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

Object. But Hypocrites love the goods of Christ, and would be glad to partake of them?

Answ. Speak at length, I pray, make what you object clear, that we may know how to understand you: Hypocrites love all the goods of Christ, and would willingly have them: Say you so? Doth an Hypocrite love all the goods of Christ? all the benefits of communion? all the new Covenant? Doth he love them all? Is his love real and entire to these? would he have them all? Speak out plain, that we may know your Divinity, and is not that Hypocrite willing to embrace and receive the Person of Christ, that he may have all the goods of Christ which he loves? I pray show me that Hypocrite: Why do we speak so darkly, when we have to deal with Souls so often in the dark? Who are more apt to take up such sentences, than poor upright Christians, who are afraid of Cheats? I know Hypocrites will be glad of some of the goods of Christ, some part of his redemption, what is this to the work we are upon? The difficulty lies in the next question, to which now I come: What the state of the question is, see before.

Answ. Speak at length, I pray, make what you object clear, that we may know how to understand you: Hppocrites love all the goods of Christ, and would willingly have them: Say you so? Doth an Hypocrite love all the goods of Christ? all the benefits of communion? all the new Covenant? Doth he love them all? Is his love real and entire to these? would he have them all? Speak out plain, that we may know your Divinity, and is not that Hypocrite willing to embrace and receive the Person of Christ, that he may have all the goods of Christ which he loves? I pray show me that Hypocrite: Why do we speak so darkly, when we have to deal with Souls so often in the dark? Who are more apt to take up such sentences, than poor upright Christians, who are afraid of Cheats? I know Hypocrites will be glad of some of the goods of Christ, some part of his redemption, what is this to the work we are upon? The difficulty lyes in the next question, to which now I come: What the state of the question is, see before.