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…

This is the judgement of many holy and learned; and therefore so long as there is no disagreement in the substance of this doctrine, it should not trouble us; only let it be considered, whether what is said, is not the truth of Christ; and if it be, let us not cast it aside. The Jewish Rabbins have a speech at this day very frequent in their writings, ⟨p. 98⟩Non est in lege unica literula, à qua non magni suspensi sunt montes: It is much more true of every truth; and if I much mistake not, much depends upon the right understanding of this point.

This is the judgement of many holy and learned; and therefore so long as there is no disagreement in the substance of this doctrine, it should not trouble us; onely let it be considered, whether what is said, is not the truth of Christ; and if it be, let us not cast it aside. The Jewish Rabbins have a speech at this day very frequent in their writings, ⟨p. 98⟩Non est in lege unica literula, à qua non magni suspensi sunt montes: It is much more true of every truth; and if I much mistake not, much depends upon the right understanding of this point.

That therefore 1. there must be some sense of misery, before the application of the remedy.

2. That this compunction or sense of misery is wrought by the Spirit of Christ, not the power of man to prepare himself thereby for further grace.