The Sincere Convert

Fifthly, the understandings impiety; whereby it lessens and vilifies the glorious grace of God in another: whence it comes to pass, that this deluded soul seeing none much better then himself, concludes, if any be saved, • shall no doubt be one, Isay 26. 10, 11. Men will not behold the Majesty of God in the lives of his people; many a man being too light, yet desirous to go and pass for current, weighs himself with the best people, and thinks, what have they that J have not? what do they that J do not? and if he see they go beyond him, he then turns his own balance with his finger, and makes them too light, that so he himself may pass for weight.

Fiftly, the understandings impiety; whereby it lessens and vilifies the glorious grace of God in another: whence it comes to passe, that this deluded soule seeing none much better then himselfe, concludes, if any be saved, • shall no doubt be one, Isay 26. 10, 11. Men will not behold the Majesty of God in the lives of his people; many a man being too light, yet desirous to goe and passe for current, weighs himselfe with the best people, and thinkes, what have they that J have not? what doe they that J doe not? and if he see they goe beyond him, he then turnes his owne ballance with his finger, and makes them too light, that so he himselfe may passe for weight.

And this vilifying of them and their grace, judging them to be of no other metal then other men, appears in three particulars.

And this vilifying of them and their grace, judging them to be of no other mettall then other men, appeares in three particulars.