A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse…

Eleventhly [If God be with us who can be against us?] I answer, none, so as to deprive us of our graces, which next to Christ are our choicest jewels. 1 John 3. 9. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin. That is, doth not give himself over to a voluntary serving of sin; he do's not make a trade of sin; he sins not totally, finally, maliciously, habitually, studiously, resolutely, wilfully, delightfully, deadly, [Greek or Hebrew], He does not make it his work to sin, he cannot follow his lusts, as a work-man follows his trade) For his seed remaineth in him, The seed of God, the seed of grace, is an abiding seed; grace in it self is certain and unchangeable, though the feeling thereof be uncertain; grace hath an abiding excellency in it; grace hath eternity stamped upon it; it is durable riches; other riches make themselves wings, and fly from us, but grace will keep us company till we get to ¹Heaven, our last step in holiness will be into happiness; grace is a blossom of eternity; it is an anointing that abides, ²that is the principle of grace infused into you, which was typified by the unctions, or anointings in the ceremonial Law, which was signified by the precious ointment, poured upon the head of Aaron, that ran down to the skirts of his garments; this principle will prove durable and lasting. Grace is a well of water, springing up into everlasting life; grace is a river of living water: Now this river can never be dried up, because the Spirit of God is the constant spring that feeds it, and maintains it; grace is not a stream or a pond that may run dry, but a well, yea a springing well of inexhaustible fullness, sweetness, virtue, and refreshment; grace will still be springing up, and flowing out in all the carriages and deportments of a Christian; grace will be flowing out in all a Christians duties and services in his outward calling and employments, in his trials and sufferings; grace will break out at a Christians eyes, ears, tongue, hands, feet; where grace is a well of water, a river of living water, there that Christian will see for Christ, and hear ⟨p. 86⟩for Christ, and talk for Christ, and do for Christ, and walk with Christ; grace is a well, a river, that will be springing up to everlasting life; grace and glory differ (non specie, sed gradu) in degree, not in kind;