2 There is a further work of God in drawing us home throughly and effectually to Jesus Christ, when he giveth the Spirit of Adoption, which reacheth beyond all the former work; he hath cut us off from our selves, and now we stand in a state quite contrary to nature, and if any saving work be wrought in us, it is quite contrary to nature; if any thing fall upon the heart and soul of a man, to bring his will to this pass, to lye down at Gods feet, that he knoweth not what to do, and yet whatsoever the Lord calleth him unto, he is willing, if it were possible to be done, he would run through fire and water to do it: but he findeth himself unable to do any ⟨p. 185⟩thing, and now he will tell you that to believe is as impossible for him as to build a world: why then bid him wait, wait? saith he, I, but I cannot wait, and if I seek the Lord, I cannot find him, and I see others of Gods servants wrought upon graciously, but dead-hearted I, nothing will work upon me; now in such a case as this, the Spirit of God cometh into the heart of a Christian, and taketh possession of the soul for Jesus Christ, and so draweth the soul to Christ, and maketh it there to stay, and there to lye down, and to be willing to be drawn yet nearer and nearer unto Christ, and to be carried an end by him, to take all from him, & to give all the glory to him. This Spirit of Adoption doth give a man a Son-like frame to lye prostrate at his Fathers will, like unto the Prodigal Son, Luke 15.17,18,19. who when he came to himself, and saw how unable he was to provide for himself, and how unworthy he was that his Father should do any thing for him, he came and lay down at the feet of his Father, for he is unable and unworthy of any mercy. Now this stooping of the heart ⟨p. 186⟩unto God, and yielding unto him to do with us as seemeth good in his own eyes, is such a prostration of the heart, wherein the Lord hath taken possession of the soul, that now a man is led unto fellowship with Christ, that there is None in Heaven but him, none in the earth in comparison of him that the soul desireth after; and now a man waiteth upon Christ to see what he will do for him; and though he cannot tell you that he waiteth, yet he doth wait, that he may be helped of God, to depend upon him. Thus he receiveth all from Christ, and giveth all unto him.
2 There is a further work of God in drawing us home throughly and effectually to Jesus Christ, when he giveth the Spirit of Adoption, which reacheth beyond all the former work; he hath cut us off from our selves, and now we stand in a state quite contrary to nature, and if any saving work be wrought in us, it is quite contrary to nature; if any thing fall upon the heart and soule of a man, to bring his will to this passe, to lye downe at Gods feet, that he knoweth not what to doe, and yet whatsoever the Lord calleth him unto, he is willing, if it were possible to be done, he would run through fire and water to doe it: but he findeth himselfe unable to doe any ⟨p. 185⟩thing, and now he will tell you that to believe is as impossible for him as to build a world: why then bid him wait, waite? saith he, I, but I cannot waite, and if I seek the Lord, I cannot find him, and I see others of Gods servants wrought upon gratiously, but dead-hearted I, nothing will work upon me; now in such a case as this, the Spirit of God cometh into the heart of a Christian, and taketh possession of the soule for Jesus Christ, and so draweth the soule to Christ, and maketh it there to stay, and there to lye down, and to be willing to be drawne yet neerer and neerer unto Christ, and to be carried an end by him, to take all from him, & to give all the glory to him. This Spirit of Adoption doth give a man a Son-like frame to lye prostrate at his Fathers will, like unto the Prodigall Son, Luke 15.17,18,19. who when he came to himselfe, and saw how unable he was to provide for himselfe, and how unworthy he was that his Father should doe any thing for him, he came and lay downe at the feet of his Father, for he is unable and unworthy of any mercy. Now this stooping of the heart ⟨p. 186⟩unto God, and yielding unto him to doe with us as seemeth good in his own eyes, is such a prostration of the heart, wherein the Lord hath taken possession of the soule, that now a man is led unto fellowship with Christ, that there is None in Heaven but him, none in the earth in comparison of him that the soule desireth after; and now a man waiteth upon Christ to see what he will doe for him; and though he cannot tell you that he waiteth, yet he doth waite, that he may be helped of God, to depend upon him. Thus he receiveth all from Christ, and giveth all unto him.
