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

Fifthly, Christians who have had great legal workings, and attained sound Grace after them, have found and complained of the rebellion of strong corruptions, and the same things which other Christians complain of, who have not found the legal workings after their manner; but they cannot say, that these things they complain of, and which make them fear the soundness of their work, arise from want of legal preparations; they have had enough of them: Why then should the workings of those corruptions, &c. be resolved into the want of legal preparations, fears and sorrows, and you for want of these legal workings, question the soundness of your faith and conversion? For you might have had those legal workings as others have had in a great degree, and yet make as great complaints of these inbred corruptions, and other evil frames, as now you do.

Sixthly, Great legal workings, with great Gospel grace following: the remembrance of the legal works past kept up fresh, the glory of Gospel-grace at present seen and felt, make Christians set a higher price upon Christ, more fearful of sin, and so legal workings become very helpful and subservient to a Gospel-conversation all the days of a mans life.

Sixthly, Great legal workings, with great Gospelgrace following: the remembrance of the legal works past kept up fresh, the glory of Gospel-grace at present seen and felt, make Christians set a higher price upon Christ, morefearful of sin, and so legal workings become very helpful and subservient to a Gospel-conversation all the dayes of a mans life.

Seventhly, A frame of holiness wrought in the heart; the Spirit of Christ there dwelling, keeping and acting it: the glorious Majesty of God discovered; the love and sweetness of Christ really tasted, and out-tasting all the sweetness of sin and creature; do most kindly and soundly take off the Soul from sin and creature: Let us labour then to experience these things more, and not run to legal terrors, which can never soundly and surely do the work, though they may prepare for the work.