,the ,works of ,john ,bunyan    ,,with  
,,an  ,,introduction ,,to ,,each        
,,treatise1 ,,notes1  ,,and ,a  ,,sketch
 ,,of ,,his ,,life1 ,,times1 ,,and      
,,contemporaries4    ,,volume ,,first4  
,,experimental1 ,,doctrinal1 ,,and      
,,practical4    ,,edited ,,by  ,,george 
,,offor1 ,,esq4      ,contents          
,,memoir ,,of ,,john ,,bunyan   ,,grace 
,,abounding ,,to ,,the ,,chief ,,of     
,,sinners   ,a ,,relaton ,,of ,,the     
,,imprisonment ,,of ,,mr4 ,,john        
,,bunyan   ,,the ,,jerusalem ,,sinner   
,,saved   ,,the ,,greatness ,,of ,,the  
,,soul   ,,the ,,work ,,of ,,jesus      
,,christ ,,as ,,an ,,advocate   ,,christ
 ,a ,,complete ,,saviour   ,,come ,,and 
,,welcome ,,to ,,jesus ,,christ         
,,justification ,,by ,,an ,,imputed     
,,righteousness   ,,saved ,,by ,,grace  
,,the ,,strait ,,gate   ,,light ,,for   
,,them ,,that ,,sit ,,in ,,darkness   ,a
 ,,treatise ,,of ,,the ,,fear ,,of ,,god
   ,,the ,,doctrine ,,of ,,the ,,law    
,,and ,,grace ,,unfolded   ,,israel',s  

,,hope ,,encouraged   ,a ,,discourse    
,,touching ,,prayer   ,,the ,,saints'   
,,privilege ,,and ,,profit   ,,the      
,,acceptable ,,sacrifice   ,,paul',s    
,,departure ,,and ,,crown   ,,the       
,,desire ,,of ,,the ,,righteous         
,,granted          ,,memoir ,,of ,,john 
,,bunyan      ,,the ,,first ,,period4   
,,this ,,great ,,man ,,descended ,,from 
,,ignoble ,,parents--,,born ,,in        
,,poverty--,,his  ,,education ,,and     
,,evil ,,habits--,,follows ,,his        
,,father',s ,,business ,,as ,a          
,,brazier--,,enlists ,,for ,a           
,,soldier--,,returns ,,from ,,the ,,wars
 ,,and ,,obtains ,,an  ,,amiable1       
,,religious ,,wife--,,her ,,dower4      
#8,we have this treasure in earthen     
vessels1 that the excellency of the     
power may be of ,god1 and not of        
us4'--#b ,cor #d3g    #8,for my thoughts
 are not your thoughts1 neither are your
 ways my ways1  saith the               
,lord4'--,isaiah #ee3h4    #8,though ye 
have lien among the pots1 yet shall ye  

be as the wings of a  dove covered with 
silver1 and her feathers with yellow    
gold4'--,psalm  #fh3ac4    ,when the    
,philistine giant1 ,goliath1 mocked the 
host of ,israel1 and  challenged any of 
their stern warriors to single combat1  
what human  being could have imagined   
that the gigantic heathen would be      
successfully met in the mortal struggle 
by a youth 'ruddy and of a fair         
countenance8' who unarmed1 except with a
 sling and a stone1 gave the  carcases  
of the hosts of the ,philistines to the 
fouls of the air1 and  to the wild      
beasts of the earth4'    ,who1 upon     
seeing an infant born in a stable1 and  
laid in a manger1 or  beholding him when
 a youth working with his father as a   
carpenter1  could have conceived that he
 was the manifestation of the ,deity in 
human form1 before whom every knee      
should bow1 and every tongue confess    
,him to be ,,the ,,eternal8    ,father  
,michael1 a ,franciscan friar1 on a     
journey to ,ancona1 having lost  his    

way1 sought direction from a wretched   
lad keeping hogs--deserted1  forlorn1   
his back smarting with severe stripes1  
and his eyes suffused  with tears4 ,the 
poor ragged boy not only went cheerfully
 with him to  point out his road1 but   
besought the monk to take him into his  
convent1  volunteering to fulfill the   
most degrading services1 in the hope of 
procuring a little learning1 and        
escaping from 'those filthy hogs4' ,how 
incredulously would the friar have      
listened to anyone who could have       
suggested that this desolate1 tattered1 
dirty boy1 might and would fill  a      
greater than an imperial throne6 ,yet1  
eventually that swine-herd was  clothed 
in purple and fine linen1 and1 under the
 title of ,pope ,sixtus  ,v41 became one
 of those mighty magicians who are      
described in ,rogers  ,italy1 as        
#8,setting their feet upon the necks of 
kings1  ,and through the worlds         
subduing1 chaining down  ,the free1     
immortal spirit--theirs a wondrous      

spell4' #a      ,a woman that was 'a    
loose and ungodly wretch' hearing a     
tinker lad most  awfully cursing and    
swearing1 protested to him that 'he     
swore and  cursed at that most fearful  
rate that it made her tremble to hear   
him1'  'that he was the ungodliest      
fellow for swearing that ever she heard 
in  all her life1' and 'that he was able
 to spoil all the youth in a whole      
town1 if they came in his company4'     
,this blow at the young reprobate  made 
that indelible impression which all the 
sermons yet he had heard  had failed to 
make4 ,satan1 by one of his own slaves1 
wounded a  conscience which had resisted
 all the overtures of mercy4 ,the youth 
pondered her words in his heart2 they   
were good seed strangely sown1  and     
their working formed one of those       
mysterious steps which led the          
foul-mouthed blasphemer to bitter       
repentance2 who1 when he had received   
mercy and pardon1 felt impelled to bless
 and magnify the ,divine grace  with    

shining1 burning thoughts and words4    
,the poor profligate1 swearing  tinker  
became transformed into the most ardent 
preacher of the love of  ,christ--the   
well-trained author of ,the ,jerusalem  
,sinner ,saved1 or ,good  ,news to the  
,vilest of ,men4    ,how often have the 
,saints of ,god been made a most        
unexpected blessing  to others4 ,the    
good seed of ,divine truth has been many
 times sown by  those who did not go out
 to sow1 but who were profitably engaged
 in  cultivating their own graces1      
enjoying the communion of ,saints1 and  
advancing their own personal happiness6 
,think of a few poor1 but pious  happy  
women1 sitting in the sun one beautiful 
summer's day1 before one  of their      
cottages1 probably each one with her    
pillow on her lap1  dexterously twisting
 the bobbins to make lace1 the profits  
of which  helped to maintain their      
children4 ,while they are communing on  
the  things of ,god1 a traveling tinker 
draws near1 and1 over-hearing their     

talk1 takes up a position where he might
 listen to their converse while  he     
pursued his avocation4 ,their words     
distil into his soul2 they speak  the   
language of ,canaan2 they talk of holy  
enjoyments1 the result of  being born   
again1 acknowledging their miserable    
state by nature1 and  how freely and    
undeservedly ,god had visited their     
hearts with pardoning  mercy1 and       
supported them while suffering the      
assaults and suggestions  of ,satan2 how
 they had been borne up in every dark1  
cloudy1 stormy day2  and how they       
contemned1 slighted1 and abhorred their 
own righteousness  as filthy and        
insufficient to do them any good4 ,the  
learned discourses  our tinker had heard
 at church had casually passed over his 
mind like  evanescent clouds1 and left  
little or no lasting impression4 ,but   
these  poor women1 'methought they spake
 as actually did make them speak2 they  
speak with such pleasant as of          
,scripture language1 and with such      

appearance of grace in all they said1   
that they were to me as if they  had    
found a new world1 as if they were      
people that dwelt alone1 and  were not  
to be reckoned among their neighbors'   
7,num #bc3i74    ,o6 how little did they
 imagine that their pious converse was  
to be the  means employed by the ,holy  
,spirit in the conversion of that poor  
tinker1 and that1 by their agency1 he   
was to be transformed into one of  the  
brightest luminaries of heaven2 who1    
when he had entered into rest  would    
leave his works to follow him as        
spiritual thunder to pierce the  hearts 
of the impenitent1 and as heavenly      
consolation to bind up the              
broken-hearted2 liberating the prisoners
 of ,giant ,despair1 and  directing the 
pilgrims to the ,celestial ,city4 ,thus 
were blessings in  rich abundance       
showered down upon the church by the    
instrumentality1 in  the first instance1
 of a woman that was a sinner1 but most 
eminently by  the ,christian converse of

 a few poor but pious women4    ,this   
poverty-stricken1 ragged tinker was the 
son of a working mechanic  at ,elstow1  
near ,bedford4 ,so obscure was his      
origin that even the  ,christian name of
 his father is yet unknown3#b he was    
born in #afbh1 a  year memorable as that
 in which the ,bill of ,rights was      
passed4 ,then  began the struggle       
against arbitrary power1 which was      
overthrown in  #afhh1 the year of       
,bunyan's death1 by the accession of    
,william ,,iii4 ,of  ,bunyan's parents1 
his infancy1 and childhood1 little is   
recorded4 ,all  that we know is from his
 own account1 and that principally      
contained in  his doctrine of the ,law  
and ,grace1 and in his extraordinary    
development  of his spiritual life1     
under the title of ,grace ,abounding to 
the ,chief  of ,sinners4 ,his birth     
would have shed a luster on the         
wealthiest  mansion1 and have imparted  
additional grandeur to any lordly       
palace4  ,had royal or noble gossips1   

and a splendid entertainment attended   
his  christening1 it might have been    
pointed to with pride2 but so obscure   
was his birth1 that it has not been     
discovered that he was christened  at   
all2 while the fact of his new birth by 
the ,holy ,ghost is known over  the     
whole world to the vast extent that his 
writings have been  circulated4 ,he     
entered this world in a labourer's      
cottage of the  humblest class1 at the  
village of ,elstow1 about a mile from   
,bedford4#c  ,his pedigree is thus      
narrated by himself3--#8,my descent was 
of a low and  inconsiderable generation1
 my father's house being of that rank   
that is  meanest and most despised of   
all the families in the land4'#d ,bunyan
  alludes to this very pointedly in the 
preface to ,a ,few ,sighs from          
,hell3--#8,i am thine1 if thou be not   
ashamed to own me1 because of my low    
and contemptible descent in the         
world4'#e ,his poor and abject          
parentage was so notorious1 that his    

pastor1 ,john ,burton1 apologized  for  
it in his recommendation to ,the ,gospel
 ,truths ,opened3--#8,be not  offended  
because ,christ holds forth the glorious
 treasure of the gospel  to thee in a   
poor earthen vessel1 by one who hath    
neither the greatness  nor the wisdom of
 this world to commend him to thee4'#f  
,and in his  most admirable treatise1 on
 ,the ,fear of ,god1 ,bunyan            
observes--#8,the poor  ,christian hath  
something to answer them that reproach  
him for his  ignoble pedigree1 and      
shortness of the glory of the wisdom of 
this  world4 ,true may that man say ,i  
am taken out of the dunghill4 ,i was    
born  in a base and low estate2 but ,i  
fear ,god4 ,this is the highest and most
  noble2 he hath the honour1 the life1  
and glory that is lasting4'#g ,in  his  
controversy with the ,strict ,baptists1 
he chides them for reviling  his ignoble
 pedigree3--#8,you closely disdain my   
person because of my low  descent among 
men1 stigmatizing me as a person of     

,,that rank that need  not be heeded or 
attended unto4'#h ,he inquired of his   
father--#8,whether  we were of the      
,israelites or no8 for1 finding in the  
,scripture that  they were once the     
peculiar people of ,god1 thought ,i1 if 
,i were one of  this race1 my soul must 
needs be happy4'#i ,this somewhat       
justifies the  conclusion that his      
father was a ,gipsy tinker1 that        
occupation being  then followed by the  
,gipsy tribe4 ,in the life of ,bunyan   
appended to the  forged third part of   
the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 his father is 
described as  #8an honest poor labouring
 man1 who1 like ,adam unparadised1 had  
all the  world before him to get his    
bread in2 and was very careful and      
industrious to maintain his family4'#aj 
,happily for ,bunyan1 he was born in a  
neighbourhood in which it was a         
disgrace to any parents not to have     
their children educated4 ,with          
gratitude he records1 that #8it pleased 
,god to put it into their hearts  to put

 me to school to learn both to read and 
to write4' ,in the  neighbourhood of his
 birthplace1 a noble charity diffused   
the blessings  of lettered knowledge4#aa
 ,to this charity ,bunyan was for a     
short  period indebted for the rudiments
 of education2 but1 alas1 evil          
associates made awful havoc of those    
slight unshapen literary  impressions   
which had been made upon a mind         
boisterous and impatient of  discipline4
 ,he says--#8,to my shame1 ,i confess ,i
 did soon lose that little  ,i learned1 
and that almost utterly4'#ab ,this fact 
will recur to the  reader's recollection
 when he peruses ,israel's ,hope        
,encouraged1 in  which1 speaking of the 
all-important doctrine of justification1
 he  says--#8,it is with many that begin
 with this doctrine as it is with boys  
that go to the ,latin school2 they learn
 till they have learned the  grounds of 
their grammar1 and then go home and     
forget all4'#ac    ,as soon as his      
strength enabled him1 he devoted his    

whole soul and body  to                 
licentiousness--#8,as for my own natural
 life1 for the time that ,i was  without
 ,god in the world1 it was indeed       
according to the course of this  world1 
and the spirit that now worketh in the  
children of disobedience4  ,it was my   
delight to be taken captive by the devil
 at his will3 being  filled with all    
unrighteousness2 that from a child ,i   
had but few  equals1 both for cursing1  
swearing1 lying1 and blaspheming the    
holy  name of ,god4'#ad    ,it has been 
supposed1 that in delineating the early 
career of ,badman1  #8,bunyan drew the  
picture of his own boyhood4'#ae ,but the
 difference is  broadly given4 ,badman  
is the child of pious parents1 who gave 
him a  #8good education' in every sense1
 both moral and secular2#af the very    
reverse of ,bunyan's training4 ,his     
associates would enable him to draw  the
 awful character and conduct of ,badman1
 as a terrible example to  deter others 
from the downward road to misery and    

perdition4    ,bunyan's parents do not  
appear to have checked1 or attempted to 
counteract1 his unbridled career of     
wickedness4 ,he gives no hint of the    
kind2 but when he notices his wife's    
father1 he adds that he #8was  counted  
godly'2 and in his beautiful            
nonsectarian catechism1 there is a  very
 touching conclusion to his instructions
 to children on their  behaviour to     
their parents3--#8,the ,lord1 if it be  
his will1 convert our  poor parents1    
that they1 with us1 may be the children 
of ,god4'#ag  ,these fervent expressions
 may refer to his own parents2 and1     
connecting  them with other evidence1 it
 appears that he was not blessed with   
pious  example4 ,upon one occasion1 when
 severely reproved for swearing1 he     
says--#8,i wished1 with all my heart1   
that ,i might be a little child  again1 
that my father might learn me to speak  
without this wicked way  of             
swearing4'#ah ,in his numerous          
confessions1 he never expresses pain  at

 having1 by his vicious conduct1        
occasioned grief to his father or       
mother4 ,from this it may be inferred1  
that neither his father's example  nor  
precept had checked this wretched       
propensity to swearing1 and that  he    
owed nothing to his parents for moral   
training2 but1 on the  contrary1 they   
had connived at1 and encouraged him in1 
a course of life  which made him a curse
 to the neighbourhood in which he lived4
    ,in the midst of all this violent   
depravity1 the ,holy ,spirit began the  
work of regeneration in his soul--a     
long1 a solemn1 yea1 an awful           
work--which was to fit this poor        
debauched youth for purity of           
conduct--for communion with heaven--for 
wondrous usefulness as a minister  of   
the gospel--for patient endurance of    
sufferings for righteousness'  sake--for
 the writing of works which promise to  
be a blessing to the  ,church in all    
ages--for his support during his passage
 through the black  river which has no  

bridge--to shine all bright and         
glorious1 as a star  in the firmament of
 heaven4 #8,wonders of grace to ,god    
belong4'    ,during the period of his   
open profligacy1 his conscience was ill 
at  ease2 at times the clanking of      
,satan's slavish chains in which he was 
hurrying to destruction1 distracted him4
 ,the stern reality of a future  state  
clouded and embittered many of those    
moments employed in  gratifying his     
baser passions4 ,the face of the        
eventful times in which  he lived was   
rapidly changing2 the trammels were     
loosened1 which1 with  atrocious        
penalties1 had fettered all free inquiry
 into religious  truth4 ,puritanism     
began to walk upright2 and as the       
restraints imposed  upon ,divine truths 
were taken off1 in the same proportion  
restraints  were imposed upon impiety1  
profaneness1 and debauchery4 ,a         
ringleader in  all wickedness would not 
long continue without reproof1 either   
personally1 or as seen in the holy      

conduct of others4 ,bunyan very         
properly attributed to a gracious ,god1 
those checks of conscience which  he so 
strongly felt even while he was         
apparently dead in trespasses and  sins4
 #8,the ,lord1 even in my childhood1 did
 scare and affright me with  fearful    
dreams1 and did terrify me with dreadful
 visions4'#ai #8,i often  wished that   
there had been no hell1 or that ,i had  
been a devil to  torment others4' ,a    
common childish but demoniac idea4 ,his 
mind was as  #8the troubled sea1 when it
 cannot rest1 whose waters cast up mire 
and  dirt4' #8,a while after1 these     
terrible dreams did leave me2 and with  
more greediness1 according to the       
strength of nature1 ,i did let loose    
the reins of my lusts1 and delighted in 
all transgression against the  law of   
,god4' #8,i was the very ringleader of  
all the youth that kept me  company1    
into ,,all ,,manner of vice and         
ungodliness4'#bj    ,dr4 ,southey and   
others have attempted to whiten this    

blackamore1 but  the veil that they     
throw over him is so transparent that it
 cannot  deceive those who are in the   
least degree spiritually enlightened4   
,he  alleges that ,bunyan1 in his mad   
career of vice and folly1 #8was never so
  given over to a reprobate mind1'#ba as
 to be wholly free from  compunctions of
 conscience4 ,this is the case with     
every depraved  character2 but he goes  
further1 when he asserts that           
#8,bunyan's heart  never was            
hardened4'#bb ,this is directly opposed 
to his description of  himself3--#8,i   
found within me a great desire to take  
my fill of sin1  still studying what sin
 was yet to be committed2 and ,i made as
 much  haste as ,i could to fill my     
belly with its delicates1 lest ,i should
 die  before ,i had my desire4' ,he thus
 solemnly adds1 #8,in these things1 ,i  
protest before ,god1 ,i lie not1 neither
 do ,i feign this sort of speech2  these
 were really1 strongly1 and with all my 
heart1 my desires2 the  good ,lord1     

whose mercy is unsearchable1 forgive me 
my transgressions4'  ,the whole of his  
career1 from childhood to manhood1 was1 
#8,according to  the course of this     
world1 according to the prince of the   
power of the  air1 the spirit that now  
worketh in the children of disobedience'
 7,eph  #b3b74    ,these reminiscences  
are alluded to in the prologue of the   
,holy ,war3--    #8,when ,mansoul       
trampled upon things ,divine1  ,and     
wallowed in filth as doth a swine1      
,then ,i was there1 and did rejoice to  
see  ,diabolus and ,mansoul so agree4'  
,the ,laureate had read this1 and yet   
considers it the language of a  heart   
that #8never was hardened4' ,he says    
that #8the wickedness of the  tinker has
 been greatly overcharged1 and it is    
taking the language of  self-accusation 
too literally to pronounce of ,john     
,bunyan1 that he was  at any time       
depraved4 ,the worst of what he was in  
his worst days is to  be expressed in a 
single word1 the full meaning of which  

no  circumlocution can convey2 and      
which1 though it may hardly be deemed   
presentable in serious composition1 ,i  
shall use1 as ,bunyan himself 7no       
mealy-mouthed writer7 would have used   
it1 had it in his days borne the  same  
acceptation in which it is now          
universally understood2--in that  word  
then1 he had been a blackguard4    ,the 
very head and front of his offending    
,hath this extent--no more4'#bc         
,the meaning of the epithet is admirably
 explained2 but what could ,dr4         
,southey imagine possible to render such
 a character more vile in the  sight of 
,god1 or a greater pest to society8 ,is 
there any vicious  propensity1 the      
gratification of which is not included  
in that  character8 ,bunyan's estimate  
of his immorality and profaneness prior 
to  his conversion1 was not made by     
comparing himself with the infinitely   
,holy ,one1 but he measured his conduct 
by that of his more moral  neighbours4  
,in his ,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved1 he   

pleads with great  sinners1 the         
outwardly and violently profane and     
vicious1 that if ,,he  had received     
mercy1 and had become regenerated1 they 
surely ought not  to despair1 but to    
seek earnestly for the same grace4 ,he  
thus describes  himself3--#8,i speak by 
experience2 ,i was one of those great   
sin-breeders2  ,i infected all the youth
 of the town where ,i was born2 the     
neighbours  counted me so1 my practice  
proved me so3 wherefore1 ,christ ,jesus 
took  me first2 and1 taking me first1   
the contagion was much allayed all the  
town over4 ,when ,god made me sigh1 they
 would hearken1 and inquiringly  say1   
,what's the matter with ,john8 ,when ,i 
went out to seek the bread of  life1    
some of them would follow1 and the rest 
be put into a muse at  home4 ,some of   
them1 perceiving that ,god had mercy    
upon me1 came crying  to him for mercy  
too4'#bd ,can any one1 in the face of   
such language1  doubt that he was most  
eminently #8a brand snatched from the   

fire'2 a  pitchy burning brand1 known   
and seen as such by all who witnessed   
his  conduct8 ,he pointedly exemplified 
the character set forth by ,james1      
#8the tongue is a fire1 a world of      
iniquity1 set on fire of hell' 7,james  
#c3f74 ,this was as publicly known      
before his conversion1 as the effects   
of the wondrous change were openly seen 
in his ,christian career  afterwards4   
,he who1 when convinced of sin1 strained
 his eyes to see the  distant shining   
light over the wicket-gate1 after he had
 gazed upon    --#8,the wondrous cross  
,on which the ,prince of glory died1'   
became a luminous beacon1 to attract the
 vilest characters to seek  newness of  
life2 and if there be hope for them1 no 
one ought to  despair4 ,far be it from  
us to cloud this light1 or to tarnish so
  conspicuous an example4 ,like a       
,magdalene or a thief on the cross1 his 
case may be exhibited to encourage hope 
in every returning prodigal4  ,during   
this period of his childhood1 while     

striving to harden his heart  against   
,god1 many were the glimmerings of light
 which from time to time  directed his  
unwilling eyes to a dread eternity4 ,in 
the still hours of  the night #8in a    
dream ,god opened' his ears#be--the     
dreadful vision was  that #8devils and  
wicked spirits laboured to draw me away 
with them4'  ,these thoughts must have  
left a deep and alarming impression upon
 his  mind2 for he adds1 #8of which ,i  
could never be rid4'#bf    ,the author  
of his life1 published in #afib1 who was
 one of his personal  friends1 gives the
 following account of ,bunyan's         
profligacy1 and his  checks of          
conscience3--#8,he himself hath often1  
since his conversion1  confessed with   
horror1 that when he was but a child or 
stripling1 he  had but few equals for   
lying1 swearing1 and blaspheming ,god's 
holy  name--living without ,god in the  
world2 the thoughts of which1 when he1  
by the light of ,divine grace1 came to  
understand his dangerous  condition1    

drew many showers of tears from his     
sorrowful eyes1 and  sighs from his     
groaning heart4 ,the first thing that   
sensibly touched  him in this his       
unregenerate state1 were fearful dreams1
 and visions of  the night1 which often 
made him cry out in his sleep1 and alarm
 the  house1 as if somebody was about to
 murder him1 and being waked1 he  would 
start1 and stare about him with such a  
wildness1 as if some real  apparition   
had yet remained2 and generally those   
dreams were about evil  spirits1 in     
monstrous shapes and forms1 that        
presented themselves to  him in         
threatening postures1 as if they would  
have taken him away1 or  torn him in    
pieces4 ,at some times they seemed to   
belch flame1 at other  times a          
continuous smoke1 with horrible noises  
and roaring4 ,once he  dreamed he saw   
the face of the heavens1 as it were1 all
 on fire2 the  firmament crackling and  
shivering with the noise of mighty      
thunders1  and an archangel flew in the 

midst of heaven1 sounding a trumpet1 and
 a  glorious throne was seated in the   
east1 whereon sat one in brightness1    
like the morning star1 upon which he1   
thinking it was the end of the  world1  
fell upon his knees1 and1 with uplifted 
hands towards heaven1  cried1 ,o ,lord  
,god1 have mercy upon me6 ,what shall ,i
 do1 the day of  judgment is come1 and  
,i am not prepared6 ,when immediately he
 heard a  voice behind him1 exceeding   
loud1 saying1 ,repent4 ,at another time 
he  dreamed that he was in a pleasant   
place1 jovial and rioting1 banqueting   
and feasting his senses1 when a mighty  
earthquake suddenly rent the  earth1 and
 made a wide gap1 out of which came     
bloody flames1 and the  figures of men  
tossed up in globes of fire1 and falling
 down again with  horrible cries1       
shrieks1 and execrations1 whilst some   
devils that were  mingled with them1    
laughed aloud at their torments2 and    
whilst he stood  trembling at this      
sight1 he thought the earth sunk under  

him1 and a  circle of flame enclosed    
him2 but when he fancied he was just at 
the  point to perish1 one in white      
shining raiment descended1 and plucked  
him out of that dreadful place2 whilst  
the devils cried after him1 to  leave   
him with them1 to take the just         
punishment his sins had deserved1  yet  
he escaped the danger1 and leaped for   
joy when he awoke and found  it was a   
dream4'    ,such dreams as these fitted 
him in after life to be the glorious    
dreamer of the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 in 
which a dream is told which  doubtless  
embodies some of those which terrified  
him in the night  visions of his youth4 
,in the interpreter's house he is #8led 
into a chamber where there was  one     
rising out of bed1 and as he put on his 
raiment he shook and  trembled4 ,then   
said ,christian1 ,why doth this man thus
 tremble8 ,the  ,interpreter then bid   
him tell to ,christian the reason of his
 so doing4  ,so he began and said1 ,this
 night1 as ,i was in my sleep ,i        

dreamed1 and  behold the heavens grew   
exceeding black2 also it thundered and  
lightened in most fearful wise1 that it 
put me into an agony4 ,so ,i  looked up 
in my dream1 and saw the clouds rack at 
an unusual rate1 upon  which ,i heard a 
great sound of a trumpet1 and saw also a
 man sit upon a  cloud1 attended with   
the thousands of heaven--they were all  
in flaming  fire2 also the heavens were 
in a burning flame4 ,i heard then a     
voice  saying1 8,arise1 ye dead1 and    
come to judgment20 and with that the    
rocks  rent1 the graves opened1 and the 
dead that were therein came forth4      
,some of them were exceeding glad1 and  
looked upward2 and some sought to  hide 
themselves under the mountains4 ,then ,i
 saw the man that sat upon  the cloud   
open the book1 and bid the world draw   
near4 ,yet there was1 by  reason of a   
fierce flame which issued out and came  
from before him1 a  convenient distance 
betwixt him and them1 as betwixt the    
judge and  prisoners at the bar4 ,i     

heard it also proclaimed1 8,gather      
together the  tares1 the chaff1 and     
stubble1 and cast them into the burning 
lake02  and with that the bottomless pit
 opened just whereabout ,i stood1 out of
  the mouth of which there came1 in an  
abundant manner1 smoke and coals  of    
fire1 with hideous noises4 ,it was also 
said1 8,gather my wheat into  the       
garner02 and with that ,i saw many      
catched up and carried away into  the   
clouds1 but ,i was left behind4 ,i also 
sought to hide myself1 but ,i  could    
not1 for the man that sat upon the cloud
 still kept his eye upon  me2 my sins   
also came into my mind1 and my          
conscience did accuse me on  every side4
 ,upon that ,i awaked from my sleep4'   
,no laboured composition could have     
produced such a dream as this4 ,it      
flows in such dream-like order as would 
lead us to infer1 that the  author who  
narrates it had1 when a boy1 heard the  
twenty-fifth chapter  of ,matthew read  
at church1 and the solemn impression    

following him at  night assisted in     
producing a dream which stands1 and     
perhaps will ever  stand1 unrivalled4   
,awful as must have been these          
impressions upon his imagination1 they  
were soon thrown off1 and the mad youth 
rushed on in his desperate  career of   
vice and folly4 ,is he then left to fill
 up the measure of his  iniquities8 ,no1
 the ,lord has a great work for him to  
do4 ,,his hand is  not shortened that he
 cannot save4 ,bunyan has to be prepared
 for his  work2 and if terrors will not 
stop him1 manifested mercies in         
judgments  are to be tried4    #8,god   
did not utterly leave me1 but followed  
me still1 not now with  convictions1 but
 judgments2 yet such as were mixed with 
mercy4 ,for once  ,i fell into a creek  
of the sea1 and hardly escaped drowning4
 ,another  time ,i fell out of a boat   
into ,bedford river1 but mercy yet      
preserved  me alive4 ,besides1 another  
time1 being in the field with one of my 
companions1 it chanced that an adder    

passed over the highway1 so ,i1  having 
a stick in my hand1 struck her over the 
back2 and having stunned  her1 ,i forced
 open her mouth with my stick1 and      
plucked her sting out  with my fingers2 
by which act1 had not ,god been merciful
 unto me1 ,i  might by my desperateness 
have brought myself to my end4          
#8,this also have ,i taken notice of1   
with thanksgiving4 ,when ,i was a       
soldier1 ,i1 with others1 were drawn out
 to go to such a place to  besiege it2  
but when ,i was just ready to go1 one of
 the company desired  to go in my room1 
to which1 when ,i had consented1 he took
 my place2 and  coming to the siege1 as 
he stood sentinel1 he was shot into the 
head  with a musket bullet1 and         
died4'#bg    ,in addition to these      
mercies recorded by his own pen1 one of 
his  friends asserts that he            
acknowledged his deep obligations to    
,divine  mercy for being saved when he  
fell into an exceeding deep pit1 as he  
was traveling in the dark2 for having   

been preserved in sickness2 and  also   
for providential goodness that such a   
sinner was sustained with  food and     
raiment1 even to his own admiration4    
,bunyan adds1 #8,here were judgments and
 mercy1 but neither of them did  awaken 
my soul to righteousness'2 wherefore ,i 
sinned still1 and grew  more and more   
rebellious against ,god1 and careless of
 mine own  salvation4'#bh    ,that such 
a scape-grace should enter the army can 
occasion no surprise4  ,his robust1     
hardy frame1 used to exposure in all    
weathers--his daring  courage1 as       
displayed in his perilous dealing with  
the adder1 bordering  upon              
fool-hardiness--his mental depravity and
 immoral habits1 fitted him  for all the
 military glory of rapine and           
desolation4 ,in his ,grace  ,abounding  
he expressly states that this took place
 before his marriage1  while his        
earliest biographer places this event   
some years after his  marriage1 and even
 argues upon it1 as a reason why he     

became a soldier1  that #8when the      
unnatural civil war came on1 finding    
little or nothing  to do to support     
himself and small family1 he1 as many   
thousands did1  betook himself to       
arms4'#bi ,the same account states that1
 #8in ,june1  #afde1 being at the siege 
of ,leicester1 he was called out to be  
one who  was to make a violent attack   
upon the town1 vigorously defended by   
the  ,king's forces against the         
,parliamentarians1 but appearing to the 
officer who was to command them to be   
somewhat awkward in handling his  arms1 
another voluntarily1 and as it were     
thrust himself into his  place1 who1    
having the same post that was designed  
,mr4 ,bunyan1 met his  fate by a        
carbine-shot from the wall2 but this    
little or nothing  startled our too     
secure sinner at that time2 for being   
now in an army  where wickedness        
abounded1 he was the more hardened4'    
,thus we find ,bunyan engaged in        
military affairs4 ,there can be no doubt

  but that he was a soldier prior to his
 marriage1 and that he was  present at  
the siege of ,leicester2 but it is      
somewhat strange 7if true7  that he     
should have preferred the ,parliamentary
 to the ,royal army4  ,although this is 
a question that cannot be positively    
decided without  further evidence than  
has yet been discovered1 there are      
strong reasons  for thinking that so    
loyal a man joined the ,royal army1 and 
not that of  the ,republicans4    ,the  
army into which ,bunyan entered is      
described as being #8where  wickedness  
abounded1' but1 according to ,hume1 in  
this year the  ,republican troops were  
generally pious men4    ,bunyan's       
loyalty was so remarkable as to appear  
to be natural to him2  for even after he
 had so severely suffered from the abuse
 of kingly  power1 in interfering with  
the ,divine prerogative of appointing   
modes  of worship1 he1 who feared the   
face of no man--who never wrote a line  
to  curry favour with any man or class  

of men--thus expresses his loyal        
feelings--#8,i do confess myself one of 
the old-fashioned professors1 that      
covet to fear ,god1 and honour the king4
 ,i also am for blessing of them  that  
curse me1 for doing good to them that   
hate me1 and for praying for  them that 
despitefully use me and persecute me2   
and have had more peace  in the practice
 of these things than all the world are 
aware of4' #8,pray  for the long life of
 the king4' #8,pray that ,god would     
discover all plots  and conspiracies    
against his person and government4'#cj  
#8,will you  rebel against the king8 is 
a word that shakes the world4'#ca       
#8,pray for  all that are in authority2 
reproach not the governor1 he is set    
over  thee2 all his ways are ,god's1    
either for thy help or the trial of thy 
graces--this is duty1 will render thee  
lovely to thy friends1 terrible  to     
thine enemies1 serviceable as a         
,christian4'#cb #8,let kings have that  
fear1 honour1 reverence1 worship that is

 due to their place1 their  office and  
dignity4' #8,i speak it to show my      
loyalty to the king1 and my  love to my 
fellow-subjects4'#cc ,with such proofs  
of his peaceful  submission to          
government in all things that touched   
not the  prerogatives of ,god2 it would 
have been marvelous indeed if he had    
taken up arms against his king4 ,his    
infatuated delight in swearing1 and     
roisterous habits1 were ill suited to   
the religious restraints of the         
,parliamentarians1 while they would     
render him a high prize to ,rupert's    
dragoons4 ,add to this1 the remarkable  
fact1 that ,leicester was besieged  and 
stormed with terrible slaughter by the  
king1 but not by the army of  the       
,parliament4 ,the taking of ,leicester  
by the king in person was  attended with
 great cruelties4 ,the abbey was burnt  
by the cavaliers4  ,rupert's black flag 
was hoisted on the gate which had been  
treacherously given up4 ,every          
,scotchman found in the town was        

murdered4  ,the mace and town seals were
 carried off as plunder2 and1 if the    
account given by ,thoresby in his       
,history of ,leicester is correct1 the  
scene of carnage was quite enough to    
sicken ,bunyan of a military life4  ,he 
knew the mode in which plunder taken    
from the bodies of the slain  was       
divided by the conquerors3--    #8,or as
 the soldiers give unto  ,each man the  
share and lot1  ,which they by dint of  
sword have won1  ,from their most daring
 foe2  ,while he lies by as still as    
stone1  ,not knowing what they do4'#cd  
#8,the king's forces having made their  
batteries1 stormed ,leicester2  those   
within made stout resistance1 but some  
of them betrayed one of  the gates2 the 
women of the town laboured in making up 
the breaches1  and in great danger4 ,the
 king's forces having entered the town1 
had a  hot encounter in the             
market-place2 and many of them were     
slain by shot  out of the windows1 that 
they gave no quarter1 but hanged some of

 the  committee1 and cut others to      
pieces4 ,some letters say that the      
kennels  ran down with blood2 ,colonel  
,gray the governor1 and ,captain        
,hacker1  were wounded and taken        
prisoners1 and very many of the garrison
 were  put to the sword1 and the town   
miserably plundered4 ,the king's forces 
killed divers who prayed quarter1 and   
put divers women to the  sword1#ce and  
other women and children they turned    
naked into the  streets1 and many they  
ravished4 ,they hanged ,mr4 ,reynor and 
,mr4 ,sawyer  in cold blood2 and at     
,wighton they smothered ,mrs4 ,barlowes1
 a  minister's wife1 and her            
children4'#cf    ,lord ,clarendon admits
 the rapine and plunder1 and that the   
king  regretted that some of his friends
 suffered with the rest4#cg ,humphrey   
,brown deposed that he was present when 
the garrison1 having surrendered  upon a
 promise of quarter1 he saw the king's  
soldiers strip and wound  the prisoners1
 and heard the king say--#8cut them     

more1 for they are mine  enemies4' ,a   
national collection was made for the    
sufferers1 by an  ordinance bearing date
 the #bhth ,october1 #afde1 which states
  that--#8,whereas it is very well known
 what miseries befell the  inhabitants  
of the town and county of ,leicester1   
when the king's army  took ,leicester1  
by plundering the said inhabitants1 not 
only of their  wares in their shops1 but
 also all their household goods1 and    
their  apparel from their backs1 both of
 men1 women1 and children1 not  sparing1
 in that kind1 infants in their cradles2
 and1 by violent  courses and tortures1 
compelled them to discover whatsoever   
they had  concealed or hid1 and after   
all they imprisoned their persons1 to   
the  undoing of the tradesmen1 and the  
ruin of many of the country4'    ,can we
 wonder that #8the king was abused as a 
barbarian and a murderer1  for having   
put numbers to death in cold blood after
 the garrison had  surrendered2 and for 
hanging the ,parliament's committee1 and

 some ,scots  found in that town8' ,the 
cruelties practiced in the king's       
presence  were signally punished4 ,he   
lost #gji men on that occasion1 and it  
infused new vigour into the             
,parliament's army4 ,the battle of      
,naseby was  fought a few days after2   
the numbers of the contending forces    
were  nearly equal2 the royal troops    
were veterans1 commanded by experienced 
officers2 but the ,god of armies avenged
 the innocent blood shed in  ,leicester1
 and the royal army was cut to pieces2  
carriages1 cannon1 the  king's cabinet1 
full of treasonable correspondence1 were
 taken1 and  from that day he made      
feeble fight1 and soon lost his crown   
and his  life4 ,the conquerors marched  
to ,leicester1 which surrendered by     
capitulation4 ,heath1 in his ,chronicle1
 asserts that #8no life was lost  at the
 retaking of ,leicester4' ,many of      
,bunyan's sayings and proverbs  are     
strongly tinged with the spirit of      
,rupert's dragoons--#8as we say1  blood 

up to the ears4'#ch #8,what can be the  
meaning of this  7trumpeters71 they     
neither sound boot and saddle1 nor horse
 and away1  nor a charge8'#ci ,in his   
allegories when he alludes to fighting1 
it is  with the sword and not with the  
musket2#dj #8rub up man1 put on thy     
harness4'#da #8,the father's sword in   
the hand of the sucking child is  not   
able to conquer a foe4'#db              
,considering his singular loyalty1      
which1 during the ,french ,revolution1  
was exhibited as a pattern to           
,dissenters by an eminent ,baptist      
minister2 #dc considering also his      
profligate character and military       
sayings1 it is very probable that       
,bunyan was in the king's army in       
#afde1 being about seventeen years of   
age4 ,it was a finishing school to  the 
hardened sinner1 which enabled him1 in  
his account of the ,holy ,war1  so well 
to describe every filthy lane and dirty 
street in the town of  ,mansoul4        
,whether ,bunyan left the army when     

,charles was routed at the battle of    
,naseby1 or was discharged1 is not      
known4 ,he returned to his native town  
full of military ideas1 which he used to
 advantage in his ,holy ,war4 ,he  was  
not reformed1 but hardened in sin1 and1 
although at times alarmed  with         
convictions of the danger of his soul1  
yet in the end1 the flesh  pleading     
powerfully1 it prevailed2 and he made a 
resolution to indulge  himself in such  
carnal delights and pleasures as he was 
accustomed to1  or that fell in his way4
 #8,his neglecting his business1 and    
following  gaming and sports1 to put    
melancholy thoughts out of his mind1    
which he  could not always do1 had      
rendered him very poor and              
despicable4'#dd    ,in this forlorn and 
miserable state1 he was induced1 by the 
persuasion  of friends1 under the       
invisible guidance of ,god1 to enter    
into the  marriage state4 ,such a youth1
 then only twenty years of age1 would   
naturally be expected to marry some     

young woman as hardened as himself1  but
 he made a very different choice4 ,his  
earliest biographer says1 with  singular
 simplicity1 #8his poverty1 and         
irregular course of life1 made  it very 
difficult for him to get a wife suitable
 to his inclination2  and because none  
that were rich would yield to his       
allurements1 he  found himself          
constrained to marry one without any    
fortune1 though very  virtuous1 loving1 
and conformably obedient and obliging1  
being born of  good1 honest1 godly      
parents1 who had instructed her1 as well
 as they  were able1 in the ways of     
truth and saving knowledge4'#de ,the    
idea of  his seeking a rich wife is     
sufficiently droll2 he must have been   
naturally a persuasive lover1 to have   
gained so good a helpmate4 ,they  were  
not troubled with sending cards1 cake1  
or gloves1 nor with the  ceremony of    
receiving the visits of their friends in
 state2 for he  says1 that #8,this woman
 and ,i came together as poor as poor   

might be1  not having so much household 
stuff as a dish or spoon betwixt us     
both4'#df ,his wife had two books1 ,the 
,plain ,man's ,pathway to ,heaven1  and 
,the ,practice of ,piety2 but what was  
of more importance than wealth  or      
household stuff1 she had that seed sown 
in her heart which no thief  could      
steal4#dg ,she enticed and persuaded him
 to read those books4 ,to  do this he by
 application #8again recovered his      
reading1 which he had  almost lost4'    
,his wife became an unspeakable blessing
 to him4 ,she  presents a pattern to any
 woman1 who1 having neglected the       
apostolic  injunction not to be         
unequally yoked1 finds herself under the
 dominion  of a swearing dare devil4 ,it
 affords a lovely proof of the          
insinuating  benign favour of female    
influence4 ,this was the more           
surprising1 as he  says1 #8the thoughts 
of religion were very grievous to me1'  
and when  #8books that concerned        
,christian piety were read in my        

hearing1 it was  as it were a prison to 
me4' ,in spite of all obstacles1 his    
rugged heart  was softened by her       
tenderness and obedience1 he #8keeping  
on the old  course1'#dh she upon every  
proper season teaching him how her      
father's  piety secured his own and his 
family's happiness4 ,here was no        
upbraiding1 no snubbing1 no curtain     
lectures2 all was affectionate1  amiable
 mildness4 ,at first1 he became         
occasionally alarmed for his  soul's    
salvation2 then with the thought of     
having sinned away the day  of grace1 he
 plunged again into sin with greediness2
 anon a faint hope  of mercy would fill 
him with fear and trembling4 ,but this  
leads us to  the wondrous narrative of  
his new birth4    ,,the ,,second        
,,period4    ,,the ,,internal           
,,conflict1 ,,or ,,bunyan',s            
,,convictions ,,and ,,conversion4       
,all nature is progressive2 if an infant
 was suddenly to arrive at  manhood1 how
 idiotic and dangerous he would be6 ,a  

long training is  essential to fit the  
human being for the important duties of 
life2 and  just so is it in the new     
birth to spiritual existence--first a   
babe1  then the young man2 at length the
 full stature1 and at last the          
experienced ,christian4    ,the         
narrative of ,bunyan's progress in his  
conversion is1 without  exception1 the  
most astonishing of any that has been   
published4 ,it is  well calculated to   
excite the profoundest investigation of 
the  ,christian philosopher4 ,whence    
came those sudden suggestions1 those    
gloomy fears1 those heavenly rays of    
joy8 ,much learning certainly did  not  
make him mad4 ,the ,christian dares not 
attribute his intense  feelings to a    
distempered brain4 ,whence came the     
invisible power that  struck ,paul from 
his horse8 ,who was it that scared ,job 
with dreams1 and  terrified him with    
visions8 ,what messenger of ,satan      
buffeted ,paul8 ,who  put #8a new song' 
into the mouth of ,david8 ,we have no   

space in this  short memoir to attempt  
the drawing a line between convictions  
of sin  and the terrors of a distempered
 brain4 ,bunyan's opinions upon this    
subject are deeply interesting1 and are 
fully developed in his ,holy  ,war4 ,the
 capabilities of the soul to entertain  
vast armies of thoughts1  strong and    
feeble1 represented as men1 women1 and  
children1 are so  great as almost to    
perplex the strongest understanding4    
,all these  multitudes of warriors are  
the innumerable thoughts--the strife--in
 ,,one  soul4 ,upon such a subject an   
interesting volume might be written4    
,but  we must fix our attention upon the
 poor tinker who was the subject of     
this wondrous war4    ,the tender and   
wise efforts of ,mrs4 ,bunyan to reclaim
 her husband1 were  attended by the     
,divine blessing1 and soon led to many  
resolutions1 on  his part1 to curb his  
sinful propensities and to promote an   
outward  reformation2 his first effort  
was regularly to attend ,divine worship4

    ,he says1 #8,i fell in very eagerly 
with the religion of the times1 to  wit1
 to go to church twice a-day1 and that  
too with the foremost2 and  there should
 very devoutly both say and sing as     
others did1 yet  retaining my wicked    
life2 but withal1 ,i was so overrun with
 a spirit of  superstition1 that ,i     
adored1 and that with great devotion1   
even all  things1 both the high-place1  
priest1 clerk1 vestment1 service1 and   
what  else belonging to the ,church2    
counting all things holy that were      
therein contained1 and especially1 the  
priest and clerk most happy1 and        
without doubt greatly blessed1 because  
they were the servants1 as ,i  then     
thought1#di of ,god1 and were principal 
in the holy temple1 to do  his work     
therein4 ,this conceit grew so strong in
 little time upon my  spirit1 that had  
,i but seen a priest1 though never so   
sordid and  debauched in his life1#ej ,i
 should find my spirit fall under him1  
reverence him1 and knit unto him2 yea1  

,i thought1 for the love ,i did  bear   
unto them1 supposing they were the      
ministers of ,god1 ,i could have  lain  
down at their feet1 and have been       
trampled upon by them2 their  name1     
their garb1 and work did so intoxicate  
and bewitch me4'    ,all this took place
 at the time when ,the ,book of ,common 
,prayer1 having  been said to occasion  
#8manifold inconveniency1' was1 by an   
,act of  ,parliament1 #8abolished1'#ea  
and by a subsequent ,act#eb prohibited1 
under severe penalties1 from being      
publicly used4 ,the #8manifold          
inconveniences' to which the ,act       
refers1 arose from differences of       
opinion as to the propriety of the form 
which had been enforced1  heightened by 
the enormous cruelties practiced upon   
multitudes who  refused to use it4      
,opposition to the ,english ,liturgy as 
more combined  in ,scotland1 by a       
covenant entered into1 ,june #bj1 #aehj1
 by the king1  lords1 nobles1 and       
people1 against ,popery2 and upon       

,archbishop ,laud's  attempt1 in #afcg1 
to impose the service-book upon our     
northern  neighbours1 tumults and       
bloodshed ensued2 until1 in #afdc1 a new
 and  very solemn league and covenant   
was entered into1 which1 in #afde1      
extended its influence to ,england1     
being subscribed by thousands of our    
best citizens1 with many of the         
nobility--#8wherein we all subscribe1   
and  each with his own hands lifted up  
to the ,most ,high ,god1 doe swear'2    
that being the mode of taking an oath1  
instead of kissing the cover of  a book1
 as is now practiced4 ,to the cruel and 
intemperate measures of  ,laud1 and the 
zeal of ,charles1 for priestly          
domination over conscience1  may be     
justly attributed the wars which        
desolated the country1 while  the solemn
 league and covenant brought an         
overwhelming force to aid the           
,parliament in redressing the grievances
 of the kingdom4 ,during the            
,commonwealth there was substituted1 in 

place of the ,common ,prayer1 ,a        
directory for the ,publique ,worship of 
,god1 and the uniformity which was      
enjoined in it was like that of the     
,presbyterians and ,dissenters of the   
present day4 ,the people having         
assembled1 and been exhorted to         
reverence and humility1 joined the      
preacher in prayer4 ,he then read       
portions of ,scripture1 with or without 
an exposition1 as he judged it          
necessary1 but not so as to render the  
service tedious4 ,after singing a       
psalm1 the minister prayed1 leading the 
people to mourn under a sense  of sin1  
and to hunger and thirst after the grace
 of ,god1 in ,jesus  ,christ2 an outline
 or abstract is given of the subject of 
public  prayer1 and similar instructions
 are given as to the sermon or          
paraphrase4 ,immediately after the      
sermon1 prayer was again offered up1    
and after the outline that is given of  
this devotional exercise1 it is  noted1 
#8,and because the prayer which ,christ 

taught his disciples1 is  not only a    
pattern of prayer1 but itself a most    
comprehensive prayer1  we recommend it  
also to be used in the prayers of the   
,church4' ,this  being ended1 a psalm   
was sung1 and the minister dismissed the
  congregation with a solemn            
blessing4#ec ,some of the clergy        
continued  the use of prayers1 contained
 in the liturgy1 reciting1 instead of   
reading them--a course that was not     
objected to4 ,this was the form of      
service which struck ,bunyan with such  
awe and reverence1 leaving a very       
solemn impression upon his mind1 which  
the old form of common prayer  had never
 produced4    ,bunyan was fond of       
athletic sports1 bell-ringing1 and      
dancing2 and in  these he had indulged1 
so far as his worldly calling allowed4  
,charles  ,i1 whether to promote        
,popery--to divert his subjects from    
political  grievances--or to punish the 
,puritans1 had endeavoured to drown     
their  serious thoughts in a vortex of  

dissipation1 by re-publishing the ,book 
of ,sports1 to be used on ,sundays4     
,that #8after ,divine service our good  
people be not disturbed1 letted1 or     
discouraged from dancing1 either  men or
 women2 archery1 leaping1 vaulting1 or  
any other such harmless  recreations2   
,may games1 ,whitsun-ales1 ,morris      
dances1 ,may poles1 and  other sports4' 
,but this was not all1 for every        
#8,puritan and ,precisian  was to be    
constrained to conformity with these    
sports1 or to leave  their country4'    
,the same severe penalty was enforced   
upon every  clergyman who refused to    
read from his pulpit the ,book of       
,sports1 and  to persuade the people    
thus to desecrate the ,lord's-day4      
#8,many hundred  godly ministers were   
suspended from their ministry1          
sequestered1 driven  from their livings1
 excommunicated1 prosecuted in the high 
commission  court1 and forced to leave  
the kingdom for not publishing this     
declaration4'#ed ,a little gleam of     

heavenly light falls upon those  dark   
and gloomy times1 from the melancholy   
fact that nearly eight  hundred         
conscientious clergymen were thus       
wickedly persecuted4 ,this was  one of  
the works of ,laud1 who out-bonnered    
,bonner himself in his  dreadful career 
of cruelty1 while making havoc of the   
church of ,christ4  ,even transportation
 for refusing obedience to such         
diabolical laws was  not the greatest   
penalty2 in some cases it was followed  
by the death of  the offender4 ,the     
punishments inflicted for nonconformity 
were  accompanied by the most refined   
and barbarous cruelties4 ,still many of 
the learned bowed their necks to this   
yoke with abject servility3 thus1       
,robert ,powell1 speaking of the ,book  
of ,sports1 says1 #8,needless is it to  
argue or dispute for that which         
authority hath commanded1 and most      
insufferable insolence to speak or write
 against it4'#ee ,these ,sunday  sports1
 published by ,charles ,i1 in #afcc1 had

 doubtless aided in  fostering ,bunyan's
 bad conduct in his youthful days4 ,in  
#afdd1 when ,the  ,book of ,common      
,prayer was abolished1 an ,act was      
passed for the better  observance of the
 ,lord's-day2 all persons were          
prohibited on that day  to use any      
wrestlings1 shooting1 bowing1 ringing of
 bells for pastime1  masques1 wakes1    
church-ales1 dancing1 game1 sports or   
pastime whatever2  and that #8the ,book 
of ,sports shall be seized1 and publicly
 burnt4'  ,during the civil war this    
,act does not appear to have been       
strictly  enforced2 for1 four years     
after it was passed1 we find ,bunyan and
 his  dissolute companions worshipping  
the priest1 clerk1 and vestments on  the
 ,sunday morning1 and assembling for    
their ,sabbath-breaking sports in  the  
afternoon4 ,it was upon one of these    
occasions that a most  extraordinary    
impression was fixed upon the spirit of 
,bunyan4 ,a  remarkable scene took      
place1 worthy the pencil of the most    

eminent  artist4 ,this event cannot be  
better described than in his own        
words3--    #8,one day1 amongst all the 
sermons our parson made1 his subject    
was1 to  treat of the ,sabbath-day1 and 
of the evil of breaking that1 either    
with  labour1 sports1 or otherwise2 now 
,i was1 notwithstanding my religion1    
one that took much delight in all manner
 of vice1 and especially that  was the  
day that ,i did solace myself therewith2
 wherefore ,i fell in my  conscience    
under his sermons1 thinking and         
believing that he made that  sermon on  
purpose to show me my evil doing4 ,and  
at that time ,i felt  what guilt was1   
though never before1 that ,i can        
remember2 but then ,i  was1 for the     
present1 greatly loaden therewith1 and  
so went home1 when  the sermon was      
ended1 with a great burthen upon my     
spirit4    #8,this1 for that instant1   
did benumb the sinews of my best        
delights1 and  did imbitter my former   
pleasures to me2 but behold it lasted   

not for  before ,i had well dined1 the  
trouble began to go off my mind1 and my 
heart returned to its old course4 ,but  
,o6 how glad was ,i1 that this  trouble 
was gone from me1 and that the fire was 
put out1 that ,i might  sin again       
without control6 ,wherefore1 when ,i had
 satisfied nature with  my food1 ,i     
shook the sermon out of my mind1 and to 
my old custom of  sports and gaming ,i  
returned with great delight4    #8,but  
the same day1 as ,i was in the midst of 
a game at cat1 and having  struck it one
 blow from the hole1 just as ,i was     
about to strike it the  second time1 a  
voice did suddenly dart from heaven into
 my soul1 which  said1 8,wilt thou leave
 thy sins and go to heaven1 or have thy 
sins and  go to hell80 ,at this ,i was  
put to an exceeding maze2 wherefore     
leaving  my cat upon the ground1 ,i     
looked up to heaven1 and was as if ,i   
had1  with the eyes of my understanding1
 seen the ,lord ,jesus looking down     
upon me1 as being very hotly displeased 

with me1 and as if he did  severely     
threaten me with some grievous          
punishment for these and other  my      
ungodly practices4    #8,i had no sooner
 thus conceived in my mind1 but1        
suddenly1 this  conclusion was fastened 
on my spirit1 for the former hint did   
set my  sins again before my face1 that 
,i had been a great and grievous sinner1
  and that it was now too late for me to
 look after heaven2 for ,christ  would  
not forgive me1 nor pardon my           
transgressions4 ,then ,i fell to  musing
 upon this also2 and while ,i was       
thinking on it1 and fearing lest  it    
should be so1 ,i felt my heart sink in  
despair1 concluding it was too  late2   
and therefore ,i resolved in my mind ,i 
would go on in sin3 for1  thought ,i1 if
 the case be thus1 my state is surely   
miserable2 miserable  if ,i leave my    
sins1 and but miserable if ,i follow    
them2 ,i can but be  damned1 and if ,i  
must be so1 ,i had as good be damned for
 many sins1 as  be damned for few4      

#8,thus ,i stood in the midst of my     
play1 before all that then were         
present3 but yet ,i told them nothing4  
,but ,i say1 ,i having made this        
conclusion1 ,i returned desperately to  
my sport again2 and ,i well  remember1  
that presently this kind of despair did 
so possess my soul1  that ,i was        
persuaded ,i could never attain to other
 comfort than what ,i  should get in    
sin2 for heaven was gone already2 so    
that on that ,i must  not think4'#ef    
,how difficult is it1 when immorality   
has been encouraged by royal  authority1
 to turn the tide or to stem the        
torrent4 ,for at least four  years1 an  
,act of ,parliament had prohibited these
 ,sunday sports4 ,still  the supineness 
of the justices1 and the connivance of  
the clergy1  allowed the rabble youth to
 congregate on the ,green at ,elstow1   
summoned  by the church bells to        
celebrate their sports and pastimes1 as 
they had  been in the habit of doing on 
the ,lord's day4#eg    ,this solemn     

warning1 received in the midst of his   
sport1 was one of a  series of          
convictions1 by which the hardened      
sinner was to be fitted to  receive the 
messages of mercy and love4 ,in the     
midst of his companions  and of the     
spectators1 ,bunyan was struck with a   
sense of guilt4 ,how  rapid were his    
thoughts--#8,wilt thou leave thy sins   
and go to heaven1 or  have thy sins and 
go to hell8' ,with the eye of his       
understanding he saw  the ,lord ,jesus  
as #8hotly displeased4' ,the tempter    
suggests it is #8too1  too late' to seek
 for pardon1 and with a desperate       
resolution which  must have cost his    
heart the severest pangs1 he continued  
his game4  ,still the impression        
remained indelibly fixed upon his mind4 
,the next blow which fell upon his      
hardened spirit was still more deeply   
felt1 because it was given by one from  
whom he could the least have  expected  
it4 ,he was standing at a neighbour's   
shop-window1 #8belching  out oaths like 

the madman that ,solomon speaks of1 who 
scatters abroad  firebrands1 arrows1 and
 death'#eh #8after his wonted manner4'  
,he  exemplified the character drawn by 
the ,psalmist4 #8,as he clothed himself 
with cursing like as with his garment3  
so let it come into his bowels  like    
water1 and like oil into his bones4'    
,here was a disease that set  all human 
skill at defiance1 but the great1 the   
,almighty ,physician1  cured it with    
strange physic4 ,had any professor      
reproved him1 it might  have been passed
 by as a matter of course2 but it was so
 ordered that a  woman who was          
notoriously #8a very loose and ungodly  
wretch1' protested  that she trembled to
 hear him swear and curse at that most  
fearful  rate2 that he was the          
ungodliest fellow she had ever heard1   
and that he  was able to spoil all the  
youth in a whole town4#ei ,public       
reproof  from the lips of such a woman  
was an arrow that pierced his inmost    
soul2 it effected a reformation         

marvelous to all his companions1 and    
bordering upon the miraculous4 ,the     
walls of a fortified city were once     
thrown down by a shout and the tiny     
blast of rams'-horns 7,josh #f3bj72  and
 in this instance1 the foundations of   
,heart ,castle1 fortified by  ,satan1   
are shaken by the voice of one of his   
own emissaries4 ,mortified  and         
convicted1 the foul-mouthed blasphemer  
swore no more2 an outward  reformation  
in words and conduct took place1 but    
without inward  spiritual life4 ,thus   
was he making vows to ,god and breaking 
them1  repenting and promising to do    
better next time2 so1 to use his own    
homely phrase1 he was #8feeding ,god    
with chapters1 and prayers1 and         
promises1 and vows1 and a great many    
more such dainty dishes1 and  thinks    
that he serveth ,god as well as any man 
in ,england can1 while he  has only got 
into a cleaner way to hell than the rest
 of his neighbours  are in4'#fj    ,such
 a conversion1 as he himself calls it1  

was #8from prodigious  profaneness to   
something like moral life4'#fa #8,now ,i
 was1 as they  said1 become godly1 and  
their words pleased me well1 though as  
yet ,i  was nothing but a poor painted  
hypocrite4' ,these are hard words1 but1 
in the most important sense1 they were  
true4 ,he was pointed out as a  miracle 
of mercy--the great convert--a wonder to
 the world4 ,he could now  suffer       
opprobrium and cavils--play with        
errors--entangle himself and  drink in  
flattery4 ,no one can suppose that this 
outward reform was put  on              
hypocritically1 as a disguise to attain 
some sinister object2 it was  real1 but 
it arose from a desire to shine before  
his neighbours1 from  shame and from the
 fear of future punishment1 and not from
 that love to  ,god which leads the     
,christian to the fear of offending him4
 ,it did not  arise from a change of    
heart2 the secret springs of action     
remained  polluted2 it was outside show1
 and therefore he called himself a      

painted hypocrite4 ,he became less a    
despiser of religion1 but more  awfully 
a destroyer of his own soul4    ,a new  
source of uneasiness now presented      
itself in his practice of  bell-ringing1
 an occupation requiring severe labour1 
usually performed  on the ,lord's-day2  
and1 judging from the general character 
of  bell-ringers1 it has a most         
injurious effect1 both with regard to   
morals and religion4 ,a circumstance had
 recently taken place which was         
doubtless interpreted as an instance of 
,divine judgment upon                   
,sabbath-breaking4 ,clark1 in his       
,looking-,glass for ,saints and         
,sinners1  #afeg1 published the         
narrative3--#8,not long since1 in       
,bedfordshire1 a  match at football     
being appointed on the ,sabbath1 in the 
afternoon  whilst two were in the       
belfry1 tolling of a bell to call the   
company  together1 there was suddenly   
heard a clap of thunder1 and a flash of 
lightning was seen by some that sat in  

the church-porch coming through  a dark 
lane1 and flashing in their faces1 which
 must terrified them1  and1 passing     
through the porch into the belfry1 it   
tripped up his heels  that was tolling  
the bell1 and struck him stark dead2 and
 the other  that was with him was so    
sorely blasted therewith1 that shortly  
after  he died also4'#fb ,thus we find  
that the church bells ministered to the 
,book of ,sports1 to call the company to
 ,sabbath-breaking4 ,the  bell-ringers  
might come within the same class as     
those upon whom the  tower at ,siloam   
fell1 still it was a most solemn        
warning1 and accounts  for the timidity 
of so resolute a man as ,bunyan4        
,although he thought it  did not become 
his newly-assumed religious character1  
yet his old  propensity drew him to the 
church tower4 ,at first he ventured in1 
but  took care to stand under a main    
beam1 lest the bell should fall and     
crush him2 afterwards he would stand in 
the door2 then he feared the  steeple   

might fall2 and the terrors of an       
untimely death1 and his  newly-acquired 
garb of religion1 eventually deterred   
him from this mode  of                  
,sabbath-breaking4 ,his next sacrifice  
made at the shrine of                   
self-righteousness was dancing3 this    
took him one whole year to  accomplish1 
and then he bade farewell to these      
sports for the rest of  his life4#fc ,we
 are not to conclude from the example of
 a man who in  after-life proved so     
great and excellent a character1 that1  
under all  circumstances1 bell-ringing  
and dancing are immoral4 ,in those days1
  such sports and pastimes usually took 
place on the ,lord's-day2 and  however  
the ,church of ,england might then      
sanction it1 and proclaim by  royal     
authority1 in all her churches1 the     
lawfulness of sports on that  sacred    
day1 yet it is now universally admitted 
that it was commanding a  desecration of
 the ,sabbath1 and letting loose a flood
 of vice and  profaneness4 ,in          

themselves1 on days proper for          
recreation1 such sports  may be         
innocent2 but if they engender an unholy
 thought1 or occupy time  needed for    
self-examination and devotion1 they     
ought to be avoided as  sinful          
hindrances to a spiritual life4         
,bunyan was now dressed in the garb of a
 religious professor1 and had  become a 
brisk talker in the matters of religion1
 when1 by ,divine  mercy1 he was        
stripped of all his good opinion of     
himself2 his want of  holiness1 and his 
unchanged heart1 were revealed to his   
surprise and  wonder1 by means simple   
and efficacious1 but which no human     
forethought  could have devised4 ,being 
engaged in his trade at ,bedford1 he    
overheard  the conversation of some poor
 pious women1 and it humbled and alarmed
  him4 #8,i heard1 but ,i understood    
not2 for they were far above1 out of my 
reach4 ,their talk was about a new      
birth1 the work of ,god on their        
hearts1 also how they were convinced of 

their miserable state by  nature2 how   
,god had visited their souls with his   
love in the ,lord  ,jesus1 and with what
 words and promises they had been       
refreshed1  comforted1 and supported    
against the temptations of the devil4   
,moreover1 they reasoned of the         
suggestions and temptations of ,satan in
  particular2 and told to each other by 
which they had been afflicted1  and how 
they were borne up under his assaults4  
,they also discoursed of  their own     
wretchedness of heart1 of their         
unbelief2 and did contemn1  slight1 and 
abhor their own righteousness1 as filthy
 and insufficient  to do them any good4 
,and methought they spake as if joy did 
make them  speak2 they spake with such  
pleasantness of ,scripture language1 and
  with such appearance of grace in all  
they said1 that they were to me as  if  
they had found a new world2 as if they  
were people that dwelt alone1  and were 
not to be reckoned among their          
neighbours 7,num #bc3i74    #8,at this  

,i felt my own heart began to shake1 as 
mistrusting my  condition to be nought2 
for ,i saw that in all my thoughts about
  religion and salvation1 the new birth 
did never enter into my mind2  neither  
knew ,i the comfort of the ,word and    
promise1 nor the  deceitfulness and     
treachery of my own wicked heart4 ,as   
for secret  thoughts1 ,i took no notice 
of them2 neither did ,i understand what 
,satan's temptations were1 nor how they 
were to be withstood1 and  resisted4    
#8,thus1 therefore1 when ,i heard and   
considered what they said1 ,i left      
them1 and went about my employment      
again1 but their talk and discourse     
went with me2 also my heart would tarry 
with them1 for ,i was greatly  affected 
with their words1 both because by them  
,i was convinced that ,i  wanted the    
true tokens of a truly godly man1 and   
also because by them ,i  was convinced  
of the happy and blessed condition of   
him that was such a  one4'#fd    ,the   
brisk talker of #8talkative1' was       

confounded--he heard pious godly  women 
mourning over their worthlessness       
instead of vaunting of their            
attainments4 ,they exhibited1 doubtless 
to his great surprise1 that             
self-distrust and humility are the      
beginnings of wisdom4    ,these humble  
disciples could have had no conception  
that the ,holy  ,spirit was blessing    
their ,christian communion to the mind  
of the  tinker1 standing near them1     
pursuing his occupation4 ,the           
recollection  of the converse of these  
poor women led to solemn heart-searching
 and  the most painful anxiety2 again   
and again he sought their company1 and  
his convictions became more deep1 his   
solicitude more intense4 ,this was  the 
commencement of an internal struggle1   
the most remarkable of any  upon record1
 excepting that of the psalmist ,david4 
,it was the work of the ,holy ,spirit in
 regenerating and preparing an  ignorant
 and rebellious man for extraordinary   
submission to the sacred  ,scriptures1  

and for most extensive usefulness4 ,to  
those who never  experienced in any     
degree such feelings1 they appear to    
indicate  religious insanity4 ,it was so
 marvelous and so mysterious1 as to be  
mistaken by a poet laureate1 who        
profanely calls it a being #8shaken     
continually by the hot and cold fits of 
a spiritual ague'3 #8reveries'3  or one 
of the #8frequent and contagious        
disorders of the human  mind1'#fe       
instead of considering it as wholesome  
but bitter medicine  for the soul1      
administered by the heavenly ,physician4
 ,at times he felt1  like ,david1 #8a   
sword in his bones1' #8tears his meat4' 
,god's waves and  billows overwhelmed   
him 7,psa #dc74 ,then came glimmerings  
of  hope--precious promises saving him  
from despair--followed by the shadow  of
 death overspreading his soul1 and      
involving him in midnight  darkness4 ,he
 could complain in the bitterness of his
 anguish1 #8,thy  fierce wrath goeth    
over me4' ,bound in affliction and iron1

 his #8soul  was melted because of      
trouble4' #8,now ,satan assaults the    
soul with  darkness1 fears1 frightful   
thoughts of apparitions2 now they sweat1
  pant1 and struggle for life4 ,the     
angels now come 7,psa #ajg7 down to     
behold the sight1 and rejoice to see a  
bit of dust and ashes to  overcome      
principalities1 and powers1 and might1  
and dominion4'#ff ,his  mind was fixed  
on eternity1 and out of the abundance of
 his heart he  spoke to one of his      
former companions2 his language was that
 of  reproof--#8,harry1 why do you swear
 and curse thus8 what will become of    
you if you die in this condition8'#fg   
,his sermon1 probably the first  he had 
preached1 was like throwing pearls      
before swine--#8,he answered in  a great
 chafe1 what would the devil do for     
company1 if it were not for  such as ,i 
am4'#fh    ,by this time he had         
recovered the art of reading1 and its   
use a little  perplexed him1 for he     
became much puzzled with the opinions of

 the  ,ranters1 as set forth in their   
books4 ,it is extremely difficult to    
delineate their sentiments2 they were   
despised by all the sects which  had    
been connected with the government1     
because1 with the ,quakers and          
,baptists1 they denied any magisterial  
or state authority over  conscience1 and
 refused maintenance to ministers2 but  
from the  testimony of ,bunyan1 and that
 of the early ,quakers1 they appear to  
have  been practical ,antinomians1 or at
 least very nearly allied to the new    
sect called ,mormonites4 ,ross1 who     
copied from ,pagitt1 describes them     
with much bitterness--#8,the ,ranters   
are unclean beasts--their maxim is  that
 there is nothing sin but what a man    
thinks to be so--they reject  the       
,bible--they are the merriest of all    
devils--they deny all obedience  to     
magistrates4'#fi    ,this temptation    
must have been severe4 ,the ,ranters    
were like the black  man with the white 
robe1 named ,flatterer1 who led the     

pilgrims into a  net1#gj under the      
pretence of showing them the way to the 
celestial  city2 or like ,adam the      
first1 who offered ,faithful his three  
daughters  to wife#ga--the lust of the  
flesh1 the lust of the eyes1 and the    
pride  of life--if he would dwell with  
him in the town of ,deceit4 #8,these    
temptations1' he says1 #8were suitable  
to my flesh1'#gb ,i being but a  young  
man1 and my nature in its prime2 and1   
with his characteristic  humility1 he   
adds1 #8,god1 who had1 as ,i hope1      
designed me for better  things1 kept me 
in the fear of his name1 and did not    
suffer me to  accept such cursed        
principles4' ,prayer opened the door of 
escape2 it  led him to the fountain of  
truth4 #8,i began to look into the      
,bible with  new eyes4 ,prayer preserved
 me from ,ranting errors4 ,the ,bible   
was  precious to me in those days4'#gc  
,his study of the ,holy ,oracles now    
became a daily habit1 and that with     
intense earnestness and prayer4 ,in  the

 mist of the multitude of sects with    
which he was on all sides  surrounded1  
he felt the need of a standard for the  
opinions which were  each of them       
eagerly followed by votaries1 who       
proclaimed them to be  ,,the ,,truth1   
the way1 and the life4 ,he was like a   
man1 feeling that if he  erred in the   
way1 it would be attended with misery1  
and1 but for ,divine  interference1 with
 unutterable ruin--possessed of a       
correct map1 but  surrounded with those 
who1 by flattery1 or threats1 or deceit1
 and  armed with all human eloquence1   
strove to mislead him4 ,with an enemy   
within to urge him to accept their wily 
guidance1 that they might lead  him to  
perdition--inspired by ,divine grace1   
like ,christian in his  ,pilgrim1 he    
#8put his fingers in his ears1 and ran  
on1 crying ,life1  life1 eternal life4' 
,he felt utter dependence upon ,divine  
guidance1  leading him to most earnest  
prayer1 and an implicit obedience to    
,holy  ,writ1 which followed him all    

through the remainder of his pilgrimage4
  #8,the ,bible' he calls #8the         
scaffold1 or stage1 that ,god has       
builded for  hope to play his part upon 
in this world4'#gd ,hence the ,word was 
precious in his eyes2 and with so       
immense a loss1 or so magnificent a     
gain1 the throne of grace was all his   
hope1 that he might be guided by  that  
counsel that cannot err1 and that should
 eventually insure his  reception to    
eternal glory4    ,while in this        
inquiring state1 he experienced much    
doubt and  uncertainty arising from the 
apparent confidence of many professors4 
,in  his own esteem he appeared to be   
thoroughly humbled2 and when he  lighted
 on that passage--#8,to one is given by 
the spirit the word of  wisdom1 to      
another1 knowledge1 and to another1     
faith' 7#a ,cor #ab3h1i71  his solemn   
inquiry was1 how it happened that he    
possessed so little of  any of these    
gifts of wisdom1 knowledge1 or          
faith--more especially of  faith1 that  

being essential to the pleasing of ,god4
 ,he had read 7,matt  #ba3ba71 #8,if ye 
have faith and doubt not1 ye shall say  
unto this  mountain1 ,be thou removed1  
and be thou cast into the sea2 it shall 
be  done'2 and 7,luke #ag3f71 #8,if ye  
had faith as a grain of mustard seed1 ye
  might say to this sycamore tree1 ,be  
thou plucked up by the root1 and be     
thou planted in the sea1 and it shall   
obey you'2 and 7#a ,cor #ac3b71         
#8,though ,i have all faith1 so that ,i 
could remove mountains4' ,the poor      
tinker1 considering these passages in   
their literal import1 imagined  they    
were meant as tests to try whether the  
believer possessed faith or  not4 ,he   
was a stranger to the rules of ,hebrew  
rhetoric2 nor did he  consider that they
 were addressed to the apostles1 who had
 the power to  work miracles4 ,he had no
 idea that the removing a mountain1 or  
planting  a sycamore tree in the sea1   
were figures of speech conveying to us  
the  fact that1 aided by faith1         

mountainous difficulties might and would
 be  overcome4 ,anxious for some ocular 
demonstration that he had faith1 he     
almost determined to attempt to work a  
miracle--not to convert or  confirm the 
faith of others1 but to satisfy his own 
mind as to his  possessing faith4 ,he   
had no such magnificent idea as the     
removal of a  mountain1 for there were  
none in his neighbourhood1 nor to plant 
a tree  in the sea1 for ,bedfordshire is
 an inland county2 but it was of the    
humblest kind--that some puddles on the 
road between ,elstow and ,bedford       
should change places with the dry       
ground4 ,when he had thought of  praying
 for ability1 his natural good sense led
 him to abandon the  experiment4#ge     
,this he calls #8being in my plunge     
about faith1 tossed  betwixt the devil  
and my own ignorance4'#gf ,all this     
shows the  intensity of his feelings and
 his earnest inquiries4    ,it may      
occasion surprise to some1 that a young 
man of such  extraordinary powers of    

mind1 should have indulged the thought  
of  working a miracle to settle or      
confirm his doubts2 but we must take    
into account1 that when a boy he had no 
opportunity of acquiring  scriptural    
knowledge2 no ,sunday schools1 no ,bible
 class excited his  inquiries as to the 
meaning of the sacred language4 ,the    
,bible had been  to him a sealed book   
until1 in a state of mental agony1 he   
cried1 ,what  must ,i do to be saved8   
,the plain text was all his guide2 and  
it would  not have been surprising1 had 
he been called to bottle a cask of new  
wine1 if he had refused to use old wine 
bottles2 or had he cast a loaf  into the
 neighbouring river ,ouse1 expecting to 
find it after many days4  ,the          
astonishing fact is1 that one so        
unlettered should1 by intense  thought1 
by earnest prayer1 and by comparing one 
passage with another1  arrive eventually
 at so clear a view both of the external
 and internal  meaning of the whole     
,bible4 ,the results of his researches  

were more  deeply impressed upon his    
mind by the mistakes which he had made2 
and  his intense study1 both of the ,old
 and ,new ,testaments1 furnished him    
with an inexhaustible store of things   
new and old--those vivid images  and    
burning thoughts1 those bright and      
striking illustrations of ,divine       
truth1 which so shine and sparkle in all
 his works4 ,what can be more  clear    
than his illustration of saving faith   
which worketh by love1 when  in         
after-life he wrote the ,pilgrim's      
,progress4 ,hopeful was in a similar    
state of inquiry whether he had faith4  
#8,then ,i said1 ,but1 ,lord1 what is   
believing8' ,and then ,i saw from that  
saying1 ,he that cometh to me shall     
never hunger1 and he that believeth in  
me shall never thirst1 that  believing  
and coming was all one1 and that he that
 came1 that is1 ran  out in his heart   
and affections after salvation by       
,christ1 he indeed  believed in ,christ 
7,john #f3be74gg    ,in addition to his 

want of scriptural education1 it must be
 remembered  that1 when he thought of   
miraculous power being an evidence of   
faith1  his mind was in a most excited  
state--doubts spread over him like a    
huge  masses of thick black clouds1     
hiding the ,sun of ,righteousness from  
his  sight4 ,not only is he to be       
pardoned for his error1 but admired for 
the  humility which prompted him to     
record so singular a trial1 and his     
escape from #8this delusion of the      
tempter4' ,while #8thus he was tossed   
betwixt the devil and his own           
ignorance1'#gh the happiness of the poor
  women whose conversation he had heard 
at ,bedford1 was brought to his         
recollection by a remarkable reverie or 
day dream3--    #8,about this time1 the 
state and happiness of these poor people
 at  ,bedford was thus1 in a dream or   
vision1 represented to me4 ,i saw as if 
they were set on the sunny side of some 
high mountain1 there refreshing         
themselves with the pleasant beams of   

the sun1 while ,i was shivering  and    
shrinking in the cold1 afflicted with   
frost1 snow1 and dark clouds4           
,methought also1 betwixt me and them1 ,i
 saw a wall that did compass  about this
 mountain2 now through this wall my soul
 did greatly desire  to pass1 concluding
 that if ,i could1 ,i would go even into
 the very  midst of them1 and there also
 comfort myself with the heat of their  
sun4    #8,about this wall ,i thought   
myself to go again and again1 still     
prying1  as ,i went1 to see if ,i could 
find some way or passage1 by which ,i   
might  enter therein2 but none could ,i 
find for some time4 ,at the last ,i saw1
  as it were1 a narrow gap1 like a      
little doorway in the wall1 through     
which ,i attempted to pass2 but the     
passage being very strait and  narrow1  
,i made many efforts to get in1 but all 
in vain1 even until ,i  was well nigh   
quite beat out1 by striving to get in2  
at last1 with  great striving1 methought
 ,i at first did get in my head1 and    

after  that1 by a sidling striving1 my  
shoulders1 and my whole body2 then ,i   
was exceeding glad1 and went and sat    
down in the midst of them1 and so  was  
comforted with the light and heat of    
their sun4    #8,now this mountain1 and 
wall1 was thus made out to me3 ,the     
mountain  signified the church of the   
living ,god2 the sun that shone thereon1
 the  comfortable shining of his        
merciful face on them that were therein2
 the  wall ,i thought was the ,word1    
that did make separation between the    
,christians and the world2 and the gap  
which was in this wall1 ,i  thought1 was
 ,jesus ,christ1 who is the way to ,god 
the ,father 7,john #ad3f2  ,matt #g3ad74
 ,but forasmuch as the passage was      
wonderful narrow1 even so  narrow that  
,i could not1 but with great difficulty1
 enter in thereat1  it showed me1 that  
none could enter into life1 but those   
that were in  downright earnest1 and    
unless also they left this wicked world 
behind  them2 for here was only room for

 body and soul1 but not for body and    
soul and sin4#gi    #8,this resemblance 
abode upon my spirit many days2 all     
which time ,i saw  myself in a forlorn  
and sad condition1 but yet was provoked 
to a  vehement hunger and desire to be  
one of that number that did sit in the  
sunshine4 ,now also ,i should pray      
wherever ,i was2 whether at home or     
abroad1 in house or field1 and should   
also often1 with lifting up of  heart1  
sing that of the fifty-first ,psalm1 8,o
 ,lord1 consider my  distress40#hj      
,in this striking reverie we discover   
the budding forth of that great  genius 
which produced most beautiful flowers   
and delicious fruit1 when  it became    
fully developed in his allegories4      
,while this trial clouded his spirits1  
he was called to endure  temptations    
which are common to most1 if not all1   
inquiring souls1 and  which frequently  
produce much anxiety4 ,he plunged into  
the university  problems of             
predestination1 before he had completed 

his lower  grammar-school exercises on  
faith and repentance4 ,am ,i one of the 
elect8 or has the day of grace been     
suffered to pass by never to  return8   
#8,although he was in a flame to find   
the way to heaven and  glory1' these    
questions afflicted and disquieted him1 
so that the very  strength of his body  
was taken away by the force and power   
thereof4  #8,lord1 thought ,i1 what if  
,i should not be elected6 ,it may be you
 are  not1 said the tempter2 it may be  
so1 indeed thought ,i4 ,why then1 said  
,satan1 you had as good leave off1 and  
strive no farther2 for if indeed  you   
should not be elected and chosen of     
,god1 there is no talk of your  being   
saved2 8for it is neither of him that   
willeth1 nor of him that  runneth1 but  
of ,god that showeth mercy40    #8,by   
these things ,i was driven to my wit's  
end1 not knowing what to say1  or how to
 answer these temptations4 ,indeed1 ,i  
little thought that ,satan  had thus    
assaulted me1 but that rather it was my 

own prudence thus to  start the         
question3 for that the elect only       
obtained eternal life2 that  ,i without 
scruple did heartily close withal2 but  
that myself was one of  them1 there lay 
all the question4'#ha    ,thus was he   
for many weeks oppressed and cast down1 
and near to #8giving  up the ghost of   
all his hopes of ever attaining life1'  
when a sentence  fell with weight upon  
his spirit--#8,look at the generations  
of old and  see2 did ever any trust in  
the ,lord and was confounded'           
7,ecclesiasticus  #b3aj74 ,this         
encouraged him to a diligent search from
 ,genesis to  ,revelation1 which lasted 
for above a year1 and although he could 
not  find that sentence1 yet he was     
amply rewarded for this diligent        
examination of the ,holy ,oracles1 and  
thus he obtained #8yet more  experience 
of the love and kindness of ,god4' ,at  
length he found it in  the ,apocrypha1  
and1 although not the language of       
inspiration1 yet as it  contained the   

sum and substance of the promises1 he   
took the comfort of  it1 and it shone   
before his face for years4 ,the fear    
that the day of  grace had passed       
pressed heavily upon him2 he was        
humbled1 and bemoaned  the time that he 
had wasted4 ,now he was confronted with 
that  #8grim-faced one1 the ,captain    
,past-hope1 with his terrible standard1'
  carried by ,ensign ,despair1 red      
colours1 with a hot iron and a hard     
heart1 and exhibited at ,eye-gate4#hb   
,at length these words broke in  upon   
his mind1 #8compel them to come in1 that
 my house may be filled--and  yet there 
is room4' ,this ,scripture powerfully   
affected him with hope1  that there was 
room in the bosom and in the house of   
,jesus for his  afflicted soul4    ,his 
next temptation was to return to the    
world4 ,this was that terrible  battle  
with ,apollyon1 depicted in the         
,pilgrim's ,progress1 and it is  also   
described at some length in the         
,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved4 ,among many  

very graphic and varied pictures of his 
own experience1 he introduces  the      
following dialogue with the tempter1    
probably alluding to the  trials he was 
now passing through4 ,satan is loath to 
part with a great  sinner4 #8,this day  
is usually attended with much evil      
towards them that  are asking the way to
 ,zion1 with their faces thitherward4   
,now the devil  has lost a sinner2 there
 is a captive has broke prison1 and one 
run  away from his master4 ,now hell    
seems to be awakened from sleep1 the    
devils are come out4 ,they roar1 and    
roaring they seek to recover their      
runaway4 ,now tempt him1 threaten him1  
flatter him1 stigmatize him1  throw dust
 into his eyes1 poison him with error1  
spoil him while he is  upon the potter's
 wheel1 anything to keep him from coming
 to  ,christ4'#hc #8,what1 my true      
servant1' quoth he1 #8my old servant1   
wilt  thou forsake me now8 ,having so   
often sold thyself to me to work        
wickedness1 wilt thou forsake me now8   

,thou horrible wretch1 dost not  know1  
that thou hast sinned thyself beyond the
 reach of grace1 and dost  thou think to
 find mercy now8 ,art not thou a        
murderer1 a thief1 a  harlot1 a witch1 a
 sinner of the greatest size1 and dost  
thou look for  mercy now8 ,dost thou    
think that ,christ will foul his fingers
 with thee8  ,it is enough to make      
angels blush1 saith ,satan1 to see so   
vile a one  knock at heaven-gates for   
mercy1 and wilt thou be so abominably   
bold to  do it8' ,thus ,satan dealt with
 me1 says the great sinner1 when at     
first  ,i came to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and  
what did you reply8 saith the tempted4  
,why1  ,i granted the whole charge to be
 true1 says the other4 ,and what1 did   
you despair1 or how8 ,no1 saith he1 ,i  
said1 ,i am ,magdalene1 ,i am           
,zaccheus1 ,i am the thief1 ,i am the   
harlot1 ,i am the publican1 ,i am the   
prodigal1 and one of ,christ's          
murderers2 yea1 worse than any of these2
  and yet ,god was so far off from      

rejecting of me1 as ,i found afterwards1
  that there was music and dancing in   
his house for me1 and for joy that  ,i  
was come home unto him4 ,o blessed be   
,god for grace 7says the other71  for   
then ,i hope there is favour for me4    
,yea1 as ,i told you1 such a one  is a  
continual spectacle in the church1 for  
every one by to behold  ,god's grace and
 wonder by4#hd ,these are the #8things  
the angels desire  to look into' 7#a    
,peter #a3ab71 or as ,bunyan quaintly   
says1 this is the  music which causes   
#8them that dwell in the higher orbs to 
open their  windows1 put out their      
heads1 and look down to see the cause of
 that  glory' 7,lev #ae3g1aj74he    ,as 
he became less agitated with fear1 and  
drew consolation more  frequently from  
the promises1 with a timid hope of      
salvation1 he began  to exhibit singular
 powers of conception in spiritualizing 
temporal  things4 ,his first essay was  
to find the hidden meaning in the       
division  of ,god's creatures into clean

 and unclean4 ,chewing the cud1 and     
parting  the hoof1 he conceived to be   
emblematical of our feeding upon the    
,word  of ,god1 and parting1 if we would
 be saved1 with the ways of ungodly     
men4#hf ,it is not sufficient to chew   
the cud like the hare--nor to part  the 
hoof like the swine--we must do both2   
that is1 possess the word of  faith1 and
 that be evidenced by parting with our  
outward pollutions4  ,this spiritual    
meaning of part of the ,mosaic          
dispensation is admirably  introduced   
into the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 when     
,christian and ,faithful  analyse the   
character of ,talkative4#hg ,this is the
 germ of that  singular talent which    
flourished in after-life1 of exhibiting 
a  spiritual meaning drawn from every   
part of the ,mosaic dispensation1 and   
which leads one of our most admired     
writers#hh to suggest1 that if  ,bunyan 
had lived and written during the early  
days of ,christianity1 he  would have   
been the greatest of the fathers4       

,although he had received that portion  
of comfort which enabled him to  indulge
 in religious speculations1 still his   
mind was unsettled1 and  full of fears4 
,he now became alarmed lest he had not  
been effectually  called to inherit the 
kingdom of heaven4#hi ,he felt still    
more humbled  at the weakness of human  
nature1 and at the poverty of wealth4   
,could  this call have been gotten for  
money1 and #8could ,i have given it2 had
 ,i  a whole world1 it had all gone ten 
thousand times over for this4' ,in  this
 he was sincere1 and so he was when he  
said1 ,i would not lose one  promise1 or
 have it struck out of the ,bible1 if in
 return ,i could have  as much gold as  
would reach from ,london to ,york1 piled
 up to the  heavens4 ,in proportion to  
his soul's salvation1 honour was a      
worthless  phantom1 and gold but        
glittering dust4 ,his earnest desire was
 to hear  his ,saviour's voice calling  
him to his service4 ,like many young    
disciples1 he regretted not having been 

born when ,christ was manifest  in the  
flesh4 #8,would ,i had been ,peter or   
,john6' their privations1  sufferings1  
martyrdom1 was nothing in comparison to 
their being with1  and hearing the voice
 of the ,son of ,god calling them to his
 service4  ,strange1 but general        
delusion6 as if ,christ were not the    
same  yesterday1 to day1 and for ever4  
,groaning for a sense of pardon1 he was 
comforted by ,joel--#8,i will cleanse   
their blood that ,i have not cleansed1  
for the ,lord dwelleth in ,zion' 7,joel 
#c3ba71 and he was led to seek  advice  
and assistance from a neighbouring      
minister1 and from pious  persons4      
,the poor women in ,bedford1 whose      
conversation had been blessed to his    
thorough awakening1 were sought for1 and
 to them he unfolded his  sorrows4 ,they
 were members of a ,baptist church1     
under the pastoral care  of ,john       
,gifford1 a godly1 painstaking1 and most
 intelligent minister1  whose history is
 very remarkable4 ,in early life he had 

been1 like  ,bunyan1 a thoroughly       
depraved character2 like him had entered
 the army1  and had been promoted to the
 rank of a major in the royal forces4   
,having made an abortive attempt to     
raise a rebellion in his native  county 
of ,kent1#ij he and eleven others were  
made prisoners1 tried by  martial law1  
and condemned to the gallows4 ,on the   
night previous to the  day appointed for
 his execution1 his sister found access 
to the prison4  ,the guards were asleep1
 and his companions drowned in          
intoxication4 ,she  embraced the        
favourable moment1 and set him at       
liberty4 ,he lay  concealed in a ditch  
for three days1 till the heat of the    
search was  over1 and in disguise       
escaped to ,london1 and thence to       
,bedford1 where1  aided by some great   
people who favoured the royal cause1 he 
commenced  business as a doctor4 ,here  
his evil habits followed him1           
notwithstanding his merciful            
deliverance4 ,swearing1 drunkenness1    

gambling1 and other immoral practices1  
rendered him a curse to others1         
especially to the ,puritans1 whom he    
bitterly persecuted4 ,one night he  lost
 fifteen pounds at play1 and1 becoming  
outrageous1 he cast angry  reproaches   
upon ,god4 ,in this state he took up a  
book by ,r4 ,bolton--he  read1 and his  
conscience was terror-stricken4         
,distress1 under  conviction of sin1    
followed him4 ,he searched his ,bible1  
and found  pardon and acceptance4 ,he   
now sought acquaintance with those whom 
before he had persecuted1 but1 like     
,paul1 when in similar  circumstances1  
#8they were all afraid of him4' ,his    
sincerity soon became  apparent2 and1   
uniting with eleven others1 they formed 
a church4 ,these  men had thrown off the
 fetters of education1 and were1        
unbiased by any  sectarian feeling1     
being guided solely by their prayerful  
researches  into divine truth as        
revealed in the ,bible4 ,their whole    
object was to  enjoy ,christian         

communion--to extend the reign of       
grace--to live to the  honour of        
,christ--and they formed a new1 and at  
that time unheard-of1  community4       
,water-baptism was to be left to        
individual conviction2 they  were to    
love each other equally1 whether they   
advocated baptism in  infancy1 or in    
riper years4 ,the only thing essential  
to  church-fellowship1 in ,mr4          
,gifford's opinion1 was--#8,,union      
,,with ,,christ2  this is the foundation
 of all saints' communion1 and not any  
judgment  about externals4' ,to the     
honour of the ,baptists1 these peaceable
  principles appear to have commenced   
with two or three of their  ministers1  
and for the last two centuries they have
 been1 like heavenly  leaven1 extending 
their delightful influence over all     
bodies of  ,christians4    ,such was the
 man to whom ,bunyan was introduced for 
religious advice and  consolation2 and  
he assisted in forming those enlarged   
and nonsectarian  principles which made 

his ministry blessed1 and will render   
his ,works  equally acceptable to all   
evangelical ,christians in every age of 
the  church4 ,introduced to such a      
minister1 and attending social meetings 
for prayer and ,christian converse1 he  
felt still more painfully his own       
ignorance1 and the inward wretchedness  
of his own heart4 #8,his  corruptions   
put themselves forth1 and his desires   
for heaven seemed to  fail4' ,in fact1  
while he compared himself with his      
former self1 he was  a religious giant2 
in comparison with these pious1         
long-standing  ,christians1 he dwindled 
into a pigmy2 and in the presence of    
,christ he  became1 in his own view1    
less than nothing1 and vanity4 ,he thus 
describes his feelings3--#8,i began to  
sink--my heart laid me low as hell4  ,i 
was driven as with a tempest--my heart  
would be unclean--the ,canaanites  would
 dwell in the land4'#ia ,he was like the
 child which the father  brought to     
,christ1 who1 while he was coming to    

,him1 was thrown down by  the devil1 and
 so rent and torn that he lay and       
wallowed1 foaming4 ,his  heart felt so  
hard1 that with many a bitter sigh he   
cried1 #8,good ,lord6  break it open4   
,lord1 break these gates of brass1 and  
cut these bars of  iron asunder' 7,psa  
#ajg3af74 ,little did he then think that
 his  bitterness of spirit was a direct 
answer to such prayers4 ,breaking the   
heart was attended with anguish in      
proportion as it had been hardened4     
,during this time he was tender and     
sensitive as to the least sin2 #8now  ,i
 durst not take a pin or a stick1 my    
conscience would smart at every  touch4'
 #8,o1 how gingerly did ,i then go in   
all ,i said or did6'#ib  #8,still sin   
would as naturally bubble out of my     
heart as water would  bubble out of a   
fountain4' ,he felt surprised when he   
saw professors  much troubled at their  
losses1 even at the death of the dearest
  relative4 ,his whole concern was for  
his salvation4 ,he imagined that he     

could bear these small afflictions with 
patience2 but #8a wounded spirit  who   
can bear8'    ,in the midst of all these
 miseries1 and at times regretting that 
he had  been endowed with an immortal   
spirit1 liable to eternal ruin1 he was  
jealous of receiving comfort1 lest it   
might be based upon any false           
foundation4 ,still as his only hope he  
was constant in his attendance  upon the
 means of grace1 and #8when comforting  
time was come1' he heard  one preach    
upon two words of a verse1 which        
conveyed strong consolation  to his     
weary spirit2 the words were1 #8my love'
 7,song #d3a74 ,from these  words the   
minister drew the following             
conclusions3--#a4 ,that the church1  and
 so every saved soul1 is ,christ's love1
 even when loveless2 #b4  ,christ's love
 is without a cause2 #c4 ,they are      
,christ's love when hated  of the world2
 #d4 ,christ's love when under          
temptation and under  desertion2 #e4    
,christ's love from first to last4#ic   

,now was his heart  filled with comfort 
and hope4 #8,i could believe that my    
sins should be  forgiven me'2 and1 in a 
state of rapture1 he thought that his   
trials  were over1 and that the savour  
of it would go with him through life4   
,alas6 his enjoyment was but for a      
season--the preparation of his soul  for
 future usefulness was not yet finished4
 ,in a short time the words  of our     
,lord to ,peter came powerfully into his
 mind--#8,satan hath desired  to have   
you'2 and so strong was the impression  
they made1 that he  thought some man    
addressed them to him2 he even turned   
his head to see  who it was that thus   
spoke to him4 ,this was the forerunner  
of a cloud  and a storm that was coming 
upon him4 ,it was the gathering up of   
,satan's mighty strength1 to have1 if   
possible1 overwhelmed him4 ,his         
narrative of this internal tempest in   
his soul--this last great struggle  with
 the powers of darkness--is very        
striking4    #8,about the space of a    

month after1 a very great storm came    
down upon  me1 which handled me twenty  
times worse than all ,i had met with    
before2  it came stealing upon me1 now  
by one piece1 then by another4 ,first1  
all  my comfort was taken from me2 then 
darkness seized upon me2 after  which1  
whole floods of blasphemies1 both       
against ,god1 ,christ1 and the          
,scriptures1 were poured upon my spirit1
 to my great confusion and              
astonishment4 ,these blasphemous        
thoughts were such as also stirred up   
questions in me against the very being  
of ,god1 and of his only beloved  ,son4 
,as1 whether there were in truth a ,god 
or ,christ1 or no8 ,and  whether the    
,holy ,scriptures were not rather a     
fable1 and cunning story1  than the holy
 and pure ,word of ,god4    #8,these    
suggestions1 with many others1 which at 
this time ,i may not1  dare not utter1  
neither by word nor pen1 did make such a
 seizure upon  my spirit1 and did so    
overweigh my heart1 both with their     

number1  continuance1 and fiery force1  
that ,i felt as if there were nothing   
else  but these from morning to night   
within me1 and as though indeed there   
could be room for nothing else2 and also
 concluded1 that ,god had1 in  very     
wrath to my soul1 given me up unto them1
 to be carried away with  them as with a
 mighty whirlwind4    #8,only by the    
distaste that they gave unto my spirit1 
,i felt there was  something in me that 
refused to embrace them4'#id    ,here   
are the facts which are allegorized in  
the history of ,christian1  passing     
through the ,valley of ,humiliation1 and
 fighting with the ,prince  of the power
 of the air4 #8,then ,apollyon1 espying 
his opportunity1 began  to gather up    
close to ,christian1 and wrestling with 
him1 gave him a  dreadful fall2 and with
 that ,christian's sword flew out of his
 hand4'  ,this was the effect of his    
doubts of the inspiration of the        
,scriptures--the sword of the ,spirit4  
#8,i am sure of thee now1 said          

,apollyon2 and with that he had almost  
pressed him to death1 so that           
,christian began to despair of life2 but
 as ,god would have it1 while  ,apollyon
 was fetching of his last blow1         
,christian nimbly stretched out  his    
hand for his sword1 and caught it1      
saying1 8,rejoice not against me1  ,o   
mine enemy1 when ,i fall ,i shall arise0
 7,matt #g3h71 and with that gave  him a
 deadly thrust1 which made him give back
 as one that had received  his mortal   
wound4 ,christian perceiving that1 made 
at him again1 saying1  8,nay1 in all    
these things we are more than conquerors
 through him that  loved us02 and with  
that ,apollyon spread forth his dragon  
wings1 and  sped him away4'#ie ,what an 
awful moment1 when he fell unarmed      
before  his ferocious enemy6 #8,faith   
now has but little time to speak to the 
conscience--it is now struggling for    
life--it is now fighting with           
angels--with infernals--all it can do   
now is to cry1 groan1 sweat1 fear1      

fight1 and gasp for life4'#if ,how      
desperate the conflict--the mouth of    
hell yawning to swallow him--man cannot 
aid the poor warrior1 all his  help is  
in ,god4 ,is it not a wonder to see a   
poor creature1 who in  himself is weaker
 than the moth1 to stand against and    
overcome all  devils--all the world--all
 his lusts and corruptions2 or1 if he   
fall1 is  it not a wonder to see him1   
when devils and guilt are upon him1 to  
rise  again1 stand upon his legs1 walk  
with ,god again1 and persevere in faith 
and holiness8#ig    ,this severe        
conflict lasted for about a year4 ,he   
describes his feelings  at times as     
resembling the frightful pangs of one   
broken on the wheel4  ,the sources of   
his misery were fears that he had sinned
 against the  ,holy ,ghost2 and that    
through his hardness of heart and       
impatience in  prayer--he should not    
persevere to the end4 ,during all this  
time1  occasional visits of mercy kept  
him from despair2 and at some intervals 

filled him with transports of joy4 ,at  
one time so delightfully was his  burden
 removed that he could not tell how to  
contain himself4 #8,i  thought ,i could 
have spoken of his love and of his mercy
 to me1 even to  the very crows that sat
 upon the ploughed lands before me1 had 
they  been capable to have understood   
me4'#ih ,thus his feelings were         
controlled by reason1 very different to 
the poor madman who1 in olden  time1 is 
represented as preaching to the fish4   
,with ,bunyan it was a  hallowed joy--a 
gush of holy gladness1 in which he      
wished all creation  to participate4 his
 heart was baptized in hope4 #8,i know  
that my  ,redeemer liveth'2 and with    
holy ,job1 he wished to perpetuate his  
joy by  a memorial not in rock1 but in a
 book of resemblance4 #8,i would ,i had 
a  pen and ink here to write it down4'  
,this is the first desire that he       
expressed to proclaim or publish to     
others the great ,saviour he had  found3
 but he was not yet prepared2 he must   

pass through deeper depths1  and possess
 a living knowledge of ,divine truth1   
burnt into his soul by  satanic fires4  
,very soon after this1 he was harassed  
with fear lest he should part  with     
,christ4 ,the tempter1 as he did with   
,christian in the ,valley of the        
,shadow of ,death1 suggested blasphemies
 to him1 which he thought had  proceeded
 from his own mind4 #8,satan troubled   
him with his stinking  breath4 ,how many
 strange1 hideous1 and amazing          
blasphemies have some  that are coming  
to ,christ had injected upon their      
spirits against  him4'#ii #8,the devil  
is indeed very busy at work during the  
darkness of  a soul4 ,he throws in his  
fiery darts to amazement1 when we are   
encompassed with the terrors of a dismal
 night2 he is bold and  undaunted in his
 assaults1 and injects with a quick and 
sudden malice a  thousand monstrous and 
abominable thoughts of ,god1 which seem 
to be the  motions of our own minds1 and
 terribly grieve and trouble us4'#ajj   

,what makes those arrows more           
penetrating and distressing is1 that    
,satan1 with subtle art1 tips them with 
sentences of ,scripture4 #8,no  place   
for repentance'2 #8rejected'2 #8hath    
never forgiveness1' and other  passages 
which1 by the malignant ingenuity of the
 fiend1 are formed by  his skill as the 
cutting and barbed points of his shafts4
 ,at one time  ,bunyan concluded that he
 was possessed of the devil2 then he was
  tempted to speak and sin against the  
,holy ,ghost4 ,he thought himself  alone
 in such a tempest1 and that no one had 
ever felt such misery as  he did4 ,when 
in prayer1 his mind was distracted with 
the thought that  ,satan was pulling his
 clothes2 he was even tempted to fall   
down and  worship him4 ,then he would   
cry after ,god1 in awful fear that      
eventually  ,satan would overcome him4  
,during all this time he was struggling 
against the tempter2 and1 at length1 the
 dayspring visited him in these  words1 
#8,i am persuaded that nothing shall    

separate us from the love of  ,god in   
,christ ,jesus4' ,again he was cast down
 with a recollection of his  former     
blasphemies4 ,what reason can ,i have to
 hope for an inheritance  in eternal    
life8 ,the questions was answered with  
that portion of  ,scripture1 #8,if ,god 
be for us1 who can be against us8'      
,these were visits  which1 like ,peter's
 sheet1 of a sudden were caught up to   
heaven  again4#aja ,at length the ,sun  
of ,righteousness arose1 and shone upon 
him with healing influence4 #8,he hath  
made peace through the blood of  his    
cross1' came with power to his mind1    
followed by the consoling  words of the 
apostle1 #8,forasmuch1 then1 as the     
children are partakers  of flesh and    
blood1 he also himself likewise took    
part of the same2  that through death he
 might destroy him that had the power of
 death1  that is1 the devil1 and deliver
 them who through fear of death were all
  their lifetime subject to bondage'    
7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,this was the key that 

opened every lock in ,doubting ,castle4 
,the prisoner escaped to breathe  the   
air of hope1 and joy1 and peace4        
#8,this1' said he1 #8was a good day  to 
me1 ,i hope ,i shall not forget it4'    
#8,i thought that the glory of  those   
words was then so weighty on me1 that ,i
 was1 both once and twice1  ready to    
swoon as ,i sat1 not with grief and     
trouble1 but with solid joy  and peace4'
    ,his mind was now in a fit state to 
seek for church fellowship1 as a        
further means of advance in his         
knowledge of ,divine love4 ,to effect   
this object1 he was naturally led to the
 ,baptist church at ,bedford1 to  which 
those pious women belonged whose        
,christian communion had been  blessed  
to him4 ,i sat under the ministry of    
holy ,mr4 ,gifford1 whose  doctrine1 by 
,god's grace1 was much for my           
stability4#ajb ,although his  soul was  
led from truth to truth1 his trials were
 not over--he passed  through many      
severe exercises before he was received 

into communion  with the church4#ajc    
,at length he determined to become      
identified with a body of professed     
,christians1 who were treated with great
 scorn by other sects because  they     
denied infant baptism1 and he became    
engaged in the religious  controversies 
which were fashionable in those days4   
,we have noticed his  encounter with the
 ,ranters1 and he soon had to give      
battle to persons  called ,quakers4     
,before the ,society of ,friends was    
formed1 and their  rules of discipline  
were published1 many ,ranters and       
others1 some of  whom were bad          
characters and held the wildest         
opinions1 passed under  the name of     
,quakers4 ,some of these denied that the
 ,bible was the ,word  of ,god2 and     
asserted that the death of ,christ was  
not a full atonement  for sin--that     
there is no future resurrection1 and    
other gross errors4  ,the ,quakers1 who 
were afterwards united to form the      
,society of ,friends1  from the first   

denied all those errors4 ,their earliest
 apologist1  ,barclay1 in his theses on 
the ,scriptures1 says1 #8,they are the  
doctrines  of ,christ1 held forth in    
precious declarations1 spoken and       
written by  the movings of ,god's       
,spirit4' ,whoever it was that asserted 
the  heresies1 to ,bunyan the           
investigation of them1 in the light of  
,divine  truth1 was attended with great 
advantages4 ,it was through #8this      
narrow  search of the ,scriptures that  
he was not only enlightened1 but greatly
  confirmed and comforted in the        
truth4'#ajd    ,he longed to compare his
 experience with that of some old and   
eminent  convert1 and #8,god did cast   
into his hand' ,luther ,on the          
,galatians1 #8so  old that it was ready 
to fall piece from piece1 if ,i did but 
turn it  over4'#aje ,the commentary of  
this enlightened man was a counterpart  
to  his own feelings4 #8,i found1' says 
,bunyan1 #8my condition1 in his         
experience so largely and profoundly    

handled1 as if his book had been        
written out of my own heart4 ,i prefer  
the book before all others as  most fit 
for a wounded conscience4' ,this was the
 #8voice of a man' that  ,christian     
#8heard as going before him in the      
,valley of the ,shadow of  ,death1' and 
was glad that some who feared ,god were 
in this valley as  well as himself1 who 
could say1 #8,i will fear no evil for   
thou art with  me4'#ajf ,in many things 
,luther and ,bunyan were men of similar 
temperament4 ,like ,emmanuel's captains1
 in the ,holy ,war1 they were #8very    
stout rough-hewn men2 men that were fit 
to break the ice1 and to make  their way
 by dint of sword4'#ajg ,they were      
animated by the same  principles1 and   
fought with the same weapons2 and       
although ,luther  resided in a castle   
protected by princes1 was furnished with
 profound  scholastic learning1 and     
became a terror to ,popery2 yet the     
voice of  the unlettered tinker1 issuing
 from a dreary prison1 bids fair to be  

far more extensively heard and blessed  
than that of this most  illustrious     
reformer4#ajh    ,bunyan's happiness was
 now very great2 his soul1 with all its 
affections1 clave unto ,christ3 but lest
 spiritual pride should exalt  him      
beyond measure1 and lest he should be   
scared to renounce his  ,saviour1 by the
 threat of transportation and death1 his
 heart was again  wounded1 and quickly  
after this his #8love was tried to      
purpose4'    ,the tempter came in upon  
him with a most grievous and dreadful   
temptation2 it was to part with ,christ1
 to exchange him for the things  of this
 life2 he was perpetually tormented with
 the words #8sell  ,christ4' ,at length1
 he thought that his spirit gave way to 
the  temptation1 and a dreadful and     
profound state of despair overpowered   
him for the dreary space of more than   
two years4#aji ,this is the most        
extraordinary part of this wonderful    
narrative1 that he1 without  apparent   
cause1 should thus be tempted1 and feel 

the bitterness of a  supposed parting   
with ,christ4 ,there was1 doubtless1 a  
cause for every  pang2 his heavenly     
,father afflicted him for his profit4   
,we shall soon  have to follow him      
through fiery trials4 ,before the       
justices1 allured  by their arguments1  
and particularly by the sophistry of    
their clerk1  ,mr4 ,cobb1 and then      
dragged from a beloved wife and from    
children to  whom he was most fondly    
attached--all these fiery trials might  
be  avoided1 if he would but #8sell     
,christ4' ,a cold damp dungeon was to   
incarcerate his body for twelve tedious 
years of the prime of his life1  unless 
he would #8sell ,christ4' ,his          
ministering brother and friend1 ,john   
,child1 a ,bedford man1 who had joined  
in recommending ,bunyan's  ,vindication 
of ,gospel ,truths1#aaj fell under this 
temptation1 and  fearing temporal ruin  
and imprisonment for life1 conformed1   
and then  fell into the most awful state
 of despair1 suffering such agonies of  

conscience1 that1 to get rid of present 
trouble1 he hurried himself  into       
eternity4 ,probably ,bunyan alludes to  
this awful instance of fell  despair in 
his ,publican and ,pharisee3 #8,sin1    
when appearing in its  monstrous shape  
and hue1 frighteth all mortals out of   
their wits1 away  from ,god2 and if he  
stops them not1 also out of the         
world4'#aaa ,to arm  ,bunyan against    
being overcome by a fear of the lions in
 the way to the  house                  
,beautiful--against giving way1 under   
persecution--he was visited  with       
terrors lest he should sell or part with
 ,christ4 ,during these sad  years he   
was not wholly sunk in despair1 but had 
at times some  glimmerings of mercy4 ,in
 comparing his supposed sin with that of
 ,judas1  he was constrained to find a  
difference between a deliberate         
intention  to sell ,christ and a sudden 
temptation4#aab ,through all these      
searchings of heart and inquiries at the
 ,word1 he became fixed in the  doctrine

 of the final perseverance of ,god's    
saints4 #8,o what love1 what  care1 what
 kindness and mercy did ,i now see      
mixing itself with the most  severe and 
dreadful of all ,god's ways to his      
people2 he never let them  fall into sin
 unpardonable4' #8,but these thoughts   
added grief and horror  to me2 ,i       
thought that all things wrought for my  
eternal overthrow4' ,so  ready is the   
tender heart to write bitter things     
against itself1 and as  ready is the    
tempter to whisper despairing thoughts4 
,in the midst of  this distress he #8saw
 a glory in walking with ,god1' although
 a dismal  cloud enveloped him4    ,this
 misery was aggravated by reading the   
fearful estate of ,francis  ,spira1 who 
had been persuaded to return to a       
profession of ,popery1 and  died in a   
state of awful despair4#aac #8,this     
book' was to his troubled  spirit like  
salt rubbed into a fresh wound4         
,bunyan now felt his body and mind      
shaking and tottering under the sense   

of the dreadful judgment of ,god2 and he
 thought his sin--of a momentary  and   
unwilling consent to give up            
,christ--was a greater sin than all the 
sins of ,david1 ,solomon1 ,manasseh1 and
 even than all the sins that had  been  
committed by all ,god's redeemed ones4  
,was there ever a man in the  world so  
capable of describing the miseries of   
,doubting ,castle1 or of  the ,slough of
 ,despond1 as poor ,john ,bunyan8    ,he
 would have run from ,god in utter      
desperation2 #8but1 blessed be his      
grace1 that ,scripture1 in these flying 
sins1 would call1 as running  after me1 
8,i have blotted out1 as a thick cloud1 
thy transgressions1  and1 as a cloud1   
thy sins3 return unto me1 for ,i have   
redeemed thee0  7,isa #dd3bb74,still he 
was haunted by that scripture1 #8,you   
know how that  afterwards1 when he would
 have inherited the blessing1 he found  
no  place of repentance1 though he      
sought it carefully with tears4' ,thus  
was he tossed and buffeted1 involved in 

cloudy darkness1 with now and  then a   
faint gleam of hope to save him from    
despair4 #8,in all these1' he  says1    
#8,i was but as those that justle       
against the rocks2 more broken1         
scattered1 and rent4 ,oh6 the unthought 
of imaginations1 frights1 fears1  and   
terrors1 that are effected by a thorough
 application of  guilt4'#aad            
#8,methought ,i saw as if the sun that  
shineth in the heavens  did grudge to   
give light1 and as if the very stones in
 the street1 and  tiles upon the houses1
 did bend themselves against me4'#aae   
,here we  find him in that doleful      
valley1 where ,christian was surrounded 
by  enemies that #8cared not for his    
sword1' he put it up1 and places his    
dependence upon the more penetrating    
weapon1 #8,all ,prayer4' ,depending     
upon this last resource1 he prayed1 even
 when in this great darkness  and       
distress4 ,to whom could he go8 his case
 was beyond the power of men  or angels4
 ,his refuge1 from a fear of having     

committed the unpardonable  sin1 was    
that he had never refused to be         
justified by the blood of  ,christ1 but 
ardently wished it2 this1 in the midst  
of the storm1 caused  a temporary clam4 
,at length1 he was led to look          
prayerfully upon those  scriptures that 
had tormented him1 and to examine their 
scope and  tendency1 and then he #8found
 their visage changed1 for they looked  
not  so grimly on him as before he      
thought they did4'#aaf ,still1 after    
such  a tempest1 the sea did not at once
 become a calm4 ,like one that had  been
 scared with fire1 every voice was fire1
 fire2 every little touch  hurt his     
tender conscience4#aag    ,all this     
instructive history is pictured by a few
 words in the  ,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,at
 the ,interpreter's house the pilgrim is
 shown #8a  fire burning against a wall1
 and one standing by it1 always casting 
much water upon it1 to quench it2 yet   
did the fire burn higher and            
hotter4'#aah ,as ,esau beat him down1   

,christ raised him again4 ,the          
threatening and the promise were like   
glittering swords clashing  together1   
but the promise must prevail4    ,his   
entire relief at last was sudden1 while 
meditating in the field  upon the words1
 #8,thy righteousness is in heaven4'    
,hence he drew the  conclusion1 that his
 righteousness was in ,christ1 at ,god's
 right hand1  ever before him1 secure   
from all the powers of sin and ,satan4  
,now his  chains fell off2 he was loosed
 from his affliction and irons2 his     
temptation fled away4 ,his present      
supply of grace he compared to the      
cracked groats and fourpence            
half-pennies1#aai which rich men carry  
in  their pockets1 while their treasure 
is safe in their trunks at home1 as  his
 was in the store-house of heaven4      
,this dreary night of awful conflict    
lasted more than two years2 but  when   
the day-spring from on high visited him1
 the promises spangled in  his eyes1 and
 he broke out into a song1 #8,praise ye 

the ,lord4 ,praise ,god  in his         
sanctuary3 praise him in the firmament  
of his power4 ,praise him  for his      
mighty acts3 praise him according to his
 excellent  greatness4'#abj    ,bunyan's
 opinion as to the cause of this bitter 
suffering1 was his want  of             
watchfulness1 his not coming boldly to  
the throne of grace1 and that  he had   
tempted ,god4 ,the advantages he        
considered that he had gained by  it    
were1 that it confirmed his knowledge of
 the existence of ,god1 so  that he lost
 all his temptations to unbelief1       
blasphemy1 and hardness  of heart1      
,doubts as to the truth of the ,word1   
and certainty of the  world to come1    
were gone for ever4    ,he found no     
difficulty as to the keys of the kingdom
 of heaven4 #8,now ,i  saw the apostles 
to be the elders of the city of refuge1 
those that  they were to receive in1    
were received to life1 but those that   
they  were to shut out1 were to be slain
 by the avenger of blood4' ,those were  

to enter who1 with ,peter1 confessed to 
,jesus1 #8,thou art the ,christ1 the    
,son of the living ,god' 7,matt #af3af74
 ,this is simply an authority to        
proclaim salvation or condemnation to   
those who receive or reject the         
,saviour4 ,it is upon his shoulder the  
key of the house is laid 7,isa  #bb3bb74
 ,christ only has the key1 no ,,man     
openeth or shutteth 7,rev #a3ah1  #c3g74
 ,all that man can do1 as to binding or 
loosening1 is to warn the  hardened and 
to invite the contrite4    ,by these    
trials1 the promises1 became more clear 
and invaluable than  ever4 ,he never saw
 those heights and depths in grace1 and 
love1 and  mercy1 as he saw them after  
this severe trial--#8great sins drew out
  great grace'2 and the more terrible   
and fierce guilt was1 the more high  and
 mighty did the mercy of ,god in ,christ
 appear4 ,these are ,bunyan's  own      
reflections2 but may we not add to them1
 that while he was in ,god's  school of 
trial1 every groan1 every bitter pang of

 anguish1 and every  gleam of hope1 were
 intended to fit him for his future work
 as a  preacher and writer8 ,weighed in 
the balances of the sanctuary1 there    
was not a jot too little1 or an iota too
 much4 ,every important subject  which  
embarrasses the convert1 was most       
minutely investigated1  especially      
faith1 the sin against the ,holy ,ghost1
 the divinity of  ,christ1 and such     
essential truths4 ,he well knew every   
dirty lane1 and  nook1 and corner of    
,mansoul1 in which the ,diabolonians    
found shelter1  and well he knew the    
frightful sound of ,diabolus' drum4#aba 
,well did  his pastor1 ,john ,burton1   
say of him1 #8,he hath through grace    
taken these  three heavenly degrees1 to 
wit1 union with ,christ1 the anointing  
of the  ,spirit1 and experience of the  
temptations of ,satan1 which do more fit
 a  man for that mighty work of         
preaching the gospel1 than all the      
university learning and degrees that can
 be had4'#abb    ,preserved in ,christ  

,jesus1 and called--selected from his   
associates in  sin1 he was taken into   
this school1 and underwent the strictest
  religious education4 ,it was here     
alone that his rare talent could be     
cultivated1 to enable him1 in two       
immortal allegories1 to narrate the     
internal discipline he underwent4 ,it   
was here he attained that habitual      
access to the throne of grace1 and that 
insight into the inspired  volume1 which
 filled his writings with those solemn  
realities of the  world to come2 while  
it enabled him to reveal the mysteries  
of  communion with the ,father of       
spirits1 as he so wondrously does in his
  treatise on prayer4 ,to use the       
language of ,milton--#8,these are works 
that  could not be composed by the      
invocation of ,dame ,memory and her     
,siren  daughters1 but by devout prayer 
to that eternal ,spirit1 who can enrich 
with all utterance and knowledge1 and   
send out his seraphim1 with the         
hallowed fire of his altar1 to touch and

 purify the lips of whom he  pleases1   
without reference to station1 birth1 or 
education4' ,the  tent-maker and tinker1
 the fisherman and publican1 and even a 
friar or  monk1#abc became the honoured 
instruments of his choice4              
,throughout all ,bunyan's writings1 he  
never murmurs at his want of  education1
 although it is often a source of humble
 apology4 ,he honoured  the learned     
godly as ,christians1 but preferred the 
,bible before the  library of the two   
universities4#abd ,he saw1 what every   
pious man must  see and lament1 that    
there is much idolatry in human         
learning1 and that  it was frequently   
applied to confuse and impede the       
gospel4 ,thus he  addresses the reader  
of his treatise on ,the ,law and        
,grace--#8,if thou find  this book empty
 of fantastical expressions1 and without
 light1 vain1  whimsical1 scholar-like  
terms1 it is because ,i never went to   
school1 to  ,aristotle or ,plato1 but   
was brought up at my father's house1 in 

a very  mean condition1 among a company 
of poor countrymen4 ,but if thou do find
  a parcel of plain1 yet sound1 true1   
and home sayings1 attribute that to  the
 ,lord ,jesus his gifts and abilities1  
which he hath bestowed upon  such a poor
 creature as ,i am and have been4'#abe  
,his maxim was--#8,words  easy to be    
understood do often hit the mark1 when  
high and learned ones  do only pierce   
the air4 ,he also that speaks to the    
weakest may make the  learned understand
 him2 when he that striveth to be high1 
is not only  of the most part understood
 but of a sort1 but also many times is  
neither understood by them nor by       
himself6'#abf ,this is one of  ,bunyan's
 maxims1 well worthy the consideration  
of the most profoundly  learned writers1
 and also of the most eloquent preachers
 and public  speakers4    ,bunyan was   
one of those pioneers who are far in    
advance of the age in  which they live1 
and the narrative of his birth and      
education adds to  the innumerable      

contradictions which the history of man 
opposes to the  system of ,mr4 ,owen and
 the ,socialists1 and to every scheme   
for making  the offspring of the poor   
follow in leading-strings the course of 
their  parents1 or for rendering them   
blindly submissive to the dictates of   
the rich1 the learned1 or the           
influential4 ,it incontestably proves   
the  gospel doctrine of individuality1  
and1 that native talent will rise       
superior to all impediments4 ,our       
forefathers struggled for the right of  
private judgment in matters of faith and
 worship--their descendants will  insist
 upon it1 as essential to salvation1    
personally to examine every  doctrine   
relative to the sacred objects of       
religion1 limited only by  ,holy ,writ4 
,this must be done with rigorous        
impartiality1 throwing aside  all the   
prejudices of education1 and be followed
 by prompt obedience to  ,divine truth1 
at any risk of offending parents1 or    
laws1 or resisting  institutions1 or    

ceremonies which he discovers to be of  
human  invention4 ,all this1 as we have 
seen in ,bunyan1 was attended with great
  mental sufferings1 with painstaking   
labour1 with a simple reliance upon  the
 ,word of ,god1 and with earnest prayer4
 ,if man impiously dares to  submit his 
conscience to his fellow-man1 or to any 
body of men called a  church1 what      
perplexity must he experience ere he can
 make up his mind  which to choose6     
,instead of relying upon the ,,one      
standard which ,god has  given him in   
his ,word2 should he build his hope upon
 a human system he  could be certain    
only that man is fallible and subject to
 err4 ,how  striking an instance have   
we1 in our day1 of the result of        
education1  when the mind does not      
implicitly follow the guidance of the   
revealed  ,word of ,god4 ,two brothers1 
named ,newman1 educated at the same     
school1  trained in the same university1
 brought up under the same religious    
system--all human arts exhausted to     

mould their minds into strict           
uniformity1 yet gradually receding from 
the same point in opposite  directions1 
but in equally downward roads2 one to   
embrace the most  puerile legends of the
 middle ages1 the other to open         
infidelity4 ,not  so with those who     
follow the teachings of the ,word of    
,god1 by which1  and not by any church1 
they are to be individually judged at   
the great  day3 no pontiff1 no priest1  
no minister1 can intervene or mediate   
for  them at the bar of ,god4 ,there it 
will be said1 #8,i know you1 by your    
prayers for ,divine guidance and your   
submission to my revealed will'2  or1   
#8,i know you not1' for you preferred   
the guidance of frail1 fallible  men1 to
 me1 and to my ,word--a solemn          
consideration1 which1 as it proved  a   
source of solid happiness and extensive 
usefulness to ,bunyan in his            
pilgrimage1 so it insured to him1 as it 
will to all who follow his  course1 a   
solid foundation on which to stand at   

the great and terrible  day1 and thus   
enable them to live as well as die in   
the sure and  certain hope of a         
triumphant entry into the celestial     
city4    ,,the ,,third ,,period4        
,,bunyan ,,is ,,baptized1 ,,and ,,enters
 ,,into ,,communion ,,with ,a           
,,christian ,,church  ,,at              
,,bedford--,,is ,,set ,,apart ,,to      
,,fill ,,the ,,deacon',s ,,office1 ,,and
 ,,sent ,,out ,,as ,,an  ,,itinerant    
,,preacher ,,in ,,the ,,neighbouring    
,,villages4      ,man is naturally led  
to seek the society of his fellow-men4  
,his  personal progress1 and the great  
interests of civilization1 depend upon  
the nature of his friendly intercourse  
and his proper associations4 ,so  is it 
with the ,christian1 but in a much      
higher degree4 ,not only does he        
require companions with whom he can     
enjoy ,christian communion--of          
sufferings and of pleasures--in seasons 
of depressing trials1 and in  holy      
elevations--but with whom he may also   

form plans to spread the  genial        
influence of ,christianity1 which has   
blessed and so boundlessly  enriched his
 own soul4 ,christian fellowship and    
communion has received  the broad seal  
of heaven4 #8,the ,lord hearkened1' when
 they that feared  him spake often to   
one another1 #8and a book of remembrance
 was written  before him for them that  
feared the ,lord' 7,mal #c3af74         
,bunyan possessed a soul with faculties 
capable of the highest enjoyment  of the
 communion of saints in church order4   
,his ideas of mutual  forbearance--that 
#8in lowliness of mind should each      
esteem others better  than              
themselves'--he enforces with very      
peculiar power1 and1 at the same  time1 
with delicate sensibility4 ,after the   
pilgrims had been washed by  ,innocence 
in the ,interpreter's bath1 he sealed   
them1 which #8greatly  added to their   
beauty1' and then arrayed them in white 
raiment of fine  linen2 and #8when the  
women were thus adorned1 they seemed to 

be a  terror one to the other1 for that 
they could not see that glory each  one 
on herself which they could see in each 
other4 ,now1 therefore1 they  began to  
esteem each other better than           
themselves4'#abg #8,the  ,interpreter   
led them into his garden1 where was     
great variety of  flowers4 ,then said   
he1 ,behold1 the flowers are diverse in 
stature1 in  quality and colour1 and    
smell and virtue1 and some are better   
than  some2 also1 where the gardener    
hath set them1 there they stand1 and    
quarrel not with one another4'#abh      
#8,when ,christians stand every one in  
their places1 and do their relative     
work1 then they are like the  flowers in
 the garden that grow where the gardener
 hath planted them1  and both honour the
 gardener and the garden in which they  
are  planted4'#abi ,in the same treatise
 on ,christian ,behaviour1 similar      
sentiments are expressed in language    
extremely striking and beautiful4       
#8,the doctrine of the gospel is like   

the dew and the small rain that         
distilleth upon the tender grass1       
wherewith it doth flourish and is  kept 
green 7,deut #cb3b74;,christians are    
like the several flowers in a  garden   
that have upon each of them the dew of  
heaven1 which1 being  shaken with the   
wind1 they let fall their dew at each   
other's roots1  whereby they are jointly
 nourished1 and become nourishers of one
  another4 ,for ,christians to commune  
savourly of ,god's matters one with     
another1 it is as if they opened to each
 other's nostrils boxes of              
perfume4'#acj ,similar peaceful1        
heavenly principles1 flow through       
,bunyan's ,discourse of the ,building1  
c41 of the ,house of ,god and its       
inmates2#aca and blessed would it be if 
in all our churches every  believer was 
baptized into such motives of           
forbearance and brotherly  love4 ,these 
sentiments do honour to the head and    
heart of the prince of  allegorists1 and
 should be presented in letters of gold 

to every  candidate for church          
fellowship4 ,a young man entertaining   
such opinions  as these1 however rude   
his former conduct1 being born again to 
spiritual enjoyments1 would become a    
treasure to the ,christian society  with
 which he might be connected4    ,in    
ordinary cases1 the minister or people  
who have been useful to a  young        
convert1 lead him in his first choice of
 ,christian associates2  but here we    
have no ordinary man4 ,bunyan1 in all   
things pertaining to  religion1 followed
 no human authority1 but submitted      
himself to the  guidance of the inspired
 volume4 ,possessing a humble hope of   
salvation1  he would read with deep     
interest that #8the ,lord added to the  
church  such as should be saved4' ,the  
question which has so much puzzled the  
learned1 as to a church or the church1  
would be solved without  difficulty by  
one who was as learned in the           
,scriptures as he was  ignorant of the  
subtle distinctions and niceties of the 

schools4 ,he  found that there was one  
church at ,jerusalem 7,acts #h3a71      
another at  ,corinth 7#a ,cor #a3b71    
seven in ,asia 7,rev #a3d71 and others  
distributed  over the world2 that #8the 
visible church of ,christ is a 7or      
every7  congregation of faithful        
men4'#acb ,he well knew that uniformity 
is a  fool's paradise2 that though man  
was made in the image of ,god2 it       
derogates not from the beauty of that   
image that no two men are alike4  ,the  
stars show forth ,god's handy work1 yet 
#8one star different from  another star 
in glory' 7#a ,cor #ae3da74 ,uniformity 
is opposed to every  law of nature1 for 
no two leaves upon a majestic tree are  
alike4 ,who  but an idiot or a maniac   
would attempt to reduce the mental      
powers of  all men to uniformity8 ,every
 church may have its own order of public
  worship while the ,scriptures form the
 standard of truth and morals4  ,where  
differences of opinion occur1 as they   
most certainly will1 as to  the         

observance of days or abstinence from   
meats--whether to stand1 or  sit1 or    
kneel1 in prayer--whether to stand while
 listening to some pages  of the        
inspired volume1 and to sit while others
 are publicly  read--whether to call    
,jude a saint1 and refuse the title to  
,isaiah--are  questions which should    
bring into active exercise all the      
graces of  ,christian charity2 and1 in  
obedience to the apostolic injunction1  
they  must agree to differ4 #8,let every
 man be fully persuaded in his own      
mind' 7,rom #ad3e74 ,human arts have    
been exhausted to prevent that mental   
exercise or self-persuasion which is    
essential to a ,christian  profession4  
,the great object of ,satan has ever    
been to foster  indifference1 that      
deadly lethargy1 by leading man to any  
source of  information rather than      
prayerful researches into the ,bible4   
,bunyan's  severe discipline in         
,christ's school would lead him to form 
a judgment  for himself2 he was         

surrounded by a host of sects1 and1 with
 such a  ,bible-loving man1 it is an    
interesting inquiry what party he would 
join4    ,he lived in times of          
extraordinary excitement4 ,england was  
in a  transition state4 ,a long chain of
 events brought on a crisis which       
involved the kingdom in tribulation4 ,it
 was the struggle between the  unbridled
 despotism of ,epsicopacy1 and the      
sturdy liberty of  ,puritanism4 ,for    
although the immediate cause of the     
civil wars was  gross                   
misgovernment--arbitrary taxation       
without the intervention of             
,parliament1 monopolies and patents1 to 
the ruin of trade2 in fact1  every abuse
 of the royal power--still1 without the 
additional spur of  religious           
persecution1 the spirit of the people   
would never have proved  invincible and 
overpowering4 ,the efforts of           
,archbishop ,laud1 aided by  the queen  
and her popish confessor1 ,panzani1 to  
subjugate ,britain to  the galling yoke 

of ,rome1 signally failed1 involving in 
the ruin the  life of the king and his  
archbishop1 and all the desolating      
calamities  of intestine wars1 strangely
 called #8civil4' ,in this strife many  
of the  clergy and most of the bishops  
took a very active part1 aiding and     
abetting the king's party in their war  
against the parliament--and they  thus  
brought upon themselves great pains and 
penalties4 ,the people  became suddenly 
released from mental bondage2 and if the
 man who had  been born blind1 when he  
first received the blessing of sight1   
#8saw men  as trees walking1' we cannot 
be surprised that religious speculations
  were indulged in1 some of which proved
 to be crude and wild1 requiring  much  
vigorous persuasive pruning before they 
produced good fruit4  ,bunyan was       
surrounded by all these parties2 for    
although the rights of  conscience were 
not recognized--the ,papists and        
,episcopalians1 the  ,baptists and      
,unitarians1 with the ,jews1 being      

proscribed--yet the hand  of persecution
 was comparatively light4 ,had ,bunyan  
chosen to associate  with the           
,episcopalians1 he would not have passed
 through those severe  sufferings on    
which are founded his lasting honours4  
,the ,presbyterians  and ,independents  
received the patronage of the state     
under the  ,commonwealth1 and the great 
mass of the clergy conformed to the     
directory1 many of them reciting the    
prayers they had formerly read2  while a
 considerable number1 whose conscience  
could not submit to the  system then    
enforced by law1 did1 to their honour1  
resign their  livings1 and suffer the   
privations and odium of being           
,dissenters4 ,among  these were         
necessarily included the bishops4#acc   
,of all sects that of the ,baptists had 
been the most bitterly written  against 
and persecuted4 ,even their first       
cousins1 the ,quakers1 attacked  them in
 language that would1 in our peaceful   
days1 be considered  outrageous4 #8,the 

,baptists used to meet in garrets1      
cheese-lofts1  coal-holes1 and such like
 mice walks1'--#8theses tumultuous1     
blood-thirsty1 covenant-breaking1       
government-destroying                   
,anabaptists4'#acd ,the offence that    
called forth these epithets was1  that  
in addressing ,charles ,,ii on his      
restoration1 they stated that  8they    
were no abettors of the ,quakers40 ,had 
royal authority possessed  the slightest
 influence over ,bunyan's religious     
opinions1 the question  as to his       
joining the ,baptists would have been   
settled without  investigation4 ,among  
other infatuations of ,charles ,i1 had  
been his  hatred of any sect that       
professed the right and duty of man to  
think  for himself in choosing his way  
to heaven4 ,in #afci he published his   
#8,declaration concerning the tumults in
 ,scotland1' when violence was  resorted
 to against the introduction of the     
,common ,prayer in which he  denounced  
voluntary obedience because it was not  

of constraint1 and  called it           
#8damnable'2 he calls the principles of 
the ,anabaptists1 in  not submitting    
their consciences to human laws1        
#8furious frenzies1' and  #8madness'2   
all ,protestants are #8to detest and    
persecute them'2 #8these  ,anabaptists  
raged most in their madness'2 #8the     
scandal of their  frenzies'2 #8we are   
amazed at1 and aggrieved at their       
horrible  impudence'2 #8we do abhor and 
detest them all as rebellious and       
treasonable4'#ace ,this whole volume is 
amusingly assuming4 ,the king  claims   
his subjects as personal chattels1 with 
whose bodies and minds  he had a right  
to do as he pleased4 ,bunyan owed no    
spiritual submission  to man1 #8whose   
breath is in his nostrils'2 and risking 
all hazards1 he  became one of the      
denounced and despised sect of          
,baptists4 ,to use the  language of his 
pilgrim1 he passed the lions1 braving   
all the dangers  of an open profession  
of faith in ,christ1 and entered the    

house called  ,beautiful1 which #8was   
built by the ,lord of the hill1 on      
purpose to  entertain such pilgrims     
in4'#acf ,he first gains permission of  
the  watchman1 or minister1 and then of 
the inmates1 or church members4 ,this   
interesting event is said to have taken 
place about the year #afec4acg  ,mr4    
,doe1 in ,the ,struggler1 thus refers to
 it1 ,bunyan #8took all  advantages to  
ripen his understanding in religion1 and
 so he lit on the  dissenting           
congregation of ,christians at ,bedford1
 and was1 upon  confession of faith1    
baptized about the year #afec1'ach when 
he was in  the twenty-fifth year of his 
age4 ,no minutes of the proceedings of  
this  church1 prior to the death of ,mr4
 ,gifford in #afef1aci are extant1 or   
they would identify the exact period    
when ,bunyan's baptism and  admission to
 the church took place4 ,the spot where 
he was baptized is a  creek by the river
 ,ouse1 at the end of ,duck ,mill ,lane4
 ,it is a natural  baptistery1 a proper 

width and depth of water constantly     
fresh2  pleasantly situated2 sheltered  
from the public highway near the ,high  
,street4 ,the ,lord's ,supper was       
celebrated in a large room in which the 
disciples met1 the worship consecrating 
the place4#adj    ,religious feelings   
and conduct have at all times a tendency
 to promote  the comfort1 and elevate   
the character of the poor4 ,how often   
have we  seen them thus blessed2 the    
ragged family comfortably clothed1 the  
hungry fed1 and the inmates of a dirty  
miserable cottage or hovel  become a    
pattern of cleanly happiness4 ,one of   
,bunyan's biographers1 who  was an      
eye-witness1 bears this testimony4 #8,by
 this time his family was  increased1   
and as that increased ,god increased his
 stores1 so that he  lived now in great 
credit among his neighbours4' ,he soon  
became a  respectable member of civil as
 well as religious society2 for1 by the 
time that he joined the church1 his     
,christian character was so fully       

established1 that1 notwithstanding the  
meanness of his origin and  employment1 
he was considered worthy of uniting in a
 memorial to the  ,lord ,protector4 ,it 
was to recommend two gentlemen to form  
part of the  council1 after ,cromwell   
had dissolved the ,long ,parliament4 ,it
 is a  curious document1 very little    
known1 and illustrative of the peculiar 
style of these eventful times4          
,letter from the people of ,bedfordshire
 to the ,lord ,generall ,cromwell1  and 
the ,councell of the army4      ,may    
#acth1 #afec4      ,may it please your  
,lordship1 and the rest of the council  
of the army4  ,we 7we trust7 servants of
 ,jesus ,christ1 inhabitants in the     
county of  ,bedford1 haveing fresh upon 
our hearts the sadde oppressions we have
 7a  long while7 groan'd under from the 
late parlayment1 and now eyeing and     
owning 7through grace7 the good hand of 
,god in this great turne of  providence1
 being persuaded that it is from the    
,lord that you should be  instrument in 

his hand at such a time as this1 for the
 electing of such  persons whoe may goe 
in and out before his people in         
righteousnesse1  and governe these      
nations in judgment1 we having sought   
the ,lord for  yow1 and hopeing that    
,god will still doe greate things by    
yow1  understanding that it is in your  
hearte through the ,lord's assistance1  
to establish an authority consisting of 
men able1 loveing truth1  feareing ,god1
 and hateing covetouseness2 and we      
having had some  experience of men with 
us1 we have judged it our duty to ,god1 
to yow1  and to the rest of his people1 
humbly to present two men1 viz41        
,nathaniell ,taylor1 and ,john ,croke1  
now ,justices of ,peace in our ,county1 
whom we judge in the ,lord qualified to 
manage a trust in the ensuing           
government4 ,all which we humbly referre
 to your serious considerations1  and   
subscribe our names this #acth day of   
,may1 #afec--    ,john ,eston1 ,clement 
,berridge1 ,isaac ,freeman1 ,john       

,grewe1 ,john ,bunyan1  ,william ,dell1 
,john ,gifford1 ,william ,baker1 junr41 
,william ,wheelar1 ,ja4  ,rush1 ,anth4  
,harrington1 ,john ,gibbs1 ,tho4        
,varrse1 ,richard ,spensley1 ,john      
,donne1 ,michael ,cooke1 ,edward        
,covinson1 ,tho4 ,gibbs1 ,john ,ramsay1 
,john  ,hogge1 ,edward ,white1 ,robert  
,english1 ,john ,jeffard1 ,john ,browne1
 ,john  ,edridge1 ,john ,ivory1 ,john   
,white1 ,george ,gee1 ,daniell ,groome1 
,charles  ,peirse1 ,ambrose ,gregory1   
,luke ,parratt1 ,thomas ,cooke1 ,william
 ,page1  ,thomas ,knott1 ,thomas        
,honnor4 ,these to the ,lord ,generall  
,cromwell1 and  the rest of the councell
 of the army1 present4#ada              
,bunyan's daughter ,elizabeth was born  
at ,elstow1 ,april #ad1 #afed1 and a    
singular proof of his having changed his
 principles on baptism appears  in the  
church register4 ,his daughter ,mary was
 baptized in #afej1 but his  ,elizabeth 
in #afed is registered as born1 but no  
mention is made of  baptism4    ,the    

poor harassed pilgrim having been       
admitted into communion with a          
,christian church1 enjoyed fully1 for a 
short season1 his new  privileges4 ,he  
thus expresses his feelings3--#8,after  
,i had propounded to  the church that my
 desire was to walk in the order and    
ordinances of  ,christ with them1 and   
was also admitted by them3 while ,i     
thought of  that blessed ordinance of   
,christ1 which was his last supper with 
his  disciples before his death1 that   
scriptures1 8this do in remembrance of  
me10 was made a very precious word unto 
me2 for by it the ,lord came  down upon 
my conscience with the discovery of his 
death for my sins3  and as ,i then felt1
 did as if he plunged me in the virtue  
of the  same4'#adb    ,in this language 
we have an expression which furnishes a 
good sample of  his energetic feelings4 
,he had been immersed in water at his   
baptism1  and doubtless believed it to  
be a figure of his death to sin and     
resurrection to holiness2 and when he   

sat at the ,lord's table he felt  that  
he was baptized into the virtue of his  
,lord's death2 he is plunged  into it1  
and feels the holy influence covering   
his soul with all its  powers4    ,his  
pastor1 ,john ,gifford1 was a remarkably
 pious and sensible man1  exactly fitted
 to assist in maturing the mind of his  
young member4  ,bunyan had1 for a       
considerable time1 sat under his        
ministry1 and had  cultivated           
acquaintance with the members of his    
church2 and so  prayerfully had he made 
up his mind as to this important choice 
of a  church1 with which he might enter 
into fellowship1 that1 although  tempted
 by the most alluring prospects of      
greater usefulness1  popularity1 and    
emolument1 he continued his church      
fellowship with  these poor people      
through persecution and distress1       
imprisonment and  the threats of        
transportation1 or an ignominious death1
 until he  crossed the river #8which has
 no bridge1' and ascended to the        

celestial  city1 a period of nearly     
forty years4 ,of the labours of his     
first  pastor1 ,john ,gifford1 but      
little is known1 except that he founded 
the  church of ,christ at ,bedford1     
probably the first1 in modern times1    
which  allowed to every individual      
freedom of judgment as to water baptism2
  receiving all those who decidedly     
appeared to have put on ,christ1 and    
had been received by him2 but avoiding1 
with godly jealousy1 any  mixture of the
 world with the church4 ,mr4 ,gifford's 
race was short1  consistent1 and        
successful4 ,bunyan calls him by an     
appellation1 very  probably common in   
his neighbourhood and among his flock1  
#8holy ,mr4  ,gifford'2#adc a title     
infinitely superior to all the honours  
of  nobility1 or of royalty4 ,he was a  
miracle of mercy and grace1 for a  very 
few years before he had borne the       
character of an impure and  licentious  
man--an open enemy to the saints of     
,god4 ,his pastoral letter1  left upon  

record in the church-book1 written when 
drawing near the end  of his pilgrimage1
 is most admirable2 it contains an      
allusion to his  successors1 ,burton or 
,bunyan1 and must have had a tendency in
 forming  their views of a gospel       
church4 ,even ,mr4 ,southey praises this
 puritanic  epistle as exemplifying #8a 
wise and tolerant and truly ,christian  
spirit'3 and as it has not been         
published in any life of ,bunyan1 ,i    
venture to introduce it without         
abridgement3--    ,to the ,church over  
which ,god made me an overseer when ,i  
was in the  world4    ,i beseech you1   
brethren beloved1 let these following   
words 7wrote in my  love to you1 and    
care over you1 when our heavenly ,father
 was removing  me to the kingdom of his 
dear ,son71 be read in your             
church-gatherings  together4 ,i shall   
not now1 dearly beloved1 write unto you 
about that  which is the first1 and     
without which all other things are as   
nothing  in the sight of ,god1 viz41 the

 keeping the mystery of the faith in a  
pure conscience2 ,i shall not1 ,i say1  
write of these things1 though the       
greatest1 having spent my labours among 
you1 to root you and build you  up in   
,christ through the grace you have      
received2 and to press you to  all      
manner of holiness in your              
conversations1 that you may be found of 
the ,lord1 without spot1 and blameless1 
at ,his coming4 ,but the things ,i      
shall speak to you of1 are about your   
,,church ,,affairs1 which ,i fear have  
been little considered by most of you2  
which things1 if not mended  aright1 and
 submitted unto1 according to the will  
of ,god1 will by  degrees bring you     
under divisions1 distractions1 and at   
last1 to  confusion of that gospel order
 and fellowship which now1 through      
grace1  you enjoy4 ,therefore1 my       
brethren1 in the first place1 ,i would  
not have  any of you ignorant of this1  
that every one of you are as much bound 
now to walk with the church in all love2

 and in the ordinances of ,jesus        
,christ our ,lord1 as when ,i was       
present among you3 neither have any of  
you liberty to join yourselves to any   
other society1 because your  pastor is  
removed from you2 for you were not      
joined to the ministry1  but to ,christ1
 and the church2 and this is and was the
 will of ,god in  ,christ to all the    
churches of the saints1 read ,acts      
#b3db2 and compare  it with ,acts #a3ad1
 #ae4 ,and ,i charge you before the     
,lord1 as you will  answer it at the    
coming of our ,lord ,jesus1 that none of
 you be found  guilty herein4           
,secondly4 ,be constant in your church  
assemblies4 ,let all the work which     
concerns the church be done faithfully  
among you2 as admission of  members1    
exercising of gifts1 election of        
officers1 as need requires1  and all    
other things as if named1 which the     
,scriptures being searched1  will lead  
you into1 through the ,spirit2 which    
things1 if you do1 the  ,lord will be   

with you1 and you will convince others  
that ,christ is your  head1 and your    
dependency is not upon man2 but if you  
do the work of  the ,lord negligently1  
if you mind your own things and not the 
things of  ,christ1 if you grow of      
indifferent spirits1 whether you mind   
the work  of the ,lord in his church or 
no1 ,i fear the ,lord by degrees will   
suffer  the comfort of your communion to
 be dried up1 and the candlestick which 
is yet standing to be broken in pieces2 
which ,god forbid4    ,now1 concerning  
your admission of members1 ,i shall     
leave you to the  ,lord for counsel1 who
 hath hitherto been with you2 only thus 
much ,i  think expedient to stir up your
 remembrance in2 that after you are     
satisfied in the work of grace in the   
party you are to join with1 the  said   
party do solemnly declare 7before some  
of the church at least71  ,that ,union  
with ,christ is the foundation of all   
saints' communion2 and  not any         
ordinances of ,christ1 or any judgment  

or opinion about  externals2 and the    
said party ought to declare1 whether a  
brother or  sister1 that through grace  
they will walk in love with the church1 
though there should happen any          
difference in judgment about other      
things4 ,concerning separation from the 
church about baptism1 laying on  of     
hands1 anointing with oil1 psalms1 or   
any externals1 ,i charge every  one of  
you respectively1 as you will give an   
account for it to our ,lord  ,jesus     
,christ1 who shall judge both quick and 
dead at his coming1 that  none of you be
 found guilty of this great evil2 which1
 while some have  committed1 and that   
through a zeal for ,god1 yet not        
according to  knowledge1 they have erred
 from the law of the love of ,christ1   
and have  made a rent from the true     
church1 which is but one4 ,i exhort you1
  brethren1 in your comings together1   
,let all things be done decently1  and  
in order1 according to the ,scriptures4 
,let all things be done among  you      

without strife and envy1 without        
self-seeking and vain-glory4 ,be        
clothed with humility1 and submit to one
 another in love4 ,let the gifts  of the
 church be exercised according to order4
 ,let no gift be concealed  which is for
 edification2 yet let those gifts be    
chiefly exercised  which are most for   
the perfecting of the saints4 ,let your 
discourses be  to build up one another  
in your most holy faith1 and to provoke 
one  another to love and good works3 if 
this be not well-minded1 much time  may 
be spent and the church reap little or  
no advantage4 ,let there be  strong meat
 for the strong1 and milk for babes4 ,in
 your assemblies  avoid all disputes    
which gender to strife1 as questions    
about  externals1 and all doubtful      
disputations4 ,if any come among you who
  will be contentious in these things1  
let it be declared that you have  no    
such order1 nor any of the churches of  
,god4 ,if any come among you  with any  
doctrine contrary to the doctrine of    

,christ1 you must not  treat with such  
an one as with a brother1 or enter into 
dispute of the  things of faith with    
reasonings 7for this is contrary to the 
,scriptures72 but let such of the       
brethren who are the fullest of the     
,spirit1 and the word of ,christ1 oppose
 such an one steadfastly face to  face1 
and lay open his folly to the church1   
from the ,scriptures4 ,if a  brother    
through weakness speak anything contrary
 to any known truth of  ,god 7though not
 intended by him71 some other brother of
 the church must  in love clear up the  
truth1 lest many of the church be laid  
under  temptation4 ,let no respect of   
persons be in your comings-together2    
when  you are met as a church there's   
neither rich nor poor1 bond nor free in 
,christ ,jesus4 ',tis not a good        
practice to be offering places or seats 
when those who are rich come in2        
especially it is a great evil to take   
notice of such in time of prayer1 or the
 word2 then are bowings and  civil      

observances at such times not of ,god4  
,private wrongs are not  presently to be
 brought unto the church4 ,if any of the
 brethren are  troubled about externals1
 let some of the church 7let it not be a
  church business7 pray for and with    
such parties4    ,none ought to withdraw
 from the church if any brother should  
walk  disorderly1 but he that walketh   
disorderly must bear his own burden1    
according to the ,scriptures4 ,if any   
brother should walk disorderly1 he      
cannot be shut out from any ordinance   
before church censure4 ,study  among    
yourselves what is the nature of        
fellowship1 as the word1#add  prayer1   
and breaking of bread2 which1 whilst    
few1 ,i judge1 seriously  consider1     
there is much falling short of duty in  
the churches of  ,christ4 ,you that are 
most eminent in profession1 set a       
pattern to all  the rest of the church4 
,let your faith1 love1 and zeal1 be very
  eminent2 if any of you cast a dim     
light1 you will do much hurt in the     

church4 ,let there be kept up among you 
solemn days of prayer and  thanksgiving2
 and let some time be set apart1 to seek
 ,god for your  seeds1 which thing hath 
hitherto been omitted4 ,let your deacons
 have a  constant stock by them1 to     
supply the necessity of those who are in
  want4 ,truly1 brethren1 there is      
utterly a fault among you that are      
rich1 especially in this thing1 'tis not
 that little which comes from  you on   
the first day of the week that will     
excuse you4 ,i beseech you1  be not     
found guilty of this sin any longer4 ,he
 that sows sparingly will  reap         
sparingly4 ,be not backward in your     
gatherings-together2 let none  of you   
willingly stay till part of the meeting 
be come1#ade especially  such who should
 be examples to the flock4 ,one or two  
things are omitted  about your          
comings-together1 which ,i shall here   
add4 ,i beseech you1  forbear sitting in
 prayer1 except parties be any way      
disabled2 'tis not  a posture which     

suits with the majesty of such an       
ordinance4 ,would you  serve your prince
 so8 ,in prayer1 let all self-affected  
expressions be  avoided1 and all vain   
repetitions4 ,god hath not gifted1 ,i   
judge1 every  brother to be a mouth to  
the church4 ,let such as have most of   
the  demonstration of the ,spirit and of
 power1 shut up all your                
comings-together1 that ye may go away   
with your hearts comforted and          
quickened4    ,come together in time1   
and leave off orderly2 for ,god is a    
,god of order  among his saints4 ,let   
none of you give offence to his brethren
 in  indifferent things1 but be subject 
to one another in love4 ,be very        
careful what gifts you approve of by    
consent for public service4    ,spend   
much time before the ,lord1 about       
choosing a pastor1 for though ,i        
suppose he is before you1#adf whom the  
,lord hath appointed1 yet it  will be no
 disadvantage to you1 ,i hope1 if you   
walk a year or two as  you are before   

election2 and then1 if you be all       
agreed1 let him be set  apart1 according
 to the ,scriptures4 ,salute the        
brethren who walk not in  fellowship    
with you1 with the same love and name of
 brother or sister  as those who do4    
,let the promises made to be            
accomplished in the latter days1 be     
often  urged before the ,lord in your   
comings-together2 and forget not your   
brethren in bonds4 ,love him much for   
the work's sake1 who labours over  you  
in the word and doctrine4 ,let no man   
despise his youth4#adg ,muzzle  not the 
mouth of the ox that treads out the corn
 to you4 ,search the  ,scriptures2 let  
some of them be read to you about this  
thing4 ,if your  teacher at any time be 
laid aside1 you ought to meet together  
as a  church1 and build up one another4 
,if the members at such a time will go  
to a public ministry1 it must first be  
approved of by the church4  ,farewell2  
exhort1 counsel1 support1 reprove one   
another in love4    ,finally1 brethren1 

be all of one mind1 walk in love one to 
another1  even as ,christ ,jesus hath   
loved you1 and given himself for you4   
,search  the ,scriptures for a supply of
 those things wherein ,i am wanting4    
,now  the ,god of peace1 who raised up  
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ from the dead1 
multiply his peace upon you1 and        
preserve you to his everlasting  kingdom
 by ,jesus ,christ4 ,stand fast3 the    
,lord is at hand4    ,that this was     
written by me1 ,i have set my name to   
it1 in the presence  of two of the      
brethren of the church4    ,john        
,gifford4#adh    ,bunyan was now settled
 under the happiest circumstances1 and  
doubtless  looked forward to much       
religious enjoyment4 ,a pious           
wife--peace in his  soul--a most        
excellent pastor1 and in full communion 
with a ,christian  church4 ,alas6 his   
enjoyments were soon interrupted2 again 
a tempest was  to agitate his mind1 that
 he might be more deeply humbled and    
prepared  to become a ,barnabas or son  

of consolation to the spiritually       
distressed4    ,it is a remarkable fact1
 that upon the baptism of our ,lord1    
after that  sublime declaration of      
,jehovah--#8this is my beloved ,son1'   
#8,jesus was led  into the wilderness1  
to be tempted of the devil4' ,as it was 
with their  leader1 so it frequently    
happens to his followers4 ,after having 
partaken1 for the first time1 of the    
holy enjoyments of the ,lord's          
table--tending to exalt and elevate     
them1 they are often abased and  humbled
 in their own esteem1 by the assaults of
 ,satan and his  temptations1 aided by  
an evil heart of unbelief4 ,thus        
,christian having  been cherished in the
 house called ,beautiful1 and armed for 
the  conflict1 descended into the       
,valley of ,humiliation1 encountered    
,apollyon in deadly combat1 and walked  
through the ,valley of the ,shadow  of  
,death4 #8,for three quarters of a year1
 fierce and sad temptations did  beset  
me to blasphemy1 that ,i could never    

have rest nor ease4 ,but at  last the   
,lord came in upon my soul with that    
same scripture1 by which  my soul was   
visited before2 and after that1 ,i have 
been usually very  well and comfortable 
in the partaking of that blessed        
ordinance2 and  have1 ,i trust1 therein 
discerned the ,lord's body1 as broken   
for my  sins1 and that his precious     
blood hath been shed for my             
transgressions4'#adi ,this is what      
,bunyan calls1 #8the soul killing to    
itself its sins1 its righteousness1     
wisdom1 resolutions1 and the things     
which it trusted in by nature'2 and then
 receiving #8a most glorious1  perfect1 
and never-fading life4' ,the life of    
,christ in all its purity  and          
perfections imputed to me--#8,sometimes 
,i bless the ,lord my soul hath  had    
this life not only imputed to me1 but   
the very glory of it upon my  soul--the 
,son of ,god himself in his own person1 
now at the right hand of  his ,father   
representing me complete before the     

mercy-seat in his  ownself4' #8,there   
was my righteousness just before the    
eyes of ,divine  glory4'#aej    ,about  
this period his robust hardy frame gave 
way under the attack of  disease1 and we
 have to witness his feelings when the  
king of terrors  appeared to be         
beginning his deadly work4 ,whether the 
fiery trials1 the  mental tempest       
through which he had passed1 were too   
severe for his  bodily frame1 is not    
recorded4 ,his narrative is1 that1      
#8,upon a time ,i  was somewhat         
inclining to a consumption1 wherewith1  
about the spring ,i  was suddenly and   
violently seized1 with much weakness in 
my outward  man2 insomuch that ,i       
thought ,i could not live4'#aea ,this is
 slightly  varied in his account of this
 illness in his ,law and ,grace4 ,he    
there  says1 #8having contracted guilt  
upon my soul1 and having some distemper 
of body upon me1 ,i supposed that death 
might now so seize upon1 as to  take me 
away from among men4#aeb ,these serious 

considerations led to a  solemn         
investigation of his hopes4 ,his having 
been baptized1 his union  to a church1  
the good opinion of his fellow-men1 are 
not in the  slightest degree relied upon
 as evidences of the new birth1 or of a 
death to sin and resurrection to        
holiness4' #8,now began ,i afresh to    
give  myself up to a serious examination
 after my state and condition for the   
future1 and of my evidences for that    
blessed world to come3 for it  hath1 ,i 
bless the name of ,god1 been my usual   
course1 as always1 so  especially in the
 day of affliction1 to endeavour to keep
 my interest  in the life to come1 clear
 before my eye4    #8,but ,i had no     
sooner began to recall to mind my former
 experience of  the goodness of ,god to 
my soul1 but there came flocking into my
 mind an  innumerable company of my sins
 and transgressions3 amongst which these
  were at this time most to my          
affliction1 namely1 my deadness1        
dullness1  and coldness in holy duties2 

my wanderings of heart1 my wearisomeness
  in all good things1 my want of love to
 ,god1 his ways and people1 with  this  
at the end of all1 8,are these the      
fruits of ,christianity8 ,are  these the
 tokens of a blessed man80    #8,at the 
apprehension of these things my sickness
 was doubled upon me1  for now was ,i   
sick in my inward man1 my soul was      
clogged with guilt2  now also was my    
former experience of ,god's goodness to 
me quite taken  out of my mind1 and hid 
as if it had never been1 nor seen4 ,now 
was my  soul greatly pinched between    
these two considerations1 8,live ,i must
  not1 die ,i dare not40 ,now ,i sunk   
and fell in my spirit1 and was giving   
up all for lost2 but as ,i was walking  
up and down in my house1 as a man  in a 
most woeful state1 that word of ,god    
took hold of my heart1 ,ye are          
8justified freely by his grace1 through 
the redemption that is in ,jesus        
,christ0 7,rom #c3bd74 ,but ,o6 what a  
turn it made upon me6    #8,now was ,i  

as one awakened out of some troublesome 
sleep and dream2 and  listening to this 
heavenly sentence1 ,i was as if ,i had  
heard it thus  expounded to             
me3--8,sinner1 thou thinkest1 that      
because of thy sins and  infirmities1 ,i
 cannot save thy soul2 but behold my    
,son is by me1 and  upon him ,i look1   
and not on thee1 and will deal with thee
 according as  ,i am pleased with him40 
,at this ,i was greatly lightened in my 
mind1 and  made to understand1 that ,god
 could justify a sinner at any time2 it 
was  but his looking upon ,christ1 and  
imputing of his benefits to us1 and  the
 work was forthwith done4'#aec    #8,now
 was ,i got on high1 ,i saw myself      
within the arms of grace and  mercy2 and
 though ,i was before afraid to think of
 a dying hour1 yet now  ,i cried1 ,let  
me die4 ,now death was lovely and       
beautiful in my sight1  for ,i saw that 
we shall never live indeed1 till we be  
gone to the other  world4 ,i saw more in
 those words1 8,heirs of ,god0 7,rom    

#h3ag71 than ever  ,i shall be able to  
express4 8,heirs of ,god10 ,god himself 
is the portion  of his saints4'#aed     
,as his mental agitation subsided into  
this delicious calm1 his bodily  health 
was restored2 to use his own figure1    
,captain ,consumption1 with  all his men
 of death1 were#aee routed1 and his     
strong bodily health  triumphed over    
disease2 or1 to use the more proper     
language of an  eminent ,puritan1       
#8,when overwhelmed with the deepest    
sorrows1 and that  for many doleful     
months1 he who is ,lord of nature healed
 my body1 and  he who is the ,father of 
mercies and ,god of all grace has       
proclaimed  liberty to the captive1 and 
given rest to my weary soul4'#aef ,here 
we  have a key to the most eventful     
picture in the ,pilgrim's               
,progress--,the  ,valley of the ,shadow 
of ,death--which is placed in the midst 
of the  journey4 ,when in the prime of  
life1 death looked at him and withdrew  
for a season4 ,it was the shadow of     

death that came over his spirit4    ,the
 church at ,bedford having increased1   
,bunyan was chosen to fill the          
honourable office of a deacon4 ,no man  
could have been better fitted for  that 
office than ,bunyan was4 ,he was honesty
 itself1 had suffered severe            
privations1 so as to feel for those who 
were pinched with want2 he had  great   
powers of discrimination1 to distinguish
 between the poverty of  idleness1 and  
that distress which arises from         
circumstances over which  human         
foresight has no control1 so as to      
relieve with propriety the  pressure of 
want1 without encouraging the degrading 
and debasing habit  of depending upon   
alms1 instead of labouring to provide   
the necessaries  of life4 ,he had no    
fine clothes to be spoiled by trudging  
down the  filthiest lanes1 and entering 
the meanest hovels to relieve suffering 
humanity4 ,the poor--and that is the    
great class to whom the gospel is       
preached1 and by whom it is             

received--would hail him as a brother4  
,gifted in prayer1 full of sound and    
wholesome counsel drawn from holy  writ1
 he must have been a peculiar blessing  
to the distressed1 and to  all the      
members who stood in need of advice and 
assistance4 ,such were  the men intended
 by the apostles1 #8men of honest       
report1 full of the  ,holy ,ghost and   
wisdom' 7,acts #f3c71 whom the church   
were to select1 to  relieve the apostles
 from the duties of ministration to the 
wants of  the afflicted members1 in the 
discharge of which they had given       
offence4    ,while thus actively        
employed1 he was again visited with a   
severe  illness1 and again was subject  
to a most searching and solemn          
investigation as to his fitness to      
appear before the judgment-seat of      
,god4 #8,all that time the tempter did  
beset me strongly1 labouring to  hide   
from me my former experience of ,god's  
goodness2 setting before me  the terrors
 of death1 and the judgment of ,god1    

insomuch that at this  time1 through my 
fear of miscarrying for ever1 should ,i 
now die1 ,i was  as one dead before     
death came2 ,i thought that there was no
 way but to  hell ,i must4'#aeg    #8,a 
wounded spirit who can bear4' ,well     
might the apostle say1 #8,if in  this   
life only we have hope in ,christ1 we   
are of all men most  miserable' 7#a ,cor
 #ae3ai74 ,bunyan had enjoyed holy      
emotions full of  glory1 and now the    
devil was threatening him1 not only with
 the loss of  heaven1 but the terrors of
 hell4 ,the ,puritan1 ,rogers1 describes
  religious melancholy as #8the worst of
 all distempers1 and those sinking  and 
guilty fears which it brings along with 
it are inexpressibly  dreadful2 what    
anguish1 what desolation6 ,i dare not   
look to heaven2  there ,i see the       
greatness of ,god1 who is against me4 ,i
 dare not look  into his ,word2 for     
there ,i see all his threats1 as so many
 barbed  arrows to strike me to the     
heart4 ,i dare not look into the grave2 

because thence ,i am like to have a     
doleful resurrection2 in this  doleful  
night the soul hath no evidence at all  
of its former  grace4'#aeh ,bunyan's    
experience reminds us of the impressive 
language  of ,job--a book full of       
powerful imagery and magnificent ideas1 
in which  ,bunyan delighted1 calling it 
#8that blessed book4'#aei ,job goes on1 
from step to step1 describing his mental
 wretchedness1 until he rises  to a     
climax1 ,god #8runneth upon me like a   
giant' 7#af3g-bb74 #8,thou  huntest me  
as a fierce lion' 7#aj3af74 #8,the      
arrows of the ,almighty are  within me2 
they drink up my spirit3 the terrors of 
,god do set  themselves in array against
 me' 7#f3d74 ,poor ,bunyan1 in the depth
 of his  distress1 cried unto ,god1 and 
was heard and relieved from these soul  
troubles4 ,he recollected the joyful    
ascent of ,lazarus from the extreme  of 
human misery to the height of celestial 
enjoyments4 ,his spirit was  sweetly    
revived1 and he was enabled1 with       

delight1 to hope yet in ,god1  when that
 word fell with great weight upon his   
mind1 #8,o death1 where is  thy sting8  
,o grave1 where is thy victory8' #8,at  
this he became both well  in body and   
mind at once2 his sickness did presently
 vanish1 and he  again walked           
comfortably in his work for ,god4'#afj  
,the words1 #8by  grace are ye saved1'  
followed him through the rest of his    
pilgrimage4  ,his consolation was1 that 
#8a little true grace will go a great   
way2  yea1 and do more wonders than we  
are aware of4 ,if we have but grace     
enough to keep us groaning after ,god1  
it is not all the world that can        
destroy us4'#afa ,he had now become     
deeply instructed in the school of      
,christ1 and was richly furnished with  
the weapons of spiritual warfare2  #8a  
scribe instructed into the kingdom of   
heaven1 like unto a man that  is an     
householder1 which bringeth forth out of
 his treasure things new  and old'      
7,matt #ac3ab74 ,or1 as #8the man of    

,god1 perfected1 thoroughly  furnished  
unto all good works' 7#b ,tim #c3ag74   
,it was powerfully  impressed upon his  
mind that all his inward conflicts were 
to be made  use of in preparing him to  
instruct others4 ,all the events of his 
,saviour's life passed before his mind  
as if he had stood by as a  witness to  
his birth--his walking with his         
disciples2 his wondrous  parables and   
stupendous miracles2 his mental and     
bodily sufferings2 his  sacrifice1      
burial1 ascension1 intercession1 and    
final judgment2 all  passed in vivid    
review before the eye of his mind2 and  
then1 he says1  #8as ,i was musing with 
myself what these things should mean1   
methought ,i  heard such a word in my   
heart as this1 ,i have set thee down on 
purpose1  for ,i have something more    
than ordinary for thee to do'2 which    
made me  the more to marvel1 saying1    
#8,what1 my ,lord1 such a poor wretch as
  ,i8'#afb ,such was his inward call to 
the ministry2 and it being  attended    

with the three requisites usually       
insisted on among  ,dissenters--ability1
 inclination1 and opportunity--he was   
sent out as an  itinerant preacher in   
the surrounding villages in #afee1 and  
laid the  foundation of many churches1  
which now flourish to the praise of the 
glory of ,divine grace4 ,in some of     
these villages the gospel had never     
before been preached2 they were         
strongholds of ,satan4 ,these were fit  
places for the full display of his      
intrepid energy4    ,after thus         
preaching and much suffering1 for       
fifteen years1 he was  appointed to the 
pastoral office1 or eldership4#afc ,can 
a man enter  upon the work of the       
ministry from a better school than this8
 ,deeply  versed in scriptural          
knowledge2 thoroughly humbled by the    
assaults of  sin and ,satan2 aware of   
his devices2 with a keen perception of  
the  value of the soul2 its greatness2  
and1 if lost1 the causes and the        
unspeakable extent of its loss4         

,solemnly devout and fluent in prayer2  
ready in conversation upon heavenly     
things2 speaking the truth without  fear
 of consequences1 yet avoiding          
unnecessary offence2 first speaking  in 
the church-meeting1 and then more       
extensively in barns1 or woods1 or      
dells1 to avoid the informers4#afd ,such
 was his training2 and the  result was1 
that1 when permitted to proclaim the    
gospel publicly1  thousands hung upon   
his words with intense feeling2 numerous
 converts  were by his means added to   
the church2 the proud became            
broken-hearted1  and the lowly were     
raised1 and blessings abounded2 the     
drunkards were  made sober2 thieves and 
covetous were reclaimed2 the blasphemers
 were  made to sing the praises of ,god2
 the desert bid fair to blossom and     
bring forth fruit as a garden4 ,but1    
alas6 his early labours were  contrary  
to acts of parliament2 the spirit of    
intolerance and  persecution soon       
troubled1 and eventually consigned him  

to a prison4    ,before we bid a final  
farewell to ,bunyan's extraordinary     
mental  struggles with unbelief1 it may 
be well to indulge in a few sober       
reflections4 ,are the narratives of     
these mighty tempests in his spirit     
plain matters of fact8 ,no one can read 
the works of ,bunyan and doubt  for a   
moment his truthfulness4 ,his language  
is that of the heart1  fervent but not  
exaggerated1 strong but a plain tale of 
real feelings4  ,he says1 and he        
believed it1 #8,my sins have appeared so
 big to me1 that  ,i thought one of my  
sins have been as big as all the sins of
 all the  men in the nation2 ay and of  
other nations too1 reader2 these things 
be  not fancies1 for ,i have smarted for
 this experience4 ,it is true that      
,satan has the art of making the        
uttermost of every sin2 he can blow it  
up1 make it swell1 make every hair of   
its head as big as a cedar2#afe  but yet
 the least stream of the heart blood of 
,jesus hath vanished all  away and hath 

made it to fly1 to the astonishment of  
such a poor  sinner1 and hath delivered 
me up into sweet and heavenly peace and 
joy  in the ,holy ,ghost4'#aff ,some    
have supposed the narrative to be       
exaggerated1 while others have          
attributed the disturbed state of his   
mind to disease2 my humble belief is    
that the whole is a plain  unvarnished  
account of facts2 that those facts      
occurred while he was in  full          
possession of all the faculties of his  
mind4 ,to ascribe such  powers to the   
invisible world by which we are         
constantly surrounded1  does not agree  
with the doctrines of modern            
philosophers4 ,those holy or  unholy    
suggestions suddenly injected1 would by 
the world be set down as  the           
hallucinations of a distempered         
imagination4 ,carnal relations          
attributed ,christian's alarm to #8some 
frenzy distemper got into his  head1'   
and ,southey1 following their example1  
ascribes ,bunyan's hallowed  feelings to

 his want of #8sober judgment1' #8his   
brutality and extreme  ignorance1' a    
#8stage of burning enthusiasm1' and to  
#8an age in which  hypocrisy was        
regnant1 and fanaticism rampant         
throughout the  land4'#afg ,what a      
display of reigning hypocrisy and       
rampant fanaticism  was it to see the   
game at cat openly played by men on     
,sunday1 the  church bells calling them 
to their sport666 ,had ,southey been    
poet-laureate to ,charles ,,ii1 he might
 with equal truth have concealed  the   
sensuality1 open profaneness1 and       
debauchery of that profligate  monarch  
and his court of concubines1 and have   
praised him as #8the  ,lord's anointed4'
 ,bunyan was an eye-witness of the state
 of the times  in which he lived1 and he
 associated with numbers of the poor in 
,bedfordshire and the adjoining         
counties4 ,so truthful a man's testimony
  is of great value1 and he proves that 
no miraculous reformation of  manners   
had taken place2 no regnant hypocrisy   

nor rampant fanaticism4  ,in #afee1 that
 being the brightest period of the      
,commonwealth1 he thus  #8sighs' over   
the state of his country3--#8,there are 
but a few places in  the ,bible but     
there are threatenings against one      
sinner or another2  against drunkards1  
swearers1 liars1 proud persons1         
strumpets1  whoremongers1 covetous1     
railers1 extortioners1 thieves1 lazy    
persons4  ,in a word1 all manner of sins
 are reproved1 and there is a sore      
punishment to be executed on the        
committers of them2 and all this made   
mention of in the ,scriptures4 ,but for 
all this1 how thick1 and by  heaps1 do  
these wretches walk up and down our     
streets8 ,do but go into  the           
ale-houses1 and you shall see almost    
every room besprinkled with  them1 so   
foaming out their own shame that it is  
enough to make the  heart of a saint to 
tremble4'#afh ,this was a true character
 of the  great masses of the labouring  
and trading portions of the             

commonwealth4  ,let us hear his         
testimony also as to the most sacred    
profession1 the  clergy1 in #afed3--    
#8,a reason why delusions do so easily  
take place in the hearts of the         
ignorant1 is1 because those that pretend
 to be their teachers1 do  behave       
themselves so basely among them4 ,and   
indeed ,i may say of these1  as our     
,lord said of the ,pharisees in another 
case1 the blood of the  ignorant shall  
be laid to their charge4 ,they that     
pretend they are sent  of the ,lord1 and
 come1 saying1 ,thus saith the ,lord2 we
 are the servants  of the ,lord1 our    
commission is from the ,lord by         
succession2 ,i say1  these pretending   
themselves to be the preachers of truth1
 but are not1  do1 by their loose       
conversation1 render the doctrine of    
,god1 and his  ,son ,jesus ,christ1 by  
whom the saints are saved1 contemptible1
 and do  give the adversary mighty      
encouragement1 to cry out against the   
truths  of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1    

because of their wicked waling4 ,for the
 most  part of them1 they are the men   
that at this day do so harden their     
hearers in their sins by giving them    
such ill examples1 that none goeth      
beyond them for impiety4 ,as1 for       
example1 would a parishioner learn to   
be proud1 he or she need look no farther
 than to the priest1 his wife1  and     
family2 for there is a notable pattern  
before them4 ,would the  people learn to
 be wanton8 they may also see a pattern 
among their  teachers4 ,would they learn
 to be drunkards8 they may also have    
that  from some of their ministers2 for 
indeed they are ministers in this1 to   
minister ill example to their           
congregations4 ,again1 would the people 
learn to be covetous8 they need but look
 to their minister1 and they  shall have
 a lively1 or rather a deadly           
resemblance set before them1 in  both   
riding and running after great          
benefices1 and parsonages by night  and 
by day4 ,nay1 they among themselves will

 scramble for the same4 ,i  have seen1  
that so soon as a man hath but departed 
from his benefice as  he calls it1      
either by death or out of covetousness  
of a bigger1 we  have had one priest    
from this town1 and another from that1  
so run1 for  these tithe-cocks and      
handfuls of barley1 as if it were their 
proper  trade1 and calling1 to hunt     
after the same4 ,o wonderful impiety and
  ungodliness6 are you not ashamed of   
your doings8 ,read ,romans #a towards   
the end4 ,as it was with them1 so1 it is
 to be feared1 it is with many  of you1 
who knowing the judgments of ,god1 that 
they who do such things  are worthy of  
death1 not only do the same1 but have   
pleasure also in  them that do them4    
,and now you that pretend to be the     
teachers of the  people in verity and   
truth1 though we know that some of you  
are not1 is  it a small thing with you  
to set them such an example as this8    
,were  ever the ,pharisees so profane2  
to whom ,christ said1 ,ye vipers1 how   

can  ye escape the damnation of hell8   
,doth not the ground groan under you8   
surely1 it will favour you no more than 
it favoured your fore-runners4          
,certainly the wrath of ,god lies heavy 
at your doors1 it is but a very  little 
while1 and your recompense shall be upon
 your own head4 ,and as  for you that   
are indeed of ,god among them1 though   
not of them1 separate  yourselves4 ,why 
should the righteous partake of the same
 plagues with  the wicked8 ,o ye        
children of the harlot6 ,i cannot well  
tell how to have  done with you1 your   
stain is so odious1 and you are so      
senseless1 as  appears by your          
practices4'#afi    ,the testimony of    
,george ,fox as to ,england's fashions  
in #afed1 is very  pointed and extremely
 droll3--,men and women are carried away
 with  fooleries and vanities2 gold and 
silver upon their backs1#agj store of   
ribbands hanging about the waist1 knees1
 and feet--red or white1 black  or      
yellow2 women with their gold2 their    

spots on their faces1 noses1  cheeks1   
foreheads2 rings on their fingers1 cuffs
 double1 like a  butcher's white        
sleeves2 ribbands about their hands1 and
 three or four  gold laces about their  
clothes2 men dressed like fiddlers' boys
 or  stage players2 see them playing at 
bowls1 or at tables1 or at              
shovel-board1 or each one decking his   
horse with bunches of ribbands on  his  
head1 as the rider hath on his own4     
,these are gentlemen1 and brave         
fellows1 that say pleasures are lawful1 
and in their sports they should  like   
wild asses4 ,this is the generation     
carried away with pride1  arrogancy1    
lust1 gluttony1 and uncleanness2 who eat
 and drink and rise  up to play1 their  
eyes full of adultery1 and their bodies 
of the  devil's adorning4#aga ,such     
quotations from the writings of men of  
undoubted veracity1 and who lived during
 that period1 might be  multiplied to   
fill a volume4    ,is this the regnant  
hypocrisy and rampant fanaticism which  

prevailed in  ,england1 and which       
,southey supposes to have influenced    
,bunyan and  deranged his sober         
judgment8 ,it is true that the          
,protector and his  council             
discountenanced vice and folly1 and that
 there was more piety  and virtue in the
 kingdom at that time than it had ever  
before  witnessed4 ,but it would have   
been the greatest of miracles1 had the  
people been suddenly moralized1 after   
having been baptized in brutality  for  
ages4 ,not a century had elapsed since  
the autos da fe had blazed  throughout  
the country1 burning the most pious1    
moral1 and enlightened  of her citizens4
 ,a century of misery to the professors 
of religions had  passed1 in which the  
persecutions of ,papists and ,puritans1 
hanging1  transporting1 murdering by    
frightful imprisonments all those who   
dared  to dissent from the church of    
,england4 ,all this must have produced a
  debasing effect upon public morals4   
,even among professors ,bunyan          

discovered pride1 covetousness1 impiety 
and uncleanness4#agb    ,bunyan's       
religious impressions did not1 as       
,southey states1 arise from  his        
ignorance1 brutal manners1 low station1 
nor from the fanaticism of  the age in  
which he lived4 ,did the similar feeling
 of ,job or ,david  spring from these   
polluted fountains8 ,he is a stranger to
 ,christ's  school that confounds its   
discipline with mental drunkenness1 or  
with  the other depraved sources alluded
 to by ,southey4 ,the luxurious         
imagination which ruled over him1 must  
be curbed and brought into  subjection  
to ,christ4 ,he must be weaned from a   
reliance upon sudden  impulses to rely  
upon ,divine truth4 ,the discovery of   
errors by  scriptural investigation was 
putting on armour of proof4             
,self-confidence was gradually swallowed
 up by dependence upon the  word--the   
result of the severest spiritual        
training4 ,those painful  exercises     
produced a life of holiness and         

usefulness4 ,can the thistle  produce   
grapes1 or the noxious weeds corn8      
,never6 ,his experience came  from      
heaven1 in mercy to his soul1 and to    
make him a blessing to  millions of his 
race4 ,by this he was made truly wise1  
civilized1  enlightened1 and elevated4  
,every painful feeling was measured by  
,divine  rule--weighed in the sanctuary 
balance--not one iota too much or too   
little to form his noble character4 ,he 
has been compared with ,lord  ,byron1   
one of our most impassioned thinkers and
 writers2 but the noble  poet's         
heart-griefs were on the wrong side4    
,judging of his own feelings  by those  
painted on his heroes--they fight for   
freedom only to gratify  lust1 pride1   
and ambition1 while the future appeared 
in dark1 dreary  uncertainty4 ,but      
,bunyan strives to be released from the 
slavery of sin  and ,satan1 that he     
might enjoy the liberty of being a      
servant of  ,christ1 whose service is   
perfect freedom1 with a glorious vista  

of  eternity occasionally breaking in   
upon his soul4    ,well may it be said  
of him3--,simple1 enchanting man6 what  
does not the  world owe to thee and to  
the great ,being who could produce such 
as  thee8 ,teacher alike of the infant  
and of the aged2 who canst direct the   
first thought and remove the last doubt 
of man2 property alike of the  peasant  
and the prince2 welcomed by the ignorant
 and honoured by the  wise2 thou hast   
translated ,christianity into a new     
language1 and that a  universal one6    
,thou art the prose poet of all time6   
,,the ,,fourth ,,period4      ,,bunyan  
,,enters ,,into ,,controversy--,,becomes
 ,,an ,,author--,,offends ,a            
,,persecuting  ,,magistracy1 ,,and ,,is 
,,proceeded ,,against ,,at ,,the        
,,sessions ,,under ,,an ,,act ,,of      
,,the ,,commonwealth--,,is ,,accused    
,,of ,,reporting ,a ,,strange ,,charge  
,,of  ,,witchcraft--,,publicly          
,,disputes ,,with ,,the ,,quakers4      
,in proportion as a man becomes a public

 character1 especially if  eminent for  
talent and usefulness in the church1 so 
will his enemies  increase4 ,the envy of
 some and the malice of others will     
invent  slanders1 or1 what is worse1 put
 an evil construction upon the most     
innocent conduct1 in the hope of        
throwing a shade over that brightness   
which reveals their own defects4 ,in    
this they are aided by all the  craft1  
and cunning1 and power of ,satan1 the   
archenemy of man4 ,the  purity of gospel
 truth carries with it the blessed      
fruits of the  highest order of         
civilization2 the atmosphere in which it
 lives is  #8good will to man4'         
,salvation is a free gift1 direct from  
,god to the  penitent sinner4 ,it cannot
 be obtained by human aid1 nor for all  
the  gold in the universe4 ,it cannot   
possibly be traded in1 bought1 or sold1 
but is bestowed without money or price4 
,hence the opposition of  ,antichrist4  
,the cry or groan of the contrite enters
 heaven and brings  down blessings1     

while the most elegant and              
elaborately-composed prayer1  not       
springing from the heart1 is read or    
recited in vain4 ,human  monarchs must  
be approached by petitions drawn up in  
form1 and which  may be accepted1       
although the perfection of insincerity  
and hypocrisy4  ,the ,king of kings     
accepts no forms2 he knows the heart1   
and requires  the approach of those who 
worship him to be in sincerity and in   
truth2  the heart may plead without     
words1 ,god accepteth the groans and    
sighs  of those that fear him4 ,these   
were the notions that ,bunyan had drawn 
from the ,holy ,oracles1 and his        
conversation soon made him a favourite  
with the ,puritans1 while it excited    
feelings of great hostility among  the  
neighbouring clergy and magistrates4    
,bunyan's conversion from being a pest  
to the neighbourhood to becoming  a     
pious man1 might have been pardoned had 
he conformed to the  ,directory2 but for
 him to appear as a ,dissenter and a    

public teacher1  without going through  
the usual course of education and       
ordination1 was  an unpardonable        
offence4 ,the opinions of man gave him  
no concern2 all  his anxiety was to have
 the approbation of his ,god1 and then  
to walk  accordingly1 braving all the   
dangers1 the obloquy1 and contempt that 
might arise from his conscientious      
discharge of duties1 for the            
performance of which he knew that he    
alone must give a solemn account  at the
 great day4    ,he entered upon the     
serious work of the ministry with fear  
and  trembling1 with much               
heart-searching1 earnest prayer1 and the
 advice of  the church to which he was  
united1 not with any pledge to abide by 
their decision contrary to his own      
conviction1 but to aid him in his       
determination4 ,his own account of these
 important inquiries is very            
striking3--#8,after ,i had been about   
five or six years awakened1 and  helped 
myself to see both the want and worth of

 ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1  and also    
enabled to venture my soul upon him1    
some of the most able  among the saints 
with us1 for judgment and holiness of   
life1 as they  conceived1 did perceive  
that ,god had counted me worthy to      
understand  something of his will in    
,his holy and blessed ,word1 and had    
given me  utterance1 in some measure1 to
 express what ,i saw to others for      
edification2 therefore they desired me1 
and that with much earnestness1  that ,i
 would be willing at some times to take 
in hand1 in one of the  meetings1 to    
speak a word of exhortation unto them4  
,the which1 though  at the first it did 
much dash and abash my spirit1 yet being
 still by  them desired and entreated1  
,i consented to their request1 and did  
twice1 at two several assemblies in     
private1 though with much weakness  and 
infirmity1 discover my gift amongst     
them2 at which they did  solemnly       
protest1 as in the sight of the great   
,god1 they were both  affected and      

comforted1 and gave thanks to the       
,father of mercies for  the grace       
bestowed on me4    #8,after this1       
sometimes1 when some of them did go into
 the country to  teach1 they would also 
that ,i should go with them2 where1     
though as yet  ,i did not1 nor durst    
not1 make use of my gift in an open way1
 yet more  privately1 as ,i came amongst
 the good people in those places1 ,i did
  sometimes speak a word of admonition  
unto them also1 the which they1 as  the 
other1 received with rejoicing at the   
mercy of ,god to me-ward1  professing   
their souls were edified thereby4       
#8,wherefore at last1 being still       
desired by the church1 after some       
solemn prayer to the ,lord1 with        
fasting1 ,i was more particularly called
  forth1 and appointed to a more        
ordinary and public preaching of the    
word1 not only to and amongst them that 
believed1 but also to offer the  gospel 
to those who had not yet received the   
faith thereof4'#agc    ,the ministry of 

,bunyan's pastor1 whom he affectionately
 called holy ,mr4  ,gifford1 must have  
been wonderfully blessed4 ,in #afej only
 twelve pious  men and women were formed
 into a ,christian church1 and1 although
  subject to fierce persecution1 they   
had so increased that in #afgb ten      
members had been solemnly set apart for 
the work of the ministry1 and  they     
became a blessing to the country round  
,bedford4 ,the benighted  state of the  
villages was a cause of earnest prayer  
that men might be  sent out1 apt to     
teach1 and willing to sacrifice liberty1
 and even  life1 to promote the peaceful
 reign of the ,redeemer4 ,the names of  
the  men who were thus set apart        
were--,john ,bunyan1 ,samuel ,fenn1     
,joseph  ,whiteman1 ,john ,fenn1 ,oliver
 ,scott1 ,luke ,ashwood1 ,thomas        
,cooper1 ,edward  ,dent1 ,edward ,isaac1
 and ,nehemiah ,coxe4#agd ,four of these
 were  permitted to fulfil their course 
without notoriety2 the others were      
severely persecuted1 fined and          

imprisoned1 but not forsaken4           
,encouraged by the opinion of the church
 which had been so prayerfully  formed1 
that it was his duty to proclaim the    
glad tidings of salvation1  ,bunyan     
entered upon his important work1 and was
 soon encouraged by a  hope that his    
labours were useful to his fellow-men4  
#8,about this time1'  he narrates1 #8,i 
did evidently find in my mind a secret  
pricking forward  thereto1 though1 ,i   
bless ,god1 not for desire of vain      
glory1 for at that  time ,i was most    
sorely afflicted with the fiery darts of
 the devil  concerning my eternal state4
 ,but yet ,i could not be content unless
 ,i  was found in the exercise of my    
gift2 unto which also ,i was greatly    
animated1 not only by the continual     
desires of the godly1 but also by  that 
saying of ,paul to the ,corinthians1 8,i
 beseech you1 brethren ye  know the     
household of ,stephanas1 that it is the 
first-fruits of ,achaia1  and that they 
have addicted themselves to the ministry

 of the saints1  that ye submit         
yourselves unto such1 and to every one  
that helpeth with  us1 and laboureth0   
7#a ,cor #af3ae1af74    #8,by this text 
,i was made to see that the ,holy ,ghost
 never intended that  men1 who have     
gifts and abilities1 should bury them in
 the earth1 but  rather did command and 
stir up such to the exercise of their   
gift1 and  also did commend those that  
were apt and ready so to do4            
#8,wherefore1 though of myself1 of all  
the saints the most unworthy1 yet  ,i1  
but with great fear and trembling at the
 sight of my own weakness1  did set upon
 the work1 and did according to my gift1
 and the proportion  of my faith1 preach
 that blessed gospel that ,god had      
showed me in the  holy ,word of truth2  
which1 when the country understood1 they
 came in to  hear the ,word by hundreds1
 and that from all parts4 ,and ,i thank 
,god he  gave unto me some measure of   
bowels and pity for their souls1 which  
did  put me forward to labour with great

 diligence and earnestness1 to find  out
 such a word as might1 if ,god would    
bless it1 lay hold of and awaken  the   
conscience1 in which also the good ,lord
 had respect to the desire  of his      
servant2 for ,i had not preached long   
before some began to be  touched1 and be
 greatly afflicted in their minds at the
 apprehension of  the greatness of their
 sin1 and of their need of ,jesus       
,christ4    #8,but ,i at first could not
 believe that ,god should speak by me to
 the  heart of any man1 still counting  
myself unworthy2 yet those who were     
thus touched would love me1 and have a  
particular respect for me2 and  though  
,i did put it from me that they should  
be awakened by me1 still  they would    
confess it1 and affirm it before the    
saints of ,god4 ,they  would also bless 
,god for me1 unworthy wretch that ,i am6
 and count me  ,god's instrument that   
showed to them the way of salvation4    
#8,wherefore1 seeing them in both their 
words and deeds to be so  constant1 and 

also in their hearts so earnestly       
pressing after the  knowledge of ,jesus 
,christ1 rejoicing that ever ,god did   
send me where  they were2 then ,i began 
to conclude that it might be so1 that   
,god had  owned in his work such a      
foolish one as ,i2 and then came that   
word of  ,god to my heart with much     
sweet refreshment1 8,the blessing of him
 that  was ready to perish came upon me1
 and ,i caused the widow's heart to     
sing for joy0 7,job #bi3ac74    #8,at   
this therefore ,i rejoiced2 yea1 the    
tears of those whom ,god did  awaken by 
my preaching would be both solace and   
encouragement to me4 ,i  thought on     
those sayings1 8,who is he that maketh  
me glad1 but the same  that is made     
sorry by me0 7#b ,cor #b3b74 ,and again1
 8,though ,i be not an  apostle to      
others1 yet doubtless ,i am unto you3   
for the seal of my  apostleship are ye  
in the ,lord0 7#a ,cor #i3b74 ,these    
things1 therefore1  were as an another  
argument unto me1 that ,god had called  

me to1 and  stood by me in this work4   
#8,in my preaching of the ,word ,i took 
special notice of this one thing1       
namely1 that the ,lord did lead me to   
begin where his ,word begins with       
sinners2 that is1 to condemn all flesh1 
and to open and allege1 that  the curse 
of ,god by the law doth belong to1 and  
lay hold on all men as  they come into  
the world1 because of sin4 ,now this    
part of my work ,i  fulfilled with great
 feeling1 for the terrors of the law1   
and guilt for  my transgressions1 lay   
heavy on my own conscience4 ,i preached 
what ,i  felt1 what ,i smartingly did   
feel1 even that under which my poor soul
  did groan and tremble to astonishment4
 ,indeed1 ,i have been as one sent  to  
them from the dead2 ,i went myself in   
chains to preach to them in  chains2 and
 carried that fire in my own conscience 
that ,i persuaded  them to beware       
of4#age ,i can truly say1 that when ,i  
have been to  preach1 ,i have gone full 
of guilt and terror even to the         

pulpit-door1  and there it hath been    
taken off1 and ,i have been at liberty  
in my mind  until ,i have done my work1 
and then1 immediately1 even before ,i   
could  get down the pulpit stairs1 ,i   
have been as bad as ,i was before3 yet  
,god  carried me on with a strong hand1 
for neither guilt nor hell could take   
me off my work4 ,thus ,i went on for the
 space of two years1 crying out  against
 men's sins1 and their fearful state    
because of them4'#agf    ,a man so much 
in earnest soon became a most acceptable
 and popular  preacher4 ,he studied his 
sermons carefully1 and wrote such       
memorandums  and notes as might refresh 
his memory before going into the pulpit1
  although his intensity of feeling1 his
 ready utterance1 and natural  eloquence
 which charmed his hearers1 and his     
extensive usefulness as a  preacher1    
render it quite improbable that he      
restricted himself to  notes while      
publicly engaged in sacred services4    
,they must have aided  him when he did  

not enjoy liberty of utterance4 #8,at   
times when ,i have  begun to speak the  
,word with much liberty1 ,i have been   
presently so  straitened in speech that 
,i scarcely knew what ,i was about1 or  
as if my  head had been in a bag4'#agg  
,they were valuable1 also1 as a proof   
that  all he said had its exclusive     
reference to the world to come1 without 
the mixture of politics1 which might    
have given offence to the  ,government4 
,thus1 when he was apprehended for      
neglecting to attend the  church service
 and for preaching the gospel1 in his   
conversation with  ,mr4 ,cobb1 the      
magistrate's clerk1 he said #8that1 to  
cut off all  occasions of suspicion from
 any1 as touching the harmlessness of my
  doctrine1 in private ,i would         
willingly take the pains to give any one
  the notes of all my sermons1 for ,i do
 sincerely desire to live quietly  in my
 country1 and to submit to the present  
authority4'#agh ,in such  troublesome   
times these would afford abundant proof 

that he was  desirous of submitting to  
all the political institutions of his   
country1 while he dared not conform to  
human laws affecting his faith  or his  
mode of worshipping ,god1 for which he  
alone was to stand  answerable at the   
great day4    ,the employment of his    
time in earning a maintenance for his   
family1 and  his constant engagements to
 preach1 interfered with the proper     
fulfillment of his duties as a deacon of
 the church4 ,his resignation of  this  
important office is thus recorded in the
 minutes of the church--#8,at  a meeting
 held on the #bgth of the #fth month1   
#afeg1 the deacon's office  was         
transferred from ,john ,bunyan to ,john 
,pernie1 because he could no  longer    
discharge its duties aright1 in         
consequence of his being so much        
employed in preaching4'    ,we cannot   
wonder that his time was incessantly    
employed4 ,his was no  ordinary case4   
,he had to recover and improve upon the 
little education  he had received1 and  

lost again by dissipated habits4 ,he    
must have made  every effort1 by his    
diligent study of the ,bible1 to gain   
that  spiritual knowledge which alone   
could enable him to proclaim the        
unsearchable riches of ,christ1 and that
 profound internal converse with  the   
throne of ,god which appears in all his 
writings4 ,in addition to all  this1 he 
was engaged in continual controversy    
with a variety of sects1  which1 in his 
sober judgment1 opposed the simplicity  
of the gospel4  ,among these the        
,ranters1 or ,sweet ,singers1 were very 
conspicuous4 ,it is  difficult to       
discover what were their opinions1 but  
they appear to have  been nearly like   
the ,dutch ,adamites2 they were severely
 persecuted1 by  public authority1 under
 the ,commonwealth1 for blasphemy4      
,george ,fox  found some of them in     
prison at ,coventry in #afdi1 and held a
 short  disputation with them4 ,they    
claimed each one to be ,,god1 founding  
their  notion on such passages as #a    

,corinthians #ad3be1 #8,god is in you of
 a  truth4' ,fox quaintly asked them    
whether it would rain the next day2 and 
upon their answering that they could not
 tell1 #8,then said ,i unto them1  ,god 
can tell4'#agi ,strange as it may       
appear1 the ,ranters had many           
followers1 while numerous pious people  
were troubled by their impudence  and   
perversion of ,scripture1 but more      
especially by their being a  persecuted 
people4 ,taking advantage of the        
inquiries that were excited  by these   
strange doctrines1 ,bunyan determined to
 become an author1 that  he might set   
forth more extensively than he could do 
by preaching1 the  truths of the gospel 
in their native purity1 simplicity1 and 
beauty1 as  an antidote to fanaticism4  
,the learned and eloquent looked with   
contempt upon the follies of the        
,ranters1 ,familists1 and some loose    
,quakers1 #8and only deigned to abuse   
them with raillery1 while the poor      
unlettered tinker wrote against them4'  

,to indite a work would be to him  a    
pleasant recreation1 but writing a book 
must have been extremely  difficult1 and
 have required extraordinary patience4  
,this will be  better seen by a specimen
 of his handwriting1 now in the ,bedford
  ,library1 found in ,fox's ,book of    
,martyrs1 the three volumes of which    
beguiled many of his tedious hours when 
in prison4    ,to write a volume1       
containing about twenty-five thousand   
words1 must  have been a serious task to
 such a scribe4    ,it is interesting to
 trace his improvement in calligraphy   
while  recovering his lost education1   
and advancing in proficiency in an art  
so essential to his constantly extending
 usefulness4 ,the next is a more  useful
 running hand1 however defective in     
orthography and grammar2 it  is from the
 first page of a copy of ,bishop        
,andrews' sermons#ahj--    ,the         
inscription in a copy of his ,holy      
,city1 #affe1 in ,dr4 ,williams' or  the
 ,dissenter's ,library1 ,red ,cross     

,street1 is in a still more useful      
hand1 as good as that of most authors of
 that day--    ,the autograph in        
,powell's ,concordance1 in the library  
of the ,baptist  ,academy1 ,bristol1 is 
in a fair hand--    ,his autograph is in
 possession of the ,society of          
,antiquaries4 ,the  document to which it
 is subscribed is written in a          
remarkably neat  hand1 addressed to the 
,lord ,protector4 ,the signatures appear
 to be  written as if in the writer's   
best style4#aha    ,signature to the    
deed of gift#ahb--    ,in addition to   
the motives which have been noticed as  
inducing him to  become an author1 it   
appears1 that in the course of his      
itinerating  labours1 he was much       
grieved with the general depravity which
 had  overspread all classes of society4
 ,evil communications had corrupted  the
 great mass1 and occasioned an aversion 
to hear the gospel1 which  plunged the  
people into carnal security4 ,when      
roused by his preaching  they too often 

found refuge in despair1 or in vain     
attempts to impose  upon ,god their     
unholy self-righteousness1 endeavouring 
#8to earn heaven  with their fingers'   
ends'2#ahc anything rather than submit  
to receive  salvation as the free gift  
of ,god1 and thus be led to consecrate  
all  their powers to his glory and the  
comfort of society4 ,a few who  appeared
 to have thought on this solemn subject1
 without any change of  conduct1 are    
called by ,bunyan #8light notionists1   
with here and there a  legalist1'#ahd or
 those who relied upon a creed without  
the fruits of  righteousness1 and some  
of these imbibed notions of the         
strangest  kind--that the light within  
was all-sufficient1 without any written 
revelation of the will of ,god--that the
 account of ,christ's personal          
appearance on earth was a myth1 to      
represent his residence in the  persons 
of believers1 in whom he suffers1 is    
crucified1 buried1 and  raised again to 
spiritual life--that such persons might 

do whatever  their inclinations led them
 to1 without incurring guilt or sin2 in 
short1 many sinned that grace might     
abound66 ,some of them professed to  be 
the ,almighty ,god manifest in the      
flesh4 ,all this took place in what  was
 called a ,christian country1 upon which
 millions of treasure had  been spent to
 teach religion by systems1 which had   
persecuted the  honest1 pious professors
 of vital ,christianity to bonds1       
imprisonment1  and death4 ,this had     
naturally involved the kingdom in       
impiety and gross  immorality4 ,the     
discovery of the awful state of his     
country1 while he  was engaged in       
preaching in the villages round ,bedford
 induced him1 in  the humble hope of    
doing good1 to become an author1 and    
with trembling  anxiety he issued to the
 world the first production of his pen1 
in  #afef1 under the title of ,some     
,gospel ,truths ,opened ,according to   
the  ,scriptures2 and1 as we shall      
presently find1 it met with a rough     

reception1 plunging him into            
controversy1 which in those days was    
conducted with bitter acrimony4         
,before it was published1 he sought the 
approbation and protection of  ,mr4     
,john ,burton1 who had been united with 
,mr4 ,gifford in the pastoral  charge of
 the church to which ,bunyan belonged4  
,the testimony that he  gives is very   
interesting3--    #8,here thou hast     
things certain and necessary to be      
believed1 which thou  canst not too much
 study4 ,therefore pray that thou mayest
 receive it1  so it is according to the 
,scriptures1 in faith and love1 not as  
the  word of man but as the word of     
,god1 and be not offended1 because      
,christ  holds forth the glorious       
treasure of the gospel to thee in a poor
  earthen vessel1 by one who hath       
neither the greatness nor the wisdom of 
this world to commend him to thee2 for  
as the ,scriptures saith1 ,christ1  who 
was low and contemptible in the world   
himself1 ordinarily chooseth  such for  

himself and for the doing of his work4  
8,not many wise men  after the flesh1   
not many mighty1 not many noble are     
called3 but ,god  hath chosen the       
foolish things of the world40 ,this man 
,bunyan is not  chosen out of an        
earthly1 but out of the heavenly        
university1 the  church of ,christ1     
furnished with the ,spirit1 gifts1 and  
graces of  ,christ--out of which1 to the
 end of the world1 the word of the ,lord
 and  all true gospel ministers must    
proceed4 ,and1 though this man hath not 
the learning or wisdom of man2 yet1     
through grace1 he hath received the     
teaching of ,god1 and the learning of   
the ,spirit of ,christ4 ,he hath  taken 
these three heavenly degrees--union with
 ,christ1 the anointing of  the ,spirit1
 and experience of the temptations of   
,satan--which do more  fit a man for the
 mighty work of preaching the gospel1   
than all the  university learning and   
degrees that can be had4 ,i have had    
experience  with many other saints of   

this man's ,bunyan's soundness in the   
faith1  his godly conversation1 and his 
ability to preach the gospel1 not by    
human art1 but by the ,spirit of        
,christ1 and that with much success in  
the conversion of sinners4 ,i thought it
 my duty to bear witness with my        
brother to these glorious truths of the 
,lord ,jesus ,christ4'#ahe    ,bunyan   
was twenty-eight years of age when he   
published this work1 and  as he attacked
 the follies of his times1 and what he  
deemed to be  heresies1 were exposed to 
,scripture light and condemned without  
mercy1  it very naturally involved him  
in controversy4 ,this brought forth the 
remarkable resources of his mind1 which 
was stored with the  ,scriptures--his   
fearlessness--ready wit and keen retort1
 much sanctified  by an earnest desire  
for the salvation of his opponents4 ,an 
extraordinary man1 younger than himself1
 full of energy and enthusiasm1  entered
 the lists with him2 and in ,edward     
,burrough1 very properly  called a son  

of thunder and of consolation1 ,bunyan  
found an able  disputant4 ,he was       
talented1 pious1 and fearless in his    
,master's work1  and became eminently   
useful in laying the foundation of the  
,society of  ,friends4 ,soon after this 
he was numbered with the noble army of  
martyrs  at the age of twenty-eight1    
being sacrificed in ,newgate1 at the    
shrine  of religious intolerance4    ,at
 this time the ,quakers were not united 
as a body1 and consequently  there was  
no test of character nor rules of       
discipline for those who  assumed that  
name4 ,they were very dissimilar men to 
their quiet and  unobtrusive            
descendants4 ,the markets1 fairs1 and   
every public concourse  were attended by
 them1 denouncing false weights and     
measures1  drunkenness and villany1 with
 the curses of the ,almighty1 calling   
upon  the people1 frequently with       
furious and fearful energy and powerful 
eloquence1 to repent1 and cry unto ,god1
 that his mercy might be  extended to   

the salvation of their immortal souls4  
their zeal led them  to many breaches of
 good manners4 ,they would enter        
churches1 and after  the service1 when  
the quiet folks were thinking of        
gratifying their  bodies with a         
substantial dinner1 they were arrested  
by the violent  declamation of a man or 
woman1 frequently denouncing the priest 
as  being the blind leading the blind4  
,this naturally led to a scene of  riot 
and confusion1 in which the ,quakers    
were in many cases handled  with great  
barbarity4 among these disturbers were  
mingled persons of  bad character4 ,the 
violence of sectarian feeling in the    
churches thus  disturbed1 made no       
discrimination between bad and good2    
they were  equally subjected to the     
roughest treatment4 ,bunyan attacked    
those who  denied that ,christ had      
appeared in the world as ,emmanuel1 ,god
 with us  #8in fashion as a man1' that  
by the infinite merits of his life and  
death imputed to believers1 they might  

be made holy4 ,his attack was  also     
directed against those who refused      
obedience to the written ,word1  or who 
relied upon inward light in             
contradistinction and preference to  the
 ,bible4 ,the title to ,burrough's      
answer is a strange contrast to the     
violence of his language--,the ,gospel  
of ,peace ,contended for in the  ,spirit
 of ,meekness and ,love4 ,in this spirit
 of meekness he calls his  opponents    
#8crafty fowlers preying upon the       
innocent'2 and lovingly  exclaims1      
#8,how long shall the righteous be a    
prey to your teeth1 ye  subtle foxes2   
your dens are in darkness1 and your     
mischief is hatched  upon your beds of  
secret whoredoms4' ,the unhallowed      
spirit of the age  mistook abuse for    
argument1 and harsh epithets for        
faithful  dealing4#ahf    ,bunyan       
replied in ,a ,vindication of ,gospel   
,truths1 to the great  satisfaction of  
all his friends2 and although ,burrough 
answered this  tract also1 ,bunyan very 

wisely allowed his railing opponent to  
have the  last word1 and applied his    
great powers to more important labours  
than  caviling with one who in reality  
did not differ with him4 ,the ,quaker   
had been seriously misled by supposing  
that the ,baptist was a hireling        
preacher2 and we must be pleased that he
 was so falsely charged1  because it    
elicited a crushing reply4 ,burrough1 in
 reply to an  imputation made by        
,bunyan1 that the ,quakers were the     
false prophets  alluded to in           
,scripture1 observed that #8in those    
days there was not a  ,quaker heard of4'
 #8,friend1' replied ,bunyan1 #8thou    
hast rightly said1  there was not a     
,quaker heard of indeed1 though there   
were many  ,christians heard of then4   
,again1 to defend thyself thou throwest 
the  dirt in my face1 saying1 ,if we    
should diligently trace thee1 we should 
find thee in the steps of the false     
prophets1 through fancied words1        
through covetousness1 making merchandise

 of souls1 loving the wages of          
unrighteousness4' ,to which ,bunyan     
replied2 #8,friend1 dost thou speak     
this as from thy own knowledge1 or did  
any other tell thee so8 ,however1  that 
spirit that led thee out this way1 is a 
lying spirit2 for though ,i  be poor1   
and of no repute in the world as to     
outward things1 yet  through grace ,i   
have learned1 by the example of the     
apostle1 to preach  the truth1 and also 
to work with my hands1 both for mine own
 living1  and for those that are with   
me1 when ,i have opportunity4 ,and ,i   
trust  that the ,lord ,jesus1 who hath  
helped me to reject the wages of        
unrighteousness hitherto1 will also help
 me still1 so that ,i shall  distribute 
that which ,god hath given me freely1   
and not for filthy  lucre sake4'#ahg    
,thus had he learned of the apostle to  
#8make the  gospel of ,christ without   
charge' 7#a ,cor #i3ah72 and upon this  
subject  they strangely agreed4 ,the    
same agreement existed between them upon

 the  necessity of inward light from the
 ,holy ,spirit2 without which they both 
considered the ,bible to be a dead      
letter4 ,the peculiar principle which   
separates the ,quaker from every other  
,christian community1 has nothing  to do
 with the light within4 ,upon that      
subject all evangelical sects  are      
agreed4 ,the substantial difference is  
whether our ,lord intended the  work of 
the ministry to be exclusively a work of
 benevolence1 charity1  and love1       
binding all who are capable of using the
 talent intrusted to  them1 to do it    
without worldly reward4 ,surely every   
man may be  satisfied in his own mind   
upon such a subject1 without quarrelling
  with1 or anathematizing each other4   
,bunyan and ,burrough agreed1 without   
knowing it1 in the sentiments of their  
illustrious and learned  cotemporary1   
,john ,milton1 as to the ministry being 
without charge2 and  had they1 when     
offended1 followed their ,master's rule1
 #8,if thy brother  trespass against    

thee1 go and tell him his fault between 
thee and him  alone' 7,matt #ah3ae71 had
 they met1 and on their knees before the
 throne  of grace1 sought from heaven   
wisdom and charity in defending ,divine 
truth1 we can easily imagine that the   
approbation of ,god would have  been    
manifested1 by sending them on their    
important work in peaceful  unity4 ,they
 had been immersed in the same deep and 
solemn regeneration1  and their ardent  
object was the same--to spread the      
influence of the  kingdom of ,christ4   
,when ,christians of various            
denominations meet in prayer1 how it    
melts  down their sectarian bitterness4 
,in this controversy1 mention is made   
of a total abstinence movement in the   
time of the commonwealth1 a germ  which 
has put forth its mighty efforts in our 
more peaceful and happy  times4 ,a cloud
 now hovered over ,bunyan1 and          
threatened him with  troubles of a very 
different kind to those of religious    
controversy4 ,it  will startle many of  

our readers to hear that1 under the     
government of  ,cromwell1 ,bunyan was   
persecuted for his religious opinions   
and  practices4 ,mr4 ,jukes1 in his     
interesting ,history of ,bunyan's       
,church1  thus refers to it3 #8,soon    
after he had resigned the office of     
deacon in  #afeg1 the hand of           
persecution was raised against him2 for 
at a meeting  of the church1 held on the
 #beth day of the twelfth month1 in the 
same  year 7,feb4 #afeh71 it was agreed 
that the #c;d day of the next month be  
set apart to seek ,god in the behalf of 
our brother ,wheeler1 who hath  been    
long ill in body1 whereby his ministry  
hath been hindered2 and  also about the 
church affairs1 and the affairs of the  
nation2 and for  our brother ,whitbread1
 who has long been ill2 and also for    
counsel what  to do with respect to the 
indictment of brother ,bunyan at the    
assizes1  for preaching at ,eaton4'#ahh 
,although persecution for religious     
opinions assumed a milder form under    

the ,commonwealth1 the great principles 
of religious freedom and  equality were 
neither known nor practiced4 ,the savage
 barbarities  perpetrated upon ,prynne1 
,bastwick1 ,burton1 ,leighton1 and      
others1 by  ,charles ,i and his         
archbishop1 ,laud1 were calculated to   
open the eyes of  the nation to the     
wickedness and inutility of sanguinary  
or even any  laws to govern the         
conscience1 or interfere with ,divine   
worship4 ,alas6  even those who suffered
 and survived became1 in their turn1    
persecutors4 ,the great object of       
persecution was the book of ,common     
,prayer1 the use of which was rigorously
 prohibited4 ,the clergy were  placed in
 an extremely awkward predicament4 ,no  
sooner was the ,act of  ,parliament     
passed ordering the ,directory to be    
used and the ,prayer-book  to be laid   
aside1 than the king1 by his royal      
proclamation1 issued from  ,oxford1     
,november #ac1 #afde1 ordered the       
,directory to be set aside1 and  the    

,common ,prayer to be used in all the   
churches and chapels4 ,both  these      
orders were under very severe penalties4
    ,the ,act against atheistical       
opinions1 which passed ,august #i1      
#afej1  illustrates the extraordinary   
state of the times4 ,the preamble states
  that1 #8,divers men and women have    
lately discovered themselves to be  most
 monstrous in their opinions1 and loose 
in all wicked and  abominable           
practices4' ,it then enacts that--#8,any
 one1 not being mad1 who  pretends to be
 ,god ,almighty1 or who declares that   
unrighteousness1  uncleanness1 swearing1
 drunkenness1 and the like filthiness   
and  brutishness1 or denying the        
existence of ,god1 or who shall profess 
that  murder1 adultery1 incest1         
fornication1 uncleanness1 filthy or     
lascivious speaking1 are not wicked1    
sinful1 impious1 abominable1 and        
detestable1 shall be imprisoned1 and1   
for a second offence1 be                
transported4'#ahi    ,one of the ,acts  

that affected ,bunyan was passed ,april 
#bf1 #afde1 cap4  #eb--#8,none may      
preach but ordained ministers1 except   
such as1 intending  the ministry1 shall1
 for trial of their gifts1 be allowed by
 such as be  appointed by both houses of
 ,parliament4' ,this was amended by #8an
  ordinance appointing commissioners for
 approbation of public  preachers1'     
,march1 #afec4 ,in this ,dr4 ,owen1     
,goodwin1 ,caryl1 and many  others are  
named1 who were to judge of the         
candidate's fitness to  preach4#aij ,the
 ,act which more seriously touched      
,bunyan was that of  ,may #b1 #afdh1    
which enacts that any person saying1    
#8that man is bound to  believe no more 
than by his reason he can comprehend1 or
 that the  baptizing of infants is      
unlawful1 or such baptism is void1 and  
that  such persons ought to be baptized 
again1 and1 in pursuance thereof1  shall
 baptize any person formerly baptized1  
shall be imprisoned until  he gives     
security that he will not publish or    

maintain the said error  any more4'#aia 
,it was these intolerant proceedings    
that led ,milton to  publish a poem ,on 
the ,new ,forcers of ,conscience1       
beginning with these  lines--    #8,dare
 ye1 for this1 adjure the civil sword1  
,to force our consciences that ,christ  
set free4'      ,this last-mentioned    
ungracious and uncalled-for ,act against
 the  ,baptists1 led some violent       
spirits to print a paper1 entitled1     
#8,the  ,second ,part of ,england's new 
,chains ,discovered1' this was read in  
many  ,baptist meeting-houses1 and the  
congregations called upon to subscribe  
it3 fortunately1 they were peaceably    
disposed1 and denounced it to the       
,house of ,commons in a petition1 dated 
,april #b1 #afdi4 ,mr4 ,kiffin and the  
others were called in1 when the ,speaker
 returned them this answer--#8,the      
,house doth take notice of the good     
affection to the ,parliament and  public
 you have expressed1 both in this       
petition and otherways4 ,they  have     

received satisfaction thereby1          
concerning your disclaiming that        
pamphlet1 which gave such just offence  
to the ,parliament1 and also  concerning
 your disposition to live peaceably1 and
 in submission to the  civil magistracy2
 your expressions whereof they account  
very ,christian  and seasonable4 ,that  
for yourselves and other ,christians1   
walking  answerable to such professions 
as in this petition you make1 they do   
assure you of liberty and protection1 so
 far as ,god shall enable them1  in all 
things consistent with godliness1       
honesty1 and civil  peace4'#aib ,whether
 it was in consequence of this good     
understanding  having remained between  
the ,baptists and the ,parliament1 or   
from some  application to the           
,protector1 or from some unknown cause1 
the  persecution was stayed2#aic for the
 indictment does not appear to have     
been tried1 and ,bunyan is found to have
 been present1 and to have taken  a part
 in the affairs of the church1 until the

 #beth day of the #b;d  ,month1 #affj   
7,april71 when #8it was ordered1        
according to our agreement1  that our   
brother1 ,john ,bunyan1 do prepare to   
speak a word at the next  church meeting
 and that our brother ,whiteman fail not
 to speak to him  of it4'#aid    ,this  
invitation was very probably intended to
 introduce him to the  congregation1    
with a view to his becoming an assistant
 pastor1 but  before it took place1 he  
again appeared before the public as an  
author4  ,the second production of his  
pen is a solemn and most searching work1
  founded upon the parable of the rich  
man and ,lazarus1 under the title  of ,a
 ,few ,sighs from ,hell1 or the ,groans 
of a ,damned ,soul2 by that poor  and   
contemptible ,servant of ,jesus ,christ1
 ,john ,bunyan1 #afeh4 ,his  humility   
led him to seek the patronage of his    
pastor2 and ,mr4 ,gifford1  under the   
initials of ,j4 ,g41 wrote a preface of 
thirty-eight pages1 but  he dying before
 it reached the second edition1 that    

preface was  discontinued1 and the title
 somewhat altered4 ,the only copy of    
this  first edition yet discovered is in
 the royal library at the ,british      
,museum4 ,it appears to have belonged to
 ,charles ,,ii1 who1 with more wit  than
 decorum1 has bound it up1 as a         
supplement1 to an extremely  licentious 
book1 as if it was intended to say1     
#8,her house is the way to  hell1 going 
down to the chamber of death'2 or that a
 licentious life  endeth in #8sighs from
 hell4'    ,mr4 ,gifford1 in this       
preface1 after strongly recommending the
 work1  speaks of the author in the most
 respectful and affectionate terms1     
showing that his zeal1 and energy1 and  
great usefulness had excited the  envy  
of many who ought to have encouraged him
 as one taught by the  ,spirit1 and used
 in his hand to do souls good--#8divers 
have felt the  power of the ,word       
delivered by him2 and ,i doubt not but  
that many more  may1 if the ,lord       
continues him in his work'2 and he gives

 this as a  reason #8why the archers    
have shot so sorely at him'2 and then   
scripturally proves that no objection   
should be made to his valuable  services
 from his want of human learning4 ,as   
the whole of this  interesting preface  
is accurately reprinted with the book1  
the reader  is referred to it without   
further extracts4#aie ,the ,editor's    
introduction to these ,sighs was written
 under very solemn feelings1  produced  
by reading this searching treatise4 ,the
 rich man is intended  to personify     
those who1 neglecting salvation1 die in 
their sins1 while  ,lazarus personates  
all those who humbly receive salvation  
as the gift  of ,god2 who1 however they 
may suffer in this world1 retain their  
integrity to death4 ,in this parable1 a 
voice is heard from the place of        
torment--the cry is a #8drop of water1' 
the slightest relief to  unutterable    
woes2 and that a messenger may be sent  
to warn his  relatives1 lest they should
 be plunged into the same torment4 ,the 

impassable gulf defies the vain request1
 while the despised ,christian  reposes 
in everlasting and indescribable        
enjoyment4 ,this little volume  was very
 popular2 nine editions were printed and
 sold in the author's  lifetime1 besides
 pirated copies4 ,bunyan's feelings and 
mode of  preaching are well described in
 the ,grace ,abounding1#aif and will be 
felt by every attentive reader of his   
,sighs from ,hell3--#8,when ,i have     
been preaching1 ,i thank ,god1 my heart 
hath often1 with great  earnestness1    
cried to ,god that he would make the    
,word effectual to the  salvation of the
 soul4 ,wherefore ,i did labour so to   
speak the ,word1 as  that thereby1 if it
 were possible1 the sin and person      
guilty might be  particularized by it4' 
#8,and when ,i have done the exercise1  
it hath gone to my heart1 to think  the 
,word should now fall as rain on stony  
places2 still wishing from my  heart1   
,o6 that they who have heard me speak   
this day1 did but see as ,i  do1 what   

sin1 death1 hell1 and the curse of ,god 
is2 and also what the  grace1 and love1 
and mercy of ,god is1 through ,christ1  
to men in such a  case as they are who  
are yet estranged from him4    #8,for ,i
 have been in my preaching1 especially  
when ,i have been engaged  in the       
doctrine of life by ,christ1 without    
works1 as if an angel of ,god  had stood
 by at my back to encourage me4'        
,such feelings are not limited to       
,bunyan1 but are most anxiously felt by 
all our pious ministers4 ,how fervently 
ought their hearers to unite in         
approaches to the mercy-seat1 that the  
,divine blessing may make the  ,word    
fruitful4    ,in those days it was not  
an uncommon thing for the hearers1 at   
the  close of the sermon1 to put        
questions to the preacher1 sometimes to 
elicit truth1 or to express a cordial   
union of sentiments1 or to  contradict  
what the minister had said4 ,upon one   
occasion1 ,mr4 ,bunyan1  after his      
sermon1 had a singular dispute with a   

scholar4 ,it is narrated  by ,mr4 ,c4   
,doe1 who was a personal friend and     
great admirer of our  author1 and who   
probably heard it from his own mouth1   
and will be found  in the ,struggler1   
inserted vol4 iii41 p4 #gfg4    ,it is  
the common taunt of the scorner1 and    
sometimes a stone of  stumbling to the  
inquirer1 that1 while the ,christian    
believes in the  intensity of the       
,saviour's sufferings1 and that ,god was
 made flesh that  he might offer himself
 as an atonement to redeem mankind1 yet 
few are  saved1 in comparison with those
 who are lost--broad is the way that    
leadeth to destruction1 and many walk   
therein1 while few attempt the  narrow  
way to life2 that four sorts of hearers 
are described by the  ,saviour1 only one
 receiving the truth2 as if the doleful 
realms of  darkness and misery would be 
more thickly peopled than those of light
  and happiness1 and ,satan prove       
stronger than ,christ4 ,such cavilers   
forget that the far greater portion of  

mankind die in infancy1 purified  by the
 ,saviour's sufferings1 and enter heaven
 in the perfection of  manhood4 ,as ,mr4
 ,toplady justly observes1 what a vista 
does this open to  the believer through 
the dreary gloom of the infidel6 ,they  
forget1  also1 that all those who gain  
the narrow path1 once helped to throng  
the road to destruction2 and that the   
hearers1 whose hardened deceitful       
hearts rejected the gospel under one    
sermon1 may1 by mercy1 have them  opened
 to receive it under another4 ,and who  
dares to limit the  ,almighty8 ,the     
power that prepared the spirit of the   
thief1 when upon  the cross1 even in his
 last moments1 for the pure enjoyments  
of heaven1  still exists4 ,is the arm of
 the ,lord shortened that he cannot     
save8 ,the  myriads of heaven will be   
found countless as are the sands upon   
the  sea-shore1 and the harmony of their
 worship shall swell like the voice  of 
many waters and mighty thunderings1     
saying1 #8,alleluja1 for the ,lord  ,god

 omnipotent reigneth4' ,what6 ,satan    
stronger than the ,almighty  ,redeemer8 
,perish the thought4 ,still how common  
is the question1 which  one of the      
disciples put to his master1 #8,lord1   
are there few that be  saved8' ,how     
striking the answer6 #8,strive to enter 
in at the strait  gate' 7,luke #ac3bc74 
,encumber not thy mind with such        
needless inquiries1  but look to thine  
own salvation4    ,another very singular
 anecdote is related1 which proves that 
the use of  the churches was not then   
limited to any one sect4 #8,being to    
preach in  a church in a country village
 7before the restoration of king        
,charles7  in ,cambridgeshire1 and the  
people being gathered together in the   
church-yard1 a ,cambridge scholar1 and  
none of the soberest of 'em  neither1   
enquired what the meaning of that       
concourse of people was1 it  being upon 
the week day1 and being told1 ,that one 
,bunyan1 a tinker1 was  to preach there1
 he gave a boy twopence to hold his     

horse1 saying1 ,he  was resolved to hear
 the tinker prate2 and so went into the 
church to  hear him4 ,but ,god met with 
him there by his ministry1 so that he   
came  out much changed1 and would1 by   
his good will1 hear none but the tinker 
for a long time after1 he himself       
becoming a very eminent preacher in     
that county afterwards4 ,this story ,i  
know to be true1 having many a  time    
discoursed with the man1 and1 therefore1
 ,i could not but set it  down as a     
singular instance of the power of ,god  
that accompanied his  ministry4'#aig    
,bunyan's veneration for the            
,scriptures1 as the only source and     
standard  of religious knowledge1 led   
him into frequent controversies4 ,in    
common  with the ,christian world1 he   
wholly depended upon the enlightening   
influence of the ,holy ,spirit to       
impress the ,divine truths of revelation
  upon the mind1 and also to illustrate1
 open1 and apply the sacred  writings to
 the heart of man4 ,unable to read the  

,bible in the original  languages in    
which it was written1 he wisely made use
 of every aid that  might enable him to 
study its contents with the greatest    
advantage4 ,it  was his habit to examine
 the two translations then in common    
use4 ,the  present authorized version1  
first published in #afaa1 is that to    
which  he usually refers2 comparing it  
with the favourite ,puritan version made
  by the refugees at ,geneva1 and first 
printed in #aefj4 ,he sometimes  quotes 
the ,genevan1 and so familiar were the  
two translations1 that in  several      
instances he mixes them in referring    
from memory to passages of  holy writ4  
,upon one of his journeys1 being upon   
the road near ,cambridge1 he was        
overtaken by a scholar1 who concluded   
that he was an itinerant  preacher1     
whether from having heard him1 or       
observing his serious  deportment1 or   
his ,bible reading1 does not appear1    
although the latter  was probably the   
reason4 ,but the student determined to  

have a brush  with him1 and said1 #8,how
 dare you preach from the ,bible1 seeing
 you  have not the original1 being not a
 scholar8' ,then said ,mr4 ,bunyan1     
#8,have you the original8' #8,yes1 said 
the scholar4' #8,nay1 but1' said ,mr4   
,bunyan1 #8have you the very self-same  
original copies that were written  by   
the penmen of the ,scriptures1 prophets 
and apostles8' #8,no1' said the         
scholar1 #8but we have the true copies  
of these originals4' #8,how do you  know
 that8' said ,mr4 ,bunyan4 #8,how8' said
 the scholar4 #8,why1 we believe  what  
we have is a true copy of the original4'
 #8,then1' said ,mr4 ,bunyan1  #8so do  
,i believe our ,english ,bible is a true
 copy of the original4'  ,then away rid 
the scholar4#aih ,as neither persecution
 nor railing1 nor  temptations1 nor the 
assaults of ,satan1 produced any effect 
upon ,bunyan  to prevent his preaching1 
but rather excited his zeal and energy1 
means  of a more deadly nature were     
resorted to1 to injure or prevent his   

usefulness4 ,as ,mr4 ,gifford said1     
#8,the archers shot sorely at him' by   
the most infamous and unfounded         
slanders1 which he thus narrates3--     
#8,when ,satan perceived that his thus  
tempting and assaulting of me would  not
 answer his design1 to wit1 to overthrow
 my ministry1 and make it  ineffectual1 
as to the ends thereof3 then he tried   
another way1 which  was to stir up the  
minds of the ignorant and malicious to  
load me with  slanders and reproaches4  
,now1 therefore1 ,i may say1 that what  
the devil  could devise1 and his        
instruments invent1 was whirled up and  
down the  country against me1 thinking1 
as ,i said1 that by that means they     
should  make my ministry to be          
abandoned4 ,it began1 therefore1 to be  
rumoured  up and down among the people1 
that ,i was a witch1 a ,jesuit1 a       
highwayman1 and the like4 ,to all which1
 ,i shall only say1 ,god knows  that ,i 
am innocent4 ,but as for mine accusers1 
let them provide  themselves to meet me 

before the tribunal of the ,son of ,god1
 there to  answer for all these things1 
with all the rest of their iniquities1  
unless ,god shall give them repentance  
for them1 for the which ,i pray  with   
all my heart4    #8,but that which was  
reported with the boldest confidence1   
was1 that ,i  had my misses1 yea1 two   
wives at once1 and the like4 ,now these 
slanders1 with the others1 ,i glory in1 
because but slanders1 foolish1  or      
knavish lies1 and falsehoods cast upon  
me by the devil and his seed2  and      
should ,i not be dealt with thus        
wickedly by the world1 ,i should  want  
one sign of a saint1 and a child of     
,god4 8,blessed are ye 7said the  ,lord 
,jesus7 when men shall revile you and   
persecute you1 and shall say  all manner
 of evil against you falsely for my     
sake2 rejoice and be  exceeding glad1   
for great is your reward in heaven1 for 
so persecuted  they the prophets which  
were before you40    #8,these things    
therefore1 upon mine own account1       

trouble me not4 ,no1  though they were  
twenty times more than they are1 ,i have
 a good  conscience2 and whereas they   
speak evil of me1 they shall be ashamed 
that falsely accuse my good conversation
 in ,christ4 ,therefore ,i bind  these  
lies and slanders to me as an ornament1 
it belongs to my  ,christian profession 
to be vilified1 slandered1 reproached1  
and  reviled4 ,i rejoice in reproaches  
for ,christ's sake4 ,my foes have missed
  their mark in this their shooting at  
me4 ,i am not the man4 ,if all the      
fornicators and adulterers in ,england  
were hanged by the neck till they  be   
dead1 ,john ,bunyan1 the object of their
 envy1 would be still alive  and well4  
,i know not whether there be such a     
thing as a woman breathing  under the   
copes of the whole heaven1 but by their 
apparel1 their  children1 or by common  
fame1 except my wife4    #8,and in this 
,i admire the wisdom of ,god1 that he   
made me shy of women  from my first     
conversion until now4 ,when ,i have seen

 good men salute  those women that they 
have visited1 ,i have made my objection 
against  it2 and when they have         
answered1 that it was but a piece of    
civility1 ,i  have told them1 it is not 
a comely sight4 ,some indeed have urged 
the  holy kiss2 but then ,i have asked  
why they made baulks1 why they did      
salute the most handsome1 and let the   
ill-favoured go4 ,not that ,i have  been
 thus kept1 because of any goodness in  
me1 more than any other1 but  ,god has  
been merciful to me1 and has kept me1 to
 whom ,i pray that he  will keep me     
still1 not only from this1 but every    
evil way and work1  and preserve me to  
his heavenly kingdom4 ,amen4'#aii       
,notwithstanding all ,mr4 ,bunyan's care
 to avoid the slightest appearance  of  
evil1 yet being over-persuaded to an act
 of humanity and civility to  one of his
 female members1 he was most unjustly   
calumniated4 ,the  circumstances which  
gave rise to this slander are narrated  
in ,james's  ,abstract of ,god's        

dealings with ,mrs4 ,agnes ,beaumont1 of
 which an  abridged account will be     
found in a note to the ,grace           
,abounding4#bjj  ,it exhibits in a      
remarkable manner how easily such       
reports are raised  against the holiest 
men4    ,another still more             
extraordinary and unnatural charge was  
made against  ,bunyan4 ,he lived at a   
period when witchcraft1 witches1 and    
wizards were  in the height of fashion4 
,any poor woman who had outlived or had 
become  a burden to her natural         
protectors1 and whose temper was soured 
by  infirmities1 especially if her      
language was vulgar and her appearance  
repulsive1 ran the risk of being defamed
 as a witch4 ,if in her  neighbourhood a
 murrain seized the cattle1 or a disease
 entered a  family which baffled the    
little knowledge of the country         
practitioners--such as epilepsy1 ,st4   
,vitus' dance1 or ,st4 ,anthony's       
fire--it was ascribed to witchcraft1 and
 vengeance was wreaked upon any  reputed

 witch4 ,in many parts of ,england she  
was tried by a kind of  ,lynch law1 in a
 very summary manner4 ,her hands and    
feet being bound  together1 she was     
thrown into deep water2 if she sank1 and
 was drowned1  she was declared         
innocent2 if she swam1 it was a proof of
 guilt1 and a  little form of law       
condemned her to the stake or halter4   
,in ,scotland1  they were treated with  
greater barbarity2 they were awfully    
tortured--thumb-screws1 the boots to    
crush their knees1 pricking them  with  
needles or awls night and day1 to       
prevent a moment's rest1 were           
persevered in--until a confession was   
extorted1 to be followed by a  frightful
 death4 ,the ignorance that prevailed   
may account for the faith  of the vulgar
 in witchcraft2 but that learned        
divines1 and even the  enlightened      
,judge ,hale1 should fall into the      
delusion1 is most  surprising4 ,the     
charge against ,bunyan was1 that he had 
circulated some  paper libeling a most  

respectable widow1 a ,quakeress1 as a   
witch4 ,this  paper cannot now be       
discovered2 but the story is so         
perfectly  ridiculous as to render it   
quite improbable that ,bunyan had any   
knowledge of it4 ,the account is        
contained in a rare pamphlet of four    
leaves1 preserved in the very curious   
library of the ,society of ,friends  at 
,devonshire ,house1 ,bishopsgate4 ,it is
 entitled1 #8,a lying wonder            
discovered1 and the strange and terrible
 news from ,cambridge proved  false2    
which false news is published in a      
libel1 concerning a wicked  slander cast
 upon a ,quaker2 but the author of the  
said libel was  ashamed to subscribe his
 name to it4 ,also1 this contains an    
answer to  ,john ,bunion's paper1       
touching the said imagined witchcraft1  
which he  hath given forth to your      
wonderment1 as he saith2 but it is also 
proved  a lie and a slander by many     
credible witnesses hereafter            
mentioned4'#bja ,it narrates that       

,margaret ,pryor1 of ,long ,stanton1    
indicted1 on the #bhth ,july1 #afei1 the
 widow ,morlin1 a ,quaker lady1 for     
having1 on the #bith ,november1 #afeg1  
took her out of bed from her  husband in
 the night1 put a bridle in her mouth1  
and transformed her  into a bay mare1   
and with a ,quaker1 ,william ,allen1    
rode upon her to  ,maddenly ,house1 a   
distance of four miles2 that they made  
her fast to  the latch of the door1     
while she saw them partake of a feast of
 mutton1  rabbits1 and lamb lamb in     
,november662 that they shone like       
angels1  and talked of doctrine1 and    
that she knew some of the guests2 that  
her  feet were a little sore1 but not   
her hands1 nor was she dirty4 ,in       
examining her1 the judge elicited that  
she made no mention of the story  for a 
year and three-quarters1 and that her   
deposition then was that  some evil     
spirit changed her into a bay-horse2    
that her hands and feet  were lamentably
 bruised1 and changed as black as a     

coal2 that she had  her chemise on1     
which was all bloody1 from her sides    
being rent and  torn with the spurs4    
,all this was unknown to her husband2   
nor had she  accounted for her chemise  
so strangely fitting a horse or mare4   
,it was  proved that the complainant had
 received money for bringing the charge1
  and pretended to have burnt some of   
her hair with elder-bark1 as a          
counter-charm to prevent it happening   
again4 ,the judge summed up with        
observing that it was a mere dream or   
phantasy1 and that the  complainant was 
the sorceress1 by practicing            
incantations in burning  her hair and   
bark4 ,the jury found a verdict of--not 
guilty2 and thus two  innocent persons  
were saved by an enlightened judge from 
an ignominious  death4 ,it is almost    
incredible that1 even after the trial1  
priests and  magistrates who had        
promoted the prosecution professed to   
believe that  the charge was true4 ,this
 singular narrative1 in defence of the  

poor  persecuted ,quakeress1 is signed  
,james ,blackley1 an alderman1 ,george  
,whitehead1 and three others4 ,no one   
can believe that ,john ,bunyan gave     
credit to such a tale1 or mentioned it  
to the injury of the parties  accused4  
,his reply was1 that these slanders were
 devised by the devil  and his          
instruments--#8,god knows that ,i am    
innocent4' ,the probability is1  that   
the pamphlet called ,strange ,news from 
,cambridge had been sent to  him1 and   
that he gave it to some ,quaker to      
answer4    ,considering the almost      
universal belief in witchcraft in those 
days--that ,baxter1 ,cotton ,mather1    
,clarke1 and many of our most eminent   
divines1 believed in it--and that       
,bunyan received the ,scriptures in our 
authorized translation with the deepest 
reverence1 it becomes an  interesting   
inquiry how far he believed in          
witchcraft1 possessions1  incantations1 
and charms4 ,he was persuaded that      
,satan could appear to  mankind in the  

shape of animals1 and in the human form4
 ,had any one  doubted the possibility  
of these appearances1 he would at that  
time  have been called an atheist and an
 unbeliever in the existence of ,god    
and of separate spirits4 ,thus he       
argues1 that #8,if sin can make one who 
was sometimes a glorious angel in heaven
 now so to abuse himself as to  become1 
to appearance1 as a filthy frog1 a toad1
 a rat1 a cat1 a fly1 a  mouse1 or a    
dog1 to serve its ends upon a poor      
mortal1 that it might  gull them of     
everlasting life1 no marvel if the soul 
is so beguiled as  to sell itself from  
,god and all good for so poor a nothing 
as a  momentary pleasure4'#bjb ,when    
speaking of the impropriety of excluding
  a pious person from the ,lord's table1
 because of a difference of  opinion as 
to water baptism1 he says1 #8,do you    
more to the openly  profane--yea1 to all
 wizards and witches in the land8'#bjc  
,in quoting  ,isaiah #ac1 he1 taught by 
the ,puritan version1 puts the key in   

the  margin--#8,wild beasts of the      
desert shall be there and their houses  
shall  be full of doleful creatures4    
,and owls shall dwell there1 and satyrs 
that is1 the hobgoblins1 or devils shall
 dance there4'#bjd ,he gave  no credence
 to the appearance of departed spirits1 
except in the hour  of death2 and then1 
while between time and eternity1 he     
thought that in  some rare cases        
spiritual sight was given to see objects
 otherwise  invisible4#bje    ,he fully 
believed in the power of ,satan to      
suggest evil thoughts to the  pious     
,christian1 and to terrify and punish   
the wicked1 even in this  life2 but     
never hints1 through all his works1 at  
any power of ,satan to  communicate to  
man any ability to injure his fellows4  
,what a contrast  is there between the  
,pilgrim of ,loretto1 with its witch and
 devil  story1 mentioned in the         
introduction to the ,pilgrim's          
,progress1 and  ,bunyan's great         
allegorical work6 ,conjurors and        

fortune-tellers1 or  witches and        
wizards1 were vagabonds deserving for   
their fraudulent  pretensions1#bjf      
punishment by a few months' imprisonment
 to hard  labour1 but not a frightful   
death4 ,in all these things this great  
man  was vastly in advance of his age4  
,he had studied nature from personal    
observation and the book of revelation4 
,in proportion as the laws of  nature   
are understood1 the crafty pretensions  
of conjurors and witches  become exposed
 to contempt4 ,bunyan never believed    
that the great and  unchangeable        
principles which the ,creator has       
ordained to govern nature  could be     
disturbed by the freaks of poor old     
crazy women1 for purposes  trifling and 
insignificant4 ,no1 such a man could    
never have circulated  a report that a  
woman was turned into a bay mare1 and   
her chemise into  a horse-cloth and     
saddle6 ,unbridled sectarian feeling    
perverted some  remark of his1 probably 
made with the kindest intention1 into a 

most  incredible slander4    ,among the 
many singularities of that very         
interesting period1 one was  the number 
of religious tournaments or disputations
 that were held all  over the country4  
,the details of one of these1 between   
,fisher1 a  ,jesuit1 and ,archbishop    
,laud1 occupy a folio volume4 ,in these 
wordy  duels the ,baptists and ,quakers 
bore a prominent part4 ,to write a      
history of them would occupy more space 
than our narrow limits will  allow4     
,bunyan entered into one of these       
controversies with the ,quakers  at     
,bedford ,market-cross1#bjg and probably
 held others in the church1  those      
buildings being at times available under
 the ,protectorate for  such purposes4  
,bunyan was met by the son of thunder1  
,edward ,burrough1  who was also        
assisted by ,anne ,blackly1 a remarkably
 pious woman and an  able disputant4    
,bunyan pressed them with the           
,scriptures1 and dealt such  severe     
blows that ,mrs4 ,blackly1 in the public

 assembly1 bid him throw  away the      
,scriptures4 ,to which he answered1     
#8,no1 for then the devil  would be too 
hard for me4' ,the great controversy was
 as to ,christ  within his saints4      
,bunyan proved1 by the holy oracles1    
that ,christ had  ascended1 and was at  
the right hand of ,god2 to which ,mrs4  
,blackly  answered1 that he preached up 
an idol1 and used conjuration and       
witchcraft4 ,to the charge of spiritual 
conjuration and witchcraft he  made no  
reply1 it being unworthy his notice2 but
 called upon her to  repent of her      
wickedness in calling ,christ an idol4  
,with regard to his  presence in his    
saints1 he reminded her1 that if any man
 have not the  ,spirit of ,christ1 he is
 none of his4#bjh ,as a matter of       
course1 both  parties claimed the       
victory2 and although the hearers were  
puzzled1  doubtless much good was       
effected4    ,these were comparatively  
happy days for ,god's fearers--much     
valuable  seed was sown1 and the light  

of divine truth penetrated into many a  
benighted town and village4 ,at length  
dark and portentous clouds rolled  over 
the horizon4 ,the ,protector had entered
 into rest2 his son was  wholly         
incapable of taking the helm of public  
affairs4 ,the exiled king1  ,charles    
,,ii1 declared his determination to     
publish an amnesty for all  political   
offences2 and from ,breda issued his    
proclamation for liberty  of conscience1
 and the kingdom was cajoled and sold4  
,the king was  scarcely seated on his   
throne1 and armed with power1 when he   
threw off  the mask4 ,men who had       
faithfully performed very painful duties
 under  the authority of ,acts of       
,parliament were put to death1 others   
imprisoned and transported1 and         
uniformity in religion was re-enacted   
under ferocious penalties4 ,bunyan was  
to endure a cruel imprisonment1  with   
all the fears of an ignominious death4  
#8,now1' he says1 #8as ,satan  laboured 
by reproaches and slanders1 to make me  

vile among my  countrymen1 that if      
possible my preaching might be made of  
none effect1  so there was added hereto 
a long and tedious imprisonment1 that   
thereby  ,i might be frighted from my   
service for ,christ1 and the world      
terrified  and made afraid to hear me   
preach1 of which ,i shall in the next   
place  give you a brief account4'#bji   
,,the ,,fifth ,,period4      ,,bunyan   
,,suffers ,,persecution1 ,,and ,a ,,long
 ,,and ,,dangerous ,,imprisonment1 ,,for
  ,,refusing ,,to ,,attend ,,the        
,,common ,,prayer ,,service1 ,,and ,,for
 ,,preaching4      --#8,o happie he who 
doth possesse  ,christ for his fellow   
prisoner1 who doth gladde  ,with        
heavenly sunbeams1 goales that are most 
sad4'      7,written by ,william        
,prynne1 on his ,prison wall1 in the    
,tower47    ,the men who arraign their  
fellows before any standard of          
orthodoxy1 or  claim the right of       
dictating forms of belief or modes of   
worship under  pains or penalties1 are  

guilty of assuming the prerogative of   
the ,most  ,high1 and of claiming1 for  
their frail opinions1 infallibility4    
,such  are guilty of high treason       
against the ,majesty of heaven--and all 
their  machinations have a direct       
tendency to destroy human happiness--the
  wealth of the nation1 and that        
universal good-will among men which the 
gospel is intended to establish4 ,such  
men present to us the various  features 
of antichrist1 the dread enemy of       
mankind4    ,the duty of every          
intelligent creature is to watch the    
operations of  nature1 that he may be   
led to just perceptions of the greatness
 of the  ,creator1 and the goodness of  
his immutable laws4 ,soon he finds his  
perceptions dim1 and is conscious of    
evil propensities1 which baffle  all his
 efforts at sinless perfection4 ,he     
finds nothing in nature to  solve the   
solemn inquiry how sin is to be         
pardoned1 and evil thoughts  and habits 
to be rooted out4 ,the convinced sinner 

then feels the  necessity of a direct   
revelation from ,god2 and in the ,bible 
alone he  finds that astounding         
declaration1 which leaves all human     
philosophy at  an immeasurable          
distance--#8,ye must be born again4'    
,god only can effect  the wondrous      
change--man1 priest1 prophet1 or magi1  
can do him no  good--his terror-stricken
 conscience drives him to his ,creator1 
and  faith in the ,redeemer causes      
consolation to abound4    ,in every     
kingdom of the world1 the ,christian    
inquirer is met by the  opposition of   
antichrist1 in some form or other1      
attempts will be made  to limit his     
free-born spirit to human inventions and
 mediations in  seeking ,divine mercy4  
,he feels that he is bound1 by all his  
hopes of  happiness1 here and hereafter1
 to obey ,god rather than man1 in       
everything pertaining to spiritual      
religion4 ,in his simple obedience to   
the ,word of ,god1 he braves all        
dangers1 sure of the ,divine blessing   

and  support while encountering obloquy1
 contempt1 allurements1 and             
persecution1 in its varied polluted     
forms and appalling cruelties4    ,after
 the decease of ,oliver ,cromwell1 it   
soon became apparent that the  exiled   
king would be restored4 ,in the prospect
 of that event1 ,charles  ,,ii promised 
a free pardon to all his subjects1      
excepting only such  persons as should  
be excepted by parliament2 and #8we do  
declare a  liberty to tender            
consciences1 and that no man shall be   
disquieted or  called in question for   
differences of opinion in matters of    
religion1  which do not disturb the     
peace of the kingdom4' ,who could       
imagine1  that1 in the face of this     
solemn declaration1 acts1 the most      
oppressive  and tyrannical1 would be    
passed--compelling pretended uniformity 
in  belief and real uniformity in the   
mode of public worship--driving the     
most pious and useful clergymen from    
their pulpits and  livings--preventing  

them from becoming tutors or            
schoolmasters--and not  suffering them  
to live within five miles of a city or  
town4 ,ruinous  penalties were          
inflicted1 not only on every minister1  
but upon every  hearer1 who met to      
worship ,god in private houses or in the
 fields and  woods4 ,christians1        
convinced of the wickedness of such     
laws1 strove1 by  every possible means1 
to evade the penalties1 with a stern    
determination to worship ,god in the way
 that their conscience led them4  ,they 
met their beloved ministers in private  
places1 and at the most  unseasonable   
hours4 ,it is said that ,bunyan1 to     
avoid discovery1 went  from a friend's  
house disguised as a carter2 with his   
white frock1  wide-awake cap1 and his   
whip in his hand1 to attend a private   
meeting  in a sheltered field or barn4  
,to prevent these meetings1 severe and  
almost arbitrary penalties were         
enforced1 a considerable part of which  
went to the informers--men of debauched 

habits and profligate  principles4 ,with
 all their vigilance1 these prohibited  
meetings could  not be prevented4 ,in   
some cases1 the persecuted disciples of 
a  persecuted ,lord took houses         
adjoining each other1 and1 by opening   
internal communications1 assembled      
together4 ,in some cases1 the barn or   
room in which they met1 had a door      
behind the pulpit1 by which the         
preacher could escape4 ,a curious       
letter1 preserved in the archives at    
,devonshire ,house1 states1 that when a 
,christian assembly was held near       
,devonshire ,square1 while the minister 
was in his sermon1 the officers  and    
trained bands entered the meeting-house4
 ,the preacher immediately  ceased      
preaching1 and gave out the lines of a  
hymn1 which the  congregation joined in 
singing1 and the officers waited till   
the  devotional exercise was ended4 ,the
 preacher1 taking advantage of their    
hesitation1 made his escape by a door at
 the back of the pulpit2  #8thus1' says 

the quaint ,quaker1 #8he choked the     
informers off with his  hymn4' ,in the  
,life of ,badman are some illustrative  
anecdotes relating  to informers and    
their violent ends1 with an interesting 
cut of a  religious meeting in the      
fields4 ,one informer is in a           
neighbouring  tree1 to identify the     
meeters2 while in the distance1 another 
is  running for the officers1 with this 
verse under the print3--    #8,informer1
 art thou in the tree8  ,take heed1 lest
 there thou hanged be3  ,look likewise  
to thy foot-hold well2  ,lest1 if thou  
slip1 thou fall to hell4'      ,in many 
cases the justices considered a field   
preacher to be equally  guilty with a   
regicide4#baj ,one of the informers1    
named ,w4 ,s41 was  very diligent in    
this business2 #8he would watch         
a-nights1 climb trees1  and range the   
woods a-days1 if possible to find out   
the meeters1 for  then they were forced 
to meet in the fields4' ,at length he   
was stricken  by the hand of ,god1 and  

died a most wretched object4#baa ,the   
cruelties  that were inflicted upon     
,dissenters are scarcely credible4      
,penn1 the  ,quaker1 gives this         
narrative of facts3--,the widow's mite  
hath not  escaped their hands2 they have
 made her cow the forfeit of her        
conscience1 not leaving her a bed to lie
 on1 nor a blanket to cover  her2 and   
what is yet more barbarous1 and helps to
 make up this tragedy1  the poor        
helpless orphan's milk1 boiling over the
 fire1 was flung away1  and the skillet 
made part of their prize2 that1 had not 
nature in  neighbours been stronger than
 cruelty in informers and officers1 to  
open her bowels for their relief1 they  
must have utterly perished4#bab  ,one of
 these infamous1 hard-hearted wretches  
in ,bedford1 was stricken1  soon after1 
with death2 and such had been his       
notorious brutality1 that  his widow    
could not obtain a hearse1 but was      
obliged to carry his body  to the grave 
in a cart4    ,it is gratifying to leave

 these horrors--these stains upon our   
national  history--for a moment1 to     
record an event which took place about  
fifty  years back4 ,the ,rev4 ,s4       
,hillyard1 the pastor of ,bunyan's      
church1 thus  writes3--#8,when our      
meeting-house was lately repaired1 we   
were allowed1  by the ,lord ,lieutenant 
and the justices1 to carry on our public
  worship1 for a quarter of a year in   
the town-hall1 where1 if it had  been   
standing in ,mr4 ,bunyan's time1 he must
 have been tried and  committed to jail 
for preaching4' ,how different our      
position from that  of our pilgrim      
forefathers4    ,the justices1 if the   
law had allowed them1 would1 from the   
first1 have  prevented ,bunyan's        
preaching4 ,when they had the power1 he 
possessed  nothing to excite the        
cupidity of an informer3 this1 with the 
caution  of his friends1 saved him1 for 
some months1 from being apprehended2    
they met privately in barns1            
milk-houses1 and stables1 or in any     

convenient place in which they were not 
likely to be disturbed4 ,in  addition to
 these services1 every opportunity was  
embraced to visit his  friends--praying 
with them1 and administering            
consolation1 arming them  with a steady 
resolve to be patient in suffering1 and 
to trust in ,god  for their safety and  
reward4 ,at length an information was   
laid1 and he  was caught in the very act
 of worshipping ,god with some pious    
neighbours4 ,bunyan's account of this   
event is deeply interesting2 but  the   
want of sufficient space prevents my    
giving more than an abstract  of it1    
referring the reader to his ,grace      
,abounding for fuller details4    ,on   
,november #ab1 #affj1 as the winter was 
setting in1 having been invited  to     
preach at ,samsell1 in ,bedfordshire1 he
 prepared a sermon upon these           
words--#8,dost thou believe in the ,son 
of ,god8' 7,john #i3ce72 from which he  
intended #8to show the absolute need of 
faith in ,jesus ,christ1 and that  it   

was also a thing of the highest concern 
for men to inquire into1 and  to ask    
their own hearts whether they had faith 
or no4'#bac ,he had then  been a        
preacher of the glorious gospel of      
,christ for five or six years1  without 
any interruption2 for1 although         
indicted1 he had continued his  useful  
career1 and through grace had received  
great encouragement and  eminent proofs 
of the ,divine blessing4    ,francis    
,wingate1 a neighbouring justice of the 
peace1 having heard of  the intended    
meeting1 issued his warrant to bring the
 preacher before  him4 ,the intention of
 the magistrate was whispered about1 and
 came to  ,bunyan's ears before the     
meeting was held1 probably to give him  
an  opportunity of escape4 ,his friends1
 becoming alarmed for his safety1       
advised him to forego the opportunity4  
,it was a trying moment for him2  he had
 a beloved wife to whom he had not been 
long married1 and four  dear children1  
one of them blind1 depending upon his   

daily labour for  food4 ,if he escaped1 
he might continue his stolen            
opportunities of  doing good to the     
souls of men4 ,he hesitated but for a   
few minutes for  private prayer2 he had 
hitherto shown himself hearty and       
courageous in  preaching1 and it was his
 business to encourage the timid flock4 
#8,therefore1 thought ,i1 if ,i should  
now run and make an escape1 it will  be 
of a very ill savour in the country2    
what will my weak and newly  converted  
brethren think of it8 ,if ,i should run1
 now there was a  warrant out for me1 ,i
 might1 by so doing1 make them afraid to
 stand  when great words only should be 
spoken to them4' ,he retired into a     
close1 privately1 to seek ,divine       
direction1 and came back resolved to    
abide the will of ,god4 ,it was the     
first attempt1 near ,bedford1 to        
apprehend a preacher of the gospel1 and 
he thus argued with himself--#8,if      
,god1 of his mercy1 should choose me to 
go upon the forlorn hope1 that  is1 to  

be the first that should be opposed for 
the gospel1 if ,i should  fly it might  
be a discouragement to the whole body   
that should follow  after4 ,and ,i      
thought that the world thereby would    
take occasion at my  cowardliness1 to   
have blasphemed the gospel4'#bad ,these 
considerations  brought him to the noble
 resolution of fulfilling his duty1     
under all  its difficulties and dangers4
 ,in these reasonings the same          
honourable  decision of mind animated   
him which impelled ,daniel1 and the     
three  ,hebrew youths1 to violate the   
wicked laws of the nation in which they 
lived1 because these laws were opposed  
to the will of ,god4 ,he and they1  as  
well as the apostles1 judged for        
themselves1 and opposed statutes or     
ancient customs which1 in their opinion1
 were contrary to the ,divine  law by   
which they were to be judged at the     
solemn and great day4 ,nor  did they1 in
 the prospect of the most dread personal
 sufferings1  hesitate to follow the    

convictions of their minds4 ,some laws  
are more  honoured in the breach than in
 the observance of them4 ,the law of    
,pharaoh to destroy the male children of
 the ,israelites1 in ancient  times1 and
 the present ,popish laws of ,tuscany1  
that the ,bible shall not  be read1 are 
laws so contrary to common sense1 and   
the most sacred  duties of man1 that    
#8,god dealt well' with those who broke 
them in  ,egypt1 as he has ever dealt   
with those who have thus honoured him4  
,the  millions of prayers that were     
offered up for a blessing upon the      
confessors1 ,madiai1 have been answered4
 ,had they perished in the  prisons of  
,tuscany1 they would have joined the    
noble army of martyrs  before the throne
 of ,god1 to witness his judgments upon 
that  persecuting church which has shed 
so much holy blood4    ,when ,bunyan was
 advised to escape by dismissing the    
meeting1 which  consisted of about forty
 persons1 he replied1 #8,no1 by no      
means2 ,i will  not stir1 neither will  

,i have the meeting dismissed4 ,come1 be
 of good  cheer1 let us not be daunted2 
our cause is good1 we need not be       
ashamed  of it2 to preach ,god's ,word  
is so good a work1 that we shall be well
  rewarded if we suffer for that4'#bae  
,all this took place about an hour      
before the officers arrived4 ,the       
service was commenced with prayer at    
the time appointed1 the preacher and    
hearers had their ,bibles in their      
hands to read the text1 when the        
constable and his attendants came in1   
and1 exhibiting the warrant1 ordered him
 to lave the pulpit and come  down2 but 
he mildly told him that he was about his
 ,master's business1  and must rather   
obey his ,lord's voice than that of man4
 ,then a  constable was ordered to fetch
 him down1 who1 coming up and taking    
hold  of his coat1 was about to remove  
him1 when ,mr4 ,bunyan fixed his eyes   
steadfastly upon him2 having his ,bible 
open in his hand1 the man let  go1      
looked pale1 and retired2 upon which he 

said to the congregation1  #8,see how   
this man trembles at the ,word of ,god4'
 ,truly did one of his  friends say1    
#8he had a sharp1 quick eye4' ,but being
 commanded in the  king's name1 he went 
with the officer1 accompanied by some of
 his  friends1 to the magistrate's      
residence4 ,before they left1 the       
constable  allowed him to speak a few   
words to the people of counsel and      
encouragement4 ,he declared that it was 
a mercy when called to suffer  upon so  
good an account2 that it was of grace   
that they had been kept  from crimes1   
which might have caused their           
apprehension as thieves and  murderers1 
or for some wickedness2 but by the      
blessing of ,god it was  not so1 but1 as
 ,christians1 they were called to suffer
 for well-doing2  and that we had better
 be persecuted than the persecutors4    
,the  constable took him to the         
justice's house1 but as he was from     
home1 to  save the expense and trouble  
of charging a watch to secure his       

prisoner1 he allowed him to go home1 one
 of his friends undertaking to  be      
answerable for his appearance the next  
day4 ,on the following morning  they    
went to the constable and then to the   
justice4 ,the celebrated  ,quaker1 ,john
 ,roberts1 managed an affair of that    
kind better4 ,there was  plenty of time 
to have held and dismissed the meeting  
before the  constable arrived1 and then 
he might have done as ,roberts did--made
 the  best of his way to the            
magistrate's house1 and demanded1       
#8,dost thou  want me1 old man8' and    
when asked whether or not he went to    
church1 his  ready reply was1 #8,yes1   
sometimes ,i go to the church1 and      
sometimes the  church comes to me4'#baf 
,when ,bunyan and the constable came    
before ,justice ,wingate1 he inquired   
what the meeters did1 and what they had 
with them2 suspecting that they  met    
armed1 or for treasonable practices3 but
 when the constable told  him that they 
were unarmed1 and merely assembled to   

preach and hear the  ,word1 he could not
 well tell what to say4 ,justice        
,wingate was not the  only magistrate   
who had felt difficulties as to the     
construction of the  persecuting acts of
 #ce ,eliz4 and #ae ,chas4 ,,ii4 ,had he
 taken an opinion1  as one of the       
justices at that time did1 it might have
 saved him from  the infamy and guilt of
 punishing an innocent man4 ,the case   
was  this3--#8,two persons of insolent  
behaviour1 calling themselves informers1
  demanded1 on their evidence of having 
been present1 without summons or        
hearing in presence of the accused1 that
 a fine of #ajj should be  levied2 they 
were at the meeting and heard no ,common
 ,prayer service4'  ,the opinion was    
that there must be evidence showing the 
intent1 and  that the meeting was held  
under colour and pretence of any        
exercise of  religion to concoct        
sedition4#bag ,mr4 ,wingate asked       
,bunyan why he did  not follow his      
calling and go to church8 to which he   

replied1 that all  his intention was to 
instruct and counsel people to forsake  
their sins1  and that he did1 without   
confusion1 both follow his calling and  
preach  the ,word4 ,at this the angry   
justice ordered his commitment to jail1 
refusing bail1 unless he would promise  
to give up preaching4 ,while his        
mittimus was preparing1 he had a short  
controversy with an old enemy of  the   
truth1 ,dr4 ,lindale1 and also with a   
persecuting justice1 ,mr4  ,foster1 who1
 soon after1 sorely vexed the people of 
,god at ,bedford4  ,they tried their    
utmost endeavours to persuade him to    
promise not to  preach2 a word from him 
might have saved his liberty2 but it was
 a word  which would have sacrificed his
 religious convictions1 and these were  
dearer to him than life itself4 ,this   
was a trying moment1 but he had  been   
forewarned of his danger by the         
extraordinary temptation to sell        
,christ narrated in his ,grace          
,abounding4 ,his feelings1 while they   

were  conducting him to the prison1 were
 so cheering as to enable him to  forget
 his sorrows2 he thus describes         
them--#8,verily1 as ,i was going  forth 
of the doors ,i had much ado to forbear 
saying to them1 that ,i  carried the    
peace of ,god along with me2 and1       
blessed be the ,lord1 ,i  went away to  
prison with ,god's comfort in my poor   
soul4'#bah    ,tradition points out the 
place in which this eminently pious man 
was  confined1 as an ancient prison1    
built with the bridge over the river    
,ouse1 supported on one of the piers    
near the middle of the river4#bai  ,as  
the bridge was only four yards and a    
half wide1 the prison must have  been   
very small4 ,howard1 the philanthropist1
 visited the ,bedford  prison1 that     
which was dignified as the county jail  
about #aghh1 and  thus describes        
it3--#8,the men and women felons        
associate together2 their  night-rooms  
are two dungeons4 ,only one court for   
debtors and felons2  and no apartment   

for the jailer4'#bbj ,imagination can   
hardly realize  the miseries of fifty or
 sixty pious men and women1 taken from a
 place  of public worship and           
incarcerated in such dens or dungeons   
with  felons1 as was the case while     
,bunyan was a prisoner4 ,twelve feet    
square  was about the extent of the     
walls2 for it occupies but one pier     
between  the center arches of the       
bridge4 ,how properly does the poor     
pilgrim  call it a certain ,,den6 ,what 
an abode for men and women who had been 
made by ,god kings and priests--the     
heirs of heaven6 ,the eyes of ,howard1  
a ,dissenter1 penetrated these dens1    
these hidden things of darkness1  these 
abodes of cruelty4 ,he revealed what lay
 and clerical magistrates  ought to have
 published centuries before1 that they  
were not fit places  in which to        
imprison any1 even the worst of         
criminals4 ,he denounced  them1 humanity
 shuddered at the discovery1 and they   
were razed to their  foundations4 ,in   

this den ,god permitted his honoured    
servant1 ,john  ,bunyan1 to be          
incarcerated for more than twelve years 
of the prime of  his life4 ,a man1 whose
 holy zeal for the salvation of sinners1
 whose  disinterested labours1 whose    
sufferings for ,christ prove his        
apostolical descent much better than    
those who claim descent from  popes1 and
 ,wolsey or ,bonner--those fiends in    
human shape4    ,bedford bridge was     
pulled down in the year #ahaa1 when the 
present  handsome bridge was built4 ,one
 of the workmen employed upon the ruins 
found1 among the rubbish1 where the     
prison had stood1 a ring made of  fine  
gold1 bearing an inscription which      
affords strong presumptive  evidence    
that it belonged to our great           
allegorist4 ,dr4 ,abbot1 a  neighbouring
 clergyman1 who had daily watched the   
labours of the  workmen1 luckily saw it1
 and saved it from destruction4 ,he     
constantly  wore it1 until1 drawing near
 the end of his pilgrimage1 in #ahag1 he

  took it off his own finger and placed 
it upon that of his friend ,dr4  ,bower1
 then curate of ,elstow1#bba and at     
present the dean of  ,manchester1       
charging him to keep it for his sake4   
,this ring must have  been a present    
from some person of property1 as a token
 of great  respect for ,bunyan's pious  
character1 and probably from an         
indignant  sense of his unjust and cruel
 imprisonment4 ,by the kind permission  
of  the dean1 we are enabled to give a  
correct representation of this  curious 
relic4#bbbbbc    ,bunyan was thirty-two 
years of age when taken to prison4 ,he  
had  suffered the loss of his pious     
wife1 whose conversation and portion had
  been so blessed to him4 ,it is not    
improbable that her peaceful  departure 
is pictured in ,christiana's crossing   
the river which has no  bridge4 ,she    
left him with four young children1 one  
of whom very  naturally and most        
strongly excited his paternal feelings1 
from the  circumstance of her having    

been afflicted with blindness4 ,he had  
married a second time1 a woman of       
exemplary piety and retiring modesty2   
but whose spirit1 when roused to seek   
the release of her beloved  husband1    
enabled her to stand unabashed1 and full
 of energy and  presence of mind1 before
 judges in their courts1 and lords in   
their  mansions4 ,when her partner was  
sent to jail1 she was in that peculiar  
state that called for all his sympathy  
and his tenderest care4 ,the  shock was 
too severe for her delicate situation2  
she became dangerously  ill1 and1       
although her life was spared1 all hopes 
had fled of her  maternal feelings being
 called into exercise4 ,thus did one    
calamity  follow another2 still he      
preserved his integrity4#bbd    ,bunyan 
was treated with all the kindness which 
many of his jailers  dared to show him4 
,in his times1 imprisonment and fetters 
were  generally companions4 ,thus he    
says--#8,when a felon is going to be    
tried1  his fetters are still making a  

noise on his heels4'#bbe ,so the        
prisoners in the ,holy ,war are         
represented as being #8brought in chains
  to the bar' for trial4 #8,the         
prisoners were handled by the jailer so 
severely1 and loaded so with irons1 that
 they died in the prison4'#bbf  ,in many
 cases1 prisoners for conscience' sake  
were treated with such  brutality1      
before the form of trial1 as to cause   
their death4 ,by ,divine  mercy1 ,bunyan
 was saved from these dreadful          
punishments1 which have  ceased as      
civilization has progressed1 and now    
cloud the narratives of  a darker age4  
,after having lain in prison about seven
 weeks1 the session was held at         
,bedford1 for the county2 and ,bunyan   
was placed at the bar1 indicted for     
devilishly and perniciously abstaining  
from coming to church to hear  ,divine  
service1 and as a common upholder of    
several unlawful meetings  and          
conventicles1 to the great disturbance  
and distraction of the good  subjects of

 this kingdom1 contrary to the laws of  
our sovereign lord  the king4 ,in this  
indictment ,bunyan is not described as  
#8of ,elstow' but  #8of ,bedford4'      
,probably he had removed to ,bedford    
soon after he joined  ,gifford's church4
 ,the bench was numerous1 and presided  
over by ,justice  ,keelin4#bbg ,if this 
was ,sergeant ,kelynge who1 the         
following year1 was  made ,lord         
,chief-,justice1 he was a most arbitrary
 tyrant1 equaled or  excelled only by   
,judge ,jeffreys4 ,it was before him    
that some persons  were indicted for    
attending a conventicle2 but it being   
only proved  that they had assembled on 
the ,lord's-day with ,bibles in their   
hands  without prayer-books1 and there  
being no proof that their meeting was   
only under colour or pretence of        
religion1 the jury acquitted them4      
,upon this he fined each of the jury-men
 one hundred marks1 and  imprisoned them
 till the fines were paid4 ,again1 on a 
trial for murder1  the prisoner being   

under suspicion of ,dissent1 was one    
whom the judge  had a great desire to   
hang1 he fined and imprisoned all the   
jury  because1 contrary to his          
direction1 they brought in a verdict of 
manslaughter6 ,well was it said1 that he
 was more fit to charge the  ,roundheads
 under ,prince ,rupert than to charge a 
jury4 ,after a short  career1 he fell   
into utter contempt4#bbh ,he entered    
into a long  argument with the poor     
tinker1 about using the liturgy of the  
,church of  ,england1 first warning him 
of his danger if he spake lightly of it4
  ,bunyan argued that prayer was purely 
spiritual1 the offering of the  heart1  
and not the reading of a form4 ,the     
justice declared--#8,we know the        
,common ,prayer-book hath been ever     
since the apostles' time1 and is  lawful
 to be used in the church66' ,it is     
surprising that such a  dialogue was    
ever entered upon2 either ,keling was   
desirous of  triumphing over the        
celebrated tinker1 or his countenance   

and personal  appearance commanded      
respect4 ,for some cause he was treated 
with great  liberality for those times2 
the extent of it may be seen by one     
justice  asking him1 #8,is your ,god    
,beelzebub8' and another declaring that 
he was  possessed with the devil6 #8,all
 which1' says ,bunyan1 #8,i passed over1
 the  ,lord forgive them6' ,when1       
however1 the justice was worsted in     
argument1  and acknowledged that he was 
not well versed in ,scripture1 he       
demanded  the prisoner's plea1 saying1  
#8,then you confess the indictment8'    
#8,now1'  says ,bunyan1 #8and not till  
now1 ,i saw ,i was indicted2 and        
said--8,this ,i  confess1 we have had   
many meetings together1 both to pray to 
,god1 and  to exhort one another2 and   
that we had the sweet comforting        
presence of  the ,lord among us for our 
encouragement 7blessed be his name672   
therefore ,i confess myself guilty1 and 
no otherwise40' ,this was  recorded as a
 plea of guilty1 and ,keling resumed his

 natural ferocity4  #8,then1' said he1  
#8hear your judgment4 ,you must be had  
back again to  prison1 and there lie for
 three months following2 and then1 if   
you do  not submit to go to church to   
hear ,divine service1 and leave your    
preaching1 you must be banished the     
realm2 and after that1 if you shall  be 
found in this realm without special     
license from the king1 you must  stretch
 by the neck for it4 ,i tell you        
plainly'2 #8and so he bid my  jailer    
have me away4' ,the hero answered--#8,i 
am at a point with you3 if ,i  were out 
of prison to-day1 ,i would preach the   
gospel again to-morrow1  by the help of 
,god4'#bbi    ,the statutes1 by virtue  
of which this awful sentence was        
pronounced1  together with the legal    
form of recantation used by those who   
were  terrified into conformity1 are set
 forth in a note to the ,grace          
,abounding4#bcj ,bunyan was1 if not the 
first1 one of the first  ,dissenters who
 were proceeded against after the       

restoration of ,charles  ,,ii2 and his  
trial1 if such it may be called1 was    
followed by a  wholesale persecution4   
,the king1 as head of the ,church of    
,england1  wreaked his vengeance upon   
all classes of ,dissenters1 excepting   
,roman  ,catholics and ,jews4    ,the   
reign of ,charles ,,ii was most         
disgraceful and disastrous to the       
nation1 even the king being a pensioner 
upon the ,french court4 ,the  ,dutch    
swept the seas1 and threatened to burn  
,london2 a dreadful plague  depopulated 
the metropolis--the principal part of   
which was1 in the  following year1 with 
its cathedral1 churches1 and public     
buildings1  destroyed by fire2 plots and
 conspiracies alarmed the people2       
tyranny  was triumphant2 even the bodies
 of the illustrious dead were exhumed1  
and treated with worse than savage      
ferocity2 while a fierce persecution    
raged throughout the kingdom1 which     
filled the jails with ,dissenters4      
,in ,scotland1 the persecution raged    

with still more deadly violence4        
,military1 in addition to civil         
despotism1 strove to enforce the use of 
the ,book of ,common ,prayer4 ,the      
heroic achievements and awful suffering 
of ,scottish ,christians saved their    
descendants from this yoke of           
bondage4#bca    ,a short account of the 
extent of the sufferings of our pious   
ancestors  is given in the ,introduction
 to the ,pilgrim's ,progress#bcb--;a    
narrative  which would appear incredible
 did it not rest upon unimpeachable     
authority4 ,it would be difficult to    
believe the records of the brutal       
treatment which the sufferers underwent 
had they not been handed down  to us in 
the ,state ,trials1 and in public       
registers1 over which the  persecuted   
had no control4 ,two instances will show
 the extreme peril in  which the most   
learned and pious men held their lives4 
,john ,james1 the  pastor of a ,baptist 
church in ,whitechapel1 was charged1    
upon the  evidence of a perjured drunken

 vagabond named ,tipler1 a pipe-maker's 
journeyman1 who was not present in the  
meeting1 but swore that he heard  him   
utter treasonable words4                
,notwithstanding the evidence of some   
most  respectable witnesses1 who were   
present during the whole service1 and   
distinctly proved that no such words    
were used1 ,mr4 ,james was  convicted1  
and sentenced to be hung4 ,his          
distracted wife saw the king1  presented
 a petition1 and implored mercy1 when   
the unfeeling monarch  replied1 #8,o6   
,mr4 ,james2 he is a sweet gentleman4'  
,again1 on the  following morning1 she  
fell at his feet1 beseeching his royal  
clemency1  when he spurned her from him1
 saying1 #8,john ,james1 that rogue1 he 
shall  be hanged2 yea1 he shall be      
hanged4' ,and1 in the presence of his   
weeping friends1 he ascended from the   
gibbet to the mansions of the  blessed4 
,his real crime was1 that he continued  
to preach after having  been warned not 
to do so by ,john ,robinson1 lieutenant 

of the ,tower1  properly called1 by ,mr4
 ,crosby1#bcc a devouring wolf1 upon    
whose head  the blood of this and other 
innocent ,dissenters will be found4     
,another  ,dissenting minister1 learned1
 pious1 loyal1 and peaceful1 was1 during
  ,bunyan's time1 marked for            
destruction4 ,thomas ,rosewell was tried
 before  the monster ,jeffreys4 ,he was 
charged1 upon the evidence of two       
infamous  informers1 with having doubted
 the power of the king to cure the      
kings'  evil1 and with saying that they 
should overcome their enemies with      
rams' horns1 broken platters1 and a     
stone in a sling4 ,a number of most     
respectable witnesses deposed to their  
having been present2 that no  such words
 were uttered1 and that ,mr4 ,rosewell  
was eminent for loyalty  and devoted    
attachment to the ,government4 ,alas6 he
 was a ,dissenting  teacher of high     
standing1 of extensive acquirements1 and
 of great  earnestness in seeking the   
salvation of sinners2 and1 under the    

direction of that brutal judge1 the     
venal jury found him guilty1 and he  was
 sentenced to be hung4 ,this frightful  
sentence would have been  executed but  
from a singular interposition of        
,providence4 ,sir ,john  ,talbot was    
present during the trial1 and a stranger
 to ,mr4 ,rosewell2  but he was so      
struck with the proceedings1 that he    
hastened to the  king1 related the      
facts1 and added1 #8that he had seen the
 life of a  subject1 who appeared to be 
a gentleman and a scholar1 in danger1   
upon  such evidence as he would not hang
 his dog on4' ,and added1 #8,sire1 if   
you suffer this man to die1 we are none 
of us safe in our own houses4'  ,at this
 moment ,jeffreys came in1 gloating over
 his prey1 exulting in  the innocent    
blood he was about to shed1 when1 to his
 utter confusion1  the king said1 #8,mr4
 ,rosewell shall not die'2 and his      
pardon was issued  under the great      
seal4#bcd ,every ,englishman should read
 the state  trials of that period1      

recording the sufferings of ,richard    
,baxter1  ,william ,penn1 ,sir ,h4      
,vane1 and many others of our most pious
  forefathers2 and they must feel that  
it was a miracle of mercy that  saved   
the life of ,bunyan1 and gave him       
leisure to write not only his  popular  
allegories1 but the most valuable       
treatises in the ,english  language upon
 subjects of the deepest importance4    
,when he entered the prison1 his first  
and prayerful object was to levy  a tax 
upon his affliction--to endeavour to    
draw honey from the carcass  of the     
lion4 ,his care was to render his       
imprisonment subservient to the  great  
design of showing forth the glory of    
,god by patient submission to  ,his     
will4 ,before his commitment1 he had a  
strong presentiment of his  sufferings2 
his earnest prayer1 for many months1 was
 that he might1  with composure1        
encounter all his trials1 even to an    
ignominious death4  ,this led him to the
 solemn consideration of reckoning      

himself1 his  wife1 children1 health1   
enjoyments1 all as dying1 and in perfect
  uncertainty1 and to live upon ,god1   
his invisible but ever-present  ,father4
    ,like an experienced military       
commander1 he wisely advises every      
,christian to have a reserve for ,christ
 in case of dire emergency4 #8,we  ought
 to have a reserve for ,christ1 to help 
us at a dead lift4 ,when  profession and
 confession will not do2 when loss of   
goods and a prison  will not do2 when   
loss of country and of friends will not 
do2 when  nothing else will do1 then    
willingly to lay down our lives for his 
name4'#bce ,in the midst of all these   
dread uncertainties1 his soul was       
raised to heavenly contemplations of the
 future happiness of the saints  of     
,god4    ,it is deeply impressive to    
view a man1 with gigantic intellect1    
involved in the net which was laid to   
trammel his free spirit1  disregarding  
his own wisdom2 seeking guidance from   
heaven in earnest  prayer1 and in       

searching the sacred ,scriptures2       
disentangling himself1  and calmly      
waiting the will of his heavenly        
,father4 ,still he severely  felt the   
infirmities of nature4 ,parting with his
 wife and children1 he  described as    
#8the pulling the flesh from the bones4 
,i saw ,i was as a  man who was pulling 
down his house upon the head of his wife
 and  children2 yet1 thought ,i1 ,i must
 do it4'#bcf ,his feelings were         
peculiarly excited to his poor blind    
,mary4#bcg #8,o6 the thoughts of the    
hardships my poor blind one might go    
under1 would break my heart in  pieces4'
 ,it is one of the governing principles 
of human nature1 that  the most delicate
 or afflicted child excites our         
tenderest feelings4 #8,i  have seen     
men1' says ,bunyan1 #8take most care of1
 and best provide for  those of their   
children that have been most infirm and 
helpless2 and  our ,advocate 8shall     
gather his lambs with his arms1 and     
carry them in  his bosom40'#bch ,while  

in this state of distress1 the promise  
came to  his relief--#8,leave thy       
fatherless children1 ,i will preserve   
them alive2  and let thy widows trust in
 me4' ,he had heard of the miseries of  
those  banished ,christians who had been
 sold into slavery1 and perished with   
cold and calamities1 lying in ditches   
like poor1 forlorn1 desolate  sheep4    
,at the end of three months he became   
anxious to know what the enemies  of the
 cross intended to do with him4 ,his    
sentence was transportation  and death1 
unless he conformed4 ,to give up or     
shrink from his  profession of ,christ1 
by embracing the national forms and     
submitting  his conscience to human     
laws1 he dared not4 ,he resolved to     
persevere  even at the sacrifice of his 
life4 ,to add to his distress1 doubts   
and  fears clouded his prospects of     
futurity2 #8,satan1' said he1 #8laid    
hard  at me to beat me out of heart4'   
,at length he came to the determination 
to venture his eternal state with       

,christ1 whether he had present  comfort
 or not4 ,his state of mind he thus     
describes--#8,if ,god doth not  come in 
7to comfort me7 ,i will leap off the    
ladder1 even blindfold1  into eternity1 
sink or swim1 come heaven1 come hell4   
,lord ,jesus1 if  thou wilt catch me1   
do2 ,i will venture all for thy name4'  
,from this  time he felt a good hope and
 great consolation4    ,the clerk of the
 peace1 ,mr4 ,cobb1 was sent by the     
justices to persuade  him to conform1   
and had a very long and interesting     
conference with him  in the prison4     
,this shows that the magistrates were   
well convinced that  he was a leader in 
nonconformity1 who1 if brought over1    
would afford  them a signal triumph4 ,in
 fact1 he was called1 by a beneficed    
clergyman1 #8the most notorious         
schismatic in all the county of         
,bedford4'#bci ,it is perhaps to the    
arguments of ,cobb that he refers in    
his ,advice to ,sufferers4 #8,the wife  
of the bosom lies at him1 saying1 ,o  do

 not cast thyself away2 if thou takest  
this course1 what shall ,i do8  ,thou   
hast said thou lovest me2 now make it   
manifest by granting this my  small     
request--,do not still remain in thine  
integrity4 ,next to this come  the      
children1 which are like to come to     
poverty1 to beggary1 to be  undone1 for 
want of wherewithal to feed1 and clothe1
 and provide for  them for time to come4
 ,now also come kindred1 and relations1 
and  acquaintance2 some chide1 some cry1
 some argue1 some threaten1 some        
promise1 some flatter1 and some do all  
to befool him for so unadvised  an act  
as to cast away himself1 and to bring   
his wife and children to  beggary for   
such a thing as religion4 ,these are    
sore temptations4'#bdj  ,it was during  
this period of his imprisonment that the
 mad attempt was  made1 by ,venner and  
his rabble1 to overturn the government4 
,this was  pressed upon ,bunyan as a    
reason why he should not hold meetings  
for  religious exercises1 but rely upon 

his more private opportunities of       
exhorting his neighbours4 ,in reply to  
this1 ,mr4 ,cobb is reminded of         
,bunyan's well-known loyalty1 which     
would become useful in proportion to    
his public teaching4 ,it was a pleasing 
interview1 which1 while it did  not for 
a moment shake his determination1 led   
him to thank ,mr4 ,cobb for  his civil  
and meek discourse1 and to ejaculate a  
heartfelt prayer--#8,o  that we might   
meet in heaven4'#bda ,the whole of it is
 reprinted at the  end of the ,grace    
,abounding1 and it shows that ,god gave 
him favour even  with his persecutors4  
,it ,is not surprising that such a      
prisoner should  have won the good      
opinion of his jailer1 so that he was   
permitted the  consolation of seeing his
 relatives and friends1 who ministered  
to his  comforts4    ,when the time     
arrived for the execution of the        
bitterest part of his  sentence1 ,god1  
in his providence1 interposed to save   
the life of his  servant4 ,he had       

familiarized his mind with all the      
circumstances of a  premature and       
appalling death2 the gibbet1 the ladder1
 the halter1 had  lost much of their    
terrors2 he had even studied the sermon 
he would  then have preached to the     
concourse of spectators4 ,at this       
critical  time the king's coronation    
took place1 on ,april #bc1 #affa4 ,to   
garnish  this grand ceremony1 the king  
had ordered the release of numerous     
prisoners of certain classes1 and within
 that description of offences  was that 
for which ,bunyan was confined4 ,the    
proclamation allowed twelve  months'    
time to sue out the pardon under the    
great seal1 but without  this expensive 
process thousands of vagabonds and      
thieves were set at  liberty1 while1    
alas1 an offence against the church was 
not to be  pardoned upon such easy      
terms4 ,bunyan and his friends were too 
simple1  honest1 and virtuous1 to       
understand why such a distinction should
 be  made4 ,the assizes being held in   

,august1 he determined to seek his      
liberty by a petition to the judges4    
,the court sat at the ,swan ,inn1 and   
as every incident in the life of this   
extraordinary man excites our  interest1
 we are gratified to have it in our     
power to exhibit the state  of this     
celebrated inn at that time4    ,having 
written his petition1 and made some fair
 copies of it1 his  modest1 timid wife  
determined to present them to the       
judges4 ,her heroic  achievements--for  
such they deserve to be called--on      
behalf of her  husband1 are admirably   
narrated by ,bunyan1 the whole of which 
is  reprinted in our first volume1#bdc  
and deserves a most attentive  perusal4 
,want of space prevents us repeating it 
here1 or even making  extracts from it4 
,she had previously traveled to ,london 
with a petition  to the ,house of       
,lords1 and entrusted it to ,lord       
,barkwood1 who conferred  with some of  
the peers upon it1 and informed her that
 they could not  interfere1 the king    

having committed the release of the     
prisoners to  the judges4 ,when they    
came the circuit and the assizes were   
held at  ,bedford2 ,bunyan in vain      
besought the local authorities that he  
might  have liberty to appear in person 
and plead for his release4 ,this        
reasonable request was denied1 and1 as a
 last resource1 he committed  his cause 
to an affectionate wife4 ,several times 
she appeared before  the judges2 love to
 her husband1 a stern sense of duty1 a  
conviction of  the gross injustice      
practiced upon one to whom she was most 
tenderly  attached1 overcame her        
delicate1 modest1 retiring habits1 and  
forced  her upon this strange duty4     
,well did she support the character of  
an  advocate4 ,this delicate1           
courageous1 high-minded woman appeared  
before  ,judge ,hale1 who was much      
affected with her earnest pleading for  
one so  dear to her1 and whose life was 
so valuable to his children4 ,it was the
  triumph of love1 duty1 and piety1 over

 bashful timidity4 ,her energetic       
appeals were in vain4 ,she returned to  
the prison with a heavy heart1 to       
inform her husband that1 while felons1  
malefactors1 and men guilty of          
misdemeanours were1 without any         
recantation or promise of amendment1 to 
be let loose upon society to grace the  
coronation1 the poor prisoners  for     
conscience' sake were to undergo their  
unjust and savage sentences4  ,or1 in   
plain words1 that refusing to go to     
church to hear the ,common  ,prayer was 
an unpardonable crime1 not to be        
punished in any milder mode  than       
recantation1 or transportation1 or the  
halter4 ,with what bitter  feelings must
 she have returned to the prison1       
believing that it would  be the tomb of 
her beloved husband6 ,how natural for   
the distressed1  insulted wife to have  
written harsh things against the judge6 
,she could  not have conceived that1    
under the stately robes of ,hale1 there 
was a  heart affected by ,divine love4  

,and when the nobleman afterwards met   
the  despised tinker and his wife1 on   
terms of perfect equality1 clothed in   
more glorious robes in the mansions of  
the blessed1 how inconceivable  their   
surprise6 ,it must have been equally so 
with the learned judge1  when1 in the   
pure atmosphere of heaven1 he found that
 the illiterate  tinker1 harassed by    
poverty and imprisonment1 produced      
books1 the  admiration of the world4 ,as
 ,dr4 ,cheever eloquently writes--#8,how
 little  could he dream1 that from that 
narrow cell in ,bedford jail a glory    
would shine out1 illustrating the grace 
of ,god1 and doing more good to  man1   
than all the prelates and judges of the 
kingdom would  accomplish4'#bdd         
,bunyan was thus left in a dreary and   
hopeless state of imprisonment1 in      
which he continued for somewhat more    
than twelve years1 and it becomes  an   
interesting inquiry how he spent his    
time and managed to employ his  great   
talent in his ,master's service4 ,the   

first object of his  solicitude would be
 to provide for his family1 according to
 #a ,timothy  #e3h4 ,how to supply his  
house with bare necessaries to meet the 
expenses  of a wife and four children1  
must have filled him with anxiety4 ,the 
illness1 death1 and burial of his first 
beloved wife1 had swept away  any little
 reserve which otherwise might have     
accumulated1 so that1  soon after his   
imprisonment commenced1 before he could 
resume any kind  of labour1 his wife    
thus pleaded with the judge for his     
liberty1 #8,my  lord1 ,i have four small
 children that cannot help themselves1  
of which  one is blind1 and have nothing
 to live upon but the charity of good   
people4' ,how inscrutable are the ways  
of ,providence2 the rich reveling  in   
luxury while using their wealth to      
corrupt mankind1 while this  eminent    
saint1 with his family1 were dependent  
upon charity6 ,as soon as  he could get 
his tools in order he set to work2 and  
we have the  following testimony to his 

industry by a fellow-prisoner1 ,mr4     
,wilson1  the ,baptist minister1 and of 
,charles ,doe1 who visited him in       
prison3--#8,nor did he1 while he was in 
prison1 spend his time in a supine  and 
careless manner1 nor eat the bread of   
idleness2 for there have ,i  been       
witness that his own hands have         
ministered to his and his family's      
necessities1 making many hundred gross  
of long tagged laces1 to fill up  the   
vacancies of his time1 which he had     
learned to do for that purpose1  since  
he had been in prison4 ,there1 also1 ,i 
surveyed his library1 the  least1 but   
yet the best that e'er ,i saw--the      
,bible and the ,book of  ,martyrs4#bde  
,and during his imprisonment 7since ,i  
have spoken of his  library71 he writ   
several excellent and useful treatises1 
particularly  ,the ,holy ,city1         
,christian ,behaviour1 ,the             
,resurrection of the ,dead1 and  ,grace 
,abounding to the ,chief of             
,sinners4'#bdf ,besides these valuable  

treatises1 ,charles ,doe states that1 of
 his own knowledge1 in prison  ,bunyan  
wrote ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 the    
first part1 and that he had  this from  
his own mouth4#bdg ,in addition to the  
demonstration of this  important fact   
contained in the introduction to ,the   
,pilgrim's ,progress1  there ought to   
have been added1 ,bunyan's statement    
made in introducing  his second         
part3--#8,now1 having taken up my       
lodgings in a wood about a  mile off the
 place'3 no longer in #8a den1' but     
sheltered1 in a wood1 in  a state of    
comparative1 but not of perfect liberty1
 about a mile  distant from the den in  
which he wrote his first part4 ,whether 
this may  refer to his former cottage at
 ,elstow1 of which there is great doubt1
  or to the house he occupied in        
,bedford after his release1 they were   
equally about a mile from the jail4 ,he 
certainly means that the two  parts were
 not written in the same place1 nor is  
there a shadow of a  doubt as to the    

fact that in prison the great allegory  
was conceived  and written4 ,well might 
,mr4 ,doe say1 #8,what hath the devil or
 his agents  got by putting our great   
gospel minister in prison8' ,they       
prevented his  preaching to a few poor  
pilgrims in the villages round ,bedford1
 and it  was the means of spreading his 
fame1 and the knowledge of the gospel1  
by his writings1 throughout the world4  
,thus does the wrath of man  praise     
,god4 ,in addition to the works above   
enumerated1 he also  published some     
extremely valuable tracts1 several      
editions of a work  which ought to be   
read by all young ,christians--,a       
,treatise on the  ,covenants of the ,law
 and of ,grace2 several editions of     
,sighs from ,hell2  ,a ,map of          
,salvation and ,damnation2 ,the ,four   
,last ,things1 a poem2 ,mount  ,ebal and
 ,gerizim1 or1 ,redemption from the     
,curse1 a poem2 ,prison  ,meditations1 a
 poem3 the four last are single sheets1 
probably sold by  his children or       

friends to assist him in obtaining his  
livelihood3  ,justification by ,faith in
 ,jesus ,christ1 #dto2 ,confession of   
,his ,faith  and ,reason of ,his        
,practice4 ,the most remarkable treatise
 which he  published while in           
confinement1 is on prayer1 from the     
words of the  apostle1 #8,i will pray   
with the spirit and with the            
understanding also4'  ,his attention had
 been fixed on this subject when his    
free-born spirit  was roused by the     
threat of ,justice ,keeling1 #8,take    
heed of speaking  irreverently of the   
,book of ,common ,prayer1 for if you do 
you will bring  great damage upon       
yourself4'    ,bunyan had formed his    
ideas of prayer from heartfelt          
experience2 it is  the cry of the       
burthened1 sinking sinner1 #8,lord save 
us1 we perish'2 or  adoration rising    
from the heart to the throne of grace1  
filled with  hopes of pardon and        
immortality4 ,in his estimation1 any    
form of human  invention was an         

interference with the very nature of    
prayer1 and with  the work of the ,holy 
,spirit1 who alone can inspire our souls
 with  acceptable prayer4    ,in        
expressing his views upon this          
all-important subject1 ,bunyan was      
simply guided by a sense of duty4 ,fear 
of the consequences1 or of  offending   
his enemies1 never entered his mind4 ,he
 felt that they were  in the hands of   
his heavenly ,father1 and that all their
 malice must be  over-ruled for good4   
,notwithstanding his solemn warning not 
to speak  irreverently of the book1 his 
refusal to use which had subjected him  
to  severe privations and the fear of a 
halter1 this ,christian hero was not    
daunted1 but gives his opinion of it    
with all that freedom and liberty  which
 he considered essential to excite in   
his fellow-men inquiries as  to its     
origin and imposition4    ,it is not my 
province to enter into the controversy  
whether in public  worship a form of    
prayer ought to be used4 ,let every one 

be persuaded  in his own mind2 but to   
pass a law denouncing those that refuse 
to use  a prescribed form as worthy of  
imprisonment1 transportation1 or death1 
is an attack upon the first principles  
of ,christianity4 ,to punish those  who 
spoke irreverently of it1 was almost an 
acknowledgment that it  would not bear  
investigation4 ,to speak of the book as 
in his serious  judgment it deserved1   
was not that mark of sectarianism which 
,romaine  exhibited when he called the  
beautiful hymns of ,dr4 ,watts1 which   
are  used so much in public worship     
among ,dissenters1 #8,watts' jingle1'   
and  #8,watts' whims6'#bdh ,no answer   
appears to have been published to       
,bunyan's extremely interesting volume  
until twelve years after the  author's  
death1 when a reply appeared under the  
title of ,liturgies  ,vindicated by the 
,dissenters1 or the ,lawfulness of      
,forms of ,prayer  proved against ,john 
,bunyan and the ,dissenters4 #agjj4     
,this is a very  rare and curious       

volume4 ,the author1 as usual in such   
controversies1  deals wholesale in      
invective1 and displays all the ability 
of a  sophist4    ,the ,christian world 
is indebted to ,dr4 ,cheever for a      
beautiful picture  of ,bunyan's         
devotional exercise in his cell4 #8,it  
is evening2 he  finishes his work1 to be
 taken home by his dear blind child4 ,he
 reads a  portion of ,scripture1 and1   
clasping her small hands in his1 kneels 
on  the cold stone floor1 and pours out 
his soul to ,god2 then1 with a  parting 
kiss1 dismisses her to her mother4 ,the 
rude lamp glimmers on  the table2 with  
his ,bible1 pen1 and paper1 he writes as
 though joy did  make him write4 ,his   
face is lighted as from the radiant     
jasper walls of  the celestial city4 ,he
 clasps his hands1 looks upward1 and    
blesses ,god  for his goodness4 ,the    
last you see of him--is alone1 kneeling 
on the  prison floor2 he is alone with  
,god4'    ,charles ,doe1 who manifested 
most laudable anxiety to hand down the  

works of ,bunyan to posterity1 bears    
honourable testimony to his conduct     
while in prison4 #8,it was by making him
 a visit in prison that ,i first  saw   
him1 and became acquainted with him2 and
 ,i must profess ,i could not  but look 
upon him to be a man of an excellent    
spirit1 zealous for his  master's       
honour1 and cheerfully committing all   
his own concernments  unto ,god's       
disposal4 ,when ,i was there1 there were
 about sixty  ,dissenters besides       
himself there1 taken but a little before
 at a  religious meeting at ,kaistoe1 in
 the county of ,bedford2 besides two    
eminent ,dissenting ministers1 ,mr4     
,wheeler and ,mr4 ,dun 7both very well  
known in ,bedfordshire1 though long     
since with ,god#bdi71 by which means    
the prison was very much crowded2 yet1  
in the midst of all that hurry  which so
 many new-comers occasioned1 ,i have    
heard ,mr4 ,bunyan both  preach and pray
 with that mighty spirit of faith and   
plerophory of  divine assistance that   

has made me stand and wonder4'#bej ,here
 they  could sing1 without fear of being
 overheard2 no informers prowling       
round4 ,the world was shut out2 and1 in 
communion with heaven1 they  could      
forget their sorrows1 and have a rich   
foretaste of the  inconceivable glory of
 the celestial city4 ,it was under such 
circumstances that ,bunyan preached one 
of his most remarkable sermons1         
afterwards published under the title of 
,the ,holy ,city or the ,new            
,jerusalem1 #affe4 #8,upon a certain    
first-day1 being together with my       
brethren in our prison-chamber1 they    
expected that1 according to our  custom1
 something should be spoken out of the  
,word for our mutual  edification4 ,i   
felt myself1 it being my turn to speak1 
so empty1  spiritless1 and barren1 that 
,i thought ,i should not have been able 
to  speak among them so much as five    
words of truth with life and evidence4  
,at last ,i cast mine eye upon this     
prophecy1 when1 after considering       

awhile1 methought ,i perceived something
 of that jasper in whose light  you find
 this holy city descended2 wherefore1   
having got some dim  glimmering thereof1
 and finding a desire to see farther    
thereinto1 ,i  with a few groans did    
carry my meditations to the ,lord ,jesus
 for a  blessing1 which he did forthwith
 grant1 and helping me to set before my 
brethren1 we did all eat1 and were well 
refreshed2 and behold1 also1  that while
 ,i was in the distributing of it1 it so
 increased in my hand1  that of the     
fragments that we left1 after we had    
well dined1 ,i gathered  up this        
basketful4 ,wherefore1 setting myself to
 a more narrow search1  through frequent
 prayer1 what first with doing and then 
with undoing1  and after that with doing
 again1 ,i thus did finish it4'#bea ,to 
this  singular event the religious      
public are indebted for one of ,bunyan's
  ablest treatises1 full of the striking
 sparkles of his extraordinary          
imagination4 ,it was a subject          

peculiarly adapted to display his       
powers--the advent of ,new ,jerusalem1  
her impregnable walls and gates of      
precious stones1 golden streets1 water  
of life1 temple1 and the  redeemed from 
all nations flocking into it4#beb    ,in
 these times of severe persecution1 two 
of the church members1 ,s4  ,fenn and   
,j4 ,whiteman1 were ordained joint      
pastors4 ,fenn has just been  delivered 
out of prison2 yet they ventured to     
brave the storm1 and in  this year1     
although the lions prowled before the   
porch1 a number were  added to the      
church4 ,thus was their little          
,jerusalem built #8even in  troublous   
times4'    ,bunyan's popularity and fame
 for wisdom and knowledge had spread all
  round the country1 and it naturally   
brought him visitors1 with their        
doubts1 and fears1 and cases of         
conscience4 ,among these a singular     
instance is recorded in the ,life of    
,badman4 #8,when ,i was in prison1'     
says the narrator1 #8there came a woman 

to me that was under a great  deal of   
trouble4 ,so ,i asked her1 she being a  
stranger to me1 what she  had to say to 
me8 ,she said she was afraid she should 
be damned4 ,i asked  her the cause of   
those fears4 ,she told me that she had1 
some time  since1 lived with a          
shopkeeper at ,wellingborough1 and had  
robbed his  box in the shop several     
times of money1 and pray1 says she1 tell
 me  what ,i shall do8 ,i told her ,i   
would have her go to her master1 and    
make  him satisfaction4 ,she said she   
was afraid lest he should hang her4 ,i  
told her that ,i would intercede for her
 life1 and would make use of  other     
friends to do the like2 but she told me 
she durst not venture  that4 ,well1 said
 ,i1 shall ,i send to your master1 while
 you abide out of  sight1 and make your 
peace with him before he sees you8 and  
with that ,i  asked her master's name4  
,but all she said in answer to this was1
 pray  let it alone till ,i come to you 
again4 ,so away she went1 and neither   

told me her master's name nor her own2  
and ,i never saw here  again4'#bec ,he  
adds1 #8,i could tell you of another1   
that came to me  with a like relation   
concerning herself1 and the robbing of  
her  mistress4'    ,to his cruel        
imprisonment the world is indebted for  
the most surprising  narrative of a new 
birth that has ever appeared4 ,it was   
there that he  was led to write the     
,grace ,abounding to the ,chief of      
,sinners4 ,he  displays in the preface  
his deep interest in the spiritual      
welfare of  those who had been born     
under his ministry4 ,he rejoices in     
their  happiness1 even while he was     
#8sticking between the teeth of the     
lions  in the wilderness4 ,i now again1 
as before from the top of shenir and    
,hermon1 so now from the lions' dens1   
from 8the mountains of the  leopards10  
do look yet after you all1 greatly      
longing to see your safe  arrival into  
the desired haven4'#bed ,how natural it 
was that1 while  narrating his own      

experience1 he should be led to write a 
guide to  pilgrims through time to      
eternity1 and that it should be dated   
from  #8the den6'    #8,and thus it was3
 ,i writing of the way  ,and race of    
saints1 in this our gospel-day1  ,fell  
suddenly into an allegory  ,about their 
journey1 and the way to glory4'#bee     
,any one possessing powers of           
imagination1 to whom the adventures of  
,christian are familiar1 would1 on      
reading the ,grace ,abounding1 be       
continually struck with the likeness    
there drawn of the pilgrim--the  more he
 contemplates the two pictures of       
,christian experience1 so much  the more
 striking is their similarity4 ,the one 
is a narrative of facts1  the other     
contains the same facts allegorized4    
,thus1 by an irresistible  impulse from 
heaven upon the mind of a prisoner for  
,christ1 did a light  shine forth from  
the dungeon on ,bedford bridge which has
 largely  contributed to enlighten the  
habitable globe4 ,the ,pilgrim has been 

translated into most of the languages   
and dialects of the world4 ,the         
,caffrarian and ,hottentot1 the         
enlightened ,greek and ,hindoo1 the     
remnant  of the ,hebrew race1 the savage
 ,malay and the voluptuous ,chinese--all
  have the wondrous narrative in their  
own languages4 ,bunyan was  imprisoned  
by bigots and tyrants1 to prevent his   
being heard or known2  and his voice1 in
 consequence1 reaches to the ends of the
 earth4 ,let  every wretched persecutor 
contemplate this instance of ,god's     
over-ruling power4 ,you will surely     
plunge the avenging sword into your  own
 vitals if1 by persecution1 you vainly  
endeavour to wound the saints  of the   
living ,god4 ,you may make hypocrites   
throw off their disguise4  ,the real    
,christian may be discouraged1 but he   
perseveres4 ,he feels the  truth of     
,bunyan's quaint saying1 #8the          
persecutors are but the devil's         
scarecrows1 the old one himself lies    
quat'2 while the eye of ,god is  upon   

him to save the children of ,zion4#bef  
,his otherwise dreary  imprisonment was 
lightened1 and the time beguiled by     
these delightful  writings4 ,his        
fellow-prisoners were benefited by      
hearing him read his  pilgrim's         
adventures4 ,but this has been so fully 
displayed in the  introduction to the   
,pilgrim that any further notice is     
unnecessary4#beg    ,while busily       
occupied with his ,grace ,abounding and 
,pilgrim's ,progress1  he wrote a       
poetical epistle in answer to the kind  
inquiries of his  numerous friends and  
visitors4 ,after thanking them for      
counsel and  advice1 he describes his   
feelings in prison4 ,his feet stood on  
,mount  ,zion2 his body within locks and
 bars1 while his mind was free to study 
,christ1 and elevated higher than the   
stars4 ,their fetters could not  tame   
his spirit1 nor prevent his communion   
with ,god4 ,the more his  enemies raged1
 the more peace he experienced4 ,in     
prison he received the  visits of       

saints1 of angels1 and the ,spirit of   
,god4 #8,i have been able  to laugh at  
destruction1 and to fear neither the    
horse nor his rider4 ,i  have had sweet 
sights of the forgiveness of my sins in 
this place1 and  of my being with ,jesus
 in another world4'#beh ,if his ears    
were to be  pierced in the pillory1 it  
would be only #8to hang a jewel there4' 
,the  source of his happy feelings is   
well expressed in one of the stanzas3-- 
#8,the truth and ,i were both here cast 
,together1 and we do  ,lie arm in arm1  
and so hold fast      ,each other2 this 
is true4'#bei      ,yes1 honest ,john   
,bunyan1 the world at large now gives   
you credit for  the truth of that       
saying4    ,how strange must it seem to 
the luxurious worldling1 with his bed of
  down and splendid hangings1 but aching
 heart1 to hear of the exquisite        
happiness of the prisoner for ,christ on
 his straw pallet6 #8,when ,god  makes  
the bed1' as ,bunyan says1 #8he must    
needs be easy that is cast  thereon2 a  

blessed pillow hath that man for his    
head1 though to all  beholders it is    
hard as a stone4'#bfj ,in the whole     
course of his  troubles1 he enjoyed the 
sympathy of his family and friends4 his 
food  was brought daily1 and such was   
the veneration in which his memory was  
embalmed1 that the very jug in which his
 broth was taken to the prison  has been
 preserved to this day4#bfa    ,in the  
midst of all his sufferings he murmurs  
not nor for a moment  gives way to      
revenge2 he leaves the persecutor in the
 hands of ,god4  ,stand off1 ,christian2
 pity the poor wretch that brings down  
upon  himself the vengeance of ,god4    
,your pitiful arm must no strike        
him--no1  stand by1 #8that ,god may have
 his full blow at him in his time4      
,wherefore he saith avenge not          
yourself--8,vengeance is mine1 saith the
  ,lord40 ,give place1 leave such an one
 to be handled by me4'#bfb    #8,there  
are several degrees of suffering for    
righteousness--the scourge  of the      

tongue1 the ruin of an estate1 the loss 
of liberty1 a gaol1 a  gibbet1 a stake1 
a dagger4 ,now answerable to these are  
the comforts of  the ,holy ,ghost1      
prepared like to like1 part proportioned
 to part1 only  the consolations are    
said to abound4'#bfc ,the mind of       
,bunyan was  imbued with these          
sentiments2 baptized into them1 and     
consequently  elevated far above the    
fear of what man could do unto him4     
,yes1 he knew  the power of ,god4 #8,he 
can make those things that in themselves
 are most  fearful and terrible to      
behold1 the most delightful and most    
desirable  things4 ,he can make a gaol  
more beautiful than a palace1 restraint 
more  sweet by far than liberty1 and the
 reproach of ,christ greater riches     
than the treasures of ,egypt4'#bfd      
,the ,bible1 that heavenly storehouse1  
was opened to him3 #8,i never had1  in  
all my life1 so great an inlet into the 
,word of ,god as now4'#bfe #8,i  have   
had sweet sights of forgiveness and of  

the heavenly ,jerusalem4 ,i  have seen  
here that which1 while in this world1 ,i
 shall never be able  to express4'      
,about a year before he was set at      
liberty he received a very popular      
work1 written by ,edward ,fowler1 a     
,bedfordshire clergyman1 who was soon   
after elevated to the see of            
,gloucester4 ,it was entitled ,the      
,design of  ,christianity1 and professed
 to prove that the object of the        
,saviour was  merely to place man in a  
similar position to that of ,adam before
 the  fall4 ,it is an extremely learned 
production1 full of ,greek and ,latin   
quotations2 but1 in ,bunyan's           
estimation1 it aimed a deadly blow at   
the  foundations of ,christianity4 ,to  
restore man to ,adam's innocency1 and   
then to leave him to cope with ,satanic 
subtlety1 was to cut off all  hopes of  
salvation4 ,it was brought to him in    
,february #afgb1 and in the  very short 
period of forty-two days1 ,fowler's     
theory was most  completely demolished  

by ,bunyan's ,defence of the ,doctrine  
of  ,justification1 #dto1 dated from    
prison1 the #bgth of the #abth ,month1  
#afga  7#bgth ,march1 #afgb74 ,this was 
answered by a small #dto volume1        
entitled  ,dirt ,wiped ,off4 ,bunyan had
 used some harsh epithets2 but the      
clergyman1  or his curate1 beat the     
tinker in abusive language4 ,he had been
 by this  time promoted to the rectory  
of ,cripplegate4 ,for an account of this
  controversy1 the reader is referred to
 the introduction to ,bunyan's  work on 
,justification1 and to that to the      
,pilgrim's ,progress4#bff ,the          
impression it made upon the public mind 
is well expressed in a rude  rhyme1 made
 by an anonymous author1 in his         
,assembly of ,moderate  ,divines3       
#8,there's a moderate ,doctour at       
,cripplegate dwells1  ,whom ,smythes his
 curate in trimming excells2  ,but      
,bunyan a tinker hath tickled his       
gills4'      ,the last work that he     
wrote in prison was the confession of   

his faith1  and reason of his practice  
as to mixed communion1 not with the     
world1  but with saints of other        
denominations4 ,as this plunged him into
 a  fearful controversy with his        
,dissenting brethren 7,baptists1        
,independents1 and ,presbyterians71 a   
notice of it will more properly be      
introduced in our account of that       
conflict4 ,he had been incarcerated     
nearly twelve years1 and had determined 
to suffer to the end4 ,here he  found   
time #8to weigh1 and pause1 and pause   
again1 the grounds and  foundations of  
those principles for which he suffered1'
 and he was a  ,nonconformist still4    
#8,i cannot1 ,i dare not now revolt or  
deny my  principles1 on pain of eternal 
damnation1'#bfg are his impressive      
words4 #8,faith and holiness are my     
professed principles1 with an  endeavour
 to be at peace with all men4 ,let they 
themselves be judges1  if aught they    
find in my writing or preaching doth    
render me worthy of  almost twelve      

years' imprisonment1 or one that        
deserveth to be hanged  or banished for 
ever1 according to their tremendous     
sentence4 ,if  nothing will do unless ,i
 make of my conscience a continual      
butchery and  slaughter-shop1 unless    
putting out my own eyes1 ,i commit me to
 the  blind to lead me1 ,i have         
determined1 the ,almighty ,god being my 
help and  shield1 yet to suffer1 if     
frail life might continue so long1 even 
until  the moss shall grow over mine    
eye-brows1 rather than to violate my    
faith and principles4'#bfh ,the allusion
 to moss growing on his  eye-brows most 
probably referred to the damp state of  
his den or  dungeon4    ,the            
continuation to the ,grace ,abounding1  
written by a friend1 and  published four
 years after his decease1 divides his   
imprisonment into  three periods2 but as
 ,bunyan makes it one continued         
imprisonment1 there  can be no doubt but
 that it was a long1 dreary confinement2
 during  which the testimony of his     

friend1 ,samuel ,wilson1 is1 that it was
 #8an  uncomfortable and close prison1  
and sometimes under cruel and           
oppressive jailers4' ,the division into 
three parts most probably  alludes to   
the severity or liberality of his       
jailers4 ,he had at times1  while a     
prisoner1 an extraordinary degree of    
liberty2 like ,joseph in  ,egypt1 some  
of his jailers committed all to his     
hands4 ,there can be  little doubt but  
that he went from the prison to preach  
in the villages  or woods1 and at one   
time went to ,london to visit his       
admiring#bfi  friends2 but this coming  
to the ears of the justices1 the humane 
jailer  had well nigh lost his place1   
and for some time he was not permitted  
to  look out at the door4 ,when this had
 worn off1 he had again  opportunities  
of visiting his church and preaching by 
stealth4 ,it is  said that many of the  
,baptist congregations in ,bedfordshire 
owe their  origin to his midnight       
preaching4    ,upon one occasion1 having

 been permitted to go out and visit his 
family1 with whom he intended to spend  
the night1 long before morning  he felt 
so uneasy that at a very late hour he   
went back to the prison4  ,information  
was given to a neighbouring clerical    
magistrate that there  was strong       
suspicion of ,bunyan having broke       
prison4 ,at midnight1 he  sent a        
messenger to the jail1 that he might be 
a witness against the  merciful keeper4 
,on his arrival1 he demanded1 #8,are all
 the prisoners  safe8' the answer was1  
#8,yes4' #8,is ,john ,bunyan safe8'     
#8,yes4' #8,let me see  him4' ,he was   
called up and confronted with the       
astonished witness1 and  all passed off 
well4 ,his kind-hearted jailer said to  
him1 #8,you may go  out when you will1  
for you know much better when to return 
than ,i can  tell you4'#bgj    ,during  
these twelve terrible years1 and        
particularly towards the end of  his    
imprisonment1 the members and elders of 
his church at ,bedford  suffered most   

severely1 a very abridged account of    
which is given in  the introduction to  
the ,pilgrim's ,progress4#bga ,the set  
time for his  liberation was now drawing
 near1 but the singular means by which  
it was  accomplished must be reserved   
for our next chapter4    ,,period       
,,sixth4      ,,bunyan ,,is ,,delivered 
,,from ,,prison--,,controversy ,,with   
,,the ,,christian ,,church  ,,on ,,the  
,,subject ,,of ,,the ,,lord',s          
,,supper--,,publishes ,,the ,,pilgrim',s
 ,,progress1  ,,and ,,many ,,books1     
,,and ,,becomes ,,extremely             
,,popular--,,his ,,decease ,,and        
,,character4      ,as ,charles ,,ii felt
 himself securely seated on his throne1 
his design to  establish an absolute    
monarchy became more and more apparent4 
,the  adulation of his professed        
friends1 and the noisy popularity with  
which  he was greeted1 appear to have   
fostered his crafty designs to rid      
himself of parliamentary government4    
,his whole conduct was that of a        

,papist1 who keeps no faith with        
,protestants2 or of a statesman1 whose  
religion1 honour1 and truthfulness1 were
 wholly subservient to  expediency4 ,to 
further his object1 he formed a council 
of five  noblemen1 two of whom were     
,roman ,catholics1 and the other three  
either  careless as to religion or      
professed infidels4 ,the first letter of
  their names formed the word ,,cabal4  
,aided by these he sought to  extinguish
 liberty1 and extirpate the ,protestant 
faith4#bgb ,to furnish  himself with the
 means of indulging his unbridled       
passions1 he1 like a  buccaneer1 seized 
the ,dutch merchantmen returning from   
,india and  ,smyrna1 without any        
declaration of war1 and laid his hands  
upon all the  money borrowed of his     
merchants which had been deposited in   
the  exchequer4 ,he then united himself 
with ,france to destroy ,holland1 the   
stronghold of liberty4 ,to gratify the  
,roman ,catholics1 and conciliate  the  
,dissenters1 he issued a declaration in 

favour of liberty of  conscience1 the   
seal to which he afterwards broke with  
his own  hands1#bgc but he could not    
prevent a considerable degree of        
religious  liberty arising from such    
vacillating conduct4    ,bunyan1 who had
 secured the confidence and esteem of   
his jailer1 now  found his prison more  
like a lodging-house1 and enjoyed great 
privileges4 ,he frequently1 if not      
regularly1 attended the church          
meetings1 and preached with some degree 
of publicity4 ,the church at  ,bedford  
was at this time in want of a pastor1   
and their eyes were  naturally fixed    
upon ,bunyan to succeed to that         
important office4 ,there  were two      
weighty considerations that required    
,divine guidance in coming  to a        
conclusion4 ,one was1 whether it might  
injuriously affect the  prisoner's      
comforts1 and the other was1 the        
propriety of making choice  of a        
,christian brother to be their          
ministering elder1 while  incarcerated  

in a jail4 ,feeling these difficulties1 
the church held  several meetings on the
 subject1 the minutes of which are very 
interesting4 ,the first was held at     
,hawnes1 on the #bdth of the eighth     
month 7,october7 #afga1 when #8the      
improvement of the gifts of the church1 
and their disposal in an orderly way1   
were proposed to consideration1  that   
,god might be sought for direction      
therein2 and a time further to  consider
 and debate thereof1 was appointed this 
day seven-night1 at  evening1 at        
,bedford1 where the principal brethren  
were desired for that  purpose to come  
together1 at brother ,john ,fenn's2 and 
a church-meeting  was appointed to be   
there that day week4 ,the church was    
also minded to  seek ,god about the     
choice of brother1 ,bunyan to the office
 of elder1  that their way in that      
respect may be cleared up to them4' ,at 
a meeting  held at ,bedford1 on the last
 day of the ninth month 7,november71    
there  was appointed another meeting    

#8to pray and consult about concluding  
the  affair before propounded1          
concerning gifts of the brethren to be  
improved1 and the choice of brother     
,bunyan to office1 at ,gamlingay1 on    
the #adth day1 and at ,hawnes1 the      
#bjth1 and at ,bedford1 the #bast of the
  same instant1 which it was desired    
might be a general meeting4' ,after  all
 this jealous care1 and these fervent   
applications to the throne of  grace for
 divine guidance1 the result was most   
gratifying4 #8,at a full  assembly of   
the church at ,bedford1 the #bast of the
 tenth month1#bgd  after much seeking   
,god by prayer and sober conference     
formally had1 the  congregation did at  
this meeting1 with joynt consent1       
signified by  solemn lifting up of their
 hands1 call forth and appoint our      
brother  ,john ,bunyan to the pastoral  
office or eldership4 ,and he accepting  
thereof1 gave himself up to serve       
,christ and his ,church1 in that        
charge1 and received of the elders the  

right hand of fellowship1 after  having 
preached fifteen years4' ,the choice    
thus solemnly made1 was  ratified by the
 abundant blessings of heavenly union   
and great  prosperity--no stranger or   
novice1 but one whose preaching and     
writings  had proved most acceptable to 
them for a series of years--on that had 
been owned and blessed of his ,god1 and 
whom the church delighted to  honour4   
,at the same church meeting1 #8,the     
congregation having had long  experience
 of the faithfulness of brother ,john   
,fenn in his care for the  poor1 did    
after the same manner solemnly choose   
him to the honourable  office of a      
deacon1 and committed their poor and    
purse to him1 and he  accepted thereof1 
and gave himself up to the ,lord and    
them in that  service4' ,the church did 
also determine to keep the #bfth inst4  
as a day  of fasting and prayer1 both   
here1 and at ,hawnes1 and at ,gamlingay1
  solemnly to commend to the grace of   
,god brother ,bunyan and brother  ,fenn1

 and to entreat his gracious assistance 
and presence with them in  their        
respective works1 whereunto he hath     
called them4    ,the most extraordinary 
circumstance that took place at this    
time was1  that while ,bunyan was a     
prisoner in a wretched dungeon for      
preaching  the glad tidings of          
salvation1 or1 in the mysterious legal  
jargon of  the period1 #8holding        
conventicles1' he received his          
,majesty's license  to preach1 and thus 
to hold conventicles--it was one of the 
first that  was granted4 ,his ,majesty  
continued to keep him a prisoner for    
preaching  more than six months after he
 had licensed him to preach66 ,at the   
same  time that the permission to preach
 was granted to ,bunyan1 the house of   
,josiah ,roughed1 ,bedford1 was licensed
 by his ,majesty's command1 for the  use
 of such as do not conform to the       
,church of ,england4 ,in this ,john     
,bunyan was authorized to teach1 or in  
any other licensed place4#bge  ,these   

were among the first licenses that were 
granted4 ,the present  highly-respected 
pastor of the church considers that this
 license does  not refer to ,roughed's  
private dwelling1 but rather to #8an    
edifice or a  barn1 purchased of ,robert
 ,crompton1 ,esq41 with a piece of      
ground  adjoining it1' in the parishes  
of ,st4 ,paul and ,cuthbert1 for #ej1 in
  #afgb1 by ,roughed1 ,bunyan1 ,fenn1   
and others1 and which was released by   
,fenn to ,bunyan and others1 ,november  
#aj1 #afha1 two days before ,fenn's     
death4 ,this building having been       
properly fitted up by voluntary         
contribution1 became permanently        
occupied by the church as its place of  
meeting1 until the old chapel was       
erected in #agjg4 ,from this we may     
conclude that ,bunyan was engaged in his
 worldly occupation as a  brazier1 in   
the year that he obtained his release   
from prison1 and to  #afha4    ,how     
utterly contemptible does any           
,government become when they tamper     

with spiritual worship4 ,at one period  
they punished ,dissenters with          
imprisonment1 transportation1 and1 to   
use ,judge ,keeling's elegant           
expression in his sentence on ,bunyan1  
#8to stretch by the neck for it'2  and  
anon1 the very same ,government1 under  
the same king1 gives them  license to   
dissent6 ,human laws affecting religion 
can never be the  standard of morality2 
to read the ,bible is considered to be  
sin in  ,tuscany1 and righteousness in  
,britain4 ,the release of this great and
  pious man from his tedious            
imprisonment1 has been hitherto involved
 in  a cloud of mystery1 which it will  
be our happiness to disperse1 while  we 
record that event in a clear1           
indisputable narrative of facts4 ,his   
earlier biographer1 ,mr4 ,doe1 not      
having access to archives which the     
lapse of time has now rendered          
available1 attributed his release to the
  influence of ,bishop ,barlow1 by the  
interference of ,dr4 ,owen4 ,it is      

narrated in the life of ,dr4 ,owen1     
published in #agba3--#8,the doctor had  
some friends also among the bishops1    
,dr4 ,barlow1 formerly his tutor1  then 
bishop of ,lincoln1 who yet upon a      
special occasion failed him1  when he   
might have expected the service of his  
professed friendship4  ,the case was    
this1 ,mr4 ,john ,bunyan had been       
confined to a jail twelve  years1 upon  
an excommunication for ,nonconformity4  
,now there was a law1  that if any two  
persons will go to the bishop of the    
diocese1 and offer  a cautionary bond1  
that the prisoner shall conform in half 
a year1 the  bishop may release him upon
 that bond2 whereupon a friend of this  
poor  man desired ,dr4 ,owen to give him
 his letter to the bishop in his        
behalf1 which he readily granted4 ,it   
was soon after the discovery of  the    
,popish plot1 when this letter was      
carried to the bishop1 who having  read 
it1 desired 8a little time to consider  
of it1 and if ,i can do it1  you may be 

assured of my readiness40 ,he was waited
 upon again in about  a fortnight1 and  
his answer was1 8,i would desire you to 
move the ,lord  ,chancellor in the case1
 and1 upon his order1 ,i will do it40   
,to which it  was replied1 8this method 
would be chargeable1 and the man was    
poor1  not able to expend so much money2
 and1 being satisfied he could do it    
legally1 it was hoped his ,lordship     
would remember his promise1 there  being
 no straining a point in the case4 ,but 
he would do it upon no  other terms1    
which at last was done1 and the poor man
 released40 ,and  for this we are told  
that 8,mr4 ,bunyan returned him his     
unfeigned  thanks1 and often remembered 
him in his prayers1 as1 next to ,god1   
his  deliverer40' ,the whole of this    
story1 so far as it relates to ,bunyan1 
is not only improbable1 but utterly     
impossible4 ,bunyan was never           
excommunicated1 and he was certainly    
released from prison two or three  years
 previous to ,dr4 ,barlow becoming a    

bishop4 ,the critical times to  which he
 alludes1 refer doubtless to the ,popish
 plot1 which took place  in #afgh1      
,bunyan having been released in #afgb4  
,the probability is1 that  ,dr4 ,owen   
did about #afgh apply to the bishop of  
,lincoln for the release  of some poor  
prisoner under sentence of              
excommunication1 it being his  province 
to release such prisoners upon their    
making peace with the  ,church4 ,if this
 person was a friend of ,bunyan's1 his  
prayers for the  bishop1 and            
acknowledgments for this act of         
kindness1 are readily  accounted for4   
,that ,barlow had nothing to do with    
,bunyan's release is  now perfectly     
clear2 because all1 even the minutest   
particulars  relative to it1 have been  
discovered4 ,this is a very romantic    
history1  and necessarily leads us back 
to the battle of ,worcester4 ,at this   
battle1 the republicans were numerous1  
well disciplined1 and led by            
experienced officers2 the royal army was

 completely routed1 and its  leaders1   
who survived the battle1 were subject to
 the severest  privations4 ,charles     
found refuge at ,boscobel ,house1 and1  
disguised as a  woodcutter1 was hid in  
an oak4 ,his adventures and hair-breadth
 escapes  fill a volume3--the parliament
 offered one thousand pounds reward for 
his apprehension4 ,at length1 after     
wandering in various disguises forty    
days1 he arrived at ,brighton1 then a   
small fishing town1 and here his        
friends succeeded in hiring a fishing   
boat to take him to ,france4  ,numerous 
histories of this extraordinary escape  
were published1 but no  two of them     
agree1 excepting that1 to please the    
king1 all the credit  was given to      
,roman ,catholics4 ,of these narratives1
 that by ,dr4 ,lingard  has the         
strangest blunder4 ,when they left      
,shoreham1 #8,the ship stood  with easy 
sail towards the ,isle of ,wight1 as if 
she were on her way to  ,deal1 to which 
port she was bound'#bgf--;,deal being   

exactly in the  contrary direction6     
,carte has the best account4 ,the vessel
 was bound  for ,poole1 coal-laden2 they
 left ,shoreham at seven a4m4 under easy
  sail2 and at five1 being off the ,isle
 of ,wight1 with the wind north1  she   
stood over to ,france1 and returned to  
,poole1 no one discovering  that they   
had been out of their course4 ,a letter 
recently discovered  among the archives 
of the ,society of ,friends at          
,devonshire ,house solves  every        
difficulty4 ,it is written by ,ellis    
,hookes to the wife of ,george  ,fox1   
dated ,january1 #afgj--    #8,yesterday 
there was a friend 7a quaker7 wth the   
king1 one that is ,john  ,groves mate1  
he was the may yt4 was mate to the      
master of the  fisher-boat yt carried   
the king away when he went from         
,worcester fight1  and only this friend 
and the master knew of it in the ship1  
and the  friend carried him 7the king7  
ashoare on his shoulders4 the king knew 
him again1 and was very friendly to him1

 and told him he remembered him  and of 
severall tings yt was done in ye ship   
att the same time4 the  friend told him 
the reason why he did not come all this 
while was yt he  was satisfied in yt he 
had peace and satisfaction in himself yt
 he did  what he did to releiue a man in
 distresse and now he desired nothing of
  him 7the king7 but that he would sett 
friends at libertie who were  great     
sufferers or to that purpose and told   
the king he had a paper of  #aaj that   
were premunired yt had lain in prison   
about #f years and none  can release ym 
but him4 ,soe the king took the paper   
and said there was  many of ym and yt   
they would be in again in a monthes time
 and yt the  country gentlemen          
complained to him yt they were so       
troubled wth the  quakers4 ,so he said  
he would release him six4 but ye friend 
thinkes to  goe to him again1 for he had
 not fully cleared himselfe4'    ,this  
letter is endorsed by ,fox himself1 #8,e
 ,hookes to ,m ,f of passages  consering

 ,richard ,carver1 that cared the ,king 
of his backe4'    ,e4 ,hooke's next     
letter1 addressed to ,george ,fox1 thus 
continues the  narrative--              
#8,february1 #affi-gj4    #8,dear ,g4   
,f4 ,as for the friend that was with the
 ,king1 his love is to  thee4 ,he has   
been with the ,king lately1 and ,thomas 
,moore was with him1  and the ,king was 
very loving to them4 ,he had a fair and 
free  opportunity to open his mind to   
the ,king1 and the ,king has promised to
  do for him1 but willed him to wait a  
month or two longer4 ,i rest thy        
faithful friend to serve thee1          
#8,e4,h4'#bgg      ,the captain of the  
fisher-boat was ,nicholas ,tattersall1  
whose grave1  covered with a slab of    
black marble1 is still to be seen in    
,brighton  church-yard1 with a long     
poetical inscription1 now scarcely      
legible4 ,on  the ,restoration1 he      
applied for his reward1 and was made a  
commander in  the royal navy1 with an   
annuity to him and his heirs for ever of

 #ajj4  ,the family have recently become
 extinct4 ,his fisher-boat was moored   
for  a considerable time in the ,thames1
 opposite ,whitehall4 ,years had rolled 
on1 but the ,quaker mate who had so     
materially assisted the flying          
prince--by keeping the secret--arranging
 the escape with the crew1 and  when1 in
 fear of danger from a privateer1 rowing
 the prince ashore1 and  in shoal water 
carrying him on his shoulders to the    
land1 near the  village of ,fecamp1 in  
,normandy1 yet he had not been with the 
king to  claim any reward4 ,this escape 
took place in #afea1 and nearly twenty  
years had elapsed1 ten of which were    
after the ,restoration2 so that in  all 
probability the king1 who with all his  
faults was not ungrateful1  was         
agreeably surprised with his appearance 
at the palace4 ,whatever  alteration the
 rough life of a sailor had made on his 
appearance1 the  king at once recognized
 him4 ,all the progress he had made as  
to worldly  prosperity was from being   

mate of a fisher-boat1 under            
,tattersall1 to  becoming mate of a     
,west ,indiaman1 under ,captain ,grove4 
,his ,majesty1 who  had passed his time 
more with courtiers than with ,quakers1 
was  doubtless astonished that a poor   
man1 having such a claim on his  bounty1
 should have been so many years without 
seeking his recompense4  ,on asking the 
reason1 the ,quaker nobly answered to   
this effect1 ,that  the performance of  
his duty in saving the life of the      
hunted prince1  was only a moral        
obligation1 for the discharge of which  
,god had amply  repaid him by peace and 
satisfaction in his mind and conscience4
 ,and  now1 ,sire1 ,i ask nothing for   
myself1 but that your ,majesty would do 
the  same to my friends that ,i did for 
you--set the poor pious sufferers at    
liberty1 that they may bless you1 and   
that you may have that peace and        
satisfaction which always follows good  
and benevolent actions4 ,the king       
attempted feebly to argue1 that they    

would soon offend again1 and that  they 
were much complained of by the country  
gentlemen4 ,how readily the  sailor     
might have said to his sailor king1     
,alter the ship's articles1  let all the
 crew fare alike as to their free choice
 in religion1 and  there will be no     
grumbling in your noble ship2 every     
subject will do  his duty4 ,the king    
offered to release any six1 and we may  
imagine the  sailor's blunt answer1     
,what1 six poor ,quakers for a king's   
ransom66 ,his  ,majesty was so pleased  
as to invite him to come again1 when he 
introduced another member of the        
,society of ,friends1 ,thomas ,moore4   
,at  this period an amazing number of   
,friends1 men and women1 were in the    
jails throughout the kingdom1 torn from 
their families1 and suffering  most     
severe privations1 under which great    
numbers had perished4 ,the  application 
for the release of the survivors1 thus  
happily commenced1  was followed up with
 zeal and energy1 and crowned with great

 success4  ,this narrative solves all   
those difficulties which rendered that  
remarkable event extremely mysterious4  
,the question naturally arises  why so  
debauched and dissolute a king should   
prefer such tight-laced  ,christians to 
be the peculiar objects of his mercy4   
,the reason is  perfectly obvious1 he   
owed his life to one of their members1  
who1  however poor as to this world1    
possessed those riches of piety which   
prevented his taking any personal reward
 for an act of duty4 ,shade of  the     
noble sailor1 thy name1 ,richard        
,carver1 is worthy of all honour6  ,and 
the more so1 because thy gallant bearing
 has been studiously  concealed in all  
the histories of these important        
transactions4 ,had he  been a           
mischief-making ,jesuit1 like ,father   
,huddleston1 his noble deed  would have 
been trumpeted forth for the admiration 
of the world in all  ages4 ,his name was
 left to perish in oblivion1 because he 
was of a  despised sect4 ,it is an      

honour to ,christianity that a labouring
 man  preferred the duty of saving the  
life of a human being1 and that of an   
enemy1 to gaining so easily heaps of    
glittering gold4 ,and when all the      
resources of royalty were ready         
munificently to reward him1 he1 like    
,moses1 preferred the rescue of his     
suffering friends to personal  honours  
or emoluments--even to all the riches of
 ,england6    ,the efforts of ,carver   
and ,moore were followed by most earnest
 appeals  for mercy by ,george          
,whitehead1 who with ,moore appeared    
before the king  in council several     
times1 until at length the royal word   
sanctioned  this act of mercy4 ,the     
,quakers were then appealed to by       
sufferers of  other denominations1 and  
advised them to obtain the permission of
 the  king in council1 that their names 
might be inserted in the deed2          
rendering them all the assistance that  
was in their power4 ,great  difficulties
 were encountered in passing the        

cumbrous deed through the  various      
offices1 and then in pleading it in all 
parts of the country4  ,the number of   
,quakers thus released from imprisonment
 was #dga1 being  about the same number 
as those who had perished in the jails4 
,the rest  of the prisoners liberated by
 this deed were ,baptists and           
,independents1  and among the former was
 ,,john ,,bunyan4    ,a very            
circumstantial narrative of these       
proceedings1 copies of the  minutes of  
the privy council1 and other documents1 
will be found in the  introduction to   
,the ,pilgrim's ,progress4#bgh ,one of  
these official  papers affords an       
interesting subject of study to an      
occasional  conformist4 ,it is the      
return of the sheriff of ,bedfordshire1 
stating  that ,,all the sufferings of   
,bunyan--his privation of liberty1      
sacrifice  of wife1 children1 and       
temporal comforts1 with the fear of an  
ignominious death--were for refusing to 
attend his parish church and  hear the  

,common ,prayer service4    ,when it is 
considered that ,bunyan was very severe 
in his remarks upon  the ,quakers1 the  
event reflects no ordinary degree of    
honour upon the  ,society of ,friends1  
at whose sole charge1 and entirely by   
their own  exertions1 this great deed of
 benevolence was begun1 carried on1 and 
completed4 ,it is difficult to ascertain
 the exact duration of this sad         
imprisonment1 because we cannot discover
 any record of the day of his  release4 
,his imprisonment commenced ,november   
#ac1 #affj1 and his pardon  under the   
great seal is dated ,september #ac1     
#afgb4 ,as the pardon  included nearly  
#ejj sufferers1 it occupied some time to
 obtain official  duplicates to be      
exhibited at the assizes and sessions   
for the various  counties4 ,a letter    
from ,e4 ,hooks to ,mrs4 ,fox intimates 
that none were  released on the #ast    
,november #afgb4 ,another letter shows  
that the  ,bedfordshire prisoners were  
discharged before ,january #aj1         

#afgc2bgi  confirming ,bunyan's own     
account1 published by him in the ,grace 
,abounding1 #afhj1 that his imprisonment
 lasted complete twelve  years4#bhj     
,during the latter period of his        
imprisonment1 probably from the time of 
his receiving the royal license to      
preach1 ,may #ae1 #afgb1 he enjoyed     
extraordinary liberty--visiting those   
who had been kind to his family1  and   
preaching in the surrounding counties4  
,an entry in the records of  the city of
 ,leicester proves that he was there1   
and claimed the liberty  of             
preaching--#8,john ,bunyan's license    
bears date the #aeth of ,may #afgb1 to  
teach as a ,congregational person1 being
 of that persuasion1 in the  house of   
,josias ,roughed1 ,bedford1 or in any   
other place1 room1 or  house1 licensed  
by his ,majestie's memorand4 ,the said  
,bunyan shewed his  license to ,mr4     
,mayor1 ,mr4 ,overinge1 ,mr4 ,freeman1  
and ,mr4 ,browne1 being  then present1  
the #fth day of ,october1 #afgb1 that   

being about two months  before his final
 release from jail4'#bha    ,his first  
object1 upon recovering his liberty1    
appears to have been the  proper        
arrangement of his worldly business1    
that he might provide for  the wants of 
his family1 a matter of little          
difficulty with their  frugal habits4   
,he1 at the same time1 entered with all 
his soul into his  beloved work of      
preaching and writing1 to set forth the 
glories of  ,immanuel4 ,the testimony of
 one who was his #8true friend and long 
acquaintance1' is1 that one of the first
 fruits of his liberation was  to visit 
those who had assisted him and comforted
 his family during his  incarceration1  
encouraging those who were in fear of a 
prison1 and  collecting means of        
assistance to those who still remained  
prisoners2  traveling even to remote    
counties to effect these merciful       
objects4#bhb    ,while the premises     
occupied by ,mr4 ,roughed were being    
converted into a  capacious             

meeting-house1 the pastor was           
indefatigable in visiting the  sick1 and
 preaching from house to house1 settling
 churches in the  villages1 reconciling 
differences1 and extending the sacred   
influences  of the gospel1 so that in a 
very short time he attained the         
appellation  of ,bishop ,bunyan--a title
 much better merited by him than by the 
downy  prelates who sent him to jail for
 preaching that which they ought to     
have preached4    ,he formed branch     
churches at ,gamlingay1 ,hawnes1        
,cotton-end1 and  ,kempston1 in         
connection with that at ,bedford4 ,when 
he opened the new  meeting-house1 it was
 so thronged that many were constrained 
to stay  without1 though it was very    
spacious1 every one striving to partake 
of  his instructions4 ,here he lived1 in
 much peace and quiet of mind1          
contenting himself with that little ,god
 had bestowed upon him1 and             
sequestering himself from all secular   
employments to follow that of his  call 

to the ministry4#bhc ,the word          
#8sequestering' would lead us to        
conclude1 that his business was         
continued by his family1 under his      
care1 but so as to allow him much time  
for his ,christian duties1 and  his     
benevolent pursuits4 ,his peaceful      
course was interrupted by a  severe     
controversy with the ,christian world   
upon the subject of  communion at the   
,lord's ,table1 which had commenced     
while he was in  prison4 ,he would admit
 none but those who1 by a godly         
conversation1  brought forth fruits meet
 for repentance1 nor dared he to refuse 
any  who were admitted to spiritual     
communion with the ,redeemer4 ,every    
sect  which celebrated the ,lord's      
,supper1 fenced the table round with    
ritual  observances1 except the ,baptist
 church at ,bedford1 which stood        
preeminent for non-sectarianism4 ,a     
singular proof of this is1 that the     
catechism called ,instruction of the    
,ignorant1 written and published by     

,bunyan1 is admirably adapted for the   
use1 not only of his own church1  but of
 ,christians of all denominations4      
,his spirit was greatly refreshed by    
finding that his precept and  example   
had been blessed to his son ,thomas4 ,on
 the #fth of the #aath  month1 #afgc1 he
 passed the lions1 and was welcomed into
 the house  called ,beautiful1 uniting  
in full communion with his father's     
church4  ,there doubtless was1 as ,mercy
 expresses it1 #8music in the house1    
music  in the heart1 and music also in  
heaven1 for joy that he was here4'#bhd  
,he afterwards became a village         
preacher4    ,bunyan was by no means a  
latitudinarian4 ,no one felt greater    
decision  than he did for the truths of 
our holy faith4 ,when his ,lord's design
 in  ,christianity was1 as he thought1  
perverted by a beneficed clergyman1     
then he sent forth from his prison an   
answer as from a son of thunder1  even  
at the risk of his life4 ,his love for  
the pure doctrines of the  gospel was as

 decided as his aversion to sectarian   
titles4 #8,as for  those factious titles
 of ,anabaptists1 ,independents1        
,presbyterians1 or  the like1 ,i        
conclude that they came neither from    
,jerusalem1 nor from  ,antioch1 but     
rather from hell and ,babylon1 for they 
naturally tend to  divisions4'#bhe ,the 
only title that he loved was that of    
,christian4  #8,it is strange to see how
 men are wedded to their own opinions1  
beyond  what the law of grace and love  
will admit4 ,here is a ,presbyter--here 
an  ,independent and a ,baptist1 so     
joined each man to his own opinions1    
that  they cannot have that communion   
one with another as by the testament of 
the ,lord ,jesus they are commanded and 
enjoined4'#bhf ,the meaning which  he   
attached to the word #8sectarian' is    
very striking--,pharisees are           
sectarians1 they who in ,divine worship 
turn aside from the rule of the  written
 ,word1 and in their manner do it to be 
seen of men--these are  sectaries4#bhg  

,bunyan was most decided as to the      
importance of baptism  and the ,lord's  
,supper4 #8,do you think that love      
letters are not desired  between lovers8
 ,why these1 ,god's ordinances1 they are
 his love letters1  and his love tokens1
 too4 ,no marvel1 then1 if the righteous
 do so  desire them4 8,more to be       
desired are they than gold1 yea1 than   
much  fine gold2 sweeter also than      
honey1 and the honey-comb40 ,christ made
  himself known to his disciples in     
breaking of bread2 who would not1  then1
 that loves to know him1 be present at  
such an ordinance8 ,ofttimes  the ,holy 
,ghost1 in the comfortable influence of 
it1 has accompanied the  baptized in the
 very act of administering of it4' ,his 
views of the  fellowship of the saints  
were equally explicit--#8,church        
fellowship1  rightly managed1 is the    
glory of all the world4 ,no place1 no   
community1  no fellowship1 is adorned   
and bespangled with those beauties1 as  
is a  church rightly knit together to   

their ,head1 and lovingly serving one   
another4'#bhh ,such he admitted to the  
table of their common ,lord2 but1  in   
his esteem1 to communicate with the     
profane was all one with  sacrificing to
 the devil4    ,all this liberality was 
accompanied by very strict notions of   
church  fellowship1 not allowing private
 judgment in the withdrawing of any     
member1 if the church withheld its      
approbation4 ,mary ,tilney had been     
cruelly robbed by the persecuting       
,justice ,porter1 for not attending the 
parish church4 ,he carted away all her  
goods1 beds1 and bedding1 even to  the  
hangings of her rooms4 ,she was a most  
benevolent widow1 and was  more troubled
 with the crying and sighing of her poor
 neighbours1 than  with the loss of her 
goods4 ,harassed by persecution at      
,bedford1 she  removed to ,london1 and  
requested her dismission to a church of 
which  her son-in-law was pastor1 which 
was refused4 ,as the letter announcing  
this to her is a good example of        

,bunyan's epistolary correspondence1 it 
is carefully extracted from the church  
book4    #8,our dearly-beloved sister   
,tilney4    #8,grace1 mercy1 and peace  
be with you1 by ,jesus ,christ our      
,lord4  ,amen4    #8,i received your    
letter1 and have presented it to the    
sight of the  brethren1 who1 after due  
consideration of your motion1 have      
jointly  concluded to give you this     
answer4 ,this for yourself 7honoured    
sister71  you are of high esteem with   
the church of ,god in this place1 both  
because his grace hath been bestowed    
richly upon you1 and because of  your   
faithful fellowship with us2 for you    
have been rightly a daughter  of        
,abraham while here1 not being afraid   
with any amazement4 ,your holy  and     
quiet behaviour1 also1 while with       
patience and meekness1 and in the       
gentleness of ,christ1 you suffered     
yourself to be robbed for his sake1     
hath the more united our affections to  
you in the bowels of ,jesus  ,christ4   

,yea1 it hath begotten you reverence1   
also1 in the hearts of  them who were   
beholders of your meekness and innocency
 while you  suffered2 and a stinging    
conviction1 as we are persuaded1 in the 
consciences of those who made spoil for 
themselves2 all which will  redound to  
the praise of ,god our ,father1 and to  
your comfort and  everlasting           
consolation by ,christ1 in the day he   
shall come to take  vengeance for his   
people1 and to be glorified in them that
 believe4  ,wherefore we cannot 7our    
honoured sister7 but care for your      
welfare1  and increase of all good in   
the faith and kingdom of ,christ1 whose 
servant you are1 and whose name is      
written in your forehead2 and do        
therefore pray ,god and our ,father1    
that he would direct your way1 and  open
 a door in his temple for you1 that you 
may eat his fat and be  refreshed1 and  
that you may drink the pure blood of the
 grape4 ,and be  you assured that1 with 
all readiness1 we will help and forward 

you what  we can therein1 for we are not
 ashamed to own you before all the      
churches of ,christ4    #8,but1 our     
dearly beloved1 you know that1 for our  
safety and your  profit1 it is behoofful
 that we commit you to such1 to be fed  
and  governed in the ,word and doctrines
 as1 we are sufficiently persuaded1     
shall be able to deliver you up with joy
 at the coming of our ,lord  ,jesus     
,christ with all his saints3 otherwise  
we 7that we say not you7  shall receive 
blushing and shame before him and you2  
yea1 and you also1  our honoured sister1
 may justly charge us with want of love1
 and a due  respect for your eternal    
condition1 if1 for want of care and     
circumspection herein1 we should commit 
you to any from whom you should  receive
 damage1 or by whom you should not be   
succoured and fed with the  sincere milk
 of the incorruptible ,word of ,god1    
which is able to save  your soul4       
,wherefore we may not1 neither dare give
 our consent that you  feed and fold    

with such whose principles and          
practices1 in matters of  faith and     
worship1 we1 as yet1 are strangers to1  
and have not received  commendations    
concerning1 either from works of theirs 
or epistles from  others4 ,yourself1    
indeed1 hath declared that you are      
satisfied therein2  but1 elect sister1  
seeing the act of delivering you up is  
an act of  ours and not yours1 it is    
convenient1 yea1 very expedient1 that   
we1 as  to so weighty a matter1 be well 
persuaded before4 ,wherefore we beseech 
you1 that1 for the love of our ,lord    
,jesus ,christ1 you give us leave to    
inform ourselves yet better before we   
grant your request2 and that you  also  
forbear to sit down at the table with   
any without the consent of  your        
brethren4 ,you were1 while with us1     
obedient1 and we trust you will  not be 
unruly now4 ,and for the more quick     
expedition of this matter1 we  will     
propound before you our further         
thoughts4 #a4 ,either we shall  consent 

to your sitting down with brother       
,cockain1 brother ,griffith1  brother   
,palmer1 or other1 who1 of long         
continuance in the city1 have  showed   
forth their faith1 their worship1 and   
good conversation with the  ,word2 #b4  
,or if you can get a commendatory       
epistle from brother ,owen1  brother    
,cockain1 brother ,palmer1 or brother   
,griffith1 concerning the  faith and    
principles of the person and people you 
mention1 with desire  to be guided and  
governed by1 you shall see our          
readiness1 in the fear  of ,god1 to     
commit you to the doctrine and care of  
that congregation4  ,choose you whether 
of these you will consent unto1 and let 
us hear of  your resolution4 ,and we    
beseech you1 for love's sake1 you show1 
with  meekness1 your fear and reverence 
of ,christ's institution2 your love to  
the congregation1 and regard to your    
future good4 ,finally1 we commit  you to
 the ,lord and the ,word of his grace1  
who is able to build you up1  and to    

give you an inheritance among them that 
are sanctified4 ,to ,god1  the only     
wise1 be glory and power everlasting4   
,amen4--,your affectionate  brethren1 to
 serve you in the faith and fellowship  
of the gospel4    #8,sent from ,bedford1
 the #aith of the ,fourth ,month1 #afga4
    ,as a farther illustration of       
,bunyan's sentiments on this subject1 we
  give the following letter to the      
church at ,braintree3--    #8,the #gth  
of the ,twelfth ,month1 #afgf 7,feb4    
#afgg74    #8,the church of ,christ in  
and about ,bedford1 to the church of    
,christ in  and about ,braintree1       
sendeth greeting1    #8,holy and        
beloved--,we1 fellow-heirs with you of  
the grace of life1  having considered   
your request concerning our honoured and
 beloved  brother1 ,samuel ,hensman3    
that he shall be given up to you for    
your  mutual edification1 and his       
furtherance and joy of faith2 and       
considering also1 in the capacity he now
 standeth by reason of his  habitation  

amongst you1 his edification is to be   
from you1 not from  us--he being1 by    
,god's providence 7by which he disposeth
 the world71  placed at such a distance 
from us4 ,and considering1 also1 the    
great end  of ,christ our ,lord1 in     
ordaining the communion of saints1 is   
his glory  in their edification1 and    
that all things are to be done by his   
command  to the edification of the body 
in general1 and of every member in      
particular1 and that this we oft        
7ought87 to design in our receiving     
him1 and giving up to other churches1   
and not to please ourselves3 do  as     
before ,god and the elect angels1 grant 
and give up to you our elect  brother1  
to be received by you in the ,lord1 and 
to be nourished1 in the  church at      
,braintree1 with you as one that is dear
 to the ,father and our  ,lord ,jesus   
,christ2 and this we the willinger do1  
because1 as we are  informed concerning 
you1 beloved1 you are not rigid in your 
principles1  but are for communion with 

saints as saints1 and have been taught  
by  the ,word to receive the            
brotherhood1 because they are beloved1  
and  received of the ,father and the    
,son1 to whose grace we commend you1    
with  the brother of late a member with 
us1 but now one of you4 ,grace be with  
you all4 ,written by the appointment of 
the church here1 and subscribed1  in her
 name1 by your brethren1 as followeth3--
    ,john ,bunyan        ,sam4 ,fenn4   
,oliver ,stot4      ,john ,fenn4 ,thomas
 ,cooper4      ,luke ,astwood4 ,john    
,croker4    ,the late ,mr4 ,kilpin of   
,bedford considered the whole of this   
letter to  be entered in the minutes in 
,bunyan's hand-writing4    ,there is    
also in the church book the copy of a   
letter1 in #afgd1  addressed to the     
#8church sometime walking with our      
brother ,jesse1'  refusing to dismiss to
 them ,martha ,cumberland1 unless they  
were  certified that they continued in  
the practice of mixed communion4 ,in    
these sentiments ,bunyan lived and died4

 ,his church remains the same to  the   
present day4 ,in the new1 commodious1   
and handsome meeting-house1  opened in  
#ahej1 there is a baptistery1 frequently
 used4 ,the present  minister1 the      
amiable and talented ,john ,jukes1      
baptizes infants1 and  receives the     
assistance of a neighbouring ,baptist   
minister to baptize  adults4    ,not    
only had ,bunyan clear1 well-defined1   
and most decided views of the           
ordinances of the gospel1 but also of   
all its doctrines4 ,his knowledge  upon 
those solemn subjects was drawn         
exclusively from the sacred pages2  nor 
dared he swerve in the slightest degree 
from the path of duty2  still he        
belonged to no sect1 but that of        
,christian1 and the same  freedom which 
had guided him in forming his           
principles1 he cheerfully  allowed to   
others4 ,hitherto1 water baptism had    
been considered a  pre-requisite to the 
,lord's table by all parties4 ,the      
,episcopalians1  ,presbyterians1 and    

,independents1 had denounced the        
,baptists as guilty  of a most serious  
heresy1 or blasphemy1 in denying the    
right of infants  to baptism2 not only  
did they exclude the ,baptists from     
communion with  their churches1 but they
 persecuted them with extreme rigour4   
,when the  ,independents made laws for  
the government of their colony in       
,america1  in #afdd1 one of the         
enactments was1 #8,that if any person   
shall either  openly condemn1 or oppose 
the baptizing of infants1 or seduce     
others1  or leave the congregation      
during the administration of the rite1  
they  shall be sentenced to banishment4'
 ,the same year a poor man was tied up  
and whipped1 for refusing to have his   
child baptized4 #8,the ,rev4 ,j4        
,clarke1 and ,mr4 ,o4 ,holmes1 of ,rhode
 ,island1 for visiting a sick ,baptist  
brother in ,massachusetts1 instead of   
being admitted to the ,lord's  table1   
they were arrested1 fined1 imprisoned1  
and whipped4' ,at this  very time1 the  

,baptists formed their colony at ,rhode 
,island1 and the  charter concludes with
 these words1 #8,all men may walk as    
their  consciences persuade them1 every 
one in the name of his ,god4' ,this is  
probably the only spot in the world     
where persecution was never known4  ,the
 ,baptists considered that immersion in 
water was the marriage rite  between the
 believer and ,saviour2 that to sit at  
the ,lord's table  without it was       
spiritual adultery1 to be abhorred and  
avoided1 and  therefore refused to admit
 any person to the ,lord's table who had
 not  been baptized in water upon a     
personal profession of faith in the     
,saviour4 ,this was the state of parties
 when ,bunyan1 at the commencement  of  
his pastorate1 entered into the         
controversy4 ,he had been promised a    
commendation to his book by the great1  
the grave1 #8the sober' ,dr4 ,owen1  but
 he withdrew his sanction4 #8,and       
perhaps it was more for the glory of    
,god1 that truth should go naked into   

the world1' said ,bunyan1 #8than as     
seconded by so weighty an armour-bearer 
as he4'#bhi ,bunyan denied that  water  
could form a wedding garment1 or that   
water baptism was a  pre-requisite for  
the ,lord's table1 or that being        
immersed in water was  putting on our   
,lord's livery1 by which disciples may  
be known4 #8,away1  fond man1 do you    
forget the text1 8,by this shall all men
 know that ye  are my disciples1 if ye  
have love one to another40'#bij ,and    
attempt  was made to embroil ,bunyan in 
a public disputation in ,london upon    
this  subject1 which he very wisely     
avoided4#bia ,this controversy will be  
found in our second volume1 and is      
deeply interesting1 making allowance    
for the esprit de corps manifested on   
all sides4 ,a verse in the emblems  is  
very pertinent upon the violence of this
 dispute3--    #8,our gospel has had    
here a summer's day1  ,but in its       
sunshine we1 like fools1 did play2  ,or 
else fall out1 and with each other      

wrangle1  ,and did1 instead of work1 not
 much but jangle4'#bib      ,after a    
lapse of nearly two centuries1 ,bunyan's
 peaceable principles  have greatly     
prevailed2 so that now few churches     
refuse communion on  account of the     
mode1 in which water baptism has been   
administered4 ,the  ,baptists are no    
longer deemed heretics as they formerly 
were4 ,dr4 ,watts  aided this kindly    
feeling--#8,a church baptized in        
infancy1 or in adult  age1 may allow    
communion to those that are of the      
contrary practice in  baptism4'#bic     
,robert ,robinson praises ,bunyan's     
work1 and advocates his  sentiments upon
 the most liberal principles4 ,one of   
his remarks is very  striking3--#8,happy
 community6 that can produce a dispute  
of one hundred  and fifty years         
unstained with the blood1 and unsullied 
with the fines1  the imprisonments1 and 
the civil inconveniences of the         
disputants4 ,as  to a few coarse names1 
rough compliments1 foreign suppositions1

 and  acrimonious exclamations1 they are
 only the harmless squeakings of men  in
 a passion1 caught and pinched in a sort
 of logical trap4'#bid ,to  this time1  
,bunyan was only known as an            
extraordinarily talented and  eloquent  
man1 whose retentive memory was most    
richly stored with the  sacred          
,scriptures4 ,all his sermons and       
writings were drawn from his own  mental
 resources1 aided1 while in prison1 only
 by the ,bible1 the  ,concordance1 and  
,fox's ,book of ,martyrs4 ,very         
emphatically he says1 #8,i  am for      
drinking water out of my own cistern4'  
#8,i find such a spirit of  idolatry in 
the learning of this world1 that had ,i 
it at command ,i  durst not use it1 but 
only use the light of the ,word and     
,spirit of  ,god4' #8,i will not take of
 it from a thread even to a shoe        
latchet4'#bie ,it must not be understood
 that he read no other works  but his   
,bible and ,book of ,martyrs1 but that  
he only used those in  composing his    

various treatises while in confinement4 
,he certainly had  and read ,the ,plain 
,man's ,pathway1 ,practice of ,piety1   
,luther on the  ,galatians1 ,clarke's   
,looking-glass for ,saints and ,sinners1
 ,dodd on the  ,commandments1 ,andrews' 
,sermons1 ,fowler's ,design of          
,christianity1  ,d',anvers and ,paul on 
,baptism1 and doubtless all the books   
which were  within his reach1 calculated
 to increase his store of knowledge4    
,about this time he published a small   
quarto tract1 in which he  scripturally 
treats the doctrine of eternal election 
and reprobation4  ,this rare book1      
published for sixpence1 we were glad to 
purchase at a  cost of one guinea and a 
half1 because a modern author rejected  
its  authenticity6 ,it is included in   
every early list of ,bunyan's works1 and
  especially in that published by       
himself1 in #afhh1 to guard his friends 
from deception2 for he had become so    
popular an author that several          
forgeries had been published under his  

initials4 ,these few pages on  election 
contain a scriptural treatise upon a    
very solemn subject1  written by one    
whose mind was so imbued by the fear of 
,god1 as to have  cast out the fear of  
man2 which so generally embarrasses     
writers upon  this subject4 ,it was     
translated into ,welsh1 and is worthy an
 attentive  perusal1 especially by those
 who cannot see the difference between  
,god's foreknowledge and his            
foreordination4    ,a new era was now   
dawning upon him1 which1 during the last
 ten years of  his life1 added tenfold  
to his popularity4 ,for many years his  
beautifully simple1 but splendid        
allegory1 ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 lay
  slumbering in his drawer4#bif         
,numerous had been his consultations    
with  his pious associates and friends1 
and various had been their opinions1    
whether it was serious enough to be     
published4 ,all of them had a solemn    
sense of the impropriety of anything    
like trifling as to the way of  escape  

from destruction1 and the road to the   
celestial city4 ,it appears  strange to 
us1 who have witnessed the very solemn  
impressions1 in all  cases1 made by     
reading that book1 that there could have
 been a doubt of  the propriety of      
treating in a colloquial manner1 and    
even under the  fashion of a dream1     
those most important truths4 ,some said1
 #8,john1  print it'2 others said1 #8not
 so4' ,some said1 #8it might do good'2  
others  said1 #8no4' ,the result of all 
those consultations was his             
determination1 #8,i print it will1' and 
it has raised an imperishable  monument 
to his memory4 ,up to this time1 all    
,bunyan's popularity arose  from his    
earlier works1 and his sermons4 ,leaving
 out of the question  those most        
extraordinary books1 ,the ,pilgrim's    
,progress and ,holy ,war1  his other    
writings ought to have handed down his  
name1 with honour and  popularity1 to   
the latest posterity4 ,while the logical
 and ponderous  works of ,baxter and    

,owen are well calculated to furnish    
instruction to  those who are determined
 to obtain knowledge1 the works of      
,bunyan  create that very determination1
 and furnish that very knowledge1 so    
blended with amusement1 as to fix it in 
the memory4 ,let one  illustration      
suffice4 ,it is our duty to love our    
enemies1 but it is a  hard lesson2 we   
must learn it from the conduct of the   
,divine  ,creator--#8,there is a man    
hates ,god1 blasphemes his name1        
despises his  being2 yea1 says there is 
no ,god4 ,and yet the ,god that he      
carrieth it  thus towards doth give me  
his breakfast1 dinner1 and supper2      
clothes  him well1 and1 when night      
comes1 has him to bed1 gives him good   
rest1  blesses his field1 his corn1 his 
cattle1 his children1 and raises him  to
 high estate2 yea1 and this our ,god    
doth not only once or twice1 but  until 
these transgressors become old2 his     
patience is thus extended  years after  
years1 that we might learn of him to do 

well4'#big ,all the  works of ,bunyan   
abound with such striking lessons1 as to
 render them  extremely valuable1       
especially to ,sunday-school teachers   
and ministers1  to enliven their        
addresses and sermons4 ,but1 in ,the    
,pilgrim's ,progress1  the world has    
acknowledged one train of beauties2     
picture after  picture1 most beautifully
 finished1 exhibiting the road from     
destruction to the celestial city2 our  
only difficulty in such a  display being
 to decide as to which is the most      
interesting and  striking piece of      
scenery4#bih ,the editor's introduction 
to that  extraordinary book is intended 
to prove that it was written while the  
author was imprisoned for refusing to   
submit his conscience to human  laws1   
and that it is a perpetual monument to  
the folly of persecution2  the peculiar 
qualifications of the author are        
displayed in its having  been a         
spontaneous effusion of his own mind1   
unaided by any previous  writer2 an     

analysis is given of all prior          
pilgrimages1 in which1 more  especially 
in ,the ,pilgrims1 ,the ,pylgremage of  
the ,soule1 ,grande ,amoure1  and in    
,the ,pilgrim of ,loretto1 the reader   
will find a faithful picture  of some of
 the singularities of ,popery drawn by  
itself2 an account of  the editions1    
forgeries1 errors in printing1 versions 
and translations  of this wonderful     
book2 the opinions of the learned and   
pious of its  merits1 principal scenes1 
and a synopsis4 ,it has been the source 
of  very numerous courses of lectures by
 ministers of all denominations2  and   
has been turned into a handsome volume  
of hymns1 adapted for public  worship1  
by the late ,mr4 ,purday1 a friend of   
,john ,wesley's1 and a  laborious       
preacher for more than half a century4  
,great efforts have been made by the    
most popular artists to enliven the     
scenes of the pilgrimage2 but no colour 
glows like the enchanting words  of     
,bunyan4 ,no figures are so true to     

nature1 and so life-like4 ,those        
eminent engravers1 ,sturt and ,strut1   
,stothard and ,martin1 with the prize   
efforts excited by the ,art ,union of   
,england1 and the curious outlines  by  
,mrs4 ,m',kenzie1 the daughter of a     
,british admiral1 have endeavoured  to  
exhaust the scenes in this inexhaustible
 work of beautiful scenery4  ,the most  
elegant and correct edition is the      
large-paper1 sumptuous  volume by ,mr4  
,bogue1 admirably illustrated with new  
designs1 engraved  on wood in superior  
style--a volume worthy the drawing-room 
of queens  and emperors4 ,the designs1  
also1 of the late ,david ,scott1        
recently  published at ,edinburgh1 are  
new1 and peculiarly striking4 ,his      
entrance  to the ,valley of the ,shadow 
of ,death is mysteriously impressive1 a 
fit  accompaniment to ,bunyan's         
description1 which is not excelled by   
any  thing in ,dante1 ,spencer1 or      
,milton4 ,in both parts of ,the         
,pilgrim's  ,progress this scene is full

 of terrific sublimity4 ,but we must be 
excused1 if we most warmly recommend our
 own offspring--the present  edition--as
 combining accuracy1 elegance1 and      
cheapness1 with the  addition of very   
numerous notes1 which1 we trust1 will   
prove highly  illustrative and          
entertaining4    ,the carping criticisms
 of ,mr4 ,dunlop1 in his ,history of    
,fiction1 and of  an author in the      
,penny ,encyclopedia1 are scarcely worth
 notice4 ,the  complaint is1 want of    
benevolence in the hero of the tale4    
,how singular  it is1 and what a        
testimony to its excellence1 that an    
intelligent  writer upon fictions should
 have been so overpowered with this     
spiritual narrative1 as to confound it  
with temporal things4 ,christian  leaves
 his wife and children1 instead of      
staying with them1 to be  involved in   
destruction--all this relates to inward 
spiritual feelings1  and to these only4 
,visited by compunctions of heart1      
,christian strives  to inspire his wife 

and children with the same1 but in vain2
 he attends  solitarily to his spiritual
 state1 taunted by his family1 while1 as
 to  temporal things1 he becomes a      
better husband and father than ever he  
was--but this is not prominent1 because 
it is entirely foreign to the  author's 
object1 which is to display the inward  
emotions of the new  birth1 the         
spiritual journey alone1 apart from all 
temporal affairs4  ,multitudes read it  
as if it was really a dream1 the old    
sleeping  portrait confirming the idea4 
,in the story1 ,christian most          
mysteriously  embodies all classes of   
men1 from the prince to the peasant--the
  wealthiest noble1 or merchant1 to the 
humbles mechanic or labourer--and  it   
illustrates the most solemn1 certain    
truth1 that1 with respect to  the       
salvation of the soul1 the poorest      
creature in existence is upon  perfect  
equality with the lordly prelate1 or    
magnificent emperor1 with  this word    
ringing in their ears1 #8the ,,poor have

 the gospel preached to  them4' ,the    
,grace ,abounding1 or ,life of ,bunyan1 
is a key to all the  mysteries of ,the  
,pilgrim's ,progress1 and ,holy ,war4   
,bunyan's singular powers are those of  
description1 not of invention4 ,he  had 
lived in the city of destruction--he had
 heard the distant  threatening of the  
awful storm that was shortly to swallow 
it up in  unutterable ruin--he had felt 
the load of sin1 and rejoiced when it   
was  rolled away before a crucified     
,saviour--he knew every step of the way1
  and before he had himself passed the  
black river1 he had watched  prayerfully
 over those who were passing1 and when  
the gate of the city  was opened to let 
them enter1 he had strained his eyes to 
see their  glory4    ,the purifying     
influence of ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress  
may be traced in the  writings of many  
imaginative authors4 ,how does it in    
several parts  beautify the admirable   
tale of ,uncle ,tom1 and his ,cabin4 ,in
 that  inimitable scene1 the death of   

the lovely ,eva1 the distressed negro1  
watching with intense anxiety the       
progress of death1 says1 #8,when that   
blessed child goes into the kingdom1    
they'll open the door so wide1  we'll   
all get a look in at the glory4' ,whence
 came this strange  idea--not limited to
 the poor negro1 but felt by thousands  
who have  watched over departing saints8
 ,it comes from the entrance of         
,christian  and ,hopeful into the       
celestial city--#8,i looked in after    
them1 and1  behold1 the city shone like 
the sun2 the streets1 also1 were paved  
with  gold1 and in them they walked with
 crowns on their heads1 palms in  their 
hands1 and golden harps to sing praises1
 which1 when ,i had seen1  ,i wished    
myself among them4'#bii ,how often has  
,bunyan's wit sparkled  in sermons1 and 
even in speeches delivered in the       
senate4 ,recently1 in  a speech on the  
collation ministry1 the following       
reference was  introduced3--#8,mr4      
,facing-both-ways1 of honest ,john      

,bunyan1 is not a  creature mankind can 
regard with any complacency2 nor will   
they likely  suffer any one to act with 
one party1 and reserve his principles   
for  another4' ,it has also been        
strangely quoted in novel writing--thus 
in  ,bell's ,villette--visiting a       
,god-mother in a pleasant retreat1 is   
said  #8to resemble the sojourn of      
,christian and ,hopeful1 beside the     
pleasant  stream1 with green trees on   
each bank1 and meadows beautified with  
lilies all the year round4' ,it is      
marvelous that a picture of nature      
should have been so beautifully and     
strikingly described by an  unlettered  
artisan1 as to be used in embellishing  
an elegant novel1  written nearly two   
centuries after his decease4#cjj    ,the
 ,pilgrim was followed by a searching   
treatise on ,the ,fear of ,god4  ,the   
value of this book led to its           
republication by the ,tract ,society1   
and #djjj copies have been circulated4  
,it is a neat and acceptable  volume1   

but why altered8 and a psalm            
omitted4#cja ,bunyan says1 #8,your      
great ranting1 swaggering1 roysters'2   
this is modernized into #8,your  ranting
 boasters4'#cjb ,then followed1 the     
,come and ,welcome to ,jesus  ,christ4  
,this was frequently reprinted1 and     
hundreds of thousands have  been        
circulated to benefit the world4 ,his   
popularity increased with his  years2   
efforts were made1 but in vain1 to steal
 him from his beloved  charge at        
,bedford4 #8,he hath refused a more     
plentiful income to keep his  station1' 
is the language of his surviving friend1
 ,charles ,doe4 ,it is  not surprising  
that he was thus tempted to leave his   
poor country  church1 for we are told by
 the same biographer1 that #8,when ,mr4 
,bunyan  preached in ,london1 if there  
were but one day's notice given1 there  
would be more people come together to   
hear him preach1 than the  meeting-house
 could hold4 ,i have seen to hear him   
preach1 by my  computation1 about #abjj 

at a morning lecture1 by seven o'clock1 
on a  working day1 in the dark winter   
time4 ,i also computed about #cjjj that 
came to hear him one ,lord's-day1 at    
,london1 at a town's end  meeting-house1
 so that half were fain to go back again
 for want of  room1 and then himself was
 fain at a back door to be pulled almost
 over  people to get up stairs to his   
pulpit4' ,this took place in a large    
meeting-house1 erected in ,zoar ,street1
 either on the site or near the  ,globe 
,theatre1 ,southwark4#cjc ,on this spot1
 the prince of dramatists  amused and   
corrupted crowded houses2 while in the  
immediate vicinity  were the stews and  
bear garden1 frequented by libertines of
 the lowest  caste4 ,one ,sunday1 in    
#aehb1 many were killed or miserably    
wounded while  attending the brutal     
sport of bear-baiting4 ,here1 in the    
heart of  ,satan's empire1 the prince of
 allegorists attracted multitudes1 to be
  enlightened by his natural eloquence1 
and to be benefited by the fruits  of   

his prolific and vivid imagination1 at  
all times curbed and directed  by the   
holy oracles4 ,it was a spacious        
building1 covering about #bjjj  feet of 
ground 7#ej by #dj71 with three         
galleries1 quite capable of  holding the
 number computed by ,mr4 ,doe4 ,we have1
 from correct drawings1  furnished our  
subscribers with the plan and elevation 
of this ancient  meeting-house4 ,having 
preached with peculiar warmth and       
enlargement1  one of his friends took   
him by the hand1 and could not help     
observing  what a sweet sermon he had   
delivered2 #8,ay1' said he1 #8you need  
not  remind me of that1 for the devil   
told me of it before ,i was out of the  
pulpit6'#cjd ,amongst his hearers were  
to be found the learned and the         
illiterate4 ,it was well known that ,dr4
 ,john ,owen1 when he had the           
opportunity1 embraced it with pleasure1 
and sat at the feet of the  unlearned1  
but eloquent tinker4 ,charles ,,ii1     
hearing of it1 asked the  learned       

,d4,d41 #8,how a man of his great       
erudition could sit to hear a  tinker   
preach8' to which the doctor replied1   
#8,may it please your  ,majesty1 if ,i  
could possess the tinker's abilities1 ,i
 would gladly give  in exchange all my  
learning4'    ,he now pictured the      
downward road of the sinner to the      
realms of death  and darkness in the    
,life of ,badman4 ,this was published in
 #afhj1 and is  written in a language   
which fraudulent tradesmen at that      
period could  not misunderstand2 using  
terms now obsolete or vulgar4 ,it is    
full of  anecdotes1 which reveal the    
state of the times1 as superlatively    
immoral1 and profane4 ,he incidentally  
notices that a labourer received        
eightpence or tenpence per day4#cje ,at 
that time1 bread and all the            
necessaries of life1 excepting meat1    
were dearer than they are at  present4  
,in fact1 our days are much happier for 
the poor than any  preceding ones in    
,british history4 ,bunyan's notions of  

conscientious  dealing1 will make all   
traders who read them--blush4#cjf       
,november #ab1 #afha1 ,bunyan's friend  
and fellow-labourer ,samuel ,fenn1 was  
removed from this world1 and in the     
following year persecution raged        
severely4 ,the church was1 for a season1
 driven from the meeting-house1  and    
obliged to assemble in the fields4 ,the 
,word of the ,lord was  precious in     
those days4    ,in #afhb1 while         
surrounded by persecution1 he prepared  
and published his  most profound and    
beautiful allegory1 ,the ,holy ,war1    
made by ,shaddai  upon ,diabolus1 for   
the ,regaining of the ,metropolis of the
 ,world2 or1  ,the ,losing and ,taking  
again the ,town of ,mansoul4#cjg ,the   
frontispiece  is the most accurate      
likeness of ,bunyan that is extant2 it  
is engraved  by ,white1 from a drawing1 
also by him1 now preserved in the print 
department of the ,british ,museum4     
,from this drawing1 carefully compared  
with the print1 we have furnished the   

expressive likeness which forms  the    
frontispiece to this volume4 ,it has    
also a correct whole-length  portrait1  
with emblematical devices4 ,this        
exceedingly beautiful and  most finished
 allegory has never been so popular as  
,the ,pilgrim's  ,progress1 for reasons 
which are shown in the introduction to  
,the ,holy  ,war4#cjh ,the whole        
narrative of this wondrous war appears  
to flow as  naturally as did that of the
 pilgrimage from the highly imaginative 
mind of the author4 ,man1 in his        
innocence1 attracts the notice and      
hatred of ,apollyon4 ,nothing could be  
accomplished by force--all by  subtlety 
and deceit4 ,he holds a council of      
war--selects his                        
officers--approaches--parleys1 and gains
 admittance--then fortifies the  town   
against its king--,immanuel determines  
to recover it--vast armies1  under      
appropriate leaders1 surround the town1 
and attack every gate4  ,the ear is     
garrisoned by ,captain ,prejudice and   

his deaf men4 ,but he who  rides forth  
conquering and to conquer is victorious4
 ,all the pomp1 and  parade1 and horrors
 of a siege are as accurately told1 as  
if by one who  had been at the sacking  
of many towns4 ,the author had learnt   
much in a  little time1 at the siege of 
,leicester4 ,all the sad elements of war
  appear1 and make us shudder--masses of
 armed men with their slings and        
battering-rams--clarions and            
shouts--wounded and slain1 all appear as
 in  a panorama4 ,the mind becomes      
entranced1 and when sober reflection    
regains her command1 we naturally       
inquire1 ,can all this have taken  place
 in my heart8 ,then the armies of       
,diabolus1 with his thousands of        
,election ,doubters1 and as many        
,vocation ,doubters1 and his troops of  
,blood-men--thousands slain1 and yet    
thousands start into existence4 ,and    
all this in one man6 ,how numberless are
 our thoughts--how crafty the           
approaches of the enemy--how hopeless   

and helpless is the sinner1 unless      
,immanuel undertakes his recovery4 ,the 
,holy ,war is a most surprising         
narrative of the fall and of the        
recovery of man's soul1 as accurate as  
it is most deeply interesting4 ,it is   
one of the most perfect of              
allegories4#cji ,there is as vast a     
superiority in ,bunyan's ,holy ,war     
over that by ,chrysostom1 as there is in
 the sun over a rush-light4    ,in      
#afhd1 he completed his ,pilgrim's      
,progress1 with the ,journey of a       
,female ,christian1 her ,children1 and  
the ,lovely ,mercy2 and now1 as his     
invaluable and active life drew towards 
its close1 his labours were  redoubled4 
,in his younger days1 there appeared to 
have been no  presentiment on his part  
that the longest term of human life     
would with  him be shortened1 but rather
 an expectation of living to old age1   
judging from an expression in his ,grace
 ,abounding4 when he enjoyed a  good    
hope1 and bright anticipation of        

heavenly felicity1 #8,i should  often   
long and desire that the last days were 
come4 ,o6 thought ,i1 that  ,i were     
fourscore years old now1 that ,i might  
die quickly and be gone to  rest4'#caj  
,at that time he did not anticipate     
twelve years'  imprisonment in a        
wretched jail1 nor the consequent       
effects it must  have upon his robust   
frame1 well calculated to stand all     
weathers1 but  easily sapped and        
undermined by a damp dungeon4 ,symptoms 
of decay1  after having enjoyed his     
liberty for about a year1 led him to    
close his  ,affectionate ,advice to his 
,beloved ,flock1 on their ,christian    
,behaviour2  with these words1 #8,thus  
have ,i written to you1 before ,i die1  
to provoke  you to faith and holiness1  
and to love one another1 when ,i am     
deceased1  and shall be in paradise1 as 
through grace ,i comfortably believe2   
yet  it is not there1 but here1 ,i must 
do you good4'#caa ,it is remarkable     
that ,bunyan escaped all the dangers of 

the trying reign of ,james ,,ii1  who1  
at times1 was a persecutor1 and at times
 endeavoured1 in vain1 by               
blandishments1 to win the               
,nonconformists4 ,his minions had their 
eyes  upon our pilgrim1 but were foiled 
in every attempt to apprehend him2  all 
that he suffered was the occasional     
spoiling of his goods4#cab  ,neither    
violence nor allurements induced him to 
deviate from his line  of duty4 ,no fear
 of man appeared to agitate his         
breast--he richly  enjoyed that         
#8perfect love1' which #8casteth out    
fear' 7#a ,john #d3ah74  ,james did all 
that an unprincipled man could do to    
cajole the  ,dissenters1 that by their  
aid he might pull down the walls of     
,protestantism1 and give full sway to   
the ,papacy4 ,he attempted1 among  many 
others1 to bribe ,john ,bunyan4 ,he knew
 not how well he was read in  the ,book 
of ,martyrs2 how well he was aware that 
#8the instruments of  cruelty are in    
their habitations1' and that the only   

advantage he could  have received1 would
 have been the same that ,polypheme1 the
 monstrous  giant of ,sicily1 allowed to
 ,ulysses1 that he would eat his men    
first1  and do him the favour of being  
eaten last4 ,mr4 ,doe states that       
#8,regulators were sent into all cities 
and towns corporate to new-model  the   
magistracy1 by turning out some1 and    
putting in others4 ,against  this       
,bunyan expressed his zeal with great   
anxiety1 as foreseeing the  bad         
consequences that would attend it1 and  
laboured with his  congregation to      
prevent their being imposed on in this  
kind4 ,and when a  great man in those   
days1 coming to ,bedford upon some such 
errand1 sent  for him1 as it is         
supposed1 to give him a place of public 
trust1 he  would by no means come at    
him1 but sent his excuse4'#cac ,he knew 
that  in his flesh he possessed what he 
calls #8,adam's legacy1 a conduit pipe1 
through which the devil conveys his     
poisoned spawn and venom1'#cad and  he  

wisely avoided this subtle temptation4  
,he detested the #8painted  ,satan1 or  
devil in fine clothes4'#cae ,it was one 
of these hypocritical  pretences to     
correct evil1 while really meaning to   
increase it1 and  which ,bunyan calls1  
#8the devil correcting vice4' ,he was   
watchful1 lest  #8his inward man should 
catch cold1'#caf and every attempt to   
entangle  him failed4    ,this godly    
jealousy led him to sacrifice worldly   
interests to an extent  not justifiable1
 if all the facts appear4 ,when told    
that a very worthy  citizen of ,london  
would take his son ,joseph apprentice   
without fee1 and  advance his interests1
 he refused1 saying1 #8,god did not send
 me to  advance my family1 but to preach
 the gospel4'    ,at this time he again 
manifested his lion heart1 by writing   
and  preparing for the press a fearless 
treatise on ,antichrist1 and his  ,ruin4
 ,in this he shows1 that human          
interference with ,divine worship1 by   
penal laws or constraint1 is            

#8,antichrist'--that which pretends to  
regulate thought1 and thus to reduce the
 kingdom of ,christ to a level  with the
 governments of this world4 ,in this    
treatise1 he clearly  exhibits the      
meaning of that passage1 so constantly  
quoted by the  advocates of tyranny and 
persecution 7,ezra #g3bf71 and shows    
that the  laws interfered not with      
,divine worship1 but that they upheld to
 the  fullest extent the principle of   
voluntary obedience 7v #ac72 so that any
  man putting constraint upon another in
 religious affairs1 would be  guilty of 
breaking the law1 and subject him to    
extreme punishment4 ,this  was one of   
the last treatises which ,bunyan        
prepared for the press1 as  if in his   
dying moments he would aim a deadly     
thrust at ,apollyon4  ,reader1 it is    
worthy your most careful perusal1 as    
showing the certain  downfall of        
,antichrist1 and the means by which it  
must be accomplished4    ,feeling the   
extreme uncertainty of life1 and that he

 might be robbed of  all his worldly    
goods1 under a pretence of fines and    
penalties1 he1 on  the #bc;d of         
,december1 #afhe1 executed a deed of    
gift1 vesting what little  he possessed 
in his wife4 ,it is a singular          
instrument1 especially as  having been  
sealed with a silver twopenny piece4    
,the original is in the  church book1 at
 ,bedford3--    #8,to all people to whom
 this present writing shall com1 ,j4    
,bunyan of the  parish of ,st4          
,cuthbirt's1 in the towne of ,bedford1  
in the county of  ,bedford1 ,brazier    
send greeting4 ,know ye1 that ,i the    
said ,john ,bunyan as  well for1 and in 
consideration of the natural affection  
and loue which  ,i have1 and bear vnto  
my welbeloued wife1 ,elizabeth ,bunyan1 
as also for  divers other good causes   
and considerations1 me at this present  
especially moneing1 have given and      
granted1 and by these presents1 do      
give1 grant1 and conferm vnto the said  
,elizabeth ,bunyan1 my said wife1  all  

and singuler my goods1 chattels1 debts1 
ready mony1 plate1 rings1  household    
stuffe1 aparrel1 vtensills1 brass1      
peuter1 beding1 and all  other my       
substance1 whatsoever moueable and      
immoueable1 of what kinde1  nature1     
quality1 or condition soever the same   
are or be1 and in what  place or places 
soever the same be1 shall or may be     
found as well in  mine own custodies1   
possession1 as in the possession1 hands1
 power1 and  custody of any other       
person1 or persons whatsoever4 ,to have 
and to hold  all and singuler the said  
goods1 chattels1 debts1 and all other1  
the  aforesaid premises vnto the said   
,elizabeth1 my wife1 her executors1     
administerators1 and assigns to her and 
their proper vses and behoofs1  freely  
and quietly without any matter of       
challinge1 claime1 or demand  of me the 
said ,john ,bunyan1 or of any other     
person1 or persons1  whatsoever for me  
in my name1 by my means cavs or         
procurement1 and  without any mony or   

other thing1 therefore to be yeeilded1  
paid or done  vnto me the said ,john    
,bunyan1 my executors1 administrators or
 assigns4  ,and ,i1 the said ,john      
,bunyan1 all and singular1 the aforesaid
 goods1  chattels1 and premises to the  
said ,elizabeth my wife1 her executors1 
administrators1 and assignes to the vse 
aforesaid1 against all people  do       
warrant and forever defend by these     
presents4 ,and further1 know ye1  that  
,i the said ,john ,bunyan have put the  
said ,elizabeth1 my wife1 in  peacable  
and quiet possession of all and singuler
 the aforesaid  premises1 by the        
delivrye vnto her at the ensealing      
hereof one coyned  peece of silver1     
commonly called two pence1 fixed on the 
seal of these  presents4#cag    #8,in   
wittnes wherof1 ,i the said ,john       
,bunyan have herevnto set my hand  and  
seall this #bc;d day of ,december1 in   
the first year of the reigne of  our    
soueraigne lord1 ,king ,james the       
,second of ,england1 c41 in the year  of

 our lord and saviour1 ,jesus ,christ1  
#afhe4    ,john ,bunyan    ,sealed and  
delivered in the presence of vs1 whos   
names are here vnder  written3--        
,john ,bardolph4 ,willm ,hawkes4        
,nicholas ,malin4 ,lewes ,norman4       
,it appears from this deed that ,bunyan 
continued in business as a  brazier1 and
 it is very probable that he carried it 
on until his  decease4 ,this deed       
secured to his wife what little he      
possessed1  without the trouble or      
expense of applying to the              
ecclesiastical courts  for probate of a 
will4    ,among other opinions which    
then divided the ,christian world1 was a
 very  important one relative to the law
 of the ten commandments1 whether it    
was given to the world at large1 or     
limited to the ,jews as a peculiar      
nation until the coming of ,messiah1 and
 whether our ,lord altered or  annulled 
the whole or any part of that law4 ,this
 question involves the  observance of   
the seventh-day ,sabbath4 ,an awful     

curse is denounced upon  those who do   
not continue in ,,all things which are  
written in the book  of the law to do   
them 7,gal #c3aj2 ,deut #bg3bf74 ,when  
an innovation upon  the almost universal
 practice of infant baptism had become  
an object of  inquiry only to be        
answered from the ,new ,testament1 it is
 not  surprising that the serious       
question1 why ,god's ,sabbath-day had   
been  altered1 should also be agitated  
with deep feeling4 ,generally1 those    
who advocated the restoration of the    
,jewish ,sabbath were decidedly of      
opinion that believers only were fit    
subjects for baptism1 and that the      
scriptural mode of administering it was 
by immersion2 hence they were  called   
,seventh-day ,baptists--,sabbatarians1  
or ,sabbath-keepers4    ,bunyan entered 
with very proper and temperate zeal into
 this  controversy4 ,popular feeling had
 no influence over him2 nor could he    
submit to the opinions of the ancient   
fathers4 ,his storehouse of  knowledge  

was limited to the revealed will of     
,god1 and there he found  ample material
 to guide his opinion4 ,his work upon   
this subject is  called1 ,questions     
about the ,nature and ,perpetuity of the
 ,seventh-day  ,sabbath2 and proof that 
the ,first ,day of the ,week is the     
,christian  ,sabbath4 ,it is one of the 
smallest of his volumes1 but so weighty 
in  argument as never to have been      
answered4    ,we now arrive at the last 
year of his eventful and busy life1     
during  which he published six important
 volumes1 and left twelve others in     
manuscript1 prepared for publication4 ,a
 list of these will be found in  ,the   
,struggler2#cah they are upon the most  
important subjects1 which  are very     
admirably treated4 ,we notice among     
these1 ,the ,jerusalem ,sinner  ,saved1 
or ,good ,news for the ,vilest of ,men4 
,it is a specimen of  preaching         
calculated to excite the deepest        
interest1 and afford the  strongest     
consolation to a soul oppressed with the

 sense of sin4 ,great  sinner6 thou art 
called to mercy by name4 ,arise6        
shoulder thy way into  court through any
 crowd1--#8say1 ,stand away1 devil2     
stand away all  discouragements2 my     
,saviour calls me to receive mercy4' ,in
 this  treatise1 ,bunyan has repeated   
from memory what he had read in some    
book  when in prison1 four and twenty   
years before4 ,it is a curious legend1  
which he doubtless believed to be true1 
and it displays his most  retentive     
memory4#cai ,his poetry1 like his prose1
 was not written to  gain a name1 but to
 make a deep impression4 ,one of his    
professed  admirers made a strange      
mistake when he called them doggerel    
rhymes4#cbj ,his ,caution to ,watch     
,against ,sin is full of solemn and     
impressive thoughts1 the very reverse of
 doggerel or burlesque4 his  poem on the
 house of ,god is worthy of a most      
careful perusal2 and  thousands have    
been delighted and improved with his    
emblems4 ,one rhyme  in the ,pilgrim can

 never be forgotten--    #8,he that is  
down need fear no fall2  ,he that is low
 no pride2  ,he that is humble ever     
shall  ,have ,god to be his guide1' c4  
,the careful perusal of every one of his
 treatises1 has excited in my  mind a   
much livelier interest than any other   
religious works which1 in  a long life1 
have come under my notice4 ,in fact1 the
 works of ,bunyan to  a country minister
 may be compared to a vast storehouse1  
most amply  replenished with all those  
solemn subjects which call for his      
prayerful  investigation2 well arranged1
 ready of access1 striking in their     
simplicity1 full of vivid ideas conveyed
 in language that a novice may          
understand4 ,they are all so admirably  
composed that pious persons1  whether in
 houses of convocation or of parliament1
 or the inmates of a  workhouse1 may    
equally listen to them with increasing  
delight and  instruction4 ,no man ever  
more richly enjoyed the magnificent     
language  of ,job4 ,he called it #8that 

blessed book4'#cba ,the deep interest   
that  he took in its scenery may be     
traced through all his writings4 ,his   
spirit1 with its mighty powers1 grasped 
the wondrous truths so  splendidly      
pourtrayed in that most ancient book4   
,the inspired writings1  which so       
eminently give wisdom to the simple1    
expanded his mind1 while  his mental    
powers were strengthened and invigorated
 by his so deeply  drinking into the    
spirit of the inspired volume4    ,the  
time was drawing near when1 in the midst
 of his usefulness1 and  with little    
warning1 he was to be summoned to his   
eternal rest4 ,he had  been seriously   
attacked with that dangerous pestilence 
which1 in former  years1 ravaged this   
country1 called the sweating sickness1 a
 malady as  mysterious and fatal as the 
cholera has been in later times4 ,the   
disease was attended by great           
prostration of strength2 but1 under the 
careful management of his affectionate  
wife1 his health became  sufficiently   

restored to enable him to undertake a   
work of mercy2 from  the fulfillment of 
which1 as a blessed close to his        
incessant earthly  labour1 he was to    
ascend to his ,father and his ,god to be
 crowned with  immortality4 ,a father   
had been seriously offended with his    
son1 and had  threatened to disinherit  
him4 ,to prevent the double mischief of 
a  father dying in anger with his child1
 and the evil consequence to the  child 
of his being cut off from his patrimony1
 ,bunyan again ventured1  in his weak   
state1 on his accustomed work1 to win   
the blessings of the  peace-maker4 ,he  
made a journey on horseback to ,reading1
 it being the  only mode of travelling  
at that time1 and he was rewarded with  
success4  ,returning home by way of     
,london to impart the gratifying        
intelligence1  he was overtaken by      
excessive rains1 and1 in an exhausted   
state1 he  found a kindly refuge in the 
house of his ,christian friend ,mr4     
,strudwick1 and was there seized with a 

fatal fever4 ,his much-loved  wife1 who 
had so powerfully pleaded for his       
liberty with the judges1  and to whom he
 had been united thirty years1 was at a 
great distance  from him4 ,bedford was  
then two days' journey from ,london4    
,probably at  first1 his friends had    
hopes of his speedy recovery2 but when  
the  stroke came1 all his feelings1 and 
those of his friends1 appear to have    
been absorbed1 by the anticipated       
blessings of immortality1 to such an    
extent1 that no record is left as to    
whether his wife1 or any of his         
children1 saw him cross the river of    
death4 ,there is abundant testimony  of 
his faith and patience1 and that the    
presence of ,god was eminently  with    
him4    ,he bore his trying sufferings  
with all the patience and fortitude that
  might be expected from such a man4    
,his resignation was most exemplary2    
his only expressions were #8a desire to 
depart1 to be dissolved1 to be  with    
,christ4' ,his sufferings were short1   

being limited to ten days4 ,he  enjoyed 
a holy frame of mind1 desiring his      
friends to pray with him1  and uniting  
fervently with them in the exercise4    
,his last words1 while  struggling with 
death1 were1 #8,weep not for me1 but for
 yourselves4 ,i go  to the ,father of   
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who will1 no  
doubt1 through the  mediation of his    
blessed ,son1 receive me1 though a      
sinner2 where ,i hope  we ere long shall
 meet1 to sing the new song1 and remain 
everlastingly  happy1 world without end4
 ,amen4' ,he felt the ground solid under
 his  feet in passing the black river   
which has no bridge1 and followed his   
pilgrim into the celestial city in      
,august1 #afhh1 in the sixtieth year  of
 his age4 ,there is some uncertainty as 
to the day of his decease3  ,charles    
,doe1 in the ,struggler1 #afib1 has     
,august #ca1 and this has been  copied  
in all his portraits4 ,in the life      
appended to the ,grace  ,abounding1     
#afib1 his death-day is stated as       

