The application of redemption

But if the saving work of the Word, doth not depend ¹upon my endeavour, why should I endeavour any further, any longer, or attend the use of the means, or practice answerable thereunto?

But if the saving work of the Word, doth not depend ¹upon my endeavor, why should I endeavor any further, any longer, or attend the use of the means, or practice answerable thereunto?

1. 1Object.

Thou thy self, and all thy services being in a natural¹ estate, are as a menstruous cloth, both in themselves, and in the sight of Gods pure eyes, unanswerable to Gods mind, and the Rule of the Law, and therefore cannot save you; yet thy sinful neglects, impudent and scornful contempt of the way and means of Grace, will undoubtedly ⟨p. 306⟩damn thee: This is condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness more than light, John, 3. 17. The Scribes and Pharisees despised the Counsel of God against themselves, Luke, 7. 30.

Thou thy self, and al thy services being in a natural¹ estate, are as a menstruous cloth, both in themselves, and in the sight of Gods pure eyes, unanswerable to Gods mind, and the Rule of the Law, and therefore cannot save you; yet thy sinful neglects, impudent and scornful contempt of the way and means of Grace, will undoubtedly