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

This discovers abundance of false faith in most men in the world, that dream and think to be saved by Christs death on the Cross, now ascended and being in heaven, &c. But if this be all, the wickedest heart in the world that knows of this may say as much, but here is the defence that cuts the thread, the sound believer hath further the spirit of Christ to kill sin in him, he hath also Christs blood in him, that is the worth and merit thereof, taking away the guilt of sin, and purifying his conscience, which he finds by the peace of it He hath also the virtue of Christs Resurrection in him to raise up his dead heart. Paul desired to know nothing but Christ crucified by an inward experimental knowledge and feeling of the power thereof. Also as Christ is now in heaven making intercession for him, so he hath his spirit in him to teach and assist him to pray for pardon of sin and strength against the world, and the Devil, and that remnant thereof, inbred corruption that still remains in him. Try thy self for this, and if thou find it in thee, go on, thy marriage bond here shall be broken, and soul and body separated by death, yet shall thy blessed union with Christ never be broken, but though thy body happen to lie in the dust for a time, yet shall it one day be raised up again and united to thy soul, and both conjoined to God to live with him in glory forever.

This discovers abundance of false faith in most men in the world, that dream and think to be saved by Christs death on the Crosse, now ascended and being in heaven, &c. But if this be all, the wickedest heart in the world that knows of this may say as much, but here is the disfence that cuts the thread, the sound believer hath further the spirit of Christ to kill sin in him, he hath also Christs blood in him, that is the worth and merit thereof, taking away the guilt of sin, and purifying his conscience, which he findes by the peace of it He hath also the virtue of Christs Resurrection in him to raise up his dead heart. Paul desired to know nothing but Christ crucified by an inward experimental knowledge and feeling of the power thereof. Also as Christ is now in heaven making intercession for him, so he hath his spirit in him to teach and assist him to pray for pardon of sin and strength against the world, and the Devil, and that remnant thereof, inbred corruption that still remains in him. Try thy self for this, and if thou find it in thee, go on, thy mariage bond here shall be broken, and soul and body separated by death, yet shall thy blessed union with Christ never be broken, but though thy body happen to lie in the dust for a time, yet shall it one day be raised up again and united to thy soul, and both conjoyned to God to live with him in glory forever.