,august #ab2 and in the  memoir appended
 to the third part of the ,pilgrim1 also
 in #afib1 the  date is ,august #ag4    
,the circumstances of his peaceful      
decease are well  compared by ,dr4      
,cheever to the experience of ,mr4      
,standfast1 when he was  called to pass 
the river3 the great calm--the firm     
footing--the address  to                
by-standers--until his countenance      
changed1 his strong man bowed  under    
him1 and his last words were1 #8,take   
me1 for ,i come to thee4' ,then  the joy
 among the angels while they welcomed   
the hero of such spiritual  fights1 and 
conducted his wandering soul to the ,new
 ,jerusalem1 which he  had so           
beautifully described as #8the holy     
city'2 and then his wonder  and         
amazement to find how infinitely short  
his description came to the  blissful   
reality4    ,the deep affliction that   
his church was plunged into led to      
several  special meetings4 ,wednesday1  
the #dth of ,september1 #8was kept in   

prayer  and humiliation for this heavy  
stroke upon us--the death of dear       
brother  ,bunyan2 it was appointed also1
 that ,wednesday next be kept in prayer 
and humiliation on the same account4 ,at
 the meeting held on the #aath1  it was 
appointed that all the brethren meet    
together on the #ahth of  this month1   
,september1 to humble themselves for    
this heavy hand of ,god  upon us1 and   
also to pray unto the ,lord for counsel 
and direction what  to do1 in order to  
seek out for a fit person to make choice
 of for an  elder4 ,on the #ahth1 when  
the whole congregation met to humble    
themselves before ,god1 by fasting and  
prayer1 for his heavy and severe  stroke
 upon us in taking away our honoured    
brother ,bunyan by death1 it  was agreed
 by the whole congregation that care be 
taken to seek out for  one suitably     
qualified to be chosen an elder among   
us1 and that care  was committed by the 
whole to the brethren at ,bedford4'     
,thus did the  church manifest that they

 had improved in wisdom under his       
ministry by  flying1 in their extreme   
distress1 to the only source of         
consolation4    ,the saddest feelings of
 sorrow extended to every place where he
 had  been known4 ,his friend1 the ,rev4
 ,g4 ,cockayn1 of ,london1 says1 #8it   
pleased the ,lord to remove him1 to the 
great loss and inexpressible  grief of  
many precious souls4' ,numerous elegies1
 acrostics1 and poems  were published on
 the occasion of his decease1 lamenting 
the loss thus  sustained by his         
country--by the church at large1 and    
particularly by  the church and         
congregation at ,bedford4 ,one of these1
 #8written by a  dear friend of his1' is
 a fair sample of the whole3--    ,a    
,,short ,,elegy ,,in ,,memory ,,of ,,mr4
 ,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,written ,,by ,a     
,,dear ,,friend ,,of  ,,his4      ,the  
pilgrim traveling the world's vast      
stage1  ,at last does end his weary     
pilgrimage3  ,he now in pleasant valleys
 does sit down1  ,and1 for his toil1    

receives a glorious crown4  ,the storms 
are past1 the terrors vanish all1       
,which in his way did so affrighting    
fall2  ,he grieves nor sighs no more1   
his race is run  ,successfully1 that was
 so well begun4  ,you'll say he's dead3 
,o no1 he cannot die1  ,he's only       
changed to immortality--  ,weep not for 
him1 who has no cause of tears2  ,hush1 
then1 your sighs1 and calm your needless
 fears4  ,if anything in love to him is 
meant1  ,tread his last steps1 and of   
your sins repent3  ,if knowledge of     
things here at all remains  ,beyond the 
grave1 to please him for his pains  ,and
 suffering in this world2 live1 then1   
upright1  ,and that will be to him a    
grateful sight4  ,run such a race as you
 again may meet1  ,and find your        
conversation far more sweet2  ,when     
purged from dross1 you shall1 unmix'd1  
possess  ,the purest essence of eternal 
bliss      #8,he in the pulpit preached 
truth first1 and then  ,he in his       
practice preached it o'er again4'       

,his remains were interred in ,bunhill  
,fields1 in the vault of his friend     
,mr4 ,strudwick1 at whose house he died4
 ,his tomb#cbb has been visited  by     
thousands of pilgrims1 blessing ,god for
 his goodness in raising up  such a man1
 so signally fitted to be a blessing to 
the times in which  he lived4 ,all the  
accounts of his decease1 published at   
the time1 agree  as to his place of     
burial4 ,the words of ,mr4 ,doe1 who    
probably attended  the funeral1 are1    
#8he was buried in the new              
burying-place1 near the  artillery      
ground1 where he sleeps to the morning  
of the  resurrection4'#cbc ,his ,life   
and ,actions1 #afib1 records that #8his 
funeral was performed with much decency1
 and he was buried in the new           
burying-ground by ,moorfields4' ,the    
,struggler calls it #8,finsbury         
burying-ground1 where many ,london      
,dissenting ministers are laid4'#cbd    
,bunhill ,fields burying-ground for     
,dissenters was first opened in #afff4  

,the inscription upon the tomb to his   
memory was engraven many years  after   
his funeral4 ,it is not contained in the
 list of inscriptions  published in     
#agag4 ,his widow survived him four     
years4 ,he had six  children by his     
first wife1 three of whom survived      
him--,thomas1 ,joseph1  and ,sarah4 ,his
 son ,thomas joined his church in #afgc1
 and was a preacher  in #afib4 ,he      
appears to have been usefully employed  
in visiting absent  members until       
,december #agah4 ,my kind friend1 the   
,rev4 ,j4 ,p4 ,lockwood1  rector of     
,south ,hackney1 recently discovered    
entries in the register of  ,kimbolton1 
in ,huntingdonshire1 probably of the    
descendants of this son1  ,thomas4      
,november #bf1 #afih1 ,john ,bonion and 
,mary ,rogers1 married3 she  was buried1
 ,september #g1 #agjf2 and he again     
married ,anne1 and buried  her in #agab1
 leaving a son and two daughters4 ,his  
death is not  recorded4 ,one of the     
descendants1 ,hannah ,bunyan1 died in   

#aggj1 aged  seventy-six years1 and lies
 in the burial-ground by the            
meeting-house  at ,bedford4 ,john       
,bunyan's son1 ,joseph1 settled at      
,nottingham1 and  marrying a wealthy    
woman1 conformed to the ,church4 ,a     
lineal descendant  of his was living1 in
 #ahdg1 at ,islington1 near ,london1    
aged  eighty-four1 ,mrs4 ,senegar1 a    
fine hearty old lady1 and a ,strict     
,baptist4 ,she said to me1 #8,sir1      
excuse the vanity of an old woman1 but  
,i  will show you how ,i sometimes spend
 a very pleasant half-hour4' ,she  took 
down a portrait on canvas of her great  
forefather1 and propped it  up on the   
table with a writing-desk1 with a       
looking-glass by its side4  #8,there1   
,sir1 ,i look at the portrait1 and then 
at myself1 and can trace  every feature2
 we resemble each other like two pins4' 
#8,excepting the  imperial and          
moustachios1' ,i replied2 to which she  
readily assented4 ,it  was the fact that
 there was a striking family likeness   

between the  picture and her reflection 
in the looking-glass4 ,another          
descendant1  from the same branch of the
 family1 is now living at ,lincoln4 ,he 
was  born in #agge1 and possessed a     
quarto ,bible1 published by ,barker and 
,bill in #afda1 given by ,john ,bunyan  
to his son ,joseph4 ,this was  preserved
 in his family until the present year1  
when it came into the  editor's         
possession1 with the following relics1  
which were1 and ,i trust  will yet be   
preserved with the greatest care3--,an  
iron pencase1 made by  ,bunyan the      
brazier1 with some stumps of old pens1  
with which it is said  he wrote some of 
his sermons and books2 the buckles worn 
by him1 and  his two pocket-knives1 one 
of them made before springs were        
invented1  and which is kept open by    
turning a ferrule2 his apple-scoop1     
curiously  carved1 and a seal2 his      
pocket-box of scales and weights for    
money1  being stamped with the figures  
on each side of the coins of ,james and 

,charles ,i4#cbe ,these were given by   
,robert ,bunyan1 in #ahci1 then         
sixty-four years of age1 to a younger   
branch of the family1 ,mr4 ,charles     
,robinson1 of ,wilford1 near ,nottingham
 7his sister's son71 for safe  custody4 
,he died in #aheb2 while his aged uncle 
remains in good health1  subject to the 
infirmities of his seventy-eighth year4 
,on many of the  blank spaces in the    
,bible are the registers of births and  
deaths in the  family1 evidently written
 at the time4 ,those relics are         
deposited in a  carved oak box4 ,they   
were sold with the late ,mr4 ,robinson's
 effects1  ,january1 #ahec1 and secured 
for me by my excellent friend ,james    
,dix1  ,esq41 of ,bristol1 who met with 
them immediately after the sale1 on one 
of his journeys at ,nottingham4 ,they   
are not worshipped as relics1 nor  have 
they performed miracles1 but as         
curiosities of a past age they are      
worthy of high consideration4           
,everything that was used by him1 and   

that  survives the ravages of time1     
possesses a peculiar charm2 even the    
chair in which he sat is preserved in   
the vestry of the new chapel1 and  is   
shown to those who make the pilgrimage  
to the shrine of ,bunyan4#cbf    ,in the
 same vestry is also a curious inlaid   
cabinet1 small1 and highly  finished4   
,it descended from ,bunyan to a lady who
 lived to an advanced  age--,madam      
,bithray2 from her to the ,rev4 ,mr4    
,voley2 and of his widow it  was        
purchased to ornament the vestry of     
,bunyan's meeting-house4    ,the        
personal appearance and character of our
 pilgrim's guide1 drawn by  his friend  
,charles ,doe1 will be found at the end 
of his ,grace  ,abounding2 to which is  
appended his ,dying ,sayings--#8of      
sin--afflictions--repentance and coming 
to ,christ--of prayer--of the ,lord's   
day1 sermons1 and week days3 8,make the 
,lord's day the market for thy          
soul0--of the love of the world--of     
suffering--of death and judgment--of    

the joys of heaven--and the torments of 
hell4'    ,how inscrutable are the ways 
of ,god6 ,had ,bunyan lived a month     
longer1  he would have witnessed the    
glorious ,revolution--the escape of a   
great  nation4 ,the staff and hope of   
,protestant ,europe was saved from a    
subtle--a ,jesuitical attempt--to       
introduce ,popery and arbitrary         
government4 ,the time of his death1 as a
 release from the incumbrance of  a     
material body1 was fixed by infinite    
wisdom and love at that  juncture1 and  
it ought not to be a cause of regret4   
,his interest in the  welfare of the    
church ceased not with his mortal life4 
,how swiftly  would his glorified spirit
 fly to see the landing of ,william1 and
 hover  with joy over the flight of the 
besotted ,james6 ,he was now in a       
situation to prove the truth of that    
saying1 #8the angels desire to look     
into' the truth and spread of the glad  
tidings4 ,how he would prove the        
reality of his opinion1 expressed in    

,the ,holy ,war1 of the interest  taken 
by the inhabitants of heaven in the     
prosperity of the church on  earth4     
,when ,mansoul was conquered1 the       
spirits that witnessed the  victory     
#8shouted with that greatness of voice1 
and sung with such  melodious notes1    
that they caused them that dwell in the 
highest orbs  to open their windows1 and
 put out their heads and look down to   
see the  cause of that glory' 7,luke    
#ae3g-aj74cbg ,so may we imagine that   
the  happy1 happy1 glorified spirit of  
,bunyan would look down rejoicing1      
when1 a few years after he had yielded  
up his pastoral cares1 the seed  which  
he had been instrumental in sowing      
produced its fruit in such  numbers1    
that the old meeting-house was pulled   
down1 and in its place a  large and     
respectable one was erected4 ,and again1
 on the #bjth ,february1  #ahej1 with   
what joy would he look down upon the    
opening of a still  larger1 more        
commodious1 and handsome meeting-house1 

bearing his name1  and capable of       
holding #aaej worshippers4 ,one of      
,bunyan's pungent1  alarming sayings to 
the careless was1 #8,once die1 we cannot
 come back  and die better4'#cbh ,if    
anything could tempt him1 in his angelic
 body1  to re-visit this earth1 it would
 be to address the multitude at the new 
,bunyan ,chapel with his old sermon on  
,the ,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved1 or      
,good ,news to the ,vilest of ,men4 ,but
 we have ,moses and the                 
prophets--,christ and his apostles2 if  
we shut our ears to them1 neither       
should we listen to a messenger from the
 ,new ,jerusalem4    ,when it is        
recollected that ,bunyan received the   
most imperfect  rudiments of education  
in a charity school when very young1    
which were  #8almost entirely'          
obliterated by bad habits--that he was a
 hard-working  man through life1        
maintaining himself1 a wife1 and four   
children1 by  his severe labour as a    
brazier--and yet1 by personal efforts1  

he  educated himself and wrote sixty-two
 valuable religious treatises1          
numbering among them his inimitable     
allegories1 ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress   
and ,holy ,war1 made a ,concordance to  
the ,bible1 and conducted important     
controversies4 ,preaching1 while at     
liberty1 almost innumerable sermons  on 
the ,lord's-days and week-days1 early in
 the morning and late at  night4        
,visiting his flock with pastoral       
care--founding churches in the          
villages1 and even in towns and cities  
far distant from his                    
dwelling--constantly giving advice to   
promote peace and good will1 and        
rendering benevolent aid by long        
journeys6 ,his whole life presents to   
us a picture of most astonishing1       
energetic perseverance4 ,every moment   
of time must have been employed as if he
 valued it as a precious trust1  which1 
if once lost1 could never be regained4  
,who of us can compare our  life with   
his last thirty years1 and not blush    

with shame6    ,the finest trait in     
,bunyan's ,christian character was his  
deep1  heartfelt humility4 ,this is the 
more extraordinary from his want of     
secular education1 and his unrivalled   
talent4 ,the more we learn1 the  greater
 is the field for research that opens   
before us1 insomuch that  the wisest    
philosophers have most seriously felt   
the little progress  they have made4 ,he
 acknowledged to ,mr4 ,cockayn1 who     
considered him the  most eminent man1   
and a star of the first magnitude in the
 firmament of  the churches1#cbi that   
spiritual pride was his easily besetting
 sin1  and that he needed the thorn in  
the flesh1 lest he should be exalted    
above measure4 ,a sense of this weakness
 probably led him to peculiar           
watchfulness against it4 ,his           
self-abasement was neither tinctured    
with  affectation1 nor with the pride of
 humility4 ,his humble-mindedness       
appeared to arise form his intimate     
communion with ,heaven4 ,in daily       

communion with ,god1 he received a daily
 lesson of deeper and deeper  humility4 
#8,i am the high and lofty ,one1 ,i     
inhabit eternity6 verily this           
consideration is enough to make a       
broken-hearted man creep into a         
mouse-hole1 to hide himself from such   
majesty6 ,there is room in this  man's  
heart for ,god to dwell4'#ccj #8,i find 
it one of the hardest  things that ,i   
can put my soul upon1 even to come to   
,god1 when warmly  sensible that ,i am a
 sinner1 for a share in grace and mercy4
 ,i cannot  but with a thousand tears   
say1 8,god be merciful to me a sinner0  
7,ezra  #i3ae74'cca    ,the ,revs4      
,messrs4 ,chandler and ,wilson1 bear the
 following testimony as  eye-witnesses  
to his character3--#8,his fancy and     
invention were very  pregnant and       
fertile4 ,his wit was sharp and         
quick--his memory tenacious1  it being  
customary with him to commit his sermons
 to writing after he  had preached      
them1' a proof of extraordinary         

industry4 #8,his  understanding was     
large and comprehensive--his judgment   
sound and deep  in the fundamentals of  
the gospel4 ,his experience of ,satan's 
temptations in the power and policy of  
them1 and of ,christ's presence  in1 and
 by his ,word and ,spirit to succour and
 comfort him1 was more  than ordinary2  
the grace of ,god was magnified in him  
and by him1 and a  rich anointing of the
 ,spirit was upon him2 and yet this     
great saint was  always in his own eyes 
the chiefest of sinners1 and the least  
of  saints4 ,he was not only well       
furnished with the helps and endowments 
of  nature1 beyond ordinary1 but eminent
 in the graces and gifts of the         
,spirit1 and fruits of holiness4 ,he was
 from first to last established  in1 and
 ready to maintain1 that ,god-like      
principle of having communion  with     
saints as such1 without any respect to  
difference in things  disputable among  
the godly4 ,his carriage was            
condescending1 affable1  and meek to    

all1 yet bold and courageous for        
,christ4 ,he was much struck  at1 in the
 late times of persecution2 being far   
from any sinful  compliance to save     
himself1 he did cheerfully bear the     
cross4' ,such was  the character given  
of him by these two eminent divines1 in 
#afic1 while  his memory1 in its fullest
 fragrance1 was cherished by all the    
churches4    ,this humility peculiarly  
fitted him to instruct the young1 of    
whom he  was very fond--    #8,nor do ,i
 blush1 although ,i think some may      
,call me a baby1 #8cause ,i with them   
play2  ,i do #8t to show them how each  
fingle fangle  ,on which they doating   
are1 their souls entangle2  ,and1 since 
at gravity they make a tush1  ,my very  
beard ,i cast behind a bush4'#ccb       
,he had friends among the rich as well  
as the poor4 ,of this his solid  gold   
ring and handsome cabinet are proofs4   
,from a letter in the ,ellis            
correspondence1 we learn that ,bunyan   
had so secured the affections of  the   

,lord ,mayor of ,london1 as to be called
 his chaplain4#ccc    ,among his        
religious friends and associates he must
 have been a  pleasing1 entertaining1   
lively companion4 ,however solemn1 nay  
awful1  had been his experience when    
walking through the ,valley of the      
,shadow  of ,death1 yet when emerging   
from the darkness and enjoying the      
sunshine  of ,divine favour1 he loved   
social intercourse and communion of     
saints4  ,it is one of the slanders     
heaped upon ,christianity to call it a  
gloomy1  melancholy theme3 though #8it  
is better to go to the house of mourning
  than to the house of feasting1' yet   
the wisely pious man will  endeavour1   
even at an elegant entertainment or a   
,lord ,mayor's dinner1  to drop useful  
hints4 ,whenever ,bunyan describes a    
social party1  especially a feast1 he   
always introduces a wholesome dish2 and 
it is  singular1 in the abundance of    
publications1 that we have not been     
favoured with ,john ,bunyan's ,nuts to  

,crack at ,religious ,entertainments1   
or a ,collection of his ,pious ,riddles4
 ,thus1 at the splendid royal feast     
given to ,emmanuel1 when he entered     
,mansoul in triumph1 #8he entertained   
the town with some curious riddles1 of  
secrets drawn up by his father's        
secretary1 by the skill and wisdom of   
,shaddai1 the like to which there  are  
not in any kingdom4' #8,emmanuel also   
expounded unto them some of  those      
riddles himself1 but ,o how were they   
lightened6 ,they saw what  they never   
saw1 they could not have thought that   
such rarities could  have been couched  
in such few and ordinary words4 ,the    
lamb1 the  sacrifice1 the rock1 the     
door1 the way4'#ccd #8,the second ,adam 
was  before the first1 and the second   
covenant was before the first4'#cce     
#8,was ,adam bad before he eat the      
forbidden fruit8'#ccf #8,how can a man  
say his prayers without a word being    
read or uttered8'#ccg #8,how do men     
speak with their feet8' ,answer1        

,proverbs #f3ac4cch #8,why was the      
brazen  laver made of the women's       
looking-glasses8'#cci #8,how can we     
comprehend  that which cannot be        
comprehended1 or know that which passeth
  knowledge8'#cdj #8,who was the founder
 of the state or priestly  domination   
over religion8'#cda ,what is meant by   
the drum of ,diabolus  and other riddles
 mentioned in ,the ,holy ,war8#cdb ,the 
poetical riddles  in ,the ,pilgrim's    
,progress are very striking--    #8,a   
man there was1 though some did count him
 mad1  ,the more he cast away1 the more 
he had4'  ,how can #8evil make the soul 
from evil turn4'#cdc  ,can #8sin be     
driven out of the world by              
suffering8'#cdd  #8,though it may seem  
to some a riddle1  ,we use to light our 
candles at the middle4'#cde  #8,what men
 die two deaths at once8'#cdf  #8,are   
men ever in heaven and on earth at the  
same time8'#cdg  #8,can a beggar be     
worth ten thousand a-year and not know  
it8'#cdh      ,he even introduced a     

dance upon the destruction of ,despair1 
,mr4  ,ready-to-halt1 with his partner  
,miss ,much-afraid1 while ,christiana   
and  ,mercy furnished the music4        
#8,true1 he could not dance without one 
crutch  in his hand2 but ,i promise you 
he footed it well4 ,also the girl was to
  be commended1 for she answered the    
music handsomely4' ,is this the  gloomy 
fanaticism of a ,puritan divine8 ,it is 
true1 that promiscuous  dancing1 or any 
other amusement tending to evil1 he had 
given up and  discountenanced1 but all  
his writings tend to prove that the     
,christian  only can rationally and     
piously enjoy the world that now is1    
while  living in the delightful hope of 
bliss in that which is to come4         
,bunyan's personal appearance and       
character was drawn by his friend ,mr4  
,doe4 #8,he appeared in countenance     
stern and rough1 but was mild and       
affable2 loving to reconcile differences
 and make friendships4 ,he made  it his 
study1 above all other things1 not to   

give occasion of offence4  ,in his      
family he kept a very strict discipline 
in prayer and  exhortations4 ,he had a  
sharp1 quick eye1 and an excellent      
discerning of  persons2 of good judgment
 and quick wit4 ,tall in stature1       
strong-boned2  somewhat of a ruddy face 
with sparkling eyes2 his hair reddish1  
but  sprinkled with gray2 nose well set2
 mouth moderately large2 forehead       
something high1 and his habit always    
plain and modest4'    ,my determination 
in writing this memoir has been to      
follow the  scriptural example1 by      
fairly recording every defect           
discoverable in  ,bunyan's character2   
but what were considered by some to be  
blemishes1  after his conversion1       
appear1 in my estimation1 to be         
beauties4 ,his  moral and religious     
character was irreproachable1 and his   
doctrinal  views most scriptural2 all   
agree in this1 that he was a bright and 
shining light2 unrivalled for his       
allegories1 and for the vast amount  of 

his usefulness4 ,his friend1 ,mr4       
,wilson1 says1 #8,though his enemies    
and persecutors1 in his lifetime1 did   
what they could to vilify and  reproach 
him1 yet1 being gone1 he that before had
 the testimony of  their consciences1   
hath now their actual commendation and  
applause4'#cdi ,to this we may add1 that
 he was without sectarianism1 a  most   
decided ,bible ,christian4 ,this reveals
 the secret of his striking             
phraseology4 ,it was in the sacred pages
 of ,divine truth that he learned       
grammar and rhetoric4 ,style1 and all   
his knowledge of the powers of          
language--all were derived from the only
 source of his religious wisdom  and    
learning4 ,he lived1 and thought1 and   
wrote under the influence of  the holy  
oracles1 translated by the ,puritans in 
#aefj1 compared with the  version of    
#afaa4 ,this gives a charm to all his   
works1 and suits them to  every human   
capacity4    ,reader1 the object of     
biography is to excite emulation4 ,why  

should not  others arise as extensively 
to bless the world as ,bunyan did8 ,the 
storehouses of heaven from which he was 
replenished with holy  treasures1 are   
inexhaustible4 ,as he said1 #8,god has  
bags of mercy yet  unsealed4' ,we have  
the same holy oracles1 and the same     
mercy-seat4 ,the  time is past for      
merely challenging the right to personal
 judgment of  religious truths4 ,in     
,britain the lions are securely chained1
 and the  cruel giants disabled4 ,the   
awful crime of imprisoning and torturing
 man  for conscience' sake1 exists only 
in kingdoms where darkness reigns--     
#8',mongst horrid shapes1 and shrieks1  
and sights unholy4'      ,we stand upon 
higher ground than our forefathers2 we  
take our more  solemn stand upon the    
imperative duty of personal             
investigation--that no  one can claim   
the name of ,christian1 unless he has   
laid aside all  national1 or family1 or 
educational prejudices1 and drawn from  
the holy  oracles alone all his scheme  

of salvation and rules of conduct4 ,all 
the  secret of ,bunyan's vast           
usefulness1 the foundation of all his   
honour1  is1 that the fear of ,god      
swallowed up the fear of man2 that he   
was  baptized into the truths of        
revelation1 and lived to exemplify them4
 ,he  was a bright and shining light in 
a benighted world2 and of him it may  be
 most emphatically said1 #8,blessed are 
the dead which die in the ,lord1  that  
they may rest from their labours2 and   
their works do follow them4'    ,,george
 ,,offor4    ,,footnotes3    #a4 ,for a 
most interesting account of the rise of 
,sixtus ,v1 see the new  volume of the  
,lounger's ,common-place ,book1 #ahjg1  
p4 #aeb4    #b4 ,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,h4 ,a4  
,rudd1 the ,vicar of ,elstow1 has most  
kindly  furnished me with an extract    
from the registers of all the entries   
relative to ,bunyan's family4 ,the      
register commences in #afda1 and has    
been searched to #agej4 ,it confirms the
 ,rev4 ,j4 ,juke's impression1 that     

soon after ,bunyan joined ,gifford's    
church he left ,elstow to live in       
,bedford4    ,thomas ,bonion1 buried1   
,dec4 #i1 #afda4 ,margaret ,bonion1     
wife1 buried1  ,june #bj1 #afdd4        
,margaret ,bonion1 b41 ,july #bd1 #afdd4
 ,charles1 the son of  ,thos4 ,bunion1  
bapt41 ,may #bb1 #afde4 ,charles        
,bunion1 bur41 ,may #cj1 #afde4  ,mary1 
the daught4 of ,joh4 ,bonion1 bapt41    
,july #bj1 #afej ,elizabeth1 the        
daughter of ,john ,bonyon1 was born     
#adth day of ,april1 #afed4    ,thomas  
,bonion of the town of ,bedford1 and    
,elizabeth  of the  parish of ,elstow1  
were married1 ,may #aj1 #afef4 7,the    
,christian name of  the husband1 and the
 surname of the wife1 are very much     
obliterated47    ,ann ,bonyonn1 ,widdo1 
was buried1 #abth day of ,april1 #afei4 
,thos4 ,bunyan1  buried1 ,feby4 #gth1   
#afge4 ,ann ,bunyon1 ,widdo1 buried in  
,woolen1 ,september  #be1 #afhj4    ,the
 marriage here recorded1 ,may #aj1      
#afef1 could not be that of ,john       

,bunyan to his second wife ,elizabeth2  
for she declared to ,judge ,hale in     
,august1 #affa1 that she had #8not been 
married to him yet full two             
years4'--,vol4 i4 #fa4    #c4 ,this     
cottage has long ceased to exist1 and   
has been replaced by  another of the    
poorest description4 ,but from an old   
print we have given  in the ,plate1 p4  
#a1 vol4 i41 a representation of the    
original1 with the  shed at side often  
mentioned as #8,the forge'2 thus leading
 us to  believe1 that to the #8tinker's'
 humble calling might be united that of 
the #8smith1' a more manly and          
honourable trade4    #d4 ,grace         
,abounding1 ,no4 #b4    #e4 ,vol4 iii41 
p4 #fgd4    #f4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #adj4     
#g4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dij4    #h4 ,vol4 ii41
 p4 #fag4    #i4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4
 #ah4    #aj4 ,extracted from the first 
edition in the ,british ,museum4 ,it was
 much  altered in the subsequent        
impressions4    #aa4 ,in #aeff1 ,sir    
,thomas ,harper1 ,lord ,mayor of        

,london1 gave #ahj for  thirteen acres  
and a rood of meadow land in ,holborn4  
,this was settled1  in trust1 to promote
 the education of the poor in and round 
,bedford4 ,in  #affh1 it produced a     
yearly revenue of #ii--;a considerable  
sum in that  day1 but not in any        
proportion to the present rental1 which 
amounts to  upwards of #ab1jjj a-year4  
#ab4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #c4    #ac4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fah4    #ad4 ,grace      
,abounding1 ,no4 #d4    #ae4 ,philip's  
,life of ,bunyan1 p4 #d4    #af4 ,vol4  
iii41 p4 #eig4    #ag4 ,vol4 ii41 p4    
#efd4    #ah4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4   
#bg4    #ai4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #e4
    #bj4 ,ibid41 ,no4 #h4    #ba4 ,life1
 p4 vii4    #bb4 ,ibid4 p4 viii4    #bc4
 ,life1 pp4 xli41 xlii4    #bd4 ,vol4   
i41 p4 #gi4    #be4 ,job #cc3ae4    #bf4
 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #e1 vol4 i41 p4
 #f4    #bg4 ,life appended to the first
 and second editions of the forged third
  part of ,pilgrim's ,progress4    #bh4 
,grace ,abounding1 ,nos4 #ab-ad1 vol4   

i41 p4 #g4 ,how do these  hair-breadth  
escapes illustrate the unerring         
providence of ,god1 and the             
short-sightedness of even pious         
,christians4 ,it is easy to imagine the 
exclamations of a reflecting character  
when hearing of the marvelous  escapes  
of this wicked youth4 #8,dark           
providences6 the good and  benevolent   
are snatched away2 but such a plague as 
this has his life  preserved to pester  
us still4 ,short-sighted mortal1 8shall 
not the  ,judge of all the earth do     
right80' ,no life in the ,british empire
 was so  precious in the sight and      
gracious purposes of ,god1 as that of   
the poor  depraved lad2 which was thus  
preserved by the special care of ,divine
  providence4    #bi4 ,life appended to 
part third of ,pilgrim's ,progress1     
#afib4 ,this is  omitted from the third 
edition 7#agjj71 and all the subsequent 
ones4    #cj4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #gd4    #ca4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gcb4    #cb4 ,vol4 ii41  
p4 #gch4    #cc4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #gji2    

ii41 p4 #de2 ii41 #fja4    #cd4 ,vol4   
iii41 p4 #gbg2 v4 #g1 #h4    #ce4 ,the  
women were remarkably active in         
defending the town4    #cf4 ,thoresby's 
,leicester1 #dto1 p4 #abh4    #cg4      
,hist4 of ,rebellion1 edition #agab1    
vol4 ii41 p4 #feb4    #ch4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#ffa4    #ci4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #ceg4      
#dj4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #aac1 #ceh4    #da4 
,vol4 i41 p4 #gbf4    #db4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#fid4    #dc4 ,the ,political           
,sentiments of ,john ,bunyan1           
re-published by ,john  ,martin1 #agih4  
#dd4 ,life of ,bunyan1 #afib1 p4 #ab4   
#de4 ,ibid41 #afib1 p4 #ac4    #df4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #g4    #dg4 ,the ,pathway  
to ,heaven is the work of that pious    
puritan ,dent1 and  is full of those    
striking illustrations which were       
admirably adapted to  prepare ,bunyan   
for writing his allegories4 ,a copy with
 the name ,ma  ,bunyann1 written on the 
title page1 has long been in the        
editor's  library4 ,we give a facsimile 
of the writing1 as it has been supposed 

that of ,bunyan4 ,this is very doubtful2
 it appears more like a woman's  hand2  
but1 if it is the name of ,mrs4 ,bunyan1
 then it indicates that his  daughter   
,mary1 baptized #bjth ,july1 #afej1 was 
called after her4    #dh4 ,life of      
,bunyan1 #afia1 p4 #ac4    #di4 ,this is
 a solemn consideration2 many profess to
 serve ,god while  they are bond-slaves 
to sin2 and many are servants in his    
family who  are not sons1 nor heirs1 of 
heaven4 ,blessed are those who are both 
servants and sons4    #ej4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#g1 #h4    #ea4 ,jan4 #c1 #afdd-e4      
#eb4 ,aug4 #bc1 #afde4    #ec4 #dto     
,edit41 #afdd4    #ed4 ,neale1 #ahbb1   
vol4 ii41 p4 #bbj4    #ee4 ,life of     
,alfred1 comparing him to ,charles ,i4  
,preface4 #hvo4 #afcd4    #ef4 ,vol4 i41
 p4 #h1 #i4    #eg4 ,the game of cat1   
tipcat1 or 8sly10 so called by ,wilson1 
in his life  of ,bunyan ,wilson's       
,edition of ,works1 vol4 i41 fol4 #agcf1
 is an  ancient game well known in many 
parts of the kingdom4 ,a number of holes

  are made in the ground1 at equal      
distances1 in a circular direction2 a   
player is stationed at each hole2 the   
opposite party stand around2 one  of    
them throws the cat to the batsman      
nearest to him2 every time the  cat is  
struck1 the batsmen run from one hole to
 the next1 and score as  many as they   
change positions2 but if the cat is     
thrown between them  before reaching the
 hole1 the batsman is out ,strutt's     
,sports and  ,pastimes1 #hvo41 p4 #aaj4 
,such was the childish game played by   
men on  the ,lord's-day4    #eh4 ,life  
by ,c4 ,doe1 #afih4    #ei4 ,vol4 i41 p4
 #i4    #fj4 ,saved by ,grace1 vol4 i41 
p4 #cea4    #fa4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #i2 ,no4  
#cb4    #fb4 ,folio edition1 pp4 #eie-f4
    #fc4 ,in the ,engraving1 p4 #a1 vol4
 i41 is a view of part of the village   
green1 ,elstow1 with the ancient        
building now used as a school-house1 as 
seen from the church-yard4 ,this        
building is older than the time of      
,bunyan1 and was the scene of village   

meetings at the period in which he      
lived1 and doubtless associated with his
 dancing and thoughtless  amusements1 as
 the green itself was the scene of the  
game of cat4 ,a  view looking towards   
the church is given in ,vignette to vol4
 i4 of the  ,works4    #fd4 ,vol4 i41 p4
 #aj4    #fe4 ,southey's ,life1 pp4     
xxv41 xxxii4    #ff4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #hj4  
#fg4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #aa4    #fh4 ,vol4    
iii41 p4 #fjg4    #fi4 ,heresiography4  
#dtp4 #afed4 p4 #adc4    #gj4 ,vol4     
iii41 p4 #aea4    #ga4 ,vol4 iii41 p4   
#aah4    #gb4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #aa4    #gc4 
,vol4 i41 p4 #aa4    #gd4 ,vol4 i41 p4  
#eia4    #ge4 ,the ,rev4 ,h4 ,j4 ,rose1 
in his ,biographical ,dictionary1       
distorts this  singular affair into1    
#8he laid claim to a faith of such      
magnitude as to  work miracles6'    #gf4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ab4    #gg4 ,vol4 iii41  
pp4 #aee1 #aef4    #gh4 ,vol4 i41 p4    
#ab4    #gi4 ,it is as easy for a camel 
to go through the eye of a needle1 as   
for  a man to pass through this door    

with the world on his back4    #hj4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #ac4    #ha4 ,vol4 i41 p4  
#ac4    #hb4 ,holy ,war1 vol4 iii41 p4  
#cdb1 #cdf4    #hc4 ,bunyan on the      
,throne of ,grace1 vol4 i41 p4 #fgg4    
#hd4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #hj4    #he4 ,holy    
,war1 vol4 iii41 p4 #big4    #hf4 ,vol4 
i41 p4 #ad4    #hg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #abc4
    #hh4 ,addison4    #hi4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#ad4    #ij4 ,april #afde4 ,about #cjj  
discontented persons got together in    
,kent1  and took ,sir ,percival ,hart's 
house2 ,colonel ,blunt attacked and     
dispersed them with horse and foot1     
regained the house1 and made the  chief 
of them prisoners4 ,whitelock1 folio    
#acg4    #ia4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ae4    #ib4 
,vol4 i41 p4 #ae2 ,no4 #hb4    #ic4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #af4    #id4 ,vol4 i41 p4  
#ag1 #ah4    #ie4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #aac4  
#if4 ,bunyan's ,saints' ,privilege and  
,profit1 vol4 i41 p4 #ffa4    #ig4      
,bunyan's ,saved by ,grace1 vol4 i41 p4 
#cdj4    #ih4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ag4    #ii4 
,bunyan's ,christ a ,complete ,saviour1 

vol4 i41 p4 #baj4    #ajj4 ,rogers on   
,trouble of ,mind4 ,preface4 ,thus      
temptations are suited to  the state of 
the inquiring soul2 the learned man who 
studies ,plato1  ,aristotle1 and        
,aquinas1 is filled with doubts arising 
from #8philosophy  and vain deceit1     
profane and vain babblings'2 the        
unlettered mechanic  is tried not by    
logic1 but by infernal artillery2 the   
threatenings of  ,god's ,word are made  
to obscure the promises4 ,it is a       
struggle which1 to  one possessing a    
vivid imagination1 is attended with     
almost intolerable  agonies--unbelief   
seals up the door of mercy4    ,bunyan  
agreed with his learned contemporary1   
,milton1 in the invisible  agency of    
good and bad spirits4    #8,millions of 
spiritual creatures walk the earth      
,unseen1 both when we  wake and when we 
sleep6'    ,the malignant demons watch  
their opportunity to harass the pilgrim 
with  evil thoughts1 injected when least
 expected4    #aja4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ai4   

#ajb4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bj4    #ajc4 ,the   
anxiety of this pious teacher was to    
press upon his hearers to  take special 
heed1 not to receive any truth upon     
trust from any man1  but to pray over it
 and search #8the ,holy ,word4' ,this1  
,mr4 ,southey  designates1 #8doctrine of
 a most perilous kind4' ,how happy would
 it be  for society if every religious  
teacher pressed this perilous doctrine  
upon their hearers1 that it might bring 
forth the same fruit  universally1 as it
 did specially in ,bunyan4 ,compare     
,grace ,abounding1  ,no4 #aag1 and      
,southey's ,life1 p4 #bg1 #bh4    #ajd4 
,vol4 i41 p4 #ba4    #aje4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#bb4    #ajf4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #aae4      
#ajg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #bgj4    #ajh4     
,luther fell into the same mistake as to
 the ,baptists1 that ,bunyan  did as to 
the ,quakers4 ,both were keenly alive to
 the honour of  ,christianity1 and were 
equally misled by the loose conduct of  
some  unworthy professors4 ,luther      
charges the ,baptists as being #8devils 

possessed with worse devils' ,preface to
 ,galatians4 #8,it is all one  whether  
he be called a ,frank1 a ,turk1 a ,jew1 
or an ,anabaptist' ,com4  ,gal4 iv4 #h1 
#i4 #8,possessed with the devil1        
seditious1 and bloody men'  ,gal4 v4    
#ai4 ,even a few days before his death1 
he wrote to his wife1  #8,dearest ,kate1
 we reached ,halle at eight o'clock1 but
 could not get on  to ,eisleben1 for    
there met us a great ,anabaptist1 with  
waves and lumps  of ice1 which          
threatened us with a second baptism4'   
,bunyan1 in the same  spirit1 calls the 
,quakers #8a company of loose ranters1  
light  notionists1 shaking in their     
principles6' ,vol4 ii41 p4 #acc1 #i1    
#ba4  ,denying the ,scriptures and the  
resurrection ,com4 ,gal4 iv4 #bi4 ,these
  two great men went through the same   
furnace of the regeneration2 and        
,bunyan1 notwithstanding ,luther's      
prejudices against the ,baptists1 most  
affectionately recommended his ,comment 
on the ,galatians1 as an  invaluable    

work for binding up the broken-hearted4 
#aji4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bc4    #aaj4 ,vol4  
ii41 p4 #aha4    #aaa4 ,vol4 ii41 p4    
#bfj4    #aab4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #be2 ,no4   
#aeh4    #aac4 ,see note in vol4 i41 p4 
#bf4    #aad4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bi4    #aae4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #cj    #aaf4 ,the study of
 those scriptures1 in order that the    
solemn question  might be safely        
resolved1 #8,can such a fallen sinner   
rise again8' was  like the investigation
 of the title to an estate upon which a 
whole  livelihood depended4 ,every      
apparent flaw must be critically        
examined4  ,tremblingly alive to the    
importance of a right decision1 his     
prayers  were most earnest2 and at      
length1 to his unspeakable delight1 the 
word  of the law and wrath gave place to
 that of life and grace4    #aag4 ,vol4 
i41 p4 #ce4    #aah4 ,vol4 iii41 p4     
#ajj4    #aai4 ,irish sixpences1 which  
passed for fourpence-halfpenny4 ,see the
  note on vol4 i41 p4 #cf4 ,since       
writing that note ,i have discovered    

another proof of the contempt with which
 that coin was  treated3--#8,christian1 
the wife of ,robert ,green1 of ,brexham1
  ,somersetshire1 in #affc1 is said to  
have made a covenant with the devil2  he
 pricked the fourth finger of her right 
hand1 between the middle and  upper     
joints1 and took two drops of her blood 
on his finger1 giving her  a            
fourpence-halfpenny4 ,then he spake in  
private with ,catharine her  sister1 and
 vanished1 leaving a smell of brimstone 
behind6'--,turner's  ,remarkable        
,providences1 folio1 #affg1 p4 #bh4     
#abj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #cf4    #aba4 ,holy  
,war4    #abb4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #ada4      
#abc4 ,luther and ,tyndale4    #abd4    
,vol4 iii41 p4 #cih4    #abe4 ,vol4 i41 
p4 #die4    #abf4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #cih4  
#abg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4#aij4    #abh4 ,vol4
 iii41 p4 #ahf4    #abi4 ,bunyan on     
,christian ,behaviour1 vol4 ii41 p4     
#eej4    #acj4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #egj4      
#aca4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #ehe4    #acb4 ,the 
,nineteenth ,article4    #acc4 ,the     

sufferings of the ,episcopalians were   
severe2 they drank the  bitter cup which
 they had shortly before administered to
 the ,puritans4  ,under suspicion of    
disloyalty to the ,commonwealth1 they   
were most  unjustly compelled to swallow
 the ,covenant as a religious test1 or  
leave preaching and teaching4 ,their    
miseries were not to be compared  with  
those of the ,puritans4 ,laud was       
beheaded for treason1 but none  were put
 to death for nonconformity4 ,it was an 
age when religious  liberty was almost  
unknown4 ,these sufferings were repaid  
by an awful  retaliation and revenge1   
when ,royalty and ,episcopacy were      
restored4    #acd4 ,penn's ,christian   
,quaker4    #ace4 ,folio1 p4 #dag4      
#acf4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #ajg4    #acg4     
,vol4 iii41 p4 #gfe4 ,the author of     
,bunyan's ,life1 published in #afij1    
dates his baptism #8about the year      
#afec4'    #ach4 ,life from his ,cradle 
to his ,grave1 #agjj4    #aci4          
,september #ba4    #adj4 ,in the same   

year1 and about the same period1 ,oliver
 ,cromwell was  made ,lord ,protector4  
,upon this coincidence1 ,mr4 ,carlisle  
uses the  following remarkable          
language3--#8,two common men thus       
elevated1 putting  their hats upon their
 heads1 might exclaim1 8,god enable me  
to be king  of what lies under this6    
,for eternities lie under it1 and       
infinities1  and heaven also and hell6  
and it is as big as the universe1 this  
kingdom2 and ,i am to conquer it1 or be 
for ever conquered by it4 ,now1  ,,while
 ,,it ,,is ,,called ,,to-,,day6'0       
#ada4 ,in possession of the ,society of 
,antiquities4    #adb4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ci4
    #adc4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bj4    #add4    
,reading and ,preaching4    #ade4 ,not  
to wait for one another1 each one to    
come in good time4    #adf4 ,alluding to
 ,bunyan1 or his co-pastor1 ,burton1 or 
to both of them4    #adg4 ,bunyan was   
about twenty-seven years of age4        
#adh4 ,this letter was copied into the  
church records at the time3 the         

original cannot be found4 ,it was       
published with ,ryland's ,funeral       
,sermon  on ,symonds1 #aghh1 and in     
,jukes' very interesting account of     
,bunyan's  church1 in #ahdi4 ,the       
signature is copied from an original in 
the ,milton  ,state ,papers1 library of 
the ,antiquarian ,society4    #adi4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #ci4    #aej4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#ede4    #aea4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4  
#bee1 vol4 i41 p4 #ci4    #aeb4 ,vol4   
i41 p4 #ede4    #aec4 ,grace ,abounding1
 ,no #bee-bei1 vol4 i41 p4 #ci4    #aed4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dj4    #aee4 ,vol4 iii41 
p4 #fee4    #aef4 ,rogers on ,trouble of
 ,mind4    #aeg4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4
 #bfj4    #aeh4 #ast edition1 p4 #cee4  
#aei4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #dbe4    #afj4 ,vol4
 i41 p4 #dj4    #afa4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gfi4
    #afb4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #edi4    #afc4   
,church ,book1 #afga4    #afd4 ,this    
secrecy became needful after the        
,restoration1 as noticed more  fully    
afterwards1 p4 lix4 ,during those years 
of persecution1 a frequent  place of    

resort was a dell in ,wain-wood1 about  
three miles from  ,hitchin4 ,of this    
locality the following notice will be   
acceptable3--,on  the #aith of ,may1    
#ahec1 a splendidly hot day1 my         
pilgrimage to the  shrines of ,bunyan   
was continued at ,hitchin and its       
vicinity1 in company  with ,s4 ,b4      
,geard1 ,esq4 ,here it was my honour to 
shake hands with honest  ,edward        
,foster1 whose grandfather often        
entertained and sheltered ,john         
,bunyan4 ,so singular a case ,i had     
never met with1 that three lives  should
 connect1 in a direct line1 evidence of 
transactions which  occurred at a       
distance of #aij years4 ,his grandfather
 was born in #afdb1  and for many years 
was a friend and companion of the       
illustrious  dreamer4 ,in #agjf1 when he
 was sixty-four years of age1 his       
youngest son  was born1 and in #aggg1   
when that son was seventy-one years of  
age1 his  youngest son was born1 and in 
#ahec he has the perfect use of limbs   

and  faculties1 and properly executes   
the important office of assistant       
overseer to his extensive parish4 ,with 
such direct testimony1 we  visited the  
very romantic dell1 where1 in the still 
hours of midnight1  the saints of ,god  
were wont to meet and unite in ,divine  
worship4 ,it is  a most romantic dell1  
in ,wain-wood1 which crowns a hill about
 three  miles from ,hitchin4 ,we had    
some difficulty in making our way       
through  the underwood--crushing the    
beautiful hyacinths and primroses which 
covered the ground in the richest       
profusion1 and near the top of the  hill
 came suddenly upon this singular       
dell--a natural little eminence  formed 
the pulpit1 while the dell would hold   
under its shade at least a  thousand    
people--and now ,i must give you the    
countryman's eloquent  description of   
the meetings of his ancestors4 8,here1  
under the canopy  of heaven1 with the   
rigour of winter's nipping frost1 while 
the clouds1  obscuring the moon1 have   

discharged their flaky treasures1 they  
often  assembled while the highly-gifted
 and heavenly-minded ,bunyan has broken 
to them the bread of life4 ,the word of 
the ,lord was precious in those  days4  
,and here over his devoted head1 while  
uncovered in prayer1 the  pious matrons 
warded off the driving hail and snow1 by
 holding a shawl  over him by its four  
corners4 ,in this devoted dell these    
plain  unpolished husbandmen1 like the  
ancient ,waldenses1 in the valleys of   
,piedmont1 proved themselves firm       
defenders of the faith in its  primitive
 purity1 and of ,divine worship in its  
primitive style40    ,their horses on   
which they rode1 from various parts1    
were sheltered in  neighbouring friendly
 farms1 while they1 to avoid suspicion1 
ascended  the hill by scarcely visible  
footpaths4 ,could fine weather be       
insured1  it would form a lovely spot   
for a meeting to celebrate the third    
jubilee of religious toleration--there  
listen to a ,bunyan of our age1  and    

devise measures for religious equality4 
,then we might close the  service by    
solemnly objuring every system which    
gave power to tyrannise  over the rights
 of conscience4 ,here1 as in other      
places where ,bunyan  founded churches1 
the cause of ,christ hath spread4 ,at   
,hitchin1 in #afha1  about thirty-five  
,christians united in the following     
covenant3--    #8,we who1 through the   
mercy of ,god1 and our ,lord ,jesus     
,christ1 have  obtained grace to give   
ourselves to the ,lord1 and one to      
another by the  will of ,god1 to have   
communion with one another1 as saints in
 one  gospel fellowship3--,do1 before   
,god our ,father1 and our ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 and the holy angels1 agree and 
promise to walk together in this  one   
gospel communion and fellowship as a    
church of ,jesus ,christ1 in  love to   
the ,lord and one to another1 and       
endeavour to yield sincere and  hearty  
obedience to the laws1 ordinances1 and  
appointments of our ,lord  and ,lawgiver

 in his church4 ,and also do agree and  
promise1 the ,lord  assisting1 to follow
 after the things which make for peace1 
and things  wherewith one may edify     
another1 that so living and walking in  
love and  peace1 the ,god of love and   
peace may be with us4 ,amen4'    ,this  
was probably drawn by ,bunyan1 and so   
simple and comprehensive has  it proved1
 that the church has flourished1 and    
lately a spacious and  handsome place of
 worship has been erected1 to           
accommodate a thousand  worshippers1 at 
a cost of #cjjj1 all paid for1 with a   
surplus fund in  hand for contingencies1
 of #ejj4 ,in addition1 there are also  
large and  commodious chapels for the   
,independents1 ,wesleyans1 and ,quakers4
    #afe4 ,christ a ,complete ,saviour1 
vol4 i41 p4 #baj4    #aff4 ,law and     
,grace1 vol4 i41 pp4 #edi1 #eej4        
#afg4 ,life of ,bunyan1 p4 xiv4    #afh4
 ,sighs1 vol4 iii41 p4 #gab4    #afi4   
,gospel ,truths1 vol4 ii41 p4 #agh4     
#agj4 ,like the ,beef-eaters1 or yeomen 

of the guard at the present day4        
#aga4 ,journal1 folio1 #afid1 p4 #add4  
,is it surprising that the ,quakers1  at
 such a time1 assumed their peculiar    
neatness of dress8    #agb4 ,vol4 ii41  
p4 #agh1 #eff4    #agc4 ,grace          
,abounding1 vol4 i41 p4 #da4    #agd4   
,nehemiah ,coxe is said to have been a  
descendant from ,dr4 ,richard  ,coxe1   
preceptor to ,edward ,,vi1 and ,dean of 
,oxford4 ,he fled from  persecution     
under ,mary1 was a troubler of his      
brother refugees by his  turbulent      
temper1 and his attachment to           
superstitious ceremonies4 ,on  his      
return1 he was made ,bishop of ,ely1 and
 became a bitter persecutor4  ,benjamin 
,coxe1 ,a4,m41 probably a son of the    
furious bishop1 was as  ardently fond of
 rites and ceremonies4 ,he was cited to 
appear before  ,laud for denying the    
jure divino of bishops1 and the poor    
bishop said1  8,god did so bless me that
 ,i gave him satisfaction40 ,mr4 ,coxe  
soon after  came out as a ,baptist1 and 

having preached at ,bedford1 he settled 
in  ,coventry4 ,here he disputed with   
,mr4 ,baxter and the ,presbyterians2 and
  the ,independents had him imprisoned  
for defending adult baptism  7,crosby1  
,history of ,baptists1 i4 #ced71 a very 
short mode of settling  the controversy4
 ,probably ,nehemiah ,coxe was his son1 
settled at ,bedford  as a shoemaker4 ,he
 was a learned man1 and1 when tried at  
,bedford  assizes for preaching the     
gospel1 he was indicted in the usual    
,norman-,french1 or ,latin2 and pleaded 
first in ,greek1 which the  prosecutors 
not understanding1 he pleaded in        
,hebrew1 arguing1 that as  his          
indictment was in a foreign tongue1 he  
was entitled to plead in any  of the    
learned languages4 ,the counsel being   
ignorant of those  languages1 and the   
judge glad to get rid of a vexatious    
indictment1  dismissed him1 saying to   
the counselors1 #8,well1 this cordwainer
 hath  wound you all up1 gentlemen4'    
,this anecdote is handed down in a      

funeral  sermon by ,t4 ,sutcliff1 on the
 death of ,symonds1 one of the pastors  
of  the church at ,bedford4    ,another 
of this little band that was set apart  
with ,bunyan1 became so  useful a       
preacher as to have been honoured with a
 record in the annals  of persecution in
 the reign of ,charles ,,ii4 ,john ,fenn
 was on ,lord's-day1  ,may #ae1 #afgj1  
committed to prison for preaching in his
 own house2 and  on ,tuesday1 all his   
goods and stock in trade were seized and
 carted  away1 leaving his family in the
 most desolate condition4    ,in the    
following week1 ,edward ,isaac1 a       
blacksmith1 another of this  little     
band1 having been fined1 had all his    
stock in trade1 and even  the anvil upon
 which he worked1 seized and carted     
away4    ,such were the severe trials   
which these excellent citizens were1    
with  their families1 called to pass    
through1 by the tyranny of the church2  
but they were light1 indeed1 in         
comparison with those that awaited the  

amiable and pious ,bunyan4    #age4 ,if 
,christians recollected with what       
anxiety their teachers  prepared and    
delivered their sermons1 how constant   
and prayerful would  be their attendance
 on the means of grace4    #agf4 ,grace 
,abounding1 vol4 i41 p4 #db4 ,the taunts
 and revilings of a  poet laureate upon 
,bunyan's preaching and sufferings need 
only a  passing notice4 ,no words could 
be more vile and slanderous than those  
of ,mr4 ,southey4 ,he says1 #8,peace    
might be on his lips1 and zeal for the  
salvation of others in his heart1 but he
 was certainly1 at that time1  no       
preacher of good will1 nor of ,christian
 charity4' ,how can we judge  of a      
preacher's good will1 but by #8peace on 
his lips8' and what is the  criterion of
 ,christian charity1 except it be #8zeal
 for the salvation of  others in his    
heart8'    #agg4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4
 #bic1 vol4 i41 p4 #dd4    #agh4 ,vol4  
i41 p4 #ei4 ,eben4 ,chandler thus       
describes ,bunyan3 #8,his wit was  sharp

 and quick1 his memory tenacious2 it    
being customary with him to  commit his 
sermons to writing after he had preached
 them4'--,chandler and  ,wilson's       
,preface to ,bunyan's ,works1 folio1    
#afib4 ,all these autographs  have      
unaccountably disappeared4    #agi4     
,noticed in the life annexed to         
,pilgrim1 ,part ,,iii4    #ahj4 ,in the 
editor's library1 folio1 #afce4         
,orthography was little cared  for in   
those days4 ,on the beautiful portrait  
of ,andrews1 is the  autograph of ,annie
 ,brokett hir ,blook6    #aha4 ,this    
document is copied on page xxvi4        
#ahb4 ,see page lxxii4    #ahc4 ,vol4   
ii41 p4 #acb4    #ahd4 ,vol4 ii41 p4    
#acc4    #ahe4 ,vol4 ii41 pp4 #adj1     
#ada4    #ahf4 ,the ,american authors of
 a recent life of ,burrough1 7,william  
and  ,thomas ,evans1 ,philadelphia1     
republished by ,gilpin1 ,london1 #ahea71
 have  given an unfair account of his   
controversy with ,bunyan1 drawn from    
,burrough's works in the shape of a     

supposed dialogue4 ,such a  disputation 
can only be understood by reading both  
sides of the  question4 ,we unite with  
them in admiring the character of that  
young  but noble martyr4 ,they are1     
however1 wrong in their conclusion that 
#8the meekness and gentleness of ,christ
 softened and adorned his whole         
character4' ,he was one of those that   
are called in the ,holy ,war1 #8rough   
hewn men fit to break the ice4' ,vol4   
iii4 p4 #bgj    #ahg4 ,vol4 ii41 p4     
#bja4    #ahh4 ,p4 #af4    #ahi4 ,it is 
difficult to describe the state of those
 times4 ,james ,naylor  rode into       
,bristol1 a multitude accompanying him1 
strewing their scarfs1  handkerchiefs1  
and garments on the ground for his horse
 to tread on1  and singing1 ,hosanna in 
the highest2 holy1 holy1 holy is the    
,lord ,god  of ,israel4 ,he was         
addressed as the everlasting son of     
righteousness1  and prince of peace4    
,his brain was bewildered with          
adulation4 ,women  kissed his feet1 and 

called him ,jesus the ,son of ,god4 ,to 
stop the  tumult1 he was apprehended1   
and had he been simply subjected to the 
discipline of a mad-house1 like ,mr4    
,brothers of a later period1 his  blood 
would soon have recovered from its      
agitation4 ,instead of this1 a  grand   
parade was made by trying him before a  
,committee of the ,house of  ,commons1  
and1 upon a report of the whole house1  
he was convicted of  #8horrid           
blasphemy1' and it was by the small     
majority of fourteen that  his life was 
spared4 ,his cruel sentence was         
whipping1 pillory1 his  tongue bored    
through with a red hot iron1 a large    
letter ,b burnt into  his forehead1 and 
to be imprisoned during the pleasure of 
,parliament4  ,by his followers he was  
considered a martyr2 but the infatuation
 soon  subsided4 ,after his release1 he 
was mercifully restored to his senses1  
and became a useful ,quaker4    #aij4   
,these commissioners were called        
#8triers1' and1 being high  ,calvinists1

 were nick-named ,dr4 ,absolute1        
chairman1 ,mr4 ,fatality1 ,mr4          
,fri-babe1 ,mr4 ,dam-man1 ,mr4          
,narrow-grace1 ,mr4 ,indefectible1 ,mr4 
,dubious1  and others4 ,they turned out 
of their livings those clergymen who    
were  proved to be immoral in their     
conduct1 and others who did not come up 
to the orthodox standard4 ,of these1    
,mr4 ,walker1 in his account of the     
sufferings of the clergy1 gives a long  
list4    #aia4 ,this ,act or ordinance  
of ,parliament involved some of our     
excellent  ancestors in trouble4        
,hansard ,knollys1 ,wm4 ,kiffin1 ,mr4   
,lamb1 and many  others1 were imprisoned
 for short periods2 ,edward ,barbour for
 eleven  months4 ,to avoid the          
informers1 adult baptism was performed  
at  midnight2 for this ,henry ,denne    
suffered imprisonment4 ,that gracious   
and  valuable minister1 ,vavasor ,powel 
also suffered a short imprisonment      
during the ,protectorate2 his life was  
afterwards sacrificed by a  tedious     

imprisonment in the following reign4 ,he
 was taken1 with his  flock1 at a       
midnight meeting2 and for safe custody  
they were locked up  in the parish      
church1 and there he preached without   
molestation4 ,when  conveyed to the     
justice's house1 while waiting his      
worship's leisure1  he again preached4  
,when this magistrate arrived1 he was   
violently  enraged that his house should
 have been turned into a conventicle4   
,he  would have committed them at once  
to prison1 but two of his daughters     
were so affected with the sermon1 that1 
at their intercession1 after  severe    
threatenings1 the preacher and his      
friends were set at liberty4    #aib4   
,from the original1 in the editor's     
possession4    #aic4 ,cotton ,mather    
says that these laws were never carried 
to  extremity1 and were soon laid       
entirely by4 ,hist4 of ,america4        
#aid4 ,jukes' ,history of ,bunyan's     
,church1 p4 #af4    #aie4 ,works1 vol4  
iii41 p4 #ffg2 especially pp4 #fgb1     

#fgc4    #aif4 ,no4 #bhj-cag1 vol4 i41  
p4 #db-df4    #aig4 ,life and ,death of 
,mr4 ,j4 ,bunyan1 #agjj1 p4 #bg4        
#aih4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gfg4    #aii4     
,grace ,abounding1 vol4 i41 p4 #df4     
#bjj4 ,see ,note1 vol4 i41 p4 #de4      
#bja4 #dtp4 ,london1 #afei4 ,a ,,ms copy
 is in the editor's possession4    #bjb4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fhc4    #bjc4 ,vol4 iii41
 p4 #dde4    #bjd4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #dh4  
#bje4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #fce4    #bjf4 ,vol4
 iii41 p4 #fhj4    #bjg4 ,see postscript
 to ,the ,true ,faith of the ,gospel of 
,peace1 ,british  ,museum4    #bjh4     
,vol4 ii41 p4 #bja4    #bji4 ,vol4 i41  
p4 #df4    #baj4 ,macaulay's ,history of
 ,england1 vol4 i4    #baa4 ,life of    
,badman4    #bab4 ,penn's ,england's    
,interest1 #dto1 #afgf1 p4 #b4    #bac4 
,vol4 ii41 p4 #eic4    #bad4 ,vol4 i41  
p4 #ea4    #bae4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ea4      
#baf4 ,this very interesting ,memoir was
 published by the ,society of  ,friends1
 #ahbe4    #bag4 ,case and ,opinion1    
under the head #8,conventicles1'        

,british ,museum4  ,there is also a rare
 ,tract1 to prove that the ,persecuting 
,acts expired  ,oct4 #bdth1 #afgj4      
#bah4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ed4 ,how unspeakable
 the mercy1 that the persecutor  cannot 
plunge his implements of torture into   
the spirit1 nor prevent  its intercourse
 with heaven6    ,a very deeply         
interesting narrative of all the        
particulars of this  examination and    
form of trial1 was recorded by the      
sufferer4 ,see vol4  i41 p4 #ej4        
#bai4 ,there were three prisons in      
,bedford--the county jail1 the          
bridewell1 and the tower jail4 ,no      
decisive evidence has been discovered   
as to which prison ,bunyan was          
committed4 ,two views of the bridge and 
prison are given in the plate at p4 #fc1
 vol4 i4    #bbj4 ,howard's ,account of 
,lazarettos1 c4 #dto1 #aghi1 p4 #aej4   
#bba4 ,elstow is a perpetual curacy or  
vicarage1 worth at that time only  #ce  
per annum6 forming one of the           
discreditable anomalies of the  church1 

in the division of its immense revenues4
    #bbb4 ,he has favoured us with the  
following description of it3--#8,the    
ring  is of fine gold1 very like in     
colour to that which has been brought   
into this country from ,california4 ,the
 head is1 ,i think1 engraven1 but  the  
letters have not that sharpness about   
them which indicates the  engraving     
tool2 and the ,i4 ,b4 are undoubted     
indents made after the ring  was        
finished4' ,it is not the usual emblem  
of a mourning gift1 for that  would have
 the cross-bones under the skull2 it was
 more probably given  as a special mark 
of esteem4 ,three things are            
certain--#ast1 ,that if so  valuable a  
gift excited the poor man's pride1 its  
loss must have been a  serious annoyance
 to one whose family was dependent upon 
his daily  labour4 #b;d1 ,his preaching 
talent must have been highly            
appreciated1  before he was known as the
 author of the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 to 
have  brought him so valuable a token of

 respect4 ,but the most pleasing and    
remarkable reflection1 is the surprising
 progress of good-will among  men of    
various denominations1 that a ring1 worn
 by a despised and  persecuted          
,nonconformist of a former age1 is now  
highly prized and  worn1 from respect to
 his memory1 by a dignified clergyman of
 the  ,established church4    #bbc4     
,this was not his only ring2 he left1   
inter alia1 all his rings to  his wife4 
,see4 p4 lxxii4    #bbd4 ,after he had  
lain in jail five or six days1 an       
application was  made to a liberal      
justice at ,elstow1 named ,crumpton1 to 
release him on  bail2 but he declined1  
fearing to give offence4 ,he1 however1  
so felt  for this persecuted servant of 
,christ1 as to sell him an edifice and  
barn1 which1 upon his release1 was      
converted into a large  meeting-house4  
#bbe4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #ajg4    #bbf4 ,vol4
 iii41 p4 #cda1 #cff4    #bbg4 ,from his
 autograph1 in the editor's possession1 
he spelt his name  ,john ,keling4       

#bbh4 ,lord ,campbell's lives of the    
,chief ,justices4    #bbi4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#eg4 ,this forcibly reminds us of       
,greatheart's reply to  ,giant          
,maul--#8,i am a servant of the ,god of 
heaven2 my business is to  persuade     
sinners to repentance2 if to prevent    
this be thy quarrel1 let  us fall to it 
as soon as thou wilt1' vol4 iii41 p4    
#baj4 ,southey  attempts to vindicate   
the justices in condemning ,bunyan1 and 
grossly  mis-states the facts2 deeming  
him to be unreasonable and intolerant2  
that preaching was incompatible with his
 calling1 and that he ought not  to have
 sacrificed his liberty in such a cause6
 ,the poet-laureate makes  these        
assertions1 knowing the vast benefits   
which sprung from the  determined piety 
and honesty of the persecuted preacher4 
,would not  ,by-ends1 ,facing-both-ways1
 and ,save-all1 have jumped to the same 
conclusion8    #bcj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ef4  
#bca4 ,every ,christian should read the 
appalling account of these  sufferings1 

recently published under the title of   
,ladies of the  ,covenant4    #bcb4     
,vol4 iii41 p4 #ag4    #bcc4 ,history of
 ,baptists1 vol4 ii41 p4 #agb4 ,robinson
 was a nephew of  ,archbishop ,laud1 and
 appeared to inherit his evil spirit4   
#bcd4 ,wilson's ,history of ,dissenting 
,churches1 and the ,trial of  ,rosewell4
    #bce4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #aih2 and ,grace 
,abounding1 ,no4 #cbf4    #bcf4 ,vol4   
i41 p4 #dh4    #bcg4 ,baptized at       
,elstow1 ,july #bj1 #afej4    #bch4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #afh4    #bci4 ,vol4 ii41  
p4 #bgi4    #bdj4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #gcc4   
#bda4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fj4    #bdb4 ,the   
cut1 copied from an old drawing of the  
house taken before its  entire demotion1
 at the end of last century1 exhibits   
its quaint  characteristics4 ,the bridge
 foot is to the spectator's right2 the  
church tower behind is that of ,st4     
,mary's1 also seen in our view of the   
jail1 which would1 of course1 be seen   
from the bow-windows of the old  inn1 in
 which the ,judges met4    #bdc4 ,vol4  

i41 p4 #fj4    #bdd4 ,lectures on the   
,pilgrim's ,progress4    #bde4 ,this    
valuable set of books came into the     
possession of my old  friend ,mr4       
,wontner1 of the ,minories1 ,london2 it 
descended at his  decease1 to his widow1
 who resided on ,camberwell ,green1 and 
from her to  a daughter1 married to ,mr4
 ,parnel1 an orange merchant in ,botolph
 ,lane4  ,he was tempted to sell it to  
,mr4 ,bohn1 the bookseller1 from whom it
 was  bought for the ,bedford library4  
#bdf4 ,charles ,doe in ,heavenly        
,footman1 #b;d edition1 #agjj4    #bdg4 
,introduction to the ,pilgrim1 vol4     
iii41 p4 #f1 #g4    #bdh4 ,psalmody     
,edit41 #agge1 p4 #acg4 ,george         
,whitefield1 in recommending  the works 
of ,bunyan1 says1 #8,ministers never    
write or preach so well as  when under  
the cross2 the ,spirit of ,christ and of
 glory shall rest upon  them' ,preface  
to ,bunyan's ,works1 #agfg4 ,admiring   
the courage and  honesty of ,bunyan1    
when alluding to the ,prayer-,book1 we  

earnestly unite  in his petition--#8,the
 ,lord in mercy turn the hearts of his  
people1 to  seek more after the ,spirit 
of prayer1 and1 in the strength of that1
 to  pour out their souls before the    
,lord4'    #bdi4 ,this was published in 
#afih4    #bej4 ,heavenly ,footman1 #b;d
 edition1 #agjj1 p4 #abf4    #bea4 ,vol4
 iii41 p4 #cig1 #cih4    #beb4 ,this    
deeply interesting book is dedicated to 
four sorts of  readers--the godly1 the  
learned1 the captious1 and to the mother
 of  harlots4 ,to her he says1 #8,i have
 nothing here to please your wanton     
eye1 or voluptuous palate2 no paint for 
thy wrinkled face1 nor crutch  to       
support thy tottering kingdom4' ,it is a
 very amusing preface4    #bec4 ,vol4   
iii41 p4 #faj4    #bed4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #d4
    #bee4 ,author's ,apology for the    
,pilgrim4    #bef4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fjb4   
#beg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #g4    #beh4 ,grace
 ,abounding1 ,no4 #cbb4    #bei4 ,vol4  
i41 p4 #fe4    #bfj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gda4 
#bfa4 ,this jug is in possession of     

,mrs4 ,hillyard1 widow of the late ,mr4 
,hillyard1 who was minister of the      
chapel for fifty years1 and died in     
#ahci4 ,one tradition says the jug was  
used as noted in the text2 another  that
 his broth was brought to #8chapel' in  
it1 for his ,sunday dinner1 in  the     
vestry4    #bfb4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #gcg-gci4
    #bfc4 #b ,cor #a3e2 vol4 ii41 p4    
#gce4    #bfd4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #gjj4      
#bfe4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dg4    #bff4 ,vol4  
i41 p4 #bgh2 and vol4 iii41 p4 #ac4     
#bfg4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #eic4    #bfh4 ,vol4
 ii41 p4 #eid4--;,heroic man6 ,british  
,christians are most deeply  indebted to
 thee1 and thy fellow-sufferers1 for the
 high privileges  they now enjoy4 ,may  
thy name be had in everlasting          
remembrance4    #bfi4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fb4 
#bgj4 ,it has been doubted whether he   
was justified in thus making  excursions
 from the prison4 ,this may be answered 
by the question--,was  ,peter justified 
in leaving the prison1 and going to the 
prayer-meeting  at ,mary's house8 ,acts 

#ab3g-ai4    #bga4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #ai4  
#bgb4 ,rapin4    #bgc4 ,for an accurate 
copy of this declaration1 see vol4 iii41
 p4 #ba4    #bgd4 ,the ecclesiastical   
year commenced in ,march4 ,the tenth    
month means  ,december4    #bge4 ,for a 
copy of these licenses1 see vol4 iii41  
p4 #bd4    #bgf4 #dto1 vol4 vii41 p4    
#ge4    #bgg4 ,i am greatly indebted to 
,j4 ,p4 ,brown1 ,esq41 ,james ,street1  
,islington1 for directing my attention  
to these letters4    #bgh4 ,vol4 iii41  
pp4 #ba-bi4    #bgi4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #bg4
    #bhj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dg2 ,no4 #cai4  
#bha4 ,jukes' ,history of ,bunyan's     
,church1 p4 #bd4    #bhb4 ,continuation 
of ,life to ,grace ,abounding4    #bhc4 
,it is generally believed at ,bedford1  
that1 after ,bunyan was  imprisoned1 his
 family removed from ,elstow to         
,bedford1 in order that  they might have
 more frequent access to him2 and that1 
on his release1  he made his abode      
there4 ,his humble dwelling was much    
like that of his  father at ,elstow1    

most unassuming2 just such a cottage as 
a poor  wounded sinner would feel at    
home in when visiting his pastor for    
advice4 ,the late ,rev4 ,j4 ,geard1 of  
,hitchin1 in his ,diary1 says--#8,july  
#ag1 #aggd4 ,i preached1 for the first  
time1 at ,bedford1 to the successors  of
 good ,mr4 ,bunyan's congregation1 and  
the next day called at the house  where 
he used to live1 and went into the room 
that tradition reported  was his study4 
,this house1 though it had been the     
habitation of so  truly great a man1 was
 now let for about #djs4 per annum4'    
,allowing for  the difference in the    
value of money1 ,bunyan would have now  
paid #afs4  a-year rent for his humble  
abode4 ,it will be always matter of     
regret1  that it was not purchased and  
preserved by the members of the #8,old  
,meeting1' when it was offered them     
before its destruction2 we procured1    
however1 a drawing of it1 which is here 
engraved4 ,the cottage was in  the      
parish of ,st4 ,cuthbert1 in the street 

opposite the meeting-house1  and here   
,bunyan lived1 while he was pastor1 from
 #afha to #afhh4    #bhd4 ,pilgrim1 vol4
 iii41 p4 #aih4    #bhe4 ,vol4 ii41 p4  
#fdi4    #bhf4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #ech4      
#bhg4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #bai4    #bhh4 ,vol4
 i41 p4 #geg4    #bhi4 ,vol4 ii41 #fdi4 
#bij4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #fch4    #bia4 ,vol4
 ii41 p4 #fda4    #bib4 ,vol4 iii41 p4  
#geh4    #bic4 ,christian ,church1 #hvo1
 #agdg1 p4 #bhj4    #bid4 ,the ,general 
,doctrine of ,toleration1 applied to    
,free ,communion1 p4  #h4 ,george       
,whitefield most warmly approved the    
communion of all ,god's  saints with    
each other4 ,this1 ,i must own1 more    
particularly endears ,mr4  ,bunyan to my
 heart4 ,he was of a catholic spirit4   
,the want of water  7adult baptism71    
with this man of ,god1 was no bar to    
outward ,christian  communion4 ,and ,i  
am persuaded that if1 like him1 we were 
more deeply  and experimentally baptized
 into the benign and gracious influences
 of  the blessed ,spirit1 we should be  

less baptized into the waters of  strife
 about circumstantials and              
non-essentials4 ,for being thereby      
rooted and grounded in the love of ,god1
 we should necessarily be  constrained  
to think and let think1 bear with and   
forbear one another  in love1 and       
without saying1 ,i am of ,paul1         
,apollos1 or ,cephas2 have but  one     
grand1 laudable1 disinterested strife1  
namely1 who should live1  preach1 and   
exalt the ever-loving1 altogether-lovely
 ,jesus most4    #bie4 ,vol4 iii41 p4   
#cih4    #bif4 ,he hesitated as to the  
propriety of publishing it1 probably    
from  the influence of the weighty      
opinion of ,martin ,luther4 #8,the      
people are  greatly delighted with      
allegories and similitudes1 and         
therefore ,christ  oftentimes useth     
them2 for they are1 as it were1 certain 
pictures which  set forth things as if  
they were painted before our eyes4 ,paul
 was a  marvelous cunning workman in    
handling allegories1 but ,origen and    

,jerome  turn plain ,scriptures into    
unfit and foolish allegories4           
,therefore1 to  use allegories1 it is   
oftentimes a very dangerous thing' ,com4
 on ,gal4  iv4 #ba4 ,such instructions1 
from one he so much venerated1 curbed   
his  exuberant imagination1 and made him
 doubly watchful1 lest allegorizing     
upon subjects of such vast importance   
might #8darken counsel by words  without
 knowledge4'    #big4 ,vol4 iii41 p4    
#gci4    #bih4 ,even ,dean ,swift1 in   
his popular ,letter to a ,young ,divine1
 says1 #8,i  have been better           
entertained1 and more informed by a few 
pages in the  ,pilgrim's ,progress1 than
 by a long discourse upon the will and  
the  intellect1 and simple and complex  
ideas4' ,nothing short of  extraordinary
 merit could have called for such a     
eulogy from so severe  a critic4        
#bii4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #aff4    #cjj4     
,within the ,editor's memory1 polished  
writers hesitated to name our           
incomparable allegorist1 on account of  

his humble name and education4  ,thus   
,cowper sang--    #8,i name thee not1   
lest so despised a name ,should move a  
sneer at thy  deserved fame4'    ,now   
nearly all men find it difficult to do  
that name sufficient honour4  ,one of   
the most splendid steam-ships in        
,america is called after his  name4 ,a  
magnificent ship1 for the ,china trade1 
was built at ,aberdeen by  ,walter ,hood
  ,co41 which so swiftly traversed the  
ocean as to have made  the voyage from  
,canton to ,london in ninety-nine days1 
without any aid  from steam4 ,this      
beautiful and grand specimen of the     
perfection of  naval architecture is    
named ,the ,john ,bunyan4 ,roman        
,catholics have  printed large editions 
of the ,pilgrim1 with slight omissions1 
for  circulation among the young under  
the care of the nuns4 ,our ,english     
fanatics have committed a crime that    
would make a papist blush4 ,a ,rev4  ,e4
 ,neale has clumsily altered the        
,pilgrim's ,progress1 that ,bunyan might

  appear to teach the things which      
,bunyan's righteous heaven-born soul    
abhorred4 ,it is a piece of matchless   
self-conceit to think of mending  that  
which has been admired by the wisest of 
the human race in all  nations1 and     
which has obtained an unbounded         
popularity4 ,such an  attempt to alter  
it is an acknowledgment that all the    
boasted power of  ,oxford1 ,exeter1 and 
,rome1 are unable to invent a tale to   
supersede the  matchless beauties of the
 work of our spiritually-minded1        
heavenly-assisted brazier4 ,if ,mr4     
,neale should1 at any time1 alter a     
deed and the punishment for that felony 
is transportation for life4 ,a  similar 
forgery was committed in a recent       
,london edition of ,dr4  ,cheever's     
,hill ,difficulty4 ,the ,tractarians1   
doubtless1 commit these  scandalous     
outrages upon the ,fathers1 and all     
other writers1 and  deserve the contempt
 of every honest1 upright mind4    #cja4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dgc4    #cjb4 ,vol4 i41  

p4 #dhj4    #cjc4 ,two views of this    
meeting-house1 an exterior and interior1
 after  its conversion into a workshop1 
are given in the ,plate facing page i4  
of this ,memoir4 ,in the interior1 part 
of the beams and pillars that  supported
 the gallery still remain4    #cjd4     
,toplady's ,works1 vol4 iv41 p4 #dfc4   
#cje4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #fcg4    #cjf4 ,one
 of his anecdotes is remarkable1 as     
exhibiting the state of  medical        
knowledge in his neighbourhood4 ,a poor 
wretch1 who had taught  his son to      
blaspheme1 was affected with a nervous  
twisting of the  muscles of his chest4  
,this was supposed to arise from a      
,satanic  possession4 ,one ,freeman1 a  
more than ordinary doctor1 attempted the
  cure4 ,they bound the patient to a    
form1 with his head hanging down over   
the end2 set a pan of coals under his   
mouth1 and put something therein  that  
made a great smoke1 to fetch out the    
devil4 ,there they kept the  man till he
 was almost smothered1 but no devil came

 out of him ,vol4  iii41 p4 #fje4 ,the  
death-bed scene of the broken-hearted   
,mrs4 ,badman1  is delicately and       
beautifully drawn4    #cjg4 ,sutcliff's 
,history of ,bunyan's ,church4    #cjh4 
,vol4 iii41 p4 #bde4    #cji4 ,a        
beautiful satire is contained in the    
account of the  traitors--tradition1    
human wisdom1 and man's invention4 ,this
 picture is  drawn by an inimitable     
artist4 ,nor have we seen anything more 
admirably  adapted to the present state 
of our ,tractarian times4 ,vol4 iii4    
#bgg4    #caj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bb1 ,no4   
#abh4    #caa4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #egd4      
#cab4 ,life1 #afib4    #cac4 ,grace     
,abounding 7continued71 vol4 i41 p4 #fc1
 and ,life1 #afib4    #cad4 ,vol4 i41 p4
 #eje4    #cae4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gai4      
#caf4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gec4    #cag4 ,some 
of the wax remains1 but the coin is     
lost4    #cah4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gfc4     
#cai4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ha4    #cbj4 ,mr4   
,philip1 ,critique on ,bunyan1 p4 vi4   
and xvi4    #cba4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #dbe4   

#cbb4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gff4    #cbc4     
,grace ,abounding1 #afib4    #cbd4 ,no4 
#be1 ,e42 #bf1 ,w42 #bf1 ,n42 #bg1 ,s4  
#cbe4 ,as matters of curious interest to
 all lovers of ,bunyan1 we insert1  in  
the accompanying page1 engravings of    
these relics1 from drawings by  ,mr4    
,edward ,offor4    #cbf4 ,the chair is  
engraved above1 and it will be seen that
 it has  suffered some little           
dilapidation since the last published   
engraving of  it4 ,the legs have been   
cut down to suit the height of one of   
his  successors in the ministry66 ,with 
regard to the pulpit1 an old resident   
in ,bedford says--,the celebrated ,john 
,howard presented a new pulpit in  the  
room of the old one1 which was cut up4  
,of part of the wood a table  was made1 
which now belongs to ,mrs4 ,hillyerd4   
#cbg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #big4    #cbh4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #gad4    #cbi4 ,vol4 i41 p4
 #fhf4    #ccj4 ,vol4 i41 pp4 #fij1     
#fia4    #cca4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #bfa4      
#ccb4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gdh4    #ccc4 ,it 

is noticed1 in a letter to the          
,secretary for ,ireland1 dated          
,september #f1 #afhh--#8,on teusday last
 died the ,lord ,mayor ,sir ,j4         
,shorter4  ,a few days before died      
,bunnian his lordship's teacher or      
chaplain a man  said to be gifted that  
way though once a cobler' ,ellis's      
,cor41 vol4  ii41 p4 #afa4 ,we can      
excuse the sarcasm of a ,roman          
,catholic1 and with  equal good nature1 
and more truth1 remark1 that the great  
and eminent  pope1 ,sixtus ,v41 was once
 a swineherd--not a bad school in which 
to  study how to keep up a despotic sway
 over the ,papacy4    #ccd4 ,vol4 iii41 
p4 #cjh4    #cce4 ,law and ,grace1      
marg41 vol4 i41 p4 #ebd4    #ccf4 ,vol4 
ii41 p4 #fea4    #ccg4 ,vol4 i41 pp4    
#fcd1 #fce4    #cch4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #fec4
    #cci4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fdg4    #cdj4   
,vol4 ii41 p4 #ae4    #cda4 ,vol4 ii41  
p4 #dig4    #cdb4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #bea4  
#cdc4 ,emblem xiv41 vol4 iii41 p4 #gea4 
#cdd4 ,christ is made known by the      

sufferings of his saints1 vol4 ii41 p4  
#gja1 and note4    #cde4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 
#gea1 and note4    #cdf4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 
#eie4    #cdg4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #bb4       
#cdh4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #beg4    #cdi4      
,works1 folio1 #afic4    999999         
,,grace ,,abounding ,,to ,,the ,,chief  
,,of ,,sinners3      ,a ,,brief ,,and   
,,faithful ,,relation ,,of ,,the        
,,exceeding ,,mercy ,,of ,,god ,,in     
,,christ  ,,to ,,his ,,poor ,,servant1  
,,john ,,bunyan2    ,,wherein ,,is      
,,particularly ,,showed ,,the ,,manner  
,,of ,,his ,,conversion1 ,,his ,,sight  
,,and ,,trouble ,,for ,,sin1 ,,his      
,,dreadful ,,temptations1 ,,also ,,how  
,,he ,,despaired ,,of  ,,god',s ,,mercy1
 ,,and ,,how ,,the ,,lord ,,at ,,length 
,,through ,,christ ,,did ,,deliver ,,him
  ,,from ,,all ,,the ,,guilt ,,and      
,,terror ,,that ,,lay ,,upon ,,him4     
,whereunto is added a brief relation of 
his call to the work of the  ministry1  
of his temptations therein1 as also what
 he hath met with in  prison4 ,all which

 was written by his own hand there1 and 
now published  for the support of the   
weak and tempted people of ,god4        
8,come and hear1 all ye that fear ,god1 
and ,i will declare what he hath  done  
for my soul40--,psalm #ff3af4           
,london3 ,printed by ,george ,larkin1   
#afff4    ,this title page was          
afterwards altered1 and instead of what 
follows the  first line1 he inserted1   
,or a brief and faithful relation of the
 exceeding mercy of ,god in  ,christ to 
his poor servant1 ,john ,bunyan2 namely1
 in his taking of him  out of the       
dunghill1 and converting of him to the  
faith of his blessed  ,son1 ,jesus      
,christ4 ,here is also particularly     
showed1 what sight of1 and  what trouble
 he had for sin2 and also what various  
temptations he hath  met with1 and how  
,god hath carried him through them4     
,corrected and much enlarged now by the 
,author1 for the benefit of the  tempted
 and dejected ,christian4               
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    

,the great utility of remarkable        
accounts of the ways of ,god in bringing
  his sheep into the fold1 must be      
admitted by all4 ,the ,bible abounds    
with these manifestations of ,divine    
grace from the gentle voice that  called
 ,samuel1 even unto the thunder which   
penetrated the soul of one1  who        
followed the church with continued      
malignity1 calling unto him1  8,saul1   
,saul1 why persecutest thou me80--a     
voice so terrible1 and  accompanied by  
such a flood of light1 as to strike the 
persecutor to  the earth1 and for a     
season to deprive him of sight4    ,the 
#8,grace ,abounding to the ,chief of    
,sinners' is doubly interesting1 as  it 
unfolds to us not only the return of a  
notorious prodigal1 but a  wondrous     
system of education1 by which a chosen  
man was fitted for a  wondrous work2    
heavenly and spiritual learning1 which  
could not have  been obtained in all the
 schools and universities in the world4 
,it  enabled a poor1 vile1 unlettered   

rebel--a blasphemous travelling tinker1 
to become a most eminent preacher2 one  
whose native powers1 sanctified  by     
harrowing but hallowing feelings1       
attracted the deep attention of  the    
most learned and pious of his           
contemporaries1 while it carried        
conviction to the most impious and      
profane4 ,even beyond all this1 his     
spiritual acquirements fitted him1      
without scholastic learning1 to  become 
the most popular1 the most attractive1  
the most useful of  ,english authors4   
,his works increase remarkably in       
popularity4 ,as time  rolls on1 they are
 still read with deeper and deeper      
interest1 while  his bodily presence and
 labours mingle in the records of the   
events of  bygone ages4    ,bunyan's    
account of his singular trials and      
temptations may have  excited alarm in  
the minds of some young ,christians lest
 they should be  in an unconverted      
state1 because they have not been called
 to pass  through a similar mode of     

training4 ,pray recollect1 my dear young
  ,christian1 that all are not called to
 such important public labours as       
,bunyan1 or ,whitfield1 or ,wesley4 ,all
 the members of the ,christian  family  
are trained to fit them for their       
respective positions in the  church of  
,christ4 ,it is a pleasant and          
profitable exercise to look back  to the
 day of our espousals1 and trace the    
operations of ,divine grace  in digging 
us from the hole of the pit2 but the    
important question with  us all should  
be1 not so much ,,how we became         
enlightened1 but ,,now do we  love      
,christ8 ,now do we regret our want of  
greater conformity to his  image8 ,if we
 can honestly answer these questions in 
the affirmative1 we  are believers1 and 
can claim our part in that precious     
promise1  8,whosoever liveth and        
believeth in me shall never die40       
,spiritual life  is ours1 and eternal   
life is essentially connected with it1  
and must be  our portion1 without an    

inquiry into the means by which we were 
called1  whether by the thunders and    
lighting of ,sinai1 as ,paul was        
smitten1 or  by the 8still small voice0 
7,acts #i3c1d2 #a ,kings #ai3ab2 ,job   
#d3af1ag74    ,the value of such a      
narrative to a terror-stricken prodigal 
is vividly  shown by ,bunyan1 in his    
#8,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved1' in one of 
those  colloquial pieces of composition 
in which he eminently shone4 #8,satan is
  loath to part with a great sinner4    
8,what1 my true servant10 quoth he1  8my
 old servant1 wilt thou forsake me now8 
,having so often sold thyself  to me to 
work wickedness1 wilt thou forsake me   
now8 ,thou horrible  wretch1 dost not   
know1 that thou hast sinned thyself     
beyond the reach  of grace1 and dost    
think to find mercy now8 ,art not thou a
 murderer1 a  thief1 a harlot1 a witch1 
a sinner of the greatest size1 and dost 
thou  look for mercy now8 ,dost thou    
think that ,christ will foul his fingers
  with thee8 ,it is enough to make      

angels blush1 saith ,satan1 to see so   
vile a one knock at heaven-gates for    
mercy1 and wilt thou be so  abominably  
bold to do it80 ,thus ,satan dealt with 
me1 says the great  sinner1 when at     
first ,i came to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and   
what did you reply8  ,saith the tempted4
 ,why1 ,i granted the whole charge to be
 true1 says the  other4 ,and what1 did  
you despair1 or how8 ,no1 saith he1 ,i  
said1 ,i am  ,magdalene1 ,i am ,zacheus1
 ,i am the thief1 ,i am the harlot1 ,i  
am the  publican1 ,i am the prodigal1   
and one of ,christ's murderers2 yea1    
worse  than any of these2 and yet ,god  
was so far off from rejecting of me1 as 
,i found afterwards1 that there was     
music and dancing in his house for  me1 
and for joy that ,i was come home unto  
him4 ,o blessed be ,god for  grace1 says
 the other1 for then ,i hope there is   
favour for me4'    ,the #8,grace        
,abounding' is a part of ,bunyan's      
prison meditations1 and  strongly       
reminds us of the conversation between  

,christian and ,hopeful  on the         
enchanted ground4    #8,christian4 ,now 
then1 to prevent drowsiness in this     
place1 let us fall  into good discourse4
    #8,hopeful4 ,with all my heart4     
#8,christian4 ,where shall we begin8    
#8,hopeful4 ,where ,god began with us4' 
,to prevent drowsiness1 to beguile the  
time1 he looks back to his past         
experience1 and the prison became his   
,patmos--the gate of heaven--a  ,bethel1
 in which his time was occupied in      
writing for the benefit of  his         
fellow-,christians4 ,he looks back upon 
all the wondrous way through  which the 
,lord had led him from the ,city of     
,destruction to ,mount ,zion4  ,while   
writing his own spiritual pilgrimage1   
his great work broke upon  his          
imagination4    #8,and thus it was3 ,i  
writing of the way1  ,and race of       
saints1 in this our gospel day1  ,fell  
suddenly into an allegory  ,about their 
journey1 and the way to glory4'         
#8,as you read the 8,grace ,abounding10 

you are ready to say at every step1     
here is the future author of the        
8,pilgrim's ,progress40 ,it is as if you
  stood beside some great sculptor1 and 
watched every movement of his  chisel1  
having seen his design2 so that at every
 blow some new trait of  beauty in the  
future statue comes clearly into        
view4'#a    ,a great difference of      
opinion has been expressed by learned   
men as to  whether ,bunyan's account of 
himself is to be understood literally1  
as  it respects his bad conduct before  
his conversion1 or whether he views     
himself through a glass1 by which his   
evil habits are magnified4 ,no one  can 
doubt his perfect honesty4 ,he plainly  
narrates his bad1 as well as  his       
redeeming qualities2 nor does his       
narrative appear to be  exaggerated4 ,he
 was the son of a travelling tinker1    
probably a gipsy1  #8the meanest and    
most despised rank in the land'2 when1  
alarmed at his  sins1 recollection that 
the ,israelites were once the chosen    

people of  ,god1 he asked his father1   
whether he was of that race2 as if he   
thought  that his family were of some   
peculiar people1 and it was easy for    
such  a lad to blend the ,egyptians with
 the ,israelitish race4 ,when he was    
defamed1 his slanderers called him a    
witch1 or fortune teller1 a  ,jesuit1 a 
highwayman1 or the like4 ,brought up to 
his father's trade1  with his evil      
habits unchecked1 he became a very      
depraved lad2 and when  he states his   
sad character1 it is with a solemn      
pledge that his  account is strictly    
true4 ,probably1 with a view to the full
  gratification of his sinful           
propensities1 he entered the army1 and  
served among the profligate soldiers of 
,charles ,i at the siege of             
,leicester4#b    ,during this time1 he  
was ill at ease2 he felt convinced of   
sin1 or  righteousness1 and of judgment1
 without a hope of mercy4 ,hence his    
misery and internal conflicts1 perhaps  
the most remarkable of any upon  record4

 ,his own ,giant ,despair seized him    
with an iron grasp4 ,he felt  himself   
surrounded by invisible beings1 and in  
the immediate presence  of a holy ,god4 
,by day1 he was bewildered with         
tormenting visions1 and  by night       
alarming dreams presented themselves to 
him upon his bed4 ,the  fictitious      
appeared to his terrified imagination   
realities4 ,his excited  spirit became  
familiar with shapeless forms and       
fearful powers4 ,the  sorrows of death1 
and the pains of hell1 got hold upon    
him4 ,his  internal conflict was truly  
horrible1 as one who thought himself    
under  the power of demons2 they        
whispered in his ears--pulled his       
clothes2 he  madly fought1 striking at  
imaginary shades with his hands1 and    
stamping  with his feet at the          
destroyer4 ,thoughts of the unpardonable
 sin beset  him1 his powerful bodily    
frame became convulsed with agony1 as if
 his  breast bone would split1 and he   
burst asunder like ,judas4 ,he possessed

  a most prolific mind1 affording       
constant nourishment to this excited    
state of his feelings4 ,he thought that 
he should be bereft of his wits2  then a
 voice rushed in at the window like the 
noise of wind1 very  pleasant1 and      
produced a great calm in his soul4 ,his 
intervals of ease1  however1 were short2
 the recollection of his sins1 and a    
fear that he  had sold his ,saviour1    
haunted his affrighted spirit4 ,his soul
 became so  tormented1 as to suggest to 
his ideas the suffering of a malefactor 
broken upon the wheel4 ,the climax of   
these terrors is narrated at  paragraph 
,no4 #ahg4 #8,thus was ,i always        
sinking1 whatever ,i did think or  do4  
,so one day ,i walked to a neighbouring 
town1 and sat down upon a  settle in the
 street1 and fell into a very deep pause
 about the most  fearful state my sin   
had brought me to2 and1 after long      
musing1 ,i  lifted up my head1 but      
methought ,i saw as if the sun that     
shineth in  the heavens did grudge to   

give light2 and as if the very stones in
 the  street1 and tiles upon the houses1
 did bend themselves against me2        
methought that they all combined        
together1 to banish me out of the       
world2 ,i was abhorred of them1 and     
unfit to dwell among them1 or be a      
partaker of their benefits1 because ,i  
had sinned against the ,saviour4'  ,in  
this deep abyss of misery1 ,,that love  
which has heights and depths  passing   
knowledge1 laid under him the           
everlasting arms1 and raised him  from  
the horrible pit in miry clay1 when no  
human powers could have  reached his    
case4 ,dr4 ,cheever eloquently remarks1 
that #8it was through  this valley of   
the shadow of death1 overhung by        
darkness1 peopled with  devils1         
resounding with blasphemy and           
lamentations2 and passing amidst        
quagmires and pitfalls1 close by the    
very mouth of hell1 that ,bunyan        
journeyed to that bright and fruitful   
land of ,beulah1 in which he  sojourned 

during the latter days of his           
pilgrimage4' ,the only trace  which his 
cruel sufferings and temptations seen to
 have left behind  them1 was an         
affectionate compassion for those who   
were still in the  state in which he had
 once been4    ,young ,christians1 you  
must not imagine that all these terrors 
are  absolute prerequisites to faith in 
the ,saviour4 ,god1 as a sovereign1     
calls his children to himself by various
 ways4 ,bunyan's was a very             
extraordinary case1 partly from his     
early habits--his excitable mind1 at  a 
period so calculated to fan a spark of  
such feelings into a flame4  ,his       
extraordinary inventive faculties1      
softened down and hallowed by  this     
fearful experience1 became fitted for   
most extensive usefulness4    ,to       
eulogize this narrative1 would be like  
#8gilding refined gold'2 but ,i  cannot 
help remarking1 among a multitude of    
deeply interesting  passages1 his       
observations upon that honest open      

avowal of ,christian  principles1 which 
brought down severe persecution upon    
him4 ,they excite  our tenderest        
sympathy2 his being dragged from his    
home and wife and  children1 he says1   
#8hath oft been to me1 as the pulling my
 flesh from  my bones2 my poor blind    
child1 what sorrow art thou like to have
 for  thy portion in this world6 thou   
must be beaten1 must beg1 suffer        
hunger1 cold1 nakedness1 and a thousand 
calamities1 though ,i cannot now  endure
 the wind should blow upon thee4 ,o1 ,i 
saw ,i was as a man who was  pulling    
down his house upon the head of his wife
 and children2 yet1  recollecting       
myself1 thought ,i1 ,i must venture you 
all with ,god4' ,how  awful must be the 
state of the wretched persecutor1 who   
occasions such  sufferings to the       
children of the most high ,god6    ,in  
this edition1 the greatest care has been
 taken to preserve the exact  words of  
the author1 as he first published them2 
where he altered or  added to the text  

in subsequent editions1 it is marked    
with an inverted  comma1 or inserted in 
the notes4 ,obsolete words and customs  
are  explained2 the numbering of his    
sections is continued1 in addition to   
which1 it is divided into chapters for  
family reading1 upon the plan of  the   
late ,rev4 ,j4 ,ivimey2 double inverted 
commas denote quotations of  ,scripture4
    ,the reader is strongly pressed to  
keep in his recollection the peculiar   
use made of the word should1 by the     
author in this narrative4 ,it is  from  
the ,saxon scealan1 to be obliged4      
,thus1 in the ,saxon gospels 7,matt     
#bg3ae71 8the governor should release   
unto the people a prisoner02 in  our    
version it is1 8was wont to release10   
meaning that custom compelled  him so to
 do4 ,in ,bunyan's phraseology1 the word
 should is used in the  same sense1 that
 is1 to show that1 under peculiar       
circumstances1 his  feelings or position
 involuntarily produced a certain       
result4 ,thus1 in  ,no4 #f1 ,troubled   

with the thoughts of judgment and       
condemnation ,i should  tremble2 and in 
,no4 #ae1 ,the father of his wife having
 left her two  books1 in these ,i should
 sometimes read2 probably the only books
 he  then had4 ,it is remarkable1 that  
although the ,saxon language had not    
been spoken in ,bedfordshire for many   
centuries1 still many valuable  words   
remained in use4    ,the order in which 
this thrilling narrative of ,bunyan's   
religious  feelings and experience is   
now for the first time published1 is1   
,i4  ,grace ,abounding to the ,chief of 
,sinners--his call to the ministry1 and 
his imprisonment for refusing to attend 
the ,church of ,england service4  ,,ii4 
,his ,relation of the ,circumstances    
attending his incarceration in  ,bedford
 ,jail4 ,,iii4 ,the continuation of his 
,life to his decease1 written  by one of
 his friends1 and always printed with   
,grace ,abounding4 ,,iv4 ,his  ,dying   
,thoughts4 ,v4 ,his ,prison             
,meditations--verses which were probably

  sold on a broadside or sheet of paper 
by his children1 to procure  necessaries
 for his family4    ,the length of the  
notes may need some apology2 the only   
one the editor  can make is his         
veneration for ,john ,bunyan1 and his   
earnest desire to  render this          
inestimable book more deeply            
interesting1 by explaining  manners1    
customs1 and words not now in use2 the  
note on ,no4 #bcb1  occupied the time of
 one whole day4    ,the errors1         
omissions1 and additions1 which existed 
to a most  extraordinary extent through 
the book1 have been corrected1 and the  
text restored to its primitive beauty2  
among many hundred of these  errors1 one
 may suffice as a specimen2 it is in    
,bunyan's preface1 #8,god  did not play 
in convincing of me1 the devil did not  
play in tempting of  me1' this is       
altered in many editions to #8,god did  
not play in tempting  of me4'    ,most  
earnestly do ,i hope that this          
republication1 now for the first  time1 

for nearly two hundred years1 given in  
its native excellence and  purity1 may  
be attended with the ,divine blessing1  
to the comfort of  many despairing      
,jerusalem sinners2 to the building up  
of the church of  ,christ on earth2 to  
the extension of pure1 heart-felt1      
genuine  ,christianity2 and to the      
confusion of the persecutors4 ,they     
intended1  by shutting the pious pilgrim
 up in a dungeon1 to prevent his voice  
from being heard to the comfort of his  
poor neighbours1 and by which  violence1
 his persecutors have caused his voice  
to burst the prison  doors and walls1   
and to be heard over the whole world4   
,his #8,pilgrim's  ,progress1' which was
 written in prison1 has been1 and now   
is1 a guide  to ,christian pilgrims of  
all nations1 kindreds1 tribes1 and      
people1  teaching them not to rest      
content in any national religion1 but   
personally to search the ,scriptures1   
with earnest supplications to the  ,god 
of mercy and truth1 that they may be    

guided to ,christ1 as the ,alpha  and   
,omega of their salvation4    ,,george  
,,offor4    ,a ,,preface1 ,,or ,,brief  
,,account ,,of ,,the ,,publishing ,,of  
,,this ,,work1 ,,written ,,by  ,,the    
,,author ,,thereof1 ,,and ,,dedicated   
,,to ,,those ,,whom ,,god ,,hath        
,,counted ,,him  ,,worthy ,,to ,,beget  
,,to ,,faith1 ,,by ,,his ,,ministry ,,in
 ,,the ,,word4      ,children1 grace be 
with you1 ,amen4 ,i being taken from you
 in presence1  and so tied up1 that ,i  
cannot perform that duty that from ,god 
doth lie  upon me to youward1 for your  
further edifying and building up in     
faith  and holiness1 c41 yet that you   
may see my soul hath fatherly care and  
desire after your spiritual and         
everlasting welfare2 ,i now once again1 
as before1 from the top of ,shenir and  
,hermon1 so #8now' from the lions'      
dens1 from the mountains of the leopards
 7,song #d3h71 do look yet after  you   
all1 greatly longing to see your safe   
arrival into the desired  haven4#c    ,i

 thank ,god upon every remembrance of   
you2 and rejoice1 even while ,i  stick  
between the teeth of the lions in the   
wilderness1 at the grace1  and mercy1   
and knowledge of ,christ our saviour1   
which ,god hath bestowed  upon you1 with
 abundance of faith and love4 ,your     
hungerings and  thirstings also after   
further acquaintance with the ,father1  
in his ,son2  your tenderness of heart1 
your trembling at sin1 your sober and   
holy  deportment also1 before both ,god 
and men1 is great refreshment to me2    
8,for ye are my glory and joy0 7#a      
,thess #b3bj74    ,i have sent you here 
enclosed1 a drop of that honey1 that ,i 
have taken  out of the carcase of a lion
 7,judg #ad3e-i74 ,i have eaten thereof 
myself  also1 and am much refreshed     
thereby4 7,temptations1 when we meet    
them at  first1 are as the lion that    
roared upon ,samson2 but if we overcome 
them1 the next time we see them1 we     
shall find a nest of honey within       
them47 ,the ,philistines understand me  

not4 ,it is #8something of' a  relation 
of the work of ,god upon my own soul1   
even from the very first1  till now2    
wherein you may perceive my castings    
down1 and raisings up2  for he woundeth1
 and his hands make whole4 ,it is       
written in the  ,scripture 7,isa        
#ch3ai71 8,the father to the children   
shall make known the  truth of ,god40   
,yea1 it was for this reason ,i lay so  
long at ,sinai 7,deut  #d3aj1aa71 to see
 the fire1 and the cloud1 and the       
darkness1 that ,i  might fear the ,lord 
all the days of my life upon earth1 and 
tell of his  wondrous works to my       
children 7,psa #gh3c-e74    ,moses 7,num
 #cc3a1b7 writ of the journeyings of the
 children of ,israel1  from ,egypt to   
the land of ,canaan2 and commanded also1
 that they did  remember their forty    
years' travel in the wilderness4 8,thou 
shalt  remember all the way which the   
,lord thy ,god led thee these forty     
years  in the wilderness1 to humble     
thee1 and to prove thee1 to know what   

was  in thine heart1 whether thou       
wouldest keep his commandments1 or no0  
7,deut #h3b74 ,wherefore this ,i have   
endeavoured to do2 and not only so1  but
 to publish it also2 that1 if ,god will1
 others may be put in  remembrance of   
what he hath done for their souls1 by   
reading his work  upon me4    ,it is    
profitable for ,christians to be often  
calling to mind the very  beginnings of 
grace with their souls4 8,it is a night 
to be much  observed unto the ,lord for 
bringing them out from the land of      
,egypt3  this is that night of the ,lord
 to be observed of all the children of  
,israel in their generations0 7,exo     
#ab3db74 8,o my ,god10 saith ,david     
7,psa  #db3f71 8my soul is cast down    
within me2 therefore will ,i remember   
thee  from the land of ,jordan1 and of  
the ,hermonites1 from the hill ,mizar40 
,he remembered also the lion and the    
bear1 when he went to fight with  the   
giant of ,gath 7#a ,sam #ag3cf1cg74     
,it was ,paul's accustomed manner 7,acts

 #bb71 and that when tried for his  life
 7,acts #bd71 even to open1 before his  
judges1 the manner of his  conversion3  
he would think of that day1 and that    
hour1 in the which he  first did meet   
with grace2#d for he found it support   
unto him4 ,when  ,god had brought the   
children of ,israel through the ,red    
,sea1 far into  the wilderness1 yet they
 must turn quite about thither again1 to
  remember the drowning of their enemies
 there 7,num #ad3be74 ,for though  they 
sang his praise before1 yet 8they soon  
forgat his works0 7,psa  #ajf3aa-ac74   
,in this discourse of mine you may see  
much2 much1 ,i say1 of the grace  of    
,god towards me4 ,i thank ,god ,i can   
count it much1 for it was above my  sins
 and ,satan's temptations too4 ,i can   
remember my fears1 and doubts1  and sad 
months with comfort2 they are as the    
head of ,goliah in my hand4  ,there was 
nothing to ,david like ,goliah's sword1 
even that sword that  should have been  
sheathed in his bowels2 for the very    

sight and  remembrance of that did      
preach forth ,god's deliverance to him4 
,oh1 the  remembrance of my great sins1 
of my great temptations1 and of my great
  fears of perishing for ever6 ,they    
bring afresh into my mind the           
remembrance of my great help1 my great  
support from heaven1 and that  the great
 grace that ,god extended to such a     
wretch as ,i4    ,my dear children1 call
 to mind the former days1 8and the years
 of  ancient times3 remember also your  
songs in the night2 and commune with    
your own heart0 7,psa #gc3e-ab74 ,yea1  
look diligently1 and leave no  corner   
therein unsearched1 for there is        
treasure hid1 even the treasure  of your
 first and second experience of the     
grace of ,god toward you4  ,remember1 ,i
 say1 the word that first laid hold upon
 you2 remember your  terrors of         
conscience1 and fear of death and hell2 
remember also your  tears and prayers to
 ,god2 yea1 how you sighed under every  
hedge for  mercy4 ,have you never a hill

 ,mizar to remember8 ,have you forgot   
the  close1 the milk house1 the stable1 
the barn1 and the like1 where ,god  did 
visit your soul8#e ,remember also the   
,word--the ,word1 ,i say1 upon  which   
the ,lord hath caused you to hope4 ,if  
you have sinned against  light2 if you  
are tempted to blaspheme2 if you are    
down in despair2 if  you think ,god     
fights against you2 or if heaven is hid 
from your eyes1  remember it was thus   
with your father1 but out of them all   
the ,lord  delivered me4    ,i could    
have enlarged much in this my discourse1
 of my temptations and  troubles for    
sin2 as also of the merciful kindness   
and working of ,god  with my soul4 ,i   
could also have stepped into a style    
much higher than  this in which ,i have 
here discoursed1 and could have adorned 
all things  more than here ,i have      
seemed to do1 but ,i dare not4 ,god did 
not play in  convincing of me1 the devil
 did not play in tempting of me1 neither
 did  ,i play when ,i sunk as into a    

bottomless pit1 when the pangs of hell  
caught hold upon me2 wherefore ,i may   
not play in my relating of them1  but be
 plain and simple1 and lay down the     
thing as it was4 ,he that  liketh it1   
let him receive it2 and he that does    
not1 let him produce a  better4         
,farewell4    ,my dear children1 the    
milk and honey is beyond this           
wilderness4 ,god be  merciful to you1   
and grant #8that' you be not slothful to
 go in to  possess the land4    ,,john  
,,bunyan4    ,,grace ,,abounding ,,to   
,,the ,,chief ,,of ,,sinners2 ,,or1 ,a  
,,brief ,,relation ,,of ,,the           
,,exceeding ,,mercy ,,of ,,god ,,in     
,,christ1 ,,to ,,his ,,poor ,,servant1  
,,john ,,bunyan4    ,,bunyan',s         
,,account ,,of ,,himself ,,previous ,,to
 ,,his ,,conversion4      #a4 ,in this  
my relation of the merciful working of  
,god upon my soul1 it  will not be      
amiss1 if1 in the first place1 ,i do1 in
 a few words1 give  you a hint of my    
pedigree1 and manner of bringing up2    

that thereby the  goodness and bounty of
 ,god towards me1 may be the more       
advanced and  magnified before the sons 
of men4    #b4 ,for my descent then1 it 
was1 as is well known by many1 of a low 
and  inconsiderable generation2 my      
father's house being of that rank that  
is  meanest and most despised of all the
 families in the land4#f ,wherefore  ,i 
have not here1 as others1 to boast of   
noble blood1 or of a high-born  state1  
according to the flesh2 though1 all     
things considered1 ,i magnify  the      
heavenly ,majesty1 for that by this door
 he brought me into this  world1 to     
partake of the grace and life that is in
 ,christ by the  gospel4    #c4 ,but    
yet1 notwithstanding the meanness and   
inconsiderableness of my  parents1 it   
pleased ,god to put it into their hearts
 to put me to  school1 to learn both to 
read and write2 the which ,i also       
attained1  according to the rate of     
other poor men's children2#g though1 to 
my  shame ,i confess1 ,i did soon lose  

that little ,i learned1 and that even   
almost utterly1 and that long before the
 ,lord did work his gracious  work of   
conversion upon my soul4    #d4 ,as for 
my own natural life1 for the time that  
,i was without ,god in  the world1 it   
was indeed according to the course of   
this world1 and  8the spirit that now   
worketh in the children of disobedience0
 7,eph  #b3b1c74 ,it was my delight to  
be 8taken captive by the devil at his   
will0 7#b ,tim #b3bf74 ,being filled    
with all unrighteousness3 the which  did
 also so strongly work and put forth    
itself1 both in my heart and  life1 and 
that from a child1 that ,i had but few  
equals1 especially  considering my      
years1 which were tender1 being few1    
both for cursing1  swearing1 lying1 and 
blaspheming the holy name of ,god4      
#e4 ,yea1 so settled and rooted was ,i  
in these things1 that they became  as a 
second nature to me2 the which1 as ,i   
also have with soberness  considered    
since1 did so offend the ,lord1 that    

even in my childhood he  did scare and  
affright me with fearful dreams1 and did
 terrify me with  dreadful visions2 for 
often1 after ,i had spent this and the  
other day  in sin1 ,i have in my bed    
been greatly afflicted1 while asleep1   
with the  apprehensions of devils and   
wicked spirits1 who still1 as ,i then   
thought1 laboured to draw me away with  
them1 of which ,i could never be  rid4  
#f4 ,also ,i should1 at these years1 be 
greatly afflicted and troubled  with the
 thoughts of the day of judgment1 and   
that both night and day1  and should    
tremble at the thoughts of the fearful  
torments of hell  fire2 still fearing   
that it would be my lot to be found at  
last amongst  those devils and hellish  
fiends1 who are there bound down with   
the  chains and bonds of eternal        
darkness1 8unto the judgment of the     
great  day40    #g4 ,these things1 ,i   
say1 when ,i was but a child1 #8but nine
 or ten years  old1' did so distress my 
soul1 that when in the midst of my many 

sports  and childish vanities1 amidst my
 vain companions1 ,i was often much cast
  down and afflicted in my mind         
therewith1 yet could ,i not let go my   
sins4 ,yea1 ,i was #8also then' so      
overcome with despair of life and       
heaven1 that ,i should often wish either
 that there had been no hell1 or  that  
,i had been a devil--supposing they were
 only tormentors2 that if it  must needs
 be that ,i went thither1 ,i might be   
rather a tormentor1 than  #8be'         
tormented myself4    #h4 ,a while after1
 these terrible dreams did leave me1    
which also ,i soon  forgot2 for my      
pleasures did quickly cut off the       
remembrance of them1  as if they had    
never been3 wherefore1 with more        
greediness1 according  to the strength  
of nature1 ,i did still let loose the   
reins to my lusts1  and delighted in all
 transgression against the law of ,god3 
so that1  until ,i came to the state of 
marriage1 ,i was the very ringleader of 
all  the youth that kept me company1    

into all manner of vice and             
ungodliness4#h    #i4 ,yea1 such        
prevalency had the lusts and fruits of  
the flesh in this  poor soul of mine1   
that had not a miracle of precious grace
 prevented1  ,i had not only perished by
 the stroke of eternal justice1 but had 
also  laid myself open1 even to the     
stroke of those laws1 which bring some  
to  disgrace and open shame before the  
face of the world4    #aj4 ,in these    
days1 the thoughts of religion were very
 grievous to me2 ,i  could neither      
endure it myself1 nor that any other    
should2 so that1  when ,i have seen some
 read in those books that concerned     
,christian  piety1 it would be as it    
were a prison to me4 ,then ,i said unto 
,god1  8,depart from me1 for ,i desire  
not the knowledge of thy ways0 7,job    
#ba3ad74 ,i was now void of all good    
consideration1 heaven and hell were     
both out of sight and mind2 and as for  
saving and damning1 they were  least in 
my thoughts4#i ,o ,lord1 thou knowest my

 life1 and my ways were  not hid from   
thee4    #aa4 ,yet this ,i well         
remember1 that though ,i could myself   
sin with the  greatest delight and ease1
 and also take pleasure in the vileness 
of my  companions2 yet1 even then1 if ,i
 have at any time seen wicked things1   
by those who professed goodness1 it     
would make my spirit tremble4 ,as  once1
 above all the rest1 when ,i was in my  
height of vanity1 yet  hearing one to   
swear that was reckoned for a religious 
man1 it had so  great a stroke upon my  
spirit1 that it made my heart to ache4  
#ab4 #8,but ,god did not utterly leave  
me1 but followed me still1 not now  with
 convictions1 but judgments2 yet such as
 were mixed with mercy4 ,for  once ,i   
fell into a creek of the sea1 and hardly
 escaped drowning4  ,another time ,i    
fell out of a boat into ,bedford river1 
but mercy yet  preserved me alive4      
,besides1 another time1 being in the    
field with one  of my companions1 it    
chanced that an adder passed over the   

highway2 so  ,i1 having a stick in my   
hand1 struck her over the back2 and     
having  stunned her1 ,i forced open her 
mouth with my stick1 and plucked her    
sting out with my fingers2 by which act1
 had not ,god been merciful unto  me1 ,i
 might1 by my desperateness1 have       
brought myself to mine end4'    #ac4    
#8,this also have ,i taken notice of    
with thanksgiving2 when ,i was a        
soldier1 ,i1 with others1 were drawn out
 to go to such a place to  besiege it2  
but when ,i was just ready to go1 one of
 the company desired  to go in my room2 
to which1 when ,i had consented1 he took
 my place2 and  coming to the siege1 as 
he stood sentinel1 he was shot into the 
head  with a musket bullet1 and         
died4'#aj    #ad4 #8,here1 as ,i said1  
were judgments and mercy1 but neither of
 them did  awaken my soul to            
righteousness2 wherefore ,i sinned      
still1 and grew  more and more          
rebellious against ,god1 and careless of
 mine own  salvation4'    #ae4          

,presently after this1 ,i changed my    
condition into a married state1  and my 
mercy was to light upon a wife whose    
father was counted  godly4#aa ,this     
woman and ,i1 though we came together as
 poor as poor  might be1 not having so  
much household stuff as a dish or spoon 
betwixt  us both1 yet this she had for  
her part1 ,the ,plain ,man's ,pathway to
  ,heaven1 and ,the ,practice of ,piety1
 which her father had left her when  he 
died4 ,in these two books ,i should     
sometimes read with her1 wherein ,i     
also found some things that were        
somewhat pleasing to me2 but all this   
while ,i met with no conviction4 ,she   
also would be often telling of me1  what
 a godly man her father was1 and how he 
would reprove and correct  vice1 both in
 his house1 and amongst his neighbours2 
what a strict and  holy life he lived in
 his day1 both in word and deed4    #af4
 ,wherefore these books with this       
relation1 though they did not reach  my 
heart1 to awaken it about my sad and    

sinful state1 yet they did  beget within
 me some desires to religion3 so that1  
because ,i knew no  better1 ,i fell in  
very eagerly with the religion of the   
times2 to wit1  to go to church twice a 
day1 and that too with the foremost2 and
 there  should very devoutly1 both say  
and sing as others did1 yet retaining my
  wicked life2 but withal1 ,i was so    
overrun with a spirit of  superstition1 
that ,i adored1 and that with great     
devotion1 even all  things1 both the    
high place1 priest1 clerk1 vestment1    
service1 and what  else belonging to the
 church2 counting all things holy that  
were  therein contained1 and especially 
the priest and clerk most happy1 and    
without doubt1 greatly blessed1 because 
they were the servants1 as ,i  then     
thought1 of ,god1 and were principal in 
the holy temple1 to do his  work        
therein4    #ag4 ,this conceit grew so  
strong in little time upon my spirit1   
that had  ,i but seen a priest1 though  
never so sordid and debauched in his    

life1  ,i should find my spirit fall    
under him1 reverence him1 and knit unto 
him2 yea1 ,i thought for the love ,i did
 bear unto them1 supposing they  were   
the ministers of ,god1 ,i could have    
lain down at their feet1 and  have been 
trampled upon by them2 their name1 their
 garb1 and work1 did  so intoxicate and 
bewitch me4    #ah4 ,after ,i had been  
thus for some considerable time1 another
 thought  came into my mind2 and that   
was1 whether we were of the ,israelites1
 or  no8 ,for finding in the ,scriptures
 that they were once the peculiar       
people of ,god1 thought ,i1 if ,i were  
one of this race1 my soul must  needs be
 happy4#ab ,now again1 ,i found within  
me a great longing to be  resolved about
 this question1 but could not tell how  
,i should4 ,at last  ,i asked my father 
of it2 who told me--,no1 we were not4   
,wherefore then ,i  fell in my spirit as
 to the hopes of that1 and so remained4 
#ai4 ,but all this while1 ,i was not    
sensible of the danger and evil of  sin2

 ,i was kept from considering that sin  
would damn me1 what religion  soever ,i 
followed1 unless ,i was found in        
,christ4 ,nay1 ,i never thought  of him1
 nor whether there was one1 or no4 ,thus
 man1 while blind1 doth  wander1 but    
wearieth himself with vanity1 for he    
knoweth not the way to  the city of ,god
 7,eccl #aj3ae74    #bj4 ,but one day1  
amongst all the sermons our parson made1
 his subject  was1 to treat of the      
,sabbath-day1 and of the evil of        
breaking that1  either with labour1     
sports1 or otherwise4 ,now ,i was1      
notwithstanding my  religion1 one that  
took much delight in all manner of vice1
 and  especially that was the day that  
,i did solace myself therewith1#ac      
wherefore ,i fell in my conscience under
 his sermon1 thinking and  believing    
that he made that sermon on purpose to  
show me my evil doing2  and at that time
 ,i felt what guilt was1 though never   
before1 that ,i can  remember2 but then 
,i was1 for the present1 greatly loaden 

therewith1  and so went home when the   
sermon was ended1 with a great burden   
upon my  spirit4    #ba4 ,this1 for that
 instant1 did #8benumb'#ad the sinews of
 my #8best'  delights1 and did imbitter 
my former pleasures to me2 but behold1  
it  lasted not1 for before ,i had well  
dined1 the trouble began to go off my   
mind1 and my heart returned to its old  
course3 but oh6 ,how glad was ,i1  that 
this trouble was gone from me1 and that 
the fire was put out1  #8that ,i might  
sin again without control6' ,wherefore1 
when ,i had  satisfied nature with my   
food1 ,i shook the sermon out of my     
mind1 and  to my old custom of sports   
and gaming ,i returned with great       
delight4    #bb4 ,but the same day1 as  
,i was in the midst of a game at cat1#ae
 and  having struck it one blow from the
 hole1 just as ,i was about to strike   
it the second time1 a voice did suddenly
 dart from heaven into my soul1  which  
said1 ,wilt thou leave thy sins and go  
to heaven1 or have thy sins  and go to  

hell8 ,at this ,i was put to an         
exceeding maze2 wherefore1  leaving my  
cat upon the ground1 ,i looked up to    
heaven1 and was1 as if ,i  had1 with the
 eyes of my understanding1 seen the     
,lord ,jesus looking  down upon me1 as  
being very hotly displeased with me1 and
 as if he did  severely threaten me with
 some grievous punishment for these and 
other  my ungodly practices4    #bc4 ,i 
had no sooner thus conceived in my mind1
 but suddenly this  conclusion was      
fastened on my spirit1 for the former   
hint did set my  sins again before my   
face1 that ,i had been a great and      
grievous sinner1  and that it was now   
too late for me to look after heaven2   
for ,christ  would not forgive me1 nor  
pardon my transgressions4 ,then ,i fell 
to  musing upon this also2 and while ,i 
was thinking on it1 and fearing lest  it
 should be so1 ,i felt my heart sink in 
despair1 concluding it was too  late2   
and therefore ,i resolved in my mind ,i 
would go on in sin3 for1  thought ,i1 if

 the case be thus1 my state is surely   
miserable2 miserable  if ,i leave my    
sins1 and but miserable if ,i follow    
them2 ,i can but be  damned1 and if ,i  
must be so1 ,i had as good be damned for
 many sins1 as  to be damned for few4   
#bd4 ,thus ,i stood in the midst of my  
play1 before all that then were         
present2 but yet ,i told them nothing3  
but ,i say1 ,i having made this         
conclusion1 ,i returned #8desperately'  
to my sport again2 and ,i well          
remember1 that presently this kind of   
despair did so possess my soul1  that ,i
 was persuaded1 ,i could never attain to
 other comfort than what ,i  should get 
in sin2 for heaven was gone already1 so 
that on that ,i must  not think2        
wherefore ,i found within me a great    
desire to take my fill  of sin1 still   
studying what sin was yet to be         
committed1 that ,i might  taste the     
sweetness of it2 and ,i made as much    
haste as ,i could to fill  my belly with
 its delicates1 lest ,i should die      

before ,i had my desire2  for that ,i   
feared greatly4 ,in these things1 ,i    
protest before ,god1 ,i lie  not1       
neither do ,i feign this sort of speech2
 these were really1  strongly1 and with 
all my heart1 my desires2 the good      
,lord1 whose mercy  is unsearchable1    
forgive me my transgressions4    #be4   
,and ,i am very confident1 that this    
temptation of the devil is more  usual  
amongst poor creatures than many are    
aware of1 even to overrun  their spirits
 with a scurvy and seared frame of      
heart1 and benumbing of  conscience2    
which frame1 he stilly and slyly        
supplieth with such  despair1 that      
though not much guilt attendeth the     
soul1 yet they  continually have a      
secret conclusion within them1 that     
there is no  hopes for them2 for they   
have loved sins1 8therefore after them  
they  will go0 7,jer #b3be1 #ah3ab74    
#bf4 ,now therefore ,i went on in sin   
with great greediness of mind1 still    
grudging that ,i could not be so        

satisfied with it as ,i would4 ,this did
  continue with me about a month1 or    
more2 but one day1 as ,i was standing   
at a neighbour's shop-window1 and there 
cursing and swearing1 and  playing the  
madman1 after my wonted manner1 there   
sat within1 the woman  of the house1 and
 heard me1 who1 though she was a very   
loose and  ungodly wretch1 yet protested
 that ,i swore and cursed at that most  
fearful rate1 that she was made to      
tremble to hear me2 and told me         
further1 ,that ,i was the ungodliest    
fellow for swearing that ever she  heard
 in all her life2 and that ,i1 by thus  
doing1 was able to spoil all  the youth 
in a whole town1 if they came but in my 
company4    #bg4 ,at this reproof ,i was
 silenced1 and put to secret shame1 and 
that  too1 as ,i thought1 before the    
,god of heaven2 wherefore1 while ,i     
stood  there1 and hanging down my head1 
,i wished with all my heart that ,i     
might be a little child again1 that my  
father might learn me to speak  without 

this wicked way of swearing2#af for1    
thought ,i1 ,i am so  accustomed to it1 
that it is in vain for me to think of a 
reformation1  for ,i thought it could   
never be4    #bh4 ,but how it came to   
pass1 ,i know not2 ,i did from this time
 forward  so leave my swearing1 that it 
was a great wonder to myself to observe 
it2 and whereas before1 ,i knew not how 
to speak unless ,i put an oath  before1 
and another behind1 to make my words    
have authority2 now1 ,i  could1         
#8without it1' speak better1 and with   
more pleasantness1 than  ever ,i could  
before4 ,all this while ,i knew not     
,jesus ,christ1 neither  did ,i leave my
 sports and plays4    #bi4 ,but quickly 
after this1 ,i fell in company with one 
poor man that  made profession of       
religion2 who1 as ,i then thought1 did  
talk  pleasantly of the ,scriptures1 and
 of the matters of religion2  wherefore1
 falling into some love and liking to   
what he said1 ,i betook  me to my       
,bible1 and began to take great pleasure

 in reading1 but  especially with the   
historical part thereof2 for1 as for    
,paul's  epistles1 and ,scriptures of   
that nature1 ,i could not away with     
them1  being as yet but ignorant1 either
 of the corruptions of my nature1 or  of
 the want and worth of ,jesus ,christ to
 save me4    #cj4 ,wherefore ,i fell to 
some outward reformation1 both in my    
words and  life1 and did set the        
commandments before me for my way to    
heaven2  which commandments ,i also did 
strive to keep1 and1 as ,i thought1 did 
keep them pretty well sometimes1 and    
then ,i should have comfort2 yet  now   
and then should break one1 and so       
afflict my conscience2 but then ,i      
should repent1 and say ,i was sorry for 
it1 and promise ,god to do better  next 
time1 and there get help again1 #8for   
then ,i thought ,i pleased ,god  as well
 as any man in ,england4'    #ca4 ,thus 
,i continued about a year2 all which    
time our neighbours did  take me to be a
 very godly man1 a new and religious    

man1 and did marvel  much to see such a 
great and famous alteration in my life  
and manners2  and1 indeed1 so it was1   
though yet ,i knew not ,christ1 nor     
grace1 nor  faith1 nor hope2 and1 truly1
 as ,i have well seen since1 had ,i then
  died1 my state had been most fearful2 
well1 this1 ,i say1 continued  about a  
twelvemonth or more4    #cb4 #8,but1 ,i 
say1 my neighbours were amazed at this  
my great conversion1  from prodigious   
profaneness1 to something like a moral  
life2 and1  truly1 so they well might2  
for this my conversion was as great1 as 
for  ,tom of ,bedlam to become a sober  
man4#ag ,now1 therefore1 they began to  
praise1 to commend1 and to speak well of
 me1 both to my face1 and  behind my    
back4 ,now1 ,i was1 as they said1 become
 godly2 now1 ,i was  become a right     
honest man4 ,but1 oh6 ,when ,i          
understood that these were  their words 
and opinions of men1 it pleased me      
mighty well4 ,for though1  as yet1 ,i   
was nothing but a poor painted          

hypocrite1 yet ,i loved to be  talked of
 as one that was truly godly4 ,i was    
proud of my godliness1  and1 indeed1 ,i 
did all ,i did1 either to be seen of1 or
 to be well  spoken of1 by man4 ,and    
thus ,i continued for about a           
twelvemonth or  more4'    #cc4 #8,now1  
you must know1 that before this ,i had  
taken much delight in  ringing1 but my  
conscience beginning to be tender1 ,i   
thought such  practice was but vain1 and
 therefore forced myself to leave it1   
yet my  mind hankered2 wherefore ,i     
should go to the steeple house1 and look
 on  it1 though ,i durst not ring4 ,but 
,i thought this did not become religion 
neither1 yet ,i forced myself1 and would
 look on still2 but quickly  after1 ,i  
began to think1 ,how1 if one of the     
bells should fall8 ,then ,i  chose to   
stand under a main beam1 that lay       
overthwart the steeple1 from  side to   
side1 thinking there ,i might stand     
sure1 but then ,i should  think again1  
should the bell fall with a swing1 it   

might first hit the  wall1 and then     
rebounding upon me1 might kill me for   
all this beam4  ,this made me stand in  
the steeple door2 and now1 thought ,i1  
,i am safe  enough2 for1 if a bell      
should then fall1 ,i can slip out behind
 these  thick walls1 and so be preserved
 notwithstanding4'    #cd4 #8,so1 after 
this1 ,i would yet go to see them ring1 
but would not go  further than the      
steeple door2 but then it came into my  
head1 ,how1 if  the steeple itself      
should fall8 ,and this thought1 it may  
fall for ought  ,i know1 when ,i stood  
and looked on1 did continually so shake 
my mind1  that ,i durst not stand at the
 steeple door any longer1 but was forced
  to flee1 for fear the steeple should  
fall upon my head4'    #ce4 #8,another  
thing was my dancing2 ,i was a full year
 before ,i could  quite leave that2 but 
all this while1 when ,i thought ,i kept 
this or  that commandment1 or did1 by   
word or deed1 anything that ,i thought  
was  good1 ,i had great peace in my     

conscience2 and should think with       
myself1  ,god cannot choose but be now  
pleased with me2 yea1 to relate it in   
mine  own way1 ,i thought no man in     
,england could please ,god better than  
,i4'    #cf4 #8,but poor wretch as ,i   
was1 ,i was all this while ignorant of  
,jesus  ,christ1 and going about to     
establish my own righteousness2 and had 
perished therein1 had not ,god1 in      
mercy1 showed me more of my state of    
nature4'    ,,his ,,conversion ,,and    
,,painful ,,exercises ,,of ,,mind1      
,,previous ,,to ,,his ,,joining  ,,the  
,,church ,,at ,,bedford4      #cg4 ,but 
upon a day1 the good providence of ,god 
did cast me to ,bedford1  to work on my 
calling2 and in one of the streets of   
that town1 ,i came  where there were    
three or four poor women sitting at a   
door in the sun1  and talking about the 
things of ,god2 and being now willing to
 hear them  discourse1 ,i drew near to  
hear what they said1 for ,i was now a   
brisk  talker also myself in the matters

 of religion1 but now ,i may say1 ,i    
heard1 but ,i understood not2 for they  
were far above1 out of my reach2  for   
their talk was about a new birth1 the   
work of ,god on their hearts1  also how 
they were convinced of their miserable  
state by nature2 they  talked how ,god  
had visited their souls with his love in
 the ,lord ,jesus1  and with what words 
and promises they had been refreshed1   
comforted1  and supported against the   
temptations of the devil4 ,moreover1    
they  reasoned of the suggestions and   
temptations of ,satan in particular2 and
  told to each other by which they had  
been afflicted1 and how they were  borne
 up under his assaults4 ,they also      
discoursed of their own  wretchedness of
 heart1 of their unbelief2 and did      
contemn1 slight1 and  abhor their own   
righteousness1 as filthy and            
insufficient to do them  any good4      
#ch4 ,and methought they spake as if joy
 did make them speak2 they spake  with  
such pleasantness of ,scripture         

language1 and with such appearance  of  
grace in all they said1 that they were  
to me1 as if they had found a  new      
world1#ah as if they were people that   
dwelt alone1 and were not to  be        
reckoned among their neighbours 7,num   
#bc3i74    #ci4 ,at this ,i felt my own 
heart began to shake1 as mistrusting my 
condition to be nought2 for ,i saw that 
in all my thoughts about  religion and  
salvation1 the new birth did never enter
 into my mind1  neither knew ,i the     
comfort of the ,word and promise1 nor   
the  deceitfulness and treachery of my  
own wicked heart4 ,as for secret        
thoughts1 ,i took no notice of them2    
neither did ,i understand what  ,satan's
 temptations were1 nor how they were to 
be withstood and  resisted1 c4    #dj4  
,thus1 therefore1 when ,i had heard and 
considered what they said1 ,i  left     
them1 and went about my employment      
again1 but their talk and  discourse    
went with me2 also my heart would tarry 
with them1 for ,i was  greatly affected 

with their words1 both because by them  
,i was convinced  that ,i wanted the    
true tokens of a truly godly man1 and   
also because by  them ,i was convinced  
of the happy and blessed condition of   
him that was  such a one4#ai    #da4    
,therefore ,i should often make it my   
business to be going again and  again   
into the company of these poor people1  
for ,i could not stay away2  and the    
more ,i went amongst them1 the more did 
question my condition2  and as ,i still 
do remember1 presently ,i found two     
things within me1 at  which ,i did      
sometimes marvel1 especially considering
 what a blind1  ignorant1 sordid1 and   
ungodly wretch but just before ,i was2  
the one was  a very great softness and  
tenderness of heart1 which caused me to 
fall  under the conviction of what by   
,scripture they asserted2 and the other 
was a great bending in my mind to a     
continual meditating on it1 and on  all 
other good things which at any time ,i  
heard or read of4    #db4 #8,by these   

things' my mind was now so turned1 that 
it lay like a  horse leech at the vein1 
still crying out1 ,give1 give 7,prov    
#cj3ae72  yea1 it was so fixed on       
eternity1 and on the things about the   
kingdom  of heaven1 that is1 so far as  
,i knew1 though as yet1 ,god knows1 ,i  
knew  but little2 that neither          
pleasures1 nor profits1 nor persuasions1
 nor  threats1 could loosen it1 or make 
it let go his hold2 and though ,i may   
speak it with shame1 yet it is in very  
deed a certain truth1 it would  then    
have been as difficult for me to have   
taken my mind from heaven to  earth1 as 
,i have found it often since to get it  
again from earth to  heaven4'    #dc4   
#8,one thing ,i may not omit3 ,there was
 a young man in our town1 to  whom my   
heart before was knit more than to any  
other1 but he being a  most wicked      
creature for cursing1 and swearing1 and 
whoring1 ,i now  shook him off1 and     
forsook his company2 but about a quarter
 of a year  after ,i had left him1 ,i   

met him in a certain lane1 and asked him
 how he  did2 he1 after his old swearing
 and mad way1 answered1 ,he was well4   
,but1 ,harry1 said ,i1 why do you swear 
and curse thus8 ,what will become  of   
you1 if you die in this condition8 ,he  
answered me in a great chafe1  ,what    
would the devil do for company1 if it   
were not for such as ,i am8'    #dd4    
#8,about this time ,i met with some     
,ranters' books1 that were put  forth by
 some of our countrymen1 which books    
were also highly in esteem  by several  
old professors2 some of these ,i read1  
but was not able to  make a judgment    
about them2 wherefore as ,i read in     
them1 and thought  upon them1 feeling   
myself unable to judge1 ,i should betake
 myself to  hearty prayer in this       
manner3 ,o ,lord1 ,i am a fool1 and not 
able to know  the truth from error3     
,lord1 leave me not to my own blindness1
 either to  approve of1 or condemn this 
doctrine2 if it be of ,god1 let me not  
despise it2 if it be of the devil1 let  

me not embrace it4 ,lord1 ,i lay  my    
soul1 in this matter1 only at thy foot2 
let me not be deceived1 ,i  humbly      
beseech thee4 ,i had one religious      
intimate companion all this  while1 and 
that was the poor man that ,i spoke of  
before2 but about this  time he also    
turned a most devilish ,ranter1#bj and  
gave himself up to  all manner of       
filthiness1 especially uncleanness3 he  
would also deny  that there was a ,god1 
angel1 or spirit2 and would laugh at all
  exhortations to sobriety4 ,when ,i    
laboured to rebuke his wickedness1 he   
would laugh the more1 and pretend that  
he had gone through all  religions1 and 
could never light on the right till now4
 ,he told me  also1 that in a little    
time ,i should see all professors turn  
to the  ways of the ,ranters4           
,wherefore1 abominating those cursed    
principles1 ,i  left his company        
forthwith1 and became to him as great a 
stranger1 as ,i  had been before a      
familiar4'    #de4 #8,neither was this  

man only a temptation to me2 but my     
calling lying  in the country1 ,i       
happened to light into several people's 
company1 who1  though strict in religion
 formerly1 yet were also swept away by  
these  ,ranters4 ,these would also talk 
with me of their ways1 and condemn me as
  legal and dark2 pretending that they  
only had attained to perfection  that   
could do what they would1 and not sin4  
,oh6 ,these temptations were  suitable  
to my flesh1 ,i being but a young man1  
and my nature in its  prime2 but ,god1  
who had1 as ,i hope1 designed me for    
better things1 kept  me in the fear of  
his name1 and did not suffer me to      
accept of such  cursed principles4 ,and 
blessed be ,god1 who put it into my     
heart to cry  to him to be kept and     
directed1 still distrusting mine own    
wisdom2 for  ,i have since seen even the
 effect of that prayer1 in his          
preserving me  not only from ranting    
errors1 but from those also that have   
sprung up  since4 ,the ,bible was       

precious to me in those days4'    #df4  
,and now1 methought1 ,i began to look   
into the ,bible with new eyes1  and read
 as ,i never did before2 and especially 
the epistles of the  apostle ,paul were 
sweet and pleasant to me2 and1 indeed1  
,i was then  never out of the ,bible1   
either by reading or meditation2 still  
crying  out to ,god1 that ,i might know 
the truth1 and way to heaven and glory4 
#dg4 ,and as ,i went on and read1 ,i    
lighted on that passage1 #8,to one is   
given by the ,spirit the word of wisdom2
 to another the word of  knowledge by   
the same ,spirit2 and to another faith1'
 c4 7#a ,cor  #ab3h1i74 ,and though1 as 
,i have since seen1 that by this        
,scripture the  ,holy ,ghost intends1 in
 special1 things extraordinary1 yet on  
me it did  then fasten with conviction1 
that ,i did want things ordinary1 even  
that  understanding and wisdom that     
other ,christians had4 ,on this word ,i 
mused1 and could not tell what to do1   
#8especially this word faith put  me to 

it1 for ,i could not help it1 but       
sometimes must question1 whether  ,i had
 any faith or no'2 for ,i feared that it
 shut me out of all the  blessings that 
other good people had give them of      
,god2#ba but ,i was  loath to conclude  
,i had no faith in my soul2 for if ,i do
 so1 thought ,i1  then ,i shall count   
myself a very cast-away indeed4    #dh4 
,no1 said ,i with myself1 though ,i am  
convinced that ,i am an ignorant  sot1  
and that ,i want those blessed gifts of 
knowledge and understanding  that other 
good people have2 yet1 at a venture1 ,i 
will conclude ,i am  not altogether     
faithless1 though ,i know not what faith
 is4 ,for it was  showed me1 and that   
too1 as ,i have since seen1 by ,satan1  
that those who  conclude themselves in a
 faithless state1 have neither rest nor 
quiet  in their souls2 and ,i was loath 
to fall quite into despair4    #di4     
,wherefore1 by this suggestion1 ,i was  
for a while made afraid to see  my want 
of faith2 but ,god would not suffer me  

thus to undo and destroy  my soul1 but  
did continually1 against this my blind  
and sad conclusion1  create still within
 me such suppositions1 #8insomuch' that 
,i might in  this deceive myself1 that  
,i could not rest content1 until ,i did 
now  come to some certain knowledge1    
whether ,i had faith or no2 this always 
running in my mind1 ,but how if you want
 faith indeed8 ,but how can you  tell   
you have faith8 #8and1 besides1 ,i saw  
for certain1 if ,i had not1 ,i  was sure
 to perish for ever4'    #ej4 ,so that  
though ,i endeavoured at the first1 to  
look over the  business of faith1 yet in
 a little time1 ,i better considering   
the  matter1 was willing to put myself  
upon the trial1 whether ,i had faith  or
 no4 ,but1 alas1 poor wretch1 so        
ignorant and brutish was ,i1 that ,i    
knew to this day no more how to do it1  
than ,i know how to begin and           
accomplish that rare and curious piece  
of art1 which ,i never yet saw  nor     
considered4    #ea4 ,wherefore1 while ,i

 was thus considering1 and being put to 
my plunge  about it1 for you must know1 
that as yet ,i had in this matter broken
 my  mind to no man1 only did hear and  
consider1 the tempter came in with  his 
delusion1 ,that there was no way for me 
to know ,i had faith1 but by  trying to 
work some miracle2 urging those         
,scriptures that seem to look  that way1
 for the enforcing and strengthening his
 temptation4 ,nay1 one  day as ,i was   
betwixt ,elstow and ,bedford1 the       
temptation was hot upon  me1 to try if  
,i had faith1 by doing of some miracle3 
which miracle at  that time was this1 ,i
 must say to the puddles that were in   
the horse  pads1 ,be dry2 and to the dry
 places1 ,be you the puddles4 ,and      
truly1 one  time ,i was agoing to say so
 indeed2 but just as ,i was about to    
speak1  this thought came into my mind1 
,but go under yonder hedge and pray     
first1 that ,god would make you able4   
,but when ,i had concluded to pray1     
this came hot upon me1 ,that if ,i      

prayed1 and came again and tried to do  
it1 and yet did nothing notwithstanding1
 then be sure ,i had no faith1  but was 
a cast-away and lost4 ,nay1 thought ,i1 
if it be so1 ,i will never  try yet1 but
 will stay a little longer4    #eb4 ,so 
,i continued at a great loss2 for ,i    
thought1 if they only had  faith1 which 
could do so wonderful things1 then ,i   
concluded1 that1 for  the present1 ,i   
neither had it1 nor yet1 for time to    
come1 were ever  like to have it4 ,thus 
,i was tossed betwixt the devil and my  
own  ignorance1 and so perplexed1       
especially at some times1 that ,i could 
not  tell what to do4    #ec4 ,about    
this time1 the state and happiness of   
these poor people at  ,bedford was thus1
 in a dream or vision1 represented to   
me4 ,i saw1 as if  they were set on the 
sunny side of some high mountain1 there 
refreshing  themselves with the pleasant
 beams of the sun1 while ,i was         
shivering  and shrinking in the cold1   
afflicted with frost1 snow1 and dark    

clouds4  ,methought1 also1 betwixt me   
and them1 ,i saw a wall that did compass
  about this mountain2 now1 through this
 wall my soul did greatly desire  to    
pass2 concluding1 that if ,i could1 ,i  
would go even into the very  midst of   
them1 and there also comfort myself with
 the heat of their  sun4    #ed4 ,about 
this wall ,i thought myself1 to go again
 and again1 still  prying as ,i went1 to
 see if ,i could find some way or       
passage1 by which  ,i might enter       
therein2 but none could ,i find for some
 time4 ,at the  last1 ,i saw1 as it     
were1 a narrow gap1 like a little       
doorway in the  wall1 through which ,i  
attempted to pass2 but the passage being
 very  strait and narrow1 ,i made many  
efforts to get in1 but all in vain1 even
  until ,i was well nigh quite beat out1
 by striving to get in2 at last1  with  
great striving1 methought ,i at first   
did get in my head1 and after  that1 by 
a sidling striving1 my shoulders1 and my
 whole body2 then was  ,i exceeding     

glad1 and went and sat down in the midst
 of them1 and so  was comforted with the
 light and heat of their sun4    #ee4   
,now1 this mountain and wall1 c41 was   
thus made out to me--the  mountain      
signified the church of the living ,god2
 the sun that shone  thereon1 the       
comfortable shining of his merciful face
 on them that were  therein2 the wall1  
,i thought1 was the ,word1 that did make
 separation  between the ,christians and
 the world2 and the gap which was in    
this  wall1 ,i thought1 was ,jesus      
,christ1 who is the way to ,god the     
,father  7,john #ad3f2 ,matt #g3ad74    
,but forasmuch as the passage was       
wonderful  narrow1 even so narrow1 that 
,i could not1 but with great difficulty1
  enter in thereat1 it showed me that   
none could enter into life1 but  those  
that were in downright earnest1#bb and  
unless also they left  this wicked world
 behind them2 for here was only room for
 body and  soul1 but not for body and   
soul1 and sin4#bc    #ef4 ,this         

resemblance abode upon my spirit many   
days2 all which time1 ,i  saw myself in 
a forlorn and sad condition1 but yet was
 provoked to a  vehement hunger and     
desire to be one of that number that did
 sit in the  sunshine4 ,now also ,i     
should pray wherever ,i was1 whether at 
home or  abroad1 in house or field1 and 
should also often1 with lifting up of   
heart1 sing that of the #east ,psalm1 ,o
 ,lord1 consider my distress2 for  as   
yet ,i knew not where ,i was4    #eg4   
,neither as yet could ,i attain to any  
comfortable persuasion that ,i  had     
faith in ,christ2 but instead of having 
satisfaction1 here ,i began  to find my 
soul to be assaulted with fresh doubts  
about my future  happiness2 especially  
with such as these1 ,whether ,i was     
elected8 ,but  how1 if the day of grace 
should now be past and gone8    #eh4 ,by
 these two temptations ,i was very much 
afflicted and disquieted2  sometimes by 
one1 and sometimes by the other of them4
 ,and first1 to  speak of that about my 

questioning my election1 ,i found at    
this time1  that though ,i was in a     
flame to find the way to heaven and     
glory1 and  though nothing could beat me
 off from this1 yet this question did so
  offend and discourage me1 that ,i was1
 especially at some times1 as if  the   
very strength of my body also had been  
taken away by the force and  power      
thereof4 ,this scripture did also seem  
to me to trample upon all  my desires1  
8,it is not of him that willeth1 nor of 
him that runneth1  but of ,god that     
showeth mercy0 7,rom #i3af74    #ei4    
,with this scripture ,i could not tell  
what to do2 for ,i evidently  saw1 that 
unless the great ,god1 of his infinite  
grace and bounty1 had  voluntarily      
chosen me to be a vessel of mercy1      
though ,i should desire1  and long and  
labour until my heart did break1 no good
 could come of it4  ,therefore1 this    
would still stick with me1 ,how can you 
tell that you  are elected8 ,and what if
 you should not8 ,how then8    #fj4 ,o  

,lord1 thought ,i1 what if ,i should    
not1 indeed8 ,it may be you are  not1   
said the tempter2 it may be so1 indeed1 
thought ,i4 ,why1 then1 said  ,satan1   
you had as good leave off1 and strive no
 further2 for if1  indeed1 you should   
not be elected and chosen of ,god1 there
 is no talk  of your being saved2 8,for 
it is neither of him that willeth1 nor  
of him  that runneth1 but of ,god that  
showeth mercy40    #fa4 ,by these things
 ,i was driven to my wits' end1 not     
knowing what to  say1 or how to answer  
these temptations4 ,indeed1 ,i little   
thought that  ,satan had thus assaulted 
me1 but that rather it was my own       
prudence1  thus to start the question2  
for1 that the elect only attained       
eternal  life1 that ,i1 without scruple1
 did heartily close withal2 but that    
myself was one of them1 there lay all   
the question4    #fb4 ,thus1 therefore1 
for several days1 ,i was greatly        
assaulted and  perplexed1 and was often1
 when ,i have been walking1 ready to    

sink where  ,i went1 with faintness in  
my mind2 but one day1 after ,i had been 
so  many weeks oppressed and cast down  
therewith1 as ,i was now quite giving   
up the ghost of all my hopes of ever    
attaining life1 that sentence fell  with
 weight upon my spirit1 8,look at the   
generations of old and see2  did ever   
any trust in the ,lord1 and was         
confounded80    #fc4 ,at which ,i was   
greatly lightened and encouraged in my  
soul2 for  thus1 at that very instant1  
it was expounded to me1 ,begin at the   
beginning of ,genesis1 and read to the  
end of the ,revelation1 and see if  you 
can find that there was ever any that   
trusted in the ,lord1 and was           
confounded4 ,so1 coming home1 ,i        
presently went to my ,bible to see if ,i
  could find that saying1 not doubting  
but to find it presently2 for it  was so
 fresh1 and with such strength and      
comfort on my spirit1 that ,i  was as if
 it talked with me4    #fd4 ,well1 ,i   
looked1 but ,i found it not2 only it    

abode upon me2 then ,i  did ask first   
this good man1 and then another1 if they
 knew where it  was1 but they knew no   
such place4 ,at this ,i wondered1 that  
such a  sentence should so suddenly1 and
 with such comfort and strength1 seize  
and abide upon my heart1 and yet that   
none could find it1 for ,i doubted  not 
but it was in holy ,scripture4    #fe4  
,thus ,i continued above a year1 and    
could not find the place2 but at  last1 
casting my eye into the ,apocrypha      
books1 ,i found it in  ,ecclesiasticus  
#b3aj4 ,this1 at the first1 did somewhat
 daunt me2 but  because1 by this time1  
,i had got more experience of the love  
and  kindness of ,god1 it troubled me   
the less2 especially when ,i considered1
  that though it was not in those texts 
that we call holy and canonical1  yet   
forasmuch as this sentence was the sum  
and substance of many of the  promises1 
it was my duty to take the comfort of   
it2 and ,i bless ,god for  that word1   
for it was of ,god to me3 that word doth

 still1 at times1  shine before my face4
    #ff4 ,after this1 that other doubt  
did come with strength upon me1 ,but    
how if the day of grace should be past  
and gone8 ,how if you have  over-stood  
the time of mercy8 ,now1 ,i remember    
that one day1 as ,i was  walking into   
the country1 ,i was much in the thoughts
 of this1 ,but how  if the day of grace 
be past8 ,and to aggravate my trouble1  
the tempter  presented to my mind those 
good people of ,bedford1 and suggested  
thus  unto me1 ,that these being        
converted already1 they were all that   
,god  would save in those parts2 and    
that ,i came too late1 for these had got
  the blessing before ,i came4    #fg4  
,now was ,i in great distress1 thinking 
in very deed that this might  well be   
so2 wherefore ,i went up and down       
bemoaning my sad condition1  counting   
myself far worse than a thousand fools1 
for standing off thus  long1 and        
spending so many years in sin as ,i had 
done2 still crying  out1 ,oh1 that ,i   

had turned sooner2 ,oh1 that ,i had     
turned seven years  ago6 ,it made me    
also angry with myself1 to think that ,i
 should have no  more wit1 but to trifle
 away my time till my soul and heaven   
were lost4    #fh4 ,but when ,i had been
 long vexed with this fear1 and was     
scarce able  to take one step more1 just
 about the same place where ,i received 
my  other encouragement1 these words    
broke in upon my mind1 8,compel them to 
come in1 that my house may be filled02  
8and yet there is room0 7,luke          
#ad3bb1bc74 ,these words1 but especially
 them1 8,and yet there is room0  were   
sweet words to me2 for1 truly1 ,i       
thought that by them ,i saw there  was  
place enough in heaven for me2 and1     
moreover1 that when the ,lord  ,jesus   
did speak these words1 he then did think
 of me2 and that he  knowing that the   
time would come that ,i should be       
afflicted with fear  that there was no  
place left for me in his bosom1 did     
before speak this  word1 and leave it   

upon record1 that ,i might find help    
thereby against  this vile temptation4  
#8,this1 ,i then verily believed4'      
#fi4 ,in the light and encouragement of 
this word1 ,i went a pretty while2  and 
the comfort was the more1 when ,i       
thought that the ,lord ,jesus should    
think on me so long ago1 and that he    
should speak them words on purpose  for 
my sake2 for ,i did then think1 verily1 
that he did on purpose speak  them1 to  
encourage me withal4    #gj4 #8,but ,i  
was not without my temptations to go    
back again2  temptations1 ,i say1 both  
from ,satan1 mine own heart1 and carnal 
acquaintance2 but ,i thank ,god these   
were outweighed by that sound sense  of 
death and of the day of judgment1 which 
abode1 as it were1  continually in my   
view2 ,i should often also think on     
,nebuchadnezzar1 of  whom it is said1   
,he had given him all the kingdoms of   
the earth 7,dan  #e3ai74 ,yet1 thought  
,i1 if this great man had all his       
portion in this  world1 one hour in hell

 fire would make him forget all4 ,which 
consideration was a great help to me4'  
#ga4 #8,i was almost made1 about this   
time1 to see something concerning  the  
beasts that ,moses counted clean and    
unclean4 ,i thought those beasts  were  
types of men2 the clean1 types of them  
that were the people of  ,god2 but the  
unclean1 types of such as were the      
children of the wicked  one4 ,now1 ,i   
read that the clean beasts chewed the   
cud2 that is1 thought  ,i1 they show us 
we must feed upon the ,word of ,god4    
,they also parted the  hoof2 ,i thought 
that signified we must part1 if we would
 be saved1 with  the ways of ungodly    
men4 ,and also1 in further reading about
 them ,i  found1 that though we did chew
 the cud as the hare1 yet if we walked  
with claws like a dog1 or if we did part
 the hoof like the swine1 yet  if we did
 not chew the cud as the sheep1 we were 
still1 for all that1  but unclean2 for  
,i thought the hare to be a type of     
those that talk of  the ,word1 yet walk 

in the ways of sin2 and that the swine  
was like him  that parteth with his     
outward pollutions1 but still wanteth   
the ,word of  faith1 without which there
 could be no way of salvation1 let a man
 be  never so devout 7,deut #ad74'      
,after this ,i found1 by reading the    
,word1  that those that must be         
glorified with ,christ in another world 
must be  called by him here2 called to  
the partaking of a share in his ,word   
and  righteousness1 and to the comforts 
and first fruits of his spirit1 and  to 
a peculiar interest in all those        
heavenly things which do indeed  fore   
fit the soul for that rest and house of 
glory which is in heaven  above4    #gb4
 ,here1 again1 ,i was at a very great   
stand1 not knowing what to do1  fearing 
,i was not called2 for1 thought ,i1 if  
,i be not called1 what then  can do me  
good8 #8,none but those who are         
effectually called1 inherit the  kingdom
 of heaven4' ,but oh6 how ,i now loved  
those words that spake of a             

,christian's calling6 as when the ,lord 
said to one1 8,follow me10 and to       
another1 8,come after me40 ,and oh6     
thought ,i1 that he would say so to me  
too1 how gladly would ,i run after him6 
#gc4 ,i cannot now express with what    
longings and breakings in my soul ,i    
cried to ,christ to call me4 ,thus ,i   
continued for a time1 all on a flame  to
 be converted to ,jesus ,christ2 and did
 also see at that day1 such  glory in a 
converted state1 that ,i could not be   
contented without a  share therein4     
,gold6 could it have been gotten for    
gold1 what could ,i  have given for it6 
had ,i had a whole world it had all gone
 ten thousand  times over for this1 that
 my soul might have been in a converted 
state4    #gd4 ,how lovely now was every
 one in my eyes that ,i thought to be   
converted men and women6 they shone1    
they walked like a people that  carried 
the broad seal of heaven about them4    
,oh6 ,i saw the lot was  fallen to them 
in pleasant places1 and they had a      

goodly heritage 7,psa  #af3f74 ,but that
 which made me sick was that of ,christ1
 in ,mark1 ,he went  up into a mountain 
and called to him whom he would1 and    
they came unto  him 7,mark #c3ac74      
#ge4 ,this scripture made me faint and  
fear1 yet it kindled fire in my  soul4  
,that which made me fear was this1 lest 
,christ should have no  liking to me1   
for he called 8whom he would40 ,but oh6 
the glory that ,i  saw in that condition
 did still so engage my heart that ,i   
could seldom  read of any that ,christ  
did call but ,i presently wished1 ,would
 ,i had  been in their clothes2 would ,i
 had been born ,peter2 would ,i had been
  born ,john2 or would ,i had been by   
and had heard him when he called  them1 
how would ,i have cried1 ,o ,lord1 call 
me also4 ,but oh6 ,i feared he  would   
not call me4    #gf4 ,and truly the     
,lord let me go thus many months        
together and showed  me nothing2 either 
that ,i was already1 or should be called
 hereafter4  ,but at last1 after much   

time spent1 and many groans to ,god1    
that ,i  might be made partaker of the  
holy and heavenly calling1 that ,word   
came  in upon me--8,i will cleanse their
 blood that ,i have not cleansed1 for   
the ,lord dwelleth in ,zion0 7,joel     
#c3ba74 ,these words ,i thought were    
sent  to encourage me to wait still upon
 ,god1 and signified unto me1 that if   
,i were not already1 yet time might come
 ,i might be in truth converted  unto   
,christ4#bd    #gg4 ,about this time ,i 
began to break my mind to those poor    
people in  ,bedford1 and to tell them my
 condition1 which1 when they had heard1 
they told ,mr4 ,gifford of me1 who      
himself also took occasion to talk  with
 me1 and was willing to be #8well'      
persuaded of me1 though ,i think  but   
from little grounds3 but he invited me  
to his house1 where ,i should  hear him 
confer with others1 about the dealings  
of ,god with the soul2  from all which  
,i still received more conviction1 and  
from that time  began to see something  

of the vanity and inward wretchedness of
 my  wicked heart1 for as yet ,i knew no
 great matter therein2 but now it  began
 to be discovered unto me1 and also to  
work at that rate for  wickedness as it 
never did before4 ,now ,i evidently     
found that lusts and  corruptions would 
strongly put forth themselves within me1
 in wicked  thoughts and desires1 which 
,i did not regard before2 my desires    
also  for heaven and life began to fail4
 ,i found also1 that whereas before my  
soul was full of longing after ,god1 now
 my heart began to hanker after  every  
foolish vanity2 yea1 my heart would not 
be moved to mind that  that was good2 it
 began to be careless1 both of my soul  
and heaven2 it  would now continually   
hang back1 both to1 and in every duty2  
and was as  a clog on the leg of a bird 
to hinder her from flying4    #gh4 ,nay1
 thought ,i1 now ,i grow worse and      
worse2 now am ,i further from           
conversion than ever ,i was before4     
,wherefore ,i began to sink greatly in  

my soul1 and began to entertain such    
discouragement in my heart as laid  me  
low as hell4 ,if now ,i should have     
burned at a stake1 ,i could not  believe
 that ,christ had love for me2 alas1 ,i 
could neither hear him1  nor see him1   
nor feel him1 nor savour any of his     
things2 ,i was driven  as with a        
tempest1 my heart would be unclean1 the 
,canaanites would  dwell in the land4   
#gi4 ,sometimes ,i would tell my        
condition to the people of ,god1 which1 
when they heard1 they would pity me1 and
 would tell me of the promises2  but    
they had as good have told me that ,i   
must reach the sun with my  finger as   
have bidden me receive or rely upon the 
promise2 and as soon  as ,i should have 
done it1 all my sense and feeling was   
against me2 and  ,i saw ,i had a heart  
that would sin1 and #8that' lay under a 
law that  would condemn4    #hj4 ,these 
things have often made me think of that 
child which the  father brought to      
,christ1 who1 while he was yet a coming 

to him1 was  thrown down by the devil1  
and also so rent and torn by him that he
 lay  and wallowed1 foaming 7,luke      
#i3db2 ,mark #i3bj74    #ha4 ,further1  
in these days ,i should find my heart to
 shut itself up  against the ,lord1 and 
against his holy ,word4 ,i have found my
 unbelief  to set1 as it were1 the      
shoulder to the door to keep him out1   
and that  too even then1 when ,i have   
with many a bitter sigh cried1 ,good    
,lord1  break it open2 ,lord1 break     
these gates of brass1 and cut these bars
 of  iron asunder 7,psa #ajg3af74 ,yet  
that word would sometimes create in my  
heart a peaceable pause1 8,i girded     
thee1 though thou hast not known me0    
7,isa #de3e74    #hb4 ,but all this     
while as to the act of sinning1 ,i never
 was more  tender than now2 ,i durst not
 take a pin or a stick1 though but so   
big  as a straw1 for my conscience now  
was sore1 and would smart at every      
touch2 ,i could not now tell how to     
speak my words1 for fear ,i should      

misplace them4 ,oh1 how gingerly#be did 
,i then go in all ,i did or said6  ,i   
found myself as on a miry bog that shook
 if ,i did but stir2 and #8was'  there  
left both of ,god and ,christ1 and the  
,spirit1 and all good things4    #hc4   
#8,but1 ,i observe1 though ,i was such a
 great sinner before  conversion1 yet   
,god never much charged the guilt of the
 sins of my  ignorance upon me2 only he 
showed me ,i was lost if ,i had not     
,christ1  because ,i had been a sinner2 
,i saw that ,i wanted a perfect         
righteousness to present me without     
fault before ,god1 and this             
righteousness was nowhere to be found1  
but in the person of ,jesus  ,christ4'  
#hd4 #8,but my original and inward      
pollution1 that1 that was my plague and 
my affliction2 that1 ,i say1 at a       
dreadful rate1 always putting forth     
itself within me2 that ,i had the guilt 
of1 to amazement2 by reason of  that1 ,i
 was more loathsome in my own eyes than 
was a toad2 and ,i  thought ,i was so in

 ,god's eyes too2 sin and corruption1 ,i
 said1 would  as naturally bubble out of
 my heart1 as water would bubble out of 
a  fountain4 ,i thought now that every  
one had a better heart than ,i had2 ,i  
could have changed heart with any body2 
,i thought none but the devil  himself  
could equalize me for inward wickedness 
and pollution of mind4  ,i fell1        
therefore1 at the sight of my own       
vileness1 deeply into  despair2 for ,i  
concluded that this condition that ,i   
was in could not  stand with a state of 
grace4 ,sure1 thought ,i1 ,i am forsaken
 of ,god2  sure ,i am given up to the   
devil1 and to a reprobate mind2 and thus
 ,i  continued a long while1 even for   
some years together4'    #he4 #8,while  
,i was thus afflicted with the fears of 
my own damnation1  there were two things
 would make me wonder2 the one was1 when
 ,i saw old  people hunting after the   
things of this life1 as if they should  
live  here always2 the other was1 when  
,i found professors much distressed and 

cast down1 when they met with outward   
losses2 as of husband1 wife1  child1 c4 
,lord1 thought ,i1 what ado is here     
about such little things  as these6     
,what seeking after carnal things by    
some1 and what grief in  others for the 
loss of them6 if they so much labour    
after1 and spend so  many tears for the 
things of this present life1 how am ,i  
to be  bemoaned1 pitied1 and prayed for6
 ,my soul is dying1 my soul is damning4 
,were my soul but in a good condition1  
and were ,i but sure of it1 ah6  how    
rich should ,i esteem myself1 though    
blessed but with bread and  water2 ,i   
should count those but small            
afflictions1 and should bear them  as   
little burdens4 8,a wounded spirit who  
can bear80'    #hf4 ,and though ,i was  
thus troubled1 and tossed1 and          
afflicted1 with the  sight and sense and
 terror of my own wickedness1 yet ,i was
 afraid to  let this sight and sense go 
quite off my mind2 for ,i found1 that   
unless  guilt of conscience was taken   

off the right way1 that is1 by the blood
  of ,christ1 a man grew rather worse   
for the loss of his trouble of mind1    
than better4 ,wherefore1 if my guilt lay
 hard upon me1 then ,i should cry  that 
the blood of ,christ might take it off2 
and if it was going off  without it 7for
 the sense of sin would be sometimes as 
if it would die1  and go quite away71   
then ,i would also strive to fetch it   
upon my heart  again1 by bringing the   
punishment for sin in hell fire upon my 
spirits2  and should cry1 ,lord1 let it 
not go off my heart1 but the right way1 
but by the blood of ,christ1 and by the 
application of thy mercy1  through him1 
to my soul2 for that ,scripture lay much
 upon me1 8without  shedding of blood is
 no remission0 7,heb #i3bb74 ,and that  
which made me  the more afraid of this  
was1 because ,i had seen some1 who1     
though when  they were under wounds of  
conscience1 then they would cry and     
pray2 but  they seeking rather present  
ease from their trouble1 than pardon for

  their sin1 cared not how they lost    
their guilt1 so they got it out of      
their mind2 and1 therefore1 having got  
it off the wrong way1 it was not        
sanctified unto them2 but they grew     
harder and blinder1 and more wicked     
after their trouble4 ,this made me      
afraid1 and made me cry to ,god #8the   
more1' that it might not be so with me4 
#hg4 ,and now was ,i sorry that ,god had
 made me a man1 for ,i feared ,i was  a 
reprobate2 ,i counted man as            
unconverted1 the most doleful of all the
  creatures4 ,thus being afflicted and  
tossed about my sad condition1 ,i       
counted myself alone1 and above the most
 of men unblessed4    #hh4 #8,yea1 ,i   
thought it impossible that ever ,i      
should attain to so much  goodness of   
heart1 as to thank ,god that he had made
 me a man4 ,man  indeed is the most     
noble by creation1 of all creatures in  
the visible  world2 but by sin he had   
made himself the most ignoble4 ,the     
beasts1  birds1 fishes1 c41 ,i blessed  

their condition1 for they had not a     
sinful nature1 they were not obnoxious  
to the wrath of ,god2 they were  not to 
go to hell fire after death2 ,i could   
therefore have rejoiced1  had my        
condition been as any of theirs4'       
#hi4 ,in this condition ,i went a great 
while2 but when comforting time  was    
come1 ,i heard one preach a sermon upon 
those words in the ,song  7#d3a71       
8,behold thou art fair1 my love2 behold1
 thou art fair40 ,but at  that time he  
made these two words1 8,my love10 his   
chief and subject  matter2 from which1  
after he had a little opened the text1  
he observed  these several conclusions3 
#a4 ,that the church1 and so every saved
 soul1  is ,christ's love1 when         
loveless4 #b4 ,christ's love without a  
cause4 #c4  ,christ's love when hated of
 the world4 #d4 ,christ's love when     
under  temptation1 and under desertion4 
#e4 ,christ's love from first to last4  
#ij4 ,but ,i got nothing by what he said
 at present1 only when he came to  the  

application of the fourth particular1   
this was the word he said2 ,if  it be   
so1 that the saved soul is ,christ's    
love when under temptation  and         
desertion2 then poor tempted soul1 when 
thou art assaulted and  afflicted with  
temptation1 and the hidings of ,god's   
face1 yet think on  these two words1    
8,my love10 still4    #ia4 ,so as ,i was
 a going home1 these words came again   
into my thoughts2  and ,i well remember1
 as they came in1 ,i said thus in my    
heart1 ,what  shall ,i get by thinking  
on these two words8 ,this thought had no
 sooner  passed through my heart1 but   
the words began thus to kindle in my    
spirit1 8,thou art my love1 thou art my 
love10 twenty times together2  and still
 as they ran thus in my mind1 they waxed
 stronger and warmer1  and began to make
 me look up2 but being as yet between   
hope and fear1 ,i  still replied in my  
heart1 ,but is it true1 but is it true8 
,at which1  that sentence fell in upon  
me1 ,he 8wist not that it was true which

 was  done by the angel0 7,acts #ab3i74 
#ib4 ,then ,i began to give place to the
 word1 which1 with power1 did over  and 
over make this joyful sound within my   
soul1 thou art my love1 thou  art my    
love2 and nothing shall separate thee   
from my love2 and with  that 7,rom      
#h3ci7 came into my mind3 ,now was my   
heart filled full of  comfort and hope1 
and now ,i could believe that my sins   
should be  forgiven me2 #8yea1 ,i was   
now so taken with the love and mercy of 
,god1  that ,i remember ,i could not    
tell how to contain till ,i got home2 ,i
  thought ,i could have spoken of his   
love1 and of his mercy to me1 even  to  
the very crows that sat upon the        
ploughed lands before me1 had they  been
 capable to have understood me'2        
wherefore ,i said in my soul1 with  much
 gladness1 well1 ,i would ,i had a pen  
and ink here1 ,i would write  this down 
before ,i go any further1 for surely ,i 
will not forget this  forty years hence2
 but1 alas6 within less than forty days1

 ,i began to  question all again2       
#8which made me begin to question all   
still4'    #ic4 ,yet still at times1 ,i 
was helped to believe that it was a true
  manifestation of grace unto my soul1  
though ,i had lost much of the life  and
 savour of it4 ,now about a week or     
fortnight after this1 ,i was much       
followed by this scripture1 8,simon1    
,simon1 behold1 ,satan hath desired  to 
have you0 7,luke #bb3ca74 ,and sometimes
 it would sound so loud within  me1 yea1
 and as it were call so strongly after  
me1 that once above all  the rest1 ,i   
turned my head over my shoulder1        
thinking verily that some  man had1     
behind me1 called to me2 being at a     
great distance1 #8methought  he called  
so loud2 it came1 as ,i have thought    
since1 to have stirred me  up to prayer1
 and to watchfulness2 it came to        
acquaint me that a cloud  and a storm   
was coming down upon me1 but ,i         
understood it not4'#bf    #id4 #8,also1 
as ,i remember1 that time that it called

 to me so loud1 was  the last time that 
it sounded in mine ear2 but methinks ,i 
hear still  with what a loud voice these
 words1 ,simon1 ,simon1 sounded in mine 
ears4  ,i thought verily1 as ,i have    
told you1 that somebody had called after
  me1 that was half a mile behind me2   
and although that was not my name1  yet 
it made me suddenly look behind me1     
believing that he that called  so loud  
meant me4'    #ie4 ,but so foolish was  
,i1 and ignorant1 that ,i knew not the  
reason of  this sound2 which1 as ,i did 
both see and feel soon after1 was sent  
from  heaven as an alarm1 to awaken me  
to provide for what was coming2 only  it
 would make me muse and wonder in my    
mind1 to think what should be  the      
reason that this scripture1 and that at 
this rate1 so often and so  loud1 should
 still be sounding and rattling in mine 
ears2 but1 as ,i  said before1 ,i soon  
after perceived the end of ,god therein4
    #if4 ,for about the space of a month
 after1 a very great storm came down    

upon me1 which handled me twenty times  
worse than all ,i had met with  before2 
it came stealing upon me1 now by one    
piece1 then by another2  first1 all my  
comfort was taken from me1 then darkness
 seized upon me1  after which1 whole    
floods of blasphemies1 both against     
,god1 ,christ1 and  the ,scriptures1    
were poured upon my spirit1 to my great 
confusion and  astonishment4 ,these     
blasphemous thoughts were such as also  
stirred up  questions in me1 against the
 very being of ,god1 and of his only    
beloved  ,son2 as1 whether there were1  
in truth1 a ,god1 or ,christ1 or no8 and
  whether the holy ,scriptures were not 
rather a fable1 and cunning story1  than
 the holy and pure ,word of ,god8       
#ig4 ,the tempter would also much       
assault me with this1 how can you tell  
but that the ,turks had as good         
,scriptures to prove their ,mahomet the 
,saviour1 as we have to prove our ,jesus
 is8 ,and1 could ,i think1 that so  many
 ten thousands1 in so many countries and

 kingdoms1 should be  without the       
knowledge of the right way to heaven2 if
 there were indeed  a heaven1 and that  
we only1 who live in a corner of the    
earth1 should  alone be blessed         
therewith8 ,every one doth think his own
 religion  rightest1 both ,jews and     
,moors1 and ,pagans6 and how if all our 
faith1  and ,christ1 and ,scriptures1   
should be but a think-so too8    #ih4   
,sometimes ,i have endeavoured to argue 
against these suggestions1  and to set  
some of the sentences of blessed ,paul  
against them2 but1  alas6 ,i quickly    
felt1 when ,i thus did1 such arguings as
 these would  return again upon me1     
,though we made so great a matter of    
,paul1 and of  his words1 yet how could 
,i tell1 but that in very deed1 he being
 a  subtle and cunning man1 might give  
himself up to deceive with strong       
delusions2 and also take both that pains
 and travel1 to undo and  destroy his   
fellows4    #ii4 ,these suggestions1    
with many other which at this time ,i   

may not1  nor dare not utter1 neither by
 word nor pen1 did make such a seizure  
upon my spirit1 and did so overweigh my 
heart1 both with their number1          
continuance1 and fiery force1 that ,i   
felt as if there were nothing else  but 
these from morning to night within me2  
and as though1 indeed1 there  could be  
room for nothing else2 and also         
concluded1 that ,god had1 in  very wrath
 to my soul1 given me up unto them1 to  
be carried away with  them1 as with a   
mighty whirlwind4    #ajj4 ,only by the 
distaste that they gave unto my spirit1 
,i felt there  was something in me1 that
 refused to embrace them4 ,but this     
consideration ,i then only had1 when    
,god gave me leave to swallow my        
spittle1 otherwise the noise1 and       
strength1 and force of these            
temptations1 would drown and overflow2  
and as it were1 bury all such  thoughts 
or the remembrance of any such thing4   
,while ,i was in this  temptation1 ,i   
should often find my mind suddenly put  

upon it1 to curse  and swear1 or to     
speak some grievous thing against ,god1 
or ,christ his  ,son1 and of the        
,scriptures4#bg    #aja4 ,now ,i        
thought1 surely ,i am possessed of the  
devil2 at other times  again1 ,i thought
 ,i should be bereft of my wits2 for    
instead of lauding  and magnifying ,god 
the ,lord with others1 if ,i have but   
heard him spoken  of1 presently some    
most horrible blasphemous thought or    
other1 would  bolt out of my heart      
against him2 so that whether ,i did     
think that ,god  was1 or again did think
 there were no such thing2 no love1 nor 
peace1  nor gracious disposition could  
,i feel within me4    #ajb4 ,these      
things did sink me into very deep       
despair2 for ,i concluded1  that such   
things could not possibly be found      
amongst them that loved  ,god4 ,i often1
 when these temptations have been with  
force upon me1 did  compare myself in   
the case of such a child1 whom some     
gipsy hath by  force took up under her  

apron1#bh and is carrying from friend   
and  country2 kick sometimes ,i did1 and
 also scream and cry2 but yet ,i was  as
 bound in the wings of the temptation1  
and the wind would carry me  away4 ,i   
thought also of ,saul1 and of the evil  
spirit that did possess  him2 and did   
greatly fear that my condition was the  
same with that of  his 7#a ,sam #af3ad74
    #ajc4 ,in these days1 when ,i have  
heard others talk of what was the sin   
against the ,holy ,ghost1 then would the
 tempter so provoke me to desire  to sin
 that sin1 that ,i was as if ,i could   
not1 must not1 neither should  be quiet 
until ,i had committed that2 now1 no sin
 would serve but that2  if it were to be
 committed by speaking of such a word1  
then ,i have been  as if my mouth would 
have spoken that word1 whether ,i would 
or no2 and  in so strong a measure was  
this temptation upon me1 that often ,i  
have  been ready to clap my hand under  
my chin1 to hold my mouth from  opening2
 and to that end also ,i have had       

thoughts at other times1 to  leap with  
my head downward1 into some muck hill   
hole or other1 to keep  my mouth from   
speaking4    #ajd4 ,now ,i blessed the  
condition of the dog and toad1 and      
counted the  estate of everything that  
,god had made far better than this      
dreadful  state of mine1 and such as my 
companions was2 yea1 gladly would ,i    
have  been in the condition of dog or   
horse1 for ,i knew they had no soul to  
perish under the everlasting weights of 
hell for sin1 as mine was like  to do4  
,nay1 and though ,i saw this1 felt this1
 and was broken to pieces  with it1 yet 
that which added to my sorrow was1 that 
,i could not find  that with all my soul
 ,i did desire deliverance4 ,that       
scripture did also  tear and rend my    
soul1 in the midst of these             
distractions1 8,the wicked  are like the
 troubled sea when it cannot rest1 whose
 waters cast up  mire and dirt4 ,there  
is no peace1 saith my ,god1 to the      
wicked0 7,isa  #eg3bj1ba74    #aje4     

#8,and now my heart was1 at times1      
exceeding hard2 if ,i would have  given 
a thousand pounds for a tear1 ,i could  
not shed one2 no1 nor  sometimes scarce 
desire to shed one4 ,i was much dejected
 to think that  this should be my lot4  
,i saw some could mourn and lament their
 sin2 and  others1 again1 could rejoice1
 and bless ,god for ,christ2 and others1
  again1 could quietly talk of1 and with
 gladness remember1 the ,word of  ,god2 
while ,i only was in the storm or       
tempest4 ,this much sunk me2 ,i  thought
 my condition was alone4 ,i should1     
therefore1 much bewail my  hard hap2 but
 get out of1 or get rid of1 these       
things1 ,i could not4'    #ajf4 ,while  
this temptation lasted1 which was about 
a year1 ,i could  attend upon none of   
the ordinances of ,god but with sore and
 great  affliction4 ,yea1 then was ,i   
most distressed with blasphemies2 if ,i 
have  been hearing the ,word1 then      
uncleanness1 blasphemies1 and despair   
would  hold me as captive there2 if ,i  

have been reading1 then1 sometimes1 ,i  
had sudden thoughts to question all ,i  
read2 sometimes1 again1 my mind  would  
be so strangely snatched away1 and      
possessed with other things1  that ,i   
have neither known1 nor regarded1 nor   
remembered so much as the  sentence that
 but now ,i have read4    #ajg4 ,in     
prayer1 also1 ,i have been greatly      
troubled at this time2  sometimes ,i    
have thought ,i should see the devil1   
nay1 thought ,i have  felt him1 behind  
me1 pull my clothes2 he would be1 also1 
continually at  me in the time of prayer
 to have done2 break off1 make haste1   
you have  prayed enough1 and stay no    
longer1 still drawing my mind away4     
,sometimes1 also1 he would cast in such 
wicked thoughts as these3 that ,i  must 
pray to him1 or for him4 ,i have thought
 sometimes of that--,fall  down1 or1 8if
 thou wilt fall down and worship me0    
7,matt #d3i74    #ajh4 ,also1 when1     
because ,i have had wandering thoughts  
in the time of  this duty1 ,i have      

laboured to compose my mind and fix it  
upon ,god1  then1 with great force1 hath
 the tempter laboured to distract me1   
and  confound me1 and to turn away my   
mind1 by presenting to my heart and     
fancy the form of a bush1 a bull1 a     
besom1 or the like1 as if ,i should     
pray to those2 to these he would1 also1 
at some times especially1 so  hold my   
mind that ,i was as if ,i could think of
 nothing else1 or pray to  nothing else 
but to these1 or such as they4    #aji4 
,yet1 at times ,i should have some      
strong and heart-affecting              
apprehensions of ,god1 and the reality  
of the truth of his gospel2 but1  oh6   
how would my heart1 at such times1 put  
forth itself with  inexpressible        
groanings4 ,my whole soul was then in   
every word2 ,i should  cry with pangs   
after ,god that he would be merciful    
unto me2 but then ,i  should be daunted 
again with such conceits as these2 ,i   
should think  that ,god did mock at     
these1 my prayers1 saying1 and that in  

the  audience of the holy angels1 ,this 
poor simple wretch doth hanker after  me
 as if ,i had nothing to do with my     
mercy but to bestow it on such as  he4  
,alas1 poor fool6#bi how art thou       
deceived6 ,it is not for such as  thee  
to have a favour with the ,highest4     
#aaj4 ,then hath the tempter come upon  
me1 also1 with such  discouragements as 
these--,you are very hot for mercy1 but 
,i will cool  you2 this frame shall not 
last always2 many have been as hot as   
you for  a spirit1 but ,i have quenched 
their zeal4 ,and with this1 such and    
such  who were fallen off would be set  
before mine eyes4 ,then ,i should be    
afraid that ,i should do so too2 but1   
thought ,i1 ,i am glad this comes  into 
my mind4 ,well1 ,i will watch1 and take 
what heed ,i can4 ,though you  do1 said 
,satan1 ,i shall be too hard for you2 ,i
 will cool you  insensibly1 by degrees1 
by little and little4 ,what care ,i1    
saith he1  though ,i be seven years in  
chilling your heart if ,i can do it at  

last8  ,continual rocking will lull a   
crying child asleep4 ,i will ply it     
close1  but ,i will have my end         
accomplished4 ,though you be burning hot
 at  present1 yet1 if ,i can pull you   
from this fire1 ,i shall have you cold  
before it be long4    #aaa4 ,these      
things brought me into great straits2   
for as ,i at present  could not find    
myself fit for present death1 so ,i     
thought to live long  would make me yet 
more unfit2 for time would make me      
forget all1 and  wear even the          
remembrance of the evil of sin1 the     
worth of heaven1 and  the need ,i had of
 the blood of ,christ to wash me1 both  
out of mind and  thought2 but ,i thank  
,christ ,jesus these things did not at  
present make  me slack my crying1 but   
rather did put me more upon it1 like her
 who  met with the adulterer 7,deut     
#bb3bg72 in which days that was a good  
word  to me after ,i had suffered these 
things a while3 8,i am persuaded that   
neither-height1 nor depth1 nor life10   

c41 8shall--separate us from the  love  
of ,god1 which is in ,christ ,jesus0    
7,rom #h3ch74 ,and now ,i hoped long    
life should not destroy me1 nor make me 
miss of heaven4    #aab4 ,yet ,i had    
some supports in this temptation1 though
 they were then  all questioned by me2  
that in the third of ,jeremiah1 at the  
first1 was  something to me1 and so was 
the consideration of the fifth verse of 
that chapter2 that though we have spoken
 and done as evil things as we  could1  
yet we should cry unto ,god1 8,my       
,father1 thou art the guide of my       
youth02 and should return unto him4     
#aac4 ,i had1 also1 once a sweet glance 
from that in #b ,corinthians #e3ba3     
8,for he hath made him to be sin for us1
 who knew no sin2 that we might  be made
 the righteousness of ,god in him40 ,i  
remember1 also1 that one  day as ,i was 
sitting in a neighbour's house1 and     
there very sad at the  consideration of 
my many blasphemies1 and as ,i was      
saying in my mind1  ,what ground have ,i

 to think that ,i1 who have been so vile
 and  abominable1 should ever inherit   
eternal life8 that word came suddenly   
upon me1 8,what shall we then say to    
these things8 ,if ,god be for us1 who   
can be against us80 7,rom #h3ca74 ,that1
 also1 was an help unto me1  8,because  
,i live1 ye shall live also0 7,john     
#ad3ai74 ,but these were but  hints1    
touches1 and short visits1 though very  
sweet when present2 only  they lasted   
not2 but1 like to ,peter's sheet1 of a  
sudden were caught up  from me to heaven
 again 7,acts #aj3af74    #aad4 ,but    
afterwards the ,lord did more fully and 
graciously discover  himself unto me2   
and1 indeed1 did quite1 not only deliver
 me from the  guilt that1 by these      
things1 was laid upon my conscience1 but
 also from  the very filth thereof2 for 
the temptation was removed1 and ,i was  
put  into my right mind again1 as other 
,christians were4    #aae4 ,i remember  
that one day1 as ,i was traveling into  
the country and  musing on the          

wickedness and blasphemy of my heart1   
and considering of  the enmity that was 
in me to ,god1 that scripture came in my
 mind1 ,he  hath 8made peace through the
 blood of his cross0 7,col #a3bj74 ,by  
which ,i  was made to see1 both again1  
and again1 and again1 that day1 that    
,god  and my soul were friends by this  
blood2 yea1 ,i saw that the justice of  
,god and my sinful soul could embrace   
and kiss each other through this  blood4
 ,this was a good day to me2 ,i hope ,i 
shall not forget it4    #aaf4 ,at       
another time1 as ,i sat by the fire in  
my house1 and musing on  my             
wretchedness1 the ,lord made that also a
 precious word unto me1  8,forasmuch1   
then1 as the children are partakers of  
flesh and blood1 he  also himself       
likewise took part of the same2 that    
through death he  might destroy him that
 had the power of death1 that is1 the   
devil1 and  deliver them who1 through   
fear of death1 were all their lifetime  
subject to bondage0 7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,i 

thought that the glory of these  words  
was then so weighty on me that ,i was1  
both once and twice1 ready  to swoon as 
,i sat2 yet not with grief and trouble1 
but with solid joy  and peace4          
,,bunyan ,,attends ,,the ,,ministry ,,of
 ,,mr4 ,,gifford1 ,,and ,,becomes       
,,intensely  ,,earnest ,,to ,,understand
 ,,the ,,doctrines ,,of ,,the ,,gospel4 
#aag4 ,at this time1 also1 ,i sat under 
the ministry of holy ,mr4 ,gifford1     
whose doctrine1 by ,god's grace1 was    
much for my stability4#cj ,this man     
made it much his business to deliver the
 people of ,god from all those  false   
and unsound rests that1 by nature1 we   
are prone to take and make  to our      
souls4 ,he pressed us to take special   
heed that we took not up  any truth upon
 trust--as from this1 or that1 or any   
other man or men--but  to cry mightily  
to ,god that he would convince us of the
 reality  thereof1 and set us down      
therein1 by his own ,spirit1 in the holy
 ,word2  for1 said he1 if you do        

otherwise when temptations come1 if     
strongly1  you1 not having received them
 with evidence from heaven1 will find   
you  want that help and strength now to 
resist as once you thought you had4     
#aah4 ,this was as seasonable to my soul
 as the former and latter rain in  their
 season2 for ,i had found1 and that by  
sad experience1 the truth of  these his 
words2 for ,i had felt what no man can  
say1 especially when  tempted by the    
devil1 that ,jesus ,christ is ,lord but 
by the ,holy ,ghost4  ,wherefore ,i     
found my soul1 through grace1 very apt  
to drink in this  doctrine1 and to      
incline to pray to ,god that1 in nothing
 that pertained  to ,god's glory and my 
own eternal happiness1 he would suffer  
me to be  without the confirmation      
thereof from heaven2 for now ,i saw     
clearly  there was an exceeding         
different betwixt the notions of flesh  
and  blood1 and the revelations of ,god 
in heaven2 also1 a great difference     
between that faith that is feigned1 and 

according to man's wisdom1 and  of that 
which comes by a man's being born       
thereto of ,god 7,matt  #af3ae-ag2 #a   
,john #e3a74    #aai4 ,but1 oh6 now1 how
 was my soul led from truth to truth by 
,god6 even  from the birth and cradle of
 the ,son of ,god to his ascension and  
second  coming from heaven to judge the 
world4    #abj4 ,truly1 ,i then found1  
upon this account1 the great ,god was   
very  good unto me2 for1 to my          
remembrance1 there was not anything that
 ,i  then cried unto ,god to make known 
and reveal unto me but he was pleased   
to do it for me2 ,i mean not one part of
 the gospel of the ,lord ,jesus1  but ,i
 was orderly led into it4 ,methought ,i 
saw with great evidence1  from the      
relation of the four evangelists1 the   
wonderful work of ,god1  in giving      
,jesus ,christ to save us1 from his     
conception and birth even  to his second
 coming to judgment1 ,methought ,i was  
as if ,i had seen him  born1 as if ,i   
had seen him grow up1 as if ,i had seen 

him walk through  this world1 from the  
cradle to his cross2 to which1 also1    
when he came1  ,i saw how gently he gave
 himself to be hanged and nailed on it  
for my  sins and wicked doings4 ,also1  
as ,i was musing on this1 his progress1 
that dropped on my spirit1 ,he was      
ordained for the slaughter 7#a ,peter   
#a3ai1bj74    #aba4 ,when ,i have       
considered also the truth of his        
resurrection1 and  have remembered that 
word1 8,touch me not1 ,mary10 c41 ,i    
have seen as if  he leaped at the       
grave's mouth for joy that he was risen 
again1 and had  got the conquest over   
our dreadful foes 7,john #bj3ag74 ,i    
have also1 in  the spirit1 seen him a   
man on the right hand of ,god the       
,father for me1  and have seen the      
manner of his coming from heaven to     
judge the world  with glory1 and have   
been confirmed in these things by these 
scriptures  following1 ,acts #a3i1 #aj1 
#g3ef1 #aj3db2 ,hebrews #g3bd1 #h3c2    
,revelation  #a3ah2 #a ,thessalonians   

#d3ag1 #ah4    #abb4 ,once ,i was much  
troubled to know whether the ,lord      
,jesus was both  man as well as ,god1   
and ,god as well as man2 and truly1 in  
those days1  let men say what they      
would1 unless ,i had it with evidence   
from heaven1  all was as nothing to me1 
,i counted not myself set down in any   
truth of  ,god4 ,well1 ,i was much      
troubled about this point1 and could not
 tell how  to be resolved2 at last1 that
 in the fifth of the ,revelation came   
into  my mind1 8,and ,i beheld1 and lo1 
in the midst of the throne and of the   
four beasts1 and in the midst of the    
elders1 stood a ,lamb40 ,in the  midst  
of the throne1 #8thought ,i1' there is  
his ,godhead2 in the midst of  the      
elders1 there is his manhood2 but oh6   
methought this did glister6  it was a   
goodly touch1 and gave me sweet         
satisfaction4 ,that other  scripture    
also did help me much in this1 8,to us a
 child is born1 unto  us a son is given2
 and the government shall be upon his   

shoulder3 and  his name shall be called 
,wonderful1 ,counsellor1 ,the mighty    
,god1 ,the  everlasting ,father1 the    
,prince of ,peace10 c4 7,isa #i3f74     
#abc4 ,also1 besides these teachings of 
,god in his ,word1 the ,lord made  use  
of two things to confirm me in these    
things2 the one was the errors  of the  
,quakers1 and the other was the guilt of
 sin2 for as the ,quakers  did oppose   
his truth1 so ,god did the more confirm 
me in it1 by leading  me into the       
scriptures that did wonderfully maintain
 it4#ca    #abd4 #8,the errors that this
 people then maintained were1 #a4 ,that 
the  holy ,scriptures were not the ,word
 of ,god4 #b4 ,that every man in the    
world had the spirit of ,christ1 grace1 
faith1 c4 #c4 ,that ,christ ,jesus1  as 
crucified1 and dying #afjj years ago1   
did not satisfy divine justice  for the 
sins of the people4 #d4 ,that ,christ's 
flesh and blood was within  the saints4 
#e4 ,that the bodies of the good and bad
 that are buried in  the churchyard     

shall not arise again4 #f4 ,that the    
resurrection is past  with good men     
already4 #g4 ,that that man ,jesus1 that
 was crucified  between two thieves on  
,mount ,calvary1 in the land of ,canaan1
 by  ,jerusalem1 was not ascended up    
above the starry heavens4 #h4 ,that he  
should not1 even the same ,jesus that   
died by the hands of the ,jews1  come   
again at the last day1 and as man judge 
all nations1 c4'    #abe4 #8,many more  
vile and abominable things were in those
 days fomented  by them1 by which ,i was
 driven to a more narrow search of the  
,scriptures1 and was1 through their     
light and testimony1 not only           
enlightened1 but greatly confirmed and  
comforted in the truth'2 and1 as  ,i    
said1 the guilt of sin did help me much1
 for still as that would come  upon me1 
the blood of ,christ did take it off    
again1 and again1 and  again1 and that  
too1 sweetly1 according to the          
,scriptures4 ,o friends6  cry to ,god to
 reveal ,jesus ,christ unto you2 there  

is none teacheth like  him4    #abf4 ,it
 would be too long for me here to stay1 
to tell you in  particular how ,god did 
set me down in all the things of        
,christ1 and how  he did1 that he might 
so do1 lead me into his words2 yea1 and 
also how  he did open them unto me1 make
 them shine before me1 and cause them to
  dwell with me1 talk with me1 and      
comfort me over and over1 both of his   
own being1 and the being of his ,son1   
and ,spirit1 and ,word1 and gospel4     
#abg4 ,only this1 as ,i said before ,i  
will say unto you again1 that in        
general he was pleased to take this     
course with me2 first1 to suffer me  to 
be afflicted with temptation concerning 
them1 and then reveal them  to me3 as   
sometimes ,i should lie under great     
guilt for sin1 even  crushed to the     
ground therewith1 and then the ,lord    
would show me the  death of ,christ2    
yea1 and so sprinkle my conscience with 
his blood1  that ,i should find1 and    
that before ,i was aware1 that in that  

conscience where but just now did reign 
and rage the law1 even there  would rest
 and abide the peace and love of ,god   
through ,christ4    #abh4 ,now had ,i an
 evidence1 #8as ,i thought1 of my       
salvation' from  heaven1 with many      
golden seals thereon1 all hanging in my 
sight2 now  could ,i remember this      
manifestation and the other discovery of
 grace1  with comfort2 and should often 
long and desire that the last day were  
come1 that ,i might for ever be inflamed
 with the sight1 and joy1 and  communion
 with him whose head was crowned with   
thorns1 whose face was  spit on1 and    
body broken1 and soul made an offering  
for my sins3 for  whereas1 before1 ,i   
lay continually trembling at the mouth  
of hell1 now  methought ,i was got so   
far therefrom that ,i could not1 when ,i
 looked  back1 scarce discern it2 and1  
oh6 thought ,i1 that ,i were fourscore  
years old now1 that ,i might die        
quickly1 that my soul might be gone to  
rest4#cb    #abi4 #8,but before ,i had  

got thus far out of these my            
temptations1 ,i did  greatly long to see
 some ancient godly man's experience1   
who had writ  some hundreds of years    
before ,i was born2 for those who had   
writ in our  days1 ,i thought1 but ,i   
desire them now to pardon me1 that they 
had writ  only that which others felt1  
or else had1 through the strength of    
their  wits and parts1 studied to answer
 such objections as they perceived      
others were perplexed with1 without     
going down themselves into the  deep4   
,well1 after many such longings in my   
mind1 the ,god in whose hands  are all  
our days and ways1 did cast into my     
hand1 one day1 a book of  ,martin       
,luther2 it was his comment on the      
,galatians--it also was so old  that it 
was ready to fall piece from piece if ,i
 did but turn it over4  ,now ,i was     
pleased much that such an old book had  
fallen into my hands2  the which1 when  
,i had but a little way perused1 ,i     
found my condition1  in his experience1 

so largely and profoundly handled1 as if
 his book  had been written out of my   
heart4 ,this made me marvel2 for thus   
thought  ,i1 ,this man could not know   
anything of the state of ,christians    
now1 but  must needs write and speak the
 experience of former days4'    #acj4   
#8,besides1 he doth most gravely1 also1 
in that book1 debate of the  rise of    
these temptations1 namely1 blasphemy1   
desperation1 and the  like2 showing that
 the law of ,moses as well as the devil1
 death1 and  hell hath a very great hand
 therein1 the which1 at first1 was very 
strange to me2 but considering and      
watching1 ,i found it so indeed4 ,but   
of particulars here ,i intend nothing2  
only this1 methinks1 ,i must let  fall  
before all men1 ,i do prefer this book  
of ,martin ,luther upon the  ,galatians1
 excepting the ,holy ,bible1 before all 
the books that ever ,i  have seen1 as   
most fit for a wounded conscience4'     
#aca4 #8,and now ,i found1 as ,i        
thought1 that ,i loved ,christ dearly2  

oh6  methought my soul cleaved unto him1
 my affections cleaved unto him4 ,i     
felt love to him as hot as fire2 and    
now1 as ,job said1 ,i thought ,i  should
 die in my nest2 but ,i did quickly find
 that my great love was  but little1 and
 that ,i1 who had1 as ,i thought1 such  
burning love to  ,jesus ,christ1 could  
let him go again for a very trifle2 ,god
 can tell  how to abase us1 and can hide
 pride from man4 ,quickly after this my 
love was tried to purpose4'    #acb4    
,for after the ,lord had1 in this       
manner1 thus graciously delivered  me   
from this great and sore temptation1 and
 had set me down so sweetly  in the     
faith of his holy gospel1 and had given 
me such strong  consolation and blessed 
evidence from heaven touching my        
interest in  his love through ,christ2  
the tempter came upon me again1 and that
 with  a more grievous and dreadful     
temptation than before4    #acc4 ,and   
that was1 ,to sell and part with this   
most blessed ,christ1 to  exchange him  

for the things of this life1 for        
anything4 ,the temptation  lay upon me  
for the space of a year1 and did follow 
me so continually  that ,i was not rid  
of it one day in a month1 no1 not       
sometimes one hour  in many days        
together1 unless #8when' ,i was asleep4 
#acd4 ,and though1 in my judgment1 ,i   
was persuaded that those who were  once 
effectually in ,christ1 as ,i hoped1    
through his grace1 ,i had seen  myself1 
could never lose him for ever--for 8the 
land shall not be sold  for ever1 for   
the land is mine10 saith ,god 7,lev     
#be3bc7cc--yet it was a  continual      
vexation to me to think that ,i should  
have so much as one  such thought within
 me against a ,christ1 a ,jesus1 that   
had done for me  as he had done2 #8and  
yet then ,i had almost none others1 but 
such  blasphemous ones4'    #ace4 ,but  
it was neither my dislike of the        
thought1 nor yet any desire  and        
endeavour to resist it that in the least
 did shake or abate the  continuation1  

or force and strength thereof2 for it   
did always1 in  almost whatever ,i      
thought1 intermix itself therewith in   
such sort that  ,i could neither eat my 
food1 stoop for a pin1 chop a stick1 or 
cast  mine eye to look on this or that1 
but still the temptation would come1    
,sell ,christ for this1 or sell ,christ 
for that2 #8sell him1 sell him4'        
#acf4 ,sometimes it would run in my     
thoughts1 not so little as a hundred    
times together1 ,sell him1 sell him1    
sell him2 against which ,i may say1  for
 whole hours together1 ,i have been     
forced to stand as continually  leaning 
and forcing my spirit against it1 least 
haply1 before ,i were  aware1 some      
wicked thought might arise in my heart  
that might consent  thereto2 and        
sometimes also the tempter would make me
 believe ,i had  consented to it1 then  
should ,i be as tortured upon a rack for
 whole  days together4    #acg4 ,this   
temptation did put me to such scares1   
lest ,i should and some  times1 ,i say1 

consent thereto1 and be overcome        
therewith1 that by the  very force of my
 mind1 in labouring to gainsay and      
resist this  wickedness1 my very body   
also would be put into action or motion 
by way  of pushing or thrusting #8with  
my hands or elbows1' still answering as 
fast as the destroyer said1 ,sell him2  
,i will not1 ,i will not1 ,i will  not1 
,i will not2 no1 not for thousands1     
thousands1 thousands of worlds4  ,thus  
reckoning lest ,i should in the midst of
 these assaults1 set too  low a value of
 him1 even until ,i scarce well knew    
where ,i was1 or how  to be composed    
began4    #ach4 #8,at these seasons he  
would not let me eat my food at quiet2  
but1  forsooth1 when ,i was set at table
 at my meat1 ,i must go hence to pray2  
,i must leave my food now1 and just now1
 so counterfeit holy also would  this   
devil be4 ,when ,i was thus tempted1 ,i 
should say in myself1 ,now ,i  am at my 
meat1 let me make an end4 ,no1 said he1 
you must do it now1 or  you will        

displease ,god1 and despise ,christ4    
,wherefore ,i was much  afflicted with  
these things2 and because of the        
sinfulness of my  nature1 imagining that
 these things were impulses from ,god1  
,i should  deny to do it1 as if ,i      
denied ,god2 and then should ,i be as   
guilty1  because ,i did not obey a      
temptation of the devil1 as if ,i had   
broken  the law of ,god indeed4'        
#aci4 ,but to be brief1 one morning1 as 
,i did lie in my bed1 ,i was1 as at     
other times1 most fiercely assaulted    
with this temptation1 to sell and  part 
with ,christ2 the wicked suggestion     
still running in my mind1 sell  him1    
sell him1 sell him1 sell him1 #8sell    
him1' as fast as a man could  speak2    
against which also1 in my mind1 as and  
other times1 ,i answered1  ,no1 no1 not 
for thousands1 thousands1 thousands1 at 
least twenty times  together4 ,but at   
last1 after much striving1 even until ,i
 was almost out  of breath1 ,i felt this
 thought pass through my heart1 ,let him

 go1 if he  will6 and ,i thought also1  
that ,i felt my heart #8freely' consent 
thereto4 #8,oh1 the diligence of ,satan6
 #cd ,oh1 the desperateness of  man's   
heart6'    #adj4 ,now was the battle    
won1 and down fell ,i1 as a bird that is
 shot  from the top of a tree1 into     
great guilt1 and fearful despair4 ,thus 
getting out of my bed1 ,i went moping   
into the field2 but ,god knows1  with as
 heavy a heart as mortal man1 ,i think1 
could bear2 where1 for  the space of two
 hours1 ,i was like a man bereft of     
life1 and as now  past all recovery1 and
 bound over to eternal punishment4      
#ada4 ,and withal1 that scripture did   
seize upon my soul1 8,or profane        
person1 as ,esau1 who for one morsel of 
meat1 sold his birthright2 for  ye know1
 how that afterward1 when he would have 
inherited the blessing1  he was         
rejected2 for he found no place of      
repentance1 so he sought it  carefully  
with tears0 7,heb #ab3af1ag74    #adb4  
#8,now was ,i as one bound1 ,i felt     

myself shut out unto the judgment  to   
come2 nothing now for two years together
 would abide with me1 but  damnation1   
and an expectation of damnation2 ,i say1
 nothing now would  abide with me but   
this1 save some few moments for relief1 
as in the  sequel you will see4'        
#adc4 ,these words were to my soul like 
fetters of brass to my legs1 in  the    
continual sound of which ,i went for    
several months together4 ,but  about ten
 or eleven o'clock one day1 as ,i was   
walking under a hedge1  full of sorrow  
in guilt1 ,god knows1 and bemoaning     
myself for this hard  hap1 that such a  
thought should arise within me2 suddenly
 this sentence  bolted in upon me1 ,the 
blood of ,christ remits all guilt4 ,at  
this ,i made  a stand in my spirit2 with
 that1 this word took hold upon me1     
begin1  8,the blood of ,jesus ,christ1  
his ,son1 cleanseth us from all sin0 7#a
 ,john  #a3g74    #add4 ,now ,i began to
 conceive peace in my soul1 in methought
 ,i saw as if  the tempter did leer#ce  

and steal away from me1 as being ashamed
 of  what he had done4 ,at the same time
 also ,i had my sin1 and the blood of   
,christ thus represented to me1 that my 
sin1 when compared to the blood  of     
,christ1 was no more to it1 then this   
little clot or stone before me1  is to  
this vast and wide field that here ,i   
see4 ,this gave me good  encouragement  
for the space of two or three hours2 in 
which time also1  methought ,i saw1 by  
faith1 the ,son of ,god1 as suffering   
for my sins2  but because it tarried    
not1 ,i therefore sunk in my spirit1    
under  exceeding guilt again4    #ade4  
#8,but chiefly by the afore-mentioned   
scripture1 concerning ,esau's  selling  
of his birthright2 for that scripture   
would lie all day long1  all the week   
long1 yea1 all the year long in my mind1
 and hold me down1  so that ,i could by 
no means lift up myself2 for when ,i    
would strive to  turn me to this        
scripture1 or that1 for relief1 still   
that sentence  would be sounding in me1 

8,for ye know1 how that afterward1 when 
he  would have inherited the blessing-he
 found no place of repentance1  though  
he sought it carefully with tears40'    
#adf4 ,sometimes also1 #cf ,i should    
have a touch from that in ,luke  #bb3cb1
 8,i have prayed for thee1 that thy     
faith fail not02 but it would  not abide
 upon me2 neither could ,i indeed1 when 
,i considered my state1  find ground to 
conceive in the least1 that there should
 be the root of  that grace within me1  
having sinned as ,i had done4 ,now was  
,i tore and  rent in heavy case1 for    
many days together4    #adg4 ,then began
 ,i with sad and careful heart1 to      
consider of the nature  and largeness of
 my sin1 and to search in the ,word of  
,god1 if ,i could  in any place espy a  
word of promise1 or any encouraging     
sentence by  which ,i might take relief4
 ,wherefore ,i began to consider that   
third of  ,mark1 ,all manner of sins and
 blasphemies shall be forgiven unto the 
sons of men1 wherewith soever they shall

 blaspheme4 ,which place1  methought1 at
 a blush1 did contain a large and       
glorious promise1 for  the pardon of    
high offences2 but considering the place
 more fully1 ,i  thought it was rather  
to be understood as relating more       
chiefly to  those who had1 while in a   
natural estate1 committed such things as
  there are mentioned2 but not to me1   
who had not only received light and     
mercy1 but that had1 both after1 and    
also contrary to that1 so slighted      
,christ as ,i had done4    #adh4 ,i     
feared therefore that this wicked sin of
 mine1 might be that sin  unpardonable1 
of which he there thus speaketh4 8,but  
he they shall  blaspheme against the    
,holy ,ghost hath never forgiveness1 but
 is in  danger of eternal damnation0    
7,mark #c3bi74 ,and ,i did the rather   
give  credit to this1 because of that   
sentence in the ,hebrews common 8,for ye
  know1 how that afterward1 when he     
would have inherited the blessing1 he   
was rejected2 for he found no place of  

repentance1 though he sought it         
carefully with tears40 #8,and this stuck
 always with me4'    #adi4 #8,and now   
was ,i both the burden and a terror to  
myself1 nor did ,i  ever so know1 as    
now1 what it was to be weary of my life1
 and yet  afraid to die4 ,oh1 how gladly
 now would ,i have been anybody but     
myself6  ,anything but a man6 and in any
 condition but mine own6 for there was  
nothing did pass more frequently over my
 mind1 than that it was  impossible for 
me to be forgiven my transgression1 and 
to be saved from  wrath to come4'       
#aej4 ,and now began ,i to labour to    
call again time that was past2  wishing 
a thousand times twice told1 that the   
day was yet to come1 when  ,i should be 
tempted to such a sin6 concluding with  
great indignation1  both against my     
heart1 and all assaults1 how ,i would   
rather have been  torn in pieces1 than  
found a consenter thereto4 ,but1 alas6  
these  thoughts1 and wishings1 and      
resolvings1 were now too late to help   

me2  the thought had passed my heart1   
,god hath let me go1 and ,i am fallen4  
,oh6 thought ,i1 8that it was with me as
 in months past1 as in the days  when   
,god preserved me60 ,job #bi3b    #aea4 
,then again1 being loath and unwilling  
to perish1 ,i began to  compare my sin  
with others1 to see if ,i could find    
that any of those  that were saved had  
done as ,i had done4 ,so ,i considered  
,david's  adultery and murder1 and found
 them most heinous crimes2 and those too
  committed after light and grace       
received2 but yet but considering1 ,i   
perceived that his transgressions were  
only such as were against the  law of   
,moses2 from which the ,lord ,christ    
could1 with the consent of his  ,word1  
deliver him3 but mine was against the   
gospel2 yea1 against the  ,mediator     
thereof2 #8,i had sold my ,saviour4'    
#aeb4 ,now again should ,i be as if     
racked upon the wheel1#cg when ,i       
considered1 that1 besides the guilt that
 possessed me1 ,i should be so  void of 

grace1 so bewitched4 ,what1 thought ,i1 
must it be no sin but  this8 ,must it   
needs be the great transgression8 7,psa 
#ai3ac7 ,must that  wicked one touch my 
soul8 7#a ,john #e3ah7 ,oh1 what stings 
did ,i find in  all these sentences6    
#aec4 #8,what1 thought ,i1 is there but 
one sin that is unpardonable8 ,but  one 
sin that layeth the soul without the    
reach of ,god's mercy2 and must  ,i be  
guilty of that8 ,must it needs be that8 
,is there but one sin among  so many    
millions of sins1 for which there is no 
forgiveness2 and must ,i  commit this8  
,oh1 unhappy sin6 ,oh1 unhappy man6     
,these things would so  break and       
confound my spirit1 that ,i could not   
tell what to do2 ,i  thought1 at times1 
they would have broke my wits2 and      
still1 to  aggravate my misery1 that    
would run in my mind1 8,ye know how that
  afterward1 when he would have         
inherited the blessing1 he was          
rejected40  ,oh6 none knows the terrors 
of those days but myself4'    #aed4     

,after this ,i came to consider of      
,peter's sin1 which he committed  in    
denying his master2 and indeed1 this    
came nighest to mine1 of any  that ,i   
could find2 for he had denied his       
,saviour1 as ,i1 and that after  light  
and mercy received2 yea1 and that too1  
after warning given him4 ,i  also       
considered1 that he did both once and   
twice2 and that1 after time  to consider
 betwixt4 ,but though ,i put all these  
circumstances together1  that1 if       
possible1 ,i might find help1 yet ,i    
considered again1 that his  was but a   
denial of his master1 but mine was a    
selling of my ,saviour4  ,wherefore ,i  
thought with myself1 that ,i came nearer
 to ,judas1 than  either to ,david or   
,peter4    #aee4 ,here again my torment 
would flame out and afflicte me2 yea1 it
  would grind me1 as it were1 to powder1
 to discern the preservation of  ,god   
towards others1 while ,i fell into the  
snare2 for in my thus  considering of   
other men's sins1 and comparing of them 

with my own1 ,i  could evidently see how
 ,god preserved them1 notwithstanding   
their  wickedness1 and would not let    
them1 as he had let me1 to become a son 
of perdition4    #aef4 ,but oh1 how did 
my soul1 at this time1 prize the        
preservation that  ,god did set about   
his people6 ,ah1 how safely did ,i see  
them walk1 whom  ,god had hedge in6     
,they were within his care1 protection1 
and special  providence2 though they    
were full as bad as ,i by nature2 yet   
because he  loved them1 he would not    
suffer them to fall without the range of
  mercy2 but as for me1 ,i was gone1 ,i 
had done it2 he would not preserve  me1 
nor keep me2 but suffered me1 because ,i
 was a reprobate1 to fall as  ,i had    
done4 ,now1 did those blessed places1   
that spake of ,god's keeping  his       
people1 shine like the sun before me1   
though not to comfort me1 but  to show  
me the blessed state and heritage of    
those whom the ,lord had  blessed4      
#aeg4 #8,now ,i saw1 that as ,god had   

his hand in all providences and         
dispensations that overtook his elect1  
so he had his hand in all the           
temptations that they had to sin against
 him1 not to animate them unto          
wickedness1 but to choose their         
temptations and troubles for them2 and  
also to leave them1 for a time1 to such 
sins only as might not destroy1  but    
humble them2 as might not put them      
beyond1 but lay them in the way  off the
 renewing of his mercy4 ,but oh1 what   
love1 what care1 what  kindness and     
mercy did ,i now see1 mixing itself with
 the most severe  and dreadful of all   
,god's ways to his people6 ,he would let
 ,david1  ,hezekiah1 ,solomon1 ,peter1  
and others fall1 but he would not let   
them  fall into sin unpardonable1 nor   
into hell for sin4 ,oh6 thought ,i1     
these  be the men that ,god hath loved2 
these be the men that ,god1 though he   
chastiseth them1 keeps them in safety by
 him1 and them whom he makes to  abide  
under the shadow of the ,almighty4 ,but 

all these thoughts added  sorrow1 grief1
 and horror to me1 as whatever ,i now   
thought on1 it was  killing to me4 ,if  
,i thought how ,god kept his own1 that  
was killing to  me4 ,if ,i thought of   
how ,i was falling myself1 that was     
killing to me4  ,as all things wrought  
together for the best1 and to do good to
 them  that were the called1 according  
to his purpose2 so ,i thought that all  
things wrought for my damage1 and for my
 eternal overthrow4'    #aeh4 ,then1    
again1 ,i began to compare my sin with  
the sin of ,judas1  that1 if possible1  
,i might find that mine differed from   
that which1 in  truth1 is unpardonable4 
,and1 oh6 thought ,i1 if it #8should    
differ from  it1' though but the breadth
 of an hair1 what a happy condition is  
my  soul in6 ,and1 by considering1 ,i   
found that ,judas did his intentionally1
  but mine was against my #8prayer and' 
strivings2 besides1 his was  committed  
with much deliberation1 but mine in a   
fearful hurry1 on a  sudden2 #8all this 

while' ,i was tossed to and fro1 like   
the locusts1 and  driven from trouble to
 sorrow2 hearing always the sound of    
,esau's fall  in mine ears1 and of the  
dreadful consequences thereof4    #aei4 
,yet this consideration about ,judas1   
his sin was1 for a while1 some  little  
relief unto me2 for ,i saw ,i had not1  
as to the circumstances1  transgressed  
so foully as he4 ,but this was quickly  
gone again1 for1 ,i  thought with       
myself1 there might be more ways than   
one to commit the  unpardonable sin2    
#8also ,i thought' that there might be  
degrees of that1  as well as of other   
transgressions2 wherefore1 for ought ,i 
yet could  perceive1 this iniquity of   
mine might be such1 as might never be   
passed  by4    #afj4 #8,i was often now 
ashamed1 that ,i should be like such an 
ugly man  as ,judas2 ,i thought1 also1  
how loathsome ,i should be unto all the 
saints at the day of judgment2 insomuch1
 that now ,i could scarce see a  good   
man1 that ,i believed had a good        

conscience1 but ,i should feel my  heart
 tremble at him1 while ,i was in his    
presence4 ,oh6 now ,i saw a  glory in   
walking with ,god1 and what a mercy it  
was to have a good  conscience before   
him4'    #afa4 #8,i was much about this 
time tempted to content myself1 by      
receiving some false opinion2 as that   
there should be no such thing as  a day 
of judgment1 that we should not rise    
again1 and that sin was no  such        
grievous thing2 the tempter suggesting  
thus1 ,for if these things  should      
indeed be true1 yet to believe          
otherwise1 would yield you ease  for the
 present4 ,if you must perish1 never    
torment yourself so much  before hand2  
drive the thoughts of damning out of    
your mind1 by  possessing your mind with
 some such conclusions that ,atheists   
and  ,ranters do use to help themselves 
withal4'    #afb4 #8,but1 oh6 when such 
thoughts have led through my heart1 how1
 as it  were1 within a step1 hath death 
and judgment been in my view6 ,methought

  the judge stood at the door1 ,i was as
 if it was come already2 so that  such  
things could have no entertainment4     
,but1 methinks1 ,i see by this1  that   
,satan will use any means to keep the   
soul from ,christ2 he loveth  not an    
awakened frame of spirit2 security1     
blindness1 darkness1 and  error is the  
very kingdom and habitation of the      
wicked one4'    #afc4 #8,i found it hard
 work now to pray to ,god1 because      
despair was  swallowing me up2 ,i       
thought ,i was1 as with a tempest1      
driven away from  ,god1 for always when 
,i cried to ,god for mercy1 this would  
come in1 ,it  is too late1 ,i am lost1  
,god hath let me fall2 not to my        
correction1 but  condemnation2 my sin is
 unpardonable2 and ,i know1 concerning  
,esau1 how  that1 after he had sold his 
birthright1 he would have received the  
blessing1 but was rejected4 ,about this 
time1 ,i did light on that  dreadful    
story of that miserable mortal1 ,francis
 ,spira2#ch a book that  was to my      

troubled spirit as salt1 when rubbed    
into a fresh wound2  every sentence in  
that book1 every groan of that man1 with
 all the rest  of his actions in his    
dolours1 as his tears1 his prayers1 his 
gnashing  of teeth1 his wringing of     
hands1 his twining and twisting1        
languishing  and pining away under that 
mighty hand of ,god that was upon him1  
was as  knives and daggers in my soul2  
especially that sentence of his was     
frightful to me1 ,man knows the         
beginning of sin1 but who bounds the    
issues thereof8 ,then would the former  
sentence1 as the conclusion of  all1    
fall like a hot thunderbolt again upon  
my conscience2 8for you  know how that  
afterward1 when he would have inherited 
the blessing1 he  was rejected2 for he  
found no place of repentance1 though he 
sought it  carefully with tears40'      
#afd4 ,then was ,i struck into a very   
great trembling1 insomuch that at       
sometimes ,i could1 for whole days      
together1 feel my very body1 as well  as

 my mind1 to shake and totter under the 
sense of the dreadful  judgment of ,god1
 that should fall on those that have    
sinned that most  fearful and           
unpardonable sin4 ,i felt also such a   
clogging and heat at  my stomach1 by    
reason of this my terror1 that ,i was1  
especially at some  times1 as if my     
breast bone would have split in sunder2 
then ,i thought  of that concerning     
,judas1 who1 by his falling headlong1   
burst asunder1  and all his bowels      
gushed out 7,acts #a3ah74    #afe4 ,i   
feared also that this was the mark that 
the ,lord did set on  ,cain1 even       
continual fear and trembling1 under the 
heavy load of guilt  that he had charged
 on him for the blood of his brother    
,abel4 ,thus did  ,i wind1 and twine1   
and shrink1 under the burden that was   
upon me2 which  burden also did so      
oppress me1 that ,i could neither stand1
 nor go1 nor  lie1 either at rest or    
quiet4    #aff4 ,yet that saying would  
sometimes come to my mind1 ,he hath     

received  gifts for the rebellious 7,psa
 #fh3ah74 8,the rebellious10 thought ,i2
 why1  surely they are such as once were
 under subjection to their prince1  even
 those who1 after they have sworn       
subjection to his government1  have     
taken up arms against him2 #8and this1  
thought ,i1 is my very  condition2 once 
,i loved him1 feared him1 served him2   
but now ,i am a  rebel2 ,i have sold    
him1 ,i have said1 ,let him go if he    
will2 but yet he  has gifts for rebels1 
and then why not for me8'    #afg4 ,this
 sometimes ,i thought on1 and should    
labour to take hold  thereof1 that some1
 though small1 refreshment might have   
been conceived  by me2 but in this also 
,i missed of my desire1 ,i was driven   
with force  beyond it1 #8,i was' like a 
man that is going to the place of       
execution1  even by that place where he 
would fain creep in and hide himself1   
but  may not4    #afh4 ,again1 after ,i 
had thus considered the sins of the     
saints in  particular1 and found mine   

went beyond them1 then ,i began to think
 thus  with myself3 ,set the case ,i    
should put all theirs together1 and mine
  alone against them1 might ,i not then 
find some encouragement8 ,for if  mine1 
though bigger than any one1 yet should  
but be equal to all1 then  there is     
hopes2 for that blood that hath virtue  
enough #8in it' to wash  away all       
theirs1 hath also virtue enough in it to
 do away mine1 though  this one be full 
as big1 if no bigger1 than all theirs4  
,here1 again1 ,i  should consider the   
sin of ,david1 of ,solomon1 of          
,manasseh1 of ,peter1  and the rest of  
the great offenders2 and should also    
labour1 what ,i  might with fairness1 to
 aggravate and heighten their sins by   
several  circumstances3 but1 alas6 ,it  
was all in vain4#ci    #afi4 #8,i should
 think with myself that ,david shed     
blood to cover his  adultery1 and that  
by the sword of the children of ,ammon2 
a work that  could not be done but by   
continuance and deliberate contrivance1 

which  was a great aggravation to his   
sin4 ,but then this would turn upon me3 
,ah6 but these were but sins against the
 law1 from which there was a  ,jesus    
sent to save them2 but yours is a sin   
against the ,saviour1 and  who shall    
save you from that8'    #agj4 #8,then ,i
 thought on ,solomon1 and how he sinned 
in loving strange  women1 in falling    
away to their idols1 in building them   
temples1 in  doing this after light1 in 
his old age1 after great mercy received2
 but  the same conclusion that cut me   
off in the former consideration1 cut me 
off as to this2 namely1 that all those  
were but sins against the law1  for     
which ,god had provided a remedy2 but ,i
 had sold my ,saviour1 and  there now   
remained no more sacrifice for sin4'    
#aga4 #8,i would then add to those men's
 sins1 the sins of ,manasseh1 how  that 
he built altars for idols in the house  
of the ,lord2 he also  observed times1  
used enchantment1 had to do with        
wizards1 was a wizard1  had his familiar

 spirits1 burned his children in the    
fire in sacrifice  to devils1 and made  
the streets of ,jerusalem run down with 
the blood of  innocents4 ,these1 thought
 ,i1 are great sins1 sins of a bloody   
colour2  yea1 it would turn again upon  
me3 ,they are none of them of the nature
  of yours2 you have parted with ,jesus1
 you have sold your ,saviour4'    #agb4 
,this one consideration would always    
kill my heart1 ,my sin was  point blank 
against my ,saviour2 and that too1 at   
that height1 that ,i  had in my heart   
said of him1 ,let him go if he will4    
,oh6 methought1 this  sin was bigger    
than the sins of a country1 of a        
kingdom1 or of the  whole world1 no one 
pardonable1 nor all of them together1   
was able to  equal mine2 mine outwent   
them every one4    #agc4 ,now ,i should 
find my mind to flee from ,god1 as from 
the face of a  dreadful judge2 yet this 
was my torment1 ,i could not escape his 
hand3  8,it is a fearful thing to fall  
into the hands of the living ,god0 7,heb

  #aj3ca74 ,but blessed be his grace1   
that scripture1 in these flying         
sins1#dj would call as running after me1
 8,i have blotted out1 as a  thick      
cloud1 thy transgressions2 and1 as a    
cloud1 thy sins3 return unto  me1 for ,i
 have redeemed thee0 7,isa #dd3bb74     
,this1 ,i say1 would come in  upon my   
mind1 when ,i was fleeing from the face 
of ,god2 for ,i did flee  from his face1
 that is1 my mind and spirit fled before
 him2 by reason  of his highness1 ,i    
could not endure2 then would the text   
cry1 8,return  unto me02 it would cry   
aloud with a very great voice1 8,return 
unto me1  for ,i have redeemed thee40   
,indeed1 this would make me make a      
little  stop1 and1 as it were1 look over
 my shoulder behind me1 to see if ,i    
could discern that the ,god of grace did
 follow me with a pardon in his  hand1  
but ,i could no sooner do that1 but all 
would be clouded and  darkened again by 
that sentence1 8,for you know how that  
afterwards1  when he would have         

inherited the blessing1 he found no     
place of  repentance1 though he sought  
it carefully with tears40 ,wherefore ,i 
could not return1 but fled1 though at   
sometimes it cried1 8,return1  return10 
as if it did holloa after me4 ,but ,i   
feared to close in  therewith1 lest it  
should not come from ,god2 for that     
other1 as ,i said1  was still sounding  
in my conscience1 8,for you know how    
that afterwards1  when he would have    
inherited the blessing1 he was          
rejected10 c4    #agd4 #8,once as ,i was
 walking to and fro in a good man's     
shop1 bemoaning  of myself in my sad and
 doleful state1 afflicting myself with  
self-abhorrence for this wicked and     
ungodly thought2 lamenting1 also1  this 
hard hap of mine1 for that ,i should    
commit so great a sin1 greatly  fearing 
,i should not be pardoned2 praying1     
also1 in my heart1 that if  this sin of 
mine did differ from that against the   
,holy ,ghost1 the ,lord  would show it  
me4 ,and being now ready to sink with   

fear1 suddenly there  was1 as if there  
had rushed in at the window1 the noise  
of wind upon  me1 but very pleasant1 and
 as if ,i heard a voice speaking1 ,didst
 ever  refuse to be justified by the    
blood of ,christ8 ,and1 withal my whole 
life and profession past was1 in a      
moment1 opened to me1 wherein ,i was    
made to see that designedly ,i had not2 
so my heart answered groaningly1  ,no4  
then fell1 with power1 that word of ,god
 upon me1 8,see that ye  refuse not him 
that speaketh0 7,heb #ab3be74 ,this made
 a strange seizure  upon my spirit2 it  
brought light with it1 and commanded a  
silence in my  heart of all those       
tumultuous thoughts that before did use1
 like  masterless hell-hounds1 to roar  
and bellow1 and make a hideous noise    
within me4 ,it showed me1 also1 that    
,jesus ,christ had yet a word of  grace 
and mercy for me1 that he had not1 as ,i
 had feared1 quite  forsaken and cast   
off my soul2 yea1 this was a kind of a  
chide for my  proneness to desperation2 

a kind of a threatening me if ,i did    
not1  notwithstanding my sins and the   
heinousness of them1 venture my         
salvation upon the ,son of ,god4 ,but as
 to my determining about this  strange  
dispensation1 what it was ,i knew not2  
or from whence it came ,i  know not4 ,i 
have not yet1 in twenty years' time1    
been able to make a  judgment of it2 ,i 
thought then what here ,i shall be loath
 to speak4 ,but  verily1 that sudden    
rushing wind was as if an angel had come
 upon me2  but both it and the salvation
 ,i will leave until the day of         
judgment2  only this ,i say1 it         
commanded a great calm in my soul1 it   
persuaded me  there might be hope2 it   
showed me1 as ,i thought1 what the sin  
unpardonable was1 and that my soul had  
yet the blessed privilege to  flee to   
,jesus ,christ for mercy4 ,but1 ,i say1 
concerning this  dispensation1 ,i know  
not what yet to say unto it2 which was1 
also1 in  truth1 the cause that1 at     
first1 ,i did not speak of it in the    

book2 ,i  do now1 also1 leave it to be  
thought on by men of sound judgment4 ,i 
lay  not the stress of my salvation     
thereupon1 but upon the ,lord ,jesus1 in
  the promise2 yet1 seeing ,i am here   
unfolding of my secret things1 ,i       
thought it might not be altogether      
inexpedient to let this also show       
itself1 though ,i cannot now relate the 
matter as there ,i did experience  it4  
,this lasted1 in the savour of it1 for  
about three or four days1 and  then ,i  
began to mistrust and to despair        
again4'#da    #age4 #8,wherefore1 still 
my life hung in doubt before me1 not    
knowing  which way ,i should tip2 only  
this ,i found my soul desire1 even to   
cast  itself at the foot of grace1 by   
prayer and supplication4 ,but1 oh6 it   
was hard for me now to bear the face to 
pray to this ,christ for mercy1  against
 whom ,i had thus most vilely sinned2 it
 was hard work1 ,i say1 to  offer to    
look him in the face against whom ,i had
 so vilely sinned2 and1  indeed1 ,i have

 found it as difficult to come to ,god  
by prayer1 after  backsliding from him1 
as to do any other thing4 ,oh1 the shame
 that did  now attend me6 especially    
when ,i thought ,i am now a-going to    
pray to  him for mercy that ,i had so   
lightly esteemed but a while before6 ,i 
was  ashamed1 yea1 even confounded1     
because this villany had been committed 
by me2 but ,i saw there was but one way 
with me1 ,i must go to him and  humble  
myself unto him1 and beg that he1 of his
 wonderful mercy1 would  show pity to   
me1 and have mercy upon my wretched     
sinful soul4'    #agf4 #8,which1 when   
the tempter perceived1 he strongly      
suggested to me1  ,that ,i ought not to 
pray to ,god2 for prayer was not for any
 in my case1  neither could it do me    
good1 because ,i had rejected the       
,mediator1 by  whom all prayer came with
 acceptance to ,god the ,father1 and    
without  whom no prayer could come into 
his presence4 ,wherefore1 now to pray is
  but to add sin to sin2 yea1 now to    

pray1 seeing ,god has cast you off1  is 
the next way to anger and offend him    
more than you ever did before4'    #agg4
 #8,for ,god1 saith he1 hath been weary 
of you for these several years  already1
 because you are none of his2 your      
bawlings in his ears hath  been no      
pleasant voice to him2 and1 therefore1  
he let you sin this sin1  that you might
 be quite cut off2 and will you pray    
still8 ,this the  devil urged1 and set  
forth that1 in ,numbers1 when ,moses    
said to the  children of ,israel1 ,that 
because they would not go up to posses  
the  land when ,god would have them1    
therefore1 for ever after1 ,god did bar 
them out from thence1 though they prayed
 they might1 with tears 7,num           
#ad3cf1cg71 c4'    #agh4 #8,as it is    
said in another place 7,exo #ba3ad71 the
 man that sins  presumptuously shall be 
taken from ,god's altar1 that he may    
die2 even  as ,joab was by ,king        
,solomon1 when he thought to find       
shelter there 7#a  ,kings #b3bh71 c4    

,these places did pinch me very sore2   
yet1 my case  being desperate1 ,i       
thought with myself ,i can but die2 and 
if it must be  so1 it shall once be     
said1 that such an one died at the foot 
of ,christ  in prayer4#db ,this ,i did1 
but with great difficulty1 ,god doth    
know2  and that because1 together with  
this1 still that saying about ,esau     
would be set at my heart1 even like a   
flaming sword1 to keep the way of  the  
tree of life1 lest ,i should taste      
thereof and live4 ,oh6 who knows  how   
hard a thing ,i found it to come to ,god
 in prayer4'    #agi4 #8,i did also     
desire the prayers of the people of ,god
 for me1 but ,i  feared that ,god would 
give them no heart to do it2 yea1 ,i    
trembled in  my soul to think that some 
or other of them would shortly tell me1 
that  ,god had said those words to them 
that he once did say to the prophet     
concerning the children of ,israel1     
8,pray not thou for this people10 for   
,i have rejected them 7,jer #aa3ad74    

,so1 pray not for him1 for ,i have      
rejected him4 ,yea1 ,i thought that he  
had whispered this to some of them      
already1 only they durst not tell me so1
 neither durst ,i ask them of  it1 for  
fear1 if it should be so1 it would make 
me quite besides  myself4 ,man knows the
 beginning of sin1 said ,spira1 but who 
bounds the  issues thereof8'    #ahj4   
,about this time ,i took an opportunity 
to break my mind to an  ancient         
,christian1 and told him all my case2 ,i
 told him1 also1 that ,i  was afraid    
that ,i had sinned the sin against the  
,holy ,ghost2 and he  told me he thought
 so too4 ,here1 therefore1 ,i had but   
cold comfort2  but1 talking a little    
more with him1 ,i found him1 though a   
good man1 a  stranger to much combat    
with the devil4 ,wherefore1 ,i went to  
,god again1  as well as ,i could1 for   
mercy still4    #aha4 ,now1 also1 did   
the tempter begin to mock me in my      
misery1 saying1  that1 seeing ,i had    
thus parted with the ,lord ,jesus1 and  

provoked him to  displeasure1 who would 
have stood between my soul and the flame
 of  devouring fire1 there was now but  
one way1 and that was1 to pray that     
,god the ,father would be the ,mediator 
betwixt his ,son and me1 that we  might 
be reconciled again1 and that ,i might  
have that blessed benefit  in him that  
his blessed saints enjoyed4    #ahb4    
,then did that scripture seize upon my  
soul1 ,he is of one mind1 and  who can  
turn him8 ,oh6 ,i saw it was as easy to 
persuade him to make a  new world1 a new
 covenant1 or new ,bible1 besides that  
we have already1  as to pray for such a 
thing4 ,this was to persuade him that   
what he had  done already was mere      
folly1 and persuade with him to alter1  
yea1 to  disannul1 the whole way of     
salvation2 and then would that saying   
rend  my soul asunder1 8,neither is     
there salvation in any other3 for there 
is  none other name under heaven1 given 
among men1 whereby we must be  saved0   
7,acts #d3ab74    #ahc4 #8,now1 the most

 free1 and full1 and gracious words of  
the gospel  were the greatest torment to
 me2 yea1 nothing so afflicted me as the
  thoughts of ,jesus ,christ1 the       
remembrance of a ,saviour2 because ,i   
had  cast him off1 brought forth the    
villany of my sin1 and my loss by it to 
mind2 nothing did twinge my conscience  
like this4 ,every time that ,i  thought 
of the ,lord ,jesus1 of his grace1 love1
 goodness1 kindness1  gentleness1       
meekness1 death1 blood1 promises and    
blessed exhortations1  comforts and     
consolations1 it went to my soul like a 
sword2 for still1  unto these my        
considerations of the ,lord ,jesus1     
these thoughts would  make place for    
themselves in my heart2 aye1 this is the
 ,jesus1 the  loving ,saviour1 the ,son 
of ,god1 whom thou hast parted with1    
whom you  slighted1 despised1 and       
abused4 ,this is the only ,saviour1 the 
only  ,redeemer1 the only one that could
 so love sinners as to wash them from   
their sins in his own most precious     

blood2 but you have no part nor lot  in 
this ,jesus1 you have put him from you1 
you have said in your heart1  ,let him  
go if he will4 ,now1 therefore1 you are 
severed from him2 you  have severed     
yourself from him4 ,behold1 then1 his   
goodness1 but  yourself to be no        
partaker of it4 ,oh1 thought ,i1 what   
have ,i lost6 ,what  have ,i parted     
with6 ,what have ,i disinherited my poor
 soul of6 ,oh6 it is  sad to be         
destroyed by the grace and mercy of     
,god2 to have the ,lamb1  the ,saviour1 
turn lion and destroyer 7,rev #f74dc ,i 
also trembled1 as ,i  have said1 at the 
sight of the saints of ,god1 especially 
at those that  greatly loved him1 and   
that made it their business to walk     
continually  with him in this world2 for
 they did1 both in their words1 their   
carriages1 and all their expressions of 
tenderness and fear to sin  against     
their precious ,saviour1 condemn1 lay   
guilt upon1 and also add  continual     
affliction and shame unto my soul4 ,the 

dread of them was upon  me1 and ,i      
trembled at ,god's ,samuels 7#a ,sam    
#af3d74'    #ahd4 ,now1 also1 the       
tempter began afresh to mock my soul    
another way1  saying that ,christ1      
indeed1 did pity my case1 and was sorry 
for my  loss2 but forasmuch as ,i had   
sinned and transgressed1 as ,i had done1
 he  could by no means help me1 nor save
 me from what ,i feared2 for my sin  was
 not of the nature of theirs for whom he
 bled and died1 neither was  it counted 
with those that were laid to his charge 
when he hanged on  the tree4 ,therefore1
 unless he should come down from heaven 
and die  anew for this sin1 though1     
indeed1 he did greatly pity me1 yet ,i  
could  have no benefit of him4 ,these   
things may seem ridiculous to others1   
even as ridiculous as they were in      
themselves1 but to me they were most    
tormenting cogitations2 every of them   
augmented my misery1 that ,jesus        
,christ should have so much love as to  
pity me when he could not help  me2 nor 

did ,i think that the reason why he     
could not help me was  because his      
merits were weak1 or his grace and      
salvation spent on them  already1 but   
because his faithfulness to his         
threatening would not let  him extend   
his mercy to me4 ,besides1 ,i thought1  
as ,i have already  hinted1 that my sin 
was not within the bounds of that pardon
 that was  wrapped up in a promise2 and 
if not1 then ,i knew assuredly1 that it 
was  more easy for heaven and earth to  
pass away than for me to have eternal   
life4 ,so that the ground of all these  
fears of mine did arise from a          
steadfast belief that ,i had of the     
stability of the holy ,word of ,god1    
and also1 from my being misinformed of  
the nature of my sin4    #ahe4 ,but1 oh6
 how this would add to my affliction1 to
 conceit that ,i  should be guilty of   
such a sin for which he did not die4    
,these thoughts  would so confound me1  
and imprison me1 and tie me up from     
faith1 that ,i  knew not what to do2    

but1 oh6 thought ,i1 that he would come 
down again6  ,oh6 that the work of man's
 redemption was yet to be done by       
,christ6 ,how  would ,i pray him and    
entreat him to count and reckon this sin
 amongst  the rest for which he died6   
,but this scripture would strike me down
 as  dead1 8,christ being raised from   
the death dieth no more2 death hath no  
more dominion over him0 7,rom #f3i74dd  
#ahf4 ,thus1 by the strange and unusual 
assaults of the tempter1 was my  soul1  
like a broken vessel1 driven as with the
 winds1 and tossed  sometimes headlong  
into despair1 sometimes upon the        
covenant of works1  and sometimes to    
wish that the new covenant1 and the     
conditions  thereof1 might1 so far forth
 as ,i thought myself concerned1 be     
turned  another way and changed4 ,but in
 all these ,i was but as those that     
justle against the rocks2 more broken1  
scattered1 and rent4 ,oh1 the  unthought
 of imaginations1 frights1 fears1 and   
terrors that are  affected by a thorough

 application of guilt1 yielded to       
desperation6  ,this is the man that hath
 8his dwelling among the tombs0 with the
 dead2  that is1 always crying out and  
8cutting himself with stones0 7,mark    
#e3b-e74 ,but ,i say1 all in vain2      
desperation will not comfort him1 the   
old covenant will not save him2 nay1    
heaven and earth shall pass away  before
 one jot or tittle of the ,word and law 
of grace shall fall or be  removed4     
,this ,i saw1 this ,i felt1 and under   
this ,i groaned2 yet this  advantage ,i 
got thereby1 namely1 a farther          
confirmation of the  certainty of the   
way of salvation1 and that the          
,scriptures were the  ,word of ,god6    
,oh6 ,i cannot now express what then ,i 
saw and felt of the  steadiness of      
,jesus ,christ1 the rock of man's       
salvation2 what was done  could not be  
undone1 added to1 nor altered4 ,i saw1  
indeed1 that sin  might drive the soul  
beyond ,christ1 even the sin which is   
unpardonable2  but woe to him that was  

so driven1 for the ,word would shut him 
out4    #ahg4 ,thus was ,i always       
sinking1 whatever ,i did think or do4   
,so one day  ,i walked to a neighbouring
 town1 and sat down upon a settle in the
  street1 and fell into a very deep     
pause about the most fearful state my   
sin had brought me to2 and1 after long  
musing1 ,i lifted up my head1 but       
methought ,i saw as if the sun that     
shineth in the heavens did grudge to    
give light1 and as if the very stones in
 the street1 and tiles upon the  houses1
 did bend themselves against me2        
methought that they all  combined       
together to banish me out of the world2 
,i was abhorred of  them1 and unfit to  
dwell among them1 or be partaker of     
their benefits1  because ,i had sinned  
against the ,saviour4 ,o how happy1 now1
 was every  creature over what ,i was2  
for they stood fast and kept their      
station1  but ,i was gone and lost4     
#ahh4 ,then breaking out in the         
bitterness of my soul1 ,i said #8to     

myself1' with a grievous sigh1 ,how can 
,god comfort such a wretch as ,i8  ,i   
had no sooner said it but this returned 
upon me1 as an echo doth  answer a      
voice1 ,this sin is not unto death4 ,at 
which ,i was as if ,i had  been raised  
out of a grave1 and cried out again1    
,lord1 how couldest  thou find out such 
a word as this8 for ,i was filled with  
admiration at  the fitness1 and1 also1  
at the unexpectedness of the sentence1  
#8the  fitness of the ,word1 the        
rightness of the timing of it1 the      
power1 and  sweetness1 and light1 and   
glory that came with it1 also1 was      
marvelous  to me to find4 ,i was now1   
for the time1 out of doubt as to that   
about  which ,i so much was in doubt    
before2 my fears before were1 that my   
sin  was not pardonable1 and so that ,i 
had no right to pray1 to repent1 c41  or
 that if ,i did1 it would be of no      
advantage or profit to me4 ,but now1    
thought ,i1 if this sin is not unto     
death1 then it is pardonable2           

therefore1 from this ,i have            
encouragement to come to ,god1 by       
,christ1  for mercy1 to consider the    
promise of forgiveness as that which    
stands  with open arms to receive me1 as
 well as others4 ,this1 therefore1 was a
  great easement to my mind2 to wit1    
that my sin was pardonable1 that it  was
 not the sin unto death 7#a ,john       
#e3af1ag74 ,none but those that know    
what my trouble1 by their own           
experience1 was1 can tell what relief   
came to my soul by this consideration2  
it was a release to me from my  former  
bonds1 and a shelter from my former     
storm4 ,i seemed now to stand  upon the 
same ground with other sinners1 and to  
have as good right to  the ,word and    
prayer as any of them4'#de    #ahi4     
,now1 #8,i say1' ,i was in hopes that my
 sin was not unpardonable1 but  that    
there might be hopes for me to obtain   
forgiveness4 ,but1 oh1 how  ,satan did  
now lay about him for to bring me down  
again6 ,but he could by  no means do it1

 neither this day nor the most part of  
the next1 for  this sentence stood like 
a mill post at my back2 yet1 towards the
  evening of the next day1 ,i felt this 
word begin to leave me and to  withdraw 
its supportation from me1 and so ,i     
returned to my old fears  again1 but    
with a great deal of grudging and       
peevishness1 for ,i feared  the sorrow  
of despair2 #8nor could my faith now    
longer retain this  word4'    #aij4 ,but
 the next day1 at evening1 being under  
many fears1 ,i went to  seek the ,lord2 
and as ,i prayed1 ,i cried1 #8and my    
soul cried' to him in  these words1 with
 strong cries3--,o ,lord1 ,i beseech    
thee1 show me that  thou hast loved me  
with everlasting love 7,jer #ca3c74 ,i  
had no sooner  said it but1 with        
sweetness1 this returned upon me1 as an 
echo or  sounding again1 8,i have loved 
thee with an everlasting love40 ,now ,i 
went to bed at quiet2 also1 when ,i     
awaked the next morning1 it was  fresh  
upon my soul--#8and ,i believed it4'    

#aia4 ,but yet the tempter left me not2 
for it could not be so little as  an    
hundred times that he that day did      
labour to break my peace4 ,oh6 the      
combats and conflicts that ,i did then  
meet with as ,i strove to hold by  this 
word2 that of ,esau would fly in my face
 like to lightning4 ,i  should be       
sometimes up and down twenty times in an
 hour1 yet ,god did  bear me up and keep
 my heart upon this word1 from which ,i 
had also1 for  several days together1   
very much sweetness and comfortable     
hopes of  pardon2 for thus it was made  
out to me1 ,i loved thee whilst thou    
wast  committing this sin1 ,i loved thee
 before1 ,i love thee still1 and ,i will
  love thee for ever4    #aib4 ,yet ,i  
saw my sin most barbarous1 and a filthy 
crime1 and could not  but conclude1 and 
that with great shame and astonishment1 
that ,i had  horribly abused the holy   
,son of ,god2 wherefore ,i felt my soul 
greatly  to love and pity him1 and my   
bowels to yearn towards him2 for ,i saw 

he  was still my ,friend1 and did reward
 me good for evil2 yea1 the love and    
affection that then did burn within to  
my ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ    
did work1 at this time1 such a strong   
and hot desire of revengement  upon     
myself for the abuse ,i had done unto   
him1 that1 to speak as then ,i  thought1
 had ,i had a thousand gallons of blood 
within my veins1 ,i could  freely       
#8then' have spilt it all at the command
 and feet of this my ,lord  and         
,saviour4    #aic4 ,and as ,i was thus  
in musing and in my studies1            
#8considering' how  to love the ,lord   
and to express my love to him1 that     
saying came in  upon me1 8,if thou1     
,lord1 shouldest mark iniquities1 ,o    
,lord1 who shall  stand8 ,but there is  
forgiveness with thee1 that thou mayest 
be feared0  7,psa #acj3c1d74 ,these were
 good words to me1#df especially the    
latter  part thereof2 to wit1 that there
 is forgiveness with the ,lord1 that he 
might be feared2 that is1 as then ,i    

understood it1 that he might be  loved  
and had in reverence2 for it was thus   
made out to me1 that the  great ,god did
 set so high an esteem upon the love of 
his poor  creatures1 that rather than he
 would go without their love he would   
pardon their transgressions4    #aid4   
,and now was that word fulfilled on me1 
and ,i was also refreshed by  it1 ,then 
shall they be ashamed and confounded1   
8and never open their  mouth any more   
because of their shame1 when ,i am      
pacified toward them  for all that they 
have done1 saith the ,lord ,god0 7,eze  
#af3fc74 ,thus was  my soul at this     
time1 and1 as ,i then did think1 for    
ever1 set at  liberty from being again  
afflicted with my former guilt and      
amazement4    #aie4 ,but before many    
weeks were over ,i began to despond     
again1 fearing  lest1 notwithstanding   
all that ,i had enjoyed1 that yet ,i    
might be  deceived and destroyed at the 
last2 for this consideration came strong
  into my mind1 that whatever comfort   

and peace ,i thought ,i might have  from
 the ,word of the promise of life1 yet  
unless there could be found  in my      
refreshment a concurrence and agreement 
in the ,scriptures1 let me  think what  
,i will thereof1 and hold it never so   
fast1 ,i should find no  such thing at  
the end2 8for the ,scripture cannot be  
broken0 7,john  #aj3ce74    #aif4 ,now  
began my heart again to ache and fear ,i
 might meet with  disappointment at the 
last2 wherefore ,i began1 with all      
seriousness1 to  examine my former      
comfort1 and to consider whether one    
that had sinned  as ,i have done1 might 
with confidence trust upon the          
faithfulness of  ,god1 laid down in     
those words by which ,i had been        
comforted and on  which ,i had leaned   
myself4 ,but now were brought those     
sayings to my  mind1 8,for it is        
impossible for those who were once      
enlightened1 and  have tasted of the    
heavenly gift1 and were made partakers  
of the ,holy  ,ghost1 and have tasted   

the good word of ,god1 and the powers of
 the  world to come1 if they shall fall 
away1 to renew them again unto          
repentance0 7,heb #f3d-f74 8,for if we  
sin willfully after that we have        
received the knowledge of the truth1    
there remaineth no more sacrifice  for  
sins1 but a certain fearful looking for 
of judgment and fiery  indignation1     
which shall devour the adversaries0     
7,heb #aj3bf1bg74 ,even  8as ,esau1 who1
 for one morsel of meat sold his        
birthright2 for ye know  how that       
afterward1 when he would have inherited 
the blessing1 he was  rejected2 for he  
found no place of repentance1 though he 
sought it  carefully with tears0 7,heb  
#ab3af1ag74    #aig4 ,now was the word  
of the gospel forced from my soul1 so   
that no  promise or encouragement was to
 be found in the ,bible for me2 and now 
would that saying work upon my spirit to
 afflict me1 8,rejoice not1 ,o  ,israel1
 for joy as other people0 7,hosea #i3a74
 ,for ,i saw indeed there  was cause of 

rejoicing for those that held to ,jesus2
 but as for me1 ,i  had cut myself off  
by my transgressions1 and left myself   
neither  foot-hold1 nor hand-hold1      
amongst all the stays and props in the  
precious word of life4    #aih4 ,and    
truly ,i did now feel myself to sink    
into a gulf1 as an house  whose         
foundation is destroyed2 ,i did liken   
myself1 in this condition1  unto the    
case of a child that was fallen into a  
mill-pit1 who1 though  it could make    
some shift to scrabble and spraul in the
 water1 yet  because it could find      
neither hold for hand nor foot1         
therefore at last  it must die in that  
condition4 ,so soon as this fresh       
assault had  fastened on my soul1 that  
scripture came into my heart1 8,this is 
for  many days0 7,dan #aj3ad74 ,and     
indeed ,i found it was so2 for ,i could 
not  be delivered1 nor brought to peace 
again1 until well nigh two years and  an
 half were completely finished4         
,wherefore these words1 though in       

themselves they tended to               
discouragement1 yet to me1 who feared   
this  condition would be eternal1 they  
were at sometimes as an help and        
refreshment to me4    #aii4 ,for1       
thought ,i1 many days are not1 not for  
ever1 many days will  have an end1      
therefore seeing ,i was to be afflicted1
 not a few1 but  many days1 yet ,i was  
glad it was but for many days4 ,thus1 ,i
 say1 ,i  could recall myself sometimes1
 and give myself a help1 for as soon as 
ever the words came #8into my mind' at  
first1 ,i knew my trouble would be      
long2 yet this would be but sometimes1  
for ,i could not always think on  this1 
nor ever be helped #8by it1' though ,i  
did4    #bjj4 ,now1 while these         
,scriptures lay before me1 and laid sin 
#8anew' at  my door1 that saying in the 
#ahth of ,luke1 with others1 did        
encourage me  to prayer4 ,then the      
tempter again laid at me very sore1     
suggesting1  ,that neither the mercy of 
,god1 nor yet the blood of ,christ1 did 

at all  concern me1 nor could they help 
me for my sin2 #8therefore it was in    
vain to pray4' ,yet1 thought ,i1 ,i will
 pray4 ,but1 said the tempter1 your  sin
 is unpardonable4 #8,well1 said ,i1 ,i  
will pray4 ,it is to no boot1 said  he4'
 ,yet1 said ,i1 ,i will pray4 ,so ,i    
went to prayer to ,god2 and while ,i    
was at prayer1 ,i uttered words to this 
effect1 ,lord1 ,satan tells me  that    
neither thy mercy1 nor ,christ's blood1 
is sufficient to save my  soul2 ,lord1  
shall ,i honour thee most1 by believing 
thou wilt and canst8  or #8him1' by     
believing thou neither wilt nor canst8  
,lord1 ,i would fain  honour thee1 by   
believing thou wilt and canst4    #bja4 
,and as ,i was thus before the ,lord1   
that scripture fastened on my  heart1   
8,o woman1 great is thy faith0 7,matt   
#ae3bh71 even as if one had  clapped me 
on the back1 as ,i was on my knees      
before ,god4 ,yet ,i was not  able to   
believe this1 #8that this was a prayer  
of faith1' till almost  six months      

after2 for ,i could not think that ,i   
had faith1 or that there  should be a   
word for me to act faith on2 therefore  
,i should still be as  sticking in the  
jaws of desperation1 and went mourning  
up and down #8in  a sad condition1'     
crying1 ,is his mercy clean gone8 ,is   
his mercy clean  gone for ever8 ,and ,i 
thought sometimes1 even when ,i was     
groaning in  these expressions1 they did
 seem to make a question whether it was 
or  no2 yet ,i greatly feared it was4   
#bjb4 #8,there was nothing now that ,i  
longed for more than to be put out  of  
doubt1 as to this thing in question2    
and1 as ,i was vehemently  desiring to  
know if there was indeed hopes for me1  
these words came  rolling into my mind1 
8,will the ,lord cast off for ever8 ,and
 will he be  a favourable no more8 ,is  
his mercy clean gone for ever8 ,doth his
  promise fail for evermore8 ,hath ,god 
forgotten to be gracious8 ,hath he  in  
anger shut up his tender mercies80 7,psa
 #gg3g-i74 ,and all the while  they run 

in my mind1 methought ,i had this still 
as the answer1 ,it is a  question       
whether he had or no2 it may be he hath 
not4 ,yea1 the  interrogatory seemed to 
me to carry in it a sure affirmation    
that  indeed he had not1 nor would so   
cast off1 but would be favourable2 that 
his promise doth not fail1 and that he  
had not forgotten to be  gracious1 nor  
would in anger shut up his tender mercy4
 ,something1 also1  there was upon my   
heart at the same time1 which ,i now    
cannot call to  mind2 which1 with this  
text1 did sweeten my heart1 and made me 
conclude  that his mercy might not be   
quite gone1 nor clean gone for ever4'#dg
    #bjc4 ,at another time1 ,i remember 
,i was again much under the question1   
,whether the blood of ,christ was       
sufficient to save my soul8 ,in which   
doubt ,i continued from morning till    
about seven or eight at night2 and  at  
last1 when ,i was1 as it were1 quite    
worn out with fear1 lest it  should not 
lay hold on me1 these words did sound   

suddenly within my  heart1 ,he is able4 
,but methought this word ,,able was     
spoke so loud unto  me2 it showed such a
 great word1 #8it seemed to be writ in  
great  letters1' and gave such a justle 
to my fear and doubt1 ,i mean for the   
time it tarried with me1 which was about
 a day1 as ,i never had from  that all  
my life1 either before or after that    
7,heb #g3be74    #bjd4 ,but one morning1
 when ,i was again at prayer1 and       
trembling under  the fear of this1 that 
no word of ,god could help me1 that     
piece of a  sentence darted in upon me1 
8,my grace is sufficient40 ,at this     
methought  ,i felt some stay1 as if     
there might be hopes4 ,but1 oh how good 
a thing  it is for ,god to send his     
,word6 ,for about a fortnight before ,i 
was  looking on this very place1 and    
then ,i thought it could not come near  
my soul with comfort1 #8therefore' ,i   
threw down my book in a pet4 #8,then  ,i
 thought it was not large enough for me2
 no1 not large enough'2 but  now1 it was

 as if it had arms of grace so wide that
 it could not only  enclose me1 but many
 more besides4    #bje4 ,by these words 
,i was sustained1 yet not without       
exceeding  conflicts1 for the space of  
seven or eight weeks2 for my peace would
 be  in and out1 sometimes twenty times 
a day2 comfort now1 and trouble         
presently2 peace now1 and before ,i     
could go a furlong as full of fear  and 
guilt as ever heart could hold2 and this
 was not only now and then1  but my     
whole seven weeks' experience2 for this 
about the sufficiency of  grace1 and    
that of ,esau's parting with his        
birthright1 would be like a  pair of    
scales within my mind1 sometimes one end
 would be uppermost1  and sometimes     
again the other2 according to which     
would be my peace or  trouble4    #bjf4 
,therefore ,i still did pray to ,god1   
that he would come in with this         
,scripture more fully on my heart2 to   
wit1 that he would help me to  apply the
 whole sentence1 #8for as yet ,i could  

not3 that he gave1 ,i  gathered2 but    
further ,i could not go1' for as yet it 
only helped me to  hope #8there might be
 mercy for me1' 8,my grace is           
sufficient02 and  though it came no     
farther1 it answered my former question2
 to wit1 that  there was hope2 yet1     
because 8for thee0 was left out1 ,i was 
not  contented1 but prayed to ,god for  
that also4 ,wherefore1 one day as ,i was
  in a meeting of ,god's people1 full of
 sadness and terror1 for my fears  again
 were strong upon me2 and as ,i was now 
thinking my soul was never  the better1 
but my case most sad and fearful1 these 
words did1 with  great power1 suddenly  
break in upon me1 8,my grace is         
sufficient for  thee1 my grace is       
sufficient for thee1 my grace is        
sufficient for  thee10 three times      
together2 and1 oh6 methought that every 
word as a  mighty word unto me2 as my1  
and grace1 and sufficient1 and for thee2
  they were then1 and sometimes are     
still1 far bigger than others be4       

#bjg4 ,at which time my understanding   
was so enlightened1 that ,i was as      
though ,i had seen the ,lord ,jesus look
 down from heaven through the  tiles    
upon me1 and direct these words unto me4
 ,this sent me mourning  home1 it broke 
my heart1 and filled me full of joy1 and
 laid me low as  the dust2 only it      
stayed not long with me1 ,i mean in this
 glory and  refreshing comfort1 yet it  
continued with me for several weeks1 and
 did  encourage me to hope4 ,but so soon
 as that powerful operation of it was   
taken off my heart1 that other about    
,esau returned upon me as before2  so my
 soul did hang as in a pair of scales   
again1 sometimes up and  sometimes down1
 now in peace1 and anon again in terror4
    #bjh4 ,thus ,i went on for many     
weeks1 sometimes comforted1 and         
sometimes  tormented2 and1 especially at
 some times1 my torment would be very   
sore1 for all those scriptures forenamed
 in the ,hebrews1 would be set  before  
me1 as the only sentences that would    

keep me out of heaven4  ,then1 again1 ,i
 should begin to repent that ever that  
thought went  through me1 ,i should also
 think thus with myself1 ,why1 how many 
scriptures are there against me8 ,there 
are but three or four3 and  cannot ,god 
miss them1 and save me for all them8    
,sometimes1 again1 ,i  should think1    
,oh6 if it were not for these three or  
four words1 now how  might ,i be        
comforted8 ,and ,i could hardly forbear1
 at some times1 but to  wish them out of
 the book4    #bji4 ,then methought ,i  
should see as if both ,peter1 and ,paul1
 and ,john1  and all the writers1 did   
look with scorn upon me1 and hold me in 
derision2 and as if they said unto me1  
,all our words are truth1 one of  as    
much force as another4 ,it is not we    
that have cut you off1 but you  have    
cast away yourself2 there is none of our
 sentences that you must  take hold upon
 but these1 and such as these3 8,it is  
impossible2 there  remains no more      
sacrifice for sin0 7,heb #f74 ,and 8it  

had been better for  them not to have   
known0 the will of ,god1 8than after    
they have known  it1 to turn from the   
holy commandment delivered unto them0   
7#b ,peter  #b3ba74 8,for the           
,scriptures cannot be broken40#dh       
#baj4 #8,these1 as the elders of the    
city of refuge1 ,i saw were to be the   
judges both of my case and me1 while ,i 
stood1 with the avenger of blood  at my 
heels1 trembling at their gate for      
deliverance1 also with a  thousand fears
 and mistrusts1 ,i doubted that they    
would shut me out for  ever 7,josh      
#bj3c1d74'    #baa4 ,thus was ,i        
confounded1 not knowing what to do1 nor 
how to be  satisfied in this question1  
,whether the scriptures could agree in  
the  salvation of my soul8 ,i quaked at 
the apostles1 ,i knew their words were  
true1 and that they must stand for ever4
    #bab4 ,and ,i remember one day1 as  
,i was in diverse frames of spirit1 and 
considering that these frames were still
 according to the nature of the  several

 scriptures that came in upon my mind2  
if this of grace1 then  was ,i quiet2   
but if that of ,esau1 then tormented2   
,lord1 thought ,i1 if  both these       
scriptures would meet in my heart at    
once1 ,i wonder which of  them would get
 the better of me4 ,so methought ,i had 
a longing mind that  they might come    
both together upon me2 yea1 ,i desired  
of ,god they  might4    #bac4 ,well1    
about two or three days after1 so they  
did indeed2 they  bolted both upon me at
 a time1 and did work and struggle      
strangely in  me for a while2 at last1  
that about ,esau's birthright began to  
wax  weak1 and withdraw1 and vanish2 and
 this about the sufficiency of grace    
prevailed with peace and joy4 ,and as ,i
 was in a muse about this thing1  that  
scripture came home upon me1 8,mercy    
rejoiceth against judgment0  7,james    
#b3ac74    #bad4 ,this was a wonderment 
to me2 yet truly ,i am apt to think it  
was of  ,god2 for the word of the law   
and wrath must give place to the word of

  life and grace2 because1 though the   
word of condemnation be glorious1  yet  
the word of life and salvation doth far 
exceed in glory 7#b ,cor  #c3h-ab2 ,mark
 #i3e-g74 ,also1 that ,moses and ,elias 
must both vanish1 and  leave ,christ and
 his saints alone4    #bae4 ,this       
scripture did also most sweetly visit my
 soul1 8,and him that  cometh to me ,i  
will in no wise cast out0 7,john #f3cg74
 ,oh1 the comfort  that ,i have had from
 this world1 8in no wise06 as who should
 say1 by no  means1 for no thing1       
whatever he hath done4 ,but ,satan would
 greatly  labour to pull this promise   
from me1 telling of me that ,christ did 
not  mean me1 and such as ,i1 but       
sinners of a lower rank1 that had not   
done  as ,i had done4 ,but ,i should    
answer him again1 ,satan1 here is in    
this  word no such exception2 but 8him  
that comes10 ,,him1 any him2 8him that  
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out40 ,and this ,i well remember  still1
 that of all the sleights that ,satan   

used to take this scripture  from me1   
yet he never did so much as put this    
question1 ,but do you come  aright8 ,and
 ,i have thought the reason was1 because
 he thought ,i knew  full well what     
coming aright was2 for ,i saw that to   
come aright was to  come as ,i was1 a   
vile and ungodly sinner1 and to cast    
myself at the  feet of mercy1 condemning
 myself for sin4 ,if ever ,satan and ,i 
did  strive for any word #8of ,god in   
all my life1 it was for this good word  
of ,christ2 he at one end and ,i at the 
other4 ,oh1 what work did we  make6' ,it
 was for this in ,john1 #8,i say1 that  
we did so tug and strive'2  he pulled   
and ,i pulled2 but1 ,god be praised1    
#8,i got the better of him1'  ,i got    
some sweetness from it4    #baf4 ,but1  
notwithstanding all these helps and     
blessed words of grace1  yet that of    
,esau's selling of his birthright would 
still at times  distress my conscience2 
for though ,i had been most sweetly     
comforted1  and that but just before1   

yet when that came into #8my' mind1 it  
would  make me fear again1 ,i could not 
be quite rid thereof1 it would every    
day be with me3 wherefore now ,i went   
another way to work1 even to  consider  
the nature of this blasphemous thought2 
,i mean1 if ,i should  take the words at
 the largest1 and give them their own   
natural force  and scope1 even every    
word therein4 ,so when ,i had thus      
considered1 ,i  found1 that if they were
 fairly taken1 they would amount to     
this1 that  ,i had freely left the ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ to his choice1 whether  
he would  be my ,saviour or no2 for the 
wicked words were these1 ,let him go if 
he  will4 ,then that scripture gave me  
hope1 8,i will never leave thee nor     
forsake thee0 7,heb #ac3e74 ,o ,lord1   
said ,i1 but ,i have left thee4 ,then it
  answered again1 8,but ,i will not     
leave thee40 ,for this ,i thank ,god    
also4    #bag4 ,yet ,i was grievously   
afraid he should1 and found it exceeding
 hard  to trust him1 seeing ,i had so   

offended him4 ,i could have been        
exceeding  glad that this thought had   
never befallen1 for then ,i thought ,i  
could1  with more ease and freedom      
abundance1 have leaned upon his grace4  
,i see  it was with me1 as it was with  
,joseph's brethren2 the guilt of their  
own wickedness did often fill them with 
fears that their brother would  at last 
despise them 7,gen #ej3ae-ag74    #bah4 
,but above all the scriptures that ,i   
yet did meet with1 that in the          
twentieth of ,joshua was the greatest   
comfort to me1 which speaks of the      
slayer that was to flee for refuge4 ,and
 if the avenger of blood pursue  the    
slayer1 then1 saith ,moses1 they that   
are the elders of the city of  refuge   
shall not deliver him into his hand1    
because he smote his  neighbour         
unwittingly1 and hated him not          
aforetime4 ,oh1 blessed be ,god  for    
this word2 ,i was convinced that ,i was 
the slayer2 and that the  avenger of    
blood pursued me1 that ,i felt with     

great terror2 only now it  remained that
 ,i inquire whether ,i have right to    
enter the city of  refuge4#di ,so ,i    
found that he must not1 who lay in wait 
to shed blood3  #8it was not the willful
 murderer1' but he who unwittingly did  
it1 he  who did unawares shed blood2    
#8not of spite1 or grudge1 or malice1 he
  that shed it unwittingly1' even he who
 did not hate his neighbour  before4    
,wherefore1    #bai4 ,i thought verily  
,i was the man that must enter1 because 
,i had  smitten my neighbour            
unwittingly1 and hated him not          
aforetime4 ,i hated  him not aforetime2 
no1 ,i prayed unto him1 was tender of   
sinning against  him2 yea1 and against  
this wicked temptation ,i had strove for
 a  twelvemonth before2 yea1 and also   
when it did pass through my heart1 it   
did it in spite of my teeth3 wherefore  
,i thought ,i had right to enter  this  
city1 and the elders1 which are the     
apostles1 were not to deliver  me up4   
,this1 therefore1 was great comfort to  

me2 and did give me much  ground of     
hope4    #bbj4 ,yet being very critical1
 for my smart had made me that ,i knew  
not  what ground was sure enough to bear
 me1 ,i had one question that my soul   
did much desire to be resolved about2   
and that was1 ,whether it be  possible  
for any soul that hath indeed sinned the
 unpardonable sin1 yet  after that to   
receive though but the least true       
spiritual comfort from  ,god through    
,christ8 ,the which1 after ,i had much  
considered1 ,i found the  answer was1   
,no1 they could not2 and that for these 
reasons3--    #bba4 ,first1 ,because    
those that have sinned that sin1 they   
are debarred  a share in the blood of   
,christ1 and being shut out of that1    
they must  needs be void of the least   
ground of hope1 and so of spiritual     
comfort2  for to such 8there remaineth  
no more sacrifice for sins0 7,heb       
#aj3bf74  ,secondly1 ,because they are  
denied a share in the promise of life2  
they  shall never be forgiven1 8neither 

in this world1 neither in that which  is
 to come0 7,matt #ab3cb74 ,thirdly1 ,the
 ,son of ,god excludes them also  from a
 share in his blessed intercession1     
being for ever ashamed to own  them both
 before his holy ,father1 and the       
blessed angels in heaven  7,mark #h3ch74
    #bbb4 ,when ,i had1 with much       
deliberation1 considered of this matter1
 and  could not but conclude that the   
,lord had comforted me1 and that too    
after this my wicked sin2 then1         
methought1 ,i durst venture to come nigh
  unto those most fearful and terrible  
scriptures1 with which all this  while  
,i had been so greatly affrighted1 and  
on which1 indeed1 before ,i  durst      
scarce cast mine eye1 yea1 had much ado 
an hundred times to  forbear wishing of 
them out of the ,bible2 for ,i thought  
they would  destroy me2 but now1 ,i say1
 ,i began to take some measure of       
encouragement to come close to them1 to 
read them1 and consider them1  and to   
weigh their scope and tendency4    #bbc4

 ,the which1 when ,i began to do1 ,i    
found their visage changed2 for  they   
looked not so grimly on me as before ,i 
thought they did4 ,and1  first1 ,i came 
to the sixth of the ,hebrews1 yet       
trembling for fear it  should strike me2
 which when ,i had considered1 ,i found 
that the falling  there intended was a  
falling quite away2 that is1 as ,i      
conceived1 a  falling from1 and an      
absolute denial of the gospel of        
remission of sins  by ,christ2 for from 
them the apostle begins his argument 7vv
 #a-c74  ,secondly1 ,i found that this  
falling away must be openly1 even in the
  view of the world1 even so as 8to put 
,christ to an open shame40  ,thirdly1 ,i
 found that those he there intended were
 for ever shut up of  ,god1 both in     
blindness1 hardness1 and impenitency3 it
 is impossible  they should be renewed  
again unto repentance4 ,by all these    
particulars1  ,i found1 to ,god's       
everlasting praise1 my sin was not the  
sin in this  place intended4            

#8,first1 ,i confessed ,i was fallen1   
but not fallen away1 that is1 from  the 
profession of faith in ,jesus unto      
eternal life4 ,secondly1 ,i  confessed  
that ,i had put ,jesus ,christ to shame 
by my sin1 but not to  open shame2 ,i   
did not deny him before men1 nor condemn
 him as a  fruitless one before the     
world4 ,thirdly1 ,nor did ,i find that  
,god had  shut me up1 or denied me to   
come1 though ,i found it hard work      
indeed to  come to him by sorrow and    
repentance4 ,blessed be ,god for        
unsearchable  grace4'    #bbd4 ,then ,i 
considered that in the tenth of the     
,hebrews1 and found that  the willful   
sin there mentioned is not every willful
 sin1 but that  which doth throw off    
,christ1 and then his commandments too4 
,secondly1  ,that must also be done     
openly1 before two or three witnesses1  
to answer  that of the law 7v #bh74     
,thirdly1 ,this sin cannot be committed1
 but with  great despite done to the    
,spirit of grace2 despising both the    

dissuasions from that sin1 and the      
persuasions to the contrary4 ,but the   
,lord knows1 though this my sin was     
devilish1 yet it did not amount to      
these4    #bbe4 ,and as touching that in
 the twelfth of the ,hebrews1 about     
,esau's  selling his birthright1 though 
this was that which killed me1 and stood
  like a spear against me2 yet now ,i   
did consider1 ,first1 ,that his was  not
 a hasty thought against the continual  
labour of his mind1 but a  thought      
consented to and put in practice        
likewise1 and that too after  some      
deliberation 7,gen #be74 ,secondly1 ,it 
was a public and open action1  even     
before his brother1 if not before many  
more2 this made his sin of  a far more  
heinous nature than otherwise it would  
have been4 ,thirdly1  ,he continued to  
slight his birthright3 8,he did eat and 
drink1 and went  his way2 thus ,esau    
despised his birthright0 7v #cd74 ,yea1 
twenty years  after1 he was found to    
despise it still4 8,and ,esau said1 ,i  

have enough1  my brother2 keep that thou
 hast unto thyself0 7,gen #cc3i74       
#bbf4 ,now as touching this1 that ,esau 
sought a place of repentance2 thus  ,i  
thought1 first1 ,this was not for the   
birthright1 but for the  blessing2 this 
is clear from the apostle1 and is       
distinguished by ,esau  himself2 8he    
took away my birthright that is1        
formerly2 and1 behold1  now he hath     
taken away my blessing0 7,gen #bg3cf74  
,secondly1 ,now1 this  being thus       
considered1 ,i came again to the        
apostle1 to see what might  be the mind 
of ,god1 in a ,new ,testament style and 
sense1 concerning  ,esau's sin2 and so  
far as ,i could conceive1 this was the  
mind of ,god1  ,that the birthright     
signified regeneration1 and the blessing
 the  eternal inheritance2 for so the   
apostle seems to hint1 8,lest there be  
any profane person1 as ,esau1 who for   
one morsel of meat sold his             
birthright02 as if he should say1 ,lest 
there be any person amongst you1  that  

shall cast off all those blessed        
beginnings of ,god that at present  are 
upon him1 in order to a new birth1 lest 
they become as ,esau1 even  be rejected 
afterwards1 when they would inherit the 
blessing4    #bbg4 ,for many there are  
who1 in the day of grace and mercy1     
despise  those things which are indeed  
the birthright to heaven1 who yet1 when 
the deciding day appears1 will cry as   
loud as ,esau1 8,lord1 ,lord1 open  to  
us02 but then1 as ,isaac would not      
repent1 no more will ,god the  ,father1 
but will say1 ,i have blessed these1    
yea1 and they shall be  blessed2 but as 
for you1 depart from me1 all ye workers 
of iniquity  7,gen #bg3cc2 ,luke        
#ac3be-bg74    #bbh4 ,when ,i had thus  
considered these scriptures1 and found  
that thus  to understand them was not   
against1 but according to other         
scriptures2  this still added further to
 my encouragement and comfort1 and also 
gave  a great blow to that objection1 to
 wit1 that the scripture could not      

agree in the salvation of my soul4 ,and 
now remained only the hinder  part of   
the tempest1 for the thunder was gone   
beyond me1 only some  drops did still   
remain1 that now and then would fall    
upon me2 but  because my former frights 
and anguish were very sore and deep1    
therefore it did oft befall me still1 as
 it befalleth those that have  been     
scared with fire1 ,i thought every voice
 was ,fire1 fire2 every  little touch   
would hurt my tender conscience4#ej     
#bbi4 ,but one day1 as ,i was passing in
 the field1 and that too with some      
dashes on my conscience1 fearing lest   
yet all was not right1 suddenly  this   
sentence fell upon my soul1 ,thy        
righteousness is in heaven2 and         
methought withal1 ,i saw1 with the eyes 
of my soul1 ,jesus ,christ at  ,god's   
right hand2 there1 ,i say1 as my        
righteousness2 so that wherever  ,i was1
 or whatever ,i was adoing1 ,god could  
not say of me1 ,he wants my             
righteousness1 for that was just before 

him4 ,i also saw1 moreover1  that it was
 not my good frame of heart that made my
 righteousness  better1 nor yet my bad  
frame that made my righteousness worse2 
for my  righteousness was ,jesus ,christ
 himself1 the same yesterday1 and       
to-day1  and for ever 7,heb #ac3h74     
#bcj4 ,now did my chains fall off my    
legs indeed1 ,i was loosed from my      
affliction and irons1 my temptations    
also fled away2 so that1 from that      
time1 those dreadful scriptures of ,god 
left off to trouble me2 now went  ,i    
also home rejoicing1 for the grace and  
love of ,god4 ,so when ,i came  home1 ,i
 looked to see if ,i could find that    
sentence1 ,thy righteousness  is in     
heaven2 but could not find such a       
saying1 wherefore my heart  began to    
sink again1 only that was brought to my 
remembrance1 he 8of  ,god is made unto  
us wisdom1 and righteousness1 and       
sanctification1 and  redemption02 by    
this word ,i saw the other sentence true
 7#a ,cor #a3cj74    #bca4 ,for by this 

scripture1 ,i saw that the man ,christ  
,jesus1 as he is  distinct from us1 as  
touching his bodily presence1 so he is  
our  righteousness and sanctification   
before ,god4 ,here1 therefore1 ,i lived 
for some time1 very sweetly at peace    
with ,god through ,christ2 ,oh          
methought1 ,christ6 ,christ6 there was  
nothing but ,christ that was before  my 
eyes1 ,i was not now only for looking   
upon this and the other  benefits of    
,christ apart1 as of his blood1 burial1 
or resurrection1 but  considered him as 
a whole ,christ6 ,as he in whom all     
these1 and all  other his virtues1      
relations1 offices1 and operations met  
together1 and  that #8as he sat' on the 
right hand of ,god in heaven4    #bcb4  
,it was glorious to me to see his       
exaltation1 and the worth and           
prevalency of all his benefits1 and that
 because of this3 now ,i could  look    
from myself to him1 and should reckon   
that all those graces of ,god  that now 
were green in me1 were yet but like     

those cracked groats and                
fourpence-halfpennies#ea that rich men  
carry in their purses1 when  their gold 
is in their trunks at home6 ,oh1 ,i saw 
my gold was in my  trunk at home6 ,in   
,christ1 my ,lord and ,saviour6 ,now    
,christ was all2 all  my wisdom1 all my 
righteousness1 all my sanctification1   
and all my  redemption4    #bcc4        
,further1 the ,lord did also lead me    
into the mystery of union with  the ,son
 of ,god1 that ,i was joined to him1    
that ,i was flesh of his  flesh1 and    
bone of his bone1 and now was that a    
sweet word to me in  ,ephesians #e3cj4  
,by this also was my faith in him1 as my
 righteousness1  the more confirmed to  
me2 for if he and ,i were one1 then his 
righteousness was mine1 his merits mine1
 his victory also mine4 ,now  could ,i  
see myself in heaven and earth at once2 
in heaven by my ,christ1  by my head1 by
 my righteousness and life1 though on   
earth by my body or  person4    #bcd4   
,now ,i saw ,christ ,jesus was looked on

 of ,god1 and should also be  looked    
upon by us1 as that common or public    
person1 #eb in whom all  the whole body 
of his elect are always to be considered
 and reckoned2  that we fulfilled the   
law by him1 died by him1 rose from the  
dead by  him1 got the victory over sin1 
death1 the devil1 and hell1 by him2 when
  he died1 we died2 and so of his       
resurrection4 8,thy dead men shall live1
  together with my dead body shall they 
arise10 saith he 7,isa #bf3ai74 ,and    
again1 8,after two days will he revive  
us3 in the third day he will  raise us  
up1 and we shall live in his sight0     
7,hosea #f3b72 which is now  fulfilled  
by the sitting down of the ,son of man  
on the right hand of  the ,majesty in   
the heavens1 according to that to the   
,ephesians1 he  8hath raised us up      
together1 and made us sit together in   
heavenly  places in ,christ ,jesus0     
7,eph #b3f74    #bce4 ,ah1 these blessed
 considerations and scriptures1 with    
many other  of a like nature1 were in   

those days made to spangle in mine eyes1
 #8so  that ,i have cause to say1'      
8,praise ye the ,lord4 ,praise ,god in  
his  sanctuary3 praise him in the       
firmament of his power4 ,praise him for 
his  mighty acts3 praise him according  
to his excellent greatness0 7,psa       
#aej3a1b74    #bcf4 ,having thus1 in few
 words1 given you a taste of the sorrow 
and  affliction that my soul went under1
 by the guilt and terror that this  my  
wicked thought did lay me under6 and    
having given you also a touch  of my    
deliverance therefrom1 and of the sweet 
and blessed comfort that  ,i met with   
afterwards1 which comfort dwelt about a 
twelve-month with my  heart1 to my      
unspeakable admiration2 ,i will now1    
,god willing1 before ,i  proceed any    
further1 give you in a word or two1     
what1 as ,i conceive1  was the cause of 
this temptation2 and also after that1   
what advantage1  at the last1 it became 
unto my soul4    #bcg4 ,for the causes1 
,i conceived they were principally two3 

of which  two also ,i was deeply        
convinced all the time this trouble lay 
upon me4  ,the first was1 for that ,i   
did not1 when ,i was delivered from the 
temptation that went before1 still pray 
to ,god to keep me from  temptations    
that were to come2 for though1 as ,i can
 say in truth1 my  soul was much in     
prayer before this trial seized me1 yet 
then ,i prayed  only1 or at the most1   
principally for the removal of present  
troubles1  and for fresh discoveries of 
#8his' love in ,christ6 which ,i saw    
afterwards was not enough to do2 ,i also
 should have prayed that the  great ,god
 would keep me from the evil that was to
 come4    #bch4 ,of this ,i was made    
deeply sensible by the prayer of holy   
,david1  who1 when he was under present 
mercy1 yet prayed that ,god would hold  
him back from sin and temptation to     
come2 8,then10 saith he1 8shall ,i be   
upright1 and ,i shall be innocent from  
the ,,great transgression0 7,psa        
#ai3ac74 ,by this very word was ,i      

galled and condemned1 quite through     
this long temptation4    #bci4 ,that    
also was another word that did much     
condemn me for my folly1  in the neglect
 of this duty 7,heb #d3af71 8,let us    
therefore come boldly  unto the throne  
of grace1 that we may obtain mercy1 and 
find grace to  help in time of need40   
,this ,i had not done1 and therefore was
 suffered  thus to sin and fall1        
according to what is written1 8,pray    
that ye enter  not into temptation40    
,and truly this very thing is to this   
day of such  weight and awe upon me1    
that ,i dare not1 when ,i come before   
the ,lord1  go off my knees1 until ,i   
entreat him for help and mercy against  
the  temptations that are to come2 and  
,i do beseech thee1 reader1 that thou   
learn to beware of my negligence1 by the
 affliction that for this thing  ,i did 
for days1 and months1 and years1 with   
sorrow undergo4    #bdj4 ,another cause 
of this temptation was1 that ,i had     
tempted ,god2 and  on this manner did ,i

 do it4 ,upon a time my wife was great  
with child1  and before her full time   
was come1 her pangs1 as of a woman in   
travail1  were fierce and strong upon   
her1 even as if she would have          
immediately  fallen in labour1 and been 
delivered of an untimely birth4 ,now1 at
 this  very time it was1 that ,i had    
been so strongly tempted to question the
  being of ,god2 wherefore1 as my wife  
lay crying by me1 ,i said1 but with  all
 secrecy imaginable1 even thinking in my
 heart1 ,lord1 if thou wilt  now remove 
this sad affliction from my wife1 and   
cause that she be  troubled no more     
therewith this night1 and now were her  
pangs just upon  her1 then ,i shall know
 that thou canst discern the most secret
 thoughts  of the heart4    #bda4 ,i had
 no sooner said it in my heart1 but her 
pangs were taken from  her1 and she was 
cast into a deep sleep1 and so she      
continued till  morning2 at this ,i     
greatly marveled1 not knowing what to   
think2 but  after ,i had been awake a   

good while1 and heard her cry no more1  
,i fell  to sleeping also4 ,so when ,i  
waked in the morning1 it came upon me   
again1 even what ,i had said in my heart
 the last night1 and how the  ,lord had 
showed me that he knew my secret        
thoughts1 which was a great             
astonishment unto me for several weeks  
after4    #bdb4 ,well1 about a year and 
a half afterwards1 that wicked sinful   
thought1 of which ,i have spoken before1
 went through my wicked heart1  even    
this thought1 ,let ,christ go if he     
will2 so when ,i was fallen under  guilt
 for this1 the remembrance of my other  
thought1 and of the effect  thereof1    
would also come upon me with this       
retort1 which also carried  rebuke along
 with it1 ,now you may see that ,god    
doth know the most  secret thoughts of  
the heart4#ec    #bdc4 ,and with this1  
that of the passages that were betwixt  
the ,lord and  his servant ,gideon fell 
upon my spirit2 how because that ,gideon
 tempted  ,god with his fleece1 both wet

 and dry1 when he should have believed  
and  ventured upon his word1 therefore  
the ,lord did afterwards so try him1  as
 to send him against an innumerable     
company of enemies2 and that too1  as to
 outward appearance1 without any        
strength or help 7,judg #f1 #g74  ,thus 
he served me1 and that justly1 for ,i   
should have believed his  word1 and not 
have put an ,,if upon the all-seeingness
 of ,god4    #bdd4 ,and now to show you 
something of the advantages that ,i also
 gained  by this temptation2 and first1 
,by this ,i was made continually to     
possess in my soul a very wonderful     
sense both of the being and glory  of   
,god1 and of his beloved ,son2 in the   
temptation #8that went' before1  my soul
 was perplexed with #8unbelief1         
blasphemy1 hardness of heart1  questions
 about the being of ,god1 ,christ1 the  
truth of the ,word1 and  certainty of   
the world to come2 ,i say1 then ,i was  
greatly assaulted and  tormented with'  
atheism2 but now the case was otherwise1

 now was ,god  and ,christ continually  
before my face1 though not in a way of  
comfort1  but in a way of exceeding     
dread and terror4 ,the glory of the     
holiness  of ,god did at this time break
 me to pieces2 and the bowels and       
compassion of ,christ did break me as on
 the wheel2#ed for ,i could not         
consider him but as a lost and rejected 
,christ1 the remembrance of  which was  
as the continual breaking of my bones4  
#bde4 ,the ,scriptures now also were    
wonderful things unto me2 ,i saw that   
the truth and verity of them were the   
keys of the kingdom of heaven2  those   
#8that' the ,scriptures favour they must
 inherit bliss1 but those  #8that' they 
oppose and condemn must perish evermore4
 ,oh this word1 8,for  the ,scripture   
cannot be broken03 would rend the caul  
of my heart2 and  so would that other1  
8,whose soever sins ye remit1 they are  
remitted  unto them2 and whose soever   
sins ye retain1 they are retained40 ,now
 ,i  saw the apostles to be the elders  

of the city of refuge 7,josh #bj3d71    
those #8that' they were to receive in1  
were received to life2 but those  that  
they shut out were to be slain by the   
avenger of blood4#ee    #bdf4 ,oh6 one  
sentence of the ,scripture did more     
afflict and terrify my  mind1 ,i mean   
those sentences that stood against me1  
as sometimes ,i  thought they every one 
did1 more ,i say1 than an army of forty 
thousand  men that might have come      
against me4 ,woe be to him against whom 
the  ,scriptures bend themselves4       
#bdg4 ,by this temptation ,i was made   
#8to' see more into the nature of the   
promises than ever ,i was before2 for ,i
 lying now trembling under the  mighty  
hand of ,god1 continually torn and rent 
by the thunderings of his  justice2 this
 made me1 with careful heart and        
watchful eye1 with great  seriousness1  
to turn over every leaf1 and with much  
diligence1 mixed  with trembling1 to    
consider every sentence1 together with  
its natural  force and latitude4        

#bdh4 ,by this temptation1 also1 ,i was 
greatly beaten off my former  foolish   
practice1 of putting by the word of     
promise when it came into  my mind2 for 
now1 though ,i could not suck that      
comfort and sweetness  from the promise 
as ,i had done at other times1 yea1 like
 to a man  a-sinking1 ,i should catch at
 all ,i saw2 formerly ,i thought ,i     
might not  meddle with the promise      
unless ,i felt its comfort1 but now it  
was no  time thus to do1 the avenger of 
blood too hardly did pursue me4    #bdi4
 ,now therefore ,i was glad to catch at 
that word1 which yet ,i feared  ,i had  
no ground or right to own2 and even to  
leap into the bosom of  that promise1   
that yet ,i feared did shut its heart   
against me4 ,now also  ,i should labour 
to take the ,word as ,god had laid it   
down1 without  restraining the natural  
force of one syllable thereof4 ,o what  
did ,i now  see in that blessed sixth of
 ,john1 8,and him that cometh to me1 ,i 
will  in no wise cast out0 7v #cg74 ,now

 ,i began to consider with myself1 that 
,god had a bigger mouth to speak with   
than ,i had heart to conceive with4  ,i 
thought also with myself that he spake  
not his words in haste1 or in  unadvised
 heat1 but with infinite wisdom and     
judgment1 and in very  truth and        
faithfulness 7#b ,sam #c3ah74    #bej4  
,i should in these days1 often in my    
greatest agonies1 even flounce  towards 
the promise1 as the horses do towards   
sound ground that yet  stick in the     
mire1 concluding1 though as one almost  
bereft of his wits  through fear1 on    
this ,i will rest and stay1 and leave   
the fulfilling of  it to the ,god of    
heaven that made it4 ,oh6 many a pull   
hath my heart had  with ,satan for that 
blessed sixth of ,john4 ,i did not now1 
as at other  times1 look principally for
 comfort1 though1 ,o how welcome would  
it  have been unto me6 ,but now a word1 
a word to lean a weary soul upon1  that 
,i might not sink for ever6 #8it was    
that ,i hunted for4'    #bea4 ,yea1     

often when ,i have been making to the   
promise1 ,i have seen as  if the ,lord  
would refuse my soul for ever4 ,i was   
often as if ,i had run  upon the pikes1 
and as if the ,lord had thrust at me to 
keep me from him  as with a flaming     
sword4 ,then ,i should think of ,esther1
 who went to  petition the king contrary
 to the law 7,esth #d3af74 ,i thought   
also of  ,benhadad's servants1 who went 
with ropes upon their heads to their    
enemies for mercy 7#a ,kings #bj3ca74   
,the woman of ,canaan also1 that would  
not be daunted1 though called dog by    
,christ 7,matt #ae3bj-bh74 ,and the  man
 that went to borrow bread at midnight  
7,luke #aa3e-h71 were great             
encouragements unto me4    #bea4 ,i     
never saw those heights and depths in   
grace1 and love1 and  mercy1 as ,i saw  
after this temptation4 ,great sins do   
draw out great  grace2 and where guilt  
is most terrible and fierce there the   
mercy of  ,god in ,christ1 when showed  
to the soul1 appears most high and      

mighty4  ,when ,job had passed through  
his captivity1 he had 8twice as much as 
he  had before0 7,job #db3aj74 ,blessed 
be ,god for ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4   
,many  other things ,i might here make  
observation of1 but ,i would be brief1  
and therefore shall at this time omit   
them1 and do pray ,god that my  harms   
may make others fear to offend1 lest    
they also be made to bear  the iron yoke
 as ,i #8did4'    #8,i had two or three 
times1 at or about my deliverance from  
this  temptation1 such strange          
apprehensions of the grace of ,god1 that
 ,i  could hardly bear up under it1 it  
was so out of measure amazing1 when ,i  
thought it could reach me1 that ,i do   
think1 if that sense of it had  abode   
long upon me1 it would have made me     
incapable for business4'    ,,enters    
,,into ,,fellowship ,,with ,,the        
,,church ,,of ,,christ ,,at ,,bedford1  
,,in ,,which  ,,he ,,afterwards ,,became
 ,a ,,ministering ,,elder4      #bec4   
,now ,i shall go forward to give you a  

relation of other of the  ,lord's       
dealings with me1 of his dealings with  
me at sundry other  seasons1 and of the 
temptations ,i then did meet withal4 ,i 
shall begin  with what ,i met with when 
,i first did join in fellowship with the
  people of ,god in ,bedford4#ef ,after 
,i had propounded to the church that  my
 desire was to walk in the order and    
ordinances of ,christ with them1  and   
was also admitted by them2 while ,i     
thought of that blessed  ordinance of   
,christ1 which was his last supper with 
his disciples  before his death1 that   
,scripture1 8,this do in remembrance of 
me0 7,luke  #bb3ai71 was made a very    
precious word unto me2 for by it the    
,lord did  come down upon my conscience 
with the discovery of his death for my  
sins2 and as ,i then felt1 did as if he 
plunged me in the virtue of the  same4  
,but1 behold1 ,i had not been long a    
partaker at that ordinance1  but such   
fierce and sad temptations did attend me
 at all times therein1  both to         

blaspheme the ordinance1 and to wish    
some deadly thing to those  that then   
did eat thereof2 that1 lest ,i should at
 any time be guilty of  consenting to   
these wicked and fearful thoughts1 ,i   
was forced to bend  myself all the while
 to pray to ,god to keep me from such   
blasphemies2  and also to cry to ,god to
 bless the bread and cup to them as it  
went  from mouth to mouth4 ,the reason  
of this temptation ,i have thought since
  was1 because ,i did not1 with that    
reverence #8as became me1' at first     
approach to partake thereof4    #bed4   
,thus ,i continued for three quarters of
 a year1 and could never  have rest nor 
ease2 but at last the ,lord came in upon
 my soul with that  same scripture by   
which my soul was visited before2 and   
after that ,i  have been usually very   
well and comfortable in the partaking of
 that  blessed ordinance1 and have1 ,i  
trust1 therein discerned the ,lord's    
body  as broken for my sins1 and that   
his precious blood hath been shed for   

my transgressions4    #bee4 ,upon a time
 ,i was somewhat inclining to a         
consumption1 wherewith1  about the      
spring1 ,i was suddenly and violently   
seized with much  weakness in my outward
 man1 insomuch that ,i thought ,i could 
not live4  ,now began ,i afresh to give 
myself up to a serious examination after
 my  state and condition for the future1
 and of my evidences for that  blessed  
world to come2 for it hath1 ,i bless the
 name of ,god1 been my  usual course1 as
 always1 so especially in the day of    
affliction1 to  endeavour to keep my    
interest in the life to come clear      
before my eye4    #bef4 ,but ,i had no  
sooner began to recall to mind my former
 experience  of the goodness of ,god to 
my soul1 but there came flocking into my
  mind1 an innumerable company of my    
sins and transgressions1 amongst  which 
these were at this time most to my      
affliction1 namely1 my  deadness1       
dullness1 and coldness in holy duties2  
my wanderings of  heart1 #8of' my       

wearisomeness in all good things1 my    
want of love to  ,god1 his ways1 and    
people1 with this at the end of all1    
,are these the  fruits of ,christianity8
 are these the tokens of a blessed man8 
#beg4 ,at the apprehension of these     
things my sickness was doubled upon  me1
 for now was ,i sick in my inward man1  
my soul was clogged with  guilt2 now    
also was my former experience of ,god's 
goodness to me quite  taken out of my   
mind1 and hid as if it had never been1  
nor seen4 ,now  was my soul greatly     
pinched between these two               
considerations1 ,live ,i  must not1 ,die
 ,i dare not2 now ,i sunk and fell in my
 spirit1 and was  giving up all for     
lost2 but as ,i was walking up and down 
in the house1  as a man in a most woeful
 state1 that word of ,god took hold of  
my  heart1 ,ye are 8justified freely by 
his grace1 through the redemption  that 
is in ,christ ,jesus0 7,rom #c3bd74     
#8,but oh what a turn it made upon  me6'
    #beh4 ,now was ,i as one awakened   

out of some troublesome sleep and dream1
  and listening to this heavenly        
sentence1 ,i was as if ,i had heard it  
thus expounded to me3 ,sinner1 thou     
thinkest that because of thy sins  and  
infirmities ,i cannot save thy soul1 but
 behold my ,son is by me1 and  upon him 
,i look1 and not on thee1 and will deal 
with thee according as  ,i am pleased   
with him4 ,at this ,i was greatly       
lightened in my mind1 and  made to      
understand that ,god could justify a    
sinner at any time2 it was  but #8his'  
looking upon ,christ1 and imputing of   
his benefits to us1 and  the work was   
forthwith done4    #bei4 ,and as ,i was 
thus in a muse that scripture also came 
with great  power upon my spirit1 ,not  
by works of righteousness which we have 
done1  but according to his mercy he    
saved us1 c4 7,titus #c3e2 #b ,tim      
#a3i74 ,now  was ,i got on high2 ,i saw 
myself within the arms of grace and     
mercy2 and  though ,i was before afraid 
to think of a dying hour1 yet now ,i    

cried1  ,let me die4 ,now death was     
lovely and beautiful in my sight2 for ,i
 saw  we shall never live indeed till we
 be gone to the other world4 ,oh1       
methought this life is but a slumber in 
comparison of that above2 at  this time 
also ,i saw more in those words1 8,heirs
 of ,god0 7,rom #h3ag71  than ever ,i   
shall be able to express while ,i live  
in this world4 8,heirs  of ,god60 ,god  
himself is the portion of the saints4   
,this ,i saw and  wondered at1 but      
cannot tell you what ,i saw4#eg    #bfj4
 #8,again1 as ,i was at another time    
very ill and weak1 all that time  also  
the tempter did beset me strongly1 for  
,i find he is much for  assaulting the  
soul when it begins to approach towards 
the grave1 then  is his opportunity1    
labouring to hide from me my former     
experience of  ,god's goodness2 also    
setting before me the terrors of death  
and the  judgment of ,god1 insomuch that
 at this time1 through my fear of       
miscarrying for ever1 should ,i now die1

 ,i was as one dead before death  came1 
and was as if ,i had felt myself already
 descending into the pit2  methought1 ,i
 said1 there was no way1 but to hell ,i 
must2 but behold1  just as ,i was in the
 midst of those fears1 these words of   
the angels  carrying ,lazarus into      
,abraham's bosom darted in upon me1 as  
who should  say1 ,so it shall be with   
thee when thou dost leave this world4   
,this did  sweetly revive my spirit1 and
 help me to hope in ,god2 which1 when ,i
 had  with comfort mused on a while1    
that word fell with great weight upon my
  mind1 8,o death1 where is thy sting8  
,o grave1 where is thy victory80 7#a    
,cor #ae3ee74 ,at this ,i became both   
well in body and mind at once1 for my   
sickness did presently vanish1 and ,i   
walked comfortably in my work for  ,god 
again4'    #bfa4 ,at another time1      
though just before ,i was pretty well   
and savoury  in my spirit1 yet suddenly 
there fell upon me a great cloud of     
darkness1 which did so hide from me the 

things of ,god and ,christ1 that  ,i was
 as if ,i had never seen or known them  
in my life2 ,i was also so  overrun in  
my soul1 with a senseless1 heartless    
frame of spirit1 that ,i  could not feel
 my soul to move or stir after grace and
 life by ,christ2  ,i was as if my loins
 were broken1 or as if my hands and feet
 had been  tied or bound with chains4   
,at this time also ,i felt some weakness
 to  seize #8upon' my outward man1 which
 made still the other affliction the    
more heavy and uncomfortable #8to me4'  
#bfb4 ,after ,i had been in this        
condition some three or four days1 as ,i
  was sitting by the fire1 ,i suddenly  
felt this word to sound in my  heart1 ,i
 must go to ,jesus2 at this my former   
darkness and atheism fled  away1 and the
 blessed things of heaven were set      
within my view4 ,while ,i  was on this  
sudden thus overtaken with surprise1    
,wife1 said ,i1 is there  ever such a   
scripture1 ,i must go to ,jesus8 she    
said she could not tell1  therefore ,i  

sat musing still to see if ,i could     
remember such a place2 ,i  had not sat  
above two or three minutes but that came
 bolting in upon  me1 8,and to an       
innumerable company of angels10 and     
withal1 ,hebrews the  twelfth1 about the
 mount ,sion was set before mine eyes   
7vv #bb-bd74    #bfc4 ,then with joy ,i 
told my wife1 ,o now ,i know1 ,i know6  
,but that night  was a good night to me1
 ,i never had but few better2 ,i longed 
for the  company of some of ,god's      
people that ,i might have imparted unto 
them  what ,god had showed me4 ,christ  
was a precious ,christ to my soul that  
night2 ,i could scarce lie in my bed for
 joy1 and peace1 and triumph1  through  
,christ2 this great glory did not       
continue upon me until  morning1 yet    
that twelfth of the author to the       
,hebrews 7,heb #ab3bb1bc7  was a blessed
 scripture to me for many days together 
after this4    #bfd4 ,the words are     
these1 8,ye are come unto mount ,sion1  
and unto the  city of the living ,god1  

the heavenly ,jerusalem1 and to an      
innumerable  company of angels1 to the  
general assembly and church of the      
firstborn1  which are written in heaven1
 and to ,god the judge of all1 and to   
the  spirits of just men made perfect1  
and to ,jesus the mediator of the new   
covenant1 and to the blood of           
sprinkling1 that speaketh better things 
than that of ,abel40 ,through this      
blessed sentence the ,lord led me over  
and over1 first to this word1 and then  
to that1 and showed me wonderful  glory 
in every one of them4 ,these words also 
have oft since this time  been great    
refreshment to my spirit4 ,blessed be   
,god for having mercy on  me4    ,a     
,,brief ,,account ,,of ,,the ,,author',s
 ,,call ,,to ,,the ,,work ,,of ,,the    
,,ministry4      #bfe4 ,and now ,i am   
speaking my experience1 ,i will in this 
place thrust  in a word or two          
concerning my preaching the ,word1 and  
of ,god's dealing  with me in that      
particular also4 ,for after ,i had been 

about five or six  years awakened1 and  
helped #8myself' to see both the want   
and worth of  ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 
and #8also' enabled to venture my soul  
upon him1  some of the most able among  
the saints with us1 ,i say the most able
 for  judgment and holiness of life1 as 
they conceived1 did perceive that ,god  
had counted me worthy to understand     
something of his will in his holy  and  
blessed ,word1 and had given me         
utterance1 in some measure1 to  express 
what ,i saw to others for edification2  
#8therefore' they desired  me1 and that 
with much earnestness1 that ,i would be 
willing1 at  sometimes1 to take in hand1
 in one of the meetings1 to speak a word
 of  exhortation unto them4#eh    #bff4 
,the which1 though at the first it did  
much dash and abash my  spirit1 yet     
being still by them desired and         
intreated1 ,i consented to  their       
request1 and did twice at two several   
assemblies1 but in private1  though with
 much weakness and infirmity1 discover  

my gift amongst them2  at which they not
 only seemed to be1 but did solemnly    
protest1 as in  the sight of the great  
,god1 they were both affected and       
comforted1 and  gave thanks to the      
,father of mercies for the grace        
bestowed on me4    #bfg4 ,after this1   
sometimes when some of them did go into 
the country to  teach1 they would also  
that ,i should go with them2 where1     
though as yet  ,i did not1 nor durst    
not1 make use of my gift in an open way1
 yet more  privately still as ,i came   
amongst the good people in those places1
 ,i  did sometimes speak a word of      
admonition unto them also2 the which1   
they as the other received1 with        
rejoicing1 at the mercy of ,god to      
me-ward1 professing their souls were    
edified thereby4    #bfh4 ,wherefore1 to
 be brief1 at last1 being still desired 
by the  church1 after some solemn prayer
 to the ,lord1 with fasting1 ,i was more
  particularly called forth1 and        
appointed to a more ordinary and public 

preaching the word1 not only to1 and    
amongst them that believed1 but  also to
 offer the gospel to those who had not  
yet received the faith  thereof2 about  
which time ,i did evidently find in my  
mind a secret  pricking forward thereto2
 though ,i bless ,god1 not for desire of
 vain  glory1 for at that time ,i was   
most sorely afflicted with the fiery    
darts of the devil concerning my eternal
 state4    #bfi4 ,but yet could not be  
content1 unless ,i was found in the     
exercise  of my gift1 unto which also ,i
 was greatly animated1 not only by the  
continual desires of the godly1 but also
 by that saying of ,paul to the         
,corinthians1 8,i beseech you1 brethren 
7ye know the household of  ,stephanus1  
that it is the first fruits of ,achaian1
 and that they have  addicted themselves
 to the ministry of the saints7 that ye 
submit  yourselves unto such1 and to    
every one that helpeth with us1 and     
laboureth0 7#a ,cor #af3ae1af74    #bgj4
 ,by this text ,i was made to see that  

the ,holy ,ghost never intended  that   
men who have gifts and abilities should 
bury them in the earth1  but rather did 
command and stir up such to the exercise
 of their gift1  and also did commend   
those that were apt and ready so to do1 
8,they have  addicted themselves to the 
ministry of the saints40 ,this          
scripture1 in  these days1 did          
continually run in my mind1 to encourage
 me and  strengthen me in this my work  
for ,god2 ,i have also been encouraged  
from  several other scriptures and      
examples of the godly1 both specified in
  the ,word and other ancient histories 
7,acts #h3d1 #ah3bd1be2 #a ,peter #d3aj2
  ,rom #ab3f2 ,foxe's ,acts and         
,monuments74    #bga4 ,wherefore1 though
 of myself1 of all the saints the most  
unworthy1  yet ,i1 but with great fear  
and trembling at the sight of my own    
weakness1 did set upon the work1 and did
 according to my gift1 and the          
proportion of my faith1 preach that     
blessed gospel that ,god had showed  me 

in the holy ,word of truth2 which1 when 
the country understood1 they  came in to
 hear the ,word by hundreds1 and that   
from all parts1 though  upon sundry and 
divers accounts4    #bgb4 ,and ,i thank 
,god he gave unto me some measure of    
bowels and pity  for their souls1 which 
also did put me forward to labour with  
great  diligence and earnestness1 to    
find out such a word as might1 if ,god  
would bless it1 lay hold of1 and awaken 
the conscience1 in which also  the good 
,lord had respect to the desire of his  
servant2 for ,i had not  preached long  
before some began to be touched by the  
,word1 and to be  greatly afflicted in  
their minds at the apprehension of the  
greatness  of their sin1 and of their   
need of ,jesus ,christ4    #bgc4 ,but ,i
 at first could not believe that ,god   
should speak by me to  the heart of any 
man1 still counting myself unworthy2 yet
 those who  thus were touched would love
 me and have a peculiar respect for me2 
and  though ,i did put it from me1 that 

they should be awakened by me1 still    
they would confess it and affirm it     
before the saints of ,god2 they  would  
also bless ,god for me1 unworthy wretch 
that ,i am6 and count me  ,god's        
instrument that showed to them the way  
of salvation4    #bgd4 ,wherefore1      
seeing them in both their words and     
deeds to be so  constant1 and also in   
their hearts so earnestly pressing after
 the  knowledge of ,jesus ,christ1      
rejoicing that ever ,god did send me    
where  they were2 then ,i began to      
conclude it might be so1 that ,god had  
owned  in his work such a foolish one as
 ,i1 and then came that word of ,god to 
my heart with much sweet refreshment1   
8,the blessing of him that was  ready to
 perish came upon me2 and ,i caused the 
widow's heart to sing  for joy0 7,job   
#bi3ac74    #bge4 ,at this therefore ,i 
rejoiced1 yea1 the tears of those whom  
,god did  awaken by my preaching would  
be both solace and encouragement to me2 
for ,i thought on those sayings1 8,who  

is he that maketh me glad but the  same 
which is made sorry by me80 7#b ,cor    
#b2b72 and again1 ,though 8,i be  not an
 apostle to others1 yet1 doubtless1 ,i  
am to you3 for the seal of  mine        
apostleship are ye in the ,lord0 7#a    
,cor #i3b74 ,these things1  therefore1  
were as another argument unto me that   
,god had called me to1  and stood by me 
in this work4    #bgf4 ,in my preaching 
of the ,word1 ,i took special notice of 
this one  thing1 namely1 that the ,lord 
did lead me to being where his ,word    
begins  with sinners2 that is1 to       
condemn all flesh1 and to open and      
allege  that the curse of ,god1 by the  
law1 doth belong to1 and lay hold on all
  men as they come into the world1      
because of sin4 ,now this part of my    
work ,i fulfilled with great sense2#ei  
for the terrors of the law1 and  guilt  
for my transgressions1 lay heavy on my  
conscience4 ,i preached  what ,i felt1  
what ,i smartingly did feel1 even that  
under which my pour  soul did groan and 

tremble to astonishment4    #bgg4       
,indeed ,i have been as one sent to them
 from the dead2 ,i went  myself in      
chains to preach to them in chains2 and 
carried that fire in  my own conscience 
that ,i persuaded them to beware of4 ,i 
can truly say1  and that without        
dissembling1 that when ,i have been to  
preach1 ,i have  gone full of guilt and 
terror even to the pulpit door1 and     
there it  hath been taken off1 and ,i   
have been at liberty in my mind until ,i
 have  done my work1 and then           
immediately1 even before ,i could get   
down the  pulpit stairs1 ,i have been as
 bad as ,i was before2 yet ,god carried 
me  on1 but surely with a strong hand1  
for neither guilt or hell could take  me
 off my work4    #bgh4 ,thus ,i went for
 the space of two years1 crying out     
against men's  sins1 and their fearful  
state because of them4 ,after which the 
,lord  came in upon my own soul with    
some staid peace and comfort through    
,christ2 for he did give me many sweet  

discoveries of his blessed grace        
through him4 ,wherefore now ,i altered  
in my preaching1 for still ,i  preached 
what ,i saw and felt2 now therefore ,i  
did much labour to hold  forth ,jesus   
,christ in all his offices1 relations1  
and benefits unto the  world2 and did   
strive also to discover1 to condemn1 and
 remove those  false supports and props 
on which the world doth both lean1 and  
by them  fall and perish4 ,on these     
things also ,i staid as long as on the  
other4    #bgi4 ,after this1 ,god led me
 into something of the mystery of union 
with  ,christ2 wherefore that ,i        
discovered and showed to them also4 ,and
 when ,i  had traveled through these    
three chief points of the ,word of ,god1
 about  the space of five years or more1
 ,i was caught in my present practice   
and cast into prison1 where ,i have     
lain#fj above as long again1 to  confirm
 the truth by way of suffering1 as ,i   
was before in testifying of  it         
according to the ,scriptures in a way of

 preaching4    #bhj4 ,when ,i have been 
preaching1 ,i thank ,god1 my heart hath 
often all  the time of this and the     
other exercise1 with great earnestness1 
cried  to ,god that he would make the   
,word effectual to the salvation of the 
soul2 still being grieved lest the enemy
 should take the ,word away from  the   
conscience1 and so it should become     
unfruitful4 ,wherefore ,i did  labour so
 to speak the ,word1 as that thereby1 if
 it were possible1 the  sins and person 
guilty might be particularized by it4   
#bha4 ,also1 when ,i have done the      
exercise1 it hath gone to my heart to   
think the ,word should now fall as rain 
on stony places1 still wishing  from my 
heart1 ,o that they who have heard me   
speak this day did but see  as ,i do    
what sin1 death1 hell1 and the curse of 
,god is2 and also what  the grace1 and  
love1 and mercy of ,god is1 through     
,christ1 to men in  such a case as they 
are1 who are yet estranged from him4    
,and1 indeed1 ,i  did often say in my   

heart before the ,lord1 ,that if to be  
hanged up  presently before their eyes  
would be a means to awaken them1 and    
confirm them in the truth1 ,i gladly    
should be contented4    #bhb4 ,for ,i   
have been in my preaching1 especially   
when ,i have been  engaged in the       
doctrine of life by ,christ1 without    
works1 as if an  angel of ,god had stood
 by at my back to encourage me4 ,oh1 it 
hath been  with such power and heavenly 
evidence upon my own soul1 while ,i have
  been labouring to unfold it1 to       
demonstrate it1 and to fasten it upon   
the consciences of others1 that ,i could
 not be contented with saying1 ,i       
believe1 and am sure2 methought ,i was  
more than sure1 if it be lawful  so to  
express myself1 that those things which 
then ,i asserted were  true4    #bhc4   
,when ,i went first to preach the ,word 
abroad1 the doctors and  priests of the 
country did open wide against me4#fa    
,but ,i was  persuaded of this1 not to  
render railing for railing1 but to see  

how  many of their carnal professors ,i 
could convince of their miserable  state
 by the law1 and of the want and worth  
of ,christ2 for1 thought ,i1  ,this     
shall answer for me in time to come1    
when they shall be for my  hire before  
their faces 7,gen #cj3cc74    #bhd4 ,i  
never cared to meddle with things that  
were controverted1 and in  dispute      
amongst the saints1 especially things of
 the lowest nature2 yet  it pleased me  
much to contend with great earnestness  
for the word of  faith and the remission
 of sins by the death and sufferings of 
,jesus2  but ,i say1 as to other things1
 ,i should let them alone1 because ,i   
saw  they engendered strife1 and because
 that they neither1 in doing nor in     
leaving undone1 did commend us to ,god  
to be his4 ,besides1 ,i saw my work     
before me did run in another channel1   
even to carry an awakening word2  to    
that therefore did ,i stick and         
adhere4#fb    #bhe4 ,i never endeavoured
 to1 nor durst make use of other men's  

lines  7,rom #ae3ah7fc1 though ,i       
condemn not all that do1 for ,i verily  
thought1 and found by experience1 that  
what was taught me by the ,word  and    
,spirit of ,christ1 could be spoken1    
maintained1 and stood to by the         
soundest and best established           
conscience2 and though ,i will not now  
speak all that ,i know in this matter1  
yet my experience hath more  interest in
 that text of ,scripture than many      
amongst men are aware 7,gal  #a3aa1ab74 
#bhf4 ,if any of those who were awakened
 by my ministry did after that  fall    
back1 as sometimes too many did1 ,i can 
truly say their loss hath  been more to 
me than if one of my own children1      
begotten of my body1  had been going to 
its grave2 ,i think1 verily1 ,i may     
speak it without an  offence to the     
,lord1 nothing hath gone so near me as  
that1 unless it  was the fear of the    
loss of the salvation of my own soul4 ,i
 have  counted as if ,i had goodly      
buildings and lordships in those places 

where my children were born2 my heart   
hath been so wrapped up in the  glory of
 this excellent work1 that ,i counted   
myself more blessed and  honoured of    
,god by this than if he had made me the 
emperor of the  ,christian world1 or the
 lord of all the glory of #8the' earth  
without  it6 ,o these words1 8,he which 
converteth the sinner from the error of 
his way shall save a soul from death0   
7,james #e3bj74 #88,the fruit of the    
righteous is a tree of life2 and he that
 winneth souls is wise0 7,prov  #aa3cj74
 8,they that be wise shall shine as the 
brightness of the  firmament2 and they  
that turn many to righteousness as the  
stars for  ever and ever0 7,dan #ab3c74 
8,for what is our hope1 or joy1 or crown
 of  rejoicing8 ,are not even ye in the 
presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at 
his coming8 ,for ye are our glory and   
joy0 7#a ,thess #b3ai1bj74 ,these1 ,i   
say1 with many others of a like nature1 
have been great refreshments to  me4'   
#bhg4 ,i have observed1 that where ,i   

have had a work to do for ,god1 ,i  have
 had first1 as it were1 the going of    
,god upon my spirit to desire ,i  might 
preach there4 ,i have also observed that
 such and such souls in  particular have
 been strongly set upon my heart1 and ,i
 stirred up to  wish for their          
salvation2 and that these very souls    
have1 after this1  been given in as the 
fruits of my ministry4 ,i have also     
observed1 that  a word cast in by the by
 hath done more execution in a sermon   
than all  that was spoken besides2      
sometimes also when ,i have thought ,i  
did no  good1 then ,i did the most of   
all2 and at other times when ,i thought 
,i  should catch them ,i have fished for
 nothing4    #bhh4 #8,i have also       
observed1 that where there hath been a  
work to do  upon sinners1 there the     
devil hath begun to roar in the hearts1 
and by  the mouths of his servants4     
,yea1 oftentimes when the wicked world  
hath  raged most1 there hath been souls 
awaked by the ,word4 ,i could instance  

particulars1 but ,i forbear4'    #bhi4  
,my great desire in my fulfilling my    
ministry was to get into the  darkest   
places of the country1 even amongst     
those people that were  furthest off of 
profession2 yet not because ,i could not
 endure the  light1 for ,i feared not to
 show my gospel to any1 but because ,i  
found  my spirit leaned most after      
awakening and converting work1 and the  
,word  that ,i carried did lead itself  
most that way #8also'2 8yea1 so have ,i 
strived to preach the gospel1 not where 
,christ was named1 lest ,i should  build
 upon another man's foundation0 7,rom   
#ae3bj74    #bij4 ,in my preaching ,i   
have really been in pain1 and have1 as  
it were1  travailed to bring forth      
children to ,god2 neither could ,i be   
satisfied  unless some fruits did appear
 in my work4 ,if ,i were fruitless it   
mattered not who commended me2 but if ,i
 were fruitful1 ,i cared not who  did   
condemn4 ,i have thought of that1 8,he  
that winneth souls is wise0  7,prov     

#aa3cj72 and again1 8,lo1 children are  
an heritage of the ,lord2 and  the fruit
 of the womb is his reward4 ,as arrows  
in the hand of a mighty  man1 so are    
children of the youth4 ,happy is the man
 that hath filled  his quiver full of   
them2 they shall not be ashamed1 but    
they shall  speak with the enemies in   
the gate0 7,psa #abg3c-e74    #bia4     
#8,it pleased me nothing to see people  
drink in opinions if they  seemed       
ignorant of ,jesus ,christ1 and the     
worth of their own salvation1  sound    
conviction for sin1 especially for      
unbelief1 and an heart set on  fire to  
be saved by ,christ1 with strong        
breathing after a truly  sanctified     
soul2 that it was that delighted me2    
those were the souls ,i  counted        
blessed4'    #bib4 ,but in this work1 as
 in all other1 ,i had my temptations    
attending  me1 and that of diverse      
kinds1 as sometimes ,i should be        
assaulted with  great discouragement    
therein1 fearing that ,i should not be  

able to  speak the word at all to       
edification2 nay1 that ,i should not be 
able to  speak sense unto the people2 at
 which times ,i should have such a      
strange faintness and strengthlessness  
seize upon my body that my legs  have   
scarce been able to carry me to the     
place of exercise4    #bic4 ,sometimes1 
again1 when ,i have been preaching1 ,i  
have been  violently assaulted with     
thoughts of blasphemy1 and strongly     
tempted to  speak the words with my     
mouth before the congregation4 ,i have  
also at  some times1 even when ,i have  
begun to speak the ,word with much      
clearness1 evidence1 and liberty of     
speech1 yet been before the ending  of  
that opportunity so blinded1 and so     
estranged from the things ,i have  been 
speaking1 and have also been so         
straitened in my speech1 as to          
utterance before the people1 that ,i    
have been as if ,i had not known or     
remembered what ,i have been about1 or  
as if my head had been in a bag  all the

 time of the exercise4    #bid4 ,again1 
when as sometimes ,i have been about to 
preach upon some  smart and scorching#fd
 portion of the ,word1 ,i have found the
 tempter  suggest1 ,what1 will you      
preach this8 this condemns yourself2 of 
this  your own soul is guilty2 wherefore
 preach not of it at all2 or if you  do1
 yet so mince it as to make way for your
 own escape2 lest instead of  awakening 
others1 you lay that guilt upon your own
 soul1 as you will  never get from      
under4    #bie4 #8,but1 ,i thank the    
,lord1 ,i have been kept from consenting
 to these  so horrid suggestions1 and   
have rather1 as ,samson1 bowed myself   
with  all my might1 to condemn sin and  
transgression wherever ,i found it1     
yea1 though therein also ,i did bring   
guilt upon my own conscience6 8,let  me 
die10 thought ,i1 8with the             
,philistines0 7,judg #af3bi1cj71 rather 
than  deal corruptly with the blessed   
,word of ,god1 8,thou that teachest     
another1 teachest not thou thyself80 ,it

 is far better that thou do  judge      
thyself1 even by preaching plainly to   
others1 than that thou1 to  save        
thyself1 imprison the truth in          
unrighteousness2 blessed be ,god for    
his help also in this4'    #bif4 ,i have
 also1 while found in this blessed work 
of ,christ1 been  often tempted to pride
 and liftings up of heart2 and though ,i
 dare not  say ,i have not been infected
 with this1 yet truly the ,lord1 of his 
precious mercy1 hath so carried it      
towards me1 that1 for the most part1  ,i
 have had but small joy to give way to  
such a thing2 for it hath been  my every
 day's portion to be let into the evil  
of my own heart1 and  still made to see 
such a multitude of corruptions and     
infirmities  therein1 that it hath      
caused hanging down of the head under   
all my  gifts and attainments2 ,i have  
felt this thorn in the flesh1 the very  
mercy of ,god to me 7#b ,cor #ab3g-i74  
#big4 ,i have had also1 together with   
this1 some notable place or other  of   

the ,word presented before me1 which    
word hath contained in it some  sharp   
and piercing sentence concerning the    
perishing of the soul1  notwithstanding 
gifts and parts2 as1 for instance1 that 
hath been of  great use unto me1        
8,though ,i speak with the tongues of   
men and of  angels1 and have not        
charity1 ,i am become as sounding brass1
 and a  tinkling cymbal0 7#a ,cor       
#ac3a1b74    #bih4 ,a tinkling cymbal is
 an instrument of music1 with which a   
skillful  player can make such melodious
 and heart-inflaming music1 that all who
  hear him play can scarcely hold from  
dancing2 and yet behold the cymbal  hath
 not life1 neither comes the music from 
it1 but because of the art  of him that 
plays therewith2 so then the instrument 
at last may come to  nought and perish1 
though1 in times past1 such music hath  
been made  upon it4    #bii4 ,just thus 
,i saw it was and will be with them who 
have gifts1 but  want saving grace1 they
 are in the hand of ,christ1 as the     

cymbal in the  hand of ,david2 and as   
,david could1 with the cymbal1 make that
 mirth in  the service of ,god1 as to   
elevate the hearts of the worshippers1  
so  ,christ can use these gifted men1 as
 with them to affect the souls of  his  
people in his church2 yet when he hath  
done all1 hang them by as  lifeless1    
though sounding cymbals4#fe    #cjj4    
,this consideration1 therefore1 together
 with some others1 were1  for the most  
part1 as a maul on the head of pride1   
and desire of vain  glory2 what1 thought
 ,i1 shall ,i be proud because ,i am a  
sounding brass8  ,is it so much to be a 
fiddle8 ,hath not the least creature    
that hath  life1 more of ,god in it than
 these8 ,besides1 ,i knew it was love   
should  never die1 but these must cease 
and vanish2 so ,i concluded1 a little   
grace1 a little love1 a little of the   
true fear of ,god1 is better than  all  
these gifts2 yea1 and ,i am fully       
convinced of it1 that it is  possible   
for a soul that can scarce give a man an

 answer1 but with  great confusion as to
 method1 ,i say it is possible for them 
to have a  thousand times more grace1   
and so to be more in the love and favour
 of  the ,lord than some who1 by virtue 
of the gift of knowledge1 can deliver   
themselves like angels4#ff    #cja4     
#8,thus1 therefore1 ,i came to perceive1
 that though gifts in  themselves were  
good to the thing for which they are    
designed1 to wit1  the edification of   
others2 yet empty and without power to  
save the soul  of him that hath them1 if
 they be alone2 neither are they1 as so1
 any  sign of a man's state to be happy1
 being only a dispensation of ,god to   
some1 of whose improvement1 or          
non-improvement1 they must1 when a      
little love more is over1 give an       
account to him that is ready to judge   
the quick and the dead4'    #cjb4       
#8,this showed me too1 that gifts being 
alone1 were dangerous1 not  in          
themselves1 but because of those evils  
that attend them that have  them1 to    

wit1 pride1 desire of vain glory1       
self-conceit1 c41 all which  were easily
 blown up at the applause and           
commendation of every  unadvised        
,christian1 to the endangering of a poor
 creature to fall into  the condemnation
 of the devil4'    #cjc4 #8,i saw       
therefore that he that hath gifts had   
need be let into a  sight of the nature 
of them1 to wit1 that they come short of
 making of  him to be in a truly saved  
condition1 lest he rest in them1 and so 
fall  short of the grace of ,god4'      
#cjd4 #8,he hath also cause to walk     
humbly with ,god1 and be little in his  
own eyes1 and to remember withal1 that  
his gifts are not his own1 but  the     
church's2 and that by them he is made a 
servant to the church2 and  he must give
 at last an account of his stewardship  
unto the ,lord ,jesus2  and to give a   
good account1 will be a blessed thing4' 
#cje4 #8,let all men therefore prize a  
little with the fear of the ,lord2      
gifts indeed are desirable1 but yet     

great grace and small gifts are  better 
than great gifts and no grace4 ,it doth 
not say1 the ,lord gives  gifts and     
glory1 but the ,lord gives grace and    
glory2 and blessed is  such an one1 to  
whom the ,lord gives grace1 true grace1 
for that is a  certain forerunner of    
glory4'    #cjf4 #8,but when ,satan     
perceived that his thus tempting and    
assaulting of  me would not answer his  
design1 to wit1 to overthrow my         
ministry1 and  make it ineffectual1 as  
to the ends thereof2 then he tried      
another way1  which was to stir up the  
minds of the ignorant and malicious1 to 
load  me with slanders and reproaches2  
now therefore ,i may say1 ,that what the
  devil could devise1 and his           
instruments invent1 was whirled up and  
down  the country against me1 thinking1 
as ,i said1 that by that means they     
should make my ministry to be           
abandoned4'    #cjg4 #8,it began        
therefore to be rumoured up and down    
among the people1  that ,i was a witch1 

a ,jesuit1 a highwayman1 and the like4' 
#cjh4 #8,to all which1 ,i shall only    
say1 ,god knows that ,i am innocent4    
,but  as for mine accusers1 let them    
provide themselves to meet me before the
  tribunal of the ,son of ,god1 there to
 answer for all these things1 with  all 
the rest of their iniquities1 unless    
,god shall give them repentance  for    
them1 for the which ,i pray with all my 
heart4'    #cji4 #8,but that which was  
reported with the boldest confidence1   
was1  that ,i had my misses1 my whores1 
my bastards1 yea1 two wives at once1    
and the like4 ,now these slanders1 with 
the other1 ,i glory in1 because  but    
slanders1 foolish1 or knavish lies1 and 
falsehoods cast upon me by  the devil   
and his seed2 and should ,i not be dealt
 with thus wickedly by  the world1 ,i   
should want one sign of a saint1 and a  
child of ,god4  8,blessed are ye said   
the ,lord ,jesus when men shall revile  
you1 and  persecute you1 and shall say  
all manner of evil against you falsely  

for  my sake2 rejoice1 and be exceeding 
glad1 for great is your reward in       
heaven2 for so persecuted they the      
prophets which were before you0  7,matt 
#d3aa74'    #caj4 #8,these things1      
therefore1 upon mine own account1       
trouble me not2  no1 though they were   
twenty times more than they are4 ,i have
 a good  conscience1 and whereas they   
speak evil of me1 as an evil doer1 they 
shall be ashamed that falsely accuse my 
good conversation in  ,christ4#fg'      
#caa4 #8,so then1 what shall ,i say to  
those that have thus bespattered me8    
shall ,i threaten them8 ,shall ,i chide 
them8 ,shall ,i flatter them8 ,shall  ,i
 intreat them to hold their tongues8    
,no1 not ,i1 were it not for that  these
 things make them ripe for damnation1   
that are the authors and  abettors1 ,i  
would say unto them1 ,report it1 because
 it will increase my  glory4'    #cab4  
#8,therefore ,i bind these lies and     
slanders to me as an ornament1 it       
belongs to my ,christian profession to  

be vilified1 slandered1  reproached and 
reviled2 and since all this is nothing  
else1 as my ,god  and my conscience do  
bear me witness2 ,i rejoice in          
reproaches for  ,christ's sake4'        
#cac4 #8,i also calling all those fools1
 or knaves1 that have thus made it      
anything of their business1 to affirm   
any of the things afore-named of  me1   
namely1 that ,i have been naught with   
other women1 or the like4 ,when  they   
have used to the utmost of their        
endeavours1 and made the fullest        
inquiry that they can1 to prove against 
me truly1 that there is any  woman in   
heaven1 or earth1 or hell1 that can say1
 ,i have at any time1  in any place1 by 
day or night1 so much as attempted to be
 naught with  them2 and speak ,i thus1  
to beg mine enemies into a good esteem  
of me2  no1 not ,i3 ,i will in this beg 
relief of no man2 believe or disbelieve 
me in this1 all is a case to me4#fh'    
#cad4 #8,my foes have missed their mark 
in this their shooting at me4 ,i am  not

 the man4 ,i wish that they themselves  
be guiltless4 ,if all the  fornicators  
and adulterers in ,england were hanged  
by the neck till they  be dead1 ,,john  
,,bunyan1 the object of their envy1     
would be still alive  and well4 ,i know 
not whether there be such a thing as a  
woman breathing  under the copes of the 
whole heaven1 but by their apparel1     
their  children1 or by common fame1     
except my wife4'    #cae4 #8,and in this
 ,i admire the wisdom of ,god1 that he  
made me shy of  women from my first     
conversion until now4 ,those know1 and  
can also bear  me witness1 with whom ,i 
have been most intimately concerned1    
that it is  a rare thing to see me carry
 it pleasant towards a woman2 the common
  salutation of a woman ,i abhor1 it is 
odious to me in whomsoever ,i see  it4  
,their company alone1 ,i cannot away    
with4 ,i seldom so much as touch  a     
woman's hand1 for ,i think these things 
are not so becoming me4 ,when ,i  have  
seen good men salute those women that   

they have visited1 or that  have visited
 them1 ,i have at times made my         
objection against it1 and  when they    
have answered1 that it was but a piece  
of civility1 ,i have  told them1 it is  
not a comely sight2 some indeed have    
urged the holy  kiss2 but then ,i have  
asked why they made baulks1#fi why they 
did  salute the most handsome1 and let  
the ill-favoured go2 thus1 how  laudable
 soever such things have been in the    
eyes of others1 they have  been unseemly
 in my sight4'    #caf4 #8,and now for a
 wind up in this matter1 ,i calling not 
only men1 but  angels1 to prove me      
guilty of having carnally to do with any
 woman save  my wife1 nor am ,i afraid  
to do it a second time1 knowing that ,i 
cannot  offend the ,lord in such a case1
 to call ,god for a record upon my soul1
  that in these things ,i am innocent4  
,not that ,i have been thus kept1       
because of any goodness in me more than 
any other1 but ,god has been  merciful  
to me1 and has kept me2 to whom ,i pray 

that he will keep me  still1 not only   
from this1 but from every evil way and  
work1 and  preserve me to his heavenly  
kingdom4 ,amen4'    #cag4 #8,now as     
,satan laboured by reproaches and       
slanders1 to make me vile  among my     
countrymen1 that if possible1 my        
preaching might be made of  none effect1
 so there was added hereto a long and   
tedious imprisonment1  that thereby ,i  
might be frighted from my service for   
,christ1 and the  world terrified1 and  
made afraid to hear me preach1 of which 
,i shall in  the next place give you a  
brief account4'    ,a ,,brief ,,account 
,,of ,,the ,,author',s ,,imprisonment   
#cah4 ,having made profession of the    
glorious gospel of ,christ a long  time1
 and preached the same about five years1
 ,i was apprehended at a  meeting of    
good people in the country1 among whom1 
had they let me  alone1 ,i should have  
preached that day1 but they took me away
 from  amongst them1 and had me before a
 justice2 who1 after ,i had offered     

security for my appearing at the next   
sessions1 yet committed me1  because my 
sureties would not consent to be bound  
that ,i should preach  no more to the   
people4    #cai4 ,at the sessions after1
 ,i was indicted for an upholder and    
maintainer of unlawful assemblies and   
conventicles1 and for not  conforming to
 the national worship of the ,church of 
,england2 and after  some conference    
there with the justices1 #8they taking  
my plain dealing  with them for a       
confession1 as they termed it1 of the   
indictment1' did  sentence me to        
perpetual banishment1 because ,i refused
 to conform4 ,so  being again delivered 
up to the jailer's hands1 ,i was had    
home to  prison again1 and there have   
lain now#gj #8complete twelve years1'   
waiting to see what ,god would suffer   
these men to do with me4    #cbj4 ,in   
which condition ,i have continued with  
much content1 through  grace1 but have  
met with many turnings and goings upon  
my heart1 both  from the ,lord1 ,satan1 

and my own corruptions2 by all which1   
glory be to  ,jesus ,christ1 ,i have    
also received among many things1 much   
conviction1  instruction1 and           
understanding1 of which at large ,i     
shall not here  discourse2 only give you
 in a hint or two1 a word that may stir 
up the  godly to bless ,god1 and to pray
 for me2 and also to take encouragement1
  should the case be their own1 not to  
fear what man can do unto them4    #cba4
 ,i never had in all my life so great an
 inlet into the ,word of ,god  as now2  
those ,scriptures that ,i saw nothing in
 before1 are made in this  place and    
state to shine upon me2 ,jesus ,christ  
also was never more real  and apparent  
than now2 here ,i have seen him and felt
 him indeed3 ,o that  word1 ,we have not
 preached unto you cunningly devised    
fables 7#b ,peter  #a3af72 and that1    
,god raised ,christ from the dead1 and  
gave him glory1  that your faith and    
hope might be in ,god 7#a ,peter #a3b71 
were blessed  words unto me in this my  

imprisoned condition4    #cbb4 ,these   
three or four scriptures also have been 
great refreshment in  this condition to 
me 7,john #ad3a-d1 #af3cc2 ,col #c3c1d2 
,heb #ab3bb-bd74 ,so  that sometimes    
when ,i have been in the savour of them1
 ,i have been able  to laugh at         
destruction1 and to fear neither the    
horse nor his rider  7,job #ci3ah74 ,i  
have had sweet sights of the forgiveness
 of my sins in  this place1 and of my   
being with ,jesus in another world3 ,o1 
8the mount  ,zion1 the heavenly         
,jerusalem1 the innumerable company of  
angels1 and  ,god the judge of all1 and 
the spirits of just men made perfect1   
and to  ,jesus0 7,heb #ab3bb-bd71 have  
been sweet unto me in this place3 ,i    
have  seen ,,that here1 that ,i am      
persuaded ,i shall never1 while in this 
world1  be able to express2 ,i have seen
 a truth in that scripture1 8,whom      
having  not seen1 ye love2 in whom1     
though now ye se him not1 yet believing1
 ye  rejoice with joy unspeakable and   

full of glory0 7#a ,peter #a3h74ga      
#cbc4 ,i never knew what it was for ,god
 to stand by me at all turns1 and  at   
every offer of ,satan #8to afflict me1' 
c41 as ,i have found him since  ,i came 
in hither2 for look how fears have      
presented themselves1 so have  supports 
and encouragements1 yea1 when ,i have   
started1 even as it were  at nothing    
else but my shadow1 yet ,god1 as being  
very tender of me1  hath not suffered me
 to be molested1 but would with one     
scripture and  another strengthen me    
against all2 insomuch that ,i have often
 said1  ,were it lawful1 ,i could pray  
for greater trouble1 for the greater    
comfort's sake 7,eccl #g3ad2 #b ,cor    
#a3e74    #cbd4 ,before ,i came to      
prison1 ,i saw what was a-coming1 and   
had  especially two considerations warm 
upon my heart2 the first was how to  be 
able to endure1 should my imprisonment  
be long and tedious2 the  second was how
 to be able to encounter death1 should  
that be here my  portion2 for the first 

of these1 that scripture 7,col #a3aa7   
was great  information to me1 namely1 to
 pray to ,god to be 8strengthened with  
all  might1 according to his glorious   
power1 unto all patience and            
long-suffering with joyfulness40 ,i     
could seldom go to prayer before ,i  was
 imprisoned1 but not for so little as a 
year together1 this  sentence1 or sweet 
petition1 would1 as it were1 thrust     
itself into my  mind1 and persuade me1  
that if ever ,i would go through        
long-suffering1  ,i must have all       
patience1 especially if ,i would endure 
it joyfully4    #cbe4 ,as to the second 
consideration1 that saying 7#b ,cor     
#a3i71 was of  great use to me1 ,but we 
had the sentence of death in ourselves1 
that we  should not trust in ourselves1 
but in ,god which raiseth the dead4 ,by 
this scripture ,i was made to see1 that 
if ever ,i would suffer rightly1  ,i    
must first pass a sentence of death upon
 everything that can properly  be called
 a thing of this life1 even to reckon   

myself1 my wife1 my  children1 my       
health1 my enjoyments1 and all1 as dead 
to me1 and myself  as dead to them4 8,he
 that loveth father or mother1 son or   
daughter1  more than me1 is not worthy  
of me0 7,matt #aj3cg74    #cbf4 ,the    
second was1 to live upon ,god that is   
invisible2 as ,paul said  in another    
place1 the way not to faint1 is to 8look
 not at the things  which are seen1 but 
at the things which are not seen3 for   
the things  which are seen are temporal2
 but the things which are not seen are  
eternal0 7#b ,cor #d3ah74 ,and thus ,i  
reasoned with myself2 if ,i provide     
only for a prison1 then the whip comes  
at unawares2 and so does also  the      
pillory2 again1 if ,i provide only for  
these1 then ,i am not fit for           
banishment2 further1 if ,i conclude that
 banishment is the worst1 then  if death
 come ,i am surprised4 ,so that ,i see  
the best way to go through  sufferings  
is to trust in ,god through ,christ1 as 
touching the world to  come2 and as     

touching this world1 to count 8the grave
 my house1 to make  my bed in darkness1 
and to say to corruption1 ,thou art my  
father1 and  to the worm1 ,thou art my  
mother and my sister40 ,that is1 to     
familiarize  these things to me4#gb     
#cbg4 ,but notwithstanding these helps1 
,i found myself a man1 and  compassed   
with infirmities2 the parting with my   
wife and poor children  hath oft been to
 me in this place as the pulling the    
flesh from my  bones1 and that not only 
because ,i am somewhat too too fond of  
those  great mercies1 but also because  
,i should have often brought to my mind 
the many hardships1 miseries and wants  
that my poor family was like to  meet   
with1 should ,i be taken from them1     
especially my poor blind child1  who lay
 nearer my heart than all ,i had        
besides2 ,o the thoughts of the         
hardship ,i thought my blind one might  
go under1 would break my heart to       
pieces4    #cbh4 ,poor child1 thought   
,i1 what sorrow art thou like to have   

for thy  portion in this world8 ,thou   
must be beaten1 must beg1 suffer hunger1
  cold1 nakedness1 and a thousand       
calamities1 though ,i cannot now endure 
the wind should blow upon thee4 ,but yet
 recalling myself1 thought ,i1 ,i  must 
venture you all with ,god1 though it    
goeth to the quick to leave  you4 ,o1 ,i
 saw in this condition ,i was as a man  
who was pulling down his  house upon the
 head of his wife and children2 yet     
thought ,i1 ,i must do  it1 ,i must do  
it4 ,and now ,i thought on those two    
milch kine that were  to carry the ark  
of ,god into another country1 and to    
leave their calves  behind them 7#a ,sam
 #f3aj-ab74    #cbi4 ,but that which    
helped me in this temptation was divers 
considerations1 of which three in       
special here ,i will name2 the first    
was the consideration of those two      
scriptures1 8,leave thy fatherless      
children1 ,i will preserve them alive1  
and let thy widows trust in me40  ,and  
again1 8,the ,lord said1 ,verily it     

shall be well with thy remnant2  verily 
,i will cause the enemy to entreat thee 
well in the time of  evil10 c4 7,jer    
#di3aa1 #ae3aa74    #ccj4 ,i had also   
this consideration1 that if ,i should   
now venture all  for ,god1 ,i engaged   
,god to take care of my concernments2   
but if ,i  forsook him and his ways1 for
 fear of any trouble that should come to
  me or mine1 then ,i should not only   
falsify my profession1 but should  count
 also that my concernments were not so  
sure1 if left at ,god's  feet1 while ,i 
stood to and for his name1 as they would
 be1 if they were  under my own         
tuition1#gc though with the denial of   
the way of ,god4  ,this was a smarting  
consideration1 and was as spurs unto my 
flesh4 ,that  scripture also greatly    
helped it to fasten the more upon me1   
where  ,christ prays against ,judas1    
that ,god would disappoint him in all   
his  selfish thoughts1 which moved him  
to sell his master3 pray read it        
soberly 7,psa #aji3f-bj74    #cca4 ,i   

had also another consideration1 and that
 was1 the dread of the  torments of     
hell1 which ,i was sure they must       
partake of1 that for fear  of the cross1
 do shrink from their profession of     
,christ1 his words1 and  laws1 before   
the sons of men2 ,i thought also of the 
glory that he had  prepared for those   
that1 in faith1 and love1 and patience1 
stood to his  ways before them4 ,these  
things1 ,i say1 have helped me1 when the
  thoughts of the misery that both      
myself and mine1 might for the sake of  
my profession be exposed to1 hath lain  
pinching on my mine4    #ccb4 ,when ,i  
have indeed conceited that ,i might be  
banished for my  profession1 then ,i    
have thought of that scripture1 8,they  
were stoned1  they were sawn asunder1   
were tempted1 were slain with the sword2
 they  wandered about in sheep skins and
 goat skins2 being destitute1           
afflicted1 tormented1 of whom the world 
was not worthy0 7,heb #aa3cg71  for all 
they thought they were too bad to dwell 

and abide amongst them4  ,i have also   
thought of that saying1 8,the ,holy     
,ghost witnesseth in every  city1 that  
bonds and afflictions abide me40 ,i have
 verily thought that  my soul and it#gd 
have sometimes reasoned about the sore  
and sad  estate of a banished and exiled
 condition1 how they are exposed to     
hunger1 to cold1 to perils1 to          
nakedness1 to enemies1 and a thousand   
calamities2 and at last1 it may be1 to  
die in a ditch1 like a poor  forlorn and
 desolate sheep4 ,but ,i thank ,god1    
hitherto ,i have not been  moved by     
these most delicate reasonings1 but have
 rather1 by them1 more  approved my     
heart to ,god4    #ccc4 ,i will tell you
 a pretty business2 ,i was once above   
all the rest  in a very sad and low     
condition for many weeks2 at which time 
also ,i  being but a young prisoner1 and
 not acquainted with the laws1 had this 
lay much upon my spirit1 ,that my       
imprisonment might end at the gallows   
for aught that ,i could tell4 ,now1     

therefore1 ,satan laid hard at me to    
beat me out of heart1 by suggesting thus
 unto me1 ,but how if when you  come    
indeed to die1 you should be in this    
condition2 that is1 as not to  savour   
the things of ,god1 nor to have any     
evidence upon your soul for a  better   
state hereafter8 ,for indeed at that    
time all the things of ,god  were hid   
from my soul4    #ccd4 ,wherefore1 when 
,i at first began to think of this1 it  
was a great  trouble to me2 for ,i      
thought with myself1 that in the        
condition ,i now  was in1 ,i was not fit
 to die1 neither indeed did think ,i    
could1 if ,i  should be called to it3   
besides1 ,i thought with myself1 if ,i  
should  make a scrabbling#ge shift to   
clamber up the ladder1 yet ,i should    
either with quaking1 or other symptoms  
of faintings1 give occasion to  the     
enemy to reproach the way of ,god and   
his people1 for their  timorousness4    
,this therefore lay with great trouble  
upon me1 for  methought ,i was ashamed  

to die with a pale face1 and tottering  
knees1  for such a cause as this4       
#cce4 ,wherefore1 ,i prayed to ,god that
 he would comfort me1 and give me       
strength to do and suffer what he should
 call me to2 yet no comfort  appeared1  
but all continued hid3 ,i was also at   
this time so really  possessed with the 
thought of death1 that oft ,i was as if 
,i was on the  ladder with a rope about 
my neck2 only this was some             
encouragement to  me1 ,i thought ,i     
might now have an opportunity to speak  
my last words to  a multitude1 which ,i 
thought would come to see me die2 and1  
thought ,i1  if it must be so1 if ,god  
will but convert one soul by my very    
last  words1 ,i shall not count my life 
thrown away1 nor lost4    #ccf4 ,but yet
 all the things of ,god were kept out of
 my sight1 and still  the tempter       
followed me with1 ,but whither must you 
go when you die8  ,what will become of  
you8 ,where will you be found in another
 world8 ,what  evidence have you for    

heaven and glory1 and an inheritance    
among them  that are sanctified8 ,thus  
was ,i tossed for many weeks1 and knew  
not  what to do2 at last this           
consideration fell with weight upon me1 
,that  it was for the ,word and way of  
,god1 that ,i was in this condition1    
wherefore ,i was engaged not to flinch a
 hair's breadth from it4    #ccg4 ,i    
thought also1 that ,god might choose1   
whether he would give me  comfort now or
 at the hour of death1 but ,i might not 
therefore choose  whether ,i would hold 
my profession or no3 ,i was bound1 but  
he was free3  yea1 it was my duty to    
stand to his word1 whether he would ever
 look  upon me or no1 or save me at the 
last3 wherefore1 thought ,i1 the point  
being thus1 ,i am for going on1 and     
venturing my eternal state with         
,christ1 whether ,i have comfort here or
 no2 if ,god doth not come in1  thought 
,i1 ,i will leap off the ladder even    
blindfold into eternity1  sink or swim1 
come heaven1 come hell1 ,lord ,jesus1 if

 thou wilt catch  me1 do2 #8if not1' ,i 
will venture for thy name4    #cch4 ,i  
was no sooner fixed upon this           
resolution1 but that word dropped  upon 
me1 8,doth ,job serve ,god for nought80 
,as if the accuser had said1  ,lord1    
,job is no upright man1 he serves thee  
for by-respects3 hast thou  not made a  
hedge about him1 c4 8,but put forth     
thine hand now1 and  touch all that he  
hath1 and he will curse thee to thy     
face40 ,how now1  thought ,i1 is this   
the sign of an upright soul1 to desire  
to serve ,god1  when all is taken from  
him8 ,is he a godly man1 that will serve
 ,god for  nothing rather than give out8
 blessed be ,god1 then1 ,i hope ,i have 
an  upright heart1 for ,i am resolved1  
,god giving me strength1 never to deny  
my profession1 though ,i have nothing at
 all for my pains2 and as ,i was  thus  
considering1 that scripture was set     
before me 7,psa #dd3ab-bf74gf    #cci4  
,now was my heart full of comfort1 for  
,i hoped it was sincere3 ,i  would not  

have been without this trial for much2  
,i am comforted every  time ,i think of 
it1 and ,i hope ,i shall bless ,god for 
ever for the  teaching ,i have had by   
it4 ,many more of the dealings of ,god  
towards me  ,i might relate1 but these1 
8,out of the spoils won in battles have 
,i  dedicated to maintain the house of  
the ,,lord0 7#a ,chron #bf3bg74    ,,the
 ,,conclusion4      #a4 ,of all the     
temptations that ever ,i met with in my 
life1 to question  the being #8of ,god1'
 and truth of his gospel1 is the worst1 
and the  worst to be borne2 when this   
temptation comes1 it takes away my      
girdle  from me1 and removeth the       
foundation from under me3 ,o1 ,i have   
often  thought of that word1 8have your 
loins girt about with truth02 and of    
that1 8,when the foundations are        
destroyed1 what can the righteous do80  
#b4 #8,sometimes1 when1 after sin       
committed1 ,i have looked for sore      
chastisement from the hand of ,god1 the 
very next that ,i have had from  him    

hath been the discovery of his grace4   
,sometimes1 when ,i have been           
comforted1 ,i have called myself a fool 
for my so sinking under trouble4  ,and  
then1 again1 when ,i have been cast     
down1 ,i thought ,i was not wise1  to   
give such way to comfort4 ,with such    
strength and weight have both  these    
been upon me4'    #c4 ,i have wondered  
much at this one thing1 that though ,god
 doth visit  my soul with never so      
blessed a discovery of himself1 yet ,i  
have found  again1 that such hours have 
attended me afterwards1 that ,i have    
been in  my spirits so filled with      
darkness1 that ,i could not so much as  
once  conceive what that ,god and that  
comfort was with which ,i have been     
refreshed4    #d4 ,i have sometimes seen
 more in a line of the ,bible than ,i   
could well  tell how to stand under1 and
 yet at another time the whole ,bible   
hath  been to me as dry as a stick2 or  
rather1 my heart hath been so dead and  
dry unto it1 that ,i could not conceive 

the least drachm of refreshment1  though
 ,i have looked it #8all' over4    #e4  
,of all tears1 they are the best that   
are made by the blood of  ,christ2 and  
of all joy1 that is the sweetest that is
 mixed with  mourning over ,christ4 ,oh6
 it is a goodly thing to be on our      
knees1 with  ,christ in our arms1 before
 ,god4 ,i hope ,i know something of     
these  things4    #f4 ,i find to this   
day seven abominations in my heart3 #a4 
,inclinings to  unbelief4 #b4 ,suddenly 
to forget the love and mercy that       
,christ  manifesteth4 #c4 ,a leaning to 
the works of the law4 #d4 ,wanderings   
and  coldness in prayer4 #e4 ,to forget 
to watch for that ,i pray for4 #f4 ,apt 
to murmur because ,i have no more1 and  
yet ready to abuse what ,i have4  #g4 ,i
 can do none of those things which ,god 
commands me1 but my  corruptions will   
thrust in themselves1 8when ,i would do 
good1 evil is  present with me40    #g4 
,these things ,i continually see and    
feel1 and am afflicted and  oppressed   

with2 yet the wisdom of ,god doth order 
them for my good4 #a4  ,they make me    
abhor myself4 #b4 ,they keep me from    
trusting my heart4 #c4  ,they convince  
me of the insufficiency of all inherent 
righteousness4 #d4  ,they show me the   
necessity of flying to ,jesus4 #e4 ,they
 press me to pray  unto ,god4 #f4 ,they 
show me the need ,i have to watch and be
 sober4 #g4 ,and  provoke me to look to 
,god1 through ,christ1 to help me1 and  
carry me  through this world4 ,amen4    
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,dr4 ,cheever4      
#b4 ,leicester was only besieged by the 
royal army1 who took it1 and  cruelly   
treated the inhabitants2 upon the       
republicans appearing before  it1 the   
city surrendered at once without a      
siege4--,ed4    #c4 ,this should be the 
prayer and effort of every ,christian   
for his  brethren and sisters in        
,christ1 and more especially of those   
who are  called to the public           
ministry4--,ed4    #d4 ,the people of   
,god look back on the day of their      

espousals with holy  joy and            
thanksgiving to the ,god of their       
mercies2 and they delight in  telling   
his goodness to others4 8,come and hear1
 all ye that fear ,god1  and ,i will    
declare what he hath done for my soul0  
7,psa #ff3af74--,mason4    #e4 ,how     
unspeakable the mercy that our          
omnipresent ,god will hear the  prayer  
of the heart under all circumstances1 at
 all times1 in all  places4 ,had he     
limited it to certain forms1 in certain 
buildings1 read  by certain men1 what   
fearful merchandise of souls they would 
have  made4--,ed4    #f4 ,bunyan says   
very little about his parents in his    
treatise on  #8,christian ,behaviour'2  
he concludes his observations on the    
duties of a  pious son to ungodly       
parents with this remarkable prayer1    
#8,the ,lord1 if  it be his will1       
convert ,,our poor parents1 that they1  
with us1 may be  the children of ,god4' 
,although this does not demonstrate that
 his own  parents were ungodly1 yet his 

silence as to their piety upon all      
occasions when speaking of them1 and the
 fervent feeling expressed in  this     
short prayer1 inclines me to conclude   
that they were not pious  persons in his
 judgment4--,ed4    #g4 ,mr4 ,bunyan    
alludes to the poverty of his education 
in several of his  works4 ,thus1 in his 
,scriptural poems--    #8,i am no poet1 
nor a poet's son  ,but a mechanic1      
guided by no rule  ,but what ,i gained  
in a grammar school1  ,in my minority4' 
,and in the preface to #8,the ,law and  
,grace'3 #8,reader1 if thou do find     
this book empty of fantastical          
expressions1 and without light1 vain1   
whimsical1 scholar-like terms2 thou must
 understand1 it is because ,i  never    
went to school to ,aristotle or ,plato1 
but was brought up at my  father's      
house1 in a very mean condition1 among a
 company of poor  countrymen4'--,ed4    
#h4 #8,i have been vile myself1 but have
 obtained mercy2 and ,i would have  my  
companions in sin partake of mercy      

too4'--,preface to ,jerusalem ,sinner   
,saved4--,ed4    #i4 ,every careless    
sinner1 or wicked professor1 carries    
upon his  forehead the name of ,infidel 
and ,atheist1 a practical unbeliever in 
the  ,bible1 in the day of judgment1 and
 in the existence of a holy ,god4--,ed4 
#aj4 ,bunyan served in the wars between 
,charles ,i and his country1 but it  is 
not known on which side4 ,judging from  
his #8delight in all  transgressions    
against the law of ,god1' as he         
describes his conduct to  have been at  
that time1 he must have served on the   
king's side1 as one  of his drunken     
cavaliers4 ,probably this event took    
place when ,leicester  was besieged by  
the king's troops4--,ed4    #aa4 ,the   
notice of his wife's father being a     
godly man1 and not  mentioning anything 
of the kind with regard to his own      
parents1  strengthens my conclusion that
 they were not professors of religion4  
,this very copy of the ,pathway to      
,heaven here noticed1 with the name of  

,bunyan on the title1 is in the         
,editor's possession4--,ed4    #ab4     
,asking his father this question1 looks 
a little as if the family  had been     
connected with the gipsy tribe4--,ed4   
#ac4 #8,the king 7,james1 #afah7 put    
forth an order to permit everybody1 as  
he had before given leave in the county 
of ,lancaster1 who should go to  evening
 prayer on the ,lord's day1 to divertise
 themselves with lawful  exercises1 with
 leaping1 dancing1 playing at bowls1    
shooting with bows  and arrows1 as      
likewise to rear ,may poles1 and to use 
,may games and  ,morris dancing2 but    
those who refused coming to prayers were
 forbidden  to use these                
sports4'--7,camden's ,annals74 ,the head
 of the ,church of  ,england had        
wondrous power thus to dispense with    
,god's laws4--,ed4    #ad4 #8,did cut   
the sinews1' first edition2 properly    
altered by ,bunyan  afterwards to #8did 
benumb4'    #ae4 ,tip cat1 or cat1 is an
 ancient ,english game1 thus described  

in  ,strutt's ,sports and               
,pastimes3--,the game of cat is played  
with a cudgel4  ,its denomination is    
derived from a piece of wood1 about six 
inches long  and two thick1 diminished  
from the middle to form a double cone4  
,when  the cat is placed on the ground1 
the player strikes it smartly--it       
matters not at which end--and it will   
rise with a rotatory motion high  enough
 for him to strike it2 if he misses1    
another player takes his  place2 if he  
hits1 he calls for a number to be scored
 to his game2 if  that number is more   
than as many lengths of his cudgel1 he  
is out2 if  not1 they are scored1 and he
 plays again4--,ed4    #af4 ,this wish  
looks as if ,bunyan's father had not    
checked him for this  wicked propensity2
 if so1 he could not have pretended to  
piety or  religion4--,ed4    #ag4 #8,tom
 of ,bedlam'2 a byword for an inveterate
 drunkard1 alluding to  an old          
interesting song describing the feelings
 of a poor maniac whose  frenzy had been

 induced by intoxication1 and who       
escaped from ,bedlam4       #8,poore    
naked ,tom is very drye      ,a little  
drinke for charitye6'    ,it ends with  
this verse--       #8,the man in the    
moone drinkes claret1      ,eates       
powder'd beef1 turnip1 and carret1      
,but a cup of old ,malaga sacke         
,will fire the bushe at his backe4'     
,probably the tale is connected with the
 drummer's tune1 #8,drunk or  sober1 go 
to bed ,tom4'--,ed4    #ah4 ,when the   
,lord1 in his blessed work upon the     
soul1 illuminated the  mind1 he opens to
 it a new world2 he leads the blind by a
 way that they  know not1 crooked things
 become straight1 rough places plain1   
and he  never forsakes his              
charge4--,mason4    #ai4 #8,their talk  
went with me2 my heart would tarry with 
them'2 nothing  is so powerfully        
attractive as a community of feeling    
under the  teaching of the ,holy        
,spirit4 ,bunyan's wish to be #8tried   
and searched1'  reminds me of one who1  

when alarmed for his soul's safety1     
earnestly  prayed that he might be made 
increasingly wretched1 until he had     
found  safety in ,jesus1 and knew him1  
whom to know is joy unspeakable in this 
life1 and felicity in the eternal       
world4--,ed4    #bj4 ,that bitter       
fanatic1 ,ross1 calls the ranters #8a   
sort of beasts1'  who practiced sin that
 grace might abound4 ,many under that   
name were  openly profligate2 they      
denied the sacraments1 but were disowned
 by the  ,quakers4 ,it seems1 from      
,bunyan1 that they were infatuated with 
some  idea that the grossest sins of the
 flesh did not injure the sanctity of   
the spirit6--,ed4    #ba4 ,faith comes  
by venturing wholly on ,christ1 as he is
 freely offered  in the ,word--mercy to 
the miserable--salvation to the lost and
  self-condemned4 ,if we honour ,god's  
veracity by giving credit to his  ,word1
 he will honour that faith by giving us 
joy and peace in  believing4--,mason4   
#bb4 #8,in downright earnest'2 as one   

who is in imminent danger of  drowning1 
or in a house on fire1 eager to escape4 
,reader1 have you ever  felt thus #8in  
downright earnest' for salvation8       
,blessed are they that  hunger and      
thirst after righteousness1 for they    
,,shall be filled4--,ed4    #bc4 ,this  
is an interesting view of church        
fellowship2 and the admission  of a     
convert to ,christian communion4 ,see   
also ,christiana at the  ,interpreter's 
,house1 and the preface to ,bunyan's    
#8,christian  ,behaviour4'--,ed4    #bd4
 ,the ,christian who is found waiting   
upon ,god1 is the thriving one2  the    
best way to be assured of our election  
is to examine our state with  the       
touchstone of truth1 the ,scriptures4   
,the elect of ,god know ,christ         
savingly1 esteem him precious1 and obey 
him cheerfully from love and            
gratitude4--,mason4    #be4             
#8,gingerly'2 cautiously4    #8,has it a
 corn8 or do's it walk on conscience1   
,it treads so gingerly4'  ,love's ,cure1

 ,act ii41 ,scene #a4--;,ed4    #bf4    
,manifestations of love and grace are   
not to be rested in1 or made a  saviour 
of2 they are given to strengthen and    
prepare us for future  trials4--,mason4 
#bg4 ,here we have ,christian in the    
valley of the shadow of death4 #8,one   
thing ,i would not let slip1 ,i took    
notice that now poor ,christian was  so 
confounded1 that he did not know his own
 voice2 and thus ,i perceived  it1 just 
when he was come over against the mouth 
of the burning pit1  one of the wicked  
ones got behind him1 and stept up softly
 to him1 and  whisperingly suggested    
many grievous blasphemies to him1 which 
he  verily thought had proceeded from   
his own mind4'--,pilgrim's              
,progress4--,ed4    #bh4 #8,under her   
apron1' was altered in subsequent       
editions to #8in her  arms4'--,ed4      
#bi4 #8,poor fool'2 altered1 in later   
editions1 to #8poor soul4'--,ed4    #cj4
 ,john ,gifford1 ,bunyan's pastor1 was a
 ,kentish man1 and had been a  major in 

the ,king's army1 a roistering cavalier4
 ,for some crimes1 he1  with eleven     
others1 was condemned to be hung1 but   
made his escape to  ,london1 and thence 
to ,bedford1 where1 being unknown1 he   
practiced  physic4 ,addicted to         
swearing1 drinking1 and gambling1 he1 in
 distress  at a serious loss1 vowed     
repentance2 he became greatly distressed
 under  conviction of sin2 at length his
 mind was enlightened1 the ,holy ,spirit
  led him to forgiveness by the         
atonement of ,christ1 and his heart was 
filled with a hitherto unknown source of
 blessedness4 ,this he imparted  to     
others1 and at length1 in #afej1 formed 
a church1 with which the  soul-harassed 
pilgrim ,bunyan cast in his lot as a    
member in #afec4 ,there  appears to have
 been a strong mutual affection between 
him and his  pastor4 ,in #afeh1 ,mr4    
,gifford published a preface to         
,bunyan's #8,few ,sighs  from ,hell1' in
 which he speaks of him with the warmest
 affection1 as  one #8that ,i verily    

believe ,god hath counted faithful1 and 
put him into  the ministry--one that    
hath acquaintance with ,god1 and taught 
by his  ,spirit1 and hath been used to  
do souls good4 ,divers have felt the    
power  of the word delivered by him1 and
 ,i doubt not but that many more may1   
if ,god continue him in his work4'      
,judging from ,gifford's preface1 he    
must have been an excellent teacher to  
train ,bunyan for his important  labours
 as a ,christian minister4 ,he uses the 
same fervid striking  language4 ,thus1  
on the value of the soul3 #8,consider   
what an ill bargain  thou will make to  
sell thy precious soul for a short      
continuance in sin  and pleasure4 ,if   
that man drives an ill trade1 who to    
gain the whole  world should lose his   
own soul1 then certainly thou art far   
worse that  sells thy soul for a very   
trifle4 ,oh1 'tis pity that so precious 
a  thing should be parted withal to be  
made a prey for the devouring lion1  for
 that which is worse than nothing4 ,if  

they were branded for  desperate        
wretches that caused their children to  
pass through the fire  to ,moloch1      
surely thou much more that gives thy    
soul to devouring  flames4 ,what meanest
 thou1 ,o man6 to truck with the        
devil8'--,see ,sighs1  #ast ,edition1   
and ,brooks' ,puritans4--,ed4     #8,to 
truck'2 to barter or exchange4    #ca4  
,that persons called ,quakers held these
 heresies1 there can be no  doubt2 but  
they were never held by that respectable
 and useful body of  ,christians1 the   
,society of ,friends1 is equally clear4 
,barclay1 in his  ,theses1 #afge1 says  
of the ,scriptures3--#8,they are the    
doctrine of ,christ1  held forth in     
precious declarations1 spoken and       
written by the movings  of ,god's       
,spirit4' ,he goes on to say1 that the  
same ,spirit can alone  guide man into  
these sacred truths4 ,in all important  
doctrines1 the  difference between the  
,quakers and evangelical professors is  
in terms  and not in things4 ,their     

distinguishing difference relates to the
 work  of the ministry4--,ed4    #cb4   
,how natural is it for man to build up  
vain hopes of long life6  ,bunyan's     
vigorous constitution1 had he enjoyed   
the free air of liberty1  might have    
prolonged his pilgrimage to extreme old 
age4 ,but his long  imprisonment        
shortened his valuable life3 it almost  
amounted to legal  murder4--,ed4    #cc4
 ,bunyan1 in his treatise on #8,jesus   
,christ the ,advocate1' admirably  shows
 the analogy between the year of jubilee
 and the ,christian's  reversion to his 
inheritance1 although deprived for a    
time of the  comfort of it during his   
pilgrimage1 by reason of sin4--,ed4     
#cd4 ,he is a restless1 powerful1 and   
malicious enemy2 ever striving to  drive
 the sinner to desperation4 ,let the    
tempted look to ,jesus the              
serpent-bruiser to shield him1 so that  
the fiery darts of the wicked  one may  
be quenched4--,mason4    #ce4 ,printed  
#8did hear' in first edition4--,ed4     

#cf4 ,altered to #8indeed' in later     
editions4--,ed4    #cg4 #8,racked or    
broken upon the wheel1' was a horrid    
mode of torturing a  criminal to death1 
formerly used in ,france4 ,the sufferer 
was stretched  and made fast upon a     
large wheel1 when the executioner1 with 
a heavy  iron bar1 proceeded to break   
every bone in his body2 beginning with  
the  toes and fingers1 and proceeding to
 crush those bones that the least       
affected life1 and ending by crushing   
the skull into the brains4 ,how         
piercing must have been the convictions 
of sin upon ,bunyan's soul1 to  have led
 him to such a simile6--,ed4    #ch4    
#8,a ,relation of the ,fearful ,estate  
of ,francis ,spira4'       #8,here see a
 soul that's all despair2 a man         
,all hell2 a spirit all wounds4         
,reader1 would'st see what may you never
 feel1      ,despair1 racks1 torments1  
whips of burning steel8      ,behold    
this man1 this furnace1 in whose heart1 
,sin hath created hell4'    ,from the   

address to the reader1 in a copy of this
 awful narrative in  possession of the  
,editor4 ,spira was filled with remorse 
and despair for  having been induced1 by
 improper motives1 to become a          
papist4--,ed4    #ci4 ,no ,christian    
minister ever dwelt more richly on the  
#8,saint's  ,knowledge of ,christ's     
,love' than ,bunyan4 ,see vol4 ii4 p4   
#a4 ,it was the  result of this         
soul-harrowing experience4 ,he there    
shows its heights  exceeding the highest
 heavens1 depths below the deepest hell1
 lengths  and breadths beyond           
comprehension4 ,that treatise ought to  
be read and  cherished by every         
trembling believer4--,ed4    #dj4       
,alter1 in later editions1 to #8flying  
fits4'--,ed4    #da4 ,internal          
conflicts1 dreams1 or visions ought not 
to be the source  of peace or of        
bitterness to the soul4 ,if they drive  
us to ,christ1 we  may hope that they   
are from heaven for our relief2 but if  
their  tendency is to despair1 by       

undervaluing the blood of atonement1 or 
to  lasciviousness1 they are from       
,satan4 ,our real dependence must be    
upon  #8a more sure word of prophecy'3  
if we are well-grounded in the          
promises1 it will save us from many     
harassing doubts and fears which  arise 
from a reliance upon our feelings4--,ed4
    #db4 ,that a poor penitent should   
perish at the feet of ,jesus is an utter
  impossibility4 ,god1 when manifest in 
the flesh1 decreed1 that  #8,whosoever  
cometh unto me1 ,i will in no wise cast 
out4' #8,i will give  him rest4' ,his   
,word must stand fast for ever4--,ed4   
#dc4 ,how soul-rending a thought6 but it
 can only be the case with those  who   
continue to their death despising the   
,saviour4 ,those who love him  are kept 
by almighty power1 everlasting love1 and
 irresistible  grace4--,ed4    #dd4     
,happy would it be for tempted souls1 in
 their distress1 to look  simply to the 
declarations and promises of ,god in the
 ,word2 we there  find salvation        

completed by ,christ4 ,our duty is to   
look in faith and  prayer to the ,spirit
 of ,god for the application and comfort
 of  it4--,mason4    #de4 ,however      
humbling1 this is a truth not to be     
disputed4 ,the wisest  philosopher and  
most illiterate peasant are upon a      
level1 fallen from  ,god4 ,none will be 
excluded who come to ,christ1 whose     
gracious  invitation is general1        
#8,whosoever will1 let him take the     
water of life  freely' 7,rev            
#bb3ag74--,mason4    #df4 ,this is the  
proper source of comfort--the records of
 infallible  truth4 ,there is found     
mercy for the miserable1 redemption for 
the  captive1 salvation for the lost1   
heaven for the hell-deserving           
sinner4--,mason4    #dg4 ,though we may 
wait long for mercy1 yet the hand of    
faith never  knocked in vain at the door
 of heaven4 ,mercy is as surely ours as 
if we  had it1 if it be given us in     
faith and patience to wait for          
it4--,mason4    #dh4 ,to sin against    

light and knowledge1 received in and by 
the gospel1  is a very heinous          
aggravation of sin4 ,the condition of   
persons simply  ignorant is not so sad  
by far1 as theirs who have been         
enlightened and  yet afterwards         
apostatized4 ,let the formalist and     
lukewarm professors  read this and      
tremble4--,mason4    #di4 ,the ,holy    
,spirit is the candle of the ,lord1 by  
whose light the  awakened conscience is 
brought to see something of the mystery 
of  iniquity lurking in the heart4 ,he  
first convinces of sin1  righteousness1 
and judgment2 and then points to ,jesus 
as the only  security3 #8,behold the    
,lamb of ,god4'--,mason4    #ej4 ,this  
is very beautifully expressed2 nothing  
can be more descriptive  of a poor      
pilgrim who has been toiling through the
 valley of the shadow  of death1 and    
upon whose soul the day-spring from on  
high has  arisen4--,ed4    #ea4         
#8,cracked groats and                   
fourpence-halfpennies4' ,the humility of

 our  author is here most unobtrusively 
apparent4 ,he had some treasure in his  
#8earthen vessel'2 but1 in comparison   
with his store in ,christ1 it was  like 
a few cracked groats by the side of     
massive pure gold4 ,what he  meant by   
#8fourpence-halfpennies' somewhat       
puzzled me1 there never  having been any
 piece of ,english money coined of that 
value4 ,i found  that a proclamation was
 issued shortly before ,mr4 ,bunyan's   
time 7,april  #h1 #afjc71 to save the   
people from being deceived with the     
silver harp  money of ,ireland1         
purporting to be twelve and sixpenny    
pieces4 ,it fixed  the value of the     
,irish twelvepence to be ninepence      
,english2 so that the  ,irish sixpence  
was to pass current for                 
fourpence-halfpenny in ,england4  ,that 
accomplished antiquary1 ,mr4 ,hawkins1  
the curator of the coins in  the        
,british ,museum1 shewed me this ,irish 
silver money2 and agreed with  me in    
believing that ,bunyan alludes to these 

,irish sixpences1 placing  them in      
company with cracked groats1 depreciated
 in value4 ,mr4 ,hawkins  was not aware 
that they had been in common circulation
 in ,england4--,ed4    #eb4 #8,common or
 public1' belonging equally to many4    
,christ is the  federal or covenant head
 of his church1 each member claiming an 
equal  or common right to all his merits
 as a ,saviour1 ,mediator1 and          
,advocate4--,ed4    #ec4 ,this retort1  
or rebuke1 is inserted twice in the     
first edition1  probably a typographical
 error4--,ed4    #ed4 ,see note on ,no4 
#aeb4 ,the feelings of ,bunyan must have
 been  exceedingly pungent4--,ed4       
#ee4 ,this is a view of the power given 
to the apostles to forgive or  retain   
sins worthy of our serious              
consideration4 ,that mysterious power1  
under the pretence of possessing which  
merchandise is made of souls1 if  it was
 not limited to the apostles personally1
 was intended to be used  by all those  
whom ,god sends to preach the gospel2 an

 authority to  proclaim salvation or    
condemnation to those who receive or    
reject the  ,saviour4 ,bunyan considers 
it a similar power to that given to the 
governors of the city of refuge2 to     
admit the terror-stricken soul that     
#8shall declare his cause'--or confess  
his guilt--into the city1 there to      
abide the judgment upon him1 as in      
,christ the ,refuge4 ,this is very      
different to turning ,god out of his    
judgment-seat2 as is the case when  a   
poor worm says to his fellow-worm1 #8,i 
absolve thee from all thy  sins4' ,see  
the visitation of the sick1 in the ,book
 of ,common  ,prayer4--,ed4    #ef4 ,the
 mode of admitting members into the     
church1 among the ,baptists1  appears to
 have been the same in ,bunyan's days as
 it is now practiced4  ,it is1 first to 
be introduced to the minister1 who      
endeavours to  ascertain whether there  
is an earnest desire to flee from the   
wrath to  come1 sincere repentance1 and 
faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,if  

so1 he  mentions it to the church2 and  
visitors are appointed1 to encourage the
  young convert1 and to scrutinize into 
moral character4 ,if they are           
satisfied1 he is invited to attend a    
private church meeting2 and if the      
members have a good hope that he is a   
decided believer in ,jesus1 they        
receive him into their fellowship2 and  
if he requests it1 he is  publicly      
baptized in water1 and communicates with
 the church at the  ,lord's table4 ,this
 appears to have been the mode in which 
,bunyan was  admitted into the church at
 ,bedford4 ,most of the ,baptist        
churches now  agree with ,bunyan1 that  
the baptism of the ,holy ,ghost1 or     
inward  spiritual regeneration1 is1     
alone1 the essential pre-requisite to   
the  ,lord's table2 and they leave      
members to their own conclusions as to  
the  validity of their having been      
sprinkled in infancy1 or the necessity  
of  immersion in water upon a profession
 of faith4--,ed4    #eg4 ,many will be  

surprised that ,bunyan1 who was so ready
 a writer1  should be unable to tell    
what he saw and felt when in these holy 
enjoyments2 but all who have had similar
 feelings will unite with him  in       
saying1 they are inexpressible1 great1  
and full of glory4--,ed4    #eh4 ,this  
is a very correct view of the excellent 
mode in which  dissenting ministers are 
generally called to their important     
work4  ,first1 their gifts in prayer and
 conversation upon ,divine things1 and  
aptness in illustrating and confirming  
what they advance from the  ,scriptures1
 is noticed2 and1 secondly1 they are    
encouraged to pray with  and address the
 poor children in a ,sunday school4 ,if 
they manifest an  aptness to teach1 they
 are1 thirdly1 invited to give an       
exhortation to  the church privately2   
and then1 fourthly1 they are encouraged 
to pray  and preach among the poor in   
country villages and in work-houses4    
,the  ,god who gave the wish and the    
talent1 soon opens a way to still more  

public usefulness4 ,in most cases1 they 
enter upon a course of study1 to  fit   
them for their momentous labours2 but   
many of our most valuable  ministers    
have1 like ,bunyan1 relied entirely upon
 their prayerful  investigation of the  
,scriptures4 his college was a dungeon1 
his library  the ,bible2 and he came    
forth with gigantic power to grapple    
with the  prince of darkness4 ,no human 
learning could have so fitted him for   
this  terrible and mysterious           
warfare4--,ed4    #ei4 #8,with great    
sense1' means with great feeling1       
arising from his own  acute             
experience4--,ed4    #fj4 ,in the first 
edition ,bunyan says1 #8,i have lain as 
long1' 7five  years74 ,this was in      
#afff4--;,ed4    #fa4 ,when ,god sends  
forth a zealous ambassador to publish   
the glad  tidings of salvation to       
perishing sinners1 he will be sure to   
meet with  the fiercest opposition from 
proud pharisaical professors3 so it was 
from the beginning1 and will be to the  

end of time2 but the ,lord will  work1  
and none shall hinder4 ,experimental    
preaching will always be  offensive to  
the carnal and profane4--,mason4    #fb4
 ,it is impossible to identify the sect 
to which ,bunyan belonged by  reading   
his works4 ,he rises above all sectarian
 bias in his earnest  efforts to win    
souls to ,christ1 and to keep them in a 
heavenly frame of  mine4--,ed4    #fc4  
#8,other men's lines1' other men's      
compositions4 ,bunyan went himself  to  
the fountain head of ,divine truth1 and 
was not taught by the wisdom  of his    
fellow-men in the things that pertained 
to salvation4 ,he spoke  as he felt2    
and1 while he copied no sentence from   
others1 no man that  ever wrote has been
 so copied from by others4 ,application 
was once made  to the ,editor1 to       
publish an admirable sermon which had   
been taken in  short hand from the lips 
of a ,d4,d42 when1 to the surprise of   
the  applicant1 he was shown the whole  
sermon in ,bunyan's ,heavenly           

,footman4--,ed4    #fd4 ,altered1 in    
later editions1 to #8searching4'--,ed4  
#fe4 ,gifts are no evidence of ,god's   
favour2 they are like the gold which    
adorned the temple1 but grace1 the      
saving grace of the ,spirit1 is like    
the altar which sanctifies the          
gold4--,mason44    #ff4 ,in this        
paragraph is displayed that modest      
genuine humility which  shone so        
conspicuously in ,bunyan4 ,he possessed 
that popular natural  eloquence1 by     
which he could deliver himself like an  
angel2 but when  pride began to rise1 he
 knocked it on the head with that severe
 maul1  #8,is it so much to be a fiddle'
 that ,satan once so played upon8--,ed4 
#fg4 ,one circumstance from which these 
vile slanders were raised1 is  narrated 
in the thrilling narrative of ,god's    
gracious dealings with  ,mrs4 ,agnes    
,beaumont4 ,she was waiting in hopes of 
attending a meeting1  when #8at last1   
quite unexpectedly1 came ,mr4 ,bunyan4  
,the sight of him  caused a mixture of  

joy and grief4 ,i was glad to see him1  
but afraid he  would not be willing to  
take me up behind him1 and how to ask   
him ,i  knew not4 ,at length my brother 
did2 but ,mr4 ,bunyan answered1 with    
some  degree of roughness1 8,no1 ,i will
 not carry her40 ,these words were      
cutting indeed1 and made me weep        
bitterly4 ,my brother1 perceiving my    
trouble1 said1 8,sir1 if you do not     
carry her1 you will break her  heart02  
but he made the same reply1 adding1     
8,your father would be  grievously angry
 if ,i should40 8,i will venture that10 
said ,i4 ,and thus1  with much entreaty1
 he was prevailed on2 and ,o how glad   
was ,i to think  ,i was going4 ,soon    
after we set out1 my father came to my  
brother's1 and  asked his men whom his  
daughter rode behind8 ,they said1 ,mr4  
,bunyan4  ,upon hearing this1 his anger 
was greatly inflamed2 he ran down the   
close1 thinking to overtake me1 and pull
 me off the horse1 but we were  gone out
 of his reach4    #8,i had not ridden   

far1 before my heart began to be lifted 
up with pride  at the thoughts of riding
 behind this servant of the ,lord2 and  
was  pleased if any looked after us1 as 
we rode along4 ,indeed1 ,i thought      
myself very happy that day3 first1 that 
it pleased ,god to make way for  my     
going2 and then1 that ,i should have the
 honour to ride behind ,mr4  ,bunyan1   
who would sometimes be speaking to me   
about the things of ,god4  ,my pride    
soon had a fall2 for1 in entering       
,gam'gay1 we were met by one  ,mr4      
,lane1 a clergyman who lived at         
,bedford1 and knew us both1 and spoke   
to us1 but looked very hard at us as we 
rode along2 and soon after  raised a    
vile scandal upon us1 though1 blessed be
 ,god1 it was false4'    ,no ,christian 
should be without that deeply           
interesting volume of  ,christian       
experience1 ,james' ,abstract of the    
,gracious ,dealings of ,god  with       
several ,eminent ,christians4 ,the      
persecutions that ,mrs4 ,beaumont  went 

through were like a dreadful tempest1   
yet was she joyfully  delivered out of  
them all4--,ed4    #fh4 #8,all is a     
case1' all the same4 ,a case--that which
 falls1 comes1 or  happens2 an event4   
,see ,blackie's ,imperial               
,dictionary4--,ed4    #fi4 #8,baulks1'  
missing1 omitting1 leaving untouched4   
#8,this was looked  for at your hand1   
and this was baulked2 the double gill of
 this  opportunity you let time wash    
off1 and you are now sailed into the    
north of my lady's opinion2 where you   
will hang like an icicle on a           
,dutchman's beard4'--,twelfth ,night1   
,act iii4 ,scene #b2 and ,imperial      
,dictionary4--,ed4    #gj4 #8,above five
 year and a quarter' are the words in   
the first edition1  #afff4 ,his         
imprisonment commenced ,november #affj2 
the order for his  release bears date   
,september #ac1 #afgb1 but it was some  
months before he  was discharged4--,ed4 
#ga4 ,angel visits may be expected when 
,antichrist persecutes the  ,christian  

to bonds and imprisonment4 ,an angel    
released ,peter from  prison2 angels    
revealed to ,john1 when exiled to       
,patmos1 the wonders of  his book of    
,revelation4 ,the ,lord of angels1 the  
angel of the covenant1  communes with   
,bunyan in his dungeon1 and converts it 
into a ,bethel to  his soul2 and this1  
for refusing obedience to the laws of   
his country1  because those laws        
violated ,god's prerogative1 and        
impiously dared to  assume authority    
which belongs exclusively to the        
,almighty4 ,they remain  to this day a  
disgrace to our statutes1 but are never 
enforced4--,ed4    #gb4 ,bunyan did well
 to prepare for the worst4 ,he must have
 been  familiar with the horrid         
cruelties practiced upon ,dr4 ,leighton 
by that  fiend in human shape1          
,archbishop ,laud4 ,the pious and       
learned doctor was  caught in           
,bedfordshire2 and the story of his     
unparalleled sufferings  strengthened   
the ,roundheads to deeds of valour1 in  

putting an end to  such diabolical      
cruelties4 ,the spirit of the charges   
against him were  his saying that no    
king may make laws in the house of ,god2
 and that the  bishops were ravens and  
magpies that prey upon the state4 ,his  
sufferings are narrated in ,brooke's    
,puritans1 vol4 ii4 p4 #dgh4--;,ed4     
#gc4 #8,tuition' was altered to #8care' 
in later editions4--,ed4    #gd4 i4e41  
,my profession--the soul1 shrinking from
 pain1 moving him one  way1 and his     
profession another4--,ed4    #ge4 #8,to 
scrabble1' to go on all fours--#8to move
 along on the hands and  knees1 by      
clawing with the hands4'--,blackie's    
,imperial ,dictionary4--,ed4    #gf4    
,this is the language of a heaven-born  
soul1 which sees such beauty  and       
excellency in ,christ1 that it would not
 part with him for a  thousand worlds2  
if there were no heaven hereafter1 his  
delight in the  ways of ,god renders his
 service preferable to all the wealth1  
grandeur1  and vain pleasures of the    

ungodly4--,mason4          ,a ,,relaton 
,,of ,,the ,,imprisonment ,,of ,,mr4    
,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,minister ,,of ,,the  
,,gospel ,,at ,,bedford1 ,,in ,,november
 #affj4 ,,his ,,examination ,,before    
,,the  ,,justices2 ,,his ,,conference   
,,with ,,the ,,clerk ,,of ,,the ,,peace2
 ,,what ,,passed  ,,between ,,the       
,,judges ,,and ,,his ,,wife ,,when ,,she
 ,,presented ,a ,,petition ,,for ,,his  
,,deliverance1 ,,etc4    ,,written ,,by 
,,himself1 ,,and ,,never ,,before       
,,published4      8,blessed are they    
which are persecuted for righteousness' 
sake3 for  theirs is the kingdom of     
heaven4 ,blessed are ye when men shall  
revile  you1 and persecute you1 and     
shall say all manner of evil against you
  falsely1 for my sake4 ,rejoice1 and be
 exceeding glad3 for great is your      
reward in heaven3 for so persecuted they
 the prophets which were before  you40  
,matthew #e3aj-ab    ,london3 ,printed  
for ,james ,buckland1 at the ,buck1 in  
,paternoster ,row1  ,,mdcclxv4    ,the  

relation of my imprisonment in the month
 of ,november #affj4    ,when1 by the   
good hand of my ,god1 ,i had for five or
 six years together1  without any       
interruption1 freely preached the       
blessed gospel of our  ,lord ,jesus     
,christ2 and had also1 through his      
blessed grace1 some  encouragement by   
his blessing thereupon2 the devil1 that 
old enemy of  man's salvation1 took his 
opportunity to inflame the hearts of his
  vassals against me1 insomuch that at  
the last ,i was laid out for by the     
warrant of a justice1 and was taken and 
committed to prison4 ,the  relation     
thereof is as followeth3    ,upon the   
#abth of this instant ,november #affj1  
,i was desired by some of  the friends  
in the country to come to teach at      
,samsell1 by ,harlington1  in           
,bedfordshire4 ,to whom ,i made a       
promise1 if the ,lord permitted1  to be 
with them on the time aforesaid4 ,the   
justice hearing thereof1  whose name is 
,mr4 ,francis ,wingate1 forthwith issued

 out his warrant  to take me1 and bring 
me before him1 and in the meantime to   
keep a  very strong watch about the     
house where the meeting should be kept1 
as if we that were to meet together in  
that place did intend to do  some       
fearful business1 to the destruction of 
the country2 when1 alas1  the constable1
 when he came in1 found us only with our
 ,bibles in our  hands1 ready to speak  
and hear the ,word of ,god2 for we were 
just about  to begin our exercise4 ,nay1
 we had begun in prayer for the blessing
  of ,god upon our opportunity1         
intending to have preached the ,word of 
the ,lord unto them there present2#a but
 the constable coming in  prevented us2 
so that ,i was taken and forced to      
depart the room4 ,but  had ,i been      
minded to have played the coward1 ,i    
could have escaped1  and kept out of his
 hands4 ,for when ,i was come to my     
friend's house1  there was whispering   
that that day ,i should be taken1 for   
there was a  warrant out to take me2    

which when my friend heard1 he being    
somewhat  timorous1 questioned whether  
we had best have our meeting or not2 and
  whether it might not be better for me 
to depart1 lest they should take  me and
 have me before the justice1 and after  
that send me to prison1  for he knew    
better than ,i what spirit they were of1
 living by them2  to whom ,i said1 ,no1 
by no means1 ,i will not stir1 neither  
will ,i have  the meeting dismissed for 
this4 ,come1 be of good cheer1 let us   
not be  daunted2 our cause is good1 we  
need not be ashamed of it2 to preach    
,god's ,word is so good a work1 that we 
shall be well rewarded1 if we  suffer   
for that2 or to this purpose2 but as for
 my friend1 ,i think  he was more afraid
 of for me1 than of himself4 ,after this
 ,i walked  into the close1 where1 ,i   
somewhat seriously considering the      
matter1  this came into my mind1 ,that  
,i had showed myself hearty and         
courageous  in my preaching1 and had1   
blessed be grace1 made it my business to

  encourage others2 therefore1 thought  
,i1 if ,i should now run1 and make  an  
escape1 it will be of a very ill savour 
in the country4 ,for what  will my weak 
and newly converted brethren think of   
it1 but that ,i was  not so strong in   
deed as ,i was in word8 ,also ,i feared 
that if ,i should  run1 now there was a 
warrant out for me1 ,i might by so doing
 make  them afraid to stand1 when great 
words only should be spoken to them4    
,besides1 ,i thought1 that seeing ,god  
of his mercy should choose me to  go    
upon the forlorn hope in this country2  
that is1 to be the first1  that should  
be opposed1 for the gospel2 if ,i should
 fly1 it might be a  discouragement to  
the whole body that might follow after4 
,and further1  ,i thought the world     
thereby would take occasion at my       
cowardliness1  to have blasphemed the   
gospel1 and to have had some ground to  
suspect  worse of me and my profession  
than ,i deserved4 ,these things with    
others  considered by me1 ,i came in    

again to the house1 with a full         
resolution  to keep the meeting1 and not
 to go away1 though ,i could have been  
gone  about an hour before the officer  
apprehended me2 but ,i would not2 for   
,i was resolved to see the utmost of    
what they could say or do unto  me4 ,for
 blessed be the ,lord1 ,i knew of no    
evil that ,i had said or  done4 ,and so1
 as aforesaid1 ,i began the meeting4    
,but being prevented  by the constable's
 coming in with his warrant to take me1 
,i could not  proceed4 ,but before ,i   
went away1 ,i spake some few words of   
counsel  and encouragement to the       
people1 declaring to them1 that they saw
 we  were prevented of our opportunity  
to speak and hear the ,word of ,god1    
and were like to suffer for the same3   
desiring them that they should  not be  
discouraged1 for it was a mercy to      
suffer upon so good account4  ,for we   
might have been apprehended as thieves  
or murderers1 or for  other wickedness2 
but blessed be ,god it was not so1 but  

we suffer as  ,christians for well      
doing3 and we had better be the         
persecuted than the  persecutors1 c4    
,but the constable and the justice's man
 waiting on  us1 would not be at quiet  
till they had me away1 and that we      
departed  the house4 ,but because the   
justice was not at home that day1 there 
was  a friend of mine engaged for me to 
bring me to the constable on the  morrow
 morning4 ,otherwise the constable must 
have charged a watch with  me1 or have  
secured me some other ways1 my crime was
 so great4 ,so on  the next morning we  
went to the constable1 and so the       
justice4#b ,he  asked the constable what
 we did1 where we were met together1 and
 what  we had with us8 ,i trow1 he meant
 whether we had armour or not2 but when 
the constable told him1 that there were 
only met a few of us together  to preach
 and hear the ,word1 and no sign of     
anything else1 he could not  well tell  
what to say3 yet because he had sent for
 me1 he did adventure  to put out a few 

proposals to me1 which were to this     
effect1 namely1  ,what ,i did there8 and
 why ,i did not content myself with     
following my  calling8 for it was       
against the law1 that such as ,i should 
be admitted  to do as ,i did4    ,john  
,bunyan4 ,to which ,i answered1 that the
 intent of my coming thither1  and to   
other places1 was to instruct1 and      
counsel people to forsake  their sins1  
and close in with ,christ1 lest they did
 miserably perish2  and that ,i could do
 both these without confusion1 to wit1  
follow my  calling1 and preach the ,word
 also4 ,at which words1 he was in a     
chafe1#c as it appeared2 for he said    
that he would break the neck of  our    
meetings4    ,bun4 ,i said1 it may be   
so4 ,then he wished me to get sureties  
to be  bound for me1 or else he would   
send me to the jail4    ,my sureties    
being ready1 ,i called them in1 and when
 the bond for my  appearance was made1  
he told them1 that they were bound to   
keep me from  preaching2 and that if ,i 

did preach1 their bonds would be        
forfeited4 ,to  which ,i answered1 that 
then ,i should break them2 for ,i should
 not leave  speaking the ,word of ,god3 
even to counsel1 comfort1 exhort1 and   
teach  the people among whom ,i came2   
and ,i thought this to be a work that   
had  no hurt in it3 but was rather      
worthy of commendation than blame4      
,wingate4 ,whereat he told me1 that if  
they would not be so bound1 my  mittimus
 must be made1 and ,i sent to the jail1 
there to lie to the  quarter-sessions4  
,now while my mittimus was making1 the  
justice was withdrawn2 and in  comes an 
old enemy to the truth1 ,dr4 ,lindale1  
who1 when he was come in1  fell to      
taunting at me with many reviling terms4
    ,bun4 ,to whom ,i answered1 that ,i 
did not come thither to talk with him1  
but with the justice4 ,whereat he       
supposed that ,i had nothing to say for 
myself1 and triumphed as if he had got  
the victory2 charging and  condemning me
 for meddling with that for which ,i    

could show no warrant2  and asked me1 if
 ,i had taken the oaths8 and if ,i had  
not1 it was pity  but that ,i should be 
sent to prison1 c4    ,i told him1 that 
if ,i was minded1 ,i could answer to any
 sober question  that he should put to  
me4 ,he then urged me again1 how ,i     
could prove it  lawful for me to preach1
 with a great deal of confidence of the 
victory4    ,but at last1 because he    
should see that ,i could answer him if  
,i listed1  ,i cited to him that verse  
in ,peter1 which saith1 8,as every man  
hath  received the gift1 even so let him
 minister the same10 c4    ,lind4 ,aye1 
saith he1 to whom is that spoken8       
,bun4 ,to whom1 said ,i1 why1 to every  
man that hath received a gift from      
,god4 ,mark1 saith the apostle1 8,as    
every man that hath received a gift     
from ,god10 c4 ,and again1 8,you may all
 prophesy one by one40 ,whereat  the man
 was a little stopt1 and went a softlier
 pace3 but not being  willing to lose   
the day1 he began again1 and said3      

,lind4 ,indeed ,i do remember that ,i   
have read of one ,alexander a           
coppersmith1 who did much oppose and    
disturb the apostles2--aiming1 it  is   
like1 at me1 because ,i was a tinker4   
,bun4 ,to which ,i answered1 that ,i    
also had read of very many priests and  
,pharisees that had their hands in the  
blood of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4      
,lind4 ,aye1 saith he1 and you are one  
of those scribes and ,pharisees3  for   
you1 with a pretence1 make long prayers 
to devour widows' houses4    ,bun4 ,i   
answered1 that if he had got no more by 
preaching and praying  than ,i had done1
 he would not be so rich as he now was4 
,but that  scripture coming into my     
mind1 8,answer not a fool according to  
his  folly10 ,i was as sparing of my    
speech as ,i could1 without prejudice to
  truth4    ,now by this time my        
mittimus was made1 and ,i committed to  
the constable  to be sent to the jail in
 ,bedford1 c4    ,but as ,i was going1  
two of my brethren met with me by the   

way1 and  desired the constable to stay1
 supposing that they should prevail with
  the justice1 through the favour of a  
pretended friend1 to let me go at       
liberty4 ,so we did stay1 while they    
went to the justice2 and after much     
discourse with him1 it came to this2    
that if ,i would come to him again1  and
 say some certain words to him1 ,i      
should be released4 ,which when  they   
told me1 ,i said if the words were such 
that might be said with a  good         
conscience1 ,i should1 or1 else1 ,i     
should not4 ,so through their           
importunity ,i went back again1 but not 
believing that ,i should be  delivered3 
for ,i feared their spirit was too full 
of opposition to the  truth to let me   
go1 unless ,i should in something or    
other dishonour my  ,god1 and wound my  
conscience4 ,wherefore1 as ,i went1 ,i  
lifted up my  heart to ,god for light   
and strength to be kept1 that ,i might  
not do  anything that might either      
dishonour him1 or wrong my own soul1 or 

be a  grief or discouragement to any    
that was inclining after the ,lord      
,jseus  ,christ4    ,well1 when ,i came 
to the justice again1 there was ,mr4    
,foster of  ,bedford1 who coming out of 
another room1 and seeing of me by the   
light  of the candle1 for it was dark   
night when ,i came thither1 he said unto
  me1 ,who is there8 ,john ,bunyan8 with
 such seeming affection1 as if he  would
 have leaped in my neck and kissed#d me1
 which made me somewhat  wonder1 that   
such a man as he1 with whom ,i had so   
little acquaintance1  and1 besides1 that
 had ever been a close opposer of the   
ways of ,god1  should carry himself so  
full of love to me2 but1 afterwards1    
when ,i saw  what he did1 it caused me  
to remember those sayings1 8,their      
tongues are  smoother than oil1 but     
their words are drawn swords40 ,and     
again1  8,beware of men10 c4 when ,i had
 answered him1 that blessed be ,god ,i  
was  well1 he said1 ,what is the        
occasion of your being here8 or to that 

purpose4 ,to whom ,i answered1 that ,i  
was at a meeting of people a little  way
 off1 intending to speak a word of      
exhortation to them2 but the  justice   
hearing thereof1 said ,i1 was pleased to
 send his warrant to  fetch me before   
him1 c4    ,foster4 ,so1 said he1 ,i    
understand2 but well1 if you will       
promise to  call the people no more     
together1 you shall have your liberty to
 go  home2 for my brother is very loath 
to send you to prison1 if you will  be  
but ruled4    ,bun4 ,sir1 said ,i1 pray 
what do you mean by calling the people  
together8  ,my business is not anything 
among them1 when they are come together1
  but to exhort them to look after the  
salvation of their souls1 that  they may
 be saved1 c4    ,fost4 ,saith he1 ,we  
must not enter into explication or      
dispute now2 but  if you will say you   
will call the people no more together1  
you may have  your liberty2 if not1 you 
must be sent away to prison4    ,bun4   
,sir1 said ,i1 ,i shall not force or    

compel any man to hear me2 but  yet1 if 
,i come into any place where there is a 
people met together1 ,i  should1        
according to the best of my skill and   
wisdom1 exhort and  counsel them to seek
 out after the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 for
 the salvation  of their souls4         
,fost4 ,he said1 that was none of my    
work2 ,i must follow my calling2 and  if
 ,i would but leave off preaching1 and  
follow my calling1 ,i should  have the  
justice's favour1 and be acquitted      
presently4    ,bun4 ,to whom ,i said1   
that ,i could follow my calling and that
 too1  namely1 preaching the ,word2 and 
,i did look upon it as my duty to do    
them both1 as ,i had an opportunity4    
,fost4 ,he said1 to have any such       
meetings was against the law2 and1      
therefore1 he would have me leave off1  
and say ,i would call the people  no    
more together4    ,bun4 ,to whom ,i     
said1 that ,i durst not make any further
 promise2 for my  conscience would not  
suffer me to do it4 ,and again1 ,i did  

look upon it  as my duty to do as much  
good as ,i could1 not only in my trade1 
but  also in communicating to all       
people1 wheresoever ,i came1 the best   
knowledge ,i had in the ,word4    ,fost4
 ,he told me that ,i was the nearest the
 ,papists of any1 and that he  would    
convince me of immediately4    ,bun4 ,i 
asked him wherein8    ,fost4 ,he said1  
in that we understood the ,scriptures   
literally4    ,bun4 ,i told him that    
those that were to be understood        
literally1 we  understood them so2 but  
for those that were to be understood    
otherwise1  we endeavoured so to        
understand them4    ,fost4 ,he said1    
which of the ,scriptures do you         
understand literally8    ,bun4 ,i said  
this1 8he that believeth shall be       
saved40 ,this was to be  understood just
 as it is spoken2 that whosoever        
believeth in ,christ  shall1 according  
to the plain and simple words of the    
text1 be saved4    ,fost4 ,he said that 
,i was ignorant1 and did not understand 

the  ,scriptures2 for how1 said he1 can 
you understand them when you know not   
the original ,greek8 c4    ,bun4 ,to    
whom ,i said1 that if that was his      
opinion1 that none could  understand the
 ,scriptures but those that had the     
original ,greek1 c41  then but a very   
few of the poorest sort should be saved2
 this is harsh2  yet the ,scripture     
saith1 8,that ,god hides these things   
from the wise and  prudent10 that is1   
from the learned of the world1 8and     
reveals them to  babes and sucklings40  
,fost4 ,he said there were none that    
heard me but a company of foolish       
people4    ,bun4 ,i told him that there 
were the wise as well as the foolish    
that do  hear me2 and again1 those that 
are most commonly counted foolish by the
  world are the wisest before ,god2     
also1 that ,god had rejected the wise1  
and mighty1 and noble1 and chosen the   
foolish and the base4    ,fost4 ,he told
 me that ,i made people neglect their   
calling2 and that ,god  had commanded   

people to work six days1 and serve him  
on the seventh4    ,bun4 ,i told him    
that it was the duty of people1 both    
rich and poor1 to  look out for their   
souls on those days as well as for their
 bodies2 and  that ,god would have his  
people 8exhort one another daily1 while 
it is  called to-day40    ,fost4 ,he    
said again that there was none but a    
company of poor1 simple1  ignorant      
people that came to hear me4    ,bun4 ,i
 told him that the foolish and ignorant 
had most need of teaching  and          
information2 and1 therefore1 it would be
 profitable for me to go on  in that    
work4    ,fost4 ,well1 said he1 to      
conclude1 but will you promise that you 
will  not call the people together any  
more8 and then you may be released and  
go home4    ,bun4 ,i told him that ,i   
durst say no more than ,i had said2 for 
,i durst  not leave off that work which 
,god had called me to4    ,so he        
withdrew from me1 and then came several 
of the justice's servants  to me1 and   

told me that ,i stood so much upon a    
nicety4 ,their master1  they said1 was  
willing to let me go2 and if ,i would   
but say ,i would  call the people no    
more together1 ,i might have my liberty1
 c4    ,bun4 ,i told them there were    
more ways than one in which a man might 
be  said to call the people together4   
,as1 for instance1 if a man get upon    
the market place1 and there read a book1
 or the like1 though he do not  say to  
the people1 ,sirs1 come hither and hear2
 yet if they come to him  because he    
reads1 he1 by his very reading1 may be  
said to call them  together2 because    
they would not have been there to hear  
if he had not  been there to read4 ,and 
seeing this might be termed a calling   
the  people together1 ,i durst not say  
,i would not call them together2 for    
then1 by the same argument1 my preaching
 might be said to call them  together4  
,wing4 and ,fost4 ,then came the justice
 and ,mr4 ,foster to me again2 we  had a
 little more discourse about preaching1 

but because the method of  it is out of 
my mind1 ,i pass it2 and when they saw  
that ,i was at a  point1 and would not  
be moved nor persuaded1    ,mr4 ,foster1
 the man that did at the first express  
so much love to me1  told the justice   
that then he must send me away to       
prison4 ,and that he  would do well1    
also1 if he would present all those that
 were the cause  of my coming among them
 to meetings4 ,thus we parted4    ,and1 
verily1 as ,i was going forth of the    
doors1 ,i had much ado to  forbear      
saying to them that ,i carried the peace
 of ,god along with me2  but ,i held my 
peace1 and1 blessed be the ,lord1 went  
away to prison1  with ,god's comfort in 
my poor soul4    ,after ,i had lain in  
the jail five or six days1 the brethren 
sought  means1 again1 to get me out by  
bondsmen2 for so ran my mittimus1 that  
,i  should lie there till ,i could find 
sureties4 ,they went to a justice at    
,elstow1 one ,mr4 ,crumpton1 to desire  
him to take bond for my appearing  at   

the quarter-sessions4 ,at the first he  
told them he would2 but  afterwards he  
made a demur at the business1 and       
desired first to see my  mittimus1 which
 run to this purpose3 ,that ,i went     
about to several  conventicles in this  
county1 to the great disparagement of   
the  government of the church of        
,england1 c4 ,when he had seen it1 he   
said  that there might be something more
 against me than was expressed in my    
mittimus2 and that he was but a young   
man1 and1 therefore1 he durst not  do   
it4 ,this my jailer told me2 whereat ,i 
was not at all daunted1 but  rather     
glad1 and saw evidently that the ,lord  
had heard me2 for before ,i  went down  
to the justice1 ,i begged of ,god that  
if ,i might do more good  by being at   
liberty than in prison1 that then ,i    
might be set at  liberty2 but if not1   
his will be done2 for ,i was not        
altogether without  hopes but that my   
imprisonment might be an awakening to   
the saints in  the country1 therefore ,i

 could not tell well which to choose2   
only ,i1  in that manner1 did commit the
 thing to ,god4 ,and verily1 at my      
return1  ,i did meet my ,god sweetly in 
the prison again1 comforting of me and  
satisfying of me that it was his will   
and mind that ,i should be  there4#e    
,when ,i came back again to prison1 as  
,i was musing at the slender answer  of 
the justice1 this word dropt in upon my 
heart with some life1 8,for  he knew    
that for envy they had delivered him40  
,thus have ,i1 in short1 declared the   
manner and occasion of my being in      
prison2 where ,i lie waiting the good   
will of ,god1 to do with me as he       
pleaseth2 knowing that not one hair of  
my head can fall to the ground  without 
the will of my ,father which is in      
heaven4 ,let the rage and  malice of men
 be never so great1 they can do no more1
 nor go no  further1 than ,god permits  
them2 but when they have done their     
worst1  8,we know that all things work  
together for good to them that love     

,god0  7,rom #h3bh74 ,farewell4    ,here
 is the sum of my ,examination before   
,justice ,keelin1 ,justice  ,chester1   
,justice ,blundale1 ,justice ,beecher1  
and ,justice ,snagg1 c4    ,after ,i had
 lain in prison above seven weeks1 the  
quarter-sessions was  to be kept in     
,bedford1 for the county thereof1 unto  
which ,i was to be  brought2 and when my
 jailer had set me before those         
justices1 there was  a bill of          
indictment preferred against me4 ,the   
extent thereof was as  followeth3       
#8,that ,john ,bunyan1 of the town of   
,bedford1 labourer1 being a  person of  
such and such conditions1 he hath1 since
 such a time1  devilishly and           
perniciously abstained from coming to   
church to hear  ,divine service1 and is 
a common upholder of several unlawful   
meetings  and conventicles1 to the great
 disturbance and distraction of the good
  subjects of this kingdom1 contrary to 
the laws of our sovereign lord  the     
,king1' c4    ,the ,clerk4 ,when this   

was read1 the clerk of the sessions said
 unto me1  ,what say you to this8       
,bun4 ,i said1 that as to the first part
 of it1 ,i was a common frequenter  of  
the church of ,god4 ,and was also1 by   
grace1 a member with the people  over   
whom ,christ is the ,head4    ,keelin4  
,but1 saith ,justice ,keelin1 who was   
the judge in that court8 ,do  you come  
to church1 you know what ,i mean2 to the
 parish church1 to hear  ,divine        
service8    ,bun4 ,i answered1 ,no1 ,i  
did not4    ,keel4 ,he asked me why8    
,bun4 ,i said1 ,because ,i did not find 
it commanded in the ,word of ,god4      
,keel4 ,he said1 ,we were commanded to  
pray4    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,but not by the 
,common ,prayer ,book4    ,keel4 ,he    
said1 ,how then8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,with
 the ,spirit4 ,as the apostle saith1 8,i
 will pray with  the ,spirit1 and--with 
the understanding0 7#a ,cor #ad3ae74    
,keel4 ,he said1 ,we might pray with the
 ,spirit1 and with the  understanding1  
and with the ,common ,prayer ,book also4

    ,bun4 ,i said that the prayers in   
the ,common ,prayer ,book were such as  
were made by other men1 and not by the  
motions of the ,holy ,ghost1  within our
 hearts2 and as ,i said1 the apostle    
saith1 he will pray with  the ,spirit1  
and with the understanding2 not with the
 ,spirit and the  ,common ,prayer ,book4
    ,another ,justice4 ,what do you     
count prayer8 ,do you think it is to say
 a  few words over before or among a    
people8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,no1 not so2  
for men might have many elegant1 or     
excellent  words1 and yet not pray at   
all2 but when a man prayeth1 he doth1   
through a sense of those things which he
 wants1 which sense is begotten  by the 
,spirit1 pour out his heart before ,god 
through ,christ2 though his  words be   
not so many and so excellent as others  
are4    ,justices4 ,they said1 ,that was
 true4    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,this might be 
done without the ,common ,prayer ,book4 
,another4 ,one of them said 7,i think it
 was ,justice ,blundale1 or ,justice    

,snagg71 ,how should we know that you do
 not write out your prayers  first1 and 
then read them afterwards to the people8
 ,this he spake in a  laughing way4     
,bun4 ,i said1 ,it is not our use1 to   
take a pen and paper1 and write a  few  
words thereon1 and then go and read it  
over to a company of people4    ,but how
 should we know it1 said he8    ,bun4   
,sir1 it is none of our custom1 said ,i4
    ,keel4 ,but1 said ,justice ,keelin1 
it is lawful to use ,common ,prayer1 and
  such like forms3 for ,christ taught   
his disciples to pray1 as ,john also    
taught his disciples4 ,and further1 said
 he1 cannot one man teach  another to   
pray8 8,faith comes by hearing02 and one
 man may convince  another of sin1 and  
therefore prayers made by men1 and read 
over1 are  good to teach1 and help men  
to pray4    ,while he was speaking these
 words1 ,god brought that word into my  
mind1  in the eighth of the ,romans1 at 
the #bfth verse4 ,i say1 ,god brought   
it1  for ,i thought not on it before3   

but as he was speaking1 it came so      
fresh into my mind1 and was set so      
evidently before me1 as if the          
scripture had said1 ,take me1 take me2  
so when he had done speaking1    ,bun4  
,i said1 ,sir1 the ,scripture saith1    
that it is the ,spirit that  helpeth our
 infirmities2 for we know not what we   
should pray for as we  ought3 but the   
,spirit itself maketh intercession for  
us1 with sighs  and groanings which     
cannot be uttered4 ,mark1 said ,i1 it   
doth not say  the ,common ,prayer ,book 
teacheth us how to pray1 but the        
,spirit4 ,and it  is 8the ,spirit that  
helpeth our infirmities10 saith the     
apostle2 he  doth not say it is the     
,common ,prayer ,book4    ,and as to the
 ,lord's prayer1 although it be an easy 
thing to say1 8,our  ,father10 c41 with 
the mouth2 yet there are very few that  
can1 in the  ,spirit1 say the two first 
words in that prayer2 that is1 that can 
call  ,god their ,father1 as knowing    
what it is to be born again1 and a      

having  experience1 that they are       
begotten of the ,spirit of ,god2 which  
if they  do not1 all is but babbling1   
c4#f    ,keel4 ,justice ,keelin said1   
that that was a truth4    ,bun4 ,and ,i 
say further1 as to your saying that one 
man may convince  another of sin1 and   
that faith comes by hearing1 and that   
one man may  tell another how he should 
pray1 c41 ,i say men may tell each other
 of  their sins1 but it is the ,spirit  
that must convince them4    ,and though 
it be said that 8faith comes by         
hearing10 yet it is the  ,spirit that   
worketh faith in the heart through      
hearing1 or else they  are not profited 
by hearing 7,heb #d3ab74    ,and that   
though one man may tell another how he  
should pray2 yet1 as ,i  said before1 he
 cannot pray1 nor make his condition    
known to ,god1  except the ,spirit help4
 ,it is not the ,common ,prayer ,book   
that can do  this4 ,it is the ,spirit   
that showeth us our sins1 and the       
,spirit that  showeth us a ,saviour     

7,john #af3af72 and the ,spirit that    
stirreth up in  our hearts desires to   
come to ,god1 for such things as we     
stand in need  of 7,matt #aa3bg71 even  
sighing out our souls unto him for them 
with  8groans which cannot be uttered40 
,with other words to the same purpose4  
,at this they were set4    ,keel4 ,but1 
says ,justice ,keelin1 what have you    
against the ,common ,prayer  ,book8     
,bun4 ,i said1 ,sir1 if you will hear   
me1 ,i shall lay down my reasons        
against it4    ,keel4 ,he said1 ,i      
should have liberty2 but first1 said he1
 let me give  you one caution2 take heed
 of speaking irreverently of the ,common
  ,prayer ,book2 for if you do so1 you  
will bring great damage upon  yourself4 
,bun4 ,so ,i proceeded1 and said1 ,my   
first reason was1 because it was not    
commanded in the ,word of ,god1 and     
therefore ,i could not use it4          
,another4 ,one of them said1 ,where do  
you find it commanded in the            
,scripture1 that you should go to       

,elstow1 or ,bedford1 and yet it is     
lawful to go to either of them1 is it   
not8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,to go to        
,elstow1 or ,bedford1 was a civil thing1
 and not  material1 though not          
commanded1 and yet ,god's ,word allowed 
me to go  about my calling1 and         
therefore if it lay there1 then to go   
thither1  c4 ,but to pray1 was a great  
part of the ,divine worship of ,god1 and
  therefore it ought to be done         
according to the rule of ,god's ,word4  
,another4 ,one of them said1 ,he will do
 harm2 let him speak no further4        
,keel4 ,justice ,keelin said1 ,no1 no1  
never fear him1 we are better           
established than so2 he can do no harm2 
we know the ,common ,prayer ,book  hath 
been ever since the apostles' time1 and 
is lawful for it to be  used in the     
church4    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,show me the  
place in the epistles where the ,common 
,prayer  ,book is written1 or one text  
of ,scripture that commands me to read  
it1  and ,i will use it4 ,but yet1      

notwithstanding1 said ,i1 they that have
 a  mind to use it1 they have their     
liberty2#g that is1 ,i would not keep   
them from it2 but for our parts1 we can 
pray to ,god without it4 ,blessed  be   
his name4    ,with that1 one of them    
said1 ,who is your ,god8 ,beelzebub8    
,moreover1 they  often said that ,i was 
possessed with the spirit of delusion1  
and of the  devil4 ,all which sayings ,i
 passed over2 the ,lord forgive them6   
,and  further1 ,i said1 blessed be the  
,lord for it1 we are encouraged to meet 
together1 and to pray1 and exhort one   
another2 for we have had the            
comfortable presence of ,god among us4  
,for ever blessed be his holy  name6    
,keel4 ,justice ,keelin called this     
pedlar's ,french1 saying1 that ,i must  
leave off my canting4 ,the ,lord open   
his eyes6    ,bun4 ,i said1 that we     
ought to 8exhort one another daily1     
while it is  called to-day10 c4 7,heb   
#c3ac74    ,keel4 ,justice ,keelin said1
 that ,i ought not to preach2 and asked 

me  where ,i had my authority8 with     
other such like words4    ,bun4 ,i said1
 that ,i would prove that it was lawful 
for me1 and such as  ,i am1 to preach   
the ,word of ,god4    ,keel4 ,he said   
unto me1 ,by what scripture8    ,i said1
 ,by that in the first epistle of       
,peter1 chapter #d1 the #ajth  verse1   
and ,acts #ah with other scriptures1    
which he would not suffer me  to        
mention4 ,but said1 ,hold2 not so many1 
which is the first8    ,bun4 ,i said1   
this3 8,as every man hath received the  
gift1 even so  minister the same one to 
another1 as good stewards of the        
manifold  grace of ,god4 ,if any man    
speak1 let him speak as the oracles of  
,god10  c4    ,keel4 ,he said1 ,let me a
 little open that scripture to you3     
#8,as every  man hath received the      
gift'2 that is1 said he1 as every one   
hath  received a trade1 so let him      
follow it4 ,if any man have received a  
gift  of tinkering1 as thou hast done1  
let him follow his tinkering4 ,and so   

other men their trades2 and the divine  
his calling1 c4    ,bun4 ,nay1 ,sir1    
said ,i1 but it is most clear1 that the 
apostle speaks  here of preaching the   
,word2 if you do but compare both the   
verses  together1 the next verse        
explains this gift what it is1 saying1  
#8,if any  man speak let him speak as   
the oracles of ,god4' ,so that it is    
plain1  that the ,holy ,ghost doth not  
so much in this place exhort to civil   
callings1 as to the exercising of those 
gifts that we have received  from ,god4 
,i would have gone on1 but he would not 
give me leave4    ,keel4 ,he said1 ,we  
might do it in our families1 but not    
otherwise4    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,if it was 
lawful to do good to some1 it was lawful
 to do  good to more4 ,if it was a good 
duty to exhort our families1 it is good 
to exhort others2 but if they held it a 
sin to meet together to seek  the face  
of ,god1 and exhort one another to      
follow ,christ1 ,i should sin  still2   
for so we should do4    ,keel4 ,he said 

he was not so well versed in ,scripture 
as to dispute1 or  words to that        
purpose4 ,and said1 moreover1 that they 
could not wait  upon me any longer2 but 
said to me1 ,then you confess the       
indictment1 do  you not8 ,now1 and not  
till now1 ,i saw ,i was indicted4       
,bun4 ,i said1 ,this ,i confess1 we have
 had many meetings together1 both  to   
pray to ,god1 and to exhort one another1
 and that we had the sweet  comforting  
presence of the ,lord among us for our  
encouragement2 blessed  be his name     
therefore4 ,i confessed myself guilty no
 otherwise4    ,keel4 ,then1 said he1   
hear your judgment4 ,you must be had    
back again to  prison1 and there lie for
 three months following2 and at three   
months'  end1 if you do not submit to go
 to church to hear ,divine service1 and 
leave your preaching1 you must be       
banished the realm3 and if1 after  such 
a day as shall be appointed you to be   
gone1 you shall be found in  this realm1
 c41 or be found to come over again     

without special license  from the king1 
c41#h you must stretch by the neck for  
it1 ,i tell you  plainly2 and so bid my 
jailer have me away4    ,bun4 ,i told   
him1 as to this matter1 ,i was at a     
point with him2 for if ,i  was out of   
prison to-day ,i would preach the gospel
 again to-morrow1 by  the help of ,god4 
,another4 ,to which one made me some    
answer2 but my jailer pulling me  away  
to be gone1 ,i could not tell what he   
said4    ,thus ,i departed from them2   
and ,i can truly say1 ,i bless the ,lord
 ,jesus  ,christ for it1 that my heart  
was sweetly refreshed in the time of my 
examination2 and also afterwards1 at my 
returning to the prison4 ,so  that ,i   
found ,christ's words more than bare    
trifles1 where he saith1 8,i  will give 
you a mouth and wisdom1 which all your  
adversaries shall not  be able to       
gainsay nor resist0 7,luke #ba3ae74 ,and
 that his peace no man  can take from   
us4    ,thus have ,i given you the      
substance of my examination4 ,the ,lord 

make  these profitable to all that shall
 read or hear them4 ,farewell4    ,the  
,substance of some ,discourse had       
between the ,clerk of the ,peace and    
myself1 when he came to admonish me1    
according to the tenor of that ,law  by 
which ,i was in ,prison4    ,when ,i had
 lain in prison other twelve weeks1 and 
now not knowing what  they intended to  
do with me1 upon the #crd of ,april     
#affa1 comes ,mr4 ,cobb  unto me1 as he 
told me1 being sent by the justices to  
admonish me2 and  demanded of me        
submittance to the ,church of ,england1 
c4 ,the extent of  our discourse was as 
followeth3--    ,cobb4 ,when he was come
 into the house he sent for me out of my
 chamber2  who1 when ,i was come unto   
him1 he said1 ,neighbour ,bunyan1 how do
 you  do8    ,bun4 ,i thank you1 ,sir1  
said ,i1 very well1 blessed be the      
,lord4    ,cobb4 ,saith he1 ,i come to  
tell you that it is desired you would   
submit  yourself to the laws of the     
land1 or else at the next sessions it   

will  go worse with you1 even to be sent
 away out of the nation1 or else  worse 
than that4    ,bun4 ,i said that ,i did 
desire to demean myself in the world1   
both as  becometh a man and a           
,christian4    ,cobb4 ,but1 saith he1   
you must submit to the laws of the land1
 and leave  off those meetings which you
 was wont to have2 for the statute law  
is  directly against it2 and ,i am sent 
to you by the justices to tell you  that
 they do intend to prosecute the law    
against you if you submit not4    ,bun4 
,i said1 ,sir1 ,i conceive that that law
 by which ,i am in prison at  this time 
doth not reach or condemn either me or  
the meetings which ,i  do frequent2 that
 law was made against those that1 being 
designed to do  evil in their meetings1 
making the exercise of religion their   
pretence1  to cover their wickedness4   
,it doth not forbid the private meetings
 of  those that plainly and simply make 
it their only end to worship the  ,lord1
 and to exhort one another to           

edification4 ,my end in meeting with    
others is simply to do as much good as  
,i can1 by exhortation and  counsel1    
according to that small measure of light
 which ,god hath given  me1 and not to  
disturb the peace of the nation4        
,cobb4 ,every one will say the same1    
said he2 you see the late  insurrection 
at ,london1 under what glorious         
pretences they went2 and  yet1 indeed1  
they intended no less than the ruin of  
the kingdom and  commonwealth4#i        
,bun4 ,that practice of theirs ,i abhor1
 said ,i2 yet it doth not follow  that1 
because they did so1 therefore all      
others will do so4 ,i look upon  it as  
my duty to behave myself under the      
,king's government1 both as  becomes a  
man and a ,christian1 and if an occasion
 were offered me1 ,i  should willingly  
manifest my loyalty to my ,prince1 both 
by word and  deed4    ,cobb4 ,well1 said
 he1 ,i do not profess myself to be a   
man that can  dispute2 but this ,i say1 
truly1 neighbour ,bunyan1 ,i would have 

you  consider this matter seriously1 and
 submit yourself2 you may have your     
liberty to exhort your neighbour in     
private discourse1 so be you do not     
call together an assembly of people2    
and1 truly1 you may do much good  to the
 church of ,christ1 if you would go this
 way2 and this you may do1  and the law 
not abridge you of it4 ,it is your      
private meetings that the  law is       
against4    ,bun4 ,sir1 said ,i1 if ,i  
may do good to one by my discourse1 why 
may ,i  not do good to two8 and if to   
two1 why not to four1 and so to eight8  
c4    ,cobb4 ,ay1 saith he1 and to a    
hundred1 ,i warrant you4    ,bun4 ,yes1 
,sir1 said ,i1 ,i think ,i should not be
 forbid to do as much  good as ,i can4  
,cobb4 ,but1 saith he1 you may but      
pretend to do good1 and indeed1         
notwithstanding1 do harm1 by seducing   
the people2 you are1 therefore1  denied 
your meeting so many together1 lest you 
should do harm4    ,bun4 ,and yet1 said 
,i1 you say the law tolerates me to     

discourse with my  neighbour2 surely    
there is no law tolerates me to seduce  
any one2  therefore1 if ,i may1 by the  
law1 discourse with one1 surely it is to
 do  him good2 and if ,i1 by            
discoursing1 may do good to one1 surely1
 by the  same law1 ,i may do good to    
many4    ,cobb4 ,the law1 saith he1 doth
 expressly forbid your private meetings2
  therefore they are not to be          
tolerated4    ,bun4 ,i told him that ,i 
would not entertain so much             
uncharitableness of  that ,parliament in
 the #ceth of ,elizabeth1 or of the     
,queen herself1 as  to think they did1  
by that law1 intend the oppressing of   
any of ,god's  ordinances1 or the       
interrupting any in the way of ,god2 but
 men may1 in  the wresting of it1 turn  
it against the way of ,god2 but take the
 law in  itself1 and it only fighteth   
against those that drive at mischief in 
their hearts and meetings1 making       
religion only their cloak1 colour1 or   
pretence2 for so are the words of the   

statute3 #8,if any meetings1 under      
colour or pretence of religion1' c4#aj  
,cobb4 ,very good2 therefore the king1  
seeing that pretences are usually  in   
and among people1 as to make religion   
their pretence only1 therefore  he1 and 
the law before him1 doth forbid such    
private meetings1 and  tolerates only   
public2 you may meet in public4    ,bun4
 ,sir1 said ,i1 let me answer you in a  
similitude3 ,set the case that1  at such
 a wood corner1 there did usually come  
forth thieves1 to do  mischief2 must    
there therefore a law be made that every
 one that cometh  out there shall be    
killed8 ,may there not come out true men
 as well as  thieves out from thence8   
,just thus it is in this case2 ,i do    
think there  may be many that may design
 the destruction of the commonwealth2   
but it  does not follow therefore that  
all private meetings are unlawful2 those
  that transgress1 let them be punished4
 ,and if at any time ,i myself  should  
do any act in my conversation as doth   

not become a man and  ,christian1 let me
 bear the punishment4 ,and as for your  
saying ,i may  meet in public1 if ,i may
 be suffered1 ,i would gladly do it4    
,let me have  but meeting enough in     
public1 and ,i shall care the less to   
have them in  private4 ,i do not meet in
 private because ,i am afraid to have   
meetings  in public4 ,i bless the ,lord 
that my heart is at that point1 that if 
any  man can lay anything to my charge1 
either in doctrine or practice1 in  this
 particular1 that can be proved error or
 heresy1 ,i am willing to  disown it1   
even in the very market place2 but if it
 be truth1 then to  stand to it to the  
last drop of my blood4 ,and1 ,sir1 said 
,i1 you ought  to commend me for so     
doing4 ,to err and to be a heretic are  
two things2  ,i am no heretic1 because  
,i will not stand refractorily to defend
 any  one thing that is contrary to the 
,word4 ,prove anything which ,i hold to 
be an error1 and ,i will recant it4     
,cobb4 ,but1 ,goodman ,bunyan1 said he1 

methinks you need not stand so  strictly
 upon this one thing1 as to have        
meetings of such public  assemblies4    
,cannot you submit1 and1                
notwithstanding1 do as much good as  you
 can1 in a neighbourly way1 without     
having such meetings8    ,bun4 ,truly1  
,sir1 said ,i1 ,i do not desire to      
commend myself1 but to  think meanly of 
myself2 yet when ,i do most despise     
myself1 taking  notice of that small    
measure of light which ,god hath given  
me1 also  that the people of the ,lord1 
by their own saying1 are edified        
thereby4  ,besides1 when ,i see that the
 ,lord1 through grace1 hath in some     
measure  blessed my labour1 ,i dare not 
but exercise that gift which ,god hath  
given me for the good of the people4    
,and ,i said further1 that ,i would     
willingly speak in public1 if ,i might4 
,cobb4 ,he said1 that ,i might come to  
the public assemblies and hear4  ,what  
though you do not preach8 you may hear4 
,do not think yourself so  well         

enlightened1 and that you have received 
a gift so far above  others1 but that   
you may hear other men preach4 ,or to   
that purpose4    ,bun4 ,i told him1 ,i  
was as willing to be taught as to give  
instruction1  and looked upon it as my  
duty to do both2 for1 saith ,i1 a man   
that is a  teacher1 he himself may learn
 also from another that teacheth1 as the
  apostle saith3 8,ye may all prophesy1 
one by one1 that all may learn0 7#a     
,cor #ad3ca74 ,that is1 every man that  
hath received a gift from ,god1 he  may 
dispense it1 that others may be         
comforted2 and when he hath done1  he   
may hear and learn1 and be comforted    
himself of others4    ,cobb4 ,but1 said 
he1 what if you should forbear awhile1  
and sit still1  till you see further how
 things will go8    ,bun4 ,sir1 said ,i1
 ,wicliffe saith1 that he which leaveth 
off preaching  and hearing of the ,word 
of ,god for fear of excommunication of  
men1 he  is already excommunicated of   
,god1 and shall in the day of judgment  

be  counted a traitor to ,christ4#aa    
,cobb4 ,ay1 saith he1 they that do not  
hear shall be so counted indeed2  do    
you1 therefore1 hear4    ,bun4 ,but1    
,sir1 said ,i1 he saith1 he that shall  
leave off either  preaching or hearing1 
c4 ,that is1 if he hath received a gift 
for  edification1 it is his sin1 if he  
doth not lay it out in a way of         
exhortation and counsel1 according to   
the proportion of his gift2 as  well as 
to spend his time altogether in hearing 
others preach4    ,cobb4 ,but1 said he1 
how shall we know that you have received
 a gift8    ,bun4 ,said ,i1 ,let any man
 hear and search1 and prove the doctrine
 by the  ,bible4    ,cobb4 ,but will you
 be willing1 said he1 that two          
indifferent persons  shall determine the
 case1 and will you stand by their      
judgment8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,are they   
infallible8    ,cobb4 ,he said1 ,no4    
,bun4 ,then1 said ,i1 it is possible my 
judgment may be as good as theirs4  ,but
 yet ,i will pass by either1 and in this

 matter be judged by the  ,scriptures2  
,i am sure that is infallible1 and      
cannot err4    ,cobb4 ,but1 said he1 who
 shall be judge between you1 for you    
take the  ,scriptures one way1 and they 
another8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,the         
,scripture should1 and that by comparing
 one scripture  with another2 for that  
will open itself1 if it be rightly      
compared4 ,as1  for instance1 if under  
the different apprehensions of the word 
,mediator1 you would know the truth of  
it1 the ,scriptures open it1 and  tell  
us that he that is a mediator must take 
up the business between  two1 and 8a    
mediator is not a mediator of one1 but  
,god is one10 and  8there is one        
mediator between ,god and men1 even the 
man ,christ  ,jesus0 7,gal #c3bj2 #a    
,tim #b3e74 ,so likewise the ,scripture 
calleth ,christ  a complete1 or perfect1
 or able high priest4 ,that is opened in
 that he  is called man1 and also ,god4 
,his blood also is discovered to be     
effectually efficacious by the same     

things4 ,so the ,scripture1 as  touching
 the matter of meeting together1 c41    
doth likewise  sufficiently open itself 
and discover its meaning4    ,cobb4 ,but
 are you willing1 said he1 to stand to  
the judgment of the  church8    ,bun4   
,yes1 ,sir1 said ,i1 to the approbation 
of the church of ,god2 the  church's    
judgment is best expressed in           
,scripture4 ,we had much other          
discourse which ,i cannot well remember1
 about the laws of the nation1  and     
submission to government2 to which ,i   
did tell him1 that ,i did look  upon    
myself as bound in conscience to walk   
according to all righteous  laws1 and   
that whether there was a king or no2 and
 if ,i did anything  that was contrary1 
,i did hold it my duty to bear patiently
 the penalty  of the law1 that was      
provided against such offenders2 with   
many more  words to the like effect4    
,and said1 moreover1 that to cut off all
  occasions of suspicion from any1 as   
touching the harmlessness of my         

doctrine in private1 ,i would willingly 
take the pains to give any one  the     
notes of all my sermons2 for ,i do      
sincerely desire to live quietly  in my 
country1 and to submit to the present   
authority4    ,cobb4 ,well1 neighbour   
,bunyan1 said he1 but indeed ,i would   
wish you  seriously to consider of these
 things1 between this and the           
quarter-sessions1 and to submit         
yourself4 ,you may do much good if you  
continue still in the land2 but alas1   
what benefit will it be to your         
friends1 or what good can you do to     
them1 if you should be sent away  beyond
 the seas into ,spain1 or               
,constantinople1 or some other remote   
part of the world8 ,pray be ruled4      
,jailer4 ,indeed1 ,sir1 ,i hope he will 
be ruled4    ,bun4 ,i shall desire1 said
 ,i1 in all godliness and honesty to    
behave  myself in the nation1 whilst ,i 
am in it4 ,and if ,i must be so dealt   
withal1 as you say1 ,i hope ,god will   
help me to bear what they shall lay     

upon me4 ,i know no evil that ,i have   
done in this matter1 to be so used4  ,i 
speak as in the presence of ,god4       
,cobb4 ,you know1 saith he1 that the    
,scripture saith1 8the powers that be   
are ordained of ,god40    ,bun4 ,i said1
 yes1 and that ,i was to submit to the  
king as supreme1 also  to the governors1
 as to them that are sent by him4       
,cobb4 ,well then1 said he1 the ,king   
then commands you1 that you should  not 
have any private meetings2 because it is
 against his law1 and he is  ordained of
 ,god1 therefore you should not have    
any4    ,bun4 ,i told him that ,paul did
 own the powers that were in his day1 as
  to be of ,god2 and yet he was often in
 prison under them for all that4  ,and  
also1 though ,jesus ,christ told        
,pilate1 that he had no power against   
him1 but of ,god1 yet he died under the 
same ,pilate2 and yet1 said ,i1 ,i  hope
 you will not say that either ,paul1 or 
,christ1 were such as did  deny         
magistracy1 and so sinned against ,god  

in slighting the ordinance4  ,sir1 said 
,i1 the law hath provided two ways of   
obeying3 ,the one to do  that which ,i1 
in my conscience1 do believe that ,i am 
bound to do1  actively2 and where ,i    
cannot obey actively1 there ,i am       
willing to lie  down1 and to suffer what
 they shall do unto me4 ,at this he sat 
still1  and said no more2 which1 when he
 had done1 ,i did thank him for his     
civil and meek discoursing with me2 and 
so we parted4    ,o that we might meet  
in heaven6    ,farewell4 ,j4,b4    ,here
 followeth a discourse between my ,wife 
and the ,judges1 with others1  touching 
my ,deliverance at the ,assizes         
following2 the which ,i took from  her  
own ,mouth4    ,after that ,i had       
received this sentence of banishing1 or 
hanging1 from  them1 and after the      
former admonition1 touching the         
determination of  the justices1 if ,i   
did not recant2 just when the time drew 
nigh1 in  which ,i should have abjured1 
or have done worse1 as ,mr4 ,cobb told  

me1  came the time in which the ,king   
was to be crowned4#ab ,now1 at the      
coronation of kings1 there is usually a 
releasement of divers  prisoners1 by    
virtue of his coronation2 in which      
privilege also ,i  should have had my   
share2 but that they took me for a      
convicted person1  and therefore1 unless
 ,i sued out a pardon1 as they called   
it1 ,i could  have no benefit thereby2  
notwithstanding1 yet1 forasmuch as the  
coronation proclamation did give        
liberty1 from the day the king was      
crowned to that day twelvemonth1 to sue 
them out2 therefore1 though  they would 
not let me out of prison1 as they let   
out thousands1 yet  they could not      
meddle with me1 as touching the         
execution of their  sentence2 because of
 the liberty offered for the suing out  
of pardons4  ,whereupon ,i continued in 
prison till the next assizes1 which are 
called  ,midsummer assizes1 being then  
kept in ,august #affa4    ,now1 at that 
assizes1 because ,i would not leave any 

possible means  unattempted that might  
be lawful1 ,i did1 by my wife1 present a
 petition  to the judges three times1   
that ,i might be heard1 and that they   
would  impartially take my case into    
consideration4    ,the first time my    
wife went1 she presented it to ,judge   
,hale1 who very  mildly received it at  
her hand1 telling her that he would do  
her and me  the best good he could2 but 
he feared1 he said1 he could do none4   
,the  next day1 again1 lest they should1
 through the multitude of business1     
forget me1 we did throw another petition
 into the coach to ,judge  ,twisdon2    
who1 when he had seen it1 snapt her up1 
and angrily told her  that ,i was a     
convicted person1 and could not be      
released1 unless ,i  would promise to   
preach no more1 c4    ,well1 after this1
 she yet again presented another to     
,judge ,hale1 as he  sat on the bench1  
who1 as it seemed1 was willing to give  
her audience4  ,only ,justice ,chester  
being present1 stept up and said1 that  

,i was  convicted in the court and that 
,i was a hot-spirited fellow1 or words  
to that purpose1 whereat he waived it1  
and did not meddle therewith4  ,but yet1
 my wife being encouraged by the high   
sheriff1 did venture once  more into    
their presence1 as the poor widow did to
 the unjust judge1 to  try what she     
could do with them for my liberty1      
before they went forth  of the town4    
,the place where she went to them was to
 the ,swan ,chamber1  where the two     
judges1 and many justices and gentry of 
the country1 were  in company together4 
,she then1 coming into the chamber with 
abashed  face1 and a trembling heart1   
began her errand to them in this        
manner3--    ,woman4 ,my ,lord          
7directing herself to ,judge ,hale71 ,i 
make bold to come  once again to your   
,lordship1 to know what may be done with
 my husband4    ,judge ,hale4 ,to whom  
he said1 ,woman1 ,i told thee before1 ,i
 could do thee  no good2 because they   
have taken that for a conviction which  

thy  husband spoke at the sessions2 and 
unless there be something done to  undo 
that1 ,i can do thee no good4    ,wom4  
,my ,lord1 said she1 he is kept         
unlawfully in prison2 they clapped  him 
up before there was any proclamation    
against the meetings2 the  indictment   
also is false4 ,besides1 they never     
asked him whether he was  guilty or no2 
neither did he confess the indictment4  
,one of the ,justices4 ,then one of the 
justices that stood by1 whom she  knew  
not1 said1 ,my ,lord1 he was lawfully   
convicted4    ,wom4 ,it is false1 said  
she2 for when they said to him1 ,do you 
confess  the indictment8 he said only   
this1 that he had been at several       
meetings1 both where there was preaching
 the ,word1 and prayer1 and that  they  
had ,god's presence among them4         
,judge ,twisdon4 ,whereat ,judge        
,twisdon answered very angrily1 saying1 
#8,what6 you think we can do what we    
list2 your husband is a breaker of  the 
peace1 and is convicted by the law1' c4 

,whereupon ,judge ,hale  called for the 
,statute ,book4    ,wom4 ,but1 said she1
 my ,lord1 he was not lawfully          
convicted4    ,chester4 ,then ,justice  
,chester said1 #8,my ,lord1 he was      
lawfully  convicted4'    ,wom4 ,it is   
false1 said she2 it was but a word of   
discourse that they  took for a         
conviction1 as you heard before4        
,chest4 #8,but it is recorded1 woman1 it
 is recorded1' said ,justice  ,chester2 
as if it must be of necessity true1     
because it was recorded4  ,with which   
words he often endeavoured to stop her  
mouth1 having no  other argument to     
convince her1 but #8it is recorded1 it  
is  recorded4'#ac    ,wom4 ,my ,lord1   
said she1 ,i was a while since at       
,london1 to see if ,i  could get my     
husband's liberty2 and there ,i spoke   
with my ,lord  ,barkwood1 one of the    
,house of ,lords1 to whom ,i delivered a
 petition1  who took it of me and       
presented it to some of the rest of the 
,house of  ,lords1 for my husband's     

releasement3 who1 when they had seen it1
 they  said that they could not release 
him1 but had committed his releasement  
to the judges1 at the next assizes4     
,this he told me2 and now ,i come to    
you to see if anything may be done in   
this business1 and you give  neither    
releasement nor relief4 ,to which they  
gave her no answer1 but  made as if they
 heard her not4#ad    ,chest4 ,only     
,justice ,chester was often up with     
this1 #8,he is convicted1'  and #8,it is
 recorded4'    ,wom4 ,if it be1 it is   
false1 said she4    ,chest4 ,my ,lord1  
said ,justice ,chester1 he is a         
pestilent fellow1 there  is not such a  
fellow in the country again4    ,twis4  
,what1 will your husband leave          
preaching8 ,if he will do so1 then  send
 for him4    ,wom4 ,my ,lord1 said she1 
he dares not leave preaching1 as long as
 he can  speak4    ,twis4 ,see here1    
what should we talk any more about such 
a fellow8 ,must  he do what he lists8   
,he is a breaker of the peace4    ,wom4 

,she told him again1 that he desired to 
live peaceably1 and to  follow his      
calling1 that his family might be       
maintained2 and1 moreover1  said1 ,my   
,lord1 ,i have four small children that 
cannot help themselves1  of which one is
 blind1 and have nothing to live upon1  
but the charity  of good people4        
,hale4 ,hast thou four children8 said   
,judge ,hale2 thou art but a young      
woman to have four children4    ,wom4   
,my ,lord1 said she1 ,i am but          
mother-in-law to them1 having not been  
married to him yet full two years4      
,indeed1 ,i was with child when my      
husband was first apprehended2 but being
 young1 and unaccustomed to  such       
things1 said she1 ,i being smayed#ae at 
the news1 fell into  labour1 and so     
continued for eight days1 and then was  
delivered1 but my  child died4#af       
,hale4 ,whereat1 he looking very soberly
 on the matter1 said1 #8,alas1 poor     
woman6'    ,twis4 ,but ,judge ,twisdon  
told her1 that she made poverty her     

cloak2 and  said1 moreover1 that he     
understood ,i was maintained better by  
running  up and down a preaching1 than  
by following my calling4    ,hale4 ,what
 is his calling8 said ,judge ,hale4     
,answer4 ,then some of the company that 
stood by said1 #8,a tinker1 my  ,lord4' 
,wom4 ,yes1 said she1 and because he is 
a tinker1 and a poor man1  therefore he 
is despised1 and cannot have justice4   
,hale4 ,then ,judge ,hale answered1 very
 mildly1 saying1 #8,i tell thee1  woman1
 seeing it is so1 that they have taken  
what thy husband spake for  a           
conviction2 thou must either apply      
thyself to the ,king1 or sue out  his   
pardon1 or get a writ of error4'        
,chest4 ,but when ,justice ,chester     
heard him give her this counsel2 and    
especially1 as she supposed1 because he 
spoke of a writ of error1 he  chafed1#ag
 and seemed to be very much offended2   
saying1 #8,my ,lord1 he  will preach and
 do what he lists4'    ,wom4 ,he        
preacheth nothing but the ,word of ,god1

 said she4    ,twis4 ,he preach the     
,word of ,god6 said ,twisdon2 and withal
 she thought  he would have struck her2 
he runneth up and down1 and doth harm4  
,wom4 ,no1 my ,lord1 said she1 it is not
 so2 ,god hath owned him1 and done  much
 good by him4    ,twis4 ,god6 said he2  
his doctrine is the doctrine of the     
devil4    ,wom4 ,my ,lord1 said she1    
when the righteous ,judge shall appear1 
it will  be known that his doctrine is  
not the doctrine of the devil4    ,twis4
 ,my ,lord1 said he1 to ,judge ,hale1 do
 not mind her1 but send her  away4      
,hale4 ,then said ,judge ,hale1 #8,i am 
sorry1 woman1 that ,i can do thee no    
good2 thou must do one of those three   
things aforesaid2 namely1 either  to    
apply thyself to the ,king1 or sue out  
his pardon1 or get a writ of  error2 but
 a writ of error will be cheapest4'     
,wom4 ,at which ,chester again seemed to
 be in a chafe1 and put off his  hat1   
and as she thought1 scratched his head  
for anger3 but when ,i saw1  said she1  

that there was no prevailing to have my 
husband sent for1  though ,i often      
desired them that they would send for   
him1 that he might  speak for himself1  
telling them1 that he could give them   
better  satisfaction than ,i could in   
what they demanded of him1 with several 
other things1 which now ,i forget2 only 
this ,i remember1 that though ,i  was   
somewhat timorous at my first entrance  
into the chamber1 yet before  ,i went   
out1 ,i could not but break forth into  
tears1 not so much because  they were so
 hard-hearted against me and my husband1
 but to think what  a sad account such  
poor creatures will have to give at the 
coming of  the ,lord1 when they shall   
there answer for all things whatsoever  
they  have done in the body1 whether it 
be good or whether it be bad4#ah    ,so1
 when ,i departed from them1 the ,book  
of ,statute was brought1 but  what they 
said of it ,i know nothing at all1      
neither did ,i hear any more  from them4
    ,some ,carriages of the ,adversaries

 of ,god's ,truth with me at the next   
,assizes1 which was on the #aith of the 
,first ,month1 #affb4    ,i shall pass  
by what befell between these two        
assizes1 how ,i had1 by my  jailer1 some
 liberty granted me1 more than at the   
first1 and how ,i  followed my wonted   
course of preaching1 taking all         
occasions that were  put into my hand to
 visit the people of ,god2 exhorting    
them to be  steadfast in the faith of   
,jesus ,christ1 and to take heed that   
they  touched not the ,common ,prayer1  
c41 but to mind the ,word of ,god1 which
  giveth direction to ,christians in    
every point1 being able to make the  man
 of ,god perfect in all things through  
faith in ,jesus ,christ1 and  thoroughly
 to furnish him unto all good works 7#b 
,tim #c3ag74ai ,also1  how ,i1 having1  
,i say1 somewhat more liberty1 did go to
 see ,christians  at ,london2 which my  
enemies hearing of1 were so angry1 that 
they had  almost cast my jailer out of  
his place1 threatening to indict him1   

and  to do what they could against him4 
,they charged me also1 that ,i went     
thither to plot and raise division1 and 
make insurrection1 which1 ,god  knows1  
was a slander2 whereupon my liberty was 
more straitened than it  was before3 so 
that ,i must not look out of the door4  
,well1 when the  next sessions came1    
which was about the #ajth of the        
eleventh month1 ,i  did expect to have  
been very roundly dealt withal2 but they
 passed me  by1 and would not call me1  
so that ,i rested till the assizes1     
which was  the #aith of the first month 
following2 and when they came1 because  
,i  had a desire to come before the     
judge1 ,i desired my jailer to put my   
name into the calendar among the felons1
 and made friends of the judge  and high
 sheriff1 who promised that ,i should be
 called2 so that ,i  thought what ,i had
 done might have been effectual for the 
obtaining of  my desire2 but all was in 
vain3 for when the assizes came1 though 
my  name was in the calendar1 and also  

though both the judge and sheriff  had  
promised that ,i should appear before   
them1 yet the justices and the  clerk of
 the peace did so work it about1 that   
,i1 notwithstanding1 was  deferred1 and 
might not appear2 and although1 ,i say1 
,i do not know of  all their carriages  
towards me1 yet this ,i know1 that the  
clerk of the  peace did discover himself
 to be one of my greatest opposers3 for1
  first1 he came to my jailer1 and told 
him that ,i must not go down  before the
 judge1 and therefore must not be put   
into the calendar2 to  whom my jailer   
said1 that my name was in already4 ,he  
bid him put me out  again2 my jailer    
told him that he could not1 for he had  
given the judge  a calendar with my name
 in it1 and also the sheriff another4   
,at which  he was very much displeased1 
and desired to see that calendar that   
was  yet in my jailer's hand2 who1 when 
he had given it him1 he looked on  it1  
and said it was a false calendar2 he    
also took the calendar and  blotted out 

my accusation1 as my jailer had writ it4
 ,which accusation ,i  cannot tell what 
it was1 because it was so blotted out2  
and he himself  put in words to this    
purpose3 #8,that ,john ,bunyan was      
committed to  prison1 being lawfully    
convicted for upholding of unlawful     
meetings and  conventicles1' c4 ,but    
yet1 for all this1 fearing that what he 
had  done1 unless he added thereto1 it  
would not do2 he first run to the  clerk
 of the assizes1 then to the justices1  
and afterwards1 because he  would not   
leave any means unattempted to hinder   
me1 he comes again to  my jailer1 and   
tells him1 that if ,i did go down before
 the judge1 and  was released1 he would 
make him pay my fees1 which1 he said1   
was due to  him2 and further told him1  
that he would complain of him at the    
next  quarter sessions for making of    
false calendars2 though my jailer       
himself1 as ,i afterwards learned1 had  
put in my accusation worse than  in     
itself it was by far4 ,and thus was ,i  

hindered and prevented1 at that  time   
also1 from appearing before the judge1  
and left in prison4  ,farewell4    ,john
 ,bunyan4    999999    ,a ,,continuation
 ,,of ,,mr4 ,,bunyan',s ,,life1         
,,beginning ,,where ,,he ,,left ,,off1  
,,and  ,,concluding ,,with ,,the ,,time 
,,and ,,manner ,,of ,,his ,,death ,,and 
,,burial1 ,,together  ,,with ,,his      
,,true ,,character4      ,reader1 the   
painful and industrious author of this  
book has already  given you a faithful  
and very moving relation of the         
beginning and  middle of the days of his
 pilgrimage on earth2 and since there   
yet  remains somewhat worthy of notice  
and regard1 which occurred in the  last 
scene of his life2 the which1 for want  
of time1 or fear that some              
over-censorious people should impute it 
to him1 as an earnest coveting  of      
praise from men1 he has not left behind 
him in writing4 ,wherefore1  as a true  
friend and long acquaintance of ,mr4    
,bunyan's1 that his good  end may be    

known as well as his evil beginning1 ,i 
have taken upon me1  from my knowledge1 
and the best account given by other of  
his friends1  to piece this to the      
thread1 too soon broke off1 and so      
lengthen it out  to his entering upon   
eternity4    ,he has told you at large  
of his birth and education2 the evil    
habits  and corruptions of his youth2   
the temptations he struggled and        
conflicted so frequently with2 the      
mercies1 comforts1 and deliverances  he 
found2 how he came to take upon him the 
preaching of the gospel2 the  slanders1 
reproaches1 and imprisonments that      
attended him2 and the  progress he      
notwithstanding made1 by the assistance 
of ,god's grace1 no  doubt to the saving
 of many souls4 ,therefore take these   
things as he  himself has methodically  
laid them down in the words of verity2  
and so  ,i pass on as to what remains4  
,after his being freed from his twelve  
years' imprisonment and upwards1  for   
nonconformity1 wherein he had time to   

furnish the world with sundry  good     
books1 c42 and1 by his patience1 to move
 ,dr4 ,barlow1 the then  ,bishop of     
,lincoln1#bj and other churchmen1 to    
pity his hard and  unreasonable         
sufferings1 so far as to stand very much
 his friends in  procuring his          
enlargement1 or there perhaps he had    
died by the  noisesomeness and ill usage
 of the place2 being now1 ,i say1 again 
at  liberty1 and having1 through mercy1 
shaken off his bodily fetters1 for      
those upon his soul were broken before1 
by the abounding grace that  filled his 
heart1 he went to visit those that had  
been a comfort to him  in his           
tribulation1 with a ,christian-like     
acknowledgment of their  kindness and   
enlargement of charity2 giving          
encouragement by his  example if it     
happened to be their hard haps to fall  
into affliction or  trouble1 then to    
suffer patiently for the sake of a good 
conscience1  and for the love of ,god in
 ,jesus ,christ towards their souls2    

and1 by  many cordial persuasions1      
supported some whose spirits began to   
sink  low through the fear of danger    
that threatened their worldly           
concernment1 so that the people found a 
wonderful consolation in his  discourse 
and admonitions4    ,as often as        
opportunity would admit1 he gathered    
them together in  convenient places1    
though the law was then in force against
 meetings1  and fed them with the       
sincere milk of the ,word1 that they    
might grow up  in grace thereby4 ,to    
such as were anywhere taken and         
imprisoned upon  these accounts1 he made
 it another part of his business to     
extend his  charity1 and gather relief  
for such of them as wanted4    ,he took 
great care to visit the sick1 and       
strengthen them against the  suggestions
 of the tempter1 which at such times are
 very prevalent2 so  that they had cause
 for ever to bless ,god1 who had put    
into his heart1  at such a time1 to     
rescue them from the power of the       

roaring lion1 who  sought to devour     
them2 nor did he spare any pains or     
labour in travel1  though to the remote 
counties1 where he knew1 or imagined1   
any people  might stand in need of his  
assistance1 insomuch that some of these 
visitations that he made1 which was two 
or three every year1 some1  though in   
jeering manner1 no doubt1 gave him the  
epithet of ,bishop  ,bunyan1 whilst     
others envied him for his so earnestly  
labouring in  ,christ's vineyard1 yet   
the seed of the ,word he1 all this      
while1 sowed  in the hearts of his      
congregation1 watered with the grace of 
,god1  brought forth in abundance1 in   
bringing in disciples to the church of  
,christ4    ,another part of his time he
 spent in reconciling differences1 by   
which  he hindered many mischiefs1 and  
saved some families from ruin2 and1 in  
such fallings out1 he was uneasy1 till  
he found a means to labour a            
reconciliation1 and become a peace      
maker1 on whom a blessing is  promised  

in ,holy ,writ3 and1 indeed1 in doing   
this good office1 he may  be said to sum
 up his days1 it being the last         
undertaking of his life1  as will appear
 in the close of this paper4    ,when1  
in the late reign1 liberty of conscience
 was unexpectedly given  and indulged to
 ,dissenters of all persuasions1#ba his 
piercing with  penetrated the veil1 and 
found that it was not for the           
,dissenters' sake  they were so suddenly
 freed from the prosecutions that had   
long lain  heavy upon them1 and set1 in 
a manner1 on an equal foot with the     
,church  of ,england1 which the ,papists
 were undermining1 and about to subvert4
  ,he foresaw all the advantages that   
could have redounded to the             
,dissenters1 would have been no more    
than what ,poliphemus1 the monstrous    
giant of ,sicily1 would have allowed    
,ulysses1 viz41 ,that he would eat  his 
men first1 and do him the favour of     
being eaten last4 ,for1 although  ,mr4  
,bunyan1 following the examples of      

others1 did lay hold of this  liberty1  
as an acceptable thing in itself1       
knowing that ,god is the only  lord of  
conscience1 and that it is good at all  
times to do according to  the dictates  
of a good conscience1 and that the      
preaching the glad  tidings of the      
gospel is beautiful in the preacher2    
yet1 in all this1  he moved with caution
 and a holy fear1 earnestly praying for 
averting  the impendent judgments1 which
 he saw1 like a black tempest hanging   
over our heads1 for our sins1 and ready 
to break upon us1 and that the          
,ninevites' remedy was now highly       
necessary4 ,hereupon1 he gathered his   
congregation at ,bedford1 where he      
mostly lived1 and had lived1 and had    
spent the greatest part of his life2 and
 there being no convenient  place to be 
had1 for the entertainment of so great a
 confluence of  people as followed him1 
upon the account of his teaching1 he    
consulted  with them1 for the building  
of a meeting house2 to which they made  

their voluntary contributions1 with all 
cheerfulness and alacrity2 and  the     
first time he appeared there to edify1  
the place was so thronged1  that many   
were constrained to stay without1 though
 the house was very  spacious1 every one
 striving to partake of his             
instructions1 that were  of his         
persuasion2 and show their good will    
towards him1 by being  present at the   
opening of the place2 and here he lived 
in much peace  and quiet of mind1       
contenting himself with that little ,god
 had bestowed  upon him1 and            
sequestering himself from all secular   
employments1 to  follow that of his call
 to the ministry2 for1 as ,god said to  
,moses1 he  that made the lips and      
heart1 can give eloquence and wisdom1   
without  extraordinary acquirements in a
 university4    ,during these things1   
there were regulators sent into all     
cities and  towns corporate1 to         
new-model the government in the         
magistracy1 c41 by  turning out some1   

and putting in others4 ,against this1   
,mr4 ,bunyan  expressed his zeal with   
some weariness1 as foreseeing the bad   
consequence that would attend it1 and   
laboured with his congregation to       
prevent their being imposed on in this  
kind2 and when a great man in  those    
days1 coming to ,bedford upon some such 
errand1 sent for him1 as  it is         
supposed1 to give him a place of public 
trust1 he would by no  means come at    
him1 but sent his excuse4    ,when he   
was at leisure from writing and         
teaching1 he often came up to  ,london1 
and there went among the congregations  
of the nonconformists1  and used his    
talent to the great good liking of the  
hearers2 and even  some1 to whom he had 
been misrepresented1 upon the account of
 his  education1 were convinced of his  
worth and knowledge in sacred things1   
as perceiving him to be a man of sound  
judgment1 delivering himself  plainly   
and powerfully2 insomuch that many who  
came as mere spectators1  for novelty's 

sake1 rather than to be edified and     
improved1 went away  well satisfied with
 what they heard1 and wondered1 as the  
,jews did at  the apostles1 viz41 whence
 this man should have these things2     
perhaps  not considering that ,god more 
immediately assists those that make it  
their business industriously and        
cheerfully to labour in his vineyard4   
,thus he spent his latter years1 in     
imitation of his great ,lord and        
,master1 the ever-blessed ,jesus2 he    
went about doing good1 so that the  most
 prying critic1 or even malice herself1 
is defied to find1 even  upon the       
narrowest search or observation1 any    
sully or stain upon his  reputation with
 which he may be justly charged2 and    
this we note as a  challenge to those   
that have had the least regard for him1 
or them of  his persuasion1 and have1   
one way or other1 appeared in the front 
of  those that oppressed him1 and for   
the turning whose hearts1 in  obedience 
to the commission and commandment given 

him of ,god1 he  frequently prayed1 and 
sometimes sought a blessing for them1   
even with  tears1 the effects of which  
they may1 peradventure1 though          
undeservedly1 have found in their       
persons1 friends1 relations1 or         
estates2 for ,god will hear the prayers 
of the faithful1 and answer  them1 even 
for those that vex them1 as it happened 
in the case of ,job's  praying for the  
three persons that had been grievous in 
their reproach  against him1 even in the
 day of his sorrow4    ,but yet let me  
come a little nearer to particulars and 
periods of time  for the better         
refreshing the memories of those that   
knew his labour  and suffering1 and for 
the satisfaction of all that shall read 
this  book4    ,after he was sensibly   
convicted of the wicked state of his    
life1 and  converted1 he was baptized   
into the congregation and admitted a    
member  thereof1 viz41 in the year      
#afee1 and became speedily a very       
zealous  professor2 but1 upon the return

 of ,king ,charles to the crown1 in     
#affj1  he was1 on the #abth of         
,november1 taken1 as he was edifying    
some good  people that were got together
 to hear the ,word1 and confined in     
,bedford  jail for the space of six     
years1 till the ,act of ,indulgence to  
,dissenters being allowed1 he obtained  
his freedom by the intercession  of some
 in trust and power that took pity of   
his sufferings2 but within  six years   
afterwards from his first imprisonment  
he was again taken  up1 viz41 in the    
year #afff1 and was then confined for   
six years more1  when even the jailer   
took such pity of his rigorous          
sufferings that he  did as the ,egyptian
 jailer did to ,joseph1 put all the care
 and trust  into his hands4 ,when he was
 taken this last time1 he was preaching 
on  these words1 viz41 8,dost thou      
believe on the ,son of ,god80 and this  
imprisonment continued six years2 and   
when this was over1 another short       
affliction1 which was an imprisonment of

 half a year1 fell to his  share4       
,during these confinements he wrote     
these following books1 viz43  ,of       
,prayer by the ,spirit1 ,the ,holy      
,city1 ,resurrection1 ,grace ,abounding1
  ,pilgrim's ,progress1 the first part4 
,defence of ,justification by ,jesus    
,christ4    ,in the last year of his    
twelve years' imprisonment1 the pastor  
of the  congregation at ,bedford died1  
and he was chosen to that care of souls 
on the #abth of ,december #afga4 ,and in
 this his charge1 he often had  disputes
 with scholars1 that came to oppose him1
 as supposing him an  ignorant person1  
and though he argued plainly and by     
,scripture without  phrases and logical 
expressions2 yet he nonplussed one who  
came to  oppose him in his congregation1
 by demanding whether or no we had the  
true copies of the original ,scriptures2
 and another1 when he was  preaching1   
accused him of uncharitableness1 for    
saying1 ,it was very  hard for most to  
be saved2 saying1 by that1 he went about

 to exclude  most of his congregation2  
but he confuted him and put him to      
silence  with the parable of the stony  
ground and other texts out of the #acth 
of  ,matthew1 in our ,saviour's sermon  
out of a ship1 all his method being to  
keep close to the ,scriptures2 and what 
he found not warranted there1  himself  
would not warrant nor determine1 unless 
in such cases as were  plain1 wherein no
 doubts or scruples did arise4    ,but  
not to make any further mention of this 
kind1 it is well known that  this person
 managed all his affairs with such      
exactness as if he had  made it his     
study1 above all other things1 not to   
give occasion of  offence1 but rather   
suffer many inconvencies to avoid2 being
 never  heard to reproach or revile any1
 what injury soever he received1 but    
rather to rebuke those that did2 and as 
it was in his conversation1 so  it is   
manifested on those books he has caused 
to be published to the  world2 where1   
like the archangel disputing with ,satan

 about the body of  ,moses1 as we find  
it in the epistle of ,jude1 he brings no
 railing  accusation1 but leaves the    
rebukers1 those that persecuted him1 to 
the  ,lord4    ,in his family he kept up
 a very strict discipline in prayer and 
exhortations2 being in this like        
,joshua1 as that good man expresses it1 
viz41 ,whatsoever others did1 as for me 
and my house1 we will serve the  ,lord2 
and1 indeed1 a blessing waited on his   
labours and endeavours1 so  that his    
wife1 as the ,psalmist says1 was like a 
pleasant vine upon the  walls of his    
house1 and his children like olive      
branches round his  table2 for so shall 
it be with the man that fears the ,lord2
 and though  by reason of the many      
losses he sustained by imprisonment and 
spoil1 of  his chargeable sickness1 c41 
his earthly treasures swelled not to    
excess1 he always had sufficient to live
 decently and creditably1 and  with that
 he had the greatest of all treasures1  
which is content2 for1  as the wise man 

says1 that is a continual feast4    ,but
 where content dwells1 even a poor      
cottage is a kingly palace2 and  this   
happiness he had all his life long1 not 
so much minding this world  as knowing  
he was here as a pilgrim and stranger1  
and had no tarrying  city1 but looking  
for one not made with hands1 eternal in 
the highest  heavens2 but at length1    
worn out with sufferings1 age1 and often
  teaching1 the day of his dissolution  
drew near1 and death1 that unlocks  the 
prison of the soul1 to enlarge it for a 
more glorious mansion1 put  a stop to   
his acting his part on the stage of     
mortality2 heaven1 like  earthly princes
 when it threatens war1 being always so 
kind as to call  home its ambassadors   
before it be denounced2 and even the    
last act or  undertaking of his was a   
labour of love and charity2 for it so   
falling  out1 that a young gentleman1 a 
neighbour of ,mr4 ,bunyan1 happening    
into  the displeasure of his father1 and
 being much troubled in mind upon  that 

account1 as also for that he had heard  
his father purposed to  disinherit him1 
or otherwise deprive him of what he had 
to leave1 he  pitched upon ,mr4 ,bunyan 
as a fit man to make way for his        
submission1  and prepare his father's   
mind to receive him2 and he1 as willing 
to do  any good office as it could be   
requested1 as readily undertook it2 and 
so1 riding to ,reading1 in ,berkshire1  
he then there used such pressing        
arguments and reasons against anger and 
passion1 as also for love and           
reconciliation1 that the father was     
mollified1 and his bowels yearned       
towards his returning son4    ,but ,mr4 
,bunyan1 after he had disposed all      
things to the best for  accommodation1  
returning to ,london1 and being         
overtaken with excessive  rains1 coming 
to his lodging extreme wet1 fell sick of
 a violent fever1  which he bore with   
much constancy and patience2 and        
expressed himself  as if he desired     
nothing more than to be dissolved1 and  

to be with  ,christ1 in that case       
esteeming death as gain1 and life only a
 tedious  delaying of felicity expected2
 and finding his vital strength decay1  
having settled his mind and affairs1 as 
well as the shortness of his  time and  
the violence of his disease would admit1
 with a constant and  ,christian        
patience1 he resigned his soul into the 
hands of his most  merciful ,redeemer1  
following his pilgrim from the ,city of 
,destruction  to the ,new ,jerusalem2   
his better part having been all along   
there1 in  holy contemplation1 pantings1
 and breathings after the hidden manna1 
and water of life2 as by many holy and  
humble consolations expressed in  his   
letters to several persons1 in prison   
and out of prison1 too many  to be here 
inserted at present4#bb ,he died at the 
house of one ,mr4  ,straddocks1 a       
grocer1 at the ,star on ,snowhill1 in   
the parish of ,st4  ,sepulchre1 ,london1
 on the #abth of ,august #afhh1 and in  
the sixtieth year  of his age1 after ten

 days' sickness2 and was buried in the  
new burying  place near the ,artillery  
,ground2 where he sleeps to the morning 
of the  resurrection1 in hopes of a     
glorious rising to an incorruptible     
immortality of joy and happiness2 where 
no more trouble and sorrow  shall       
afflict him1 but all tears be wiped     
away2 when the just shall be            
incorrupted1 as members of ,christ their
 head1 and reign with him as  kings and 
priests for ever4#bc    ,a ,,brief      
,,character ,,of ,,mr4 ,,john ,,bunyan4 
,he appeared in countenance to be of a  
stern and rough temper2 but in  his     
conversation mild and affable1 not given
 to loquacity or much  discourse in     
company1 unless some urgent occasion    
required it2  observing never to boast  
of himself1 or his parts1 but rather    
seem low  in his own eyes1 and submit   
himself to the judgment of others2      
abhorring lying and swearing1 being just
 in all that lay in his power  to his   
word1 not seeming to revenge injuries1  

loving to reconcile  differences1 and   
make friendship with all2 he had a sharp
 quick eye1  accomplished with an       
excellent discerning of persons1 being  
of good  judgment and quick wit4 ,as for
 his person1 he was tall of stature1    
strong-boned1 though not corpulent1     
somewhat of a ruddy face1 with          
sparkling eyes1 wearing his hair on his 
upper lip1 after the old  ,british      
fashion2 his hair reddish1 but in his   
latter days1 time had  sprinkled it with
 grey2 his nose well-set1 but not       
declining or  bending1 and his mouth    
moderate large2 his forehead something  
high1 and  his habit always plain and   
modest4 ,and thus have we impartially   
described the internal and external     
parts of a person1 whose death hath     
been much regretted2 a person who had   
tried the smiles and frowns of  time2   
not puffed up in prosperity1 nor shaken 
in adversity1 always  holding the golden
 mean4    ,in him at once did three     
great worthies shine1  ,historian1 poet1

 and a choice divine2  ,then let him    
rest in undisturbed dust1  ,until the   
resurrection of the just4               
,,postscript4    ,in this his           
pilgrimage1 ,god blessed him with four  
children1 one of  which1 named ,mary1   
was blind1 and died some years before2  
his other  children are ,thomas1        
,joseph1 and ,sarah2 and his wife       
,elizabeth1 having  lived to see him    
overcome his labour and sorrow1 and pass
 from this  life to receive the reward  
of his works1 long survived him not1 but
 in  #afib she died2 to follow her      
faithful pilgrim from this world to the 
other1 whither he was gone before her2  
while his works1 which consist  of sixty
 books1 remain for the edifying of the  
reader1 and the praise  of the author4  
,vale4    999999    ,,mr4 ,,john        
,,bunyan',s ,,dying ,,sayings4    ,,of  
,,sin4      ,sin is the great block and 
bar to our happiness1 the procurer of   
all  miseries to man1 both here and     
hereafter3 take away sin and nothing can

  hurt us3 for death1 temporal1         
spiritual1 and eternal1 is the wages of 
it4    ,sin1 and man for sin1 is the    
object of the wrath of ,god4 ,how       
dreadful1  therefore1 must his case be  
who continues in sin6 ,for who can bear 
or  grapple with the wrath of ,god8     
,no sin against ,god can be little1     
because it is against the great ,god  of
 heaven and earth2 but if the sinner can
 find out a little ,god1 it  may be easy
 to find out little sins4    ,sin turns 
all ,god's grace into wantonness2 it is 
the dare of his  justice1 the rape of   
his mercy1 the jeer of his patience1 the
 slight of  his power1 and the contempt 
of his love4#bd    ,take heed of giving 
thyself liberty of committing one sin1  
for that  will lead thee to another2    
till1 by an ill custom1 it become       
natural4    ,to begin a sin1 is to lay a
 foundation for a continuance2 this     
continuance is the mother of custom1 and
 impudence at last the issue4    ,the   
death of ,christ giveth us the best     

discovery of ourselves1 in what         
condition we were1 in that nothing could
 help us but that2 and the most  clear  
discovery of the dreadful nature of our 
sins4 ,for if sin be so  dreadful a     
thing as to wring the heart of the ,son 
of ,god1 how shall a  poor wretched     
sinner be able to bear it8    ,,of      
,,affliction4      ,nothing can render  
affliction so insupportable as the load 
of sin3  would you1 therefore1 be fitted
 for afflictions1 be sure to get the    
burden of your sins laid aside1 and then
 what afflictions soever you  may meet  
with will be very easy to you4    ,if   
thou canst hear and bear the rod of     
affliction which ,god shall lay  upon   
thee1 remember this lesson--thou art    
beaten that thou mayest be  better4     
,the ,lord useth his flail of           
tribulation to separate the chaff from  
the  wheat4    ,the school of the cross 
is the school of light2 it discovers the
  world's vanity1 baseness1 and         
wickedness1 and lets us see more of     

,god's  mind4 ,out of dark affliction   
comes a spiritual light4    ,in times of
 affliction we commonly meet with the   
sweetest experiences  of the love of    
,god4    ,did we heartily renounce the  
pleasures of this world1 we should be   
very  little troubled for our           
afflictions2 that which renders an      
afflicted  state so insupportable to    
many is because they are too much       
addicted to  the pleasures of this life1
 and so cannot endure that which makes a
  separation between them4    ,,of      
,,repentance ,,and ,,coming ,,to        
,,christ4      ,the end of affliction is
 the discovery of sin1 and of that to   
bring us  to a ,saviour4 ,let us        
therefore1 with the prodigal1 return    
unto him1 and  we shall find ease and   
rest4    ,a repenting penitent1 though  
formerly as bad as the worst of men1    
may1  by grace1 become as good as the   
best4    ,to be truly sensible of sin is
 to sorrow for displeasing of ,god2 to  
be  afflicted that he is displeased by  

us more than that he is displeased  with
 us4    ,your intentions to repentance1 
and the neglect of that soul-saving     
duty1 will rise up in judgment against  
you4    ,repentance carries with it a   
,divine rhetoric1 and persuades ,christ 
to  forgive multitudes of sins committed
 against him4    ,say not with thyself1 
,to-morrow ,i will repent2 for it is thy
 duty to do  it daily4    ,the gospel of
 grace and salvation is above all       
doctrines the most  dangerous1 if it be 
received in word only by graceless men2 
if it be  not attended with a sensible  
need of a ,saviour1 and bring them to   
him4  ,for such men as have only the    
notion of it1 are of all men most       
miserable2 for by reason of their       
knowing more than heathens1 this  shall 
only be their final portion1 that they  
shall have greater  stripes4    ,,of    
,,prayer4      ,before you enter into   
prayer1 ask thy soul these              
questions--#a4 ,to what  end1 ,o my     
soul1 art thou retired into this place8 

,art thou not come to  discourse the    
,lord in prayer8 ,is he present2 will he
 hear thee8 ,is he  merciful2 will he   
help thee8 ,is thy business slight2 is  
it not  concerning the welfare of thy   
soul8 ,what words wilt thou use to move 
him to compassion8    ,to make thy      
preparation complete1 consider that thou
 art but dust and  ashes1 and he the    
great ,god and ,father of our ,lord     
,jesus ,christ1 that  clothes himself   
with light as with a garment2 that thou 
art a vile  sinner1 he a holy ,god2 that
 thou art but a poor crawling worm1 he  
the  omnipotent ,creator4    ,in all    
your prayers forget not to thank the    
,lord for his mercies4    ,when thou    
prayest1 rather let thy hearts be       
without words1 than thy  words without a
 heart4    ,prayer will make a man cease
 from sin1 or sin will entice a man to  
cease from prayer4    ,the spirit of    
prayer is more precious than treasures  
of gold and  silver4    ,pray often1 for
 prayer is a shield to the soul1 a      

sacrifice to ,god1 and  a scourge for   
,satan4    ,,of ,,the ,,lord',s ,,day1  
,,sermons1 ,,and ,,week ,,days4         
,have a special care to sanctify the    
,lord's day2 for as thou keepest it1  so
 it will be with thee all the week long4
    ,make the ,lord's day the market for
 thy soul2 let the whole day be spent   
in prayer1 repetitions1 or meditations2 
lay aside the affairs of the  other part
 of the week2 let thy sermon thou hast  
heard be converted  into prayer3 ,shall 
,god allow thee six days1 and wilt not  
thou afford  him one8    ,in the church1
 be careful to serve ,god2 for thou art 
in his eyes1 and  not in man's4    ,thou
 mayest hear sermons often1 and do well 
in practicing what thou  hearest2 but   
thou must not expect to be told thee in 
a pulpit all that  thou oughtest to do1 
but be studious in searching the        
,scriptures1 and  reading good books2   
what thou hearest may be forgotten1 but 
what thou  readest may better be        
retained4    ,forsake not the public    

worship of ,god1 lest ,god forsake thee1
 not only  in public1 but in private4   
,in the week days1 when thou risest in  
the morning1 consider1 #a4 ,thou  must  
die4 #b4 ,thou mayest die that minute4  
#c4 ,what will become of thy  soul4     
,pray often4 ,at night consider1 #a4    
,what sins thou hast committed4  #b4    
,how often thou hast prayed4 #c4 ,what  
hath thy mind been bent upon4 #d4  ,what
 hath been thy dealing4 #e4 ,what thy   
conversation4 #f4 ,if thou  callest to  
mind the errors of the day1 sleep not   
without a confession  to ,god1 and a    
hope of pardon4 ,thus every morning and 
evening make up  thy accounts with      
,almighty ,god1 and thy reckoning will  
be the less at  last4    ,,of ,,the     
,,love ,,of ,,the ,,world4      ,nothing
 more hinders a soul from coming to     
,christ1 than a vain love of  the world2
 and till a soul is freed from it1 it   
can never have a true  love for ,god4   
,what are the honours and riches of this
 world1 when compared to the  glories of

 a crown of life8    ,love not the      
world2 for it the love of the world is a
 moth in a  ,christian's life4    ,to   
despise the world is the way to enjoy   
heaven2 and blessed are they  who       
delight to converse with ,god by prayer4
    ,what folly can be greater than to  
labour for the meat that perisheth1  and
 neglect the food of eternal life8      
,god or the world must be neglected at  
parting time1 for then is the  time of  
trial4    ,to seek yourself in this     
world is to be lost2 and to be humble is
 to be  exalted4    ,the epicure that   
delighteth in the dainties of this      
world1 little  thinketh that those very 
creatures will one day witness against  
him4    ,,of ,,suffering4      ,it is   
not every suffering that makes a martyr1
 but suffering for the  ,word of ,god   
after a right manner2 that is1 not only 
for righteousness1  but for             
righteousness' sake2 not only for truth1
 but out of love to  truth2 not only for
 ,god's ,word1 but according to it3 to  

wit1 in that  holy1 humble1 meek manner1
 as the ,word of ,god requireth4    ,it 
is a rare thing to suffer aright1 and to
 have my spirit in suffering  bent only 
against ,god's enemy1 sin2 sin in       
doctrine1 sin in worship1  sin in life1 
and sin in conversation4    ,the devil1 
nor men of the world1 can kill thy      
righteousness1 or love to  it but by thy
 own hand2 or separate that and thee    
asunder without thy  own act4 ,nor will 
he that doth indeed suffer for the sake 
of it1 or out  of love he bears thereto1
 be tempted to exchange it1 for the good
 will  of all the world4    ,i have     
often thought that the best of          
,christians are found in the worst  of  
times4 ,and ,i have thought again that  
one reason why we are no  better1 is    
because ,god purges us no more4 ,noah   
and ,lot1 who so holy as  they in the   
time of their afflictions8 ,and yet who 
so idle as they in  the time of their   
prosperity8    ,,of ,,death ,,and       
,,judgment4      ,as the devil labours  

by all means to keep out other things   
that are  good1 so to keep out of the   
heart as much as in him lies1 the       
thoughts  of passing from this life into
 another world2 for he knows if he can  
but keep them from the serious thoughts 
of death1 he shall the more  easily keep
 them in their sins4    ,nothing will   
make us more earnest in working out the 
work of our  salvation1 than a frequent 
meditation of mortality2 nothing hath   
greater influence for the taking off our
 hearts from vanities1 and for  the     
begetting in us desires after holiness4 
,o sinner1 what a condition wilt thou   
fall into when thou departest this      
world2 if thou depart unconverted1 thou 
hadst better have been  smothered the   
first hour thou wast born2 thou hadst   
better have been  plucked one limb from 
another2 thou hadst better have been    
made a dog1  a toad1 a serpent1 than to 
die unconverted1 and this thou wilt find
  true if thou repent not4    ,a man    
would be counted a fool to slight a     

judge1 before whom he is to  have a     
trial of his whole estate4#be ,the trial
 we have before ,god is  of otherguise  
importance1#bf it concerns our eternal  
happiness or  misery2 and yet dare we   
affront him8    ,the only way for us to 
escape that terrible judgment1 is to be 
often  passing a sentence of            
condemnation upon ourselves here4 ,when 
the sound  of the trumpet shall be      
heard1 which shall summon the dead to   
appear  before the tribunal of ,god1 the
 righteous shall hasten out of their    
graves with joy to meet their ,redeemer 
in the clouds2 others shall call  to the
 hills and mountains to fall upon them1 
to cover them from the  sight of their  
,judge2 let us therefore in time be     
posing#bg ourselves  which of the two we
 shall be4    ,,of ,,the ,,joys ,,of    
,,heaven4      ,there is no good in this
 life but what is mingled with some     
evil2  honours perplex1 riches disquiet1
 and pleasures ruin health4 ,but in     
heaven we shall find blessings in their 

purity1 without any ingredient  to      
embitter1 with everything to sweeten    
them4    ,o6 who is able to conceive the
 inexpressible1 inconceivable joys that 
are there8 ,none but they who have      
tasted of them4 ,lord1 help us to put   
such a value upon them here1 that in    
order to prepare ourselves for  them1 we
 may be willing to forego the loss of   
all those deluding  pleasures here4     
,how will the heavens echo of joy1 when 
the ,bride1 the ,lamb's wife1  shall    
come to dwell with her husband for ever8
    ,christ is the desire of nations1   
the joy of angels1 the delight of the   
,father2 what solace then must that soul
 be filled with1 that hath the          
possession of him to all eternity8      
,o6 what acclamations of joy will there 
be1 when all the children of ,god  shall
 meet together1 without fear of being   
disturbed by the  antichristian and     
,cainish brood6    ,is there not a time 
coming when the godly may ask the wicked
 what  profit they have in their        

pleasure8 what comfort in their         
greatness8  and what fruits in all their
 labour8    ,if you would be better     
satisfied what the beatifical vision    
means1 my  request is that you would    
live holily1 and go and see4    ,,of    
,,the ,,torments ,,of ,,hell4           
,heaven and salvation is not surely more
 promised to the godly than hell  and   
damnation is threatened to1 and shall be
 executed on1 the wicked4    ,when once 
a man is damned1 he may bid adieu to all
 pleasures4    ,oh6 who knows the power 
of ,god's wrath8 none but damned ones4  
,sinners' company are the devil and his 
angels1 tormented in everlasting  fire  
with a curse4    ,hell would be a kind  
of paradise if it were not worse than   
the worst of  this world4    ,as        
different as grief is from joy1 as      
torment from rest1 as terror from       
peace2 so different is the state of     
sinners from that of saints in the      
world to come4    ,licensed1 ,september 
#aj1 #afhh4    ,,footnotes3      #a4    

,the text from which he intended to     
preach was #8,dost thou believe on  the 
,son of ,god8' 7,john #i3ce74 ,from this
 he intended to show the  absolute need 
of faith in ,jesus ,christ2 and that it 
was also a thing of  the highest concern
 for men to inquire into1 and to ask    
their own  hearts1 whether they had it  
or no4 ,see ,preface to his ,confession 
of  ,faith4--,ed4    #b4 ,justice       
,wingate4    #c4 #8,chafe4' ,see #b ,sam
 #ag3h4--;,ed4    #d4 ,a right          
,judas4--,ed4    #e4 #8,how little could
 ,bunyan dream1 that from the narrow    
cell in which  he was incarcerated1 and 
cut off apparently from all usefulness1 
a  glory would shine out1 illustrating  
the government and grace of ,god1  and  
doing more good to man1 than all the    
prelates of the kingdom put  together   
had accomplished4'--,dr4 ,cheever4      
#f4 ,it is easy to say a prayer1 but    
difficult truly to pray4 ,it is not     
length1 not eloquence1 that makes       
prayer4 ,though there be no more than   

#8,my ,father6' if the heart rise with  
it1 that is prayer4 #8,prayer is an     
offering up of our ,,desires unto       
,god4'--,ed4    #g4 ,it is not the      
spirit of a ,christian to persecute any 
for their  religion1 but to pity them2  
and if they will turn1 to instruct      
them4--,ed4    #h4 ,the statute under   
which ,bunyan suffered is the #ceth     
,eliz41 cap4 #a1  re-enacted with all   
its rigour in the #afth ,charles ,,ii1  
cap4 #d1 #affb2  #8,that if any person1 
above sixteen years of age1 shall       
forbear coming  to church for one month1
 or persuade any other person to abstain
 from  hearing ,divine service1 or      
receiving the communion according to    
law1 or  come to any unlawful assembly1 
conventicle1 or meeting--every such     
person shall be imprisoned1 without     
bail1 until he conform1 and do in  some 
church make this open submission        
following3--,i do humbly confess  and   
acknowledge that ,i have grievously     
offended ,god in contemning his         

,majesty's godly and lawful government  
and authority1 by absenting  myself from
 church1 and from hearing ,divine       
service1 contrary to the  godly laws and
 statutes of this realm4 ,and in using  
and frequenting  disordered and unlawful
 conventicles and assemblies1 under     
pretence and  colour of exercise of     
religion2 and ,i am heartily sorry for  
the same4  ,and ,i do promise and       
protest1 that from henceforth ,i will1  
from time to  time1 obey and perform his
 ,majesty's laws and statutes1 in       
repairing to  the church and ,divine    
services1 and do my uttermost endeavour 
to  maintain and defend the same4 ,and  
for the third offence he shall be  sent 
to the jail or house of correction1     
there to remain until the next  sessions
 or assizes1 and then to be indicted2   
and being thereupon found  guilty1 the  
court shall enter judgment of           
transportation against such  offenders1 
to some of the foreign plantations      
7,virginia and ,new ,england  only      

excepted71 there to remain seven years2 
and warrants shall issue  to sequester  
the profits of their lands1 and to      
distrain and sell their  goods to defray
 the charges of their transportation2   
and for want of  such charges being     
paid1 the sheriff may contract with any 
master of a  ship1 or merchant1 to      
transport them2 and then such prisoner  
shall be a  servant to the transporter  
or his assigns2 that is1 whoever he will
  sell him or her to1 for five years4   
,and if any under such judgment of      
transportation shall escape1 or being   
transported1 return into any part  of   
,england1 shall ,,suffer ,,death as     
felons1 without benefit of clergy4'     
,notwithstanding this edict1 mark well  
his words on the next leaf1             
#8,exhorting the people of ,god to take 
heed1 and touch not the ,common         
,prayer4' ,englishmen1 blush6 ,this is  
now the law of the land we live in4     
,roman ,catholics alone are legally     
exempted from its cruel operations1  by 

an ,act passed in #ahdd4 ,the overruling
 hand of ,god alone saved the  pious and
 holy ,bunyan from having been legally  
murdered4--,ed4    #i4 ,the contemptible
 and mad insurrection to which ,mr4     
,cobb refers1 was  the pretext for      
fearful sufferings to the ,dissenters   
throughout the  kingdom4 ,it is thus    
narrated by ,bishop ,burnet1            
#affj3--#8,the king had not  been many  
days at ,whitehall1 when one ,venner1 a 
violent fifth-monarchy  man1 who thought
 it was not enough to believe that      
,christ was to reign  on earth1 and to  
put the saints in possession of the     
kingdom1 but added  to this that the    
saints were to take the kingdom         
themselves4 ,he  gathered some of the   
most furious of the party to a meeting  
in ,coleman  ,street4 ,there they       
concerted the day and the manner of     
their rising1 to  set ,christ on his    
throne1 as they called it4 ,but withal  
they meant to  manage the government in 
his name1 and were so formal that they  

had  prepared standards and colours1    
with their devices on them1 and         
furnished themselves with very good     
arms4 ,but when the day came1 there  was
 but a small appearance1 not exceeding  
twenty4 ,however1 they  resolved to     
venture out into the streets1 and cry   
out1 ,no king but  ,christ4 ,some of    
them seemed persuaded that ,christ would
 come down and  head them4 ,they scoured
 the streets before them1 and made a    
great  progress4 ,some were afraid1 and 
all were amazed at this piece of        
extravagance4 ,they killed a great many1
 but were at last mastered by  numbers2 
and were all either killed or taken and 
executed4--7,burnet's  ,own ,times1     
#affj1 vol4 i4 p4 #afj74--;,ed4    #aj4 
,the third section of #afth ,charles    
,,ii1 cap4 #d1 also enacts1 #8,that  any
 person above sixteen years old1 present
 at any meeting under  pretence of      
exercise of religion1 in other manner   
than is allowed by  the liturgy or      
practice of the ,church of ,england1    

where there shall be  present five      
persons or more above those of the      
household1 upon proof  thereof made1    
either by confession of the party1 or   
oath of witness1 or  notorious evidence 
of the fact2 the offence shall be       
recorded under the  hands of two        
justices1 or the chief magistrate of the
 place1 which  shall be a perfect       
conviction4'--,ed4    #aa4 ,as ,wicliffe
 wrote in ,latin1 and his words were of 
great rarity1 it  may excite inquiry how
 poor ,bunyan was conversant with is    
opinions4  ,this is easily solved4 ,foxe
 gives a translation of ,wicliffe's     
doctrines  in his ,martyrology1 the     
favourite book of ,bunyan4--,ed4    #ab4
 ,april #bc1 #affa4    #ac4 ,see page   
#ef1 and note there4    #ad4 ,it is very
 probable that his persecutors knew the 
heroic spirit of  this young woman1 and 
were afraid to proceed to extremities1  
lest their  blood-guiltiness should be  
known throughout the kingdom1 and public
  execration be excited against them4   

,such a martyr's blood would  indelibly 
and most foully have stained both them  
and their families to  the latest       
generation4--,ed4    #ae4 #8,smayed1' an
 obsolete contraction of                
#8dismayed4'--,ed4    #af4 ,bunyan is   
silent upon the death of his first wife 
and marriage to  the second2 in fact he 
forgets his own domestic affairs in his 
desire  to record the ,lord's gracious  
dealings with his soul4 ,it is not his  
autobiography1 but his religious        
feelings and experience1 that he        
records4--,ed4    #ag4 #8,chafed1'      
excited1 inflamed1 angry4--,ed4    #ah4 
,this is a beautiful specimen of real   
,christian feeling2 nothing  vindictive1
 although such cruel wrongs had been    
perpetrated against her  beloved        
husband4--,ed4    #ai4 ,nothing daunted 
by the cruel ,statute which was then in 
force1  ,bunyan acted exactly as ,peter 
and ,john did under similar             
circumstances1  8,we cannot but speak   
the things which we have seen and heard0

 7,acts  #d3bj74 ,if ,i suffer death for
 it1 ,i am bound to speak the warning   
words  of truth1 8,touch not the unclean
 thing40--,ed4    #bj4 ,application was 
made to ,bishop ,barlow1 through ,dr4   
,owen1 to use his  powerful influence in
 obtaining liberty for this ,christian  
captive2 but  he absolutely refused to  
interfere4 ,see ,preface to ,owen's     
,sermons1  #agba4 ,bunyan1 upon his     
petition1 heard by the king in council1 
was  included in the pardon to the      
imprisoned and cruelly-treated ,quakers4
  ,whitehead1 the ,quaker1 was the      
honoured instrument in releasing        
him4--,introduction to ,pilgrim's       
,progress1 ,hanserd ,knollys            
,edition4--,ed4    #ba4 ,see an         
authentic copy of this ,royal           
,declaration1 and observations  upon it1
 in the ,introduction to the ,pilgrim's 
,progress1 published by  the ,hanserd   
,knollys ,society1 #ahdg4--;,ed4    #bb4
 ,all these letters1 and nearly all his 
autographs1 have disappeared4  ,of his  

numerous manuscripts1 books1 and        
letters1 not a line is now  known to    
exist4 ,if discovered1 they would be    
invaluable4--,ed4    #bc4 ,strongly does
 the departure of ,bunyan1 on his ascent
 to the  celestial city1 remind us of   
,rev #ad3ac1 #8,and ,i heard a voice    
from  heaven1 saying unto me1 ,write1   
,blessed are the dead which die in the  
,lord1 from henceforth4 ,yea1 saith the 
,spirit1 that they may rest from  their 
labours2 and their works do follow      
them4' ,what an exchange6 ,from         
incessant anxious labour2 from sighing  
and sorrow2 from corruption and         
temptation2 to commence an endless life 
of holiness and purity1 rest  and peace4
 ,to be with and like his ,lord6 ,his   
works have followed1 and  will follow   
him1 till time shall be no more4--,ed4  
#bd4 ,among these truly remarkable      
sayings1 so characteristic of our  great
 author1 this of the fearful nature of  
sin is peculiarly striking2  it is      
worthy of being imprinted on every      

,christian's heart1 to keep  alive a    
daily sense of the exceeding sinfulness 
of sin4--,ed4    #be4 ,judges in those  
days were often biased by personal      
feelings1 and in  some cases even by    
bribes4--,ed4    #bf4 #8,otherguise     
importance'2 another manner of          
importance4--,ed4    #bg4 #8,posing1'   
questioning closely1 putting to a       
stand4--,imperial  ,dictionary4--,ed4   
999999    ,,prison ,,meditations        
,,directed ,,to ,,the ,,heart ,,of      
,,suffering ,,saints ,,and  ,,reigning  
,,sinners      ,by ,john ,bunyan1 in    
,prison1 #affe    ,,advertisement ,,by  
,,the ,,editor      ,these verses1 like 
those called 8,a ,caution to watch      
against ,sin10 were  first printed on a 
half sheet1 and passed through several  
editions4 ,the  ,editor possesses a copy
 published by the author1 a short time  
before  his decease2 it is in an        
exceedingly rare little volume1         
including his  poems of 8,one thing     
needful0 and his 8,ebal and ,gerizzim02 

with 8a  catlogue of all his other      
books40 ,london3 printed for ,nath1     
,ponder1 at  the ,peacock in the        
,poultry1 #afhh4 ,on the reverse of the 
title is a  singular advertisement2     
8,this author having published many     
books1 which  have gone off very well1  
there are certain ballad sellers about  
,newgate1 and on ,london ,bridge1 who   
have put the two first letters of  this 
author's name1 and his effigies1 to     
their rhymes and ridiculous  books1     
suggesting to the world as if they were 
his4 ,now know that this  author        
publisheth his name at large to all his 
books1 and what you  shall see otherwise
 he disowns40    ,bunyan was imprisoned 
for teaching the gospel in its purity to
 the  poor1 and for refusing conformity 
to national creeds and ceremonies4      
,this was as absurd as it would be1 to  
imprison such of the inhabitants  of a  
country who refused to swear that all   
mankind were of one standard  in height2
 sending those who had consciences to   

prison1 until they  pretended that they 
had grown taller or shorter1 and were   
willing to  take the oath4 ,mental      
decision must be formed on evidence4    
,god can  enlighten the mind to see that
 he alone can guide us to spiritual     
worship--that his will must be          
personally consulted1 and unreservedly  
obeyed4 ,such a man feels that his      
soul's salvation depends upon  obedience
 to ,god1 and not to man4 ,if human laws
 send him to jail for  refusing to      
disobey ,god1 he will write upon the    
prison wall as ,william  ,prynne did    
upon that in the ,tower1 8,the ,lord    
heareth the poor1 and  despiseth not    
,,his prisoners40       #8,christ's     
presence hath my prison turn'd into     
,a blessed heaven2 what then will it do 
,in heaven hereafter1 when it now       
creates      ,heav'n in a dungeon2 goals
 to courts translates8'       #8,he is  
not bound whom ,christ makes free2 he1  
,though shut close prisoner1 chained1   
remains still free3      ,a godly man's 

at large in every place1      ,still    
cheerful1 well content1 in blessed case1
      ,unconquered2 he a sacred heaven  
still bears      ,about within his      
breast4''''    ,these were the feelings 
of all ,christ's prisoners4 ,indomitable
 was the  heroic spirit of ,bunyan4 ,he 
tells his persecutors their folly and   
their  sin1 even while suffering under  
their lash2 and after more than twelve  
years' incarceration1 his free spirit is
 unsubdued4 ,again for sixteen  years he
 enjoyed the sweets of liberty1 and then
 re-published at all  risks his proofs  
of the wickedness of persecution for    
conscience' sake4  ,there was no craft1 
nor guile1 nor hypocrisy about his      
character1 but a  fearless devotion to  
the will of his ,god2 and he became one 
of the most  honoured of his saints4    
,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,prison ,,mediations
      #a4 ,friend1 ,i salute thee in the
 ,lord1             ,and wish thou      
may'st abound         ,in faith1 and    
have a good regard             ,to keep 

on holy ground4    #b4 ,thou dost       
encourage me to hold             ,my    
head above the flood1         ,thy      
counsel better is than gold1            
,in need thereof ,i stood4        #c4   
,good counsel's good at any time1       
,the wise will it receive1      ,though 
fools count he commits a crime      ,who
 doth good counsel give4        #d4 ,i  
take it kindly at thy hand      ,thou   
didst unto me write1      ,my feet upon 
,mount ,zion stand1      ,in that take  
thou delight4        #e4 ,i am1 indeed1 
in prison now      ,in body1 but my mind
      ,is free to study ,christ1 and how
      ,unto me he is kind4        #f4   
,for though men keep my outward man     
,within their locks and bars1      ,yet 
by the faith of ,christ ,i can          
,mount higher than the stars4        #g4
 ,their fetters cannot spirits tame1    
,nor tie up ,god from me2      ,my faith
 and hope they cannot lame1      ,above 
them ,i shall be4        #h4 ,i here am 
very much refreshed      ,to think when 

,i was out1      ,i preached life1 and  
peace1 and rest      ,to sinners round  
about4        #i4 ,my business then was 
souls to save1      ,by preaching grace 
and faith2      ,of which the comfort   
now ,i have1      ,and have it shall    
till death4        #aj4 ,they were no   
fables that ,i taught1      ,devised by 
cunning men1      ,but ,god's own ,word1
 by which were caught      ,some sinners
 now and then4        #aa4 ,whose souls 
by it were made to see      ,the evil of
 their sin2      ,and need of ,christ to
 make them free      ,from death which  
they were in4        #ab4 ,and now those
 very hearts that then      ,were foes  
unto the ,lord1      ,embrace his       
,christ and truth1 like men             
,conquered by his word4        #ac4 ,i  
hear them sigh and groan1 and cry       
,for grace1 to ,god above2      ,they   
loathe their sin1 and to it die1        
',tis holiness they love4        #ad4   
,this was the work ,i was about         
,when hands on me they laid1      ',twas

 this from which they pluck'd me out1   
,and vilely to me said1        #ae4 ,you
 heretic1 deceiver1 come1      ,to      
prison you must go2      ,you preach    
abroad1 and keep not home1      ,you are
 the church's foe4        #af4 ,but     
having peace within my soul1      ,and  
truth on every side1      ,i could with 
comfort them control1      ,and at their
 charge deride4        #ag4 ,wherefore  
to prison they me sent1      ,where to  
this day ,i lie1      ,and can with very
 much content      ,for my profession   
die4        #ah4 ,the prison very sweet 
to me      ,hath been since ,i came     
here1      ,and so would also hanging   
be1      ,if ,god would there appear4   
#ai4 ,here dwells good conscience1 also 
peace      ,here be my garments white2  
,here1 though in bonds1 ,i have release 
,from guilt1 which else would bite4     
#bj4 ,when they do talk of banishment1  
,of death1 or such-like things2         
,then to me ,god sends heart's content1 
,that like a fountain springs4          

#ba4 ,alas6 they little think what peace
      ,they help me to1 for by          
,their rage my comforts do increase2    
,bless ,god therefore do ,i4        #bb4
 ,if they do give me gall to drink1     
,then ,god doth sweetn'ning cast        
,so much thereto1 that they can't think 
,how bravely it doth taste4        #bc4 
,for1 as the devil sets before      ,me 
heaviness and grief1      ,so ,god sets 
,christ and grace much more1            
,whereby ,i take relief4        #bd4    
,though they say then that we are fools 
,because we here do lie1      ,i answer1
 goals are ,christ his schools1      ,in
 them we learn to die4        #be4 ',tis
 not the baseness of this state         
,doth hide us from ,god's face1      ,he
 frequently1 both soon and late1        
,doth visit us with grace4        #bf4  
,here come the angels1 here come saints1
      ,here comes the ,spirit of ,god1  
,to comfort us in our restraints        
,under the wicked's rod4        #bg4    
,god sometimes visits prisons more      

,than lordly palaces1      ,he often    
knocketh at our door1      ,when he     
their houses miss4        #bh4 ,the     
truth and life of heavenly things       
,lift up our hearts on high1      ,and  
carry us on eagles' wings1      ,beyond 
carnality4        #bi4 ,it take away    
those clogs that hold      ,the hearts  
of other men1      ,and makes us lively1
 strong and bold      ,thus to oppose   
their sin4        #cj4 ,by which means  
,god doth frustrate      ,that which our
 foes expect2      ,namely1 our turning 
th' ,apostate1      ,like those of      
,judas' sect4        #ca4 ,here comes to
 our rememberance      ,the troubles    
good men had      ,of old1 and for our  
furtherance1      ,their joys when they 
were sad4        #cb4 ,to them that here
 for evil lie      ,the place is        
comfortless1      ,but not to me1       
because that ,i      ,lie here for      
righteousness4        #cc4 ,the truth   
and ,i were both here cast              
,together1 and we do      ,lie arm in   

arm1 and so hold fast      ,each other2 
this is true4        #cd4 ,this goal to 
us is as a hill1      ,from whence we   
plainly see      ,beyond this world1 and
 take our fill      ,of things that     
lasting be4        #ce4 ,from hence we  
see the emptiness      ,of all this     
world contains2      ,and here we feel  
the blessedness      ,that for us yet   
remains4        #cf4 ,here we can see   
how all men play      ,their parts1 as  
on a stage1      ,how good men suffer   
for ,god's way1      ,and bad men at    
them rage4        #cg4 ,here we can see 
who holds that ground      ,which they  
in ,scripture find2      ,here we see   
also who turns round      ,like         
weathercocks with wind4        #ch4 ,we 
can also from hence behold      ,how    
seeming friends appear      ,but        
hypocrites1 as we are told      ,in     
,scripture every where4        #ci4     
,when we did walk at liberty1      ,we  
were deceiv'd by them1      ,who we from
 hence do clearly see      ,are vile    

deceitful men4        #dj4 ,these       
politicians that profest      ,for base 
and worldly ends1      ,do now appear to
 us at best      ,but ,machiavellian    
friends4        #da4 ,though men do say1
 we do disgrace      ,ourselves by lying
 here      ,among the rogues1 yet       
,christ our face      ,from all such    
filth will clear4        #db4 ,we know  
there's neither flout nor frown         
,that we now for him bear1      ,but    
will add to our heavenly crown1         
,when he comes in the air4        #dc4  
,when he our righteousness forth brings 
,bright shining as the day1      ,and   
wipeth off those sland'rous things      
,that scorners on us lay4        #dd4   
,we sell our earthly happiness      ,for
 heavenly house and home2      ,we leave
 this world because 'tis less1      ,and
 worse than that to come4        #de4   
,we change our drossy dust for gold1    
,from death to life we fly3      ,we let
 go shadows1 and take hold      ,of     
immortality4        #df4 ,we trade for  

that which lasting is1      ,and nothing
 for it give1      ,but that which is   
already his      ,by whom we breath and 
live4        #dg4 ,that liberty we lose 
for him1      ,sickness might take away3
      ,our goods might also for our sin 
,by fire or thieves decay4        #dh4  
,again1 we see what glory 'tis          
,freely to bear our cross      ,for him1
 who for us took up his1      ,when he  
our servant was4        #di4 ,i am most 
free that men should see      ,a hole   
cut thro' mine ear2      ,if others will
 ascertain me1      ,they'll hang a     
jewel there4        #ej4 ,just thus it  
is we suffer here      ,for him a little
 pain1      ,who1 when he doth again    
appear1      ,will with him let us      
reign4        #ea4 ,if all must either  
die for sin      ,a death that's        
natural2      ,or else for ,christ1 'tis
 best with him      ,who for the last   
doth fall4        #eb4 ,who now dare say
 we throw away      ,our goods or       
liberty1      ,when ,god's most holy    

,word doth say      ,we gain thus much  
thereby8        #ec4 ,hark yet again1   
you carnal men1      ,and hear what ,i  
shall say      ,in your own dialect1 and
 then      ,i'll you no longer stay4    
#ed4 ,you talk sometimes of valour much1
      ,and count such bravely mann'd1   
,that will not stick to have a touch    
,with any in the land4        #ee4 ,if  
these be worth commending then1         
,that vainly show their might1      ,how
 dare you blame those holy men          
,that in ,god's quarrel fight8          
#ef4 ,though you dare crack a coward's  
crown1      ,or quarrel for a pin1      
,you dare not on the wicked frown1      
,nor speak against their sin4           
#eg4 ,for all your spirits are so stout1
      ,for matters that are vain2       
,yet sin besets you round about1        
,you are in ,satan's chain4        #eh4 
,you dare not for the truth engage1     
,you quake at prisonment2      ,you dare
 not make the tree your stage      ,for 
,christ1 that ,king1 potent4        #ei4

 ,know then1 true valour there doth     
dwell      ,where men engage for ,god1  
,against the devil1 death1 and hell1    
,and bear the wicked's rod4        #fj4 
,these be the men that ,god doth count  
,of high and noble mind2      ,these be 
the men that do surmount      ,what you 
in nature find4        #fa4 ,first they 
do conquer their own hearts1      ,all  
worldly fears1 and then      ,also the  
devil's fiery darts1      ,and          
persecuting men4        #fb4 ,they      
conquer when they thus do fall1         
,they kill when they do die3      ,they 
overcome then most of all1      ,and get
 the victory4        #fc4 ,the worldling
 understands not this1      ',tis clear 
out of his sight2      ,therefore he    
counts this world his bliss1      ,and  
doth our glory slight4        #fd4 ,the 
lubber knows not how to spring      ,the
 nimble footman's stage2      ,neither  
can owls or jackdaws sing      ,if they 
were in the cage4        #fe4 ,the swine
 doth not the pearls regard1      ,but  

them doth slight for grains1            
,though the wise merchant labours hard  
,for them with greatest pains4          
#ff4 ,consider man what ,i have said1   
,and judge of things aright2      ,when 
all men's cards are fully played1       
,whose will abide the light8        #fg4
 ,will those1 who have us hither cast8  
,or they who do us scorn8      ,or those
 who do our houses waste8      ,or us1  
who this have borne8        #fh4 ,and   
let us count those things the best      
,that best will prove at last2      ,and
 count such men the only blest1         
,that do such things hold fast4         
#fi4 ,and what though they us dear do   
cost1      ,yet let us buy them so2     
,we shall not count our labour lost     
,when we see others' woe4        #gj4   
,and let saints be no longer blam'd     
,by carnal policy2      ,but let the    
wicked be asham'd      ,of their        
malignity4          ,,the ,,jerusalem   
,,sinner ,,saved2    ,,or1    ,,good    
,,news ,,for ,,the ,,vilest ,,of ,,men2 

,,being ,a ,,help ,,for ,,despairing    
,,souls1 ,,showing ,,that ,,jesus       
,,christ ,,would ,,have  ,,mercy ,,in   
,,the ,,first ,,place ,,offered ,,to    
,,the ,,biggest ,,sinners4    ,,the     
,,third ,,edition1    ,,in ,,which ,,is 
,,added1 ,,an ,,answer ,,to ,,those     
,,grand ,,objections ,,that ,,lie ,,in  
,,the  ,,way ,,of ,,the ,,them ,,that   
,,would ,,believe3 ,,for ,,the ,,comfort
 ,,of ,,them ,,that ,,fear  ,,they      
,,have ,,sinned ,,against ,,the ,,holy  
,,ghost4    ,,by ,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,of  
,,bedford4      ,london3 ,printed for   
,elizabeth ,smith1 at the ,hand and     
,bible1 on ,london  ,bridge1 #afia4     
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,,that ,bunyan1 who considered himself  
one of the most notorious of  ,jerusalem
 sinners1 should write with the deepest 
earnestness upon this  subject1 is not  
surprising4 ,he had preached upon it    
with very peculiar  pleasure1 and1      
doubtless1 from many texts2 and1 as he  
says1 #8through  ,god's grace1 with     

great success4' ,it is not probable     
that1 with his  characteristic intensity
 of feeling1 and holy fervour in        
preaching1 he  ever delivered the same  
sermon twice2 but this was a subject so 
in  unison with his own feelings and    
experience1 that he must have dilated   
upon it with even unusual interest and  
earnestness4 ,the marrow of all  these  
exercises he concentrated in this       
treatise2 and when his judgment  was1 by
 severe internal conflicts1 fully       
matured--upon the eve of the  close of  
his earthly pilgrimage1 in the last year
 of his life1 #afhh--;he  published it  
in a pocket volume of eight sheets4 ,it 
was soon translated  into several       
languages1 and became so popular as to  
pass through ten  editions in ,english  
by #agbh4 ,like other favourite books1  
it was  ornamented with some very       
inferior wood-cuts4    ,the object of   
the author is fully explained in the    
title to his book4  ,it is to display   
the riches of ,divine grace and mercy to

 the greatest  sinners--even to those   
whose conduct entitled them to be called
 #8,satan's  colonels1 and captains1 the
 leaders of his people2 and to such as  
most  stoutly make head against the ,son
 of ,god4' ,it is to those who feel     
themselves to be such1 and who make a   
proper estimate of their own            
characters1 as in the sight of ,god1    
that the gracious proclamations of  the 
gospel are peculiarly directed4 ,they to
 whom much is forgiven1 love  much2 and 
the same native energies which had been 
misdirected to  promote evil1 when      
sanctified and divinely guided1 become a
 great  blessing to the church1 and to  
society at large4    ,bunyan does not   
stoop to any attempt to reconcile the   
humbling  doctrines of grace to the     
self-righteous pride of those who1      
considering themselves but little       
sinners1 would feel contaminated by  the
 company of those who had been such     
great sinners1 although they  were      
pardoned and sanctified by ,god4 ,his   

great effort was directed to  relieve   
the distress and despair of those who   
were suffering under deep  convictions2 
still1 his whole treatise shows that the
 doctrine of  salvation by grace1 of    
free gift1 is no encouragement to sin   
that grace  may abound1 as some have    
blasphemously asserted4 ,it is degrading
 to the  pride of those who have not    
drunk so deeply of sin1 to be placed    
upon a  level with great sinners4 ,but  
the disease is the same--in breaking one
  commandment1 the whole law is         
violated2 and1 however in some the moral
  leprosy does not make such fearful    
ravages as in others1 the slightest     
taint conveys moral1 spiritual1 and     
eternal death4 ,,all1 whether young  or 
old1 great or small1 must be saved by   
grace1 or fall into perdition4  ,the    
difference between the taint of sin1 and
 its awfully developed  leprosy1 is     
given4 ,who so ready to fly to the      
physician as those who  feel their case 
to be desperate8 and1 when cured1 they  

must love the  ,saviour most4           
,comparatively little sins before       
conviction1 when seen in the glass of   
,god's law1 and in his holy presence1   
become great ones4 ,those who feel      
themselves to be great sinners1 are     
peculiarly invited to the arms of  the  
,saviour1 who saves to the uttermost    
,,all that come unto him2 and it  is    
thus that peculiar consolation is poured
 in1 and the broken heart is  bound up4 
,we are then called by name1 as ,bunyan 
forcibly describes it1  as men called by
 name before a court4 #8,who first cry  
out1 8,here1 ,sir02  and then shoulder  
and crowd1 and say1 8,pray give way1 ,i 
am called into  the court40 ,this is thy
 case1 wherefore say1 8,stand away1     
devil1 ,christ  calls me2 stand away1   
unbelief1 ,christ calls me2 stand away1 
all ye my  discouraging apprehensions1  
for my ,saviour calls me to him to      
receive  of his mercy40' #8,wherefore1  
since ,christ says come1 let the angels 
make  a lane1 and let all men give      

place1 that the ,jerusalem sinner may   
come  to ,jesus ,christ for mercy4' ,how
 characteristic is this of the          
peculiarly striking style of ,bunyan6   
,how solemn his warnings6 #8,the        
invitations of the gospel will be1 to   
those who refuse them1 the  hottest     
coals in hell4' ,his reasonings against 
despair are equally  forcible3 #8',tis a
 sin to begin to despair before one sets
 his foot over  the threshold of hell   
gate4 ,what6 despair of bread in a land 
that is  full of corn6 despair of mercy1
 when our ,god is full of mercy6 when he
  goes about by his ministers1          
beseeching of sinners to be reconciled  
unto him6 ,thou scrupulous fool1 where  
canst thou find that ,god was ever      
false to his promise1 or that he ever   
deceived the soul that ventured  itself 
upon him8' ,this whole treatise abounds 
with strong consolation  to those who   
are beset with fears1 and who1 because  
of these1 are ready  to give way to     
despair2 it ought to be put into the    

hands of all such1  let them belong to  
what party they may2 for1 like our      
author's other  books1 nothing of a     
sectarian nature can be traced in it1   
except we so  call the distinguishing   
truths of evangelical religion4 ,there  
are some  very interesting references to
 ,bunyan's experience and life1 and one 
rather singular idea1 in which ,i       
heartily concur2 it is1 that the        
glorified saints will become part of the
 heavenly hierarchy of angels1  and take
 the places of those who fell from that 
exalted state 7,rev  #bb3h1i74    ,to   
those whose souls are invaded by        
despair1 or who fear that they have     
committed the sin against the ,holy     
,ghost--to all who pant to have their   
faith strengthened1 and hopes           
brightened1 this little work is most    
earnestly and affectionately commended4 
,,george ,,offor4    ,,to ,,the         
,,reader4    ,,courteous ,,reader1      
,,one reason which moved me to write and
 print this little book was1  because1  

though there are many excellent         
heart-affecting discourses in  the world
 that tend to convert the sinner1 yet ,i
 had a desire to try  this simple method
 of mine2 wherefore ,i make bold thus to
 invite and  encourage the worst to come
 to ,christ for life4    ,i have been   
vile myself1 but have obtained mercy2   
and ,i would have my  companions in sin 
partake of mercy too3 and1 therefore1 ,i
 have writ  this little book4    ,the   
nation doth swarm with vile ones now1 as
 ever it did since it was a  nation4 ,my
 little book1 in some places1 can scarce
 go from house to  house1 but it will   
find a suitable subject to spend itself 
upon4 ,now1  since ,christ ,jesus is    
willing to save the vilest1 why should  
they not1  by name1 be somewhat         
acquainted with it1 and bid come to him 
under that  name8    ,a great sinner1   
when converted1 seems a booty to ,jesus 
,christ2 he gets  by saving such an one2
 why then should both ,jesus lose his   
glory and  the sinner lose his soul at  

once1 and that for want of an           
invitation8    ,i have found1 through   
,god's grace1 good success in preaching 
upon this  subject1 and perhaps1 so ,i  
may by my writing upon it too4#a ,i     
have1 as  you see1 let down this net for
 a draught4 ,the ,lord catch some great 
fishes by it1 for the magnifying of his 
truth4 ,there are some most vile  in all
 men's eyes1 and some are so in their   
own eyes too2 but some have  their      
paintings1 to shroud their vileness     
under2 yet they are naked and  open unto
 the eyes of him with whom we have to   
do2 and for all these1  ,god hath sent a
 ,saviour1 ,jesus2 and to all these the 
door is opened4    ,wherefore1 prithee1 
profane man1 give this little book the  
reading4  ,come2 pardon1 and a part in  
heaven and glory1 cannot be hurtful to  
thee4 ,let not thy lusts and folly drive
 thee beyond the door of mercy1  since  
it is not locked nor bolted up against  
thee4 ,manasseh was a bad  man1 and     
,magdalene a bad woman1 to say nothing  

of the thief upon the  cross1 or of the 
murderers of ,christ2 yet they obtained 
mercy2 ,christ  willingly received them4
    ,and dost thou think that those1    
once so bad1 now they are in heaven1    
repent them there because they left     
their sins for ,christ when they  were  
in the world8 ,i cannot believe1 but    
that thou thinkest they have  verily got
 the best on't4 ,why1 sinner1 do thou   
likewise4 ,christ1 at  heaven gates1    
says to thee1 ,come hither2 and the     
devil1 at the gates of  hell1 does call 
thee to come to him4 ,sinner1 what      
sayest thou8 ,whither  wilt thou go8    
,don't go into the fire2 there thou wilt
 be burned6 ,don't  let ,jesus lose his 
longing1 since it is for thy salvation1 
but come to  him and live4    ,one word 
more1 and so ,i have done4 ,sinner1 here
 thou dost hear of love2  prithee1 do   
not provoke it1 by turning it into      
wantonness4 ,he that dies  for slighting
 love1 sinks deepest into hell1 and will
 there be  tormented by the remembrance 

of that evil1 more than by the deepest  
cogitation of all his other sins4 ,take 
heed1 therefore2 do not make  love thy  
tormentor1 sinner4 ,farewell4    ,,good 
,,news ,,for ,,the ,,vilest ,,of ,,men2 
,,or1    ,a ,,help ,,for ,,despairing   
,,souls4    #8,,beginning ,,at          
,,jerusalem4'--,,luke #bd3dg4      ,,the
 whole verse runs thus3 #8,and that     
repentance and remission of sins  should
 be preached in his name among all      
nations1 #8beginning at  ,jerusalem4'   
,the words were spoken by ,christ1 after
 he rose from the  dead1 and they are   
here rehearsed after an historical      
manner1 but do  contain in them a formal
 commission1 with a special clause      
therein4 ,the  commission is1 as you    
see1 for the preaching of the gospel1   
and is very  distinctly inserted in the 
holy record by ,matthew and ,mark4      
#8,go-teach  all nations1' c4 7,matt    
#bh3ai7 #8,go ye into all the world1 and
 preach  the gospel to every creature'  
7,mark #af3ae74 ,only this clause is in 

special mentioned by ,luke1 who saith1  
that as ,christ would have the  doctrine
 of repentance and remission of sins    
preached in his name among  all nations1
 so he would have the people of         
,jerusalem to have the first  proffer   
thereof4 ,preach it1 saith ,christ1 in  
all nations1 but begin at  ,jerusalem4  
,the apostles1 then1 though they had a  
commission so large as to give  them    
warrant to go and preach the gospel in  
all the world1 yet by this  clause they 
were limited as to the beginning of     
their ministry2 they  were to begin this
 work at ,jerusalem4 8,beginning at     
,jerusalem40    ,before ,i proceed to an
 observation upon the words1 ,i must1   
but briefly1  touch upon two things3    
namely1 ,,first1 ,show you what         
,jerusalem now was4  ,,second1 ,show you
 what it was to preach the gospel to    
them4    ,,first1 ,jerusalem is to be   
considered either1 ,first1 ,with respect
 to the  descent of her people2 or1     
,second1 ,with respect to her preference

 and  exaltation2 or1 ,third1 ,with     
respect to her present state1 as to her 
decays4    ,first1 ,as to her descent1  
she was from ,abraham1 by the sons of   
,jacob1  a people that ,god singled out 
from the rest of the nations1 to set his
  love upon them4    ,secondly1 ,as to  
her preference or exaltation1 she was   
the place of  ,god's worship1 and that  
which had in and with her the special   
tokens  and signs of ,god's favour and  
presence1 above any other people in the 
world4 ,hence1 the tribes went up to    
,jerusalem to worship2 there was  ,god's
 house1 ,god's high-priest1 ,god's      
sacrifices accepted1 and ,god's  eye1   
and ,god's heart perpetually 7,psa      
#gf3a1b1 #abb2 #a ,kings #i3c74 ,but1   
,thirdly1 ,we are to consider ,jerusalem
 also in her decays2 for1 as she  is so 
considered1 she is the proper object of 
our text1 as will be  further showed by 
and by4    ,jerusalem1 as ,i told you1  
was the place and seat of ,god's        
worship1 but  now decayed1 degenerated1 

and apostatized4#b ,the ,word1 the rule 
of  worship1 was rejected of them1 and  
in its place they had put and set up    
their own traditions3 they had rejected1
 also1 the most weighty  ordinances1 and
 put in the room thereof their own      
little things 7,matt  #ae2 ,mark #g74   
,jerusalem was therefore now greatly    
backslidden1 and  become the place where
 the truth and true religion were much  
defaced4    ,it was also now become the 
very sink of sin and seat of hypocrisy1 
and  gulf where true religion was       
drowned4 ,here also now reigned         
presumption1 and groundless confidence  
in ,god1 which is the bane of  souls4   
,amongst its rulers1 doctors1 and       
leaders1 envy1 malice1 and  blasphemy   
vented itself against the power of      
godliness1 in all places  where it was  
espied2 as also against the promoters of
 it2 yea1 their  ,lord and ,maker could 
not escape them4    ,in a word1         
,jerusalem was now become the shambles1 
the very  slaughter-shop for saints4    

,this was the place wherein the         
prophets1  ,christ1 and his people1 were
 most horribly persecuted and murdered4 
,yea1 so hardened at this time was this 
,jerusalem in her sins1 that she  feared
 not to commit the biggest1 and to bind 
herself1 by wish1 under  the guilt and  
damning evil of it2 saying1 when she had
 murdered the ,son  of ,god1 #8,his     
blood be on us1 and on our children4'   
,and though ,jesus  ,christ did1 both by
 doctrine1 miracles1 and holiness of    
life1 seek to  put a stop to their      
villanies1 yet they shut their eyes1    
stopped their  ears1 and rested not1    
till1 as was hinted before1 they had    
driven him  out of the world4 ,yea1 that
 they might1 if possible1 have          
extinguished  his name1 and exploded his
 doctrine out of the world1 they1       
against all  argument1 and in despite of
 heaven1 its mighty hand1 and undeniable
  proof of his resurrection1 did hire   
soldiers to invent a lie1 saying1  his  
disciples stole him away from the grave2

 on purpose that men might  not count   
him the ,saviour of the world1 nor trust
 in him for the  remission of sins4     
,they were1 saith ,paul1 contrary to all
 men3 for they did not only shut  up the
 door of life against themselves1 but   
forbade that it should be  opened to any
 else4 #8,forbidding us1' saith he1 #8to
 speak to the  ,gentiles1 that they     
might be saved1 to fill up their sins   
alway' 7#a  ,thess #b3ad-af2 ,matt      
#bc3ce2 #ae3g-i2 ,mark #g3f-h2 ,matt    
#c3g-i2 ,john  #h3cc1da2 ,matt #bg3ah2  
,mark #c3cj2 ,matt #bc3cg2 ,luke        
#ac3cc1cd2 ,matt #bg3be2  #bj3aa-af74   
,this is the city1 and these are the    
people2 this is their character1  and   
these are their sins3 nor can there be  
produced their parallel in  all this    
world4 ,nay1 what world1 what people1   
what nation1 for sin and  transgression1
 could or can be compared to ,jerusalem8
 especially if you  join to the matter  
of fact the light they sinned against1  
and the  patience which they abused4    

,infinite was the wickedness upon this  
account which they committed4    ,after 
all their abusings of wise men1 and     
prophets1 ,god sent unto them  ,john    
,baptist1 to reduce them1 and then his  
,son1 to redeem them2 but  they would be
 neither reduced nor redeemed1 but      
persecuted both to the  death4 ,nor did 
they1 as ,i said1 stop here2 the holy   
apostles they  afterwards persecuted    
also to death1 even so many as they     
could2 the  rest they drove from them   
unto the utmost corners4    ,,second1 ,i
 come not to show you what it was to    
preach the gospel to  them4 ,it was1    
saith ,luke1 to preach to them          
#8repentance and remission  of sins' in 
,christ's name2 or1 as ,mark has it1 to 
bid them #8repent and  believe the      
gospel' 7,mark #a3ae74 ,not that        
repentance is a cause of  remission1 but
 a sign of our hearty reception thereof4
 ,repentance is  therefore here put to  
intimate1 that no pretended faith of the
 gospel  is good that is not accompanied

 with it2 and this he doth on purpose1  
because he would not have them deceive  
themselves3 for with what faith  can he 
expect remission of sins in the name of 
,christ1 that is not  heartily sorry for
 them8 ,or how shall a man be able to   
give to others a  satisfactory account  
of his unfeigned subjection to the      
gospel1 that  yet abides in his         
impenitency8    ,wherefore repentance is
 here joined with faith1 in the way of  
receiving  the gospel4 ,faith is that   
without which it cannot be received at  
all2  and repentance that without which 
it cannot be received unfeignedly4      
,when1 therefore1 ,christ says1 he would
 have a repentance and remission  of    
sins preached in his name among all     
nations1 it is as much as to  say1 ,i   
will that all men everywhere be sorry   
for their sins1 and accept  of mercy at 
,god's hand through me1 lest they fall  
under his wrath in  the judgment2 for1  
as ,i have said1 without repentance1    
what pretence  soever men have of faith1

 they cannot escape the wrath to come4  
,wherefore ,paul said1 ,god commands    
#8all men everywhere to repent1' 7in    
order to their salvation73 #8because he 
hath appointed a day1 in the  which he  
shall judge the world in righteousness  
by that man whom he  hath ordained'     
7,acts #ag3ca74    ,and now1 to come to 
this clause1 #8,beginning at            
,jerusalem'2 that is1  that ,christ     
would have ,jerusalem have the first    
offer of the gospel4 #a4  ,this cannot  
be so commanded because they had now any
 more right1 of  themselves1 thereto1   
than had any of the nations of the      
world2 for  their sins had divested them
 of all self-deservings4 #b4 ,nor yet   
because  they stood upon the            
advance-ground with the worst of the    
sinners of the  nations2 nay1 rather1   
the sinners of the nations had the      
advance-ground  of them3 for ,jerusalem 
was1 long before she had added this     
iniquity to  her sin1 worse than the    
very nations that ,god cast out before  

the  children of ,israel 7#b ,chron     
#cc74 #c4 ,it must1 therefore1 follow1  
that  this cause1 #8,beginning at       
,jerusalem1' was put into this          
commission of  mere grace and           
compassion1 even from the overflowings  
of the bowels of  mercy2 for indeed they
 were the worst1 and so in the most     
deplorable  condition of any people     
under the heavens4#c    ,whatever1      
therefore1 their relation was to        
,abraham1 ,isaac1 or  ,jacob--however   
they formerly had been the people among 
whom ,god had  placed his name and      
worship1 they were now degenerated from 
,god1 more  than the nations were from  
their idols1 and were become guilty of  
the  highest sins which the people of   
the world were capable of committing4   
,nay1 none can be capable of committing 
of such pardonable sins as they         
committed against their ,god1 when they 
slew his ,son1 and persecuted his  name 
and ,word4    ,,doctrine4      ,from    
these words1 therefore1 thus explained1 

we gain this  observation3--,that ,jesus
 ,christ4 would have mercy offered1 in  
the first  place1 to the biggest sinners
    ,that these ,jerusalem sinners were 
the biggest sinners that ever were in   
the world1 ,i think none will deny1 that
 believes that ,christ was the  best man
 that ever was in the world1 and also   
was their ,lord ,god4 ,and  that they   
were to have the first offer of his     
grace1 the text is as  clear as the sun2
 for it saith1 #8,beginning at          
,jerusalem4' #8,preach1'  saith he1     
#8repentance and remission of sins' to  
the ,jerusalem sinners3  to the         
,jerusalem sinners in the first place4  
,one would a-thought1 since  the        
,jerusalem sinners were the worst and   
greatest sinners1 ,christ's  greatest   
enemies1 and those that not only        
despised his person1  doctrine1 and     
miracles1 but that1 a little before1 had
 had their hands  up to the elbows in   
his heart's blood1 that he should rather
 have said1  ,go into all the world1 and

 preach repentance and remission of sins
  among all nations2 and1 after that1   
offer the same to ,jerusalem2 yea1  it  
had been infinite grace if he had said  
so4 ,but what grace is this1  or what   
name shall we give it1 when he commands 
that this repentance  and remission of  
sins1 which is designed to be preached  
in all nations1  should first be offered
 to ,jerusalem2 in the first place to   
the worst  of sinners6    ,nor was this 
the first time that the grace1 which was
 in the heart of  ,christ1 thus showed  
itself to the world4 ,for while he was  
yet alive1  even while he was yet in    
,jerusalem1 and perceived1 even among   
these  ,jerusalem sinners1 which was the
 most vile among them1 he still1 in his 
preaching1 did signify that he had a    
desire that the worst of these  worst   
should1 in the first place1 come unto   
him4 ,the which he showeth1  where he   
saith to the better sort of them1 #8,the
 publicans and the  harlots go into the 
kingdom of ,god before you' 7,matt      

#ba3ca74 ,also when  he compared        
,jerusalem with the sinners of the      
nations1 then he commands  that the     
,jerusalem sinners should have the      
gospel at present confined  to them4    
#8,go not1' saith he1 #8into the way of 
the ,gentiles1 and into  any of the     
cities of the ,samaritans enter ye not2 
but go rather to the  lost sheep of the 
house of ,israel' 7,matt #aj3e1f2       
#bc3cg74 ,but go rather  to them1 for   
they were in the most fearful plight4   
,these1 therefore1  must have the cream 
of the gospel1 namely1 the first offer  
thereof1 in  his lifetime2 yea1 when he 
departed out of the world1 he left this 
as  part of his last will with his      
preachers1 that they also should offer  
it first to ,jerusalem4 ,he had a mind1 
a careful mind1 as it seems1 to         
privilege the worst of sinners with the 
fist offer of mercy1 and to  take from  
among them a people1 to be the first    
fruits unto ,god and to  the ,lamb4     
,the #aeth of ,luke also is famous for  

this1 where the ,lord ,jesus takes  more
 care1 as appears there by three        
parables1 for the lost sheep1 lost      
groat1 and the prodigal son1 than for   
the other sheep1 the other pence1  or   
for the son that said he had never      
transgressed2 yea1 he shows that  there 
is joy in heaven1 among the angels of   
,god1 at the repentance of  one sinner1 
more than over ninety and nine just     
persons which need no  repentance4      
,after this manner1 therefore1 the mind 
of ,christ was set on  the salvation of 
the biggest sinners in his lifetime4    
,but join to this1  this clause1 which  
he carefully put into the apostles'     
commission to  preach1 when he departed 
hence to the ,father1 and then you shall
 see  that his heart was vehemently set 
upon it2 for these were part of his     
last words with them1 ,preach my gospel 
to all nations1 but that you  begin at  
,jerusalem4    ,nor did the apostles    
overlook this clause when their ,lord   
was gone into  heaven2 they went first  

to them of ,jerusalem1 and preached     
,christ's  gospel to them2 they abode   
also there for a season and time1 and   
preached it to nobody else1 for they had
 regard to the commandment of  their    
,lord4 ,and it is to be observed1       
namely1 that the first sermon  which    
they preached after the ascension of    
,christ1 it was preached to  the very   
worst of these ,jerusalem sinners1 even 
to those that were the  murderers of    
,jesus ,christ 7,acts #b3bc71 for these 
are part of the  sermon3 #8,ye took him1
 and by wicked hands have crucified and 
slain  him4' ,yea1 the next sermon1 and 
the next1 and also the next to that1    
was preached to the self-same murderers1
 to the end they might be saved  7,acts 
#c3ad-af2 #d3aj1aa2 #e3cj2 #g3eb74      
,but we will return to the first sermon 
that was preached to these  ,jerusalem  
sinners1 by which will be manifest more 
than great grace1 if  it be duly        
considered4 ,for after that ,peter1 and 
the rest of the  apostles1 had1 in their

 exhortation1 persuaded these wretches  
to  believe that they had killed the    
,prince of life2 and after they had     
duly fallen under the guilt of their    
murder1 saying1 #8,men and brethren1    
what shall we do8' he replies1 by an    
universal tender to them all in         
general1 considering them as ,christ's  
killers1 that if they were sorry  for   
what they had done1 and would be        
baptized for the remission of  their    
sins in his name1 they should receive   
the gift of the ,holy ,ghost  7,acts    
#b3cg1ch74    ,this he said to them all1
 though he knew that they were such     
sinners4  ,yea1 he said it without the  
least stick or stop1 or pause of spirit1
 as  to whether he had best to say so or
 no4 ,nay1 so far off was ,peter from   
making an objection against one of them1
 that1 by a particular clause  in his   
exhortation1 he endeavours1 that not one
 of them may escape the  salvation      
offered4 #8,repent1' saith he1 #8and be 
baptized every one of  you4' ,i shut out

 never an one of you2 for ,i am         
commanded by my ,lord to  deal with you1
 as it were1 one by one1 by the word of 
his salvation4  ,but why speaks he so   
particularly8 ,oh6 there were reasons   
for it4 ,the  people with whom the      
apostles were now to deal1 as they were 
murderers  of our ,lord1 and to be      
charged in the general with his blood1  
so they  had their various and          
particular acts of villany in the guilt 
thereof1  now lying upon their          
consciences4 ,and the guilt of these1   
their various  and particular acts of   
wickedness1 could not1 perhaps1 be      
reached to a  removal thereof but by    
this particular application4 ,repent1   
every one  of you2 be baptized1 every   
one of you1 in his name1 for the        
remission  of sins1 and you shall1 every
 one of you1 receive the gift of the    
,holy  ,ghost4    ,objector4 #8,but ,i  
was one of them that plotted to take    
away his life4  ,may ,i be saved by     
him8'    ,peter4 ,every one of you4     

,objector4 #8,but ,i was one of them    
that bare false witness against him4    
,is there grace for me8'    ,peter4 ,for
 every one of you4    ,objector4 #8,but 
,i was one of them that cried out1      
,crucify him1 crucify  him2 and desired 
that ,barabbas1 the murderer1 might     
live1 rather than  him4 ,what will      
become of me1 think you8'    ,peter4 ,i 
am to preach repentance and remission of
 sins to every one of  you1 says ,peter4
    ,objector4 #8,but ,i was one of them
 that did spit in his face when he      
stood before his accusers4 ,i also was  
one that mocked him1 when in  anguish he
 hanged bleeding on the tree4 ,is there 
room for me8'    ,peter4 ,for every one 
of you1 says ,peter4    ,objector4      
#8,but ,i was one of them that1 in his  
extremity1 said1 ,give him  gall and    
vinegar to drink4 ,why may not ,i expect
 the same when anguish  and guilt is    
upon me8'    ,peter4 ,repent of these   
your wickednesses1 and here is remission
 of sins  for every one of you4         

,objector4 #8,but ,i railed on him1 ,i  
reviled him1 ,i hated him1 ,i rejoiced  
to see him mocked at by others4 ,can    
there be hope for me8'    ,peter4 ,there
 is1 for every one of you4 #8,repent1   
and be baptized every  one of you in the
 name of ,jesus ,christ1 for the        
remission of sins1 and  ye shall receive
 the gift of the ,holy ,ghost4' ,oh6    
what a blessed #8,every  one of you1' is
 here6 ,how willing was ,peter1 and the 
,lord ,jesus1 by his  ministry1 to catch
 these murderers with the word of the   
gospel1 that  they might be made        
monuments of the grace of ,god6 ,how    
unwilling1 ,i say1  was he1 that any of 
these should escape the hand of mercy6  
,yea1 what an  amazing wonder is it to  
think1 that above all the world1 and    
above  everybody in it1 these should    
have the first offer of mercy6          
#8,beginning  at ,jerusalem4'    ,but   
was there not something of moment in    
this clause of the commission8  ,did not
 ,peter1 think you1 see a great deal in 

it1 that he should thus  begin with     
these men1 and thus offer1 so           
particularly1 this grace to  each       
particular man of them8    ,but1 as ,i  
told you1 this is not all2 these        
,jerusalem sinners must have  this offer
 again and again2 every one of them must
 be offered it over  and over4 ,christ  
would not take their first rejection for
 a denial1 nor  their second repulse for
 a denial2 but he will have grace       
offered once1  and twice1 and thrice1 to
 these ,jerusalem sinners4 ,is not this 
amazing  grace8 ,christ will not be put 
off4 ,these are the sinners that are    
sinners indeed4 ,they are sinners of the
 biggest sort2 consequently1  such as   
,christ can1 if they convert and be     
saved1 best serve his ends  and designs 
upon4 ,of which more anon4    ,but what 
a pitch of grace is this6 ,christ is    
minded to amaze the world1  and to show 
that he acteth not like the children of 
men4 ,this is that  which he said of    
old1 #8,i will not execute the          

fierceness of my wrath1 ,i  will not    
return to destroy ,ephraim2 for ,i am   
,god and not man' 7,hosea  #aa3i74e     
,this is not the manner of men2 men are 
shorter winded2 men are  soon moved to  
take vengeance1 and to right themselves 
in a way of wrath  and indignation4 ,but
 ,god is full of grace1 full of         
patience1 ready to  forgive1 and one    
that delights in mercy4 ,all this is    
seen in our text4  ,the biggest sinners 
must first be offered mercy2 they must1 
,i say1 have  the cream of the gospel   
offered unto them4    ,but we will a    
little proceed4 ,in the third chapter we
 find1 that they  who escaped converting
 by the first sermon1 are called upon   
again to  accept of grace and           
forgiveness1 for their murder committed 
upon the  ,son of ,god4 ,you have       
killed1 yea1 #8ye denied the ,holy ,one 
and the ,just1  and desired a murderer  
to be granted unto you2 and killed the  
,prince of  life4' ,mark1 he falls again
 upon the very men that actually were1  

as  you have it in the chapters         
following1 his very betrayers and       
murderers  7,acts #c3ad1ae71 as being   
loath that they should escape the mercy 
of  forgiveness3 and exhorts them again 
to repent1 that their sins might  #8be  
blotted out'7verse #ai1bj74    ,again1  
in the fourth chapter1 he charges them  
afresh with this murder  7verse #aj71   
but withal tells them salvation is in no
 other4 ,then1 like  a heavenly decoy1  
he puts himself also among them1 to draw
 them the  better under the net of the  
gospel2 saying1 #8,there is none other  
name  under heaven given among men1     
whereby we must be saved' 7verse #ab74  
,in the fifth chapter1 you find them    
railing at him1 because he  continued   
preaching among them salvation in the   
name of ,jesus4 ,but he  tells them1    
that that very ,jesus whom they had     
slain and hanged on a  tree1 him ,god   
had raised up1 and exalted #8to be a    
,prince and a ,saviour1  to give        
repentance to ,israel1 and forgiveness  

of sins' 7verse #bi-ca74  ,still        
insinuating1 that though they had killed
 him1 and to this day  rejected him1 yet
 his business was to bestow upon them   
repentance and  forgiveness of sins4    
',tis true1 after they began to kill    
again1 and when nothing but killing     
would serve their turn1 then they that  
were scattered abroad went  everywhere  
preaching the word4 ,yet even some of   
them so hankered after  the conversion  
of the ,jews1 that they preached the    
gospel only to them4  ,also the apostles
 still made their abode at ,jerusalem1  
in hopes that  they might let down their
 net for another draught of these       
,jerusalem  sinners4 ,neither did ,paul 
and ,barnabas1 who were the ministers of
 ,god  to the ,gentiles1 but offer the  
gospel1 in the first place1 to those of 
them that1 for their wickedness1 were   
scattered1 like vagabonds1 among  the   
nations2 yea1 and when they rendered    
rebellion and blasphemy for  their      
service and love1 they replied it was   

necessary that the word of  ,god should 
first have been spoken to them 7,acts   
#a3h2 #ac3df1dg74    ,nor was this their
 preaching unsuccessful among these     
people3 but the  ,lord ,jesus so wrought
 with the word thus spoken1 that        
thousands of them  came flocking to him 
for mercy4 ,three thousand of them      
closed with him  at the first2 and1     
afterwards1 two thousand more2 for now  
they were in  number about five         
thousand2 whereas1 before sermons were  
preached to  these murderers1 the number
 of the disciples was not above #8a     
hundred  and twenty' 7,acts #a3ae2      
#b3da2 #d3d74    ,also among these      
people that thus flocked to him for     
mercy1 there was a  #8great company of  
the priests' 7,acts #f3g74 ,now1 the    
priests were they  that were the        
greatest of these biggest sinners2 they 
were the  ringleaders1 they were the    
inventors and ringleaders in the        
mischief4  ,it was they that set the    
people against the ,lord ,jesus1 and    

that were  the cause why the uproar     
increased1 until ,pilate had given      
sentence  upon him4 #8,the chief priests
 and elders1' says the text1 #8persuaded
  7the people7 the multitude1 that they 
should ask ,barabbas1 and destroy       
,jesus' 7,matt #bg3bj74 ,and yet1 behold
 the priests1 yea1 a great company  of  
the priests1 became obedient to the     
faith4#f    ,oh1 the greatness of the   
grace of ,christ1 that he should be thus
 in  love with the souls of ,jerusalem  
sinners6 that he should be thus         
delighted with the salvation of the     
,jerusalem sinners6 that he should  not 
only will that his gospel should be     
offered them1 but that it  should be    
offered unto them first1 and before     
other sinners were  admitted to a       
hearing of it4 #8,begin at ,jerusalem4' 
,was this doctrine well believed1 where 
would there be a place for a  doubt1 or 
a fear of the damnation of the soul1 if 
the sinner be  penitent1 how bad a life 
soever he has lived1 how many soever in 

number  are his sins8 ,but this grace is
 hid from the eyes of men2 the devil    
hides it from them2 for he knows it is  
alluring1 he knows it has an  attracting
 virtue in it2 for this is it that1     
above all arguments1 can  draw the soul 
to ,god4 ,i cannot help it1 but must let
 drop another word4  ,the first church1 
the ,jerusalem church1 from whence the  
gospel was to  be sent into all the     
world1 was a church made up of          
,jerusalem sinners4  ,these great       
sinners were here the most shining      
monuments of the  exceeding grace of    
,god4    ,thus1 you see1 ,i have proved 
the doctrine2 and that not only by      
showing  you that this was the practice 
of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ in his      
lifetime1 but his last will when he went
 up to ,god2 saying1 ,begin to  preach  
at ,jerusalem4 ,yea1 it is yet further  
manifested1 in that when  his ministers 
first began to preach there1 he joined  
his power to the  word1 to the          
converting of thousands of his betrayers

 and murderers1  and also many of the   
ringleading priests1 to the faith4    ,i
 shall now proceed1 and shall show you1 
,,first1 ,the reasons of the  point4    
,,second1 ,and then make some           
application of the whole4    ,,the      
,,reasons ,,of ,,the ,,point4      ,the 
observation1 you know1 is this3 ,jesus  
,christ would have mercy  offered1 in   
the first place1 to the biggest sinners1
 to the ,jerusalem  sinners3 #8,preach  
repentance1 and remission of sins1 in my
 name1 among  all nations1 beginning at 
,jerusalem4'    ,the reasons of the     
point are3--    ,first1 ,because the    
biggest sinners have most need thereof4 
,he that has most need1 reason says1    
should be helped first4 ,i mean1  when a
 helping hand is offered1 and now it is2
 for the gospel of the  grace of ,god is
 sent to help the world 7,act #af3i74   
,but the biggest  sinner has most need4 
,therefore1 in reason1 when mercy is    
sent down  from heaven to men1 the worst
 of men should have the first offer of  

it4  #8,begin at ,jerusalem4' ,this is  
the reason which the ,lord ,christ      
himself  renders1 why1 in his lifetime1 
he left the best1 and turned him to the 
worst2 why he sat so loose from the     
righteous1 and stuck so close to  the   
wicked4 #8,the whole1' saith he1 #8have 
no need of the physician1 but  the sick4
 ,i came not to call the righteous1 but 
the sinners to  repentance' 7,mark      
#b3ae-ag74g    ,above1 you read that the
 scribes and ,pharisees said to his     
disciples1  #8,how is it that he eateth 
and drinketh with publicans and         
sinners8'  ,alas6 they did not know the 
reason2 but the ,lord renders them one1 
and  such an one as is both natural and 
cogent1 saying1 ,these have need1  most 
need4 ,their great necessity requires   
that ,i should be most  friendly1 and   
show my grace first to them4    ,not    
that the other were sinless1 and so had 
no need of a ,saviour2 but  the         
publicans and their companions were the 
biggest sinners2 they were1  as to view1

 worse than the scribes2 and1 therefore1
 in reason1 should  be helped first1    
because they had most need of a         
,saviour4    ,men that are at the point 
to die1 have more need of the physician 
than  they that are but now and then    
troubled with a heart-fainting qualm4   
,the publicans and sinners were1 as it  
were1 in the mouth of death2  death was 
swallowing of them down3#h and1         
therefore1 the ,lord ,jesus  receives   
them first2 offers them mercy first4    
#8,the whole have no need  of the       
physician1 but the sick4 ,i came not to 
call the righteous1 but  the sinners to 
repentance4' ,the sick1 as ,i said1 is  
the biggest sinner1  whether he sees his
 disease or not4 ,he is stained from    
head to foot1  from heart to life and   
conversation4 ,this man1 in every man's 
judgment1  has the most need of mercy4  
,there is nothing attends him from bed  
to  board1 and from board to bed again1 
but the visible characters1 and  obvious
 symptoms1 of eternal damnation4 ,this1 

therefore1 is the man  that has need1   
most need2 and1 therefore1 in reason1   
should be helped  in the first place4   
,thus it was with the people concerned  
in the text2  they were the worst of    
sinners1 ,jerusalem sinners1 sinners of 
the  biggest size2 and1 therefore1 such 
as had the greatest need2 wherefore     
they must have mercy offered to them1   
before it be offered to anywhere  else  
in the world4 #8,begin at ,jerusalem1'  
offer mercy first to a  ,jerusalem      
sinner4 ,this man has most need1 he is  
furthest from ,god1  nearest to hell1   
and so one that has most need4 ,this    
man's sins are in  number the most1 in  
cry the loudest1 in weight the heaviest1
 and1  consequently1 will sink him      
soonest2 wherefore he has most need of  
mercy4 ,this man is shut up in ,satan's 
hand1 fastest bound in the cords  of his
 sins3 one that justice is whetting his 
sword to cut off2 and1  therefore1 has  
most need1 not only of mercy1 but that  
it should be  extended to him in the    

first place4    ,but a little further to
 show you the true nature of this       
reason1 to  wit1 ,that ,jesus ,christ   
would have mercy offered1 in the first  
place1 to  the biggest sinners4         
,first1 ,mercy ariseth from the bowels  
and compassion1 from pity1 and  from a  
feeling of the condition of those in    
misery4 #8,in his love1 and  in his     
pity1 he redeemed them4' ,and again1    
#8,the ,lord is pitiful1 very  pitiful1 
and of tender mercy' 7,isa #fc3i2 ,james
 #e3aa74    ,now1 where pity and        
compassion is1 there is yearning of     
bowels2 and  where there is that1 there 
is a readiness to help4 ,and1 ,i say    
again1  the more deplorable and dreadful
 the condition is1 the more directly    
doth bowels and compassion turn         
themselves to such1 and offer help and  
deliverance4 ,all this flows from our   
first scripture proof1 ,i came to  call 
them that have need2 to call them first1
 while the rest look on  and murmur4    
#8,how shall ,i give thee up1 ,ephraim8'

 ,ephraim was a revolter from ,god1 a   
man that had given himself up to        
devilism2 a company of men1 the ten     
tribes that worshipped devils1 while    
,judah kept with his ,god4 ,but #8how   
shall ,i give thee up1 ,ephraim8 ,how   
shall ,i deliver thee1 ,israel8 ,how    
shall ,i make thee as ,admah8 ,how shall
 ,i set thee as ,zeboim8 and yet  thou  
art worse than they1 nor has ,samaria   
committed half thy sins 7,eze           
#af3df-ea7 ,mine heart is turned within 
me1 my repentings are kindled  together'
 7,hosea #aa3h74    ,but where do you   
find that ever the ,lord did thus rowl#i
 in his bowels  for and after any       
self-righteous man8 ,no1 no2 they are   
the publicans  and harlots1 idolaters   
and ,jerusalem sinners1 for whom his    
bowels thus  yearn and tumble about     
within him3 for1 alas6 poor worms1 they 
have  most need of mercy4    ,had not   
the good ,samaritan more compassion for 
that man that fell among  thieves       
7though that fall was occasioned by his 

going from the place  where they        
worshipped ,god1 to ,jericho1 the cursed
 city71 than we read  he had for any    
other besides8 ,his wine was for him1   
his oil was for  him1 his beast for him2
 his penny1 his care1 and his swaddling 
bands  for him2 for1 alas6 wretch1 he   
had most need 7,luke #aj3cj-ce74        
,zaccheus the publican1 the chief of the
 publicans1 one that had made  himself  
the richer by wronging of others2 the   
,lord at that time singled  him out from
 all the rest of his brother publicans1 
and that in the  face of many           
,pharisees1 and proclaimed in the       
audience of them all1  that that day    
salvation was come to his house 7,luke  
#ai3a-h74    ,the woman1 also1 that had 
been bound down by ,satan for eighteen  
years  together1 his compassions putting
 him upon it1 he loosed her1 though     
those that stood by snarled at him for  
so doing 7,luke #ac3aa-ac74    ,and why 
the woman of ,sarepta1 and why ,naaman  
the ,syrian1 rather than  widows and    

lepers of ,israel1 but because their    
conditions were more  deplorable2 for   
that they were most forlorn1 and        
furthest from help  7,luke #d3be1bg74   
,but ,i say1 why all these1 thus named8 
,why have we not a catalogue of  some   
holy men that were so in their own eyes1
 and in the judgment of  the world8     
,alas6 if1 at any time1 any of them are 
mentioned1 how  seemingly coldly doth   
the record of scripture present them to 
us8  ,nicodemus1 a night professor1 and 
,simon the ,pharisee1 with his fifty    
pence1 and their great ignorance of the 
methods of grace1 we have now  and then 
touched upon4    ,mercy seems to be out 
of its proper channel when it deals with
  self-righteous men2 but then it runs  
with a full stream when it extends      
itself to the biggest sinners4 ,as      
,god's mercy is not regulated by man's  
goodness1 nor obtained by man's         
worthiness1 so not much set out by      
saving of any such4 ,but more of this   
anon4    ,and here let me ask my reader 

a question3 ,suppose that1 as thou art  
walking by some pond side1 thou shouldst
 espy in it four or five  children1 all 
in danger of drowning1 and one in more  
danger than all  the rest2 judge which  
has most need to be helped out first8 ,i
 know thou  wilt say1 he that is nearest
 drowning4 ,why1 this is the case2 the  
bigger sinner1 the nearer drowning2     
therefore1 the bigger sinner1 the  more 
need of mercy2 yea1 of help1 by mercy1  
in the first place4 ,and to  this our   
text agrees1 when it saith1 #8,beginning
 at ,jerusalem4' ,let the  ,jerusalem   
sinner1 says ,christ1 have the first    
offer1 the first  invitation1 the first 
tender of my grace and mercy2 for he is 
the  biggest sinner1 and so has most    
need thereof4    ,second1 ,christ ,jesus
 would have mercy offered1 in the first 
place1 to  the biggest sinners1 because 
when they1 any of them1 receive it1 it  
redounds most to the fame of his name4  
,christ ,jesus1 as you may perceive1 has
 put himself under the term of a        

physician1 a doctor for curing of       
diseases2 and you know that applause    
and fame are things that physicians much
 desire4 ,that is it that helps  them to
 patients2 and that1 also1 that will    
help their patients to  commit          
themselves to their skill1 for cure1    
with the more confidence  and repose of 
spirit4 ,and the best way for a doctor  
or physician to get  himself a name1 is1
 in the first place1 to take in hand1   
and cure1 some  such as all others have 
given up for lost and dead4 ,physicians 
get  neither name nor fame by pricking  
of wheals1#aj or picking out thistles1  
or by laying of plasters to the scratch 
of a pin2 every old woman can  do this4 
,but if they would have a name and a    
fame1 if they will have it  quickly1    
they must1 as ,i said1 do some great and
 desperate cures4 ,let  them fetch one  
to life that was dead2 let them recover 
one to his wits  that was mad2 let them 
make one that was born blind to see2 or 
let them  give ripe wits to a fool3     

these are notable cures1 and he that can
 do  thus1 and if he doth thus first1 he
 shall have the name and fame he        
desires2 he may lie a-bed till noon4    
,why1 ,christ ,jesus forgiveth sins for 
a name1 and so begets for himself  a    
good report in the hearts of the        
children of men4 ,and1 therefore1 in    
reason he must be willing1 as1 also1 he 
did command1 that his mercy  should be  
offered first to the biggest sinners4 ,i
 will forgive their  sins1 iniquities1  
and transgressions1 says he1 #8,and it  
shall be to me a  name of joy1 a praise 
and an honour1 before all the nations of
 the  earth' 7,jer #cc3h1i74    ,and    
hence it is1 that1 at his first         
appearing1 he took upon him to do  such 
mighty works2 he got a fame thereby1 he 
got a name thereby 7,matt  #d3bc1bd74   
,when ,christ had cast the legion of    
devils out of the man of whom you  read 
7,mark #e71 he bid him go home to his   
friends1 and tell it4 #8,go  home1'     
saith he1 #8to thy friends1 and tell    

them how great things ,god  hath done   
for thee1 and hath had compassion on    
thee' 7,mark #e3ai74  ,christ ,jesus    
seeks a name1 and desireth a fame in the
 world2 and1  therefore1 or the better  
to obtain that1 he commands that mercy  
should  first be proffered to the       
biggest sinners2 because1 by the saving 
of  one of them1 he makes all men       
marvel4 ,as it is said of the man last  
mentioned1 whom ,christ cured towards   
the beginning of his ministry4  #8,and  
he departed1' says the text1 #8and began
 to publish in ,decapolis  how great    
things ,jesus had done for him2 and all 
men did marvel' 7,mark  #e3bj74    ,when
 ,john told ,christ1 that they saw one  
casting out devils in his  name1 and    
they forbade him1 because he followed   
not with them1 what is  the answer of   
,christ8 #8,forbid him not2 for there is
 no man which shall  do a miracle in my 
name1 that can lightly speak evil of me'
 7,mark  #i3ci74 ,no2 they will rather  
cause his praise to be heard1 and his   

name  to be magnified1 and so put glory 
on the head of ,christ4    ,but we will 
follow1 a little1 our metaphor4 ,christ1
 as ,i said1 has put  himself under the 
term of a physician2 consequently1 he   
desireth that  his fame1 as to the      
salvation of sinners1 may spread abroad1
 that the  world may see what he can do4
 ,and to this end1 has not only         
commanded  that the biggest sinners     
should have the first offer of his      
mercy1 but  has1 as physicians do1#aa   
put out his bills1 and published his    
doings1  that things may be read and    
talked of4 ,yea1 he has1 moreover1 in   
these1  his blessed bills1 the holy     
scriptures ,i mean1 inserted the very   
names  of persons1 the places of their  
abode1 and the great cures that1 by the 
means of his salvation1 he has wrought  
upon them to this very end4 ,here  is1  
,item1 such an one1 by my grace and     
redeeming blood1 was made a  monument of
 everlasting life2 and such an one1 by  
my perfect obedience1  became an heir of

 glory4 ,and then he produceth their    
names4 ,item1 ,i  saved ,lot from the   
guilt and damnation that he had procured
 for himself  by his incest4 ,item1 ,i  
saved ,david from the vengeance that    
belonged to  him for committing of      
adultery and murder4 ,here is1 also1    
,solomon1  ,manasseh1 ,peter1           
,magdalene1 and many others1 made       
mention of in this  book4 ,yea1 here are
 their names1 their sins1 and their     
salvations  recorded together1 that you 
may read and know what a ,saviour he is1
 and  do him honour in the world4 ,for  
why are these things thus recorded1 but 
to show to sinners what he can do1 to   
the praise and glory of his  grace8 ,and
 it is observable1 as ,i said before1 we
 have but very little  of the salvation 
of little sinners mentioned in ,god's   
book1 because  that would not have      
answered the design1 to wit1 to bring   
glory and  fame to the name of the ,son 
of ,god4    ,what should be the reason1 
think you1 why ,christ should so easily 

take  a denial of the great ones that   
were the grandeur of the world1 and     
struggle so hard for hedge-creepers#ab  
and highwaymen1 as that parable  seems  
to import he doth1 but to show forth the
 riches of the glory of  his grace1 to  
his praise8 7,luke #ad74 ,this1 ,i say1 
is one reason1 to be  sure4 ,they that  
had their grounds1 their yoke of oxen1  
and their  marriage joys1 were invited  
to come2 but they made the excuse1 and  
that  served the turn4 ,but when he     
comes to deal with the worst1 he saith  
to  his servants1 ,go ye out and bring  
them in hither4 #8,go out quickly-and   
bring in hither the poor1 the maimed1   
the halt1 and the blind4' ,and  they did
 so4 ,and he said again1 #8,go out into 
the highways and hedges1  and compel    
them to come in1 that my house may be   
filled' 7,luke  #ad3ah1ai1bc74 ,these   
poor1 lame1 maimed1 blind1              
hedge-creepers1 and  highwaymen1 must   
come in1 must be forced in4 ,these1 if  
saved1 will make  his merit shine4      

,when ,christ was crucified1 and hanged 
up between the earth and heavens1  there
 were two thieves crucified with him2   
and1 behold1 he lays hold of  one of    
them1 and will have him away with him to
 glory4 ,was not this a  strange act1   
and a display of unthought-of grace8    
,were there none but  thieves there1 or 
were the rest of that company out of his
 reach8 ,could  he not1 think you1 have 
stooped from the cross to the ground1   
and have  laid hold on some honester    
man1 if he would8 ,yes1 doubtless4 ,oh6 
but  then he would not have displayed   
his grace1 nor so have pursued his own  
designs1 namely1 to get to himself a    
praise and a name2 but now he has  done 
it to purpose4 ,for who that shall read 
this story1 but must  confess1 that the 
,son of ,god is full of grace2 for a    
proof of the  riches thereof1 he left   
behind him1 when1 upon the cross1 he    
took the  thief away with him to glory4 
,nor can this one act of his be buried2 
it  will be talked of1 to the end of the

 world1 to his praise4 #8,men shall     
speak of the might of thy terrible acts2
 and ,i will declare thy  greatness4    
,they shall abundantly utter the memory 
of thy great  goodness1 and shall sing  
of thy righteousness-,they shall speak  
of the  glory of thy kingdom1 and talk  
of thy power2 to make known to the sons 
of men his mighty acts1 and the glorious
 majesty of his kingdom' 7,psa          
#ade3f-ab74    ,when the ,word of ,god  
came among the conjurors and those      
soothsayers1  that you read of 7,acts   
#ai71 and had prevailed with some of    
them to  accept of the grace of ,christ1
 the ,holy ,ghost records it with a     
boast1  for that it would redound to his
 praise1 saying1 #8,many of them also   
which used curious arts brought their   
books together1 and burned them  before 
all men2 and they counted the price of  
them1 and found it fifty  thousand      
pieces of silver4 ,so mightily grew the 
,word of ,god1 and  prevailed' 7,acts   
#ai3ai1bj74 ,it wrenched out of the     

clutches of ,satan  some of those of    
whom he thought himself most sure4 #8,so
 mightily grew  the ,word of ,god4' ,it 
grew mightily1 it encroached upon the   
kingdom of  the devil4 ,it pursued him1 
and took the prey2 it forced him to let 
go  his hold6 ,it brought away captive1 
as prisoners taken by force of arms1    
some of the most valiant of his army4   
,it fetched back from1 as it were1  the 
confines of hell1 some of those that    
were his most trusty1 and  that1 with   
hell1 had been at an agreement4 ,it made
 them come and  confess their deeds1 and
 burn their books before all men4 #8,so 
mightily  grew the ,word of ,god1 and   
prevailed4' ,thus1 therefore1 you see   
why  ,christ will have offered mercy1 in
 the first place1 to the biggest        
sinners2 they have most need thereof2   
and this is the most ready way to  extol
 his name #8that rideth upon the        
heavens' to our help4 ,but1    ,third1  
,christ ,jesus would have mercy offered1
 in the first place1 to  the biggest    

sinners1 because1 by their forgiveness  
and salvation1  others1 hearing of it1  
will be encouraged the more to come to  
him for  life4    ,for the physician1 by
 curing the most desperate at the first1
 doth not  only get himself a name1 but 
begets encouragement in the minds of    
other  diseased folk to come to him for 
help4 ,hence you read of our ,lord1 that
  after1 through his tender mercy1 he   
had cured many of great diseases1  his  
fame was spread abroad3 #8,they brought 
unto him all sick people that  were     
taken with divers diseases and torments1
 and those which were  possessed with   
devils1 and those which were lunatic1   
and those that had  the palsy1 and he   
healed them4 ,and there followed him    
great multitudes  of people from        
,galilee1 and ,decapolis1 and           
,jerusalem1 and ,judea1 and  from beyond
 ,jordan' 7,matt #d3bd1be74 ,see here1  
he first1 by working1  gets himself a   
fame1 a name1 and renown2 and now men   
take  encouragement1 and bring1 from all

 quarters1 their diseased to him1  being
 helped1 by what they had heard1 to     
believe that their diseased  should be  
healed4    ,now1 as he did with those   
outward cures1 so he does in the        
proffers of  his grace and mercy2 he    
proffers that1 in the first place1 to   
the  biggest sinners1 that others may   
take heart to come to him to be saved4  
,i will give you a scripture or two4 ,i 
mean to show you that ,christ1 by       
commanding that his mercy should1 in the
 first place1 be offered to the  biggest
 of sinners1 has a design thereby to    
encourage and provoke  others to come   
also to him for mercy4 #8,god1' said    
,paul1 #8who is rich in  mercy1 for his 
great love wherewith he loved us1 even  
when we were dead  in sins1 hath        
quickened us together with ,christ 7by  
grace ye are  saved72 and hath raised us
 up together1 and made us sit together  
in  heavenly places in ,christ ,jesus4' 
,but why did he do all this8 #8,that in 
the ages to come he might show the      

exceeding riches of his grace in his    
kindness towards us through ,christ     
,jesus' 7,eph #b3d-g74 ,see1 here is a  
design2 ,god lets out his mercy to      
,ephesus of design1 even to show to  the
 ages to come the exceeding riches of   
his grace1 in his kindness to  them     
through ,christ ,jesus4 ,and why1 to    
show1 by these1 the exceeding  riches of
 his grace to the ages to come1 through 
,christ ,jesus8 ,but to  allure them1   
and their children also to come to him1 
and to partake the  same grace through  
,christ ,jesus8#ac    ,but what was     
,paul1 and the ,ephesian sinners8 7of   
,paul we will speak  anon47 ,these      
,ephesian sinners1 they were men dead in
 sins2 men that  walked according to the
 dictates and motions of the devil2     
worshippers  of ,diana1 that effeminate 
goddess2 men far off from ,god1 aliens  
and  strangers to all good things2 such 
as were far off from that1 as ,i  said1 
and1 consequently1 in a most deplorable 
condition4 ,as the  ,jerusalem sinners  

were of the highest sort among the      
,jews1 so these  ,ephesian sinners were 
of the highest sort among the ,gentiles 
7,eph  #b3a-c1aa1ab2 ,acts #ai3ce74     
,wherefore1 as by the ,jerusalem        
sinners1 in  saving them first1 he had a
 design to provoke others to come to him
 for  mercy1 so the same design is here 
set on foot again1 in his calling and   
converting the ,ephesian sinners1       
#8,that in the ages to come he might    
show the exceeding riches of his grace1'
 says he1 #8in his kindness  towards us 
through ,christ ,jesus4' ,there is yet  
one hint behind4 ,it is  said that ,god 
saved these #8for his great love'2 that 
is1 as ,i think1  for the setting forth1
 for the commendation of his love1 for  
the  advance of his love1 in the hearts 
and minds of them that should come      
after4 ,as who should say1 ,god has had 
mercy upon1 and been gracious to  you1  
that he might show to others1 for their 
encouragement1 that they  have ground to
 come to him to be saved4 ,when ,god    

saves one great  sinner1 it is to       
encourage another great sinner to come  
to him for  mercy4    ,he saved the     
thief1 to encourage thieves to come to  
him for mercy2 he  saved ,magdalene1 to 
encourage other ,magdalenes to come to  
him for  mercy2 he saved ,saul1 to      
encourage ,sauls to come to him for     
mercy2 and  this ,paul himself doth say1
 #8,for this cause1' saith he1 #8,i     
obtained  mercy1 that in me first ,jesus
 ,christ might show forth all           
long-suffering1 for a pattern to them   
which should hereafter believe on  him  
to life everlasting' 7#a ,tim #a3af74   
,how plain are the words6 ,christ1  in  
saving of me1 has given to the world a  
pattern of his grace1 that  they might  
see1 and believe1 and come1 and be      
saved2 that they that are  to be born   
hereafter might believe on ,jesus       
,christ to life everlasting4    ,but    
what was ,paul8 ,why1 he tells you      
himself2 ,i am1 says he1 the chief  of  
sinners4 ,i was1 says he1 a blasphemer1 

a persecutor1 an injurious  person2 but 
,i obtained mercy 7#a ,tim #a3ac1ad74   
,ay1 that is well for you1  ,paul2 but  
what advantage have we thereby8 ,oh1    
very much1 saith he2 for1  #8for this   
cause ,i obtained mercy1 that in me     
first ,jesus ,christ might  show forth  
all long-suffering1 for a pattern to    
them which should  hereafter believe on 
him to life everlasting' 7verse #af74   
,thus1  therefore1 you see that this    
third reason is of strength2 namely1    
that  ,jesus ,christ would have mercy   
offered1 in the first place1 to the     
biggest sinners1 because1 by their      
forgiveness and salvation1 others1      
hearing of it1 will be encouraged the   
more to come to him for mercy4 ,it  may 
well1 therefore1 be said to ,god1 ,thou 
delightest in mercy1 and  mercy pleases 
thee 7,micah #g3ah74    ,but who        
believes that this was ,god's design in 
showing mercy of  old--namely1 that we  
that come after might take courage to   
come to him  for mercy2 or that ,jesus  

,christ would have mercy offered1 in the
 first  place1 to the biggest sinners1  
to stir up others to come to him for    
life8 ,this is not the manner of men1 ,o
 ,god6 ,but ,david saw this betimes2    
therefore he makes this one argument    
with ,god1 that he would blot out  his  
transgressions1 that he would forgive   
his adultery1 his murders1  and horrible
 hypocrisy4 ,do it1 ,o ,lord1 saith he1 
do it1 and #8then will  ,i teach        
transgressors thy ways1 and sinners     
shall be converted unto  thee' 7,psa    
#b3g-ac74 ,he knew that the conversion  
of sinners would be a  work highly      
pleasing to ,god1 as being that which he
 had designed before  he made mountain  
or hill3 wherefore he comes1 and he     
saith1 ,save me1 ,o  ,lord2 if thou wilt
 but save me1 ,i will fall in with thy  
design2 ,i will  help to bring what     
sinners to thee ,i can4 ,and1 ,lord1 ,i 
am willing to be  made a preacher       
myself1 for that ,i have been a horrible
 sinner2  wherefore1 if thou shalt      

forgive my great transgressions1 ,i     
shall be a  fit man to tell of thy      
wondrous grace to others4 ,yea1 ,lord1  
,i dare  promise1 that if thou wilt have
 mercy upon me1 it shall tend to the    
glory of thy grace1 and also to the     
increase of thy kingdom2 for ,i will    
tell it1 and sinners will hear on't4    
,and there is nothing so suiteth  with  
the hearing sinner as mercy2 and to be  
informed that ,god is  willing to bestow
 it upon him4 #8,i will teach           
transgressors thy ways2  and sinners    
shall be converted unto thee4'    ,nor  
will ,christ ,jesus miss of his design  
in proffering of mercy1 in the  first   
place1 to the biggest sinners4 ,you know
 what work the ,lord1 by  laying hold of
 the woman of ,samaria1 made among the  
people there4 ,they  knew that she was a
 town sinner1 an adulteress2 yea1 one   
that1 after  the most audacious manner1 
lived in uncleanness with a man that was
 not  her husband4 ,but when she1 from a
 turn upon her heart1 went into the     

city1 and said to her neighbours1       
#8,come1' ,oh1 how they came6 how they  
flocked out of the city to ,jesus       
,christ6 #8,then they went out of the   
city1 and came to him4' #8,and many of  
the ,samaritans of that city  7people1  
perhaps1 as bad as herself7 believed on 
him for the saying of  the woman1 which 
testified1 ,he told me all that ever ,i 
did' 7,john  #d3ci74 ,that word1 #8,he  
told me all that ever ,i did1' was a    
great  argument with them2 for by that  
they gathered1 that though he knew her  
to be vile1 yet he did not despise her1 
nor refuse to show how willing  he was  
to communicate his grace unto her2 and  
this fetched over1 first  her1 then     
them4    ,this woman1 as ,i said1 was a 
,samaritan sinner1 a sinner of the worst
  complexion2 for the ,jews abhorred to 
have ought to do with them 7verse  #i71 
wherefore none more fit than she to be  
made one of the decoys of  heaven1 to   
bring others of these ,samaritan        
wild-fowls under the net of  the grace  

of ,christ2 and she did the work to     
purpose4 ,many1 and many  more of the   
,samaritans believed on him 7verse      
#dj-db74 ,the heart of man1  though set 
on sin1 will1 when it comes once to a   
persuasion that ,god is  willing to have
 mercy upon us1 incline to come to      
,jesus ,christ for  life4 ,witness those
 turn-aways from ,god that you also read
 of in  ,jeremiah2 for after they had   
heard1 three or four times over1 that   
,god  had mercy for backsliders1 they   
broke out1 and said1 #8,behold1 we come 
unto thee2 for thou art the ,lord our   
,god4' 7,jer #c3bb72 or1 as those in    
,hosea did1 #8,for in thee the          
fatherless findeth mercy' 7,hosea       
#ad3a-c74    ,mercy1 and the revelation 
thereof1 is the only antidote against   
sin4  ',tis of a thawing nature2 'twill 
loose the heart that is frozen up in    
sin2 yea1 'twill make the unwilling     
willing to come to ,jesus ,christ for   
life4 ,wherefore1 do you think1 was it  
that ,jesus ,christ told the  adulterous

 woman1 and that before so many sinners1
 that he had not  condemned her1 but to 
allure her1 with them there present1 to 
hope to  find favour at his hands8 ,as  
he also saith1 in another place1 #8,i   
came  not to judge1 but to save the     
world4' ,for might they not thence most 
rationally conclude1 that if ,jesus     
,christ had rather save than damn an    
harlot1 there was encouragement for them
 although great sinners to  come to him 
for mercy4    ,i heard once a story from
 a soldier1 who1 with his company1 had  
laid  siege against a fort1 that so long
 as the besieged were persuaded their   
foes would show them no favour1 they    
fought like madmen2 but when they  saw  
one of their fellows taken1 and received
 to favour1 they all came  tumbling down
 from their fortress1 and delivered     
themselves into their  enemies' hands4  
,i am persuaded1 did men believe that   
there is that  grace and willingness in 
the heart of ,christ to save sinners1 as
 the  ,word imports there is1 they would

 come tumbling into his arms3 but       
,satan has blinded their minds that they
 cannot see this thing4 ,howbeit1  the  
,lord ,jesus has1 as ,i said1 that      
others might take heart and come to     
him1 given out a commandment1 that mercy
 should1 in the first place1 be  offered
 to the biggest sinners4 #8,begin1'     
saith he1 #8at ,jerusalem'2 and  thus ,i
 end the third reason4    ,fourth1      
,jesus ,christ would have mercy offered1
 in the first place1 to  biggest        
sinners1 because that is the way1 if    
they receive it1 most to  weaken the    
kingdom of ,satan1 and to keep it lowest
 in every age of the  world4    ,the    
biggest sinners1 they are ,satan's      
colonels and captains1 the  leaders of  
his people1 and they that most stoutly  
make head against the  ,son of ,god4    
,wherefore1 let these first be          
conquered1 and his kingdom  will be     
weak4 ,when ,ishbosheth had lost his    
,abner1 the kingdom was made  weak1 nor 
did he sit but tottering then upon his  

throne4 ,so1 when ,satan  loseth his    
strong men1 them that are mighty to work
 iniquity1 and  dexterous to manage     
others in the same1 then is his kingdom 
weak 7#b ,sam  #c74 ,therefore1 ,i say1 
,christ doth offer mercy1 in the first  
place1 to  such1 the more to weaken his 
kingdom4 ,christ ,jesus was glad to see 
,satan fall like lightning from heaven2 
that is1 suddenly1 or head-long2  and it
 was1 surely1 by casting of him out of  
strong possession1 and by  recovering of
 some notorious sinners out of his      
clutches 7,luke  #aj3ag-ai74    ,samson1
 when he would pull down the            
,philistines' temple1 took hold of  the 
two main pillars of it1 and1 breaking   
them1 down came the house4  ,christ came
 to destroy the works of the devil1 and 
to destroy by  converting grace1 as well
 as by redeeming blood4 ,now1 sin       
swarms1 and  lieth by legions1 and whole
 armies1 in the souls of the biggest    
sinners1 as in garrisons2#ad wherefore1 
the way1 the most direct way1 to        

destroy it1 is first to deal with such  
sinners by the word of his  gospel1 and 
by the merits of his passion4    ,for   
example1 though ,i shall give you but a 
homely one2 suppose a family  to be very
 lousy1 and one or two of the family to 
be in chief the  breeders1 the way1 the 
quickest way1 to clean that family1 or  
at least  to weaken the so swarming of  
those vermin1 is1 in the first place1 to
  sweeten the skin1 head1 and clothes of
 the chief breeders2 and then1  though  
all the family should be apt to breed   
them1 the number of them1  and so the   
greatness of that plague there1 will be 
the more impaired4  ,why1 there are some
 people that are in chief the devil's   
sin-breeders  in the towns and places   
where they live4 ,the place1 town1 or   
family  where they live1 must needs be  
horribly lousy1 and1 as it were1 eaten  
up with vermin4 ,now1 let the ,lord     
,jesus1 in the first place1 cleanse     
these great breeders1 and there will be 
given a nip to those swarms of  sins    

that used to be committed in such places
 throughout the town1  house1 or family1
 where such sin-breeding persons used to
 be4    ,i speak by experience4 ,i was  
one of these lousy ones1 one of these   
great sin-breeders2 ,i infected all the 
youth of the town where ,i was  born1   
with all manner of youthful vanities4   
,the neighbours counted me  so2 my      
practice proved me so3 wherefore ,christ
 ,jesus took me first2 and  taking me   
first1 the contagion was much allayed   
all the town over4 ,when  ,god made me  
sigh1 they would hearken1 and           
inquiringly say1 ,what's the  matter    
with ,john8 ,they also gave their       
various opinions of me2 but1 as  ,i     
said1 sin cooled1 and failed1 as to his 
full career4 ,when ,i went out  to seek 
the bread of life1 some of them would   
follow1 and the rest be  put into a muse
 #ae at home4 ,yea1 almost the town1 at 
first1 at times  would go out to hear at
 the place where ,i found good2 yea1    
young and  old for a while had some     

reformation on them2 also some of them1 
perceiving that ,god had mercy upon me1 
came crying to him for mercy  too4      
,but what need ,i give you an instance  
of poor ,i2 ,i will come to ,manasseh   
the king4 ,so long as he was a          
ringleading sinner1 the great idolater1 
and chief for devilism1 the whole land  
flowed with wickedness2 for he  made    
them to sin 7#b ,chron #cc71 and do     
worse than the heathen that dwelt  round
 about them1 or that was cast out from  
before them3 but when ,god  converted   
him1 the whole land was reformed4 ,down 
went the groves1 the  idols1 and altars 
of ,baal1 and up went true religion in  
much of the  power and purity of it4    
,you will say1 ,the king reformed by    
power4 ,i  answer1 doubtless1 and by    
example too2 for people observe their   
leaders2 as their fathers did1 so did   
they 7#b ,kings #ag3da74 ,this1         
therefore1 is another reason why ,jesus 
would have mercy offered1 in the  first 
place1 to the biggest sinners1 because  

that is the best way1 if  they receive  
it1 most to weaken the kingdom of       
,satan1 and to keep it  poor and low4   
,and do you not think now1 that if ,god 
would but take hold of the hearts  of   
some of the most notorious in your town1
 in your family1 or country1  that this 
thing would be verified before your     
faces8 ,it would1 it  would1 to the joy 
of you that are godly1 to the making of 
hell to sigh1  to the great suppressing 
of sin1 the glory of ,christ1 and the   
joy of  the angels of ,god4#af ,and     
ministers1 should1 therefore1 that this 
work  might go on1 take advantages to   
persuade with the biggest sinners to    
come into ,christ1 according to my text1
 and their commission1  #8,beginning at 
,jerusalem4'    ,fifth1 ,jesus ,christ  
would have mercy offered1 in the first  
place1 to  the biggest sinners1 because 
such1 when converted1 are usually the   
best  helps in the church against       
temptations1 and fittest for the support
 of  the feeble-minded there4    ,hence1

 usually1 you have some such in the     
first plantation of churches1  or       
quickly upon it4 ,churches would do but 
sorrily1 if ,christ ,jesus did  not put 
such converts among them2 they are the  
monuments and mirrors of  mercy4 ,the   
very sight of such a sinner in ,god's   
house1 yea1 the very  thought of him1   
where the sight of him cannot be had1 is
 ofttimes  greatly for the help of the  
faith of the feeble4    ,when the       
churches1 saith ,paul1 that were in     
,judea1 heard this  concerning me1 that 
he which persecuted them in time past1  
now preached  the faith which once he   
destroyed1 #8they glorified ,god in me' 
7,gal  #a3bj-bd74 #8,glorified ,god4'   
,how is that8 ,why1 they praised him1   
and took  courage to believe the more in
 the mercy of ,god2 for that he had had 
mercy on such a great sinner as he4     
,they glorified ,god #8in me'2 they     
wondered that grace should be so rich1  
as to take hold of such a wretch  as ,i 
was2 and for my sake believed in ,christ

 the more4    ,there are two things that
 great sinners are acquainted with1 when
 they  come to divulge them to the      
saints1 that are a great relief to their
  faith4 #a4 ,the contests that they    
usually have with the devil at their    
parting with him4 #b4 ,their knowledge  
of his secrets in his workings4    #a4  
,for first1 ,the biggest sinners#ag have
 usually great contests with  the devil 
at their partings2 and this is an help  
to saints3 for  ordinary saints find    
afterwards what the vile ones find at   
first1 but  when1 at the opening of     
hearts1 the one finds himself to be as  
the  other--the one is a comfort to the 
other4 ,the lesser sort of sinners  find
 but little of this1 till after they    
have been some time in  profession2 but 
the vile man meets with his at the      
beginning4 ,wherefore  he1 when the     
other is down1 is ready to tell that he 
has met with the  same before2 for1 ,i  
say1 he has had it before4 ,satan is    
loath to part  with a great sinner4     

#8,what1 my true servant1' quoth he1    
#8my old  servant1 wilt thou forsake me 
now8 ,having so often sold thyself to me
  to work wickedness1 wilt thou forsake 
me now8 ,thou horrible wretch1  dost not
 know1 that thou has sinned thyself     
beyond the reach of grace1  and dost    
thou think to find mercy now8 ,art not  
thou a murderer1 a  thief1 a harlot1 a  
witch1 a sinner of the greatest size1   
and dost thou  look for mercy now8 ,dost
 thou think that ,christ will foul his  
fingers  with thee8 ,it is enough to    
make angels blush1 saith ,satan1 to see 
so  vile an one knock at heaven-gates   
for mercy1 and wilt thou be so          
abominably bold to do it8' #ah ,thus    
,satan dealt with me1 says the great    
sinner1 when at first ,i came to ,jesus 
,christ4 ,and what did you reply8  saith
 the tempted4 ,why1 ,i granted the while
 charge to be true1 says the  other4    
,and what1 did you despair1 or how8 ,no1
 saith he1 ,i said1 ,i am  ,magdalene1  
,i am ,zaccheus1 ,i am the thief1 ,i am 

the harlot1 ,i am the  publican1 ,i am  
the prodigal1 and one of ,christ's      
murderers2 yea1 worse  than any of      
these2 and yet ,god was so far off from 
rejecting of me1 as  ,i found           
afterwards1 that there was music and    
dancing in his house for  me1 and for   
joy that ,i was come home unto him4 ,o  
blessed be ,god for  grace 7says the    
other71 for then1 ,i hope1 there is     
favour for me4 ,yea1  as ,i told you1   
such an one is a continual spectacle in 
the church1 for  every one by to behold 
,god's grace and wonder by4    #b4 ,and 
as for the secrets of ,satan1 such as   
are suggestions to question  the being  
of ,god1 the truth of his ,word1 and to 
be annoyed with  devilish blasphemies2  
none more acquainted with these than the
 biggest  sinners at their conversion2  
wherefore thus also they are prepared to
  be helps in the church to relieve and 
comfort the other4    ,i might also here
 tell you of the contests and battles   
that such are  engaged in1 wherein they 

find the buffetings of ,satan1 above any
 other  of the saints4 ,at which time   
,satan assaults the soul with darkness1 
fears1 frightful thoughts of            
apparitions2 now they sweat1 pant1 cry  
out1 and struggle for life4 ,the angels 
now come down to behold the  sight1 and 
rejoice to see a bit of dust and ashes  
to overcome  principalities and powers1 
and might1 and dominions4 ,but1 as ,i   
said1  when these come a little to be   
settled1 they are prepared for helps for
  others1 and are great comforts unto   
them4 ,their great sins give            
encouragement to the devil to assault   
them2 and by these temptations  ,christ 
takes advantage to make them the more   
helpful to the churches4    ,the biggest
 sinner1 when he is converted1 and comes
 into the church1  says to them all1 by 
his very coming in1 ,behold me1 all you 
that are  men and women of a low and    
timorous spirit1 you whose hearts are   
narrow1 for that you never had the      
advantage to know1 because your sins    

are few1 the largeness of the grace of  
,god4 ,behold1 ,i say1 in me1 the       
exceeding riches of his grace6 ,i am a  
pattern set forth before your  faces1 on
 whom you may look and take heart4      
,this1 ,i say1 the great  sinner can    
say1 to the exceeding comfort of all the
 rest4 ,wherefore1 as  ,i have hinted   
before1 when ,god intends to stock a    
place with saints1  and to make that    
place excellently to flourish with the  
riches of his  grace1 he usually begins 
with the conversion of some of the most 
notorious thereabouts1 and lays them1 as
 an example1 to allure others1  and to  
build up when they are converted4 ,it   
was ,paul that must go to  the          
,gentiles1 because ,paul was the most   
outrageous of all the apostles1  in the 
time of his unregeneracy4 ,yea1 ,peter  
must be he1 that after his  horrible    
fall1 was thought fittest1 when         
recovered again1 to comfort  and        
strengthen his brethren 7,see ,luke     
#bb3ca1cb74    ,some must be pillars in 

,god's house2 and if they be pillars of 
cedar1  they must stand while they are  
stout and sturdy sticks in the forest1  
before they are cut down1 and planted or
 placed there4 ,no man1 when he         
buildeth his house1 makes the principal 
parts thereof of weak or feeble  timber2
 for how could such bear up the rest8   
but of great and able  wood4 ,christ    
,jesus also goeth this way to work2 he  
makes of the biggest  sinners bearers   
and supporters to the rest4 ,this1 then1
 may serve for  another reason1 why     
,jesus ,christ gives out in commandment1
 that mercy  should1 in the first place1
 be offered to the biggest sinners1     
because  such1 when converted1 are      
usually the best helps in the church    
against  temptations1 and fittest for   
the support of the feeble-minded there4 
,sixth1 ,another reason why ,jesus      
,christ would have mercy offered1 in the
  first place1 to the biggest sinners1  
is1 because they1 when converted1  are  
apt to love him most4    ,this agrees   

both with scripture and reason4         
,scripture says so4 ,to whom  much is   
forgiven1 the same loveth much4 #8,to   
whom little is forgiven1  the same      
loveth little' 7,luke #g3dg74 ,reason   
says so3 for as it would be  the        
unreasonablest thing in the world to    
render hatred for love1 and  contempt   
for forgiveness2 so it would be as      
ridiculous to think1 that  the reception
 of a little kindness should lay the    
same obligations upon  the heart to love
 as the reception of a great deal4 ,i   
would not  disparage the love of        
,christ2 ,i know the least drachm of it1
 when it  reaches to forgiveness1 is    
great above all the world2 but          
comparatively1 there are greater        
extensions of the love of ,christ to    
one than to another4 ,he that has most  
sin1 if4 forgiven1 is partaker of  the  
greatest love1 of the greatest          
forgiveness4    ,i know also1 that there
 are some1 that from this very doctrine 
say1  #8,let us do evil that good may   

come'2 and that turn the grace of our   
,god  into lasciviousness4 ,but ,i speak
 not of these2 these will neither be    
ruled by grace nor reason4 ,grace would 
teach them1 if they knew it1 to  deny   
ungodly courses2 and so would reason    
too1 if it could truly sense  the love  
of ,god 7,titus #b3aa1ab2 ,rom #ab3a74  
,doth it look like what hath any        
coherence with reason or mercy1 for a   
man to abuse his friend8 ,because       
,christ died for me1 shall ,i therefore 
spit in his face8 ,the bread and water  
that was given by ,elisha to his        
enemies1 that came into the land of     
,israel to take him1 had so much        
influence upon their minds1 though      
heathens1 that they returned to  their  
homes without hurting him2 yea1 it kept 
them from coming again in  a hostile    
manner into the coasts of ,israel 7#b   
,kings #f3ai-bc74    ,but to forbear to 
illustrate1 till anon4 ,one reason why  
,christ ,jesus  shows mercy to sinners1 
is1 that he might obtain their love1    

that he  may remove their base          
affections from base objects to himself4
 ,now1 if  he loves to be loved a       
little1 he loves to be loved much2 but  
there is  not any that are capable of   
loving much1 save those that have much  
forgiven them4 ,hence it is said of     
,paul1 that he laboured more than  them 
all2 to wit1 with a labour of love1     
because he had been by sin  more vile   
against ,christ than they all 7#a ,cor  
#ae74 ,he it was that  #8persecuted the 
church of ,god1 and wasted it' 7,gal    
#a3ac74 ,he of them  all was the only   
raving bedlam against the saints4 #8,and
 being exceeding  mad1' says he1        
#8against them1 ,i persecuted them even 
unto strange  cities' 7,acts #bf3aa74   
,this raving bedlam1 that once was so1  
is he that  now says1 ,i laboured more  
than them all1 more for ,christ than    
them all4  ,but ,paul1 what moved thee  
thus to do8 ,the love of ,christ1 says  
he4 ,it  was not ,i1 but the grace of   
,god that was with me4 ,as who should   

say1 ,o  grace6 ,it was such grace to   
save me6 ,it was such marvellous grace  
for  ,god to look down from heaven upon 
me1 and that secured me from the  wrath 
to come1 that ,i am captivated with the 
sense of the riches of it4  ,hence ,i   
act1 hence ,i labour2 for how can ,i    
otherwise do1 since ,god not  only      
separated me from my sins and           
companions1 but separated all the       
powers of my soul and body to his       
service8 ,i am1 therefore1 prompted on  
by this exceeding love to labour as ,i  
have done2 yet not ,i1 but the  grace of
 ,god with me4 ,oh6 ,i shall never      
forget his love1 nor the  circumstances 
under which ,i was1 when his love laid  
hold upon me4 ,i was  going to ,damascus
 with letters from the high-priest1 to  
make havoc of  ,god's people there1 as  
,i had made havoc of them in other      
places4 ,these  bloody letters were not 
imposed upon me4 ,i went to the         
high-priest and  desired them of him1   
and yet he saved me6 7,acts #i3a1b74 ,i 

was one of  the men1 of the chief men1  
that had a hand in the blood of his     
martyr  ,stephen2 yet he had mercy upon 
me6 ,when ,i was at ,damascus1 ,i       
stunk#ai so  horribly like a            
blood-sucker1 that ,i became a terror to
 all thereabout4  ,yea1 ,ananias1 good  
man1 made intercession to my ,lord      
against me2 yet he  would have mercy    
upon me1 yea1 joined mercy to mercy1    
until he had made  me a monument of     
grace4 ,he made a saint of me1 and      
persuaded me that my  transgressions    
were forgiven me4    ,when ,i began to  
preach1 those that heard me were amazed1
 and said1 #8,is  not this he that      
destroyed them that called on this name 
in ,jerusalem1  and came hither for that
 intent1 that he might bring them bound 
to the  high-priest8' ,hell doth know   
that ,i was a sinner2 heaven doth know  
that  ,i was a sinner2 the world also   
knows that ,i was a sinner1 a sinner of 
the greatest size2 but ,i obtained mercy
 7,acts #i3bj1ba74 ,shall not this  lay 

obligation upon me8 ,is not love of the 
greatest force to oblige8 ,is  it not   
strong as death1 cruel as the grave1 and
 hotter than the coals  of juniper8     
,hath it not a most vehement flame8 ,can
 the waters quench  it8 can the floods  
drown it8 ,i am under the force of it1  
and this is  my continual cry1 ,what    
shall ,i render to the ,lord for all the
 benefits  which he has bestowed upon   
me8    ,aye1 ,paul6 this is something2  
thou speakest like a man1 like a man    
affected1 and carried away with the love
 and grace of ,god4 ,now1 this  sense1  
and this affection1 and this labour1    
giveth to ,christ the love  that he     
looks for4 ,but he might have converted 
twenty little sinners1  and yet not     
found1 for grace bestowed1 so much love 
in them all4 ,i  wonder how far a man   
might go among the converted sinners of 
the  smaller size1 before he could find 
one that so much as looked anything     
this way ward4 ,where is he that is thus
 under pangs of love for the  grace     

bestowed upon him by ,jesus ,christ8    
,excepting only some few1 you  may walk 
to the world's end1 and find none4 ,but1
 as ,i said1 some there  are1 and so    
there have been in every age of the     
church1 great sinners1  that have had   
much forgiven them2 and they love much  
upon this account4  ,jesus ,christ1     
therefore1 knows what he doth1 when he  
lays hold on the  hearts of sinners of  
the biggest size4 ,he knows that such an
 one will  love more than many that have
 not sinned half their sins4    ,i will 
tell you a story that ,i have read of   
,martha and ,mary2 the name  of the book
 ,i have forgot2 ,i mean of the book in 
which ,i found the  relation2 but the   
thing was thus3--    ,martha1 saith my  
author1 was a very holy woman1 much like
 ,lazarus1 her  brother2 but ,mary was a
 loose and wanton creature2 ,martha did 
seldom  miss good sermons and lectures1 
when she could come at them in          
,jerusalem2 but ,mary would frequent the
 house of sports1 and the company  of   

the vilest of men for lust4 ,and though 
,martha had often desired that  her     
sister would go with her to hear her    
preachers1 yea1 had often  entreated her
 with tears to do it1 yet could she     
never prevail2 for  still ,mary would   
make her excuse1 or reject her with     
disdain1 for her  zeal and preciseness  
in religion4    ,after ,martha had      
waited long1 tried many ways to bring   
her sister to  good1 and all proved     
ineffectual1 at last she comes upon her 
thus3  #8,sister1' quoth she1 #8,i pray 
thee go with me to the temple today1 to 
hear one preach a sermon4' #8,what kind 
of preacher is he8' said she4  ,martha  
replied1 #8,it is one ,jesus of         
,nazareth2 he is the handsomest man     
that ever you saw with your eyes4 ,oh6  
he shines in beauty1 and is a  most     
excellent preacher4'    ,now1 what does 
,mary1 after a little pause1 but goes up
 into her  chamber1 and1 with her pins  
and her clouts1#bj decks up herself as  
fine  as her fingers could make her4    

,this done1 away she goes1 not with her 
sister ,martha1 but as much unobserved  
as she could1 to the sermon1 or  rather 
to see the preacher4    ,the hour and   
preacher being come1 and she having     
observed whereabout  the preacher would 
stand1 goes and sets herself so in the  
temple1 that  she might be sure to have 
the full view of this excellent person4 
,so he  comes in1 and she looks1 and the
 first glimpse of his person pleased    
her4 ,well1 ,jesus addresseth himself to
 his sermon1 and she looks  earnestly on
 him4    ,now1 at that time1 saith my   
author1 ,jesus preached about the lost  
sheep1 the lost groat1 and the prodigal 
child4 ,and when he came to show  what  
care the shepherd took for one lost     
sheep1 and how the woman swept  to find 
her piece which was lost1 and what joy  
there was at their  finding1 she began  
to be taken by the ears1 and forgot what
 she came  about1 musing what the       
preacher would make of it4 ,but when he 
came to  the application1 and showed1   

that by the lost sheep1 was meant a     
great  sinner2 by the shepherd's care1  
was meant ,god's love for great sinners2
  and that by the joy of the neighbours1
 was showed what joy there was  among   
the angels in heaven over one great     
sinner that repenteth2 she  began to be 
taken by the heart4 ,and as he spake    
these last words1 she  thought he       
pitched his innocent eyes just upon her1
 and looked as if he  spake what was now
 said to her3 wherefore her heart began 
to tremble1  being shaken with affection
 and fear2 then her eyes ran down with  
tears  apace2 wherefore she was forced  
to hide her face with her handkerchief1 
and so sat sobbing and crying all the   
rest of the sermon4    ,sermon being    
done1 up she gets1 and away she goes1   
and withal inquired  where this ,jesus  
the preacher dined that day8 and one    
told her1 ,at the  house of ,simon the  
,pharisee4 ,so away goes she1 first to  
her chamber1  and there strips herself  
of her wanton attire2 then falls upon   

her  knees to ask ,god forgiveness for  
all her wicked life4 ,this done1 in a   
modest dress she goes to ,simon's house1
 where she finds ,jesus sat at  dinner4 
,so she gets behind him1 and weeps1 and 
drops her tears upon his  feet like     
rain1 and washes them1 and wipes them   
with the hair of her  head4 ,she also   
kissed his feet with her lips1 and      
anointed them with  ointment4 ,when     
,simon the ,pharisee perceived what the 
woman did1 and  being ignorant of what  
it was to be forgiven much 7for he never
 was  forgiven more than fifty pence71  
he began to think within himself1 that  
he had been mistaken about ,jesus       
,christ1 because he suffered such a     
sinner as this woman was1 to touch him4 
,surely1 quoth he1 this man1 if  he were
 a prophet1 would not let this woman    
come near him1 for she is a             
town-sinner2 so ignorant are all        
self-righteous men of the way of        
,christ with sinners4 ,but1 lest ,mary  
should be discouraged with some         

clownish carriage of this ,pharisee1 and
 so desert her good beginnings1  and her
 new steps which she now had begun to   
take towards eternal life1  ,jesus began
 thus with ,simon3 #8,simon1' saith he1 
#8,i have somewhat to say  unto thee4   
,and he saith1 ,master1 say on4 ,there  
was1' said ,jesus1 #8a  certain creditor
 which had two debtors2 the one owed    
five hundred  pence1 and the other      
fifty4 ,and when they had nothing to    
pay1 he  frankly forgave them both4     
,tell me1 therefore1 which of them will 
love  him most8 ,simon answered1 and    
said1 ,i suppose that he1 to whom he    
forgave most4 ,and he said unto him1    
,thou hast rightly judged4 ,and he      
turned to the woman1 and said unto      
,simon1 ,seest thou this woman8 ,i      
entered into thine house1 thou gavest me
 no water for my feet2 but she  hath    
washed my feet with tears1 and wiped    
them with the hairs of her  head4 ,thou 
gavest me no kiss2 but this woman1 since
 the time ,i came in1  hath not ceased  

to kiss my feet4 ,my head with oil thou 
didst not  anoint1 but this woman hath  
anointed my feet with ointment4         
,wherefore1  ,i say unto her1 ,her sins1
 which are many1 are forgiven1 for she  
loved  much2 but to whom little is      
forgiven1 the same loveth little4 ,and  
he  said unto her1 ,thy sins are        
forgiven'7,luke #g3cf-dh74    ,thus you 
have the story4 ,if ,i come short in any
 circumstance1 ,i beg  pardon of those  
that can correct me4 ,it is three or    
four and twenty  years since ,i saw the 
book2 yet ,i have1 as far as my memory  
will admit1  given you the relation of  
the matter4 ,however1 ,luke1 as you see1
 doth  here present you with the        
substance of the whole4#ba    ,alas6    
,christ ,jesus has but little thanks for
 the saving of little  sinners4 #8,to   
whom little is forgiven1 the same loveth
 little4' ,he gets  not water for his   
feet1 by his saving of such sinners4    
,there are  abundance of dry-eyed       
,christians in the world1 and abundance 

of  dry-eyed duties too2 duties that    
never were wetted with the tears of     
contrition and repentance1 nor ever     
sweetened with the great sinner's  box  
of ointment4 ,and the reason is1 such   
sinners have not great sins to  be saved
 from2 or1 if they have1 they look upon 
them in the diminishing  glass of the   
holy law of ,god4#bb ,but1 ,i rather    
believe1 that the  professors of our    
days want a due sense of what they are2 
for1 verily1  for the generality of     
them1 both before and since conversion1 
they have  been sinners of a lusty size4
 ,but if their eyes be holden1 if       
convictions are not shown1 if their     
knowledge of their sins is but like  to 
the eye-sight in twilight2 the heart    
cannot be affected with that  grace that
 has laid hold on the man2 and so       
,christ ,jesus sows much1 and  has      
little coming in4 ,wherefore his way is 
ofttimes to step out of the  way1 to    
,jericho1 to ,samaria1 to the country of
 the ,gadarenes1 to the  coasts of ,tyre

 and ,sidon1 and also to ,mount         
,calvary1 that he may lay  hold of such 
kind of sinners as will love him to his 
liking 7,luke  #ai3a-aa2 ,john #d3c-aa2 
,mark #e3a-bj2 ,matt #ae3ba-bi2 ,luke   
#bc3cc-dc74    ,but thus much for the   
sixth reason1 why ,christ ,jesus would  
have mercy  offered1 in the first place1
 to the biggest sinners1 to wit1 because
  such sinners1 when converted1 are apt 
to love him most4 ,the ,jerusalem       
sinners were they that outstripped1 when
 they were converted1 in some  things1  
all the churches of the ,gentiles4 ,they
 #8were of one heart1 and  of one soul3 
neither said any of them that aught of  
the things which he  possessed was his  
own4' #8,neither was there any among    
them that lacked3  for as many as were  
possessors of lands or houses sold them1
 and  brought the prices of the things  
that were sold1 and laid them down at   
the apostles' feet1' c4 7,acts          
#d3cb1ce74 ,now1 show me such another   
pattern1 if you can4 ,but why did these 

do thus8 ,oh6 they were ,jerusalem      
sinners4 ,these were the men that1 but a
 little before1 had killed the  ,prince 
of life2 and those to whom he did1 that 
notwithstanding1 send  the first offer  
of grace and mercy4 ,and the sense of   
this took them up  betwixt the earth and
 the heaven1 and carried them on in such
 ways and  methods as could never be    
trodden by any since4 ,they talk of the 
church  of ,rome1 and set her1 in her   
primitive state1 as a pattern and mother
  of churches2 when the truth is1 they  
were the ,jerusalem sinners1 when       
converts1 that out-did all the churches 
that ever were4    ,seventh1 ,christ    
,jesus would have mercy offered1 in the 
first place1 to  the biggest sinners1   
because grace1 when it is received by   
such1 finds  matter to kindle upon more 
freely than it finds in other sinners4  
,great sinners are like the dry wood1 or
 like great candles1 which burn  best   
and shine with biggest light4 ,i lay not
 this down1 as ,i did those  reasons    

before1 to show1 that when great sinners
 are converted1 they  will be           
encouragement to others1 though that is 
true2 but to show1 that  ,christ has a  
delight to see grace1 the grace we      
receive1 to shine4 ,we  love to see     
things that bear a good gloss2 yea1 we  
choose to buy such  kind of matter to   
work upon1 as will1 if wrought up to    
what we intend1  cast that lustre that  
we desire4 ,candles that burn not       
bright1 we like  not2 wood that is green
 will rather smother1 and sputter1 and  
smoke1  and crack1 and flounce1 than    
cast a brave light and a pleasant heat2 
wherefore great folks care not much1 not
 so much1 for such kind of  things1 as  
for them that will better answer their  
ends4    ,hence ,christ desires the     
biggest sinner2 in him there is matter  
to work  by1 to wit1 a great deal of    
sin2 for as by the tallow of the candle1
  the first takes occasion to burn the  
brighter2 so1 by the sin of the  soul1  
grace takes occasion to shine the       

clearer4 ,little candles shine  but     
little1 for there wanteth matter for the
 fire to work upon2 but in  the great   
sinner1 here is more matter for grace to
 work by4 ,faith  shines1 when it       
worketh towards ,christ1 through the    
sides of many and  great transgressions1
 and so does love1 for that much is     
forgiven4 ,and  what matter can be found
 in the soul for humility to work by so 
well1  as by a sight that ,i have been  
and am an abominable sinner8 ,and the   
same is to be said of patience1         
meekness1 gentleness1 self-denial1 or   
of any other grace4 ,grace takes        
occasion1 by the vileness of the man1   
to shine the more2 even as by the       
ruggedness of a very strong distemper   
or disease1 the virtue of the medicine  
is best made manifest4 #8,where  sin    
abounded1 grace did much more abound'   
7,rom #e3bj74 ,a black string  makes the
 neck look whiter2 great sins make grace
 burn clear4 ,some say1  when grace and 
a good nature meet together1 they do    

make shining  ,christians2 but ,i say1  
when grace and a great sinner meet1 and 
when  grace shall subdue that great     
sinner to itself1 and shall operate     
after  its kind in the soul of that     
great sinner1 then we have a shining    
,christian2 witness all those of whom   
mention was made before4    ,abraham was
 among the idolaters when in the land of
 ,assyria1 and served  idols1 with his  
kindred1 on the other side of the flood 
7,josh #bd3b2 ,gen  #aa3ca74 ,but who1  
when called1 was there in the world1 in 
whom grace  shone so bright as in him8  
,the ,thessalonians were idolaters      
before the  ,word of ,god came to them2 
but when they had received it1 they     
became  examples to all that did believe
 in ,macedonia and ,achaia 7#a ,thess   
#a3f-aj74    ,god the ,father1 and      
,jesus ,christ his ,son1 are for having 
things seen2  for having the ,word of   
life held forth4 ,they light not a      
candle that it  might be put under a    
bushel1 or under a bed1 but on a        

candlestick1 that  all that come in may 
see the light 7,matt #e3ae2 ,mark #d3ba2
 ,luke #h3af2  #aa3cc74 and1 ,i say1 as 
,i said before1 in whom is it1 light1   
like so to  shine1 as in the souls of   
great sinners8    ,when the ,jewish     
,pharisees dallied with the gospel1     
,christ threatened to  take it from     
them1 and to give it to the barbarous   
heathens and  idolaters4 ,why so8 ,for  
they1 saith he1 will bring forth the    
fruits  thereof in their season4 #bc    
#8,therefore say ,i unto you1 ,the      
kingdom of  ,god shall be taken from    
you1 and given to a nation bringing     
forth the  fruits thereof' 7,matt       
#ba3dc74    ,i have often marvelled at  
our youth1 and said in my heart1 ,what  
should  be the reason that they should  
be so generally at this day debauched as
  they are8 ,for they are now profane to
 amazement2 and sometimes ,i have       
thought one thing1 and sometimes        
another2 that is1 why ,god should       
suffer it so to be8 ,at last ,i have    

thought of this3 ,how if the ,god1      
whose ways are past finding out1 should 
suffer it so to be now1 that he  might  
make of some of them the more glorious  
saints hereafter4 ,i know  sin is of the
 devil1 but it cannot work in the world 
without  permission3 and if it happens  
to be as ,i have thought1 it will not be
  the first time that ,god the ,lord    
hath caught ,satan in his own design4   
,for my part1 ,i believe that the time  
is at hand1 that we shall see  better   
saints in the world than has been seen  
in it this many a day4  ,and this       
vileness1 that at present does so much  
swallow up our youth1  is one cause of  
my thinking so2 for out of them1 for    
from among them1  when ,god sets to his 
hand1 as of old1 you shall see what     
penitent ones1  what trembling ones1 and
 what admirers of grace1 will be found  
to  profess the gospel to the glory of  
,god by ,christ4    ,alas6 we are a     
company of worn-out ,christians2 our    
moon is in the wane2  we are much more  

black than white1 more dark than light2 
we shine but a  little2 grace in the    
most of us is decayed4 ,but ,i say1 when
 they of  these debauched ones that are 
to be saved shall be brought in--when   
these that look more like devils than   
men shall be converted to ,christ  7and 
,i believe several of them will71 then  
will ,christ be exalted1  grace adored1 
the ,word prized1 ,zion's path better   
trodden1 and men in  the pursuit of     
their own salvation1 to the amazement of
 them that are  left behind4    ,just   
before ,christ came into the flesh1 the 
world was degenerated as it  is now3 the
 generality of the men in ,jerusalem    
were become either high  and famous for 
hypocrisy1 or filthy1 base in their     
lives4 ,the devil  also was broke loose 
in hideous manner1 and had taken        
possession of  many3 yea1 ,i believe1   
that there was never generation before  
nor since1  that could produce so many  
possessed with devils1 deformed1 lame1  
blind1 and infected with monstrous      

diseases1 as that generation could4     
,but what was the reason thereof1 ,i    
mean the reason from ,god8 ,why1        
one--and we may sum up more in that     
answer that ,christ gave to his         
disciples concerning him that was born  
blind--was1 that #8the works of  ,god   
should be made manifest' in them1 and   
#8that the ,son of ,god might be        
glorified thereby' 7,john #i3b1c2       
#aa3d74    ,now1 if these devils and    
diseases1 as they possessed men then1   
were to  make way and work for an       
approaching to ,christ in person1 and   
for the  declaring of his power1 why may
 we not think that now1 even now also1  
he is ready to come1 by his ,spirit in  
the gospel1 to heal many of the         
debaucheries of our age8 ,i cannot      
believe that grace will take them  all1 
for there are but few that are saved2   
but yet it will take some1  even some of
 the worst of men1 and make blessed ones
 of them4 ,but1 ,o  how these           
ringleaders in vice will then shine in  

virtue6 ,they will be  the very pillars 
in churches1 they will be as an ensign  
in the land4  #8,the ,lord their ,god   
shall save them in that day as the flock
 of his  people3 for they shall be as   
the stones of a crown1 lifted up as an  
ensign upon his land' 7,zech #i3af74    
,but who are these8 ,even idolatrous    
,ephraim1 and backsliding ,judah 7verse 
#ac74    ,i know there is ground to     
fear1 that the iniquity of this         
generation  will be pursued with heavy  
judgments2 but that will not hinder that
 we  have supposed4 ,god took him a     
glorious church out of bloody           
,jerusalem1  yea1 out of the chief of   
the sinners there1 and left the rest to 
be  taken and spoiled1 and sold1 thirty 
for a penny1 in the nations where  they 
were captives4 ,the gospel working      
gloriously in a place1 to the  seizing  
upon many of the ringleading sinners    
thereof1 promiseth no  security to the  
rest1 but rather threateneth them with  
the heaviest and  smartest judgments2 as

 in the instance now given1 we have a   
full  demonstration2 but in defending1  
the ,lord will defend his people2 and   
in saving1 he will save his inheritance4
    ,nor does this speak any great      
comfort to a decayed and backsliding    
sort  of ,christian2 for the next time  
,god rides post with his gospel1 he will
  leave such ,christians behind him4    
,but1 ,i say1 ,christ is resolved to set
  up his light in the world2 yea1 he is 
delighted to see his graces  shine2 and 
therefore he commands that his gospel   
should1 to that end1  be offered1 in the
 first place1 to the biggest sinners2   
for by great  sins it shineth most2     
therefore he saith1 #8,begin at         
,jerusalem4'    ,eighth1 and lastly1    
,christ ,jesus will have mercy to be    
offered1 in the  first place1 to the    
biggest sinners1 for that by that means 
the  impenitent that are left behind    
will be1 at the judgment1 the more left 
without excuse4    ,god's ,word has two 
edges2 it can cut back-stroke and       

fore-stroke4 ,if it  doth thee no good1 
it will do thee hurt2 it is #8the savour
 of life unto  life' to those that      
receive it1 but of #8death unto death'  
to them that  refuse it 7#b ,cor        
#b3ae1af74 ,but this is not all2 the    
tender of grace to  the biggest sinners1
 in the first place1 will not only leave
 the rest1  or those that refuse it1 in 
a deplorable condition1 but will also   
stop  their mouths1 and cut off all     
pretence to excuse at that day4 #8,if ,i
 had  not come and spoken unto them1'   
saith ,christ1 #8they had not had sin2  
but now they have no cloke for their    
sin'--for their sin of persevering  in  
impenitence 7,john #ae3bb74 ,but what   
did he speak to them8 ,why1 even  that  
which ,i have told you2 to wit1 ,that he
 has in special a delight in  saving the
 biggest sinners4 ,he spake this in the 
way of his doctrine2  he spake this in  
the way of his practice1 even to the    
pouring out of  his last breath before  
them 7,luke #bc3cd74    ,now1 since this

 is so1 what can the condemned at the   
judgment say for  themselves1 why       
sentence of death should not be passed  
upon them8 ,i  say1 what excuse can they
 make for themselves1 when they shall be
 asked  why they did not in the day of  
salvation come to ,christ to be saved8  
,will they have ground to say to the    
,lord1 ,thou wast only for saving of    
little sinners2 and1 therefore1 because 
they were great ones1 they  durst not   
come unto him2 or that thou hadst not   
compassion for the  biggest sinners1    
therefore ,i died in despair8 ,will     
these be excuses for  them1 as the case 
now standeth with them8 ,is there not   
everywhere in  ,god's ,book a flat      
contradiction to this1 in multitudes of 
promises1 of  invitations1 of examples1 
and the like8 ,alas6 alas6 there will   
then be  there millions of souls to     
confute this plea2 ready1 ,i say1 to    
stand  up1 and say1 #8,o6 deceived      
world1 heaven swarms with such as were1 
when  they were in the world1 to the    

full as bad as you6' ,now1 this will    
kill  all plea or excuse1 why they      
should not perish in their sins2 yea1   
the  text says they shall see them      
there4 #8,there shall be weeping-when ye
  shall see ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and   
,jacob1 and all the prophets1 in the    
kingdom of heaven1 and you yourselves   
thrust out4 ,and they shall come  from  
the east1 and from the west1 and from   
the north1 and from the  south1 and     
shall sit down in the kingdom of ,god'  
7,luke #ac3bh1bi74 ,out  of which       
company1 it is easy to pick such as     
sometimes were as bad  people as any    
that now breathe on the face of the     
earth4 ,what think  you of the first    
man1 by whose sins there are millions   
now in hell8 ,and  so ,i may say1 ,what 
think you of ten thousand more besides8 
,but if the ,word will not stifle and   
gag them up--,i speak now for           
amplification's sake--the view of those 
who are saved shall4 ,there comes  an   
incestuous person to the bar1 and       

pleads1 ,that the bigness of his  sins  
was a bar to his receiving the promise4 
,but will not his mouth be  stopped as  
to that1 when ,lot1 and the incestuous  
,corinthians1 shall be  set before him  
7,gen #ai3cc-cg2 #a ,cor #e3a1b74       
,there comes a thief1 and says1 ,lord1  
my sin of thefts1 ,i thought1 was  such 
as could not be pardoned by thee6 ,but  
when he shall see the thief  that was   
saved on the cross stand by1 as clothed 
with beauteous glory1  what further can 
he be able to object8 ,yea1 the ,lord   
will produce ten  thousand of his saints
 at his coming1 who shall after this    
manner  #8execute judgment upon all1 and
 so convince all that are ungodly among 
them--of all their hard speeches which  
ungodly sinners have spoken  against    
him' 7,jude #ae74 ,and these are hard   
speeches against him1 to say  that he   
was not able or willing to save men1    
because of the greatness  of their sins1
 or to say that they were discouraged by
 his ,word from  repentance1 because of 

the heinousness of their offences4      
,these things1  ,i say1 shall then be   
confuted4 ,he comes with ten thousand of
 his saints  to confute them1 and to    
stop their mouths from making objections
  against their own eternal damnation4  
,here is ,adam1 the destroyer of the    
world2 here is ,lot1 that lay with  both
 his daughters2 here is ,abraham1 that  
was sometime an idolater2 and  ,jacob1  
that was a supplanter2 and ,reuben1 that
 lay with his father's  concubine2 and  
,judah1 that lay with his               
daughter-in-law2 and ,levi and  ,simeon1
 that wickedly slew the ,shechemites2   
and ,aaron1 that made an  idol to be    
worshipped1 and that proclaimed a       
religious feast unto it4  ,here is also 
,rahab the harlot1 and ,bathsheba1 that 
bare a bastard to  ,david4 ,here is     
,solomon1 that great backslider2 and    
,manasseh1 that man  of blood and a     
witch4 ,time would fail to tell you of  
the woman of  ,canaan's daughter1 of    
,mary ,magdalene1 of ,matthew the       

publican1 and of  ,gideon and ,samson1  
and many thousands more4    ,alas6 alas6
 ,i say1 what will these sinners do1    
that have1 through their  unbelief1     
eclipsed the glorious largeness of the  
mercy of ,god1 and gave  way to despair 
of salvation1 because of the bigness of 
their sins8 ,for  all these1 though now 
glorious saints in light1 were sometimes
 sinners  of the biggest size1 who had  
sins that were of a notorious hue2 yet  
now1 ,i say1 they are in their shining  
and heavenly robes before the  throne of
 ,god and of the ,lamb1 blessing for    
ever and ever that ,son of  ,god for    
their salvation1 who died for them upon 
the tree2 admiring that  ever it should 
come into their hearts once to think of 
coming to ,god by  ,christ2 but above   
all1 blessing ,god for granting of them 
light to see  those encouragements in   
his ,testament2 without which1 without  
doubt1  they had been daunted1 and sunk 
down under guilt of sin and despair1 as 
their fellow-sinners have done4 ,but now

 they also are witnesses for  ,god1 and 
for his grace1 against an unbelieving   
world2 for1 as ,i said1  they shall come
 to convince the world of their         
speeches1 their hard and  unbelieving   
words1 that they have spoken concerning 
the mercy of ,god1  and the merits of   
the passion of his blessed ,son1 ,jesus 
,christ4    ,but will it not1 think you1
 strangely put to silence all such      
thoughts1  and words1 and reasons of the
 ungodly before the bar of ,god8        
,doubtless  it will2 yea1 and will send 
them away from his presence also1 with  
the  greatest guilt that possibly can   
fasten upon the consciences of men4     
,for what will sting like this8--#8,i   
have1 through mine own foolish1  narrow1
 unworthy1 undervaluing thoughts1 of the
 love and ability of  ,christ to save   
me1 brought myself to everlasting ruin4 
,it is true1 ,i  was a horrible sinner2 
not one in a hundred did live so vile a 
life as  ,i4 ,but this should not have  
kept me from closing with ,jesus        

,christ4 ,i  see now that there are     
abundance in glory that once were as bad
 as ,i  have been2 but they were saved  
by faith1 and ,i am damned by unbelief4 
,wretch that ,i am6 why did not ,i give 
glory to the redeeming blood of  ,jesus8
 ,why did ,i not humbly cast my soul at 
his blessed footstool for  mercy8 ,why  
did ,i judge of his ability to save me  
by the voice of my  shallow reason1 and 
the voice of a guilty conscience8 ,why  
betook not ,i  myself to the holy ,word 
of ,god8 ,why did ,i not read and pray  
that ,i  might understand1 since now ,i 
perceive that ,god said then1 ,he giveth
  liberally to them that pray1 and      
upbraideth not' 7,james #a3e74    ,it is
 rational to think1 that by such        
cogitations as these1 the  unbelieving  
world will be torn in pieces before the 
judgment of ,christ2  especially those  
that have lived where they did or might 
have heard the  gospel of the grace of  
,god4 ,oh6 that saying1 #8,it shall be  
more  tolerable for ,sodom at the       

judgment than for them1' will be better 
understood 7,luke #aj3h-ab74 ,this      
reason1 therefore1 standeth fast2       
namely1 that ,christ1 by offering mercy1
 in the first place1 to the  biggest    
sinners now1 will stop all the mouths of
 the impenitent at the  day of judgment1
 and cut off all excuse that shall be   
attempted to be  made1 from the thoughts
 of the greatness of their sins1 why    
they came  not to him4    ,i have often 
thought of the day of judgment1 and how 
,god will deal with  sinners at that    
day2 and ,i believe it will be managed  
with that  sweetness1 with that         
equitableness1 with that excellent      
righteousness1  as to every sin1 and    
circumstance and aggravation thereof1   
that men  that are damned1 shall1 before
 the judgment is over1 receive such     
conviction of the righteous judgment of 
,god upon them1 and of their  deserts of
 hell-fire1 that they shall in          
themselves conclude1 that  there is all 
the reason in the world that they should

 be shut out of  heaven1 and go to      
hell-fire3 #8,these shall go away into  
everlasting  punishment' 7,matt         
#be3df74bd    ,only this will tear them1
 that they have missed of mercy and     
glory1  and obtained everlasting        
damnation1 through their unbelief2 but  
it will  tear but themselves1 but their 
own souls2 they will gnash upon         
themselves1 for that mercy was offered  
to the chief of them in the  first      
place1 and yet they were damned for     
rejecting of it2 they were  damned for  
forsaking what they had a propriety in2 
for forsaking their  own mercy4    ,and 
thus much for the reasons4 ,second1 ,i  
will conclude with a word of            
application4    ,,the ,,application4    
,first1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy
 offered1 in the first place1 to  the   
biggest sinners8 ,then this shows us how
 to make a right judgment of  the heart 
of ,christ to men4 ,indeed1 we have     
advantage to guess at the  goodness of  
his heart by many things2 as by his     

taking our nature upon  him1 his dying  
for us1 his sending his ,word and       
ministers to us1 and  all that we might 
be saved4 ,but this of beginning to     
offer mercy to  ,jerusalem1 is that     
which heightens all the rest2 for this  
doth not only  confirm to us1 that love 
was the use of his dying for us1 but it 
shows  us yet more the depth of that    
love4 ,he might have died for us1 and   
yet  have extended the benefit of his   
death to a few1 as one might call  them1
 of the best-conditioned sinners1 to    
those who1 though they were  weak1 and  
so could not but sin1 yet made not a    
trade of sinning2 to  those that sinned 
not lavishingly4 ,there are in the      
world1 as one may  call them1 the       
moderate sinners2 the sinners that mix  
righteousness  with their pollutions2   
the sinners that1 though they be        
sinners1 do  what on their part         
lies--some that are blind would think   
so--that they  might be saved4 ,i say1  
it had been love1 great love1 if he had 

died for  none but such1 and sent his   
love to such2 but that he should send   
out  conditions of peace to the biggest 
of sinners2 yea1 that they should be    
offered to them first of all2 7for so he
 means when he says1 #8,begin at        
,jerusalem'27 this is wonderful6 this   
shows his heart to purpose1 as  also the
 heart of ,god his ,father1 who sent him
 to do thus4    ,there is nothing more  
incident to men that are awake in their 
souls1  than to have wrong thoughts of  
,god--thoughts that are narrow1 and that
  pinch and pen up his mercy to scanty  
and beggarly conclusions1 and  rigid    
legal conditions2 supposing that it is  
rude1 and an intrenching  upon his      
majesty to come ourselves1 or to invite 
others1 until we have  scraped and      
washed1 and rubbed off as much of our   
dirt from us as we  think is convenient1
 to make us somewhat orderly and        
handsome in his  sight4#be ,such never  
knew what these words meant1 #8,begin at
 ,jerusalem4'  ,yea1 such in their      

hearts have compared the ,father and his
 ,son to  niggardly rich men1 whose     
money comes from them like drops of     
blood4  ,true1 say such1 ,god has mercy1
 but he is loath to part with it2 you   
must please him well1 if you get any    
from him2 he is not so free as  many    
suppose1 nor is he so willing to save as
 some pretended gospellers  imagine4    
,but ,i ask such1 if the ,father and    
,son be not unspeakably free  to show   
mercy1 why was this clause put into our 
commission to preach  the gospel8 ,yea1 
why did he say1 #8,begin at ,jerusalem'3
 for when men1  through the weakness of 
their wits1 have attempted to show other
  reasons why they would have the first 
proffer of mercy2 yet ,i can  prove1 by 
many undeniable reasons1 that they of   
,jerusalem1 to whom the  apostles made  
the first offer1 according as they were 
commanded1 were  the biggest sinners    
that ever did breathe upon the face of  
,god's earth  7set the unpardonable sin 
aside72 upon which fact my doctrine     

stands  like a rock1 that ,jesus the    
,son of ,god would have mercy1 in the   
first  place1 offered to the biggest    
sinners4 ,and if this doth not show the 
heart of the ,father and the ,son to be 
infinitely free in bestowing            
forgiveness of sins1 ,i confess myself  
mistaken4    ,neither is there1 set this
 aside1 another argument like it1 to    
show us  the willingness of ,christ to  
save sinners2 for1 as was said before1  
all  the rest of the signs of ,christ's 
mercifulness might have been limited  to
 sinners that are so and so qualified2  
but when he says1 #8,begin at           
,jerusalem1' the line is stretched out  
to the utmost2 no man can imagine       
beyond it2 and it is folly here to pinch
 and spare1 to narrow1 and seek  to     
bring it within scanty bounds2 for he   
plainly saith1 #8,begin at  ,jerusalem1'
 the biggest sinner is the biggest      
sinner2 the biggest is  the ,jerusalem  
sinner4    ,it is true1 he saith1 that  
repentance and remission of sins must go

  together1 but yet remission is sent to
 the chief1 the ,jerusalem sinner2  nor 
doth repentance lessen at all the       
,jerusalem sinner's crimes2 it          
diminisheth none of his sins1 nor causes
 that there should be so much  as half  
an one the fewer2 it only puts a stop to
 the ,jerusalem sinner's  course1 and   
makes him willing to be saved freely by 
grace2 and for time  to come to be      
governed by that blessed word that has  
brought the  tidings of good things to  
him4 ,besides1 no man shows himself     
willing to  be saved that repenteth not 
of his deeds2 for he that goes on still 
in  his trespasses1 declares that he is 
resolved to pursue his own  damnation   
further4    ,learn then to judge of the 
largeness of ,god's heart1 and of the   
heart  of his ,son ,jesus ,christ1 by   
the ,word2 judge not thereof by feeling1
 nor  by the reports of thy conscience2 
conscience is ofttimes here befooled1   
and made to go quite beside the ,word4  
,it was judging without the ,word  that 

made ,david say1 ,i am cast off from    
,god's eyes1 and #8shall perish  one day
 by the hand of ,saul' 7,psa #ca3bb2 #a 
,sam #bg3a74 ,the ,word had told  him   
another thing2 namely1 that he should be
 king in his stead4 ,our  text says     
also1 that ,jesus ,christ bids          
preachers1 in their preaching           
repentance and remission of sins1 begin 
first at ,jerusalem2 thereby  declaring 
most truly the infinite largeness of the
 merciful heart of  ,god and his ,son1  
to the sinful children of men4 ,judge   
thou1 ,i say1  therefore1 of the        
goodness of the heart of ,god and his   
,son1 by this  text1 and by others of   
the same import2 so shalt thou not      
dishonour the  grace of ,god1 nor       
needlessly fright thyself1 nor give away
 thy faith1  nor gratify the devil1 nor 
lose the benefit of ,god's ,word4 ,i    
speak now  to weak believers4           
,second1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have     
mercy offered1 in the first place1 to   
the biggest sinners1 to the ,jerusalem  

sinners8 ,then1 by this also1 you  must 
learn to judge of the sufficiency of the
 merits of ,christ2 not  that the merits
 of ,christ can be comprehended1 for    
that they are beyond  the conceptions of
 the whole world1 being called #8the    
unsearchable  riches of ,christ'2 but   
yet they may be apprehended to a        
considerable  degree4 ,now1 the way to  
apprehend them most1 is1 to consider    
what  offers1 after his resurrection1 he
 makes of his grace to sinners2 for  to 
be sure he will not offer beyond the    
virtue of his merits2 because1  as grace
 is the cause of his merits1 so his     
merits are the basis and  bounds upon   
and by which his grace stands good1 and 
is let out to  sinners4 ,doth he then   
command that his mercy should be        
offered1 in the  first place1 to the    
biggest sinners8 ,it declares1 that     
there is a  sufficiency in his blood to 
save the biggest sinners4 #8,the blood  
of  ,jesus ,christ cleanseth from all   
sin4' ,and again1 #8,be it known unto   

you1  therefore1 men and brethren1 that 
through this man this man's merits  is  
preached unto you the forgiveness of    
sins2 and by him all that  believe are  
justified from all things1 from which ye
 could not be  justified by the law of  
,moses' 7,acts #ac3ch74    ,observe1    
then1 thy rule to make judgment of the  
sufficiency of the  blessed merits of   
thy ,saviour4 ,if he had not been able  
to have  reconciled the biggest sinners 
to his ,father by his blood1 he would   
not  have sent to them1 have sent to    
them in the first place1 the doctrine   
of remission of sins2 for remission of  
sins is through faith in his  blood4 ,we
 are justified freely by the grace of   
,god1 through the  redemption that is in
 the blood of ,christ4 ,upon the square1
 as ,i may  call it1 of the worthiness  
of the blood of ,christ1 grace acts1 and
  offers forgiveness of sin to men 7,eph
 #a3g2 #b3ac1ad2 ,col #a3bj-bb74        
,hence1 therefore1 we must gather1 that 
the blood of ,christ is of  infinite    

value1 for that he offereth mercy to the
 biggest of sinners4  ,nay1 further1    
since he offereth mercy1 in the first   
place1 to the  biggest sinners1         
considering also1 that this first act of
 his is that  which the world will take 
notice of1 and expect it should be      
continued  unto the end4 ,also it is a  
disparagement to a man that seeks his   
own  glory in what he undertakes1 to do 
that for a spurt1 which he cannot       
continue and hold out in4 ,this is our  
,lord's own argument1 ,he began to      
build1 saith he1 but was not able to    
finish 7,luke #ad3cj74    ,shouldst thou
 hear a man say1 ,i am resolved to be   
kind to the poor1 and  should begin with
 giving handfuls of guineas1 you would  
conclude1 that  either he is wonderful  
rich1 or must straiten his hand1 or will
 soon be  at the bottom of his riches4  
,why1 this is the case3 ,christ1 at his 
resurrection1 gave it out that he would 
be good to the world2 and first  sends  
to the biggest sinners1 with an intent  

to have mercy on them4  ,now1 the       
biggest sinners cannot be saved but by  
abundance of grace2 it  is not a little 
that will save great sinners 7,rom      
#e3ag74 ,and ,i say  again1 since the   
,lord ,jesus mounts thus high at the    
first1 and sends to  the ,jerusalem     
sinners1 that they may come first to    
partake of his  mercy1 it follows1 that 
either he has unsearchable riches of    
grace and  worth in himself1 or else he 
must straiten his hand1 or his grace and
  merits will be spent before the world 
is at an end4 ,but let it be  believed1 
as surely as spoken1 he is still as full
 as ever4 ,he is not a  jot the poorer  
for all the forgiveness that he has     
given away to great  sinners4 ,also he  
is still as free as at first2 for he    
never yet called  back this word1 ,begin
 at the ,jerusalem sinners4 ,and1 as ,i 
said1 since  his grace is extended      
according to the worth of his merits4 ,i
 conclude1  that there is the same      
virtue in his merits to save now1 as    

there was  at the very beginning1 ,oh6  
the riches of the grace of ,christ6 ,oh6
 the  riches of the blood of ,christ6   
,third1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy
 offered in the first place to the      
biggest sinners8 ,then here is          
encouragement for you that think1 for   
wicked hearts and lives1 you have not   
your fellows in the world1 yet to  come 
to him4    ,there is a people that      
therefore fear lest they should be      
rejected of  ,jesus ,christ1 because of 
the greatness of their sins2 when1 as   
you see  here1 such are sent to1 sent to
 by ,jesus ,christ1 to come to him for  
mercy3 #8,begin at ,jerusalem4' ,never  
did one thing answer another more  fitly
 in this world1 than this text fitteth  
such a kind of sinners4 ,as  face       
answereth face in a glass1 so this text 
answereth the necessities  of such      
sinners4 ,what can a man say more1 but  
that he stands in the  rank of the      
biggest sinners8 let him stretch himself
 whither he can1  and think of himself  

to the utmost1 he can but conclude      
himself to be  one of the biggest       
sinners4 ,and what then8 ,why1 the text 
meets him in  the very face1 and saith1 
,christ offereth mercy to the biggest   
sinners1  to the very ,jerusalem        
sinners4 ,what more can be objected8    
,nay1 he doth  not only offer to such   
his mercy1 but to them it is commanded  
to be  offered in the first place3      
#8,begin at ,jerusalem4' #8,preach      
repentance  and remission of sins among 
all nations3 beginning at ,jerusalem4'  
,is  not here encouragement for those   
that think1 for wicked hearts and       
lives1 they have not their fellows in   
the world8    ,objection4 ,but ,i have a
 heart as hard as a rock4    ,answer4   
,well1 but this doth but prove thee a   
biggest sinner4    ,objection4 ,but my  
heart continually frets against the     
,lord4    ,answer4 ,well1 this doth but 
prove thee a biggest sinner4            
,objection4 ,but ,i have been desperate 
in sinful courses4    ,answer4 ,well1   

stand thou with the number of the       
biggest sinners4    ,objection4 ,but my 
gray head is found in the way of        
wickedness4    ,answer4 ,well1 thou art 
in the rank of the biggest sinners4     
,objection4 ,but ,i have not only a base
 heart1 but ,i have lived a  debauched  
life4    ,answer4 ,stand thou also among
 those that are called the biggest      
sinners4 ,and what then8 ,why1 the text 
swoops you all2 you cannot object       
yourselves beyond the text4 ,it has a   
particular message to the biggest       
sinners4 ,i say1 it swoops you all4#bf  
,objection4 ,but ,i am a reprobate4     
,answer4 ,now thou talkest like a fool1 
and meddlest with what thou             
understandest not3 no sin1 but the sin  
of final impenitence1 can prove  a man a
 reprobate2 and ,i am sure thou hast not
 arrived as yet unto  that2 therefore   
thou understandest not what thou sayest1
 and makest  groundless conclusions     
against thyself4 ,say thou art a sinner1
 and ,i  will hold with thee2 say thou  

art a great sinner1 and ,i will say so  
too2 yea1 say thou art one of the       
biggest sinners1 and spare not2 for  the
 text yet is beyond thee1 is yet betwixt
 hell and thee2 #8,begin at  ,jerusalem'
 has yet a smile upon thee2 and thou    
talkest as if thou wast  a reprobate1   
and that the greatness of thy sins do   
prove thee so to be1  when yet they of  
,jerusalem were not such1 whose sins1 ,i
 dare say1 were  such1 both for bigness 
and heinousness1 as thou art not capable
 of  committing beyond them2 unless now1
 after thou hast received conviction    
that the ,lord ,jesus is the only       
,saviour of the world1 thou shouldst    
wickedly and despitefully turn thyself  
from him1 and conclude he is not  to be 
trusted to for life1 and so crucify him 
for a cheat afresh4 ,this1  ,i must     
confess1 will bring a man under the     
black rod1 and set him in  danger of    
eternal damnation 7,heb #f3g1h2         
#aj3h1i74 ,this is trampling  under foot
 the ,son of ,god1 and counting his     

blood an unholy thing4 ,this  did they  
of ,jerusalem2 but they did it          
ignorantly in unbelief1 and so  were yet
 capable of mercy2 but to do this       
against professed light1 and  to stand  
to it1 puts a man beyond the text indeed
 7,acts #c3ad-ag2 #a ,tim  #a3ac74      
,but ,i say1 what is this to him that   
would fain be saved by ,christ8 ,his    
sins did1 as to greatness1 never yet    
reach to the nature of the sins  that   
the sinners intended by the text had    
made themselves guilty of4 ,he  that    
would be saved by ,christ1 has an       
honourable esteem of him2 but  they of  
,jerusalem preferred a murderer before  
him2 and as for him1 they  cried1 ,away1
 away with him1 it is not fit that he   
should live4 ,perhaps  thou wilt object1
 ,that thyself hast a thousand times    
preferred a  stinking lust before him3  
,i answer1 ,be it so2 it is but what is 
common  to men to do2 nor doth the ,lord
 ,jesus make such a foolish life a bar  
to  thee1 to forbid thy coming to him1  

or a bond to his grace1 that it  might  
be kept from thee2 but admits of thy    
repentance1 and offereth  himself unto  
thee freely1 as thou standest among the 
,jerusalem sinners4    ,take therefore  
encouragement1 man2 mercy is1 by the    
text1 held forth to  the biggest        
sinners2 yea1 put thyself into the      
number of the worst1 by  reckoning that 
thou mayest be one of the first1 and    
mayest not be put  off till the biggest 
sinners are served2 for the biggest     
sinners are  first invited2             
consequently1 if they come1 they are    
like to be the  first that shall be     
served4 ,it was so with ,jerusalem2     
,jerusalem sinners  were they that were 
first invited1 and those of them that   
came  first--and there came three       
thousand of them the first day they were
  invited2 how many came afterwards none
 can tell--they were first served4      
,put in thy name1 man1 among the        
biggest1 lest thou art made to wait     
till they are served4 ,you have some men

 that think themselves very  cunning1   
because they put up their names in their
 prayers among them  that feign it1     
saying1 ,god1 ,i thank thee ,i am not so
 bad as the worst4  ,but believe it1 if 
they be saved at all1 they shall be     
saved in the  last place4 ,the first in 
their own eyes shall be served last2 and
 the  last or worst shall be first4 ,the
 text insinuates it1 #8,begin at        
,jerusalem'2 and reason backs it1 for   
they have most need4 ,behold ye1        
therefore1 how ,god's ways are above    
ours2 we are for serving the worst      
last1 ,god is for serving the worst     
first4 ,the man at the pool1 that to  my
 thinking was longest in his disease1   
and most helpless as to his  cure1 was  
first healed2 yea1 he only was healed2  
for we read that  ,christ healed him1   
but we read not then that he healed one 
more there6  7,john #e3a-aj74           
,wherefore1 if thou wouldst soonest be  
served1 put in thy  name among the very 
worst of sinners4 ,say1 when thou art   

upon thy  knees1 ,lord1 here is a       
,jerusalem sinner6 a sinner of the      
biggest size6  one whose burden is of   
the greatest bulk and heaviest weight6  
one that  cannot stand long without     
sinking into hell1 without thy          
supporting  hand6 #8,be not thou far    
from me1 ,o ,lord6 ,o my strength1 haste
 thee to  help me6' 7,psa #bb3ai74    ,i
 say1 put in thy name with ,magdalene1  
with ,manasseh1 that thou mayest  fare  
as the ,magdalene and the ,manasseh     
sinners do4 ,the man in the  gospel made
 the desperate condition of his child an
 argument with  ,christ to haste his    
cure3 #8,sire1 come down1' saith he1    
#8ere my child  die' 7,john #d3di71 and 
,christ regarded his haste1 saying1     
#8,go thy way2  thy son liveth' 7verse  
#ej74 ,haste requires haste4 ,david was 
for speed2  #8,deliver me speedily'2    
#8,hear me speedily'2 #8,answer me      
speedily' 7,psa  #ca3b2 #fi3ag2 #ajb3b74
 ,but why speedily8 ,i am in #8the net'2
 #8,i am in  trouble'2 #8,my days are   

consumed like smoke' 7,psa #ca3d2       
#fi3ag2 #ajb3c74  ,deep calleth unto    
deep1 necessity calls for help2 great   
necessity for  present help4 ,wherefore1
 ,i say1 be ruled by me in this matter2 
feign  not thyself another man1 if thou 
hast been a filthy sinner1 but go in    
thy colours to ,jesus ,christ1 and put  
thyself among the most vile1 and  let   
him alone to #8put thee among the       
children' 7,jer #c3ai74 ,confess all    
that thou knowest of thyself2 ,i know   
thou wilt find it hard work to do  thus3
 especially if thy mind be legal2 but do
 it1 lest thou stay and be  deferred    
with the little sinners1 until the great
 ones have had their  alms4 ,what do you
 think ,david intended when he said1 his
 wounds stunk  and were corrupted1 but  
to hasten ,god to have mercy upon him1  
and not  to defer his cure8 #8,lord1'   
says he1 #8,i am troubled2 ,i am bowed  
down  greatly2 ,i go mourning all the   
day long4' #8,i am feeble and sore      
broken3  ,i have roared by reason of the

 disquietness of my heart' 7,psa        
#ch3c-h74  ,david knew what he did by   
all this2 he knew that his making the   
worst  of his case1 was the way to      
speedy help1 and that a feigning and    
dissembling the matter with ,god1 was   
the next way to a demur as to his       
forgiveness4    ,i have one thing more  
to offer for thy encouragement1 who     
deemest  thyself one of the biggest     
sinners2 and that is1 thou art as it    
were  called by thy name1 in the first  
place1 to come in for mercy4 ,thou man  
of ,jerusalem1 hearken to thy call2 men 
do so in courts of judicature1  and     
presently cry out1 #8,here1 ,sire'2 and 
then they shoulder and crowd1  and say1 
#8,pray give way1 ,i am called into the 
court4' ,why1 this is thy  case1 thou   
great1 thou ,jerusalem sinner2 be of    
good cheer1 he calleth  thee 7,mark     
#aj3df-di74 ,why sittest thou still8    
arise3 why standest thou  still8 come1  
man1 thy call should give thee authority
 to come4 #8,begin  at ,jerusalem1' is  

thy call and authority to come2         
wherefore up and  shoulder it1 man2 say1
 #8,stand away1 devil1 ,christ calls me2
 stand away  unbelief1 ,christ calls me2
 stand away1 all ye my discouraging     
apprehensions1 for my ,saviour calls me 
to him to receive of his mercy4'  ,men  
will do thus1 as ,i said1 in courts     
below2 and why shouldst not thou        
approach thus to the court above8 ,the  
,jerusalem sinner is first in  thought1 
first in commission1 first in the record
 of names2 and  therefore should give   
attendance1 with the expectation that he
 is first  to receive mercy of ,god4    
,is not this an encouragement to the    
biggest sinners to make their           
application to ,christ for mercy8       
#8,come unto me1 all ye that labour and 
are heavy laden1' doth also confirm this
 thing2 that is1 that the  biggest      
sinner1 and he that has the biggest     
burden1 is he who is first  invited4    
,christ pointeth over the heads of      
thousands1 as he sits on the  throne of 

grace1 directly to such a man2 and says1
 #8,bring in hither the  maimed1 the    
halt1 and the blind2 let the ,jerusalem 
sinner that stands  there behind come to
 me4' ,wherefore1 since ,christ says1   
#8,come1' to  thee1 let the angels make 
a lane1 and let all men give place1 that
 the  ,jerusalem sinner may come to     
,jesus ,christ for mercy4    ,fourth1   
,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy        
offered1 in the first place1 to  the    
biggest sinners8 ,then come1 thou       
profane wretch1 and let me a  little    
enter into an argument with thee4 ,why  
wilt thou not come to  ,jesus ,christ1  
since thou art a ,jerusalem sinner8 ,how
 canst thou find in  thy heart to set   
thyself against grace1 against such     
grace as offereth  mercy to thee8 ,what 
spirit possesseth thee1 and holds thee  
back from a  sincere closure with thy   
,saviour8 ,behold1 ,god groaningly      
complains of  thee1 saying1 #8,but      
,israel would none of me4' #8,when ,i   
called1 none did  answer' 7,psa #ha3aa2 

,isa #ff3d74    ,shall ,god enter this  
complaint against thee8 ,why dost thou  
put him off8  ,why dost thou stop thine 
ear8 ,canst thou defend thyself8 ,when  
thou art  called to an account for thy  
neglects of so great salvation1 what    
canst  thou answer8 or dost thou think  
that thou shalt escape the judgment8    
7,heb #b3c74 ,no more such ,christs6    
,there will be no more such ,christs1   
sinner6 ,oh1 put not the day1 the day of
 grace1 away from thee6 if it be  once  
gone1 it will never come again1 sinner4 
,but what is it that has got thy heart1 
and that keeps it from thy  ,saviour8   
#8,who in the heaven can be compared    
unto the ,lord8 who among  the sons of  
the mighty can be likened unto the      
,lord8' 7,psa #hi3f74 ,hast  thou1      
thinkest thou1 found anything so good as
 ,jesus ,christ8 ,is there  any among   
thy sins1 thy companions1 and foolish   
delights1 that1 like  ,christ1 can help 
thee in the day of thy distress8        
,behold1 the greatness  of thy sins     

cannot hinder2 let not the stubbornness 
of thy heart hinder  thee1 sinner4      
,objection4 ,i am ashamed4    ,answer4  
,oh6 don't be ashamed to be saved1      
sinner4    ,objection4 ,but my old      
companions will mock me4    ,answer4    
,oh6 don't be mocked out of eternal     
life1 sinner4    ,thy stubbornness      
affects1 afflicts the heart of thy      
,saviour4 ,carest  thou not for this8   
,of old1 #8he beheld the city1 and wept 
over it4'  ,canst thou hear this1 and   
not be concerned8 7,luke #ai3da1db74    
,shall  ,christ weep to see thy soul    
going on to destruction1 and will though
  sport thyself in that way8 ,yea1 shall
 ,christ1 that can be eternally  happy  
without thee1 be more afflicted at the  
thoughts of the loss of  thy soul1 than 
thyself1 who art certainly eternally    
miserable if thou  neglectest to come to
 him4 ,those things that keep thee and  
thy ,saviour1  on thy part1 asunder1 are
 but bubbles2 the least prick of an     
affliction  will let out1 as to thee1   

what now thou thinkest is worth the     
venture  of heaven to enjoy4    ,hast   
thou not reason8 ,canst thou not so much
 as once soberly think of  thy dying    
hour1 or of whither thy sinful life will
 drive thee then8  ,hast thou no        
conscience8 or having one1 is it rocked 
so fast asleep by  sin1 or made so weary
 with an unsuccessful calling upon thee1
 that it  is laid down1 and cares for   
thee no more8 ,poor man6 thy state is to
 be  lamented4 ,hast no judgment8 ,art  
not able to conclude1 that to be saved  
is better than to burn in hell8 and that
 eternal life with ,god's  favour1 is   
better than a temporal life in ,god's   
displeasure8 ,hast no  affection but    
what is brutish8 what1 none at all8 ,no 
affection for the  ,god that made thee8 
,what6 none for his loving ,son that has
 showed his  love1 and died for thee8   
,is not heaven worth thy affection8 ,o  
poor man6  which is strongest1 thinkest 
thou1 ,god or thee8 ,if thou art not    
able to  overcome him1 thou art a fool  

for standing out against him 7,matt     
#e3be1bf74 #8,it is a fearful thing to  
fall into the hand of the living  ,god' 
7,heb #aj3bi-ca74 ,he will gripe hard2  
his fist is stronger than a  lion's paw2
 take heed of him1 he will be angry if  
you despise his ,son2  and will you     
stand guilty in your trespasses1 when he
 offereth you his  grace and favour8    
7,exo #cd3f1g74    ,now we come to the  
text1 #8,beginning at ,jerusalem4' ,this
 text1 though it  be now one of the     
brightest stars that shineth in the     
,bible1 because  there is in it1 as     
full1 if not the fullest offer of grace 
that can be  imagined1 to the sons of   
men2 yet1 to them that shall perish from
 under  this word1 even this text will  
be to such one of the hottest coals in  
hell4 ,this text1 therefore1 will save  
thee or sink thee3 there is no  shifting
 of it2 if it saves thee1 it will set   
thee high2 if it sinks  thee1 it will   
set thee low4    ,but1 ,i say1 why so   
unconcerned8 ,hast no soul8 or dost     

think thou mayest  lose thy soul1 and   
save thyself8 ,is it not pity1 had it   
otherwise been  the will of ,god1 that  
ever thou wast made a man1 for that thou
 settest  so little by thy soul8        
,sinner1 take the invitation2 thou art  
called  upon to come to ,christ3 nor art
 thou called upon but by order from the 
,son of ,god1 though thou shouldst      
happen to come of the biggest sinners2  
for he has bid us offer mercy1 as to all
 the world in general1 so1 in  the first
 place1 to the sinners of ,jerusalem1 or
 to the biggest  sinners4    ,fifth1    
,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy        
offered1 in the first place1 to  the    
biggest sinners8 ,then1 this shows how  
unreasonable a thing it is  for men to  
despair of mercy2 for those that        
presume1 ,i shall say  something to them
 afterward4    ,i now speak to them that
 despair4 ,there are four sorts of      
despair4  ,there is the despair of      
devils2 there is the despair of souls in
 hell2  there is the despair that is    

grounded upon men's deficiency2 and     
there  is the despair that they are     
perplexed with that are willing to be   
saved1 but are too strongly borne down  
with the burden of their sins4    ,the  
despair of devils1 the damned's despair1
 and that despair that a  man has of    
attaining of life because of his own    
deficiency1 are all  reasonable4 ,why   
should not devils and damned souls      
despair8 yea1 why  should not man       
despair of getting to heaven by his own 
abilities8 ,i1  therefore1 am concerned 
only with the fourth sort of despair1 to
 wit1  with the despair of those that   
would be saved1 but are too strongly    
borne down with the burden of their     
sins4 ,i say1 therefore1 to thee  that  
art thus1 ,and why despair8 ,thy        
despair1 if it was reasonable1  should  
flow from thee1 because found in the    
land that is beyond the  grave2 or      
because thou certainly knowest that     
,christ will not1 or  cannot save thee4 
,but1 for the first1 thou art yet in the

 land of the living2 and1 for  the      
second1 thou hast ground to believe the 
quite contrary2 ,christ is  able to save
 to the uttermost them that come to ,god
 by him2 and if he  were not willing1 he
 would not have commanded that mercy1 in
 the first  place1 should be offered to 
the biggest sinners4 ,besides1 he hath  
said1  #8,and let him that is athirst   
come4 ,and whosoever will1 let him take 
the  water of life freely'2 that is1    
with all my heart4 ,what ground now is  
here for despair8 ,if thou sayest1 ,the 
number and burden of my sins2 ,i        
answer1 ,nay2 that is rather a ground   
for faith2 because such an one1  above  
all others1 is invited by ,christ to    
come unto him1 yea1 promised  rest and  
forgiveness if they come 7,matt #aa3bh74
 ,what ground then to  despair8 ,verily1
 none at all4 ,thy despair1 then1 is a  
thing  unreasonable1 and without footing
 in the ,word4    ,but ,i have no       
experience of ,god's love2 ,god hath    
given me no comfort1  or ground of hope1

 though ,i have waited upon him for it  
many a day4  ,thou hast experience of   
,god's love1 for that he has opened     
thine eyes  to see thy sins3 and for    
that he has given thee desires to be    
saved by  ,jesus ,christ4 ,for by thy   
sense of sin thou art made to see thy   
poverty  of spirit1 and that has laid   
under thee a sure ground to hope that   
heaven shall be thine hereafter4        
,also thy desires to be saved by        
,christ1 has put thee under another     
promise1 so there is two to hold thee up
 in hope1 though thy present  burden be 
never so heavy 7,matt #e3c1f74 ,as for  
what thou sayest as to  ,god's silence  
to thee1 perhaps he has spoken to thee  
once or twice  already1 but thou hast   
not perceived it 7,job #cc3ad1ae74      
,however1 thou  hast ,christ crucified  
set forth before thine eyes in the      
,bible1 and an  invitation to come unto 
him1 though thou be a ,jerusalem sinner1
 though  thou be a biggest sinner2 and  
so no ground to despair4 ,what if ,god  

will  be silent to thee1 is that ground 
of despair8 ,not at all1 so long as     
there is a promise in the ,bible1 that  
,god will in no wise cast away the      
coming sinner1 and so long as he invites
 the ,jerusalem sinner to come  unto him
 7,john #f3cg74    ,build not1          
therefore1 despair upon these things2   
they are no sufficient  foundation for  
it1 such plenty of promises being in the
 ,bible1 and such  a discovery of his   
mercy to great sinners of old2          
especially since we  have withal a      
clause in the commission given to       
ministers to preach1  that they should  
begin with the ,jerusalem sinners in    
their offering of  mercy to the world4  
,besides1 ,god says1 #8,they that wait  
upon the ,lord  shall renew their       
strength1 they shall mount up with wings
 like  eagles'2 but1 perhaps1 it may be 
long first4 ,i waited long1 saith       
,david1 and did seek the ,lord2 and1 at 
length1 his cry was heard3  wherefore he
 bids his soul wait on ,god1 and says1  

,for it is good so to  do before thy    
saints 7,psa #dj3a2 #fb3e2 #eb3i74      
,and what if thou waitest upon ,god all 
thy days8 ,is it below thee8 ,and  what 
if ,god will cross his book1 and blot   
out the handwriting that is  against    
thee1 and not let thee know it as yet8  
,is it fit to say unto  ,god1 ,thou art 
hard-hearted8 ,despair not2 thou hast no
 ground to  despair1 so long as thou    
livest in this world4 ',tis a sin to    
begin to  despair before one sets his   
foot over the threshold of hell-gates4  
,for  them that are there1 let them     
despair and spare not2 but as for thee1 
thou hast no ground to do it4 ,what6    
despair of bread in a land that is  full
 of corn6 despair of mercy when our ,god
 is full of mercy6 despair  of mercy1   
when ,god goes about1 by his ministers1 
beseeching of sinners  to be reconciled 
unto him6 7#b ,cor #e3ah-bj74 ,thou     
scrupulous fool1 where  canst thou find 
that ,god was ever false to his promise1
 or that he ever  deceived the soul that

 ventured itself upon him8 ,he often    
calls upon  sinners to trust him1 though
 they walk in darkness1 and have no     
light  7,isa #ej3aj74 ,they have his    
promise and oath for their salvation1   
that  flee for refuge to the hope set   
before them 7,heb #f3ag1ah74            
,despair6 when we have a ,god of mercy1 
and a redeeming ,christ alive6 ,for     
shame1 forbear2 let them despair that   
dwell where there is no ,god1 and  that 
are confined to those chambers of death 
which can be reached by no  redemption4 
,a living man despair when he is chid   
for murmuring and  complaining6 7,lam   
#c3ci74 ,oh6 so long as we are where    
promises swarm1  where mercy is         
proclaimed1 where grace reigns1 and     
where ,jerusalem  sinners are privileged
 with the first offer of mercy1 it is a 
base  thing to despair4 ,despair        
undervalues the promise1 undervalues the
  invitation1 undervalues the proffer of
 grace4 ,despair undervalues the        
ability of ,god the ,father1 and the    

redeeming blood of ,christ his ,son4    
,oh unreasonable despair6 ,despair makes
 man ,god's judge2 it is a  controller  
of the promise1 a contradictor of       
,christ in his large offers  of mercy3  
and one that undertakes to make unbelief
 the great manager of  our reason and   
judgment1 in determining about what ,god
 can and will do  for sinners4 ,despair6
 ,it is the devil's fellow1 the devil's 
master2  yea1 the chains with which he  
is captivated and held under darkness   
for  ever3 and to give way thereto in a 
land1 in a state and time that flows    
with milk and honey1 is an uncomely     
thing4    ,i would say to my soul1 #8,o 
my soul6 this is not the place of       
despair2  this is not the time to       
despair in2 as long as mine eyes can    
find a  promise in the ,bible1 as long  
as there is the least mention of grace1 
as long as there is a moment left me of 
breath or life in this world1  so long  
will ,i wait or look for mercy1 so long 
will ,i fight against  unbelief and     

despair4' ,this is the way to honour    
,god and ,christ2 this  is the way to   
set the crown on the promise2 this is   
the way to welcome  the invitation and  
inviter2 and this is the way to thrust  
thyself under  the shelter and          
protection of the word of grace4 ,never 
despair so long  as our text is alive1  
for that doth sound it out--that mercy  
by ,christ  is offered1 in the first    
place1 to the biggest sinner4           
,despair is an unprofitable thing2 it   
will make a man weary of waiting  upon  
,god 7#b ,kings #f3cc74 ,it will make a 
man forsake ,god1 and seek his  heaven  
in the good things of this world 7,gen  
#d3ac-ah74 ,it will make a  man his own 
tormentor1 and flounce and fling like   
#8a wild bull in a  net' 7,isa #ea3bj74 
,despair6 it drives a man to the study  
of his own  ruin1 and brings him at last
 to be his own executioner 7#b ,sam     
#ag3bc2  ,matt #bg3c-e74    ,besides1 ,i
 am persuaded also1 that despair is the 
cause that there are  so many that would

 fain be ,atheists in the world4 ,for1  
because1 they  have entertained a       
conceit that ,god will never be merciful
 to them1  therefore they labour to     
persuade themselves that there is no    
,god at  all1 as if their misbelief     
would kill ,god1 or cause him to cease  
to be4  ,a poor shift for an immortal   
soul1 for a soul who liketh not to      
retain  ,god in its knowledge6 ,if this 
be the best that despair can do1 let it 
go1 man1 and betake thyself to faith1 to
 prayer1 to wait for ,god1 and  to hope1
 in despite of ten thousand doubts4 ,and
 for thy encouragement1  take yet1 as an
 addition to what has already been said1
 the following  ,scripture3 #8,the ,lord
 taketh pleasure in them that fear him1 
in those  that hope in his mercy' 7,psa 
#adg3aa74 ,whence note1 ,they fear not  
,god1  that hope not in his mercy2 also1
 ,god is angry with them that hope not  
in his mercy2 for he only taketh        
pleasure in them that hope4 #8,he that  
believeth1' or #8hath received his      

testimony1 hath set to his seal that    
,god is true' 7,john #c3cc74 ,but he    
that receiveth it not1 #8hath made him  
a liar1' and that is a very unworthy    
thing 7#a ,john #e3aj1aa74 #8,let the   
wicked forsake his way1 and the         
unrighteous man his thoughts3 and let   
him return unto the ,lord1 and he will  
have mercy upon him2 and to our  ,god1  
for he will abundantly' multiply        
#8pardon' 7,isa #ee3g74 ,perhaps thou   
art weary of thy ways1 but art not weary
 of thy thoughts2 of thy  unbelieving   
and despairing thoughts2 now1 ,god also 
would have thee cast  away these        
thoughts1 as such which he deserveth not
 at thy hands2 for  #8he will have mercy
 upon thee1 and he will abundantly      
pardon4'    #8,o fools1 and slow of     
heart to believe all that the prophets  
have  spoken6' 7,luke #bd3be74 ,mark    
you1 here1 slowness to believe is a     
piece  of folly4 ,ay6 but sayest thou1  
,i do believe some1 and ,i believe what 
can make against me4 ,ay1 but sinner1   

,christ ,jesus here calls thee fool  for
 not believing all4 ,believe all1 and   
despair if thou canst6 ,he that         
believes all1 believes that text that   
saith1 ,christ would have mercy         
preached first to the ,jerusalem        
sinners4 ,he that believeth all1        
believeth all the promises and          
consolations of the ,word2 and the      
promises and consolations of the ,word  
weigh heavier than do all the  curses   
and threatenings of the law2 and mercy  
rejoiceth against  judgment4 ,wherefore 
believe all1 and mercy will1 to thy     
conscience1  weigh judgment down1 and so
 minister comfort to thy soul4 ,the     
,lord take  the yoke from off thy jaws1 
since he has set meat before thee       
7,hosea  #aa3d74 ,and help thee to      
remember that he is pleased1 in the     
first  place1 to offer mercy to the     
biggest sinners4    ,sixth1 ,since      
,jesus ,christ would have mercy offered1
 in the first place1  to the biggest    
sinners1 let souls see that they lay    

right hold thereof1  lest they1         
notwithstanding1 indeed1 come short     
thereof4 ,faith only  knows how to deal 
with mercy2 wherefore1 put not in the   
place thereof  presumption4 ,i have     
observed1 that1 as there are herbs and  
flowers in  our gardens1 so there are   
their counterfeits in the field2 only   
they  are distinguished from the other  
by the name of wild ones4 ,why1 there   
is faith1 and wild faith2 and wild faith
 is this presumption4 ,i call it  wild  
faith1 because ,god never placed it in  
his garden--his church2 'tis  only to be
 found in the field--the world4 ,i also 
call it wild faith1  because it only    
grows up and is nourished where other   
wild notions  abound4 ,wherefore1 take  
heed of this1 and all may be well2 for  
this  presumptuousness is a very heinous
 thing in the eyes of ,god4 #8,the      
soul1' saith he1 #8that doeth ought     
presumptuously1 whether he be born  in  
the land1 or a stranger1 the same       
reproacheth the ,lord2 and that  soul   

shall be cut off from among his people' 
7,num #ae3cj74    ,the thoughts of this 
made ,david tremble1 and pray that ,god 
would hold  him back from presumptuous  
sins1 and not suffer them to have       
dominion  over him 7,psa #ai3ac74 ,now1 
this presumption1 then1 puts itself in  
the  place of faith1 when it tampereth  
with the promise for life1 while the    
soul is a stranger to repentance4       
,wherefore1 you have in the text1 to    
prevent doing thus1 both repentance and 
remission of sins to be offered  to     
,jerusalem2 not remission without       
repentance1 for all that repent not     
shall perish1 let them presume on grace 
and the promise while they will  7,luke 
#ac3a-c74    ,presumption1 then1 is that
 which severeth faith and repentance2   
concluding that the soul shall be saved 
by grace1 though the man was  never made
 sorry for his sins1 nor the love of the
 heart turned  therefrom4 ,this is to be
 self-willed1 as ,peter has it2 and this
 is a  despising the ,word of the ,lord1

 for that has put repentance and faith  
together 7,mark #a3ae74 ,and #8because  
he hath despised the ,word of the       
,lord1 and hath broken his commandment1 
that soul shall utterly be cut  off3 his
 iniquity shall be upon him' 7,num      
#ae3ca74 ,let such1 therefore1  look to 
it who yet are1 and abide1 in their     
sins2 for such1 if they  hope1 as they  
are1 to be saved1 presume upon the grace
 of ,god4#bg  ,wherefore1 presumption   
and not hearkening to ,god's ,word are  
put  together 7,deu #ag3ab74    ,again1 
,,then men presume1 when they are       
resolved to abide in their sins1  and   
yet expect to be saved by ,god's grace  
through ,christ4 ,this is as  much as to
 say1 ,god liketh of sin as well as ,i  
do1 and careth not how  men live1 if so 
be they lean upon his ,son4 ,of this    
sort are they #8that  build up ,zion    
with blood1 and ,jerusalem with         
iniquity'2 that #8judge for  reward1    
and--teach for hire1 and--divine for    
money1 and lean upon the  ,lord' 7,micah

 #c3aj1aa74 ,this is doing things1 with 
an high hand1 against  the ,lord our    
,god1 and a taking him1 as it were1 at  
the catch4#bh ,this  is1 as we say among
 men1 to seek to put a trick upon ,god2 
as if he had  not sufficiently fortified
 his proposals of grace1 by his holy    
,word1  against all such kind of fools  
as these4 ,but look to it6 ,such will be
  found at the day of ,god1 not among   
that great company of ,jerusalem        
sinners that shall be saved by grace1   
but among those that have been  the     
great abusers of the grace of ,god in   
the world4 ,those that say1 ,let  us sin
 that grace may abound1 and let us do   
evil that good may come1  their         
damnation is just4 ,and if so1 they are 
a great way off of that  salvation that 
is1 by ,jesus ,christ1 presented to the 
,jerusalem sinners4    ,i have1         
therefore1 these things to propound to  
that ,jerusalem sinner  that would know1
 if he may be so bold as to venture     
himself upon this  grace4 #a4 ,dost thou

 see thy sins8 #b4 ,art thou weary of   
them8 #c4 ,wouldst  thou1 with all thy  
heart1 be saved by ,jesus ,christ8 ,i   
dare say no less2  ,i dare say no more4 
,but if it be truly thus with thee1 how 
great soever  thy sins have been1 how   
bad soever thou feelest thy heart1 how  
far  soever thou art from thinking that 
,god has mercy for thee1 thou art the   
man1 the ,jerusalem sinner1 that the    
,word of ,god has conquered1 and to     
whom it offereth free remission of sins1
 by the redemption that is in  ,jesus   
,christ4    ,when the jailor cried out1 
#8,sirs1 what must ,i do to be saved8'  
the  answer was1 #8,believe on the ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be      
saved4' ,he that sees his sins aright1  
is brought to his wit's end by  them2   
and he that is so1 is willing to part   
from them1 and to be saved  by the grace
 of ,god4 ,if this be thy case1 fear    
not1 give no way to  despair2 thou      
presumest not1 if thou believest to life
 everlasting in  ,jesus ,christ2 yea1   

,christ is prepared for such as thou    
art4 ,therefore1  take good courage1 and
 believe4 ,the design of ,satan is1 to  
tell the  presumptuous that their       
presuming on mercy is good2 but to      
persuade the  believer1 that his        
believing is impudent1 bold dealing with
 ,god4 ,i  never heard a presumptuous   
man1 in my life1 say that he was afraid 
that  he presumed2 but ,i have heard    
many an honest humble soul say1 that    
they  have been afraid that their faith 
has been presumption4 ,why should       
,satan molest those whose ways he knows 
will bring them to him8 ,and who  can   
think that he should be quiet1 when men 
take the right course to  escape his    
hellish snares8 ,this1 therefore1 is the
 reason why the truly  humbled is       
opposed1 while the presumptuous goes on 
by wind and tide4  ,the truly humble1   
,satan hates2 but he laughs to see the  
foolery of the  other4    ,does thy hand
 and heart tremble8 ,upon thee the      
promise smiles4 #8,to this  man will ,i 

look1' says ,god1 #8even to him that is 
poor and of a contrite  spirit1 and     
trembleth at my word' 7,isa #ff3b74     
,what1 therefore1 ,i have  said of      
presumption1 concerns not the humble in 
spirit at all4 ,i  therefore am for     
gathering up the stones1 and for taking 
the  stumbling-blocks out of the way of 
,god's people2 and forewarning of  them1
 that they lay the stumbling-block of   
their iniquity before their  faces2 and 
of those that are for presuming upon    
,god's mercy2 and let  them look to     
themselves 7,eze #ad3f-h74    ,also1 our
 text stands firm as ever it did1 and   
our observation is still  of force1 that
 ,jesus ,christ would have mercy        
offered1 in the first  place1 to the    
biggest sinners4 ,so them1 let none     
despair1 let none  presume2 let none    
despair that are sorry for their sins1  
and would be  saved by ,jesus ,christ2  
let none presume that abide in the      
liking of  their sins1 though they seem 
to know the exceeding grace of ,christ2 

for  though the door stands wide open   
for the reception of the penitent1 yet  
it is fast#bi enough barred and bolted  
against the presumptuous sinner4  ,be   
not deceived1 ,god is not mocked2       
whatsoever a man sows1 that he  shall   
reap4 ,it cannot be that ,god should be 
wheedled out of his mercy1  or prevailed
 upon by lips of dissimulation2 he knows
 them that trust on  him1 and that      
sincerely come to him1 by ,christ1 for  
mercy 7,nahum #a3g74    ,it is1 then1   
not the abundance of sins committed1 but
 the not coming  heartily to ,god1 by   
,christ1 for mercy1 that shuts men out  
of doors4 ,and  though their not coming 
heartily may be said to be but a sin1   
yet it is  such a sin as causeth that   
all thy other sins abide upon thee      
unforgiven4 ,god complains of this4     
#8,they have not cried unto me with     
their heart--they return1 but not to the
 most ,high4' ,they turned  #8feignedly'
 7,jer #c3aj2 ,hosea #g3ad1af74 ,thus   
doing1 his soul hates  them2 but the    

penitent1 humble1 broken-hearted sinner1
 be his  transgressions red as scarlet1 
red like crimson1 in number as the sand2
  though his transgressions cry to      
heaven against him for vengeance1 and   
seem there to cry louder than do his    
prayers1 or tears1 or groans for  mercy2
 yet he is safe4 ,to this man ,god will 
look 7,isa #a3ah2 #ff3b74    ,seventh1  
,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy        
offered1 in the first place1 to  the    
biggest sinners8 ,then here is ground   
for those that1 as to  practice1 have   
not been such1 to come to him for mercy4
    ,although there is no sin little of 
itself1 because it is a  contradiction  
of the nature and majesty of ,god1 yet  
we must admit of  divers numbers1 and1  
also1 of aggravations4 ,two sins are not
 so many as  three2 nor are three that  
are done in ignorance so big as one that
 is  done against light1 against        
knowledge and conscience4 ,also1 there  
is  the child in sin1 and a man in sin  
that has his hairs gray and his skin    

wrinkled for very age4 ,and we must put 
a difference betwixt these  sinners     
also2 for can it be that a child of     
seven1 or ten1 or sixteen  years old1   
should be such a sinner--a sinner so    
vile in the eyes of the  law as he is   
who has walked according to the course  
of this world1  forty1 fifty1 sixty1 or 
seventy years8 ,now1 the youth1 this    
stripling1  though he is a sinner1 is   
but a little sinner1 when compared with 
such4  ,now1 ,i say1 if there be room   
for the first sort1 for those of the    
biggest size1 certainly there is room   
for the lesser size4 ,if there be  a    
door wide enough for a giant to go in   
at1 there is certainly room for  a      
dwarf4 ,if ,christ ,jesus has grace     
enough to save great sinners1 he has    
surely grace enough to save little ones4
 ,if he can forgive five hundred  pence1
 for certain he can forgive fifty 7,luke
 #g3da1db74    ,but you said before1    
that the little sinners must stand by   
until the  great ones have received     

their grace1 and that is discouraging6  
,i  answer1 there are two sorts of      
little sinners--such as are so1 and such
  as feign themselves so4 ,there are    
those that feign themselves so1 that  ,i
 intended there1 and not those that are1
 indeed1 comparatively so4  ,such as    
feign themselves so1 may wait long      
enough before they obtain  forgiveness4 
,but again1 a sinner may be             
comparatively a little sinner1 and      
sensibly  a great one4 ,there are1 then1
 two sorts of greatness in              
sin--greatness  by reason of number2    
greatness by reason of thoroughness of  
conviction  of the horrible nature of   
sin4 ,in this last sense1 he that has   
but one  sin1 if such an one could be   
found1 may1 in his own eyes1 find       
himself  the biggest sinner in the      
world4 ,let this man or this child1     
therefore1  put himself among the great 
sinners1 and plead with ,god as great   
sinners do1 and expect to be saved with 
the great sinners1 and as soon  and as  

heartily as they4 ,yea1 a little sinner1
 that1 comparatively1 is  truly so1 if  
he shall graciously give way to         
conviction1 and shall1 in  ,god's light1
 diligently weigh the horrible nature of
 his own sin1 may  yet sooner obtain    
forgiveness for them at the hands of the
 heavenly  ,father1 than he that has ten
 times his sins1 and so cause to cry ten
  times harder to ,god for mercy4       
,for the grievousness of the cry is a   
great thing with ,god2 for if he  will  
hear the widow1 if she cries at all1 how
 much more if she cries  most           
grievously8 7,exo #bb3bb1bc74 ,it is not
 the number1 but the true  sense of the 
abominable nature of sin1 that makes the
 cry for pardon  lamentable4 #cj ,he1 as
 ,i said1 that has many sins1 may not   
cry so loud  in the ears of ,god as he  
that has far fewer2 he1 in our present  
sense1  that is in his own eyes the     
biggest sinner1 is he that soonest      
findeth  mercy4 ,the offer1 then1 is to 
the biggest sinner2 to the biggest      

sinner  first1 and the mercy is first   
obtained by him that first confesseth   
himself to be such an one4    ,there are
 men that strive at the throne of grace 
for mercy1 by pleading  the greatness of
 their necessity4 ,now their plea1 as to
 the prevalency  of it1 lieth not in    
their counting up of the number1 but in 
the sense  of the greatness of their    
sins1 and in the vehemency of their cry 
for  pardon4 ,and it is observable1 that
 though the birthright was ,reuben's1   
and1 for his foolishness1 given to the  
sons of ,joseph1 yet ,judah  prevailed  
above his brethren1 and of him came the 
,messiah 7#a ,chron  #e3a1b74 ,there is 
a heavenly subtilty to be managed in    
this matter4 #8,thy  brother came with  
subtilty1 and hath taken away thy       
blessing4' ,the  blessing belonged to   
,esau1 but ,jacob by his diligence made 
it his own  7,gen #bg3ce74 ,the offer is
 to the biggest sinner1 to the biggest  
sinner  first2 but if he forbear to cry1
 the sinner that is a sinner less by    

far than he1 both as to number and the  
nature of transgression1 may get  the   
blessing first1 if he shall have grace  
to bestir himself well2 for  the loudest
 cry is heard furthest1 and the most    
lamentable pierces  soonest4    ,i      
therefore urge this head1 not because ,i
 would have little sinners go  and tell 
,god that they are little sinners1      
thereby to think to obtain  his mercy2  
for1 verily1 so they are never like to  
have it2 for such  words declare1 that  
such an one hath no true sense at all of
 the nature  of his sins4 ,sin1 as ,i   
said1 in the nature of it1 is horrible1 
though  it be but one single sin as to  
act2 yea1 though it be but a sinful     
thought2 and so worthily calls for the  
damnation of the soul4 ,the  comparison1
 then1 of little and great sinners1 is  
to go for good sense  among men4 ,but to
 plead the fewness of thy sins1 or the  
comparative  harmlessness of their      
quantity before ,god1 argueth no sound  
knowledge  of the nature of thy sin1 and

 so no true sense of the nature or need 
of  mercy4    ,little sinner6 when      
therefore thou goest to ,god1 though    
thou knowest in  thy conscience that    
thou1 as to acts1 art no thief1 no      
murderer1 no  whore1 no liar1 no false  
swearer1 or the like1 and in reason must
 needs  understand that thus thou art   
not so profanely vile as others2 yet    
when  thou goest to ,god for mercy1 know
 no man's sins but thine own1 make      
mention of no man's sins but thine own4 
,also labour not to lessen thy  own1 but
 magnify and greaten them by all just   
circumstances1 and be as  if there was  
never a sinner in the world but thyself4
 ,also cry out1 as  if thou wast but the
 only undone man2 and that is the way to
 obtain  ,god's mercy4    ,it is one of 
the comeliest sights in the world to see
 a little sinner  commenting upon the   
greatness of his sins1 multiplying and  
multiplying  them to himself1 till he   
makes them in his own eyes bigger and   
higher  than he seeth any other man's   

sins to be in the world2 and as base a  
thing it is to see a man do otherwise1  
and as basely will come on it  7,luke   
#ah3aj-ad74 ,as1 therefore1 ,i said to  
the great sinner before1 let  him take  
heed lest he presume2 ,i say now to the 
little sinner1 let him  take heed that  
he do not dissemble2 for there is as    
great an aptness in  the little sinner  
to dissemble1 as there is in the great  
one4 #8,he that  hideth his sins shall  
not prosper1'#ca be he a sinner little  
or great  7,prov #bh3ac74    ,eighth1   
,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy        
offered1 in the first place1 to  the    
biggest sinners8 ,then this shows the   
true cause why ,satan makes  such head  
as he doth against him4    ,the ,father 
and the ,holy ,spirit are well spoken of
 by all deluders and  deceived persons2 
,christ only is the rock of offence4    
#8,behold1 ,i lay in  ,zion a           
stumbling-stone and rock of offence'    
7,rom #i3cc74 ,not that ,satan  careth  
for the ,father or the ,spirit more than

 he careth for the ,son2  but he can let
 men alone with their notions of the    
,father and the  ,spirit1 for he knows  
they shall never enjoy the ,father or   
the ,spirit1  if indeed they receive not
 the merits of the ,son4 #8,he that hath
 the  ,son1 hath life2 he that hath not 
the ,son of ,god hath not life1' however
  they may boast themselves of the      
,father and the ,spirit 7#a ,john       
#e3ab74  ,again1 #8,whosoever           
transgresseth1 and abideth not in the   
doctrine of  ,christ1 hath not ,god4 ,he
 that abideth in the doctrine of        
,christ1 he  hath both the ,father and  
the ,son' 7#b ,john #i74 ,christ1 and   
,christ only1  is he that can make us   
capable to enjoy ,god with life and joy 
to all  eternity4 ,hence he calls       
himself the way to the ,father1 the true
 and  living way 7,john #ad3f74 ,for we 
cannot come to the ,father but by him   
7,heb #aj3ai1bj74 ,satan knows this1    
therefore he hates him4 ,deluded        
persons are ignorant of this1 and       

therefore1 they are so led up and  down 
by ,satan by the nose as they are4      
,there are many things by which ,satan  
has taken occasion to greaten his  rage 
against ,jesus ,christ4 ,as1 first1 ,his
 love to man1 and then1 the  many       
expressions of that love4 ,he hath taken
 man's nature upon him2 he  hath in that
 nature fulfilled the law to bring in   
righteousness for  man2 and hath spilt  
his blood for the reconciling of man to 
,god2 he  hath broke the neck of death1 
put away sin1 destroyed the works of the
  devil1 and got into his own hands the 
keys of death2 and all these are        
heinous things to ,satan4 ,he cannot    
abide ,christ for this4 ,besides1 ,he   
hath eternal life in himself1 and that  
to bestow upon us2 and we in all        
likelihood are to possess the very      
places from which the ,satans by        
transgression fell1 if not places more  
glorious4 ,wherefore he must  needs be  
angry4 ,and is it not a vexatious thing 
to him1 that we should  be admitted to  

the throne of grace by ,christ1 while he
 stands bound  over in chains of        
darkness1 to answer for his rebellions  
against ,god  and his ,son1 at the      
terrible day of judgment4 ,yea1 we poor 
dust and  ashes must become his judges1 
and triumph over him for ever3 and all  
this long#cb of ,jesus ,christ2 for he  
is the meritorious cause of all  this4  
,now though ,satan seeks to be revenged 
for this1 yet he knows it is in  vain to
 attack the person of ,christ2 ,he      
,christ has overcome him2  therefore he 
,satan tampers with a company of silly  
men2 that he may  vilify him by them4   
,and they1 bold fools as they are1 will 
not spare to  spit in his face4 ,they   
will rail at his person1 and deny the   
very being  of it2 they will rail at his
 blood1 and deny the merit and worth of 
it4  ,they will deny the very end why he
 accomplished the law1 and by jiggs1    
and tricks1 and quirks1 which he helpeth
 them to1 they set up fond  names and   
images in his place1 and give the glory 

of a ,saviour to them4  ,thus ,satan    
worketh under the name of ,christ2 and  
his ministers under  the name of the    
ministers of righteousness4    ,and by  
his wiles and stratagems he undoes a    
world of men2 but there is  a seed1 and 
they shall serve him1 and it shall be   
counted to the ,lord  for a generation4 
,these shall see their sins1 and that   
,christ is the  way to happiness4 ,these
 shall venture themselves1 both body and
 soul1  upon his worthiness4 ,all this  
,satan knows1 and therefore his rage is 
kindled the more4 ,wherefore1 according 
to his ability and allowance1 he        
assaulteth1 tempteth1 abuseth1 and stirs
 up what he can to be hurtful  to these 
poor people1 that he may1 while his time
 shall last1 make it  as hard and       
difficult for them to go to eternal     
glory as he can4  ,ofttimes he abuses   
them with wrong apprehensions of ,god1  
and with wrong  apprehensions of        
,christ4 ,he also casts them into the   
mire1 to the  reproach of religion1 the 

shame of their brethren1 the derision of
 the  world1 and dishonour of ,god4 ,he 
holds our hands while the world buffets 
us2 he puts bear-skins upon us1 and then
 sets the dogs at us4 ,he  bedaubeth us 
with his own foam1 and then tempts us to
 believe that that  bedaubing comes from
 ourselves4#cc    ,oh6 the rage and the 
roaring of this lion1 and the hatred    
that he  manifests against the ,lord    
,jesus1 and against them that are       
purchased  with his blood6 ,but yet1 in 
the midst of all this1 the ,lord ,jesus 
sends  forth his herald to proclaim in  
the nations his love to the world1 and  
to invite them to come in to him for    
life4 ,yea1 his invitation is so  large1
 that it offereth his mercy in the first
 place to the biggest  sinners of every 
age1 which augments the devil's rage the
 more4  ,wherefore1 as ,i said before1  
fret he1 fume he1 the ,lord ,jesus will 
#8divide the spoil' with this great one2
 yea1 he shall divide the spoil  with   
the strong1 #8because he hath poured out

 his soul unto death1 and  he was       
numbered with the transgressors2 and he 
bare the sin of many1  and made         
intercession for the transgressors'     
7,isa #ec3ab74    ,ninth1 ,would ,jesus 
,christ have mercy offered1 in the first
 place1 to  the biggest sinners8 ,let   
the tempted harp upon this string for   
their  help and consolation4    ,the    
tempted1 wherever he dwells1 always     
thinks himself the biggest  sinner1 one 
most unworthy of eternal life4 ,this is 
,satan's master  argument2 thou art a   
horrible sinner1 a hypocrite1 one that  
has a  profane heart1 and one that is an
 utter stranger to a work of grace4 ,i  
say this is his maul1 his club1 #cd his 
masterpiece2 he doth with this  as some 
do with their most enchanting songs1    
sings them everywhere4 ,i  believe there
 are but few saints in the world that   
have not had this  temptation sounding  
in their ears4 ,but were they but aware1
 ,satan by  all this does but drive them
 to the gap out at which they should go1

  and so escape his roaring4 ,saith he1 
thou art a great sinner1 a  horrible    
sinner1 a profane-hearted wretch1 one   
that cannot be matched  for a vile one  
in the country4 ,and all this while     
,christ says to his  ministers1 offer   
mercy1 in the first place1 to the       
biggest sinners4 ,so  that this         
temptation drives thee directly into the
 arms of ,jesus  ,christ4    ,were      
therefore the tempted but aware1 he     
might say1 #8,ay1 ,satan1 so ,i  am1 ,i 
am a sinner of the biggest size1 and    
therefore have most need of  ,jesus     
,christ2 yea1 because ,i am such a      
wretch1 therefore ,jesus ,christ  calls 
me2 yea1 he calls me first2 the first   
proffer of the gospel is to  be made to 
the ,jerusalem sinner2 ,i am he1        
wherefore stand back1 ,satan2  make a   
lane1 my right is first to come to      
,jesus ,christ4' ,this now would  be    
like for like4 ,this would foil the     
devil2 this would make him say1 ,i  must
 not deal with this man thus2 for then  

,i put a sword into his hand  to cut off
 my head4    ,and this is the meaning of
 ,peter1 when he saith1 #8,resist him   
steadfast  in the faith' 7#a ,peter     
#e3i74 ,and of ,paul1 when he saith1    
#8,take the  shield of faith1 wherewith 
ye shall be able to quench all the fiery
  darts of the wicked' 7,eph #f3af74    
,wherefore is it said1 ,begin at        
,jerusalem1 if the ,jerusalem sinner is 
not to have the benefit of it8  ,and if 
,i am to have the benefit of it1 let me 
call it to mind when  ,satan haunts me  
with continual remembrance of my sins1  
of my ,jerusalem  sins4 ,satan and my   
conscience say ,i am the biggest        
sinner3--,christ  offereth mercy1 in the
 first place1 to the biggest sinners6   
,nor is the  manner of the offer other  
but such as suiteth with my mind4 ,i am 
sorry  for my sin2 yea1 sorry at my     
heart that ever sinful thought did      
enter1  or find the least entertainment 
in my wicked mind3 and might ,i obtain  
my wish1 ,i would never more that my    

heart should be a place for ought  but  
the grace1 and spirit1 and faith of the 
,lord ,jesus4 ,i speak not  this to     
lessen my wickedness2 ,i would not for  
all the world but be  placed by mine own
 conscience in the very front of the    
biggest sinners1  that ,i might be one  
of the first that are beckoned1 by the  
gracious  hand of ,jesus the ,saviour1  
to come to him for mercy4    ,well1     
sinner1 thou now speakest like a        
,christian2 but say thus1 in a  strong  
spirit1 in the hour of temptation1 and  
then thou wilt1 to thy  commendation and
 comfort1 quit thyself well4 ,this      
improving of ,christ1  in dark hours1 is
 the life1 though the hardest part of   
our  ,christianity4 ,we should neither  
stop at darkness nor at the raging of   
our lusts1 but go on in a way of        
venturing1 and casting the whole of  our
 affairs for the next world at the foot 
of ,jesus ,christ4 ,this is the  way to 
make the darkness light1 and also to    
allay the raging of  corruption4    ,the

 first time the ,passover was eaten was 
in the night2 and when ,israel  took    
courage to go forward1 though the sea   
stood in their way like a  devouring    
gulf1 and the host of the ,egyptians    
follow them at the heels2  yet the sea  
gives place1 and their enemies were as  
still as a stone  till they were gone   
over 7,exo #ab3h2 #ad3ac1ad1ba1bb2      
#ae3af74    ,there is nothing like faith
 to help at a pinch2 faith dissolves    
doubts  as the sun drives away the      
mists4 ,and that you may not be put out1
 know  your time1 as ,i said1 of        
believing is always4 ,there are times   
when some  graces may be out of use1 but
 there is no time wherein faith can be  
said to be so4 ,wherefore1 faith must be
 always in exercise4 ,faith is  the eye1
 is the mouth1 is the hand1 and one of  
these is of use all day  long4 ,faith is
 to see1 to receive1 to work1 or to eat2
 and a ,christian  should be seeing1 or 
receiving1 or working1 or feeding all   
day long4  ,let it rain1 let it blow1   

let it thunder1 let it lighten1 a       
,christian  must still believe4 ,at     
#8what time1' said the good man1 #8,i am
 afraid1 ,i  will trust in thee' 7,psa  
#ef3b1c74    ,nor can we have a better  
encouragement to do this than is1 by the
 text1  set before us2 even an open     
heart for a ,jerusalem sinner4 ,and if  
for a  ,jerusalem sinner to come1 then  
for such an one when come4 ,if for such 
an one to be saved1 then for such an one
 that is saved4 ,if for such an  one to 
be pardoned his great transgressions1   
then for such an one who  is pardoned   
these to come daily to ,jesus ,christ   
too1 to be cleansed and  set free from  
his common infirmities1 and from the    
iniquities of his  holy things4         
,therefore1 let the poor sinner that    
would be saved labour  for skill to make
 the best improvement of the grace of   
,christ to help  him against the        
temptations of the devil and his sins4  
,tenth1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy
 offered1 in the first place1 to  the   

biggest sinners8 ,let those men consider
 this that have1 or may1 in  a day of   
trial1 spoken or done what their        
profession or conscience told  them they
 should not1 and that have the guilt and
 burden thereof upon  their consciences4
    ,whether a thing be wrong or right1 
guilt may pursue him that doth  contrary
 to his conscience4 ,but suppose a man  
should deny his ,god1 or  his ,christ1  
or relinquish a good profession1 and be 
under the real  guilt thereof1 shall he1
 therefore1 conclude he is gone for     
ever8 ,let  him come again with ,peter's
 tears1 and no doubt but he shall obtain
  ,peter's forgiveness2 for the text    
includes the biggest sinners4 ,and it   
is observable1 that before this clause  
was put into this commission1  ,peter   
was pardoned his horrible revolt from   
his ,master4 ,he that  revolteth in the 
day of trial1 if he is not shot quite   
dead upon the  place1 but is sensible of
 his wound1 and calls out for a         
chirurgeon1  shall find his ,lord at    

hand to pour wine and oil into his      
wounds1 that  he may again be healed1   
and to encourage him to think that there
 may be  mercy for him2 besides what we 
find recorded of ,peter1 you read in the
  ,acts1 some were1 through the violence
 of their trials1 compelled to          
blaspheme1 and yet are called saints    
7,acts #bf3i-aa74    ,hence you have a  
promise or two that speak concerning    
such kind of men1  to encourage us to   
think that1 at least1 some of them shall
 come back  to the ,lord their ,god4    
#8,shall they fall1' saith he1 #8and not
 arise8  ,shall he turn away1 and not   
return8' 7,jer #h3d74 #8and in that day 
will ,i  assemble her that halteth1 and 
,i will gather her that is driven out1  
and her that ,i have afflicted4 ,and ,i 
will make her that halted a  remnant1   
and her that was cast far off a strong  
nation2 and the ,lord  shall reign over 
them in ,mount ,zion--for ever4' ,what  
we are to  understand by her that       
halteth1 is best expressed by the       

prophet ,elijah  7,micah #d3f1g2 ,zeph  
#c3ai2 #a ,kings #ah3ba74    ,i will    
conclude1 then1 that for them that have 
halted1 or may halt1 the  ,lord has     
mercy in the bank1#ce and is willing to 
accept them if they  return to him      
again4 ,perhaps they may never be after 
that of any great  esteem in the house  
of ,god1 but if the ,lord will admit    
them to favour  and forgiveness--,o     
exceeding and undeserved mercy6 7,see   
,ezekiel  #dd3aj-ad74 ,thou1 then1 that 
mayest be the man1 remember this1 that  
there is mercy also for thee4 ,return1  
therefore1 to ,god1 and to his  ,son1   
who hath yet in store for thee1 and who 
will do thee good4    ,but1 perhaps1    
thou wilt say1 ,he doth not save all    
revolters1 and1  therefore1 perhaps not 
me4 ,answer4 ,art thou returning to     
,god8 ,if thou  art returning1 thou art 
the man2 #8,return1 ye backsliding      
children1 and  ,i will heal your        
backslidings' 7,jer #c3bb74    ,some1 as
 ,i said1 that revolt1 are shot dead    

upon the place2 and for  them1 who can  
help them8 ,but for them that cry out of
 their wounds it  is a sign that they   
are yet alive1 and1 if they use the     
means in time1  doubtless they may be   
healed4    ,christ ,jesus has bags of   
mercy that were never yet broken up or  
unsealed4 ,hence it is said1 he has     
goodness laid up2 things reserved in    
heaven for his4 ,and if he breaks up one
 of these bags1 who can tell  what he   
can do8 ,hence his love is said to be   
such as passeth knowledge1  and that his
 riches are unsearchable4 ,he has1      
nobody knows what2 for  nobody knows    
who6 ,he has by him1 in store1 for such 
as seem1 in the  view of all men1 to be 
gone beyond recovery4 ,for this1 the    
text is  plain4 ,what man or angel could
 have thought that the ,jerusalem       
sinners  had been yet on this side of an
 impossibility of enjoying life and     
mercy8 ,hadst thou seen their actions1  
and what horrible things they did  to   
the ,son of ,god2 yea1 how stoutly they 

backed what they did with  resolves and 
endeavours to persevere1 when they had  
killed his person1  against his name and
 doctrine2 and that there was not found 
among them  all that while1 as we read  
of1 the least remorse or regret for     
these  their doings2 couldest though    
have imagined that mercy would ever have
  took hold of them1 at least so soon6  
,nay1 that they should1 of all the      
world1 be counted those only meet to    
have it offered to them in the  very    
first place6 ,for so my text commands1  
saying1 ,preach repentance  and         
remission of sins among all nations1    
beginning at ,jerusalem4    ,i tell you 
the thing is a wonder1 and must for ever
 stand for a wonder  among the sons of  
men4 ,it stands1 also1 for an           
everlasting invitation  and allurement  
to the biggest sinners to come to       
,christ for mercy4 ,now  since1 in the  
opinion of all men1 the revolter is such
 an one2 if he  has1 as ,i said before1 
any life in him1 let him take           

encouragement to  come again1 that he   
may live by ,christ4    ,eleventh1      
,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy        
offered1 in the first place1 to  the    
biggest sinners8 ,then let ,god's       
ministers tell them so4 ,there is an    
incidence#cf in us1 ,i know not how it  
doth come about1 when we are  converted1
 to contemn them that are left behind4  
,poor fools as we are1  we forget that  
we ourselves were so 7,titus #c3b1c74   
,but would it not become us better1     
since we have tasted that the ,lord  is 
gracious1 to carry it towards them so1  
that we may give them  convincing ground
 to believe that we have found that     
mercy which also  sets open the door for
 them to come and partake with us4      
,ministers1 ,i  say1 should do thus1    
both by their doctrine1 and in all other
 respects4  ,austerity doth not become  
us1 neither in doctrine nor in          
conversation4#cg ,we ourselves live by  
grace2 let us give as we receive1  and  
labour to persuade our fellow-sinners1  

which ,god has left behind  us1 to      
follow after1 that they may partake with
 us of grace4 ,we are  saved by grace2  
let us live like them that are gracious4
 ,let all our  things1 to the world1 be 
done in charity towards them2 pity them1
 pray  for them1 be familiar with them1 
for their good4 ,let us lay aside our   
foolish1 worldly1 carnal grandeur2 let  
us not walk the streets1 and  have such 
behaviours as signify we are scarce for 
touching of the poor  ones that are left
 behind2 no1 not with a pair of tongs4  
,it becomes not  ministers thus to do4  
,a gentle reproof4    ,remember your    
,lord1 he was familiar with publicans   
and sinners to a  proverb3 #8,behold a  
man gluttonous1 and a wine-bibber1 a    
friend of  publicans and sinners' 7,matt
 #aa3ai74 ,the first part1 concerning   
his  gluttonous eating and drinking1 to 
be sure1 was an horrible slander2  but  
for the other1 nothing was ever spoke   
truer of him by the world4  ,now1 why   
should we lay hands cross on this text2 

that is1 choose good  victuals1 and love
 the sweet wine better than the         
salvation of the poor  publican8 ,why   
not familiar with sinners1 provided we  
hate their spots  and blemishes1 and    
seek that they may be healed of them8   
,why not  fellowly with our carnal      
neighbours8 ,if we do take occasion to  
do so1  that we may drop1 and be yet    
distilling some good doctrine upon their
  souls8 ,why not go to the poor man's  
house1 and give him a penny1 and a      
,scripture to think upon8 ,why not send 
for the poor to fetch away1 at  least1  
the fragments of thy table1 that the    
bowels of thy fellow-sinner  may be     
refreshed as well as thine8             
,ministers should be exemplary2 but ,i  
am an inferior man1 and must take  heed 
of too much meddling4 ,but might ,i1 ,i 
would meddle with them1 with  their     
wives1 and with their children too4 ,i  
mean not this of all1 but  of them that 
deserve it1 though ,i may not name them4
 ,but1 ,i say1 let  ministers follow the

 steps of their blessed ,lord1 who1 by  
word and  deed1 showed his love to the  
salvation of the world1 in such a       
carriage  as declared him to prefer     
their salvation before his own private  
concern4 ,for we are commanded to follow
 his steps1 #8who did no sin1  neither  
was guile found in his mouth4'    ,and  
as ,i have said concerning ministers1 so
 ,i say to all the brethren1  ,carry it 
so1 that all the world may see1 that    
indeed you are the sons  of love4 ,love 
your ,saviour2 yea1 show one to another 
that you love him1  not only by a       
seeming love of affection1 but with the 
love of duty4  ,practical love is       
best4#ch ,many love ,christ with nothing
 but the lick of  the tongue4 ,alas6    
,christ ,jesus the ,lord must not be put
 off thus2 #8,he  that hath my          
commandments1 and keepeth them1' saith  
he1 #8he it is that  loveth me' 7,john  
#ad3ba74 ,practical love1 which stands  
in self-denial1  in charity to my       
neighbour1 and a patient enduring of    

affliction for  his name2 this is       
counted love4 ,right love to ,christ is 
that which  carries in it a provoking   
argument to others of the brethren 7,heb
  #aj3bd74 ,should a man ask me how he  
should know that he loveth the  children
 of ,god8 the best answer ,i could give 
him1 would be in the  words of the      
apostle ,john2 #8,by this1' saith he1   
#8we know that we love  the children of 
,god1 when we love ,god1 and keep his   
commandments' 7#a  ,john #e3b74 ,love to
 ,god and ,christ is then shown1 when we
 are tender of  his name2 and then we   
show ourselves tender of his name1 when 
we are  afraid to break any1 the least  
of his commandments4 ,and when we are   
here1 then do we show our love to our   
brother also4    ,the ,conclusion4      
,now1 we have obligation sufficient thus
 to do1 for that our ,lord loved  us1   
and gave himself for us1 to deliver us  
from death1 that we might  live through 
him4 ,the world1 when they hear the     
doctrine that ,i have  asserted and     

handled in this little book2 to wit1    
that ,jesus ,christ  would have mercy   
offered1 in the first place1 to the     
biggest sinners1  will be apt1 because  
themselves are unbelievers1 to think    
that this is  a doctrine that leads to  
looseness1 and that gives liberty to the
  flesh2 but if you that believe love   
your brethren and your neighbours       
truly1 and as you should1 you will put  
to silence the ignorance of such        
foolish men1 and stop their mouths from 
speaking evil of you4 ,and1 ,i  say1 let
 the love of ,christ constrain us to    
this4 ,who deserveth our  heart1 our    
mouth1 our life1 our goods1 so much as  
,jesus ,christ1 who has  bought us to   
himself by his blood1 to this very end1 
that we should be  a peculiar people1   
zealous of good works8    ,there is     
nothing more seemly in the world than to
 see a ,christian walk  as becomes the  
gospel2 nor anything more unbecoming a  
reasonable  creature1 than to hear a man
 say1 #8,i believe in ,christ1' and yet 

see in  his life debauchery and         
profaneness4 ,might ,i1 such men should 
be  counted the basest of men2 such men 
should be counted by all unworthy  of   
the name of a ,christian1 and should be 
shunned by every good man1 as  such who 
are the very plague of profession4 ,for 
so it is written1 we  should carry it   
towards them4 ,whoso have a form of     
godliness1 and deny  the power thereof1 
from such we must turn away4    ,it has 
ofttimes come into my mind to ask1 ,by  
what means it is that the  gospel       
profession should be so tainted#ci with 
loose and carnal  gospellers8 and ,i    
could never arrive to better            
satisfaction in the  matter than        
this--such men are made professors by   
the devil1 and so by  him put among the 
rest of the godly4 ,a certain man had a 
fruitless fig  tree planted in his      
vineyard2 but by whom was it planted    
there8 even by  him that sowed the      
tares1 his own children1 among the wheat
 7,luke #ac3f2  ,matt #ac3cg-dj74 ,and  

that was the devil4 ,but why doth the   
devil do thus8  ,not of love to them1   
but to make of them offences and        
stumbling-blocks  to others4 ,for he    
knows that a loose professor in the     
church does more  mischief to religion  
than ten can do to it that are in the   
world4 ,was  it not1 think you1 the     
devil that stirred up the damsel that   
you read  of in ,acts #af to cry out1   
#8,these men are the servants of the    
most high  ,god1 which show unto us the 
way of salvation8' ,yes it was1 as is   
evident1 for ,paul was grieved to hear  
it4 ,but why did the devil stir up  her 
to cry so1 but because that was the way 
to blemish the gospel1 and  to make the 
world think that it came from the same  
hand as did her  soothsaying and        
witchery8 7verse #af-ah74 #8,holiness1  
,o ,lord1 becomes thy  house for ever4' 
,let1 therefore1 whoever they be that   
profess the name  of ,christ1 take heed 
that they scandal not that profession   
which they  make of him1 since he has so

 graciously offered us1 as we are       
sinners  of the biggest size1 in the    
first place1 his grace to save us4      
,answers to ,objections4    ,having thus
 far spoken of the riches of the grace  
of ,christ1 and of the  freeness of his 
heart to embrace the ,jerusalem sinners1
 it may not be  amiss to give you yet1  
as a caution1 an intimation of one      
thing1  namely1 that this grace and     
freeness of his heart1 is limited to    
time  and day2 the which1 whoso         
overstandeth1 shall perish              
notwithstanding4  ,for1 as a king1 who1 
of grace1 sendeth out to his rebellious 
people an  offer of pardon1 if they     
accept thereof by such a day1 yet       
beheadeth or  hangeth those that come   
not in for mercy until the day or time  
be past2  so ,christ ,jesus has set the 
sinner a day1 a day of salvation1 an    
acceptable time2 but he who standeth    
out1 or goeth on in rebellion  beyond   
that time1 is like to come off with the 
loss of his soul 7#b ,cor  #f3b2 ,heb   

#c3ac-ai2 #d3g2 ,luke #ai3da1db74       
,since1 therefore1 things are  thus1 it 
may be convenient here to touch a little
 upon these  particulars4    ,first1    
,that this day1 or time thus limited1   
when it is considered with  reference to
 this or that man1 is ofttimes          
undiscerned by the person  concerned    
therein1 and always is kept secret as to
 the shutting up  thereof4    ,and this1
 in the wisdom of ,god is thus1 to the  
end no man1 when called  upon1 should   
put off turning to ,god to another time4
 ,now1 and ,,today1 is  that and only   
that which is revealed in holy ,writ    
7,psa #ej3bb2 ,eccl  #ab3a2 ,heb        
#c3ac1ae74 ,and this shows us the       
desperate hazards which those  men run1 
who1 when invitation or conviction      
attends them1 put off  turning to ,god  
to be saved till another1 and1 as they  
think1 a more fit  season and time4 ,for
 many1 by so doing1 defer this to do    
till the day  of ,god's patience and    
long-suffering is ended2 and then1 for  

their  prayers and cries after mercy1   
they receive nothing but mocks1 and are 
laughed at by the ,god of heaven 7,prov 
#a3bj-cj2 ,isa #fe3ab-af2 #ff3d2 ,zech  
#g3aa-ac74    ,secondly1 ,another thing 
to be considered is this1 namely1 ,that 
the day  of ,god's grace with some men  
begins sooner1 and also sooner ends1    
than  it doth with others4 ,those at the
 first hour of the day1 had their call  
sooner than they who were called upon to
 turn to ,god at the sixth hour  of the 
day2 yea1 and they who were hired at the
 third hour1 had their  call sooner than
 they who were called at the eleventh   
7,matt #bj3a-f74    #a4 ,the day of     
,god's patience began with ,ishmael1 and
 also ended before  he was twenty years 
old4 ,at thirteen years of age he was   
circumcised2  the next year after1      
,isaac was born2 and then ,ishmael was  
fourteen  years old4 ,now1 that day that
 ,isaac was weaned1 that day was        
,ishmael  rejected2 and suppose that    
,isaac was three years old before he was

  weaned1 that was but the seventeenth  
year of ,ishmael2 wherefore the day  of 
,god's grace was ended with him betimes 
7,gen #ag3be2 #ba3b-aa2 ,gal  #d3cj74   
#b4 ,cain's day ended with him betimes2 
for1 after ,god had rejected him1  he   
lived to beget many children1 and build 
a city1 and to do many other  things4   
,but1 alas6 all that while he was a     
fugitive and a vagabond4 ,nor  carried  
he anything with him after the day of   
his rejection was come1  but this       
doleful language in his conscience4     
#8,from ,god's face shall ,i  be hid'   
7,gen #d3aj-ae74    #c4 ,esau1 through  
his extravagancies1 would needs go sell 
his  birthright1 not fearing1 as other  
confident fools1 but that yet the       
blessing would still be his4 ,after     
which1 he lived many years2 but all  of 
them under the wrath of ,god1 as was1   
when time came1 made to appear  to his  
destruction2 for1 #8when he would have  
inherited the blessing1 he  was         
rejected1 for he found no place of      

repentance1 though he sought it         
carefully with tears' 7,heb #ab3af1ag74 
,many instances might be given as to    
such tokens of the displeasure of  ,god 
against such as fool away1 as the wise  
man has it1 the prize which  is put into
 their hand 7,prov #ag3af74    ,let     
these things1 therefore1 be a further   
caution to those that sit  under the    
glorious sound of the gospel1 and hear  
of the riches of the  grace of ,god in  
,christ to poor sinners4 ,to slight     
grace1 to despise  mercy1 and to stop   
the ear when ,god speaks1 when he speaks
 such great  things1 so much to our     
profit1 is a great provocation4 ,he     
offereth1 he  calls1 he woos1 he        
invites1 he prays1 he beseeches us in   
this day of  his grace to be reconciled 
to him2 yea1 and has provided for us the
  means of reconciliation himself4 ,now1
 this despised must needs be  provoking2
 and it is a fearful thing to fall into 
the hands of the  living ,god4          
,objection4 ,but some man may say unto  

me1 #8,fain ,i would be saved1 fain ,i  
would be saved by ,christ2 but ,i fear  
this day of grace is past1 and  that ,i 
shall perish1 notwithstanding the       
exceeding riches of the grace  of ,god4'
    ,answer4 ,to this doubt ,i would    
answer several things4 #a4 ,with respect
 to  this day4 #b4 ,with respect to thy 
desires4 #c4 ,with respect to thy fears4
    #a4 ,with respect to this day2 that 
is1 whether it be ended with a man or   
no4    7#a47 ,art thou jogged1 and      
shaken1 and molested at the hearing of  
the  ,word8 ,is thy conscience awakened 
and convinced then1 that thou art at    
present in a perishing state1 and that  
thou hast need to cry to ,god for       
mercy8 ,this is a hopeful sign that this
 day of grace is not past with  thee4   
,for1 usually1 they that are past grace1
 are also1 in their  conscience1 #8past 
feeling1' being #8seared with a hot     
iron' 7,eph  #d3ah1ai2 #a ,tim #d3a1b74 
,consequently1 those past grace must be 
such as  are denied the awakening fruits

 of the ,word preached4 ,the dead that  
hear1 says ,christ1 shall live2 at least
 wise1#dj ,christ has not quite  done   
with them2 the day of ,god's patience is
 not at an end with them  7,john #e3be74
    7#b47 ,is there1 in thy more retired
 condition1 arguings1 strugglings1  and 
strivings with thy spirit to persuade   
thee of the vanity of what  vain things 
thou lovest1 and to win thee in thy soul
 to a choice of  ,christ ,jesus and his 
heavenly things8 ,take heed and rebel   
not1 for the  day of ,god's grace and   
patience will not be past with thee till
 he  saith1 his #8,spirit shall strive  
no more' with thee2 for then the woe    
comes1 when he shall depart from them2  
and when he says to the means of  grace1
 ,let them alone 7,hosea #d3ag2 #i3ab74 
7#c47 ,art thou visited in the night    
seasons with dreams about thy state1    
and that thou art in danger of being    
lost8 ,hast thou heart-shaken           
apprehensions when deep sleep is upon   
thee1 of hell1 death1 and  judgment to  

come8 ,these are signs that ,god has not
 wholly left thee1 or  cast thee behind 
his back for ever4 #8,for ,god speaketh 
once1 yea twice1  yet man perceiveth it 
not4 ,in a dream1 in a vision of the    
night1 when  deep sleep falleth upon    
men1 in slumberings upon the bed2 then  
he  openeth the ears of men1 and sealeth
 their instruction1 that he may         
withdraw man from his purpose1' his     
sinful purposes1 #8and hide pride  from 
man' 7,job #cc3ad-ag74 ,all this while  
,god has not left the sinner1  nor is   
come to the end of his patience towards 
him1 but stands1 at  least1 with the    
door of grace ajar in his hand1 as being
 loath1 as yet1  to bolt it against him4
    7#d47 ,art thou followed with       
affliction1 and dost thou hear ,god's   
angry  voice in thy afflictions8 ,doth  
he send with the affliction an          
interpreter1 to show thee thy vileness2 
and why1 or wherefore1 that  hand of    
,god is upon thee1 and upon what thou   
hast2 to wit1 that it is  for thy       

sinning against him1 and that thou      
mightest be turned to him8  ,if so1 thy 
summer is not quite ended2 thy harvest  
is not yet quite over  and gone4 ,take  
heed1 stand out no longer1 lest he cause
 darkness1 and  lest thy feet stumble   
upon the dark mountains2 and lest1 while
 you look  for light1 he turn it into   
the shadow of death1 and make it gross  
darkness 7,jer #h3bj2 #ac3ae-ag74       
7#e47 ,art thou crossed1 disappointed1  
and waylaid1 and overthrown in all  thy 
foolish ways and doings8 ,this is a sign
 ,god has not quite left  thee1 but that
 he still waits upon thee to turn thee4 
,consider1 ,i say1  has he made a hedge 
and a wall to stop thee8 ,has he crossed
 thee in all  thou puttest thy hand     
unto8 ,take it as a call to turn to him2
 for1 by  his thus doing1 he shows he   
has a mind to give thee a better        
portion4  ,for usually1 when ,god gives 
up men1 and resolves to let them alone  
in  the broad way1 he gives them rope1  
and lets them have their desires in  all

 hurtful things 7,hosea #b3f-ae2 ,psa   
#gc3c-ac2 ,rom #aa3i74 ,therefore  take 
heed to this also1 that thou strive not 
against this hand of ,god2  but betake  
thyself to a serious inquiry into the   
causes of this hand of  ,god upon thee1 
and incline to think1 it is because the 
,lord would have  thee look to that1    
which is better than what thou wouldst  
satisfy  thyself withal4 ,when ,god had 
a mind to make the prodigal go home to  
his  father1 he sent a famine upon him1 
and denied him a bellyful of the  husks 
which the swine did eat4 ,and observe   
it1 now he was in a strait1  he betook  
him to consideration of the good that   
there was in his  father's house2 yea1  
he resolved to go home to his father1   
and his  father dealt well with him2 he 
received him with music and dancing1    
because he had received him safe and    
sound 7,luke #ae3ad-cb74    7#f47 ,hast 
thou any enticing touches of the ,word  
of ,god upon thy mind8  ,doth1 as it    
were1 some holy word of ,god give a     

glance upon thee1 cast a  smile upon    
thee1 let fall1 though it be but one    
drop of its savour upon  thy spirit2    
yea1 though it stays but one moment with
 thee8 ,o then the  day of grace is not 
past6 ,the gate of heaven is not shut6  
nor ,god's  heart and bowels withdrawn  
from thee as yet4 ,take heed1 therefore1
 and  beware that thou make much of the 
heavenly gift1 and of that good word  of
 ,god of the which he has made thee     
taste4 ,beware1 ,i say1 and take  heed2 
there may be a falling away for all     
this2 but1 ,i say1 as yet ,god  has not 
left thee1 as yet he has not cast thee  
off 7,heb #f3a-i74    #b4 ,with respect 
to thy desires1 what are they8 ,wouldst 
thou be saved8  ,wouldst thou be saved  
with a thorough salvation8 ,wouldst thou
 be saved  from guilt and filth too8    
,wouldst thou be the servant of thy     
,saviour8  ,art thou indeed weary of the
 service of thy old master the devil1   
sin1  and the world8 ,and have these    
desires put thy soul to the flight8     

,hast  thou1 through desires1 betaken   
thyself to thy heels8 ,dost fly to him  
that is a ,saviour from the wrath to    
come1 for life8 ,if these be thy        
desires1 and if they be unfeigned1 fear 
not6 ,thou are one of those  runaways   
which ,god has commanded our ,lord to   
receive1 and not to send  thee back to  
the devil thy master again1 but to give 
thee a place in  his house1 even the    
place which liketh thee best4 #8,thou   
shalt not  deliver unto his master1'    
says he1 #8the servant which is escaped 
from  his master unto thee4 ,he shall   
dwell with thee1 even among you1 in that
  place which he shall choose in one of 
thy gates1 where it liketh him  best3   
thou shalt not oppress him' 7,deu       
#bc3ae1af74    ,this is a command to the
 church1 consequently to the ,head of   
the  church2 for all commands from ,god 
come to her through her ,head4 ,whence  
,i conclude1 that as ,israel of old was 
to receive the runaway servant  who     
escaped from a heathen master to them1  

and should not dare to send  him back to
 his master again2 so ,christ's church  
now1 and consequently  ,christ himself1 
may not1 will not1 refuse that soul that
 has made his  escape from sin1 ,satan1 
the world1 and hell1 unto him1 but will 
certainly let him dwell in his house1   
among his saints1 in that place  which  
he shall choose1 even where it liketh   
him best4 ,for he says1 in  another     
place1 #8,and him that cometh to me1 ,i 
will in no wise cast out4'  ,in no wise1
 let his crimes be what they will1      
either for nature1  multitude1 or the   
attendance of aggravating circumstances4
 ,wherefore1  if thy desires be firm1   
sound1 and unfeigned to become the saved
 of  ,christ1 and his servant1 fear not1
 he will not1 he will in no wise put    
thee away1 or turn thee over to thy old 
master again4    #c4 ,as to thy fears1  
whatever they are1 let that be supposed 
which is  supposed before1 and they are 
groundless1 and so of no weight4        
,objection4 ,but ,i am afraid ,i am not 

of the elect1 or chosen to  salvation1  
though you called me fool a little      
before for so fearing4    ,answer4      
,though election is1 in order1 before   
calling1 as to ,god1 yet  the knowledge 
of calling must go before the belief of 
my election1 as  to myself4 ,wherefore1 
souls that doubt of the truth of their  
effectual  calling1 do but plunge       
themselves into a deeper labyrinth of   
confusion  that concern themselves with 
their election2 ,i mean1 while they     
labour  to know it before they prove    
their calling4 #8,make your calling1 and
 so  your election sure' 7#b ,peter     
#a3d-aj74    ,wherefore1 at present1 lay
 the thoughts of thy election by1 and   
ask  thyself these questions3 ,do ,i see
 my lost condition8 ,do ,i see salvation
  is nowhere but in ,christ8 ,would ,i  
share in this salvation by faith in     
him8 ,and would ,i1 as was said before1 
be thoroughly saved1 to wit1 from  the  
filth as from the guilt8 ,do ,i love    
,christ1 his ,father1 his saints1  his  

words1 and ways8 ,this is the way to    
prove we are elect4 ,wherefore1  sinner1
 when ,satan1 or thine own heart1 seeks 
to puzzle thee with  election1 say thou1
 ,i cannot attend to talk of this point 
now1 but stay  till ,i know that ,i am  
called of ,god to the fellowship of his 
,son1 and  then ,i will show you that ,i
 am elect1 and that my name is written  
in  the book of life4    ,if poor       
distressed souls would observe this     
order1 they might save  themselves the  
trouble of an unprofitable labour under 
these  unseasonable and soul-sinking    
doubts4 #da    ,let us1 therefore1 upon 
the sight of our wretchedness1 fly and  
venturously leap into the arms of       
,christ1 which are now as open to       
receive us into his bosom as they were  
when nailed to the cross4 ,this  is     
coming to ,christ for life aright2 this 
is right running away from  thy old     
master to him1 as was said before4 ,and 
for this we have  multitudes of         
,scriptures to support1 encourage1 and  

comfort us in our  so doing4    ,but    
now1 let him that doth thus be sure to  
look for it1 for ,satan will  be with   
him tomorrow1 to see if he can get him  
again to his old  service2 and if he    
cannot do that1 then will he enter into 
dispute with  him1 to wit1 about whether
 he be elect to life1 and called indeed 
to  partake of this ,christ1 to whom he 
is fled for succour1 or whether he      
comes to him of his own presumptuous    
mind4 ,therefore we are bid1 as to      
come1 so to arm ourselves with that     
armour which ,god has provided2 that  we
 may resist1 quench1 stand against1 and 
withstand all the fiery darts  of the   
devil 7,eph #f3aa-ah74 ,if1 therefore1  
thou findest ,satan in this  order to   
march against thee1 remember that thou  
hadst this item about  it2 and betake   
thyself to faith and good courage1 and  
be sober1 and  hope to the end4         
,objection4 ,but how if ,i should have  
sinned the sin unpardonable1 or  that   
called the sin against the ,holy ,ghost8

    ,answer4 ,if thou hast1 thou art    
lost for ever2 but yet before it is     
concluded by thee that thou hast so     
sinned1 know that they that would  be   
saved by ,jesus ,christ1 through faith  
in his blood1 cannot be counted  for    
such4    #a4 ,because of the promise1   
for that must not be frustrate3 and that
  says1 #8,and him that cometh to       
,christ1 he will in no wise cast out4'  
,and  again1 #8,whoso will1 let him take
 of the water of life freely' 7,john    
#f3cg2 ,rev #ba3f2 #bb3ag74    ,but1 ,i 
say1 how can these ,scriptures be       
fulfilled1 if he that would  indeed be  
saved1 as before said1 has sinned the   
sin unpardonable8 ,the  ,scripture must 
not be made void1 nor their truth be    
cast to the ground4  ,here is a promise1
 and here is a sinner2 a promise that   
says he shall  not be cast out that     
comes2 and the sinner comes1 wherefore  
he must be  received3 consequently1 he  
that comes to ,christ for life1 has not1
  cannot have sinned that sin for which 

there is no forgiveness4 ,and this      
might suffice for an answer to any      
coming soul1 that fears1 though he      
comes1 that he has sinned the sin       
against the ,holy ,ghost4    #b4 ,but1  
again1 he that has sinned the sin       
against the ,holy ,ghost cannot  come1  
has no heart to come1 can by no means be
 made willing to come to  ,jesus ,christ
 for life2 for that he has received such
 an opinion of him1  and of his things1 
as deters and holds him back4    7#a47  
,he counteth this blessed person1 this  
,son of ,god1 a magician1 a  conjuror1 a
 witch1 or one that did1 when he was in 
the world1 what he  did1 by the power   
and spirit of the devil 7,matt #i3cd2   
#ab3bd1be1;c42  ,mark #c3bb-cj74 ,now he
 that has this opinion of this ,jesus1  
cannot be  willing to cast himself at   
his feet for life1 or to come to him as 
the  only way to ,god and to salvation4 
,and hence it is said again1 that such  
an one puts him to open shame1 and      
treadeth him under foot2 that is1 by    

contemning1 reproaching1 vilifying1 and 
despising of him1 as if he were  the    
vilest one1 or the greatest cheat in the
 world2 and has1 therefore1  as to his  
esteem of him1 called him accursed1     
crucified him to himself1  or counted   
him one hanged1 as one of the worst of  
malefactors 7,heb #f3f2  #aj3bi2 #a ,cor
 #ab3c74    7#b47 ,his blood1 which is  
the meritorious cause of man's          
redemption1  even the blood of the      
everlasting covenant1 he counteth #8an  
unholy  thing1' or that which has no    
more virtue in it to save a soul from   
sin  than has the blood of a dog 7,heb  
#aj3bi74db ,for when the apostle says1  
#8he counts it an unholy thing1' he     
means1 he makes it of less value  than  
that of a sheep or cow1 which were clean
 according to the law2  and1 therefore1 
must mean1 that his blood was of no more
 worth to him1  in his account1 than was
 the blood of a dog1 an ass1 or a swine1
 which  always was1 as to sacrifices1   
rejected by the ,god of heaven1 as      

unholy  or unclean4 ,now he who has no  
better esteem of ,jesus ,christ1 and of 
his  death and blood1 will not be       
persuaded to come to him for life1 or to
  trust in him for salvation4    7#c47  
,but further1 all this must be done     
against manifest tokens to  prove the   
contrary1 or after the shining of gospel
 light upon the soul1  or some          
considerable profession of him as the   
,messiah1 or that he was  the ,saviour  
of the world4    7a47 ,it must be done  
against manifest tokens to prove the    
contrary2 and  thus the reprobate ,jews 
committed it when they saw the works of 
,god1  which put forth themselves in    
him1 and called them the works of the   
devil and ,beelzebub4    7b47 ,it must  
be done against some shining light of   
the gospel upon  them4 ,and thus it was 
with ,judas1 and with those who1 after  
they were  enlightened1 and had tasted1 
and had felt something of the powers of 
the world to come1 fell away from the   
faith of him1 and put him to open  shame

 and disgrace 7,heb #f3e1f74    7c47 ,it
 must also be done after1 and in        
opposition to one's own open  profession
 of him4 ,for if1 after they have       
escaped the pollution of the  world1    
through the knowledge of our ,lord and  
,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 they  are again
 entangled therein1 and overcome1 the   
latter end is worse with  them than the 
beginning2 for it had been better for   
them not to have  know the way of       
righteousness1 than after they have     
known it1 to turn  from the holy        
commandment1 which is the word of faith 
delivered unto  them4    7d47 ,all this 
must be done openly1 before witnesses1  
in the face1  sight1 and view of the    
world1 by word and act4 ,this is the sin
 that is  unpardonable2 and he that hath
 thus done1 can never1 it is impossible 
he ever should1 be renewed again to     
repentance1 and that for a double       
reason2 first1 such an one doth say1 he 
will not2 and second of him  ,god says1 
he shall not have the benefit of        

salvation by him4    ,objection4 ,but if
 this be the sin unpardonable1 why is it
 called the  sin against the ,holy      
,ghost1 and not rather the sin against  
the ,son of  ,god8    ,answer4 ,it is   
called #8the sin against the ,holy      
,ghost1' because such  count the works  
he did1 which were done by the ,spirit  
of ,god1 the works  of the spirit of the
 devil4 ,also because all such as so    
reject ,christ  ,jesus the ,lord1 they  
do it in despite of that testimony which
 the ,holy  ,ghost has given of him in  
the holy ,scriptures2 for the           
,scriptures are  the breathings of the  
,holy ,ghost1 as in all other things1 so
 in that  testimony they bear of the    
person1 of the works1 sufferings1       
resurrection1 and ascension of ,jesus   
,christ4    ,sinner1 this is the sin    
against the ,holy ,ghost4 ,what sayest  
thou8 ,hast  thou committed it8 ,nay1 ,i
 know thou hast not1 if thou wouldst be 
saved  by ,christ4 ,yea1 it is          
impossible that thou shouldst have done 

it1 if  indeed thou wouldst be saved by 
him4 ,no man can desire to be saved by  
him1 who he yet judgeth to be an        
impostor1 a magician1 a witch4 ,no man  
can hope for redemption by that blood   
which he yet counteth an unholy  thing4 
,nor will ,god ever suffer such an one  
to repent1 who has1 after  light and    
profession of him1 thus horribly1 and   
devil-like1 contemned  and trampled upon
 him4    ,true1 words1 and wars1 and    
blasphemies1 against this ,son of man1  
are  pardonable2 but then they must be  
done #8ignorantly1 and in unbelief4'    
,also1 all blasphemous thoughts are     
likewise such as may be passed by1  if  
the soul afflicted with them1 indeed is 
sorry for them 7#a ,tim  #a3ac-ae2 ,mark
 #c3bh74    ,all but this1 sinner1 all  
but this6 ,if ,god had said1 he will    
forgive  one sin1 it had been undeserved
 grace2 but when he says he will pardon 
all but one1 this is grace to the       
height4 ,nor is that one unpardonable   
otherwise1 but because the ,saviour that

 should save them is rejected  and put  
away4 ,jacob's ladder2 ,christ is       
,jacob's ladder that reacheth up  to    
heaven2 and he that refuseth to go by   
this ladder thither1 will  scarce by    
other means get up so high4 ,there is   
none other name given  under heaven1    
among men1 whereby we must be saved4    
,there is none other  sacrifice for sin 
than this2 he also1 and he only1 is the 
,mediator that  reconcileth men to ,god4
 ,and1 sinner1 if thou wouldst be saved 
by him1  his benefits are thine2 yea1   
though thou art a great and ,jerusalem  
transgressor4#dc    ,,footnotes3      #a
 ,having preached many times1 and from  
various texts1 upon this  subject1 the  
whole substance of many sermons is here 
published4--,ed4    #b ,the ,jews1 and  
their sacred city1 are standing         
monuments of ,god's  dreadful vengeance 
against unbelief in rejecting the ,lord 
,christ1 in  whom alone is salvation4   
,the ,lord give us grace to prize and   
improve  gospel privileges1 lest we also

 be cut off1 through unbelief4--,mason4 
#c ,the higher a people rise under the  
means1 the lower will be their  fall if 
they slight them4 ,o highly-favoured    
,england6 ,tyre and ,sidon1  ,sodom and 
,gomorrah1 will have a milder hell than 
thy carnal1  hypocritical1 ,christless  
children4--,mason4    #d ,all the       
objections are on the sinner's side1    
through unbelief4 ,christ  answers them 
all in one word1 #8,whosoever will1 let 
him come and take of  the water of life 
freely'2 and1 #8,whosoever cometh1 ,i   
will in no wise  cast out4' ,lord1 put  
forth thy power1 and give the           
will4--,mason4    #e ,in this quotation1
 ,bunyan has followed the reading in the
 ,genevan or  ,puritan version4--,ed4   
#f ,an arrow1 dipped in the blood of    
,jesus1 will subdue the most obdurate   
heart it reaches1 even those bitter     
enemies to ,christ1 the                 
priests4--,mason4    #g ,this quotation 
is from the ,genevan or ,puritan        
version--,ed4    #h #8,death was        

swallowing of them down4' ,how very     
striking and full of  truth is this     
expression6 ,for1 in proportion as the  
sinner violates the  ,divine law1 so he 
rushes into the jaws of death and       
destruction4  ,obedience to the ,divine 
law preserves health1 bestows happiness1
 and  prolongs life4--,ed4    #i #8,rowl
 in his bowels'2 intense affection3 see 
,philemon #ab4--;,ed4    #aj #8,wheals'2
 pimples1 or small swellings filled with
 matter4--,ed4    #aa #8,as physicians  
do' can now hardly be understood4 ,in   
,bunyan's days1  all physicians put     
forth their bills of #8wonderful        
cures4'--,ed4    #ab #8,hedge-creepers'2
 footpads4--,ed4    #ac ,o sinner1      
beseech the ,lord to enable you to      
welcome the grace that  is welcoming    
you2 then you shall find it1 in the     
,lord's time1 that you  shall be made as
 kindly welcome as ever a sinner was    
that is now a  glorified saint4--,mason4
    #ad ,this idea is most ingeniously  
and admirably displayed in ,bunyan's    

beautiful allegory1 #8,the ,holy        
,war4'--,ed4    #ae #8,a muse'2 deep    
thought4 ,vulgo vocatum1 #8a brown      
study4' ,bunyan used  this word in the  
same sense in the first edition of      
#8,the ,pilgrim's  ,progress1' at the   
,interpreter's house3 #8,now was        
,christian somewhat in a  muse4' ,it was
 afterwards altered1 but not improved1  
by substituting the  words1 #8in a      
maze4'--,ed4    #af ,among all the      
wondrous sights that angels witness1 one
 gives them  peculiar joy--it is the    
poor penitent prodigal returning to     
,god1 ,luke  #ae3aj4--;,ed4    #ag ,this
 was printed in the first edition1 #8the
 biggest sin4'--,ed4    #ah ,how        
strongly does this dialogue bring to our
 recollection that  between ,christian  
and ,apollyon in the #8,the ,pilgrim's  
,progress8'--,ed4    #ai #8,i stunck1'  
in the original edition1 probably meant1
 #8,i stuck'2 but  all the later        
editions have1 #8,i stunk4'--,ed4    #bj
 #8,clouts'2 patches1 ,joshua #i3e      

#ba ,i cannot discover in what book     
,bunyan read this legend2 it is not in  
the 8,golden ,legend10 or any of my     
monkish authors4 ,it was a generally    
received opinion1 among the ancients1   
that ,mary ,magdalene was sister to     
,lazarus2 but the means of her          
conversion is not known4 ,the story here
  related is possible1 and even         
probable2 but it has no foundation in   
the  inspired writings1 nor in ancient  
authors4--,ed4    #bb ,thus ,zaccheus   
said3 #8,behold1 ,lord1 the half of my  
goods ,i give to  the poor2 and if ,i   
have taken anything from any man1 by    
false  accusation1 ,i restore fourfold4'
 ,the law of ,god requires us1          
dim-sighted as we are1 to see our sins  
in their real magnitude1 but the        
perversity of man turns the telescope to
 diminish them4--,ed4    #bc #8,the     
friends thereof in their reason' were   
the words used in the  first three      
editions by ,bunyan4 ,after his decease1
 they were altered1  in #afig1 in a     

second third edition1 and this          
correction has been  continued in every 
subsequent impression4--,ed4    #bd     
,bunyan has some striking observations  
upon this word ,go1 in his work  on the 
day of judgment4 ,those who refused the 
invitation to #8come' and  receive life1
 when in the world1 now irresistibly    
obey the awful  mandate1 #8,go1' and    
rush into eternal woe4--,ed4    #be ,how
 pointed and faithful are these words8  
,how natural it is for a  poor sinner to
 compare himself with his fellow-worm1  
and say1 #8,lord1 ,i  thank thee that ,i
 am not as this publican1' or as that   
murderer--instead  of viewing himself in
 the gospel glass1 in the presence of   
infinite  holiness1 and feeling that in 
his flesh there is no good thing1 but   
putrefying sores1 that he is vile and   
hell-deserving1 and must fall  into the 
arms of ,divine mercy1 crying1 ,lord1   
save1 or ,i perish4--,ed4    #bf        
#8,swoop'2 to seize as a hawk does his  
prey4--,ed4    #bg ,the convinced sinner

 is not content with the cry1 #8,deliver
 me from  the wrath to come1' but1      
feeling sin to be his greatest enemy1 he
  earnestly cries for deliverance from  
its dominion in this world 7,psa        
#adc74--;,ed4    #bh #8,at the catch4'  
,see the dialogue between ,faithful and 
,talkative in  #8,the ,pilgrim's        
,progress4'--,ed4    #bi ,printed1      
#8far1' in the first and second         
editions2 altered to #8fast1'  in third 
and subsequent editions4--,ed4    #cj   
,the blind men1 who implored the mercy  
of ,jesus1 would not be checked  even by
 the multitude1 but cried so much the   
more4 ,when a true sense of  misery     
urges1 neither men nor devils can stop  
the cry for mercy1 till  ,jesus has     
compassion and heals their spiritual    
maladies4--,mason4    #ca ,quoted from  
the ,puritan or ,genevan version of the 
,bible2 our  translation has1 #8,he that
 covereth4'--,ed4    #cb #8,long of     
,jesus ,christ'2 a provincial           
expression1 meaning #8all this  belongs 

to us by ,jesus ,christ4'--,ed4    #cc  
,how admirable an illustration is this  
of the ,slough of ,despond1 into  which 
,christian and ,pliable fell in #8,the  
,pilgrim's ,progress4'--,ed4    #cd     
,this illustrates ,bunyan's meaning of  
the ,giant of ,sophistry1 named  ,maul1 
whose head was cut off by ,great-heart1 
in the ,second ,part of #8,the          
,pilgrim's ,progress4'--,ed4    #ce ,the
 treasures of this bank are             
inexhaustible and unsearchable4 ,oh  for
 faith1 that we may draw largely upon   
its infinite riches6--,ed4    #cf       
#8,incidence'2 the direction with which 
one body strikes another2 now           
obsolete4--,ed4    #cg ,a sour1 crabbed 
,christian1 is a contradiction in terms4
 ,the precept  is1 #8,be ye kind one to 
another1 tender-hearted1 forgiving one  
another1  even as ,god1 for ,christ's   
sake1 hath forgiven you' 7,eph          
#d3ca74--,mason    #ch ,the true        
branches in ,christ1 the heavenly vine1 
are made fruitful in  love1 joy1 peace1 

long-suffering1 gentleness1 goodness1   
faith1  meekness1 and temperance4 ,by   
these it will appear that ,christ is    
formed  within us4 ,mere #8lick of the  
tongue' love1 without these1 is an      
unsubstantial shadow4--,ed4    #ci #8,be
 so taunted'2 in editions previous to   
#afig4--;,ed4    #dj #8,at least wise'2 
to say the least4--,ed4    #da ,this is 
the proper test for a perplexed soul1   
when troubled about  his election4 ,if  
,i love ,christ1 and am desirous to obey
 him1 it is  because he first loved me2 
and this is the surest proof of         
election4  ,hear the voice of ,god1     
#8,whosoever believeth in me shall not  
perish1 but  have eternal life'2 and so 
,paul1 #8,as many as were ordained to   
eternal  life believed' 7,acts          
#ac3dh74--;,ed4    #db ,how very        
forcible is this appeal to those who    
profess to believe the  inspiration of  
the ,bible1 but yet reject the atonement
 of ,christ4 ,it is  to make the typical
 sacrifice of the clean beasts1 under   

the law1 of  greater value than that of 
the great antitype--the ,son of         
,god4--,ed4    #dc ,the reason why those
 who are guilty of the blasphemy against
 the  ,holy ,ghost are never forgiven1  
is not for want of any sufficiency in   
the blood of ,christ1 or in the         
pardoning mercy of ,god1 but because    
they  never repent of that sin1 and     
never seek to ,god for mercy through    
,christ1 but continue obstinate till    
death4--,mason4          ,,the          
,,greatness ,,of ,,the ,,soul1    ,,and 
,,unspeakableness #j;,f ,,the ,,loss    
,,thereof2    ,,with ,,the ,,causes ,,of
 ,,the ,,losing ,,it4      ,,first      
,,preached ,,at ,,pinner',s ,,hall and  
now ,,enlarged ,,and ,,published ,,for  
,,good4    ,by ,,john ,,bunyan1         
,london3 ,printed for ,benjamin ,alsop1 
at the ,angel and ,bible in the         
,poultry1 #afhb    ,faithfully reprinted
 from the ,author's ,first ,edition4    
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,our curiosity is naturally excited to  

discover what a poor1 unlettered        
mechanic1 whose book-learning had been  
limited to the contents of one  volume1 
could by possibility know upon a subject
 so abstruse1 so  profound1 and so      
highly metaphysical1 as that of the     
,soul--its  greatness--and the          
inconceivableness of its loss4 ,heathen 
philosophers1  at the head of whose     
formidable array stand ,plato and       
,aristotle1 had  exhausted their wit1   
and had not made the world a whit the   
wiser by all  their lucubrations4 ,the  
fathers plunged into the subject1 and   
increased  the confusion2 we are        
confounded with their subtle            
distinctions1  definitions1 and         
inquiries2 such as that attributed to   
,st4 ,aquinas1 ,how  many disembodied   
spirits could dance upon the point of a 
fine needle  without jostling each      
other8 ,learned divines had puzzled     
themselves and  their hearers with      
suppositions and abstract principles4   
,what1 then1  could a travelling        

brasier1 or tinker1 have discovered to  
excite the  attention of the ,christian 
world1 and to become a teacher to       
philosophers1 fathers1 and learned      
divines8 ,bunyan found no access to  the
 polluted streams of a vain philosophy2 
he went at once to the  fountain-head2  
and1 in the pure light of ,revelation1  
displays the human  soul--infinitely    
great in value1 although in a fallen    
state4 ,he portrays  it as drawn by the 
unerring hand of its ,maker4 ,he sets   
forth1 by the  glass of ,god's ,word1   
the inconceivableness of its value1     
while  progressing through time2 and1   
aided by the same wondrous glass1 he    
penetrates the eternal world1 unveils   
the joys of heaven and the  torments of 
hell--so far as they are revealed by the
 ,holy ,ghost1 and are  conceivable to  
human powers4 ,while he thus leads us to
 some kind of  estimate of its worth1   
he1 from the same source--the only      
source from  whence such knowledge can  
be derived1 makes known the causes of   

the  loss of the soul1 and leads his    
trembling readers to the only name      
under heaven given among men1 whereby   
they can be saved4 ,in attempting  to   
conceive the greatness and value of the 
soul1 the importance of the  body is too
 often overlooked4 ,the body1 it is     
true1 is of the earth2  the soul is the 
breath of ,god4 ,the body is the        
habitation2 the soul is  the inhabitant4
 ,the body returns to the dust2 while   
the soul enters  into the intermediate  
state1 waiting to be re-united to the   
body after  its new creation1 when death
 shall be swallowed up of life4 ,in     
these  views1 the soul appears to be    
vastly superior to the body4 ,but let it
  never be forgotten1 that1 as in this  
life1 so it will be in the  everlasting 
state2 the body and soul are so         
intimately connected as to  become one  
being1 capable of exquisite happiness1  
or existing in the  pangs of everlasting
 death4 ,he who felt and wrote as       
,bunyan does in  this solemn treatise1  

and whose tongue was as the pen of a    
ready  writer1 must have been wise and  
successful in winning souls to ,christ4 
,he felt their infinite value1 he knew  
their strong and their weak  points1    
their riches and poverty4 ,he was       
intimate with every street and  lane in 
the town of ,man-soul1 and how and where
 the subtle ,diabolians  shifted about  
to hide themselves in the walls1 and    
holes1 and corners4  ,he sounds the     
alarm1 and plants his engines against   
#8the eye as the  window1 and the ear as
 the door1 for the soul to look out at1 
and to  receive in by4' ,he detects the 
wicked in speaking with his feet1 and   
teaching with his fingers4 ,his         
illustration of the punishment of a     
sinner1 as set forth by the sufferings  
of the ,saviour1 is peculiarly          
striking4 ,the attempt to describe the  
torments of those who suffer  under the 
awful curse1 #8,go ye wicked1' is       
awfully and intensely vivid4    ,bunyan 
most earnestly exhorts the distressed   

sinner to go direct to the  great       
,shepherd and ,bishop of souls1 and not 
to place confidence in  those who       
pretend to be his ministers2 but #8who  
are false shepherds1 in  so many ugly   
guises1 and under so many false and     
scandalous dressesl'  #8take heed of    
that shepherd that careth not for his   
own soul1 that  walketh in ways1 and    
doth such things1 as have a direct      
tendency to  damn his own soul2 come not
 near him4 ,he that feeds his own soul  
with  ashes1 will scarce feed thee with 
the bread of life4' ,choose ,christ to  
be thy chief ,shepherd1 sit at his feet1
 and learn of him and he will  direct   
thee to such as shall feed thy soul with
 knowledge and  understanding4          
,reader1 let me no longer keep thee upon
 the threshold but enter upon  this     
important treatise with earnest prayer2 
and may the blessed ,spirit  enable us  
to live under a sense of the greatness  
of the soul1 the  unspeakableness of the
 loss thereof1 the causes of losing it1 

and the  only way in which its salvation
 can he found4    ,,george ,,offor4     
,hackney1 ,april #ahej    ,,the         
,,greatness ,,of ,,the ,,soul1    ,,and 
,,unspeakableness ,,of ,,the ,,loss     
,,thereof    #8,,or ,,what ,,shall ,a   
,,man ,,give ,,in ,,exchange ,,for ,,his
 ,,soul8'--,,mark #h3cg4      ,i ,,have 
chosen at this time to handle these     
words among you1 and that  for several  
reasons3--    l4 ,because the soul1 and 
the salvation of it1 are such great1    
such  wonderful great things2 nothing is
 a matter of that concern as is1 and    
should be1 the soul of each one of you4 
,house and land1 trades and  honours1   
places and preferments1 what are they to
 salvation8 to the  salvation of the    
soul8    #b4 ,because ,i perceive that  
this so great a thing1 and about which  
persons should be so much concerned1 is 
neglected to amazement1 and  that by the
 most of men2 yea1 who is there of the  
many thousands that  sit daily under the
 sound of the gospel that are concerned1

 heartily  concerned1 about the         
salvation of their souls8--that is1     
concerned1 ,i  say1 as the nature of the
 thing requireth4 ,if ever a lamentation
 was  fit to be taken up in this age    
about1 for1 or concerning anything1 it  
is about1 for1 and concerning the horrid
 neglect that everywhere puts  forth    
itself with reference to salvation4     
,where is one man in a  thousand--yea1  
where is there two of ten thousand that 
do show by their  conversation1 public  
and private1 that the soul1 their own   
souls1 are  considered by them1 and that
 they are taking that care for the      
salvation of them as becomes them--to   
wit1 as the weight of the work1  and the
 nature of salvation requireth8    #c4  
,i have therefore pitched upon this text
 at this time2 to see1 if  peradventure 
the discourse which ,god shall help me  
to make upon it1  will awaken you1 rouse
 you off your beds of ease1 security1   
and  pleasure1 and fetch you down upon  
your knees before ,him1 to beg of ,him  

grace to be concerned about the         
salvation of your souls4 ,and then1 in  
the last place1 ,i have taken upon me to
 do this1 that ,i may deliver1 if  not  
you1 yet myself1 and that ,i may be     
clear of your blood1 and stand  quit1 as
 to you1 before ,god1 when you shall1   
for neglect1 be damned1  and wail to    
consider that you have lost your souls4 
#8,when ,i say1' saith  ,god1 #8unto the
 wicked1 ,thou shalt surely die2 and    
thou1' the prophet or  preacher1        
#8givest him not warning1 nor speakest  
to warn the wicked from  his wicked way1
 to save his life2 the same wicked man  
shall die in his  iniquity2 but his     
blood will ,i require at thine hand4    
,yet if thou warn  the wicked1 and he   
turn not front his wickedness1 nor from 
his wicked  way1 he shall die in his    
iniquity2 but thou hast delivered thy   
soul'  7,eze #c3ah1 #ai74    #8,or what 
shall a man give in exchange for his    
soul8'    ,in my handling of these      
words1 ,i shall first speak to the      

occasion of  them1 and then to the words
 themselves4    ,the occasion of the    
words was1 for that the people that now 
were  auditors to the ,lord ,jesus1 and 
that followed him1 did it without that  
consideration as becomes so great a     
work--that is1 the generality of  them  
that followed ,him were not for         
considering first with themselves1  what
 it was to profess ,christ1 and what    
that profession might cost  them4       
#8,and when he had called the people    
unto him1' the great multitude that     
went with him 7,luke#ad3be7 #8with his  
disciples also1 he said unto them1      
#8,whosoever will come after me1 let him
 deny himself1 and take up his  cross1  
and follow me 7,mark #h3cd74 ,let him   
first sit down and count up  the cost1  
and the charge he is like to be at1 if  
he follows me4 ,for  following of me is 
not like following of some other        
masters4 ,the wind  sits always on my   
face1 and the foaming rage of the sea of
 this world1  and the proud and lofty   

waves thereof1 do continually beat upon 
the  sides of the bark of the ship that 
myself1 my cause1 and my followers  are 
in2 he therefore that will not run      
hazards1 and that is afraid to  venture 
a drowning1 let him not set foot into   
this vessel4 ,so whosever  doth not bear
 his cross1 and come after me1 he cannot
 be my disciple4  ,for which of you1    
intending to build a tower1 sitteth not 
down first  and counteth the cost1      
whether he have sufficient to finish it 
7,luke  #ad3bg-bi74    ,true1 to reason1
 this kind of language tends to cast    
water upon weak  and beginning desires1 
but to faith1 it makes the things set   
before us1  and the greatness1 and the  
glory of them1 more apparently excellent
 and  desirable4 ,reason will say1 ,then
 who will profess ,christ that hath such
  coarse entertainment at the beginning8
 but faith will say1 ,then surely  the  
things that are at the end of a         
,christian's race in this world must    
needs be unspeakably glorious2 since    

whoever hath had but the knowledge  and 
due consideration of them1 have not     
stuck to run hazards1 hazards  of every 
kind1 that they might embrace and enjoy 
them4 ,yea1 saith  faith1 it must needs 
be so1 since the ,son himself1 that best
 knew what  they were1 even1 #8for the  
joy that was set before ,him endured the
  cross1 despising the shame1 and is set
 down at the right hand of the  throne  
of ,god' 7,heb #ab3b74    ,but1 ,i say1 
there is not in every man this knowledge
 of things and so  by consequence not   
such consideration as can make the cross
 and  self-denial acceptable to them for
 the sake of ,christ1 and of the  things
 that are where ,he now sitteth at the  
right hand of ,god 7,col  #c3b-d74      
,therefore our ,lord ,jesus doth even at
 the beginning give to ,his  followers  
this instruction4 ,and lest any of them 
should take distaste  at ,his saying1   
,he presenteth them with the            
consideration of three  things          
together--namely1 the cross1 the loss of

 life1 and the soul2 and  then reasoneth
 with them from the same1 saying1 ,here 
is the cross1 the  life1 and the soul4  
#a4 ,the cross1 and that you must take  
up1 if you will follow ,me4    #b4 ,the 
life1 and that you may save for a time1 
if you cast ,me off4    #c4 ,and the    
soul1 which will everlastingly perish if
 you come not to ,me1  and abide not    
with ,me4    ,now consider what is best 
to be done4 ,will you take up the cross1
 come  after ,me1 and so preserve your  
souls from perishing8 or will you shun  
the cross to save your lives1 and so run
 the danger of eternal  damnation8 ,or1 
as you have it in ,john1 will you love  
your life till you  lose it8 or will you
 hate your life1 and save it8 #8,he that
 loveth his  life shall lose it2 and he 
that hateth his life in this world shall
  keep it unto life eternal' 7,john     
#ab3be74 ,as who should say1 ,he that   
loveth a temporal life1 he that so      
loveth it1 as to shun the profession  of
 ,christ to save it1 shall lose it upon 

a worse account1 than if he  had lost it
 for ,christ and the gospel2 but he that
 will set light by  it1 for the love    
that he hath to ,christ1 shall keep it  
unto life  eternal4    ,christ having   
thus discoursed with ,his followers     
about their denying of  themselves1     
their taking up their cross and         
following of ,him1 doth1 in  the next   
place1 put the question to them1 and so 
leaveth it upon them  for ever1 saying1 
#8,for what shall it profit a man1 if he
 shall gain the  whole world1 and lose  
his own soul8' 7,mark #h3cf74 ,as who   
should say1 ,i  have bid you take heed  
that you do not lightly1 and without due
  consideration1 enter into a profession
 of ,me and of ,my gospel2 for he  that 
without due consideration shall begin to
 profess ,christ1 will also  without it 
forsake ,him1 turn from ,him1 and cast  
,him behind his back2  and since ,i have
 even at the beginning1 laid the        
consideration of the  cross before you1 
it is because you should not be         

surprised and  overtaken by it unawares1
 and because you should know that to    
draw back  from ,me after you have laid 
your hand to ,my plough1 will make you  
unfit  for the kingdom of heaven 7,luke 
#i3fb74    ,now1 since this is so1 there
 is no less lies at stake than          
salvation1  and salvation is worth all  
the world1 yea1 worth ten thousand      
worlds1  if there should be so many4    
,and since this is so also1 it will be  
your  wisdom to begin to profess the    
gospel with expectation of the cross and
  tribulation1 for to that are my       
gospellers#a in this world appointed    
7,james #a3ab2 #a ,thess #c3c74 ,and if 
you begin thus1 and hold it1 the        
kingdom and crown shall be yours2 for as
 ,god counteth it a righteous  thing to 
recompense tribulation to them that     
trouble you1 so to you who  are troubled
 and endure it1 for #8we count them     
happy1' says ,james1  #8that endure1'   
7,james #e3aa71 rest with saints1 when  
the ,lord ,jesus  shall be revealed from

 heaven with ,his mighty angels in      
flaming fire1  to take vengeance on them
 that know not ,god1 and that obey not  
the  gospel1 etc4 7#b ,thess #a3g1 #h74 
,and if no less lies at stake than      
salvation1 then is a man's soul and his 
all at the stake2 and if it be  so1 what
 will it profit a man if1 by forsaking  
of ,me1 he should get the  whole world8 
#8,for what shall it profit a man1 if he
 shall gain the  whole world1 and lose  
his own soul8'    ,having thus laid the 
soul in one balance1 and the world in   
the other1  and affirmed that the soul  
out-bids the whole world1 and is        
incomparably for value and worth beyond 
it2 in the next place1 he  descends to a
 second question1 which is that ,i have 
chosen at this time  for my text1       
saying1 #8,or what shall a man give in  
exchange for his  soul8'    ,in these   
words1 we have first a supposition1 and 
such an one as  standeth upon a double  
bottom4 ,the supposition is this--,that 
the soul is  capable of being lost2 or  

thus--',tis possible for a man to lose  
his  soul4 ,the double bottom that this 
supposition is grounded upon is1  first1
 a man's ignorance of the worth of his  
soul1 and of the danger  that it is in2 
and the second is1 for that men commonly
 do set a higher  price upon present    
ease and enjoyments than they do upon   
eternal  salvation4 ,the last of these  
doth naturally follow upon the first2   
for  if men be ignorant of the value and
 worth of their souls1 as by ,christ  in
 the verse before is implied1 what      
should hinder but that men should  set a
 higher esteem upon that with which     
their carnal desires are  taken1 than   
upon that about which they are not      
concerned1 and of which  they know not  
the worth4    ,but again1 as this by the
 text is clearly supposed1 so to here is
 also  something implied2 namely1 that  
it is impossible to possess some men    
with the worth of their souls until they
 are utterly and everlastingly  lost4   
#8,what shall a man give in exchange for

 his soul8' ,that is1 men  when their   
souls are lost1 and shut down under the 
hatches in the pits  and hells in       
endless perdition and destruction1 then 
they will see the  worth of their souls1
 then they will consider what they have 
lost1 and  truly not till then4 ,this is
 plain1 not only to sense1 but by the   
natural scope of the words1 #8,what     
shall a man give in exchange for his    
soul8' ,or what would not those that are
 now for sin1 made to see  themselves   
lost1 by the light of hell fire--for    
some will never be  convinced that they 
are lost till1 with rich ,dives1 they   
see it in the  light of hell flames     
7,luke #af3bb1 #bc74 ,i say1 what would 
not such1 if  they had it1 give in      
exchange for their immortal souls1 or to
 recover  them again from that place and
 torment8#b    ,i shall observe two     
truths in the words4    ,the first is1  
,that the loss of the soul is the       
highest1 the greatest  loss--a loss that
 can never be repaired or made up4      

#8,what shall a man  give in exchange   
for his soul8'--that is1 to recover or  
redeem his lost  soul to liberty8       
,the second truth is this1 ,that how    
unconcerned and careless soever some    
now be1 about the loss or salvation of  
their souls1 yet the day is  coming2 but
 it will then be too late1 when men will
 be willing1 had  they never so much1 to
 give it all in exchange for their      
souls4 ,for so  the question            
implies--#8,what will a man give in     
exchange for his soul8'  ,what would he 
not give8 ,what would he not part with  
at that day1 the  day in which he will  
see himself damned1 if he had it1 in    
exchange for  his soul8    ,the first   
observation1 or truth1 drawn from the   
words is cleared by the  text1 #8,what  
shall a man give in exchange for his    
soul8'--that is1 there  is not anything1
 nor all the things under heaven1 were  
they all in one  man's hand1 and all at 
his disposal1 that would go in exchange 
for the  soul1 that would be of value to

 fetch back one lost soul1 or that would
  certainly recover it from the confines
 of hell4 #8,the redemption of  their   
soul is precious1 and it ceaseth for    
ever' 7,psa #di3h74 ,and what  saith the
 words before the text but the          
same--#8,for what shall it profit  a    
man1 if he shall gain the whole world1  
and lose his own soul8' ,what  shall    
profit a man that has lost his soul8    
,nothing at all1 though he  hath by that
 loss gained the whole world2 for all   
the world is not  worth a soul1 not     
worth a soul in the eye of ,god and     
judgment of the  law4 ,and it is from   
this consideration that good ,elihu     
cautioneth ,job  to take heed1          
#8,because there is wrath1' saith he1   
#8beware lest ,he take  thee away with  
,his stroke3 then a great ransom cannot 
deliver thee4  ,will ,he esteem thy     
riches8 no1 not gold1 nor all the forces
 of  strength' 7,job #cf3ah1ai74 ,riches
 and power1 what is there more in the   
world8 for money answereth all          

things--that is1 all but soul concerns4 
,it can neither be a price for souls    
while here1 nor can that1 with all  the 
forces of strength1 recover one out of  
hell fire4    ,,doctrine ,,first4       
,so then1 the first truth drawn from the
 words stands firm--namely1    ,that the
 loss of the soul is the highest1 the   
greatest loss2 a loss  that can never be
 repaired or made up4    ,in my         
discourse upon this subject1 ,i shall   
observe this method3--    ,,first1 ,i   
shall show you what the soul is4        
,,second1 ,i shall show you the         
greatness of it4    ,,third1 ,i shall   
show you what it is to lose the soul4   
,,fourth1 ,i shall show you the cause   
for which men lose their souls2 and  by 
this time the greatness of the loss will
 be manifest4    ,,what ,,the ,,soul    
,,is4      ,,first1 ,i shall show you   
what the soul is1 both as to the various
 names  it goes under1 as also1 by      
describing of it by its powers and      
properties1 though in all ,i shall be   

but brief1 for ,i intend no long        
discourse4#c    ,names of the ,soul4    
#a4 ,the soul is often called the heart 
of man1 or that1 in and by which  things
 to either good or evil1 have their     
rise2 thus desires are of the  heart or 
soul2 yea1 before desires1 the first    
conception of good or  evil is in the   
soul1 the heart4 ,the heart understands1
 wills1 affects1  reasons1 judges1 but  
these are the faculties of the soul2    
wherefore1  heart and soul are often    
taken for one and the same4 #8,my son1  
give me  thine heart' 7,prov #bc3bf74   
#8,out of the heart proceed evil        
thoughts1'  etc4 7,matt #ae3ai2 #a      
,peter #c3ae2 ,psa #bf3b74    #b4 ,the  
soul of man is often called the spirit  
of a man2 because it not  only giveth   
being1 but life to all things and       
actions in and done by  him4 ,hence soul
 and spirit are put together1 as to the 
same notion4  #8,with my soul have ,i   
desired thee in the night2 yea1 with my 
spirit  within me will ,i seek thee     

early' 7,isa #bf3i74 ,when he saith1    
#8,yea1 with  my spirit--will ,i seek   
thee1' he explaineth not only with what 
kind of  desires he desired ,god1 but   
with what principal matter his desires  
were  brought forth4 ,it was with my    
soul1 saith he2 to wit1 with my spirit  
within me4 ,so that of ,mary1 #8,my     
soul1' saith she1 #8doth magnify the    
,lord1 and my spirit hath rejoiced in   
,god my ,saviour' 7,luke #a3df1dg74     
,not that soul and spirit are1 in this  
place1 to be taken for two  superior    
powers in man2 but the same great soul  
is here put under two  names1 or terms1 
to show that it was the principal part  
in ,mary2 to  wit1 her soul1 that       
magnified ,god1 even that part that     
could spirit and  put life into her     
whole self to do it4 ,indeed1 sometimes 
spirit is not  taken so largely1 but is 
confined to some one power or faculty of
 the  soul1 as #8the spirit of my       
understanding1' 7,job #bj3c7 #8and be   
renewed  in the spirit of your mind4'   

,and sometime by spirit we are to       
understand other things2 but many times 
by spirit we must understand  the soul1 
and also by soul the spirit4    #c4     
,therefore1 by soul we understand the   
spiritual1 the best1 and most  noble    
part of man1 as distinct from the body1 
even that by which we  understand1      
imagine1 reason1 and discourse4 ,and1   
indeed1 as ,i shall  further show you   
presently1 the body is but a poor1 empty
 vessel1  without this great thing      
called the soul4 #8,the body without the
  spirit1' or soul1 #8is dead' 7,james  
#b3bf74 ,or nothing but 7her soul       
departed from her1 for she died74 ,it   
is1 therefore1 the chief and most  noble
 part of man4    #d4 ,the soul is often 
called the life of man1 not a life of   
the same  stamp and nature of the brute2
 for the life of man--that is1 of the   
rational creature--is1 that1 as he is   
such1 wherein consisteth and  abideth   
the understanding and conscience etc4   
,wherefore1 then1 a man  dieth1 or the  

body ceaseth to act1 or live in the     
exercise of the  thoughts1 which        
formerly used to be in him1 when the    
soul departeth1 as  ,i hinted even      
now--her soul departed from her1 for she
 died2 and1 as  another good man saith1 
#8in that very day his thoughts perish1'
 etc4  7,psa #adf3d74 ,the first text is
 more emphatical2 ,her soul was in      
departing 7for she died74 ,there is the 
soul of a beast1 a bird1 etc41  but the 
soul of a man is another thing2 it is   
his understanding1 and  reason1 and     
conscience1 etc4 ,and this soul1 when it
 departs1 he dies4  ,nor is this life1  
when gone out of the body1 annihilate1  
as is the life  of a beast2 no1 this1 in
 itself1 is immortal1 and has yet a     
place and  being when gone out of the   
body it dwelt in2 yea1 as quick1 as     
lively  is it in its senses1 if not far 
more abundant1 than when it was in the  
body2 but ,i call it the life1 because  
so long as that remains in the  body1   
the body is not dead4 ,and in this sense

 it is to be taken where  he saith #8,he
 that loseth his life for my sake shall 
find it' unto life  eternal2 and this is
 the soul that is intended in the text1 
and not the  breath1 as in some other   
places is meant4 ,and this is evident1  
because  the man has a being1 a sensible
 being1 after he has lost the soul4 ,i  
mean not by the man a man in this world1
 nor yet in the body1 or in the  grave2 
but by man we must understand1 either   
the soul in hell1 or body  and soul     
there1 after the judgment is over4 ,and 
for this the text1  also1 is plain1 for 
therein we are presented with a man     
sensible of the  damage that he has     
sustained by losing of his soul4 #8,what
 shall a man  give in exchange for his  
soul8' ,but1    #e4 ,the whole man goeth
 under this denomination2 man1          
consisting of body  and soul1 is yet    
called by that part of himself that is  
most chief and  principal4 #8,let every 
soul1' that is1 let every man1 #8be     
subject unto  the higher powers' 7,rom  

#ac3a74 #8,then sent ,joseph1 and called
 his father  ,jacob to him1 and all his 
kindred1 three-score and fifteen souls  
7,acts  #g3ad74 ,by both these1 and     
several other places1 the whole man is  
meant1  and is also so to be taken in   
the text2 for whereas here he saith1    
#8,what shall it profit a man1 if he    
shall gain the whole world1 and lose    
his own soul8' ,it is said elsewhere1   
#8,for what is a man advantaged if  he  
gain the whole world1 and lose himself8'
 7,luke #i3be7 and so1  consequently1   
or1 #8,what shall a man give in exchange
 7for himself7 for  his soul8' ,his soul
 when he dies1 and body and soul in and 
after  judgment4    #f4 ,the soul is    
called the good man's darling4          
#8,deliver1' ,lord1 saith  ,david1 #8my 
soul from the sword2 my darling from the
 power of the dog'  7,psa #bb3bj74 ,so1 
again1 in another place1 he saith1      
#8,lord1 how long  wilt thou look on8   
rescue my soul from their destructions1 
my darling  from the power of the lions'

 7,psa #ce3ag74 ,my darling--this       
sentence  must not be applied           
universally1 but only to those in whose 
eyes their  souls1 and the redemption   
thereof1 is precious4 ,my darling--most 
men do1  by their actions1 say of their 
soul1 #8my drudge1 my slave2 nay1 thou  
slave to the devil and sin2 for what    
sin1 what lust1 what sensual and        
beastly lust is there in the world that 
some do not cause their souls  to bow   
before and yield unto8 ,but ,david1     
here1 as you see1 calls it his  darling1
 or his choice and most excellent thing2
 for1 indeed1 the soul  is a choice     
thing in itself1 and should1 were all   
wise1 be every man's  darling1 or chief 
treasure4 ,and that it might be so with 
us1 therefore1  our ,lord ,jesus hath   
thus expressed the worth of the soul1   
saying1 #8,what  shall a man give in    
exchange for his soul8' ,but if this is 
true1 one  may see already what misery  
he is like to sustain that has1 or shall
  lose his soul2 he has lost his heart1 

his spirit1 his best part1 his  life1   
his darling1 himself1 his whole self1   
and so1 in every sense1 his  all4 ,and  
now1 #8what shall a man1' what would a  
man1 but what can a man  that has lost  
his soul1 himself1 and his all1 #8give  
in exchange for his  soul8' ,yea1 what  
shall the man that has sustained this   
loss do to  recover all again1 since    
this man1 or the man put under this     
question1  must needs be a man that is  
gone from hence1 a man that is cast in  
the  judgment1 and one that is gone down
 the throat of hell8    ,but to pass    
this1 and to proceed4    ,powers and    
,properties of the ,soul4    ,i come    
next to describe the soul unto you by   
such things as it is set  out by in the 
,holy ,scriptures1 and they are1 in     
general1 three--,first1  ,the powers of 
the soul4 ,second1 ,the senses1 the     
spiritual senses of the  soul4 ,third1  
,the passions of the soul4    ,of the   
powers of the soul4    ,first1 ,we will 
discourse of the powers1 ,i may call    

them the members of  the soul2 for1 as  
the members of the body1 being many1 do 
all go to the  making up of the body1 so
 these do go to the completing of the   
soul4    #a4 ,there is the              
understanding1 which may be termed the  
head2 because in  that is placed the eye
 of the soul2 and this is that which1 or
 by which  the soul1 discerning things  
that are presented to it1 and that      
either  by ,god or ,satan2 this is that 
by which a man conceiveth and           
apprehendeth things so deep and great   
that cannot1 by mouth1 or tongue1  or   
pen1 be expressed4    #b4 ,there is1    
also1 belonging to the soul1 the        
conscience1 in which ,i  may say1 is    
placed the ,seat of ,judgment2 for1 as  
by the understanding  things are let    
into the soul1 so by the conscience the 
evil or good of  such things are tried2 
especially when in the    #c4 ,third    
place1 there is the judgment1 which is  
another part of this  noble creature1   
has passed1 by the light of the         

understanding1 his  verdict upon what is
 let into the soul4#d    #d4 ,there is1 
also1 the fancy or imagination1 another 
part of this great  thing1 the soul3 and
 a most curious thing this fancy is2 it 
is that  which presenteth to the man the
 idea1 form1 or figure of that1 or any  
of those things1 wherewith a man is     
either frighted or taken1 pleased  or   
displeased4 ,and1    #e4 ,the mind1     
another part of the soul1 is that unto  
which this fancy  presenteth its things 
to be considered of2 because without the
 mind  nothing is entertained in the    
soul4    #f4 ,there is the memory too1  
another part of the soul2 and that may  
be  called the register of the soul2 for
 it is the memory that receiveth  and   
keepeth in remembrance what has passed1 
or has been done by the  man1 or        
attempted to be done unto him2 and in   
this part of the soul1 or  from it1 will
 be fed #8the worm that dieth not1' when
 men are cast into  hell2 also1 from    
this memory will flow that peace at the 

day of  judgment that saints shall have 
in their service for ,christ in the     
world4    #g4 ,there are the affections 
too1 which are1 as ,i may call them1 the
  hands and arms of the soul2 for they  
are they that take hold of1  receive1   
and embrace what is liked by the soul1  
and it is a hard thing  to make the soul
 of a man cast from it what its         
affections cleave to  and have embraced4
 ,hence the affections are called for1  
when the  apostle bids men #8seek the   
things above2 set your affections upon  
them1' saith he 7,col #c71 or1 as you   
have it in another place1 #8,lay  hold' 
of them2 for the affections are as hands
 to the soul1 and they by  which it     
fasteneth upon things4    #h4 ,there is 
the will1 which may be called the foot  
of the soul1 because  by that the soul1 
yea1 the whole man1 is carried hither   
and thither1 or  else held back and kept
 from moving4#e    ,these are the golden
 things of the soul1 though1 in carnal  
men1 they  are every one of them made   

use of in the service of sin and ,satan4
 ,for  the unbelieving are throughout   
impure1 as is manifest1 because their   
#8mind and conscience 7two of the       
masterpieces of the soul7 is defiled'   
7,titus #a3ae74 ,for if the most potent 
parts of the soul are engaged in  their 
service1 what1 think you1 do the more   
inferior do8 ,but1 ,i say1 so  it is the
 more is the pity2 nor can any help it4 
#8,this work ceaseth for  ever1' unless 
the great ,god1 who is over all1 and    
that can save souls1  shall himself take
 upon him to sanctify the soul1 and to  
recover it1  and persuade it to fall in 
love with another master4    ,but1 ,i   
say1 what is man without this soul1 or  
wherein lieth this  pre-eminence over a 
beast8 7,eccl #c3ai-ba74 ,nowhere that  
,i know of2 for  both1 as to man's body1
 go to one place1 only the spirit or    
soul of a  man goes upward--to wit1 to  
,god that gave it1 to be by ,him        
disposed of  with respect to things to  
come1 as they have been1 and have done  

in  this life1 ,but1    ,of the senses  
of the soul4    ,second1 ,i come1 in the
 next place1 to describe the soul by its
 senses1  its spiritual senses1 for so  
,i call them2 for as the body hath      
senses  pertaining to it1 and as it can 
see1 hear1 smell1 feel1 and taste1 so   
can the soul2 ,i call1 therefore1 these 
the senses of the soul1 in  opposition  
to the senses of the body1 and because  
the soul is the seat  of all spiritual  
sense1 where supernatural things are    
known and  enjoyed2 not that the soul of
 a natural man is spiritual in the      
apostle's sense1 for so none are1 but   
those that are born from above 7#a  ,cor
 #c3a-c7 nor they so always neither4    
,but to go forward4    ,of sight4    #a4
 ,can the body see8 hath it eyes8 so    
hath the soul4 #8,the eyes of your      
understanding being enlightened' 7,eph  
#a3ah74 ,as1 then1 the body can see     
beasts1 trees1 men1 and all visible     
things1 so the soul can see ,god1       
,christ1 angels1 heaven1 devils1 hell1  

and other things that are  invisible2   
nor is this property only peculiar to   
the souls that are  illuminate by the   
,holy ,ghost1 for the most carnal soul  
in the world  shall have a time to see  
these things1 but not to its comfort1   
but not  to its joy1 but to its endless 
woe and misery1 it dying in that        
condition4 ,wherefore1 sinner1 say not  
thou1 #8,i shall not see ,him2 for      
judgment is before ,him1' and ,he will  
make thee see ,him 7,job #ce3ad74    ,of
 hearing4    #b4 ,can the body hear8    
hath it ears8 so hath the soul 7,job    
#d3ab1ac74 ,it  is the soul1 not the    
body1 that hears the language of things 
invisible4  ,it is the soul that hears  
,god when ,he speaks in and by ,his     
,word and  ,spirit2 and it is the soul  
that hears the devil when he speaks by  
his  illusions and temptations4 ,true1  
there is such an union between the  soul
 and the body1 that ofttimes1 if not    
always1 that which is heard by  the ears
 of the body doth influence the soul1   

and that which is heard  by the soul    
doth also influence the body2 but yet as
 to the organ of  hearing1 the body hath
 one of its own1 distinct from that of  
the soul1  and the soul can hear and    
regard even then1 when the body doth not
 nor  cannot2 as in time of sleep1 deep 
sleep and trances1 when the body  lieth 
by as a thing that is useless4 #8,for   
,god speaketh once1 yea twice1  yet man1
 7as to his body7 perceiveth it not4 ,in
 a dream1 in a vision of  the night1    
when deep sleep falleth upon men1 in    
slumberings upon the  bed2 then he      
openeth the ears of men1 and sealeth    
their instruction1'  etc4 7,job         
#cc3ad-af74 ,this must be meant of the  
ears of the soul1 not of  the body2 for 
that at this time is said to be in deep 
sleep2 moreover  this hearing1 it is a  
hearing of dreams1 and the visions of   
the night4  ,jeremiah also tells us that
 he had the rare and blessed visions of 
,god  in his sleep 7,jer #ba3bf74 ,and  
so doth ,daniel too1 by the which they  

were greatly comforted and refreshed2   
but that could not be1 was not  the soul
 also capable of hearing4 #8,i heard the
 voice of ,his words1'  said ,daniel1   
#8and when ,i heard the voice of ,his   
words1 then was ,i in a  deep sleep on  
my face1 and my face toward the ground' 
7,dan #aj3h1i74    ,of tasting4    #c4  
,as the soul can see and hear1 so it can
 taste and relish1 even as  really as   
doth the palate belonging to the body4#f
 ,but then the things  so tasted must be
 that which is suited to the temper and 
palate of the  soul4 ,the soul's taste  
lieth not in1 nor is exercised about    
meats1 the  meats that are for the      
belly4 ,yet the soul of a saint can     
taste and  relish ,god's ,word 7,heb    
#f3e71 and doth ofttimes find it sweeter
 than  honey 7,psa #ai3aj7 nourishing as
 milk 7#a ,peter #b3b71 and             
strengthening  like to strong meat 7,heb
 #e3ab-ad74 ,the soul also of sinners1  
and of  those that are unsanctified1 can
 taste and relish1 though not the       

things now mentioned1 yet things that   
agree with their fleshly minds1  and    
with their polluted1 and defiled1 and   
vile affections4 ,they can  relish and  
taste that which delighteth them2 yea1  
they can find  soul-delight in an       
alehouse1 a whorehouse1 a playhouse4    
,ay1 they find  pleasure in the vilest  
things1 in the things most offensive to 
,god1 and  that are most destructive to 
themselves4 ,this is evident to sense1  
and  is proved by the daily practice of 
sinners4 ,nor is the ,word barren as  to
 this3 ,they #8feed on ashes' 7,isa     
#dd3bj74 ,they #8spend their money for  
that which is not bread' 7,isa #ee3b74  
,yea1 they eat and suck sweetness  out  
of sin4 #8,they eat up the sin of ,my   
people' as they eat bread 7,hosea       
#d3h74    ,of smelling4    #d4 ,as the  
soul can see1 hear1 and taste1 so it can
 smell1 and brings  refreshment to      
itself that way4 ,hence the church      
saith1 #8,my fingers  dropped with      
sweet-smelling myrrhl' and again1 she   

saith of her  beloved1 that #8his lips  
dropped sweet-smelling-myrrh' 7,song    
#e3e1ac74  ,but how came the church to  
understand this1 but because her soul   
did  smell that in it that was to be    
smelled in it1 even in his word and     
gracious visits8 ,the poor world1       
indeed1 cannot smell1 or savour         
anything of the good and fragrant scent 
and sweet that is in ,christ2  but to   
them that believe1 #8,thy name is as    
ointment poured forth1  therefore do the
 virgins love thee' 7,song #a3c74    ,of
 feeling4    #e4 ,as the soul can see1  
taste1 hear1 and smell1 so it hath the  
sense of  feeling1 as quick and as      
sensible as the body4 ,he knows nothing 
that  knows not this2 he whose soul is  
#8past feeling1' has his #8conscience   
seared with a hot iron' 7,eph #d3ah1    
#ai2 #a ,tim #d3b74 ,nothing so sensible
  as the soul1 nor feeleth so quickly   
the love and mercy1 or the anger  and   
wrath of ,god4 ,ask the awakened man1 or
 the man that is under the  convictions 

of the law1 if he doth not feel8 and he 
will quickly tell  you that he faints   
and dies away by reason of ,god's hand1 
and ,his wrath  that lieth upon him4    
,read the first eight verses of the     
#chth ,psalm2 if  thou knowest nothing  
of what ,i have told thee by experience2
 and there  thou shalt hear the         
complaints of one whose soul lay at     
present under  the burden of guilt1 and 
that cried out that without help from   
heaven  he could by no means bear the   
same4 ,they also that know what the     
peace  of ,god means1 and what an       
eternal weight there is in glory know   
well  that the soul has the sense of    
feeling1 as well as the senses of       
seeing1 hearing1 tasting1 and smelling4 
,but thus much for the senses of  the   
soul4    ,of the passions of the soul4  
,third1 ,i come1 in the next place1 to  
describe the soul by the passions  of   
the soul4 ,the passions of the soul1 ,i 
reckon1 are these1 and such  like--to   
wit1 love1 hatred1 joy1 fear1 grief1    

anger1 etc4 ,and these  passions of the 
soul are not therefore good1 nor        
therefore evil1  because they are the   
passions of the soul1 but are made so by
 two  things--to wit1 principle and     
object4 ,the principle ,i count that    
from  whence they flow1 and the object  
that upon which they are pitched4 ,to   
explain myself4    ,of love4    #a4 ,for
 that of love4 ,this is a strong        
passion2 the ,holy ,ghost saith #8it  is
 strong as death1 and cruel as the      
grave' 7,song #h3f1g74 ,and it is  then 
good1 when it flows from faith1 and     
pitcheth itself upon ,god in  ,christ as
 the object1 and when it extendeth      
itself to all that is good1  whether it 
be the good ,word1 the good work of     
grace1 or the good men  that have it1   
and also to their good lives4 ,but all  
soul-love floweth  not from this        
principle1 neither hath these for its   
object4 ,how many  are there that make  
the object of their love the most vile  
of men1 the  most base of things1       

because it flows from vile affections1  
and from  the lusts of the flesh8 ,god  
and ,christ1 good laws and good men1 and
  their holy lives1 they cannot abide1  
because their love wanteth a  principle 
that should sanctify it in its first    
motion1 and that should  steer it to a  
goodly object4 ,but that is the first4  
,of hatred4    #b4 ,there is hatred1    
which ,i count another passion of the   
soul2 and  this1 as the other1 is good  
or evil1 as the principle from whence it
  flows and the object of it are4 #8,ye 
that love the ,lord1 hate evil' 7,psa   
#ig3aj74 ,then1 therefore1 is this      
passion good1 when it singleth out  from
 the many thousand of things that are in
 the world that one filthy  thing called
 sin2 and when it setteth itself1 the   
soul1 and the whole  man1 against it1   
and engageth all the powers of the soul 
to seek and  invent its ruin4#g ,but1   
alas1 where shall this hatred be found8 
,what man  is there whose soul is filled
 with this passion1 thus sanctified by  

the  love of ,god1 and that makes sin1  
which is ,god's enemy1 the only object  
of its indignation8 ,how many be there1 
,i say1 whose hatred is turned  another 
way1 because of the malignity of their  
minds4    ,they hate knowledge 7,prov   
#a3bb74 ,they hate ,god 7,deu #g3aj2    
,job #ba3ad74  ,they hate the righteous 
7#b ,chron #bi3b2 ,psa #cd3ba2 ,prov    
#bi3aj74 ,they  hate ,god's ways 7,mal  
#c3ad2 ,prov #h3ab74 ,and all is1       
because the grace of  filial fear is not
 the root and principle from whence     
their hatred  flows4 #8,for the fear of 
the ,lord is to hate evil3' wherefore1  
where  this grace is wanting for a root 
in the soul1 there it must of  necessity
 swerve in the letting out of this      
passion2 because the soul1  where grace 
in wanting1 is not at liberty to act    
simply1 but is biased  by the power of  
sin2 that1 while grace is absent1 is    
present in the  soul4 ,and hence it is  
that this passion1 which1 when acted    
well1 is a  virtue1 is so abused1 and   

made to exercise its force against that 
for  which ,god never ordained it1 nor  
gave it license to act4    ,of joy4     
#c4 ,another passion of the soul is joy2
 and when the soul rejoiceth            
virtuously1 it rejoiceth not in         
iniquity1 #8but rejoiceth in the truth' 
7#a ,cor #ac3f74 ,this joy is a very    
strong passion1 and will carry a man    
through a world of difficulties2 it is a
 passion that beareth up1 that          
supporteth and strengtheneth a man1 let 
the object of his joy be what  it will4 
,it is this that maketh the soul fat in 
goodness1 if it have  its object        
accordingly2 and that which makes the   
soul bold in  wickedness1 if it indeed  
doth rejoice in iniquity4    ,of fear4  
#d4 ,another passion of the soul is     
fear1 natural fear2 for so you must     
understand me of all the passions of the
 soul1 as they are considered  simply   
and in their own nature4 ,and1 as it is 
with the other passions1  so it is with 
this2 it is made good or evil in its    

acts1 as its  principle and objects are2
 when this passion of the soul is good1 
then  it springs from sense of the      
greatness1 and goodness and majesty of  
,god2 also ,god himself is the object of
 this fear'--,i will forewarn you1'     
says ,christ1 #8whom ye shall fear4     
,fear him that can destroy both body    
and soul in hell2 yea1 ,i say unto you1 
,fear him' 7,matt #e3bh2 ,luke #g3e74   
,but in all men this passion is not     
regulated and governed by these         
principles and objects1 but is abused   
and turned1 through the policy of       
,satan1 quite into another channel4 ,it 
is made to fear men 7,num #ad3i71  to   
fear idols 7#b ,kings #ag3g1ch71 to fear
 devils and witches1 yea1 it is  made to
 fear all the foolish1 ridiculous1 and  
apish fables that every  old woman or   
atheistical fortune teller has the face 
to drop before the  soul4 ,but fear is  
another passion of the soul4    ,of     
grief4    #e4 ,another passion of the   
soul is grief1 and it1 as those         

afore-named1  acteth even according as  
it is governed4 ,when holiness is lovely
 and  beautiful to the soul1 and when   
the name of ,christ is more precious    
than life1 then will the soul sit down  
and be afflicted1 because men  keep not 
,god's law4 #8,i beheld the             
transgressors1 and was grieved2  because
 they kept not ,thy word' 7,psa         
#aai3aeh74 ,so ,christ2 ,he looked      
round about with anger1 #8being grieved 
for the hardness of their  hearts'      
7,mark #c3e74 ,but it is rarely seen    
that this passion of the soul  is thus  
exercised4 ,almost everybody has other  
things for the spending  of the heat of 
this passion upon4 ,men are grieved that
 they thrive no  more in the world2     
grieved that they have no more carnal1  
sensual1 and  worldly honour2 grieved   
that they are suffered no more to range 
in the  lusts and vanities of this life2
 but all this is because the soul is    
unaquainted with ,god1 sees no beauty in
 holiness1 but is sensual1 and  wrapt up

 in clouds and thick darkness4    ,of   
anger4    #f4 ,and lastly1 ,there is    
anger1 which is another passion of the  
soul2  and that1 as the rest1 is        
extended by the soul1 according to the  
nature  of the principle by which it is 
acted1 and from whence it flows4 ,and1  
in a word1 to speak nothing of the      
fierceness and power of this  passion1  
it is then cursed when it breaketh out  
beyond the bounds that  ,god hath set   
it1 the which to be sure it doth1 when  
it shall by its  fierceness or irregular
 motion1 run the soul into sin4 #8,be ye
 angry1  and sin not' 7,eph #d3bf71 is  
the limitation wherewith ,god hath      
bounded  this passion2 and whatever is  
more than this1 is a giving place to the
  devil4 ,and one reason1 among others1 
why the ,lord doth so strictly set  this
 bound1 and these limits to anger1 is1  
for that it is so furious a  passion1   
and for that it will so quickly swell up
 the soul with sin1 as  they say a toad 
swells with its poison4 ,yea1 it will in

 a moment so  transport the spirit of a 
man1 that he shall quickly forget       
himself1  his ,god1 his friend1 and all 
good rule4 ,but my business is not now  
to  make a comment upon the passions of 
the soul1 only to show you that  there  
are such1 and also which they are4      
,and now1 from this description of the  
soul1 what follows but to put you  in   
mind what a noble1 powerful1 lively1    
sensible thing the soul is1  that by the
 text is supposed may be lost1 through  
the heedlessness1 or  carelessness1 or  
slavish fear of him whose soul it is2   
and also to stir  you up to that care   
of1 and labour after1 the salvation of  
your soul1  as becomes the weight of the
 matter4 ,if the soul were a trivial    
thing1  or if a man1 though he lost it1 
might yet himself be happy1 it were     
another matter2 but the loss of the soul
 is no small loss1 nor can that  man    
that has lost his soul1 had he all the  
world1 yea1 the whole  kingdom of       
heaven1 in his own power be but in a    

most fearful and  miserable condition4  
,but of these things more in their      
place4    ,,the ,,greatness ,,of ,,the  
,,soul4      ,,second1 ,having thus     
given you a description of the soul1    
what it is1 ,i  shall1 in the next      
place1 show you the greatness of it4    
,of the greatness of the soul1 when     
compared with the body4    ,first1 ,and 
the first thing that ,i shall take      
occasion to make this  manifest by1 will
 be by showing you the disproportion    
that is betwixt  that and the body2 and 
,i shall do it in these following       
particulars3--    ,the body a house for 
the soul4    #a4 ,the body is called the
 house of the soul1 a house for the soul
 to  dwell in4 ,now everybody knows that
 the house is much inferior to him      
that1 by ,god's ordinance1 is appointed 
to dwell therein2 that it is  called the
 house of the soul1 you find in ,paul to
 the ,corinthians3 #8,for  we know1'    
saith he1 #8that if our earthly house of
 this tabernacle were  dissolved1 we    

have a building of ,god1 a house not    
made with hands1  eternal in the        
heavens' 7#b ,cor #e3a74 ,we have then1 
a house for our soul  in this world1 and
 this house is the body1 for the apostle
 can mean  nothing else2 therefore he   
calls it an earthly house4 #8,if our    
earthly  house'--our house4 ,but who    
doth he personate if he says1 ,this is a
 house  for the soul2 for the body is   
part of him that says1 ,our house8      
,in this manner of language1 he         
personates his soul with the souls of   
the rest that are saved2 and thus to do1
 is common with the apostles1  as will  
be easily discerned by them that give   
attendance to reading4  ,our earthly    
houses2 or1 as ,job saith1 #8houses of  
clay1' for our bodies  are bodies of    
clay3    #8,your remembrances are like  
unto ashes1 your bodies to bodies of    
clay'  7,job #d3ai2 #ac3ab74 ,indeed1 he
 after maketh mention of a house in     
heaven1 but that is not it about which  
he now speaks2 now he speaks of  this   

earthly house which we have 7we1 our    
souls7 to dwell in1 while on  this side 
glory1 where the other house stands1 as 
ready prepared for us  when we shall    
flit from this to that2 or in case this 
should sooner or  later be dissolved4   
,but that is the first2 the body is     
compared to the  house1 but the soul to 
him that inhabiteth the house2          
therefore1 as the  man is more noble    
than the house he dwells in1 so is the  
soul more  noble than the body4 ,and    
yet1 alas6 with grief be it spoken1 how 
common  is it for men to spend all their
 care1 all their time1 all their        
strength1 all their wit and parts for   
the body and its honour and  preferment1
 even as if the soul were some poor1    
pitiful1 sorry1  inconsiderable1 and    
under thing1 not worth the thinking of1 
or not  worth the caring for4 ,but1     
,the body clothing for the soul4    #b4 
,the body is called the clothing and the
 soul that which is clothed  therewith4 
,now1 everybody knows that #8the body is

 more than raiment1'  even carnal sense 
will teach us this4 ,but read that      
pregnant place3  #8,for we that are in  
this tabernacle do groan1 being burdened
 7that is1  with mortal flesh72 not for 
that we should be unclothed1 but clothed
  upon1 that mortality might be         
swallowed up of life' 7#b ,cor #e3d74   
,thus  the greatness of the soul appears
 in the preference that it hath to the  
body--the body is its raiment4 ,we see  
that1 above all creatures1 man1  because
 he is the most noble among all visible 
ones1 has1 for the  adorning of his     
body1 that more abundant comeliness4    
',tis the body of  man1 not of beast1   
that is clothed with the richest        
ornaments4 ,but now  what a thing is the
 soul1 that the body itself must be its 
clothing6 ,no  suit of apparel is by    
,god thought good enough for the soul1  
but that  which is made by ,god himself1
 and that is that curious thing1 the    
body4  ,but oh6 how little is this      
considered--namely1 the greatness of the

  soul4 ',tis the body1 the clothes1 the
 suit of apparel1 that our foolish      
fancies are taken with1 not at all      
considering the richness and  excellency
 of that great and more noble part1 the 
soul1 for which the  body is made a     
mantle to wrap it up in1 a garment to   
clothe it withal4  ,if a man gets a rent
 in his clothes1 it is little in        
comparison of a  rent in his flesh2 yea1
 he comforts himself when he looks on   
that rent1  saying1 ,thanks be to ,god1 
it is not a rent in my flesh4 ,but ah6  
on the  contrary1 how many are there in 
the world that are more troubled for    
that they have a rent1 a wound1 or a    
disease in the body1 than for that  they
 have for the souls that will be lost   
and cast away4 ,a little rent  in the   
body dejecteth and casteth such down1   
but they are not at all  concerned1     
though their soul is now1 and will yet  
further be1 torn in  pieces1 #8,now     
consider this1 ye that forget ,god1 lest
 he tear you in  pieces1 and there be   

none to deliver' 7,psa #ej3bb74 ,but    
this is the  second thing whereby1 or by
 which1 the greatness of the soul       
appears--to  wit1 in that the body1 that
 excellent piece of ,god's workmanship1 
is  but a garment1 or clothing for the  
soul4    ,the body a vessel for the     
soul4    #c4 ,the body is called a      
vessel1 or a case1 for the soul to be   
put and  kept in4 #8,that every one of  
you should know how to possess his      
vessel  in sanctifcation and honour' 7#a
 ,thess #d3d74 ,the apostle here doth   
exhort the people to abstain from       
fornication1 which1 in another place1   
he saith1 #8'''is a sin against the     
body' 7#a ,cor #f3ah74 ,and here again  
he  saith1 #8,this is the will of ,god1 
that ye should abstain from             
fornication3' that the body be not      
defiled1 #8that every one of you  should
 know how to possess his vessel in      
sanctification and honour4'  ,his       
vessel1 his earthen vessel1 as he calls 
it in another place--for #8we  have this

 treasure in earthen vessels4' ,thus1   
then1 the body is called  a vessel2 yea1
 every man's body is his vessel4 ,but   
what has ,god  prepared this vessel for1
 and what has ,he put into it8 ,why1    
many things  this body is to be a vessel
 for1 but at present ,god has put into  
it  that curious thing1 the soul4       
,cabinets1 that are very rich and costly
  things of themselves1 are not made nor
 designed to be vessels to be  stuffed  
or filled with trumpery1 and things of  
no value2 no1 these are  prepared for   
rings and jewels1 for pearls1 for       
rubies1 and things that  are choice4    
,and if so1 what shall we then think of 
the soul for which  is prepared1 and    
that of ,god1 the most rich and         
excellent vessel in the  world8 ,surely 
it must be a thing of worth1 yea1 of    
more worth than is  the whole world     
besides4 ,but alas6 who believes this   
talk8 ,do not even  the most of men so  
set their minds upon1 and so admire1 the
 glory of  this case or vessel1 that    

they forget once with seriousness to    
think1  and1 therefore1 must of         
necessity be a great way off1 of those  
suitable  esteems that becomes them to  
have of their souls4 ,but oh1 since this
  vessel1 this cabinet1 this body1 is so
 curiously made1 and that to  receive   
and contain1 what thing is that for     
which ,god has made this  vessel1 and   
what is that soul that ,he hath put into
 it8 ,wherefore thus1  in the third     
place1 is the greatness of the soul made
 manifest1 even by  the excellency of   
the vessel1 the body1 that ,god has made
 to put it in4    ,the body a tabernacle
 of the soul4    #d4 ,the body is called
 a tabernacle for the soul4 #8,knowing  
that shortly  ,i must put off this my   
tabernacle' 7#b ,pet #a3ad71 that is1 my
 body1 #8by  death' 7,john #ba3ah1ai74  
#8,for we know that if our earthly house
 of this  tabernacle were dissolved1 we 
have a building of ,god1' etc4 7#b ,cor 
#e3a74 ,in both these places1 by        
#8tabernacle1' can be meant nothing but 

the body2 wherefore both the apostles1  
in these sentences do personate  their  
souls1 and speak as if the soul was     
,,the ,,all of a man2 yea1 they  plainly
 tell us1 that the body is but the      
house1 clothes1 vessel1 and  tabernacle 
for the soul4 ,but what a famous thing  
therefore is the soul6    ,the          
tabernacle of old was a place erected   
for worship1 but the  worshippers were  
more excellent than the place2 so our   
body is a  tabernacle for the soul to   
worship ,god in1 but must needs be      
accounted  much inferior to the soul1   
forasmuch as the worshippers are always 
of  more honour than the place they     
worship in2 as he that dwelleth in the  
tabernacle hath more honour than the    
tabernacle4#h #8,i serve1' says ,paul1  
,god and ,christ ,jesus #8with my spirit
 7or soul7 in the gospel' 7,rom  #a3i71 
but not with his spirit out of1 but in1 
this tabernacle4 ,the  tabernacle had   
instruments of worship for the          
worshippers2 so has the  body for the   

soul1 and we are bid to #8yield our     
members as instruments  of righteousness
 to ,god' 7,rom #f3ac74 ,the hands1     
feet1 ears1 eyes1 and  tongue1 which    
last is our glory when used right1 are  
all of them  instruments of this        
tabernacle1 and to be made use of by the
 soul1 the  inhabiter of this           
tabernacle1 for the soul's performance  
of the service  of ,god4 ,i thus        
discourse1 to show you the greatness of 
the soul4 ,and1  in mine opinion1 there 
is something1 if not very much1 in what 
,i say4  ,for all men admire the body1  
both for its manner of building1 and the
  curious way of its being compacted    
together4 ,yes1 the further men1 wise   
men1 do pry into the wonderful work of  
,god that is put forth in framing  the  
body1 the more still they are made to   
admire2 and yet1 as ,i said1  this body 
is but a house1 a mantle1 a vessel1 a   
tabernacle for the  soul4 ,what1 then1  
is the soul itself8#i ,but thus much for
 the first  particular4    ,other things

 that show the greatness of the soul4   
,second1 ,we will now come to other     
things that show us the greatness of    
the soul4 ,and1    ,the soul is called  
,god's breath4    #a4 ,it is called     
,god's breath of life4 #8,and the ,lord 
,god formed man1'  that is1 the body1   
#8of the dust of the ground1 and        
breathed into his  nostrils the breath  
of life1 and man became a living soul'  
7,gen #b3g74  ,do but compare these two 
together1 the body and the soul2 the    
body is  made of dust1 the soul is the  
breath of ,god4 ,now1 if ,god hath made 
this  body so famous1 as indeed ,he has1
 and yet it is made but of the dust of  
the ground1 and we all do know what     
inferior matter it is1 what is the      
soul1 since the body is not only its    
house and garment1 but since  itself is 
made of the breath of ,god8 ,but1       
further1 it is not only said  that the  
soul is of the breath of the ,lord1 but 
that the ,lord breathed  into him the   
breath of life--to wit1 a living spirit1

 for so the next  words infer--and #8man
 became a living soul4' ,man1 that is1  
the more  excellent part of him1 which1 
for that which is principal1 is called  
man1 that bearing the denomination of   
the whole2 or man1 the spirit and       
natural power1 by which1 as a reasonable
 creature1 the whole of him is  acted1  
#8became a living soul4' ,but ,i stand  
not here upon definition1  but upon     
demonstration4 ,the body1 that noble    
part of man1 had its  original from the 
dust2 for so says the ,word1 #8,dust    
thou art 7as to thy  body71 and unto    
dust shalt thou return' 7,gen #c3ai74   
,but as to thy more  noble part1 thou   
art from the breath of ,god1 ,god       
putting forth in that  a mighty work of 
creating power1 and man #8was made a    
living soul' 7#a  ,cor #ae3de74 ,mark my
 reason4 ,there is as great a disparity 
betwixt the  body and the soul1 as is   
between the dust of the ground and that1
 here  called1 the breath of life of the
 ,lord4 ,and note further1 that1 as the 

dust of the ground did not lose1 but    
gained glory by being formed into  the  
body of a man1 so this breath of the    
,lord lost nothing neither by  being    
made a living soul4 ,o man6 dost thou   
know what thou art8    ,the soul ,god's 
image4    #b4 ,as the soul is said to be
 of the breath of ,god1 so it is said to
 be  made after ,god's own image1 even  
after the similitude of ,god4 #8,and    
,god  said1 ,let ,us make man in ,our   
image1 after ,our likeness4--,so ,god   
created  man in ,his own image1 in the  
image of ,god created ,he him' 7,gen    
#a3bf1bg74 ,mark1 in ,his own image1 in 
the image of ,god created ,he him2  or1 
as ,james hath it1 it is #8made after   
the similitude of ,god1' 7,james  #c3i72
 like ,him1 having in it that which     
beareth semblance with ,him4 ,i  do not 
read of anything in heaven1 or earth1 or
 under the earth1 that  is said to be   
made after this manner1 or that is at   
all so termed1 save  only the ,son of   
,god ,himself4 ,the angels are noble    

creatures1 and for  present employ are  
made a little higher than man himself1  
7,heb #b72 but  that any of them are    
said to be made #8after ,god's image1'  
after ,his own  image1 even after the   
similitude of ,god1 that ,i find not4   
,this  character the ,holy ,ghost1 in   
the ,scriptures of truth1 giveth only of
  man1 of the soul of man2 for it must  
not be thought that the body is  here   
intended in whole or in part4 ,for      
though it be said that ,christ  was made
 after the similitude of sinful flesh   
7,phil #b71 yet it is not  said that    
sinful flesh is made after the          
similitude of ,god2 but ,i will  not    
dispute2 ,i only bring these things to  
show how great a thing1 how  noble a    
thing the soul is2 in that1 at its      
creation1 ,god thought it  worthy to be 
made1 not like the earth1 or the        
heavens1 or the angels1  seraphims1 or  
archangels1 but like ,himself1 ,his own 
self1 saying1 #8,let  ,us make man in   
,our own likeness4 ,so ,he made man in  

