The truly blessed man

2. In this Conversion, in and with which forgiveness is applied, there is wrought an universal Change in the man. When God Converts a Sinner, by turning him from his sin to himself, he doth it not by force or violent constraint, but causeth him to be spontaneous in it, Psal. 110.3. Now the will of the natural man, is in it self violently and unperswadably set against this turning to God, being a lump of Enmity, Rom. 8.7. That then it may be drawn to consent, it must have a New principle put into it; and because the Will is a power in a cause by counsel, it requires that the Understanding be also rectified, which is filled with crooked principles, Call good evil, &c. and cannot do other so long as it remains in its carnality, Isa. 44 20. The New Convert is therefore said to be a New Creature ▪ and all in him to be New, 2 Cor. 5.17. And what is it wherein this change consists, whereby he is new made, but those sanctifying graces that are infused into him, and diffused through the whole man? Eph. 4.24. Such a discovery then must needs witness to the man that he is pardoned, because it witnesseth the Conversion ⟨p. 117⟩that is an inseparable companion or forgiveness.

2. In this Conversion, in and with which forgiveness is applied, there is wrought an universal Change in the man. When God Converts a Sinner, by turning him from his sin to himself, he doth it not by force or violent constraint, but causeth him to be spontaneous in it, Psal. 110.3. Now the will of the natural man, is in it self violently and unperswadably set against this turning to God, being a lump of Enmity, Rom. 8.7. That then it may be drawn to consent, it must have a New principle put into it; and because the Will is a power in a cause by counsel, it requires that the Understanding be also rectified, which is filled with crooked principles, Call good evil, &c. and cannot do other so long as it remains in its carnality,