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…

Only see and for ever prize this privilege, all you blessed souls, whom the Lord hath justified; thou hast many sad complaints, what is it to me, if I be justified in ⟨p. 294⟩Christ, and be saved at last by Christ, and my heart remain all this while unholy and unsubdued unto the will of Christ; that he should comfort me, and my holy heart be alway grieving of him; what though the Lord save me from misery, but saves me not from my sin? oh consider this benefit. It is true, thou findest a woeful, sinful nature within thee, cross and contrary unto holiness, and leading thee daily in captivity; yet remember the Lord hath given thee another nature, a new nature; there is something else within thee, which makes thee wrestle against sin, and shall in time prevail over all sin, Mat. 12.20. this is the Lords grace sanctifying of thee. Oh be thankful that the Lord hath not left thee wholly corrupt, but hath begun to glorify himself in thee, and to bless thee, in turning thee from thine iniquities.

Onely see and for ever prize this priviledge, all you blessed soules, whom the Lord hath justified; thou hast many sad complaints, what is it to me, if I be justified in ⟨p. 294⟩Christ, and be saved at last by Christ, and my heart remaine all this while unholy and unsubdued unto the will of Christ; that hee should comfort me, and my holy heart be alway grieving of him; what though the Lord save me from misery, but saves me not from my sinne? oh consider this benefit. It is true, thou findest a wofull, sinfull nature within thee, crosse and contrary unto holinesse, and leading thee daily in captivity; yet remember the Lord hath given thee another nature, a new nature; there is something else within thee, which makes thee wrastle against sinne, and shall in time prevaile over all sinne, Mat. 12.20. this is the Lords grace sanctifying of thee. Oh be thankfull that the Lord hath not left thee wholly corrupt, but hath begun to glorifie himselfe in thee, and to blesse thee, in turning thee from thine iniquities.