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…

If we ask Peter the question, to what end the Lord hath called us out of darkness into his marvellous light? he expressly tells you, it is to show forth the virtues of him that hath so called, 1 Pet. 2.9.

If we aske Peter the question, to what end the Lord hath called us out of darknesse into his marvelous light? he expresly tells you, it is to shew forth the vertues of him that hath so called, 1 Pet. 2.9.

If we be doubtful whether this be the Lords mind, the Lord himself resolves it by Zechariah, Luk. 1.74. and tells us, that tis his oath, That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, we should serve him without fear in holiness (in all the rules of the first Table) and righteousness (in all duties of the second Table) all the days of our life, & that all this should not be out of a spirit of ⟨p. 330⟩bondage and slavish fear, but without fear; i. e. Fear of our enemies, sin, death, wrath, and so consequently out of love, to him that hath delivered us; that one would wonder it should ever enter into the heart of any Christian man that hath tasted the love of Christ, as to think that there is no use of the Law to one in Christ; and that because they are to live the life of love to Christ, that therefore they are not to look to the Law as the rule of their love, expressly cross to the letter of the Text, Joh. 14.15. If ye love me, keep my Commandments; which Commandments are not only faith and love to the Saints; but love to enemies, and spiritual obedience unto the moral Law, in a far different manner and measure then as the Pharisees instructed the people in those days, as you may see,