When some times the means of Grace are […] and leave some sad impressions and remembrances […] their own conditions upon them, what they are […] what they should be how far short they fail of […] which the Lord requires, the rule and their […] Comforts may justly call for at their hands; […] their consciences are struggling within them, […] present them with Direful apprehensions of the […] of their sins and the punishments which they […] deserved; when they feel the Lord also striving […] them by the Convictions of his spirit, and the […] expression of his heavy Displeasure by reason of the sins, and yet are at a stall and a stand in their […] spirits, they can make no work of it, forward […] cannot go, and backward they dare not go, […] they have that cannot repent, they cannot part […] their sins, nor give way and welcome to the […] tie of the truth that might work upon them, nor […] power of the promises of the gospel which might […] their souls to the Lord Jesus: and here the […] may stand long. And it's hard but one time or […] God meets with every man that lives under the […] there are many knocks that men have in their […] that all the town knows not of: I must not do […] nor be thus, I must either be another man or a […] man, and then the man is at a set backward he […] not forward he will not. What will you do now O Look to the power of the blood and purchase […] Christ that is the effectual means to attain this […] it never fails to bring application with it as suits […] ⟨p. 81⟩[…] good pleasure of the Lord: no […] but this can […] it and this never fails to attain this end, […] let the eye of thy soul look thither still. Do not […] trouble thy self, to pry into Gods counsels, […] suffer thy self to be bewildered in such curious […] as to search the depths of Gods everlasting […] whether thou wert elected or no: thou wilt […] thy self there because that way is unlawful […] thou meddlest with that which belongeth not to […] Secret things belong to God. But this is […] 1that as the blood of Christ hath purchased all good […] the end of this purchase is the application of it which […] will never fail to attain; Thou wilt say, O that I […] that the blood of Christ had purchased for me; […] with that;
When some times the means of Grace are 〈…〉 and leave some sad impressions and remembrances 〈…〉 their owne conditions upon them, what they are 〈…〉 what they should be how far short they fail of 〈…〉 which the Lord requires, the rule and their 〈…〉 Comforts may justly call for at their hands; 〈…〉 their consciences are struggling within them, 〈…〉 present them with Direfull apprehensions of the 〈…〉 of their sins and the punishments which they 〈…〉 diserved; when they feel the Lord also striving 〈…〉 them by the Convictions of his spirit, and the 〈…〉 expression of his heavie Displeasure by reason of the sins, and yet are at a stall and a stand in their 〈…〉 spirits, they can make no worke of it, forward 〈…〉 cannot goe, and backward they dare not goe, 〈…〉 they have that cannot repent, they cannot part 〈…〉 their sins, nor give way and welcome to the 〈…〉 tie of the truth that might worke upon them, nor 〈…〉 power of the promises of the gospell which might 〈…〉 their soules to the Lord Jesus: and here the 〈…〉 may stand long. And it's hard but one time or 〈…〉 God meets with every man that lives under the 〈…〉 there are many knocks that men have in their 〈…〉 that all the town knows not of: I must not do 〈…〉 nor be thus, I must either be another man or a 〈…〉 man, and then the man is at a set backward he 〈…〉 not forward he will not. What will you doe now O Looke to the power of the blood and purchase 〈…〉 Christ that is the effectuall meanes to attaine this 〈…〉 it never fails to bring application with it as suits 〈…〉 ⟨p. 81⟩〈…〉 good pleasure of the Lord: no 〈…〉 but this can 〈…〉 it and this never fails to attain this end, 〈…〉 let the eye of thy soul look thither still. Doe not 〈…〉 trouble thy selfe, to pry into Gods counsells, 〈…〉 suffer thy self to be bewildred in such curious 〈…〉 as to search the depths of Gods everlasting 〈…〉 whether thou wert elected or no: thou wilt 〈…〉 thy selfe there because that way is unlawfull 〈…〉 thou medlest with that which belongeth not to 〈…〉 Secret things belong to God. But this is 〈…〉 1that as the blood of Christ hath purchased all good 〈…〉 the end of this purchase is the application of it which 〈…〉 will never fayle to attain; Thou wilt say, O that I 〈…〉 that the blood of Christ had purchased for me; 〈…〉 with that;
- 1Deut. 29. 29.