The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and through [sic]…The unsearchable riches of Christ, and of grace and glory in and thorow [sic]…

Who do really and humbly boast in Him all the day-long? who bless themselves in, and think themselves well come to, with Precious Jesus Christ as their Mediator and Redeemer, as their Lord, head, and Husband? who rejoice and glory in the midst of tribulation in the hope of the glory of God? joy in external things is much withered away from us, and it is just with God that it should be so, since we live so great strangers to the joy of the Lord, which is our strength; upon but a very overly trial, we will easily discover that there is amongst us none, or but very little spiritual joy in God; I mean not only, nor so much of sensible joy, as of our little active stirring up of our selves to give obedience to that Command concerning rejoicing in God alway and evermore. May I not conclude then, that there is great ground of expostulation with us all, both believers and others, who may be convinced, that this lieth indispensably on them, even to have a conversation as it becomes the Gospel of Christ? Ah! how little conscience is made of it: O! mourn for and Lament our short-comings, as to this: and fall to the work, fall about it more then ever, as your main business, to have a conversation becoming the Gospel: many already are a reproach and a shame to the Gospel, (and it will disclaim them) and who shall live to see it, a great many moe will be so; Alas! few or none of us all have a Conversation as becomes the Gospel, which is a Lamentation and should be for a Lamentation.

Who do really and humbly boast in Him all the day-long? who bless themselves in, and think themselves well come to, with Precious Jesus Christ as their Mediator and Redeemer, as their Lord, head, and Husband? who rejoyce and glory in the midst of tribulation in the hope of the glory of God? joy in externall things is much withered away from us, and it is just with God that it should be so, since we live so great strangers to the joy of the Lord, which is our strength; upon but a very overly tryall, we will easily discover that there is amongst us none, or but very little spirituall joy in God; I mean not only, nor so much of sensible joy, as of our litle active stirring up of our selves to give obedience to that Command concerning rejoycing in God alway and evermore. May I not conclude then, that there is great ground of expostulation with us all, both believers and others, who may be convinced, that this lyeth indispensibly on them, even to have a conversation as it becomes the Gospel of Christ? Ah! how litle conscience is made of it: O! mourn for and Lament our short-comings, as to this: and fall to the work, fall about it more then ever, as your main business, to have a conversation becoming the Gospel: many already are a reproach and a shame to the Gospel, (and it will disclaim them) and who shall live to see it, a great many moe will be so; Alace! few or none of us all have a Conversation as becomes the Gospel, which is a Lamentation and should be for a Lamentation.