The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

Sometimes such men have great affections: they have melting affections under the considerations of their sins, and Gods mercies, outward salvation the sufferings of Christ for sinners, and the like: they have a delight in Ordinances, strong desires after ⟨p. 180⟩Christ and holiness; they have a zeal against the sins of the times, and for the better party: the Scripture is plentiful in instances of such affections in unconverted men, as Saul, the stony-ground hearers, and others, and they count these sincere, and are highly taken with them: they look upon these to be the very spirits of religion, things which do greatly ingratiate them with God.

They look upon these affections as blessed frame, of heart: these they think are the things that God does especially delight in: they count these heavenly frames of heart: they are much affected with their affections; now they reckon they have a suitable frame of heart to spiritual things.

3. The difficulties that they go through in serving of God, which raises the price of their services, and makes them more available: they mind that they take a great deal of pains in serving God, in reading and praying, and taking spiritual opportunities, they don't gratify a slothful spirit, but are laborious in religion, and they hope God takes notice of that: so they are at considerable expense, they spend of their Estates in works of piety and charity: and on that account value their duties highly, so they are much in fasting. and in that way afflict their bodies, so they upon the account of Religion, have displeased friends, incurred the anger of men, been reproached, born Persecution: and upon this account they count their services excellent, they think it is no small matter to do what they have done, and are ready to please themselves that they have merited highly hereby: