The poor doubting Christian drawn to Christ. Wherein the main hindrances, which keep men…

Thirdly; And so see them, that thou mayest by that Sight behold an absolute Necessity of Christ to succour thee, and then away speedily to him that can only help thee, and dwell no longer on thy Sins, but go to the Throne of Grace, where is plentiful Redemption, whence issue out Pardons in Abundance to remove that Guilt that Sin hath brought upon thy Soul; and where is Power enough to enable thee to be more than Conqueror over thy Corruption. Briefly, every Soul should say thus; It is true, Lord, my Sins are many and great, for I have departed from thee the Fountain of Bliss: But shall I go on, and so further from thee, and persist in Evil? God forbid. All this while I speak to brokenhearted Christians. You profane ones, you have your Portion already, and shall have more of it in Hell hereafter; therefore for a while stand you by, and let the Children come to their Bread.

Thirdly; And so see them, that thou may'st by that Sight behold an absolute Necessity of Christ to succour thee, and then away speedily to him that can only help thee, and dwell no longer on thy Sins, but go to the Throne of Grace, where is plentiful Redemption, whence issue out Pardons in Abundance to remove that Guilt that Sin hath brought upon thy Soul; and where is Power enough to enable thee to be more than Conqueror over thy Corruption. Briefly, every Soul should say thus; It is true, Lord, my Sins are many and great, for I have departed from thee the Fountain of Bliss: But shall I go on, and so further from thee, and persist in Evil? God forbid. All this while I speak to brokenhearted Christians. You prophane ones, you have your Portion already, and shall have more of it in Hell hereafter; therefore for a while stand you by, and let the Children come to their Bread.

Isaiah 66.2. The Lord looks to him that is of an humble and contrite Heart, and that trembleth before him. A poor Creature cannot but observe every Word of God, and tremble at every Truth; whose Mediation is such as this: Here is Salvation indeed, but it is not mine; here is Mercy, but I have no Part in so great Mercy; and thus he shakes at every Apprehension of every Word of God, concluding certainly that he shall never enjoy any Part of it. But mark what the Text saith, The Lord looks at such a trembling Soul; that is, he casts sweet Intimations of his Goodness and Love into him, and saith, Thou poor trembling Sinner, to thee be it spoken, I have an Eye toward thee in the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore he further saith,