The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems…The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems…

If therefore without this sense of sin we will never come unto Christ, then consequently without it we shall never be eased, for he••••th those only from condemnation who rely themselves wholly upon him for their salvation, he came to be their redeemer alone who feel their miserable captivity, and earnestly desire to be released, he will not enrich any but those who perceive their own beggary, and crave relief, he will not wash any with his precious blood; but those who see their pollution and filthiness, and come unto him entreating him to purge and cleanse them, he will not ease any but those who finding their sins to be a heavy burden, are weary and come unto him to be freed from them; he came into the world to be a physician, not to those who feel no infirmity, but to those who are sick and diseased; he came to give life to those alone who are dead in their sins and trespasses; neither will the Lord show mercy unto any, but unto those alone who perceive their estate to be most wretched and miserable.

If therefore without this sense of sinne we will neuer come vnto Christ, then consequently without it we shall neuer be eased, for he••••th those onely from condemnation who relie themselues wholy vpon him for their saluatiō, he came to be their redeemer alone who feele their miserable captiuity, and earnestly desire to be released, he wil not inrich any but those who perceiue their owne beggery, and craue reliefe, he will not wash any with his precious bloud; but those who see their pollution and filthinesse, and come vnto him intreating him to purge and cleanse them, he will not ease any but those who finding their sinnes to be a heauie burthen, are wearie and come vnto him to be freed from them; he came into the world to be a physition, not to those who feele no infirmitie, but to those who are sicke and diseased; he came to giue life to those alone who are dead in their sins and trespasses; neither will the Lord shew mercy vnto any, but vnto those alone who perceiue their estate to bee most wretched and miserable.

For who can imagine that the Lord who is most infinite in wisdom, should unadvisedly bestow his benefits upon such, as finding no want of them, do not desire them; when they are without them, nor esteem them though they had them, and consequently will never be truly thankful for that which they neither want, desire, nor esteem; who can in reason conceive that he will offer himself to be a Saviour, to such as do not think themselves lost and condemned, or to be their redeemer who will not acknowledge that they are in captivity, or that he will bestow the riches of his righteousness upon such proud beggars, as find no need thereof, being righteous enough themselves in their own conceits, that he will vainly spend his precious blood in washing of those who think themselves clean already, and need no such purging, that he will in compassion ease those of the burden of their sins who were never troubled with bearing of them; that he will offer them any physic who will not acknowledge themselves sick; or to give life to