Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

First, By the Transactions that have passed between Christ and thee. Hast thou passed under the Bond of his Covenant? as Christ hath offered himself to thee, hast thou again delivered up thy self to him? hast thou renounced all thy known sins? And took the Lord Jesus Christ for •hy Head and Husband, to love, honour, obey him above all? hast thou considered the conditions of Christ, and accepted of them all? and sayest as my Lord saith, so I will do. Doth thy heart close with the self-denying laws of Christ, and art resolved not to allow thy self in any known sin; but to rise again by repentance? If so, thou art the man I am speaking of.

First, By the Transactions that have passed between Christ and thee. Hast thou passed under the Bond of his Covenant? as Christ hath offered himself to thee, hast thou again delivered up thy self to him? hast thou renounced all thy known sins? And took the Lord Jesus Christ for •hy Head and Husband, to love, honor, obey him above all? hast thou considered the conditions of Christ, and accepted of them all? and sayest as my Lord saith, so I will do. Doth thy heart close with the selfdenying laws of Christ, and art resolved not to allow thy self in any known sin; but to rise again by repentance? If so, thou art the man I am speaking of.

Secondly, Thou mayst know it by the Treasure that hath been made choice of by thee. Every man is known by what he pitcheth his heart upon for his Treasure. What is it, man, that carrieth thy heart? The things seen, or the things unseen? Who hath most of thy heart, God or the world? Which way stands the bent of thy heart? a godly man must not judg of himself by what he is at worst, under a prevalent Temptation: Nor others by what they are at best in a fit: but where is thy constant bent? What is thy chiefest care and delight? Is it to converse with God? And be like to God? What doth please thee best, when thou art contriving thy happiness? Doth this, that God is thine? Or is it something here below? What is thy care? Is it to please God? If it ⟨p. 104⟩