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…

or to heal some back-slidings, but not all; to supply thy spiritual wants, but not outward also, as may be best for thee; or to supply outward, but not inward and spiritual; if he should offer to do thee good in this life, but not in death nor after death, you might refuse to come in; but when all is offered, all that mercy, which no eye ever saw to pity thee; all that love, wherewith Abraham, David, Paul, &c. were embraced, now to refuse to come up and possess these; how can you escape the sorest vengeance of a jealous God, that neglect so ⟨p. 208⟩great salvation? Oh Lord! what extremity of anguish and bitterness wilt thou one day be in, when the contempt of this grace, glowing upon thy conscience, shall press thee down with these thoughts; I am now under all misery, but I might have had all Gods grace, all Christs glory, but wretch that I am I would not? Me thinks if your own good hereby should not draw you, yet the exceeding great glory the Lord shall have hereby, should force you to accept of all this grace; for if thou didst receive a little grace, believe a little mercy toward thee, this makes thee sometime exceeding thankful, doth it not? and the very hope of more makes thy heart break forth into a holy boasting and glorying in Christ, Who is a God like unto thee? Suppose therefore you drank in all, and received all that which the Lord freely offers, should not the Lord be exceedingly magnified then? couldst thou contain thy self then, without crying out, Oh Lord now let thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen, and my soul hath now possession of thy salvation? wouldst not call to the hills, and seas, and earth, and heavens, and Saints, and Angels, to break forth into glorious praises, and bless this God?

or to heale some back-slidings, but not all; to supply thy spirituall wants, but not outward also, as may be best for thee; or to supply outward, but not inward and spirituall; if he should offer to doe thee good in this life, but not in death nor after death, you might refuse to come in; but when all is offered, all that mercy, which no eye ever saw to pitty thee; all that love, wherewith Abraham, David, Paul, &c. were embraced, now to refuse to come up and possesse these; how can you escape the sorest vengeance of a jealous God, that neglect so ⟨p. 208⟩great salvation? Oh Lord! what extremity of anguish and bitternesse wilt thou one day be in, when the contempt of this grace, glowing upon thy conscience, shall presse thee downe with these thoughts; I am now under all misery, but I might have had all Gods grace, all Christs glory, but wretch that I am I would not? Me thinks if your owne good hereby should not draw you, yet the exceeding great glory the Lord shall have hereby, should force you to accept of all this grace; for if thou didst receive a little grace, beleeve a little mercy toward thee, this makes thee sometime exceeding thankfull, doth it not? and the very hope of more makes thy heart break forth into a holy boasting and glorying in Christ, Who is a God like unto thee? Suppose therefore you drank in all, and received all that which the Lord freely offers, should not the Lord be exceedingly magnified then? couldst thou containe thy selfe then, without crying out, Oh Lord now let thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seene, and my soule hath now possession of thy salvation? wouldst not call to the hills, and seas, and earth, and heavens, and Saints, and Angels, to break forth into glorious praises, and blesse this God?