The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…

Thirdly, Various in his method; in some only legal works, terrors, fears, sorrows, no mixture of Gospel with ⟨p. 15⟩them; in others a mixture of both, Law and Gospel, go together; one while legal works, then a little hope from the Gospel, then legal again: those who have been bred up under clear Gospel preaching, and the Lord begins his work, before they have abused it in that manner others have done, these commonly have a greater mixture of the Gospel in their work; but others, who either live in dark corners, where the Gospel is not lively preached; or if men have lived under such preaching, but have played the Wantons, and abused the Grace of God, those, when God works, shall know little enough of the abused Gospel at first.

Fourthly, Various in the degrees: Some drenched in sorrows, legal workings and humblings; some are but sprinkled; men soaked in sin, scandalous, such as have sinned with a high hand, these drink deepest, say you, of this Cup: No, not always so neither: God doth not keep to this Rule always: Sometimes one who hath been more restrained, more civil in conversation, shall have more of legal terrors, then those who have been open sinners. I could give instance in some whom I have known, and may mention them in due place, and therefore I pass over this.

Fourthly, Various in the degrees: Some drenched in sorrows, legal workings and humblings; some are but sprinkled; men soaked in sin, scandalous, such as have sinned with a high hand, these drink deepest, say you, of this Cup: No, not alwayes so neither: God doth not keep to this Rule alwayes: Sometimes one who hath been more restrained, more civil in conversation, shall have more of legal terrors, then those who have been open sinners. I could give instance in some whom I have known, and may mention them in due place, and therefore I pass over this.