Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…

No, God forbid: I say not the man is a reprobate that cannot discern that Christ is in him; See what that is that will explain this, 1 Cor. 11.19. For there must be heresies among you, that they which are approved, might be made known; there must be [Greek or Hebrew], men that are approved, such as have endured the dint and shot of the Musket: such as have put themselves to the trial, and come off well; these are the [Greek or Hebrew], and are opposed to those [Greek or Hebrew], who are such men as take things hand over head, do not search, and try, and examine, and put themselves to the proof; it's a sign these have not true faith: for what, is the having of Christ so slight or poor a thing, as that they will take no pains for him, or care not for knowing whether they have him or no? what, neglect Christ so much, as not to adventure on the trial? these are those [Greek or Hebrew]. But he which hath this saving ⟨p. 409⟩faith, he is ever putting himself to the trial. Again, Gods child, not only useth all the means in himself to try himself, but he prayeth for the aide of God also; he knoweth that his own heart is deceitful, and may cozen him, but that God is greater than his heart, and knoweth all things. And therefore he crieth unto God to try him, as Psal. 139. Try me O God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts; look well whether there be any way of wickedness in me, and lead me in the way everlasting; there is an everlasting righteousness, and an everlasting way that leads unto it, about which these are not content to try themselves only, but they desire God to try them also; and to make them know the uprightness of their own hearts, and not to suffer them to be deceived thereby. Now that I have done with.

No, God forbid: I say not the man is a reprobate that cannot discerne that Christ is in him; See what that is that will explain this, 1 Cor. 11.19. For there must be heresies among you, that they which are approved, might be made known; there must be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, men that are approved, such as have endured the dint and shot of the Musket: such as have put themselves to the tryal, and come off well; these are the , and are opposed to those , who are such men as take things hand over head, do not search, and try, and examine, and put themselves to the proof; it's a signe these have not true faith: for what, is the having of Christ so slight or poor a thing, as that they will take no pains for him, or care not for knowing whether they have him or no? what, neglect Christ so much, as not to adventure on the tryal? these are those . But he which hath this saving