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…

By this you please God, and are more §6amiable before him, then if you had it in your self; do not say this is a poor righteousness, ⟨p. 268⟩which is thus out of my self in another; why do you think righteousness in your self would be best? is it not because hereby you think you shall please God? Suppose thou hadst it, yet thy righteousness should be at the best but mans righteousness, but this is called the righteousness of God, which cannot but be more pleasing to him, then that in thy self, 2 Cor. 5.20. what is Angelical righteousness to the righteous-of God? tis but a glow-worm before the Sun: the smell of Esau's garments, the robes of this righteousness of the Son of God, are of sweeter odour then thine can be, or ever shall be, Eph. 5.1, 2. tis said By faith Abel, Enoch, &c. pleased God: their persons were sinful, their own duties were weak, yet by faith in this they pleased God: thou thinkest when thou goest to Prayer, if I had no sin but perfect holiness in me, surely God would hear me. I tell you when you bring this offering of Christs righteousness, the Lord had rather have that, then all you can do, you bring that which pleaseth him more, then if you brought your own. For ask thy own conscience if it be possible for the righteousness which is done by thy self to be more pleasing to God, then the righteousness of the Son of God, the Lord of Glory himself, done and perfected for thee.

By this you please God, and are more §6amiable before him, then if you had it in your selfe; doe not say this is a poore righteousnesse, ⟨p. 268⟩which is thus out of my selfe in another; why doe you think righteousnesse in your selfe would be best? is it not because hereby you think you shall please God? Suppose thou hadst it, yet thy righteousnesse should be at the best but mans righteousnes, but this is called the righteousnesse of God, which cannot but be more pleasing to him, then that in thy selfe,