,his own image4'  ,this1 ,i say1 is a   
character above all angels2 for1 as the 
apostle said1  #8,to which of the angels
 said ,he at anytime1 #8,thou art my    
,son8' ,so1 of  which of them hath ,he  
at any time said1 ,this is1 or shall be1
 made in  or after ,mine image1 ,mine   
own image8 ,o what a thing is the soul  
of man1  that above all the creatures in
 heaven or earth1 being made in the     
image and similitude of ,god4#aj    ,the
 soul ,god's desire4    #c4 ,another    
thing by which the greatness of the soul
 is made manifest is  this1 it is       
that--and that only1 and to say this is 
more than to say1 it  is that above all 
the creatures--that the great ,god      
desires communion  with4 ,he #8hath set 
apart him that is godly for himself1'   
7,psa #d3c72  that is1 for communion    
with his soul2 therefore the spouse     
saith  concerning him1 #8,his desire is 
toward me1' 7,song #g3aj72 and1         
therefore1  he saith again1 #8,i will   
dwell in them1 and walk in them' 7#b    

,cor #f3af74  ,to #8dwell in1' and      
#8walk in1' are terms that intimate     
communion and  fellowship2 as ,john     
saith1 #8,our fellowship1 truly our     
fellowship is  with the ,father1 and    
with his ,son ,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,john 
#a3c74 ,that is1  our soul-fellowship2  
for it must not be understood of the    
body1 though  ,i believe that the body  
is much influenced when the soul has    
communion  with ,god2 but it is the     
soul1 and that only1 that at present is 
capable  of having and maintaining of   
this blessed communion4 ,but1 ,i say1   
what a  thing is this1 that ,god1 the   
great ,god1 should choose to have       
fellowship and communion with the soul  
above all4 ,we read1 indeed1 of  the    
greatness of the angels1 and how near   
also they are unto ,god2 but  yet there 
are not such terms that bespeak such    
familiar acts between  ,god and angels1 
as to demonstrate that they have such   
communion with  ,god as has1 or as the  
souls of ,his people may have4 ,where   

has ,he called  them ,his love1 ,his    
dove1 ,his fair one8 and where1 when ,he
 speaketh of  them1 doth ,he express a  
communion that they have with ,him by   
the  similitude of conjugal love8 ,i    
speak of what is revealed2 the secret   
things belong to the ,lord our ,god4    
,now by all this is manifest the        
greatness of the soul4 ,men of greatness
 and honour1 if they have  respect to   
their own glory1 will not choose for    
their familiars the  base and rascally  
crew of this world2 but will single out 
for their  fellows1 fellowship1 and     
communion1 those that are most like     
themselves4 ,true1 the ,king has not an 
equal1 yet ,he is for being  familiar   
only with the nobles of the land3 so    
,god1 with ,him none can  compare2 yet  
since the soul is by ,him singled out   
for ,his walking mate  and companion1 it
 is a sign it is the highest born1 and  
that upon which  the blessed ,majesty   
looks1 as upon that which is most meet  
to be  singled out for communion with   

,himself4    ,should we see a man       
familiar with the ,king1 we would1 even 
of  ourselves1 conclude he is one of the
 nobles of the land2 but this is  not   
the lot of every soul--some have        
fellowship with devils1 yet not  because
 they have a more base original than    
those that lie in ,god's  bosom1 but    
they1 through sin1 are degenerate1 and  
have chosen to be  great with ,his      
enemy--but all these things show the    
greatness of the  soul4    ,the soul a  
vessel for grace4    #d4 ,the soul of   
men are such as ,god counts worthy to be
 the vessels to  hold ,his grace1 the   
graces of the ,spirit1 in4 ,the graces  
of the  ,spirit--what like them1 or     
where here are they to be found1 save in
 the  souls of men only8 #8,of ,his     
fulness have all we received1 and grace 
for  grace' 7,john #a3af74 ,received1   
into what8 into #8the hidden part1' as  
,david calls it 7,psa #ea3f74 ,hence the
 king's daughter is said to be #8all    
glorious within1' 7,psa #de3ae72 because

 adorned and beautified with the  graces
 of the ,spirit4 ,for that which ,david 
calls the hidden part is the  inmost    
part of the soul2 and it is1 therefore1 
called the hidden part1  because the    
soul is invisible1 nor can any one      
living infallibly know  what is in the  
soul but ,god ,himself4 ,but1 ,i say1   
the soul is the vessel  into which this 
golden oil is poured1 and that which    
holds1 and is  accounted worthy to      
exercise and improve the same4          
,therefore the soul  is it which is said
 to love ,god--#8,saw ye him whom my    
soul loveth8' 7,song  #c3c72 and1       
therefore1 the soul is that which       
exerciseth the spirit of                
prayer--#8,with my soul have ,i desired 
thee in the night2 yea1 with my  spirit 
within me will ,i seek thee early' 7,isa
 #bf3i74 ,with the soul also  men are   
said to believe and into the soul ,god  
is said to put ,his fear4  ,this is the 
vessel into which the virgins got oil1  
and out of which  their lamps were      

supplied by the same4 ,but what a thing1
 what a great  thing therefore is the   
soul1 that that above all things that   
,god hath  created should be the chosen 
vessel to put ,his grace in4 ,the body  
is  the vessel for the soul1 and the    
soul is the vessel for the grace of     
,god4 ,but1    #e4 ,the greatness of the
 soul is manifest by the greatness of   
the price  that ,christ paid for it1 to 
make it an heir of glory2 and that was  
,his  precious blood 7#a ,cor #f3bj2 #a 
,peter #a3ah1ai74 ,we do use to esteem  
of  things according to the price that  
is given for them1 especially when  we  
are convinced that the purchase has not 
been made by the estimation  of a fool4 
,now the soul is purchased by a price   
that the ,son1 the  wisdom of ,god1     
thought fit to pay for the redemption   
thereof--what a  thing1 then1 is the    
soul8 ,judge of the soul by the price   
that is paid  for it1 and you must needs
 confess1 unless you count the blood    
that  hath bought it an unholy thing1   

that it cannot but be of great worth    
and value4 ,suppose a prince1 or some   
great man1 should1 on a sudden1  descend
 from his throne1 or chair of state1 to 
take up1 that he might  put in his      
bosom1 something that he had espied     
lying trampled under the  feet of those 
that stand by2 would you think that he  
would do this for  an old horse shoe1#aa
 or for so trivial a thing as a pin or a
 point8 #ab  ,nay1 would you not even of
 yourselves conclude that that thing for
  which the prince1 so great a man1     
should make such a stoop1 must needs  be
 a thing of very great worth8 ,why1 this
 is the case of ,christ and the  soul4  
,christ is the prince1 ,his throne was  
in heaven1 and1 as ,he sat  there1 ,he  
espied the souls of sinners trampled    
under the foot of the  law and death for
 sin4 ,now1 what doth ,he1 but comes    
down from ,his  throne1 stoops down to  
the earth1 and there1 since ,he could   
not have  the trodden-down souls without
 price1 ,he lays down ,his life and     

blood  for them 7#b ,cor #h3i74 ,but    
would ,he have done this for            
inconsiderable  things8 ,no1 nor for the
 souls of sinners neither1 had ,he not  
valued  them higher than he valued      
heaven and earth besides4 #ac ,this1    
therefore1 is another thing by which the
 greatness of the soul is  known4       
,the soul immortal4    #f4 ,the soul is 
immortal1 it will have a sensible being 
for ever1 none  can kill the soul 7,luke
 #ab3d2 ,matt #aj3bh74 ,if all the      
angels in heaven1  and all the men on   
earth1 should lay all their strength    
together1 they  cannot kill or          
annihilate one soul4 ,no1 ,i will speak 
without fear1 if  it may be said1 ,god  
cannot do what ,he will not do2 then ,he
 cannot  annihilate the soul3 but1      
notwithstanding all ,his wrath1 and the 
vengeance that ,he will inflict on      
sinful souls1 they yet shall abide  with
 sensible beings1 yet to endure1 yet to 
bear punishment4 ,if  anything could    
kill the soul1 it would be death2 but   

death cannot do  it1 neither first nor  
second2 the first cannot1 for when      
,dives was  slain1 as to his body by    
death1 his soul was found alive in      
hell--#8,he  lift up his eyes in hell1  
being in torment' 7,luke #af3bc74 ,the  
second  death cannot do it1 because it  
is said their worm never dies1 but is   
always torturing them with his gnawing  
7,mark #i3dd74 ,but that could not  be1 
if time1 or lying in hell fire for ever1
 could annihilate the soul4  ,now1 this 
also shows the greatness of the soul1   
that it is that which  has an endless   
life1 and that will1 therefore1 have a  
being endlessly4  ,o what a thing is the
 soul6    ,the soul1 then1 is immortal1 
though not eternal4 ,that is eternal    
that  has neither beginning nor end1    
and1 therefore1 eternal is properly     
applicable to none but ,god2 hence ,he  
is called the #8eternal ,god' 7,deu     
#cc3bg74 ,immortal is that which1 though
 it hath a beginning1 yet hath no  end1 
it cannot die1 nor cease to be2 and this

 is the state of the soul4  ,it cannot  
cease to have a being when it is once   
created2 ,i mean1 a  living1 sensible   
being4 ,for ,i mean by living1 only such
 a being as  distinguishes it from      
annihilation or incapableness of sense  
and  feeling4 ,hence1 as the rich man is
 after death said to #8lift up his  eyes
 in hell1' so the beggar is said1 when  
he died1 to be #8carried by  the angels1
 into ,abraham's bosom' 7,luke          
#af3bb1bc74 ,and both these  sayings    
must have respect to the souls of these 
men2 for1 as for their  bodies1 we know 
at present it is otherwise with them4   
,the grave is  their house1 and so must 
be till the trumpet shall sound1 and the
  heavens pass away like a scroll4 ,now1
 ,i say1 the immortality of the  soul   
shows the greatness of it1 as the       
eternity of ,god shows the  greatness of
 ,god4 ,it cannot be said of any angel  
but that he is  immortal1 and so it is1 
and ought to be said of the soul4 ,this1
  therefore1 shows the greatness of the 

soul1 in that it is as to abiding  so   
like unto him4    ',tis the soul that   
acts the body4    #g4 ,but a word or two
 more1 and so to conclude this head4    
,the soul6--why1  it is the soul that   
acteth the body in all these things1    
good or bad1  that seem good and        
reasonable1 or amazingly wicked4 ,true1 
the acts and  motions of the soul are   
only seen and heard in1 and by the      
members and  motions of the body1 but   
the body is but a poor instrument1 soul 
is the  great agitator and actor4 #8,the
 body without the spirit is dead'       
7,james  #b3bf74 ,all those famous arts1
 and works1 and inventions of works1    
that  are done by men under heaven1 they
 are all the intentions of the soul1    
and the body1 as acting and labouring   
therein1 doth it but as a tool  that the
 soul maketh use of to bring his        
invention into maturity 7,eccl  #g3bi74 
,how many things have men found out to  
the amazing of one  another1 to the     
wonderment of one another1 to the       

begetting of endless  commendations of  
one another in the world1 while1 in the 
meantime1 the  soul1 which indeed is the
 true inventor of all1 is overlooked1   
not  regarded1 but dragged up and down  
by every lust1 and prostrate1 and  made 
a slave to every silly and beastly      
thing4 ,o the amazing darkness  that    
hath covered the face of the hearts of  
the children of men1 that  they cannot  
deliver their soul1 nor say1 #8,is there
 not a lie in my  right hand8' 7,isa    
#dd3bj71 though they are so cunning in  
all other  matters4 ,take man in matters
 that are abroad1 and far from home1 and
 he  is the mirror of all the world2 but
 take him at home1 and put him upon     
things that are near him1 ,i mean1 that 
have respect to the things that  concern
 his soul1 and then you will find him   
the greatest fool that  ever ,god made4 
,but this must not be applied to the    
soul simply as it is  ,god's creature1  
but to the soul sinful1 as it has       
willingly apostatized  from ,god1 and so

 suffered itself to be darkened1 and    
that with such  thick and stupifying    
darkness1 that it is bound up and       
cannot--it hath a  napkin of sin bound  
so close before its eyes that it is not 
able--of  itself--to look to1 and after 
those things which should be its        
chiefest  concern1 and without which it 
will be most miserable for ever4    ,the
 soul capable of having to do with      
invisibles4    #h4 ,further1 as the soul
 is thus curious about arts and         
sciences1 and  about every excellent    
thing of this life1 so it is capable of 
having to  do with invisibles1 with     
angels1 good or bad1 yea1 with the      
highest and  ,supreme ,being1 even with 
the holy ,god of heaven4 ,i told you    
before that  ,god sought the soul of man
 to have it for ,his companion2 and now 
,i tell  you that the soul is capable of
 communion with ,him1 when the darkness 
that sin hath spread over its face is   
removed4 ,the soul is an  intelligent   
power1 it can be made to know and       

understand depths1 and  heights1 and    
lengths1 and breadths1 in those high1   
sublime1 and  spiritual mysteries that  
only ,god can reveal and teach2 yea1 it 
is  capable of diving unutterably into  
them4 ,and herein is ,god1 the ,god of  
glory1 much delighted and pleased--to   
wit1 that ,he hath made ,himself a      
creature that is capable of hearing1 of 
knowing1 and of understanding  of ,his  
mind1 when opened and revealed to it4 ,i
 think ,i may say1 without  offence to  
,god or man1 that one reason why ,god   
made the world was1 that  ,he might     
manifest ,himself1 not only by1 but to  
the works which ,he made2  but1 ,i speak
 with reverence1 how could that be1 if  
,he did not also make  some of ,his     
creatures capable of apprehending of    
,him in those most high  mysteries and  
methods in which ,he purposed to reveal 
,himself8 ,but then1  what are those    
creatures which ,he hath made 7unto whom
 when these  things are shown7 that are 
able to take them in and understand     

them1  and so to improve them to ,god's 
glory1 as ,he hath ordained and purposed
  they should1 but souls8 for none else 
in the visible world are capable  of    
doing this but they4 ,and hence it is   
that to them1 and them only1 ,he        
beginneth to reveal ,himself in this    
world4 ,and hence it is that they1  and 
they only1 are gathered up to ,him where
 ,he is1 for they are they  that are    
called #8the spirits of just men made   
perfect1' 7,heb #ab3bc72  the spirit of 
a beast goeth downward to the earth1 it 
is the spirit of  a man that goes       
upwards to ,god that gave it 7,eccl     
#c3ba2ab3g74 ,for that1  and that only1 
is capable of beholding and             
understanding the glorious  visions of  
heaven2 as ,christ said1 #8,father1 ,i  
will that they also1 whom  thou hast    
given ,me1 be with ,me where ,i am2 that
 they may behold ,my  glory1 which thou 
hast given ,me2 for thou lovedst ,me    
before the  foundation of the world'    
7,john #ag3bd74 ,and thus the greatness 

of the  soul is manifest4 ,true1 the    
body is also gathered up into glory1 but
  not simply for its own sake1 or       
because that is capable of itself to    
know and understand the glories of its  
,maker2 but that has been a  companion  
with the soul in this world1 has also   
been its house1 its  mantle1 its cabinet
 and tabernacle here2 it has also been  
it by which  the soul hath acted1 in    
which it hath wrought1 and by which its 
excellent appearances have been         
manifested2 and it shall also there be  
its co-partner and sharer in its glory4 
,wherefore1 as the body here did        
partake of soul excellencies1 and was   
also conformed to its spiritual  and    
regenerate principles2 so it shall be   
hereafter a partaker of that  glory with
 which the soul shall be filled1 and    
also be made suitable by  that glory to 
become a partaker and co-partner with it
 of the eternal  excellencies which     
heaven will put upon it4 ,in this world 
it is a  gracious soul 7,i speak now of 

the regenerate71 and in that world it   
shall be a glorious one4 ,in this world 
the body was conformable to the  soul as
 it was gracious1 and in that world it  
shall be conformable to  it as it is    
glorious2 conformable1 ,i say1 by       
partaking of that glory  that then the  
soul shall partake of2 yea1 it shall    
also have an  additional glory to adorn1
 and make it yet the more capable of    
being  serviceable to it1 and with it in
 its great acts before ,god in eternal  
glory4 ,oh1 what great things are the   
souls of the sons of men6    ,the soul  
capable of diving into the depths and   
mysteries of hell4    #i4 ,but again1 as
 the soul is thus capable of enjoying   
,god in glory1 and  of prying into these
 mysteries that are in him1 so it is    
capable1 with  great profundity1 to dive
 into the mysterious depths of hell4    
,hell is a  place and state utterly     
unknown to any in this visible world1   
excepting  the souls of men2 nor shall  
any for ever be capable of understanding

  the miseries thereof1 save souls and  
fallen angels4 ,now1 ,i think1 as  the  
joys of heaven stand not only in        
speculation1 or in beholding of  glory1 
but in a sensible enjoyment and         
unspeakable pleasure which those        
glories will yield to the soul 7,psa    
#af3aa71 so the torments of hell  will  
not stand in the present lashes and     
strokes which by the flames of  eternal 
fire ,god will scourge the ungodly with2
 but the torments of  hell stand much1  
if not in the greatest part of them1 in 
those deep  thoughts and apprehensions1 
which souls in the next world will have 
of  the nature and occasions of sin2 of 
,god1 and of separation from ,him2 of   
the eternity of those miseries1 and of  
the utter impossibility of their  help1 
ease1 or deliverance for ever4 ,o6      
damned souls will have thoughts  that   
will clash with glory1 clash with       
justice1 clash with law1 clash  with    
itself1 clash with hell1 and with the   
everlastingness of misery2  but the     

point1 the edge1 and the poison of all  
these thoughts will  still be galling1  
and dropping1 and spewing out their     
stings into the  sore1 grieved1 wounded1
 and fretted place1 which is the        
conscience1  though not the conscience  
only2 for ,i may say of the souls in    
hell1  that they all over are but one   
wound1 one sore6 ,miseries as well as   
mercies sharpen and make quick the      
apprehensions of the soul4 ,behold      
,spira in his book1 #ad ,cain in his    
guilt1 and ,saul with the witch of      
,endor1 and you shall see men ripened1  
men enlarged and greatened in  their    
fancies1 imaginations1 and apprehensions
 though not about ,god1  and heaven1 and
 glory1 yet about their loss1 their     
misery1 and their  woe1 and their hells 
7,isa #cc3ad2 ,psa #a3d2 ,rev #ad3aj2   
,mark #i3dd1df74    ,the ability of the 
soul to bear4    #aj4 ,nor doth their   
ability to bear1 if it be proper to say 
they bear  those dolors which there for 
ever they shall endure1 a little        

demonstrate their greatness4            
,everlasting burning1 devouring fire1   
perpetual pains1 gnawing worms1 utter   
darkness1 and the ireful souls1  face1  
and strokes of ,divine and infinite     
justice will not1 cannot1 make  this    
soul extinct1 as ,i said before4 ,i     
think it is not so proper to say  the   
soul that is damned for sin doth bear   
these things1 as to say it  doth ever   
sink under them3 and1 therefore1 their  
place of torment is  called the         
bottomless pit1 because they are ever   
sinking1 and shall  never come there    
where they will find any stay4 ,yet they
 live under  wrath1 but yet only so as  
to be sensible of it1 as to smart and be
 in  perpetual anguish1 by reason of the
 intolerableness of their burden4  ,but 
doth not their thus living1 abiding1 and
 retaining a being7or what  you will    
call it71 demonstrate the greatness and 
might of the soul8  ,alas6 heaven and   
earth are short of this greatness1 for  
these1 though  under less judgment by   

far1 do fade and wax old like a         
moth-eaten  garment1 and1 in their time1
 will vanish away to nothing 7,heb #a74 
,also1 we see how quickly the body1 when
 the soul is under a fear of the        
rebukes of justice1 how soon1 ,i say1 it
 wastes1 moulders away1 and  crumbleth  
into the grave2 but the soul is yet     
strong1 and abides  sensible to be dealt
 withal for sin by everlasting burnings4
    ,the might of the soul further      
shown4    #aa4 ,the soul1 by ,god's     
ordinance1 while this world lasts1 has a
 time  appointed it to forsake and leave
 the body to be turned again to the     
dust as it was1 and this separation is  
made by death1 7,heb #i3bg72  therefore 
the body must cease for a time to have  
sense1 or life1 or  motion2 and a little
 thing brings it now into this state2   
but in the  next world1 the wicked shall
 partake of none of this2 for the body  
and  the soul being at the resurrection 
rejoined1 this death1 that once did     
rend them asunder1 is for ever overcome 

and extinct2 so that these two  which   
lived in sin must for ever be yoked     
together in hell4 ,now1 there  the soul 
being joined to the body1 and death1    
which before did separate  them1 being  
utterly taken away1 the soul retains not
 only its own  being1 but also          
continueth the body to be1 and to suffer
 sensibly the  pains of hell1 without   
those decays that it used to sustain4   
,and the reason why this death shall    
then be taken away is1 because  justice 
in its bestowing its rewards for        
transgressions may not be  interrupted1 
but that body and soul1 as they lived   
and acted in sin  together1 might be    
destroyed for sin in hell together      
7,matt #aj3bh ,luke  #ab3e74 ,destroyed1
 ,i say1 but with such a destruction1   
which1 though it  is everlasting1 will  
not put a period to their sensible      
suffering the  vengeance of eternal fire
 7#b ,thess #a3h1i74    ,this death1    
therefore1 though that also be the wages
 of sin1 would now1  were it suffered to

 continue1 be a hinderance to the making
 known of  the wrath of ,god1 and also  
of the created power and might of the   
soul4  7#a47 ,it would hinder the making
 known of the wrath of ,god1 for it     
would  take the body out of the way1 and
 make it incapable of sensible          
suffering for sin1 and so removing one  
of the objects of vengeance the  power  
of ,god's wrath would be so far         
undiscovered4 7#b47 ,it would also      
hinder the manifestation of the power   
and might of the soul1 which is         
discovered much by its abiding to retain
 its own being while the wrath  of ,god 
is grappling with it1 and more by its   
continuing to the body a  sensible being
 with itself4    ,death1 therefore1 must
 now be removed1 that the soul may be   
made the  object of wrath without       
molestation or interruption4 ,that the  
soul1 did  ,i say8 yea1 that soul and   
body both might be so4 ,death would now 
be a  favour1 though once the fruit of  
sin1 and also the wages thereof1 might  

it now be suffered to continue1 because 
it would ease the soul of some  of its  
burden3 for a tormented body cannot but 
be a burden to a spirit1  and so the    
wise man insinuates when he says1 #8,the
 spirit of a man will  sustain his      
infirmityl' that is1 bear up under it1  
but yet so as that  it feels it a       
burden4 ,we see that1 because of the    
sympathy that is  between body and soul1
 how one is burdened if the other be    
grieved4 ,a  sick body is a burden to   
the soul1 and a wounded spirit is a     
burden to  the body2 #8a wounded spirit 
who can bear8' 7,prov #ah3ad74 ,but     
death must  not remove this burden1 but 
the soul must have the body for a       
burden1  and the body must have the soul
 for a burden1 and both must have the   
wrath of ,god for a burden4 ,oh1        
therefore1 here will be burden upon     
burden1 and all upon the soul1 for the  
soul will be the chief seat of  this    
burden6 ,but thus much to show you the  
greatness of the soul4    ,,of ,,the    

,,loss ,,of ,,the ,,soul4      ,,third1 
,i shall now come to the third thing    
which was propounded to be  spoken to2  
and that is1 to show you what we are to 
understand by losing  of the soul1 or   
what the loss of the soul is--#8,what   
shall a man give in  exchange for his   
soul8'    ,he that loseth his soul      
loseth himself4    ,first1 ,the loss of 
the soul is a loss1 in the nature of it1
 peculiar to  itself4 ,there is no such 
loss1 as to the nature of loss1 as is   
the loss  of the soul2 for that he that 
hath lost his soul has lost himself4 ,in
  all other losses1 it is possible for a
 man to save himself1 but he that       
loseth his soul1 loseth himself--#8,for 
what is a man advantaged1 if he  gain   
the whole world1 and lose himself8'     
7,luke #i3be74 ,wherefore1 the  loss of 
the soul is a loss that cannot be       
paralleled4 ,he that loseth  himself1   
loseth his all1 his lasting all2 for    
himself is his all--his  all in the most
 comprehensive sense4 ,what mattereth it

 what a man gets1  if by the getting    
thereof he loseth himself8 ,suppose a   
man goeth to the  ,indies for gold1 and 
he loadeth his ship therewith2 but at   
his return1  that sea that carried him  
thither swallows him up--now1 what has  
he got8  ,but this is but a lean        
similitude with reference to the matter 
in  hand--to wit1 to set forth the loss 
of the soul4 ,suppose a man that has    
been at the ,indies for gold should1 at 
his return1 himself be taken by  them of
 ,algiers1 and there made a slave of1   
and there be hunger-bit1  and beaten    
till his bones are broken1 #ae what has 
he got8 what is he  advantaged by his   
rich adventure8 ,perhaps1 you will say1 
he has got  gold enough to obtain his   
ransom4 ,indeed this may be2 and        
therefore no  similitude can be found   
that can fully amplify the matter1 #8for
 what  shall a man give in exchange for 
his soul8' ',tis a loss that standeth   
by itself1 there is not another like it1
 or unto which it may be  compared4     

',tis only like itself--'tis singular1  
'tis the chief of all  losses--the      
highest1 the greatest loss4 #8,for what 
shall a man give in  exchange for his   
soul8' ,a man may lose his wife1 his    
children1 his  estate1 his liberty1 and 
his life1 and have all made up again1   
and have  all restored with advantage1  
and may1 therefore1 notwithstanding all 
these losses1 be far enough off from    
losing of himself4 7,luke #ad3bf2  ,mark
 #h3ce74 ,for he may lose his life1 and 
save it2 yea1 sometimes the  only way to
 save that1 is to lose it2 but when a   
man has lost himself1  his soul1 then   
all is gone to all intents and purposes4
 ,there is no  word says1 #8he that     
loses his soul shall save itl' but      
contrariwise1  the text supposeth that a
 man has lost his soul1 and then demands
 if  any can answer it--#8,what shall a 
man give in exchange for his soul8'     
,all1 then1 that he gains that loseth   
his soul is only this1 he has  gained a 
loss1 he has purchased the loss of      

losses1 he has nothing left  him now but
 his loss1 but the loss of himself1 of  
his whole self4 ,he  that loseth his    
life for ,christ1 shall save it2 but he 
that loseth  himself for sin1 and for   
the world1 shall lose himself to        
perfection of  loss2 he has lost        
himself1 and there is the full point4   
,there are several things fall under    
this first head1 upon which ,i would    
touch a little4    ,he that has lost    
himself will never be more at his own   
dispose4    7#a47 ,he that has lost his 
soul has lost himself4 ,now1 he that    
lost  himself is no more at his own     
dispose4 ,while a man enjoys himself1 he
  is at his own dispose4 ,a single man1 
a free man1 a rich man1 a poor  man1 any
 man that enjoys himself1 is at his own 
dispose4 ,i speak after  the manner of  
men4 ,but he that has lost himself is   
not at his own  dispose4 ,he is1 as ,i  
may say1 now out of his own hands3 he   
has lost  himself1 his soul-self1 his   
own self1 his whole self1 by sin1 and   

wrath  and hell hath found him2 he is1  
therefore1 now no more at his own       
dispose1 but at the dispose of justice1 
of wrath1 and hell2 he is  committed to 
prison1 to hell prison1 there to abide1 
not at pleasure1  not as long and as    
little time as he will1 but the term    
appointed by  his judge3 nor may he     
there choose his own affliction1 neither
 for  manner1 measure1 or continuance4  
,it is ,god that will spread the fire   
and brimstone under him1 it is ,god that
 will pile up wrath upon him1  and it is
 ,god himself that will blow the fire4  
,and #8the breathof the  ,lord1 like a  
stream of brimstone1 doth kindle it'    
7,isa #cj3cc74 ,and thus  it is manifest
 that he that has lost himself1 his     
soul1 is no more at  his own dispose1   
but at the dispose of them that find    
him4    ,he that hath lost himself1 is  
not at liberty to dispose of what he    
hath4    7#b47 ,again1 as he that has   
lost himself is not at his own dispose1 
so  neither is he at liberty to dispose 

of what he has2 for the man that  has   
lost himself has something yet of his   
own4 ,the text implies that  his soul is
 his when lost1 yea1 when that and his  
all1 himself is lost2  but as he cannot 
dispose of himself1 so he cannot dispose
 of what he  hath4 ,let me take leave to
 make out my meaning4 ,if he that is    
lost1  that has lost himself1 has not1  
notwithstanding1 something that in some 
sense may be called his own1 then he    
that is lost is nothing4 ,the man  that 
is in hell has yet the powers1 the      
senses1 and passions of his  soul2 for  
not he nor his soul must be thought to  
be stripped of these2  for then he would
 be lower than the brute2 but yet all   
these1 since he  is there1 are by ,god  
improved against himself2 or1 if you    
will1 the  point of this man's sword is 
turned against his own heart1 and made  
to  pierce his own liver4    ,the soul  
by being in hell loseth nothing of its  
aptness to think1 its  quickness to     
pierce1 to pry1 and to understand2 nay1 

hell has ripened  it in all these       
things2 but1 ,i say1 the soul with its  
improvements as  to these1 or anything  
else1 is not in the hand of him that    
hath lost  himself to manage for his own
 advantage1 but in the hand1 and in the 
power1 and to be disposed as is thought 
meet by him into whose  revenging hand  
by sin he has delivered himself--to wit1
 in the hand of  ,god4 ,so1 then1 ,god  
now has the victory1 and disposeth of   
all the  powers1 senses1 and passions of
 the soul for the chastising of him that
  has lost himself4 ,now the            
understanding is only employed and      
improved  in and about the apprehending 
of such things as will be like daggers  
at  the heart--to wit1 about justice1   
sin1 hell1 and eternity1 to grieve and  
break the spirit of the damned2 yea1 to 
break1 to wound1 and to tear  the soul  
in pieces4 ,the depths of sin which the 
man has loved1 the good  nature of ,god 
whom the man has hated1 the blessings of
 eternity which  the soul has despised1 

shall now be understood by him more than
 ever1  but yet so only1 as to increase 
grief and sorrow1 by improving of the   
good and of the evil of the things      
understood1 to the greater wounding  of 
the spirit2 wherefore now1 every touch  
that the understanding shall  give to   
the memory will be as a touch of a      
red-hot iron1 or like a  draught of     
scalding lead poured down the throat4   
,the memory also  letteth those things  
down upon the conscience with no less   
terror and  perplexity4 ,and now the    
fancy or imagination doth start and     
stare like  a man by fears bereft of    
wits1 and doth exercise itself1 or      
rather is  exercised by the hand of     
revenging justice1 so about the breadth 
and  depth of present and future        
punishments1 as to lay the soul as on a 
burning rack4 ,now also the judgment1 as
 with a mighty maul1 driveth  down the  
soul in the sense and pangs of          
everlasting misery into that  pit that  
has no bottom2 yea1 it turneth again1   

and1 as with a hammer1  it riveteth     
every fearful thought and apprehension  
of the soul so fast  that it can never  
be loosed again for ever and ever4      
,alas6 now the  conscience can sleep1 be
 dull1 be misled1 or batter1 no longer2 
no1 it  must now cry out2 understanding 
will make it1 memory will make it1      
fancy or imagination will make it4 ,now1
 ,i say1 it will cry out of sin1  of    
justice1 and of the terribleness of the 
punishment that hath  swallowed him up  
that has lost himself4 ,here will be no 
forgetfulness2  yet nothing shall be    
thought on but that which will wound and
 kill2  here will be no time1 cause1 or 
means for diversion2 all will stick and 
gnaw like a viper4 ,now the memory will 
go out to where sin was  heretofore     
committed1 it will also go out to the   
word that did forbid  it4 ,the          
understanding also1 and the judgment    
too1 will now consider of  the pretended
 necessity that the man had to break the
 commandments of  ,god1 and of the      

seasonableness of the cautions and of   
the convictions  which were given him to
 forbear1 by all which more load will be
 laid  upon him that has lost himself2  
for here all the powers1 senses1 and    
passions of the soul must be made       
self-burners1 self-tormentors1          
self-executioners1 by the just judgment 
of ,god2 also all that the will  shall  
do in this place shall be but to wish   
for ease1 but the wish  shall only be   
such as shall only seem to lift up1 for 
the cable rope of  despair shall with   
violence pull him down again4 ,the will 
indeed will  wish for ease1 and so will 
the mind1 etc41 but all these wishers   
will  by wishing arrive to no more      
advantage but to make despair which is  
the  most twinging stripe of hell1 to   
cut yet deepeer into the whole soul of  
him that has lost himself2 wherefore1   
after all that can be wished for1  they 
return again to their burning chair1    
where they sit and bewail  their misery4
 ,thus will all the powers1 senses1 and 

passions of the  soul of him that has   
lost himself be out of his own power to 
dispose  for his advantage1 and will be 
only in the hand and under the          
management of the revenging justice of  
,god4 ,and herein will that state  of   
the damned be worse than it is now with 
the fallen angels2 for  though the      
fallen angels are now cast down to hell1
 in chains1 and sure  in themselves at  
last to partake of eternal judgment1 yet
 at present  they are not so bound up as
 the damned sinner shall be2 for        
notwithstanding their chains1 and their 
being the prisoners of the  horrible    
hells1 yet they have a kind of liberty  
granted them1 and that  liberty will    
last till the time appointed1 to tempt1 
to plot1 to  contrive1 and invent their 
mischiefs1 against the ,son of ,god and 
,his  7,job #a3g2 #b3b74 ,and though    
,satan knows that this at last will work
 for  his future condemnation1 yet at   
present he finds it some diversion to   
his trembling mind1 and obtains1 through

 his so busily employing of  himself    
against the gospel and its professors1  
something to sport and  refresh himself 
withal2 yea1 and doth procure to himself
 some small  crumbs of minutes of       
forgetfulness of his own present misery 
and of the  judgment that is yet to pass
 upon him2 but this privilege will then 
be  denied to him that has lost himself2
 there will be no cause nor matter  for 
diversion2 there it will2 as in the old 
world1 rain day and night  fire and     
brimstone from the ,lord out of heaven  
upon them 7,rev  #ad3aj1aa74 ,misery is 
fixed2 the worm will be always sucking  
at and  gnawing of1 their soul2 also1 as
 ,i have said afore1 all the powers1    
senses1 and passions of the soul will   
throw their darts inwards1 yea1  of ,god
 will be made to do it1 to the utter1   
unspeakable1 and endless  torment of him
 that has lost himself4 ,again1    ,they
 cannot sit down by the loss4    7#c47  
,all therefore that he that has lost    
himself can do is1 to sit down  by the  

loss4 ,do ,i say1 he can do this8--oh6  
if that could be1 it would  be to such1 
a mercy2 ,i must therefore here correct 
myself--,that they  cannot do2 for to   
sit down by the loss implies a patient  
enduring2 but  there will be no such    
grace as patience in hell with him that 
has lost  himself2 here1 will also want 
a bottom for patience--to wit1 the      
providence of ,god2 for a providence of 
,god1 though never so dismal1 is  a     
bottom for patience to the afflicted2   
but men go not to hell by  providence1  
but by sin4 ,now sin being the cause1   
other effects are  wrought2 for they    
that go to hell1 and that there         
miserably perish1  shall never say it   
was ,god by ,his providence that brought
 them hither1  and so shall not have    
that on which to lean and stay          
themselves4    ,they shall justify ,god1
 and lay the fault upon themselves      
concluding  that it was sin with which  
their souls did voluntarily work--yea1  
which  their souls did suck in as sweet 

milk--that is the cause of this their   
torment4 ,now this will work after      
another manner1 and will produce  quite 
another thing than patience1 or a       
patient enduring of their  torment2 for 
their seeing that they are not only     
lost1 but have lost  themselves1 and    
that against the ordinary means that of 
,god was  provided to prevent that loss2
 yea1 when they shall see what a base   
thing sin is1 how that it is the very   
worst of things1 and that which  also   
makes all things bad1 and that for the  
sake of that they have lost  themselves1
 this will make them fret1 and1 gnash1  
and gnaw with anger  themselves2 this   
will set all the passions of the soul1  
save love1 for  that ,i think will be   
stark dead1 all in a rage1 all in a     
self-tormenting fire4 ,you know there is
 nothing that will sooner put a  man    
into and manage his rage against himself
 than will a full  conviction in his    
conscience that by his own only folly1  
and that  against caution1 and counsel1 

and reason to the contrary1 he hath     
brought himself into extreme distress   
and misery4 ,but how much more  will it 
make this fire burn when he shall see   
all this is come upon him  for a toy1   
for a bauble1 for a thing that is worse 
than nothing6    ,why1 this is the case 
with him that has lost himself2 and     
therefore he  cannot sit down by the    
loss1 cannot be at quiet under the sense
 of his  loss4 ,for sharply and         
wonderful piercingly1 considering the   
loss of  himself1 and the cause thereof1
 which is sin1 he falls to a tearing of 
himself in pieces with thoughts as hot  
as the coals of juniper1 and to  a      
gnashing upon himself for this2 also the
 ,divine wisdom and justice of  ,god    
helpeth on this self-tormentor in his   
self-tormenting work1 by  holding the   
justice of the law against which he has 
offended1 and the  unreasonableness of  
such offence1 continually before his    
face4 ,for if1  to an enlightened man   
who is in the door of hope1 the sight of

 all past  evil practices will work in  
him #8vexation of spirit1' to see what  
fools  we were1 7,eccl #a3ad72 how can  
it but be to them that go to hell a     
vexation only to understand the report1 
the report that ,god did give  them of  
sin1 of ,his grace1 of hell1 and of     
everlasting damnation1 and  yet that    
they should be such fools to go thither8
 7,isa #bh3ai74 ,but to  pursue this    
head no further1 ,i will come now to the
 next thing4    ,the loss of the soul a 
double loss4    ,secondly1 ,as the loss 
of the soul is1 in the nature of the    
loss1 a loss  peculiar to itself1 so the
 loss of the soul is a double loss2 it  
is1 ,i  say1 a loss that is double1 lost
 both by man and ,god2 man has lost it1 
and by that loss has lost himself2 ,god 
has lost it1 and by that loss it  is    
cast away4 ,and to make this a little   
plainer unto you1 ,i suppose it  will be
 readily granted that men do lose their 
souls4 ,but now how doth  ,god lose it8 
,the soul is ,god's as well as          

man's--man's because it is of           
themselves2 ,god's because it is ,his   
creature2 ,god has made us this  soul1  
and hence it is that all souls are ,his 
7,jer #ch3af2 ,eze #ah3d74    ,now the  
loss of the soul doth not only stand in 
the sin of man1 but in  the justice of  
,god4 ,hence ,he says1 #8,what is a man 
advantaged1 if he  gain the whole world1
 and lose himself1 or be cast away'     
7,luke #i3be74  ,now this last clause1  
#8or be cast away1' is not spoken to    
show what he  that has lost his soul has
 done1 though a man may also be said to 
cast  away himself2 but to show what    
,god will do to those that have lost    
themselves1 what ,god will add to that  
loss4 ,god will not cast away a         
righteous man1 but ,god will cast away  
the wicked1 such a wicked one as  by the
 text is under our consideration 7,job  
#h3bj2 ,matt #ac3ej74 ,this1  then1 is  
that which ,god will add1 and so make   
the sad state of them  that lose        
themselves double4 ,the man for sin has 

lost himself1 and ,god  by justice will 
cast him away2 according to that of     
,abigail to ,david1  #8,the soul of my  
lord1' said she1 #8shall be bound in the
 bundle of life  with the ,lord thy     
,god2 and the souls of thine enemies1   
them shall ,he  sling out1 as out of the
 middle of a sling' 7#a ,sam #be3bi74   
,so that here  is ,god's hand as well as
 man's2 man's by sin1 and ,god's by     
justice4 ,god  shall cast them away2    
wherefore in the text above mentioned he
 doth not  say1 or cast away himself1 as
 meaning the act of the man whose soul  
is  lost2 but1 #8or be cast away' 7,luke
 #i3be74 ,supposing a second person     
joining with the man himself in the     
making up of the greatness of the  loss 
of the soul--to wit1 ,god himself1 who  
will verily cast away that  man who has 
lost himself4 ,god shall cast them      
away--that is1 exclude  them ,his favour
 or protection1 and deliver them up to  
the due reward of  their deed6 ,he shall
 shut them out of ,his heaven1 and      

deliver them up  to their hell2 ,he     
shall deny them a share in his glory1   
and shall leave  them to their own      
shame2 ,he shall deny them a portion in 
,his peace1 and  shall deliver them up  
to the torments of the devil1 and of    
their own  guilty consciences2 ,he shall
 cast them out of ,his affection1 pity1 
and  compassion1 and shall leave them to
 the flames that they by sin have       
kindled1 and to the worm1 or biting     
cockatrice1 that they themselves  have  
hatched1 nursed1 and nourished in their 
bosoms4 ,and this will make  their loss 
double1 and so a loss that is loss to   
the uttermost1 a loss  above every loss4
 ,a man may cast away himself and not be
 cast away of  ,god2 a man may be cast  
away by others1 and not be cast away of 
,god2  yea1 what way soever a man be    
cast away1 if he be not cast away for   
sin1 he is safe1 he is yet found1 and in
 a sure hand4 ,but for a man so  to lose
 himself as by that loss to provoke ,god
 to cast him away too1  this is fearful4

    ,the casting away1 then1 mentioned  
in ,luke1 is a casting away by the  hand
 of ,god1 by the revenging hand of ,god2
 and it supposeth two  things--#a4      
,god's abhorrence of such a soul4 #b4   
,god's just repaying of it  for its     
wickedness by way of retaliation4    #a4
 ,it supposeth ,god's abhorrence of the 
soul4 ,that which we abhor1 that  we    
cast from us1 and put out of our favour 
and respect with disdain1  and a        
loathing thereof4 ,so when ,god teacheth
 ,israel to loathe and abhor  their     
idols1 ,he bids them #8to cast away     
their very covering as a  stinking and  
menstruous cloth1 and to say unto it1   
#8,get you hence' 7,isa  #cj3bb71 #8,he 
shall gather the good into vessels1 and 
cast the bad away'  7,matt #ac3dh2      
#be3da74 ,cast them out of ,my presence4
 ,well1 but whither  must they go8 ,the 
answer is1 ,into hell1 into utter       
darkness1 into the  fire that is        
prepared for the devil and his angels4  
,wherefore1 to be  cast away1 to be cast

 away of ,god1 it showeth unto us ,god's
 abhorrence  of such souls1 and how vile
 and loathsome such are in ,his divine  
eyes4  ,and the similitude of ,abigail's
 sling1 mentioned before1 doth yet      
further show us the greatness of this   
abhorrence--#8,the souls of thine       
enemies1' said she1 #8,god shall sling  
out as out of the middle of a  sling4'  
,when a man casts a stone away with a   
sling1 then he casteth it  furthest from
 him1 for with a sling he can cast a    
stone further than by  his hand4 #8,and 
he1' saith the text1 #8shall cast them  
away as with a  sling4' ,but that is not
 all1 neither3 for it is not only said  
that ,he  shall sling away their souls1 
but that ,he shall sling them away as   
#8out  of the middle of a sling4' ,when 
a stone is placed1 to be cast away1 in  
the middle of a sling1 then doth the    
slinger cast it furthest of all4  ,now  
,god is the slinger1 abhorrence is ,his 
sling1 the lost soul is the  stone1 and 
it is placed in the very middle of the  

sling1 and is from  thence cast away4   
,and1 therefore1 it is said again1 that 
#8such shall go  into utter1 outer      
darkness'--that is1 furthest off of all4
 ,this  therefore shows us how ,god     
abhors that man that for sin has lost   
himself4 ,and well he may2 for such an  
one has not only polluted and  defiled  
himself with sin2 and that is the most  
offensive thing to ,god  under heaven2  
but he has abused the handiwork of ,god4
 ,the soul1 as ,i  said before1 is the  
workmanship of ,god1 yea1 the top-piece 
that ,he  hath made in all the visible  
world2 also ,he made it for to be       
delighted  with it1 and to admit it into
 communion with ,himself4 ,now for man  
thus  to abuse ,god2 for a man to take  
his soul1 which is ,god's1 and prostrate
  it to sin1 to the world1 to the devil1
 and every beastly lust1 flat  against  
the command of ,god1 and notwithstanding
 the soul was also ,his2  this is       
horrible1 and calls aloud upon that ,god
 whose soul this is to  abhor1 and to   

show1 by all means possible1 ,his       
abhorrence of such an  one4    #b4 ,as  
this casting of them away supposeth     
,god's abhorrence of them1 so  it       
supposeth ,god's just repaying of them  
for their wickedness by way of          
retaliation4    ,god all the time of the
 exercise of ,his long-suffering and    
forbearance  towards them1 did call upon
 them1 wait upon them1 send after them  
by  ,his messengers1 to turn them from  
their evil ways2 but they despised  at1 
they mocked1 the messengers of the      
,lord4 ,also they shut their eyes1  and 
would not see2 they stopped their ears1 
and would not understand2  and did      
harden themselves against the beseeching
 of their ,god4 ,yea1 all  that day long
 ,he did stretch out ,his hand towards  
them1 but they chose  to be a rebellious
 and gainsaying people2 yea1 they said  
unto ,god1  #8,depart from usl' and     
#8what is the ,almighty' that we should 
pray unto  him8 7,hosea #f3b2 ,rev      
#af3ba2 ,job #ba3ad1ae2 ,mal #c3ad74    

,and of all these things ,god takes     
notice1 writes them down1 and seals     
them up for the time to come1 and will  
bring them out and spread them  before  
them1 saying1 ,i have called1 and you   
have refused2 ,i have  stretched out    
,mine hand1 and no man regarded2 ,i have
 exercised  patience1 and gentleness1   
and long-suffering towards you1 and in  
all  that time you despised ,me1 and    
cast ,me behind your back2 and now the  
time1 and the exercise of ,my patience1 
when ,i waited upon you1 and  suffered  
your manners1 and did bear your         
contempts and scorns1 is at an  end2    
wherefore ,i will now arise1 and come   
forth to the judgment that ,i  have     
appointed4    ,but1 ,lord1 saith the    
sinner1 we turn now4    ,but now2 saith 
,god1 turning is out of season2 the day 
of ,my patience is  ended4    ,but1     
,lord1 says the sinner1 behold our      
cries4    ,but you did not1 says ,god1  
behold nor regard ,my cries4    ,but1   
,lord1 saith the sinner1 let our        

beseeching find place in ,thy           
compassions4    ,but1 saith ,god1 ,i    
also beseeched1 and ,i was not heard4   
,but ,lord1 says the sinner1 our sins   
lie hard upon us4    ,but ,i offered you
 pardon when time was1 says ,god1 and   
then you did  utterly reject it4        
,but1 ,lord1 says the sinner1 let us    
therefore have it now4    ,but now the  
door is shut1 saith ,god4    ,and what  
then8 ,why1 then1 by way of retaliation1
 ,god will serve them as  they have     
served ,him2 and so the wind-up of the  
whole will be this--they  shall have    
like for like4 ,time was when they would
 have none of ,him1  and now will ,god  
have none of them4 ,time was when they  
cast ,god behind  their back1 and now   
,he will cast away their soul4 ,time was
 when they  would not heed ,his calls1  
and now ,he will not heed their cries4  
,time  was when they abhorred ,him1 and 
now ,his soul also abhorreth them 7,zech
  #aa3h74 ,this is now by way of        
retaliation--like for like1 scorn for   

scorn1 repulse for repulse1 contempt for
 contempt2 according to that  which is  
written1 #8,therefore it is come to     
pass1 that as ,he cried1 and  they would
 not hear2 so they cried1 and ,i would  
not hear1 saith the  ,lord' 7,zech      
#g3ac74 ,and thus ,i have also showed   
you that the loss of the  soul is       
double--lost by man1 lost by ,god4      
,but oh6 who thinks of this8 who1 ,i    
say1 that now makes light of ,god1 of   
,his ,word1 ,his servants1 and ways1    
once dreams of such retaliation1  though
 ,god to warn them hath even1 in the day
 of ,his patience1  threatened to do it 
in the day of ,his wrath1 saying1       
#8,because ,i have  called1 and ye      
refused2 ,i have stretched out ,my hand1
 and no man  regarded2 but ye have set  
at nought all ,my counsel1 and would    
none of  ,my reproof3 ,i also will laugh
 at your calamity2 ,i will mock when    
your  fear cometh2 when your fear cometh
 as desolation1 and your destruction    
cometh as a whirlwind2 when distress and

 anguish cometh upon you4 ,then  shall  
they call upon ,me1 but ,i will not     
answer2 they shall seek ,me  early1 but 
they shall not find ,me' 7,prov         
#a3bd-bh74 ,i will do unto them  as they
 have done unto ,me2 and what           
unrighteousness is in all this8  ,but1  
,the loss of the soul most fearful4     
,thirdly1 ,as the loss of the soul is a 
loss peculiar to itself1 and a  loss    
double1 so1 in the third place1 it is a 
loss most fearful1 because  it is a loss
 attended with the most heavy curse of  
,god4 ,this is  manifest both in the    
giving of the rule of life1 and also in1
 and at  the time of execution for1 the 
breach of that rule4 ,it is manifest at 
the giving of the rule--#8,cursed be he 
that confirmeth not all the words  of   
this law to do them4 ,and all the people
 shall say1 ,amen' 7,deu #bg3bf2  ,gal  
#c3aj74 ,it is also manifest that it    
shall be so at the time of              
execution--#8,depart from ,me1 ye       
cursed1 into everlasting fire1 prepared 

for the devil and his angels' 7,matt    
#be3da74 ,what this curse is1 none do   
know so well as ,god that giveth it1 and
 as the fallen angels1 and the  spirits 
of damned men that are now shut up in   
the prison of hell1 and  bear it4 ,but  
certainly it is the chief and highest of
 all kind of  curses4 ,to be cursed in  
the basket and in the store1 in the womb
 and in  the barn1 in my cattle and in  
my body1 are but flea-bitings to this1  
though they are also insupportable in   
themselves2 only in general it  may be  
described thus4 ,but to touch upon this 
curse1 it lieth in  deprivation of all  
good1 and in a being swallowed up of all
 the most  fearful miseries that a holy1
 and just1 and eternal ,god can         
righteously  inflict1 or lay upon the   
soul of a sinful man4 ,now let ,reason  
here come  in and exercise itself in the
 most exquisite manner2 yea1 let him now
  count up all1 and all manner of curses
 and torments that a reasonable  and an 
immortal soul is1 or can be made capable

 of1 and able to suffer  under1 and when
 he has done1 he shall come infinitely  
short of this  great anathema1 this     
master curse which ,god has reserved    
amongst ,his  treasuries1 and intends to
 bring out in that day of battle and    
war1  which ,he purposeth to make upon  
damned souls in that day4#af ,and this  
,god will do1 partly as a retaliation1  
as the former1 and partly by way  of    
revenge4 #a4 ,by way of retaliation3    
#8,as he loved cursing1 so let it  come 
unto him3 as he delighted not in        
blessing1 so let it be far from  him4'  
,again1 #8,as he clothed himself with   
cursing like as with his  garment1 so   
let it come into his bowels like water1 
and like oil into  his bones2 let it be 
unto him as a garment which covereth    
him1 and for  a girdle wherewith he is  
girded continually' 7,psa #aji3ag-ai74  
#8,let  this1' saith ,christ1 #ag #8be  
the reward of mine adversaries from the 
,lord' 7vs4 #bj etc74 #b4 ,as this curse
 comes by way of retaliation1 so it     

cometh by way of revenge4 ,god will     
right the wrongs that sinners have  done
 ,him1 will repay vengeance for the     
despite and reproach wherewith  they    
have affronted ,him1 and will revenge   
the quarrel of ,his covenant4  ,and the 
beginning of revenges are terrible1     
7,deu #ca3da1db72 what1 then1  will the 
whole execution be1 when ,he shall come 
in flaming fire1 taking  vengeance on   
them that know not ,god1 and that obey  
not the gospel of  ,jesus ,christ8 ,and1
 therefore1 this curse is executed in   
wrath1 in  jealousy1 in anger1 in fury2 
yea1 the heavens and the earth shall be 
burned up with the fire of that jealousy
 in which the great ,god will  come1    
when ,he cometh to curse the souls of   
sinners1 and when ,he cometh  to defy   
the ungodly1 7#b ,thess #a3 #g-i74      
,it is little thought of1 but the manner
 of the coming of ,god to judge  the    
world declares what the souls of        
impenitent sinners must look for  then4 
,it is common among men1 when we see the

 form of a man's  countenance changed1  
when we see fire sparkle out of his     
eyes1 when we  read rage and fury in    
every cast of his face1 even before he  
says  aught1 or doth aught either1 to   
conclude that some fearful thing is now 
to be done 7,dan #c3ai1bc74 ,why1 it is 
said of ,christ when ,he cometh to      
judgment1 that the heavens and the earth
 fly away1 as not being able to  endure 
,his looks1 7,rev #bj3aa1ab72 that ,his 
angels are clad in flaming  fire1 and   
that the elements melt with fervent     
heat2 and all this is1  that the        
perdition of ungodly men might be       
completed1 #8from the  presence of the  
,lord1 in the heat of ,his anger1 from  
the glory of ,his  power' 7#b ,pet #c3g2
 #b ,thess #a3h1i74 ,therefore1 ,god    
will now be revenged1  and so ease      
,himself of ,his enemies1 when ,he shall
 cause curses like  millstones to fall  
as thick as hail on #8the hairy scalp of
 such a one  as goeth on still in his   
trespasses' 7,psa #fh3bl74 ,but1    ,the

 loss of the soul a loss everlasting4   
,fourthly1 ,as the loss of the soul is a
 loss peculiar to itself1 a loss        
double1 and a loss most fearful1 so it  
is a loss everlasting4 ,the soul  that  
is lost is never to be found again1     
never to be recovered again1  never to  
be redeemed again1 its banishment from  
,god is everlasting2 the  fire in which 
it burns1 and by which it must be       
tormented1 is a fire  that is ever1     
everlasting fire1 everlasting burnings2 
the adder1 the  snake1 the stinging     
worm1 dieth not1 nor is the fire        
quenched2 and this  is a fearful thing4 
,a man may endure to touch the fire with
 a short  touch1 and away2 but to dwell 
with everlasting burnings1 that is      
fearful4 ,oh1 then1 what is dwelling    
with them1 and in them1 for ever  and   
ever6 ,we use to say1 light burdens far 
carried are heavy2 what1  then1 will it 
be to bear that burden1 that guilt1 that
 the law and the  justice and wrath of  
,god will lay upon the lost soul for    

ever8 ,now tell  the stars1 now tell the
 drops of the sea1 and now tell the     
blades of  grass that are spread upon   
the face of all the earth1 if thou      
canst3  and yet sooner mayest thou do   
this than count the thousands of        
millions  of thousands of years that a  
damned soul shall lie in hell4 ,suppose 
every star that is now in the firmament 
was to burn1 by himself1 one by  one1 a 
thousand years apiece1 would it not be a
 long while before the  last of them was
 burned out8 and yet sooner might that  
be done than the  damned soul be at the 
end of punishment4    ,there are three  
things couched under this last head that
 will fill up  the punishment of a      
sinner4 #a4 ,the first is1 that it is   
everlasting4 #b4  ,the second is1 that1 
therefore1 it will be impossible for the
 souls in  hell ever to say1 ,now we are
 got half way through our sorrows4 #c4  
,the  third is1 and yet every moment    
they shall endure eternal punishment4   
#a4 ,the first ,i have touched upon     

already1 and1 therefore1 shall not      
enlarge2 only ,i would ask the wanton or
 unthinking sinner1 whether  twenty1 or 
thirty1 or forty years of the deceitful 
pleasures of sin is  so rich a prize1 as
 that a man may well venture the ruin1  
that  everlasting burnings will make    
upon his soul for the obtaining of them1
  and living a few moments in them4     
,sinner1 consider this before ,i go any 
further1 or before thou readest one line
 more4 ,if thou hast a soul1 it         
concerns thee2 if there be a hell1 it   
concerns thee2 and if there be a  ,god  
that can and will punish the soul for   
sin everlastingly in hell1 it  concerns 
thee2 because1    #b4 ,in the second    
place1 it will be impossible for the    
damned soul ever  to say1 ,i am now got 
half way through my sorrows4 ,that which
 has no  end1 has no middle4 ,sinner1   
make a round circle1 or ring1 upon the  
ground1 of what bigness thou wilt2 this 
done1 go thy way upon that  circle1 or  
ring1 until thou comest to the end      

thereof2 but that1 sayest  thou1 ,i can 
never do2 because it has no end4 ,i     
answer1 but thou mayest  as soon do that
 as wade half way through the lake of   
fire that is  prepared for impenitent   
souls4 ,sinner1 what wilt thou take to  
make a  mountain of sand that will reach
 as high as the sun is at noon8 ,i know 
that thou wilt not be engaged in such a 
work2 because it is impossible  thou    
shouldst ever perform it4 ,but ,i dare  
say the task is greater when  the sinner
 has let out himself to sin for a       
servant2 because the wages  is          
everlasting burnings4 ,i know thou      
mayest perform thy service2 but  the    
wages1 the judgment1 the punishment is  
so endless1 that thou1 when  thou hast  
been in it more millions of years than  
can be numbered1 art  not1 nor never yet
 shalt be1 able to say1 ,i am half way  
through it4 ,and  yet1    #c4 ,that soul
 shall partake every moment of that     
punishment that is  eternal4 #8,even as 
,sodom and ,gomorrah1 and the cities    

about them in like  manner1 giving      
themselves over to fornication1 and     
going after strange  flesh1 are set     
forth for an example1 suffering the     
vengeance of eternal  fire' 7,jude #g74 
7#a47 ,they shall endure eternal        
punishment in the nature of punishment4 
,there is no punishment here wherewith  
one man can chastise another that  can  
deserve a greater title than that of    
transient1 or temporary  punishment2 but
 the punishment there is eternal1 even  
in every stripe  that is given1 and in  
every moment that it grappleth with the 
soul2  even every twinge1 every gripe1  
and every stroke that justice           
inflicteth1 leaveth anguish that1 of    
their condition according as will  best 
stand with in the nature of punishment1 
is eternal behind it4 ,it  is eternal1  
because it is from ,god1 and lasts for  
ever and ever4 ,the  justice that       
inflicts it has not a beginning1 and it 
is this justice in  the operations of it
 that is always dealing with the soul4  

7#b47 ,all the workings of the soul     
under this punishment are such as  cause
 it1 in its sufferings1 to endure that  
which is eternal4 ,it can  have no      
thought of the end of punishment1 but it
 is presently recalled  by the decreed  
gulf that bindeth them under perpetual  
punishment4 ,the  great fixed gulf1 they
 know1 will keep them in their present  
place1 and  not suffer them to go to    
heaven 7,luke #af3bf74 ,and now there is
 no other  place but heaven or hell to  
be in2 for then the earth1 and the works
  that are therein1 will be burned up4  
,read the text1 #8,but the day of the   
,lord will come as a thief in the night2
 in which the heavens shall pass  away  
with a great noise1 and the elements    
shall melt with fervent heat2  the earth
 also and all the works that are        
therein1 shall be burned up'  7#b ,peter
 #c3aj74 ,if1 then1 there will be no    
third place1 it standeth in  their      
minds1 as well as in ,god's decree1 that
 their punishments shall  be eternal2   

so1 then1 sorrows1 anguish1 tribulation1
 grief1 woe1 and  pain1 will1 in every  
moment of its abiding upon the soul1 not
 only flow  from thoughts of what has   
been1 and what is1 but also from what   
will  be1 and that for ever and ever4   
,thus every thought that is truly       
grounded in the cause and nature of     
their state will roll1 toss1 and  tumble
 them up and down in the cogitations and
 fearful apprehensions of  the          
lastingness of their damnation4 ,for1 ,i
 say1 their minds1 their  memories1     
their understandings1 and consciences1  
will all1 and always1  be swallowed up  
with #8for everl' yea1 they themselves  
will1 by the  means of these things1 be 
their own tormentors for ever4    7#c47 
,there will not be spaces1 as days1     
months1 years1 and the like1 as  now2   
though we make bold so to speak1 the    
better to present our  thoughts to each 
other's capacities2 for then there shall
 be time no  longer2 also1 day and night
 shall then be come to an end4 #8,he    

hath  compassed the waters with bounds1 
until the day and night come to an  end'
 7,job #bf3aj74 ,until the end of light 
with darkness4 ,now when time1  and day1
 and night1 are come to an end1 then    
there comes in eternity1  as there was  
before the day1 and night1 or time1 was 
created2 and when  this is come1        
punishment nor glory must none of them  
be measured by  days1 or months1 or     
years1 but by eternity itself4 ,nor     
shall those  concerned either in misery 
or glory reckon of their now new state1 
as  they need to reckon of things in    
this world2 but they shall be suited  in
 their capacities1 in their             
understandings and apprehensions1 to    
judge and count of their condition      
according as will best stand with  their
 state in eternity4#ah    ,could we but 
come to an understanding of things done 
in heaven and  hell1 as we understand   
how things are done in this world1 we   
should be  strangely amazed to see how  
the change of places and of conditions  

has  made a change in the understandings
 of men1 and in the manner of their     
enjoyment of things4 ,but this we must  
let alone till the next world1  and     
until our launching into it2 and then1  
whether we be of the right  or left hand
 ones1 we shall well know the state and 
condition of both  kingdoms4 ,in the    
meantime1 let us addict ourselves to the
 belief of the  ,scriptures of truth1   
for therein is revealed the way to that 
of eternal  life1 and how to escape the 
damnation of the soul 7,matt #be3cc74   
,but  thus much for the loss of the     
soul1 unto which let me add1 for a      
conclusion1 these verses following3--   
,these cry alas6 ,but all in vain2      
,they stick fast in the mire2  ,they    
would be rid of present pain1      ,yet 
set themselves on fire4    ,darkness is 
their perplexity1      ,yet do they hate
 the light2  ,they always see their     
misery1      ,yet are themselves1 all   
night4    ,they are all dead1 yet live  
they do1      ,yet neither live nor die2

  ,they die to weal1 and live to        
woe--#ai      ,this is their misery4    
,now will confusion so possess1         
,these monuments of ire1  ,and so       
confound them with distress1      ,and  
trouble their desire1    ,that what to  
think1 or what to do1      ,or where to 
lay their head1  ,they know not3 'tis   
the damned's woe1      ,to live1 and yet
 be dead4    ,these castaways would fain
 have life1      ,but know they never   
shall2  ,they would forget their        
dreadful plight4      ,but that sticks  
fast'st of all4    ,god1 ,christ1 and   
heav'n1 they know are best1      ,yet   
dare not on them think2  ,they know the 
saints enjoy their rest1      ,while    
they their tears do drink4    ,,of ,,the
 ,,cause ,,of ,,the ,,loss ,,of ,,the   
,,soul4    ,,fourth1 ,and now ,i am come
 to the fourth thing--that is1 to show  
you the  cause of the loss of the soul4 
,that men have souls1 that souls are    
great things1 that souls may be lost1   
this ,i have showed you already2        

wherefore ,i now proceed to show you the
 cause of this loss4 ,the cause  is laid
 down in the #ahth chapter of ,ezekiel1 
in these words--#8,behold1  all souls1' 
says ,god1 #8are ,mine2 as the soul of  
the father1 so also the  soul of the son
 is ,mine3 the soul that sinneth1 it    
shall die' 7#e3d74    ,sin the cause of 
the loss of his soul4    ,first1 ,it is 
sin1 then1 or sinning against ,god1 that
 is the cause of  dying1 or damning in  
hell fire1 for that must be meant by    
dying2  otherwise1 to die1 according to 
our ordinary acceptation of the notion1 
the soul is not capable of1 it being    
indeed immortal1 as hath been  afore    
asserted4 ,so1 then1 the soul that      
sinneth--that is1 and  persevering in   
the same--that soul shall die1 be cast  
away1 or damned2  yea1 to ascertain us  
of the undoubted truth of this1 the     
,holy ,ghost  doth repeat it again1 and 
that in this very chapter1 saying1      
#8,the soul  that sinneth1 it shall die'
 7#e3bj74 ,now1 the soul may divers ways

 be  said to sin against ,god2 as1      
#a4 ,in its receiving of sin into its   
bosom1 and in its retaining and         
entertaining of it there4 ,sin must     
first be received before it can act  in1
 or be acted by1 the soul4 ,our first   
parents first received it in  the       
suggestion or motion1 and then acted it4
 ,now it is not here to be  disputed    
when sin was received by the soul1 so   
much as whether ever the  soul received 
sin2 for if the soul has indeed received
 sin into itself1  then it has sinned1  
and by doing so1 has made itself an     
object of the  wrath of ,god1 and a fire
 brand of hell4 ,i say1 ,i will not here
 dispute  when sin was received by the  
soul1 but it is apparent enough that it 
received it betimes1 because in old time
 every child that was brought  unto the 
,lord was to be redeemed1 and that at a 
month old1 7,exo #ac3ac2  #cd3bj2 ,num  
#ah3ae1 #af72 which1 to be sure1 was    
very early1 and implied  that then1 even
 then1 the soul in ,god's judgment stood

 before ,him as  defiled and polluted   
with sin4 ,but although ,i said ,i will 
not dispute  at what time the soul may  
be said to receive sin1 yet it is       
evident  that it was precedent to the   
redemption made mention of just before1 
and so before the person redeemed had   
attained the age of a month4 ,and  that 
,god might1 in the language of ,moses1  
give us to see cause of the  necessity  
of this redemption1 he first            
distinguisheth1 and saith1 #8,the       
firstling of a cow1 or the firstling of 
a sheep1 or the firstling of a  goat1'  
did not need this redemption1 for they  
were clean1 or holy4 ,but  the firstborn
 of men1 who was taken in lieu of the   
rest of the  children1 and the          
#8firstling of unclean beasts1 thou     
shalt surely  redeem1' saith ,he4 ,but  
why was the firstborn of men coupled    
with  unclean beasts1 but because they  
are both unclean8 ,the beast was        
unclean by ,god's ordination1 but the   
other was unclean by sin4 ,now1  then1  

it will be demanded1 how a soul1 before 
it was a month old1 could  receive sin  
to the making of itself unclean8 ,i     
answer1 ,there are two  ways of         
receiving1 one active1 the other        
passive2 this last is the way  by which 
the soul at first receiveth sin1 and by 
so receiving1 becometh  culpable1       
because polluted and defiled by it4 ,and
 this passive way of  receiving is often
 mentioned in ,scripture4 ,thus the pans
 received the  ashes1 7,exo #bg3c72 thus
 the molten sea received three thousand 
baths1  7#b ,chron #d3e72 thus the      
ground receiveth the seed1 7,matt       
#ac3bj-bc72 and  this receiving is like 
that of the wool which receiveth the    
dye1 either  black1 white1 or red2 and  
as the fire that receiveth the water    
till it  be all quenched therewith3 or  
as the water receiveth such stinking and
  poisonous matter into it1 as for the  
sake of it1 it is poured out and  spilt 
upon the ground4 ,but whence should the 
soul thus receive sin8 ,i  answer1 from 

the body1 while it is in the mother's   
belly2 the body  comes from polluted    
man1 and therefore is polluted 7,psa    
#ea3 #e74 #8,who  can bring a clean     
thing out of an unclean8' 7,job #ad3d74 
,the soul comes  from ,god's hand1 and  
therefore as so is pure and clean3 but  
being put  into this body1 it is        
tainted1 polluted1 and defiled with the 
taint1  stench1 and filth of sin2 nor   
can this stench and filth be by man     
purged out1 when once from the body got 
into the soul2 sooner may the           
blackamoor change his skin1 or the      
leopard his spots1 than the soul1  were 
it willing1 might purge itself of this  
pollution4 #8,though thou  wash thee    
with nitre1 and take thee much soap1 yet
 thine iniquity is  marked before ,me1  
saith the ,lord ,god' 7,jer #b3bb74     
#b4 ,but as ,i said1 the soul has not   
only received sin1 but retains it1      
holds it1 and shows no kind of          
resistance4 ,it is enough that the soul 
is polluted and defiled1 for that is    

sufficient to provoke ,god to cast  it  
away2 for which of you would take a     
cloth annoyed with stinking1  ulcerous  
sores1 to wipe your mouth withal1 or to 
thrust it into your  bosoms8 and the    
soul is polluted with far worse         
pollution than any such  can be4 ,but   
this is not all2 it retains sin as the  
wool retains the  dye1 or as the        
infected water receives the stench or   
poisonous scent2 ,i  say1 it retains it 
willingly2 for all the power of the soul
 is not only  captivated by a seizure of
 sin upon the soul1 but it willingly1   
heartily1 unanimously1 universally      
falleth in with the natural filth  and  
pollution that is in sin1 to the        
estranging of itself from ,god1 and  an 
obtaining of an intimacy and compliance 
with the devil4    ,now this being the  
state and condition of the soul from the
 belly1#bj  yea1 from before it sees the
 light of this world1 what can be       
concluded  but that ,god is offended    
with it8 ,for how can it otherwise be1  

since  there is holiness and justice in 
,god8 ,hence those that are born of a   
woman1 whose original is by carnal      
conception with man1 are said to be  as 
serpents so soon as born4 #8,the wicked 
7and all at first are so7 go  astray as 
soon as they be born1 speakings lies4   
,their poison is like  the poison of a  
serpent3 they are like the deaf adder1  
that stoppeth  her ear' 7,psa #eh3c1d74 
,they go astray from the belly2 but that
 they  would not do1 if aught of the    
powers of their soul were unpolluted4   
#8,but their poison is like the poison  
of a serpent4' ,their poison--what  is  
that8 ,their pollution1 their original  
pollution1 that is as the  poison of a  
serpent--to wit1 not only deadly1 for so
 poison is1 but also  hereditary4 ,it   
comes from the old one1 from the sire   
and dam2 yea1 it  is also now become    
connatural to and with them1 and is of  
the same date  with the child as born   
into the world4 ,the serpent has not her
 poison1  in the original of it1 either 

from imitation or from other infective  
things abroad1 though it may by such    
things be helped forward and  increased2
 but she brings it with her in her      
bowels1 in her nature1 and  it is to her
 as suitable to her present condition as
 it is that which  is most sweet and    
wholesome to other of the creatures4    
,so1 then1 every  soul comes into the   
world as poisoned with sin2 nay1 as such
 which have  poison connatural to them2 
for it has not only received sin as the 
wool  has received the dye1 but it      
retaineth it4 ,the infection is got so  
deep1 it has taken the black so         
effectually1 that the tint1 the very    
fire of hell1 can never purge the soul  
therefrom4    ,and that the soul has    
received this infection thus early1 and 
that it  retains it so surely1 is not   
only signified by children coming into  
the  world besmeared in their mother's  
blood1 and by the firstborn's being     
redeemed at a month old1 but also by the
 first inclinations and actions  of     

children when they are so come into the 
world 7,exo #bf74 ,who sees not  that   
lying1 pride1 disobedience to parents1  
and hypocrisy1 do put forth  themselves 
in children before they know that they  
do either well or ill  in so doing1 or  
before they are capable to learn either 
of these arts  by imitation1 or seeing  
understandingly the same things done    
first by  others8 ,he that sees not that
 they do it naturally from a principle1 
from an inherent principle1 is either   
blinded1 and has retained his  darkness 
by the same sin as they1 or has suffered
 himself to be swayed  by a delusion    
from him who at first infused this spawn
 of sin into  man's nature4    ,nor doth
 the averseness of children to morality 
a little demonstrate  what has been     
said2 for as it would make a serpent    
sick1 should one  give it a strong      
antidote against his poison1 so then are
 children1 and  never more than then1   
disturbed in their minds1 when a strict 
hand and  a stiff rein by moral         

discipline is maintained over and upon  
them4  ,true1 sometimes restraining     
grace corrects them1 but that is not of 
themselves2 but more oft hypocrisy is   
the great and first moving wheel  to all
 their seeming compliances with         
admonitions1 which indulgent  parents   
are apt to overlook1 yea1 and sometimes1
 through unadvisedness1  to count for   
the principles of grace4 ,i speak now of
 that which comes  before conversion4   
,but as ,i said before1 ,i would not now
 dispute1 only  ,i have thought good    
thus to urge these things to make my    
assertion  manifest1 and to show what is
 the cause of the damnation of the soul4
    #c4 ,again2 as the soul receives    
sin1 and retains it1 so it also doth    
entertain it--that is1 countenance1     
smile upon1 and like its complexion  and
 nature well4 ,a man may detain--that   
is1 hold fast--a thing which yet  he    
doth not regard2 but when he entertains1
 then he countenances1  likes1 and      
delights in the company4 ,sin1 then1 is 

first received by the  soul1 as has been
 afore explained1 and by that reception 
is polluted  and defiled4 ,this makes it
 hateful in the eyes of justice3 it is  
now  polluted4 ,then1 secondly1 this sin
 is not only received1 but              
retained--that is1 it sticks so fast1   
abides so fixedly in the soul1  that it 
cannot be gotten out2 this is the cause 
of the continuation of  abhorrence2 for 
if ,god abhors because there is a being 
of sin there1 it  must needs be that he 
should continue to abhor1 since sin     
continues to  have a being there4 ,but  
then1 in the third place1 sin is not    
only  received1 detained1 but           
entertained by the now defiled and      
polluted  soul2 wherefore this must     
needs be a cause of the continuance of  
anger1  and that with aggravation4 ,when
 ,i say1 entertained1 ,i do not mean as 
men entertain their enemies1 with small 
and great shot1 #ba but as they         
entertain those whom they like1 and     
those that are got into their           

affections4 #bb ,and therefore the wrath
 of ,god must certainly be let out  upon
 the soul1 to the everlasting damnation 
of it4    ,now that the soul doth thus  
entertain sin1 is manifest by these     
several  particulars--    7#a47 ,it hath
 admitted it with complacence and       
delight into every  chamber of the soul2
 ,i mean1 it has been delightfully      
admitted to an  entertainment by all the
 powers or faculties of the soul4 ,the  
soul hath  chosen it rather than ,god3  
it also1 at ,god's command1 refuseth to 
let  it go2 yea1 it chooseth that       
doctrine1 and loveth it best1 since it  
must have a doctrine1 that has most of  
sin and baseness in it 7,isa  #fe3ab2   
#ff3c74 ,they #8say to the seers1 ,see  
not2 and to the prophets1  ,prophesy not
 unto us right things1 speak unto us    
smooth things1  prophesy deceits' 7,isa 
#cj3aj74 ,these are signs that the soul 
with  liking hath entertained sin2 and  
if there be at any time1 as indeed      
there is1 a warrant issued out from the 

mouth of ,god to apprehend1 to  condemn1
 and mortify sin1 why then1    7#b47    
,these shifts the souls of sinners do   
presently make for the saving  of sin   
from those things that by the ,word men 
are commanded to do unto  it--    7a7   
,they will1 if possible1 hide it1 and   
not suffer it to be  discovered4 #8,he  
that hideth his sins#bc shall not       
prosper' 7,prov #bh3ac74  ,and again1   
they hide it1 and refuse to let it go   
7,job #bj3ab1ac74 ,this  is an evident  
sign that the soul has a favour for sin1
 and that with  liking it1 entertains   
it4    7b7 ,as it will hide it1 so it   
will excuse it1 and plead that this and 
that piece of wickedness is no such evil
 thing2 men need not be so  nice1 and   
make such a pother#bd about it1 calling 
those that cry out so  hotly against it1
 men more nice than wise4 ,hence the    
prophets of old  used to be called      
madmen1 and the world would reply       
against their  doctrine1 ,wherein have  
we been so wearisome to ,god1 and what  

have we  spoken so much against ,him8   
7,mal #a3f1g2 #c3h1ac74    7c7 ,as the  
soul will do this1 so to save sin1 it   
will cover it with  names of virtue1    
either moral or civil2 and of this ,god 
greatly  complains1 yea1 breaks into    
anger for this1 saying1 #8,woe to them  
that  call evil good1 and good evil2    
that put darkness for light1 and light  
for darkness2 and put bitter for sweet1 
and sweet for bitter' 7,isa  #e3bj76    
7d7 ,if convictions and discovery of sin
 be so strong and so plain1 that  the   
soul cannot deny but that it is sin1 and
 that ,god is offended  therewith2 then 
it will give flattering promises to ,god
 that it will  indeed put it away2 but  
yet it will prefix a time that shall be 
long  first1 if it also then at all     
performs it1 saying1 ,yet a little      
sleep1  yet a little slumber1 yet a     
little folding of sin in mine arms1 till
 ,i  am older1 till ,i am richer1 till  
,i have had more of the sweetness and   
the delights of sin4 ,thus1 #8their soul

 delighteth in their  abominations'     
7,isa #ff3c74    7e7 ,if ,god yet       
pursues1 and will see whether this      
promise of putting  sin out of doors    
shall be fulfilled by the soul1 why     
then1 it will be  partial in ,god's law2
 it will put away some1 and keep some2  
put away  the grossest1 and keep the    
finest2 put away those that can best be 
spared1 and keep the most profitable for
 a help at a pinch 7,mal #b3i74    7f7  
,yes1 if all sin must be abandoned1 or  
the soul shall have no rest1  why then1 
the soul and sin will part 7with such a 
parting as it is71  even as ,phaltiel   
parted with ,david's wife1 with an ill  
will and a  sorrowful mind2 or as ,orpha
 left her mother1 with a kiss 7#b ,sam  
#c3af2  ,ruth #a3ad74    7g7 ,and if at 
any time they can1 or shall1 meet with  
each other again1  and nobody never the 
wiser1 ,o1 what courting will be betwixt
 sin and  the soul8 ,and this is called 
doing of things in the dark 7,eze       
#h3ab74    ,by all these1 and many more 

things that might be instanced1 it is   
manifest that sin has a friendly        
entertainment by the soul1 and that     
therefore the soul is guilty of         
damnation2 for what do all these things 
argue1 but that ,god1 ,his ,word1 ,his  
ways1 and graces1 are out of favour     
with the soul1 and that sin and ,satan  
are its only pleasant companions8  ,but1
    ,how sin1 by the help of the soul1  
destroys it4    ,secondly1 ,that ,i may 
yet show you what a great thing sin is  
with the  soul that is to be damned1 ,i 
will show how sin1 by the help of the   
soul1 is managed1 from the motion of    
sin1 even till it comes to the  very    
act2 for sin cannot come to an act      
without the help of the soul4  ,the body
 doth little here1 as ,i shall further  
show you anon4    ,there is then a      
motion of sin presented to the soul 7and
 whether  presented by sin itself or the
 devil1 we will not at this time        
dispute72 motions of sin1 and motions to
 sin there are1 and always the  end of  

the motions of sin are to prevail with  
the soul to help that  motion into an   
act4 ,but1 ,i say1 there is a motion to 
sin moved to the  soul2 or1 as ,james   
calls it1 a conception4 ,now behold how 
the soul  deals with this motion in     
order to the finishing of sin1 that     
death  might follow 7,rom #g3e74    #a4 
,this motion is taken notice of by the  
soul1 but is not resisted nor  striven  
against1 only the soul lifts up its eyes
 upon it1 and sees that  there is       
present a motion to sin1 a motion of sin
 presented to the  soul1 that the soul  
might midwife it from the conception    
into the  world4    #b4 ,well1 notice   
being taken that a motion to sin is     
present1 what  follows but that the     
fancy or imagination of the soul taketh 
it home to  it1 and doth not only look  
upon it and behold it more narrowly1 but
  begins to trick and trim up the sin to
 the pleasing of itself and of  all the 
powers of the soul4 ,that this is true1 
is evident1 because ,god  findeth fault 

with the imagination as with that which 
lendeth to sin  the first hand1 and that
 giveth to it the first lift towards its
 being  helped forward to act4 #8,and   
,god saw that the wickedness of man was 
great in the earth' 7,gen #f3e1ab1ac74  
,that is1 many abominable actions  were 
done2 for all flesh had corrupted ,god's
 way upon the earth4 ,but  how came this
 to be so8 ,why1 every imagination of   
the thoughts1 or of  the motions that   
were in the heart to sin1 was evil1 only
 evil1 and  that continuously4 ,the     
imagination of the thoughts was         
evil--that is1  such as tended not to   
deaden or stifle1 but such as tended to 
animate  and forward the motions or     
thoughts of sin into action4 ,every     
imagination of the thoughts--that which 
is here called a thought1 by  ,paul to  
the ,romans1 called a motion4 ,now the  
imagination should1 and  would1 had it  
been on ,god's side1 so have conceived  
of this motion of  and to sins1 all to  
have presented it in all its features so

 ugly1 so  ill favoured1 and so         
unreasonable a thing to the soul1 that  
the soul  should forthwith have let down
 the sluice1 and pulled up the          
drawbridge1 put a stop1 with greatest   
defiance1 to the motion now under       
consideration2 but the imagination being
 defiled1 it presently1 at the  very    
first view or noise of the motion of    
sin1 so acted as to forward  the        
bringing the said motion or thought into
 act4 ,so1 then1 the thought  of sin1 or
 motion thereto1 is first of all        
entertained by the  imagination and     
fancy of the soul1 and thence conveyed  
to the rest of  the powers of the soul  
to be condemned1 if the imagination be  
good2 but  to be helped forward to the  
act1 if the imagination be evil4 ,and   
thus  the evil imagination helpeth the  
motion of and to sin towards the act1   
even by dressing of it up in that guise 
and habit that may best delude  the     
understanding1 judgment1 and conscience2
 and that is done after  this manner3   

suppose a motion of sin to commit       
fornication1 to swear1  to steal1 to act
 covetously1 or the like1 be propounded 
to the fancy  and imagination2 the      
imagination1 if evil1 presently dresseth
 up this  motion in that garb that best 
suiteth with the nature of the sin4 ,as1
  if it be the lust of uncleanness1 then
 is the motion to sin drest up in  all  
the imaginable pleasurableness of that  
sin2 if to covetousness1  then is the   
sin drest up in the profits and honours 
that attend that  sin2 and so of theft  
and the like2 but if the motion be to   
swear1  hector1 or the like1 then is    
that motion drest up with valour and    
manliness2 and so you may count of the  
rest of sinful motions2 and thus  being 
trimmed up like a ,bartholomew baby1 #be
 it is presented to all the  rest of the
 powers of the soul1 where with joint   
consent it is admired  and embraced1 to 
the firing and inflaming all the powers 
of the soul4    ,and hence it is that   
men are said to inflame themselves with 

their  idols under every green tree4    
#8,and to be as fed horses1 neighing    
after  their neighbour's wife' 7,jer    
#e3h74 ,for the imagination is such a   
forcible power1 that if it putteth forth
 itself to dress up and present  a thing
 to the soul1 whether that thing be evil
 or good1 the rest of  the faculties    
cannot withstand it4 ,therefore1 when   
,david prayed for the  children of      
,israel1 he said1 #8,i have seen with   
joy thy people1 which  are present here1
 to offer willingly unto theel' that is1
 for  preparations to build the temple4 
#8,o ,lord ,god1' saith he1 #8keep this 
for ever in the imagination of the      
thoughts of the heart of ,thy people1   
and prepare their heart unto ,thee' 7#a 
,chron #bi3ag1 #ah74 ,he knew that as   
the imagination was prepared1 so would  
the soul be moved1 whether by  evil or  
good2 therefore as to this1 he prays    
that their imagination  might be engaged
 always with apprehensions of the       
beauteousness of the  temple1 that they 

might always1 as now1 offer willingly   
for its  building4    ,but1 as ,i said1 
when the imagination hath thus set forth
 sin to the  rest of the faculties of   
the soul1 they are presently entangled1 
and  fall into a flame of love thereto2 
this being done1 it follows that a      
purpose to pursue this motion1 till it  
be brought unto act1 is the next  thing 
that is resolved on4 ,thus ,esau1 after 
he had conceived of that  profit that   
would accrue to him by murdering of his 
brother1 fell the  next way into a      
resolve to spill ,jacob's blood4 ,and   
,rebecca sent for  ,jacob1 and said unto
 him1 #8,behold1 thy brother ,esau1 as  
touching thee1  doth comfort himself1   
purposing to kill thee' 7,gen #bg3db74  
,see also  7,jer #di3cj74 ,nor is this  
purpose to do an evil without its fruit1
 for  he comforted himself in his evil  
purpose3 #8,esau1 as touching thee1 doth
  comfort himself1 purposing to kill    
thee4'    ,the purpose1 therefore1 being
 concluded1 in the next place the       

invention is diligently set to work to  
find out what means1 methods1  and ways1
 will be thought best to bring this     
purpose into practice1 and  this motion 
to sin into action4 ,esau invented the  
death of his brother  when his father   
was to be carried to his grave 7,gen    
#bg3da74 ,david  purposed to make ,uriah
 father his bastard child by making of  
him drunk  7#b ,sam #aa3ac74 ,amnon     
purposed to ravish ,tamar1 and the means
 that he  invented to do it were by     
feigning himself sick4 ,absalom purposed
 to  kill ,amnon1 and invented to do it 
at a feast 7#b ,sam#ac3cb74 ,judas      
purposed to sell ,christ1 and invented  
to betray him in the absence of  the    
people 7,luke #bb3c-f74 ,the ,jews      
purposed to kill ,paul1 and invented  to
 entreat the judge of a blandation#bf to
 send for him1 that they might  murder  
him as he went 7,acts #bc3ab-ae74       
,thus you see how sin is1 in the motion 
of it1 handed through the  soul--first1 
it comes into the fancy or imagination1 

by which it is so  presented to the     
soul1 as to inflame it with desire to   
bring it into  act2 so from this desire 
the soul proceedeth to a purpose of     
enjoying1  and from a purpose of        
enjoying to inventing how1 or by what   
means1 it  had best to attempt the      
accomplishing of it4    ,but1 further1  
when the soul has thus far1 by its      
wickedness1 pursued  the motion of sin  
to bring it into action1 then to the    
last thing2 to  wit1 to endeavours1 to  
take the opportunity1 which1 by the     
invention1  is judged most convenient2  
so to endeavours it goes1 till it has   
finished sin1 and finished1 in finishing
 of that1 its own fearful  damnation4   
#8,then when lust hath conceived1 it    
bringeth forth sin2 and  sin1 when it is
 finished1 bringeth forth death' 7,james
 #a3ae74    ,and who knows1 but ,god and
 the soul1 how many lets1 hindrances1   
convictions1 fears1 frights1 misgivings1
 and thoughts of the judgment  of ,god1 
all this while are passing and          

repassing1 turning and  returning1 over 
the face of the soul8 how many times the
 soul is made  to start1 look back1 and 
tremble1 while it is pursuing the       
pleasure1  profit1 applause1 or         
preferment that sin1 when finished1     
promiseth to  yield unto the soul8 for  
,god is such a lover of the soul1 that  
,he  seldom lets it go on in sin1 but   
,he cries to it1 by ,his ,word and      
providences1 #8,oh6 do not this         
abominable thing that ,i hate6' 7,jer   
#dd3  #d72 especially at first1 until it
 shall have hardened itself1 and so     
provoked ,him to give it up in          
sin-revenging judgment to its own ways  
and doings1 which is the terriblest     
judgment under heaven2 and this  brings 
me to the third thing1 the which ,i now 
will speak to4    #c4 ,as the soul      
receives1 detains1 entertains1 and      
wilily worketh to  bring sin from the   
motion into act1 so it abhorreth to be  
controlled  and taken off of this       
work--#8,my soul loathed them1' says    

,god1 #8and their  soul also abhorred   
,me' 7,zech #f3h74 ,my soul loathed     
them1 because they  were so bad2 and    
their souls abhorred ,me1 because ,i am 
so good4 ,sin1  then1 is the cause of   
the loss of the soul2 because it hath   
set the  soul1 or1 rather1 because the  
soul of love to sin hath set itself     
against ,god4 #8,woe unto their soul1   
for they have rewarded evil unto        
themselves'7,isa #c3i74    ,through sin 
the soul sets itself against ,god4      
,third1 ,that you may the better        
perceive that the soul1 through sin1 has
  set itself against ,god1 ,i will      
propose1 and speak briefly to1 these two
  things3--    ,i4 ,the law4 ,,ii4 ,the 
gospel4    ,i4 ,for the law4 ,god has   
given it for a rule of life1 either as  
written  in their natures1 or as        
inserted in the ,holy ,scriptures2 ,i   
say1 for a  rule of life to all the     
children of men4 ,but what have men     
done1 or how  have they carried it to   
this law of their ,creator2 let us see1 

and that  from the mouth of ,god        
himself4    #a4 #8,they have not        
hearkened unto ,my words' 7,jer #f3ai74 
#b4 #8,they have forsaken ,my law' 7,jer
 #i3ac74    #c4 ,they #8have forsaken   
,me1 and have not kept ,my law' 7,jer   
#af3aa74    #d4 ,they have not #8walked 
in ,my law1 nor in ,my statutes' 7,jer  
#dd3 #d74    #e4 #8,her priests have    
violated ,my law' 7,eze #bb3bf74    #f4 
,and1 saith ,god1 #8,i have written to  
him the great things of ,my law1  but   
they were counted as a strange thing4'  
7,hos #h3ab74    ,now1 whence should all
 this disobedience arise8 ,not from the 
unreasonableness of the commandment1 but
 from the opposition that is  lodged in 
us against ,god1 and the enmity that it 
entertains against  goodness4 ,hence the
 apostle speaks of the emnity1 and says1
 that men  are enemies in their minds1  
their souls1 as is manifest by wicked   
works  7,col #a3ba74 ,this1 if men went 
no further1 must needs be highly        
provoking to a just and holy ,god3 yea1 

so highly offensive is it1 that1  to    
show the heat of ,his anger1 ,he saith1 
#8,indignation and wrath1  tribulation  
and anguish1 upon every soul of man that
 doeth evil1' and  this evil with a     
witness1 #8of the ,jew first1 and also  
of the ,gentile1'  that doth evil 7,rom 
#b3h1i74 ,that breaketh the law2 for    
that evil ,he is  crying out against    
now4 ,but1    ,,ii4 ,to speak of the    
gospel1 and of the carriage of sinful   
souls towards  ,god under that          
dispensation4    ,the gospel is a       
revelation of a sovereign remedy1       
provided by ,god1  through ,christ1 for 
the health and salvation of those that  
have made  themselves objects of wrath  
by the breach of the law of works2 this 
is  manifest by all the ,scripture4 ,but
 how doth the soul carry it towards     
,god1 when ,he offereth to deal with it 
under and by this dispensation of       
grace8 ,why1 just as it carried it under
 the law of works3 they oppose1  they   
contradict1 they blaspheme1 and forbid  

that this gospel be  mentioned 7,acts   
#ac3de2 #bg3f74 ,what higher affront or 
contempt can be  offered to ,god1 and   
what greater disdain can be shown       
against the  gospel8 7#b ,tim #b3be2 #a 
,thess #b3ad-af74 ,yet all this the poor
 soul1 to  its own wrong1 offereth      
against the way of its own salvation2 as
 it is  said in the ,word of truth1     
#8,he that sinneth against me wrongeth  
his own  soul3 all they that hate ,me   
love death' 7,prov #h3cf74    ,but1     
further1 the soul despiseth not the     
gospel in that revelation of  it only1  
but the great and chief bringer thereof1
 with the manner1  also1 of ,his        
bringing of it4 ,the ,bringer1 the great
 ,bringer of the  gospel1 is the good   
,lord ,jesus ,christ himself2 ,he #8came
 and preached  peace to them that the   
law proclaimed war against2 became and  
preached  peace to them that were afar  
off1 and to them that were nigh' 7,eph  
#b3ag74 ,and it is worth your           
observation to take notice how ,he came1

 and  that was1 and still is1 as ,he is 
set forth in the word of the gospel2  to
 wit1 first1 as making peace ,himself to
 ,god for us in and by the  blood of    
,his cross2 and then1 as bearing 7as set
 out by the gospel7 the  very characters
 of ,his sufferings before our faces in 
every tender of  the gospel of ,his     
grace unto us4 ,and to touch a little   
upon the dress  in which1 by the gospel1
 ,christ presenteth unto us while ,he   
offereth  unto sinful souls ,his peace1 
by the tenders thereof4    #a4 ,he is   
set forth as born for us1 to save our   
souls 7,isa #i3f2 ,luke  #b3i-ab74      
#b4 ,he is set forth before us as       
bearing of our sins for us1 and         
suffering ,god's wrath for us 7#a ,cor  
#ae3c2 ,gal #c3ac74    #c4 ,he is set   
forth before us as fulfilling the law   
for us1 and as  bringing of everlasting 
righteousness to us for our covering    
7,rom #e3d2  ,dan #i3bd74    ,again1 as 
to the manner of ,his working out the   
salvation of sinners for  them1 that    

they might have peace and joy1 and      
heaven and glory1 for  ever4    7#a47   
,he is set forth as sweating of blood   
while ,he was in ,his agony1  wrestling 
with the thoughts of death1 which ,he   
was to suffer for our  sins1 that ,he   
might save the soul 7,luke #bb3dd74     
7#b47 ,he is set forth as crying1       
weeping1 and mourning under the lashes  
of justice that ,he put ,himself under1 
and was willing to bear for our  sins   
7,heb #e3g74    7#c47 ,he is set forth  
as betrayed1 apprehended1 condemned1    
spit on1  scourged1 buffeted1 mocked1   
crowned with thorns1 crucified1 pierced 
with nails and a spear1 to save the soul
 from being betrayed by the  devil and  
sin2 to save it from being apprehended  
by justice1 and  condemned by the law2  
to save it from being spit on1 in a way 
of  contempt1 by holiness2 to save it   
from being scourged with guilt of  sins1
 as with scorpions2 to save it from     
being continually buffeted by  its own  
conscience2 to save it from being mocked

 at by ,god2 to save it  from being     
crowned with ignominy and shame for     
ever2 to save it from  dying the second 
death2 to save it from wounds and grief 
for ever4    ,dost thou understand me1  
sinful soul8 ,he wrestled with justice1 
that  thou mightest have rest2 ,he wept 
and mourned1 that thou mightest laugh   
and rejoice2 ,he was betrayed1 that thou
 mightest go free2 was  apprehended1    
that thou mightest escape2 ,he was      
condemned1 that thou  mightest be       
justified2 and was killed1 that thou    
mightest live2 ,he wore  a crown of     
thorns1 that thou mightest wear a crown 
of glory2 and was  nailed to the cross1 
with ,his arms wide open1 to show with  
what  freeness all ,his merits shall be 
bestowed on the coming soul2 and how    
heartily ,he will receive it into ,his  
bosom8    ,further1 all this ,he did of 
mere good will1 and offereth the benefit
  thereof unto thee freely2 yea1 ,he    
cometh unto thee1 in the word of the    
gospel1 with the blood running down from

 ,his head upon ,his face1 with  ,his   
tears abiding upon ,his cheeks1 with the
 holes as fresh in ,his hands  and ,his 
feet1 and as with the blood still       
bubbling out of ,his side1 to  pray thee
 to accept of the benefit1 and to be    
reconciled to ,god thereby  7#b ,cor    
#e74 ,but what saith the sinful soul to 
this8 ,i do not ask what he  saith with 
his lips1 for he will assuredly flatter 
,god with his mouth2  but what doth his 
actions and carriages declare as to his 
acceptance of  this incomparable        
benefit8 ,for #8a wicked man speaketh   
with his feet1  and teacheth with his   
fingers' 7,prov #f3ab1ac74 ,with his    
feet--that is1  by the way he goeth3 and
 with his fingers--that is1 by his acts 
and  doings4 ,so1 then1 what saith he by
 his goings1 by his sets and doings1    
unto this incomparable benefit1 thus    
brought unto him from the ,father1  by  
,his only ,son1 ,jesus ,christ8 ,what   
saith he8 ,why1 he saith that he  doth  
not at all regard this ,christ1 nor     

value the grace thus tendered  unto him 
in the gospel4    #a4 ,he saith1 that he
 regardeth not this ,christ1 that he    
seeth nothing  in ,him why he should    
admit ,him to be entertained in his     
affections4  ,therefore the prophet1    
speaking in the person of sinners1 says1
 #8,he  7,christ7 hath no form nor      
comeliness1 and when we shall see ,him1 
there  is no beauty that we should      
desire ,himl' and then adds1 to show    
what he  meaneth by his thus speaking1  
saying1 #8he is despised and rejected of
  men' 7,isa #ec3b1c74 ,all this is     
spoken with reference to ,his person1   
and  it was eminently fulfilled upon    
,him in the days of ,his flesh1 when ,he
  was hated1 maligned1 and persecuted to
 death by sinners2 and is still         
fulfilled in the souls of sinners1 in   
that they cannot abide to think  of ,him
 with thoughts that have a tendency in  
them to separate them and  their lusts  
asunder1 and to the making of them to   
embrace ,him for their  darling1 and the

 taking up of their cross to follow     
,him4 ,all this  sinners speak out with 
loud voices1 in that they stop their    
ears and  shut their eyes as to ,him1   
but open them wide and hearken          
diligently to  anything that pleaseth   
the flesh1 and that is a nursery to sin4
 ,but1    #b4 ,as they despise1 and     
reject1 and do not regard ,his person1  
so they  do not value the grace that ,he
 tendereth unto them by the gospel2 this
  is plain by that indifferency of      
spirit that always attends them when1   
at any time1 they hear thereof1 or when 
it is presented unto them4    ,i may    
safely say1 that the most of men who are
 concerned in a trade1  will be more    
vigilant in dealing with a twelvepenny  
customer than they  will be with ,christ
 when ,he comes to make unto them1 by   
the gospel1 a  tender of the            
incomparable grace of ,god4 ,hence they 
are called fools1  because a price is   
put into their hands to get wisdom1 and 
they have no  heart unto it 7,prov      

#ah3af74 ,and hence1 again1 it is that  
that bitter  complaint is made1 #8,but  
,my people would not hearken to my      
voice2 and  ,israel would none of ,me'  
7,psa #ha3aa74 ,now1 these things being 
found1 as  practised by the souls of    
sinners1 must needs1 after a wonderful  
manner1 provoke2 wherefore1 no marvel   
that the heavens are bid to be          
astonished at this1 and that damnation  
shall seize upon the soul for  this     
7,jer #b74    ,and indeed1 the soul that
 doth thus by practice1 though with his 
mouth--as who doth not8 he shall show   
much love1 he doth1  interpretatively1  
say these things3--    7#a47 ,that he   
loveth sin better than grace1 and       
darkness better than  light1 even as our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ hath showed1      
#8,and this is the  condemnation1 that  
light is come into the world1 and men   
loved darkness  more than light 7as is  
manifest71 because their deeds were     
evil' 7,john  #c3ai74    7#b47 ,they do1
 also1 by their thus rejecting of       

,christ and grace1 say1  that for what  
the law can do to them1 they value it   
not2 they regard  not its thundering    
threatenings1 nor will they shrink when 
they come to  endure the execution      
thereof2 wherefore ,god1 to deter them  
from such  bold and desperate ways1 that
 do1 interpretatively1 fully declare    
that  they make such desperate          
conclusions1 insinuates that the burden 
of the  curse thereof is intolerable1   
saying1 #8,can thine heart endure1 or   
can  thine hands be strong1 in the days 
that ,i shall deal with thee8 ,i1 the   
,lord1 have spoken it1 and will do it'  
7,eze #bb3ad74    7#c47 ,yea1 by their  
thus doing1 they do as good as say that 
they will  run the hazard of a sentence 
of death at the day of judgment1 and    
that  they will1 in the meantime1 join  
issue1 and stand a trial at that day    
with the great and terrible ,god4 ,what 
else means their not hearkening  to     
,him1 their despising of ,his ,son1 and 
the rejecting of ,his grace2 yea  ,i say

 again1 what else means their slighting 
of the curse of the law1  and their     
choosing to abide in their sins till the
 day of death and  judgment8 ,and thus  
,i have showed you the causes of the    
loss of the  soul2 and1 assuredly1 these
 things are no fables4    ,objection4   
,but some may object1 and say1 ,but you 
denounce all against  the soul2 the     
soul1 as if the body were in no fault at
 all2 or1 as if  there were no          
punishment assigned for the body4       
,answer #a4 ,the soul must be the part  
punished1 because the soul is that      
which sins4 #8,every sin that a man     
doeth is without the body1'  fornication
 or adultery excepted 7#a ,cor #f3ah74  
#8,is without the body2  that is1 as to 
the wilily inventing1 contriving1 and   
finding out ways  to bring the motions  
of sin into action4 ,for1 alas6 ,what   
can the body  do as to these8 ,it is in 
a manner wholly passive2 yea1 altogether
 as to  the lusting and purposing to do 
the wickedness1 excepting the sin       

before excepted2 ay1 and not excepting  
that1 as to the rise of that  sin2 for  
even that1 with all the rest1 ariseth   
and proceedeth out of  the heart--the   
soul2 #8,for from within1 out of the    
heart of men1 proceed  evil thoughts1   
adulteries1 fornications1 murders1      
thefts1 covetousness1  wickedness1      
deceit1 lasciviousness1 an evil eye1    
blasphemy1 pride1  foolishness3 all     
these evil things come from within1 and 
defile the  man' 7,mark #g3ba-bc74 ,that
 is1 the outward man4 ,but a difference 
must  always be put betwixt defiling and
 being defiled1 that which defileth     
being the worst2 not but that the body  
shall have its share of  judgment1 for  
body and soul must be destroyed in hell 
7,luke #ab3d1e2  ,matt #aj3bh74 ,the    
body as the instrument1 the soul as the 
actor2 but oh6  the soul1 the soul1 the 
soul is the sinner2 and1 therefore1 the 
soul1  as the principal1 must be        
punished4    ,and that ,god's           
indignation burneth most against the    

soul appears in  that death hath seized 
upon every soul already2 for the        
,scripture  saith1 that every natural or
 unconverted man is dead 7,eph #b3a-c74 
,dead6  ,how8 ,is his body dead8 ,no1   
verily2 his body liveth1 but his soul is
  dead 7#a ,tim #e3f74 ,dead6 ,but with 
what death8 ,dead to ,god1 and to all   
things gospelly good1 by reason of that 
benumbing1 stupifying1 and              
senselessness1 that1 by ,god's just     
judgment for and by sin1 hath  swallowed
 up the soul4 ,yea1 if you observe1 you 
shall see that the soul  goeth first1 or
 before1 in punishment1 not only by what
 has been said  already1 in that the    
soul is first made a partaker of death1 
but in  that ,god first deals with the  
soul by convictions1 yea1 and terrors1  
perhaps1 while the body is well2 or1 in 
that ,he giveth up the soul to  judicial
 hardness and further blindness1 while  
,he leaveth the body to  do ,his office 
in the world2 yea1 and also when the day
 of death and  dissolution is come1 the 

body is spared1 while the soul is       
tormented in  unutterable torment in    
hell4 ,and so1 ,i say1 it shall be      
spared1 and the  clods of the valley    
shall be sweet unto it1 while the soul  
mourneth in  hell for sin4 ,it is true1 
at the day of judgment1 because that is 
the  last and final judgment of ,god on 
men1 then the body and soul shall be    
re-united1 or joined together again1 and
 shall then1 together1 partake  of that 
recompence for their wickedness which is
 meet4 ,when ,i say1 the  body is spared
 and the soul tormented1 ,i mean not    
that the body is not  then1 at death1   
made to partake of the wages of sin1    
#8for the wages of  sin is death' 7,rom 
#c3bc74 ,but ,i mean1 the body partakes 
then but of  temporal death1 which1 as  
to sense and feeling1 is sometimes over 
presently1 and then resteth in the      
grave1 while the soul is tormenting  in 
hell4 ,yea1 and why is death suffered to
 slay the body8 ,i dare say1  not       
chiefly for that the indignation of ,god

 most burneth against the  body2 but the
 body being the house for the soul in   
this world1 ,god even  pulls down this  
body1 that the soul may be stript naked1
 and being  stript1 may be carried to   
prison1 to the place where damned souls 
are1  there to suffer in the beginning  
of suffering1 that punishment that  will
 be endless4    ,answer #b4 ,therefore1 
the soul must be the part most sorely   
punished1  because justice must be      
distributed with equity4 ,god is a ,god 
of  knowledge and judgment2 by ,him     
actions are weighed2 actions in order to
  judgment 7#a ,sam #b74 ,now1 by       
weighing of actions1 since ,he finds the
  soul to have the deepest hand in sin2 
and ,he says that ,he hath so1 of       
equity the soul is to bear the burden of
 punishment4 #8,shall not the  ,judge of
 all the earth do right' in ,his famous 
distributing of  judgment8 7,gen        
#ah3be74 #8,he will not lay upon man    
more than right1 that  he should enter  
into judgment with ,god' 7,job #cd3bc74 

,the soul1 since  deepest in sin1 shall 
also be deepest in punishment4 #8,shall 
one man  sin1' said ,moses1 #8and wilt  
,thou be wroth with all the             
congregation8'  7,num #a3bb74 ,he pleads
 here for equity in ,god's distributing 
of  judgment2 yea1 and so exact is ,god 
in the distribution thereof1 that ,he   
will not punish heathens so as ,he will 
punish ,jews2 wherefore ,he saith1      
#8,of the ,jew first1' or chiefly1 #8and
 also of the ,gentile' 7,rom #b3i74     
,yea1 in hell ,he has prepared several  
degrees of punishment for the  several  
sorts or degrees of offenders2 ,and some
 #8shall receive greater  damnation'    
7,luke #bb3dg74 ,and will it not be     
unmeet for us to think1  since ,god is  
so elect in all ,his doings1 that ,he   
will1 without ,his  weights and         
measures1 give to soul and body1 as ,i  
may say1 carelessly1  not severally1    
their punishments1 according to the     
desert and merit of  each8    ,answer   
#c4 ,the punishment of the soul in hell 

must needs1 to be sure1 as  to degree1  
differ from the punishment of the body  
there4 ,when ,i say1  differ1 ,i mean1  
must needs be greater1 whether the body 
be punished  with the same fire with the
 soul1 or fire of another nature4 ,if it
 be  punished with the same fire1 yet   
not in the same way2 for the fire of    
guilt1 with the apprehensions of        
indignation and wrath1 are most         
properly felt and apprehended by the    
soul1 and by the body by virtue of  its 
union with the soul2 and so felt by the 
body1 if not only1 yet1 ,i  think1      
mostly1 by way of sympathy with the     
soul2 and the cause1 we say1  is worse  
than the disease2 and if the wrath of   
,god1 and the  apprehensions of it1 as  
discharging itself for sin1 and the     
breach of  the law1 be that with which  
the soul is punished1 as sure it is3    
then  the body is punished by the       
effects1 or by those influences that the
  soul1 in its torments1 has upon the   
body1 by virtue of that great  oneness  

and union that is between them4    ,but 
if there be a punishment prepared for   
the body distinct in kind  from that    
which is prepared for the soul1 yet it  
must be a punishment  inferior to that  
which is prepared for the soul2 not that
 the soul and  body shall be severed1   
but being made of things distinct1 their
  punishments will be by that which is  
most suitable to each4 ,i say1 it  must 
be inferior1 because nothing can be so  
hot1 so tormenting1 so  intolerably     
insupportable1 as the quickest          
apprehensions of1 and the  immediate    
sinking under1 that guilt and           
indignation that is  proportional to the
 offence4 ,should all the wood1 and     
brimstone1 and  combustible matter on   
earth be gathered together for the      
tormenting of  one body1 yet that cannot
 yield that torment to that which the   
sense of  guilt and burning-hot         
application of the indignation of ,god  
will do to  the soul2 yea1 suppose the  
fire wherewith the body is tormented in 

hell  should be seven times hotter than 
any of our fire2 yea1 suppose it1       
again1 to be seven times hotter than    
that which is seven times hotter  than  
ours1 yet it must1 suppose it to be but 
created fire1 be  infinitely short1 as  
to tormenting operations1 of the        
unspeakable wrath  of ,god1 when in the 
heat thereof ,he applieth it to1 and    
doth punish the  soul for sin in hell   
therewith4 ,so1 then1 whether the body  
be tormented  with the same fire        
wherewith the soul is tormented1 or     
whether the fire  be of another kind1   
yet it is not possible that it should   
bear the same  punishment as to degree1 
because1 or for the causes ,i have      
showed4 ,nor1  indeed1 is it meet it    
should1 because the body has not sinned 
so1 so  grievously as the soul has done2
 and ,god proportioneth the punishment  
suitable to the offence4    ,answer #d4 
,with the soul by itself are the most   
quick and suitable  apprehensions of    
,god and ,his wrath2 wherefore1 that    

must needs be made  partaker of the     
sorest punishment in hell2 it is the    
soul that now is  the most subtle at    
discerning1 and it is the soul that will
 be so2 then  conscience1 memory1 and   
understanding1 and mind2 these will be  
the seat  of torment1 since the         
understanding will let wrath immediately
 upon  these1 from what it apprehends of
 that wrath2 conscience will let the    
wrath of ,god immediately upon these1   
from what it fearfully feels of  that   
wrath2 the memory will then1 as a       
vessel1 receive and retain up to  the   
brim of this wrath1 even as it receiveth
 by the understanding and  conscience1  
the cause of this wrath1 and considers  
the durableness of  it2 so1 then1 the   
soul is the seat and the receiver of    
wrath1 even as  it was the receiver and 
seat of sin2 here1 then1 is sin and     
wrath upon  the soul1 the soul in the   
body1 and so soul and body tormented in 
hell  fire4    ,answer #e4 ,the soul    
will be most tormented1 because         

strongest2 the  biggest burden must lie 
upon the strongest part1 especially     
since1  also1 it is made capable of it  
by its sin4 ,the soul must bear its own 
punishment1 and a great part of the     
body's too1 forasmuch as1 so far as     
apprehension goes1 the soul will be     
quicker at the work than the body4      
,true1 the body1 by the help of the     
soul1 will see too1 but the soul  will  
see yet abundantly further4 ,and good   
reason that the soul should  bear part  
of the punishment of the body1 because  
it was through its  allurements that the
 body yielded to help the soul to sin4  
,the devil  presented sin1 the soul took
 it by the body1 and now devil1 and     
soul1  and body1 and all must be lost1  
cast away2 that is1 damned in hell for  
sin2 but the soul must be the burden    
bearer4    ,objection4 ,but you say1    
,doth not this give encouragement to    
sinners to  give way to the body to be  
in all its members loose1 and vain1 and 
wicked1 as instruments to sin8          

,answer4 ,no2 forasmuch as the body     
shall also have his share in            
punishment4 ,for though ,i have said the
 soul shall have more punishment  than  
the body1 yet ,i have not said1 that the
 body shall at all be eased  by that2   
no1 the body will have its due4 ,and for
 the better making out  of my answer    
further1 consider of these following    
particulars3--    7#a47 ,the body will  
be the vessel to hold the tormented soul
 in2 this  will be something2 therefore 
man1 damned man1 is called a vessel of  
wrath1 a vessel1 and that in both body  
and soul 7,rom #i3bb74 ,the soul        
receiveth wrath unto itself1 and the    
body holdeth that soul that has  thus   
received1 and is tormented with1 the    
wrath of ,god4 ,now the body  being a   
vessel to hold this soul that is thus   
possessed with the wrath  of ,god1 must 
needs itself be afflicted and tormented 
with that torment1  because of its union
 with the body2 therefore the ,holy     
,ghost saith1  #8,his flesh upon him    

shall have pain1 and his soul within him
 shall  mourn' 7,job #ad3bb74 ,both     
shall have their torment and misery1 for
 that  both joined hand in hand in sin1 
the soul to bring it to the birth1 and  
the body to midwife it into the world2  
therefore it saith again1 with          
reference to the body1 #8,let the curse 
come into his bowels like water1  and   
like oil into his bones4' ,let it be    
unto him as the garment which  covereth 
him1 and for a girdle1 etc4 7,psa       
#aji3ag-ai74 ,the body1 then1  will be  
tormented as well as the soul1 by being 
a vessel to hold that  soul that is now 
possessed and distressed with the       
unspeakable wrath  and indignation of   
the ,almighty ,god1 and this will be a  
great deal1 if  you consider1    7#b47  
,that the body1 as a body1 will1 by     
reason of its union with the  soul1 be  
as sensible1 and so as capable in its   
kind1 to receive  correction and torment
 as ever1 nay1 ,i think more2 for if the
 quickness  of the soul giveth quickness

 of sense to the body1 as in some case1 
at  least1 ,i am apt to think it doth1  
then forasmuch as the soul will now  be 
most quick1 most sharp in apprehension1 
so the body1 by reason of  union and    
sympathy with the soul1 will be most    
quick and most sharp as  to sense4      
,indeed1 if the body should not receive 
and retain sense1 yea1  all its senses1 
by reason of its being a vessel to hold 
the soul1 the  torment of the soul could
 not as torment1 be ministered to the   
body1 no  more than the fire tormented  
the king of ,babylon's furnace 7,dan    
#c74 ,or  than the king of ,moab's lime 
kiln was afflicted because the king of  
,edom's bones were burnt therein4 ,but  
now the body has received again  its    
senses1 now therefore it must1 yea1 it  
cannot choose but must feel  that wrath 
of ,god that is let out1 yea1 poured out
 like floods of water  into the soul4   
#bg ,remember also1 that besides what   
the body receiveth  from the soul by    
reason of its union and sympathy        

therewith1 there is a  punishment1 and  
instruments of punishment1 though ,i    
will not pretend to  tell you exactly   
what it is1 prepared for the body for   
its joining with  the soul in sin1      
therewith to be punished2 a punishment1 
,i say1 that  shall fall immediately    
upon the body1 and that such an one as  
will most  fitly suit with the nature of
 the body1 as wrath and guilt do most   
fitly suit the nature of the soul4      
7#c47 ,add to these1 the durable        
condition that the body in this state is
  now in with the soul4 ,time was when  
the soul died1 and the body lived1  and 
the soul was tormented while the body   
slept and rested in the dust2  but now  
these things are past2 for at the day of
 judgment1 as ,i said1  these two shall 
be re-united1 and that which once did   
separate them1 be  destroyed2 then of   
necessity they must abide together1 and1
 as  together1 abide the punishment     
prepared for them2 and this will greaten
  the torment of the body4    ,death was

 once the wages of sin1 and a grievous  
curse2 but might the  damned meet with  
it in hell1 they would count it a mercy1
 because it  would separate soul and    
body1 and not only so1 but take away all
 sense  from the body1 and make it      
incapable of suffering torment2 yea1 ,i 
will  add1 and by that means give the   
soul some ease2 for without doubt1 as   
the torments of the soul extend         
themselves to the body1 so the torments 
of the body extend themselves to the    
soul2 nor can it be otherwise1  because 
of union and sympathy4 ,but death1      
natural death1 shall be  destroyed1 and 
there shall be no more natural death1   
no1 not in hell 7#a  ,cor #ae3bf74 ,and 
now it shall happen to men1 as it hath  
done in less and  inferior judgments4   
,they shall seek death1 and desire to   
die1 and death  shall not be found by   
them 7,job #c3ba2 ,rev #i3f74 ,thus     
therefore they  must abide together2    
death that used to separate them asunder
 is now  slain--#a4 ,because it was an  

enemy in keeping ,christ's body in the  
grave2  and1 #b4 ,because a friend to   
carnal men in that1 though it was a     
punishment in itself1 yet while it      
lasted and had dominion over the  body  
of the wicked1 it hindered them of that 
great and just judgment  which for sin  
was due unto them2 and this is the third
 discovery of the  manner and way of    
punishing of the body4 ,but1    7#d47   
,there will then be such things to be   
seen and heard1 which the eye  and the  
ear--to say no more than has been said  
of the sense of  feeling--will see and  
hear1 that will greatly aggravate the   
punishment  of the body in hell2 for    
though the eye is the window1 and the   
ear a  door for the soul to look out at1
 and also to receive in by1 yet         
whatever goeth in at the ear or the eye 
leaves influence upon the body1  whether
 it be that which the soul delighteth   
in1 or that which the soul  abhorreth2  
for as the eye affecteth the heart1 or  
soul 7,lam #c3ea7 so  the eye and ear1  

by hearing and beholding1 doth ofttimes 
afflict the  body4 #8,when ,i heard1 my 
belly trembled--rottenness entered into 
my  bones4' 7,hab #c3af74    ,now1 ,i   
say1 as the body after its resurrection1
 to damnation1 to  everlasting shame and
 contempt 7,dan #ab3b2 ,john #e3bi7 will
 receive all  its senses again1 so it   
will have matter to exercise them upon1 
not  only to the letting into the soul  
those aggravations which they by        
hearing1 feeling1 and seeing are capable
 to let in thither1 but1 ,i say1  they  
will have matter and things to exercise 
themselves upon for the  helping forward
 of the torment of the body4 ,under     
temporal judgments of  old1 the body as 
well as the soul had no ease1 day or    
night1 and that  not only by reason of  
what was felt1 but by reason of what was
 heard  and seen4 #8,in the morning thou
 shalt say1 ,would ,god it were even6   
,and  at even thou shalt say1 ,would    
,god it were morning6' 7,deu #bh3fg74   
#a4  #8,for the fear of thine heart1    

wherewith thou shalt fearl' #b4 #8,and  
for  the sight of thine eyes1 which thou
 shalt see4' ,nay1 ,he tells them a     
little before1 that they should be mad  
for the sight of their eyes  which they 
should see 7verse #cd74    ,see6 why1   
what shall they see8 ,why1 themselves in
 hell1 with others  like them2 and this 
will be a torment to their body4 ,there 
is bodily  torment1 as ,i said1         
ministered to the body by the senses of 
the body4  ,what think you8 ,if a man   
saw himself in prison1 in irons1 upon   
the  ladder1 with the rope about his    
neck1 would not this be distress to the 
body1 as well as to the mind8 ,to the   
body1 doubtless4 ,witness the heavy     
looks1 the shaking legs1 trembling      
knees1 pale face1 and beating and       
aching heart2 #bh how much more1 then1  
when men shall see themselves in  the   
most dreadful place2 it is a fearful    
place1 doubtless1 to all to  behold     
themselves in that shall come thither   
7,luke #af3bh74    ,again2 they shall   

see others there1 and shall by them see 
themselves4  ,there is an art by which a
 man may make his neighbour look so     
ghastly1  that he shall fright himself  
by looking on him1 especially when he   
thinks of himself1 that he is of the    
same show also4 ,it is said  concerning 
men at the downfall of ,babylon1 that   
they shall be amazed  one at another1   
for #8their faces shall be as flames'   
7,isa #ac3h74 ,and  what if one should  
say1 that even as it is with a house set
 on fire  within1 where the flame       
ascends out at the chimneys1 out at the 
windows1 and the smoke out at every     
chink and crevice that it can find1  so 
it will be with the damned in hell4     
,that soul will breathe hell fire  and  
smoke1 and coals will seem to hang upon 
its burning lips2 yea1 the  face1 eyes1 
and ears will seem all to be chimneys   
and vents for the  flame and smoke of   
the burning which ,god by ,his breath   
hath kindled  therein1 and upon them1   
which will be beheld one in another1 to 

the  great torment and distress of each 
other4    ,what shall ,i say8 ,here will
 be seen devils1 and here will be heard 
howlings and mournings2 here will the   
soul see itself at an infinite  distance
 from ,god2 yea1 the body will see it   
too4 ,in a word1 who knows  the power of
 ,god's wrath1 the weight of sin1 the   
torments of hell1 and  the length of    
eternity8 ,if none1 then none can tell1 
when they have  said what they can1 the 
intolerableness of the torments that    
will  swallow up the soul1 the lost     
soul1 when it is cast away by ,god1 and 
from ,him1 into outer darkness for sin4 
,but this much for the cause of  the    
loss of the soul4    ,,doctrine         
,,second1      ,i now come to the second
 doctrine that ,i gathered from the     
words--namely1 that how unconcerned and 
careless soever some now be  about the  
loss or salvation of their souls1 the   
day is coming1 but it  will then be too 
late1 when men will be willing1 had they
 never so  much1 to give it all in      

exchange for their souls4 ,there are    
four things  in the words that do prove 
this doctrine4    #a4 ,there is an      
intimation of life and sense in the man 
that has lost1  and that after he has   
lost1 his soul in hell--#8,or what shall
 a man give  in exchange for his soul8' 
,these words are by no means applicable 
to  the man that has no life or sense2  
for he that is dead according to our    
common acceptation of death1 that is1   
deprived of life and sense1 would  not  
give twopence to change his state2      
therefore the words do intimate  that   
the man is yet alive and sensible4 ,now 
were a man alive and  sensible1 though  
he was in none other place than the     
grave1 there to be  confined1 while     
others are at liberty1 what would he    
give in exchange  for his place1 and to 
be rid of that for a better6 but how    
much more to  be delivered from hell1   
the present place and state of his soul6
    #b4 ,there is in the text an        
intimation of a sense of torment #8,or  

what  shall a man give in exchange for  
his soul8' ,i am tormented in this      
flame4 ,torment1 then1 the soul is      
sensible of1 and that there is a  place 
of ease and peace4 ,and from the sense  
and feeling of torment1 he  would give1 
yea1 what would he not give1 in exchange
 for his soul8    #c4 ,there is in the  
text an intimation of the               
intolerableness of the  torment1 because
 that it supposeth that the man whose   
soul is swallowed  up therewith would   
give all1 were his all never so great1  
in exchange  for his soul4    #d4 ,there
 is yet in the text an intimation that  
the soul is sensible of  the lastingness
 of the punishment1 or else the question
 rather argues a  man unwary than       
considerate in his offering1 as is      
supposed by ,christ1  so largely1 his   
all in exchange for his soul4    ,but we
 will1 in this manner1 proceed no       
further1 but take it for  granted that  
the doctrine is good2 wherefore ,i shall
 next inquire after  what is contained  

in this truth4 ,and1    ,,first1 ,that  
,god has undertaken1 and will           
accomplish1 the breaking of  the spirits
 of all the world1 either by ,his grace 
and mercy to  salvation1 or by ,his     
justice and severity to damnation4 ,the 
damned soul  under consideration is     
certainly supposed1 as by the doctrine1 
so by  the text1 to be utterly careless1
 and without regard of salvation1 so    
long as the acceptable time did last1   
and as the white flag1 that  signifies  
terms of peace1 did hang out2 and1      
therefore1 it is said to  be lost2 but1 
behold1 now it is careful1 but now it is
 solicitous1 but  now1 #8what shall a   
man give in exchange for his soul8' ,he 
of whom you  read in the gospel1 that   
could tend to do nothing in the days of 
the  gospel but to find out how to be   
clothed in purple and fine linen1 and   
to fare sumptuously every day1 was by   
,god brought so down1 and laid so  low  
at last1 that he could crouch1 and      
cringe1 and beg for one small  drop of  

water to cool his tongue--a thing1 that 
but a little before he  would have      
thought scorn to have done1 when he also
 thought scorn to  stoop to the grace   
and mercy of the gospel 7,luke          
#af3ai1bd74 ,but ,god was  resolved to  
break his spirit1 and the pride of his  
heart1 and to humble  his lofty looks1  
if not by ,his mercy1 yet by ,his       
justice2 if not by ,his  grace1 yet by  
hell fire4    ,this he also threatens to
 bring upon the fool in the             
,proverbs--#8,they  shall call1 they    
shall seek1 they shall cry' 7,prov      
#a3bb-cb74 ,who shall  do so8 ,the      
answer is1 ,they that sometimes scorned 
either to seek1 or  call1 or cry2 they  
that stopped their ears1 that pulled    
away their  shoulders1 and that refused 
to seek1 or call1 or cry to ,god for    
mercy  7,zech #g3aa-ac74    ,sinner1    
careless sinner1 didst thou take notice 
of this first inference  that ,i have   
drawn from my second doctrine8 ,if thou 
didst1 yet read it  again3 it is this1  

#8,god has undertaken1 and will         
accomplish1 the  breaking of the spirits
 of all the world1 either by ,his grace 
and mercy  unto salvation1 or by ,his   
justice and severity to damnation4' ,the
  reason for this is this3 ,god is      
resolved to have the mastery1 ,he is    
resolved to have the victory4 #8,who    
would set the briers and thorns  against
 ,me in battle8 ,i would go through     
them1 ,i would burn them  together'     
7,isa #bg3d74 ,i will march against     
them4 ,god is merciful1 and  is come    
forth into the world by ,his ,son1      
tendering of grace unto  sinners by the 
gospel1 and would willingly make a      
conquest over them  for their good by   
,his mercy4 ,now ,he being come out1    
sinners like briars  and thorns do set  
themselves against ,him1 and will have  
none of ,his  mercy4 ,well1 but what    
says ,god8 ,saith ,he1 ,then ,i will    
march on1 ,i will  go through them1 and 
burn them together4 ,i am resolved to   
have the  mastery one way or another2 if

 they will not bend to ,me1 and accept  
of  ,my mercy in the gospel1 ,i will    
bend them and break them by ,my justice 
in hell fire4 ,they say they will not   
bend2 ,i say they shall2 now they       
#8shall know whose words shall stand1   
,mine or theirs4' 7,jer #dd3be-bh74     
,wherefore the apostle1 when he saw that
 some of the ,corinthians began  to be  
unruly1 and to do those things that did 
begin to hazard them1  saith1 #8,do we  
provoke the ,lord to jealousy8 are we   
stronger than ,he8'  7#a ,cor #e3bb74   
,as who should say1 ,my brethren1 are   
you aware what you  do8 do you not      
understand that ,god is resolved to have
 the mastery one  way or another8 and   
are you stronger than ,he8 if not1      
tremble before  ,him1 or ,he will       
certainly have you under ,his feet--#8,i
 will tread them in  ,mine anger1 and   
trample them in ,my fury' 7,isa #fc3c74 
,thus ,he speaks of  them that set      
themselves against ,him2 therefore      
beware4 ,now the reason  of this        

resolution of ,god1 it flows from a     
determination in ,him to make  all ,his 
sayings good1 and to verify them on the 
consciences of sinners4  ,and since the 
incredulous world will not believe now1 
and fly from  wrath1 they shall shortly 
believe and cry under it2 since they    
will not  now credit the ,word1 before  
they see1 unto salvation1 they shall be 
made to credit it by sense and feeling  
unto damnation4    ,,second1 ,the second
 inference that ,i draw from my second  
doctrine is  this3 #8,that it is1 and   
will be the lot of some to bow and break
 before  ,god1 too late1 or when it is  
too late4' ,god is resolved1 as ,i said4
 to  have the mastery1 and that not only
 in a way of dominion and lordship  in  
general1 for that ,he has now1 but ,he  
is resolved to master1 that is1  to     
break the spirit of the world1 to make  
all men cringe and crouch  unto ,him1   
even those that now say1 #8,there is no 
,god1' 7,psa #ad3a72 or if  there be1   
yet1 #8,what is the ,almighty1 that we  

should serve ,him8' 7,job  #ba3ae2 ,mal 
#c3ad74    ,this is little thought of by
 those that now harden their hearts in  
wickedness1 and that turn their spirit  
against ,god2 but this they shall  think
 of1 this they must think of1 this ,god 
will make them think of in  that day1 at
 which day they also now do mock and    
deride1 that the  ,scripture might be   
fulfilled upon them 7#b ,peter #c3c1d74 
,and1 ,i say1  they shall think then of 
those things1 and break at heart1 and   
melt  under the hand1 and power1 and    
majesty of the ,almighty2 for1 #8,as ,i 
live1 saith the ,lord1 every knee shall 
bow to ,me2 and every tongue  shall     
confess to ,god' 7,isa #de3bc2 ,rom     
#ad3aa74 ,and again1 #8,the nations     
shall see1 and be confounded at all     
their might2 they shall lay their  hand 
upon their mouth1 their ears shall be   
deaf4 ,they shall lick the  dust like a 
serpent1 they shall move out of their   
holes like worms1' or  creeping things1 
#8of the earth2 they shall be afraid of 

the ,lord our  ,god1 and shall fear     
because of ,thee' 7,micah #g3af1ag74    
,for then they1 will they nill they1    
shall have to do with ,god1 though  not 
with ,him as merciful1 or as one that   
may be intreated2 yet with ,him  all    
just1 and as devouring fire 7,heb       
#g3bi74 ,yea1 they shall see that  face1
 and hear that voice1 from whom and from
 which the heavens and the  earth will  
fly away1 and find no place of stay4    
,and by this appearance1  and by such   
words of ,his mouth as ,he then will    
speak to them1 they  shall begin to     
tremble1 and call for the rocks to fall 
upon them and  cover them2 for if these 
things will happen at the execution of  
inferior judgments1 what will be done1  
what effects will the last1 most        
dreadful1 and eternal judgment1 have    
upon men's souls8    ,hence you find1   
that at the very first appearance of    
,jesus ,christ1 the  whole world begins 
to mourn and lament--#8,every eye shall 
see ,him1 and  they also which pierced  

,him3 and all kindreds of the earth     
shall wail  because of ,him' 7,rev      
#a3g74 ,and1 therefore1 you also find   
them to stand  at the door and knock1   
saying1 #8,lord1 ,lord1 open unto us'   
7,luke #ad3be2  ,matt #be3aa74          
,moreover1 you find them also desiring1 
yea1 also so humble  in their desires as
 to be content with the least degree of 
mercy--one  drop1 one drop upon the tip 
of one's finger4 ,what stooping1 what   
condescension1 what humility is here6   
,all1 and every one of those  passages  
declare1 that the hand of ,god is upon  
them1 and that the  ,almighty has got   
the mastery of them1 has conquered them1
 broke the  pride of their power1 and   
laid them low1 and made them cringe and 
crouch unto him1 bending the knee1 and  
craving of kindness4 ,thus1 then1  will 
,god bow1 and bend1 and break them2 yea1
 make them bow1 and bend1  and break    
before ,him4 ,and hence also it is they 
will weep1 and mourn1  and gnash their  
teeth1 and cry1 and repent that ever    

they have been so  foolish1 so wicked1  
so traitorous to their souls1 such      
enemies of their  own eternal happiness1
 as to stand out in the day of their    
visitation  in a way of rebellion       
against the ,lord4    ,but here is their
 hard hap1 their dismal lot and portion1
 that all  these things must be when it 
is too late4 ,it is1 and will be1 the   
lot  and hap of these to bow1 bend1 and 
break too late 7,matt #be74 ,you read   
they come weeping and mourning1 and with
 tears2 they knock and they cry  for    
mercy2 but what did tears avail8 ,why1  
nothing2 for the door was  shut4 ,he    
answered and said1 #8,i know not whence 
you are4' ,but they  repeat and renew   
their suit1 saying1 #8,we have eaten and
 drunk in ,thy  presence1 and ,thou hast
 taught in our streets4' ,what now8     
,why1 ,he  returns upon them ,his first 
answer the second time1 saying1 #8,i    
know not  whence ye are2 depart from    
,me1 all ye workers of iniquityl' then  
,he  concludes1 #8,there shall be       

weeping and gnashing of teeth1 when ye  
shall  see ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and    
,jacob1 and all the prophets1 in the    
kingdom  of ,god1 and you yourselves    
thrust out' 7,luke #ac3bf1bh74 ,they    
come  weeping1 and go weeping away4     
,they come to ,him weeping1 for they saw
  that ,he had conquered them2 but they 
departed weeping1 for they saw  that ,he
 would damn them2 yet1 as we read in    
another place1 they were  very loath to 
go from ,him1 by their reasoning and    
expostulating with  ,him--#8,lord1 when 
saw we ,thee an hungred1 or athirst1 or 
a stranger1 or  naked1 or sick1 or in   
prison1 and did not minister unto       
,thee8' ,but all  would not do2 here is 
no place for change of mind--#8,these   
shall go away  into everlasting         
punishment2 but the righteous into life 
eternal' 7,matt  #be3dd-df74 ,and now   
what would a man give in exchange for   
his soul8 ,so  that1 as ,i said before1 
all is too late2 they mourn too late1   
they  repent too late1 they pray too    

late1 and seek to make an exchange for  
their soul too late4 #8,or what shall a 
man give in exchange for his  soul8'    
,two or three things there may yet be   
gathered from these words2 ,i mean1  as 
to the desires of them that have lost   
their souls1 to make for them  an       
exchange2 #8,what shall a man give in   
exchange8'--what shall1 what  would1    
yea1 what would not a man1 if he had it1
 give in exchange for  his soul8        
,first1 ,what would not a man--,i mean1 
a man that is in the condition that  is 
by the text supposed some men are and   
will be in--give in exchange to  have   
another man's virtue instead of their   
own vices8 #8,let me die the  death of  
the righteousl' let my soul be in the   
state of the soul of the                
righteous--that is1 in reference to his 
virtues1 when ,i die1 #8and let my  last
 end be like his' 7,num #bc3aj74 ,it is 
a sport now to some to taunt1  and      
squib1 and deride at other men's        
virtues2 but the day is coming  when    

their minds will be changed1 and when   
they shall be made to count  those that 
have done those righteous actions and   
duties which they have  scoffed at1 the 
only blessed men2 yea1 they shall wish  
their soul in  the blessed possession of
 those graces and virtues1 that those   
whom  they hated were accompanied with1 
and would1 if they had it1 give a  whole
 world for this change2 but it will not 
now do1 it is now too  late4 ,what then 
shall a man give in exchange for his    
soul8 ,and this is  more than intimated 
in that #beth of ,matthew1 named before3
 for you find  by that text how loath   
they were1 or will be1 to be counted for
  unrighteous people--#8,lord1' say     
they1 #8when did we see thee an hungred1
  or athirst1 naked1 or sick1 and did   
not minister unto thee8' ,now they  are 
not willing to be of the number of the  
wicked1 though hereto-fore  the ways of 
the righteous were an abomination to    
them4 ,but1 alas6 they  are before a    
just ,god1 a just ,judge1 a ,judge that 

will give every one  according to their 
ways2 therefore1 #8,woe unto 7the soul  
of7 the wicked  now1 it shall be ill    
with him1 for the reward of his hands   
shall be  given him' 7,isa #c3aa74      
,thus1 therefore1 he is locked up as to 
this2 he  cannot now change his vice for
 virtues1 nor put himself nor his soul  
in  the stead of the soul of the saved2 
so that it still1 and will1 for  ever   
abide a question unresolved1' ,or1 what 
shall a man give in  exchange for his   
soul8' ,i do not doubt but that a man's 
state may be  such in this world1 that  
if he had it he would give thousands of 
gold  to be as innocent and guiltless in
 the judgment of the law of the land  as
 is the state of such or such1 heartily 
wishing that himself was not  that he1  
that he is2 how much more then will men 
wish thus when they  stand ready to     
receive the last1 their eternal         
judgment4 #8,but what  shall a man give 
in exchange for his soul8'    ,second1  
,as they would1 for the salvation of    

their souls1 be glad to  change away    
their vices for the virtues1 their sins 
for the good deeds  of others2 so what  
would they not give to change places    
now1 or to  remove from where now they  
are1 into paradise1 into ,abraham's     
bosom6  ,but neither shall this be      
admitted2 the righteous must have their 
inheritance to themselves--#8,neither1' 
said ,abraham1 #8can they pass to  us1  
that would come from thence1' 7,luke    
#af3bf72 neither can they dwell  in     
heaven that would come from hell4       
,they then that have lost1 or shall lose
 their souls are bound to their  place1 
as well as to their sins4 ,when ,judas  
went to hell1 he went to  his home1 #8to
 his own place' 7,acts #a3be74 ,and when
 the righteous go  hence1 they also go  
home to their house1 to their own place2
 for the  kingdom of heaven is prepared 
for them 7,matt #be3cd74 ,between heaven
 and  hell #8there is a great gulf      
fixed' 7,luke #bf3bf74 ,that is a       
strange  passage3 #8,there is a great   

gulf fixed4' ,what this gulf is1 and how
  impassable1 they that shall lose their
 souls will know to their woe2  because 
it is fixed there where it is1 on       
purpose to keep them in their           
tormenting place1 so that they that     
would pass from hell to heaven  cannot4 
,but1 ,i say1 #8,would they not change  
places8 would they not have  a more     
comfortable house and home for their    
souls8' ,yes1 verily1 the  text supposes
 it1 and the #afth of ,luke affirms it2 
yea1 and could they  purchase for their 
souls a habitation among the righteous1 
would they  not8 ,yes1 they would give  
all the world to such a change4 ,what   
shall1  what shall not1 a man1 if he had
 it1 if it would answer his design1     
give in exchange for his soul8          
,third1 ,as the damned would change     
their own vices for virtues1 and the    
place where they are for that into which
 they shall not come1 so what  would    
they give for a change of condition8    
,yea1 if an absolute change  may not be 

obtained1 yet what would they give for  
the least degree of  mitigation of that 
torment1 which now they know will       
without any  intermission be1 and that  
for ever and ever4 #8,tribulation and   
anguish1  indignation and wrath' 7,rom  
#b3h1i71 the gnawing worm1 and          
everlasting  destruction from the       
presence of the ,lord1 and from the     
glory of ,his  power1 cannot be borne   
but with great horror and grief 7#b     
,thess  #a3g-aj74 ,no marvel1 then1 if  
these poor creatures would1 for ease for
  their souls1 be glad to change their  
conditions4 ,change6--with whom8  with  
an angel1 with a saint2 ay1 with a dog  
or a toad2 #bi for they  mourn not1 they
 weep not1 nor do they bear indignation 
of wrath2 they  are as if they had not  
been2 only the sinful soul abides in its
 sins1  in the place designed for lost  
souls1 and in the condition that wrath  
and indignation for sin and             
transgression hath decreed them to abide
  for ever4 ,and this brings me to the  

conclusion1 which is1 #8that seeing  the
 ungodly do seek good things too late1' 
therefore1 notwithstanding  their       
seeking1 they must still abide in their 
place1 their sins1 and  their           
torment--#8,for what can a man give in  
exchange for his soul8'  ,therefore1    
,god saith1 that they there must still  
abide and dwell1 no  exchange can be    
made4 #8,this shall ye have of ,mine    
hand1 ye shall lie  down in sorrowl'    
they shall lie down in it1 they shall   
make their bed  there1 there they shall 
lie 7,isa #ej3aa2 ,eze #cb3be-bg74 ,and 
this is the  bitter pill that they must 
swallow down at the last2 for1 after all
  their tears1 their sorrows1 their     
mournings1 their repentings1 their      
wishings and woundings1 and all their   
inventings1 and desires to change  their
 state for a better1 they must #8lie    
down in sorrow4' ,the poor  condemned   
man that is upon the ladder or scaffold 
has1 if one knew  them1 many a long wish
 and long desire that he might come down

 again  alive1 or that his condition was
 as one of the spectators that are not  
condemned and brought thither to be     
executed as he4 ,how carefully also     
doth he look with his failing eyes1 to  
see if some comes not from the  king    
with a pardon for him1 all the while    
endeavouring to fumble away  as well as 
he can1 and to prolong the minute of his
 execution6 ,but at  last1 when he has  
looked1 when he has wished1 when he has 
desired1 and  done whatever he can1 the 
blow with the axe1 or turn with the     
ladder1  is his lot1 so he goes off the 
scaffold1 so he goes from among men2 and
  thus it will be with those that we    
have under consideration2 when all      
comes to all1 and they have said1 and   
wished1 and done what they can1  the    
judgment must not be reversed--they must
 #8lie down in sorrow4'    ,they must1  
or shall lie down6 ,of old1 when a man  
was to be chastised  for his fault1 he  
was to lie down to receive his stripes2 
so here1  saith the ,lord1 they shall   

lie down--#8,and it shall be1 if the    
wicked man  be worthy to be beaten1 that
 the judge shall cause him to lie down1 
and  to be beaten before his face' 7,deu
 #be3b74 ,and this lying down was to be 
his lot after he had pleaded for himself
 what be could--and the judge  shall    
cause him to be beaten before his face1 
while he is present to  behold the      
execution of judgment2 and thus it shall
 be at the end of  the world2 the wicked
 shall lie down1 and shall be beaten    
with many  stripes in the presence of   
,christ1 #8and in the presence of the   
holy  angels' 7#b ,thess #a2 ,rev       
#ad3aj74 ,for there will be ,his        
presence1 not  only at the trial as     
,judge1 but to see execution done1 nay1 
to do it  ,himself by the pouring out1  
like a river1 ,his wrath as burning     
brimstone upon the soul of the lost and 
cast away sinner4    ,he shall lie down6
 ,these words imply that1 at last1 the  
damned soul  shall submit2 for to lie   
down is an act that signifies           

submission1  especially to lie down to  
be beaten4 #8,the wicked shall be silent
 in  darkness' 7#a ,sam #b3i74 ,when the
 malefactor has said and wished all that
  be can1 yet at last he submits1 is    
silent1 and1 as it were1 helps to  put  
his head into the halter1 or doth lay   
down his neck upon the block2  so here  
it is said of the damned--,they shall   
lie down in sorrow4 ,there  is also a   
place that saith1 #8,these shall go away
 into everlasting  punishment' 7,matt   
#be3df74 ,to go1 to go to punishment1 is
 also an act of  submission4 ,now1      
submission to punishment doth1 or       
should1 flow from  full conviction of   
the merit of punishment2 and ,i think it
 is so to be  understood here--,for     
#8every mouth shall be stopped1 and all 
the world  7of soul losers7 become      
guilty before ,god' 7,rom #c3d1ai2 ,luke
 #ac3be-bh2  ,matt #be3df74 ,every mouth
 shall be stopped1 not at the beginning 
of the  judgment1 for then they plead1  
and pray1 and also object against the   

,judge2 but at the end1 after that by a 
judicial proceeding ,he shall  have     
justified against them ,his sayings1 and
 have overcome these ,his  judges1 then 
they shall submit1 and also lie down in 
s orrow2 yea1 they  shall go away to    
their punishment as those who know they 
deserve it2  yea1 they shall go away    
with silence4    ,how they shall behave 
themselves in hell1 ,i will not here    
dispute2  whether in a way of rage and  
blasphemy1 and in rending and tearing of
  the name and just actions of ,god     
towards them1 or whether by way of      
submission there2 ,i say1 though this is
 none of this task1 yet a word  or two1 
if you please4    ,doubtless they will  
not be mute there2 they will cry and    
wail1 and  gnash their teeth1 and1      
perhaps1 too1 sometimes at ,god2 but ,i 
do not  think but that the justice that 
they have deserved1 and the equal       
administration of it upon them1 will1   
for the most part1 prevail with  them to
 rend and tear themselves1 to acquit and

 justify ,god1 and to add  fuel to their
 fire1 by concluding themselves in all  
the fault1 and that  they have          
sufficiently merited this just          
damnation2 for it would seem  strange to
 me that just judgment among men shall  
terminate in this  issue1 if ,god should
 not justify himself in the conscience  
of all the  damned4 ,but as here on     
earth1 so ,he will let them know that go
 to hell  that ,he hath not done without
 a cause1 a sufficient cause1 all that  
,he  hath done in damning of them 7,eze 
#ad3bc74    ,,use ,,and ,,application4  
,i come now to make some use and        
application of the whole4 ,and1    ,,use
 ,,first--,if the soul be so excellent a
 thing as we have made it appear  to be1
 and if the loss thereof be so great a  
loss1 then here you may  see who they   
are that are those extravagant ones2 ,i 
mean1 those that  are such in the       
highest degree4 ,solomon tells us of #8a
 great waster1'  and saith also1 that he
 that is slothful in his business is    

brother to  such an one 7,prov #ah3i74  
,who ,solomon had his eye upon1 or who  
it was  that he counted so great a      
waster1 ,i cannot tell2 but ,i will     
challenge  all the world to show me one1
 that for wasting and destroying1 may be
  compared to him that for the lusts and
 pleasures of this life will  hazard the
 loss of his soul4 ,many men will be so 
profuse1 and will  spend at that        
prodigal rate1 that they will bring a   
thousand pound a  year to five hundred1 
and five hundred to fifty1 and some also
 will  bring that fifty to less than    
ninepence2 #cj but what is this to him  
that shall never leave losing until he  
has lost his soul8 ,i have heard  of    
some who would throw away a farm1 a good
 estate1 upon the trundling  of one     
single bowl2#ca but what is this to the 
casting away of the soul8  ,nothing can 
for badness be compared to sin2 it is   
the vile thing1 it  cannot have a worse 
name than its own2 it is worse than the 
vilest men1  than the vilest of beasts2 

yea1 sin is worse than the devil        
himself1  for it is sin1 and sin only1  
that hath made the devils devils2 and   
yet  for this1 for this vile1 this      
abominable thing1 some men1 yea1 most   
men1 will venture the loss of their     
soul2 yea1 they will mortgage1  pawn1   
and set their souls to sale for it 7,jer
 #dd3d74 ,is not this a  great waster8  
doth not this man deserve to be ranked  
among the  extravagant ones8 ,what think
 you of him who1 when he tempted the    
wench  to uncleanness1 said to her1 ,if 
thou wilt venture thy body1 ,i'll       
venture my soul8 ,was not here like to  
be a fine bargain1 think you8 or  was   
not this man like to be a gainer by so  
doing8 ,this is he that  prizes sin at a
 higher rate than he doth his immortal  
soul2 yea1 this  is he that esteems a   
quarter of an hour's pleasure more than 
he fears  everlasting damnation4 ,what  
shall ,i say8 ,this man is minded to    
give  more to be damned1 than ,god      
requires he should give to be saved2 is 

not  this an extravagant one8 #8,be     
astonished1 ,o ye heavens6 at this1 and 
be  horribly afraid6' 7,jer #b3i-ab74   
,yea1 let all the angels stand amazed at
  the unaccountable prodigality of such 
an one4    ,objection #a4 ,but some may 
say1 ,i cannot believe that ,god will be
 so  severe as to cast away into hell   
fire an immortal soul for a little  sin4
    ,answer4 ,i know thou canst not     
believe it1 for if thou couldst1 thou   
wouldst sooner eat fire than run this   
hazard2 and hence all they that  go down
 to the lake of fire are called the     
unbelievers2 and the ,lord  shall cut   
thee1 that makest this objection1       
asunder1 and shall appoint  thee thy    
portion with such1 except thou believe  
the gospel1 and repent  7,luke #ab3df74 
,objection #b4 ,but surely1 though ,god 
should be so angry at the  beginning1 it
 cannot in time but grieve ,him to see  
and hear souls  roaring in hell1 and    
that for a little sin4    ,answer4      
,whatsoever ,god doeth1 it abideth for  

ever 7,eccl #c3ad74 ,he doth  nothing in
 a passion1 or in an angry fit2 ,he     
proceedeth with sinners by  the most    
perfect rules of justice2 wherefore it  
would be injustice1 to  deliver them    
whom the law condemneth1 yea1 ,he would 
falsify ,his word1  if after a time ,he 
should deliver them from hell1          
concerning whom ,he  hath solemnly      
testified1 that they shall be there for 
ever4    ,objection #c4 ,o but1 as ,he  
is just1 so ,he is merciful2 and mercy  
is  pitiful1 and very compassionate to  
the afflicted4    ,answer4 ,o1 but mercy
 abused becomes most fearful in         
tormenting4 ,did you  never read that   
the ,lamb turned lion1 and that the     
world will tremble  at the wrath of the 
,lamb1 and be afflicted more at the     
thoughts of  that1 than at the thoughts 
of anything that shall happen to them in
 the  day when ,god shall call them to  
an account for their sins8 7,rev        
#f3af1ag74 ,the time of mercy will be   
then past1 for now is that  acceptable  

time1 behold now is the day of          
salvation2 the gate of mercy  will then 
be shut1 and must not be opened again2  
for now is that gate  open1 now it is   
open for a door of hope 7#b ,cor #f3b2  
,matt #be3aj2 ,luke  #ac3be74    ,the   
time of showing pity and compassion will
 then be at an end2 for  that as to     
acting towards sinners will last but    
till the glass of the  world is run1 and
 when that day is past1 mark what ,god  
saith shall  follow1 #8,i will laugh at 
your calamity2 ,i will mock when your   
fear  cometh2 when your fear cometh as  
desolation1 and your destruction  cometh
 as a whirlwind2 when distress and      
anguish cometh upon you' 7,prov         
#a3bf1bg74 ,mark you how many pinching  
expressions the ,lord ,jesus ,christ    
doth threaten the refusing sinner with2 
the sinner with1 that refuseth  ,him    
now--,i will laugh at him1 ,i will mock 
at him4 ,but when1 ,lord1 wilt  thou    
laugh at1 and mock at1 the impenitent8  
,the answer is1 #8,i will  laugh at     

their calamities1 and mock when their   
fear cometh2 when their  fear cometh as 
desolation1 and their destruction like a
 whirlwind2 when  distress and anguish  
cometh upon them4'    ,objection #d4    
,but if ,god ,almighty be at this point1
 and there be no  moving of ,him to     
mercy at that day1 yet we can but lie in
 hell till we  are burnt out1 as the log
 doth at the back of the fire4          
,answer4 ,poor besotted sinner1 is this 
thy last shift8 wilt thou comfort       
thyself with this8 ,are thy sins so     
dear1 so sweet1 so desireable1 so       
profitable to thee1 that thou wilt      
venture a burning in hell fire for  them
 till thou art burnt out8 ,is there     
nothing else to be done but to  make a  
covenant with death1 and to maintain thy
 agreement with hell8  7,isa #bh3ae74   
,is it not better to say now unto ,god1 
,do not condemn me8  and to say now1    
,lord1 be merciful to me1 a sinner8     
,would not tears1 and  prayers1 and     
cries1 in this acceptable time1 to ,god 

for mercy1 yield  thee more benefit in  
the next world than to lie and burn out 
in hell  will do8    ,but to come more  
close to thee4 ,have not ,i told thee   
already that there  is no such thing as 
a ceasing to be8 that the damned shall  
never be  burned out in hell8 there     
shall be no more such death1 or cause of
  dissolution for ever4 ,this one thing1
 well considered1 breaks not only  the  
neck of that wild conceit on which thy  
foolish objection is built1  but will   
break thy stubborn heart in pieces4 ,for
 then it follows1 that  unless thou     
canst conquer ,god1 or with ease endure 
to conflict with ,his  sin-revenging    
wrath1 thou wilt be made to mourn while 
under ,his  everlasting wrath and       
indignation2 and to know that there is  
not such a  thing as a burning out in   
hell fire4    ,objection #e4 ,but1 if   
this must be my case1 ,i shall have more
 fellows2 ,i  shall not go to hell1 nor 
yet burn there1 alone4    ,answer4      
,what1 again2 is there no breaking of   

the league that is betwixt  sin and thy 
soul8 ,what1 resolved to be a           
self-murderer1 a soul  murderer8 what1  
resolved to murder thine own soul8 ,but 
is there any  comfort in being hanged   
with company8 in sinking into the bottom
 of the  sea with company8 or in going  
to hell1 in burning in hell1 and in     
enduring the everlasting pains of hell1 
with company8 ,o besotted  wretch6 ,but 
,i tell thee1 the more company1 the more
 sorrow2 the more  fuel1 the more fire4 
,hence the damned man that we read of in
 ,luke  desired that his brethren might 
be so warned and prevailed with as to   
be kept out of that place of torment    
7,luke #af3bg1bh74 ,but to hasten2 ,i   
come now to the second use4    ,,use    
,,second4--,is it so8 ,is the soul such 
an excellent thing1 and the loss        
thereof so unspeakably great8 ,then here
 you may see who are the  greatest fools
 in the world--to wit1 those who1 to get
 the world and its  preferments1 will   
neglect ,god till they lose their souls4

 ,the rich man  in the gospel was one of
 these great fools1 for that he was more
  concerned about what he should do with
 his goods1 than how his soul  should be
 saved 7,luke #g3af-ba74 ,some are for  
venturing their souls for  pleasures1   
and some are for venturing their souls  
for profits2 they  that venture their   
souls for pleasures have but little     
excuse for their  doings2 but they that 
venture their soul for profit seem to   
have much4  #8,and they all with one    
consent began to make excusel'--excuse  
for what8  why1 for the neglect of the  
salvation of their souls4 ,but what was 
the  cause of their making this excuse8 
,why1 their profits came tumbling in4   
#8,i have bought a piece of groundl'    
#8,i have bought five yoke of oxenl'    
and #8,i have married a wife1 and       
therefore ,i cannot come' 7,luke        
#ad3ae-bj74    ,thus also it was with   
the fool first mentioned2 his ground did
 bring  forth plentifully1 wherefore he 
must of necessity forget his soul1 and1 

as he thought1 all the reason of the    
world he should4 ,wherefore1 he  falls  
to crying out1 ,what shall ,i do8 ,now1 
had one said1 ,mind the good  of thy    
soul1 man2 the answer would have been   
ready1 ,but where shall ,i  bestow my   
goods4 ,if it had been replied1 ,stay   
till harvest2 he returns  again1 ,but ,i
 have no room where to bestow my goods4 
,now1 tell him of  praying1 and he      
answers1 he must go to building4 ,tell  
him1 he should  frequent sermons1 and he
 replies1 he must mind his workmen4     
#8,he cannot  deliver his soul1 nor say1
 ,is there not a lie in my right hand8' 
7,isa  #dd3bj74    ,and see if1 in the  
end1 he did not become a fool2 for      
though he  accomplished the building of 
his barns1 and put in there all his     
fruits  and his goods1 yet even till now
 his soul was empty1 and void of all    
that was good2 nor did he1 in singing of
 that requiem which he sung to  his soul
 at last1 saying1 #8,soul1 take thine   
ease1 eat1 drink1 and be  merry1' show  

himself ever the wiser2 for1 in all his 
labours he had  rejected to get that    
food that indeed is meat and drink for  
the soul4  ,nay1 in singing this song he
 did but provoke ,god to hasten to send 
to  fetch his soul to hell2 for so      
begins the conclusion of the            
parable--#8,thou fool1 this night thy   
soul shall be required of thee2 then    
whose shall those things be which thou  
hast provided8' ,so that1 ,i say1  it is
 the greatest folly in the world for a  
man1 upon any pretence what  ever1 to   
neglect to make good the salvation of   
his soul4    ,there are six signs of a  
fool1 and they do all meet in that same 
man  that concerns not himself1 and that
 to good purpose1 for the salvation  of 
his soul4 #a4 ,a fool has not an heart1 
when the price is in his hand1  to get  
wisdom4 7,prov #ag3af74 #b4 #8,it is a  
sport to a fool to do  mischief4' and to
 set light by the commission of sin     
7,prov #aj3bc74 #c4  #8,fools despise   
wisdoml' #8fools hate knowledge' 7,prov 

#a3g1bb74 #d4 #8,a  fool1' after        
restraint1 #8returneth to his folly'    
7,prov #bf3aa74 #e4 #8,the  way of a    
fool is right in his own eyes' 7,prov   
#g3ae74 #f4 ,the fool goes  merrily #8to
 the correction of the stocks' 7,prov   
#g3bb74    ,i might add many more1 but  
these six shall suffice at this time1 by
  which it appears that the fool has no 
heart for the heavenly prize1 yet  he   
has to sport himself in sin2 and when he
 despises wisdom1 the way is  yet right 
before him2 yea1 if he be for some time 
restrained from vice1  he greedily      
turneth again thereto1 and will1 when he
 has finished his  course of folly and  
sin in this world1 go as heedlessly1 as 
carelessly1  as unconcernedly1 and      
quietly1 down the steps to hell1 as the 
ox goeth  to the slaughter-house1 ,this 
is a soul fool1 a fool of the biggest   
size2 and so is every one also that     
layeth up treasure for himself on       
earth1 #8and is not rich towards ,god'  
7,luke #g3ba74    ,objection #a4 ,but   

would you not have us mind our worldly  
concerns8    ,answer4 ,mind them1 but   
mind them in their place2 mind thy soul 
first  and most2 the soul is more than  
the body1 and eternal life better than  
temporal2 first seek the kingdom of     
,god1 and prosper in thy health and  thy
 estate as thy soul prospers 7,matt     
#f3cc2 #c ,john #b74 ,but as it is  rare
 to see this command obeyed1 for the    
kingdom of ,god shall be  thought of    
last1 so if ,john's wish was to light   
upon1 or happen to some  people1 they   
would neither have health nor wealth in 
this world4 ,to  prosper and be in      
health1 as their soul prospers--what1 to
 thrive and  mend in outwards no faster8
 then we should have them have          
consumptive  bodies and low estates2 for
 are not the souls of most as unthrifty1
 for  grace and spiritual health1 as is 
the tree without fruit that is pulled   
up by the roots8    ,objection #b4 ,but 
would you have us sit still and do      
nothing8    ,answer4 ,and must you needs

 be upon the extremes8 must you mind    
this  world to the damning of your      
souls8 or will you not mind your        
callings  at all8 ,is there not a middle
 way8 may you not1 must you not1 get    
your  bread in a way of honest industry2
 that is1 caring most for the next      
world1 and so using of this as not      
abusing the same8 7#a ,cor #g3 #bj-ca74 
,and then a man doth so1 and never but  
then1 when he sets this world and  the  
next in their proper places1 in his     
thoughts1 in his esteem1 and  judgment1 
and dealeth with both accordingly 7#b   
,cor #d3ah74 ,and is there  not all the 
reason in the world for this8 are not   
the things that are  eternal best8 ,will
 temporal things make thy soul to live8 
or art thou  none of those that should  
look after the salvation of their soul8 
7,deu  #h3c2 ,matt #e3d2 ,heb#aj3ci74   
,objection #c4 ,but the most of men do  
that which you forbid1 and why may  not 
we8    ,answer4 ,god says1 #8,thou shalt
 not follow a multitude to do evil'     

7,exo  #bc3b74 ,it is not what men do1  
but what ,god commands2 it is not what  
doth present itself unto us1 but what is
 best1 that we should choose  7,matt    
#f3bc2 ,luke #aj3da1db74 ,now1 #8,he    
that refuseth instruction1  despiseth   
his own soull' and #8,he that keepeth   
the commandment1 keepeth  his own soul' 
7,prov #ae3cb2 #ai3af74 ,make not1      
therefore1 these foolish  objections4   
,but what saith the ,word8 how readest  
thou8 ,that tells thee1  that the       
pleasures of sin are but for a season2  
that the things that  are seen are but  
temporal2 that he is a fool that is rich
 in this  world1 and is not so towards  
,god2 #8and what shall it profit a man1 
if  he shall gain the whole world1 and  
lose his own soul8'    ,objection #d4   
,but may one not be equally engaged for 
both8    ,answer4 ,a divided heart is a 
naughty one 7,heb #aj3b74 #8,you cannot 
serve  ,god and mammon' 7,matt #f3bd2   
,luke #af3ac74 #8,if any man love the   
world1  the love of the ,father is not  

in him1' 7#a ,john #b3ae72 and yet this 
objection bespeaks that thy heart is    
divided1 that thou art a  ,mammonist1 or
 that thou lovest the world4 ,but will  
riches profit in the  day of wrath8     
7,prov #aa3d74 ,yea1 are they not       
hurtful in the day of  grace8 do they   
not tend to surfeit the heart1 and to   
alienate a man and  his mind from the   
things that are better8 7,luke #ba3cd74 
,why1 then1 wilt  thou set thy heart    
upon that which is not8 yea1 then what  
will become  of them that are so far off
 of minding of their souls1 that they1  
for  whole months1 and years together1  
scarce consider whether they have  souls
 to save8    ,,use ,,third4--,but1      
thirdly1 is it so8 ,is the soul such an 
excellent thing1  and is the loss       
thereof so unspeakably great8 ,then this
 should teach  people to be very careful
 to whom they commit the teaching and   
guidance  of their souls4    ,this is a 
business of the greatest concern2 men   
will be careful to whom  they commit    

their children1 who they make the       
executors of their will1  in whose hand 
they trust the writing and evidences of 
their lands2 but  how much more careful 
should we be1 and yet the most are the  
least of  all careful1 unto whom they   
commit the teaching and guidance of     
their  souls4 ,there are several sorts  
of soul shepherds in the world3 #a4     
,there  are idol shepherds 7,zech #f3e74
 #b4 ,there are foolish shepherds 7,zech
  #aa3ae74 #c4 ,there are shepherds that
 feed themselves1 and not their  flock  
7,eze #cd3b7 #d4 ,there are hard-hearted
 and pitiless shepherds 7,zech  #i3 #c74
 #e4 ,there are shepherds that1 instead 
of healing1 smite1 push1  and wound the 
diseased 7,eze #cd3d1ba74 #f4 ,there are
 shepherds that  #8cause their flocks to
 go astray' 7,jer #ej3f74 #g4 ,and there
 are  shepherds that feed their flock2  
these are the shepherds to whom thou    
shouldst commit thy soul for teaching   
and for guidance4    ,question4 ,you may
 ask1 ,how should ,i know those         

shepherds8    ,answer4 ,first1 surrender
 up thy soul unto ,god1 by ,christ1 and 
choose  ,christ to be the chief         
,shepherd of thy soul2 and ,he will     
direct thee to  ,his shepherds1 and ,he 
will1 of ,his mercy1 set such shepherds 
over thee  #8as shall feed thee with    
knowledge and understanding' 7#a ,peter 
#b3be2  #d3ai2 ,john #aj3d1e2 ,song     
#a3g1 #h2 ,jer #c3ae2 #bc3d74 ,before   
thou hast  surrendered up thy soul to   
,christ1 that ,he may be thy chief      
,shepherd1  thou canst not find out1 nor
 choose to put thy soul under the       
teaching  and guidance of ,his under    
shepherds1 for thou canst not love them2
  besides1 they are so set forth by     
false shepherds1 in so many ugly        
guises1 and under so many false and     
scandalous dresses1 that1 should ,i     
direct thee to them while thou art a    
stranger to ,christ1 thou wilt  count   
them deceivers1 devourers1 and wolves in
 sheeps' clothing1 rather  than the     
shepherds that belong to the great and  

chief ,shepherd1 who is1  also1 the     
,bishop of the soul4    ,yet this ,i    
will say unto thee1 take heed of that   
shepherd that careth  not for his own   
soul1 that walketh in ways1 and doth    
such things1 as  have a direct tendency 
to damn his own soul2 ,i say1 take heed 
of such  an one1 come not near him1 let 
him have nothing to do with thy soul2   
for if he be not faithful to that which 
be his own soul1 be sure he  will not be
 faithful to that which is another      
man's4 ,he that feeds his  own soul with
 ashes1 will scarce feed thine with the 
bread of life2  wherefore1 take heed of 
such an one2 and many such there are in 
the  world 7,isa #dd3bj74 #8,by their   
fruits you shall know theml' they are   
for  flattering of the worst1 and       
frowning upon the best2 they are for    
promising of life to the profane1 and   
for slaying the souls that ,god  would  
have live2 they are also men that hunt  
souls that fear ,god1 but  for sewing   
pillows under those arm holes which ,god

 would have to lean  upon that which    
would afflict them4 ,these be them      
#8that1 with lies1 do  make the heart of
 the righteous sad1 whom ,i have not    
made sadl' saith  ,god2 and that have   
#8strengthened the hands of the wicked1 
that he shall  not return from his      
wicked way1 by promising of him life'   
7,eze  #ac3ah-bb74    ,and as thou      
shouldest1 for thy soul's sake1 choose  
for thyself good  soul shepherds1 so    
also1 for the same reason1 you should   
choose for  yourself a good wife1 a good
 husband1 a good master1 a good servant2
  for in all these things the soul is   
concerned4 ,abraham would not suffer    
,isaac to take a wife of the daughters  
of ,canaan1 7,gen #bd3c72 nor would     
,david suffer a wicked servant to come  
into his house1 or to tarry in  his     
sight 7,psa #aja3g74 ,bad company is1   
also1 very destructive to the  soul1 and
 so is evil communication2 wherefore1 be
 diligent to shun all  these things1    
that thou mayest persevere in that way1 

the end of which  will be the saving of 
thy soul 7,prov #ac3bj2 #a ,cor #ae3cc74
    ,and since1 under this head1 ,i am  
fallen upon cautions1 let me add these  
to those which ,i have presented to thee
 already3    ,caution #a4 ,take heed1   
take heed of learning to do evil of any 
that are  good4 ',tis possible for a    
good man to do things that are bad2 but 
let  not his bad action embolden thee to
 run upon sin4 ,seest thou a good man   
that stumbleth at a stone1 or that      
slippeth into the dirt--let that warn   
thee to take heed2 let his stumble make 
thee wary1 let his fall make  thee look 
well to thy goings2 #8ever follow that  
which is good' 7#a ,thess  #e3ae74 ,thy 
soul is at stake4    ,caution #b4 ,take 
heed of the good things of bad men1 for 
in them there  lies a snare also2 their 
#8good words and fair speeches' tend to 
deceive  7,rom #af3ag1 #ah74 ,learn to  
be good1 by the ,word of ,god and by the
 holy  lives of them that be good2 envy 
not the wicked1 #8nor desire to be with 

theml' #8choose none of his ways' 7,prov
 #c3ca2 #bd3a74 ,thy soul lies at       
stake4    ,caution #c4 ,take heed of    
playing the hypocrite in religion4 ,what
 of ,god  and ,his ,word thou knowest1  
profess it honestly1 conform to it      
heartily1  serve ,him faithfully2 for   
what is the hypocrite bettered by all   
his  profession1 #8when ,god taketh away
 his soul8' 7,job #bg3h74    ,caution   
#d4 ,take heed of delays to turn to     
,god1 and of choosing ,his ways  for the
 delight of thy heart1 #8for the ,lord's
 eye is upon them that  fear ,him1 to   
deliver their souls' 7,psa #cc3ah1ai74  
,caution #e4 ,boast not thyself of thy  
flocks and thy herds1 of thy gold  and  
thy silver1 of thy sons and of thy      
daughters4 ,what is a house full  of    
treasures1 and all the delights of this 
world1 if thou be empty of  grace1 #8if 
thy soul be not filled with good8'      
7,eccl #f3c74 ,but1    ,,use            
,,fourth4--,is it so8 ,is the soul such 
an excellent thing1 and is the  loss    

thereof so unspeakably great8 ,then1 ,i 
pray thee1 let me inquire a  little of  
thee1 what provision thou hast made for 
thy soul8 ,there be  many that1 through 
their eagerness after the things of this
 life1 do  bereave their soul of good1  
even of that good the which if they had 
it  would be a good to them for ever    
7,eccl #d3h74 ,but ,i ask not concerning
  this2 it is not what provision thou   
hast made for this life1 but what  for  
the life1 and the world to come4        
#8,lord1 gather not my soul with        
sinners1' saith ,david1 7,psa #bf3i72   
not with men of this world3 ,lord1  not 
with them that have their portion in    
this life1 whose belly ,thou  fillest   
with ,thy hid treasures4 ,thus you see  
how ,solomon laments some1  and how his 
father prays to be delivered from their 
lot who have their  portion in this     
life1 and that have not made provision  
for their soul4  ,well1 then1 let me    
inquire of thee about this matter4 ,what
 provision  hast thou made for thy soul8

 ,and1    #a4 ,what hast thou thought of
 thy soul8 ,what ponderous thoughts hast
  thou had of the greatness and of the  
immortality of thy soul8 ,this must  be 
the first inquiry3 for he that hath not 
had his thoughts truly  exercised1      
ponderously exercised1 about the        
greatness and the  immortality of his   
soul1 will not be careful1 after an     
effectual  manner1 to make provision for
 his soul1 for the life and world to    
come4  ,the soul is a man's all1 whether
 he knows it or no1 as ,i have already  
showed you4 ,now a man will be concerned
 about what he thinks is his  all4 ,we  
read of the poor servant that #8setteth 
his heart upon' his  wages 7,deu        
#bd3ad1ae74 ,but it is because it is his
 all1 his treasure1  and that wherein   
his worldly worth lieth4 ,why1 thy soul 
is thy all2 it  is strange if thou dost 
not think so6 and more strange if thou  
dost  think so1 and yet hast light1     
seldom1 and trivial thoughts about it4  
,these two seem to be inconsistent1     

therefore let thy conscience speak2     
either thou hast very great and weighty 
thoughts about the excellent  greatness 
of thy soul1 or else thou dost not count
 that thy soul is so  great a thing as  
it is1 else thou dost not count it thy  
all4    #b4 ,what judgment hast thou    
made of the present state of thy soul8  
,i  speak now to the unconverted4 ,thy  
soul is under sin1 under the curse1  and
 an object of wrath2 this is that       
sentence that by the ,word is  passed   
upon it--#8,woe unto their soul1' saith 
,god1 #8for they have  rewarded evil    
unto themselves4' 7,isa #c3i74 ,this is 
the sentence of ,god4  ,well1 but what  
judgment hast thou passed upon it while 
thou livest in  thy debaucheries8 ,is it
 not that which thy fellows have passed 
on  theirs before thee1 saying1 #8,i    
shall have peace1 though ,i walk in the 
imagination of mine heart1 to add       
drunkenness to thirst' 7,deu #bi3ai74   
,if so1 know thy judgment is gross1 thy 
soul is miserable1 and turn1 or  in     

little time thine eyes will behold all  
this4    #c4 ,what care hast thou had of
 securing of thy soul1 and that it might
  be delivered from the danger that by  
sin it is brought into8 if a man  has a 
horse1 a cow1 or a swine that is sick1  
or in danger by reason of  this or that 
casualty1 he will take care for his     
beast1 that it may not  perish2 he will 
pull it out of the ditch on the ,sabbath
 day4 ,but1 oh6  that is the day on     
which many men do put their soul into   
the ditch of  sin2 that is the day that 
they set apart to pursue wickedness in4 
#cb  ,but1 ,i say1 what care hast thou  
taken to get thy soul out of this       
ditch8--a ditch out of which thou canst 
never get it without the aid of  an     
omnipotent arm4 ,in things pertaining to
 this life1 when a man feels  his own   
strength fail1 he will implore the help 
and aid of another2 and  no man can1 by 
any means1 deliver by his own arm his   
soul from the  power of hell1 which thou
 also wilt confess1 if thou beest not a 

very  brute2 but what hast thou done    
with ,god for help8 hast thou cried8    
hast  thou cried out8 yea1 dost thou    
still cry out1 and that day and night   
before him--#8,deliver my soul' 7,psa   
#ag3ac7 #8,save my soul1 preserve my    
soul' 7,psa #be3bj7 #8,heal my soul1'   
7,psa #db3d71 and1 #8,i pour out my soul
  unto thee8' 7,psa #fb3e74 ,yea1 canst 
thou say1 ,my soul1 my soul waiteth     
upon ,god1 my soul thirsteth for ,him1  
my soul followeth hard after him8  7,psa
 #fc3a1h74 ,i say1 dost thou this1 or   
dost thou hunt thine own soul  to       
destroy it8 ,the soul1 with some1 is the
 game1 their lusts are the  dogs1 and   
they themselves are the huntsmen1 and   
never do they more  halloo1 and lure1   
and laugh1 and sing1 than when they have
 delivered up  their soul1 their        
darling1 to these dogs--a thing that    
,david trembled to  think of1 when he   
cried1 #8,dogs have compassed me4       
,deliver my darling1'  my soul1 #8from  
the power of the dog' 7,psa #bb3af1bj74 

,thus1 ,i say1 he  cried1 and yet these 
dogs were but wicked men4 ,but1 oh6 how 
much is a  sin1 a lust1 worst than a man
 to do us hurt2 yea1 worse than is a    
dog1  7or7 a lion1 to hurt a lamb6      
#d4 ,what are the signs and tokens that 
thou bearest about thee1  concerning how
 it will go with thy soul at last8      
,there are signs and  tokens of a good1 
and signs and tokens of a bad end that  
the souls of  sinners will have2 there  
are signs of the salvation of the soul1 
7,heb  #f3i72 evident tokens of         
salvation2 and there are signs of the   
damnation  of the soul1 evident signs of
 damnation 7,phil #a3bg1bh2 ,job        
#ba3bi1cj2 #a  ,sam #c3i74 ,now1 which  
of these hast thou8 ,i cannot stand here
 to show  thee which are which2 but thy 
soul and its salvation lieth before     
thee1  and thou hast the book the ,holy 
,bible of signs about these matters by  
thee2 thou hast also men of ,god to go  
to1 and their assemblies to  frequent4  
,look to thyself2 heaven and hell are   

hard by1 and one of them  will swallow  
thee up2 heaven1 into unspeakable and   
endless glory1 or  hell1 into           
unspeakable and endless torment4 ,yet1  
#e4 ,what are the pleasures and delights
 of thy soul now8 ,are they things      
,divine1 or things natural8 ,are they   
things heavenly1 or things earthly8     
,are they things holy1 or things unholy8
 ,for look what things thou  delightest 
in now1 to those things the great ,god  
doth count thee a  servant1 and for and 
of those thou shalt receive thy wages at
 the day  of judgment--#8,his servants  
ye are to whom ye obey2 whether of sin  
unto  death1 or of obedience unto       
righteousness' 7,rom #af3af74    ,wicked
 men talk of heaven1 and say they hope  
and desire to go to  heaven1 even while 
they continue wicked men2 but1 ,i say1  
what would  they do there8 ,if all that 
desire to go to heaven should come      
thither1  verily they would make a hell 
of heaven2 for1 ,i say1 what would they 
do  there8 why1 just as they do here1   

scatter their filthiness quite over  the
 face of heaven1 and make it as vile as 
the pit that the devils  dwell in4 #cc  
,take holiness away out of heaven1 and  
what is heaven8 ,i  had rather be in    
hell1 were there none but holy ones     
there1 than be in  heaven itself with   
the children of iniquity4 ,if heaven    
should be filled  with wicked men1 ,god 
would quickly drive them out1 or forsake
 the place  for their sakes4 ,it is     
true1 they have been sinners1 and none  
but  sinners1 that go to heaven2 but    
they are washed--#8,such were some of   
you2  but ye are washed1 but ye are     
sanctified1 but ye are justified1 in the
  name of the ,lord ,jesus1 and by the  
,spirit of our ,god' 7#a ,cor #f3aa74   
,when the maidens were gathered together
 for the great king ,ahasuerus1  before 
they were brought to him into his royal 
presence1 they were to  be had to the   
house of the women1 there to be purifed 
with things for  purification1 and that 
for twelve months together--to wit1 six 

months  with oil of myrrh1 and six      
months with sweet odours1 and other     
things1  and so came every maiden to the
 king 7,esth #b3c1i1ab1ac74 ,god also   
hath  appointed that those that come    
into ,his royal presence should first go
  to the house of the women1 the church1
 #cd and there receive of the  eunuchs  
things for purification1 things to make 
us #8meet to be  partakers of the       
inheritance of the saints in light'     
7,col #a3ab74 ,none  can go from a state
 of nature to glory but by a state of   
grace1 the  ,lord gives grace and glory2
 hence he that goeth to heaven is said  
to be  wrought for it1 fitted1 prepared 
for it 7#a ,cor #e3e2 ,rom #ai3bc74     
,,use ,,fifth1 ,again1 fifthly1 ,is it  
so8 is the soul such an excellent       
thing1 and is the loss thereof so       
unspeakably great8 ,then this doctrine  
commends those for the wise ones1 that  
above all business concern  themselves  
with the salvation of their souls2 those
 that make all other  matters but things

 by the by1 and the salvation of their  
souls the one  thing needful4 ,but1 but 
few comparatively will be concerned with
 this  use2 for where is he that doth   
this8 ,solomon speaks of one man of a   
thousand 7,eccl #g3bh74 ,however1 some  
there be1 and blessed be ,god for  some2
 but they are they that are wise1 yea1  
wise in the wisdom of ,god4    #a4      
,because they reject what ,god hath     
rejected and that is sin4 #b4  ,because 
they esteem but little of that which1 by
 the ,word1 is counted  but of little   
esteem1 and that is the world4 #c4      
,because they choose for  a portion that
 which ,god commendeth unto us for that 
which is the most  excellent            
thing--viz41 ,himself1 ,his ,christ1    
,his heaven1 ,his ,word1 ,his  grace1   
and holiness2 these are the great and   
most excellent things1 and  the things  
that ,he has chosen that is truly wise  
for his soul 7and all  other wise men   
are fools in ,god's account1 and in the 
judgment of ,his  ,word71 and if it be  

so1 glory and bliss must needs be their 
portion1  though others shall miss      
thereof--#8,the wise shall inherit      
glory1 but  shame shall be the promotion
 of fools' 7,prov #c3ce74    ,let me1   
then1 encourage those that are of this  
mind to be strong1 and  hold on their   
way4 ,soul1 thou hast pitched right2 ,i 
will say of thy  choice as ,david said  
of ,goliath's sword1 #8,there is none   
like that2 give  it me4' #8,hold that   
fast which thou hast1 that no man take  
thy crown'  7,rev #c3aa74 ,oh6 ,i admire
 this wisdom2 this is by the direction  
of the  ,lawgiver2 this is by the       
teaching of the blessed ,spirit of ,god3
 not the  wisdom which this world       
teacheth1 nor the wisdom which the world
 doth  choose1 which comes to nought 7#a
 ,cor #b3 #f74 ,surely thou hast seen   
something of the world to come1 and of  
the glory of it1 through faith2  surely 
,god has made thee see emptiness in that
 wherein others find a  fulness1 and    
vanity in that which by others is       

counted for a darling4  ,blessed are    
thine eyes1 for they see2 and thine     
ears1 for they hear4    ,but who told   
thee that thy soul was such an excellent
 thing as by thy  practice thou         
declarest thou believest it to be8      
,what6 set more by thy  soul than by all
 the world8 ,what6 cast a world behind  
thy back for the  welfare of a soul8 ,is
 not this to play the fool1 in the      
account of  sinners1 while angels wonder
 at and rejoice for thy wisdom8 ,what a 
thing is this1 that thy soul and its    
welfare should be more in thy  esteem   
than all those glories wherewith the    
eyes of the world are  dazzled6 ,surely 
thou hast looked upon the sun1 and that 
makes gold look  like a clod of clay in 
thine eyesight4    ,but who put the     
thoughts of the excellencies of the     
things that are  eternal--,i say1 who   
put the thoughts of the excellency of   
those things  into thy mind in this     
wanton age8--in an age wherein the      
thoughts of  eternal life1 and the      

salvation of the soul1 are with and to  
many like  the ,morocco ambassador and  
his men1 men of strange faces1 in       
strange  habit1 with strange gestures   
and behaviour1 monsters to behold4 ,but 
where hadst thou that heart that gives  
entertainment to these thoughts1  these 
heavenly thoughts8 ,these thoughts are  
like the ,french  ,protestants1 banished
 thence where they willingly would have 
harbour4#ce  ,how came they to thy      
house1 to thy heart1 and to find        
entertainment in  thy soul8 ,the ,lord  
keep them in every imagination of the   
thoughts of  thy heart for ever1 and    
incline thine heart to seek ,him more   
and more4    ,and since the whole world 
have slighted and despised1 and counted 
foolish the thoughts and cogitations    
wherewith thy soul is exercised1  what  
strong and mighty supporter is it upon  
and with which thou bearest  up thy     
spirit1 and takest encouragement in this
 thy forlorn1  unoccupied1 and singular 
way8 for so1 ,i daresay1 it is with the 

most2  but certainly it is something    
above thyself1 and that is more mighty  
to  uphold thee than is the power1 rage1
 and malice of all the world to  cast   
thee down1 or else thou couldst not bear
 up1 now wind and weather1  now the     
stream and the force thereof are against
 thee4    ,objection #a4 #8,i know my   
soul is an excellent thing1 and that the
 world  to come and its glories1 even in
 the smallest glimpse thereof1 do       
swallow up all the world that is here2  
my heart also doth greatly  desire to be
 exercised about the thoughts of        
eternity1 and ,i count  myself never    
better than when my poor heart is filled
 with them2 as for  the rage and fury of
 this world1 it swayeth very little with
 me1 for my  heart is come to a point2  
but yet1 for all that1 ,i meet with many
  discouragements1 and such things that 
indeed do weaken my strength in  the    
way4'    ,but1 brave soul1 pray tell me 
what the things are that discourage     
thee1  and that weaken thy strength in  

the way8    ,why1 the amazing greatness 
of this my enterprise1 that is one      
thing4 ,i  am now pursuing things of the
 highest1 the greatest1 the most        
enriching  nature1 even eternal things2 
and the thoughts of the greatness of    
them  drowned me2 for when the heat of  
my spirit in the pursuit after them is  
a little returned and abated1 methinks  
,i hear myself talking thus to  myself3 
,fond fool6 canst thou imagine that such
 a gnat1 a flea1 a  pismire as thou art1
 can take and possess the heavens1 and  
mantle  thyself up in the eternal       
glories8 ,if thou makest first a trial  
of the  successfulness of thy endeavours
 upon things far lower1 more base1 but  
much more easy to obtain1 as crowns1    
kingdoms1 earldoms1 dukedoms1  gold1    
silver1 or the like1 how vain are these 
attempts of thine2 and  yet thou        
thinkest to possess thy soul of heaven6 
,away1 away6 by the  height thereof thou
 mayest well conclude it is far above   
out of thy  reach2 and by the breadth   

thereof it is too large for thee to     
grasp2  and by the nature of the        
excellent glory thereof1 too good for   
thee to  possess4 ,these are the        
thoughts that sometimes discourage me1  
and that  weaken my strength in the way4
    ,answer4 ,the greatness of thy      
undertaking does but show the nobleness 
of  thy soul1 in that it cannot1 will   
not1 be content with such low and dry   
as the baseborn spirits that are of the 
world can and do content  themselves    
withal4 ,and as to the greatness of the 
things thou aimest  at1 though they be1 
as they are indeed1 things that have not
 their  like1 yet they are not too big  
for ,god to give1 and ,he has promised  
to  give them to the soul that seeketh  
,him2 yea1 ,he hath prepared the        
kingdom1 given the kingdom1 and laid up 
in the kingdom of heaven1 the  things   
that thy soul longeth for1 presseth     
after1 and cannot be content  without   
7,luke #g3cb2 ,matt #be3ad2 ,col #a3e2  
#a ,peter #a3d74 ,as for thy  making a  

trial of the successfulness of thy      
endeavours upon things more  interim and
 base1 that is but a trick of the old   
deceiver4 ,god has  refused to give ,his
 children the great1 the brave1 and     
glorious things  of this world1 a few   
only excepted1 because ,he has prepared 
some better  thing for them 7#a ,cor    
#a3bg2 ,heb #aa3cf-dj74 ,wherefore faint
 not1 but let  thy hand be strong1 for  
thy work shall be rewarded 7,gal #f3i74 
,and since  thy soul is at work for     
soul-things1 for divine and eternal     
things1 ,god  will give them to thee2   
thou art not of the number of them that 
draw  back unto perdition1 but of them  
that believe to the saving of the  soul2
 thou shalt receive the end of thy      
faith1 the salvation of thy  soul 7,heb 
#aj3ci2 #a ,peter #a3h1i74    ,objection
 #b4 ,but all my discouragement doth not
 lie in this4 ,i see so  much of the    
sinful vileness of my nature1 and feel  
how ready it is to  thrust itself forth 
at all occasions to the defiling of my  

whole man1  and more4 ,now this added to
 the former1 adds to my discouragement  
greatly4    ,answer4 ,this should be    
cause of humiliation and of             
self-abasement1 but  not of             
discouragement2 for the best of saints  
have their weaknesses1  these their     
weaknesses4 ,the ladies as well as she  
that grinds at the  mill1 know what doth
 attend that sex2 and the giants in     
grace as well  as the weak and shrubs1  
are sensible of the same things1 which  
thou  layest in against thy exercising  
of hope1 or as matter of thy            
discouragement4 ,poor ,david says 7,psa 
#gg3b7 #8,my soul refused to be         
comforted1' upon this very account1 and 
,paul cries out under sense of  this1   
#8,o wretched man that ,i am6' and comes
 as it were to the borders  of doubt1   
saying1 #8,who shall deliver me8' 7,rom 
#g3bd74 ,only he was quick  at          
remembering that ,christ was his        
righteousness and price of  redemption1 
and there he relieved himself4          

,again2 this should drive us to faith in
 ,christ2 for therefore are the         
corruptions by ,divine permission still 
left in us2 they are not left in  us to 
drive us to unbelief1 but to faith--that
 is1 to look to the  perfect            
righteousness of ,christ for life4 ,and 
for further help1  consider1 that       
therefore ,christ liveth in heaven1     
making intercession1  that thou mightest
 be saved by ,his life1 not by thine1   
and by ,his  intercessions1 not by thy  
perfections 7,rom #e3 #f-i2 ,col #a3bj74
 ,let not  therefore thy weaknesses be  
thy discouragements2 only let them put  
thee  upon the duties required of thee  
by the gospel--to wit1 faith1 hope1     
repentance1 humility1 watchfulness1     
diligence1 etc4 7#a ,peter #a3ac2 #e3e2 
#b ,cor #g3aa2 ,mark #ac3cg2 #b ,peter  
#a3aj74    ,objection #c4 ,but ,i find1 
together with these things1 weakness and
  faintness as to my graces2 my faith my
 hope1 my love1 and desires to  these   
and all other ,christian duties are     

weak2 ,i am like the man in the  dream1 
that would have run1 but could not2 that
 would have fought1 but  could not2 and 
that would have fled1 but could not4    
,answer #a4 ,weak graces are graces1    
weak graces may grow stronger2 but if   
the iron be blunt1 put to the more      
strength 7,eccl #aj3aj74 #b4 ,christ    
seems to be most tender of the weak3    
#8,he shall gather the lambs with  ,his 
arm1 and carry them in ,his bosom1 and  
shall gently lead those that  are with  
young4' 7,isa #dj3aa74 ,and again1 #8,i 
will seek that which was  lost1 and     
bring again that which was driven away1 
and will bind up that  which was broken1
 and will strengthen that which was     
sick' 7,eze #cd3af74  ,only here will   
thy wisdom be manifested--to wit1 that  
thou grow in  grace1 and that thou use  
lawfully and diligently the means to do 
it 7#b  ,peter #c3ah2 ,phil #b3aj1aa2 #a
 ,thess #c3aa-ac74    ,,use ,,sixth1 ,i 
come1 in the next place1 to a use of    
terror1 and so ,i  shall conclude4 ,is  

it so8 is the soul such an excellent    
thing1 and is  the loss thereof so      
unspeakably great8 ,then this showeth   
the sad state  of those that lose their 
souls4 ,we use to count those in a      
deplorable  condition1 that by one only 
stroke1 are stript of their whole       
estate2  the fire swept away all that he
 had2 or all that he had was in such a  
ship1 and that ship sunk into the bottom
 of the sea2 this is sad news1  this is 
heavy tidings1 this is bewailed of all1 
especially if such were  great in the   
world1 and were brought by their loss   
from a high to a  low1 to a very low    
condition2 but alas6 what is this to the
 loss about  which we have been speaking
 all this while8 ,the loss of an estate 
may  be repaired1 or if not1 a man may  
find friends in his present  deplorable 
condition to his support1 though not    
recovery2 but far will  this be from him
 that shall lose his soul4 ,ah6 he has  
lost his soul1  and can never be        
recovered again1 unless hell fire can   

comfort him2  unless he can solace      
himself in the fiery indignation of     
,god2 terrors  will be upon him1 anguish
 and sorrow will swallow him up1 because
 of  present misery2 slighted and set at
 nought by ,god and ,his angels1 he     
will also be in this miserable state1   
and this will add to sorrow1  sorrow1   
and to his vexation of spirit1 howling4 
,to present you with emblems of         
tormented spirits1 or to draw before    
your eyes the picture of hell1 are      
things too light for so ponderous a     
subject as this2 nor can any man frame  
or invent words1 be they never  so deep 
and profound1 sufficient to the life to 
set out the torments of  hell4    ,all  
those expressions of fire1 brimstone1   
the lake of fire1 a fiery  furnace1 the 
bottomless pit1 and a hundred more to   
boot1 are all too  short to let forth   
the miseries of those that shall be     
damned souls4  #8,who knoweth the power 
or ,god's anger8' 7,psa #ij3aa74 ,none  
at all2 and  unless the power of that   

can be known1 it must abide as          
unspeakable as  the love of ,christ1    
which passeth knowledge4    ,we hear it 
thunder1 we see it lighten2 yea1        
eclipses1 comets1 and  blazing stars are
 all subject to smite us with terror2   
the thought of a  ghost1 of the         
appearing of a dead wife1 a dead        
husband1 or the like1  how terrible are 
these things6 #cf ,but alas1 what are   
these8 mere flea  bitings1 nay1 not so  
bad1 when compared with the torments of 
hell4  ,guilt and despair1 what are     
they8 ,who understands them unto        
perfection8  ,the ireful looks of an    
infinite ,majesty1 what mortal in the   
land of the  living can tell us to the  
full1 how dismal and breaking to the    
soul of  a man it is1 when it comes as  
from #8the power of ,his anger1' and    
arises  from the utmost indignation8    
,besides1 who knows of all the ways by  
which the ,almighty will inflict ,his   
just revenges upon the souls of  damned 
sinners8 ,when ,paul was caught up to   

the third heaven1 he heard  words that  
were unspeakable2 and he that goes down 
to hell shall hear  groans that are     
unutterable4 ,hear1 did ,i say8 they    
shall feel them1  they shall feel them  
burst from their wounded spirit as      
thunderclaps do  from the clouds4 ,once 
,i dreamed that ,i saw two 7whom ,i     
knew7 in hell1  and methought ,i saw a  
continual dropping from heaven1 as of   
great drops  of fire lighting upon them1
 to their sore distress4 ,oh6 words are 
wanting1 thoughts are wanting1          
imagination and fancy are poor things   
here2 hell is another kind of place and 
state than any alive can think2  and    
since ,i am upon this subject1 ,i will  
here treat a little of hell as  the     
,scriptures will give me leave1 and the 
rather because ,i am upon a  use of     
terror1 and because hell is the place of
 torment 7,luke #af74    #a4 ,hell is   
said to be beneath1 as heaven is said to
 be above2 because  as above signifieth 
the utmost joy1 triumph1 and felicity1  

so beneath  is a term most fit to       
describe the place of hell by1 because  
of the  utmost opposition that is       
between these two2 hell being the place 
of  the utmost sorrow1 despair1 and     
misery2 there are the underlings ever   
trampled under the feet of ,god2 they   
are beneath1 below1 under 7,prov        
#ae3bd76    #b4 ,hell is said to be     
darkness1 and heaven is said to be      
light2 light1  to show the              
pleasureableness and the desireableness 
of heaven2 and  darkness1 to show the   
dolesome and wearisomeness of hell2 and 
how  weary1 oh6 how weary and           
wearisomely1 as ,i may say1 will damned 
souls  turn themselves from side to     
side1 from place to place1 in hell1     
while  swallowed up in the thickest     
darkness1 and griped with the burning   
thoughts of the endlessness of that most
 unutterable misery 7,matt  #bb3ac76    
#c4 ,men are said to go up to heaven1   
but they are said to go down to  hell2  
up1 because of exaltation1 and because  

they must abound in beauty  and glory   
that go to heaven2 down1 because of     
those sad dejections1  that great       
deformity and vile contempt that sin    
hath brought them to  that go to hell   
7,eze #cb3ah74    #d4 ,heaven is called 
a hill or mount1 7,heb #ab72 hell is    
called a pit1 or  hole1 7,rev #i3b72    
heaven1 a mount1 the mount ,zion1 7,rev 
#ad72 to show how  ,god has1 and will   
exalt them that loved ,him in the world2
 hell1 a pit  or hole1 to show how all  
the ungodly shall be buried in the      
yawning  paunch and belly of hell1 as in
 a hollow cave4    #e4 ,heaven6 ,it is  
said of heaven1 the height of heaven1   
7,job #bb3ab74 and  of hell1 the        
bottomless pit1 7,rev #i3b2 #bj3c74 ,the
 height of heaven1 to  show that the    
exaltation of them that do ascend up    
thither is both  perfect and            
unsearchable2 and hell1 the bottomless  
pit1 to show that  the downfall of them 
that descend in thither will never be at
 an  end--down1 down1 down they go1 and 

nothing but down1 down still6    #f4    
,heaven6 ,it is called the paradise of  
,god1 7,rev #b3g72 but hell1 the        
burning lake 7,rev #bj3ae74 ,a paradise1
 to show how quiet1 harmless1  sweet1   
and beautiful heaven shall be to them   
that possess it1 as the  garden was at  
the beginning of the creation2 hell1 the
 burning lake1 to  allude to ,sodom1    
that since its destruction is turned    
into a stinking  lake1 and to show that 
as their distress was unutterable1 and  
to the  highest amazement1 full of      
confusion and horror1 when that         
tempestuous  storm of fire and brimstone
 was rained from the ,lord out of heaven
 upon  them1 so1 to the utmost degree1  
shall it be with the souls that are     
lost and cast into hell4    #g4 ,it is  
said that there are dwelling houses1 or 
places in the kingdom  of heaven 7,john 
#ad3 #a-c2 ,zech #c3g2 ,isa #eg3a1b74   
,and also that there are  the cells or  
the chambers of death in hell 7,prov    
#g3bg74 ,there are  mansions or dwelling

 places in heaven1 to show that every   
one of them  that go thither might have 
his reward1 according to his work2 and  
that  there is hell1 and the lowest hell
 7,deu #cb3bb2 ,psa #hf3ac74 ,and the   
chambers of death in hell to show there 
are places and states in hell  too1 for 
sinners to be imprisoned in1 according  
to their faults2 hence  it is said of   
some1 ,these shall receive greater      
damnation1 7,luke  #bj3dg72 and of      
others1 ,that it shall be more tolerable
 for ,sodom and  ,gomorrah in the       
judgment than for them1 etc4 7,luke     
#aj3ab1 #ad74    ,the lowest hell4 ,how 
many hells there are above that1 or more
 tolerable  tormenting places than the  
most exquisite torments there1 ,god1 and
 they  that are there1 know best2 but   
degrees without doubt there are2 and the
  term #8lowest' shows the utmost and   
most exquisite distress2 so the         
chambers of death1 the second death in  
hell1 for so ,i think the words  should 
be understood--#8,her house is the way  

to hell1 going down to the  chambers of 
death' 7,prov #g3bg74 ,these are the    
chambers that the  chambers in the      
temple1 or that the dwelling places in  
the house in  heaven1 are opposed to3   
and this opposition shows1 that as there
 will  be degrees of glory in heaven1 so
 there will of torments in hell2 and    
there is all reason for it1 since the   
punishment must be inflicted by  ,god1  
the infinitely just4 ,why should a poor1
 silly1 ignorant man1  though damned1 be
 punished with the same degree of       
torment that he that  has lived a       
thousand times worse shall be punished  
with8 ,it cannot be2  justice will not  
admit it2 guilt1 and the quality of the 
transgression1  will not admit it2 yea1 
the tormenting fire of hell itself will 
not  admit it2 for if hell fire can     
kindle upon nothing but sin1 and the    
sinner for the sake of it1 and if sin be
 as oil to that fire1 as the  ,holy     
,ghost seems to intimate1 saying1 #8,let
 it come into his bowels like  water1   

and like oil into his bones' 7,psa      
#aji3ah74 ,then as the quantity  of the 
oil is1 so will the fire burn1 and so   
will the flaming flame  ascend1 and the 
smoke of their torment1 for ever and    
ever4 ,suppose a  piece of timber a     
little bedaubed with oil1 and another   
that has been  soaking in it many a     
year1 which of these two1 think you1    
would burn  fiercest8 and from whence   
would the flaming flame ascend highest1 
and  make the most roaring noise8       
,suppose two vessels filled with oil1   
one  containing the quantity of a pint1 
the other containing the quantity of  a 
hogshead1 and suppose that in one place 
they were both set on fire1  yet so that
 they might not intermix flames2 nay1   
though they did1 yet  all would conclude
 that the most amazing roaring flame    
would be upon  the biggest vessel1 and  
would be the effect of the greatest     
quantity of  oil2 so it will be with the
 wicked in hell4 ,the lowest hell is for
 the  biggest sinners1 and theirs will  

be the greater damnation1 and the more  
intolerable torment1 though he that has 
least of this oil of sin in his  bones1 
and of the kindlings of hell fire upon  
him1 will find he has  hell enough1 and 
will be weary enough thereof1 for still 
he must  struggle with flames that are  
everlasting2 for sin is such a thing1   
that it can never be burned out of the  
soul and body of a damned  sinner4      
,but again2 having treated thus of hell1
 we will now speak a word or two  of    
sin1 for that is it upon which hell fire
 seizes1 and so on the soul  by that4   
,sin6 it is the sting of hell--the sting
 of death is sin 7#a ,cor  #ae3ef74 ,by 
#8death' in this place we must not      
understand that which is  natural1 but  
that which is in hell1 the second death1
 even everlasting  damnation2 for       
natural death the saints die1 yea1 and  
also many  sinners1 without the least   
touch of a sting from that2 but here is 
a  death that has a sting to hurt1 to   
twinge1 and wound the sinner with1  even

 then when it has the utmost mastery of 
him4 ,and this is the death  that the   
saved are delivered from2 not that which
 is natural1 for that  is the end of    
them as of others 7#a ,cor #ae3ee2 ,eccl
 #b3ae1 #af74 ,but the  second death1   
the death in hell1 for that is the      
portion of the damned1  and it is from  
that that the saints have a promise of  
deliverance--#8,he  that overcometh     
shall not be hurt of the second death'  
7,rev #b3aa74 ,and  again1 #8,blessed   
and holy is he that hath part in the    
first  resurrection2 on such the second 
death hath no power' 7,rev #bj3f74 ,it  
is  this death1 then1 that hath the     
chambers to hold each damned soul in3   
and sin is the twining1 winding1 biting1
 poisoning sting of this death1  or of  
these chambers of hell1 for sinners to  
be stricken1 stung1 and  pierced with4  
#8,the sting of death is sin4' ,sin1 the
 general of it1 #cg  is the sting of    
hell1 for there would be no such thing  
as torment even  there1 were it not that

 sin is there with sinners2 for1 as ,i  
have  hinted already1 the fire of hell1 
the indignation and wrath of ,god1 can  
fasten and kindle upon nothing but for  
or because of sin2 sin1 then1 as  sin1  
is the sting and the hell of hells1 of  
the lowest and upmost  hells4 ,sin1 ,i  
say1 in the nature of it1 simply as it  
is concluded both  by ,god and the      
damned to be a breach of ,his holy law1 
so it is the  sting of the second death1
 which is the worm of hell4 ,but then1  
as sin  is such a sting in itself1 so it
 is heightened1 sharpened1 and made     
more keen and sharp by those            
circumstances that as concomitants      
attend  it in every act3 for there is   
not a sin at any time committed by man1 
but there is some circumstance or other 
attends it1 that makes it1 when  charged
 home by ,god's law1 bigger and sharper1
 and more venom and  poisonous to the   
soul than if it could be committed      
without them2 and  this is the sting of 
the hornet1 the great sting4 ,i sinned  

without a  cause to please a base lust1 
to gratify the devil2 here is the sting6
  ,again1 ,i preferred sin before       
holiness1 death before life1 hell before
  heaven1 the devil before ,god1 and    
damnation before a ,saviour2 here is    
the sting6 ,again1 ,i preferred moments 
before everlastings1 temporals  before  
eternals1 to be racked and always       
slaying before the life that  is blessed
 and endless2 here is the sting6 ,also1 
this ,i did against  light1 against     
convictions1 against conscience1 against
 persuasion of  friends1 ministers1 and 
the godly lives which ,i beheld in      
others2 here  is the sting6 ,also1 this 
,i did against warnings1 forewarnings1  
yea1  though ,i saw others fall before  
my face by the mighty hand of ,god for  
committing of the same2 here is the     
sting6    ,sinners1 would ,i could      
persuade you to hear me out6 ,a man     
cannot commit  a sin1 but1 by the       
commission of it1 he doth1 by some      
circumstance or  other1 sharpen the     

sting of hell1 and that to pierce       
himself through  and through1 and       
through1 with many sorrows 7#a ,tim     
#f3aj7 ,also1 the  sting of hell to some
 will be1 that the damnation of others  
stand upon  their score1 for that by    
imitating of them1 by being deluded by  
them1  persuaded by them1 drawn in by   
them1 they perish in hell for ever2 and 
hence it is that these principal sinners
 must die all these deaths in           
themselves1 that those damned ones that 
they have drawn into hell are  also to  
bear in their own souls for ever4 ,and  
this ,god threatened to  the prince of  
,tyrus1 that capital sinner1 because by 
his pride1 power1  practice1 and policy1
 he cast down others into the pit2      
therefore saith  ,god to him1 #8,they   
shall bring thee down to the pit1 and   
thou shalt die  the deaths of them that 
are slain in the midst of the seas4'    
,and again2  #8,thou shalt die the      
deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand 
of  strangers2 for ,i have spoken it1   

saith the ,lord ,god' 7,eze #bh3h1aj74  
,ah6  this will be the sting of them1 of
 those that are principal1 chief and1   
as ,i may call them1 the captain and    
ringleading sinners4 ,vipers will  come 
out of other men's fire and flames1 and 
settle upon1 seize upon1  and for ever  
abide upon their consciences2 and this  
will be the sting  of hell1 the great   
sting of hell to them4    ,i will yet   
add to all this2 how will the fairness  
of some for heaven1  even the thoughts  
of that1 sting them when they come to   
hell6 ,it will  not be so much their    
fall into the pit1 as from whence they  
fell into  it1 that will be to them the 
buzzing noise and sharpened sting of the
  great and terrible hornet4 #8,how art 
thou fallen from heaven1 ,o  ,lucifer6' 
there is the sting 7,isa #ad3ab74 ,thou 
that art exalted up to  heaven shalt be 
thrust down to hell1 though thou hast   
made #8thy nest  among the stars1' from 
thence ,i will fetch thee down2 there is
 a sting  7,matt #aa3bc2 ,oba #d74 ,to  

be pulled1 for and through love to some 
vain  lust1 from the everlasting gates  
of glory1 and caused to be swallowed  up
 for it in the belly of hell1 and made  
to lodge for ever in the  darksome      
chambers of death1 there is the piercing
 sting6    ,but again1 as there is the  
sting of hell1 so there is the strength 
of  that sting2 for a sting though never
 so sharp1 or venom1 yet if it  wanteth 
strength to force it to the designed    
execution1 it doth but  little hurt4    
,but this sting has strength to cause it
 to pierce into the  soul2 #8the sting  
of death is sin3 and the strength of sin
 is the law'  7#a ,cor #ae3ef74 ,here   
then is the strength of the stings of   
hell2 it is  the law in the perfect     
penalty of it2 #8for without the law1   
sin is  dead' 7,rom #g3h74 ,yea1 again  
he saith1 #8where no law is1 there is no
  transgression' 7,rom #d3ae74 ,the law 
then followeth1 in the executive  part  
of it1 the soul into hell1 and there    
strengtheneth sin1 that sting  of hell1 

to pierce by its unutterable charging of
 it on the conscience1  the soul for    
ever and ever2 nor can the soul justly  
murmur or repine at  ,god or at ,his    
law1 for that then the sharply          
apprehensive soul will  well discern the
 justness1 righteousness1               
reasonableness1 and goodness  of the    
law1 and that nothing is done by the law
 unto it1 but that which  is just and   
equal4 #ch    ,this1 therefore1 will put
 great strength and force into sin to   
sting  the soul1 and to strike it with  
the lashes of a scorpion4 ,add yet to   
these the abiding life of ,god1 the     
,judge and ,god of this law1 will  never
 die4 ,when princes die1 the law may be 
altered by the which at  present        
transgressors are bound in chains2 but  
oh6 here is also that  which will make  
this sting so sharp and keen1 the ,god  
that executes it  will never die4 #8,it 
is a fearful thing to fall into the     
hands of the  living ,god' 7,heb #aj3cj1
 #ca74    ,,footnotes3      #a          

#8,gospellers1' a term of reproach given
 to our reformers under ,henry  ,,viii2 
changed to #8,puritan' under ,elizabeth 
and the ,stuarts2 and to  #8,methodist1'
 or #8,evangelical' in more recent      
times4 ,all these terms  were adopted by
 the reformers as an honorable          
distinction from the  openly            
profane4--,ed4    #b ,having the most   
solemn warnings mercifully given to us  
by ,god1 whose  word is truth itself1   
how strange it is1 nay1 how insane1 to  
neglect  the ,saviour4 ,our author1 in  
his #8,grace ,abounding to the ,chief of
  ,sinners1' gives a solemn account of  
his own distracted feelings1 when  he1  
by ,divine warnings1 contemplated the   
probable loss of his  never-dying soul2 
and1 believing in the truth of ,god's   
revealed will1  he felt1 with           
inexpressible horror1 his dangerous     
state4 ,he describes  his mental        
anguish1 by comparing it with the acute 
bodily sufferings of  a criminal broken 
on the wheel4 ,can we wonder that he was

 in #8downright  earnest' in seeking    
salvation4 ,oh6 reader1 may we be thus  
impelled to  fly from the wrath to      
come4--,ed4    #c ,many have been the   
attempts to define the qualities1       
nature1 and  residence of the soul4 ,the
 sinful body is the sepulchre in which  
it is  entombed1 until ,christ giveth it
 life4 ,the only safe guide1 in such    
inquiries1 is to follow ,bunyan1 and    
ascertain #8what saith the ,lord'  upon 
a subject so momentous and so difficult 
for mortal eyes to  penetrate4--,ed4    
#d ,the poor soul1 under the            
irresistible constraints of conscience1 
bears witness against itself2 sits in   
judgment upon1 and condemns  itself2 and
 goeth1 without a jailor1 to conduct it1
 into the dread  prison1 where it       
becomes its own tormentor4 #8,a wounded 
spirit 7or  conscience7 who can         
bear8'--,ed4    #e ,my ,lord            
,will-be-will was a very eminent captain
 in the town of  ,mansoul1 during the   
,holy ,war3 wherefore ,diabolus had a   

kindness for  him1 and coveted to have  
him for one of his great ones1 to act   
and do  in matters of the highest       
concern4 ,bunyan represents him as      
having been  wounded in the leg1 during 
the seige4 #8,some of the prince's army 
certainly saw him limp1 as he afterwards
 walked on the wall4'--,ed4    #f ,to   
the unregenerate1 unsanctified soul1 the
 language of the ,saviour  in ,john     
#f3dh-eh1 must appear1 as it did to the 
,jews1 perfectly  inexplicable--#8,he   
that eateth ,my flesh1 and drinketh my  
blood1 dwelleth  in me1 and ,i in him4' 
,blessed mystery6 to be one with        
,christ1 in  obedience to ,his will1 and
 in partaking of ,his inheritance4 ,to  
be  enabled to say1 #8,for me to live is
 ,christ1 and to die is gain4'--,ed4    
#g ,nothing short of a ,divine influence
 can direct the passions of the  soul to
 a proper use of their energies4        
#8,godly sorrow worketh                 
repentance--carefulness--indignation--fe
ar--a vehement  desire--zeal--revenge1' 

7#b ,cor #g3aa74 ,reader1 has thy spirit
 been thus  excited against sin8--,ed4  
#h ,this is perfectly true1 but is only 
felt by those who are taught of  the    
,holy ,spirit rightly to appreciate     
,divine worship4 ,how many pay  undue   
respect to buildings in which public    
prayer is offered up8 ,it is  the       
worship that consecrates the place and  
solemnizes the mind4 ,very  remarkably  
was this the case with ,jacob while     
wandering in the open  wilderness4 ,he  
put stones for his pillow1 and in a     
dream saw the angels  visiting the      
earth1 and said1 ,,this is the house of 
,god1 and the gate of  heaven4--,ed4    
#i ,if the body1 which is to return to  
dust1 #8is fearfully and  wonderfully   
made1' past our finding out in its      
exquisite formation1 how  much more so  
must be that immortal soul which we can 
only contemplate  by its own powers1 and
 study in the ,bible4 ,it never dies1   
although it  may be dead in sin1 in     
time2 and be ever dying--ever in the    

agonies of  death1 in eternity4 ,solemn 
consideration6 ,may our adorning be     
#8the  hidden man of the heart1 which is
 not corruptible2 a meek and quiet      
spirit2 that which is in the sight of   
,god of great price' 7#a ,peter         
#c3d74--;,ed4    #aj ,one of the first  
revelations to our race was1 that #8,god
 breathed  into his nostrils the breath 
of life1 and man became a living soul4' 
,and this great and important fact has1 
by tradition1 extended over the  whole  
of the human family4--,ed4    #aa #8,an 
old horse shoe' must be mentioned1 to   
throw utter contempt upon  a custom1    
then very prevalent1 and even now       
practised1 of nailing an  old horse shoe
 over the door of the house1 to prevent 
a witch from  entering4 ,when will these
 absurd heathenish customs cease in     
,christian  ,england8--,ed4    #ab #8,a 
point1' the tag at the end of a         
lace4--,ed4    #ac ,nothing can more    
fully display the transcendant worth and
 excellency  of the soul1 than these two

 considerations3--first1 ,that by the   
operation of the ,eternal ,spirit1 it is
 made a habitation for ,god  ,himself1  
and susceptible of communion and        
converse with ,god1 nay1 of  being even 
filled with all the fulness of ,god2    
and1 second1 ,the  infinite price that  
was paid for its redemption from sin and
 woe--the  precious blood of the ,son of
 ,god4--,mason4    #ad #8,a ,relation of
 the ,fearful ,estate of ,frances       
,spira4' ,he had been a  ,protestant1   
but1 for some unworthy motives1 became a
 ,papist1 and was  visited with the most
 awful compunctions of conscience4 ,a   
poetical  introduction thus describes   
the guilty wretch3--       #8,reader1   
wou'dst see what1 may you never feel1   
,despair1 racks1 torments1 whips of     
burning steel8      ,behold this man1   
this furnace1 in whose heart1      ,sin 
hath created hell4 ,oh6 ,in each part   
,what flames appear2      ,his thoughts 
all stings2 words swords2               
,brimstone his breath2      ,his eyes   

flames2 wishes curses2 life a death2    
,a thousand deaths live in him1 he not  
dead2      ,a breathing corpse1 in      
living scalding lead4'    ,it is an     
awful account1 and has added to it a    
narrative of the wretched  end of ,john 
,child1 a ,bedford man1 one of ,bunyan's
 friends1 who1 to  avoid prosecution1   
conformed2 was visited with black       
despair1 and hung  himself4 ,a copy of  
this curious little book is in the      
editor's  possession4--,ed4    #ae      
,nothing more properly excited horror   
throughout ,christendom1 than  the      
conduct of the ,algerines in making     
slaves of their captives2  because their
 victims had white skins1 and were      
called ,christians4  ,hundreds of       
thousands of pounds sterling were paid  
to redeem the  ,christian captives1 and 
thus the pirates were strengthened to   
continue  their ferocious deeds4 ,many  
contributed to those funds the very     
money  which they derived from the negro
 slave trade2 who1 while they  professed

 to execrate white man slavery1         
perpetrated the same  barbarities upon  
their brethren of a different colour and
 caste4 ,how  strangely does sin pervert
 the understandings of men1 who arrogate
 to  themselves the highest grade of    
humanity and civilization6--,ed4    #af 
,these awful denunciations are so many  
proofs of the immutablilty of  the      
justice and of the ,word of ,god4--,ed4 
#ag #8,saith ,christl' ,peter in ,acts  
i4 #bj1 applies this ,psalm to ,christ1 
when the ,jews cried1 #8,his blood be   
upon us and upon our childrenl' then    
did they put on the envenomed garment   
which has tormented them ever  since4   
,it is girded about their loins2 the    
curse has penetrated like  water1 and   
entered the very bones like oil4 ,how   
awful will be the state  of those who   
crucify ,him afresh1 and again put ,him 
to open  shame6--,horsley4    #ah ,how  
awfully inconceivable is that eternal   
death that never dieth2  that final end 
that never endeth--an immortal death--a 

soul-murdering  life--ever dying1 but   
never dead2 were the mountains and rocks
 to fall  upon and and crush them1 still
 eternity would intervene between them  
and death4 ,oh that grace may be given  
to ransom our souls from the doom  we   
have deserved6--,ed4    #ai #8,weall'   
wealth1 happiness1 prosperity2          
#8wherefore taking comfort and          
boldness1 partly of your grace and      
benevolent inclination toward the       
universal weal of your subjects1 partly 
inflamed with zeal1 ,i have now         
enterprized to describe1 in our vulgar  
tongue1 the form of a just  public      
weal4' ,sir ,t4 ,elyot1 ,dedication of  
the ,governor to ,henry  ,,viii4--,ed4  
#bj #8,from the belly1'3 from its birth4
    #ba ,bunyan having been engaged in  
the civil war1 accounts for his using   
this military idea4--,ed4    #bb ,god   
hates not the sinner1 but the sin2 the  
glorious provision made  for salvation1 
proves ,his good will to sinful souls4  
,this will be #8the  worm that dieth    

not1' to sinners to reflect1 that1 in   
rejecting the  inviting promises of     
,god1 they have sealed their own        
condemnation4--,mason4    #bc #8,hideth 
his sins1' is quoted from the ,genevan1 
or ,puritan  version4--,ed4    #bd      
#8,potherl' to be1 or cause to be1 as   
one involved in dust1 in a  cloud2 to   
perplex1 to puzzle1 to confound4--,ed4  
#be ,this is an allusion to a custom1   
nearly obsolete1 originating in the     
feast of tabernacles1 of sacrificing to 
,vacina at the harvest home4 ,the       
,papists substituted ,st4 ,bartholomew  
for the heathen goddess4 ,upon his  day1
 the harvest being completed1 an image  
of straw was carried about1  called the 
corn1 or ,bartholomew1 baby2 and        
masters1 mistresses1 men1  and maidens  
danced and rioted together2 thus1 under 
the guise of  harmless joy1 much evil   
was perpetrated4--,ed4    #bf #8,a      
blandation1' an obsolete word1 which    
means wheedling1 flattering  speech1    
soft words4--,ed4    #bg ,knowing the   

certainty that this wrath to the        
uttermost will be  poured out1 our      
blessed ,lord exhorts all to #8fear     
,god1 who is able to  destroy both body 
and soul in hell4' ,in that doleful pit1
 the soul1  re-united with the body1    
will suffer under the outpourings of    
,divine  wrath4--,mason4    #bh ,bunyan 
probably here refers to his own         
experience when he was in  prison1 and  
was threatened by the judge to be hung  
for not going to  parish church4 #8,i   
thought with myself1 if ,i should make a
 scrabbling  shift to clamber up the    
ladder1 yet ,i should1 either with      
quaking or  other symptoms of faintings1
 give occasion to the enemy to reproach 
the  way of ,god4 ,i was ashamed to die 
with a pale face and tottering knees  in
 such a cause as this4'--,grace         
,abounding1 ,no4 #ccd4--;,ed4    #bi    
,this wish has been felt while in a     
desponding state1 under the  terrors of 
the law1 and a fearful looking for of   
fiery indignation4  ,thus ,bunyan says1 

#8,i blessed the condition of the dog   
and toad1 and  counted the estate of    
everything that ,god had made far better
 than this  dreadful state of mine4'    
,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #ajd4--;,ed4    
#cj ,alluding to the old proverb of     
bringing a noble to ninepence1 and      
ninepence to nothing4--,ed4    #ca ,at  
the popular game of nine pins--,ed4     
#cb ,in our comparatively happy days1 we
 have little if any conception of  the  
manner in which our forefathers         
desecrated the ,sabbath4 ,when ,popery  
clouded the country1 mass was attended  
on the ,lord's day morning early2  it   
was a recital of certain unknown words1 
after which parties of  pleasure1 so    
called1 spent the day in places         
attractive for the  frivolity or        
wantonness of their entertainments--in  
dancing1 and  carousing2 the evening    
being devoted to the theatres or ball   
rooms4  ,this was afterwards encouraged 
by our ,english #8heads of the church1' 
in  a book of lawful sports to be used  

on ,sundays4 ,even in our time a flood  
of iniquity continues to flow on those  
sacred days1 which human laws  cannot   
prevent4 ,as the influence of the gospel
 spreads1 the day will  become          
sanctified and this will ever prove a   
correct standard of its  progress4--,ed4
    #cc ,how solemn1 nay1 awful is the  
thought that heaven's gates must be     
shut against all impurity4 ,none who    
live and die in the love of sin can     
enter heaven1 lest they should defile   
it--#8,and there shall in no wise  enter
 into it anything that defileth1 neither
 worketh abomination1 or a  lie' 7,rev  
#ba3 #bg74--;,ed4    #cd ,in #8,the     
,pilgrim's ,progress1' in the house     
called ,beautiful1 all the  inmates1    
except the porter1 are females4--,ed4   
#ce ,the edict of ,nantes was issued    
,april #aeih2 but in violation of it1   
,rochelle was taken from the            
,protestants in #afbh4 ,from that time  
horrid  barbarities were practised upon 
them4 ,in #afgf1 the elector of         

,brandenburg appealed to the ,french    
king on behalf of his ,protestant       
subjects1 of whom multitudes fled for   
refuge to ,england and ,germany4 ,in    
#afhe1 the edict of ,nantes was revoked1
 and a frightful persecution            
ensued4--,ed4    #cf ,great allowance   
must be made for the times in which     
,bunyan lived4  ,baxter1 and all the    
great divines1 ,sir ,m4 ,hale1 and the  
judges1  believed in witches1 ghosts1   
and other chimeras2 in fact1 any one    
professing unbelief in these wild       
fancies1 would have been counted  among 
infidels and atheists4--,ed4    #cg ,sin
 #8in the general of it1' or sin        
wherever it may be found4    #ch ,the   
law is a transcript of the mind of ,god1
 it is holy1 just1 and  good--so that he
 that offendeth in one point is guilty  
of all4 ,the law  convicts and shows the
 sinner that ,god is all eye to see1 and
 all fire  to consume1 every unclean    
thing4 ,thus the law gives sin its      
strength1  and death its warrant1 to    

arrest and execute the sinner4--,mason4 
,,the ,,work ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,as 
,,an ,,advocate1    ,,clearly           
,,explained1 ,,and ,,largely ,,improved1
    ,,for ,,the ,,benefit ,,of ,,all    
,,believers4      #a ,john #b3a--8;,and 
if any man sin1 we have an advocate with
 the ,father1  ,jesus ,christ the       
righteous40    ,by ,,john ,,bunyan1     
,author of 8,the ,pilgrim's ,progress40 
,london3 ,printed for ,dorman ,newman1  
at the ,king's ,arms1 in the ,poultry1  
#afhi4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the    
,,editor4      ,this is one of the most 
interesting of ,bunyan's treatises1 to  
edit  which required the ,bible at my   
right hand1 and a law dictionary on my  
left4 ,it was very frequently           
republished2 but in an edition by ,john 
,marshall1 #agbe1 it became most        
seriously mutilated1 many passages were 
omitted1 and numerous errors were made4 
,in this state1 it was copied  into ,mr4
 ,whitefield's edition of his works1 and
 it has been since  republished with all

 those errors4 ,it is now restored to   
its original  state2 and we hope that it
 will prove a most acceptable addition  
to our  theological literature4         
,although ,bunyan was shut up for more  
than  twelve years a prisoner for the   
truth1 and his time was so fully        
occupied in preaching1 writing1 and     
labouring to provide for the  pressing  
wants of his family2 still he managed to
 get acquainted1 in a  very remarkable  
manner1 with all those law terms which  
are connected  with the duties of a     
counsel1 or advocate4 ,he uses the words
 replevin1  supersedeas1 term1 demur1   
nonsuit1 reference1 title1 in forma     
pauperis1  king's bench1 common pleas1  
as properly and familiarly as if he had 
been brought up to the bar4 ,how        
extraordinary must have been his mental 
powers1 and how retentive his memory6 ,i
 examined this work with  apprehension1 
lest he had misapplied those hard words2
 but my surprise  was great1 to find    
that he had used every one of them with 

as much  propriety as a ,lord           
,chief-,justice could have done4    ,we 
are indebted for this treatise to       
,bunyan's having heard a sermon  which  
excited his attention to a common1 a    
dangerous1 and a fatal  heresy1 more    
frequently preached to crowned heads1   
mitred prelates1  members of parliament1
 and convocations1 than it is to the    
poor1 to  whom the gospel is preached4  
,in this sermon1 the preacher said to   
his  hearers1 8see that your cause be   
good1 else ,christ will not undertake   
it40 p4 #aei4 ,bunyan heard1 as all     
,christians ought to hear1 with  careful
 jealousy1 and at once detected the     
error4 ,he exposes the  fallacy1 and    
uses his scriptural knowledge to confute
 it1 by showing  that ,christ pleads for
 the wicked1 the lost2 for those who    
feel  themselves so involved in a bad   
cause1 that no advocate but ,christ can 
bring them through4 ,he manifests great 
anxiety that every inquirer  should     
clearly ascertain definite truths and   

not be contented with  general notions4 
,see p4 #ahi-aii1 and #bja4 ,this is    
very important  advice1 and by following
 which1 we shall be saved from many     
painful  doubts and fears4 ,our need of 
an advocate is proved by the fact1 that 
,christ has undertaken the office4 ,some
 rely on their tears and sighs1  as     
advocates for them with ,god2 others on 
imperfect good works-from all  these the
 soul must be shaken1 until it finds    
that there is no  prevailing ,advocate  
but the ,saviour2 and that he alone1    
with his  mystical body1 the church1 is 
entitled to the inheritance4 ,then      
sincere  repentance1 sighs1 and tears1  
evidence our faith in him1 and our godly
  sorrow for having occasioned him such 
inconceivable sufferings2 tears  of joy 
that we have such a ,saviour and an     
,advocate1 equally omnipotent  to plead 
for1 as to save us4 ,the inheritance    
being ,christ's1 the  members of his    
body cannot be cheated of it1 or        
alienate it4 p4 #ahg4  ,bunyan1 with his

 fertile imagination1 and profound      
scriptural  knowledge1 spiritualizes the
 day of jubilee as a type of the safety 
of  the inheritance of the saints4 ,by  
our folly and sin we may lose sight  for
 a time of our title deeds2 but the     
inheritance is safe4    ,the whole work 
is a rich treat to those who love       
experimental divinity1  and are safe in 
,christ as ,noah was in the ark2 but1   
,oh6 how woeful must  those be1 who are 
without an interest in the ,saviour2 and
 that have  none to plead their cause4  
8,they are left to be ground to powder  
between the justice of ,god and the sins
 which they have committed4 ,it  is sad 
to consider their plight4 ,this is the  
man that is pursued by the  law1 and by 
sin1 and by death1 and has none to plead
 his cause4 ,terrors  take hold on him  
as waters2 a stone hurleth him out of   
his place0 7,job  #bg74 p4 #bjj4        
,reader1 this is a soul-searching       
subject-may it lead us to  a solemn     
trial of our state1 and to the happy    

conclusion1 that the  ,saviour is our   
,advocate1 and that our eternal         
inheritance is safe in  heaven4         
,,hackney4 ,,may #ahej4    ,,george     
,,offor4    ,,the ,,epistle ,,to ,,the  
,,reader4    ,,courteous ,,reader1      
,of all the excellent offices which ,god
 the ,father has conferred upon  ,jesus 
,christ our ,lord1 this of his being an 
,advocate with him for us is  not the   
least1 though1 to the shame of saints it
 may be spoken1 the  blessed benefits   
thereof have not with that diligence and
 fervent  desire been inquired after as 
they ought4    ,christ1 as sacrifice1   
priest1 and king1 with the glories in1  
and that  flow from1 him as such1 has1  
,god be thanked1 in this our day1 been  
much  discovered by our seers1 and as   
much rejoiced in by those who have      
believed their words2 but as he is an   
,advocate with the ,father1 an          
,advocate for us1 ,i fear the excellency
 of that doth still too much lie  hid2  
though ,i am verily of opinion that the 

people of ,god in this age  have as much
 need of the knowledge thereof1 if not  
more need1 than had  their brethren that
 are gone before them4    ,these words1 
8if not more need10 perhaps may seem to 
some to be  somewhat out of joint2 but  
let the godly wise consider the decays  
that  are among us as to the power of   
godliness1 and what abundance of foul   
miscarriages the generality of          
professors now stand guilty of1 as also 
how diligent their great enemy is to    
accuse them at the bar of ,god for      
them1 and ,i think they will conclude1  
that1 in so saying1 ,i indeed have  said
 some truth4 ,wherefore1 when ,i thought
 on this1 and had somewhat  considered  
also the transcendent excellency of the 
advocateship of this  our ,lord2 and    
again1 that but little of the glory     
thereof has by  writing been1 in our    
day1 communicated to the church1 ,i     
adventured to  write what ,i have seen  
thereof1 and do1 by what doth follow1   
present it  unto her for good4    ,i    

count not myself sufficient for this1 or
 for any other truth as it is  in       
,jesus2 but yet1 ,i say1 ,i have told   
you somewhat of it1 according to  the   
proportion of faith4 ,and ,i believe    
that some will thank ,god for  what ,i  
here have said about it2 but it will be 
chiefly those1 whose  right and title to
 the kingdom of heaven and glory1 doth  
seem to  themselves to be called in     
question by their enemy1 at the bar of  
the  ,judge of all4    ,these1 ,i say1  
will read1 and be glad to hear1 that    
they have an  ,advocate at court that   
will stand up to plead for them1 and    
that will  yet secure to them a right to
 the heavenly kingdom4 ,wherefore1 it is
  more particularly for those that at   
present1 or that hereafter1 may be  in  
this dreadful plight1 that this my book 
is now made public2 because  it is1 as  
,i have showed1 for such that ,jesus    
,christ is ,advocate with  the ,father4 
,of the many and singular advantages1   
therefore1 that such have by this  their

 ,advocate in his advocating for them1  
this book gives some  account2 as1 where
 he pleads1 how he pleads1 what he      
pleads1 when he  pleads1 with whom he   
pleads1 for whom he pleads1 and how the 
enemy is  put to shame and silence      
before their ,god and all the holy      
angels4    ,here is also showed to those
 herein concerned1 how they indeed may  
know  that ,jesus is their ,advocate2   
yea1 and how their matters go before    
their ,god1 the ,judge2 and particularly
 that they shall well come off at  last1
 yea1 though their cause1 as it is      
theirs1 is such1 in  justification of   
which1 themselves do not dare to show   
their heads4    ,nor have ,i left the   
dejected souls without directions how to
 entertain  this ,advocate to plead     
their cause2 yea1 ,i have also shown    
that he will  be with ease prevailed    
with1 to stand up to plead for such1 as 
one  would think1 the very heavens would
 blush to hear them named by him4       
,their comfort also is1 that he never   

lost a cause1 nor a soul1 for whom  he  
undertook to be an ,advocate with ,god4 
,but1 reader1 ,i will no longer detain  
thee from the perusal of the  discourse4
 ,read and think2 read1 and compare what
 thou readest with the  ,word of ,god4  
,if thou findest any benefit by that    
thou readest1 give the  ,father1 and his
 ,son the glory2 and also pray for me4  
,if thou findest me  short in this1 or  
to exceed in that1 impute all such      
things to my  weakness1 of which ,i am  
always full4 ,farewell4 ,i am thine to  
serve thee  what ,i may1    ,,john      
,,bunyan4    ,,the ,,contents ,,of      
,,this ,,treatise      ,the apostle's   
,divine policy1 to beget a due regard to
 his ,divine  doctrine of eternal       
life4-,the apostle's explication of this
 expression1  viz41 ,the blood of ,jesus
 ,christ cleanseth from all sin4-,the   
apostle's  exhortation to separation    
from sin1 as a good effect of a good    
cause1  viz41 ,forgiveness-,the         
apostle's addition1 to prevent          

misunderstanding1  viz41 ,we have an    
advocate with the ,father    ,this      
brings to the text1 in which are two    
great truths contained3 ,i4 ,a          
supposition1 viz41 ,that men in ,christ 
may sin4 ,,ii4 ,an expression1 by  way  
of consolation1 in case of sin1 viz41   
,we have an ,advocate with the  ,father 
,two things for inquiry in these truths3
 ,first4 ,an inquiry into what our      
apostle means by sin2 in which is       
considered1 ,a difference in the  person
 and in the sin4 ,and1 ,second1 ,an     
inquiry into what it is for  ,christ to 
be an ,advocate1 viz41 ,to plead for    
another in a court of  judicature       
,seven things supposed in the office of 
an advocate3 #a4 ,that ,god1 as  judge1 
is on the throne of judgment4 #b4 ,that 
saints are concerned at  that bar4 #c4  
,that ,christians have an accuser4 #d4  
,that sinning saints  dare not appear at
 this bar to plead their own cause4 #e4 
,that  ,christians are apt to forget    
their ,advocate1 and remember their     

,judge4  #f4 ,to remember our ,advocate 
is the way to support faith and         
hope4-#g4  ,that if our advocate plead  
our cause 7though that be never so      
black7 he  is able to bring us off      
,the apostle's triumph in ,christ on    
this account4-,an exhortation to the    
difficult task of believing4-,christ's  
advocateship declares us to be  sorry   
creatures    ,,the ,,method ,,observed  
,,in ,,the ,,discourse4    ,,first1 ,,to
 ,,speak ,,of ,,this ,,advocate',s      
,,office      ,first1 ,by touching on   
the nature of this office    ,second1   
,by treating of the order or place of   
this office    ,third1 ,the occasion of 
this office1 viz41 some great           
sin4-,christ1 as  ,advocate1 pleads a   
bad cause4-,a good cause will plead for 
itself4-,a bad  man may have a good     
cause1 and a good man may have a bad    
cause4-,christ1  the righteous1 pleading
 a bad cause1 is a mystery4-,the best   
saints are  most sensible of their      
sins4-,a pestilent passage of a preacher

    ,,second1 ,,to ,,show ,,how ,,christ
 ,,does ,,manage ,,his ,,office         
,first1 ,how he manages his office of   
,advocate with the ,father4-#a4 ,,alone1
  not by any proxy or deputy4-#b4       
,christ pleads at ,god's bar2 the cause 
cannot be removed into another          
court4-,if removed from heaven1 we have 
no advocate on earth4-#c4 ,in pleading1 
,christ observes these rules3 7#a47  ,he
 granteth what is charged on us4-7#b47  
,he pleads his own goodness for  us4-,he
 payeth all our debts down4-,all mouths 
stopped1 who would not  have the sinner 
delivered4-7#c47 ,christ requires a     
verdict in order to  our                
deliverance4-,the sinner is delivered1  
,god contented1 ,satan  confounded1 and 
,christ applauded    ,second1 ,how      
,christ manages his office of an        
,advocate against the  adversary by     
argument4-#a4 ,he pleads the pleasure of
 his ,father in his  merits4-,satan     
rebuked for finding fault therewith4-#b4
 ,he pleads ,god's  interest in his     

people4-,haman's mishap in being engaged
 against the  king's queen4-,n4 ,b4 ,it 
seems a weak plea1 because of man's     
unworthiness2 but it is a strong plea1  
because of ,god's worthiness4-,the      
elect are bound to ,god by a sevenfold  
cord4-,the weight of the plea  weighed  
,third1 ,christ pleads his own interest 
in them4-,a parallel between  cattle in 
a pound and ,christ's own sheep4-,six   
weighty reasons in this  plea4-#a4 ,they
 are ,christ's own4-#b4 ,they cost him  
dear4-#c4 ,he hath made  them near to   
himself4-7a47 ,they are his spouse1 his 
love1 his dove2  they are members of his
 body4-7b47 ,a man cannot spare a hand1 
a foot1 a  finger4-,nor can ,christ     
spare any member4-#d4 ,christ pleads his
 right in  heaven to give it to whom he 
will4-,christ will2 ,satan will not2    
,christ's will stands4-#e4 ,christ      
pleads ,satan's enmity against the      
godly4-,satan is the cause of the crimes
 he accuses us of4-,a simile of a       
weak-witted child4-#f4 ,christ can plead

 those sins of saints for them  for     
which ,satan would have them            
damned4-,eight considerations to clear  
that4-,seven more considerations to the 
same end4-,men care most for  children  
that are infirm4-,a father offended hath
 been appeased by a  brother turning    
advocate    ,,third ,,head4--,,to ,,show
 ,,who ,,have ,,christ ,,for ,,an       
,,advocate2 ,,wherein ,,are ,,three     
,,things ,,contained      ,first1 ,this 
office of advocate differs from that of 
a priest4-#a4 ,they  differ in name4-#b4
 ,they differ in nature4-#c4 ,they      
differ as to their  extent4-#d4 ,they   
differ as to the persons with whom they 
have to do4-#e4  ,they differ as to the 
matter about which they are             
employed4-#f4 ,christ1  as ,priest1     
precedes2 ,christ1 as ,advocate1        
succeeds    ,second1 ,how far this      
office of an advocate is extended2 in   
five  particulars    ,third1 ,who have  
,christ for their ,advocate4-#a4 ,in    
general1 all adopted  children4-,object4

 ,the text saith1 8,if any man          
sin40-,answ4 8,any man10 is  not any of 
the world2 but any of the children of   
,god4-,a difference in  children2 some  
bigger than some4-,christ an ,advocate  
for strong men4-#b4  ,in particular1 to 
show if ,christ be our ,advocate-7#a47  
,if one have  entertained ,christ to    
plead a cause4-,quest4 ,how shall ,i    
know  that8-,answ4 ,by being sensible of
 an action commenced against thee in    
the high court of justice4-7#b47 ,if one
 have revealed a cause to  ,christ4-,an 
example of one revealing his cause to   
,christ1 in a  closet4-,in order to     
this1 one must know ,christ1 7a47 ,to be
 a  friend4-7b47 ,to be faithful4-7#c47 
,if one have committed a cause to       
,christ4-,in order to this1 one must be 
convinced1 7a47 ,of ,christ's  ability  
to defend him4-7b47 ,of ,christ's       
courage to plead a cause4-7c47  ,of     
,christ's will for this work4-7d47 ,of  
,christ's tenderness in case of  his    
client's dullness4-7e47 ,of ,christ's   

unweariedness-7#d47 ,if one wait  till  
things come to a legal issue4-,quest4   
,what is it thus to  wait8-,answ4 7a47  
,to be of good courage2 look for        
deliverance4-7b47 ,to  keep his way in  
waiting4-7c47 ,to observe his           
directions4-7d47 ,to  hearken to further
 directions which may come from the     
advocate4-7e47 ,to  come to no ill      
conclusion in waiting1 viz41 that the   
cause is lost2  because one hears not   
from court4-7f47 ,to wait waking1 not   
sleeping4-,ordinances and ministers     
compared to a post house and  carriers  
of letters4-,the client's comfortable   
conclusion about his  advocate and      
cause4-,but yet doubting and            
desponding4-,the author's reply  to1 and
 compliance with1 the client's          
conclusion2 and his counsel in  the case
    ,,fourth ,,head--,,to ,,show ,,the  
,,client',s ,,privileges1 ,,by ,,the    
,,benefit ,,of ,,this  ,,office ,,of    
,,advocate      ,first ,privilege4-,the 
,advocate pleads a price paid4-,of a    

rich brother  and his poor brethren4-,of
 the ill-conditioned man1 their         
enemy4-,further  cleared by three       
considerations    ,second               
,privilege4-,the client's ,advocate     
pleads for himself also2 both  concerned
 in one bottom4-#a4 ,he pleads the price
 of his own blood4-#b4 ,he  pleads it   
for his own4-,a simile of a lame        
horse4-,of men going to law  for a thing
 of little worth4-,object4 ,i am but    
one4-,answ4 ,christ cannot  lose one    
,third ,privilege4-,the plea of ,satan  
is groundless4-,satan must be cast  over
 the bar4-,a simile of a widow owing a  
sum of money4-,of an old law  nulled#a  
by a new law4-,satan pleads by the old  
law2 ,christ by the new    ,fourth      
,privilege4-,is consequential2 the      
client's accuser must needs be          
overthrown4-,the client's solemn appeal 
to the ,almighty4-,in case the  accused 
have no advocate1 ,satan prevails       
,fifth ,privilege4-,the ,advocate hath  
pity for his client1 and indignation    

against the accuser4-,men choose an     
advocate who hath a quarrel against     
their adversary    ,sixth               
,privilege4-,the judge counts the       
accuser his enemy4-,to procure the      
judge's son to plead1 is desirable      
,seventh ,privilege4-,the client's      
,advocate hath good courage2 he will set
  his face like a flint4-,he pleads     
before the ,god1 and all the host1 of   
heaven4-,he is the old friend of        
publicans and sinners4-,he pleads a     
cause bad enough to make angels         
blush4-,love will do1 and bear1 and     
suffer much    ,eighth ,privilege4-,the 
,advocate is always ready in court4-,he 
appears ,,now  in the presence of ,god  
,ninth ,privilege4-,the ,advocate will  
not be blinded with bribes    ,tenth    
,privilege4-,the ,advocate is judge in  
the client's cause4-,joseph's           
exaltation was ,israel's                
advantage4-,god's care of his people's  
welfare    ,eleventh ,privilege4-,the   
,advocate hath all that is requisite for

 an  advocate to have                   
,,fifth4--,,last ,,head4--,,to ,,show   
,,the ,,necessity ,,of ,,christ ,,for   
,,our ,,advocate      ,first4-,to       
vindicate the justice of ,god against   
the cavils of the  devil4-,satan charges
 ,god with unjust words and             
actions4-,god is pleased  with his      
design to save sinners                  
,second4-,there is law to be objected   
against us4-,christ appeals to the  law 
itself4-,christ is not ashamed to own   
the way of salvation    ,third4-,many   
things give our accuser advantage4-#a4  
,many things relating  to the           
promises4-#b4 ,many things relating to  
our lives4-#c4 ,the threats  annexed to 
the gospel    ,fourth4-,to plead about  
our afflictions for sins4-,a simile of a
 man  indicted at the assizes1 and his  
malicious adversary4-,an allusion to    
,abishai and ,shimei1 who cursed ,david 
,fifth4-,to plead the efficacy of our   
old titles to our inheritance1 if       
questionable because of new sins-,saints

 do not sell their inheritance  by sin  
,sixth4-,our evidences are oft out of   
our hand1 and we recover them by  our   
,advocate    ,,sixth4--,,objections     
,,removed      ,first ,object4-,what    
need all these offices or nice          
distinctions4-,answ4  ,the wisdom of    
,god is not to be charged with          
folly4-,god's people are  baffled with  
the devil for want of a distinct        
knowledge of ,christ in  all his offices
    ,second ,object4-,my cause being    
bad1 ,christ will desert me4-,answ4 ,sin
 is  deadly destruction to faith4-,a    
five-fold order observed in the exercise
  of faith    ,third ,object4-,but who  
shall pay the ,advocate his fee8-,answ4 
,there is  law1 and lawyers too1 without
 money4-,christ pleads for the          
poor4-,david's strange gift to ,god     
,fourth ,object4-,if ,christ be my      
,advocate once1 he will always be       
troubled with me4-,answ4 ,he is an      
,advocate to the utmost                 
,,seventh4--,,use ,,and ,,application   

,use ,first4-,to consider the dignity   
,god hath put upon ,christ1 by  offices1
 places of trust1 and titles of honour1 
in general    ,use ,second4-,to consider
 this office of an ,advocate in         
particular2 by  which consideration     
these advantages come3-#a4 ,to see one  
is not  forsaken for sin4-#b4 ,to take  
courage to contend with the devil4-#c4  
,it  affords relief for discouraged     
faith4-#d4 ,it helps to put off the     
visor  ,satan puts on ,christ4-,a simile
 of a visor on the face of a            
father4-,study this peculiar treasure of
 an advocate4-7#a47 ,with  reference to 
its peculiarity4-7#b47 ,study the nature
 of this  office4-7#c47 ,study its      
efficacy and prevalency4-7#d47 ,study   
,christ's  faithfulness in his          
office4-7#e47 ,study the need of a share
 therein    ,use ,third4-,to wonder at  
,christ's condescension1 in being an    
,advocate  for the base and             
unworthy4-,christ acts in open court1   
#a4 ,with a holy  and just ,god4-#b4    

,before all the heavenly host4-#c4 ,the 
client is  unconcerned for whom the     
,advocate is engaged4-#d4 ,the majesty  
of the man  that is an ,advocate    ,use
 ,fourth4-,improve this doctrine to     
strengthen grace4 #a4,to strengthen     
faith4-#b4 ,to encourage to prayer4-#c4 
,to keep humble4-#d4 ,to encourage to   
perseverance4-,object4 ,i cannot pray2  
my mouth is stopped4-,answ4 ,satan      
cannot silence ,christ4-#e4 ,improve    
this doctrine1 to drive difficulties    
down    ,use ,fifth4-,if ,christ pleads 
for us before ,god1 we should plead for 
him  before men4-,nine considerations to
 that end4-,the last reserve for a  dead
 lift    ,use ,sixth4-,to be wary of sin
 against ,god4-,christianity teaches    
ingenuity4 #b ,christ is our ,advocate1 
on free cost4-,a comely conclusion  of a
 brute4-,three considerations added     
,use ,seventh4-,the strong are to tell  
the weak of an ,advocate to plead  their
 cause4-,a word in season is good       
,use ,eighth4-,all is nothing to them   

that have none to plead their           
cause4-,an instance of ,god's terrible  
judgment4-,object4 ,there is grace1  the
 promise1 the blood of ,christ2 cannot  
these save1 except ,christ be           
,advocate8-,answ4 ,these1 and ,advocate1
 and all1 little enough4-,christ no     
,advocate for such as have no sense of1 
and shame for sin4-,object4 ,is  not    
,christ an ,advocate for his elect      
uncalled8-,answ4 ,he died1 and  prayeth1
 for all his elect1 as ,priest2 as      
,advocate1 pleads for the  called only  
,,the ,,work ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,as 
,,an ,,advocate4    8,,and ,,if ,,any   
,,man ,,sin1 ,,we ,,have ,,an ,,advocate
 ,,with ,,the ,,father1 ,,jesus ,,christ
  ,,the ,,righteous40--,i ,,john #b3a4  
,that the apostle might obtain due      
regard from those to whom he wrote1     
touching the things about which he      
wrote1 he tells them that he  received  
not his message to them at second or    
third hand1 but was  himself an eye and 
ear witness thereof--#8,that which was  

from the  beginning1 which we have      
heard1 which we have seen with our eyes1
 which  we have looked upon1 and our    
hands have handled1 of the word of life1
  7for the life was manifested1 and we  
have seen it1 and bear witness  and show
 unto you that eternal life1 which was  
with the ,father1 and was  manifested   
unto us27 that which we have seen and   
heard1 declare we unto  you4#c ,having  
thus told them of his ground for what he
 said1 he  proceeds to tell them also   
the matter contained in his errand--to  
wit1  that he brought them news of      
eternal life1 as freely offered in the  
word of the gospel to them2 or rather1  
that that gospel which they had         
received would certainly usher them in  
at the gates of the kingdom of  heaven1 
were their reception of it sincere and  
in truth--for1 saith he1  then #8the    
blood of ,jesus ,christ the ,son of ,god
 cleanseth you from all  sin4'          
,having thus told them of his ground for
 what he said1 he proceeds to  tell them

 also the matter contained in his       
errand-to wit1 that he  brought them    
news of eternal life1 as freely offered 
in the word of the  gospel to them2 or  
rather1 that that gospel which they had 
received  would certainly usher them in 
at the gates of the kingdom of heaven1  
were their reception of it sincere and  
in truth--for1 saith he1 then  8the     
blood of ,jesus ,christ the ,son of ,god
 cleanseth you from all sin40    ,having
 thus far told them what was his errand1
 he sets upon an  explication of what he
 had said1 especially touching our being
 cleansed  from all sin--8,not10 saith  
he1 8from a being of sin2 for should we 
say  so1 we should deceive ourselves10  
and should prove that we have no  truth 
of ,god in us1 but by cleansing1 ,i mean
 a being delivered from all  sin1 so as 
that none at all shall have the dominion
 over you1 to bring  you down to hell2  
for that1 for the sake of the blood of  
,christ1 all  trespasses are forgiven   
you4    ,this done1 he exhorts them to  

shun or fly sin1 and not to consent to  
the motions1 workings1 enticings1 or    
allurements thereof1 saying1 8,i  write 
unto you that ye sin not40 ,let not     
forgiveness have so bad an  effect upon 
you as to cause you to be remiss in     
,christian duties1 or as  to tempt you  
to give1 way to evil4 ,shall we sin     
because we are  forgiven8 or shall we   
not much matter what manner of lives we 
live1  because we are set free from the 
law of sin and death8 ,god forbid4 ,let 
grace teach us another lesson1 and lay  
other obligations upon our  spirits4    
8,my little children10 saith he1 8these 
things write ,i unto  you1 that ye sin  
not40 ,what things8 ,why1 tidings of    
pardon and  salvation1 and of that      
nearness to ,god1 to which you are      
brought by the  precious blood of       
,christ4 ,now1 lest also by this last   
exhortation he  should yet be           
misunderstood1 he adds1 8,and if any man
 sin1 we have an  ,advocate with the    
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous40 

,i say1 he addeth  this to prevent      
desponding in those weak and sensible   
,christians that  are so quick of       
feeling and of discerning the           
corruptions of their  natures2 for these
 cry out continually that there is      
nothing that they  do but it is attended
 with sinful weaknesses4    ,wherefore1 
in the words we are presented with two  
great truths--l4 ,with  a supposition1  
that men in ,christ1 while in this      
world1 may sin--1 8,if  any man sin20   
any man2 none are excluded2 for all1 or 
any one of the  all of them that ,christ
 hath redeemed and forgiven1 are        
incident to  sin4 ,by 8may0 ,i mean1 not
 a toleration1 but a possibility2 8,for 
there  is not a man1 not a just man upon
 earth1 that doeth good1 and sinneth    
not0 7,eccl #g3bj2 #a ,kings #h3df74    
,,ii4 ,the other thing with which we are
  presented is1 an ,advocate--1 8,if any
 man sin1 we have an ,advocate with  the
 ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous40
    ,now there lieth in these two truths

 two things to be inquired into1        
as-,first1 ,what the apostle should here
 mean by sin4 ,second1 ,and also1  what 
he here doth mean by an advocate-8,if   
any man sin1 we have an  ,advocate40    
,there is ground to inquire after the   
first of these1  because1 though here he
 saith1 they that sin have an advocate1 
yet in  the very next chapter he saith1 
8,such are of the devil1 have not seen  
,god1 neither know him1 nor are of him40
 ,there is ground also to inquire  after
 the second1 because an advocate is     
supposed in the text to be of  use to   
them that sin--1 8,if any man sin1 we   
have an ,advocate40    ,first1 ,for the 
first of these--to wit1 what the apostle
 should here mean  by sin--1 8,if any   
man sin40    ,i answer1 since there is a
 difference in the persons1 there must  
be a  difference in the sin4 ,that there
 is a difference in the persons is      
showed before2 one is called a child of 
,god1 the other is said to be of  the   
wicked one4 ,their sins differ also1 in 

their degree at least2 for  no child of 
,god sins to that degree as to make     
himself incapable of  forgiveness2 8for 
he that is begotten of ,god keepeth     
himself1 and that  wicked one toucheth  
him not0 7,i ,john #e3ah74 ,hence1 the  
apostle says1  8,there is a sin unto    
death0 7v4 #af74 ,see also ,matthew     
#ab3cb4 ,which is  the sin from which he
 that is born of ,god is kept4 ,the sins
 therefore  are thus distinguished3 ,the
 sins of the people of ,god are said to 
be  sins that men commit1 the others are
 counted those which are the sins  of   
devils4    #a4 ,the sins of ,god's      
people are said to be sins which men    
commit1 and  for which they have an     
,advocate1 though they who sin after the
 example  of the wicked one have none4  
8,when a man or woman10 saith ,moses1   
8shall  commit any sin that men         
commit--they shall confess their        
sin--and an  atonement shall be made for
 him0 7,num #e3e-g74 ,mark1 it is when  
they  commit a sin which men commit2 or1

 as ,hosea has it1 when they  transgress
 the commandment like ,adam 7,hosea     
#f3g74 ,now1 these are the  sins under  
consideration by the apostle1 and to    
deliver us from which1  8we have an     
,advocate with the ,father40    #b4 ,but
 for the sins mentioned in the third    
chapter1 since the persons  sinning go  
here under another character1 they also 
must be of another  stamp-to wit1 a     
making head against the person1 merits1 
and grace of  ,jesus ,christ4 ,these are
 the sins of devils in the world1 and   
for these  there is no remission4       
,these1 they also that are of the wicked
 one  commit1 and therefore sin after   
the similitude of ,satan1 and so fall   
into the condemnation of the devil4     
,second1 ,but what is it for ,jesus to  
be an ,advocate for these8 8,if any  man
 sin1 we have an ,advocate40    ,an     
advocate is one who pleadeth for another
 at any bar1 or before any  court of    
judicature2 but of this more in its     
place4 ,so1 then1 we have  in the text a

 ,christian1 as supposed1 committing    
sin1 and a declaration  of an ,advocate 
prepared to plead for him-8,if any man  
sin1 we have an  ,advocate with the     
,father40    ,and this leads me first to
 inquire into what1 by these words the  
apostle must1 of necessity1 presuppose8 
,for making use here of the  similitude 
or office of an advocate1 thereby to    
show the preservation  of the sinning   
,christian1 he must1    #a4 ,suppose    
that ,god1 as judge1 is now upon the    
throne of his judgment2  for an advocate
 is to plead at a bar1 before a court of
 judicature4  ,thus it is among men2 and
 forasmuch as our ,lord ,jesus is said  
to be an  8,advocate with the ,father10 
it is clear that there is a throne of   
judgment also4 ,this the prophet        
,micaiah affirms1 saying1 8,i saw the   
,lord sitting on his throne1 and all the
 host of heaven standing by him  on his 
right hand and on his left0 7,i ,kings  
#bb3ai74 ,sitting upon a  throne for    
judgment2 for from the ,lord1 as then   

sitting upon that  throne1 proceeded    
that sentence against king ,ahab1 that  
he should go  and fall at               
,ramoth-gilead2 and he did go1 and did  
fall there1 as the  award or fruit of   
that judgment4 ,that is the first4      
#b4 ,the text also supposeth that the   
saints as well as sinners are  concerned
 at that bar2 for the apostle saith     
plainly that there 8we  have an         
,advocate40 ,and the saints are         
concerned at that bar2 because  they    
transgress as well as others1 and       
because the law is against the  sin of  
saints as well as against the sins of   
other men4 ,if the saints  were not     
capable of committing of sin1 what need 
would they have of an  advocate 7,i     
,chron #ba3c-f4 ,i ,sam #ab3ac1ad78d    
,yea1 though they did sin1  yet if they 
were by ,christ so set free from the law
 as that it could by  no means take     
cognizance of their sins1 what need     
would they have of an  advocate8 ,none  
at all4 ,if there be twenty places where

 there are  assizes kept in this land1  
yet if ,i have offended no law1 what    
need  have ,i of an advocate8           
,especially if the judge be just1 and   
knows me  altogether1 as the ,god of    
heaven does8 ,but here is ,judge that is
 just2  and here is an ,advocate also1  
an ,advocate for the children1 an       
,advocate  to plead2 for an advocate as 
such is not of use but before a bar to  
plead2 therefore1 here is an offence1   
and so a law broken by the saints  as   
well as others4 ,that is the second     
thing4    #c4 ,as the text supposes that
 there is a judge1 and crimes of saints1
 so  it supposeth that there is an      
accuser1 one that will carefully gather 
up the faults of good men1 and that will
 plead them at this bar against  them4  
,hence we read of 8the accuser of our   
brethren1 that accused them  before our 
,god day and night0 7,rev #ab3aj-ab74   
,for ,satan doth not only  tempt the    
godly man to sin1 but1 having prevailed 
with him1 and made  him guilty1 he packs

 away to the court1 to ,god the judge of
 all2 and  there addresses himself to   
accuse that man1 and to lay to his      
charge  the heinousness of his offence1 
pleading against him the law that he    
has broken1 the light against which he  
did it1 and the like4 ,but now1  for the
 relief and support of such poor people1
 the apostle1 by the  text1 presents    
them with an advocate2 that is1 with one
 to plead for  them1 while ,satan pleads
 against them2 with one that pleads for 
pardon1  while ,satan1 by accusing1     
seeks to pull judgment and vengeance    
upon our  heads4 8,if any man sin1 we   
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus  ,christ the righteous40 ,that is
 the third thing4    #d4 ,as the apostle
 supposeth a judge1 crimes1 and an      
accuser1 so he also  supposeth that     
those herein concerned-to wit1 the      
sinning  children-neither can nor dare  
attempt to appear at this bar themselves
  to plead their own cause before this  
,judge and against this accuser2  for if

 they could or durst do this1 what need 
they have an advocate8  for an advocate 
is of use to them whose cause themselves
 neither can  nor dare appear to plead4 
,thus ,job prayed for an advocate to    
plead his  cause with ,god 7,job        
#af3ba72 and ,david cries out1 8,enter  
not into  judgment with thy servant10 ,o
 ,god1 8for in thy sight shall no man   
living be justified0 7,psa #adc3b74     
,wherefore1 it is evident that saints   
neither can nor dare adventure to plead 
their cause4 ,alas6 the ,judge is  the  
almighty and eternal ,god2 the law      
broken is the holy and perfect  rule of 
,god1 in itself a consuming fire4 ,the  
sin is so odious1 and a  thing so       
abominable1 that it is enough to make   
all the angels blush to  hear it but so 
much as once mentioned in so holy a     
place as that is  where this great ,god 
doth sit to judge4 ,this sin now hangs  
about the  neck of him that hath        
committed it2 yea1 it covereth him as   
doth a  mantle4 ,the adversary is bold1 

cunning1 and audacious1 and can word a  
thousand of us into an utter silence in 
less than half a quarter of an  hour4   
,what1 then1 should the sinner1 if he   
could come there1 do at this  bar to    
plead8 ,nothing2 nothing for his own    
advantage4 ,but now comes in  his       
mercy-he has an ,advocate to plead his  
cause-8,if any man sin1 we  have an     
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous40 ,that is  the   
fourth thing4 ,but again1    #e4 ,the   
apostle also supposeth by the text there
 is an aptness in  ,christians when they
 have sinned1 to forget that they 8have 
an ,advocate  with the ,father02        
wherefore this is written to put them in
  remembrance-8,if any may sin1 let him 
remember we have an ,advocate40  ,we can
 think of all other things well         
enough-namely1 that ,god is a just      
judge1 that the law is perfectly holy1  
that my sin is a horrible and an        
abominable thing1 and that ,i am        
certainly thereof accused before ,god by

  ,satan4    ,these things1 ,i say1 we  
readily think of1 and forget them not4  
,our  conscience puts us in mind of     
these1 our guilt puts us in mind of     
these1 the devil puts us in mind of     
these1 and our reason and sense  hold   
the knowledge and remembrance of these  
close to us4 ,all that we  forget is1   
that we have an ,advocate1 8an ,advocate
 with the ,father0-that  is1 one that is
 appointed to take in hand in open      
court1 before all the  angels of heaven1
 my cause1 and to plead it by such law  
and arguments  as will certainly fetch  
me off1 though ,i am clothed with filthy
  garments2 but this1 ,i say1 we are apt
 to forget1 as ,job when he said1  8,o  
that one might plead for a man with     
,god1 as a man pleadeth for his         
neighbour60 7,job #af3ba74 ,such an one 
,job had1 but he had almost at this     
time forgot it2 as he seems to intimate 
also where he wisheth for a  daysman    
that might lay his hand upon them both  
7,job #i3cc74 ,but our  mercy is1 we    

have one to plead our cause1 8an        
,advocate with the ,father1  ,jesus     
,christ the righteous10 who will not    
suffer our soul to be spilt  and spoiled
 before the throne1 but will surely     
plead our cause4    #f4 ,another thing  
that the apostle would have us learn    
from the words is  this1 that to        
remember and to believe that ,jesus     
,christ is an ,advocate  for us when we 
have sinned1 is the next way to support 
and strengthen  our faith and hope4     
,faith and hope are very apt to faint   
when our sins  in their guilt do return 
upon us2 nor is there any more proper   
way to  relieve our souls than to       
understand that the ,son of ,god is our 
,advocate in heaven4 ,true1 ,christ died
 for our sins as a sacrifice1 and  as a 
priest he sprinkleth with his blood the 
mercyseat2 ay1 but here is  one that has
 sinned after profession of faith1 that 
has sinned  grievously1 so grievously   
that his sins are come up before ,god2  
yea1  are at his bar pleaded against him

 by the accuser of the brethren1 by  the
 enemy of the godly4 ,what shall he do  
now8 ,why1 let him believe in  ,christ4 
,believe1 that is true2 but how now must
 he conceive in his mind  of ,christ for
 the encouraging of him so to do8 ,why1 
let him call to  mind that ,jesus       
,christ is an ,advocate with the        
,father1 and as such he  meeteth the    
accuser at the bar of ,god1 pleads for  
this man that has  sinned against this  
accuser1 and prevaileth for ever against
 him4 ,here  now1 though ,satan be      
turned lawyer1 though he accuseth1 yea1 
though his  charge against us is true1  
7for suppose that we have sinned17 8yet 
our  ,advocate is with the ,father1     
,jesus ,christ the righteous40 ,thus is 
faith  encouraged1 thus is hope         
strengthened1 thus is the spirit of the 
sinking ,christian revived1 and made to 
wait for a good deliverance from  a bad 
cause and a cunning adversary2          
especially if you consider1    #g4 ,that
 the apostle doth also further suppose  

by the text that ,jesus  ,christ1 as    
,advocate1 if he will but plead our     
cause1 let that be never  so black1 is  
able to bring us off1 even before ,god's
 judgment-seat1 to  our joy1 and the    
confounding of our adversary2 for when  
he saith1 8,we  have an ,advocate10 he  
speaks nothing if he means not thus4    
,but he doth  mean thus1 he must mean   
thus1 because he seeketh here to comfort
 and  support the fallen4 8,has any man 
sinned8 ,we have an ,advocate40 ,but    
what  of that1 if yet he be unable to   
fetch us off when charged for sin at    
the bar1 and before the face of a       
righteous judge8    ,but he is able to  
do this4 ,the apostle says so1 in that  
he supposes a  man has sinned1 as any   
man among the godly ever did2 for we may
  understand it2 and if he giveth us not
 leave to understand it so1 he  saith   
nothing to the purpose neither1 for it  
will be objected by  some-,but can he   
fetch me off1 though ,i have done as    
,david1 as ,solomon1  as ,peter1 or the 

like8 ,it must be answered1 ,yes4 ,the  
openness of the  terms ,,any ,,man1 the 
indefiniteness of the word ,,sin1 doth  
naturally allow  us to take him in the  
largest sense2 besides1 he brings in    
this saying  as the chief1 most apt1 and
 fittest to relieve one crushed down to 
death and hell by the guilt of sin and a
 wounded conscience4    ,further1       
methinks by these words the apostle     
seems to triumph in his  ,christ1       
saying1 ,my brethren1 ,i would have you 
study to be holy2 but if  your adversary
 the devil should get the advantage of  
you1 and besmear  you with the filth of 
sin1 you have yet1 besides all that you 
have  heard already1 8an ,advocate with 
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous10 who is as to his person1 in 
interest with ,god1 his wisdom  and     
worth1 able to bring you off1 to the    
comforting of your souls4    ,let me1   
therefore1 for a conclusion as to this1 
give you an exhortation  to believe1 to 
hope1 and expect1 that though you have  

sinned1 7for now  ,i speak to the fallen
 saint7 that ,jesus ,christ will make a 
good end  with thee--#8,trust1' ,i say1 
#8in him1 and he shall bring it to      
pass4' ,i  know ,i put thee upon a hard 
and difficult task for believing and    
expecting good1 when my guilty          
conscience doth nothing but clog1       
burden1 and terrify me with the justice 
of ,god1 the greatness of thy  sins1 and
 the burning torments is hard and       
sweating work4 ,but it must  be2 the    
text calls for it1 thy case calls for   
it1 and thou must do it1  if thou       
wouldst glorify ,christ2 and this is the
 way to hasten the issue  of thy cause  
in hand1 for believing daunts the devil1
 pleaseth ,christ1  and will help thee  
beforehand to sing that song of the     
church1 saying1  #8,o ,lord1 thou hast  
pleaded the causes of my soul2 thou hast
 redeemed my  life' 7,lam #c3eh74 ,yea1 
believe1 and hear thy pleading ,lord say
 to thee1  #8,thus saith thy ,lord the  
,lord1 and thy ,god that pleadeth the   

cause of  his people1 ,behold1 ,i have  
taken out of thine hand the cup of      
trembling1 even the dregs of the cup of 
my fury2 thou shalt no more  drink it   
again' 7,isa #ea3bb74 ,i am not here    
discoursing of the sweetness  of        
,christ's nature1 but of the excellency 
of his offices1 and of his  office of   
advocateship in particular1 which1 as a 
lawyer for his  client1 he is to execute
 in the presence of ,god for us4 ,love  
may be  where there is no office1 and so
 where no power is to do us good2 but   
now1 when love and office shall meet1   
they will surely both combine in        
,christ to do the fallen ,christian     
good4 ,but of his love we have treated  
elsewhere2 we will here discourse of the
 office of this loving one4 ,and  for   
thy further information1 let me tell    
thee that ,god thy ,father  counteth    
that thou wilt be1 when compared with   
his law1 but a poor one  all thy days2  
yea1 the apostle tells thee so1 in that 
he saith there is  an ,advocate provided

 for thee4 ,when a father provides      
crutches for his  child1 he doth as good
 as say1 ,i count that my child will be 
yet  infirm2 and when ,god shall provide
 an ,advocate1 he doth as good as say1  
,my people are subject to infirmities4  
,do not1 therefore1 think of  thyself   
above what1 by plain texts1 and fair    
inferences drawn from  ,christ's        
offices1 thou are bound to think4 ,what 
doth it bespeak  concerning thee that   
,christ is always a priest in heaven1   
and there  ever lives to make           
intercession for thee 7,heb #g3bd71 but 
this1 that  thou art at the best in     
thyself1 yea1 and in thy best exercising
 of all  thy graces too1 but a poor1    
pitiful1 sorry1 sinful man2 a man that  
would1 when yet most holy1 be certainly 
cast away1 did not thy high  priest take
 away for thee the iniquity of thy holy 
things4 ,the age we  live in is a wanton
 age2 the godly are not so humble1 and  
low1 and base  in their own eyes as they
 should1 though their daily experience  

calls  for it1 and the priesthood of    
,jesus ,christ too4    ,but above all1  
the advocateship of ,jesus ,christ      
declares us to be sorry  creatures2 for 
that office does1 as it were1 predict   
that some time or  other we shall basely
 fall1 and by falling be undone1 if the 
,lord ,jesus  stand not up to plead4    
,and as it shows this concerning us1 so 
it shows  concerning ,god that he will  
not lightly or easily lose his people4  
,he  has provided well for us-blood to  
wash us in2 a priest to pray for us1    
that we may be made to persevere2 and1  
in case we foully fall1 an  advocate to 
plead our cause1 and to recover us from 
under1 and out of  all that danger1 that
 by sin and ,satan1 we at any time may  
be brought  into4    ,but having thus   
briefly passed through that in the text 
which ,i think  the apostle must        
necessarily presuppose1 ,i shall now    
endeavour to enter  into the bowels of  
it1 and see what1 in a more particular  
manner1 shall  be found therein4 ,and1  

for my more profitable doing of this    
work1 ,i  shall choose to observe this  
method in my discourse-    ,,method ,,of
 ,,the ,,discourse4      ,,first1 ,i    
shall show you more particularly of this
 ,advocate's office1 or  what and       
wherein ,christ's office as ,advocate   
doth lie4 ,,second1 ,after  that1 ,i    
shall also show you how ,jesus ,christ  
doth manage this office of  an          
,advocate4 ,,third1 ,i shall also then  
show you who they are that have  ,jesus 
,christ for their ,advocate4 ,,fourth1  
,i shall also show you what  excellent  
privileges they have1 who have ,jesus   
,christ for their  ,advocate4 ,,fifth1  
,and to silence cavillers1 ,i shall also
 show the  necessity of this office of  
,jesus ,christ4 ,,sixth1 ,i shall come  
to answer  some objections2 and1        
,,lastly1 ,to the use and application4  
,,wherein ,,christ',s ,,office ,,as     
,,advocate ,,doth ,,lie4      ,,first1  
,to begin with the first of             
these-namely1 to show you more          

particularly of ,christ's office as an  
,advocate1 and wherein it lieth2  the   
which ,i shall do these three           
ways-,first1 ,touch again upon the      
nature of this office2 and then1        
,second1 ,treat of the order and place  
that it hath among the rest of his      
offices2 and1 ,third1 ,treat of the     
occasion of the execution of this       
office4    ,first1 ,to touch upon the   
nature of this office4 ,it is that which
  empowereth a man to plead for a man1  
or one man to plead for another2  not in
 common discourses1 and upon common     
occasions1 as any man may do1  but at a 
bar1 or before a court of judicature1   
where a man is accused  or impleaded by 
his enemy2 ,i say1 this ,advocate's     
office is such1 both  here1 and in the  
kingdom of heaven4 ,an advocate is as   
one of our  attorneys1 at least in the  
general1 who pleads according to law and
  justice for one or other that is in   
trouble by reason of some  miscarriage1 
or of the naughty temper of some that   

are about him1 who  trouble and vex1 and
 labour to bring him into danger of the 
law4 ,this  is the nature of this       
office1 as ,i said1 on earth2 and this  
is the  office that ,christ executeth in
 heaven4 ,wherefore he saith1 8,if any  
man  sin1 we have an ,advocate02 one to 
stand up for him1 and to plead for  his 
deliverance before the bar of ,god4     
7,joel #c3b4 ,isa #ff3af4 ,eze #ch3bb4  
,jer #b47    ,for though in some places 
of ,scripture ,christ is said to plead  
for his  with men1 and that by terrible 
arguments1 as by fire1 and sword1 and   
famine1 and pestilence1 yet this is not 
that which is intended by this  text2   
for the apostle here saith1 he is an    
,advocate with the ,father1 or  before  
the ,father1 to plead for those that    
there1 or that to the  ,father's face1  
shall be accused for their              
transgressions3 8,if any man  sin1 we   
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus ,christ the righteous40  ,so1    
then1 this is the employ of ,jesus      

,christ as he is for us1 an  ,advocate4 
,he has undertaken to stand up for his  
people at ,god's bar1  and before that  
great court1 there to plead1 by the law 
and justice of  heaven1 for their       
deliverance2 when1 for their faults1    
they are  accused1 indicted1 or         
impleaded by their adversary4           
,second4 ,and now to treat of the order 
or place that this office of  ,christ   
hath among the rest of his offices1     
which he doth execute for us  while we  
are here in a state of imperfection2 and
 ,i think it is an  office that is to   
come behind as a reserve1 or for a help 
at last1 when  all other means shall    
seem to fail4 ,men do not use to go to  
law upon  every occasion2 or if they do1
 the wisdom of the judge1 the jury1 and 
the court will not admit that every     
brangle and foolish quarrel shall  come 
before them2 but an ,advocate doth then 
come into place1 and then  to the       
exercise of his office1 when a cause is 
counted worthy to be  taken notice of by

 the judge and by the court4 ,wherefore 
he1 ,i say1  comes in the last place1 as
 a reserve1 or help at last1 to plead2  
and1  by pleading1 to set that right by 
law which would otherwise have caused   
an increase to more doubts1 and to      
further dangers4    ,christ1 as priest1 
doth always works of service for us1    
because in our  most spiritual things   
there may faults and spots be found1 and
 these he  taketh away of course1 by the
 exercise of that office2 for he always 
wears that plate of gold upon his       
forehead before the ,father1 whereon  is
 written1 8,holiness to the ,lord40 ,but
 now1 besides these common  infirmities1
 there are faults that are highly gross 
and foul1 that oft  are found in the    
skirts of the children of ,god4 ,now1   
these are they  that ,satan taketh hold 
on2 these are they that ,satan draweth  
up a  charge against us for2 and to save
 us from these1 it is1 that the ,lord   
,jesus is made an ,advocate4 ,when      
,joshua was clothed with filthy         

garments1 then ,satan stood at his right
 hand to resist him2 then the  angel of 
the covenant1 the ,lord ,jesus1 pleaded 
for his help 7,zech #c74  ,by all which 
it appears1 that this office comes      
behind1 is provided as  a reserve1 that 
we may have help at a pinch1 and then be
 lifted out1  when we sink in mire1     
where there is no standing4    ,this is 
yet further hinted at by the several    
postures that ,christ is  said to be in1
 as he exerciseth his priestly and      
advocate's office4 ,as  a ,priest1 he   
sits2 as an ,advocate1 he stands 7,isa  
#c3ac74 ,the ,lord  stands up when he   
pleads2 his sitting is more constant and
 of course  7,sit thou1 ,psa #aaj3a1d71 
but his standing is occasional1 when    
,joshua is  indicted1 or when hell and  
earth are broken loose against his      
servant  ,stephen4 ,for as ,joshua was  
accused by the devil1 and as then the   
angel  of the ,lord stood by1 so when   
,stephen was accused by men on earth1   
and  that charge seconded by the fallen 

angels before the face of ,god1 it is   
said1 8the ,lord ,jesus stood on the    
right hand of ,god10 7,acts #g3ee7-to   
wit1 to plead2 for so ,i take it1       
because standing is his posture as an   
,advocate1 not as a ,priest2 for1 as a  
,priest1 he must sit down2 but he       
standeth as an ,advocate1 as has been   
showed afore 7,heb #aj3ab74  ,wherefore1
    ,third4 ,the occasion of his        
exercising of this office of advocate   
is1 as  hath been hinted already1 when a
 child of ,god shall be found guilty    
before ,god of some heinous sin1 of some
 grievous thing in his life and         
conversation4 ,for as for those         
infirmities that attend the best1 in    
their most spiritual sacrifices2 if a   
child of ,god were guilty of ten        
thousand of them1 they are of course    
purged1 through the much incense  that  
is always mixed with those sacrifices in
 the golden censer that is  in the hand 
of ,christ2 and so he is kept clean1 and
 counted upright1  notwithstanding those

 infirmities2 and1 therefore1 you shall 
find that1  notwithstanding those common
 faults1 the children of ,god are       
counted  good and upright in            
conversation1 and not charged as        
offenders4  8,david10 saith the text1   
8did that which was right in the eyes of
 the  ,lord1 and turned not aside from  
any thing that he commanded him1 all    
the days of his life1 save only in the  
matter of ,uriah the ,hittite0 7,i      
,kings #ae3e74 ,but was ,david1 in a    
strict sense1 without fault in all      
things else8 ,no1 verily2 but that was  
foul in a higher degree than the  rest1 
and therefore there ,god sets a blot2   
ay1 and doubtless for that  he was      
accused by ,satan before the throne of  
,god2 for here is adultery1  and murder1
 and hypocrisy1 in ,david's doings2 here
 is notorious matter1  a great sin1 and 
so a great ground for ,satan to draw up 
an indictment  against the king2 and a  
thundering one1 to be sure1 shall be    
preferred  against him4 ,this is the    

time1 then1 for ,christ to stand up to  
plead2  for now there is room for such a
 question-,can ,david's sin stand with  
grace8 ,or1 ,is it possible that a man  
that has done as he has1 should  yet be 
found a saint1 and so in a saved state8 
,or1 ,can ,god repute him  so1 and yet  
be holy and just8 or1 ,can the merits of
 the ,lord ,jesus  reach1 according to  
the law of heaven1 a man in this        
condition8 ,here is  a case dubious2    
here is a man whose salvation1 by his   
foul offences1 is  made doubtful2 now we
 must to law and judgment1 wherefore now
 let  ,christ stand up to plead6 ,i say1
 now was ,david's case dubious2 he was  
afraid that ,god would cast him away1   
and the devil hoped he would1 and  to   
that end charged him before ,god's face1
 if1 perhaps1 he might get  sentence of 
damnation to pass upon his soul 7,psa   
#ea74 ,but this was  ,david's mercy1 he 
had an ,advocate to plead his cause1 by 
whose wisdom  and skill in matters of   
law and judgment he was brought off of  

those  heavy charges1 from those gross  
sins1 and delivered from that eternal   
condemnation1 that by the law of sin and
 death1 was due thereto4    ,this is    
then the occasion that ,christ taketh to
 plead1 as ,advocate1 for  the salvation
 of his people-to wit1 the cause3 ,he   
8pleadeth the cause  of his people0 7,is
 #ea3bb74 ,not every cause1 but such and
 such a cause2  the cause that is very  
bad1 and by the which they are involved1
 not  only in guilt and shame1 but also 
in danger of death and hell4 ,i say1    
the cause is bad1 if the text be true1  
if sin can make it bad1 yea1 if  sin    
itself be bad-8,if any man sin1 we have 
an ,advocate02 an ,advocate to  plead   
for him2 for him as considered guilty1  
and so1 consequently1 as  considered in 
a bad condition4 ,it is true1 we must   
distinguish between  the person and the 
sin2 and ,christ pleads for the person1 
not the sin2  but yet ,he cannot be     
concerned with the person1 but he must  
be with the  sin2 for though the person 

and the sin may be distinguished1 yet   
they  cannot be separated4 ,he must     
plead1 then1 not for a person only1 but 
for a guilty person1 for a person under 
the worst of circumstances-8,if  any man
 sin1 we have an ,advocate0 for him as  
so considered4    ,when a man's cause is
 good1 it will sufficiently plead for   
itself1 yea1  and for its master too1   
especially when it is made appear so to 
be1  before a just and righteous judge4 
,here1 therefore1 needs no advocate2    
the judge himself will pronounce him    
righteous4 ,this is evidently seen  in  
,job-8,thou movedst me against him 7this
 said ,god to ,satan71 to  destroy him  
without cause0 7,job #b3c74 ,thus far   
,job's cause was good1  wherefore he did
 not need an advocate2 his cause pleaded
 for itself1  and for its owner also4   
,but if it was to plead good causes for 
which  ,christ is appointed ,advocate1  
then the apostle should have written    
thus3 ,if any man be righteous1 we have 
an ,advocate with the ,father4  ,indeed1

 ,i never heard but one in all my life  
preach from this text1 and  he1 when he 
came to handle the cause for which he   
was to plead1  pretended it must be     
good1 and therefore said to the people1 
,see that  your cause be good1 else     
,christ will not undertake it4 ,but when
 ,i heard  it1 ,lord1 thought ,i1 if    
this be true1 what shall ,i do1 and what
 will  become of all this people1 yea1  
and of this preacher too8 ,besides1 ,i  
saw by the text1 the apostle supposeth  
another cause1 a cause bad1  exceeding  
bad1 if sin can make it so4 ,and this   
was one cause why ,i  undertook this    
work4    ,when we speak of a cause1 we  
speak not of a person simply as so      
considered2 for1 as ,i said before1     
person and cause must be  distinguished2
 nor can the person make the cause good 
but as he  regulates his action by the  
,word of ,god4 ,if1 then1 a good1 a     
righteous1  man doth what the law       
condemns1 that thing is bad2 and if he  
be  indicted for so doing1 he is        

indicted for a bad cause2 and he that   
will  be his advocate1 must be concerned
 in and about a bad matter2 and how  he 
will bring his client off1 therein doth 
lie the mystery4    ,i know that a bad  
man may have a good cause depending     
before the judge1  and so also good men 
have 7,job #ca74 ,but then they are bold
 in their own  cause1 and fear not to   
make mention of it1 and in ,christ to   
plead their  innocency before the ,god  
of heaven1 as well as before men 7,psa  
#ga3c-e4  ,,ii ,cor #a3bc4 ,gal #a3aj4  
,phil #a3h74 ,but we have in the text a 
cause that  all men are afraid of-a     
cause that the apostle concludes so bad 
that  none but ,jesus ,christ himself   
can save a ,christian from it4 ,it is   
not  only sinful1 but sin itself-8,if   
any man sin1 we have an ,advocate with  
the ,father40    ,wherefore there is in 
this place handled by the apostle1 one  
of the  greatest mysteries under        
heaven-to wit1 that an innocent and holy
 ,jesus  should take in hand to plead   

for one before a just and righteous     
,god1  that has defiled himself with    
sin2 yea1 that he should take in hand to
  plead for such an one against the     
fallen angels1 and that he should  also 
by his plea effectually rescue1 and     
bring them off from the crimes  and     
curse whereof they were verily guilty by
 the verdict of the law1  and           
approbation of the ,judge4    ,this1 ,i 
say1 is a great mystery1 and deserves to
 be pried into by all  the godly1 both  
because much of the wisdom of heaven is 
discovered in  it1 and because the best 
saint is1 or may be1 concerned with it4 
,nor  must we by any means let this     
truth be lost1 because it is the truth2 
the text has declared it so1 and to say 
otherwise is to belie the ,word  of     
,god1 to thwart the apostle1 to soothe  
up hypocrites1 to rob  ,christians of   
their privilege1 and to take the glory  
from the head of  ,jesus ,christ 7,luke 
#ah3aa1ab74    ,the best saints are most
 sensible of their sins1 and most apt to

 make  mountains of their mole hills4   
,satan also1 as has been already hinted1
  doth labour greatly to prevail with   
them to sin1 and to provoke their  ,god 
against them1 by pleading what is true1 
or by surmising evilly of  them1 to the 
end they may be accused by him 7,job    
#b3i74 ,great is his  malice toward     
them1 great is his diligence in seeking 
their  destruction2 wherefore greatly   
doth he desire to sift1 to try1 and     
winnow them1 if perhaps he may work in  
their flesh to answer his  design-that  
is1 to break out in sinful acts1 that he
 may have by law to  accuse them to     
their ,god and ,father4 ,wherefore1 for 
their sakes this  text abides1 that they
 may see that1 when they have sinned1   
8they have  an ,advocate with the       
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous40 
,and thus have  ,i showed you the       
nature1 the order1 and occasion of this 
office of our  blessed ,lord ,jesus4    
,,how ,,christ ,,manages ,,the ,,office 
,,of ,,an ,,advocate4      ,,ii4 ,i come

 now to show you how ,jesus ,christ doth
 manage this his office  of an ,advocate
 for us4 ,and that ,i may do this to    
your edification1 ,i  shall choose this 
method for the opening of it-,first4    
,show you how he  manages this office   
with his ,father4 ,second4 ,i shall show
 you how he  manages it before him      
against our adversary4    ,first4 ,how  
he manages this his office of ,advocate 
with his ,father4    #a4 ,he doth it by 
himself1 by no other as deputy under    
him1 no angel1 no  saint2 no work has   
place here but ,jesus1 and ,jesus only4 
,this the text  implies3 8,we have an   
,advocate02 speaking of one1 but one1   
one alone2  without an equal or an      
inferior4 ,we have but one1 and he is   
,jesus  ,christ4 ,nor is it for         
,christ's honour1 nor for the honour of 
the law1  or of the justice of ,god1    
that any but ,jesus ,christ should be an
  ,advocate for a sinning saint4        
,besides1 to assert the contrary1 what  
doth it but lessen sin1 and make the    

advocateship of ,jesus ,christ          
superfluous8 ,it would lessen sin should
 it be removed by a saint or  angel2 it 
would make the advocateship of ,jesus   
,christ superfluous1 yea1  needless1    
should it be possible that sin could be 
removed from us by  either saint or     
angel4    ,again2 if ,god should admit  
of more advocates than one1 and yet make
  mention of never an one but ,jesus    
,christ2 or if ,john should allow       
another1 and yet speak nothing but of   
,jesus only2 yea1 that an advocate      
under that title should be mentioned but
 once1 but once only in all the  book of
 ,god1 and yet that divers should be    
admitted1 stands neither  with the      
wisdom or love of ,god1 nor with the    
faithfulness of the  apostle4 ,but      
saints have but one ,advocate1 if they  
will use him1 or  improve their faith in
 that office for their help1 so2 if not1
 they  must take what follows4 ,this ,i 
thought good to hint at1 because the    
times are corrupt1 and because ignorance

 and superstition always wait  for a    
countenance with us1 and these things   
have a natural tendency to  darken all  
truth1 so especially this1 which        
bringeth to ,jesus ,christ so  much     
glory1 and yieldeth to the godly so much
 help and relief4    #b4 ,as ,jesus     
,christ alone is ,advocate1 so ,god's   
bar1 and that alone1 is  that before    
which he pleads1 for ,god is judge      
himself 7,deut #cb3cf4 ,heb  #ab3bc74   
,nor can the cause which now he is to   
plead be removed into any  other court1 
either by appeals or otherwise4         
,could ,satan remove us from heaven1 to 
another court1 he would certainly  be   
too hard for us1 because there we should
 want our ,jesus1 our  ,advocate1 to    
plead our cause4 ,indeed1 sometimes he  
impleads us before  men1 and they are   
glad of the occasion1 for they and he   
are often one2  but then we have leave  
to remove our cause1 and to pray for a  
trial in  the highest court1 saying1    
8,let my sentence come forth from thy   

presence2 let thine eyes behold the     
things that are equal0 7,psa #ag3b74    
,this wicked world doth sentence us for 
our good deeds1 but how then  would they
 sentence us for our bad ones8 ,but we  
will never appeal from  heaven to earth 
for right1 for here we have no          
,advocate2 8our ,advocate  is with the  
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous40 
#c4 ,as he pleadeth by himself alone1   
and nowhere else but in the court  of   
heaven with the ,father1 so as he       
pleadeth with the ,father for us1 he    
observeth this rule-    7#a47 ,he       
granteth and confesseth whatever can    
rightly be charged upon  us2 yet so as  
that he taketh the whole charge upon    
himself1  acknowledging the crimes to be
 his own4 8,o ,god10 says he1 8thou     
knowest  my foolishness1 and my sins02  
my guiltiness 8is not hid from thee0    
7,psa  #fi3e74 ,and this he must do1 or 
else he can do nothing4 ,if he hides the
  sin1 or lesseneth it1 he is faulty2 if
 he leaves it still upon us1 we  die4   

,he must1 then1 take our iniquity to    
himself1 make it his own1 and  so       
deliver us2 for having thus taken the   
sin upon himself1 as lawfully  he may1  
and lovingly doth1 8for we are members  
of his body0 7'tis his  hand1 'tis his  
foot1 'tis his ear hath sinned71 it     
followeth that we  live if he lives2 and
 who can desire more8 #e,this1 then1    
must be  thoroughly considered1 if ever 
we will have comfort in a day of trouble
  and distress for sin4    ,and thus far
 there is1 in some kind1 a harmony      
betwixt his being a  sacrifice1 a       
priest1 and an ,advocate4 ,as a         
sacrifice1 our sins were  laid upon him 
7,isa #ec74 ,as a priest1 he beareth    
them 7,exo #bh3ch74 ,and  as an         
,advocate1 he acknowledges them to be   
his own 7,psa #fi3e74 ,now1  having     
acknowledged them to be his own1 the    
quarrel is no more betwixt  us and      
,satan1 for the ,lord ,jesus has        
espoused our quarrel1 and made it  his4 
,all1 then1 that we in this matter have 

to do1 is to stand at the  bar by faith 
among the angels1 and see how the       
business goes4 ,o blessed  ,god6 what a 
lover of mankind art thou6 and how      
gracious is our ,lord  ,jesus1 in his   
thus managing matters for us4    7#b47  
,the ,lord ,jesus having thus taken our 
sins upon himself1 next  pleads his own 
goodness to ,god on our behalf1 saying1 
8,let not them  that wait on thee1 ,o   
,lord ,god of hosts1 be ashamed for my  
sake3 let not  those that seek thee be  
confounded for my sake1 ,o ,god of      
,israel3  because for thy sake ,i have  
borne reproach2 shame hath covered my   
face0  7,psa #fi3f1g74 ,mark1 let them  
not be ashamed for my sake1 let them not
  be confounded for my sake4 ,shame and 
confusion are the fruits of guilt1  or  
of a charge for sin1 7,jer #c3be71 and  
are but an entrance into  condemnation  
7,dan #ab3b4 ,john #e3bi74 ,but behold  
how ,christ pleads1  saying1 ,let not   
that be for my sake1 for the merit of my
 blood1 for the  perfection of my       

righteousness1 for the prevalency of my 
intercession4  ,let them not be ashamed 
for my sake1 ,o ,lord ,god of hosts4    
,and let no  man object1 because this   
text is in the ,psalms1 as if it were   
not  spoken by the prophet of ,christ2  
for both ,john and ,paul1 yea1 and      
,christ himself1 do make this psalm a   
prophecy of him4 ,compare verse #i  with
 ,john #b3ag1 and with ,romans #ae3c2   
and verse #ba with ,matthew #bg3dh1  and
 ,mark #ae3be4 ,but is not this a       
wonderful thing1 that ,christ should    
first take our sins1 and account them   
his own1 and then plead the value  and  
worth of his whole self for our         
deliverance8 ,for by these words1  8for 
my sake10 he pleads his own self1 his   
whole self1 and all that he  is and has2
 and thus he put us in good estate      
again1 though our cause  was very bad4  
,to bring this down to weak capacities4 
,suppose a man should be indebted       
twenty thousand pounds1 but has not     
twenty thousand farthings wherewith  to 

pay2 and suppose also that this man be  
arrested for this debt1 and  that the   
law also1 by which he is sued1 will not 
admit of a penny bate2  this man may yet
 come well enough off1 if his advocate  
or attorney will  make the debt his own1
 and will1 in the presence of the       
judges1 out  with his bags1 and pay down
 every farthing4 ,why1 this is the way  
of our  ,advocate4 ,our sins are called 
debts 7,matt #f3ab74 ,we are sued for   
them  at the law 7,luke #ab3ei74 ,and   
the devil is our accuser2 but behold the
  ,lord ,jesus comes out with his       
worthiness1 pleads it at the bar1 making
  the debt his own 7,mark #aj3de4 ,,ii  
,cor #c3e74 ,and saith1 ,now let them   
not  be ashamed for my sake1 ,o ,lord   
,god of hosts3 let them not be          
confounded  for my sake1 ,o ,god of     
,israel4 ,and hence1 as he is said to be
 an  ,advocate1 so he is said to be a   
propitiation1 or amends-maker1 or one   
that appeaseth the justice of ,god for  
our sins-8,if any man sin1 we have  an  

,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous2 and he is the    
propitiation for our sins40    ,and who 
can now object against the deliverance  
of the child of ,god8 ,god  cannot2 for 
he1 for ,christ's sake1 according as he 
pleaded1 hath  forgiven us all          
trespasses 7,col #b3ac1 ,eph #d3cb74    
,the devil cannot2 his  mouth is        
stopped1 as is plain in the case of     
,joshua 7,zech #c74 ,the law  cannot2   
for that approveth of what ,christ has  
done4 ,this1 then1 is the  way of       
,christ's pleading4 ,you must know1 that
 when ,christ pleads with  ,god1 he     
pleads with a just and righteous ,god1  
and therefore he must  plead law1 and   
nothing but law2 and this he pleaded in 
both these  pleas-,first1 in confessing 
of the sin he justified the sentence of 
the  law in pronouncing of it evil2 and 
then in his laying of himself1 his      
whole self1 before ,god for that sin1 he
 vindicated the sanction and  perfection
 of the law4 ,thus1 therefore1 he       

magnifies the law1 and makes  it        
honourable1 and yet brings off his      
client safe and sound in the view  of   
all the angels of ,god4    7#c74 ,the   
,lord ,jesus having thus taken our sins 
upon himself1 and  presented ,god with  
all the worthiness that is in his whole 
self for  them1 in the next place he    
calleth for justice1 or a just verdict  
upon  the satisfaction he hath made to  
,god and to his law4 ,then proclamation 
is made in open court1 saying1 8,take   
away the filthy garments from  him10    
from him that hath offended1 and clothe 
him with change of  raiment 7,zech #c74 
,thus the soul is preserved that hath   
sinned2 thus the ,god of heaven is      
content that he should be saved2 thus   
,satan is put to confusion1 and  ,jesus 
applauded and cried up by the angels of 
heaven1 and by the saints  on earth4    
,thus have ,i showed you how ,christ    
doth advocate it with ,god  and his     
,father for us2 and ,i have been the    
more particular in this1  because the   

glory of ,christ1 and the comfort of the
 dejected1 are  greatly concerned and   
wrapped up in it4 ,look1 then1 to       
,jesus1 if thou  hast sinned2 to ,jesus1
 as an ,advocate pleading with the      
,father for  thee4 ,look to nothing     
else2 for he can tell how1 and that by  
himself1  to deliver thee2 yea1 and will
 do it in a way of justice1 which is a  
wonder2 and to the shame of ,satan1     
which will be his glory2 and also to    
thy complete deliverance1 which will be 
thy comfort and salvation4    ,second1  
,but to pass this and come to the second
 thing1 which is1 to  show you how the  
,lord ,jesus manages this his office of 
an ,advocate  before his ,father against
 the adversary2 for he pleadeth with the
  ,father1 but pleadeth against the     
devil2 he pleadeth with the ,father law 
and justice1 but against the adversary  
he letteth out himself4    ,i say1 as he
 pleads against the adversary1 so he    
enlargeth himself with  arguments over  
and besides those which he pleadeth with

 ,god his ,father4    ,nor is it meet or
 needful that our advocate1 when he     
pleads against  ,satan1 should so limit 
himself to matter of law1 as when he    
pleadeth  with his ,father4 ,the saint1 
by sinning1 oweth ,satan nothing2 no law
 of  his is broken thereby2 why1 then1  
should he plead for the saving of his   
people1 justifying righteousness to him8
    ,christ1 when he died1 died not to  
satisfy ,satan1 but his ,father2 not to 
appease the devil1 but to answer the    
demands of the justice of ,god2 nor  did
 he design1 when he hanged on the tree1 
to triumph over his ,father1  but over  
,satan2 8,he redeemed us10 therefore1   
8from the curse of the  law10 by his    
blood 7,gal #c3ac74 ,and from the power 
of ,satan1 by his  resurrection 7,heb   
#b3ad74 ,he delivered us from righteous 
judgment by  price and purchase2 but    
from the rage of hell by fight and      
conquest4    ,and as he acted thus      
diversely in the work of our redemption1
 even so  he also doth in the execution 

of his ,advocate's office4 ,when he     
pleadeth with ,god1 he pleadeth so2 and 
when he pleadeth against ,satan1  he    
pleadeth so2 and how he pleadeth with   
,god when he dealeth with law  and      
justice ,i have showed you4 ,and now ,i 
will show you how he pleadeth  before   
him against the 8accuser of the         
brethren40    #a4 ,he pleads against him
 the well-pleasedness that his ,father  
has in  his merits1 saying1 ,this shall 
please the ,lord1 or this doth or will  
please the ,lord1 better than anything  
that can be propounded 7,psa  #fi3ca74  
,now this plea being true1 as it is1    
being established upon the  liking of   
,god ,almighty2 whatever ,satan can say 
to obtain our  everlasting destruction  
is without ground1 and so unreasonable4 
8,i am  well pleased10 saith ,god 7,matt
 #c3ag72 and again1 8,the ,lord is well 
pleased for his 7,christ's7             
righteousness' sake0 7,isa #db3ba74 ,all
 that  enter actions against others1    
pretend that wrong is done1 either      

against themselves or against the king4 
,now ,satan will never enter an  action 
against us in the court above1 for that 
wrong by us has been  done to himself2  
he must pretend1 then1 that he sues us1 
for that wrong  has1 by us1 been done to
 our king4 ,but1 behold1 8,we have an   
,advocate  with the ,father10 and he has
 made compensation for our offences4 ,he
  gave himself for our offences4 ,but   
still ,satan maintains his suit2 and    
our ,god1 saith ,christ1 is well pleased
 with us for this  compensation-sake1   
yet he will not leave off his clamour4  
,come1 then1  says the ,lord ,jesus1 the
 contention is not now against my       
people1 but  myself1 and about the      
sufficiency of the amends that ,i have  
made for  the transgressions of my      
people2 but he is near that justifieth  
me1  that approveth and accepteth of my 
doings1 therefore shall ,i not be       
confounded4 ,who is mine adversary8 ,let
 him come near me6 ,behold1 8the  ,lord 
,god will help me0 7,isa #ej3g-i74 ,who 

is he that condemneth me8 ,lo1  they all
 shall1 were there ten thousand times as
 many more of them1 wax  old as a       
garment2 the moth shall eat them up4    
,wherefore1 if the ,father  saith ,amen 
to all this1 as ,i have showed already  
that he hath and doth1  the which also  
further appeareth1 because the ,lord    
,god has called him  the ,saviour1 the  
,deliverer1 and the ,amen2 what follows1
 but that a  rebuke should proceed from 
the throne against him8 ,and this1      
indeed1  our ,advocate calls for from   
the hand of his ,father1 saying1 ,o     
enemy1  8the ,lord rebuke thee02 yea1 he
 doubles this request to the judge1 to  
intimate his earnestness for such a     
conclusion1 or to show that the  enemy  
shall surely have it1 both from our     
,advocate1 and from him before  whom    
,satan has so grievously accused us     
7,zech #c74    ,for what can be expected
 to follow from such an issue in law as 
this  is1 but sound and severe snibs    
from the judge upon him that hath thus  

troubled his neighbour1 and that hath1  
in the face of the country1 cast        
contempt upon the highest act of mercy1 
justice1 and righteousness1  that ever  
the heavens beheld8 #f ,and all this is 
true with reference to  the case in     
hand1 wherefore1 8,the ,lord rebuke     
thee10 is that which1 in  conclusion1   
,satan must have for the reward of his  
works of malice  against the children1  
and for his contemning of the works of  
the ,son of  ,god4 ,now1 our ,advocate  
having thus established1 by the law of  
heaven1  his plea with ,god for us      
against our accuser1 there is way made  
for him  to proceed upon a foundation   
that cannot be shaken2 wherefore1 he    
proceedeth in his plea1 and further     
urges against this accuser of the       
brethren4    #b4 ,god's interest in this
 people2 and prayeth that ,god would    
remember  that3 8,the ,lord rebuke thee1
 ,o ,satan2 the ,lord that hath chosen  
,jerusalem1 rebuke thee40 ,true1 the    
church1 the saints1 are despicable  in  

the world2 wherefore men do think to    
tread them down2 the saints  are1 also1 
weak in grace1 but have corruptions that
 are strong1 and1  therefore1 ,satan1   
the god of this world1 doth think to    
tread them down2  but the saints have a 
,god1 the living1 the eternal ,god1 and1
 therefore1  they shall not be trodden  
down2 yea1 they 8shall be holden up1 for
 ,god  is able to make them stand0 7,rom
 #ad3d74    ,it was ,haman's mishap to  
be engaged against the queen1 and the   
kindred  of the queen2 it was that that 
made him he could not prosper2 that     
brought him to contempt and the gallows4
 ,had he sought to ruin another  people1
 probably he might have brought his     
design to a desired  conclusion2 but his
 compassing the death of the queen      
spoiled all4  ,satan1 also1 when he     
fighteth against the church1 must be    
sure to come  to the worst1 for ,god has
 a concern in that2 therefore1 it is    
said1  8,the gates of hell shall not    
prevail against it02 but this hindereth 

not but that he is permitted to make    
almost what spoils he will of  those    
that belong not to ,god4 ,oh1 how many  
doth he accuse1 and soon get  out from  
,god1 against them1 a license to destroy
 them6 as he served  ,ahab1 and many    
more4 ,but this1 ,i say1 is a very great
 block in his way  when he meddles with 
the children2 ,god has an interest in   
them-8,hath  ,god cast away his people8 
,god forbid60 7,rom #aa3a1b74 ,the text 
intimates  that they for sin had        
deserved it1 and that ,satan would fain 
have had  it been so2 but ,god's        
interest in them preserved them-8,god   
hath not  cast away his people1 which he
 foreknew40 ,wherefore1 when ,satan     
accuseth them before ,god1 ,christ1 as  
he pleadeth his own worth and  merit1   
pleadeth also against him1 that interest
 that ,god has in them4    ,and though  
this1 to some1 may seem but an          
indifferent plea2 for what  engagement  
lieth1 may they say1 upon ,god to be so 
much concerned with  them1 for they sin 

against him1 and often provoke him most 
bitterly8  ,besides1 in their best      
state1 they are altogether vanity1 and a
 very  thing of nought-8,what is man    
7sorry man71 that thou art mindful of   
him10 or that thou shouldest be so8     
,i answer1 ,though there lieth no       
engagement upon ,god for any worthiness 
that is in man1 yet there lieth a great 
deal upon ,god for the  worthiness that 
is in himself4 ,god has engaged himself 
with his having  chosen them to be a    
people to himself2 and by this means    
they are so  secured from all that all  
can do against them1 that the apostle is
  bold1 upon this very account1 to      
challenge all despite to do its worst   
against them1 saying1 8,who shall lay   
anything to the charge of ,god's        
elect80 7,rom #h3cc74 ,who8 saith       
,satan2 why1 that will ,i4 ,ay1 saith   
he1  but who can do it1 and prevail8    
8,it is ,god that justifieth1 who is he 
that condemneth80 7ver4 #cd74 ,by which 
words the apostle clearly  declareth    

that charges against the elect1 though  
they may be brought  against them1 must 
needs prove ineffectual as to their     
condemnation2  because their ,lord ,god 
still will justify1 for that ,christ has
 died for  them4 ,besides1 a little to  
enlarge1 the elect are bound to ,god by 
a  sevenfold cord1 and a threefold one  
is not quickly broken4    7#a47         
,election is eternal as ,god himself1   
and so without variableness or  shadow  
of change1 and hence it is called 8an   
eternal purpose10 and a  8purpose of    
,god0 that must stand 7,eph #c3aa2 ,rom 
#i3aa74 7#b47 ,election is  absolute1   
not conditional2 and1 therefore1 cannot 
be overthrown by the  sin of the man    
that is wrapped up therein4 ,no works   
foreseen to be in  us was the cause of  
,god's choosing us2 no sin in us shall  
frustrate or  make election void-8,who  
shall lay anything to the charge of     
,god's  elect8 ,it is ,god that         
justifieth0 7,rom #h3cc2 #i3aa74 7#c47  
,by the act of  election the children   

are involved1 wrapped up1 and covered in
 ,christ2  he hath chosen us in him2 not
 in ourselves1 not in our virtues1 no1  
not  for or because of anything1 but of 
his own will 7,eph #a3d-aa74 7#d47      
,election includeth in it a permanent   
resolution of ,god to glorify his  mercy
 on the vessels of mercy1 thus          
foreordained unto glory 7,rom           
#i3ae1ah1bc74 7#e47 ,by the act of      
electing love1 it is concluded that all 
things whatsoever shall work together   
for the good of them whose call  to ,god
 is the fruit of this purpose1 this     
eternal purpose of ,god 7,rom           
#h3bh-cj74 7#f47 ,the eternal           
inheritance is by a covenant of free and
  unchangeable grace made over to those 
thus chosen2 and to secure them  from   
the fruits of sin1 and from the malice  
of ,satan1 it is sealed by  this our    
,advocate's blood1 as he is ,mediator of
 this covenant1 who also  is become     
surety to ,god for them2 to wit1 to see 
them forthcoming at  the great day1 and 

to set them then safe and sound before  
his ,father's  face after the judgment  
is over 7,rom #i3bc2 ,heb #g3bb2        
#i3ae1ag-bd2 #ac3bj2  ,john #aj3bh1bi74 
7#g47 ,by this choice1 purpose1 and     
decree1 the elect1  the concerned       
therein1 have allotted them by ,god1 and
 laid up for them1  in ,christ1 a       
sufficiency of grace to bring them      
through all  difficulties to glory2 yea1
 and they1 every one of them1 after the 
first act of faith-the which also they  
shall certainly attain1 because  wrapped
 up in the promise for them-are to      
receive the earnest and first  fruits   
thereof into their souls 7,,ii ,tim     
#a3i2 ,acts #ad3bb2 ,eph  #a3d1e1ac1ad74
    ,now1 put all these things together1
 and then feel if there be not  weight  
in this plea of ,christ against the     
devil4 ,he pleads ,god's choice  and    
interest in his saints against him-an   
interest that is secured by  the wisdom 
of heaven1 by the grace of heaven1 by   
the power1 will1 and  mercy of ,god1 in 

,christ-an interest in which all the    
three ,persons in  the ,godhead have    
engaged themselves1 by mutual agreement 
and operation1  to make good when ,satan
 has done his all4 ,i know there are    
some that  object against this doctrine 
as false2 but such1 perhaps1 are        
ignorant  of some things else as well as
 of this4 ,however1 they object against 
the wisdom of ,god1 whose truth it is1  
and against ,christ our ,advocate1      
whose argument1 as he is such1 it is2   
yea1 they labour1 what in them  lieth1  
to wrest that weapon out of his hand1   
with which he so  cudgelleth the enemy  
when1 as ,advocate1 he pleadeth so      
effectually  against him for the        
rescuing of us from the danger of       
judgment1 saying1  8,the ,lord rebuke   
thee1 ,o ,satan1 even the ,lord that    
hath chosen  ,jerusalem1 rebuke thee40  
,third4 ,as ,christ1 as ,advocate1      
pleads against ,satan the interest that 
his ,father hath in his chosen1 so also 
he pleads against him by no less        

authority-his own interest in them4     
8,holy ,father10 saith he1 8keep        
through thine own name those whom thou  
hast given me0 7,john #ag3aa74  ,keep   
them while in the world from the evil1  
the soul-damning evil of  it4 ,these    
words are directed to the ,father1 but  
they are leveled  against the           
accusations of the enemy1 and were      
spoken here to show what  ,christ will  
do for his1 against our foe1 when he is 
above4 ,how1 ,i say1  he will urge      
before his ,father his own interest in  
us against ,satan1  and against all his 
accusations1 when he brings them to the 
bar of  ,god's tribunal1 with design to 
work our utter ruin4 ,and is there not a
  great deal in it8 ,as if ,christ      
should say1 ,father1 my people have an  
adversary who will accuse them for their
 faults before thee2 but ,i will  be    
their ,advocate1 and as ,i have bought  
them of thee1 ,i will plead my  right   
against him 7,john #aj3bh74 ,our        
,english proverb is1 ,interest will  not

 lie2 interest will make a man do that  
which otherwise he would not4  ,how many
 thousands are there for whom ,christ   
doth not so much as once  open his      
mouth1 but leaves them to the           
accusations of ,satan1 and to  ,ahab's  
judgment1 nay1 a worse1 because there is
 none to plead their  cause8 ,and why   
doth he not concern himself with them8  
but because he is  not interested in    
them-8,i pray not for the world1 but for
 them which  thou hast given me1 for    
they are thine2 and all mine are thine1 
and ,i  am glorified in them0 7,john    
#ag3i1aj74    ,suppose so many cattle in
 such a pound1 and one goes by whose    
they are  not1 doth he concern himself8 
,no2 he beholds them1 and goes his way4 
,but suppose that at his return he      
should find his own cattle in that      
pound1 would he now carry it toward them
 as he did unto the other8 ,no1  no2 he 
has interest here1 they are his that are
 in the pound2 now he is  concerned1 now
 he must know who put them there1 and   

for what cause too  they are served as  
they are2 and if he finds them          
rightfully there1 he  will fetch them by
 ransom2 but if wrongfully1 he will     
replevy#g them1  and stand a trial at   
law with him that has thus illegally    
pounded his  cattle4 ,and thus it is    
betwixt ,jesus ,christ and his4 ,he is  
interested  in them2 the cattle are his 
own1 8his own sheep10 7,john #aj3c1d71  
but  pounded by some other1 by the law1 
or by the devil4 ,if pounded by the     
law1 he delivereth them by ransom2 if   
pounded by the devil1 he will  replevy  
them1 stand a trial at law for them1 and
 will be1 against their  accuser1 their 
,advocate himself4 ,nor can ,satan      
withstand his plea1  though he should   
against them join argument with the law2
 forasmuch1 as  has been proved before1 
he can and will1 by what he has to      
produce and  plead of his own1 save his 
from all trespasses1 charges1 and       
accusations4 ,besides1 all men know that
 a man's proper goods are not  therefore

 forfeited1 because they commit many1   
and them too great  transgressions-8,and
 if any man sin1 we have an ,advocate   
with the  ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the   
righteous40 ,now1 the strength of this  
plea  thus grounded upon ,christ's      
interest in his people is great1 and    
hath  many weighty reasons on its side2 
as-    #a4 ,they are mine2 therefore in 
reason at my dispose1 not at the dispose
  of an adversary2 for while a thing can
 properly be called mine1 no man  has   
therewith to do but myself2 nor doth 7a 
man1 nor7 ,christ close his  right to   
what he has by the weakness of that     
thing which is his proper  right4 ,he1  
therefore1 as an ,advocate1 pleadeth    
interest1 his own  interest1 in his     
people1 and right must1 with the ,judge 
of all the  earth1 take place-8,shall   
not the ,judge of all the earth do      
right80 7,gen  #ah3be74    #b4 ,they    
cost him dear2 and that which is dear   
bought is not easily  parted with 7,i   
,cor4 #f3bj74 ,they were bought with    

8his blood0 7,eph #a3g2  ,i ,peter      
#a3ah1ai74 ,they were given him for his 
blood1 and therefore are  8dear         
children0 7,eph #e3a72 for they are his 
by the highest price2 and  this price   
he1 as ,advocate1 pleadeth against the  
enemy of our  salvation2 yea1 ,i will   
add1 they are his1 because he gave his  
all for  them 7,,ii ,cor #h3i74 ,when a 
man shall give his all for this or that1
 then  that which he so hath purchased  
is become his all4 ,now ,christ has     
given  his all for us2 he made himself  
poor for us1 wherefore we are become    
his all1 his fullness2 and so the church
 is called 7,eph #a3bc74 ,nay1  further1
 ,christ likes well enough of his       
purchase1 though it hath cost  him his  
all-8,the lines10 says he1 8are fallen  
to me in pleasant places2  ,i have a    
goodly heritage0 7,psa #af3f74 ,now1 put
 all these things  together1 and there  
is a strong plea in them4 ,interest1    
such an  interest1 will not be easily   
parted with4 ,but this is not all2 for1 

#c4 ,as they cost him dear1 so he hath  
made them near to himself1 near by  way 
of relation4 ,now that which did not    
only cost dear1 but that by way  of     
relation is made so1 that a man will    
plead heartily for4 ,said ,david  to    
,abner1 8,thou shalt not see my face1   
except thou first bring ,michal1        
,saul's daughter1 when thou comest to   
see my face0 7,,ii ,sam #c3ac1ad74      
,saul's daughter cost me dear2 ,i bought
 her with the jeopardy of my  life2     
,saul's daughter is near to me2 she is  
my beloved wife4 ,he pleaded  hard for  
her1 because she was dear and near to   
him4 ,now1 ,i say1 the  same is true in 
,christ2 his people cost him dear1 and  
he hath made them  near unto him2       
wherefore1 to plead interest in them1 is
 to hold by an  argument that is strong4
 7a47 ,they are his spouse1 and he hath 
made  them so2 they are his love1 his   
dove1 his darling1 and he accounts them 
so4 ,now1 should a wretch attempt1 in   
open court1 to take a man's wife  away  

from him1 how would this cause the man  
to plead6 ,yea1 and what  judge that is 
just1 and knows that the man has this   
interest in the  woman pleaded for1     
would yield to1 or give a verdict for   
the wretch1  against the man whose wife 
the woman is8 ,thus ,christ1 in pleading
  interest-in pleading 8thou gavest them
 me0-pleads by a strong argument1  an   
argument that the enemy cannot          
invalidate4 ,true1 were ,christ to      
plead this before a ,saul 7,i ,sam      
#be2dd71 or before ,samson's wife's     
father1 the ,philistine 7,judg #ad3bj71 
perhaps such treacherous judges  would  
give it against all right4 ,but1 ,i have
 told you1 the court in  which ,christ  
pleads is the highest and the justest1  
and that from which  there can be no    
appeal2 wherefore ,christ's cause1 and  
so the cause of  the children of ,god1  
must be tried before their ,father1 from
 whose  face1 to be sure1 just judgment 
shall proceed4 ,but1    7b47 ,as they   
are called his spouse1 so they are      

called his flesh1 and  members of his   
body4 ,now1 said ,paul to the church1   
8,ye are the body of  ,christ1 and      
members in particular0 7,i ,cor #ab3bg2 
,eph #e3cj74 ,this  relation also makes 
a man plead hard4 ,were a man to plead  
for a limb1  or a member of his own1 how
 would he plead8 ,what arguments would  
he  use8 ,and what sympathy and feeling 
would his arguments flow from8 ,i       
cannot lose a hand1 ,i cannot lose a    
foot1 cannot lose a finger2 why1  saints
 are ,christ's members1 his members are 
of himself4 ,with what  strength of     
argument would a man plead the          
necessariness of his members  to him1   
and the unnaturalness of his adversary  
in seeking the  destruction of his      
members1 and the deformity of his body6 
,yea1 a man  would shuck and cringe1 and
 weep1 and entreat1 and make demurs1 and
  halts1 and delays1 to a thousand      
years1 if possible1 before he would     
lose his members1 or any one of them4   
,but1 ,i say1 how would he plead and    

advocate it for his members1 if  judge1 
and law1 and reason1 and equity1 were   
all on his side1 and if1  by the        
adversary1 there could be nothing urged1
 but that against which  the ,advocate  
had long before made provision for the  
effectual overthrow  thereof8 ,and all  
this is true as to the case that lies   
before us4 ,thus  we see what strength  
there lieth in this second argument1    
that our  ,advocate bringeth for us     
against the enemy4 ,they are his flesh  
and  bones1 his members2 he cannot spare
 them2 he cannot spare this1  because1  
nor that1 because1 nor any1 because1    
they are his members4 ,as  such1 they   
are lovely to him2 as such1 they are    
useful to him2 as such1  they are an    
ornament to him2 yea1 though in         
themselves they are feeble1  and through
 infirmity weak1 much disabled from     
doing as they should4  ,thus1 8,if any  
man sin1 we have an ,advocate with the  
,father1 ,jesus  ,christ the righteous40
 ,but1    #d4 ,as ,christ1 as ,advocate1

 pleads for us1 against ,satan1 his     
,father's  interest in us and his own2  
so he pleadeth against him that right   
and  property that he hath in heaven1 to
 give it to whom he will4 ,he has a     
right to heaven as ,priest and ,king2 it
 is his also by inheritance2 and  since 
he will be so good a benefactor as to   
bestow this house on  somebody1 but not 
for their deserts1 but not for their    
goodness1 and  since1 again1 he has to  
that end spilt his blood for1 and taken 
a  generation into covenant relation to 
him1 that it might be bestowed on  them2
 it shall be bestowed on them2 and he   
will plead this1 if there be  need1 if  
his people sin1 and if their accuser    
seeks1 by their sin1  their ruin and    
destruction3 8,father10 saith he1 8,i   
will that they also1  whom thou hast    
given me1 be with me where ,i am2 that  
they may behold my  glory1 which thou   
hast given me0 7,john #ag3bd74 ,christ's
 will is the  will of heaven1 the will  
of ,god4 ,shall not ,christ1 then1      

prevail8    8,i will10 saith ,christ2   
8,i will10 saith ,satan2 but whose will 
shall  stand8 ,it is true1 ,christ in   
the text speaks more like an arbitrator 
than an ,advocate2 more like a judge    
than one pleading at a bar4 ,i will     
have it so2 ,i judge that so it ought to
 be1 and must4 ,but there is also       
something of plea in the words both     
before his ,father1 and against our     
enemy2 and therefore he speaketh like   
one that can plead and determine  also2 
yea1 like one that has power so to do4  
,but shall the will of  heaven stoop to 
the will of hell8 ,or the will of       
,christ to the will of  ,satan8 ,or the 
will of righteousness to the will of    
sin8 ,shall ,satan1  who is ,god's      
enemy1 and whose charge wherewith he    
chargeth us for sin1  and which is      
grounded1 not upon love to              
righteousness1 but upon malice  against 
,god's designs of mercy1 against the    
blood of ,christ1 and the  salvation of 
his people-,i say1 shall this enemy and 

this charge prevail  with ,god against  
the well-grounded plea of ,christ1 and  
against the  salvation of ,god's elect1 
and so keep us out of heaven8 ,no1 no2  
,christ  will have it otherwise1 he is  
the great donator1 #h and his eye is    
good4  ,true1 ,satan was turned out of  
heaven for that he sinned there1 and we 
must be taken into heaven1 though we    
have sinned here2 this is the will  of  
,christ1 and1 as ,advocate1 he pleads it
 against the face and  accusation of our
 adversary4 ,thus1 8,if any man sin1 we 
have an ,advocate  with the ,father1    
,jesus ,christ the righteous40 ,but1    
#e4 ,as ,christ1 as ,advocate1 pleadeth 
for us1 against ,satan1 his ,father's   
interest in us1 and his own1 and        
pleadeth also what right he has to      
dispose of the kingdom of heaven2 so he 
pleadeth against this enemy1  that      
malice and enmity that is in him1 and   
upon which chiefly his  charge against  
us is grounded1 to the confusion of his 
face4 ,this is  evident from the title  

that our ,advocate bestows upon him1    
while he  pleads for us against him3    
8,the ,lord rebuke thee1 ,o ,satan1 ,o  
enemy10  saith he2 for ,satan is an     
enemy1 and this name given him signifies
 so  much4 ,and lawyers1 in their pleas1
 can make a great matter of such a      
circumstance as this2 saying1 ,my lord1 
we can prove that what is now  pleaded  
against the prisoner at the bar is of   
mere malice and hatred1  that has also a
 long time lain burning and raging in   
his enemy's breast  against him4 ,this1 
,i say1 will greatly weaken the plea and
 accusation  of an enemy4 ,but1 says    
,jesus ,christ1 8,father1 here is a plea
 brought in  against my ,joshua1 that   
clothes him with filthy garments1 but it
 is  brought in against him by an enemy1
 by an enemy in the superlative or      
highest degree4 ,one that hates goodness
 worse than he1 and that loveth         
wickedness more than the man against    
whom at this time he has brought  such a
 heinous charge40 ,then leaving with the

 ,father the value of his  blood for the
 accused1 he turneth him to the accuser1
 and pleads  against him as an enemy3   
8,o ,satan1 thou that accusest my       
spouse1 my  love1 my members1 art       
,,satan1 an enemy40 ,but it will be     
objected that  the things charged are   
true4 ,grant it2 yet what law takes     
notice of the  plea of one who doth     
professedly act as an enemy8 because it 
is not  done of love to truth1 and      
justice1 and righteousness1 nor intended
 for  the honour of the king1 nor for   
the good of the prosecuted2 but to      
gratify malice and rage1 and merely to  
kill and destroy4 ,there is1  therefore1
 a great deal of force and strength in  
an ,advocate's pleading  of such a      
circumstance against an accuser2        
especially when the crimes  now charged 
are those1 and only those for which the 
law1 in the due  execution of it1 has   
been satisfied before2 wherefore now a  
lawyer has  double and treble ground or 
matter to plead for his client against  

his  enemy4 ,and this advantage against 
him has ,jesus ,christ4    ,besides1 it 
is well known that ,satan1 as to us1 is 
the original cause  of those very crimes
 for which he accuses us at the bar of  
,god's  tribunal4 ,not to say anything  
of how he cometh to us1 solicits us1    
tempts us1 flatters us1 and always1 in a
 manner1 lies at us to do those  wicked 
things for which he so hotly pursues us 
to the bar of the  judgment of ,god4    
,for though it is not meet for us thus  
to plead1-to  wit1 laying that fault    
upon ,satan1 but rather upon            
ourselves1-yet our  advocate will do it1
 and make work of it too before ,god4   
8,simon1 ,simon1  behold1 ,satan hath   
desired to have you1 that he might sift 
you as  wheat2 but ,i have prayed for   
thee1 that thy faith fail not0 7,luke   
#bb3ca1cb74 ,he maketh here mention of  
,satan's desires1 by way of  advantage  
against him2 and1 doubtless1 so he did  
in his prayer with ,god  for ,peter's   
preservation4 ,and what he did here1    

while on earth1 as a  ,saviour in       
general1 that he doth now in heaven as a
 ,priest and an  ,advocate in special4  
,i will further suppose that which may  
be supposed1 and that which is  suitable
 to our purpose4 ,suppose1 therefore1   
that a father that has a  child whom he 
loveth1 but the child has not half that 
wit that some of  the family hath1 and  
,i am sure that we have less wit than   
angels2 and  suppose1 also1 that some   
bad-minded neighbour1 by tampering with1
  tempting of1 and by unwearied         
solicitations1 should prevail with this 
child to steal something out of his     
father's house or grounds1 and give  it 
unto him2 and this he doth on purpose to
 set the father against the  child2 and 
suppose1 again1 that it comes to the    
father's knowledge that  the child1     
through the allurements of such an one1 
has done so and so  against his father2 
will he therefore disinherit this child8
 ,yea1  suppose1 again1 that he that did
 tempt this child to steal1 should be   

the first that should come to accuse    
this child to its father for so  doing1 
would the father take notice of the     
accusation of such an  one8-,no1 verily1
 we that are evil can do better than so2
 how then  should we think that the ,god
 of heaven should do such a thing1 since
  also we have a brother that is wise1  
and that will and can plead the  very   
malice of our enemy that doth to us all 
these things against him  for our       
advantage8-,i say1 this is the sum of   
this fifth plea of ,christ  our         
,advocate1 against ,satan4 ,o ,satan1   
says he1 thou art an enemy to my        
people2 thou pleadest not out of love to
 righteousness1 not to reform1  but to  
destroy my beloved and inheritance4 ,the
 charge wherewith thou  chargest my     
people is thine own 7,job #h3d-f74 ,not 
only as to a matter of  charge1 but the 
things that thou accusest them of are   
thine1 thine in  the nature of them4    
,also1 thou hast tempted1 allured1      
flattered1 and  daily laboured with     

them1 to do that for which now thou so  
willingly  would have them destroyed4   
,yea1 all this hast thou done of envy to
 my  ,father1 and to godliness2 of      
hatred to me and my people2 and that    
thou  mightest destroy others besides   
7,i ,chron #ba3a74 ,and now1 what can   
this  accuser say8 ,can he excuse       
himself8 ,can he contradict our         
,advocate8 ,he  cannot2 he knows that he
 is a ,satan1 an enemy1 and as an       
adversary has  he sown his tares among  
the wheat1 that it might be rooted up2  
but he  shall not have his end2 his     
malice has prevented#i him1 and so has  
the  care and grace of our ,advocate4   
,the tares1 therefore1 he shall have    
returned unto him again2 but the wheat1 
for all this1 shall be gathered  into   
,god's barn 7,matt #ac3be-cj74    ,thus1
 therefore1 our ,advocate makes use1 in 
his plea against ,satan1 of  the rage   
and malice that is the occasion of the  
enemy's charge  wherewith he accuseth   
the children of ,god4 ,wherefore1 when  

thou readest  these words1 8,o ,satan10 
say with thyself1 thus ,christ our      
,advocate  accuseth our adversary of    
malice and envy against ,god and        
goodness1  while he accuseth us of the  
sins which we commit1 for which we are  
sorry1 and ,christ has paid a price of  
redemption-8,and 7thus7 if any man  sin1
 we have an ,advocate with the ,father1 
,jesus ,christ the righteous40  ,but1   
#f4 ,christ1 when he pleads as an       
,advocate for his people1 in the        
presence of ,god against ,satan1 he can 
plead those very weaknesses of  his     
people for which ,satan would have them 
damned1 for their relief and  advantage4
 8,is not this a brand plucked out of   
the fire80 ,this is part  of the plea of
 our ,advocate against ,satan for his   
servant ,joshua1 when  he said1 8,the   
,lord rebuke thee1 ,o ,satan0           
7,zech#c3b74 ,now1 to be a brand        
plucked out of the fire is to be a      
saint1 impaired1 weakened1 defiled1  and
 made imperfect by sin2 for so also the 

apostle means when he saith1  8,and     
others save with fear1 pulling them our 
of the fire2 hating even  the garment   
spotted by the flesh0 7,jude #bc74 ,by  
fire1 in both these  places1 we are to  
understand sin2 for that it burns and   
consumes as  fire 7,rom #a3bg74         
,wherefore a man is said to burn when   
his lusts are  strong upon him2 and to  
burn in lusts to others1 when his wicked
 heart  runs wickedly after them 7,i    
,cor #g3i74    ,also1 when ,abraham     
said1 8,i am but dust and ashes10 7,gen 
#ah3bg71 he  means he was but what sin  
had left2 yea1 he had something of the  
smutch  and besmearings of sin yet upon 
him4 ,wherefore it was a custom with    
,israel1 in days of old1 when they set  
days apart for confession of sin1  and  
humiliation for the same1 to sprinkle   
themselves with1 or to wallow  in dust  
and ashes1 as a token that they did     
confess they were but what  sin had     
left1 and that they also were defiled1  
weakened1 and polluted  by it 7,esth    

#d3a1c2 ,jer #f3bf2 ,job #cj3ai1 #db3f74
    ,this1 then1 is the next plea of our
 goodly ,advocate for us3 ,o ,satan1    
this is 8a brand plucked out of the     
fire40 ,as who should say1 ,thou        
objected against my servant ,joshua that
 he is black like a coal1 or  that the  
fire of sin at times is still burning in
 him4 ,and what then8  ,the reason why  
he is not totally extinct1 as tow2 is   
not thy pity1 but  my ,father's mercy to
 him2 ,i have plucked him out of the    
fire1 yet not  so out but that the smell
 thereof is yet upon him2 and my ,father
 and ,i1  we consider his weakness1 and 
pity him2 for since he is as a brand    
pulled out1 can it be expected by my    
,father or me that he should appear     
before us as clear1 and do our biddings 
as well1 as if he had never  been there8
 ,this is 8a brand plucked out of the   
fire10 and must be  considered as such1 
and must be borne with as such4 ,thus1  
as  ,mephibosheth pleaded for his       
excuse1 his lameness17,,ii ,sam         

#ai3bd-bf71 so  ,christ pleads the      
infirm and indigent condition of his    
people1 against  ,satan1 for their      
advantage4 ,wherefore ,christ1 by such  
pleas as these  for his people1 doth yet
 further show the malice of ,satan 7for 
all this  burning comes through him71   
yea1 and by it he moveth the heart of   
,god  to pity us1 and yet to be gentle1 
and long-suffering1 and merciful to  us2
 for pity and compassion are the fruits 
of the yearning of ,god's  bowels       
towards us1 while he considereth us as  
infirm and weak1 and  subject to slips1 
and stumbles1 and falls1 because of     
weakness4    ,and that ,christ our      
,advocate1 by thus pleading1 doth turn  
things to our  advantage1 consider1     
7#a47 ,that ,god is careful1 that       
through our  weakness1 our spirits do   
not fail before him when he chides 7,isa
  #eg3af-ah74 7#b47 8,he stayeth his    
rough wind in the day of the east       
wind10 and debates about the measure of 
affliction1 when1 for sin1 we  should be

 chastened1 lest we should sink         
thereunder 7,isa #bg3g-i74 7#c47  ,he   
will not strictly mark what is done     
amiss1 because if he should1 we  cannot 
stand 7,psa #acj3c74 7#d47 ,when he     
threateneth to strike1 his  bowels are  
troubled1 and his repentings are kindled
 together 7,hosea  #aa3h1i74 7#e47 ,he  
will spin out his patience to the utmost
 length1  because he knows we are such  
bunglers at doing 7,jer #i3bd74 7#f47   
,he will  accept of the will for the    
deed1 because he knows that sin will    
make  our best performances imperfect   
7,,ii ,cor #h3ab74 7#g47 ,he will count 
our  little a very great deal1 for that 
he knows we are so unable to do         
anything at all 7,job #a3ba74 7#h47 ,he 
will excuse the souls of his  people1   
and lay the fault upon their flesh1     
which has greatest affinity  with       
,satan1 if through weakness and         
infirmity we do not do as we should     
7,matt #bf3da2 ,rom #g74 ,now1 as ,i    
said1 all these things happen unto us1  

both infirmities and pity1 because and  
for that we were once in the  fire1 and 
for that the weakness of sin abides upon
 us to this day4 ,but  none of this     
favour could come to us1 nor could we1  
by any means1 cause  that our           
infirmities should work for us thus     
advantageously2 but that  ,christ our   
,advocate stands our friend1 and pleads 
for us as he doth4    ,but again1 before
 ,i pass this over1 ,i will1 for the    
clearing of this1  present you with a   
few more considerations1 which are of   
another  rank-to wit1 that ,christ our  
,advocate1 as such1 makes mention of our
  weaknesses so1 against ,satan1 and    
before his ,father1 as to turn all to   
our advantage4    7#a47 ,we are         
therefore to be saved by grace1 because 
by reason of sin we  are disabled from  
keeping of the law 7,deut #i3e2 ,isa    
#fd3f74 7#b47 ,we have  given unto us   
the ,spirit of grace to help1 because we
 can do nothing  that is good without it
 7,eph #b3e2 ,rom #h3bf74 7#c47 ,god has

 put ,christ's  righteousness upon us to
 cover our nakedness with1 because we   
have none  of our own to do it withal   
7,phil #c3g1h2 ,eze #af3h74 7#d47 ,god  
alloweth us  to ride in the bosom of    
,christ to the grave1 and from thence in
 the  bosom of angels to heaven1 because
 our own legs are not able to carry  us 
thither 7,isa #dj3aa1 #df3d2 ,psa       
#dh3ad2 ,luke #af3bb74 7#e47 ,god has   
made  his ,son our ,head1 our ,priest1  
our ,advocate1 our ,saviour1 our        
,captain1  that we may be delivered from
 all the infirmities and all the fiends 
that attend us1 and that plot to do us  
hurt 7,eph #a3bb2 ,col #a3ah2 ,heb      
#g3ba74 7#f47 ,god has put the fallen   
angels into chains1 7,,ii ,peter #b3d2  
,rev #bj3a1b71 that they might not      
follow us too fast1 and has enlarged    
us1 7,psa #d3a71 and directed our feet  
in the way of his steps1 that we  may   
haste us to the strong tower and city of
 refuge for succour and  safety1 and has
 given good angels a charge to look to  

us 7,heb #a3ad2 ,psa  #cd3g74 7#g47 ,god
 has promised that we1 at our counting  
days1 shall be  spared1 8as a man       
spareth his own son that serveth him0   
7,mal #c3ag74    ,now1 from all these   
things1 it appears that we have         
indulgence at ,god's  hand1 and that our
 weaknesses1 as our ,christ manages the 
matter for us1  are so far off from     
laying a block or bar in the way to the 
enjoyment  of favour1 that they also    
work for our good2 yea1 and ,god's      
foresight  of them has so kindled his   
bowels and compassion to us1 as to put  
him  upon devising of such things for   
our relief1 which by no means could     
have been1 had not sin been with us in  
the world1 and had not the best  of     
saints been 8as a brand plucked out of  
the burning40    ,i have seen men 7and  
yet they are worse than ,god7 take most 
care of1  and1 also1 best provide for1  
those of their children that have been  
most infirm and helpless2 #aj and our   
,advocate 8shall gather his lambs  with 

his arms1 and carry them in his bosom02 
yea1 and ,i know that there  is such an 
art in showing and making mention of    
weaknesses as shall  make the tears     
stand in a parent's eyes1 and as shall  
make him search  to the bottom of his   
purse to find out what may do his       
weakling good4  ,christ1 also1 has that 
excellent art1 as he is an ,advocate    
with the  ,father for us2 he can so make
 mention of us and of our infirmities1  
while he pleads before ,god1 against the
 devil1 for us1 that he can make  the   
bowels of the ,almighty yearn towards   
us1 and to wrap us up in their          
compassions4 ,you read much of the pity1
 compassion1 and of the yearning  of the
 bowels of the mighty ,god towards his  
people2 all which1 ,i think1  is kindled
 and made burn towards us1 by the       
pleading of our ,advocate4 ,i  have seen
 fathers offended with their children2  
but when a brother had  turned a        
skillful advocate1 the anger has been   
appeased1 and the means  have been      

concealed4 ,we read but little of this  
,advocate's office of  ,jesus ,christ1  
yet much of the fruit of it is extended 
to the churches2  but as the cause of   
smiles1 after offences committed1 is    
made manifest  afterwards1 so at the day
 when ,god will open all things1 we     
shall see  how many times our ,lord1 as 
an ,advocate1 pleaded for us1 and       
redeemed  us by his so pleading1 unto   
the enjoyments of smiles and embraces1  
who1  for sin1 but a while before1 were 
under frowns and chastisements4 ,and    
thus much for the making out how ,christ
 doth manage his office of being  an    
,advocate for us with the ,father-8,if  
any man sin1 we have an ,advocate  with 
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous40    ,,who ,,have ,,christ    
,,for ,,an ,,advocate      ,,thirdly1   
,and ,i shall come now to the third     
head2 to wit1 to show you  more         
particularly who they are that have     
,jesus ,christ for their  ,advocate4    
,in my handling of this head1 ,i shall  

show1 ,first1 ,that this office of  an  
advocate differeth from that of a       
priest1 and how4 ,second1 ,i shall  show
 you how far ,christ extendeth this his 
office of advocateship-,i  mean1 in     
matters concerning the people of ,god1  
,and then1 ,third1 ,i shall  come more  
directly to show who they are that have 
,christ for their  ,advocate4    ,first1
 ,for the first of these1 ,that this    
office of ,christ1 as an  ,advocate1    
differeth from that of a ,priest4 ,that 
he is a ,priest1 a  ,priest for ever1 ,i
 heartily acknowledge2 but that his     
priesthood and  advocateship should be  
one and the self-same office1 ,i cannot 
believe4    #a4 ,because they differ in 
name4 ,we may as well say a father1 as  
such1  is a son1 or that father and son 
is the self-same relation1 as say a     
priest and an advocate1 as to office1   
are but one and the same thing4  ,they  
differ in name as much as priest and    
sacrifice do3 a priest is  one1 and a   
sacrifice is another2 and though ,christ

 is ,priest and  ,sacrifice too1 yet1 as
 a ,priest1 he is not a ,sacrifice1 nor1
 as a  ,sacrifice1 a ,priest4    #b4 ,as
 they differ in name1 so they differ in 
the nature of office4 ,a  priest is to  
slay a sacrifice2 an advocate is to     
plead a cause2 a  priest is to offer his
 sacrifice1 to the end that1 by the     
merit  thereof1 he may appease2 an      
advocate is to plead1 to plead according
 to  law2 a priest is to make           
intercession1 by virtue of his          
sacrifice2 an  advocate is to plead law1
 because amends is made4    #c4 ,as they
 differ in name and nature1 so they also
 differ as to their  extent4 ,the       
priesthood of ,christ extendeth itself  
to the whole of ,god's  elect1 whether  
called or in their sins2 but ,christ1 as
 ,advocate1  pleadeth only for the      
children4    #d4 ,as they differ in     
name1 in nature1 and extent1 so they    
differ as to  the persons with whom they
 have to do4 ,we read not anywhere that 
,christ1 as ,priest1 has to do with the 

devil as an antagonist1 but1 as  an     
,advocate1 he hath4    #e4 ,as they     
differ in these1 so they differ as to   
the matters about  which they are       
employed4 ,christ1 as ,priest1 concerns 
himself with every  wry thought1 and1   
also1 with the least imperfection or    
infirmity that  attends our most holy   
things2 but ,christ1 as ,advocate1 doth 
not so1 as  ,i have already showed4     
#f4 ,so that ,christ1 as ,priest1 goes  
before1 and ,christ1 as an ,advocate1   
comes after2 ,christ1 as ,priest1       
continually intercedes2 ,christ1 as     
,advocate1 in case of great             
transgressions1 pleads3 ,christ1 as     
,priest1  has need to act always1 but   
,christ1 as ,advocate1 sometimes only4  
,christ1 as ,priest1 acts in times of   
peace2 but ,christ1 as ,advocate1 in    
times of broils1 turmoils1 and sharp    
contentions2 wherefore1 ,christ1 as     
,advocate1 is1 as ,i may call him1 a    
reserve1 and his time is then to  arise1
 to stand up and plead1 when ,,his are  

clothed with some filthy sin  that of   
late they have fallen into1 as ,david1  
,joshua1 or ,peter4 ,when  some such    
thing is committed by them1 as          
ministereth to the enemy a  show of     
ground to question the truth of their   
grace2 or when it is a  question1 and to
 be debated1 whether it can stand with  
the laws of  heaven1 with the merits of 
,christ1 and the honour of ,god1 that   
such a  one should be saved4 ,now let an
 advocate come forth1 now let him have  
time to plead1 for this is a fit        
occasion for the saints' ,advocate to   
stand up to plead for the salvation of  
his people4 ,but1    ,second1 ,i come   
next to show you how far this office of 
an ,advocate is  extended4 ,i hinted at 
this before1 so now shall be the more   
brief4 #a4  ,by this office he offereth 
no sacrifice2 he only1 as to matter of  
justice1 pleads the sacrifice offered4  
#b4 ,by this office he obtains the      
conversion of none2 he only thereby     
secureth the converted from the         

damnation which their adversary1 for    
sins after light and profession1        
endeavoureth to bring them to4 #c4 ,by  
this office he prevents not  temporal   
punishment1 but by it he chiefly        
preserveth the soul from  hell4 #d4 ,by 
this office he brings in no justifying  
righteousness for  us1 he only thereby  
prevaileth to have the dispose of that  
brought in  by himself1 as ,priest1 for 
the justifying of those1 by a new and   
fresh  act1 who had made their          
justification doubtful by new falls into
 sin4  ,and this is plain in the history
 of our ,joshua1 so often mentioned     
before 7,zech #c74 #e4 ,as ,priest1 he  
hath obtained eternal redemption for    
us2 and as ,advocate1 he by law1        
maintaineth our right thereto1 against  
the devil and his angels4    ,third1 ,i 
come now to show you who they are that  
have ,jesus ,christ for  their          
,advocate4 ,and this ,i shall do-first1 
more generally1 and then  shall be more 
particular and distinct about it4    #a4

 ,more generally4 ,they are all the     
truly gracious2 those that are the      
children by adoption2 and this the test 
affirmeth-8,my little children1  these  
things write ,i unto you1 that ye sin   
not4 ,and if any man sin1 we  have an   
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous40 ,they  are1     
then1 the children1 by adoption1 that   
are the persons concerned in  the       
advocateship of ,jesus ,christ4 ,the    
priesthood of ,christ extendeth  itself 
to the whole body of the elect1 but the 
advocateship of ,christ  doth not so4   
,this is further cleared by this        
apostle2 and in this very  text1 if you 
consider what immediately follows-8,we  
have an ,advocate10  says he1 8and he is
 the propitiation for our sins40 ,he is 
our ,advocate1  and also our ,priest4   
,as an ,advocate1 ours only2 but as a   
propitiation1  not ours only1 but also  
for the sins of the whole world2 to be  
sure1  for the elect throughout the     
world1 and they that will extend it     

further1 let them4    ,and ,i say again1
 had he not intended that there should  
have been a  straiter limit put to the  
,advocateship of ,christ than he would  
have us  put to his priestly office1    
what needed he1 when he speaketh of the 
propitiation which relates to ,christ as
 ,priest1 have added-8,and not for  ours
 only08 ,as an ,advocate1 then1 he      
engageth for us that are children2  and 
as a ,priest1 too1 he hath appeased     
,god's wrath for our sins2 but as  an   
,advocate his offices are confined to   
the children only1 but as a  ,priest he 
is not so4 ,he is the propitiation for  
our sins1 and not for  ours only4 ,the  
sense1 therefore1 of the apostle should1
 ,i think1 be  this-,that ,christ1 as a 
,priest1 hath offered a propitiatory    
sacrifice  for all2 but as an ,advocate 
he pleadeth only for the children4      
,children1 we have an ,advocate to      
ourselves1 and he is also our ,priest2  
but as he is a ,priest1 he is not ours  
only1 but maketh1 as such1 amends  for  

all that shall be saved4 ,the elect1    
therefore1 have the ,lord ,jesus  for   
their ,advocate then1 and then only1    
when they are by calling put  among the 
children2 because1 as ,advocate1 he is  
peculiarly the  children's-8,my little  
children1 ,,we have an ,advocate40      
,objection4 ,but he also saith1 8,if any
 man sin1 we have an ,advocate02  any   
man that sinneth seems1 by the text1    
notwithstanding what you say1  8to have 
an ,advocate with the ,father40         
,answer4 ,by any man1 must not be meant 
any of the world1 nor any of the  elect1
 but any man in faith and grace2 for he 
still limits this general  term1 8any   
man10 with this restriction1            
8we0-,children1 8if any man sin1  we    
have an ,advocate40 ,we1 any man of us4 
,and this is yet further made  appear1  
since he saith that it is to them he    
writes1 not only here1 but  further in  
this chapter-8,i write unto ,,you1      
little children2 ,i write  unto you1    
fathers2 ,i write unto you1 young men0  

7,i ,john #b3 #ab1ac74  ,these are the  
persons intended in the text1 for under 
these three heads  are comprehended all 
men2 for they are either children1 and  
so men in  nature1 or young men1 and so 
men in strength2 or else they are       
fathers1  and so aged1 and of           
experience4 ,add to this1 by 8any man10 
that the  apostle intendeth not to      
enlarge himself beyond the persons that 
are in  grace2 but to supply what was   
wanting by that term 8little children02 
for since the strongest saint may have  
heed of an ,advocate1 as well as  the   
most feeble of the flock1 why should the
 apostle leave it to be so  understood  
as if the children1 and the children    
only1 had an interest  in that office8  
,wherefore1 after he had said1 8,my     
little children1 ,i  write unto you1    
that ye sin not02 he then adds1 with    
enlargement1 8,if  any man sin1 we have 
an ,advocate with the ,father40 ,yet the
 little  children may well be mentioned 
first1 since they most want the         

knowledge of it1 are most feeble1 and so
 by sin may be forced most  frequently  
to act faith on ,christ1 as ,advocate4  
,besides1 they are most  ready1 through 
temptation1 to question whether they    
have so good a  right to ,christ in all 
his offices as have better and more     
well-grown  saints2 and1 therefore1     
they1 in this the apostle's salutation1 
are  first set down in the catalogue of 
names-8,my little children1 ,i write    
unto you1 that ye sin not4 ,if any man  
sin1 we have an ,advocate with the      
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous40 
,so1 then1 the children of ,god are     
they who have the ,lord ,jesus1 an      
,advocate for them with the ,father4    
,the  least and biggest1 the oldest and 
youngest1 the feeblest and the          
strongest2 ,,all the children have an   
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous4    7#a47 ,since1 
then1 the children have ,christ for     
their advocate1 art thou  a child8 ,art 
thou begotten of ,god by his ,word8     

7,james #a3ah74 ,hast thou  in thee the 
spirit of adoption8 7,gal #d3a-f74      
,canst thou in faith say1  ,father1     
,father1 to ,god8 ,then is ,christ thy  
,advocate1 thine ,advocate1  8now to    
appear in the presence of ,god for thee0
 7,heb #i3bd74 ,to appear  there1 and to
 plead there1 in the face of the court  
of heaven1 for  thee2 to plead there    
against thine adversary1 whose          
accusations are  dreadful1 whose        
subtlety is great1 whose malice is      
inconceivable1 and  whose rage is       
intolerable2 to plead there before a    
just ,god1 a  righteous ,god1 a         
sin-revenging ,god3 before whose face   
thou wouldst die  if thou wast to show  
thyself1 and at his bar to plead thine  
own cause4  ,but1    7#b47 ,there is a  
difference in children2 some are bigger 
than some2  there are children and      
little children-8,my little children1 ,i
 write  unto you40 ,little children2    
some of the little children can neither 
say  ,father1 nor so much as know that  

they themselves are children4    ,this  
is true in nature1 and so it is in      
grace2 wherefore1  notwithstanding what 
was said under the first head1 it doth  
not follow1  that if ,i be a child ,i   
must certainly know it1 and also be able
 to call  ,god1 ,father4 ,let the first1
 then1 serve to poise and balance the   
confident ones1 and let this be for the 
relief of those more feeble2  for they  
that are children1 whether they know it 
or no1 have ,jesus  ,christ for their   
,advocate1 for ,christ is assigned to be
 our ,advocate by  the ,judge1 by the   
,king1 by our ,god and ,father1 although
 we have not  known it4 ,true1 at       
present1 there can come from hence1 to  
them that are  thus concerned in the    
advocateship of ,christ1 but little     
comfort2 but  yet it yields them great  
security2 they have 8an ,advocate with  
the  ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the        
righteous40 ,god knows this1 the devil  
feels  this1 and the children shall have
 the comfort of it afterwards4 ,i say1  

the time is coming when they shall know 
that even then1 when they knew  it not1 
they had an ,advocate with the ,father2 
an ,advocate who was  neither loath1 nor
 afraid1 nor ashamed1 to plead for their
 defense  against their proudest foe4   
,and will not this1 when they know it1  
yield  them comfort8 ,doubtless it will2
 yea1 more1 and of a better kind1 than  
that which flows from the knowledge that
 one is born to crowns and  kingdoms4   
,again2 as he is an ,advocate for the   
children1 so he is also1 as before  was 
hinted1 for the strong and experienced2 
for no strength in this  world secureth 
from the rage of hell2 nor can any      
experience1 while we  are here1 fortify 
us against his assaults4 ,there is also 
an incidency  in the best to sin2 and   
the bigger man1 the bigger fall2 for the
 more  hurt1 the greater damage4        
,wherefore it is of absolute necessity  
that an  advocate be provided for the   
strong as for the weak4 8,any man02 he  
that  is most holy1 most reformed1 most 

refined1 and most purified1 may as  soon
 be in the dirt as the weakest          
,christian2 and1 so far as ,i can see1  
,satan's design is against them most4 ,i
 am sure the greatest sins have  been   
committed by the biggest saints4 ,this  
wayfaring man came to  ,david's house1  
and when he stood up against ,israel1 he
 provoked ,david  to number the people  
7,,ii ,sam #ab3d1g2 ,i ,chron #ba3a74   
,wherefore they have  as much need of an
 advocate as have the youngest and most 
feeble of the  flock4 ,what a mind had  
he to try a fall with ,peter6 ,and how  
quickly did  he break the neck of       
,judas6 ,the like1 without doubt1 he had
 done to  ,peter1 had not ,jesus1 by    
stepping in1 prevented4 ,as long as sin 
is in  our flesh1 there is danger4      
,indeed1 he saith of the young men that 
they  are strong1 and that they have    
overcome the wicked one2 but he doth not
  say they have killed him4 ,as long as 
the devil is alive there is  danger2 and
 though a strong ,christian may be too  

hard for1 and may  overcome him in one  
thing1 he may be too hard for1 yea1 and 
may  overcome him two for one           
afterwards4 ,thus he served ,david1 and 
thus he  served ,peter1 and thus he1 in 
our day1 has served many more4 ,the     
strongest are weak1 the wisest are      
fools1 when suffered to be sifted as    
wheat in ,satan's sieve2 yea1 and have  
often been so proved1 to the  wounding  
of their great hearts1 and the dishonour
 of religion4 ,to  conclude this3 ,god  
of his mercy hath sufficiently declared 
the truth of  what ,i say1 by preparing 
for the best1 the strongest1 and most   
sanctified1 as well as for the least1   
weakest1 and most feeble saint1  as     
,advocate-8,my little children1 ,i write
 unto you1 that ye sin not4 ,and  if any
 man sin1 we have an ,advocate with the 
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the  righteous40
    #b4 ,but some may object1 that what 
has been said as to discovering for     
whom ,christ is an ,advocate has been   
too general1 and1 therefore1 would  have

 me come more to particulars1 else they 
can get no comfort4 ,well1  inquiring   
soul1 so ,i will2 and1 therefore1       
hearken to what ,i say4    7#a47        
,wouldest thou know whether ,christ is  
thine ,advocate or no8 ,i ask1  ,hast   
thou entertained him so to be8 ,when men
 have suits of law  depending in any of 
the king's courts above1 they entertain 
their  attorney or advocate to plead    
their cause1 and so he pleads for them4 
,i  say1 hast thou entertained ,jesus   
,christ for thy lawyer to plead thy     
cause8 8,plead my cause1 ,o ,lord10 said
 ,david 7,psa #ce3a72 and again1        
8,judge me1 ,o ,god1 and plead my cause0
 7,psa #dc3a74 ,this1 therefore1 is  the
 first thing that ,i would propound to  
thee3 ,hast thou1 with ,david1          
entertained him for thy lawyer1 or1 with
 good ,hezekiah1 cried out1 8,o  ,lord1 
,i am oppressed2 undertake for me0 7,isa
 #ch3ad74 ,what sayest thou1  soul8     
,hast thou been with him1 and prayed him
 to plead thy cause1 and  cried unto him

 to undertake for thee8 ,this ,i call   
entertaining of him  to be thy advocate1
 and ,i choose to follow the similitude1
 both because  the ,scripture seems to  
smile upon such a way of discourse1 and 
because  thy question doth naturally    
lead me to it4 ,wherefore1 ,i ask again1
 hast  thou been with him8 ,hast thou   
entertained him8 ,hast thou desired him 
to  plead thy cause8    ,question4 ,thou
 wilt say unto me1 ,how should ,i know  
that ,i have done so8    ,answer4 ,i    
answer1 ,art thou sensible that thou    
hast an action commenced  against thee  
in that high court of justice that is   
above8 ,i say1 ,art  thou sensible of   
this8 ,for the defendants-and all ,god's
 people are  defendants-do not use to   
entertain their lawyers1 but from       
knowledge1  that an action either is1 or
 may be1 commenced against them before  
the  ,god of heaven4 ,if thou sayest    
yea1 then ,i ask1 ,who told thee that   
thou  standest accused for transgression
 before the judgment-seat of ,god8 ,i   

say1 ,who told thee so8 ,hath the ,holy 
,ghost1 hath the world1 or hath thy     
conscience8 ,for nothing else1 as ,i    
know of1 can bring such tidings to  thy 
soul4    ,again2 ,hast thou found a     
failure in all others that might have   
been  entertained to plead thy cause8   
,some make their sighs1 their tears1    
their prayers1 and their reformations1  
their advocates-8,hast thou tried       
these1 and found them wanting80 ,hast   
thou seen thy state to be  desperate1 if
 the ,lord ,jesus doth not undertake to 
plead thy cause8 for  ,jesus is not     
entertained so long as men can make     
shift without him4 ,but  when it comes  
to this point ,i perish for ever1       
notwithstanding the help  of all1 if the
 ,lord ,jesus steps not in4 ,then ,lord 
,jesus1 ,lord ,jesus1  good ,lord       
,jesus6 undertake for me4 ,hast thou    
therefore been with ,jesus  ,christ as  
concerned in thy soul1 as heartily      
concerned about the action  that thou   
perceivest to be commenced against thee8

    ,question4 ,you will say1 ,how      
should ,i know that8    ,answer4 ,i     
answer1 ,hast thou well considered the  
nature of the crime  wherewith thou     
standest charged at the bar of ,god8    
,hast thou also  considered the justness
 of the ,judge8 ,again ,i ask1 ,hast    
thou considered  what truth1 as to      
matter of fact1 there is in the things  
whereof thou  standest accused8 ,also1  
,hast thou considered the cunning1 the  
malice1  and diligence of thy adversary1
 with the greatness of the loss thou art
  like to sustain1 shouldst thou with   
,ahab1 in the book of ,kings1 7,i       
,kings #bb3ag-bc71 or with the          
hypocrites in ,isaiah1 7,isa #f3e-aj71  
have  the verdict of the ,lord ,god go  
out from the throne against thee8 ,i ask
  thee these questions1 because if thou 
art in the knowledge of these  things to
 seek1 or if thou art not deeply        
concerned about the greatness  of the   
damage that will certainly overtake     
thee1 and that for ever1  shouldest thou

 be indeed accused before ,god1 and have
 none to plead thy  cause1 thou hast    
not1 nor canst not1 let what will come  
upon thee1 have  been with ,jesus       
,christ to plead thy cause2 and so1 let 
thy case be  never so desperate1 thou   
standest alone1 and hast no helper 7,job
 #cj3ac1  #i3ac7 ,or if thou hast1 they1
 not being the advocate of ,god's       
appointing1 must needs fall with thee1  
and with thy burden4 ,wherefore1        
consider of this seriously1 and return  
thy answer to ,god1 who can tell  if    
truth shall be found in thy answers1    
better by far than any2 for it  is he   
that tries the reins and the heart1 and 
therefore to him ,i refer  thee4 ,but1  
7#b47 ,wouldst thou know whether ,jesus 
,christ is thine advocate8 ,then ,i  ask
 again1 ,hast thou revealed thy cause   
unto him8-,i say1 ,hast thou  revealed  
thy cause unto him8 ,for he that goeth  
to law for his right1  must not only go 
to a lawyer1 and say1 ,sir1 ,i am in    
trouble1 and am to  have a trial at law 

with mine enemy1 pray undertake my      
cause2 but he  must also reveal to his  
lawyer his cause4 ,he must go to him and
 tell  him what is the matter1 how      
things stand1 where the shoe pinches1   
and  so4 ,thus did the church of old1   
and thus doth every true ,christian now2
  for though nothing can be hid from    
him1 yet he will have things out of     
thine own mouth2 he will have thee to   
reveal thy matters unto him 7,matt      
#bj3cb74 8,o ,lord of hosts10 said      
,jeremiah1 8that judgest righteously1   
that triest the reins and the heart1 let
 me see thy vengeance on them3  for unto
 thee have ,i revealed my cause0 7,jer  
#aa3bj74 ,and again2 8,but1 ,o  ,lord of
 hosts1 that triest the righteous1 and  
seest the reins and the  heart1 let me  
see thy vengeance on them2 for unto thee
 have ,i opened my  cause0 7,jer        
#bj3ab74 ,seest thou here1 how saints of
 old were wont to do8  how they did1 not
 only in a general way1 entreat ,christ 
to plead their  cause1 but in a         

particular way1 go to him and reveal1 or
 open their  cause unto him8    ,o6 it  
is excellent to behold how some sinners 
will do this when they  get ,christ and 
themselves in a closet alone2 when they1
 upon their bare  knees1 are pouring out
 of their souls before him2 or1 like the
 woman in  the gospel1 telling him all  
the truth 7,mark #e74 ,o6 saith the     
soul1  ,lord1 ,i am come to thee upon an
 earnest business2 ,i am arrested by    
,satan2 the bailiff was mine own        
conscience1 and ,i am like to be accused
  before the judgment-seat of ,god4 ,my 
salvation lies at stake2 ,i am          
questioned for my interest in heaven2 ,i
 am afraid of the ,judge2 my  heart     
condemns me 7,i ,john #c3bj74 ,mine     
enemy is subtle1 and wanteth not  malice
 to prosecute me to death1 and then to  
hell4 ,also1 ,lord1 ,i am  sensible that
 the law is against me1 for indeed ,i   
have horribly sinned1  and thus and thus
 have ,i done4 ,here ,i lie open to law1
 and there ,i lie  open to law2 here ,i 

have given the adversary advantage1 and 
there he  will surely have a hank#aa    
against me4 ,lord1 ,i am distressed1    
undertake  for me6 ,and there are some  
things that thou must be acquainted with
  about thine ,advocate1 before thou    
wilt venture to go thus far with him4   
,as1    7a47 ,thou must know him to be a
 friend1 and not an enemy1 unto whom    
thou openest thy heart2 and until thou  
comest to know that ,christ is a  friend
 to thee1 or to souls in thy condition1 
thou wilt never reveal  thy cause unto  
him1 not thy whole cause unto him4 ,and 
it is from this  that so many that have 
soul causes hourly depending before the 
throne  of ,god1 and that are in danger 
every day of eternal damnation1 forbear 
to entertain ,jesus ,christ for their   
,advocate1 and so wickedly conceal      
their matters from him2 but 8he that    
hideth his sins shall not prosper0      
7,prov #bh3ac7    ,,footnote3 ,quoted   
from the ,genevan1 or ,puritan          
translation4-,,ed4 ,this1  therefore1   

must first be believed by thee before   
thou wilt reveal thy  cause unto him4   
7b47 ,a man1 when his estate is called  
in question1 ,i mean his right and      
title thereto1 will be very cautious1   
especially if he also questions  his    
title to it himself1 unto whom he       
reveals that affair2 he must know  him  
to be one that is not only friendly1 but
 faithful1 to whom he  reveals such a   
secret as this4 ,why1 thus it is with   
,christ and the  soul4 ,if the soul is  
not somewhat persuaded of the           
faithfulness of  ,christ-to wit1 that if
 he can do him no good1 he will do him  
no harm1  he will never reveal his cause
 unto him1 but will seek to hide his    
counsel from the ,lord4 ,this1          
therefore1 is another thing by which    
thou  mayest know that thou hast ,christ
 for thine ,advocate1 if thou hast      
heartily and in very deed revealed thy  
cause unto him4 ,now1 they that  do     
honestly reveal their cause to their    
lawyer1 will endeavour to  possess him1 

as ,i hinted before1 with the worst2    
they will1 with words1  make it as bad  
as they may2 for1 think they1 by that   
means ,i shall  prepare him for the     
worst that mine enemy can do4 ,and thus 
souls deal  with ,jesus ,christ2 see    
,psalms #ea and #ch1 with several others
 that might  be named1 and see if ,god's
 people have not done so4 8,i said10    
saith  ,david1 8,i will confess my      
transgressions unto the ,lord2 and thou 
forgavest the iniquity of my sin40 ,but1
    7#c47 ,hast thou ,jesus ,christ for 
thine ,advocate8 or wouldst thou know if
  thou hast8 ,then ,i ask again1 ,hast  
thou committed thy cause to him8 ,when  
a man entertains#ab his lawyer to stand 
for him and to plead his cause1  he doth
 not only reveal1 but commit his cause  
unto him4 8,i would seek  unto ,god10   
says ,eliphaz to ,job1 8and unto ,god   
would ,i commit my cause0  7,job #e3h74 
,now there is a difference betwixt      
revealing my cause and  committing of it
 to a man4 ,to reveal my cause is to    

open it to one2 and  to commit it to him
 is to trust it in his hand4 ,many a man
 will reveal  his cause to him unto whom
 he will yet be afraid to commit it2 but
 now1  he that entertains a lawyer to   
plead his cause1 doth not only reveal   
but commit his cause into him4 ,as1     
suppose right to his estate be  called  
in question2 why1 then1 he not only     
reveals his cause to his  lawyer1 but   
puts into his hands his evidences1      
deeds1 leases1  mortgages1 bonds1 or    
what else he hath1 to show a title to   
his estate  by4 ,and thus doth          
,christians deal with ,christ2 they     
deliver up all unto  him-to wit1 all    
their signs1 evidences1 promises1 and   
assurances1 which  they have thought    
they had for heaven and the salvation of
 their souls1  and have desired him to  
peruse1 to search1 and try them every   
one4 8,and  see if there be any wicked  
way in me1 and lead me in the way       
everlasting0 7,psa #aci3bc-bd74 ,this is
 committing of thy cause to  ,christ1   

and this is the hardest task of all1 for
 the man that doth  thus1 he trusteth   
,christ with all2 and it implieth1 that 
he will live  and die1 stand and fall1  
lose and win1 according as ,christ will 
manage  his business4 ,thus did ,paul1  
7,,ii ,tim #a3ab71 and thus ,peter      
admonishes  us to do4 ,now he that doth 
this must be convinced1    7a47 ,of the 
ability of ,jesus ,christ to defend him2
 for a man will not  commit so great a  
concern as his all is to his friend4    
,no2 not to his  friend1 be he never so 
faithful1 if he perceives not in him    
ability to  save him1 and to preserve   
what he hath1 against all the cavils of 
an  enemy4 ,and hence it is that the    
ability of ,jesus ,christ1 as to the    
saving of his people1 is so much        
insisted on in the ,scripture2 as1 8,i  
have laid help upon one that is mighty0 
7,psa #hi3ai74 8,i that speak in        
righteousness1 mighty to save0 7,isa    
#fc3a74 ,and again1 8,he shall send     
them a ,saviour1 and a great one0 7,isa 

#ai3bj74    7b47 ,as they must be       
convinced of his ability to help them1  
so they  must of his courage2 a man that
 has parts sufficient may yet fail his  
friend for want of courage2 wherefore1  
the courage and greatness of  ,christ's 
,spirit1 as to his undertaking of the   
cause of his people1 is  also amply set 
out in ,scripture4 8,he shall not fail  
nor be discouraged1  till he have set   
judgment in the earth10 8till he send   
forth judgment  unto victory0 7,isa     
#db3d2 ,matt #ab3bj74    7c47 ,they must
 also be convinced of his willingness to
 do this for  them2 for though one be   
able and of courage sufficient1 yet if  
he is  not willing to undertake one's   
cause1 what is it the better8           
,wherefore1  he declareth his           
willingness also1 and how ready he is to
 stand up to  plead the cause of the    
poor and of them that are in want4 8,the
 ,lord  will plead their cause1 and     
spoil the soul of those that spoiled    
them0  7,prov #bb3bc74    7d47 ,they    

must also be convinced of this-that     
,christ is tender1 and  will not be     
offended at the dullness of his client4 
,some men can reveal  their cause to    
their lawyers better than some1 and are 
more serviceable  and handy in that     
affair than others4 ,but1 saith the     
,christian1 ,i am  dull and stupid that 
way1 will not ,christ be shuff#ac and   
shy with me  because of this8 ,honest   
heart6 ,he hath a supply of thy         
defects#ad in  himself1 and knoweth what
 thou wantest1 and where the shoe       
pinches1  though thou art not able      
distinctly to open matters to him4 ,the 
child  is pricked with a pin1 and lies  
crying in the mother's lap1 but cannot  
show its mother where the pin is2 but   
there is pity enough in the  mother to  
supply this defect of the child2        
wherefore she undresses it1  opens it1  
searches every clout from head to the   
foot of the child1 and  so finds where  
the pin is4 ,thus will thy lawyer do2 he
 will search and  find out thy          

difficulties1 and where ,satan seeketh  
an advantage of  thee1 accordingly will 
provide his remedy4    7e47 ,o1 but will
 he not be weary8 ,the prophet complains
 of some1 8that  they weary ,god0 7,isa 
#g3ac74 ,and mine is a very cross and   
intricate  cause2 ,i have wearied many a
 good man while ,i have been telling my 
tale  unto him1 and ,i am afraid that ,i
 shall also weary ,jesus ,christ4       
,answer4  ,soul1 he suffered and did    
bear with the manners of ,israel forty  
years  in the wilderness2 and hast thou 
tried him half so long8 7,acts #ac3ah74 
,the good souls that have gone before   
thee have found him 8a tried  stone10 a 
sure one to be trusted to as to this    
7,isa #bh3af74 ,and the  prophet saith  
positively that 8he fainteth not1       
neither is weary02 and  that 8there is  
no searching of his understanding0 7,isa
 #dj3bh74 ,let all  these things prevail
 with thee to believe1 that if thou hast
 committed  by cause unto him1 he will  
bring it to pass1 to a good pass1 to so 

good  a pass as will glorify ,god1      
honour ,christ1 save thee1 and shame the
  devil4 ,but1    7#d47 ,wouldst thou   
know whether ,jesus ,christ is thine    
,advocate1 whether  he has taken in hand
 to plead thy cause8 ,then1 ,i ask1 dost
 thou1  together with what has been     
mentioned before1 wait upon him         
according  to his counsel1 until things 
shall come to a legal issue8 ,thus must 
clients do4 ,there is a great many      
turnings and windings about suits and   
trials at law2 the enemy1 also1 with his
 supersedeas#ae cavils1 and  motions1   
often defers a speedy issue2 wherefore1 
the man whose is the  concern must wait2
 as the prophet said1 8,i will look10   
said he1 8unto  the ,lord2 ,i will wait 
for the ,god of my salvation40 ,but how 
long1  prophet1 wilt thou wait8 ,why1   
says he1 8until he plead my cause1 and  
execute judgment for me0 7,micah        
#g3g-aj74    ,perhaps when thy cause is 
tried1 things for the present are upon  
this  issue2 thy adversary1 indeed1 is  

cast1 but whether thou shalt have an    
absolute discharge1 as ,peter had1 or a 
conditional one1 as ,david1 and  as the 
,corinthians had1 that is the question  
7,,ii ,sam #ab3aj-ad74 ,true1  thou     
shalt be completely saved at last2 but  
yet whether it is not best  to leave to 
thee a memento of ,god's displeasure    
against thy sin1 by  awarding that the  
sword shall never depart from thy house1
 or that some  sore sickness or other   
distresses shall haunt thee as long as  
thou  livest1 or1 perhaps1 that thou    
shalt walk without the light of ,god's  
countenance for several years and a day4
 ,now1 if any of these three  things    
happen unto thee1 thou must exercise    
patience1 and wait2 thus  did ,david-8,i
 waited patiently02 and again he        
exercises his soul in this  virtue1     
saying 8,my soul1 wait thou only upon   
,god2 for my expectation is  from him0  
7,psa #fb3e74 ,for now we are judged of 
the ,lord1 that we may  not be condemned
 with the world4 ,and by this judgment1 

though it sets  us free from their      
damnation1 yet we are involved in many  
troubles1  and1 perhaps1 must wait many 
a day before we can know that1 as to the
  main1 the verdict hath gone on our    
side4 ,thus1 therefore1 in order to  thy
 waiting upon him without fainting1 it  
is meet that thou shouldest  know the   
methods of him that manages thy cause   
for thee in heaven2 and  suffer not     
mistrust to break in and bear sway in   
thy soul1 for 8he  will0 at length      
8bring thee forth to the light1 and thou
 shalt behold  his righteousness4 ,she1 
also1 that is thine enemy shall see it1 
and  shame shall cover her which saith  
unto thee1 ,where is the ,lord thy      
,god80 7,micah #g3 #i-aj74    ,question4
 ,but what is it to wait upon him       
according to his counsel8    ,answer4   
7a47 ,to wait is to be of good courage1 
to live in expectation1  and to look for
 deliverance1 though thou hast sinned   
against thy ,god4  8,wait on the ,lord1 
be of good courage1 and he shall        

strengthen thine  heart2 wait1 ,i say1  
on the ,lord0 7,psa #bg3ad74    7b47 ,to
 wait upon him is to keep his way1 to   
walk humbly in his  appointments4 8,wait
 on the ,lord1 and keep his way1 and he 
shall exalt  thee to inherit the land0  
7,psa #cg3cd74    7c47 ,to wait upon him
 is to observe and keep those directions
 which he  giveth thee2 to observe even 
while he stands up to plead thy cause2  
for  without this1 or not doing this1 a 
man may mar his cause in the hand of    
him that is to plead it2 wherefore1 keep
 thee far from an evil matter1  have no 
correspondence with thine enemy1 walk   
humbly for the wickedness  thou hast    
committed1 and loathe and abhor thyself 
for it1 in dust and  ashes4 ,to these   
things doth the ,scripture everywhere   
direct us4    7d47 ,to wait1 is also to 
incline1 to hearken to those further    
directions which thou mayest receive    
from the mouth of thine advocate1  as to
 any fresh matters that may forward and 
expedite a good issue of  thine affair  

in the court of heaven4 ,the want of    
this was the reason  that the           
deliverance of ,israel did linger so    
long in former times4 8,o10  says he1   
8that my people had hearkened unto me1  
and ,israel had walked  in my ways6 ,i  
should soon have subdued their enemies1 
and turned my  hand against their       
adversaries4 ,the haters of the ,lord   
should have  submitted themselves unto  
him2 but their time should have endured 
for  ever0 7,psa #ha3ac-ae74    7e47    
,also1 if it tarry long1 wait for it4   
,do not conclude that thy  cause is lost
 because at present thou dost not hear  
from court4 ,cry1 if  thou wilt1 ,o1    
when wilt thou come unto me8 ,but never 
let such a wicked  thought pass through 
thy heart1 saying1 8,this evil is of the
 ,lord2 what  should ,i wait for the    
,lord any longer80 7,,ii ,kings #f3cc74 
7f47 ,but take heed that thou turnest   
not thy waiting into sleeping4  ,wait   
thou must1 and wait patiently too2 but  
yet wait with much longing  and         

earnestness of spirit1 to see or hear   
how matters go above4 ,you may  observe1
 that when a man that dwells far down in
 the country1 and has  some business at 
the term1 in this or another of the     
king's courts1  though he will wait his 
lawyer's time and convenience1 yet he   
will so  wait as still to inquire at the
 post house1 or at the carrier's1 or if 
a neighbour comes down from term1 at his
 mouth1 for letters1 or any  other      
intelligence1 if possibly he may arrive 
to know how his cause  speeds1 and      
whether his adversary1 or he1 has the   
day4 ,thus1 ,i say1  thou must wait upon
 thine ,advocate4 ,his ordinances are   
his post house1  his ministers are his  
carriers1 where tidings from heaven are 
to be  had1 and where those that are    
sued in that court by the devil may1 at 
one time or another1 hear from their    
lawyer1 their advocate1 how things  are 
like to go4 ,wherefore1 ,i say1 wait at 
the posts of wisdom's house1  go to     
ordinances with expectation to hear from

 thy ,advocate there2 for  he will send 
in due time2 8though it tarry1 wait for 
it2 because it  will surely come1 it    
will not tarry0 7,hab #b3a-c74 ,and now1
 soul1 ,i have  answered thy request1   
and let me hear what thou sayest unto   
me4    ,soul4-,truly1 says the soul1    
methinks that by what you have said1 ,i 
may  have this blessed ,jesus to be mine
 ,advocate2 for ,i think1 verily1 ,i    
have entertained him to be mine         
,advocate4 ,i have also revealed my     
cause  unto him1 yea1 committed both it 
and myself unto him2 and1 as you say1   
,i wait2 oh6 ,i wait6 and my eyes fail  
with looking upward4 ,fain would ,i     
hear how my soul standeth in the sight  
of ,god1 and whether my sins1  which ,i 
have committed since light and grace    
were given unto me1 be by  mine         
,advocate1 taken out of the hand of the 
devil1 and by mine ,advocate  removed as
 far from me as the ends of the earth   
are asunder2 whether  the verdict has   
gone on my side1 and what a shout there 

was among the  angels when they saw it  
went well with me6 ,but alas6 ,i have   
waited1 and  that a long time1 and have1
 as you advise1 run from ordinance to   
minister1 and from minister to          
ordinance1 or1 as you phrase it1 from   
the post to the carrier1 and from the   
carrier to the post house1 to see  if ,i
 could hear aught from heaven how       
matters went about my soul there4  ,i   
have also asked those that pass by the  
way1 8if they saw him whom my  soul     
loveth10 and if they had anything to    
communicate to me8 ,but  nothing can ,i 
get or find but generals2 as1 that ,i   
have an ,advocate  there1 and that he   
pleadeth the cause of his people1 and   
that he will  thoroughly plead their    
cause4 ,but what he has done for ,,me1  
of that as  yet ,i am ignorant4 ,i doubt
 if my soul shall by him be effectually 
secured1 that yet a conditional verdict 
will be awarded concerning me1  and that
 much bitter will be mixed with my      
sweet1 and that ,i must drink  gall and 

wormwood for my folly2 for if ,david1   
and ,asa1 and ,hezekiah and  such good  
men1 were so served for their sins1     
7,,ii ,chron #af3g1ab71 why  should ,i  
look for other dealing at the hand of   
,god8 ,but as to this1 ,i  will         
endeavour to 8bear the indignation of   
the ,lord1 because ,i have  sinned      
against him10 7,micah #g3i71 and shall  
count it an infinite mercy1  if this    
judgment comes to me from him1 that ,i  
may 8not be condemned  with the world0  
7,i ,cor #aa3cb74 ,i know it is dreadful
 walking in  darkness2 but if that also 
shall be the ,lord's lot upon me2 ,i    
pray ,god  ,i may have faith enough to  
stay upon him till death1 and then will 
the  clouds blow over1 and ,i shall see 
him in the light of the living4         
,mine1 enemy1 the devil1 as you see1 is 
of an inveigling temper2 and  though he 
has accused my before the judgment-seat 
of ,god1 yet when he  comes to me at any
 time1 he glavers#af and flatters as if 
he never did  mean me harm2 but ,i think

 it is that he might get further        
advantage  against me4 ,but ,i carry it 
now at a greater distance than formerly2
 and  ,o that ,i was at the remotest    
distance1 not only from him1 but also   
from  that self of mine1 that laboureth 
with him for my undoing6    ,but        
although ,i say these things now1 and to
 you1 yet ,i have my solitary  hours1   
and in them ,i have other strange       
thoughts2 for thus ,i think1 my  cause  
is bad1 ,i have sinned1 and ,i have been
 vile4 ,i am ashamed myself  of mine own
 doings1 and have given mine enemy the  
best end of the  staff4 ,the law1 and   
reason1 and my conscience1 plead for him
 against  me1 and all is true2 he puts  
into his charge against me1 that ,i have
  sinned more times than there be hairs 
on my head4 ,i know not anything  that  
ever ,i did in my life but it had flaw1 
or wrinkle1 or spot1 or  some such thing
 in it4 ,mine eyes have seen vileness in
 the best of my  doings2 what1 then1    
think you1 must ,god needs see in them8 

,nor can ,i do  anything yet1 for all ,i
 know that ,i am accused by my enemy    
before the  judgment-seat of ,god1      
better than what already is imperfect4  
8,i lie  down in my shame1 and my       
confusion covers my face40 8,i have     
sinned1  what shall ,i do unto thee1 ,o 
thou preserver of men0 7,jer #c3be1 ,job
  #g3bj74    ,reply4-,well1 soul1 ,i    
have heard what thou hast said1 and if  
all be true  which thou hast said1 it is
 good1 and gives me ground of hope that 
,jesus ,christ is become thine          
,advocate2 and if that be so1 no doubt  
but  thy trial will come to a good      
conclusion4 ,and be not afraid because  
of  the holiness of ,god2 for thine     
,advocate has this for his advantage1   
that he pleads before a judge that is   
just1 and against an enemy that  is     
unholy and rejected4 ,nor let the       
thoughts of the badness of thy  cause   
terrify thee overmuch4 ,cause thou hast 
indeed to be humble1 and  thou dost well
 to cover thy face with shame2 and it is

 no matter how  base and vile thou art  
in thine own eyes1 provided that it     
comes not by  renewed acts of rebellion1
 but through a spiritual sight of thine 
imperfections4 ,only let me advise thee 
here to stop4 ,let not thy shame  nor   
thy self-abasing apprehension of        
thyself1 drive thee from the firm  and  
permanent ground of hope1 which is the  
promise1 and the doctrine of  an        
,advocate with the ,father4 ,no2 let not
 the apprehension of the  badness of thy
 cause do it1 forasmuch as he did never 
yet take cause in  hand that was good1  
perfectly good of itself2 and his       
excellency is1 to  make a man stand that
 has a bad cause2 yea1 he can make a bad
 cause  good1 in a way of justice and   
righteousness4    ,,the ,,privileges    
,,of ,,those ,,who ,,have ,,christ ,,for
 ,,an ,,advocate4      ,,fourthly1 ,and 
for thy further encouragement in this   
matter1 ,i will here  bring in the      
fourth chief head-to wit1 to show what  
excellent privilege  7,i mean over and  

above what has already been spoken of7  
they have that  are made partakers of   
the benefit of this office3-8,if any man
 sin1 we  have an ,advocate with the    
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous40 
,first ,privilege4 ,thy ,advocate pleads
 to a price paid1 to a propitiation     
made2 and this is a great advantage2    
yea1 he pleads to a satisfaction  made  
for all wrongs done1 or to be done1 by  
his elect-8,for by one  offering he hath
 perfected for ever them that are       
sanctified0 7,heb  #aj3aj1ad2 #i3bf74   
8,by one offering0-that is1 by the      
offering of  himself-by one offering    
once offered1 once offered in the end of
 the  world4 ,this1 ,i say1 thine       
,advocate pleads4 ,when ,satan brings in
 fresh  accusations for more            
transgressions against the law of ,god1 
he forces  not ,christ to shift his     
first plea4 ,i say1 he puts him not to  
his  shifts at all2 for the price once  
paid hath in it sufficient value1  would
 ,god impute it to that end1 to take    

away the sin of the whole  world4 ,there
 is a man that hath brethren2 he is     
rich1 and they are poor  7and this is   
the case betwixt ,christ and us71 and   
the rich brother  goeth to his father1  
and saith1 ,thou art related to my      
brethren with  me1 and out of my store1 
,i pray thee1 let them have sufficient1 
and for  thy satisfaction ,i will put   
into thy hand the whole of what ,i have1
  which perhaps is worth an hundred     
thousand pounds by the year2 and this   
other sum ,i also give1 that they be not
 disinherited4 ,now1 will not  this last
 his poor brethren to spend upon a great
 while8 ,but ,christ's  worth can never 
be drawn dry4    ,now1 set the case     
again1 that some ill-conditioned man    
should take  notice that these poor men 
live all upon the spend 7and saints do  
so71  and should come to the good man's 
house1 and complain to him of the       
spending of his sons1 and that while    
their elder brother stands by1  what do 
you think the elder brother would reply1

 if he was as  good-natured as ,christ8 
,why1 he would say1 ,i have yet with my 
father in  store for my brethren1       
wherefore then seekest thou to stop his 
hand8 ,as  he is just1 he must give them
 for their convenience2 yea1 and as for 
their extravagances1 ,i have satisfied  
for them so well1 that1 however  he     
afflicteth them1 he will not disinherit 
them4 ,i hope you will read  and hear   
this1 not like them that say1 8,let us  
do evil that good may  come10 but like  
those whom the love of ,christ          
constrains to be better4  ,however1 this
 is the children's bread1 that which    
they have need of1  and without which   
they cannot live2 and they must have it1
 though ,satan  should put pins into it1
 therewith to choke the dogs4#ag ,and   
for the  further clearing of this1 ,i   
will present you with these few         
considerations3    #a4 ,those that are  
most sanctified have yet a body of sin  
and death in  them1 and so also it will 
be1 while they continue in this world   

7,rom  #g3bd74 #b4 ,this body of sin    
strives to break out1 and will break    
out1 to  the polluting of the           
conversation1 if saints be not the more 
watchful  7,rom #f3ab74 ,yea1 it has    
broken out in a most sad manner1 and    
that in  the strongest saints 7,gal     
#e3ag74 #c4 ,christ offereth no new     
sacrifice  for the salvation of these   
his people4 8,for1 being raised from the
  dead1 he dieth no more0 7,rom #f3i74  
,so then1 if saints sin1 they must be   
saved1 if saved at all1 by virtue of the
 offering already offered2 and  if so1  
then all ,christ's pleas1 as an         
,advocate1 are grounded upon that  one  
offering which before1 as a ,priest1 he 
presented ,god with1 for the  taking    
away of sin4 ,so then1 ,christians live 
upon this old stock2 their              
transgressions are forgiven for the sake
 of the worth1 that yet ,god  finds in  
the offering that ,christ hath offered4 
,and all ,christ's  pleadings1 as an    
,advocate1 are grounded upon the        

sufficiency and worth  of that one      
sacrifice2 ,i mean1 all his pleadings   
with his ,father1 as to  the charge     
which the accuser brings in against     
them4 ,for though thou  art a man of    
infirmity1 and so incident to nothing so
 much as to  stumble and fall1 if grace 
doth not prevent1 and it doth not always
  prevent2 yet the value and worth of   
the price that was once paid for  thee  
is not yet worn out2 and ,christ1 as an 
,advocate1 still pleadeth1  as occasion 
is given1 that1 with success1 to thy    
salvation4 ,and this  privilege they    
have1 who indeed have ,christ for their 
,advocate2 and ,i  put it here1 in the  
first place1 because all other do depend
 upon it4    ,second ,privilege4 ,thine 
,advocate1 as he pleadeth a price       
already paid1  so1 and therefore1 he    
pleads for himself as for thee4 ,we are 
all  concerned in one bottom2 if he     
sinks1 we sink2 if we sink1 he sinks4   
#ah  ,give me leave to make out my      
meaning4    #a4 ,christ pleads the value

 and virtue of the price of his blood   
and  sacrifice for us4 ,and admit of    
this horrible supposition a little1 for 
argument's sake1 that though ,christ    
pleads the worth of what1 as  ,priest1  
he offereth1 yet the soul for whom he so
 pleads perishes  eternally4 ,now1 where
 lieth the fault8 ,in sin1 you say3     
true2 but it is  because there was more 
virtue in sin to damn1 than there was in
 the  blood pleaded by ,christ to save2 
for he pleaded his merit1 he put it     
into the balance against sin2 but sin   
hath weighed down the soul of the       
sinner to hell1 notwithstanding the     
weight of merit that he did put in      
against it4 ,now1 what is the result1   
but that the ,advocate goes down1  as   
well as we2 we to hell1 and he in       
esteem8 ,wherefore1 ,i say1 he is       
concerned with us2 his credit1 his      
honour1 his glory and renown1 flies  all
 away1 if those for whom he pleads as an
 ,advocate perish for want of  worth in 
his sacrifice pleaded4 ,but shall this  

ever be said of ,christ8  ,or will it be
 found that any1 for whom ,christ as    
,advocate pleads1 yet  perish for want  
of worth in the price1 or of neglect in 
the ,advocate to  plead it8 ,no1 no2    
himself is concerned1 and that as to his
 own  reputation and honour1 and as to  
the value and virtue of his blood2 nor  
will he lose these for want of pleading 
for them concerned in this  office4     
#b4 ,i argue again2 ,christ1 as         
,advocate1 must needs be concerned in   
his  plea2 for that every one1 for whose
 salvation he advocates1 is his own2    
so1 then1 if he loses1 he loses his     
own-his substance and inheritance4      
,thus1 if he lose the whole1 and if he  
lose a part1 one1 any one of his  own1  
he loseth part of his all1 and of his   
fullness2 wherefore we may  well think1 
that ,christ1 as ,advocate1 is          
concerned1 even concerned with  his     
people1 and therefore will thoroughly   
plead their cause4    ,suppose a man    
should have a horse1 though lame1 and a 

piece of ground1  though somewhat       
barren1 yet if any should attempt to    
take these away1  he would not sit      
still1 and so lose his own2 no1 saith   
he1 8since they  are mine own1 they     
shall cost me five times more than they 
are worth1  but ,i will maintain my     
right40 ,i have seen men sometimes      
strongly  engaged in law for that which1
 when considered by itself1 one would   
think was not worth regarding2 but when 
,i have asked them1 why so  concerned   
for a thing of so little esteem1 they   
have answered1 ,o1 it is  some of that  
by which ,i hold a title of honour1 or  
my right to a  greater income1 and      
therefore ,i will not lose it4 ,why1    
thus is ,christ  engaged2 what he pleads
 for is his own1 his all1 his fullness2 
yea1 it  is that by which he holds his  
royalty1 for he is 8,king of saints0    
7,rev  #ae3c1 ,john #f3cg-ci1 ,psa      
#af3e1f74 ,it is part of his estate1 and
 that by  which he holds some of his    
titles of honour 7,eph #e3bc1 ,jer      

#ej3cd1 ,rom  #aa3bf1 ,heb #b3aj74      
,saviour1 ,redeemer1 ,deliverer1 and    
,captain1 are some  of his titles of    
honour2 but if he loseth any of those1  
upon whose  account he weareth those    
titles of honour1 for want of virtue in 
his  plea1 or for want of worth in his  
blood1 he loseth his own1 and not  only 
so1 but part of his royalty1 and does   
also diminish and lay a blot  upon his  
glorious titles of honour2 and he is    
jealous of his honour2  his honour he   
will not give to another4    ,wherefore 
he will not1 be not afraid1 he never    
will leave nor forsake  those who have  
given themselves unto him1 and for whom 
he is become an  ,advocate with the     
,father1 to plead their cause2 even     
because thou art  one1 one of his own1  
one by whom he holdeth his glorious     
titles of  honour4    ,objection4 ,o1   
but ,i am but one1 and a very sorry one1
 too2 and what is  one1 especially such 
an one as ,i am8 ,can there be a miss of
 the loss of  such an one8    ,answer4  

,one and one makes two1 and so ad       
infinitum4 ,christ cannot lose  one1 but
 as he may lose more1 and so1 in        
conclusion1 lose all3 but of  all that  
,god has given him1 he will lose nothing
 7,john #f3ch1ci74  ,besides1 to lose   
one would encourage ,satan1 disparage   
his own wisdom1  make him incapable of  
giving in1 at the day of account1 the   
whole  tale#ai to ,god of those that he 
has given him4 ,further1 this would     
dishearten sinners1 and make them afraid
 of venturing their cause and  their    
souls in his hand2 and would1 as ,i said
 before1 either prove his  propitiation 
in some sense ineffectual1 or else      
himself defective in  his pleading on   
it2 but none of these things must be    
supposed4 ,he will  thoroughly plead the
 cause of his people1 execute judgment  
for them1  bring them out to the light1 
and cause them to behold his            
righteousness  7,micah #g3i74    ,third 
,privilege4 ,the plea of ,satan is      
groundless1 and that is another         

privilege3 for albeit thou hast sinned1 
yet since ,christ before has  paid thy  
debt1 and also paid for more2 since thou
 hast not yet run  beyond the price of  
thy redemption2 it must be concluded    
that ,satan  wants a good bottom to     
ground his plea upon1 and therefore     
must1 in  conclusion1 fail of his       
design4 ,true1 there is sin committed1  
there is  a law transgressed1 but there 
is also a satisfaction for this         
transgression1 and that which           
superabounds2 so1 though there be sin1  
yet there wants a foundation for a plea4
 ,joshua was clothed with filthy        
garments1 but ,christ had other garments
 provided for him1 change of  raiment3  
wherefore iniquity1 as to the charge of 
,satan1 vanishes4 8,and  the angel      
answered and said1 ,take away the filthy
 garments from him0  this intimates that
 there was no ground1 no sufficient     
ground1 for  ,satan's charge2 8and unto 
him he said1 ,behold ,i have caused     
thine  iniquity to pass from thee1 and  

