The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians…The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians…

1. In his head, and that is, first, that he conceive aright of God: secondly, and that he conceive aright of the ordinance. 1. That he conceive aright of God, that he hath a right knowledge of God, right conceptions of God in his Nature, in his Person, in his Attributes, Son. 2. Of his Ordinances, 1. in the nature of them, 2. the use of them, 3. the fruit and benefit of them.

1. In his head, and that is, first, that hee conceive aright of God: secondly, and that he conceive aright of the ordinance. 1. That he conceive aright of God, that he hath a right knowledge of God, right conceptions of God in his Nature, in his Person, in his Atitrbutes, Son. 2. Of his Ordinances, 1. in the nature of them, 2. the use of them, 3. the fruit and benefit of them.

2. Something in his heart; and that,

2. Somthing in his heart; and that,

First, that he bring holy affections to it; every ordinance of God ⟨p. 37⟩requires the affections to be employed about it, and not only affections, but holy affections, such affections as do arise from a holy heart; there is the spring. Unsound professors may sometime have some flashings in their devotions, as you see Herod, who heard John Baptist joyfully; they may have some affections, but: 1. They are not holy affections: 2. Not such as arise from a principle, a spring within, there's no root: 3. They are not orderly affections, they break out before knowledge, before faith: 4. They are not constant affections, but land-floods, for a time: 5. They are not transforming affections, such as change the heart; and therefore such affections may be exercised, yet they leave a man as they found him, and such a man cannot sanctify God in an Ordinance.