Indian dialogues for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home…

But this work of converting • soul to God is such, that as no man can convert himself, so no other Creature is able to do it, only God himself can do it; and for that end, both the Father and Son have sent forth the holy Ghost, the eternal Spirit, to work upon the hearts of men, and to create the work of Faith in them by the Word, and then to take possession of, and dwell in believing souls, to mortify their lusts, to sanctify their hearts and lives, and to lead them in the way of grace unto glory. ⟨p. 41⟩And he further declared to me, that this blessed Spirit of G•d, by the Word of God, had already begun this great work in my soul: for a new light is set up in my soul, a work beyond the reach of man; and that light hath convinced me of sin, and of my my damned estate by sin; it had made a separation and divorce betwixt sin and my soul; it had cut me off the old stock, and l•id my soul down at the foot of Christ, capable with all humble thankfulness to accept salvation, not by any merit of mine, but by free-grace of Christ unto a vile and unworthy sinner. This I could not deny, but I did find such conviction, and such a submission to Christ: and this he declared to be the first step and beginning of the work of sound Conversion. I crave your patience for a few words more. Then he proceeded to show me that the work was finished by the Promise, which also the Spirit of God doth bring home unto the soul, and makes up the match betwixt Christ and the soul. And to that purpose he brought Mat 11.28, 29. by which Text he showed me, as in a glass, 1. The distress my soul was in. 2. The call of Christ to such distressed soul. 3. The promise of Rest to such as come to him. 4. The obligation to learn meekness, both to do and suffer the will of Christ. And here my soul resteth.

But this work of converting • soul to God is such, that as no man can convert himself, so no other Creature is able to do it, onely God himself can do it; and for that end, both the Father and Son have sent forth the holy Ghost, the eternal Spirit, to work upon the hearts of men, and to create the work of Faith in them by the Word, and then to take possession of, and dwell in believing souls, to mortifie their lusts, to sanctifie their hearts and lives, and to lead them in the way of grace unto glory.