Sighs from hell, or, The groans of a damned soul discovering from the 16th…

4. Examine, dost thou stand in awe of sinning against God, because he hath in the Scriptures commanded thee to abstain from it? Dost thou give diligence to make thy Calling and Election sure, because God commandeth it in Scripture? Dost thou examine thy self whether thou be in the Faith or no, having a command in Scripture so to do? Or dost thou (notwithstanding what thou readest in the Scripture, follow the world, delight in sin, neglect coming to Jesus Christ, speak evil of the Saints, slight and make a mock at the ⟨p. 190⟩Ordinances of God, delight in wicked company, and the like. Then know, that it is because thou dost not indeed and in truth believe the Scriptures effectually. For, as I said before, if a man do believe them, and that savingly, then he stands in •w, he looks to his steps, he turns his feet from evil, and endeavours to follow that which is good, which God hath commanded in the Scriptures of truth; yet not from a legal or natural principle; that is to seek for life by doing that good thing, but knowing that Salvation is already obtained for him, by the blood of that man Christ Jesus on the Cross, because he believes the Scriptures; therefore (mark I pray) therefore I say, he labours to walk with his God, in all well pleasing and godliness, because he sweet power of the loves of Christ which he feels in his soul by the Spirit, according to the Scriptures, constrain him so to do, 2 Cor. 5. 14.

4. Examine, dost thou stand in awe of sinning against God, because he hath in the Scriptures commanded thee to abstain from it? Dost thou give diligence to make thy Calling and Election sure, because God commandeth it in Scripture? Dost thou examine thy self whether thou be in the Faith or no, having a command in Scripture so to do? Or dost thou (notwithstanding what thou readest in the Scripture, follow the world, delight in sin, neglect coming to Jesus Christ, speak evil of the Saints, slight and make a mock at the ⟨p. 190⟩Ordinances of God, delight in wicked company, and the like. Then know, that it is because thou dost not indeed and in truth believe the Scriptures effectually. For, as I said before, if a man do believe them, and that savingly, then he stands in •w, he looks to his steps, he turns his feet from evil, and endeavors to follow that which is good, which God hath commanded in the Scriptures of truth; yet not from a legal or natural principle; that is to seek for life by doing that good thing, but knowing that Salvation is already obtained for him, by the bloud of that man Christ Jesus on the Cross, because he believes the Scriptures; therefore (mark I pray) therefore I say, he labours to walk with his God, in all well pleasing and godliness, because he sweet power of the loves of Christ which he feels in his soul by the Spirit, according to the Scriptures, constrain him so to do,