,i will clothe thee with change of      
raiment0 7,zech #c3d74 #bj    ,now1 if  
there be no ground1 no sound and        
sufficient ground1 to build a  charge   
against the child upon1 ,i mean1 as to  
eternal condemnation2 for  that is the  
thing contended for2 then1 as ,i said1  
,satan must fall 8like  lightning to the
 ground10 and be cast over the bar1 as a
 corrupt and  illegal pleader4 ,but this
 is so1 as in part is proved already1   
and will  be further made out by that   
which follows4 ,they that have indeed   
,christ  to be their ,advocate1 are     
themselves1 by virtue of another law    
than  that against which they have      
sinned1 secured from the charge that    
,satan  brings in against them4 ,i      
granted before1 that the child of ,god  
has  sinned1 and that there is a law    
that condemneth for this sin2 but here  
is the thing1 this child is removed by  
an act of grace into and under  another 
law3 8,for we are not under the law10   
and so1 consequently1  8there is now no 

condemnation for them0 7,rom #f3ad1     
#h3a74 ,wherefore1  when ,god speaketh  
of his dealing with his1 he saith1 ,it  
shall 8not be  by their covenant10 that 
is1 not by that of the law1 they then   
being  not under the law 7,eze #af3fa74 
,what if a plea be commenced against    
them1 a plea for sin1 and they have     
committed sin2 a plea grounded upon  the
 law1 and the law takes cognizance of   
their sin8 ,yet1 ,i say1 the  plea wants
 a good bottom1 for that the person thus
 accused is put under  another law2     
hence1 he says1 8,sin shall not have    
dominion over you1 for  ye are not under
 the law40 ,if the child was under the  
law1 ,satan's  charge would be good1    
because it would have a substantial     
ground of  support2 but since the child 
is dead to the law1 7,gal #b3ai71 and   
that  also dead to him1 for both are    
true as to condemnation1 7,rom #g3f71   
how  can it be that ,satan should have a
 sufficient ground for his charge1      
though he should have matter of fact1   

sufficient matter of fact1 that  is sin8
 ,for by his change of relation1 he is  
put out of the reach of  that law4      
,there is a woman1 a widow1 that oweth a
 sum of money1 and she  is threatened to
 be sued for the debt2 now what doth she
 but marrieth2  so1 when the action is  
commenced against her as a widow1 the   
law finds  her a married woman2 what now
 can be done8 ,nothing to her2 she is   
not  who she was2 she is delivered from 
that state by her marriage2 if  anything
 be done1 it must be done to her        
husband4 ,but if ,satan will sue        
,christ for my debt1 he oweth him       
nothing2 and as for what the law can    
claim of me while ,i was under it1      
,christ has delivered me by redemption  
from that curse1 8being made a curse for
 me0 7,gal #c3ac74    ,now the covenant 
into which ,i am brought by grace1 by   
which also ,i am  secured from the law1 
is not a law of sin and death1 as that  
is from  under which ,i am brought1     
7,rom #h3b71 but a law of grace and     

life2 so  that ,satan cannot come at me 
by that law2 and by grace1 ,i am by that
  secured also from the hand1 and mouth1
 and sting of all other2 ,i mean  still1
 as to an eternal concern4 ,wherefore   
,god saith1 8,if we break his  law1 the 
law of works1 he will visit our sin with
 a rod1 and our  iniquity with stripes2 
but his covenant1 his new covenant1 will
 he not  break10 but will still keep    
close to that1 and so secure us from    
eternal condemnation 7,psa #hi3cj-cg74  
,christ also is made the mediator of    
that covenant1 and therefore an         
,advocate by that2 for his priestly     
office and advocateship are included  by
 his mediation2 wherefore when ,satan   
pleads by the old1 ,christ pleads  by   
the new covenant1 for the sake of which 
the old one is removed4 8,in  that he   
saith1 ,a new covenant1 he hath made the
 first old4 ,now that  which decayeth   
and waxeth old is ready to vanish away0 
7,heb #h3ac74 ,so1  then1 the ground of 
plea is with ,jesus ,christ1 and not    

with our  accuser4 ,now1 what doth      
,christ plead1 and what is the ground of
 his  plea8 ,why1 he pleads for         
exemption and freedom from condemnation1
  though by the law of works his        
children have deserved it2 and the      
ground for this his plea1 as to law1 is 
the matter of the covenant  itself1 for 
thus it runs3 8,for ,i will be merciful 
to their  unrighteousness1 and their    
sins and their iniquities will ,i       
remember no  more0 7,heb #h3ab74 ,now   
here is a foundation-a foundation in    
law1 for our  ,advocate to build his    
plea upon2 a foundation in a law not to 
be moved1  or removed1 or made to give  
place1 as that is forced to do1 upon    
which  ,satan grounds his plea against  
us4 ,men1 when they plead before a      
judge1  use to plead matter of law4     
,now1 suppose there is an old law in the
  realm1 by which men deserve to be     
condemned to death1 and there is a  new 
law in this realm that secureth men from
 that condemnation which  belongs to    

them by the old2 and suppose also1 that 
,i am completely  comprehended by all   
the provisos of the new law1 and not by 
any tittle  thereof excluded from a     
share therein2 and suppose1 again1 that 
,i have  a brangling adversary that     
pursues me by the old law1 which yet    
cannot  in right touch me1 because ,i am
 interested in the new2 my advocate also
  is one that pleads by the new law1    
where only there is a ground of  plea2  
shall not now mine adversary feel the   
power of his plea to the  delivering of 
me1 and the putting of him to shame8    
,yes1 verily2  especially since the plea
 is good1 the judge just2 nor can the   
enemy  find any ground for a demur#ba to
 be put in against my present discharge 
in open court1 and that by proclamation2
 especially since my ,advocate  has     
also1 by his blood1 fully satisfied the 
old law1 that he might  establish the   
new 7,heb #aj3 #i1 #aa1 #ab74    ,fourth
 ,privilege4 ,since that which goeth    
before is true1 it follows1  that he    

that entereth his plea against the      
children must needs be  overthrown2 for 
always before just judges it is the     
right that taketh  place4 ,judge the    
right1 ,o ,lord1 said ,david2 or1 8let  
my sentence come  forth from thy        
presence10 according to the law of      
grace4 ,and he that  knows what strong  
ground1 or bottom1 our ,advocate has for
 his  pleadings1 and how ,satan's       
accusations are without sound           
foundation1  will not be afraid1 he     
speaking in ,christ1 to say1 ,i appeal  
to ,god  ,almighty1 since ,christ is my 
,advocate by the new law1 whether ,i    
ought  to be condemned to death and hell
 for what ,satan pleads against me by   
the old4 ,satan urgeth that we have     
sinned1 but ,christ pleads to his       
propitiatory sacrifice2 and so ,satan is
 overthrown4 ,satan pleads the  law of  
works1 but ,christ pleads the law of    
grace4 ,further1 ,satan pleads  the     
justice and holiness of ,god against us2
 and there the accuser is  overthrown   

again4 ,and to them ,christ appeals1 and
 his appeal is good1  since the law     
testifies to the sufficiency of the     
satisfaction that  ,christ has made     
thereto by his obedience 7,rom #c3bb1   
#bc74 ,and also1  since by another      
covenant1 ,god himself has given us to  
,jesus ,christ1  and so delivered us    
from the old4 ,wherefore you read       
nothing as an  effect of ,satan's       
pleading against us1 but that his mouth 
is stopped1  as appears by ,zechariah   
#c2 and that he is cast2 yea1 cast down1
 as you  have it in ,revelation #ab4    
,indeed1 when ,god admits not1 when     
,christ wills not to be an ,advocate1   
and when ,satan is bid stand at the     
right hand of one accused1 to  enforce1 
by pleading against him1 the things     
charged on him by the law1  then he can 
prevail-prevail for ever against such a 
wretched one 7,psa  #aji3 #f1 #g74 ,but 
when ,christ stands up to plead1 when   
,christ espouses  this or that man's    
cause1 then ,satan must retreat1 then he

 must go  down4 ,and this necessarily   
flows from the text1 8,we have an       
,advocate10  a prevailing one1 one that 
never lost cause1 one that always puts  
the  children's enemy to the rout before
 the judgment-seat of ,god4 #bb         
,this1 therefore1 is another privilege  
that they have1 who have ,jesus  ,christ
 for their ,advocate2 their enemy must  
needs be overthrown1  because both law  
and justice are on their side4    ,fifth
 ,privilege4 ,thine advocate has pity   
for thee1 and great  indignation against
 thine accuser3 and these are two       
excellent things4  ,when a lawyer hath  
pity for a man whose cause he pleadeth1 
it will  engage him much2 but when he   
has indignation also against the man's  
accuser1 this will yet engage him more4 
,now1 ,christ has both these1 and  that 
not of humour1 but by grace and justice2
 grace to us1 and justice  to our       
accuser4 ,he came down from heaven that 
he might be a ,priest1 and  returned    
thither again to be ,priest and         

,advocate for his2 and in both  these   
offices he levelleth his whole force and
 power against thine  accuser3 8,for    
this purpose the ,son of ,god was       
manifested1 that he might  destroy the  
works of the devil0 7,i ,john #c3h74    
,cunning men will1 if they can1 retain  
such an one to be their ,advocate1  who 
has a particular quarrel against their  
adversary2 for thus1 think  they1 he    
that is such1 will not only plead for   
me1 but for himself1 and  to right his  
own wrongs also2 and since1 if it be so1
 and it is so  here1 my concerns and my 
,advocate's are interwoven1 ,i am like  
to fare  much the better for the anger  
that is conceived in his heart against  
him4 ,and this1 ,i say1 is the          
children's case2 their ,advocate        
counteth  their accuser his greatest    
enemy1 and waiteth for a time to take   
vengeance1 and he usually then takes the
 opportunity when he has aught  to do   
for his people against him4 ,hence he   
says1 8,the day of vengeance  is in mine

 heart1 and the year of my redeemed is  
come0 7,isa #fc3c1 #d74    ,i do not say
 that this revenge of ,christ is1 as    
ofttimes is a man's1 of  spite1         
prejudice1 or other irregular lettings  
out of passions2 but it  ariseth from   
righteousness and truth2 nor can it be  
but that ,jesus must  have a desire to  
take vengeance on his enemy and ours1   
since holiness  is in him1 to the utmost
 bounds of perfection4 ,and ,i say      
again1 that in  all his pleading as an  
,advocate1 as well as in his offering as
 a  ,priest1 he has a hot and flaming   
desire and design to right himself  upon
 his foe and ours2 hence he triumphed   
over him when he died for us  upon the  
cross1 and designed the spoiling of his 
principality1 while he  poured out his  
blood for us before ,god4 ,we then have 
this advantage  more1 in that ,christ is
 our ,advocate1 our enemy is also his1  
and the  ,lord ,jesus counts him so     
7,col #b3ad1 #ae74    ,sixth ,privilege4
 ,as thine ,advocate1 so thy judge      

holdeth thine accuser  for his enemy    
also2 for it is not of love to          
righteousness and justice  that ,satan  
accuseth us to ,god1 but that he may    
destroy the workmanship  of ,god4       
,wherefore he also fighteth against ,god
 when he accuseth the  children2 and    
this thy ,father knows right well4 ,he  
must therefore needs  distinguish       
between the charge and the mind that    
brings it2 especially  when what is     
charged upon us is under the gracious   
promise of a pardon1  as ,i have showed 
it is4 ,shall not the ,judge then hear  
his ,son-for our  ,advocate is his      
,son-in the cause of one that he        
favours1 and that he  justly can1       
against an enemy who seeks his          
dishonour1 and the  destruction of his  
eternal dishonour1 and the destruction  
of his  eternal designs of grace8    ,a 
mention of the judge's son goes far with
 countrymen2 and great  striving there  
is with them who have great enemies and 
bad causes to  get the judge's son to   

plead1 promising themselves that the    
judge is as  like to hear him1 and to   
yield a verdict to his plea1 as to any  
other  lawyer4 ,but what now shall we   
say concerning our ,judge's ,son1 who   
takes  part1 not only with his children1
 but with him1 and with law and         
justice1 in pleading against our        
accuser8 ,yea1 what shall we say when   
both ,judge1 and ,advocate1 and law1 are
 all bent to make our persons  stand and
 escape1 whatever1 and how truly soever1
 the charge and  accusation is by which 
we are assaulted of the devil4 ,and yet 
all this  is true2 wherefore1 here is   
another privilege of them that have     
,jesus  for their ,advocate4    ,seventh
 ,privilege4 ,another privilege that    
they have who have ,jesus  ,christ for  
their ,advocate is1 that he is          
undaunted1 and of a good  courage1 as to
 the cause that he undertakes2 for that 
is a requisite  qualification for a     
lawyer1 to be bold and undaunted in a   
man's cause4  ,such an one is coveted1  

especially by him that knows he has a   
brazen-faced antagonist4 ,wherefore1 he 
saith that 8he will set his face  like a
 flint10 when he stands up to plead the 
cause of his people 7,isa  #ej3e-g74    
,lawyers1 of all men1 need this courage1
 and to be above  others1 men of hard   
foreheads1 because of the affronts that 
sometimes  they meet with1 be their     
cause never so good1 in the face        
sometimes1 of  the chief of a kingdom4  
,now ,christ is our lawyer1 and stands  
up to  plead1 not only sometimes1 but   
always1 for his people1 before the ,god 
of gods1 and that not in a corner1 but  
while all the host of heaven  stands by1
 both on the right hand and on the left4
 ,nor is it to be  doubted but that our 
accuser brings many a sore charge       
against us into  the court2 but1        
however1 we have an ,advocate that is   
valiant and  courageous1 one that will  
not fail nor be discouraged till he has 
brought judgment unto victory4 ,hence   
,john asserts his name1 saying1 8,if    

any man sin1 we have an ,advocate with  
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ40    ,men   
love to understand a man before they    
commit their cause unto him-to  wit1    
whether he be fitly qualified for their 
business4 ,well1 here is an  ,advocate  
propounded1 an ,advocate to plead our   
cause against our foe4  ,but what is he8
 ,what is his name8 ,is he qualified for
 my business8 ,the  answer is1 ,it is   
,jesus ,christ4 ,how8 ,jesus ,christ1   
what6 ,that old friend  of publicans and
 sinners8 ,jesus ,christ6 ,he used never
 to fail1 he used  to set his face like 
a flint against ,satan when he pleaded  
the cause of  his people4 ,is it ,jesus 
,christ8 says the knowing soul2 then he 
shall be  mine ,advocate4    ,for my    
part1 ,i have often wondered1 when ,i   
have considered what sad  causes ,jesus 
,christ sometimes takes in hand1 and for
 what sad souls he  sometimes pleads    
with ,god his ,father4 ,he had need of a
 face as hard as  flint1 else how could 
he bear up in that work in which for us 

sometimes  he is employed-a work enough 
to make angels blush4 ,some1 indeed1    
will  lightly put off this1 and say1    
8,it is his office02 but1 ,i say1 his   
office1 notwithstanding the work in     
itself is hard1 exceeding hard1  when he
 went to die1 had he not despised the   
shame1 he had turned his  back upon the 
cross1 and left us in our blood4 ,and   
now it is his turn  to plead1 the case  
would be the same1 only he can make     
argument upon  that which to us seems to
 yield no argument at all1 to take      
courage to  plead for a ,joshua1 for a  
,joshua clothed1 clothed with filthy    
garments4  ,he1 saith he1 that 8shall be
 ashamed of me and of my words in this  
adulterous and sinful generation3 of him
 shall the ,son of man be  ashamed10 ,c 
7,mark #h3ch74 ,hence it follows that   
,christ will be ashamed  of some2 but   
why not ashamed of others8 ,it is not   
because their cause  is good1 but       
because they are kept from denying of   
him professedly2  wherefore1 for such he

 will force himself1 and will set his   
face like a  flint1 and will1 without   
shame1 own1 plead1 and improve his      
interest  with ,god for them1 even for  
them whose cause is so horribly bad and 
gross that themselves do blush while    
they think thereof4 ,but what will  not 
love do8 ,what will not love bear with8 
,and what will not love  suffer8 ,of all
 the offices of ,jesus ,christ1 ,i think
 this trieth him as  much as any6 ,true1
 his offering himself in sacrifice tried
 him greatly1  but that was but for     
awhile2 his grappling1 as a captain1    
with the  curse1 death1 and hell1 tried 
him much1 but that also was but for     
awhile2 but this office of being an     
,advocate1 though it meeteth not  with  
such sudden depths of trouble1 yet what 
is wants in shortness it  may meet with 
in length of time4 ,i know ,christ1     
being raised from the  dead1 dies no    
more2 yet he has not left off1 though in
 heaven1 to do  some works of service   
for his saints on earth2 for there he   

pleads as  an ,advocate or lawyer for   
his people 7,heb #h3a1 #b74 ,and let it 
be that  he has no cause of shame when  
he standeth thus up to plead for so vile
  a wretch as ,i1 who have so vilely    
sinned1 yet ,i have cause to think  that
 well he may1 and to hold my hands      
before my face for shame1 and to  be    
confounded with shame1 while he1 to     
fetch me off from condemnation  for my  
transgressions1 sets his face like a    
flint to plead for me with  ,god1 and   
against my accuser4 ,but thus much for  
the seventh privilege  that they have by
 ,christ who have him for their         
,advocate4    ,eighth ,privilege4       
,another privilege that they have who   
have ,jesus  ,christ to be their        
,advocate is this1 ,he is always ready1 
always in  court1 always with the judge1
 then and there to oppose1 if our       
accuser  comes1 and to plead against him
 what is pleadable for his children4    
,and  this the text implies where it    
saith1 8,we have an ,advocate with the  

,father10 always with the ,father4 ,some
 lawyers1 though they are  otherwise    
able and shrewd1 yet not being always in
 court and ready1 do  suffer their poor 
clients to be baffled and nonsuited#bc  
by their  adversary2 yea1 it so comes to
 pass because of this neglect1 that a   
judgment is got out against them for    
whom they have undertaken to  plead1 to 
their great perplexity and damage3 but  
no such opportunity  can ,satan have of 
our ,advocate1 for he is with the       
,father1 always with  the ,father2 as to
 be a ,priest1 so to be an              
,advocate-8,we have an  ,advocate with  
the ,father40 ,it is said of the        
priests1 they wait at the  altar1 and   
that they give attendance there1 7,i    
,cor #i3ac72 also of the  magistrate1   
that as to his office1 he should attend 
8continually on  this very thing0 7,rom 
#ac3f74 ,and as these1 so ,christ1 as to
 his office  of an ,advocate1 attends   
continually upon that office with his   
,father4  8,we have an ,advocate with   

the ,father10 always with the ,father4  
,and  truly such an ,advocate becomes   
the children of ,god1 because of the    
vigilance of their enemy2 for it is said
 of him1 that 8he accuseth us  day and  
night10 so unweariedly doth he both seek
 and pursue our  destruction 7,rev      
#ab3aj74 ,but behold how we are provided
 for him-8,we  have an ,advocate with   
the ,father40 ,if he come a-days1 our   
,advocate is  with the ,father2 if he   
come a-nights1 our ,advocate is with the
 ,father#bd    ,thus1 then1 is our      
,advocate ready to put check to ,satan1 
come he when  he will or can1 to accuse 
us to the ,father4 ,wherefore these two 
texts  are greatly to be minded1 one of 
them1 for that it shows us the          
restlessness of our enemy1 the other1   
for that it shows us the  diligence of  
our ,advocate4    ,that1 also1 in the   
,hebrews shows us the carefulness of our
 ,advocate1  where it saith1 ,he is gone
 8into heaven itself1 now to appear in  
the  presence of ,god for us0 7,heb     

#i3bd74 ,now1 just the time present2    
,,now1  the time always present2 ,,now1 
let ,satan come when he will6 ,nor is it
 to  be omitted that this word that thus
 specifies the time1 the present  time1 
doth also conclude it to be that time in
 which we are imperfect  in grace1 in   
which we have many failings1 in which we
 are tempted and  accused of the devil  
to ,god2 this is the time1 and in it1   
and every  whit of it1 he now appeareth 
in the presence of ,god for us4 ,oh1 the
  diligence of our enemy2 oh1 the       
diligence of our friend6-the one        
against us1 the other for us1 and that  
continually-8,if any man sin1 we  have  
an ,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus   
,christ the righteous40 ,this1  then1   
that ,jesus ,christ is always an        
,advocate with the ,father for us1  and 
so continually ready to put a check to  
every accusation that ,satan  brings    
into the presence of ,god against us1 is
 another of the  privileges that they   
have1 who have ,jesus ,christ for their 

,advocate4    ,ninth ,privilege4        
,another privilege that they have who   
have ,jesus ,christ  to be their        
,advocate is this1 he is such an one    
that will not1 by  bribes1 by flattery1 
nor fair pretenses1 be turned aside from
 pursuing  of his client's business4    
,this was the fault of lawyers in old   
time1  that they would wrest judgment   
for a bribe4 ,hence the ,holy ,one      
complained1 that a bribe did use to     
blind the eyes of the wise1 and  pervert
 the judgment of the righteous 7,i ,sam 
#ab3c2 ,amos #e3ab2 ,deut  #af3ai74     
,there are three things in judgment that
 a lawyer must take heed of-one  is the 
nature of the offence1 the other is the 
meaning and intendment  of the          
law-makers1 and a third is to plead for 
them in danger1 without  respect to     
affection or reward2 and this is the    
excellency of our  ,advocate1 he will   
not1 cannot be biased to turn aside from
 doing  judgment4 ,and this the apostle 
intendeth when he calleth our ,advocate 

8,jesus ,christ the righteous40 8,we    
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus ,christ the righteous02 or1 as   
another prophet calls him1 to wit1      
8,the just ,lord-one that will not do   
iniquity0-that is1 no  unrighteousness  
in judgment 7,zeph #c3e74 ,he will not  
be provoked to do  it1 neither by the   
continual solicitations of thine enemy2 
nor by thy  continual provocations      
wherewith1 by reason of thy infirm      
condition1  thou dost often tempt him to
 do it4 ,and remember that thy ,advocate
  pleads by the new covenant1 and thine 
adversary accuses by the old2 and       
again1 remember that the new covenant is
 better and more richly  provided with  
grounds of pleading for our pardon and  
salvation1 than  the old can be with    
grounds for a charge to be brought in by
 the devil  against us1 suppose our sin 
be never so heinous4 ,it is a better    
covenant1 established upon better       
promises4    ,now1 put these two        
together-namely1 that ,jesus ,christ is 

righteous1 and  will not swerve in      
judgment2 also1 that he pleads for us by
 the new  law1 with which ,satan hath   
nothing to do1 nor1 had he1 can he by it
  bring in a plea against us1 because   
that law1 in the very body of it1       
consists in free promises of giving     
grace unto us1 and of an  everlasting   
forgiveness of our sin 7,jer #ca3ca-cd2 
,eze #cf3be-cj2 ,heb  #h3h-ac7 ,o       
children1 your ,advocate will stick to  
the law1 to the new  law1 to the new and
 everlasting covenant1 and will not     
admit that  anything should be pleaded  
by our foe that is inconsistent with the
  promise of the gift of grace1 and of  
the remission of all sin4 ,this1        
therefore1 is another privilege that    
they are made partakers of who  have    
,jesus ,christ to be their ,advocate4   
,he is just1 he is righteous1 he  is    
8,jesus ,christ the righteous02 he will 
not be turned aside to judge  awry1     
either of the crime or the law1 for     
favour or affection4 ,nor is  there any 

sin but what is pardonable committed by 
those that have  chosen ,jesus ,christ  
to be their ,advocate4    ,tenth        
,privilege4 ,another privilege that they
 have who have ,jesus ,christ  to be    
their ,advocate1 is this1 the ,father   
has made him1 even him that  is thine   
,advocate1 the umpire and judge in all  
matters that have1 do1  or shall fall   
out betwixt him and us4 ,mark this well2
 for when the  judge himself1 before    
whom ,i am accused1 shall make mine     
,advocate1 the  judge of the nature of  
the crime for which ,i am accused1 and  
of matter  of law by which ,i am        
accused-to wit1 whether it is in force  
against me  to condemnation1 or whether 
by the law of grace ,i am set free1     
especially since my ,advocate has       
espoused my cause1 promised me          
deliverance1 and pleaded my right to the
 state of eternal life-must it  not go  
well with me8 ,yes1 verily4 ,the judge1 
then1 making thine  ,advocate the judge1
 for he 8hath committed all judgment    

unto the ,son10  hath done it also for  
thy sake who hast chosen him to be thine
 ,advocate  7,john #e3bb7 ,it was a     
great thing that happened to ,israel    
when ,joseph  was become their advocate1
 and when ,pharaoh had made him a judge4
  8,thou10 says he1 8shalt be over my   
house1 and according unto thy word      
shall all my people be ruled4 ,see1 ,i  
have set thee over all the land of      
,egypt-and without thee shall no man    
lift up his hand or foot in all the     
land of ,egypt-only in the throne will  
,i be greater than thou0 7,gen          
#da3dj1dd74 ,joseph in this was a type  
of ,christ1 and his government here  of 
the government of ,christ for his       
church4 ,kings seldom make a man's      
judge his advocate2 they seldom leave   
the issue of the whole affair to  the   
arbitration of the poor man's lawyer2   
but when they do1 methinks it  should   
even go to the heart's desire of the    
client whose the advocate  is1          
especially when1 as ,i said before1 the 

cause of the client is  become the      
concern of the advocate1 and that they  
are both wrapped up  in the self-same   
interest2 yea1 when the judge himself   
also is therein  concerned2 and yet thus
 it is with that soul who has ,jesus    
,christ for  his ,advocate4 ,what sayest
 thou1 poor heart1 to this8 ,the        
judge-to wit1  the ,god of heaven1 has  
made thy ,advocate1 arbitrator in thy   
business2  he is to judge2 ,god has     
referred the matter to him1 and he has a
  concern in thy concern1 an interest in
 thy good speed4 ,christian man1  dost  
thou hear8 ,thou hast put thy cause into
 the hand of ,jesus ,christ1  and hast  
chosen him to be thine ,advocate to     
plead for thee before ,god  and against 
thy adversary2 and ,god has referred the
 judgment of that  matter to thy        
,advocate1 so that he has power to      
determine the matter4 ,i  know ,satan is
 not pleased with this4 ,he had rather  
things should have  been referred to    
himself1 and then woe had been to the   

child of ,god2  but1 ,i say1 ,god has   
referred the business to ,jesus ,christ1
 has made him  umpire and judge in thine
 affair4 ,art thou also willing that he 
should  decide the matter8 ,canst thou  
say unto him as ,david1 8,judge me1 ,o  
,god1  and plead my cause0 7,psa #dc3a78
 ,oh1 the care of ,god towards his      
people1  and the desire of their        
welfare6 ,he has provided them an       
,advocate1 and  he has referred all     
causes and things that may by ,satan be 
objected and  brought in against us1 to 
the judgment and sentence of ,christ our
  ,advocate4 ,but to come to a          
conclusion for this2 and therefore1     
,eleventh ,privilege4 ,the advantage    
that he has that has the ,lord ,jesus   
for his ,advocate is very great4 ,thy   
,advocate has the cause1 has the  law1  
has the judge1 has the purse1 and so    
consequently has all that is  requisite 
for an ,advocate to have1 since together
 with these he has  heart1 he has       
wisdom1 he has courage1 and loves to    

make the best  improvement of his       
advantages for the benefit of his       
client2 and that  which adds to all is1 
he can prove the debt paid1 about which 
,satan  makes such ado-a price given for
 the ransom of my soul and for the      
pardon of my sins4 ,lawyers do use to   
make a great matter of it1 when  they   
can prove1 that that very debt is paid  
for which their client is  sued at law4 
,now this ,christ ,jesus himself is     
witness to2 yea1 he  himself has paid   
it1 and that out of his own purse1 for  
us1 with his  own hands1 before and upon
 the mercy-seat1 according as the law   
requireth 7,lev #af3ac-ae2 ,heb         
#i3aa-bd74 ,what then can accrue to our 
enemy8 or what advantage can he get by  
his thus vexing and troubling  the      
children of the ,most ,high8 ,certainly 
nothing1 but1 as has been said  already1
 to be cast down2 for the kingdom of our
 ,god1 which is a  kingdom of grace1 and
 the power of his ,christ will prevail4 
,samson's  power lay in his hair1 but   

,christ's power1 his power to deliver us
 from  the accusation and charge of     
,satan1 lieth in the worth of his       
undertakings4 ,and hence it is said     
again1 8,and they overcame him by the   
blood of the ,lamb10 and he was cast out
 and down 7,rev #ab3aj-ab74 ,and  thus  
much for the privileges that those are  
made partakers of1 who have  ,jesus     
,christ to be their ,advocate4    ,,the 
,,necessity ,,of ,,having ,,christ ,,for
 ,,our ,,advocate4      ,fifthly1 ,i    
come now to the fifth thing1 which is1  
to show you what  necessity there is    
that ,christ should be our ,advocate4   
,that ,christ should be a ,priest to    
offer sacrifice1 a ,king to rule1 and  a
 ,prophet to teach1 all seeing men      
acknowledge is of necessity2 but  that  
he should be an ,advocate1 a pleader for
 his people1 few see the  reason of it4 
,but he is an ,advocate1 and as an      
,advocate has a work and  employ        
distinct from his priestly1 kingly1 or  
prophetical offices4 ,john  says1 8,he  

is our ,advocate10 and signifieth also  
the nature of his work  as such1 in that
 very place where he asserteth his      
office2 as also ,i  have showed you in  
that which goes before4 ,but having     
already showed  you the nature1 ,i will 
now show you the necessity of this      
office4    ,first4 ,it is necessary for 
the more full and ample vindication of  
the  justice of ,god against all the    
cavils of the infernal spirits4 ,christ 
died on earth to declare the justice of 
,god to men in his justifying  the      
ungodly4 ,god standeth upon the         
vindication of his justice1 as well  as 
upon the act thereof4 ,hence the ,holy  
,ghost1 by the prophets and  apostles1  
so largely disputeth for the vindication
 thereof1 while it  asserteth the       
reality of the pardon of sin1 the       
justification of the  unworthy1 and     
their glorification with ,god 7,rom     
#c3bd2 ,isa1 ,jer1 ,mal2  ,rom #c1 #d1  
#h2 ,gal #c1d74 ,i say1 while it        
disputeth the justness of this  high act

 of ,god against the cavils of          
implacable sinners4 ,now the  prophets  
and apostles1 in those disputes by which
 they seek to  vindicate the justice of 
,god in the salvation of sinners1 are   
not only  ministers of ,god to us1 but  
advocates for him2 since1 as ,elihu has 
it1  they 8speak on ,god's behalf10 or1 
as the margin has it1 8,i will show     
thee that there are yet words for ,god10
 words to be spoken and pleaded  against
 his enemies for the justification of   
his actions 7,job #cf3b74  ,now1 as it  
is necessary that there should be       
advocates for ,god on earth  to plead   
for his justice and holiness1 while he  
saveth sinners1 against  the cavils of  
an ungodly people1 so it is necessary   
that there should  be an ,advocate also 
in heaven1 that may there vindicate the 
same  justice and holiness of ,god from 
all those charges that the fallen       
angels are apt to charge it with1 while 
it consenteth that we1 though  ungodly1 
should be saved4    ,that the fallen    

angels are bold enough to charge ,god to
 his face with  unjustness of language1 
is evident in the #ast and #bnd of ,job2
 and that  they should not be as bold to
 charge him with unjustness of actions1 
nothing can be showed to the contrary4  
,further1 that ,god seeks to clear      
himself of this unjust charge of ,satan 
is as manifest2 for all the  troubles of
 his servant ,job were chiefly for that 
purpose4 ,and why he  should have one   
also in heaven to plead for the justness
 of his doing  in the forgiveness and   
salvation of sinners appears also as    
necessary1  even because there is one1  
even an ,advocate with the ,father1 or  
on the  ,father's side1 seeking to      
vindicate his justice1 while he pleadeth
 with  him for us1 against the devil and
 his objections4 ,god is wonderfully    
pleased with his design in saving of    
sinners2 it pleases him at the  heart4  
,and since he also is infinitely just1  
there is need that an  ,advocate should 
be appointed to show how1 in a way of   

justice as well  as mercy1 a sinner may 
be saved4    ,the good angels did not at
 first see so far into the mysteries of 
the  gospel of the grace of ,god1 but   
that they needed further light therein  
for the vindication of their ,lord as   
servants4 ,wherefore they yet did  pry  
and look narrowly into it further1 and  
also bowed their heads and  hearts to   
learn yet more1 by the church1 of 8the  
manifold wisdom of  ,god0 7,i ,peter    
#a3ab2 ,eph #c3i1aj74 ,and if the       
standing angels were not  yet1 to the   
utmost1 perfect in the knowledge of this
 mystery1 and yet  surely they must know
 more thereof than those that fell could
 do1 no  wonder if those devils1 whose  
enmity could not but animate their      
ignorance1 made1 and do make1 their     
cavils against justice1 insinuating     
that it is not impartial and exact1     
because it1 as it is just1  justifieth  
the ungodly4    ,that ,satan will       
quarrel with ,god ,i have showed you1   
and that he will  also dispute against  

his works with the holy angels1 is more 
than  intimated by the apostle ,jude1   
verse #i1 and why not quarrel with1 and 
accuse the justice of ,god as           
unrighteous1 for consenting to the      
salvation of sinners1 since his best    
qualifications are most profound  and   
prodigious attempts to dethrone the     
,lord ,god of his power and  glory4     
,nay1 all this is evident1 since 8we    
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus ,christ the righteous40 ,and     
again1 ,i say1 it is evident that one   
part of his work as an ,advocate1 is to 
vindicate the justice of ,god  while he 
pleadeth for our salvation1 because he  
pleadeth a  propitiation2 for a         
propitiation respects ,god as well as   
us2 the  appeasing his wrath1 and the   
reconciling of his justice to us1 as    
well  as the redeeming us from death and
 hell2 yea1 it therefore doth the  one1 
because it doth the other4 ,now1 if     
,christ1 as an ,advocate1  pleadeth a   
propitiation with ,god1 for whose       

conviction doth he plead  it8 ,not for  
,god's2 for he has ordained it1 allows  
it1 and gloriously  acquiesces therein1 
because he knows the whole virtue       
thereof4 ,it is  therefore for the      
conviction of the fallen angels1 and for
 the  confounding of all those cavils   
that can be invented and objected       
against our salvation by those most     
subtle and envious ones4 ,but1          
,second4 ,there is matter of law to be  
objected1 and that both against  ,god   
and us2 at least1 there seems to be so1 
because of the sanction  that ,god has  
put upon the law1 and also because we   
have sinned against  it4 ,god has said1 
8,in the day thou eatest thereof1 thou  
shalt surely  die02 and1 8the soul that 
sinneth1 it shall die40 ,god also       
standeth  still upon the vindication of 
his justice1 he also saveth sinners4    
,now1  in comes our accuser1 and        
chargeth us of sin1 of being guilty of  
sin1  because we have transgressed the  
law4 ,god also will not be put out of   

his way1 or steps of grace1 to save us2 
also he will say1 he is just  and       
righteous still4 ,ay1 but these are but 
say-so's4 ,how shall this be  proved8   
,why1 now1 here is room for an advocate 
that can plead to matter  of law1 that  
can preserve the sanction of the law in 
the salvation of  the sinner-8,he will  
magnify the law1 and make it honourable0
 7,isa  #db3ba74 ,the margin saith1 8and
 make him honourable#be0--that is1 he   
shall  save the sinner1 and preserve the
 holiness of the law1 and the honour  of
 his ,god4 ,but who is this that can do 
this8 8,it is the servant of  ,god10    
saith the prophet1 7,isa #db3a1 #ac71   
8the ,lord1 a man of war40 ,but  how can
 this be done by him8 ,the answer is1   
,it shall be done1 8for ,god  is well   
pleased for his righteousness' sake02   
for it is by that he  magnifies the law1
 and makes his ,father honourable-that  
is1 he1 as a  public person1 comes into 
the world under the law1 fulfills it1   
and  having so done1 he gives that      

righteousness away1 for he1 as to his   
own  person1 never had need thereof2 ,i 
say1 he gives that righteousness to     
those that have need1 to those that have
 none of their own1 that  righteousness 
might be imputed to them4 ,this         
righteousness1 then1 he  presenteth to  
,god for us1 and ,god1 for this         
righteousness' sake1 is  well pleased   
that we should be saved1 and for it can 
save us1 and  secure his honour1 and    
preserve the law in its sanction4 ,and  
this  ,christ pleadeth against ,satan as
 an ,advocate with the ,father for us2  
by  which he vindicates his ,father's   
justice1 holdeth the child of ,god1     
notwithstanding his sins1 in a state of 
justification1 and utterly  overthroweth
 and confoundeth the devil4    ,for     
,christ1 in pleading thus1 appeals to   
the law itself1 if he has not  done it  
justice1 saying1 8,most mighty law1 what
 command of thine have ,i  not          
fulfilled8 ,what demand of thine have ,i
 not fully answered8 ,where is  that jot

 or tittle of the law that is able to   
object against my doings  for want of   
satisfaction80 ,here the law is mute2 it
 speaketh not one  word by way of the   
least complaint1 but rather testifies of
 this  righteousness that it is good and
 holy1 7,rom #c3bb1 #bc2 #e3ae-ai74     
,now1  then1 since ,christ did this as a
 public person1 it follows that others  
must be justified thereby2 for that was 
the end and reason of ,christ's  taking 
on him to do the righteousness of the   
law4 ,nor can the law  object against   
the equity of this dispensation of      
heaven2 for why might  not that ,god1   
who gave the law his being and his      
sanction1 dispose as  he pleases of the 
righteousness which it commendeth8      
,besides1 if men be  made righteous1    
they are so2 and if by a righteousness  
which the law  commendeth1 how can fault
 be found with them by the law8 ,nay1 it
 is  8witnessed by the law and the      
prophets10 who consent that it should be
  unto all1 and upon all them that      

believe1 for their justification 7,rom  
#c3bj1ba74    ,and that the mighty ,god 
suffereth the prince of the devils to do
 with  the law what he can1 against this
 most wholesome and godly doctrine2 it  
is to show the truth1 goodness1 and     
permanency thereof2 for this is as  who 
should say1 ,devil1 do thy worst6 ,when 
the law is in the hand of an  easy      
pleader1 though the cause that he       
pleadeth be good1 a crafty  opposer may 
overthrow the right2 but here is the    
salvation of the  children in debate1   
whether it can stand with law and       
justice2 the  opposer of this is the    
devil1 his argument against it is the   
law2 he  that defends the doctrine is   
,christ the ,advocate1 who1 in his plea1
  must justify the justice of ,god1     
defend the holiness of the law1 and     
save the sinner from all the arguments1 
pleas1 stops and demurs that  ,satan is 
able to put in against it4 ,and this he 
must do fairly1  righteously1 simply1   
pleading the voice of the self-same law 

for the  justification of what he       
standeth for1 which ,satan pleads       
against it2  for though it is by the new
 law that our salvation comes1 yet by   
the  old law is the new law approved of 
and the way of salvation thereby by  it 
consented to4    ,this shows1 therefore1
 that ,christ is not ashamed to own the 
way of our  justification and salvation1
 no1 not before men and devils4 ,it     
shows  also that he is resolved to      
dispute and plead for the same1 though  
the  devil himself shall oppose it4 ,and
 since our adversary pretends a plea  in
 law against it1 it is meet that there  
should be an open hearing  before the   
,judge of all about it2 but1 forasmuch  
as we neither can nor  dare appear to   
plead for ourselves1 our good ,god has  
thought fit we  should do it by an      
advocate3 8,we have an ,advocate with   
the ,father1  ,jesus ,christ the        
righteous40 ,this1 therefore1 is the    
second thing that  shows the need that  
we have of an ,advocate-to wit1 our     

adversary  pretends that he has a plea  
in law against us1 and that by law we   
should be otherwise disposed of than to 
be made possessors of the  heavenly     
kingdom4 ,but1    ,third4 ,there are    
many things relating to the promise1 to 
our life1 and  to the threatenings1 that
 minister matter of question and doubt1 
and  give the advantage of objections   
unto him that so eagerly desireth to  be
 putting in cavils against our          
salvation1 all which it hath pleased    
,god to repel by ,jesus ,christ our     
,advocate4    #a4 ,there are many things
 relating to the promises1 as to the    
largeness  and straitness of words1 as  
to the freeness and conditionality of   
them1  which we are not able so well to 
understand2 and1 therefore1 when ,satan 
dealeth with us about them1 we quickly  
fall to the ground before him2  we often
 conclude that the words of the promise 
are too narrow and  strait to comprehend
 us2 we also think1 verily1 that the    
conditions of  some promises do utterly 

shut us out from hope of justification  
and  life2 but our ,advocate1 who is for
 us with the ,father1 he is better      
acquainted with1 and learned in1 this   
law than to be baffled out with a  bold 
word or two1 or with a subtle piece of  
hellish sophistication 7,isa  #ej3d74   
,he knows the true purport1 intent1     
meaning1 and sense of every  promise1   
and piece of promise that is in the     
whole ,bible1 and can tell  how to plead
 it for advantage against our accuser1  
and doth so4 ,and ,i  gather it not only
 from his contest with ,satan for       
,joshua1 7,zech #c71  and from his      
conflict with him in the wilderness1    
7,matt #d71 and in  heaven1 7,rev #ad71 
but also from the practice of ,satan's  
emissaries  here2 for what his angels   
do1 that doth he4 ,now there is here    
nothing  more apparent than that the    
instruments of ,satan do plead against  
the  church1 from the pretended         
intricacy1 ambiguity1 and difficulty of 
the  promise2 whence ,i gather1 so doth 

,satan before the tribunal of ,god2 but 
there we have one to match him2 8we have
 an ,advocate with the ,father10  that  
knows law and judgment better than      
,satan1 and statute and  commandment    
better than all his angels2 and by the  
verdict of our  ,advocate1 all the      
words1 and limits1 and extensions of    
words1 with all  conditions of the      
promises1 are expounded and applied6    
,and hence it is  that it sometimes so  
falleth out that the very promise we    
have thought  could not reach us1 to    
comfort us by any means1 has at another 
time  swallowed us up with joy          
unspeakable4 ,christ1 the true ,prophet1
 has the  right understanding of the    
,word as an ,advocate1 has pleaded it   
before  ,god against ,satan1 and having 
overcome him at the common law1 he hath 
sent to let us know it by his good      
,spirit1 to our comfort1 and the        
confusion of our enemy4 ,again1    #b4  
,there are many things relating to our  
lives that minister to our  accuser     

occasions of many objections against our
 salvation2 for1  besides our daily     
infirmities1 there are in our lives     
gross sins1 many  horrible backslidings2
 also we ofttimes suck and drink in many
  abominable errors and deceitful       
opinions1 of all which ,satan accuseth  
us before the judgment-seat of ,god1 and
 pleadeth hard that we may be  damned   
for ever for them4 ,besides1 some of    
these things are done after  light      
received1 against present convictions   
and dissuasions to the  contrary1       
against solemn engagements to amendment1
 when the bonds of  love were upon us   
7,jer #b3bj74 ,these are crying sins2   
they have a loud  voice in themselves   
against us1 and give to ,satan great    
advantage and  boldness to sue for our  
destruction before the bar of ,god2 nor 
doth he  want skill to aggravate and to 
comment profoundly upon all occasions   
and circumstances that did attend us in 
these our miscarriages-to wit1  that we 
did it without a cause1 also1 when we   

had1 had we had grace to  have used     
them1 many things to have helped us     
against such sins1 and to  have kept us 
clean and upright4 8,there is also a sin
 unto death10 7,i  ,john #e3af71 and he 
can tell how to labour1 by argument and 
sleight of  speech1 to make our         
transgressions1 not only to border upon1
 but to  appear in the hue1 shape1 and  
figure of that1 and thereto make his    
objection against our salvation4 ,he    
often argueth thus with us1 and         
fasteneth the weight of his reasons upon
 our consciences1 to the almost  utter  
destruction of us1 and the bringing of  
us down to the gates of  despair and    
utter destruction2 the same sins1 with  
their aggravating  circumstances1 as ,i 
said1 he pleadeth against us at the bar 
of ,god4 ,but  there he meeteth with    
,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord and ,advocate1
 who entereth  his plea against him1    
unravels all his reasons and arguments  
against  us1 and shows the guile and    
falsehood of them4 ,he also pleadeth as 

to  the nature of sin1 as also to all   
those high aggravations1 and proveth    
that neither the sin in itself1 nor yet 
as joined with all its  advantageous    
circumstances1 can be the sin unto      
death1 7,col #b3ai71  because we hold   
the head1 and have not 8made shipwreck  
of faith10 7,i  ,tim #a3ai71 but still1 
as ,david and ,solomon1 we confess1 and 
are sorry  for our sins4 ,thus1 though  
we seem1 through our falls1 to come     
short of  the promise1 with ,peter1     
7,heb #d3a-c71 and leave our            
transgressions as  stumbling blocks to  
the world1 with ,solomon1 and minister  
occasion of a  question of our salvation
 among the godly1 yet our ,advocate     
fetches us  off before ,god1 and we     
shall be found safe and in heaven at    
last1 by  them in the next world1 who   
were afraid they had lost us in this4   
,but all these points must be managed by
 ,christ for us1 against ,satan1  as a  
lawyer1 an advocate1 who to that end now
 appears in the presence  of ,god for   

us1 and wisely handleth the very crisis 
of the word1 and of  the failings of his
 people1 together with all those nice   
and critical  juggles by which our      
adversary laboureth to bring us down1 to
 the  confusion of his face4    #c4     
,there are also the threatenings that   
are annexed to the gospel1 and  they    
fall now under our consideration4 ,they 
are of two sorts-such as  respect those 
who altogether neglect and reject the   
gospel1 or those  that profess it1 yet  
fall in or from the profession thereof4 
,the first sort of threatening cannot be
 pleaded against the professors  of the 
gospel as against those that never      
professed it2 wherefore he  betaketh    
himself to manage those threatenings    
against us that belong to  those that   
have professed1 and that have fallen    
from it 7,psa #aji3a-f74  ,joshua fell  
in it 7,zech #c3a1 #b74 ,judas fell from
 it1 and the accuser  stands at the     
right hand of them before the judgment  
of ,god1 to resist  them1 by pleading   

the threatenings against them-to wit1   
that ,god's soul  should have no        
pleasure in them4 8,if any man draw     
back1 my soul shall  have no pleasure in
 him40 ,here is a plea for ,satan1 both 
against the  one and the other2 they are
 both apostatized1 both drawn back1 and 
he  is subtle enough to manage it4      
,ay1 but ,satan1 here is also matter    
sufficient for a plea for our  ,advocate
 against thee1 forasmuch as the next    
words distinguish betwixt  drawing back1
 and drawing back 8unto perdition02     
every one that draws  back1 doth not    
draw back unto perdition 7,heb #aj3ch1  
#ci74 ,some of them  draw back from1 and
 some in the profession of1 the gospel4 
,judas drew  back from1 and ,peter in   
the profession of his faith2 wherefore  
,judas  perishes1 but ,peter turns      
again1 because ,judas drew back unto    
perdition1 but ,peter yet believed to   
the saving of the soul4#bf ,nor doth    
,jesus ,christ1 when he sees it is to no
 boot1 at any time step in to  endeavour

 to save the soul4 ,wherefore1 as for   
,judas1 for his  backsliding from the   
faith1 ,christ turns him up to ,satan1  
and leaveth  him in his hand1 saying1   
8,when he shall be judged1 let him be   
condemned3 and let his prayer become    
sin0 7,psa #aji3g7 ,but he will not     
serve ,peter so-8,the ,lord will not    
leave him in his hand1 nor condemn  him 
when he is judged0 7,psa #cg3cc74 ,he   
will pray for him before1 and  plead for
 him after1 he hath been in the         
temptation1 and so secure him1  by      
virtue of his advocation1 from the sting
 and lash of the threatening  that is   
made against final apostasy4 ,but1      
,fourth4 ,the necessity of the          
,advocate's office in ,jesus ,christ    
appears  plainly in this-to plead about 
the judgments1 distresses1 afflictions1 
and troubles that we meet withal in this
 life for our sins4 ,for though1  by    
virtue of this office1 ,christ fully    
takes us off from the  condemnation that
 the unbelievers go down to for their   

sins1 yet he  doth not thereby exempt us
 from temporal punishments1 for we see  
and  feel that they daily overtake us2  
but for the proportioning of the        
punishment1 or affliction for           
transgression1 seeing that comes under  
the sentence of the law1 it is fit that 
we should have an ,advocate that        
understands both law and judgment1 to   
plead for equal distribution of         
chastisement1 according1 ,i say1 to the 
law of grace2 and this the ,lord  ,jesus
 doth4    ,suppose a man for            
transgression be indicted at the        
assizes2 his  adversary is full of      
malice1 and would have him punished     
sorely beyond  what by the law is       
provided for such offence2 and he pleads
 that the  judge will so afflict and    
punish as he in his malicious mind      
desireth4  ,but the man has an advocate 
there1 and he enters his plea against   
the  cruelty of his client's accuser1   
saying1 ,my lord1 it cannot be as our   
enemy would have it2 the punishment for 

these transgressions is  prescribed by  
that law that we here ground our plea   
upon2 nor may it be  declined to satisfy
 his envy2 we stand here upon matters of
 law1 and  appeal to the law4 ,and this 
is the work of our ,advocate in heaven4 
,punishments for the sin of the children
 come not headlong1 not without         
measure1 as our accuser would have them1
 nor yet as they fall upon  those who   
have none to plead their cause4#bg ,hath
 he smote the children  according to the
 stroke wherewith he hath smitten       
others8 ,no2 8in  measure when it       
shooteth forth10 or seeks to exceed due 
bounds1 8thou  wilt debate with it3 he  
stayeth his rough wind in the day of the
 east  wind0 7,isa #bg3h74 8,thou wilt  
debate with it10 inquiring and reasoning
  by the law1 whether the shootings     
forth of the affliction 7now going  out 
for the offence committed7 be not too   
strong1 too heavy1 too hot1  and of too 
long a time admitted to distress and    
break the spirit of  this ,christian2   

and if it be1 he applies himself to the 
rule to measure  it by1 he fetches forth
 his plumb line1 and sets it in the     
midst of his  people1 7,amos #g3h2 ,isa 
#bh3ag71 and lays righteousness to that1
 and will  not suffer it to go further2 
but according to the quality of the     
transgression1 and according to the     
terms1 bounds1 limits1 and measures     
which the law of grace admits1 so shall 
the punishment be4 ,satan often  saith  
of us when we have sinned1 as ,abishai  
said of ,shimei after he had  cursed    
,david1 ,shall not this man die for     
this8 7,,ii ,sam #ai3ba74 ,but  ,jesus1 
our ,advocate1 answers as ,david1 ,what 
have ,i to do with thee1 ,o  ,satan8    
,thou this day art an enemy to me2 thou 
seekest for a punishment  for the       
transgressions of my people above what  
is allotted to them by  the law of      
grace1 under which they are1 and beyond 
what their relation  that they stand in 
to my ,father and myself will admit4    
,wherefore1 as  ,advocate1 he pleadeth  

against ,satan when he brings in against
 us a  charge for sins committed1 for   
the regulating of punishments1 both as  
to the nature1 degree1 and continuation 
of punishment2 and this is the  reason  
why1 when we are judged1 we are not     
condemned1 but chastened1  8that we     
should not be condemned with the world0 
7,i ,cor #aa3cb74 ,hence  king ,david   
says1 the ,lord hath not given him over 
to the will of his  enemy 7,psa #bg3ab74
 ,and again1 8,the ,lord hath chastened 
me sore2 but he  hath not given me over 
unto death0 7,psa #aah3ah74 ,satan's    
plea was1 that  the ,lord would give    
,david over to his will1 and to the     
tyranny of  death4 ,no1 says our        
,advocate1 that must not be2 to do so   
would be an  affront to the covenant    
under which grace has put them2 that    
would be  to deal with them by a        
covenant of works1 under which they are 
not4  ,there is a rod for children2 and 
stripes for those of them that          
transgress4 ,this rod is in the hand of 

a ,father1 and must be used  according  
to the law of that relation1 not for the
 destruction1 but  correction of the    
children2 not to satisfy the rage of    
,satan1 but to  vindicate the holiness  
of my ,father2 not to drive them further
 from1  but to bring them nearer to     
their ,god4 ,but1    ,fifth4 ,the       
necessity of the advocateship of ,jesus 
,christ is also  manifest in this1 for  
that there is need of one to plead the  
efficacy  of old titles to our eternal  
inheritance1 when our interest thereunto
  seems questionable by reason of new   
transgressions4 ,that ,god's people     
may1 by their new and repeated sins1 as 
to reason at least1 endanger  their     
interest in the eternal inheritance1 is 
manifest by such  groanings of theirs as
 these-8,why dost thou cast me off80    
7,psa #dc3b74  8,cast me not away from  
thy presence0 7,psa #ea3aa74 ,and1 8,o  
,god1 why hast  thou cast us off for    
ever80 7,psa #gd3a74 ,yet ,i find in the
 book of  ,leviticus1 that though any of

 the children of ,israel should have    
sold1  mortgaged1 or made away with     
their inheritance1 they did not thereby 
utterly make void their title to an     
interest therein1 but it should  again  
return to them1 and they again enjoy the
 possession of it1 in the  year of      
jubilee4 ,in the year of jubilee1 saith 
,god1 you shall return  every man to his
 possession2 8the land shall not be sold
 for ever10 nor  be quite cut off1 8for 
the land is mine2 for ye are strangers  
and  sojourners with me4 ,and in all the
 land of your possession1 ye shall      
grant a redemption for the land0 7,lev  
#be3bc1bd74    ,the man in ,israel that1
 by waxing poor1 did sell his land in   
,canaan1  was surely a type of the      
,christian who1 by sin and decays in    
grace1 has  forfeited his place and     
inheritance in heaven2 but as the       
ceremonial  law provided that the poor  
man in ,canaan should not1 by his       
poverty1  lose his portion in ,canaan   
for ever1 but that it should return to  

him  in the year of jubilee2 so the law 
of grace has provided that the  children
 shall not1 for their sin1 lose their   
inheritance in heaven for  ever1 but    
that it shall return to them in the     
world to come 7,i ,cor  #aa3cb7bh       
,all therefore that happeneth in this   
case is1 they may live without the      
comfort of it here1 as he that had sold 
his house in ,canaan might live  without
 the enjoyment of it till the jubilee4  
,they may also seem to  come short of it
 when they die1 as he in ,canaan did    
that deceased  before the year of       
jubilee2 but as certainly as he that    
died in ,canaan  before the jubilee did 
yet receive again his inheritance by the
 hand of  his relative survivor when the
 jubilee came1 so certainly shall he    
that  dieth1 and that seemeth in his    
dying to come short of the celestial    
inheritance now1 be yet admitted1 at his
 rising again1 to the  repossession of  
his old inheritance at the day of       
judgment4 ,but now  here is room for a  

caviler to object1 and to plead against 
the  children1 saying1 ,they have       
forfeited their part of paradise by     
their  sin2 what right1 then1 shall they
 have to the kingdom of heaven8 ,now    
let the ,lord stand up to plead1 for he 
is ,advocate for the children2  yea1 let
 them plead the sufficiency of their    
first title to the  kingdom1 and that it
 is not their doings can sell the land  
for ever4  ,the reason why the children 
of ,israel could not sell the land for  
ever  was1 because the ,lord1 their     
head1 reserved to himself a right       
therein-8,the land shall not be sold for
 ever1 for the land is mine40  ,suppose 
two or three children have a lawful     
title to such an estate1  but they are  
all profuse and prodigal1 and there is a
 brother also that  has by law a chief  
right to the same estate3 this brother  
may hinder  the estate from being sold  
for ever1 because it is his inheritance1
 and  he may1 when the limited time that
 his brethren had sold their share      

therein is out1 if he will1 restore it  
to them again4 ,and in the  meantime1 if
 any that are unjust should go about    
utterly and for ever  to deprive his    
brethren1 he may stand up and plead for 
them2 that in  law the land cannot be   
sold for ever1 for that it is his as    
well as  theirs1 he being resolved not  
to part with his right4 ,o my brethren6 
,christ will not part with his right of 
the inheritance unto which you  are also
 born2 your profuseness and prodigality 
shall not make him let  go his hold that
 he hath for you of heaven2 nor can you1
 according to  law1 sell the land for   
ever1 since it is his1 and he hath the  
principal  and chief title thereto4     
,this also gives him ground to stand up 
to  plead for you against all those that
 would hold the kingdom from you  for   
ever2 for let ,satan say what he can    
against you1 yet ,christ can  say1 8,the
 land is mine10 and consequently that   
his brethren could not  sell it4 ,yes1  
says ,satan1 if the inheritance be      

divided4    ,o but1 says ,christ1 the   
land is undivided2 no man has his part  
set out  and turned over to himself2    
besides1 my brethren yet are under age1 
and  ,i am made their guardian2 they    
have not power to sell the land for     
ever2 the land is mine2 also my ,father 
has made me feoffee in trust for  my    
brethren1 that they may have what is    
allotted them when they are all  come to
 a perfect man1 8unto the measure of the
 stature of the fulness  of ,christ0    
7,eph #d3ac74 ,and not before1 and ,i   
will reserve it for them  till then2 and
 thus to do is the will of my ,father1  
the law of the  ,judge1 and also my     
unchangeable resolution4 ,and what can  
,satan say  against this plea8 ,can he  
prove that ,christ has no interest in   
the  saints' inheritance8 ,can he prove 
that we are at age1 or that our  several
 parts of the heavenly house are already
 delivered into our own  power8 ,and if 
he goes about to do this1 is not the law
 of the land  against him8 ,doth it not 

say that our ,advocate is 8,lord of     
all10 7,acts  #aj3cf71 that the kingdom 
is ,christ's1 that it is laid up in     
heaven for  us1 7,eph #e3e1 ,col #a3e72 
yea1 that the 8inheritance which is     
incorruptible1 undefiled1 and that      
fadeth not away1 is reserved in  heaven 
for us1 who are kept by the power of    
,god1 through faith unto  salvation0 7,i
 ,peter #a3d1 #e74 ,thus therefore is   
our heavenly inheritance  made good by  
our ,advocate against the thwartings and
 branglings#bi of  the devil2 nor can   
our new sins make it invalid1 but it    
abideth safe to  us at last1            
notwithstanding our weaknesses2 though1 
if we sin1 we may  have but little      
comfort of it1 or but little of its     
present profits1  while we live in this 
present world4 ,a spendthrift1 though he
 loses not  his title1 may yet lose the 
present benefit1 but the principal will 
come again at last2 for 8we have an     
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous40    ,sixth4 ,the 

necessity of the advocateship of ,jesus 
,christ for us further  appears in      
this-to wit1 for that our evidences1    
which declare that we  have a right to  
the eternal inheritance1 are often out  
of our own hand1  yea1 and also         
sometimes kept long from us1 the which  
we come not at the  sight or comfort of 
again but by our ,advocate1 especially  
when our  evidences are taken from us1  
because of a present forfeiture of this 
inheritance to ,god by this or that most
 foul offence4 ,evidences1 when  they   
are thus taken away1 as in ,david's case
 they were1 7,psa #ea3ab71  why then    
they are in our ,god's hand1 laid up1 ,i
 say1 from the sight of  them to whom   
they belong1 till they even forget the  
contents thereof  7,,ii ,peter          
#a3e-i74cj    ,now when writings and    
evidences are out of the hand of the    
owners1 and  laid up in the court1 where
 in justice they ought to be kept1 they 
are  not ordinarily got thence again but
 by the help of a lawyer-an  ,advocate4 

,thus it is with the children of ,god4  
,we do often forfeit our  interest in   
eternal life1 but the mercy is1 the     
forfeit falls into the  hand of ,god1   
not of the law nor of ,satan1 wherefore 
he taketh away also  our evidences1 if  
not all1 yet some of them1 as he        
saith-8,i have taken  away my peace from
 this people1 even loving-kindness and  
mercies0 7,jer  #af3e74 ,this he took   
from ,david1 and he entreats for the    
restoration of  it1 saying1 8,restore   
unto me the joy of thy salvation1 and   
uphold me  with thy free ,spirit0 7,i   
,chron #ag3ac2 ,psa #ea3ab74 ,and1      
8,lord1 turn us  again1 cause thy face  
to shine1 and we shall be saved0 7,psa  
#hj3c1 #g1  #ai47    ,satan now also    
hath an opportunity to plead against us1
 and to help  forward the affliction1 as
 his servants did of old1 when ,god was 
but a  little angry 7,zech #a3ae72 but  
,jesus ,christ our ,advocate is ready to
  appear against him1 and to send us    
from heaven our old evidences again1  or

 to signify to us that they are yet good
 and authentic1 and cannot be  gainsaid4
 8,gabriel10 saith he1 8make this man to
 understand the vision0  7,dan #h3af74  
,and again1 saith he to another1 8,run1 
speak to this young  man1 saying1       
,jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns  
without walls0 7,zech  #b3d74 ,jerusalem
 had been in captivity1 had lost many   
evidences of ,god's  favour and love by 
reason of her sin1 and her enemy stepped
 in to  augment her sin and sorrow2 but 
there was a man the angel of the ,lord  
8among the myrtle trees0 that were in   
the bottom that did prevail with  ,god  
to say1 ,i am returned to ,jerusalem    
with mercies2 and then commands  it to  
be proclaimed that his 8cities through  
prosperity shall yet be  spread abroad0 
7,zech #a3aa-ag74 ,thus1 by virtue of   
our ,advocate1 we are  either made to   
receive our old evidences for heaven    
again1 or else are  made to understand  
that they yet are good1 and stand valid 
in the court  of heaven2 nor can they be

 made ineffectual1 but shall abide the  
test  at last1 because our ,advocate is 
also concerned in the inheritance of    
the saints in light4 ,christians know   
what it is to lose their evidences  for 
heaven1 and to receive them again1 or to
 hear that they hold their  title by    
them2 but perhaps they know not how they
 come at this  privilege2 therefore the 
apostle tells them 8they have an        
,advocate02  and that by him1 as        
,advocate1 they enjoy all these         
advantages is  manifest1 because his    
,advocate's office is appointed for our 
help when  we sin-that is1 commit sins  
that are great and heinous-8,if any man 
sin1  we have an ,advocate40#ca    ,by  
him the justice of ,god is vindicated1  
the law answered1 the  threatenings     
taken off1 the measure of affliction    
that for sin we  undergo determined1 our
 titles to eternal life preserved1 and  
our  comfort of them restored1          
notwithstanding the wit1 and rage1 and  
envy  of hell4 ,so1 then1 ,christ gave  

himself for us as a priest1 died for us 
as a sacrifice1 but pleadeth justice and
 righteousness in a way of  justice and 
righteousness2 for such is his          
sacrifice1 for our salvation  from the  
death that is due to our foul or high   
transgressions-as an  ,advocate4 ,thus  
have ,i given you thus far1 an account  
of the nature1  end1 and necessity of   
the ,advocateship of ,jesus ,christ1 and
 should now  come to the use and        
application1 only ,i must first remove  
an objection  or two4    ,,objections   
,,removed4      ,,sixthly1 ,i now come  
to answer some objections4    ,first    
,objection4 ,but what need all these    
offices of ,jesus ,christ8 or1  what    
need you trouble us with these nice     
distinctions8 ,it is enough for  us to  
believe in ,christ in the general1      
without considering him under  this and 
that office4    ,answer4 ,the wisdom of 
,god is not to be charged with needless 
doing when  it giveth to ,jesus ,christ 
such variety of offices1 and calleth him

 to  so many sundry employments for us2 
they are all thought necessary by       
heaven1 and therefore should not be     
counted superfluous by earth4 ,and  to  
put a question upon thy objection-,what 
is a sacrifice without a  priest1 and   
what is a priest without a sacrifice8   
,and the same ,i say of  his ,advocate's
 office-,what is an advocate without the
 exercise of his  office8 ,and what need
 of an ,advocate's office to be         
exercised1 if  ,christ1 as sacrifice and
 ,priest1 was thought sufficient by     
,god8 ,each of  these offices is        
sufficient for the perfecting the work  
for which it is  designed2 but they are 
not all designed for the self-same      
particular  thing4 ,christ as sacrifice 
offereth not himself2 it is ,christ as  
,priest  does that4 ,christ as ,priest  
dieth not for our sins2 it is ,christ as
  sacrifice does so4 ,again1 ,christ as 
a sacrifice and a ,priest limits        
himself to those two employs1 but as an 
,advocate he launches out into a  third4

 ,and since these are not confounded in 
heaven1 nor by the  ,scriptures1 they   
should not be confounded in our         
apprehension1 nor  accounted useless4   
,it is not1 therefore1 enough for us    
that we exercise our thoughts upon      
,christ in an indistinct and general    
way1 but we must learn to know him  in  
all his offices1 and to know the nature 
of his offices also2 our  condition     
requires this1 it requireth it1 ,i say1 
as we are guilty of  sin1 as we have to 
do with ,god1 and with our enemy the    
devil4 ,as we are  guilty of sin1 so we 
need a sacrifice2 and as we are also    
sinners1 we  need one perfect to present
 our sacrifice to ,god for us4 ,we have 
need  also of him as priest to present  
our persons and services to ,god4 ,and  
since ,god is just1 and upon the        
judgment-seat1 and since also we are    
subject to sin grievously1 and again1   
since we have an accuser who will  by   
law plead at this bar of ,god our sins  
against us1 to the end we  might be     

condemned1 we have need of1 and also    
8have an ,advocate with  the ,father1   
,jesus ,christ the righteous40    ,alas6
 ,how many of ,god's precious people1   
for want of a distinct  knowledge of    
,christ in all his offices1 are at this 
day sadly baffled  with the             
sophistications of the devil8 ,to       
instance no more than this  one         
thing-when they have committed some     
heinous sin after light  received1 how  
are they1 ,i say1 tossed and tumbled and
 distressed with  many perplexities6    
,they cannot come to any anchor in this 
their  troubled sea2 they go from       
promise to promise1 from providence to  
providence1 from this to that office of 
,jesus ,christ1 but forget that  he is1 
or else understand not what it is for   
this ,lord ,jesus to be an  ,advocate   
for them4 ,hence they so oft sink under 
the fears that their  sin is            
unpardonable1 and that therefore their  
condition is desperate2  whereas1 if    
they could but consider that ,christ is 

their ,advocate1 and  that he is        
therefore made an ,advocate to save them
 from those high  transgressions that   
are committed by them1 and that he waits
 upon this  office continually before   
the judgment-seat of ,god1 they would   
conceive  relief1 and be made to hold up
 their head1 and would more strongly    
twist themselves from under that guilt  
and burden1 those ropes and  cords      
wherewith by their folly they have so   
strongly bound themselves1  than        
commonly they have done1 or do4         
,second ,objection4 ,but notwithstanding
 what you have said1 this sin is a      
deadly stick in my way2 it will not out 
of my mind1 my cause being bad1  but    
,christ will desert me4    ,answer4 ,it 
is true1 sin is1 and will be1 a deadly  
stick and stop to  faith1 attempt to    
exercise it on ,christ as considered    
under which of  his offices or relations
 you will2 and1 above all1 the sin of   
unbelief  is 8the sin that doth so10 or 
most 8easily beset us0 7,heb #ab3a1 #b74

 ,and  no marvel2 for it never acteth   
alone1 but is backed1 not only with     
guilt and ignorance1 but also with      
carnal sense and reason4 ,he that is    
ignorant of this knows but little of    
himself1 or what believing is4 ,he  that
 undertakes to believe sets upon the    
hardest task that ever was  proposed to 
man2 not because the things imposed upon
 us are  unreasonable or unaccountable1 
but because the heart of man1 the more  
true anything is1 the more it sticks and
 stumbles thereat2 and1 says  ,christ1  
8,because ,i tell you the truth1 ye     
believe me not0 7,john #h3de74  ,hence  
believing is called labouring1 7,heb    
#d3aa72 and it is the sorest  labour1 at
 times that any man can take in hand1   
because assaulted with  the greatest    
oppositions2 but believe thou must1 be  
the labour never so  hard1 and that not 
only in ,christ in a general way1 but in
 him as to  his several offices1 and to 
this of his being an ,advocate in       
particular1 else some sins and some     

temptations will not1 in their  guilt or
 vexatious trouble1 easily depart from  
thy conscience2 no1 not  by promise1 nor
 by thy attempts to apply the same by   
faith4 ,and this  the text insinuateth  
by its setting forth of ,christ as      
,advocate1 as the  only or best and most
 speedy way of relief to the soul in    
certain  cases4    ,there is1 then1 an  
order that thou must observe in         
exercising of thy  soul in a way of     
believing4    #a4 ,thou must believe    
unto justification in general2 and for  
this thou  must direct thy soul to the  
,lord ,christ as he is a sacrifice for  
sin2  and as a ,priest offering that    
sacrifice1 so as a sacrifice thou shalt 
see him appeasing ,divine displeasure   
for thy sin1 and as a ,priest  spreading
 the skirt of his garment over thee1 for
 the covering of thy  nakedness2 thus   
being clothed1 thou shalt not be found  
naked4    #b4 ,this1 when thou hast done
 as well as thou canst1 thou must1 in   
the  next place1 keep thine eye upon the

 ,lord ,christ as improving1 as ,priest 
in heaven1 the sacrifice which he       
offered on earth for the continuing     
thee in a state of justification in thy 
lifetime1 notwithstanding those  common 
infirmities that attend thee1 and to    
which thou art incident in  all thy holy
 services or best performances 7,rom    
#e3aj2 ,exo #bh3ca-ch74  ,for therefore 
is he a ,priest in heaven1 and by his   
sacrifices  interceding for thee4    #c4
 ,but if thy foot slippeth1 if it       
slippeth greatly1 then know thou it     
will not be long before a bill be in    
heaven preferred against thee by  the   
accuser of the brethren2 wherefore then 
thou must have recourse to  ,christ as  
,advocate1 to plead before ,god thy     
judge against the devil  thine adversary
 for thee4    #d4 ,and as to the badness
 of thy cause1 let nothing move thee1   
save to  humility and self-abasement1   
for ,christ is glorified by being       
concerned  for thee2 yea1 the angels    
will shout aloud to see him bring thee  

off4  ,for what greater glory can we    
conceive ,christ to obtain as ,advocate1
  than to bring off his people when they
 have sinned1 notwithstanding  ,satan so
 charging of them for it as he doth8    
,he gloried when he was going to the    
cross to die2 he went up with a  shout  
and the sound of a trumpet1 to make     
intercession for us2 and  shall we think
 that by his being an ,advocate he      
receives no additional  glory8 ,it is   
glory to him1 doubtless1 to bear the    
title of an ,advocate1  and much more to
 plead and prosper for us against our   
adversary1 as he  doth4    #e4 ,and1 ,i 
say again1 for thee to think that       
,christ will reject thee for  that thy  
cause is bad1 is a kind of thinking     
blasphemy against this his  office and  
his ,word2 for what doth such a man but 
side with ,satan1  while ,christ is     
pleading against him8 ,i say1 it is as  
the devil would  have it1 for it puts   
strength into his plea against us1 by   
increasing  our sin and wickedness4 ,but

 shall ,christ take our cause in hand1  
and  shall we doubt of good success8    
,this is to count ,satan stronger than  
,christ2 and that he can longer  abide  
to oppose1 than ,christ can to plead for
 us4 ,wherefore1 away with  it1 not only
 as to the notion1 but also as to the   
heart and root  thereof4 ,oh6 ,when     
shall ,jesus ,christ our ,lord be       
honoured by us as he  ought8 ,this      
dastardly heart of ours1 when shall it  
be more subdued and  trodden under foot 
of faith8 ,when shall ,christ ride      
,lord1 and ,king1 and  ,advocate1 upon  
the faith of his people1 as he should8  
,he is exalted  before ,god1 before     
angels1 and above all the power of the  
enemy2 there  is nothing comes behind   
but the faith of his people4    ,third  
,objection4 ,but since you follow the   
metaphor so close1 ,i will  suppose1 if 
an advocate be entertained1 some        
recompense must be given  him4 ,his     
fee-who shall pay him his fee8 ,i have  
nothing4 ,could ,i do  anything to make 

this advocate part of amends1 ,i could  
think ,i might  have benefit from him2  
but ,i have nothing4 ,what say you to   
this8#cb    ,answer4 ,similitudes must  
not be strained too far2 but yet ,i have
 an  answer for this objection4 ,there  
is1 in some cases1 law for them that    
have no money2 ay1 law and lawyers too2 
and this is called a suing in  forma    
pauperis2#cc and such lawyers are       
appointed by authority for that         
purpose4 ,indeed1 ,i know not that it is
 thus in every nation1 but it is        
sometimes so with us in ,england2 and   
this is the way altogether in the       
kingdom of heaven before the bar of     
,god4 ,all is done there for us in      
forma pauperis1 on free cost2 for our   
,advocate or lawyer is thereto  designed
 and appointed of his ,father4    ,hence
 ,christ is said to plead the cause1 not
 of the rich and wealthy1  but of the   
poor and needy2 not of those that have  
many friends1 but of  the fatherless and
 widow2 not of them that are fat and    

strong1 but of  those under sore        
afflictions 7,prov #bb3bb1 #bc2 #bc3aj1 
#aa2 #ca3i74 8,he  shall stand at the   
right hand of the poor1 to save him from
 those that  condemn his soul10 or1 as  
it is in the margin1 8from the judges of
 his  soul0 7,psa #aji3ca74 ,this1 then1
 is the manner of ,jesus ,christ with   
men2  he doth freely what he doth1 not  
for price nor reward4 8,i have raised   
him up10 says ,god1 8and ,i will direct 
all his ways2 he shall build my  city1  
and he shall let go my captives1 not for
 a price nor reward0 7,isa  #de3ac74    
,this scripture speaks of ,cyrus1 a type
 of ,christ4    ,this1 ,i say1 is the   
manner of ,jesus ,christ with men2 he   
pleads1 he sues  in forma pauperis1     
gratis1 and of mere compassion2 and     
hence it is that  you have his clients  
give him thanks2 for that is all the    
poor can  give4 8,i will greatly praise 
the ,lord with my mouth2 yea1 ,i will   
praise  him among the multitude4 ,for he
 shall stand at the right hand of the   

poor1 to save him from those that       
condemn his soul0 7,psa #aji3cj1ca74    
,they know but little that talk of      
giving to ,christ1 except they mean     
they would give him blessing and praise4
 ,he bids us come freely1 take  freely1 
and tells us that he will give and do   
freely 7,rev #bb3ag2 #ba3f74  ,let him  
have that which is his own-to wit1      
thyself2 for thou art the  price of his 
blood4 ,david speaks very strangely of  
giving to ,god for  mercy bestowed on   
him2 ,i call it strangely1 because      
indeed it is so to  reason4 8,what10    
says he1 8shall ,i render to the ,lord  
for all his  benefits8 ,i will take the 
cup of salvation1 and call upon the name
 of  the ,lord0 for more 7,psa #aaf3ab1 
#ac74 ,god has no need of thy gift1 nor 
,christ of thy bribe1 to plead thy      
cause2 take thankfully what is  offered1
 and call for more2 that is the best    
giving to ,god4 ,god is rich  enough2   
talk not then of giving1 but of         
receiving1 for thou art poor4  ,be not  

too high1 nor think thyself too good to 
live by the alms of  heaven2 and since  
the ,lord ,jesus is willing to serve    
thee freely1 and  to maintain thy right 
to heaven against thy foe1 to the saving
 of thy  soul1 without price or reward1 
8let the peace of ,god rule in your     
hearts1 to the which also ye are        
called10 as is the rest of 8the body1   
and be ye thankful0 7,col #c3ae74 ,this1
 then1 is the privilege of a            
,christian-8,we have an ,advocate with  
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous02 one that pleadeth the cause 
of his people against those  that rise  
up against them1 of his love1 pity1 and 
mere good-will4 ,lord1  open the eyes of
 dark readers1 of disconsolate saints1  
that they may  see who is for them1 and 
on what terms6    ,fourth ,objection4   
,but if ,christ doth once begin to plead
 for me1 and  shall become mine         
,advocate1 he will always be troubled   
with me1 unless  ,i should1 of myself1  
forsake him2 for ,i am ever in broils   

and suits of  law1 action after action  
is laid upon me1 and ,i am sometimes ten
 times  in a day summoned to answer my  
doings before ,god4    ,answer4 ,christ 
is not an ,advocate to plead a cause or 
two2 nor to  deliver the godly from an  
accusation or two4 8,he delivereth      
,israel out  of all his troubles0 7,psa 
#be3bb2 ,,ii ,sam #bb3bh72 and chooses  
to be an  ,advocate for such2 therefore1
 the godly of old did use to make1 from 
the greatness of their troubles1 and the
 abundance of their troublers1  an      
argument to the ,lord ,christ to send   
and lend them help-8,have mercy  upon   
me10 saith ,david2 8consider my trouble 
which ,i suffer of them that  hate me0  
7,psa #i3ac74 ,and again1 8,many are    
they that rise up against me2  many     
there be which say of my soul1 ,there is
 no help for him in ,god0  7,psa        
#c3a1b74 ,yea the troubles of this man  
were so many and great1 that  his       
enemies began to triumph over him1      
saying1 8,there is no help for  him in  

,god40 ,but could he not deliver him1 or
 did the ,lord forsake him8  ,no1 no2   
8,thou hast smitten10 saith he1 8all    
mine enemies upon the cheek  bone2 thou 
hast broken the teeth of the ungodly40  
,and as he delivereth  them from their  
troublers1 so also he pleadeth all their
 causes2 8,o  ,lord10 saith the church1 
8thou hast pleaded the causes of my     
soul2 thou  hast redeemed my life0 7,lam
 #c3eh74 ,mark1 troubled ,christian1    
thou  sayest thou hast been arrested    
ofttimes in a day1 and as often summoned
  to appear at ,god's bar1 there to     
answer to what shall be laid to thy     
charge4 ,and here1 for thy              
encouragement1 thou readest that the    
church  hath an ,advocate that pleadeth 
the causes of her soul2 that is1 all her
  causes1 to deliver her4 ,he knows     
that1 so long as we are in this world1  
we are subject to temptation and        
weakness1 and through them made guilty  
of many bad things2 wherefore1 he hath  
prepared himself to our service1  and to

 abide with the ,father1 an ,advocate   
for us4 ,as ,solomon saith of a  man of 
great wrath1 so it may be said of a man 
of great weakness1 and  the best of     
saints are such-he must be delivered    
again and again1 7,prov  #ai3ai72 yea1  
8many a time10 saith ,david1 8did he    
deliver them10 7,psa  #ajf3dc72 to wit1 
more than once or twice2 and he will do 
so for thee1  if thou entertain him to  
be thine ,advocate4 ,thou talkest of    
leaving  him1 but then whither wilt thou
 go8 ,all else are vain things1 things  
that cannot profit2 and he will not     
forsake his people1 7,i ,sam            
#ab3bj-bc71 8though their land be filled
 with sin against the ,holy ,one  of    
,israel0 7,jer #ea3e74 ,i know the      
modest saint is apt to be abashed to    
think what a troublesome one he is1 and 
what a make-work he has been in  ,god's 
house all his days2 and let him be      
filled with holy blushing2 but  let him 
not forsake his ,advocate4    ,,the     
,,use ,,and ,,application4              

,,seventhly1 ,having thus spoken to     
these objections1 let us now come to    
make some use of the whole4 ,and1       
,use ,first4 ,i would exhort the        
children to consider the dignity that   
,god  hath put upon ,jesus ,christ their
 ,saviour2 for by how much ,god hath    
called his ,son to offices and places of
 trust1 by so much he hath  heaped      
dignities upon him4 ,it is said of      
,mordecai1 that he was next to  the king
 ,ahasuerus4 ,and what then8 ,why1 then 
the greatness of ,mordecai1  and his    
high advance1 must be written in the    
book of the ,chronicles of  the kings of
 ,media and ,persia1 to the end his fame
 might not be buried  nor forgotten1 but
 remembered and talked of in generations
 to come  7,esth #aj74 ,why1 my         
brethren1 ,god exalted ,jesus of        
,nazareth1 hath made  him the only great
 one1 having given him a name above     
every name-a  name1 did ,i say8-a name  
and glory beyond all names1 and above   
all  names1 as doth witness both his    

being set above all1 and the many       
offices which he executeth for ,god on  
behalf of his people4 ,it is  counted no
 little addition to honour when men are 
not only made near to  the king1 but    
also entrusted with most1 if not almost 
with all the most  weighty affairs of   
the kingdom4 ,why1 this is the dignity  
of ,christ2 he  is1 it is true1 the     
natural ,son of ,god1 and so high1 and  
one that  abounds with honour4 ,but this
 is not all2 ,god has conferred upon    
him1  as man1 all the most mighty       
honours of heaven2 he hath made him     
,lord  ,mediator betwixt him and the    
world4 ,this in general4 ,and           
particularly1  he hath called him to be 
his ,high ,priest for ever1 and hath    
sworn he  shall not be changed for      
another 7,heb #g3ba-bd74 ,he hath       
accepted of his  offering once for ever1
 counting that there is wholly enough in
 what he  did once 8to perfect for ever 
them that are sanctified02 to wit1 set  
apart to glory 7,heb #aj3aa-ad74    ,he 

is ,captain-general of all the forces   
that ,god hath in heaven and  earth1 the
 ,king and ,commander of his people 7ch4
 #i3be1 #bh74 ,he is ,lord  of all1 and 
made 8head over all things to the       
church10 and is our  ,advocate with the 
,father 7,eph #a3bb74 ,o1 the exaltation
 of ,jesus ,christ6  ,let ,christians1  
therefore1 in the first place1 consider 
this4 ,nor can  it be but profitable to 
them1 if withal they consider that all  
this  trust and honour is put and       
conferred upon him in relation to the   
advantage and advancement of            
,christians4 ,if ,christians do but     
consider  the nearness that is betwixt  
,christ and them1 and1 withal1 consider 
how  he is exalted1 it must needs be    
matter of comfort to them4 ,he is my    
flesh and my bone that is exalted2 he is
 my friend and brother that is  thus set
 up and preferred4 ,it was something to 
the ,jews when ,mordecai  was exalted to
 honour2 they had1 thereby1 ground to   
rejoice and be  glad1 for that one of   

themselves was made lord-chief by the   
king1 and  the great governor of the    
land1 for the good of his kindred4      
,true1 when  a man thinks of ,christ as 
severed from him1 he sees but little to 
his  comfort in ,christ's exaltation2   
but when he looks upon ,christ1 and can 
say1 ,my ,saviour1 my ,priest1 or the   
chief ,bishop of my soul1 then he  will 
see much in his being thus promoted to  
honour4 ,consider1 then1 of  the glories
 to which ,god has exalted our ,saviour1
 in that he hath made  him so high4 ,it 
is comely1 also1 when thou speakest of  
him1 that thou  name his name with some 
additional title1 thereby to call thy   
mind to  the remembrance1 and so to the 
greater reverence of the person of thy  
,jesus2 as1 our ,lord ,jesus1 our ,lord 
and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 8the       
,apostle and ,high ,priest of our       
profession1 ,christ ,jesus0 7,,ii ,peter
  #b3bj2 ,heb #c3a1 c74 ,men write      
themselves by their titles2 as1 ,john1  
earl of such a place1 ,anthony1 earl of 

such a place1 ,thomas1 lord1 c4  ,it is 
common1 also1 to call men in great      
places by their titles rather  than by  
their names2 yea1 it also pleaseth such 
great ones well2 as1 ,my  lord high     
chancellor of ,england1 ,my lord privy  
seal1 ,my lord high  admiral1 c4 ,and   
thus should ,christians make mention of 
,jesus ,christ  our ,lord1 adding to his
 name some of his titles of honour2     
especially  since all places of trust   
and titles of honour conferred on him   
are of  special favour to us4 ,i did use
 to be much taken with one sect of      
,christians2 for that it was usually    
their way1 when they made mention  of   
the name of ,jesus1 to call him 8,the   
blessed ,king of ,glory40  ,christians  
should do thus2 it would do them good2  
for why doth the ,holy  ,ghost1 think   
you1 give him all these titles but that 
we should call him  by them1 and so make
 mention of him one to another2 for the 
very  calling of him by this or that    
title1 or name1 belonging to this or    

that office of his1 giveth us occasion1 
not only to think of him as  exercising 
that office1 but to inquire1 by the     
,word1 by meditation1 and  one of       
another1 what there is in that office   
and what1 by his  exercising of that1   
the ,lord ,jesus profiteth his church4  
,how will men stand for that honour     
that1 by superiors1 is given to  them1  
expecting and using all things2 to wit1 
actions and carriages1 so  as that      
thereby their grandeur may be           
maintained2 and saith ,christ1 8,ye     
call me ,master and ,lord3 and ye say   
well2 for so ,i am0 7,john #ac3ac74     
,christ ,jesus our ,lord would have us  
exercise ourselves in the knowledge  of 
his glorious offices and relative       
titles1 because of the advantage  that  
we get by the knowledge of them1 and the
 reverence of1 and love  to1 him that   
they beget in our hearts4 8,that        
disciple10 saith the text1  8whom ,jesus
 loved saith unto ,peter1 ,it is the    
,lord4 ,now when ,simon  ,peter heard   

that it was the ,lord1 he girt his      
fisher's coat unto him  7for he was     
naked71 and did cast himself into the   
sea4 ,and the other  disciples came in a
 little ship03 to wit1 to shore1 to wait
 upon their  ,lord 7,john #ba74 ,the    
very naming of him under the title of   
,lord1 bowed  their hearts forthwith to 
come with joint readiness to wait upon  
him4  ,let this also teach us to        
distinguish ,christ's offices and       
titles1 not  to confound them1 for he   
exerciseth those offices1 and beareth   
those  titles1 for great reason1 and to 
our commodity4 ,every circumstance      
relating both to ,christ's humiliation  
and exaltation ought to be duly  weighed
 by us1 because of that mystery of ,god1
 and of man's redemption  that is       
wrapped therein2 for as there was not a 
pin1 nor a loop1 nor a  tack in the     
tabernacle but had in it use of         
instruction to the children  of ,israel1
 so there is not any part1 whether more 
near or more remote  to ,christ's       

suffering and exaltation1 but is1 could 
we get into it1  full of spiritual      
advantage to us4    ,to instance the    
water that came out of ,christ's side1 a
 thing little  taken notice of either by
 preachers or hearers1 and yet ,john    
makes it  one of the witnesses of the   
truth of our redemption1 and a          
confirmation  of the certainty of that  
record that ,god1 to the world1 hath    
given of  the sufficiency that is in his
 ,son to save 7,john #ai3cd2 ,i ,john   
#c3e-i2  #e3e-i2 ,i ,john #d3i-ab74     
,when ,i have considered that the very  
timing of ,scripture expressions1  and  
the season of administering ordinances1 
have been argumentative to  the         
promoting of the faith and way of       
justification by ,christ1 it has  made  
think that both myself and most of the  
people of ,god look over the            
,scriptures too slightly1 and take too  
little notice of that or of those  many 
honours that ,god1 for our good1 has    
conferred upon ,christ4 ,shall  he be   

called a ,king1 a ,priest1 a ,prophet1 a
 ,sacrifice1 an ,altar1 a  ,captain1 a  
,head1 a ,husband1 a ,father1 a         
,fountain1 a ,door1 a ,rock1 a  ,lion1 a
 ,saviour1 c41 and shall we not consider
 these things8 ,and shall  ,god to all  
these add1 moreover1 that he is an      
,advocate1 and shall we  take no notice 
thereof1 or jumble things so together1  
that we lose some  of his titles and    
offices2 or so be concerned with one as 
not to think  we have need of the       
benefit of the rest8 ,let us be ashamed 
thus to do  or think1 and let us give to
 him that is thus exalted the glory due 
unto his name4    ,use ,second4 ,as we  
should consider the titles and offices  
of ,christ in  general1 so we should    
consider this of his being an ,advocate 
in  particular2 for this is one of the  
reasons which induced the apostle to    
present him here under that very notion 
to us-namely1 that we should  have faith
 about it1 and consider of it to our    
comfort-8,if any man sin1  we have an   

,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous40 8,an            
advocate0-an advocate1 as ,i said1 is   
one that hath power to plead for        
another in this1 or that1 or any court  
of judicature4 ,be much therefore  in   
the meditation of ,christ1 as executing 
of this his office for thee1  for many  
advantages will come to thee thereby4   
,as1    #a4 ,this will give thee to see 
that thou art not forsaken when thou    
hast  sinned2 and this has not in it a  
little relief only1 but yieldeth        
consolation in time of need4 ,there is  
nothing that we are more prone  unto    
than to think we are forsaken when we   
have sinned1 when for this  very        
thing-to wit1 to keep us from thinking  
so1 is the ,lord ,jesus  become our     
,advocate-8,if any man sin1 we have an  
,advocate40 ,christian1  thou that hast 
sinned1 and that with the guilt of thy  
sin art driven to  the brink of hell1 ,i
 bring thee news from ,god-thou shalt   
not die1 but  live1 for thou hast 8an   

,advocate with the ,father40 ,let this  
therefore  be considered by thee1       
because it yieldeth this fruit4    #b4  
,the study of this truth will give thee 
ground to take courage to  contend with 
the devil concerning the largeness of   
grace by faith1  since thy ,advocate is 
contending for thee against him at the  
bar of  ,god4 ,it is a great            
encouragement for a man to hold up his  
head in the  country1 when he knows he  
has a special friend at court4 ,why1 our
  ,advocate is a friend at court1 a     
friend there ready to give the onset  to
 ,satan1 come he when he will4 8,we have
 an ,advocate with the ,father02  an    
,advocate1 or one to plead against      
,satan for us4    #c4 ,this             
consideration will yield relief1 when1  
by ,satan's abuse of some  other of the 
offices of ,christ1 thy faith is        
discouraged and made  afraid4 ,christ as
 a prophet pronounces many a dreadful   
sentence against  sin2 and ,christ as a 
king is of power to execute them2 and   

,satan as an  enemy has subtlety enough 
to abuse both these1 to the almost utter
  overthrow of the faith of the children
 of ,god4 ,but what will he do with  him
 as he is an ,advocate8 ,will he urge   
that he will plead against us8  ,he     
cannot2 he has no such office4 8,will he
 plead against me with his  great power8
 ,no1 but he would put strength into    
me07,job #bc3f74  ,wherefore ,satan doth
 all he may to keep thee ignorant of    
this office2  for he knows that as      
,advocate1 when he is so apprehended1   
the saints  are greatly relieved by him1
 even by a believing thought of that    
office4    #d4 ,this consideration1 or  
the consideration of ,christ as         
exercising of  this office1 will help   
thee to put by that visor wherewith     
,christ by  ,satan is misrepresented to 
thee1 to the weakening and affrighting  
of  thee4 ,there is nothing more common 
among saints than thus to be wronged  by
 ,satan2 for as he will labour to fetch 
fire out of the offices of  ,christ to  

burn us1 so to present him to us with so
 dreadful and so  ireful a countenance1 
that a man in temptation1 and under     
guilt1 shall  hardly be able to lift up 
his face to ,god4 ,but now1 to think    
really  that he is my ,advocate1 this   
heals all6 ,put a visor upon the face of
 a  father1 and it may perhaps for a    
while fright the child2 but let the     
father speak1 let him speak in his own  
fatherly dialect to the child1  and the 
visor is gone1 if not from the father's 
face1 yet from the  child's mind2 yea1  
the child1 notwithstanding that visor1  
will  adventure to creep into its       
father's bosom4 ,why1 thus it is with   
the  saints when ,satan deludes and     
abuses them by disfiguring the          
countenance of ,christ to their view4   
,let them but hear their ,lord speak  in
 his own natural dialect 7and then he   
doth so indeed when we hear him  speak  
as an ,advocate71 and their minds are   
calmed1 their thoughts  settled1 their  
guilt made to vanish1 and their faith to

 revive4    ,indeed1 the advocateship of
 ,jesus ,christ is not much mentioned in
 the  ,word1 and because it is no       
oftener made mention of1 therefore      
perhaps  it is that some ,christians do 
so lightly pass it over2 when1 on the   
contrary1 the rarity of the thing should
 make it the more admirable2  and       
perhaps it is therefore so little made  
mention of in the ,bible1  because it   
should not by the common sort be abused1
 but is as it were  privately dropped in
 a corner1 to be found by them that are 
for finding  relief for their soul by a 
diligent search of the ,scriptures2 for 
,christ in this office of advocateship  
is only designed for the child of  ,god1
 the world hath nothing therewith to    
do4#cd ,methinks that which  alone is   
proper to saints1 and that which by ,god
 is peculiarly designed  for them1 they 
should be mightily taken withal2 the    
peculiar treasure  of kings1 the        
peculiar privilege of saints1 oh1 this  
should be  affecting to us6-why1        

,christ1 as an ,advocate1 is such4      
8,remember me1 ,o  ,lord10 said the     
,psalmist1 8with the favour that thou   
bearest unto thy  people3 ,o visit me   
with thy salvation2 that ,i may see the 
good of thy  chosen1 that ,i may rejoice
 in the gladness of thy nation1 that ,i 
may  glory with thine inheritance0 7,psa
 #ajf3d1 #e74 ,the ,psalmist1 you see   
here1 is crying out for a share in1 and 
the knowledge of1 the peculiar  treasure
 of saints2 and this of ,christ as      
,advocate is such2 wherefore  study it1 
and prize it so much the more1 this     
,advocate is ours4    7#a47 ,study it   
with reference to its peculiarity4 ,it  
is for the  children1 and nobody else2  
for the children1 little and great4     
,this is  children's bread2 this is a   
mess for ,benjamin2 this is to be eaten 
in  the holy place4 ,children use to    
make much of that which1 by way of      
specialty1 is by their relations        
bestowed on them-8,and ,naboth said to  
,ahab1 ,the ,lord forbid it me1 that ,i 

should give the inheritance of my       
fathers to thee0 7,i ,kings #ba3c74 ,no1
 truly will ,i not4 ,why so8 ,because   
it was my father's gift1 not in common  
to all1 but to me in special4    7#b47  
,study this office in the nature of it2 
for therein lies the  excellency of     
anything1 even in the nature of it4     
,wrong thoughts of  this or that abuses 
it1 and takes its natural glory from it4
 ,take heed1  therefore1 of             
misapprehending1 while thou art seeking 
to apprehend  ,christ as thy ,advocate4 
,men judge of ,christ's offices while   
they are at  too great a distance from  
them2 but 8let them come near10 says    
,god1  8then let them speak10 7,isa     
#da3a72 or as ,elihu said to his        
friends1  when he had seen them judge   
amiss1 8,let us choose to us judgment1  
let  us know among ourselves what is    
good0 7,job #cd3d74 ,so say ,i2 study to
  know1 rightly to know1 the            
,advocate-office of ,jesus ,christ4 ,it 
is one  of the easiest things in the    

world to miss of the nature1 while we   
speak of the name and offices of ,jesus 
,christ2 wherefore look to it1  that    
thou study the nature of the office of  
his advocateship1 of his  advocateship  
for1 for so you ought to consider it4   
,there is an ,advocate  for1 not        
against1 the children of ,god-8,jesus   
,christ the righteous40    7#c47 ,study 
this office with reference to its       
efficacy and prevalency4  ,job says1    
8,after my words1 they spake not again0 
7,job #bi3bb74 ,and when  ,christ stands
 up to plead1 all must keep silence     
before him4 ,true1  ,satan had the first
 word1 but ,christ the last1 in the     
business of  ,joshua1 and such a last as
 brought the poor man off well1 though  
8clothed with filthy garments0 7,zech   
#c74 ,satan must be speechless after  a 
plea of our ,advocate1 how rampant      
soever he is afore2 or as ,elihu has    
it1 8,they were amazed2 they answered no
 more2 they left off speaking40  ,shall 
he that speaks in righteousness give    

place1 and he who has  nothing but envy 
and deceit be admitted to stand his     
ground8 ,behold1  the angels cover their
 faces when they speak of his glory1 how
 then  shall not ,satan bend before him8
 ,in the days of his humiliation1 he    
made him cringe and creep1 how much     
more1 then1 now he is exalted to  glory1
 to glory to be an ,advocate1 an        
,advocate for his people6 8,if any  man 
sin1 we have an ,advocate with the      
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the  righteous40
    7#d47 ,study the faithfulness of    
,christ in his execution of this office1
  for he will not fail nor forsake them 
that have entertained him for  their    
,advocate3 8,he will thoroughly plead   
their cause0 7,jer #ej3cd74  ,faithful  
and true1 is one of his titles2 and you 
shall be faithfully  served by him2 you 
may boldly commit your cause unto him1  
nor shall the  badness of it make him   
fail1 or discourage him in his work2 for
 it is  not the badness of a cause that 
can hinder him from prevailing1 because 

he hath wherewith to answer for all thy 
sins1 and a new law to plead  by1       
through which he will make thee a       
conqueror4 ,he is also for  sticking to 
a man to the end1 if he once engages for
 him 7,john #ac3a1  #b74 ,he will       
threaten and love1 he will chastise and 
love1 he will kill  and love1 and thou  
shalt find it so4 ,and he will make this
 appear at  the last2 and ,satan knows  
it is so now1 for he finds the power of 
his  repulses while he pleadeth for him 
at the bar against him4 ,and all this   
is in very faithfulness4    7#e47 ,study
 also the need that thou hast of a share
 in the execution of  the advocateship  
of ,jesus ,christ4 ,christians find that
 they have need  of washing in the blood
 of ,christ1 and that they have need of 
being  clothed with the righteousness of
 ,christ2 they also find that they have 
need that ,christ should make           
intercession for them1 and that by him1 
of  necessity1 they must approach ,god1 
and present their prayers and  services 

to him2 but they do not so well see that
 they need that ,christ  should also be 
their ,advocate4 ,and the reason thereof
 is this3 they  forget that their       
adversary makes it his business to      
accuse them before  the throne of ,god2 
they consider not the long scrolls and  
many crimes  wherewith he chargeth them 
in the presence of the angels of ,god4  
,i say1  this is the cause that the     
advocateship of ,christ is so little    
considered in the churches2 yea1 many   
that have been relieved by that  office 
of his1 have not understood what he has 
thereby done for them4  ,but perhaps    
this is to be kept from many till they  
come to behold his  face1 and till all  
things shall be revealed1 that ,christ  
might have  glory given him in the next 
world for doing of that for them which  
they  so little thought of in this4 ,but
 do not thou be content with this       
ignorance1 because the knowledge of his 
advocating it for thee will  yield thee 
present relief4 ,study1 therefore1 thine

 own weakness1 the  holiness of the     
judge1 the badness of thy cause1 the    
subtlety1 malice1  and rage1 of thine   
enemy2 and be assured that whenever thou
 sinnest1 by  and by thou art for it    
accused before ,god at his judgment     
seat4 ,these  things will1 as it were1  
by way of necessity1 instill into thy   
heart  the need that thou hast of an    
advocate1 and will make thee look as to 
the blood and righteousness of ,jesus   
,christ to justify thee1 so to  ,christ 
as an ,advocate to plead thy cause1 as  
did holy ,job in his  distresses 7,job  
#af3ba74    ,use ,third4 ,is ,christ    
,jesus not only a priest of1 and a ,king
 over1 but  an ,advocate for his people8
 ,let this make us stand and wonder1 and
 be  amazed at his humiliation and      
condescension4 ,we read of his          
humiliation  on earth when he put       
himself into our flesh1 took upon him   
our sins1  and made them as his own unto
 condemnation and death4 ,and to be an  
advocate is an office reproachful to the

 malicious1 if any man be such  an one1 
for those that are base and unworthy4   
,yea1 and the higher and  more          
honourable the person is that pleads for
 such1 the more he humbles  himself4    
,the word doth often in effect account  
him now in heaven as a  servant for us1 
and acts of service are acts of         
condescension2 and ,i am  sure some acts
 of service have more of that in them   
than some2 and ,i  think when all things
 are considered1 that ,christ neither   
doth nor can  do anything for us there1 
of a more condescending nature1 than to 
become our ,advocate4 ,true1 he glories 
in it2 but that doth not show  that the 
work is excellent in itself4 ,it is also
 one of his titles of  honour2 but that 
is to show how highly ,god esteems of1  
and dignifies  all his acts2 and though 
this shall tend at last to the          
greatening of  his honour and glory in  
his kingdom1 yet the work itself is     
amazingly  mean4    ,i speak after the  
manner of men4 ,it is accounted so in   

this world4 ,how  ignoble and           
unrespectful doth a man make himself1   
especially to his  enemy1 when he       
undertakes to plead a bad cause1 if it  
happeneth to be  the cause of the base  
and unworthy6 ,and ,i am sure we are1   
every one1 so  in ourselves1 for whom he
 is become an ,advocate with the        
,father4 ,true1  we are made worthy in  
him1 but that is no thanks to us2 as to 
ourselves  and our cause1 both are bad  
enough4 ,and let us now leave off       
disputing1  and stand amazed at his     
condescension2 8,who humbleth himself to
 behold  the things that are in heaven0 
7,psa #aac3f74 ,and men of old did use  
to  wonder to think that ,god should so 
much stoop1 as to open his eyes to  look
 upon man1 or once so much as to mind   
him 7,job #g3ag2 #ad3a-c2 ,psa  #h3d2   
#add3c1 #d74 ,and if these be acts that 
speak a condescension1 what  will you   
count of ,christ's standing up as an    
,advocate to plead the  cause of his    
people8 ,must not that be much more so  

accounted8 ,o1 the  condescension of    
,christ in heaven6 ,while cavillers     
quarrel at such kind  of language1 let  
the saints stay themselves and wonder at
 it1 and be so  much the more affected  
with his grace4 ,the persons are base1  
the crimes  are base1 with which the    
persons are charged2 wherefore one would
 think  that has but the reason to      
think1 that it is a great condescension 
of  ,christ1 now in heaven1 to take upon
 him to be an ,advocate for such a      
people1 especially if you consider the  
openness of this work of ,christ2  for  
this thing is not done in a corner4     
,this is done in open court4    #a4     
,with a holy and just ,god2 for he is   
the judge of all1 and his eyes  are     
purer than to behold iniquity2 yea1 his 
very essence and presence  is a         
consuming fire2 yet1 before and with    
this ,god1 and that for such a  people1 
,jesus ,christ1 the ,king1 will be an   
,advocate4 ,for one mean man  to be an  
,advocate for the base1 with one that is

 not considerable1 is  not so much2 but 
for ,christ to be an ,advocate for the  
base1 and for the  base1 too1 under the 
basest consideration1 this is to be     
wondered at4  ,when ,bathsheba1 the     
queen became an advocate for ,adonijah  
unto king  ,solomon1 you see how he     
flounced at her1 for that his cause was 
bad4  8,and why10 saith he1 8dost thou  
ask ,abishag for ,adonijah8 ,ask for him
  the kingdom also0 7,i ,kings          
#b3af-bc74 ,i told you before1 that to  
be an  advocate did run one upon hazards
 of reproach2 and it may easily be      
thought that the queen did blush1 when1 
from the king1 her son1 she  received   
such a repulse2 nor do we hear any more 
of her being an  advocate2 ,i believe   
she had enough of this4 ,but oh6 ,this  
,christ of ,god1  who himself is greater
 that ,solomon1 he is become an         
,advocate1 8an  ,advocate with the      
,father10 who is the eternally just1 and
 holy1 and  righteous ,god2 and that for
 a people1 with respect to him1 far     

worse  than could be ,adonijah in the   
eyes of his brother ,solomon4 ,majesty  
and  justice are dreadful in themselves1
 and much more so when approached by    
any1 especially when the cause1 as to   
matter of fact1 is bad1 that the  man is
 guilty of who is concerned in the      
advocateship of his friend2  and yet    
,jesus ,christ is still an ,advocate for
 us1 8an ,advocate with the  ,father40  
#b4 ,consider1 also1 before whom ,jesus 
,christ doth plead as an ,advocate1  and
 that is before1 or in the presence and 
observation of1 all the  heavenly host2 
for whilst ,christ pleadeth with ,god   
for his people1 all  the host of heaven 
stand by on the right hand and on the   
left 7,matt  #aj3cb74 ,and though as yet
 there may seem to be but little in this
  consideration1 yet ,christ would have 
us know1 and account it an  infinite    
kindness of his to us that he will      
confess1 and not be ashamed  of us      
before the angels of his ,father 7,mark 
#h3ch74 ,angels are holy and  glorious  

creatures1 and1 in some respect1 may    
have a greater knowledge  of the nature 
and baseness of sin than we while here  
are capable of2  and so may be made to  
stand and wonder while the ,advocate    
pleads with  ,god for a people1 from    
head to foot1 clothed therewith4 ,but   
,christ will  not be ashamed to stand up
 for us before them1 though they know   
how bad  we are1 and what vile things we
 have done4 ,let this1 therefore1 make  
us  wonder4    #c4 ,add to these1 how   
unconcerned ofttimes those are with     
themselves1  and their own desolate     
condition1 for whom ,christ1 as an      
,advocate1  laboureth in heaven with    
,god4 ,alas6 ,the soul is as far off of 
knowing  what the devil is doing against
 it at ,god's bar as ,david was when    
,saul  was threatening to have his      
blood1 while he was hid in the field 7,i
 ,sam  #bj3bf-cd74 ,but1 ,o true        
,jonathan6 ,how didst thou plead for    
,david6 ,only  here thou hadst the      
advantage of our ,advocate1 thou hadst a

 good cause  to plead2 for when ,saul1  
thy father1 said1 8,david shall surely  
die10  thy reply was1 8,wherefore shall 
he be slain8 ,what evil hath he done80  
,but ,christ cannot say thus when he    
pleadeth for us at ,god's bar2 nor is   
our present senselessness and           
unconcernedness about his pleading but  
an  aggravation to our sin4 ,perhaps    
,david was praying while ,jonathan was  
playing the advocate for him before the 
king his father2 but perhaps  the saint 
is sleeping1 yea1 sinning more1 whilst  
,christ is pleading for  him in heaven4 
,oh6 ,this should greatly affect us2    
this should make us  wonder2 this should
 be so considered by us1 as to heighten 
our souls to  admiration of the grace   
and kindness of ,christ4    #d4 ,join to
 these the greatness and gravity1 the   
highness and glorious  majesty of the   
,man that is become our ,advocate4 ,says
 the text1 it is  ,jesus ,christ-8,we   
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus ,christ40 ,now1  that he should  

become an ,advocate1 that he should     
embrace such an  employ as this of his  
advocateship1 let this be a wonderment1 
and so be  accounted4 ,but let us come  
to the fourth use4    ,use ,fourth4 ,is 
it so8 ,is ,jesus ,christ the ,saviour  
also become our  ,advocate8 ,then let us
 labour to make that improvement of this
 doctrine  as tendeth to strengthen our 
graces1 and us1 in the management of    
them4  ,indeed1 this should be the use  
that we should make of all the offices  
of ,christ2 but let us1 at this time1   
concern ourselves about this2 let1  ,i  
say1 the poor ,christian thus           
expostulate with himself-    #a4 ,is    
,christ ,jesus the ,lord mine ,advocate 
with the ,father8 ,then awake1  my      
faith1 and shake thyself like a giant2  
stir up thyself1 and be not  faint2     
,christ is the ,advocate of his people1 
and pleadeth the cause of  the poor and 
needy4 ,and as for sin1 which is one    
great stumble to thy  actings1 ,o my    
faith1 ,christ has not only died for    

that as a sacrifice1  nor only carried  
his sacrifice unto the ,father1 in the  
holiest of all1  but is there to manage 
that offering as an ,advocate1 pleading 
the  efficacy and worth thereof before  
,god1 against the devil1 for us4 ,thus1 
,i say1 we should strengthen our faith2 
for faith has to do not only  with the  
,word1 but also with the offices of     
,christ4 ,besides1  considering how many
 the assaults are that are made upon our
 faith1 we  find all little enough to   
support it against all the wiles of the 
devil4    ,christians too little concern
 themselves1 as ,i have said1 with the  
offices of ,jesus ,christ2 and therefore
 their knowledge of him is so  little1  
and their faith in him so weak4 ,we are 
bid to have our  conversation in heaven1
 and then a man so hath1 when he is     
there1 in  his spirit1 by faith1        
observing how the ,lord ,jesus doth     
exercise his  offices there for him4    
,let us often1 by faith1 go to the bar  
of ,god1  there to hear our ,advocate   

plead our cause2 we should often have   
our  faith to ,god's judgment-seat1     
because we are concerned there2 there we
  are accused of the devil1 there we    
have our crimes laid open1 and there  we
 have our ,advocate to plead2 and this  
is suggested in the text1 for  it saith1
 8,we have an ,advocate with the        
,father02 therefore1 thither our  faith 
should go for help and relief in the day
 of our straits4 ,i say1  we should have
 our faith to ,god's judgment-seat1 and 
show it there1 by  the glass of our     
text1#ce what ,satan is doing against1  
and the ,lord  ,jesus for1 our souls4   
,we should also show it how the ,lord   
,jesus carries  away every cause from   
the devil1 and from before the          
judgment-seat1 to  the comfort of the   
children1 the joy of angels1 and the    
shame of the  enemy4 ,this would        
strengthen and support our faith indeed1
 and would  make us more able than1 for 
the most part1 we are to apply the grace
 of  ,god to ourselves1 and hereafter to

 give more strong repulses to ,satan4   
,it is easy with a man1 when he knows   
that his advocate has overthrown  his   
enemy at the ,king's ,bench bar or      
,court of ,common ,pleas1 less to  fear 
him the next time he sees him1 and more 
boldly to answer him when  he reneweth  
his threats on him4 ,let faith1 then1 be
 strengthened1 from  its being exercised
 about the advocateship of ,jesus       
,christ4    #b4 ,as we should make use  
of ,christ's advocateship for the       
strengthening  of our faith1 so we      
should also make use thereof to the     
encouraging us  to prayer4 ,as our faith
 is1 so is our prayer2 to wit1 cold1    
weak1 and  doubtful1 if our faith be so4
 ,when faith cannot apprehend that we   
have  access to the ,father by ,christ1 
or that we have an ,advocate1 when      
charged before ,god for our sins by the 
devil1 then we flag and faint in  our   
prayer2 but when we begin to take       
courage to believe-and then we do  so   
when most clearly we apprehend          

,christ-then we get up in prayer4 ,and  
according as a man apprehends ,christ in
 his undertakings and offices1  so he   
will wrestle with and supplicate ,god4  
,as1 suppose a man believes  that       
,christ died for his sins2 why1 then1 he
 will plead that in prayer  with ,god4  
,suppose1 also1 that a man understands  
that ,christ rose again  for his        
justification2 why1 then1 he will also  
plead that in prayer2  but if he knows  
no more1 no further will he go4 ,but    
when he shall know  that there is also  
for him an ,advocate with the ,father1  
and that that  ,advocate is ,jesus      
,christ2 and when the glory of this     
office of ,christ  shall shine in the   
face of this man's soul2 oh1 then1 he   
takes courage  to pray with that courage
 he had not before2 yea1 then is his    
faith so  supported and made strong1    
that his prayer is more fervent1 and    
importuning abundance4 ,so that1 ,i say1
 the knowledge of the  advocateship of  
,christ is very useful to strengthen our

 graces2 and1 as  of graces in general1 
so of faith and prayer in particular4   
,wherefore1  our wisdom is1 so to       
improve this doctrine that prayer may be
  strengthened thereby4    #c4 ,as we   
should make use of this doctrine to     
strengthen faith and  prayer1 so we     
should make use of it to keep us humble2
 for the more  offices ,christ executeth
 for us with the ,father1 the greater   
sign that  we are bad2 and the more we  
see our badness1 the more humble should 
we  be4 ,christ gave for us the price of
 blood2 but that is not all2 ,christ  as
 a ,captain has conquered death and the 
grave for us1 but that is not  all3     
,christ as a ,priest intercedes for us  
in heaven2 but that is not  all4 ,sin is
 still in us1 and with us1 and mixes    
itself with whatever we  do1 whether    
what we do be religious or civil2 for   
not only our prayers  and our sermons1  
our hearings and preaching1 and so2 but 
our houses1  our shops1 our trades1 and 
our beds1 are all polluted with sin4    

,nor  doth the devil1 our night and day 
adversary1 forbear to tell our bad      
deeds to our ,father1 urging that we    
might for ever be disinherited for      
this4 ,but what should we now do1 if we 
had not an ,advocate2 yea1 if we  had   
not one who would plead in forma        
pauperis2 yea1 if we had not one  that  
could prevail1 and that would faithfully
 execute that office for  us8 ,why1 we  
must die4 ,but since we are rescued by  
him1 let us1 as to  ourselves1 lay our  
hand upon our mouth1 and be silent1 and 
say1 8,not  unto us1 ,o ,lord1 not unto 
us1 but unto thy name give glory40 ,and1
 ,i say  again1 since the ,lord ,jesus  
is fain to run through so many offices  
for  us before he can bring us to glory1
 oh6 how low1 how little1 how vile  and 
base in our own eyes should we be4      
,it is a shame for a ,christian to think
 highly of himself1 since ,christ  is   
fain to do so much for him1 and he again
 not at all able to make him  amends2   
but some1 whose riches consist in       

nothing but scabs and lice1  will yet   
have lofty looks4 ,but are not they much
 to blame who sit  lifting up of lofty  
eyes in the house1 and yet know not how 
to turn  their hand to do anything so1  
but that another1 their betters1 must   
come and mend their work8 ,i say1 is it 
not more meet that those that  are such1
 should look and speak1 and act as such 
that declare their  sense of their      
unhandiness1 and their shame1 and the   
like1 for their  unprofitableness8 ,yea1
 is it not meet that to every one they  
should  confess what sorry ones they    
are8 ,i am sure it should be thus with  
,christians1 and ,god is angry when it  
is otherwise4 ,nor doth it become  these
 helpless ones to lift up themselves on 
high4 ,let ,christ's  advocateship      
therefore teach us to be humble4    #d4 
,as we should improve this doctrine to  
strengthen faith1 to encourage  prayer1 
and keep us humble1 so we should make   
use of it to encourage                  
perseverance-that is1 to hold on1 to    

hold out to the end2 for1 for all  those
 causes the apostle setteth ,christ     
before us as an ,advocate4 ,there  is   
nothing more discourages the truly godly
 than the sense of their own            
infirmities1 as has been hinted all     
along2 consequently1 nothing can  more  
encourage them to go on than to think   
that ,christ is an ,advocate  for them4 
,the services1 also1 that ,christ has   
for us to do in this  world are full of 
difficulty1 and so apt to discourage3   
but when a  ,christian shall come to    
understand that-if we do what we can-it 
is not  a failing either in matter or   
manner that shall render it wholly      
unserviceable1 or give the devil that   
advantage as to plead thereby to        
prevail for our condemnation and        
rejection2 but that ,christ1 by being   
our ,advocate1 saves us from falling    
short1 as also from the rage of  hell4  
,this will encourage us to hold on1     
though we do but hobble in all  our     
goings1 and fumble in all our doings2   

for we have ,christ for an  ,advocate in
 case we sin in the management of any   
duty-8,if any man sin1  we have an      
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous40 ,let  us1       
therefore1 go on in all ,god's ways as  
well as we can for our  hearts2 and when
 our foot slips1 let us tell ,god of it1
 and his mercy  in ,christ shall hold us
 up 7,psa #hd3i-ab74    ,darkness1 and  
to be shut up in prison1 is also a great
 discouragement  to us2 but our         
,advocate is for giving us light1 and   
for fetching us out  of our prison4     
,true1 he that ,joseph chose to be his  
,advocate with  ,pharaoh remembered not 
,joseph1 but forgat him 7,gen #dj3ad1   
#bc72 but he  that has ,jesus ,christ to
 be his ,advocate shall be remembered   
before  ,god1 7,micah #g3h-aj74-8;,he   
remembered us in our low estate2 for his
 mercy  endureth for ever0 7,psa        
#acf3bc74 ,yea1 he will say to the      
prisoners1  ,show yourselves2 and to    
them that are in the prison-house1 ,go  

forth4  ,satan sometimes gets the saints
 into the prison when he has taken them 
captive by their lusts 7,rom #g3bc74    
,but they shall not be always there2    
and this should encourage us to go on in
 godly ways2 for 8we must  through much 
tribulation enter into the kingdom of   
,god40    ,objection4 ,but ,i cannot    
pray1 says one1 therefore how should ,i 
persevere8 ,when ,i go to prayer1       
instead of praying1 my mouth is         
stopped4 ,what would you have me do8    
,answer4 ,well1 soul1 though ,satan may 
baffle thee1 he cannot so serve  thine  
,advocate2 if thou must not speak for   
thyself1 ,christ thine  ,advocate can   
speak for thee4 ,lemuel was to open his 
mouth for the  dumb-to wit1 for the sons
 of destruction1 and to plead the cause 
of the  poor and needy 7,prov #ca3h1    
#i74 ,if we knew the grace of our ,lord 
,jesus  ,christ1 so as the ,word reveals
 it1 we would believe1 we would hope1   
and  would1 notwithstanding all         
discouragements1 wait for the salvation 

of  the ,lord4 ,but there are many      
things that hinder1 wherefore faith1    
prayer1 and perseverance1 are made      
difficult things unto us-8,but if any   
man sin1 we have an ,advocate with the  
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the  righteous03
 and1 ,god 8shall fight for you1 and you
 shall hold your  peace10 was once a    
good word to me when ,i could not pray4 
#e4 ,as we should improve this doctrine 
for the improvement and  encouragement  
of these graces1 so we should improve it
 to the driving  of difficulties down   
before us1 to the getting of ground upon
 the  enemy-8,resist the devil10 drive  
him back2 this is it for which thy ,lord
  ,jesus is an ,advocate with ,god in   
heaven2 and this is it for the sake of  
which thou art made a believer on earth 
7,i ,peter #e3i2 ,heb #ab3d74           
,wherefore has ,god put this sword1 ,,we
 ,,have ,,an ,,advocate1 into thy hand1 
but to fight thy way through the world8 
8,fight the good fight of faith1  lay   
hold on eternal life10 and say1 8,i will

 go in the strength of the  ,lord ,god40
 ,and since ,i have an ,advocate with   
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ  the        
righteous1 ,i will not despair1 though  
8the iniquity of my heels  shall compass
 me about0 7,psa #di3e74    ,use ,fifth4
 ,doth ,jesus ,christ stand up to plead 
for us with ,god1 to  plead with him for
 us against the devil8 ,let this teach  
us to stand up  to plead for him before 
men1 to plead for him against the       
enemies of  his person and gospel4 ,this
 is but reasonable2 for if ,christ      
stands up  to plead for us1 why should  
not we stand up to plead for him8 ,he   
also  expects this at our hands1 saying1
 8,who will rise up for me against the  
evil doers8 ,who will stand up for me   
against the workers of iniquity80  7,psa
 #id3af74 ,the apostle did it1 and      
counted himself engaged to do it1  where
 he saith1 he preached 8the gospel of   
,god with much contention0 7,i  ,thess  
#b3b74 ,nor is this the duty of apostles
 or preachers only1 but  every child of 

,god should 8earnestly contend for the  
faith which was  once delivered unto the
 saints0 7,jude #c74    ,and1 as ,i     
said1 there is reason why we should do  
this2 he standeth for  us4 ,and if we1  
7#a47 ,consider the disparity of persons
 to plead1 it will  seem far more       
reasonable4 ,he stands up to plead with 
,god1 we stand up  to plead with men4   
,the dread of ,god is great1 yea1       
greater than the  dread of men4 7#b47   
,if we consider the persons pleaded for4
 ,he pleads  for sinners1 for the       
inconsiderable1 vile1 and base2 we plead
 for  ,jesus1 for the great1 holy1 and  
honourable4 ,it is an honour for the    
poor to stand up for the great and      
mighty2 but what honour is it for  the  
great to plead for the base8 ,reason1   
therefore1 requireth that we  stand up  
to plead for him1 though there can be   
but little rendered why  he should stand
 up to plead for us4 7#c47 ,he standeth 
up to plead for us  in the most holy    
place1 though we are vile2 and why      

should we not stand  up for him in this 
vile world1 since he is holy8 7#d47 ,he 
pleads for us1  though our cause is bad2
 why should not we plead for him1 since 
his  cause is good8 7#e47 ,he pleads for
 us1 against fallen angels2 why should  
we not plead for him against sinful     
vanities8 7#f47 ,he pleads for us to    
save our souls2 why should not we plead 
for him to sanctify his name8  7#g47 ,he
 pleads for us before the holy angels2  
why should not we plead  for him before 
princes8 7#h47 ,he is not ashamed of us1
 though now in  heaven2 why should we be
 ashamed of him before this adulterous  
and  sinful generation8 7#i47 ,he is    
unwearied in his pleading for us2 why   
should we faint and be dismayed while we
 plead for him8    ,my brethren1 is it  
not reasonable that we should stand up  
for him in  this world8 ,yea1 is it not 
reason that in all things we should     
study  his exaltation here1 since he in 
all things contrives our honour and     
glory in heaven8 ,a child of ,god should

 study in every of his relations  to    
serve the ,lord ,christ in this world1  
because ,christ1 by the  execution of   
every one of his offices1 seeks our     
promotion hereafter4  ,if these be not  
sufficient arguments to bow us to yield 
up our members1  ourselves1 our whole   
selves to ,god1 that we may be servants 
of  righteousness unto him2 yea1 if by  
these and such like we are not made     
willing to stand up for him before men1 
it is a sign that there is but  little1 
if any1 of the grace of ,god in our     
hearts4    ,yea1 further1 that we should
 have now at last in reserve ,christ as 
authorized to be our ,advocate to plead 
for us2 for this is the last of  his    
offices for us while we are here1 and is
 to be put in practice for  us when     
there are more than ordinary occasions4 
,this is to help1 as we  say1 at a dead 
lift1 even then when a ,christian is    
taken for a captive1  or when he sinks  
in the mire where is no standing1 or    
when he is  clothed with filthy         

garments1 or when the devil doth        
desperately plead  against us our evil  
deeds1 or when by our lives we have made
 our  salvation questionable1 and have  
forfeited our evidences for heaven4     
,and why then should not we have also in
 reserve for ,christ8 ,and when         
profession and confession will not do1  
when loss of goods and a prison  will   
not do1 when loss of country and of     
friends will not do1 then to  bring it  
in1 then to bring it in as the reserve1 
and as that which will  do-to wit1      
willingly to lay down our lives for his 
name2 and since he  doth his part       
without grudging for us1 let us do ours 
with rejoicing  for him 7,isa #bd3ae2   
,john #ba3ai74    ,use ,sixth4 ,doth    
,jesus ,christ stand up to plead for us1
 and that of his  mere grace and love8  
,then this should teach ,christians to  
be watchful  and wary how they sin      
against ,god4 ,this inference seems to  
run  retrograde2 but whoso duly         
considers it1 will find it fairly       

fetched  from the premises4             
,christianity teaches ingenuity1 #cf and
 aptness to be  sensible of kindnesses1 
and doth instruct us to a loathness to  
be  overhard upon him from whom we have 
all at free cost4 8,shall we-sin  that  
grace may abound8 ,god forbid4 ,shall we
 do evil that good may come8  ,god      
forbid4 ,shall we sin because we are not
 under the law1 but under  grace8 ,god  
forbid0 7,rom #f3a1 #b1 #ae74    ,it is 
the most disingenuous thing in the world
 not to care how  chargeable we are to  
that friend that bestows all upon us    
gratis4 ,when  ,mephibosheth had an     
opportunity to be yet more chargeable to
 ,david1 he  would not1 because he had  
his life and his all from the mere grace
 of  the king 7,,ii ,sam #ai3bd-bh74    
,also ,david thought it too much for all
 his  household to go to ,absalom's     
feast1 because it was made of free cost4
  ,why1 ,christ is our ,advocate of free
 cost1 we pay him neither fee nor       
income for what he doth2 nor doth he    

desire aught of us1 but to accept  of   
his free doing for us thankfully2       
wherefore let us put him upon this  work
 as little as may be1 and by so doing we
 shall show ourselves  ,christians of   
the right make and stamp4 ,we count him 
but a fellow of a  very gross spirit    
that will therefore be lavishing of what
 is his  friend's1 because it is        
prepared of mere kindness for him2 ,esau
 himself  was loath to do this2 and     
shall ,christians be disingenuous8    ,i
 dare say1 if ,christians were sober1   
watchful1 and of a more  self-denying   
temper1 they need not put the ,lord     
,jesus to that to which  for the want of
 these things they do so often put him4 
,i know he is not  unwilling to serve   
us1 but ,i know also that the love of   
,christ should  constrain us to live not
 to ourselves1 but to him that loved us1
 that  died for us1 and rose again 7,,ii
 ,cor #e3ad1 #ae74 ,we shall do that    
which  is naught too much1 even then    
when we watch and take care what we can 

to prevent it4 ,our flesh1 when we do   
our utmost diligence to resist1 it  will
 defile both us and our best            
performances4 ,we need not lay the      
reins on its neck and say1 ,what care   
we8 the more sin the more grace1  and   
the more we shall see the kindness of   
,christ1 and what virtue there  is in   
his ,advocate's office to save us4 ,and 
should there be any such  here1 ,i would
 present them with a scripture or two2  
the first is this1  8,do ye thus requite
 the ,lord1 ,o foolish people and       
unwise80 7,deut  #cb3f74 ,and if this   
gentle check will not do1 then read the 
other1 ,shall  we say1 ,let us do evil  
that good may come8 their damnation is  
just 7,rom  #c3h74 ,besides1 as nothing 
so swayeth with us as love1 so there is 
nothing so well pleasing to ,god as it4 
,let a man love1 though he has          
opportunity to do nothing1 it is        
accepted of the ,god of heaven4 ,but    
where there is no love1 let a man do    
what he will1 it is not at all  regarded

 7,i ,cor #ac3a-c74 ,now to be careless 
and negligent1 and that  from a supposed
 understanding of the grace of ,christ  
in the exercise of  his advocateship for
 us in heaven1 is as clear sign as can  
be1 that in  thy heart there is no love 
to ,christ1 and that consequently thou  
art  just a nothing1 instead of being a 
,christian4 ,talk1 then1 what thou      
wilt1 and profess never so largely1     
,christ is no ,advocate of thine1 nor   
shalt thou1 thou so continuing1 be ever 
the better for any of those  pleas that 
,christ1 at ,god's bar1 puts in against 
the devil1 for his  people4             
,christians1 ,christ ,jesus is not      
unwilling to lay out himself for you in 
heaven1 nor to be an ,advocate for you  
in the presence of his ,father2  but yet
 he is unwilling that you should render 
him evil for good2 ,i  say1 that you    
should do so by your remissness and     
carelessness for want  of such a        
thinking of things as may affect your   
hearts therewith4 ,it  would be more    

comely in you1 would please him better1 
would agree with  your profession1 and  
also better would prove you gracious1 to
 be found  in the power and nature of   
these conclusions4 8,how shall we that  
are  dead to sin1 live any longer       
therein80 7,rom #f3b740 ,if ye be risen 
with  ,christ1 seek those things which  
are above1 where ,christ sitteth on the 
right hand of ,god2 for ye are dead1 and
 your life is hid with ,christ in  ,god4
 ,when ,christ1 who is our life1 shall  
appear1 then shall ye also  appear with 
him in glory4 ,mortify therefore your   
members which are upon  the earth1      
fornication1 uncleanness1 inordinate    
affection1 evil  concupiscence1 and     
covetousness1 which is idolatry2 for    
which things'  sake the wrath of ,god   
cometh on the children of disobedience0 
7,col  #c3a-f74    ,i say1 it would be  
more comely for ,christians to say1 ,we 
will not sin  because ,god will pardon2 
we will not commit iniquity because     
,christ  will advocate for us4 8,i write

 unto you that ye sin not2 though if any
  man sin1 we have an ,advocate with the
 ,father40 ,why1 the brute would        
conclude1 ,i will not do so1 because my 
master will beat me2 ,i will do  thus1  
for then my master will love me4 ,and   
,christians should be above  such men1  
brutish men4    ,and for a conclusion as
 to this1 let me present you with three 
considerations-7#a47 ,know that it is   
the nature of grace to draw holy        
arguments to move to goodness of life   
from the love and goodness of  ,god1 but
 not thence to be remiss 7,,ii ,cor     
#e3ad74 7#b47 ,know therefore  that they
 have no grace that find not these      
effects of the discoveries  of the love 
and goodness of ,god4 7#c47 ,know also  
that among all the  swarms of professors
 that from age to age make mention of   
the name of  ,christ1 they only must    
dwell with him in heaven that do part   
from  iniquity1 and are zealous of good 
works 7,,ii ,tim #b3ai74 ,he gave       
himself  for these 7,titus #b3aa-ad74   

,not that they were so antecedent to    
this  gift4 ,but those that he hath     
redeemed to himself are thus sanctified 
by  the faith of him 7,acts #bf3ah74    
,use ,seventh4 ,is it so8 ,is ,jesus    
,christ an ,advocate with the ,father   
for  us8 ,then this should encourage    
strong ,christians to tell the weak ones
  where1 when they are in their         
temptations and fears through sin1 they 
may have one to plead their cause4 ,thus
 the apostle doth by the text2  and thus
 we should do one to another4 ,mark1 he 
telleth the weak of an  ,advocate3 8,my 
little children1 ,i write unto you that 
ye sin not2 though  if any man sin1 we  
have an ,advocate with the ,father40    
,christians1 when they would comfort    
their dejected brethren1 talk too  much 
at rovers#cg or in generals2 they should
 be more at the mark3 8,a  word spoken  
in season1 how good is it80 ,i say1     
,christians should  observe and inquire1
 that they may observe the cause or     
ground of their  brother's trouble2 and 

having first taken notice of that1 in   
the next  place consider under which of 
the offices of ,jesus ,christ this sin  
or  trouble has cast this man2 and so   
labour to apply ,christ in the word of  
the gospel to him4 ,sometimes we are bid
 to consider him as an ,apostle  and    
,high ,priest1 and sometimes as a       
forerunner and an ,advocate4 ,and he    
has1 as was said afore1 these divers    
offices1 with others1 that we by  the   
consideration of him might be relieved  
under our manifold  temptations4 ,this1 
as ,i said1 as ,i perceive ,john teaches
 us here1 as he  doth a little before of
 his being a sacrifice for us2 for he   
presenteth  them that after conversion  
shall sin with ,christ as an ,advocate  
with  the ,father4 ,as who should say1  
,my brethren1 are you tempted1 are you  
accused1 have you sinned1 has ,satan    
prevailed against you8 8,we have an     
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous40    ,thus we     
should do1 and deliver our brother from 

death4 ,there is nothing  that ,satan   
more desires than to get good men in his
 sieve to sift them  as wheat1 that if  
possible he may leave them nothing but  
bran2 no  grace1 but the very husk and  
shell of religion4 ,and when a          
,christian  comes to know this1 should  
,christ as ,advocate be hid1 what could 
bear  him up8 ,but let him now remember 
and believe that 8we have an ,advocate  
with the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the    
righteous10 and he forthwith  conceiveth
 comfort2 for an advocate is to plead   
for me according as has  been showed    
afore1 that ,i may be delivered from the
 wrath and  accusation of my adversary1 
and still be kept safe under grace4     
,further1 by telling of my brother that 
he hath an ,advocate1 ,i put  things    
into his mind that he has not known1 or 
do bring them into  remembrance which he
 has forgotten-to wit1 that though he   
hath sinned1  he shall be saved in a way
 of justice2 for an advocate is to plead
  justice and law1 and ,christ is to    

plead these for a saint that has        
sinned2 yea1 so to plead them that he   
may be saved4 ,this being so1 he  is    
made to perceive that by law he must    
have his sins forgiven him2  that by    
justice he must be justified4 ,for      
,christ as an ,advocate  pleadeth for   
justice1 justice to himself2 and this   
saint is of  himself-a member of his    
body1 of his flesh1 and of his bones4   
,nor has ,satan so good a right to plead
 justice against us1 though we  have    
sinned1 that we might be damned1 as     
,christ has to plead it1 though  we have
 sinned1 that we might be saved2 for sin
 cannot cry so loud to  justice as can  
the blood of ,christ2 and he pleads his 
blood as  ,advocate1 by which he has    
answered the law2 wherefore the law     
having  nothing to object1 must needs   
acquit the man for whom the ,lord ,jesus
  pleads4 ,i conclude this with that of 
the ,psalmist1 8,surely his  salvation  
is nigh them that fear him2 that glory  
may dwell in our land4  ,mercy and truth

 are met together2 righteousness and    
peace have kissed  each other4 ,truth   
shall spring out of the earth2 and      
righteousness  shall look down from     
heaven4 ,yea1 the ,lord shall give that 
which is  good2 and our land shall yield
 her increase4 ,righteousness shall go  
before him2 and shall set us in the way 
of his steps0 7,psa #he3i-ac74    ,use  
,eighth4 ,but what is all this to you   
that are not concerned in this          
privilege8 ,the children1 indeed1 have  
the advantage of an advocate2 but  what 
is this to them that have none to plead 
their cause8 7,jer #cj3ab1  #ac72 they  
are1 as we say1 left to the wide world1 
or to be ground to  powder between the  
justice of ,god and the sins which they 
have  committed4 ,this is the man that  
none but the devil seeks after2 that is 
pursued by the law1 and sin1 and death1 
and has none to plead his  cause4 ,it is
 sad to consider the plight that such an
 one is in4 ,his  accuser is appointed1 
yea1 ordered to bring in a charge       

against  him-8,let ,satan stand at his  
right hand10 in the place where accusers
  stand4 8,and when he shall be judged1 
let him be condemned10 let there  be    
none to plead for his deliverance4 ,if  
he cries1 or offereth to cry  out for   
mercy or forgiveness1 8let his prayer   
become sin0 7,psa  #aji3f-g74 ,this is  
the portion of a wicked man3 8terrors   
take hold on  him as waters1 a tempest  
stealeth him away in the night1 the east
 wind  carrieth him away1 and he        
departeth1 and as a storm hurleth him   
out of  his place2 for ,god shall cast  
upon him1 and not spare2 he would fain  
flee out of his hand4 ,men shall clap   
their hands at him1 and shall hiss  him 
out of his place0 7,job #bg3bj-bc74 ,and
 what shall this man do8 ,can  he       
overstand the charge1 the accusation1   
the sentence1 and  condemnation8 ,no1 he
 has none to plead his cause4 ,i        
remember that  somewhere ,i have read1  
as ,i think1 concerning one who1 when he
 was  being carried upon men's shoulders

 to the grave1 cried out as he lay  upon
 the bier1 ,i am accused before the just
 judgment of ,god2 and a  while after1  
,i am condemned before the just judgment
 of ,god4 ,nor was  this man but strict 
as the religion that was then on foot in
 the world2  but all the religion of the
 world amounts to no more than nothing4 
,i  mean as to eternal salvation1 if men
 be denied an ,advocate to plead  their 
cause with ,god4 ,nor can any advocate  
save ,jesus ,christ the  righteous avail
 anything at all1 because there is none 
appointed but  him to that work1 and    
therefore not to be admitted to enter a 
plea for  their client at the bar of    
,god4    ,objection4 ,but some may say1 
,there is ,god's grace1 the promise1    
,christ's blood1 and his second part of 
priesthood now in heaven4 ,can  none of 
these severally1 nor all of them        
jointly1 save a man from hell1  unless  
,christ also become our ,advocate8      
,answer4 ,all these1 his ,advocate's    
office not excluded1 are few enough1    

and little enough1 to save the saints   
from hell2 for the righteous  shall     
scarcely be saved 7,i ,peter #d3ah74    
,there must1 then1 be the  promise1     
,god's grace1 ,christ's blood1 and him  
to advocate too1 or we  cannot be saved4
 ,what is the promise without ,god's    
grace1 and what is  that grace without a
 promise to bestow it on us8 ,i say1    
what benefit  have we thereby8 ,besides1
 if the promise and ,god's grace1       
without  ,christ's blood1 would have    
saved us1 wherefore then did ,christ    
die8  ,yea1 and again ,i say1 if all    
these1 without his being an ,advocate1  
would have delivered us from all those  
disadvantages that our sins and         
infirmities would bring us to and into2 
surely in vain and to no  purpose was   
,jesus made an ,advocate4 ,but1 soul1   
there is need of all2  and therefore be 
not thou offended that the ,lord ,jesus 
is of the ,father  made so much to his1 
but rather admire and wonder that the   
,father and  the ,son should be so      

concerned with so sorry a lump of dust  
and ashes  as thou art4 ,and ,i say     
again1 be confounded to think that sin  
should be  a thing so horrible1 of power
 to pollute1 to captivate1 and detain us
  from ,god1 that without all this ado  
7,i would speak with reverence of  ,god 
and his wisdom7 we cannot be delivered  
from the everlasting  destruction that  
it hath brought upon the children of    
men4    ,but1 ,i say1 what is this to   
them that are not admitted to a         
privilege  in the advocate-office of    
,christ8 ,whether he is an ,advocate or 
no1 the  case to them is the same4      
,true1 ,christ as a ,saviour is not     
divided2 he  that hath him not in all1  
shall have him in none at all of his    
offices  in a saving manner4 ,therefore1
 he for whom he is not an ,advocate1 he 
is  nothing as to eternal life4         
,indeed1 ,christ by some of his offices 
is concerned for the elect1  before by  
some others of them he is2 but such     
shall have the blessing  of them all    

before they come to glory4 ,nor hath man
 ground to say  ,christ is here or there
 mine1 before he hath ground to say1 he 
also is  mine ,advocate2 though that    
office of his1 as has been already      
showed1  stands in the last place1 and  
comes in as a reserve4 ,but can any     
imagine that ,christ will pray for them 
as ,priest for whom he will not  plead  
as ,advocate8 or that he will speak for 
them to ,god for whom he  will not plead
 against the devil8 ,no1 no2 they are   
his own1 that he  loveth to the end1    
7,john #ac3a71 to the end of their      
lives1 to the end  of their sins1 to the
 end of their temptations1 to the end of
 their  fears1 and of the exercise of   
the rage and malice of ,satan against   
them4 ,to the end may also be           
understood1 even until he hath given    
them  the profit and benefit of all his 
offices in their due exercise and       
administration4 ,but1 ,i say1 what is   
all this to them that have him not  for 
their ,advocate8    ,you may remember   

that ,i have already told you that there
 are several  who have not the ,lord    
,jesus for their ,advocate-to wit1 those
 that are  still in their sins1 pursuing
 of their lusts2 those that are ashamed 
of  him before men2 and those that are  
never otherwise but lukewarm in  their  
profession4 ,and let us now1 for a      
conclusion1 make further  inquiry into  
this matter4    ,is it likely that those
 should have the ,lord ,jesus for their 
,advocate  to plead their cause2 who    
despise and reject his person1 his      
,word1 and  ways8 or those either who   
are so far off from sense of1 and shame 
for1  sin1 that it is the only thing    
they hug and embrace8 ,true1 he pleadeth
  the cause of his people both with the 
,father and against the devil1 and  all 
the world besides2 but open profaneness1
 shame of good1 and without  heart or   
warmth in religion1 are no characters of
 his people4 ,it is  irrational to think
 that ,christ is an ,advocate for1 or   
that he pleadeth  the cause of such1    

who1 in the self-same hour1 and before  
his enemies1  are throwing dirt in his  
face by their profane mouths and        
unsanctified  lives and conversations4  
,if he pleads as an ,advocate for any1  
he must plead against ,satan for  them1 
and so consequently must have some      
special bottom to ground his  plea upon2
 ,i say1 a bottom better than that upon 
which the carnal man  stands2 which     
bottom is either some special relation  
that this man  stands in to ,god1 or    
some special law he hath privilege by1  
that he may  have some ground for an    
appeal1 if need be1 to the justice and  
righteousness of ,god2 but none of these
 things belong to them that are  dead in
 trespasses and sins2 they stand in no  
special relation to ,god3  they are not 
privileged by the law of grace4         
,objection4-,but doth not ,christ as    
,advocate plead for his elect1 though   
not called as yet8    ,answer4-,he died 
for all his elect1 he prayeth for all   
his elect as a  ,priest1 but as an      

,advocate he pleadeth only for the      
children1 the  called only4 ,satan      
objecteth not against ,god's election1  
for he knows  it not2 but he objecteth  
against the called-to wit1 whether they 
be  truly godly or no1 or whether they  
ought not to die for their              
transgressions 7,job #a3i1 #aj2 ,zech   
#c74 ,and for these things he has some  
colour to frame an accusation against   
us1 and now it is time enough for       
,christ to stand up to plead4 ,i say1   
for these things he has some colour  to 
frame a plea against us2 for there is   
sin and a law of works1 and a  judge    
too1 that has not respect of persons4   
,now to overthrow this plea  of ,satan1 
is ,jesus ,christ our ,advocate2 yea1 to
 overthrow it by  pleading law and      
justice2 and this must be done with     
respect to the  children only-8,my      
little children1 these things write ,i  
unto you1 that  ye sin not4 ,and if any 
man sin1 we have an ,advocate with the  
,father1  ,jesus ,christ the righteous40

    ,,footnotes3      #a 8,nulled02     
repealed or annulled4-,,ed4    #b       
8,ingenuity02 ingenuousness1 frankness1 
sincerity4-,,ed4    #c ,how deeply      
important is this essential doctrine of 
,christianity-a  personal investigation4
 ,we must hear and see for ourselves1   
handle the  word of life1 and not trust 
to others1 however holy and capable they
  may appear to be2 we must search the  
,scriptures1 and pray for  ourselves1 or
 we have not the slightest claim to the 
name of  ,christian4--,,ed4    #d ,the  
sin here referred to was numbering the  
people of ,israel2 see ,i  ,chronicles  
#ba3a-;,,ed44    #e ,this is the great  
mystery of godliness-,god manifest in   
the flesh1  making sinful creatures the 
members of his own body1 and becoming a 
sin-offering for them4 ,it is a holy1 a 
heavenly1 a soul-comforting  mystery1   
which should influence the ,christian to
 an intense hatred to  sin1 as the cause
 of his ,saviour's sufferings2 and a    
still more intense  love to him1 who    

redeemed us at such a sacrifice4-,,ed4  
#f ,altered1 by a typographical error1  
in editions after the author's  death1  
to 8the heathens beheld40-,,ed4    #g   
8,replevy03 a form of law by which goods
 that are proved to have been           
wrongfully seized are re-delivered to   
the owner4-,,ed4    #h 8,donator02      
giver1 donor2 now obsolete4-,,ed4    #i 
8,prevented02 gone before1 so as to be  
seen4 8,let thy grace1 ,o ,lord1  always
 prevent and follow us40-,common        
,prayer4-,,ed4    #aj,this may refer to 
,bunyan's own feelings1 which are so    
passionately  expressed in his ,grace   
,abounding1 ,no4 #cbg1 when he was      
dragged from his  home1 his wife1 and   
his children1 to be shut up in ,bedford 
jail1 for  obedience to ,god4 ,he       
exclaims1 8,my poor blind child1 who lay
 nearer my  heart than all ,i had       
besides1 thou must be beaten1 must beg1 
suffer  hunger1 cold1 nakedness1 and a  
thousand calamities1 though ,i cannot   
now  endure that the wind should blow   

upon thee4 ,i thought this would break  
my heart to pieces40-,,ed4    #aa 8,a   
hank02 a check1 an influence over2      
obsolete4-,,ed4    #ab 8,entertains his 
lawyer02 hires or retains4 ,so          
,shakespeare-8,sweet  lady1 entertain   
him1 ,to be my fellow-servant to your   
ladyship40  ,gentleman of ,verona1      
,scene ,,iv4-,,ed4    #ac 8,shuff02 from
 the old ,saxon word schufan1 to reject1
 cast away4-,,ed4    #ad 8,supply of thy
 defects02 a sufficiency in himself to  
supply all thy  defects and             
deficiencies4-,,ed4    #ae              
8,supersedeas02 a writ to stay          
proceedings1 for reasons expressed in   
it4 8,cavils and motions02 quibbles or  
quirks of special pleading1 and  moving 
a court of law to occasion delay and    
weary out an honest suitor2  much of    
this nuisance has been abated1 but      
enough remains to render a  lawsuit     
uncertain1 vexatious1 tedious1 and      
expensive4-,,ed4    #af 8,glaver20 to   
wheedle1 flatter1 or fawn upon2 now     

obsolete4-,,ed4    #ag ,this sentence at
 first sight seems obscure4 ,the        
children's bread is  the superabounding 
riches of ,divine grace4 ,satan putting 
pins into it1  may refer to those who   
profanely pervert the grace of ,god to  
evil1 by  saying1 8,let us do evil1 that
 good may come4 ,whose damnation is     
just40  ,these are the dogs who are     
without1 but never were within the fold 
of  ,christ4 7,phil #c3b1 ,rev          
#bb3ae7-;,,ed4    #ah ,dr4 ,watts       
beautifully illustrates this            
soul-supporting truth in his  hymn      
7#aaf1 verse #b73-8;,how can ,i sink    
with such a prop1 ,as my eternal  ,god1 
,who bears the earth's huge pillars up1 
,and spreads the heavens  abroad80-,,ed4
    #ai 8,the whole tale02 the whole    
number as reckoned and ascertained2     
nothing being lost4-,,ed4    #bj ,in the
 first edition of this treatise1 this   
quotation is from ,joshua  #c3d1 an     
error which has been continued through  
every edition to the  present one4-,,ed4

    #ba 8,a demur02 now called a        
demurrer1 is when a defect or legal     
difficulty is discovered1 which must    
first be settled by the judge  before   
the action or proceedings can be carried
 on4-,,ed4    #bb ,how consoling a      
reflection is this to the distressed    
soul1 8,christ  never lost a cause40    
8,him that cometh to me1 ,i will in no  
wise cast  out40 8,they shall never     
perish2 nor shall any pluck them out of 
my  hand0 7,john #aj3bh7-;,,ed4    #bc  
8,nonsuit02 the giving up a suit upon   
the discovery of some fatal  error or   
defect in the cause4-,,ed4    #bd ,there
 is no night in heaven2 it is one       
eternal day2 no need of rest  or sleep4 
,christ ever liveth to make intercession
 for us4-,,ed4    #be ,the marginal     
readings which are found in our         
venerable version of  the ,bible are    
very interesting1 both to the unlearned 
and to the  scholar4 ,they often throw a
 light upon the ,scripture4 ,for 8and   
make him  honourable10 see ,bishop      

,patrick and ,dr4 ,gill's               
annotations4-,,ed4    #bf ,to draw back 
from1 or in1 our dependence upon ,christ
 for salvation1  is a distinction which 
every despairing backslider should      
strive to  understand4 ,the total       
abandonment of ,christianity is         
perdition1 while  he who is overcome of 
evil may yet repent to the salvation of 
the  soul4-,,ed4    #bg 8,like as a     
father pitieth his children1 so the     
,lord pitieth them  that fear him40 ,he 
punishes but to restore them in his own 
time to the  paths of peace4-,,ed4      
#bh ,how full of sweet consolation is   
this spiritual exposition of the        
,levitical law4 ,it was a type or shadow
 of good things which were to  come4    
,bunyan possessed a heavenly store of   
these apt illustrations4-,,ed4    #bi   
8,branglings02 noisy quarrels or        
squabbles4 8,the payment of tithes is   
subject to many brangles40-,swift4 ,it  
is now obsolete1 and is  substituted by 
wranglings4-,,ed4    #cj ,the poor      

backslider 8is blind and cannot see afar
 off02 this does  not affect his title1 
but is fatal to any present prospect of 
the  enjoyment of his inheritance4-,,ed4
    #ca ,every sin1 however             
comparatively small1 drives us to the   
mediation  of ,christ1 but it is under a
 sense of great sins that we feel how   
precious he is as an ,advocate4-,,ed4   
#cb ,what can we render to the ,lord8 is
 an inquiry perpetually fostered  by the
 pride that clings to every believer4   
,the world1 and all things  in it1 are  
his already4 ,we must1 as poor trembling
 beggars1 8take the  cup of salvation   
and call upon the name of the           
,lord10-rely upon his  free gift of a   
full salvation4 ,all must be done for us
 gratis1 or we  must perish4 ,yes1 proud
 sinner1 you must sue as a pauper1 or   
you can  never succeed4-,,ed4    #cc ,in
 the form of a pauper1 one who has      
nothing to pay with1 but is  living upon
 alms4-,,ed4    #cd ,this ,greek word is
 only once translated 8advocate0 in the 

,new  ,testament2 but it is used in the 
,gospel by ,john 7#ad1 #ae1 #af71 and   
translated ,comforter1 and applied to   
the ,holy ,spirit4 ,thus1 the ,holy     
,ghost is to the ,christian the ,greek  
word  a monitor or comforter2 and  our  
ascended ,lord is the ,greek word  the  
advocate before his ,father's  throne4  
,both are our counsel-the ,spirit to    
guide1 the ,saviour to  defend1 the     
saints4-,,ed4    #ce ,the ,bible is the 
only perspective glass by which we can  
know  futurity1 and see things that1 to 
carnal eyes1 are invisible4-,,ed4    #cf
 8,ingenuity02 ingenuousness1 frankness1
 candour1 generosity3 now  obsolete in  
this sense4-,,ed4    #cg 8,rovers02     
without any definite aim4 8,nature      
shoots not at  rovers40-,glanville4-,,ed
          ,,christ ,a ,,complete        
,,saviour3    ,,or1    ,,the            
,,intercession ,,of ,,christ1 ,,and     
,,who ,,are ,,privileged ,,in ,,it4     
,,by ,,john ,,bunyan      ,advertisement
 by the ,editor4    ,however strange it 

may appear1 it is a solemn fact1 that   
the heart of  man1 unless prepared by a 
sense of the exceeding sinfulness of    
sin1  rejects ,christ as a complete     
,saviour4 ,the pride of human nature    
will  not suffer it to fall1 as helpless
 and utterly undone1 into the arms of   
,divine mercy4 ,man prefers a partial   
,saviour2 one who had done so much1     
that1 with the sinner's aid1 the work   
might be completed4 ,no such were  the  
opinions of ,john ,bunyan2 the furnace  
of sharp conviction had burnt  up this  
proud dross2 he believed the testimony  
of ,scripture1 that from  the crown of  
the head to the soles of the feet all   
nature is corrupted2  so that out of the
 unsanctified heart of man proceed evil 
thoughts1  murders1 and the sad         
catalogue of crimes which our ,lord     
enumerates1 and  which defile our best  
efforts after purity of heart and life4 
,no sinner  will ever totally rely upon 
the ,saviour until he is sensible of his
 own  perishing state2 hanging by the   

brittle thread of life over the yawning 
gulf of perdition2 sinking in that sin  
which will swallow him up in  those     
awful torments which await the          
transgressor2 feeling that sin has      
fitted him as stubble for the fire2 then
 it is that the cry proceeds  from his  
heart1 ,lord1 save1 ,i perish2 and then1
 and not till then1 are  we made willing
 to receive #8,christ as a complete     
,saviour' to the  uttermost1 not of his 
ability1 but of our necessity4 ,this was
 the  subject of all ,mr4 ,bunyan's     
writings1 and1 doubtless1 of all his    
preaching4 ,it was to direct sinners to 
the ,lamb of ,god1 who alone can  take  
away sin4 ,this little treatise was one 
of those ten #8excellent  manuscripts'  
which1 at ,bunyan's decease1 were found 
prepared for the  press4 ,it was first  
published in #afib1 by his friends ,e4  
,chandler1 ,j4  ,wilson1 and ,c4 ,doe4  
,it is limited to a subject which is too
 often lost sight of1 because it  is    
within the veil--the intercession of    

,christ as the finishing work of  a     
sinner's salvation4 ,many persons limit 
the #8looking unto ,jesus' to  beholding
 him upon the cross1 a common popish    
error2 but this is not  enough2 we must1
 in our minds1 follow him to the unseen 
world1 and thus  ascend to a risen      
,saviour1 at the right hand of the      
,father1 making  intercession for our   
daily sins4 ,and he is our ,,only       
,intercessor1 and it  is a rejection of 
him1 for us to seek the aid of another4 
,who ever was  mad enough to ask ,moses 
to intercede for him1 and surely he is  
as able  as ,mary or any other saint8   
,to atone for sin calls for the amazing 
price of the blood of ,christ1 who was  
#8,god manifest in the flesh4' ,he      
undertook the work by covenant2 and all 
the #8saved' form part of his  mystical 
body2 thus perfectly obeying the law in 
him4 ,he poured out his  life to open a 
fountain for sin and uncleanness2 and as
 they are liable  to pollution in their 
passage through the world1 he only is   

able1 and  he ever liveth1 to make      
intercession for their transgressions4  
,thus he  becomes a complete ,saviour1  
and will crown1 with an eternal weight  
of  glory1 all those that put their     
trust in him4 ,beautiful1 and           
soul-softening1 and heart-warming       
thoughts abound in this little work1    
which cannot fail to make a lasting     
impression upon the reader4 ,bunyan     
disclaims #8the beggarly art of         
complimenting' in things of such        
solemnity4 ,he describes the heart as   
unweldable1 a remarkable  expression1   
drawn from his father's trade of a      
blacksmith2 nothing but  grace can so   
heat it as to enable the hammer of      
conviction to weld it  to ,christ2 and  
when thus welded1 it becomes one with   
him4 ,there is hope  for a returning    
backslider in a complete ,saviour2 he   
combines the  evidence of two men1 the  
coming and the returning sinner2 he has 
been1  like ,jonah1 in the belly of     
hell2 his sins1 like talking devils1    

have  driven him back to the ,saviour4  
,sin brings its own punishment1 from    
which we escape by keeping in the narrow
 path4 ,good works save us from         
temporal miseries1 which ever follow an 
indulgence in sin2 but if we  fall1 we  
have an ,advocate and ,intercessor to   
lift us up2 still1 if thou  lovest thy  
soul1 slight not the knowledge of hell1 
for that1 with the  law1 are the spurs  
which ,christ useth to prick souls      
forward to  himself4 ,o gather up thy   
heels and mend thy pace1 or those spurs 
will  be in thy sides4 ,take heed1 ,o   
persecutor2 like ,saul1 thou art        
exceeding  mad1 and hell is thy bedlam4 
,take heed of a false faith2 none is    
true  but that which is acquired by a   
kneeling1 searching1 seeking for truth  
as for hid treasure4 ,death is ,god's   
bailiff1 he will seize thee without     
warning2 but with the saints1 the       
grave's mouth is the final parting      
place between grace and sin4 ,forget not
 that a good improvement will  make your

 little grace to thrive4 ,reader1 may   
,divine grace indelibly  fix these      
wholesome truths upon our minds4        
,,george ,,offor4    ,,christ ,a        
,,complete ,,saviour4    #8,,wherefore  
,,he ,,is ,,able ,,also ,,to ,,save     
,,them ,,to ,,the ,,uttermost ,,that    
,,come ,,unto  ,,god ,,by ,,him1        
,,seeing ,,he ,,ever ,,liveth ,,to      
,,make ,,intercession ,,for             
,,them4'--,,hebrews #g3be4      ,the    
apostle1 in this chapter1 presenteth us 
with two things2 that is1  with the     
greatness of the person and of the      
priesthood of our ,lord  ,jesus4        
,first1 ,he presenteth us with the      
greatness of his person1 in that he     
preferreth him before ,abraham1 who is  
the father of us all2 yea1 in  that he  
preferreth him before ,melchisedec1 who 
was above ,abraham1 and  blessed him who
 had the promises4    ,second1 ,as to   
his priesthood1 he showeth the greatness
 of that1 in that  he was made a priest1
 not by the law of a carnal commandment1

 but by  the power of an endless life4  
,not without1 but with an oath1 by him  
that said1 #8,the ,lord sware1 and will 
not repent1 ,thou art a priest for      
ever1 after the order of ,melchisedec'2 
wherefore1 #8this man1 because he       
continueth ever1 hath an unchangeable   
priesthood4' ,now my text is drawn  from
 this conclusion1 namely1 that ,christ  
abideth a priest continually4           
#8,wherefore he is able also to save    
them to the uttermost that come unto    
,god by him1 seeing he ever liveth to   
make intercession for them4'    ,in the 
words1 ,i take notice of four things3   
,,first1 ,of the intercession  of       
,christ--,he maketh intercession4       
,,second1 ,of the benefit of his        
intercession--#8,wherefore he is able to
 save to the uttermost1' c4  ,,third1   
,we have also here set before us the    
persons interested in this  intercession
 of ,christ--,and they are those #8that 
come unto ,god by him4'  ,,fourth1 ,we  
have also here the certainty of their   

reaping this benefit  by him2 to wit1   
seeing he ever liveth to make           
intercession for  them--#8,wherefore he 
is able also to save them to the        
uttermost that come  unto ,god by him1  
seeing he ever liveth to make           
intercession for them4'  #a    ,i4 ,,of 
,,the ,,intercession ,,of ,,christ4     
,,first1 ,we will begin with ,,his      
,,intercession1 and will show you1      
,first1  ,what that is2 ,second1 ,for   
what he intercedes2 and1 ,third1 ,what  
is also  to be inferred from ,christ's  
making intercession for us4    ,first1  
,i begin1 then1 with the first2 that is1
 to show you what  intercession is4     
,intercession is prayer2 but all prayer 
is not  intercession4 ,intercession1    
then1 is that prayer that is made by a  
third person about the concerns that are
 between two4 ,and it may be  made      
either to set them at further           
difference1 or to make them friends2    
for intercession may be made against1 as
 well as for1 a person or  people4      

#8,wot ye not what the ,scripture saith 
of ,elias8 how he maketh  intercession  
to ,god against ,israel4' 7,rom #aa3b7  
,but the intercession  that we are now  
to speak of is not an intercession of   
this kind1 not an  intercession against1
 but an intercession for a people4 #8,he
 ever liveth  to make intercession for  
them4' ,the high priest is ordained for1
 but  not to be against the people4     
#8,every high priest taken from among   
men  is ordained for men in things      
pertaining to ,god1' to make            
reconciliation for the sins of the      
people2 or #8that he may offer both     
gifts and sacrifices for sins4' 7,heb   
#e3a7 ,this1 then1 is intercession2  and
 the intercession of ,christ is to be   
between two1 between ,god and  man1 for 
man's good4 ,and it extendeth itself    
unto these3 #a4 ,to pray  that the elect
 may be brought all home to him2 that   
is1 to ,god4 #b4 ,to  pray that their   
sins committed after conversion may be  
forgiven them4  #c4 ,to pray that their 

graces which they receive at conversion 
may be  maintained and supplied4 #d4 ,to
 pray that their persons may be         
preserved  unto his heavenly kingdom4   
,second1 ,this is the intercession of   
,christ1 or that for which he doth  make
 intercession4    #a4 ,he prays for all 
the elect1 that they may be brought home
 to ,god1  and so into the unity of the 
faith1 c4 this is clear1 for that he    
saith1 #8,neither pray ,i for these     
alone'2 that is1 for those only that    
are converted2 #8but for them also which
 shall believe on me through  their     
word'2 for all them that shall1 that are
 appointed to believe2  or1 as you have 
it a little above1 #8for them which thou
 hast given me4'  7,john #ag3i1bj1 ,isa 
#ec3ab7 ,and the reason is1 for that he 
hath paid a  ransom for them4 ,christ1  
therefore1 when he maketh intercession  
for the  ungodly1 and all the           
unconverted elect are such1 doth but    
petitionarily  ask for his own1 his     
purchased ones1 those for whom he died  

before1  that they might be saved by his
 blood4    #b4 ,when any of them are    
brought home to ,god1 he yet prays for  
them2  namely1 that the sins which      
through infirmity they1 after           
conversion1  may commit1 may also be    
forgiven them4    ,this is showed us by 
the intercession of the high priest     
under the law1  that was to bear away   
the iniquities of the holy things of the
 children  of ,israel2 yea1 and also by 
his atonement for them that sinned2 for 
that it saith1 #8,and the priest shall  
make an atonement for him1 for his  sin 
which he hath sinned1 and it shall be   
forgiven him4' 7,lev #e3aj7  ,this also 
is intimated even where our ,lord doth  
make intercession1  saying1 #8,i pray   
not that thou shouldest take them out of
 the world1  but that thou shouldest    
keep them from the evil4' 7,john #ag3ae7
 ,that  ,christ prayed that the         
converted should be kept from all manner
 of  commission of sin1 must not be     
supposed1 for that is the way to make   

his intercession1 at least in some      
things1 invalid1 and to contradict      
himself2 for1 saith he1 #8,i know that  
thou hearest me always4' 7,john  #aa3db7
 ,but the meaning is1 ,i pray that thou 
wouldest keep them from  soul-damning   
delusions1 such as are unavoidably such2
 also that thou  wouldest keep them from
 the soul-destroying evil of every sin1 
of every  temptation4 ,now this he doth 
by his prevailing and by his pardoning  
grace4    #c4 ,in his intercession he   
prayeth also that those graces which we 
receive at conversion may be maintained 
and supplied4 ,this is clear  where he  
saith1 #8,simon1 ,simon1 behold1 ,satan 
hath desired to have you1  that he may  
sift you as wheat2 but ,i have prayed   
for thee1 that thy  faith fail not4'    
7,luke #bb3ca1cb7 ,ay1 may some say1 he 
is said to pray  here for the support   
and supply of faith1 but doth it        
therefore follow  that he prayed for the
 maintaining and supply of all our      
graces8 ,yes1  in that he prayed for the

 preservation of our faith1 he prayed   
for the  preservation of all our graces2
 for faith is the mother grace1 the root
  grace1 the grace that hath all others 
in the bowels of it1 and that  from the 
which all others flow2 yea1 it is that  
which gives being to  all our other     
graces1 and that by which all the rest  
do live4 ,let1  then1 faith be          
preserved1 and all graces continue and  
live--that is1  according to the present
 state1 health1 and degree of faith4    
,so1 then1  ,christ prayed for the      
preservation of every grace when he     
prayed for  the preservation of faith4  
,that text also is of the same tendency 
where  he saith1 #8,keep through thine  
own name those whom thou hast given     
men4'  7,john #ag3aa7 ,keep them in thy 
fear1 in the faith1 in the true         
religion1  in the way of life by thy    
grace1 by thy power1 by thy wisdom1 c4  
,this  must be much of the meaning of   
this place1 and he that excludes this   
sense will make but poor work of another

 exposition4    #d4 ,he also in his     
intercession prayeth that our persons be
 preserved1  and brought safe unto his  
heavenly kingdom4 ,and this he doth1    
7#a47 ,by  pleading interest in them4   
7#b47 ,by pleading that he had given1 by
  promise1 glory to them4 7#c47 ,by     
pleading his own resolution to have it  
so4 7#d47 ,by pleading the reason why it
 must be so4    7#a47 ,he prays that    
their persons may come to glory1 for    
that they are  his1 and that by the best
 of titles3 #8,thine they were1 and thou
 gavest  them me4' 7,john #ag3f7        
,father1 ,i will have them2 ,father1 ,i 
will have  them1 for they are mine3     
#8,thine they were1 and thou gavest them
 me4'  ,what is mine1 my wife1 or my    
child1 or my jewel1 or my joy1 sure ,i  
may  have it with me4 ,thus1 therefore1 
he pleads or cries in his  intercession1
 that our persons might be preserved to 
glory3 ,they are  mine1 #8and thou      
gavest them me4'#b    7#b47 ,he also    
pleads that he had given--given already1

 that is1 in the  promise--glory to     
them1 and therefore they must not go    
without it4 #8,and  the glory which thou
 gavest me ,i have given them4' 7,john  
#ag3bb7  ,righteous men1 when they give 
a good thing by promise1 they design the
  performance of that promise2 nay1 they
 more than design it1 they  purpose1    
they determine it4 ,as the mad prophet  
also saith of ,god1 in  another case1   
#8,hath he said1 and shall he not do it8
 or hath he spoken1  and shall he not   
make it good8' 7,num #bc3ai7 ,hath      
,christ given us glory1  and shall we   
not have it8 ,yea1 hath the truth itself
 bestowed it upon  us1 and shall those  
to whom it is given1 even given by      
,scripture of  truth1 be yet deprived   
thereof8    7#c47 ,he pleads in his     
interceding that they might have glory2 
his own  resolution to have it so4      
#8,father1 ,i will that they also1 whom 
thou  hast given me1 be with me where ,i
 am4' 7,john #ag3bd7 ,behold ye here1 he
  is resolved to have it so4 ,it must be

 so4 ,it shall be so4 ,i will have  it  
so4 ,we read of ,adonijah1 that his     
father never denied him in  anything4   
,he never said to him1 #8,why hast thou 
done so8' 7#a ,kings #a3f7  ,indeed1 he 
denied him the kingdom2 for his brother 
was heir of that  from the ,lord4 ,how  
much more will our ,father let our ,lord
 ,jesus have  his mind and will in this1
 since he also is as willing to have it 
so as  is the ,son himself4 #8,fear not1
 little flock2 for it is your ,father's 
good pleasure to give you the kingdom4' 
7,luke #ab3cb7 ,resolution will  drive  
things far1 especially resolution to do 
that which none but they  that cannot   
hinder shall oppose4 ,why this is the   
case1 the resolution  of our            
,intercessor is1 that we be preserved to
 glory2 yea1 and this  resolution he    
pleads in his intercession3 #8,father1  
,i will that they  also1 whom thou hast 
given me1 be with me where ,i am1' c4   
7,john #ag3bd7  ,must it not1 therefore1
 now be so8    7#d47 ,he also1 in the   

last place1 in this his intercession1   
urges a  reason why he will have it so1 
namely1 #8,that they may behold my      
glory1  which thou hast given me2 for   
thou lovedst me before the foundation of
  the world4' 7verse #bd7 ,and this is a
 reason to the purpose2 it is as if  he 
had said1 ,father1 these have continued 
with me in my temptations2  these have  
seen me under all my disadvantages2     
these have seen me in my  poor1 low1    
contemptible condition2 these have seen 
what scorn1  reproach1 slanders1 and    
disgrace ,i have borne for thy sake in  
the  world2 and now ,i will have them   
also be where they shall see me in my   
glory4 ,i have told them that ,i am thy 
,son1 and they have believed that2  ,i  
have told them that thou lovest me1 and 
they have believed that2 ,i  have also  
told them that thou wouldest take me    
again to glory1 and they  have believed 
that2 but they have not seen my glory1  
nor can they but  be like the ,queen of 
,sheba1 they will but believe by the    

halves unless  their own eyes do behold 
it4 ,besides1 ,father1 these are they   
that love  me1 and it will be an        
increase of their joy if they may but   
see me in  glory2 it will be as a heaven
 to their hearts to see their ,saviour  
in  glory4 ,i will1 therefore1 that     
those which #8thou hast given me be with
  me where ,i am1 that they may behold  
my glory4' ,this1 therefore1 is a       
reason why ,christ ,jesus our ,lord     
intercedes to have his people with him  
in glory4    ,third1 ,i come now to the 
third thing1 namely1 to show you what is
 to be  inferred from ,christ's making  
intercession for us4    #a4 ,this is to 
be inferred from hence1 that saints--for
 ,i will here say  nothing of those of  
the elect uncalled--do ofttimes give    
occasion of  offence to ,god1 even they 
that have received grace2 for           
intercession is  made to continue one in
 the favour of another1 and to make up  
those  breaches that1 at any time1 shall
 happen to be made by one to the        

alienating of the affections of the     
other4 ,and thus he makes               
reconciliation for iniquity2 for        
reconciliation may be made for  iniquity
 two ways3 first1 by paying of a price2 
secondly1 by insisting  upon the price  
paid for the offender by way of         
intercession4 ,therefore  you read that 
as the goat was to be killed1 so his    
blood was1 by the  priest1 to be brought
 within the veil1 and1 in a way of      
intercession1  to be sprinkled before   
and upon the mercy-seat3 #8,then shall  
he kill the  goat of the sin-offering1  
that is1 for the people1 and bring his  
blood  within the veil1 and do with that
 blood as he did with the blood of the  
bullock1 and sprinkle it upon the       
mercy-seat1 and before the  mercy-seat2 
and he shall make an atonement for the  
holy place1 because  of the uncleanness 
of the children of ,israel1 and because 
of their  transgressions in all their   
sins3 and so shall he do for the        
tabernacle  of the congregation that    

remaineth among them1 in the midst of   
their  uncleanness4' 7,lev #af3ae1af7   
,this was to be done1 as you see1 that  
the  tabernacle1 which was the place of 
,god's presence and graces1 might yet   
remain among the children of ,israel1   
notwithstanding their  uncleannesses and
 transgressions4 ,this1 also1 is the    
effect of ,christ's  intercession2 it is
 that the signs of ,god's presence and  
his grace  might remain among his       
people1 notwithstanding they have1 by   
their  transgressions1 so often provoked
 ,god to depart from them4    #b4 ,by   
,christ's intercession ,i gather1 that  
awakened men and women1 such  as the    
godly are1 dare not1 after offence      
given1 come in their own  names to make 
unto ,god an application for mercy4     
,god1 in himself1 is a  consuming fire1 
and sin has made the best of us as      
stubble is to fire2  wherefore1 they may
 not1 they cannot1 they dare not        
approach ,god's  presence for help but  
by and through a mediator and           

intercessor4 ,when  ,israel saw the     
fire1 the blackness and darkness1 and   
heard the thunder1  and lightning1 and  
the terrible sound of the trumpet1      
#8they said unto  ,moses1 ,speak thou   
with us1 and we will hear3 but let not  
,god speak with  us1 lest we die4' 7,exo
 #bj3ai1 ,deut #ah3af7 ,guilt1 and sense
 of the  disparity that is betwixt ,god 
and us1 will make us look out for a man 
that may lay his hand upon us both1 and 
that may set us right in the  eyes of   
our ,father again4 ,this1 ,i say1 ,i    
infer from the intercession of  ,christ2
 for1 if there had been a possibility of
 our ability to have  approached ,god   
with advantage without1 what need had   
there been of the  intercession of      
,christ8    ,absalom durst not          
approach--no1 not the presence of his   
father--by  himself1 without a mediator 
and intercessor2 wherefore1 he sends to 
,joab to go to the king and make        
intercession for him4 7#b ,sam #ac1     
#ad3cb1cc7 ,also1 ,joab durst not go    

upon that errand himself1 but by the    
mediation of another4 ,sin is a fearful 
thing1 it will quash and quail  the     
courage of a man1 and make him afraid to
 approach the presence of  him whom he  
has offended1 though the offended is but
 a man4 ,how much  more1 then1 shall it 
discourage a man1 when once loaden with 
guilt and  shame1 from attempting to    
approach the presence of a holy and a   
sin-avenging ,god1 unless he can come to
 him through1 and in the name  of1 an   
intercessor8 ,but here now is the help  
and comfort of the people  of           
,god--there is to help them under all   
their infirmities an intercessor        
prepared1 and at work4 #8,he ever liveth
 to make intercession4'    #c4 ,i also  
infer from hence1 that should we1 out of
 an ignorant boldness  and presumption1 
attempt1 when we have offended1 by      
ourselves to  approach the presence of  
,god1 ,god would not accept us4 ,he told
 ,eliphaz  so4 ,what ,eliphaz thought1  
or was about to do1 ,i know not2 but    

,god said  unto him1 #8,my wrath is     
kindled against thee1 and against thy   
two  friends2 for ye have not spoken of 
me the thing that is right1 as my       
servant ,job hath4 ,therefore take unto 
you now seven bullocks1 and seven  rams1
 and go to my servant ,job1 and offer up
 for yourselves that is1  by him a      
burnt-offering1 and my servant ,job     
shall pray for you2 for  him will ,i    
accept2 lest ,i deal with you after your
 folly1 in that ye  have not spoken of  
me the thing which is right1 like my    
servant ,job4'  ,see here1 an offence is
 a bar and an obstruction to acceptance 
with  ,god1 but by a mediator1 but by an
 intercessor4 ,he that comes to ,god by 
himself1 ,god will answer him by        
himself--that is1 without an            
intercessor2 and ,i will tell you1 such 
are not like to get any pleasant  or    
comfortable answer-,i will answer him   
that so cometh according to the         
multitude of his idols4 #8,and ,i will  
set my face against that man1 and  will 

make him a sign and a proverb1 and ,i   
will cut him off from the  midst of my  
people2 and ye shall know that ,i am the
 ,lord4' 7,eze #ad3g1h7    ,he that     
intercedes for another with a holy and  
just ,god had need be  clean himself1   
lest he with whom he so busieth himself 
say to him1  ,first clear thyself1 and  
then come and speak for thy friend4     
,wherefore1  this is the very           
description and qualification of this   
our ,high ,priest  and blessed          
,intercessor1 #8,for such an high priest
 became us1 who is  holy1 harmless1     
undefiled1 separate from sinners1 and   
made higher than  the heavens2 who      
needeth not daily1 as those high        
priests1 to offer up  sacrifice1 first  
for his own sins1' c4 7,heb #g3bf1bg7   
,had we not had  such an ,intercessor1  
we had been but in a very poor case2 but
 we have  one that becomes us2 one that 
fits us to the purpose2 one against whom
  our ,god hath nothing1 can object     
nothing2 one in whose mouth no guile    

could be found4#c    #d4 ,since ,christ 
is an ,intercessor1 ,i infer that he has
 wherewithal in  readiness to answer to 
any demands that may be propounded by   
him that  hath been by us offended1 in  
order to a renewing of peace and letting
  out of that grace to us that we have  
sinned away1 and yet have need of4      
,ofttimes the offended saith to the     
intercessor1 ,well1 thou comest to me   
about this man2 what interest he has in 
thee is one thing1 what offence  he has 
committed against me is another4 ,i     
speak now after the manner of  men4     
,now1 what can an intercessor do1 if he 
is not able to answer this  question8   
,but now1 if he be able to answer this  
question--that is1  according to law and
 justice1 no question but he may prevail
 with the  offended1 for him for whom he
 makes intercession4    ,why1 this is   
our case2 to be sure1 thus far it is1 we
 have offended a  just and a holy ,god1 
and ,jesus ,christ is become            
,intercessor4 ,he also  knows full well1

 that for our parts1 if it would save us
 from hell1 we  cannot produce towards a
 peace with ,god so much as poor two    
farthings2  that is1 not anything that  
can by law and justice be esteemed worth
 a  halfpenny2 yet he makes             
intercession4 ,it follows1 therefore1   
that he  has wherewith of his own1 if   
that question afore is propounded1 to   
answer to every reasonable demand4      
,hence1 it is said1 that he has gifts   
as well as sacrifice for sin4 #8,every  
high priest is ordained to offer  gifts 
and sacrifices3 wherefore it is of      
necessity that this man have  somewhat  
also to offer4' 7,heb #h3c7 ,and1       
observe it1 the apostle speaks  here of 
,christ as in heaven1 there ministering 
in the second part of  his office2      
#8,for if he were on earth1 he should   
not be a priest4'  7verse #d7 ,these    
gifts1 therefore1 and this sacrifice1 he
 now offereth  in heaven by way of      
intercession1 urging and pleading as an 
,intercessor1 the valuableness of his   

gifts for the pacifying of that  wrath  
that our ,father hath conceived against 
us for the disobediences  that we are   
guilty of4 #8,a gift in secret pacifieth
 anger2 and a reward  in the bosom      
strong wrath4' 7,prov #ba3ad7    ,what  
gifts these are the ,scripture          
everywhere testifies4 ,he gave  himself1
 he gave his life1 he gave his all for  
us4 7,john #f1 ,gal #a3d1 #a  ,tim #b3f1
 ,matt #bj3bh7 ,these gifts1 as he      
offered them up at the demand  of       
justice on ,mount ,calvary for us1 so   
now he is in heaven he  presenteth them 
continually before ,god1 as gifts and   
sacrifice valuable  for the sins1 for   
all the sins that we1 through infirmity1
 do commit1  from the day of our        
conversion to the day of our death4 ,and
 these gifts  are so satisfactory1 so   
prevalent with ,god1 that they always   
prevail  for a continual remission of   
our sins with him4 ,yea1 they prevail   
with  him for more than for the         
remission of sins2 we have1 through     

their  procurement1 our graces often    
renewed1 the devil often rebuked1 the   
snare often broken1 guilt often taken   
away from the conscience1 and  many a   
blessed smile from ,god1 and love-look  
from his life-creating  countenance4    
7,eph #c3ab7    #e4 ,since ,christ is an
 ,intercessor1 ,i infer that believers  
should not  rest at the cross for       
comfort2 justification they should look 
for  there2 but1 being justified by his 
blood1 they should ascend up after  him 
to the throne4 ,at the cross you will   
see him in his sorrows and              
humiliations1 in his tears and blood2   
but follow him to where he is  now1 and 
then you shall see him in his robes1 in 
his priestly robes1  and with his golden
 girdle about his paps4 ,then you shall 
see him  wearing the breastplate of     
judgment1 and with all your names       
written  upon his heart4 ,then you shall
 perceive that the whole family in      
heaven  and earth is named by him1 and  
how he prevaileth with ,god the ,father 

of  mercies1 for you4 ,stand still      
awhile and listen2 yea1 enter with      
boldness into the holiest1 and see your 
,jesus as he now appears in the         
presence of ,god for you2 what work he  
makes against the devil and sin1  and   
death and hell1 for you4 7,heb #aj3i7   
,ah6 it is brave following of  ,jesus   
,christ to the holiest1 the veil is     
rent1 you may see with open  face as in 
a glass1 the glory of the ,lord4 ,this1 
then1 is our ,high  ,priest1 this his   
intercession1 these the benefits of it6 
,it lieth on  our part to improve it2   
and wisdom to do that also comes from   
the  mercy-seat1 or throne of grace1    
where he1 even our ,high ,priest1 ever  
liveth to make intercession for us2 to  
whom be glory for ever and ever4        
,,ii4 ,,of ,,the ,,benefits ,,of        
,,christ',s ,,intercession4             
,,second4 ,and thus have ,i spoken to   
the first thing--to wit1 of the         
intercession of ,christ2 and now ,i come
 more particularly to speak to  the     

second1 ,,the ,,benefits ,,of ,,his     
,,intercession2 namely1 that we are     
saved  thereby4 ,wherefore he is able   
also to save them1 seeing he maketh     
intercession for them4 #8,he is able to 
save them to the uttermost4'    ,in my  
handling of this head1 ,i must show you1
 ,first1 ,what the apostle  means here  
by #8save'--#8,wherefore he is able to  
save4' ,second1 ,what he  means here by 
saving to the #8uttermost'--#8,he is    
able to save to the  uttermost4' ,third1
 ,and then1 thirdly1 we shall do as we  
did in the  foregoing--to wit1 gather   
some inferences from the whole1 and     
speak to  them4    ,first1 ,what doth   
the apostle mean here by #8save'--#8,he 
is able to save  them4'    ,to #8save'  
may be taken two ways4 ,in the general1 
,i know it may be taken  many ways1 for 
there are many salvations that we enjoy2
 yea1 that we  never knew of1 nor can   
know1 until we come thither1 where all  
secret  things shall be seen1 and where 
that which has been done in darkness    

shall be proclaimed upon the housetops4 
,but ,i say there are two ways  that    
this word may be taken--#a4 ,to save in 
a way of justification4 #b4 ,or  to save
 in a way of preservation4 ,now1 ,christ
 saves both these ways4  ,but which of  
these1 or whether both of them are      
intended in this place1  of that ,i     
shall tell you my thoughts anon2        
meanwhile1 ,i will show you1    #a4     
,what it is to be saved in the first    
sense1 namely1 in a way of              
justification1 and also how that is     
brought to pass4    ,to be saved is to  
be delivered from guilt of sin that is  
by the law1 as  it is the ministration  
of death and condemnation2 or1 to be set
 free  therefrom before ,god4 ,this is  
to be saved2 for he that is not set free
  therefrom1 whatever he may think of   
himself1 or whatever others may  think  
concerning him1 he is a condemned man4  
,it saith not1 he shall be1  but1 he is 
condemned already4 7,john #c3ah7 ,the   
reason is1 for that he  has deserved the

 sentence of the ministration of        
condemnation1 which is  the law4 ,yea1  
that law has already arraigned1 accused1
 and condemned  him before ,god1 for    
that it hath found him guilty of sin4   
,now he that  is set free from this1 or1
 as the phrase is1 #8being made free    
from  sin1' 7,rom #f3bb72 that is1 from 
the imputation of guilt1 there can1 to  
him1 be no condemnation1 no condemnation
 to hell fire2 but the person  thus made
 free may properly be said to be saved4 
,wherefore1 as  sometimes it saith1 we  
shall be saved1 respecting saving in the
 second  sense1 or the utmost completing
 of salvation2 so sometimes it saith1 we
  are saved1 as respecting our being    
already secured from guilt1 and so  from
 condemnation to hell for sin1 and so   
set safe1 and quit from the  second     
death before ,god4 7#a ,cor #a3ah1 ,eph 
#b3e7    ,now1 saving thus comes to us  
by what ,christ did for us in this      
world1  by what ,christ did for us as   
suffering for us4 ,i say1 it comes to us

  thus2 that is1 it comes to us by grace
 through the redemption that is  in     
,christ4 ,and thus to be saved is called
 justification1 justification  to life1 
because one thus saved is1 as ,i said1  
acquitted from guilt1  and that         
everlasting damnation to which for sin  
he had made himself  obnoxious by the   
law4 7#a ,cor #ae3a-d1 ,rom #e3h-aj7    
,hence we are said to be saved by his   
death1 justified by his blood1 and      
reconciled to ,god by the death of his  
,son2 all which must respect his        
offering of himself on the day he died1 
and not his improving of his so  dying  
in a way of intercession1 because in the
 same place the apostle  reserveth a    
second1 or an additional salvation1 and 
applieth that to  his intercession1     
#8,much more then1 being now1' or       
already1 #8justified  by his blood1 we  
shall be saved from wrath through him'2 
that is1  through what he will further  
do for us4 #8,for if1 when we were      
enemies1  we were reconciled to ,god by 

the death of his son1 much more1 being  
reconciled1' that is1 by his death1 #8we
 shall be saved by his life1'  his      
intercession1 which he ever liveth to   
complete4 7verse #i1aj7    ,see here1 we
 are said to be justified1 reconciled   
already1 and  therefore we shall be     
saved1 justified by his blood and death1
 and  saved through him by his life4    
#b4 ,now the saving intended in the text
 is saving in this second sense2  that  
is1 a saving of us by preserving us1 by 
delivering of us from all  those hazards
 that we run betwixt our state of       
justification and our  state of         
glorification4 ,yea1 such a saving of us
 as we that are  justified need to bring
 us into glory4 ,therefore1    ,when he 
saith he is able to save1 seeing he ever
 liveth to make  intercession1 he addeth
 saving to saving2 saving by his life to
 saving  by his death2 saving by his    
improving of his blood to saving by his 
spilling of his blood4 ,he gave himself 
a ransom for us1 and now  improves that 

gift in the presence of ,god by way of  
intercession4 ,for1  as ,i have hinted  
already1 the high priests under the law 
took the blood  of the sacrifices that  
were offered for sin1 and brought it    
within the  veil1 and there sprinkled it
 before and upon the mercy-seat1 and by 
it  made intercession for the people to 
an additional way of saving them2  the  
sum of which ,paul thus applies to      
,christ when he saith1 #8,he can  save1 
seeing he ever liveth to make           
intercession4'    ,that also in the     
,romans is clear to this purpose1 #8,who
 is he that  condemneth8 ,it is ,christ 
that died4' 7,rom #h3ca-ci7 ,that is1   
who is he  that shall lay anything to   
the charge of ,god's elect to           
condemnation to  hell1 since ,christ has
 taken away the curse by his death from 
before  ,god8 ,then he adds1 that there 
is nothing that shall yet happen to us1 
shall destroy us1 since ,christ also    
liveth to make intercession for us4     
#8,who shall condemn8 ,it is ,christ    

that died2 yea1 rather1 that is risen   
again1 who is even at the right hand of 
,god1 who also maketh  intercession for 
us4'    ,christ1 then1 by his death     
saveth us as we are sinners1 enemies1   
and in  a state of condemnation by sin2 
and ,christ by his life saveth us as    
considered justified1 and reconciled to 
,god by his blood4 ,so1 then1 we  have  
salvation from that condemnation that   
sin had brought us unto1 and  salvation 
from those ruins that all the enemies of
 our souls would yet  bring us unto1 but
 cannot2 for the intercession of ,christ
 preventeth4 #d  7,rom #f3g-aj7         
,christ hath redeemed us from the curse 
of the law4 ,whatever the law can  take 
hold of to curse us for1 that ,christ   
has redeemed us from1 by  being made a  
curse for us4 ,but this curse that      
,christ was made for us1  must be       
confined to his sufferings1 not to his  
exaltation1 and1  consequently1 not to  
his intercession1 for ,christ is made no
 curse but  when he suffered2 not in his

 intercession3 so then1 as he died he   
took  away the curse1 and sin that was  
the cause thereof1 by the sacrifice of  
himself1 7,gal #c3ac71 and by his life1 
his intercession1 he saveth us  from all
 those things that attempt to bring us  
into that condemnation  again4    ,the  
salvation1 then1 that we have by the    
intercession of ,christ1 as was         
said--,i speak now of them that are     
capable of receiving comfort and  relief
 by this doctrine--is salvation that    
follows upon1 or that comes  after1     
justification4 ,we that are saved as to 
justification of life1  need yet to be  
saved with that that preserveth to      
glory2 for though by  the death of      
,christ we are saved from the curse of  
the law1 yet  attempts are made by many 
that we may be kept from the glory that 
justified persons are designed for2 and 
from these we are saved by his          
intercession4    ,a man1 then1 that must
 be eternally saved is to be considered1
 7a47 ,as  an heir of wrath4 7b47 ,as an

 heir of ,god4 ,an heir of wrath he is  
in  himself by sin2 an heir of ,god he  
is by grace through ,christ4 7,eph #b3c1
  ,gal #d3g7 ,now1 as an heir of wrath  
he is redeemed1 and as an heir of ,god  
he is preserved2 as an heir of wrath he 
is redeemed by blood1 and as an  heir of
 ,god he is preserved by this           
intercession4 ,christ by his death1     
then1 puts me1 ,i being reconciled to   
,god thereby1 into a justified  state1  
and ,god accepts me to grace and favour 
through him4 ,but this  doth not hinder 
but that1 all this notwithstanding1     
there are1 that  would frustrate me of  
the end to which ,i am designed by this 
reconciliation to ,god1 by redemption   
through grace2 and from the             
accomplishing of this design ,i am saved
 by the blessed intercession of  our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ4    ,object4 #a4   
,perhaps some may say1 we are not saved 
from all punishment  of sin by the death
 of ,christ2 and if so1 so not from all 
danger of  damnation by the intercession

 of ,christ4    ,answ4 ,we are saved    
from all punishment in hell fire by the 
death of  ,christ4 ,jesus has           
#8delivered us from the wrath to come4' 
7#a ,thess #a3aj7  ,so that as to this  
great punishment1 ,god for his sake has 
forgiven us  all trespasses4 7,col      
#b3ac7 ,but we being translated from    
being slaves to  ,satan to be sons of   
,god1 ,god reserveth yet this liberty in
 his hand to  chastise us if we offend1 
as a father chastiseth his son4 7,deut  
#h3e7  ,but this chastisement is not in 
legal wrath1 but in fatherly affection2 
not to destroy us1 but that still we    
might be made to get advantage  thereby1
 even be made partakers of his holiness4
 ,this is1 that we might  #8not be      
condemned with the world4' 7,heb        
#ab3e-aa1 #a ,cor #aa3cb7 ,as to the    
second part of the objection2 there do1 
as we say1 many things happen  betwixt  
or between the cup and the lip2 many    
things attempt to  overthrow the work of
 ,god1 and to cause that we should      

perish through  our weakness1           
notwithstanding the price that hath by  
,christ been paid  for us4 ,but what    
saith the ,scripture8 #8,who shall      
separate us from the  love of ,christ8  
shall tribulation1 or distress1 or      
persecution1 or  famine1 or nakedness1  
or peril1 or sword8 ,as it is written1  
,for thy  sake we are killed all the day
 long2 we are accounted as sheep for the
  slaughter4 ,nay1 in all these things  
we are more than conquerors through  him
 that loved us4 ,for ,i am persuaded1   
that neither death1 nor life1  nor      
angels1 nor principalities1 nor powers1 
nor things present1 nor  things to come1
 nor height1 nor depth1 nor any other   
creature1 shall be  able to separate us 
from the love of ,god1 which is in      
,christ ,jesus our  ,lord4' 7,rom       
#h3ce-ci7    ,thus the apostle reckoneth
 up all the disadvantages that a        
justified  person is incident to in this
 life1 and by way of challenge declares1
  that not any one of them1 nor all     

together1 shall be able to separate  us 
from the love of ,god1 that is towards  
us by ,christ1 his death1 and  his      
intercession4    ,object4 #b4 ,it may be
 further objected1 that the apostle doth
 here leave  out sin1 unto which we know
 the saints are subject1 after          
justification4 ,and sin of itself1 we   
need no other enemies1 is of that       
nature as to destroy the whole world4   
,answ4 ,sin is sin1 in the nature of    
sin1 wherever it is found4 ,but sin  as 
to the damning effects thereof is taken 
away from them unto whom  righteousness 
is imputed for justification4 ,nor shall
 any or all the  things aforementioned1 
though there is a tendency in every one 
of them  to drive us unto sin1 drown us1
 through it1 in perdition and           
destruction4 ,i am persuaded1 says      
,paul1 they shall never be able to do   
that4 ,the apostle1 therefore1 doth     
implicitly1 though not expressly1       
challenge sin1 yea1 sin by all its      
advantages2 and then glorieth in the    

love of ,god in ,christ ,jesus1 from    
which he concludeth it shall never      
separate the justified4 ,besides1 it    
would now have been needless to  have   
expressly here put in sin by itself1    
seeing before1 he had argued  that those
 he speaks of were freely justified     
therefrom4    ,one word more before ,i  
go to the second head4 ,the ,father1 as 
,i told  you1 has reserved to himself a 
liberty to chastise his sons1 to wit1   
with temporal chastisements1 if they    
offend4 ,this still abideth to us1      
notwithstanding ,god's grace1 ,christ's 
death1 or blessed intercession4  ,and   
this punishment is so surely entailed to
 the transgressions that we  who believe
 shall commit1 that it is impossible    
that we should be  utterly freed        
therefrom2 insomuch that the apostle    
positively  concludeth them to be       
bastards1 what pretences to sonship     
soever they  have1 that are not1 for    
sin1 partakers of fatherly              
chastisements4    ,for the reversing of 

this punishment it is that we should    
pray1 if  perhaps ,god will remit it1   
when we are taught to say1 #8,our       
,father1  forgive us our trespasses4'   
,and he that admits of any other sense  
as to  this petition1 derogates from the
 death of ,christ1 or faith1 or both4   
,for either he concludes that for some  
of his sins ,christ did not die1  or    
that he is bound to believe that ,god1  
though he did1 has not yet1  nor will   
forgive them1 till from the petitioner  
some legal work be  done2 forgive us1 as
 we forgive them that trespass against  
us4 7,matt  #f3ad1ae7 ,but now1 apply   
this to temporal punishments1 and then  
it is  true that ,god has reserved a    
liberty in his hand to punish even the  
sins of his people upon them2 yea1 and  
will not pardon their sin1 as to  the   
remitting of such punishment1 unless    
some good work by them be  done2 #8,if  
ye forgive not men their trespasses1    
neither will your ,father  forgive your 
trespasses4' 7,matt #f3ae1 #ah3bh-ce7   

,and this is the cause why some that    
belong to ,god are yet so under the     
afflicting hand of ,god2 they have      
sinned1 and ,god1 who is their ,father1 
punisheth2 yea1 and this is the reason  
why some who are dear to ,god  have this
 kind of punishment never forgiven1 but 
it abides with them to  their lives'    
end1 goes with them to the day of their 
death1 yea1 is the  very cause of their 
death4 ,by this punishment they are cut 
off out of  the land of the living4 ,but
 all this is that they might #8not be   
condemned with the world4' 7#a ,cor     
#aa3cb7    ,christ died not to save from
 this punishment2 ,christ intercedes not
 to  save from this punishment4 ,nothing
 but a good life will save from this    
punishment2 nor always that either4     
,the hidings of ,god's face1 the        
harshness of his providences1 the severe
  and sharp chastisements that ofttimes 
overtake the very spirits of his        
people1 plainly show that ,christ died  
not to save from temporal  punishments1 

prays not to save from temporal         
punishments--that is1  absolutely4 ,god 
has reserved a power to punish1 with    
temporal  punishments1 the best and     
dearest of his people1 if need be4#e    
,and  sometimes he remits them1         
sometimes not1 even as it pleases him4  
,i come  now to the second thing4       
,christ saves to the uttermost4         
,second1 ,i shall now show you something
 of what it is for ,christ1 by his      
intercession1 to save to the            
#8uttermost4' #8,he is able to save them
 to  the uttermost4'    ,this is a great
 expression1 and carrrieth with it much4
 #8,uttermost'  signifieth to the       
outside1 to the end1 to the last1 to the
 furthest  part4 ,and it hath respect   
both to persons and things4 7,gen       
#di3bf1 ,deut  #cj3d1 ,matt #e3bf1 ,mark
 #ac3bg1 ,luke #ae7    #a4 ,to persons4 
,some persons are in their own          
apprehensions even further  from ,christ
 than anybody else2 afar off1 a great   
way off1 yet a-coming1  as the prodigal 

was4 ,now1 these many times are         
exceedingly afraid2 the  sight of that  
distance that they think is betwixt     
,christ and them makes  them afraid4 ,as
 it is said in another case1 #8,they    
that dwell in the  uttermost parts are  
afraid at thy tokens4' 7,psa #fe3h7 ,so 
these are  afraid they shall not speed1 
not obtain that for which they come to  
,god4 ,but the text says1 ,he is able to
 save to the uttermost1 to the  very    
hindermost1 them that come to ,god by   
him4    ,two sorts of men seem to be    
far1 very far from ,god4 7#a47 ,the town
  sinner4 7#b47 ,the great backslider4  
7,neh #a3i7 ,but both these1 if they    
come1 he is able to save to the         
uttermost4 ,he is able to save them from
  all those dangers that they fear will 
prevent their obtaining of that  grace  
and mercy they would have to help them  
in time of need4 ,the  publicans and    
harlots enter into the kingdom of       
heaven4    #b4 ,as this text respecteth 
persons1 so it respecteth things4 ,there

 are  some things with which some are   
attended that are coming to ,god1 by    
,christ1 that make their coming hard and
 very difficult4    7#a47 ,there is a   
more than ordinary breaking up of the   
corruptions of  their nature4 ,it seems 
as if all their lusts and vile passions 
of the  flesh were become masters1 and  
might now do what they will with the    
soul4 ,yea1 they take this man and toss 
and tumble him like a ball in a  large  
place4 ,this man is not master of       
himself1 of his thoughts1 nor of  his   
passions--#8,his iniquities1 like the   
wind1 do carry him away4' 7,isa  #fd3f7 
,he thinks to go forward1 but this wind 
blows him backward2 he  laboureth       
against this wind1 but cannot find that 
he getteth ground2 he  takes what       
advantage opportunity doth minister to  
him1 but all he gets  is to be beat out 
of heart1 out of breath1 out of courage4
 ,he stands  still1 and pants1 and      
gapeth as for life4 #8,i opened my      
mouth1 and  panted1' said ,david1 #8for 

,i longed for thy commandments4' 7,psa  
#aai3aca7  ,he sets forward again1 but  
has nothing but labour and sorrow4      
7#b47 ,nay1 to help forward his         
calamity1 ,satan and his angels will not
  be wanting1 both to trouble his head  
with the fumes of their stinking        
breath1 nor to throw up his heels in    
their dirty places--#8,and as he was    
yet a-coming1 the devil threw him down  
and tare him4' 7,luke #i3db7 ,how  many 
strange1 hideous1 and amazing           
blasphemies have those1 some of  those1 
that are coming to ,christ1 had injected
 and fixed upon their  spirits against  
him4 ,nothing so common to such1 as to  
have some hellish  wish or other against
 ,god they are coming to1 and against   
,christ1 by  whom they would come to    
him4 ,these blasphemies are like those  
frogs  that ,i have heard of1 that will 
leap up1 and catch hold of1 and hang by 
their claws4 ,now help1 ,lord2 now1     
,lord ,jesus1 what shall ,i do8 ,now1   
,son  of ,david1 have mercy upon me6 ,i 

say1 to say these words is hard work    
for such an one4 ,but he is able to save
 to the uttermost this comer to  ,god by
 him4    7#c47 ,there are also the      
oppositions of sense and reason hard at 
work  for the devil1 against the soul2  
the men of his own house are risen up   
against him4 ,one's sense and reason1   
one would think1 should not fall  in    
with the devil against ourselves1 and   
yet nothing more common1  nothing more  
natural1 than for our own sense and     
reason to turn the  unnatural1 and are  
both against our ,god and us4 ,and now  
it is hard  coming to ,god4 ,better can 
a man hear and deal with any objections 
against himself1 than with those that   
himself doth make against  himself4     
,they lie close1 stick fast1 speak      
aloud1 and will be heard2  yea1 will    
haunt and hunt him1 as the devil doth   
some1 in every hole and  corner4 ,but   
come1 man1 come2 for he is able to save 
to the uttermost6    7#d47 ,now guilt is
 the consequence and fruit of all this2 

and what so  intolerable a burden as    
guilt6 ,they talk of the stones1 and of 
the  sands of the sea2 but it is guilt  
that breaks the heart with its  burden4 
,and ,satan has the art of making the   
uttermost of every sin2 he  can blow it 
up1 make it swell1 make every hair of   
its head as big as a  cedar4 ,he can    
tell how to make it a heinous offence1  
and unpardonable  offence1 an offence of
 that continuance1 and committed against
 so much  light1 that1 says he1 it is   
impossible it should ever be forgiven4  
,but1  soul1 ,christ is able to save to 
the uttermost1 he can #8do exceeding    
abundantly above all that we ask or     
think4' 7,eph #c3bj7    7#e47 ,join to  
all this the rage and terror of men1    
which thing of itself  is sufficient to 
quash and break to pieces all desires to
 come to ,god  by ,christ2 yea1 and it  
doth do so to thousands that are not    
willing to  go to hell4 ,yet thou art   
kept1 and made to go panting on2 a whole
 world  of men1 and devils1 and sin1 are

 not able to keep thee from coming4 ,but
  how comes it to pass that thou art so 
hearty1 that thou settest thy  face     
against so much wind and weather8 ,i    
dare say it arises not from  thyself1   
nor from any of thine enemies4 ,this    
comes from ,god1 though  thou art not   
aware thereof2 and is obtained for thee 
by the  intercession of the blessed ,son
 of ,god1 who is also able to save thee 
to the uttermost1 that comest to ,god by
 him4    7#f47 ,and for a conclusion as 
to this1 ,i will add1 that there is much
 of  the honour of the ,lord ,jesus     
engaged as to the saving of the coming  
man  to the uttermost3 #8,i am glorified
 in them1' saith he4 7,john #ag3aj7 ,he 
is exalted to be a ,saviour4 7,acts     
#e3ca7 ,and if the blessed ,one doth    
count it an exaltation to be a ,saviour1
 surely it is an exaltation to  be a    
,saviour1 and a great one4 #8,they shall
 cry unto the ,lord because of  the     
oppressors1 and he shall send them a    
,saviour1 and a great one1 and  he shall

 deliver them4' 7,isa #ai3bj7 ,if it is 
a glory to be a ,saviour1 a  great      
,saviour1 then it is a glory for a      
,saviour1 a great one1 to save1  and    
save1 and save to the uttermost--to the 
uttermost man1 to the  uttermost sin1 to
 the uttermost temptation4 ,and hence it
 is that he  saith again1 speaking of   
the transgressions1 sins1 and iniquities
 that  he would pardon1 that it should  
turn to him for #8a name of joy1 a      
praise1 and an honour before all        
nations4' 7,jer #cc3i7 ,he therefore    
counts it an honour to be a great       
,saviour1 to save men to the  uttermost4
    ,when ,moses said1 #8,i beseech     
thee1 show me thy glory1' the answer    
was1  #8,i will make all my goodness    
pass before thee1 and ,i will proclaim  
the  name of the ,lord before thee4'    
7,exo #cc3ah1ai7 ,and when he came      
indeed  to make proclamation1 then he   
proclaimed1 #8,the ,lord1 ,the ,lord    
,god1  merciful and gracious1           
long-suffering1 and abundant in goodness

 and  truth1 keeping mercy for          
thousands1 forgiving iniquity and       
transgression and sin1 and that will by 
no means clear the guilty4'  7,exo      
#cd3f1g7 ,that will by no means clear   
them that will not come to me  that they
 may be saved4    ,see here1 if it is   
not by himself accounted his glory to   
make his  goodness1 all his goodness1   
pass before us4 ,and how can that be1 if
 he  saveth not to the uttermost them   
that come unto ,god by him8 ,for        
goodness is by us noways seen but by    
those acts by which it expresseth       
itself to be so4 ,and1 ,i am sure1 to   
save1 to save to the uttermost1 is  one 
of the most eminent expressions by which
 we understand it is great  goodness4 ,i
 know goodness has many ways to express 
itself to be what it  is to the world2  
but then it expresseth its greatness    
when it pardons  and saves1 when it     
pardons and saves to the uttermost4 ,my 
goodness1  says ,christ1 extends not    
itself to my ,father1 but to my saints4 

7,psa  #af3b1c7 ,my ,father has no need 
of my goodness1 but my saints have1 and 
therefore it shall reach forth itself   
for their help1 in whom is all my       
delight4 ,and1 #8,oh how great is thy   
goodness1 which thou hast laid up  for  
them that fear thee2 which thou hast    
wrought for them that trust in  thee    
before the sons of men'6 7,psa #ca3ai7  
,it is therefore that which  tendeth to 
get ,christ a name1 a fame1 and glory1  
to be able to save to  the uttermost    
them that come to ,god by him4    ,in   
,christ's ability to save1 lieth our    
safety4    ,but some may say1 ,what is  
the meaning of this word able8          
#8,wherefore he  is able to save4' ,he  
is able to save the uttermost4 ,how     
comes it to  pass that his power to save
 is rather put in than his willingness2 
for  willingness1 saith the soul1 would 
better have pleased me4 ,i will speak   
two or three words to this question4    
,and1    ,first1 ,by this word able is  
suggested to us the sufficiency of his  

merit1 the great worthiness of his      
merit2 for1 as ,intercessor1 he  sticks 
fast by his merit2 all his petitions1   
prayers1 or supplications  are grounded 
upon the worthiness of his person as    
,mediator1 and on the  validity of his  
offering as priest4 ,this is the more   
clear1 if you  consider the reason why  
those priests and sacrifices under the  
law  could not make the worshippers     
perfect4 ,it was1 ,i say1 because there 
wanted in them worthiness and merit in  
their sacrifices4 ,but this man1  when  
he came and offered his sacrifice1 he   
did by that one act #8perfect  for ever 
them that are sanctified1' or set apart 
for glory4 #8,but this  man1 after he   
had offered one sacrifice for sins1 for 
ever sat down on  the right hand of     
,god4' 7,heb #aj3a-ab7    ,when ,moses  
prayed for the people of ,israel1 thus  
he said1 #8,and now1 ,i  beseech thee1  
let the power of my ,lord be great1     
according as thou hast  spoken4' ,but   
what had he spoken8 #8,the ,lord is     

long-suffering1 and of  great mercy1    
forgiving iniquity and transgression1   
and by no means  clearing the           
guilty--,pardon1 ,i beseech thee1 the   
iniquity of this people  according unto 
the greatness of thy mercy1 and as thou 
hast forgiven  this people1 from ,egypt 
even until now4' 7,num #ad3ag-ai7       
,second1 ,has he but power1 we know he  
is willing1 else he would not have      
promised2 it is also his glory to pardon
 and save4 ,so1 then1 in his  ability   
lies our safety4 ,what if he were never 
so willing1 if he were  not of ability  
sufficient1 what would his willingness  
do8 ,but he has  showed1 as ,i said1 his
 willingness by promising3 #8,him that  
cometh to me  ,i will in no wise cast   
out4' 7,john #f3cg7 ,so that now our    
comfort lies  in his power1 in that he  
is able to make good his word4 7,rom    
#d3bj1ba7  ,and this also will then be  
seen1 when he hath saved them that come 
to  ,god by him1 when he hath saved them
 to the uttermost2 not to the  uttermost

 of his ability1 but to the uttermost of
 our necessity2 for to  the uttermost of
 his ability ,i believe he will never be
 put to it to  save his church2 not for 
that he is loath so to save1 but because
 there  is no need so to save2 he shall 
not need to put out all his power1 and  
to press the utmost of his merit for the
 saving of his church4 ,alas6  there is 
sufficiency of merit in him to save a   
thousand times as many  more as are like
 to be saved by him2 #8he is able to do 
exceeding  abundantly above all that we 
ask or think4'    ,measure not1         
therefore1 what he can do by what he    
has1 doth1 or will  do2 neither do thou 
interpret this word1 to the uttermost1  
as if it  related to the uttermost of   
his ability1 but rather as it relateth1 
for  so it doth indeed1 to the greatness
 of thy necessity4 ,for as he is able   
to save thee1 though thy condition be1  
as it may be supposed to be1 the  worst 
that ever man was in that was saved1 so 
he is able to save thee1  though thy    

condition were ten times worse than it  
is4    ,what6 shall not the worthiness  
of the ,son of ,god be sufficient to    
save  from the sin of man8 or shall the 
sin of the world be of that weight to   
destroy1 that it shall put ,christ      
,jesus to the uttermost of the worth  of
 his person and merit to save therefrom8
 ,i believe it is blasphemy to  think   
so4 ,we can easily imagine that he can  
save all the world--that is1  that he is
 of ability to do it2 but we cannot     
imagine that he can do no  more than we 
can think he can4 ,but our imagination  
and thoughts set no  bound to his       
ability4 #8,he is able to do exceeding  
abundantly above all  that we ask or    
think4' ,but what that is1 ,i say1 no   
man can think1 no  man can imagine4 ,so1
 then1 ,jesus ,christ can do more than  
ever any man  thought he could do as to 
saving2 he can do we know not what4     
,this1  therefore1 should encourage     
comers to come to him2 and them that    
come1  to hope4 ,this1 ,i say1 should   

encourage them to let out1 to lengthen1 
and heighten their thoughts by the word1
 to the uttermost1 seeing he  can #8save
 to the uttermost them that come to ,god
 by him4'#f    ,inferences from the     
benefits of ,christ's intercession4     
,third4 ,and now ,i come to the third   
thing that ,i told you ,i should speak  
to1 and that is1 to those inferences    
that may be gathered from these  words4 
#a4 ,are they that are justified by     
,christ's blood such as have need yet   
to be saved by his intercession8 ,then  
from hence it follows that              
justification will stand with           
imperfection4 ,it doth not therefore    
follow that a justified man is without  
infirmity2 for he that is  without      
infirmity--that is1 perfect with        
absolute perfection1 has no  need to be 
yet saved by an act yet to be performed 
by a mediator and  his mediation4       
,when ,i say1 justification will stand  
with imperfection1 ,i do not mean  that 
it will allow1 countenance1 or approve  

thereof2 but ,i mean there  is no       
necessity of our perfection1 of our     
personal perfection1 as to  our         
justification1 and that we are justified
 without it2 yea1 that  that1 in        
justified persons1 remains4 ,again2 when
 ,i say that  justification will stand  
with imperfection1 ,i do not mean that  
in our  justification we are imperfect2 
for in that we are complete2 #8we are   
complete in him' who is our justice4    
7,col #b3aj7 ,if otherwise1 the         
imperfection is in the matter that      
justifieth us1 which is the             
righteousness of ,christ4 ,yea1 and to  
say so would conclude that wrong        
judgment proceedeth from him that       
imputeth that righteousness to us to    
justification1 since an imperfect thing 
is imputed to us for  justification4    
,but far be it from any that believe    
that ,god is true to  imagine such a    
thing2 all his works are perfect1 there 
is nothing  wanting in them as to the   
present design4    ,quest4 ,but what    

then do we mean when we say1            
justification will stand  with a state  
of imperfection8    ,answ4 ,why1 ,i mean
 that justified men are yet sinners in  
themselves1 are  yet full of            
imperfections2 yea1 sinful              
imperfections4 ,justified ,paul  said1  
#8,i know that in me1 that is1 in my    
flesh1 dwelleth no good  thing4' 7,rom  
#g3ah7 ,while we are yet sinners1 we are
 justified by the  blood of ,christ4    
,hence1 again1 it is said1 #8he         
justifieth the ungodly4'  7,rom #d3e1   
#e3h1i7 ,justification1 then1 only      
covereth our sin from the  sight of     
,god2 it maketh us not perfect with     
inherent perfection4 ,but  ,god1 for the
 sake of that righteousness which by his
 grace is imputed  to us1 declareth us  
quit and discharged from the curse1 and 
sees sin in  us no more to condemnation4
    ,,why ,,the ,,justified ,,need ,,an 
,,intercessor4      ,and this is the    
reason1 or one reason1 why they that are
 justified have  need of an             

intercessor--to wit1 to save us from the
 evil of the sin that  remains in our   
flesh after we are justified by grace   
through ,christ1  and set free from the 
law as to condemnation4 ,therefore1 as  
it is said1  we are saved2 so it is     
said1 #8,he is able also to save them to
 the  uttermost that come unto ,god by  
him1 seeing he ever liveth to make      
intercession for them4' ,the godly1 for 
now we will call them the godly1  though
 there is yet abundance of sin in them1 
feel in themselves many  things even    
after justification by which they are   
convinced they are  still attended with 
personal1 sinful imperfections4         
,imperfect in their feelings and        
inclinations4--7#a47 ,they feel         
unbelief1 fear1 mistrust1 doubting1     
despondings1 murmurings1  blasphemies1  
pride1 lightness1 foolishness1 avarice1 
fleshly lusts1  heartlessness to good1  
wicked desires1 low thoughts of ,christ1
 too good  thoughts of sin1 and1 at     
times1 too great an itching after the   

worst of  immoralities4    7#b47 ,they  
feel in themselves an aptness to incline
 to errors1 as to  lean to the works of 
the law for justification2 to question  
the truth  of the resurrection and      
judgment to come2 to dissemble and play 
the  hypocrite in profession and in     
performance of duties2 to do religious  
duties rather to please man than ,god1  
who trieth the heart4    7#c47 ,they    
feel an inclination in them1 in times of
 trial1 to faint  under the cross1 to   
seek too much to save themselves1 to    
dissemble the  known truth for the      
obtaining a little favour with men1 and 
to speak  things that they ought not1   
that they may sleep in a whole skin4    
7#d47 ,they feel wearisomeness in       
religious duties1 but a natural         
propensity to things of the flesh4 ,they
 feel a desire to go beyond  bounds both
 at board1 and bed1 and bodily exercise1
 and in all lawful  recreation4    7#e47
 ,they feel in themselves an aptness to 
take the advantage of using  of things  

that are lawful1 as food1 raiment1      
sleep1 talk1 estates1  relations1       
beauty1 wit1 parts1 and graces1 to      
unlawful ends4 ,these  things1 with many
 more of the like kind1 the justified   
man finds and  feels in himself1 to his 
humbling and often casting down2 and to 
save  him from the destroying evil of   
these1 ,christ ever liveth to make      
intercession for him4    ,imperfect in  
their graces4--,again2 the justified man
 is imperfect in  his graces1 and       
therefore needeth to be saved by the    
intercession of  ,christ from the bad   
fruit that that imperfection yields4    
,justifying righteousness is accompanied
 with graces--the graces of the         
,spirit4 ,though these graces are not   
that matter by and through which we  are
 justified1 nor any part thereof1 that  
being only the obedience of  ,christ    
imputed to us of mere pleasure and good 
will2 but1 ,i say1 they  come when      
justification comes4 7,rom #i7 ,and     
though they are not so  easily discerned

 at the first1 they show forth          
themselves afterwards4  ,but ,i say1 how
 many soever they are1 and how fast     
soever they grow1  their utmost         
arrivement here is but a state short of 
perfection4 ,none  of the graces of     
,god's ,spirit in our hearts can do     
their work in us  without shortness1 and
 that because of their own              
imperfections1 and  also because of the 
oppositions that they meet with from our
 flesh4    7#a47 ,faith1 which is the   
root-grace1 the grand grace1 its        
shortness is  sufficiently manifest by  
its shortness of apprehension of things 
pertaining to the person1 offices1      
relations1 and works of ,christ1 now  in
 the heavenly place for us4 ,it is also 
very defective in its fetching  of      
comfort from the ,word to us1 and in    
continuing of it with us1 when  at any  
time we attain unto it2 in its receiving
 of strength to subdue  sin1 and in its 
purifyings of the heart1 though indeed  
it doth what it  doth in reality1 yet   

how short is it of doing of it          
thoroughly8  ,oftentimes1 were it not   
for supplies by virtue of the           
intercession of  ,christ1 faith would   
fail of performing its office in any    
measure4 7,luke  #bb3ca1cb7    7#b47    
,there is hope1 another grace of the    
,spirit bestowed upon us2 and  how often
 is that also1 as to the excellency of  
working1 made to flag8  #8,i shall      
perish1' saith ,david2 #8,i am cut off  
from before thine eyes1'  said he4 7,psa
 #ca3bb7 ,and now where was his hope1 in
 the right gospel  discovery of it8     
,also all our fear of men1 and fears of 
death1 and  fears of judgment1 they     
arise from the imperfections of hope4   
,but from  all those faults ,christ     
saves us by his intercessions4    7#c47 
,there is love1 that should be in us as 
hot as fire4 ,it is compared  to fire1  
to fire of the hottest sort2 yea1 it is 
said to be hotter than  the coals of    
juniper4 7,cant #h3f1g7 ,but who finds  
this heat in love so  much as for one   

poor quarter of an hour together8 ,some 
little flashes1  perhaps1 some at some  
times may feel1 but where is that       
constant  burning of affection that the 
,word1 the love of ,god1 and the love of
  ,christ call for8 yea1 and that the   
necessities of the poor and  afflicted  
members of ,christ call for also4 ,ah6  
love is cold in these  frozen days1 and 
short when it is at the highest4        
7#d47 ,the grace of humility1 when is   
it8 who has a thimbleful thereof8       
,where is he that is #8clothed with     
humility1' and that does what he is     
commanded #8with all humility of mind'8 
7#a ,peter #e3e1 ,acts #bj3ai7    7#e47 
,for zeal1 where is that also8 ,zeal for
 ,god against sin1  profaneness1        
superstition1 and idolatry4 ,i speak now
 to the godly1 who  have this zeal in   
the root and habit2 but oh1 how little  
of it puts  forth itself into actions in
 such a day as this is6    7#f47 ,there 
is reverence1 fear1 and standing in awe 
of ,god's ,word and  judgments1 where   

are the excellent workings thereof to be
 found8 ,and  where it is most1 how far 
short of perfect acts is it8    7#g47   
,simplicity and godly sincerity also1   
with how much dirt is it  mixed in the  
best2 especially among those of the     
saints that are rich1  who have got the 
poor and beggarly art of complimenting8 
,for the more  compliment1 the less     
sincerity4 ,many words will not fill a  
bushel4 ,but  #8in the multitude of     
words there wanteth not sin4' 7,prov    
#aj3ai7 ,plain  men are thin come up in 
this day2 to find a mouth without fraud 
and  deceit now is a rare thing4 ,thus  
might one count up all the graces of    
the ,spirit1 and show wherein every one 
of them are scanty and wanting  of      
perfection4 ,now look1 what they want of
 perfection is supplied with  sin and   
vanity2 for there is a fullness of sin  
and flesh at hand to  make up all the   
vacant places in our souls4 ,there is no
 place in the  souls of the godly but it
 is filled up with darkness when the    

light is  wanting1 and with sin so far  
forth as grace is wanting4 ,satan1 also1
  diligently waiteth to come in at the  
door1 if ,careless has left it a  little
 achare4#g ,but1 oh6 the grace of our   
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who ever  liveth  
to make intercession for us1 and that1  
by so doing1 saves us  from all the     
imperfect acts and workings of our      
graces1 and from all  the advantages    
that flesh1 and sin1 and ,satan getteth 
upon us thereby4    ,imperfect in their 
,duties4--,further1 as ,christ ,jesus   
our ,lord doth  save us1 by his         
intercession1 from that hurt that would 
unavoidably  come upon us by these1 so  
also1 by that we are saved from the evil
 that  is at any time found in any or   
all our holy duties and performances    
that is our duty daily to be found in4  
,that our duties are imperfect1  follows
 upon what was discoursed before2 for if
 our graces be  imperfect1 how can our  
duties but be so too8    7#a47 ,our     
prayers1 how imperfect are they6 ,with  

how much unbelief are  they mixed6 ,how 
apt is our tongue to run1 in prayer1    
before our hearts6  ,with how much      
earnestness do our lips move1 while our 
hearts lie within  as cold as a clod6   
,yea1 and ofttimes1 it is to be feared1 
we ask for  that with our mouth that we 
care not whether we have or no4 ,where  
is  the man that pursues with all his   
might what but now he seemed to ask  for
 with all his heart8 ,prayer is become a
 shell1 a piece of formality1  a very   
empty thing1 as to the spirit and life  
of prayer at this day4 ,i  speak now of 
the prayers of the godly4 ,i once met   
with a poor woman  that1 in the greatest
 of her distresses1 told me she did use 
to rise in  the night1 in cold weather1 
and pray to ,god1 while she sweat with  
fears  of the loss of her prayers and   
desires that her soul might be saved4 ,i
  have heard of many that have played1  
but of few that have prayed1 till  they 
have sweat1 by reason of their wrestling
 with ,god for mercy in  that duty4     

7#b47 ,there is the duty of almsgiving1 
another gospel performance2 but  how    
poorly is it done in our days6 ,we have 
so many foolish ways to lay  out money1 
in toys and fools' baubles for our      
children1 that we can  spare none1 or   
very little1 for the relief of the poor4
 ,also1 do not  many give that to their 
dogs1 yea1 let it lie in their houses   
until it  stinks so vilely that neither 
dog nor cat will eat it2 which1 had it  
been bestowed well in time1 might have  
been a succour and nourishment  to some 
poor member of ,christ8    7#c47 ,there 
is hearing of the ,word2 but1 alas6 the 
place of hearing is  the place of       
sleeping with many a fine professor4 ,i 
have often observed  that those that    
keep shops can briskly attend upon a    
twopenny customer2  but when they come  
themselves to ,god's market1 they spend 
their time  too much in letting their   
thoughts to wander from ,god's          
commandments1  or in a nasty drowsy way4
 ,the heads1 also1 and hearts of most   

hearers  are to the ,word as the sieve  
is to water2 they can hold no sermons1  
remember no texts1 bring home no proofs1
 produce none of the sermon to  the     
edification and profit of others4 ,and  
do not the best take up too  much in    
hearing1 and mind too little what1 by   
the ,word1 ,god calls for  at their     
hands1 to perform it with a good        
conscience8    7#d47 ,there is          
faithfulness in callings1 faithfulness  
to brethren1  faithfulness to the world1
 faithfulness to children1 to servants1 
to  all1 according to our place and     
capacity4 ,oh6 how little of it is there
  found in the mouths and lives1 to     
speak nothing of the hearts1 of         
professors4    ,i will proceed no       
further in this kind of repetition of   
things2 only  thus much give me leave to
 say over again1 even many of the truly 
godly  are very faulty here4 ,but what  
would they do if there were not one     
always at the right hand of ,god1 by    
intercession1 taking away these  kind of

 iniquities8    #b4 ,are those that are 
justified by the blood of ,christ such1 
after  that1 as have need also of saving
 by ,christ's intercession8 ,from hence1
  then1 we may infer1 that as sin1 so   
,satan will not give over from          
assaulting the best of the saints4      
,it is not justification that can secure
 us from being assaulted by  ,satan3    
#8,simon1 ,simon1 ,satan has desired to 
have you4' 7,luke #bb3ca1cb7  ,there are
 two things that do encourage the devil 
to set upon the people  of ,god3--      
7#a47 ,he knows not who are elect2 for  
all that profess are not1 and1          
therefore1 he will make trial1 if he can
 get them into his sieve1  whether he   
can cause them to perish4 ,and great    
success he hath had this  way4 ,many a  
brave professor has he overcome2 he has 
cast some of the  stars from heaven to  
earth2 he picked one out from among the 
apostles1  and one1 as it is thought1   
from among the seven deacons1#h and many
 from  among ,christ's disciples2 but   

how many1 think you1 nowadays1 doth he  
utterly destroy with his net8    7#b47  
,if it so happeneth that he cannot      
destroy1 because ,christ1 by his        
intercession1 prevaileth1 yet will he   
set upon the church to defile and       
afflict it4 ,for 7a71 ,if he can but get
 us to fall1 with ,peter1 then he  has  
obtained that dishonour be brought to   
,god1 the weak to be stumbled1  the     
world offended1 and the gospel vilified 
and reproached4 ,or 7b71 ,if  he cannot 
throw up our heels1 yet1 by buffeting of
 us1 he can grieve  us1 afflict us1 put 
us to pain1 fright us1 drive us to many 
doubts1 and  make our life very         
uncomfortable unto us1 and make us go   
groaning to  our ,father's house4 ,but  
blessed be ,god for his ,christ1 and for
 that #8he  ever liveth to make         
intercession for us4'    #c4 ,are those 
that are justified by the blood of      
,christ such as1 after  that1 have need 
to be saved by ,christ's intercession8  
,then1 hence ,i  infer that it is       

dangerous going about anything in our   
own name and  strength4 ,if we would    
have helps from the intercession of     
,christ1 let  us have a care that we do 
what we do according to the word of     
,christ4  ,do what he bids us as well as
 we can1 as he bids us1 and then we need
  not doubt to have help and salvation  
in those duties by the  intercession of 
,christ4 #8,do all1' says the apostle1  
#8in the name of the  ,lord ,jesus4'    
7,col #c3ag7 ,oh1 but then the devil and
 the world will be  most of all         
offended6 ,well1 well1 but if you do    
nothing but as in his  fear1 by his     
,word1 in his name1 you may be sure of  
what help his  intercession can afford  
you1 and that can afford you much help1 
not  only to begin1 but to go through   
with your work in some good measure1  as
 you should2 and by that also you shall 
be secured from those  dangers1 if not  
temptations to dangers1 that those that 
go out about  business in their own     
names and strength shall be sure to meet

 withal4    #d4 ,are those that are     
justified by the blood of ,christ such  
as1 after  that1 have need of being     
saved by ,christ's intercession8 ,then1 
hence ,i  infer again1 that ,god has a  
great dislike of the sins of his own    
people1 and would fall upon them in     
judgment and anger much more  severely  
than he doth1 were it not for ,christ's 
intercession4 ,the  gospel is not1 as   
some think1 a loose and licentious      
doctrine1 nor  ,god's discipline of his 
church a negligent and careless         
discipline2  for1 though those that     
believe already have also an            
intercessor1 yet  ,god1 to show his     
detestation against sin1 doth often make
 them feel to  purpose the weight of his
 fingers4 ,the sincere1 that fain would 
walk  oft with ,god1 have felt what ,i  
say1 and that to the breaking of their  
bones full oft4 ,the loose ones1 and    
those that ,god loves not1 may be  utter
 strangers as to this2 but those that   
are his own indeed do know  it is       

otherwise4#i    #8,you only have ,i     
known' above all others1 says ,god1     
#8therefore ,i will  punish you for all 
your iniquities4' 7,amos #c3b7 ,god     
keeps a very strict  house among his    
children4 ,david found it so1 ,haman    
found it so1 ,job  found it so1 and the 
church of ,god found it so2 and ,i know 
not that his  mind is ever the less     
against sin1 notwithstanding we have an 
,intercessor4 ,true1 our ,intercessor   
saves us from damning evils1 from       
damning judgments2 but he neither doth  
nor will secure us from temporal        
punishment1 from spiritual punishment1  
unless we watch1 deny ourselves1  and   
walk in his fear4 ,i would to ,god that 
those who are otherwise  minded did but 
feel1 for three or four months1         
something of what ,i have  felt for     
several years together for base sinful  
thoughts6 ,i wish it1 ,i  say1 if it    
might be for their good1 and for the    
better regulating of  their             
understandings4 ,but whether they obtain

 my wish or no1 sure ,i am  that ,god is
 no countenancer of sin2 no1 not in his 
own people2 nay1 he  will bear it least 
of all in them4 ,and as for others1     
however he may  for a while have        
patience towards them1 if1 perhaps1 his 
goodness may  lead them to repentance2  
yet the day is coming when he will pay  
the  carnal and hypocrites' home with   
devouring fire for their offences4      
,but if our holy ,god will not let us go
 altogether unpunished1 though we  have 
so able and blessed an ,intercessor1    
that has always to present ,god  with1  
on our behalf1 so valuable a price of   
his own blood1 now before  the throne of
 grace1 what should we have done if     
there had been no  day's-man1 none to   
plead for us1 or to make intercession on
 our behalf8  ,read that text1 #8,for ,i
 am with thee1 saith the ,lord1 to save 
thee2  though ,i make a full end of all 
nations whither ,i have scattered thee1 
yet will ,i not make a full end of thee2
 but ,i will correct thee in  measure1  

and will not leave thee altogether      
unpunished4' 7,jer #cj3aa7 ,if  it be   
so1 ,i say1 what had become of us1 if we
 had had no ,intercessor8  ,and what    
will become of them concerning whom the 
,lord has said already1  #8,i will not  
take up their names into my lips'8 7,psa
 #af3d7 #8,i pray not  for the world4'  
7,john #ag3i7    #e4 ,are those that are
 already justified by the blood of      
,christ yet such  as have need of being 
saved by his intercession8 ,then1 hence1
 ,i infer  that ,christ is not only the 
beginner1 but the completer of our      
salvation2 or1 as the ,holy ,ghost calls
 him1 #8the author and finisher of  our 
faith1' 7,heb #ab3b72 or1 as it calls   
him again1 #8the author of  eternal     
salvation4' 7,heb #e3i7 ,of salvation   
throughout1 from the  beginning to the  
end1 from first to last4 ,his hands have
 laid the  foundation of it in his own  
blood1 and his hands shall finish it by 
his  intercession4 7,zech #d3i7 ,as he  
has laid the beginning fastly1 so he    

shall bring forth the headstones with   
shoutings1 and we shall cry1  ,grace1   
grace1 at the last1 salvation only      
belongeth to the ,lord4 7,zech  #d3g1   
,psa #c3h1 ,isa #dc3aa7    ,many there  
be that begin with grace1 and end with  
works1 and think ,,that  is the only    
way4 ,indeed works will save from       
temporal punishments1 when  their       
imperfections are purged from them by   
the intercession of ,christ2  but to be 
saved and brought to glory1 to be       
carried through this  dangerous world1  
from my first moving after ,christ till 
,i set my foot  within the gates of     
paradise1 this is the work of my        
,mediator1 of my  high priest and       
intercessor2 it is he that fetches us   
again when we are  run away2 it is he   
that lifteth us up when the devil and   
sin has thrown  us down2 it is he that  
quickeneth us when we grow cold2 it is  
he that  comforteth us when we despair2 
it is he that obtains fresh pardon when 
we have contracted sin2 and he that     

purges our consciences when they  are   
loaden with guilt4 7,eze #cd3af1 ,psa   
#ade3ad7    ,i know also1 that rewards  
do wait for them in heaven that do      
believe in  ,christ1 and shall do well  
on earth2 but this is not a reward of   
merit1  but of grace4 ,we are saved by  
,christ2 brought to glory by ,christ2   
and  all our works are no otherwise made
 acceptable to ,god but by the person   
and personal excellencies and works of  
,christ2 therefore1 whatever the  jewels
 are1 and the bracelets1 and the pearls1
 that thou shalt be  adorned with as a  
reward of service done to ,god in the   
world1 for them  thou must thank        
,christ1 and1 before all1 confess that  
he was the  meritorious cause thereof4  
7#a ,peter #b3e1 ,heb #ac3ae7 ,he saves 
us1 and  saves our services too4 7,rev  
#e3i-ad7 ,they would be all cast back as
  dung in our faces1 were they not      
rinsed and washed in the blood1 were    
they not sweetened and perfumed in the  
incense1 and conveyed to ,god  himself  

through the white hand of ,jesus        
,christ2 for that is his  golden-censer2
 from thence ascends the smoke that is  
in the nostrils of  ,god of such a sweet
 savour4 7,rev #g3ab-ad1 #h3c1d7    #f4 
,are those that are already justified by
 the blood of ,christ1 such as  do still
 stand in need of being saved by his    
intercession8 ,then hence ,i  infer     
again1 that we that have been saved     
hitherto1 and preserved from  the       
dangers that we have met with since our 
first conversion to this  moment1 should
 ascribe the glory to ,jesus ,christ1 to
 ,god by ,jesus  ,christ4 #8,i have     
prayed that thy faith fail not3 ,i pray 
that thou  wouldest keep them from the  
evil1' is the true cause of our         
standing1  and of our continuing in the 
faith and holy profession of the gospel 
to  this very day4 ,wherefore we must   
give the glory of all to ,god by        
,christ3 #8,i will not trust in my bow1'
 said ,david1 #8neither shall my  sword 
save me4 ,but thou hast saved us from   

our enemies1 and hast put  them to shame
 that hated us4 ,in ,god we boast all   
the day long1 and  praise thy name for  
ever4 ,selah'6 #8,he always causeth us  
to triumph in  ,christ4' #8,we rejoice  
in ,christ ,jesus1 and have no          
confidence in the  flesh4' 7,psa        
#dd3f-h1 #b ,cor #b3ad1 ,phil #c3c7     
,thus you see that1 both in  the ,old   
and ,new ,testament1 all the glory is   
given to the ,lord1 as well  for        
preservation to heaven as for           
justification of life4 ,and he that is  
well acquainted with himself will do    
this readily2 though light heads1  and  
such as are not acquainted with the     
desperate evil that is in their         
natures1 will sacrifice to their own    
net4 ,but such will so sacrifice  but a 
while4 ,sir ,death is coming1 and he    
will put them into the view of  what    
they see not now1 and will feed sweetly 
upon them1 because they  made not the   
,lord their trust4 ,and therefore1      
ascribe thou the glory of  the          

preservation of thy soul in the faith   
hitherto1 to that salvation  which      
,christ ,jesus our ,lord obtaineth for  
thee by his intercession4    #g4 ,are   
those that are already justified by the 
blood of ,christ such as  do still stand
 in need of being saved by his          
intercession8 ,then is this  also to be 
inferred from hence1 that saints should 
look to him for that  saving that they  
shall yet have need of betwixt this and 
the day of  their dissolution2 yea1 from
 henceforward1 even to the day of       
judgment4  ,i say1 they should still    
look to him for the remaining part of   
their  salvation1 or for that of their  
salvation which is yet behind2 and let  
them look for it with confidence1 for   
that it is in a faithful hand2  and for 
thy encouragement to look and hope for  
the completing of thy  salvation in     
glory1 let me present thee with a few   
things--    7#a47 ,the hardest or worst 
part of the work of thy ,saviour is     
over2 his  bloody work1 his bearing of  

thy sin and curse1 his loss of the light
 of  his ,father's face for a time2 his 
dying upon the cursed tree1 that was    
the worst1 the sorest1 the hardest1 and 
most difficult part of the work  of     
redemption2 and yet this he did         
willingly1 cheerfully1 and without  thy 
desires2 yea1 this he did1 as           
considering those for whom he did it  in
 a state of rebellion and enmity to him4
    7#b47 ,consider1 also1 that he has  
made a beginning with thy soul to       
reconcile thee to ,god1 and to that end 
has bestowed his justice upon  thee1 put
 his ,spirit within thee1 and began to  
make the unweldable  mountain and       
rock1#aj thy heart1 to turn towards him1
 and desire after  him2 to believe in   
him1 and rejoice in him4    7#c47       
,consider1 also1 that some comfortable  
pledges of his love thou  hast already  
received1 namely1 as to feel the        
sweetness of his love1 as  to see the   
light of his countenance1 as to be made 
to know his power in  raising of thee   

when thou wast down1 and how he has made
 thee stand1  while hell has been       
pushing at thee1 utterly to overthrow   
thee4    7#d47 ,thou mayest consider1   
also1 that what remains behind of the   
work  of thy salvation in his hands1 as 
it is the most easy part1 so the most   
comfortable1 and that part which will   
more immediately issue in his  glory1   
and therefore he will mind it4    7#e47 
,that which is behind is also more safe 
in his hand than if it were  in thine   
own2 he is wise1 he is powerful1 he is  
faithful1 and therefore  will manage    
that part that is lacking to our        
salvation well1 until he  has completed 
it4 ,it is his love to thee that has    
made him that #8he  putteth no trust in 
thee'2 he knows that he can himself     
bring thee to  his kingdom most surely2 
and therefore has not left that work to 
thee1  no1 not any part thereof4 7,job  
#e3ah1 #ae3ae7    ,live in hope1 then1  
in a lively hope1 that since ,christ is 
risen from  the dead1 he lives to make  

intercession for thee1 and that thou    
shalt  reap the blessed benefit of this 
twofold salvation that is wrought1 and  
that is working out for thee1 by ,jesus 
,christ our ,lord4 ,and thus have  we   
treated of the benefit of his           
intercession1 in that he is able to     
save to the uttermost4 ,and this leads  
me to the third particular4    ,,iii4   
,,the ,,persons ,,interested ,,in ,,the 
,,intercession ,,of ,,christ4           
,,third1 ,the third particular is to    
show ,,who ,,are ,,the ,,persons        
,,interested  ,,in ,,this ,,intercession
 ,,of ,,christ2 and they are those that 
come to ,god by  him4 ,the words are    
very concise1 and distinctly laid down2 
they are  they that come1 that come to  
,god1 that come to ,god by him4         
#8,wherefore  he is able also to save   
them1 to save to the uttermost them that
 come  to ,god by him1 seeing he ever   
liveth to make intercession for them4'  
,of coming to ,god by ,christ4--,a      
little1 first1 to comment upon the      

order of the words1 #8that come unto    
,god by him4'    ,there are that come   
unto ,god1 but not #8by him'2 and these 
are not  included in this text1 have not
 a share in this privilege4 ,thus the   
,jews came to ,god1 the unbelieving     
,jews1 #8who had a zeal of ,god1 but not
  according to knowledge4' 7,rom        
#i3cj-cd1 #aj3a-d7 ,these submitted not 
to  ,christ1 the righteousness of ,god1 
but thought to come to him by works  of 
their own1 or at least1 as it were1 by  
them1 and so came short of  salvation by
 grace1 for that reigns to salvation    
only in ,christ4 ,to  these ,christ's   
person and undertaking were a stumbling 
stone2 for at  him they stumbled1 and   
did split themselves to pieces1 though  
they  indeed were such as came to ,god  
for life4    ,as there are that come to 
,god1 but not by ,christ1 so there are  
that  come to ,christ1 but not to ,god  
by him3#aa of this sort are they1 who   
hearing that ,christ is ,saviour1       
therefore come to him for pardon1 but   

cannot abide to come to ,god by him1 for
 that he is holy1 and so will  snub     
their lusts1 and will change their      
hearts and natures4 ,mind me  what ,i   
say4 ,there are a great many that would 
be saved by ,christ1 but  love not to be
 sanctified by ,god through him4 ,these 
make a stop at  ,christ1 and will go no 
further4 ,might such have pardon1 they  
care not  whether ever they went to     
heaven or no4 ,of this kind of coming to
  ,christ ,i think it is1 of which he   
warneth his disciples when he saith1    
#8,in that day ye shall ask me nothing4 
,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1       
,whatsoever ye shall ask the ,father in 
my name1 he will give it you4'  7,john  
#af3bc7 ,as who should say1 when you ask
 for anything1 make not a  stop at me1  
but come to my ,father by me2 for they  
that come to me1 and  not to my ,father1
 through me1 will have nothing of what  
they come for4  ,righteousness shall be 
imputed to us1 #8if we believe on him   
that raised  up ,jesus our ,lord from   

the dead4' 7,rom #d3bd1be7 ,to come to  
,christ for a  benefit1 and stop there1 
and not come to ,god by him1 prevaileth 
nothing4 ,here the mother of ,zebedee's 
children erred2 and about this it  was  
that the ,lord ,jesus cautioned her4    
,lord1 saith she1 #8,grant that  these  
my two sons may sit1 the one on thy     
right hand1 and the other on  the left1 
in thy kingdom4' ,but what is the answer
 of ,christ8 #8,to sit on  my right hand
 and on my left1 is not mine to give1   
but for whom it is  prepared of my      
,father4' 7,matt #bj3ba-bc7 ,as who     
should say1 ,woman1 of  myself ,i do    
nothing1 my ,father worketh with me4 ,go
 therefore to him by  me1 for ,i am the 
way to him2 what thou canst obtain of   
him by me thou  shalt have2 that is to  
say1 what of the things that pertain to 
eternal  life1 whether pardon or glory4 
,it is true1 the ,son has power to give 
pardon and glory1 but he gives it  not  
by himself1 but by and according to the 
will of his ,father4 7,matt  #i3f1 ,john

 #ag3bb7 ,they1 therefore1 that come to 
him for an eternal good1  and look not  
to the ,father by him1 come short       
thereof2 ,i mean1 now1  pardon and      
glory4 ,and hence1 though it be said the
 ,son of man hath  power on earth to    
forgive sins--to wit1 to show the       
certainty of his  ,godhead1 and of the  
excellency of his mediation2 yet        
forgiveness of sin  is said to lie more 
particularly in the hand of the ,father1
 and that  ,god for ,christ's sake      
forgiveth us4 7,eph #d3cb7    ,the      
,father1 as we see1 will not forgive    
unless we come to him by the  ,son4     
,why1 then1 should we conceit that the  
,son will forgive these that  come not  
to the ,father by him8    ,so then1     
justifying righteousness is in the ,son1
 and with him also is  intercession2 but
 forgiveness is with the ,father2 yea1  
the gift of the  ,holy ,ghost1 yea1 and 
the power of imputing of the            
righteousness of  ,christ is yet in the 
hand of the ,father4 ,hence ,christ     

prays to the  ,father to forgive1 prays 
to the ,father to send the ,spirit1 and 
it is  ,god that imputeth righteousness 
to justification to us4 7,luke #bc3cd1  
,john #ad3af1 ,rom #d3f7 ,the ,father1  
then1 doth nothing but for the sake of  
and through the ,son2 the ,son also doth
 nothing derogating from the  glory of  
the ,father4 ,but it would be a         
derogation to the glory of the  ,father 
if the ,son should grant to save them   
that come not to the ,father  by him2   
wherefore you that cry ,christ1 ,christ1
 delighting yourselves in  the thoughts 
of forgiveness1 but care not to come by 
,christ to the  ,father for it1 you are 
not at all concerned in this blessed    
text1 for  he only saves by his         
intercession them that come to ,god by  
him4    ,there are three sorts of people
 that may be said to come to ,christ1   
but  not to ,god by him4    #a4 ,they   
whose utmost design in coming is only   
that guilt and fear of  damning may be  
removed from them4 ,and there are three 

signs of such an  one--7#a47 ,he that   
takes up in a belief of pardon1 and so  
goes on in his  course of carnality as  
he did before4 7#b47 ,he whose comfort  
in the  belief of pardon standeth alone1
 without other fruits of the ,holy      
,ghost4 7#c47 ,he that1 having been     
washed1 can be content to tumble in  the
 mire1 as the sow again1 or as the dog  
that did spue to lick up his  vomit     
again4    #b4 ,they may be said to come 
to ,christ1 but not to ,god by him1 who 
do  pick and choose doctrines1 itching  
only after that which sounds of         
grace1#ab but secretly abhorring of that
 which presseth to moral  goodness4     
,these did never see ,god1 what notions 
soever they may have of  the ,lord      
,jesus1 and of forgiveness from him4    
7,matt #e3h7    #c4 ,they surely did    
never come to ,god by ,christ1 however  
they may boast  of the grace of ,christ1
 that will from the freeness of gospel  
grace  plead an indulgence for sin4     
,manner of coming to ,god4--,and now to 

speak a few words of coming to  ,god1 or
 coming as the text intends4 ,and in    
speaking to this1 ,i must  touch upon   
two things--#a4 ,concerning ,god4 #b4   
,concerning the frame of the  heart of  
him that comes to him4    #a4 ,of ,god4 
,god is the chief good4 ,good so as     
nothing is but himself4 ,he  is in      
himself most happy2 yea1 all good2 and  
all true happiness is only  to be found 
in ,god1 as that which is essential to  
his nature2 nor is  there any good or   
any happiness in or with any creature or
 thing but  what is communicated to it  
by ,god4 ,god is the only desirable     
good1  nothing without him is worthy of 
our hearts4 ,right thoughts of ,god are 
able to ravish the heart2 how much more 
happy is the man that has  interest in  
,god4 ,god alone is able by himself to  
put the soul into a  more blessed1      
comfortable1 and happy condition than   
can the whole  world2 yea1 and more than
 if all the created happiness of all the
  angels of heaven did dwell in one     

man's bosom4 ,god is the upholder of    
all creatures1 and whatever they have   
that is a suitable good to their  kind1 
it is from ,god2 by ,god all things have
 their subsistence1 and all  the good   
that they enjoy4 ,i cannot tell what to 
say2 ,i am drowned6 ,the  life1 the     
glory1 the blessedness1 the             
soul-satisfying goodness that is  in    
,god is beyond all expression4    #b4   
,now there must be in us something of a 
suitableness of spirit to  this ,god    
before we can be willing to come to him4
    ,before1 therefore1 ,god has been   
with a man1 and has left some           
impression of his glory upon him1 that  
man cannot be willing to come to  him   
aright4 ,hence it is said concerning    
,abraham1 that1 in order to his  coming 
to ,god1 and following of him aright1   
the ,lord himself did show  himself unto
 him--#8,men1 brethren1 and fathers1    
hearken2 ,the ,god of glory  appeared   
unto our father ,abraham1 when he was in
 ,mesopotamia1 before he  dwelt in      

,charran1 and said unto him1 ,get thee  
out of thy country1 and  from thy       
kindred1 and come into the land which ,i
 shall show thee4'  7,acts #g3b1c1 ,gen 
#ab3a7    ,it was this ,god of glory1   
the sight and visions of this ,god of   
glory1  that provoked ,abraham to leave 
his country and kindred to come after   
,god4 ,the reason why men are so        
careless of1 and so indifferent about1  
their coming to ,god1 is because they   
have their eyes blinded1 because  they  
do not perceive his glory4 ,god is so   
blessed a one1 that did he  not hide    
himself and his glory1 the whole world  
would be ravished with  him4 ,but he    
has1 ,i will not say reasons of state1  
but reasons of glory1  glorious reasons 
why he hideth himself from the world1   
and appeareth  but to particular ones4  
,now by his thus appearing to ,abraham1 
down fell  ,abraham's vanity1 and his   
idolatrous fancies and affections1 and  
his  heart began to turn unto ,god1 for 
that there was in this appearance an    

alluring and soul-instructing voice4    
,hence that which ,moses calls here  an 
appearing1 ,christ calls a hearing1 and 
a teaching1 and a  learning--#8,it is   
written in the prophets1 ,and they shall
 be all taught  of ,god4 ,every man1    
therefore1 that hath heard and hath     
learned of the  ,father1 cometh unto    
me1' that is1 to ,god by me4 ,but1 ,i   
say1 what must  they hear and learn of  
the ,father but that ,christ is the way 
to glory1  the way to the ,god of glory4
 ,this is a drawing doctrine2 wherefore 
that  which in this verse is called     
teaching and learning1 is called1 in the
  verse before1 the drawing of the      
,father--#8,no man can come to me except
  the ,father which hath sent me draw   
him'2 that is1 with powerful  proposals1
 and alluring conclusions1 and          
heart-subduing influences4  7,john      
#f3dd1de7    ,having thus touched upon  
this1 we will now proceed to show you   
what  kind of people they are that come 
to ,god by ,christ2 and then shall draw 

some inferences from this also4    ,who 
are the people that come to ,christ4    
,there are1 therefore1 three sorts of   
people that come to ,god by ,christ4    
,first1 ,men newly awakened4 ,second1   
,men turned from backsliding4 ,third1   
,the sincere and upright man4    ,of the
 newly awakened coming to ,christ4      
,first1 ,men newly awakened4 ,by        
awakened1 ,i mean awakened thoroughly4  
,so  awakened as to be made to see      
themselves1 what they are2 the world1   
what it is2 the law1 what it is2 hell1  
what it is2 death1 what it is2  ,christ1
 what he is2 and ,god1 what he is2 and  
also what judgment is4    ,a man that   
will come to ,god by ,christ aright must
 needs1 precedent to  his so coming1    
have a competent knowledge of things of 
this kind4    #a4 ,he must know himself1
 what a wretched and miserable sinner he
 is1  before he will take one step      
forward in order to his coming to ,god  
by  ,christ4 ,this is plain from a great
 many scriptures2 as that of the        

parable of the prodigal1 7,luke #ae72   
that of the three thousand1 7,acts  #b72
 that of the jailer1 7,acts #af71 and   
those of many more besides4 ,the  whole 
have no need of the physician4 ,they    
were not the sound and whole1  but the  
lame and diseased that came to him to be
 cured of their  infirmities2 and it is 
not the righteous1 but the sinners that 
do well  know themselves to be such1    
that come to ,god by ,christ4    ,it is 
not in the power of all the men on earth
 to make one man come to  ,god by       
,christ1 because it is not in their     
power to make men see their  state by   
nature4 ,and what should a man come to  
,god for1 that can live  in the world   
without him8 ,reason says so1 experience
 says so1 the  ,scripture beareth       
witness that so it is of a truth4 ,it is
 a sight of  what ,i am that must       
unroost me1 that must shake my soul1 and
 make me  leave my present rest4 ,no man
 comes to ,god by ,christ but he that   
knows  himself1 and what sin hath done  

to him2 that is the first4 7,job        
#ba3g-ae7    #b4 ,as he must know       
himself1 and what a wretch he is1 so he 
must know  the world1 and what an empty 
thing it is4 ,cain did see himself1 but 
saw  not the emptiness of this world2   
and therefore instead of going to ,god  
by ,christ1 he went to the world1 and   
there did take up to his dying  day4    
7,gen #d3af7 ,the world is a great snare
 to the soul1 even to the  souls of     
awakened sinners1 by reason of its big  
looks1 and the fair  promises that it   
makes to those that will please to      
entertain it4 ,it  will also make as    
though it could do as much to the       
quieting of the  spirit as either       
sermon1 ,bible1 or preacher4 ,yea1 and  
it has its  followers ready at its heels
 continually to blow its applause       
abroad1  saying1 #8,who will show us any
 other good8' 7,psa #d3f7 and though    
#8this  their way is their folly3 yet   
their posterity approve their sayings4' 
7,psa #di3ac7 ,so that unless a man1    

under some awakenings1 sees the         
emptiness of the world1 he will take up 
in the good things thereof1 and  not    
come to ,god by ,christ4 ,many there be 
now in hell that can seal to  this for  
truth4 ,it was the world that took      
awakened ,cain1 awakened  ,judas1       
awakened ,demas4 ,yea1 ,balaam1 though  
he had some kind of visions  of ,god1   
yet was kept by the world from coming to
 him aright4 ,see with  what earnestness
 the young man in the gospel came to    
,jesus ,christ1 and  that for eternal   
life4 ,he ran to him1 he kneeled down to
 him1 and  asked1 and that before a     
multitude1 #8,good master1 what shall ,i
 do that  ,i may inherit eternal life8' 
7,mark #aj3ag-bd7 ,and yet when he was  
told  he could not come1 the world soon 
stepped betwixt that life and him1  and 
persuaded him to take up in itself2 and 
so1 for aught we know1 he  never looked 
after life more4    ,there are four     
things in the world that have a tendency
 to lull an  awakened man asleep1 if    

,god also makes him not afraid of the   
world4    7#a47 ,there is the bustle and
 cumber of the world1 that will call a  
man  off from looking after the         
salvation of his soul4 ,this is         
intimated by  the parable of the thorny 
ground4 7,luke #h3ad7 ,worldly cumber is
 a  devilish thing2 it will hurry a man 
from his bed without prayer2 to a       
sermon1 and from it again1 without      
prayer2 it will choke prayer1 it  will  
choke the ,word1 it will choke          
convictions1 it will choke the soul1    
and cause that awakening shall be to no 
saving purpose4    7#b47 ,there is the  
friendship of this world1 to which1 if a
 man is not  mortified1 there is no     
coming for him to ,god by ,christ4 ,and 
a man can  never be mortified to it     
unless he shall see the emptiness and   
vanity  of it4 ,whosoever makes himself 
a friend of this world is the enemy of  
,god4 ,and how1 then1 can he come to him
 by ,christ8 7,james #d3d7    7#c47     
,there are the terrors of the world1 if 

a man stands in fear of  them1 he also  
will not come to ,god by ,christ4 ,the  
fear of man brings a  snare4 ,how many  
have1 in all ages1 been kept from coming
 to ,god aright  by the terrors of the  
world8 ,yea1 how many are there to one's
 thinking  have almost got to the gates 
of heaven1 and have been scared and     
driven  quite back again by nothing but 
the terrors of this world8 ,this is that
  which ,christ so cautioneth his       
disciples about1 for he knew it was a   
deadly thing4 ,peter also bids the      
saints beware of this as of a thing     
very destructive4 7,luke #ab3d-f1 #a    
,peter #c3ad1ae7    7#d47 ,there is also
 the glory of the world1 an absolute    
hindrance to  convictions and           
awakenings1 to wit1 honours1 and        
greatness1 and  preferments3 #8,how can 
ye believe1' said ,christ1 #8which      
receive honour  one of another1 and seek
 not the honour that cometh from ,god   
only4'  7,john #e3dd7 ,if therefore a   
man is not in his affections crucified  

to  these1 it will keep him from coming 
to ,god aright4    #c4 ,as a man must   
know himself1 how vile he is1 and know  
the world1 how  empty it is1 so he must 
know the law1 how severe it is2 else he 
will  not come to ,god by ,jesus ,christ
 our ,lord4    ,a man that is under     
awakenings1 is under a double danger of 
falling  short of coming to ,god by     
,christ4 ,if he knows not the severity  
of the  law1 he is either in danger of  
slighting its penalty1 or of seeking to 
make amends to it by doing of good      
works2 and nothing can keep him from    
splitting his soul upon one of these two
 rocks1 but a sound knowledge  of the   
severity of the law4    7#a47 ,he is in 
danger of slighting the penalty4 ,this  
is seen by the  practice of all the     
profane in the world4 ,do they not know 
the law8  ,verily1 many of them can say 
the ,ten ,commandments without book4    
,but  they do not know the severity of  
the law2 and therefore when at any  time
 awakenings come upon their consciences1

 they strive to drive away  the guilt of
 one sin1 by wallowing in the filth of  
another4    ,but would they do thus if  
they knew the severity of the law8 they 
would  as soon eat fire4 ,the severity  
of the law would be an intolerable1     
insupportable burden to their           
consciences2 it would drive them1 and   
make them fly for refuge1 to lay hold on
 the hope set before them4    7#b47 ,or 
if he slights not the penalty1 he will  
seek to make amends to  it by doing of  
good works for the sins he has          
committed4 ,this is  manifest by the    
practice of the ,jews and ,turks1 and   
all that swerve on  that hand--to wit1  
to seek life and happiness by the law4  
,paul also was  here before he meet with
 ,jesus in the way4 ,this is natural to 
consciences that are awakened1 unless   
also they have given to them to  see the
 true severity of the law2 the which    
that thou mayest do1 if my  mite will   
help1 ,i will cast in for thy conviction
 these four things--    7a47 ,the law   

charges thee with its curse1 as well for
 the pollution of  thy nature1 as for   
the defilements of thy life2 yea1 and if
 thou hadst  never committed sinful act1
 thy pollution of nature must stand in  
thy  way to life1 if thou comest not to 
,god for mercy by ,christ4    7b47 ,the 
law takes notice of1 and chargeth thee  
with its curse1 as well  for sinful     
thoughts as for vile and sinful actions4
 #8,the very thought  of foolishness is 
sin1' 7,prov #bd3i71 though it never    
breaks out into  act1 and will as surely
 merit the damnation of the soul as will
 the  greatest transgression in the     
world4    7c47 ,if now thou couldst keep
 all the commandments1 that will do thee
  no good at all1 because thou hast     
sinned first3 #8,the soul that sinneth  
shall die4' ,unless1 then1 thou canst   
endure the curse1 and so in a  legal way
 overcome it for the sins that thou hast
 committed1 thou art  gone1 if thou     
comest not to ,god by ,christ for mercy 
and pardon4    7d47 ,and never think of 

repentance1 thereby to stop the mouth of
 the  law2 for the law calleth not for  
repentance1 but life2 nor will it       
accept of any1 shouldst thou mourn and  
weep for thy sins till thou hast  made a
 sea of blood with tears4 ,this1 ,i say1
 thou must know1 or thou  wilt not come 
to ,god by ,christ for life4 ,for the   
knowledge of this will  cause that thou 
shalt neither slight the severity of the
 law1 nor trust  to the works thereof   
for life4 ,now1 when thou doest neither 
of these1  thou canst not but speed thee
 to ,god by ,christ for life2 for now   
thou  hast no stay2 pleasures are gone1 
all hope in thyself is gone4 ,thou now  
diest1 and that is the way to love2 for 
this inward death is1 or feels  like1 a 
hunger-bitten stomach1 that cannot but  
crave and gape for meat  and drink4 ,now
 it will be as possible for thee to     
sleep with thy finger  in the fire1 as  
to forbear craving of mercy so long as  
this knowledge  remains4    #d4 ,as a   
man must know himself1 the emptiness of 

this world1 and the  law1 so it is      
necessary for him to know that there is 
a hell1 and how  insupportable the      
torments of it are2 for all             
threatenings1 curses1 and               
determinations to punish in the next    
world will prove but fictions and       
scarecrows1 if there be no woeful place1
 no woeful state1 for the  sinner to    
receive his wages in for sin1 when his  
days are ended in this  world4          
,wherefore1 this word #8saved' supposeth
 such a place and state4  ,he is able to
 save from hell1 from the woeful place1 
from the woeful  state of hell1 them    
that come unto ,god by him4    ,christ1 
therefore1 often insinuated the truth of
 a hell in his  invitations to the      
sinners of this world to come to him2 as
 where he  tells them they shall be     
saved if they do1 they shall be damned  
if they  do not4 ,as if he had said1    
there is a hell1 a terrible hell1 and   
they  that come to me ,i will save them 
from it2 but they that come not1 the    

law will damn them in it4 ,therefore1   
that thou mayest indeed come to  ,god by
 ,christ for mercy1 believe there is a  
hell1 a woeful1 terrible  place4 ,hell  
is ,god's creature1 #8he hath made it   
deep and large'6 ,the  punishments are  
by the lashes of his wrath1 which will  
issue from his  mouth like a stream of  
burning brimstone1 ever kindling itself 
upon the  soul4 7,isa #cj3cc7 ,thou must
 know this by the ,word1 and fly from   
it1 or  thou shalt know it by thy sins1 
and lie and cry in it4    ,i might      
enlarge1 but if ,i did1 ,i should be    
swallowed up2 for we are  while here no 
more able to set forth the torments of  
hell1 than we are  while here to set    
forth the joys of heaven2 only this may1
 and ought to  be said1 that ,god is    
able1 as to save1 so to cast into hell4 
7,luke  #ab3e7 ,and as he is able to    
make heaven sweet1 good1 pleasurable1   
and  glorious beyond thought2 so he is  
able to make the torments of hell so    
exquisite1 so hot1 so sharp1 so         

intolerable1 that no tongue can utter   
it1 no1 not the damned in hell          
themselves4 7,isa #fd3d7 ,if thou lovest
  thy soul1 slight not the knowledge of 
hell1 for that1 with the law1 are  the  
spurs which ,christ useth to prick souls
 forward to himself withal4  ,what is   
the cause that sinners can play so      
delightfully with sin8 ,it is  for that 
they forget there is a hell for them to 
descend into for their  so doing1 when  
they go out of this world4 ,for here    
usually he gives our  stop to a sinful  
course2 we perceive that hell hath      
opened her mouth  before us4 ,lest thou 
shouldst forget1 ,i beseech thee1       
another time1 to  retain the knowledge  
of hell in thine understanding1 and     
apply the  burning-hot thoughts thereof 
to thy conscience2 this is one way to   
make  thee gather up thy heels1 and mend
 thy pace in thy coming to ,jesus       
,christ1 and to ,god the ,father by     
him4#ac    #e4 ,it is also necessary    
that he that cometh to ,god by the ,lord

 ,jesus1  should know what death is1 and
 the uncertainty of its approaches upon 
us4 ,death is1 as ,i may call it1 the   
feller1 the cutter down4 ,death is  that
 that puts a stop to a further living   
here1 and that which lays man  where    
judgment finds him4 ,if he is in the    
faith in ,jesus1 it lays him  down there
 to sleep till the ,lord comes2 if he be
 not in the faith1 it  lays him down in 
his sins till the ,lord comes4 7,heb    
#aa3ac1 #a ,thess  #d3ad1 ,job #bj3aa7  
,again2 if thou hast some beginnings    
that look like  good1 and death should  
overtake thee before those beginnings   
are ripe1  thy fruit will wither1 and   
thou wilt fall short of being gathered  
into  ,god's barn4 ,some men are #8cut  
off as the tops of the ears of corn1'   
and  some are even nipped by death in   
the very bud of their spring2 but the   
safety is when a man is ripe1 and shall 
be gathered to his grave1 as a  shock of
 corn to the barn in its season4 7,job  
#bd3bj-bd1 #e3bf7    ,now if death      

should surprise and seize thee before   
thou art fit to die1  all is lost2 for  
there is no repentance in the grave1 or 
rather1 as the  wise man has it1        
#8,whatsoever thy hand findeth to do1 do
 it with thy  might2 for there is no    
work1 nor device1 nor knowledge1 nor    
wisdom1 in  the grave1 whither thou     
goest4' 7,eccl #i3aj7    ,death is      
,god's sergeant1 ,god's bailiff1 and he 
arrests in ,god's name  when he comes1  
but seldom gives warning before he      
clappeth us on the  shoulder2 and when  
he arrests us1 though he may stay a     
little while1  and give us leave to     
pant1 and tumble1 and toss ourselves for
 a while  upon a bed of languishing1 yet
 at last he will prick our bladder1 and 
let out our life1 and then our soul will
 be poured upon the ground1  yea1 into  
hell1 if we are not ready and prepared  
for the life  everlasting4 ,he that doth
 not watch for1 and is not afraid lest  
death  should prevent him1 will not make
 haste to ,god by ,christ4 ,what ,job   

said  of temporal afflictions1 such an  
one will death be if thou art not       
aware--#8,when ,i looked for good1 then 
evil came--,the days of affliction      
prevented me4' 7,job #cj3bf1bg7 ,if thou
 lookest1 or beginnest to look for      
good1 and the day of death shall cut    
thee off before thou hast found  that   
good thou lookest for1 all is lost1     
soul1 and life1 and heaven1  and all4   
,wherefore it is convenient that thou   
conclude the grave is thy  house1 and   
that thou make thy bed once a day in the
 grave2 also that  thou say unto        
corruption1 #8,thou art my father2 to   
the worm1 thou art my  mother and my    
sister4' 7,job #ag3ac1ad7 ,i say1 be    
acquainted with the  grave and death4   
,the fool puts the evil day far away1   
but the wise man  brings it nigh4       
,better be ready to die seven years     
before death comes1  than want one day1 
one hour1 one moment1 one tear1 one     
sorrowful sigh  at the remembrance of   
the ill-spent life that ,i have lived4  

,this1 then1  is that which ,i admonish 
thee of2 namely1 that thou know death1  
what it  is1 what it doth when it comes4
 ,also1 that thou consider well of the  
danger that death leaves that man in1 to
 whom he comes before he is  ready and  
prepared to be laid by it in the grave4 
#f4 ,thou must also be made by thy      
awakenings to see what ,christ is4 ,this
  is of absolute necessity2 for how can 
or shall a man be willing to come  to   
,christ that knows not what he is1 what 
,god has appointed him to do8  ,he is   
the ,saviour1 every man will say so2 but
 to sense1 smell1 and  taste1 what      
saving is1 and so to understand the     
nature of the office  and work of a     
,saviour1 is a rare thing1 kept close   
from most1 known but  by some4 ,jesus of
 ,nazareth is the ,saviour or the       
reconciler of men to  ,god in the body  
of his flesh through death4 7,col       
#a3ai-ba7 ,this is he  whose business in
 coming from heaven to earth was to save
 his people  from their sins4 ,now1 as  

was said1 to know how he doth this1 is  
that  which is needful to be inquired   
into2 for some say he doth it one way1  
some1 he doth it another2 and it must be
 remembered that we are now  speaking of
 the salvation of that man that from new
 or first  awakenings1 is coming to ,god
 by ,christ for life4 7#a47 ,some say he
 doth  it1 by giving of us precepts and 
laws to keep1 that we might be          
justified thereby4 7#b47 ,some say that 
he doth it1 by setting himself a        
pattern for us to follow him47#c47 ,some
 again hold1 that he doth it by  our    
following the light within4    ,but thou
 must take heed of all these1 for he    
justifies us by none of  these means1   
and thou dost need to be justified4 ,i  
say1 he justifieth  us1 not either by   
giving laws unto us1 or by becoming our 
example1 or  by our following of him in 
any sense1 but by his blood shed for us4
 ,his  blood is not laws1 nor           
ordinances1 nor commandments1 but a     
price1 a  redeeming price4 7,rom #e3g-i1

 ,rev #a3e7 ,he justifies us by         
bestowing upon  us1 not by expecting    
from us2 he justifies us by his grace1  
not by our  works4 7,eph #a3g7 ,in a    
word1 thou must be well grounded in the 
knowledge  of what ,christ is1 and how  
men are justified by him1 or thou wilt  
not  come unto ,god by him4    ,as thou 
must know him1 and how men are justified
 by him1 so thou must  know the         
readiness that is in him to receive and 
to do for those what  they need that    
come unto ,god by him4 ,suppose his     
merits were never so  efficacious1 yet  
if it could be proved that there is a   
loathness in him  that these merits     
should be bestowed upon the coming ones1
 there would  but few adventure to wait 
upon him4 ,but now1 as he is full1 he is
 free4  ,nothing pleases him better than
 to give what he has away2 than to      
bestow it upon the poor and needy4 ,and 
it will be convenient that thou  who art
 a coming soul shouldst know this for   
thy comfort to encourage  thee to come  

to ,god by him4 ,take two or three      
sayings of his1 for the  confirming of  
what is now said4 #8,come unto me1 all  
ye that labour and  are heavy laden1 and
 ,i will give you rest4' 7,matt #aa3bh7 
#8,all that the  ,father giveth me shall
 come to me2 and him that cometh to me  
,i will in  no wise cast out4' 7,john   
#f3cg7 #8,i came not to call the        
righteous1 but  sinners to repentance4' 
7,mark #b3ag7 #8,this is a faithful     
saying1 and  worthy of all acceptation1 
that ,christ ,jesus came into the world 
to  save sinners2 of whom ,i am chief4' 
7#a ,tim #a3ae7    #g4 ,as a man that   
would come to ,god by ,christ must1     
antecedent to his so  coming1 know      
himself1 what he is2 the world1 how     
empty it is2 the law1  how severe it is2
 death1 and what it is2 and ,christ1 and
 what he is2 so  also he must know ,god4
 #8,he that cometh to ,god must believe 
that he is1  and that he is a rewarder  
of them that diligently seek him4' 7,heb
 #aa3f7  ,god must be known1 else how   

can the sinner propound him as his end1 
his  ultimate end8 ,for so doth every   
one that indeed doth come to ,christ    
aright2 he comes to ,christ because he  
is the way2 he comes to ,god  because he
 is the end4 ,but1 ,i say1 if he knows  
him not1 how can he  propound him as the
 end8 ,the end is that for the sake of  
which ,i  propound to myself anything1  
and for the sake of which ,i use any    
means4  ,now1 then1 ,i would be saved2  
but why8 ,even because ,i would enjoy   
,god4 ,i  use the means to be saved2 and
 why8 ,because ,i would enjoy ,god4 ,i  
am  sensible that sin has made me come  
short of the glory of ,god1 and that    
,christ ,jesus is he1 the only he1 that 
can put me into a condition of          
obtaining the glory of ,god2 and1       
therefore1 ,i come to ,god by him4 7,rom
  #c3bc1 #e3a1b7    ,but1 ,i say again1 
who will propound ,god for his end that 
knows him not1  that knows him not      
aright8 yea1 that knows him not1 to be  
worth being  propounded as my end in    

coming to ,jesus ,christ2 and he that   
thus knows  him must know him to be     
above all1 best of all1 and him in whom 
the  soul shall find that content1 that 
bliss1 that glory and happiness that    
can by no means be found elsewhere4     
,and1 ,i say1 if this be not found in   
,god1 the soul will never propound him  
to itself as the only1 highest1  and    
ultimate end in its coming to ,jesus    
,christ4 ,but it will propound          
something else1 even what it shall      
imagine to be the best good2 perhaps    
heaven1 perhaps ease from guilt1 perhaps
 to be kept out of hell1 or the  like4  
,i do not say but a man may propound all
 these to himself1 in his  coming to    
,jesus ,christ2 but if he propound these
 as his ultimate end1  as the chiefest  
good that he seeks2 if the presence and 
enjoyment of  ,god1 of ,god's glorious  
majesty1 be not his chief design1 he is 
not  concerned in the salvation that is 
propounded in our text--#8,he is able1' 
and so will #8save to the uttermost them

 that come unto ,god by him4'    ,what  
is heaven without ,god8 what is ease    
without the peace and  enjoyment of     
,god8 what is deliverance from hell     
without the enjoyment  of ,god8 ,the    
propounding1 therefore1 these1 and only 
these1 to thyself  for thy happiness in 
thy coming to ,jesus ,christ is a       
proposal not a  hair's breadth higher   
than what a man without grace can       
propound4 ,what  or who is he that would
 not go to heaven8 ,what or who is he   
that would  not also have ease from the 
guilt of sin8 ,and where is the man that
  chooseth to go to hell8 ,but many     
there be that cannot abide ,god2 no1    
they like not to go to heaven1 because  
,god is there4 ,if the devil had a      
heaven to bestow upon men1 a vicious and
 a beastly heaven1 if it be  lawful thus
 to speak1 ,i durst pawn my soul upon   
it1 were it a thousand  times better    
than it is1 that1 upon a bare           
invitation1 the foul fiend  would have  
twenty to ,god's one4 ,they1 ,i say1    

cannot abide ,god2 nay1 for  all1 the   
devil has nothing but a hell for them2  
yet how thick men go to  him1 but how   
thinly to ,god ,almighty4 ,the nature of
 ,god lieth cross to  the lusts of men4 
,a holy ,god1 a glorious holy ,god1 an  
infinitely holy  ,god1 this spoils all4 
,but to the soul that is awakened1 and  
that is  made to see things as they are2
 to him ,god is what he is in himself1  
the blessed1 the highest1 the only      
eternal good1 and he without the        
enjoyment of whom all things would sound
 but emptily in the ears of  that soul4 
,now1 then1 ,i advise thee that hast a  
mind to come to ,god by ,christ1  that  
thou seek the knowledge of ,god--#8,if  
thou seekest wisdom as silver1  and     
searchest for her as for hid treasures1 
then shalt thou understand  the fear of 
the ,lord1 and find the knowledge of    
,god4' 7,prov #b3d1e7 ,and  to encourage
 thee yet further1 he is so desirous of 
communion with men1  that he pardoneth  
sins for that4 ,hence he is called not  

only loving1  but love4 #8,god is love2 
and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in
 ,god1  and ,god in him4' 7#a ,john     
#d3af7    ,methinks1 when ,i consider   
what glory there is at times upon the   
creatures1 and that all their glory is  
the workmanship of ,god2 ,o ,lord1  say 
,i1 what is ,god himself8 ,he may well  
be called the ,god of glory1 as  well as
 the glorious ,lord2 for as all glory is
 from him1 so in him is  an             
inconceivable well-spring of glory1 of  
glory to be communicated to  them that  
come by ,christ to him4 ,wherefore1 let 
the glory1 and love1  and bliss1 and    
eternal happiness that is in ,god allure
 thee to come to  him by ,christ4    #h4
 ,as thou shouldst1 nay1 must1 have a   
good knowledge of all these1 so  thou   
must have it of judgment to come4 ,they 
that come to ,god by ,christ  are said  
to #8flee from the wrath to come'2 to   
#8flee for refuge1 to lay  hold on the  
hope set before them4' 7,matt #c3g1 ,heb
 #f3ah7    ,this judgment to come is a  

warm thing to be thought of1 an         
awakening  thing to be thought of2 it is
 called the eternal judgment1 because it
  is and will be ,god's final conclusion
 with men4 ,this day is called the      
#8great and notable day of the ,lord1'  
7,acts #b3bj72 the day #8that shall     
burn like an oven1' 7,mal #d3a72 the day
 in which the angels shall gather  the  
wicked together1 as tares1 into bundles1
 to burn them2 but the  rest1 into his  
kingdom and glory4 ,this day will be it 
in which all the  bowels of love and    
compassion shall be shut up to the      
wicked1 and that  in which the          
floodgates of wrath shall be opened1 by 
which shall a  plentiful reward be given
 to evil-doers1 but glory to the        
righteous4  7,psa #ca3bc7 ,this is the  
day in which men1 if they could1 would  
creep  into the ground for fear2 but    
because they cannot1 therefore1 they    
will  call and cry to the mountains to  
fall upon them1 but they shall not2     
therefore1 they stand bound to bear     

their judgment4    ,this day will be the
 day of breaking up of closet-councils1 
cabinet-councils1 secret purposes1      
hidden thoughts2 yea1 #8,god shall      
bring every work into judgment1 with    
every secret thing4' 7,eccl #ab3ad7  ,i 
say he shall do it then2 for he will    
both #8bring to light the hidden  things
 of darkness1 and will make manifest the
 counsels of the heart4'  7#a ,cor #d3e7
 ,this is the day that is appointed to  
put them to shame and  contempt in that 
have1 in this world1 been bold and      
audacious in their  vile and beastly    
ways4 ,at this day1 ,god will cover all 
such bold and  brazen faces with shame4 
,now they will blush till the blood is  
ready to  burst through their cheeks4   
7,dan #ab3b7 ,oh6 the confusion and     
shame that  will cover their faces while
 ,god is discovering to them what a     
nasty1  what a beastly1 what an         
uncomely1 and what an unreasonable life 
they  lived in the world4 ,they shall   
now see they contemned ,god1 that fed   

them1 that clothed them1 that gave them 
life and limb1 and that  maintained     
their breath in their nostrils4 ,but1   
oh1 when they see the  gulf before them1
 and all things ready to receive them in
 thither2  then1 then they will know    
what sinning against ,god means6        
,and1 ,i say1 thou that art for coming  
to ,god by ,christ must know this1  and 
be well assured of this1 or thou wilt   
never come to ,god by him4    ,what of  
the glory of ,god shall be put upon them
 that do indeed come to  him will also  
help in this spiritual journey1 if it be
 well considered  by thee4 ,but1        
perhaps1 terror and unbelief will suffer
 thee to consider  but little of that4  
,however1 the things afore-mentioned    
will be goads1  and will serve to prick 
thee forward2 and if they do so1 they   
will be  ,god's great blessing unto     
thee1 and that for which thou wilt give 
him  thy thanks for ever4 7,eccl        
#ab3aj1aa7    ,thus ,i have1 in few     
words1 spoken something as to the first 

sort of  comers to ,god by ,christ1     
namely1 of the coming of the            
newly-awakened  man4 ,and ,i say again1 
if any of the things afore-named be     
wanting1 and  are not with his heart1 it
 is a question whether1 notwithstanding 
all  the noise that he may make about   
religion1 he will ever come to ,god by  
,christ4 #a4 ,if he knows not himself   
and the badness of his condition1       
wherefore should he come8 #b4 ,if he    
knows not the world1 and the  emptiness 
and vanity thereof1 wherefore should he 
come8 #c4 ,if he knows  not the law1 and
 the severity thereof1 wherefore should 
he come8 #d4 ,if  he knows not hell1 and
 the torments thereof1 wherefore should 
he come8  #e4 ,if he knows not what     
death is1 wherefore should he come8 #f4 
,and if  he knows not the ,father and   
the ,son1 how can he come8 #g4 ,and to  
know  that there is a judgment to come  
is as necessary to his coming as most   
of the rest of the things propounded4   
,coming to ,god by ,christ is for       

shelter1 for safety1 for advantage1 and 
everlasting happiness4 ,but he  that    
knows not1 that understands not the     
things afore-mentioned1 sees  not his   
need of taking shelter1 of flying for   
safety1 of coming for  advantage to ,god
 by ,christ4 ,i know there are degrees  
of this knowledge1  and he that has it  
most warm upon him1 in all likelihood1  
will make  most haste2 or1 as ,david    
saith1 will hasten his escape #8from the
 windy  storm and tempest'2 and he that 
sees least is in most danger of being   
the loiterer1 and so of losing the      
prize2 for all that run do not  obtain  
it2 all that fight do not win it2 and   
,,all that strive for it  have it not4  
7,psa #ee3h1 #a ,cor #i3bd-bf1 #b ,tim  
#b3d1e7    ,of the backslider's return  
to ,christ4    ,second1 ,i shall now    
come to the second man mentioned2 to    
wit1 the man  that is turning back from 
his backsliding1 and speak something    
also  about his coming again to ,god by 
,christ4    ,there are two things       

remarkable in the returning of a        
backslider to ,god  by ,christ4 #a4 ,the
 first is1 he gives a second testimony  
to the truth of  all things spoken of   
before4 #b4 ,he also gives a second     
testimony of the  necessity of coming to
 ,god by ,christ4 ,of the manner of his 
coming to  ,god by ,christ perhaps ,i   
may also speak a word or two4 ,but1     
#a4 ,the returning again of the         
backslider gives a second testimony to  
the truth of man's state being by nature
 miserable1 of the vanity of  this      
world1 of the severity of the law1      
certainty of death1 and  terribleness of
 judgment to come4 ,his first coming    
told them so1 but  his second coming    
tells them so with a double confirmation
 of the  truth4 ,it is so1 saith his    
first coming4 ,oh6 it is so1 saith his  
second4 ,the backsliding of a ,christian
 comes through the overmuch  persuading 
of ,satan and lust1 that the man was    
mistaken1 and that there  was no such   
horror in the things from which he fled1

 nor so much good  in the things to     
which he hasted4 ,turn again1 fool1 says
 the devil1  turn again to thy former   
course2 ,i wonder what frenzy it was    
that drove  thee to thy heels1 and that 
made thee leave so much good behind     
thee1  as other men find in the lusts of
 the flesh and the good of the world4   
,as for the law1 and death1 and an      
imagination of the day of judgment1     
they are but mere scarecrows1 set up by 
politic heads1 to keep the  ignorant in 
subjection4 ,well1 says the backslider1 
,i will go back again  and see2 so1 fool
 as he is1 he goes back1 and has all    
things ready to  entertain him2 his     
conscience sleeps1 the world smiles1    
flesh is sweet1  carnal company         
compliments him1 and all that can be got
 is presented to  this backslider to    
accommodate him4 ,but1 behold1 he doth  
again begin to  see his own nakedness1  
and he perceives that the law is        
whetting his  axe4 ,as for the world1 he
 perceives it is a bubble2 he also      

smells the  smell of brimstone1 for ,god
 hath scattered it upon his tabernacle1 
and  it begins to burn within him4 7,job
 #ah3ae7 ,oh6 saith he1 ,i am deluded2  
oh6 ,i am ensnared4 ,my first sight of  
things was true4 ,i see it is so  again4
 ,now he begins to be for flying again  
to his first refuge2 ,o ,god1  saith he1
 ,i am undone1 ,i have turned from thy  
truth to lies6 ,i believed  them such at
 first1 and find them such at last4     
,have mercy upon me1 ,o  ,god6    ,this1
 ,i say1 is a testimony1 a second       
testimony1 by the same man1 as to  the  
miserable state of man1 the severity of 
the law1 the emptiness of  the world1   
the certainty of death1 and the         
terribleness of judgment4  ,this man    
hath seen it1 and seen it again4    ,a  
returning backslider is a great         
blessing1 ,i mean intended to be so1  to
 two sorts of men--#a4 ,to the elect    
uncalled4 #b4 ,to the elect that are    
called1 and that at present stand their 
ground4 ,the uncalled are made  to hear 

him1 and consider2 the called are made  
to hear him1 and are  afraid of falling4
 ,behold1 therefore1 the mystery of     
,god's wisdom1 and  how willing he is   
that spectators should be warned and    
made take heed4  ,yea1 he will permit   
that some of his own shall fall into the
 fire1 to  convince the world that hell 
is hot1 and to warn their brethren to   
take  heed that they slip not with their
 feet4 ,i have often said in my heart   
that this was the cause why ,god        
suffered so many of the believing ,jews 
to fall2 to wit1 that the ,gentiles     
might take heed4 7,rom #aa3ba7 ,o1      
brethren6 saith the backslider that is  
returned1 did you see how ,i left  my   
,god8 did you see how ,i turned again to
 those vanities from which  some time   
before ,i fell8 ,o6 ,i was deluded1 ,i  
was bewitched1 ,i was  deceived2 for ,i 
found all things from which ,i fled at  
first still worse  by far when ,i went  
to them the second time4 ,do not        
backslide4 ,oh6 do  not backslide4 the  

first ground of your departing from them
 was good2  never tempt ,god a second   
time4    #b4 ,and as he gives us a      
second testimony1 that the world and    
himself  are so as at first he believed 
they were1 so by this his returning he  
testifies that ,god and ,christ are the 
same1 and much more than ever he        
believed at first they were4 ,this man  
has made a proof before and a  proof    
after conviction of the evil of the one 
and good of the other4  ,this man has   
made a proof by feeling and seeing1 and 
that before and  after grace received4  
,this man ,god has set up to be a       
witness2 this man  is two men1 has the  
testimony of two men1 must serve in the 
place of  two men4 ,he knows what it is 
to be fetched from a state of nature by 
grace2 but this all ,christians know as 
well as he4 ,ay1 but he knows  what it  
is to be fetched from the world1 from   
the devil1 and hell1 the  second time2  
and that but few professors know1 for   
few that fall away  return to do again4 

7,heb #f3d-h7 ,ay1 but this man is come 
again1  wherefore there is news in his  
mouth1 sad news1 dreadful news1 and news
  that is to make the standing saint to 
take heed lest he fall4 ,the  returning 
backslider1 therefore1 is a rare man1 a 
man of worth and  intelligence1 a man to
 whom the men of the world should flock1
 and of  whom they should learn to fear 
the ,lord ,god4 ,he also is a man of    
whom  the saints should receive both    
caution1 counsel1 and strength in their 
present standing2 and they should1 by   
his harms1 learn to serve the  ,lord    
with fear1 and to rejoice with          
trembling4 7#a ,cor #aj3f-ac1 ,isa      
#ea3aa-ac1 ,luke #bb3cb7    ,this man   
has the second time also had a proof of 
,god's goodness in his  ,christ unto    
him1 a proof which the standing         
,christian has not--,i would  not tempt 
him that stands to fall2 but the good   
that a returning  backslider has        
received at ,god's hands1 and at the    
hand of ,christ1 is a  double good1 he  

has been converted twice1 fetched from  
the world1 and  from the devil1 and from
 himself twice2 oh1 grace6 and has been 
made to  know the stability of ,god's   
covenant1 the unchangeableness of ,god's
  mind1 the sure and lasting truth of   
his promise in ,christ1 and of the      
sufficiency of the merits of ,christ1   
over and over4    ,the manner of a      
backslider's return4--,of the manner of 
this man's  coming to ,god by ,christ ,i
 shall also speak a word or two4 ,he    
comes as  the newly-awakened sinner     
comes1 and that from the same motives   
and the  knowledge of things as he hath 
over and above 7which he had as good    
have been without71 that which the      
newly-awakened sinner has not2 to  wit1 
the guilt of his backsliding1 which is a
 guilt of a worse  complexion1 of a     
deeper dye1 and of a heavier nature than
 is any guilt  else in the world4 ,he is
 also attended with fears and doubts    
that arise  from other reasons and      
considerations than do the doubts and   

fears of  the newly-awakened man2 doubts
 builded upon the vileness of his       
backsliding4 ,he has also more dreadful 
scriptures to consider of1 and  they    
will look more wishfully in his face1   
yea1 and will also make him  take notice
 of their grim physiognomy1 than has the
 newly-awakened man4  ,besides1 as a    
punishment of his backsliding1 ,god     
seems to withdraw the  sweet influences 
of his ,spirit1 and as if he would not  
suffer him to  pray1 nor to repent any  
more1 7,psa #ea3aa71 as if he would now 
take all  away from him1 and leave him  
to those lusts and idols that he left   
his  ,god to follow4 ,swarms of his new 
rogueries shall haunt him in every      
place1 and that not only in the guilt1  
but in the filth and pollution  of them4
 7,prov #ad3ad7 ,none know the things   
that haunt a backslider's  mind1 his new
 sins are all turned talking devils1    
threatening devils1  roaring devils1    
within him4 ,besides1 he doubts of the  
truth of his  first conversion1         

consequently he has it lying upon him as
 a strong  suspicion that there was     
nothing of truth in all his first       
experience2  and this also adds lead to 
his heels1 and makes him come1 as to    
sense  and feeling1 more heavy and with 
the greater difficulty to ,god by       
,christ4 ,as faithfulness of other men  
kills him1 he cannot see an  honest1    
humble1 holy1 faithful servant of ,god1 
but he is pierced and  wounded at the   
heart4 ,ay1 says he within himself1 that
 man fears ,god1  that man hath         
faithfully followed ,god1 that man1 like
 the elect angels1  has kept his place2 
but ,i am fallen from my station like a 
devil4 ,that  man honoureth ,god1       
edifieth the saints1 convinceth the     
world1 and  condemneth them1 and is     
become heir of the righteousness which  
is by  faith4 ,but ,i have dishonoured  
,god1 stumbled and grieved saints1 made 
the world blaspheme1 and1 for aught ,i  
know1 been the cause of the  damnation  
of many6 ,these are the things1 ,i say1 

together with many more  of the same    
kind1 that come with him2 yea1 they will
 come with him1  yea1 and will stare him
 in the face1 will tell him of his      
baseness1 and  laugh him to scorn1 all  
the way that he is coming to ,god by    
,christ--,i  know what ,i say6--and this
 makes his coming to ,god by ,christ    
hard and  difficult to him4 ,besides1 he
 thinks saints will be aware of him1    
will  be shy of him1 will be afraid to  
trust him1 yea1 will tell his ,father   
of him1 and make intercession against   
him1 as ,elias did against ,israel1     
7,rom #aa3b71 or as the men did that    
were fellow-servants with him that  took
 his brother by the throat4 7,matt      
#ah3ca7 ,shame covereth his face  all   
the way he comes2 he doth not know what 
to do2 the ,god he is  returning to1 is 
the ,god that he has slighted1 the ,god 
before whom he  has preferred the vilest
 lust2 and he knows ,god knows it1 and  
has  before him all his ways4 ,the man  
that has been a backslider1 and is      

returning to ,god1 can tell strange     
stories1 and yet such as are very  true4
 ,no man was in the whale's belly1 and  
came out again alive1 but  backsliding  
and returning ,jonah2 consequently1 no  
man could tell how he  was there1 what  
he felt there1 what he saw there1 and   
what workings of  heart he had when he  
was there1 so well as he4    ,the       
sincere ,christian's coming to ,god by  
,christ4    ,third1 ,i come now to the  
third man--to wit1 to the sincere and   
upright  man that cometh to ,god by     
,christ4 ,and although this may1 in some
 sense1  be applicable to the two       
former1 for his coming is not worthy to 
be  counted coming to ,god1 that is1 not
 in sincerity and uprightness1 yet  by  
such an one ,i now mean1 one that has   
been called to the faith1 and  that has 
in some good measure of sincerity and   
uprightness therein  abode with ,god4   
,this man also comes to ,god by ,christ2
 but his coming is to be  distinguished1
 ,i mean in the main of it1 from the    

coming of the other  two4 ,the other    
come for the knowledge of forgiveness1 a
 thing that the  upright and faithful   
,christian for the most part has a      
comfortable  faith of1 and that for     
which he is often helped to give thanks 
to ,god4  ,i do not say he doubteth not1
 or that he has not his evidences       
sometimes clouded2 nor do ,i say that   
the knowledge of his  reconciliation to 
,god by ,christ ,jesus is so high1 so   
firm1 so fixed1  and steadfast1 that it 
cannot be shaken1 or that he needs no   
more4 ,i  will then explain myself4 ,he 
comes not to ,god as an unconverted     
sinner  comes2 he comes not as a        
backslider comes when he is returning to
 ,god  from his backslidings2 but he    
comes as a son1 as one of the household 
of ,god1 and he comes as one that has   
not1 since correction1 wickedly         
departed from his ,god4    #a4 ,he then 
comes to ,god with that access and godly
 boldness that is  only proper to such  
as himself1 that is1 to them that walk  

with ,god4  7,rom #e3b7 ,thus every one 
that shall be saved doth not do2 thus   
every  one that shall be saved cannot   
do--to instance the two spoken of       
before4    #b4 ,he comes to ,god by     
,christ constantly by prayer1 by        
meditation1 by  every ordinance4 ,for   
therefore he maketh use of ordinances1  
because by  them through ,christ he     
getteth into the presence of ,god4 7,psa
 #bg3d7    #c4 ,he comes to ,god through
 ,christ1 because he judgeth that ,god  
only is  that good1 that blessedness1   
that happiness1 that is worth looking   
after2 that good and that blessedness   
that alone can fill the soul to  the    
brim2 that good and that happiness that 
is worthy of our hearts and  souls and  
spirits4 ,hence ,david expresseth his   
coming to ,god by panting1  by          
thirsting1 by tears1 saying1 #8,my soul 
panteth after thee1 ,o ,god4'  ,and     
again1 #8,my soul thirsteth for ,god1   
for the living ,god1 when shall ,i  come
 and appear before ,god8' 7,psa #db3a1b7

 ,and again1 #8,i will go to the  altar 
of ,god1 unto ,god1 my exceeding joy4'  
7,psa #dc3d7 ,and hence it was  that he 
so envied the swallow and sparrow1 even 
because they could come  to the altar of
 ,god1 where he had promised to give his
 presence1 when  he1 as ,i think1 by the
 rage of ,saul1 was forced to abide     
remote4 #8,my  soul longeth1' saith he1 
#8yea1 even fainteth for the courts of  
the  ,lord2 my heart and my flesh crieth
 out for the living ,god4 ,yea1 the     
sparrow hath found a house1 and the     
swallow a nest for herself1 where  she  
may lay her young1 even thine altars1 ,o
 ,lord of hosts1 my ,king1 and  my ,god3
 ,blessed are they that dwell in thy    
house1 they will be still  praising     
thee4' ,then after a few more words he  
saith1 #8,for a day in thy  courts is   
better than a thousand4 ,i had rather be
 a doorkeeper1' ,i  would choose rather 
to sit at the threshold of thy house1   
#8than to  dwell in the tents of        
wickedness'2 and then renders the       

reason--#8,for the  ,lord is a sun and  
shield3 the ,lord gives grace and       
glory1' c4 7,psa #hd7    ,the presence  
of ,god1 and the glory and              
soul-ravishing goodness of that         
presence1 is a thing that the world     
understands not1 nor can they as  such  
desire to know what it is4    #d4 ,these
 good men come to ,god upon other       
accounts also2 for so it is  that they  
have many concerns with ,god4           
,concern for themselves4--7#a47 ,they   
come to him for a more clear  discovery 
of themselves to themselves1 for they   
desire to know how  frail they are1     
because the more they know that1 the    
more they are  engaged in their souls to
 take heed to their ways1 and to fear   
lest  they should tempt their ,god to   
leave them4 7,psa #ci3a-h7    7#b47     
,they come to ,god by ,christ for the   
weakening of their lusts and            
corruptions2 for they are a sore1 yea1 a
 plague to a truly sanctified  soul4    
,those1 to be rid of which1 if it might 

be1 a godly man chooseth  rather to die 
than to live4 ,this ,david did mean when
 he cried4 #8,create  in me a clean     
heart1 ,o ,god1 and renew a right spirit
 within me1' 7,psa  #ea3aj72 and ,paul1 
when he cried out1 #8,o wretched man    
that ,i am1 who  shall deliver me from  
the body of this death8' 7,rom #g3bd7   
7#c47 ,they come to ,god by ,christ for 
the renewing and strengthening of  their
 graces4 ,the graces that the godly have
 received are1 and they  feel they are1 
subject to decay2 yea1 they cannot live 
without a  continual supply of grace4   
,this is the meaning of that1 #8,let us 
have  grace1' and1 #8,let us therefore  
come boldly unto the throne of grace1   
that we may obtain mercy1 and find grace
 to help in time of need4' 7,heb  #d3af7
    7#d47 ,they come to ,god by ,christ 
to be helped against those temptations  
that they may meet withal4 7,matt #f3ac7
 ,they know that every new  temptation  
has a new snare and a new evil in it2   
but what snare and  what evil1 that at  

present they know not2 but they know    
their ,god  knows1 and can deliver out  
of temptation when we are in1 and keep  
us  out while we are out4    7#e47 ,they
 come to ,god by ,christ for a blessing 
upon that means of grace  which ,god has
 afforded for the succour of the soul1  
and the building of  it up in the faith2
 knowing that as the means1 so a        
blessing upon it1  is from ,god4 7#b    
,thess #c3a7 ,and for this they have    
encouragement1  because ,god has said1  
#8,i will abundantly bless her          
provision3 ,i will  satisfy her poor    
with bread4' 7,psa #acb3ae7    7#f47    
,they come to ,god by ,christ for the   
forgiveness of daily  infirmities1 7,psa
 #ai3ab71 and for the continuing them in
 the light of  his countenance          
notwithstanding4 ,thus he also would    
always accept them  and their services1 
and grant that an answer of peace may be
 returned  from their ,father into their
 bosoms2 for this is the life of their  
souls4 ,there are a great many such     

things that the sincere and upright  man
 comes to ,god for1 too many here to    
mention4 ,but again1    ,concern for the
 church and others4--7#a47 ,this man    
also comes to ,god to  beseech him for  
the flourishing of ,christ's kingdom1   
which he knows  will never be until     
,antichrist is dead1 and till the       
,spirit be more  plentifully poured upon
 us from on high4 ,therefore he also    
cries to ,god  for the downfall of the  
first1 and for the pouring out of the   
other4    7#b47 ,he comes to ,god for   
the hastening the gathering in of his   
elect2  for it is an affliction to him  
to think that so many of those for whom 
,christ died should be still in a       
posture of hostility against him4 7,psa 
#abb3f7    7#c47 ,he comes to ,god for a
 spirit of unity to be poured out among 
believers1 for1 for the divisions of    
,reuben he has great thoughts of  heart4
    7#d47 ,he comes to ,god to pray for 
magistrates1 and that ,god would make   
speed to set them all to that work that 

is so desirable to his  church--that is1
 to #8hate the whore1' #8to eat her     
flesh1' to #8make her  desolate1' #8and 
burn her with fire4' 7#a ,tim #b3a1 ,rev
 #ag3af7    7#e47 ,he comes to ,god to  
beg that he would hasten that great and 
notable  day1 the day of the coming of  
our ,lord ,jesus1 for he knows that     
,christ  will never be exalted as he    
must be till then2 yea1 he also knows   
that  ,god's church will never be as she
 would1 and shall1 till then4 7,rev     
#bb3bj7    7#f47 ,but the main meaning1 
if ,i may so call it1 of this high text 
is  this1 that they that come to ,god by
 him--that is1 by ,christ1 are those    
that come by ,christ to ,god to enjoy   
him by faith and spirit here1 and  by   
open vision and unspeakable possession  
of him in the next world4  ,this is the 
great design of the soul in its coming  
to ,god by ,jesus  ,christ1 and it comes
 to him by ,jesus ,christ because it    
dares not come  by itself1 and because  
,god himself has made him the way1 the  

new and  living way4 ,here1 as ,i said1 
the ,father meets with that which       
pleaseth  him1 and the soul with that   
which saveth her4 ,here is righteousness
 and  merits to spare1 even             
righteousness that can justify the      
ungodly4 ,here  is always1 how empty    
soever we be1 a fullness of merit always
 presented  to ,god by ,christ for my   
obtaining of that which at any time ,i  
want1  whether wisdom1 grace1 ,spirit1  
or any good thing soever2 only1 since ,i
  was upon this subject1 ,i thought a   
little to touch upon things in this     
order1 for the enlarging of thy         
thoughts1 for the conviction of thy     
spirit1 for the stirring of thee up to  
,god1 and for the showing of thee  the  
good signs of grace where it is1 where  
is abused1 and where any are  seeking   
after it4    ,inferences from thus      
coming to ,god by ,christ4    ,and now  
,i come to draw some inferences from    
this point also1 as ,i have  already    
done from those going before it4 ,you   

see that ,i have now been  speaking to  
you of the man that cometh to ,god1 both
 with respect to the  way he comes1 as  
also with respect to the manner of      
spirit in which he  comes2 and hence ,i 
may well infer1    ,first1 ,that he is  
no fool1 no fool according to the best  
judgment1 that  cometh to ,god by       
,christ4 ,the world indeed will count   
him one2 for the  things that be of the 
,spirit of ,god are foolishness to them2
 but  indeed1 and in the verdict of true
 judgment1 he is not so4    #a4 ,for    
that he now seeketh and intermeddleth   
with all wisdom4 ,he has  chosen to be  
concerned with the very head and        
fountain of wisdom2 for  ,christ is the 
wisdom of ,god1 and the way to the      
,father by ,christ1 is  the greatest of 
mysteries2 and to choose to walk in that
 way1 the  fruits of the most sage      
advice2 wherefore he is not a fool that 
thus  concerns himself4 7,prov #ah3a1 #a
 ,cor #a7    #b4 ,it is not a sign of   
foolishness timely to prevent ruin1 is  

it8 ,they  are the prudent men that     
foresee an evil1 and hide themselves2   
and the  fools1 that go on1 and are     
punished4 7,prov #ah3h1 #bg3ab7 ,why1   
this man  foresees an evil1 the greatest
 evil1 sin1 and the punishment of the   
soul for sin in hell2 and flies to      
,christ1 who is the refuge that ,god    
has provided for penitent sinners2 and  
is this a sign of a fool8 ,god  make me 
such a fool1 and thee that readest these
 lines such a fool1 and  then we shall  
be wiser than all men that are counted  
wise by the wisdom  of this world4 ,is  
it a sign of a fool to agree with one's 
adversary  while we are in the way with 
him1 even before he delivereth us to the
  judge8 ,yea1 it is a piece of the     
highest wisdom4    ,is he a fool that   
chooseth for himself long lasters1 or he
 whose best  things will rot in a day8  
,sinners1 #8before your pots can feel   
the  thorns before you can see where you
 are1 ,god shall take you away as  with 
a whirlwind1 both living1 and in his    

wrath4' 7,psa #eh3i7 ,but this  man has 
provided for things2 like the tortoise1 
he has got a shell on  his back1 so     
strong and sound that he fears not to   
suffer a loaden cart  to go over him4   
,the ,lord is his rock1 his defence1 his
 refuge1 his high  tower1 unto which he 
doth continually resort4    ,was the    
unjust steward a fool in providing for  
himself for hereafter8  for providing   
friends to receive him to harbour when  
others should turn  him out of their    
doors8 7,luke #af3h1i7 ,no more is he   
that gets another  house for his harbour
 before death shall turn him out of     
doors here4    #c4 ,as he that cometh to
 ,god by ,christ is no fool1 so he is no
  little-spirited fellow4 ,there are a  
generation of men in this world  that   
count themselves men of the largest     
capacities1 when yet the  greatness of  
their desires lift themselves no higher 
than to things  below4 ,if they can1    
with their net of craft and policy1     
encompass a  bulky lump of earth1 oh    

what a treasure have they engrossed to  
themselves6 ,meanwhile1 the man in the  
text has laid siege to heaven1  has     
found out the way to get into the city1 
and is resolved1 in and by  ,god's help1
 to make that his own4 ,earth is a      
drossy thing in this man's  account2    
earthly greatness and splendours are but
 like vanishing  bubbles in this man's  
esteem4 ,none but ,god1 as the end of   
his desires1  none but ,christ1 as the  
means to accomplish this his end1 are   
things  counted great by this man4 ,no  
company now is acceptable to this man   
but  the ,spirit of ,god1 ,christ and   
angels1 and saints1 as fellow-heirs with
  himself4 ,all other men and things he 
deals with as strangers and  pilgrims   
were wont to do4 ,this man's mind soars 
higher than the eagle  or stork of the  
heavens4 ,he is for musing about things 
that are above1  and their glory1 and   
for thinking what shall come to pass    
hereafter4    #d4 ,but as ,i have showed
 you what he is not1 so now let me1 by a

 few  words1 tell you what he is4       
7#a47 ,then he is a man concerned for   
his soul1 for his immortal soul4  ,the  
soul is a thing1 though of most worth1  
least minded by most4 ,the  souls of    
most lie waste while all other things   
are enclosed4 ,but this  man has got it 
by the end1 that his soul is of more    
value than the  world1 wherefore he is  
concerned for his soul4 ,soul concerns  
are  concerns of the highest nature1 and
 concerns that arise from thoughts  most
 deep and ponderous4 ,he never yet knew 
what belonged to great and  deep        
thoughts that is a stranger to soul     
concerns4 ,now the man that  comes to   
,god by ,christ1 is a man that is       
engaged in soul concerns4    7#b47 ,he  
is a man whose spirit is subjected to a 
suitableness to  spiritual things1 for a
 carnal mind cannot suit with and be    
delighted  in these things3 #8,the      
carnal mind is enmity against ,god2 for 
it is  not subject to the law of ,god1  
neither indeed can be4' 7,rom #h3g7     

,this  is the man that ,god has tamed1  
and keeps tame by himself1 while all    
other run wild1 as the asses upon the   
mountains4 ,if birds could speak1       
surely they would tell that those that  
are kept in the cage have with  them    
another temper than they that range the 
air1 and fly in the fields  and woods4  
,yea1 and could those kept tame express 
themselves to the  rest1 they would tell
 that they have white bread and milk1   
and sugar2  while those without make a  
life out of maggots and worms4 ,they are
 also  in place where there are better  
things1 and their companions are the    
children of men2 besides1 they learn    
such notes1 and can whistle such  tunes1
 as other birds are strangers to4 ,oh6  
the man whose spirit is  subjected to   
,god1 betwixt whom and ,god there is a  
reconciliation1 not  only as to a       
difference made up1 but also as to a    
oneness of heart2  none knows what lumps
 of sugar ,god gives that man1 nor what 
notes and  tunes ,god learns that man3  

#8,he hath put a new song in my mouth1' 
saith  ,david1 #8even praise unto our   
,god3 many shall see it1 and fear1 and  
shall trust in the ,lord4' 7,psa #dj3c7 
,second4 ,is there a man that comes to  
,god by ,christ8 ,thence ,i infer that  
there is that believes there is a world 
to come4 ,no man looks after  that which
 yet he believes is not2 faith must be  
before coming to  ,christ will be2      
coming is the fruit of faith4 ,he that  
comes must  believe antecedent to his   
coming2 wherefore it is said1 #8we walk 
by  faith'--that is1 we come to ,god    
through ,christ by faith4 7,heb #aa3g1  
#b  ,cor #e3g7 ,and hence ,i learn two  
things3--#a4 ,that faith is of a strong 
and  forcible quality4 #b4 ,that they   
who come not to ,god by ,christ have no 
faith4    #a4 ,faith is of a strong and 
forcible quality1 and that whether it be
  true or false4    7#a47 ,a false faith
 has done great things2 it has made men 
believe lies1  plead for them1 and stand
 to them1 to the damnation of their     

souls4  #8,god shall send them strong   
delusion1 that they should believe a    
lie1'  to their damnation4 7#b ,thess   
#b3aa1ab7 ,hence it is said1 men make   
lies  #8their refuge4' ,why8 ,because   
they #8trust in a lie4' 7,jer #bh3ae7 ,a
 lie1  if believed1 if a man has faith  
in it1 it will do great things1 because 
faith is of a forcible quality4 ,suppose
 thyself to be twenty miles from  home1 
and there some man comes and possesses  
thee that thy house1 thy  wife and      
children1 are all burned with the fire4 
,if thou believest it1  though indeed   
there should be nothing of truth in what
 thou hast heard1  yet will this lie    
#8drink up thy spirit1' even as if the  
tidings were  true4 ,how many are there 
in the world whose heart ,satan hath    
filled  with a belief that their state  
and condition for another world is good8
  and these are made to live by lying   
hope that all shall be well with  them1 
and so are kept from seeking for that   
which will make them happy  indeed4 ,man

 is naturally apt and willing to be     
deceived1 and therefore  a groundless   
faith is the more taking and forcible4  
,fancy will help to  confirm a false    
faith1 and so will conceit and idleness 
of spirit4  ,there is also in man a     
willingness to take things upon trust1  
without  searching into the ground and  
reason of them4 ,nor will ,satan be     
behind  hand to prompt and encourage to 
thy believing of a lie1 for that he     
knows will be a means to bring thee to  
that end to which he greatly  desireth  
thou shouldst come4 ,wherefore let men  
beware1 and1 oh1 that  they would1 of a 
false and lying faith6    7#b47 ,but if 
a false faith is so forcible1 what is a 
true8 ,what force1 ,i  say1 is there in 
a faith that is begotten by truth1      
managed by truth1  fed by truth1 and    
preserved by the truth of ,god8 ,this   
faith will make  invisible things       
visible2 not fantastically so1 but      
substantially  so--#8,now faith is the  
substance of things hoped for1 the      

evidence of  things not seen4' 7,heb    
#aa3a7 ,true faith carrieth along with  
it an  evidence of the certainty of what
 it believeth1 and that evidence is  the
 infallible ,word of ,god4 ,there is a  
,god1 a ,christ1 a heaven1 saith  the   
faith that is good1 for the ,word of    
,god doth say so4 ,the way to  this ,god
 and this heaven is by ,christ1 for the 
,word of ,god doth say so4  ,if ,i run  
not to this ,god by this ,christ1 this  
heaven shall never be my  portion1 for  
the ,word of ,god doth say so4 ,so1     
then1 thus believing  makes the man come
 to ,god by him4 ,his thus believing1   
then1 it is that  carries him away from 
this world1 that makes him trample upon 
this  world1 and that gives him the     
victory over this world4 #8,for         
whatsoever  is born of ,god overcometh  
the world3 and this is the victory that 
overcometh the world1 even our faith4   
,who is he that overcometh the  world1  
but he that believeth that ,jesus is the
 ,son of ,god8 ,this is he  that came by

 water and blood1 even ,jesus ,christ2  
not by water only1 but  by water and    
blood4 ,and it is the ,spirit that      
beareth witness1 because  the ,spirit is
 truth4' 7#a ,john #e3d-f7    #b4 ,now  
if this be true1 that faith1 true faith1
 is so forcible a thing  as to take a   
man from his seat of ease1 and make him 
to come to ,god by  ,christ as afore1   
then1 is it not truly inferred from     
hence that they  that come not to ,god  
by ,christ have no faith4 ,what6 is man 
such a fool  as to believe things1 and  
yet not look after them8 to believe     
great  things1 and yet not to concern   
himself with them8 ,who would knowingly 
go over a pearl1 and yet not count it   
worth stooping for8 ,believe thou  art  
what thou art2 believe hell is what it  
is2 believe death and  judgment are     
coming1 as they are2 and believe that   
the ,father and the  ,son are1 as by the
 ,holy ,ghost in the ,word they are     
described1 and sit  still in thy sins if
 thou canst4 ,thou canst not sit still2 

faith is  forcible4 ,faith is grounded  
upon the voice of ,god in the ,word1    
upon the  teaching of ,god in the ,word4
 ,and it pleases ,god by the foolishness
 of  preaching to save them that        
believe2 for believing makes them       
heartily  close in with1 and embrace    
what by the ,word is set before them1   
because  it seeth the reality of them4  
,shall ,god speak to man's soul1 and    
shall not man believe8 ,shall man       
believe what ,god says1 and nothing at  
all regard it8 ,it cannot be4  #8,faith 
comes by hearing1 and hearing by the    
,word of ,god4' ,and we know  that when 
faith is come1 it purifies the heart of 
what is opposite to  ,god1 and the      
salvation of the soul4    ,so1 then1    
those men that are at ease in a sinful  
course1 or that come  not to ,god by    
,christ1 they are such as have no faith1
 and must  therefore perish with the    
vile and unbelievers4 7,rev #ba3h7      
,the whole world is divided into two    
sorts of men--believers and             

unbelievers4 ,the godly are called      
believers2 and why believers1 but       
because they are they that have given   
credit to the great things of the       
gospel of ,god8 ,these believers are    
here in the text called also comers1  or
 they that come to ,god by ,christ1     
because whoso believes will come2  for  
coming is a fruit of faith in the habit1
 or1 if you will1 it is  faith in       
exercise2 yet faith must have a being in
 the soul before the  soul can put it   
into act4    ,this therefore further    
evidences that they that come not1 have 
no  faith1 are not believers1 belong not
 to the household of faith1 and  must   
perish--#8,for he that believes not1    
shall be damned4'    ,nor will it be to 
any boot#ad to say1 ,i believe there is 
a ,god and a  ,christ1 for still thy    
sitting still doth demonstrate that     
either thou  liest in what thou sayest1 
or that thou believest with a worse than
 a  false faith4 ,but the object of my  
faith is true4 ,i answer1 so is the     

object of the faith of devils2 for they 
believe that there is one ,god  and one 
,christ1 yet their faith1 as to the root
 and exercise of it1 is  notwithstanding
 no such faith as is that faith that    
saves1 or that is  intended in the text1
 and that by which men come to ,god     
through ,christ4  ,wherefore still1 oh1 
thou slothful one1 thou deceivest       
thyself6 ,thy not  coming to ,god by    
,christ declareth to thy face that thy  
faith is not  good1 consequently1 that  
thou feedest on ashes1 and thy deceived 
heart  has turned thee aside1 that thou 
canst not deliver thy soul1 nor say1    
#8,is there not a lie in my right hand8'
 7,isa #dd3bj7    ,third4 ,is there a   
man that comes to ,god by ,christ8      
,thence ,i infer that  the world to come
 is better than this2 yea1 so much      
better as to quit  cost and bear charges
 of coming to ,god1 from this1 by       
,christ1 to that4  ,though there is a   
world to come1 yet if it were no better 
than this1  one had as good stay here as

 seek that1 or if it were better than   
this1  and would bear charges if a man  
left this for that1 and that was all1   
still the one would be as good as the   
other4 ,but the man that comes to  ,god 
by ,christ1 has chosen the world that is
 infinitely good2 a world1  betwixt     
which and this there can be no          
comparison4 ,this must be  granted1     
because he that comes to ,god by ,christ
 is said to have made  the best choice1 
even chose a city that has foundations4 
7,heb #aa3aj7  ,there are several things
 that make it manifest enough that he   
that  comes to ,god by ,christ has made 
the best market1 or chose the best      
world4    #a4 ,that is the world which  
,god commendeth1 but this that that he  
slighteth and contemneth4 7#b ,thess    
#a3e1f7 ,hence that is called the       
kingdom of ,god1 but this an #8evil     
world4' 7,gal #a3d7 ,now let us         
conclude1 that since ,god made both1 he 
is able to judge which of the  two are  
best2 yea1 best able so to judge        

thereof4 ,i choose the rather  to refer 
you to the judgment of ,god in this     
matter1 for should ,i put  you upon     
asking of him as to this1 that is1      
coming to ,god by ,christ1  perhaps you 
would say1 he is as little able to give 
an account of this  matter as           
yourselves4 ,but ,i hope you think ,god 
knows1 and therefore ,i  refer you to   
the judgment of ,god1 which you have in 
the ,scriptures of  truth--#8,heaven is 
his throne1 and the earth is his        
footstool4' ,i hope  you will say here  
is some difference4 ,the ,lord is the   
,god of that1 the  devil the god and    
prince of this4 ,thus also it appears   
there is some  difference between them4 
#b4 ,that world1 and those that are     
counted worthy of it1 shall all be      
everlasting2 but so shall not this1 nor 
the inhabiters of it4 ,the earth  with  
the works thereof shall be burned up1   
and the men that are of it  shall die in
 like manner4 7#b ,peter #c7 #8,but     
,israel shall be saved in the  ,lord    

with an everlasting salvation3 ye shall 
not be ashamed nor  confounded world    
without end4' 7,isa #de3ag7 ,this world1
 with the lovers  of it1 will end in a  
burning hell2 but the world to come     
fadeth not  away4 7#a ,peter #a3c1d7    
#c4 ,the world that we are now in1 has  
its best comforts mixed either  with    
crosses or curses2 but that to come with
 neither4 ,there shall be  no more      
curse3 and as for crosses1 all tears    
shall be wiped from the  eyes of them   
that dwell there4 ,there will be nothing
 but ravishing  pleasures1 and holy2    
there will be no cessation of joys1 nor 
any speck  of pollution4 #8,in thy      
presence is fullness of joy1 at thy     
right hand  there are pleasures for     
evermore4' 7,psa #af3aa7    #d4 ,there  
men shall be made like angels1 #8neither
 can they die any  more4' 7,luke        
#bj3ce1cf7 ,there shall they behold the 
face of ,god and his  ,son1 and swim in 
the enjoyment of them for ever4    #e4  
,there men shall see themselves beyond  

all misery1 and shall know  that it will
 be utterly impossible that either      
anything like sorrow1 or  grief1 or     
sickness1 or discontent1 should touch   
them more4    #f4 ,there men shall be   
rewarded of ,god for what they have done
 and  suffered according to his will for
 his sake2 there they shall eat and     
drink their comforts1 and wear them to  
their everlasting consolation4    #g4   
,they are all kings that go to that     
world1 and so shall be proclaimed       
there4 ,they shall also be crowned with 
crowns1 and they shall wear  crowns of  
life and glory1 crowns of everlasting   
joy1 crowns of  lovingkindness2 yea1    
#8,in that day the ,lord of hosts       
himself shall be  for a crown of glory  
to those that are his people4' 7,heb    
#b3g1 ,isa #bh3e1  #ce3aj1 ,psa #ajc3d7 
,now1 if this world1 though no more     
could be said of  it than is said in    
these few lines1 is not infinitely far  
better than  what the present world is1 
,i have missed it in my thoughts4 ,but  

the  coming man1 the man that comes to  
,god by ,christ1 is satisfied1 knows    
what he does2 and if his way1 all his   
way thither1 were strewed with  burning 
coals1 he would choose1 ,god helping    
him1 to tread that path  rather than to 
have his portion with them that perish4 
,fourth1 ,if there be a world to come1  
and such a way to it so safe and  good1 
and if ,god is there to be enjoyed by   
them that come to him by  ,christ2 then 
this shows the great madness of the most
 of men1 madness1  ,i say1 of the       
highest degree1 for that they come not  
to ,god by ,christ  that they may be    
inheritors of the world to come4 ,it is 
a right  character which ,solomon gives 
of them1 #8,the heart1' saith he1 #8of  
the  sons of men is full of evil1 and   
madness is in their heart while they    
live1 and after that they go to the     
dead4' 7,eccl #i3c7 ,a madman is  intent
 upon his toys1 upon anything but that  
about which he should be  intent2 and so
 are they that come not to ,god by      

,jesus ,christ4 ,a madman  has neither  
ears to hear1 nor a heart to do1 what   
they that are in  their right wits      
advise him for the best1 no more have   
they that come  not to ,god by ,christ4 
,a madman sets more by the straws and   
cock's  feathers by which he decks      
himself1 than he does by all the pearls 
and  jewels in the world4 ,and they that
 come not to ,god by ,christ set more   
by the vanishing bubbles of this life   
than they do by that glory that  the    
wise man shall inherit2 #8,the wise     
shall inherit glory1 but shame1'  says  
,solomon1 #8shall be the promotion of   
fools4' ,what a shame it is to  see     
,god's jewels lie unregarded of them    
that yet think none are wiser  than     
themselves4    ,i know the wise men of  
this world will scorn one should think  
of them  that they are mad2 but verily  
it is so1 the more wise for this world1 
the more fool in ,god's matters2 and the
 more obstinately they stand in  their  
way1 the more mad4 ,when ,solomon gave  

himself to backsliding1 he  saith he    
gave himself to folly and madness4      
7,eccl #a3ag1 #b3ab7 ,and when  he went 
about to search out what man is since   
the fall1 he went about  to search out  
foolishness and madness4 7,eccl         
#g3be-bi7 ,and is it not  said1 that    
when the ,jews were angry with ,jesus   
for that he did good on  the ,sabbath1  
that that anger did flow from their     
being filled with  madness8 ,doth not   
,paul also1 while he opposed himself    
against ,christ1  the gospel1 and       
professors thereof1 plainly tell us that
 he did it even  from the highest pitch 
of madness8 #8,and being exceedingly mad
 against  them1 ,i persecuted them even 
unto strange cities4' 7,acts #bf3aa7    
,now if  it is exceeding madness to do  
thus1 how many at this day must be      
counted exceeding mad1 who yet count    
themselves the only sober men8  ,they   
oppose themselves1 they stand in their  
own light1 they are against  their own  
happiness1 they cherish and nourish     

cockatrices in their own  bosoms2 they  
choose to themselves those paths which  
have written upon  them in large        
characters1 ,these are the ways of death
 and damnation4  ,they are offended with
 them that endeavour to pull them out of
 their  ditch1 and choose rather to lie 
and die there than to go to ,god by     
,christ that they may be saved from     
wrath through him2 yea1 so mad are      
they1 that they count the most sober1   
the most godly1 the most holy  man1 the 
mad one2 the more earnest for life1 the 
more mad2 the more in  the ,spirit1 the 
more mad2 the more desirous to promote  
the salvation of  others1 the more mad4 
,but is not this a sign of madness1 of  
madness  unto perfection8 ,and yet thus 
mad are many1 and mad are all they that 
while it is called to-day1 while their  
door is open1 and while the  golden     
sceptre of the golden grace of the      
blessed ,god is held forth1  stand in   
their own light1 and come not to ,god by
 ,christ4 7,john #aj3bj1  ,acts #bf3bd7 

,that is the fourth inference4          
,fifth1 ,a fifth inference that ,i      
gather from this text is1 that the end  
that ,god will make with men will be    
according as they come or come not  to  
,god by ,christ4 ,they that come to ,god
 by ,christ have taken shelter  and have
 hid themselves2 but they that come not 
to ,god by ,christ lay  themselves open 
to the windy storm and tempest that will
 be in that  day4 ,and the wind then    
will be high1 and the tempest strong1   
that will  blow upon them that shall be 
found in themselves2 #8,our ,god shall  
come1  and shall not keep silence3 a    
fire shall devour before him1 and it    
shall be very tempestuous round about   
him4 ,he shall call to the heavens  from
 above1 and to the earth1 that he may   
judge his people4' 7,psa  #ej3c1d7 ,and 
now1 what will be found in that day to  
be the portion of  them that in this day
 do not come to ,god by ,christ8 ,none  
knows but ,god1  with whom the reward of
 unbelievers is4    ,but writing and    

preaching is in vain as to such2 let men
 say what they  will1 what they can1 to 
persuade to come1 to dissuade from      
neglecting  to come1 they are resolved  
not to stir4 ,they will try if ,god will
 be so  faithful to himself and to his  
,word1 as to dare to condemn them to    
hell  fire that have refused to hear and
 comply with the voice of him that      
speaketh from heaven4    ,but this is   
but a desperate venture4 ,several things
 declare that ,he is  determined to be  
at a point in this matter--    #a4 ,the 
gallows are built--hell is prepared for 
the wicked4 #b4 ,there are  those       
already in chains1 and stand bound over 
to the judgment of that  day1 that are1 
as to creation1 higher and greater than 
men1 to wit1 the  angels that sinned4   
7#b ,peter #b3d7 ,let sinners1 then1    
look to  themselves4 #c4 ,the ,judge is 
prepared and appointed1 and it hath     
fallen  out to be ,,he that thou hast   
refused to come to ,god by2 and that    
predicts no good to thee2 for then will 

he say of all such1 #8,those mine       
enemies1 which would not that ,i should 
reign over them1 bring hither1  and slay
 them before me4' 7,luke #ai3bg7    ,but
 what a surprise will it be to them that
 now have come to ,god by  ,christ to   
see themselves in heaven indeed1 saved  
indeed1 and possessed  of everlasting   
life indeed4 ,for alas6 what is faith to
 possession8  ,faith that is mixed with 
many fears1 that is opposed with many   
assaults1 and that seems sometimes to be
 quite extinguished2 ,i say1  what is   
that to a seeing of myself in heaven8   
,hence it is said1 that he  shall then  
come to be admired in them that now     
believe1 because they  did here believe 
the testimony2 then they shall admire   
that it was  their lot to believe when  
they were in the world4 7#b ,thess      
#a3aj7 ,they  shall also admire to      
think1 to see1 and behold1 what         
believing has  brought them to1 while   
the rest1 for refusing to come to ,god  
by ,christ1  drink their tears mixed    

with burning brimstone4    ,repentance  
will not be found in heaven among them  
that come to ,god by  ,christ2 no1 hell 
is the place of untimely repentance2 it 
is there where  the tears will be mixed 
with gnashing of teeth1 while they      
consider how  mad1 and worse1 they were 
in not coming to ,god by ,jesus ,christ4
    ,then will their hearts and mouths  
be full of1 #8,lord1 ,lord1 open unto   
us4' ,but the answer will be1 ,ye shut  
me out of doors2 #8,i was a  stranger1  
and ye took me not in'2 besides1 you    
refused to come to my  ,father by me1   
wherefore now you must go from my       
,father by me4 7,matt #be7    ,they that
 will not be saved by ,christ1 must be  
damned by ,christ2 no man  can escape   
one of the two4 ,refuse the first they  
may1 but shun the  second they cannot4  
,and now they that would not come unto  
,god by ,christ  will have leisure and  
time enough1 if ,i may call it time1 to 
consider  what they have done in        
refusing to come to ,god by ,christ4    

,now they will  meditate warmly on this 
thing1 now their thoughts will be       
burning hot  about it1 and it is too    
late1 will be1 in each thought1 such a  
sting1  that1 like a bow of steel1 it   
will continually strike him through4    
,now they will bless those whom formerly
 they have despised1 and commend  those 
they once contemned4 ,now would the rich
 man willingly change  places with poor 
,lazarus1 though he preferred his own   
condition before  his in the world4 ,the
 day of judgment will bring the worst to
 rights in  their opinions2 they will   
not be capable of misapprehending any   
more4  ,they will never after that day  
put bitter for sweet1 or darkness for   
light1 or evil for good any more4 ,their
 madness will now be gone4 ,hell  will  
be the unbeliever's bedlam house1 and   
there ,god will tame them as  to all    
those bedlam tricks and pranks which    
they played in this world1  but not at  
all to their profit nor advantage2 the  
gulf that ,god has  placed and fixed    

betwixt heaven and hell will spoil all  
as to that4  7,luke #af3bc-bf7    ,but  
what a joy will it be to the truly godly
 to think now that they are  come to    
,god by ,christ6 ,it was their mercy to 
begin to come1 it was  their happiness  
that they continued coming2 but it is   
their glory that  they are come1 that   
they are come to ,god by ,christ4 ,to   
,god6 why1 he is  all6 all that is good1
 essentially good1 and eternally good4  
,to ,god6  the infinite ocean of good4  
,to ,god1 in friendly-wise1 by the means
 of  reconciliation2 for the other now  
will be come to him to receive his      
anger1 because they come not to him by  
,jesus ,christ4 ,oh6 that ,i could      
imagine2 oh6 that ,i could think1 that  
,i might write more effectually to  thee
 of the happy estate of them that come  
to ,god by ,christ4    ,but thus have ,i
 passed through the three former things1
 namely1 #a4 ,that  of the intercession 
of ,christ4 #b4 ,that of the benefit of 
intercession4  #c4 ,that of the persons 

that are interested in this             
intercession4    ,,iv4 ,,every ,,sincere
 ,,comer ,,certain ,,of ,,salvation4    
,wherefore now ,i come to the fourth and
 last head1 and that is1 ,,to ,,show    
,,you ,,the ,,certainty ,,of ,,their    
,,reaping ,,the ,,benefit ,,of ,,his    
,,intercession4  #8,wherefore he is able
 also to save them to the uttermost that
 come unto  ,god by him1 seeing he ever 
liveth to make intercession for them4'  
,christ ever living is the safety of    
comers4    ,the certainty of their      
reaping the benefit of being saved that 
come  unto ,god by ,christ is thus      
expressed3 #8,seeing he ever liveth to  
make  intercession for them4' ,the      
intercession of ,christ1 and the        
lastingness  of it1 is a sure token of  
the salvation of them that come unto    
,god by  him4    ,of his intercession1  
what it is1 and for whom1 we have spoken
 already2  of the success and prevalency
 of it1 we have also spoken before2 but 
the reason of its successfulness of that

 we are to speak now4 ,and that  reason1
 as the apostle suggesteth1 lies in the 
continuance of it1  #8,seeing he ever   
liveth to make intercession4' ,the      
apostle also makes  very much of the    
continuation of the priesthood of       
,christ in other  places of this        
epistle3 he abides a priest continually1
 #8,thou art a  priest for ever4' ,he   
#8hath an unchangeable priesthood4'     
7,heb  #g3c1ag1ba1bd7 ,and here he      
#8ever liveth to make intercession4'    
,now1 by the text is showed the reason  
why he so continually harpeth  upon the 
durableness of it1 namely1 for that by  
the unchangeableness of  this priesthood
 we are saved2 nay1 saved               
demonstratively1 apparently2  it is     
evident we are4 #8,he is also able to   
save them to the uttermost  that come   
unto ,god by him1 seeing he ever liveth 
to make intercession  for them4' ,for1  
,first1 ,the durableness of his         
intercession proves that the covenant in
  which those who come to ,god by him   

are concerned and wrapt up is not       
shaken1 broken1 or made invalid by all  
their weaknesses and  infirmities4      
,christ is a priest according to        
covenant1 and in all his acts of        
mediation he has regard to that         
covenant2 so long as that covenant      
abides in its strength1 so long         
,christ's intercession is of worth4     
,hence1 when ,god cast the old high     
priest out of doors1 he renders this    
reason for his so doing3 #8,because they
 continued not in my covenant'2  that   
is1 neither priests nor people4         
,therefore were they cast out of  the   
priesthood1 and the people pulled down  
as to a church state4 7,heb  #g3f-i7    
,now1 the covenant by which ,christ     
acteth1 as a priest1 so far as  we are  
concerned therein1 he also himself      
acteth our part1 being1  indeed1 the    
,head and ,mediator of the body2        
wherefore1 ,god doth not  count that the
 covenant is broken1 though we sin1 if  
,christ ,jesus our  ,lord is found to do

 by it what by law is required of us4   
,therefore he  saith1 #8,if his children
 break my law1 and keep not my          
commandments1 ,i  will visit their sins 
with a rod1' c4 ,but their sins shall   
not shake  my covenant with my ,beloved1
 nor cause that ,i for ever should      
reject  them4 #8,my covenant will ,i not
 break1 nor alter the thing that is gone
  out of my lips4 ,his seed will ,i make
 to endure for ever1 his seed shall     
endure for ever4' 7,psa #hi3cj-cf7      
,hence1 it is clear that the covenant   
stands good to us as long as ,christ    
stands good to ,god1 or before his      
face2 for he is not only our ,mediator  
by covenant1 but he himself is  our     
conditions to ,god-ward2 therefore he is
 said to be #8a covenant of  the        
people1' or that which the holy ,god1 by
 law1 required of us4 7,isa  #db3f7     
,hence1 again1 he is said to be our     
justice or righteousness2 to  wit1 which
 answereth to what is required of us by 
the law4 ,he is made  unto us of ,god   

so1 and in our room and in our stead    
presenteth himself  to ,god4 ,so1 then1 
if any ask me by what ,christ's         
priesthood is  continued1 ,i answer1 by 
covenant2 for that the covenant by which
 he is  made priest abideth of full     
force4 ,if any ask whether the church is
  concerned in that covenant1 ,i answer1
 yea2 yet so as that all points  and    
parts thereof1 that concern life and    
death everlasting1 is laid  upon his    
shoulders1 and he alone is the doer of  
it4 ,he is the ,lord our  righteousness1
 and he is the ,saviour of the body1 so 
that my sins break  not the covenant2   
but them#ae notwithstanding1 ,god's     
covenant stands  fast with him1 with him
 for evermore4 ,and good reason1 if no  
fault can  be found with ,christ1 who is
 the person that did strike hands with  
his  ,father upon our account and for   
us2 to wit1 to do what was meet should  
be found upon us when we came to appear 
before ,god by him4    ,and that ,god   
himself doth so understand this matter  

is evident2 because  he also1 by his own
 act1 giveth and imputeth to us that    
good that we  never did1 that           
righteousness which we never wrought    
out2 yea1 and for  the sake of that     
transmitteth our sins unto ,christ1 as  
to one that had  not only well satisfied
 for them1 but could carry them so far1 
both  from us and from ,god1 that they  
should never again come to be charged   
on the committers1 to death and         
damnation4 7,rom #d3a-e7 ,the           
,scriptures  are so plentiful for this1 
that he must be a ,turk1 or a ,jew1 or  
an  atheist that denies it4 ,besides1   
,god's commanding that men should       
believe in his ,son unto righteousness  
well enough proveth this thing1  and the
 reason of this command doth prove it   
with an over and above2 to  wit1 #8,for 
he hath made him to be sin for us1 who  
knew no sin2 that we  might be made the 
righteousness of ,god in him4' 7#b ,cor 
#e3ai-ba7 ,hence  comes out that        
proclamation from ,god1 at the rising   

again of ,christ  from the dead3 #8,be  
it known unto you1 therefore1 men and   
brethren1 that  through this man is     
preached unto you the forgiveness of    
sins2 and by  him all that believe are  
justified from all things1 from which ye
 could  not be justified by the law of  
,moses4' 7,acts #ac3ch1ci7    ,if this  
be so1 as indeed it is1 then here lieth 
a great deal of this  conclusion1 #8he  
ever liveth to make intercession1' and  
of the  demonstration of the certain    
salvation of him that cometh to ,god by 
him1 #8seeing he ever liveth to make    
intercession for them4' ,for if  ,christ
 ,jesus is a priest by covenant1 and so 
abides as the covenant  abides1 and if1 
since the covenant is everlasting1 his  
priesthood is  unchangeable1 then the   
man that cometh to ,god by him must     
needs be  certainly saved2 for if the   
covenant1 the covenant of salvation1 is 
not  broken1 none can show a reason why 
he that comes to ,christ should be      
damned1 or why the priesthood of ,jesus 

,christ should cease4 ,hence1  after the
 apostle had spoken of the excellency of
 his person and  priesthood1 he then    
shows that the benefit of the covenant  
of ,god  remaineth with us1 namely1 that
 grace should be communicated unto us   
for his priesthood's sake1 and that our 
sins and iniquities ,god would  remember
 no more4 7,heb #h3aj-ab2 #aj3af-bb7    
,now1 as ,i also have already  hinted1  
if this covenant1 of which the ,lord    
,jesus is ,mediator and ,high  ,priest1 
has in the bowels of it1 not only grace 
and remission of sins1  but a promise   
that we shall be partakers thereof1     
through the blood of  his priesthood1   
for so it comes to us2 then1 why should 
not we have  boldness1 not only to come 
to ,god by him1 but to enter also #8into
 the  holiest by the blood of ,jesus1 by
 that new and living way1' c4           
,second1 ,but1 further1 this priesthood1
 as to the unchangeableness of  it1 is  
confirmed unto him #8with an oath1 by   
him that said unto him1 the  ,lord      

sware1 and will not repent1 ,thou art a 
priest for ever4' ,this oath  seems to  
me to be for the confirmation of the    
covenant1 as it is worded  before by    
,paul to the ,galatians1 7,gal          
#c3ae-ag71 when he speaks of it  with   
respect to that establishment that it   
also had on ,christ's part by  the      
sacrifice which he offered to ,god for  
us2 yea1 he then speaks of  the mutual  
confirmation of it both by the ,father  
and the ,son4 ,now1 ,i  say1 since1 by  
this covenant he stands and abides a    
,priest1 and since  #8the ,lord sware1  
and will not repent1 saying1 ,thou art a
 priest for  ever1' we are still further
 confirmed in the certain salvation of  
him  that cometh to ,god by ,christ4    
,the ,lord1 by swearing1 confirmeth to  
,christ1 and so to us in him1 the       
immutability of his counsel1 7,heb      
#f3af-ah71 and that he is utterly       
unchangeable in his resolutions #8to    
save them to the uttermost that  come to
 ,god by ,christ4' ,and this also shows 

that this covenant1 and so  the promise 
of remission of sins1 is steadfast and  
unmovable4 ,and it is  worth your noting
 the manner and nature of this oath1    
#8,the ,lord sware1  and will not       
repent4' ,it is as much as to say1 ,what
 ,i have now sworn ,i  bind me for ever 
to stand to1 or1 ,i determine never to  
revoke2 and that  is1 #8,that thou art a
 priest for ever4' ,now1 as was said    
before1 since  his priesthood stands by 
covenant1 and this covenant of his      
priesthood  is confirmed by this oath1  
it cannot be but that he that comes by  
him  to ,god must be accepted of him2   
for should such a one be rejected1 it   
must be either for the greatness of his 
sins1 or for want of merit in  the      
sacrifice he presented and urged1 as to 
the merit of it1 before the  mercy-seat4
 ,but let the reason specified be what  
it will1 the  consequence falls harder  
upon the sacrifice of ,christ than it   
can do  anywhere else1 and so also upon 
the covenant1 and at last upon ,god     

himself1 who has sworn1 and will not    
repent1 that he is a ,priest for  ever4 
,i thus discourse1 to show you what     
dangerous conclusions follow  from a    
conceit that some that come to ,god by  
,christ shall not be saved1  though #8he
 ever liveth to make intercession for   
them4' ,and this ,i have  further to    
say1 that the ,lord's swearing1 since   
the manner of the oath  is such as it   
is1 and that it also tended to establish
 to ,christ his  priesthood to be       
unchangeable1 it declareth that1 as to  
the excellency  of his sacrifice1 he is 
eternally satisfied in the goodness and 
merit  of it2 and that he will never    
deny him anything that he shall ask for 
at his hands for his sufferings' sake4  
,for this oath doth not only show       
,god's firm resolution to keep his part 
of the covenant1 in giving to  ,christ  
that which was covenanted for by him1   
but it declareth that1 in  the judgment 
of ,god1 ,christ's blood is able to save
 any sinner1 and  that he will never put

 stop nor check to his intercession1 how
 great  soever the sinners be that at   
any time he shall intercede for2 so that
  the demonstration is clearer and      
clearer1 #8,he is able to save them to  
the uttermost that come unto ,god by    
him1 seeing he ever liveth to make      
intercession for them4'    ,third1 ,this
 unchangeableness of the priesthood of  
,christ dependeth also  upon his own    
life3 #8,this man1 because he continueth
 ever1 hath an  unchangeable            
priesthood4' 7,heb #g3bd7 ,now although1
 perhaps1 at first  much may not appear 
in this text1 yet the words that we are 
upon take  their ground from them4      
#8,this man1 because he continueth ever1
 hath an  unchangeable priesthood3      
wherefore he is able also'--that is1 by 
his  unchangeable priesthood--#8to save 
them to the uttermost that come unto    
,god by him1 seeing he ever liveth to   
make intercession for them4'    ,the    
life of ,christ1 then1 is a ground of   
the lastingness of his  priesthood1 and 

so a ground of the salvation of them    
that come unto ,god  by him3 #8,we shall
 be saved by his life4' 7,rom #e3aj7    
,wherefore1 in  another place1 this his 
life is spoken of with great            
emphasis--the power  of an endless life4
 #8,he is made a priest1 not after the  
law of a  carnal commandment1 but after 
the power of an endless life4' 7,heb    
#g3af7  ,an endless life is1 then1 a    
powerful thing2 and indeed two things   
are  very considerable in it--#a4 ,that 
it is above death1 and so above him     
that hath the power of death1 the devil4
 #b4 ,in that it capacitates him  to be 
the last in his own cause1 and so to    
have the casting voice4    #a4 ,we will 
speak to the first1 and for the better  
setting of it forth  we will show what  
life it is of which the apostle here    
speaks2 and then  how1 as to life1 it   
comes to be so advantageous1 both with  
respect to  his office of priesthood and
 us4    ,what life is it that is thus   
the ground of his priesthood8 ,it is a  

life  taken1 his own life rescued from  
the power of the grave2 a life that we  
had forfeited1 he being our surety2 and 
a life that he recovered again1  he     
being the ,captain of our salvation3 ,i 
lay down my life that ,i may  take it   
again3 #8this commandment have ,i       
received of my ,father4' 7,john  #aj3ah7
 ,it is a life1 then1 that was once laid
 down as the price of  man's redemption1
 and a life won1 gained1 taken1 or      
recovered again1 as  the token or true  
effect of the completing1 by so dying1  
that  redemption2 wherefore it is said  
again1 #8,in that he died1 he died unto 
sin once3 but in that he liveth1 he     
liveth unto ,god4' 7,rom #f3aj7 ,he     
liveth as having pleased ,god by dying  
for our sins1 as having merited  his    
life by dying for our sins4 ,now if this
 life of his is a life  merited and won 
by virtue of the death that he died1 as 
,acts #b3bd doth  clearly manifest2 and 
if this life is the ground of the       
unchangeableness of this part of his    

priesthood1 as we see it is1 then  it   
follows that this second part of his    
priesthood1 which is called  here       
intercession1 is grounded upon the      
demonstrations of the virtue of  his    
sacrifice1 which is his life taken to   
live again2 so1 then1 he  holds this    
part of his priesthood1 not by virtue of
 a carnal  commandment1 but by the power
 of an endless life2 but by the power of
 a  life rescued from death1 and        
eternally exalted above all that any    
ways  would yet assault it2 for         
#8,christ being raised from the dead1   
dieth no  more2 death hath no more      
dominion over him4' 7,rom #f3i7 ,hence  
,christ  brings in his life1 the life   
that he won to himself by his death1 to 
comfort ,john withal when he fainted    
under the view of that overcoming  glory
 that he saw upon ,christ in his vision 
of him at ,patmos3 #8,and he  laid his  
right hand upon me1' said he1 #8saying  
unto me1 ,fear not2 ,i am  the first and
 the last3 ,i am he that liveth and was 

dead1 and1 behold1  ,i am alive for     
evermore4 ,amen4' 7,rev #a3ag1ah7 ,why  
should ,christ bring  in his life to    
comfort ,john1 if it was not a life     
advantageous to him8  ,but the          
advantageousness of it doth lie not     
merely in the being of  life1 but in    
that it was a life laid down for his    
sins1 and a life  taken up again for his
 justification2 a life lost to ransom   
him1 and a  life won to save him2 as    
also the text affirmeth1 saying1 #8,he  
is able  to save to the uttermost them  
that come unto ,god by him1 seeing he   
ever  liveth to make intercession for   
them4'    ,again2 it is yet more        
manifest that ,christ receiving of his  
life again  was the death and           
destruction of the enemy of his people2 
and to  manifest that it was so1        
therefore he adds 7after he had said1   
#8,and1  behold1 ,i am alive for        
evermore4 ,amen'71 #8,and ,i have the   
keys of hell  and of death4' ,i have the
 power over them2 ,i have them under me2

 ,i  tread them down by being a victor1 
a conqueror1 and one that has got  the  
dominion of life 7for he now is the     
,prince of life71 one that lives  for   
evermore4 ,amen4 ,hence it is said      
again1 ,he #8hath abolished death1  and 
brought life and immortality to light   
through the gospel4' 7#b ,tim  #a3aj7   
,he hath abolished death by his death   
7by death he destroyed him  that had the
 power of death1 that is1 the devil71   
and brought life 7a  very emphatical    
expression72 and brought it from whence8
 ,from ,god1 who  raised him from the   
dead2 and brought it to light1 to our   
view and  sight1 by the word of the     
truth of the gospel4    ,so1 then1 the  
life that he now hath is a life once    
laid down as the  price of our          
redemption2 a life obtained and taken to
 him again as the  effect of the merit  
that was in the laying down thereof2 a  
life by the  virtue of which death1 and 
sin1 and the curse is overcome2 and so a
  life that is above them for ever4     

,this is the life that he liveth--to    
wit1 this meriting1 purchasing1         
victorious life--and that he improveth  
while he ever so lives to make          
intercession for us4    ,this life1     
then1 is a continual plea and argument  
with ,god for them  that come to him by 
,christ1 should he make no other        
intercession1 but  only show to ,god    
that he liveth2 because his thus living 
saith1 that he  has satisfied for the   
sins of them that come unto ,god by him4
 ,it  testifies1 moreover1 that         
those--to wit1 death1 the grave1 and    
hell--are  overcome by him for them2    
because indeed he liveth1 and hath their
  keys4 ,but now1 add to life1 to a life
 meritorious1 intercession1 or an       
urging of this meritorious life by way  
of prayer for his1 and against  all     
those that seek to destroy them1 since  
they themselves also have  been already 
overcome by his death1 and what an      
encouraging  consideration is here for  
all them that come to ,god by him1 to   

hope for  life eternal4 ,but1    #b4    
,let us speak a word to the second      
head--namely1 for that his living  for  
ever capacitates him to be the last in  
his own cause1 and to have  the casting 
voice1 and that is an advantage next to 
what is chiefest4    ,his cause2 what is
 his cause8 but that the death that he  
died when he  was in the world was and  
is of merit sufficient to secure all    
those  from hell1 or1 as the text has   
it1 to save them that come unto ,god by 
him1 to save them to the uttermost4     
,now1 if this cause be faulty1 why  doth
 he live8 yea1 he liveth by the power of
 ,god1 by the power of ,god  towards us2
 or with a respect to our welfare1 for  
he liveth to make  intercession1        
intercession against ,satan our accuser1
 for us4 7#b ,cor  #ac3d7 ,besides1 he  
liveth before ,god1 and to ,god1 and    
that after he had  given his life a     
ransom for us4 ,what can follow more    
clearly from this1  but that amends were
 made by him for those souls for whose  

sins he  suffered upon the tree8        
,wherefore1 since his ,father has given 
him his  life and favour1 and that after
 he died for our sins1 it cannot be     
thought but that the life he now liveth1
 is a life that he received as  the     
effect of the merit of his passion for  
us4    ,god is just1 and yet ,christ    
liveth1 and yet ,christ liveth in       
heaven6  ,god is just1 and yet ,christ  
our passover liveth there1 do what our  
foes  can to the contrary6    ,and this 
note1 by the way1 that though the design
 of ,satan against us1  in his labouring
 continually to accuse us to ,god1 and  
to prevail  against our salvation1 seems
 to terminate here1 yet indeed it is    
also  laid against the very life of     
,christ1 and that his priesthood might  
be  utterly overthrown2 and1 in         
conclusion1 that ,god also might be     
found  unjust in receiving of such whose
 sins have not been satisfied for1 and  
so whose souls are yet under the power  
of the devil4 ,for he that  objects     

against him for whom ,christ intercedes1
 objects against ,christ  and his       
merits2 and he that objects against     
,christ's intercession1  objects against
 ,god1 who has made him a priest for    
ever4 ,behold you1  therefore1 how the  
cause of ,god1 of ,christ1 and of the   
souls that come  to ,god by him are     
interwoven2 they are all wrapt up in one
 bottom4  ,mischief one1 and you        
mischief all2 overthrow that soul1 and  
you  overthrow his intercessor2 and     
overthrow him1 and you overthrow even   
him that made him a priest for ever4    
,for the text is without  restriction3  
#8,he is able to save to the uttermost  
them that come unto  ,god by him4' ,he  
saith not1 now and then one1 or sinners 
of an inferior  rank in sin1 but them   
that come to ,god by him1 how great     
soever their  transgressions are1 as is 
clear in that it addeth this clause1    
#8to the  uttermost4' #8,he is able to  
save them to the uttermost4' ,but if he 
were  not1 why did the ,king send1 yea1 

come and loose him1 and let him go      
free2 yea1 admit him into his presence2 
yea1 make him ,lord over all his        
people1 and deliver all things into his 
hand8    ,but he liveth1 he ever liveth1
 and is admitted to make intercession1  
yea1 is ordained of ,god so to do2      
therefore he is #8able to save to the   
uttermost them that come unto ,god by   
him4' ,this1 therefore1 that he  liveth1
 seeing he liveth to ,god and his       
judgment1 and in justice is  made so to 
do1 it is chiefly with reference to his 
life as ,mediator for  their sakes for  
whom he makes intercession4 ,he liveth  
to make  intercession4 ,and in that it  
is said he liveth ever1 what is it but  
that he must live1 and outlive all his  
enemies2 for he must live1 yea1  reign1 
till all his enemies are put under his  
feet4 7#a ,cor #ae3be7 ,yea1  his very  
intercessions must live till they are   
all dead and gone4 ,for  the devil and  
sin must not live for ever1 not for ever
 to accuse4 ,time  is coming when due   

course of law will have an end1 and all 
cavillers  will be cast over the bar4   
,but then and after that1 ,christ our   
high  priest shall live1 and so shall   
his intercessions2 yea1 and also all    
them for whom he makes intercession1    
seeing they come unto ,god by him4      
,now if he lives1 and outlives all1 and 
if his intercession has the  casting    
voice1 since also he pleadeth in his    
prayers a sufficient merit  before a    
just ,god1 against a lying1 malicious1  
clamorous1 and envious  adversary1 he   
must needs carry the cause1 the cause   
for himself and his  people1 to the     
glory of ,god and their salvation4 ,so1 
then1 his life and  intercession must   
prevail1 there can be no withstanding of
 it4 ,is not  this1 then1 a             
demonstration clear as the sun1 that    
they that come to  ,god by him shall be 
saved1 seeing he ever liveth to make    
intercession  for them8    ,fourth1 ,the
 duration of ,christ's intercession1 as 
it is grounded upon a  covenant betwixt 

,god and him1 upon an oath also1 and    
upon his life1 so  it is grounded upon  
the validity of his merits4 ,this has   
been  promiscuously touched before1 but 
since it is an essential to the         
lastingness of his intercession1 it will
 be to the purpose to lay it  down by   
itself4    ,intercession1 then1 ,i mean 
,christ's intercession1 is1 that those  
for  whom he died with full intention to
 save them1 might be brought into  that 
inheritance which he hath purchased for 
them4 ,now1 then1 his  intercession     
must1 as to length and breadth1 reach no
 further than his  merits1 for he may   
not pray for those for whom he died not4
 ,indeed1 if  we take in the utmost     
extent of his death1 then we must       
beware1 for his  death is sufficient to 
save the whole world4 ,but his          
intercessions are  kept within a        
narrower compass4 ,the altar of         
burnt-offerings was a  great deal bigger
 than the altar of incense1 which was a 
figure of  ,christ's intercession4 7,exo

 #bg3a1 #cj3a1 ,rev #h3c7 ,but this1 ,i 
say1 his  intercession is for those for 
whom he died with full intention to save
  them2 wherefore it must be grounded   
upon the validity of his  sufferings4   
,and1 indeed1 his intercession is       
nothing else1 that ,i know  of1 but a   
presenting of what he did in the world  
for us unto ,god1 and  pressing the     
value of it for our salvation4 ,the     
blood of sprinkling is  that which      
speaketh meritoriously1 7,heb #ab3bd72  
it is by the value of  that that ,god   
measureth out and giveth unto us grace  
and life eternal2  wherefore ,christ's  
intercessions also must be ordered and  
governed by  merit2 #8,by his own blood 
he entered into the holy place1 having  
before  by it obtained eternal          
redemption for us1' for our souls4 7,heb
 #i3ab7    ,now1 if by blood he entered 
in thither1 by blood he must also make  
intercession there4 ,his blood made way 
for his entrance thither1 his  blood    
must make way for our entrance thither4 

,though here1 again1 we  must beware2   
for his blood did make way for him as   
,priest to intercede2  his blood makes  
way for us1 as for those redeemed by it1
 that we might  be saved4 ,this1 then1  
shows sufficiently the worth of the     
blood of  ,christ1 even his ever living 
to make intercession for us2 for the    
merit  of his blood lasts all the while 
that he doth1 and for all them for  whom
 he ever liveth to make intercession4   
,oh1 precious blood6 oh1  lasting merit6
    ,blood must be pleaded in ,christ's 
intercession1 because of justice1 and   
to stop the mouth of the enemy1 and also
 to encourage us to come to ,god  by    
him4 ,justice1 since that is of the     
essence of ,god1 must concur in  the    
salvation of the sinner2 but how can    
that be1 since it is said at  first1    
#8,in the day thou eatest thereof1 thou 
shalt surely die1' unless  a plenary#af 
satisfaction be made for sin to the     
pleasing of the mighty  ,god4 ,the enemy
 also would else never let go his       

objecting against our  salvation4 ,but  
now ,god has declared that our salvation
 is grounded on  justice1 because       
merited by blood4 ,and though ,god      
needed not to have  given his ,son to   
die for us that he might save us1 and   
stop the mouth  of the devil in so      
doing1 yet this way of salvation has    
done both1 and  so it is declared1 we   
are #8justified freely by his grace1    
through the  redemption that is in      
,christ ,jesus3 whom ,god hath set forth
 to be a  propitiation through faith in 
his blood1 to declare his righteousness 
for the remission of sins that are      
past--to declare1 ,i say1 at this time  
his righteousness3 that he might be     
just1 and the justifier of him  which   
believeth in ,jesus4' 7,rom #c3bd1be7   
,so1 then1 here is also a  ground of    
intercession1 even the blood shed for us
 before4    ,and that you may see it yet
 more for your comfort1 ,god did1 at    
,christ's  resurrection1 to show what a 
price he set upon his blood1 bid him ask

  of him the heathen1 and he would give 
him the uttermost parts of the  earth   
for his possession4 7,psa #b3h7 ,his    
blood1 then1 has value enough  in it to 
ground intercession upon2 yea1 there is 
more worth in it than  ,christ will     
plead or improve for men by way of      
intercession4 ,i do not  at all doubt   
but that there is virtue enough in the  
blood of ,christ1  would ,god ,almighty 
so apply it1 to save the souls of the   
whole world4  ,but it is the blood of   
,christ1 his own blood2 and he may do   
what he  will with his own4 ,it is also 
the blood of ,god1 and he also may      
restrain its merits1 or apply it as he  
sees good4 ,but the coming soul1  he    
shall find and feel the virtue thereof1 
even the soul that comes to  ,god by    
,christ2 for he is the man concerned in 
its worth1 and he ever  liveth to make  
intercession for him4 ,now1 seeing the  
intercession of  ,christ is grounded    
upon a covenant1 an oath1 a life1 and   
also upon the  validity of his merits1  

it must of necessity be prevalent1 and  
so drive  down all opposition before it4
 ,this1 therefore1 is the last part of  
the  text1 and that which demonstrateth 
that he that comes to ,god by ,christ   
shall be saved1 seeing #8he ever liveth 
to make intercession for him4'    ,i    
have now done what ,i intend upon this  
subject when ,i have drawn a few        
inferences from this also4              
,inferences from the certainty of       
benefit from ,christ's ,intercession4   
,first1 then1 hence ,i infer that the   
souls saved by ,christ are in           
themselves in a most deplorable         
condition4 ,oh1 what ado1 as ,i may say1
  is here before one sinner can be      
eternally saved6 ,christ must die2 but  
that is not all2 the ,spirit of grace   
must be given to us2 but that is  not   
all2--but ,christ must also ever live to
 make intercession for us4  ,and as he  
doth this for all1 so he doth it for    
each one4 ,he interceded  for me1 before
 ,i was born1 that ,i might in time1 at 

the set time1 come  into being4 ,after  
that1 he also made intercession for me1 
that ,i might  be kept from hell in the 
time of my unregenerate state1 until the
 time  of my call and conversion4 ,yet  
again1 he then intercedes that the work 
now begun in my soul may be perfected1  
not only to the day of my  dissolution1 
but unto the day of ,christ2 that is1   
until he comes to  judgment4 7,phil     
#a3f7 ,so that1 as he began to save me  
before ,i had  being1 so he will go on  
to save me when    ,i am dead and gone1 
and will never leave off to save me     
until he has  set me before his face for
 ever4    ,but1 ,i say1 what a          
deplorable condition has our sin put us 
into1 that  there must be all this ado  
to save us4 ,oh1 how hardly is sin got  
out of  the soul when once it is in6    
,blood takes away the guilt2 inherent   
grace  weakens the filth2 but the grave 
is the place1 at the mouth of which1    
sin1 as to the being of sin1 and the    
saved1 must have a perfect and  final   

parting4 7,isa #ch3aj7 ,not that the    
grave of itself is of a  sin-purging    
quality1 but ,god will follow ,satan    
home to his own door2  for the grave is 
the door or gate of hell1 and will      
there1 where the  devil thought to have 
swallowed us up1 even there by the power
 of his  mercy make us1 at our coming   
thence1 shine like the sun1 and look    
like  angels4 ,christ1 all this while1  
ever liveth to make intercession for    
us4    ,second1 ,hence1 also1 ,i infer  
that as ,satan thought he struck home at
  first1 when he polluted our nature1   
and brought our souls to death1 so  he  
is marvellous loath to lose us1 and to  
suffer his lawful captives  now to      
escape his hands4 ,he is full of fire   
against us1 full of the  fire of malice1
 as is manifest--    #a4 ,not only by   
his first attempt upon our first        
parents1 but behold1  when the          
,deliverer came into the world1 how he  
roared4 ,he sought his  death while he  
was an infant2 he hated him in his      

cradle2 he persecuted  him while he was 
but a bud and blossom4 7,matt #b7 ,when 
he was come to  riper years1 and began  
to manifest his glory1 yet1 lest the    
world  should be taken with him1 how    
politicly did this old serpent1 called  
the ,devil and ,satan1 work8 ,he        
possessed people that he had a devil1   
and  was mad1 and a deceiver2 that he   
wrought his miracles by magic art and   
by the devil2 that the prophets spake   
nothing of him1 and that he  sought to  
overthrow the government which was      
,god's ordinance4 ,and1 not  being      
contented with all this1 he pursued him 
to the death1 and could  never rest     
until he had spilt his blood upon the   
ground like water4  ,yea1 so insatiable 
was his malice1 that he set the soldiers
 to forge  lies about him to the denial 
of his resurrection1 and so managed that
  matter that what they said has become 
a stumblingblock to the ,jews to  this  
very day4 7,john #aj3bj1 #g3ab1 ,matt   
#i3cd1 ,john #g3eb1 ,luke #bc3b1 ,matt  

#bh3aa-ae7    #b4 ,when he was ascended 
to ,god1 and so was out of his reach1   
yet how  busily went he about to make   
war with his people4 7,rev #ab7 ,yea1   
what  horrors and terrors1 what troubles
 and temptations1 has ,god's church  met
 with from that day till now6 ,nor is he
 content with persecutions  and general 
troubles2 but oh6 how doth he haunt the 
spirits of the  ,christians with        
blasphemies and troubles1 with darkness 
and frightful  fears2 sometimes to their
 distraction1 and often to the filling  
the  church with outcries4    #c4 ,yet  
his malice is in the pursuit1 and now   
his boldness will try what  it can do   
with ,god1 either to tempt him to reject
 his ,son's mediation1  or to reject    
them that come to ,god by him for mercy4
 ,and this is one  cause among many why 
#8he ever liveth to make intercession   
for them that  come to ,god by him4'    
#d4 ,and if he cannot overthrow1 if he  
knows he cannot overthrow them1  yet he 
cannot forbear but vex and perplex them1

 even as he did their  ,lord1 from the  
day of their conversion to the day of   
their ascension to  glory4    ,third1   
,hence ,i infer that the love of ,christ
 to his1 is an unwearied  love1 and it  
must needs be so2 an undaunted love1 and
 it must needs be  so4 ,who but ,jesus  
,christ would have undertaken such a    
task as the  salvation of the sinner is1
 if ,jesus ,christ had passed us by8 ,it
 is  true which is written of him1 #8,he
 shall not fail1 nor be discouraged1    
till he have set judgment in the earth1'
 c4 ,if he had not set his  #8face like 
a flint1' the greatness of this work    
would surely have  daunted his mind4    
7,isa #db3a1 #ej3f-g7    ,for do but    
consider what sin is from which they    
must be saved2 do but  consider what the
 devil and the curse is from which they 
must be saved2  and it will easily be   
concluded by you that it is he that full
 rightly  deserveth to have his name    
called ,wonderful1 and his love such as 
verily passeth knowledge4    ,consider1 

again1 by what means these souls are    
saved1 even with the  loss of his life1 
and1 together with it1 the loss of the  
light of his  ,father's face4 ,i pass by
 here and forbear to speak of the       
matchless  contradiction of sinners     
which he endured against himself1 which 
could  not but be a great grief1 or1 as 
himself doth word it1 a breaking of     
heart unto him2 but all this did not1   
could not1 hinder4    ,join to all this1
 his everlasting intercession for us1   
and the  effectual management thereof   
with ,god for us2 and1 withal1 the      
infinite  number of times that we by sin
 provoke him to spue us out of his      
mouth1  instead of interceding for us1  
and the many times also that his        
intercession is repeated by the         
repeating of our faults1 and this love  
still passes knowledge1 and is by us to 
be wondered at4 ,what did1 or  what     
doth1 the ,lord ,jesus see in us to be  
at all this care1 and pains1  and cost  
to save us8 ,what will he get of us by  

the bargain but a small  pittance of    
thanks and love8 for so it is1 and ever 
will be1 when  compared with his        
matchless and unspeakable love and      
kindness towards  us4    ,oh1 how       
unworthy are we of this love6 ,how      
little do we think of it6  ,but1 most of
 all1 the angels may be astonished to   
see how little we are  affected with    
that of which we pretend to know4 ,but  
neither can this  prevail with him to   
put us out of the scroll in which all   
the names of  them are written for whom 
he doth make intercession to ,god4 ,let 
us cry1  ,grace1 grace unto it4         
,fourth1 ,hence again ,i infer that they
 shall be saved that come to ,god  by   
,christ1 when the devil and sin have    
done what they can to hinder it4  ,this 
is clear1 for that the strife is now1   
who shall be lord of all1  whether      
,satan1 the prince of this world1 or    
,christ ,jesus1 the ,son of  ,god2 or   
which can lay the best claim to ,god's  
elect1 he that produceth  their sins    

against them1 or he that laid down his  
heart's blood a price  of redemption for
 them4 ,who1 then1 shall condemn when   
,christ has died1  and doth also make   
intercession8 ,stand still1 angels1 and 
behold how  the ,father divideth his    
,son #8a portion with the great'2 and   
how he  divideth #8the spoil with the   
strong3 because he hath poured out his  
soul unto death1 and was numbered with  
the transgressors1 and bare the  sin of 
many1 and made intercession for the     
transgressors4' 7,isa #ec3ab7  ,the     
grace of ,god and blood of ,christ will1
 before the end of the world1  make     
brave work among the sons of men6 ,they 
shall come to a wonderment  to ,god by  
,christ1 and be saved by a wonderment   
for ,christ's  sake--#8,behold these    
shall come from far3 and lo1 these from 
the north  and from the west1 and these 
from the land of ,sinim4' 7,isa #di3ab7 
,behold1 these1 and these1 and these    
shall come1 and lo1 these1 and  these1  
and these from the land of ,sinim6 ,this

 is to denote the  abundance that shall 
come in to ,god by ,christ towards the  
latter end of  the world--namely1 when  
,antichrist is gone to bed in the sides 
of the  pit's mouth2 then shall nations 
come in and be saved1 and shall walk in 
the light of the ,lord4#ag ,but1 ,i say1
 what encouragement would there be  for 
sinners thus to do if that the ,lord    
,jesus by his intercession were  not    
able to save #8even to the uttermost'   
them that come unto ,god by  him4       
,fifth1 hence again ,i infer that here  
is ground for confidence to them  that  
come to ,god by ,christ4 ,confidence to 
the end becomes us who have  such a     
,high ,priest1 such an ,intercessor as  
,jesus ,christ2 who would  dishonour    
such a ,jesus by doubting that1 that all
 the devils in hell  cannot discourage  
by all their wiles8 ,he is a tried      
stone1 he is a sure  foundation2 a man  
may confidently venture his soul in his 
hand1 and not  fear but he will bring   
him safe home4 ,ability1 love to the    

person1 and  faithfulness to trust      
committed to him1 will do all2 and all  
these are  with infinite fullness in    
him4 ,he has been a ,saviour these four 
thousand years already--two thousand    
before the law1 two thousand in the     
time of the law--besides the sixteen    
hundred years he has in his flesh       
continued to make intercession for them 
that come unto ,god by him4 ,yet  the   
day is to come1 yea1 will never come1   
that he can be charged with  any fault1 
or neglect of the salvation of any of   
them that at any time  have come unto   
,god by him4 ,what ground1 then1 is here
 for confidence  that ,christ will make 
a good end with me1 since ,i come unto  
,god by him1  and since he ever liveth  
to make intercession for me4 ,let me1   
then1  honour him1 ,i say1 by setting on
 his head the crown of his undertakings 
for me1 by the believing that he is able
 to save me #8even to the  uttermost1   
seeing he ever liveth to make           
intercession for me4'    ,sixth1 ,hence 

also ,i infer that ,christ ought to bear
 and wear the glory  of our salvation   
for ever4 ,he has done it1 he has       
wrought it out4 #8,give  unto the ,lord1
 ,o ye kindreds of the people1 give unto
 the ,lord glory  and strength4' ,do not
 sacrifice to your own inventions1 do   
not give  glory to the work of your own 
hands4 ,your reformations1 your works1  
your good deeds1 and all the glory of   
your doing1 cast them at the feet  of   
this ,high ,priest1 and confess that    
glory belongs unto him--#8,worthy is    
the ,lamb that was slain1 to receive    
power1 and riches1 and wisdom1 and      
strength1 and honour1 and glory1 and    
blessing4' 7,rev #e3ab7 #8,and they     
shall hang upon him all the glory of his
 ,father's house1 and offspring  and the
 issue1 all vessels of small quantity1  
from the vessels of cups1  even to all  
the vessels of flagons4' 7,isa #bb3bd7  
,oh6 the work of our  redemption by     
,christ is such as wanteth not          
provocation to us to bless1  and praise1

 and glorify ,jesus ,christ4 ,saints1   
set to the work and  glorify him in your
 body and in your souls2 him who has    
bought us with  a price1 and glorify    
,god and the ,father by him4 7#a ,cor   
#f3bj7    ,,the ,,use4      ,i come now 
to make some use of this discourse2 and1
    ,,use ,,first1 ,let me exhort you to
 the study of this1 as of other the     
truths of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the
 priestly office of ,christ is the      
first and great thing that is presented 
to us in the gospel--namely1 how  that  
he died for our sins1 and gave himself  
to the cross1 that the  blessing of     
,abraham might come upon us through him4
 7#a ,cor #ae3a-f1 ,gal  #c3ac-af7 ,but 
now because this priestly office of his 
is divided into  two parts1 and because 
one of them--to wit1 this of his        
intercession--is  to be accomplished for
 us within the veil1 therefore1 as we   
say among  men1 out of sight out of     
mind1 he is too much as to this         
forgotten by  us4 ,we satisfy ourselves 

with the slaying of the sacrifice2 we   
look not  enough after our ,aaron as he 
goes into the holiest1 there to sprinkle
  the mercy-seat with blood upon our    
account4 ,god forbid that the least     
syllable of what ,i say should be       
intended by me1 or construed by  others1
 as if ,i sought to diminish the price  
paid by ,christ for our  redemption in  
this world4 ,but since his dying is his 
laying down his  price1 and his         
intercession the urging and managing the
 worthiness of  it in the presence of   
,god against ,satan1 there is glory to  
be found  therein1 and we should look   
after him into the holy place4 ,the     
second  part of the work of the high    
priests under the law1 had great glory  
and  sanctity put upon it2 forasmuch as 
the holy garments were provided for  him
 to officiate in within the veil1 also  
it was there that the altar  stood on   
which he offered incense2 also there was
 the mercy-seat and  the cherubims of   
glory1 which were figures of the angels1

 that love to  be continually looking   
and prying into the management of this  
second  part of the priesthood of       
,christ in the presence of ,god2 for    
although  themselves are not the persons
 so immediately concerned therein as we1
  yet the management of it1 ,i say1 is  
with so much grace1 and glory1 and      
wisdom1 and effectualness1 that it is a 
heaven to the angels to see it4  ,oh6 to
 enjoy the odorous scent1 and sweet     
memorial1 the  heart-refreshing         
perfumes1 that ascend continually from  
the mercy-seat  to the #8above' where   
,god is2 and also to behold how         
effectual it is to  the end for which it
 is designed1 is glorious2 and he that  
is not  somewhat let into this by the   
grace of ,god1 there is a great thing   
lacking to his faith1 and he misseth of 
many a sweet bit that he might          
otherwise enjoy4 ,wherefore1 ,i say1 be 
exhorted to the study of this  part of  
,christ's work in the managing of our   
salvation for us4 ,and the  ceremonies  

of the law may be a great help to you as
 to this1 for though  they be out of use
 now as to practice1 yet the            
signification of them is  rich1 and that
 from which many gospellers#ah have got 
much4 ,wherefore ,i  advise that you    
read the five books of ,moses often2    
yea1 read1 and read  again1 and do not  
despair of help to understand something 
of the will  and mind of ,god therein1  
though you think they are fast locked up
 from  you4 ,neither trouble your heads 
though you have not commentaries and    
expositions2 pray and read1 and read and
 pray2 for a little from ,god is  better
 than a great deal from men4 ,also1 what
 is from men is uncertain1  and is often
 lost and tumbled over and over by men2 
but what is from  ,god is fixed as a    
nail in a sure place4 ,i know there are 
peculiar  times of temptation1 but ,i   
speak now as to the common course of    
,christianity4 ,there is nothing that so
 abides with us as what we  receive from
 ,god2 and the reason why ,christians at

 this day are at such  a loss as to some
 things is1 because they are content    
with what come  from men's mouths1      
without searching and kneeling before   
,god1 to know  of him the truth of      
things4 ,things that we receive at      
,god's hand come  to us as things from  
the minting house1 though old in        
themselves1 yet  new to us4 ,old truths 
are always new to us if they come to us 
with the  smell of heaven upon them4 ,i 
speak not this because ,i would have    
people  despise their ministers1 but to 
show that there is nowadays so much     
idleness among professors as hinders    
them from a diligent search after       
things1 and makes them take up short of 
that that is sealed by the  ,spirit of  
testimony to the conscience4 ,witness   
the great decays at this  day among us1 
and that strange revolting from truth   
once professed by  us4    ,,use         
,,second1 ,as ,i would press you to an  
earnest study and search after  this    
great truth1 so ,i would press you to a 

diligent improvement of it  to          
yourselves and to others4 ,to know truth
 for knowledge sake is short  of a      
gracious disposition of soul2 and to    
communicate truth out of a  desire of   
praise and vain-glory for so doing is   
also a swerving from  godly simplicity2 
but to improve what ,i know for the good
 of myself and  others is true          
,christianity indeed4 ,now truths       
received may be improved  with respect  
to myself and others1 and that several  
ways--    #a4 ,to myself1 when ,i search
 after the power that belongs to those  
notions that ,i have received of truth4 
,there belongs to every true  notion of 
truth a power2 the notion is the        
shell--the power is the  kernel and     
life4 ,without this last1 truth doth me 
no good1 nor those to  whom ,i          
communicate it4 ,hence ,paul said to the
 ,corinthians1 #8,when ,i come  to you  
again1 ,i will know not the speech of   
them that are puffed up1  but the power4
 ,for the kingdom of ,god is not in     

word1 but in power4' 7#a  ,cor #d3ai1bj7
 ,search1 then1 after the power of what 
thou knowest1 for it  is the power that 
will do thee good4 ,now this will not be
 got but by  earnest prayer1 and much   
attending upon ,god2 also there must not
 be  admitted by thee that thy heart be 
stuffed with cumbering cares of this    
world1 for they are of a choking nature4
    ,take heed of slighting that little 
that thou hast2 a good improvement  of  
little is the way to make that little   
thrive1 and the way to obtain  additions
 thereto3 #8,he that is faithful in that
 which is least is  faithful also in    
much2 and he that is unjust in the least
 is unjust  also in much4' 7,luke       
#af3aj7    #b4 ,improve them to others1 
and that1 7#a47 ,by labouring to instill
 them  upon their hearts by good and    
wholesome words1 presenting all to them 
with the authority of the ,scriptures4  
7#b47 ,labour to enforce those          
instillings on them by showing them by  
thy life the peace1 the glorious        

effects that they have upon thy soul4   
,lastly1 ,let this doctrine give thee   
boldness to come to ,god4 ,shall  ,jesus
 ,christ be interceding in heaven8 ,oh1 
then1 be thou a praying man  on earth2  
yea1 take courage to pray4 ,think thus  
with thyself--,i go to  ,god1 to ,god1  
before whose throne the ,lord ,jesus is 
ready to hand my  petitions to him2 yea1
 #8he ever lives to make intercession   
for me4'  ,this is a great encouragement
 to come to ,god by prayers and         
supplications for ourselves1 and by     
intercessions for our families1 our     
neighbours1 and enemies4 ,farewell4     
,,footnotes3      #a3 ,coming unto ,god 
by ,christ1 essentially involves in it  
walking in  conformity to his image2 and
 all such comers must be perfectly and  
eternally saved4 ,why then1 ,o child of 
,god1 should you suffer under  ,giant   
,despair1 in his doubting1 fearing      
castle4--,ed4    #b ,what indescribable 
consolations flow into the ,christian's 
soul from  communion with ,god1         

especially to the most deeply afflicted4
 ,thus the  wisdom casts her care upon  
her heavenly ,father--her ,creator1     
,christ2 for  all things were made by   
him4 ,he is her husband1 ever living to 
intercede for her4 ,wondrous            
privileges6--,ed4    #c ,the infinite   
perfection of the ,mediatorial work of  
,jesus1 ,god  manifest in the flesh1 is 
the ground of our hope4 ,he alone can   
effectually plead with ,god4 ,o my soul6
 if1 in thy holiest and happiest        
moments1 thou art found #8looking unto  
,jesus1' how much more intensely  ought 
thy trembling eye to be directed to him1
 when thou art wounded by  sin66--,ed4  
#d ,what can withstand the will of      
,christ1 that all his should behold and 
partake of his glory8 ,he is the        
,captain of salvation1 has subdued all  
our enemies for us1 and will destroy    
their power in us1 and1 ere long1  put  
our last enemy1 death1 under his        
feet4--,mason4    #e ,one proof of a    
future state of rewards is1 that many of

 ,god's dearest  saints have been most  
bitterly persecuted all their lives1 and
 martyred  with extreme cruelty4 ,thus  
it was with the greatest man this       
country  ever saw--,william ,tyndale1 to
 whom the world is indebted for our     
translation of the ,bible4 ,see his     
letters1 in his ,memoir by the ,editor1 
prefixed to a reprint of the first      
,english ,new ,testament4--,ed4    #f   
#8,the uttermost4' ,how boundless6 ,it  
includes all that wondrous extent  of   
,divine love which we shall be ever     
learning1 and never be able to          
comprehend1 the breadth1 length1 depth1 
and height of the love of  ,christ1     
which passeth knowledge4--,ed4    #g    
#8,achare1' from to chare1 to turn      
about1 or backwards and forwards21  as  
achare woman1 one who takes her turn at 
work2 a door achare1 or  ajar1 turning  
to and fro on its hinges1 or standing   
partly open4--,ed4    #h ,it is supposed
 by some that #8,nicolas' was the       
founder of the sect of  the             

,nicolaitanes1 mentioned in ,revelation 
#b3f1 #ae2 but of this there is  much   
doubt4 ,see ,dr4 ,gill1 and ,matthew    
,henry on ,acts #f3e4--;,ed4    #i ,a   
godly man's prayers are sometimes       
answered by terrible things in          
righteousness4 ,he prays to be quickened
 in his walk with ,god2 and the  answer1
 dictated by wisdom and love1 is the    
loss of some temporal  blessing1 that he
 may be kept #8looking unto             
,jesus4'--,ed4    #aj ,the heart        
#8unweldable4' ,this homely allusion1   
drawn from ,bunyan's  trade of          
blacksmith1 is worthy of remark4 ,the   
heart a mountain of iron1  so hard that 
no heat in nature can soften it so as to
 weld it to  ,christ4 ,to weld is to    
hammer into firm union two pieces of    
iron1 when  heated almost to fusion1 so 
as to become one piece4 ,the heart of   
man is  by nature #8unweldable1' until  
,god the ,spirit softens it2 and then   
the  union is such that ,christ becomes 
,,the ,,life of his saints4 ,reader1 has

  thy heart passed through this         
process8--,ed4    #aa ,this is a solemn 
and heart-searching consideration4 ,it  
is not enough  that we fear eternal     
wrath1 but we must love heaven1 for the 
sake of  its purity4 ,it is not         
sufficient that we go to ,christ for    
pardon1 but  we must go through him to  
the infinitely holy ,god1 for holiness  
and  fitness for heaven4--,ed4    #ab   
,there have been1 in every age1         
professors who1 instead of gratefully   
receiving and obeying the whole truth1  
have indulged in favourite  doctrines4  
,happy is that ,christian who equally   
loves to hear ,christ set  forth as a   
priest and sacrifice1 or to dwell upon  
his power and  authority as king and    
lawgiver2 who delights as much in holy  
obedience  as in electing love4 ,the    
saints are bound to bear with each      
other1  never forgetting that they are  
members of one family1 and must cherish 
and comfort one another1 as we hope to  
enjoy fellowship with heaven and  the   

smiles of the great ,head of the        
church4--,ed4    #ac ,nothing can be    
more solemn and awful than are these    
warnings4 ,o that  we may feel the      
spurs1 the condemning curse of a broken 
law1 and a  sense of the jaws of hell1  
urging us on in coming to1 and cleaving 
to  ,christ4--,ed4    #ad       #8,to   
any boot1' to any profit4               
#8,what boots it at one gate to make    
defence1          and at another to let 
in the foe6'    ,milton's ,samson       
,agonistes--,ed4    #ae #8,them4' ,as   
,christ is the ,saviour of both body and
 soul1  notwithstanding the sins of the 
body1 they break not the covenant2      
because it is ,god's covenant1 and      
stands fast in ,christ for              
evermore4--,ed4    #af #8,plenary'2     
full1 perfect1 or complete4--,ed4    #ag
 ,bunyan saw that time very far off1    
which much more nearly approaches  us3  
when ,antichrist will find a grave in   
the side of the pit's mouth2  when no   
national barriers1 either ,pagan1       

,popish1 or ,protestant1 shall  exist to
 prevent the glorious spread of pure and
 vital ,christianity4  ,and1 however    
abundant that harvest of souls shall be1
 there will prove  a superabundance of  
grace in ,christ to supply all their    
wants4 ,he was1  is now1 and ever will  
be1 #8a complete ,saviour4'--,ed4    #ah
 #8,gospellers1' a nickname given to the
 ,reformers1 when first a holy  band    
determined1 at the imminent risk of     
life1 to read the ,new  ,testament or   
,gospels in ,english4 ,it was like the  
term ,methodist1 a few  years ago4 ,the 
gospel has now so much spread1 that     
these terms of  reproach are only used  
by fanatics4--,ed4          ,,come ,,and
 ,,welcome ,,to ,,jesus ,,christ2       
,,or1    ,a ,,plain ,,and ,,profitable  
,,discourse ,,on ,,john #f3cg           
,,showing ,,the ,,cause1 ,,truth1 ,,and 
,,manner ,,of ,,the ,,coming ,,of ,a    
,,sinner ,,to ,,jesus  ,,christ2 ,,with 
,,his ,,happy ,,reception ,,and         
,,blessed ,,entertainment4    ,,written 

,,by ,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,author ,,of     
8,,the ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress40        
8,and they shall come which were ready  
to perish40--,isaiah #bg3ac4    ,london1
 #afha4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the   
,,editor4      8,come and welcome to    
,jesus ,christ10 is a subject peculiarly
 fitted to  the deep and searching      
experience of ,john ,bunyan4 ,he knew   
all the wiles  of sin and ,satan1 in    
placing stumblingblocks in the way of a 
sincere  penitent2 all the human craft  
employed in keeping the soul from a     
simple and entire reliance upon ,christ 
for salvation4 ,this little work  soon  
became most deservedly popular1 passing 
through four large  editions during the 
last seven years of the author's life4  
,it is an  enlightened display of the   
dealings of the ,father in giving       
sinners to  ,christ2 the ,son in saving 
them by his atonement1 mediation1 and   
intercession2 and the ,holy ,spirit in  
sanctifying and fitting them for  glory4
 ,here is no ,calvinism1 ,lutheranism1  

or ,arminianism2 no  ,episcopacy1       
,presbytery1 or ,independency2 nothing  
but ,christism and  ,bibleism4 ,the     
gracious invitation is addressed to all 
who feel their  misery1 ,come unto me1  
and ,i will make you happy and blessed4 
,all who  feel the leprosy of sin are   
invited to this spiritual ,physician1   
and he  only can and will heal them4    
,all who suffer under the slavery of sin
  and ,satan1 ,christ alone can make you
 free4 ,come to him1 and you shall  be  
free indeed4 ,the analysis of ,bunyan's 
treatise shows that ,,all  mankind are  
born in sin4 ,,all sinners are invited  
to ,christ4 ,none will  come but such as
 feel the plague1 and see the leprosy of
 sin4 ,those who  come are drawn in a   
variety of ways--some terrified with the
 horrors of  hell1 others allured by the
 gracious voice of the ,saviour1 and the
  prospects of heavenly felicity4 ,,all 
who sincerely come1 attain the same     
end1 a sincere and total reliance upon  
the ,saviour as the only refuge  from   

the roaring lion4    ,every other way to
 life is guarded by the flaming swords  
of the  cherubim4 ,christ opens his     
golden arms wider than all our miseries4
 ,but  he suffers no rival on his       
throne1 no partnership with ,moses or   
,john  ,baptist4 ,the personification of
 8shall come10 and of 8ignorance10 is   
strikingly illustrative2 as is 8sin1 the
 winding-sheet of the soul20  8unbelief1
 the white devil20 the sinner being a   
counsellor for ,satan2  and the two ways
 of taking our own likeness4 ,his appeal
 to persecutors  is most forcible4 ,but 
,i must not detain the reader longer    
from the  pleasure and profit he will   
receive from an attentive perusal of    
these  pages4    ,,hackney1 #ahej4      
,,george ,,offor4    ,,come ,,and       
,,welcome ,,to ,,jesus ,,christ4        
8,,all ,,that ,,the ,,father ,,giveth   
,,me ,,shall ,,come ,,to ,,me2 ,,and    
,,him ,,that ,,cometh ,,to  ,,me ,i     
,,will ,,in ,,no ,,wise ,,cast          
,,out40--,,john #f3cg4      ,a little   

before1 in this chapter1 you may read   
that the ,lord ,jesus  walked on the sea
 to go to ,capernaum1 having sent his   
disciples before  in a ship1 but the    
wind was contrary2 by which means the   
ship was  hindered in her passage4 ,now1
 about the fourth watch of the night1   
,jesus came walking upon the sea1 and   
overtook them2 at the sight of  whom    
they were afraid4    ,note1 ,when       
providences are black and terrible to   
,god's people1 the ,lord  ,jesus shows  
himself to them in wonderful manner2 the
 which sometimes  they can as little    
bear1 as they can the things that were  
before  terrible to them4 ,they were    
afraid of the wind and the water2 they  
were  also afraid of their ,lord and    
,saviour1 when he appeared to them in   
that  state4    ,but he said1 8,be not  
afraid1 it is ,i40    ,note1 ,that the  
end of the appearing of the ,lord ,jesus
 unto his people1  though the manner of 
his appearing be never so terrible1 is  
to allay  their fears and perplexities4 

