A Redeemer must be, that the Soul is convinced of: there is no coming to God, a consuming Fire, a just Judge, a holy God, whose Law I have trampled under foot, and that Law curseth me to Hell; but I must have one to undertake for me; besides, I feel such a hell of filthiness within me, such rebellion in my heart, that if I be left alone I am undone: Price and Power must be, or I must ⟨p. 151⟩perish. As then in that term from which the Soul was called, the Spirit let in Light, which discovered the evil of that state, Conviction accompanied that light, and fears and sorrows followed that Conviction; thus the affections with will did avert, fly from, and turn from that evil; but how to help it self it could not tell, feeling nothing but sin, weakness, and emptiness, no righteousness, no ability in it self: So now in this term Christ and God, to whom the Soul is called; the Spirit enlightens the Soul to see the Son, (Every one that seeth the Son, John 6.40.) to understand him in his Person, Offices, work of Redemption; it shows him the adequate fullness in God in Christ, to answer its desires and will, the loss of whatever the Soul stuck at, which hindered it from turning from that term from which it was called: the Spirit convinceth the Soul of the truth of all this goodness discovered; it convinceth the man also, that there is a fair probability of his enjoying this Christ; yea, convinceth him it is his duty to come to him; and now he will add a worse sin to all the former, if he obey not the Command and Call of God. This suitable and adequate goodness being thus discovered, and the will renewed, now the will and affections move strongly towards this Christ, that by him the Soul may come to this God; there remaining nothing, but propounding of the terms and agreement to them; which the man being thus far prepared, and enlightened to see the Gospel, will renewed, and Spirit still acting, drawing in order of the first cause, he doth most willingly and freely come up to the terms, and takes Christ for my Saviour and my Lord. Do not mistake, Christians, when I say my Saviour, I do not say the Soul is assured that Christ is my Saviour. It is one thing for a Soul to receive Christ for my Saviour and my Lord, (which all sound Believers do) another thing to be assured Christ is my Saviour and my Lord, which many Believers cannot attain unto, at least not till a long time.
A Redeemer must be, that the Soul is convinced of: there is no coming to God, a consuming Fire, a just Judge, a holy God, whose Law I have trampled under foot, and that Law curseth me to Hell; but I must have one to undertake for me; besides, I feel such a hell of filthiness within me, such rebellion in my heart, that if I be left alone I am undone: Price and Power must be, or I must ⟨p. 151⟩perish. As then in that term from which the Soul was called, the Spirit let in Light, which discovered the evil of that state, Conviction accompanied that light, and fears and sorrows followed that Conviction; thus the affections with will did avert, fly from, and turn from that evil; but how to help it self it could not tell, feeling nothing but sin, weakness, and emptiness, no righteousness, no ability in it self: So now in this term Christ and God, to whom the Soul is called; the Spirit enlightens the Soul to see the Son, (Every one that seeth the Son, John 6.40.) to understand him in his Person, Offices, work of Redemption; it shews him the adequate fulness in God in Christ, to answer its desires and will, the loss of whatever the Soul stuck at, which hindered it from turning from that term from which it was called: the Spirit convinceth the Soul of the truth of all this goodness discovered; it convinceth the man also, that there is a fair probability of his enjoying this Christ; yea, convinceth him it is his duty to come to him; and now he will add a worse sin to all the former, if he obey not the Command and Call of God. This sutable and adequate goodness being thus discovered, and the will renewed, now the will and affections move strongly towards this Christ, that by him the Soul may come to this God; there remaining nothing, but propounding of the terms and agreement to them; which the man being thus far prepared, and enlightened to see the Gospel, will renewed, and Spirit still acting, drawing in order of the first cause, he doth most willingly and freely come up to the terms, and takes Christ for my Saviour and my Lord. Do not mistake, Christians, when I say my Saviour, I do not say the Soul is assured that Christ is my Saviour. It is one thing for a Soul to receive Christ for my Saviour and my Lord, (which all sound Believers do) another thing to be assured Christ is my Saviour and my Lord, which many Believers cannot attain unto, at least not till a long time.
