The conflict between the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The…The conflict betvveene the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The…

And thus when by the ministry of the word we are brought to a sight and sense our damnable and wretched estate our sleeping consciences are awakened, our hard and flinty hearts are throughly humbled and softened, bruised and made contrite, so as our former carnal security being shaken of, we relent and mourn in the sight of our sin and misery Being thus cast down and humbled, the Lord by the preaching of the Gospel maketh known unto us his love in Christ, the infiniteness of his mercy and goodness together with that singular pledge there, of his dear and only son, given to the death for our redemption; the sweet promises of the Gospel assuring all of the mercy & forgiveness of their sins, & deliverance out of the hands of all our spiritual enemies whom Christ by his death hath vanquished and subdued, and of eternal life and salvation of body and soul, if we will lay hold upon Christ and his righteousness by a living faith, and bring forth the fruits thereof by forsaking our sins and turning unto God by unfeigned repentance. Which means of coming out of our present misery and of attaining to a better estate, being made known unto us, we begin to conceive that there is some possibility of coming out of the thraldom of sin and Satan, and of attaining to salvation; the which inflameth our hearts with an earnest to come out of our bondage, and to this end, to be made partakers of Christ and his righteousness, who alone can help us, and a firm resolution to deny our selves and all other means as vain and unprofitable, and to cast our selves wholly upon our Saviour Christ for our justification and salvation. From hence ariseth a constant endeavour in the use of all good means to attain unto faith, whereby we may be assured of Christ and his benefits, and particularly apply them unto ⟨p. 192⟩our selves for our own use, which being likewise wrought in us by the sweet and gracious promises of the Gospel and we thereby persuaded of the pardon of our sins, of Gods love and our own salvation, in the next place we desire to have our assurance confirmed more and more by a lively s•n•e and feeling, and an experimental knowledge ¹that we are by Christ our redeemer delivered out of the hands of our spiritual enemies.

And thus when by the ministery of the word wee are brought to a sight and sense our damnable and wretched estate our sleeping consciences are awakened, our hard and flintie hearts are throughly humbled and softned, bruised and made contrite, so as our former carnall securitie being shaken of, we relent and mourne in the sight of our sinne and misery Being thus cast downe and humbled, the Lord by the preaching of the Gospell maketh knowne vnto vs his loue in Christ, the infinitenesse of his mercy and goodnesse together with that singular pledge there, of his deare and onely sonne, giuen to the death for our redemption; the sweete promises of the Gospel assuring all of the mercy & forgiuenesse of their sins, & deliuerance out of the hands of all our spirituall enemies whom Christ by his death hath vanquished and subdued, and of eternall life and saluation of body and soule, if wee will lay hold vpon Christ and his righteousnesse by a liuing faith, and bring forth the fruits thereof by forsaking our sinnes and turning vnto God by vnfained repentance. Which meanes of comming out of our present misery and of attaining to a better estate, being made knowne vnto vs, we begin to conceiue that there is some possibilitie of comming out of the thraldome of sinne and Sathan, and of attaining to saluation; the which inflameth our hearts with an earnest to come out of our bondage, and to this ende, to be made partakers of Christ and his righteousnesse, who alone can helpe vs, and a firme resolution to deny our selues and all other meanes as vaine and vnprofitable, and to cast our selues wholly vpon our Sauiour Christ for our iustification and saluation. From hence ariseth a constant endeauour in the vse of all good meanes to attaine vnto faith, whereby we may be assured of Christ and his benefits, and particularly apply them vnto