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…

I confess tis very true; and therefore it is set down in this description of Faith, that it is the coming of the whole soul unto Christ. Never did any yet come to Christ and receive him with their whole souls, with all their hearts, but they had fruition of him, and blessedness by him; faith therefore is not the coming of the soul, but the coming of the whole soul unto Jesus Christ: and this you may be established in upon these grounds.

I confesse tis very true; and therefore it is set downe in this description of Faith, that it is the comming of the whole soule unto Christ. Never did any yet come to Christ and receive him with their whole souls, with all their hearts, but they had fruition of him, and blessednesse by him; faith therefore is not the coming of the soul, but the coming of the whole soul unto Jesus Christ: and this you may be establisht in upon these grounds.

1. The Scripture expressly calls for this, Prov. 3.5. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart, Act. 8.37. If thou believest with all thy heart thou shalt be saved, Joel, 3.13. Turn unto the Lord with all your hearts, Jer. 29.13. You shall find the Lord when you seek him with your whole hearts. As when we have a great gift to bestow, and we ask a ⟨p. 184⟩poor man to whom we intend to give it, whether he will accept of it or no? Yes, saith he, with all my heart; so tis here, the Lord asks those he intends to bestow his Son upon, and saith to them, You have lived thus long without him, and thus long abused him, will you now have him, and accept of him? Yes Lord, with all my heart; This is all the Lord requires. Doth the Lord require no more of me, but to come? Lord, this voice is most sweet to me, I come, with all my heart I come.