Sermons preached

Secondly, The Requisites to a good Work are,

1. That the Person be in a good State. Mat. 7. 17. A good Tree bringeth forth good Fruit. Married to Christ. Rom. 7. 4. Wherefore ye also are become dead to the Law by the Body of Christ, that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the Dead, that we should bring forth Fruit unto God. A Believer. Tit. 3. 8. Let them which believe in God, be careful to maintain good Works. A carnal unregenerate Man may do that which is for the matter good; but till he be changed in his Heart and State, his Works are not acceptable to God.

2. The Principles of Operation must be Faith, Love, and Obedience. Faith, owning God's Authority. Psal. 119. 66. Teach me good Judgment and Knowledge, for I have believed thy Commandment. Love, inclining the Heart. 2 Cor 5. 14. The Love of Christ constraineth me. Obedience, swaying the Conscience. 1 Thess. 4. 5. This is the Will of God, your Sanctification. 1 Tim. 1. 5. The End of the Commandment is Charity, out of a pure Heart, and good Conscience, and Faith unfeigned. There we have the Pedigree of good Works; Faith unfeigned begets a good Conscience, and that a pure Heart, and that Love to God, and then all particular Duties succeed.