The sound believer. A treatise of evangelical conversion. Discovering the work of Christ's spirit,…

Answ. It is true, there is an unregenerate and a regenerate Part in a godly Man, but not a Heart and a Heart (the Note of a wicked Man in Scripture Phrase) there are Disquietings in the Hearts of Saints after that they be in Christ, even Solomon himself may sometime seek out of Christ for rest in his Orchards and Gardens, Knowledge and Wisdom; yet there is a great Difference between these that are in the Saints arising from the unregenerate Part, and those that be in the Wicked, arising from a Heart and a Heart, or a double Heart; and this Difference is chiefly seen in two Things,

1. A double minded Man, who hath a double Heart, makes not a daily War against that Heart which carries him away from resting only in Christ: For Christ quiets his Conscience, and the World comforts his Heart. Christ gives him some rest; and because this is not full, his Heart runs out to the Creature, and to his Lusts for more; and so between them both he hath rest, and he is quieted with this, because he feels what he sought for: And therefore he must have Christ, else his Conscience cannot be quiet, and he must needs have his Lusts, his Ease, and this World too, else his Heart is most unquiet; but let him have both, he is now quiet, Micah 3.11. The Priests teach for Hire, (there the World quiets them) yet they will lean upon the Lord too, because this also comforts them; what do they now do? Do they make War against this woeful Frame? No, no, but bless themselves in it, saying, No Evil shall come to us; but a poor Believer whose Heart is upright, it is true, there are many Runnings out of his Heart after other Vanities, and much Unquietness of Spirit, yet the regenerate Part makes War against these, as God's Enemies, and the Disturbers of the Peace of Christ's ⟨p. 147⟩Kingdom. Psal. 42. David professeth, his Tears were his Meat Night and Day, Verse 3. and his Heart was woefully sunk and fallen, yet what doth he? first he chides himself; Why art thou cast down, O my Soul? and then secondly, he makes his Moan to the Lord of it, Verse 5, 6. Lord, my Soul is cast down, Oh Lord pity me; you shall see also,