The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

Art thou so far convinced of sin, of the vileness of its own nature, the evil in it, the evil after it, that thou art weary of it; thou groanest under it, thou loathest it, and art unfeignedly willing to be broken from every sin, without any reserve? and what thou canst not extirpate, that thou wilt bewail? art thou so far convinced of thine own insufficiency to help thy self, that all thy tears cannot wash thee, and make thee clean, all thy duties cannot save thee, that though thou darest not neglect them as means, yet thou darest not rely upon them as a Saviour; so that thou seest the necessity of a Christ? the suitableness of Christ? the sufficiency and willingness of Christ, offering himself unto thee in the Gospel, calling to thee, crying after thee, saying, ah thou poor, miserable, forlorn sinner, thou hast undone thy self, wilt thou now be cured? thou hast wounded thy self, wilt thou let me apply a plaster of my blood, my healing, pacifying blood, to thy bleeding soul, to thy distressed, disquieted conscience? all that I expect from thee, is to take me for thy Lord and Husband, to rule, govern, sanctify and save thee, thou hast withstood thine own mercy, I have often asked thee, and thou hast often denied me, but yet if now thou wilt receive me, behold I bring pardon along with me, and peace along with me, and eternal life, and every good thing along with me; yet mercy is not gone, it is not yet denied to thee. When thou mayest gather such things from the Word of Christ, put the question to thy self, what sayest thou, o• my soul, thou hearest the gracious words of the Lord Jesus, he commands thee to come, he inviteth thee to come, he promiseth thee acceptance, if thou come, art thou willing, or art thou not? wilt thou persevere in thy former denial, and be damned, or wilt thou yield and be saved? wilt thou consent to take him for thy Husband, and subscribe unto his terms? doth thy judgement value him above all? and thy will choose him above all? and thy affections go out after him above all things in the world? as a woman doth in all those three respects, when she taketh a man to be her Husband.

Art thou so far convinced of sin, of the vileness of its own nature, the evil in it, the evil after it, that thou art weary of it; thou groanest under it, thou loathest it, and art unfeignedly willing to be broken from every sin, without any reserve? and what thou canst not extirpate, that thou wilt bewail? art thou so far convinced of thine own insufficiency to help thy self, that all thy tears cannot wash thee, and make thee clean, all thy duties cannot save thee, that though thou darest not neglect them as means, yet thou darest not rely upon them as a Saviour; so that thou seest the necessity of a Christ? the suitableness of Christ? the sufficiency and willingness of Christ, offering himself unto thee in the Gospel, calling to thee, crying after thee, saying, ah thou poor, miserable, forlorn sinner, thou hast undone thy self, wilt thou now be cured? thou hast wounded thy self, wilt thou let mee apply a plaister of my blood, my healing, pacifying blood, to thy bleeding soul, to thy distressed, disquieted conscience? all that I expect from thee, is to take mee for thy Lord and Husband, to rule, govern, sanctifie and save thee, thou hast withstood thine own mercy, I have often asked thee, and thou hast often denied mee, but yet if now thou wilt receive mee, behold I bring pardon along with mee, and peace along with mee, and eternal life, and every good thing along with mee; yet mercy is not gone, it is not yet denied to thee. When thou mayest gather such things from the Word of Christ, put the question to thy self, what sayest thou, o my soul, thou hearest the gracious words of the Lord Jesus, hee commands thee to come, hee inviteth thee to come, hee promiseth thee acceptance, if thou come, art thou willing, or art thou not? wilt thou persevere in thy former denial, and be damned, or wilt thou yeeld and be saved? wilt thou consent to take him for thy Husband, and subscribe unto his terms? doth thy judgement value him above all? and thy will chuse him above all? and thy affections go out after him above all things in the world? as a woman doth in all those three respects, when shee taketh a man to be her Husband.