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

2. Have a care, that thou own the whole Scripture, and not own one part, and neglect another, ⟨p. 196⟩or slight it, is th••: To own the Law, and slight the Gospel; or to think that thou must be saved by thy good doing and works, for that is all one, as if thou diddest thrust Christ away from thee, or else so to own the Gospel, as if by it thou wert exempted from all obedience to the ten Commandments, and conformity to the Law in life and conversation; for in so doing, thou wilt for certain make sure of eternal vengeance.

Thirdly, have a care that thou put not wrong names on the things contained in the Scriptures, as to call the Law, Christ, and Christ, the Law. For some having done so (in my knowledge), have so darkened to themselves the glorious truths of the Gospel, that in a very little time they have been resolved to thwart and oppose them, and so have made room in their own souls for the devil to inhabit, and obtained a place in hell for their own souls, to be tormented for ever and ever.

Thirdly, have a care that thou put not wrong names on the things contained in the Scriptures, as to call the Law, Christ, and Christ, the Law. For some having done so (in my knowledg), have so darkned to themselves the glorious truths of the Gospel, that in a very little time they have been resolved to thwart and oppose them, and so have made room in their own souls for the devil to inhabit, and obtained a place in hell for their own souls, to be tormented for ever and ever.

Against this danger therefore in reading and receiving the testimony of Scripture, learn to distinguish between the Law and the Gospel, and to keep them clear asunder, as to the salvation of thy soul, and that thou mayest so do: In the first place, beg of God, that he would show thee the nature of the Gospel, and set it home effectually with life and power upon thy soul by Faith. Which is this, That God would show thee, that as thou being man, hast sinned against God; so