,then they received him into the ship1  
and immediately the ship was at  land   
whither it went4    ,note1 ,when ,christ
 is absent from his people1 they go on  
but slowly1 and  with great difficulty2 
but when he joineth himself unto them1  
oh6 how  fast they steer their course6  
how soon are they at their journey's    
end6  #a    ,the people now among whom  
he last preached1 when they saw that    
both  ,jesus was gone and his disciples1
 they also took shipping1 and came to   
,capernaum1 seeking for ,jesus4 ,and    
when they had found him1 they           
wonderingly asked him1 8,rabbi1 when    
camest thou hither80 but the ,lord      
,jesus1 slighting their compliment1     
answered1 8,verily1 verily1 ye seek  me1
 not because ye saw the miracles1 but   
because ye did eat of the  loaves1 and  
were filled40    ,note1 ,a people may   
follow ,christ far for base ends1 as    
these went after  him beyond sea for    
loaves4 ,a man's belly will carry him a 
great way in  religion2 yea1 a man's    

belly will make him venture far for     
,christ4    ,note again1 ,they are not  
feigning compliments1 but gracious      
intentions1  that crown the work in the 
eye of ,christ2 or thus1 it is not the  
toil  and business of professors1 #b but
 their love to him1 that makes him      
approve of them4    ,note again1 ,when  
men shall look for friendly             
entertainment at ,christ's  hand1 if    
their hearts be rotten1 even then will  
they meet with a check  and rebuke4 8,ye
 seek me1 not because ye saw the        
miracles1 but because  ye did eat of the
 loaves1 and were filled40    ,yet      
observe again1 ,he doth not refuse to   
give1 even to these1 good  counsel3 he  
bids them labour for the meat that      
endureth to eternal  life4 ,oh6 how     
willingly would ,jesus ,christ have even
 those professors  that come to him with
 pretences only1 come to him sincerely1 
that they  may be saved4    ,the text1  
you will find1 is1 after much more      
discourse with and about  this people1  

and it is uttered by the ,lord ,jesus as
 the conclusion of  the whole1 and      
intimateth that1 since they were        
professors in pretence  only1 and       
therefore such as his soul could not    
delight in1 as such1  that he would     
content himself with a remnant that his 
,father had  bestowed upon him4 ,as who 
should say1 ,i am not like to be        
honoured in  your salvation2 but the    
,father hath bestowed upon me a people1 
and they  shall come to me in truth1 and
 in them will ,i be satisfied4 ,the     
text1  therefore1 may be called         
,christ's repose2 in the fulfilling     
whereof he  resteth himself content1    
after much labour and many sermons      
spent1 as  it were1 in vain4 ,as he     
saith by the prophet1 8,i have laboured 
in vain1  ,i have spent my strength for 
nought1 and in vain0 7,isa #di3d74      
,but as there he saith1 8,my judgment is
 with the ,,lord1 and my work with  my  
,god20 so in the text he saith1 8,all   
that the ,father giveth me shall  come  

to me2 and him that cometh to me ,i will
 in no wise cast out40 ,by  these words1
 therefore1 the ,lord ,jesus comforteth 
himself under the  consideration of the 
dissimulation of some of his followers4 
,he also  thus betook himself to rest   
under the consideration of the little   
effect that his ministry had in         
,capernaum1 ,chorazin1 and ,bethsaida3  
8,i  thank thee1 ,o ,father10 said he1  
8,lord of heaven and earth1 because thou
  has hid these things from the wise and
 prudent1 and hast revealed them  unto  
babes2 even so1 ,father1 for so it      
seemed good in thy sight0 7,matt        
#aa3be2 ,luke #aj3ba74    ,the text1 in 
the general1 standeth of ,,two ,,parts1 
and hath special  respect to the ,father
 and the ,son2 as also to their joint   
management of  the salvation of the     
people3 8,all that the ,father giveth me
 shall come  to me2 and him that cometh 
to me ,i will in no wise cast out40 ,the
 first  part of the text1 as is evident1
 respecteth the ,father and his gift2   

the other part the ,son and his         
reception of that gift4    ,,first1 ,for
 the gift of the ,father there is this  
to be considered1 to  wit1 the gift     
itself2 and that is the gift of certain 
persons to the  ,son4 ,the ,father      
giveth1 and that gift shall come3 8,and 
him that  cometh40 ,the gift1 then1 is  
of persons2 the ,father giveth persons  
to  ,jesus ,christ4    ,,second1 ,next  
you have the ,son's reception of this   
gift1 and that  showeth itself in these 
particulars3--#a4 ,in his hearty        
acknowledgement  of it to be a gift3    
8,the ,father giveth me40 #b4 ,in his   
taking notice1  after a solemn manner1  
of all and every part of the gift3 8,all
 that the  ,father giveth me40 #c4 ,in  
his resolution to bring them to himself3
 8,all  that the ,father giveth me shall
 come to me40 #d4 ,and in his           
determining  that not anything shall    
make him dislike them in their coming3  
8,and him  that cometh to me ,i will in 
no wise cast out40    ,these things     

might be spoken to at large1 as they are
 in this method  presented to view3 but 
,i shall choose to speak to the words1  
,,first1 ,,by  ,,way ,,of ,,explication4
 ,,second1 ,,by ,,way ,,of              
,,observation4    ,,first1 ,,the ,,text 
,,treated ,,by ,,way ,,of ,,explication4
    ,,the ,,extent ,,of ,,the ,,gift4   
8,all that the ,father giveth me40 ,this
 word all1 is often used in  ,scripture1
 and is to be taken more largely1 or    
more strictly1 even as  the truth or    
argument1 for the sake of which it is   
made use of1 will  bear4 ,wherefore1    
that we may the better understand the   
mind of ,christ  in the use of it here1 
we must consider1 that it is limited and
  restrained only to those that shall be
 saved1 to wit1 to those that  shall    
come to ,christ2 even to those whom he  
will 8in no wise cast out40  ,thus1     
also1 the words all ,israel1 is         
sometimes to be taken1 although         
sometimes it is taken for the whole     
family of ,jacob4 8,and so all ,israel  

shall be saved0 7,rom #aa3bf74 ,by all  
,israel here1 he intendeth not all  of  
,israel1 in the largest sense2 8for they
 are not all ,israel which are  of      
,israel20 8neither because they are of  
the seed of ,abraham1 are they  all     
children2 but1 ,in ,isaac shall thy seed
 be called4 ,that is1 they  which are   
the children of the flesh1 these are not
 the children of ,god2  but the children
 of the promise are counted for the     
seed0 7,rom #i3f-h74    ,this word      
,,all1 therefore1 must be limited and   
enlarged1 as the truth  and argument1   
for the sake of which it is used1 will  
bear2 else we  shall abuse ,scripture1  
and readers1 and ourselves1 and all4    
8,and ,i1 if  ,i be lifted up from the  
earth10 said ,christ1 8will draw ,,all  
men unto  me0 7,john #ab3cb74 ,can any  
man imagine1 that by ,,all1 in this     
place1 he  should mean all and every    
individual man in the world1 and not    
rather  that all that is consonant to   
the scope of the place8 ,and if1 by     

being  8lifted up from the earth10 he   
means1 as he should seem1 his being     
taken up into heaven2 and if1 by        
8drawing ,,all men after him10 he meant 
a drawing them unto that place of glory2
 then must he mean by ,,all men1  those1
 and only those1 that shall in truth be 
eternally saved from the  wrath to come4
 8,for ,god hath concluded them all in  
unbelief1 that he  might have mercy upon
 all0 7,rom #aa3cb74 ,here again you    
have all and  all1 two alls2 but yet a  
greater disparity between the all made  
mention  of in the first place1 and that
 all made mention of the second4 ,those 
intended in this text are the ,jews1    
even all of them1 by the first all  that
 you find in the words4 ,the second all 
doth also intend the same  people2 but  
yet only so many of them as ,god will   
have mercy upon4 8,he  hath concluded   
them all in unbelief1 that he might have
 mercy upon  all40 ,the all also in the 
text1 is likewise to be limited and     
restrained to the saved1 and to them    

only4 ,but again2--    ,the word        
8giveth10 or 8hath given10 must be      
restrained1 after the same  manner1 to  
the same limited number4 8,all that the 
,father giveth me40  ,not all that are  
given1 if you take the gift of the      
,father to the ,son  in the largest     
sense2 for in that sense there are many 
given to him  that shall never come unto
 him2 yea1 many are given unto him that 
he  will 8cast out40 ,i shall1          
therefore1 first show you the truth of  
this2  and then in what sense the gift  
in the text must be taken4    ,first1   
,,all cannot be intended in its largest 
sense4 ,that ,,all that are  given to   
,christ1 if you take the gift of the    
,father to him in the  largest sense1   
cannot be intended in the text1 is      
evident--    #a4 ,because1 then1 all the
 men1 yea1 all the things in the world1 
must  be saved4 8,all things10 saith he1
 8are delivered unto me of my ,father0  
7,matt #aa3bg74 ,this1 ,i think1 no     
rational man in the world will          

conclude4 ,therefore1 the gift intended 
in the text must be restrained  to some1
 to a gift that is given by way of      
speciality by the ,father to  the ,son4 
#b4 ,it must not be taken for ,,all1    
that in any sense are given by the      
,father to him1 because the ,father hath
 given some1 yea1 many to him1 to  be   
dashed in pieces by him4 8,ask of me10  
said the ,father to him1 8and ,i  shall 
give thee the heathen for thine         
inheritance1 and the uttermost  parts of
 the earth for thy possession40 ,but    
what must be done with  them8 must he   
save them all8 ,no4 8,thou shalt break  
them with a rod of  iron2 thou shalt    
dash them in pieces like a potter's     
vessel0 7,psa #b74  ,this method he     
useth not with them that he saveth by   
his grace1 but  with those that himself 
and saints shall rule over in justice   
and  severity 7,rev #b3bf1bg74 ,yet1 as 
you see1 8they are given to him40       
,therefore1 the gift intended in the    
text must be restrained to some1 to  a  

gift that is given by way of speciality 
by the ,father to the ,son4    ,in      
,psalm #ah he saith plainly1 that some  
are given to him that he might  destroy 
them4 8,thou hast given me the necks of 
mine enemies2 that ,i  might destroy    
them that hate me0 7verse #dj74 ,these1 
therefore1 cannot  be of the number of  
those that are said to be given in the  
text2 for  those1 even ,,all of them1   
shall come to him1 8and he will in no   
wise  cast them out40    #c4 ,some are  
given to ,christ1 that he by them might 
bring about some of  his high and deep  
designs in the world4 ,thus ,judas was  
given to ,christ1  to wit1 that by him1 
even as was determined before1 he might 
bring  about his death1 and so the      
salvation of his elect by his blood4    
,yea1  and ,judas must so manage this   
business1 as that he must lose himself  
for ever in bringing it to pass4        
,therefore the ,lord ,jesus1 even in his
  losing of ,judas1 applies himself to  
the judgment of his ,father1 if he  had 

not in that thing done that which was   
right1 even in suffering of  ,judas so  
to bring about his ,master's death1 as  
that he might1 by so  doing1 bring about
 his own eternal damnation also4        
8,those10 said he1 8that thou gavest me1
 ,i have kept1 and none of them  is     
lost1 but the son of perdition2 that the
 ,scripture might be  fulfilled0 7,john 
#ag3ab74 ,let us1 then1 grant that      
,judas was given to  ,christ1 but not as
 others are given to him1 not as those  
made mention  of in the text2 for then  
he should have failed to have been so   
received  by ,christ1 and kept to       
eternal life4 ,indeed1 he was given to  
,christ2  but he was given to him to    
lose him1 in the way that ,i have       
mentioned  before2 he was given to      
,christ1 that he by him might bring     
about his  own death1 as was before     
determined2 and that in the overthrow of
 him  that did it4 ,yea1 he must bring  
about his own death1 as was before      
determined1 and that in the overthrow of

 him that did it4 ,yea1 he must  bring  
about his dying for us in the loss of   
the instrument that  betrayed him1 that 
he might even fulfil the ,scripture in  
his  destruction1 as well as in the     
salvation of the rest4 8,and none of    
them  is lost1 but the son of perdition2
 that the ,scripture might be           
fulfilled40    ,second1 ,those intended 
as the gift4--,the gift1 therefore1 in  
the text1  must not be taken in the     
largest sense1 but even as the words    
will  bear1 to wit1 for such a gift as  
he accepteth1 and promiseth to be an    
effectual means of eternal salvation to4
 8,all that the ,father giveth me  shall
 come to me2 and him that cometh to me  
,i will in no wise cast  out40 ,mark6   
they shall come that are in special     
given to me2 and they  shall by no means
 be rejected4 ,for this is the substance
 of the text4    ,those1 therefore1     
intended as the gift in the text1 are   
those that are  given by covenant to the
 ,son2 those that in other places are   

called  8the elect10 8the chosen10 8the 
sheep10 and 8the children of the        
promise10 c4 ,these be they that the    
,father hath given to ,christ to  keep  
them2 those that ,christ hath promised  
eternal life unto2 those to  whom he    
hath given his word1 and that he will   
have with him in his  kingdom to behold 
his glory4    8,this is the ,father's   
will which hath sent me1 that of all    
which he  hath given me ,i should lose  
nothing1 but should raise it up again at
  the last day0 7,john #f3ci74 8,and ,i 
give unto them eternal life2 and they   
shall never perish1 neither shall any   
man pluck them out of my hand4 ,my      
,father which gave them me1 is greater  
than all2 and no man is able to  pluck  
them out of my ,father's hand0 7,john   
#aj3bh74 8,as thou hast given  him power
 over all flesh1 that he should give    
eternal life to as many  as thou hast   
given him4 ,thine they were1 and thou   
gavest them me1 and  they have kept thy 
word2 ,i pray for them3 ,i pray not for 

the world1 but  for them which thou hast
 given me2 for they are thine4 ,and all 
mine are  thine1 and thine are mine2 and
 ,i am glorified in them40 8,keep       
through  thine own name those whom thou 
hast given me1 that they may be one1 as 
we are40 8,father1 ,i will that they    
also1 whom thou hast given me1 be  with 
me where ,i am2 that they may behold my 
glory1 which thou hast  given me3 for   
thou lovedst me before the foundation of
 the world0 7,john  #ag3a1f1i1aj1bd74   
,all these sentences are of the same    
import with the text2 and the alls  and 
manies1 those1 they1 c41 in these       
several sayings of ,christ1 are  the    
same with all the given in the text4    
8,all that the ,father giveth40    ,so  
that1 as ,i said before1 the word ,,all1
 as also other words1 must not  be taken
 in such sort as our foolish fancies or 
groundless opinions  will prompt us to1 
but do admit of an enlargement or a     
restriction1  according to the true     
meaning and intent of the text4 ,we must

 therefore  diligently consult the      
meaning of the text1 by comparing it    
with other  the sayings of ,god2 so     
shall we be better able to find out the 
mind of  the ,lord1 in the word which he
 has given us to know it by4    ,,the   
,,person ,,giving1 ,,the ,,father4      
8,all that the ,father giveth40 ,by this
 word 8,father10 ,christ describeth  the
 person giving2 by which we may learn   
several useful things4    ,first1 ,that 
the ,lord ,god1 and ,father of our ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ1 is  concerned with the 
,son in the salvation of his people4    
,true1 his acts1  as to our salvation1  
are diverse from those of the ,son2 he  
was not  capable of doing that1 or those
 things for us1 as did the ,son2 he died
  not1 he spilt not blood for our       
redemption1 as the ,son2 but yet he hath
  a hand1 a great hand1 in our salvation
 too4 ,as ,christ saith1 8,the  ,father 
himself loveth you10 and his love is    
manifest in choosing of us1  in giving  
of us to his ,son2 yea1 and in giving   

his ,son also to be a  ransom for us4   
,hence he is called1 8,the ,father of   
mercies1 and the ,god  of all comfort40 
,for here even the ,father hath himself 
found out1 and  made way for his grace  
to come to us through the sides and the 
heart-blood of his well-beloved ,son    
7,col #a3ab-ad74 ,the ,father1          
therefore1 is to be remembered and      
adored1 as one having a chief hand  in  
the salvation of sinners4 ,we ought to  
give 8thanks unto the ,father1  which   
hath made us meet to be partakers of the
 inheritance of the  saints in light0   
7,col #a3ab74 ,for 8the ,father sent the
 ,son to be the  ,saviour of the world0 
7,john #d3ad74 ,as also we see in the   
text1 the  8,father giveth0 the sinner  
to ,christ to save him4    ,second1     
,christ ,jesus the ,lord1 by this word  
8,father10 would familiarize  this giver
 to us4 ,naturally the name of ,god is  
dreadful to us1  especially when he is  
discovered to us by those names that    
declare his  justice1 holiness1 power1  

and glory2 but now this word 8,father0  
is a  familiar word1 it frighteth not   
the sinner1 but rather inclineth his    
heart to love1 and be pleased with the  
remembrance of him4 ,hence ,christ      
also1 when he would have us to pray with
 godly boldness1 puts this word         
8,father0 into our mouths2 saying1      
8,when ye pray1 say1 ,our ,father which 
art in heaven20 concluding thereby1 that
 by the familiarity that by  such a word
 is intimated1 the children of ,god may 
take more boldness to  pray for1 and ask
 great things4 ,i myself have often     
found1 that when ,i  can say but this   
word ,father1 it doth me more good than 
when ,i call him  by any other          
,scripture name4 ,it is worth your      
noting1 that to call ,god  by his       
relative title was rare among the saints
 in ,old ,testament times4  ,seldom do  
you find him called by this name2 no1   
sometimes not in three  or four books3  
but now in ,new ,testament times1 he is 
called by no name  so often as this1    

both by the ,lord ,jesus himself1 and by
 the apostles  afterwards4 ,indeed1 the 
,lord ,jesus was he that first made this
 name  common among the saints1 and that
 taught them1 both in their  discourses1
 their prayers1 and in their writings1  
so much to use it2 it  being more       
pleasing to1 and discovering more       
plainly our interest in1  ,god1 than any
 other expression2 for by this one name 
we are made to  understand that all our 
mercies are the offspring of ,god1 and  
that we  also that are called are his   
children by adoption4    ,import of the 
word ,,giveth4--8,all that the ,father  
giveth40    ,this word 8giveth0 is out  
of ,christ's ordinary dialect1 and      
seemeth to  intimate1 at the first      
sound1 as if the ,father's gift to the  
,son was  not an act that is past1 but  
one that is present and continuing2     
when1  indeed1 this gift was bestowed   
upon ,christ when the covenant1 the     
eternal covenant1 was made between them 
before all worlds4 ,wherefore1  in those

 other places1 when this gift is        
mentioned1 it is still spoken  of1 as of
 an act that is past2 as1 8,all that he 
hath given me2 to as  many as thou hast 
given me2 thou gavest them me2 and those
 which thou  hast given me40 ,therefore1
 of necessity1 this must be the first   
and  chief sense of the text2 ,i mean of
 this word 8giveth10 otherwise the      
doctrine of election1 and of the eternal
 covenant which was made  between the   
,father and the ,son1 in which covenant 
this gift of the  ,father is most       
certainly comprised1 will be shaken1 or 
at leastwise  questionable1 by erroneous
 and wicked men3 for they may say1 ,that
 the  ,father gave not all those to     
,christ that shall be saved1 before the 
world was made2 for that this act of    
giving is an act of continuation4  #c   
,but again1 this word 8giveth0 is not to
 be rejected1 for it hath its  proper   
use1 and may signify to us--    #a4     
,that though the act of giving among men
 doth admit of the time past1  or the   

time to come1 and is to be spoken of    
with reference to such  time2 yet with  
,god it is not so4 ,things past1 or     
things to come1 are  always present with
 ,god1 and with his ,son ,jesus ,christ3
 ,he 8calleth  those things which be    
not10 that is1 to us1 8as though they   
were0 7,rom  #d3ag74 ,and again1 8,known
 unto ,god are all his works from the   
beginning  of the world40 ,all things to
 ,god are present1 and so the gift of   
the  ,father to the ,son1 although to   
us1 as is manifest by the word1 it is an
  act that is past 7,acts #ae3af74      
#b4 ,christ may express himself thus1 to
 show1 that the ,father hath not  only  
given him this portion in the lump1     
before the world was1 but that  those   
that he had so given1 he will give him  
again2 that is1 will bring  them to him 
at the time of their conversion2 for the
 ,father bringeth  them to ,christ      
7,john #f3dd74 ,as it is said1 8,she    
shall be brought unto  the king in      
raiment of needle-work20 that is1 in the

 righteousness of  ,christ2 for it is   
,god that imputeth that to those that   
are saved 7,psa  #de3ad2 #a ,cor #a74 ,a
 man giveth his daughter to such a man1 
first in  order to marriage1 and this   
respects the time past1 and he giveth   
her  again at the day appointed in      
marriage4 ,and in this last sense1      
perhaps1 the text may have a meaning2   
that is1 that all that the ,father      
hath1 before the world was given to     
,jesus ,christ1 he giveth them again  to
 him in the day of their espousals4     
,things that are given among men1 are   
ofttimes best at first2 to wit1  when   
they are new2 and the reason is1 because
 all earthly things wax  old2 but with  
,christ it is not so4 ,this gift of the 
,father is not old  and deformed1 and   
unpleasant in his eyes2 and therefore to
 him it is  always new4 ,when the ,lord 
spake of giving the land of ,canaan to  
the  ,israelites1 he saith not1 that he 
had given1 or would give it to them1    
but thus3 8,the ,lord thy ,god giveth   

thee--this good land0 7,deut #i3f74 ,not
  but that he had given it to them1     
while they were in the loins of their   
fathers1 hundreds of years before4 ,yet 
he saith now he giveth it to  them2 as  
if they were now also in the very act of
 taking possession1  when as yet they   
were on the other side ,jordan4 ,what   
then should be the  meaning8 ,why1 ,i   
take it to be this4 ,that the land      
should be to them  always as new2 as new
 as if they were taking possession      
thereof but  now4 ,and so is the gift of
 the ,father1 mentioned in the text1 to 
the  ,son2 it is always new1 as if it   
were always new4    8,all that the      
,father giveth me40 ,in these words you 
find mention made  of two persons1 the  
,father and the ,son2 the ,father       
giving1 and the ,son  receiving or      
accepting of this gift4 ,this1 then1 in 
the first place1  clearly demonstrateth1
 that the ,father and the ,son1 though  
they1 with  the ,holy ,ghost1 are one   
and the same eternal ,god2 yet1 as to   

their  personality1 are distinct4 ,the  
,father is one1 the ,son is one1 the    
,holy  ,spirit is one4 ,but because     
there is in this text mention made but  
of  two of the three1 therefore a word  
about these two4 ,the giver and         
receiver cannot be the same person in a 
proper sense1 in the same act  of giving
 and receiving4 ,he that giveth1 giveth 
not to himself1 but to  another2 the    
,father giveth not to the ,father1 to   
wit1 to himself1 but  to the ,son3 the  
,son receiveth not of the ,son1 to wit1 
of himself1 but  of the ,father3 so when
 the ,father giveth commandment1 he     
giveth it not  to himself1 but to       
another2 as ,christ saith1 8,he gave me 
a commandment0  7,john #ab3di74 ,so     
again1 8,i am one that bear witness of  
myself1 and the  ,father that sent me   
beareth witness of me0 7,john #h3ah74   
,further1 here is something implied that
 is not expressed1 to wit1 that  the    
,father hath not given all men to       
,christ2 that is1 in that sense as  it  

is intended in this text1 though in a   
larger1 as was said before1 he  hath    
given him every one of them2 for then   
all should be saved3 he  hath1          
therefore1 disposed of some another way4
 ,he gives some up to  idolatry2 he     
gives some up to uncleanness1 to vile   
affections1 and to a  reprobate mind4   
,now these he disposeth of in his anger1
 for their  destruction1 that they may  
reap the fruit of their doings1 and be  
filled with the reward of their own ways
 7,acts #g3db2 ,rom #a3bd1bf1bh74  ,but 
neither hath he thus disposed of all    
men2 he hath even of mercy  reserved    
some from these judgments1 and those are
 they that he will  pardon1 as he saith1
 8,for ,i will pardon them whom ,i      
reserve0 7,jer  #ej3bj74 ,now these he  
hath given to ,jesus ,christ1 by will1  
as a legacy  and portion4 ,hence the    
,lord ,jesus says1 8,this is the        
,father's will  which hath sent me1 that
 of all which he hath given me ,i should
 lose  nothing1 but should raise it up  

again at the last day0 7,john #f3ci74   
,,the ,,father',s ,,intent ,,in         
,,giving4      ,the ,father1 therefore1 
in giving of them to him to save them1  
must  needs declare unto us these       
following things3--    ,first1 ,that he 
is able to answer this design of ,god1  
to wit1 to save  them to the uttermost  
sin1 the uttermost temptation1 c4 7,heb 
#g3be74  ,hence he is said to lay 8help 
upon one that is mighty10 8mighty to    
save0 7,psa #hi3ai2 ,isa #fc3a7 and     
hence it is again1 that ,god did even of
  old promise to send his people 8a     
,saviour1 a great one0 7,isa #ai3bj74   
,to  save is a great work1 and calls for
 almightiness in the undertaker3  hence 
he is called the 8,mighty ,god1 the     
wonderful ,counsellor10 c4 ,sin  is     
strong1 ,satan is also strong1 death and
 the grave are strong1 and so  is the   
curse of the law2 therefore it follows1 
that this ,jesus must  needs be1 by ,god
 the ,father1 accounted almighty1 in    
that he hath given  his elect to him to 

save them1 and deliver them from these1 
and that in  despite of all their force 
and power4    ,and he gave us testimony 
of this his might1 when he was employed 
in  that part of our deliverance that   
called for a declaration of it4 ,he     
abolished death2 he destroyed him that  
had the power of death2 he was  the     
destruction of the grave2 he hath       
finished sin1 and made an end of  it1 as
 to its damning effects upon the persons
 that the ,father hath  given him2 he   
hath vanquished the curse of the law1   
nailed it to his  cross1 triumphed over 
them upon his cross1 and made a show of 
these  things openly 7#b ,tim #a3aj2    
,heb #b3ad1ae2 ,hosea #ac3ad2 ,dan      
#i3bd2 ,gal  #c3ac2 ,col #b3ad1ae74     
,yea1 and even now1 as a sign of his    
triumph and  conquest1 he is alive from 
the dead1 and hath the keys of hell and 
death in his own keeping 7,rev #a3ah74  
,second1 ,the ,father's giving of them  
to him to save them1 declares unto  us  
that he is and will be faithful in his  

office of ,mediator1 and that  therefore
 they shall be secured from the fruit   
and wages of their sins1  which is      
eternal damnation1 by his faithful      
execution of it4 ,and1  indeed1 it is   
said1 even by the ,holy ,ghost himself1 
,that he 8was  faithful to him that     
appointed him10 that is1 to this work of
 saving  those that the ,father hath    
given him for that purpose2 as 8,moses  
was  faithful in all his house40 ,yea1  
and more faithful too1 for ,moses was   
faithful in ,god's house but as a       
servant2 8but ,christ as a ,son over his
  own house0 7,heb #c74 ,and therefore  
this man is counted worthy of more      
glory than ,moses1 even upon this       
account1 because more faithful than  he1
 as well as because of the dignity of   
his person4 ,therefore in him1  and in  
his truth and faithfulness1 ,god resteth
 well pleased1 and hath  put all the    
government of this people upon his      
shoulders4 ,knowing that  nothing shall 
be wanting in him1 that may any way     

perfect this design4  ,and of this he1  
to wit1 the ,son1 hath already given a  
proof4 ,for when  the time was come1    
that his blood was1 by ,divine justice1 
required for  their redemption1 washing1
 and cleansing1 he as freely poured it  
out of  his heart1 as if it had been    
water out of a vessel2 not sticking to  
part with his own life1 that the life   
which was laid up for his people  in    
heaven might not fail to be bestowed    
upon them4 ,and upon this  account1 as  
well as upon any other1 it is that ,god 
calleth him 8my  righteous servant0     
7,isa #ec3aa74 ,for his righteousness   
could never have  been complete1 if he  
had not been to the uttermost faithful  
to the work  he undertook2 it is also1  
because he is faithful and true1 that in
  righteousness he doth judge and make  
work for his people's deliverance4  ,he 
will faithfully perform this trust      
reposed in him4 ,the ,father knows      
this1 and hath therefore given his elect
 unto him4    ,third1 ,the ,father's    

giving of them to him1 to save them1    
declares that  he is1 and will be       
gentle1 and patient towards them1 under 
all their  provocations and             
miscarriages4 ,it is not to be imagined1
 the trials and  provocations that the  
,son of ,god hath all along had with    
these people  that have been given to   
him that saves them3 indeed he is said  
to be 8a  tried stone20 for he has been 
tried1 not only by the devil1 guilt of  
sin1 death1 and the curse of the law1   
but also by his people's  ignorance1    
unruliness1 falls into sin1 and         
declining to errors in life  and        
doctrine4 ,were we but capable of seeing
 how this ,lord ,jesus has  been tried  
even by his people1 ever since there was
 one of them in the  world1 we should be
 amazed at his patience and gentle      
carriages to  them4 ,it is said1 indeed1
 8,the ,lord is very pitiful1 slow to   
anger1 and  of great mercy40 ,and1      
indeed1 if he had not been so1 he could 
never  have endured their manners as he 

has done from ,adam hitherto4 ,therefore
  is his pity and bowels towards his    
church preferred above the pity and     
bowels of a mother towards her child4   
8,can a woman forget her sucking  child1
 that she should not have compassion on 
the son of her womb8 ,yea1  they may    
forget1 yet will ,i not forget thee10   
saith the ,lord 7,isa  #di3ae74    ,god 
did once give ,moses1 as ,christ's      
servant1 an handful of his people1  to  
carry them in his bosom1 but no further 
than from ,egypt to ,canaan2  and this  
,moses1 as is said of him by the ,holy  
,ghost1 was the meekest  man that was   
then to be found in the earth2 yea1 and 
he loved the  people at a very great    
rate2 yet neither would his meekness nor
 love  hold out in this work2 he failed 
and grew passionate1 even to the        
provoking his ,god to anger under this  
work4 8,and ,moses said unto the  ,lord1
 ,wherefore hast thou afflicted thy     
servant80 ,but what was the  affliction8
 ,why1 the ,lord had said unto him1     

8,carry this people in thy  bosom as a  
nursing father beareth the suckling     
child1 unto the land  which thou swarest
 unto their fathers40 ,and how then8    
,not ,i1 says  ,moses1 8,i am not able  
to bear all this people alone1 because  
it is too  heavy for me4 ,if thou deal  
thus with me1 kill me1 ,i pray thee1 out
 of  hand1 and let me not see my        
wretchedness0 7,num #aa3aa-ae74    ,god 
gave them to ,moses1 that he might carry
 them in his bosom1 that he  might show 
gentleness and patience towards them1   
under all the  provocations wherewith   
they would provoke him from that time   
till he  had brought them to their land2
 but he failed in the work2 he could not
  exercise it1 because he had not that  
sufficiency of patience towards  them4  
,but now it is said of the person       
speaking in the text1 8,that he  shall  
gather the lambs with his arm1 and carry
 them in his bosom1 and  shall gently   
lead those that are with young0 7,isa   
#dj3aa74 ,intimating1  that this was one

 of the qualifications that ,god looked 
for1 and knew  was in him1 when he gave 
his elect to him to save them4          
,fourth1 ,the ,father giving of him to  
save them1 declares that he hath a      
sufficiency of wisdom to wage with all  
those difficulties that would  attend   
him in his bringing of his sons and     
daughters unto glory4 ,he  made him to  
us to be wisdom2 yea1 he is called      
wisdom itself 7#a ,cor  #a3cj74 ,and    
,god saith1 moreover1 ,that 8he shall   
deal prudently0 7,isa  #eb3ac74 ,and1   
indeed1 he that shall take upon him to  
be the ,saviour of  the people1 had need
 be wise1 because their adversaries are 
subtle  above any4 ,here they are to    
encounter with the serpent1 who for his 
subtilty outwitted our father and       
mother1 when their wisdom was at        
highest 7,gen #c74 ,but if we talk of   
wisdom1 our ,jesus is wise1 wiser  than 
,solomon1 wiser than all men1 wiser than
 all angels2 he is even the  wisdom of  
,god4 8,christ is the wisdom of ,god0   

7#a ,cor #a3bd74 ,and hence it  is that 
he turneth sin1 temptations1            
persecutions1 falls1 and all  things1   
for good unto his people 7,rom #h3bh74  
,now these things thus concluded on do  
show us also the great and  wonderful   
love of the ,father1 in that he should  
choose out one every  way so well       
prepared for the work of man's          
salvation4    ,herein1 indeed1 perceive 
we the love of ,god4 ,huram gathered1   
that ,god  loved ,israel because he had 
given them such a king as ,solomon 7#b  
,chron  #b3aa74 ,but how much more may  
we behold the love that ,god hath       
bestowed  upon us1 in that he hath given
 us to his ,son1 and also given his ,son
  for us8    ,,the ,,son',s ,,reception 
,,of ,,the ,,gift4      8,all that the  
,father giveth me ,,shall ,,come40 ,in  
these last words there  is closely      
inserted an answer unto the ,father's   
end in giving of his  elect to ,jesus   
,christ4 ,the ,father's end was1 that   
they might come to  him1 and be saved by

 him2 and that1 says the ,son1 shall be 
done2  neither sin nor ,satan1 neither  
flesh nor world1 neither wisdom nor     
folly1 shall hinder their coming to me4 
8,they shall come to me2 and him  that  
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out40    ,here1 therefore1 the ,lord    
,jesus positively determineth to put    
forth  such a sufficiency of all grace  
as shall effectually perform this       
promise4 8,they shall come20 that is1 he
 will cause them to come1 by  infusing  
of an effectual blessing into all the   
means that shall be used  to that end4  
,as was said to the evil spirit that was
 sent to persuade  ,ahab to go and fall 
at ,ramoth-,gilead2 ,go3 8,thou shalt   
persuade him1 and  prevail also3 go     
forth1 and do so0 7#a ,kings #bb3bb74   
,so will ,jesus  ,christ say to the     
means that shall be used for the        
bringing of those to  him that the      
,father hath given him4 ,i say1 he will 
bless it effectually  to this very end2 
it shall persuade them1 and shall       

prevail also2 else1  as ,i said1 the    
,father's end would be frustrate2 for   
the ,father's will  is1 that 8of all    
which he hath given him1 he should lose 
nothing1 but  should raise it up at the 
last day10 7,john #f3ci72 in order next 
unto  himself1 ,christ the first-fruits1
 afterwards those that are his at his   
coming 7#a ,cor #ae74 ,but this cannot  
be done if there should fail to be a    
work of grace effectually wrought1      
though but in any one of them4 ,but     
this shall not fail to be wrought in    
them1 even in all the ,father hath      
given him to save4 8,all that the       
,father hath given me shall come unto   
me10 c4    ,but to speak more distinctly
 to the words1 ,,they 8,,shall ,,come10 
two  things ,i would show you from these
 words--,,first1 ,what it is to come to 
,christ4 ,,second1 ,what force there is 
in this promise1 to make them come  to  
him4    ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,come    
,,to ,,christ4      ,,first1 ,i would   
show you ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,come   

,,to ,,christ4 ,this word come  must be 
understood spiritually1 not carnally2   
for many came to him  carnally1 or      
bodily1 that had no saving advantage by 
him4 ,multitudes  did thus come unto him
 in the days of his flesh2 yea1         
innumerable  companies4 ,there is also  
at this day a formal customary coming to
 his  ordinances and ways of worship1   
which availeth not anything2 but with   
them ,i shall not now meddle1 for they  
are not intended in the text4 ,the      
coming1 then1 intended in the text is to
 be understood of the coming of  the    
mind to him1 even the moving of the     
heart towards him4 ,i say the  moving of
 the heart towards him1 from a sound    
sense of the absolute  want that a man  
hath of him for his justification and   
salvation4    ,this description of      
coming to ,christ divideth itself into  
two heads3  ,first1 ,that coming to     
,christ is a moving of the mind towards 
him4  ,second1 ,that it is a moving of  
the mind towards him1 from a sound sense

  of the absolute want that a man hath  
of him for his justification and        
salvation4    ,first4 ,to speak to the  
first1 that it is a moving of the mind  
towards  him4 ,this is evident2 because 
coming hither or thither1 if it be      
voluntary1 is by an act of the mind or  
will2 so coming to ,christ is  through  
the inclining of the will4 8,thy people 
shall be willing0 7,psa  #aaj3c74 ,this 
willingness of heart is it which sets   
the mind a-moving  after or towards him4
 ,the church expresseth this moving of  
her mind  towards ,christ by the moving 
of her bowels4 8,my beloved put in his  
hand  by the hole of the door1 and my   
bowels were moved for him0 7,can #e3d74 
8,my bowels20 the passions of my mind   
and affections2 which passions of  the  
affections are expressed by the yearning
 and sounding of the  bowels1 the       
yearning or passionate working of them1 
the sounding of  them1 or their making a
 noise for him 7,gen #dc3cj2 #a ,kings  
#c3bf2 ,isa  #af3aa74    ,this1 then1 is

 the coming to ,christ1 even a moving   
towards him with the  mind4 #d 8,and it 
shall come to pass1 that every thing    
that liveth1 which  moveth1             
whithersoever the rivers shall come1    
shall live0 7,eze #dg3i74  ,the water in
 this text is the grace of ,god in the  
doctrine of it4 ,the  living things are 
the children of men1 to whom the grace  
of ,god1 by the  gospel1 is preached4   
,now1 saith he1 every living thing which
 moveth1  whithersoever the water shall 
come1 shall live4 ,and see how this word
  moveth is expounded by ,christ        
himself1 in the book of the             
,revelations3  8,the ,spirit and the    
bride say1 ,come4 ,and let him that     
heareth say1  ,come4 ,and let him that  
is athirst1 come4 ,and whosoever will10 
that is1  willing1 8let him take the    
water of life freely0 7,rev #bb3ag74    
,so that to move in thy mind and will   
after ,christ1 is to be coming to  him4 
,there are many poor souls that are     
coming to ,christ1 that yet  cannot tell

 how to believe it1 because they think  
that coming to him is  some strange and 
wonderful thing2 and1 indeed1 so it is4 
,but ,i mean1  they overlook the        
inclination of their will1 the moving of
 their mind1  and the sounding of their 
bowels after him2 and count these none  
of  this strange and wonderful thing2   
when1 indeed1 it is a work of  greatest 
wonder in this world1 to see a man who  
was sometimes dead in  sin possessed of 
the devil1 an enemy to ,christ and to   
all things  spiritually good2 ,i say1 to
 see this man moving with his mind after
 the  ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 is one of   
the highest wonders in the world4       
,second1 ,it is a moving of the mind    
towards him1 from a sound sense of  the 
absolute want that a man hath of him for
 his justification and  salvation4      
,indeed1 without this sense of a lost   
condition without him1  there will be no
 moving of the mind towards him4 ,a     
moving of their  mouth there may be2    
8,with their mouth they show much love0 

7,eze #cc3ca74  ,such a people as this  
will come as the true people cometh2    
that is1 in  show and outward           
appearance4 ,and they will sit before   
,god's ministers1  as his people sit    
before them2 and they will hear his     
words too1 but  they will not do them2  
that is1 will not come inwardly with    
their  minds4 8,for with their mouth    
they shew much love1 but their heart10  
or  mind1 8goeth after their            
covetousness40 ,now1 all this is because
 they  want an effectual sense of the   
misery of their state by nature2 for not
  till they have that will they1 in     
their mind1 move after him4  ,therefore1
 thus it is said concerning the true    
comers1 ,at 8that day the  great trumpet
 shall be blown1 and they shall come    
which were ready to  perish in the land 
of ,assyria1 and the outcasts in the    
land of ,egypt1  and shall worship the  
,lord in the holy mount at ,jerusalem0  
7,isa #bg3ac74  ,they are then1 as you  
see1 the outcasts1 and those that are   

ready to  perish1 that1 indeed1 have    
their minds effectually moved to come to
  ,jesus ,christ4 ,this sense of things 
was that which made the three  thousand 
come1 that made ,saul come1 that made   
the jailer come1 and  that1 indeed1     
makes all others come1 that come        
effectually 7,acts  #b3h1ah74    ,of the
 true coming to ,christ1 the four lepers
 were a famous semblance1  of whom you  
read1 7#b ,kings #g3c71 c4 ,the famine  
in those days was sore  in the land1    
there was no bread for the people2 and  
as for that  sustenance that was1 which 
was asses' flesh and doves' dung1 that  
was  only in ,samaria1 and of these the 
lepers had no share1 for they were      
thrust without the city4 ,well1 now they
 sat in the gate of the city1  and      
hunger was1 as ,i may say1 making his   
last meal of them2 and being1           
therefore1 half dead already1 what do   
they think of doing8 ,why1 first  they  
display the dismal colours of death     
before each other's faces1 and  then    

resolve what to do1 saying1 8,if we say 
we will enter into the  city1 then      
famine is in the city1 and we shall die 
there3 if we sit  still here1 we die    
also4 ,now1 therefore1 come1 let us fall
 unto the  host of the ,syrians3 if they
 save us alive1 we shall live2 if they  
kill  us1 we shall but die40 ,here1 now1
 was necessity at work1 and this        
necessity drove them to go thither for  
life1 whither else they would  never    
have gone for it4 ,thus it is with them 
that in truth come to  ,jesus ,christ4  
,death is before them1 they see it and  
feel it2 he is  feeding upon them1 and  
will eat them quite up1 if they come not
 to  ,jesus ,christ2 and therefore they 
come1 even of necessity1 being forced   
thereto by that sense they have of their
 being utterly and  everlastingly       
undone1 if they find not safety in him4 
,these are they  that will come4        
,indeed1 these are they that are invited
 to come4 8,come  unto me1 all ye that  
labour and are heavy laden1 and ,i will 

give you  rest0 7,matt #aa3bh74    ,take
 two or three things to make this more  
plain2 to wit1 ,that coming  to ,christ 
floweth from a sound sense of the       
absolute need that a man  hath of him1  
as afore4    #a4 8,they shall come with 
weeping1 and with supplications will ,i 
lead  them2 ,i will cause them to walk  
by the rivers of waters in a straight   
way wherein they shall not stumble0     
7,jer #ca3i74 ,mind it2 they come with  
weeping and supplication2 they come with
 prayers and tears4 ,now prayers  and   
tears are the effects of a right sense  
of the need of mercy4 ,thus a  senseless
 sinner cannot come1 he cannot pray1 he 
cannot cry1 he cannot  come sensible of 
what he sees not1 nor feels4 8,in those 
days1 and in  that time--the children of
 ,israel shall come2 they and the       
children of  ,judah together1 going and 
weeping3 they shall go and seek the     
,lord  their ,god4 ,they shall ask the  
way to ,zion with their faces           
thitherward1  saying1 ,come and let us  

join ourselves to the ,lord in a        
perpetual  covenant that shall not be   
forgotten0 7,jer #a3d1e74    #b4 ,this  
coming to ,christ1 it is called a       
running to him1 as flying to  him2 a    
flying to him from wrath to come4 ,by   
all which terms is set  forth the sense 
of the man that comes2 to wit1 ,that he 
is affected with  the sense of his sin1 
and the death due thereto2 that he is   
sensible  that the avenger of blood     
pursues him1 and that1 therefore1 he is 
thus  off1 if he makes not speed to the 
,son of ,god for life 7,matt #c3g2 ,psa 
#adc3i74 ,flying is the last work of a  
man in danger2 all that are in  danger  
do not fly2 no1 not all that see        
themselves in danger2 flying is  the    
last work of a man in danger2 all that  
hear of danger will not fly4  ,men will 
consider if there be no other way of    
escape before they fly4  ,therefore1 as 
,i said1 flying is the last thing4 ,when
 all refuge fails1  and a man is made to
 see that there is nothing left him but 

sin1 death1  and damnation1 unless he   
flies to ,christ for life2 then he      
flies1 and  not till then4    #c4 ,that 
the true coming is from a sense of an   
absolute need of ,jesus  ,christ to     
save1 c41 is evident by the outcry that 
is made by them to  come1 even as they  
are coming to him1 8,lord1 save me10 or 
,i perish2  8,men and brethren1 what    
shall we do80 8,sirs1 what must ,i do to
 be  saved80 and the like 7,matt #ad3cj2
 ,acts #b3cg2 #af3cj74 ,this language   
doth  sufficiently discover that the    
truly-coming souls are souls sensible of
  their need of salvation by ,jesus     
,christ2 and1 moreover1 that there is   
nothing else that can help them but     
,christ4    #d4 ,it is yet further      
evident by these few things that follow3
 ,it is  said that such are 8pricked in 
their heart10 that is1 with the sentence
  of death by the law2 and the least    
prick in the heart kills a man 7,acts   
#b3cg74 ,such are said1 as ,i said      
before1 to weep1 to tremble1 and to be  

astonished in themselves at the evident 
and unavoidable danger that  attends    
them1 unless they fly to ,jesus ,christ 
7,acts #i3af74    #e4 ,coming to ,christ
 is attended with an honest and sincere 
forsaking of  all for him4 8,if any man 
come to me1 and hate not his father and 
mother1 and wife1 and children1 and     
brethren1 and sisters1 yea1 and his  own
 life also1 he cannot be my disciple4   
,and whosoever doth not bear  his cross1
 and come after me1 cannot be my        
disciple0 7,luke #ad3bf1bg74    ,by     
these and the like expressions          
elsewhere1 ,christ describeth the true  
comer1 or the man that indeed is coming 
to him2 he is one that casteth  all     
behind his back2 he leaveth all1 he     
forsaketh all1 he hateth all  things    
that would stand in his way to hinder   
his coming to ,jesus  ,christ4 ,there   
are a great many pretended comers to    
,jesus ,christ in the  world2 and they  
are much like to the man you read of in 
,matthew #ba3cj1  that said to his      

father's bidding1 8,i go1 ,sir10 and    
went not4 ,i say1  there are a great    
many such comers to ,jesus ,christ2 they
 say1 when  ,christ calls by his gospel1
 ,i come1 ,sir2 but still they abide by 
their  pleasures and carnal delights4   
,they come not at all1 only they give   
him  a courtly compliment2 but he takes 
notice of it1 and will not let it  pass 
for any more than a lie4 ,he said1 8,i  
go1 ,sir1 and went not20 he  dissembled 
and lied4 ,take heed of this1 you that  
flatter yourselves  with your own       
deceivings4 ,words will not do with     
,jesus ,christ4 ,coming  is coming1 and 
nothing else will go for coming with    
him4    ,objections that usually lie in 
the way of coming to ,christ4    ,before
 ,i speak to the other head1 ,i shall   
answer some objections that  usually lie
 in the way of those that in truth are  
coming to ,jesus  ,christ4    ,objection
 #a4 ,though ,i cannot deny but my mind 
runs after ,christ1 and  that too as    
being moved thereto from a sight and    

consideration of my  lost condition1 for
 ,i see without him ,i perish2 yet ,i   
fear my ends are  not right in coming to
 him4    ,quest4 ,why1 what is thine end
 in coming to ,christ8    ,answ4 ,my end
 is1 that ,i might have life1 and be    
saved by ,jesus ,christ4    ,this is the
 objection2 well1 let me tell thee1 that
 to come to ,christ  for life1 and to be
 saved1 although at present thou hast no
 other end1  is a lawful and good coming
 to ,jesus ,christ4 ,this is evident1   
because  ,christ propoundeth life as the
 only argument to prevail with sinners  
to  come to him1 and so also blameth    
them because they come not to him for   
life4 8,and ye will not come to me1 that
 ye might have life0 7,john  #e3dj74    
,besides1 there are many other          
scriptures whereby he allureth  sinners 
to come to him1 in which he propoundeth 
nothing to them but  their safety4 ,as1 
8whosoever believeth in him should not  
perish20 he  that believeth is 8passed  
from death unto life40 8,he that        

believeth--shall be saved40 8,he that   
believeth on him is not condemned40     
,and believing and coming are all one4  
,so that you see1 to come to  ,christ   
for life1 is a lawful coming and good4  
,in that he believeth1  that he alone   
hath made atonement for sin 7,rom #b74  
,and let me add over  and above1 that   
for a man to come to ,christ for life1  
though he comes  to him for nothing else
 but life1 it is to give much honour to 
him4    #a4 ,he honoureth the word of   
,christ1 and consenteth to the truth of 
it2  and that in these two general      
heads4 7#a47 ,he consenteth to the truth
 of  all those sayings that testify that
 sin is most abominable in itself1      
dishonourable to ,god1 and damnable to  
the soul of man2 for thus saith  the man
 that cometh to ,jesus ,christ 7,jer    
#dd3d2 ,rom #b3bc2 #f3bc2 #b ,thess     
#b3ab74 7#b47 ,in that he believeth1 as 
the word hath said1 that there is  in   
the world's best things1 righteousness  
and all1 nothing but death  and         

damnation2 for so also says the man that
 comes to ,jesus ,christ for  life 7,rom
 #g3bd1be2 #h3b1c2 #b ,cor #c3f-h74     
#b4 ,he honoureth ,christ's person1 in  
that he believeth that there is  life in
 him1 and that he is able to save him   
from death1 hell1 the  devil1 and       
damnation2 for unless a man believes    
this1 he will not come  to ,christ for  
life 7,heb #g3bd1be74    #c4 ,he        
honoureth him1 in that he believeth that
 he is authorized of the  ,father to    
give life to those that come to him for 
it 7,john #e3aa1ab2  #ag3a-c74    #d4   
,he honoureth the priesthood of ,jesus  
,christ4 7#a47 ,in that he  believeth   
that ,christ hath more power to save    
from sin by the sacrifice  that he hath 
offered for it1 than hath all law1      
devils1 death1 or sin  to condemn4 ,he  
that believes not this1 will not come to
 ,jesus ,christ  for life 7,acts #ac3ch2
 ,heb #b3ad1ae2 ,rev #a3ag1ah74 7#b47   
,in that he  believeth that ,christ1    
according to his office1 will be most   

faithful  and merciful in the discharge 
of his office4 ,this must be included in
  the faith of him that comes for life  
to ,jesus ,christ 7#a ,john #b3a-c2 ,heb
  #b3ag1ah74    #e4 ,further1 ,he that  
cometh to ,jesus ,christ for life1      
taketh part with  him against sin1 and  
against the ragged and imperfect        
righteousness of  the world2 yea1 and   
against false ,christs1 and damnable    
errors1 that  set themselves against the
 worthiness of his merits and           
sufficiency4  ,this is evident1 for that
 such a soul singleth ,christ out from  
them  all1 as the only one that can     
save4    #f4 ,therefore as ,noah1 at    
,god's command1 thou preparest this ark1
 for  the saving of thyself1 by which   
also thou condemnest the world1 and art 
become heir of the righteousness which  
is by faith 7,heb #aa3g74  ,wherefore1  
coming sinner1 be content2 he that      
cometh to ,jesus ,christ1  believeth too
 that he is willing to show mercy to1   
and have compassion  upon him1 though   

unworthy1 that comes to him for life4   
,and therefore  thy soul lieth not only 
under a special invitation to come1 but 
under a  promise too of being accepted  
and forgiven 7,matt #aa3bh74    ,all    
these particular parts and qualities of 
faith are in that soul that  comes to   
,jesus ,christ for life1 as is evident  
to any indifferent  judgment4 ,for1 will
 he that believeth not the testimony of 
,christ  concerning the baseness of sin1
 and the insufficiency of the           
righteousness of the world1 come to     
,christ for life8 ,no4 ,he that         
believeth not this testimony of the     
word1 comes not4 ,he that believeth     
that there is life anywhere else1 comes 
not4 ,he that questions whether  the    
,father hath given ,christ power to     
forgive1 comes not4 ,he that  thinketh  
that there is more in sin1 in the law1  
in death1 and the  devil1 to destroy1   
than there is in ,christ to save1 comes 
not4 ,he also  that questions his       
faithful management of his priesthood   

for the  salvation of sinners1 comes    
not4    ,thou1 then1 that art indeed the
 coming sinner1 believest all this4     
,true1 perhaps thou dost not believe    
with that full assurance1 nor hast  thou
 leisure to take notice of thy faith as 
to these distinct acts of  it2 but yet  
all this faith is in him coming to      
,christ for life4 ,and the  faith that  
thus worketh1 is the faith of the best  
and purest kind2  because this man comes
 alone as a sinner1 and as seeing that  
life is1  and is to be had only in      
,jesus ,christ4    ,before ,i conclude  
my answer to this objection1 take into  
thy  consideration these two things4    
#ast4 ,consider that the cities of      
refuge were erected for those that  were
 dead in law1 and that yet would live by
 grace2 even for those that  were to fly
 thither for life from the avenger of   
blood that pursueth  after them4 ,and it
 is worth your noting1 that those that  
were upon  their flight thither1 are in 
a peculiar manner called the people of  

,god3 8,cast ye up1 cast ye up10 saith  
,god2 8prepare the way2 take up the     
stumblingblock out of the way of my     
people0 7,isa #eg3ad74 ,this is meant   
of preparing the way to the city of     
refuge1 that the slayers might  escape  
thither2 which flying slayers are here1 
by way of specialty1  called the people 
of ,god2 even those of them that escaped
 thither for  life4    #b;dly4 ,consider
 that of ,ahab1 when ,benhadad sent to  
him for life1  saying1 8,thus saith thy 
servant ,benhadad1 ,i pray thee let me  
live40  ,though ,benhadad had sought the
 crown1 kingdom1 yea1 and also the life 
of ,ahab1 yet how effectually doth      
,benhadad prevail with him6 ,is         
,benhadad yet alive8 saith ,ahab2 ,he is
 my brother2 yea1 go ye1 bring him  to  
me4 ,so he made him ride in his chariot 
7#a ,kings #bj74    ,coming sinner1 what
 thinkest thou8 ,if ,jesus ,christ had  
as little  goodness in him as ,ahab1 he 
might grant an humble ,benhadad life2   
thou  neither beggest of him his crown  

and dignity2 life1 eternal life1 will   
serve thy turn4 ,how much more then     
shalt thou have it1 since thou hast  to 
deal with him who is goodness and mercy 
itself6 yea1 since thou art  also called
 upon1 yea1 greatly encouraged by a     
promise of life1 to come  unto him for  
life6 ,read also these ,scriptures1     
,numbers #ce3aa1ad1ae1  ,joshua #bj3a-f1
 ,hebrews #f3af-ba4    ,object4 #b4     
,when ,i say ,i only seek myself1 ,i    
mean ,i do not find that ,i  do design  
,god's glory in mine own salvation by   
,christ1 and that makes  me fear ,i do  
not come aright4    ,answ4 ,where doth  
,christ ,jesus require such a           
qualification of those  that are coming 
to him for life8 ,come thou for life1   
and trouble not  thy head with such     
objections against thyself1 and let ,god
 and ,christ  alone to glorify          
themselves in the salvation of such a   
worm as thou  art4 ,the ,father saith to
 the ,son1 8,thou art my servant1 ,o    
,israel1 in  whom ,i will be glorified40

 ,god propoundeth life to sinners1 as   
the  argument to prevail with them to   
come to him for life2 and ,christ says  
plainly1 8,i am come that they might    
have life0 7,john #aj3aj74 ,he hath no  
need of thy designs1 though thou hast   
need of his4 ,eternal life1 pardon  of  
sin1 and deliverance from wrath to come1
 ,christ propounds to thee1  and these  
be the things that thou hast need of2   
besides1 ,god will be  gracious and     
merciful to worthless1 undeserving      
wretches2 come then as  such an one1 and
 lay no stumblingblocks in the way to   
him1 but come to  him for life1 and live
 7,john #e3cd2 #aj3aj2 #c3cf2 ,matt     
#a3ba2 ,prov  #h3ce1cf2 #a ,thess #a3aj2
 ,john #aa3be1bf74    ,when the jailer  
said1 8,sirs1 ,what must ,i do to be    
saved80 ,paul did not  so much as once  
ask him1 ,what is your end in this      
question8 do you  design the glory of   
,god1 in the salvation of your soul8 ,he
 had more  wit2 he knew that such       
questions as these would have been but  

fools'  babbles about1 instead of a     
sufficient salve#e 8,which ,cambell     
seeing1  though he could not salve1 to  
so weighty a question as this4          
,wherefore1  since this poor wretch     
lacked salvation by ,jesus ,christ1 ,i  
mean to be  saved from hell and death10 
which he knew1 now1 was due to him for  
the  sins that he had committed1 ,paul  
bids him1 like a poor condemned sinner  
as he was1 to proceed still in this his 
way of self-seeking1 saying1  8,believe 
on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou   
shalt be saved0 7,acts  #af3cj-cb74 ,i  
know that afterwards thou wilt desire to
 glorify ,christ by  walking in the way 
of his precepts2 but at present thou    
wantest life2  the avenger of blood is  
behind thee1 and the devil like a       
roaring lion  is behind thee2 well1 come
 now1 and obtain life from these2 and   
when  thou hast obtained some           
comfortable persuasion that thou art    
made  partaker of life by ,christ1 then1
 and not till then1 thou wilt say1      

8,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul1 and all  
that is within me bless his holy  name4 
,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul1 and forget
 not all his benefits3 #f who  forgiveth
 all thine iniquities1 who healeth all  
thy diseases2 who  redeemeth thy life   
from destruction2 who crowneth thee with
  lovingkindness and tender mercies0    
7,psa #ajc3a-d74    ,object4 #c4 ,but ,i
 cannot believe that ,i come to ,christ 
aright1 because  sometimes ,i am apt to 
question his very being and office to   
save4    ,thus to do is horrible2 but   
mayest thou not judge amiss in this     
matter8  ,how can ,i judge amiss1 when  
,i judge as ,i feel8 ,poor soul6 ,thou  
mayest  judge amiss for all that4 ,why1 
saith the sinner1 ,i think that these   
questionings come from my heart4 ,let me
 answer4 ,that which comes from  thy    
heart1 comes from thy will and          
affections1 from thy understanding1     
judgment1 and conscience1 for these must
 acquiesce in thy questioning1  if thy  
questioning be with thy heart4 ,and how 

sayest thou1 for to name  no more1 dost 
thou with thy affection and conscience  
thus question8  ,answ4 ,no1 my          
conscience trembles when such thoughts  
come into my mind2  and my affections   
are otherwise inclined4    ,then ,i     
conclude1 that these things are either  
suddenly injected by the  devil1 or else
 are the fruits of that body of sin and 
death that yet  dwells within thee1 or  
perhaps from both together4    ,if they 
come wholly from the devil1 as they     
seem1 because thy  conscience and       
affections are against them1 or if they 
come from that  body of death that is in
 thee1 and be not thou curious in       
inquiring  from whether of them they    
come1 the safest way is to lay enough at
 thy  own door2 nothing of this should  
hinder thy coming1 nor make thee        
conclude thou comest not aright4 #g ,and
 before ,i leave thee1 let me a  little 
query with thee about this matter4      
#a4 ,dost thou like these wicked        
blasphemies8 ,answ4 ,no1 no1 their      

presence and working kills me4    #b4   
,dost thou mourn for them1 pray against 
them1 and hate thyself  because of them8
 ,answ4 ,yes1 yes2 but that which       
afflicts me is1 ,i do  not prevail      
against them4    #c4 ,dost thou         
sincerely choose1 mightest thou have thy
 choice1 that thy  heart might be       
affected and taken with the things that 
are best1 most  heavenly1 and holy8     
,answ4 ,with all my heart1 and death the
 next hour1  if it were ,god's will1    
rather than thus to sin against him4    
,well then1 thy not liking of them1 thy 
mourning for them1 thy praying  against 
them1 and thy loathing thyself because  
of them1 with thy  sincere choosing of  
those thoughts for thy delectation that 
are  heavenly and holy1 clearly         
declares1 that these things are not     
countenanced either with thy will1      
affections1 understanding1 judgment1  or
 conscience2 and so1 that thy heart is  
not in them1 but that rather  they come 
immediately from the devil1 or arise    

from the body of death  that is in thy  
flesh1 of which thou oughtest thus to   
say1 8,now1 then1  it is no more ,i that
 do it1 but sin that dwelleth in me0    
7,rom #g3ag74    ,i will give thee a    
pertinent instance4 ,in ,deuteronomy    
#bb1 thou mayest  read of a betrothed   
damsel1 one betrothed to her beloved1   
one that had  given him her heart and   
mouth1 as thou hast given thyself to    
,christ2  yet was she met with as she   
walked in the field1 by one that forced 
her1 because he was stronger than she4  
,well1 what judgment now doth  ,god1 the
 righteous judge1 pass upon the damsel  
for this8 8,the man only  that lay with 
her10 saith ,god1 8shall die4 ,but unto 
the damsel thou  shalt do nothing2 there
 is in the damsel no sin worthy of      
death4 ,for1  as when a man riseth      
against his neighbour1 and slayeth him1 
even so is  this matter2 for he found   
her in the field1 and the betrothed     
damsel  cried1 and there was none to    
save her0 7,deut #bb3be-bg74    ,thou   

art this damsel4 ,the man that forced   
thee with these blasphemous  thoughts1  
is the devil2 and he lighteth upon thee 
in a fit place1 even  in the field1 as  
thou art wandering after ,jesus ,christ2
 but thou criest  out1 and by thy cry   
did show1 that thou abhorrest such      
wicked lewdness4  ,well1 the ,judge of  
all the earth will do right2 he will not
 lay the sin  at thy door1 but at his   
that offered the violence4 ,and for thy 
comfort  take this into consideration1  
that he came to heal them 8that were    
oppressed of the devil0 7,acts #aj3ch74 
,object4 #d4 ,but1 saith another1 ,i am 
so heartless1 so slow1 and1 as ,i       
think1 so indifferent in my coming1     
that1 to speak truth1 ,i know not       
whether my kind of coming ought to be   
called a coming to ,christ4    ,answ4   
,you know that ,i told you at first1    
that coming to ,christ is a  moving of  
the heart and affections towards him4   
,but1 saith the soul1 my dullness and   
indifferency in all holy duties1        

demonstrate my heartlessness in coming2 
and to come1 and not with the  heart1   
signifies nothing at all4    #a4 ,the   
moving of the heart after ,christ is not
 to be discerned1 at all  times1 by thy 
sensible affectionate performance of    
duties1 but rather  by those secret     
groanings and complaints which thy soul 
makes to ,god  against that sloth that  
attends thee in duties4    #b4 ,but     
grant it to be even as thou sayest it   
is1 that thou comest so  slowly1 c41    
yet1 since ,christ bids them come that  
come not at all1  surely they may be    
accepted that come1 though attended with
 those  infirmities which thou at       
present groanest under4 ,he saith1 8and 
him  that cometh20 he saith not1 ,if    
they come sensible2 so fast2 but1 8and  
him that cometh to me ,i will in no wise
 cast out40 ,he saith also in the  ninth
 of ,proverbs1 8,as for him that wanteth
 understanding10 that is1 an  heart 7for
 oftentimes the understanding is taken  
for the heart71 8come1  eat of my bread1

 and drink of the wine which ,i have    
mingled40    #c4 ,thou mayest be        
vehement in thy spirit in coming to     
,jesus ,christ1 and  yet be plagued with
 sensible sloth2 so was the church when 
she cried1  8,draw me1 we will run after
 thee20 and ,paul1 when he said1 8,when 
,i  would do good1 evil is present with 
me0 7,song #ad2 ,rom #g2 ,gal #e3ai74   
,the  works1 strugglings1 and           
oppositions of the flesh1 are more      
manifest  than are the works of the     
,spirit in our hearts1 and so are sooner
 felt  than they4 ,what then8 ,let us   
not be discouraged at the sight and     
feeling of our own infirmities1 but run 
the faster to ,jesus ,christ for        
salvation4    #d4 ,get thy heart warmed 
with the sweet promise of ,christ's     
acceptance  of the coming sinner1 and   
that will make thee make more haste unto
 him4  ,discouraging thoughts they are  
like unto cold weather1 they benumb the 
senses1 and make us go ungainly about   
our business2 but the sweet and  warm   

gleads#h of promise are like the        
comfortable beams of the sun1  which    
liven and refresh4 #i ,you see how      
little the bee and fly do play  in the  
air in winter2 why1 the cold hinders    
them from doing it2 but  when the wind  
and sun is warm1 who so busy as they8   
#e4 ,but again1 he that comes to        
,christ1 flies for his life4 ,now1 there
  is no man that flies for his life1    
that thinks he speeds fast enough on    
his journey2 no1 could he1 he would     
willingly take a mile at a step4 ,o  my 
sloth and heartlessness1 sayest thou6   
8,oh that ,i had wings like a  dove6 for
 then would ,i fly away1 and be at rest4
 ,i would hasten my  escape from the    
windy storm and tempest0 7,psa #ee3f1h74
    ,poor coming soul1 thou art like the
 man that would ride full gallop1  whose
 horse will hardly trot6 ,now1 the      
desire of his mind is not to be  judged 
of by the slow pace of the dull jade he 
rides on1 but by the  hitching1 and     
kicking1 and spurring1 as he sits on his

 back4 ,thy flesh  is like this dull    
jade2 it will not gallop after ,christ2 
it will be  backward1 though thy soul   
and heaven lie at stake4 #aj ,but be of 
good  comfort1 ,christ judgeth not      
according to the fierceness of outward  
motion 7,mark #aj3ag7 but according to  
the sincerity of the heart and  inward  
parts 7,john #a3dg2 ,psa #ea3f2 ,matt   
#bf3da74    #f4 ,ziba1 in appearance1   
came to ,david much faster than did     
,mephibosheth2 but yet his heart was not
 so upright in him to ,david as  was    
his4 ,it is true1 ,mephibosheth had a   
check from ,david2 for1 said he1  8,why 
wentest not thou with me1               
,mephibosheth80 ,but when ,david came to
  remember that ,mephibosheth was lame1 
for that was his plea--8thy servant  is 
lame0 7#b ,sam #ai71 he was content1 and
 concluded1 he would have come  after   
him faster than he did2 and             
,mephibosheth appealed to ,david1 who   
was in those days as an angel of ,god1  
to know all things that are done  in the

 earth1 if he did not believe that the  
reason of his backwardness  lay in his  
lameness1 and not in his mind4 ,why1    
poor coming sinner1 thou  canst not come
 to ,christ with that outward swiftness 
of a courier as  many others do2 but    
doth the reason of thy backwardness lie 
in thy mind  and will1 or in the        
sluggishness of the flesh8 ,canst thou  
say  sincerely1 8,the spirit indeed is  
willing1 but the flesh is weak0 7,matt  
#bf3da74 ,yea1 canst thou appeal to the 
,lord ,jesus1 who knoweth perfectly  the
 very inmost thought of thy heart1 that 
this is true8 ,then take this  for thy  
comfort1 he hath said1 8,i will assemble
 her that halteth--,i will  make her    
that halted a remnant10 7,micah #d3f71  
8and ,i will save her that  halteth0    
7,zeph #c3ai74 ,what canst thou have    
more from the sweet lips of  the ,son of
 ,god8 ,but1    #g4 ,i read of some that
 are to follow ,christ in chains2 ,i    
say1 to come  after him in chains4      
8,thus saith the ,lord1 ,the labour of  

,egypt1 and  merchandise of ,ethiopia   
and of the ,sabeans1 men of stature1    
shall come  over unto thee1 and they    
shall be thine3 they shall come after   
thee3 in  chains they shall come over1  
and they shall fall down unto thee3 they
  shall make supplication unto thee1    
saying--,surely there is none else0 to  
save 7,isa #de3ad74 ,surely they that   
come after ,christ in chains1 come to   
him in great difficulty1 because their  
steps1 by the chains1 are  straitened4  
,and what chains are so heavy as those  
that discourage thee8  ,thy chain1 which
 is made up of guilt and filth1 is      
heavy2 it is a  wretched bond about thy 
neck1 by which thy strength doth fail   
7,lam  #a3ad2 #c3ah74 ,but come1 though 
thou comest in chains2 it is glory to   
,christ that a sinner comes after him in
 chains4 ,the chinking of thy  chains1  
though troublesome to thee1 are not1 nor
 can be obstruction to  thy salvation2  
it is ,christ's work and glory to save  
thee from thy  chains1 to enlarge thy   

steps1 and set thee at liberty4 ,the    
blind man1  though called1 surely could 
not come apace to ,jesus ,christ1 but   
,christ  could stand still1 and stay for
 him 7,mark #aj3di74 ,true1 8,he rideth 
upon  the wings of the wind20 but yet he
 is long-suffering1 and his             
long-suffering is salvation to him that 
cometh to him 7#b ,peter #c3i74    #h4  
,hadst thou seen those that came to the 
,lord ,jesus in the days of his  flesh1 
how slowly1 how hobblingly1 they came to
 him1 by reason of their  infirmities2  
and also how friendly1 and kindly1 and  
graciously1 he  received them1 and gave 
them the desire of their hearts1 thou   
wouldest  not1 as thou dost1 make such  
objections against thyself1 in thy      
coming  to ,jesus ,christ4    ,object4  
#e4 ,but1 says another1 ,i fear ,i come 
too late2 ,i doubt ,i have  staid too   
long2 ,i am afraid the door is shut4    
,answ4 ,thou canst never come too late  
to ,jesus ,christ1 if thou dost  come4  
,this is manifest by two instances4     

#a4 ,by the man that came to him at the 
eleventh hour4 ,this man was idle  all  
the day long4 ,he had a whole gospel day
 to come in1 and he played  it all away 
save only the last hour thereof4 ,but at
 last1 at the  eleventh hour1 he came1  
and goes into the vineyard to work with 
the  rest of the labourers1 that had    
borne the burden and heat of the day4   
,well1 but how was he received by the   
lord of the vineyard8 ,why1 when        
pay-day came1 he had even as much as the
 rest2 yea1 had his money  first4 ,true1
 the others murmured at him2 but what   
did the ,lord ,jesus  answer them8 8,is 
thine eye evil1 because ,i am good8 ,i  
will give unto  this last1 even as unto 
thee0 7,matt #bj3ad1ae74    #b4 ,the    
other instance is1 the thief upon the   
cross4 ,he came late also1  even as at  
an hour before his death2 yea1 he stayed
 from ,jesus ,christ  as long as he had 
liberty to be a thief1 and longer too2  
for could he  have deluded the judge1   
and by lying words have escaped his just

  condemnation1 for ought ,i know1 he   
had not come as yet to his ,saviour2    
but being convicted1 and condemned to   
die1 yea1 fastened to the cross1  that  
he might die like a rogue1 as he was in 
his life2 behold the ,lord  ,jesus1 when
 this wicked one1 even now1 desireth    
mercy at his hands1  tells him1 and that
 without the least reflection upon him1 
for his  former misspent life1 8,to-day 
shalt thou be with me in paradise0      
7,luke  #bc3dc74 ,let no man turn this  
grace of ,god into wantonness4 ,my      
design is  now to encourage the coming  
soul4    ,object4 ,but is not the door  
of mercy shut against some before they  
die8    ,answ4 ,yea2 and ,god forbids   
that prayers should be made to him for  
them  7,jer #f3af2 ,jude #bb74          
,quest4 ,then1 why may not ,i doubt that
 ,i may be one of these8    ,answ4 ,by  
no means1 if thou art coming to ,jesus  
,christ2 because when ,god  shuts the   
door upon men1 he gives them no heart to
 come to ,jesus  ,christ4 8,none come   

but those to whom it is given of the    
,father40 ,but  thou comest1 therefore  
it is given to thee of the ,father4     
,be sure1 therefore1 if the ,father hath
 given thee an heart to come to  ,jesus 
,christ1 the gate of mercy yet stands   
open to thee4 ,for it stands  not with  
the wisdom of ,god to give strength to  
come to the birth1 and  yet to shut up  
the womb1 7,isa #ff3i72 to give grace to
 come to ,jesus  ,christ1 and yet shut  
up the door of his mercy upon thee4     
8,incline your  ear10 saith he1 8and    
come unto me3 hear1 and your soul shall 
live2 and  ,i will make an everlasting  
covenant with you1 even the sure mercies
 of  ,david0 7,isa #ee3c74    ,object4  
,but it is said1 that some knocked when 
the door was shut4    ,answ4 ,yes2 but  
the texts in which these knockers are   
mentioned1 are to  be referred unto the 
day of judgment1 and not to the coming  
of the  sinner to ,christ in this life4 
,see the texts1 ,matthew #ae3aa1 ,luke  
#ac3bd1be4 ,these1 therefore1 concern   

thee nothing at all1 that art  coming to
 ,jesus ,christ1 thou art coming ,,now6 
8,now is the accepted time2  behold1 now
 is the day of salvation0 7#b ,cor      
#f3b74 ,now ,god is upon the            
mercy-seat2 now ,christ ,jesus sits by1 
continually pleading the victory  of his
 blood for sinners2 and now1 even as    
long as this world lasts1  this word of 
the text shall still be free1 and fully 
fulfilled2 8,and  him that cometh to me 
,i will in no wise cast out40           
,sinner1 the greater sinner thou art1   
the greater need of mercy thou  hast1   
and the more will ,christ be glorified  
thereby4 ,come then1 come  and try2     
come1 taste and see how good the ,lord  
is to an undeserving  sinner6           
,object4 #f4 ,but1 says another1 ,i am  
fallen since ,i began to come to        
,christ2 therefore ,i fear ,i did not   
come aright1 and so consequently  that  
,christ will not receive me4    ,answ4  
,falls are dangerous1 for they dishonour
 ,christ1 wound the  conscience1 and    

cause the enemies of ,god to speak      
reproachfully4 ,but it  is no good      
argument1 ,i am fallen1 therefore ,i was
 not coming aright to  ,jesus ,christ4  
,if ,david1 and ,solomon1 and ,peter1   
had thus objected  against themselves1  
they had added to their griefs2 and yet1
 at least  they had as much cause as    
thou4 ,a man whose steps are ordered by 
the  ,lord1 and whose goings the ,lord  
delights in1 may yet be overtaken with  
a temptation that may cause him to fall 
#aa 7,psa #cg3bc1bd74 ,did not  ,aaron  
fall2 yea1 and ,moses himself8 ,what    
shall we say of ,hezekiah and           
,jehoshaphat8 ,there are1 therefore1    
falls and falls2 falls pardonable and   
falls unpardonable4 ,falls unpardonable 
are falls against light1 from  the      
faith1 to the despising of1 and         
trampling upon ,jesus ,christ and his   
blessed undertakings 7,heb #f3b-e2      
#aj3bh1bi74 ,now1 as for such1 there    
remains no more sacrifice for sin4      
,indeed1 they have no heart1 no mind1   

no desire to come to ,jesus ,christ for 
life1 therefore they must perish4  ,nay1
 says the ,holy ,ghost1 8,it is         
impossible that they should be renewed  
again unto repentance40 ,therefore these
 ,god had no compassion for1  neither   
ought we2 but for other falls though    
they be dreadful1 and ,god  will        
chastise his people for them1 they do   
not prove thee a graceless  man1 one not
 coming to ,jesus ,christ for life4     
,it is said of the child in the gospel1 
that while 8he was yet a coming1  the   
devil threw him down1 and tare him0     
7,luke #i3db74 ,dejected sinner1  it is 
no wonder that thou hast caught a fall  
in coming to ,jesus ,christ4  ,is it not
 rather to be wondered at1 that thou    
hast not caught before  this a thousand 
times a thousand falls8 considering1 #a4
 ,what fools we  are by nature4 #b4     
,what weaknesses are in us4 #c4 ,what   
mighty powers the  fallen angels1 our   
implacable enemies1 are4 #d4            
,considering also how  often the coming 

man is benighted in his journey2 and    
also what  stumblingblocks do lie in his
 way4 #e4 ,also his familiars1 that were
 so  before1 now watch for his halting1 
and seek by what means they may to      
cause him to fall by the hand of their  
strong ones4    ,what then8 ,must we1   
because of these temptations1 incline to
 fall8 ,no4  ,must we not fear falls8   
,yes4 8,let him that thinketh he        
standeth take  heed lest he fall0 7#a   
,cor #aj3ab74 ,yet let him not utterly  
be cast down2  8,the ,lord upholdeth all
 that fall1 and raiseth up those that   
are bowed  down40 ,make not light of    
falls6 ,yet1 hast thou fallen8 8,ye     
have10 said  ,samuel1 8done all this    
wickedness2 yet turn not aside from     
following  the ,lord10 but serve him    
with a perfect heart1 and turn not      
aside1 8for  the ,lord will not forsake 
his people10 and he counteth the coming 
sinner one of them1 8because it hath    
pleased the ,lord to make you his       
people0 7#a ,sam #ab3bj-bb74    ,,what  

,,force ,,there ,,is ,,in ,,the         
,,promise ,,to ,,make ,,them ,,come ,,to
 ,,christ4      ,,second1 8,shall come  
to me40 ,now we come to show ,,what     
,,force ,,there ,,is ,,in  ,,this       
,,promise ,,to ,,make ,,them ,,come ,,to
 ,,him4 8,all that the ,father giveth me
  shall come to me40 ,i will speak to   
this promise1 ,first1 ,in general4      
,second1 ,in particular4    ,first1 ,in 
general4 ,this word ,,shall is confined 
to these ,,all that are  given to       
,christ4 8,all that the ,father giveth  
me shall come to me40  ,hence ,i        
conclude1    #a4 ,that coming to ,jesus 
,christ aright is an effect of their    
being1 of  ,god1 given to ,christ       
before4 ,mark1 ,they shall come4 ,who8  
,those that are  given4 ,they come1     
then1 because they were given1 8thine   
they were1 and  thou gavest them me40   
,now1 this is indeed a singular comfort 
to them  that are coming in truth to    
,christ1 to think that the reason why   
they  come is1 because they were given  

of the ,father before to him4 ,thus1    
then1 may the coming soul reason with   
himself as he comes4 ,am ,i coming1     
indeed1 to ,jesus ,christ8 ,this coming 
of mine is not to be attributed to  me  
or my goodness1 but to the grace and    
gift of ,god to ,christ4 ,god gave      
first my person to him1 and1 therefore1 
hath now given me a heart to  come4     
#b4 ,this word1 shall come1 maketh thy  
coming not only the fruit of the  gift  
of the ,father1 but also of the purpose 
of the ,son2 for these words  are a     
,divine purpose2 they show us the       
heavenly determination of the  ,son4    
8,the ,father hath given them to me1 and
 they shall2 yea1 they shall  come to   
me40 ,christ is as full in his          
resolution to save those given to  him  
as is the ,father in giving of them4    
,christ prizeth the gift of his         
,father2 he will lose nothing of it2 he 
is resolved to save it every  whit by   
his blood1 and to raise it up again at  
the last day2 and thus  he fulfills his 

,father's will1 and accomplisheth his   
own desires 7,john  #f3ci74    #c4      
,these words1 shall come1 make thy      
coming to be also the effect of an      
absolute promise2 coming sinner1 thou   
art concluded in a promise2 thy  coming 
is the fruit of the faithfulness of an  
absolute promise4 ,it was  this promise1
 by the virtue of which thou at first   
receivedst strength  to come2 and this  
is the promise1 by the virtue of which  
thou shalt be  effectually brought to   
him4 ,it was said to ,abraham1 8,at this
 time will  ,i come1 and ,sarah shall   
have a son40 ,this son was ,isaac4      
,mark6 8,sarah  shall have a son20 there
 is the promise4 ,and ,sarah had a son2 
there was  the fulfilling of the        
promise2 and1 therefore1 was ,isaac     
called the  child of the promise 7,gen  
#ag3ai2 #ah3aj2 ,rom #i3i74    ,sarah   
shall have a son4 ,but how1 if ,sarah be
 past age8 ,why1 still the  promise     
continues to say1 ,sarah shall have a   
son4 ,but how1 if ,sarah be  barren8    

,why1 still the promise says1 ,sarah    
shall have a son4 ,but  ,abraham's body 
is now dead8 ,why1 the promise is still 
the same1 ,sarah  shall have a son4     
,thus1 you see what virtue there is in  
an absolute  promise2 it carrieth enough
 in its own bowels to accomplish the    
thing  promised1 whether there be means 
or no in us to effect it4 ,wherefore1   
this promise in the text1 being an      
absolute promise1 by virtue of it1  not 
by virtue of ourselves1 or by our own   
inducements1 do we come to  ,jesus      
,christ3 for so are the words of the    
text3 8,all that the ,father  giveth me 
shall come to me40    ,therefore is     
every sincere comer to ,jesus ,christ   
called also a child of  the promise4    
8,now we1 brethren1 as ,isaac was1 are  
the children of  promise10 7,gal #d3bh72
 that is1 we are the children that ,god 
hath  promised to ,jesus ,christ1 and   
given to him2 yea1 the children that    
,jesus ,christ hath promised shall come 
to him4 8,all that the ,father  giveth  

me shall come40    #d4 ,this word1 shall
 come1 engageth ,christ to communicate  
all manner of  grace to those thus given
 him to make them effectually to come to
 him4  8,they shall come20 that is1 not 
if they will1 but if grace1 all grace1  
if power1 wisdom1 a new heart1 and the  
,holy ,spirit1 and all joining          
together1 can make them come4 ,i say1   
this word1 shall come1 being  absolute1 
hath no dependence upon our own will1 or
 power1 or goodness2  but it engageth   
for us even ,god himself1 ,christ       
himself1 the ,spirit  himself4 ,when    
,god had made that absolute promise to  
,abraham1 that ,sarah  8should have a   
son10 ,abraham did not at all look at   
any qualification  in himself1 because  
the promise looked at none2 but as ,god 
had1 by the  promise1 absolutely        
promised him a son2 so he considered now
 not his  own body now dead1 nor yet the
 barrenness of ,sarah's womb4 8,he      
staggered not at the promise of ,god    
through unbelief2 but was strong in     

faith1 giving glory to ,god2 and being  
fully persuaded that what he had        
promised he was able also to perform0   
7,rom #d3bj1ba74 ,he had promised1  and 
had promised absolutely1 ,sarah shall   
have a son4 ,therefore1 ,abraham  looks 
that he1 to wit1 ,god1 must fulfil the  
condition of it4 ,neither is  this      
expectation of ,abraham disapproved by  
the ,holy ,ghost1 but  accounted good   
and laudable2 it being that by which he 
gave glory to  ,god4 ,the ,father1 also1
 hath given to ,christ a certain number 
of souls  for him to save2 and he       
himself hath said1 8,they shall come to 
him40  ,let the church of ,god then live
 in a joyful expectation of the utmost  
accomplishment of this promise2 for     
assuredly it shall be fulfilled1  and   
not one thousandth part of a tittle     
thereof shall fail4 8,they ,,shall  come
 to me40    ,second1 ,in particular4    
,and now1 before ,i go any further1 ,i  
will more  particularly inquire into the
 nature of an absolute promise4    #a4  

,we call that an absolute promise that  
is made without any condition2  or more 
fully thus3 ,that is an absolute promise
 of ,god1 or of ,christ1  which maketh  
over to this or that man any saving1    
spiritual blessing1  without a condition
 to be done on our part for the         
obtaining thereof4  ,and this we have in
 hand is such an one4 ,let the best     
,master of ,arts on  earth show me1 if  
he can1 any condition in this text      
depending upon any  qualification in us1
 which is not by the same promise       
concluded1 shall  be by the ,lord ,jesus
 effected in us4    #b4 ,an absolute    
promise therefore is1 as we say1 without
 if or and2 that  is1 it requireth      
nothing of us1 that itself might be     
accomplished4 ,it  saith not1 ,they     
shall1 if they will2 but they shall3    
not1 they shall1  if they use the means2
 but1 they shall4 ,you may say1 that a  
will and  the use of the means is       
supposed1 though not expressed4 ,but ,i 
answer1  ,no1 by no means2 that is1 as a

 condition of this promise4 ,if they be 
at  all included in the promise1 they   
are included there as the fruit of  the 
absolute promise1 not as if it expected 
the qualification to arise  from us4    
8,thy people shall be willing in the day
 of thy power0 7,psa  #aaj3c74 ,that is 
another absolute promise4 ,but doth that
 promise suppose  a willingness in us1  
as a condition of ,god's making us      
willing8 ,they  shall be willing1 if    
they are willing2 or1 they shall be     
willing1 if  they will be willing4 ,this
 is ridiculous2 there is nothing of this
  supposed4 ,the promise is absolute as 
to us2 all that it engageth for  its own
 accomplishment is1 the mighty power of 
,christ and his  faithfulness to        
accomplish4    #c4 ,the difference1     
therefore1 betwixt the absolute and     
conditional  promise is this3    7#a47  
,they differ in their terms4 ,the       
absolute promises say1 ,i will1 and  you
 shall3 the other1 ,i will1 if you will2
 or1 ,do this1 and thou shalt  live     

7,jer #d3a2 #ca3ca-cc2 ,eze #ah3cj-cb2  
#cf3bd-cd2 ,heb #h3g-ac2 ,matt  #ai3ba74
    7#b47 ,they differ in their way of  
communicating of good things to men2    
the absolute ones communicate things    
freely1 only of grace2 the other1  if   
there be that qualification in us1 that 
the promise calls for1 not  else4       
7#c47 ,the absolute promises therefore  
engage ,god1 the other engage us3 ,i    
mean1 ,god only1 us only4    7#d47      
,absolute promises must be fulfilled2   
conditional may1 or may not  be         
fulfilled4 ,the absolute ones must be   
fulfilled1 because of the  faithfulness 
of ,god2 the other may not1 because of  
the unfaithfulness  of men4    7#e47    
,absolute promises have therefore a     
sufficiency in themselves to  bring     
about their own fulfilling2 the         
conditional have not so4 ,the  absolute 
promise is therefore a big-bellied      
promise1 because it hath in  itself a   
fullness of all desired things for us2  
and will1 when the time  of that promise

 is come1 yield to us mortals that which
 will verily  save us2 yea1 and make us 
capable of answering of the demands of  
the  promise that is conditional4    #d4
 ,wherefore1 though there be a real1    
yea1 an eternal difference1 in  these   
things1 with others1 betwixt the        
conditional and absolute  promise2 yet  
again1 in other respects1 there is a    
blessed harmony  betwixt them2 as may be
 seen in these particulars4 ,the        
conditional  promise calls for          
repentance1 the absolute promise gives  
it 7,acts  #e3ca74 ,the conditional     
promise calls for faith1 the absolute   
promise  gives it 7,zeph #c3ab2 ,rom    
#ae3ab74 ,the conditional promise calls 
for a  new heart1 the absolute promise  
gives it 7,eze #cf3be1bf74 ,the         
conditional promise calleth for holy    
obedience1 the absolute promise  giveth 
it1 or causeth it 7,eze #cf3bg74    #e4 
,and as they harmoniously agree in this1
 so again the conditional  promise      
blesseth the man1 who by the absolute   

promise is endued with  its fruit4 ,as1 
for instance1 the absolute promise      
maketh men upright2  and then the       
conditional follows1 saying1 8,blessed  
are the undefiled in  the way1 who walk 
in the law of the ,lord0 7,psa #aai3a74 
,the absolute  promise giveth to this   
man the fear of the ,lord2 and then the 
conditional followeth1 saying1 8,blessed
 is every one that feareth the  ,lord0  
7,psa #abh3a74 ,the absolute promise    
giveth faith1 and then this  conditional
 follows1 saying1 8,blessed is she that 
believed0 7,zeph #c3ab2  ,luke #a3de74  
,the absolute promise brings free       
forgiveness of sins2 and  then says the 
condition1 8,blessed are they whose     
iniquities are  forgiven1 and whose sins
 are covered0 7,rom #d3g74 ,the absolute
 promise  says1 that ,god's elect shall 
hold out to the end2 then the           
conditional  follows with his blessings1
 8,he that shall endure unto the end1   
the  same shall be saved0 7#a ,peter    
#a3d-f2 ,matt #bd3ac74    ,thus do the  

promises gloriously serve one another   
and us1 in this their  harmonious       
agreement4    ,now1 the promise under   
consideration is an absolute promise4   
8,all that  the ,father giveth me shall 
come to me40    ,this promise therefore 
is1 as is said1 a big-bellied promise1  
and hath  in itself all those things to 
bestow upon us that the conditional     
calleth for at our hands4 ,they shall   
come6 ,shall they come8 ,yes1 they      
shall come4 ,but how1 if they want those
 things1 those graces1 power1  and      
heart1 without which they cannot come8  
,why1 ,shall-come answereth  all this1  
and all things else that may in this    
manner be objected4 ,and  here ,i will  
take the liberty to amplify things4     
,objections to the absoluteness of this 
promise 7the force of  ,,shall-,,come7  
answered4    ,object4 #a4 ,but they are 
dead1 dead in trespasses and sins1 how  
shall  they then come8    ,answ4 ,why1  
,shall-come can raise them from this    
death4 8,the hour is  coming1 and now   

is1 when the dead shall hear the voice  
of the ,son of  ,god1 and they that hear
 shall live40 ,thus1 therefore1 is this 
impediment by ,shall-come removed out of
 the way4 ,they shall heal1 they  shall 
live4    ,object4 #b4 ,but they are     
,satan's captives2 he takes them captive
 at his  will1 and he is stronger than  
they3 how then can they come8    ,answ4 
,why1 ,shall-come hath also provided an 
help for this4 ,satan had  bound that   
daughter of ,abraham so1 that she could 
by no means lift up  herself2 but yet   
,shall-come set her free both in body   
and soul4 ,christ  will have them turned
 from the power of ,satan to ,god4 ,but 
what6 ,must it  be1 if they turn        
themselves1 or do something to merit of 
him to turn  them8 ,no1 he will do it   
freely1 of his own good will4 ,alas6    
,man1 whose  soul is possessed by the   
devil1 is turned whithersoever that     
governor  listeth1 is taken captive by  
him1 notwithstanding its natural powers1
  at his will2 but what will he do8     

,will he hold him when ,shall-come puts 
forth itself1 will he then let#ab him1  
for coming to ,jesus ,christ8 ,no1  that
 cannot be6 ,his power is but the power 
of a fallen angel1 but  ,shall-come is  
the ,word of ,god4 ,therefore           
,shall-come must be fulfilled2  8and the
 gates of hell shall not prevail against
 it40    ,there were seven devils in    
,mary ,magdalene1 too many for her to   
get from  under the power of2 but when  
the time was come that ,shall-come was  
to  be fulfilled upon her1 they give    
place1 fly from her1 and she comes      
indeed to ,jesus ,christ1 according as  
it is written1 8,all that the  ,father  
giveth me shall come to me40    ,the man
 that was possessed with a legion1      
7,mark #e71 was too much by  them       
captivated for him by human force to    
come2 yea1 had he had1 to  boot1 all the
 men under heaven to help him1 had he   
that said1 ,he shall  come1 withheld his
 mighty power3 but when this promise was
 to be  fulfilled upon him1 then he     

comes2 nor could all their power hinder 
his  coming4 ,it was also this          
,shall-come that preserved him from     
death2 when  by these evil spirits he   
was hurled hither and thither2 and it   
was by  the virtue of ,shall-come that  
at last he was set at liberty from them1
  and enabled indeed to come to ,christ4
 8,all that the ,father giveth me  shall
 come to me40    ,object4 #c4 ,they     
shall1 you say2 but how if they will    
not2 and1 if so1  then what can         
,shall-come do8    ,answ4 ,true1 there  
are some men say1 8,we are lords2 we    
will come no more  unto thee0 7,jer     
#b3ca74 ,but as ,god says in another    
case1 if they are  concerned in         
,shall-come to me1 they 8shall know     
whose words shall  stand1 mine or       
theirs0 7,jer #da3bh74 ,here1 then1 is  
the case2 we must  now see who will be  
the liar1 he that saith1 ,i will not2 or
 he that  saith1 ,he shall come to me4  
,you shall come1 says ,god2 ,i will not 
come1  saith the sinner4 ,now1 as sure  

as he is concerned in this ,shall-come1 
,god will make that man eat his own     
words2 for ,i will not1 is the          
unadvised conclusion of a crazy-headed  
sinner2 but ,shall-come was  spoken by  
him that is of power to perform his     
word4 8,son1 go work  to-day in my      
vineyard10 said the ,father4 ,but he    
answered1 and said1 ,i  will not come4  
,what now8 will he be able to stand to  
his refusal8 will  he pursue his        
desperate denial8 ,no1 8he afterwards   
repented and went40  ,but how came he by
 that repentance8 ,why1 it was wrapped  
up for him in  the absolute promise2 and
 therefore1 notwithstanding he said1 8,i
 will  not1 he afterwards repented and  
went40 ,by this parable ,jesus ,christ  
sets forth the obstinacy of the sinners 
of the world1 as touching their  coming 
to him2 they will not come1 though      
threatened3 yea1 though life  be offered
 them upon condition of coming4    ,but 
now1 when ,shall-come1 the absolute     
promise of ,god1 comes to be  fulfilled 

upon them1 then they come2 because by   
that promise a cure is  provided against
 the rebellion of their will4 8,thy     
people shall be  willing in the day of  
thy power07,psa #aaj3c74 ,thy people1   
what people8  ,why1 the people that thy 
,father hath given thee4 ,the obstinacy 
and  plague that is in the will of that 
people1 shall be taken away2 and  they  
shall be made willing2 ,shall-come will 
make them willing to come  to thee4     
,he that had seen ,paul in the midst of 
his outrages against ,christ1 his       
gospel1 and people1 would hardly have   
thought that he would ever have  been a 
follower of ,jesus ,christ1 especially  
since he went not against  his          
conscience in his persecuting of them4  
,he thought verily that he  ought to do 
what he did4 ,but we may see what       
,shall-come can do1 when it  comes to be
 fulfilled upon the soul of a rebellious
 sinner3 he was a  chosen vessel1 given 
by the ,father to the ,son2 and now the 
time being  come that ,shall-come was to

 take him in hand1 behold1 he is        
over-mastered1 astonished1 and with     
trembling and reverence1 in a  moment   
becomes willing to be obedient to the   
heavenly call 7,acts #i74    ,and were  
not they far gone1 that you read of1    
7,acts #b7 who had their  hands and     
hearts in the murder of the ,son of     
,god2 and to show their  resolvedness   
never to repent of that horrid fact1    
said1 8,his blood be  on us and on our  
children80 ,but must their obstinacy    
rule8 ,must they be  bound to their own 
ruin1 by the rebellion of their stubborn
 wills8 ,no1  not those of these the    
,father gave to ,christ2 wherefore1 at  
the times  appointed1 ,shall-come breaks
 in among them2 the absolute promise    
takes  them in hand2 and then they come 
indeed1 crying out to ,peter1 and the   
rest of the apostles1 8,men and         
brethren1 what shall we do80 ,no        
stubbornness of man's will can stand1   
when ,god hath absolutely said the      
contrary2 ,shall-come can make them come

 8as doves to their windows10  that had 
afore resolved never to come to him4    
,the ,lord spake unto ,manasseh1 and to 
his people1 by the prophets1 but  would 
he hear8 ,no1 he would not4 ,but shall  
,manasseh come off thus8 ,no1  he shall 
not4 ,therefore1 he being also one of   
those whom the ,father had  given to the
 ,son1 and so falling within the bounds 
and reach of  ,shall-come1 at last      
,shall-come takes him in hand1 and then 
he comes  indeed4 ,he comes bowing and  
bending2 he humbles himself greatly1 and
  made supplication to the ,lord1 and   
prayed unto him2 and he was  entreated  
of him1 and had mercy upon him 7#b      
,chron #cj3aj74    ,the thief upon the  
cross1 at first1 did rail with his      
fellow upon ,jesus  ,christ2 but he was 
one that the ,father had given to him1  
and1  therefore1 ,shall-come must handle
 him and his rebellious will4 ,and      
behold1 so soon as he is dealt withal1  
by virtue of that absolute  promise1 how
 soon he buckleth1 leaves his railing1  

falls to  supplicating of the ,son of   
,god for mercy2 8,lord10 saith he1      
8,remember  me when thou comest into thy
 kingdom0 7,matt #bg3dd2 ,luke          
#bc3dj-db74    ,object4 #d4 ,they shall 
come1 say you1 but how if they be blind1
 and see  not the way8 ,for some are    
kept off from ,christ1 not only by the  
obstinacy of their will1 but by the     
blindness of their mind4 ,now1 if  they 
be blind1 how shall they come8    ,answ4
 ,the question is not1 ,are they blind8 
,but1 ,are they within the  reach and   
power of ,shall-come8 ,if so1 that      
,christ that said1 they shall  come1    
will find them eyes1 or a guide or both1
 to bring them to  himself4 8,must is   
for the king40 ,if they shall come1 they
 shall come4  ,no impediment shall      
hinder4    ,the ,thessalonians' darkness
 did not hinder them from being the     
children  of light2 8,i am come10 said  
,christ1 8that they which see not might 
see40 ,and if he saith1 ,see1 ye 8blind 
that have eyes10 who shall hinder  it8  

7,eph #e3h2 ,john #i3ci2 ,isa #bi3ah2   
#dc3h74    ,this promise1 therefore1 is1
 as ,i said1 a big-bellied promise1     
having  in the bowels of it1 all things 
that shall occur to the complete        
fulfilling of itself4 ,they shall come4 
,but it is objected1 that they  are     
blind4 ,well1 ,shall-come is still the  
same1 and continueth to say1  8,they    
shall come to me40 ,therefore he saith  
again1 8,i will bring the  blind by a   
way that they know not1 ,i will lead    
them in paths that they  have not known2
 ,i will make darkness light before     
them1 and crooked  things straight4     
,these things will ,i do unto them1 and 
not forsake  them0 7,isa #db3af74       
,mark1 ,i will bring them1 though they  
be blind2 ,i will bring them by a  way  
they know not2 ,i will--,i will2 and    
therefore 8they shall come to  me40     
,object4 #e4 ,but how1 if they have     
exceeded many in sin1 and so made       
themselves far more abominable8 ,they   
are the ringleading sinners in the      

county1 the town1 or family4    ,answ4  
,what then8 ,shall that hinder the      
execution of ,shall-come8 ,it is  not   
transgressions1 nor sins1 nor all their 
transgressions in all their  sins1 if   
they by the ,father are given to ,christ
 to save them1 that  shall hinder this  
promise1 that it should not be fulfilled
 upon them4  8,in those days1 and in    
that time10 saith the ,lord1 8the       
iniquity of  ,israel shall be sought    
for1 and there shall be none2 and the   
sins of  ,judah1 and they shall not be  
found0 7,jer #ej3bj74 ,not that they had
  none1 for they abounded in            
transgression1 7#b ,chron #cc3i2 ,eze   
#af3dh71  but ,god would pardon1 cover1 
hide1 and put them away1 by virtue of   
his  absolute promise1 by which they are
 given to ,christ to save them4 8,and   
,i will cleanse them from all their     
iniquity1 whereby they have sinned      
against me2 and ,i will pardon all their
 iniquities1 whereby they have          
transgressed against me4 ,and it shall  

be to me a name of joy1 a praise1  and  
an honour before all the nations of the 
earth1 which shall bear all  the good   
that ,i do unto them2 and they shall    
fear and tremble for all  the goodness  
and for all the prosperity that ,i      
procure unto it0 7,jer  #cc3h1i74       
,object4 #f4 ,but how1 if they have not 
faith and repentance8 ,how shall  they  
come then8    ,answ4 ,why1 he that      
saith1 ,they shall come1 shall he not   
make it good8  ,if they shall come1 they
 shall come2 and he that hath said1 they
 shall  come1 if faith and repentance be
 the way to come1 as indeed they are1   
then faith and repentance shall be given
 to them6 for ,shall-come must  be      
fulfilled on them4    #a4 ,faith shall  
be given them4 8,i will also leave in   
the midst of thee  an afflicted and poor
 people1 and they shall trust in the    
name of the  ,lord40 8,there shall be a 
root of ,jesse1 and he that shall rise  
to reign  over the ,gentiles2 in him    
shall the ,gentiles trust0 7,zeph #c3ab2

 ,rom  #ae3ab74    #b4 ,they shall have 
repentance4 ,he is exalted to give      
repentance4 8,they  shall come weeping1 
and seeking the ,lord their ,god40 ,and 
again1 8,with  weeping and supplication 
will ,i lead them0 7,acts #e3ca2 ,jer   
#ca3i74    ,i told you before1 that an  
absolute promise hath all conditional   
ones  in the belly of it1 and also      
provision to answer all those           
qualifications1 that they propound to   
him that seeketh for their  benefit4    
,and it must be so2 for if ,shall-come  
be an absolute promise1  as indeed it   
is1 then it must be fulfilled upon every
 of those  concerned therein4 ,i say1 it
 must be fulfilled1 if ,god can by      
grace1  and his absolute will1 fulfil   
it4 ,besides1 since coming and believing
  is all one1 according to ,john #f3ce1 
8,he that cometh to me shall never      
hunger1 and he that believeth on me     
shall never thirst10 then1 when he      
saith they shall come1 it is as much as 
to say1 they shall believe1 and         

consequently repent1 to the saving of   
the soul4    ,so then the present want  
of faith and repentance cannot make this
  promise of ,god of none effect2       
because that this promise hath in it to 
give what others call for and expect4 ,i
 will give them an heart1 ,i will  give 
them my ,spirit1 ,i will give them      
repentance1 ,i will give them  faith4   
,mark these words3 8,if any man be in   
,christ1 he is a new  creature40 ,but   
how came he to be a 8new creature10     
since none can  create but ,god8 ,why1  
,god indeed doth make them 8new         
creatures40  8,behold10 saith he1 8,i   
make all things new40 ,and hence it     
follows1 even  after he had said they   
are 8new creatures10 8and all things are
 of  ,god20 that is1 all this new       
creation standeth in the several        
operations1 and special workings of the 
,spirit of grace1 who is ,god 7#b  ,cor 
#e3ag1ah74    ,object4 #g4 ,but how     
shall they escape all those dangerous   
and damnable  opinions1 that1 like rocks

 and quicksands1 are in the way in which
 they  are going8    ,answ4 ,indeed this
 age is an age of errors1 if ever there 
was an age of  errors in the world2 but 
yet the gift of the ,father1 laid claim 
to by  the ,son in the text1 must needs 
escape them1 and in conclusion come to  
him4 ,there are a company of            
,shall-comes in the ,bible that doth    
secure  them2 not but that they may be  
assaulted by them2 yea1 and also for the
  time entangled and detained by them   
from the ,bishop of their souls1 but    
these ,shall-comes will break those     
chains and fetters1 that those given  to
 ,christ are entangled in1 and they     
shall come1 because he hath said  they  
shall come to him4    ,indeed1 errors   
are like that whore of whom you read in 
the ,proverbs1  that sitteth in her seat
 in the high places of the city1 8to    
call  passengers who go right on their  
ways0 7,prov #i3ac-af74 ,but the        
persons1  as ,i said1 that by the       
,father are given to the ,son to save   

them1 are1  at one time or other1       
secured by 8shall come to me40    ,and  
therefore of such it is said1 ,god will 
guide them with his eye1  with his      
counsels1 by his ,spirit1 and that in   
the way of peace2 by the  springs of    
water1 and into all truth 7,psa #cb3h2  
#gc3bd2 ,john #af3ac2 ,luke  #a3gi2 ,isa
 #di3aj74 ,so then he that hath such a  
guide1 and all that the  ,father giveth 
to ,christ shall have it1 he shall      
escape those dangers1  he shall not err 
in the way2 yea1 though he be a fool1 he
 shall not err  therein1 7,isa #ce3h71  
for of every such an one it is said1    
8,thine ears  shall hear a word behind  
thee1 saying1 ,this is the way1 walk ye 
in it1  when ye turn to the right hand1 
and when ye turn to the left0 7,isa     
#cj3ba74    ,there were thieves and     
robbers before ,christ's coming1 as     
there are  also now2 but1 said he1 8,the
 sheep did not hear them40 ,and why did 
they  not hear them1 but because they   
were under the power of ,shall-come1    

that absolute promise1 that had that    
grace in itself to bestow upon  them1 as
 could make them able rightly to        
distinguish of voices1 8,my  sheep hear 
my voice40 ,but how came they to hear   
it8 ,why1 to them it is  given to know  
and to hear1 and that distinguishingly  
7,john #aj3h1af2  #e3be2 ,eph #e3ad74   
,further1 ,the very plain sentence of   
the text makes provision against  all   
these things2 for1 saith it1 8,all that 
the ,father giveth me shall  come to    
me20 that is1 shall not be stopped1 or  
be allured to take up  anywhere short of
 ,,me1 nor shall they turn aside1 to    
abide with any  besides ,,me4    ,import
 of the words ,,to ,,me4    8,shall come
 ,,to ,,me40--,to me4 ,by these words   
there is further insinuated1  though not
 expressed1 a double cause of their     
coming to him4 ,first4  ,there is in    
,christ a fullness of all-sufficiency of
 that1 even of all  that which is       
needful to make us happy4 ,second4      
,those that indeed come  to him1 do     

therefore come to him that they may     
receive it at his hand4    ,first4 ,for 
the first of these1 there is in ,christ 
a fullness of  all-sufficiency of all   
that1 even of all that which is needful 
to make  us happy4 ,hence it is said1   
8,for it pleased the ,father that in him
  should all fullness dwell0 7,col      
#a3ai74 ,and again1 8,of his fullness   
have  all we received1 and grace for    
grace0 7,john #a3af74 ,it is also said  
of  him1 that his riches are            
unsearchable--8the unsearchable riches  
of  ,christ0 7,eph #c3h74 ,hear what he 
saith of himself1 8,riches and honour   
are with me2 yea1 durable riches and    
righteousness4 ,my fruit is better  than
 gold1 yea1 than fine gold2 and my      
revenue than choice silver4 ,i  lead in 
the way of righteousness1 in the midst  
of the paths of  judgment2 that ,i may  
cause those that love me to inherit     
substance4 ,and  ,i will fill their     
treasures0 7,prov #h3ah-ba74    ,this in
 general4 ,but1 more particularly1      

#a4 ,there is that light in ,christ1    
that is sufficient to lead them out  of1
 and from all that darkness1 in the     
midst of which all others1 but  them    
that come to him1 stumble1 and fall and 
perish3 8,i am the light of  the world10
 saith he1 8he that followeth me shall  
not walk in darkness1  but shall have   
the light of life0 7,john #h3ab74 ,man  
by nature is in  darkness1 and walketh  
in darkness1 and knows not whither he   
goes1 for  darkness hath blinded his    
eyes2 neither can anything but ,jesus   
,christ  lead men out of this darkness4 
,natural conscience cannot do it2 the   
ten  commandments1 though in the heart  
of man1 cannot do it4 ,this  prerogative
 belongs only to ,jesus ,christ4    #b4 
,there is that life in ,christ1 that is 
to be found nowhere else 7,john  #e3dj74
 ,life1 as a principle in the soul1 by  
which it shall be acted and  enabled to 
do that which through him is pleasing to
 ,god4 8,he that  believeth in10 or     
cometh to1 8me10 saith he1 as the       

,scripture hath  said1 8out of his belly
 shall flow rivers of living water0     
7,john #g3ch74  ,without this life a man
 is dead1 whether he be bad1 or whether 
he be  good2 that is1 good in his own1  
and other men's esteem4 ,there is no    
true and eternal life but what is in the
 ,,me that speaketh in the text4        
,there is also life for those that come 
to him1 to be had by faith in  his flesh
 and blood4 8,he that eateth me1 even he
 shall live by me0  7,john #f3eg74 ,and 
this is a life against that death that  
comes by the  guilt of sin1 and the     
curse of the law1 under which all men   
are1 and  for ever must be1 unless they 
eat the ,,me that speaks in the text4   
8,whoso findeth ,,me10 saith he1        
8findeth life20 deliverance from that   
everlasting death and destruction1 that1
 without me1 he shall be  devoured by   
7,prov #h3ce74 ,nothing is more         
desirable than life1 to him  that hath  
in himself the sentence of condemnation2
 and here only is  life to be found4    

,this life1 to wit1 eternal life1 this  
life is in his  ,son2 that is1 in him   
that saith in the text1 8,all that the  
,father hath  given me shall come to me0
 7#a ,john #e3aj74    #c4 ,the person   
speaking in the text1 is he alone by    
whom poor sinners  have admittance to1  
and acceptance with the ,father1 because
 of the  glory of his righteousness1 by 
and in which he presenteth them amiable 
and spotless in his sight2 neither is   
there any way besides him so to  come to
 the ,father3 8,i am the way10 says he1 
8and the truth1 and the  life2 no man   
cometh to the ,father but by me0 7,john 
#ad3f74 ,all other  ways to ,god are    
dead and damnable2 the destroying       
cherubim stand with  flaming swords1    
turning every way to keep all others    
from his presence  7,gen #c3bd74 ,i say1
 all others but them that come by him4  
8,i am the  door2 by me10 saith he1 8if 
any man enter in1 he shall be saved0    
7,john  #aj3i74    ,the person speaking 
in the text is ,,he1 and only ,,he1 that

 can give  stable and everlasting peace2
 therefore1 saith he1 8,my peace ,i give
  unto you40 ,my peace1 which is a peace
 with ,god1 peace of conscience1  and   
that of an everlasting duration4 ,my    
peace1 peace that cannot be  matched1   
8not as the world giveth1 give ,i unto  
you20 for the world's  peace is but     
carnal and transitory1 but mine is      
,divine and eternal4  ,hence it is      
called the peace of ,god1 and that      
passeth all  understanding4    #d4 ,the 
person speaking in the text hath enough 
of all things truly  spiritually good1  
to satisfy the desires of every longing 
soul4 8,jesus  stood and cried1 saying1 
,if any man thirst1 let him come unto   
me1 and  drink40 ,and to him that is    
athirst1 8,i will give of the fountain  
of the  water of life freely0 7,john    
#g3cg1 ,rev #ba3f74    #e4 ,with the    
person speaking in the text is power to 
perfect and defend1  and deliver those  
that come to him for safe-guard4 8,all  
power10 saith  he1 8is given unto me in 

heaven and earth0 7,matt #bh3ah74       
,thus might ,i multiply instances in    
this nature in abundance4 ,but1         
,second4 ,they that in truth do come to 
him1 do therefore come to him  that they
 might receive it at his hand4 ,they    
come for light1 they come  for life1    
they come for reconciliation with ,god3 
they also come for  peace1 they come    
that their soul may be satisfied with   
spiritual good1  and that they may be   
protected by him against all spiritual  
and eternal  damnation2 and he alone is 
able to give them all this1 to the      
filling  of their joy to the full1 as   
they also find when they come to him4   
,this  is evident1    #a4 ,from the     
plain declaration of those that already 
are come to him4  8,being justified by  
faith1 we have peace with ,god through  
our ,lord  ,jesus ,christ1 by whom also 
we have access by faith into this grace 
wherein we stand1 and rejoice in hope of
 the glory of ,god0 7,rom #e3a1b74      
#b4 ,it is evident also1 in that while  

they keep their eyes upon him1  they    
never desire to change him for another1 
or to add to themselves  some other     
thing1 together with him1 to make up    
their spiritual joy4  8,god forbid10    
saith ,paul1 8that ,i should glory1 save
 in the cross of  our ,lord ,jesus      
,christ40 8,yea1 doubtless1 and ,i count
 all things but  loss for the excellency
 of the knowledge of ,christ ,jesus my  
,lord3 for  whom ,i have suffered the   
loss of all things1 and do count them   
but  dung1 that ,i may win ,christ1 and 
be found in him1 not having mine own    
righteousness1 which is of the law1 but 
that which is through the faith  of     
,christ1 the righteousness which is of  
,god by faith0 7,phil #c3h1i74    #c4   
,it is evident also1 by their earnest   
desires that others might be  made      
partakers of their blessedness4         
8,brethren10 said ,paul1 8my heart's    
desire and prayer to ,god for ,israel   
is1 that they might be saved40 ,that    
is1 that way that he expected to be     

saved himself4 ,as he saith also to  the
 ,galatians1 8,brethren10 saith he1 8,i 
beseech you1 be as ,i am2 for ,i  am as 
ye are20 that is1 ,i am a sinner as you 
are4 ,now1 ,i beseech you1  seek for    
life1 as ,i am seeking of it2 as who    
should say1 ,for there is a  sufficiency
 in the ,lord ,jesus both for me and    
you4    #d4 ,it is evident also1 by the 
triumph that such men make over all     
their  enemies1 both bodily and ghostly3
 8,now thanks be unto ,god10 said ,paul1
  8which always causeth us to triumph in
 ,christ40 ,and1 8who shall  separate us
 from the love of ,christ0 our ,lord8   
and again1 8,o death1  where is thy     
sting8 ,o grave1 where is thy victory8  
,the sting of death  is sin1 and the    
strength of sin is the law2 but thanks  
be to ,god1 which  giveth us the victory
 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ0 7#b  
,cor #b3ad2 ,rom  #h3ce2 #a ,cor        
#ae3ee1ef74    #e4 ,it is evident also1 
for that they are made by the glory of  
that  which they have found in him1 to  

suffer and endure what the devil and    
hell itself hath or could invent1 as a  
means to separate them from him4        
,again1 8,who shall separate us from the
 love of ,christ8 ,shall  tribulation1  
or distress1 or persecution1 or famine1 
or nakedness1 or  peril1 or sword8 as it
 is written1 ,for thy sake we are killed
 all the  day long1 we are accounted as 
sheep for the slaughter4 ,nay1 in all   
these things we are more than           
conquerors1 through him that loved us4  
,for ,i am persuaded1 that neither      
death1 nor life1 nor angels1 nor        
principalities1 nor powers1 nor things  
present1 nor things to come1 nor        
height1 nor depth1 nor any other        
creature1 shall be able to separate us  
from the love of ,god which is in       
,christ ,jesus our ,lord0 7,rom         
#h3ce-ci74    8,shall come ,,to ,,me40  
,oh6 the heart-attracting glory that is 
in ,jesus  ,christ1 when he is          
discovered1 to draw those to him that   
are given to  him of the ,father2       

therefore those that came of old1       
rendered this as  the cause of their    
coming to him3 8,and we beheld his      
glory1 as of the  only begotten of the  
,father0 7,john #a3ad74 ,and the reason 
why others  come not1 but perish in     
their sins1 is for want of a sight of   
his  glory3 8,if our gospel be hid1 it  
is hid to them that are lost3 in whom   
the ,god of this world hath blinded the 
minds of them that believe not1  lest   
the light of the glorious gospel of     
,christ1 who is the image of  ,god1     
should shine unto them0 7#b ,cor        
#d3c1d74    ,there is therefore         
heart-pulling glory in ,jesus ,christ1  
which1 when  discovered1 draws the man  
to him2 wherefore by shall come to me1  
,christ  may mean1 when his glory is    
discovered1 then they must come1 then   
they  shall come to me4 ,therefore1 as  
the true comers come with weeping and   
relenting1 as being sensible of their   
own vileness1 so again it is  said1 that
 8the ransomed of the ,lord shall       

return1 and come to ,zion  with songs   
and everlasting joy upon their heads2   
they shall obtain joy  and gladness1 and
 sorrow and sighing shall flee away40   
,that is1 at the  sight of the glory of 
that grace that shows itself to them now
 in the  face of our ,lord ,jesus       
,christ1 and in the hopes that they now 
have of  being with him in the heavenly 
tabernacles4 ,therefore it saith again1 
8,with gladness and rejoicing shall they
 be brought2 they shall enter  into the 
,king's palace0 7,isa #ce3aj2 #ea3aa2   
,psa #de3ae74 ,there is  therefore      
heart-attracting glory in the ,lord     
,jesus ,christ1 which1 when  discovered1
 subjects the heart to the ,word1 and   
makes us come to him4    ,it is said of 
,abraham1 that when he dwelt in         
,mesopotamia1 8the ,god of  glory       
appeared unto him10 saying1 8,get thee  
out of thy country40 ,and  what then8   
,why1 away he went from his house and   
friends1 and all the  world could not   
stay him4 8,now10 as the ,psalmist says1

 8,who is this  ,king of glory80 he     
answers1 8,the ,lord1 mighty in battle0 
7,psa #bd3h74  ,and who was that1 but he
 that 8spoiled principalities and       
powers10 when  he did hang upon the     
tree1 triumphing over them thereon8 ,and
 who was  that but ,jesus ,christ1 even 
the person speaking in the text8        
,therefore  he said of ,abraham1 8,he   
saw his day4 ,yea10 saith he to the     
,jews1 8your  father ,abraham rejoiced  
to see my day1 and he saw it1 and was   
glad0  7,col #b3ae2 ,james #b3bc2 ,john 
#h3ef74    ,indeed1 the carnal man says1
 at least in his heart1 8,there is no   
form  or comeliness in ,christ2 and when
 we shall see him1 there is no beauty   
that we should desire him10 7,isa       
#ec3b72 but he lies4 ,this he speaks1 as
  having never seen him4 ,but they that 
stand in his house1 and look upon  him  
through the glass of his ,word1 by the  
help of his ,holy ,spirit1 they  will   
tell you other things4 8,but we all10   
say they1 8with open face1  beholding as

 in a glass the glory of the ,lord1 are 
changed into the  same image from glory 
to glory0 7#b ,cor #c3ah74 ,they see    
glory in his  person1 glory in his      
undertakings1 glory in the merit of his 
blood1 and  glory in the perfection of  
his righteousness2 yea1 heart-affecting1
  heart-sweetening1 and heart-changing  
glory6    ,indeed1 his glory is veiled1 
and cannot be seen but as discovered by 
the ,father 7,matt #aa3bg74 ,it is      
veiled with flesh1 with meanness of     
descent from the flesh1 and with that   
ignominy and shame that attended  him in
 the flesh2 but they that can1 in ,god's
 light1 see through these  things1 they 
shall see glory in him2 yea1 such glory 
as will draw and  pull their hearts unto
 him4    ,moses was the adopted son of  
,pharaoh's daughter2 and for aught ,i   
know1  had been king at last1 had he now
 conformed to the present vanities  that
 were there at court2 but he could not1 
he would not do it4 ,why8  ,what was the
 matter8 ,why6 he saw more in the worst 

of ,christ 7bear with  the expression71 
than he saw in the best of all the      
treasures of the  land of ,egypt4 ,he   
8refused to be called the son of        
,pharaoh's daughter2  choosing rather to
 suffer affliction with the people of   
,god1 than to  enjoy the pleasures of   
sin for a season2 esteeming the reproach
 of  ,christ greater riches than the    
treasures in ,egypt2 for he had respect 
unto the recompence of the reward4 ,he  
forsook ,egypt1 not fearing the  wrath  
of the king40 ,but what emboldened him  
thus to do8 ,why1 8he  endured20 for he 
had a sight of the person speaking in   
the text4 8,he  endured1 as seeing him  
who is invisible40 ,but ,i say1 would a 
sight of  ,jesus have thus taken away   
,moses' heart from a crown1 and a       
kingdom1  c41 had he not by that sight  
seen more in him than was to be seen in 
them8 7,heb #aa3bd-bf74    ,therefore1  
when he saith1 shall come to me1 he     
means1 they shall have a  discovery of  
the glory of the grace that is in him2  

and the beauty and  glory of that is of 
such virtue1 that it constraineth1 and  
forceth1  with a blessed violency1 the  
hearts of those that are given to him4  
,moses1 of whom we spake before1 was no 
child when he was thus taken  with the  
beauteous glory of his ,lord4 ,he was   
forty years old1 and so  consequently   
was able1 being a man of that wisdom and
 opportunity as he  was1 to make the    
best judgment of the things1 and of the 
goodness of  them that was before him in
 the land of ,egypt4 ,but he1 even he it
 was1  that set that low esteem upon the
 glory of ,egypt1 as to count it not    
worth the meddling with1 when he had a  
sight of this ,lord ,jesus ,christ4     
,this wicked world thinks1 that the     
fancies of a heaven1 and a happiness    
hereafter1 may serve well enough to take
 the heart of such1 as either  have not 
the world's good things to delight in2  
or that are fools1 and  know not how to 
delight themselves therein4 ,but let    
them know again1  that we have had men  

of all ranks and qualities1 that have   
been taken  with the glory of our ,lord 
,jesus1 and have left all to follow him4
 ,as  ,abel1 ,seth1 ,enoch1 ,noah1      
,abraham1 ,isaac1 ,jacob1 ,moses1       
,samuel1 ,david1  ,solomon2 and who not1
 that had either wit or grace1 to savour
 heavenly  things8 ,indeed none can     
stand off from him1 nor any longer hold 
out  against him to whom he reveals the 
glory of his grace4    ,,the ,,promise  
,,to ,,those ,,coming ,,to ,,christ4    
8,,and ,,him ,,that ,,cometh ,,to ,,me  
,i will in no wise cast out40    ,by    
these words our ,lord ,jesus doth set   
forth yet more amply the great  goodness
 of his nature towards the coming       
sinner4 ,before1 he said1 ,they  shall  
come2 and here he declareth1 ,that with 
heart and affections he  will receive   
them4 ,but1 by the way1 let me speak one
 word or two to the  seeming            
conditionality of this promise with     
which now ,i have to do4  8,and him that
 cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast   

out40 ,where it is  evident1 may some   
say1 that ,christ's receiving us to     
mercy depends upon  our coming1 and so  
our salvation by ,christ is conditional4
 ,if we come1  we shall be received2 if 
not1 we shall not2 for that is fully    
intimated  by the words4 ,the promise of
 reception is only to him that cometh4  
8,and  him that cometh40 ,i answer1 that
 the coming in these words mentioned1   
as a condition of being received to     
life1 is that which is promised1  yea1  
concluded to be effected in us by the   
promise going before4 ,in  those latter 
words1 coming to ,christ is implicitly  
required of us2 and  in the words       
before1 that grace that can make us come
 is positively  promised to us4 8,all   
that the ,father giveth me shall come to
 me2 and  him that cometh to me ,i will 
in no wise cast out0 thence4 ,we come to
  ,christ1 because it is said1 ,we shall
 come2 because it is given to us to     
come4 ,so that the condition which is   
expressed by ,christ in these  latter   

words is absolutely promised in the     
words before4 ,and1 indeed1  the coming 
here intended is nothing else but the   
effect of 8shall come  to me4 ,they     
shall come1 and ,i will not cast them   
out40    8,,and ,,him ,,that ,,cometh40 
,he saith not1 and him that is come1 but
 him that cometh4 ,to speak to  these   
words1 ,first1 ,in general4 ,second1    
,more particularly4    ,first4 ,in      
general4 ,they suggest unto us these    
four things3--    #a4 ,that ,jesus      
,christ doth build upon it1 that since  
the ,father gave his  people to him1    
they shall be enabled to come unto him4 
8,and him that  cometh40 ,as who should 
say1 ,i know that since they are given  
to me1  they shall be enabled to come   
unto me4 ,he saith not1 if they come1 or
 ,i  suppose they will come2 but1 8and  
him that cometh40 ,by these words1      
therefore1 he shows us that he          
addresseth himself to the receiving of  
them whom the ,father gave to him to    
save them4 ,i say1 he addresseth        

himself1 or prepareth himself to receive
 them4 ,by which1 as ,i said1 he        
concludeth or buildeth upon it1 that    
they shall indeed come to him4 ,he      
looketh that the ,father should bring   
them into his bosom1 and so stands      
ready to embrace them4    #b4 ,christ   
also suggesteth by these words1 that he 
very well knoweth who  are given to him2
 not by their coming to him1 but by     
their being given  to him4 8,all that   
the ,father giveth me shall come to me2 
and him that  cometh10 c4 ,this him he  
knoweth to be one of them that the      
,father hath  given him2 and1 therefore1
 he received him1 even because the      
,father  hath given him to him 7,john   
#aj74 8,i know my sheep10 saith he4 ,not
 only  those that already have knowledge
 of him1 but those1 too1 that yet are   
ignorant of him4 8,other sheep ,i have10
 said he1 8which are not of this  fold10
 7,john #aj3af72 not of the ,jewish     
church1 but those that lie in  their    
sins1 even the rude and barbarous       

,gentiles4 ,therefore1 when ,paul  was  
afraid to stay at ,corinth1 from a      
supposition that some mischief  might   
befall him there2 8,be not afraid10 said
 the ,lord ,jesus to him1  8but speak1  
and hold not thy peace--for ,i have much
 people in this city0  7,acts #ah3i1aj74
 ,the people that the ,lord here speaks 
of were not at  this time accounted his1
 by reason of a work of conversion that 
already  had passed upon them1 but by   
virtue of the gift of the ,father2 for  
he  had given them unto him4 ,therefore 
was ,paul to stay here1 to speak the    
word of the ,lord to them1 that1 by his 
speaking1 the ,holy ,ghost might        
effectually work over their souls1 to   
the causing them to come to him1  who   
was also ready1 with heart and soul1 to 
receive them4    #c4 ,christ1 by these  
words1 also suggesteth1 that no more    
come unto him  than1 indeed1 are given  
him of the ,father4 ,for the him in this
 place is  one of the all that by       
,christ was mentioned before4 8,all that

 the  ,father giveth me shall come to   
me20 and every him of that all1 8,i will
  in no wise cast out40 ,this the       
apostle insinuateth1 where he saith1    
8,he  gave some1 apostles2 and some1    
prophets2 and some1 evangelists2 and    
some1 pastors and teachers2 for the     
perfecting of the saints1 for the  work 
of the ministry1 for the edifying of the
 body of ,christ2 till we  all come in  
the unity of the faith1 and of the      
knowledge of the ,son of  ,god1 unto a  
perfect man1 unto the measure of the    
stature of the  fullness of ,christ0    
7,eph #d3aa-ac74    ,mark1 as in the    
text1 so here he speaketh of all4       
8,until we all come40  ,we all6 all who8
 ,doubtless1 8,all that the ,father     
giveth to ,christ40  ,this is further   
insinuated1 because he called this ,,all
 the body of  ,christ2 the measure of   
the stature of the fullness of ,christ4 
,by which  he means the universal number
 given2 to wit1 the true elect church1  
which is said to be his body and        

fullness 7,eph #a3bb1bc74    #d4 ,christ
 ,jesus1 by these words1 further        
suggesteth1 that he is well  content    
with this gift of the ,father to him4   
8,all that the ,father  giveth me shall 
come to me2 and him that cometh to me ,i
 will in no wise  cast out40 ,i will    
heartily1 willingly1 and with great     
content of mind1  receive him4    ,they 
show us1 also1 that ,christ's love in   
receiving is as large as his  ,father's 
love in giving1 and no larger4 ,hence1  
he thanks him for his  gift1 and also   
thanks him for hiding of him and his    
things from the  rest of the wicked     
7,matt #aa3be2 ,luke #aj3ba74 ,but1     
,secondly1 and more particularly1 8,and 
,,him that cometh40    ,import of the   
word ,,him4    8,and him40 ,this word   
him2 by it ,christ looketh back to the  
gift of the  ,father2 not only in the   
lump and whole of the gift1 but to the  
every  him of that lump4 ,as who should 
say1 ,i do not only accept of the gift  
of my ,father in the general1 but have a

 special regard to every of them  in    
particular2 and will secure not only    
some1 or the greatest part1 but  every  
him1 every dust4 ,not a hoof of all     
shall be lost or left behind4  ,and1    
indeed1 in this he consenteth to his    
,father's will1 which is that  of all   
that he hath given him1 he should lose  
nothing 7,john #f3ci74    8,and him40   
,christ ,jesus1 also1 by his thus       
dividing the gift of his  ,father into  
hims1 and by his speaking of them in the
 singular number1  shows what a         
particular work shall be wrought in each
 one1 at the time  appointed of the     
,father4 8,and it shall come to pass in 
that day10 saith  the prophet1 8that the
 ,lord shall beat off from the channel  
of the  river unto the stream of ,egypt1
 and ye shall be gathered one by one1 ,o
  ye children of ,israel40 ,here are the
 hims1 one by one1 to be gathered  to   
him by the ,father 7,isa #bg3ab74    ,he
 shows also hereby that no lineage1     
kindred1 or relation1 can at all  be    

profited by any outward or carnal union 
with the person that the  ,father hath  
given to ,christ4 ,it is only him1 the  
given ,,him1 the coming  him1 that he   
intends absolutely to secure4 ,men make 
a great ado with  the children of       
believers2 and oh the children of       
believers6 #ac ,but if  the child of the
 believer is not the him concerned in   
this absolute  promise1 it is not these 
men's great cry1 nor yet what the parent
 or  child can do1 that can interest him
 in this promise of the ,lord ,christ1  
this absolute promise4    ,,and ,,him4  
,there are divers sorts of persons that 
the ,father hath given  to ,jesus       
,christ2 they are not all of one rank1  
of one quality2 some are  high1 some are
 low2 some are wise1 some fools2 some   
are more civil1 and  complying with the 
law2 some more profane1 and averse to   
him and his  gospel4 ,now1 since those  
that are given to him are1 in some      
sense1 so  diverse2 and again1 since he 
yet saith1 8,and him that cometh10 c41  

he1  by that1 doth give us to understand
 that he is not1 as men1 for picking    
and choosing1 to take a best and leave a
 worst1 but he is for him that  the     
,father hath given him1 and that cometh 
to him4 8,he shall not alter  it1 nor   
change it1 a good for a bad1 or a bad   
for a good10 7,lev #bg3aj72  but will   
take him as he is1 and will save his    
soul4    ,there is many a sad wretch    
given by the ,father to ,jesus ,christ2 
but not  one of them all is despised or 
slighted by him4 ,it is said of those   
that the ,father hath given to ,christ  
that they have done worse than the      
heathen2 that they were murderers1      
thieves1 drunkards1 unclean persons1    
and what not2 but he has received them1 
washed them1 and saved them4 ,a  fit    
emblem of this sort is that wretched    
instance mentioned in the #afth  of     
,ezekiel1 that was cast out in a        
stinking condition1 to the loathing  of 
its person1 in the days that it was     
born2 a creature in such a  wretched    

condition1 that no eye pitied1 to do any
 of the things there  mentioned unto it1
 or to have compassion upon it2 no eye  
but his that  speaketh in the text4     
,,and ,,him4 ,let him be as red as      
blood1 let him be as red as crimson4    
,some  men are blood-red sinners1       
crimson-sinners1 sinners of a double    
die2  dipped and dipped again1 before   
they come to ,jesus ,christ4 ,art thou  
that readest these lines such an one8   
,speak out1 man6 ,art thou such an  one8
 and art thou now coming to ,jesus      
,christ for the mercy of  justification1
 that thou mightest be made white in his
 blood1 and be  covered with his        
righteousness8 ,fear not2 forasmuch as  
this thy coming  betokeneth that thou   
art of the number of them that the      
,father hath  given to ,christ2 for he  
will in no wise cast thee out4 8,come   
now10  saith ,christ1 8and let us reason
 together2 though your sins be as       
scarlet1 they shall be as white as snow2
 though they be red like  crimson1 they 

shall be as wool0 7,isa #a3ah74    ,,and
 ,,him4 ,there was many a strange ,,him 
came to ,jesus ,christ1 in the days  of 
his flesh2 but he received them all1    
without turning any away2  speaking unto
 them 8of the kingdom of ,god1 and      
healed them that had  need of healing0  
7,luke #i3aa2 #d3dj74 ,these words1     
,,and ,,him1 are therefore  words to be 
wondered at4 ,that not one of them who1 
by virtue of the  ,father's gift1 and   
drawing1 are coming to ,jesus ,christ1  
,i say1 that not  one of them1 whatever 
they have been1 whatever they have done1
 should  be rejected or set by1 but     
admitted to a share in his saving grace4
 ,it  is said in ,luke1 that the people 
8wondered at the gracious words which   
proceeded out of his mouth0 7#d3bb74    
,now this is one of his gracious  words2
 these words are like drops of honey1 as
 it is said1 8,pleasant  words are as an
 honey-comb1 sweet to the soul1 and     
health to the bones0  7,prov #af3bd74   
,these are gracious words indeed1 even  

as full as a  faithful and merciful     
,high-priest could speak them4 ,luther  
saith1 8,when  ,christ speaketh1 he hath
 a mouth as wide as heaven and earth40  
,that is1  to speak fully to the        
encouragement of every sinful him that  
is coming  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and that 
his word is certain1 hear how himself   
confirms it3 8,heaven and earth10 saith 
he1 8shall pass away2 but my  words     
shall not pass away0 7,isa #ea3f2 ,matt 
#bd3ce74    ,it is also confirmed by the
 testimony of the four evangelists1 who 
gave  faithful relation of his loving   
reception of all sorts of coming        
sinners1 whether they were publicans1   
harlots1 thieves1 possessed of  devils1 
bedlams1 and what not 7,luke #ai3a-aj2  
,matt #ba3ca2 ,luke #ae2  #bc3dc2 ,mark 
#af3i2 #e3a-i74    ,this1 then1 shows   
us1 #a4 8,the greatness of the merits of
 ,christ40 #b4  ,the willingness of his 
heart to impute them for life to the    
great1 if  coming1 sinners4    #a4 ,this
 shows us the greatness of the merits of

 ,christ2 for it must not  be supposed1 
that his words are bigger than his      
worthiness4 ,he is  strong to execute   
his word4 ,he can do1 as well as speak4 
,he can do  exceeding abundantly more   
than we ask or think1 even to the       
uttermost1  and outside of his word     
7,eph #c3bj74 ,now1 then1 since he      
concludeth any  coming ,,him2 it must be
 concluded1 that he can save to the     
uttermost  sin1 any coming ,,him4    ,do
 you think1 ,i say1 that the ,lord      
,jesus did not think before he spake8   
,he speaks all in righteousness1 and    
therefore by his word we are to  judge  
how mighty he is to save 7,isa #fc3a74  
,he speaketh in  righteousness1 in very 
faithfulness1 when he began to build    
this  blessed gospel-fabric1 the text2  
it was for that he had first sat down1  
and counted the cost2 and for that1 he  
knew he was able to finish it6  ,what1  
,lord1 any him8 any him that cometh to  
thee8 ,this is a ,christ  worth looking 
after1 this is a ,christ worth coming   

to6    ,this1 then1 should learn us     
diligently to consider the natural force
 of  every word of ,god2 and to judge of
 ,christ's ability to save1 not by our  
sins1 or by our shallow apprehensions of
 his grace2 but by his word1  which is  
the true measure of grace4 ,and if we do
 not judge thus1 we  shall dishonour his
 grace1 lose the benefit of his word1   
and needlessly  fright ourselves into   
many discouragements though coming to   
,jesus  ,christ4 ,him1 any him that     
cometh1 hath sufficient from this word  
of  ,christ1 to feed himself with hopes 
of salvation4 ,as thou art therefore    
coming1 ,o thou coming sinner1 judge    
thou1 whether ,christ can save thee  by 
the true sense of his words3 judge1     
coming sinner1 of the efficacy  of his  
blood1 of the perfection of his         
righteousness1 and of the  prevalency of
 his intercession1 by his word4 8,and   
him10 saith he1 8that  cometh to me ,i  
will in no wise cast out40 8,in no      
wise10 that is1 for no  sin4 ,judge     

therefore by his word1 how able he is to
 save thee4 ,it is  said of ,god's      
sayings to the children of ,israel1     
8,there failed not  aught of any good   
thing which the ,lord had spoken unto   
the house of  ,israel2 all came to pass0
 7,josh #ba3de74 ,and again1 8,not one  
thing hath  failed of all the good      
things which the ,lord your ,god spake  
concerning  you1 all are come to pass   
unto you2 and not one thing hath failed 
thereof0 7,josh #bc3ad74    ,coming     
sinner1 what promise thou findest in the
 word of ,christ1 strain  it whither    
thou canst1 so thou dost not corrupt it1
 and his blood and  merits will answer  
all2 what the word saith1 or any true   
consequence  that is drawn therefrom1   
that we may boldly venture upon4 ,as    
here in  the text he saith1 8,and him   
that cometh10 indefinitely1 without the 
least intimation of the rejection of    
any1 though never so great1 if he  be a 
coming sinner4 ,take it then for        
granted1 that thou1 whoever thou  art1  

if coming1 art intended in these words2 
neither shall it injure  ,christ at all1
 if1 as ,benhadad's servants served     
,ahab1 thou shalt catch  him at his     
word4 8,now10 saith the text1 8the man  
did diligently observe  whether anything
 would come from him10 to wit1 any word 
of grace2 8and  did hastily catch it40  
,and it happened that ,ahab had called  
,benhadad  his brother4 ,the man        
replied1 therefore1 8,thy brother       
,benhadad60 7#a  ,kings #bj3cc71        
catching him at his word4 ,sinner1      
coming sinner1 serve  ,jesus ,christ    
thus1 and he will take it kindly at thy 
hands4 ,when he in  his argument called 
the ,canaanitish woman dog1 she catched 
him at it1  and saith1 8,truth1 ,lord2  
yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which    
fall from  their master's table40 ,i    
say1 she catched him thus in his words1 
and he  took it kindly1 saying1 8,o     
woman great is thy faith2 be it unto    
thee  even as thou wilt0 7,matt #ae3bh74
 ,catch him1 coming sinner1 catch him in

  his words1 surely he will take it     
kindly1 and will not be offended at     
thee4    #b4 ,the other thing that ,i   
told you is showed from these words1 is 
this3  ,the willingness of ,christ's    
heart to impute his merits for life to  
the  great1 if coming sinner4 8,and him 
that cometh to me ,i will in no wise    
cast out40    ,the awakened coming      
sinner doth not so easily question the  
power of  ,christ1 as his willingness to
 save him4 ,lord1 8if thou wilt1 thou   
canst10 said one 7,mark #a3dj74 ,he did 
not put the if upon his power1 but  upon
 his will4 ,he concluded he could1 but  
he was not as fully of  persuasion that 
he would4 ,but we have the same ground  
to believe he  will1 as we have to      
believe he can2 and1 indeed1 ground for 
both is the  ,word of ,god4 ,if he was  
not willing1 why did he promise8 ,why   
did he say  he would receive the coming 
sinner8 ,coming sinner1 take notice of  
this2  we use to plead practices with   
men1 and why not with ,god likewise8 ,i 

am  sure we have no more ground for the 
one than the other2 for we have to      
plead the promise of a faithful ,god4   
,jacob took him there3 8,thou  saidst10 
said he1 8,i will surely do thee good0  
7,gen #cb3ab74 ,for1 from  this promise 
he concluded1 that it followed in       
reason1 8,he must be  willing40    ,the 
text also gives some ground for us to   
draw the same conclusion4  8,and him    
that cometh to me ,i will in no wise    
cast out40 ,here is his  willingness    
asserted1 as well as his power          
suggested4 ,it is worth your            
observation1 that ,abraham's faith      
considered rather ,god's power than  his
 willingness2 that is1 he drew his      
conclusion1 8,i shall have a  child10   
from the power that was in ,god to      
fulfil the promise to him4  ,for he     
concluded he was willing to give him    
one1 else he would not have  promised   
one4 8,he staggered not at the promise  
of ,god through unbelief2  but was      
strong in faith1 giving glory to ,god2  

and being fully persuaded  that what he 
had promised he was able also to        
perform0 7,rev #d3bj1ba74  ,but was not 
his faith exercised1 or tried1 about his
 willingness too8  ,no1 there was no    
show of reason for that1 because he had 
promised it4  ,indeed1 had he not       
promised it1 he might lawfully have     
doubted it2 but  since he had promised  
it1 there was left no ground at all for 
doubting1  because his willingness to   
give a son was demonstrated in his      
promising  him a son4 ,these words1     
therefore1 are sufficient ground to     
encourage  any coming sinner that       
,christ is willing to his power to      
receive him2  and since he hath power   
also to do what he will1 there is no    
ground at  all left to the coming sinner
 any more to doubt2 but to come in full 
hope of acceptance1 and of being        
received unto grace and mercy4 8,and    
him that cometh40 ,he saith not1 and him
 that is come2 but1 and him that        
cometh2 that is1 and him whose heart    

begins to move after me1 who is  leaving
 all for my sake2 him who is looking    
out1 who is on his journey  to me4 ,we  
must1 therefore1 distinguish betwixt    
coming1 and being come  to ,jesus       
,christ4 ,he that is come to him has    
attained of him more  sensibly what he  
felt before that he wanted1 than he has 
that but yet  is coming to him4         
,advantages to the man that is come to  
,christ4    ,a man that is come to      
,christ hath the advantage of him that  
is but  coming to him2 and that in seven
 things4    #a4 ,he that is come to     
,christ is nearer to him than he that is
 but  coming to him2 for he that is but 
coming to him is yet1 in some sense1  at
 a distance from him2 as it is said of  
the coming prodigal1 8,and  while he was
 yet a great way off0 7,luke #ae3bj74   
,now he that is nearer  to him hath the 
best sight of him2 and so is able to    
make the best  judgment of his wonderful
 grace and beauty1 as ,god saith1 8,let 
them  come near1 then let them speak0   

7,isa #da3a74 ,and as the apostle ,john 
saith1 8,and we have seen and do testify
 that the ,father sent the ,son to  be  
the ,saviour of the world0 7#a ,john    
#d3ad74 ,he that is not yet come1       
though he is coming1 is not fit1 not    
being indeed capable to make that       
judgment of the worth and glory of the  
grace of ,christ1 as he is that  is come
 to him1 and hath seen and beheld it4   
,therefore1 sinner1 suspend  thy        
judgment till thou art come nearer4     
#b4 ,he that is come to ,christ has the 
advantage of him that is but  coming1 in
 that he is eased of his burden2 for he 
that is but coming is  not eased of his 
burden 7,matt #aa3bh74 ,he that is come 
has cast his  burden upon the ,lord4 ,by
 faith he hath seen himself released    
thereof2  but he that is but coming hath
 it yet1 as to sense and feeling1 upon  
his own shoulders4 8,come unto me1 all  
ye that labour and are heavy  laden10   
implies1 that their burden1 though they 
are coming1 is yet upon  them1 and so   

will be till indeed they are come to    
him4    #c4 ,he that is come to ,christ 
has the advantage of him that is but    
coming in this also1 namely1 he hath    
drank of the sweet and soul  refreshing 
water of life2 but he that is but coming
 hath not4 8,if any  man thirst1 let him
 come unto me and drink0 7,john #g3cg74 
,mark1 ,he must come to him before he   
drinks3 according to that of the        
prophet1 8,ho6 every one that thirsteth1
 come ye to the waters40 ,he  drinketh  
not as he cometh1 but when he is come to
 the waters 7,isa  #ee3a74    #d4 ,he   
that is come to ,christ hath the        
advantage of him that as yet is  but    
coming in this also1 to wit1 he is not  
so terrified with the noise1  and1 as ,i
 may call it1 hue and cry1 which the    
avenger of blood makes at  the heels of 
him that yet is but coming to him4 ,when
 the slayer was on  his flight to the   
city of his refuge1 he had the noise or 
fear of the  avenger of blood at his    
heels2 but when he was come to the city1

 and  was entered thereinto1 that noise 
ceased4 ,even so it is with him that  is
 but coming to ,jesus ,christ1 he       
heareth many a dreadful sound in is     
ear2 sounds of death and damnation1     
which he that is come is at present     
freed from4 ,therefore he saith1 8,come1
 and ,i will give you rest40 ,and  so he
 saith again1 8,we that have believed1  
do enter into rest10 as he  said1 c4    
7,heb #d74    #e4 ,he1 therefore1 that  
is come to ,christ1 is not so subject to
 those  dejections1 and castings down1  
by reason of the rage and assaults of   
the evil one1 as is the man that is but 
coming to ,jesus ,christ1 though  he has
 temptations too4 8,and as he was yet   
a-coming1 the devil threw  him down1 and
 tare him0 7,luke #i3db74 ,for he has1  
though ,satan still  roareth upon him1  
those experimental comforts and         
refreshments1 to wit1  in his treasury1 
to present himself with1 in times of    
temptation and  conflict2 which he that 
is but coming has not4    #f4 ,he that  

is come to ,christ has the advantage of 
him that is but  coming to him1 in this 
also1 to wit1 he hath upon him the      
wedding  garment1 c41 but he that is    
coming has not4 ,the prodigal1 when     
coming  home to his father1 was clothed 
with nothing but rags1 and was          
tormented with an empty belly2 but when 
he was come1 the best robe is  brought  
out1 also the gold ring1 and the shoes1 
yea1 they are put upon  him1 to his     
great rejoicing4 ,the fatted calf was   
killed for him2 the  music was struck up
 to make him merry2 and thus also the   
,father himself  sang of him1 8,this my 
son was dead1 and is alive again2 was   
lost and is  found0 7,luke #ae3ah1ai74  
#g4 ,in a word1 he that is come to      
,christ1 his groans and tears1 his      
doubts and fears1 are turned into songs 
and praises2 for that he hath  now      
received the atonement1 and the earnest 
of his inheritance2 but he  that is but 
yet a-coming1 hath not those praises nor
 songs of  deliverance with him2 nor has

 he as yet received the atonement and   
earnest of his inheritance1 which is1   
the sealing testimony of the ,holy      
,ghost1 through the sprinkling of the   
blood of ,christ upon his  conscience1  
for he is not come 7,rom #e3aa2 ,eph    
#a3ac2 ,heb #ab3bb-bd74    ,import of   
the word ,,cometh4    8,and him that    
,,cometh40 ,there is further to be      
gathered from this word  cometh1 these  
following particulars3--    #a4 ,that   
,jesus ,christ hath his eye upon1 and   
takes notice of1 the first  moving of   
the heart of a sinner after himself4    
,coming sinner1 thou  canst not move    
with desires after ,christ1 but he sees 
the working of  those desires in thy    
heart4 8,all my desire10 said ,david1   
8is before  thee2 and my groaning is not
 hid from thee0 7,psa #ch3i74 ,this he  
spake1  as he was coming1 after he had  
backslidden1 to the ,lord ,jesus        
,christ4  ,it is said of the prodigal1  
that while he was yet a great way off1  
his  father saw him1 had his eye upon   

him1 and upon the going out of his      
heart after him 7,luke #ae3bj74    ,when
 ,nathanael was come to ,jesus ,christ1 
the ,lord said to them that  stood      
before him1 8,behold an ,israelite      
indeed1 in whom is no guile40  ,but     
,nathanael answered him1 8,whence       
knowest thou me80 ,jesus answered1      
8,before that ,philip called thee1 when 
thou wast under the fig-tree1 ,i  saw   
thee40 ,there1 ,i suppose1 ,nathanael   
was pouring out of his soul to  ,god for
 mercy1 or that he would give him good  
understanding about the  ,messias to    
come2 and ,jesus saw all the workings of
 his honest heart at  that time 7,john  
#a3dg1dh74    ,zaccheus also had some   
secret movings of heart1 such as they   
were1  towards ,jesus ,christ1 when he  
ran before1 and climbed up the tree to  
see him2 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ   
had his eye upon him3 therefore1  when  
he was come to the place1 he looked up  
to him1 bids him come down1  8,for      
today10 said he1 8,i must abide at thy  

house20 to wit1 in order to  the further
 completing the work of grace in his    
soul 7,luke #ai3a-i74  ,remember this1  
coming sinner4    #b4 ,as ,jesus ,christ
 hath his eye upon1 so he hath his heart
 open to  receive1 the coming sinner4   
,this is verified by the text3 8,and him
 that  cometh to me ,i will in no wise  
cast out40 ,this is also discovered by  
his preparing of the way1 in his making 
of it easy 7as may be7 to the  coming   
sinner2 which preparation is manifest by
 those blessed words1 8,i  will in no   
wise cast out20 of which more when we   
come to the place4 ,and  while 8he was  
yet a great way off1 his ,father saw    
him1 and had  compassion1 and ran1 and  
fell on his neck1 and kissed him0 7,luke
  #ae3bj74 ,all these expressions do    
strongly prove that the heart of        
,christ is open to receive the coming   
sinner4    #c4 ,as ,jesus ,christ has   
his eye upon1 and his heart open to     
receive1 so  he hath resolved already   
that nothing shall alienate his heart   

from  receiving the coming sinner4 ,no  
sins of the coming sinner1 nor the      
length of the time that he hath abode in
 them1 shall by any means  prevail with 
,jesus ,christ to reject him4 ,coming   
sinner1 thou art coming  to a loving    
,lord ,jesus6    #d4 ,these words       
therefore are dropped from his blessed  
mouth1 on purpose  that the coming      
sinner might take encouragement to      
continue on his  journey1 until he be   
come indeed to ,jesus ,christ4 ,it was  
doubtless a  great encouragement to     
blind ,bartimeus1 that ,jesus ,christ   
stood still  and called him1 when he was
 crying1 8,jesus1 thou ,son of ,david1  
have  mercy on me20 therefore1 it is    
said1 he cast away his garment1 8rose1  
and came to ,jesus0 7,mark #aj3df74     
,now1 if a call to come hath such       
encouragement in it1 what is a promise  
of receiving such1 but an  encouragement
 much more8 ,and observe it1 though he  
had a call to come1  yet not having a   
promise1 his faith was forced to work   

upon a mere  consequence1 saying1 ,he   
calls me2 and surely since he calls me1 
he will  grant me my desire4 ,ah6 but   
coming sinner1 thou hast no need to go  
so  far about as to draw 7in this       
matter7 consequences1 because thou hast 
plain promises3 8,and him that cometh to
 me ,i will in no wise cast out40  ,here
 is full1 plain1 yea1 what encouragement
 one can desire2 for1  suppose thou wast
 admitted to make a promise thyself1 and
 ,christ should  attest that he would   
fulfil it upon the sinner that cometh to
 him1  ,couldst thou make a better      
promise8 ,couldst thou invent a more    
full1  free1 or larger promise8 a       
promise that looks at the first moving  
of  the heart after ,jesus ,christ8 a   
promise that declares1 yea1 that        
engageth ,christ ,jesus to open his     
heart to receive the coming sinner8     
yea1 further1 a promise that            
demonstrateth that the ,lord ,jesus is  
resolved freely to receive1 and will in 
no wise cast out1 nor means to  reject1 

the soul of the coming sinner6 ,for all 
this lieth fully in this  promise1 and  
doth naturally flow therefrom4 ,here    
thou needest not make  use of           
far-fetched consequences1 nor strain thy
 wits1 to force  encouraging arguments  
from the text4 ,coming sinner1 the words
 are  plain3 8,and him that cometh to me
 ,i will in no wise cast out40    ,,two 
,,sorts ,,of ,,sinners ,,coming ,,to    
,,christ4      8,and him that ,,cometh40
 ,there are two sorts of sinners that   
are coming  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,first1  
,him that hath never1 while of late1 #ad
 at all  began to come4 ,second1 ,him   
that came formerly1 and after that went 
back2 but hath since bethought himself1 
and is now coming again4 ,both  these   
sorts of sinners are intended by the    
,,him in the text1 as is  evident2      
because both are now the coming sinners4
 8,and him that  cometh40    ,first4    
,the newly-awakened comer4--,for the    
first of these3 the sinner  that hath   
never1 while of late1 began to come1 his

 way is more easy2 ,i  do not say1 more 
plain and open to come to ,christ than  
is the  other--those last not having the
 clog of a guilty conscience1 for the   
sin of backsliding1 hanging at their    
heels4 ,but all the encouragement  of   
the gospel1 with what invitations are   
therein contained to coming  sinners1   
are as free and as open to the one as to
 the other2 so that  they may with the  
same freedom and liberty1 as from the   
,word1 both  alike claim interest in the
 promise4 8,all things are ready20 all  
things  for the coming backsliders1 as  
well as for the others3 8,come to the   
wedding40 8,and let him that is athirst 
come0 7,matt #bb3a-d2 ,rev #bb3ag74     
,second4 ,the returning                 
backslider4--,but having spoke to the   
first of  these already1 ,i shall here  
pass it by2 and shall speak a word or   
two  to him that is coming1 after       
backsliding1 to ,jesus ,christ for life4
 ,thy  way1 ,o thou sinner of a double  
dye1 thy way is open to come to ,jesus  

,christ4 ,i mean thee1 whose heart1     
after long backsliding1 doth think of   
turning to him again4 ,thy way1 ,i say1 
is open to him1 as is the way of  the   
other sorts of comers2 as appears by    
what follows3--    #a4 ,because the text
 makes no exception against thee4 ,it   
doth not say1  ,and any him but a       
backslider1 any him but him4 ,the text  
doth not thus  object1 but indefinitely 
openeth wide its golden arms to every   
coming  soul1 without the least         
exception2 therefore thou mayest come4  
,and take  heed that thou shut not that 
door against thy soul by unbelief1 which
  ,god has opened by his grace4    #b4  
,nay1 the text is so far from excepting 
against thy coming1 that it  strongly   
suggesteth that thou art one of the     
souls intended1 ,o thou  coming         
backslider2 else what need that clause  
have been so inserted1 8,i  will in no  
wise cast out80 ,as who should say1     
,though those that come  now are such as
 have formerly backslidden1 ,i will in  

8no wise0 cast  away the fornicator1 the
 covetous1 the railer1 the drunkard1 or 
other  common sinners1 nor yet the      
backslider neither4    #c4 ,that the    
backslider is intended is evident1      
7#a47 ,for that he is sent to by name1  
8,go1 tell his disciples and ,peter0    
7,mark #af3g74 ,but ,peter was a godly  
man4 ,true1 but he was also a           
backslider1 yea1 a desperate backslider3
 he had denied his ,master once1  twice1
 thrice1 cursing and swearing that he   
knew him not4 ,if this was  not         
backsliding1 if this was not an high and
 eminent backsliding1 yea1  a higher    
backsliding than thou art capable of1 ,i
 have thought amiss4    ,again1 when    
,david had backslidden1 and had         
committed adultery and  murder in his   
backsliding1 he must be sent to by name3
 8,and10 saith the  text1 8the ,lord    
sent ,nathan unto ,david40 ,and he sent 
him to tell him1  after he had brought  
him to unfeigned acknowledgment1 8,the  
,lord hath  also put away1 or forgiven  

thy sin0 7#b ,sam #ab3a1ac74    ,this   
man also was far gone3 he took a man's  
wife1 and killed her  husband1 and      
endeavoured to cover all with wicked    
dissimulation4 ,he did  this1 ,i say1   
after ,god had exalted him1 and showed  
him great favour2  wherefore his        
transgression was greatened also by the 
prophet with  mighty aggravations2 yet  
he was accepted1 and that with gladness1
 at  the first step he took in his      
returning to ,christ4 ,for the first    
step  of the backslider's return is to  
say1 sensibly and unfeignedly1 8,i have 
sinned20 but he had no sooner said thus1
 but a pardon was produced1  yea1 thrust
 into his bosom3 8,and ,nathan said unto
 ,david1 ,the ,lord hath  also put away 
thy sin40    7#b47 ,as the person of the
 backslider is mentioned by name1 so    
also is  his sin1 that1 if possible1 thy
 objections against thy returning to    
,christ may be taken out of thy way2 ,i 
say1 thy sin also is mentioned by  name1
 and mixed1 as mentioned1 with words of 

grace and favour3 8,i will  heal their  
backsliding1 ,i will love them freely0  
7,hosea #ad3d74 ,what  sayest thou now1 
backslider8    7#c47 ,nay1 further1 thou
 art not only mentioned by name1 and thy
 sin by  the nature of it1 but thou     
thyself1 who art a returning backslider1
  put1 7a7 ,amongst ,god's ,israel1     
8,return1 thou backsliding ,israel1     
saith  the ,lord2 and ,i will not cause 
mine anger to fall upon you2 for ,i am  
merciful1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will  
not keep anger for ever0 7,jer  #c3ab74 
7b7 ,thou art put among his children2   
among his children to whom  he is       
married4 8,turn1 ,o backsliding         
children1 for ,i am married unto  you0  
7verse #ad74 7c7 ,yea1 after all this1  
as if his heart was so full  of grace   
for them1 that he was pressed until he  
had uttered it before  them1 he adds1   
8,return1 ye backsliding children1 and  
,i will heal your  backslidings0 7verse 
#bb74    7#d47 ,nay1 further1 the ,lord 
hath considered1 that the shame of thy  

sin  hath stopped thy mouth1 and made   
thee almost a prayerless man2 and       
therefore he saith unto thee1 8,take    
with you words1 and turn to the  ,lord3 
say unto him1 ,take away all iniquity1  
and receive us graciously40  ,see his   
grace1 that himself should put words of 
encouragement into the  heart of a      
backslider2 as he saith in another      
place1 8,i taught ,ephraim  to go1      
taking him by the arms40 ,this is       
teaching him to go indeed1 to  hold him 
up by the arms2 by the chin1 as we say  
7,hosea #ad3b2 #aa3c74    ,from what has
 been said1 ,i conclude1 even as ,i said
 before1 that the  him in the text1 and 
him that cometh1 includeth both these   
sorts of  sinners1 and therefore both   
should freely come4    ,quest4 #a4 ,but 
where doth ,jesus ,christ1 in all the   
word of the ,new  ,testament1 expressly 
speak to a returning backslider with    
words of  grace and peace8 ,for what you
 have urged as yet1 from the ,new       
,testament1 is nothing but consequences 

drawn from this text4 ,indeed it  is a  
full text for carnal ignorant sinners   
that come1 but to me1 who am  a         
backslider1 it yieldeth but little      
relief4    ,answ4 ,how6 but little      
encouragement from the text1 when it is 
said1 8,i  will in no wise cast out06   
,what more could have been said8 ,what  
is here  omitted that might have been   
inserted1 to make the promise more full 
and free8 ,nay1 take all the promises in
 the ,bible1 all the freest  promises1  
with all the variety of expressions of  
what nature or extent  soever1 and they 
can but amount to the expressions of    
this very  promise1 8,i will in no wise 
cast out20 ,i will for nothing1 by no   
means1  upon no account1 however they   
have sinned1 however they have          
backslidden1 however they have provoked1
 cast out the coming sinner4  ,but1     
,quest4 #b4 ,thou sayest1 ,where doth   
,jesus ,christ1 in all the words of the 
,new ,testament1 speak to a returning   
backslider with words of grace and      

peace1 that is under the name of a      
backslider8    ,answ4 ,where there is   
such plenty of examples in receiving    
backsliders1  there is the less need for
 express words to that intent2 one      
promise1  as the text is1 with those    
examples that are annexed1 are instead  
of  many promises4 ,and besides1 ,i     
reckon that the act of receiving is of  
as  much1 if not of more encouragement1 
than is a bare promise to receive2  for 
receiving is as the promise1 and the    
fulfilling of it too2 so that  in the   
,old ,testament thou hast the promise1  
and in the ,new1 the  fulfilling of it2 
and that in divers examples4    #a4 ,in 
,peter4 ,peter denied his master1 once1 
twice1 thrice1 and that  with open oath2
 yet ,christ receives him again without 
any the least  hesitation or stick4     
,yea1 he slips1 stumbles1 falls again1  
in downright  dissimulation1 and that to
 the hurt and fall of many others2 but  
neither of this doth ,christ make a bar 
to his salvation1 but receives  him     

again at his return1 as if he knew      
nothing of the fault 7,gal #b74    #b4  
,the rest of the disciples1 even all of 
them1 did backslide and leave  the ,lord
 ,jesus in his greatest straits4 8,then 
all the disciples forsook  him and      
fled10 7,matt #bf3ef71 they returned1 as
 he had foretold1 every  one to his own1
 and left him alone2 but this also he   
passes over as a  very light matter4    
,not that it was so indeed in itself1   
but the  abundance of grace that was in 
him did lightly roll it away2 for after 
his resurrection1 when first he appeared
 unto them1 he gives them not  the least
 check for their perfidious dealings    
with him1 but salutes  them with words  
of grace1 saying1 8,all hail6 be not    
afraid1 peace be to  you2 all power in  
heaven and earth is given unto me40     
,true1 he rebuked  them for their       
unbelief1 for the which also thou       
deservest the same4  ,for it is unbelief
 that alone puts ,christ and his        
benefits from us  7,john #af3eb2 ,matt  

#bh3i-aa2 ,luke #bd3ci2 ,mark #af3ad74  
#c4 ,the man that after a large         
profession lay with his father's wife1  
committed a high transgression1 even    
such a one that at that day was  not    
heard of1 no1 not among the ,gentiles4  
,wherefore this was a  desperate        
backsliding2 yet1 at his return1 he was 
received1 and  accepted again to mercy  
7#a ,cor #e3a1b2 #b ,cor #b3f-h74    #d4
 ,the thief that stole was bid to steal 
no more2 not at all doubting  but that  
,christ was ready to forgive him this   
act of backsliding 7,eph  #d3bh74       
,now all these are examples1 particular 
instances of ,christ's readiness  to    
receive the backsliders to mercy2 and1  
observe it1 examples and  proofs that he
 hath done so are1 to our unbelieving   
hearts1 stronger  encouragements than   
bare promises that so he will do4       
,but again1 the ,lord ,jesus hath added 
to these1 for the encouragement of      
returning backsliders1 to come to him4  
7#a47 ,a call to come1 and he will      

receive them 7,rev #b3a-e2 #ad-af2      
#bj-bb2 #c3a-c2 #ae-bb74 ,wherefore ,new
  ,testament backsliders have           
encouragement to come4 7#b47 ,a         
declaration of  readiness to receive    
them that come1 as here in the text1 and
 in many  other places1 is plain4       
,therefore1 8,set thee up waymarks1 make
 thee  high heaps10 of the golden grace 
of the gospel1 8set thine heart toward  
the highway1 even the way which thou    
wentest40 ,when thou didst  backslide2  
8turn again1 ,o virgin of ,israel1 turn 
again to these thy  cities0 7,jer       
#ca3ba74    8,and him that cometh40 ,he 
saith not1 and him that talketh1 that   
professeth1 that maketh a show1 a noise1
 or the like2 but1 him that  cometh4    
,christ will take leave to judge1 who1  
among the many that make  a noise1 they 
be that indeed are coming to him4 ,it is
 not him that  saith he comes1 nor him  
of whom others affirm that he comes2 but
 him  that ,christ himself shall say    
doth come1 that is concerned in this    

text4 ,when the woman that had the      
bloody issue came to him for cure1      
there were others as well as she1 that  
made a great bustle about him1  that    
touched1 yea1 thronged him4 ,ah1 but    
,christ could distinguish this  woman   
from them all2 8,and he looked round    
about0 upon them all1 8to see  her that 
had done this thing0 7,mark #e3be-cb74  
,he was not concerned with  the         
thronging1 or touchings of the rest2 for
 theirs were but  accidental1 or at     
best1 void of that which made her touch 
acceptable4  ,wherefore ,christ must be 
judge who they be that in truth are     
coming to  him2 ,every man's ways are   
right in his own eyes1 8but the ,lord   
weigheth  the spirits0 7,prov #af3b74   
,it standeth therefore every one in hand
 to be  certain of their coming to      
,jesus ,christ2 for as thy coming is1 so
 shall  thy salvation be4 ,if thou      
comest indeed1 thy salvation shall be   
indeed2  but if thou comest but in      
outward appearance1 so shall thy        

salvation  be2 but of coming1 see       
before1 as also afterwards1 in the use  
and  application4    8,and him that     
cometh ,,to ,,me40 ,these words to me   
are also well to be  heeded2 for by     
them1 as he secureth those that come to 
him1 so also he  shows himself          
unconcerned with those that in their    
coming rest short1  to turn aside to    
others2 for you must know1 that every   
one that comes1  comes not to ,jesus    
,christ2 some that come1 come to ,moses1
 and to his  law1 and there take up for 
life2 with these ,christ is not         
concerned2  with these his promise hath 
not to do4 8,christ is become of no     
effect  unto you2 whosoever of you are  
justified by the law1 ye are fallen from
  grace0 7,gal #e3d74 ,again1 some that 
came1 came no further than to gospel    
ordinances1 and there stay2 they came   
not through them to ,christ2 with  these
 neither is he concerned2 nor will their
 8,lord1 ,lord10 avail them  anything in
 the great and dismal day4 ,a man may   

come to1 and also go  from the place and
 ordinances of worship1 and yet not be  
remembered by  ,christ4 8,so ,i saw the 
wicked buried10 said ,solomon1 8who had 
come and  gone from the place of the    
holy1 and they were forgotten in the    
city  where they had so done2 this is   
also vanity0 7,eccl #h3aj74    8,,to    
,,me40 ,these words1 therefore1 are by  
,jesus ,christ very warily put  in1 and 
serve for caution and encouragement2 for
 caution1 lest we take  up in our coming
 anywhere short of ,christ2 and for     
encouragement to  those that shall in   
their coming1 come past all2 till they  
come to  ,jesus ,christ4 8,and him that 
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out40    ,reader1 if thou lovest thy    
soul1 take this caution kindly at the   
hands  of ,jesus ,christ4 ,thou seest   
thy sickness1 thy wound1 thy necessity  
of  salvation4 ,well1 go not to king    
,jareb1 for he cannot heal thee1 nor    
cure thee of thy wound 7,hosea #e3ac74  
,take the caution1 ,i say1 lest         

,christ1 instead of being a ,saviour    
unto thee1 becomes a lion1 a young      
lion1 to tear thee1 and go away 7,hosea 
#e3ad74    ,there is a coming1 but not  
to the ,most ,high2 there is a coming1  
but not  with the whole heart1 but as it
 were feignedly2 therefore take the     
caution kindly 7,jer #c3aj2 ,hosea      
#g3af74    8,and him that cometh ,,to   
,,me20 ,christ as a ,saviour will stand 
alone1  because his own arm alone hath  
brought salvation unto him4 ,he will not
  be joined with ,moses1 nor suffer     
,john ,baptist to be tabernacled by him4
  ,i say they must vanish1 for ,christ  
will stand alone 7,luke #i3bh-cf74      
,yea1 ,god the ,father will have it so2 
therefore they must be parted from  him1
 and a voice from heaven must come to   
bid the disciples hear only  the beloved
 ,son4 ,christ will not suffer any law1 
ordinance1 statute1 or  judgment1 to be 
partners with him in the salvation of   
the sinner4 ,nay1  he saith not1 and him
 that cometh to my ,,word2 but1 and him 

that cometh  to ,,me4 ,the words of     
,christ1 even his most blessed and free 
promises1  such as this in the text1 are
 not the ,saviour of the world2 for that
 is  ,christ himself1 ,christ himself   
only4 ,the promises1 therefore1 are but 
to encourage the coming sinner to come  
to ,jesus ,christ1 and not to rest  in  
them1 short of salvation by him4 8,and  
him that cometh ,,to ,,me40 ,the  man1  
therefore1 that comes aright1 casts all 
things behind his back1  and looketh at1
 nor hath his expectations from ought1  
but the ,son of  ,god alone2 as ,david  
said1 8,my soul1 wait thou only upon    
,god2 for my  expectation is from him4  
,he only is my rock1 and my salvation2  
he is my  defence2 ,i shall not be      
moved0 7,psa #fb3e1f74 ,his eye is to   
,christ1 his  heart is to ,christ1 and  
his expectation is from him1 from him   
only4    ,therefore the man that comes  
to ,christ1 is one that hath had deep   
considerations of his own sins1         
slighting thoughts of his own           

righteousness1 and high thoughts of the 
blood and righteousness of  ,jesus      
,christ2 yea1 he sees1 as ,i have said1 
more virtue in the blood of  ,christ to 
save him1 than there is in all his sins 
to damn him4 ,he  therefore setteth     
,christ before his eyes2 there is       
nothing in heaven or  earth1 he knows1  
that can save his soul and secure him   
from the wrath  of ,god1 but ,christ2   
that is1 nothing but his personal       
righteousness and  blood4    ,import of 
the words ,,in ,,no ,,wise4    8,and him
 that cometh to me1 ,i will in no wise  
cast out40 ,,in ,,no ,,wise3 by  these  
words there is ,first1 ,something       
expressed2 and ,second1  ,something     
implied4    ,first1 ,that which is      
expressed is ,christ ,jesus1 his        
unchangeable  resolution to save the    
coming sinner2 ,i will in no wise reject
 him1 or  deny him the benefit of my    
death and righteousness4 ,this word1    
therefore1 is like that which he speaks 
of the everlasting damnation of  the    

sinner in hell-fire2 8,he shall by no   
means depart thence20 that is1  never1  
never come out again1 no1 not to all    
eternity 7,matt #e3bf2  #be3df74 ,so    
that as he that is condemned into       
hell-fire hath no ground  of hope for   
his deliverance thence2 so him that     
cometh to ,christ1 hath  no ground to   
fear he shall ever be cast in thither4  
8,thus saith the ,lord1 ,if heaven above
 can be measured1 and the  foundations  
of the earth searched out beneath1 ,i   
will also cast off all  the seed of     
,israel1 for all that they have done1   
saith the ,lord0 7,jer  #ca3cg74 8,thus 
saith the ,lord1 ,if my covenant be not 
with day and night1  and if ,i have not 
appointed the ordinances of heaven and  
earth1 then  will ,i cast away the seed 
of ,jacob0 7,jer #cc3be1bf74 ,but heaven
 cannot  be measured1 nor the           
foundations of the earth searched out   
beneath2 his  covenant is also with day 
and night1 and he hath appointed the    
ordinances of heaven2 therefore he will 

not cast away the seed of  ,jacob1 who  
are the coming ones1 but will certainly 
save them from the  dreadful wrath to   
come 7,jer #ej3d1e74 ,by this1          
therefore1 it is  manifest1 that it was 
not the greatness of sin1 nor the long  
continuance in it1 no1 nor yet the      
backsliding1 nor the pollution of  thy  
nature1 that can put a bar in against1  
or be an hindrance of1 the  salvation of
 the coming sinner4 ,for1 if indeed this
 could be1 then  would this solemn and  
absolute determination of the ,lord     
,jesus1 of  itself1 fall to the ground1 
and be made of none effect4 ,but his    
8counsel shall stand1 and he will do all
 his pleasure20 that is1 his  pleasure  
in this2 for his promise1 as to this    
irreversible conclusion1  ariseth of his
 pleasure2 he will stand to it1 and will
 fulfil it1  because it is his pleasure 
7,isa #df3aj1aa74    ,suppose that one  
man had the sins1 or as many sins as an 
hundred1 and  another should have an    
hundred times as many as he2 yet1 if    

they come1  this word1 8,i will in no   
wise cast out10 secures them both alike4
    ,suppose a man hath a desire to be  
saved1 and for that purpose is coming   
in truth to ,jesus ,christ2 but he1 by  
his debauched life1 has damned  many in 
hell2 why1 the door of hope is by these 
words set as open for  him1 as it is for
 him that hath not the thousandth part  
of his  transgressions4 8,and him that  
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out40    ,suppose a man is coming to    
,christ to be saved1 and hath nothing   
but  sin1 and an ill-spent life1 to     
bring with him2 why1 let him come1 and  
welcome to ,jesus ,christ1 8,and he will
 in no wise cast him out0 7,luke        
#g3db74 ,is not this love that passeth  
knowledge8 ,is not this love the        
wonderment of angels8 ,and is not this  
love worthy of all acceptation at  the  
hands and hearts of all coming sinners8 
,hindrances in coming to ,christ4       
,second1 ,that which is implied in the  
words is1 #a4 ,the coming souls have    

those that continually lie at ,jesus    
,christ#ae to cast them off4 #b4 ,the   
coming souls are afraid that those will 
prevail with ,christ to cast  them off4 
,for these words are spoken to satisfy  
us1 and to stay up our  spirits against 
these two dangers3 8,i will in no wise  
cast out40    #a4 ,for the first1       
,coming souls have those that           
continually lie at ,jesus  ,christ to   
cast them off4 ,and there are three     
things that thus bend  themselves       
against the coming sinner4    7#a47     
,there is the devil1 that accuser of the
 brethren1 that accuses  them before    
,god1 day and night 7,rev #ab3aj74 ,this
 prince of darkness is  unwearied in    
this work2 he doth it1 as you see1 day  
and night2 that is1  without ceasing4   
,he continually puts in his caveats     
against thee1 if so  be he may prevail4 
,how did he ply#af it against that good 
man ,job1 if  possibly he might have    
obtained his destruction in hell-fire8  
,he  objected against him1 that he      

served not ,god for nought1 and tempted 
,god to put forth his hand against him1 
urging1 that if he did it1 he  would    
curse him to his face2 and all this1 as 
,god witnesseth1 8he did  without a     
cause0 7,job #a3i-aa2 #b3d1e74 ,how did 
he ply it with ,christ  against ,joshua 
the high-priest8 8,and he showed me     
,joshua10 said the  prophet1 8the       
high-priest1 standing before the angel  
of the ,lord1 and  ,satan standing at   
his right hand to resist him0 7,zech    
#c3a74    ,to resist him2 that is1 to   
prevail with the ,lord ,jesus ,christ to
 resist  him2 objecting the uncleanness 
and unlawful marriage of his sons with  
the ,gentiles2 for that was the crime   
that ,satan laid against them 7,ezra    
#aj3ah74 ,yea1 and for aught ,i know1   
,joshua was also guilty of the fact2    
but if not of that1 of crimes no whit   
inferior2 for he was clothed with       
filthy garments1 as he stood before the 
angel4 ,neither had he one word  to say 
in vindication of himself1 against all  

that this wicked one had  to say against
 him4 ,but notwithstanding that1 he came
 off well2 but he  might for it thank a 
good ,lord ,jesus1 because he did not   
resist him1  but contrariwise1 took up  
his cause1 pleaded against the devil1   
excusing his infirmity1 and put         
justifying robes upon him before his    
adversary's face4    8,and the ,lord    
said unto ,satan1 ,the ,lord rebuke     
thee1 ,o ,satan1 even the  ,lord that   
hath chosen ,jerusalem1 rebuke thee4 ,is
 not this a brand  plucked out of the   
fire8 ,and he answered and spoke to     
those that stood  before him1 saying1   
,take away the filthy garments from him2
 and unto  him he said1 ,behold1 ,i have
 caused thine iniquity to pass from     
thee1  and ,i will clothe thee with     
change of raiment0 7,zech #c3b-d74      
,again1 how did ,satan ply it against   
,peter1 when he desired to have him1    
that he might sift him as wheat8 that   
is1 if possible1 sever all grace  from  
his heart1 and leave him nothing but    

flesh and filth1 to the end  that he    
might make the ,lord ,jesus loathe and  
abhor him4 8,simon1 ,simon10  said      
,christ1 8,satan hath desired to have   
you1 that he may sift you as  wheat40   
,but did he prevail against him8 ,no3   
8,but ,i have prayed for  thee1 that thy
 faith fail not40 ,as who should say1   
,simon1 ,satan hath  desired me that ,i 
would give thee up to him1 and not only 
thee1 but all  the rest of thy          
brethren--for that the word you         
imports--but ,i will not  leave thee in 
his hand3 ,i have prayed for thee1 thy  
faith shall not  fail2 ,i will secure   
thee to the heavenly inheritance 7,luke 
#bb3cj-cb74    7#b47 ,as ,satan1 so     
every sin of the coming sinner1 comes in
 with a voice  against him1 if perhaps  
they may prevail with ,christ to cast   
off the  soul4 ,when ,israel was coming 
out of ,egypt to ,canaan1 how many times
 had  their sins thrown them out of the 
mercy of ,god1 had not ,moses1 as a     
type of ,christ1 stood in the breach to 

turn away his wrath from them6  7,psa   
#ajf3bc74 ,our iniquities testify       
against us1 and would certainly  prevail
 against us1 to our utter rejection and 
damnation1 had we not an  advocate with 
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous 7#a ,john #b3a1b74    ,the    
sins of the old world cried them down to
 hell2 the sins of ,sodom  fetched upon 
them fire from heaven1 which devoured   
them2 the sins of  the ,egyptians cried 
them down to hell1 because they came not
 to ,jesus  ,christ for life4 ,coming   
sinner1 thy sins are no whit less than  
any2  nay1 perhaps1 they are as big as  
all theirs4 ,why is it then1 that thou  
livest when they are dead1 and that thou
 hast a promise of pardon when  they had
 not8 8,why1 thou art coming to ,jesus  
,christ20 and therefore sin  shall not  
be thy ruin4    7#c47 ,as ,satan and    
sin1 so the law of ,moses1 as it is a   
perfect holy  law1 hath a voice against 
you before the face of ,god4 8,there is 
one  that accuseth you1 even ,moses10   

his law 7,john #e3de74 ,yea1 it accuseth
  all men of transgression that have    
sinned against it2 for as long as  sin  
is sin1 there will be a law to accuse   
for sin4 ,but this accusation  shall not
 prevail against the coming sinner2     
because it is ,christ that  died1 and   
that ever lives1 to make intercession   
for them that 8come to  ,god by him0    
7,rom #h2 ,heb #g3be74    ,these things1
 ,i say1 do accuse us before ,christ    
,jesus2 yea1 and also to  our own faces1
 if perhaps they might prevail against  
us4 ,but these  words1 8,i will in no   
wise cast out10 secureth the coming     
sinner from  them all4    ,the coming   
sinner is not saved1 because there is   
none that comes in  against him2 but    
because the ,lord ,jesus will not hear  
their  accusations1 will not cast out   
the coming sinner4 ,when ,shimei came   
down  to meet king ,david1 and to ask   
for pardon for his rebellion1 up starts 
,abishai1 and puts in his caveat1       
saying1 ,shall not ,shimei die for this8

  ,this is the case of him that comes to
 ,christ4 ,he hath this ,abishai1 and   
that ,abishai1 that presently steps in  
against him1 saying1 ,shall not  this   
rebel's sins destroy him in hell8 ,read 
further4 ,but ,david  answered1 8,what  
have ,i to do with you1 ye sons of      
,zeruiah1 that ye  should this day be   
adversaries unto me8 ,shall there any   
man be put to  death this day in        
,israel1 for do not ,i know1 that ,i am 
king this day  over ,israel80 7#b ,sam  
#ai3af-bb74 ,that is ,christ's answer by
 the text1 to  all that accuse the      
coming ,shimeis4 ,what have ,i to do    
with you1 that  accuse the coming       
sinners to me8 ,i count you adversaries1
 that are  against my showing mercy to  
them4 ,do not ,i know that ,i am exalted
 this  day to be king of righteousness1 
and king of peace8 8,i will in no wise  
cast them out40    #b4 ,but again1 these
 words do closely imply1 that the coming
 souls are  afraid that these accusers  
will prevail against them1 as is        

evident1  because the text is spoken for
 their relief and succour4 ,for that    
need  not be1 if they that are coming   
were not subject to fear and despond    
upon this account4 ,alas1 there is      
guilt1 and the curse lies upon the      
conscience of the coming sinner6        
,besides1 he is conscious to himself    
what a villain1 what a wretch he  hath  
been against ,god and ,christ4 ,also he 
now knows1 by woeful  experience1 how he
 hath been at ,satan's beck1 and at the 
motion of  every lust4 ,he hath now also
 new thoughts of the holiness and       
justice  of ,god4 ,also he feels1 that  
he cannot forbear sinning against him4  
,for  the motions of sins1 which are by 
the law1 doth still work in his         
members1 to bring forth fruit unto death
 7,rom #g3e74 ,but none of this  needs  
be a discouragement since we have so    
good1 so tender-hearted1  and so        
faithful a ,jesus to come to1 who will  
rather overthrow heaven  and earth1 than
 suffer a tittle of this text to fail4  

8,and him that  cometh to me ,i will in 
no wise cast out40    ,import of the    
words ,,to ,,cast ,,out4    ,now1 we    
have yet to inquire into two things that
 lie in the words1 to  which there hath 
yet been nothing said4 ,as1 ,,first1    
,what it is to cast  out4 ,,second1 ,how
 it appears that ,christ hath power to  
save or cast out8    ,,what ,,it ,,is   
,,to ,,cast ,,out4      ,,first4 ,for   
the first of these1 ,what it is to cast 
out4 ,to this ,i will  speak1 ,first1   
,generally4 ,second1 ,more particularly4
    ,first1 ,generally4    #a4 ,to cast 
out1 is to slight and despise1 and      
contemn2 as it is said of  ,saul's      
shield1 8it was vilely cast away10 7#b  
,sam #a3ba71 that is1  slighted and     
contemned4 ,thus it is with the sinners 
that come not to  ,jesus ,christ4 ,he   
slights1 despises1 and contemns them2   
that is1 8casts  them away40    #b4     
,things cast away are reputed as        
menstruous cloths1 and as the dirt  of  
the street 7,isa #c3bd2 ,psa #ah3db2    

,matt #e3ac2 #ae3ag74 ,and thus it      
shall be with the men that come not to  
,jesus ,christ1 they shall be  counted  
as menstruous1 and as the dirt in the   
streets4    #c4 ,to be cast out1 or off1
 it is to be abhorred1 not to be pitied2
 but  to be put to perpetual shame 7,psa
 #dd3i2 #hi3ch2 ,amos #a3aa74 ,but1     
,second1 ,more particularly1 to come to 
the text4 ,the casting out here         
mentioned is not limited to this or the 
other evil3 therefore it must  be       
extended to the most extreme and utmost 
misery4 ,or thus3 ,he that  cometh to   
,christ shall not want anything that may
 make him  gospelly-happy in this world1
 or that which is to come2 nor shall he 
want anything that cometh not1 that may 
make him spiritually and  eternally     
miserable4 ,but further1 ,as it is to be
 generally taken as  respecteth the     
things that are now1 so it respecteth   
things that shall  be hereafter4    ,i4 
,for the things that are now1 they are  
either1 #a4 ,more general3 ,or1  #b4    

,more particular4    #a4 ,more general1 
thus3    7#a47 ,it is 8to be cast out0  
of the presence and favour of ,god4     
,thus was  ,cain cast out3 8,thou has   
driven10 or cast 8me out this day2 from 
thy  face10 that is1 from thy favour    
8shall ,i be hid40 ,a dreadful          
complaint6  ,but the effect of a more   
dreadful judgment6 7,gen #d3ad2 ,jer    
#bc3ci2 #a  ,chron #bh3i74    7#b47 8,to
 be cast out10 is to be cast out of     
,god's sight4 ,god will look  after them
 no more1 care for them no more2 nor    
will he watch over them  any more for   
good 7#b ,kings #ag3bj2 ,jer #g3ae74    
,now they that are so1 are  left like   
blind men1 to wander and fall into the  
pit of hell4 ,this1  therefore1 is also 
a sad judgment6 therefore here is the   
mercy of him  that cometh to ,christ4   
,he shall not be left to wander at      
uncertainties4  ,the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ will keep him1 as a shepherd    
doth his sheep 7,psa  #bc74 8,him that  
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    

out40    7#c47 8,to be cast out10 is to 
be denied a place in ,god's house1 and  
to  be left as fugitives and vagabonds1 
to pass a little time away in this      
miserable life1 and after that to go    
down to the dead 7,gal #d3cj2 ,gen      
#d3ac1ad2 #ba3aj74 ,therefore here is   
the benefit of him that cometh to       
,christ1 he shall not be denied a place 
in ,god's house4 ,they shall not  be    
left like vagabonds in the world4 8,him 
that cometh to me ,i will in  no wise   
cast out40 ,see ,proverbs #ad3bf1       
,isaiah #ef3c-e1 ,ephesians #a3aibb1  #a
 ,corinthians #c3ba-bc4    7#d47 ,in a  
word1 8,to be cast out10 is to be       
rejected as are the fallen  angels4 ,for
 their eternal damnation began at their 
being cast down from  heaven to hell4   
,so then1 not to be cast out1 is to have
 a place1 a  house1 and habitation      
there2 and to have a share in the       
privileges of  elect angels4    ,these  
words1 therefore1 8,i will not cast     
out10 will prove great words  one day to

 them that come to ,jesus ,christ 7#b   
,peter #b3d2 ,john #bj3ca2  ,luke       
#bj3ce74    #b4 ,second1 and more       
particularly1    7#a47 ,christ hath     
everlasting life for him that cometh to 
him1 and he  shall never perish2 8,for  
he will in no wise cast him out20 but   
for the  rest1 they are rejected1 8cast 
out10 and must be damned 7,john         
#aj3bg1bh74    7#b47 ,christ hath       
everlasting righteousness to clothe them
 with that  come to him1 and they shall 
be covered with it as with a garment1   
but  the rest shall be found in the     
filthy rags of their own stinking       
pollutions1 and shall be wrapt up in    
them1 as in a winding-sheet1 and  so    
bear their shame before the ,lord1 and  
also before the angels 7,dan  #i3bg2    
,isa #eg3bj2 ,rev #c3d-ah1 #ae1 #af74   
7#c47 ,christ hath precious blood1 that1
 like an open fountain1 stands  free for
 him to wash in1 that comes to him for  
life2 8,and he will in no  wise cast him
 out20 but they that come not to him are

 rejected from a  share therein1 and are
 left to ireful vengeance for their sins
 7,zech  #ac3a2 #a ,peter #a3ah1ai2     
,john #ac3h2 #c3af74    7#d47 ,christ   
hath precious promises1 and they shall  
have a share in them  that come to him  
for life2 for 8he will in no wise cast  
them out40 ,but  they that come not can 
have no share in them1 because they are 
true  only in him2 for in him1 and only 
in him1 all the promises are yea and    
amen4 ,wherefore they that come not to  
him1 are no whit the better for  them   
7,psa #ej3af2 #b ,cor #a3bj1ba74        
7#e47 ,christ hath also fullness of     
grace in himself for them that come  to 
him for life3 8,and he will in no wise  
cast them out40 ,but those that  come   
not unto him are left in their graceless
 state2 and as ,christ  leaves them1    
death1 hell1 and judgment finds them4   
8,whoso findeth me10  saith ,christ1    
8findeth life1 and shall obtain favour  
of the ,lord4 ,but  he that sinneth     
against me wrongeth his own soul3 all   

they that hate me  love death0 7,prov   
#h3ce1cf74    7#f47 ,christ is an       
,intercessor1 and ever liveth to make   
intercession for  them that come to ,god
 by him3 8,but their sorrows shall be   
multiplied1  that hasten after another10
 or other gods1 their sins and lusts4   
8,their  drink-offerings will ,i not    
offer1 nor take up their names into his 
lips0 7,psa #af3d2 ,heb #g3be74    7#g47
 ,christ hath wonderful love1 bowels1   
and compassions1 for those  that come to
 him2 for 8he will in no wise cast them 
out40 ,but the rest  will find him a    
lion rampant2 he will one day tear them 
all to pieces4  8,now consider this10   
saith he1 8ye that forget ,god1 lest ,i 
tear you in  pieces1 and there be none  
to deliver0 7,psa #ej3bb74    7#h47     
,christ is one by and for whose sake    
those that come to him have  their      
persons and performances accepted of the
 ,father3 8,and he will in  no wise cast
 them out20 but the rest must fly to the
 rocks and  mountains for shelter1 but  

all in vain1 to hide them from his face 
and  wrath 7,rev #f3ae-ag74    ,,ii4    
,but again1 ,these words1 ,,cast ,,out1 
have a special look to what will  be    
hereafter1 even at the day of judgment4 
,for then1 and not till then1  will be  
the great anathema and casting out made 
manifest1 even manifest  by execution4  
,therefore here to speak to this1 and   
that under these two  heads4 ,as1       
,first1 ,of the casting out itself4     
,second1 ,of the place into  which they 
shall be cast1 that shall then be cast  
out4    ,first1 ,the casting out itself 
standeth in two things4 #a4 ,in a       
preparatory work4 #b4 ,in the manner of 
executing the act4    #a4 ,the          
preparatory work standeth in these three
 things4    7#a47 ,it standeth in their 
separation that have not come to him1   
from  them that have1 at that day4 ,or  
thus3 ,at the day of the great casting  
out1 those that have not ,,now come to  
him1 shall be separated from them  that 
have2 for them that have 8he will not   

cast out40 8,when the ,son of  man shall
 come in his glory1 and all the holy    
angels with him1 then  shall he sit upon
 the throne of his glory2 and before him
 shall be  gathered all nations1 and he 
shall separate them one from another1 as
 a  shepherd divideth his sheep from the
 goats0 7,matt #be3ca1cb74 ,this        
dreadful separation1 therefore1 shall   
then be made betwixt them that  ,,now   
come to ,christ1 and them that come not4
 ,and good reason2 for since  they would
 not with us come to him now they have  
time1 why should they  stand with us    
when judgment is come8    7#b47 ,they   
shall be placed before him according to 
their condition3 they  that have come to
 him1 in great dignity1 even at his     
right hand2 8,for  he will in no wise   
cast them out03 but the rest shall be   
set at his  left hand1 the place of     
disgrace and shame2 for they did not    
come to  him for life4 ,distinguished   
also shall they be by fit terms3 these  
that  come to him he calleth the sheep1 

but the rest are frowish goats1 8and  he
 shall separate them one from another1  
as a shepherd divideth his  sheep from  
the goats20 and the sheep will be set on
 the right hand--next  heaven gate1 for 
they came to him--but the goats on his  
left1 to go from  him into hell1 because
 they are not of his sheep4    7#c47    
,then will ,christ proceed to conviction
 of those that came not to  him1 and    
will say1 8,i was a stranger1 and ye    
took me not in10 or did  not come unto  
me4 ,their excuse of themselves he will 
slight as dirt1  and proceed to their   
final judgment4    #b4 ,now when these  
wretched rejecters of ,christ shall thus
 be set before  him in their sins1 and  
convicted1 this is the preparatory work 
upon  which follows the manner of       
executing the act which will be done4   
7#a47 ,in the presence of all the holy  
angels4    7#b47 ,in the presence of all
 them that in their lifetime came to    
him1 by  saying unto them1 8,depart from
 me1 ye cursed1 into everlasting fire1  

prepared for the devil and his angels03 
with the reason annexed to it4  ,for you
 were cruel to me and mine1 particularly
 discovered in these  words1 8,for ,i   
was an hungered1 and ye gave me no meat2
 ,i was thirsty1  and ye gave me no     
drink2 ,i was a stranger1 and ye took me
 not in2  naked1 and ye clothed me not3 
sick1 and in prison1 and ye visited me  
not0 7,matt #be3da-dc74    ,second1 ,now
 it remains that we speak of the place  
into which these  shall be cast1 which1 
in the general1 you have heard already1 
to wit1  the first prepared for the     
devil and his angels4 ,but1 in          
particular1 it  is thus described3--    
#a4 ,it is called ,tophet3 8,for ,tophet
 is ordained of old1 yea1 for the       
king10 the ,lucifer1 8it is prepared2 he
 hath made it deep and large2  the pile 
thereof is fire and much wood2 the      
breath of the ,lord1 like a  stream of  
brimstone1 doth kindle it0 7,isa        
#cj3cb74    #b4 ,it is called hell4 8,it
 is better for thee to enter halt0 or   

lame  8into life1 than having two feet  
to be cast into hell0 7,mark #i3de74    
#c4 ,it is called the wine-press of the 
wrath of ,god4 8,and the angel  thrust  
in his sickle into the earth1 and       
gathered the vine of the  earth10 that  
is1 them that did not come to ,christ1  
8and cast it into  the great wine-press 
of the wrath of ,god0 7,rev #ad3ai74    
#d4 ,it is called a lake of fire4 8,and 
whosoever was not found written in  the 
book of life was cast into the lake of  
fire0 7,rev #bj3ae74    #e4 ,it is      
called a pit4 8,thou hast said in thy   
heart1 ,i will ascend into  heaven1 ,i  
will exalt my throne above the stars of 
,god3 ,i will sit also  upon the mount  
of the congregation1 in the sides of the
 north4 ,yet thou  shalt be brought down
 to hell1 to the sides of the pit0 7,isa
 #ad3ac-ae74    #f4 ,it is called a     
bottomless pit1 out of which the smoke  
and the locust  came1 and into which the
 great dragon was cast2 and it is called
  bottomless1 to show the endlessness of

 the fall that they will have  into it1 
that come not1 in the acceptable time1  
to ,jesus ,christ 7,rev  #i3a1b2 #bj3c74
 4 #g4 ,it is called outer darkness4    
8,bind him hand and  foot--and cast him 
into outer darkness10 8and cast ye the  
unprofitable  servant into outer        
darkness10 8there shall be weeping and  
gnashing of  teeth0 7,matt #bb3ac2      
#be3cj74    #h4 ,it is called a furnace 
of fire4 8,as therefore the tares are   
gathered  and burned in the fire2 so    
shall it be in the end of this world4   
,the  ,son of man shall send forth his  
angels1 and they shall gather out of    
his kingdom all things that offend1 and 
them which do iniquity2 and  shall cast 
them into a furnace of fire3 there shall
 be wailing and  gnashing of teeth40    
,and again1 8,so shall it be at the end 
of the world3  the angels shall come    
forth1 and sever the wicked from among  
the just1  and shall cast them into the 
furnace of fire3 there shall be wailing 
and gnashing of teeth0 7,matt           

#ac3dj-ea74    #i4 ,lastly1 ,it may not 
be amiss1 if1 in the conclusion of this1
 ,i show  in few words to what the      
things that torment them in this state  
are  compared4 ,indeed1 some of them    
have been occasionally mentioned        
already2 as that they are compared1     
7#a47 ,to wood that burneth4    7#b47   
,to fire4    7#c47 ,to fire and         
brimstone3 ,but1    7#d47 ,it is        
compared to a worm1 a gnawing worm1 a   
never-dying gnawing  worm2 ,they are    
cast into hell1 8where their worm dieth 
not0 7,mark  #i3dd74    7#e47 ,it is    
called unquenchable fire2 8,he will     
gather his wheat into the  garner2 but  
he will burn up the chaff with          
unquenchable fire0 7,matt  #c3ab2 ,luke 
#c3ag74    7#f47 ,it is called          
everlasting destruction2 8,the ,lord    
,jesus shall be  revealed from heaven   
with his mighty angels in flaming fire1 
taking  vengeance on them that know not 
,god1 and that obey not the gospel of   
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 who shall be  

punished with everlasting  destruction  
from the presence of the ,lord1 and from
 the glory of his  power0 7#b ,thess    
#a3g-i74    7#g47 ,it is called wrath   
without mixture1 and is given them in   
the cup  of his indignation4 8,if any   
man worship the beast1 and his image1   
and  receive his mark in his forehead1  
or in his hand1 the same shall drink  of
 the wine of the wrath of ,god1 which is
 poured out without mixture1  into the  
cup of his indignation2 and he shall be 
tormented with fire  and brimstone in   
the presence of the holy angels1 and in 
the presence  of the ,lamb0 7,rev       
#ad3i1aj74    7#h47 ,it is called the   
second death4 8,and death and hell were 
cast into  the lake of fire4 ,this is   
the second death4 ,blessed and holy is  
he that  hath part in the first         
resurrection3 on such the second death  
hath no  power0 7,rev #bj3f1ad74        
7#i47 ,it is called eternal damnation4  
8,but he that shall blaspheme  against  
the ,holy ,ghost1 hath never            

forgiveness1 but is in danger of        
eternal damnation40 ,oh6 these three    
words6 ,everlasting punishment6         
,eternal damnation6 ,and ,for ever and  
ever6 ,how will they gnaw and eat up    
all the expectation of the end of the   
misery of the cast-away sinners4  8,and 
the smoke of their torment ascendeth up 
for ever and ever2 and  they have no    
rest day nor night10 c41 7,rev #ad3aa74 
,their behaviour in hell is set forth by
 four things as ,i know of2--7a47  ,by  
calling for help and relief in vain2    
7b47 ,by weeping2 7c47 ,by  wailing2    
7d47 ,by gnashing of teeth4    ,,the    
,,power ,,of ,,christ ,,to ,,save1 ,,or 
,,to ,,cast ,,out4      ,,second4 ,and  
now we come to the second thing that is 
to be inquired  into1 namely1 ,how it   
appears that ,christ hath power to save1
 or to cast  out4 ,for by these words1  
8,i will in no wise cast out10 he       
declareth  that he hath power to do     
both4 ,now this inquiry admits us to    
search  into the things3 ,first1 ,how it

 appears that he hath power to save2    
,second1 ,how it appears that he hath   
power to cast out4    ,first1 ,that he  
hath power to save1 appears by that     
which follows3--    #a4 ,to speak only  
of him as he is mediator3 he was        
authorized to this  blessed work by his 
,father1 before the world began4 ,hence 
the apostle  saith1 8,he hath chosen us 
in him before the foundation of the     
world0  7,eph #a3d74 ,with all those    
things that effectually will produce our
  salvation4 ,read the same chapter1    
with #b ,timothy #a3i4    #b4 ,he was   
promised to our first parents1 that he  
should1 in the  fullness of time1 bruise
 the serpent's head2 and1 as ,paul      
expounds it1  redeem them that were     
under the law4 ,hence1 since that time1 
he hath  been reckoned as slain for our 
sins4 ,by which means all the fathers   
under the first testament were secured  
from the wrath to come2 hence he  is    
called1 8,the ,lamb slain from the      
foundation of the world0 7,rev #ac3h2   

,gen #c3ae2 ,gal #d3d1e74    #c4 ,moses 
gave testimony of him by the types and  
shadows1 and bloody  sacrifices1 that he
 commanded from the mouth of ,god to be 
in use for  the support of his people's 
faith1 until the time of reformation2   
which  was the time of this ,jesus his  
death 7,heb #i1 #aj74    #d4 ,at the    
time of his birth it was testified of   
him by the angel1 8,that  he should save
 his people from their sins0 7,matt     
#a3ba74    #e4 ,it is testified of him  
in the days of his flesh1 that he had   
power  on earth to forgive sins 7,mark  
#b3e-ab74    #f4 ,it is testified also  
of him by the apostle ,peter1 that 8,god
 hath  exalted him with his own right   
hand1 to be a prince and a ,saviour1 for
  to give repentance to ,israel1 and    
forgiveness of sins0 7,acts #e3ca74     
#g4 ,in a word1 this is everywhere      
testified of him1 both in the ,old      
,testament and the ,new4 ,and good      
reason that he should be acknowledged   
and trusted in1 as a ,saviour4    7#a47 

,he came down from heaven to be a       
,saviour 7,john #f3ch-dj74    7#b47 ,he 
was anointed when on earth to be a      
,saviour 7,luke #c3bb74    7#c47 ,he did
 the works of a ,saviour4 ,as1 7a47 ,he 
fulfilled the law1 and  became the end  
of it for righteousness1 for them that  
believe in him  7,rom #aj3c1d74 7b47 ,he
 laid down his life as a ,saviour2 he   
gave his life  as 8a ransom for many0   
7,matt #bj3bh2 ,mark #aj3de2 #a ,tim    
#b3f74 7c47 ,he  hath abolished death1  
destroyed the devil1 put away sin1 got  
the keys  of hell and death1 is ascended
 into heaven2 is there accepted of ,god1
  and bid sit at the right hand as a    
,saviour2 and that because his          
sacrifice for sins pleased ,god 7#b ,tim
 #a3aj2 ,heb #b3ad1ae2 #aj3ab1ac2 ,eph  
#d3g1h2 ,john #af3aj1aa2 ,acts          
#e3cj1ca74    7#d47 ,god hath sent out  
and proclaimed him as a ,saviour1 and   
tells the  world that we have redemption
 through his blood1 that he will justify
  us1 if we believe in his blood1 and   

that he can faithfully and justly  do   
it4 ,yea1 ,god doth beseech us to be    
reconciled to him by his ,son2  which   
could not be1 if he were not anointed by
 him to this very end1  and also if his 
works and undertakings were not accepted
 of him  considered as a ,saviour 7,rom 
#c3bd1be2 #b ,cor #e3ah-ba74    7#e47   
,god hath received already millions of  
souls into his paradise1  because they  
have received this ,jesus for a         
,saviour2 and is resolved to  cut them  
off1 and to cast them out of his        
presence1 that will not take  him for a 
,saviour 7,heb #ab3bb-bf74    ,i intend 
brevity here2 therefore a word to the   
second1 and so conclude4    ,second1    
,how it appears that he hath power to   
cast out4 ,this appears  also by what   
follows3--    #a4 ,the ,father1 for the 
service that he hath done him as        
,saviour1 hath  made him ,lord of all1  
even ,lord of quick and dead4 8,for to  
this end  ,christ both died1 and rose1  
and revived1 that he might be ,lord both

 of  the dead and living0 7,rom #ad3i74 
#b4 ,the ,father hath left it with him  
to quicken whom he will1 to wit1  with  
saving grace1 and to cast out whom he   
will1 for their rebellion  against him  
7,john #e3ba74    #c4 ,the ,father hath 
made him judge of quick and dead1 hath  
committed all  judgment unto the ,son1  
and appointed that all should honour the
 ,son1  even as they honour the ,father 
7,john #e3bb1bc74    #d4 ,god will judge
 the world by this man3 the day is      
appointed for  judgment1 and he is      
appointed for judge4 8,he hath appointed
 a day in  the which he will judge the  
world in righteousness by that man0     
7,acts  #ag3ca74 ,therefore we must all 
appear before the judgment seat of      
,christ1 that every one may receive for 
the things done in the body1  according 
to what they have done4 ,if they have   
closed with him1 heaven  and salvation2 
if they have not1 hell and damnation6   
,and for these  reasons he must be      
judge3--    7#a47 ,because of his       

humiliation1 because of his ,father's   
word he  humbled himself1 and he became 
obedient unto death1 even the death of  
the cross4 8,wherefore ,god also hath   
highly exalted him1 and given him a     
name which is above every name3 that at 
the name of ,jesus every knee  should   
bow1 of things in heaven1 and things in 
earth1 and things under  the earth2 and 
that every tongue should confess that   
,jesus ,christ is  ,lord1 to the glory  
of ,god the ,father40 ,this hath respect
 to his being  judge1 and his sitting in
 judgment upon angels and men 7,phil    
#b3g-aa2  ,rom #ad3aj1aa74    7#b47     
,that all men might honour the ,son1    
even as they honour the ,father4  8,for 
the ,father judgeth no man1 but hath    
committed all judgment unto  the ,son2  
that all men should honour the ,son1    
even as they honour the  ,father0 7,john
 #e3bb1bc74    7#c47 ,because of his    
righteous judgment1 this work is fit for
 no  creature2 it is only fit for the   
,son of ,god4 ,for he will reward every 

man according to his ways 7,rev #bb3ab74
    7#d47 ,because he is the ,son of    
man4 ,he 8hath given him authority to   
execute judgment also1 because he is the
 ,son of man0 7,john #e3bg74            
,,second1 ,,the ,,text ,,treated ,,by   
,,way ,,of ,,observation4      ,thus    
have ,i in brief passed through this    
text by way of explications4  ,my next  
work is to speak to it by way of        
observation4 ,but ,i shall be  also as  
brief in that as the nature of the thing
 will admit4 8,all that  the ,father    
giveth me shall come to me2 and him that
 cometh to me ,i will  in no wise cast  
out0 7,john #f3cg74    ,and now ,i come 
to some observations1 and a little      
briefly to speak to  them1 and then     
conclude the whole4 ,the words thus     
explained afford us  many1 some of which
 are these4 #a4 ,that ,god the ,father1 
and ,christ his  ,son1 are two distinct 
persons in the ,godhead4 #b4 ,that by   
them1 not  excluding the ,holy ,ghost1  
is contrived and determined the         

salvation of  fallen mankind4 #c4 ,that 
this contrivance resolved itself into a 
covenant between these persons in the   
,godhead1 which standeth in giving  on  
the ,father's part1 and receiving on the
 ,son's4 8,all that the ,father  giveth 
me10 c4 #d4 ,that every one that the    
,father hath given to ,christ1          
according to the mind of ,god in the    
text1 shall certainly come to him4  #e4 
,that coming to ,jesus ,christ is       
therefore not by the will1 wisdom1 or   
power of man2 but by the gift1 promise1 
and drawing of the ,father4 8,all  that 
the ,father giveth me shall come40 #f4  
,that ,jesus ,christ will be  careful to
 receive1 and will not in any wise      
reject those that come1 or  are coming  
to him4 8,and him that cometh to me ,i  
will in no wise cast  out40 ,there are1 
besides these1 some other truths implied
 in the words4  ,as1 #g4 ,they that are 
coming to ,jesus ,christ are ofttimes   
heartily  afraid that he will not       
receive them4 #h4 ,jesus ,christ would  

not have  them that in truth are coming 
to him once think that he will cast them
  out4    ,these observations lie all of
 them in the words1 and are plentifully 
confirmed by the ,scriptures of truth2  
but ,i shall not at this time  speak to 
them all1 but shall pass by the first1  
second1 third1 fourth1  and sixth1      
partly because ,i design brevity1 and   
partly because they are  touched upon in
 the explicatory part of the text4 ,i   
shall therefore  begin with the fifth   
observation1 and so make that the first 
in order1  in the following discourse4  
,,coming ,,to ,,christ ,,not ,,by ,,the 
,,power ,,of ,,man1 ,,but ,,by ,,the    
,,drawing ,,of ,,the  ,,father4         
,,observation ,,first4 ,first1 then1    
coming to ,christ is not by the will1   
wisdom1 or power of man1 but by the     
gift1 promise1 and drawing of the       
,father4 ,this observation standeth of  
two parts4 ,first1 ,the coming to       
,christ is not by the will1 wisdom1 or  
power of man2 ,second1 ,but by the      

gift1 promise1 and drawing of the       
,father4    ,that the text carrieth this
 truth in its bosom1 you will find if   
you  look into the explication of the   
first part thereof before4 ,i shall1    
therefore1 here follow the method       
propounded1 viz3 show1    ,first1 ,that 
coming to ,christ is not by the will1   
wisdom1 or power of  man4 ,this is true1
 because the ,word doth positively say  
it is not4    #a4 ,it denieth it wholly 
to be by the will of man4 8,not of      
blood1 nor of  the will of the flesh1   
nor of the will of man0 7,john #a3ac74  
,and again1  8,it is not of him that    
willeth1 nor of him that runneth0 7,rom 
#i3af74    #b4 ,it denieth it to be of  
the wisdom of man1 as is manifest from  
these  considerations3    7#a47 ,in the 
wisdom of ,god it pleased him1 that the 
world by wisdom  should not know him4   
,now1 if by their wisdom they cannot    
know him1 it  follows1 by that wisdom1  
they cannot come unto him2 for coming to
 him  is not before1 but after some     

knowledge of him 7#a ,cor #a3ba2 ,acts  
#ac3bg2  ,psa #i3aj74    7#b47 ,the     
wisdom of man1 in ,god's account1 as to 
the knowledge of  ,christ1 is reckoned  
foolishness4 8,hath not ,god made       
foolish the wisdom  of this world80 7#a 
,cor #a3bj74 ,and again1 ,the wisdom of 
this world is  foolishness with ,god    
7#b3ad74 ,if ,god hath made foolish the 
wisdom of  this world2 and again1 if the
 wisdom of this world is foolishness    
with  him1 then verily it is not likely1
 that by that a sinner should become  so
 prudent as to come to ,jesus ,christ1  
especially if you consider1    7#c47    
,that the doctrine of a crucified       
,christ1 and so of salvation by  him1 is
 the very thing that is counted         
foolishness to the wisdom of the  world4
 ,now1 if the very doctrine of a        
crucified ,christ be counted            
foolishness by the wisdom of this world1
 it cannot be that1 by that  wisdom1 a  
man should be drawn out in his soul to  
come to him 7#a ,cor  #c3ai2 #a3ah1bc74 

7#d47 ,god counted the wisdom of this   
world one of his greatest enemies2      
therefore1 by that wisdom no man can    
come to ,jesus ,christ4 ,for it is  not 
likely that one of ,god's greatest      
enemies should draw a man to that  which
 best of all pleaseth ,god1 as coming to
 ,christ doth4 ,now1 that ,god  counteth
 the wisdom of this world one of his    
greatest enemies1 is  evident1 7a47 ,for
 that it casteth the greatest contempt  
upon his ,son's  undertakings1 as afore 
is proved1 in that it counts his        
crucifixion  foolishness2 though that be
 one of the highest demonstrations of   
,divine  wisdom 7,eph #a3g1h74 7b47     
,because ,god hath threatened to destroy
 it1 and  bring it to nought1 and cause 
it to perish2 which surely he would not 
do1 was it not an enemy1 would it direct
 men to1 and cause them to  close with  
,jesus ,christ 7,isa #bi3ad2 #a ,cor    
#a3ai74 7c47 ,he hath rejected  it from 
helping in the ministry of his ,word1 as
 a fruitless business1  and a thing that

 comes to nought 7#a ,cor #b3d1f1ab1ac74
 7d47 ,because it  causeth to perish1   
those that seek it1 and pursue it 7#a   
,cor #a3ah1ai74  7e47 ,and ,god has     
proclaimed1 that if any man will be wise
 in this  world1 he must be a fool in   
the wisdom of this world1 and that is   
the  way to be wise in the wisdom of    
,god4 8,if any man seemeth to be wise in
  this world1 let him become a fool that
 he may be wise4 ,for the wisdom  of    
this world is foolishness with ,god0 7#a
 ,cor #c3ah-bj74    #c4 ,coming to      
,christ is not by the power of man4     
,this is evident partly1    7#a47 ,from 
that which goeth before4 ,for man's     
power in the putting forth  of it1 in   
this matter1 is either stirred up by    
love1 or sense of  necessity2 but the   
wisdom of this world neither gives man  
love to1 or  sense of a need of1 ,jesus 
,christ2 therefore1 his power lieth     
still1 as  from that4    7#b47 ,what    
power has he that is dead1 as every     
natural man spiritually  is1 even dead  

in trespasses and sins8 ,dead1 even as  
dead to ,god's ,new  ,testament things  
as he that is in his grave is dead to   
the things of  this world4 ,what power  
hath he1 then1 whereby to come to ,jesus
 ,christ8  7,john #e3be2 ,eph #b3a2 ,col
 #b3ac74    7#c47 ,god forbids the      
mighty man's glorying in his strength2  
and says  positively1 8,by strength     
shall no man prevail20 and again1 8,not 
by  might1 nor by power1 but by my      
,spirit1 saith the ,lord0 7,jer         
#i3bc1bd2 #a  ,sam #b3i2 ,zech #d3f2 #a 
,cor #a3bg-ca74    7#d47 ,paul          
acknowledgeth that man1 nay1 converted  
man1 of himself1 hath  not a sufficiency
 of power in himself to think a good    
thought2 if not  to do that which is    
least1 for to think is less than to     
come2 then no  man1 by his own power1   
can come to ,jesus ,christ 7#b ,cor     
#b3e74    7#e47 ,hence we are said to be
 made willing to come1 by the power of  
,god2  to be raised from a state of sin 
to a state of grace1 by the power of    

,god2 and to believe1 that is to come1  
through the exceeding working of  his   
mighty power 7,psa #aaj3c2 ,col #b3ab2  
,eph #a3ah1bj2 ,job #bc3ad74 ,but  this 
needed not1 if either man had power or  
will to come2 or so much as  graciously 
to think of being willing to come1 of   
themselves1 to ,jesus  ,christ4         
,second1 ,i should now come to the proof
 of the second part of the  observation 
namely1 the coming to ,christ is by the 
gift1 promise1 and  drawing of the      
,father1 but that is occasionally done  
already1 in the  explicatory part of the
 text1 to which ,i refer the reader2 for
 ,i shall  here only give thee a text or
 two more to the same purpose1 and so   
come  to the use and application4    #a4
 ,it is expressly said1 8,no man can    
come to me1 except the ,father  which   
hath sent me draw him0 7,john #f3dd74   
,by this text1 there is not  only       
insinuated that in man is want of power1
 but also of will1 to come  to ,jesus   
,christ3 they must be drawn2 they come  

not if they be not  drawn4 ,and observe1
 it is not man1 no1 nor all the angels  
in heaven1  that can draw one sinner to 
,jesus ,christ4 ,no man cometh to me1   
except  the ,father which hath sent me  
draw him4    #b4 ,again1 8,no man can   
come unto me1 except it were given unto 
him of my  ,father0 7,john #f3fe74 ,it  
is an heavenly gift that maketh man come
 to  ,jesus ,christ4    #c4 ,again1 8,it
 is written in the prophets1 ,and they  
shall be all taught  of ,god4 ,every    
man1 therefore1 that hath heard1 and    
hath learned of the  ,father1 cometh    
unto me0 7,john #f3de74    ,i shall not 
enlarge1 but shall make some use and    
application1 and so  come to the next   
observation4    ,use and ,application of
 ,observation ,first4    ,use ,first4   
,is it so8 ,is coming to ,jesus ,christ 
not by the will1 wisdom1  or power of   
man1 but by the gift1 promise1 and      
drawing of the ,father8  ,then they are 
to blame that cry up the will1 wisdom1  
and power of man1  as things sufficient 

to bring men to ,christ4    ,there are  
some men who think they may not be      
contradicted1 when they  plead for the  
will1 wisdom1 and power of man in       
reference to the things  that are of the
 kingdom of ,christ2 but ,i will say to 
such a man1 he  never yet came to       
understand1 that himself is what the    
,scripture  teacheth concerning him2    
neither did he ever know what coming to 
,christ  is1 by the teaching1 gift1 and 
drawing of the ,father4 ,he is such a   
one  that hath set up ,god's enemy in   
opposition to him1 and that continueth  
in such acts of defiance2 and what his  
end1 without a new birth1 will  be1 the 
,scripture teacheth also2 but we will   
pass this4    ,use ,second4 ,is it so8  
,is coming to ,jesus ,christ by the     
gift1 promise1  and drawing of the      
,father8 ,then let saints here learn to 
ascribe their  coming to ,christ to the 
gift1 promise1 and drawing of the       
,father4  ,christian man1 bless ,god1   
who hath given thee to ,jesus ,christ by

  promise2 and again1 bless ,god for    
that he hath drawn thee to him4 ,and    
why is it thee8 ,why not another8 ,o    
that the glory of electing love  should 
rest upon thy head1 and that the glory  
of the exceeding grace of  ,god should  
take hold of thy heart1 and bring thee  
to ,jesus ,christ6    ,use ,third4 ,is  
it so1 that coming to ,jesus ,christ is 
by the ,father1 as  aforesaid8 ,then    
this should teach us to set a high      
esteem upon them  that indeed are coming
 to ,jesus ,christ2 ,i say1 an high     
esteem on them1  for the sake of him by 
virtue of whose grace they are made to  
come to  ,jesus ,christ4    ,we see that
 when men1 by the help of human         
abilities1 do arrive at the  knowledge  
of1 and bring to pass that which1 when  
done1 is a wonder to  the world1 how he 
that did it1 is esteemed and commended2 
yea1 how are  his wits1 parts1 industry1
 and unweariedness in all admired1 and  
yet  the man1 as to this1 is but of the 
world1 and his work the effect of       

natural ability2 the things also        
attained by him end in vanity and       
vexation of spirit4 ,further1 perhaps in
 the pursuit of these his  achievements1
 he sins against ,god1 wastes his time  
vainly1 and at  long-run loses his soul 
by neglecting of better things2 yet he  
is  admired6 ,but ,i say1 if this man's 
parts1 labour1 diligence1 and the  like1
 will bring him to such applause and    
esteem in the world1 what  esteem should
 we have of such an one that is by the  
gift1 promise1 and  power of ,god1      
coming to ,jesus ,christ8    #a4 ,this  
is a man with whom ,god is1 in whom ,god
 works and walks2 a man  whose motion is
 governed and steered by the mighty hand
 of ,god1 and the  effectual working of 
his power4 ,here is a man6    #b4 ,this 
man1 by the power of ,god's might1 which
 worketh in him1 is able  to cast a     
whole world behind him1 with all the    
lusts and pleasures of  it1 and to      
charge through all the difficulties that
 men and devils can  set against him4   

,here is a man4    #c4 ,this man is     
travelling to ,mount ,zion1 the heavenly
 ,jerusalem1 the  city of the living    
,god1 and to an innumerable company of  
angels1 and  the spirits of just men    
made perfect1 to ,god the ,judge of all1
 and to  ,jesus4 ,here is a man6    #d4 
,this man can look upon death with      
comfort1 can laugh at destruction  when 
it cometh1 and longs to hear the sound  
of the last trump1 and to  see his      
,judge coming in the clouds of heaven4  
,here is a man indeed6    ,let          
,christians1 then1 esteem each other as 
such4 ,i know you do it2 but  do it more
 and more4 ,and that you may1 consider  
these two or three  things4 7#a47 ,these
 are the objects of ,christ's esteem    
7,matt #ab3dh1di2  #ae3bb-bh2 ,luke     
#g3i74 7#b47 ,these are the objects of  
the esteem of angels  7,dan #i3ab2      
#aj3ba1bb2 #ac3c1d2 ,heb #b3ad74 7#c47  
,these have been the  objects of the    
esteem of heathens1 when but convinced  
about them 7,dan  #e3aj1aa2 ,acts #e3ae2

 #a ,cor #ad3bd1be74 8,let each of you1 
then1 esteem  each other better than    
themselves0 7,phil #b3b74    ,use       
,fourth4 ,again1 ,is it so1 that no man 
comes to ,jesus ,christ by the  will1   
wisdom1 and power of man1 but by the    
gift1 promise1 and drawing  of the      
,father8 ,then this shows us how        
horribly ignorant of this such  are1 who
 make the man that is coming to ,christ 
the object of their  contempt and rage4 
,these are also unreasonable and wicked 
men2 men in  whom is no faith 7#b ,thess
 #c3b74 ,sinners1 did you but know what 
a  blessed thing it is to come to ,jesus
 ,christ1 and that by the help and      
drawing of the ,father1 they do indeed  
come to him2 you would hang and  burn in
 hell a thousand years1 before you would
 turn your spirits as  you do1 against  
him that ,god is drawing to ,jesus      
,christ1 and also  against the ,god that
 draws him4    ,but1 faithless sinner1  
let us a little expostulate the matter4 
,what  hath this man done against thee1 

that is coming to ,jesus ,christ8 ,why  
dost thou make him the object of thy    
scorn8 doth his coming to ,jesus        
,christ offend thee8 doth his pursuing  
of his own salvation offend thee8  doth 
his forsaking of his sins and pleasures 
offend thee8    ,poor coming man6       
8,shall we sacrifice the abomination of 
the ,egyptians  before their eyes1 and  
will they not stone us80 7,exo #h3bf74  
,but1 ,i say1 why offended at this8 ,is 
he ever the worse for coming to  ,jesus 
,christ1 or for his loving and serving  
of ,jesus ,christ8 ,or is he  ever the  
more a fool1 for flying from that which 
will drown thee in  hell-fire1 and for  
seeking eternal life8 ,besides1 pray1   
,sirs1 consider  it2 this he doth1 not  
of himself1 but by the drawing of the   
,father4  ,come1 let me tell thee in    
thine ear1 thou that wilt not come to   
him  thyself1 and him that would1 thou  
hinderest--    #a4 ,thou shalt be judged
 for one that hath hated1 maligned1 and 
reproached ,jesus ,christ1 to whom this 

poor sinner is coming4    #b4 ,thou     
shalt be judged1 too1 for one that hath 
hated the ,father1 by  whose powerful   
drawing this sinner doth come4    #c4   
,thou shalt be taken and judged for one 
that has done despite to the  ,spirit of
 grace in him that is1 by its help1     
coming to ,jesus ,christ4  ,what sayest 
thou now8 ,wilt thou stand by thy       
doings8 ,wilt thou continue  to contemn 
and reproach the living ,god8 ,thinkest 
thou that thou shalt  weather it out    
well enough at the day of judgment8     
8,can thine heart  endure1 or can thine 
hands be strong1 in the days that ,i    
shall deal  with thee10 saith the ,lord8
 7,eze #bb3ad1 ,john #ae3ah-be2 ,jude   
#ae2 #a ,thess  #d3h74    ,use ,fifth4  
,is it so1 that no man comes to ,jesus  
,christ by the will1  wisdom1 and power 
of man1 but by the gift1 promise1 and   
drawing of the  ,father8 ,then this     
showeth us how it comes to pass1 that   
weak means are  so powerful as to bring 
men out of their sins to a hearty       

pursuit after  ,jesus ,christ4 ,when    
,god bid ,moses speak to the people1 he 
said1 8,i will  give thee counsel1 and  
,god shall be with thee0 7,exo #ah3ai74 
,when ,god  speaks1 when ,god works1 who
 can let it8 ,none1 none2 then the work 
goes  on6 ,elias threw his mantle upon  
the shoulders of ,elisha2 and what a    
wonderful work followed6 ,when ,jesus   
fell in with the crowing of a cock1     
what work was there6 ,o when ,god is in 
the means1 then shall that  means--be it
 never so weak and contemptible in      
itself--work wonders 7#a  ,kings #ai3ai2
 ,matt #bf3gd1ge2 ,mark #ad3ga1gb2 ,luke
 #bb3fj-fb74 ,the world  understood not1
 nor believed1 that the walls of        
,jericho should fall at  the sound of   
rams' horns2 but when ,god will work1   
the means must be  effectual4 ,a word   
weakly spoken1 spoken with difficulty1  
in temptation1  and in the midst of     
great contempt and scorn1 works wonders1
 if the  ,lord thy ,god will say so too4
    ,use ,sixth4 ,is it so8 ,doth no man

 come to ,jesus ,christ by the will1    
wisdom1 and power of man1 but by the    
gift1 promise1 and drawing of the       
,father8 ,then here is room for         
,christians to stand and wonder at the  
effectual working of ,god's providences1
 that he hath made use of1 as  means to 
bring them to ,jesus ,christ4    ,for   
although men are drawn to ,christ by the
 power of the ,father1 yet  that power  
putteth forth itself in the use of      
means3 and these means  are divers1     
sometimes this1 sometimes that2 for ,god
 is at liberty to  work by which1 and   
when1 and how he will2 but let the means
 be what  they will1 and as contemptible
 as may be1 yet ,god that commanded the 
light to shine out of darkness1 and that
 out of weakness can make  strong1 can1 
nay1 doth oftentimes make use of very   
unlikely means to  bring about the      
conversion and salvation of his people4 
,therefore1 you  that are come to       
,christ--and that by unlikely           
means--stay yourselves1 and  wonder1    

and1 wondering1 magnify almighty power1 
by the work of which  the means hath    
been made effectual to bring you to     
,jesus ,christ4    ,what was the        
providence that ,god made use of as a   
means1 either more  remote or more near1
 to bring thee to ,jesus ,christ8 ,was  
it the removing  of thy habitation1 the 
change of thy condition1 the loss of    
relations1  estate1 or the like8 ,was it
 thy casting of thine eye upon some good
  book1 thy hearing of thy neighbours   
talk of heavenly things1 the  beholding 
of ,god's judgments as executed upon    
others1 or thine own  deliverance from  
them1 or thy being strangely cast under 
the ministry  of some godly man8 ,o take
 notice of such providence or           
providences6  ,they were sent and       
managed by mighty power to do thee good4
 ,god  himself1 ,i say1 hath joined     
himself unto this chariot3 yea1 and so  
blessed it1 that it failed not to       
accomplish the thing for which he  sent 
it4    ,god blesseth not to every one   

his providences in this manner4 ,how    
many  thousands are there in this world1
 that pass every day under the same     
providences6 but ,god is not in them1 to
 do that work by them as he hath  done  
for thy poor soul1 by his effectually   
working with them4 ,o that  ,jesus      
,christ should meet thee in this        
providence1 that dispensation1 or  the  
other ordinance6 ,this is grace indeed6 
,at this1 therefore1 it will  be thy    
wisdom to admire1 and for this to bless 
,god4    ,give me leave to give you a   
taste of some of those providences that 
have been effectual1 through the        
management of ,god1 to bring salvation  
to the souls of his people4    7#a47    
,the first shall be that of the woman of
 ,samaria4 ,it must happen1  that she   
must needs go out of the city to draw   
water1 not before nor  after1 but just  
when ,jesus ,christ her ,saviour was    
come from far1 and  set to rest him1    
being weary1 upon the well4 ,what a     
blessed providence  was this6 ,even a   

providence managed by the almighty      
wisdom1 and  almighty power1 to the     
conversion and salvation of this poor   
creature4  ,for by this providence was  
this poor creature and her ,saviour     
brought  together1 that that blessed    
work might be fulfilled upon the woman1 
according to the purpose before         
determined by the ,father 7,john #d74   
7#b47 ,what providence was it that there
 should be a tree in the way for        
,zaccheus to climb1 thereby to give     
,jesus opportunity to call that chief   
of the publicans home to himself1 even  
before he came down therefrom  7,luke   
#ai74    7#c47 ,was it not also         
wonderful that the thief1 which you read
 of in the  gospel1 should1 by the      
providence of ,god1 be cast into prison1
 to be  condemned even at that session  
that ,christ himself was to die2 nay1   
and  that it should happen1 too1 that   
they must be hanged together1 that the  
thief might be in hearing and observing 
of ,jesus in his last words1  that he   

might be converted by him before his    
death6 7,luke #bc74    7#d47 ,what a    
strange providence was it1 and as       
strangely managed by ,god1  that        
,onesimus1 when he was run away from his
 master1 should be taken1  and1 as ,i   
think1 cast into that very prison where 
,paul lay bound for  the ,word of the   
gospel2 that he might there be by him   
converted1 and  then sent home again to 
his master ,philemon6 ,behold 8all      
things work  together for good to them  
that love ,god1 to them who are the     
called  according to his purpose0 7,rom 
#h3bh74    ,nay1 ,i have myself known   
some that have been made to go to hear  
the  ,word preached against their wills2
 others have gone not to hear1 but to   
see and to be seen2 nay1 to jeer and    
flout others1 as also to catch and  carp
 at things4 ,some also to feed their    
adulterous eyes with the sight  of      
beautiful objects2 and yet ,god hath    
made use even of these things1  and even
 of the wicked and sinful proposals of  

sinners1 to bring them  under the grace 
that might save their souls4    ,use    
,seventh4 ,doth no man come to ,jesus   
,christ but by the drawing1 c41  of the 
,father8 ,then let me here caution those
 poor sinners1 that are  spectators of  
the change that ,god hath wrought in    
them that are coming  to ,jesus ,christ1
 not to attribute this work and change  
to other things  and causes4    ,there  
are some poor sinners in the world that 
plainly see a change1 a  mighty change1 
in their neighbours and relations that  
are coming to  ,jesus ,christ4 ,but1 as 
,i said1 they being ignorant1 and not   
knowing  whence it comes and whither it 
goes1 for 8so is every one that is born 
of the ,spirit10 7,john #c3h71 therefore
 they attribute this change to  other   
causes3 as melancholy2 to sitting alone2
 to overmuch reading2 to  their going to
 too many sermons2 to too much studying 
and musing on  what they hear4    ,also 
they conclude1 on the other side1 that  
it is for want of merry  company2 for   

want of physic2 and therefore they      
advise them to leave  off reading1 going
 to sermons1 the company of sober       
people2 and to be  merry1 to go a       
gossiping1 to busy themselves in the    
things of this  world1 not to sit musing
 alone1 c4 ,but come1 poor ignorant     
sinner1 let  me deal with thee4 ,it     
seems thou art turned counsellor for    
,satan3 ,i  tell thee thou knowest not  
what thou dost4 ,take heed of spending  
thy  judgment after this manner2 thou   
judgest foolishly1 and sayest in this1  
to every one that passeth by1 thou art a
 fool4 ,what6 count convictions  for    
sin1 mournings for sin1 and repentance  
for sin1 melancholy8 ,this is  like     
those that on the other side said1      
8,these men are drunk with  full of new 
wine10 c4 ,or as he that said ,paul was 
mad 7,acts #b3ac1  #bf3bd74 ,poor       
ignorant sinner6 canst thou judge no    
better8 ,what6 is  sitting alone1       
pensive under ,god's hand1 reading the  
,scriptures1 and  hearing of sermons1   

c41 the way to be undone8 ,the ,lord    
open thine  eyes1 and make thee to see  
thine error6 ,thou hast set thyself     
against  ,god1 thou hast despised the   
operation of his hands1 thou attemptest 
to  murder souls4 ,what6 canst thou give
 no better counsel touching those  whom 
,god hath wounded1 than to send them to 
the ordinances of hell for  help8 ,thou 
biddest them be merry and lightsome2 but
 dost thou not know  that 8the heart of 
fools is in the house of mirth80 7,eccl 
#g3d74    ,thou biddest them shun the   
hearing of thundering preachers2 but is 
it  not 8better to hear the rebuke of   
the wise1 than for a man to hear the    
song of fools80 7,eccl #g3e74 ,thou     
biddest them busy themselves in the     
things of this world2 but dost thou not 
know that the ,lord bids1 8,seek  first 
the kingdom of ,god1 and his            
righteousness80 7,matt #f3cc74 ,poor    
ignorant sinner6 hear the counsel of    
,god to such1 and learn thyself to  be  
wiser4 8,is any afflicted8 let him pray4

 ,is any merry8 let him sing  psalms0   
7,james #e3ac74 8,blessed is the man    
that heareth me0 7,prov #h3cb74  ,and   
hear for time to come1 8,save yourselves
 from this untoward  generation0 7,acts 
#b3dj74 8,search the ,scriptures0 7,john
 #e3ci74 8,give  attendance to reading0 
7#a ,tim #d3ac74 8,it is better to go to
 the house  of mourning0 7,eccl #g3b1c74
    ,and wilt thou judge him that doth  
thus8 ,art thou almost like ,elymas the 
sorcerer1 that sought to turn the deputy
 from the faith8 ,thou seekest  to      
pervert the right ways of the ,lord4    
,take heed lest some heavy  judgment    
overtake thee 7,acts #ac3h-ac74 ,what6  
teach men to quench  convictions2 take  
men off from a serious consideration of 
the evil of  sin1 of the terrors of the 
world to come1 and how they shall escape
 the  same8 ,what6 teach men to put ,god
 and his ,word out of their minds1 by   
running to merry company1 by running to 
the world1 by gossiping8 c4  ,this is as
 much as to bid them to say to ,god1    

8,depart from us1 for we  desire not the
 knowledge of thy ways20 or1 8,what is  
the ,almighty that  we should serve him8
 or what profit have we if we keep his  
ways80 ,here  is a devil in grain6      
,what6 bid man walk 8according to the   
course of  this world1 according to the 
prince of the power of the air1 the     
spirit  that now worketh in the children
 of disobedience0 7,eph #b3b74    ,two  
objections answered4    ,object4 #a4    
,but we do not know that such are coming
 to ,jesus ,christ2  truly we wonder at 
them1 and think they are fools4         
,answ4 ,do you not know that they are   
coming to ,jesus ,christ8 then they  may
 be coming to him1 for aught you know2  
and why will ye be worse than  the      
brute1 to speak evil of the things you  
know not8 ,what6 are ye made  to be     
taken and destroyed8 must ye utterly    
perish in your own  corruptions8 7#b    
,peter #b3ab74 ,do you not know them8   
,let them alone then4  ,if you cannot   
speak good of them1 speak not bad4      

8,refrain from these  men1 and let them 
alone2 for if this counsel or this work 
be of men1 it  will come to nought2 but 
if it be of ,god1 ye cannot overthrow   
it1 lest  haply ye be found even to     
fight against ,god0 7,acts #e3ch1ci74   
,but why do  you wonder at a work of    
conviction and conversion8 ,know you not
 that  this is the judgment of ,god upon
 you1 8ye despisers1 to behold1 and     
wonder1 and perish80 7,acts #ac3dj1da74 
,but why wonder1 and think they  are    
fools8 ,is the way of the just an       
abomination to you8 ,see that  passage1 
and be ashamed1 8,he that is upright in 
the way is abomination  to the wicked0  
7,prov #bi3bg74 ,your wondering at them 
argues that you are  strangers to       
yourselves1 to conviction for sin1 and  
to hearty desires  to be saved2 as also 
to coming to ,jesus ,christ4    ,object4
 #b4 ,but how shall we know that such   
men are coming to ,jesus  ,christ8      
,answ4 ,who can make them see that      
,christ has made blind8 7,john #b3h1i74 

,nevertheless1 because ,i endeavour thy 
conviction1 conversion1 and  salvation1 
consider3 ,do they cry out of sin1 being
 burthened with it1  as of an exceeding 
bitter thing8 ,do they fly from it1 as  
from the face  of a deadly serpent8 ,do 
they cry out of the insufficiency of    
their own  righteousness1 as to         
justification in the sight of ,god8 ,do 
they cry out  after the ,lord ,jesus1 to
 save them8 ,do they see more worth and 
merit in  one drop of ,christ's blood to
 save them1 than in all the sins of the 
world to damn them8 ,are they tender of 
sinning against ,jesus ,christ8 ,is  his
 name1 person1 and undertakings1 more   
precious to them1 than is the  glory of 
the world8 ,is this word more dear unto 
them8 ,is faith in  ,christ 7of which   
they are convinced by ,god's ,spirit of 
the want of1 and  that without it they  
can never close with ,christ7 precious  
to them8 ,do  they savour ,christ in his
 ,word1 and do they leave all the world 
for his  sake8 ,and are they willing1   

,god helping them1 to run hazards for   
his  name1 for the love they bear to    
him8 ,are his saints precious to them8  
,if these things be so1 whether thou    
seest them or no1 these men are  coming 
to ,jesus ,christ 7,rom #g3iad2 ,psa    
#ch3c-h2 ,heb #f3ah-bj2 ,isa #fd3f2     
,phil #c3g1h2 ,psa #ed3a2 #aji3bf2 ,acts
 #af3cj2 ,psa #ea3g1h2 #a ,peter        
#a3ah1ai2  ,rom #g3bd2 #b ,cor #e3b2    
,acts #e3da2 ,james #b3g2 ,song         
#e3aj-af2 ,psa #aai2 ,john  #ac3ce2 #a  
,john #d3g2 #c3ad2 ,john #af3i2 ,rom    
#ad3bc2 ,heb #aa3f2 ,psa #ai3aj1aa2     
,jer #ae3af2 ,heb #aa3bd-bg2 ,acts      
#bj3bb-bd2 #ba3ac2 ,titus #c3ae2 #b     
,john #a2  ,eph #d3af2 ,phile #g2 #a    
,cor #af3bd74    ,,comers ,,ofttimes    
,,afraid ,,that ,,christ ,,will ,,not   
,,receive ,,them4      ,,observation    
,,second4--,i come now to the second    
observation propounded to  be spoken to1
 to wit1 ,that they that are coming to  
,jesus ,christ1 are  ofttimes heartily  
afraid that ,jesus ,christ will not     

receive them4    ,i told you that this  
observation is implied in the text2 and 
,i gather  it1    ,first1 ,from the     
largeness and openness of the promise3  
8,i will in no  wise cast out40 ,for had
 there not been a proneness in us to    
8fear  casting out10 ,christ needed not 
to have1 as it were1 waylaid our fear1  
as he doth by this great and strange    
expression1 8,in no wise20 8,and him    
that cometh to me ,i will in no wise    
cast out40 ,there needed not1 as ,i  may
 say1 such a promise to be invented by  
the wisdom of heaven1 and  worded at    
such a rate1 as it were on purpose to   
dash in pieces at one  blow all the     
objections of coming sinners1 if they   
were not prone to  admit of such        
objections1 to the discouraging of their
 own souls4 ,for  this word1 8in no     
wise10 cutteth the throat of all        
objections2 and it  was dropped by the  
,lord ,jesus for that very end2 and to  
help the faith  that is mixed with      
unbelief4 ,and it is1 as it were1 the   

sum of all  promises2 neither can any   
objection be made upon the unworthiness 
that  thou findest in thee1 that this   
promise will not assoil4    ,but ,i am a
 great sinner1 sayest thou4 8,i will in 
no wise cast out10  says ,christ4 ,but  
,i am an old sinner1 sayest thou4 8,i   
will in no wise  cast out10 says        
,christ4 ,but ,i am a hard-hearted      
sinner1 sayest thou4 8,i  will in no    
wise cast out10 says ,christ4 ,but ,i am
 a backsliding sinner1  sayest thou4 8,i
 will in no wise cast out10 says        
,christ4 ,but ,i have  served ,satan all
 my days1 sayest thou4 8,i will in no   
wise cast out10  says ,christ4 ,but ,i  
have sinned against light1 sayest thou4 
8,i will in  no wise cast out10 says    
,christ4 ,but ,i have sinned against    
mercy1 sayest  thou4 8,i will in no wise
 cast out10 says ,christ4 ,but ,i have  
no good  thing to bring with me1 sayest 
thou4 8,i will in no wise cast out10    
says  ,christ4    ,thus ,i might go on  
to the end of things1 and show you1 that

 still this  promise was provided to    
answer all objections1 and doth answer  
them4  ,but ,i say1 what need it be1 if 
they that are coming to ,jesus ,christ  
are  not sometimes1 yea1 oftentimes1    
heartily afraid1 8that ,jesus ,christ   
will cast them out80    ,second1 ,i will
 give you now two instances that seem to
 imply the truth  of this observation4  
,in the ninth of ,matthew1 at the second
 verse1 you read of a man that  was sick
 of the palsy2 and he was coming to     
,jesus ,christ1 being borne  upon a bed 
by his friends3 he also was coming      
himself1 and that upon  another account 
than any of his friends were aware of2  
even for the  pardon of sins1 and the   
salvation of his soul4 ,now1 so soon as 
ever he  was come into the presence of  
,christ1 ,christ bids him 8be of good   
cheer40 ,it seems then1 his heart was   
fainting2 but what was the cause  of his
 fainting8 ,not his bodily infirmity1   
for the cure of which his  friends did  
bring him to ,christ2 but the guilt and 

burden of his sins1  for the pardon of  
which himself did come to him2 therefore
 he proceeds1  8,be of good cheer1 thy  
sins be forgiven thee40 ,i say1 ,christ 
saw him  sinking in his mind1 about how 
it would go with his most noble part2   
and therefore1 first1 he applies himself
 to him upon that account4 ,for  though 
his friends had faith enough as to the  
cure of the body1 yet he  himself had   
little enough as to the cure of his     
soul3 therefore ,christ  takes him up as
 a man falling down1 saying1 8,son1 be  
of good cheer1 thy  sins be forgiven    
thee40    ,that about the ,prodigal     
seems pertinent also to this matter3    
8,when he  came to himself1 he said1    
,how many hired servants of my father's 
have  bread enough and to spare1 and ,i 
perish with hunger6 ,i will arise and   
go to my father40 ,heartily spoken2 but 
how did he perform his promise8  ,i     
think not so well as he promised to do2 
and my ground for my thoughts  is1      
because his father1 so soon as he was   

come to him1 fell upon his  neck and    
kissed him2 implying1 methinks1 as if   
the prodigal by this  time was dejected 
in his mind2 and therefore his father   
gives him the  most sudden and familiar 
token of reconciliation4 ,and kisses    
were of  old time often used to remove  
doubts and fears4 ,thus ,laban and ,esau
  kiss ,jacob4 ,thus ,joseph kissed his 
brethren2 and thus also ,david kissed   
,absalom 7,gen #ca3ee2 #cc3a-d2         
#dh3i1aj2 #b ,sam #ad3cc74 ,it is true1 
as ,i  said1 at first setting out1 he   
spake heartily1 as sometimes sinners    
also do in their beginning to come to   
,jesus ,christ2 but might not he1  yea1 
in all probability he had1 between the  
first step he took1 and the  last1 by   
which he accomplished that journey1 many
 a thought1 both this  way and that2 as 
whether his father would receive him or 
no8 ,as thus3 ,i  said1 8,i would go to 
my ,father40 ,but how1 if when ,i come  
at him he  should ask me1 ,where ,i have
 all this while been8 ,what must ,i say 

then8  ,also1 if he ask me1 ,what is    
become of the portion of goods that he  
gave  me8 ,what shall ,i say then8 ,if  
he asks me1 ,who have been my           
companions8  ,what shall ,i say then8   
,if he also shall ask me1 ,what hath    
been my  preferment in all the time of  
my absence from him8 ,what shall ,i say 
then8 ,yea1 and if he ask me1 ,why ,i   
came home no sooner8 ,what shall ,i  say
 then8 ,thus1 ,i say1 might he reason   
with himself1 and being  conscious to   
himself1 that he could give but a bad   
answer to any of  these interrogatories1
 no marvel if he stood in need first of 
all of a  kiss from his father's lips4  
,for had he answered the first in truth1
 he  must say1 ,i have been a haunter of
 taverns and ale-houses2 and as for  my 
portion1 ,i spent it in riotous living2 
my companions were whores and  drabs2 as
 for my preferment1 the highest was1    
that ,i became a hog-herd2  and as for  
my not coming home till now1 could ,i   
have made shift to have  staid abroad   

any longer1 ,i had not lain at thy feet 
for mercy now4    ,i say1 these things  
considered1 and considering1 again1 how 
prone poor  man is to give way1 when    
truly awakened1 to despondings and heart
  misgivings1 no marvel if he did sink  
in his mind1 between the time of  his   
first setting out1 and that of his      
coming to his ,father4    ,third1 ,but1 
thirdly1 methinks ,i have for the       
confirmation of this truth  the consent 
of all the saints that are under heaven1
 to wit1 ,that they  that are coming to 
,jesus ,christ1 are ofttimes heartily   
afraid that he  will not receive them4  
,quest4 ,but what should be the reason8 
,i will answer to this question  thus3  
#a4 ,it is not for want of the revealed 
will of ,god1 that manifesteth  grounds 
for the contrary1 for of that there is a
 sufficiency2 yea1 the  text itself hath
 laid a sufficient foundation for       
encouragement1 for  them that are coming
 to ,jesus ,christ4 8,and him that      
cometh to me ,i will  in no wise cast   

out40    #b4 ,it is not for want of any 
invitation to come1 for that is full and
  plain4 8,come unto me1 all ye that    
labour and are heavy laden1 and ,i  will
 give you rest0 7,matt #aa3bh74    #c4  
,neither is it for want of a            
manifestation of ,christ's willingness  
to  receive1 as those texts above named1
 with that which follows1  declareth1   
8,if any man thirst1 let him come unto  
me1 and drink0 7,john  #g3cg74    #d4   
,it is not for want of exceeding great  
and precious promises to  receive them  
that come4 8,wherefore come out from    
among them1 and be ye  separate1 saith  
the ,lord1 and touch not the unclean    
thing1 and ,i will  receive you1 and    
will be a ,father unto you1 and ye shall
 be my sons and  daughters1 saith the   
,lord ,almighty0 7#b ,cor #f3ag1ah74    
#e4 ,it is not for want of solemn oath  
and engagement to save them that  come4 
8,for--because he could swear by no     
greater1 he sware by  himself--that by  
two immutable things1 in which it was   

impossible for  ,god to lie1 we might   
have a strong consolation1 who have fled
 for  refuge to lay hold upon the hope  
set before us0 7,heb #f3ac-ah74    #f4  
,neither is it for want of great        
examples of ,god's mercy1 that have     
come to ,jesus ,christ1 of which we read
 most plentifully in the ,word4         
,therefore1 it must be concluded1 it is 
for want of that which follows4    ,what
 it is that prevents the coming to      
,christ4    ,first1 ,it is for want of  
the knowledge of ,christ4 ,thou knowest 
but  little of the grace and kindness   
that is in the heart of ,christ2 thou   
knowest but little of the virtue and    
merit of his blood2 thou knowest  but   
little of the willingness that is in his
 heart to save thee2 and  this is the   
reason of the fear that ariseth in thy  
heart1 and that  causeth thee to doubt  
that ,christ will not receive thee4     
,unbelief is  the daughter of           
,ignorance4 ,therefore ,christ saith1   
8,o fools1 and slow  of heart to        

believe0 7,luke #bd3be74    ,slowness of
 heart to believe1 flows from thy       
foolishness in the things  of ,christ2  
this is evident to all that are         
acquainted with themselves1  and are    
seeking after ,jesus ,christ4 ,the more 
ignorance1 the more  unbelief4 ,the more
 knowledge of ,christ1 the more faith4  
8,they that know  thy name will put     
their trust in thee0 7,psa #i3aj74 ,he1 
therefore1 that  began to come to       
,christ but the other day1 and hath yet 
but little  knowledge of him1 he fears  
that ,christ will not receive him4 ,but 
he  that hath been longer acquainted    
with him1 he 8is strong1 and hath       
overcome the wicked one0 7#a ,john      
#b3ac74 ,when ,joseph's brethren came   
into ,egypt to buy corn1 it is said1    
8,joseph knew his brethren1 but his     
brethren knew not him40 ,what follows8  
,why1 great mistrust of heart  about    
their speeding well2 especially1 if     
,joseph did but answer them  roughly1   
calling them spies1 and questioning     

their truth and the like4  ,and observe 
it1 so long as their ignorance about    
their brother remained  with them1      
whatsoever ,joseph did1 still they put  
the worse sense upon  it4 ,for instance1
 ,joseph upon a time bids the steward of
 his house  bring them home1 to dine    
with him1 to dine even in ,joseph's     
house4 ,and  how is this resented by    
them8 ,why1 they are afraid4 8,and the  
men were  afraid1 because they were     
brought unto0 their brother 8,joseph's  
house40  ,and they said1 ,he seeketh    
occasion against us1 and will fall upon 
us1  and take us for bondmen1 and our   
asses 7,gen #db1 #dc74 ,what6 afraid to 
go  to ,joseph's house8 ,he was their   
brother2 he intended to feast them2 to  
feast them1 and to feast with them4 ,ah6
 but they were ignorant that he  was    
their brother4 ,and so long as their    
ignorance lasted1 so long their  fear   
terrified them4 ,just thus it is with   
the sinner that but of late  is coming  
to ,jesus ,christ4 ,he is ignorant of   

the love and pity that is  in ,christ to
 coming sinners4 ,therefore he doubts1  
therefore he fears1  therefore his heart
 misgives him4    ,coming sinner1       
,christ inviteth thee to dine and sup   
with him4 ,he  inviteth thee to a       
banquet of wine1 yea1 to come into his  
wine-cellar1  and his banner over thee  
shall be love 7,rev #c3bj2 ,song #b3e74 
,but ,i  doubt it1 says the sinner3 but1
 it is answered1 he calls thee1 invites 
thee to his banquet1 flagons1 apples2 to
 his wine1 and to the juice of  his     
pomegranate4 8,o1 ,i fear1 ,i doubt1 ,i 
mistrust1 ,i tremble in  expectation of 
the contrary60 ,come out of the man1    
thou dastardly  ignorance6 ,be not      
afraid1 sinner1 only believe2 8,he that 
cometh to  ,christ he will in no wise   
cast out40    ,let the coming sinner1   
therefore1 seek after more of the good  
knowledge  of ,jesus ,christ4 ,press    
after it1 seek it as silver1 and dig for
 it as  for hid treasure4 ,this will    
embolden thee2 this will make thee wax  

stronger and stronger4 8,i know whom ,i 
have believed10 ,i know him1 said       
,paul2 and what follows8 ,why1 8and ,i  
am persuaded that he is able to  keep   
that which ,i have committed unto him1  
against that day0 7#b ,tim  #a3ab74     
,what had ,paul committed to ,jesus     
,christ8 ,the answer is1 ,he had        
committed to him his soul4 ,but why did 
he commit his soul to him8 ,why1        
because he knew him4 ,he knew him to be 
faithful1 to be kind4 ,he knew he  would
 not fail him1 nor forsake him2 and     
therefore he laid his soul  down at his 
feet1 and committed it to him1 to keep  
against that day4  ,but1    ,second1    
,thy fears that ,christ will not receive
 thee may be also a  consequent of thy  
earnest and strong desires after thy    
salvation by  him4 ,for this ,i observe1
 that strong desires to have1 are       
attended with  strong fears of missing4 
,what man most sets his heart upon1 and 
what  his desires are most after1 he    
ofttimes most fears he shall not obtain4

  ,so the man1 the ruler of the         
synagogue1 had a great desire that his  
daughter should live2 and that desire   
was attended with fear1 that she  should
 not4 ,wherefore1 ,christ saith unto    
him1 8,be not afraid0 7,mark  #e3cf74   
,suppose a young man should have his    
heart much set upon a virgin to  have   
her to wife1 if ever he fears he shall  
not obtain her1 it is when  he begins to
 love2 now1 thinks he1 somebody will    
step in betwixt my  love and the object 
of it2 either they will find fault with 
my person1  my estate1 my conditions1 or
 something6 ,now thoughts begin to work2
 she  doth not like me1 or something4   
,and thus it is with the soul at first  
coming to ,jesus ,christ1 thou lovest   
him1 and thy love produceth  jealousy1  
and that jealousy ofttimes begets fears4
    ,now thou fearest the sins of thy   
youth1 the sins of thine old age1 the   
sins of thy calling1 the sins of thy    
,christian duties1 the sins of  thine   
heart1 or something2 thou thinkest      

something or other will  alienate the   
heart and affections of ,jesus ,christ  
from thee2 thou  thinkest he sees       
something in thee1 for the sake of which
 he will  refuse thy soul4 ,but be      
content1 a little more knowledge of him 
will  make thee take better heart2 thy  
earnest desires shall not be attended   
with such burning fears2 thou shalt     
hereafter say1 8,this is my  infirmity0 
7,psa #gg3aj74    ,thou art sick of     
love1 a very sweet disease1 and yet     
every disease has  some weakness        
attending of it3 yet ,i wish this       
distemper1 if it be  lawful to call it  
so1 was more epidemical4 ,die of this   
disease ,i would  gladly do2 it is      
better than life itself1 though it be   
attended with  fears4 ,but thou criest1 
,i cannot obtain3 well1 be not too hasty
 in  making conclusions4 ,if ,jesus     
,christ had not put his finger in at the
  hole of the lock1 thy bowels would not
 have been troubled for him 7,song      
#e3d74 ,mark how the prophet hath it1   

8,they shall walk after the ,lord2 he   
shall roar like a lion2 when he shall   
roar1 then the children shall  tremble  
from the west1 they shall tremble as a  
bird out of ,egypt1 and  as a dove out  
of the land of ,assyria0 7,hosea        
#aa3aj1aa74 ,when ,god roars  7as       
ofttimes the coming soul hears him      
roar71 what man that is coming  can do  
otherwise than tremble8 7,amos #c3h74   
,but trembling he comes3 8,he  sprang   
in1 and came trembling1 and fell down   
before ,paul and ,silas0  7,acts        
#af3bi74    ,should you ask him that we 
mentioned but now1 ,how long is it since
 you  began to fear you should miss of  
this damsel you love so8 ,the answer    
will be1 ,ever since ,i began to love   
her4 ,but did you not fear it  before8  
,no1 nor should ,i fear it now1 but that
 ,i vehemently love her4  ,come1 sinner1
 let us apply it3 ,how long is it since 
thou began to fear  that ,jesus ,christ 
will not receive thee8 ,thy answer is1  
,ever since ,i  began to desire that he 

would save my soul4 ,i began to fear1   
when ,i  began to come2 and the more my 
heart burns in desires after him1 the   
more ,i feel my heart fear ,i shall not 
be saved by him4 ,see now1 did not  ,i  
tell thee that thy fears were but the   
consequence of strong desires8  ,well1  
fear not1 coming sinner1 thousands of   
coming souls are in thy  condition1 and 
yet they will get safe into ,christ's   
bosom3 8,say10 says  ,christ1 8to them  
that are of a fearful heart1 ,be strong1
 fear not2 your  ,god will come and save
 you0 7,isa #ce3d2 #fc3a74    ,third1   
,thy fear that ,christ will not receive 
thee may arise from a  sense of thine   
own unworthiness4 ,thou seest what a    
poor1 sorry1  wretched1 worthless       
creature thou art2 and seeing this1 thou
 fearest  ,christ will not receive thee4
 ,alas1 sayest thou1 ,i am the vilest of
 all  men2 a town-sinner1 a ringleading 
sinner6 ,i am not only a sinner  myself1
 but have made others twofold worse the 
children of hell also4  ,besides1 now ,i

 am under some awakenings and stirrings 
of mind after  salvation1 even now ,i   
find my heart rebellious1 carnal1 hard1 
treacherous1 desperate1 prone to        
unbelief1 to despair3 it forgetteth  the
 ,word2 it wandereth2 it runneth to the 
ends of the earth4 ,there is  not1 ,i am
 persuaded1 one in all the world that   
hath such a desperate  wicked heart as  
mine is2 my soul is careless to do good1
 but none more  earnest to do that which
 is evil4    ,can such a one as ,i am1  
live in glory8 ,can a holy1 a just1 and 
a  righteous ,god1 once think 7with     
honour to his name7 of saving such a    
vile creature as ,i am8 ,i fear it4     
,will he show wonders to such a dead    
dog as ,i am8 ,i doubt it4 ,i am cast   
out to the loathing of my person1  yea1 
,i loath myself2 ,i stink in mine own   
nostrils4 ,how can ,i then be  accepted 
by a holy and sin-abhorring ,god8 7,psa 
#ch3e-g2 ,eze #aa2  #bj3db1dd74 ,saved  
,i would be2 and who is there that would
 not1 were they  in my condition8       

,indeed1 ,i wonder at the madness and   
folly of others1  when ,i see them leap 
and skip so carelessly about the mouth  
of hell6  ,bold sinner1 how darest thou 
tempt ,god1 by laughing at the breach of
  his holy law8 ,but alas6 they are not 
so bad one way1 but ,i am worse         
another3 ,i wish myself were anybody but
 myself2 and yet here again1 ,i  know   
not what to wish4 ,when ,i see such as  
,i believe are coming to ,jesus         
,christ1 ,o ,i bless them6 ,but ,i am   
confounded in myself1 to see how        
unlike1 as ,i think1 ,i am to every good
 man in the world4 ,they can read1      
hear1 pray1 remember1 repent1 be humble1
 do everything better than so  vile a   
wretch as ,i4 ,i1 vile wretch1 am good  
for nothing but to burn in  hell-fire1  
and when ,i think of that1 ,i am        
confounded too6    ,thus the sense of   
unworthiness creates and heightens fears
 in the  hearts of them that are coming 
to ,jesus ,christ2 but indeed it should 
not2 for who needs the physician but the

 sick8 or who did ,christ come  into the
 world to save1 but the chief of        
sinners8 7,mark #b3ag2 #a ,tim  #a3ae74 
,wherefore1 the more thou seest thy     
sins1 the faster fly thou to  ,jesus    
,christ4 ,and let the sense of thine own
 unworthiness prevail with  thee yet to 
go faster4 ,as it is with the man that  
carrieth his broken  arm in a sling to  
the bone-setter1 still as he thinks of  
his broken  arm1 and as he feels the    
pain and anguish1 he hastens his pace to
 the  man4 ,and if ,satan meets thee1   
and asketh1 ,whither goest thou8 tell   
him  thou art maimed1 and art going to  
the ,lord ,jesus4 ,if he objects thine  
own unworthiness1 tell him1 ,that even  
as the sick seeketh the  physician2 as  
he that hath broken bones seeks him that
 can set them2 so  thou art going to    
,jesus ,christ for cure and healing for 
thy sin sick  soul4 ,but it ofttimes    
happeneth to him that flies for his     
life1 he  despairs of escaping1 and     
therefore delivers himself up into the  

hand  of the pursuer4 ,but up1 up1      
sinner2 be of good cheer1 ,christ came  
to  save the unworthy ones3 be not      
faithless1 but believe4 ,come away1 man1
  the ,lord ,jesus calls thee1 saying1  
8,and him that cometh to me ,i will in  
no wise cast out40    ,fourth4 ,thy fear
 that ,christ will not receive thee1 may
 arise from a  sense of the exceeding   
mercy of being saved2 sometimes         
salvation is in  the eyes of him that   
desires so great1 so huge1 so wonderful 
a thing1  that the very thoughts of the 
excellency of it1 engenders unbelief    
about obtaining it1 in the heart of     
those that unfeignedly desire it4       
8,seemeth it to you10 saith ,david1 8a  
light thing to be a king's  son-in-law80
 7#a ,sam #ah3bc74 ,so the thoughts of  
the greatness and glory  of the thing   
propounded1 as heaven1 eternal life1    
eternal glory1 to be  with ,god1 and    
,christ1 and angels2 these are great    
things1 things too  good1 saith the soul
 that is little in his own eyes2 things 

too rich1  saith the soul that is truly 
poor in spirit1 for me4    ,besides1 the
 ,holy ,ghost hath a way to greaten     
heavenly things to the  understanding of
 the coming sinner2 yea1 and at the same
 time to  greaten1 too1 the sin and     
unworthiness of that sinner4 ,now the   
soul  staggeringly wonders1 saying1     
,what6 to be made like angels1 like     
,christ1 to live in eternal bliss1 joy1 
and felicity6 ,this is for  angels1 and 
for them that can walk like angels6 ,if 
a prince1 a duke1 an  earl1 should send 
7by the hand of his servant7 for some   
poor1 sorry1  beggarly scrub1 to take   
her for his master to wife1 and the     
servant  should come and say1 ,my lord  
and master1 such an one hath sent me to 
thee1 to take thee to him to wife2 he is
 rich1 beautiful1 and of  excellent     
qualities2 he is loving1 meek1 humble1  
well-spoken1 c4 ,what  now would this   
poor1 sorry1 beggarly creature think8   
,what would she  say8 or how would she  
frame an answer8 ,when king ,david sent 

to ,abigail  upon this account1 and     
though she was a rich woman1 yet she    
said1  8,behold1 let thine handmaid be a
 servant to wash the feet of the        
servants of my lord0 7#a ,sam           
#be3dj1da74 ,she was confounded1 she    
could  not well tell what to say1 the   
offer was so great1 beyond what could in
  reason be expected4    ,but suppose   
this great person should second his     
suit1 and send to this  sorry creature  
again1 what would she say now8 ,would   
she not say1 ,you  mock me8 ,but what if
 he affirms that he is in good earnest1 
and that  his lord must have her to     
wife2 yea1 suppose he should prevail    
upon her  to credit his message1 and to 
address herself for her journey2 yet1   
behold every thought of her pedigree    
confounds her2 also her sense of  want  
of beauty makes her ashamed2 and if she 
doth but think of being  embraced1 the  
unbelief that is mixed with that thought
 whirls her into  tremblings2 and now   
she calls herself fool1 for believing   

the  messenger1 and thinks not to go2 if
 she thinks of being bold1 she  blushes2
 and the least thought that she shall be
 rejected1 when she  comes at him1 makes
 her look as if she would give up the   
ghost4    ,and is it a wonder1 then1 to 
see a soul that is drowned in the sense 
of  glory and a sense of its own        
nothingness1 to be confounded in itself1
  and to fear that the glory apprehended
 is too great1 too good1 and too  rich1 
for such an one8 ,that thing1 heaven and
 eternal glory1 is so  great1 and ,i    
that would have it1 so small1 so sorry a
 creature1 that  the thoughts of        
obtaining it confounds me4    ,thus1 ,i 
say1 doth the greatness of the things   
desired1 quite dash and  overthrow the  
mind of the desirer4 ,o1 it is too big6 
it is too big6 it  is too great a mercy6
 ,but1 coming sinner1 let me reason with
 thee4 ,thou  sayest1 it is too big1 too
 great4 ,well1 will things that are less
  satisfy thy soul8 ,will a less thing  
than heaven1 than glory and eternal     

life1 answer thy desires8 ,no1 nothing  
less2 and yet ,i fear they are too  big1
 and too good for me1 ever to obtain4   
,well1 as big and as good as  they are1 
,god giveth them to such as thou2 they  
are not too big for ,god  to give2 no1  
not too big to give freely4 ,be content2
 let ,god give like  himself2 he is that
 eternal ,god1 and giveth like himself4 
,when kings  give1 they do not use to   
give as poor men do4 ,hence it is said1 
that  ,nabal made a feast in his house  
like the feast of a king2 and again1    
8,all these things did ,araunah1 as a   
king1 give unto ,david0 7#a ,sam        
#be3cf2 #b ,sam #bd3bc74 ,now1 ,god is a
 great king1 let him give like a  king2 
nay1 let him give like himself1 and do  
thou receive like thyself4  ,he hath    
all1 and thou hast nothing4 ,god told   
his people of old1 that he  would save  
them in truth and in righteousness1 and 
that they should  return to1 and enjoy  
the land1 which before1 for their sins1 
had spewed  them out2 and then adds1    

under a supposition of their counting   
the  mercy too good1 or too big1 8,if it
 be marvellous in the eyes of the       
remnant of this people in these days1   
should it also be marvellous in  mine   
eyes8 saith the ,lord of hosts0 7,zech  
#h3f74    ,as who should say1 they are  
now in captivity1 and little in their   
own  eyes2 therefore they think the     
mercy of returning to ,canaan is a mercy
  too marvellously big for them to      
enjoy2 but if it be so in their eyes1   
it is not so in mine2 ,i will do for    
them like ,god1 if they will but        
receive my bounty like sinners4 ,coming 
sinner1 ,god can give his  heavenly     
,canaan1 and the glory of it1 unto thee2
 yea1 none ever had  them but as a gift1
 a free gift4 ,he hath given us his     
,son1 8,how shall  he not with him also 
freely give us all things80 7,rom       
#h3cb74    ,it was not the worthiness of
 ,abraham1 or ,moses1 or ,david or      
,peter1 or  ,paul1 but the mercy of     
,god1 that made them inheritors of      

heaven4 ,if ,god  thinks thee worthy1   
judge not thyself unworthy2 but take it1
 and be  thankful4 ,and it is a good    
sign he intends to give thee1 if he hath
  drawn out thy heart to ask4 8,lord1   
thou hast heard the desire of the       
humble2 thou wilt prepare their heart2  
thou wilt cause thine ear to  hear0     
7,psa #aj3ag74    ,when ,god is said to 
incline his ear1 it implies an intention
 to bestow  the mercy desired4 ,take it 
therefore2 thy wisdom will be to        
receive1  not sticking at thy own       
unworthiness4 ,it is said1 8,he raiseth 
up the  poor out of the dust1 and       
lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill1
 to  set them among princes1 and to make
 them inherit the throne of glory40     
,again1 8,he raiseth up the poor out of 
the dust1 and lifteth the needy  out of 
the dunghill1 that he may set him with  
princes1 even with the  princes of his  
people0 7#a ,sam #b3h2 ,psa #aac3g1h74  
,you see also when ,god  made a wedding 
for his ,son1 he called not the great1  

nor the rich1 nor  the mighty2 but the  
poor1 the maimed1 the halt1 and the     
blind 7,matt #ab2  ,luke #ad74          
,fifth4 ,thy fears that ,christ will not
 receive thee may arise from the        
hideous roaring of the devil1 who       
pursues thee4 ,he that hears him roar1  
must be a mighty ,christian1 if he can  
at that time deliver himself from  fear4
 ,he is called a roaring lion2 and then 
to allude to that in  ,isaiah1 8,if one 
look0 into them1 they have 8darkness and
 sorrow1 and  the light is darkened in  
the heavens thereof0 7#a ,peter #e3h2   
,isa #e3c74    ,two of the devil's      
objections4--,there are two things among
 many that  ,satan useth to roar out    
after them that are coming to ,jesus    
,christ4 #a4  ,that they are not        
elected4 ,or1 #b4 ,that they have sinned
 the sin against  the ,holy ,ghost4 ,to 
both these ,i answer briefly--    #a4   
,election4--,touching election1 out of  
which thou fearest thou art  excluded4  
,why1 coming sinner1 even the text      

itself affordeth thee help  against this
 doubt1 and that by a double argument4  
7#a47 ,that coming to ,christ is by     
virtue of the gift1 promise1 and        
drawing of the ,father2 but thou art    
a-coming2 therefore ,god hath given     
thee1 promised thee1 and is drawing thee
 to ,jesus ,christ4 ,coming  sinner1    
hold to this2 and when ,satan beginneth 
to roar again1 answer1  ,but ,i feel my 
heart moving after ,jesus ,christ2 but  
that would not be1  if it were not given
 by promise1 and drawing to ,christ by  
the power of  the ,father4    7#b47     
,jesus ,christ hath promised1 8,that him
 that cometh to him he will  in no wise 
cast out40 ,and if he hath said it1 will
 he not make it good1  ,i mean even thy 
salvation8 ,for1 as ,i have said        
already1 not to cast  out1 is to receive
 and admit to the benefit of salvation4 
,if then the  ,father hath given thee1  
as is manifest by thy coming2 and if    
,christ  will receive thee1 thou coming 
soul1 as it is plain he will1 because he

  hath said1 8,he will in no wise cast  
out20 then be confident1 and let  those 
conclusions1 that as naturally flow from
 the text as light from  the sun1 or    
water from the fountain1 stay thee4     
,if ,satan therefore objecteth1 ,but    
thou art not elected2 answer1 ,but ,i   
am coming1 ,satan1 ,i am coming2 and    
that ,i could not be1 but that the      
,father draws me2 and ,i am coming to   
such a ,lord ,jesus1 as will in no  wise
 cast me out4 ,further1 ,satan1 were ,i 
not elect1 the ,father would  not draw  
me1 nor would the ,son so graciously    
open his bosom to me4 ,i am  persuaded1 
that not one of the nonelect shall ever 
be able to say1 no1  not in the day of  
judgment1 ,i did sincerely come to      
,jesus ,christ4 ,come  they may1        
feignedly1 as ,judas and ,simon ,magus  
did2 but that is not our  question4     
,therefore1 ,o thou honest-hearted      
coming sinner1 be not  afraid1 but come4
    #b4 ,of the sin against the ,holy   
,ghost4--,as to the second part of the  

objection1 about sinning the sin against
 the ,holy ,ghost1 the same  argument   
overthrows that also4 ,but ,i will argue
 thus3    7#a47 ,coming to ,christ is by
 virtue of a special gift of the        
,father2 but  the ,father giveth no such
 gift to them that have sinned that sin2
  therefore thou that art coming hast   
not committed that sin4 ,that the       
,father giveth no such gift to them that
 have sinned that sin is  evident--7a47 
,because such have sinned themselves out
 of ,god's favour2  8,they shall never  
have forgiveness0 7,matt #ab3cb74 ,but  
it is a special  favour of ,god to give 
unto a man1 to come to ,jesus ,christ2  
because  thereby he obtaineth           
forgiveness4 ,therefore he that cometh  
hath not  sinned that sin4 7b47 ,they   
that have sinned the sin against the    
,holy  ,ghost1 have sinned themselves   
out of an interest in the sacrifice of  
,christ's body and blood2 8,there       
remaineth for such no more sacrifice    
for sins0 7,heb #aj3bf74 ,but ,god      

giveth not grace to any of them to come 
to ,christ1 that have no share in the   
sacrifice of his body and blood4        
,therefore1 thou that art coming to him1
 hast not sinned that sin4    7#b47     
,coming to ,christ is by the special    
drawing of the ,father2 8,no man  can   
come to me except the ,father which hath
 sent me draw him0 7,john  #f3dd74 ,but 
the ,father draweth not him to ,christ1 
for whom he hath not  allotted          
forgiveness by his blood2 therefore they
 that are coming to  ,jesus ,christ have
 not committed that sin1 because he hath
 allotted them  forgiveness by his      
blood4 ,that the ,father cannot draw    
them to ,jesus  ,christ1 for whom he    
hath not allotted forgiveness of sins1  
is manifest  to sense3 for that would be
 a plain mockery1 a flam1 #ag neither   
becoming his wisdom1 justice1 holiness1 
nor goodness4    7#c47 ,coming to ,jesus
 ,christ lays a man under the promise of
 forgiveness  and salvation4 ,but it is 
impossible that he that hath sinned that

 sin  should ever be put under a promise
 of these4 ,therefore1 he that hath     
sinned that sin can never have heart to 
come to ,jesus ,christ4    7#d47 ,coming
 to ,jesus ,christ lays a man under his 
intercession4 8,for he  ever liveth to  
make intercession for them that come0   
7,heb #g3be74  ,therefore1 he that is   
coming to ,jesus ,christ cannot have    
sinned that  sin4 ,christ has forbidden 
his people to pray for them that have   
sinned  that sin2 and1 therefore1 will  
not pray for them himself1 but he prays 
for them that come4    7#e47 ,he that   
hath sinned that sin1 ,christ is to him 
of no more worth  than is a man that is 
dead2 8,for he hath crucified to himself
 the ,son  of ,god20 yea1 and hath also 
counted his precious blood as the blood 
of  an unholy thing4 7,heb #f1 #aj7     
,now1 he that hath this low esteem of   
,christ will never come to him for life2
 but the coming man has an high  esteem 
of his person1 blood1 and merits4       
,therefore1 he that is coming  has not  

committed that sin4    7#f47 ,if he that
 has sinned this sin might yet come to  
,jesus ,christ1  then must the truth of 
,god be overthrown2 which saith in one  
place1 8,he  hath never forgiveness20   
and in another1 8,i will in no wise cast
 him  out40 ,therefore1 that he may     
never have forgiveness1 he shall never  
have heart to come to ,jesus ,christ4   
,it is impossible that such an one      
should be renewed1 either to or by      
repentance 7,heb #f74 ,wherefore1 never 
trouble thy head nor heart about this   
matter2 he that cometh to ,jesus        
,christ cannot have sinned against the  
,holy ,ghost4    ,sixth1 ,thy fears that
 ,christ will not receive thee may arise
 from thine  own folly1 in inventing1   
yea1 in thy chalking out to ,god1 a way 
to  bring thee home to ,jesus ,christ4  
,some souls that are coming to ,jesus   
,christ are great tormentors of         
themselves upon this account2 they      
conclude1 that if their coming to ,jesus
 ,christ is right1 they must  needs be  

brought home thus and thus4    ,as to   
instance3 #a4 ,says one1 ,if ,god be    
bringing of me to ,jesus ,christ1  then 
will he load me with the guilt of sin   
till he makes me roar again4  #b4 ,if   
,god be indeed a-bringing me home to    
,jesus ,christ1 then must ,i be         
assaulted with dreadful temptations of  
the devil4 #c4 ,if ,god be indeed       
a-bringing me to ,jesus ,christ1 then1  
even when ,i come at him1 ,i shall  have
 wonderful revelations of him4    ,this 
is the way that some sinners appoint for
 ,god2 but1 perhaps1 he  will not walk  
therein2 yet will he bring them to      
,jesus ,christ4 ,but now1  because they 
come not the way of their own chalking  
out1 therefore they  are at a loss4     
,they look for heavy load and burden2   
but1 perhaps1 ,god  gives them a sight  
of their lost condition1 and addeth not 
that heavy  weight and burden4 ,they    
look for fearful temptations of ,satan2 
but ,god  sees that yet they are not fit
 for them1 nor is the time come that he 

should be honoured by them in such a    
condition4 ,they look for great and     
glorious revelations of ,christ1 grace1 
and mercy2 but1 perhaps1 ,god  only     
takes the yoke from off their jaws1 and 
lays meat before them4 ,and  now again  
they are at a loss1 yet a-coming to     
,jesus ,christ2 8,i drew  them10 saith  
,god1 8with cords of a man1 with bands  
of love--,i took the  yoke from off     
their jaws1 and laid meat unto them0    
7,hosea #aa3d74    ,now1 ,i say1 ,if    
,god brings thee to ,christ1 and not by 
the way that thou  hast appointed1 then 
thou art at a loss2 and for thy being at
 a loss1  thou mayest thank thyself4    
,god hath more ways than thou knowest of
 to  bring a sinner to ,jesus ,christ2  
but he will not give thee beforehand an 
account by which of them he will bring  
thee to ,christ 7,isa #dj3ac2 ,job      
#cc3ac74 ,sometimes he hath his ways in 
the whirlwind2 but sometimes the  ,lord 
is not there 7,nahum #a3c2 #a ,kings    
#ai3aa74 ,if ,god will deal more  gently

 with thee than with others of his      
children1 grudge not at it2  refuse not 
the waters that go softly1 lest he bring
 upon thee the  waters of the rivers1   
strong and many1 even these two smoking 
firebrands1 the devil and guilt of sin  
7,isa #h3f1g74 ,he saith to ,peter1     
8,follow me40 ,and what thunder did     
,zaccheus hear or see8 ,zaccheus1 8,come
  down10 said ,christ2 8and he came     
down10 says ,luke1 8and received him    
joyfully40    ,but had ,peter or        
,zaccheus made the objection that thou  
hast made1 and  directed the ,spirit of 
the ,lord as thou hast done1 they might 
have  looked long enough before they had
 found themselves coming to ,jesus      
,christ4 ,besides1 ,i will tell thee1   
that the greatness of sense of sin1  the
 hideous roaring of the devil1 yea1 and 
abundance of revelations1  will not     
prove that ,god is bringing thy soul to 
,jesus ,christ2 as  ,balaam1 ,cain1     
,judas1 and others1 can witness4        
,further1 consider that what thou hast  

not of these things here1 thou  mayest  
have another time1 and that to thy      
distraction4 ,wherefore1  instead of    
being discontent1 because thou art not  
in the fire1 because  thou hearest not  
the sound of the trumpet and alarm of   
war1 8,pray that  thou enter not into   
temptation20 yea1 come boldly to the    
throne of  grace1 and obtain mercy1 and 
find grace to help in that time of need 
7,psa #hh3ae2 ,matt #bf3da2 ,heb #d3af74
    ,poor creature6 thou criest1 if ,i  
were tempted1 ,i could come faster and  
with more confidence to ,christ4 ,thou  
sayest thou knowest not what4 ,what     
says ,job8 8,withdraw thine hand far    
from me3 and let not thy dread make  me 
afraid4 ,then call thou1 and ,i will    
answer3 or let me speak1 and  answer    
thou me0 7,job #ac3ba1bb74 ,it is not   
the overheavy load of sin1  but the     
discovery of mercy2 not the roaring of  
the devil1 but the  drawing of the      
,father1 that makes a man come to ,jesus
 ,christ2 ,i myself  know all these     

things4    ,true1 sometimes1 yea1 most  
an end1 #ah they that come to ,jesus    
,christ  come the way that thou         
desirest2 the loading1 tempted way2 but 
the ,lord  also leads some by the waters
 of comfort4 ,if ,i was to choose when  
to go  a long journey1 to wit1 whether  
,i would go it in the dead of winter or 
in the pleasant spring1 though1 if it   
was a very profitable journey1 as  that 
of coming to ,christ is1 ,i would choose
 to go it through fire and  water before
 ,i would choose lose the benefit4 ,but1
 ,i say1 if ,i might  choose the time1  
,i would choose to go it in the pleasant
 spring1  because the way would be more 
delightsome1 the days longer and warmer1
  the nights shorter and not so cold4   
,and it is observable1 that that  very  
argument that thou usest to weaken thy  
strength in the way1 that  very argument
 ,christ ,jesus useth to encourage his  
beloved to come to  him3 8,rise up10    
saith he1 8my love1 my fair one1 and    
come away40 ,why8  8,for lo1 the winter 

is past1 the rain is over and gone2 the 
flowers  appear on the earth1 the time  
of the singing of birds is come1 and the
  voice of the turtle is heard in our   
land2 the fig-tree putteth forth  her   
green figs1 and the vines with the      
tender grape give a good smell4  ,arise1
 my love1 my fair one1 and come away0   
7,song #b3aj-ac74    ,trouble not       
thyself1 coming sinner4 ,if thou seest  
thy lost condition by  original and     
actual sin2 if thou seest thy need of   
the spotless  righteousness of ,jesus   
,christ2 if thou art willing to be found
 in him1  and to take up thy cross and  
follow him2 then pray for a fair wind   
and  good weather1 and come away4 ,stick
 no longer in a muse and doubt about    
things1 but come away to ,jesus ,christ4
 ,do it1 ,i say1 lest thou tempt  ,god  
to lay the sorrows of a travailing woman
 upon thee4 ,thy folly in  this thing   
may make him do it4 ,mind what follows3 
8,the sorrows of a  travailing woman    
shall come upon him40 ,why8 8,he is an  

unwise son2 for  he should not stay long
 in the place of the breaking forth of  
children0  7,hosea #ac3ac74    ,seventh1
 ,thy fears that ,christ will not       
receive thee may arise from  those      
decays that thou findest in thy soul1   
even while thou art coming  to him4     
,some1 even as they are coming to ,jesus
 ,christ1 do find  themselves grow worse
 and worse2 and this is indeed a sore   
trial to the  poor coming sinner4       
,fears that we do not run fast enough4  
,to explain myself4 ,there is such an   
one a coming to ,jesus ,christ who1     
when at first he began to look out after
 him1 was sensible1  affectionate1 and  
broken in spirit2 but now is grown dark1
 senseless1  hard-hearted1 and inclining
 to neglect spiritual duties1 c4        
,besides1  he now finds in himself      
inclinations to unbelief1 atheism1      
blasphemy1  and the like2 now he finds  
he cannot tremble at ,god's ,word1 his  
judgment1 nor at the apprehension of    
hell fire2 neither can he1 as he        

thinketh1 be sorry for these things4    
,now1 this is a sad dispensation4  ,the 
man under the sixth head complaineth for
 want of temptations1 but  thou hast    
enough of them2 art thou glad of them1  
tempted1 coming  sinner8 ,they that     
never were exercised with them may think
 it a fine  thing to be within the      
range1 but he that is there is ready to 
sweat  blood for sorrow of heart1 and to
 howl for vexation of spirit6 ,this man 
is in the wilderness among wild beasts4 
,here he sees a bear1 there a  lion1    
yonder a leopard1 a wolf1 a dragon2     
devils of all sorts1 doubts  of all     
sorts1 fears of all sorts1 haunt and    
molest his soul4 ,here he  sees smoke1  
yea1 feels fire and brimstone1 scattered
 upon his secret  places4 ,he hears the 
sound of an horrible tempest4 ,o6 my    
friends1 even  the ,lord ,jesus1 that   
knew all things1 even he saw no pleasure
 in  temptations1 nor did he desire to  
be with them2 wherefore1 one text       
saith1 8he was led10 and another1 8he   

was driven10 of the ,spirit into  the   
wilderness1 to be tempted of the devil  
7,matt #d3a2 ,mark #a3ab74    ,but to   
return4 ,thus it happeneth sometimes to 
them that are coming to  ,jesus ,christ4
 ,a sad hap indeed6 ,one would think    
that he that is flying  from wrath to   
come has little need of such clogs as   
these4 ,and yet so  it is1 and woeful   
experience proves it4 ,the church of old
 complained  that her enemies overtook  
her between the straits2 just between   
hope  and fear1 heaven and hell 7,lam   
#a74    ,this man feeleth the infirmity 
of his flesh1 he findeth a proneness in 
himself to be desperate4 ,now1 he chides
 with ,god1 flings and tumbles  like a  
wild bull in a net1 and still the guilt 
of all returns upon  himself1 to the    
crushing of him to pieces4 ,yet he      
feeleth his heart so  hard1 that he can 
find1 as he thinks1 no kind falling     
under any of his  miscarriages4 ,now1 he
 is a lump of confusion in his own eyes1
 whose  spirit and actions are without  

order4    ,temptations serve the        
,christian as the shepherd's dog serveth
 the silly  sheep2 that is1 coming      
behind the flock1 he runs upon it1 pulls
 it  down1 worries it1 wounds it1 and   
grievously bedabbleth it with dirt and  
wet1 in the lowest places of the furrows
 of the field1 and not leaving  it until
 it is half dead1 nor then neither1     
except ,god rebuke4    ,here is now room
 for fears of being cast away4 ,now ,i  
see ,i am lost1  says the sinner4 ,this 
is not coming to ,jesus ,christ1 says   
the sinner2  such a desperate1 hard1 and
 wretched heart as mine is1 cannot be a 
gracious one1 saith the sinner4 ,and bid
 such an one be better1 he says1  ,i    
cannot2 no1 ,i cannot4    ,why          
temptations assail ,god's people4       
,quest4 ,but what will you say to a soul
 in this condition8    ,answ4 ,i will   
say1 ,that temptations have attended the
 best of ,god's  people4 ,i will say1   
,that temptations come to do us good2   
and ,i will say  also1 ,that there is a 

difference betwixt growing worse and    
worse1 and  thy seeing more clearly how 
bad thou art4    ,there is a man of an  
ill-favoured countenance1 who hath too  
high a  conceit of his beauty2 and1     
wanting the benefit of a glass1 he still
  stands in his own conceit2 at last a  
limner is sent unto him1 who  draweth   
his ill-favoured face to the life2 now  
looking thereon1 he  begins to be       
convinced that he is not half so        
handsome as he thought he  was4 ,coming 
sinner1 thy temptations are these       
painters2 they have drawn  out thy      
ill-favoured heart to the life1 and have
 set it before thine  eyes1 and now thou
 seest how ill-favoured thou art4       
,hezekiah was a good  man1 yet when he  
lay sick1 for aught ,i know1 he had     
somewhat too good  an opinion of his    
heart2 and for aught ,i know also1 the  
,lord might1  upon his recovery1 leave  
him to a temptation1 that he might      
better know  all that was in his heart4 
,compare ,isaiah #ch3a-c1 with #b       

,chronicles  #cb3ca4    ,alas6 we are   
sinful out of measure1 but see it not to
 be the full1  until an hour of         
temptation comes4 ,but when it comes1 it
 doth as the  painter doth1 draweth out 
our heart to the life3 yet the sight of 
what  we are should not keep us from    
coming to ,jesus ,christ4 ,there are two
  ways by which ,god lets a man into a  
sight of the naughtiness of his  heart2 
one is1 by the light of the ,word and   
,spirit of ,god2 and the  other is1 by  
the temptations of the devil4 ,but1 by  
the first1 we see  our naughtiness one  
way2 and1 by the second1 another4 ,by   
the light of  the ,word and ,spirit of  
,god1 thou hast a sight of thy          
naughtiness2 and  by the light of the   
sun1 thou hast a sight of the spots and 
defilements  that are in thy house or   
raiment4 ,which light gives thee to see 
a  necessity of cleansing1 but maketh   
not the blemishes to spread more        
abominably4 ,but when ,satan comes1 when
 he tempts1 he puts life and rage  into 

our sins1 and turns them1 as it were1   
into so many devils within  us4 ,now1   
like prisoners1 they attempt to break   
through the prison of  our body2 they   
will attempt to get out at our eyes1    
mouth1 ears1 any  ways1 to the scandal  
of the gospel1 and reproach of religion1
 to the  darkening of our evidences1 and
 damning of our souls4    ,but ,i shall 
say1 as ,i said before1 this hath       
ofttimes been the lot of  ,god's people4
 ,and1 8,there hath no temptation       
overtaken you but such as  is common to 
man2 but ,god is faithful1 who will not 
suffer you to be  tempted above that ye 
are able0 7#a ,cor #aj3ac74 ,see the    
,book of ,job1 the  ,book of ,psalms1   
and that of the ,lamentations4 ,and     
remember further1  that ,christ himself 
was tempted to blaspheme1 to worship the
 devil1 and  to murder himself1 7,matt  
#d2 ,luke #d72 temptations worse than   
which thou  canst hardly be overtaken   
with4 ,but he was sinless1 that is true4
 ,and  he is thy ,saviour1 and that is  

as true6 ,yea1 it is as true also1 that 
by his being tempted1 he became the     
conqueror of the tempter1 and a         
succourer of those that are tempted     
7,col #b3ad1ae2 ,heb #b3ae2 #d3ae1af74  
,quest4 ,but what should be the reason  
that some that are coming to  ,christ   
should be so lamentably cast down and   
buffeted with temptations8    ,answ4 ,it
 may be for several causes4    #a4 ,some
 that are coming to ,christ cannot be   
persuaded1 until the  temptation comes1 
that they are so vile as the ,scripture 
saith they  are4 ,true1 they see so much
 of their wretchedness as to drive them 
to  ,christ4 ,but there is an over and  
above of wickedness which they see  not4
 ,peter little thought that he had had  
cursing1 and swearing1 and  lying1 and  
an inclination in his heart to deny his 
,master1 before the  temptation came2   
but when that indeed came upon him1 then
 he found it  there to his sorrow 7,john
 #ac3cf-ch2 ,mark #ad3cf-dj2 #fh-gb74   
#b4 ,some that are coming to ,jesus     

,christ are too much affected with      
their own graces1 and too little taken  
with ,christ's person2 wherefore  ,god1 
to take them off from doting upon their 
own jewels1 and that they  might look   
more to the person1 undertaking1 and    
merits of his ,son1  plunges them into  
the ditch by temptations4 ,and this ,i  
take to be the  meaning of ,job1 8,if ,i
 wash myself10 said he1 8with           
snow-water1 and make  my hands never so 
clean1 yet shalt thou plunge me in the  
ditch1 and  mine own clothes shall abhor
 me0 7,job #i3cj74 ,job had been a      
little too  much tampering with his own 
graces1 and setting his excellencies a  
little too high2 as these texts make    
manifest3 ,job #cc3h-ac1 #cd3e-aj1      
#ce3b1c1 #ch3a1b1 #dj3aje1 #db3c-f4 ,but
 by that the temptations were ended1    
you find him better taught4    ,yea1    
,god doth ofttimes1 even for this thing1
 as it were1 take our  graces from us1  
and so leave us almost quite to         
ourselves and to the  tempter1 that we  

may learn not to love the picture more  
than the person  of his ,son4 ,see how  
he dealt with them in the #afth of      
,ezekiel1 and the  second of ,hosea4    
#c4 ,perhaps thou hast been given too   
much to judge thy brother1 to  condemn  
thy brother1 because a poor tempted man4
 ,and ,god1 to bring down  the pride of 
thy heart1 letteth the tempter loose    
upon thee1 that thou  also mayst feel   
thyself weak4 ,for 8pride goeth before  
destruction1 and  an haughty spirit     
before a fall0 7,prov #af3ah74    #d4   
,it may be thou hast dealt a little too 
roughly with those that ,god  hath this 
way wounded1 not considering thyself1   
lest thou also be  tempted4 ,and        
therefore ,god hath suffered it to come 
unto thee 7,gal  #f3a74    #e4 ,it may  
be thou wast given to slumber and sleep1
 and therefore these  temptations were  
sent to awake thee4 ,you know that      
,peter's temptation  came upon him after
 his sleeping2 then1 instead of watching
 and  praying1 then he denied1 and      

denied1 and denied his ,master 7,matt   
#bf74    #f4 ,it may be thou hast       
presumed too far1 and stood too much in 
thine  own strength1 and therefore is a 
time of temptation come upon thee4      
,this was also one cause why it came    
upon ,peter--,though all men forsake    
thee1 yet will not ,i4 ,ah6 that is the 
way to be tempted indeed 7,john         
#ac3cf-ch74    #g4 ,it may be ,god      
intends to make thee wise1 to speak a   
word in season  to others that are      
afflicted2 and therefore he suffereth   
thee to be  tempted4 ,christ was tempted
 that he might be able to succour them  
that  are tempted 7,heb #b3ah74    #h4  
,it may be ,satan hath dared ,god to    
suffer him to tempt thee2  promising    
himself1 that if he will but let him do 
it1 thou wilt curse  him to his face4   
,thus he obtained leave against ,job2   
wherefore take  heed1 tempted soul1 lest
 thou provest the devil's sayings true  
7,job  #a3aa74    #i4 ,it may be thy    
graces must be tried in the fire1 that  

that rust that  cleaveth to them may be 
taken away1 and themselves proved1 both 
before  angels and devils1 to be far    
better than of gold that perisheth2 it  
may  be also1 that thy graces are to    
receive special praises1 and honour1    
and glory1 at the coming of the ,lord   
,jesus to judgment1 for all the         
exploits that thou hast acted by them   
against hell1 and its infernal  crew1 in
 the day of thy temptation 7#a ,peter   
#a3f1g74    #aj4 ,it may be ,god would  
have others learn by thy sighs1 groans1 
and  complaints1 under temptation1 to   
beware of those sins for the sake of    
which thou art at present delivered to  
the tormentors4    ,but to conclude     
this1 put the worst to the worst--and   
then things will  be bad enough--suppose
 that thou art to this day without the  
grace of  ,god1 yet thou art but a      
miserable creature1 a sinner1 that hath 
need of  a blessed ,saviour2 and the    
text presents thee with one as good and 
kind  as heart can wish2 who also for   

thy encouragement saith1 8,and him that 
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out40    ,application of ,observation   
,second4    ,to come1 therefore1 to a   
word of application4 ,is it so1 that    
they that  are coming to ,jesus ,christ 
are ofttimes heartily afraid that ,jesus
  ,christ will not receive them8 ,then  
this teacheth us these things--    #a4  
,that faith and doubting may at the same
 time have their residence in  the same 
soul4 8,o thou of little faith1         
wherefore didst thou doubt80  7,matt    
#ad3ca74 ,he saith not1 ,o thou of no   
faith6 but1 ,o thou of little  faith6   
because he had a little faith in the    
midst of his many doubts4  ,the same is 
true even of many that are coming to    
,jesus ,christ4 ,they  come1 and fear   
they come not1 and doubt they come not4 
,when they look  upon the promise1 or a 
word of encouragement by faith1 then    
they come2  but when they look upon     
themselves1 or the difficulties that lie
 before  them1 then they doubt4 8,bid me

 come10 said ,peter2 8,come10 said      
,christ4  ,so he went down out of the   
ship to go to ,jesus1 but his hap was to
 go  to him upon the water2 there was   
the trial4 ,so it is with the poor      
desiring soul4 ,bid me come1 says the   
sinner2 ,come1 says ,christ1 and ,i     
will in no wise cast thee out4 ,so he   
comes1 but his hap is to come upon  the 
water1 upon drowning difficulties2 if1  
therefore1 the wind of  temptations     
blow1 the waves of doubts and fears will
 presently arise1  and this coming      
sinner will begin to sink1 if he has but
 little faith4  ,but you shall find here
 in ,peter's little faith1 a twofold    
act2 to wit1  coming and crying4 ,little
 faith cannot come all the way without  
crying4  ,so long as its holy boldness  
lasts1 so long it can come with peace2  
but  when it is so1 it can come no      
further1 it will go the rest of the way 
with crying4 ,peter went as far as his  
little faith would carry him3 he  also  
cried as far as his little faith would  

help1 8,lord1 save me1 ,i  perish60 ,and
 so with coming and crying he was kept  
from sinking1 though  he had but a      
little faith4 8,jesus stretched forth   
his hand1 and caught  him1 and said unto
 him1 ,o thou of little faith1 wherefore
 didst thou  doubt80    #b4 ,is it so1  
that they that are coming to ,jesus     
,christ are ofttimes  heartily afraid   
that ,jesus ,christ will not receive    
them8 ,then this  shows us a reason of  
that dejection1 and those castings down1
 that very  often we perceive to be in  
them that are coming to ,jesus ,christ4 
,why1  it is because they are afraid    
that ,jesus ,christ will not receive    
them4  ,the poor world they mock us1    
because we are a dejected people2 ,i    
mean1  because we are sometimes so3 but 
they do not know the cause of our       
dejection4 ,could we be persuaded1 even 
then1 when we are dejected1 that  ,jesus
 ,christ would indeed receive us1 it    
would make us fly over their  heads1 and
 would put more gladness into our hearts

 than in the time in  which their corn1 
wine1 and oil increases 7,psa #d3f1g74  
,but1    #c4 ,it is so1 ,that they that 
are coming to ,jesus ,christ are        
ofttimes  heartily afraid that he will  
not receive them4 ,then this shows that 
they that are coming to ,jesus ,christ  
are an awakened1 sensible1  considering 
people4 ,for fear cometh from sense1 and
 consideration of  things4 ,they are    
sensible of sin1 sensible of the curse  
due thereto2  they are also sensible of 
the glorious majesty of ,god1 and of    
what a  blessed1 blessed thing it is to 
be received of ,jesus ,christ4 ,the     
glory  of heaven1 and the evil of sin1  
these things they consider1 and are     
sensible of4 8,when ,i remember1 ,i am  
afraid40 8,when ,i consider1 ,i am      
afraid0 7,job #ba3f2 #bc3ae74    ,these 
things dash their spirits1 being awake  
and sensible4 ,were they  dead1 like    
other men1 they would not be afflicted  
with fear as they  are4 ,for dead men   
fear not1 feel not1 care not1 but the   

living and  sensible man1 he it is that 
is ofttimes heartily afraid that ,jesus 
,christ will not receive him4 ,i say1   
the dead and senseless are not          
distressed4 ,they presume2 they are     
groundlessly confident4 ,who so bold  as
 blind ,bayard8 ,these indeed should    
fear and be afraid1 because they  are   
not coming to ,jesus ,christ4 ,o6 the   
hell1 the fire1 the pit1 the  wrath of  
,god1 and torment of hell1 that are     
prepared for poor  neglecting sinners6  
8,how shall we escape if we neglect so  
great  salvation80 7,heb #c3c74 ,but    
they want sense of things1 and so cannot
  fear4    #d4 ,is it so1 that they that
 are coming to ,jesus ,christ are       
ofttimes  heartily afraid that he will  
not receive them8 ,then this should     
teach  old ,christians to pity and pray 
for young comers4 ,you know the heart of
  a stranger2 for you yourselves were   
strangers in the land of ,egypt4 ,you   
know the fears1 and doubts1 and terrors1
 that take hold of them2 for  that they 

sometimes took hold of you4 ,wherefore  
pity them1 pray for  them1 encourage    
them2 they need all this3 guilt hath    
overtaken them1  fears of the wrath of  
,god hath overtaken them4 ,perhaps they 
are within  the sight of hell-fire2 and 
the fear of going thither is burning hot
  within their hearts4 ,you may know1   
how strangely ,satan is suggesting  his 
devilish doubts unto them1 if possible  
he may sink and drown them  with the    
multitude and weight of them4 ,old      
,christians1 mend up the path  for them1
 take the stumblingblocks out of the    
way2 lest that which is  feeble and weak
 be turned aside1 but let it rather be  
healed 7,heb #ab74    ,,christ ,,would  
,,have ,,comers ,,not ,,once ,,think    
,,that ,,he ,,will ,,cast ,,them ,,out4 
,,observation ,,third4--,i come now to  
the next observation1 and shall speak  a
 little to that2 to wit1 ,that ,jesus   
,christ would not have them1 that  in   
truth are coming to him1 once think that
 he will cast them out4    ,the text is 

full of this3 for he saith1 8,and him   
that cometh to me ,i  will in no wise   
cast out40 ,now1 if he saith1 ,i will   
not1 he would not  have us think he     
will4 ,this is yet further manifest by  
these  considerations4    ,first1       
,christ ,jesus did forbid even them that
 as yet were not coming to  him1 once to
 think him such an one4 8,do not think10
 said he1 8that ,i  will accuse you to  
the ,father0 7,john #e3de74    ,these1  
as ,i said1 were such1 that as yet were 
not coming to him4 ,for he  saith of    
them a little before1 8,and ye will not 
come to me20 for the  respect they had  
to the honour of men kept them back4    
,yet1 ,i say1 ,jesus  ,christ gives them
 to understand1 that though he might    
justly reject  them1 yet he would not1  
but bids them not once to think that he 
would  accuse them to the ,father4 ,now1
 not to accuse1 with ,christ1 is to     
plead  for3 for ,christ in these things 
stands not neuter between the ,father   
and sinners4 ,so then1 if ,jesus ,christ

 would not have them think1 that  yet   
will not come to him1 that he will      
accuse them2 then he would not  that    
they should think so1 that in truth are 
coming to him4 8,and him  that cometh to
 me ,i will in no wise cast out40       
,second1 ,when the woman taken in       
adultery1 even in the very act1 was     
brought before ,jesus ,christ1 he so    
carried it both by words and  actions1  
that he evidently enough made it        
manifest1 that condemning and  casting  
out were such things1 for the doing of  
which he came not into  the world4      
,wherefore1 when they had set her before
 him1 and had laid to  her charge her   
heinous fact1 he stooped down1 and with 
his finger wrote  upon the ground1 as   
though he heard them not4 ,now what did 
he do by  this his carriage1 but testify
 plainly that he was not for receiving  
accusations against poor sinners1       
whoever accused by8 ,and observe1       
though they continue asking1 thinking at
 last to force him to condemn  her2 yet 

then he so answered1 so that he drove   
all condemning persons  from her4 ,and  
then he adds1 for her encouragement to  
come to him2  8,neither do ,i condemn   
thee2 go1 and sin no more0 7,john       
#h3a-aa74    ,not but that he indeed    
abhorred the fact1 but he would not     
condemn the  woman for the sin1 because 
that was not his office4 ,he was not    
sent  8into the world to condemn the    
world2 but that the world through him   
might be saved0 7,john #c3ag74 ,now if  
,christ1 though urged to it1 would  not 
condemn the guilty woman1 though she was
 far at present from coming  to him1 he 
would not that they should once think   
that he will cast them  out1 that in    
truth are coming to him4 8,and him that 
cometh to me ,i will  in no wise cast   
out40    ,third1 ,christ plainly bids   
the turning sinner come2 and forbids him
 to  entertain any such thought as that 
he will cast him out4 8,let the  wicked 
forsake his way1 and the unrighteous man
 his thoughts2 and let  him return unto 

the ,lord1 and he will have mercy upon  
him2 and to our  ,god1 for he will      
abundantly pardon0 7,isa #d3g74 ,the    
,lord1 by bidding the  unrighteous      
forsake his thoughts1 doth in special   
forbid1 as ,i have  said1 viz41 those   
thoughts that hinder the coming man in  
his progress  to ,jesus ,christ1 his    
unbelieving thoughts4    ,therefore he  
bids him not only forsake his ways1 but 
his thoughts4 8,let  the wicked forsake 
his way1 and the unrighteous man his    
thoughts40 ,it  is not enough to forsake
 one if thou wilt come to ,jesus        
,christ2 because  the other will keep   
thee from him4 ,suppose a man forsakes  
his wicked  ways1 his debauched and     
filthy life2 yet if these thoughts1 that
 ,jesus  ,christ will not receive him1  
be entertained and nourished in his     
heart2  these thoughts will keep him    
from coming to ,jesus ,christ4          
,sinner1 coming sinner1 art thou for    
coming to ,jesus ,christ8 ,yes1 says    
the sinner4 ,forsake thy wicked ways    

then4 ,so ,i do1 says the sinner4       
,why comest thou then so slowly8        
,because ,i am hindered4 ,what hinders8 
,has ,god forbidden thee8 ,no4 ,art thou
 not willing to come faster8 ,yes1  yet 
,i cannot4 ,well1 prithee be plain with 
me1 and tell me the reason  and ground  
of thy discouragement4 ,why1 says the   
sinner1 though ,god  forbids me not1 and
 though ,i am willing to come faster1   
yet there  naturally ariseth this1 and  
that1 and the other thought in my heart1
  that hinders my speed to ,jesus       
,christ4 ,sometimes ,i think ,i am not  
chosen2 sometimes ,i think ,i am not    
called2 sometimes ,i think ,i am come   
too late2 and sometimes ,i think ,i know
 not what it is to come4 ,also one      
while ,i think ,i have no grace2 and    
then again1 that ,i cannot pray2 and    
then again1 ,i think that ,i am a very  
hypocrite4 ,and these things keep  me   
from coming to ,jesus ,christ4    ,look 
ye now1 did not ,i tell you so8 ,there  
are thoughts yet remaining in  the      

heart1 even of those who have forsaken  
their wicked ways2 and with  those      
thoughts they are more plagued than with
 anything else2 because  they hinder    
their coming to ,jesus ,christ2 for the 
sin of unbelief1  which is the original 
of all these thoughts1 is that which    
besets a  coming sinner more easily1    
than doth his ways 7,heb #ab3a-d74 ,but 
now1  since ,jesus ,christ commands thee
 to forsake these thoughts1 forsake     
them1 coming sinner2 and if thou forsake
 them not1 thou transgressest  the      
commands of ,christ1 and abidest thine  
own tormentor1 and keepest  thyself from
 establishment in grace4 8,if ye will   
not believe1 surely ye  shall not be    
established0 7,isa #g3i74 ,thus you see 
how ,jesus ,christ  setteth himself     
against such thoughts1 that any way     
discourage the  coming sinner2 and      
thereby truly vindicates the doctrine we
 have in  hand2 to wit1 that ,jesus     
,christ would not have them1 that in    
truth are  coming to him1 once think    

that he will cast them out4 8,and him   
that  cometh to me ,i will in no wise   
cast out40    ,reasons of ,observation  
,third4    ,i come now to the reasons of
 the observation4    #a4 ,if ,jesus     
,christ should allow thee once to think 
that he will cast  thee out1 he must    
allow thee to think that he will falsify
 his word2  for he hath said1 8,i will  
in no wise cast out40 ,but ,christ would
 not  that thou shouldst count him as   
one that will falsify his word2 for he  
saith of himself1 8,i am the truth20    
therefore he would not that any  that in
 truth are coming to him1 should once   
think that he will cast  them out4      
#b4 ,if ,jesus ,christ should allow the 
sinner that in truth is coming to  him1 
once to think that he will cast him out1
 then he must allow1 and  so countenance
 the first appearance of unbelief2 the  
which he counteth  his greatest enemy1  
and against which he has bent even his  
holy  gospel4 ,therefore ,jesus ,christ 
would not that they that in truth are   

coming to him1 should once think that he
 will cast them out4 ,see  ,matthew     
#ad3ca1 #ba3ba1 ,mark #aa3bc1 ,luke     
#bd3be4    #c4 ,if ,jesus ,christ should
 allow the coming sinner once to think  
that he  will cast him out2 then he must
 allow him to make a question1          
,whether he is willing to receive his   
,father's gift2 for the coming  sinner  
is his ,father's gift2 as also says the 
text2 but he testifieth1  8,all that the
 ,father giveth me shall come to me2 and
 him that cometh to  me ,i will in no   
wise cast out40 ,therefore ,jesus       
,christ would not have  him1 that in    
truth is coming to him1 once to think   
that he will cast  him out4    #d4 ,if  
,jesus ,christ should allow them once to
 think1 that indeed are  coming to him1 
that he will cast them out1 he must     
allow them to think  that he will       
despise and reject the drawing of his   
,father4 ,for no man  can come to him   
but whom the ,father draweth4 ,but it   
would be high  blasphemy1 and damnable  

wickedness once to imagine thus4        
,therefore1  ,jesus ,christ would not   
have him that cometh once think that he 
will  cast him out4    #e4 ,if ,jesus   
,christ should allow those that indeed  
are coming to him1  once to think that  
he will cast them out1 he must allow    
them to think  that he will be          
unfaithful to the trust and charge that 
his ,father hath  committed to him2     
which is to save1 and not to lose       
anything of that  which he hath given   
unto him to save 7,john #f3ci74 ,but the
 ,father hath  given him a charge to    
save the coming sinner2 therefore it    
cannot be1  that he should allow1 that  
such an one should once think that he   
will  cast him out4    #f4 ,if ,jesus   
,christ should allow that they should   
once think that are  coming to him1 that
 he will cast them out1 then he must    
allow them to  think that he will be    
unfaithful to his office of priesthood2 
for1 as  by the first part of it1 he    
paid price for1 and ransomed souls1 so  

by  the second part thereof1 he         
continually maketh intercession to ,god 
for  them that come 7,heb #g3be74 ,but  
he cannot allow us to question his      
faithful execution of his priesthood4   
,therefore he cannot allow us once  to  
think that the coming sinner shall be   
cast out4    #g4 ,if ,jesus ,christ     
should allow us once to think that the  
coming sinner  shall be cast out1 then  
he must allow us to question his will1  
or  power1 or merit to save4 ,but he    
cannot allow us once to question any of 
these2 therefore not once to think1 that
 the coming sinner shall be  cast out4  
7#a47 ,he cannot allow them to question 
his will2 for he saith  in the text1 8,i
 ,,will in no wise cast out40 7#b47 ,he 
cannot allow us to  question his power2 
for the ,holy ,ghost saith ,,he ,,is    
,,able to save to the  uttermost them   
that come4 7#c47 ,he cannot allow them  
to question the  efficacy of his merit2 
for the blood of ,christ cleanseth the  
comer from  all sin1 7#a ,john #a3g71   

therefore he cannot allow that he that  
is coming  to him should once think that
 he will cast them out4    #h4 ,if      
,jesus ,christ should allow the coming  
sinner once to think that he  will cast 
him out1 he must allow him to give the  
lie to the manifest  testimony of the   
,father1 ,son1 and ,spirit2 yea1 to the 
whole gospel  contained in ,moses1 the  
prophets1 the book of ,psalms1 and that 
commonly  called the ,new ,testament4   
,but he cannot allow of this2 therefore1
 not  that the coming sinner should once
 think that he will cast him out4    #i4
 ,lastly1 ,if ,jesus ,christ should     
allow him that is coming to him1 once   
to think that he will cast him out1 he  
must allow him to question his          
,father's oath1 which he in truth and   
righteousness hath taken1 that  they    
might have a strong consolation1 who    
have fled for refuge to ,jesus  ,christ4
 ,but he cannot allow this2 therefore he
 cannot allow that the  coming sinner   
should once think that he will cast him 

out 7,heb #f74    ,,use ,,and           
,,application4      ,i come now to make 
some ,,general ,,use ,,and ,,application
 ,,of ,,the ,,whole1 and  so to draw    
towards a conclusion4    ,,use          
,,first4--,the first use--,a ,,use ,,of 
,,information2 and1    ,first1 ,it      
informeth us that men by nature are far 
off from ,christ4 ,let  me a little     
improve this use1 by speaking to these  
three questions4 #a4  ,where is he that 
is coming but has not come1 to ,jesus   
,christ8 #b4 ,what  is he that is not   
coming to ,jesus ,christ8 #c4 ,whither  
is he to go that  cometh not to ,jesus  
,christ8    #a4 ,where is he8    ,answ4 
7#a47 ,he is far from ,god1 he is       
without him1 even alienate from  him    
both in his understanding1 will1        
affections1 judgment1 and  conscience   
7,eph #b3ab2 #d3ah74 7#b47 ,he is far   
from ,jesus ,christ1 who is  the only   
deliverer of men from hell fire 7,psa   
#gc3bg74 7#c47 ,he is far  from the work
 of the ,holy ,ghost1 the work of       

regeneration1 and a second  creation1   
without which no man shall see the      
kingdom of heaven 7,john  #c3c74 7#d47  
,he is far more righteous1 #ai from that
 righteousness that  should make him    
acceptable in ,god's sight 7,isa        
#df3ab1ac74 7#e47 ,he is  under the     
power and dominion of sin2 sin reigneth 
in and over him2 it  dwelleth in every  
faculty of his soul1 and member of his  
body2 so that  from head to foot there  
is no place clean 7,isa #a3f2 ,rom      
#c3i-ah74 7#f47  ,he is in the          
pest-house with ,uzziah and excluded the
 camp of ,israel  with the lepers 7#b   
,chron #bf3ba2 ,num #e3b2 ,job #cf3ad74 
7#g47 ,his 8life is  among the unclean40
 ,he is 8in the gall of bitterness1 and 
in the bond  of iniquity0 7,acts #h3bh74
 7#h47 ,he is 8in sin10 8in the flesh10 
8in  death10 8in the snare of the       
devil10 and is 8taken captive by him at 
his will0 7#a ,cor #ae3ag2 ,rom #h3h2 #a
 ,john #c3ad2 #b ,tim #b3bf74 7#i47 ,he 
is  under the curse of the law1 and the 

devil dwells in him1 and hath the       
mastery of him 7,gal #c3ac2 ,eph #b3b1c2
 ,acts #bf3ah74 7#aj47 ,he is in        
darkness1 and walketh in darkness1 and  
knows not whither he goes2 for  darkness
 has blinded his eyes4 7#aa47 ,he is in 
the broad way that  leadeth to          
destruction2 and holding on1 he will    
assuredly go in at the  broad gate1 and 
so down the stairs to hell4    #b4 ,what
 is he that cometh not to ,jesus        
,christ8    ,answ4 7#a47 ,he is counted 
one of ,god's enemies 7,luke #ai3ad2    
,rom #h3g74  7#b47 ,he is a child of the
 devil1 and of hell2 for the devil begat
 him1  as to his sinful nature1 and hell
 must swallow him at last1 because he   
cometh not to ,jesus ,christ 7,john     
#h3dd2 #a ,john #c3h2 ,matt #bc3ae2 ,psa
  #i3ag74 7#c47 ,he is a child of wrath1
 an heir of it2 it is his portion1  and 
,god will repay it him to his face 7,eph
 #b3a-c2 ,job #ba3bi-ca74 7#d47  ,he is 
a self-murderer2 he wrongeth his own    
soul1 and is one that loveth  death     

7,prov #a3ah2 #h3cf74 7#e47 ,he is a    
companion for devils and damned  men    
7,prov #ba3af2 ,matt #be3da74    #c4    
,whither is he like to go that cometh   
not to ,jesus ,christ8    ,answ4 7#a47  
,he that cometh not to him1 is like to  
go further from him2  so every sin is a 
step further from ,jesus ,christ 7,hosea
 #aa74 7#b47 ,as he  is in darkness1 so 
he is like to go on in it2 for ,christ  
is the light  of the world1 and he that 
comes not to him1 walketh in darkness   
7,john  #h3ab74 7#c47 ,he is like to be 
removed at last as far from ,god1 and   
,christ1 and heaven1 and all felicity1  
as an infinite ,god can remove him      
7,matt #ab3da74 ,but1    ,second1 ,this 
doctrine of coming to ,christ informeth 
us where poor  destitute sinners may    
find life for their souls1 and that is  
in ,christ4  ,this life is in his ,son2 
he that hath the ,son1 hath life4 ,and  
again1  8,whoso findeth me findeth life1
 and shall obtain favour of the ,lord0  
7,prov #h3ce74 ,now1 for further        

enlargement1 ,i will also here propound 
three more questions3 #a4 ,what life is 
in ,christ8 #b4 ,who may have it8 #c4   
,upon what terms8    #a4 ,what life is  
in ,jesus ,christ8    ,answ4 7#a47      
,there is justifying life in ,christ4   
,man by sin is dead in  law2 and ,christ
 only can deliver him by his            
righteousness and blood  from this death
 into a state of life4 8,for ,god sent  
his ,son into the  world1 that we might 
live through him0 7#a ,john #d3i74 ,that
 is1 through  the righteousness which he
 should accomplish1 and the death that  
he  should die4 7#b47 ,there is eternal 
life in ,christ2 life that is endless2  
life for ever and ever4 8,he hath given 
us eternal life1 and this life  is in   
his ,son0 7#a ,john #e3aa74 ,now1       
justification and eternal salvation     
being both in ,christ1 and nowhere else 
to be had for men1 who would not  come  
to ,jesus ,christ8    #b4 ,who may have 
this life8    ,i answer1 ,poor1         
helpless1 miserable sinners4            

,particularly1 7#a47 ,such as  are      
willing to have it4 8,whosoever will1   
let him take the water of  life0 7,rev  
#bb3ag74 7#b47 ,he that thirsteth for   
it4 8,i will give unto him  that is     
athirst of the fountain of the water of 
life0 7,rev #ba3f74 7#c47  ,he that is  
weary of his sins4 8,this is the rest   
wherewith ye may cause  the weary to    
rest2 and this is the refreshing0 7,isa 
#bh3ab74 7#d47 ,he  that is poor and    
needy4 8,he shall spare the poor and    
needy1 and shall  save the souls of the 
needy0 7,psa #gb3ac74 7#e47 ,he that    
followeth after  him1 crieth for life4  
8,he that followeth me shall not walk in
 darkness1  but shall have the light of 
life0 7,john #h3ab74    #c4 ,upon what  
terms may he have this life8    ,answ4  
,freely4 ,sinner1 dost thou hear4 ,thou 
mayest have it freely4 ,let  him take   
the water of life freely4 ,i will give  
him of the fountain of  the water of    
life freely4 8,and when they had nothing
 to pay1 he frankly  forgave them both0 

7,luke #g3db74 ,freely1 without money1  
or without  price4 8,ho6 every one that 
thirsteth1 come ye to the waters1 and he
  that hath no money1 come ye1 buy and  
eat2 yea1 come1 buy wine and milk       
without money and without price0 7,isa  
#ee3a74 ,sinner1 art thou thirsty8  art 
thou weary8 art thou willing8 ,come1    
then1 and regard not your  stuff2 for   
all the good that is in ,christ is      
offered to the coming  sinner1 without  
money and without price4 ,he has life to
 give away to  such as want it1 and that
 hath not a penny to purchase it2 and he
 will  give it freely4 ,oh what a       
blessed condition is the coming sinner  
in6  ,but1    ,third1 ,this doctrine of 
coming to ,jesus ,christ for life1      
informeth us1  that it is to be had     
nowhere else4 ,might it be had anywhere 
else1 the  text1 and him that spoke it1 
would be but little set by2 for what    
greater matter is there in 8,i will in  
no wise cast out10 if another  stood by 
that could receive them8 ,but here      

appears the glory of ,christ1  that none
 but he can save4 ,and here appears his 
love1 that though none  can save but he1
 yet he is not coy in saving4 8,but him 
that comes to  me10 says he1 8,i will in
 no wise cast out40    ,that none can   
save but ,jesus ,christ1 is evident from
 ,acts #d3ab3  8,neither is there       
salvation in any other20 and 8he hath   
given to us  eternal life1 and this life
 is in his ,son0 7#a ,john #e3aa74 ,if  
life could  have been had anywhere else1
 it should have been in the law4 ,but it
 is  not in the law2 for by the deeds of
 the law1 no man living shall be        
justified2 and if not justified1 then no
 life4 ,therefore life is  nowhere to be
 had but in ,jesus ,christ 7,gal #c74   
,quest4 ,but why would ,god so order it1
 that life should be had nowhere  else  
but in ,jesus ,christ8    ,answ4 ,there 
is reason for it1 and that both with    
respect to ,god and  us4    #a4 ,with   
respect to ,god4    7#a47 ,that it might
 be in a way of justice as well as      

mercy4 ,and in a  way of justice it     
could not have been1 if it had not been 
by ,christ2  because he1 and he only1   
was able to answer the demand of the    
law1 and  give for sin what the justice 
thereof required4 ,all angels had been  
crushed down to hell for ever1 had that 
curse been laid upon them for  our sins1
 which was laid upon ,jesus ,christ2 but
 it was laid upon him1  and he bare it2 
and answered the penalty1 and redeemed  
his people from  under it1 with that    
satisfaction to ,divine justice that    
,god himself  doth now proclaim1 ,that  
he is faithful and just to forgive us1  
if by  faith we shall venture to ,jesus1
 and trust to what he has done for life 
7,rom #c3bd-bf2 ,john #a3d74 7#b47 ,life
 must be by ,jesus ,christ1 that ,god   
might be adored and magnified1 for      
finding out this way4 ,this is the      
,lord's doings1 that in all things he   
might be glorified through ,jesus       
,christ our ,lord4 7#c47 ,it must be by 
,jesus ,christ1 that life might be at   

,god's dispose1 who hath great pity for 
the poor1 the lowly1 the meek1  the     
broken in heart1 and for them that      
others care not for 7,psa #cd3f2        
#ach3f2 #be2 #ea3ag2 #adg3c74 7#d47     
,life must be in ,christ1 to cut off    
boasting from the lips of men4 ,this    
also is the apostle's reason in  ,romans
 #c3ai1bg 7,eph #b3h-aj74    #b4 ,life  
must be in ,jesus ,christ with respect  
to us4    7#a47 ,that we might have it  
upon the easiest terms1 to wit1 freely3 
as a  gift1 not as wages4 ,was it in    
,moses' hand1 we should come hardly at  
it4  ,was it in the pope's hand1 we     
should pay soundly for it4 #bj ,but     
thanks  be to ,god1 it is in ,christ1   
laid up in him1 and by him to be        
communicated to sinners upon easy terms1
 even for receiving1 accepting1  and    
embracing with thanksgiving2 as the     
,scriptures plainly declare  7,john     
#a3aa1ab2 #b ,cor #aa3d2 ,heb #aa3ac2   
,col #c3ac-ae74 7#b47 ,life is in       
,christ ,,for ,,us1 that it might not be

 upon so brittle a foundation1 as       
indeed it would had it been anywhere    
else4 ,the law itself is weak  because  
of us1 as to this4 ,but ,christ is a    
tried stone1 a sure  foundation1 one    
that will not fail to bear thy burden1  
and to receive  thy soul1 coming sinner4
 7#c47 ,life is in ,christ1 that it     
might be sure  to all the seed4 ,alas6  
the best of us1 was life left in our    
hand1 to be  sure we should forfeit it1 
over1 and over1 and over2 or1 was it in 
any  other hand1 we should1 by our often
 backslidings1 so offend him1 that  at  
last he would shut up his bowels in     
everlasting displeasure against  us4    
,but now it is in ,christ1 it is with   
one that can pity1 pray for1  pardon1   
yea1 multiply pardons2 it is with one   
that can have compassion  upon us1 when 
we are out of the way2 with one that    
hath an heart to  fetch us again1 when  
we are gone astray2 with one that can   
pardon  without upbraiding4 ,blessed be 
,god1 that life is in ,christ6 ,for now 

it  is sure to all the seed4 ,but1      
,fourth1 ,this doctrine of coming to    
,jesus ,christ for life informs us of   
the evil of unbelief2 that wicked thing 
that is the only or chief  hindrance to 
the coming sinner4 ,doth the text say1  
8,come80 ,doth it say1  8and him that   
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out80 ,then what an  evil is that that  
keepeth sinners from coming to ,jesus   
,christ6 ,and that  evil is unbelief3   
for by faith we come2 by unbelief we    
keep away4  ,therefore it is said to be 
that by which a soul is said to depart  
from  ,god2 because it was that which at
 first caused the world to go off from  
him1 and that also that keeps them from 
him to this day4 ,and it doth it  the   
more easily1 because it doth it with a  
wile4    ,of the ,sin of                
,unbelief4--,this sin may be called the 
white devil1 for  it oftentimes1 in its 
mischievous doings in the soul1 shows as
 if it  was an angel of light3 yea1 it  
acteth like a counsellor of heaven4     

,therefore a little to discourse of this
 evil disease4    #a4 ,it is that sin1  
above all others1 that hath some show of
 reason in  its attempts4 ,for it keeps 
the soul from ,christ by pretending its 
present unfitness and unpreparedness2 as
 want of more sense of sin1  want of    
more repentance1 want of more humility1 
want of a more broken  heart4    #b4 ,it
 is the sin that most suiteth with the  
conscience3 the conscience  of the      
coming sinner tells him that he hath    
nothing good2 that he  stands inditeable
 for ten thousand talents2 that he is a 
very ignorant1  blind1 and hard-hearted 
sinner1 unworthy to be once taken notice
 of by  ,jesus ,christ4 ,and will you1  
says ,unbelief1 in such a case as you   
now  are1 presume to come to ,jesus     
,christ8    #c4 ,it is the sin that most
 suiteth with our sense of feeling4 ,the
  coming sinner feels the workings of   
sin1 of all manner of sin and           
wretchedness in his flesh2 he also feels
 the wrath and judgment of ,god  due to 

sin1 and ofttimes staggers under it4    
,now1 says ,unbelief1 you may  see you  
have no grace2 for that which works in  
you is corruption4 ,you  may also       
perceive that ,god doth not love you1   
because the sense of his  wrath abides  
upon you4 ,therefore1 how can you bear  
the face to come to  ,jesus ,christ8    
#d4 ,it is that sin1 above all others1  
that most suiteth with the wisdom  of   
our flesh4 ,the wisdom of our flesh     
thinks it prudent to question  awhile1  
to stand back awhile1 to hearken to both
 sides awhile2 and not  to be rash1     
sudden1 or unadvised1 in too bold a     
presuming upon ,jesus  ,christ4 ,and    
this wisdom unbelief falls in with4     
#e4 ,it is that sin1 above all other1   
that continually is whispering the  soul
 in the ear with mistrusts of the       
faithfulness of ,god1 in keeping        
promise to them that come to ,jesus     
,christ for life4 ,it also suggests     
mistrust about ,christ's willingness to 
receive it1 and save it4 ,and no  sin   

can do this so artificially as unbelief4
    #f4 ,it is also that sin which is   
always at hand to enter an objection    
against this or that promise that by the
 ,spirit of ,god is brought to  our     
heart to comfort us2 and if the poor    
coming sinner is not aware of  it1 it   
will1 by some evasion1 slight1 trick1 or
 cavil1 quickly wrest  from him the     
promise again1 and he shall have but    
little benefit of it4    #g4 ,it is     
that1 above all other sins1 that weakens
 our prayers1 our  faith1 our love1 our 
diligence1 our hope1 and expectations3  
it even  taketh the heart away from ,god
 in duty4    #h4 ,lastly1 ,this sin1 as 
,i have said even now1 it appeareth in  
the soul  with so many sweet pretences  
to safety and security1 that it is1 as  
it  were1 counsel sent from heaven2     
bidding the soul be wise1 wary1         
considerate1 well-advised1 and to take  
heed of too rash a venture upon         
believing4 ,be sure1 first1 that ,god   
loves you2 take hold of no promise      

until you are forced by ,god unto it2   
neither be you sure of your  salvation2 
doubt it still1 though the testimony of 
the ,lord has been  often confirmed in  
you4 ,live not by faith1 but by sense2  
and when you  can neither see nor feel1 
then fear and mistrust1 then doubt and  
question all4 ,this is the devilish     
counsel of unbelief1 which is so        
covered over with specious pretences1   
that the wisest ,christian can  hardly  
shake off these reasonings4             
,qualities of unbelief as opposed to    
faith4--,but to be brief4 ,let me  here 
give thee1 ,christian reader1 a more    
particular description of the  qualities
 of unbelief1 by opposing faith unto it1
 in these twenty-five  particulars3--   
#a4 ,faith believeth the ,word of ,god2 
but unbelief questioneth the  certainty 
of the same 7,psa #ajf3bd74    #b4      
,faith believeth the ,word1 because it  
is true2 but unbelief doubteth  thereof1
 because it is true 7#a ,tim #d3c2 ,john
 #h3de74    #c4 ,faith sees more in a   

promise of ,god to help1 than in all    
other  things to hinder2 but unbelief1  
notwithstanding ,god's promise1 saith1  
,how can these things be8 7,rom         
#d3ai-ba2 #b ,kings #g3b2 ,john         
#c3aa1ab74    #d4 ,faith will make thee 
see love in the heart of ,christ1 when  
with his  mouth he giveth reproofs2 but 
unbelief will imagine wrath in his      
heart1  when with his mouth and ,word he
 saith he loves us 7,matt #ae3bb1bh2    
,num  #ac2 #b ,chron #ad3c74    #e4     
,faith will help the soul to wait1      
though ,god defers to give2 but         
unbelief will take huff and throw up    
all1 if ,god makes any tarrying  7,psa  
#be3e2 ,isa #h3ag2 #b ,kings #f3cc2 ,psa
 #ajf3ac1ad74    #f4 ,faith will give   
comfort in the midst of fears2 but      
unbelief causeth  fears in the midst of 
comfort 7#b ,chron #bj3bj1ba2 ,matt     
#h3bf2 ,luke  #bd3bf1bg74    #g4 ,faith 
will suck sweetness out of ,god's rod2  
but unbelief can find no  comfort in his
 greatest mercies 7,psa #bc3d2 ,num     

#ba74    #h4 ,faith maketh great burdens
 light2 but unbelief maketh light ones  
intolerably heavy 7#b ,cor #d3a2 #ad-ah2
 ,mal #a3ab1ac74    #i4 ,faith helpeth  
us when we are down2 but unbelief throws
 us down when  we are up 7,micah        
#g3h-aj2 ,heb #d3aa74    #aj4 ,faith    
bringeth us near to ,god when we are far
 from him2 but  unbelief puts us far    
from ,god when we are near to him 7,heb 
#aj3bb2  #c3ab1ac74    #aa4 ,where faith
 reigns1 it declareth men to be the     
friends of ,god2 but  where unbelief    
reigns1 it declareth them to be his     
enemies 7,john #c3bc2  ,heb #c3ah2 ,rev 
#ba3h74    #ab4 ,faith putteth a man    
under grace2 but unbelief holdeth him   
under  wrath 7,rom #c3bd-bf2 #ad3f2 ,eph
 #b3h2 ,john #c3cf2 #a ,john #e3aj2 ,heb
 #c3ag2  ,mark #af3af74    #ac4 ,faith  
purifieth the heart2 but unbelief       
keepeth it polluted and  impure 7,acts  
#ae3i2 ,titus #a3ae1af74    #ad4 ,by    
faith1 the righteousness of ,christ is  
imputed to us2 but by  unbelief1 we are 

shut up under the law to perish 7,rom   
#d3bc1bd2 #aa3cb2  ,gal #c3bc74    #ae4 
,faith maketh our work acceptable to    
,god through ,christ2 but  whatsoever is
 of unbelief is sin4 ,for without faith 
it is impossible to  please him 7,heb   
#aa3d2 ,rom #ad3bc2 ,heb #f3f74    #af4 
,faith giveth us peace and comfort in   
our souls2 but unbelief  worketh trouble
 and tossings1 like the restless waves  
of the sea 7,rom  #e3a2 ,james #a3f74   
#ag4 ,faith maketh us to see            
preciousness in ,christ2 but unbelief   
sees no  form1 beauty1 or comeliness in 
him 7#a ,peter #b3g2 ,isa #ec3b1c74     
#ah4 ,by faith we have our life in      
,christ's fullness2 but by unbelief we  
starve and pine away 7,gal #b3bj74      
#ai4 ,faith gives us the victory over   
the law1 sin1 death1 the devil1 and  all
 evils2 but unbelief layeth us obnoxious
 to them all 7#a ,john #e3d1e2  ,luke   
#ab3df74    #bj4 ,faith will show us    
more excellency in things not seen1 than
 in them  that are2 but unbelief sees   

more in things that are seen1 than in   
things that will be hereafter24 7#b ,cor
 #d3ah2 ,heb #aa3bd-bg2 #a ,cor         
#ae3cb74    #ba4 ,faith makes the ways  
of ,god pleasant and admirable2 but     
unbelief  makes them heavy and hard     
7,gal #e3f2 #a ,cor #ab3aj1aa2 ,john    
#f3fj2 ,psa  #b3c74    #bb4 ,by faith   
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob possessed  
the land of promise2  but because of    
unbelief1 neither ,aaron1 nor ,moses1   
nor ,miriam could get  thither 7,heb    
#aa3i2 #c3ai74    #bc4 ,by faith the    
children of ,israel passed through the  
,red ,sea2 but by  unbelief the         
generality of them perished in the      
wilderness 7,heb #aa3bi2  ,jude #e74    
#bd4 ,by faith ,gideon did more with    
three hundred men1 and a few empty      
pitchers1 than all the twelve tribes    
could do1 because they believed  not    
,god 7,judg #g3af-bb2 ,num #ad3aa1ad74  
#be4 ,by faith ,peter walked on the     
water2 but by unbelief he began to  sink
 7,matt #ad3bh-cj74    ,thus might many 

more be added1 which1 for brevity's     
sake1 ,i omit2  beseeching every one    
that thinketh he hath a soul to save1 or
 be  damned1 to take heed of unbelief2  
lest1 seeing there is a promise left  us
 of entering into his rest1 any of us by
 unbelief should indeed come  short of  
it4    ,,use ,,second4 ,the second      
use--,a ,,use ,,of ,,examination4    ,we
 come now to a use of examination4      
,sinner1 thou hast heard of the         
necessity of coming to ,christ2 also of 
the willingness of ,christ to  receive  
the coming soul2 together with the      
benefit that they by him  shall have    
that indeed come to him4 ,put thyself   
now upon this serious  inquiry1 ,am ,i  
indeed come to ,jesus ,christ8          
,motives plenty ,i might here urge1 to  
prevail with thee to a  conscientious   
performance of this duty4 ,as1 #a4 ,thou
 art in sin1 in the  flesh1 in death1 in
 the snare of the devil1 and under the  
curse of the  law1 if you are not coming
 to ,jesus ,christ4 #b4 ,there is no way

 to be  delivered from these1 but by    
coming to ,jesus ,christ4 #c4 ,if thou  
comest1  ,jesus ,christ will receive    
thee1 and will in no wise cast thee out4
 #d4  ,thou wilt not repent it in the   
day of judgment1 if now thou comest to  
,jesus ,christ4 #e4 ,but thou wilt      
surely mourn at last1 if now thou shalt 
refuse to come4 #f4 ,and lastly1 ,now   
thou hast been invited to come2 now     
will thy judgment be greater1 and thy   
damnation more fearful1 if thou  shalt  
yet refuse1 than if thou hadst never    
heard of coming to ,christ4    ,object4 
,but we hope we are come to ,jesus      
,christ4    ,answ4 ,it is well if it    
proves so4 ,but lest thou shouldst speak
 without  ground1 and so fall unawares  
into hell-fire1 let us examine a little4
    ,first1 ,art thou indeed come to    
,jesus ,christ8 ,what hast thou left    
behind  thee8 ,what didst thou come away
 from1 in thy coming to ,jesus ,christ8 
,when ,lot came out of ,sodom1 he left  
the ,sodomites behind him 7,gen #ai74   

,when ,abraham came out of ,chaldea1 he 
left his country and kindred  behind him
 7,gen #ab2 ,acts #g74 ,when ,ruth came 
to put her trust under the  wings of the
 ,lord ,god of ,israel1 she left her    
father and mother1 her  gods1 and the   
land of her nativity1 behind her 7,ruth 
#a3ae-ag2 #b3aa1ab74  ,when ,peter came 
to ,christ1 he left his nets behind him 
7,matt #d3bj74  ,when ,zaccheus came to 
,christ1 he left the receipt of custom  
behind him  7,luke #ai74 ,when ,paul    
came to ,christ1 he left his own        
righteousness  behind him 7,phil        
#c3g1h74 ,when those that used curious  
arts came to  ,jesus ,christ1 they took 
their curious books and burned them2    
though1 in  another man's eye1 they were
 counted worth fifty thousand pieces of 
silver 7,acts #ai3ah-bj74    ,what      
sayest thou1 man8 ,hast thou left thy   
darling sins1 thy ,sodomitish           
pleasures1 thy acquaintance and vain    
companions1 thy unlawful gain1 thy      
idol-gods1 thy righteousness1 and thy   

unlawful curious arts1 behind  thee8 ,if
 any of these be with thee1 and thou    
with them1 in thy heart  and life1 thou 
art not yet come to ,jesus ,christ4     
,second1 ,art thou come to ,jesus       
,christ8 ,prithee tell me what moved    
thee  to come to ,jesus ,christ8    ,men
 do not usually come or go to this or   
that place1 before they have a  moving  
cause1 or rather a cause moving them    
thereto4 ,no more do they  come to      
,jesus ,christ--,i do not say1 before   
they have a cause1 but--before  that    
cause moveth them to come4 ,what sayest 
thou8 ,hast thou a cause  moving thee to
 come8 ,to be at present in a state of  
condemnation1 is  cause sufficient for  
men to come to ,jesus ,christ for life4 
,but that  will not do1 except the cause
 move them2 the which it will never do1 
until their eyes be opened to see       
themselves in that condition4 ,for it   
is not a man's being under wrath1 but   
his seeing it1 that moveth him to  come 
to ,jesus ,christ4 ,alas6 all men by sin

 are under wrath2 yet but few  of that  
all come to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and the    
reason is1 because they do  not see     
their condition4 8,who hath warned you  
to flee from the wrath to  come80 7,matt
 #c3g74 ,until men are warned1 and also 
receive the warning1  they will not come
 to ,jesus ,christ4    ,take three or   
four instances for this4 ,adam and ,eve 
came not to ,jesus  ,christ until they  
received the alarm1 the conviction of   
their undone  state by sin4 7,gen #c7   
,the children of ,israel cried not out  
for a  mediator before they saw         
themselves in danger of death by the law
 7,exo  #bj3ah1ai74 ,before the publican
 came1 he saw himself lost and undone   
7,luke #ah3ac74 ,the prodigal came not1 
until he saw death at the door1  ready  
to devour him 7,luke #ae3ag1ah74 ,the   
three thousand came not1 until  they    
knew not what to do to be saved 7,acts  
#b3cg-ci74 ,paul came not1  until he saw
 himself lost and undone 7,acts         
#i3c-h1aa74 ,lastly1 ,before  the jailer

 came1 he saw himself undone 7,acts     
#af3bi-ca74 ,and ,i tell  thee1 it is an
 easier thing to persuade a well man to 
go to the  physician for cure1 or a man 
without hurt to seek for a plaster to   
cure  him1 than it is to persuade a man 
that sees not his soul-disease1 to  come
 to ,jesus ,christ4 ,the whole have no  
need of the physician2 then why  should 
they go to him8 ,the full pitcher can   
hold no more2 then why  should it go to 
the fountain8 ,and if thou comest full1 
thou comest not  aright2 and be sure    
,christ will send thee empty away4 8,but
 he healeth  the broken in heart1 and   
bindeth up their wounds0 7,mark #b3ag2  
,psa  #adg3c2 ,luke #a3ec74    ,third1  
,art thou coming to ,jesus ,christ8     
,prithee tell me1 ,what seest  thou in  
him to allure thee to forsake all the   
world1 to come to him8    ,i say1 ,what 
hast thou seen in him8 ,men must see    
something in ,jesus  ,christ1 else they 
will not come to him4 #a4 ,what         
comeliness hast thou  seen in his       

person8 thou comest not1 if thou seest  
no form nor  comeliness in him 7,isa    
#ec3a-c74 #b4 ,until those mentioned in 
the ,song  were convinced that there was
 more beauty1 comeliness1 and           
desirableness in ,christ1 than in ten   
thousand1 they did not so much as  ask  
where he was1 nor incline to turn aside 
after him 7,song #e1 #f74    ,there be  
many things on this side heaven that can
 and do carry away the  heart2 and so   
will do1 so long as thou livest1 if thou
 shalt be kept  blind1 and not be       
admitted to see the beauty of the ,lord 
,jesus4    ,fourth1 ,art thou come to   
the ,lord ,jesus8 ,what hast thou found 
in him1  since thou camest to him8      
,peter found with him the word of       
eternal life 7,john #f3fh74 ,they that  
,peter makes mention of1 found him a    
living stone1 even such a living  stone 
as communicated life to them 7#a ,peter 
#b3d1e74 ,he saith himself1  they that  
come to him1 c41 shall find rest unto   
their souls2 hast thou  found rest in   

him for thy soul8 7,matt #aa3bh74       
,let us go back to the times of the ,old
 ,testament4    #a4 ,abraham found      
,,that in him1 that made him leave his  
country for him1  and become for his    
sake a pilgrim and stranger in the earth
 7,gen #ab2  ,heb #aa74    #b4 ,moses   
found ,,that in him1 that made him      
forsake a crown1 and a  kingdom for him 
too4    #c4 ,david found so much in him1
 that he counted to be in his house one 
day was better than a thousand2 yea1 to 
be a door-keeper therein was  better1 in
 his esteem1 than to dwell in the tents 
of wickedness 7,psa  #hd3aj74    #d4    
,what did ,daniel and the three children
 find in him1 to make them run  the     
hazards of the fiery furnace1 and the   
den of lions1 for his sake8  7,dan #c1  
#f74    ,let us come down to martyrs4   
#a4 ,stephen found that in him that made
 him joyful1 and quietly yield up  his  
life for his name 7,acts #g74    #b4    
,ignatius found that in ,christ that    
made him choose to go through the       

torments of the devil1 and hell itself1 
rather than not to have  him4--,fox's   
,acts and ,monuments1 vol4 #a1 p4 #eb1  
,anno4 #aaa4 ,edit4 #afcb4    #c4 ,what 
saw ,romanus in ,christ1 when he said to
 the raging ,emperor1 who  threatened   
him with fearful torments1 ,thy         
sentence1 ,o ,emperor1 ,i  joyfully     
embrace1 and refuse not to be sacrificed
 by as cruel torments  as thou canst    
invent8--,fox1 vol4 #a1 p4 #aaf4    #d4 
,what saw ,menas1 the ,egyptian1 in     
,christ1 when he said1 under most  cruel
 torments1 ,there is nothing in my mind 
that can be compared to the  kingdom of 
heaven2 neither is all the world1 if it 
was weighed in a  balance1 to be        
preferred with the price of one soul8   
,who is able to  separate us from the   
love of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord8 ,and  
,i have learned  of my ,lord and ,king  
not to fear them that kill the body1 c4 
,p4 #aag4    #e4 ,what did ,eulalia see 
in ,christ1 when she said1 as they were 
pulling  her one joint from another1    

,behold1 ,o ,lord1 ,i will not forget   
thee4  ,what a pleasure it is for them1 
,o ,christ6 that remember thy triumphant
  victory8 ,p4 #aba4    #f4 ,what think 
you did ,agnes see in ,christ1 when     
rejoicingly she went to  meet the       
soldier that was appointed to be her    
executioner4 ,i will  willingly1 said   
she1 receive into my paps the length of 
this sword1 and  into my breast will    
draw the force thereof1 even to the     
hilts2 that  thus ,i1 being married to  
,christ my spouse1 may surmount and     
escape all  the darkness of this world8 
,p4 #abb4    #g4 ,what do you think did 
,julitta see in ,christ1 when1 at the   
,emperor's  telling of her1 that except 
she would worship the gods1 she should  
never have protection1 laws1 judgments1 
nor life1 she replied1 ,farewell  life1 
welcome death2 farewell riches1 welcome 
poverty3 all that ,i have1  if it were a
 thousand times more1 would ,i rather   
lose1 than to speak  one wicked and     
blasphemous word against my ,creator8   

,p4 #abc4    #h4 ,what did ,marcus      
,arethusius see in ,christ1 when after  
his enemies had  cut his flesh1 anointed
 it with honey1 and hanged him up in a  
basket  for flies and bees to feed on1  
he would not give1 to uphold idolatry1  
one halfpenny to save his life8 ,p4     
#abh4    #i4 ,what did ,constantine see 
in ,christ1 when he used to kiss the    
wounds  of them that suffered for him8  
,p4 #ace4    #aj4 ,but what need ,i give
 thus particular instances of words and 
smaller  actions1 when by their lives1  
their blood1 their enduring hunger1     
sword1 fire1 pulling asunder1 and all   
torments that the devil and hell  could 
devise1 for the love they bare to       
,christ1 after they were come to  him8  
,what hast ,,thou found in him1 sinner8 
,what6 come to ,christ1 and find nothing
 in him6--when all things that are      
worth looking after are in him6--or if  
anything1 yet not enough to wean  thee  
from thy sinful delights1 and fleshly   
lusts6 ,away1 away1 thou art  not coming

 to ,jesus ,christ4    ,he that has come
 to ,jesus ,christ1 hath found in him1  
that1 as ,i said1  that is not to be    
found anywhere else4 ,as1    #a4 ,he    
that is come to ,christ hath found ,god 
in him reconciling the  world unto      
himself1 not imputing their trespasses  
to them4 ,and so ,god  is not to be     
found in heaven and earth besides 7#b   
,cor #e3ai1bj74    #b4 ,he that is come 
to ,jesus ,christ hath found in him a   
fountain of  grace1 sufficient1 not only
 to pardon sin1 but to sanctify the     
soul1  and to preserve it from falling1 
in this evil world4    #c4 ,he that is  
come to ,jesus ,christ hath found virtue
 in him2 ,,that  virtue1 that if he does
 but touch thee with his ,word1 or thou 
him by  faith1 life is forthwith        
conveyed into thy soul4 ,it makes thee  
wake as  one that is waked out of his   
sleep2 it awakes all the powers of the  
soul 7,psa #cj3aa1ab2 ,song #f3ab74     
#d4 ,art thou come to ,jesus ,christ8   
,thou hast found glory in him1 glory    

that surmounts and goes beyond4 8,thou  
art more glorious--than the  mountains  
of prey0 7,psa #gf3d74    #e4 ,what     
shall ,i say8 ,thou hast found          
righteousness in him2 thou hast  found  
rest1 peace1 delight1 heaven1 glory1 and
 eternal life4    ,sinner1 be advised2  
ask thy heart again1 saying1 ,am ,i come
 to ,jesus  ,christ8 ,for upon this one 
question1 ,am ,i come1 or1 am ,i not8   
hangs  heaven and hell as to thee4 ,if  
thou canst say1 ,i am come1 and ,god    
shall  approve that saying1 happy1      
happy1 happy man art thou6 ,but if thou 
art  not come1 what can make thee happy8
 yea1 what can make that man happy      
that1 for his not coming to ,jesus      
,christ for life1 must be damned in     
hell8    ,,use ,,third4--,the third     
use--,a ,,use ,,of ,,encouragement4     
,coming sinner1 ,i have now a word for  
thee2 be of good comfort1 8,he will  in 
no wise cast out40 ,of all men1 thou art
 the blessed of the ,lord2 the  ,father 
hath prepared his ,son to be a sacrifice

 for thee1 and ,jesus  ,christ1 thy     
,lord1 is gone to prepare a place for   
thee 7,john #a3bi2 ,heb  #aj74 ,what    
shall ,i say to thee8    ,first1 ,thou  
comest to a ,,full ,christ2 thou canst  
not want anything for  soul or body1 for
 this world or that to come1 but it is  
to be had in or  by ,jesus ,christ4 ,as 
it is said of the land that the ,danites
 went to  possess1 so1 and with much    
more truth1 it may be said of ,christ2  
he is  such an one with whom there is no
 want of any good thing that is in      
heaven or earth4 ,a full ,christ is thy 
,christ4    #a4 ,he is full of grace4   
,grace is sometimes taken for love2     
never any  loved like ,jesus ,christ4   
,jonathan's love went beyond the love of
 women2  but the love of ,christ passes 
knowledge4 ,it is beyond the love of all
  the earth1 of all creatures1 even of  
men and angels4 ,his love prevailed     
with him to lay aside his glory1 to     
leave the heavenly place1 to clothe     
himself with flesh1 to be born in a     

stable1 to be laid in a manger1 to  live
 a poor life in the world1 to take upon 
him our sicknesses1  infirmities1 sins1 
curse1 death1 and the wrath that was due
 to man4 ,and  all this he did for a    
base1 undeserving1 unthankful people2   
yea1 for a  people that was at enmity   
with him4 8,for when we were yet without
  strength1 in due time ,christ died for
 the ungodly4 ,for scarcely for a       
righteous man will one die2 yet         
peradventure for a good man some would  
even dare to die4 ,but ,god commendeth  
his love toward us1 in that while  we   
were yet sinners1 ,christ died for us4  
,much more1 then1 being now  justified  
by his blood1 we shall be saved from    
wrath through him4 ,for  if1 when we    
were enemies1 we were reconciled to ,god
 by the death of his  ,son1 much more1  
being reconciled1 we shall be saved by  
his life0 7,rom  #e3f-aj74    #b4 ,he is
 full of truth4 ,full of grace and      
truth4 ,truth1 that is1  faithfulness in
 keeping promise1 even this of the text1

 with all other1  8,i will in no wise   
cast out0 7,john #ad3f74 ,hence it is   
said1 that his  words be true1 and that 
he is the faithful ,god1 that keepeth   
covenant4  ,and hence it is also that   
his promises are called truth3 8,thou   
wilt  fulfil thy truth unto ,jacob1 and 
thy mercy unto ,abraham1 which thou     
hast sworn unto our fathers from the    
days of old40 ,therefore it is said     
again1 that both himself and words are  
truth3 8,i am the truth1 the  ,scripture
 of truth0 7,dan #aj3ba74 8,thy word is 
truth10 7,john #ag3ag2 #b  ,sam #g3bh72 
8thy law is truth10 7,psa #aai3adb72 and
 8my mouth10 saith he1  8shall speak    
truth10 7,prov #h3g72 see also          
,ecclesiastes #ab3aj1 ,isaiah  #be3a1   
,malachi #b3f1 ,acts #bf3be1 #b ,timothy
 #b3ab1ac4 ,now1 ,i say1 his word  is   
truth1 and he is full of truth to fulfil
 his truth1 even to a  thousand         
generations4 ,coming sinner1 he will not
 deceive thee2 come  boldly to ,jesus   
,christ4    #c4 ,he is full of wisdom4  

,he is made unto us of ,god wisdom2     
wisdom to  manage the affairs of his    
church in general1 and the affairs of   
every  coming sinner in particular4 ,and
 upon this account he is said to be     
8head over all things10 7#a ,cor #a2    
,eph #a71 because he manages all things 
that are in the world by his wisdom1 for
 the good of his church2 all  men's     
actions1 all ,satan's temptations1 all  
,god's providences1 all  crosses1 and   
disappointments2 all things whatever are
 under the hand of  ,christ--who is the 
wisdom of ,god--and he ordereth them all
 for good to  his church4 ,and can      
,christ help it--and be sure he         
can--nothing shall  happen or fall out  
in the world1 but it shall1 in despite  
of all  opposition1 have a good tendency
 to his church and people4    #d4 ,he is
 full of the ,spirit1 to communicate it 
to the coming sinner2 he  hath therefore
 received it without measure1 that he   
may communicate it  to every member of  
his body1 according as every man's      

measure thereof  is allotted him by the 
,father4 ,wherefore he saith1 that he   
that comes  to him1 8,out of his belly  
shall flow rivers of living water0      
7,john  #c3cd2 ,titus #c3e1f2 ,acts #b2 
,john #g3cc-ci74    #e4 ,he is indeed a 
storehouse full of all the graces of the
 ,spirit4 8,of  his fullness have all we
 received1 and grace for grace0 7,john  
#a3af74  ,here is more faith1 more love1
 more sincerity1 more humility1 more of 
every grace2 and of this1 even more of  
this1 he giveth to every lowly1  humble1
 penitent coming sinner4 ,wherefore1    
coming soul1 thou comest not  to a      
barren wilderness when thou comest to   
,jesus ,christ4    #f4 ,he is full of   
bowels and compassion3 and they shall   
feel and find it  so that come to him   
for life4 ,he can bear with thy         
weaknesses1 he can  pity thy ignorance1 
he can be touched with the feeling of   
thy  infirmities1 he can affectionately 
forgive they transgressions1 he can     
heal thy backslidings1 and love thee    

freely4 ,his compassions fail not2  8and
 he will not break a bruised reed1 nor  
quench the smoking flax2 he  can pity   
them that no eye pities1 and be         
afflicted in all thy  afflictions0      
7,matt #bf3da2 ,heb #e3b2 #b3ah2 ,matt  
#i3b2 ,hosea #ad3d2 ,eze  #af3e1f2 ,isa 
#fc3i2 ,psa #gh3ch2 #hf3ae2 #aaa3d2     
#aab3d2 ,lam #c3bb2 ,isa #db3c74    #g4 
,coming soul1 the ,jesus that thou art  
coming to1 is full of might and         
terribleness for thy advantage2 he can  
suppress all thine enemies2 he  is the  
,prince of the kings of the earth2 he   
can bow all men's designs  for thy help2
 he can break all snares laid for thee  
in the way2 he can  lift thee out of all
 difficulties wherewith thou mayest be  
surrounded2  he is wise in heart1 and   
mighty in power4 ,every life under      
heaven is in  his hand2 yea1 the fallen 
angels tremble before him4 ,and he will 
save  thy life1 coming sinner 7#a ,cor  
#a3bd2 ,rom #h3bh2 ,matt #bh3ah2 ,rev   
#d2 ,psa  #ai3c2 #bg3e1f2 ,job #i3d2    

,john #ag3b2 ,matt #h3bi2 ,luke #h3bh2  
,james #b3ai74    #h4 ,coming sinner1   
the ,jesus to whom thou art coming is   
lowly in heart1  he despiseth not any4  
,it is not thy outward meanness1 nor thy
 inward  weakness2 it is not because    
thou art poor1 or base1 or deformed1 or 
a  fool1 that he will despise thee3 he  
hath chosen the foolish1 the base1  and 
despised things of this world1 to       
confound the wise and mighty4 ,he  will 
bow his ear to thy stammering prayers he
 will pick out the meaning  of thy      
inexpressible groans2 he will respect   
thy weakest offering1 if  there be in it
 but thy heart 7,matt #aa3bj2 ,luke     
#ad3ba2 ,prov #i3d-f2 ,isa  #ch3ad1ae2  
,song #e3ae2 ,john #d3bg2 ,mark         
#ab3cc1cd2 ,james #e3aa74 ,now1 is not  
this a blessed ,christ1 coming sinner8  
,art thou not like to fare well1  when  
thou hast embraced him1 coming sinner8  
,but1    ,second4 ,thou hast yet another
 advantage by ,jesus ,christ1 thou art  
coming to him1 for he is not only full1 

,,but ,,free4 ,he is not sparing of     
what he has2 he is open-hearted and     
open-handed4 ,let me in a few           
particulars show thee this3    #a4 ,this
 is evident1 because he calls thee2 he  
calls upon thee to come  unto him2 the  
which he would not do1 was he not free  
to give2 yea1 he  bids thee1 when come1 
ask1 seek1 knock4 ,and for thy          
encouragement1 adds  to every command a 
promise1 8,seek1 and ye shall find2 ask1
 and ye shall  have2 knock1 and it shall
 be opened unto you40 ,if the rich man  
should  say thus to the poor1 would not 
he be reckoned a free-hearted man8 ,i   
say1 should he say to the poor1 ,come to
 my door1 ask at my door1 knock  at my  
door1 and you shall find and have2 would
 he not be counted  liberal8 ,why1 thus 
doth ,jesus ,christ4 ,mind it1 coming   
sinner 7,isa #ee3c2  ,psa #ej3ae2 ,matt 
#g3g-i74    #b4 ,he doth not only bid   
thee come1 but tells thee1 he will      
heartily do  thee good2 yea1 he will do 
it with rejoicing2 8,i will rejoice over

  them1 to do them good--with my whole  
heart1 and with my whole soul0 7,jer    
#cb3da74    #c4 ,it appeareth that he is
 free1 because he giveth without        
twitting4 #ba  8,he giveth to all men   
liberally1 and upbraideth not0 7,james  
#a1 #e74  ,there are some that will not 
deny to do the poor a pleasure1 but they
  will mix their mercies with so many   
twits1 that the persons on whom  they   
bestow their charity shall find but     
little sweetness in it4 ,but  ,christ   
doth not do so1 coming sinner2 he       
casteth all thine iniquities  behind his
 back 7,isa #ch3ag74 ,thy sins and      
iniquities he will remember  no more    
7,heb #h3ab74    #d4 ,that ,christ is   
free1 is manifest by the complaints that
 he makes  against them that will not   
come to him for mercy4 ,i say1 he       
complains1  saying1 8,o ,jerusalem1     
,jerusalem6 how often would ,i have     
gathered thy  children together1 even as
 a hen gathereth her chickens under her 
wings1 and ye would not60 7,matt        

#bc3cg74 ,i say1 he speaks it by way of 
complaint4 ,he saith also in another    
place1 8,but thou hast not called  upon 
me1 ,o ,jacob0 7,isa #dc3bb74 ,coming   
sinner1 see here the willingness  of    
,christ to save2 see here how free he is
 to communicate life1 and all  good     
things1 to such as thou art4 ,he        
complains1 if thou comest not2 he  is   
displeased1 if thou callest not upon    
him4 ,hark1 coming sinner1 once  again2 
when ,jerusalem would not come to him   
for safeguard1 8he beheld  the city1 and
 wept over it1 saying1 ,if thou hadst   
known1 even thou1 at  least in this thy 
day1 the things which belong unto thy   
peace2 but now  they are hid from thine 
eyes0 7,luke #ai3da1db74    #e4 ,lastly1
 ,he is open and free-hearted to do thee
 good1 as is seen by  the joy and       
rejoicing that he manifesteth at the    
coming home of poor  prodigals4 ,he     
receives the lost sheep with rejoicing2 
the lost goat  with rejoicing2 yea1 when
 the prodigal came home1 what joy and   

mirth1  what music and dancing1 was in  
his father's house6 7,luke #ae74        
,third4 ,coming sinner1 ,i will add     
another encouragement for thy help4     
#a4 ,god hath prepared a mercy-seat1 a  
throne of grace to sit on2 that  thou   
mayest come thither to him1 and that he 
may from thence hear thee1  and receive 
thee4 8,i will commune with thee10 saith
 he1 8from above the  mercy-seat0 7,exo 
#be3bb74 ,as who shall say1 sinner1     
,when thou comest to  me1 thou shalt    
find me upon the mercy-seat1 where also 
,i am always  found of the undone coming
 sinner4 ,thither ,i bring my pardons2  
there ,i  hear and receive their        
petitions1 and accept them to my favour4
    #b4 ,god hath also prepared a golden
 altar for thee to offer thy prayers    
and tears upon4 ,a golden altar6 ,it is 
called a 8golden altar10 to show  what  
worth it is of in ,god's account3 for   
this golden altar is ,jesus  ,christ2   
this altar sanctifies thy gift1 and     
makes thy sacrifice  acceptable4 ,this  

altar1 then1 makes thy groans golden    
groans2 thy tears  golden tears2 and thy
 prayers golden prayers1 in the eye of  
that ,god  thou comest to1 coming sinner
 7,rev #h2 ,matt #bc3ai2 ,heb #aj3aj2 #a
 ,peter  #b3e74    #c4 ,god hath strewed
 all the way1 from the gate of hell1    
where thou  wast1 to the gate of heaven1
 whither thou art going1 with flowers   
out  of his own garden4 ,behold how the 
promises1 invitations1 calls1 and       
encouragements1 like lilies1 lie round  
about thee6 take heed that thou  dost   
not tread them under foot1 sinner4 ,with
 promises1 did ,i say8 ,yea1  he hath   
mixed all those with his own name1 his  
,son's name2 also1 with  the name of    
mercy1 goodness1 compassion1 love1 pity1
 grace1  forgiveness1 pardon1 and what  
not1 that may encourage the coming      
sinner4    #d4 ,he hath also for thy    
encouragement laid up the names1 and set
 forth  the sins1 of those that have    
been saved4 ,in this book they are      
fairly  written1 that thou1 through     

patience and comfort of the ,scriptures1
  mightest have hope4 7#a47 ,in this    
book is recorded ,noah's maim and sin2  
and how ,god had mercy upon him4 7#b47  
,in this record is fairly written  the  
name of ,lot1 and the nature of his sin2
 and how the ,lord had mercy  upon him4 
7#c47 ,in this record thou hast also    
fairly written the names  of ,moses1    
,aaron1 ,gideon1 ,samson1 ,david1       
,solomon1 ,peter1 ,paul1 with the       
nature of their sins2 and how ,god had  
mercy upon them2 and all to  encourage  
thee1 coming sinner4    ,fourth4 ,i will
 add yet another encouragement for the  
man that is coming  to ,jesus ,christ4  
,art thou coming8 ,art thou coming1     
indeed8 ,why1    #a4 ,then this thy     
coming is by virtue of ,god's call4     
,thou art called4  ,calling goes before 
coming4 ,coming is not of works1 but of 
him that  calleth4 8,he goeth up into a 
mountain1 and calleth unto him whom he  
would2 and they came unto him0 7,mark   
#c3ac74    #b4 ,art thou coming8 ,this  

is also by virtue of illumination4 ,god 
has  made thee see2 and1 therefore1 thou
 art coming4 ,so long as thou wast      
darkness1 thou lovedst darkness1 and    
couldst not abide to come1 because  thy 
deeds were evil2 but being now          
illuminated and made to see what and    
where thou art1 and also what and where 
thy ,saviour is1 now thou art  coming to
 ,jesus ,christ2 8,blessed art thou1    
,simon ,barjona3 for flesh and  blood   
hath not revealed it unto thee10 saith  
,christ1 8but my ,father  which is in   
heaven0 7,matt #af3ag74    #c4 ,art thou
 coming8 ,this is because ,god hath     
inclined thine heart to  come4 ,god hath
 called thee1 illuminated thee1 and     
inclined thy heart to  come2 and1       
therefore1 thou comest to ,jesus        
,christ4 ,it is ,god that  worketh in   
thee to will1 and to come to ,jesus     
,christ4 ,coming sinner1  bless ,god for
 that he hath given thee a will to come 
to ,jesus ,christ4  ,it is a sign that  
thou belongest to ,jesus ,christ1       

because ,god has made  thee willing to  
come to him 7,psa #aaj3c74 ,bless ,god  
for slaying the  enmity of thy mind2 had
 he not done it1 thou wouldst as yet    
have hated  thine own salvation4    #d4 
,art thou coming to ,jesus ,christ8 ,it 
is ,god that giveth thee power3  power  
to pursue thy will in the matters of thy
 salvation1 is the gift  of ,god4 8,it  
is ,god which worketh in you both to    
will and to do0 7,phil  #b3ac74 ,not    
that ,god worketh will to come1 where he
 gives no power2 but  thou shouldest    
take notice1 that power is an additional
 mercy4 ,the  church saw that will and  
power were two things1 when she cried1  
8,draw  me1 we will run after thee0     
7,song #a3d74 ,and so did ,david too1   
when he  said1 8,i will run the way of  
thy commandments1 when thou shalt       
enlarge  my heart0 7,psa #aai3cb74 ,will
 to come1 and power to pursue thy will1 
is  double mercy1 coming sinner4    #e4 
,all thy strange1 passionate1 sudden    
rushings forward after ,jesus  ,christ1 

coming sinners know what ,i mean1 they  
also are thy helps from  ,god4 ,perhaps 
thou feelest at some times more than at 
others1 strong  stirrings up of heart to
 fly to ,jesus ,christ2 now thou hast at
 this  time a sweet and stiff gale of   
the ,spirit of ,god1 filling thy sails  
with the fresh gales of his good        
,spirit2 and thou ridest at those times 
as upon the wings of the wind1 being    
carried out beyond thyself1 beyond  the 
most of thy prayers1 and also above all 
thy fear and temptations4    #f4 ,coming
 sinner1 hast thou not now and then a   
kiss of the sweet lips  of ,jesus       
,christ1 ,i mean some blessed word      
dropping like a honey-comb  upon thy    
soul to revive thee1 when thou art in   
the midst of thy dumps8    #g4 ,does not
 ,jesus ,christ sometimes give thee a   
glimpse of himself1  though perhaps thou
 seest him not so long a time as while  
one may tell  twenty4    #h4 ,hast thou 
not sometimes as it were the very warmth
 of his wings  overshadowing the face of

 thy soul1 that gives thee as it were a 
gload#bb upon thy spirit1 as the bright 
beams of the sun do upon thy  body1 when
 it suddenly breaks out of a cloud1     
though presently all is  gone away8     
,well1 all these things are the good    
hand of thy ,god upon  thee1 and they   
are upon thee to constrain1 to provoke1 
and to make thee  willing and able to   
come1 coming sinner1 that thou mightest 
in the end  be saved4    ,,footnotes3   
#a 8,my grace is sufficient for thee10  
and the language of the church1         
conscious of its own weakness and the   
,lord's all-sufficiency1 is1 8,draw  me1
 we will run after thee0 7,song         
#a3d74--,mason4    #b ,no outward       
profession is accepted1 except it       
springs from inward love  to            
,christ4--,ed4    #c ,how clearly is    
every seeming difficulty explained by   
,bunyan4 ,the  ,father entered into     
covenant with the ,son1 in eternity1 to 
save his  elect2 and1 in time1 as they  
appear upon earth1 the ,father giveth   

them  to ,christ by effectual calling1  
and he brings them to eternal           
glory4--,ed4    #d ,to come unto        
,christ1 in its proper sense1 is to     
receive him as he is  offered to us in  
the ,word2 to believe in him1 as a      
suitable and  all-sufficient ,saviour2  
to submit to his government1 in both    
suffering  and doing his will1 with all 
lowly-mindedness and humility2 and this 
by  the powerful operation of the ,holy 
,spirit upon the soul4--,mason4    #e   
8,salve20 relief1 aid1 or help4         
#8,which ,cambell seign1 though he could
 not salve1          ,he done undoe1 yet
 for to salve his name      ,and        
purchase honour to his friend's behalve1
          ,this goodly counterfesaunce  
he did frame40    --,spenser's ,faery   
,queen4    #f ,we cannot remember all   
,god's benefits1 but how prone we are to
 forget  them all6--,ed4    #g          
,christian1 in the ,valley of the       
,shadow of ,death1 was thus exercised3  
--8,i took notice that now poor         

,christian was so confounded that he did
  not know his own voice2 and thus ,i   
perceived it3--,just when he was come   
over against the mouth of the burning   
pit1 one of the wicked ones got  behind 
him1 and stepped up softly to him1 and  
whisperingly suggested  many grievous   
blasphemies to him1 which he verily     
thought had proceeded  from his own     
mind40 ,see also ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4
 #ajj-ajb4--;,ed4    #h 8,warm gleads20 
from ,saxon glow1 anything heated or    
hot4       8,my destiny to behold her   
doth me leade1      ,and yet ,i know ,i 
runne into the gleade40--,wyatt4--,ed4  
#i ,many misspend their time in poring  
upon their own hearts1 to find out  some
 evidence of their interest in ,christ1 
when they should rather be  employed in 
receiving ,christ1 and walking in him1  
by a confident faith  grounded on the   
,divine testimony4--,mason4    #aj ,how 
striking are ,bunyan's illustrations6   
,the devil1 as a roaring  lion1 is in   
pursuit of the flying sinner2 he would  

flee faster than his  infirmities will  
let him4 ,we cannot wonder that modern  
preachers  borrowed so vivid and        
truthful a figure4--,ed4    #aa ,a      
,christian is 8never safe but when      
watchful20 he should keep a  jealous eye
 on his own weakness1 and a believing   
eye on the promise and  power of        
,christ1 and he shall be preserved from 
falling4--,mason4    #ab 8,let him20    
hinder him4 ,see #b ,thessalonians #b3g4
 ,obsolete4--,imperial                  
,dictionary4--,ed4    #ac 8,the         
,scripture contains many gracious       
promises in behalf of the  children of  
believing parents2 but grace is not     
hereditary4 ,it is the  parent's part to
 pray with and for1 admonish1 and       
piously train up his  children2 but1    
after all1 must recommend them to the   
tender mercies of  ,god1 which the      
children of many prayers often happily  
experience40--,mason4 ,o that all       
persons may solemnly consider this      
searching truth6 especially the children

 of believers4 ,the coming of  your     
father or mother to ,christ cannot be   
imputed to you2 come for  yourself1 or  
you must perish4 ,as you love your      
souls1 believe not that  awful delusion1
 that any ceremony could make you a     
child of ,god4--,ed4    #ad 8,while of  
late20 until of late4--,ed4    #ae 8,lie
 at ,jesus ,christ20 to lay down1 lie at
 the feet of ,jesus ,christ1  to        
persevere like the ,syrophenician woman1
 ,mark #g3be4--;,ed4    #af 8,ply20 to  
solicit importunately4--,ed4    #ag 8,a 
flam20 a fable1 an imposition4    #ah   
8,most an end20 continually1            
perpetually4    #ai ,how awful is the   
confidence of the self-righteous        
pharisee2 he  considers himself more    
righteous than the poor penitent1 who is
 clothed  in ,christ's righteousness1   
the garments of salvation4    ,the      
self-righteous says3--8,stand by1 ,i am 
holier than thou4 ,thank ,god1 ,i  am   
not like this publican40 ,while in      
,god's sight1 poor wretched  boaster1   

thou art clothed in filthy rags4--,ed4  
#bj ,this nation now pays some eight or 
ten millions sterling a year4 ,had  ,god
 sanctioned this diabolical trade in    
souls1 all ,christendom would  have been
 divided into two classes-priests and   
slaves4--,ed4    #ba 8,twitting20       
taunting1 or rebuking4--,ed4    #bb 8,a 
gload20 a warm1 eager1 passionate       
gazing3 now obsolete4--,ed4             
,,justification ,,by ,,an ,,imputed     
,,righteousness2    ,,or1    ,,no ,,way 
,,to ,,heaven ,,but ,,by ,,jesus        
,,christ4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the 
,,editor4      ,this is one of those ten
 excellent manuscripts which were found 
among  ,bunyan's papers after his       
decease in #afhh4 ,it had been prepared 
by him  for publication1 but still      
wanted a few touches of his masterly    
hand1  and a preface in his             
characteristic style4 ,he had1 while a  
prisoner for  nonconformity1 in #afgb1  
published a treatise upon this subject1 
in  reply to ,mr4 ,fowler1 who was soon 

after created ,bishop of ,gloucester2   
but that was more peculiarly intended to
 prove that those who are  justified by 
faith in ,christ are placed in a safer1 
more honourable1  and more glorious     
state than that possessed by ,adam      
before his fall4  ,mr4 ,fowler took the 
popular view1 that the sufferings of the
 ,saviour  were intended to replace man 
in a similar position to that of ,adam  
when  in a state of innocence2 and to   
give him powers1 which1 if properly     
used1 would enable him to save himself4 
,it is of importance that we should     
understand the meaning of the term      
#8justification' as here used4 ,it is an
 acquittal1 on being tried by the  law2 
or a proof that1 upon the most          
penetrating scrutiny1 we have1  through 
life1 fulfilled and performed all its   
requirements in word1  thought1 and     
deed1 without the slightest deviation or
 taint of error4  ,this is essential to 
salvation1 and must be done1 either     
personally1 or  by the imputation of the

 ,saviour's obedience to us4 ,multitudes
 vainly  imagine that this can be       
attained by our partial obedience1      
aided1  where we fail1 by the imputation
 of so much of the ,saviour's obedience 
as1 being placed to our account1 will   
make up the deficiency4 ,upon           
justification must depend the salvation 
of the soul4 ,bunyan was  convinced that
 the sinner's only hope was by the      
imputation of ,christ's  righteousness1 
which alone could justify him from ,,all
 things1 and  without which he must     
perish4    ,as #8by the deeds of the law
 there shall no flesh be justified1' it 
becomes an important inquiry whether the
 law1 by which all must be  tried1 and  
justified or condemned1 is opposed to   
the gospel or glad  tidings of          
salvation8 ,god forbid that we should   
for a moment entertain  such a thought6 
they both proceed from the same ,divine 
source1 and the  gospel confirms and    
establishes the law4 ,this is clearly   
shown in the  following treatise4 ,every

 ,christian forms a part of that one    
mystical  body1 of which ,christ is the 
head1 and in which alone can be         
fulfilled  every jot and tittle of the  
law4 ,bunyan's controversy is with an   
opinion1 held by many1 that a man may1  
in his own person1 by an  imperfect     
obedience to some of the requirements of
 the law1 procure1 or  aid in obtaining1
 justification4    ,there can be no     
subject more intensely interesting than 
the means of a  sinner's justification  
before that ,god whose law is perfect1  
and who is  of purer eyes than to behold
 iniquity except with abhorrence2 nor is
  there one upon which more fatal       
mistakes have been made4    ,the great  
delusion which like a deadly leprosy1   
has involved man in  uncertainty and    
darkness in all his conceptions of      
purity and holiness1  is the fallacious 
hope of producing some good works to    
blot out  transgressions2 or that man is
 not so polluted1 but that he may       
justify  himself by works performed     

through some kind of ability            
communicated by  the ,saviour--an       
ability which he might or might not use1
 but upon the  proper use of which he   
considers that his salvation depends2   
leaving  him in the most distressing    
uncertainty and doubt upon this         
all-important subject4 ,all these       
,bunyan considered to be specious and   
most dangerous devices of ,satan1       
unscriptural1 and contrary to the       
simplicity and design of the gospel4    
,in this treatise very powerful         
arguments are used to counteract these  
errors1 and to place the doctrine of    
justification in all its glorious       
purity4 ,it is essentially the source of
 the glad tidings of great joy  made    
known by the ,christian dispensation2   
showing that the redemption  of         
believers is perfect and finished1      
neither needing nor suffering any  human
 additions4 ,the righteousness of       
,christ fully justifies all that        
believe1 while the fountain that he     

opened washes away all their            
defilements1 and presents them at the   
judgment-seat1 without spot or  blemish1
 their robes being washed and made white
 in the blood of the  ,lamb4    ,to     
prevent this doctrine from being        
impeached with a tendency to weaken  man
 in the discharge of his moral duties1  
the same ,divine power which  thus      
pardoned sin has decreed that a sense of
 pardoning love should  impel the       
redeemed to walk in newness of life--and
 that it is only while  thus walking in 
holy obedience that they have an        
evidence of being  members of ,christ's 
mystical body4 ,for1 #8whom he did      
foreknow1 he also  did predestinate to  
be conformed to the image of his ,son2  
whom he did  predestinate1 them he also 
called2 and whom he called1 them he also
  justified4' ,so full is this of       
consolation and felicity that the       
apostle exclaims1 #8,if ,god be for us1 
who can be against us8' ,thus1          
salvation by free grace is inseparably  

connected with good works4 ,the         
righteousness of the second ,adam1 the  
,lord from heaven1 imputed to his       
members1 justifies them1 in the same    
manner as the disobedience of the  first
 ,adam1 imputed to all his members or   
posterity1 makes them  sinners4 ,to use 
the expressive words of ,bunyan1 #8,the 
sinner is  justified from the curse1 in 
the sight of ,god1 while a sinner in    
himself4' ,this is a startling fact4    
,that ,rahab or ,mary ,magdalene1 and   
even ,saul1 the murderous persecutor1   
were1 in the sight and purposes of      
,god1 justified1 while they were1 in the
 esteem of ,god's saints1 in a  state of
 the vilest sin1 is a doctrine revolting
 to the pride of human  nature4 ,but we 
should recollect that1 in the sight of  
,god1 a thousand  years are but as one  
day2 while one day may be magnified into
 a  thousand years2 and that the        
purposes of ,god are concealed to us    
while  sin blinds our eyes4 ,rahab and  
,magdalene were wretched before their   

conversion1 nor could ,saul have been   
much less wretched1 while carrying      
misery into the hearts and families of  
,god's saints4    ,there can be no real 
happiness without spiritual life--holy  
obedience to  the ,divine will1 and a   
scriptural hope of justification before 
,god and  his law4 ,these are the means 
he uses to make known to us his secret  
purposes4 ,no man has lived in the      
world1 since the inspired writers1  more
 capable of detecting the devil's       
sophistry upon this subject than  ,john 
,bunyan4 ,he had passed through a       
furnace of experience while  seeking    
justification4 ,he well knew that1 upon 
keeping the moral law of  ,god1 the     
peace of the world and our personal     
happiness depended4 ,how is  this great 
object to be accomplished8 ,if we       
attempt to keep it1 in  order to gain   
eternal life1 we shall fail1 as all     
others have done4 ,in  every attempt    
thus to keep it1 to use ,bunyan's       
expression #8,the guilt of  sin1 which  

is by the law1 makes such a noise and   
horror in my  conscience that ,i can    
neither hear nor see the word of peace1 
unless it  is spoken with a voice from  
heaven6' ,our polluted nature leads to  
sin2  a mist is before our eyes2 we #8go
 astray speaking lies4' ,the strong     
natural bias to break the law will      
prevail2 we see its effects in the      
great bulk of those who are taught to   
rely upon ceremonies and upon  keeping  
the law4 ,who are so lawless1 so little 
advanced in  civilization1 as the poor  
,irish1 ,spaniards1 or ,italians8 while 
those  who seek justification as the    
free gift of ,god1 influenced by        
gratitude  and love1 are found walking  
in obedience to the ,divine law2 their  
only  regret is1 that they cannot live  
more to the glory of their ,saviour4    
,the doctrines of grace1 as exhibited in
 this treatise1 have ever  produced     
glory to ,god1 on earth peace1 and      
goodwill to men2 although  that spirit  
which called ,christ a gluttonous man   

and a wine-bibber1  still charges these 
doctrines as having a tendency to       
licentiousness4    ,christian1 be not   
offended with the humbling1 but         
scriptural views1  which ,bunyan        
entertained of every church of ,christ  
#8,an hospital of  sick1 wounded1 and   
afflicted people4' ,none but such as    
feel their need  of the ,physician of   
souls are fit for church membership1 or 
are safely  on the road to heaven4      
,leaving this solemn and interesting    
subject to  the prayerful attention of  
the reader1 ,i shall conclude my        
advertisement by quoting from a         
characteristic specimen of ,bunyan's    
style of writing1 and it was doubtless  
his striking mode of                    
preaching3--#8,faith doth the same      
against the devil that unbelief doth to 
,god4 ,doth unbelief count ,god a liar8 
,faith counts the devil a liar4  ,doth  
unbelief hold the soul from the mercy of
 ,god8 ,faith holds the soul  from the  
malice of the devil4 ,doth unbelief     

quench thy graces8 ,faith  kindleth them
 even into a flame4 ,doth unbelief fill 
the soul full of  sorrow8 ,faith fills  
it full of the joy of the ,holy ,ghost4 
,in a word1  ,doth unbelief bind down   
thy sins upon thee8 ,why1 faith in      
,jesus ,christ  releaseth thee of them  
all4'    ,,geo4 ,,offor4                
,,justification ,,by ,,an ,,imputed     
,,righteousness      ,,justification is 
to be diversly taken in the ,scripture4 
,sometimes it is  taken for the         
justification of persons2 sometimes for 
the justification  of actions2 and      
sometimes for the justification of the  
person and  action too4    ,it is taken 
for the justification of persons1 and   
that1 as to  justification with ,god2   
or1 as to justification with men4    ,as
 to justification with ,god2 that is1   
when a man stands clear1 quit1  free1   
or1 in a saved condition before him1 in 
the approbation of his  holy law4    ,as
 to justification with men2 that is1    
when a man stands clear and quit  from  

just ground of reprehension with them4  
,justification also is to be taken with 
reference to actions2 and that  may be  
when they are considered1 as flowing    
from true faith2 or1  because the act   
done fulfils some transient law4#a      
,as actions flow from faith1 so they are
 justified1 because done before  ,god   
in1 and made complete through1 the      
perfections of ,jesus ,christ 7#a       
,peter #b3e2 ,heb #ac3ae2 ,rev #h3a-d74 
,as by the doing of the act some        
transient law is fulfilled2 as when     
,jehu executed judgment upon the house  
of ,ahab4 #8,thou hast done well1'  said
 ,god to him1 #8in executing that which 
is right in mine eyes1 and  hast done to
 the house of ,ahab according to all    
that was in mine heart'  7#b ,kings     
#aj3cj74 ,as to such acts1 ,god may or  
may not look at the  qualification of   
those that do them2 and it is clear that
 he had not  respect to any good that   
was in ,jehu in the justifying of this  
action2  nor could he2 for ,jehu stuck  

close yet to the sins of ,jeroboam1 but 
#8took no heed to walk in the law of the
 ,lord ,god of ,israel' 7#b ,kings      
#aj3bi1ca74    ,i might hence also show 
you that a man may be justified even    
then when  his action is condemned2 also
 that a man may be in a state of        
condemnation when his action may be     
justified4 ,but with these  distinctions
 ,i will not take up time1 my intention 
being to treat of  justification as it  
sets a man free or quit from sin1 the   
curse and  condemnation of the law in   
the sight of ,god1 in order to eternal  
salvation4    ,and that ,i may with the 
more clearness handle this point before 
you1 ,i  will lay down and speak to this
    ,,proposition4    ,,that ,,there    
,,is ,,no ,,other ,,way ,,for ,,sinners 
,,to ,,be ,,justified ,,from ,,the      
,,curse  ,,of ,,the ,,law ,,in ,,the    
,,sight ,,of ,,god1 ,,than ,,by ,,the   
,,imputation ,,of ,,that                
,,righteousness ,,long ,,ago ,,performed
 ,,by1 ,,and ,,still ,,residing ,,with1 

,,the  ,,person ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ4  
,the terms of this proposition are easy2
 yet if it will help1 ,i will  speak a  
word or two for explication4 ,first4 ,by
 a sinner1 ,i mean one  that has        
transgressed the law2 #8for sin is the  
transgression of the  law' 7#a ,john    
#c3d74 ,second4 ,by the curse of the    
law1 ,i mean that  sentence1 judgment1  
or condemnation which the law           
pronounceth against  the transgressor   
7,gal #c3aj74 ,third4 ,by justifying    
righteousness1 ,i mean  that which      
stands in the doing and suffering of    
,christ when he was in  the world 7,rom 
#e3ai74 ,fourth4 ,by the residing of    
this righteousness in  ,christ's person1
 ,i mean it still abides with him as to 
the action1  though the benefit is      
bestowed upon those that are his4       
,fifth4 ,by the  imputation of it to us1
 ,i mean ,god's making of it ours by an 
act of his  grace1 that we by it might  
be secured from the curse of the law4   
,sixth4  ,when ,i say there is no other 

way to be justified4 ,i cast away ,,to  
,,that  ,,end the law1 and all the works
 of the law as done by us4#b    ,thus ,i
 have opened the terms of the           
proposition4    ,first and ,second4 ,now
 the two first--to wit1 what sin and the
 curse  is--stand clear in all men's    
sight1 unless they be atheists or       
desperately heretical4 ,i shall1        
therefore1 in few words1 clear the      
other four4    ,third4 ,therefore       
justifying righteousness is the doing   
and suffering of  ,christ when he was in
 the world4 ,this is clear1 because we  
are said to  be #8justified by his      
obedience1' by his obedience to the law 
7,rom  #e3ai74 ,hence he is said again  
to be the end of the law for that very  
thing--#8,christ is the end of the law  
for righteousness1' c4 7,rom #aj3d74    
,the end1 what is that8 ,why1 the       
requirement or demand of the law4 ,but  
what are they8 ,why1 righteousness1     
perfect righteousness 7,gal #c3aj74     
,perfect righteousness1 what to do8     

,that the soul concerned might stand    
spotless in the sight of ,god 7,rev     
#a3e74 ,now this lies only in the       
doings and sufferings of ,christ2 for   
#8by his obedience many are made        
righteous'2 wherefore as to this1       
,christ is the end of the law1 that     
being found in that obedience1 that     
becomes to us sufficient for our        
justification4 ,hence we are said to be 
made righteous by his obedience2  yea1  
and to be washed1 purged1 and justified 
by his blood 7,heb #i3ad2  ,rom         
#e3ah1ai74    ,fourth4 ,that this       
righteousness still resides in and with 
the person of  ,christ1 even then when  
we stand just before ,god thereby1 is   
clear1 for  that we are said1 when      
justified1 to be justified #8in him4'   
#8,in the  ,lord shall all the seed of  
,israel be justified4' ,and again1      
#8,surely1  shall one say1 ,in the ,lord
 have ,i righteousness1' c4 7,isa       
#de3bd1be74  ,and again1 #8,but of him  
are ye in ,christ ,jesus1 who of ,god is

 made unto  us--righteousness' 7#a ,cor 
#a3cj74    ,mark1 the righteousness is  
still #8in him1' not #8in us1' even then
 when  we are made partakers of the     
benefit of it2 even as the wing and     
feathers still abide in the hen when the
 chickens are covered1 kept1  and warmed
 thereby4    ,for as my doings1 though  
my children are fed and clothed thereby1
 are  still my doings1 not theirs2 so   
the righteousness wherewith we stand    
just before ,god from the curse1 still  
resides in ,christ1 not in us4 ,our     
sins1 when laid upon ,christ1 were yet  
personally ours1 not his2 so his        
righteousness1 when put upon us1 is yet 
personally his1 not ours4 ,what  is it1 
then8 ,why1 #8he was made to be sin for 
us1 who knew no sin2 that  we might be  
made the righteousness of ,god in him'  
7#b ,cor #e3ba74c    ,fifth4 ,it is1    
therefore1 of a justifying virtue1 only 
by imputation1 or  as ,god reckoneth it 
to us2 even as our sins made the ,lord  
,jesus a  sinner--nay1 #8sin1' by ,god's

 reckoning of them to him4    ,it is    
absolutely necessary that this be known 
of us2 for if the  understanding be     
muddy as to this1 it is impossible that 
such should be  sound in the faith2 also
 in temptation1 that man will be at a   
loss that  looketh for a righteousness  
for justification in himself1 when it is
 to  be found nowhere but in ,jesus     
,christ4 ,the apostle1 who was his      
craftsmaster as to this1 was always     
#8looking to ,jesus1' that he #8might   
be found in him1' knowing that nowhere  
else could peace or safety be  had      
7,phil #c3f-i74 ,and1 indeed1 this is   
one of the greatest mysteries in  the   
world2 namely1 that a righteousness that
 resides with a person in  heaven should
 justify me1 a sinner1 on earth6        
,sixth4 ,therefore the law and the works
 thereof1 as to this1 must by us  be    
cast away2 not only because they here   
are useless1 but also they  being       
retained are a hindrance4 ,that they are
 useless is evident1 for  that salvation

 comes by another name 7,acts #d3ab74   
,and that they are a  hindrance1 it is  
clear2 for the very adhering to the law1
 though it be  but a little1 or in a    
little part1 prevents justification by  
the  righteousness of ,christ 7,rom     
#i3ca1cb74    ,what shall ,i say8 ,as to
 this1 the moral law is rejected1 the   
ceremonial  law is rejected1 and man's  
righteousness is rejected1 for that they
 are  here both weak and unprofitable   
7,rom #h3b1c2 ,gal #c3ba2 ,heb          
#aj3a-ab74 ,now  if all these and their 
works as to our justification1 are      
rejected1  where1 but in ,christ1 is    
righteousness to be found8    ,thus     
much1 therefore1 for the explication of 
the proposition--namely1  that there is 
no other way for sinners to be justified
 from the curse  of the law in the sight
 of ,god1 than by the imputation of that
  righteousness long ago performed by1  
and still residing with1 the  person of 
,jesus ,christ4    ,two ,positions4     
,now1 from this proposition ,i draw     

these two positions--,,first4 ,,that    
,,men  ,,are ,,justified ,,from ,,the   
,,curse ,,of ,,the ,,law ,,before ,,god 
,,while ,,sinners ,,in  ,,themselves4   
,,second4 ,,that ,,this ,,can ,,be      
,,done ,,by ,,no ,,other ,,righteousness
  ,,than ,,that ,,long ,,ago ,,performed
 ,,by1 ,,and ,,residing ,,with1 ,,the   
,,person ,,of ,,jesus  ,,christ4        
,,first ,,position      ,,first4 ,let   
us1 then1 now enter into the            
consideration of the first of           
these--namely1 ,,that ,,men ,,are       
,,justified ,,from ,,the ,,curse ,,of   
,,the ,,law ,,before  ,,god ,,while     
,,sinners ,,in ,,themselves4 ,this ,i   
shall manifest1 ,,first1 ,by  touching  
upon the mysterious acts of our         
redemption2 ,,second1 ,by giving  of you
 plain texts which discover it2 and1    
,,third1 ,by reasons drawn from  the    
texts4    ,,first4 ,for the first of    
these2 to wit1 the mysterious act of our
  redemption3 and that ,i shall speak to
 under these two heads--,first1 ,i      

shall show you what that is2 and1       
,second1 ,how we are concerned therein4 
,first4 ,what that is4 ,that which ,i   
call1 and that rightly1 the  mysterious 
act of our redemption1 is ,christ's     
sufferings as a  common1#d though a     
particular person and as a sinner1      
though always  completely righteous4    
,that he suffered as a common person is 
true4 ,by common1 ,i mean a public      
person1 or one that presents the body of
 mankind in himself4 ,this a  multitude 
of scriptures bear witness to1          
especially that fifth chapter  to the   
,romans1 where1 by the apostle1 he is   
set before us as the head  of all the   
elect1 even as ,adam was once head of   
all the world4 ,thus he  lived1 and thus
 he died2 and this was a mysterious act4
 ,and that he  should die as a sinner1  
when yet himself did #8no sin1' nor had 
any  #8guile found in his mouth1' made  
this act more mysterious 7#a ,pet #a3ai1
  #b3bb1 #c3ah74 ,that he died as a     
sinner is plain--#8,he hath made him to 

be  sin4 ,and the ,lord laid upon him   
the iniquity of us all' 7,isa #ec74     
,that1  then1 as to his own person he   
was completely sinless is also as truly 
manifest1 and that by a multitude of    
scriptures4 ,now1 ,i say1 that  ,christ 
,jesus should be thus considered1 and   
thus die1 was the great  mystery of     
,god4 ,hence ,paul tells us1 that when  
he preached #8,christ  crucified1' he   
preached not only the #8wisdom of ,god1'
 but the #8wisdom  of ,god in a         
mystery1' even his #8hidden wisdom1'    
for1 indeed1 this  wisdom is hidden1 and
 kept close from the #8fowls of the air'
 7#a ,cor  #a3bd1 #b3g1h2 ,job          
#bh3bj1ba74    ,it is also so           
mysterious1 that it goes beyond the     
reach of all men1  except those to whom 
an understanding is given of ,god to    
apprehend it  7#a ,john #e3bj74 ,that   
one particular man should represent all 
the elect  in himself1 and that the most
 righteous should die as a sinner1 yea1 
as  a sinner by the hand of a just and  

holy ,god1 is a mystery of the  greatest
 depth6    ,second4 ,and now ,i come to 
show you how the elect are concerned    
therein2  that is1 in this mysterious   
act of this most blessed ,one2 and this 
will  make this act yet more mysterious 
to you4    ,now1 then1 we will speak of 
this first1 as to how ,christ prepared  
himself thus mysteriously to act4 ,he   
took hold of our nature4 ,i say1 he     
took hold of us1 by taking upon him     
flesh and blood4 ,the ,son of ,god1     
therefore1 took not upon him a          
particular person1 though he took to him
  a human body and soul2 but that which 
he took was1 as ,i may call it1 a  lump 
of the common nature of man2 and by     
that1 hold of the whole elect  seed of  
,abraham2 #8,for verily he took not on  
him the nature of angels1  but he took  
on him the seed of ,abraham' 7,heb      
#b3af7 ,hence he1 in a  mystery1 became 
us1 and was counted as all the men that 
were or should  be saved4 ,and this is  
the reason why we are said to do1 when  

only ,jesus  ,christ did do4 ,as for    
instance--    #a4 ,when ,jesus ,christ  
fulfilled the righteousness of the law1 
it is said  it was fulfilled in us1     
because indeed fulfilled in our nature3 
#8,for  what the law could not do1 in   
that it was weak through the flesh1 ,god
  sending his own ,son in the likeness  
of sinful flesh1 and for sin1  condemned
 sin in the flesh1 that the             
righteousness of the law might be       
fulfilled in us1' c4 7,rom #h3c1d74 ,but
 because none should appropriate  this  
unto themselves that have not had passed
 upon them a work of  conversion1       
therefore he adds1 #8,who walk not after
 the flesh1 but after  the ,spirit' 7v4 
#d74 ,for there being a union between   
head and members1  though things may be 
done by the head1 and that for the      
members1 the  things are counted to the 
members1 as if not done only by the     
head4  #8,the righteousness of the law  
is fulfilled in us'2 and that truly1    
because fulfilled in that common nature 

which the ,son of ,god took of  the     
,virgin4 ,wherefore1 in this sense we   
are said to do what only was  done by   
him2 even as the client doth by his     
lawyer1 when his lawyer  personates him2
 the client is said to do1 when it is   
the lawyer only  that does2 and to      
overcome by doing1 when it is the lawyer
 that  overcomes2 the reason is1 because
 the lawyer does in the client's name4  
,how much more then may it be said we   
do1 when only ,christ does2 since  he   
does what he does1 not in our name only1
 but in our nature too2 #8for  the law  
of the spirit of life in ,christ4' not  
in me1 #8hath made me free  from the law
 of sin and death' 7,rom #h3b72 he doing
 in his common flesh  what could not be 
done in my particular person1 that so ,i
 might have  the righteousness of the   
law fulfilled in me1 that is1 in my     
flesh  assumed by ,christ2 though       
impossible to be done by me1 because of 
the  weakness of my person4 ,the reason 
of all this is1 because we are said  to 

be in him in his doing1 in him by our   
flesh1 and also by the  election of     
,god4 ,so1 then1 as all men sinned when 
,adam fell1 so all the  elect did       
righteousness when ,christ wrought and  
fulfilled the law2 #8for  as in ,adam   
all die1 even so in ,christ shall all be
 made alive' 7#a ,cor  #ae3bb74    #b4  
,as we are said to do by ,christ1 so we 
are said to suffer by him1 to  suffer   
with him4 #8,i am crucified with        
,christ1' said ,paul4 ,and again1       
#8,forasmuch then as ,christ hath       
suffered for us in the flesh1 arm       
yourselves likewise with the same mind2 
for he that hath suffered in  the flesh 
hath ceased from sin' 7#a ,peter #d3a74 
,mark how the apostle  seems to change  
the person4 ,first he says1 it is       
,christ that suffered2  and that is     
true2 but then he insinuates that it is 
us that suffered1  for the exhortation  
is to believers1 to #8walk in newness of
 life' 7,rom  #f3d74 ,and the argument  
is1 because they have suffered in the   

flesh1  #8,for he that hath suffered in 
the flesh hath ceased from sin2 that he 
no longer should live the rest of his   
time in the flesh to the lusts of  men1 
but to the will of ,god' 7#a ,peter     
#d3a1b74 ,we then suffered1 when        
,christ suffered2 we then suffered in   
his flesh1 and also our #8old man  was  
crucified with him' 7,rom #f3f72 that   
is1 in his crucifixion2 for  when he    
hanged on the cross1 all the elect      
hanged there in their common  flesh     
which he assumed1 and because he        
suffered there as a public man4    #c4  
,as we are said to suffer with him1 so  
we are said to die1 to be dead  with    
him2 with him1 that is1 by the dying of 
his body4 #8,now1 if we be  dead with   
,christ1 we believe that we shall also  
live with him' 7,rom  #f3h74 ,wherefore 
he saith in other places1 #8,brethren1  
ye are become dead  to the law by the   
body of ,christ'2 for indeed we died    
then to it by  him4 ,to the law--that   
is1 the law now has nothing to do with  

us2 for  that it has already executed   
its curse to the full upon us by its    
slaying of the body of ,christ2 for the 
body of ,christ was our flesh3  upon it 
also was laid our sin4 ,the law1 too1   
spent that curse that was  due to us    
upon him1 when it condemned1 killed1 and
 cast him into the  grave4 ,wherefore1  
it having thus spent its whole curse    
upon him as  standing in our stead1 we  
are exempted from its curse for ever2 we
 are  become dead to it by that body    
7,rom #g3d74 ,it has done with us as to 
justifying righteousness4 ,nor need we  
fear its damning threats any  more2 for 
by the death of this body we are freed  
from it1 and are for  ever now coupled  
to a living ,christ4    #d4 ,as we are  
said thus to be dead1 so we are said    
also to rise again by  him--#8,thy dead 
men1' saith he to the ,father1 #8shall  
live1 together with  my dead body shall 
they arise' 7,isa #bf3ai74e ,and again1 
#8,after two  days he will revive us2 in
 the third day--we shall live in his    

sight'  7,hosea #f3b74    ,both these   
scriptures speak of the resurrection of 
,christ1 of the  resurrection of his    
body on the third day2 but behold1 as we
 were said  before to suffer and be dead
 with him1 so now we are said also to   
rise  and live in ,god's sight by the   
resurrection of his body4 ,for1 as was  
said1 the flesh was ours2 he took part  
of our flesh when he came into  the     
world2 and in it he suffered1 died1 and 
rose again 7,heb #b3ad74 ,we  also were 
therefore counted by ,god1 in that      
,god-man1 when he did this2  yea1 he    
suffered1 died1 and rose as a common    
head4#f    ,hence also the ,new         
,testament is full of this1 saying1     
#8,if ye be dead  with ,christ' 7,col   
#b3bj74 #8,if ye be risen with ,christ' 
7#c3a74 ,and again1  #8,he hath         
quickened us together with him' 7#b3ac74
 #8,we are quickened  together with     
him4' #8,quickened1' and #8quickened    
together with him4' ,the  apostle hath  
words that cannot easily be shifted or  

evaded4 ,christ then  was quickened when
 he was raised from the dead4 ,nor is it
 proper to say  that he was ever        
quickened either before or since4 ,this 
text also  concludes that we--to wit1   
the whole body of ,god's elect1 were    
also  quickened then1 and made to live  
with him together4 ,true1 we also are   
quickened personally by grace the day in
 the which we are born unto ,god  by the
 gospel2 yet afore that1 we are         
quickened in our ,head2 quickened  when 
he was raised from the dead1 quickened  
together with him4    #e4 ,nor are we   
thus considered--to wit1 as dying and   
rising1 and so left2  but the apostle   
pursues his argument1 and tells us that 
we also reap by  him1 as being          
considered in him1 the benefit which    
,christ received1  both in order to his 
resurrection1 and the blessed effect    
thereof4    7#a47 ,we received1 by our  
thus being counted in him1 that benefit 
which  did precede his rising from the  
dead2 and what was that but the         

forgiveness of sins8 ,for this stands   
clear to reason1 that if ,christ  had   
our sins charged upon him at his death1 
he then must be discharged  of them in  
order to his resurrection4 ,now1 though 
it is not proper to  say they were      
forgiven to him1 because they were      
purged from him by  merit2 yet they may 
be said to be forgiven us1 because we   
receive this  benefit by grace4 ,and    
this1 ,i say1 was done precedent to his 
resurrection from the dead4 #8,he hath  
quickened us together with him1         
,,having forgiven us all trespasses4'   
,he could not be #8quickened' till we   
were #8discharged'2 because it was not  
for himself1 but for us1 that he  died4 
,hence we are said to be at that time1  
as to our own personal  estate1 dead in 
our sins1 even when we are #8quickened  
together with  him' 7,col #b3ac74       
,therefore both the #8quickening' and   
#8forgiveness' too1 so far as we are  in
 this text concerned1 is to him1 as we  
are considered in him1 or to  him1 with 

respect to us4 #8,having forgiven you   
,,all trespasses4' ,for  necessity so   
required2 because else how was it       
possible that the pains  of death should
 be loosed in order to his rising1 so   
long as one sin  stood still charged to 
him1 as that for the commission of which
 ,god had  not received a plenary       
satisfaction8 ,as therefore we suffered1
 died1  and rose again by him1 so1 in   
order to his so rising1 he1 as          
presenting  of us in his person and     
suffering1 received for us remission of 
all our  trespasses4 ,a full discharge  
therefore was1 in and by ,christ1       
received  of ,god of all our sins afore 
he rose from the dead1 as his           
resurrection  truly declared2 for he    
#8was delivered for our offences1 and   
was raised  again for our justification'
 7,rom #d3be74 ,this therefore is one of
 the  privileges we receive by the      
rising again of our ,lord1 for that we  
were  in his flesh considered1 yea1 and 
in his death and suffering too4    7#b47

