The Sincere Convert

Fourthly,¹ By reason of mans headstrong Presumption or false faith, whereby men seek to save themselves by catching hold on Christ, when they see an insufficiency in all duties to help them, and themselves unworthy of mercy. For this is the last & most dangerous rock that these times are split upon. Men make a bridge of their own to carry them to Christ; I mean, they look not after faith, wrought by an omnipotent power, which the eternal Spirit of the Lord Jesus must work in them,² but they content themselves with a faith of their own forging and framing, and hence they think verily and believe, ⟨p. 263⟩that Christ is their sweet Saviour, and so doubt not but they are safe, when there is no such matter, but even as dogs they snatch away children's bread, and shall be shut out of doors, (out of heaven hereafter for ever) for their labour.

Fourthly,¹ By reason of mans headstrong Presumption or false faith, whereby men seeke to save themselves by catching hold on Christ, when they see an insufficiency in all duties to helpe them, and themselves unworthy of mercy. For this is the last & most dangerous rock that these times are split upon. Men make a bridge of their own to carry them to Christ; I meane, they looke not after faith, wrought by an omnipotent power, which the eternall Spirit of the Lord Jesus must worke in them,² but they cōtent themselves with a faith of their own forging and framing, and hence they thinke verily and beleeve, ⟨p. 263⟩that Christ is their sweet Saviour, and so doubt not but they are safe, when there is no such matter, but even as dogs they snatch away childrens bread, and shall be shut out of doores, (out of heaven hereafter for ever) for their labour.

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