The application of redemption

But there is also an Evangelical Preparation, wherein the Lord intends to fit the soul fully for faith, and its implanting by faith into Christ: and this end he doth never, he can never miss; For there is no Efficient that spends his time & labour in preparing the matter but he will bring in the form, unless either he wanted wisdom in beginning that which he should not perfect, or wanted power in making a preparation for that, he could never bring to perfection, but neither of these can befall the Lord. Mal. 3. 1. When the soul is prepared, then the Lord presently comes into it.

But there is also an Evangelical Preparation, wherin the Lord intends to fit the soul fully for faith, and its implanting by faith into Christ: and this end he doth never, he can never miss; For there is no Efficient that spends his time & labor in preparing the matter but he will bring in the form, unless either he wanted wisdom in beginning that which he should not perfect, or wanted power in making a preparation for that, he could never bring to perfection, but neither of these can befall the Lord. Mal. 3. 1. When the soul is prepared, then the Lord presently comes into it.

Hence that Cavil is crushed, as being a […] ¹merely coined to cast a blemish upon this truth, say they who deny this Work, imagine a man in this Preparative Work should die, whither should he go? to Heaven he cannot, […] he hath not life not having Christ; to Hell he cannot, because he hath a […] Work wrought upon him.

Hence that Cavill is crushed, as being a 〈…〉 ¹meerly coyned to cast a blemish upon this truth, say they who deny this Work, imagin a man in this Preparative Work should die, whither should he go? to Heaven he cannot, he hath not life not having Christ; to Hell he cannot, because he hath a Work wrought upon him.