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…

It is a constant ground of faith, for if you §1come to Christ because you have assurance, or because you feel such and such graces, and heavenly impressions of Gods Spirit in you, you may then many a day and year keep at a distance from Christ, and live without Christ; for the feeling of graces, and assurance of favour are not constant; but this call is alway sounding in thine years, oh come, not only because thou feelest holiness in thee, but come, because poor, hungry, empty, naked, lost, blind, cursed, forsaken, full of sin; there is not one moment of the day of grace, but the Lord beseecheth thee to receive his ⟨p. 236⟩grace, 2 Cor. 6.1, 2, 3. this is an open door to Christ at all times, an open harbour to put in at in all storms, a heart-breaking word; oh thou tossed with tempests and not comforted, come unto me and thou shalt find rest to thy soul. Many ask, how should I come to Christ, seeing that I have no promise belonging to me? what have dogs to do with children's bread? be it so, yet Gods call, command, beseechings, to come in, should be ground unto thee, to come; as a poor beggar, that hath no promise absolutely given him of relief, yet if a rich man sends to him, and bids him come to his door and wait, he thinks he hath good ground and warrant to come.

It is a constant ground of faith, for if you §1come to Christ because you have assurance, or because you feel such and such graces, and heavenly impressions of Gods Spirit in you, you may then many a day and yeare keep at a distance from Christ, and live without Christ; for the feeling of graces, and assurance of favour are not constant; but this call is alway sounding in thine yeares, oh come, not only because thou feelest holinesse in thee, but come, because poore, hungry, empty, naked, lost, blind, cursed, forsaken, full of sin; there is not one moment of the day of grace, but the Lord beseecheth thee to receive his ⟨p. 236⟩grace, 2 Cor. 6.1, 2, 3. this is an open door to Christ at all times, an open harbour to put in at in all storms, a heart-breaking word; oh thou tossed with tempests and not comforted, come unto me and thou shalt find rest to thy soule. Many aske, how should I come to Christ, seeing that I have no promise belonging to me? what have dogges to doe with childrens bread? be it so, yet Gods call, command, beseechings, to come in, should be ground unto thee, to come; as a poore begger, that hath no promise absolutely given him of reliefe, yet if a rich man sends to him, and bids him come to his doore and wait, he thinks he hath good ground and warrant to come.