 ,by this means also we have now escaped
 death4 #8,knowing that ,christ  being  
raised from the dead dieth no more2     
death hath no more dominion  over him4  
,for in that he died1 he died unto1' or 
for1 #8sin once2 but in  that he liveth1
 he liveth unto ,god' 7,rom #f3i1aj74   
,now in all this1  considering what has 
been said before1 we that are of the    
elect are  privileged1 for that we also 
are raised up by the rising of the body 
of  ,christ from the dead4 ,and thus the
 apostle bids us reckon3 #8,likewise    
reckon ye also yourselves to be dead    
indeed unto sin1 but alive unto  ,god   
through ,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #f3aa74   
,hence ,christ says1 #8,i am the        
resurrection and the life1' for that all
 his are safe in him1  suffering1 dying1
 and rising4 ,he is the life1 #8our     
life'2 yea1 so our  life1 that by him   
the elect do live before ,god1 even then
 when as to  themselves they yet are    
dead in their sins4 ,wherefore1 hence it
 is that  in time they partake of       

quickening grace from this their ,head1 
to the  making of them also live by     
faith1 in order to their living         
hereafter  with him in glory2 for if    
,christ lives1 they cannot die that were
  sharers with him in his               
resurrection4#g ,hence they are said to 
#8live1'  being #8quickened together    
with him4' ,also1 as sure as at his     
resurrection they lived by him1 so sure 
at his coming shall they be  gathered to
 him2 nay1 from that day to this1 all   
that1 as aforesaid1  were in him at his 
death and resurrection1 are already1 in 
the  #8dispensation of the fulness of   
times1' daily #8gathering to him4' ,for 
this he hath purposed1 wherefore none   
can disannul it--#8,in the  dispensation
 of the fulness of times he might gather
 together in one  all things in ,christ1
 both which are in heaven and which are 
in earth2  even in him' 7,eph #a3aj74   
7#c47 ,to secure this the more to our   
faith that believe1 as we are said  to  
be #8raised up together' with him1 so we

 are said to be #8made to sit  together 
in heavenly places in ,christ ,jesus'   
7,eph #b3f74 ,we died by him1  we rose  
by him1 and are together1 even all the  
elect1 set down  #8together' in         
#8heavenly places in ,christ ,jesus'2   
for still1 even now he  is on the right 
hand of ,god1 he is to be considered as 
our public man1  our ,head1 and so one  
in whom is concluded all the elect of   
,god4 ,we then  are by him already in   
heaven2 in heaven1 ,i say1 by him2 yea1 
set down  there in our places of glory  
by him4 ,hence the apostle1 speaking of 
us  again1 saith1 ,that as we are       
predestinate1 we are called1 justified1 
and glorified2 called1 justified1       
glorified2 all is done1 already done1   
as thus considered in ,christ 7,rom     
#h3cj74 ,for that in his public work    
there is nothing yet to do as to this4  
,is not ,,he called8 ,is not ,,he       
justified8 ,is not ,,he glorified8 ,and 
are we not in him1 in him1 even as  so  
considered8    ,nor doth this doctrine  

hinder or forestal the doctrine of      
regeneration  or conversion2 nay1 it    
lays a foundation for it2 for by this   
doctrine  we gather assurance that      
,christ will have his own2 for if       
already they  live in their head1 what  
is that but a pledge that they shall    
live in  their persons with him8 and1   
consequently1 that to that end they     
shall1  in the times allotted for that  
end1 be called to a state of faith1     
which ,god has ordained shall precede   
and go before their personal  enjoyment 
of glory4 ,nor doth this hinder their   
partaking of the symbol  of             
regeneration1#h and of their other      
privileges to which they are  called in 
the day of grace2 yea1 it lays a        
foundation for all these  things2 for if
 ,i am dead with ,christ1 let me be like
 one dead with him1  even to all things 
to which ,christ died when he hanged on 
the tree2 and  then he died to sin1 to  
the law1 and to the rudiments of this   
world  7,rom #f3aj1 #g3d2 ,col #b3bj74  

,and if ,i be risen with ,christ1 let me
 live1  like one born from the dead1 in 
newness of life1 and having my mind and 
affections on the things where ,christ  
now sitteth on the right hand of  ,god4 
,and indeed he professes in vain that   
talketh of these things1 and  careth not
 to have them also answered in himself4 
,this was the  apostle's way1 namely1 to
 covet to #8know him1 and the power of  
his  resurrection1 and the fellowship of
 his sufferings1 being made  conformable
 unto his death' 7,phil #c3aj74 ,and    
when we are thus1 that  thing is true   
both in him and us4 ,then as is the     
heavenly1 such are  they that are       
heavenly2 for he that saith he is in    
him1 and by being in  him1 a partaker of
 these privileges by him1 #8ought       
himself also so to  walk1 even as he    
walked' 7#a ,cor #ae3dh2 #a ,john #b3f74
    ,but to pass this digression1 and to
 come to my argument1 namely1 that  men 
are justified from the curse of the law1
 before ,god1 while sinners  in         

themselves2 this is evident by what hath
 already been said2 for if  the         
justification of their persons is by1   
in1 and through ,christ2 then  it is not
 by1 in1 and through their own doings4  
,nor was ,christ engaged  in this work  
but of necessity1 even because else     
there had not been  salvation for the   
elect4 #8,o my father1' saith he1 #8if  
it be possible1  let this cup pass from 
me' 7,matt #bf3ci74 ,if what be         
possible8 ,why1 that  my elect may be   
saved1 and ,i not spill my blood4       
,wherefore he saith  again1 ,christ     
ought to suffer 7,luke #bd3bf74         
#8,christ must needs have  suffered1'   
for #8without shedding of blood is no   
remission' of sin 7,acts  #ag3c2 ,heb   
#i3bb74i    ,proofs of the first        
position4    ,,second4 ,we will now come
 to the present state and condition of  
those  that are justified2 ,i mean with 
respect to their own qualifications1    
and so prove the truth of this our great
 position4 ,and this ,i will do1  by    

giving of you plain texts that discover 
it1 and that consequently  prove our    
point4 ,and after that1 by giving of you
 reasons drawn from  the texts4         
,first4 #8,speak not thou in thine      
heart1' no1 not in thine heart1 #8after 
that the ,lord thy ,god hath cast them  
out thine enemies before thee1  saying1 
,for my righteousness--do ,i possess    
this land4--,not for thy  righteousness1
 or for the uprightness of thine heart1 
dost thou go to  possess their          
land4--,understand1 therefore1 that the 
,lord thy ,god giveth  thee not this    
good land to possess it for thy         
righteousness2 for thou  art a          
stiff-necked people' 7,deut #i3d-f74    
,in these words1 very pat for our       
purpose1 two things are worthy our      
consideration4 #a4 ,the people here     
spoken to were the people of ,god2 and  
so by ,god himself are they here twice  
acknowledged to be--#8,the ,lord thy    
,god1 the ,lord thy ,god4' ,so then1 the
 righteousness here intended is not  the

 righteousness that is in the world1 but
 that which the people of  ,god perform4
 #b4 ,the righteousness here intended is
 not some1 but all1  and every whit of  
that the church performs to ,god3 ,say  
not in thine  heart1 after the ,lord    
hath brought thee in1 ,it was for my    
righteousness4 ,no1 all thy             
righteousness1 from ,egypt to ,canaan1  
will  not purchase ,canaan for thee4    
,that this is true is evident1 because  
it is thrice rejected--,not for thy     
righteousness--not for thy              
righteousness--not for thy              
righteousness1 dost  thou possess the   
land4 ,now1 if the righteousness of the 
people of ,god  of old could not merit  
for them ,canaan1 which was but a type  
of heaven1  how can the righteousness of
 the world now obtain heaven itself8 ,i 
say  again1 if godly men1 as these were1
 could not by their works purchase  the 
type of heaven1 then must the ungodly be
 justified1 if ever they be  justified  
from the curse and sentence of the law1 

while sinners in  themselves4 ,the      
argument is clear2 for if good men1 by  
what they do1  cannot merit the less1   
bad men1 by what they do1 cannot merit  
more4    ,second4 #8,remember me1 ,o my 
,god1 concerning this2 and wipe not out 
my  good deeds that ,i have done' 7,neh 
#ac3ad74    ,these words were spoken by 
holy ,nehemiah1 and that at the end of  
all  the good that we read he did in the
 world4 ,also1 the deeds here spoken  of
 were deeds done for ,god1 for his      
people1 for his house1 and for the      
offices thereof4 ,yet godly ,nehemiah   
durst not stand before ,god in  these1  
nor yet suffer them to stand to his     
judgment by the law2 but  prays to ,god 
to be merciful both to him and them1 and
 to spare him  #8according to the       
greatness of his mercy' 7v #bb74    ,god
 blots out no good but for the sake of  
sin2#aj and forasmuch as  this man prays
 ,god would not blot out his1 it is     
evident that he was  conscious to       
himself that in his good works were sin4

 ,now1 ,i say1 if a  good man's works   
are in danger of being overthrown       
because there is in  them a tang of sin1
 how can bad men think to stand just    
before ,god in  their works1 which are  
in all parts full of sin8 ,yea1 if the  
works of a  sanctified man are          
blameworthy1 how shall the works of a   
bad man set  him clear in the eyes of   
,divine justice8    ,third4 #8,but we   
are all as an unclean thing1 and all our
 righteousnesses  are as filthy rags2   
and we all do fade as a leaf2 and our   
iniquities1  like the wind1 have taken  
us away' 7,isa #fd3f74    ,in these     
words we have a relation both of persons
 and things4 #a4 ,of  persons4 ,and they
 are a righteous people1 a righteous    
people put all  together--#8,we1 we all 
are1' c4 #b4 ,the condition of this     
people1 even of  ,,all of them1 take    
them at the best1 are1 and that by their
 own  confession1 #8as an unclean       
thing4' #c4 ,again2 the things here     
attending  this people are their good   

things1 put down under this large       
character1  #8,righteousnesses1 ,,all   
our righteousnesses4'    ,these         
expressions therefore comprehend all    
their religious duties1 both  before and
 after faith too4 ,but what are all     
these righteousnesses8  ,why1 they are  
all as #8filthy rags' when set before   
the justice of the  law2 yea1 it is also
 confessed1 and that by these people1   
that their  iniquities1 notwithstanding 
all their righteousnesses1 like the     
wind1  if grace prevent not1 would      
#8carry them away4' ,this being so1 how 
is it  possible for one that is in his  
sins1 to work himself into a spotless   
condition by works done before faith1 by
 works done by natural  abilities8 or to
 perform a righteousness which is able  
to look ,god in  the face1 his law in   
the face1 and to demand and obtain the  
forgiveness  of sins1 and the life that 
is eternal8 ,it cannot be3 #8men must   
therefore be justified from the curse1  
in the sight of ,god while  sinners in  

themselves1' or not at all4#aa          
,fourth4 #8,there is not a just man upon
 earth1 that doeth good1 and  sinneth   
not' 7,eccl #g3bj2 #a ,kings #h3df74    
,although the words before are large1   
yet these seem far larger2 there  is not
 a man1 not a just man1 not a just man  
upon the earth1 that doeth  good1 and   
sinneth not4 ,now1 if no good man1 if no
 good man upon earth  doth good1 and    
sinneth not2 then no good man upon earth
 can set himself  by his own actions    
justified in the sight of ,god1 for he  
has sin mixed  with his good4 ,how then 
shall a bad man1 any bad man1 the best  
bad man  upon earth1 think to set       
himself by his best things just in the  
sight  of ,god8 ,and if the tree makes  
the fruit either good or evil1 then a   
bad  tree--and a bad man is a bad       
tree--can bring forth no good fruit1 how
  then shall such an one do that that   
shall #8cleanse him from his sin1'  and 
set him as #8spotless before the face of
 ,god8' 7,matt #g3af74    ,fifth4       

#8,hearken unto me1 ye stout-hearted1   
that are far from  righteousness3 ,i    
bring near my righteousness1' c4 7,isa  
#df3ab-ac74    #a4 ,this call is        
general1 and so proves1 whatever men    
think of  themselves1 that in the       
judgment of ,god there is none at all   
righteous4  ,men1 as men1 are far from  
being so4 #b4 ,this general offer of    
righteousness1 of the righteousness of  
,god1 declares that it is in vain  for  
men to think to be set just and         
righteous before ,god by any other      
means4 #c4 ,there is here also          
insinuated1 that for him that thinks    
himself the worst1 ,god has prepared a  
righteousness1 and therefore  would not 
have him despair of life that sees      
himself far from  righteousness4 ,from  
all these scriptures1 therefore1 it is  
manifest1  #8that men must be justified 
from the curse of the law1 in the sight 
of  ,god1 while sinners in themselves4' 
,sixth4 #8,come unto me1 all ye that    
labour and are heavy laden1 and ,i  will

 give you rest' 7,matt #aa3bh74    ,here
 we have a labouring people1 a people   
labouring for life2 but by  all their   
labour1 you see1 they cannot ease       
themselves2 their burden  still remains 
upon them2 they yet are heavy laden4    
,the load here is1  doubtless1 guilt of 
sin1 such as ,david had when he said by 
reason  thereof1 he was not able to look
 up 7,psa #ch3c-e74 ,hence1 therefore1  
you  have an experiment set before you  
of those that are trying what they  can 
do for life2 but behold1 the more they  
stir1 the more they sink  under the     
weight of the burden that lies upon     
them4#ab ,and the  conclusion--to wit1  
,christ's call to them to come to him   
for  rest--declares that1 in his        
judgment1 rest was not to be had        
elsewhere4  ,and ,i think1 one may with 
as much safety adhere to ,christ's      
judgment as  to any man's alive2        
wherefore1 #8men must be justified from 
the curse1  in the sight of ,god1 while 
sinners in themselves4'    ,seventh4    

#8,there is none righteous1 no1 not one3
 there is none that  understandeth1     
there is none that seeketh after ,god4  
,they are all gone  out of the way1 they
 are together become unprofitable2 there
 is none  that doeth good1 no1 not one' 
7,rom #c3aj-ab74    ,these words have   
respect to a righteousness which is     
justified by the  law2 and they conclude
 that none by his own performances is   
righteous  with such a righteousness2   
and it is concluded from five           
reasons--#a4  ,because they are not     
good2 for a man must be good before he  
doth good1  and perfectly good before he
 doth good and sinneth not4 #b4 ,because
 they  understand not4 ,how then should 
they do good8 for a man must know       
before he does1 else how should he      
divert#ac himself to do8 #c4 ,because   
they want a heart2 they seek not after  
,god according to the way of his  own   
appointment4 #d4 ,they are all gone out 
of the way2 how then can they  walk     
therein8 #e4 ,they are together become  

unprofitable4 ,what worth or  value then
 can there be in any of their doings8   
,these are the reasons  by which he     
proveth that there is #8none righteous1 
no1 not one4' ,and  the reasons are     
weighty1 for by them he proves the tree 
is not good2  how then can it yield good
 fruit8    ,now1 as he concludes from   
these five reasons that not one indeed  
is  righteous1 so he concludes by five  
more that none can do good to make  him 
so--#a4 ,for that internally they are as
 an open sepulchre1 as full of  dead    
men's bones4 ,their minds and           
consciences are defiled2 how then can   
sweet and good proceed from thence8 7v  
#ac74 #b4 ,their throat is filled  with 
this stink2 all their vocal duties      
therefore smell thereof4 #c4  ,their    
mouth is full of cursing and bitterness2
 how then can there be  found one word  
that should please ,god8 #d4 ,their     
tongue1 which should  present their     
praise to ,god1 has been used to work   
deceit2 how then1  until it is made a   

new one1 should it speak in             
righteousness8 #e4 ,the  poison of asps 
is under their lips2 therefore whatever 
comes from them  must be polluted 7,rom 
#c3aa-ad2 ,matt #bc3bg2 ,titus #a3ae2   
,jer #dd3ag1  #ag3i74 ,thus1 you see1 he
 sets forth their internal part1 which  
being a  true report1 as to be sure it  
is1 it is impossible that any good      
should  so much as be framed in such an 
inward part1 or come clean out of such  
a throat1 by such a tongue1 through such
 lips as these4    ,and yet this is not 
all4 ,he also proves1 and that by five  
reasons more1  that it is not possible  
they should do good--#a4 #8,their feet  
are swift to  shed blood' 7,rom #c3ae74 
,this implies an inclination1 an inward 
inclination to evil courses2 a quickness
 of motion to do evil1 but a            
backwardness to do good4 #b4            
#8,destruction and misery are in their  
ways'  7v#af74 ,take #8ways' for their  
#8doings1' and in the best of them      
destruction lurks1 and misery yet       

follows them at the heels4 #c4 #8,the   
way of peace have they not known'2 that 
is far above out of their sight  7v     
#ag74 ,wherefore the labour of these    
foolish ones will weary every one  of   
them1 because they know not the way that
 goes to the city 7,eccl  #aj3ae74 #d4  
#8,there is no fear of ,god before their
 eyes' 7v #ah74 ,how then  can they do  
anything with that godly reverence of   
his holy ,majesty that  is and must be  
essential to every good work8 for to do 
things1 but not  in ,god's fear1 to what
 will it amount8 will it avail8 #e4 ,all
 this while  they are under a law that  
calls for works that are perfectly good2
 that  will accept of none but what are 
perfectly good2 and that will  certainly
 condemn them because they neither are  
nor can be perfectly  good4 #8,for what 
things soever the law saith1 it saith it
 to them who  are under the law2 that   
every mouth may be stopped1 and all the 
world  may become guilty before ,god' 7v
 #ai74    ,thus you see that ,paul here 

proves1 by fifteen reasons1 that none   
are1  nor can be1 righteous before ,god 
by works that they can do2 therefore    
#8men must be justified from the curse1 
in the sight of ,god1 while  sinners in 
themselves4'    ,eighth4 #8,but now the 
righteousness of ,god without the law is
  manifested1 being witnessed by the law
 and the prophets' 7v #ba74    ,this    
text utterly excludes the law--what law8
 ,the law of works1 the  moral law1 7v  
#bg7--;and makes mention of another     
righteousness1 even a  righteousness of 
,god2 for the righteousness of the law  
is the  righteousness of men1 men's     
#8own righteousness' 7,phil #c3i74 ,now1
 if the  law1 as to a justifying        
righteousness1 is rejected2 then the    
very  matter upon and by which man      
should work is rejected2 and if so1 then
  he must be justified by the           
righteousness of ,god1 or not at all2   
for he  must be justified by a          
righteousness that is without the law2  
to wit1  the righteousness of ,god4     

,now1 this righteousness of ,god1       
whatever it  is1 to be sure it is not a 
righteousness that flows from men2 for  
that1  as ,i said1 is rejected1 and the 
righteousness of ,god opposed unto it1  
being called a righteousness that is    
without the law1 without our  personal  
obedience to it4 ,the righteousness of  
,god1 or a righteousness  of ,god's     
completing1 a righteousness of ,god's   
bestowing1 a  righteousness that ,god   
also gives unto1 and puts upon all them 
that  believe 7,rom #c3bb71 a           
righteousness that stands in the works  
of ,christ1  and that is imputed both by
 the grace and justice of ,god 7v       
#bd-bf74  ,where1 now1 is room for man's
 righteousness1 either in the whole1 or 
as  to any part thereof8 ,i say1 where1 
as to justification with ,god8          
,ninth4 #8,what shall we then say that  
,abraham1 our father as pertaining  to  
the flesh1 hath found8' 7,rom #d3a7     
,now1 the apostle is at the root of the 
matter2 for ,abraham is counted  the    

father of the faithful2 consequently1   
the man whose way of  attaining         
justification must needs be exemplary to
 all the children of  ,abraham4 ,now1   
the question is1 how ,abraham found8 how
 he found that  which some of his       
children sought and missed8 7,rom       
#i3cb72 that is1 how  he found          
justifying righteousness2 for it was    
that which ,israel sought  and attained 
not unto 7#aa3g74 #8,did he find it1'   
saith ,paul1 #8by the  flesh8' or1 as he
 was in the flesh8 or1 by acts and works
 of the flesh8  ,but what are they8 why1
 the next verse tells you #8they are the
 works of  the law' 7,rom #d74    #8,if 
,abraham was justified by works'2 that  
is1 as pertaining to the  flesh2 for the
 works of the law are none other but the
 best sort of the  works of the flesh4  
,and so ,paul calls all they that he had
 before his  conversion to ,christ3     
#8,if any other man1' saith he1         
#8thinketh he hath  whereof he might    
trust in the flesh1 ,i more4' ,and then 

he counteth up  several of his          
privileges1 to which he at last         
adjoineth the  righteousness of the     
moral law1 saying1 #8,touching the      
righteousness  which is in the law1 ,i  
was blameless' 7,phil #c3d-f74 ,and it  
is proper  to call the righteousness of 
the law the work of the flesh1 because  
it  is the work of a man1 of a man in   
the flesh2 for the ,holy ,ghost doth    
not attend the law1 or the work thereof1
 as to this1 in man1 as man2  that has  
confined itself to another ministration1
 whose glorious name  it bears 7#b ,cor 
#c3h74 ,i say it is proper to call the  
works of the law  the works of the      
flesh1 because they are done by that    
self-same nature  in and out of which   
comes all those things that are more    
grossly so  called 7,gal #e3ai1bj72 to  
wit1 from the corrupt fountain of fallen
 man's  polluted nature 7,james #c3aj74 
,this1 saith ,paul1 was not the         
righteousness by which ,abraham found   
justification with ,god--#8,for if      

,abraham was justified by works1 he hath
  whereof to glory2 but not before ,god4
 ,for what saith the ,scripture8        
,abraham believed ,god1 and it was      
counted to him for righteousness' 7,rom 
#d3b-c74 ,this #8believing' is also set 
in flat opposition to #8works1' and  to 
the #8law of works'2 wherefore1 upon    
pain of great contempt to ,god1  it must
 not be reckoned as a work to justify   
withal1 but rather as that  which       
receiveth and applieth that             
righteousness4 ,from all this1          
therefore1 it is manifest #8that men    
must be justified from the curse of  the
 law1 in the sight of ,god1 while       
sinners in themselves4' ,but1    ,tenth4
 #8,now to him that worketh is the      
reward not reckoned of grace1  but of   
debt' 7,rom #d3d74    ,these words do   
not only back what went before1 as to   
the rejection of  the law for           
righteousness as to justification with  
,god1 but supposing  the law was of     
force to justify1 life must not be      

admitted to come that  way1 because of  
the evil consequences that will         
unavoidably flow  therefrom4 #a4 ,by    
this means1 grace1 and justification by 
grace1 would  be rejected2 and that     
would be a foul business2 it would not  
be  reckoned of grace4 #b4 ,by this1    
,god would become the debtor1 and so the
  underling2 and so we in this the more 
honourable4    ,it would not be reckoned
 of grace1 but of debt2 and what would  
follow  from hence8 ,why1 7#a47 ,by this
 we should frustrate the design of      
,heaven1  which is1 to justify us freely
 by grace1 through a redemption brought 
in by ,christ 7,rom #c3bd-bf2 ,eph      
#b3h-ac74 7#b47 ,by this we should make 
ourselves the saviours1 and jostle      
,christ quite out of doors 7,gal        
#e3b-d74 7#c47 ,we should have heaven at
 our own dispose1 as a debt1 not  by    
promise1 and so not be beholden to ,god 
for it 7,gal #c3ah74 ,it must1  then1 be
 of grace1 not of works1 for the        
preventing of these evils4    ,again1 it

 must not be of works1 because if it    
should1 then ,god would be  the debtor1 
and we the creditor4 ,now1 much         
blasphemy would flow from  hence2 as1   
7#a47 ,god himself would not be his own 
to dispose of2 for the  inheritance     
being ,god1 as well as his kingdom 7for 
so it is written1  #8heirs of ,god'     
7,rom #h3ag771 himself1 ,i say1 must    
needs be our purchase4  7#b47 ,if so1   
then we have right to dispose of him1 of
 his kingdom and  glory1 and all--#8,be 
astonished1 ,o heavens1 at this6'--for  
if he be ours  by works1 then he is ours
 of debt2 if he be ours of debt1 then he
 is  ours by purchase2 and then1 again1 
if so1 he is no longer his own1 but     
ours1 and at our disposal4              
,therefore1 for these reasons1 were     
there sufficiency in our personal  works
 to justify us1 it would be even        
inconsistent with the being of  ,god to 
suffer it4 ,so then1 #8men are justified
 from the curse1 in the  sight of ,god1 
while sinners in themselves4'           

,eleventh4 #8,but to him that worketh   
not1 but believeth on him that          
justifieth the ungodly1 his faith is    
counted for righteousness' 7,rom  #d3e74
    ,these words show how we must stand 
just in the sight of ,god from the      
curse of the law1 both as it respecteth 
justification itself1 as also  the      
instrument or means that receiveth that 
righteousness which  justifieth4    #a4 
,as for that righteousness that         
justifieth1 it is not personal          
performances in us2 for the person here 
justified stands1 in that  respect1 as  
one that worketh not1 as one that is    
ungodly4 #b4 ,as it  respecteth the     
instrument that receiveth it1 that      
faith1 as in the  point of justifying   
righteousness1 will not work1 but       
believe1 but  receive the works and     
righteousness of another2 for works and 
faith in  this are set in opposition4   
,he doth not work1 he doth believe'     
7,gal  #c3ab74 ,he worketh not1 but     
believeth on him who justifieth us1     

ungodly4  ,as ,paul also saith in       
another place1 ,the law is not of faith 
7,rom  #aj3e1f74 ,and again1 ,works     
saith on this wise2 faith1 far          
different4 ,the  law saith1 ,do this1   
and live4 ,but the doctrine of faith    
saith1 #8,if thou  shalt confess with   
thy mouth the ,lord ,jesus1 and shalt   
believe in thine  heart that ,god hath  
raised him from the dead1 thou shalt be 
saved4 ,for  with the heart man         
believeth unto righteousness1' c4 7,rom 
#aj3i1aj74    ,object4 ,but faith is    
counted for righteousness4    ,answ4    
,true1 but yet consider1 that by faith  
we do oft understand the  doctrine of   
remission of sins1 as well as the act of
 believing4    ,but again2 faith when it
 hath received the ,lord ,jesus1 it hath
 done  that which pleaseth ,god2        
therefore1 the very act of believing is 
the  most noble in the world2 believing 
sets the crown upon the head of  grace2 
it seals to the truth of the sufficiency
 of the righteousness of  ,christ1 and  

giveth all the glory to ,god 7,john     
#c3cc74 ,and therefore it  is a         
righteous act2 but ,christ himself1 he  
is the ,righteousness that  justifieth' 
7,rom #d3bj1be74 ,besides1 faith is a   
relative1 and hath its  relation as     
such4 ,its relation is the righteousness
 that justifieth1  which is therefore   
called the righteousness of faith1 or   
that with  which faith hath to do 7,rom 
#aj3f74 ,separate these two1 and        
justification cannot be1 because faith  
now wants his righteousness4 ,and  hence
 it is you have so often such sayings as
 these--#8,he that believeth  in me2 he 
that believeth on him2 believe in the   
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and  thou shalt be
 saved' 7,john #f3ce1dj74 ,faith1 then1 
as separate from  ,christ1 doth nothing2
 nothing1 neither with ,god nor man2    
because it  wants its relative2 but let 
it go to the ,lord ,jesus--let it behold
 him  as dying1 c41 and it fetches      
righteousness1 and life1 and peace out  
of  the virtue of his blood1 c4 7,acts  

#aj3bi1ca1cc74 ,or rather1 sees it      
there as sufficient for me to stand just
 thereby in the sight of  ,eternal      
,justice ,for him #8,god hath set forth 
to be a propitiation  through faith     
belief in his blood1' with intent to    
justify him that  believeth in ,jesus   
7,rom #c3be1bf74    ,twelfth4 #8,even as
 ,david also describeth the blessedness 
of the man to  whom ,god imputeth       
righteousness without works' 7,rom      
#d3f74    ,did our adversaries          
understand this one text1 they would not
 so boldly  affirm1 as they do1 that the
 words1 #8impute1 imputed1 imputeth1    
imputing1' c41 are not used in scripture
 but to express men really and          
personally to be that which is imputed  
unto them2 for men are not  really and  
personally faith1 yet faith is imputed  
to men2 nay1 they are  not really and   
personally sin1 nor really and          
personally righteousness1  yet these are
 imputed to men3 so1 then1 both good    
things and bad may  sometimes be imputed

 to men1 yet themselves be really and   
personally  neither4 ,but to come to the
 point3 what righteousness hath that man
  that hath no works8 ,doubtless none of
 his own2 yet ,god imputeth             
righteousness to him4 ,yea1 what works  
of that man doth ,god impute to  him    
that he yet justifies as ungodly8       
,further1 ,he that hath works as to     
justification from the curse before     
,god1 not one of them is regarded of    
,god2 so1 then1 it mattereth not        
whether thou hast righteousness of thine
 own1 or none4 #8,blessed is the  man to
 whom the ,lord imputeth righteousness  
without works4' ,man's  blessedness1    
then1 the blessedness of justification  
from the curse in  the sight of ,god1   
lieth not in good works done by us1     
either before or  after faith received1 
but in a righteousness which ,god       
imputeth without  works2 as we #8work   
not' as we #8are ungodly4' #8,blessed   
are they whose  iniquities are forgiven1
 and whose sin is covered' 7v #g74 ,to  

forgive  and to cover are acts of mercy1
 not the cause of our merit4 ,besides1  
where sin is real1 there can be no      
perfect righteousness2 but the way  of  
justification must be through perfect   
righteousness1 therefore by  another    
than our own1 #8,blessed is the man to  
whom the ,lord will not  impute sin' 7v 
#h74 ,the first cause1 then1 of         
justification before ,god1  dependeth   
upon the will of ,god1 who will justify 
because he will2  therefore the         
meritorious cause must also be of his   
own providing1 else  his will cannot    
herein be absolute2 for if justification
 depend upon  our personal performances1
 then not upon the will of ,god4 ,he may
 not  have mercy upon whom he will1 but 
on whom man's righteousness will give   
him leave4 ,but his will1 not ours1 must
 rule here2 therefore his               
righteousness1 and his only 7,rom       
#i3ae1ah74 ,so1 then1 #8men are         
justified  from the curse1 in the sight 
of ,god1 while sinners in themselves4'  

,having passed over these few           
scriptures1 ,i shall come to particular 
instances of persons who have been      
justified2 and shall briefly touch      
their qualifications in the act of      
,god's justifying them4 ,first1 ,by the 
,old ,testament types4 ,second1 ,by the 
,new4    ,first ,position illustrated by
 ,scripture types4    ,first4 ,by the   
,old ,testament types4 ,first4 #8,unto  
,adam also and to his  wife did the     
,lord ,god make coats of skins1 and     
clothed them' 7,gen  #c3ba74    ,in the 
beginning of this chapter you find these
 two persons reasoning  with the        
serpent1 the effect of which discourse  
was1 they take of the  forbidden fruit1 
and so break the command of ,god 7vv    
#g-ae74 ,this done1  they hide          
themselves1 and cover their nakedness   
with aprons4 ,but ,god  finds out their 
sin1 from the highest branch even to the
 roots thereof4  ,what followeth8 ,not  
one precept by which they should by     
works obtain  the favour of ,god1 but   

the promise of a ,saviour2 of which     
promise this  twenty-first verse is a   
mystical interpretation3 #8,the ,lord   
,god made  them coats of skins1 and     
clothed them4'    ,hence observe--#a4   
,that these coats were made1 not before1
 but after they  had made themselves    
aprons2 a plain proof their aprons were 
not  sufficient to hide their shame from
 the sight of ,god4 #b4 ,these coats    
were made1 not of ,adam's inherent      
righteousness1 for that was lost  before
 by sin1 but of the skins of the slain1 
types of the death of  ,christ1 and of  
the righteousness brought in            
thereby--#8,by whose stripes  we are    
healed' 7,isa #ec74ad #c4 ,this is      
further manifest2 for the  coats1 ,god  
made them2 and for the persons1 ,god    
clothed them therewith2  to show that as
 the righteousness by which we must     
stand just before  ,god from the curse  
is a righteousness of ,christ's         
performing1 not of  theirs2 so he1 not  
they1 must put it on them also1 for of  

,god we are in  ,christ1 and of ,god his
 righteousness is made ours 7#a ,cor    
#a3cj74    ,but1 ,i say1 if you would   
see their antecedent qualifications1 you
 find  them under two heads--rebellion  
and hypocrisy4 ,rebellion1 in breaking  
,god's command2 hypocrisy1 in seeking   
how to hide their faults from ,god4     
,expound this by gospel language1 and   
then it shows #8that men are  justified 
from the curse1 in the sight of ,god1   
while sinners in  themselves4'          
,second4 #8,the ,lord had respect unto  
,abel and to his offering' 7,gen #d3d74 
,by these words we find the person first
 accepted3 #8,the ,lord had respect     
unto ,abel4' ,and indeed1 where the     
person is not first accepted1 the       
offering will not be pleasing2 the altar
 sanctifies the gift1 and the  temple   
sanctifieth the gold2 so the person1 the
 condition of the  person1 is that which
 makes the offering either pleasing or  
despising  7,matt #bc3af-ba74 ,in the   
epistle to the ,hebrews it is said1     

#8,by faith  ,abel offered unto ,god a  
more excellent sacrifice than ,cain1 by 
which he  obtained witness that he was  
righteous' 7,heb #aa3d74 ,righteous     
before he  offered his gift1 as his     
sacrifice testified2 for ,god accepted  
of it4    #8,by faith he offered4'      
,wherefore faith was precedent1 or      
before he  offered4 ,now faith hath to  
do with ,god through ,christ2 not with  
him  through our works of righteousness4
 ,besides1 ,abel was righteous before   
he offered1 before he did do good1      
otherwise ,god would not have  testified
 of his gift4 #8,by faith he obtained   
witness that he was  righteous1' for    
,god approved of his gifts4 ,now faith1 
,i say1 as to our  standing quit before 
the ,father1 respects the promise of    
forgiveness of  sins through the        
undertaking of the ,lord ,jesus4        
,wherefore ,abel's faith  as to         
justifying righteousness before ,god    
looked not forward to what  should be   
done by himself1 but back to the promise

 of the seed of the  woman1 that was to 
destroy the power of hell1 and #8to     
redeem them that  were under the law'   
7,gen #c3ae2 ,gal #d3d1e74 ,by this     
faith he shrouds  himself under the     
promise of victory1 and the merits of   
the ,lord ,jesus4  ,now being there1    
,god finds him righteous2 and being     
righteous1 #8he  offered to ,god a more 
excellent sacrifice than his brother'2  
for ,cain's  person was not first       
accepted through the righteousness of   
faith going  before1 although he seemed 
foremost as to personal acts of         
righteousness 7,gen #d74 ,abel therefore
 was righteous before he did good       
works2 but that could not be but alone  
through that respect ,god had to  him   
for the sake of the ,messias promised   
before 7#c3ae74 ,but the ,lord's  so    
respecting ,abel presupposeth that at   
that time he stood in himself  by the   
law a sinner1 otherwise he needed not to
 be respected for and  upon the account 
of another4 ,yea1 ,abel also1 forasmuch 

as he acted  faith before he offered    
sacrifice1 must thereby entirely respect
 the  promise1 which promise was not    
grounded upon a condition of works to be
  found in ,abel1 but in and for the    
sake of the seed of the woman1 which  is
 ,christ2 which promise he believed1 and
 so took it for granted that  this      
,christ should break the serpent's      
head--that is1 destroy by himself  the  
works of the devil2 to wit1 sin1 death1 
the curse1 and hell 7,gal  #d3d74 ,by   
this faith he stood before ,god         
righteous1 because he had put  on       
,christ2 and being thus1 he offered2 by 
which act of faith ,god  declared he was
 pleased with him1 because he accepted  
of his sacrifice4    ,third4 #8,and the 
,lord said unto her1 ,the elder shall   
serve the younger'  7,gen #be3bc74      
,these words1 after ,paul's exposition1 
are to be understood of  justification  
in the sight of ,god1 according to the  
purpose and decree  of electing love1   
which had so determined long before1    

that one of  these children should be   
received to eternal grace2 but mark1 not
 by  works of righteousness which they  
should do1 but #8before they had done   
either good or evil'2 otherwise #8the   
purpose of ,god according to  election1'
 not of works1 but of him that calleth1 
#8could not stand1'  but fall in pieces 
7,rom #i3aj-ab74 ,but none are received 
into eternal  mercy but such as are just
 before the ,lord by a righteousness    
that is  complete2 and ,jacob having    
done no good1 could by no means have    
that of  his own1 and therefore it must 
be by some other righteousness1 #8and so
  himself be justified from the curse1  
in the sight of ,god1 while a  sinner in
 himself4'    ,fourth4 ,the same may be 
said concerning ,solomon1 whom the ,lord
 loved  with special love1 as soon as   
born into the world2 which he also      
confirmed with signal characters4 #8,he 
sent1' saith the ,holy ,ghost1 #8by  the
 hand of ,nathan the prophet1 and he    
called his name ,jedidiah1  because the 

,lord loved him 7#b ,sam #ab3bd1be74ae  
,was this love of ,god  extended to him 
because of his personal virtues8 ,no1   
verily2 for he was  yet an infant4#af   
,he was justified then in the sight of  
,god from the  curse by another than his
 own righteousness4    ,fifth4 #8,and   
when ,i passed by thee1 and saw thee    
polluted in thine own  blood1 ,i said   
unto thee when thou wast in thy blood1  
,live2 yea1 ,i said  unto thee when thou
 wast in thy blood1 ,live' 7,eze #af3f74
    ,the state of this people you have  
in the former verses described1 both  as
 to their rise and practice in the world
 7vv #a-e74 #a4 ,as to their  rise4     
,their original was the same with       
,canaan1 the men of ,god's curse  7,gen 
#i3be74 #8,thy birth and thy nativity is
 of the land of ,canaan'2 the  same with
 other carnal men 7,rom #c3i74 #8,thy   
father was an ,amorite1 and  thy mother 
an ,hittite' 7,eze #af3c74 ,their       
condition1 that is showed us  by this   
emblem--7#a47 ,they had not been washed 

in water4 7#b47 ,they had  not been     
swaddled4 7#c47 ,they had not been      
salted4 7#d47 ,they brought  filth with 
them into the world4 7#e47 ,they lay    
stinking in their cradle4  7#f47 ,they  
were without strength to help           
themselves4 ,thus they appear  and come 
by generation4 #b4 ,again1 as to their  
practice--7#a47 ,they  polluted         
themselves in their own blood4 7#b47    
,they so continued till ,god  passed    
by--#8,and when ,i passed by thee1 and  
saw thee polluted in thine  own         
blood'2--#8in thy blood1 in thy blood'2 
it is doubled4 ,thus we see  they were  
polluted born1 they continued in their  
blood till the day  that the ,lord      
looked upon them2 polluted1 ,i say1 to  
the loathing of  their persons1 c4 ,now 
this was the time of love--#8,and when  
,i passed by  thee1 and saw thee        
polluted in thine own blood1 ,i said    
unto thee when  thou wast in thy blood1 
,live2 yea1 ,i said unto thee when thou 
wast in  thy blood1 ,live' 7,eze #af3f74

    ,quest4 ,but how could a holy ,god  
say1 #8,live1' to such a sinful people8 
,answ4 ,though they had nought but sin1 
yet he had love and  righteousness4 ,he 
had love to pity them2 righteousness to 
cover  them--#8,now when ,i passed by   
thee1 and looked upon thee1 behold1 thy 
time  was the time of love' 7,eze       
#af3h74 ,what follows8 7#a7 #8,i spread 
my skirt  over thee'2 and 7#b7          
#8,covered thy nakedness'2 yea1 7#c7    
#8,i sware unto  thee'2 and 7#d7        
#8,entered into covenant with thee'2 and
 7#e7 #8,thou  becamest mine4' ,my love 
pitied thee2 my skirt covered thee4     
,thus ,god  delivered them from the     
curse in his sight4 #8,then ,i washed   
thee with  water1 after thou wast       
justified2 yea1 ,i thoroughly washed    
away thy  blood from thee1 and anointed 
thee with oil' 7v #i74                  
,sanctification1 then1 is consequential1
 justification goes before4 ,the  ,holy 
,ghost by this scripture setteth forth  
to the life1 free grace to  the sons of 

men1 while they themselves are sinners4 
,i say1 while they  are unwashed1       
unswaddled1 unsalted1 but bloody        
sinners2 for by these  words1 #8not     
washed1 not salted1 not swaddled1' he   
setteth forth their  unsanctified state2
 yea1 they were not only unsanctified1  
but also cast  out1 without pity1 to the
 loathing of their persons2 yea1 #8no   
eye  pitied them1 to do any of these    
things for them'2 no eye but his1 whose 
glorious grace is unsearchable2 no eye  
but his1 who could look and  love2 all  
others looked and loathed2 but blessed  
be ,god that hath  passed by us in that 
day that we wallowed in our own blood2  
and blessed  be ,god for the skirt of   
his glorious righteousness wherewith he 
covered  us when we lay before him naked
 in blood4 ,it was when we were in our  
blood that he loved us2 when we were in 
our blood he said1 ,live4  ,therefore1  
#8men are justified from the curse1 in  
the sight of ,god1  while sinners in    
themselves4'    ,sixth4 #8,now ,joshua  

was clothed with filthy garments1 and   
stood before  the angel' 7,zech #c3c74  
,the standing of ,joshua here is as men 
used to stand that were arraigned       
before a judge4 #8,joshua stood before  
the angel of the ,lord1 and ,satan      
standing at his right hand to resist    
him' 7v #a74 ,the same posture as       
,judas stood in when he was to be       
condemned4 #8,set thou1' said ,david1   
#8a  wicked man over him2 and let ,satan
 stand at his right hand' 7,psa         
#aji3f74 ,thus1 therefore1 ,joshua      
stood4 ,now ,joshua was clothed1 not    
with  righteousness1 but with filthy    
rags6 ,sin upon him1 and ,satan by him1 
and this before the angel6 ,what must he
 do now8 ,go away8 ,no2 there he  must  
stand6 ,can he speak for himself8 ,not a
 word2 guilt had made him  dumb6 7,isa  
#ec3ab74 ,had he no place clean8 ,no2 he
 was clothed with  filthy garments6 ,but
 his lot was to stand before ,jesus     
,christ1 that  maketh intercession for  
transgressors4 #8,and the ,lord said    

unto ,satan1  ,the ,lord rebuke thee1 ,o
 ,satan2 even the ,lord that hath chosen
  ,jerusalem1 rebuke thee' 7,zech #c3b74
 ,thus ,christ saveth from present      
condemnation those that be still in     
their sin and blood4#ag    ,but is he   
now quit8 ,no2 he standeth yet in filthy
 garments2 neither can  he1 by aught    
that is in him1 or done by him1 clear   
himself from him4  ,how then8 ,why1 the 
,lord clothes him with change of        
raiment4 ,the  iniquities were his own1 
the raiment was the ,lord's4 #8,this is 
the  heritage of the servants of the    
,lord1 and their righteousness is of me1
  saith the ,lord' 7,isa #ed3ag74 ,we   
will not here discourse of ,joshua's    
sin1 what it was1 or when committed2 it 
is enough to our purpose that  he was   
clothed with filthy garments2 and that  
the ,lord made a change  with him1 by   
causing his iniquity to pass from him1  
and by clothing him  with change of     
raiment4 ,but what had ,joshua          
antecedent to this glorious  and        

heavenly clothing8 ,the devil at his    
right hand to resist him1 and  himself  
in filthy garments4 #8,now ,joshua was  
clothed with filthy  garments1 and stood
 before the angel4 ,and he answered and 
spake unto  those that stood before him1
 saying1 ,take away the filthy garments 
from  him4 ,and unto him he said1       
,behold1 ,i have caused thine iniquity  
to pass  from thee1 and ,i will clothe  
thee with change of raiment' 7,zech #c3 
#c1d74    ,second4 ,but to pass from the
 ,old ,testament types1 and to come to  
the  ,new4    ,first4 #8,and when he was
 come into the ship1 he that had been   
possessed  with the devil prayed him    
that he might be with him4 ,howbeit     
,jesus  suffered him not1 but saith unto
 him1 ,go home to thy friends1 and tell 
them how great things ,god hath done for
 thee1 and hath had compassion  on thee'
 7,mark #e3ah1ai74    ,the present state
 of this man is sufficiently declared in
 these  particulars--#a4 ,he was        
possessed with a devil2 with devils1    

with many2  with a whole legion1 which  
some say is six thousand1 or thereabouts
  7,matt #h74 #b4 ,these devils had so  
the mastery of him as to drive him  from
 place to place into the wilderness     
among the mountains1 and so to  dwell in
 the tombs among the dead 7,luke #h74   
#c4 ,he was out of his wits2  he would  
cut his flesh1 break his chains2 nay1   
#8no man could tame him'  7,mark        
#e3d-e74 #d4 ,when he saw ,jesus1 the   
devil in him1 as being lord and         
governor there1 cried out against the   
,lord ,jesus 7v #g74 ,in all this1  what
 qualification shows itself as precedent
 to justification8 ,none but  such as   
devils work1 or as rank bedlams have4   
,yet this poor man was  dispossessed1   
taken into ,god's compassion1 and was   
bid to show it to  the world4 #8,go home
 to thy friends1 and tell them how great
 things the  ,lord hath done for thee1  
and hath had compassion on thee' 7v     
#ai72 which  last words1 because they   
are added over and above his being      

dispossessed of the devils1 ,i          
understand to be the fruit of electing  
love4 #8,i will have compassion on whom 
,i will have compassion1' which         
blesseth us with the mercy of a         
justifying righteousness2 and all this1 
as by this is manifest1 without the     
least precedent qualification of  ours4 
,second4 #8,and when they had nothing to
 pay1 he frankly forgave them  both'    
7,luke #g3db74    ,the occasion of these
 words was1 for that the ,pharisee      
murmured against  the woman that washed 
,jesus' feet1 because #8she was a       
sinner'2 for so  said the ,pharisee1 and
 so saith the ,holy ,ghost 7v #cg74     
,but1 saith  ,christ1 ,simon1 ,i will   
ask thee a question1 #8,a certain man   
had two  debtors3 the one owed him five 
hundred pence1 and the other fifty4 ,and
  when they had nothing to pay1 he      
frankly forgave them both' 7v #ch74     
,hence ,i gather these conclusions--#a4 
,that men that are wedded to their  own 
righteousness understand not the        

doctrine of the forgiveness of  sins4   
,this is manifested by the poor         
,pharisee2 he objected against the      
woman because she was a sinner4 #b4 ,let
 ,pharisees murmur still1 yet  ,christ  
hath pity and mercy for sinners4 #c4    
,yet ,jesus doth not usually  manifest  
mercy until the sinner hath nothing to  
pay4 #8,and when they had  nothing to   
pay1 he frankly1' or freely1 or         
heartily1 #8forgave them  both4' ,if    
they had nothing to pay1 then they were 
sinners2 but he  forgiveth no man but   
with respect to a righteousness2        
therefore that  righteousness must be   
another's2 for in the very act of mercy 
they are  found sinners4 ,they had      
nothing but debt1 nothing but sin1      
nothing to  pay with4 ,then they were   
#8justified freely by his grace1 through
 the  redemption that is in ,christ     
,jesus4' ,so1 then1 #8men are justified 
from  the curse1 in the sight of ,god1  
while sinners in themselves4'    ,third4
 #8,and when he saw their faith1 he said

 unto the man1 ,thy sins are  forgiven  
thee' 7,luke #e3bj74    ,this man had   
not righteousness to stand just before  
,god withal1 for his  sins as yet       
remained unforgiven2 wherefore1 seeing  
guilt remained until  ,christ remitted  
him1 he was discharged while ungodly4   
,and observe it1  the faith here        
mentioned is not to be reckoned so much 
the man's1 as  the faith of them that   
brought him2 neither did it reach to the
  forgiveness of sins1 but to the       
miracle of healing2 yet this man1 in    
this condition1 had his sins forgiven   
him4    ,but again2 set the case1 the   
faith was only his1 as it was not1 and  
that it reached to the doctrine of      
forgiveness1 yet it did it without      
respect to righteousness in himself2 for
 guilt lay still upon him1 he  had now  
his sins forgiven him4 ,but this act of 
grace was a surprisal2  it was unlooked 
for4 #8,i am found of them that sought  
me not' 7,isa  #fe3a74 ,they came for   
one thing1 he gave them another2 they   

came for a  cure upon his body1 but1 to 
their amazement1 he cured first his     
soul4  #8,thy sins are forgiven thee4'  
,besides1 to have his sins forgiven     
betokeneth an act of grace2 but grace   
and works as to this are opposite  7,rom
 #aa3f74 ,therefore #8men are justified 
from the curse1 in the sight  of ,god1  
while sinners in themselves4'           
,fourth4 #8,father1 ,i have sinned      
against heaven1 and in thy sight1 and am
  no more worthy to be called thy son'  
7,luke #ae3ba74    ,what this man was is
 sufficiently declared in verse #ac1 c4 
,as #a4 ,a  riotous spender of all--of  
time1 talent1 body1 and soul4 #b4 ,he   
added to  this his rebellion1 great     
contempt of his father's house--he      
joined  himself to a stranger1 and      
became an associate with swine 7vv      
#ae1ag74  ,at last1 indeed1 he came to  
himself4 ,but then observe--7#a47 ,he   
sought  not justification by personal   
performances of his own2 7#b47 ,neither 
did  he mitigate his wickedness2 7#c47  

,nor excuse himself before his father2  
but first resolveth to confess his sin2 
and coming to his father1 did  confess  
it1 and that with aggravating           
circumstances4 #8,i have sinned  against
 heaven2 ,i have sinned against thee2 ,i
 am no more worthy to be  called thy    
son' 7v #ah74 ,now what he said was true
 or false4 ,if true1  then he had not   
righteousness4 ,if false1 he could not  
stand just in the  sight of his father  
by virtue of his own performances4 ,and1
 indeed1 the  sequel of the parable     
clears it4 ,his #8father said to his    
servant1 ,bring  forth the best robe1'  
the justifying righteousness1 #8and put 
it on him2  and put a ring on his hand1 
and shoes on his feet' 7v #bb74 ,this   
best  robe1 then1 being in the father's 
house1 was not in the prodigal's  heart2
 neither stayed the father for further  
qualifications1 but put it  upon him as 
he was1 surrounded with sin and         
oppressed with guilt4  ,therefore #8men 
are justified from the curse1 in the    

sight of ,god1 while  sinners in        
themselves4'    ,fifth4 #8,for the ,son 
of man is come to seek and to save that 
which was  lost' 7,luke #ai3aj74    ,the
 occasion of these words was1 for that  
the ,pharisees murmured  because        
#8,jesus was gone to be guest to one    
that was a sinner1' yea1 a  sinner of   
the publicans1 and are most fitly       
applied to the case in  hand4 ,for      
though ,zaccheus climbed the tree1 yet  
,jesus ,christ found him  first1 and    
called him down by his name2 adding     
withal1 #8,for to-day ,i  must abide at 
thy house' 7v #e72 which being opened by
 verse #i1 is as  much as to say1 ,i am 
come to be thy salvation4 ,now this     
being believed  by ,zaccheus1 #8he made 
haste and came down1 and received him   
joyfully4'  ,and not only so1 but to    
declare to all the simplicity of his    
faith1 and  that he unfeignedly accepted
 of this word of salvation1 he said unto
  the ,lord1 and that before all        
present1 #8,behold1 ,lord1 the half of  

my  goods ,i give to the poor2 and if ,i
 have taken anything from any man by    
false accusation1' a supposition        
intimating an affirmative1 #8,i restore 
him fourfold4'#ah ,this being thus1     
,christ doubleth his comfort1 saying  to
 him also1 and that before the people1  
#8,this day is salvation come to  this  
house4' ,then1 by adding the next words1
 he expounds the whole of  the matter1  
#8,for ,i am come to seek and save that 
which was lost'2 to  seek it till ,i    
find it1 to save it when ,i find it4 ,he
 finds them that  sought him not 7,rom  
#aj3bj72 and saith1 ,zaccheus1 ,behold  
me6 to a people  that asked not after   
him4 ,so1 then1 seeing ,jesus findeth   
this publican  first1 preaching         
salvation to him before he came down    
from the tree1 it  is evident he        
received this as he was a sinner2 from  
which faith flowed  his following words 
and works as a consequence4    ,sixth4  
#8,jesus saith unto him1 ,verily ,i say 
unto thee1 ,to-day shalt thou  be with  

me in paradise' 7,luke #bc3dc74    ,this
 was spoken to the thief upon the cross1
 who had lived in  wickedness all his   
days2 neither had he so much as truly   
repented--no1  not till he came to die2 
nay1 when he first was hanged he then   
fell to  railing on ,christ2 for though 
,luke leaves it out1 beginning but at   
his  conversion2 yet by ,matthew's      
relating the whole tragedy1 we find him 
at  first as bad as the other 7,matt    
#bg3dd74 ,this man1 then1 had no moral  
righteousness1 for he had lived in the  
breach of the law of ,god4  ,indeed1 by 
faith he believed ,christ to be ,king1  
and that when dying  with him4 ,but what
 was this to a personal performing the  
commandments8  or of restoring what he  
had oft taken away8 ,yea1 he confesseth 
his  death to be just for his sin2 and  
so leaning upon the mediation of        
,christ he goeth out of the world4 ,now 
he that truly confesseth and            
acknowledgeth his sin1 acknowledgeth    
also the curse to be due thereto  from  

the righteous hand of ,god4 ,so then1   
where the curse of ,god is due1  that   
man wanteth righteousness4 ,besides1 he 
that makes to another for  help1 hath by
 that condemned his own1 had he any1 of 
utter  insufficiency4 ,but all these did
 this poor creature2 wherefore he must  
stand #8just from the law in the sight  
of ,god1 while sinful in himself4'      
,seventh4 #8,lord1 what wilt thou have  
me to do8' 7,acts #i3f74    ,what wilt  
thou have me to do8 ,ignorance is here  
set forth to the full4  ,paul hitherto  
knew not ,jesus1 neither what he would  
have him to do2 yet  a mighty man for   
the law of works1 and for zeal towards  
,god according  to that4 ,thus you see  
that he neither knew that ,christ was   
,lord1 nor  what was his mind and       
will--#8,i did it ignorantly1 in        
unbelief' 7#a ,tim  #a3ac-ae74 ,i did   
not know him2 ,i did not believe he was 
to save us2 ,i  thought ,i must be saved
 by living righteously1 by keeping the  
law of  ,god4 ,this thought kept me     

ignorant of ,jesus1 and of justification
 from  the curse by him4 ,poor ,saul6   
how many fellows hast thou yet          
alive6--every man zealous of the law of 
works1 yet none of them know the  law of
 grace2 each of them seeking for life by
 doing the law1 when life  is to be had 
by nought but believing in ,jesus       
,christ4    ,eighth4 #8,believe in the  
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be 
saved'  7,acts #af3ca74    ,a little    
before1 we find ,paul and ,silas in the 
stocks for preaching of  ,jesus ,christ2
 in the stocks1 in the inward prison1 by
 the hands of a  sturdy jailer2 but at  
midnight1 while ,paul and his companion 
sang  praises to ,god1 the foundations  
of the prison shook1 and every man's    
bands were loosed4 ,now the jailer being
 awakened by the noise of this  shaking1
 and supposing he had lost his          
prisoners1 drew his sword1 with  intent 
to kill himself2 #8,but ,paul cried out1
 ,do thyself no harm2 for we  are all   
here4 ,then he called for a light1 and  

sprang in1 and came  trembling1 and fell
 down before ,paul and ,silas1 and      
brought them out1  and said1 ,sirs1 what
 must ,i do to be saved8'    ,in all    
this relation here is not aught that can
 justify the jailer4  ,for1 #a4 ,his    
whole life was idolatry1 cruelty1 and   
enmity to ,god4 ,yea1  #b4 ,even now1   
while the earthquake shook the prison1  
he had murder in  his heart--yea1 and in
 his intentions too2 murder1 ,i say1 and
 that of a  high nature1 even to have   
killed his own body and soul at once4#ai
  ,well1 #c4 ,when he began to shake    
under the fears of everlasting          
burnings1 yet then his heart was wrapped
 up in ignorance as to the way  of      
salvation by ,jesus ,christ3 #8,what    
must ,i do to be saved8' ,he knew not   
what2 no1 not he4 ,his condition1 then1 
was this3 he neither had  righteousness 
to save him1 nor knew he how to get it4 
,now1 what was  ,paul's answer8 ,why1   
#8,believe in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1'
 look for  righteousness in ,christ1    

#8and then thou shalt be saved4' ,this1 
then1  still holdeth true1 #8men are    
justified from the curse1 in the sight  
of  ,god1 whilst sinners in themselves4'
    ,reasons for the first position     
drawn from the texts4    ,,third4 ,i    
should now come to the second           
conclusion1 viz41 that this can  be done
 by no other righteousness than that    
long ago performed by1 and  remaining   
with1 the person of ,christ4 ,but before
 ,i speak to that1 ,i  will a little    
further press this1 by urging for it    
several reasons4    ,the ,first         
,reason4--,men must be justified from   
the curse while sinners in  themselves1 
because by nature all are under         
sin--#8,all have sinned1 and  come short
 of the glory of ,god4 ,he hath         
concluded all in unbelief2 he  hath     
concluded all under sin' 7,rom #c3bc1   
#aa3cb2 ,gal #c3bb74 ,now having        
sinned1 they are in body and soul       
defiled1 and become an unclean thing4   
,wherefore1 whatever they touch1 with an

 intent to work out  righteousness      
thereby1 they defile that also 7,titus  
#a3ae2 ,lev #ae3aa2  ,isa #fd3f74 ,and  
hence1 as ,i have said1 all the         
righteousness they seek  to accomplish  
is but as a menstruous cloth and filthy 
rags2 therefore  they are sinners       
still4' ,indeed1 to some men's thinking1
 the ,pharisee  is holier than the      
,publican2 but in ,god's sight1 in the  
eyes of ,divine  justice1 they stand    
alike condemned4 #8,all have sinned'2   
there is the  poison6 ,therefore1 as to 
,god1 without ,christ1 all throats are  
an open  sepulchre 7,matt #bc3bg2 ,rom  
#c3ac74    ,the world in general is     
divided into two sorts of sinners--the  
open  profane1 and the man that seeks   
life by the works of the law4 ,the      
profane is judged by all2 but the other 
by a few4 ,oh6 but ,god judgeth  him4   
#a4 ,for a hypocrite2 because that      
notwithstanding he hath sinned1 he      
would be thought to be good and         
righteous4 ,and hence it is that ,christ

  calls such kind of holy ones1         
#8,pharisees1 hypocrites6 ,pharisees    
hypocrites6' because by their gay       
outside they deceived those that  beheld
 them4 ,but1 saith he1 ,god sees your   
hearts2 you are but like  painted       
sepulchres1 within you are full of dead 
men's bones 7,prov  #cj3ab2 ,matt       
#bc3bg-cj2 ,luke #aa3bf1 #af3ae74 ,such 
is the root from whence  flows all their
 righteousness4 ,but doth the blind     
,pharisee think his  state is such8 ,no2
 his thoughts of himself are far        
otherwise--#8,god1 ,i  thank thee1'     
saith he1 #8,i am not as other men1     
extortioners1 unjust1  adulterers1 or   
even like this publican' 7,luke         
#ah3aa1ab74 ,aye1 but still  ,god       
judgeth him for a hypocrite4    #b4 ,god
 judgeth him for one that spurneth      
against ,christ1 even by every  such    
work he doth4 ,and hence it is1 when    
,paul was converted to ,jesus  ,christ1 
that he calls the righteousness he had  
before1 madness1  blasphemy1 injury2    

because what he did to save himself by  
works was in  direct opposition to grace
 by ,jesus ,christ 7,phil #c3g1h2 ,acts 
#bb3c1d1  #bf3d2 #a ,tim #a3ad1ae74     
,behold1 then1 the evil that is in a    
man's own  righteousness6 7#a47 ,it     
curseth and condemneth the righteousness
 of  ,christ4 7#b47 ,it blindeth the man
 from seeing his misery4 7#c47 ,it      
hardeneth his heart against his own     
salvation4    #c4 ,but again1 ,god      
judgeth such1 for those that condemn him
 of  foolishness--#8,the preaching of   
the cross1' that is1 ,christ crucified1 
#8is to them that perish foolishness'   
7#a ,cor #a3ah1bc74 ,what1 saith the    
merit-monger1 will you look for life by 
the obedience of another man8  ,will you
 trust to the blood that was shed upon  
the cross1 that run down  to the ground1
 and perished in the dust8 ,thus        
deridingly they scoff at1  stumble upon1
 and are taken in the gin that attends  
the gospel2 not to  salvation1 but to   
their condemnation1 because they have   

condemned the  ,just1 that they might   
justify their own filthy righteousness  
7,isa  #h3ad74    ,but1 ,i say1 if all  
have sinned1 if all are defiled1 if the 
best of a  man's righteousness be but   
madness1 blasphemy1 injury2 if for their
  righteousness they are judged         
hypocrites1 condemned as opposers of the
  gospel1 and as such have counted ,god 
foolish for sending his ,son into  the  
world2 then must the best of #8men be   
justified from the curse in  the sight  
of ,god while sinners in themselves'2   
because they still stand  guilty in the 
sight of ,god1 their hearts are also    
still filthy  infected--#8,though thou  
wash thee with nitre1 and take thee much
 soap1  yet thine iniquity is marked    
before ,,me1 saith the ,lord ,god' 7,jer
 #b3bb74  ,it stands marked still before
 ,god4 ,so1 then1 what esteem soever men
  have of the righteousness of the      
world1 yet ,god accounts it horrible    
wickedness1 and the greatest enemy that 
,jesus hath4 ,wherefore1 this  vine is  

the vine of ,sodom2 these clusters are  
the clusters of ,gomorrah2  these grapes
 are grapes of gall2 these clusters are 
bitter1 they are  the poison of dragons1
 and the cruel venom of asps 7,matt     
#c3g2 #bc74 ,no  marvel1 then1 if ,john 
in his ministry gives the first rebuke  
and jostle  to such1 still calling them 
serpents and vipers1 and concluding it  
is  almost impossible they should escape
 the damnation of hell2 for of all  sin1
 man's own righteousness1 in special1   
bids defiance to ,jesus  ,christ4       
,the ,second ,reason4--,a second reason 
why men must stand just in the sight  of
 ,god from the curse1 while sinners in  
themselves1 is1 because of the          
exactions of the law4 ,for were it      
granted that men's good works arose     
from a holy root1 and were perfect in   
their kind1 yet the demand of the       
law--for that is still beyond           
them--would leave them sinners before   
the  justice of ,god4 ,and hence it is  
that holy men stand just in the sight   

of ,god from the curse2 yet dare not    
offer their gifts by the law1 but       
through ,jesus ,christ2 knowing that not
 only their persons1 but their          
spiritual service also1 would else be   
rejected of the heavenly ,majesty  7#a  
,peter #b3e2 ,rev #g3ad-af2 ,heb        
#h3g1h74bj    ,for the law is itself so 
perfectly holy and good as not to admit 
of the  least failure1 either in the    
matter or manner of obedience--#8,cursed
 is  every one that continueth not in   
all things that are written in the  book
 of the law to do them' 7,gal #c3aj74   
,for they that shall keep the  whole    
law1 and yet offend in one point1 are   
guilty of all1 and  convicted of the law
 as transgressors 7,james #b3i1aj74     
#8,tribulation1'  therefore1 #8and      
anguish1 upon every soul of man that    
doth evil1 of the  ,jew first1 and also 
of the ,gentile' 7,rom #b3i74 ,and      
observe1 the law  leaveth thee not to   
thy choice1 when1 or when not1 to begin 
to keep it2  but requireth thy obedience

 so soon as concerned1 exactly1 both as 
to  the matter and manner1 and that     
before thou hast sinned against it2 for 
the first sin breaks the law4 ,now1 if  
thou sinnest before thou  beginnest to  
do1 thou art found by the law a         
transgressor1 and so  standest by that  
convicted of sin2 so1 then1 all thy     
after-acts of  righteousness are but the
 righteousness of a sinner1 of one whom 
the  law hath condemned already 7,john  
#c3ah74 #8,the law is spiritual1 but    
thou  art carnal1 sold under sin' 7,rom 
#g3ad74    ,besides1 the law being      
absolutely perfect1 doth not only       
respect the  matter and manner as to    
outward acts1 but also the rise and     
root1 the  heart1 from whence they flow2
 and an impediment there spoils all1    
were  the executive part never so       
good--#8,thou shalt love the ,lord thy  
,god with  ,,all thy heart1 with ,,all  
thy soul1 with ,,all thy mind1 and with 
,,all thy  strength' 7,mark #ab3cj74    
,mark the repetition1 with all1 with    

all1 with  all1 with all2 with all thy  
heart1 with all thy soul1 in all things1
 at  all times1 else thou hadst as good 
do nothing4 ,but #8every imagination  of
 the thought of the heart of man is only
 evil continually' 7,gen #f3e74  ,the   
margin hath it1 #8the whole imagination1
 the purposes1 and desires'2  so that a 
good root is here wanting4 #8,the heart 
is deceitful above all  things1 and     
desperately wicked3 who can know it8'   
7,jer #ag3i74 ,what  thoughts1 words1 or
 actions can be clean1 sufficiently to  
answer a  perfect law that flows from   
this original8 ,it is impossible4 #8,men
 must  therefore be justified from the  
curse1 in the sight of ,god1 while      
sinners in themselves4' ,but further yet
 to open the case4 ,there are  several  
things that make it impossible that a   
man should stand just in  the sight of  
,god but while sinful in himself4    #a4
 ,because the law under which he at     
present stands1 holds him under  the    
dominion of sin2 for sin by the law hath

 dominion over all that are  under the  
law 7,rom #f3ad74 ,dominion1 ,i say1    
both as to guilt and filth4  ,guilt hath
 dominion over him1 because he is under 
the curse3 and filth1  because the law  
giveth him no power1 neither can he by  
it deliver his  soul4 ,and for this     
cause it is that it is called beggarly1 
weak1  unprofitable2 imposing duty1 but 
giving no strength 7,gal #c3b1 #d3i74   
,expecting the duty should be complete1 
yet bendeth not the heart to do  the    
work2 to do it1 ,i say1 as is required  
7,rom #h3c74 ,and hence it is  again    
that it is called a #8voice of words'   
7,heb #ab3ai72ba for as  words that are 
barely such are void of spirit and      
quickening life1 so  are the impositions
 of the law of works4 ,thus far1        
therefore1 the man  remains a sinner4   
,but1    #b4 ,the law is so far from    
giving life or strength to do it1 that  
it  doth quite the contrary4#bb    7#a47
 ,it weakeneth1 it discourageth1 and    
dishearteneth the sinner1  especially   

when it shows itself in its glory2 for  
then it is the  ministration of death1  
and killeth all the world4 ,when ,israel
 saw this1  they fled from the face of  
,god2 they could not endure that which  
was  commanded 7,exo #bj3ah1ai72 yea1 so
 terrible was the sight1 that ,moses    
said1 #8,i exceedingly fear and quake'  
7,heb #ab3bj1ba74 ,yea1 almost forty    
years after1 ,moses stood amazed to find
 himself and ,israel yet alive1  #8,did 
ever people1' said he1 #8hear the voice 
of ,god speaking out of the  midst of   
the fire1 as thou hast heard1 and live8'
 7,deut #d3cb1cc74 ,alas6  he who       
boasteth himself in the works of the    
law1 he doth not hear the  law2 when    
that speaks1 it shakes ,mount ,sinai1   
and writeth death upon  all faces1 and  
makes the church itself cry out1 ,a     
mediator6 else we die  7,exo #bj3ai2    
,deut #e3be-bg1 #ah3ae1ai74    7#b47 ,it
 doth not only thus discourage1 but     
abundantly increaseth every  sin4 ,sin  
takes the advantage of being by the law2

 the motions of sin  are by the law4    
,where no law is1 there is no           
transgression 7,rom #d3ae1  #g3e74 ,sin 
takes an occasion to live by the law3   
#8,when the commandment  came1 sin      
revived2 for without the law1 sin was   
dead' 7,rom #g3h1i74 ,sin  takes an     
occasion to multiply by the law3 #8,the 
law entered1 that the  offence might    
abound' 7,rom #e3bj74 #8,and the        
strength of sin is the law'  7#a ,cor   
#ae3ef74 #8,that sin by the commandment 
might become' outrageous1  #8exceeding  
sinful' 7,rom #g3ac74 #8,what shall we  
say then8 ,is the law sin8  ,god forbid4
 ,nay1 ,i had not known sin1 but by the 
law3 for ,i had not  known lust1 except 
the law had said1 ,thou shalt not covet4
 ,but sin1  taking occasion by the      
commandment1 wrought in me all manner of
  concupiscence4 ,for without the law1  
sin was dead' 7,rom #g3g1h7    ,these   
things1 then1 are not infused or        
operated by the law from its own  nature
 or doctrine1 but are occasioned by the 

meeting of1 and having to  do with1 a   
thing directly opposite4 #8,the law is  
spiritual1 ,i am  carnal'2 therefore    
every imposition is rejected and        
rebelled against4  ,strike a steel      
against a flint1 and the fire flies     
about you2 strike  the law against a    
carnal heart1 and sin appears1 sin      
multiplies1 sin  rageth1 sin is         
strengthened6 ,and hence ariseth all    
these doubts1  murmurings1 and sinful   
complainings that are found in the      
hearts of the  people of ,god2 they have
 too much to do with the law2 the law of
 works  is now in the conscience1       
imposing duty upon the carnal part4     
,this is  the reason of the noise that  
you hear1 and of the sin that you see1  
and  of the horror that you feel in your
 own souls when tempted4 ,but to pass   
this digression4    ,the law1 then1     
having to do with carnal men1 by this   
they become worse  sinners than before2 
for their heart now recoileth           
desperately1  opposeth blasphemously2 it

 giveth way to despair2 and then to     
conclude  there is no hope for          
hereafter2 and so goeth on in a sordid1 
ungodly  course of life1 till his time  
is come to die and be damned1 unless a  
miracle of grace prevent4 ,from all this
 ,i conclude1 that #8a man cannot  stand
 just from the curse1 in the sight of   
,god but while sinful in  himself4'     
,but1    #c4 ,as the law giveth neither 
strength nor life to keep it1 so it     
neither giveth nor worketh repentance   
unto life if thou break it4 ,do  this   
and live1 break it and die2 this is the 
voice of the law4 ,all the  repentance  
that such men have1 it is but that of   
themselves1 the sorrow  of the world1   
that endeth in death1 as ,cain's and    
,judas' did1 even such  a repentance as 
must be repented of either here or in   
hell-fire 7#b ,cor  #g3aj74    #d4 ,as  
it giveth none1 so it accepteth none of 
them that are under the  law 7,gal      
#e3d74 ,sin and die1 is for ever its    
language2 there is no  middle way in the

 law2 they must bear their judgment1    
whosoever they  be1 that stand and fall 
to the law4 ,therefore ,cain was a      
vagabond  still1 and ,judas hangeth     
himself2 their repentance could not save
 them1  they fell headlong under the    
law4 ,the law stays no man from the due 
reward of his deeds2 it hath no ears to 
hear nor heart to pity its  penitent    
ones 7,gen #d3i-aa2 ,matt #bg3c74    #e4
 ,by the law1 ,god will show no mercy2  
for1 #8,i will be merciful to  their    
unrighteousness1' is the tenor of       
another covenant 7,heb  #h3i1aj1ab74    
,but by the law ,i regard them not1     
saith the ,lord4 ,for1    #f4 ,all the  
promises annexed to the law are1 by the 
first sin1 null and  void4 ,though1     
then1 a man should live a thousand years
 twice told1 and  all that while fulfil 
the law1 yet having sinned first1 he is 
not at  all the better4 ,our legalists1 
then1 begin to talk too soon of having  
life by the law2 let them first begin   
without sin1 and so throughout  continue

 to death1 and then if ,god will save   
them1 not by ,christ1 but  works1       
contrary to the covenant of grace1 they 
may hope to go to  heaven4    #g4 ,but1 
lastly1 to come close to the point4     
,thou hast sinned2 the law  now calls   
for passive as well as active obedience2
 yea1 great  contentedness in all thou  
sufferest for thy transgressing against 
the  law4 ,so1 then1 wilt thou live by  
the law8 ,fulfil it1 then1 perfectly    
till death1 and afterwards go to hell   
and be damned1 and abide there  till the
 law and curse for thy sin be satisfied 
for2 and then1 but not  till then1 thou 
shalt have life by the law4 ,tell me1   
now1 you that  desire to be under the   
law1 can you fulfil all the commands of 
the law1  and after answer all its      
demands8 ,can you grapple with the      
judgment of  ,god8 ,can you wrestle with
 the ,almighty8 ,are you stronger than  
he that  made the heavens1 and that     
holdeth angels in everlasting chains8   
#8,can  thine heart endure1 or can thy  

hands be strong in the day that ,i shall
  deal with thee8 ,i the ,lord have     
spoken it1 and will do it' 7,eze        
#bb3ad74  ,o1 it cannot be6 #8,these    
must go away into everlasting           
punishment' 7,matt  #be3df74 ,so1 then1 
men must stand just from the curse1 in  
the sight of  ,god1 while sinners in    
themselves1 or not at all4    ,objection
 to the second reason4 ,but the apostle 
saith1 #8,that the  doers of the law    
shall be justified' 7,rom #b74 ,plainly 
intimating that1  notwithstanding all   
you say1 some by doing the law may stand
 just  before ,god thereby2 and if so1  
then ,christ fulfilled it for us but as 
our example4    ,answer4 ,the           
consequences are not true2 for by these 
words1 #8,the doers  of the law shall be
 justified1' there is no more proof of a
 possibility  of saving thyself by the  
law than there is by these3 #8,for by   
the works  of the law shall no man      
living be justified in his sight' 7,gal 
#b3af74  ,the intent1 then1 of the text 

objected1 is not to prove a possibility 
of man's salvation by the law1 but to   
insinuate rather an  impossibility1 by  
asserting what perfections the law      
requireth4 ,and  were ,i to argue       
against the pretended sufficiency of    
man's own  righteousness1 ,i would      
choose to frame mine argument upon such 
a place  as this--#8,the hearers of the 
law are not just before ,god'2 therefore
 the  breakers of the law are not just  
before ,god2 not just1 ,i say1 by the   
law2 but all have sinned and broken the 
law2 therefore none by the law  are just
 before ,god4 ,for if all stand guilty  
of sin by the law1 then  that law that  
judgeth them sinners cannot justify them
 before ,god4 ,and  what if the apostle 
had said1 #8,blessed are they that      
continue in all  things1' instead of    
pronouncing a curse for the contrary1   
the  conclusion had been the same2 for  
where the blessing is pronounced1 he  is
 not the better that breaks the         
condition2 and where the curse is       

pronounced1 he is not the worse that    
keeps it4 ,but neither doth the         
blessing nor curse in the law intend a  
supposition that men may be just  by the
 law1 but rather to show the perfection 
of the law1 and that  though a blessing 
be annexed thereto1 no man by it can    
obtain that  blessing2 for not the      
hearers of the law are justified before 
,god1 but  the doers1 when they do it1  
shall be justified4 ,none but doers can 
by  it be just before ,god3 but none do 
the law1 no1 not one1 therefore none  by
 it can stand just before ,god 7,rom    
#c3aj1aa74    ,and whereas it is said   
,christ kept the law as our example1    
that we by  keeping it might get to     
heaven1 as he2 it is false1 as before   
was  showed--#8,he is the end of the    
law1' or1 hath perfectly finished it1   
#8for  righteousness to every one that  
believeth' 7,rom #aj3d74 ,but a little  
to  travel with this objection2 no man  
can keep the moral law as ,christ1      
unless he be first without sin1 as      

,christ2 unless he be ,god and man1 as  
,christ4 ,and again2 ,christ cannot be  
our pattern in keeping the law for      
life1 because of the disproportion that 
is between him and us2 for if  we do it 
as he1 when yet we are weaker than he2  
what is this but to  out-vie1 outdo1 and
 go beyond ,christ8 ,wherefore we1 not  
he1 have our  lives exemplary3          
exemplary1 ,i say1 to him2 for who doth 
the greatest  work1 they that take it in
 hand in full strength1 as ,christ2 or  
he that  takes it in hand in weakness1  
as we8 ,doubtless the last1 if he       
fulfils  it as ,christ4 ,so1 then1 by   
this doctrine1 while we call ourselves  
his  scholars1 we make ourselves indeed 
the masters4 ,but ,i challenge all the  
angels in heaven1 let them but first sin
 as we have done1 to fulfil the  law1 as
 ,christ1 if they can6    ,but again2 if
 ,christ be our pattern in keeping the  
law for life from  the curse before     
,god1 then ,christ fulfilled the law for
 himself2 if so1  he was imperfect      

before he fulfilled it4 ,and how far    
short this is of  blasphemy let sober   
,christians judge2 for the righteousness
 he  fulfilled was to justify from sin2 
but if it was not to justify us from    
ours1 you know what remaineth 7,dan     
#i3bf2 ,isa #ec3h-aj74    ,but when must
 we conclude we have kept the law8 ,not 
when we begin1  because we have sinned  
first2 nor when we are in the middle1   
for we may  afterwards miscarry4 ,but   
what if a man in this his progress hath 
one  sinful thought8 ,i query1 is it    
possible to come up to the pattern for  
justification with ,god8 ,if yea1 then  
,christ had such2 if no1 then who  can  
fulfil the law as he8 ,but should ,i    
grant that which is indeed              
impossible--namely1 that thou art       
justified by the law2 what then8 ,art   
thou now in the favour of ,god8 ,no1    
thou art fallen by this thy  perfection1
 from the love and mercy of ,god3       
#8,whosoever of you are  justified by   
the law are fallen from grace' 7,gal    

#e3d74 ,he speaks not  this to them that
 are doing1 but to such as think they   
have done it1  and shows that the       
blessing that these have got thereby is 
to fall from  the favour of ,god4 ,being
 fallen from grace1 ,christ profits them
  nothing1 and so they still stand      
debtors to do the whole law4 ,so1 then1 
they must not be saved by ,god's mercy1 
nor ,christ's merits1 but alone  by the 
works of the law6 ,but what should such 
men do in that kingdom  that comes by   
gift1 where grace and mercy reigns8     
,yea1 what should they  do among that   
company that are saved alone by grace1  
through the  redemption that is in      
,jesus ,christ8 ,let them go to that    
kingdom that  ,god hath prepared for    
them that are fallen from grace4 #8,cast
 out the  bond-woman and her son2 for he
 shall not be heir with the son of the  
free-woman' and of promise 7,gal        
#d3cj74bc    ,but to pass this          
objection4 ,before ,i come to the next  
reason1 ,i shall  yet for the further   

clearing of this1 urge these scriptures 
more4    ,further scriptures to prove   
the second reason4    #a4 ,the first is 
that in ,galatians #c3aj1 #8,as many as 
are of the works of  the law are under  
the curse4'    ,behold how boldly ,paul 
asserts it6 ,and observe it1 he saith   
not here1  so many as sin against the   
law--though that be true--but1 #8,as    
many as are  of the works of the law4'  
,but what1 then1 are the works of the   
law8 ,not  whoredom1 murder1 theft1 and 
the like2 but works that are holy and   
good1 the works commanded in the ten    
commandments1 as to love ,god1  abhor   
idols1 reverence the name of ,god1      
keeping the ,sabbath1 honouring  thy    
parents1 abstaining from adultery1      
murder1 theft1 false-witness1  and not  
to covet what is thy neighbour's--these 
are the works of the  law4 ,now he1     
saith ,paul1 that is of these is under  
the curse of ,god4  ,but what is it then
 to be of these8 ,why1 to be found in   
the practice of  them1 and there        

resting2 this is the man that is under  
the curse3 not  because the works of the
 law are wicked in themselves1 but      
because the  man that is in the practice
 of them comes short of answering the   
exactness of them1 and therefore dies   
for his imperfections 7,rom #b3ag74     
#b4 ,the second scripture is that of the
 eleventh verse of the same  chapter1   
#8,but that no man is justified by the  
law in the sight of ,god1  it is        
evident2 for1 ,the just shall live by   
faith4'    ,these words1 #8the just     
shall live by faith1' are taken out of  
the ,old  ,testament1 and are thrice    
used by this apostle in the ,new4 7#a47 
,to show  that nothing of the gospel can
 be apprehended but by faith3 #8,for    
therein is the righteousness of ,god    
revealed from faith to faith4' #8,as  it
 is written1 ,the just shall live by    
faith' 7,rom #a3ag74 7#b47 ,to show     
that the way to have relief and succour 
under temptation is then to  live by    
faith3 #8,now the just shall live by    

faith' 7,heb #aj3ch7 7#c47 ,but  in this
 of the ,galatians it is urged to show  
that how holy and just  soever men be in
 themselves1 yet as such they are dead1 
and condemned  to death by the law      
before ,god4 ,but that no man is        
justified by the  law1 in the sight of  
,god1 is evident2 for1 #8the just shall 
live by  faith4'    ,the word #8just1'  
therefore1 in this place in special1    
respecteth a man  that is just1 or that 
so esteems himself by the law1 and is   
here  considered in a double capacity2  
first1 what he is before men2  secondly1
 what he is before ,god4 7#a47 ,as he   
stands before men1 he is  just by the   
law2 as ,paul before his conversion     
7,phil #c3d74 7#b47 ,as he  stands in   
the sight of ,god2 so1 without the faith
 of ,christ1 he cannot  be just1 as is  
evident2 for #8the just shall live1' not
 by his justice  or righteousness by the
 law4    ,this is the true intent of    
this place4 ,because they carry with    
them a  supposition that the just here  

intended may be excluded life1 he       
falling within the rejection asserted   
within the first part of the  verse4 ,no
 man is just by the law in the sight of 
,god2 for #8the just  shall live by     
faith'3 his justice cannot make him     
live1 he must live by  the faith of     
,christ4#bd ,again1 the words are a     
reason dissuasive1  urged to put a stop 
to those that are seeking life by the   
law2 as if  the apostle had said1 ,ye   
,galatians6 what are you doing8 ,would  
you be  saved by keeping the law8 ,would
 you stand just before ,god thereby8 ,do
  you not hear the prophets1 how they   
press faith in ,jesus1 and life by      
faith in him8 ,come1 ,i will reason with
 you1 by way of supposition4 ,were  it  
granted that you all loved the law1 yet 
that for life1 will avail  you nothing2 
for1 #8the just shall live by faith4'   
,were it granted that you kept the law1 
and that no man on earth could  accuse  
you2 were you therefore just before     
,god8 ,no2 neither can you  live by     

works before him2 for #8the just shall  
live by faith4' ,why not  live before   
him8 ,because when we have done our     
best1 and are applauded  of all the     
world for just1 yet then ,god sees sin  
in our hearts3 #8,he  putteth no trust  
in his saints2 yea1 the heavens are not 
clean in his  sight' 7,job #ae3ae1      
#d3ah74 ,there is then a just man that  
perisheth in  his righteousness1 if he  
want the faith of ,christ1 for that no  
man is  justified by the law1 in the    
sight of ,god1 is evident2 for1 #8the   
just  shall live by faith'2 and the law 
is not of faith4    #c4 ,the third      
,scripture is this--#8,we who are ,jews 
by nature1 and not  sinners of the      
,gentiles1 knowing that a man is not    
justified by the  works of the law1 but 
by the faith of ,jesus ,christ1 even we 
have  believed in ,jesus ,christ1 that  
we might be justified by the faith of   
,christ1 and not by the works of the    
law2 for by the works of the law  shall 
no flesh be justified' 7,gal #b3ae1af74 

,these words are the result of the      
experienced ,christians in the          
primitive times2 yea1 of those among    
them that had given up themselves       
before to the law1 to get life and      
heaven thereby2 the result1 ,i say1  of 
believing ,jews--,we who are ,jews by   
nature4 ,but how are they  distinguished
 from the ,gentiles8 ,why1 they are such
 that rest in the  law1 and make their  
boast of ,god2 that know his will1 and  
approve the  things that are excellent2 
that are guides to the blind1 and a     
light to  them that are in darkness2    
that are instructors of the foolish1    
teachers of babes1 and which have the   
form of knowledge1 and of the  truth of 
the law 7,rom #b3ag-ai74 ,how far these 
attained we find by that  of the        
,pharisee--,i pray1 ,i fast1 ,i give    
tithes of all 7,luke #ah3aa1ab72  and by
 the young man in the gospel--#8,all    
these have ,i kept from my youth  up'2  
and by that of ,paul--#8,touching the   
righteousness which is in the  law1     

blameless' 7,phil #c3f74 ,this was the  
,jew by nature1 to do and trust  in     
this4#be ,now these attaining afterwards
 the sound knowledge of sin1  the       
depravedness of nature1 and the         
exactions of the law1 fled from the     
command of the law to the ,lord ,jesus  
for life4 #8,we knowing' is--,we that   
are taught of ,god1 and that have found 
it by sad experience1 we1 even  we1 have
 believed in ,jesus ,christ1 that we    
might be justified by the  faith of     
,christ1 and not by the works of the    
law4 ,surely1 if  righteousness had come
 by the law1 ,paul and the ,jews had    
found it1 they  being by many privileges
 far better than the sinners of the     
,gentiles2  but these1 when they        
received the word of the gospel1 even   
these now  fly to ,christ from the law1 
that they might be justified by the     
faith  of ,christ1 and not by the works 
of the law4    ,to conclude this4 ,if   
righteous men1 through the knowledge of 
the  gospel1 are made to leave the law  

of ,god1 as despairing of life  thereby1
 surely righteousness is not to be found
 in the law2 ,i mean  that which can    
justify thee before ,god from the curse 
who livest and  walkest in the law4 ,i  
shall1 therefore1 end this second reason
 with  what ,i have said before--#8,men 
must be justified from the curse in the 
sight of ,god while sinful in           
themselves4'    ,the ,third             
,reason4--,another reason why not one   
under heaven can be  justified by the   
law1 or by his own personal performances
 to it1 is1  because since sin was in   
the world1 ,god hath rejected the law   
and the  works thereof for life 7,rom   
#g3aj74    ,it is true1 before man had  
sinned1 it was ordained to be unto life2
 but  since1 and because of sin1 the    
,god of love gave the word of grace4    
,take  the law1 then1 as ,god hath      
established it2 to wit1 to condemn all  
flesh  7,gal #c3ba72 and then there is  
room for the promise and the law1 the   
one  to kill1 the other to heal2 and so 

the law is not against the promises2    
but make the law a justifier1 and faith 
is made void1 and the promise  is made  
of none effect 7,rom #d3ad72 and the    
everlasting gospel1 by so  doing1 thou  
endeavourest to root out of the world4  
,methinks1 since it  hath pleased ,god  
to reject the law and the righteousness 
thereof for  life1 such dust and ashes  
as we are should strive to consent to   
his  holy will1 especially when in the  
room of this covenant of works  there is
 established a better covenant1 and that
 upon better promises4  ,the ,lord hath 
rejected the law1 for the weakness and  
unprofitableness  thereof2 for1 finding 
fault with them of the law1 #8,the days 
come1 saith  the ,lord1 when ,i will    
make a new covenant with the house of   
,israel1'  c4 7,heb #h3h74 ,give ,god   
leave to find fault with us1 and to     
condemn our  personal performances to   
death1 as to our justification before   
him  thereby2 let him do it1 ,i say2 and
 the rather1 because he doth by the     

gospel present us with a better4 ,and   
certainly1 if ever he be pleased  with  
us1 it will be when he findeth us in    
that righteousness that is of  his own  
appointing4    ,six things that incline 
the heart to seek to the law for life4  
,to conclude4 ,notwithstanding all that 
hath or can be said1 there are  six     
things that have great power with the   
heart to bend it to seek life  before   
,god by the law2 of all which ,i would  
caution that soul to  beware1 that would
 have happiness in another world4       
,first4 ,take heed thou be not made to  
seek to the law for life1 because  of   
that name and majesty of ,god which thou
 findest upon the doctrine of  the law  
7,exo #bj3a74 ,god indeed spake all the 
words of the law1 and  delivered them in
 that dread and majesty to men that     
shook the hearts  of all that heard it4 
,now this is of great authority with    
some1 even to  seek for life and bliss  
by the law4 #8,we know1' said some1     
#8that ,god  spake to ,moses' 7,john    

#i3bi74 ,and ,saul rejected ,christ even
 of zeal  towards ,god 7,acts #bb3c74   
,what zeal8 ,zeal towards ,god according
 to the  law1 which afterwards he left  
and rejected1 because he had found out a
  better way4 ,the life that he once    
lived1 it was by the law2 but           
afterwards1 saith he1 #8,the life which 
,i now live1' it is by faith1 #8by  the 
faith of ,jesus ,christ' 7,gal #b3bj74  
,so that though the law was the         
appointment of ,god1 and had also his   
name and majesty upon it1 yet now  he   
will not live by the law4 ,indeed1 ,god 
is in the law1 but yet only as  just and
 holy1 not as gracious and merciful2 so 
he is only in ,jesus  ,christ4 #8,the   
law1' the word of justice1 #8was given  
by ,moses1 but grace  and truth came by 
,jesus ,christ' 7,john #a3ag74          
,wherefore1 whatever of ,god  thou      
findest in the law1 yet seeing grace and
 mercy is not there1 let  neither the   
name of ,god1 nor that majesty that thou
 findest of him in  the law1 prevail    

with thee to seek life by all the holy  
commandments of  the law4    ,second4   
,take heed that the law1 by taking hold 
on thy conscience1 doth  not make thee  
seek life by the law 7,rom #b3ac-ae74   
,the heart of man is  the seat of the   
law4 ,this being so1 the understanding  
and conscience  must needs be in danger 
of being bound by the law4 ,man is a law
 unto  himself1 and showeth that the    
works of the law are written in his     
heart4 ,now1 the law being thus nearly  
related to man1 it easily takes  hold of
 the understanding and conscience2 by   
which hold1 if it be not  quickly broken
 off by the promise and grace of the    
gospel1 it is  captivated to the works  
of the law2 for conscience is such a    
thing1  that if it once be possessed    
with a doctrine1 yea1 though but with   
the  doctrine of an idol1 it will cleave
 so fast thereto that nothing but a     
hand from heaven can loosen it2 and if  
it be not loosed1 no gospel can  be     
there embraced 7#a ,cor #h3g74          

,conscience is ,little-ease1 if men     
resist  it1 whether it be rightly or    
wrongly informed4#bf ,how fast1 then1   
will  it hold when it knows it cleaves  
to the law of ,god6 ,upon this account1 
the condition of the unbeliever is most 
miserable2 for not having faith  in the 
gospel of grace1 through which is       
tendered the forgiveness of  sins1 they1
 like men a-drowning1 hold fast that    
they have found2 which  being the law of
 ,god1 they follow it2 but because      
righteousness flies  from them1 they at 
last are found only accursed and        
condemned to hell  by the law4 ,take    
heed1 therefore1 that thy conscience be 
not entangled  by the law 7,rom         
#i3ca1cb74    ,third4 ,take heed of     
fleshly wisdom4 ,reasoning suiteth much 
with the  law4 #8,i thought verily that 
,i ought to do many things against the  
name  of ,jesus1' and so to have sought 
for life by the law2 my reason told me  
so4 ,for thus will reason say3 ,here is 
a righteous law1 the rule of life  and  

death2 besides1 what can be better than 
to love ,god1 and my  neighbour as      
myself8 ,again2 ,god hath thus          
commanded1 and his commands  are just   
and good2 therefore1 doubtless1 life    
must come by the law4  ,further1 to love
 ,god and keep the law are better than  
to sin and break  it2 and seeing men    
lost heaven by sin1 how should they get 
it again but  by working righteousness8 
,besides1 ,god is righteous1 and will   
therefore  bless the righteous4 ,o the  
holiness of the law6 ,it mightily       
swayeth  with reason when a man         
addicteth himself to religion2 the light
 of  nature teacheth that sin is not the
 way to heaven2 and seeing no word  doth
 more condemn sin than the words of the 
ten commandments1 it must  needs be1    
therefore1 the most perfect rule for    
holiness2 wherefore1  saith reason1 the 
safest way to life and glory is to keep 
myself close  to the law4 ,but a little 
here to correct4 ,though the law indeed 
be  holy1 yet the mistake as to the     

matter in hand is as wide as the east   
from the west2 for therefore the law can
 do thee no good1 because it is  holy   
and just2 for what can he that hath     
sinned expect from a law that  is holy  
and just8 ,nought but condemnation4 ,let
 them lean to it while  they will1      
#8there is one that accuseth you1' saith
 ,christ1 #8even ,moses1  in whom you   
trust' 7,john #e3de74    ,fourth4 ,man's
 ignorance of the gospel suiteth well   
with the doctrine of  the law2 they1    
through their being ignorant of ,god's  
righteousness1  fall in love with that  
7,rom #aj3a-d74 ,yea1 they do not only  
suit1 but1  when joined in act1 the one 
strengtheneth the other2 that is1 the   
law  strengtheneth our blindness1 and   
bindeth the veil more fast about the    
face of our souls4 ,the law suiteth much
 our blindness of mind2 for  until this 
day remains the veil untaken away in the
 reading of the ,old  ,testament2       
especially in the reading of that which 
was written and  engraven on stones2 to 

wit1 the ten commandments1 that perfect 
rule for  holiness2 which veil was done 
away in ,christ 7#b ,cor #c3ae1af74 ,but
 #8even  to this day1 when ,moses is    
read1 the veil is over their hearts'2   
they  are blinded by the duties enjoined
 by the law from the sight and hopes  of
 forgiveness of sins by grace4          
#8,nevertheless when ,,it1' the heart1  
#8shall turn to the ,lord1 the veil     
shall be taken away4' ,the law1 then1   
doth veil the heart from ,christ1 and   
holds the man so down to doing and      
working for the kingdom of heaven1 that 
he quite forgets the  forgiveness of    
sins by mercy through ,christ4 ,now this
 veiling or  blinding by the law is     
occasioned--    #a4 ,by reason of the   
contrariety of doctrine that is in the  
law to that  which was in the gospel4   
,the law requireth obedience to all its 
demands  upon pain of everlasting       
burnings2 the gospel promiseth          
forgiveness of  sins to him that worketh
 not1 but believeth4 ,now the heart     

cannot  receive both these doctrines2 it
 must either let go doing or believing4 
,if it believe1 it is dead to doing2 if 
it be set to doing for life1 it  is dead
 to believing4#bg ,besides1 he that     
shall think both to do and  believe for 
justification before ,god from the      
curse1 he seeks for life  but as it were
 by the law1 he seeks for life but as it
 were by ,christ2  and he being not     
direct in either1 shall for certain be  
forsaken of  either4 ,wherefore8        
,because he seeks it not by faith1 but  
as it were by  the works of the law'    
7,rom #i3cb74    #b4 ,the law veils and 
blinds by that guilt and horror for sin 
that  seizeth the soul by the law2 for  
guilt1 when charged close upon the      
conscience1 is attended with such       
aggravations1 and that with such  power 
and evidence1 that the conscience cannot
 hear1 nor see1 nor feel  anything else 
but that4 ,when ,david's guilt for      
murder and blood did  roar by the law in
 his conscience1 notwithstanding he knew

 much of the  grace of the gospel1 he   
could hear nothing else but terror1 the 
sound  of blood2 the murder of ,uriah   
was the only noise that he heard2       
wherefore he crieth to ,god that he     
would make him hear the gospel4  #8,make
 me to hear joy and gladness1 that the  
bones which thou hast  broken may       
rejoice' 7,psa #ea3h74 ,and as he could 
not hear1 so neither  could he see2 the 
law had struck him deaf and blind4 #8,i 
am1' saith he1  #8not able to look up'2 
not up to ,christ for mercy4 ,as if     
,david had  said1 ,o ,lord1 the guilt of
 sin1 which is by the law1 makes such a 
noise  and horror in my conscience1 that
 ,i can neither hear nor see the word   
of peace unless it is spoken with a     
voice from heaven6 ,the serpents  that  
bit the people in the days of old were  
types of guilt and sin 7,num  #ba3f74   
,now1 these were fiery serpents1 and    
such as1 ,i think1 could fly  7,isa     
#ad3bi74 ,wherefore1 in my judgment1    
they stung the people about  their      

faces1 and so swelled up their eyes1    
which made it the more  difficult for   
them to look up to the brazen serpent1  
which was the type  of ,christ 7,john   
#c3ad74 ,just so doth sin by the law do 
now4 ,it stings  the soul1 the very face
 of the soul1 which is the cause that   
looking up  to ,jesus1 or believing in  
him1 is so difficult a task in time of  
terror  of conscience4#bh    #c4 ,this  
is not only so at present1 but so long  
as guilt is on the  conscience1 so long 
remains the blindness2 for guilt        
standing before  the soul1 the grace of 
,god is intercepted1 even as the sun is 
hid from  the sight of mine eyes by the 
cloud that cometh between4 #8,my sin1'  
said  ,david1 #8is ever before me1' and 
so kept other things out of his sight2  
sin1 ,i say1 when applied by the law    
7,psa #ea3c74 ,when the law came to     
,paul1 he remained without sight until  
the good man came unto him with  the    
word of forgiveness of sins 7,acts #i74 
#d4 ,again2 where the law comes with    

power1 there it begetteth many  doubts  
against the grace of ,god2 for it is    
only a revealer of sin1 and  the        
ministration of death2 that is1 a       
doctrine that sheweth sin1 and          
condemneth for the same2 hence1         
therefore1 as was hinted before1 the    
law being the revealer of sin1 where    
that is embraced1 there sin must  needs 
be discovered and condemned1 and the    
soul for the sake of that4  ,further1 it
 is not only a revealer of sin1 but that
 which makes it  abound2 so that the    
closer any man sticks to the law for    
life1 the  faster sin doth cleave to    
him4 #8,that law1' saith ,paul1 #8which 
was  ordained to be unto life1 ,i found 
to be unto death1' for by the law ,i    
became a notorious sinner2 ,i thought to
 have obtained life by obeying  the law1
 #8but sin taking occasion by the       
commandment1 deceived me1 and  by it    
slew me' 7,rom #g3aj-ad74 ,a strange way
 of deceivableness1 and it  is hid from 
the most of men2 but1 as ,i have already

 told you1 you see  how it comes to     
pass4 7#a47 ,man by nature is carnal1   
and the law itself  is spiritual3 now   
betwixt these two ariseth great         
difference2 the law  is exceeding good1 
the heart exceeding bad2 these two      
opposites1  therefore1 the heart so     
abiding1 can by no means agree4 7#b47   
,therefore1  at every approach of the   
law to the heart with intent to impose  
duty1  or to condemn for the neglect    
thereof2 at every such approach the     
heart  starteth back1 especially when   
the law comes home indeed1 and is heard 
in his own language4 ,this being thus1  
the conscience perceiving this is  a    
fault1 begins to tremble at the sense of
 judgment2 the law still  continueth to 
command to duty1 and to condemn for the 
neglect thereof4  ,from this struggling 
of these two opposites ariseth1 ,i say1 
those  doubts and fears that drive the  
heart into unbelief1 and that make it   
blind to the word of the gospel1 that it
 can neither see nor understand         

anything but that it is a sinner1 and   
that the law must be fulfilled by  it1  
if ever it be saved4    ,fifth4 ,but    
again2 another thing that hath great    
influence upon the  heart to make it    
lean to the law for life is1 the false  
names that  ,satan and his instruments  
have put upon it2 such as these--to call
 the  law the gospel2 conscience1 the   
,spirit of ,christ2 works1 faith2 and   
the  like3 with these1 weak consciences 
have been mightily pestered2 yea1       
thousands deluded and destroyed4 ,this  
was the way whereby the enemy  attempted
 to overthrow the church of ,christ of  
old2 as1 namely1 those  in ,galatia and 
at ,corinth1 c4 7#b ,cor #aa3c1d1ac1ad74
 ,i say1 by the  feigned notion that the
 law was the gospel1 the ,galatians were
 removed  from the gospel of ,christ2   
and ,satan1 by appropriating to himself 
and  his ministers the names and titles 
of the ministers of the ,lord ,jesus1   
prevailed with many at ,corinth to      
forsake ,paul and his doctrine4 ,where  

the ,lord ,jesus hath been preached in  
truth1 and something of his  doctrine   
known1 it is not there so easy to turn  
people aside from the  sound of the     
promise of grace1 unless it be by the   
noise and sound of a  gospel4           
,therefore1 ,i say1 the false apostles  
came thus among the  churches3 #8another
 gospel1 another gospel'2 which1 in     
truth1 saith  ,paul1 #8is not another2  
but some would pervert the gospel of    
,christ1'  and thrust that out of doors1
 by gilding the law with that glorious  
name 7,gal #a3f-h74bi ,so again1 for the
 ministers of ,satan1 they must  be     
called the apostles of ,christ1 and     
ministers of righteousness2 which       
thing1 ,i say1 is of great force1       
especially being accompanied with so    
holy and just a doctrine as the word of 
the law is2 for what better to  the eye 
of reason than to love ,god above all1  
and our neighbour as  ourselves1 which  
doctrine1 being the scope of the ten    
words given on  ,sinai1 no man can      

contradict2 for1 in truth1 they are holy
 and good4    ,but here is the poison2  
to set this law in the room of a        
mediator1 as  those do that seek to     
stand just before ,god thereby2 and then
 nothing  is so dishonourable to        
,christ1 nor of so soul-destroying a    
nature as  the law2 for that1 thus      
placed1 hath not only power when souls  
are  deluded1 but power to delude1 by   
its real holiness1 the understanding1   
conscience1 and reason of a man2 and by 
giving the soul a semblance of  heaven1 
to cause it to throw away ,christ1      
grace1 and faith4 ,wherefore  it        
behoveth all men to take heed of names1 
and of appearances of  holiness and     
goodness4    ,sixth4 ,lastly1 ,satan    
will yet go further2 he will make use of
  something that may be at a distance   
from a moral precept1 and therewith     
bring souls under the law4 ,thus he did 
with some of old2 he did not  make the  
,galatians fall from ,christ by virtue  
of one of the ten words1  but by        

something that was aloof off2 by        
circumcision1 days1 and months1  that   
were ,levitical ceremonies2 for he knows
 it is no matter1 nor in  what          
,testament he found it1 if he can       
therewith hide ,christ from the         
soul--#8,behold1 ,i ,paul say unto you1 
that if ye be circumcised1 ,christ      
shall profit you nothing4 ,for ,i       
testify again to every man that is      
circumcised1 that he is a debtor to do  
the whole law' 7,gal #e3b1c74 ,why  so1 
seeing circumcision is not one of the   
ten words commandments8  ,why1 because  
they did it in conscience to ,god1 to   
stand just before him  thereby4 ,now    
here we may behold much cunning of the  
devil2 he begins  with some at a        
distance from that law which curseth1   
and so by little  and little bringeth   
them under it2 even as by circumcision  
the  ,galatians were at length brought  
under the law that condemneth all men   
to the wrath and judgment of ,god4 ,i   
have often wondered when ,i have  read  

how ,god crieth out against the ,jews1  
for observing his own  commandment 7,isa
 #a3aa-ad74 ,but ,i perceive by ,paul   
that by these things  a man may reject  
and condemn the ,lord ,jesus2 which     
those do1 that for  life set up aught1  
whether moral or other institution1     
besides the  faith of ,jesus4 ,let men  
therefore warily distinguish betwixt    
names and  things1 betwixt statute and  
commandment1 lest they by doing the one 
transgress against the other 7#b ,cor   
#a3ai1bj74 ,study1 therefore1 the       
nature and end of the law with the      
nature and end of the gospel2 and if    
thou canst keep them distinct in thy    
understanding and conscience1  neither  
names nor things1 neither statutes nor  
commandments1 can draw  thee from the   
faith of the gospel4 ,and that thou     
mayest yet be helped  in this matter1 ,i
 shall now come to speak to the second  
conclusion4    ,,the ,,second           
,,position4    ,,second4 ,,that ,,men   
,,can ,,be ,,justified ,,from ,,the     

,,curse ,,before ,,god1 ,,while         
,,sinners ,,in ,,themselves1 ,,by ,,no  
,,other ,,righteousness ,,than ,,that   
,,long ,,ago  ,,performed ,,by1 ,,and   
,,remaining ,,with1 ,,the ,,person ,,of 
,,christ4      ,for the better          
prosecuting of this position ,i shall   
observe two  things--,,first1 ,that the 
righteousness by which we stand just    
before ,god1  from the curse1 was       
performed by the person of ,christ4     
,,second1 ,that  this righteousness is  
inherent only in him4    ,,first4 ,as to
 the first of these1 ,i shall be but    
brief4 ,now1 that the  righteousness    
that justifieth us was performed long   
ago by the person  of ,christ1 besides  
what hath already been said1 is further 
manifest  thus--    ,first4 ,he is said 
to have purged our sins by              
himself--#8,when he had by  himself     
purged our sins1 he sat down on the     
right hand of ,god' 7,heb  #a3c74 ,i    
have showed that in ,christ1 for the    
accomplishing of  righteousness1 there  

was both doing and suffering2 doing1 to 
fulfil all  the commands of the law2    
suffering1 to answer its penalty for    
sin4 ,this  second is that which in this
 to the ,hebrews is in special intended 
by  the apostle1 where he saith he hath 
purged our sins1 that is1 by his        
precious blood2 for it is that alone can
 purge our sins1 either out of  the     
sight of ,god or out of the sight of the
 soul 7,heb #i3ad74 ,now this  was done 
by himself1 saith the apostle2 that is1 
in or by his personal  doings and       
sufferings4 ,and hence it is that when  
,god had rejected the  offerings of the 
law1 he said1 #8,lo1 ,i come4 ,a body   
hast thou prepared  me1--to do thy will1
 ,o ,god' 7,heb #aj3e-h74 ,now by this  
will of ,god1 saith  the ,scripture1 we 
are sanctified4 ,by what will8 ,why1 by 
the offering up  of the body of ,jesus  
,christ2 for that was ,god's will1 that 
thereby we  might be a habitation for   
him2 as he saith again--#8,jesus also1  
that he  might sanctify the people with 

his own blood1 suffered without the     
gate' 7,heb #ac3ab74    ,second4 ,as it 
is said1 he hath purged our sins by     
himself1 so it was by  himself at       
once--#8,for by one offering he hath    
perfected for ever them  that are       
sanctified' 7#aj3ad74 ,now by this word 
#8at once1' or by #8one  offering1' is  
cut off all those imaginary sufferings  
of ,christ which  foolish men conceive  
of2 as that he in all ages hath suffered
 or  suffereth for sin in us4#cj ,no2 he
 did this work but once4 #8,nor yet     
that he should offer himself often1 as  
the high priest entereth into  the holy 
place every year with blood of others2  
for then must he often  have suffered   
since the foundation of the world3 but  
now once in the  end of the world1' in  
the time of ,pilate1 #8hath he appeared 
to put away  sin by the sacrifice of    
himself' 7,heb #i3be1bf74 ,mark how to  
the purpose  the ,holy ,ghost expresseth
 it3 he hath suffered but once2 and that
 once1  now2 now once2 now he is ,god   

and man in one person2 now he hath taken
  the body that was prepared of ,god2   
now once in the end of the world  hath  
he appeared to put away sin by the      
sacrifice of himself2 by the  offering  
up of the body of ,jesus ,christ once   
for all4    ,third4 ,it further appears1
 in that by his resurrection from the   
dead  the mercies of ,god are made sure 
to the soul1 ,god declaring by that1 as 
was said before1 how well pleased he is 
by the undertaking of his ,son  for the 
salvation of the world3 #8,and as       
concerning that he raised him  up from  
the dead1 now no more to return to      
corruption1 he said on this  wise1 ,i   
will give you the sure mercies of       
,david' 7,acts #ac3cd74 ,for  ,christ   
being clothed with man's flesh1 and     
undertaking for man's sins1  did then   
confirm all sure to us by his           
resurrection from the dead4 ,so  that by
 the rising of that man again1 mercy and
 grace are made sure to  him that hath  
believed on ,jesus4 ,wherefore1 from    

these things1 together  with what hath  
been discovered about his addressing    
himself to the  work1 ,i conclude #8that
 men can be justified from the curse1   
before ,god1  while sinners in          
themselves1 by no other righteousness   
than that long  ago performed by the    
person of ,christ4' ,now the conclusion 
is true from  all show of contradiction2
 for the ,holy ,ghost saith he hath done
 it2  hath done it by himself1 and that 
by the will of ,god1 at once1 even  then
 when he took the prepared body upon    
him--#8,by the will of ,god we are      
sanctified1 through the offering up of  
the body of ,jesus ,christ once  for    
all4'    ,,second4 ,this being so1 the  
second position is also                 
manifest--namely1  that the             
righteousness by which we stand just    
from the curse1 before  ,god1 is only   
inherent in ,jesus ,christ4 ,for if he  
hath undertaken to  bring in a          
justifying righteousness1 and that by   
works and merits of  his own1 then that 

righteousness must of necessity be      
inherent in him  alone1 and ours only by
 imputation2 and hence it is called1 in 
that  fifth to the ,romans1 the gift1   
the #8gift of righteousness'2 because   
neither wrought nor obtained by works of
 ours1 but bestowed upon us1 as  a      
garment already prepared1 by the mercy  
of ,god in ,christ 7,rom #e3ag2  ,isa   
#fa3aj74 ,there are four things that    
confirm this for a truth--    ,first4   
,this righteousness is said to be the   
righteousness of one1 not  of many2 ,i  
mean of one properly and personally1 as 
his own particular  personal            
righteousness4 ,the gift of grace1 which
 is the gift of  righteousness1 it is   
#8by one man1 ,jesus ,christ4' #8,much  
more they which  receive abundance of   
grace and of the gift of righteousness  
shall reign  in life by ,,one1 ,jesus   
,christ4 ,therefore as by the offence of
 one1  judgment came upon all to        
condemnation2 even so by the            
righteousness of  ,,one1 the free gift  

came upon all men unto justification of 
life4 ,for as  by one man's disobedience
 many were made sinners1 so by the      
obedience  of ,,one shall many be made  
righteous' 7,rom #e3ae-ai74 ,mark1 the  
righteousness of one1 the obedience of  
one2 the righteousness of one  man1 of  
one man1 ,jesus4#ca ,wherefore1 the     
righteousness that  justifieth a sinner1
 it is personally and inherently the    
righteousness  of that person only who1 
by works and acts of obedience1 did     
complete  it1 even the obedience of one1
 of one man1 ,jesus ,christ2 and so ours
  only by imputation4 ,it is improper to
 say1 ,adam's eating of the  forbidden  
fruit was personally and inherently an  
act of mine4 ,it was  personally his1   
and imputatively mine2 personally his1  
because he did  it2 imputatively mine1  
because ,i was then in him4 ,indeed1 the
 effects  of his personal eating is     
found in my person2 to wit1 defilement  
and  pravity4 ,the effects also of the  
imputation of ,christ's personal        

righteousness are truly found in those  
that are in him by electing love  and   
unfeigned faith1 even holy and heavenly 
dispositions2 but a  personal act is one
 thing1 and the effects of that another4
 ,the act may  be done by1 and be only  
inherent in one2 the imputation of the  
merit of  the act1 as also the effects  
of the same1 may be in a manner         
universal1  extending itself unto the   
most1 or all4 ,this the case of ,adam   
and  ,christ doth manifest4 ,the sin of 
one is imputed to his posterity2 the    
righteousness of the other is reckoned  
the righteousness of those that  are    
his4    ,second4 ,the righteousness by  
which we stand just before ,god from the
  curse is called1 #8,the righteousness 
of the ,lord--the righteousness of      
,god--the righteousness of ,jesus       
,christ1' c4 7,phil #c3f-i72 and that by
  way of opposition to the righteousness
 of ,god's own holy law--#8,that ,i     
might be found in him1 not having on my 
own righteousness1 which is of  the law1

 but that which is through the faith of 
,christ1 the  righteousness which is of 
,god by faith4' ,now1 by this           
opposition1 as by  what was said before1
 the truth is made exceeding clear2 for 
by these  words1 #8not having my own    
righteousness1' are not only excluded   
what  qualifications we suppose to be in
 us1 but the righteousness through      
which we stand just in the sight of ,god
 by them is limited and confined  to a  
person absolutely distinct4 ,distinct1  
,i say1 as to his person and            
performances1 who here is called ,god   
and ,jesus ,christ2 as he saith also  in
 the prophet ,isaiah1 #8,in the ,lord   
shall all the seed of ,israel be        
justified1 and shall glory' 7,isa       
#de3be74 ,in the ,lord1 not in the law2 
in the ,lord1 not in themselves4 #8,and 
their righteousness is of me1  saith the
 ,lord4' ,of me1 not of themselves2 of  
me1 not of the law  7#ed3ag74 ,and      
again2 #8,surely1 shall one say1 in the 
,lord have ,i  righteousness and        

strength' 7#de3bd74 ,now1 as ,i have    
already said1 all  this is to be        
understood of the righteousness that was
 fulfilled by  acts and works of        
obedience1 which the person of the ,son 
of ,god  accomplished in the days of his
 flesh in the world2 by that man1 ,i    
say1  #8,the ,lord our righteousness'   
7,jer #bc3e74 ,christ1 indeed1 is       
naturally  and essentially              
righteousness2 but as he is simply such1
 so he  justifieth no man2 for then he  
need not to bear our sins in his flesh1 
and become obedient in all points of the
 law for us2 but the  righteousness by  
which we stand just before ,god is      
righteousness  consisting of works and  
deeds1 of the doings and sufferings1 of 
such a  person who also is essentially  
righteousness4 ,and hence1 as before ,i 
have hinted1 we are said to be justified
 by the obedience and blood of  the     
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by the doings and 
sufferings of the ,son of ,god4  ,and   
hence1 again1 it is that he first is    

called ,king of righteousness2  that is1
 a ,king of righteousness as ,god-man1  
which of necessity  supposeth his       
personal performances2 and after that1  
#8,king of peace'  7,heb #g3a-c74 ,for  
what he is naturally and eternally in   
his ,godhead1 he  is not to us1 but     
himself2 but what he is actively and by 
works1 he is  not to himself1 but to us2
 so1 then1 he is neither ,king of       
righteousness nor of peace to us1 as he 
is only the eternal ,son of the         
,father1 without his being considered as
 our priest and undertaker4 ,he  hath   
#8obtained1' by works of righteousness1 
#8eternal redemption for us'  7,heb     
#i3ab74 ,so then1 the righteousness by  
which we stand just before  ,god is a   
righteousness inherent only in ,christ1 
because a righteousness  performed by   
him alone4    ,now1 that righteousness  
by which we stand just before ,god must 
be a  righteousness consisting of       
personal performances2 the reason is1   
because persons had sinned2 this the    

nature of justice requireth1 that       
#8since by man came death1 by man'      
should come #8also the resurrection     
from the dead' 7#a ,cor #ae3ba74 ,the   
angels1 therefore1 for this very        
reason1 abide under the chains of       
everlasting darkness1 because he  #8took
 not hold on them' 7,heb #b3af1ag72 that
 is1 by fulfilling  righteousness for   
them in their nature4 ,that is a blessed
 word1 to you4  #8,to you is born this  
day in the city of ,david a ,saviour1   
which is  ,christ the ,lord4' ,to ,,you1
 not to angels2 to you is born a        
,saviour 7,luke  #b3aa74    ,third4 ,it 
is yet further evident that the         
righteousness by which we  stand just   
before ,god from the curse1 is a        
righteousness inherent1 not  in us1 but 
,christ2 because it is a righteousness  
besides1 and without  the law itself4   
,now take away the law1 and you take    
away the rule of  righteousness4 ,again2
 take away the rule1 and the act as to  
us must  cease4 #8,but now the          

righteousness of ,god without the law is
 manifested1  being witnessed by the law
 and the prophets' 7,rom #c3ba74 ,so    
then1 by  such a righteousness we are   
justified as is not within the power of 
the  law to command of us4    ,quest4   
,but what law is that which hath not    
power to command our  obedience in the  
point of our justification with ,god8   
,answ4 ,the moral law1 or that called   
the ten commandments4 ,therefore we  are
 neither commanded to love ,god1 or our 
neighbour1 as the means or  part of our 
justifying righteousness2 nay1 he that  
shall attempt to do  these things to be 
delivered from the curse thereby1 by the
 scripture  is holden accursed of ,god4 
#8,as many as are of the works1' or     
duties1  #8of the law1 are under the    
curse1' c4 7,gal #c3aj74 ,because we are
  justified not by that of the law1 but 
by the righteousness of ,god  without   
the law2 that is1 without its commanding
 of us1 without our  obedience to       
it--#8,freely by his grace1 through the 

redemption that is in  ,christ ,jesus2  
whom ,god hath set forth to be a        
propitiation1 through  faith in his     
blood' 7,rom #c3bd1be74 ,this is the    
righteousness of ,god  without the law2 
that is1 without any of our obedience to
 the law4  ,wherefore the righteousness 
by which we stand just1 in the sight of 
,god1 cannot be inherent in us1 but in  
,christ the ,king thereof4    ,fourth4  
,this is further made apparent1 by the  
capacity that ,god will  consider that  
soul in1 to whom he imputeth justifying 
righteousness2  and that is1 #8as one   
that worketh not1' as one that stands   
ungodly in  the judgment of the law     
7,rom #d3d1e74 ,but this ,i have handled
 before1  and therefore shall pass it   
here4    ,fifth4 ,to conclude4 ,if any  
works of ours could justify us before   
,god1  they would be works after faith  
received2 but it is evident that these  
do not2 therefore the righteousness that
 justifies us from the curse  before    
,god is a righteousness inherent only in

 ,christ4    ,that works after faith do 
not justify us from the curse1 in the   
sight  of ,god1 is evident--    #a4     
,because no works of the saints can be  
justified by the moral law1  considering
 it as the law of works for life 7,gal  
#c3aj74 ,for this must  stand a truth   
for ever--,whatsoever justifieth us must
 be justified by  the moral law1 for    
that is it that pronounceth the curse2  
unless1 then1  that curse be taken away 
by the work1 the work cannot justify us 
before  ,god 7,rom #c3ba74 ,but the     
curse cannot be taken away but by a     
righteousness that is first approved of 
by that law that so curseth2  for if    
that shall yet complain for want of a   
full satisfaction1 the  penalty         
remaineth4 ,this is evident to reason1  
and confirmed by the  authority of      
,god's ,word1 as hath been already      
proved2 because the law1  once broken1  
pronounceth death1 expecteth death1 and 
executeth the same  on him that will    
stand to the judgment of the law2 but no

 work of a  believer is capable of      
answering this demand of the law2       
therefore none  of his works can justify
 him before ,god2 for the law1 that     
notwithstanding1 complaineth4    #b4 ,no
 works of faith can justify us from the 
curse before ,god1 because  of the want 
of perfection that is in the greatest   
faith in us4 ,now1 if  faith be not     
perfect1 the work cannot be perfect2 ,i 
mean with that  perfection as to please 
,divine justice4 ,consider the person1  
one that  hath to do with ,god          
immediately by himself4 ,now1 that faith
 is not  capable of this kind of        
perfection1 it is evident1 because when 
men  here know most1 they know but in   
part4 ,now he that knows but in part1   
can do but in part2 and he that doth but
 in part1 hath a part wanting  in the   
judgment of the justice of ,god4 ,so    
then1 when thou hast done all  thou     
canst1 thou hast done but part of thy   
duty1 and so art short of  justification
 from the curse by what thou hast done  

7#a ,cor #h3b1 #ac3ab74    #c4 ,besides1
 it looks too like a monster that the   
works of faith should  justify us before
 ,god2 because then faith is turned1 as 
it were1 with  its neck behind it4#cb   
,faith1 in its own nature and natural   
course1  respecteth the mercy of ,god   
through the ,mediator1 ,jesus ,christ2  
and as  such1 its virtue and excellency 
is to expect justification by grace     
through him2 but by this doctrine faith 
is turned round about1 and now  makes a 
life out of what itself hath done2 but1 
methinks1 faith should  be as noble as  
its fruits1 that being the first1 and   
they but the  fruits of that4           
,besides1 seeing the work is only good  
because it floweth from faith  7for     
faith purifieth the heart71 therefore   
faith is it that justifies  all its     
works 7,acts #ae3i74 ,if1 then1 we be   
justified by either1 it is  by faith1   
and not by his works2 unless we will say
 there is more virtue  in the less than 
in the greater4 ,now1 what is faith but 

a believing1 a  trusting1 or relying act
 of the soul8 ,what1 then1 must it rely 
upon or  trust in8 ,not in itself2 that 
is1 without ,scripture2 not in its      
works1  they are inferior to itself2    
besides1 this is the way to make even   
the  works of faith the mediator between
 ,god and the soul1 and so by them      
thrust ,christ out of doors2 therefore  
it must trust in ,christ2 and if  so1   
then no man can be justified from the   
curse1 before ,god1 by the  works that  
flow from faith4    #d4 ,to put all out 
of doubt2 the saint1 when he hath done  
what he can to  bring forth good works  
by faith1 yet he dares not show these   
works  before ,god but as they pass     
through the ,mediator ,christ1 but as   
they  are washed in the blood of the    
,lamb4 ,and therefore ,peter saith1     
those  sacrifices of ours that are truly
 spiritual are only then accepted of    
,god1 when offered up by ,jesus ,christ 
7#a ,peter #b3e74 ,and therefore it is  
said again1 that the prayers of the     

saints1 which are the fruits of  faith1 
come up before the throne of ,god       
through the angel's hand2 that  is1     
through the hand of ,christ1 through his
 golden censer1 perfumed  with his      
incense1 made acceptable by his         
intercession 7,rev #h3c1d74 ,it  is said
 in the ,book of ,revelation1 that it is
 granted to the bride1 the  ,lamb's     
wife1 that she should be #8arrayed in   
fine linen1 clean and  white2 which     
white linen is the righteousness of     
saints4' ,this fine  linen1 in my       
judgment1 is the works of godly men1    
their works that  sprang from faith4    
,but how came they clean8 ,how came they
 white8 ,not  simply because they were  
the works of faith4 ,but mark1 they     
#8washed  their robes1 and made them    
white in the blood of the ,lamb4' ,and  
#8therefore they stand before the throne
 of ,god' 7,rev #g3ad1ae74 ,yea1        
therefore it is that their good works   
stand there too4    ,i conclude1 then1  
#8our persons are justified while we are

 sinners in  ourselves4' ,our works1    
even the works of faith1 are no         
otherwise  accepted but as they come    
through ,jesus ,christ1 even through his
  intercession and blood4 ,so then1     
,christ doth justify both our person    
and works1 not by way of approbation1 as
 we stand in ourselves or works  before 
,god1 but by presenting of us to his    
,father by himself1 washing  what we are
 and have from guilt in his blood1 and  
clothing us with his  own performances4 
,this is the cause of our acceptance    
with ,god1 and  that our works are not  
cast forth of his presence4    ,,the    
,,use4      ,,use ,,first4--,is         
justifying righteousness to be found in 
the person of  ,christ only8 ,then this 
should admonish us to take heed of      
seeking it in  ourselves2 that is1 of   
working righteousness1 thereby to       
appease the  justice of ,god1 lest by so
 doing we affront and blaspheme the     
righteousness of ,christ4 ,he that shall
 go about to establish his own          

righteousness1 he1 as yet1 doth defiance
 to that which is of ,god1 of  ,god's   
appointing1 of ,god's providing2 and    
that only wherewith the  justice of the 
law must be well pleased4 ,wherefore    
take heed1 ,i say1 of  doing such a     
thing1 lest it provoke the eyes of the  
,lord's glory--#8,when  ,i shall say to 
the righteous1 that he shall surely     
live2 if he trust to  his own           
righteousness1 and commit iniquity1 all 
his righteousnesses  shall not be       
remembered2 but for his iniquity that he
 hath committed1  he shall die for it'  
7,eze #cc3ac74 ,mark1 though he be      
righteous1 yea1  though he have a       
promise of life1 yet he shall die4 ,but 
why8 ,because he  sinned against the    
,lord by trusting to his own            
righteousness1 therefore  he must die   
for it4 ,there are some things that will
 preserve a man from  splitting upon    
this rock4 ,as1    ,first4 ,get good    
acquaintance with the covenant of grace1
 and of the  persons concerned in the   

conditions of that covenant4 ,the       
conditions of  that covenant are1 that a
 righteousness shall be brought into the
 world  that shall please the justice of
 ,god1 and answer and so remove the     
curse of the law4 ,now he that doth     
perform this condition is ,christ2      
therefore the covenant is not           
immediately with man1 but with him that 
will be the ,mediator betwixt ,god and  
man3 #8,as for thee also1 by the  blood 
of thy covenant1 ,i have sent forth thy 
prisoners1' speaking of  ,christ 7,zech 
#i3aa74 ,so then1 ,christ1 the ,man     
,christ1 is he who was to  bring in     
these conditions2 to wit1 everlasting   
righteousness4 ,and hence  it is that   
,god hath said1 ,christ shall be the    
covenant of the  people--that is1 he    
shall be our conditions to ,godward     
7,dan #i3bc1bd74  ,he1 therefore1 is all
 our righteousness as to the point of   
our  justification before ,god2 he is   
the covenant of the people1 as well as  
the light of the ,gentiles2 for as no   

man can see but in the light of  his    
,spirit1 so no man can stand but in and 
by him2 he is the covenant  of the      
people1 the conditions and              
qualifications of the people 7,isa      
#eb3f74 ,so that to ,godward ,christ is 
all in all1 and no man anything at  all4
 ,he hath made with me an everlasting   
covenant2 with me1 as ,i stand  in my   
head1 ,christ1 who1 because he hath     
brought in everlasting  righteousness1  
therefore hath removed the curse of the 
law2 wherefore  he adds1 this covenant  
#8is ordered in all things1 and sure1'  
because  all points that concern me1 as 
to redemption from the curse1 are taken 
away by ,christ1 as before is discoursed
 7#b ,sam #bc3e74 ,look1 then1 upon     
,christ as the man1 the mediator1       
undertaker1 and accomplisher of that    
righteousness in himself1 wherein thou  
must stand just before ,god2 and  that  
he is the covenant or conditions of the 
people to ,godward1 always  having in   
himself the righteousness that the law  

is well pleased with1  and always       
presenting himself before ,god as our   
only righteousness4    ,second4 ,that   
this truth may be the more heartily     
inquired into by thee1  consider thine  
own perfections2#cc ,i say1 study how   
polluted thou art1  even from the heart 
throughout4 ,no man hath a high esteem  
of the ,lord  ,jesus that is a stranger 
to his own sore4 ,christ's church is an 
hospital of sick1 wounded1 and afflicted
 people2 even as when he was in  the    
world1 the afflicted and distressed set 
the highest price upon  ,jesus ,christ4 
,why8 ,they were sick1 and he was the   
,physician2 but the  whole had no need  
of him4 ,and just thus it is now3       
,christ is offered to  the world to be  
the righteousness and life of sinners1  
but no man will  regard him save he that
 seeth his own pollution2 he that seeth 
he  cannot answer the demands of the    
law1 he that sees himself from top to   
toe polluted1 and that therefore his    
service cannot be clean as to  justify  

him from the curse before ,god--he is   
the man that must needs die  in despair 
and be damned1 or must trust in ,jesus  
,christ for life4    ,further1 ,this    
rule ,i would have all receive that come
 to ,jesus ,christ  for life and        
salvation--    #a4 ,not to stick at the 
acknowledgment of sin1 but to make that 
of it  which the law makes of it3       
#8,acknowledge thine iniquity1' saith   
the ,lord  7,jer #c3ac74 ,this is a hard
 pinch1 ,i know what ,i say1 for a man  
to fall  down under the sense of sins by
 acknowledging them to be what the ,lord
  saith they are2 to acknowledge them1  
,i say1 in their own defiling and       
polluting nature2 to acknowledge them in
 their unreasonable and  aggravating    
circumstances2 to acknowledge them in   
their ,god-offending  and               
soul-destroying nature1 especially when 
the conscience is burdened  with the    
guilt of them4 ,yet this is duty3 #8,if 
we confess our sins1 he  is faithful and
 just to forgive' 7#a ,john #a3i74 ,yea1

 to this is annexed  the promise1 #8,he 
that confesseth and forsaketh them shall
 find mercy4'  ,this made ,david1 as it 
were1 lay claim to the mercy of         
,god--#8,wash me  thoroughly1' said he1 
#8from mine iniquity1 and cleanse me    
from my sin2  for ,i acknowledge my     
transgression1 and my sin is ever before
 me4'  ,though1 then1 thou art to blush 
and be ashamed when thou rememberest    
thy sins and iniquities1 yet do not hide
 them--#8,he that covereth his  sins    
shall not prosper4' ,do not lessen them2
 do not speak of them  before ,god after
 a mincing way--#8,acknowledge thine    
iniquities1 that thou  hast transgressed
 against the ,lord thy ,god1 and hast   
scattered thy ways  to the strangers    
under every green tree2 and ye have not 
obeyed my  voice1 saith the ,lord' 7,jer
 #c3ac74    #b4 ,if we would come to    
,christ aright1 we must only acknowledge
 our  sins2 we must ,,only acknowledge  
them1 and there stop2 stop1 ,i say1 from
  attempting to do aught to present us  

good before ,god1 but only to  receive  
the mercy offered4 #8,only acknowledge  
thine iniquities4' ,men are  subject to 
two extremes1 either to confess sins    
notionally and by the  halves2 or else1 
together with the confession of them1 to
 labour to do  some holy work1 thereby  
to ease their burdened consciences1 and 
beget  faith in the mercy of ,god       
7,hosea #e3ae74 ,now both these are     
dangerous1  and very ungodly--dangerous1
 because the wound is healed falsely2   
and  ungodly1 because the command is    
transgressed3 #8,only acknowledge thy   
sin1' and there stand1 as ,david1 #8till
 thy guilt is taken away4' ,joshua      
stood before the angel1 from top to toe 
in filthy garments1 till the  ,lord put 
other clothes upon him 7,zech #c3c-e74  
,in the matter of thy  justification    
thou must know nothing1 see nothing1    
hear nothing1 but  thine own sins and   
,christ's righteousness--#8,only        
acknowledge thine  iniquities4' ,now the
 ,saviour and the soul comes rightly    

together2 the  ,saviour to do his work1 
which is to spread his skirt over the   
sinner2  and the sinner to receive1 by  
believing this blessed imputed          
righteousness4 ,and hence the church1   
when she came to ,god1 lieth down  in   
her shame1 and her confusion covereth   
her2 and so lieth till pardon  comes    
7,jer #c3be74    ,,use ,,second4--,i    
come now to the second use--,have faith 
in ,christ4    ,but what are we to      
understand by faith8    ,answ4 ,faith   
importeth as much as to say1 ,receive1  
embrace1 accept of1  or trust in1 the   
benefit offered4 ,all which are1 by holy
 men of ,god1  words used on purpose to 
show that the mercy of ,god1 the        
forgiveness of  sins1 and eternal life1 
are not to be had by doing1 or by the   
law2 but  by receiving1 embracing1      
accepting1 or trusting to the mercy of  
,god  through ,christ3 #8,we believe    
that through the grace of our ,lord     
,jesus  ,christ we shall be saved1 even 
as they' 7,acts #ae3aa2 ,john #a3ab2 #b 

,cor  #d3a1 #aa3d2 ,col #b3f2 ,heb      
#aa3ac2 #a ,tim #a3ae2 ,eph #a3ab-ac74  
,thus you see  what the gospel is1 and  
what faith doth do in the salvation of  
the  soul4 ,now1 that faith might be    
helped in this work1 for great are they 
that oppose it1 therefore the           
,scriptures1 the ,word of truth1 hath   
presented us with the invitation in most
 plain and suitable sentences3  as1     
#8,that ,christ came into the world to  
save sinners--,christ died for  our     
sins--,christ gave himself for our      
sins--,christ bare our sins in his  body
 on the tree--and that ,god1 for        
,christ's sake1 hath forgiven you4'     
,further1 as the invitations are plain  
and easy1 so the threatenings to  the   
opposers are sore and astonishing3 #8,he
 that believeth not shall be            
damned--,because they received not the  
love of the truth1 that they might  be  
saved1 ,god gave them up to strong      
delusions1 that they all might be       
damned' 7,mark #af3af2 #b ,thess        

#b3aj-ab74    ,object4 ,but faith is    
said to be an act of obedience4         
,answ4 ,and well it may1 for it is the  
most submitting act that a man can  do2 
it throweth out all our righteousness2  
it makes the soul poor in  itself2 it   
liveth upon ,god and ,christ1 as the    
almsman doth upon his  lord2 it         
consenteth to the gospel that it is     
true2 it giveth ,god and  ,christ the   
glory of their mercy and merit2 it      
loveth ,god for his mercy1  and ,jesus  
,christ for his service2 whatever good  
it doth1 it still  crieth1 ,hereby am ,i
 not justified1 but he that justifieth  
me is the  ,lord4 ,well1 but is there in
 truth such a thing as the obedience of 
faith8 ,then let ,christians labour to  
understand it1 and distinguish it       
aright1 and to separate it from the law 
and all man's righteousness2  and       
remember that it is a receiving of      
mercy1 an embracing of  forgiveness1 an 
accepting of the righteousness of       
,christ1 and a  trusting to these for   

life4 ,remember1 again1 that it putteth 
the soul  upon coming to ,christ as a   
sinner1 and to receive forgiveness as a 
sinner1 as such4 ,we now treat of       
justification4    ,but a little to      
insert at large a few more of the       
excellencies of it1  and so draw towards
 a conclusion4 ,the more thou believest 
for remission  of sins1 the more of the 
light of the glorious gospel of ,christ 
thou  receivest into thy soul--#8,for   
therein is the righteousness of ,god    
revealed from faith to faith' 7,rom     
#a3ag74 ,that is1 according to the      
degree of faith4 ,little faith seeth but
 little but great faith seeth  much2 and
 therefore he saith again1 that by faith
 we have #8access into  the grace of    
,god' 7,rom #e3b74 ,the reason is1      
#a4 ,because faith1 having laid hold    
upon ,christ1 hath found him #8in whom  
are hid all the treasures of wisdom and 
knowledge' 7,col #b3c74 ,in him         
therefore it finds and sees those       
heights and depths of gospel  mysteries 

that are nowhere else to be found2 nay1 
let a man be  destitute of faith1 and it
 is not possible he should once think of
 some  of them4    #b4 ,by this means   
the ,holy ,spirit is plentifully        
received 7,gal #c3a-c74  ,now the       
,spirit of ,god is a spirit of wisdom   
and revelation2 but yet so  as in the   
knowledge of ,christ2 otherwise the     
,spirit will show to man  not any mighty
 thing1 its great delight being to open 
,christ and to  reveal him unto faith   
7,eph #a3ag74 ,faith indeed can see him1
 for that is  the eye of the soul2 and  
the ,spirit alone can reveal him1 that  
being  the searcher of the deep things  
of ,god2 by these therefore the         
mysteries of heaven are revealed and    
received4 ,and hence it is that the     
mystery of the gospel is called the     
#8mystery of faith1' or the mystery     
with which faith only hath to do 7#a    
,tim #c3i74    ,wouldst thou1 then1 know
 the greatest things of ,god8 ,accustom 
thyself  to the obedience of faith1#cd  

live upon thy justifying righteousness1 
and never think that to live always on  
,christ for justification is a  low and 
beggarly thing1 and as it were a staying
 at the foundation2 for  let me tell    
you1 depart from a sense of the         
meritorious means of your  justification
 with ,god1 and you will quickly grow   
light1 and frothy1  and vain4 ,besides1 
you will always be subject to errors and
 delusions2  for this is not to hold the
 head from or through which nourishment 
is  administered 7,col #b3ai74 ,further1
 no man that buildeth forsakes the  good
 foundation2 that is the ground of his  
encouragement to work1 for  upon that is
 laid the stress of all2 and without it 
nothing that is  framed can be          
supported1 but must inevitably fall to  
the ground4    ,again2 why not live upon
 ,christ alway8 and especially as he    
standeth  the mediator between ,god1 and
 the soul1 defending thee with the merit
  of his blood1 and covering thee with  
his infinite righteousness from  the    

wrath of ,god and curse of the law4 ,can
 there be any greater comfort           
ministered to thee than to know thy     
person stands just before ,god8 ,just   
and justified from all things that would
 otherwise swallow thee up8 ,is  peace  
with ,god and assurance of heaven of so 
little respect with thee  that thou     
slightest the very foundation thereof1  
even faith in the  blood and            
righteousness of ,christ8 and are       
notions and whimsies of such  credit    
with thee that thou must leave the      
foundation to follow them8  ,but again2 
what mystery is desirable to be known   
that is not to be  found in ,jesus      
,christ1 as ,priest1 ,prophet1 or ,king 
of saints8 ,in him  are hid all the     
treasures of them1 and he alone hath the
 key of ,david  to open them 7,col      
#b3a1b2 ,rev #c3g74 ,paul was so taken  
with ,jesus ,christ1  and the knowledge 
of this1 that he was crucified for us1  
that he  desired1 nay1 determined not to
 know any thing else among the          

,corinthians1 that itched after other   
wisdom 7#a ,cor #b3b74    ,object4 ,but 
,i see not that in ,christ now1 that ,i 
have seen in him in  former days4       
,besides1 ,i find the ,spirit lead me   
forth to study other  things4    ,answ4 
,to the first part of this objection ,i 
would answer several  things4--,the     
cause why thou seest not that in ,christ
 now1 which thou  hast seen in him in   
former days1 is not in ,christ1 but in  
thy faith2 he  is the same1 as fresh1   
and as good1 and as full of blessedness1
 as when  thou didst most rejoice in him
 7,heb #a3aa1ab74 ,and why not now1 as  
well  as formerly8 ,god is never weary  
of being delighted with ,jesus ,christ2 
his blood is always precious with ,god2 
his merits being those in which  justice
 hath everlasting rest1 why shouldst    
thou wander or go about to  change thy  
way8 7,prov #h3cj2 ,jer #b3cf74 ,sin is 
the same as ever1 and so  is the curse  
of the law4 ,the devil is as busy as    
ever2 and beware of  the law in thy     

members4 ,return1 therefore1 to thy     
rest1 ,o soul6 for he  is thy life1 and 
the length of thy days4 ,guilt is to be 
taken off now1  as it was years ago2 and
 whether thou seest it or no1 thou      
sinnest in  all thy works4 ,how1 then1  
canst thou stand clear from guilt in thy
 soul  who neglectest to act faith in   
the blood of the ,lamb8 ,there thou must
  wash thy robes1 and there thou must   
make them white 7,rev #g3ad1ae74 ,i     
conclude1 then1 thou art a polluted1    
surfeited1 corrupted1 hardened          
creature1 whosoever thou art1 that thus 
objectest4    ,but ,i find1 sayest thou1
 as if the ,spirit led me forth to study
 other  matters4    ,answ4--,first4     
,what other matters8 ,what matters      
besides1 above1 or beyond  the glorious 
gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 and of our    
acceptance with ,god  through him8 ,what
 spirit1 or doctrine1 or wisdom soever  
it be that  centres not in1 that cometh 
not from1 and that terminates not       
within1  the bonds of the gospel of     

,jesus ,christ1 is not worthy the study 
of the  sons of ,god2 neither is it food
 for the faith of ,jesus ,christ1 for   
that  is the flesh of ,christ1 and that 
is eternal life 7,john #f3e74 ,whither  
will you go8 ,beware of the spirit of   
,antichrist2 for #8many false  spirits  
are gone out into the world4' ,i told   
you before1 that the  ,spirit of ,god is
 #8the ,spirit of wisdom and revelation 
in the knowledge  of ,christ1' and that 
without and besides the ,lord ,jesus it 
discovereth  nothing 7,eph #a3ag74 ,it  
is sent to testify of him2 it is sent to
 bring  his words to our remembrance2 it
 is sent to take of his things and show 
them unto us 7,john #ad1ae1af74         
,wherefore1 never call that the ,spirit 
of  ,jesus which leads you away from the
 blood and righteousness of ,christ2    
that is but the spirit of delusion and  
of the devil1 whose teachings  end in   
perdition and destruction4 ,tempt not   
,christ as they of old did4  ,but how   
did they tempt him8 ,why1 in loathing   

the manna1 which was the  type of his   
flesh and blood1 which we are to eat of 
by believing4 ,i  say1 tempt him not1   
lest you be destroyed by the serpents1  
by the  gnawing guilt of sin2 for1 take 
away ,christ1 and sin remains1 and there
  is no more sacrifice for sin3 if so1  
thou wilt be destroyed by the  destroyer
 7,num #ba3e-g2 #a ,cor #aj3aj74 ,but   
again--    ,second4 ,living by faith    
begets in the heart a son-like boldness 
and  confidence to ,god-ward in all our 
gospel duties1 under all our            
weaknesses1 and under all our           
temptations4 ,it is a blessed thing to  
be  privileged with a holy boldness and 
confidence ,god-ward1 that he is on  our
 side1 that he taketh part with us and  
that he will plead our cause  #8with    
them that rise up against us' 7#b ,cor  
#b3ad1 #d3ag1ah2 ,gal #b3bj74  ,but this
 boldness faith helpeth us to do1 and   
also manageth in our  heart4 ,this is   
that which made ,paul always triumph and
 rejoice in ,god  and the ,lord ,jesus  

7,phil #c3c2 ,rom #e3aa74 ,he lived the 
life of faith2  for faith sets a man in 
the favour of ,god by ,christ1 and makes
 a man  see that what befals him in this
 life1 it shall1 through the wisdom and 
mercy of ,god1 not only prove for his   
forwarding to heaven1 but to  augment   
his glory when he comes there4 ,this man
 now stands on high1 he  lives1 he is   
rid of slavish fears and carking cares1 
and in all his  straits he hath a ,god  
to go to6 ,thus ,david1 when all things 
looked awry  upon him1 #8encouraged     
himself in the ,lord his ,god' 7#a ,sam 
#cj3f74 ,daniel  also believed in his   
,god1 and knew that all his trouble1    
losses1 and  crosses1 would be          
abundantly made up in his ,god 7,dan    
#f3bc74 ,and ,david  said1 #8,i had     
fainted unless ,i had believed' 7,psa   
#bg3ac74 ,believing1  therefore1 is a   
great preservative against all such     
impediments1 and  makes us confident in 
our ,god1 and with boldness to come into
 his  presence1 claiming privilege in   

what he is and hath 7,jonah #c3d1e74    
,for  by faith1 ,i say1 he seeth his    
acceptance through the ,beloved1 and    
himself interested in the mercy of ,god1
 and riches of ,christ1 and glory  in   
the world to come 7,heb #aj3bb1bc2 ,eph 
#a3d-g74 ,this man can look upon  all   
the dangers in hell and earth without   
paleness of countenance2 he  shall      
meditate terror with comfort1 #8because 
he beholds the ,king in his  beauty'    
7,isa #cc3ag1ah74 ,again--    ,third4   
,living by faith makes a man exercise   
patience and quietness  under all his   
afflictions2 for faith shows him that   
his best part is  safe1 that his soul is
 in ,god's special care and protection1 
purged  from sin in the blood of        
,christ4 ,faith also shows him that     
after a  little while he shall be in the
 full enjoyment of that which now he    
believes is coming3 #8,we1 through the  
,spirit1 wait for the hope of           
righteousness by faith' 7,gal #e3e74    
,wherefore1 upon this ground it is  that

 ,james exhorteth the saints to whom he 
wrote1 to patience1 because  they knew  
the harvest would in due time come      
7,james #e3g-aa74 ,faith  lodgeth the   
soul with ,christ3 #8,i know1' saith    
,paul1 #8on whom ,i have  believed1' and
 to whom ,i have committed my soul1     
#8and am persuaded1' ,i  believe it1    
#8that he is able to keep that which ,i 
have committed unto  him against that   
day'2 therefore it were no shame to him 
to wear a  chain for his name and sake  
7#b ,tim #a3ab74 ,o6 it is a blessed    
thing to  see1 ,i say1 by the faith of  
the ,lord ,jesus1 that we are embarked  
in the  same ship with him2 this will   
help us greatly #8both to hope and      
quietly  wait for the salvation of the  
,lord' 7,psa #df3a-f2 ,lam #c3bf74      
,further--    ,fourth4 ,i might add1    
that living by faith is the way to      
receive fresh  strength from heaven1    
thereby to manage thine every day's work
 with  life and vigour2 yea1 every look 
by faith upon ,jesus ,christ1 as thine1 

doth this great work4 ,it is said1 when 
,paul saw the brethren that came  to    
meet him1 #8he thanked ,god1 and took   
courage' 7,acts #bh3ae74 ,o6 how  much  
more1 then1 shall the ,christian be     
blessed with fresh strength and  courage
 even at the beholding of ,christ2 whom 
#8beholding as in a  glass1' we #8are   
changed1' even by beholding of him by   
faith in the  word1 #8into the same     
image1 from glory to glory1 even as by  
the ,spirit  of the ,lord' 7#b ,cor     
#c3ah74 ,but to be brief4    ,fifth4    
,make conscience of the duty of         
believing1 and be as afraid of  falling 
short here as in any other command of   
,god4 #8,this is his  commandment1 that 
you believe' 7#a ,john #c3bc74 ,believe1
 therefore1 in  the name of the ,lord   
,jesus4 ,this is the will of ,god1 that 
you believe4  ,believe1 therefore1 to   
the saving of the soul 7,john #f3df74   
,unbelief is  a fine-spun thread1 not so
 easily discerned as grosser sins2 and  
therefore that is truly #8,the sin that 

doth so easily beset us' 7,heb  #ab3a74 
,the light of nature will show those    
sins that are against the  law of       
nature2 but the law of faith is a       
command beyond what flesh or  nature    
teacheth2 therefore to live by faith is 
so much the harder work2  yet it must be
 done1 otherwise thine other duties     
profit thee nothing4  ,for if a man give
 way to unbelief1 though he be most     
frequent in all  other duties besides1  
so often as he worshippeth ,god in      
these1 he yet  saith1 ,god is a liar in 
the other1 even because he hath not     
believed3  #8,he that believeth not     
,god1 hath made him a liar2 because he  
believeth  not the record that ,god gave
 of his ,son4 ,and this is the record1  
that  ,god hath given to us eternal     
life1 and this life is in his ,son' 7#a 
,john  #e3aj1aa74 ,so then1 when thou   
givest way to unbelief2 when thou dost  
not  venture the salvation of thy soul  
upon the justifying life that is in     
,christ--that is1 in his blood1 c41--at 

once1 thou givest the lie to the  whole 
testament of ,god2 yea1 thou tramplest  
upon the promise of grace1  and countest
 this precious blood an unholy and      
unworthy thing 7,heb  #aj3bi74 ,now how1
 thou doing thus1 the ,lord should      
accept of thy other  duties1 of prayer1 
alms1 thanksgiving1 self-denial1 or any 
other1 will  be hard for thee to prove4 
,in the meantime remember1 that faith   
pleaseth ,god2 and that without faith it
 is impossible to please him4  ,remember
 also1 that for this cause it was that  
the offering of ,cain was  not accepted3
 #8,by faith ,abel offered unto ,god a  
more excellent  sacrifice than ,cain'2  
for by faith ,abel first justified the  
promise of  the ,messias1 by whom a     
conquest should be obtained over the    
devil1 and  all the combination of hell 
against us3 then he honoured ,christ by 
believing that he was able to save him2 
and in token that he believed  these    
things indeed1 he presented the ,lord   
with the firstlings of his  flock1 as a 

remembrance before ,god that he believed
 in his ,christ 7,heb  #aa3d74 ,and     
therefore it is said1 #8,by faith he    
offered'2 by which means  the offering  
was accepted of ,god2 for no man's      
offering can be accepted  with ,god but 
his that stands righteous before him    
first4 ,but unbelief  holdeth men under 
their guilt1 because they have not      
believed in  ,christ1 and by that means 
put on his righteousness4 ,again2 he    
that  believeth not1 hath made          
invalid--what in him lies--the promise  
of ,god  and merits of ,christ1 of whom 
the ,father hath spoken so worthily2    
therefore what duties or acts of        
obedience soever he performeth1 ,god by 
no means can be pleased with him4    ,by
 this1 therefore1 you see the miserable 
state of the people that have  not      
faith--#8,whatever they do1 they sin'2  
if they break the law1 they  sin2 if    
they endeavour to keep it1 they sin4    
,they sin1 ,i say1 upon a  double       
account3 first1 because they do it but  

imperfectly2 and1  secondly1 because    
they yet stay upon that1 resisting that 
which is  perfect1 even that which ,god 
hath appointed4 ,it mattereth not1 as to
  justification from the curse1         
therefore2 men wanting faith1 whether   
they be civil or profane1 they are such 
as stand accursed of the law1  because  
they have not believed1 and because they
 have given the lie to  the truth1 and  
to the ,god of truth4 ,let all men1     
therefore1 that would  please ,god make 
conscience of believing2 on pain1 ,i    
say1 of displeasing  him2 on pain of    
being1 with ,cain1 rejected1 and on pain
 of being damned  in hell4 #8,he that   
believeth not shall be damned' 7,mark   
#af3af74 ,faith is  the very            
quintessence of all gospel obedience1 it
 being that which must  go before other 
duties1 and that which also must        
accompany whatever ,i  do in the worship
 of ,god1 if it be accepted of him4#ce  
,here you may  see a reason why the     
force and power of hell is so bent      

against  believing4 ,satan hateth all   
the parts of our ,christian obedience1  
but  the best and chiefest most4 ,and   
hence the apostle saith to the          
,thessalonians1 that he sent to know    
their faith1 lest by some means the     
tempter have tempted them1 and so his   
labour had been in vain 7#a ,thess      
#c3e74 ,indeed1 where faith is wanting1 
or hath been destroyed1 all the  labour 
is in vain1 nothing can profit any man1 
neither as to peace with  ,god1 nor the 
acceptance of any religious duty2 and   
this1 ,i say1 ,satan  knows1 which makes
 him so bend his force against us4      
,there are three things in the act of   
believing which make this grace         
displeasing to the wicked one--    #a4  
,faith discovereth the truth of things  
to the soul2 the truth of  things as    
they are1 whether they be things that   
are of this world1 or  of that which is 
to come2 the things and pleasures above1
 and also  those beneath4 ,faith        
discovereth to the soul the blessedness1

 and  goodness1 and durableness of the  
one2 the vanity1 foolishness1 and       
transitoriness of the other4 ,faith     
giveth credit to all things that are    
written in the law and in the prophets  
7,acts #bd3ad71 both as to the  being1  
nature1 and attributes of ,god2 the     
blessed undertaking of the  ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ2 the glory of heaven and       
torments of hell2 the  sweetness of the 
promise and terror of the threatenings  
and curses of  the ,word2 by which means
 ,satan is greatly frustrated in his    
assaults  when he tempteth either to    
love this world or slight that which is 
to  come1 for he can do no great matter 
in these things to any but those  who   
want the faith4 #8,in vain is the snare 
laid in the sight of any  bird' 7,prov  
#a3ag72 therefore he must first blind1  
and hold blind1 the  minds of men1      
#8that the light of the glorious gospel 
of ,christ1 who is  the image of ,god1  
should not shine unto them1' else he can
 do no harm  to the soul 7#b ,cor #d3d74

 ,now1 faith is the eye of the godly    
man1 and  that sees the truth of things1
 whatever ,satan suggests1 either about 
the glory of this world1 the sweetness  
of sin1 the uncertainty of  another     
world1 or the like 7#a ,john #e3d1e2    
,heb4 #aa3bg74    #b4 ,faith wraps the  
soul up in the bundle of life with ,god2
 it encloseth  it in the righteousness  
of ,jesus1 and presents it so perfect in
 that1  that whatever he can do1 with   
all his cunning1 cannot render the soul 
spotted or wrinkled before the justice  
of the law2 yea1 though the man1  as to 
his own person and acts1 be full of sin 
from top to toe1 ,jesus  ,christ        
covereth all2 faith sees it1 and holds  
the soul in the godly  sense and comfort
 of it4 ,the man1 therefore1 standing   
here1 stands  shrouded under that goodly
 robe that makes him glisten in the eye 
of  justice4 ,yea1 all the answer that  
,satan can get from ,god against such a 
soul is1 that he #8doth not see iniquity
 in ,jacob1 nor behold  perverseness in 

,israel'2 for here #8,israel hath not   
been forsaken1 nor  ,judah of his ,god1 
of the ,lord of hosts1 though1' as to   
their own  persons1 #8their land was    
filled with sin against the ,holy ,one  
of  ,israel' 7,num #bc3ba-bc2 ,jer      
#ea3e2 ,rom #f3ad2 ,deut #cc3ab74 ,thus1
  therefore1 the soul believing1 is hid 
from all the power of the enemy1  and   
dwells safely under the dominion of     
grace4    #c4 ,faith keeps the soul from
 giving credit to any of his            
insinuations2  for whatever ,satan      
saith1 either about the acceptance of my
 person or  performances1 so long as ,i 
believe that both are accepted of ,god  
for  ,christ's sake1 he suggesteth to   
the wind2 wherefore faith doth the same 
against the devil that unbelief doth to 
,god4 ,doth unbelief count ,god a  liar8
 ,faith counts the devil a liar4 ,doth  
unbelief hold the soul from  the mercy  
of ,god8 ,faith holds the soul from the 
malice of the devil4  ,doth unbelief    
quench thy graces8 ,faith kindleth them 

even into a flame4  ,doth unbelief fill 
the soul full of sorrow8 ,faith fills it
 full of the  joy of the ,holy ,ghost4  
,in a word1 doth unbelief bind down thy 
sins upon  thee8 ,why1 faith in ,jesus  
,christ releaseth thee of them all4     
#d4 ,as faith keeps the soul from giving
 credit to the insinuations of  ,satan1 
so1 when he makes his assaults1 it      
over-masters him1 and makes  him        
retreat2 #8,resist the devil1 and he    
will flee from you4--,whom resist       
steadfast in the faith' 7,james #d3g2 #a
 ,peter #e3i74 ,believe1 as ,i have     
already said1 that ,god loveth you1 that
 the blood of ,christ was shed  for you1
 that your person is presented complete 
before him1 through the  righteousness  
of ,christ1 and ,satan must give place2 
thy crediting of  the gospel makes him  
fly before thee2 but thou must do it    
steadfast in  the faith2 every waverer  
giveth him advantage4 ,and1 indeed1 this
 is the  reason that the godly are so   
foiled with his assaults1 they do not   

resist him steadfast in the faith2 they 
often stagger through unbelief4  ,now1  
at every stagger he recovereth lost     
ground again1 and giveth  battle another
 time4 ,besides1 by this and the other  
stagger he taketh  heart to attempt by  
other means1 and so doubleth the        
affliction with  manifold temptations4  
,this is1 ,i say1 for want of being     
steadfast4  #8,above all1 taking the    
shield of faith1 wherewith you shall be 
able to  quench all the fiery darts of  
the wicked' 7,eph #f3af74 ,to quench    
them1  though they come from him as     
kindled with the very fire of hell4     
,none  knows1 save him that feels it1   
how burning hot the fiery darts of      
,satan  are2 and how1 when darted1 they 
kindle upon our flesh and unbelief2     
neither can any know the power and worth
 of faith to quench them but he  that   
hath it1 and hath power to act it4      
#e4 ,lastly1 if justifying righteousness
 be alone to be found in the  person of 
,jesus ,christ1 then this shows us the  

sad condition of two  sorts of men--#a4 
,of those that hang in doubt betwixt    
,christ and the law4  #b4 ,of those that
 do professedly make denial of the      
sufficiency of this  most blessed       
righteousness4    ,first4 ,the first    
sort1 though they may seek life1 yet1   
thus continuing1  are never like to find
 it4 ,wherefore8 ,because they seek it  
not by  faith1 but1 as it were1 by the  
works of the law4 ,indeed1 they will not
  be merit-mongers2 they will not wholly
 trust to the law2 they will  partly    
venture on ,christ1 and partly trust to 
the law4 ,well1 but  therefore they     
shall be damned1 because they trust to  
,christ but in  part1 and in part1 as it
 were1 to the works of the law2 for such
  sinners make ,christ but a ,saviour in
 part--why1 then1 should he be their    
,saviour in whole8 ,no2 because they    
halt between ,christ and the law1       
therefore they shall fall between       
,christ and the law2 yea1 because they  
will trust to their works in part1 they 

shall be but almost saved by  ,christ4  
,let not that man think that he shall   
obtain any thing from the  ,lord4 ,what 
man8 ,why1 he that doubteth or wavereth 
in his mind about the  truth of the     
mercy of ,god in ,christ4 ,therefore the
 exhortation is1 #8,but  let him ask in 
faith4--,for he that wavereth1' or1 that
 halteth between  the law and ,christ   
for life1 #8is like a wave of the sea1  
driven of the  wind and tossed' 7,james 
#a3f74 ,in conclusion1 he resteth       
nowhere--#8a  double-minded man is      
unstable in all his ways' 7v #h74 ,this 
man1  therefore1 must miscarry2 he must 
not see the good land that flows with   
milk and honey2 no1 let him not have a  
thought of life in his heart2  let not  
that man think that he shall receive any
 thing of the ,lord4#cf    ,this was the
 case of many in the primitive times1   
for whose sake this  caution was        
written2 for the devout and religious   
,jew and proselyte1  when they fell away
 from the word of the gospel1 they did  

not fall to  those gross and abominable 
pollutions in which the open profane1   
like  sows and swine1 do wallow1 but    
they fell from the grace of ,god to the 
law2 or1 at least1 did rest betwixt them
 both1 doubting of the  sufficiency of  
either2 and thus1 being fearful1 they   
distrust2  wherefore1 being found at    
length unbelieving1 they are reputed of 
,god  abominable1 as murderers1         
whoremongers1 sorcerers1 idolators1 and 
liars1 and so must have their portion in
 the lake1 with them1 that  burns with  
fire and brimstone 7,rev #ba3h74 ,the   
reason is1 because where  ,christ is    
rejected sin remaineth1 and so the wrath
 of ,god for sin4  ,neither will he be a
 ,saviour in part2 he must be all thy   
salvation1 or  none4 #8,let not that man
 think that he shall receive any thing  
of the  ,lord' 7,james #a3g2 ,john      
#c3cf74 ,not any thing4 ,there is no    
promise for  him1 no pardon for him1 no 
heaven for him1 no salvation for him1 no
  escaping of his fire6 ,what condition 

is this man in8 ,yet he is a  religious 
man1 for he prays2 he is a seeking man1 
a desiring man1 for  he prays2 but he   
halts between two1 he leaneth to his    
righteousness1  and committeth iniquity4
 ,he is afraid to venture all upon the  
,lord  ,jesus ,christ4 ,let not that man
 think of receiving any thing from the  
,lord6    ,yet the words suggest that he
 is apt to think he shall receive       
something1 because ,god is merciful1    
because his promise is great2 but  this 
expectation is by this word cut off1 and
 this sinner is cast away4  ,let not    
that man think1 let him forbear to      
think1 of having anything at  the hand  
of ,god4 ,the ,israelites thought to go 
up to the land the day  after they had  
despised it4 ,agag thought the          
bitterness of death was  past even that 
day in which he was hewn to pieces4     
,rechab and ,baanah  his brother thought
 to have received reward of ,david that 
day they were  hanged over the pool in  
,hebron4 ,let not that man think that he

 shall  receive anything of the ,lord'  
7,num #ad3dj-de2 #a ,sam #ae3cb1cc2 #b  
,sam  #d3ab74    ,second4 ,as for those 
that do professedly make denial of the  
sufficiency  of this most blessed       
righteousness1 the whole book is        
conviction to  them1 and shall          
assuredly1 if it comes to their hands1  
rise up in  judgment against them4 ,they
 have rejected the wisdom and mercy of  
,god2  they have rejected the means of  
their salvation2 they have trampled     
upon the blood of the ,son of ,god2     
wherefore judgment waiteth for them1    
and fiery indignation1 which shall      
devour the adversaries4    ,a word to   
neglecters of ,christ4    ,to conclude4 
,one word also to you that are          
neglecters of ,jesus ,christ3  #8,how   
shall we escape if we neglect so great  
salvation8' ,here then1 we  may see how 
we ought to judge of all such persons as
 neglect the ,lord  ,jesus1 under what  
guise1 name1 or notion soever they be4  
,we ought1 ,i  say1 to judge of such1   

that they are at present in a state of  
condemnation2 of condemnation1 #8because
 they have not believed in the          
only-begotten ,son of ,god' 7,john      
#c3ah74 ,it is true1 there is no man    
more  at ease in his mind1 with such    
ease as it is1 than the man that hath   
not closed with the ,lord ,jesus1 but is
 shut up in unbelief4 ,o6 but that  is  
the man that stands convict before ,god1
 and that is bound over to  the great   
assize2 that is the man whose sins are  
still his own1 and  upon whom the wrath 
of ,god abideth 7v #cf72 for the ease   
and peace of  such1 though it keep them 
far from fear1 is but like to that of   
the  secure thief1 that is ignorant that
 the constable standeth at the door2    
the first sight of an officer makes his 
peace to give up the ghost 7#a  ,john   
#e3ab74 ,ah1 how many thousands that can
 now glory that they never  were        
troubled for sin against ,god2 ,i say1  
how many be there that ,god  will       
trouble worse than he troubled cursed   

,achan1 because their peace1  though    
false1 and of the devil1 was rather     
chosen by them than peace by  ,jesus    
,christ1 than #8peace with ,god by the  
blood of his cross' 7,col  #a3bj74      
,awake1 careless sinners1 awake6 and    
arise from the dead1 and  ,christ shall 
give you light4 ,content not yourselves 
either with sin or  righteousness1 if   
you be destitute of ,jesus ,christ1 but 
cry1 cry1 ,o cry  to ,god for light to  
see your condition by2 for light in the 
,word of  ,god1 for therein is the      
righteousness of ,god revealed 7,eph    
#e3ad74 ,cry1  therefore1 for light to  
see this righteousness by2 it is a      
righteousness of ,christ's finishing1 of
 ,god's accepting1 and that which  alone
 can save the soul from the stroke of   
eternal justice6 7,rom #a3ag74    ,there
 are six things that on man's part are  
the cause he receiveth not  the gospel  
of ,christ1 and so life by him--#a4     
,they see not their state by  nature1   
how polluted they are with original sin 

7,eph #b3b74 #b4 ,they see  not the     
justice of ,god against sin2 they know  
not him that hath said1  #8,vengeance   
belongeth unto me1 ,i will recompense'  
7,heb #aj3cj74 #c4 ,they  cannot see the
 beauty of ,jesus ,christ 7#b ,cor      
#d3d74 #d4 ,unbelief being  mighty in   
them1 they dare not venture their souls 
with ,jesus ,christ4  ,they dare not    
trust to his righteousness1 and to that 
only 7,rev #ba3h74  ,for1 #e4 ,their    
carnal reason also sets itself against  
the word of faith1  and cannot stoop to 
the grace of ,jesus ,christ 7#a ,cor    
#b3ad74 #f4 ,they  love to have honour  
one of another1 they love to be         
commended for their  own vain-glorious  
righteousness2 and the fools think that 
because they  are commended of men1 they
 shall be commended of ,god also3 #8,how
 can ye  believe1 which receive honour  
one of another1 and seek not the honour 
that cometh from ,god only8' 7,john     
#e3dd74 ,this last thing--to wit1 desire
  of vain-glory1 is the bane of         

thousands2 it is the legalist's bane1 it
  is the civilian's#cg bane1 it is the  
formalist's bane1 yea1 which yet  is    
stranger1 it is the bane of the vicious 
and debauched also2#ch for  though there
 be a generation that1 to one's         
thinking1 have not regard  to           
righteousness1 yet watch them narrowly1 
and they have their times of  doing     
something that looks like good1 and     
though possibly it be but  seldom1 yet  
this wretch counteth that1 for the sake 
of that1 ,god  accepteth him1 and       
counteth his1 glorious righteousness4 ,i
 might add a  seventh cause1 which is1  
want of serious meditation upon eternal 
judgment1 and what shall follow4 ,this  
consideration1 did it take a deep  place
 in the heart1 would doubtless produce  
these workings of spirit  after ,jesus  
,christ for justification that now are  
wanting in the most  of men4 ,this made 
,felix1 yea1 it makes the devils1       
tremble2 and would1  ,i say1 couldst    
thou deeply meditate1 make thee start   

and turn thy  wanton thoughts into heavy
 sighs after ,god's mercy in ,jesus     
,christ1  lest thou also come into their
 place of torment4    ,before ,i        
conclude this use1 ,i would lay down a  
few motives1 if so be  thou mayest be   
prevailed with to look after thine own  
everlasting  state4    #a4 ,consider1   
,god hath put man above all the         
creatures in this visible  world1 into a
 state of abiding for ever2 they cannot 
be annihilated1  they shall never again 
be turned into nothing1 but must live   
with ,god  or the devil for ever and    
ever4 ,and though the scripture saith1  
#8,man  hath not pre-eminence over a    
beast in his death1' yet the beast hath 
pre-eminence above many men1 for he     
shall not rise again to come into       
judgment as man must1 nor receive that  
dismal sentence for sin and             
transgression as man shall2 this1       
therefore1 is worthy to be considered   
with seriousness of all that have souls 
to be saved or damned--#8,they  must one

 day come to judgment1' there to stand  
before that ,judge of all  the earth    
whose eyes are like a flame of fire1    
from the sight of which  thou canst not 
hide one of thy words1 or thoughts1 or  
actions1 because  thou wantest the      
righteousness of ,god4 ,the fire of his 
justice shall  burn up all thy rags of  
righteousness wherewith by the law thou 
hast  clothed thyself1 and will leave   
thee nothing but a soul full of sin to  
bemoan1 and eternal burnings to grapple 
with4 ,o the burnings that will  then   
beset sinners on every side1 and that   
will eat their flesh and  torment their 
spirit with far more terror than if they
 were stricken  with scorpions6 ,and    
observe it1 the torment will there be   
higher than  other where there is the   
guilt of neglecting ,jesus ,christ1 he  
being  indeed the ,saviour1 and him that
 was sent on purpose to deliver men     
from the wrath to come4    #b4          
,consider1 once past grace1 and ever    
past grace4 ,when the door is  shut     

against thee1 it will open no more1 and 
then repentings1 desires1  wishings1 and
 wouldings1 come all too late 7,luke    
#ac74 ,good may be done  to others1 but 
to thee1 none2 and this shall be        
because1 even because  thou hast        
withstood the time of thy visitation1   
and not received grace  when offered3   
#8,my ,god will cast them away1 because 
they did not hearken  unto him' 7,luke  
#ai3da-dc2 ,hosea #i3ag74 ,cain was     
driven out from the  presence of ,god1  
for aught ,i know1 some hundreds of     
years before his  death2 ,ishmael was   
cast away after seventeen years of age2 
,esau lived  thirty or forty years after
 he had sold his birthright4 ,o6 many1  
very  many are in this condition6 for   
though ,god be gracious1 yet he will not
  be slighted nor abused always2 there  
are plenty of sinners in the  world--if 
one will not1 another will4 ,christ was 
soon repulsed by and  sent away from the
 country of the ,gadarenes2 but on the  
other side of  the sea there were many  

ready with joy to receive him 7,luke    
#h3cg1dj74  ,so1 when the ,jews         
contradicted and blasphemed1 #8the      
,gentiles gladly  received the word'    
7,acts #ac3df-dh74 ,look to it1 sinner1 
here is life  and death set before thee2
 life1 if it be not too late to receive 
it2  but if it be1 it is not too late   
for death to swallow thee up4 ,and tell 
me1 will it not be dreadful to be       
carried from under the gospel to the    
damned1 there to lie in endless torment1
 because thou wouldst not be  delivered 
therefrom8#ci ,will it be comfort to    
thee to see the ,saviour  turn ,judge8  
to see him that wept and died for the   
sin of the world now  ease his mind on  
,christ-abhorring sinners by rendering  
to them the just  judgment of ,god8 ,for
 all their abominable filthiness1 had   
they closed  with ,christ1 they had been
 shrouded from the justice of the law1  
and  should not have come into          
condemnation4 #8,but had been passed    
from death  to life'2 but they would not

 take shelter there2 they would venture 
to  meet the justice of ,god in its     
fury1 wherefore now it shall swallow    
them up for ever and ever4 ,and let me  
ask further1 is not he a madman  who1   
being loaded with combustible matter1   
will run headlong into the  fire upon a 
bravado8 or that1 being guilty of felony
 or murder1 will  desperately run       
himself into the hand of the officer1 as
 if the law1  the judge1 the sentence1  
execution1 were but a jest1 or a thing  
to be  played withal8 ,and yet thus mad 
are poor1 wretched1 miserable sinners1  
who1 flying from ,christ as if he were a
 viper1 they are overcome1 and  cast off
 for ever by the just judgment of the   
law4 ,but ah6 how poorly  will these be 
able to plead the virtues of the law to 
which they have  cleaved1 when ,god     
shall answer them1 #8,whom dost thou    
pass in beauty8 go  down1 and be thou   
laid with the uncircumcised' 7,eze      
#cb3ai74 ,go down to  hell1 and there be
 laid with those that refused the grace 

of ,god4    ,sinners1 take my advice1   
with which ,i shall conclude this       
use--,call  often to remembrance that   
thou hast a precious soul within thee2  
that  thou art in the way to thine end1 
at which thy precious soul will be in   
special concerned1 it being then time to
 delay no longer1 the time of  reward   
being come4 ,i say again1 bring thy end 
home2 put thyself in thy  thoughts into 
the last day thou must live in this     
world1 seriously  arguing thus--,how if 
this day were my last8 ,how if ,i never 
see the sun  rise more8 ,how if the     
first voice that rings to-morrow morning
 in my  heavy ears be1 #8,arise1 ye     
dead1 and come to judgment8' ,or how1 if
 the  next sight ,i see with mine eyes  
be the ,lord in the clouds1 with all his
  angels1 raining floods of fire and    
brimstone upon the world8 ,am ,i in a   
case to be thus near mine end8 to hear  
this trump of ,god8 or to see  this     
great appearance of this great ,god1 and
 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ8  ,will my    

profession1 or the faith ,i think ,i    
have1 carry me through all  the trials  
of ,god's tribunal8 ,cannot his eyes1   
which are as a flame of  fire1 see in my
 words1 thoughts1 and actions enough to 
make me culpable  of the wrath of ,god8 
,o how serious should sinners be in this
 work of  remembering things to come1 of
 laying to their heart the greatness and
  terror of that notable day of ,god    
,almighty1 and in examining  themselves1
 how it is like to go with their souls  
when they shall stand  before the ,judge
 indeed6 ,to this end1 ,god make this   
word effectual4  ,amen4#dj              
,,footnotes3      #a4 ,these are most   
important distinctions1 upon which      
depends a right  understanding of this  
doctrine4 ,god sees the soul either in  
,christ or  in sin4 ,he may see         
apparently good works arising from the  
foulest  motives4 ,uriah doubtless      
thought himself highly honoured as a    
confidential messenger of great king    
,david2 ,god saw the murder and         

adultery in ,david's heart4 ,he was     
justified in the sight of man for the   
very act that condemned him in the sight
 of ,god2 and for which he was  sorely  
punished in this world1 although saved  
by the blood of  atonement4--,ed4    #b4
 ,let not a scoffer say1 #8,see how     
,christians cast away the law of  ,god6'
 ,they are under the law to ,christ2    
bound by the most sacred  obligations to
 obey all its requirements2 not to merit
 pardon1 but to  prove1 to the comfort  
of their souls1 that they have received 
pardon1  and are living under a sense of
 the unmerited grace of ,god in         
,christ4--,ed4    #c4 ,this is a clear  
statement of a most important truth4    
,the sins of  believers were laid upon  
,christ1 or imputed to him1 and he bore 
them  away1 but was undefiled4 ,his     
righteousness covers us1 and we are     
justified1 but it is still ,,his4 ,not  
unto us1 but unto his name1 be all  the 
glory4--,ed4    #d4 ,by #8common1' is   
here meant that ,christ is the federal  

head of all  his saints2 they have an   
equal or common right equally to        
participate  in his merits4--,ed4    #e4
 ,how full of consolation is this voice 
from the tomb6 ,lowth's  translation is 
very striking--#8,thy dead shall live1  
my deceased2 they  ,,shall arise4 ,awake
 and sing1 ye that dwell in the dust2   
for thy dew is  as the dew of the dawn6 
,but the earth shall cast forth1 as an  
abortion1  thy deceased tyrants4'       
,antichrist shall #8cease from          
troubling1' and be  only seen afar off  
in torments4--,ed4    #f4 ,christ       
7amazing love67 #8was made a curse for  
us1' and thereby  redeemed us from the  
curse of the law4 ,he subjected himself 
to the law  in active as well as passive
 obedience1 and his obedience even to   
death  was for our                      
justification4--,mason4    #g4 ,those   
whom ,god justifies1 he also glorifies2 
and because ,christ  lives1 blessed be  
,god6 we shall live also4 ,nevertheless1
 the strongest  believer has as much    

need to come to ,christ every day for   
fresh  strength1 as if he had never     
believed before2 and if he were to      
depend  on his own faithfulness1 and not
 on the faithfulness of the ,son of     
,god1  he would soon desert the ,lord   
,jesus ,christ4--,mason4    #h4 ,the    
symbol of regeneration1 or water        
baptism4 ,although the  regenerate      
believer feels an assurance that he     
forms part of ,christ's  mystical body1 
and is saved by grace1 and loves ,god   
because ,god first  loved him1 this does
 not prevent1 but approves1 his         
following the  example of his ,redeemer1
 in a symbolical or water baptism4 ,thus
 he  publicly puts on ,christ2 he is    
buried with him in baptism1 and rises to
  newness of life4 ,colossians #b3ab1   
#ac4--;,ed4    #i4 ,believer1 if thou   
art rejoicing in this great and finished
  salvation1 never forget that thine    
only evidence is--sorrow for thy  sins1 
which caused the shedding of this       
precious blood1 and a love of  holiness4

 ,if sin be deplored1 not only art thou 
redeemed from its  curse1 but also      
delivered from its power4 ,the grace    
that justifies  quickens us to good     
works1 that we may walk therein4--,ed4  
#aj4 ,because it is tainted by          
sin4--,ed4    #aa4 ,the best            
righteousness that can be produced by   
fallen man is  impressively designated  
by ,isaiah1 #8,a bed shorter than a man 
can  stretch himself on1 and a covering 
narrower than he can wrap himself       
in4'--,ed4    #ab4 ,the way of salvation
 by works was blasted by the curse upon 
,adam's  sin1 so that it cannot work    
life in us1 or holiness1 but only       
death4--,ed4    #ac4 ,to divert or turn 
aside from an intended course2 not to   
divert or  amuse4--,ed4    #ad4 ,bunyan1
 in his ,creation ,spiritualized1 or    
,exposition on ,genesis1  has shown that
 the fig-leaf aprons are a type of man's
 attempt to cover  his sins by his own  
good works1 which soon fade1 become     
dung1 or are  burned up4 ,but the       

righteousness that ,god provides        
endureth for ever4  ,see vol4 i41 p4    
#ddj4--;,ed4    #ae4 ,the marginal notes
 to the ,bible are exceedingly valuable1
  especially to the unlearned4 ,there we
 find that ,jedidiah means #8beloved  of
 the ,lord4'--,ed4    #af4 ,the birth of
 a babe is a period of excitement4      
,parents should hope  that the new comer
 is a ,jedidiah4 ,on such occasions1 it 
is a delightful  service when the       
father1 mother1 and family specially    
attend public  worship1 to bless ,god   
for his mercies1 and to beseech grace   
that they  may train up the child for   
heaven4 ,such is the practice among the 
,baptists4 ,but even in this1           
watchfulness is requisite1 lest it      
degenerate into mere parade4--,ed4      
#ag4 ,the non-imputation of sin1 and the
 imputation of ,christ's  righteousness1
 always go together4 ,david knew this2  
while he describes  the blessedness of  
the man to whom the ,lord will not      
impute sin1 he1 at  the same time1      

describes the blessedness of the man to 
whom ,god  imputeth ,christ's           
righteousness4--,mason4    #ah4 ,however
 excellent the conduct of ,zaccheus1    
still he was a sinner1  and under the   
curse4 ,his curiosity leads him to climb
 a tree to see  ,jesus1 and most        
unexpectedly salvation is brought to one
 who sought it  not4 ,christ called1 and
 he instantly obeyed4 ,o may our hearts 
be so  inclined to receive the          
invitations of his gospel64--,ed4       
#ai4 ,we are all1 by nature and         
practice1 in a spiritual sense1 robbers1
  idolaters1 and murderers4 ,god make us
 to know and feel it6 ,we may adopt  the
 language of the poet1 and say--        
#8,sinful soul1 what hast thou done8    
,murder'd ,god's eternal ,son6'--,mason4
    #bj4 ,works justify us from such    
accusations of men as will deny us to   
have justification by faith--not as     
being our righteousness1 or  conditions 
of our having ,christ's righteousness1  
or as qualifying us  for it4--,mason4   

#ba4 ,every edition of ,bunyan's works  
calls this a #8void of words1' and      
gives a false reference to ,hebrews     
#ab3ad4--;,ed4    #bb4 ,the law condemns
 all sinners1 and strikes them dead as  
with a  thunderbolt2 adjudging them to  
shame and misery1 instead of glory and  
happiness4 ,none can fulfil its strict  
terms1 neither ,jew nor ,gentile4       
,there is no hope1 if free grace restore
 them not4 ,romans #c3bj1 #b3f-bi2      
#h3g4--,mason4    #bc4 ,hagar1 by which 
is meant the law or covenant of works4  
,this is said  to gender unto bondage1  
because it makes them bondmen who look  
to be  saved and justified thereby4 ,it 
is called the #8ministration of death'  
7#b ,cor #c3f74 ,whereas the gospel and 
new covenant is a dispensation of       
liberty and life4--,mason4    #bd4 ,we  
will hold and extol this faith which    
doubteth not of ,god1 nor of  the       
,divine promises1 nor of the forgiveness
 of sins through ,christ2  that we may  
dwell sure and safe in this our object  

,christ1 and may keep  still before our 
eyes the passion and blood of the       
,mediator and all his                   
benefits4--,luther on ,galatians #c3aa4 
#be4 ,multitudes of professors set up   
their rest in outward duties1 and       
repose a carnal confidence in           
ordinances1 without endeavouring after  
any lively communion with ,father1 ,son1
 or ,holy ,spirit1 in the exercise  of  
faith and love4--,mason4    #bf4        
,conscience1 if resisted1 is little     
ease1 whether rightly or wrongly        
informed4 ,by little ease1 is meant a   
prison not large enough either to  lie  
down or stand upright in1 with spikes in
 the walls2 places of  torment well     
known in former times of persecution for
 conscience  sake4--,ed4    #bg4 ,ye    
cannot serve ,god and mammon4 ,we must  
either1 as lost sinners1  fall into the 
arms of ,divine mercy1 and receive      
pardon as a free gift  through the      
merits of the ,saviour1 or we must      
perish4 ,it is a solemn1  searching     

consideration4--,ed4    #bh4 ,difficult 
at any time1 and impossible without     
,divine power2 but  most difficult when 
all the faculties of the soul become    
harrowed by a  #8certain fearful looking
 for of judgment and fiery indignation' 
7,heb  #aj3bg74--;,ed4    #bi4 ,if we   
seek salvation by works1 such as sincere
 obedience or  ,christian perfection1 we
 thereby bring ourselves under the law1 
and  become debtors to fulfil all its   
requirements1 though we intended to     
engage ourselves to fulfil it only in   
part 7,gal #e3c74 ,let this be          
seriously considered4--,mason4    #cj4  
,these #8foolish men' were a sect which 
sprung up in ,bunyan's time1  and soon  
became extinct4 ,they believed that the 
sufferings of ,christ1  to his death on 
,calvary1 were only typical of what he  
suffers in the  body of every believer4 
,this was as contrary to the express    
declaration  of ,holy ,writ1 #8,he was  
,,once offered' 7,heb #i3bh71 as is the 
absurd notion  of the ,papists in the   

mass1 or continual sacrifice of ,christ4
 ,what  impious mortal dares pretend to 
offer up ,christ to his ,father4--,ed4  
#ca4 ,as the carnal ,adam1 having lost  
his original righteousness1 imparts  a  
corrupt nature to all his descendants2  
so the spiritual ,adam1 ,christ  ,jesus1
 by his obedience unto death1 conveys   
spiritual life to us2  believers are    
made #8the righteousness of ,god in     
him4'--,mason4    #cb4 #8,neck' is from 
hniga1 to bend or incline4 ,in ,bunyan's
 time1 these  ancient words were well   
understood by the peasantry4 ,to have   
the neck  turned1 so as to bend the back
 of the head towards the back of the    
body1 would be as absurd as for faith to
 look to its own works for              
justification4 ,this would indeed be    
bowing backward1 instead of bending     
before1 and looking to ,jesus and his   
finished work for  justification4--,ed4 
#cc4 ,modern editors have altered this  
to #8imperfections1' but ,bunyan  would 
have us look to the most perfect of our 

works1 and see how  polluted they       
are4--,ed4    #cd4 ,faith looks at      
things which be not1 as though they     
were4 ,sense  judges from what it sees  
and feels1 faith from what ,god says2   
sense  looks inward to self1 faith looks
 outward to ,christ and his             
fullness4--,mason4    #ce4 ,how         
strangely does the world mistake the    
source of good works6 ,the  common and  
fatal error is1 that if salvation is all
 of faith1 then good  works will fail2  
whereas faith is the prolific fountain1 
yea1 the only  source of really good    
works and holy obedience4--,ed4    #cf4 
,how universal to fallen nature is that 
soul-destroying heresy--the  attempt to 
justify ourselves partly by our own good
 works1 and to make  up the deficiency  
by the merits of the ,saviour6 ,ye might
 as well  attempt to serve ,god and     
mammon1 as to unite our impure works    
with  those of the pure and holy ,jesus4
 ,we must1 as perishing sinners1 fall   
into the arms of ,divine mercy1 and     

receive pardon as a free gift1  wholly  
through the merits of the ,saviour1 or  
we must for ever perish4  ,it is an     
awful consideration4--,ed4    #cg4      
#8,the civilian'2 one who is versed in  
law and government4 ,see  ,imperial     
,dictionary4--,ed4    #ch4 ,when the    
pilgrims ,christian and ,hopeful had    
wandered in ,by-path  ,meadow1 one that 
walked before them said that the way led
 to the  celestial gate4 #8,he therefore
 that went before1 ,vain-confidence by  
name1 not seeing the way before him1    
fell into a deep pit1 which was on      
purpose there made by ,giant ,despair to
 catch vain-glorious fools  withal1 and 
was dashed in pieces with his fall4'    
,beware1 ,o legalist1  civilian1 or     
formalist6--,ed4    #ci4 ,how deplorably
 and inexcusably they will perish1 who  
perish by  their own willful unbelief   
under the gospel6 ,it will be dreadful  
indeed  to be driven1 as it were1 from  
the very gate of heaven to the lowermost
  and hottest hell4 ,lord1 send forth   

thy light1 truth1 and power1 that       
sinners may be saved and comforted by   
coming unto thee for life and           
peace6--,mason4    #dj4 ,this is a      
striking and soul-searching appeal4 ,o  
that the ,holy  ,spirit may #8search me 
and try me1 and see if there be any     
wicked way in  me1 and lead me in the   
way everlasting1' before we go hence    
into the  eternal state6--,ed4          
,,saved ,,by ,,grace2    ,,or1    ,a    
,,discourse ,,of ,,the ,,grace ,,of     
,,god3    ,,showing--    ,i4 ,,what ,,it
 ,,is ,,to ,,be ,,saved4 ,,ii4 ,,what   
,,it ,,is ,,to ,,be ,,saved ,,by        
,,grace4 ,,iii4  ,,who ,,they ,,are     
,,that ,,are ,,saved ,,by ,,grace4 ,,iv4
 ,,how ,,it ,,appears ,,that ,,they     
,,are  ,,saved ,,by ,,grace4 ,v4 ,,what 
,,should ,,be ,,the ,,reason ,,that     
,,god ,,should ,,choose ,,to  ,,save    
,,sinners ,,by ,,grace ,,rather ,,than  
,,by ,,any ,,other ,,means4             
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,,this admirable ,treatise upon the most

 important of all subjects1 that  of the
 soul's salvation1 was first published  
in a pocket volume1 in the  year #afge4 
,this has become very rare1 but it is   
inserted in every  edition of the       
author's collected works4 ,our copy is  
reprinted from the  first edition       
published after the author's decease1 in
 a small folio  volume of his works1    
#afia4 ,although it is somewhat         
encumbered with  subdivisions1 it is    
plain1 practical1 and written in        
,bunyan's strong  and energetic style2  
calculated to excite the deepest        
attention1 and to  fix the mind upon    
those solemn realities which alone can  
unite earth  with heaven4    ,how       
extensive is the meaning of that little 
sentance1 #8,saved by ,grace6'  ,it     
includes in it redemption from the curse
 of sin1 which oppresses the  poor      
sinner with the fears of everlasting    
burnings2 while it elevates  the body1  
soul1 and spirit1 to an eternal and an  
exceeding weight of  glory--to the      

possession of infinite treasures1       
inconceivable1 and that  never fade     
away4    ,bunyan1 in opening and deeply 
investigating this subject1 shows his   
master hand in every page4 ,it was a    
subject which1 from his first           
conviction of sin1 while playing a gat  
at cat on a ,sunday1 had excited  his   
feelings to an intense degree1 absorbing
 all the powers of his  soul4 ,it was   
eminently to him the one thing          
needful--the sum and  substance of human
 happiness4 ,he felt that it included   
the preservation  and re-structure of   
the body--raised from filth and         
vileness--from  sickness1 pain1 and     
disease--from death and the grave--to be
 perfected  in immortality like the     
,saviour's glorious body4 ,that included
 in this  salvation1 is the death of    
death1 and the swallowing up of the     
grave1  to be no more seen for ever4    
,the soul will be perfect1 and1         
re-united  with the body1 be filled     
#8with bliss and glory1 as much as ever 

it can  holdl' all jars and discord     
between soul and body will be finished2 
and the perfect man be clothed with     
righteousness2 in a word1 be like       
,christ and with him4 ,all this is the  
work of grace1 performed by the         
ever-blessed ,trinity4    ,in displaying
 the feelings and experience of the     
inquiring1 alarmed1  quickened sinner1  
we are instructed by a continual        
illustration of the  ,grace ,abounding  
to the ,chief of ,sinners4 ,he manifests
 profound  knowledge of the devices of  
,satan--the workings of unbelief--the   
difficulties thrown by the wicked one in
 the way of the sinner1 to  prevent his 
approach to ,christ4 ,he fastens        
conviction upon  conviction--gives blow 
upon blow to human pride2 proving that  
there can  be found nothing in our      
fallen nature to recommend the sinner to
  ,god--all is of grace--from the       
foundation to the top-stone of a        
sinner's  salvation4 ,and above all1 he 
clearly shows that salvation by grace is

  the most sin-killing doctrine in the  
world1 as well as the most  consoling   
tidings that can be brought to a        
sin-sick soul4 #8,o1 when a  ,god of    
grace is upon a throne of grace1 and a  
poor sinner stands by and  begs for     
grace1 and that in the name of a        
gracious ,christ1 in and by  the help of
 the ,spirit of grace1 can it be        
otherwise but that such a  sinner must  
obtain mercy and grace to help in time  
of need8 ,o1 then1  ,,come ,,boldly6' p4
 #cfj4    ,but ,i must not detain the   
reader from entering upon this solemn   
subject2 only for a moment1 while ,i    
quote another passage conceived in  all 
the ardour of ,bunyan's feelings3--#8,o 
,son of ,god6 grace was in all  thy     
tears--grace came out where the4 whip   
smote thee1 where the thorns  pricked   
thee1 where the nails and spear pierced 
thee6 ,o blessed ,son of  ,god6 ,here is
 grace indeed6' ,unsearchable riches of 
grace6 ,grace to make  angels wonder1   
grace to make sinners happy1 grace to   

astonish devils6  ,and what will become 
of them that trample under foot this    
,son of ,god8'    ,reader1 may this     
searching1 comforting1 reviving subject 
be blessed to  our well-grounded        
consolation6    ,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,to 
,,the ,,reader4    ,,courteous ,,reader1
      ,in this little book thou art     
presented with a discourse of the       
,,grace of  ,god1 and of salvation by   
that grace4 ,in which discourse1 thou   
shalt  find how each ,person in the     
,godhead doth his part in the salvation 
of  the sinner4 ,i4 ,the ,father putteth
 forth his grace1 thus4 ,,ii4 ,the ,son 
putteth forth his grace1 thus4 ,,iii4   
,and the ,spirit putteth forth his      
grace1 thus4 ,which things thou shalt   
find here particularly handled4    ,thou
 shalt also find1 in this small         
treatise1 the way of ,god with the      
sinner1 as to his ,,conversation1 #a and
 the way of the sinner with ,god in  the
 same2 wherein the grace of ,god1 and   
the wickedness of the sinner1  do       

greatly show themselves4    ,if thou    
findest me short in things1 impute that 
to my love to  brevity4 ,if thou findest
 me besides the truth in aught1 impute  
that to  mine infirmity4 ,but if thou   
findest anything here that serveth to   
thy  furtherance and joy of faith1      
impute that to the mercy of ,god        
bestowed  on thee and me4    ,thine to  
serve thee with that little ,i have1    
,j4,b4    ,,saved ,,by ,,grace4    8,,by
 ,,grace ,,ye ,,are                     
,,saved40--,,ephesians #b3e4      ,in   
the first chapter1 from the fourth to   
the twelfth verse1 the apostle  is      
treating of the doctrine of election1   
both with respect to the act  itself1   
the end1 and means conducing thereto4   
,the act1 he tells us1 was  ,god's free 
choice of some 7verse #d1e1aa74 ,the end
 was ,god's glory in  their salvation   
7verse #f1ad74 ,the means conducing to  
that end was ,jesus  ,christ            
himself--8,in whom we have redemption   
through his blood1 the  forgiveness of  

sins1 according to the riches of his    
grace0 7verse #g74  ,this done1 he      
treateth of the subjection of the       
,ephesians to the faith1  as it was held
 forth to them in the ,word of the truth
 of the gospel1 as  also of their being 
sealed by the ,holy ,spirit of ,god unto
 the day of  redemption 7verse #ab-ad74 
,moreover1 he telleth them how he gave  
thanks  to ,god for them1 making mention
 of them in his prayers1 even that he   
would make them see 8what is the hope of
 his calling1 and what the  riches of   
the glory of his inheritance in the     
saints1 and what is the  exceeding      
greatness of his power to usward who    
believe1 according to  the working of   
his mighty power1 which he wrought in   
,christ1 when he  raised him from the   
dead10 c4 7verse #ae-bj74    ,and lest  
the ,ephesians1 at the hearing of these 
their so many  privileges1 should forget
 how little they deserved them1 he tells
 them  that in time past they were dead 
in trespasses and sins1 and that then   

they walked in them 8according to the   
course of this world1 according  to the 
prince of the power of the air1 the     
spirit that now worketh in  the children
 of disobedience0 7,eph #b3b1c74        
,having thus called them back to the    
remembrance of themselves--to wit1  what
 they were in their state of            
unregeneracy1 he proceedeth to show     
them that their first quickening was by 
the resurrection of ,christ  their      
,head1 in whom they before were chosen1 
and that by him they were  already set  
down in heavenly places1 7verse #e1f72  
inserting1 by the  way1 the true cause  
of all this blessedness1 with what else 
should be  by us enjoyed in another     
world2 and that is1 the love and grace  
of ,god3  8,but ,god1 who is rich in    
mercy1 for his great love wherewith he  
loved  us1 even when we were dead in    
sins1 hath quickened us together with   
,christ by grace ye are saved40 ,these  
last words seen to be the  apostle's    
conclusion rightly drawn from the       

premises2 as who should  say1 ,if you   
,ephesians were indeed dead in          
trespasses and sins2 if  indeed you were
 by nature the children of wrath1 even  
as others1 then  you deserve no more    
than others4 #b    ,again1 if ,god hath 
chosen you1 if ,god hath justified and  
saved you by  his ,christ1 and left     
others as good as you by nature to      
perish in their  sins1 then the true    
cause of this your blessed condition is1
 the free  grace of ,god4 ,but just thus
 it is1 therefore by grace ye are saved2
  therefore all the good which you enjoy
 more than others1 it is of mere        
goodwill4    8,,by ,,grace ,,ye ,,are   
,,saved40      ,the method that ,i shall
 choose to discourse upon these words   
shall be  this--,i will propound certain
 questions upon the words1 and direct   
particular answers to them2 in which    
answers ,i hope ,i shall answer  also1  
somewhat at least1 the expectation of   
the godly and conscientious  reader1 and
 so shall draw towards a conclusion4    

,,the ,,questions ,,are--      ,i4 ,what
 is it to be saved8 ,,ii4 ,what is it to
 be saved by grace8 ,,iii4  ,who are    
they that are saved by grace8 ,,iv4 ,how
 it appears that they that  are saved1  
are saved by grace8 ,v4 ,what might be  
the reasons which  prevailed with ,god  
to save us by grace1 rather than by any 
other means8    ,now the reason why ,i  
propound these five questions upon the  
words1 it  is1 because the words        
themselves admit them2 the first three  
are  grounded upon the several phrases  
in the text1 and the two last are to    
make way for demonstration of the whole4
    ,,quest4 ,i4--,,what ,,is ,,it ,,to 
,,be ,,saved8      ,this question       
supposeth that there is such a thing as 
damnation due to  man for sin2 for to   
save supposeth the person to be saved to
 be at  present in a sad condition2     
saving1 to him that is not lost1        
signifies  nothing1 neither is it       
anything in itself4 8,to save1 to       
redeem1 to  deliver10 are in the general

 terms equivalent1 and they do all of   
them  suppose us to be in a state of    
thraldom and misery2 therefore this word
  8saved10 in the sense that the apostle
 here doth use it1 is a word of  great  
worth1 forasmuch as the miseries from   
which we are saved is the  misery of all
 most dreadful4    ,the miseries from   
which they that shall be saved shall by 
their  salvation be delivered1 are      
dreadful2 they are no less than sin1 the
  curse of ,god1 and flames of hell for 
ever4 ,what more abominable than  sin8  
,what more insupportable than the       
dreadful wrath of an angry ,god8  ,and  
what more fearful than the bottomless   
pit of hell8 ,i say1 what more  fearful 
than to be tormented there for ever with
 the devil and his  angels8 ,now1 to    
8save10 according to my text1 is to     
deliver the sinner  from these1 with all
 things else that attend them4 ,and     
although sinners  may think that it is  
no hard matter to answer this question1 
yet ,i must  tell you there is no man1  

that can feelingly know what it is to be
  saved1 that knoweth not experimentally
 something of the dread of these  three 
things1 as is evident1 because all      
others do even by their  practice count 
it a thing of no great concern1 when yet
 it is of all  other of the highest     
concern among men2 8,for what is a man  
profited if  he shall gain the whole    
world1 and lose his own soul80 7,matt   
#af3bf74    ,but1 ,i say1 if this word  
8saved0 concludeth our deliverance from 
sin1  how can he tell what it is to be  
saved that hath not in his conscience   
groaned under the burden of sin8 yea1 it
 is impossible else that he  should ever
 cry out with all his heart1 8,men and  
brethren1 what shall  we do80--that is1 
do to be saved 7,acts #b3cg74 ,the man  
that hath no sores  or aches cannot know
 the virtue of the salve2 ,i mean1 not  
know it from  his own experience1 and   
therefore cannot prize1 nor have that   
esteem of  it1 as he that hath received 
cure thereby4 ,clap a plaster to a well 

place1 and that maketh not its virtue to
 appear2 neither can he to  whose flesh 
it is so applied1 by that application   
understand its worth4  ,sinners1 you1 ,i
 mean1 that are not wounded with guilt1 
and oppressed  with the burden of sin1  
you cannot--,i will say it again--you   
cannot know1  in this senseless         
condition of yours1 what it is to be    
saved4    ,again2 this word 8saved10 as 
,i said1 concludeth deliverance from the
  wrath of ,god4 ,how1 then1 can he tell
 what it is to be saved that hath  not  
felt the burden of the wrath of ,god8   
,he--he that is astonished with1  and   
that trembleth at1 the wrath of ,god--he
 knows best what it is to be  saved     
7,acts #af3bi74    ,further1 this word  
8saved10 it concludeth deliverance from 
death and  hell4 ,how1 then1 can he tell
 what it is to be saved that never was  
sensible of the sorrows of the one1 nor 
distressed with the pains of  the other8
 ,the ,psalmist says1 8,the sorrows of  
death compassed me1 and  the pains of   

hell gat hold upon me3 ,i found trouble 
and sorrow4 ,then  called ,i upon the   
name of the ,lord0--7mark1 then71 8then 
called ,i upon  the name of the ,lord2  
,o ,lord1 ,i beseech thee1 deliver my   
soul10--then1  in my distress4 ,when he 
knew what it was to be saved1 then he   
called1  because1 ,i say1 then he knew  
what it was to be saved 7,psa #ah3d1e2  
#aaf3c1d74 ,i say1 this is the man1 and 
this only1 that knows what it is  to be 
saved4 ,and this is evident1 as is      
manifest by the little regard  that the 
rest have to saving1 or the little dread
 they have of  damnation4 ,where is he  
that seeks and groans for salvation8 ,i 
say1  where is he that hath taken his   
flight for salvation1 because of the    
dread of the wrath to come8 8,o         
generation of vipers1 who hath warned   
you to flee from the wrath to come80    
7,matt #c3g74 ,alas6 do not the most    
set light by salvation8--as for sin1 how
 do they love it1 embrace it1  please   
themselves with it1 hide it still within

 their mouth1 and keep  it close under  
their tongue4 ,besides1 for the wrath of
 ,god1 they feel  it not1 they fly not  
from it2 and for hell1 it is become a   
doubt to  many if there be any1 and a   
mock to those whose doubt is resolved by
  atheism4    ,but to come to the       
question--,what is it to be saved8 ,to  
be saved may  either respect salvation  
in the whole of it1 or salvation in the 
parts  of it1 or both4 ,i think this    
text respecteth both--to wit1 salvation 
completing1 and salvation completed2 for
 8to save0 is a work of many  steps2 or1
 to be as plain as possible1 8to save0  
is a work that hath  its beginning      
before the world began1 and shall not be
 completed before  it is ended4         
,first1 then1 we may be said to be saved
 in the purpose of ,god before  the     
world began4 ,the apostle saith that 8he
 saved us1 and called us  with an holy  
calling1 not according to our works1 but
 according to his  own purpose and      
grace1 which was given us in ,christ    

,jesus before the  world began0 7#b ,tim
 #a3i74 ,this is the beginning of       
salvation1 and  according to this       
beginning all things concur and fall out
 in  conclusion--8,he hath saved us     
according to his eternal purpose1 which 
he  purposed in ,christ ,jesus40 ,god in
 thus saving may be said to save us by  
determining to make those means         
effectual for the blessed completing of 
our salvation2 and hence we are said 8to
 be chosen in ,christ to  salvation40   
,and again1 that he hath in that choice 
given us that grace  that shall complete
 our salvation4 ,yea1 the text is very  
full1 8,he hath  blessed us with all    
spiritual blessings in heavenly places  
in ,christ1  according as he hath chosen
 us in him before the foundation of the 
world0 7,eph #a3c1d74    ,second4 ,as we
 may be said to be saved in the purpose 
of ,god before the  foundation of the   
world1 so we may be said to be saved    
before we are  converted1 or called to  
,christ4 ,and hence 8saved0 is put      

before  8called02 8he hath saved us1 and
 called us02 he saith not1 he hath      
called us1 and saved us2 but he puts    
saving before calling 7#b ,tim #a3i74   
,so again1 we are said to be 8preserved 
in ,christ and called02 he saith  not1  
called and preserved 7,jude #a74 ,and   
therefore ,god saith again1 8,i  will   
pardon them whom ,i reserve0--that is1  
as ,paul expounds it1 those  whom ,i    
have 8elected and kept10 and this part  
of salvation is  accomplished through   
the forbearance of ,god 7,jer #ej3bj2   
,rom #aa3d1e74  ,god beareth with his   
own elect1 for ,christ's sake1 all the  
time of  their unregeneracy1 until the  
time comes which he hath appointed for  
their conversion4 ,the sins that we     
stood guilty of before conversion1  had 
the judgment due to them been executed  
upon us1 we had not now been  in the    
world to partake of a heavenly calling4 
,but the judgment due to  them hath been
 by the patience of ,god prevented1 and 
we saved all the  time of our ungodly   

and unconverted state1 from that death1 
and those  many hells1 that for our sins
 we deserved at the hands of ,god4      
,and here lies the reason that long life
 is granted to the elect before         
conversion1 and that all the sins they  
commit and all the judgments  they      
deserve1 cannot drive them out of the   
world before conversion4  ,manasseh1 you
 know1 was a great sinner1 and for the  
trespass which he  committed he was     
driven from his own land1 and carried to
 ,babylon2 but  kill him they could not1
 though his sins had deserved death ten 
thousand times4 ,but what was the       
reason8 ,why1 he was not yet called2    
,god had chosen him in ,christ1 and laid
 up in him a stock of grace1  which must
 be given to ,manasseh before he dies2  
therefore ,manasseh must  be convinced1 
converted1 and saved4 ,that legion of   
devils that was in  the possessed1 with 
all the sins which he had committed in  
the time of  his unregeneracy1 could not
 take away his life before his          

conversion  7,mark #e74 ,how many times 
was that poor creature1 as we may easily
  conjecture1 assaulted for his life by 
the devils that were in him1 yet  could 
they not kill him1 yea1 though his      
dwelling was near the  sea-side1 and the
 devils had power to drive him too1 yet 
could they not  drive him further than  
the mountains that were by the sea-side2
 yea1  they could help him often to     
break his chains and fetters1 and could 
also make him as mad as a bedlam1 #c    
they could also prevail with him to     
separate from men1 and cut himself with 
stones1 but kill him they could  not1   
drown him they could not2 he was saved  
to be called2 he was1  notwithstanding  
all this1 preserved in ,christ1 and     
called4 ,as it is  said of the young lad
 in the gospel1 he was by the devil cast
 oft into  the fire1 and oft into the   
water1 to destroy him1 but it could not 
be2  even so hath he served others1 but 
they must be 8saved to be called0       
7,mark #i3bb74 ,how many deaths have    

some been delivered from and saved  out 
of before conversion6 ,some have fallen 
into rivers1 some into  wells1 some into
 the sea1 some into the hands of men2   
yea1 they have  been justly arraigned   
and condemned1 as the thief upon the    
cross1 but  must not die before they    
have been converted4 ,they were         
preserved in  ,christ1 and called4      
,called ,christian1 how many times have 
thy sins laid thee upon a  sick-bed1    
and1 to thine and others' thinking1 at  
the very mouth of the  grave8 yet ,god  
said concerning thee1 ,let him live1 for
 he is not yet  converted4 ,behold1     
therefore1 that the elect are saved     
before they are  called4 #d 8,god1 who  
is rich in mercy1 for his great love    
wherewith he  loved us1 even when we    
were dead in sins10 hath preserved us in
 ,christ1  and called us 7,eph #b3d1e74 
,now this 8saving0 of us arises from six
 causes4 #a4 ,god hath chosen us  unto  
salvation1 and therefore will not       
frustrate his own purposes 7#a  ,thess  

#e3i74 #b4 ,god hath given us to        
,christ2 and his gift1 as well as  his  
calling1 is without repentance 7,rom    
#aa3bi2 ,john #f3cg74 #c4 ,christ  hath 
purchased us with his blood 7,rom       
#e3h1i74 #d4 ,they are1 by ,god1        
counted in ,christ before they are      
converted 7,eph #a3c1d74 #e4 ,they are  
ordained before conversion to eternal   
life2 yea1 to be called1 to be          
justified1 to be glorified1 and         
therefore all this must come upon them  
7,rom #h3bi1cj74 #f4 ,for all this1 he  
hath also appointed them their  portion 
and measure of grace1 and that before   
the world began2  therefore1 that they  
may partake of all these privileges1    
they are  saved and called1 preserved in
 ,christ1 and called4    ,third4 ,to be 
saved is to be brought to1 and helped to
 lay hold on1  ,jesus ,christ by faith4 
,and this is called saving by grace     
through  faith4 8,for by grace are ye   
saved through faith2 and that not of    
yourselves1 it is the gift of ,god0     

7,eph #b3h74    #a4 ,they must be       
brought unto ,christ1 yea1 drawn unto   
him2 for 8no man10  saith ,christ1 8can 
come to me1 except the ,father which    
hath sent me  draw him0 7,john #f3dd74  
,men1 even the elect1 have too many     
infirmities  to come to ,christ without 
help from heaven2 inviting will not do4 
8,as  they called them1 so they went    
from them10 therefore he 8drew them with
  cords0 7,hosea #aa3b1d74    #b4 ,as   
they must be brought to1 so they must be
 helped to lay hold on  ,christ by      
faith2 for as coming to ,christ1 so     
faith1 is not in our own  power2        
therefore we are said to be raised up   
with him 8through the  faith of the     
operation of ,god40 ,and again1 we are  
said to believe1  8according to the     
working of his mighty power1 which he   
wrought in  ,christ1 when he raised him 
from the dead0 7,col #b3ab2 ,eph        
#a3ai1bj74 ,now  we are said to be saved
 by faith1 because by faith we lay hold 
of1  venture upon1 and put on ,jesus    

,christ for life4 ,for life1 ,i say1    
because ,god having made him the        
,saviour1 hath given him life to        
communicate to sinners1 and the life    
that he communicates to them is  the    
merit of his flesh and blood1 which     
whoso eateth and drinketh by  faith1    
hath eternal life1 because that flesh   
and blood hath merit in it  sufficient  
to obtain the favour of ,god4 ,yea1 it  
hath done so since  that day it was     
offered through the eternal ,spirit a   
sacrifice of a  sweet-smelling savour to
 him2 wherefore ,god imputeth the       
righteousness  of ,christ to him that   
believeth in him1 by which righteousness
 he is  personally justified1 and saved 
from that just judgment of the law that 
was due unto him 7,john #e3bf1 #f3ec-eh2
 ,eph #d3cb2 #e3b2 ,rom #d3bc-be74      
8,saved by faith40 ,for although        
salvation beginneth in ,god's purpose1  
and comes to us through ,christ's       
righteousness1 yet is not faith         
exempted from having a hand in saving of

 us4 ,not that it meriteth  aught1 but  
is given by ,god to those which he      
saveth1 that thereby they  may embrace  
and put on that ,christ by whose        
righteousness they must be  saved4      
,wherefore this faith is that which here
 distinguisheth them that  shall be     
saved from them that shall be damned4   
,hence it is said1 8,he  that believeth 
not1 shall be damned02 and hence again  
it is that the  believers are called    
8the children1 the heirs1 and the       
blessed with  faithful ,abraham20 that  
the promise by faith in ,jesus ,christ  
might be  given to them that believe    
7,gal #c3f-i1bf2 ,rom #d3ac1ad74    ,and
 here let ,christians warily distinguish
 betwixt the meritorious and  the       
instrumental cause of their             
justification4 ,christ1 with what he    
hath done and suffered1 is the          
meritorious cause of our justification2 
therefore he is said to be made to us of
 ,god1 8wisdom and  righteousness20 and 
we are said to be 8justified by his     

blood1 and  saved from wrath through    
him10 for it was his life and blood that
 were  the price of our redemption 7#a  
,cor #a3cj2 ,rom #e3i1aj74 8,redeemed10 
says  ,peter1 8not with corruptible     
things1 as silver and gold10 alluding to
  the redemption of money under the law1
 8but with the precious blood of        
,christ40 ,thou art1 therefore1 as ,i   
have said1 to make ,christ ,jesus the   
object of thy faith for justification2  
for by his righteousness thy  sins must 
be covered from the sight of the justice
 of the law4 8,believe  on the ,lord    
,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be       
saved40 8,for he shall save  his people 
from their sins0 7,acts #af3ca2 ,matt   
#a3ba74    ,fourth4 ,to be saved is to  
be preserved in the faith to the end4   
8,he  that shall endure unto the end1   
the same shall be saved0 7,matt #bd3ac74
  ,not that perseverance is an accident 
in ,christianity1 or a thing  performed 
by human industry2 they that are saved  
8are kept by the power  of ,god1 through

 faith unto salvation0 7#a ,peter       
#a3c-f74    ,but perseverance is        
absolutely necessary to the complete    
saving of the  soul1 because he that    
falleth short of the state that they    
that are  saved are possessed of1 as    
saved1 cannot arrive to that saved      
state4 ,he  that goeth to sea with a    
purpose to arrive at ,spain1 cannot     
arrive  there if he be drowned by the   
way2 wherefore perseverance is          
absolutely  necessary to the saving of  
the soul1 and therefore it is included  
in  the complete saving of us--8,israel 
shall be saved in the ,lord with an     
everlasting salvation3 ye shall not be  
ashamed nor confounded world  without   
end0 7,isa #de3ag74 ,perseverance is    
here made absolutely  necessary to the  
complete saving of the soul4    ,but1 as
 ,i said1 this part of salvation        
dependeth not upon human power1  but    
upon him that hath begun a good work in 
us 7,phil #a3f74 ,this part1  therefore1
 of our salvation is great1 and calleth 

for no less than the  power of ,god for 
our help to perform it1 as will be      
easily granted by  all those that       
consider--    #a4 ,that all the power   
and policy1 malice and rage1 of the     
devils and  hell itself are against us4 
,any man that understandeth this will   
conclude that to be saved is no small   
thing4 ,the devil is called a god1  a   
prince1 a lion1 a roaring lion2 it is   
said that he hath death and the  power  
of it1 c4 ,but what can a poor creature1
 whose habitation is in  flesh1 do      
against a god1 a prince1 a roaring lion1
 and the power of  death itself8 ,our   
perseverance1 therefore1 lieth in the   
power of ,god2  8the gates of hell shall
 not prevail against it40    #b4 ,all   
the world is against him that shall be  
saved4 ,but what is one  poor creature  
to all the world1 especially if you     
consider that with  the world is terror1
 fear1 power1 majesty1 laws1 jails1     
gibbets1  hangings1 burnings1 drownings1
 starvings1 banishments1 and a thousand 

kinds of deaths8 7#a ,john #e3d1e2 ,john
 #af3cc74    #c4 ,add to this1 that all 
the corruptions that dwell in our flesh 
are  against us1 and that not only in   
their nature and being1 but they lust   
against us1 and war against us1 to      
8bring us into captivity to the law  of 
sin and death0 7,gal #e3ag2 #a ,peter   
#b3aa2 ,rom #g3bc74    #d4 ,all the     
delusions in the world are against them 
that shall be saved1  many of which are 
so cunningly woven1 so plausibly        
handled1 so rarely#e  polished with     
,scripture and reason1 that it is ten   
thousand wonders  that the elect are not
 swallowed up with them2 and swallowed  
up they  would be1 were they not elect1 
and was not ,god himself engaged1 either
  by power to keep them from falling1 or
 by grace to pardon if they fall1  and  
to lift them up again 7,matt #bd3bd2    
,eph #d3ad2 ,rom #c3ab74    #e4 ,every  
fall of the saved is against the        
salvation of his soul2 but a  ,christian
 once fallen riseth not but as helped by

 ,omnipotent power--8,o  ,israel1 thou  
hast fallen by thine iniquity10 8but in 
me is thy help10  says ,god 7,hosea     
#ac3i2 #ad3a2 ,psa #cg3bc74             
,christians1 were you awake1 here would 
be matter of wonder to you1 to  see a   
man assaulted with all the power of     
hell1 and yet to come off a  conqueror6 
,is it not a wonder to see a poor       
creature1 who in himself is  weaker than
 the moth1 to stand against and overcome
 all devils1 all the  world1 all his    
lusts and corruptions8 7,job #d3ai74 ,or
 if he fall1 is it  not a wonder to see 
him1 when devils and guilt are upon him1
 to rise  again1 stand upon his feet    
again1 walk with ,god again1 and        
persevere  after all this in the faith  
and holiness of the gospel8 ,he that    
knows  himself1 wonders2 he that knows  
temptation1 wonders2 he that knows what 
falls and guilt mean1 wonders2 indeed1  
perseverance is a wonderful  thing1 and 
is managed by the power of ,god2 for he 
only 8is able to keep  you from falling1

 and to present you faultless before the
 presence of  his glory with exceeding  
joy0 7,jude #bd74 ,those of the children
 of  ,israel that went from ,egypt1 and 
entered the land of ,canaan1 how came   
they thither8 ,why1 the text says1 that 
8as an eagle spreadeth abroad  her      
wings1 so the ,lord alone did lead      
them40 ,and again1 8he bore them1  and  
carried them all the days of old0 7,deu 
#cb3aa1ab2 ,isa #fc3i74 ,david  also    
tells us that mercy and goodness should 
follow him all the days of  his life1   
and so he should dwell in the house of  
the ,lord for ever 7,psa  #bc3f74       
,fifth4 ,to be saved calls for more than
 all this2 he that is saved1  must1 when
 this world can hold him no longer1 have
 a safe-conduct to  heaven1 for that is 
the place where they that are saved must
 to the  full enjoy their salvation4    
,this heaven is called 8the end of our  
faith10 because it is that which faith  
looks at2 as ,peter says1  8,receiving  
the end of your faith1 even the         

salvation of your souls40  ,and again1  
8,but we are not of them who draw back  
unto perdition2 but of  them that       
believe to the saving of the soul0 7#a  
,peter #a3i2 ,heb #aj3ci74  ,for1 as ,i 
said1 heaven is the place for the saved 
to enjoy their  salvation in1 with that 
perfect gladness that is not attainable 
here4  ,here we are saved by faith and  
hope of glory2 but there1 we that are   
saved shall enjoy the end of our faith  
and hope1 even the salvation of  our    
souls4 ,there is 8,mount ,zion1 the     
heavenly ,jerusalem1 the general        
assembly and church of the firstborn20  
there is the 8innumerable  company of   
angels1 and the spirits of just men made
 perfect20 there is  8,god the judge of 
all1 and ,jesus the ,mediator of the new
 covenant20  there shall our soul have  
as much of heaven as it is capable of   
enjoying1 and that without intermission2
 wherefore1 when we come there  we shall
 be saved indeed6 ,but now for a poor   
creature to be brought  hither1 this is 

the life of the point4 ,but how shall ,i
 come hither8  there are heights and    
depths to hinder 7,rom #h3ch1ci74       
,suppose the poor ,christian is now upon
 a sick-bed1 beset with a  thousand     
fears1 and ten thousand at the end of   
that2 sick-bed fears6  and they are     
sometimes dreadful ones2 fears that are 
begotten by the  review of the sin1     
perhaps1 of forty years' profession2    
fears that are  begotten by dreadful and
 fearful suggestions of the devil1 the  
sight of  death1 and the grave1 and it  
may be of hell itself2 fears that are   
begotten by the withdrawing and silence 
of ,god and ,christ1 and by1 it  may be1
 the appearance of the devil himself2   
some of these made ,david  cry1 8,o     
spare me0 a little1 8that ,i may recover
 strength before ,i go  hence1 and be no
 more0 7,psa #ci3ac74 8,the sorrows of  
death10 said he1  8compassed me1 and the
 pains of hell gat hold upon me2 ,i     
found trouble  and sorrow0 7,psa        
#aaf3c74 ,these things1 in another      

place1 he calls the  bands that the     
godly have in their death1 and the      
plagues that others  are not aware of4  
8,they are not in trouble as other men2 
neither are  they plagued like other    
men0 7,psa #gc3i74 ,but now1 out of all 
these1 the  ,lord will save his people2 
not one sin1 nor fear1 nor devil shall  
hinder2 nor the grave nor hell          
disappoint thee4 ,but how must this be8 
,why1 thou must have a safe-conduct to  
heaven8 #f ,what conduct8 ,a conduct  of
 angels3 8,are they not all ministering 
spirits1 sent forth to  minister for    
them who shall be heirs of salvation80  
7,heb #a3ad74    ,these angels1         
therefore1 are not to fail them that are
 the saved2 but  must1 as commissioned  
of ,god1 come down from heaven to do    
this office  for them2 they must come1  
,i say1 and take the care and charge of 
our  soul1 to conduct it safely into    
,abraham's bosom4 ,it is not our        
meanness  in the world1 nor our weakness
 of faith1 that shall hinder this2 nor  

shall the loathsomeness of our diseases 
make these delicate spirits shy  of     
taking this charge upon them4 ,lazarus  
the beggar found this a truth2  a beggar
 so despised of the rich glutton that he
 was not suffered to  come within his   
gate2 a beggar full of sores and noisome
 putrefaction2  yet1 behold1 when he    
dies1 the angels come from heaven to    
fetch him  thither3 8,and it came to    
pass that the beggar died1 and was      
carried by  the angels into ,abraham's  
bosom0 7,luke #af3bb74 ,true1 sick-bed  
temptations are ofttimes the most       
violent1 because then the devil plays   
his last game with us1 he is never to   
assault us more2 besides1 perhaps  ,god 
suffereth it thus to be1 that the       
entering into heaven may be the         
sweeter1 and ring of this salvation the 
louder6 ,o it is a blessed thing  for   
,god to be our ,god and our guide even  
unto death1 and then for his  angels to 
conduct us safely to glory2 this is     
saving indeed4 ,and he  shall save      

,israel 8out of all his troubles20 out  
of sick-bed troubles  as well as others 
7,psa #be3bb2 #cd3f2 #dh3ad74    ,sixth4
 ,to be saved1 to be perfectly saved1   
calls for more than all  this2 the godly
 are not perfectly saved when their soul
 is possessed of  heaven4 ,true1 their  
spirit is made perfect1 and hath as much
 of heaven  as at present it can hold1  
but man1 consisting of body and soul1   
cannot  be said to be perfectly saved so
 long as but part of him is in the      
heavens2 his body is the price of the   
blood of ,christ as well as his  spirit2
 his body is the temple of ,god1 and a  
member of the body1 and of  the flesh1  
and of the bones of ,christ2 he cannot1 
then1 be completely  saved until the    
time of the resurrection of the dead 7#a
 ,cor #f3ac-ai2  ,eph #e3cj74           
,wherefore1 when ,christ shall come the 
second time1 then will  he save the body
 from all those things that at present  
make it  incapable of the heavens4 8,for
 our conversation is in heaven2 from    

whence also we look for the ,saviour1   
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 who shall     
change0 this 8our vile body1 that it may
 be fashioned like unto his  glorious   
body0 7,phil #c3bj1ba74 ,o what a great 
deal of good ,god hath put  into this   
little word 8saved06 ,we shall not see  
all the good that ,god  hath put into   
this word 8saved0 until the ,lord ,jesus
 comes to raise the  dead4 8,it doth not
 yet appear what we shall be0 7#a ,john 
#c3b74 ,but till  it appears what we    
shall be1 we cannot see the bottom of   
this word  8saved40 ,true1 we have the  
earnest of what we shall be1 we have the
  ,spirit of ,god1 8which is the earnest
 of our inheritance until the           
redemption of the purchased possession0 
7,eph #a3ad74 ,the possession is  our   
body--it is called 8a purchased         
possession10 because it is the price  of
 blood2 now the redemption of this      
purchased possession is the  raising of 
it out of the grave1 which raising is   
called the redemption  of our body 7,rom

 #h3bc74 ,and when this vile body is    
made like unto his  glorious body1 and  
this body and soul together possessed of
 the  heavens1 then shall we be every   
way saved4    ,there are three things   
from which this body must be saved--#a4 
,there is  that sinful filth and        
vileness that yet dwells in it1 under   
which we  groan earnestly all our days  
7#b ,cor #e3a-c74 #b4 ,there is         
mortality1 that  subjecteth us to age1  
sickness1 aches1 pains1 diseases1 and   
death4 #c4  ,and there is the grave and 
death itself1 for death is the last     
enemy  that is to be destroyed4 8,so    
when this corruptible shall have put on 
incorruption1 and this mortal shall have
 put on immortality1 then shall  be     
brought to pass the saying that is      
written1 ,death is swallowed up in      
victory0 7#a ,cor #ae3ed74 ,so then1    
when this comes to pass1 then we shall  
be saved2 then will salvation1 in all   
the parts of it1 meet together in  our  
glory2 then we shall be every way       

saved--saved in ,god's decree1  saved in
 ,christ's undertakings1 saved by faith1
 saved in perseverance1  saved in soul1 
and in body and soul together in the    
heavens1 saved  perfectly1              
everlastingly1 gloriously4    ,of the   
state of our body and soul in heaven4   
,before ,i conclude my answer to the    
first question1 ,i would discourse a    
little of the state of our body and soul
 in heaven1 when we shall enjoy  this   
blessed state of salvation4    ,first4  
,of the soul2 it will then be filled in 
all the faculties of it  with as much   
bliss and glory as ever it can hold4    
#a4 ,the understanding shall then be    
perfect in knowledge--8,now we know  but
 in part20 we know ,god1 ,christ1       
heaven1 and glory1 but in part2 8but    
when that which is perfect is come1 then
 that which is in part shall be  done   
away0 7#a ,cor #ac3aj74 ,then shall we  
have perfect and everlasting  visions of
 ,god1 and that blessed one his ,son    
,jesus ,christ1 a good  thought of whom 

doth sometimes so fill us while in this 
world1 that it  causeth 8joy unspeakable
 and full of glory40 #b4 ,then shall our
 will and  affections be ever in a      
burning flame of love to ,god and his   
,son ,jesus  ,christ2 our love here hath
 ups and downs1 but there it shall be   
always  perfect with that perfection    
which is not possible in this world to  
be  enjoyed4 #c4 ,then will our         
conscience have that peace and joy that 
neither tongue nor pen of men or angels 
can express4 #d4 ,then will our  memory 
be so enlarged to retain all things that
 happened to us in this  world1 so that 
with unspeakable aptness we shall call  
to mind all ,god's  providences1 all    
,satan's malice1 all our own weaknesses1
 all the rage  of men1 and how ,god made
 all work together for his glory and our
 good1  to the everlasting ravishing of 
our hearts4    ,second4 ,for our body2  
it shall be raised in power1 in         
incorruption1 a  spiritual body and     
glorious 7#a ,cor #ae3dd74 ,the glory of

 which is set  forth by several         
things--#a4 ,it is compared to 8the     
brightness of the  firmament10 and to   
the shining of the stars 8for ever and  
ever0 7,dan  #ab3c2 #a ,cor #ae3da1db74 
#b4 ,it is compared to the shining of   
the  sun--8,then shall the righteous    
shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of
  their ,father4 ,who hath ears to hear1
 let him hear0 7,matt #ac3dc74 #c4      
,their state is then to be equally      
glorious with angels2 8,but they which  
shall be counted worthy to obtain that  
world1 and the resurrection from  the   
dead1 neither marry1 nor are given in   
marriage2 neither can they  die any     
more1 for they are equal unto the       
angels0 7,luke #bj3ce1cf74 #d4  ,it is  
said that then this our vile body shall 
be like the glorious body  of ,jesus    
,christ 7,phil #c3bj1ba2 #a ,john       
#c3b1c74 #e4 ,and now1 when body and    
soul are thus united1 who can imagine   
what glory they both possess8  ,they    
will now be both in capacity1 without   

jarring1 to serve the ,lord  with       
shouting thanksgivings1 and with a crown
 of everlasting joy upon  their head4 #h
    ,in this world there cannot be that 
harmony and oneness of body and soul  as
 there will be in heaven4 ,here the body
 sometimes sins against the  soul1 and  
the soul again vexes and perplexes the  
body with dreadful  apprehensions of the
 wrath and judgment of ,god4 ,while we  
be in this  world1 the body oft hangs   
this way1 and the soul the quite        
contrary2  but there1 in heaven1 they   
shall have that perfect union as never  
to  jar more2 but now the glory of the  
body shall so suit with the glory of    
the soul1 and both so perfectly suit    
with the heavenly state1 that it        
passeth words and thoughts4    ,third4  
,shall ,i now speak of the place that   
this saved body and soul  shall dwell   
in8    ,why1 #a4 ,it is a city 7,heb    
#aa3af2 ,eph #b3ai1bb74 #b4 ,it is      
called heaven  7,heb #aj3cd74 #c4 ,it is
 called ,god's house 7,john #ad3a-c74   

#d4 ,it is called  a kingdom 7,luke     
#ab3cb74 #e4 ,it is called glory 7,col  
#c3d2 ,heb #b3aj74 #f4  ,it is called   
paradise 7,rev #b3g74 #g4 ,it is called 
everlasting  habitations 7,luke #af3i74 
,fourth4 ,shall ,i speak of their       
company8    ,why1 #a4 ,they shall stand 
and live in the presence of the glorious
 ,god1  the ,judge of all 7,heb #ab3bc74
 #b4 ,they shall be with the ,lamb1 the 
,lord  ,jesus4 #c4 ,they shall be with  
an innumerable company of holy angels   
7,heb  #ab3bb74 #d4 ,they shall be with 
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 and all   
the  prophets1 in the kingdom of heaven 
7,luke #ac3bh74    ,fifth4 ,shall ,i    
speak of their heavenly raiment8    #a4 
,it is salvation2 they shall be clothed 
with the garment of salvation  7,psa    
#acb3af2 #adi3d2 ,isa #fa3aj74 #b4 ,this
 raiment is called white  raiment1      
signifying their clean and innocent     
state in heaven4 8,and  they10 says     
,christ1 8shall walk with me in white1  
for they are worthy0  7,rev #c3d2 #ai3h2

 ,isa #eg3b74 #c4 ,it is called         
glory--8,when he shall appear1  we shall
 appear with him in glory0 7,col #c3d74 
#d4 ,they shall also have  crowns of    
righteousness1 everlasting joy and glory
 7,isa #ce3aj2 #b ,tim  #d3h2 #a ,peter 
#e3d74    ,sixth4 ,shall ,i speak of    
their continuance in this condition8    
#a4 ,it is for ever and ever4 8,and they
 shall see his face1 and his name  shall
 be in their foreheads2 and they shall  
reign for ever and ever0  7,rev         
#bb3d1e74 #b4 ,it is everlasting4 8,and 
this is the will of him that  sent me1  
that every one which seeth the ,son1 and
 believeth on him1 may  have everlasting
 life0 7,john #f3dj1dg74 #c4 ,it is life
 eternal4 8,my sheep  hear my voice1 and
 ,i know them1 and they follow me2 and  
,i give unto  them eternal life0 7,john 
#aj3bg1bh74 #d4 ,it is world without    
end4 8,but  ,israel shall be saved in   
the ,lord with an everlasting salvation2
 ye  shall not be ashamed nor confounded
 world without end0 7,isa #de3ag2 ,eph  

#c3bj1ba74    ,o sinner6 what sayest    
thou8 ,how dost thou like being saved8  
,doth not  thy mouth water8 ,doth not   
thy heart twitter at being saved8 ,why1 
come  then3 8,the ,spirit and the bride 
say1 ,come4 ,and let him that heareth   
say1 ,come4 ,and let him that is athirst
 come4 ,and whosoever will1 let  him    
take the water of life freely0 7,rev    
#bb3ag74    ,,quest4 ,,ii4--,,what ,,is 
,,it ,,to ,,be ,,saved ,,by ,,grace8    
,now ,i come to the second question--to 
wit1 ,what is it to be saved by  grace8 
,for so are the words of the text1 8,by 
grace ye are saved40 ,but1    ,first4 ,i
 must touch a little upon the word      
,,grace1 and show you how  diversely it 
is taken4 ,sometimes it is taken for the
 goodwill and  favour of men 7,esth     
#b3ag3 ,ruth #b3b3 #a ,sam #a3ah3 #b    
,sam #af3d74 ,sometimes  it is taken for
 those sweet ornaments that a life      
according to the ,word  of ,god putteth 
about the neck #i 7,prov #a3i2 #c3bb74  
,sometimes it is taken  for the charity 

of the saints1 as #b ,corinthians       
#i3f-h4    ,but 8grace0 in the text is  
taken for ,god's goodwill1 8the goodwill
 of  him that dwelt in the bush20 and is
 expressed variously4 ,sometimes it  is 
called 8his good pleasure40 ,sometimes1 
8the good pleasure of his  will10 which 
is all one with 8the riches of his      
grace0 7,eph #a3g74  ,sometimes it is   
expressed by goodness1 pity1 love1      
mercy1 kindness1 and  the like 7,rom    
#b3d2 ,isa #fc3i2 ,titus #c3d1e74 ,yea1 
he styles himself1 8,the  ,lord1 the    
,lord ,god1 merciful and gracious1      
long-suffering1 and abundant  in        
goodness and truth1 keeping mercy for   
thousands1 forgiving iniquity  and      
transgression and sin1 and that will by 
no means clear the guilty0  7,exo       
#cd3f1g74    ,second4 ,as the word      
8grace0 signifieth all these1 so it     
intimates to us  that all these are free
 acts of ,god1 free love1 free mercy1   
free  kindness2 hence we have other     
hints in the ,word about the nature of  

grace1 as1 #a4 ,it is an act of ,god's  
will1 which must needs be free2 an  act 
of his own will1 of the good pleasure of
 his will2 by each of these  expressions
 is intimated that grace is a free act  
of ,god's goodness  towards the sons of 
men4 #b4 ,therefore it is expressly     
said--8,being  justified freely by his  
grace0 7,rom #c3bd74 #c4 8,and when they
 had  nothing to pay1 he frankly forgave
 them both0 7,luke #g3db74 #d4 ,and     
again1 8,not for your sakes do ,i this1 
saith the ,lord ,god1 be it known  unto 
you0 7,eze #cf3cb2 ,deu #i3e74 #e4 ,and 
therefore 8grace10 and the  deservings  
of the creature1 are set in flat        
opposition one to  another--8,and if by 
grace1 then is it no more of works2     
otherwise grace  is no more grace4 ,but 
if it be of works1 then is it no more   
grace2  otherwise work is no more work0 
7,rom #aa3f74    ,the word 8grace10     
therefore1 being understood1 doth most  
properly set  forth the true cause of   
man's happiness with ,god1 not but that 

those  expressions1 love1 mercy1        
goodness1 pity1 kindness1 c41 and the   
like1  have their proper place in our   
happiness also4 ,had not ,god loved us1 
grace had not acted freely in our       
salvation2 had not ,god been merciful1  
good1 pitiful1 kind1 he would have      
turned away from us when he saw us  in  
our blood 7,eze #af74    ,so then1 when 
he saith1 8,by grace ye are saved10 it  
is all one as if he  had said1 ,by the  
goodwill1 free mercy1 and               
loving-kindness of ,god ye  are saved2  
as the words conjoined with the text do 
also further  manifest3 8,but ,god10    
saith ,paul1 8who is rich in mercy1 for 
his great  love wherewith he loved us1  
even when we were dead in sins1 hath    
quickened us together with ,christ by   
grace ye are saved40    ,third4 ,the    
words thus understood admit us these few
 conclusions--#a4  ,that ,god1 in saving
 of the sinner1 hath no respect to the  
sinner's  goodness2 hence it is said he 
is frankly forgiven1 and freely         

justified  7,luke #g3db2 ,rom #c3bd74   
#b4 ,that ,god doth this to whom and    
when he  pleases1 because it is an act  
of his own good pleasure 7,gal          
#a3ae1af74  #c4 ,this is the cause why  
great sinners are saved1 for ,god       
pardoneth  8according to the riches of  
his grace0 7,eph #a3g74 #d4 ,this is the
 true  cause that some sinners are so   
amazed and confounded at the            
apprehension of their own salvation2 his
 grace is unsearchable2 and by          
unsearchable grace ,god oft puzzles and 
confounds our reason 7,eze  #af3fb1fc2  
,acts #i3f74 #e4 ,this is the cause that
 sinners are so often  recovered from   
their backslidings1 healed of their     
wounds that they get  by their falls1   
and helped again to rejoice in ,god's   
mercy4 ,why1 he  will be gracious to    
whom he will be gracious1 and he will   
have  compassion on whom he will have   
compassion 7,rom #i3ae74    ,fourth4    
,but ,i must not here conclude this     
point4 ,we are here  discoursing of the 

grace of ,god1 and that by it we are    
saved2 saved1 ,i  say1 by the grace of  
,god4    ,now1 ,god is set forth in the 
,word unto us under a double            
consideration--#a4 ,he is set forth in  
his own eternal power and ,godhead2  and
 as thus set forth1 we are to conceive  
of him by his attributes of  power1     
justice1 goodness1 holiness1            
everlastingness1 c4 #b4 ,but then1  we  
have him set forth in the ,word of truth
 as consisting of ,father1  ,son1 and   
,spirit2 and although this second       
consideration containeth in  it the     
nature of the ,godhead1 yet the first   
doth not demonstrate the  persons in the
 ,godhead4 ,we are saved by the grace of
 ,god--that is1 by  the grace of the    
,father1 who is ,god2 by the grace of   
the ,son1 who is  ,god2 and by the grace
 of the ,spirit1 who is ,god4    ,now1  
since we are said to be 8saved by       
grace10 and that the grace of  ,god2 and
 since also we find in the ,word that in
 the ,godhead there are  ,father1 ,son1 

and ,holy ,ghost1 we must conclude that 
it is by the grace  of the ,father1     
,son1 and ,spirit that we are saved2    
wherefore grace is  attributed to the   
,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost         
distinctly4 #a4 ,grace is  attributed to
 the ,father1 as these scriptures       
testify2 ,romans #g3be1 #a  ,corinthians
 #a3c1 #b ,corinthians #a3b1 ,galatians 
#a3c1 ,ephesians #a3b1  ,philippians    
#a3b1 ,colossians #a3b1 #a              
,thessalonians #a3a1 #b ,thessalonians  
#a3b1 #a ,timothy #a3b1 #b ,timothy     
#a3b1 ,titus #a3d1 ,philemon #c4 #b4    
,grace is  also attributed to the ,son1 
and ,i first manifest it by all those   
texts  above-mentioned1 as also by these
 that follow3 #b ,corinthians #h3i1     
#ac3ad1 ,galatians #f3ah1 ,philippians  
#d3bc1 #a ,thessalonians #e3bh1 #b      
,thessalonians #c3ah1 ,philemon #be1    
,revelation #bb3ba4 #c4 ,it is also     
attributed to the ,holy ,ghost4 ,now1 he
 is here called the ,spirit of  grace1  
because he is the author of grace as the

 ,father1 and the ,son  7,zech #ab3aj2  
,heb #aj3bi74    ,so then1 it remaineth 
that ,i show you1 ,,first1 ,how we are  
saved by the  grace of the ,father4     
,,second1 ,how we are saved by the grace
 of the ,son4  ,and1 ,,third1 ,how we   
are saved by the grace of the ,spirit4  
,of the ,father's grace4    ,,first4    
,how we are saved by the grace of the   
,father4 ,now this will ,i  open unto   
you thus--    #a4 ,the ,father by his   
grace hath bound up them that shall go  
to heaven  in an eternal decree of      
election2 and here1 indeed1 as was      
showed at  first1 is the beginning of   
our salvation 7#b ,tim #a3i74 ,and      
election is  reckoned not the ,son's    
act1 but the ,father's--8,blessed be the
 ,god and  ,father of our ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 who hath blessed us with all   
spiritual  blessings in heavenly places 
in ,christ1 according as he hath chosen 
us  in him before the foundation of the 
world0 7,eph #a3c1d74 ,now this         
election is counted an act of           

grace--8,so then1 at this present time  
also1 there is a remnant according to   
the election of grace0 7,rom  #aa3e74   
#b4 ,the ,father's grace ordaineth and  
giveth the ,son to undertake for us  our
 redemption4 ,the ,father sent the ,son 
to be the ,saviour of the  world--8,in  
whom we have redemption through his     
blood1 the forgiveness of  sins1        
according to the riches of his grace2   
that in the ages to come he  might shew 
the exceeding riches of his grace1 in   
his kindness toward us  through ,christ 
,jesus0 7,eph #a3g2 #b3g2 #a ,john      
#d3ad2 ,john #c3af2 #f3cb1cc2  #ab3di74 
#c4 ,the ,father's grace giveth us to   
,christ to be justified by his          
righteousness1 washed in his blood1 and 
saved by his life4 ,this ,christ        
mentioneth1 and tells us it is his      
,father's will that they should be      
safe-coming at the last day1 and that he
 had kept them all the days of  his     
life1 and they shall never perish 7,john
 #f3cg-ci2 #ag3b1ab74    #d4 ,the       

,father's grace giveth the kingdom of   
heaven to those that he  hath given to  
,jesus ,christ--8,fear not1 little      
flock1 for it is your  ,father's good   
pleasure to give you the kingdom0 7,luke
 #ab3cb74    #e4 ,the ,father's grace   
provideth and layeth up in ,christ1 for 
those that  he hath chosen1 a           
sufficiency of all spiritual blessings1 
to be  communicated to them at their    
need1 for their preservation in the     
faith1 and faithful perseverance through
 this life2 8not according to  our      
works1 but according to his own purpose 
and grace1 which was given  us in       
,christ ,jesus before the world began0  
7#b ,tim #a3i2 ,eph #a3c1d74    #f4 ,the
 ,father's grace saveth us by the       
blessed and effectual call that  he     
giveth us to the fellowship of his ,son 
,jesus ,christ 7#a ,col #a3i2 ,gal      
#a3ae74    #g4 ,the ,father's grace     
saveth us by multiplying pardons to us1 
for  ,christ's sake1 day by day--8,in   
whom we have redemption through his     

blood1 the forgiveness of sins1         
according to the riches of his grace0   
7,eph #a3g74    #h4 ,the ,father's grace
 saves us by exercising patience and    
forbearance  towards us all the time of 
our unregeneracy 7,rom #c3bd74    #i4   
,the ,father's grace saveth us by       
holding of us fast in his hand1 and  by 
keeping of us from all the power of the 
enemy--8,my ,father10 said  ,christ1    
8that gave them me1 is greater than all1
 and no man is able to  pluck them out  
of my ,father's hand0 7,john #aj3bi74   
#aj4 ,what shall ,i say8 ,the ,father's 
grace saveth us by accepting of our     
persons and services1 by lifting up the 
light of his countenance upon  us1 by   
manifesting of his love unto us1 and by 
sending of his angels to  fetch us to   
himself1 when we have finished our      
pilgrimage in this  world4    ,of the   
grace of the ,son4    ,,second4 ,i come 
now to speak of the grace of the ,son2  
for as the ,father  putteth forth his   
grace in the saving of the sinner1 so   

doth the ,son  put forth his--8,for ye  
know the grace of our ,lord ,jesus      
,christ1 that1  though he was rich1 yet 
for your sakes he became poor1 that ye  
through  his poverty might be rich0 7#b 
,cor #h3i74    ,here you see also that  
the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ is
 brought in  as a partner with the grace
 of his ,father in the salvation of our 
souls4 ,now this is the grace of our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ2 he was rich1 but  
for our sakes he became poor1 that we   
through his poverty might be made  rich4
    ,to inquire1 then1 into this grace1 
this condescending grace of ,christ1    
and that by searching out how rich      
,jesus ,christ was1 and then how poor   
he made himself1 that we through his    
poverty might have the riches of        
salvation4    ,first4 ,how rich was     
,jesus ,christ8 ,to which ,i answer--#a4
 ,generally2 #b4  ,particularly4    #a4 
,generally4 ,he was rich as the         
,father--8,all things that the ,father  
hath10 saith he1 8are mine40 ,jesus     

,christ is the ,lord of all1 ,god over  
all1 blessed for ever4 8,he thought it  
not robbery to be equal with  ,god10    
being naturally and eternally ,god1 as  
the ,father1 but of his  ,godhead he    
could not strip himself 7,john #aj3cj2  
#af3ae2 ,acts #aj3cf2 ,phil  #b3f2 ,rom 
#i3d1e74    #b4 ,particularly4 ,jesus   
,christ had glory with the ,father2 yea1
 a  manifold glory with him1 which he   
stripped himself of4    7#a47 ,he had   
the glory of dominion1 he was ,lord of  
all the creatures2  they were under him 
upon a double account--7a7 as he was    
their ,creator  7,col #a3af72 7b7 as he 
was made the heir of ,god 7,heb #a3b74  
7#b47 ,therefore the glory of worship1  
reverence1 and fear from all  creatures1
 was due unto him2 the worship1         
obedience1 subjection1 and  service of  
angels were due unto him2 the fear1     
honour1 and glory of  kings1 and        
princes1 and judges of the earth were   
due unto him2 the  obedience of the sun1
 moon1 stars1 clouds1 and all vapours1  

were due  unto him2 all dragons1 deeps1 
fire1 hail1 snow1 mountains and hills1  
beasts1 cattle1 creeping things1 and    
flying fowls1 the service of them  all1 
and their worship1 were due unto him    
7,psa #adh74    7#c47 ,the glory of the 
heavens themselves was due unto him2 in 
a word1  heaven and earth were his4     
7#d47 ,but above all1 the glory of      
communion with his ,father was his2 ,i  
say1 the glory of that unspeakable      
communion that he had with the  ,father 
before his incarnation1 which alone was 
worth ten thousand  worlds1 that was    
ever his4    7#e47 ,but again2 as ,jesus
 ,christ was possessed with this1 so1   
besides1  he was ,lord of life2 this    
glory also was ,jesus ,christ's3 8,in   
him was  life10 therefore he is called  
the ,prince of it2 because it was in him
  originally as in the ,father 7,acts   
#c3ae74 ,he gave to all life and        
breath1 and all things2 angels1 men1    
beasts1 they had all their life  from   
him4    7#f47 ,again1 as he was ,lord of

 glory1 and ,prince of life1 so he was  
also  ,prince of peace1 7,isa #i3f72 and
 by him was maintained that harmony and 
goodly order which were among things in 
heaven and things on earth4    ,take    
things briefly in these few             
particulars--7a47 ,the heavens were his1
  and he made them4 7b47 ,angels were   
his1 and he made them4 7c47 ,the  earth 
was his1 and he made it4 7d47 ,man was  
his1 and he made him4    ,second4 ,how  
poor he made himself4 ,now this heaven  
he forsook for our  sakes--8,he came    
into the world to save sinners0 7#a ,tim
 #a3ae74    #a4 ,he was made lower than 
the angels1 for the suffering of death  
7,heb  #b3i74 ,when he was born1 he made
 himself1 as he saith1 a worm1 or one of
  no reputation2 he became the reproach 
and byword of the people2 he was  born  
in a stable1 laid in a manger1 earned   
his bread with his labour1  being by    
trade a carpenter 7,psa #bb3f2 ,phil    
#b3g2 ,luke #b3g2 ,mark #f3c74  ,when he
 betook himself to his ministry1 he     

lived upon the charity of  the people2  
when other men went to their own houses1
 ,jesus went to the  ,mount of ,olives4 
,hark what himself saith for the        
clearing of  this--8,foxes have holes1  
and birds of the air have nests1 but the
 ,son of  man hath not where to lay his 
head40 ,he denied himself of this       
world's  good 7,luke #h3b1c2 #i3eh2     
,john #g3ce2 #h3a74    #b4 ,again1 as he
 was ,prince of life1 so he for our     
sakes laid down  that also2 for so stood
 the matter1 that he or we must die2 but
 the  grace that was in his heart       
wrought with him to lay down his life3  
8,he  gave his life a ransom for many40 
,he laid down his life that we might    
have life2 he gave his flesh and blood  
for the life of the world2 he  laid down
 his life for his sheep4    #c4 ,again2 
he was ,prince of peace1 but he forsook 
his peace also4 7#a47  ,he laid aside   
peace with the world1 and chose upon    
that account to be a  man of sorrows and
 acquainted with grief1 and therefore   

was persecuted  from his cradle to his  
cross1 by kings1 rulers1 c4 7#b47 ,he   
laid aside  his peace with his ,father1 
and made himself the object of his      
,father's  curse1 insomuch that the     
,lord smote1 struck1 and afflicted him2 
and1 in  conclusion1 hid his face from  
him 7as he expressed1 with great crying7
  at the hour of his death4    ,object4 
,but perhaps some may say1 ,what need   
was there that ,jesus  ,christ should do
 all this8 ,could not the grace of the  
,father save us  without this           
condescension of the ,son8    ,answ4 ,as
 there is grace1 so there is justice in 
,god2 and man having  sinned1 ,god      
concluded to save him in a way of       
righteousness2 therefore  it was        
absolutely necessary that ,jesus ,christ
 should put himself into  our very      
condition1 sin only excepted4 #a4 ,now  
by sin we had lost the  glory of ,god1  
therefore ,jesus ,christ lays aside the 
glory that he had  with the ,father     
7,rom #c3bc2 ,john #ag3e74 #b4 ,man by  

sin had shut himself  out of an earthly 
paradise1 and ,jesus ,christ will leave 
his heavenly  paradise to save him 7,gen
 #c3bd2 #a ,tim #a3ae2 ,john #f3ch1ci74 
#c4 ,man by  sin had made himself       
lighter than vanity1 and this ,lord     
,god1 ,jesus  ,christ1 made himself     
lower than the angels to redeem him     
7,isa #dj3ag2  ,heb #b3g74 #d4 ,man by  
sin lost his right to the creatures1 and
 ,jesus  ,christ will deny himself of a 
whole world to save him 7,luke #i3eh74  
#e4  ,man by sin had made himself       
subject to death2 but ,jesus ,christ    
will  lose his life to save him 7,rom   
#f3bc74 #f4 ,man by sin had procured to 
himself the curse of ,god2 but ,jesus   
,christ will bear that curse in his  own
 body to save him 7,gal #c3ac74 #g4 ,man
 by sin had lost peace with ,god2  but  
this would ,jesus ,christ lose also1 to 
the end man might be saved4  #h4 ,man   
should have been mocked of ,god1        
therefore ,christ was mocked of  men4   
#i4 ,man should have been scourged in   

hell2 but1 to hinder that1  ,jesus was  
scourged on earth4 #aj4 ,man should have
 been crowned with  ignominy and shame2 
but1 to prevent that1 ,jesus was crowned
 with  thorns4 #aa4 ,man should have    
been pierced with the spear of ,god's   
wrath2  but1 to prevent that1 ,jesus was
 pierced both by ,god and men4 #ab4 ,man
  should have been rejected of ,god and 
angels2 but1 to prevent that1  ,jesus   
was forsaken of ,god1 and denied1 hated1
 and rejected of men 7,isa  #dh3bb2     
,prov #a3bd-bf2 ,matt #bg3bf1ci1df2 ,psa
 #i3ag2 #aa3f2 #bb3g2 ,dan #ab3b2  ,john
 #ai3b-e1cg2 ,num #bd3h2 ,zech #ab3aj2  
,luke #i3bb74    ,i might thus enlarge1 
and that by authority from this         
text--8,he became  poor1 that ye through
 his poverty might be rich40 ,all the   
riches he  stripped himself of1 it was  
for our sakes2 all the sorrows he       
underwent1 it was for our sakes2 to the 
least circumstance of the  sufferings of
 ,christ there was necessity that so it 
should be1 all was  for our sakes3 8,for

 our sakes he became poor1 that ye      
through his  poverty might be rich40    
,and you see the argument that prevailed
 with ,christ to do this great  service 
for man1 the grace that was in his      
heart2 as also the prophet  saith1 8,in 
his love and in his pity he redeemed    
them40 ,according to  this in the       
,corinthians1 8,ye know the grace of our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ02  both which     
agree with the text1 8,by grace ye are  
saved40    ,i say1 this was the grace of
 the ,son1 and the exercise thereof4    
,the  ,father therefore shows his grace 
one way1 and the ,son his another4 ,it  
was not the ,father1 but the ,son1 that 
left his heaven for sinners2 it  was not
 the ,father1 but the ,son1 that spilt  
his blood for sinners4 ,the  ,father    
indeed gave the ,son1 and blessed be the
 ,father for that2 and the  ,son gave   
his life and blood for us1 and blessed  
be the ,son for that4    ,but methinks  
we should not yet have done with this   
grace of the ,son4  ,thou ,son of the   

,blessed1 what grace was manifest in thy
 condescension6  ,grace brought thee    
down from heaven1 grace stripped thee of
 thy glory1  grace made thee poor and   
despicable1 grace made thee bear such   
burdens  of sin1 such burdens of sorrow1
 such burdens of ,god's curse as are    
unspeakable4 ,o ,son of ,god6 grace was 
in all thy tears1 grace came  bubbling  
out of thy side with thy blood1 grace   
came forth with every  word of thy sweet
 mouth 7,psa #de3b2 ,luke #d3bb74 ,grace
 came out where the  whip smote thee1   
where the thorns pricked thee1 where the
 nails and  spear pierced thee4 ,o      
blessed ,son of ,god6 ,here is grace    
indeed6  ,unsearchable riches of grace6 
,unthought-of riches of grace6 ,grace to
  make angels wonder1 grace to make     
sinners happy1 grace to astonish        
devils4 ,and what will become of them   
that trample under foot this ,son  of   
,god8    ,of the grace of the ,spirit4  
,,third4 ,i come now to speak of the    
grace of  the ,spirit2 for he also      

saveth us by his grace4 ,the ,spirit1 ,i
 told you1  is ,god1 as the ,father and 
the ,son1 and is therefore also the     
author of  grace2 yea1 and it is        
absolutely necessary that he put forth  
his grace  also1 or else no flesh can be
 saved4 ,the ,spirit of ,god hath his   
hand in  saving of us many ways2 for    
they that go to heaven1 as they must be 
beholding to the ,father and the ,son1  
so also to the ,spirit of ,god4 ,the    
,father chooseth us1 giveth us to       
,christ1 and heaven to us1 and the      
like4 ,the ,son fulfills the law for us1
 takes the curse of the law from  us1   
bears in his own body our sorrows1 and  
sets us justified in the  sight of ,god4
 ,the ,father's grace is showed in      
heaven and earth2 the  ,son's grace is  
showed on the earth1 and on the cross2  
and the ,spirit's  grace must be showed 
in our souls and bodies1 before we come 
to heaven4    ,quest4 ,but some may say1
 ,wherein doth the saving grace of the  
,spirit  appear8    ,answ4 ,in many     

things4    ,in taking possession of us  
for his own1 in his making of us his    
house  and habitation1 so that though   
the ,father and the ,son have both      
gloriously put forth gracious acts in   
order to our salvation1 yet the  ,spirit
 is the first that makes seizure of us  
7#a ,cor #c3af2 #f3ai2 ,eph  #b3ba1bb74 
,christ1 therefore1 when he went away1  
said not that he would  send the        
,father1 but the ,spirit1 and that he   
should be in us for  ever--8,if ,i      
depart10 said ,christ1 8,i will send    
him1 the ,spirit of truth1  the         
,comforter0 7,john #ad3af2 #af3g1ac74   
,the ,holy ,spirit coming into us1 and  
dwelling in us1 worketh out many        
salvations for us now1 and each of them 
in order also to our being  saved for   
ever4    #a4 ,he saveth us from our     
darkness by illuminating of us2 hence he
 is  called 8the ,spirit of revelation10
 because he openeth the blind eyes1  and
 so consequently delivereth us from that
 darkness which else would  drown us in 

the deeps of hell 7,eph #a3ag1ai74      
#b4 ,he it is that convinceth us of the 
evil of our unbelief1 and that  shows us
 the necessity of our believing in      
,christ2 without the  conviction of this
 we should perish 7,john #af3i74    #c4 
,this is that finger of ,god by which   
the devil is made to give place  unto   
grace1 by whose power else we should be 
carried headlong to hell  7,luke        
#aa3bj-bb74    #d4 ,this is he that     
worketh faith in our hearts1 without    
which neither  the grace of the ,father 
nor the grace of the ,son can save us1  
8,for he  that believeth not1 shall be  
damned0 7,mark #af3af2 ,rom #ae3ac74    
#e4 ,this is he by whom we are born     
again2 and he that is not so born can   
neither see nor inherit the kingdom of  
heaven 7,john #c3c-g74    #f4 ,this is  
he that setteth up his kingdom in the   
heart1 and by that  means keepeth out   
the devil after he is cast out1 which   
kingdom of the  ,spirit1 whoever        
wanteth1 they lie liable to a worse     

possession of the  devil than ever      
7,matt #ab3dc-de2 ,luke #aa3bd1be74     
#g4 ,by this ,spirit we come to see the 
beauty of ,christ1 without a sight  of  
which we should never desire him1 but   
should certainly live in the  neglect of
 him1 and perish 7,john #af3ad2 #a ,cor 
#b3i-ac2 ,isa #ec3a1b74    #h4 ,by this 
,spirit we are helped to praise ,god    
acceptably1 but without  it1 it is      
impossible to be heard unto salvation   
7,rom #h3bf2 ,eph #f3ah2 #a  ,cor       
#ad3ae74    #i4 ,by this blessed ,spirit
 the love of ,god is shed abroad in our 
hearts1  and our hearts are directed    
into the love of ,god 7,rom #e3e2 #b    
,thess  #b3ac74    #aj4 ,by this blessed
 ,spirit we are led from the ways of the
 flesh into  the ways of life1 and by it
 our mortal body1 as well as our        
immortal  soul1 is quickened in the     
service of ,god 7,gal #e3ah1be2 ,rom    
#h3aa74    #aa4 ,by this good ,spirit we
 keep that good thing1 even the seed of 
,god1  that at the first by the ,word of

 ,god was infused into us1 and without  
which we are liable to the worst        
damnation 7#a ,john #c3i2 #a ,peter     
#a3bc2 #b  ,tim #a3ad74    #ab4 ,by this
 good ,spirit we have help and light    
against all the wisdom  and cunning of  
the world1 which putteth forth itself in
 its most cursed  sophistications to    
overthrow the simplicity that is in     
,christ 7,matt  #aj3ai1bj2 ,mark #ac3aa2
 ,luke #ab3aa1ab74    #ac4 ,by this good
 ,spirit our graces are maintained in   
life and vigour1  as faith1 hope1 love1 
a spirit of prayer1 and every grace 7#b 
,cor #d3ac2  ,rom #ae3ac2 #b ,tim #a3g2 
,eph #f3ah2 ,titus #c3e74    #ad4 ,by   
this good ,spirit we are sealed to the  
day of redemption 7,eph  #a3ad74    #ae4
 ,and by this good ,spirit we are made  
to wait with patience until the         
redemption of the purchased possession  
comes 7,gal #e3e74    ,now all these    
things are so necessary to our          
salvation1 that ,i know not  which of   
them can be wanting2 neither can any of 

them be by any means  attained but by   
this blessed ,spirit4    ,and thus have 
,i in few words showed you the grace of 
the ,spirit1 and  how it putteth forth  
itself towards the saving of the soul4  
,and verily1  ,sirs1 it is necessary    
that you know these things              
distinctly--to wit1 the  grace of the   
,father1 the grace of the ,son1 and the 
grace of the ,holy  ,ghost2 for it is   
not the grace of one1 but of all these  
three1 that  saveth him that shall be   
saved indeed4    ,the ,father's grace   
saveth no man without the grace of the  
,son2 neither  doth the ,father and the 
,son save any without the grace of the  
,spirit2  for as the ,father loves1 the 
,son must die1 and the ,spirit must     
sanctify1 or no soul must be saved4     
,some think that the love of the        
,father1 without the blood of the ,son1 
will save them1 but they are deceived2  
for 8without shedding of blood  is no   
remission0 7,heb #i3bb74    ,some think 
that the love of the ,father and blood  

of the ,son will do1  without the       
holiness of the ,spirit of ,god2 but    
they are deceived also2  for 8if any man
 have not the ,spirit of ,christ1 he is 
none of his02 and  again1 8without      
holiness no man shall see the ,lord0    
7,rom #h3i2 ,heb  #ab3ad74    ,there is 
a third sort1 that think the holiness of
 the ,spirit is  sufficient of itself2  
but they 7if they had it7 are deceived  
also2 for  it must be the grace of the  
,father1 the grace of the ,son1 and the 
grace  of the ,spirit1 jointly1 that    
must save them4    ,but yet1 as these   
three do put forth grace jointly and    
truly in the  salvation of a sinner1 so 
they put it forth1 as ,i also have      
showed you  before1 after a diverse     
manner4 ,the ,father designs us for     
heaven1 the  ,son redeems from sin and  
death1 and the ,spirit makes us meet for
  heaven2 not by electing1 that is the  
work of the ,father2 not by dying1  that
 is the work of the ,son2 but by his    
revealing ,christ1 and applying  ,christ

 to our souls1 by shedding the love of  
,god abroad in our hearts1  by          
sanctifying of our souls1 and taking    
possession of us as an earnest  of our  
possession of heaven4    ,,quest4       
,,iii4--,,who ,,are ,,they ,,that ,,are 
,,to ,,be ,,saved ,,by ,,grace8      ,i 
come now to the third                   
particular--namely1 to show you who they
 are  that are to be saved by grace4    
,who are not saved4    ,first4 ,not the 
self-righteous1 not they that have no   
need of the  physician4 8,the whole have
 no need of the physician10 saith       
,christ4 8,i  came not to call the      
righteous1 but sinners to repentance0   
7,mark #b3ag74  ,and again1 8,he hath   
filled the hungry with good things1 and 
the rich he  hath sent empty away0      
7,luke #a3ec74 ,now when ,i say not the 
self-righteous nor the rich1 ,i mean not
 that they are utterly excluded2  for   
,paul was such an one2 but he saveth not
 such without he first  awaken them to  
see they have need to be saved by grace4

    ,second4 ,the grace of ,god saveth  
not him that hath sinned the            
unpardonable sin4 ,there is nothing left
 for him 8but a certain fearful  looking
 for of judgment1--which shall devour   
the adversaries0 7,heb  #aj3bf1bg74     
,third4 ,that sinner that persevereth in
 final impenitency and unbelief  shall  
be damned 7,luke #ac3c1e2 ,rom #b3b-e2  
,mark #af3ae1af74    ,fourth4 ,that     
sinner whose mind the god of this world 
hath blinded1 that  the glorious light  
of the gospel of ,christ1 who is the    
image of ,god1  can never shine into    
him1 is lost1 and must be damned 7#b    
,cor #d3c1d74    ,fifth4 ,the sinner    
that maketh religion his cloak for      
wickedness1 he is  a hypocrite1 and1    
continuing so1 must certainly be damned 
7,psa #abe3e2  ,isa #cc3ad2 ,matt       
#bd3ej1ea74    ,sixth4 ,in a word1 every
 sinner that persevereth in his         
wickedness1  shall not inherit the      
kingdom of heaven--8,know ye not that   
the  unrighteous shall not inherit the  

kingdom of ,god8 ,be not deceived3      
neither fornicators1 nor idolaters1 nor 
adulterers1 nor effeminate1 nor  abusers
 of themselves with mankind1 nor        
thieves1 nor covetous1 nor  drunkards1  
nor revilers1 nor extortioners1 shall   
inherit the kingdom of  ,god40 8,let no 
man deceive you with vain words2 for    
because of these  things cometh the     
wrath of ,god upon the children of      
disobedience0 7#a  ,cor #f3i-ab2 ,eph   
#e3e1f74    ,who are saved4 ,question4  
,but what kind of sinners shall then be 
saved8    ,answ4 ,those of all these    
kinds that the ,spirit of ,god shall    
bring to  the ,father by ,jesus ,christ2
 these1 ,i say1 and none but these1 can 
be  saved1 because else the sinners     
might be saved without the ,father1 or  
without the ,son1 or without the        
,spirit4    ,now1 in all that ,i have   
said1 ,i have not in the least suggested
 that  any sinner is rejected because   
his sins1 in the nature of them1 are    
great2 ,christ ,jesus came into the     

world to save the chief of sinners4  ,it
 is not1 therefore1 the greatness of1   
but the continuance in1 sins  that      
indeed damneth the sinner4 ,but ,i      
always exclude him that hath  sinned    
against the ,holy ,ghost4 ,that it is   
not the greatness of sin that  excludeth
 the sinner is evident--    #a4 ,from   
the words before the text1 which doth   
give an account of what  kind of sinners
 were here saved by grace1 as namely1   
they that were  dead in trespasses and  
sins1 those that walked in these sins1  
8according to the course of this world1 
according to the prince of the  power of
 the air1 the spirit that now worketh in
 the children of  disobedience3 among   
whom also we all had our conversation in
 times past  in the lusts of our flesh1 
fulfilling the desires of the flesh and 
of  the mind2 and were by nature the    
children of wrath1 even as others0      
7,eph #b3b1c74    #b4 ,it is evident    
also from the many sinners that we find 
to be saved1  by the revealed will of   

,god4 ,for in the ,word we have mention 
made of  the salvation of great sinners1
 where their names and their sins stand 
recorded for our encouragement2 as1     
7#a47 ,you read of ,manasseh1 who was   
an idolater1 a witch1 a persecutor1 yea1
 a rebel against the word of  ,god1 sent
 unto him by the prophets2 and yet this 
man was saved 7#b ,chron  #cc3b-ac2 #b  
,kings #ba3af74 7#b47 ,you read of ,mary
 ,magdalene1 in whom were  seven devils2
 her condition was dreadful1 yet she was
 saved 7,luke #h3b2  ,john #bj74 7#c47  
,you read of the man that had a legion  
of devils in him4  ,o how dreadful was  
his condition6 and yet by grace he was  
saved 7,mark  #e3a-aj74 7#d47 ,you read 
of them that murdered the ,lord ,jesus1 
and how  they were converted and saved  
7,acts #b3bc74 7#e47 ,you read of the   
exorcists1 how they closed with ,christ1
 and were saved by grace 7,acts         
#ai3ac74 7#f47 ,you read of ,saul the   
persecutor1 and how he was saved by     
grace 7,acts #i3ae74    ,object4 ,but1  

thou sayest1 ,i am a backslider4        
,answ4 ,so was ,noah1 and yet he found  
grace in the eyes of the ,lord 7,gen    
#i3ba1bb74 ,so was ,lot1 and yet ,god   
saved him by grace 7,gen #ai3ce2 #b     
,peter #b3g-i74 ,so was ,david1 yet by  
grace he was forgiven his iniquities    
7#b ,sam #ab3g-ac74 ,so was ,solomon1   
and a great one too2 yet by grace his   
soul was saved 7,psa #hi3bh-cd74 ,so was
 ,peter1 and that a dreadful one2  yet  
by grace he was saved 7,matt #bf3fi-gd2 
,mark #af3g2 ,acts #ae3g-aa74  ,besides1
 for further encouragement1 read        
,jeremiah #c1 #cc3be1bf1 #ea3e1         
,ezekiel #cf3be1 ,hosea #ad3a-d2 and    
stay thyself1 and wonder at the riches  
of the grace of ,god4    ,quest4 ,but   
how should we find out what sinners     
shall be saved8 ,all1 it  seems1 shall  
not4 ,besides1 for aught can be gathered
 by what you have  said1 there is as bad
 saved as damned1 set him that hath     
sinned the  unpardonable sin aside4     
,answ4 ,true1 there are as bad saved as 

damned2 but to this question3  ,they    
that are effectually called1 are saved4 
,they that believe on the  ,son of ,god 
shall be saved4 ,they that are          
sanctified and preserved in  ,christ    
shall be saved4 ,they that take up their
 cross daily1 and follow  ,christ1 shall
 be saved4    ,take a catalogue of them 
thus3 8,believe on the ,lord ,jesus     
,christ1 and  thou shalt be saved0      
7,mark #af3af2 ,acts #af3ca74 8,if thou 
shalt confess  with thy mouth the ,lord 
,jesus1 and shalt believe in thine heart
 that  ,god hath raised him from the    
dead thou shalt be saved0 7,rom #aj3i74 
,be  justified by the blood of ,christ1 
and thou shalt be saved 7,rom #e3i74 ,be
  reconciled to ,god by the death of his
 ,son1 and thou shalt be saved by  his  
life 7,rom #e3aj74 8,and it shall come  
to pass1 that whosoever shall  call on  
the name of the ,lord shall be saved0   
7,acts #b3ba74    ,see some other       
scriptures4 8,he shall save the humble  
person0 7,job  #bb3bi74 8,thou wilt save

 the afflicted people0 7,psa #ah3bg74   
8,he shall  save the children of the    
needy0 7,psa #gb3d74 8,he shall save the
 souls of  the needy0 7,psa #gb3ac74 8,o
 thou1 my ,god1 save thy servant that   
trusteth  in thee0 7,psa #hf3b74 8,he   
will fulfill the desire of them that    
fear him1  he also will hear their cry1 
and will save them0 7,psa #ade3ai74     
,caution4 ,but1 sinner1 if thou wouldst 
indeed be saved1 beware of  these four  
things--    #a4 ,beware of delaying     
repentance2 delays are dangerous and    
damnable2  they are dangerous1 because  
they harden the heart2 they are         
damnable1  because their tendency is to 
make thee outstand the time of grace    
7,psa  #ie3g2 ,heb #c-ab74    #b4       
,beware of resting in the word of the   
kingdom1 without the spirit and  power  
of the kingdom of the gospel2 for the   
gospel coming in word only  saves       
nobody1 for the kingdom of ,god or the  
gospel1 where it comes to  salvation1 is
 not in word but in power 7#a ,thess    

#a3d-f2 #a ,cor #d3ai74    #c4 ,take    
heed of living in a profession1 a life  
that is provoking to  ,god2 for that is 
the way to make him cast thee away in   
his anger4    #d4 ,take heed that thy   
inside and outside be alike21 and both  
conformable to the ,word of his grace2  
labour to be like the living  creatures 
which thou mayest read of in the book of
 the prophet ,ezekiel1  whose appearance
 and themselves were one #aj 7,eze      
#aj3bb74    ,in all this1 ,i have       
advertised you not to be content without
 the power  and ,spirit of ,god in your 
hearts1 for without him you partake of  
none  of the grace of the ,father or    
,son1 but will certainly miss of the    
salvation of the soul4    ,,quest4      
,,iv4--,,how ,,it ,,appears ,,that      
,,they ,,that ,,are ,,saved1 ,,are      
,,saved ,,by ,,grace8      ,this fourth 
question requireth that some            
demonstration be given of the  truth of 
this doctrine--to wit1 that they that   
are saved are saved by  grace4    ,what 

hath been said before hath given some   
demonstration of the truth2  wherefore1 
first repeating in few words the sum of 
what hath been said  already1 ,i shall  
come to further proof4 #a4 ,that this is
 true1 the  ,scriptures testify1 because
 ,god chose them to salvation before    
they had  done good 7,rom #i3aa74 #b4   
,christ was ordained to be their        
,saviour before  the foundation of the  
world 7,eph #a3d2 #a ,peter #a3ai-ba74  
#c4 ,all things  that concur and go to  
our salvation were also in the same laid
 up in  ,christ1 to be communicated in  
the dispensation of the fullness of     
times1 to them that shall be saved 7,eph
 #a3c1d2 #b ,tim #a3i2 ,eph #a3aj2      
#c3h-aa2 ,rom #h3cj74    ,that salvation
 is by grace appears in its contrivance4
 ,again1 as  their salvation was        
contrived by ,god1 so1 as was said1 this
 salvation  was undertaken by one of the
 three2 to wit1 the ,son of the ,father 
7,john  #a3bi2 ,isa #dh3af74    ,had    
there been a contrivance in heaven about

 the salvation of sinners  on earth1 yet
 if the result of that contrivance had  
been that we should  be saved by our own
 good deeds1 it would not have been     
proper for an  apostle1 or an angel1 to 
say1 8,by grace ye are saved40 ,but now1
 when a  council is held in eternity    
about the salvation of sinners in time1 
and  when the result of that council    
shall be1 that the ,father1 the ,son1   
and  the ,holy ,ghost will themselves   
accomplish the work of this salvation1  
this is grace1 this is naturally grace1 
grace that is rich and free2  yea1 this 
is unthought-of grace4 ,i will say it   
again1 this is  unthought-of grace2 for 
who could have thought that a ,saviour  
had been  in the bosom of the ,father1  
or that the ,father would have given him
 to  be the ,saviour of men1 since he   
refused to give him to be the ,saviour  
of angels8 7,heb #b3af1ag74    ,grace   
appears in the ,son's undertaking this  
work4 ,again2 could it  have been       
thought that the ,father would have sent

 his ,son to be the  ,saviour1 we       
should1 in reason1 have thought also    
that he would never  have taken the work
 wholly upon himself1 especially that   
fearful1  dreadful1 soul-astonishing1   
and amazing part thereof6 ,who could    
once  have imagined that the ,lord      
,jesus would have made himself so poor  
as to  stand before ,god in the nauseous
 rags of our sins1 and subject himself  
to the curse and death that were due to 
our sin8 but thus he did to  save us by 
grace4    8,blessed be the ,god and     
,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who
 hath  blessed us with all spiritual    
blessings in heavenly places in ,christ3
  according as he hath chosen us in him 
before the foundation of the  world1    
that we should be holy and without blame
 before him in love3  having            
predestinated us unto the adoption of   
children by ,jesus ,christ  to himself1 
according to the good pleasure of his   
will1 to the praise  of the glory of his
 grace1 wherein he hath made us accepted

 in the  ,beloved2 in whom we have      
redemption through his blood1 the       
forgiveness  of sins1 according to the  
riches of his grace0 7,eph #a3c-g74     
,grace appears in the terms and         
conditions on which salvation is made   
over4 ,again2 if we consider the terms  
and conditions upon which this          
salvation is made over to them that are 
saved1 it will further appear  we are   
saved by grace4    #a4 ,the things that 
immediately concern our justification   
and salvation1  they are offered1 yea1  
given to us freely1 and we are commanded
 to  receive them by faith4 ,sinner1    
hold up thy lap4 ,god so loved the      
world1  that he giveth his ,son1 that he
 giveth his righteousness1 that he      
giveth his ,spirit1 and the kingdom of  
heaven 7,john #c3af2 ,rom #e3ag2 #b     
,cor #a3ba1bb2 ,luke #ab3cb74    #b4 ,he
 also giveth repentance1 he giveth      
faith1 and giveth everlasting           
consolation1 and good hope through grace
 7,acts #e3cj1ca2 ,phil #a3bi2 #b       

,thess #b3af74    #c4 ,he giveth pardon1
 and giveth more grace1 to keep us from 
sinking  into hell1 than we have sin to 
sink us in thither 7,acts #e3ca2 ,prov  
#c3cd2 ,john #d3f2 #a ,peter #e3e74     
#d4 ,he hath made all these things over 
to us in a covenant of grace4 ,we  call 
it a covenant of grace1 because it is   
set in opposition to the  covenant of   
works1 and because it is established to 
us in the doings of  ,christ1 founded in
 his blood1 established upon the best   
promises made  to him1 and to us by him4
 8,for all the promises of ,god in him  
are yea1  and in him amen1 to the glory 
of ,god by us0 7#b ,cor #a3bj74    ,but 
to pass these1 and to come to some other
 demonstrations for the  clearing of    
this--    ,let us a little consider1    
,what man is1 upon whom the ,father1 the
 ,son1 and the ,spirit bestows this     
grace4    #a4 ,an enemy to ,god4 ,by    
nature he is an enemy to ,god1 an enemy 
in his  mind4 8,the carnal mind is      
enmity against ,god1 for it is not      

subject to  the law of ,god1 neither    
indeed can be0 7,rom #h3g2 ,col #a3ba74 
#b4 ,a slave to sin4 ,so that the state 
of man was this--he was not only  over  
persuaded on a sudden to sin against    
,god1 but he drank this sin1  like      
water1 into his very nature1 mingled it 
with every faculty of his  soul and     
member of his body2 by the means of     
which he became alienated  from ,god1   
and an enemy to him in his very heart2  
and wilt thou1 ,o ,lord1  as the        
,scripture hath it1 8,and dost thou open
 thine eyes upon such an  one80 7,job   
#ad3c74 ,yea1 open thy heart1 and take  
this man1 not into  judgment1 but into  
mercy with thee8    #c4 ,in covenant    
with death and hell4 ,further1 man by   
his sin had not  only given himself to  
be a captive slave to the devil1 but1   
continuing  in his sin1 he made head    
against his ,god1 struck up a covenant  
with  death1 and made an agreement with 
hell2 but for ,god to open his eyes     
upon such an one1 and to take hold of   

him by riches of grace1 this is  amazing
 7,isa #bh3af-ah74    ,see where ,god   
found the ,jew when he came to look upon
 him to save  him--8,as for thy         
nativity10 says ,god1 8in the day thou  
wast born thy  navel was not cut1       
neither wast thou washed in water to    
supple thee2  thou wast not salted at   
all1 nor swaddled at all4 ,none eye     
pitied thee1  to do any of these unto   
thee1 to have compassion upon thee2 but 
thou  wast cast out in the open field1  
to the loathing of thy person1 in the   
day that thou wast born4 ,and when ,i   
passed by thee1 and saw thee  polluted  
in thine own blood1 ,i said unto thee1  
when thou wast in thy  blood1 ,live2    
yea1 ,i said unto thee1 when thou wast  
in thy blood1  ,live4--,now when ,i     
passed by thee1 and looked upon thee1   
behold1 thy time  was the time of love2 
and ,i spread my skirt over thee1 and   
covered thy  nakedness2 yea1 ,i sware   
unto thee1 and entered into a covenant  
with  thee1 saith the ,lord ,god1 and   

thou becamest mine40 ,sinner1 see       
further  into the chapter1 ,ezekiel #af4
 ,all this is the grace of ,god2 every  
word  in this text smells of grace4     
,but before ,i pass this1 let us a      
little take notice of    ,the carriage  
of ,god to man1 and again of man to     
,god1 in his conversion4    ,,first4    
,,of ,,god',s ,,carriage ,,to ,,man4 ,he
 comes to him while he is in his  sins1 
in his blood2 he comes to him now1 not  
in the heat and fire of  his jealousy1  
but 8in the cool of the day10 in        
unspeakable gentleness1  mercy1 pity1   
and bowels of love2 not in clothing     
himself with  vengeance1 but in a way of
 entreaty1 and meekly beseecheth the    
sinner  to be reconciled unto him 7#b   
,cor #e3ai1bj74    ,it is expected among
 men that he which giveth the offence   
should be the  first in seeking peace2  
but1 sinner1 betwixt ,god and man it is 
not so2  not that we loved ,god1 not    
that we chose ,god2 but 8,god was in    
,christ1  reconciling the world unto    

himself1 not imputing their trespasses  
unto  them40 ,god is the first that     
seeketh peace2 and1 as ,i said1 in a way
 of  entreaty he bids his ministers pray
 you in ,christ's stead2 8as though     
,god did beseech you by us1 we pray you1
 in ,christ's stead1 be ye  reconciled  
to ,god40 ,o sinner1 wilt thou not open8
 ,behold1 ,god the  ,father and his ,son
 ,jesus ,christ stand both at the door  
of thy heart1  beseeching there for     
favour from thee1 that thou wilt be     
reconciled to  them1 with promise1 if   
thou wilt comply1 to forgive thee all   
thy sins4  ,o grace6 ,o amazing grace6  
,to see a prince entreat a beggar to    
receive  an alms would be a strange     
sight2 to see a king entreat the traitor
 to  accept of mercy would be a stranger
 sight than that2 but to see ,god       
entreat a sinner1 to hear ,christ say1  
8,i stand at the door and knock10  with 
a heart full and a heaven full of grace 
to bestow upon him that  opens1 this is 
such a sight as dazzles the eyes of     

angels4 ,what sayest  thou now1 sinner8 
,is not this ,god rich in mercy8 ,hath  
not this ,god  great love for sinners8  
,nay1 further1 that thou mayest not have
 any  ground to doubt that all this is  
but complementing1 thou hast also here  
declared that ,god hath made his ,christ
 8to be sin for us1 who knew no  sin1   
that we might be made the righteousness 
of ,god in him40 ,if ,god  would have   
stuck at anything1 he would have stuck  
at the death of his  ,son2 but he       
8delivered him up for us0 freely2 8how  
shall he not with  him also freely give 
us all things80 7,rom #h3cb74 #aa       
,but this is not all4 ,god doth not only
 beseech thee to be reconciled to  him1 
but further1 for thy encouragement1 he  
hath pronounced1 in thy  hearing1       
exceeding great and precious promises2  
8and hath confirmed it  by an oath1 that
 by two immutable things1 in which it   
was impossible  for ,god to lie1 we     
might have a strong consolation1 who    
have fled for  refuge to lay hold upon  

the hope set before us0 7,heb #f3ah1ai2 
,isa #a3ah2  #ee3f1g2 ,jer #ea3e74      
,,second4 ,,of ,,man',s ,,carriage ,,to 
,,god4 ,let us come now to the carriage 
of  these sinners to ,god1 and that from
 the first day he beginneth to deal     
with their souls1 even to the time that 
they are to be taken up into  heaven4   
,and1    ,first4 ,to begin with ,god's  
ordinary dealing with sinners1 when at  
first  he ministereth conviction to them
 by his ,word1 how strangely do they    
behave themselves6 ,they love not to    
have their consciences touched2  they   
like not to ponder upon what they have  
been1 what they are1 or  what is like to
 become of them hereafter2 such thoughts
 they count  unmanly1 hurtful1          
disadvantageous2 therefore 8they refused
 to hearken1  and pulled away the       
shoulder1 and stopped their ears1 that  
they should  not hear0 7,zech #g1aa74   
,and now they are for anything rather   
than the  ,word2 an alehouse1 a         
whorehouse1 a playhouse1 sports1        

pleasures1 sleep1  the world1 and what  
not so they may stave#ab off the power  
of the word  of ,god4    ,second4 ,if   
,god now comes up closer to them1 and   
begins to fasten  conviction upon the   
conscience1 though such conviction be   
the first  step to faith and repentance1
 yea1 and to life eternal1 yet what     
shifts  will they have to forget them1  
and wear them off6 ,yea1 although they  
now begin to see that they must either  
turn or burn1 #ac yet oftentimes  even  
then they will study to wave a present  
conversion3 they object1  they are too  
young to turn yet2 seven years hence    
time enough1 when  they are old1 or come
 upon a sick-bed4 ,o what an enemy is   
man to his  own salvation6 ,i am        
persuaded that ,god hath visited some of
 you often  with his ,word1 even twice  
and thrice1 and you have thrown water as
 fast  as he hath by the ,word cast fire
 upon your conscience4 #ad              
,christian1 what had become of thee if  
,god had taken thy denial for an        

answer1 and said1 ,then will ,i carry   
the word of salvation to another1  and  
he will hear it8 ,sinner1 turn1 says    
,god4 ,lord1 ,i cannot tend#ae it1  says
 the sinner4 ,turn or burn1 says ,god4  
,i will venture that1 says the  sinner4 
,turn1 and be saved1 says ,god4 ,i      
cannot leave my pleasures1 says  the    
sinner3 sweet sins1 sweet pleasures1    
sweet delights1 says the  sinner4 ,but  
what grace is it in ,god thus to parley 
with the sinner6 ,o  the patience of    
,god to a poor sinner6 ,what if ,god    
should now say1 ,then  get thee to thy  
sins1 get thee to thy delights1 get thee
 to thy  pleasures1 take them for thy   
portion1 they shall be all thy heaven1  
all  thy happiness1 and all thy portion8
    ,third4 ,but ,god comes again1 and  
shows the sinner the necessity of       
turning now2 now or not at all2 yea1 and
 giveth the sinner this  conviction so  
strongly1 that he cannot put it off4    
,but behold1 the  sinner has one spark  
of enmity still4 ,if he must needs turn 

now1 he  will either turn from one sin  
to another1 from great ones to little   
ones1 from many to few1 or from all to  
one1 and there stop4 ,but perhaps       
convictions will not thus leave him4    
,why1 then1 he will turn from           
profaneness to the law of ,moses1 and   
will dwell as long as ,god will let  him
 upon his own seeming goodness4 ,and now
 observe him1 he is a great  stickler   
for legal performance2 now he will be a 
good neighbour1 he  will pay every man  
his own1 will leave off his swearing1   
the alehouse1  his sports1 and carnal   
delights2 he will read1 pray1 talk of   
,scripture1  and be a very busy one in  
religion1 such as it is2 now he will    
please  ,god1 and make him amends for   
all the wrong he hath done him1 and will
  feed him with chapters1 and prayers1  
and promises1 and vows1 and a  great    
many more such dainty dishes as these1  
persuading himself that  now he must    
needs be fair for heaven1 and thinks    
besides that he  serveth ,god as well as

 any man in ,england can4 #af    ,but   
all this while he is as ignorant of     
,christ as the stool he sits on1  and no
 nearer heaven than was the blind       
,pharisee2 only he has got in a  cleaner
 way to hell than the rest of his       
neighbours are in--8,there is a         
generation that are pure in their own   
eyes1 and yet is not washed from  their 
filthiness0 7,prov #cj3ab74    ,might   
not ,god now cut off this sinner1 and   
cast him out of his sight2  might he not
 leave him here to his own choice1 to be
 deluded by1 and to  fall in his own    
righteousness1 because he 8trusteth to  
it1 and commits  iniquity08 7,eze       
#cc3ac74 ,but grace1 preventing grace1  
preserves him4 ,it  is true1 this turn  
of the sinner1 as ,i said1 is a turning 
short of  ,christ2 but1    ,fourth4 ,god
 in this way of the sinner will         
mercifully follow him1 and  show him the
 shortness of his performances1 the     
emptiness of his  duties1 and the       
uncleanness of his righteousness 7,isa  

#bh3bj2 #fd3f74  ,thus ,i speak of the  
sinner1 the salvation of whose soul is  
graciously  intended and contrived of   
,god2 for he shall by gospel light be   
wearied  out of all2 he shall be made to
 see the vanity of all1 and that the    
personal righteousness of ,jesus        
,christ1 and that only1 is it which of  
,god is ordained to save the sinner from
 the due reward of his sins4 ,but       
behold1 the sinner now1 at the sight and
 sense of his own nothingness1  falleth 
into a kind of despair2 for although he 
hath it in him to  presume of salvation1
 through the delusiveness of his own    
good opinion  of himself1 yet he hath it
 not in himself to have a good opinion  
of the  grace of ,god in the            
righteousness of ,christ2 wherefore he  
concludeth1  that if salvation be alone 
of the grace of ,god1 through the       
righteousness of ,christ1 and that all  
of a man's own is utterly  rejected1 as 
to the justification of his person with 
,god1 then he is  cast away4 ,now the   

reason of this sinking of heart is the  
sight that  ,god hath given him1 a sight
 of the uncleanness of his best         
performance2  the former sight of his   
immoralities did somewhat distress him1 
and  make him betake himself to his own 
good deeds to ease his conscience1      
wherefore this was his prop1 his stay2  
but behold1 now ,god hath taken  this   
from under him1 and now he falls2       
wherefore his best doth also now        
forsake him1 and flies away like the    
morning dew1 or a bird1 or as the  chaff
 that is driven with the whirlwind1 and 
the smoke out of a chimney  7,hosea     
#i3aa2 #ac3c74 ,besides1 this revelation
 of the emptiness of his  own           
righteousness1 brings also with it a    
further discovery of the  naughtiness of
 his heart1 in its hypocrisies1 pride1  
unbelief1 hardness  of heart1 deadness1 
and backwardness to all gospel and      
new-covenant  obedience1 which sight of 
himself lies like millstones upon his   
shoulders1 and sinks him yet further    

into doubts and fears of  damnation4    
,for1 bid him now receive ,christ1 he   
answers he cannot1 he  dares not4 ,ask  
him why he cannot1 he will answer he has
 no faith1 nor  hope in his heart4 ,tell
 him that grace is offered him freely1  
he says1  but ,i have no heart to       
receive it2 besides1 he finds not1 as he
 thinks1  any gracious disposition in   
his soul1 and therefore concludes he    
doth  not belong to ,god's mercy1 nor   
hath an interest in the blood of        
,christ1  and therefore dares not       
presume to believe2 wherefore1 as ,i    
said1 he  sinks in his heart1 he dies in
 his thoughts1 he doubts1 he despairs1  
and concludes he shall never be saved4  
,fifth4 ,but behold1 the ,god of all    
grace leaveth him not in this  distress1
 but comes up now to him closer than    
ever2 he sends the ,spirit  of adoption1
 the blessed ,comforter1 to him1 to tell
 him1 8,god is love10  and therefore not
 willing to reject the broken in heart2 
bids him cry  and pray for an evidence  

of mercy to his soul1 and says1         
8,peradventure  you may be hid in the   
day of the ,lord's anger40 ,at this the 
sinner  takes some encouragement1 yet he
 can get no more than that which will   
hang upon a mere probability1 which by  
the next doubt that ariseth in  the     
heart is blown quite away1 and the soul 
left again in his first  plight1 or     
worse1 where he lamentably bewails his  
miserable state1 and  is tormented with 
a thousand fears of perishing1 for he   
hears not a  word from heaven1 perhaps  
for several weeks together4 ,wherefore  
unbelief begins to get the mastery of   
him1 and takes off the very edge  and   
spirit of prayer1 and inclination to    
hear the ,word any longer2 yea1  the    
devil also claps in with these thoughts1
 saying that all your  prayers1 and     
hearing1 and reading1 and godly company 
which you  frequent1 will rise up in    
judgment against you at last2 therefore 
better it is1 if you must be damned1 to 
choose as easy a place in hell  as you  

can4 ,the soul at this1 being quite     
discouraged1 thinks to do as  it hath   
been taught1 and with dying thoughts it 
begins to faint when it  goeth to prayer
 or to hear the word2 but behold1 when  
all hope seems to  be quite gone1 and   
the soul concludes1 ,i ,,die1 ,i        
,,perish1 in comes1 on a  sudden1 the   
,spirit of ,god again1 with some good   
word of ,god1 which the  soul never     
thought of before1 which word of ,god   
commands a calm in the  soul1 makes     
unbelief give place1 encourageth to hope
 and wait upon ,god  again2 perhaps it  
gives some little sight of ,christ to   
the soul1 and of  his blessed           
undertaking for sinners4 ,but behold1 so
 soon as the power  of things does again
 begin to wear off the heart1 the sinner
 gives  place to unbelief1 questions    
,god's mercy1 and fears damning again2  
he  also entertains hard thoughts of    
,god and ,christ1 and thinks former     
encouragements were fancies1 delusions1 
or mere think-so's4 ,and why  doth not  

,god now cast the sinner to hell for his
 thus abusing his mercy  and grace4 ,o  
no6 8,he will have mercy on whom he will
 have mercy1 and he  will have          
compassion on whom he will have         
compassion02 wherefore  8goodness and   
mercy shall follow him all the days of  
his life1 that he  may dwell in the     
house of the ,lord for ever0 7,psa      
#bc3f74    ,sixth4 ,god1 therefore1     
after all these provocations1 comes by  
his  ,spirit to the soul again1 and     
brings sealing grace and pardon to the  
conscience1 testifying to it that its   
sins are forgiven1 and that  freely1 for
 the sake of the blood of ,christ2 and  
now has the sinner  such a sight of the 
grace of ,god in ,christ as kindly      
breaks his heart  with joy and comfort2 
now the soul knows what it is to eat    
promises2 it  also knows what it is to  
eat and drink the flesh and blood of    
,jesus  ,christ by faith2 now it is     
driven by the power of his grace to its 
knees1 to thank ,god for forgiveness of 

sins and for hopes of an  inheritance   
amongst them that are sanctified by     
faith which is in  ,christ2 now it hath 
a calm and sunshine2 now 8he washeth his
 steps with  butter1 and the rock pours 
him out rivers of oil0 7,job #bi3f74    
,seventh4 ,but after this1 perhaps the  
soul grows cold again1 it also  forgets 
this grace received1 and waxeth carnal1 
begins again to itch  after the world1  
loseth the life and savour of heavenly  
things1 grieves  the ,spirit of ,god1   
woefully backslides1 casteth off closet 
duties  quite1 or else retains only the 
formality of them1 is a reproach to     
religion1 grieves the hearts of them    
that are awake1 and tender of  ,god's   
name1 c4 ,but what will ,god do now8    
,will he take this advantage  to destroy
 the sinner8 ,no4 ,will he let him alone
 in his apostasy8 ,no4  ,will he leave  
him to recover himself by the strength  
of his now  languishing graces8 ,no4    
,what then8 ,why1 he will seek this man 
out till  he finds him1 and bring him   

home to himself again3 8,for thus saith 
the  ,lord ,god1 ,behold1 ,i1 even ,i1  
will both search my sheep1 and seek them
  out4 ,as a shepherd seeketh out his   
flock in the day that he is among  the  
sheep that are scattered2 so will ,i    
seek out my sheep1 and will  deliver    
them out of all places where they have  
been scattered4--,i will  seek that     
which was lost1 and bring again that    
which was driven away1  and will bind up
 that which was broken1 and will        
strengthen that which  was sick0 7,eze  
#cd3aa1af74    ,thus he dealt with the  
man that went down from ,jerusalem to   
,jericho1  and fell among thieves2 and  
thus he dealt with the prodigal you read
 of  also 7,luke #aj3cj-ce2 #ae3bj74    
,of ,god's ordinary way of fetching the 
backslider home ,i will not now         
discourse--namely1 whether he always    
breaketh his bones for his sins1 as  he 
broke ,david's2 or whether he will all  
the days of their life1 for  this1 leave
 them under guilt and darkness2 or      

whether he will kill them  now1 that    
they may not be damned in the day of    
judgment1 as he dealt  with them at     
,corinth 7#a ,cor #aa3cj-cb74 ,he is    
wise1 and can tell how to  embitter     
backsliding to them he loveth4 ,he can  
break their bones1 and  save them2 he   
can lay them in the lowest pit1 in      
darkness1 in the deep1  and save them2  
he can slay them as to this life1 and   
save them4 ,and  herein again appears   
wonderful grace1 that 8,israel is not   
forsaken1 nor  ,judah of his ,god1      
though their land was filled with sin   
against the  ,holy ,one of ,israel0     
7,jer #ea3e74    ,eighth4 ,but suppose  
,god deals not either of these ways with
 the  backslider1 but shines upon him   
again1 and seals up to him the          
remission of his sins a second time1    
saying1 8,i will heal their             
backslidings1 and love them freely10    
what will the soul do now8 ,surely  it  
will walk humbly now1 and holily all its
 days4 ,it will never  backslide again1 

will it8 ,it may happen it will not1 it 
may happen it  will2 it is just as his  
,god keeps him2 for although his sins   
are of  himself1 his standing is of     
,god2 ,i say1 his standing1 while he    
stands1  and his recovery1 if he falls1 
are both of ,god2 wherefore1 if ,god    
leaves him a little1 the next gap he    
finds1 away he is gone again4 8,my      
people10 says ,god1 8are bent to        
backsliding from me40 ,how many times   
did ,david backslide2 yea1 ,jehoshaphat 
and ,peter6 7#b ,sam #aa1bd2 #b ,chron  
#ai3a-c2 #bj3a-e2 ,matt #bf3fi-ga2 ,gal 
#b3aa-ac74 ,as also in the third of     
,jeremiah it is said1 8,but thou hast   
played the harlot with many lovers1  yet
 return unto me1 saith the ,lord0 7verse
 #a74 ,here is grace6 ,so many  times as
 the soul backslides1 so many times ,god
 brings him again--,i mean1  the soul   
that must be saved by grace--he renews  
his pardons1 and  multiplies them4 8,lo1
 all these things worketh ,god          
oftentimes with man0  7,job #cc3bi74    

,ninth4 ,but see yet more grace4 ,i will
 speak here of heart-wanderings1  and of
 daily miscarriages--,i mean1 of these  
common infirmities that are  incident to
 the best of saints1 and that attend    
them in their best  performances2 not   
that ,i intend1 for ,i cannot1 mention  
them  particularly1 that would be a task
 impossible2 but such there are1        
worldly thoughts1 unclean thoughts1 too 
low thoughts of ,god1 of ,christ1  of   
the ,spirit1 words1 ways1 and ordinances
 of ,god1 by which a ,christian         
transgresses many times2 may ,i not say1
 sometimes many hundred times a  day2   
yea1 for aught ,i know1 there are some  
saints1 and them not  long-lived either1
 that must receive1 before they enter   
into life1  millions of pardons from    
,god for these2 and every pardon is an  
act of  grace1 through the redemption   
that is in ,christ's blood4 #ag         
,seventy times seven times a day we     
sometimes sin against our brother2  but 
how many times1 in that day1 do we sin  

against ,god8 ,lord1 8who can           
understand his errors8 cleanse thou me  
from secret faults0 sins1 said  ,david4 
,and again1 8,if thou1 ,lord1 shouldest 
mark iniquities1 ,o ,lord1  who shall   
stand8 ,but there is forgiveness with   
thee that thou mayest be  feared0 7,matt
 #ah3ba1bb2 ,psa #ai3ab2 #acj3c1d74     
,but to mention some of them4 ,sometimes
 they question the very being of  ,god1 
or foolishly ask how he came to be at   
first2 sometimes they  question the     
truth of his ,word1 and suspect the     
harmony thereof1  because their blind   
hearts and dull heads cannot reconcile  
it2 yea1 all  fundamental truths lie    
open sometimes to the censure of their  
unbelief  and atheism2 as1 namely1      
whether there be such an one as ,christ1
 such a  thing as the day of judgment1  
or whether there will be a heaven or    
hell  hereafter1 and ,god pardons all   
these by his grace4 ,when they believe  
these things1 even then they sin1 by not
 having such reverent1 high1  and holy  

thoughts of them as they ought2 they sin
 also by having too1  too good thoughts 
of themselves1 of sin1 and the world2   
sometimes1 let  me say1 often1 they wink
 too much at known sin1 they bewail not1
 as  they should1 the infirmities of the
 flesh2 the itching inclinations  which 
they find in their hearts after vanity  
go too often from them  unrepented of4  
,i do not say but they repent them in   
the general4 ,but  all these things1 ,o 
how often doth ,god forgive1 through the
 riches of  his grace6    ,they sin by  
not walking answerably to mercies       
received2 yea1 they come  short in their
 thanks to ,god for them1 even then when
 they most  heartily acknowledge how    
unworthy they are of them2 also1 how    
little of  the strength of them is spent
 to his praise1 who freely poureth them 
into their bosoms2 but from all these   
sins are they saved by grace4  ,they sin
 in their most exact and spiritual      
performance of duties2 they  pray not1  
they hear not1 they read not1 they give 

not alms1 they come  not to the ,lord's 
table1 or other holy appointments of    
,god1 but in and  with much coldness1   
deadness1 wanderings of heart1          
ignorance1  misapprehensions1 c4 ,they  
forget ,god while they pray unto him2   
they  forget ,christ while they are at  
his table2 they forget his ,word even   
while they are reading of it4    ,how   
often do they make promises to ,god1 and
 afterwards break them6 ,yea1  or if    
they keep promise in show1 how much doth
 their heart even grudge  the performing
 of them2 how do they shuck#ah at the   
cross2 and how  unwilling are they to   
lose that little they have for ,god1    
though all  they have was given them to 
glorify him withal6 #ai    ,all these   
things1 and a thousand times as many    
more1 dwell in the flesh  of man2 and   
they may as soon go away from themselves
 as from these  corruptions2 yea1 they  
may sooner cut the flesh from their     
bones than  these motions of sin from   
their flesh2 these will be with them in 

every  duty--,i mean1 some or other of  
them2 yea1 as often as they look1 or    
think1 or hear1 or speak4 ,these are    
with them1 especially when the man      
intends good in so doing3 8,when ,i     
would do good10 says ,paul1 8evil is    
present with me40 ,and ,god himself     
complains that 8every imagination of    
the thoughts of the heart of man is only
 evil10 and that 8continually0  7,rom   
#g3ba2 ,gen #f3e74    ,by these things1 
therefore1 we continually defile        
ourselves1 and every  one of our        
performances--,i mean1 in the judgment  
of the law--even mixing  iniquity with  
those things which we hallow unto the   
,lord4 8,for from  within1 out of the   
heart of men1 proceed evil thoughts1    
adulteries1  fornications1 murders1     
thefts1 covetousness1 wickedness1       
deceit1  lasciviousness1 an evil eye1   
blasphemy1 pride1 foolishness2 all these
  evil things come from within1 and     
defile the man0 7,mark #g3ba-bc74 ,now  
what can deliver the soul from these but

 grace8 8,by grace ye are  saved40      
,,quest4 ,v4--,,what ,,might ,,be ,,the 
,,reason ,,moved ,,god ,,to ,,ordain    
,,and  ,,choose ,,to ,,save ,,those     
,,that ,,he ,,saveth ,,by ,,his ,,grace1
 ,,rather ,,than ,,by ,,any  ,,other    
,,means8    ,i come now to answer the   
fifth question2 namely1 to show why ,god
 saveth  those that he saveth by grace1 
rather than by any other means4         
,first4 ,god saveth us by grace1 because
 since sin is in the world1 he  can save
 us no other way2 sin and transgression 
cannot be removed but  by the grace of  
,god through ,christ2 sin is the        
transgression of the law  of ,god1 who  
is perfectly just4 ,infinite justice    
cannot be satisfied  with the recompence
 that man can make2 for if it could1    
,christ ,jesus  himself needed not to   
have died2 besides1 man having sinned1  
and  defiled himself thereby1 all his   
acts are the acts of a defiled man2     
nay1 further1 the best of his           
performances are also defiled by his    

hands2 these performances1 therefore1   
cannot be a recompence for sin4         
,besides1 to affirm that ,god saveth    
defiled man for the sake of his  defiled
 duties--for so1 ,i say1 is every work  
of his hand--what is it but  to say1    
,god accepteth of one sinful act as a   
recompence and  satisfaction for        
another8 7,hag #b3ad74 ,but ,god1 even  
of old1 hath  declared how he abominates
 imperfect sacrifices1 therefore we can 
by no  means be saved from sin but by   
grace 7,rom #c3bd74    ,second4 ,to     
assert that we may be saved any other   
way than by the grace  of ,god1 what is 
it but to object against the wisdom and 
prudence of  ,god1 wherein he aboundeth 
towards them whom he hath saved by      
grace8  7,eph #a3e-h74 ,his wisdom and  
prudence found out no other way1        
therefore  he chooseth to save us by    
grace4    ,third4 ,we must be saved by  
grace1 because else it follows that ,god
 is  mutable in his decrees1 for so hath
 he determined before the foundation  of

 the world2 therefore he saveth us not1 
nor chooseth to save us by  any other   
way1 than by grace 7,eph #a3c1d2        
#c3h-aa2 ,rom #i3bc74    ,fourth4 ,if   
man should be saved any other way than  
by grace1 ,god would  be disappointed in
 his design to cut off boasting from his
 creature2  but ,god's design to cut off
 boasting from his creature cannot be   
frustrated or disappointed2 therefore he
 will save man by no other  means than  
by grace2 he1 ,i say1 hath designed that
 no flesh should  glory in his presence1
 and therefore he refuseth their works2 
8,not of  works1 lest any man should    
boast40 8,where is boasting then8 ,it is
  excluded4 ,by what law8 of works8     
,nay2 but by the law of faith0 7,eph    
#b3h1i2 ,rom #c3bd-bh74    ,fifth4 ,god 
hath ordained that we should be saved by
 grace1 that he  might have the praise  
and glory of our salvation2 that we     
should be 8to  the praise of the glory  
of his grace1 wherein he hath made us   
accepted  in the ,beloved0 7,eph #a3f74 

,now ,god will not lose his praise1 and 
his  glory he will not give to another2 
therefore ,god doth choose to save      
sinners but by his grace4    ,sixth4    
,god hath ordained1 and doth choose to  
save us by grace1 because1  were there  
another way apparent1 yet this is the   
way that is safest1  and best secureth  
the soul4 8,therefore it is of faith1   
that it might be  by grace2 to the end  
the promise the promise of eternal      
inheritance1  7,heb #i3ad-af7 might be  
sure to all the seed0 7,rom #d3af74 ,no 
other way  could have been sure4 ,this  
is evident in ,adam1 the ,jews1 and1 ,i 
will  add1 the fallen angels1 who being 
turned over to another way than  grace1 
you see in short time what became of    
them4    ,to be saved by grace supposeth
 that ,god hath taken the salvation of  
our  souls into his own hand2 and to be 
sure it is safer in ,god's hand than    
ours4 ,hence it is called the salvation 
of the ,lord1 the salvation of  ,god1   
and salvation1 and that of ,god4        

,when our salvation is in ,god's hand1  
himself is engaged to accomplish  it for
 us4 #a4 ,here is the mercy of ,god     
engaged for us 7,rom #i3ae74 #b4  ,here 
is the wisdom of ,god engaged for us    
7,eph #a3g1h74 #c4 ,here is the  power  
of ,god engaged for us 7#a ,peter       
#a3c-e74 #d4 ,here is the justice of    
,god engaged for us 7,rom #c3bd1be74 #e4
 ,here is the holiness of ,god  engaged 
for us 7,psa #hi3cj-ce74 #f4 ,here is   
the care of ,god engaged for  us1 and   
his watchful eye is always over us for  
our good 7#a ,peter #e3g2  ,isa         
#bg3a-c74    ,what shall ,i say8 ,grace 
can take us into favour with ,god1 and  
that when  we are in our blood 7,eze    
#af3g1h74 ,grace can make children of   
us1 though  by nature we have been      
enemies to ,god 7,rom #i3be1bf74 ,grace 
can make  them ,god's people which were 
not ,god's people 7#a ,peter #b3i1aj74  
,grace  will not trust our own salvation
 in our own hands--8,he putteth no trust
  in his saints0 7,job #ae3ae74 ,grace  

can pardon our ungodliness1 justify  us 
with ,christ's righteousness2 it can put
 the spirit of ,jesus ,christ  within   
us1 it can help us up when we are down1 
it can heal us when we  are wounded1 it 
can multiply pardons1 as we1 through    
frailty1 multiply  transgressions4      
,what shall ,i say8 ,grace and mercy are
 everlasting4 ,they are built up  for   
ever4 ,they are the delight of ,god4    
,they rejoice against judgment4  ,and   
therefore it is the most safe and secure
 way of salvation1 and  therefore hath  
,god chosen to save us by his grace and 
mercy rather than  any other way 7,isa  
#dc3be2 ,rom #c3bd1be2 ,isa #dd3b1d2    
,psa #cg3bc2 ,luke  #aj3cc1cd2 ,isa     
#ee3g1h2 ,psa #acf2 #hi3b2 ,mal #c3ah2  
,james #b3ac74    ,seventh4 ,we must be 
saved by the grace of ,god1 or else ,god
 will not  have his will4 ,they that are
 saved are 8predestinated unto the      
adoption  of children by ,jesus ,christ 
to himself1 according to the good       
pleasure  of his will1 to the praise of 

the glory of his grace0 7,eph #a3e1f74  
#a4 ,but if it be his will that men     
should be saved by grace1 then to  think
 of another way is against the will of  
,god4 ,hence they that seek  to         
establish their own righteousness are   
such as are accounted to stand  out in  
defiance against1 and that do not submit
 to1 the righteousness  of ,god--that   
is1 to the righteousness that he hath   
willed to be that  through which alone  
we are saved by grace 7,rom #aj3c74     
#b4 ,if it be his will that men should  
be saved through grace1 then it is  his 
will that men should be saved by faith  
in that ,christ who is the  contrivance 
of grace2 therefore they that have      
sought to be justified  another way have
 come short of1 and perished            
notwithstanding1 that  salvation that is
 provided of ,god for men by grace 7,rom
 #i3ca-cc74    #c4 ,god is not willing  
that faith should be made void1 and the 
promise  of none effect2 therefore they 
of the righteousness of the law are     

excluded3 8for if the inheritance be of 
the law1 it is no more of  promise1 but 
,god gave it to ,abraham by promise0    
7,rom #d3ad ,gal #c3ah74    #d4 ,god is 
not willing that men should be saved by 
their own natural  abilities2 but all   
the works of the law which men do to be 
saved by1  they are the works of men's  
natural abilities1 and are therefore    
called  the work of the flesh1 but ,god 
is not willing that men should be saved 
by these1 therefore no way but by his   
grace 7,rom #d3a2 ,gal #c3a-c2 ,phil    
#c3c74    ,eighth4 ,we must be saved by 
grace1 or else the main pillars and     
foundations of salvation are not only   
shaken1 but overthrown--to wit1         
election1 the new covenant1 ,christ1 and
 the glory of ,god2 but these  must not 
be overthrown2 therefore we must be     
saved by grace4    #a4 ,election1 which 
layeth hold of men by the grace of ,god1
 ,god hath  purposed that that shall    
stand--the election of ,god standeth    
sure2  therefore men must be saved by   

virtue of the election of grace 7,rom   
#i3aa2 #b ,tim #b3ai74    #b4 ,the      
covenant of grace1 that must            
stand--8,brethren1 ,i speak after the   
manner of men4 ,though it be but a man's
 covenant1 yet if it be  confirmed as   
this is1 by the death of the testator1  
7,heb #i3af1ag7 no  man disannulleth1 or
 addeth thereto02 therefore man must be 
saved by  virtue of a covenant of grace 
7,gal #c3ae74    #c4 ,christ1 who is the
 gift of the grace of ,god to the world1
 he must  stand1 because he is a sure   
foundation1 8the same yesterday1 to-day1
  and for ever02 therefore men must be  
saved by grace1 through the  redemption 
that is in ,christ 7,isa #bh3af2 ,heb   
#ac3h74    #d4 ,god's glory1 that also  
must stand2 to wit1 the glory of his    
grace2  for that he will not give to    
another2 therefore men must so be saved 
from the wrath to come1 that in their   
salvation praise may redound to  the    
glory of his grace4    ,ninth4 ,there   
can be but one will the master in our   

salvation2 but that  shall never be the 
will of man1 but of ,god2 therefore man 
must be saved  by grace 7,john #a3ac2   
,rom #i3af74    ,tenth4 ,there can be   
but one righteousness that shall save a 
sinner2 but  that shall never be the    
righteousness of men1 but of ,christ    
7therefore  men must be saved by grace71
 that imputeth this righteousness to    
whom  he will4    ,eleventh4 ,there can 
be but one covenant by which men must be
 saved2 but  that shall never be the    
covenant of the law1 for the weakness   
and  unprofitableness thereof2 therefore
 men must be saved by the covenant  of  
grace1 by which ,god will be merciful to
 our unrighteousnesses1 and  our sins   
and iniquities will remember no more    
7,heb #h3f-ac74    ,,postscript4      ,a
 few words by way of use1 and so ,i     
shall conclude4    ,,the ,,first ,,use4 
,first4 ,is the salvation of the sinner 
by the grace of ,god8 ,then here  you   
see the reason why ,god hath not respect
 to the personal virtues of  men in the 

bringing of them to glory4 ,did ,i say1 
personal virtues8 ,how  can they have   
any to ,godward that are enemies to him 
in their minds by  wicked works8        
,indeed1 men one to another seem to be1 
some better1 some  worse1 by nature1 but
 to ,god they are all alike1 dead in    
trespasses and  sins4 #bj    ,we will1  
therefore1 state it again--,are men     
saved by grace8 ,then here  you may see 
the reason why conversion runs at that  
rate among the sons  of men1 that none  
are converted for their good deeds1 nor 
rejected for  their bad1 but even so    
many of both1 and only so many1 are     
brought home  to ,god as grace is       
pleased to bring home to him4    #a4    
,none are received for their good deeds2
 for then they would not be  saved by   
grace1 but by works4 ,works and grace1  
as ,i have showed1 are in  this matter  
opposite each to other2 if he be saved  
by works1 then not  by grace2 if by     
grace1 then not by works 7,rom #aa74    
,that none are  received of ,god for    

their good deeds is evident1 not only   
because he  declares his abhorrence of  
the supposition of such a thing1 but    
hath  also rejected the persons that    
have at any time attempted to present   
themselves to ,god in their own good    
deeds for justification4 ,this ,i  have 
showed you before4    #b4 ,men are not  
rejected for their bad deeds4 ,this is  
evident by  ,manasseh1 by the murderers 
of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by the men 
that  you read of in the nineteenth of  
the ,acts1 with many others1 whose sins 
were of as deep a dye as the sins of the
 worst of men 7#b ,chron #cc3b1ac2      
,acts #b3bc1da2 #ai3ai74    ,grace      
respecteth1 in the salvation of a       
sinner1 chiefly the purpose of  ,god2   
wherefore those that it findeth under   
that purpose1 those it  justifies       
freely1 through the redemption that is  
in ,jesus ,christ4 ,at  ,saul's         
conversion1 ,ananias of ,damascus       
brought in a most dreadful  charge      
against him to the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1

 saying1 8,lord1 ,i have  heard by many 
of this man1 how much evil he hath done 
to thy saints at  ,jerusalem2 and here  
he hath authority from the chief priests
 to bind  all that call on thy name40   
,but what said the ,lord unto him8 8,go 
thy  way1 for he is a chosen vessel unto
 me0 7,acts #i3ac-ae74 ,this man's      
cruelty and outrage must not hinder his 
conversion1 because he was a  chosen    
vessel4 ,men's good deeds are no        
argument with ,god to convert  them2    
men's bad deeds are no argument with him
 to reject them4 ,i mean1  those that   
come to ,christ1 by the drawings of the 
,father2 besides1  ,christ also saith1  
8,i will in no wise cast0 such 8out40   
7,john #f3cg-dd74    ,second4 ,is the   
salvation of the sinner by the grace of 
,god8 ,then here  you see the reason why
 some sinners1 that were wonderfully    
averse to  conversion by nature1 are yet
 made to stoop to the ,god of their     
salvation4 ,grace takes them to do1     
because grace hath designed them to     

this very thing4 ,hence some of the     
,gentiles were taken from among the     
rest2 ,god granted them repentance unto 
life1 because he had taken them  from   
among the rest1 both by election and    
calling1 for his name 7,acts  #aa3ah2   
#ae3ad74 ,these men that were not a     
people1 are thus become the  people of  
,god2 these men that were not beloved   
for their works1 were  yet beloved by   
the grace of ,god4 8,i will call them my
 people which were  not my people2 and  
her beloved which was not beloved40 ,but
 their minds  are averse4 ,but are they 
the people on whom ,god doth magnify the
 riches  of his grace8 ,why1 then1 they 
shall be1 in the day of his power1 made 
willing1 and be able to believe through 
grace 7,psa #aaj3c2 ,rom #i3be2  ,acts  
#ah3bg74 ,but doth the guilt and burden 
of sin so keep them down  that they can 
by no means lift up themselves8 ,why1   
,god will1 by the  exceeding greatness  
of that power by which he raised ,christ
 from the  dead1 work in their souls    

also by the ,spirit of grace1 to cause  
them to  believe and to walk in his ways
 7,eph #a3ah-bj74    ,paul tells us1 in 
that epistle of his to the ,corinthians1
 that it was  by grace he was what he   
was--8,by the grace of ,god ,i am what  
,i am10 says  he1 8and his grace which  
was bestowed upon me was not in vain0   
7#a ,cor  #ae3aj74 ,this man kept always
 in his mind a warm remembrance of what 
he  was formerly by nature1 and also how
 he had added to his vileness by        
practice2 yea1 moreover1 he truly       
concluded in his own soul1 that had  not
 ,god1 by unspeakable grace1 put a stop 
to his wicked proceedings1 he  had      
perished in his wickedness2 hence he    
lays his call and conversion  at the    
door of the grace of ,god--8,when it    
pleased ,god10 says he1 8who  separated 
me from my mother's womb1 and called me 
by his grace1 to  reveal his ,son in me0
 7,gal #a3ae1af74 and hence it is1      
again1 that he  saith1 8,he obtained    
grace and apostleship02 grace to convert

 his soul1  and the gifts and authority 
of an apostle1 to preach the gospel of  
the  grace of ,god4    ,this blessed man
 ascribes all to the grace of ,god4 #a4 
,his call he  ascribes to the grace of  
,god4 #b4 ,his apostleship he ascribes  
to the  grace of ,god4 #c4 ,and all his 
labour in that charge he also ascribes  
to  the grace of ,god4    ,this grace of
 ,god it was that which saved from the  
beginning4 #a4 ,noah  found grace in the
 eyes of the ,lord1 and was therefore   
converted and  preserved from the flood 
7,gen #f3h74 #b4 ,abraham found grace in
 the sight  of the ,lord1 and therefore 
he was called out of his country 7,gen  
#ab3a1b74 #c4 ,moses found grace in the 
eyes of the ,lord1 and therefore he     
must not be blotted out of ,god's book  
7,exo #cc3ab1ag74    ,neither may it be 
imagined that these men were1 before    
grace laid hold  on them1 better than   
other men2 for then they would not have 
been saved  by grace2 grace should not  
have had the dominion and glory of their

  salvation4 ,but1 as ,paul says of     
himself1 and of those that were saved   
by grace in his day1 8,what then8 are we
 better than they8 ,no1 in no  wise2 for
 we have before proved both ,jews and   
,gentiles that they are  all under sin0 
7,rom #c3i74 ,so it may be said of these
 blessed ones2 for  indeed this         
conclusion is general1 and reacheth all 
the children of  men1 ,christ ,jesus    
alone only excepted4 ,but1    ,third4   
,is the salvation of the sinner by the  
grace of ,god8 ,then here  you may see  
the reason why one backslider is        
recovered1 and another  left to perish  
in his backsliding4    ,there was grace 
for ,lot1 but none for his wife2        
therefore she was left  in her          
transgression1 but ,lot was saved       
notwithstanding4 ,there was  grace for  
,jacob1 but none for ,esau2 therefore   
,esau was left in his  backsliding1 but 
,jacob found mercy notwithstanding4     
,there was grace for  ,david1 but none  
for ,saul2 therefore ,david obtained    

mercy1 and ,saul  perished in his       
backsliding4 ,there was grace for       
,peter1 but none for  ,judas2 therefore 
,judas is left to perish in his         
backsliding1 and ,peter  is saved from  
his sin4 ,that text stands good to none 
but those that are  elect by            
grace--8,sin shall not have dominion    
over you2 for ye are not  under the law1
 but under grace0 7,rom #f3ad74    ,it  
will be said1 repentance was found in   
one1 but not in the other4  ,well1 but  
who granted and gave the one repentance2
 ,the ,lord turned1 and  looked upon    
,peter2 he did not turn and look upon   
,judas2 yea1 the ,lord  told ,peter     
before he fell that he should follow him
 to the kingdom of  heaven1 but told him
 that he should deny him first2 but     
withal told him  also he should not let 
his heart be troubled1 that is1 utterly 
dejected1 for he would go and prepare a 
place for him1 and come again  and      
receive him to himself 7,john #ac3cf-ch2
 #ad3a-c74 ,that is a blessed  word of  

,god1 8,the steps of a good man are     
ordered by the ,lord1 and he  delighteth
 in his way4 ,though he fall1 he shall  
not be utterly cast  down2 for the ,lord
 upholdeth him with his hand0 7,psa     
#cg3bc1bd74    ,,the ,,second ,,use4    
,my second use shall be to them that are
 dejected in their souls at the  sight  
and sense of their sins4    ,first4 ,are
 they that are saved1 saved by grace8   
,then they that would  have their guilty
 consciences quieted1 they must study   
the doctrine of  grace4    ,it is       
,satan's great design either to keep the
 sinner senseless of his  sins1 or if   
,god makes him sensible of them1 then to
 hide and keep from  his thoughts the   
sweet doctrine of the grace of ,god1 by 
which alone the  conscience getteth     
health and cure2 8for everlasting       
consolation1 and  good hope0 is given   
8through grace0 7#a ,thess #b3af74 ,how 
then shall the  conscience of the       
burdened sinner by rightly quieted1 if  
he perceiveth  not the grace of ,god8   

,study1 therefore1 this doctrine of the 
grace of ,god4 ,suppose thou hast  a    
disease upon thee which is not to be    
cured but by such or such  medicines1   
the first step to thy cure is to know   
the medicines4 ,i am  sure this is true 
as to the case in hand2 the first step  
to the cure of  a wounded conscience is 
for thee to know the grace of ,god1     
especially  the grace of ,god as to     
justification from the curse in his     
sight4    ,a man under a wounded        
conscience naturally leaneth to the     
works of the  law1 and thinks ,god must 
be pacified by something that he should 
do1  whereas the ,word says1 8,i will   
have mercy and not sacrifice3 for ,i am 
not come to call the righteous1 but     
sinners to repentance0 7,matt #i3ac74   
,wherefore thou must study the grace of 
,god4 8,it is a good thing10 saith  the 
apostle1 8that the heart be established 
with grace02 thereby  insinuating that  
there is no establishment in the soul   
that is right  but by the knowledge of  

the grace of ,god 7,heb #ac3i74    ,i   
said1 that when a man is wounded in his 
conscience1 he naturally  leaneth to the
 works of the law2 wherefore thou must  
therefore be so  much the more heedful  
to study the grace of ,god2 yea1 so to  
study it as  rightly1 not only in       
notion1 but in thy practices1 to        
distinguish it  from the law4 8,the law 
was given by ,moses1 but grace and truth
 came by  ,jesus ,christ0 7,john #a3ag74
 ,study it1 ,i say1 so as to distinguish
 it1  and that1 not only from the law1  
but from all those things that men      
blasphemously call this grace of ,god4  
,there are many things which men call   
the grace of ,god1 that are not4    #a4 
,the light and knowledge that are in    
every man4 #b4 ,that natural            
willingness that is in man to be saved4 
#c4 ,that power that is in man by       
nature to do something1 as he thinketh1 
towards his own salvation4    ,i name   
these three2 there are also many other  
which some will have  entitled the grace

 of ,god4 ,but do thou remember that the
 grace of ,god  is his goodwill and     
great love to sinners in his ,son ,jesus
 ,christ2 8by  the which0 good 8will we 
are sanctified1 through the offering of 
the  body of ,jesus ,christ once for    
all0 7,heb #aj3aj74    ,again2 when thou
 hast smelt out this grace of ,god1 and 
canst  distinguish it from that which is
 not1 then labour to strengthen thy     
soul with the blessed knowledge of it4  
8,thou therefore1 my son10 said  ,paul1 
8be strong in the grace that is in      
,christ ,jesus0 7#b ,tim #b3a74         
,fortify thy judgment and understanding2
 but especially labour to get  down all 
into thy conscience1 that that may be   
8purged from dead works1  to serve the  
living ,god40    ,second4 ,and to       
enforce this use upon thee yet further1 
consider1 a  man gets yet more advantage
 by the knowledge of1 and by growing    
strong  in1 this grace of ,god4    #a4  
,it ministereth to him matter of joy2   
for he that knows this grace  aright1 he

 knows ,god is at peace with him1       
because he believeth in  ,jesus ,christ1
 who by grace tasted death for every    
man2 8by whom also we  have access by   
faith into this grace wherein we stand1 
and rejoice in  hope of the glory of    
,god0 7,rom #e3b74 ,and indeed what joy 
or what  rejoicing is like rejoicing    
here8 ,to rejoice in hope of the glory  
of  ,god1 it is to rejoice in hope to   
enjoy him for ever1 with that eternal   
glory that is in him4    #b4 ,as it     
manifesteth matter of joy and rejoicing1
 so it causeth much  fruitfulness in all
 holiness and godliness4 8,for the grace
 of ,god that  bringeth salvation hath  
appeared to all men1 teaching us that1  
denying  ungodliness and worldly lusts1 
we should live soberly1 righteously1 and
  godly in this present world0 7,titus  
#b3aa1ab74 ,yea1 it so naturally        
tendeth this way1 that it can no sooner 
appear to the soul1 but it  causeth this
 blessed fruit in the heart and life4   
8,we ourselves also  were sometimes     

foolish1 disobedient1 deceived1 serving 
divers lusts and  pleasures1 living in  
malice and envy1 hateful1 and hating one
 another4  ,but after that the kindness 
and love of ,god our ,saviour           
appeared0--what  then8 ,why then1 he    
that believeth1 being justified by his  
grace1 and  expecting to be an heir     
according to the hope of eternal life1  
is  8careful to maintain good works0    
7,titus #c3c-h74 ,see also that in      
,paul's  epistle to the                 
,colossians--8,we give thanks10 says he1
 8to ,god and the  ,father of our ,lord 
,jesus ,christ1 praying always for you1 
since we heard  of your faith in ,christ
 ,jesus1 and of the love which ye have  
to all the  saints1 for the hope which  
is laid up for you in heaven1 whereof ye
  heard before in the word of the truth 
of the gospel2 which is come unto  you1 
as it is in all the world2 and bringeth 
forth fruit1 as it doth  also in you1   
since the day ye heard of it1 and knew  
the grace of ,god in  truth0 7,col      

#a3c-f74    #c4 ,the knowledge of1 and  
strength that comes by1 the grace of    
,god is a  sovereign antidote against   
all1 and all manner of delusions that   
are or  may come into the world4        
,wherefore ,peter1 exhorting the        
believers to  take heed that they were  
not carried away with the errors of the 
wicked1 and so fall from their own      
steadfastness1 adds1 as their only      
help1 this exhortation--8,but grow in   
grace1 and in the knowledge of our      
,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ0 7#b  
,peter #c3ah74    7#a47 ,suppose it     
should be urged1 that man's own         
righteousness saveth  the sinner2 why1  
then1 we have this at hand--,god 8hath  
saved us1 and  called us1 not according 
to our works1 but according to his own  
purpose  and grace1 which was given us  
in ,christ0 c4 7#b ,tim #a3i74    7#b47 
,suppose it should be urged1 that by the
 doctrine of free grace we  must not    
understand ,god's extending free        
forgiveness as far as we have  or do    

sin2 the answer is--8,but where sin     
abounded1 grace did much more  abound3  
that as sin hath reigned unto death1    
even so might grace reign  through      
righteousness10 through the justice of  
,god being satisfied by  his ,son1 8unto
 eternal life0 7,rom #e3bj1ba74    7#c47
 ,suppose it should be urged1 that this 
is a doctrine tending to  looseness and 
lasciviousness2 the answer is           
ready--8,what shall we say  then8 ,shall
 we continue in sin1 that grace may     
abound8 ,god forbid4 ,how  shall we1    
that are dead to sin1 live any longer   
therein80 for the  doctrine of free     
grace believed is the most sin-killing  
doctrine in the  world 7,rom #f3a1b74   
7#d47 ,suppose men should attempt to    
burden the church of ,god with          
unnecessary ceremonies1 and impose them1
 even as the false apostles#ba  urged   
circumcision of old1 saying1 ,unless you
 do these things1 ye  cannot be saved2  
why1 the answer is ready--8,why tempt ye
 ,god1 to put a  yoke upon the necks of 

the disciples1 which neither our fathers
 nor we  were able to bear8 ,but we     
believe that through the grace of the   
,lord  ,jesus ,christ we shall be saved1
 even as they0 7,acts #ae3a1aj1aa74 ,but
  not to enlarge1 #bb    ,third4 ,this  
doctrine1 8,by grace ye are saved10 it  
is the only remedy  against despairing  
thoughts at the apprehension of our own 
unworthiness2 as1    #a4 ,thou criest   
out1 ,o cursed man that ,i am6 my sins  
will sink me into  hell4    ,answ4      
,hold1 man2 there is a ,god in heaven   
that is 8the ,god of all  grace0 7#a    
,peter #e3aj74 ,yet thou art not the man
 of all sin4 ,if ,god be  the ,god of   
all grace1 then if all the sins in the  
world were thine1 yet  the ,god of all  
grace can pardon1 or else it should seem
 that sin is  stronger in a man         
penitent1 to damn1 than the grace of    
,god can be to  save4    #b4 ,but my    
sins are of the worst sort--blasphemy1  
adultery1 covetousness1  murder1 c4     
,answ4 8,all manner of sins and         

blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men1   
wherewithsoever they shall              
blaspheme4--,let the wicked forsake his 
way1  and the unrighteous man his       
thoughts2 and let him return unto the   
,lord1  and he will have mercy upon him2
 and to our ,god1 for he will abundantly
  pardon0 7,matt #ab3ca2 ,mark #c3bh2   
,isa #ee3g1h74    #c4 ,but ,i have a    
stout and rebellious heart1 a heart that
 is far from  good4    ,answ4 8,hearken 
unto me10 saith ,god1 8ye stout-hearted1
 that are far  from righteousness3 ,i   
bring near my righteousness02 that is1  
the  righteousness of ,christ1 by which 
stout-hearted sinners are justified1    
though ungodly 7,isa #df3ab1ac2 ,phil   
#c3g1h2 ,rev #d3e74    #d4 ,but ,i have 
a heart as hard as any stone4    ,answ4 
8,a new heart also will ,i give you10   
says ,god1 8and a new spirit  will ,i   
put within you3 and ,i will take away   
the stony heart out of your  flesh1 and 
,i will give you a heart of flesh0 7,eze
 #cf3bf74    #e4 ,but ,i am as blind as 

a beetle2 ,i cannot understand anything 
of the  gospel4    ,answ4 8,i will bring
 the blind by a way that they know not2 
,i will lead  them in paths that they   
have not known3 ,i will make darkness   
light  before them1 and crooked things  
straight4 ,these things will ,i do unto 
them1 and not forsake them0 7,isa       
#db3af74    #f4 ,but my heart will not  
be affected with the sufferings and     
blood of  ,christ4    ,answ4 8,i will   
pour upon the house of ,david1 and upon 
the inhabitants of  ,jerusalem1 the     
,spirit of grace and of supplications3  
and they shall  look upon me whom they  
have pierced1 and they shall mourn for  
him1 as  one mourneth for his only son1 
and shall be in bitterness for him1 as  
one that is in bitterness for his       
first-born0 7,zech #ab3aj74    #g4 ,but 
though ,i see what is like to become of 
me if ,i find not ,christ1  yet my      
spirit1 while ,i am thus1 will be       
running after vanity1  foolishness1     
uncleanness1 wickedness4    ,answ4      

8,then will ,i sprinkle clean water upon
 you1 and ye shall be  clean3 from all  
your filthiness1 and from all your idols
 will ,i cleanse  you0 7,eze #cf3be74   
#h4 ,but ,i cannot believe in ,christ4  
,answ4 ,but ,god hath promised to make  
thee believe4 8,i will also leave in    
the midst of thee an afflicted and poor 
people1 and they shall trust in  the    
name of the ,lord40 ,and again1 8,there 
shall be a root of ,jesse1 and  he that 
shall rise to reign over the ,gentiles1 
in him shall the  ,gentiles trust0      
7,zeph #c3ab2 ,rom #ae3ab74    #i4 ,but 
,i cannot pray to ,god for mercy4       
,answ4 ,but ,god hath graciously        
promised a spirit of prayer--8,yea1 many
  people and strong nations shall come  
to seek the ,lord of hosts in           
,jerusalem1 and to pray before the      
,lord4--,they shall call on my name1 and
  ,i will hear them3 ,i will say1 ,it is
 my people2 and they shall say1 ,the    
,lord is my ,god0 7,zech #h3bb2 #ab3aj2 
#ac3i74    #aj4 ,but ,i cannot repent4  

,answ4 8,the ,god of our fathers raised 
up ,jesus1  whom ye slew and hanged on a
 tree4 ,him hath ,god exalted with his  
right  hand to be a ,prince and a       
,saviour1 for to give repentance to     
,israel1  and forgiveness of sins0      
7,acts #e3cj1ca74    ,thus might ,i     
enlarge1 for the holy ,bible is full of 
this exceeding  grace of ,god4 ,o these 
words1 8,i will0 and 8you shall06 they  
are the  language of a gracious ,god2   
they are promises by which our ,god has 
engaged himself to do that for poor     
sinners which would else be left  undone
 for ever4    ,,the ,,third ,,use4      
,are they that are saved1 saved by      
grace8 ,then let ,christians labour to  
advance ,god's grace4 ,,first4 ,in      
heart4 ,,second4 ,in life4    ,,first4  
,in heart2 and that in this manner--    
,first4 ,believe in ,god's mercy through
 ,jesus ,christ1 and so advance the     
grace of ,god2 ,i mean1 venture         
heartily1 venture confidently1 for there
  is a sufficiency in the grace of ,god4

 ,abraham magnified the grace of  ,god  
when 8he considered not his own body now
 dead1--neither yet the  deadness of    
,sarah's womb3 he staggered not at the  
promise of ,god  through unbelief2 but  
was strong in faith1 giving glory to    
,god0 7,rom  #d3ai1bj74    ,second4     
,advance it by heightening of it in thy 
thoughts4 ,have always  good and great  
thoughts of the grace of ,god2 narrow   
and slender  thoughts of it are a great 
disparagement to it4    ,and to help    
thee in this matter1 consider--#a4 ,this
 grace is compared to  a sea--8,and thou
 will cast all their sins into the      
depths of the sea0  7,micah #g3ai74 ,now
 a sea can never be filled by casting   
into it4 #bc    #b4 ,this grace is      
compared to a fountain1 to an open      
fountain--8,in that  day there shall be 
a fountain opened to the house of       
,david1 and to the  inhabitants of      
,jerusalem1 for sin and for             
uncleanness40 ,now a fountain  can never
 be drawn dry 7,zech #ab3a74 #c4 ,the   

,psalmist cries out  concerning the     
grace and mercy of ,god1 8,it endureth  
for ever02 he says  so twenty-six times 
in one psalm4 ,surely he saw a great    
deal in it1  surely he was taken a great
 deal with it 7,psa #acf74 #d4 ,paul    
says the  ,god of all grace can do more 
than 8we ask or think0 7,eph #c3bj74 #e4
  ,therefore as ,god's ,word says1 so   
thou shouldst conclude of the grace of  
,god4    ,third4 ,come boldly to the    
throne of grace by hearty prayer2 for   
this is  the way also to magnify the    
grace of ,god4 ,this is the apostle's   
exhortation1 8,let us therefore come    
boldly unto the throne of grace1  that  
we may obtain mercy1 and find grace to  
help in time of need0 7,heb  #d3af74    
,see here a little1 and wonder4    ,we  
have been all this while discoursing of 
the grace of ,god2 and now we  are come 
to his throne1 as ,job says1 8even to   
his seat02 and behold1  8that is a      
throne of grace40 ,o1 when a ,god of    
grace is upon a throne of  grace1 and a 

poor sinner stands by and begs for      
grace1 and that in the  name of a       
gracious ,christ1 in and by the help of 
the ,spirit of grace1  can it be        
otherwise but such a sinner must obtain 
mercy and grace to  help in time of     
need8 ,but not to forget the            
exhortation1 8,come boldly40  ,indeed1  
we are apt to forget this exhortation2  
we think1 seeing we are  such abominable
 sinners1 we should not presume to come 
boldly to the  throne of grace2 but yet 
so we are bidden to do2 and to break a  
commandment here is as bad as to break  
it in another place4    ,you may ask me1
 ,what is it to come boldly8 ,i answer--
    #a4 ,it is to come                  
confidently--8,let us draw near with a  
true heart1 in  full assurance of faith1
 having our hearts sprinkled from an    
evil  conscience1 and our bodies washed 
with pure water0 7,heb #aj3bb74    #b4  
,to come boldly1 it is to come          
frequently--8,at morning1 at noon1 and  
at night1 will ,i pray40 ,we use to     

count them bold beggars that come  often
 to our door4    #c4 ,to come boldly1 it
 is to ask for great things when we     
come4 ,that is  the bold beggar that    
will not only ask1 but also choose the  
thing that  he asketh4    #d4 ,to come  
boldly1 it is to ask for others as well 
as ourselves1 to beg  mercy and grace   
for all the saints of ,god under heaven 
as well as for  ourselves--8,praying    
always with all prayer and supplication 
in the  ,spirit--for all saints0 7,eph  
#f3ah74    #e4 ,to come boldly1 it is to
 come and take no nay2 thus ,jacob came 
to  the throne of grace--8,i will not   
let thee go except thou bless me0 7,gen 
#cb3bf74    #f4 ,to come boldly1 it is  
to plead ,god's promises with him both  
in a way  of justice and mercy1 and to  
take it for granted ,god will give      
us--because he hath said it--whatever we
 ask in the name of his ,son4           
,fourth4 ,labour to advance ,god's grace
 in thy heart1 by often admiring1       
praising1 and blessing ,god in secret   

for it2 ,god expects it--8,whoso        
offereth praise glorifieth me10 says he4
 8,by ,jesus ,christ therefore let  us  
offer the sacrifice of praise to ,god   
continually2 that is1 the fruit  of our 
lips1 giving thanks to his name0 7,psa  
#ej3bc2 ,heb #ac3ae74    ,,second4 ,in  
life4 ,but again2 as we should advance  
this grace in our  hearts1 so we should 
do it in our life4 ,we should in our    
conversation  adorn the doctrine of ,god
 our ,saviour in all things4 ,it is a   
great word  of the apostle1 8,only let  
your conversation be as it becometh the 
gospel of ,christ10 which is the gospel 
of the grace of ,god 7,phil #a3bg74     
,god expecteth that there should in our 
whole life be a blessed tang#bd  of the 
gospel1 or that in our life among men   
there should be preached  to them the   
grace of the gospel of ,god4    ,the    
gospel shows us that ,god did           
wonderfully stoop and condescend for    
our good2 and to do accordingly1 it is  
to stoop and condescend to  others4     

,the gospel shows us that there was     
abundance of pity1 love1 bowels1 and    
compassion in ,god towards us2 and      
accordingly we should be full of        
bowels1 pity1 love1 and compassion to   
others4    ,the gospel shows us that in 
,god there is a great deal of           
willingness to  do good to others4      
,the gospel shows us that ,god acteth   
towards us according to his truth  and  
faithfulness1 and so should we be in all
 our actions one to  another4    ,by the
 gospel1 ,god declares that he forgiveth
 us ten thousand talents1  and we ought 
likewise to forgive our brother the     
hundred pence4    ,and now1 before ,i   
conclude this use1 let me give you a few
  heart-endearing considerations to this
 so good and so happy a work4           
,heart-endearing ,considerations4       
,first4 ,consider1 ,god hath saved thee 
by his grace4 ,christian1 ,god hath     
saved thee1 thou hast escaped the lion's
 mouth1 thou art delivered from  wrath  
to come2 advance the grace that saves   

thee1 in thy heart and  life4           
,second4 ,consider1 ,god left millions  
in their sins that day he saved  thee by
 his grace2 he left millions out1 and   
pitched upon thee2 it may  be hundreds  
also1 yea1 thousands1 were in the day of
 thy conversion  lying before him under 
the preaching of the word as thou wert1 
yet he  took thee4 #be ,considerations  
of this nature affected ,david much2 and
  ,god would have them affect thee1 to  
the advancing of his grace in thy  life 
and conversation 7,psa #gh3fg-gb2 ,deu  
#g3g74    ,third4 ,consider1 perhaps the
 most part of those that ,god refused   
that  day that he called thee by his    
grace were1 as to conversation1 far     
better than ever thou wert--,i was a    
blasphemer1 ,i was a persecutor1 ,i  was
 an injurious person1 but ,i obtained   
mercy6 ,o this should affect thy  heart1
 this should engage thy heart to study  
to advance this grace of  ,god 7#a ,tim 
#a3ad1ae74    ,fourth4 ,perhaps in the  
day of thy conversion thou wast more    

unruly than  many4 ,like a bullock      
unaccustomed to the yoke1 hardly tamed1 
thou wast  brought home by strong hands2
 thou wouldst not drive1 the ,lord      
,jesus  must take thee up1 lay thee upon
 his shoulder1 and carry thee home to   
his ,father's house4 ,this should engage
 thy heart to study to advance  the     
grace of ,god 7,luke #ae3a-f74          
,fifth4 ,it may be many did take even   
offence at ,god in his converting  and  
saving of thee by his grace1 even as the
 elder son was offended  with his father
 for killing the fatted calf for his    
brother1 and yet  that did not hinder   
the grace of ,god1 nor make ,god abate  
his love to  thy soul4 ,this should make
 thee study to advance the grace of ,god
 in  thy heart and life 7,luke          
#ae3ba-cb74    ,sixth4 ,consider again1 
that ,god hath allowed thee but a little
 time for  this good work1 even the few 
days that thou hast now to live--,i     
mean1  for this good work among sinful  
men1 and then thou shalt go to receive  

that wages that grace also will give    
thee for thy work to thy eternal  joy4  
,seventh4 ,let this also have some place
 upon thy heart--every man shows        
subjection to the god that he serveth2  
yea1 though that god be none  other but 
the devil and his lusts2 and wilt not   
thou1 ,o man6 saved of  the ,lord1 be   
much more subject 8to the ,father of    
spirits1 and live08#bf    ,alas6 they   
are pursuing their own damnation1 yet   
they sport it1 and  dance all the way   
they go4 ,they serve that 8god0 7,satan7
 with  cheerfulness and delight1 who at 
last will plunge them into the          
everlasting gulf of death1 and torment  
them in the fiery flames of  hell2 but  
thy ,god is the ,god of salvation1 and  
to ,god thy ,lord belong  the issues    
from death4 ,wilt not thou serve him    
with joyfulness in the  enjoyment of all
 good things1 even him by whom thou art 
to be made  blessed for ever8           
,object4 ,this is that which kills      
me--honour ,god ,i cannot2 my heart is  

so  wretched1 so spiritless1 and        
desperately wicked1 ,i cannot4    ,answ4
 ,what dost thou mean by cannot8 #a4 ,if
 thou meanest thou hast no  strength to 
do it1 thou hast said an untruth1 for   
8greater is he that  is in you1 than he 
that is in the world0 7#a ,john #d3d74  
#b4 ,if thou  meanest thou hast no will1
 then thou art out also2 for every      
,christian1  in his right mind1 is a    
willing man1 and the day of ,god's power
 hath  made him so 7,psa #aaj3c74 #c4   
,if thou meanest that thou wantest      
wisdom1  that is thine own fault--8,if  
any man lack wisdom1 let him ask of     
,god1  that giveth to all men liberally1
 and upbraideth not0 7,james #a3e74     
,object4 ,i cannot do things as ,i      
would4    ,answ4 ,no more could the best
 of the saints of old--8,to will is     
present  with me10 said ,paul2 8but how 
to perform that which is good ,i find   
not40 ,and again1 8,the flesh lusteth   
against the ,spirit1 and the ,spirit    
against the flesh3 and these are        

contrary the one to the other1 so that  
ye cannot do the things that ye would0  
7,rom #g3ah2 ,gal #e3ag74    ,and here  
indeed lies a great discovery of this   
truth1 8ye are saved by  grace02 for the
 children of ,god whilst here1          
notwithstanding their  conversion to    
,god1 and salvation by ,christ through  
grace1 are so infirm  and weak by reason
 of a body of death that yet remaineth  
in them1 that  should even the sin that 
is in the best of their performances be 
laid  to their charge1 according to the 
tenor of a covenant of works1 they      
would find it impossible ever to get    
into glory4 ,but why do ,i talk  thus8  
,it is impossible that those that are   
saved by grace should have  their       
infirmities laid to their charge as     
afore1 8for they are not  under the     
law02 they are included by the grace of 
,god in the death and  blood of the ,son
 of ,god1 who ever liveth to make       
intercession for them  at the right hand
 of ,god2 whose intercession is so      

prevalent with the  ,father as to take  
away the iniquity of our holy things    
from his sight1  and to present us holy1
 and unreprovable1 and unblamable in his
 sight4  ,to him1 by ,christ ,jesus1    
through the help of the blessed ,spirit 
of  grace1 be given praise1 and thanks1 
and glory1 and dominion1 by all his     
saints1 now and for ever4 ,amen4        
,,footnotes3      #a ,general course of 
manners1 behaviour1 deportment1         
especially as it  regards morals 7see   
,phil #a3bg1 #a ,peter #a3ae74    #b    
,their conduct proved to the living that
 they were dead1 they  themselves having
 no feeling or sense of spiritual life2 
but1 when  quickened1 their penitence   
and good works were brought into        
existence  by ,divine power2 they feel  
the joys of salvation1 but feel also    
their  total unworthiness of this new   
creating power1 and sing1 8,o to grace  
how great a debtor60--,ed4    #c ,the   
hospital of ,st4 ,mary ,bethlem1        
vulgarly called 8,bedlam10 bestowed1  in

 #aede1 upon the citizens of ,london1   
who appropriated it to the  reception of
 lunatics4 ,it being the only public    
hospital for that class  of the         
afflicted in ,england1 it gave the name 
of 8bedlam0 to all whose  conduct could 
only be accounted for on the score of   
madness4--,ed4    #d ,the person who    
writes this1 was a singular instance of 
the truth of  our author's remark2      
having been twice providentially        
preserved from  drowning1 and once from 
the fatal effects of a violent fever1   
before  effectual saving grace had      
reached his soul4 ,the same rich and    
abundant  mercy follows all the elect1  
quickens them when dead1 saves them when
  lost1 and restores them when ruined4  
,god hath chosen us unto salvation1  and
 enables us to live holily on earth1 in 
order to a life of happiness  in heaven4
 ,the ,father's good will and pleasure  
is the only fountain  from whence the   
salvation of believers flows2 and such  
as are given to  ,christ by the ,father 

he considers as his charge1 and stands  
engaged for  their preservation2 and the
 death of ,christ for sinners1 is an    
evident  demonstration of the love of   
,god the ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1  towards them2 this love       
manifested in time was in and upon the  
heart of  ,god before the world         
began4--,mason4 ,what a multitude of    
unseen dangers1  both spiritual and     
temporal1 the ,christian escapes before 
he is  called6--,ed4    #e 8,rarely10   
finely1 nicely4    #f ,a safe-conduct is
 a military term1 either a convoy or    
guard for  protection in an enemy's     
land1 or a passport1 by the sovereign of
 a  country1 to enable a subject to     
travel with safety4--,imperial          
,dict4--,ed4    #g ,what amazing love6  
,christ visited this poor beggar1 yea1  
was formed  in him the hope of glory2   
his body1 so miserable in the sight of  
man1  was a temple of the ,holy ,ghost1 
and the angels carry his soul to        
heaven4 ,o the riches of grace6--,ed4   

#h ,what heart can conceive the glorious
 worship of heaven8 ,the new song  shall
 be as the voice of many waters1 and a  
great thunder1 when the  8ten thousand  
times ten thousand and thousand of      
thousands0 shall sing1  8,worthy is the 
,lamb that was slain1 to receive power1 
and riches1 and  wisdom1 and strength1  
and honour1 and blessing40 ,o that my   
poor voice  may join that celestial     
choir6--,ed4    #i ,the fear of the     
,lord--an ornament of grace unto thy    
head1 and chains  about thy neck1 and   
life unto thy soul4--,solomon4    #aj   
8,their appearance and themselves02 this
 beautiful illustration might  escape   
the reader's notice1 unless specially   
directed to it4 ,the living  creatures  
were always the same1 although seen     
under different  circumstances1 and in  
diverse places4 ,inside and out they    
were the  same2 without deviation or    
turning1 they went straight forward4 ,it
 is  well said that ,bunyan has here    
snatched a grace beyond the reach of    

art1 and has applied it to exalt and    
beautify consistency of ,christian      
character4--,ed4    #aa ,this is one of 
,bunyan's peculiarly affecting          
representations1 which  in preaching    
went to the heart1 producing intense    
interest1 and tears  of contrition over 
the stubbornness of human nature4       
,reader1 ,bunyan1  being dead1 yet      
speaketh2 can you feel unaffected under 
such an  appeal8--,ed4    #ab 8,to      
stave10 to thrust1 to push1 to          
delay4--,ed4    #ac ,these terms are    
taken from ,foxe's ,martyrology4 ,it was
 frequently the  brutal remark of the   
,judges1 ,you must turn or burn4 ,bunyan
 here applies  it to turning from sin or
 burning in hell4--,ed4    #ad ,this    
treatise having been written some years 
after the ,pilgrim's  ,progress1 ,bunyan
 very naturally refers to the well-known
 scene in the  ,interpreter's ,house1   
where the fire is kept burning by oil   
from behind  the wall1 in spite of all  
the water thrown upon its flames4--,ed4 

#ae 8,to tend10 to watch1 to guard1 to  
attend4--,ed4    #af ,how pointedly1 how
 admirably1 does this illustrate the    
fond  absurdities1 the extreme follies  
of the human heart6 8,to serve ,god with
  such dainty dishes10 the cleanest     
being befouled with sin4 8,a cleaner    
way to hell than our neighbours60--,ed4 
#ag ,o how humbling a consideration6    
,our sins are numberless1 of  omission1 
of commission1 openly and secretly2 nay1
 in a thousand cases  they escape the   
sinner's observation4 8,cleanse thou me 
from secret  faults40--,ed4    #ah      
8,shuck10 to shake or start back4--,ed4 
#ai ,in ,bunyan's time1 the saints of   
,god were sorely tormented by           
penalties1 fines1 and imprisonments4 ,it
 required great faith in a  mother1 who 
saw all her goods seized1 for not going 
to church1 the  incarnate devils        
throwing the milk that was warming for  
her infant on  the dunghill1 and the    
skillet in which it was contained into  
the cart1  answering her prayers for    

mercy on her babe4 ,let the brat of a   
heretic  starve4--,ed4    #bj ,how      
abasing and humbling to human pride is  
it thus to conceive1 that  all have     
sinned1 and1 in the sight of ,god1 are  
hell-deserving4 ,what6  says the        
honourable man1 must ,i take mercy upon 
no higher consideration  than the thief 
on the cross8 ,or the highly virtuous   
dame1 ,must ,i sue  for mercy upon the  
same terms as the ,magdalene8 ,the      
faithful answer to  both is1 ,,yes1 or  
you must perish4--,ed4    #ba 8,false   
apostles10 mentioned in ,acts #ae1 who  
would have blended  ,jewish observances 
with ,christianity1 and have brought the
 converts  into misery and thraldom4    
,they are specially referred to in #b   
,corinthians #aa3ac1 8false apostles10  
deceitful workers1 that devour you  and 
take from you 7verse #bj74 ,in          
contradistinction to ,paul1 who was     
8chargeable to no man0 7verse           
#i74--;,ed4    #bb ,we must not for a   
moment imagine that ,bunyan was afraid  

of temporal  consequences1 which        
prevents his enlarging upon this part of
 his  subject4 ,his contemptuous answer 
to ,fowler for attacking the doctrine   
of justification1 although a great man  
with the state1 and soon  afterwards    
made a bishop1 is a proof that he was a 
stranger to the fear  of man4 ,he had   
said enough1 and therefore there was no 
need to  enlarge4--,ed4    #bc ,how does
 ,bunyan here exhibit the perfection as 
well as the freeness  of the pardon that
 ,micah celebrates6 ,that which is sunk 
in the depths  of the sea is lost for   
ever4--,ed4    #bd 8,tang10 taste1      
touch1 savour1 flavour1 relish1 tone1   
sound4 ,a word  of extensive meaning1   
but now nearly obsolete4 8,no tang of   
prepossession or fancy appears in the   
morality of our ,saviour or his         
apostles40--,locke4--,ed4    #be ,what  
can ,i render unto thee1 my ,god1 for   
such unspeakable  blessedness8 ,the     
cattle upon a thousand hills1 yea1 all  
creation1 all  that ,i have and am1 is  

thine3 all that ,i can do is 8to take   
the cup of  salvation and call upon the 
name of the ,lord40 ,not unto us1 but   
unto  thy name1 be all the praise and   
honour of salvation6--,ed4    #bf ,in   
the edition of #afib1 this sentence is  
8subject to the ,father of  spirits and 
love40 ,it is a very singular mode of   
expression to call ,god  8the ,father of
 love40 ,god is love1 and that author   
and source of all  holy love4 ,bunyan   
was at all times governed by ,scripture 
phrases1 with  which his mind was so    
richly imbued as to cause him1 if we may
 so  speak1 to live in a scriptural     
atmosphere2 and this sentence bears a   
great affinity to ,hebrews #ab3i1       
8,shall we not much rather be in        
subjection to the ,father of spirits1   
and live40 ,i have been1 for these      
reasons1 induced to consider the letter 
o in 8love0 a typographical  error1 and 
have altered the word to 8live10 but    
could not take such a  liberty without a
 public notice4--,ed4          ,,the    

,,strait ,,gate2    ,,or1    ,,great    
,,difficulty ,,of ,,going ,,to ,,heaven3
    ,,plainly ,,proving1 ,,by ,,the     
,,scriptures1 ,,that ,,not ,,only ,,the 
,,rude ,,and ,,profane1  ,,but ,,many   
,,great ,,professors1 ,,will ,,come     
,,short ,,of ,,that ,,kingdom4          
8,enter ye in at the strait gate2 for   
wide is the gate1 and broad is the  way 
that leadeth to destruction1 and many   
there be which go in thereat3  because  
strait is the gate1 and narrow is the   
way which leadeth unto  life1 and few   
there be that find it40--,matthew #g3ac1
 #ad    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the      
,,editor4      ,if any uninspired writer
 has been entitled to the name of       
,boanerges1 or  a son of thunder1 it is 
the author of the following treatise4   
,here we  have a most searching and     
faithful display of the straitness or   
exact  dimensions of that all-important 
gate1 which will not suffer many        
professors to pass into the kingdom of  
heaven1 encumbered as they are  with    

fatal errors4 ,still 8it is no little   
pinching wicket1 but wide  enough for   
all the truly gracious and sincere      
lovers of ,jesus ,christ2  while it is  
so strait1 that no others can by any    
means enter in40 ,this  is a subject    
calculated to rouse and stimulate all   
genuine professors  to solemn inquiry2  
and it was peculiarly intended to dart  
at1 and fix  convictions upon1 the      
multitudes of hypocritical professors   
who  abounded in ,bunyan's time1        
especially under the reigns of the later
  ,stuarts4    ,during the              
,protectorate1 wickedness was           
discountenanced1 and skulked in  the    
holes and corners of ,mansoul2 but when 
a debauched monarch1 who had  taken     
refuge in the most licentious court in  
,europe1 was called to  occupy the      
throne of his fathers1 the most         
abandoned profligacy and  profaneness   
were let loose upon the nation4 ,vice   
was openly patronized1  while virtue and
 religion were as openly treated with   

mockery and  contempt4 ,bunyan justly   
says1 8,the text calls for sharpness1 so
 do the  times40 8,with those whose     
religion lieth in some circumstantials1 
the  kingdom swarms at this day40 ,when 
they stand at the gate1 they will       
8shake like a quagmire--their feigned   
faith1 pretended love1 shows of         
gravity1 and holiday words1 will stand  
them in little stead2 some  professors  
do with religion just as people do with 
their best  apparel--hang it on the wall
 all the week1 and put it on on         
,sundays2  they save it till they go to 
a meeting1 or meet with a godly         
chapman40  ,this state of society called
 for peculiar sharpness1 and ,bunyan    
preached and published1 in #afgf1 this  
awful alarm to professors4 ,no  subject 
could be more peculiarly applicable than
 8,the ,gate of heaven10  and 8the      
difficulties of entering in thereat02 a 
subject of the deepest  interest to all 
mankind--to stimulate the careless to   
find1 and to enter  the gate of this the

 only city of refuge from eternal       
misery--to fill  the heart of ,god's    
children with love and joy in their     
prospects of a  blessed immortality--and
 to sting the hypocrites with the awful 
thought  of finding the gate shut       
against them for ever4 ,their cries and 
tears  will be too late2 they will stand
 without and vehemently cry1 8,lord1    
,lord1 open unto us02 in vain will be   
their outcry1 8the devils are  coming2  
,lord1 ,lord1 the pit opens her mouth   
upon us2 ,lord1 ,lord1 there  is nothing
 but hell and damnation left us1 if thou
 hast not mercy upon  us40 ,these were  
professors who pretended to have found  
the gate and way  to heaven2 who passed 
for pilgrims who were seeking a better1 
even a  heavenly country2 such deluded  
victims must be1 of all men1 the most   
miserable4    ,faithfulness becomes the 
ministers of ,christ in dealing with the
 souls  of men2 and pre-eminently       
faithful is ,john ,bunyan in this       
treatise4  ,reader1 he will be clear of 

thy blood4 ,enter upon the solemn       
inquiry1  ,have ,i sought the gate8     
,shall ,i be admitted into1 or shut out 
from1  that blessed kingdom8 ,the openly
 profane can have no hope4 ,are you a   
professor8--there is danger still4 ,in  
vain will it be to urge1 8,we have      
prophesied in thy name1 and in thy name 
cast out devils40 ,to the  secretly     
profane1 whatever may be their          
profession1 there can be no             
well-grounded hope of entrance in at    
this gate4 ,those only will be  admitted
 whom the ,lord knows to be his--the    
sheep of his pasture1 who  have heard   
his voice1 and obeyed it4 ,against all  
others the door will  be shut1 and the  
awful words1 8,i know you not--depart1  
ye cursed10 will  hurry them to eternal 
darkness4 ,the question1 8,are there few
 that be  saved80 will suggest itself to
 our minds2 may the answer fix upon our 
conscience1 8,,strive to enter in40 ,it 
is very probable that it was in         
preaching upon this text1 ,bunyan was   

assailed with a want of charity4  ,the  
anecdote is thus narrated by ,mr4 ,doe  
in ,the ,struggler3--8,as ,mr4  ,bunyan 
was preaching in a barn1 and showing the
 fewness of those that  should be saved1
 there stood one of the learned to take 
advantage of  his words2 and having done
 preaching1 the schoolman said to him1  
,you  are a deceiver1 a person of no    
charity1 and therefore not fit to       
preach2 for he that in effect condemneth
 the greatest part of his  hearers hath 
no charity1 and therefore is not fit to 
preach4 ,then ,mr4  ,bunyan answered1   
,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ preached in a 
ship to his  hearers on the shore 7,mat 
#ac71 and showed that they were as four 
sorts  of ground1 the highway1 the      
stony1 the thorny1 and the good ground1 
but  those represented by the good      
ground were the only persons to be      
saved4  ,and your position is1 ,that he 
that in effect condemneth the greatest  
part of his hearers1 hath no charity1   
and therefore is not fit to  preach the 

gospel4 ,but here the ,lord ,jesus      
,christ did so1 then your  conclusion   
is1 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ wanted    
charity1 and therefore was  not fit to  
preach the gospel4 ,horrid blasphemy2   
away with your hellish  logic1 and speak
 ,scripture40 ,of one thing we are      
certain1 that while  hollow-hearted     
hypocritical professors will ever       
complain of faithful  dealing with their
 soul's eternal interests2 the sincere  
and humble  ,christian will be most     
thankful for searching inquiries1 that1 
if  wrong1 he may be set right before   
his final destiny is irrevocably  fixed4
 ,may our souls submit to a scriptural  
measurement of this gate1  and the terms
 upon which alone it can be opened unto 
us4    ,the difficulties that prevent   
8the many0 from entering in are1 #a4    
,forgetfulness that we can only enter   
heaven by the permission of the         
law--every jot and tittle must be       
fulfilled4 ,now1 if we could live from  
our conversion to our death in the      

holiest obedience to all its  precepts1 
yet1 having previously violated them1   
the stain must not only  be washed away 
in the blood of atonement1 but we1 as   
part of the body  of ,christ1 must1 in  
him1 render perfect obedience4 #b4 ,in  
addition to  the disinclination of our  
hearts to submit to this perfect        
righteousness1 we have outward storms of
 temptation and persecution4  8,the     
world will seek to keep thee out of     
heaven with mocks1 flouts1  taunts1     
threats1 jails1 gibbets1 halters1       
burnings1 and a thousand  deaths2       
therefore strive6 ,again1 if it cannot  
overcome thee with these1  it will      
flatter1 promise1 allure1 entice1       
entreat1 and use a thousand  tricks on  
this hand to destroy thee2 and many that
 have been stout  against the threats of
 the world have yet been overcome with  
the  bewitching flatteries of the same4 
,o that we may by grace escape all      
these enemies1 and so strive as to enter
 into the joy of our ,lord40    ,,geo4  

,,offor4    ,,to ,,the ,,reader4        
,,courteous ,,reader1      ,god1 ,i     
hope1 hath put it into my heart to write
 unto thee another time1  and that about
 matters of greatest moment--for now we 
discourse not  about things controverted
 among the godly1 but directly about the
  saving or damning of the soul2 yea1   
moreover1 this discourse is about  the  
fewness of them that shall be saved1 and
 it proves that many a high  professor  
will come short of eternal life2        
wherefore the matter must  needs be     
sharp1 and so disliked by some1 but let 
it not be rejected by  thee4 ,the text  
calls for sharpness1 so do the times1   
yea1 the faithful  discharge of my duty 
towards thee hath put me upon it4    ,i 
do not now pipe1 but mourn2 and it will 
be well for thee if thou  canst         
graciously lament4 7,matt #aa3ag7 ,some1
 say they1 make the gate of  heaven too 
wide1 and some make it too narrow2 for  
my part1 ,i have here  presented thee   
with as true a measure of it as by the  

,word of ,god ,i  can4 ,read me1        
therefore1 yea1 read me1 and compare me 
with the ,bible2  and if thou findest my
 doctrine and that book of ,god concur1 
embrace  it1 as thou wilt answer the    
contrary in the day of judgment4 ,this  
awakening work--if ,god will make it    
so--was prepared for thee3 if there  be 
need1 and it wounds1 get healing by     
blood3 if it disquiets1 get  peace by   
blood3 if it takes away all thou hast1  
because it was naught  7for this book is
 not prepared to take away true grace   
from any71 then  buy of ,christ 8gold   
tried in the fire1 that thou mayest be  
rich1 and  white raiment1 that thou     
mayest be clothed1 and that the shame of
 thy  nakedness do not appear1 and      
anoint thine eyes with eye-salve1 that  
thou mayest see40 7,rev #c3ah7          
,self-flatteries1 self-deceivings1 are  
easy  and pleasant1 but damnable4 ,the  
,lord give thee a heart to judge right  
of thyself1 right of this book1 and so  
to prepare for eternity1 that  thou     

mayest not only expect entrance1 but be 
received into the kingdom  of ,christ   
and of ,god4 ,amen4    ,so prays thy    
,friend1    ,,john ,,bunyan4    ,,the   
,,strait ,,gate4    8,,strive ,,to      
,,enter ,,in ,,at ,,the ,,strait ,,gate2
 ,,for ,,many1 ,i ,,say ,,unto ,,you1   
,,will  ,,seek ,,to ,,enter ,,in1 ,,and 
,,shall ,,not ,,be ,,able40--,,luke     
#ac3bd      ,these are the words of our 
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and are1          
therefore1 in  especial manner to be    
heeded2 besides1 the subject matter of  
the words  is the most weighty1 to wit1 
how we should attain salvation1 and     
therefore also to be heeded4    ,the    
occasion of the words was a question    
which one that was at this  time in the 
company of the disciples put to ,jesus  
,christ2 the question  was this1 8,lord1
 are there few that be saved80 7verse   
#bc7 ,a serious  question1 not such as  
tended to the subversion of the hearers1
 as too  many now-a-days do2 but such as
 in its own nature tended to the        

awakening of the company to good1 and   
that called for such an answer  that    
might profit the people also4 ,this     
question also well pleased  ,jesus      
,christ1 and he prepareth and giveth    
such an answer as was without  the least
 retort1 or show of distaste2 such an   
answer1 ,i say1 as  carried in it the   
most full resolve to the question       
itself1 and help to  the persons        
questioning4 8,and he said unto them1   
,strive to enter in10  c4 ,the words are
 an answer1 and an instruction also4    
,first4 ,an answer1  and that in the    
affirmative2 the gate is strait--many   
that seek will not  be able1 therefore  
but few shall be saved4 ,second4 ,the   
answer is an  instruction also2 8strive 
to enter in10 c41 good counsel and      
instruction2 pray ,god help me1 and my  
reader1 and all that love their  own    
salvation1 to take it4    ,my manner of 
handling the words will be--,,first1 ,by
 way of explication2  and then ,,second1
 ,by way of observation4    ,,first4    

,,the ,,words ,,by ,,way ,,of           
,,explication4      ,the words are to be
 considered1 ,,first1 with reference to 
their  general scope2 and then ,,second1
 with reference to their several        
phrases4    ,,first4 ,the general scope 
of the text is to be considered1 and    
that is  that great thing--salvation2   
for these words do immediately look at1 
point to1 and give directions about     
salvation3 8,are there few that be      
saved8 ,strive to enter in at the strait
 gate40    ,the words1 ,i say1 are to   
direct us not only to talk of1 or to    
wish for1  but to understand how we     
shall1 and to seek that we may be1      
effectually  saved1 and therefore of the
 greatest importance4 ,to be saved6 what
 is  like being saved8 ,to be saved from
 sin1 from hell1 from the wrath of      
,god1 from eternal damnation1 what is   
like it8 ,to be made an heir of  ,god1  
of his grace1 of his kingdom1 and       
eternal glory1 what is like it8  and yet
 all this is included in this word      

saved1 and in the answer to  that       
question1 8,are there few that be       
saved80 ,indeed this word ,,saved is    
but of little use in the world1 save to 
them that are heartily afraid  of       
damning4 ,this word lies in the ,bible  
as excellent salves lie in some  men's  
houses1 thrust into a hole1 and not     
thought on for many months1  because the
 household people have no wounds nor    
sores4 ,in time of  sickness1 what so   
set by as the doctor's glasses and      
gally-pots full of  his excellent       
things8 but when the person is grown    
well1 the rest is  thrown to the        
dunghill4 #a    ,o when men are sick of 
sin1 and afraid of damning1 what a text 
is that  where this word saved is found6
 ,yea1 what a word of worth1 and        
goodness1 and blessedness1 is it to him 
that lies continually upon the  wrath of
 a guilty conscience8 8,but the whole   
need not a physician02 he  therefore1   
and he only1 knows what saved means1    
that knows what hell1  and death1 and   

damnation means4 8,what shall ,i do to  
be saved80 is the  language of the      
trembling sinner4 8,lord save me10 is   
the language of  the sinking sinner2 and
 none admire the glory that is in that  
word  saved1 but such as see1 without   
being saved1 all things in heaven and   
earth are emptiness to them4 ,they also 
that believe themselves  privileged in  
all the blessedness that is wrapt up in 
that word1 bless  and admire ,god that  
hath saved them4 ,wherefore1 since the  
thing  intended1 both in the question   
and the answer1 is no less than the     
salvation of the soul1 ,i beseech you to
 give the more earnest heed4  7,heb #ab7
 ,but1    ,,second4 ,to come to the     
particular phrases in the words1 and to 
handle  them orderly1 in the words ,i   
find four things4 ,first4 ,an intimation
 of  the kingdom of heaven4 ,second4 ,a 
description of the entrance into it4    
,third4 ,an exhortation to enter into   
it4 ,and1 ,fourth1 ,a motive to  enforce
 that exhortation4    ,,an ,,intimation 

,,of ,,the ,,kingdom ,,of ,,heaven4     
,first4 ,an intimation of the kingdom of
 heaven2 for when he saith1  8,strive to
 enter in10 and in such phrases1 there  
is supposed a place or  state1 or both1 
to be enjoyed4 8,enter in02 enter into  
what1 or whither1  but into a state or  
place1 or both8 and therefore when you  
read this  word1 8enter in10 you must   
say there is certainly included in the  
text  that good thing that yet is not   
expressed4 8,enter in02 into heaven1    
that is the meaning1 where the saved    
are1 and shall be2 into heaven1  that   
place1 that glorious place1 where ,god1 
and ,christ1 and angels are1  and the   
souls or spirits of just men made       
perfect4 8,enter in02 that  thing       
included1 though not expressed in the   
words1 is called in another  place1 the 
,mount ,zion1 the heavenly ,jerusalem1  
the general assembly and  church of the 
first-born which are written in heaven4 
7,heb #ab3bc7 ,and  therefore the words 
signify unto us1 that there is a state  

most  glorious1 and that when this world
 is ended2 and that this place and      
state are likewise to be enjoyed1 and   
inherited by a generation of men  for   
ever4 ,besides1 this word1 8enter in10  
signifieth that salvation to  the full  
is to be enjoyed only there1 and that   
there only is eternal  safety2 all other
 places and conditions are hazardous1   
dangerous1 full  of snares1             
imperfections1 temptations1 and         
afflictions1 but there all  is well2    
there is no devil to tempt1 no          
desperately wicked heart to  deliver us 
up1 no deceitful lust to entangle1 nor  
any enchanting world  to bewitch us4    
,there all shall be well to all         
eternity4 ,further1 all  the parts of1  
and circumstances that attend salvation1
 are only there  to be enjoyed2 there   
only is immortality and eternal life2   
there is the  glory and fulness of joy1 
and the everlasting pleasures2 there is 
,god  and ,christ to be enjoyed by open 
vision1 and more2 there are the angels  

and the saints2 further1 there is no    
death1 nor sickness1 no sorrow nor      
sighing for ever2 there is no pain1 nor 
persecutor1 nor darkness1 to  eclipse   
our glory4 ,o this ,mount ,zion6 ,o this
 heavenly ,jerusalem6 7#b ,cor  #e3a-d1 
,psa #af3aa1 ,luke #bj3ce1cf1 ,heb      
#ab3bb-bd7    ,behold1 therefore1 what a
 great thing the ,lord ,jesus hath      
included by  this little word1 8,,in40  
,in this word is wrapt up a whole heaven
 and  eternal life2 even as there is    
also by other little words in the holy  
,scriptures of truth3 as where he saith1
 8,knock1 and it shall be opened  unto  
you10 and 8the election hath obtained   
it40 ,this should teach us1  not only to
 read1 but to attend in reading2 not    
only to read1 but to  lift up our hearts
 to ,god in reading2 for if we be not   
heedful1 if he  gives us not light and  
understanding1 we may easily pass over1 
without  any great regard1 such a word  
as may have a glorious kingdom and      
eternal salvation in the bowels of it2  

yea1 sometimes1 as here1 a whole  heaven
 is intimated1 where it is not at all   
expressed4 ,the apostles of  old did use
 to fetch great things out of the       
,scriptures1 even out of  the very order
 and timing of the several things       
contained therein4 ,see  ,romans        
#d3i-aa1 ,galatians #c3af1ag1 ,hebrews  
#h3ac4 ,but1    ,,description ,,of ,,the
 ,,entrance ,,into ,,this ,,kingdom4    
,second4 ,as we have here an intimation 
of the kingdom of heaven1 so we  have a 
description of the entrance into it1 and
 that by a double  similitude3 ,i4 ,it  
is called a gate2 ,,ii4 ,a strait       
gate--8,strive to enter  in at the      
strait gate40    ,it is called a gate4  
,i4 ,it is set forth by the similitude  
of a gate4 ,a gate1 you know1 is of  a  
double use4 ,it is to open and shut1 and
 so1 consequently1 to let in  or to keep
 out2 and to do both these at the       
season2 as he said1 8,let  not the gates
 of ,jerusalem be opened until the sun  
be hot02 and again1  8,i commanded that 

the gates should be shut1 and charged   
that they  should not be opened till    
after the ,sabbath40 7,neh #g3c1        
#ac3ai1bj7 ,and  so you find of this    
gate of heaven1 when the five wise      
virgins came1  the gate was opened2 but 
afterwards came the other virgins1 and  
the  door was shut4 7,matt #be7 ,so     
then1 the entrance into heaven is called
 a  gate1 to show there is a time when  
there may be entrance1 and there  will  
come a time when there shall be none2   
and1 indeed1 this is a chief  truth     
contained in the text--8,strive to enter
 in at the strait gate2 for  many1 ,i   
say unto you1 will seek to enter in1 and
 shall not be able40 ,i  read in the    
,scriptures of two gates or doors1      
through which they that  go to heaven   
must enter4 #b    #a4 ,there is the door
 of faith1 the door which the grace of  
,god hath  opened to the ,gentiles4     
,this door is ,jesus ,christ1 as also   
himself doth  testify1 saying1 8,i am   
the door10 c4 7,john #aj3i1 ,acts       

#ad3bg7 ,by this  door men enter into   
,god's favour and mercy1 and find       
forgiveness  through faith in his blood1
 and live in hope of eternal life2 and  
therefore himself also hath said1 8,i am
 the door2 by me if any man  enter in1  
he shall be saved02 that is1 received to
 mercy1 and inherit  eternal life4 ,but1
    #b4 ,there is another door or       
gate--for that which is called in the   
text a  gate1 is twice in the next verse
 called a door--there is1 ,i say1       
another  gate1 and that is the passage  
into the very heaven itself2 the        
entrance  into the celestial            
mansion-house1 and that is the gate     
mentioned in the  text1 #c and the door 
mentioned twice in the verse that       
follows4 ,and  this ,jacob called it1   
when he said1 ,bethel was the house of  
,god1 and  this is the gate of heaven2  
that is1 the entrance1 for he saw the   
entrance into heaven4 ,one end of       
,jacob's ladder stands in ,bethel1      
,god's  house1 and the other end        

reacheth up to the gate of heaven4 7,gen
  #bh3aj-ag7 ,jacob's ladder was the    
figure of ,christ1 which ladder was not 
the gate of heaven1 but the way from the
 church to that gate which he  saw above
 at the top of the ladder4 7,gen #bh3ab1
 ,john #a3ea7 ,but again1  that the gate
 in the text is the gate or entrance    
into heaven1  consider--    7#a47 ,it is
 that gate that letteth men into1 or    
shutteth men out of that  place or      
kingdom where ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and 
,jacob is1 which place is  that paradise
 where ,christ promised the thief that  
he should be that  day1 that he asked to
 be with him in his kingdom2 it is that 
place into  which ,paul said he was     
caught1 when he heard words unlawful or 
impossible for a man to utter4 7,luke   
#ac3bh1 #bc3db1 #b ,cor #ab3a-f7        
,quest4 ,but is not ,christ the gate or 
entrance into this heavenly place8      
,answ4 ,he is he without whom no man can
 get thither1 because by his  merits men
 obtain that world1 and also because he1

 as the ,father1 is  the donor and      
disposer of that kingdom to whom he     
will4 ,further1 this  place is called   
his house1 and himself the ,master of   
it--8,when once the  ,master of the     
house is risen up1 and hath shut to the 
door40 7,luke  #ac3be7 ,but we use to   
say1 that the master of the house is not
 the door4  ,men enter into heaven1     
then1 by him1 not as he is the gate1 or 
door1 or  entrance1 into the celestial  
mansion-house1 but as he is the giver   
and  disposer of that kingdom to them   
whom he shall count worthy1 because he  
hath obtained it for them4    7#b47     
,that this gate is the very passage into
 heaven1 consider the text  hath special
 reference to the day of judgment1 when 
,christ will have  laid aside his       
mediatory office1 which before he       
exercised for the  bringing to the faith
 his own elect2 and will then act1 not  
as one that  justifieth the ungodly1 but
 as one that judgeth sinners4 ,he will  
now be  risen up from the throne of     

grace1 and shut up the door against all 
the  impenitent1 and will be set upon   
the throne of judgment1 from thence to  
proceed with ungodly sinners4           
,object4 ,but ,christ bids strive3      
8,strive0 now 8to enter in at the strait
  gate02 but if that gate be as you say1
 the gate or entrance into  heaven1 then
 it should seem that we should not      
strive till the day of  judgment1 for we
 shall not come at that gate till then4 
,answ4 ,christ1 by this exhortation1    
,strive1 c41 doth not at all admit  of1 
or countenance delays1 or that a man    
should neglect his own  salvation2 but  
putteth poor creatures upon preparing   
for the judgment1  and counselleth them 
now to get those things that will then  
give them  entrance into glory4 ,this   
exhortation is much like these3         
8,therefore be  ye also ready1 for in   
such an hour as ye think not the ,son of
 man  cometh4--,and they that were ready
 went in with him to the marriage1 and  
the door was shut40 7,matt #bd3dd1      

#be3aj7    ,so that when he saith1      
8,strive to enter in10 it is as if he   
should say1  ,blessed are they that     
shall be admitted another day to enter  
into the  kingdom of heaven2 but they   
that shall be counted worthy of so      
unspeakable a favour1 must be well      
prepared and fitted for it  beforehand4 
,now1 the time to be fitted is not the  
day of judgment1 but  the day of grace2 
not then1 but now4 ,therefore1 strive   
now for those  things that will then    
give you entrance into the heavenly     
kingdom4 ,but1    ,it is called a strait
 gate4    ,,ii4 ,as it is called a gate1
 so it is called a strait gate--8,strive
 to  enter in at the strait gate40      
,the straitness of this gate is not to  
be understood carnally1 but  mystically4
 ,you are not to understand it1 as if   
the entrance into  heaven was some      
little pinching wicket2 no1 the         
straitness of this gate  is quite       
another thing4 ,this gate is wide enough
 for all them that are  the truly       

gracious and sincere lovers of ,jesus   
,christ1 but so strait1  as that not one
 of the other can by any means enter in3
 8,open to me the  gates of             
righteousness3 ,i will go into them1 and
 ,i will praise the  ,lord3 this gate of
 the ,lord1 into which the righteous    
shall enter40  7,psa #aah3ai1bj7 ,by    
this word1 therefore1 ,christ ,jesus    
hath showed unto  us1 that without due  
qualifications there is no possibility  
of entering  into heaven2 the strait    
gate will keep all others out4 ,when    
,christ  spake this parable1 he had     
doubtless his eye upon some passage or  
passages of the ,old ,testament1 with   
which the ,jews were well  acquainted4  
,i will mention two1 and so go on4      
#a4 ,the place by which ,god turned     
,adam and his wife out of paradise4     
,possibly our ,lord might have his eye  
upon that2 for though that was  wide    
enough for them to come out at1 yet it  
was too strait for them to  go in at4   
,but what should be the reason of that8 

,why1 they had sinned2  and therefore   
,god 8placed at the east of that garden 
cherubims1 and a  flaming sword1 which  
turned every way1 to keep the way of the
 tree of  life40 7,gen #c3bd7 ,the      
cherubims1 and the flaming sword1 they  
made the  entrance too strait for them  
to enter in4 ,souls1 there are cherubims
  and a flaming sword at the gates of   
heaven to keep the way of the tree  of  
life2 therefore none but them that are  
duly fitted for heaven can  enter in at 
this strait gate2 the flaming sword will
 keep all others  out4 8,know ye not    
that the unrighteous shall not inherit  
the kingdom of  ,god8 ,be not deceived1 
neither fornicators1 nor idolaters1 nor 
adulterers1 nor effeminate1 nor abusers 
of themselves with mankind1 nor         
thieves1 nor covetous1 nor drunkards1   
nor revilers1 nor extortioners1  shall  
inherit the kingdom of ,god40 7#a ,cor  
#f3i1aj7    7#b47 ,perhaps our ,lord    
might have his eye upon the gates of the
 temple  when he spoke this word unto   

the people2 for though the gates of the 
temple were six cubits wide1 yet they   
were so strait1 that none that  were    
unclean in anything might enter in      
thereat 7,eze #dj3dh71 because  there   
were placed at these gates1 porters1    
whose office was to look  that none but 
those that had right to enter might go  
in thither4 ,and so  it is written1     
,jehoiada set 8porters at the gates of  
the house of the  ,lord1 that none which
 was unclean in anything should enter   
in40 7#b  ,chron #bc3ai7 ,souls1 ,god   
hath porters at the gates of the temple1
 at the  gate of heaven2 porters1 ,i    
say1 placed there by ,god1 to look that 
none  that are unclean in anything may  
come in thither4 ,in at the gate of the 
church1 none may enter now that are     
openly profane1 and scandalous to       
religion2 no1 though they plead they are
 beloved of ,god3 8,what hath my        
beloved to do in mine house10 saith the 
,lord1 8seeing she hath wrought         
lewdness with many80 7,jer #aa3ae7    ,i

 say1 ,i am very apt to believe that our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ had his  thoughts 
upon these two texts1 when he said the  
gate is strait3 and  that which confirms
 me the more in the things is this1 a   
little below  the text he saith1 8,there
 shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth1
 when  ye shall see ,abraham1 and       
,isaac1 and ,jacob1 and all the         
prophets1 in  the kingdom of heaven1 and
 you yourselves thrust out40 7,luke     
#ac3bh7  ,thrust out1 which signifieth a
 violent act1 resisting with striving   
those that would--though                
unqualified--enter4 ,the porters of the 
temple  were1 for this very thing1 to   
wear arms1 if need were1 and to be men  
of  courage and strength1 lest the      
unsanctified or unprepared should by    
some means enter in4 ,we read1 in the   
book of ,revelations1 of the holy  city1
 and that it had twelve gates1 and at   
the gates twelve angels2 but  what did  
they do there8 ,why1 amongst the rest of
 their service1 this  was one thing1    

that there might 8in no wise enter in to
 it any thing  that defileth1 or worketh
 abomination1 or that maketh a lie40    
7,rev  #ba3bg7    ,three things that    
make this gate so strait4    ,but more  
particularly1 to show what it is that   
maketh this gate so  strait4 ,there are 
three things that make it strait--#a4   
,there is sin4 #b4  ,there is the word  
of the law4 #c4 ,there are the angels of
 ,god4    #a4 ,there is sin2 the sin of 
the profane1 and the sin of the         
professor4    7#a47 ,the sin of the     
profane4 ,but this needs not be enlarged
 upon1  because it is concluded upon at 
all hands1 where there is the common    
belief of the being of ,god1 and the    
judgment to come1 that 8the wicked      
shall be turned into hell1 and all the  
nations that forget ,god40 7,psa  #i3ag7
    7#b47 ,but there is the sin of      
professors2 or take it rather thus1     
there  is a profession that will stand  
with an unsanctified heart and life4    
,the sin of such will overpoise the     

salvation of their souls1 the sin  end  
being the heaviest end of the scale2 ,i 
say1 that being the heaviest  end which 
hath sin in it1 they tilt over1 and so  
are1 notwithstanding  their glorious    
profession1 drowned in perdition and    
destruction2 for  none such hath any    
inheritance in the kingdom of ,christ   
and of ,god2  therefore 8let no man     
deceive you with vain words2 for because
 of these  things cometh the wrath of   
,god upon the children of disobedience02
  neither will a profession be able to  
excuse them4 7,eph #e3c-f7 ,the gate    
will be too strait for such as these to 
enter in thereat4 ,a man may  partake of
 salvation in part1 but not of salvation
 in whole4 ,god saved  the children of  
,israel out of ,egypt1 but overthrew    
them in the  wilderness3--8,i will      
therefore put you in remembrance1 though
 ye once  knew this1 how that the ,lord1
 having saved the people out of the land
  of ,egypt1 afterward destroyed them   
that believed not40 7,jude #e7 ,so we   

see that1 notwithstanding their         
beginning1 8they could not enter in1    
because of unbelief40 7,heb #c3ai7      
#b4 ,there is the word of the law1 and  
that will make the gate strait  also4   
,none must go in thereat but those that 
can go in by the leave of  the law2 for 
though no man be1 or can be1 justified  
by the works of the  law1 yet unless the
 righteousness and holiness by which    
they attempt to  enter into this kingdom
 be justified by the law1 it is in vain 
once to  think of entering in at this   
strait gate4 ,now the law justifieth    
not1  but upon the account of ,christ's 
righteousness2 if therefore thou be  not
 indeed found in that righteousness1    
thou wilt find the law lie just  in the 
passage into heaven to keep thee out4   
,every man's work must be  tried by     
fire1 that it may be manifest of what   
sort it is4 ,there are  two errors in   
the world about the law2 one is1 when   
men think to enter  in at the strait    
gate by the righteousness of the law2   

the other is1  when men think they may  
enter into heaven without the leave of  
the law4  ,both these1 ,i say1 are      
errors2 for as by the works of the law  
no flesh  shall be justified2 so without
 the consent of the law1 no flesh shall 
be saved4 8,heaven and earth shall pass 
away1 before one jot or tittle  of the  
law shall fail1 till all be fulfilled40 
,he therefore must be  damned that      
cannot be saved by the consent of the   
law4 ,and1 indeed1  this law is the     
flaming sword that turneth every way2   
yea1 that lieth  to this day in the way 
to heaven1 for a bar to all unbelievers 
and  unsanctified professors2 for it is 
taken out of the way for the truly      
gracious only4 ,it will be found as a   
roaring lion to devour all others4      
,because of the law1 therefore1 the gate
 will be found too strait for  the      
unsanctified to enter in4 ,when the     
apostle had told the ,corinthians  that 
8the unrighteous should not inherit the 
kingdom of ,god10 and that  such were   

some of them1 he adds1 8,but ye are     
washed1 but ye are  sanctified1 but ye  
are justified1 in the name of the ,lord 
,jesus1 and by  the ,spirit of our      
,god40 7#a ,cor #f3i-aa7 ,closely       
concluding1 that had  they not been     
washed1 and sanctified1 and justified1  
in the name of the  ,lord ,jesus1 the   
law1 for their transgressions1 would    
have kept them  out2 it would have made 
the gate too strait for them to enter   
in4    #c4 ,there are also the angels of
 ,god1 and by reason of them the gate is
  strait4 ,the ,lord ,jesus calleth the 
end of the world his harvest2 and       
saith1 moreover1 that the angels are his
 reapers4 ,these angels are  therefore  
to gather his wheat into his barn1 but  
to gather the ungodly  into bundles to  
burn them4 7,matt #ac3ci1da1di7 ,unless1
 therefore1 the  man that is            
unsanctified can master the law1 and    
conquer angels2 unless  he can1 as ,i   
may say1 pull them out of the gateway of
 heaven1 himself  is not to come thither

 for ever4 ,no man goeth to heaven but  
by the help  of the angels--,i mean at  
the day of judgment4 ,for the ,son of   
man 8shall  send his angels with a great
 sound of a trumpet1 and they shall     
gather  together his elect from the four
 winds1 from one end of heaven to the   
other40 7,matt #bd3ca7 ,if those that   
shall enter in at the strait gate  shall
 enter in thither by the conduct of the 
holy angels1 pray when do  you think    
those men will enter in thither1        
concerning whom the angels  are         
commanded to gather them1 to 8bind them 
in bundles to burn them80  ,this1       
therefore1 is a third difficulty4 ,the  
angels will make this  entrance strait2 
yea1 too strait for the unjustified and 
unsanctified  to enter in thither4      
,,an ,,exhortation ,,to ,,strive ,,to   
,,enter ,,into ,,this ,,kingdom4        
,third4 ,i come now to the exhortation1 
which is1 to strive to enter in4        
8,strive to enter in at the strait      
gate40 ,these words are fitly added2    

for since the gate is strait1 it follows
 that they that will enter in  must     
strive4    8,strive40 ,this word strive 
supposeth that great idleness is natural
 to  professors2 they think to get to   
heaven by lying1 as it were1 on their   
elbows4 ,it also suggesteth that many   
will be the difficulties that           
professors will meet with1 before they  
get to heaven4 ,it also  concludeth that
 only the labouring ,christian1 man or  
woman1 will get in  thither4 8,strive10 
c4    ,three questions ,i will propound 
upon the word1 an answer to which may   
give us light into the meaning of it3   
,i4 ,what doth this word strive  import8
 #d    ,,ii4 ,how should we strive8     
,,iii4 ,why should we strive8    ,import
 of the word ,,strive4    ,i4 ,what doth
 this word strive import8 ,answer1      
#a4 ,when he saith1 ,strive1 it is as   
much as to say1 ,bend yourselves to  the
 work with all your might4 8,whatsoever 
thy hand findeth to do1 do it  with thy 
might2 for there is no work1 nor device1

 nor knowledge1 nor  wisdom in the      
grave1 whither thou goest40 7,eccl      
#i3aj7 ,thus ,samson did  when he set   
himself to destroy the ,philistines2    
8,he bowed himself with  all his might40
 7,judg #af3cj7 ,thus ,david did also1  
when he made  provision for the building
 and beautifying of the temple of ,god4 
7#a  ,chron #bi3b7 ,and thus must thou  
do1 if ever thou enterest into heaven4  
#b4 ,when he saith1 ,strive1 he calleth 
for the mind and will1 that they  should
 be on his side1 and on the side of the 
things of his kingdom2  for none strive 
indeed1 but such as have given the ,son 
of ,god their  heart2 of which the mind 
and will are a principal part2 for      
saving  conversion lieth more in the    
turning of the mind and will to ,christ1
  and to the love of his heavenly       
things1 than in all knowledge and       
judgment4 ,and this the apostle         
confirmeth1 when he saith1 8,stand fast 
in one spirit1 with one mind striving10 
c4 7,phil #a3bg7    #c4 ,and1 more      

particularly1 this word strive is       
expressed by several  other terms2 as1  
7#a47 ,it is expressed by that word1    
8,so run that ye may  obtain40 7#a ,cor 
#i3bd1be7 7#b47 ,it is expressed by that
 word1 8,fight the  good fight of faith1
 lay hold on eternal life40 7#a ,tim    
#f3ab7 7#c47 ,it is  expressed by that  
word1 8,labour not for the meat which   
perisheth1 but  for that meat which     
endureth unto everlasting life40 7,john 
#f3bg7 7#d47  ,it is expressed by that  
word1 8,we wrestle--with principalities 
and  powers1 and the rulers of the      
darkness of this world40 7,eph #f3ab7   
,therefore1 when he saith1 ,strive1 it  
is as much as to say1 ,run for  heaven1 
,fight for heaven1 ,labour for heaven1  
,wrestle for heaven1 or you  are like to
 go without it4    ,how should we       
strive8    ,,ii4 ,the second question   
is1 ,how should we strive8    ,answ4    
,the answer in general is1 ,thou must   
strive lawfully4 8and if a  man also    
strive for masteries1 yet is he not     

crowned1 except he strive  lawfully40   
7#b ,tim #b3e7 ,but you will say1 ,what 
is it to strive lawfully8  ,i answer--  
#a4 ,to strive against the things which 
are abhorred by the ,lord ,jesus2  yea1 
to resist to the spilling of your blood1
 striving against sin4  7,heb #ab3d7 ,to
 have all those things that are         
condemned by the ,word2  yea1 though    
they be thine own right hand1 right eye1
 or right foot1 in  abomination2 and to 
seek by all godly means the utter       
suppressing of  them4 7,mark            
#i3dc1de1dg7    #b4 ,to strive lawfully1
 is to strive for those things that are 
commanded  in the ,word4--8,but thou1 ,o
 man of ,god1 flee the world1 and follow
  after10 that is1 strive for1          
8righteousness1 godliness1 faith1 love1 
patience1 meekness2 fight the good fight
 of faith1 lay hold on eternal  life10  
c4 7#a ,tim #f3aa1ab7    #c4 ,he that   
striveth lawfully1 must be therefore    
very temperate in all  the good and     
lawful things of this life4 8,and every 

man that striveth  for the mastery is   
temperate in all things4 ,now they do it
 to obtain a  corruptible crown2 but we 
an incorruptible40 7#a ,cor #i3be7 ,most
  professors give leave to the world and
 the vanity of their hearts1 to  close  
with them1 and to hang about their      
necks1 and make their striving  to stand
 rather in an outcry of words1 than a   
hearty labour against the  lusts and    
love of the world1 and their own        
corruptions2 but this kind  of striving 
is but a beating of the air1 and will   
come to just nothing  at last4 7#a ,cor 
#i3bf7    #d4 ,he that striveth         
lawfully1 must take ,god and ,christ    
along with him  to the work1 otherwise  
he will certainly be undone4            
8,whereunto10 said  ,paul1 8,i also     
labour1 striving according to his       
working1 which worketh  in me mightily40
 7,col #a3bi7 ,and for the right        
performing of this1 he  must observe    
these following particulars3--    7#a47 
,he must take heed that he doth not     

strive about things1 or words1  to no   
profit2 for ,god will not then be with  
him4 8,of these things10  saith the     
apostle1 8put them in remembrance2      
charging them before the  ,lord1 that   
they strive not about words to no       
profit1 but to the  subverting of the   
hearers40 7#b ,tim #b3ad7 ,but1 alas6   
how many professors  in our days are    
guilty of this transgression1 whose     
religion stands  chiefly1 if not only1  
in a few unprofitable questions and vain
  wranglings about words and things to  
no profit1 but to the destruction  of   
the hearers6    7#b47 ,he must take heed
 that whilst he strives against one sin1
 he does  not harbour and shelter       
another2 or that whilst he cries out    
against  other men's sin1 he does not   
countenance his own4    7#c47 ,in the   
striving1 strive to believe1 strive for 
the faith of the  gospel2 for the more  
we believe the gospel1 and the reality  
of the  things of the world to come1    
with the more stomach and courage shall 

we  labour to possess the blessedness4  
7,phil #a3bg7 8,let us labour therefore 
to enter into that rest1 lest any man   
fall after the same example of          
unbelief40 7,heb #d3aa7    7#d47 ,as we 
should strive for1 and by faith1 so we  
should strive by  prayer1 by fervent and
 effectual prayer4 7,romans #ae3cj7 ,o  
the swarms of  our prayerless           
professors6 ,what do they think of      
themselves8 ,surely the  gate of heaven 
was heretofore as wide as in these our  
days2 but what  striving by prayer was  
there then among ,christians for the    
thing that  gives admittance into this  
kingdom1 over what there is in these    
latter days6    7#e47 ,we should also   
strive by mortifying our members that   
are upon the  earth4 8,i therefore so   
run10 said ,paul1 8not as uncertainly2  
so fight  ,i1 not as one that beateth   
the air2 but ,i keep under my body1 and 
bring  it into subjection1 lest that by 
any means1 when ,i have preached the    
gospel to others1 ,i myself should be a 

cast-away40 7#a ,cor #i3bf1bg7 ,but  all
 this is spoken principally to          
professors2 so ,i would be understood4  
,why should we strive8    ,,iii4 ,i come
 now to the third question1 namely1 ,but
 why should we  strive8 ,answer--    #a4
 ,because the thing for which you are   
here exhorted to strive1 it is  worth   
the striving for2 it is for not less    
than for a whole heaven1 and  an        
eternity of felicity there4 ,how will   
men that have before them a  little     
honour1 a little profit1 a little       
pleasure1 strive8 ,i say again1  how    
will they strive for this8 ,now they do 
it for a corruptible crown1  but we an  
incorruptible4 ,methinks this word      
heaven1 and this eternal  life1 ought   
verily to make us strive1 for what is   
there again either in  heaven or earth  
like them to provoke a man to strive8   
#b4 ,strive1 because otherwise the devil
 and hell will assuredly have  thee4 ,he
 goes about like a roaring lion1 seeking
 whom he may devour4 7#a  ,peter #e3h7  

