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

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, Psal. 73.2. his Eyes were dazzled with the Glory of the World and the Wicked in it, that he had almost forsaken God; yet within a little while after he gets into the Sanctuary of God, and then loathes himself for such brutish and foolish Thoughts, and closeth with God again, saying, Whom have I in Heaven or Earth but thee, Verse 25.

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,