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

if Continuance in Sin hath been an Evidence into thee of thy Condemnation, Oh let the Riches of the Grace of Christ in redeeming thee from the lamentable Bondage and Power of Sin, be an Evidence to thee of thy Salvation: O bless God for any little Measure of Sanctification; do not scorn or secretly despise this Spirit of Grace, as many in this degenerate Age begin to do, saying, You look to Graces, and Fruits, and Marks, and Signs, and a holy Frame of Heart and Sanctification; what is your Sanctification? Oh let it be the more precious to thee, mourning that thou hast so little, and blessing the God and Father of all Grace for what little thou hast, wearing it as a Bracelet of Gold about thy Neck, knowing hereby thou art born of God, and that the whole World lieth in Wickedness, and shall perish without this, 1 John 5.18, 19.

2. This is your Glory and Beauty, this is Glorification begun; what greater Glory than to be like unto God? To be like unto God is to be next to God: And therefore this is called Glory, 2 Cor. 3.18. We are changed into the same Image from Glory to Glory. Every Degree of Grace is Glory, and the Perfection of Glory in Heaven consists chiefly in the Perfection of Grace; what is the Work of some Men at this Day but to cast Reproach upon Sanctification, our Glory?

3. This will give you abundance of sweet Peace, and therefore, Heb. 12.11. it is called the quiet Fruit ⟨p. 227⟩