The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…

The spirit of Bondage makes makes men fear, before the spirit of Adoption comes; these fears therefore are such, as the regenerate after they have received the spirit of Adoption never have; and therefore they are such as pursue the soul with some threatening of the word, pronouncing death and perdition to him in that estate: Ex. gr. He that believes not is condemned already, thus the word speaks to conscience, John 3.17. Thou believest not saith a mans own conscience, the Spirit witnessing with it, therefore thou art condemned saith conscience; now the spirit of Bondage, is the testimony of Gods Spirit witnessing to both the premisses and conclusion: now this Spirit no regenerate man indeed ever hath after this time, but the fears he hath arise from another principle of corruption of conscience, and malice of Satan through the present desertion of the Spirit leaving him; not from any positive witness of the Spirit of any such untruth, which yet is truth, while the soul is under this str•ake and not regenerate: mark therefore diligently that this •eare is the work of the Spirit of the Lord Jesus, and hence it follows,

The spirit of Bondage makes makes men feare, before the spirit of Adoption comes; these feares therefore are such, as the regenerate after they have received the spirit of Adoption never have; and therefore they are such as pursue the soule with some threatning of the word, pronouncing death and perdition to him in that estate: Ex. gr. He that beleeves not is condemned already, thus the word speakes to conscience, Iohn 3.17. Thou beleevest not saith a mans owne conscience, the Spirit witnessing with it, therefore thou art condemned saith conscience; now the spirit of Bondage, is the testimony of Gods Spirit witnessing to both the premisses and conclusion: now this Spirit no regenerate man indeed ever hath after this time, but the feares he hath arise from another principle of corruption of conscience, and malice of Satan through the present desertion of the Spirit leaving him; not from any positive witnesse of the Spirit of any such untruth, which yet is truth, while the soule is under this str•ake and not regen••ate: marke therefore diligently that this eare is the worke of the Spirit of the Lord Jesus, and hence it followes,