A treatise concerning the Lords Supper

Fifthly, Dost thou work for God, and Christ, and Heaven, and for thy Soul in a spiritual manner? Spiritual Operations do discover spiritual life. Many live a natural life, that will not work; but those that be spiritually alive, be at work, though some more, and some less. Dost thou pray, and labour in thy prayers? Dost thou hear, and take pains with thy heart in hearing? Dost thou do thy work according to those spiritual Rules which God hath given thee in his Word, or wherein thou failest thou art grieved for it? Dost thou work from a spiritual principle of love to God, and holy fear of him? dost thou pray unto him because thou lovest him? and dost thou abstain from sin, and watch and pray against it, because thou wouldest neither offend or grieve him? Hast thou a spiritual end in working while thou livest, that thou mayest glorify & honour God? Though all thy working in this manner deserve nothing from the Lord; neither dost thou thus labour in all thy duties, to rely upon them, and to take thee off from resting upon Christ; yet are they evidences that thou art raised from the death of sin, to ⟨p. 79⟩a life of grace; and having life thou must have food, and God hath prepared it for thee upon his Table, and thou mayest go and feed thereon. This is the first thing that you should enquire after, a• to your state, whether you be spiritually alive.

Fifthly, Dost thou work for God, and Christ, and Heaven, and for thy Soul in a spiritual manner? Spiritual Operations do discover spiritual life. Many live a natural life, that will not work; but those that be spiritually alive, be at work, though some more, and some less. Dost thou pray, and labour in thy prayers? Dost thou hear, and take pains with thy heart in hearing? Dost thou do thy work according to those spiritual Rules which God hath given thee in his Word, or wherein thou failest thou art grieved for it? Dost thou work from a spiritual principle of love to God, and holy fear of him? dost thou pray unto him because thou lovest him? and dost thou abstain from sin, and watch and pray against it, because thou wouldest neither offend or grieve him? Hast thou a spiritual end in working while thou livest, that thou mayest glorifie & honour God? Though all thy working in this manner deserve nothing from the Lord; neither dost thou thus labour in all thy duties, to rely upon them, and to take thee off from resting upon Christ; yet are they evidences that thou art raised from the death of sin, to