The Redeemer's tears wept over lost souls a treatise on Luke XIX, 41, 42

6. That by being under the Gospel men have not only light to understand whatsoever is any way necessary to their peace, but opportunity to obtain that communication of divine power and grace whereby to comply with the terms of it. Whereupon, if this be made good, you have not a pretence left you to say your case is the worse, or that you receive any prejudice by what the Gospel reveals of your own impotency to relieve and help your selves; or determines touching the terms of your peace and salvation, making such things necessary thereto, as are to you impossible, and out of your own present power; unless it be a prejudice to you not to have your pride gratified; and that God hath pitched upon such a method for your Salvation, as shall wholly turn to the praise of the glory of his grace, or that you are to be [of him] in Christ Jesus — that whosoever glories might glory in the Lord. ¹Is it for a sinner that hath deserved, and is ready to perish, to insist upon being saved with reputation? or to envy the great God upon whose pleasure it wholly depends whether he ⟨p. 47⟩shall be saved or not saved, the entire glory of saving him? For otherwise, excepting the mere business of glory, and reputation: is it not all one to you whether you have the power in your own hands of changing your hearts, of being the authors to your selves, of that holy new nature, out of which actual faith and repentance are to spring, or whether you may have it from the God of all grace, flowing to you from its own proper divine fountain? Your case is not sure really the worse that your salvation from first to last is to be all of grace, and that it is impossible to you to repent and believe, while it is not simply impossible; but that he can effectually enable you thereto, unto whom all things are possible; supposing that he will (whereof by and by.) Nay and it is more glorious and honourable, even to you, if you understand your selves, that your case is so stated as it is. The Gospel indeed plainly tells you that your repentance must be given you. Christ is exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance, and remission of sins. And so must your ⟨p. 48⟩faith, and that frame of spirit which is the principle of all good works. By grace ye are saved, through faith, not of your selves, it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast: