Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applied unto unconverted sinners, and saints…Meditations and discourses concerning the glory of Christ applyed unto unconverted sinners, and saints…

II. SOME will say, they know not how to proceed in this Work. They can make nothing of it; they have tried to come to this believing, but do still fail in what they design; they go on ⟨p. 17⟩and off, but can make no progress, can come to no satisfaction; therefore they think it best to let things go in general as they are, without putting themselves to farther trouble as unto any especial Act of Faith in the receiving of Christ. This is the language of Mens Hearts, though not of their mouths, another shelter of Unbelief, and they act accordingly; they have a secret Despondency, which keeps them safe from attempting a real closure with Christ on the tender of the Gospel: Something may be offered unto this distempered frame of Mind.

II. SOME will say, they know not how to proceed in this Work. They can make nothing of it; they have tryed to come to this believing, but do still fail in what they design; they go on ⟨p. 17⟩and off, but can make no progress, can come to no satisfaction; therefore they think it best to let things go in general as they are, without putting themselves to farther trouble as unto any especial Act of Faith in the receiving of Christ. This is the language of Mens Hearts, though not of their mouths, another shelter of Unbelief, and they act accordingly; they have a secret Despondency, which keeps them safe from attempting a real closure with Christ on the tender of the Gospel: Something may be offered unto this distempered frame of Mind.

1. REMEMBER the Disciples that were fishing, and had toiled all night, but caught nothing, Luk. 5. 3, 4; upon the coming of Christ unto them, he requires that they should cast out their Nets once more; Peter makes some excuse from the labour which they had taken in vain all Night; however he would venture once more on the Command of Christ, and had an astonishing draught of Fishes, ver. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Have you bin wearied with disappointments in your attempts and Resolutions, yet cast in your Net this once more upon the Command of Christ, venture this once more to come unto him on his Call and Invitation, you know not what success he may give unto you.