Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Secondly consider the consequence, that is look to the thing that followeth the spirit where it comes in. Where the spirit comes it works a through change in the soul: I call it not a bare change but a through change: for as there may be a glistering show of something like gold that is not gold: so there may be a cessation and a change from sin but not throughly or heartily, and so not at all, for what will it avail Herod to forsake some, and like of John Baptist in some things well, if he will not forsake all, and like of John Baptist in reproof of all: In like manner, what if you change your opinions of some sins, That is, what if ye esteem some sins to be sins indeed, if you have no the like opinion of all, whatsoever you think of your selves, as yet you never had the spirit. Therefore if you would know whether you have the sanctifying spirit or no in you, then examine whether there be a through change wrought in you, That is, whether you do not esteem every sin to be sin, but also what spiritual life you find in you; I say you shall know whether the holy spirit, be in you by this, if you find your own spirit dead in you, and Christs spirit quick and lively in you, And this you shall know also by your affections, That is, if you have other affections both to God and Christ, to holiness, and to the Saints then you had before, it is certain you have the spirit, for this is that which follows the spirit: for when the sanctifying spirit comes into the heart of a Christian it works another kind of love in a man then a man naturally hath, and again it makes a man live another kind of life then he did before. Thus it was with Paul in 2 Gal. 20. I live, but not I, but Christ in me. That ¹is, there is a proportion and likeness between the life of a Christian and Christ. That is, when the spirit enters into the heart, Then it will begin, to put off the old man, and to put on the new man, it will put off their own power, and strength to good, and put on Christ only.

Secondly consider the consequence, that is look to the thing that followeth the spirit where it comes in. Where the spirit comes it works a through change in the soul: I call it not a bare change but a through change: for as there may be a glistering shew of something like gold that is not gold: so there may be a cessation and a change from sin but not throughly or heartily, and so not at all, for what will it avail Herod to forsake some, and like of Iohn Baptist in some things well, if he will not forsake all, and like of Iohn Baptist in reproof of all: In like manner, what if you change your opinions of some sins, That is, what if ye esteem some sins to be sins indeed, if you have no the like opinion of all, whatsover you think of your selves, as yet you never had the spirit. Therefore if you would know whether you have the sanctifying spirit or no in you, then examine whether there be a through change wrought in you, That is, whether you do not esteem every sin to be sin, but also what spiritual life you finde in you; I say you shall know whether the holy spirit, be in you by this, if you find your own spirit dead in you, and Christs spirit quick and lively in you, And this you shall know also by your affections, That is, if you have other affections both to God and Christ, to holiness, and to the Saints then you had before, it is certain you have the spirit, for this is that which followes the spirit: for when the sanctifying spirit comes into the heart of a Christian it works another kinde of love in a man then a man naturally hath, and again it makes a man live another kind of life then he did before. Thus it was with Paul in 2 Gal. 20. I live, but not I, but Christ in me. That