Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ…Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ…

2. The soul that is thus sealed by the Spirit ⟨p. 207⟩of God, highly prizes all those means, Ordinances, and Instruments of God, whereby it came to be thus sealed, and industriously, and conscionably uses them, for the carrying on and perfecting of this work begun in it: The soul thus sealed by the Spirit of God, knows experimentally, that it is but whilst the King sitteth at his Table, as the Church speaks, Cant. 1.12. that his spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof; but whilst Christ continues his powerful presence in his holy Ordinances, and his special spiritual presence in the soul, that grace doth thrive, or send forth any good savour, by thoughts, words, or deeds, and therefore it longs earnestly after, and prays fervently for all these, as that which is the life of its life, and the soul of its soul, the Chariot of the Spirit, whereby he descends into our hearts and carries them up to Heaven. He knows experimentally that all helps, public and private, are little enough, to keep this seal fair unto the day of Redemption, and therefore slights none, but carefully and conscionably uses all that God affords him. He knows that he is never the near for that privilege of free access to the Throne of grace, that Christ hath purchased for us, unless he make use of it, and therefore leaves not off praying; he finds experimentally, that he is little or nothing the better for the public means (at least in heart) unless he duly and conscionably use all private helps too; and therefore, as one sensible of his own wants and weakness, and the Spirits worth and sweetness, he waits for the movings of the Spirit at all these pools.

2. The soul that is thus sealed by the Spirit ⟨p. 207⟩of God, highly prizes all those means, Ordinances, and Instruments of God, whereby it came to be thus sealed, and industriously, and conscionably uses them, for the carrying on and perfecting of this work begun in it: The soul thus sealed by the Spirit of God, knows experimentally, that it is but whilst the King sitteth at his Table, as the Church speaks, Cant. 1.12. that his spicknard sendeth forth the smell thereof; but whilst Christ continues his powerfull presence in his holy Ordinances, and his speciall spirituall presence in the soul, that grace doth thrive, or send forth any good savour, by thoughts, words, or deeds, and therefore it longs earnestly after, and prayes fervently for all these, as that which is the life of its life, and the soul of its soul, the Chariot of the Spirit, whereby he descends into our hearts and carryes them up to Heaven. He knows exermentally that all helps, publique and private, are little enough, to keep this seal faire unto the day of Redemption, and therefore slights none, but carefully and conscionably uses all that God affords him. He knows that he is never the neer for that priviledg of free accesse to the Throne of grace, that Christ hath purchased for us, unlesse he make use of it, and therefore leaves not off praying; he finds experimentally, that he is little or nothing the better for the publique meanes (at least in heart) unlesse he duly and conscionably use all private helps too; and therefore, as one sensible of his own wants and weaknesse, and the Spirits worth and sweetnesse, he waits for the movings of the Spirit at all these pooles.