,these fallen angels1 they are always   
watchful1 diligent1  unwearied2 they are
 also mighty1 subtle1 and malicious1    
seeking nothing  more than the damnation
 of thy soul4 ,o thou that art like the 
artless  dove1 strive6    #c4 ,strive1  
because every lust strives and wars     
against thy soul4 8,the  flesh lusteth  
against the ,spirit40 7,gal #e3ag7      
8,dearly beloved1 ,i  beseech you10 said
 ,peter1 8as strangers and pilgrims1    
abstain from  fleshly lusts1 which war  
against the soul40 7#a ,peter #b3aa7 ,it
 is a rare  thing to see or find out a  
,christian that indeed can bridle his   
lusts2  but no strange thing to see such
 professors that are 8not only bridled1 
but saddled too10 yea1 and ridden from  
lust to sin1 from one vanity to         
another1 by the very devil himself1 and 
the corruptions of their  hearts4    #d4
 ,strive1 because thou hast a whole     
world against thee4 ,the world  hateth  
thee if thou be a ,christian2 the men of
 the world hate thee2 the  things of the

 world are snares for thee1 even thy bed
 and table1 thy  wife and husband1 yea1 
thy most lawful enjoyments have that in 
them  that will certainly sink thy soul 
to hell1 if thou dost not strive        
against the snares that are in them4    
7,rom #aa3i7    ,the world will seek to 
keep thee out of heaven with mocks1     
flouts1  taunts1 threatenings1 jails1   
gibbets1 halters1 burnings1 and a       
thousand  deaths2 therefore strive6     
,again1 if it cannot overcome thee with 
these1  it will flatter1 promise1       
allure1 entice1 entreat1 and use a      
thousand  tricks on this hand to destroy
 thee2 and observe1 many that have been 
stout against the threats of the world1 
have yet been overcome with the         
bewitching flatteries of the same4 #e   
,there ever was enmity betwixt the devil
 and the church1 and betwixt his  seed  
and her seed too2 ,michael and his      
angels1 and the dragon and his  angels1 
these make war continually4 7,gen #c1   
,rev #ab7 ,there hath been  great       

desires and endeavours among men to     
reconcile these two in one1  to wit1 the
 seed of the serpent and the seed of the
 woman1 but it could  never yet be      
accomplished4 ,the world says1 they will
 never come over to  us2 and we again   
say1 by ,god's grace1 we will never come
 over to them4  ,but the business hath  
not ended in words2 both they and we    
have also  added our endeavours to make 
each other submit1 but endeavours have  
proved ineffectual too4 ,they1 for their
 part1 have devised all manner  of cruel
 torments to make us submit1 as slaying 
with the sword1  stoning1 sawing        
asunder1 flames1 wild beasts1           
banishments1 hunger1 and  a thousand    
miseries4 ,we again1 on the other side1 
have laboured by  prayers and tears1 by 
patience and long-suffering1 by         
gentleness and  love1 by sound doctrine 
and faithful witness-bearing against    
their  enormities1 to bring them over to
 us2 but yet the enmity remains2 so     
that they must conquer us1 or we must   

conquer them4 ,one side must be         
overcome2 but the weapons of our warfare
 are not carnal1 but mighty  through    
,god4    #e4 ,strive1 because there is  
nothing of ,christianity got by         
idleness4  ,idleness clothes a man with 
rags1 and the vineyard of the slothful  
is  grown over with nettles4 7,prov     
#bc3ba1 #bd3cj-cb7 ,profession that is  
not  attended with spiritual labour     
cannot bring the soul to heaven4 ,the   
fathers before us were 8not slothful in 
business10 but 8fervent in  spirit1     
serving the ,lord40 ,therefore 8be not  
slothful1 but followers of  them who    
through faith and patience inherit the  
promises40 7,rom #ab3aa1  ,heb #f3ab7   
8,strive to enter in40 ,methinks the    
words1 at the first reading1 do         
intimate to us1 that the ,christian1 in 
all that ever he does in this  world1   
should carefully heed and regard his    
soul--,i say1 in all that  ever he does4
 ,many are for their souls by fits and  
starts2 but a  ,christian indeed1 in all

 his doing and designs which he         
contriveth and  manageth in this world1 
should have a special eye to his own    
future and  everlasting good2 in all his
 labours he should strive to enter in3  
8,wisdom ,christ is the principal thing2
 therefore get wisdom3 and with  all thy
 getting get understanding40 7,prov     
#d3g7 ,get nothing1 if thou  canst not  
get ,christ and grace1 and further hopes
 of heaven in that  getting2 get nothing
 with a bad conscience1 with the hazard 
of thy  peace with ,god1 and that in    
getting it thou weakenest thy graces    
which  ,god hath given thee2 for this is
 not to strive to enter in4 ,add grace  
to grace1 both by religious and worldly 
duties2 8,for so an entrance  shall be  
ministered unto you abundantly into the 
everlasting kingdom of  our ,lord and   
,saviour ,jesus ,christ40 7#b ,peter    
#a3h-aa7 ,religious duties  are not the 
only striving times2 he that thinks so  
is out4 ,thou mayest  help thy faith and
 thy hope in the godly management of thy

 calling1 and  mayest get further       
footing in eternal life1 by studying the
 glory of  ,god in all thy worldly      
employment4 ,i am speaking now to       
,christians that  are justified freely  
by grace1 and am encouraging1 or rather 
counselling of them to strive to enter  
in2 for there is an entering in  by     
faith and good conscience now1 as well  
as our entering in body and  soul       
hereafter2 and ,i must add1 that the    
more common it is to thy soul  to enter 
in now by faith1 the more steadfast hope
 shalt thou have of  entering in        
hereafter in body and soul4    8,strive 
to enter in40 ,by these words also the  
,lord ,jesus giveth sharp  rebuke to    
those professors that have not eternal  
glory1 but other  temporal things in    
their eye1 by all the bustle that they  
make in the  world about religion4 ,some
 there be1 what a stir they make1 what a
  noise and clamour1 with their notions 
and forms1 and yet perhaps all is  for  
the loaves2 because they have eaten of  

the loaves1 and are filled4  7,john     
#f3bf7 ,these strive indeed to enter1   
but it is not into heaven2  they find   
religion hath a good trade at the end of
 it1 or they find  that it is the way to
 credit1 repute1 preferment1 and the    
like1 and  therefore they strive to     
enter into these4 ,but these have not   
the  strait gate in their eye1 nor yet  
in themselves have they love to their   
poor and perishing souls2 wherefore this
 exhortation nippeth such1 by           
predicting of their damnation4          
8,strive to enter in40 ,these words also
 sharply rebuke them who content        
themselves as the angel of the church of
 ,sardis1 did1 to wit1 8to have  a name 
to live1 and be dead0 7,rev #c3a71 or as
 they of the ,laodiceans1  who took     
their religion upon trust1 and were     
content with a poor1  wretched1 lukewarm
 profession2 for such as these do       
altogether unlike  to the exhortation in
 the text1 that says1 ,strive1 and they 
sit and  sleep2 that says1 ,strive to   

enter in1 and they content themselves   
with  a profession that is never like to
 bring them thither4    8,strive to     
enter in40 ,further1 these words put us 
upon proving the  truth of our graces   
now2 ,i say1 they put us upon the proof 
of the truth  of them now2 for if the   
strait gate be the gate of heaven1 and  
yet we  are to strive to enter into it  
now1 even while we live1 and before we  
come thither1 then doubtless ,christ    
means by this exhortation1 that we      
should use all lawful means to prove our
 graces in this world1 whether  they    
will stand in the judgment or no4       
,strive to enter in2 get those  graces  
now that will prove true graces then1   
and therefore try those  you have2 and  
if1 upon trial1 they prove not right1   
cast them away1 and  cry for better1    
lest they cast thee away1 when better   
are not to be  had4 8,buy of me gold    
tried in the fire02 mark that4 7,rev    
#c3ah7 ,buy of  me faith and grace that 
will stand in the judgment2 strive for  

that  faith2 buy of me that grace1 and  
also white raiment1 that thou mayest  be
 clothed1 that the shame of thy         
wickedness doth not appear1 and  anoint 
thine eyes with eye-salve1 that thou    
mayest see4 ,mind you this  advice2 this
 is right striving to enter in4    ,but 
you will say1 ,how should we try our    
graces8 ,would you have us run  into    
temptation1 to try if they be sound or  
rotten8 ,answ4 ,you need not  run into  
trials2 ,god hath ordained that enough  
of them shall overtake  thee to prove   
thy graces either rotten or sound before
 the day of thy  death2 sufficient to   
the day is the evil thereof1 if thou    
hast but a  sufficiency of grace to     
withstand4 ,i say1 thou shalt have      
trials enough  overtake thee1 to prove  
thy grace sound or rotten4 ,thou mayest1
  therefore1 if ,god shall help thee1   
see how it is like to go with thee      
before thou goest out of this world1 to 
wit1 whether thy graces be such  as will
 carry thee in at the gates of heaven or

 no4    ,but how should we try our      
graces now8 ,answ4 7a47 ,how dost thou  
find  them in outward trials8 ,see      
,hebrews #aa3ae1af4 7b47 ,how dost thou 
find  thyself in the inward workings of 
sin8 7,rom #g3bd7 7c47 ,how dost thou   
find thyself under the most high        
enjoyment of grace in this world8       
7,phil #c3ad7    ,but what do you mean  
by these three questions8 ,i mean graces
 show  themselves at these their        
seasons1 whether they be rotten or      
sound4    7a47 ,how do they show        
themselves to be true under the first of
 these8  ,answ4 ,by mistrusting our own 
sufficiency1 by crying to ,god for help1
 by  desiring rather to die than to     
bring any dishonour to the name of ,god1
  and by counting that1 if ,god be      
honoured in the trial1 thou hast gained 
more than all the world could give thee4
 7#b ,chron #bj3ab1 #ad3aa1 ,acts #d1   
#bj3bb1 #b ,cor #d3ag1ah1 ,heb          
#aa3bd1be7    7b47 ,how do they show    
themselves to be true under the second8 

,answ4 ,by  mourning1 and confessing1   
and striving1 and praying1 against them2
 by  not being content1 shouldst thou   
have heaven1 if they live1 and defile   
thee2 and by counting of holiness the   
greatest beauty in the world2 and  by   
flying to ,jesus ,christ for life4      
7,zech #ab3aj1 ,john #ai1 ,heb #ab3ad1  
,psa #ai3ab7    7c47 ,how do they show  
themselves to be true under the third8  
,answ4 ,by  prizing the true graces     
above all the world1 by praying heartily
 that  ,god will give thee more2 by not 
being content with all the grace thou   
canst be capable of enjoying on this    
side heaven and glory4 7,psa #hd3aj1    
,luke #ag3e1 ,phil #c7    8,strive to   
enter in40 ,the reason why ,christ      
addeth these words1 8to  enter in10 is  
obvious1 to wit1 because there is no    
true and lasting  happiness on this side
 heaven2 ,i say1 none that is both true 
and  lasting1 ,i mean1 as to our sense  
and feeling as there shall be2 8,for    
here have we no continuing city1 but we 

seek one to come40 7,heb #ac3ad7  ,the  
heaven is within1 strive therefore to   
enter in2 the glory is  within1 strive  
therefore to enter in2 the ,mount ,zion 
is within1 strive  therefore to enter   
in2 the heavenly ,jerusalem is within1  
strive  therefore to enter in2 angels   
and saints are within1 strive therefore 
to enter in2 and1 to make up all1 the   
,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus    
,christ1 and that glorious ,redeemer1 is
 within1 strive therefore to  enter in4 
8,strive to enter in40 8,for without are
 dogs1 and sorcerers1 and  whoremongers1
 and murderers1 and idolaters1 and      
whosoever loveth and  maketh a lie40    
,without are also the devils1 and hell1 
and death1 and  all damned souls2       
without is howling1 weeping1 wailing1   
and gnashing of  teeth2 yea1 without are
 all the miseries1 sorrows1 and plagues 
that an  infinite ,god can in justice   
and power inflict upon an evil and      
wicked  generation2 8,strive therefore  
to enter in at the strait gate40 7,rev  

#bb3ae1 ,matt #be3da1 ,rev #ab3i1 ,is   
#fe3ac1ad1 ,matt #bb3ac1 ,deu #bi3ah-bj7
    8,strive to enter in at the strait  
gate2 for many1 ,i say unto you1 will   
seek to enter in1 and shall not be      
able40    ,,motive ,,to ,,strive ,,to   
,,enter ,,into ,,this ,,kingdom4        
,fourth4 ,we are come now to the motive 
which our ,lord urges to enforce  his   
exhortation4    ,he told us before that 
the gate was strait2 he also exhorted us
 to  strive to enter in thereat1 or to  
get those things now that will  further 
our entrance then1 and to set ourselves 
against those things  that will hinder  
our entering in4    ,in this motive     
there are five things to be minded4     
#a4 ,that there will be a disappointment
 to some at the day of judgment2  they  
will seek to enter in1 and shall not be 
able4    #b4 ,that not a few1 but many1 
will meet with this disappointment2     
8,for  many will seek to enter in1 and  
shall not be able40    #c4 ,this        
doctrine of the miscarriage of many     

then1 it standeth upon the  validity of 
the word of ,christ2 8,for many1 ,i say1
 will seek to enter  in1 and shall not  
be able40    #d4 ,professors shall make 
a great heap among the many that shall  
fall  short of heaven2 8,for many1 ,i   
say unto you1 will seek to enter in1 and
  shall not be able40    #e4 ,where     
grace and striving are wanting now1     
seeking and contending to  enter in will
 be unprofitable then2 8,for many1 ,i   
say unto you1 will  seek to enter in1   
and shall not be able40    ,but ,i will 
proceed in my former method1 to wit1 to 
open the words unto  you4    ,import of 
the words ,,for ,,many4    8,for many10 
c4 ,if he had said1 ,for some will fall 
short1 it had been a  sentence to be    
minded2 if he had said1 ,for some that  
seek will fall  short1 it had been very 
awakening2 but when he saith1 ,many1    
many will  fall short1 yea1 many among  
professors will fall short1 this is not 
only awakening1 but dreadful6           
,various applications of the word       

,,many4--8,for many10 c4 ,i find this   
word many variously applied in          
,scripture4    #a4 ,sometimes it        
intendeth the open profane1 the wicked  
and ungodly  world1 as where ,christ    
saith1 8,wide is the gate1 and broad is 
the way1  that leadeth to destruction1  
and many there be which go in thereat40 
7,matt #g3ac7 ,i say1 by the many here1 
he intends those chiefly that go  on in 
the broad way of sin and profaneness1   
bearing the 8tokens0 of  their damnation
 in their foreheads1 those whose daily  
practice  proclaims that their 8feet go 
down to death1 and their steps take hold
  on hell40 7,job #ba3bi1cj1 ,isa #c3i1 
,prov #d7    #b4 ,sometimes this word   
many intendeth those that cleave to the 
people  of ,god deceitfully1 and in     
hypocrisy1 or1 as ,daniel hath it1      
8,many  shall cleave to them with       
flatteries40 7,dan #aa3cd7 ,the word    
many in  this text includeth all those  
who feign themselves better than they   
are  in religion2 it includeth1 ,i say1 

those that have religion only for a     
holiday suit#f to set them out at       
certain times1 and when they come  among
 suitable company4    #c4 ,sometimes    
this word many intendeth them that      
apostatize from ,christ2  such as for a 
while believe1 and in time of temptation
 fall away2 as  ,john saith of some of  
,christ's disciples3 8,from that time   
many of his  disciples went back1 and   
walked no more with him40 7,john #f3ff7 
#d4 ,sometimes this word many intendeth 
them that make a great noise1 and  do   
many great things in the church1 and yet
 want saving grace3 8,many10  saith     
,christ1 8will say unto me in that day1 
,lord1 ,lord1 have we not  prophesied in
 thy name8 and in thy name have cast out
 devils8 and in  thy name done many     
wonderful works80 7,matt #g3bb7 ,mark1  
there will be  many of these4    #e4    
,sometimes this word many intendeth     
those poor1 ignorant1 deluded  souls    
that are led away with every wind of    
doctrine2 those who are  caught with the

 cunning and crafty deceiver1 who lieth 
in wait to  beguile unstable souls3     
8,and many shall follow their pernicious
 ways1  by reason of whom the way of    
truth shall be evil spoken of40 7#b     
,peter  #b3b7    #f4 ,sometimes this    
word many includeth all the world1 good 
and bad3 8,and  many of them that sleep 
in the dust of the earth shall awake1   
some to  everlasting life1 and some to  
shame and everlasting contempt40 7,dan  
#ab3b7 ,compare with ,john #e3bh1bi4    
#g4 ,lastly4 ,sometimes this word many  
intendeth the good only1 even them  that
 shall be saved4 7,luke #a3af1 #b3cd7   
,how ,,many is applied in the text4     
,since then that the word is so         
variously applied1 let us inquire how it
 must be taken in the text4  ,and1      
#a4 ,it must not be applied to the      
sincerely godly1 for they shall never   
perish4 7,john #aj3bg1bh7 #b4 ,it cannot
 be applied to all the world1 for  then 
no flesh should be saved4 #c4 ,neither  
is it to be applied to the  open profane

 only1 for then the hypocrite is by it  
excluded4 #d4 ,but by  the many in the  
text our ,lord intendeth in special the 
professor2 the  professor1 ,i say1 how  
high soever he seems to be now1 that    
shall be  found without saving grace in 
the day of judgment4    ,now that the   
professor is in special intended in this
 text1 consider1  so soon as the ,lord  
had said1 8,many will seek to enter in1 
and shall  not be able10 he pointeth1 as
 with his finger1 at the many that then 
he  in special intendeth2 to wit1 them  
among whom he had taught2 them that  had
 eat and drunken in his presence2 them  
that had prophesied1 and cast  out      
devils in his name1 and in his name had 
done many wonderful works4  7,luke      
#ac3bf1 ,matt #g3bb7 ,these are the many
 intended by the ,lord in this  text1   
though others also are included under   
the sentence of damnation  by his word  
in other places4 8,for many10 c4        
,matthew saith1 concerning  this strait 
gate1 that there are but few that find  

it4 ,but it seems the  cast-aways in my 
text did find it2 for you read1 that    
they knocked at  it1 and cried1 8,lord1 
open unto us40 ,so then1 the meaning may
 seem to  be this--many of the few that 
find it will seek to enter in1 and shall
  not be able4 ,i find1 at the day of   
judgment1 some will be crying to the    
rocks to cover them1 and some at the    
gates of heaven for entrance4  ,suppose 
that those that cry to the rocks to     
cover them1 are they whose  conscience  
will not suffer them once to look ,god  
in the face1 because  they are fallen   
under present guilt1 and the dreadful   
fears of the  wrath of the ,lamb4 7,rev 
#f3af7 ,and that those that stand crying
 at the  gate of heaven1 are those whose
 confidence holds out to the last1--even
  those whose boldness will enable them 
to contend even with ,jesus ,christ  for
 entrance2 them1 ,i say1 that will have 
profession1 casting out of  devils1 and 
many wonderful works1 to plead2 of this 
sort are the many  in my text3 8,for    

many1 ,i say unto you1 will seek to     
enter in1 and shall  not be able40      
,could we compare the professors of the 
times with the  everlasting word of     
,god1 this doctrine would more easily   
appear to the  children of men4 ,how few
 among the many1 yea1 among the swarms  
of  professors1 have heart to make      
conscience of walking before ,god in    
this  world1 and to study his glory     
among the children of men6 ,how few1 ,i 
say1 have his name lie nearer their     
hearts than their own carnal  concerns6 
,nay1 do not many make his ,word1 and   
his name1 and his ways1 a               
stalking-horse to their own worldly     
advantages8 #g    ,god calls for faith1 
good conscience1 moderation1            
self-denial1  humility1                 
heavenly-mindedness1 love to saints1 to 
enemies1 and for  conformity in heart1  
in word1 and life1 to his will3 but     
where is it8  7,mark #aa3bb1 #a ,peter  
#c3af1 ,heb #ac3e1 ,phil #d3e1 ,matt    
#aj3cg-ci1 ,col  #c3a-d1 ,micah #f3h1   

,rev #b3aj1 ,john #ae3ag1 #a ,john      
#d3ba1 ,matt #e3dd1 ,prov  #bc3bf1 ,col 
#d3f7    ,import of the words ,i ,,say  
,,unto ,,you4    8,for many1 ,i say unto
 you40 ,these latter words carry in them
 a double  argument to prove the truth  
asserted before3 ,first1 in that he     
directly  pointeth at his followers3 8,i
 say unto you03 ,many1 ,i say unto you1 
even  to you that are my disciples1 to  
you that have eat and drunk in my       
presence4 ,i know that sometimes ,christ
 hath directed his speech to his        
disciples1 not so much upon their       
accounts1 as upon the accounts of       
others2 but here it is not so2 the 8,i  
say unto you10 in this place1 it        
immediately concerned some of           
themselves3 ,i say unto you1 ye shall   
begin to stand without1 and to knock1   
8saying1 ,lord1 ,lord1 open unto  us1   
and he shall answer and say unto you1 ,i
 know you not whence ye are2  then shall
 ye begin to say1 ,we have eaten and    
drunk in thy presence1  and thou hast   

taught in our streets4 ,but he shall    
say1 ,i tell you1 ,i  know you not      
whence ye are2 depart from me1 all ye   
workers of  iniquity02 it is you1 you1  
,,you1 that ,i mean6 8,i say unto you40 
,it is  common with a professing people1
 when they hear a smart and a           
thundering sermon1 to say1 ,now has the 
preacher paid off the drunkard1  the    
swearer1 the liar1 the covetous1 and    
adulterer2 forgetting that  these sins  
may be committed in a spiritual and     
mystical way4 ,there is  spiritual      
drunkenness1 spiritual adultery1 and a  
man may be a liar that  calls ,god his  
,father when he is not1 or that calls   
himself a ,christian1  and is not4 #h   
,wherefore1 perhaps all these thunders  
and lightnings in this terrible  sermon 
may more concern thee than thou art     
aware of3 8,i say unto you02  unto you1 
professors1 may be the application of   
all this thunder4 7,rev  #b3i1 #c3i7    
8,i say unto you60 ,had not the ,lord   
,jesus designed by these words to  show 

what an overthrow will one day be made  
among professors1 he needed  not to have
 you'd it at this rate1 as in the text1 
and afterwards1 he  has done2 the       
sentence had run intelligible enough    
without it2 ,i say1  without his saying1
 8,i say unto you40 ,but the truth is1  
the professor  is in danger2 the        
preacher and the hearer1 the workers of 
miracles1 and  workers of wonders1 may  
all be in danger of damning1            
notwithstanding  all their attainments4 
,and to awaken us all about this truth1 
therefore1 the text must run thus3 8,for
 many1 ,i say unto ,,you1 shall  seek to
 enter in1 and shall not be able40      
,see you not yet that the professor is  
in danger1 and that those words1  8,i   
say unto you10 are a prophecy of the    
everlasting perdition of some  that are 
famous in the congregation of saints8 ,i
 say1 if you do not see  it1 pray ,god  
your eyes may be opened1 and beware that
 thy portion be  not as the portion of  
one of those that are wrapped up in the 

#bhth  verse of the chapter3 8,there    
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth1 
when ye shall see ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 
and ,jacob1 and all the prophets1  in   
the kingdom of heaven1 and you          
yourselves thrust out40    8,for many1  
,i say unto you40 ,these words1 ,i told 
you1 carry in them a  double argument   
for confirmation of the truth asserted  
before3 first1  that professors are here
 particularly pointed at2 and1 secondly1
 it is  the saying of the ,truth        
himself3 for these words1 8,i say10 are 
words  full of authority2 ,i say it1 ,i 
say unto you1 says ,christ1 as he saith 
in another place1 8,it is ,i that speak2
 behold it is ,i60 ,the person  whose   
words we have now under consideration   
was no blundering  raw-headed preacher1 
#i but the very wisdom of ,god1 his     
,son1 and him  that hath lain in his    
bosom from everlasting1 and consequently
 had the  most perfect knowledge of his 
,father's will1 and how it would fare   
with  professors at the end of this     

world4 ,and now hearken what himself    
doth  say of the words which he hath    
spoken2 8,heaven and earth shall pass   
away1 but my words shall not pass away40
 7,matt #bd3ce7    8,i say unto you40   
,the prophets used not to speak after   
this manner1 nor  yet the holy apostles2
 for thus to speak1 is to press things  
to be  received upon their own          
authority4 ,they used to say1 ,thus     
saith the  ,lord1 or ,paul1 or ,peter1  
an apostle1 or a servant of ,god4 ,but  
now we  are dealing with the words of   
the ,son of ,god2 it is ,,he that hath  
said  it2 wherefore we find the truth of
 the perishing of many professors       
asserted1 and confirmed by ,christ's own
 mouth4 ,this consideration  carrieth   
great awakening in it2 but into such a  
fast sleep are many  now-a-days fallen1 
that nothing will awaken them but that  
shrill and  terrible cry1 8,behold1 the 
,bridegroom cometh2 go ye out to meet   
him40    ,two things that befall        
,professors4    8,i ,,say ,,unto ,,you40

 ,there are two things upon which this  
assertion may be  grounded--#a4 ,there  
is in the world a thing like grace1 that
 is not4 #b4  ,there is a sin called the
 sin against the ,holy ,ghost1 from     
which there  is no redemption4 ,and both
 these things befall professors4    #a4 
,there is in the world a thing like     
grace1 that is not4 7#a47 ,this is      
evident1 because we read that there are 
some that not only 8make a fair  show in
 the flesh10 that 8glory in appearance10
 that 8appear beautiful  outward10 that 
do as ,god's people1 but have not the   
grace of ,god's  people4 7,gal #f3ab1 #b
 ,cor #e3ab1 ,matt #bc3bg1 ,isa #eg3c1d7
 7#b47 ,it is  evident also from those  
frequent cautions that are everywhere in
 the  ,scriptures given us about this   
thing3 8,be not deceived3 ,let a man    
examine himself3 ,examine yourselves    
whether ye be in the faith40 7,gal      
#f3g1 #a ,cor #aa3bh1 #b ,cor #ac3e7    
,all these expressions intimate to us   
that  there may be a show of1 or a thing

 like grace1 where there is no grace    
indeed4 7#c47 ,this is evident from the 
conclusion made by the ,holy ,ghost     
upon this very thing3 8,for if a man    
think himself to be something1 when  he 
is nothing1 he deceiveth himself40 7,gal
 #f3c7 ,the ,holy ,ghost here           
concludeth1 that a man may think himself
 to be something1 may think he  hath    
grace1 when he hath none2 may think     
himself something for heaven  and       
another world1 when indeed he is just   
nothing at all with reference  thereto4 
,the ,holy ,ghost also determines upon  
this point1 to wit1 that  they that do  
so deceive themselves3 8,for if a man   
think himself to be  something when he  
is nothing1 he deceiveth himself02 he   
deceiveth his  own soul1 he deceiveth   
himself of heaven and salvation4 ,so    
again3 8,let  no man beguile you of your
 reward40 7,col #b3ah7 7#d47 ,it is     
manifest from  the text2 8,for many1 ,i 
say unto you1 will seek to enter in1 and
 shall  not be able40 ,alas6 great      

light1 great parts1 great works1 and    
great  confidence of heaven1 may be     
where there is no faith of ,god's elect1
 no  love of the ,spirit1 no repentance 
unto salvation1 no sanctification of    
the ,spirit1 and so consequently no     
saving grace4 ,but1    #b4 ,as there is 
a thing like grace1 which is not1 so    
there is a sin1  called the sin against 
the ,holy ,ghost1 from which there is no
  redemption2 and this sin doth more    
than ordinarily befall professors4      
,there is a sin1 called the sin against 
the ,holy ,ghost1 from which there  is  
no redemption4 ,this is evident both    
from ,matthew and ,mark3 8,but          
whosoever speaketh against the ,holy    
,ghost1 it shall not be forgiven  him1  
neither in this world1 neither in the   
world to come40 8,but he that  shall    
blaspheme against the ,holy ,ghost hath 
never forgiveness1 but is  in danger of 
eternal damnation40 7,matt #ab3cb1 ,mark
 #c3bi7 ,wherefore1  when we know that a
 man hath sinned this sin1 we are not to

 pray for  him1 or to have compassion on
 him4 7#a ,john #e3af1 ,jude #bb7       
,this sin doth most ordinarily befall   
professors2 for there are few1 if  any1 
that are not professors1 that are at    
present capable of sinning  this sin4   
,they which 8were once enlightened1 and 
have tasted of the  heavenly gift1 and  
were made partakers of the ,holy ,ghost1
 and have  tasted the good word of ,god1
 and the powers of the world to come10  
of  this sort are they that commit this 
sin4 7,heb #f3d1e7 ,peter also          
describes them to be such1 that sin the 
unpardonable sin4 8,for if1  after they 
have escaped the pollutions of the world
 through the  knowledge of the ,lord and
 ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 they are again
  entangled therein1 and overcome1 the  
latter end is worse with them than  the 
beginning40 7#b ,peter #b3bj7 ,the other
 passage in the tenth of  ,hebrews      
holdeth forth the same thing4 8,for if  
we sin willfully after  that we have    
received the knowledge of the truth1    

there remaineth no  more sacrifice for  
sins1 but a certain fearful looking for 
of judgment  and fiery indignation1     
which shall devour the adversaries40    
7,heb  #aj3bf1bg7 ,,these1 therefore1   
are the persons that are the prey for   
this  sin2 this sin feedeth upon        
,,professors1 and they that are such do 
very  often fall into the mouth of this 
eater4 ,some fall into the mouth of  the
 sin by delusions and doctrines of      
devils2 and some fall into the  mouth of
 it by returning with the dog to his own
 vomit again1 and with  the sow that was
 washed to her wallowing in the mire4   
7#b ,peter #b3bb7 ,i  shall not here    
give you a particular description of    
this sin--that ,i  have done elsewhere2 
#aj but such a sin there is1 and they   
that commit  it shall never have        
forgiveness4 ,and ,i say again1 there be
 professors  that commit this           
unpardonable sin1 yea1 more than most   
are aware of4  ,let all1 therefore1 look
 about them4 ,the ,lord awaken them that

 they may  so do2 for what with a       
profession without grace1 and by the    
venom of  the sin against the ,holy     
,ghost1 many will seek to enter in1 and 
shall  not be able4    ,import of the   
words ,,will ,,seek ,,to ,,enter ,,in4  
8,will seek to enter in40 ,this kingdom1
 at the gate of which the  reprobate    
will be stopped1 will be1 at the last   
judgment1 the desire of  all the world2 
and they1 especially ,,they in my text1 
will seek to enter  in2 for then they   
will see that the blessedness is to     
those that shall  get into this kingdom1
 according to that which is written1    
8,blessed are  they that do his         
commandments1 that they may have right  
to the tree of  life1 and may enter in  
through the gates into the city40 7,rev 
#ba3ad7 ,to  prove that they will seek1 
although ,i have done it already1 yet   
read  these texts at your               
leisure--,matthew #be3aa1 #g3bb1 ,luke  
#ac3bh4 ,and1 in a  word1 to give you   
the reason why they will seek to enter  

in4    ,why they will seek to enter in4 
#a4 ,now they will see what a kingdom it
 is1 what glory there is in it1  and now
 they shall also see the blessedness    
which they shall have that  shall then  
be counted worthy to enter in4 ,the     
reason why this kingdom  is so little   
regarded1 it is because it is not seen2 
the glory of it is  hid from the eyes of
 the world4 8,their eye hath not seen1  
nor their ear  heard10 c4 ,aye1 but then
 they shall hear and see too2 and when  
this  comes to pass1 then1 even then1 he
 that now most seldom thinks thereof    
will seek to enter in4    #b4 ,they will
 now see what hell is1 and what         
damnation in hell is1 more  clear than  
ever4 ,they will also see how the breath
 of the ,lord1 like a  stream of        
brimstone1 doth kindle it4 ,o the sight 
of the burning fiery  furnace1 which is 
prepared for the devil and his angels6  
,this1 this  will make work in the souls
 of cast-aways at that day of ,god      
,almighty1  and then they will seek to  

enter in4    #c4 ,now they will see what
 the meaning of such words as these are1
  hell-fire1 everlasting fire1 devouring
 fire1 fire that never shall be         
quenched4 ,now they will see what 8for  
ever0 means1 what eternity means2  now  
they will see what this word means1 8the
 bottomless pit02 now they  will hear   
roaring of sinners in this place1       
howling in that1 some  crying to the    
mountains to fall upon them1 and others 
to the rocks to  cover them2 now they   
will see blessedness is nowhere but     
within6    #d4 ,now they will see what  
glory the godly are possessed with2 how 
they  rest in ,abraham's bosom1 how they
 enjoy eternal glory1 how they walk in  
their white robes1 and are equal to the 
angels4 ,o the favour1 and  blessedness1
 and unspeakable happiness that now     
,god's people shall  have6 and this     
shall be seen by them that are shut out1
 by them that  ,god hath rejected for   
ever2 and this will make them seek to   
enter in4  7,luke #af3bb1bc1 #ac3bh7    

,how will they seek to enter in4        
8,will seek to enter in40 ,quest4 ,but  
some may say1 ,how will they seek to    
enter in8 ,i answer1    #a4 ,they will  
put on all the confidence they can1 they
 will trick and  trim up their          
profession1 and adorn it with what      
bravery they can4 ,thus  the foolish    
virgins sought to enter in2 they did    
trim up their lamps1  made themselves as
 fine as they could4 ,they made shift to
 make their  lamps to shine awhile2 but 
the ,son of ,god discovering himself1   
their  confidence failed1 their lamps   
went out1 the door was shut upon them1  
and they were kept out4 7,matt #be3a-ab7
    #b4 ,they will seek to enter in by  
crowding themselves in among the  godly4
 ,thus the man without the wedding      
garment sought to enter in4 ,he  goes to
 the wedding1 gets into the wedding     
chamber1 sits close among  the guests1  
and then1 without doubt1 concluded he   
should escape  damnation4 ,but1 you     
know1 one black sheep is soon seen1     

though it be  among a hundred white     
ones4 ,why1 even thus it fared with this
 poor man4  8,and when the king came in 
to see the guests1 he saw there a man   
that  had not on a wedding garment40 ,he
 spied him presently1 and before one    
word was spoken to any of the others1 he
 had this dreadful salutation1          
8,friend1 how camest thou in hither1 not
 having on a wedding garment80  #aa     
8,and he was speechless02 though he     
could swagger it out among the  guests1 
yet the master of the feast1 at first   
coming in1 strikes him  dumb2 and having
 nothing to say for himself1 the king   
had something to  say against him4      
8,then the king said to the servants10  
the angels1  8,bind him hand and foot1  
and take him away1 and cast him into    
outer  darkness2 there shall be weeping 
and gnashing of teeth40 7,matt          
#bb3aa-ac7    #c4 ,they will seek to    
enter in by pleading their profession   
and  admittance to the ,lord's          
ordinances when they were in the world4 

8,lord1  we have eaten and drunk in thy 
presence1 and thou hast taught in our   
streets02 we sat at thy table1 and used 
to frequent sermons and  ,christian     
assemblies2 we were well thought of by  
thy saints1 and were  admitted into thy 
churches2 we professed the same faith as
 they did2  8,lord1 ,lord1 open unto    
us40    #d4 ,they will seek to enter in 
by pleading their virtues2 how they     
subjected themselves to this ministry1  
how they wrought for him1 what  good    
they did in the world1 and the like1 but
 neither will this help  them2 the same 
answer that the two former had1 the same
 have  these--8,depart from me1 ye that 
work iniquity40 7,matt #g3bb7    #e4    
,they will seek to enter in by pleading 
excuses where they cannot  evade        
conviction4 ,the slothful servant went  
this way to work1 when he  was called to
 account for not improving his ,lord's  
money4 8,lord10 says  he1 8,i knew thee 
that thou art an hard man1 reaping where
 thou hast not  sown1 and gathering     

where thou hast not strawed1 and ,i was 
afraid10  c41 either that ,i should not 
please in laying out thy money1 or that 
,i  should put it into hands out of     
which ,i should not get it again at thy 
need1 8and ,i went and hid thy talent in
 the earth2 lo1 there thou hast  that is
 thine02 as if he had said1 ,true1      
,lord1 ,i have not improved1 ,i  have   
not got2 but consider also ,i have not  
embezzled1 ,i have not spent  nor lost  
thy money2 lo1 there thou hast what is  
thine4 7,matt #be3bd-bh7  ,there are but
 few will be able to say these last     
words at the day of  judgment4 ,the most
 of professors are for embezzling1      
misspending1 and  slothing away their   
time1 their talents1 their opportunities
 to do good  in4 ,but1 ,i say1 if he    
that can make so good an excuse as to   
say1 ,lo1  there thou hast that is      
thine2 ,i say1 if such an one shall be  
called a  wicked and slothful servant1  
if such an one shall be put to shame at 
the day of judgment1 yea1 if such an one

 shall1 notwithstanding this  care to   
save his ,lord's money1 be cast as      
unprofitable into outer  darkness1 where
 shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth1
 what will they  do that have neither   
taken care to lay out1 nor care to keep 
what was  committed to their trust8     
#f4 ,they will seek to enter in by      
pleading that ignorance was the ground  
of their miscarrying in the things      
wherein they offended4 ,wherefore1  when
 ,christ charges them with want of love 
to him1 and with want of  those fruits  
that should prove their love to be      
true--as1 that they did  not feed him1  
did not give him drink1 did not take him
 in1 did not  clothe him1 visit him1    
come unto him1 and the like--they       
readily reply1  8,lord1 when saw we thee
 an hungered1 or athirst1 or a stranger1
 or  naked1 or sick1 or in prison1 and  
did not minister unto thee80 7,matt     
#be3dd7 ,as who should say1 ,lord1 we   
are not conscious to ourselves that     
this charge is worthily laid at our     

door6 ,god forbid that we should  have  
been such sinners4 ,but1 ,lord1 give an 
instance2 when was it1 or  where8 ,true1
 there was a company of poor sorry      
people in the world1  very              
inconsiderable1 set by with nobody2 but 
for thyself1 we professed  thee1 we     
loved thee1 and hadst thou been with us 
in the world1 wouldst  thou have worn   
gold1 wouldst thou have eaten the       
sweetest of the world1  we would have   
provided it for thee2 and therefore1    
,lord1 ,lord1 open to  us6 ,but will the
 plea do8 ,no4 ,then shall he answer    
them1 8,inasmuch as  ye did it not to   
one of the least of these0 my brethren1 
8ye did it not  to me40 ,this plea1     
then1 though grounded upon ignorance1   
which is one  of the strangest pleas for
 neglect of duty1 would not give them   
admittance into the kingdom4 8,these    
shall go away into everlasting          
punishment1 but the righteous into life 
eternal40    ,i might add other things  
by which it will appear how they will   

seek to  enter in4 ,as1    #a4 ,they    
will make a stop at this gate1 this     
beautiful gate of heaven4  ,they will   
begin to stand without at the gate1 as  
being loath to go any  further4 ,never  
did malefactor so unwillingly turn off  
the ladder when  the rope was about his 
neck1 as these will turn away in that   
day from  the gates of heaven to hell4  
#b4 ,they will not only make a stop at  
the gate2 but there they will  knock and
 call4 ,this also argueth them willing  
to enter4 ,they will  begin to stand    
without1 and to knock at the gate1      
saying1 ,lord1 ,lord1  open to us4 ,this
 word1 ,lord1 being doubled1 shows the  
vehemency of  their desires1 8,lord1    
,lord1 open unto us40 ,the devils are   
coming2 ,lord1  ,lord1 the pit opens her
 mouth upon us2 ,lord1 ,lord1 there is  
nothing but  hell and damnation left us1
 if1 ,lord1 ,lord1 thou hast not mercy  
upon  us2 8,lord1 ,lord1 open unto us60 
#c4 ,their last argument for entrance is
 their tears1 when groundless           

confidence1 pleading of virtues1        
excuses1 and ignorance1 will not do2    
when standing at the gate1 knocking1 and
 calling1 8,lord1 ,lord1 open  unto us10
 will not do1 then they betake          
themselves to their tears4  ,tears are  
sometimes the most powerful arguments1  
but they are nothing  worth here4 ,esau 
also sought it carefully with tears1 but
 it helped him  nothing at all4 7,heb   
#ab3ag7 ,there shall be weeping and     
gnashing of  teeth2 for the gate is shut
 for ever1 mercy is gone for ever1      
,christ  hath rejected them for ever4   
,all their pleas1 excuses1 and tears    
will  not make them able to enter into  
this kingdom4 8,for many1 ,i say unto   
you1 will seek to enter in1 and shall   
not be able40    ,import of the words   
,,shall ,,not ,,be ,,able4    ,i come   
now to the latter part of the words1    
which closely show us the  reason of the
 rejection of these many that must be   
damned2 8,they will  seek to enter in1  
and shall not be able40    ,a hypocrite1

 a false professor1 may go a great way2 
they may pass  through the first and    
second watch1 to wit1 may be approved of
  ,christians and churches2 but what    
will they do when they come at this     
iron gate that leadeth into the city8   
8,there the workers of iniquity  are    
fallen1 they are cast down1 and shall   
not be able to rise60 7,psa  #cf3ab7    
8,and shall not be able40 ,the time1 as 
,i have already hinted1 which my  text  
respecteth1 it is the day of judgment1 a
 day when all masks and  vizards shall  
be taken off from all faces4 ,it is a   
day wherein ,god  8will bring to light  
the hidden things of darkness1 and will 
make  manifest the counsel of the       
hearts40 7#a ,cor #d3e7 ,it is also the 
day of  his wrath1 the day in which he  
will pay vengeance1 even a recompence to
  his adversaries4    ,at this day1     
those things that now these 8many0 count
 sound and good1  will then shake like a
 quagmire1 even all their naked         
knowledge1 their  feigned faith1        

pretended love1 glorious shows of       
gravity in the face1  their holiday     
words and specious carriages1 will stand
 them in little  stead4 ,i call them    
holiday ones1 for ,i perceive that some 
professors do  with religion just as    
people do with their best apparel--hang 
it against  the wall all the week1 and  
put it on on ,sundays4 ,for as some     
scarce  ever put on a suit but when they
 go to a fair or a market1 so little    
house religion will do with some2 they  
save religion till they go to a         
meeting1 or till they meet with a godly 
chapman4 ,o poor religion6 ,o  poor     
professor6 ,what wilt thou do at this   
day1 and the day of thy trial  and      
judgment8 ,cover thyself thou canst not2
 go for a ,christian thou  canst not2   
stand against the ,judge thou canst not6
 ,what wilt thou do8  8,the ungodly     
shall not stand in the judgment1 nor    
sinners in the  congregation of the     
righteous40 #ab 8,and shall not be      
able40 ,the ability  here intended is   

not that which standeth in carnal power 
or fleshly  subtlety1 but in the truth  
and simplicity of those things for the  
sake  of which ,god giveth the kingdom  
of heaven to his people4    ,there are  
five things1 for the want of which this 
people will not be  able to enter4      
#a4 ,this kingdom belongs to the elect1 
to those for whom it was prepared  from 
the foundation of the world4 7,matt     
#be3cd7 ,hence ,christ saith1 when  he  
comes1 he will send forth his angels    
with a great sound of trumpet1  and they
 shall gather together his elect from   
the four winds1 from one  end of heaven 
to another4 7,matt #bd3ca7 ,and hence he
 saith again1 8,i  will bring forth a   
seed out of ,jacob1 and out of ,judah an
 inheritor of  my mountains1 and mine   
elect shall inherit it1 and my servants 
shall  dwell there40 8,they shall       
deceive1 if it were possible1 the very  
elect40 8,but the election hath obtained
 it1 and the rest were blinded40  7,rom 
#aa3g7    #b4 ,they will not be able to 

enter1 because they will want the       
birthright4 ,the kingdom of heaven is   
for the heirs--and if children1  then   
heirs2 if born again1 then heirs4       
,wherefore it is said expressly1        
8,except a man be born again1 he cannot 
see the kingdom of ,god40 ,by this  one 
word1 down goes all carnal privilege of 
being born of flesh and  blood1 and of  
the will of man4 ,canst thou produce the
 birthright8 ,but  art thou sure thou   
canst8 ,for it will little profit thee  
to think of  the blessed kingdom of     
heaven1 if thou wantest a birthright to 
give  thee inheritance there4 ,esau did 
despise his birthright1 saying1 ,what   
good will this birthright do me8 ,and   
there are many in the world of his  mind
 to this day4 8,tush10 say they1 8they  
talk of being born again2  what good    
shall a man get by that8 ,they say1 no  
going to heaven without  being born     
again4 ,but ,god is merciful2 ,christ   
died for sinners2 and we  will turn when
 we can tend it1 #ac and doubt not but  

all will be well at  last40 ,but ,i will
 answer thee1 thou child of ,esau1 that 
the birthright  and blessing go         
together2 miss of one1 and thou shalt   
never have the  other6 ,esau found this 
true2 for1 having first despised the    
birthright1  when he would afterwards   
8have inherited the blessing1 he was    
rejected2  for he found no place of     
repentance1 though he sought it         
carefully with  tears40 7,gen #be1 ,heb 
#ab3af1ag7    #c4 ,they shall not be    
able to enter in who have not believed  
with the  faith of ,god's operation2 the
 faith that is most holy1 even the faith
  of ,god's elect4 8,he that believeth  
on the ,son of ,god hath everlasting    
life2 and he that believeth not the ,son
 shall not see life2 but the  wrath of  
,god abideth on him40 7,john #c3cf7 ,but
 now this faith is the  effect of       
electing love1 and of a new birth4      
7,john #a3aa-ac7 ,therefore1  all the   
professors that have not faith which    
floweth from being born of  ,god1 will  

seek to enter in1 and shall not be able4
    #d4 ,they shall not be able to enter
 in that have not gospel-holiness4      
,holiness that is the effect of faith is
 that which admits into the  presence of
 ,god1 and into his kingdom too4        
8,blessed and holy is he that  hath part
 in the first resurrection1 on such the 
second death10 that  is1 hell and       
eternal damnation1 8hath no power40     
7,rev #bj3f1ad7 ,blessed  and holy1 with
 the holiness that flows from faith     
which is in ,christ2  for to these the  
inheritance belongs4 8,that they may    
receive  forgiveness of sins1 and       
inheritance among them which are        
sanctified1  by faith10 saith ,christ1  
8that is in me40 7,acts #bf3ah7 ,this   
holiness1  which is the natural effect  
of faith in the ,son of ,god1 ,christ   
,jesus  the ,lord will1 at this day of  
judgment1 distinguish from all other    
shows of holiness and sanctity1 be they 
what they will1 and will admit  the soul
 that hath this holiness into his       

kingdom1 when the rest will  seek to    
enter in1 and shall not be able4    #e4 
,they shall not be able to enter in that
 do not persevere in this  blessed faith
 and holiness2 not that they that have  
them indeed can  finally fall away1 and 
everlastingly perish2 but it hath       
pleased ,jesus  ,christ to bid them that
 have the right to hold fast that they  
have3 to  endure to the end2 and then   
tells them they shall be saved--though  
it is  as true that none is of power to 
keep himself2 but ,god worketh together 
with his children1 and they are 8kept by
 the power of ,god1 through  faith unto 
salvation10 which is also laid up in    
heaven for them4 7#a  ,peter #a3c-e7    
8,the foolish shall not stand in thy    
sight2 thou hatest all workers of       
iniquity40 7,psa #e3e7 ,the foolish are 
the unholy ones1 that neither have      
faith1 nor holiness1 nor perseverance in
 godliness1 and yet lay claim  to the   
kingdom of heaven2 but 8better is a     
little with righteousness1  than great  

revenues without right40 7,prov #af3h7  
,what is it for me to  claim a house1 or
 a farm1 without right8 or to say1 all  
this is mine1  but have nothing to show 
for it8 ,this is but like the revenues  
of the  foolish2 his estate lieth in his
 conceit4 ,he hath nothing by birthright
  and law1 and therefore shall not be   
able to inherit the possession4  8,for  
many1 ,i say unto you1 will seek to     
enter in1 and shall not be  able40      
,thus you see1 that the non-elect shall 
not be able to enter1 that he  that is  
not born again shall not be able to     
enter1 that he that hath  not saving    
faith1 with holiness and perseverance   
flowing therefrom1  shall not be able to
 enter2 wherefore consider of what ,i   
have said4    ,,second4 ,,the ,,words   
,,by ,,way ,,of ,,observation4      ,i  
come now to give you some observations  
from the words1 and they may  be three4 
,,first4 ,when men have put in all the  
claim they can for heaven1 but few  will
 have it for their inheritance4 8,for   

many1 ,i say unto you1 will  seek to    
enter in1 and shall not be able40       
,,second4 ,great1 therefore1  will be   
the disappointment that many will meet  
with at the day of  judgment3 8,for many
 will seek to enter in1 and shall not be
 able40  ,,third4 ,going to heaven1     
therefore1 will be no trivial business2 
salvation is not got by a dream2 they   
that would then have that kingdom  must 
now strive lawfully to enter3 8,for     
many1 ,i say unto you1 will seek  to    
enter in1 and shall not be able40       
,,first4 ,i shall speak chiefly1 and yet
 but briefly1 to the first of  these    
observations2 to wit1 ,that when men    
have put in all the claim  they can to  
the kingdom of heaven1 but few will have
 it for their  inheritance4 ,the        
observation standeth of two parts4      
,first4 ,that the  time is coming1 when 
every man will put in whatever claim    
they can to  the kingdom of heaven4     
,second4 ,there will be but few of them 
that put  in claim thereto1 that shall  

enjoy it for their inheritance4         
,first4 ,,all ,,will ,,put ,,in ,,what  
,,claim ,,they ,,can ,,to ,,the         
,,kingdom ,,of ,,heaven4    ,i shall    
speak but a word or two to the first    
part of the observation1  because ,i    
have prevented my enlargement thereon by
 my explication upon  the words2 but you
 find in the #beth of ,matthew1 that all
 they on the  left hand of the ,judge   
did put in all the claim they could for 
this  blessed kingdom of heaven4 ,if you
 should take them on the left hand as   
most do1 for all the sinners that shall 
be damned1 then that completely  proveth
 the first part of the observation2 for 
it is expressly said1  8,then shall     
they10 all of them jointly1 and every   
one apart1 8also  answer him1 saying1   
,lord1 when saw we thus and thus1 and   
did not  minister unto thee80 7,matt    
#be3dd7 ,i could here bring you in the  
plea of  the slothful servant1 the cry  
of the foolish virgins2 ,i could also   
here  enlarge upon that passage1 8,lord1

 ,lord1 have we not eaten and drunk in  
thy presence1 and thou hast taught in   
our streets80 ,but these things  are    
handled already in the handling of which
 this first part of the  observation is 
proved2 wherefore1 without more words1  
,i will1 ,god  assisting by his grace1  
descend to the second part thereof1 to  
wit1    ,second4 ,,there ,,will ,,be    
,,but ,,few ,,of ,,them ,,that ,,put    
,,in ,,claim ,,thereto ,,that  ,,will   
,,enjoy ,,it ,,for ,,their              
,,inheritance4    ,i shall speak        
distinctly to this part of the          
observation1 and shall  first confirm it
 by a ,scripture or two4 8,strait is the
 gate1 and narrow  is the way1 which    
leadeth unto life1 and few there be that
 find it40  7,matt #g3ad7 8,fear not1   
little flock1 for it is your ,father's  
good  pleasure to give you the kingdom40
 7,luke #ab3cb7 ,by these two texts1 and
  by many more that will be urged anon1 
you may see the truth of what ,i  have  
said4    ,to enlarge1 therefore1 upon   

the truth2 and1 ,first1 more generally2 
,second1 more particularly4 ,more       
generally1 ,i shall prove that in all   
ages but few have been saved4 ,more     
particularly1 ,i shall prove but few  of
 them that profess have been saved4     
,first1 ,generally--in all ages but few 
have been saved4    #a4 ,in the old     
world1 when it was most populous1 even  
in the days of  ,noah1 we read but of   
eight persons that were saved out of it2
 well1  therefore1 might ,peter call    
them but few2 but how few8 why1 but     
eight  souls2 8wherein few1 that is1    
eight souls1 were saved by water40 7#a  
,peter #c3bj7 ,he touches a second time 
upon this truth1 saying1 ,he  8spared   
not the old world1 but saved ,noah the  
eighth person1 a preacher  of           
righteousness1 bringing in the flood    
upon the world of the ungodly40  7#b    
,peter #b3e7 ,mark1 all the rest are    
called the ungodly1 and there were  also
 a world of them4 ,these are also taken 
notice of in ,job1 and go  there also by

 the name of wicked men3 8,hast thou    
marked the old way  which wicked men    
have trodden8 which were cut down out of
 time1 whose  foundation was overflown  
with a flood1 which said unto ,god1     
,depart from  us1 and what can the      
,almighty do for them80 7,job #bb3ae-ag7
    ,there were therefore but eight     
persons that escaped the wrath of ,god1 
in the day that the flood came upon the 
earth2 the rest were ungodly2  there was
 also a world of them1 and they are to  
this day in the prison  of hell4 7,heb  
#aa3g1 #a ,peter #c3ai1bj7 ,nay1 ,i must
 correct my pen1 there  were but seven  
of the eight that were good2 for ,ham1  
though he escaped  the judgment of the  
water1 yet the curse of ,god overtook   
him to his  damnation4 #b4 ,when the    
world began again to be replenished1 and
 people  began to multiply therein3 how 
few1 even in all ages1 do we read of    
that were saved from the damnation of   
the world6    7#a47 ,one ,abraham and   
his wife1 ,god called out of the land of

 the  ,chaldeans2 8,i called10 said     
,god1 8,abraham alone40 7,isa #ea3b7    
7#b47 ,one ,lot out of ,sodom and       
,gomorrah1 out of ,admah and ,zeboim2   
one  ,lot out of four cities6 ,indeed   
his wife and two daughters went out of  
,sodom with him2 but they all three     
proved naught1 as you may see in the    
#aith of ,genesis4 ,wherefore ,peter    
observes1 that ,lot only was saved3 8,he
  turned the cities of ,sodom and       
,gomorrah into ashes1 condemning them   
with an overthrow1 making them an       
example unto those that after should    
live ungodly1 and delivered just ,lot1  
that righteous man40 7,read #b  ,peter  
#b3f-h7 ,jude says1 that in this        
condemnation ,god overthrew not  only   
,sodom and ,gomorrah1 but the cities    
about them also2 and yet you  find none 
but ,lot could be found that was        
righteous1 either in ,sodom or          
,gomorrah1 or the cities about them2    
wherefore they1 all of them1 suffer  the
 vengeance of eternal fire4 7verse #g7  

7#c47 ,come we now to the time of the   
,judges1 how few then were godly1  even 
then when the inhabitants of the        
villages ceased1 they ceased in         
,israel6 8the highways0 of ,god 8were0  
then 8unoccupied40 7,judg #e3f1g7       
7#d47 ,there were but few in the days of
 ,david3 8,help1 ,lord10 says he1  8for 
the godly man ceaseth1 for the faithful 
fail from among the  children of men40  
7,psa #ab3a7    7#e47 ,in ,isaiah's time
 the saved were come to such a few1 that
 he  positively says that there were a  
very small number left3 8,god had made  
them like ,sodom1 and they had been like
 unto ,gomorrah40 7,isa #a3h1i7    7#f47
 ,it was cried unto them in the time of 
,jeremiah1 that they should  8run to and
 fro through the streets of ,jerusalem1 
and see now1 and  know1 and seek in the 
broad places thereof1 if ye can find a  
man1 if  there be any that executeth    
judgment1 that seeketh the truth1 and ,i
  will pardon it40 7,jer #e3a7    7#g47 
,god showed his servant ,ezekiel how few

 there would be saved in his  day1 by   
the vision of a few hairs saved out of  
the midst of a few  hairs2 for the saved
 were a few saved out of a few4 7,eze   
#e3e7    7#h47 ,you find in the time of 
the prophet ,micah1 how the godly       
complain1  that as to number they then  
were so few1 that he compares them to   
those  that are left behind when they   
had gathered the summer-fruit4 7,micah  
#g3a7    7#i47 ,when ,christ was come1  
how did he confirm this truth1 that but 
few  of them that put in claim for      
heaven will have it for their           
inheritance6 ,but the common people     
could not hear it1 and therefore1  upon 
a time when he did but a little hint at 
this truth1 the people1  even all in the
 synagogue where he preached it1 8were  
filled with  wrath1 rose up1 thrust him 
out of the city1 and led him unto the   
brow  of the hill10 whereon their city  
was built1 8that they might cast him    
down headlong40 7,luke #d3bd-bi7        
7#aj47 ,john1 who was after ,christ1    

saith1 8,the whole world lieth in       
wickedness2 that all the world wondered 
after the beast2 and that power  was    
given to the beast over all kindreds1   
tongues1 and nations40 ,power  to do    
what8 ,why1 to cause all1 both great and
 small1 rich and poor1  bond and free1  
to receive his mark1 and to be branded  
for him4 7#a ,john  #e3aj1 ,rev         
#ac3c1g1af7    7#aa47 ,should we come to
 observation and experience1 the show of
 the  countenance of the bulk of men    
doth witness against them2 8they declare
  their sin as ,sodom1 they hide it     
not40 7,isa #c3i7 ,where is the man that
  maketh the ,almighty ,god his delight1
 and that designeth his glory in  the   
world8 ,do not even almost all pursue   
this world1 their lusts and  pleasures8 
and so1 consequently1 say unto ,god1    
8,depart from us1 for we  desire not the
 knowledge of thy ways2 or1 ,what is the
 ,almighty that we  should serve him8   
,it is in vain to serve ,god10 c4    ,so
 that without doubt it will appear a    

truth in the day of ,god1 that  but few 
of them that shall put in their claim to
 heaven will have it  for their         
inheritance4    ,before ,i pass this    
head1 ,i will show you to what the saved
 are compared  in the ,scriptures4      
,to what the saved are compared in      
,scripture4    #a4 ,they are compared to
 a handful3 8,there shall be a handful  
of corn in  the earth upon the top of   
the mountains10 c4 7,psa #gb3af7 ,this  
corn is  nothing else but them that     
shall be saved4 7,matt #c3ab1 #ac3cj7   
,but mark1  8,there shall be a handful03
 ,what is a handful1 when compared with 
the  whole heap8 or1 what is a handful  
out of the rest of the world8    #b4 ,as
 they are compared to a handful1 so they
 are compared to a lily  among the      
thorns1 which is rare1 and not so       
commonly seen3 8,as the lily  among     
thorns10 saith ,christ1 8so is my love  
among the daughters40 7,cant  #b3b7 ,by 
thorns1 we understand the worst and best
 of men1 even all that  are destitute of

 the grace of ,god1 for 8the best of    
them is a brier1  the most upright0 of  
them 8as a thorn-hedge40 7,micah #g3d1  
#b ,sam #bc3f7 ,i  know that she may be 
called a lily amongst thorns also1      
because she  meets with the pricks of   
persecution4 7,eze #b3f1 #bh3bd7 ,she   
may also be  thus termed1 to show the   
disparity that is betwixt hypocrites and
 the  church4 7,luke #h3ad1 ,heb #h7    
,but this is not all2 the saved are     
compared  to a lily among thorns1 to    
show you that they are but few in the   
world2  to show you that they are but   
few and rare2 for as ,christ compares   
her  to a lily among thorns1 so she     
compares him to an apple-tree among the 
trees of the wood1 which is rare and    
scarce2 not common4    #c4 ,they that   
are saved are called but one of many2   
for though there be  8threescore queens1
 and fourscore concubines1 and virgins  
without  number10 yet my love1 saith    
,christ1 is but one1 my undefiled is but
  one4 7,cant #f3h1i7 ,according to that

 of ,jeremiah1 8,i will take you one  of
 a city40 7,jer #c3ad7 ,that saying of  
,paul is much like this1 8,know ye  not 
that they which run in a race run all1  
but one receiveth the  prize80 7#a ,cor 
#i3bd7 ,but one1 that is1 few of many1  
few of them that  run2 for he is not    
here comparing them that run with them  
that sit  still1 but with them that run1
 some run and lose1 some run and win2   
they that run and win are few in        
comparison with them that run and  lose3
 8,they that run in a race run all1 but 
one receives the prize02  let there then
 be 8threescore queens1 and fourscore   
concubines1 and  virgins without        
number10 yet the saved are but few4     
#d4 ,they that are saved are compared to
 the gleaning after the vintage  is in3 
8,woe is me10 said the church1 8for ,i  
am as when they have  gathered the      
summer-fruits1 as the grape-gleanings0  
after the vintage  is in4 7,micah #g3a7 
,the gleanings6 ,what are the gleanings 
to the whole  crop8 and yet you here    

see1 to the gleanings are the saved     
compared4 ,it  is the devil and sin that
 carry away the cartloads1 while ,christ
 and  his ministers come after a        
gleaning4 ,but the gleaning of the      
grapes of  ,ephraim are better than the 
vintage of ,abiezer4 7,judg #h3b7 ,them 
that  ,christ and his ministers glean up
 and bind up in the bundle of life1  are
 better than the loads that go the other
 way4 ,you know it is often  the cry of 
the poor in harvest1 ,poor gleaning1    
poor gleaning4 ,and the  ministers of   
the gospel they also cry1 ,lord1 8who   
hath believed our  report8 and to whom  
is the arm of the ,lord revealed80 7,isa
 #ec3a7 ,when  the prophet speaks of the
 saved under this metaphor of gleaning1 
how  doth he amplify the matter8        
8,gleaning-grapes shall be left10 says  
he1  8two or three berries in the top of
 the uppermost bough1 four or five  in  
the outmost fruitful branches thereof1  
saith the ,lord40 7,isa #ag3f7  ,thus   
you see what gleaning is left in the    

vineyard1 after the vintage  is in2 two 
or three here1 four or five there4      
,alas6 they that shall be  saved when   
the devil and hell have had their due1  
they will be but as  the gleaning1 they 
will be but few2 they that go to hell1  
go thither in  clusters1 but the saved  
go not so to heaven4 7,matt #ac3cj1     
,micah #g7  ,wherefore when the prophet 
speaketh of the saved1 he saith there is
 no  cluster2 but when he speaketh of   
the damned1 he saith they are gathered  
by clusters4 7,rev #ad3ah1ai7 ,o        
sinners6 but few will be saved6 ,o      
professors6 but few will be saved6      
#e4 ,they that shall be saved are       
compared to jewels3 8and they shall be  
mine1 saith the ,lord of hosts1 in that 
day when ,i make up my jewels40  7,mal  
#c3ag7 ,jewels1 you know1 are rare      
things1 things that are not found  in   
every house4 ,jewels will lie in little 
room1 being few and small1  though      
lumber takes up much4 ,in almost every  
house1 you may find brass1  and iron1   

and lead2 and in every place you may    
find hypocritical  professors1 but the  
saved are not these common things2 they 
are ,god's  peculiar treasure4 7,psa    
#ace3d7 ,wherefore ,paul distinguisheth 
betwixt  the lumber and the treasure in 
the house4 ,there is1 saith he1 in a    
great house1 not only vessels of gold   
and silver1 but also of wood and  of    
earth1 and some to honour1 and some to  
dishonour4 7#b ,tim #b3bj7 ,here  is a  
word for wooden and earthy professors2  
the jewels and treasures  are vessels to
 honour1 they of wood and earth are     
vessels of dishonour1  that is1 vessels 
for destruction4 7,rom #i3ba7 #f4 ,they 
that shall be  saved are compared to a  
remnant3 8,except the ,lord of hosts had
 left  unto us a very small remnant1 we 
should have been as ,sodom1 and we      
should have been like unto ,gomorrah40  
7,isa #a3i7 ,a remnant1 a small         
remnant1 a very small remnant6 ,o how   
doth the ,holy ,ghost word it6 and  all 
to show you how few shall be saved4     

,every one knows what a remnant  is1 but
 this is a small remnant1 a very small  
remnant4 ,so again1 8,sing  with        
gladness for ,jacob1 and shout among the
 chief of the nations3  publish ye1     
praise ye1 and say1 ,o ,lord1 save thy  
people1 the remnant of  ,israel40 7,jer 
#ca3g7 ,what shall ,i say8 the saved are
 often in ,scripture  called a remnant4 
7,eze #i3d1h1 ,isa #aj3bj-bb1 #aa3aa1af1
 ,jer #bc3c1 ,joel  #b3cb7 ,but what is 
a remnant to the whole piece8 ,what is a
 remnant of  people to the whole        
kingdom8 or what is a remnant of wheat  
to the whole  harvest8    #g4 ,the saved
 are compared to the tithe or tenth     
part2 wherefore when  ,god sendeth the  
prophet to make the hearts of the people
 fat1 their  ears dull1 and to shut     
their eyes1 the prophet asketh1 8,how   
long80 to  which ,god answereth1 8,until
 the cities be wasted without           
inhabitant1  and the houses without man1
 and the land be utterly desolate1 and  
the  ,lord have removed men far away1   

and there be a great forsaking in the   
midst of the land4 ,but yet10 as ,god   
saith in another place1 8,i will not    
make a full end10 8in it shall be a     
tenth1--so the holy seed shall be  the  
substance thereof40 7,isa #f3aj-ac7 ,but
 what is a tenth8 ,what is one  in ten8 
,and yet so speaks the ,holy ,ghost1    
when he speaks of the holy  seed1 of    
those that were to be reserved from the 
judgment4 ,and observe  it1 the         
fattening and blinding of the rest1 it  
was to their everlasting  destruction2  
and so both ,christ and ,paul expounds  
it often in the ,new  ,testament4 7,matt
 #ac3ad1ae1 ,mark #d3ab1 ,luke #h3aj1   
,john #ab3dj1 ,acts  #bh3bf1 ,rom #aa3h7
 ,so that those that are reserved from  
them that perish  will be very few1 one 
in ten3 8,a tenth shall return1 so the  
holy seed  shall be the substance       
thereof40 #ad    ,i shall not add more  
generals at this time4 ,i pray ,god that
 the world  be not offended at these4   
,but without doubt1 but few of them that

 shall  put in their claim for heaven   
will have it for their inheritance2     
which  will yet further appear in the   
reading of that which follows4          
,second4 ,particularly--but few of them 
that profess have been saved4           
,therefore ,i come more particularly to 
show you that but few shall be  saved4  
,i say1 but few of professors themselves
 will be saved2 for that  is the truth  
that the text doth more directly look at
 and defend4 ,give  me1 therefore1 thy  
hand1 good reader1 and let us soberly   
walk through  the rest of what shall be 
said2 and let us compare as we go each  
particular with the holy ,scripture4    
#a4 ,it is said1 8,the daughter of ,zion
 is left as a cottage in a  vineyard1 as
 a lodge in a garden of cucumbers1 as a 
besieged city40  7,isa #a3h7 ,the       
vineyard was the church of ,israel1 the 
cottage in that  vineyard was the       
daughter of ,zion1 or the truly gracious
 amongst1 or in  that church4 7,isa     
#e3a7 ,a cottage2 ,god had but a cottage

 there1 but a  little habitation in the 
church1 a very few that were truly      
gracious  amongst that great multitude  
that professed2 and had it not been for 
these1 for this cottage1 the rest had   
been ruined as ,sodom3 8,except the     
,lord of hosts had left unto us10 in the
 church1 a very few1 they had  been as  
,sodom4 7,isa #a3i7 ,wherefore1 among   
the multitude of them that  shall be    
damned1 professors will make a          
considerable party4    #b4 8,for though 
thy people ,israel be as the sand of the
 sea1 a remnant  of them shall return10 
8a remnant shall be saved40 7,isa       
#aj3bb1 ,rom  #i3bg7 ,for though thy    
people ,israel1 whom thou broughtest out
 of ,egypt1  to whom thou hast given    
church-constitution1 holy laws1 holy    
ordinances1 holy prophets1 and holy     
covenants2 thy people by separation     
from all people1 and thy people by      
profession2 though this thy people  be  
as the sand of the sea1 8a remnant shall
 be saved02 wherefore1 among  the       

multitude of them that shall be damned1 
professors will make a  considerable    
party4    #c4 8,reprobate silver shall  
men call them1 because the ,lord hath   
rejected them40 7,jer #f3cj7 ,the people
 here under consideration are  called1  
in verse #bg1 ,god's people1 his people 
by profession3 8,i have  set thee for a 
tower and a fortress among my people1   
that thou mayest  know1 and try their   
way40 ,what follows8 ,they are all      
grievous  revolters1 walking with       
slanders1 reprobate silver2 the ,lord   
hath  rejected them4 ,in chapter #g1    
verse #bi1 they are called also the     
generation of his wrath3 8,for the ,lord
 hath rejected and forsaken the         
generation of his wrath40 ,this1        
therefore1 ,i gather out of these holy  
,scriptures1--that with reference to    
profession and church-constitution1  a  
people may be called the people of ,god2
 but1 with reference to the  event and  
final conclusion that ,god will make    
with some of them1 they  may be truly   

the generation of his wrath4    #d4 ,in 
the fifth of ,isaiah1 you read again of 
the vineyard of ,god1 and  that it was  
planted on a very fruitful hill1 planted
 with the choicest  vines1 had a wall1 a
 tower1 a wine-press belonging to it1   
and all  things that could put it into  
right order and good government1 as a   
church2 but this vineyard of the ,lord  
of hosts brought forth wild  grapes1    
fruits unbecoming her constitution and  
government1 wherefore  the ,lord takes  
from her his hedge and wall1 and lets   
her be trodden  down4 ,read ,christ's   
exposition upon it in ,matthew #ba3cc1  
c4 ,look to  it1 professors1 these are  
the words of the text1 8,for many1 ,i   
say unto  you1 will seek to enter in1   
and shall not be able40    #e4 8,son of 
man10 said ,god to the prophet1 8the    
house of ,israel is to me  become dross1
 all they are brass and tin1 and iron   
and lead1 in the  midst of the furnace  
they even are the dross of silver40     
7,eze #bb3ah7  ,god had silver there1   

some silver1 but it was but little2 the 
bulk of  that people was but the dross  
of the church1 though they were the     
members of it4 ,but what doth he mean by
 the dross8 why1 he looked upon  them as
 no better1 notwithstanding their       
church-membership1 than the  rabble of  
the world1 that is1 with respect to     
their latter end2 for to  be called     
dross1 it is to be put amongst the rest 
of the sinners of the  world1 in the    
judgment of ,god1 though at present they
 abide in his  house3 8,thou puttest    
away all the wicked of the earth like   
dross2  therefore ,i love thy           
testimonies40 7,psa #aai3aai7    ,god   
saith of his saved ones1 8,he hath      
chosen them in the furnace of           
affliction40 ,the refiner1 when he      
putteth his silver into his furnace1  he
 puts lead in also among it2 now this   
lead being ordered as he knows  how1    
works up the dross from the silver1     
which dross1 still as it  riseth1 he    
putteth by1 or taketh away with an      

instrument4 ,and thus  deals ,god with  
his church2 there is silver in his      
church1 aye1 and  there is also dross3  
now the dross are the hypocrites and    
graceless  ones that are got into the   
church1 and these will ,god discover1   
and  afterwards put away as dross4 ,so  
that it will without doubt prove a      
truth of ,god1 that many of their       
professors that shall put in claim for  
heaven1 will not have it for their      
inheritance4    #f4 ,it is said of      
,christ1 his 8fan is in his hand1 and he
 will  thoroughly purge his floor1 and  
will gather his wheat into the garner1  
but he will burn up the chaff with      
unquenchable fire40 7,matt #c3ab7 ,the  
floor is the church of ,god3 8,o my     
threshing1 and the corn of my floor60   
said ,god by the prophet1 to his people4
 7,isa #ba3aj7 ,the wheat are these     
good ones in his church that shall be   
undoubtedly saved2 therefore he  saith1 
8,gather my wheat into my garner40 ,the 
chaff groweth upon the  same stalk and  

ear1 and so is in the same visible body 
with the wheat1  but there is not       
substance in it3 wherefore in time they 
must be  severed one from the other2 the
 wheat must be gathered into the garner1
  which is heaven2 and the chaff1 or    
professors that want true grace1  must  
be gathered into hell1 that they may be 
burned up with  unquenchable fire4      
,therefore let professors look to it6   
#ae    #g4 ,christ ,jesus casts away two
 of the three grounds that are said to  
receive the word4 7,luke #h7    ,the    
stony ground received it with joy1 and  
the thorny ground brought  forth fruit  
almost to perfection4 ,indeed the       
highway ground was to show  us that the 
carnal1 whilst such1 receive not the    
word at all2 but here  is the pinch1 two
 of the three that received it1 fell    
short of the  kingdom of heaven2 for but
 one of the three received it so as to  
bring  forth fruit to perfection4 ,look 
to it1 professors6    #h4 ,the parable  
of the unprofitable servant1 the parable

 of the man  without a wedding garment1 
and the parable of the unsavoury salt1  
do  each of them justify this for truth4
 7,matt #be3bd1bi1 #bb3aa-ac1 #e3ac7    
,that of the unprofitable servant is to 
show us the sloth and idleness  of some 
professors2 that of the man without a   
wedding garment is to  show us how some 
professors have the shame of their      
wickedness seen by  ,god1 even when they
 are among the children of the          
bridegroom2 and that  parable of the    
unsavoury salt is to show1 that as the  
salt that hath  lost its savour is fit  
for nothing1 no1 not for the dunghill1  
but to be  trodden under foot of men2 so
 some professors1 yea1 and great ones   
too1  for this parable reached one of   
the apostles1 will in ,god's day be     
counted fit for nothing but to be       
trodden down as the mire in the         
streets4 ,o the slothful1 the naked1 and
 unsavoury professors1 how will  they be
 rejected of ,god and his ,christ in the
 judgment6 ,look to it1  professors6    

#i4 ,the parable of the tares also      
giveth countenance to this truth3 for   
though it be said the field is the      
world1 yet it is said1 the tares  were  
sown even in the church4 8,and while men
 slept1 his enemy came and  sowed tares 
among the wheat1 and went his way40     
7,matt #ac3bd1be7 ,object4  ,but some   
may object1 ,the tares might be sown in 
the world among the  wheat1 though not  
in the churches4 ,answ4 ,but ,christ1 by
 expounding this  parable1 tells us the 
tares were sown in his kingdom2 the     
tares1 that  is1 the children of the    
devil4 8,as therefore the tares are     
gathered and  burned in the fire2 so    
shall it be in the end of this world4   
,the ,son of  man shall send forth his  
angels1 and they shall gather out of his
  kingdom all things that offend1 and   
them which do iniquity1 and shall  cast 
them into a furnace of fire2 there shall
 be wailing and gnashing  of teeth40    
7verse #cj1ci-dc7 ,look to it1          
professors6    #aj4 ,the parable of the 

ten virgins also suiteth our purpose2   
these ten  are called the kingdom of    
heaven1 that is1 the church of ,christ1 
the  visible rightly-constituted church 
of ,christ2 for they went all out of    
the world1 had all lamps1 and all went  
forth to meet the bridegroom2  yet      
behold what an overthrow the one-half of
 them met with at the gate  of heaven2  
they were shut out1 bid to depart1 and  
,christ told them he  did not know them4
 7,matt #be3a-ac7 ,tremble1 professors6 
,pray1  professors6    #aa4 ,the parable
 of the net that was cast into the sea1 
that also  countenanceth this truth4    
,the substance of that parable is to    
show that  souls may be gathered by the 
gospel--there compared to a net--may be 
kept  in that net1 drawn to shore1 to   
the world's end1 by that net1 and yet   
may then prove bad fishes1 and be cast  
away4 ,the parable runs  thus3--8,the   
kingdom of heaven10 the gospel1 8is like
 unto a net which  was cast into the    
sea10 the world1 8and gathered of every 

kind10 good  and bad1 8which when it was
 full1 they drew to shore10 to the end  
of  the world1 8and sat down10 in       
judgment1 8and gathered the good into   
vessels1 but cast the bad away40 ,some  
bad fishes1 nay1 ,i doubt a great  many1
 will be found in the net of the gospel1
 at the day of judgment4  7,matt        
#ac3dg1di7 ,watch and be sober1         
professors6    #ab4 8,and--many shall   
come from the east and from the west1   
and shall sit  down with ,abraham1 and  
,isaac1 and ,jacob1 in the kingdom of   
heaven4 ,but  the children of the       
kingdom shall be cast out40 7,matt      
#h3aa1ab7 ,the  children of the kingdom1
 whose privileges were said to be these1
 8to  whom pertaineth the adoption1 and 
the glory1 and the covenants1 and the   
giving of the law1 and the service of   
,god1 and the promises40 7,rom #i3d7  ,i
 take liberty to harp the more upon the 
first church1 because that  that        
happened to them1 happened as types and 
examples1 intimating1  there is ground  

to think1 that things of as dreadful a  
nature are to  happen among the church  
of the ,gentiles4 7#a ,cor #aj3aa1ab7   
,neither1  indeed1 have the ,gentile    
churches security from ,god that there  
shall  not as dreadful things happen to 
them4 ,and concerning this very thing1  
sufficient caution is given to us also4 
7#a ,cor #f3i1aj1 ,gal #e3ai-ba1 ,eph   
#e3c-f1 ,phil #c3ag1ai1 #b ,thess       
#b3aa1ab1 #b ,tim #b3bj1ba1 ,heb #f3d-h1
  #aj3bf-bh1 #b ,peter #b1 #c1 #a ,john 
#e3aj1 ,rev #b3bj-bb7    #ac4 ,the      
parable of the true vine and its        
branches confirm what ,i have  said4 ,by
 the vine there ,i understand ,christ1  
,christ as head2 by the  branches1 ,i   
understand this church4 ,some of these  
branches proved  fruitless cast-aways1  
were in time cast out of the church1    
were  gathered by men1 and burned4      
7,john #ae3a-f7    #ad4 ,lastly1 ,i will
 come to particular instances4    7#a47 
,the twelve had a devil among them4     
7,john #f3gj7 7#b47 ,ananias and        

,sapphira were in the church of         
,jerusalem4 7,acts #e7 7#c47 ,simon     
,magus was  among them at ,samaria4     
7,acts #h7 7#d47 ,among the church of   
,corinth were  them that had not the    
knowledge of ,god4 7#a ,cor #ae3cd7     
7#e47 ,paul tells  the ,galatians that  
false brethren crept in unawares2 and so
 does the  apostle ,jude1 and yet they  
were as quick-sighted to see as any     
now-a-days4 7,gal #b3d1 ,jude #d7 7#f47 
,the church in ,sardis had but a few    
names in her1 to whom the kingdom of    
heaven belonged4 8,thou hast a few      
names1 even in ,sardis1 which have not  
defiled their garments1 and they  shall 
walk with me in white1 for they are     
worthy40 7,rev #c3d7 7#g47 ,as  for the 
church of the ,laodiceans1 it is called 
8wretched1 and  miserable1 and poor1 and
 blind1 and naked40 7,rev #c3ag7 ,so    
that put all  things together1 and ,i   
may boldly say1 as ,i also have said    
already1  that among the multitude of   
them that shall be damned1 professors   

will  make a considerable party2 or1 to 
speak in the words of the  observation1 
8when men have put in all the claim they
 can for heaven1  but few will have it  
for their inheritance40    ,,reasons    
,,why ,,few ,,are ,,saved4      ,i will 
show you some reasons of the point1     
besides those five that ,i  showed you  
before4 ,and1 ,first1 ,i will show you  
why the poor1 carnal1  ignorant world   
miss of heaven2 and then1 ,second1 why  
the knowing  professors miss of it also4
    ,first1 ,why the poor1 carnal1      
ignorant world miss heaven4    #a4 ,the 
poor1 carnal1 ignorant world miss of    
heaven even because they  love their    
sins1 and cannot part with them4 8,men  
loved darkness rather  than light1      
because their deeds were evil40 7,john  
#c3ai7 ,the poor  ignorant world miss of
 heaven1 because they are enemies in    
their minds  to ,god1 his ,word1 and    
holiness2 they must be all damned who   
take  pleasure in unrighteousness4 7#b  
,thess #b3aj-ab7 ,the poor ignorant     

world  miss of heaven1 because they stop
 their ears against convictions1 and    
refuse to come when ,god calls4         
8,because ,i have called1 and ye        
refused1  ,i have stretched out my hand1
 and no man regarded1 but ye have set at
  nought all my counsel1 and would none 
of my reproof2 ,i also will laugh  at   
your calamity2 ,i will mock when your   
fear cometh--as desolation1 and  your   
destruction--as a whirlwind1 when       
distress and anguish cometh upon  you2  
then shall they call upon me1 but ,i    
will not answer2 they shall  seek me    
early1 but they shall not find me40     
7,prov #a3bd-bi7    #b4 ,the poor       
ignorant world miss of heaven1 because  
the god of this  world hath blinded     
their eyes1 that they can neither see   
the evil and  damnable state they are in
 at present1 nor the way to get out of  
it2  neither do they see the beauty of  
,jesus ,christ1 nor how willing he is   
to save poor sinners4 7#b ,cor #d3b1c7  
#c4 ,the poor ignorant world miss of    

heaven1 because they put off and  defer 
coming to ,christ1 until the time of    
,god's patience and grace is  over4     
,some1 indeed1 are resolved never to    
come2 but some1 again1 say1  ,we will   
come hereafter2 and so it comes to pass1
 that because ,god  called1 and they did
 not hear2 so they shall cry1 and ,i    
will not hear1  saith the ,lord4 7,zech 
#g3aa-ac7    #d4 ,the poor ignorant     
world miss of heaven1 because they have 
false  apprehensions of ,god's mercy4   
,they say in their hearts1 ,we shall    
have  peace1 though we walk in the      
imagination of our heart1 to add        
drunkenness to thirst4 ,but what saith  
the ,word8 8,the ,lord will not  spare  
him2 but then the anger of the ,lord1   
and his jealousy1 shall  smoke against  
that man1 and all the curses that are   
written in this  book shall lie upon    
him1 and the ,lord shall blot out his   
name from  under heaven40 7,deu         
#bi3ai-ba7    #e4 ,the poor ignorant    
world miss of heaven1 because they make 

light of  the gospel that offereth mercy
 to them freely1 and because they lean  
upon their own good meanings1 and       
thinkings1 and doings4 7,matt #bb3a-e1  
,rom #i3cj1ca7    #f4 ,the poor carnal  
world miss of heaven because by         
unbelief1 which  reigns in them1 they   
are kept for ever from being clothed    
with ,christ's  righteousness1 and from 
washing in his blood1 without which     
there is  neither remission of sin1 nor 
justification4 ,but to pass these till  
anon4    ,second4 ,i come1 in the next  
place1 to show you some reasons why the 
professor falls short of heaven4        
,first4 ,in the general1 they rest in   
things below special grace2 as in       
awakenings that are not special1 in     
faith#af that is not special1 c42  and1 
a little to run a parallel betwixt the  
one and the other1 that1 if  ,god will1 
you may see and escape4    #a4 ,have    
they that shall be saved1 awakenings    
about their state by  nature8 ,so have  
they that shall be damned4 ,they that   

never go to heaven  may see much of sin1
 and of the wrath of ,god due thereto4  
,this had ,cain  and ,judas1 and yet    
they came short of the kingdom4 7,gen   
#d1 ,matt #bg3d7  ,the saved have       
convictions1 in order to their eternal  
life2 but the  others' convictions are  
not so4 ,the convictions of the one doth
 drive  them sincerely to ,christ2 the  
convictions of the other doth drive them
  to the law1 and the law to desperation
 at last4    #b4 ,there is a repentance 
that will not save1 a repentance to be  
repented of2 and a repentance to        
salvation1 not to be repented of4 7#b   
,cor #g3aj7 ,yet so great a similitude  
and likeness there is betwixt the  one  
and the other1 that most times the wrong
 is taken for the right1  and through   
this mistake professors perish4 ,as1    
7#a47 ,in saving  repentance there will 
be an acknowledgment of sin2 and one    
that hath  the other repentance may     
acknowledge his sins also4 7,matt #bg3d7
 7#b47 ,in  saving repentance there is a

 crying out under sin2 but one that hath
  the other repentance may cry out under
 sin also4 7,gen #d3ac7 7#c47 ,in       
saving repentance there will be         
humiliation for sin2 and one that hath  
the other repentance may humble himself 
also4 7#a ,kings #ba3bi7 7#d47  ,saving 
repentance is attended with             
self-loathing2 but he that hath the     
other repentance may have loathing of   
sin too2 a loathing of sin1  because it 
is sin1 that he cannot have2 but a      
loathing of sin1 because  it is         
offensive to him1 that he may have4 ,the
 dog doth not loath that  which         
troubleth his stomach because it is     
there1 but because it  troubleth him2   
when it has done troubling of him1 he   
can turn to it  again1 and lick it up as
 before it troubled him4 7#b ,peter     
#b3bb7 7#e47  ,saving repentance is     
attended with prayers and tears2 but he 
that hath  none but the other           
repentance1 may have prayers and tears  
also4 7,gen  #bg3cd1ce1 ,heb #ab3af1ag7 

7#f47 ,in saving repentance there is    
fear and  reverence of the ,word and    
ministers that bring it2 but this may be
 also  where there is none but the      
repentance that is not saving2 for      
,herod  feared ,john1 knowing that he   
was a just man and holy1 and observed   
him2  when he heard him1 he did many    
things1 and heard him gladly4 7,mark    
#f3bj7 7#g47 ,saving repentance makes a 
man's heart very tender of doing        
anything against the ,word of ,god4 ,but
 ,balaam could say1 8,if ,balak would   
give me his house full of silver and    
gold1 ,i cannot go beyond the           
commandment of the ,lord40 7,num #bd3ac7
    ,behold1 then1 how far a man may go 
in repentance1 and yet be short of  that
 which is called1 8,repentance unto     
salvation1 not to be repented  of40 7a47
 ,he may be awakened2 7b47 ,he may      
acknowledge his sin2 7c47 ,he  may cry  
out under the burden of sin2 7d47 ,he   
may have humility for it2  7e47 ,he may 
loath it2 7f47 ,may have prayers and    

tears against it2 7g47  may delight to  
do many things of ,god2 7h47 ,may be    
afraid of sinning  against him--and1    
after all this1 may perish1 for want of 
saving  repentance4    ,second4 ,have   
they that shall be saved1 faith8 ,why1  
they that shall not  be saved may have  
faith also2 yea1 a faith in many things 
so like the  faith that saveth1 that    
they can hardly be distinguished1 though
 they  differ both in root and branch4  
,to come to particulars4    #a4 ,saving 
faith hath ,christ for its object1 and  
so may the faith have  that is not      
saving4 ,those very ,jews of whom it is 
said they believed on  ,christ1 ,christ 
tells them1 and that after their        
believing1 8,ye are of  your father the 
devil1 and the lusts of your father ye  
will do40 7,john  #h3cj-dd7 #b4 ,saving 
faith is wrought by the ,word of ,god1  
and so may the  faith be that is not    
saving4 7,luke #h3ac7 #c4 ,saving faith 
looks for  justification without works1 
and so may a faith do that is not       

saving4  7,james #b3ah7 #d4 ,saving     
faith will sanctify and purify the      
heart1 and  the faith that is not saving
 may work a man off from the pollutions 
of  the world1 as it did ,judas1 ,demas1
 and others4 7#b ,peter #b7 #e4 ,saving 
faith will give a man tastes of the     
world to come1 and also joy by  those   
tastes1 and so will the faith do that is
 not saving4 7,heb #f3d1e1  ,luke #h3ac7
 #f4 ,saving faith will help a man1 if  
called thereto1 to give  his body to be 
burned for his religion1 and so will the
 faith do that  is not saving4 7#a ,cor 
#ac3a-e7 #g4 ,saving faith will help a  
man to look  for an inheritance in the  
world to come1 and that may the faith do
 that  is not saving4 ,all those virgins
 8took their lamps1 and went forth to   
meet the bridegroom40 7,matt #be3a7 #h4 
,saving faith will not only make a  man 
look for1 but prepare to meet the       
bridegroom1 and so may the faith  do    
that is not saving4 8,then all those    
virgins arose1 and trimmed their        

lamps40 7,matt #be3g7 #i4 ,saving faith 
will make a man look for an  interest in
 the kingdom of heaven with confidence1 
and the faith that  is not saving will  
even demand entrance of the ,lord4      
8,lord1 ,lord1 open  to us40 7,matt     
#be3aa7 #aj4 ,saving faith will have    
good works follow it  into heaven1 and  
the faith that is not saving may have   
great works  follow it1 as far as to    
heaven gates4 8,lord1 have we not       
prophesied in  thy name8 and in thy name
 have cast out devils8 and in thy name  
done  many wonderful works80 7,matt     
#g3bb7    ,now1 then1 if the faith that 
is not saving may have ,christ for its  
object1 be wrought by the ,word1 look   
for justification without works1  work  
men off from the pollutions of the      
world1 and give men tastes of1  and joy 
in the things of another world--,i say  
again1 if it will help a  man to burn   
for his judgment1 and to look for an    
inheritance in another  world2 yea1 if  
it will help a man to prepare for it1   

claim interest in  it2 and if it can    
carry great works1 many great and       
glorious works1 as  far as heaven gates1
 then no marvel if abundance of people  
take this  faith for the saving faith1  
and so fall short of heaven thereby4    
,alas1  friends6 ,there are but few that
 can produce such works for  repentance2
 and such faith1 as yet you see ,i have 
proved even  reprobates have had in     
several ages of the church4 #ag    ,but1
    ,third4 ,they that go to heaven are 
a praying people2 but a man may pray    
that shall not be saved4 ,pray6 ,he may 
pray1 pray daily2 yea1 he may ask  of   
,god the ordinances of justice1 and may 
take delight in approaching  to ,god2   
nay1 further1 such souls may1 as it     
were1 cover the altar of  the ,lord with
 tears1 with weeping and crying out4    
7,isa #bh3b1 ,mal #b3ac7    ,fourth4 ,do
 ,god's people keep holy fasts8 ,they   
that are not his people  may keep fasts 
also--may keep fasts often--even twice a
 week4 8,the  ,pharisee stood1 and      

prayed thus with himself3 ,god1 ,i thank
 thee that ,i  am not as other men are1 
extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 or    
even as  this publican4 ,i fast twice in
 the week1 ,i give tithes of all that ,i
  possess40 7,luke #ah3aa1ab7 ,i might  
enlarge upon things1 but ,i intend but  
a little book4 ,i do not question but   
many ,balaamites will appear before  the
 judgment-seat to condemnation2 men that
 have had visions of ,god1  and that    
knew the knowledge of the ,most ,high2  
men that have had the  ,spirit of ,god  
come upon them1 and that have by that   
been made other  men2 yet these shall go
 to the generations of their fathers1   
they shall  never see light4 7,num      
#bd3b1d1af1 #a ,sam #aj3f1aj1 ,psa      
#di3ai7    ,i read of some men whose    
excellency in religion mounts up to the 
heavens1 and their heads reach unto the 
clouds1 who yet shall perish  for ever  
like their own dung2 and he that in this
 world hath seen them1  shall say at the
 judgment1 ,where are they8 7,job       

#bj3e-g7 ,there will be  many a one1    
that were gallant professors in this    
world1 be wanting  among the saved in   
the day of ,christ's coming2 yea1 many  
whose  damnation was never dreamed of4  
,which of the twelve ever thought that  
,judas would have proved a devil8 ,nay1 
when ,christ suggested that one  among  
them was naught1 they each were more    
afraid of themselves than of  him4      
7,matt #bf3ba-bc7 ,who questioned the   
salvation of the foolish  virgins8 ,the 
wise ones did not2 they gave them the   
privilege of  communion with themselves4
 7,matt #be7 ,the discerning of the     
heart1 and  the infallible proof of the 
truth of saving grace1 is reserved to   
the  judgment of ,jesus ,christ at his  
coming4 ,the church and best of saints  
sometimes hit1 and sometimes miss in    
their judgments about this matter2  and 
the cause of our missing in our judgment
 is1 #a4 ,partly because we  cannot     
infallibly1 at all times1 distinguish   
grace that saveth from  that which doth 

but appear to do so4 #b4 ,partly also   
because some men  have the art to give  
right names to wrong things4 #c4 ,and   
partly because  we1 being commanded to  
receive him that is weak1 are afraid to 
exclude  the least ,christian4 ,by a hid
 means hypocrites creep into the        
churches4  ,but what saith the          
,scripture8 8,i the ,lord search the    
heart1 ,i try the  reins40 ,and again1  
8,all the churches shall know that ,i am
 he which  searcheth the reins and      
hearts2 and ,i will give unto every one 
of you  according to your works40 7,jer 
#aa3bj1 #ag3aj1 ,rev #b3bc7 ,to this    
,searcher  of hearts is the time of     
infallible discerning reserved1 and then
 you  shall see how far grace that is   
not saving hath gone2 and also how few  
will be saved indeed4 ,the ,lord awaken 
poor sinners by my little book4    ,,use
 ,,and ,,application ,,of ,,the ,,whole4
      ,i come now to make some brief use
 and application of the whole3 and      
,,use ,,first4--,my first word shall be 

to the open profane4 ,poor sinner1  thou
 readest here that but a few will be    
saved2 that many that expect  heaven    
will go without heaven4 ,what sayest    
thou to this1 poor sinner8  ,let me say 
it over again4 ,there are but few to be 
saved1 but very few4  ,let me add1 but  
few professors--but few eminent         
professors4 ,what sayest  thou now1     
sinner8 ,if judgment begins at the house
 of ,god1 what will the  end of them be 
that obey not the gospel of ,god8 ,this 
is ,peter's  question4 ,canst thou      
answer it1 sinner8 ,yea1 ,i say again1  
if judgment  must begin at them1 will it
 not make thee think1 ,what shall become
 of  me8 ,and ,i add1 when thou shalt   
see the stars of heaven to tumble down  
to hell1 canst thou think that such a   
muck-heap of sin as thou art  shall be  
lifted up to heaven8 ,peter asks thee   
another question1 to wit1  8,if the     
righteous scarcely be saved1 where shall
 the ungodly and the  sinner appear80   
7#a ,peter #d3ah7 ,canst thou answer    

this question1 sinner8  ,stand among the
 righteous thou mayest not3 8,the       
ungodly shall not stand  in the         
judgment1 nor sinners in the            
congregation of the righteous40  7,psa  
#a3e7 ,stand among the wicked thou then 
wilt not dare to do4 ,where  wilt thou  
appear1 sinner8 ,to stand among the     
hypocrites will avail thee  nothing4    
,the hypocrite 8shall not come before   
him10 that is1 with  acceptance1 but    
shall perish4 7,job #ac3af7 ,because it 
concerns thee  much1 let me over with it
 again6 ,when thou shalt see less       
sinners than  thou art1 bound up by     
angels in bundles1 to burn them1 where  
wilt thou  appear1 sinner8 ,thou mayest 
wish thyself another man1 but that will 
not  help thee1 sinner4 ,thou mayest    
wish1 ,would ,i had been converted in   
time2 but that will not help thee       
either4 ,and if1 like the wife of       
,jeroboam1 thou shouldst feign thyself  
to be another woman1 the ,prophet1  the 
,lord ,jesus1 would soon find thee out6 

,what wilt thou do1 poor  sinner8 ,heavy
 tidings1 heavy tidings1 will attend    
thee1 except thou  repent1 poor sinner6 
7#a ,kings #ad3b1e1f1 ,luke #ac3c1e7 ,o 
the dreadful  state of a poor sinner1 of
 an open profane sinner6 ,everybody that
 hath  but common sense knows that this 
man is in the broad way to death1 yet   
he laughs at his own damnation4         
,shall ,i come to particulars with thee8
    #a4 ,poor unclean sinner1 the       
8harlot's house is the way to hell1     
going  down to the chambers of death40  
7,prov #b3ah1 #e3e1 #g3bg7    #b4 ,poor 
swearing and thievish sinner1 ,god hath 
prepared the curse1 that  8every one    
that stealeth shall be cut off as on    
this side according to  it2 and every   
one that sweareth shall be cut off as on
 that side1  according to it40 7,zech   
#e3c7    #c4 ,poor drunken sinner1 what 
shall ,i say to thee8 8,woe to the      
drunkards  of ,ephraim10 8woe unto them 
that are mighty to drink wine1 and men  
of--strong drink2 they shall not inherit

 the kingdom of heaven40 7,isa  #bh3a1  
#e3bb1 #a ,cor #f3i1aj7    #d4 ,poor    
covetous worldly man1 ,god's ,word says1
 that 8the covetous the  ,lord          
abhorreth02 that the 8covetous man is an
 idolater02 and that the  covetous      
8shall not inherit the kingdom of ,god40
 7,psa #aj3c1 ,eph #e3e1  ,john #b3ae1  
#a ,cor #f3i1aj7    #e4 ,and thou liar1 
what wilt thou do8 8,all liars shall    
have their part  in the lake which      
burneth with fire and brimstone40 7,rev 
#ba3h1bg7    ,i shall not enlarge1 poor 
sinner1 let no man deceive thee2 8for   
because  of these things cometh the     
wrath of ,god upon the children of      
disobedience40 7,eph #e3f7 ,i will      
therefore give thee a short call1 and   
so leave thee4    ,sinner1 awake3 yea1  
,i say unto thee1 awake6 ,sin lieth at  
thy door1 and  ,god's axe lieth at thy  
root1 and hell-fire is right underneath 
thee4  7,gen #d3g7 ,i say again1 ,awake6
 8,therefore every tree which bringeth  
not  forth good fruit is hewn down1 and 

cast into the fire40 7,matt #c3aj7      
,poor sinner1 awake2 eternity is coming1
 and ,,his ,,son1 they are both  coming 
to judge the world2 awake1 art yet      
asleep1 poor sinner8 let me  set the    
trumpet to thine ear once again6 ,the   
heavens will be shortly on  a burning   
flame2 the earth1 and the works thereof1
 shall be burned up1  and then wicked   
men shall go into perdition2 dost thou  
hear this1  sinner8 7#b ,peter #c7 ,hark
 again1 the sweet morsels of sin will   
then be  fled and gone1 and the bitter  
burning fruits of them only left4 ,what 
sayest thou now1 sinner8 ,canst thou    
drink hell-fire8 ,will the wrath of     
,god be a pleasant dish to thy taste8   
,this must be thine every day's  meat   
and drink in hell1 sinner6    ,i will   
yet propound to thee ,god's ponderous   
question1 and then for this  time leave 
thee3 8,can thine heart endure1 or can  
thine hands be strong1  in the days that
 ,i shall deal with thee80 saith the    
,lord4 7,eze #bb3ad7  ,what sayest thou8

 ,wilt thou answer this question now1 or
 wilt thou take  time to do it8 or wilt 
thou be desperate1 and venture all8 ,and
 let me  put this text in thine ear to  
keep it open2 and so the ,lord have     
mercy  upon thee3 8,upon the wicked     
shall the ,lord rain snares1 fire and   
brimstone1 and an horrible tempest2 this
 shall be the portion of their  cup40   
7,psa #aa3f7 ,repent1 sinners6    ,,use 
,,second4--,my second word is to them   
that are upon the potter's  wheel2      
concerning whom we know not as yet      
whether their convictions and           
awakenings will end in conversion or    
not4 ,several things ,i shall say to    
you1 both to further your convictions1  
and to caution you from staying         
anywhere below or short of saving grace4
    #a4 ,remember that but few shall be 
saved2 and if ,god should count thee    
worthy to be one of that few1 what a    
mercy would that be6    #b4 ,be         
thankful1 therefore1 for convictions2   
conversion begins at  conviction1 though

 all conviction doth not end in         
conversion4 ,it is a  great mercy to be 
convinced that we are sinners1 and that 
we need a  ,saviour2 count it therefore 
a mercy1 and that thy convictions may   
end  in conversion1 do thou take heed of
 stifling of them4 ,it is the way of    
poor sinners to look upon convictions as
 things that are hurtful2 and  therefore
 they use to shun the awakening         
ministry1 and to check a  convincing    
conscience4 ,such poor sinners are much 
like to the wanton  boy that stands at  
the maid's elbow1 to blow out her candle
 as fast as  she lights it at the fire4 
,convinced sinner1 ,god lighteth thy    
candle1  and thou puttest it out2 ,god  
lights it again1 and thou puttest it    
out4  ,yea1 8how oft is the candle of   
the wicked put out80 7,job #ba3ag7 ,at  
last1 ,god resolveth he will light thy  
candle no more2 and then1 like  the     
,egyptians1 you dwell all your days in  
darkness1 and never see light  more1 but
 by the light of hell-fire2 wherefore   

give glory to ,god1 and  if he awakens  
thy conscience1 quench not thy          
convictions4 ,do it1 saith  the prophet1
 8before he cause darkness1 and before  
your feet stumble  upon the dark        
mountains1 and he turn0 your convictions
 8into the shadow  of death1 and make   
them gross darkness40 7,jer #ac3af7     
7#a47 ,be willing to see the worst of   
thy condition4 ,it is better to see  it 
here than in hell2 for thou must see thy
 misery here or there4 7#b47  ,beware of
 little sins2 they will make way for    
great ones1 and they  again will make   
way for bigger1 upon which ,god's wrath 
will follow2 and  then may thy latter   
end be worse than thy beginning4 7#b    
,peter #b3bj7  7#c47 ,take heed of bad  
company1 and evil communication1 for    
that will  corrupt good manners4 ,god   
saith1 evil company will turn thee away 
from  following him1 and will tempt thee
 to serve other gods1 devils4 8,so the  
anger of the ,lord will be kindled      
against you1 and destroy thee           

suddenly40 7,deu #g3d7 7#d47 ,beware of 
such a thought as bids thee delay       
repentance1 for that is damnable4 7,prov
 #a3bd1 ,zech #g3ab1ac7 7#e47 ,beware   
of taking example by some poor1 carnal  
professor1 whose religion lies  in the  
tip of his tongue4 ,beware1 ,i say1 of  
the man whose head swims  with notions1 
but 8his life is among the unclean40    
7,job #cf3ad7 8,he that  walketh with   
wise men shall be wise2 but a companion 
of fools shall be  destroyed40 7,prov   
#ac3bj7 7#f47 ,give thyself much to the 
,word1 and  prayer1 and good conference4
 7#g47 ,labour to see the sin that      
cleaveth  to the best of thy            
performances1 and know that all is      
nothing if thou  be not found in ,jesus 
,christ4 7#h47 ,keep in remembrance that
 ,god's eye  is upon thy heart1 and upon
 all thy ways4 8,can any hide himself in
  secret places that ,i shall not see   
him8 saith the ,lord4 ,do not ,i fill   
heaven and earth8 saith the ,lord40     
7,jer #bc3bd7 7#i47 ,be often meditating

  upon death and judgment4 7,eccl #aa3i1
 #ab3ad7 7#aj47 ,be often thinking  what
 a dreadful end sinners that have       
neglected ,christ will make at  that day
 of death and judgment4 7,heb #aj3ca7   
7#aa47 ,put thyself often1 in  thy      
thoughts1 before ,christ's              
judgment-seat1 in thy sins1 and consider
  with thyself1 ,were ,i now before my  
,judge1 how should ,i look1 how should  
,i shake and tremble8 7#ab47 ,be often  
thinking of them that are now in  hell1 
past all mercy2 ,i say1 be often        
thinking of them1 thus3 ,they were  once
 in the world1 as ,i now am2 they once  
took delight in sin1 as ,i  have done2  
they once neglected repentance1 as      
,satan would have me do4  ,but now they 
are gone2 now they are in hell1 now the 
pit hath shut her  mouth upon them6     
,thou mayest also doubt#ah thy thoughts 
of the damned thus3 ,if these poor      
creatures were in the world again1 would
 they sin as they did before8  would    
they neglect salvation as they did      

before8 ,if they had sermons1  as ,i    
have2 if they had the ,bible1 as ,i     
have2 if they had good company1  as ,i  
have2 yea1 if they had a day of grace1  
as ,i have1 would they  neglect it as   
they did before8    ,sinner1 couldst    
thou soberly think of these things1 they
 might help1  ,god blessing them1 to    
awaken thee1 and to keep thee awake to  
repentance1 to the repentance that is to
 salvation1 never to be  repented of4   
,object4 ,but you have said few shall be
 saved2 and some that go a great  way1  
yet are not saved4 ,at this1 therefore1 
,i am even discouraged and  weakened2 ,i
 think ,i had as good go no further4 ,i 
am1 indeed1 under  conviction1 but ,i   
may perish2 and if ,i go on in my sins1 
,i can but  perish2 and it is ten1      
twenty1 and an hundred to one if ,i be  
saved1  should ,i be ever so earnest for
 heaven4    ,answ4 ,that few will be    
saved must needs be a truth1 for ,christ
 hath  said it2 that many go far1 and   
come short of heaven1 is as true1 being 

testified by the same hand4 ,but what   
then8 8,why1 then had ,i as good  never 
seek40 ,who told thee so8 ,must nobody  
seek because few are saved8  ,this is   
just contrary to the text1 that bids us 
therefore strive2  strive to enter in1  
because the gate is strait1 and because 
many will  seek to enter in1 and shall  
not be able4 ,but why go back again1    
seeing  that is the next way to hell8   
,never go over hedge and ditch to hell4 
,if  ,i must needs go thither1 ,i will  
go the furthest way about4 ,but who can 
tell1 though there should not be saved  
so many as there shall1 but thou  mayest
 be one of that few8 ,they that miss of 
life perish1 because they  will not let 
go their sins1 or because they take up a
 profession short  of the saving faith  
of the gospel4 ,they perish1 ,i say1    
because they are  content with such     
things as will not prove graces of a    
saving nature  when they come to be     
tried in the fire4 ,otherwise1 the      
promise is free1  and full1 and         

everlasting--8,him that cometh to me10  
saith ,christ1 8,i  will in no wise cast
 out02 8for ,god so loved the world1    
that he gave  his only begotten ,son1   
that whosoever believeth in him should  
not  perish1 but have everlasting life40
 7,john #f3cg1 #c3af7 ,wherefore let not
  this thought1 ,few shall be saved1    
weaken thy heart2 but let it cause  thee
 to mend thy pace1 to mend thy cries1 to
 look well to thy grounds  for heaven2  
let it make thee fly faster from sin to 
,christ2 let it keep  thee awake1 and   
out of carnal security1 and thou mayest 
be saved4    ,,use ,,third4--,my third  
word is to professors4 ,sirs1 give me   
leave to set  my trumpet to your ears   
again a little4 ,when every man hath put
 in all  the claim they can for heaven1 
but few will have it for their          
inheritance2 ,i mean but few professors1
 for so the text intendeth1 and  so ,i  
have also proved4 8,for many1 ,i say    
unto you1 will seek to enter  in1 and   
shall not be able40 ,let me1 therefore1 

a little expostulate the  matter with   
you1 ,o ye thousands of professors6     
#a4 ,i begin with you whose religion    
lieth only in your tongues2 ,i mean  you
 who are little or nothing known from   
the rest of the rabble of the  world1   
only you can talk better than they4     
,hear me a word or two4 ,if 8,i  speak  
with the tongues of men and of angels1  
and have not charity10  that is1 love to
 ,god1 and ,christ1 and saints1 and     
holiness1 8,i am  nothing02 no child of 
,god1 and so have nothing to do with    
heaven4 7#a  ,cor #ac3a1b7 ,a prating   
tongue will not unlock the gates of     
haven1 nor  blind the eyes of the       
,judge4 ,look to it4 8,the wise in heart
 will  receive commandments2 but a      
prating fool shall fall40 #ai 7,prov    
#aj3h7    #b4 ,covetous professor1 thou 
that makest a gain of religion1 that    
usest  thy profession to bring grist to 
thy mill1 look to it also4 ,gain is not 
godliness4 ,judas' religion lay much in 
the bag1 but his soul is now  burning in

 hell4 ,all covetousness is idolatry2   
but what is that1 or  what will you call
 it1 when men are religious for filthy  
lucre's sake8  7,eze #cc3ca7    #c4     
,wanton professors1 ,i have a word for  
you2 ,i mean you that can tell  how to  
misplead ,scripture1 to maintain your   
pride1 your banqueting1 and  abominable 
idolatry4 ,read what ,peter says4 ,you  
are the snare and  damnation of others4 
,you 8allure through the lust of the    
flesh1 through  much wantonness1 those  
that were clean escaped from them who   
live in  error40 7#b ,peter #b3ah7      
,besides1 the ,holy ,ghost hath a great 
deal  against you1 for your feastings1  
and eating without fear1 not for        
health1 but gluttony4 7,jude #ab7       
,further1 ,peter says1 that you that    
count it pleasure to riot in the        
day-time are spots and blemishes1       
sporting yourselves with your own       
deceivings4 7#b ,peter #b3ac7 ,and let  
me  ask1 ,did ,god give his ,word to    
justify your wickedness8 or doth grace  

teach you to plead for the flesh1 or the
 making provision for the lusts         
thereof8 ,of these also are they that   
feed their bodies to strengthen  their  
lusts1 under pretence of strengthening  
frail nature4 ,but pray1  remember the  
text1 8,many1 ,i say unto you1 will seek
 to enter in1 and  shall not be able40  
#d4 ,i come next to the opinionist2 ,i  
mean1 to him whose religion lieth  in   
some circumstantials of religion4 ,with 
this sort this kingdom swarms  at this  
day4 ,these think all out of the way    
that are not of their mode1  when       
themselves may be out of the way in the 
midst of their zeal for  their opinions4
 ,pray1 do you also observe the text2   
8,many1 ,i say unto  you1 will seek to  
enter in1 and shall not be able40    #e4
 ,neither is the formalist exempted from
 this number4 ,he is a man that  hath   
lost all but the shell of religion4 ,he 
is hot1 indeed1 for his  form2 and no   
marvel1 for that is his all to contend  
for4 ,but his form  being without the   

power and spirit of godliness1 it will  
leave him in  his sins2 nay1 he standeth
 now in them in the sight of ,god1 and  
is one  of the many that 8will seek to  
enter in1 and shall not be able40 7#b   
,tim  #c3e7    #f4 ,the legalist comes  
next1 even him that hath no life but    
what he  makes out of his duties4 ,this 
man hath chosen to stand or fall by     
,moses1 who is the condemner of the     
world4 8,there is one that accuseth     
you1 even ,moses1 in whom ye trust40    
7,john #e3de7    #g4 ,there is1 in the  
next place1 the libertine--he that      
pretendeth to be  against forms and     
duties1 as things that gender to        
bondage1 neglecting  the order of ,god4 
,this man pretends to pray always1 but1 
under that  pretence1 prays not at all2 
he pretends to keep every day a         
,sabbath1  but this pretence serves him 
only to cast off all set times for the  
worship of ,god4 ,this is also one of   
the many that 8will seek to enter  in1  
and shall not be able40 7,titus #a3af7  

#h4 ,there is the temporizing           
latitudinarian4 ,he is a man that hath  
no  ,god but his belly1 nor any religion
 but that by which his belly is         
worshipped4 ,his religion is always1    
like the times1 turning this way  and   
that way1 like the cock on the steeple2 
neither hath he any  conscience but a   
benumbed and seared one1 and is next    
door to a  downright atheist2 and also  
is one of the many that 8will seek to   
enter  in1 and shall not be able40      
#i4 ,there is also the willfully        
ignorant professor1 or him that is      
afraid to know more1 for fear of the    
cross4 ,he is for picking and  choosing 
of truth1 and loveth not to hazard his  
all for that worthy  name by which he   
would be called4 ,when he is at any time
 overset by  arguments1 or awakenings of
 conscience1 he uses to heal all by--,i 
was  not brought up in this faith2 as if
 it were unlawful for ,christians to    
know more than hath been taught them at 
first conversion4 ,there are  many      

,scriptures that lie against his man1 as
 the mouths of great guns1  and he is   
one of the many that 8will seek to enter
 in1 and shall not be  able40    #aj4   
,we will add to all these1 the professor
 that would prove himself a  ,christian1
 by comparing himself with others1      
instead of comparing  himself with the  
,word of ,god4 ,this man comforts       
himself1 because he is  as holy as such 
and such2 he also knows as much as that 
old professor1  and then concludes he   
shall go to heaven3 as if he certainly  
knew1 that  those with whom he compareth
 himself would be undoubtedly saved2 but
  how if he should be mistaken8 nay1 may
 they not both fall short8 ,but to  be  
sure he is in the wrong that hath made  
the comparison2 and a wrong  foundation 
will not stand in the day of judgment4  
7#b ,cor #aj3ab7 ,this  man1 therefore1 
is one of the many that 8will seek to   
enter in1 and  shall not be able40      
#aa4 ,there is yet another professor2   
and he is for ,god and for ,baal too2   

he can be anything for any company2 he  
can throw stones with both  hands2 his  
religion alters as fast as his company2 
he is a frog of  ,egypt1 and can live in
 the water and out of the water2 he can 
live in  religious company1 and again as
 well out4 ,nothing that is disorderly  
comes amiss to him2 he will hold with   
the hare1 and run with the hound2  he   
carries fire in the one hand1 and water 
in the other2 he is a very  anything but
 what he should be4 ,this is also one of
 the many that 8will  seek to enter in1 
and shall not be able40 #bj    #ab4     
,there is also that free-willer1 who    
denies to the ,holy ,ghost the  sole    
work in conversion2 and that ,socinian1 
who denieth to ,christ that  he hath    
made to ,god satisfaction for sin2 and  
that ,quaker1 who takes  from ,christ   
the two natures in his person3 and ,i   
might add as many  more1 touching whose 
damnation1 they dying as they are1 the  
,scripture  is plain3 these 8will seek  
to enter in1 and shall not be able40    

,but1    ,,use ,,fourth4--,if it be so1 
what a strange disappointment will many 
professors meet with at the day of      
judgment6 ,i speak not now to the  open 
profane2 everybody1 as ,i have said1    
that hath but common  understanding     
between good and evil1 knows that they  
are in the broad  way to hell and       
damnation1 and they must needs come     
thither2 nothing  can hinder it but     
repentance unto salvation1 except ,god  
should prove a  liar to save them1 and  
it is hard venturing of that4           
,neither is it amiss1 if we take notice 
of the examples that are briefly        
mentioned in the ,scriptures1 concerning
 professors that have  miscarried4 #a4  
,judas perished from among the apostles4
 7,acts #a7 #b4  ,demas1 as ,i think1   
perished from among the evangelists4 7#b
 ,tim #d3aj7 #c4  ,diotrephes from among
 the ministers1 or them in office in the
 church4  7#c ,john #i7 #d4 ,and as for 
,christian professors1 they have fallen 
by  heaps1 and almost by whole churches4

 7#b ,tim #a3ae1 ,rev #c3d1ae-ag7 #e4   
,let  us add to these1 that the things  
mentioned in the ,scriptures about      
these matters1 are but brief hints and  
items of what is afterwards to  happen2 
as the apostle said1 8,some men's sins  
are open beforehand1  going before to   
judgment2 and some men they follow      
after40 7#a ,tim #e3bd7    ,so that1    
fellow-professors1 let us fear1 lest a  
promise being left us  of entering into 
this rest1 any of us should seem to come
 short of it4  ,o6 to come short6       
nothing kills like it1 nothing will burn
 like it4 ,i  intend not                
discouragements1 but awakenings2 the    
churches have need of  awakening1 and so
 have all professors4 ,do not despise   
me1 therefore1  but hear me over again4 
,what a strange disappointment will many
  professors meet with at the day of    
,god ,almighty6--a disappointment1 ,i   
say1 and that as to several things4     
7#a47 ,they will look to escape hell1   
and yet fall just into the mouth of     

hell3 what a disappointment will be     
here6 7#b47 ,they will look for  heaven1
 but the gate of heaven will be shut    
against them3 what a  disappointment is 
here6 7#c47 ,they will expect that      
,christ should have  compassion for     
them1 but will find that he hath shut up
 all bowels of  compassion from them3   
what a disappointment is here6 ,again1  
,,use ,,fifth4--,as this disappointment 
will be fearful1 so certainly it  will  
be very full of amazement4    #a4 ,will 
it not amaze them to be unexpectedly    
excluded from life and  salvation8 #b4  
,will it not be amazing to them to see  
their own madness  and folly1 while they
 consider how they have dallied with    
their own  souls1 and took lightly for  
granted that they had that grace that   
would  save them1 but hath left them in 
a damnable state8 #c4 ,will they not    
also be amazed one at another1 while    
they remember how in their  lifetime    
they counted themselves fellow-heirs of 
life8 ,to allude to  that of the        

prophet1 8,they shall be amazed one at  
another1 their faces  shall be as       
flames40 7,isa #ac3h7 #d4 ,will it not  
be amazing to some of  the damned       
themselves1 to see some come to hell    
that then they shall  see come thither8 
to see preachers of the ,word1          
professors of the ,word1  practisers in 
the ,word1 to come thither4 ,what       
wondering was there among  them at the  
fall of the king of ,babylon1 since he  
thought to have  swallowed up all1      
because he was run down by the ,medes   
and ,persians6  8,how art thou fallen   
from heaven1 ,o ,lucifer1 son of the    
morning6 ,how  art thou cut down to the 
ground which didst weaken the nations60 
,if  such a thing as this will with     
amazement surprise the damned1 what an  
amazement will it be to them to see such
 a one as he whose head reached  to the 
clouds1 to see him come down to the pit1
 and perish for ever  like his own dung4
 8,hell from beneath is moved for thee1 
to meet thee  at thy coming2 it stirreth

 up the dead for thee1 even all the     
chief  ones of the earth40 7,isa #ad7   
,they that see thee shall narrowly look 
upon thee1 and consider thee1 saying1   
,is this the man8 ,is this he that      
professed1 and disputed1 and forsook us2
 but now he is come to us  again8 ,is   
this he that separated from us1 but now 
he is fallen with us  into the same     
eternal damnation with us8    ,,use     
,,sixth4--,yet again1 one word more1 if 
,i may awaken professors4  ,consider1   
though the poor carnal world shall      
certainly perish1 yet they  will want   
these things to aggravate their sorrow1 
which thou wilt meet  with in every     
thought that thou wilt have of the      
condition thou wast in  when thou wast  
in the world4    #a4 ,they will not have
 a profession1 to bite them when they   
come  thither4 #b4 ,they will not have a
 taste of a lost heaven1 to bite them   
when they come thither4 #c4 ,they will  
not have the thoughts of1 8,i was       
almost at heaven10 to bite them when    

they come thither4 #d4 ,they will  not  
have the thoughts of1 how they cheated  
saints1 ministers1 churches1  to bite   
them when they come thither4 #e4 ,they  
will not have the dying  thoughts of    
false faith1 false hope1 false          
repentance1 and false  holiness1 to bite
 them when they come thither4 ,i was at 
the gates of  heaven1 ,i looked into    
heaven1 ,i thought ,i should have       
entered into  heaven2 ,o how will these 
things sting6 ,they will1 if ,i may call
 them  so1 be the sting of the sting of 
death in hell-fire4    ,,use            
,,seventh4--,give me leave now in a word
 to give you a little advice4    #a4    
,dost thou love thine own soul8 then    
pray to ,jesus ,christ for an  awakened 
heart1 for a heart so awakened with all 
the things of another  world1 that thou 
mayest be allured to ,jesus ,christ4 #b4
 ,when thou comest  there1 beg again for
 more awakenings about sin1 hell1 grace1
 and about  the righteousness of        
,christ4 #c4 ,cry also for a spirit of  

discerning1  that thou mayest know that 
which is saving grace indeed4 #d4 ,above
 all  studies apply thyself to the study
 of those things that show thee the     
evil of sin1 the shortness of man's     
life1 and which is the way to be  saved4
 #e4 ,keep company with the most godly  
among professors4 #f4 ,when  thou       
hearest what the nature of true grace   
is1 defer not to ask thine  own heart if
 this grace be there4 ,and here take    
heed--    7#a47 ,that the preacher      
himself be sound1 and of good life4     
7#b47 ,that  thou takest not seeming    
graces for real ones1 nor seeming fruits
 for  real fruits4 7#c47 ,take heed that
 a sin in thy life goes not unrepented  
of2 for that will make a flaw in thine  
evidence1 a wound in thy  conscience1   
and a breach in thy peace2 and a hundred
 to one1 if at last  it doth not drive  
all the grace in thee into so dark a    
corner of thy  heart1 that thou shalt   
not be able1 for a time1 by all the     
torches that  are burning in the gospel1

 to find it out to thine own comfort and
  consolation4 #ba    ,,footnotes3      
#a ,however homely this illustration1   
yet how striking4 ,no family has  been  
many years without that uneasy          
anxiety--earnest seeking the doctor  to 
alleviate their sufferings1 or those of 
a beloved relative1 and then  the       
trembling hope that 8his excellent      
things0 may produce the desired  effect4
 ,reader1 have you had1 at any time1    
equal anxiety for your  soul's health   
and salvation8 ,what has been the       
result8--,ed4    #b ,how delightfully   
but solemnly is this illustrated in the 
8,pilgrim's  ,progress40 ,the           
wicket-gate1 at the head of the way1 at 
which the poor  burdened sinner must    
knock and obtain an entrance by ,christ 
the door4  ,it may be like ,mercy1 with 
a trembling but sure hope4 ,and then the
  glorious entrance into the ,celestial 
,city itself1 after crossing the  river 
which has no bridge4 ,this was opened to
 ,christian1 but shut  against          

,ignorance and against ,turnaway of the 
,town of ,apostasy4--,ed4    #c ,much   
confusion appears to exist in the minds 
of many in reference to  the 8strait    
gate0 mentioned in the text1 as this    
passage is frequently  introduced into  
exhortations to the unconverted4 ,it is 
addressed  exclusively to professors of 
religion--to those who profess to have  
set  out for the ,celestial ,city1 and  
seems to say1 ,beware of the form of    
godliness without its power--of the     
profession without the possession6      
,for1 as old ,mason truly said1 8,they  
fall deepest into hell that fall        
backward40 ,the 8striving0 here alluded 
to refers to the whole course of  the   
believers' life1 with its end in        
view--8,we labour to be accepted of     
him0 8,give diligence10 by adding to    
faith virtue1 c41 8to make your  calling
 and election sure2 for so an entrance  
shall be ministered unto  you abundantly
 into the everlasting kingdom of our    
,lord and ,saviour  ,jesus ,christ40 7#b

 ,peter #a3e-aa7    #d ,how well does   
our unlettered author give the meaning  
of strive1  agonize4--,ed4    #e        
,reader1 while we bless ,god for being  
mercifully relieved from those  bodily  
privations and sufferings through which 
our pilgrim fathers  passed1 forget not 
that ,satan plies all his arts to allure
 our souls  from the narrow path4 ,if we
 are saved from tedious imprisonments in
  damp dungeons--if ,antichrist has lost
 much of his power1 the flatterer  is   
ever at hand to entangle us in his      
net--the atheist is ever ready1 by  his 
derision and scorn1 to drive us back to 
the ,city of  ,destruction4--,ed4    #f 
,in the edition printed #afib1 8an      
holiday saint0 is used4 ,saints' days   
were holidays upon which the gayest     
dress was put on2 but the outward       
affectation of religion in pious company
 is better expressed by  8holiday suit10
 and ,i have followed all the modern    
editors in  concluding that the word    
8saint0 is a typographical error4--,ed4 

#g ,see the character of ,by-ends and   
his companions in the 8,pilgrim's       
,progress40    #h ,o how few professors 
feel that the judgment of man is as     
nothing in  comparison with that of a   
heart-searching ,god4 ,thousands would  
tremble  at the thought of outwardly    
committing these great crimes1 but who  
inwardly1 in spirit1 are daily guilty of
 them before ,god4 ,he who is  kept by  
,divine power from spiritual sins1 is   
alone safe from the  commission of      
carnal sins4--,ed4    #i ,it is an awful
 fact that in every age of the church   
these 8blundering  raw-headed preachers0
 have abounded4 ,it is a singular       
appellation to  make use of to those who
 strut in black1 and vainly pride       
themselves  upon being descended from   
the apostles4 ,alas6 how many are those 
whose  hearts and heads are raw indeed  
as to any influences of vital religion1 
and whose whole ministry is calculated  
to mislead the souls of their           
fellow-sinners as to their eternal      

hopes4 ,reader1 how solemn is our  duty 
to examine what we hear by the unerring 
,word--to try all things1  and hold fast
 that only which is good4--,ed4    #aj  
,more particularly in the 8,jerusalem   
,sinner ,saved0--8,he that would be     
saved by ,jesus ,christ1 through faith  
in his blood1 cannot be counted  for    
such10 c4 ,the sin against the ,holy    
,ghost is an abandonment of             
,christianity--8to crucify the ,son of  
,god afresh1 and put him to an open     
shame40 7,heb #f3f7 ,poor trembler1     
wouldst thou crucify the ,son of ,god   
afresh8 ,if thy conscience says1 ,never6
 never6 thou hast not committed  this   
unpardonable sin4--,ed4    #aa ,the     
wedding garments being provided by the  
host1 this man must have  refused it1   
and insults his ,king by sitting among  
the guests in his  ordinary apparel4 ,o 
reader1 before you take a seat at the   
,lord's table1  take prayerful care to  
be clothed with the robe of             
righteousness1  otherwise you will eat  

to your utter condemnation and may1     
after all1  be cast into outer          
darkness4--,ed4    #ab ,may these       
searching words make an indelible       
impression upon the  heart of every     
reader4 ,how striking1 and alas6 how    
true1 is this  delineation of character4
 ,religious when in company with        
professors--profane when with the world2
 pretending to be a ,christian on  a    
,sunday2 striving to climb with         
,christian the ,hill ,difficulty--every 
other day running down the hill with    
,timorous and ,mistrust4 ,such may  get 
to the bottom of the hill1 and hide     
themselves in the world2 but  they can  
never lie concealed from ,god's anger1  
either in this world1 or  in the        
bottomless pit1 whither they are        
hurrying to destruction4    8,sinner1 ,o
 why so thoughtless grown8 ,why in such 
dreadful hast to  die80--,ed4    #ac    
8,tend it10 or attend to it4 ,what      
madness does sin engender and  foster6  
,the trifles of time entirely occupy the

 attention1 while the  momentous affairs
 of eternity are put off to a more      
convenient  opportunity4--,ed4    #ad   
,lowth's translation of this passage in 
,isaiah #f3ac not only confirms         
,bunyan1 but exhibits his view in a more
 prominent light3--8,and though  there  
be a tenth part remaining in it1 even   
this shall undergo a  repeated          
destruction2 yet as the ilex and the    
oak1 though cut down1  hath its stock   
remaining1 a holy seed shall be the     
stock of the  nation40--,ed4    #ae ,how
 solemn the thought--there is but little
 wheat in comparison with  all the grass
 and vegetable produce of the earth2 and
 in the harvest  how much chaff and     
straw1 which grew with the wheat1 will  
be cast out6  ,well may it be said1     
,look to it1 professors4--,ed4    #af   
,the word 8faith0 was changed in #agcg  
for 8repentance10 which has  been       
continued in subsequent editions2       
8faith0 is right4 ,awakenings and       
repentance are classed together under   

the first head1 and faith under  the    
second4--,ed4    #ag ,many readers will 
cry out1 ,who then can be saved8        
,without charity1  or the love of       
,christ in the heart1 all faith and     
works are but dross4  ,love is the      
touchstone of faith and works--not to   
glorify ourselves1 but  him who has     
bought us with his own most precious    
blood4 ,carry the  solemn inquiry to the
 throne of grace1 ,have ,i passed from  
death unto  life8 for whosoever thus    
liveth believeth in ,christ1 and amidst 
the  fatal wreck of professors1 he shall
 never die4--,ed4    #ah 8,to doubt02 to
 suspect1 make a question of1           
reconsider4--,ed4    #ai ,when          
,talkative asked ,faithful what         
difference there is between  crying out 
against and abhorring sin1 he answered1 
8,o6 a great deal2 a  man may cry out   
against sin of policy1 but he cannot    
abhor it but by  virtue of a godly      
antipathy against it4 ,i have heard many
 cry out  against sin in the pulpit1 who

 yet can abide it well enough in the    
heart1 house1 and                       
conversation40--,pilgrim's ,progress4   
#bj ,similar to ,by-ends who never      
strove for heaven against wind or       
weather2 was most zealous when religion 
walked in his silver slippers1  and     
walked with him in the streets1 while   
the sun shone1 and people  applauded    
him4--,pilgrim's ,progress4    #ba ,the 
striving inculcated in this treatise    
reminds us of ,hopkins' bold  appeal to 
conscience4 ,he says1 8,there must be a 
holy roughness and  violence1 to break  
through all that stands in our way2     
neither caring  for allurements1 nor    
fearing opposition1 but by a pious      
obstinacy and  frowardness1 we must     
thrust away the one and bear down the   
other4 ,this  is the ,christian who will
 carry heaven by force1 when the whining
  pusillanimous professor1 who only     
complains of difficulty1 but never      
attempts to conquer it1 will be for ever
 shut out60--,ed4          ,,light ,,for

 ,,them ,,that ,,sit ,,in ,,darkness2   
,,or1    ,a ,,discourse ,,of ,,jesus    
,,christ3    ,,and ,,that ,,he          
,,undertook ,,to ,,accomplish ,,by      
,,himself ,,the ,,eternal ,,redemption  
,,of ,,sinners3    ,,also1 ,,how ,,the  
,,lord ,,jesus ,,addressed ,,himself    
,,to ,,this ,,work2 ,,with  ,,undeniable
 ,,demonstrations ,,that ,,he           
,,performed ,,the ,,same4               
,,objections ,,to ,,the ,,contrary      
,,answered4      #8,christ hath redeemed
 us from the curse of the law1 being    
made a curse  for us4'--,galatians      
#c3ac4    by ,john ,bunyan--#afgd       
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,this solemn and searching treatise was 
first published in #afgd1 a copy  of    
which is in the ,editor's possession4   
,the author's object is to  correct some
 fatal errors which then peculiarly     
abounded1 and to  recommend the gospel  
in its purity to the acceptation of his 
fellow-sinners4 ,possessing that inward 
peace1 serenity1 happiness1 and  safety1

 arising from a scriptural knowledge of 
,christ and him  crucified1 he          
proclaims1 #8,i have ventured my own    
soul thereon with  gladness1' and #8if  
all the souls in the world were mine1 ,i
 would  venture them all4' ,his prayer  
is that others may receive the same     
light  and life by faith4    ,every age 
has had its peculiar delusions for the  
trial of the  spirit--mysticism in      
,bunyan's time1 ,puseyism in our days4  
,prior to the  ,reformation1 the clergy1
 called the church1 claimed implicit    
obedience  from the laity as essential  
to salvation1 and taught that inquiry   
was  the high road to eternal ruin4     
,after the ,bible had been extensively  
circulated1 many regarded it as the     
letter which killeth--that it was of  no
 importance1 compared with the light    
within1 which alone was  essential4     
,these were not the notions of any one  
or two sects1 but had  spread their     
influence to a considerable extent over 
the ,christian  church4 ,to check the   

growth of these errors1 and to recover  
those who  had been misled by them1     
,bunyan published this #8,light for them
 that sit  in darkness4' ,his object is 
to prove that all our knowledge of the  
,saviour must be received directly from 
the written ,word--that to  understand  
these holy oracles1 we must seek and    
obtain ,divine light4 ,by  this light we
 shall find that ,christ took upon      
himself our nature1 and1  by his holy   
and perfect obedience to the law1 and   
sacrifice of himself  as a sin-atoning  
offering1 he redeemed all his saints1   
paid the ,,full  price of their         
redemption1 and will present them       
unblameable1  unreprovable1 and         
acceptable to him that is of purer eyes 
than to  behold iniquity4 ,their robes  
are washed and made white in the blood  
of  the ,lamb2 they are perfect as      
,christ is perfect2 there is no         
condemnation to them2 their salvation is
 sure4 ,to those whose spirits  are     
dismayed under a fear that they have    

sinned the unpardonable sin1  the       
arguments on the following pages are    
most consoling4 ,those who are  under   
that awful curse are sunk in a deathly  
state of insensibility1  while they sit 
in the seat of the scorner4 ,to be      
alarmed with the fear  of having so     
offended the ,saviour1 is the best      
evidence that no such  sin can have been
 committed4 ,the closing chapter is full
 of striking  solemnity4 ,may its       
beneficial effects be felt1 to the glory
 of ,god and  the reader's solid peace4 
,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,the ,,author ,,to  
,,the ,,reader4      ,gentle ,reader1   
,it was the great care of the apostle   
,paul to deliver his gospel to the      
churches in its own simplicity1 because 
so it is the power of ,god unto         
salvation to every one that believeth4  
,and if it was his care so to  deliver  
it to us1 it should be ours to seek so  
to continue it2 and the  rather1 because
 of the unaptness of the minds1 even of 
the saints  themselves1 to retain it    

without commixture4 ,for1 to say nothing
 of the  projects of hell1 and of the   
cunning craftiness of some that lie in  
wait to deceive even the godly          
themselves1 as they are dull of hearing1
  so much more dull in receiving and    
holding fast the simplicity of the      
gospel of ,jesus ,christ4 ,from their   
sense1 and reason1 and unbelief1 and    
darkness1 arise many imaginations and   
high thoughts1 which exalt  themselves  
against the knowledge of ,god and the   
obedience of ,jesus  ,christ1 wherefore 
they themselves have much ado to stand  
complete in  all the will of ,god4 ,and 
were they not concerned in electing     
love1 by  which they are bound up in the
 bundle of life1 and blessed with the   
enjoyment of saving grace1 which        
enlighteneth their souls and            
maintaineth their fath and hope1 they   
would not only be assaulted and         
afflicted with their own corruptions1   
but1 as others1 overcome thereby4       
,alas6 how ordinary a thing is it for   

professors to fall from the  knowledge  
they have had of the glorious gospel of 
the blessed ,god1 and  to be turned unto
 fables1 seducing spirits1 and doctrines
 of devils1  through the intoxications  
of delusions and the witchcraft of false
  preachers4    ,now1 this their        
swerving from the gospel ariseth1 #a4   
,either from their  not having1 or1     
having1 not retaining1 the true         
knowledge of the person  of the ,lord   
,jesus ,christ2 or1 #b4 ,from their not 
believing the true  causes of his coming
 into the world1 with his doing and     
suffering  there4 ,upon one or both     
these accounts1 ,i say1 it is that they 
everlastingly perish2 for if they have  
not1 and do not also retain the         
knowledge of his person1 they want the  
,,he1 on whom1 if they believe  not1    
they must die in their sins2 and if they
 know not the reason of  his coming1    
doing1 and suffering1 they are in the   
same condition also4    ,now1 those     
professors that have had some knowledge 

of these things1 and  yet have lost     
them1 it hath come thus to pass with    
them because they  first lost the       
knowledge of themselves and of their    
sins4 ,they know not  themselves to be  
such nothing ones as the ,scriptures    
reporteth them to  be1 nor their sins to
 be so heinous as the law hath          
concluded2  therefore they either turn  
again with the dog to his vomit1 or     
adhere  to a few of the rags of their   
own fleshly righteousness1 and so become
  pure in their own eyes1 yet are not   
purged by blood from their  filthiness4 
,for the person and doings of ,jesus    
,christ are only precious to them  that 
get and retain the true knowledge of    
themselves1 and the due  reward of their
 sins by the law4 ,these are desolate1  
being driven out  of all2 these embrace 
the rock instead of a shelter4 ,the     
sensible  sinner receiveth him joyfully4
    ,and because a miscarriage in this  
great truth is the most dangerous and   
damning miscarriage1 therefore should   

professors be the more fearful of       
swerving aside therefrom4 ,the man that 
rejecteth the true knowledge of  the    
person of the ,lord ,jesus1 and the     
causes of his doing and suffering  in   
the world1 takes the next way to be     
guilty of that transgression  that is   
not to be purged with sacrifice for     
ever2 that fearful  transgression for   
which is left no offering at all1 nor   
anything to be  expected by the person  
transgressing but fearful judgment and  
fiery  indignation1 which shall devour  
the adversary4    ,now1 for their sakes 
that have not sinned this sin1 for their
 sakes  that are in danger thereof1 but 
yet not overcome1 for their sakes have  
,i written this little book1 wherein is 
largely1 and yet with few words1        
discovered the doctrine of the person1  
and doings1 and sufferings of  ,christ1 
with the true cause thereof1 also a     
removal of those objections  that the   
crafty children of darkness have framed 
against the same4    ,and ,i have been  

the more plain and simple in my writing1
 because the  sin against the ,holy     
,ghost is in these days more common than
 formerly1  and the way unto it more    
beautified with colour and pretence of  
truth4  ,i may say of the way to this   
sin1 it is1 as was once the way to      
,jerusalem1 strewed with boughs and     
branches2 and by some there is cried  a 
kind of hosanna to them that are        
treading these steps to hell4 ,o the    
plausible pretences1 the golden names1  
the feigned holiness1 the demure        
behaviours1 mixed with damnable         
hypocrisy1 that attend the persons that 
have forsaken the ,lord ,jesus1 that    
have despised his person1 trampled  upon
 him1 and counted the blood of the      
covenant wherewith he was  sanctified an
 unholy thing6 ,they have crucified him 
to themselves1 and  think that they can 
go to heaven without him2 yea1 pretend  
they love  him1 when they hate him2     
pretend they have him1 when they have   
cast him  off2 pretend they trust in    

him1 when they bid defiance to his      
undertakings for the world4    ,reader1 
let me beseech thee to hear me          
patiently2 read1 and consider1  and     
judge4 ,i have presented thee with that 
which ,i have received from  ,god2 and  
the holy men of ,god1 who spake as they 
were moved by the ,holy  ,ghost1 do bear
 me witness4 ,thou wilt say1 ,all       
pretend to this4 ,well1  but give me the
 hearing1 take me to the ,bible1 and let
 me find in thy  heart no favour if thou
 find me to swerve from the standard4   
,i say again1 receive my doctrine2 ,i   
beseech thee1 in ,christ's stead1       
receive it2 ,i know it to be the way of 
salvation4 ,i have ventured my  own soul
 thereon with gladness2 and if all the  
souls in the world were  mine1 as mine  
own soul is1 ,i would1 through ,god's   
grace1 venture every  one of them there4
 ,i have not writ at a venture1 nor     
borrowed my  doctrine from libraries4 ,i
 depend upon the sayings of no man4 ,i  
found  it in the ,scriptures of truth1  

among the true sayings of ,god4    ,i   
have done1 when ,i have exhorted thee to
 pray1 and give heed to the  words of   
,god as revealed in the ,holy ,writ4    
,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ  himself give 
thee light and life by faith in him2 to 
whom1 with the  ,father and the good    
,spirit of grace1 be glory and dominion1
 now and for  ever4 ,amen4    ,,john    
,,bunyan4    ,,light ,,for ,,them ,,that
 ,,sit ,,in ,,darkness4    #8,,of ,,this
 ,,man',s ,,seed ,,hath ,,god1          
,,according ,,to ,,his ,,promise1       
,,raised ,,unto  ,,israel ,a ,,saviour1 
,,jesus4'--,,acts #ac3bc4      ,these   
words are part of a sermon which ,paul  
preached to the people that  lived at   
,antioch in ,pisidia1 where also        
inhabited many of the ,jews4 ,the       
preparation to his discourse he thus    
begins--#8,men of ,israel1 and ye that  
fear ,god1 give audience' 7v #af72 by   
which having prepared their minds  to   
attend1 he proceeds and gives a         
particular relation of ,god's  peculiar 

dealings with his people ,israel1 from  
,egypt to the time of  ,david their     
king1 of whom he treateth particularly--
    ,that he was the son of ,jesse1 that
 he was a king1 that ,god raised him  up
 in mercy1 that ,god gave testimony of  
him1 that he was a man after  ,god's own
 heart1 that he should fulfil all his   
will 7v #bb74    ,and this he did of    
purpose both to engage them the more to 
attend1 and  because they well knew that
 of the fruit of his loins ,god hath    
promised  the ,messiah should come4     
,having thus therefore gathered up their
 minds to hearken1 he presenteth  them  
with his errand--to wit1 that the       
,messiah was come1 and that the  promise
 was indeed fulfilled that a ,saviour   
should be born to  ,israel--#8,of this  
man's seed1' saith he1 #8hath ,god1     
according to his  promise1 raised unto  
,israel a ,saviour1 ,jesus4'    ,in this
 assertion he concludeth--#a4 ,that the 
promise had kept its due  course in     
presenting a ,saviour to ,israel--to    

wit1 in ,david's loins--#8,of  this     
man's seed4' #b4 ,that the time of the  
promise was come1 and the  ,saviour was 
revealed--#8,god hath raised unto       
,israel a ,saviour4' #c4 ,that  ,jesus  
of ,nazareth1 the son of ,joseph1 was   
he--#8,he hath raised unto  ,israel a   
,saviour1 ,jesus4'    ,from these things
 we may inquire1 for the explication of 
the words1  ,first4 ,what this ,jesus   
is8 ,second4 ,what it was for this      
,jesus to be of  the seed of ,david8    
,third4 ,what it was for ,jesus to be of
 this man's  seed according to the      
promise8 ,and1 ,fourth1 what it was for 
him to be  raised unto ,israel8 ,these  
things may give us light into what shall
 be  spoken after4    ,quest4 ,first4   
,what this ,jesus is8    ,he is ,god1   
and had personal being from before all  
worlds2 therefore not  such an one as   
took being when he was formed in the    
world2 he is ,god's  natural ,son1 the  
,eternal ,son of his begetting and      
love--#8,god sent forth  his ,son4' ,he 

was1 and was his ,son1 before he was    
revealed--#8,what is his  name1 and what
 is his ,son's name1 if thou canst      
tell8' 7,prov #cj3d2 ,eze  #ba3aj74 ,he 
hath an eternal generation1 such as none
 can declare1 not  man1 not angel 7,isa 
#ec3h74 ,he was the delight of his      
,father before he  had made either      
mountain or hill4 ,while as yet he had  
not made the  earth or the fields1 or   
the highest part of the dust of the     
world1 all  things were made by him1 and
 without him was not anything made that 
was  made1 and he is before all things1 
and by him all things consist4 ,it is   
he with whom the ,father consulted when 
he was about to make man1 when  he      
intended to overthrow ,babel1 and when  
he sent ,isaiah to harden the  hearts of
 ,israel 7,prov #h3bf2 ,john #a3c2 ,heb 
#a3b1c2 ,col #a3ag2 ,gen #a3bf1  #aa3g2 
,isa #f3h74 ,this is the person intended
 in the text4 ,hence also he  testifies 
of himself that he came down from the   
,father2 that he had  glory with him    

before the world was4 ,and #8what and if
 ye shall see the  ,son of man ascend up
 where he was before8' 7,john #f3fb1    
#af3bh1 #ag3e74    ,quest4 ,second4     
,what was it for ,jesus to be of        
,david's seed8    ,to be of ,david's    
seed is to spring from his loins1 to    
come of his race  according to the      
flesh2 and therefore as he is ,david's  
,god1 so likewise  is he ,david's ,son2 
the root and also the offspring of      
,david4 ,and this  the ,lord himself    
acknowledgeth1 saying1 #8,i am the      
root1' or ,god1 #8and  the offspring1'  
and ,son1 #8of ,david1 and the bright   
and morning star'  7,rev #bb3af74 ,this 
is indeed the great mystery1 the mystery
 of  godliness4 #8,if ,david then call  
him ,lord1 how is he his ,son8' 7,matt  
#bb3de2 ,luke #b3d2 ,rom #a3c2 #b ,tim  
#b3h74 ,and hence it is that he is said 
to be #8wonderful1' because he is both  
,god and man in one person--#8,unto  us 
a child is born1 unto us a ,son is      
given2 and the government shall be  upon

 his shoulder1 and his name shall be    
called ,wonderful' 7,isa #i3f74         
,wonderful indeed6 ,wonderful ,god1     
,wonderful man1 ,wonderful ,god-man1 and
  so a ,wonderful ,jesus and ,saviour4  
,he also hath wonderful love1 bore      
wonderful sorrows for our wonderful     
sins1 and obtained for ,,his a          
wonderful salvation4    ,quest4 ,third4 
,what was it for ,jesus to be of this   
man's seed according  to the promise8   
,this word #8promise' doth sometimes    
comprehend all the promises which  ,god 
made to our fathers1 from the first     
promise to the last1 and so the  ,holy  
,ghost doth call them--#8,the promise   
made unto the fathers1 ,god hath        
fulfilled the same unto us their        
children' 7,acts #ac3cb1cc74 ,but the   
word #8promise' here doth in special    
intend that which ,god made to ,david   
himself--#8,men and brethren1' said     
,peter1 #8let me freely speak unto you  
of the patriarch ,david1 that he is both
 dead and buried1 and his  sepulchre is 

with us unto this day4 ,therefore being 
a prophet1 and  knowing that ,god had   
sworn with an oath to him1 that of the  
fruit of  his loins1 according to the   
flesh1 he would raise up ,christ to sit 
on  his throne2 he seeing this before1  
spake of the resurrection of  ,christ1' 
c4 7,acts #b3bi1cj74    ,quest4 ,fourth4
 ,what was it for ,jesus to be raised   
thus up of ,god to  ,israel8    ,here we
 have two things to consider of--#a4    
,who ,israel is4 #b4 ,what it was  for  
,jesus to be raised up unto them4    #a4
 ,who ,israel is4 ,by #8,israel'        
sometimes we should understand the whole
  stock of ,jacob1 the natural children 
of his flesh2 for that name they  have  
of him1 for he obtained it when he      
wrestled with the angel1 and  prevailed1
 and it remained with his seed in their 
generations 7,gen #cb74  ,by #8,israel' 
we are to understand all those that ,god
 hath promised to  ,christ--#8,the      
children of the promise are counted for 
the seed1' the  elect ,jews and         

,gentiles4 ,these are called #8the      
,israel of ,god1' and the  seed of      
,abraham1 whom ,jesus in special        
regarded in his undertaking the  work of
 man's redemption 7,rom #i3h2 ,gal      
#f3af2 ,heb #b3ad-af74    #b4 ,what it  
was for ,jesus to be raised up unto     
them4 ,this word #8raised  up' is       
diversely taken in the ,scripture4 7#a47
 ,it is taken for  #8sending'2 as when  
he saith he raised them up judges1      
saviours1 and  prophets1 he means he    
sent them such1 and thus he raised up   
,jesus--that  is1 #8he sent him' 7,judg 
#b3af1ah1 #c3i1ae2 ,amos #b3aa74 #8,i   
have not spoken  of myself2 but the     
,father which sent me1 he gave me a     
commandment'  7,john #ab3di74 7#b47 ,to 
be raised up1 intimateth one invested   
with power  and authority4 ,thus he     
raised up ,david to be the king of      
,israel1 he  anointed him and invested  
him with kingly power 7#a ,sam #af3ac2  
,acts  #ac3bb74 ,and thus was ,jesus    
,christ raised up4 ,hence he is called  

#8the  horn of salvation'--#8,he hath   
raised up an horn of salvation for us in
  the house of his servant ,david'      
7,luke #a3fi74 7#c47 ,to be raised up1  
intimateth quickening and strengthening1
 to oppose and overcome all  opposition4
 ,thus was ,jesus raised up from under  
sin1 death1 the rage of  the world1 and 
hell1 that day that ,god raised him out 
of the grave4    ,thus1 therefore1 was  
,jesus raised up to ,israel--that is1 he
 was sent1  authorized1 and strengthened
 to1 and in the work of1 their          
salvation1  to the completing of it4    
,the words thus opened do lay before us 
these two observations--,,first4  ,that 
in all ages ,god gave his people a      
promise1 and so ground for a  believing 
remembrance1 that he would one day send 
them a ,saviour4  ,,second4 ,that when  
,jesus was come into the world1 then was
 that promise  of ,god fulfilled4       
,,observation ,,first4      ,to begin   
with the first1 ,,that ,,in ,,all ,,ages
 ,,god ,,gave ,,his ,,people ,a         

,,promise1 ,,and ,,so ,,ground ,,for ,a 
,,believing ,,remembrance1 ,,that ,,he  
,,would ,,one  ,,day ,,send ,,them ,a   
,,saviour4    ,this ,zacharias testifies
 when he was filled with the ,holy      
,ghost2 for1  speaking of the ,messiah  
or the ,saviour1 he saith that ,god     
spake of him  by the mouth of all the   
prophets which have been since the world
 began2  to which ,i will add that of   
,peter1 #8,yea1 and all the prophets    
from  ,samuel1 and those that follow    
after1 as many as have spoken1 have     
likewise foretold of these days' 7,luke 
#a3fi1gj2 ,acts #c3bd74    ,from these  
texts it is evident that in every       
generation or age of the  world ,god did
 give his people a promise1 and so      
ground for a believing  remembrance1    
that he would one day send them a       
,saviour2 for indeed the  promise is not
 only a ground for a remembrance1 but   
for a believing  remembrance4 ,what ,god
 saith is sufficient ground for faith1  
because he  is truth1 and cannot lie or 

repent4 ,but that is not all2 his heart 
was  engaged1 yea1 all his heart1 in the
 promise which he spoke of sending  us a
 ,saviour4    ,from this observation ,i 
shall make inquiry into these three     
things--,,first4 ,what it is to be a    
,saviour4 ,,second4 ,how it appears that
  ,god in all ages gave his people a    
promise that he would one day send  them
 a ,saviour4 ,,third4 ,that this was    
ground for believing remembrance  that a
 ,saviour should one day come4          
,,first4 ,what it is to be a ,saviour4  
,first4 ,this word #8,saviour' is easy  
to be understood1 it being all one  with
 ,deliverer1 ,redeemer1 c4 #8,a         
,saviour1 ,jesus1' both words are of the
  same signification1 and are doubled1  
perhaps to teach us that the  person    
mentioned in the text is not called     
#8,jesus' only to distinguish  him from 
other men--for names are given to       
distinguish--but also and  especially to
 specify his office2 his name is        
,saviour1 because it was  to be his     

work1 his office1 his business in the   
world4 ,his name shall  be called       
,jesus1 #8for he shall save his people  
from their sins' 7,matt  #a3ba74        
,second4 ,this word #8,saviour' is a    
word so large that it hath place in  all
 the undertakings of ,christ3 for       
whatever he doth in his mediation  he   
doth as a ,saviour4 ,he interposeth     
between ,god and man as a ,saviour2  he 
engageth against sin1 the devil1 death1 
and hell1 as a ,saviour1 and  triumphed 
over them by himself as a ,saviour4     
,third4 ,the word #8,saviour1' as ,i    
said1 is all one with ,redeemer1        
,deliverer1 ,reconciler1 ,peace-maker1  
or the like2 for though there be        
variation in the terms1 yet ,saviour is 
the intendment of them all4 ,by         
redeeming he becomes a ,saviour1 by     
delivering he becomes a ,saviour1 by    
reconciling he becomes a ,saviour1 and  
by making peace he becometh a  ,saviour4
 ,but ,i pass this now1 intending to    
speak more to the same  question        

afterwards4    ,,second4 ,how it appears
 that ,god in all ages gave his people a
 promise  that he would one day send    
them a ,saviour4    ,it appears         
evidently2 for so soon as man had       
sinned1 ,god came to him  with a heart  
full of promise1 and continued to renew1
 and renew1 till  the time of the       
promised ,messiah to be revealed was    
come4    ,first4 ,he promised him under 
the name of #8the seed of the women1'   
after our first father had sinned--#8,i 
will also put enmity between thee  and  
the woman1 and between thy seed and her 
seed4 ,he shall bruise thy  head1 and   
thou shalt bruise his heel' 7,gen       
#c3ae74a ,this the apostle  hath his eye
 upon when he saith1 #8,when the fulness
 of the time was  come1 ,god sent forth 
his ,son1 made of a woman1 made under   
the law1 to  redeem them that were under
 the law' 7,gal #d3d1e74    ,second4    
,god renewed this promise to ,abraham1  
and there tells him ,christ  should be  
his seed1 saying1 #8,in thy seed shall  

all families of the  earth be blessed'  
7,gen #ab3c74 #8,now1' saith ,paul1 #8to
 ,abraham and his  seed were the        
promises made4 ,he saith not1 ,and to   
seeds1 as of many2  but as of one1 ,and 
to thy seed1 which is ,christ' 7,gal    
#c3af74    ,third4 ,he was promised in  
the time of ,moses under the name of a  
#8prophet'--#8,i will raise them up1'   
saith ,god to him1 #8a prophet from     
among their brethren like unto thee'    
7,deut #ah3ah74 ,this ,peter expounds   
of ,christ1 #8,for ,moses truly said    
unto the fathers1 ,a prophet shall the  
,lord your ,god raise up unto you of    
your brethren1 like unto me2 him  shall 
ye hear in all things whatsoever he     
shall say unto you' 7,acts  #c3bb74     
,fourth4 ,he promised him to ,david     
under the title of a #8son1' saying1    
#8,i  will be his ,father1 and he shall 
be my ,son' 7#b ,sam #g3ad74 ,for this  
the  apostle expounded of the ,saviour1 
saying1 #8,thou art my ,son1 this day   
have ,i begotten thee'2 and again1 #8,i 

will be to him a ,father1 and he  shall 
be to me a ,son' 7,heb #a3e74    ,fifth4
 ,he was promised in the days of        
,uzziah1 ,jotham1 ,ahaz1 and  ,hezekiah1
 kings of ,judah--    #a4 ,by the name  
of a #8branch'--#8,in that day shall the
 branch of the ,lord  be beautiful and  
glorious' 7,isa #d3b74    #b4 ,under the
 name of the #8son of a                 
virgin'--#8,therefore the ,lord himself 
shall give you a sign2 ,behold1 a virgin
 shall conceive1 and bear a son1  and   
shall call his name ,immanuel4' ,this   
,matthew expounds of ,christ 7,isa      
#g3ad2 ,matt #a3bc74    #c4 ,he was     
promised under the name of a            
#8rod'--#8,there shall come forth a  rod
 out of the stem of ,jesse1 and a branch
 shall grow out of his roots1  and the  
,spirit of the ,lord shall rest upon    
him4' ,this answereth the  text1 ,david 
was the son of ,jesse1 and ,christ the  
,son of ,david 7,isa  #aa3a1b74    #d4  
,he is promised under the title of a    
#8king'--#8,behold1 a king shall  reign 

in righteousness1--and a man shall be as
 an hiding-place from the  wind1 and a  
covert from the tempest2 as rivers of   
water in a dry place1  as the shadow of 
a great rock in a weary land' 7,isa     
#cb3a1b74    #e4 ,he was promised under 
the name of an #8elect                  
servant'--#8,behold my  servant1 whom ,i
 uphold2 mine elect1 in whom my soul    
delighteth2 ,i have  put my ,spirit upon
 him3 he shall bring forth judgment to  
the ,gentiles4  ,he shall not cry1 nor  
lift up1 nor cause his voice to be heard
 in the  street4 ,a bruised reed shall  
he not break1 and the smoking flax shall
  he not quench' 7,isa #db3a-c2 ,matt   
#ab3ag-bj74    #f4 ,he was promised to  
,jeremiah under the name of #8the ,lord 
our  ,righteousness'--#8,behold1 the    
days come1 saith the ,lord1 that ,i will
  raise unto ,david a righteous ,branch1
 and a ,king shall reign and  prosper2  
and shall execute judgment--in the      
earth4 ,in his days ,judah  shall be    
saved1 and ,israel shall dwell safely2  

and this is his name  whereby he shall  
be called1 ,,the ,,lord ,,our           
,,righteousness' 7,jer #bc3e1f74    #g4 
,he was promised by the prophet ,ezekiel
 under the name of #8,david1 a          
shepherd'--#8,and ,i will set up one    
shepherd over them1 and he shall feed   
them1 even my servant ,david2 he shall  
feed them1 and he shall be their        
shepherd4 ,and ,i the ,lord will be     
their ,god1 and my servant ,david a     
prince among them2 ,i the ,lord have    
spoken it' 7,eze #bd3bc2 ,john #aj3a-c74
    #h4 ,he was promised by the prophet 
,daniel under the name of #8,messiah1 or
  ,christ1 the most holy'--#8,and after 
threescore and two weeks shall the      
,messiah be cut off1 but not for        
himself' 7,dan #i3bf74    #i4 ,he was   
promised by the prophet ,micah under the
 name of the #8ruler in                 
,israel'--#8,but thou1                  
,bethlehem-,ephratah1 though thou be    
little among the  thousands of ,judah1  
yet out of thee shall he come--that is  

to be ruler  in ,israel' 7,micah #e3b2  
,matt #b3f74    #aj4 ,he was promised to
 ,haggai as #8the desire of all         
nations'--#8,i will  shake all nations1 
and the desire of all nations shall     
come1 and ,i will  fill this house with 
glory1 saith the ,lord of hosts' 7,hagg 
#b3g74    #aa4 ,he was promised by      
,zechariah under the name of #8servant  
and  branch'--#8,for1 behold1 ,i will   
bring forth my servant the ,,branch4'   
,and  again1 #8,behold the man whose    
name is the ,,branch2 and he shall grow 
up  out of his place1 and he shall build
 the temple of the ,lord2 and he  shall 
bear the glory' 7,zech #c3h1 #f3ab1ac74 
#ab4 ,he was promised by ,malachi under 
the name of #8the ,lord1 and the        
messenger of the covenant'--#8,behold1  
,i will send my messenger1 and he  shall
 prepare the way before me3 and the     
,lord1 whom ye seek1 shall  suddenly    
come to his temple1 even the messenger  
of the covenant1 whom  ye delight in3   
behold1 he shall come1 saith the ,lord  

of hosts' 7,mal  #c3a74    ,indeed1 the 
,scriptures of the ,old ,testament are  
filled with promises of  the ,messias to
 come1 prophetical promises1 typical    
promises2 for all  the types and shadows
 of the ,saviour are virtually so many  
promises4    ,sixth4 ,having therefore  
touched upon the prophetical1 ,i will   
briefly  touch the typical promises     
also2 for as ,god spake at sundry times 
to  the fathers1 so also in diverse     
manners1 prophetically1 providentially1 
typically1 and all of the ,messias 7,heb
 #a3a74 ,the types of the ,saviour  were
 various--#a4 ,sometimes he was typed   
out by men2 #b4 ,sometimes by  beasts2  
#c4 ,sometimes by insensible creatures4 
#a4 ,he was typed forth sometimes by    
men4 ,adam was his type in many  things1
 especially as he was the head and      
father of the first world4 ,he  was     
#8the figure of him that was to come'   
7,rom #e3ad74 ,moses was his type  as   
,mediator1 and as builder of the        
tabernacle 7,heb #c3b1c74 ,aaron was    

his type as he was high-priest1 and so  
was ,melchisedec before him 7,heb       
#e3d1e1 #g3a1ba74 ,samson was his type  
in the effects of his death2 for as     
,samson gave his life for the           
deliverance of ,israel from the         
,philistines1 ,christ gave his life to  
deliver us from sin and devils4  ,joshua
 was his type in giving the land of     
,canaan to ,israel1 as ,jesus  will give
 the kingdom of heaven to the elect     
7,heb #d3h74 ,david was his  type in    
many things1 especially in his subduing 
of ,israel's enemies1  and feeding them 
,israel3 hence he is sometimes called   
,david their  king1 and ,david their    
shepherd 7,eze #cd3bc1bd74 ,solomon was 
his type in  his building the temple1   
and in his peaceable kingdom4 ,hence it 
is  said1 #8,he shall build the temple  
of the ,lord'2 and again1 #8,of his     
government and peace there shall be no  
end4'    #b4 ,beasts were his types4 ,to
 instance some--    7#a47 ,the paschal  
lamb was his type 7,exo #ab74 ,in its   

spotlessness2  ,christ was #8a lamb     
without blemish and without spot' 7#a   
,peter #a3ah1ai74  ,in its being roasted
 it was a figure of the cursed death of 
,christ2 for  to be roasted bespake one 
accursed 7,jer #bi3bb2 ,gal #c3ac74 ,in 
that it  was to be eaten--#8,whoso      
eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood1' 
saith  ,christ1 #8hath eternal life'    
7,john #f3ed74 ,in that its blood was to
 be  sprinkled upon the doors of their  
houses1 for the destroying angel to     
look on2 the blood of ,christ is        
sprinkled upon the elect for the        
justice of ,god to look on 7,heb #i2 #a 
,peter #a3b74 ,by eating the paschal    
lamb1 the people went out of ,egypt2 by 
feeding upon ,christ by faith we  come  
from under the ,egyptian darkness1      
tyranny of ,satan1 c4    7#b47 ,the red 
cow was his type 7,num #ai3b1 c474#b ,in
 that she was to be  without blemish4   
,in that she was to be slain without the
 camp--#8,jesus  also1 that he might    
sanctify the people with his own blood1 

suffered  without the gate' 7,heb       
#ac3ab74 ,in that her flesh was to be   
burnt2 a  type of the grievous death of 
,christ4 ,her ashes were to be carried  
into  a clean place without the camp2 a 
type of the clean sepulchre where the   
body of ,jesus was laid 7,john          
#ai3ch-da74    ,there were also divers  
other sacrifices1 as bulls1 goats1 and  
birds1  which were types of him1 which  
,i here omit4    #c4 ,insensible        
creatures were his types4 ,as1    7#a47 
,the man in the wilderness 7,exo #af74  
,and that as it came down from  heaven1 
for so did ,christ--#8,i came down from 
heaven1' saith he2 and  again1 #8,i am  
the living bread which came down from   
heaven' 7,john #f3ea74  ,the manna was  
to be eaten2 so is ,christ by           
faith--#8,if any man eat of  this bread1
 he shall live for ever2 and the bread  
that ,i will give is  my flesh1 which ,i
 will give for the life of the world'   
7,john #f3ea74 ,the  manna was to be    
gathered daily2 so is ,christ to be     

daily eaten4 ,the  manna was all the    
bread that ,israel had in the           
wilderness2 ,christ is  all the bread   
that believers have in this life for    
their souls4 ,the  manna came not by    
,moses' law1 neither comes ,christ by   
our merits--#8,moses  gave you not that 
bread from heaven1 but my ,father giveth
 you the true  bread from heaven' 7,john
 #f3cb74    7#b47 ,again2 the rock that 
gave them out water for their thirst was
 a  type of him 7,num #bj74 ,they #8did 
all drink the same spiritual drink1 for 
they drank of that spiritual ,rock that 
followed them2 and that ,rock was       
,christ' 7#a ,cor #aj3d74 ,this rock was
 his type in four things--    7a47 ,it  
gave drink to the people in the         
wilderness when they were come  out of  
,egypt2 ,christ gives drink to them that
 forsake the world for  him4 7b47 ,the  
rock yielded water by being smitten by  
,moses' rod2 ,christ  giveth drink1 even
 his blood1 by being stricken by ,moses'
 law 7,num  #bj3aa2 ,isa #ec74 7c47 ,the

 water out of this rock was given to the
  thirsty--#8,i will give unto him that 
is athirst1' saith ,christ1 #8of the    
fountain of the water of life freely'   
7,rev #ba3f74 7d47 ,the water of the    
rock in the wilderness ran after the    
people2 they drank of that rock  that   
followed them--#8,he opened the rock1   
and the waters gushed out1 they  ran in 
the dry places like a river' 7,psa      
#aaj3da74 ,christ also is said  by that 
type to follow us--#8,they drank of that
 spiritual ,rock that  followed them2   
and that ,rock was ,christ' 7#a ,cor    
#aj3d74    7#c47 ,again1 the mount      
,moriah was his type4 ,that mount stood 
in  ,jerusalem2 ,christ also stands in  
his church4 ,upon that rock was built   
the temple 7#b ,chron #c3a7--#8;,and    
upon this rock1' said ,christ1 #8,i will
  build my church1 and the gates of hell
 shall not prevail against it'  7,matt  
#af3ah74    ,other things might be      
urged1 but these being virtually of the 
force of  the promises1 and also as a   

key to open them1 therefore ,i thought  
good  to place them here with the       
promises2 because1 as they are standing 
with them1 so they are written to beget 
faith in the same ,lord ,jesus  ,christ4
    ,,third4 ,i come now to the third   
thing--to wit1 ,that these promises were
  ground for a believing remembrance    
that a ,saviour should one day come4    
,there is a remembering1 and a believing
 remembering1 or such a  remembering    
that begetteth and maintaineth faith in 
the heart4 ,jacob  had a believing      
remembrance when he said1 #8,i have     
waited for thy  salvation1 ,o ,lord'    
7,gen #di3ah74 ,and so had ,david when  
he cried1 #8,o that  the salvation of   
,israel were come out of ,zion' 7,psa   
#ec3f74 ,these1 with  ,simeon and ,anna1
 had not a remembrance only1 but a      
believing  remembrance that ,god would  
send them a ,saviour4 ,they had the     
promise  not in the book only1 but in   
their hearts2 this gospel was mixed in  
them with faith2 therefore they with    

their fellows remembered and  believed1 
or made the promise the ground of their 
believing that ,god  would one day send 
them a ,saviour4    ,let me make some   
,use of this ,doctrine4    ,here we may 
see how much the heart of ,god was set  
upon the salvation of  sinners--he      
studied it1 contrived it1 set his heart 
on it1 and promised1  and promised1 and 
promised to complete it1 by sending one 
day his ,son  for a ,saviour 7#b ,same  
#ad3ad2 ,eph #a3c2 ,titus #a3b74 ,no    
marvel1 therefore1  if when he treateth 
of the new covenant1 in which the ,lord 
,jesus is  wrapped1 and presented in a  
word of promise to the world1 that he   
saith1 ,i will do it #8assuredly with my
 whole heart1 and with my whole  soul'  
7,jer #cb3da74    ,now this is of       
singular comfort to sensible sinners2   
yea1 what greater  ground of consolation
 to such than to hear that the ,god     
against whom  they have sinned should   
himself take care to provide them a     
,saviour4  ,there are some poor sinners 

in the world that have given such way to
  discouragement1 from the sense of the 
greatness of their sins1 that  they dare
 not think upon ,god1 nor the sins which
 they have committed2  but the reason   
is1 because they are ignorant that      
,god's heart was wrapt  up in this good 
work of providing and sending a         
,saviour4 ,let such  hearken now to the 
call of ,god--#8,return unto me1 for ,i 
have redeemed  thee' 7,isa #dd3bb74 ,ho6
 turn again1 hearken2 the heart of ,god 
is much  set upon mercy2 from the       
beginning of the world he resolved and  
promised1 aye1 and sware we should have 
a ,saviour4    ,,observation ,,second4  
,i now proceed to the second            
observation--,,that ,,when ,,jesus ,,was
 ,,come ,,into  ,,the ,,world1 ,,then   
,,was ,,the ,,promise ,,of ,,god        
,,fulfilled--namely1 ,,that ,,he ,,would
  ,,one ,,day ,,send ,,us ,a ,,saviour4 
,take three texts for the confirmation  
of this point--#a4 #8,this is of a      
truth that prophet that should come into

 the world' 7,john #f3ad74 ,these  words
 were spoken of them that were present  
at that miracle of ,jesus1  when he fed 
five thousand with five barley loaves1  
which a lad had  about him in the       
company2 for these men1 when they had   
seen the marvel1  being amazed at it1   
made confession of him to be the        
,saviour4 #b4 #8,lord1  ,i believe that 
thou art the ,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 
which should come  into the world'      
7,john #aa3bg74 #c4 #8,this is a        
faithful saying1 and worthy  of all     
acceptation1 that ,christ ,jesus came   
into the world to save  sinners' 7#a    
,tim #a3ae74    ,for the explaining of  
this observation ,i will briefly handle 
three  questions--,,first4 ,how this    
,jesus is to be distinguished from      
others of  that name4 ,,second4 ,what it
 was for this ,jesus to come into the   
world4  ,,third4 ,what it was for him to
 come to be a ,saviour4    ,,how ,,this 
,,jesus ,,is ,,to ,,be ,,distinguished  
,,from ,,others4      ,,quest4 ,,first4 

,for the first1 the ,jesus in the text  
is distinguished  from all others of    
that name4    ,first4 ,by the manner of 
his birth2 he was born of a virgin1 a   
virgin  espoused to a man whose name was
 ,joseph2 but he #8knew her not till she
  had brought forth her first-born son1 
and he called his name ,,jesus'  7,matt 
#a3be74    ,second4 ,he is distinguished
 from others of that name by the place  
of  his birth--to wit1 ,bethlehem1 the  
city of ,david2 there he must be born1  
there he was born 7,john #g3db2 ,matt   
#b3d-f74    ,third4 ,he is distinguished
 by his lineage--he came #8of the house 
and  lineage of ,david' 7,luke #b3d-f74 
,fourth4 ,he is distinguished by the    
time of his birth--to wit1 the time  of 
the prophets prefixed 7,gal #d3d74      
,fifth4 ,but his common distinction is  
,jesus of ,nazareth2 by this name he  is
 distinguished one and twenty times in  
the ,new ,testament--#a4 ,his  enemies  
called him #8,jesus of ,nazareth' 7,matt
 #bf3ga2 ,mark #ad3fg2 ,john  #ah3e74   

#b4 ,his disciples called him #8,jesus  
of ,nazareth' 7,matt #ba3aa2  ,luke     
#bd3ai2 ,john #a3de2 ,acts #b3bb74 #c4  
,the angels called him #8,jesus of      
,nazareth' 7,mark #af3f74 #d4 ,and he   
calleth himself #8,jesus of ,nazareth'  
7,acts #bb3h74 #e4 ,yea1 and he goeth   
also by the name of #8,jesus of         
,nazareth' among the devils 7,mark      
#a3bd2 ,luke #d3cd74    ,he was called  
#8,jesus of ,nazareth' because he dwelt 
there with his  mother ,mary and her    
husband4 ,nazareth was his city1 where  
he had been  brought up1 whither for    
shelter ,joseph carried him when he came
 out of  ,egypt with him2 in ,nazareth  
was his common abode until the time that
  ,john was cast into prison2 wherefore 
he might well say1 #8,i am ,jesus of    
,nazareth' 7,luke #d3af2 ,matt #b3bc1   
#d3ab1ac74 ,yea1 though he was now in   
heaven1 for heaven shall not make us    
forget what countrymen we were  when we 
lived in the world4 ,jesus1 you see     
here1 though glorified in  heaven1 yet  

forgets not what countryman he was when 
he dwelt in the  world4 #8,i am ,jesus  
of ,nazareth1' saith he2 ,i am the      
,jesus that thou  persecutest2 and that 
thou mayest know ,i am he1 ,i tell thee 
,i dwelt  once in the city of ,nazareth 
in ,galilee2 ,joseph and my mother ,mary
  brought me up there1 and there ,i     
dwelt with them many years4 #8,i am     
,jesus of ,nazareth1 whom thou          
persecutest' 7,acts #bb3h74    ,,what   
,,it ,,was ,,for ,,jesus ,,to ,,come    
,,into ,,the ,,world4      ,,quest4     
,,second4 ,what it was for ,jesus to    
come into the world4    ,answ4 ,not his 
coming in1 or by his ,spirit in his     
people2 for so he was  never out of the 
world4 ,neither is it his appearance in 
his ordinances4  ,nor that coming of his
 by which he destroyeth ,antichrist4    
,nor his  appearing in his dreadful     
providences or judgments4 ,but by the   
coming  of ,jesus1 according to the     
text1 we are to understand that1 or such
 a  coming1 whereby he was manifest to  

be ,god-man in one person2 ,god in our  
flesh without us1 or distinct in his own
 person by himself2 such a  coming by   
which he was manifested to be in all    
points like as men are1  sin only       
excepted2 such a coming wherein1 or by  
which1 the ,son of ,god  became also the
 ,son of man4    ,first4 ,for the       
further clearing of this1 you find it   
expressly said1  he was #8born into the 
world'2 ,mary1 #8of whom was born       
,jesus4' ,now1 when  ,jesus was born1 it
 is said1 #8,where is he that is born   
,king of the  ,jews8' ,herod #8demanded 
of them where ,christ should be born'   
7,matt #a3af1  #b3a1b1d2 ,luke #a3ce1   
#b3aa74    ,now1 that this was fulfilled
 according to the very word of the text1
  without any juggle1 evasion1 or       
cunningly-devised fable1 consider--     
#a4 ,he is called the first-born of this
 woman2 the male child that  opened her 
womb 7,luke #b3g1bc74    #b4 ,he was not
 born till nourished in her womb the    
full time1 according  to the time of    

life3 #8,and so it was1 that while they 
were there at  ,bethlehem1 the days were
 accomplished that she should be        
delivered4  ,and she brought forth her  
first-born son1 and wrapped him in      
swaddling-clothes1 and laid him in a    
manger' 7,luke #b3f1g74    #c4 ,she also
 continued in her separation at the     
birth of ,jesus1 as other  women at the 
birth of their children1 until #8the    
days of her  purification according to  
the law of ,moses were accomplished'    
7,luke  #b3bb74    #d4 ,himself also1 as
 other ,hebrew children1 was brought to 
,jerusalem to  present him unto the     
,lord--#8,as it is written in the law of
 the ,lord1  ,every male that openeth   
the womb shall be called holy to the    
,lord'  7,luke #b3bc1bd74    #e4 ,thus  
,jesus also1 as other ,hebrew children1 
when the set day was  come1 was         
circumcised--#8,and when eight days were
 accomplished for the  circumcising of  
the child1 his name was called ,,jesus1 
which was so  named of the angel before 

he was conceived in the womb' 7,luke    
#b3ba74    #f4 ,after this he is often  
called the young child1 the child       
,jesus2 and  further1 it is said of him1
 that he grew1 that he increased in     
wisdom  and stature 7,matt #b3bj1ba2    
,luke #b3dj1eb74    ,behold with what   
diligence1 even to a circumstance1 the  
,holy ,ghost sets  forth the birth of   
the ,lord ,jesus1 and all to convince   
the incredulous  world of the true      
manner of the coming of the ,saviour    
into the world4    ,second4 ,the reality
 of the manhood of this ,lord ,jesus is 
yet further  manifest1 and that1 #a4 ,by
 those natural infirmities that attend  
human  flesh2 #b4 ,by the names the     
prophets gave him in the days of the    
,old  ,testament and the ,new4    #a4   
,by those natural infirmities that      
attend human flesh4 ,as1 at his  birth  
he could not go but as carried by his   
parents4 ,he was sensible of  hunger    
7,luke #d3b74 ,he was sensible of thirst
 7,john #ai3bh74 ,he was  sensible of   

weariness 7,john #d3f74 ,he was         
nourished by sleep 7,mark  #d3ch74 ,he  
was subject to grief 7,mark #c3e74 ,he  
was subject to anger  7,mark #c3e74 ,he 
was subject to weep 7,john #aa3ce2 ,luke
 #ai3da74 ,he had joy  as a man1 and    
rejoiced 7,matt #aa3be2 ,luke #aj3ba74  
,these things1 ,i say1  ,jesus was      
subject to as a man1 as the son of the  
,virgin4    #b4 ,the reality of his     
manhood is yet made manifest by the     
names the  prophets gave him1 both in   
the ,old ,testament and in the ,new4    
,as1    7#a47 ,he is called the         
#8seed'--the seed of the woman1 the seed
 of  ,abraham1 the seed of ,david1 by   
which is meant he was to come of their  
children 7,gen #c3ae1 #ab1 #bb2 ,gal    
#c3af1ag2 ,rom #a3c74    7#b47          
,therefore it is added 7where mention is
 made of the fathers71 #8of  whom as    
concerning the flesh ,christ came4' ,he 
was made of the seed of  ,david         
according to the flesh2 and hence again 
he calleth himself the  offspring of    

,david2 therefore1 ,i say1 he is said to
 be of their flesh1  their loins1 and is
 called their ,son 7,rom #a3c1 #d3e2    
,acts #b3cj2 ,rev  #bb3af74    7#c47 ,he
 therefore is frequently called #8a man1
 and the ,son of  man'--#8,then shall   
you see the ,son of man coming in the   
clouds of  heaven4' #8,when the ,son of 
man shall come in his glory1 and all the
 holy  angels with him4' #8,this man1   
because he continueth ever1 hath an     
unchangeable priesthood4' #8,wherefore1 
it is necessary that this man  have     
somewhat also to offer' 7,matt #be3ca1  
#bf3fd2 ,heb #g3bd1 #h3c1 #aj3ab74      
7#d47 ,what shall ,i say8 ,he himself   
gave undeniable demonstration of all    
this when he said he #8was dead'2 when  
he called to ,thomas to put his  finger 
to1 and behold his hands1 to reach to   
him his hand and thrust it  into his    
side1 and bid him he should not be      
faithless1 but believing4  ,at another  
time1 when he stood in the midst of the 
eleven1 as they were  troubled with the 

thoughts of unbelief1 he said1 #8,behold
 my hands and  my feet1 that it is ,i   
myself2 handle me1 and see1 for a spirit
 hath not  flesh and bones1 as ye see me
 have' 7,john #bj3bg2 ,luke #bd3ci74    
,thus have ,i showed you what it was for
 ,jesus to come into the  world--namely1
 to be born of a woman1 to take flesh1  
and to become  ,god-man in one person4  
,i come now to the third question2 but  
before ,i  speak particularly to that1  
,i will produce further testimony that  
we  find upon record concerning the     
truth of all this4    ,particular       
testimonies that this coming of ,jesus  
is his coming to save  us4    ,the      
,testimony of ,simeon4--,simeon the     
,just gives testimony of him3 #8,and    
the ,holy ,ghost was upon him4 ,and it  
was revealed unto him by the ,holy      
,ghost that he should not see death1    
before he had seen the ,lord's  ,christ4
 ,and he came by the ,spirit into the   
temple2 and when the parents  brought in
 the child ,jesus1 to do for him after  

the custom of the law1  then took he him
 up in his arms1 and blessed ,god1 and  
said1 ,lord1 now  lettest thou thy      
servant depart in peace1--for mine eyes 
have seen thy  salvation' 7,luke        
#b3be-cb74    ,the ,testimony of        
,anna4--,anna1 a prophetess1 one #8of a 
great age1--which  departed not from the
 temple1 but served ,god with fasting   
and prayers  night and day4 ,and she1   
coming in at that instant1 gave thanks  
likewise  unto the ,lord1 and spake of  
him to all them that looked for         
redemption  in ,jerusalem' 7,luke       
#b3cf-ch74    ,the ,testimony of ,john  
,baptist4--,john ,baptist1 as he        
fulfilled his  ministry1 he cried       
concerning this ,jesus1 #8,behold the   
,lamb of ,god1  which taketh away the   
sin of the world4--,and he1' saith      
,john1 #8that sent  me to baptize with  
water1 the same said unto me1 ,upon whom
 thou shalt  see the ,spirit descending1
 and remaining' or abiding1 #8the same  
is he  which baptizeth with the ,holy   

,ghost4 ,and ,i saw1 and bare record    
that  this is the ,son of ,god' 7,john  
#a3bi-cd74    ,the ,testimony of the    
,star and ,wise ,men4--,the star that   
appeared at his  birth in the east1 and 
that coasted through the heavens till it
 came  over the place where the young   
child ,jesus was1 that star gave        
testimony that he was the ,saviour4     
,this star alarmed many1 especially  the
 wise men of the east1 who were brought 
by it from afar to worship  him3 #8,and 
lo1 the star which they saw in the east1
 went before them  till it came and     
stood over where the young child was4   
,when they saw  the star1 they rejoiced 
with exceeding great joy4 ,and when they
 were  come into the house1 they saw the
 young child1 with ,mary his mother1    
and fell down and worshipped him2 and   
when they had opened their  treasures1  
they presented unto him gifts1 gold1 and
 frankincense1 and  myrrh' 7,matt       
#b3i-aa74    ,the ,testimony of the     
,angels4--#a4 ,to ,mary herself--#8,and 

in the sixth month  the angel ,gabriel  
was sent from ,god unto a city of       
,galilee1 named  ,nazareth1 to a virgin 
espoused to a man whose name was        
,joseph1 -and the  virgin's name was    
,mary4 ,and the angel came in unto her1 
and said1 ,hail1  thou that art highly  
favoured4--,and the angel said unto her1
 ,fear not1  ,mary2 for thou hast found 
favour with ,god4 ,and1 behold1 thou    
shalt  conceive in thy womb1 and bring  
forth a son1 and shalt call his name    
,,jesus4 ,he shall be great1 and shall  
be called the ,son of the ,highest2  and
 the ,lord ,god shall give unto him the 
throne of his father ,david1  and he    
shall reign over the house of ,jacob for
 ever2 and of his kingdom  there shall  
be no end' 7,luke #a3bf-cc74 #b4 ,the   
angels' testimony to the  shepherds1 as 
they were feeding their flocks in the   
fields by  night--#8,and1 lo1 the angel 
of the ,lord came upon them1 and the    
glory of  the ,lord shone round about   
them2 and they were sore afraid4 ,and   

the  angel said unto them1 ,fear not3   
for1 behold1 ,i bring you good tidings  
of great joy1 which shall be to all     
people4 ,for unto you is born this  day 
in the city of ,david a ,saviour1 which 
is ,christ the ,lord' 7,luke  #b3i-aa74 
#c4 ,how the angels solemnized his birth
 among themselves--#8,and  suddenly     
there was with the angel a multitude of 
the heavenly host  praising ,god1 and   
saying1 ,glory to ,god in the highest1  
and on earth  peace1 goodwill towards   
men' 7vv #ac1ad74    ,the ,testimony of 
,god the ,father4--#a4 ,when he was     
baptized--#8,and ,jesus1  when he was   
baptized1 went up straightway out of the
 water2 and1 lo1  the heavens were      
opened unto him1 and he saw the ,spirit 
of ,god  descending like a dove1 and    
lighting upon him3 and1 lo1 a voice from
  heaven1 saying1 ,this is my beloved   
,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased'       
7,matt #c3af1ag74 #b4 ,the ,father's    
testimony of him at his                 
transfiguration--#8,and he took ,peter  

and ,john and ,james1 and went up into  
a mountain to pray4 ,and as he prayed1  
the fashion of his countenance  was     
altered1 and his raiment was white and  
glistering4' ,and there  appeared ,moses
 and ,elias talking with him1 and a     
cloud from heaven  overshadowed them2 at
 which the three disciples began to be  
afraid4  ,then #8there came a voice out 
of the cloud1 saying1 ,this is my       
beloved  ,son1 hear him' 7,luke         
#i3bh-ce74 ,this is that testimony of   
,god which  ,peter speaks of1 saying1   
#8,we have not followed cunningly       
devised  fables1 when we made known unto
 you the power and coming of our ,lord  
,jesus ,christ1 but were eye-witnesses  
of his majesty4 ,for he received  from  
,god the ,father honour and glory1 when 
there came such a voice to  him from the
 excellent glory1 ,this is my beloved   
,son1 in whom ,i am well  pleased4 ,and 
this voice which came from heaven we    
heard1 when we were  with him in the    
holy mount' 7#b ,peter #a3af-ah74 #c4   

,god gave testimony of  him by signs and
 wonders--#8,believest thou not that ,i 
am in the ,father1  and the ,father in  
me8 ,the words that ,i speak unto you ,i
 speak not of  myself3 but the ,father1 
that dwelleth in me1 he doeth the       
works4' #8,god  also bearing them       
witness1' that preached salvation by    
,jesus1 #8both  with signs and wonders1 
and with divers miracles and gifts of   
the ,holy  ,ghost1 according to his own 
will' 7,john #ad3aj2 ,heb #b3d74        
,concerning ,jesus1 how he put himself  
upon the test among his  adversaries4   
,the ,lord ,jesus also putteth himself  
upon the test among his adversaries     
divers ways4    ,first4 ,he urgeth the  
time of the appearing of the ,messias to
 be  come--#8,the time is fulfilled1 and
 the kingdom of ,god is at hand3 repent 
ye1 and believe the gospel' 7,mark      
#a3ae74    ,for this he had a threefold 
proof--#a4 ,the heathens had invaded and
 taken  the land1 according to that of  
,daniel 7#i3be1bf74 #b4 ,the sceptre was

  departed from ,judah1 according to    
that of ,jacob 7,gen #di3aj74 ,to which 
also suited that prophecy3 #8,before the
 child shall know to refuse the  evil1  
and choose the good1 the land that thou 
abhorrest shall be  forsaken of both her
 kings' 7,isa #g3af74 #c4 ,the ,roman   
emperor had not  only subdued the       
nation1 and put down the kingly race of 
the ,jews1 but  had set up and          
established his own power over them4 ,in
 the fifteenth  year of the reign of    
,tiberius ,caesar1 ,pontius ,pilate was 
governor of  ,judea2 ,herod was tetrarch
 of ,galilee2 ,philip1 tetrarch of      
,iturea2 and  ,lysanias1 tetrarch of    
,abilene2 all heathens1 and of          
,tiberius' making4    ,besides1 the     
kingly race of ,judah was at this time  
become so low by  reason of the ,roman  
oppression1 that the chief of them were 
put to get  their living by their own   
hands2 even ,joseph1 the supposed father
 of  ,jesus1 was then become a          
carpenter4 ,poor man6 when ,jesus was   

born1 he  was fain to thrust into a     
stable1 for there was in the inn no room
 for  such guests as they4 ,the offering
 also which was brought unto ,god at    
the time when ,jesus was presented unto 
the ,lord1 was two turtle-doves1  or two
 young pigeons--a sacrifice allowed only
 for them that were poor1  and could    
provide no bigger--#8,and if she be not 
able to bring a lamb1  then she shall   
bring two turtles1 or two young pigeons1
 the one for the  burnt-offering1 and   
the other for a sin-offering' 7,lev     
#ab3h74 ,besides1  ,jesus himself saith1
 #8,foxes have holes1 and birds of the  
air have  nests2 but the ,son of man    
hath not where to lay his head4'        
,now1 ,i say1 all these things were so  
apparent to the ,jews1 that they  could 
not object2 they felt the ,romans were  
come1 they knew the sceptre  was gone1  
they smarted under the ,roman tyranny1  
and knew the kingly  race of ,judea was 
overthrown4 ,how1 then1 could they      
object that the  time was not come for  

,christ to be born8    ,further1 the    
people were generally convinced that the
 time was come1  and therefore1 saith   
the text1 they were in expectation4     
#8,and as the  people were in           
expectation1 and all men mused in their 
hearts of ,john1  whether he were the   
,christ or not' 7,luke #c3ae74 ,the     
unbiased people1  observing the face of 
things1 could do no other but look for  
the  ,messias4 ,and hence it is that the
 ,lord ,jesus gives the ,pharisees1     
those  mortal enemies of his1 such sore 
rebukes1 saying1 #8,o ye hypocrites1 ye 
can discern the face of the sky1 but can
 ye not discern the signs of  the       
times8' ,the kingdom is lost1 the       
heathens are come1 and the sceptre  is  
departed from ,judah4 #8,ye hypocrites1 
ye can discern the face of the  sky1 and
 of the earth1 but how is it that ye do 
not discern this time8'  7,matt #af3c2  
,luke #ab3ef74    ,second4 ,he yet again
 puts himself upon the test by the      
miracles which  he wrought before       

them--#8,believe me1 that ,i am in the  
,father1 and the  ,father in me1 or else
 believe me for the very works' sake'   
7,john  #ad3aa74 #8,for the works which 
the ,father hath given me to finish1 the
  same works that ,i do1 bear witness of
 me1 that the ,father hath sent me'     
7,john #e3cf47    ,this proof they could
 not withstand1 but granted that he did 
many  miracles1 while they did nothing4 
#8,then gathered the chief priests and  
the ,pharisees a council1 and said1     
,what do we8 for this man doeth many    
miracles4 ,if we let him thus alone1 all
 men will believe on him1 and  the      
,romans shall come1 and take away both  
our place and nation' 7,john            
#aa3dg1dh74    ,yea1 so did ,jesus      
confound them1 that by their own records
 and laws1 by  which they were to prove 
persons clean or unclean1 they1 in      
reading  their lectures1 did justify    
him1 and overthrow themselves4    ,for  
instance1 it was written in their law1  
#8,if he that hath an issue  spit upon  

him that is clean1' that spittle should 
make him unclean 7,lev  #ae3h74 ,now    
,jesus1 whom they counted most unclean1 
because he said he  was the ,son of     
,god1 as they thought1 speaking         
blasphemy1 he spits upon  people1 and   
makes them whole4 ,he spat1 and made    
clay with the spittle1  and with that   
clay made a blind man see 7,john #i3f74 
,also he spat on the  eyes of another1  
and made him see 7,mark #h3bc-be74      
,again1 he spat1 and  with his spittle  
touched the tongue of one that was dumb1
 and made him  speak immediately 7,mark 
#g3cc-ce74 ,thus he proved himself clear
 of their  accusations1 and maintained  
before them that by their law he was    
guiltless1 and the ,son of ,god2 for the
 miracles which he wrought were  to     
prove him so to be4    ,again1 in their 
law it was written that whoso toucheth  
the altar of  incense should be holy    
7,exo #bi3cg74 ,a woman with a bloody   
issue touched  him1 and is whole of her 
plague 7,mark #e3bh74 ,yea1 they brought

 to him  many diseased persons1 #8and   
besought him that they might only touch 
the  hem of his garment2 and as many as 
touched were made perfectly whole'      
7,matt #ad3cf74    ,thus was he         
justified before them out of their own  
law1 and had his  glory manifest before 
their faces1 to their everlasting       
confusion and  contempt4    ,indeed1 the
 ,jews did make one objection against   
,jesus ,christ that  seemed to them to  
have weight in it1 and that was1 because
 he first  began to appear and manifest 
his glory in ,cana of ,galilee4 ,at     
this1 ,i  say1 they stumbled4 ,it was   
their sore temptation2 for still1 as    
some  affirmed him to be the ,christ1   
others as fast objected1 #8,shall       
,christ  come out of ,galilee8' #8,art  
thou also of ,galilee8 ,search and look2
 for  out of ,galilee ariseth no        
prophet' 7,john #b3a1aa1 #g3dj-db1eb74  
,but this their stumble might arise     
either from the cruelty of ,herod1 or   
from their own not observing and keeping

 mind the alarm that ,god gave  them at 
his birth4    #a4 ,it might arise or be 
occasioned through the cruelty of       
,herod2 for  ,jesus was born in         
,bethlehem1 the city where ,david dwelt4
 ,but when ,herod  sent out to kill him1
 and for his sake killed all the young  
children in  ,bethlehem1 then was       
,joseph warned by an angel of ,god to   
take the young  child and his mother1   
and fly into ,egypt1 and so he did1 and 
was there  till the death of ,herod     
7,matt #b3a1ac1af74 ,after this1 the    
angel comes  to them in ,egypt1 and bids
 them take the young child1 and return  
into  the land of ,israel2 wherefore    
they arose and went4 ,but hearing that  
,herod's son1 that tyrant1 ruled in the 
room of his father1 they were  afraid to
 go to ,bethlehem1 but turned aside into
 the parts of ,galilee1  where they     
remained till the time of his showing to
 ,israel 7,matt  #b3ai-bc74    #b4 ,this
 stumble of theirs might arise from     
their not observing and  keeping in mind

 the alarm that ,god gave them of his   
birth4 7#a47 ,god  began to give them   
the alarm at the birth of ,john the     
,baptist1 where  was asserted that he   
was to go before the face of the ,lord  
,jesus1 and  to prepare his ways4 #8,and
 fear came on all that dwelt round about
 them1  and all these sayings were      
noised abroad throughout all the hill   
country of ,judea' 7,luke #a3fe74 7#b47 
,again1 what a continuation of this     
alarm was there also at the birth of    
,jesus1 which was about three  months   
after ,john ,baptist was born8 ,now come
 the angels from heaven4  ,now comes a  
strange star over the country to lead   
the men of the east  to the stable where
 ,jesus was born2 now was ,herod1 the   
priests1 the  scribes1 and also the city
 of ,jerusalem1 awakened and sore       
troubled2  for it was noised by the wise
 men that ,christ the ,king and ,saviour
 was  born4 ,besides the shepherds1     
,simeon and ,anna gave notice of him to 
the  people4 ,they should1 therefore1   

have retained the memory of these       
things1 and have followed ,god in all   
his dark providences1 until his  ,sun of
 ,righteousness should arise among them 
with healing under his  wings4    #c4 ,i
 may add another cause of their         
stumble--they did not understand the    
prophecies that went before of him4     
7#a47 ,he was to come to them out of    
,egypt--#8,out of ,egypt have ,i called 
my ,son' 7,matt #b3ae2 ,hosea #aa3a74   
7#b47  ,he turned aside into ,cana of   
,galilee1 and dwelt in the city of      
,nazareth1 #8that it might be fulfilled 
which was spoken by the prophets1  ,he  
shall be called a ,nazarene' 7,matt     
#b3bc74 7#c47 ,that saying also was  to 
be fulfilled1 #8,the land of ,zabulon1  
and the land of ,nephthalim1 by  the way
 of the sea1 beyond ,jordan1 ,galilee of
 the ,gentiles2 the people  which sat in
 darkness saw great light1 and to them  
which sat in the  region and shadow of  
death light is sprung up' 7,matt        
#d3ae1af2 ,isa #i3b1  #db3g74    ,at    

these things1 then1 they stumbled1 and  
it was a great judgment of  ,god upon   
them4 ,besides1 there seemed to be a    
contradiction in the  prophecies of the 
,scripture concerning his coming4 ,he   
was to be born in  ,bethlehem1 and yet  
to come out of ,egypt4 ,how should he be
 the ,christ1  and yet come out of      
,galilee1 out of which ariseth no       
prophet8 ,thus they  stumbled4    ,hence
 note1 that though the prophecies and   
promises be full and plain  as these    
were1 that he should be born in         
,bethlehem1 yet men's sins may  cause   
them to be fulfilled in such obscurity1 
that instead of having  benefit thereby1
 they may stumble and split their souls 
thereat4 ,take  heed then2 hunt not     
,christ from plain promises with ,herod1
 hunt him not  from ,bethlehem1 lest he 
appear to your amazement and destruction
 from  ,egypt1 or in the land of        
,zabulon6 ,but this much to the second  
question2  to wit1 ,what it was for     
,jesus to come into the world4    ,i    

come now to the third question4         
,,what ,,it ,,was ,,for ,,jesus ,,to    
,,come ,,to ,,be ,a ,,saviour4          
,,quest4 ,,third4 ,what it was for him  
to come to be a ,saviour4    ,for the   
further handling of this question ,i    
must show--,first4 ,what it is  to be a 
,saviour4 ,second4 ,what it is to come  
to be a ,saviour4 ,third4  ,what it is  
for ,jesus to come to be a ,saviour4 ,to
 these three briefly--    ,first4 ,what 
it is ,,to ,,be a ,saviour4 #a4 ,a      
saviour supposeth some in  misery1 and  
himself one that is to deliver them4 #b4
 ,a saviour is either  such an one      
ministerially or meritoriously4         
,ministerially is1 when one person      
engageth or is engaged by virtue of     
respect or command from superiors1 to go
 and obtain1 by conquest or the  king's 
redemption1 the captives1 or persons    
grieved by the tyranny of  an enemy4    
,and thus were ,moses and ,joshua1 and  
the judges and kings of  ,israel1       
saviours--#8,thou deliveredst them into 

the hands of their  enemies1 who vexed  
them3 and in the time of their trouble1 
when they  cried unto thee1 thou        
heardest them from heaven2 and according
 to thy  manifold mercies thou gavest   
them saviours1 who saved them out of the
  hand of their enemies' 7,neh #i3bg74  
,thus was ,jesus ,christ a ,saviour2 he 
was engaged by virtue of respect and    
command from ,god to obtain1 by         
conquest and redemption1 the captives or
 persons grieved4 ,god sent his  ,son to
 be #8the ,saviour of the world' 7,john 
#d3db74    ,meritoriously is1 when the  
person engaging shall1 at his own proper
  cost and charge1 give a sufficient    
value or price for those he  redeemeth4 
,thus those under the law were redeemed 
by the money called  the                
redemption-money--#8,and ,moses gave the
 money of those that were  redeemed unto
 ,aaron and to his sons' 7,num          
#c3df-ea74 ,and thus was ,jesus  ,christ
 a ,saviour4 ,he paid full price to     
,divine justice for sinners1  even his  

own precious blood--#8,forasmuch as ye  
know that ye were not  redeemed with    
corruptible things1 as silver and gold1 
from your vain  conversation1 received  
by tradition from your fathers1 but with
 the  precious blood of ,christ' 7#a    
,peter #a3ah1ai74    ,and forasmuch as1 
in man's redemption1 the undertaker must
 have  respect1 not only to the paying  
of a price1 but also to the getting of  
a victory2 for there is not only justice
 to satisfy1 but death1 devil1  hell1   
and the grave1 to conquer2 therefore    
hath he also by himself  gotten the     
victory over these4 ,he hath abolished  
death 7#b ,tim #a3aj74 ,he  hath        
destroyed the devil 7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,he
 hath been the destruction of  the grave
 7,hosea #ac3ad74 ,he hath gotten the   
keys of hell 7,rev #a3ah74  ,and this1  
,i say1 he did by himself1 at his own   
proper cost and charge1  when he        
triumphed over them upon his cross 7,col
 #b3ad1ae74    ,second4 ,what it is ,,to
 ,,come to be a ,saviour4    #a4 ,to    

come to be one1 supposeth one ordained  
and fore-prepared for that              
work--#8,then said he1 ,lo1 ,i come1 a  
body hast thou prepared me' 7,heb #aj74 
#b4 ,to come to be a ,saviour supposeth 
one commissionated or authorized  to    
that work--#8,the ,spirit of the ,lord  
is upon me1 because he hath  anointed   
me1' authorized me1 #8to preach the     
gospel to the poor2 he hath  sent me to 
heal the broken-hearted1 to preach      
deliverance to the  captives1 and       
recovering of sight to the blind1 to set
 at liberty them  that are bruised'     
7,luke #d3ah74 ,and upon this account it
 is that he is  so often called ,christ1
 or the ,anointed ,one2 the anointed    
,jesus1 or  ,jesus the ,anointed        
,saviour4 #8,thou art the ,christ1 the  
,son of ,god1 which  should come into   
the world4' #8,this ,jesus whom ,i      
preach unto you is  ,christ4' ,he       
#8testified to the ,jews that ,jesus was
 ,christ1' #8and  confounded the ,jews  
which dwelt at ,damascus1 proving' by   

the ,scriptures  #8that this is very    
,christ' 7,john #aa3bg2 ,acts #i3bb1    
#ag3c1 #ah3e72 the  very anointed of    
,god1 or he whom ,god authorized and    
qualified to be the  ,saviour of the    
world4    #c4 ,to come to be a ,saviour 
supposeth a resolution to do that work  
before he goeth back--#8,i will ransom  
them from the power of the grave2 ,i    
will redeem them from death3 ,o death1  
,i will be thy plagues2 ,o grave1 ,i    
will be thy destruction2 repentance     
shall be hid from mine eyes' 7,hosea    
#ac3ad74    ,and as he resolved1 so he  
hath done4 ,he hath purged our sins     
7,heb #a3c74  ,by one offering he hath  
perfected for ever them that are        
sanctified  7,heb #aj3ad74 ,he hath     
obtained eternal redemption for them    
7,heb #i3ab2 #b  ,tim #a3aj2 ,heb #i3bf2
 ,col #b3ae2 ,heb #f3ah-bj74    ,third4 
,i come now to the third question--,what
 it is for ,,jesus to come to  be a     
,saviour4    #a4 ,it is the greatest    
discovery of man's misery and inability 

to save  himself therefrom that ever was
 made in the world4 ,must the ,son of   
,god  himself come down from heaven8 or 
can there be no salvation8 ,cannot one  
sinner save another8 ,cannot man by any 
means redeem his brother1 nor  give to  
,god a ransom for him8 ,cannot an angel 
do it8 ,cannot all the  angels do it8   
,no2 ,christ must come and die to do it4
    #b4 ,it is the greatest discovery of
 the love of ,god that ever the world   
had1 for ,god so to love the world as to
 send his ,son6 ,for ,god so to  commend
 his love to the world as to send it to 
them in the blood of his  ,son6 ,amazing
 love6 7,john #c3af2 ,rom #e3h74    #c4 
,it is the greatest discovery of the    
condescension of ,christ that  ever the 
world had1 that he should not come #8to 
be ministered unto1 but  to minister1   
and to give his life a ransom for many' 
7,matt #bj3bh74 ,that  he should be     
manifest for this purpose1 #8that he    
might destroy the  works of the devil'  
7#a ,john #c3h74 ,that he should come   

that we #8might  have life1 and that we 
might have it more abundantly' 7,john   
#aj3aj74  ,that the ,son of ,god should 
#8come to seek and to save that which   
was  lost' 7,luke #ai3aj74 ,that he     
should not come #8to judge the world1   
but to  save the world' 7,john #ab3dg74 
,that #8,christ ,jesus should come into 
the  world to save sinners1 of whom ,i  
am the chief' 7#a ,tim #a3ae74 ,that he 
should #8love us1 and wash us from our  
sins in his own blood' 7,rev #a3e74     
,what amazing condescension and humility
 is this6 7,phil #b3f-i74    ,,how      
,,jesus ,,christ ,,addressed ,,himself  
,,to ,,the ,,work ,,of ,,our            
,,redemption4      ,i come1 then1 in the
 next place1 to show you how ,jesus     
,christ addressed  himself to the work  
of man's redemption4    ,the ,scripture 
saith1 #8he became poor1' that he made  
himself of no  reputation1 and took upon
 him the form of a servant1 that he     
humbled  himself unto death1 even the   
death of the cross4 ,but particularly1  

,,first4 ,he took upon him our flesh4   
,,second4 ,he was made under the law4   
,,third4 ,he took upon him our sins4    
,,fourth4 ,he bore the curse due to our 
sins4    ,,he ,,took ,,upon ,,him ,,our 
,,flesh4      ,,first4 ,he took upon him
 our flesh4 ,i showed you before that he
 came in  our flesh1 and now ,i must    
show you the reason of it--namely1      
because  that was the way to address    
himself to the work of our redemption4  
,wherefore1 when the apostle treated of 
the incarnation of ,christ1 he  added   
withal the reason--to wit1 that he might
 be capable to work out  the redemption 
of men4    ,there are three things to be
 considered in this first head4 ,first4 
,that  he took our flesh for this       
reason--that he might be a ,saviour4    
,second4  ,how he took flesh1 that he   
might be our ,saviour4 ,third4 ,that it 
was  necessary that he should take our  
flesh1 if indeed he will be our         
,saviour4    ,he took our flesh1 that he
 might be a ,saviour4    ,first4 ,for   

the first4 ,that he took our flesh for  
this reason--that he  might be a        
,saviour3 #8,for what the law could not 
do1 in that it was weak  through the    
flesh1 ,god1 sending his own ,son in the
 likeness of sinful  flesh1 and for sin1
 condemned sin in the flesh' 7,rom      
#h3c74    ,the sum of the words is1     
,forasmuch as the law could do us no    
good1 by  reason of the inability that  
is in our flesh to do it--for the law   
can  do us no good until it be          
fulfilled--and because ,god had a desire
 that  good should come to us1 therefore
 did he send his ,son in our likeness1  
clothed with flesh1 to destroy1 by his  
doing the law1 the tendency of  the sin 
that dwells in our flesh4 ,he therefore 
took our flesh1 that our  sin1 with its 
effects1 might by him be condemned and  
overcome4    ,the reason1 therefore1 why
 he took flesh is1 because he would be  
our  ,saviour--#8,forasmuch1 then1 as   
the children are partakers of flesh and 
blood1 he also himself likewise took    

part of the same2 that through  death he
 might destroy him that had the power of
 death1 that is1 the  devil2 and deliver
 them who through fear of death were all
 their  lifetime subject to bondage'    
7,heb #b3ad1ae74    ,in these words it  
is asserted that he took our flesh for  
certain  reasons4    #a4 ,because the   
children1 the heirs of heaven1 are      
partakers of flesh  and                 
blood--#8,forasmuch1 then1 as the       
children are partakers of flesh and     
blood1 he also himself took part of the 
same4' ,had the children1 the  heirs1   
been without flesh1 he himself had not  
taken it upon him2 had  the children    
been angels1 he had taken upon him the  
nature of angels2  but because the      
children were partakers of flesh1       
therefore leaving  angels1 or refusing  
to take hold of angels1 he took flesh   
and blood1  the nature of the children1 
that he might put himself into a        
capacity  to save and deliver the       
children2 therefore it follows1 that    

#8through  death he might destroy him   
that had the power of death1 that is1   
the  devil4'    #b4 ,this1 therefore1   
was another reason--that he might       
destroy the devil4    ,the devil had    
bent himself against the children2 he is
 their adversary1  and goeth forth to   
make war with them--#8,your adversary1  
the devil4--,and  he went to make war   
with the remnant of her seed' 7#a ,peter
 #e3h2 ,rev  #ab3ag74 ,now the children 
could not destroy him1 because he had   
already  cast them into sin1 defiled    
their nature1 and laid them under the   
wrath  of ,god4 ,therefore ,christ puts 
himself among the children1 and into the
  nature of the children1 that he might1
 by means of his dying in their  flesh1 
destroy the devil--that is1 take away   
sin1 his the devil's  work1 that he     
might destroy the works of the devil2   
for sin is the  great engine of hell1 by
 which he overthroweth all that perish4 
,now  this did ,christ destroy by taking
 on him the similitude of sinful  flesh2

 of which more anon4    #c4 #8,that he  
might destroy him that had the power of 
death1 that is1 the  devil1 and deliver 
them4' ,this was the thing in chief     
intended1 that he  might deliver the    
children1 that he might deliver them    
from death1 the  fruit of their sin1 and
 from sin1 the sting of that            
death--#8,that he  might deliver them   
who through fear of death were all their
 lifetime  subject to bondage4'    ,he  
took flesh1 therefore1 because the      
children had it2 he took it that  he    
might die for the children2 he took it  
that he might deliver the  children from
 the works of the devil--#8that he might
 deliver them4' ,no  deliverance had    
come to the children if the ,son of ,god
 had not taken  their flesh and blood2  
therefore he took our flesh1 that he    
might be  our ,saviour4    ,again1 in a 
,saviour there must be not only merit1  
but compassion and  sympathy1 because   
the children are yet to live by faith1  
are not yet  come to the                

inheritance--#8,wherefore it behoved him
 in all things to be  made like unto his
 brethren1 that he might be a merciful  
and faithful  ,high-priest in things    
pertaining to ,god1 to make             
reconciliation for the  sins of the     
people' 7,heb #b3ag1ah74    ,two reasons
 are rendered in this text why he must  
take flesh--namely1  that he might be   
their priest to offer sacrifice1 to wit1
 his body and  blood for them2 and that 
he might be merciful and faithful1 to   
pity and  preserve them unto the kingdom
 appointed for them4    ,mark you1      
therefore1 how the apostle1 when he     
asserteth that the ,lord  ,jesus took   
our flesh1 urgeth the reason why he took
 our flesh--that he  might destroy the  
devil and death1 that he might deliver  
them4 ,it  behoveth him to be made like 
unto his brethren1 that he might be     
merciful and faithful1 that he might    
make reconciliation for the sins  of the
 people4 ,the reason1 therefore1 why he 
took our flesh is  declared--to wit1    

that he might be our ,saviour4 ,and     
hence you find it so  often recorded4   
,he hath #8abolished in his flesh the   
enmity4' ,he hath  #8slain the enmity'  
by his flesh4 #8,and you that were      
sometimes alienated  and enemies in your
 mind by wicked works1 yet now hath he  
reconciled in  the body of his flesh    
through death1 to present you holy and  
unblameable--in his sight' 7,eph        
#b3ae1af2 ,col #a3ba1bb74    ,how he    
took flesh4    ,second4 ,i come now to  
the second question--to wit1 ,how he    
took our  flesh4 ,this must be inquired 
into2 for his taking flesh was not after
  the common way2 never any took man's  
flesh upon him as he1 since the         
foundation of the world4    #a4 ,he took
 not our flesh like ,adam1 who was      
formed out of the ground2  #8who was    
made of the dust of the ground' 7,gen   
#b3g1 #c3ai74 #b4 ,he took  not our     
flesh as we do1 by carnal generation4   
,joseph knew not his wife1  neither did 
,mary know any man1 till she had brought

 forth her  first-born son 7,matt #a3be2
 ,luke #a3cd74 #c4 ,he took flesh1 then1
 by the  immediate working and          
overshadowing of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and 
hence it is  said expressly1 #8,she was 
found with child of the ,holy ,ghost4'  
#8,now the  birth of ,jesus ,christ was 
on this wise3 ,when as his mother ,mary 
was  espoused to ,joseph1 before they   
came together1 she was found with child 
of the ,holy ,ghost' 7,matt #a3ah74 ,and
 hence again1 when ,joseph doubted of   
her honesty1 for he perceived she was   
with child1 and knew he had not  touched
 her1 the angel of ,god himself comes   
down to resolve his doubt1  and said1   
#8,joseph1 thou son of ,david1 fear not 
to take unto thee ,mary  thy wife1 for  
that which is conceived in her is of the
 ,holy ,ghost'  7,matt #a3bj74    ,but  
again1 though the ,holy ,ghost was that 
by which the child ,jesus was  formed in
 the womb1 so as to be without carnal   
generation1 yet was he  not formed in   
her without1 but by1 her                

conception--#8,behold1 thou shalt       
conceive in they womb1 and bring forth a
 son1 and shalt call his name  ,,jesus' 
7,luke #a3ca74 ,wherefore he took flesh 
not only in1 but of1 the  ,virgin4      
,hence he is called her son1 the seed of
 the woman2 and hence it  is also that  
he is called the seed of ,abraham1 the  
seed of ,david2 their  seed1 according  
to the flesh 7,gen #ab1 #ac3ae1 #bb2    
,luke #a3ca1 #b3g2 ,rom  #a3c1 #i3e2    
,gal #c3af1 #d3d74    ,and this1 the    
work he undertook1 required1 #a4 ,it    
required that he  should take our flesh4
 #b4 ,it required that he should take   
our flesh  without sin1 which could not 
be had he taken it by reason of a carnal
  generation2 for so all children are   
conceived in1 and polluted with1  sin   
7,psa #ea74 ,and the least pollution1   
either of flesh or spirit1 had  utterly 
disabled him for the work1 which to do1 
he came down from  heaven4 ,therefore1  
#8such an ,high-priest became us1 who is
 holy1  harmless1 undefiled1 separate   

from sinners1 and made higher than the  
heavens' 7,heb #g3bf74    ,this mystery 
of the incarnation of the ,son of ,god  
was thus completed1 ,i  say1 that he    
might be in all points like as we are1  
yet without sin2  for sin in the flesh  
disableth and maketh incapable to do the
  commandment4 ,therefore was he thus   
made1 thus made of a woman2 and this    
the angel assigneth as the reason of    
this his marvellous incarnation4  #8,the
 ,holy ,ghost1' saith he1 #8shall come  
upon thee1 and the power of the         
,highest shall overshadow thee2         
therefore also that holy thing that     
shall be born of thee shall be called   
the ,son of ,god' 7,luke #a3ce74    ,the
 overshadowing of the ,holy ,ghost and  
the power of the ,highest--the  ,father 
and the ,holy ,ghost--brought this      
wonderful thing to pass1 for  ,jesus is 
a wonderful one in his conception and   
birth4 ,this mystery is  that next to   
the mystery of three persons in one     
,god2 it is a great  mystery4 #8,great  

is the mystery of godliness3 ,god was   
manifest in the  flesh4'    ,the        
conclusion is1 that ,jesus ,christ took 
our flesh that he might be  our         
,saviour2 and that he might be our      
,saviour indeed1 he thus took our       
flesh4    ,that it was necessary that he
 should take our flesh if he will be our
  ,saviour4    ,third4 ,i come now to   
the third thing--namely1 that it was    
necessary that  he should take our flesh
 if he will be our ,saviour4    #a4 ,and
 that1 first1 from the nature of the    
work2 his work was to save1  to save    
man1 sinking man1 man that was #8going  
down to the pit' 7,job  #cc3bd74 ,now1  
he that will save him that is sinking   
must take hold on  him4 ,and since he   
was not to save a man1 but men1         
therefore it was  necessary that he     
should take hold1 not of one person1 but
 of the  common nature1 clothing himself
 with part of the same4 ,he took not    
hold  of angels1 #8but he took on him   
the seed of ,abraham' 7,heb #b3af74 ,for

  that flesh was the same with the whole
 lump of the children to whom the       
promise was made1 and comprehended in it
 the body of them that shall be  saved1 
even as in ,adam was comprehended the   
whole world at first 7,rom  #e74        
,hence we are said to be chosen in him1 
to be gathered1 being in him1 to  be    
dead by him1 to be risen with him1 and  
to be set with him1 or in  him1 in      
heavenly places already 7,rom #g3d2 ,eph
 #a3d1aj2 ,col #b3ab1ac1  #c3a-c74      
,this1 then1 was the wisdom of the great
 ,god1 that the ,eternal  ,son of his   
love should take hold of1 and so secure 
the sinking souls of  perishing sinners 
by assuming their flesh4    #b4 ,the    
manner of his doing the work of a       
,saviour did call for his  taking of our
 flesh4    ,he must do the work by      
dying4 #8,ought not ,christ to have     
suffered8  ,christ must needs have      
suffered1' or else no glory follows     
7,luke #bd3bf2  ,acts #ag3c74 #8,the    
prophets testified beforehand the       

sufferings of  ,christ1 and the glory   
that should follow' 7#a ,peter #a3aa74  
,yea1 they did  it by the ,spirit1 even 
by the ,spirit of ,christ himself4 ,this
 ,spirit1  then1 did bid them tell the  
world1 yea1 testify1 that ,christ must  
suffer1 or no man be blest with glory2  
for the threatening of death and  the   
curse of the law lay in the way between 
heaven gates and the souls  of the      
children1 for their sins2 wherefore he  
that will save them must  answer ,divine
 justice1 or ,god must lie1 in saving   
them without  inflicting the punishment 
threatened4 ,christ1 then1 must needs   
have  suffered2 the manner of the work  
laid a necessity upon him to take our   
flesh upon him2 he must die1 he must die
 for us1 he must die for our  sins4 ,and
 this was effectually foretold by all   
the bloody sacrifices  that were offered
 under the law--the blood of bulls1 the 
blood of lambs1  the blood of rams1 the 
blood of calves1 and the blood of goats 
and  birds4 ,these bloody sacrifices1   

what did they signify1 what were they   
figures of1 but of the bloody sacrifice 
of the body of ,jesus ,christ8  their   
blood being a shadow of his blood1 and  
their flesh being a shadow  of his      
flesh4    ,therefore1 when ,god declared
 that he took no pleasure in them1      
because  they could not make the        
worshippers perfect as pertaining to the
  conscience1 then comes ,jesus ,christ 
to offer his sinless body and soul  for 
the sin of the people--#8,for it is not 
possible that the blood of  bulls and of
 goats should take away sin4 ,wherefore1
 when he cometh into  the world1 he     
saith1 ,sacrifices and offering thou    
wouldest not1 but a  body hast thou     
prepared me2 in burnt-offerings and     
sacrifices for sin  thou hast had no    
pleasure4 ,then said ,i1 ,lo1 ,i come1  
in the volume of  the book it is written
 of me1 to do thy will1 ,o ,god4' ,since
  burnt-offerings cannot do thy will1 my
 body shall2 since the blood of  bulls  
and goats cannot do thy will1 my blood  

shall4 ,then follows1 ,by  the will of  
,god #8we are sanctified1 through the   
offering up of the body  of ,jesus      
,christ once for all' 7,heb #aj3d-aj74  
#c4 ,the end of the work required that  
,christ1 if he will be our ,saviour1    
should take upon him our flesh4    ,the 
end of our salvation is1 that we might  
enjoy ,god1 and that he by us  might be 
glorified for ever and ever4    7#a47   
,that we might enjoy ,god4 #8,i will    
dwell in them1 and they shall be  my    
people1 and ,i will be their ,god4'     
,this indwelling of ,god1 and           
consequently our enjoyment of him1      
begins first in its eminency by his     
possessing our flesh in the person of   
,jesus ,christ4 ,hence his name is      
called #8,immanuel1 ,god with us'2 and  
#8the ,word was made flesh1 and dwelt   
among us4' ,the flesh of ,christ is the 
tabernacle which the ,lord  pitched1    
according to that saying1 #8,the        
tabernacle of ,god is with men1  and he 
will dwell with them1 and they shall be 

his people1 and ,god  himself shall be  
with them1 and be their ,god' 7,rev     
#ba3c74 ,here ,god  beginneth to        
discover his glory1 and to be desirable 
to the sons of  men4    ,god could not  
communicate himself to us1 nor take us  
into the enjoyment  of himself1 but with
 respect to that flesh which his ,son   
took of the  ,virgin1 because sin stood 
betwixt4 ,now this flesh only was the   
holy  lump1 in this flesh ,god could    
dwell2 and forasmuch as this flesh is   
the  same with ours1 and was taken up   
with intent that what was done in and   
by that1 should be communicated to all  
the children2 therefore through  that   
doth ,god communicate of himself unto   
his people--#8,god was in  ,christ1     
reconciling the world unto himself' 7#b 
,cor #e3ai74 ,and #8,i am the  way1'    
saith ,christ1 #8no man cometh unto the 
,father but by me' 7,john  #ad3f74      
,that passage to the ,hebrews is greatly
 to our purpose4 ,we have  boldness1    
brethren1 #8to enter into the holiest1' 

the place where ,god  is1 #8by the blood
 of ,jesus1 by a new and living way1    
which he hath  consecrated for us1      
through the veil1 that is to say1 his   
flesh' 7,heb  #aj3ai1bj74    ,wherefore 
by the flesh and blood of ,christ we    
enter into the holiest2  through the    
veil1 saith he1 that is to say1 his     
flesh4    7#b47 ,as the end of our      
salvation is that we might enjoy ,god1  
so also it  is that he by us might be   
glorified for ever--#8,that ,god in all 
things  might be glorified1 through     
,jesus ,christ our ,lord4'    ,here     
indeed will the mystery of his grace1   
wisdom1 justice1 power1  holiness1 and  
glory1 inhabit eternal praise1 while we 
that are counted  worthy of the kingdom 
of ,god shall admire at the mystery1 and
 see  ourselves1 without ourselves1 even
 by the flesh and blood of ,christ      
through faith therein1 effectually and  
eternally saved4 ,oh1 this will  be the 
burden of our eternal joy--,god loved   
us1 and gave his ,son for us2  ,christ  

loved us1 and gave his flesh for our    
life1 and his blood for our  eternal    
redemption and salvation6    ,,that     
,,christ ,,was ,,made ,,under ,,the     
,,law4      ,,second4 ,but1 secondly    
,,christ ,,was ,,made ,,under ,,the     
,,law--#8,when the fulness  of the time 
was come1 ,god sent forth his ,son1 made
 of a woman1 made  under the law' 7,gal 
#d3d74    ,of right1 being found in     
flesh1 he must needs be under the law1  
for  that there is not any creature     
above or without law to ,god2 but this  
is  not to the point in hand4 ,christ   
was not therefore under the law  because
 he was found in flesh1 but he took     
flesh1 and designedly put  himself1 or  
was made under the law2 wherefore it is 
added1 ,he was made  under the law to   
#8redeem1' to redeem them that were     
under that law4  ,wherefore1 here is a  
design1 a heavenly contrivance and      
device on foot2  ,christ is made--that  
is1 by design subjected--under the law1 
for the sake  and upon the account of   

others1 #8to redeem them that were under
 the  law4'    ,made under the law--that
 is1 put himself into the room of       
sinners1 into  the condition of sinners2
 made himself subject to the same pains 
and  penalties we were obnoxious to4 ,we
 were under the law1 and it had         
dominion over us1 bound us upon pain of 
eternal damnation to do  completely all 
things written in the law4 ,this        
condition ,christ put  himself into that
 #8he might redeem'2 for assuredly we   
had else  perished4    ,the law had     
dominion over us1 and since we had      
sinned1 of right it  pronounced the     
curse1 and made all men subject to the  
wrath of ,god4  ,christ1 therefore1 did 
not only come into our flesh1 but also  
into our  condition1 into the valley and
 shadow of death where we were1 and     
where  we are1 as we are sinners4 ,he   
that is under the law is under the edge 
of the axe4 ,when ,david was to go to   
visit his brethren1 and to save  them   
from the hand of ,goliath1 he was to    

look how his brethren fared1  and to    
#8take their pledge' 7#a ,sam #ag3ah74  
,this is true of ,jesus ,christ  when he
 came to save us from the hand of death 
and the law2 he looked  how his brethren
 fared1 took to heart their deplorable  
condition1 and  put himself into the    
same plight--to wit1 under the law1 that
 he might  redeem them that were under  
the law4    ,i told you before that he  
came sinless into the world1 that he had
 a  miraculous conception1 and wonderful
 birth2 and here you see a reason  for  
it1 he was to be put1 or made1 under the
 law1 #8to redeem4' ,he that  will be   
made under the law to redeem1 had need  
be sinless and spotless  himself2 for   
the law findeth fault with the least1   
and condemneth man  for the first       
beginning of1 sin4    ,without this1    
then1 there could not have been         
redemption1 nor any the  sons of ,god by
 adoption3 no redemption1 because the   
sentence of death  had already passed   
upon all2 no sons by adoption1 because  

that is the  effect of redemption4      
#8,god sent forth his ,son1 made of a   
woman1 made  under the law1 to redeem   
them that were under the law1 that we   
might  receive the adoption of sons4'   
,christ1 then1 by being made under the  
law1 hath recovered his from under the  
law1 and obtained for them the          
privilege of the adoption of sons4      
,for1 as ,i told you before1 ,christ    
stood a common#c person1 presenting  in 
himself the whole lump of the promised  
seed1 or the children of the  promise2  
wherefore he comes under the law for    
them1 takes upon him to  do what the law
 required of them1 takes upon him to do 
it for them4    ,he began1 therefore1 at
 the first tittle of the law1 and going 
in man's  flesh1 for man1 through the   
law1 he becomes #8the end of the law for
  righteousness to every one that       
believeth4' ,the ,,end of the law--what 
is  the end of the law but perfect and  
sinless obedience8 that is the end  of  
the law1 both with respect to its       

nature1 and the cause of its being      
imposed4 ,god gave the law1 that        
complete righteousness should by that   
be found upon men2 but because sin was  
got into man's flesh1 therefore  this   
righteousness1 by us1 could not be      
completed4 ,now comes ,christ the  ,lord
 into the world1 clothes himself with   
the children's flesh1  addresseth       
himself to the work of their redemption1
 is made under the  law2 and going      
through every part of the law without   
sin1 he becometh  #8the end of the law  
for' justifying #8righteousness to every
 one that  believeth' 7,rom #aj3d74 ,for
 he obeyed not the law for himself1 he  
needed  no obedience thereto2 it was we 
that needed obedience1 it was we that   
wanted to answer the law2 we wanted it  
but could not obtain it1 because  then  
the law was weak through the flesh2     
therefore ,god sent his own  ,son1 and  
he did our duty for us1 even to become  
the end of the law to  every one that   
believeth4 ,in this1 therefore1 ,christ 

laboured for us1  he was made under the 
law to redeem4 ,therefore1 as ,i said   
before1 it  behoved him to be sinless1  
because the law binds over to answer for
 sin  at the bar of the judgment of     
,god4 ,therefore did his ,godhead assume
 our  human flesh1 in a clean and       
spotless way1 that he might come under  
#8the  law1 to redeem them that were    
under the law4'    ,for1 consisting of  
two natures1 and the personality lying  
in the  ,godhead1 which gave value and  
worth to all things done for us by the  
manhood1 the obedience takes            
denomination from thence1 to be the     
obedience of ,god4 ,the ,son's          
righteousness1 the ,son's blood2 the    
righteousness of ,god1 the blood of ,god
 7,heb #e3h1i2 ,phil #c3i2 ,acts        
#bj3bh2 #a ,john #c3af74    ,thus ,jesus
 ,christ came into the world under the  
law to redeem1 not  simply as ,god1 but 
,god-man1 both natures making one       
,christ4 ,the  ,godhead1 therefore1 did 
influence and give value to the human   

flesh of  ,christ in all its obedience  
to the law1 else there would have been  
wanting that perfection of righteousness
 which only could answer the  demands   
and expectation of the justice of ,god2 
to wit1 perfect  righteousness by flesh4
    ,but the second ,person in the      
,godhead1 the ,son1 the ,word1 coming   
under  the law for men in their flesh1  
and subjecting himself by that flesh to 
every tittle and demand of the law2 all 
and every whit of what was  acted and   
done by ,jesus ,christ1 ,god-man1 for   
us1 it was and is the  righteousness of 
,god2 and since it was not done for     
himself1 but for  us1 as he saith in the
 text1 #8to redeem1' the righteousness  
by which we  are set free from the law  
is none other but the righteousness that
  alone resideth in the person of the   
,son of ,god4    ,and that it is        
absolutely necessary thus it should be1 
is evident1 both  with respect to ,god  
and also with respect to man4    ,with  
respect to ,god4 ,the righteousness is  

demanded by ,god2 therefore he  that    
comes to redeem must present before ,god
 a righteousness absolutely  perfect2   
this can be done by none but ,god4      
,with respect to man4 ,man was to       
present this righteousness to ,god2     
therefore must the undertaker be man4   
,man for man1 and ,god for ,god1        
,god-man between ,god and man4 ,this    
daysman can lay his hand upon us  both1 
and bring ,god and man together in peace
 7,job #i3cc74    ,quest4 ,but some may 
say1 what need of the righteousness of  
one that is  naturally ,god8 ,had ,adam1
 who was but a mere man1 stood in his   
innocency1 and done his duty1 he had    
saved himself and all his  posterity4   
,answ4 ,had ,adam stood1 he had so long 
secured himself from the wages of  sin1 
and posterity so long as they were in   
him4 ,but had ,adam sinned1  yea1       
although he had not defiled his nature  
with filth1 he could never  after that  
have redeemed himself from the curse of 
the law1 because he  was not equal with 

,god2 for the curse of the law is the   
curse of ,god2  but no man can deliver  
himself from the curse of ,god1 having  
first  transgressed4 ,this is evident1  
because angels1 for sin1 lie bound in   
chains1 and can never deliver           
themselves4 ,he1 therefore1 that        
redeemeth  man from under the law must  
not only do all the good that the law   
requireth1 but bear all the penalty that
 is due by the law for sin4    ,should  
an angel assume human flesh1 and in that
 flesh do the law1 this  righteousness  
would not redeem a sinner2 it would be  
but the  righteousness of an angel1 and 
so1 far short of such a righteousness as
  can secure a sinner from the wrath of 
,god4 ,but #8thou shalt love the  ,lord 
thy ,god with all thy soul1 with all thy
 heart1 with all thy mind1  with all thy
 strength4' ,if there were no more      
required of us now to  redeem ourselves1
 it would be utterly impossible for us  
to do it1  because in the best there is 
sin1 which will intermix itself with    

every  duty of man4 ,this being so1 all 
the heart1 all the soul1 all the        
strength1 and all the mind1 to the exact
 requirement of the justice of  the law1
 can never be found in a natural man4   
,besides1 for this work there is        
required a perfect memory1 always to    
keep in mind the whole duty of man1 the 
whole of every tittle of all  the law1  
lest sin come in by forgetfulness2 a    
perfect knowledge and  judgment1 lest   
sin come in by ignorance2 an everlasting
 unweariedness  in all1 lest sin and    
continual temptation tire the soul1 and 
cause it  to fail before the whole be   
done4    ,for the accomplishing of this 
last1 he must have--#a4 ,a perfect      
willingness1 without the least thought  
to the contrary4 #b4 ,such a  hatred of 
sin as is not to be found but in the    
heart of ,god4 #c4 ,a full  delight in  
every duty1 and that in the midst of all
 temptations4 #d4 ,a  continuing in all 
things to the well-pleasing of the      
justice of ,god4    ,i say1 should the  

penalty of the law be taken off1 should 
,god forgive  the penalty and punishment
 due to sins that are past1 and only    
demand  good works now1 according to the
 tenor of the law1 no man could be      
saved2 there would not be found that    
heart1 that soul1 that mind1 and  that  
strength1 anywhere in the world4        
,this1 therefore1 must cease for ever1  
unless the ,son of ,god will put  his   
shoulder to the work2 but1 blessed be   
,god1 he hath done it--#8,when  the     
fulness of the time was come1 ,god sent 
forth his ,son1 made of a  woman1 made  
under the law1 to redeem them that were 
under the law4'    ,,christ ,,took      
,,upon ,,him ,,our ,,sins4      ,,third4
 ,but thirdly1 ,,christ ,,our ,,saviour 
,,takes ,,upon ,,him ,,our ,,sins4 ,this
 is  another step to the work of our    
redemption4 #8,he hath made him to be   
sin  for us4' ,strange doctrine6 ,a fool
 would think it blasphemy2 but ,truth   
hath said it4 ,truth1 ,i say1 hath said1
 not that he was made to sin1 but  that 

,god made him to be sin--#8,he hath made
 him to be sin for us' 7#b ,cor  #e3ba74
    ,this1 therefore1 showeth us how    
effectually ,christ ,jesus undertook the
  work of our redemption--,he was made  
to be sin for us4 ,sin is the great     
block and bar to our happiness2 sin is  
the procurer of all miseries to  men    
both here and for ever4 ,take away sin1 
and nothing can hurt us2 for  death     
temporal1 death spiritual1 and death    
eternal1 are the wages of  sin 7,rom    
#f3bc74    ,sin1 then1 and man for sin1 
is the object of the wrath of ,god4 ,if 
the  object of the wrath of ,god1 then  
is his case most dreadful2 for who can  
bear1 who can grapple with the wrath of 
,god8 ,men cannot1 angels cannot1  the  
whole world cannot4 ,all1 therefore1    
must sink under sin1 but he who  is made
 to be sin for us2 he only can bear     
sins1 he only can bear them  away1 and  
therefore were they laid upon           
him--#8,the ,lord hath laid upon  him   
the iniquity of us all' 7,isa #ec3f74   

,mark1 therefore1 and you shall find    
that the reason why ,god made him to  be
 sin for us was1 #8that we might be made
 the righteousness of ,god in  him4' ,he
 took our flesh1 he was made under the  
law1 and was made to be  sin for us1    
that the devil might be destroyed1 that 
the captives might  be redeemed1 and    
made the righteousness of ,god in him4  
,and forasmuch as he saith that ,god    
#8hath made him to be sin1' it          
declareth that the design of ,god and   
the mystery of his will and grace  was  
in it4 #8,he hath made him to be sin4'  
,god hath done it1 that we  might be    
made the righteousness of ,god in him4  
,there was no other way2  the wisdom of 
heaven could find no other way2 we could
 not by other  means stand just before  
the justice of ,god4    ,now1 what      
remains but that we who are reconciled  
to ,god by faith in his  blood are quit1
 discharged1 and set free from the law  
of sin and death8  ,yea1 what           
encouragement to trust in him1 when we  

read that ,god #8made  him to be sin for
 us4'    ,quest4 ,but how was ,jesus    
,christ made of ,god to be sin for us8  
,answ4 ,even so as if himself had       
committed all our sins2 that is1 they   
were as really charged upon him as if   
himself had been the actor and          
committer of them all4 #8,he hath made  
him to be sin1' not only as a  sinner1  
but as sin itself4 ,he was as the sin of
 the world that day he  stood before    
,god in our stead4 ,some1 indeed1 will  
not have ,jesus ,christ  our ,lord to be
 made sin for us2 their wicked reasons  
think this to be  wrong judgment in the 
,lord2 it seems1 supposing that because 
they  cannot imagine how it should be1  
therefore ,god1 if he does it1 must do  
it at his peril1 and must be charged    
with doing wrong judgment1 and so       
things that become not his heavenly     
,majesty2 but against this duncish      
sophistry#d we set ,paul and ,isaiah1   
the one telling us still1 #8the  ,lord  
hath laid on him the iniquity of us     

all'2 and the other1 that #8,god  made  
him to be sin for us4'    ,but these    
men1 as ,i suppose1 think it enough for 
,christ to die under  that notion only1 
not knowing nor feeling the burden of   
sin1 and the  wrath of ,god due thereto4
 ,these make him as senseless in his    
dying1 and  as much without reason1 as a
 silly sheep or goat1 who also died for 
sin1 but so as in name1 in show1 in     
shadow only4 ,they felt not the  proper 
weight1 guilt1 and judgment of ,god for 
sin4 ,but thou1 sinner1  who art so in  
thine own eyes1 and who feelest guilt in
 thine own  conscience1 know thou that  
,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of the living  
,god in  flesh1 was made to be sin for  
thee1 or stood sensibly guilty of all   
thy  sins before ,god1 and bare them in 
his own body upon the cross4    ,god    
charged our sins upon ,christ1 and that 
in their guilt and burden1  what        
remaineth but that the charge was real  
or feigned8 ,if real1 then  he hath     
either perished under them1 or carried  

them away from before  ,god2 if they    
were charged but feignedly1 then did he 
but feignedly die  for them1 then shall 
we have but feigned benefit by his      
death1 and but  a feigned salvation at  
last--not to say how this cursed        
doctrine  chargeth ,god and ,christ with
 hypocrisy1 the one in saying1 ,he made 
,christ to be sin2 the other in saying  
that he bare our sin2 when1 in  deed and
 in truth1 our guilt and burden never   
was really upon him4    ,quest4 ,but    
might not ,christ die for our sins but  
he needs must bear  their guilt or      
burden8    ,answ4 ,he that can sever sin
 and guilt1 sin and the burden1 each    
from  other1 laying sin and no guilt1   
sin and no burden on the person that    
dieth for sin1 must do it only in his   
own imaginative head4 ,no  scripture1   
nor reason1 nor sense1 understandeth or 
feeleth sin when  charged without its   
guilt and burden4    ,and here we must  
distinguish between sin charged and sin 
forgiven4 ,sin  forgiven may be seen    

without guilt or burden1 though ,i think
 not  without shame in this world2 but  
sin charged1 and that by the justice  of
 ,god--for so it was upon ,christ--this 
cannot be but guilt and the  burden1 as 
inseparable companions1 must unavoidably
 lie on that person4  ,poor sinner1 be  
advised to take heed of such deluded    
preachers who1  with their tongues      
smoother than oil1 would rob thee of    
that excellent  doctrine1 #8,god hath   
made him to be sin for us'2 for such1 as
 ,i said1 do  not only present thee with
 a feigned deliverance and forgiveness1 
with  a feigned heaven and happiness1   
but charge ,god and the ,lord ,jesus as 
mere impostors1 who1 while they tell us 
that ,christ was made of ,god to  be sin
 for us1 affirm that it was not so      
really1 suggesting this  sophistical    
reason1 #8,no wrong judgment comes from 
the ,lord4' ,i say  again1 this wicked  
doctrine is the next way to turn the    
gospel in thy  thoughts to no more than 
a cunningly-devised fable 7#b ,peter    

#a3af71 and  to make ,jesus ,christ1 in 
his dying for our sins1 as brutish as   
the  paschal lamb in ,moses' law4       
,wherefore1 distressed sinner1 when thou
 findest it recorded in the ,word  of   
truth that ,christ died for our sins1   
and that ,god hath made him to  be sin  
for us1 then do thou consider of sin as 
it is a transgression  against the law  
of ,god1 and that as such it procureth  
the judgment of  ,god1 torments and     
afflicts the mind with guilt1 and       
bindeth over the  soul to answer it4    
,sever not sin and guilt asunder1 lest  
thou be an  hypocrite like these wicked 
men1 and rob ,christ of his true        
sufferings4  ,besides1 to see sin upon  
,christ1 but not its guilt2 to see sin  
upon  ,christ1 but not the legal        
punishment1 what is this but to conclude
 that  either there is no guilt and     
punishment in sin1 or that ,christ bare 
our  sin1 but we the punishment8 for the
 punishment must be borne1 because  the 
sentence is gone out from the mouth of  

,god against sin4    ,do thou therefore1
 as ,i have said1 consider of sin as a  
transgression  of the law 7#a ,john     
#c3d71 and a provoker of the justice of 
,god2 which  done1 turn thine eye to the
 cross1 and behold those sins1 in the   
guilt  and punishment of them1 sticking 
in the flesh of ,christ4 #8,god         
condemned  sin in the flesh' of ,christ 
7,rom #h3c74 ,he #8bare our sins in his 
own  body on the tree' 7#a ,peter       
#b3bd74    ,i would only give thee this 
caution--,not sin in the nature of      
sin--sin  was not so in the flesh of    
,christ2 but sin in the natural         
punishment of  it--to wit1 guilt1 and   
the chastising hand of justice4 #8,he   
was wounded  for our transgressions1 he 
was bruised for our iniquities2 the     
chastisement of our peace was upon him1 
and with his stripes we are  healed'    
7,isa #ec3e74    ,look1 then1 upon      
,christ crucified to be as the sin of   
the world1 as if  he only had broken the
 law2 which done1 behold him perfectly  

innocent  in himself1 and so conclude   
that for the transgression of ,god's    
people  he was stricken2 that when the  
,lord made him to be sin1 he made him to
  be sin for us4#e    ,,he ,,was ,,made 
,a ,,curse ,,for ,,us4      ,,fourth4   
,as he was made flesh under the law1 and
 also sin1 ,,so ,,he ,,was  ,,made ,a   
,,curse ,,for ,,us--#8,christ hath      
redeemed us from the curse of the law1  
being made a curse for us2 as it is     
written1 ,cursed is every one that      
hangeth on a tree4' ,this sentence is   
taken out of ,moses1 being passed  there
 upon them that for sin are worthy of   
death--#8,and if a man have  committed a
 sin worthy of death1 and thou hang him 
on a tree1 his body  shall not remain   
all night upon the tree1 but thou shalt 
in anywise  bury him that day1 for he   
that is hanged is accursed of ,god'     
7,deut  #ba3bb1bc74 ,by this sentence   
,paul concludeth that ,jesus ,christ was
  justly hanged1 because sin worthy of  
death was upon him2 sin1 not of  his    

own1 but ours4 ,since1 then1 he took our
 sins1 he must be cursed of  ,god2 for  
sin is sin wherever it lies1 and justice
 is justice wherever  it finds it2      
wherefore since ,jesus ,christ will bear
 our sin1 he must be  #8numbered with   
the transgressors1' and counted worthy  
to die the death4    ,he that committeth
 sin is worthy of death4 ,this1 though  
,christ did not  personally do1 his     
members1 his body1 which is his church  
did2 and  since he would undertake for  
them with ,god1 and stand in their sins 
before the eyes of his justice1 he must 
die the death by the law4    ,sin and   
the curse cannot be severed4 ,sin must  
be followed with the  curse of ,god4    
,sin therefore being removed from us to 
the back of  ,christ1 thither goes also 
the curse2 for if sin be found upon him1
 he  is the person worthy to die--worthy
 by our sins4    ,wherefore ,paul here  
setteth forth ,christ clothed with our  
sins1 and so  taking from us the guilt  
and punishment4 ,what punishment1 but   

the wrath  and displeasure of           
,god8--#8,christ hath redeemed us from  
the curse of the  law1 being made a     
curse for us4'    ,in this word #8curse'
 are two things comprised1    #a4 ,the  
reality of sin2 for there can be no     
curse where there is no sin1  either of 
the person's own1 or made to be his by  
his own consent or the  imputation of   
,divine justice4 ,and since sins are    
made to be ,christ's by  imputation1    
they are his1 though not naturally1 yet 
really1 and  consequently the wages due4
 ,he hath made him to be sin2 he was    
made a  curse for us4    #b4 ,this word 
#8curse' compriseth1 therefore1 the     
punishment of sin1 that  punishment     
properly due to sin from the hand of    
,god's justice1 which  punishment       
standeth in three things--7#a47 ,in     
charging sin upon the body  and soul of 
the person concerned2 and hence we read 
that both the body  and soul of ,christ 
#8were made an offering for sin' 7,isa  
#ec3aj2 ,heb  #aj3aj74 7#b47 ,the       

punishment standeth in ,god's inflicting
 of the just  merits of sin upon him    
that standeth charged therewith1 and    
that is  death in its own nature and    
strength2 to wit1 death with the sting  
thereof--#8,the sting of death is sin4' 
,this death did ,christ die because  he 
died for our sins4 7#c47 ,the sorrows   
and pains of this death1  therefore1    
must be undergone by ,jesus ,christ4    
,now there are divers sorrows in        
death--such sorrows as brutes are       
subject to2 such sorrows as persons are 
subject to that stand in sin  before    
,god2 such sorrows as those undergo who 
are swallowed up of the  curse and wrath
 of ,god for ever4    ,now so much of   
all kinds of sorrow as the imputation of
 our sin could  justly bring from the   
hand of ,divine justice1 so much of it  
he had4 ,he  had death4 ,he had the     
sting of death1 which is sin4 ,he was   
forsaken of  ,god2 but could not by any 
means have those sorrows which they have
 that  are everlastingly swallowed up of

 them4 #8,it was not possible that he   
should be holden of it' 7,acts #b3bd74  
,for where sin is charged and borne1    
there must of necessity follow the      
wrath and curse of ,god4 ,now where the 
wrath and curse of ,god is1 there  must 
of necessity follow the effects1 the    
natural effects--,i say1 the  natural   
effects--to wit1 the sense1 the         
sorrowful sense of the  displeasure of  
an infinite ,majesty1 and his           
chastisements for the sin  that hath    
provoked him4 ,there are effects        
natural1 and effects  accidental2 those 
accidental are such as flow from our    
weakness1 whilst  we wrestle with the   
judgment of ,god--to wit1 hellish fear1 
despair1  rage1 blasphemy1 and the like2
 these were not incident to ,jesus      
,christ1  he being in his own person    
every way perfect4 ,neither did he      
always  endure the natural effects2 his 
merits relieved and delivered him4 ,god 
loosed the pains of death1 #8because it 
was not possible that he should  be     

holden of it4'    ,christ then was made 
a curse for us1 for he did bear our sin2
 the  punishment therefore from the     
revenging hand of ,god must needs fall  
upon him4    ,wherefore by these four   
things we see how ,christ became our    
,saviour--he  took hold of our nature1  
was born under the law1 was made to be  
sin1  and the accursed of ,god for us4  
,and observe it--all this1 as ,i said   
before1 was the handiwork of ,god4 ,god 
made him flesh1 made him under  the law1
 ,god made him to be sin1 and also a    
curse for us4 ,the ,lord  bruised him1  
the ,lord put him to grief1 the ,lord   
made his soul an  offering for sin 7,isa
 #ec3aj74 ,not for that he hated him1   
considering  him in his own harmless1   
innocent1 and blessed person1 for he was
 daily  his delight2 but by an act of   
grace to us-ward1 were our iniquities   
laid upon him1 and he in our stead was  
bruised and chastised for them4  ,god   
loved us1 and made him a curse for us4  
,he was made a curse for us1  #8that the

 blessing of ,abraham might come on the 
,gentiles through faith  in ,jesus      
,christ' 7,gal #c3ad74    ,,further     
,,demonstration ,,of ,,this ,,truth4    
,before ,i pass this truth1 ,i will     
present thee1 courteous reader1 with    
two or three demonstrations for its     
further confirmation4    ,first4 ,that  
,christ did bear our sins and curse is  
clear1 because he  died1 and that       
without a mediator4    ,he died--#8,the 
wages of sin is death' 7,rom #f3bc74    
,now if death be the  wages of sin1 and 
that be true that ,christ did die and   
not sin1 either  the course of justice  
is perverted1 or else he died for our   
sins2 there  was #8no cause of death in 
him1' yet he died 7,acts #ac3bh74 ,he   
did no  evil1 guile was not found in his
 mouth1 yet he received the wages of    
sin 7#a ,peter #b3bb74 ,sin1 therefore1 
though not of his own1 was found  upon  
him1 and laid to his charge1 because    
#8he died4' #8,christ died for  our     
sins1' ,christ #8gave himself for our   

sins' 7#a ,cor #ae3a-c2 ,gal #a3d74     
,he1 then1 that will conclude that      
,christ did not bear our sin1 chargeth  
,god foolishly1 for delivering him up to
 death2 for laying on him the  wages1   
when in no sense he deserved the same4  
,yea1 he overthroweth the  whole gospel1
 for that hangeth on this               
hinge--#8,christ died for our  sins4'   
,object4 ,but all that die do not bear  
the curse of ,god for sin4    ,answ4    
,but all that die without a mediator do4
 ,angels died the cursed  death because 
,christ took not hold of them2 and they 
for whom ,christ  never prayeth1 they   
die the cursed death1 for they perish   
everlastingly  in the unutterable       
torments of hell4 ,christ1 too1 died    
that death which  is the proper wages of
 sin1 for he had none to stand for him4 
#8,i  looked1' saith he1 #8and there was
 none to help2 and ,i wondered that     
there was none to uphold3 therefore mine
 own arm brought salvation unto         
me4--,and he saw that there was no man1 

and wondered that there was no          
intercessor2 therefore his arm brought  
salvation unto him1 and his             
righteousness it sustained him' 7,isa   
#fc3e1 #ed3af74    ,christ then died1 or
 endured the wages of sin1 and that     
without an  intercessor1 without one    
between ,god and him2 he grappled       
immediately  with the eternal justice of
 ,god1 who inflicted on him death1 the  
wages  of sin2 there was no man to hold 
off the hand of ,god2 justice had his   
full blow at him1 and made him a curse  
for sin4 ,he died for sin without  a    
mediator1 he died the cursed death4     
,second4 ,a second thing that           
demonstrateth that ,christ died the     
cursed  death for sin2 it is1 the frame 
of spirit that he was in at the time    
that he was to be taken4    ,never was  
poor mortal so beset with the           
apprehensions of approaching  death1 as 
was this ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 amazement
 beyond measure1 sorrow  that exceeded1 
seized upon his soul4 #8,my soul1' saith

 he1 #8is exceeding  sorrowful1 even    
unto death4' #8,and he began1' saith    
,mark1 #8to be sore  amazed1 and to be  
very heavy' 7,matt #bf3ch2 ,mark        
#ad3cc74    ,add to this1 that ,jesus   
,christ was better able to grapple with 
death1  even better able to do it alone1
 than the whole world joined all        
together4 #a4 ,he was anointed with the 
,spirit without measure 7,john  #c3cd74 
#b4 ,he had all grace perfect in him    
7,john #a3af74 #c4 ,never none so       
soaked in the bosom of his ,father's    
love as himself 7,prov #h3bc-cj74 #d4   
,never none so harmless and without sin 
as he was1 and1 consequently1  never man
 had so good a conscience as he had     
7,heb #g3bf74 #e4 ,never none  prepared 
such a stock of good works to bear him  
company at the hour of  death as he4 #f4
 ,never none had greater assurance of   
being with the  ,father eternally in the
 heavens than he4 ,and yet1 behold1 when
 he comes  to die1 how weak is he1 how  
amazed at death1 how heavy1 how         

exceeding  sorrowful6 and1 ,i say1 no   
cause assigned but the approach of      
death4    ,alas6 how often is it seen   
that we poor sinners can laugh at       
destruction when it cometh2 yea1 and    
#8rejoice exceedingly when we find  the 
grave1' looking upon death as a part of 
our portion2 yea1 as that  which will be
 a means of our present relief and help 
7,job #c3bb2 #a ,cor  #c3bb74 ,this     
,jesus ,christ could not do1 considered 
as dying for our sin1  but the nearer   
death1 the more heavy and oppressed with
 the thoughts of  the revenging hand of 
,god4 ,wherefore he falls into an agony1
 and  sweats2 not after the common rate 
as we do when death is severing body    
and soul--#8,his sweat was as it were   
great drops clodders of blood  falling  
down to the ground' 7,luke #bb3dd74     
,what1 ,i say1 should be the reason1 but
 that death assaulted him with  his     
sting8 ,if ,jesus ,christ had been to   
die for his virtues only1  doubtless he 
would have borne it lightly1 and so he  

did as he died1  bearing witness to the 
truth1 #8,he endured the cross1         
despising the  shame' 7,heb #ab3b74 ,how
 have the martyrs despised death1 and1  
as it  were1 not been careful of that1  
having peace with ,god by ,jesus        
,christ1  scorning the most cruel       
torments that hell and men could devise 
and  invent6 but ,jesus ,christ could   
not do so1 as he was a sacrifice for    
sin2 he died for sin1 he was made a     
curse for us4 ,o my brethren1 ,christ   
died many deaths at once1 he made his   
grave with the wicked1 and with  the    
rich in his death4 ,look how many       
thousands shall be saved--so many       
deaths did ,jesus die2 yet it was but   
once he died4 ,he died thy death1  and  
my death1 and so many deaths as all our 
sins deserved who shall be  saved from  
the wrath to come4    ,now1 to feign    
that these sorrows and this bloody      
agony1 was not real1  but in show only1 
what greater condemnation can be passed 
upon ,jesus  ,christ1 who loved to do   

all things in the most unfeigned        
simplicity8 ,it  was1 therefore1 because
 of sin1 the sin that was put into the  
death he  died1 and the curse of ,god   
that was due to sin1 that made death so 
bitter to ,jesus ,christ--#8,it is      
,christ that died4' ,the apostle speaks 
as  if never any died but ,christ1 nor  
indeed did there1 so wonderful a  death 
as he 7,rom #h3cd74 ,death1 considered  
simply as it is a deprivation  of       
natural life1 could not have these      
effects in a person1 personally  more   
righteous than an angel4 ,yea1 even     
carnal1 wicked men1 not  awakened in    
their conscience1 how securely can they 
die6 ,it must  therefore also be        
concluded that the sorrows and agony of 
,jesus ,christ  came from a higher      
cause1 even from the guilt of sin1 and  
from the  curse of ,god that was now    
approaching for that sin4    ,it cannot 
be attributed to the fear of men2 their 
terror could not make  him afraid2 that 
was contrary to his doctrine1 and did   

not become the  dignity of his person2  
it was sin1 sin1 sin1 and the curse due 
to sin4    ,third4 ,it is evident that  
,christ did bear and die the cursed     
death for  sin1 from the carriage and   
dispensations of ,god towards him4      
#a4 ,from the carriage of ,god4 ,god now
 becomes as an enemy to him4 7#a47  ,he 
forsakes him--#8,my ,god1 my ,god1 why  
hast thou forsaken me8' ,yea1 the  sense
 of the loss of ,god's comfortable      
presence abode with him even  till he   
gave up the ghost4 7#b47 ,he dealeth    
with him as with one that  hath sinned1 
he chastiseth him1 he bruiseth him1 he  
striketh and  smiteth him1 and was      
pleased--that is1 his justice was       
satisfied--in so  doing4 #8,it pleased  
the ,lord to bruise him2 he hath put him
 to grief'  7,isa #ec3aj74    ,these    
things could not be1 had he only        
considered him in his own  personal     
standing4 ,where was the righteous      
forsaken8 ,without the  consideration of
 sin1 he doth not willingly afflict nor 

grieve the  children of men--that is1   
not out of pleasure1 or without         
sufficient  cause4    ,jesus ,christ1   
then1 since he is under this            
withdrawing1 chastising1  bruising1 and 
afflicting displeasure of ,god1 he is   
all that time under  sin1 under our     
sins1 and therefore thus accursed of    
,god1 his ,god4    #b4 ,not only the    
carriage of ,god1 but his dispensations1
 his visible  dispensations1 plainly    
declare that he stood before ,god in our
 sins4  ,vengeance suffered him not to  
live4 ,wherefore ,god delivered him     
up--#8,he  spared not his own ,son1 but 
delivered him up for us all' 7,rom      
#h3cb74  7#a47 ,he delivered him into   
the hands of men 7,mark #i3ca74 7#b47   
,he was  delivered into the hands of    
sinners 7,luke #bd3g74 7#c47 ,he was    
delivered  unto death 7,rom #d3be74     
7#d47 ,yea1 so delivered up as that they
 both had  him to put him to death1 and 
,god left him for that purpose in their 
hands2 yea1 was so far off from         

delivering him1 that he gave way to all 
things that had a tendency to take his  
life from the earth4    ,now many men do
 what they will with him1 he was        
delivered to their  will--,judas may    
sell him2 ,peter may deny him2 all his  
disciples forsake  him2 the enemy       
apprehends him1 binds him1 they have him
 away like a  thief to ,caiaphas the    
high-priest1 in whose house he is       
mocked1 spit  upon1 his beard is        
twitched from his cheeks2 now they      
buffet him and  scornfully bow the knee 
before him2 yea1 #8his visage was so    
marred more  than any man1 and his form 
more than the sons of men' 7,isa        
#eb3ad74    ,now he is sent to the      
governor1 defaced with blows and blood2 
who  delivereth him into the hand of his
 soldiers2 they whip him1 crown him     
with thorns1 and stick the points of the
 thorns fast in his temples by  a blow  
with a staff in their hand2 now he is   
made a spectacle to the  people1 and    
then sent away to ,herod1 who1 with his 

men of war1 set him  at nought1 no ,god 
appearing for his help4    ,in fine1    
they at last condemn him to death1 even 
to the death of the  cross1 where they  
hang him up by wounds made through his  
hands and his  feet1 between the earth  
and the heavens1 where he hanged for the
 space  of six hours--to wit1 from nine 
in the morning till three in the        
afternoon4 ,no ,god yet appears for his 
help2 while he hangs there some  rail at
 him1 others wag their heads1 others    
tauntingly say1 #8,he saved  others1    
himself he cannot save'2 some divide his
 raiment1 casting lots  for his garments
 before his face2 others mockingly bid  
him come down  from the cross1 and when 
he desireth succour1 they give him      
vinegar to  drink4 ,no ,god yet appears 
for his help4    ,now the earth quakes1 
the rocks are rent1 the sun becomes     
black1 and  ,jesus still cries out that 
he was forsaken of ,god2 and presently  
boweth  his head and dies 7,matt #bf1   
#bg2 ,mark #ad1 #ae2 ,luke #bb1 #bc2    

,john #ah1 #ai74    ,and for all this   
there is no cause assigned from ,god but
 sin--#8,he was  wounded for our        
transgressions1 he was bruised for our  
iniquities2 the  chastisement of our    
peace was upon him1 and with his stripes
 we are  healed' 7,isa #ec3e74    ,the  
sum then is1 that ,jesus ,christ the    
,lord1 by taking part of our  flesh1    
became a public person1 not doing or    
dying in a private  capacity1 but in the
 room and stead of sinners1 whose sin   
deserved  death and the curse of ,god2  
all which ,jesus ,christ bare in his own
 body  upon the tree4 ,i conclude1 then1
 that my sin is already crucified and   
accursed in the death and curse ,christ 
underwent4    ,objections to this       
doctrine4    ,i come now to some        
objections4    ,objection ,first4       
,christ never was a sinner1 ,god never  
supposed him to  be a sinner1 neither   
did our sins become really his2 ,god    
never reputed  him so to have been2     
therefore hate or punish him as a sinner

 he could  not2 for no false judgment   
can belong to the ,lord4                
,answer4--,first4 ,that ,christ was not 
a sinner personally1 by acts or  doings 
of his own1 is granted2 and in this     
sense it is true that ,god  did never   
suppose him to be a sinner1 nor punished
 him as such a  sinner1 nor did he      
really1 if by really you understand     
naturally1  become our sin1 nor did ,god
 ever repute him so4 ,second4 ,but that 
,christ  stood before ,god in our sins1 
and that ,god did not only suppose him  
so  to stand1 but set him in them1 put  
them upon him1 and counted them as  his 
own1 is so true that he cannot at       
present be a ,christian that  denies    
it--#8,the ,lord hath laid upon him the 
iniquities of us all' 7,isa  #ec3f2 #a  
,peter #b3bb74 ,third4 ,so1 then1 though
 ,god did not punish him for  sin of his
 own committing1 yet he punished him for
 sin of our  committing--#8,the just    
suffered for the unjust' 7#a ,peter     
#c3ah74 ,fourth4  ,therefore it is true1

 that though ,christ did never really   
become sin of  his own1 he did really   
become our sin1 did really become our   
curse for  sin4 ,if this be denied1 it  
follows that he became our sin but      
feignedly1 that he was made our curse1  
or a curse for us but in  appearance1   
show1 or in dissimulation2 but no such  
action or work can  proceed of the      
,lord4 ,he did then really lay our sin  
and his curse upon  him for our sin4    
,objection ,second4 ,but if ,christ     
indeed hath suffered for our sins1 and  
endured for them that curse that of     
justice is due thereto1 then hath  he   
also endured for us the proper torments 
of hell1 for they are the  wages of our 
sins4    ,answer4 ,many things might be 
said in answer to this objection2 but   
briefly--,first4 ,what ,god chargeth    
upon the soul for sin is one thing1  and
 what followeth upon that charge is     
another4 ,second4 ,a difference in  the 
person suffering may make a difference  
in the consequences that  follow upon   

the charge4 ,let us then consider of    
both these things4    ,first4 ,the      
charge is sin--,god charge him with our 
sins4 ,the person then  stands guilty   
before the judgment of ,god4 ,the       
consequences are--#a4 ,the  person      
charged sustains or suffereth the wrath 
of ,god4 #b4 ,this wrath of  ,god is    
expressed and inflicted on body and     
soul4    ,the consequences are--,god    
forsaketh the person charged1 and being 
left1  if he cannot stand1 he falleth   
under the power of guilt and horror of  
the same4    ,if the person utterly fall
 under this charge1 as not being able to
  wrestle with and overcome this wrath  
of ,god1 then despair1 horror of  hell1 
rage1 blasphemy1 darkness1 and damnable 
anguish1 immediately  swallow him up1   
and he lieth for ever and ever in the   
pains of hell1 a  monument of eternal   
vengeance4    ,now that ,christ         
underwent the wrath of ,god it is       
evident1 because he  bare our curse2    
that ,god forsook him1 he did with      

strong crying and  tears acknowledge2   
and therefore that he was under the     
soul-afflicting  sense of the loss of   
,god's favour1 and under the sense of   
his  displeasure1 must needs flow from  
the premises4    ,second4 ,but now1     
because ,christ ,jesus the ,lord was a  
person  infinitely differing from all   
others that fall under the wrath of     
,god1  therefore those things that flow 
from damned sinners could not flow  from
 him4    #a4 ,despair would not rise in 
his heart1 for his flesh did rest in    
hope2  and said1 even when he suffered1 
#8,thou wilt not leave my soul in hell' 
7,acts #b3bg74    #b4 ,the              
everlastingness of the punishment1      
therefore1 nor the terrors  that        
accompany such1 could not fasten upon   
him2 for he knew at last  that ,god     
would justify him1 or approve of his    
works that they were  meritorious4      
,and mark1 everlasting punishment is not
 the proper wages of sin but  under a   
supposition that the person suffering be

 not able to pay the  debt--#8,thou     
shalt not depart thence1 till thou hast 
paid the very last  mite' 7,luke        
#ab3ei74    ,the difference1 then1 of   
the persons suffering may make a        
difference1  though not in the nature of
 the punishment1 yet in the duration and
  consequences of it4    ,christ under  
the sentence was1 as to his own personal
 acts only1  altogether innocent2 the   
damned only altogether sinners4 ,christ 
had in  him even then the utmost        
perfection of all graces and virtues2   
but the  damned1 the perfection of sin  
and vileness4 ,christ's humanity had    
still  union with his ,godhead2 the     
damned1 union only with sin4 ,now1 an   
innocent person1 perfect in all graces1 
as really ,god as man1 can  better      
wrestle with the curse for sin than     
either sinful men or angels4    ,while  
they despair1 ,christ hopes4 ,while they
 blaspheme1 ,christ submits4  ,while    
they rage1 ,christ justifies ,god4      
,while they sink under the burden  of   

sin and wrath1 ,christ recovereth by    
virtue of his worthiness--#8,thou  wilt 
not leave my soul in hell1 neither wilt 
thou suffer thine ,holy ,one  to see    
corruption4' ,he was ,god's ,holy ,one1 
and his holiness prevailed4    ,so that 
it follows not1 that because ,christ did
 undergo the curse due  to our sins1 he 
therefore must have those accidental    
consequences which  are found to        
accompany damned souls4    ,objection   
,third4 ,but the ,scripture saith1 that 
the wages of sin is  everlasting        
punishment3 #8,depart from me1 ye       
cursed1 into everlasting  fire1 prepared
 for the devil and his angels' 7,matt   
#be3da74    ,answer4 ,this objection is 
partly answered already in the answer to
 that  foregoing4 ,but further1         
,first4 ,consider1 the wages of sin is  
death1 and punishment under the  wrath  
of ,god--till those that die the death  
for sin have paid the utmost  farthing  
7,matt #e3bf2 ,luke #ab3eh1ei74         
,second4 ,so1 then1 the everlastingness 

of the punishment lieth here1 if  the   
person suffering be not able to make    
amends to justice for the sins  for     
which he suffereth2 else justice neither
 would nor could1 because  it is just1  
keep such still under punishment4       
,third4 ,the reason1 then1 why fallen   
angels and damned souls have an         
everlastingness of punishment allotted  
them is1 because1 by what they  suffer1 
they cannot satisfy the justice of ,god4
    ,fourth4 ,the conclusion then is1   
though the rebukes of ,god for sin by   
death1 and punishment after1 be the     
rebukes of eternal vengeance1 yet  the  
eternity of that punishment is for want 
of merit4 ,could the damned  merit their
 own deliverance1 justice would let them
 go4    ,fifth4 ,it is one thing1       
therefore1 to suffer for sin by the     
stroke of  eternal justice1 and another 
thing to abide for ever a sufferer      
there3  ,christ did the first1 the      
damned do the second4    ,sixth4 ,his   
rising1 therefore1 from the dead the    

third day doth nothing  invalidate his  
sufferings1 but rather showeth the power
 of his merit4  ,and here ,i would ask a
 question1 ,had ,christ ,jesus been more
 the object  of faith1 if weakness and  
endless infirmity had kept him under the
  curse1 than by rising again from the  
dead2 want of merit causing the  one1   
sufficiency thereof causing the other8  
,seventh4 ,if men will not believe that 
,christ hath removed the curse  because 
he is risen again1 they would much more 
strongly have doubted  it had he been   
still in the grave4 ,but1 ,o amazing    
darkness6 to make  that an argument that
 his sufferings wanted merit1 which to  
,god himself  is sufficient proof that  
he hath purged our sins for ever--#8,for
 this  man1 after he had offered one    
sacrifice for sins for ever1 sat down on
  the right hand of ,god' 7,heb #aj3ab74
    ,objection ,fourth4 ,but the        
,scripture saith1 ,christ is our        
example1 and  that in his very death 7#a
 ,peter #b3ba74    ,answer4 ,christ in  

his sufferings and death is both        
sacrifice and  example4    ,first4 ,a   
sacrifice--#8,christ our passover is    
sacrificed for us4' ,and  again1 #8,he  
gave himself for us1 an offering and a  
sacrifice to ,god1 for  a sweet-smelling
 savour4' ,and thus he made             
reconciliation for iniquity1  and       
brought in everlasting righteousness 7#a
 ,cor #e3g2 ,eph #e3a1b2 ,dan  #i3bd74  
,second4 ,he was also in his sufferings 
exemplary1 and that in several          
particulars--7#a47 ,in his meek         
deportment while he was apprehended     
7,isa  #ec3g74 7#b47 ,in doing them good
 that sought his life 7,luke #bb3ej1ea74
  7#c47 ,in his praying for his enemies 
when they were in their outrage  7,luke 
#bc3cd74 7#d47 #8,when he was reviled1  
he reviled not again2 when he  suffered1
 he threatened not2 but committed       
himself to him that judgeth             
righteously' 7#a ,peter #b3bc74    ,in  
these respects1 ,i say1 he was          
exemplary1 and brought honour to his    

profession by his good behaviour2 and ,o
 how beautiful would  ,christianity be  
in the eyes of men1 if the disciples of 
our ,lord would  more imitate him       
therein6    ,but what8 because ,christ  
is our pattern1 is he not our passover8 
or1  because we should in these things  
follow his steps1 died he not for our   
sins8 ,thus to conclude would not only  
argue thee very erroneous1 but  such a  
conclusion would overthrow the gospel1  
it being none other but a  great sleight
 of ,satan to shut out the whole by a   
part1 and to make us  blasphemers while 
we plead for holiness4    ,look1 then1  
upon the death of ,christ under a double
 consideration--#a4 ,as  he suffered    
from the hand of ,god4 #b4 ,as he       
suffered from the hand of  men4 ,now1 as
 he suffered by ,god's hand1 so he      
suffered for sin2 but as  he suffered   
from men1 so he suffered for            
righteousness' sake4    ,observe1 then1 
that as he suffered for sin1 so no man  
took away his  life2 but as he suffered 

for righteousness1 so they slew him by  
wicked  hands4 ,what is it then8 ,christ
 must needs have suffered1 and the      
wisdom  of ,god had so ordained that    
#8those things which ,god before had    
showed  by the mouth of all his         
prophets1 that ,christ should suffer1 he
 hath so  fulfilled' 7,acts #c3ah74     
,thus1 therefore1 we ought to           
distinguish of the  causes and ends of  
the death of ,christ4    ,again2 as     
,christ suffered for sin1 so he would   
neither be taken at  man's pleasure1 nor
 die at man's time4 #a4 ,not at man's   
pleasure2 and  hence it was that they so
 often sought his life in vain1 #8for   
his hour  was not yet come'--to wit1 the
 hour in which he was to be made a      
sacrifice for our sin 7,john #ac1       
#ag3a1b1 #ah3a1b74 #b4 ,not at their    
time2  but1 contrary to all expectation1
 when the due time was come1 #8he bowed 
his head and gave up the ghost' 7,john  
#ai3cj74    ,and for this last work1 he 
had power given him of ,god--that is1   

power to  die when he would4 #8,i have  
power1' said he1 #8to lay down my life1 
and ,i  have power to take it again4'   
,this power never man had before4 ,this 
made the centurion wonder1 and made     
,pontius ,pilate marvel2 and indeed     
well they might1 for it was as great a  
miracle as any he wrought in his  life2 
it demonstrated him to be the ,son of   
,god 7,mark #ae3ch1ci74 ,the  centurion1
 knowing that according to nature he    
might have lived longer1  concluded     
therefore that his dying at that instant
 was not but  miraculously4 ,and when he
 #8saw that he so cried out1 and gave up
 the  ghost1 he said1 ,truly this man   
was the ,son of ,god4'    ,and the      
reason why he had power to die was1 that
 he might offer his  offering willingly1
 and at the season4 #a4                 
,willingly--#8,if his offering be  a    
burnt sacrifice of the herd1 let him    
offer a male without blemish3 he  shall 
offer it of his own voluntary will1 at  
the door of the tabernacle  of the      

congregation before the ,lord' 7,lev    
#a3c74 #b4 ,he must offer it at  the    
season--#8,thou shalt keep this         
ordinance1' the passover1 #8in his      
season' 7,exo #ac3aj74    ,now1 both    
these offerings having immediate respect
 to the offering of  the body of ,christ
 for sin--for he came in the room of all
 burnt  sacrifices--the passover also   
was a type of him 7,heb #aj3c-f2 #a ,cor
  #e3g1h74 ,therefore1 he being now the 
priest as well as sacrifice1 must  have 
power and will to offer his sacrifice   
with acceptation2 and this  the         
,scripture testifieth he did1 where it  
saith1 #8,in due time ,christ  died for 
the ungodly' 7,rom #e3f74 ,in due time1 
that is1 at the time  appointed1 at the 
acceptable time4    ,thou must1         
therefore1 unless thou art willing to be
 deceived1 look upon  the sufferings of 
,christ under a double consideration1   
and distinguish  between his sufferings 
as our example and his suffering for our
 sins4  ,and know1 that as he suffered  

as our example1 so he suffered only for 
righteousness' sake from the hands of   
wicked men2 but as he suffered  for our 
sins1 so he suffered1 as being by ,god  
imputed wicked1 the  punishment that was
 due to sin1 even the dreadful curse of 
,god4 ,not  that ,christ died two       
deaths1 one after another2 but he died  
at the same  time upon a double         
account--for his righteousness' sake    
from men1 for  our sins from the hand of
 ,god4 ,and1 as ,i said before1 had he  
only  suffered for righteousness' sake1 
death had not so amazed him1 nor had  he
 been so exceeding heavy in the thoughts
 of it2 that had never put  him into an 
agony1 nor made him sweat as it were    
great drops of blood4  ,besides1 when   
men suffer only for righteousness' sake1
 ,god doth not use  to hide his face    
from them1 to forsake them1 and make    
them accursed2  #8but ,christ hath      
delivered us from the curse of the law1 
being made a  curse for us4'            
,objection ,fifth4 ,but if indeed       

,christ hath paid the full price for us 
by his death1 in suffering the          
punishment that we should have done1    
wherefore is the ,scripture so silent as
 not to declare that by his  death he   
hath made satisfaction8    ,answer4 ,no 
man may teach ,god knowledge2 he knoweth
 best how to deliver  his mind in such  
words and terms as best agree with his  
eternal wisdom1  and the consciences of 
those that are truly desirous of        
salvation1  being overburdened with the 
guilt of sin4 ,perhaps the word         
#8satisfaction' will hardly be found in 
the ,bible2 and where is it said  in so 
many words1 #8,god is dissatisfied with 
our sins8' yet it is  sufficiently      
manifest that there is nothing that ,god
 hateth but sin1  and sinners for the   
sake of sin4 ,what meant he by turning  
,adam out of  paradise1 by drowning the 
old world1 by burning up ,sodom with    
fire and  brimstone from heaven8 ,what  
meant he by drowning of ,pharaoh1 by    
causing  the ground to swallow up ,korah

 and his company1 and by his destroying 
,israel in the wilderness1 if not to    
show that he was dissatisfied with  sin8
 ,that ,god is also satisfied1 yea1 more
 than satisfied1 by ,christ's           
sufferings for our sins1 is apparent2   
for1 granting that he died for  them as 
these scriptures declare--,isaiah       
#di3d-f1 #ec2 #a ,corinthians #e3h1     
#ae3a-d2 #b ,corinthians #e3ba2         
,galatians #a3d1 #c3ac2 #a ,peter #b3bd1
 #c3ah2 #a  ,john #b3b1 #c3af1 #d3ad2   
,revelation #a3e1 #e3i4--    ,first4 ,it
 is apparent1 because it is said that   
,god smelled in that  offering of the   
body of ,christ for our sins a          
sweet-smelling savour--#8,he  gave      
himself for us an offering and a        
sacrifice to ,god1 for a  sweet-smelling
 savour' 7,eph #e3b74    ,second4 ,it is
 apparent1 because it is said expressly 
that ,god for  ,christ's sake doth now  
forgive--#8,be ye kind one to another1  
tender-hearted1 forgiving one another1  
even as ,god for ,christ's sake  hath   

forgiven you' 7,eph #d3cb74    ,third4  
,it is apparent that ,god is satisfied  
with ,christ's blood for our  sins1     
because he hath declared that he can    
justify those that believe  in1 or rely 
upon1 that blood for life1 in a way of  
justice and  righteousness--#8,being    
justified freely by his grace1 through  
the  redemption that is in ,christ      
,jesus3 whom ,god hath set forth to be a
  propitiation through faith in his     
blood1 to declare his righteousness  for
 the remission of sins that are past1   
through the forbearance of  ,god2 to    
declare1 ,i say1 at this time his       
righteousness3 that he might  be just1  
and the justifier of him that believeth 
in ,jesus' 7,rom  #c3bd-bf74    ,now1 ,i
 say1 to object against such plain      
testimonies1 what is it but to  deny    
that ,christ died for sin2 or to        
conclude1 that having so done1 he  is   
still in the grave2 or1 that there is no
 such thing as sin2 or1 no  such thing  
as revenging justice in ,god against it2

 or1 that we must die  ourselves for our
 sins2 or1 that sin may be pardoned     
without a  satisfaction2 or1 that every 
man may merit his own salvation8 ,but   
#8without shedding of blood is no       
remission' 7,heb #i3bb74    ,to avoid1  
therefore1 these cursed absurdities1 it 
must be granted that  ,jesus ,christ by 
his death did make satisfaction for sin4
    ,but the word #8satisfaction' may   
not be used by the ,holy ,ghost1 perhaps
  for that it is too short and scanty a 
word to express the blessedness  that   
comes to sinners by the blood of        
,christ4    #a4 ,to make satisfaction   
amounts to no more than completely to   
answer a  legal demand for harms and    
injuries done4 ,now this1 when done to  
the  full1 leaveth the offender there   
where he was before he committed the    
injury4 ,now1 if ,christ had done no    
more than this1 he had only paid our    
debt1 but had not obtained eternal      
redemption for us4    #b4 ,for a full   
satisfaction given by this man for harms

 done by another  may neither obtain the
 love of the person offended1 nor the   
smallest  gift which the person         
offending hath not deserved4 ,suppose ,i
 owe to  this man ten thousand talents1 
and another should pay him every        
farthing1 there remaineth over and above
 by that complete satisfaction  not one 
single halfpenny for me4 ,christ hath   
therefore done more than  to make       
satisfaction for sin by his blood4 ,he  
hath also #8made us kings  and priests  
unto ,god and his ,father1' and we      
#8shall reign with him for  ever and    
ever' 7,rev #a3f1 #bb3e74    ,additional
 scriptures in proof of this doctrine4  
,but take a few more scriptures for the 
proof of the doctrine before  asserted4 
,first4 #8,we have redemption through   
his blood' 7,col #a3ad74 #a4 ,redemption
  from sin 7,eph #a3g74 #b4 ,redemption 
from death 7,heb #b3ad1ae2 ,hosea       
#ac3ad74 #c4 ,redemption from ,satan    
7,heb #b3ad74 #d4 ,redemption from the  
world 7,gal #a3d74 #e4 ,redemption to   

,god 7,rev #e3i74 #f4 ,eternal          
redemption--#8,neither by the blood of  
goats and calves1 but by his own  blood1
 he entered in once into the holy place1
 having obtained eternal  redemption for
 us' 7,heb #i3ab74    ,second4 ,we are  
said also to be washed in his blood4 #a4
 ,our persons are  washed--,he #8loved  
us1 and washed us from our sins in his  
own blood' 7,rev  #a3e74 #b4 ,his blood 
washeth also our performances--#8,our   
robes are washed1  and made white in the
 blood of the ,lamb' 7,rev #g3ad74      
,third4 ,we are said to be purged by his
 blood4 #a4 ,purged from sin before     
,god--#8,when he had by himself purged  
our sins1 he sat down on the right  hand
 of ,god' 7,heb #a3c74 #b4 ,purged from 
evil consciences--#8,how much more      
shall the blood of ,christ1 who through 
the eternal ,spirit offered  himself    
without spot to ,god1 purge your        
conscience from dead works to  serve the
 living ,god8' 7,heb #i3ad74    ,fourth4
 ,we are said to be made nigh to ,god by

 his blood--#8,but now in  ,christ      
,jesus1 ye who sometimes were far off1  
are made nigh by the blood  of ,christ' 
7,eph #b3ac74    ,fifth4 ,peace is said 
to be made by his blood4 #a4 ,peace with
 ,god 7,col  #a3bj74 #b4 ,peace of      
conscience 7,heb #aj3ai-bc74 #c4 ,peace 
one with another  7,eph #b3ad74         
,sixth4 ,we are said to be justified by 
his blood4 #8,much more then1 being  now
 justified by his blood1 we shall be    
saved from wrath through him'  7,rom    
#e3i74 ,justified1 that is1             
acquitted--#a4 ,acquitted before ,god   
7,eph  #e3bf1bg74 #b4 ,acquitted before 
angels 7,matt #bh3e-h74 #c4 ,acquitted  
by the  law 7,rom #c3ba-bc74 #d4        
,acquitted in the court of conscience   
7,heb #i3ad74    ,seventh4 ,we are said 
to be saved by his blood 7,rom #e3h1i74 
,eighth4 ,we are said to be reconciled  
by his blood 7,col #a3bj-bb74    ,ninth4
 ,we are said to be sanctified by his   
blood 7,heb #ac3ab74    ,tenth4 ,we are 
said to be admitted into the holiest by 

his blood  7,heb #aj3ai74    ,eleventh4 
,we are said to have eternal redemption 
by his blood 7,heb  #i3ab74    ,yea1    
lastly1 this blood which was once spilt 
upon the cross1 will be  the burden of  
our song in heaven itself for ever and  
ever 7,rev #e3i74    ,now1 if we be     
redeemed1 washed1 purged1 made nigh to  
,god1 have peace  with ,god2 if we stand
 just before ,god1 are saved1           
reconciled1  sanctified1 admitted into  
the holiest2 if we have eternal         
redemption by  his blood1 and if his    
blood will be the burden of our song for
 ever2  then hath ,christ paid the full 
price for us by his death1 then hath he 
done more than made satisfaction for our
 sins4    ,,several ,,demonstrations    
,,more1 ,,proving ,,the ,,former        
,,doctrine4      ,but before ,i conclude
 this answer1 ,i will give you nine or  
ten more  undeniable demonstrations to  
satisfy you1 if ,god will bless them to 
you1 in the truth of this great         
doctrine--to wit1 that ,jesus ,christ1  

by  what he hath done1 hath paid the    
full price to ,god for the souls of     
sinners1 and obtained eternal redemption
 for them4    ,,the ,,first             
,,demonstration4      ,,first4 ,and1    
first1 ,i begin with his resurrection4  
,that ,god that  delivered him up unto  
death1 and that made him a curse for    
sin1 that  ,god raised him up from the  
dead--#8,but ,god raised him from the   
dead'  7,acts #c3ae1 #ac3cj74 ,now1     
considering that at his death he was    
charged  with our sins1 and accursed to 
death for our sins1 that justice that   
delivered him up for them must have     
amends made to him before he  acquits   
him from them2 for there can be no      
change in justice4 ,had he  found him in
 our sins in the grave1 as he found him 
in them upon the  tree 7for he had them 
in his body on the tree71 he had left   
him there  as he had left him upon the  
tree2 yea1 he had as surely rotted in   
the  grave1 as ever he died on the tree 
7#a ,peter #b3bd74 ,but when he visited 

,christ in the grave1 he found him a    
holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 and  spotless
 ,christ1 and therefore he raised him up
 from the dead--#8,he  raised him up    
from the dead1 having loosed the pains  
of death2 because  it was not possible  
that he should be holden of it' 7,acts  
#b3bd74    ,quest4 ,but why not possible
 now to be holden of death8    ,answ4   
,because the cause was removed4 ,sin was
 the cause--#8,he died for our          
sins4--,he gave himself for our sins'   
7#a ,cor #ae3a-c2 ,gal #a3d74 ,these    
sins  brought him to death2 but when    
,god1 that had made him a curse for us1 
looked upon him in the grave1 he found  
him there without sin1 and  therefore   
loosed the pains of death2 for justice  
saith1 this is not  possible1 because   
not lawful1 that he who lieth sinless   
before ,god  should be swallowed up of  
death2 therefore he raised him up4      
,quest4 ,but what did he do with our    
sins1 for he had them upon his back8    
,answ4 ,it is said he took them         

away--#8,behold the ,lamb of ,god which 
taketh  away the sin of the world4' ,it 
is said he put them away--#8,now once in
  the end of the world hath he appeared 
to put away sin by the sacrifice  of    
himself' 7,john #a3bi2 ,heb #i3bf74     
,that is1 by the merit of his           
undertaking he brought into the world1  
and set before the face of ,god1  such a
 righteousness that outweigheth and     
goeth far beyond that sin1  and so did  
hide sin from the sight of ,god2 hence1 
he that is justified  is said to have   
his sins hid and covered--#8,blessed is 
he whose  transgression is forgiven1    
whose sin is covered' 7,psa #cb3a74     
,covered  with the righteousness of     
,christ--#8,i spread my skirt over thee1
 and  covered thy nakedness1' thy sins  
7,eze #af3h74 ,christ ,jesus1 therefore1
  having by the infiniteness of his     
merit taken away1 put away1 or hidden   
our sins from the face of ,god1         
therefore he raised him up from the     
dead4    ,you find in that sixteenth of 

,leviticus mention made of two goats1   
one  was to be slain for a sin-offering1
 the other to be left alive2 the  goat  
that was slain was a type of ,christ in 
his death1 the goat that  was not slain 
was a type of ,christ in his merit4 ,now
 this living goat1  he carried away the 
sins of the people into the land of     
forgetfulness--#8,and ,aaron shall lay  
both his hands upon the head of the     
live goat1 and confess over him all the 
iniquities of the children of  ,israel1 
and all their transgressions in all     
their sins1 putting them  upon the head 
of the goat1 and shall send him away by 
the hands of a  fit man into the        
wilderness2 and the goat shall bear upon
 him all their  iniquities unto a land  
not inhabited' 7,lev #af3ba1bb74 ,thus  
did ,jesus  ,christ bear away by the    
merit of his death the sins and         
iniquities of  them that believe2       
wherefore1 when ,god came to him in the 
grave1 he  found him holy and undefiled1
 and raised him up from the dead4       

,and observe it1 as his death was for   
our sin1 so his rising again was  for   
our discharge2 for both in his death and
 resurrection he  immediately respected 
our benefits2 he died for us1 he rose   
from the  dead for us--#8,he was        
delivered for our offences1 and was     
raised again  for our justification'    
7,rom #d3be74 ,by his death he carried  
away our  sins1 by his rising he brought
 to us justifying righteousness4        
,there are five circumstances also      
attending his resurrection that show  us
 how well pleased ,god was with his     
death4    ,first4 ,it must be solemnized
 with the company1 attendance1 and      
testimony of angels 7,matt #bh3a-h2     
,luke #bd3c-g2 ,john #bj3aa1ab74        
,second4 ,at1 or just upon1 his         
resurrection1 the graves where many of  
the saints for whom he died lay asleep1 
did open1 and they followed  their ,lord
 in full triumph over death--#8,the     
graves were opened1 and many  bodies of 
the saints which slept arose1 and came  

out of the graves  after his            
resurrection1 and went into the holy    
city1 and appeared unto  many' 7,matt   
#bg3eb1ec74 ,these saints coming out of 
their graves after  him1 what a         
testimony is it that he for them had    
taken away sin1 and  destroyed him that 
had the power of death2 yea1 what a     
testimony was it  that he had made      
amends to ,god the ,father1 who granted 
him at his  resurrection to have        
presently out of the grave1 of the price
 of his  blood1 even the bodies of many 
of the saints which slept6 ,he was      
declared to be the ,son of ,god with    
power by the ,spirit of holiness1 and   
the resurrection from the dead 7,rom    
#a3d74 ,it saith not1 by his            
resurrection1 though that be true2 but  
by the resurrection1 meaning the        
resurrection of the bodies of the saints
 which slept1 because they rose  by     
virtue of his blood2 and by that he was 
with power declared to be  the ,son of  
,god4 ,they1 ,i say1 were part of his   

purchase1 some of them  for whom ,christ
 died4 ,now for ,god to raise them1 and 
that upon and by  virtue of his         
resurrection1 what is it but an open    
declaration from  heaven that ,christ by
 his death hath made amends for us1 and 
obtained  eternal redemption for us8    
,third4 ,when he was risen from the     
dead1 ,god1 to confirm his disciples  in
 the faith of the redemption that       
,christ had obtained by his blood1      
brings him to the church1 presents him  
to them alive1 shows him openly1        
sometimes to two or three1 sometimes to 
eleven or twelve1 and once to  above    
five hundred brethren at once 7,acts    
#a3c1 #aj3dj2 ,luke #bd3ac-af2  ,john   
#bj3ai1 #ba3a-bc2 #a ,cor #ae3c-h74     
,fourth4 ,at his resurrection1 ,god     
gives him the keys of hell and of  death
 7,rev #a3ah74 ,hell and death are the  
effects and fruits of sin4  #8,the      
wicked shall be turned into hell1' and  
the wages of sin is death4  ,but what   
then are sinners the better for the     

death and blood of ,christ8  ,o6 they   
that dare venture upon him are much the 
better1 for they shall  not perish1     
unless the ,saviour will damn them1 for 
he hath the keys of  hell and of death4 
#8,fear not1' saith he1 #8,i am the     
first and the last1  ,i am he that      
liveth1 and was dead1 and1 behold1 ,i am
 alive for  evermore1 and have the keys 
of hell and death4' ,these were given   
him at  his resurrection1 as if ,god had
 said1 ,my ,son1 thou hast spilt thy    
blood  for sinners1 ,i am pleased with  
it1 ,i am delighted in thy merits1 and  
in  the redemption which thou hast      
wrought2 in token hereof ,i give thee   
the  keys of hell and of death2 ,i give 
thee all power in heaven and earth2     
save who thou wilt1 deliver who thou    
wilt1 bring to heaven who thou  wilt4   
,fifth4 ,at ,christ's resurrection1 ,god
 bids him ask the heathen of him1  with 
a promise to give him the uttermost     
parts of the earth for his  possession4 
,this sentence is in the second ,psalm1 

and is expounded by  ,paul's            
interpretation of the words before1 to  
be spoken to ,christ at  his            
resurrection--#8,thou art my ,son1 this 
day have ,i begotten thee4' ,i  have    
begotten thee--that is1 saith ,paul1    
from the dead 7,acts #ac3cc1cd74    ,he 
hath raised up ,jesus again1 as it is   
also written in the second              
,psalm--#8,thou art my ,son1 this day   
have ,i begotten thee4' ,now mark1 at   
his raising him from the dead1 he bids  
him ask1 #8,ask of me1' and that  #8the 
heathen'2 as if ,god had said1 ,my ,son1
 thy blood hath pacified and  appeased  
my justice2 ,i can now in justice1 for  
thy sake1 forgive poor  mortals their   
sin4 ,ask them of me2 ask them1 though  
they be heathens1  and ,i will give them
 to thee1 to the utmost ends of the     
earth4 ,this is1  then1 the first       
demonstration to prove that ,jesus      
,christ1 by what he  hath done1 hath    
paid full price to ,god for the souls of
 sinners1 and  obtained eternal         

redemption for them--namely1 his being  
raised again  from the dead4    ,,the   
,,second ,,demonstration4      ,,second4
 ,a second thing that demonstrateth this
 truth is1 that he  ascended and was    
received up into heaven4 #8,so then1    
after the ,lord had  spoken to them1 he 
was received up into heaven' 7,mark     
#af3ai74 ,this  demonstration consisteth
 of two parts--,first1 ,of his          
ascending4 ,second1  ,of his being      
received4    ,first4 ,for his           
ascending--#8,he ascended up on high'   
7,eph #d3h74 ,this act  of ascending    
answereth to the high-priest under the  
law1 who1 after  they had killed the    
sacrifice1 he was to bring the blood    
into the most  holy place--to wit1 the  
inner temple1 the way to which was      
ascending or  going up 7#b ,chron #i74  
,now1 consider the circumstances that   
attended his ascending1 when he  went to
 carry his blood to present it before   
the mercy-seat1 and you  will find they 
all say amends is made to ,god for us4  

#a4 ,at this he is again attended and   
accompanied with angels 7,acts          
#a3aj1aa74    #b4 ,he ascendeth with a  
shout1 and with the sound of a trumpet1 
with  #8,sing praises1 sing praises1    
sing praises' 7,psa #dg3f74    #c4 ,the 
enemies of man's salvation are now tied 
to his  chariot-wheels--#8,when he      
ascended up on high1 he led captivity   
captive'  7,eph #d3h74 ,that is1 he led 
death1 devils1 and hell1 and the grave1 
and  the curse1 captive1 for these      
things were our captivity4 ,and thus did
  ,deborah prophesy of him when she     
cried1 #8,arise1 ,barak1 and lead thy   
captivity captive1 thou son of ,abinoam'
 7,judg #e3ab74 ,this ,david also       
foresaw when he said1 #8,thou hast      
ascended on high1 thou hast led         
captivity captive' 7,psa #fh3ah74    #d4
 ,the apostles must be the beholders of 
his going up1 and must see the  cloud   
receive him out of their sight 7,acts   
#a3i-ab74    ,the consideration of these
 things strongly enforceth this         

conclusion1  that he hath spoiled what  
would have spoiled us1 had he not by his
  blood shed taken them away4 ,and ,i   
say1 for ,god to adorn him with all     
this glory in his ascension1 thus to    
make him ride conqueror up into  the    
clouds1 thus to go up with sound of     
trumpet1 with shout of angels1  and with
 songs of praises1 and1 let me add1 to  
be accompanied also with  those that    
rose from the dead after his            
resurrection1 who were the very  price  
of his blood2 this doth greatly         
demonstrate that ,jesus ,christ1 by     
what he hath done1 hath paid full price 
to ,god for the souls of  sinners1 and  
obtained eternal redemption for them2 he
 had not else rode  thus in triumph to  
heaven4    ,second4 ,i come now to his  
being received--#8,he was received up   
into  heaven4' ,the high-priest under   
the law1 when he ascended into the      
holiest1 he was there to offer the      
blood1 which holiest was the type of    
heaven 7,exo #ai3aj1aa2 ,heb #i3bd74    

,but because the sacrifices under the   
law could not make them that did the    
service perfect as pertaining to  the   
conscience1 therefore they were to      
stand1 not to sit2 to come out  again1  
not tarry there4 #8,for it is not       
possible that the blood of bulls  and of
 goats should take away sins4           
,wherefore1 when he cometh into the     
world1 he saith1 ,sacrifice and offering
 thou wouldest not1 but a body  hast    
thou prepared me3 in burnt offerings and
 sacrifices for sin thou  hast had no   
pleasure4 ,then said ,i1 ,lo1 ,i come   
7in the volume of the  book it is       
written of me71 to do thy will1 ,o ,god'
 7,heb #aj3d-f74    ,christ1 therefore1 
in his entering into heaven1 did it as  
high-priest  of the church of ,god2     
therefore neither did he go in without  
blood4  ,wherefore1 when he came to be  
#8an high-priest of good things to come1
  by a greater and more perfect         
tabernacle1 not made with hands1 that is
  to say1 not of this building2 neither 

by the blood of goats and calves1  but  
by his own blood2 he entered in once    
into the holy place1 having  obtained   
eternal redemption for us' 7,heb        
#i3ab-ad74 ,he entered in1  having      
obtained1 or because he obtained1       
eternal redemption for us4 ,but  to pass
 that4    ,glorious circumstances       
attending his entrance into heaven4     
,consider ye now also those glorious    
circumstances that accompany his        
approach to the gates of the everlasting
 habitation4    ,first4 ,the everlasting
 gates are set1 yea1 bid stand open--,be
 ye open1  #8ye everlasting doors1 and  
the ,king of glory shall come in4' ,this
 ,king  of glory is ,jesus ,christ1 and 
the words are a prophecy of his glorious
  ascending into the heavens1 when he   
went up as the high-priest of the       
church1 to carry the price of his blood 
into the holiest of all4 #8,lift  up    
your heads1 ,o ye gates2 even lift them 
up1 ye everlasting doors2 and  the ,king
 of glory shall come in' 7,psa #bd3g1i74

    ,second4 ,at his entrance he was    
received1 and the price accepted which  
he paid for our souls4 ,hence it is     
said1 he entered in by his  blood--that 
is1 by the merit of it4 #8,to receive'  
is an act of  complacency and delight1  
and includeth well-pleasedness in the   
person  receiving1 who is ,god the      
,father2 and considering that this      
,jesus now  received is to be received  
upon our account1 or as undertaking the 
salvation of sinners--for he entered    
into the heavens for us--it is  apparent
 that he entered thither by virtue of   
his infinite  righteousness1 which he   
accomplished for us upon the earth4     
,third4 ,at his reception he received   
glory1 and that also for our            
encouragement--#8,god raised him up1 and
 gave him glory1 that your faith  and   
hope might be in ,god' 7#a ,peter       
#a3ai-ba74 ,he gave him glory1 as a     
testimony that his undertaking the work 
of our redemption was accepted  of him4 
#a4 ,he gave glory to his person1 in    

granting him to sit at his own right    
hand2 and this he had1 ,i say1 for or   
upon the account of the work he         
accomplished for us in the world4 ,when 
he had offered up one sacrifice  for    
sins for ever1 he sat down on the right 
hand of ,god1 and this by  ,god's       
appointment--#8,sit thou at my right    
hand' 7,heb #aj3ab1ac74 ,this  glory is 
the highest2 it is above all kings1     
princes1 and potentates in  this world2 
it is above all angels1 principalities1 
and powers in  heaven4 #8,he is gone    
into heaven1 and is on the right hand of
 ,god1  angels and authorities and      
powers being made subject unto him' 7#a 
,peter  #c3cb74    #b4 ,he gave glory to
 his name1 to his name ,jesus1 that name
 being  exalted above every name--#8,he 
hath given him a name above every name1 
that at the name of ,jesus every knee   
should bow1 of things in heaven1  and   
things in earth1 and things under the   
earth2 and that every tongue  should    
confess that ,jesus ,christ is ,lord1 to

 the glory of ,god the  ,father' 7,phil 
#b3i-aa74    ,this name is said1 in     
another place1 to be a name above every 
name that  is named1 #8not only in this 
world1 but also in that which is to     
come'  7,eph #a3ba74    ,but should     
,,jesus have been such a name1 since he 
undertook for sinners1  had this        
undertaker failed in his work1 if his   
work had not been  accepted with ,god1  
even the work of our redemption by his  
blood8 ,no1  verily2 it would have stunk
 in the nostrils both of ,god and man2  
it  would have been the most abhorred   
name4 ,but ,jesus is the name2 ,jesus he
  was called1 in order to his           
work--#8,his name shall be called       
,,jesus1 for  he shall save'2 he was so 
named of the angel before he was        
conceived in  the womb2 and he goeth by 
that name now he is in heaven2 by the   
name  ,jesus--#8,jesus of ,nazareth1'   
because he once dwelt there4 ,this name1
 ,i  say1 is the highest name1 the      
everlasting name1 the name that he is to

  go by1 to be known by1 to be          
worshipped by1 and to be glorified by2  
yea1 the name by which also most glory  
shall redound to ,god the ,father4      
,now1 what is the signification of this 
name but ,,saviour8 ,this name he  hath1
 therefore1 for his work's sake2 and    
because ,god delighted in his           
undertaking1 and was pleased with the   
price he had paid for us1  therefore the
 ,divine ,majesty hath given him it1    
hath made it high1 and  hath commanded  
all angels to bow unto it2 yea1 it is   
the name in which  he resteth1 and by   
which he hath magnified all his         
attributes4    7#a47 ,this is the name  
by which sinners should go to ,god the  
,father4    7#b47 ,this is the name     
through which they obtain forgiveness of
 sins1  and #8anything'--#8,if ye shall 
ask anything in my name1 ,i will do it' 
7,john #ad3ad74    7#c47 ,this is the   
name through which our spiritual        
services and  sacrifices are accepted1  
and by which an answer of peace is      

returned  into our bosoms 7#a ,peter    
#b74 ,but more of this anon4    7#d47   
,at this name devils tremble1 at this   
name angels bow the head1 at  this name 
,god's heart openeth1 at this name the  
godly man's heart is  comforted2 this   
name1 none but devils hate it1 and none 
but those that  must be damned despise  
it4 #8,no man speaking by the ,spirit of
 ,god  calleth ,jesus accursed1' or     
accounteth him still dead1 and his blood
  ineffectual to save the world4    #c4 
,he hath also given him the glory of    
office4    7#a47 ,he is there a priest  
for ever1 intercepting betwixt the      
,divine  presence and all that hate us1 
by his blood2 sin1 ,satan1 death1 hell1 
the law1 the grave1 or the like1 cannot 
be heard1 if his blood be  presented to 
,god as the atonement for us4 ,this is  
called the blood of  sprinkling1 that   
speaketh better things than the blood of
 ,abel 7,heb  #ab3bd74 ,by this blood he
 entered into heaven1 by this blood he  
secureth  from wrath #8all that come    

unto ,god by him4' ,but should his blood
 have  had a voice in heaven to save    
withal1 had it not merited first1 even  
in  the shedding of it1 the ransom and  
redemption of souls8 ,it is true1 a  man
 whose blood cannot save1 may1 with     
,abel's1 cry out for vengeance  and     
wrath on the head of him that shed it4  
,but this blood speaks for  better      
things1 this blood speaks for souls1 for
 sinners1 for pardon1  #8having obtained
 eternal redemption for us4'    7#b47   
,he is there a forerunner for           
us--#8,whither the forerunner is for us 
entered1 even ,jesus' 7,heb #f3bj74     
,this office of harbinger is distinct   
from1 though it comes by virtue of1 his 
priestly office2 therefore they  are    
both mentioned in the text--#8,whither  
the forerunner is for us  entered1 even 
,jesus1 made an high-priest for ever1   
after the order of  ,melchisedec4' ,he  
is therefore our forerunner by virtue of
 his  priesthood1 his blood giving worth
 to all he does4    ,in this office of  

harbinger or forerunner1 he prepareth   
for believers  their dwelling-places in 
the heavens2 their dwelling-places      
according  to their place1 state1       
calling1 service1 or work1 in his body1 
the  church--#8,in my ,father's house1' 
saith he1 #8are many mansions2 if it    
were  not so1 ,i would have told you4 ,i
 go to prepare a place for you' 7,john  
#ad3b74    ,this is that mentioned in   
the forty-seventh ,psalm--#8,he shall   
choose our  inheritance for us1 the     
excellency of ,jacob1 whom he loved4'   
,but should  he have had power to choose
 our inheritance for us1 to prepare for 
us  our dwelling-places2 should he have 
power to give even heaven itself to  a  
company of poor men1 had he not in the  
first place obtained by his  blood the  
deliverance of our souls from death8    
7#c47 ,he is there a prophet for us1 by 
which office of his he hath  received to
 communicate the whole will of the      
eternal ,god1 so far as is  fit for us  
to know in this world1 or in that which 

is to come4 ,hence he  is called the    
prophet of the church--#8,the ,lord     
shall raise you up a  prophet1' #8and   
this is of a truth that prophet that    
should come into  the world4' ,but this 
office he hath also now in heaven1 by   
virtue of  the blood he shed for us upon
 earth4 ,hence the new testament is     
called1  #8the new testament in his     
blood'2 and his blood is said to be     
#8the  blood of the everlasting         
covenant' or testament2 yea1 such virtue
 doth  his blood give to the new        
testament1 or covenant of grace1 as that
  severed from that it is nothing worth2
 #8for a testament is of force  after   
men are dead2 otherwise it is of no     
strength at all while the  testator     
liveth' 7,heb #i3ag74 ,so that every    
word of ,god which he hath by  ,christ  
given to us for our everlasting         
consolation1 is dipped in blood1  is    
founded in blood1 and stands good to    
sinners purely--,i mean with  respect to
 merit--upon the account of blood1 or   

because his blood that  was shed for us 
on the cross prevailed for us for the   
remission of our  sins4 ,let not man    
think to receive any benefit by         
,christ's prophetical  office1 by any of
 the good words of grace1 and           
forgiveness of sins that  are sprinkled 
up and down in the new testament2 that  
looketh not for  that good to come to   
him for the sake of that blood by which 
this  testament is established2 for     
#8neither was the first testament       
dedicated without blood2 for when ,moses
 had spoken every precept to all  the   
people according to the law1 he took the
 blood of calves and of  goats1 with    
water1 and scarlet wool1 and hyssop1 and
 sprinkled both the  book1 and all the  
people1 saying1 ,this is the blood of   
the testament  which ,god hath enjoined 
unto you' 7,heb #i3ah-bj74    ,the      
prophetical office of ,christ standeth  
of two parts--first1 in  promises of    
grace3 secondly1 in directions of       
worship4 ,but neither is  this last--to 

wit1 the doctrine of worship1 or our    
subjection to that  worship--of any     
value any further than as sprinkled also
 with his blood2  for as in the first   
testament1 the tabernacle and all the   
vessels of  the ministry were sprinkled 
with blood1 and it was necessary that so
 it  should be1 so the heavenly things  
themselves must be also purified with   
sacrifices1 but yet #8with better       
sacrifices than these'2 for now1 not    
,moses1 but ,christ1 doth sprinkle1 not 
with blood of calves1 but with  his own 
blood2 neither as entered into places   
made with hands1 but from  heaven doth  
,jesus sprinkle all that doctrine of    
worship1 and subjection  of his saints  
thereto1 which is of his own instituting
 and commanding  7,heb #i3bc-bf74       
7#d47 ,he hath received there the office
 of a king1 by which he ruleth in  the  
church1 and over all things for her     
sake4 #8,the government shall be  upon  
his shoulder'2 the ,lord ,god hath given
 him the throne of his  father ,david4  

,hence it is that he saith1 #8,all power
 is given unto me in  heaven and in     
earth'2 but now this kingly office1 he  
hath it by his  blood1 because he       
humbled himself to death1 therefore ,god
 hath highly  exalted him1 and given him
 the highest name4 ,and hence1 again1 he
 is  called a ,lamb upon the            
throne--#8,in the midst of the throne1  
and of the  four beasts1 and in the     
midst of the elders1 stood a ,lamb as it
 had  been slain1 having seven horns'2 a
 demonstration of kingly power4 ,but    
mark1 he was a ,lamb upon the throne1 he
 had his horns as a lamb4 ,now by       
#8,lamb' we are to understand1 not only 
his meek and sweet disposition1  but his
 sacrifice2 for he was as a lamb to be  
slain and sacrificed2 and  so his having
 a throne and seven horns1 as a lamb1   
giveth us to  understand that he        
obtained this dignity of king by his    
blood 7,rev #e74  #8,when he had by     
himself purged our sins1 he sat down on 
the right hand  of the ,majesty on high'

 7,heb #a3c74 ,when #8he had offered one
 sacrifice  for sins for ever1 he sat   
down on the right hand of ,god' 7,heb   
#aj3ab74    ,now1 put all these         
together--to wit1 his resurrection from 
the dead1 his  ascension1 and exaltation
 to office2 and remember also that the  
person  thus exalted is the same ,jesus 
of ,nazareth that sometime was made     
accursed of ,god for sin1 and also that 
he obtained this glory by virtue  of the
 blood that was shed for us1 and it must
 unavoidably follow that  ,jesus        
,christ1 by what he hath done1 hath paid
 a full price to ,god for  sinners1 and 
obtained eternal redemption for them4   
,,the ,,third ,,demonstration4          
,,third4 ,but to proceed4 ,a third      
demonstration that ,jesus ,christ1 by   
what  he hath done1 hath paid full price
 to ,god for sinners1 and obtained      
eternal redemption for them1 is1 because
 he hath received for them the  ,holy   
,spirit of ,god4    #8,this ,jesus hath 
,god raised up1 whereof1' said ,peter1  

#8we all are  witnesses4 ,therefore1    
being by the right hand of ,god exalted1
 and  having received of the ,father the
 promise of the ,holy ,ghost1 he hath   
shed forth this1 which ye now see and   
hear' 7,acts #b3cb1cc74    ,the         
receiving of the ,holy ,ghost at the    
hand of the ,father1 who had  bruised   
him before for the transgressions of his
 people2 the receiving  of it1 ,i say1  
upon his resurrection1 and that to give 
them for whom1  just before1 he had     
spilt his blood to make an atonement for
 their  souls1 argueth that the ,divine 
,majesty found rest and content in that 
precious blood1 and found it full price 
for the sinners for whom he  shed it4   
,and if you consider the necessity of   
the giving of this good ,spirit to  men1
 and the benefit that they receive by   
his coming upon them1 you  will see yet 
more into the truth now contended for4  
,first1 then1 ,of the  necessity of     
giving this good ,spirit2 and then1     
,second1 ,of the benefit  which we      

receive at his coming4    ,first4 ,of   
the necessity of its being given4    #a4
 ,otherwise1 ,jesus could never have    
been proved to be the ,saviour2 for  the
 promise was1 that ,messias should have 
the ,spirit given him2 given  him to    
communicate--#8,as for me1 this is my   
covenant with them1 saith the  ,lord1   
,my ,spirit that is upon thee1 and my   
words which ,i have put in thy  mouth1' 
meaning the ,redeemer1 #8shall not      
depart out of thy mouth1 nor  out of the
 mouth of thy seed1 nor out of the mouth
 of thy seed's seed1  saith the ,lord1  
from henceforth and for ever' 7,isa     
#ei3bj1ba74    ,here is the promise of  
the ,spirit to be given to ,christ1 and 
by him to  his seed for ever4 ,and this 
was signified long before in the        
anointing  of ,aaron and his            
sons--#8,and thou shalt anoint ,aaron   
and his sons1 and  consecrate them'     
7,exo #cj3cj74    ,this ,spirit ,jesus  
promised to send unto his at his        
exaltation on the  right hand of ,god2  

the ,spirit1 ,i say1 in the plentiful   
pourings of it  out4 ,true1 the church  
in all ages had something of it by      
virtue of the  suretyship of the ,lord  
,jesus2 but this1 in comparison of what 
was to  come into the church after his  
resurrection1 is not reckoned a pouring 
forth2 therefore pourings forth are     
reserved to the time of the  ascension  
and exaltation of this ,jesus4 #8,i will
 pour out of my ,spirit  in those days4'
    ,hence ,jesus reserves it till his  
going away1 and it is expressly said1   
#8,the ,holy ,ghost was not yet given1  
because that ,jesus was not yet         
glorified4' ,accordingly did the        
apostles wait after his resurrection    
for the pouring forth of the ,holy      
,ghost1 and at the set time did  receive
 it2 by the giving of which he declared 
himself to be the ,son of  ,god and     
,saviour of the world 7,john #g3ci1     
#ad3bf1 #ae3bf1 #af3g2 ,acts  #a3d1e1   
#b3af1ag2 ,joel #b3bh2 ,rom #a3d74      
#b4 ,without the giving of the ,holy    

,ghost1 there had wanted a testimony    
that his gospel was the gospel of       
,messias4 ,moses' ministration was      
confirmed by signs and wonders and      
mighty deeds1 both in ,egypt1 in the    
wilderness1 and at the ,red ,sea2       
wherefore it was necessary that the     
doctrine of redemption by blood1 which  
is the doctrine of the gospel of  this  
,jesus1 should be also #8confirmed with 
signs following4' ,hence both  himself  
and apostles did as frequently work     
miracles and do mighty  deeds as his    
ministers now do preach2 which signs and
 miracles and  wonders confirmed their  
doctrine1 though themselves1 both master
 and  scholar1 were in appearance the   
most considerable mean in outward show  
the meanest of men2 yea1 they by the    
means of the ,holy ,ghost have so       
ratified1 confirmed1 and settled the    
gospel in the world1 that no            
philosopher1 tyrant1 or devil1 hath been
 able hitherto to move it out  of its   
place4 ,he confirmed #8the word with    

signs following' 7,mark #af3bj2  ,heb   
#b3d74    #c4 ,as the giving of the     
,holy ,ghost was necessary thus1 so was 
it  necessary also to strengthen them   
that were intrusted with the gospel1    
7#a47 ,to preach it effectually2 7#b47  
,to stand to it boldly2 and 7#c47 ,to   
justify it to be the doctrine of        
,messias incontrollably4 7#a47 ,to      
preach  it effectually1 in demonstration
 of the ,spirit 7#a ,cor #b3d2 ,john    
#af3h1i2  ,acts #h3ac74 7#b47 ,to stand 
to it boldly--#8,then ,peter1 filled    
with the  ,holy ,ghost1 said4' #8,and   
they saw the boldness of ,peter and     
,john' 7#b ,cor  #f3d-f2 ,acts #d3h1ac74
 7#c47 ,to justify the doctrine         
incontrollably--#8,i  will give you a   
mouth and wisdom which all your         
adversaries shall not  be able to       
gainsay nor resist' 7,luke #ba3ae74     
#8,and they were not able to  resist the
 wisdom and spirit by which he spake'   
7,acts #f3aj74    ,now ,i say1 that ,god
 should give the ,holy ,ghost to ,jesus 

to confirm this  gospel1 redemption from
 sin by his blood1 what is it but that  
by his  blood he hath paid full price to
 ,god for sinners1 and obtained eternal 
redemption for them8    ,second4 ,but   
again2 the benefit which we receive at  
the coming of the  ,holy ,ghost doth    
more demonstrate this truth2 hath       
,christ purchased  sinners1 and are they
 the price of his blood8 ,yes4 ,but how 
doth that  appear8 ,why1 because by the 
,holy ,ghost which he hath received to  
give  us1 we are fitted for the         
inheritance which by his blood is       
prepared  for us4    #a4 ,by the ,spirit
 of ,god we are quickened and raised    
from a state of  sin1 but that we could 
not be were it not that an atonement is 
made for  us first1 by the blood of     
,christ our ,saviour4 ,this is true2 for
 they  that are quickened by the ,holy  
,ghost are quickened by it through the  
word of the gospel1 which offereth      
justification to sinners through  faith 
in his blood2 yea1 we are said to be    

quickened together with him1  dead and  
risen with him1 yet so as by the ,spirit
 of ,god4    #b4 ,we are not only       
quickened by the ,holy ,ghost1 but      
possessed  therewith2 it is given to    
dwell in our hearts--#8,because ye are  
sons1 ,god  hath sent forth the ,spirit 
of his ,son into your hearts' 7,gal     
#d3f74  ,which ,spirit is also our      
earnest for heaven1 until the redemption
 of  the purchased possession--that is1 
until our body1 which is the  purchased 
possession1 be redeemed also out of the 
grave by the power of  the same mighty  
,spirit of ,god 7,eph #a3ac1ad74    #c4 
,by this ,holy ,spirit we are made to   
believe 7,rom #ae3ac74    #d4 ,by this  
,holy ,spirit we are helped to pray and 
call ,god ,father4    #e4 ,by this ,holy
 ,spirit we are helped to understand and
 apply the  promises4    #f4 ,by this   
,holy ,spirit the joy of heaven and the 
love of ,god is shed  abroad in the     
heart of the saved4    #g4 ,by this     
,holy ,spirit we are made to wait for   

the hope of  righteousness by faith2    
that is1 to stand fast through our ,lord
 ,jesus  in the day when he shall judge 
the world4    ,and all this is the fruit
 of redemption by blood1 of redemption  
by the  blood of ,christ4    ,this is   
yet further evident1 7#a47 ,because the 
work of the ,spirit is to  lead us into 
the sayings of ,christ1 which1 as to our
 redemption from  death1 are such as    
these--#8,i lay down my life1 that you  
may have life'2  #8,i give my life a    
ransom for many'2 and1 #8,the bread that
 ,i will give is  my flesh1 which ,i    
will give for the life of the world'    
7,john #f3ea74  7#b47 ,because the      
,spirit1 in the wisdom of heaven1 is not
 counted a  sufficient testimony on     
earth1 but as joined with the blood of  
,christ--#8,there are three that bear   
witness on earth1 the ,spirit1 the      
water1 and the blood'2 these are the    
witnesses of ,god4 ,the ,spirit1        
because it quickeneth2 the blood1       
because it hath merited2 and the        

water--to wit1 the word--because by that
 we are clean as to life and            
conversation 7#a ,john #e3h2 ,eph #e3bf2
 ,rom #h3af2 ,psa #aai3i74 7#c47        
,because1  as by the ,spirit1 so we are 
sanctified by faith in the blood of     
,jesus  7,heb #ac3ab74 7#d47 ,because1  
when most full of the ,spirit1 and when 
that  doth work most mightily in us1 we 
are then most in the belief and         
admiring apprehensions of our           
deliverance from death by the blood of  
,jesus 7,rev #e3i1 #ae74 7#e47 ,the     
,holy ,ghost breatheth nowhere so as in 
the  ministry of this doctrine1 this    
doctrine is sent with the ,holy ,ghost  
from heaven2 yea1 as ,i have hinted1 one
 of the great works of the ,holy        
,ghost1 under the ,old ,testament1 was  
to testify #8of the sufferings of       
,christ1 and the glory that should      
follow' 7#a ,peter #a3aa1ab74    ,put   
all these things together1 and see if   
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath  done1  
hath not paid full price to ,god for    

sinners1 if he #8hath not  obtained     
eternal redemption for them8'    ,,the  
,,fourth ,,demonstration4      ,,fourth4
 ,that ,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath  
done1 hath paid full price  to ,god for 
sinners1 and obtained eternal redemption
 for them1 is  evident1 if you consider 
how the preaching thereof hath been1    
from that  time to this1 a mighty       
conqueror over all kinds of sinners4    
,what  nation1 what people1 what kind of
 sinners have not been subdued by the   
preaching of a crucified ,christ8 ,he   
upon the white horse with his bow  and  
his crown hath conquered1 doth conquer1 
and goeth forth yet  #8conquering and to
 conquer' 7,rev #f3b74 #8,and ,i1' saith
 he1 #8if ,i be  lifted up from the     
earth1 will draw all men unto me' 7,john
 #ab3cb74 ,but  what was it to be lifted
 up from the earth8 ,why1 it may be     
expounded by  that saying1 #8,as ,moses 
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness1
 even so  must the ,son of man be lifted
 up1 that whosoever believeth in him    

should not perish1 but have eternal     
life' 7,john #c3ad1ae74    ,he was then 
lifted up when he was hanged upon a tree
 between the  heavens and the earth1 as 
the accursed of ,god for us4 ,the       
revelation of  this1 it conquers all    
nations1 tongues1 and people4 #8,and    
they sung a  new song1 saying1 ,thou art
 worthy to take the book1 and to open   
the  seals thereof3 for thou wast slain1
 and hast redeemed us to ,god by thy    
blood1 out of every kindred1 and tongue1
 and people1 and nation' 7,rev  #e3i74  
,hence the apostle ,paul chose above all
 doctrines to preach up a  crucified    
,christ1 and resolved so to do2 #8for ,i
 determined1' saith he1  #8not to know  
anything among you1 save ,jesus ,christ 
and him crucified'  7#a ,cor #b3b74     
,first4 ,the doctrine of forgiveness of 
sin conquered his very murderers2  they 
could not withstand the grace2 those    
bloody ones that would kill  him1       
whatever it cost them1 could stand no   
longer1 but received his  doctrine1 fell

 into his bosom1 and obtained the       
salvation which is in  ,christ          
,jesus--#8,they shall look upon me whom 
they have pierced1 and they  shall mourn
 for him as one mourneth for his only   
son1 and shall be in  bitterness for    
him1 as one that is in bitterness for   
his first-born'  7,zech #ab3aj74 ,now   
was this scripture eminently fulfilled1 
when the  kindness of a crucified       
,christ broke to pieces the hearts of   
them that  had before been his betrayers
 and murderers4 ,now was there a great  
mourning in ,jerusalem2 now was there   
wailing and lamentation1 mixed  with joy
 and rejoicing4    ,second4 ,though     
,paul was mad1 exceeding mad against    
,jesus ,christ of  ,nazareth2 yea1      
though he was his avowed enemy1 seeking 
to put out his  name from under heaven1 
yet the voice from heaven1 #8,i am      
,jesus1' c41  #8,i am the ,saviour1' how
 did it conquer him1 make him throw down
 his  arms1 fall down at his feet1 and  
accept of the forgiveness of sins       

freely by grace1 through redemption by  
faith in his blood6    ,third4 ,they at 
,samaria 7though before ,philip preached
 to them7  worshipped and admired the   
devil in ,magus1 yet when they believed 
,philip's preaching of ,christ unto     
them1 and forgiveness of sins through   
faith in his name1 great joy was amongst
 them1 and they were baptized1  both men
 and woman 7,acts #h74 #8,he preached1' 
saith the text1 #8the things  concerning
 the kingdom of ,god1 and the name of   
,jesus ,christ'--that is1  all the      
blessings of life1 through the name of  
,jesus ,christ2 for he is  the          
,mediator1 and without his blood come no
 spiritual blessings to men4    ,fourth4
 ,how was the sturdy jailer overcome by 
a promise of forgiveness  of sins by    
faith in ,jesus ,christ6 ,it stopped his
 hand of self-murder1  it eased him of  
the gnawings of a guilty conscience and 
fears of  hell-fire1 and filled his soul
 with rejoicing in ,god 7,acts          
#af3cj-cd74    ,fifth4 ,how were those  

that used curious arts1 that were next  
to1 if not  witches indeed2 ,i say1 how 
were they prevailed upon and overcome by
 the  word of ,god1 which is the gospel 
of good tidings1 through faith in the   
blood of ,christ6 7,acts #ai3ag1ah74    
,sixth4 ,how were the ,ephesians1 who   
were sometimes far from ,god2 how1 ,i   
say1 were they made nigh by the blood of
 ,christ6 7,eph #b3ac74    ,seventh4    
,the ,colossians1 though sometimes dead 
in their sins1 yet how  were they       
quickened by ,god1 through the          
forgiveness of all their  trespasses2   
and they had that through his blood6    
7,col #a3ad1 #b3ac74    ,what shall ,i  
say8 ,no man could as yet stand before  
and not fall under  the revelation of   
the forgiveness of sins through a       
crucified ,christ1  as hanged1 as dying1
 as accursed for sinners2 he draws all  
men unto  him1 men of all sorts1 of all 
degrees4    ,shall ,i add1 how have men 
broken through the pricks to ,jesus when
 he  hath been discovered to them6      

,neither lions1 nor fires1 nor sword1   
nor  famine1 nor nakedness1 nor peril1  
#8neither death1 nor life1 nor angels1  
nor principalities1 nor powers1 nor     
things present1 nor things to come1  nor
 height1 nor depth1 nor any other       
creature1 shall be able to  separate us 
from the love of ,god1 which is in      
,christ ,jesus our ,lord'  7,rom        
#h3ce-ci74    ,,the ,,fifth             
,,demonstration4      ,,fifth4 ,that    
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath done1   
hath paid full price to  ,god for       
sinners1 and obtained eternal redemption
 for them1 is evident1  by the peace and
 holiness that by that doctrine         
possesseth men's souls2  the souls of   
men awakened1 and that continue so4 ,by 
awakened men ,i mean  such as1 through  
the revelation of their sin and misery1 
groan under  the want of ,jesus to save 
them1 and that continue sensible that   
they  needs must perish if his benefits 
be not bestowed upon them2 for          
otherwise the gospel ministereth neither

 peace nor holiness to any of  the souls
 of the sons of men2 that is to say1 not
 saving peace and  holiness4 ,the gospel
 of grace and salvation is above all    
doctrines the  most dangerous1 if in    
word only it be received by graceless   
men2 if it  be not attended with a      
revelation of men's need of a ,saviour2 
if it be  not accompanied in the soul by
 the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,for    
such  men as have only the notions of it
 are of all men liable to the  greatest 
sins1 because there wanteth in their    
notions the power of  love1 which alone 
can constrain them to love ,jesus       
,christ4 ,and this is  the reason of    
these scriptures--,they turn the grace  
of ,god into  wantonness4 #8,they turn  
the grace of our ,god into              
lasciviousness' 7,jude  #d74    ,for    
some1 when they hear of the riches of   
grace through ,christ1 that  hearing not
 being attended with the faith and love 
which is in ,christ  ,jesus1 those men  
receive the notions of this good        

doctrine only to  cloak their           
wickedness1 and to harden themselves in 
their villainies4    ,others1 when they 
hear1 being leavened before with the    
leaven of some  other doctrine1 some    
doctrine of the righteousness of the    
world1 or  doctrine of devils1 forthwith
 make head against and speak evil of the
  blessed doctrine2 and because some    
that profess it are not cleansed  from  
their filthiness of flesh and spirit1   
and do not perfect holiness  in the fear
 of ,god1 therefore others conclude that
 all that profess it  are such1 and that
 the doctrine itself tendeth to         
encourage1 or at  least to tolerate1    
licentiousness1 as they imagined and    
affirmed of  ,paul that he should say1  
#8,let us do evil1 that good may come'  
7,rom  #c3h74    ,the ground of that    
wicked conclusion of theirs was1 because
 he by the  allowance of ,god affirmed  
that1 as sin had reigned unto death1 so 
grace  reigned unto life in a way of    
righteousness by ,jesus ,christ our     

,lord4  ,nay1 then1 says the adversary1 
we may be as unholy as we will1 and that
  by the doctrine you preach2 for if    
where sin abounds grace abounds  more1  
the consequence of a wicked life is but 
the heightening1  advancing1 and        
magnifying of grace4 ,but what saith the
 apostle8 ,my  conclusions are true that
 grace doth reign above sin1 but to say1
 #8,let  us therefore sin1' that man's  
damnation is just2 because such an one  
abuseth and maketh the most devilish use
 of the blessedest doctrine  that ever  
was heard of in the world amongst men4  
,besides1 it is evident  that such know 
not the power thereof1 nor have felt or 
savoured its  blessedness2 for where    
this gospel cometh in truth1 it         
naturally  produceth peace and holiness4
    ,first4 ,peace4 ,he is our peace1 he
 is the ,prince of peace1 he giveth     
peace in his high places4 ,this word    
#8peace' hath in it a double  respect4  
#a4 ,it respecteth ,god--,he hath #8made
 peace by the blood of his cross'2  that

 is1 he hath made peace for us with     
,god1 having appeased the rigour  of his
 law1 and satisfied justice for us4     
,hence it is said1 #8,the peace  of     
,god1 which passeth all understanding1  
shall keep your hearts and  minds       
through ,christ ,jesus' 7,col #a3bj2    
,phil #d3g74 #8,the peace of            
,god'--that is1 the doctrine of         
reconciliation by ,christ's being made  
to  be sin for us1 ,,that shall keep the
 heart--that is1 from despair or        
fainting1 under apprehensions of        
weakness and justice4 ,but yet this     
peace of ,god cannot be apprehended1 nor
 be of any comfort to the heart1  but as
 the man looks for it through ,christ   
,jesus2 therefore that clause  is added1
 #8through ,christ ,jesus'2 for he is   
peace-maker1 it is he that  reconcileth 
us to ,god #8in the body of his flesh   
through death'2 for by  his doing and   
suffering he presented ,god with        
everlasting  righteousness1 with        
everlasting righteousness for sinners4  

,upon this we  have peace with ,god4    
,hence ,christ is called ,king of       
righteousness  first2 #8first being by  
interpretation ,king of righteousness1  
and after  that also ,king of ,salem1   
which is1 ,king of peace' 7,heb #g3a1b74
 ,for he  could not make peace with ,god
 betwixt us and him but by being first  
the  ,lord of righteousness1 the ,lord  
our righteousness2 but having first     
completed righteousness1 he then came   
and preached peace1 and commanded  his  
ambassadors to make proclamation of it  
to the world1 for it was  want of       
righteousness that caused want of peace 
7#b ,cor #e3ai-ba74 ,now1  then1        
righteousness being brought in1 it      
followeth that he hath made  peace4     
#8,for he is our peace1 who hath made   
both one1 and hath broken  down the     
middle wall of partition between us2    
having abolished in his  flesh the      
enmity1 even the law of commandments    
contained in ordinances2  for to make in
 himself of twain one new man1 so making

 peace2 and that  he might reconcile    
both unto ,god in one body by the cross1
 having slain  the enmity thereby3 and  
came and preached peace to you which    
were afar  off1 and to them that were   
nigh4 ,for through him we both have     
access by  one ,spirit unto the ,father'
 7,eph #b3ad-ah74    #b4 ,this word     
#8peace' respecteth our inward quietness
 of heart which we  obtain by beholding 
this reconciliation made by ,christ with
 ,god for  us--#8,being justified by    
faith1 we have peace with ,god1 through 
our ,lord  ,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #e3a74 
#8,the ,god of peace fill you with all  
joy and  peace in believing' 7,rom      
#ae3ac74    ,this peace is expressed    
diversely--7#a47 ,sometimes it is called
  #8quietness1' for it calms the soul   
from those troublous fears of  damning  
because of sin--#8,and the work of      
righteousness shall be peace1  and the  
effect of righteousness1 quietness and  
assurance for ever' 7,isa  #cb3ag74     
7#b47 ,sometimes it is called           

#8boldness'2 for by the blood of        
,christ a man hath encouragement to     
approach unto ,god--#8,having1 brethren1
  boldness to enter into the holiest by 
the blood of ,jesus1 by a new and       
living way1 which he hath consecrated   
for us1 through the veil1 that is  to   
say1 his flesh' 7,heb #aj3ai1bj74 7#c47 
,it is sometimes called  #8confidence'2 
because by ,jesus ,christ we have not   
only encouragement to  come to ,god1 but
 confidence1 that if we ask anything    
according to his  will1 he not only     
heareth1 but granteth the request which 
we put up to  him 7#a ,john #e3ad1ae74  
#8,in whom we have boldness and access  
with  confidence1 by the faith of       
,jesus' 7,eph #c3ab74 7#d47 ,sometimes  
this  peace is expressed by #8rest'2    
because a man having found a sufficient 
fulness to answer all his wants1 he     
sitteth down1 and looks no further  for 
satisfaction--#8,come unto me1 all ye   
that labour and are heavy laden1  and ,i
 will give you rest' 7,matt #aa3bh74    

7#e47 ,it is also expressed by          
#8singing'2 because the peace of ,god   
when it is received into the soul  by   
faith putteth the conscience into a     
heavenly and melodious frame4  #8,and   
the ransomed of the ,lord shall return1 
and come to ,zion with songs  and       
everlasting joy upon their heads2 they  
shall obtain joy and  gladness1 and     
sorrow and sighing shall flee away'     
7,isa #ce3aj74 7#f47  ,sometimes it is  
expressed or discovered by a heavenly   
glorying and  boasting in ,jesus        
,christ2 because this peace causeth the 
soul to set  its face upon its enemies  
with faith of a victory over them for   
ever by  its ,lord ,jesus--#8,let him   
that glorieth1 glory in the ,lord' 7,jer
  #i3bc1bd74 ,and1 #8,my soul shall make
 her boast in the ,lord2 the humble     
shall hear thereof1 and be glad' 7,psa  
#cd3b74 7#g47 ,sometimes it is          
expressed or discovered by joy1 #8joy   
unspeakable'3 because the soul1  having 
seen itself reconciled to ,god1 hath not

 only quietness1 but such  apprehensions
 do now possess it of the unspeakable   
benefits it  receiveth by ,christ with  
respect to the world to come1 that it is
  swallowed up with them--#8,whom having
 not seen1 ye love2 in whom1 though  now
 ye see him not1 yet believing1 ye      
rejoice with joy unspeakable1 and  full 
of glory' 7#a ,peter #a3h74 7#h47       
,lastly1 it is expressed or  discovered 
by the triumph that ariseth sometimes in
 the hearts of the  believers1 for they 
at times are able to see death1 sin1 the
 devil1 and  hell1 and all adversity1   
conquered by1 and tied as captives at   
the  chariot-wheels of ,jesus ,christ2  
taken captive1 ,i say1 and overthrown   
for ever4 #8,thanks be unto ,god which  
always causeth us to triumph in         
,christ' 7#b ,cor #b3ad74 #8,o clap your
 hands1 all ye people2 shout unto ,god  
with the voice of triumph' 7,psa #dg3a74
    ,the ,authors of this peace4--,now  
that all this should be a cheat is      
impossible--that is1 it is impossible   

that believers should thus have  peace  
with ,god through the blood of his      
cross1 he having not paid full  price to
 ,god for them2 especially if you       
consider that the authors of  this peace
 are all the three in the ,godhead1 and 
that upon a double  account4    #a4 ,in 
that they have given us a gospel of     
peace 7,rom #aj3ae74 ,or a new          
testament which propoundeth peace with  
,god through the redemption that  is in 
,christ4 ,now as this is called the     
gospel of peace1 so it is  called the   
gospel of ,god 7#a ,thess #b3i74 ,the   
gospel of ,christ 7,rom  #ae3ai2 #b     
,thess #a3h74 ,a gospel indited by the  
,holy ,ghost 7#a ,thess #d3h74  ,i say1 
therefore1 that redemption and salvation
 being that through  ,christ1 and the   
truth thereof proclaimed by the ,father1
 the ,word1 and  the ,holy ,ghost1 in   
the word of the truth of the gospel1 it 
must needs  be that we who believe shall
 be saved1 #8if we hold fast the        
confidence  and the rejoicing of the    

hope firm unto the end4'    #b4 ,as the 
three in the ,godhead are the authors of
 this peace by  inditing for us the     
gospel of peace1 or the good tidings of 
salvation  by ,jesus ,christ1 so they   
are the authors of our peace by working 
with  that word of the gospel in our    
hearts4 ,and hence1 7#a47 ,the ,father  
is  called the ,god of peace1 #8,now the
 ,god of peace be with you all' 7,rom   
#ae3cc74 #8,and the very ,god of peace  
sanctify you' 7#a ,thess #e3bc74 ,and   
because he is the ,god of peace1        
therefore he filleth those that believe 
in his ,christ with joy and peace       
through believing 7,rom #ae3ac74 7#b47  
,again1 ,christ is called the ,prince of
 peace2 therefore the prayer is1        
#8,grace unto you1 and peace1 from ,god 
our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ' 7#b ,thess #a3b74 7#c47 ,the   
,holy ,ghost also is the author of this 
peace1 this inward peace1 even          
#8righteousness and peace1 and joy in   
the  ,holy ,ghost' 7,rom #ad3ag74       

,and ,i say1 as ,i also already have    
said1 the procuring or meritorious      
cause of this peace is the doings and   
sufferings of ,christ2 therefore  by his
 doings and sufferings he paid full     
price to ,god for sinners1 and  obtained
 eternal redemption for them2 else ,god 
would never have indited  a proclamation
 of peace for them1 and the tenor of    
that proclamation to  be the worthiness 
of the ,lord ,jesus2 yea1 he would never
 have wrought  with that word in the    
heart of them that believe1 to create   
within them  peace1 peace4    ,second4  
,holiness4 ,as peace with ,god is an    
evidence--the blood of  ,christ being   
the cause thereof--that ,christ hath by 
it paid full price  to ,god for sinners1
 so holiness in their hearts1 taking its
 beginning  from this doctrine1 makes   
its fifth demonstration of double       
strength4    #a4 ,that holiness1 true   
gospel holiness1 possesseth our hearts  
by this  doctrine it is evident1 because
 the ground of holiness1 which is the   

,spirit of ,god in us1 is ministered to 
us by this doctrine4 ,when the  apostle 
had insinuated that the ,galatians were 
bewitched because they  had turned from 
the doctrine of ,christ crucified1 he   
demands of them  whether #8they received
 the ,spirit by the works of the law1 or
 by the  hearing of faith8' 7,gal       
#c3a-d74 ,that is1 whether the ,spirit  
took  possession of their souls by their
 obedience to the ten commandments1  or 
by their giving credit to the doctrine  
of the forgiveness of their  sins by    
faith in this crucified ,christ1        
strongly concluding1 not by the  law1   
but by the hearing or preaching of      
faith--that is1 of the ,lord  ,jesus as 
crucified1 who is the object of faith4  
#b4 ,as this doctrine conveyeth the     
ground or groundwork1 which is the      
,spirit1 so also it worketh in the heart
 those three graces1 faith1  hope1 love1
 all which as naturally purify the heart
 from wickedness as  soap and nitre     
cleanseth the cloth4 ,he purified       

#8their hearts by  faith1' by faith in  
,christ's blood4 #8,and every man that  
hath this hope  in him1 purifieth       
himself1 even as he is pure4' ,and also 
love1 you  shall see what that doth if  
you look into the text 7,acts #ae3i2 #a 
,john  #c3c1d2 #a ,cor #ac74 ,now1 ,i   
say1 this faith groundeth itself in the 
blood  of ,christ2 hope waiteth for the 
full enjoyments of the purchase of it   
in another world2 and love is begot1 and
 worketh by the love that  ,christ hath 
expressed by his death1 and by the      
kindness he presented us  with in his   
heart's blood 7,rom #c3bd2 #a ,cor      
#ae3ai2 #b ,cor #e3ad74    ,besides1    
what arguments so prevailing as such as 
are purely gospel8 ,to  instance a      
few--7#a47 ,what stronger than a free   
forgiveness of sins8 #8,a  certain man  
had two debtors1 the one owed five      
hundred pence1 and the  other fifty2 and
 when they had nothing to pay1 he       
frankly forgave them  both2 tell me     
therefore which of them will love him   

most8' 7,luke  #g3da1db1dg74 7#b47 ,what
 stronger argument to holiness than to  
see that  though forgiveness comes free 
to us1 yet it cost ,christ ,jesus       
heart-blood to obtain it for us4        
#8,herein is love1 not that we loved    
,god1 but that he loved us1 and sent his
 ,son to be the propitiation for  our   
sins4' ,and this love of ,god in giving 
his ,christ1 and of ,christ in  dying   
for us1 there is no argument stronger to
 prevail with a sensible  and awakened  
sinner to judge #8he should live to him 
that died for him1  and rose again' 7#b 
,cor #e3ae74 7#c47 ,what stronger       
argument to holiness  than this3 #8,if  
any man sin1 we have an advocate with   
the ,father1 ,jesus  ,christ the        
righteous8' 7#a ,john #b3a74            
,unsanctified and graceless  wretches   
know not how to use these words of ,god2
 the hypocrites also  fly in our faces  
because we thus urge them2 but a heart  
that is  possessed with gospel          
ingenuity1 or1 to speak more properly1  

that is  possessed with gospel grace1   
and with divine considerations1 cries1  
,if  it be thus1 ,o let me never sin    
against ,god1 #8for the love of ,christ 
constraineth me' 7#b ,cor #e3ad74 7#d47 
,what greater argument to holiness  than
 to see the holy ,scriptures so         
furnished with promises of grace and    
salvation by ,christ1 that a man can    
hardly cast his eye into the ,bible  but
 he espieth one or other of them8 ,who  
would not live in such a  house1 or be  
servant to such a prince1 who1 besides  
his exceeding in  good conditions1 hath 
gold and silver as common in his palace 
as stones  are by the highway side8     
#8,having1 therefore1 these promises1   
dearly  beloved1 let us cleanse         
ourselves from all filthiness of the    
flesh and  spirit1 perfecting holiness  
in the fear of ,god' 7#b ,cor #g3a74    
7#e47 ,what  greater argument to        
holiness than to have our performances1 
though weak  and infirm from us1 yet    
accepted of ,god in ,jesus ,christ 7#a  

,peter  #b3d-f74 7#f47 ,what greater    
argument to holiness than to have our   
soul1  our body1 our life1 hid and      
secured with ,christ in ,god8 #8,mortify
  therefore your members which are upon 
the earth1 fornication1  uncleanness1   
inordinate affection1 evil              
concupiscence1 and  covetousness1 which 
is idolatry' 7,col #c3a-e74 7#g47 ,what 
greater  argument to holiness than to be
 made the members of the body1 of the   
flesh1 and of the bones of ,jesus       
,christ8 #8,shall ,i then take the      
members  of ,christ1 and make them the  
members of an harlot8 ,god forbid' 7,eph
  #e3cj2 #a ,cor #f3ae74    ,now all    
these1 and five times as many more1     
having their foundation in  the love1   
blood1 and righteousness of ,christ1 and
 operating in the soul  by faith1 are   
the great arguments unto that holiness  
to which is  annexed eternal life4 ,it  
is worth our observing1 that in ,acts   
#bf3ah1  the inheritance belongs #8to   
them which are sanctified by faith in   

,jesus  ,christ'2 for all other         
pretences to holiness1 they are but a   
stolen  semblance of that which is true 
and acceptable1 though it is common for 
even that which is counterfeit to be    
called by the deluded the true1  and to 
be reckoned to be in them that are utter
 strangers to faith1 and  the holiness  
that comes by faith4 #8,but whosoever   
compoundeth any like  it1 or whosoever  
putteth any of it upon a stranger1 shall
 even be cut  off from his people' 7,exo
 #cj3bc74 ,god knoweth which is holiness
 that  comes by faith in forgiveness of 
sins1 and acceptance with ,god through  
,christ2 and ,god knows which is only   
such feignedly2 and accordingly  will he
 deal with sinners in that great day of 
,god ,almighty4    ,,the ,,sixth        
,,demonstration4      ,,sixth4 ,that    
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath done1   
hath paid full price to  ,god for       
sinners1 and obtained eternal redemption
 for them1 is evident1  because prayers 
are accepted of ,god only upon the      

account and for the  sake of the name of
 ,jesus ,christ--#8,verily1 verily1 ,i  
say unto you1  whatsoever ye shall ask  
the ,father in my name1 he will give it 
you'  7,john #af3bc74 ,in my name1 in   
the name of ,jesus ,christ of ,nazareth1
 in  the name of him that came into the 
world to save sinners1 by dying for     
them a grievous1 bloody death2 in his   
name that hath by himself put  away sin1
 and brought unto ,god acceptable       
righteousness for sinners2 in  his name4
 ,why in his name1 if he be not accepted
 of ,god8 why in his  name if his       
undertakings for us are not             
well-pleasing to ,god8 ,but by  these   
words1 #8in my name1' are insinuated    
that his person and  performances1 as   
our undertaker1 are accepted by the     
,father of spirits4  ,we may not go in  
our own names1 because we are sinners2  
not in the name  of one another1 because
 all are sinners4 ,but why not in the   
name of an  angel8 ,because they are not
 those that did undertake for us2 or had

  they1 they could not have done our    
work for us4 #8,he putteth no trust in  
his saints1 yea1 the heavens are not    
clean in his sight' 7,job #d3ah1        
#ae3ae74 ,it may further be objected--  
,since ,jesus ,christ is ,god1 equal    
with the ,father1 and so hath naturally 
the same power to give us the ,father1  
why should the ,father rather than  the 
,son be the great giver to the sinners  
of the world8 and why may we  not go to 
,christ in the name of the ,father1 as  
well as to the ,father in  the name of  
,christ8 ,i say1 how can these things be
 solved1 but by  considering that sin   
and justice put a necessity upon it that
 thus must  our salvation be obtained4  
,sin and justice could not reconcile1   
nor  could a means be found out to bring
 the sinner and a holy ,god together1   
but by the intercepting of the ,son1 who
 must take upon him to answer  justice1 
and that by taking our sins from before 
the face of ,god by  bloody sacrifice1  
not by blood of others1 as the          

high-priests under the  law--#8,for     
every high-priest is ordained to offer  
gifts and sacrifices2  wherefore it is  
of necessity that this man have somewhat
 also to offer'  7,heb #h3c74 ,which    
offering and sacrifice of his being able
 to perfect  for ever them that are     
sanctified and set apart for eternal    
life1  therefore the name of the person 
that offered--even ,jesus1 made of ,god 
a  high-priest--is acceptable with ,god2
 yea1 therefore is he made for ever1  by
 his doing for us1 the appeaser of the  
justice of ,god1 and the  reconciler of 
sinners to him4 ,hence it is that ,,his 
name is that which  it behoveth us to   
mention when we come before ,god1 for   
what ,god hath  determined in his       
counsels of grace to bestow upon        
sinners1 because for  his name's sake he
 forgiveth them4 #8,i write unto you1   
little children1  because your sins are 
forgiven you for his name's sake' 7#a   
,john #b3ab74  #8,to him give all the   
prophets witness1 that through his name1

 whosoever  believeth in him shall      
receive remission of sins' 7,acts       
#aj3dc74    ,they therefore that would  
obtain the forgiveness of sins must ask 
it of  ,god1 through the name of ,jesus2
 and he that shall sensibly and         
unfeignedly do it1 he shall receive the 
forgiveness of them--#8,whatsoever  ye  
shall ask the ,father in my name1 he    
will give it you4' ,hence it is  evident
 that he hath not only paid full price  
to ,god for them1 but also  obtained    
eternal redemption for them4    ,and it 
is observable1 the ,lord ,jesus would   
have his disciples make a  proof of     
this1 and promiseth that if they do1    
they shall experimentally  find it      
so--#8,hitherto1' saith he1 #8have ye   
asked nothing in my name3  ask1 and ye  
shall receive1 that your joy may be     
full' 7,john #af3bd74 ,as  who should   
say1 ,o my disciples1 you have heard    
what ,i have promised to  you1 even that
 my ,father shall do for you whatsoever 
ye shall ask him  in my name4 ,ask now1 

therefore1 and prove me1 if ,i shall not
 make my  words good3 ask1 ,i say1 what 
you need1 and see if you do not receive 
it  to the joying of your hearts4 #8,at 
that day ye shall ask in my name1 and   
,i say not unto you that ,i will pray   
the ,father for you4' ,i do not bid  you
 ask in my name as if the ,father was   
yet hard to be reconciled1 or  unwilling
 to accept you to mercy2 my coming into 
the world was the  design of my ,father1
 and the effect of his love to sinners2 
but there  is sin in you and justice in 
,god2 therefore that you to him might be
  reconciled1 ,i am made of my ,father  
mediator2 wherefore ask in my name1  for
 #8there is none other name under heaven
 given among men whereby we  must be    
saved' 7,acts #d3ab74 ,ask in my name2  
love is let out to you  through me2 it  
is let out to you by me in a way of     
justice1 which is  the only secure way  
for you4 ,ask in my name1 and my ,father
 will love  you--#8,the ,father himself 
loveth you1 because ye have loved me1   

and have  believed that ,i came out from
 ,god' 7,john #af3bg74 ,my ,father's    
love is  set first upon me1 for my name 
is chief in his heart1 and all that love
  me are beloved of my ,father1 and     
shall have what they need1 if they ask  
in my name4    ,but1 ,i say1 what cause 
would there be to ask in his name more  
than in  the name of some other1 since  
justice was provoked by our sin1 if he  
had not undertook to make up the        
difference that by sin was made  betwixt
 justice and us8 ,for though there be in
 this ,jesus infinite  worth1 infinite  
righteousness1 infinite merit1 yet if he
 make not with  these interest for us1  
we get no more benefit thereby than if  
there  were no mediator4 ,but this worth
 and merit is in him for us1 for he     
undertook to reconcile us to ,god2 it is
 therefore that his name is with  ,god  
so prevailing for us poor sinners1 and  
therefore that we ought to  go to ,god  
in his name4 ,hence1 therefore1 it is   
evident that ,jesus  ,christ hath paid  

full price to ,god for sinners1 and     
obtained eternal  redemption for them4  
,,the ,,seventh ,,demonstration4        
,,seventh4 ,that ,jesus ,christ1 by what
 he hath done1 hath paid full price  to 
,god for sinners1 c41 is evident1       
because we are commanded also to  give  
,god thanks in his name--#8,by him1     
therefore1 let us offer the  sacrifice  
of praise to ,god continually1 that is1 
the fruit of our lips1  giving thanks to
 his name' 7,heb #c3ae74    #8,by him   
therefore4' ,wherefore8 ,because he     
also1 that he might #8sanctify  us with 
his own blood1 suffered without the     
gate' 7v #ab74    ,he sanctified us with
 his blood2 but why should the ,father  
have thanks  for this8 ,even because the
 ,father gave him for us1 that he might 
die to  sanctify us with his            
blood--#8,giving thanks unto the        
,father1 which hath  made us meet to be 
partakers of the inheritance of the     
saints in light2  who hath delivered us 
from the power of darkness1 and hath    

translated  us into the kingdom of his  
dear ,son2 in whom we have redemption   
through  his blood1 even the forgiveness
 of sins' 7,col #a3ab-ad74 ,the ,father 
is  to be thanked1 for the contrivance  
was also his2 but the blood1 the        
righteousness1 or that worthiness1 for  
the sake of which we are  accepted of   
,god1 is the worthiness of his own dear 
,son4 ,as it is meet1  therefore1 that  
,god should have thanks1 so it is       
necessary that he have  it in his name  
for whose sake we indeed are accepted of
 him4    ,let us therefore by him offer 
praise first for the gift of his ,son1  
and  for that we stand quit through him 
in his sight1 and that in despite of    
all inward weakness1 and that in despite
 of all outward enemies4    ,when the   
apostle had taken such a view of himself
 as to put himself  into a maze1 with an
 outcry also1 #8,who shall deliver me8' 
he quiets  himself with this sweet      
conclusion1 #8,i thank ,god through     
,jesus ,christ'  7,rom #g3bd1be74 ,he   

found more in the blood of ,christ to   
save him than he  found in his own      
corruptions to damn him2 but that could 
not be1 had he  not paid full price for 
him1 had he not obtained eternal        
redemption for  him4 ,and can a holy and
 just ,god require that we give thanks  
to him in  his name1 if it was not      
effectually done for us by him8         
,further1 when the apostle looks upon   
death and the grave1 and  strengtheneth 
them by adding to them sin and the law1 
saying1 #8,the  sting of death is sin1  
and the strength of sin is the law1' he 
presently addeth1 #8,but thanks be to   
,god1 which giveth us the victory1      
through ,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,cor        
#ae7--the victory over sin1 death1 and  
the  law1 the victory over these through
 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 but ,god hath
  given us the victory2 but it is       
through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1       
through  his fulfilling the law1 through
 his destroying death1 and through his  
bringing in everlasting righteousness4  

,elisha said to the king of  ,israel1   
that had it not been that he regarded   
the presence of  ,jehoshaphat1 he would 
not look to him nor regard him 7#b      
,kings #c3ad72  nor would ,god at all   
have looked to or regarded thee1 but    
that he  respected the person of ,jesus 
,christ4    #8,let the peace of ,god    
therefore rule in our hearts1 to the    
which also  ye are called in one body2  
and be ye thankful' 7,col #c3ae74 ,the  
peace of  ,god1 of that we have spoken  
before4 ,but how should this rule in our
  hearts8 ,he by the next words directs 
you--#8,let the word of ,christ dwell   
in you richly'--that is1 the word that  
makes revelation of the death and  blood
 of ,christ1 and of the peace that is   
made with ,god for you  thereby4        
#8,giving thanks always for all things  
unto ,god and the ,father1 in the  name 
of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ' 7,eph      
#e3bj74 ,for all things2 for all  things
 come to us through this name           
,jesus--redemption1 translation1 the    

kingdom1 salvation1 with all the good   
things wherewith we are blessed4        
,these are the works of ,god2 he gave   
his ,son1 and he brings us to him1  and 
puts us into his kingdom--that is1 his  
true body1 which ,jeremiah  calleth a   
putting among the children1 and a       
#8giving us a goodly  heritage of the   
hosts of nations' 7,jer #c3ai2 ,john    
#f74    #8,now thanks be unto ,god1     
which always causeth us to triumph in   
,christ'  7#b ,cor #b3ad74    ,see here 
our cause of triumph is through ,christ 
,jesus2 and ,god causeth  us through him
 to triumph1 first and chiefly1 because 
,christ ,jesus hath  done our work for  
us1 hath pleased ,god for our sins1 hath
 spoiled the  powers of darkness4 ,god  
gave ,jesus ,christ to undertake our    
redemption2  ,christ did undertake it1  
did engage our enemies1 and spoiled     
them--,he  #8spoiled principalities and 
powers1 and made a show of them openly1 
triumphing over them' upon the cross    
7,col #b3ad1ae74 ,therefore it is       

evident that he paid full price to ,god 
for sinners with his blood1  because    
,god commands us to give thanks to him  
in his name1 through his  name--#8,and  
whatsoever ye do in word or deed1 do all
 in the name of the  ,lord ,jesus1      
giving thanks to ,god and the ,father by
 him' 7,col #c3ag74    ,take this       
conclusion from the whole3 no thanks are
 accepted of ,god that  come not to him 
in the name of his ,son2 his ,son must  
have the glory of  conveying our thanks 
to ,god1 because he was he that by his  
blood  conveyeth his grace to us4       
,,the ,,eighth ,,demonstration4         
,,eighth4 ,in the next place1 that      
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath done1   
hath paid full price to ,god for        
sinners1 and obtained eternal           
redemption for them1 is evident1 because
 we are exhorted to wait for1  and to   
expect1 the full and glorious enjoyment 
of that eternal  redemption1 at the     
second coming of the ,lord from         
heaven--#8,let your  loins by girded    

about1 and your lights burning2 and ye  
yourselves like  unto men that wait for 
their ,lord1--that when he cometh and   
knocketh1  they may open unto him       
immediately' 7,luke #ab3ce1cf74         
,jesus ,christ hath obtained by his     
blood eternal redemption for us1 and    
hath taken it up now in the heavens1 is1
 as ,i have showed1 preparing  for us   
there everlasting mansions of rest2 and 
then he will come again  for us4 ,this  
coming is intended in this text1 and    
this coming we are  exhorted to wait    
for2 and that ,i may more fully show the
 truth of this  demonstration1 observe  
these following texts--    ,first4 ,it  
is said1 he shall choose our inheritance
 for us--#8,he shall  choose our        
inheritance for us2 the excellency of   
,jacob whom he loved4  ,selah4 ,god is  
gone up with a shout1' c4 7,psa         
#dg3d1e74 ,these latter  words intend   
the ascension of ,jesus ,christ2 his    
ascension1 when he had  upon the cross  
made reconciliation for iniquity2 his   

ascension into the  heavens to prepare  
our mansions of glory for us2 for our   
inheritance is  in the heavens2 our     
house1 our hope1 our mansion-house1 and 
our  incorruptible and undefiled        
inheritance is in heaven 7#b ,cor       
#e3a1b2 ,col  #a3e1f2 ,john #ad3a1b2 #a 
,peter #a3c-e74    ,this is called the  
eternal inheritance1 of which we that   
are called  have received the promise   
already 7,heb #i3ad1ae74    ,this       
inheritance1 ,i say1 he is gone to      
choose for us in the heavens1  because  
by his blood he obtained it for us 7,heb
 #i3ab74 ,and this we are  commanded to 
wait for2 but how ridiculous1 yea1 how  
great a cheat would  this be1 had he not
 by his blood obtained it for us4       
,second4 #8,we wait for his ,son from   
heaven1 whom he raised from the dead1   
even ,jesus ,christ1 which delivered us 
from the wrath to come' 7#a  ,thess     
#a3aj74 ,he delivered us by his blood1  
and obtained the kingdom of  heaven for 
us1 and hath promised that he would go  

and prepare our  places1 and come again 
and fetch us thither--#8,and if ,i go   
and prepare a  place for you1 ,i will   
come again1 and receive you unto myself1
 that  where ,i am1 there ye may be     
also' 7,john #ad3c74 ,this1 then1 is the
 cause  that we wait for him1 we look   
for the reward of the inheritance at his
  coming who have served the ,lord      
,christ in this world4    ,third4 #8,for
 our conversation is in heaven1 from    
whence also we look for  the ,saviour1  
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ' 7,phil #c3bj74
 ,we look for him to  come yet as a     
,saviour--a ,saviour he was at his first
 coming1 and a  ,saviour he will be at  
his second coming4 ,at his first coming1
 he bought  and paid for us2 at his     
second coming1 he will fetch us to      
himself4 ,at  his first coming1 he gave 
us promise of the kingdom2 at his second
  coming1 he will give us possession of 
the kingdom4 ,at his first coming1  he  
also showed us how we should be1 by his 
own transfiguration2 at his  second     

coming1 #8he will change our vile body1 
that it may be fashioned  like unto his 
glorious body' 7,phil #c3ba74           
,fourth4 ,hence therefore it is that his
 coming is called our blessed           
hope--#8,looking for that blessed hope1 
and the glorious appearing of the  great
 ,god and our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ'  
7,titus #b3ac74 ,a blessed hope  indeed1
 if he hath bought our persons with his 
blood1 and an eternal  inheritance for  
us in the heavens2 a blessed hope       
indeed1 if also at  his coming we be    
certainly carried thither4 ,no marvel1  
then1 if saints  be bid to wait for it1 
and if saints themselves long for it4   
,but what a  disappointment would these 
waiting believers have1 should all their
  expectations be rewarded with a fable6
 and the result of their blessed  hope  
can amount to no more1 if our ,saviour  
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ either  denieth
 to come1 or coming1 bringeth not with  
him the hope1 the blessed  hope that is 
laid up for us in heaven1 whereof we    

have certainly been  informed by #8the  
word of the truth of the gospel' 7,col  
#a3e74    ,fifth4 #8,for ,christ was    
once offered to bear the sins of many2  
and unto  them that look for him shall  
he appear the second time without sin   
unto  salvation' 7,heb #i3bh74 ,here we 
have it promised that he shall come1    
that he shall appear the second time1   
but not with sin1 as he did  before--to 
wit1 with and in the sin of his people1 
when he bare them in  his own body2 but 
now without sin1 for he before did put  
them away by  the sacrifice of himself4 
,now1 then1 let the saints look for him1
 not  to die for the purchasing of their
 persons by blood1 but to bring to      
them1 and to bring them also to that    
salvation that before when he died  he  
obtained of ,god for them by his death4 
,these things are to be expected        
therefore by them that believe in and   
love ,jesus ,christ1 and that from faith
 and love serve him in this  world2 they
 are to be expected by them1 being      

obtained for them by  ,jesus ,christ4   
,and he shall give the crown1 saith     
,paul1 #8not to me only1  but to all    
them also that love his appearing' 7#b  
,tim #d3h1i74    ,now forasmuch as this 
inheritance in the heavens is the price1
  purchase1 and reward of his blood1 how
 evidently doth it appear that he  hath 
paid full price to ,god for sinners6    
,would ,god else have given him  the    
heaven to dispose of to us that believe1
 and would he else have  told us so8    
,yea1 and what comfort could we have to 
look for his coming1  and kingdom1 and  
glory as the fruits of his death1 if his
 death had not  for that purpose been   
sufficiently efficacious8 ,o #8the      
sufferings of  ,christ1 and the glory   
that shall follow6' 7#a ,peter #a3aa74  
,,the ,,ninth ,,demonstration4          
,,ninth4 ,that ,jesus ,christ1 by what  
he hath done1 hath paid full price to   
,god for sinners1 and obtained eternal  
redemption for sinners1 is  evident1    
because of the threatenings wherewith   

,god hath threatened1 and  the          
punishments wherewith he punisheth those
 that shall refuse to be  saved by      
,christ1 or seek to make insignificant  
the doctrine of  righteousness by faith 
in him4    ,this demonstration          
consisteth of three parts--,first4 ,it  
suggesteth that  some refuse to be      
justified or saved by ,christ1 and also 
seek to make  insignificant the doctrine
 of righteousness by faith in him4      
,second4  ,that ,god doth threaten      
these4 ,third4 ,that ,god will punish   
these4    ,first4 ,that some refuse to  
be saved by ,christ is evident from many
  texts4 ,he is the stone which the     
builders have rejected2 he is also      
disallowed of men2 the ,jews stumble at 
him1 and to the ,greeks he is           
foolishness2 both saying1 ,this man     
shall not rule over us1 or1 ,how can    
this man save us8 7,psa #aah3bb2 ,matt  
#ba3dd2 ,luke #ai3ad2 #a ,cor #a3bc2 #a 
,peter #b3d74    ,the causes of men's   
refusing ,christ are many--#a4 ,their   

love to sin4 #b4  ,their ignorance of   
his excellency4 #c4 ,their unbelief4 #d4
 ,their  deferring to come to him in the
 acceptable time4 #e4 ,their leaning to 
their own righteousness4 #f4 ,their     
entertaining damnable doctrines4 #g4    
,their loving the praise of men4 #h4    
,the meanness of his ways1 his  people1 
c4 #i4 ,the just judgment of ,god upon  
them4 #aj4 ,the kingdom is  given to    
others4    ,now these1 as they all      
refuse him1 so they seek1 more or less1 
some  practically1 others in practice   
and judgment also1 to make              
insignificant the doctrine of           
righteousness by faith in him4 ,one does
  it by preferring his sins before him4 
,another does it by preferring his      
righteousness before him4 ,another does 
it by preferring his delusions  before  
him4 ,another does it by preferring the 
world before him4    ,now these ,god    
threateneth1 these ,god punisheth4      
,second4 ,god threateneth them4    #a4  
,whosoever shall #8not hear that prophet

 shall be destroyed from  amongst the   
people' 7,acts #c3bc74 ,the prophet is  
,jesus ,christ2 the  doctrine that he   
preached was1 that he would lay down his
 life for us1  that he would give us his
 flesh to eat1 and his blood to drink by
  faith2 and promised1 that if we did   
eat his flesh1 and drink his blood1  we 
should have eternal life4 ,he therefore 
that seeth not1 or that is  afraid to   
venture his soul for salvation on the   
flesh and blood of  ,christ by faith1 he
 refuseth this prophet1 he heareth not  
this prophet1  and him ,god hath        
purposed to cut off4 ,but would ,god    
thus have  threatened1 if ,christ by his
 blood1 and the merits of the same1 had 
not  paid full price to ,god for        
sinners1 and obtained eternal redemption
 for  them8    #b4 #8,sit thou at my    
right hand1 until ,i make thine enemies 
thy  footstool' 7,psa #aaj3a2 ,matt     
#bb3dd2 ,heb #a3ac74 ,the honour of     
sitting at  ,god's right hand was given 
him because he died1 and offered his    

body  once for all4 #8,this man1 after  
he had offered one sacrifice for sins   
for ever1 sat down on the right hand of 
,god1 from henceforth expecting  till   
his enemies be made his footstool' 7,heb
 #aj3ab1ac74 ,expecting1  since ,god    
accepted his offering1 that those that  
refused him should be  trodden under    
foot2 that is1 sunk by him into and     
under endless and  insupportable        
vengeance4 ,but would ,god have given   
the world such an  account of his       
sufferings1 that by one offering he did 
perfect for ever  them that are         
sanctified8 yea1 and would he have      
threatened to make  those foes his      
footstool that shall refuse to venture  
themselves upon  his offering--for they 
are indeed his foes--had not his eternal
 ,majesty  been well pleased with the   
price he paid to ,god for sinners2 had  
he not  obtained eternal redemption for 
them8    #c4 ,he shall come #8from      
heaven with his mighty angels1 in       
flaming fire1  taking vengeance on them 

that know not ,god1 and that obey not   
the  gospel of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ'
 7#b ,thess #a3g1h74    ,here he        
expressly telleth us wherefore they     
shall be punished2 because  #8they know 
not ,god1 and obey not the gospel of our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ'2  where also is  
notably intimated that he that obeyeth  
not the gospel of  ,christ knoweth not  
,god1 neither in his justice nor mercy4 
,but what is  the gospel of our ,lord   
,jesus ,christ but good tidings of good 
things--to  wit1 forgiveness of sins by 
faith in his blood1 an inheritance in   
heaven by faith in his blood1 as the    
whole of all the foregoing  discourse   
hath manifested8 ,now1 ,i say1 can it be
 imagined that ,god  would threaten to  
come upon the world with this flaming1  
fiery  vengeance to punish them for     
their non-subjection to his ,son's      
gospel1  if there had not been by       
himself paid to ,god full price for the 
souls  of sinners1 if he had not        
obtained eternal redemption by his blood

 for  sinners8    #d4 #8,and ,enoch     
also1 the seventh from ,adam1 prophesied
 of these1 saying1  ,behold1 the ,lord  
cometh with ten thousand of his saints1 
to execute  judgment upon all1 and to   
convince all that are ungodly among them
 of  all their ungodly deeds1 which they
 have ungodly committed1 and of all     
their hard speeches which ungodly       
sinners have spoken against him'  7,jude
 #ad1ae74    ,the ,lord that is here    
said to come with ten thousands of his  
saints is  ,jesus ,christ himself2 and  
they that come with him are called his  
saints1 because given to him by the     
,father1 for the sake of the  shedding  
of his blood4 ,now in that he is said to
 come to execute  judgment upon all1 and
 especially those that speak hard       
speeches  against him1 it is evident    
that the ,father tendereth his name1    
which is  ,jesus1 a ,saviour1 and his   
undertaking for our redemption2 and as  
evident that the hard speeches intended 
by the text are such as vilify  him as  

,saviour1 counting the blood of the     
covenant unholy1 and  trampling him that
 is ,prince of the covenant under the   
feet of their  reproachful language2    
this is counted a putting of him to open
 shame1  and a despising the riches of  
his goodness 7,heb #f3aj2 ,rom #b74     
,time  would fail to give you a view of 
the revilings1 despiteful sayings1 and  
of the ungodly speeches which these     
abominable children of hell let  fall in
 their pamphlets1 doctrines1 and        
discourses against the ,lord the  ,king4
 ,but the threatening is1 he shall      
#8execute judgment upon them for  all   
their ungodly deeds1 and for all the    
hard speeches which ungodly  sinners    
have spoken against him4'    #e4        
#8,beware therefore1 lest that come upon
 you which is spoken of in the          
prophets2 ,behold1 ye despisers1 and    
wonder1 and perish3 for ,i work a  work 
in your days1 a work which you shall in 
no wise believe1 though a  man declare  
it unto you' 7,acts #ac3dj1da74    ,this

 work is the same we have been all this 
while treating of--to wit1  redemption  
by the blood of ,christ for sinners1 or 
that ,christ hath paid  full price to   
,god for sinners1 and obtained eternal  
redemption for  them4 ,this is manifest 
from verses #bc to #bi of this chapter4 
,now1 observe1 there are and will be    
despisers of this doctrine1 and  they   
are threatened with the wrath of        
,god--#8,behold1 ye despisers1 and      
wonder1 and perish4' ,but would ,god so 
carefully have cautioned sinners  to    
take heed of despising this blessed     
doctrine1 and have backed his  caution  
with a threatening that they shall      
perish1 if they persist1 had  not he    
himself received by the blood of ,christ
 full price for the souls  of sinners8  
,third4 ,as ,god threateneth1 so he     
punisheth those that refuse his ,son1   
or that seek to vilify or make          
insignificant the doctrine of           
righteousness by faith in him4    #a4   
,he punished them with the abidings of  

his wrath--#8,he that believeth  not the
 ,son shall not see life1 but the wrath 
of ,god abideth on him'  7,john #c3cf74 
,the wrath of ,god for men2 for sin     
stands already condemned by the law2    
and the judgment is1 that they who      
refuse the ,lord ,jesus ,christ shall   
have this wrath of ,god for ever lie and
 abide upon them2 for they want  a      
sacrifice to pacify wrath for the sin   
they have committed1 having  resisted   
and refused the sacrifice of the body of
 ,christ4 ,therefore it  cannot be that 
they should get from under their present
 condition who  have refused to accept  
of the undertaking of ,christ for them4 
,besides1 ,god1 to show that he taketh  
it ill at the hands of sinners  that    
they should refuse the sacrifice of     
,christ1 hath resolved that  there shall
 be no more sacrifice for sin4          
,therefore #8if we sin  willfully after 
that we have received the knowledge of  
the truth1 there  remaineth no more     
sacrifice for sins' 7,heb #aj3bf74 ,god 

doth neither  appoint another1 neither  
will he accept another1 whoever brings  
it4 ,and  here those sayings are of     
their own natural force3 #8,how shall we
 escape  if we neglect so great         
salvation8' ,and again1 #8,see that ye  
refuse not  him that speaketh4 ,for if  
they escaped not who refused him that   
spake  on earth 7,moses71 much more     
shall not we escape1 if we turn away    
from  him 7,christ7 that speaketh from  
heaven' 7,heb #b3c1 #ab3be74    ,this   
therefore is a mighty demonstration that
 ,christ by what he hath  done hath paid
 full price to ,god for the souls of    
sinners1 because ,god  so severely      
threateneth1 and also punisheth them    
that refuse to be  justified by his     
blood3 he threateneth1 as you have      
heard1 and  punisheth1 by leaving such  
men in their sins1 under his heavy and  
insupportable vengeance here4    #b4    
#8,he that believeth not shall be       
damned1' damned in hell-fire 7,mark     
#af3af74 #8,he that believeth not4' ,but

 what should he believe8 ,why1    7#a47 
,that ,jesus is the ,saviour4 #8,if1'   
saith he1 #8ye believe not that ,i  am  
he1 ye shall die in your sins4'    7#b47
 ,he that believeth not that he ,jesus  
hath undertaken and  completely         
perfected righteousness for us1 shall   
die in his sins1 shall  be damned1 and  
perish in hell-fire2 for such have no   
cloak for their  sin1 but must stand    
naked to the show of their shame before 
the  judgment of ,god1 that fearful     
judgment4 ,therefore1 after he had said1
  #8there remaineth' for such #8no more 
sacrifice for sin1' he adds1 #8but a    
certain fearful looking for of          
judgment'2 there is for them left       
nothing but the judgment of ,god1 and   
his fiery indignation1 which shall      
devour the adversaries4 #8,he that      
despised ,moses' law died without mercy 
under two or three witnesses2 of how    
much sorer punishment1 suppose ye1      
shall he be thought worthy1 who hath    
trodden under foot the ,son of ,god1    

and hath counted the blood of the       
covenant1 wherewith he was  sanctified1 
an unholy thing1 and hath done despite  
unto the ,spirit of  grace' 7,heb       
#aj3bh1bi74    ,see here1 if fury comes 
not up now into the face of ,god2 now is
 mention  made of his fearful judgment  
and fiery indignation4 ,now1 ,i say1 is 
mention made thereof1 when it is        
suggested that some have light  thoughts
 of him1 count his blood unholy1 and    
trample his sacrificed  body under the  
feet of their reproaches2 now is he a   
consuming fire1  and will burn to the   
lowest hell4 #8,for we know him that    
hath said1  ,vengeance belongeth unto   
me1 ,i will recompense1 saith the ,lord4
 ,and  again1 ,the ,lord shall judge his
 people' 7,heb #aj3cj74 ,these words are
  urged by the ,holy ,ghost on purpose  
to beget in the hearts of the           
rebellious reverend thoughts1 and a high
 esteem of the sacrifice which  our     
,lord ,jesus offered once for all upon  
,mount ,calvary unto ,god the  ,father  

for our sins2 for that is the very      
argument of the whole  epistle4    ,it  
is said to this purpose1 in one of      
,paul's epistles to the  ,thessalonians1
 that because men receive not the love  
of the truth1 that  they might be saved2
 #8for this cause ,god shall send them  
strong  delusion1 that they should      
believe a lie2 that they might be       
damned' 7#b  ,thess #b3aa1ab74    #8,the
 truth' mentioned in this place is      
,jesus ,christ4 #8,i am the truth1'     
saith he 7,john #ad3f74 ,the love of the
 truth is none else but the love  and   
compassion of ,jesus ,christ in shedding
 his blood for man's  redemption4       
#8,greater love hath no man than this1  
that a man lay down  his life for his   
friends' 7,john #ae3ac74 ,this1 then1 is
 the love of the  ,truth 7of ,jesus71   
that he hath laid down his life for us4 
,now1 that the  rejecters of this love  
should by this their rejecting procure  
such  wrath of ,god against them1 that  
rather than they shall miss of          

damnation1 himself will choose their    
delusions for them1 and also give  them 
up to the effectual working of these    
delusions1 what doth this  manifest but 
that ,god is displeased with them that  
accept not of ,jesus  ,christ for       
righteousness1 and will certainly order 
that their end shall  be everlasting    
damnation8 therefore ,jesus ,christ hath
 paid full price  to ,god for sinners1  
and obtained eternal redemption for     
them4    ,,the ,,use ,,of ,,the         
,,doctrine4      ,i come now to make    
some use of and to apply this blessed   
doctrine of  the undertaking of ,jesus  
,christ1 and of his paying full price to
 ,god  for sinners1 and of his obtaining
 eternal redemption for them4    ,,the  
,,first ,,use4      ,,first4 ,by this   
doctrine we come to understand many     
things which  otherwise abide obscure   
and utterly unknown1 because this       
doctrine is  accompanied with the ,holy 
,ghost1 that revealer of secrets1 and   
searcher  of the deep things of ,god 7#a

 ,peter #a3b2 ,eph #a3ag2 #a ,cor #b74  
,the ,holy  ,ghost comes down with this 
doctrine as that in which it alone      
delighteth2 therefore is it called #8the
 ,spirit of wisdom and revelation  in   
the knowledge' of ,jesus ,christ4 ,he   
giveth also #8the light of the          
knowledge of the glory of ,god in the   
face of ,jesus ,christ' 7#b ,cor #d3f74 
,little of ,god is known in the world   
where the gospel is rejected2 the       
religious ,jew and the wise ,gentile may
 see more of ,god in a crucified        
,christ than in heaven and earth        
besides2 for in him #8are hid all the   
treasures of wisdom and knowledge1' not 
only in his person as ,god1 but  also in
 his undertakings as ,mediator 7,col    
#b3c74 ,hence ,paul telleth us1  that he
 #8determined not to know anything      
among' the ,corinthians but  #8,jesus   
,christ and him crucified' 7#a ,cor     
#b3b74 ,i say1 more of ,god is  revealed
 to us in this doctrine than we can see 
of him in heaven and  earth without it4 

,first4 ,here is more of his ,,wisdom   
seen than in his making and upholding   
all the creatures4 ,his wisdom1 ,i say1 
in devising means to reconcile  sinners 
to a holy and infinite ,majesty2 to be a
 just ,god1 and ,,yet a  ,saviour2 to be
 just to his law1 just to his           
threatening1 just to  himself1 and yet  
save sinners1 can no way be understood  
till thou  understandest why ,jesus     
,christ did hang on the tree2 for here  
only is  the riddle unfolded1 #8,christ 
died for our sins1' and therefore can   
,god  in justice save us 7,isa #de3ba74 
,and hence is ,christ called the ,wisdom
  of ,god1 not only because he is so    
essentially1 but because by him is  the 
greatest revelation of his wisdom       
towards man4 ,in redemption1  therefore1
 by the blood of ,christ1 ,god is said  
to abound towards us in  all wisdom     
7,eph #a3g1h74 ,here we see the highest 
contradictions  reconciled1 here justice
 kisseth the sinner1 here a man stands  
just in  the sight of ,god while        

confounded at his own pollutions1 and   
here he  that hath done no good hath yet
 a sufficient righteousness1 even the   
righteousness of ,god1 which is by faith
 of ,jesus ,christ4    ,second4 ,the    
,,justice of ,god is here more seen than
 in punishing all the  damned4 #8,he    
spared not his own ,son1' is a sentence 
which more revealeth  the nature of the 
justice of ,god than if it had said1 ,he
 spared not all  the world4 ,true1 he   
cast angels from heaven1 and drowned the
 old world2  he turned ,sodom and       
,gomorrah into ashes1 with many more of 
like nature2  but what were all these to
 the cursing of his ,son8 ,yea1 what    
were ten  thousand such manifestations  
of his ireful indignation against sin1  
to  that of striking1 afflicting1       
chastising1 and making the darling of   
his  bosom the object of his wrath and  
judgment8 ,here it is seen he           
respecteth not persons1 but judgeth sin1
 and condemneth him on whom it  is      
found2 yea1 although on ,jesus ,christ  

his well-beloved 7,rom #h3cb2 ,gal      
#c3ac74    ,third4 ,the mystery of      
,god's ,,will is here more seen than in 
hanging the  earth upon nothing1 while  
he condemneth ,christ1 though righteous1
 and  justifieth us1 though sinners1    
while he maketh him to be sin for us1   
and us the righteousness of ,god in him 
7#a ,peter #c3ah2 #b ,cor #e3bj74       
,fourth4 ,the ,,power of ,god is here   
more seen than in making of heaven and  
earth2 for one to bear1 and get the     
victory over sin1 when charged by  the  
justice of an infinite majesty1 in so   
doing he showeth the height  of the     
highest power2 for where sin by the law 
is charged1 and that by  ,god           
immediately1 there an infinite majesty  
opposeth1 and that with the  whole of   
his justice1 holiness1 and power2 so    
then1 he that is thus  charged and      
engaged for the sin of the world1 must  
not only be equal  with ,god1 but show  
it by overcoming that curse and judgment
 that by  infinite justice is charged   

upon him for sin4    ,when angels and   
men had sinned1 how did they fall and   
crumble before  the anger of ,god6 they 
had not power to withstand the terror1  
nor could  there be worth found in their
 persons or doings to appease displeased
  justice4 ,but behold here stands the  
,son of ,god before him in the sin of   
the world2 his ,father1 finding him     
there1 curseth and condemns him to      
death2 but he1 by the power of his      
,godhead1 and the worthiness of his     
person and doings1 vanquisheth sin1     
satisfieth ,god's justice1 and so       
becomes the ,saviour of the world4      
,here1 then1 is power seen3 sin is a    
mighty thing1 it crusheth all in pieces 
save him whose ,spirit is  eternal 7,heb
 #i3ad74 ,set ,christ and his sufferings
 aside1 and you  neither see the evil of
 sin nor the displeasure of ,god against
 it2 you  see them not in their utmost4 
,hadst thou a view of all the legions   
that  are now in the pains of hell1 yea1
 couldst thou hear their shrieks and    

groans together at once1 and feel the   
whole of all their burden1 much  of the 
evil of sin and of the justice of ,god  
against it would be yet  unknown by     
thee1 for thou wouldest want power to   
feel and bear the  utmost4 ,a giant     
shows not his power by killing of a     
little child1 nor  yet is his might seen
 by the resistance that such a little   
one makes1  but then he showeth his     
power when he dealeth with one like     
himself2  yea1 and the power also of the
 other is then made manifest in saving  
himself from being swallowed up with his
 wrath4 ,jesus ,christ also made        
manifest his eternal power and ,godhead1
 more by bearing and overcoming  our    
sins1 than in making or upholding the   
whole world2 hence ,christ  crucified is
 called #8the power of ,god' 7#a ,cor   
#a3bc1bd74    ,fifth4 ,the ,,love and   
,,mercy of ,god are more seen in and by 
this doctrine  than any other way4      
,mercy and love are seen1 in that ,god  
gives us rain  and fruitful seasons1 and

 in that he filleth our hearts with food
 and  gladness2 from that bounty which  
he bestoweth upon us as men1 as his     
creatures4 ,o6 but herein is love made  
manifest1 in that #8,christ laid  down  
his life for us4' #8,and ,god commendeth
 his love toward us1 in that1  while we 
were yet sinners1 ,christ died for us'  
7#a ,john #c3af2 ,rom #e3h74    ,never  
love like this1 nor did ,god ever give  
such discovery of his love  from the    
beginning to this day4 #8,herein is     
love1 not that we loved ,god1  but that 
he loved us1 and sent his ,son to be the
 propitiation for our  sins' 7#a ,john  
#d3aj74    ,here is love1 that ,god sent
 his ,son1 his darling1 his ,son that   
never  offended1 his ,son that was      
always his delight6 ,herein is love1    
that he  sent him to save sinners1 to   
save them by bearing their sins1 by     
bearing their curse1 by dying their     
death1 and by carrying their  sorrows6  
,here is love1 in that while we were yet
 enemies1 ,christ died  for us2 yea1    

here is love1 in that while #8we were   
yet without strength1  ,christ died for 
the ungodly' 7,rom #e3f74    ,,the      
,,second ,,use4      ,,second4 ,but as  
this doctrine giveth us the best        
discovery of ,god1 so  also it giveth us
 the best discovery of ourselves and our
 own things4    ,first4 ,it giveth us   
the best discovery of ourselves4        
,wouldst thou know1  sinner1 what thou  
art8 look up to the cross1 and behold a 
weeping1  bleeding1 dying ,jesus3       
nothing could do but that1 nothing could
 save  thee but his blood2 angels could 
not1 saints could not1 ,god could not1  
because he could not lie1 because he    
could not deny himself4 ,what a  thing  
is sin1 that it should sink all that    
bear its burden6 yea1 it  sunk the ,son 
of ,god himself into death and the      
grave1 and had also sunk  him into      
hell-fire for ever had he not been the  
,son of ,god1 had he not  been able to  
take it on his back1 and bear it away6  
,o this ,lamb of ,god6  ,sinners were   

going to hell1 ,christ was the delight  
of his ,father1 and  had a whole heaven 
to himself2 but that did not content    
him1 heaven  could not hold him2 he must
 come into the world to save sinners 7#a
 ,tim  #a3ae74 ,aye1 and had he not     
come1 thy sins had sunk thee1 thy sins  
had  provoked the wrath of ,god against 
thee1 to thy perdition and  destruction 
for ever4 ,there is no man but is a     
sinner1 there is no sin  but would damn 
an angel1 should ,god lay it to his     
charge4 ,sinner1 the  doctrine of       
,christ crucified crieth therefore aloud
 unto thee1 that sin  hath made thy     
condition dreadful4 ,see yourselves1    
your sin1 and  consequently the         
condition that your souls are in1 by the
 death and  blood of ,christ2 ,christ's 
death giveth us the most clear discovery
 of  the dreadful nature of our sins4 ,i
 say again1 if sin be so dreadful a     
thing as to break the heart of the ,son 
of ,god1 for so he said it did1  how    
shall a poor1 wretched1 impenitent1     

damned sinner wrestle with the  wrath of
 ,god8 ,awake1 sinners2 you are lost1   
you are undone1 you are  damned1        
hell-fire is your portion for ever1 if  
you abide in your sins1  and be found   
without a ,saviour in the dreadful day  
of judgment4    ,second4 ,for your good 
deeds cannot help you2 the blood of     
,christ tells  you so4 ,for by this     
doctrine1 #8,christ died for our sins1' 
,god damneth  to death and hell the     
righteousness of the world4 ,christ must
 die1 or  man be damned4 ,where is now  
any room for the righteousness of men8  
room1 ,i say1 for man's righteousness1  
as to his acceptance and  justification8
 ,bring1 then1 thy righteousness to the 
cross of ,jesus  ,christ1 and in his    
blood behold the demands of justice2    
behold them1 ,i  say1 in the cries and  
tears1 in the blood and death of ,jesus 
,christ4  ,look again1 and behold the   
person dying2 such an one as never      
sinned  nor offended at any time1 yet he
 dies4 ,could a holy life1 an innocent1 

harmless conversation1 have saved one   
from death1 ,jesus had not died4  ,but  
he must die2 sin was charged1 therefore 
,christ must die4    ,men1 therefore1   
need to go no further to prove the worth
 of their own  righteousness than to the
 death of ,christ2 they need not be     
waiting to  seek in that matter till    
they stand before the judgment-seat4    
,quest4 ,but how should ,i prove or try 
the goodness of mine own  righteousness 
by the death and blood of ,christ8      
,answ4 ,thus3 if ,christ must die for   
sin1 then all thy righteousness  cannot 
save thee4 #8,if righteousness come by  
the law1 then ,christ is  dead in vain' 
7,gal #b3ba74 ,by this text it is       
manifest that either  ,christ died in   
vain1 or thy righteousness is vain4 ,if 
thy righteousness  can save thee1 then  
,christ died in vain2 if nothing below  
or besides  the death of ,christ could  
save thee1 then thy righteousness is in 
vain2  one of the two must be cast away1
 either ,christ's or thine4 ,christ     

crucified to save the world1 discovereth
 two great evils in man's own           
righteousness2 ,i mean1 when brought for
 justification and life4 #a4 ,it        
opposeth the righteousness of ,christ4  
#b4 ,it condemneth ,god of  foolishness4
    #a4 ,it opposeth the righteousness  
of ,christ1 in that it seeketh itself   
to stand where should the righteousness 
of ,christ--to wit1 in ,god's  affection
 for the justification of thy person2   
and this is one of the  highest affronts
 to ,christ that poor man is capable to 
give him3 right  worthily1 therefore1   
doth the doctrine of the gospel damn the
  righteousness of men1 and promiseth   
the kingdom of ,god to publicans and    
harlots rather4    #b4 ,it condemneth   
,god of foolishness2 for if works of    
righteousness  which we can do can      
justify from the curse of the law in the
 sight of  ,god1 then are not all the   
treasures of wisdom found in the heart  
of ,god  and ,christ2 for this          
dolt-headed sinner hath now found out a 

way of his  own1 unawares to ,god1 to   
secure his soul from wrath and          
vengeance2 ,i  say1 unawares to ,god1   
for he never imagined that such a thing 
could be2  for had he1 he would never   
have purposed before the world began to 
send  his ,son to die for sinners4      
,christ is the wisdom of ,god1 as you   
have  heard1 and that as he is our      
justifying righteousness4 ,god was      
manifest  in the flesh to save us1 is   
the great mystery of godliness4 ,but    
wherein  lieth the depth of this wisdom 
of ,god in our salvation1 if man's      
righteousness can save him8 7,job       
#dj3aj-ad74    ,yea1 wherefore hath ,god
 also given it out that there is none   
other name  given to men under heaven   
whereby we must be saved8 ,i say again1 
why is  it affirmed #8without shedding  
of blood is no remission1' if man's good
  deeds can save him8    ,this doctrine1
 therefore1 of the righteousness of     
,christ being rightly  preached1 and    
truly believed1 arraigneth and          

condemneth man's  righteousness to hell2
 it casteth it out as ,abraham cast out 
,ishmael4  ,blood1 blood1 the sound of  
blood1 abaseth all the glory of it6     
,when men  have said all1 and showed us 
what they can1 they have no blood to    
present ,god's justice with2 yet it is  
blood that maketh an atonement  for the 
soul1 and nothing but blood can wash    
away from us our sins 7,lev  #ag3aa2    
,rev #a3e2 ,heb #i74    ,justice calls  
for blood1 sins call for blood1 the     
righteous law calls  for blood1 yea1 the
 devil himself must be overcome by      
blood4 ,sinner1  where is now thy       
righteousness8 ,bring it before a       
consuming fire1 for  our ,god is a      
consuming fire2 bring it before the     
justice of the law2  yea1 try if aught  
but the blood of ,christ can save thee  
from thy sins1  and devils2 try it1 ,i  
say1 by this doctrine2 go not one step  
further  before thou hast tried it4     
,third4 ,by this doctrine we are made to
 see the worth of souls4 ,it  cannot be 

but that the soul is of wonderful price1
 when the ,son of ,god  will not stick  
to spill his blood for it4 ,o sinners1  
you that will  venture your souls for a 
little pleasure1 surely you know not the
 worth  of your souls4 ,now1 if you     
would know what your souls are worth1   
and  the price which ,god sets them at1 
read that price by the blood of         
,christ4 ,the blood of ,christ was spilt
 to save souls4 #8,for ye are bought    
with a price1' and that price none other
 than the blood of ,christ2  #8therefore
 glorify ,god in your body and in your  
spirit1 which are ,god's  7#a ,cor      
#f3bj74 ,sinners1 you have souls1 can   
you behold a crucified  ,christ1 and not
 bleed1 and not mourn1 and not fall in  
love with him8    ,,the ,,third ,,use4  
,,third4 ,by this doctrine sinners1 as  
sinners1 are encouraged to come  to ,god
 for mercy1 for the curse due to sin is 
taken out of the way4 ,i  speak now to  
sinners that are awake1 and see         
themselves sinners4    ,there are two   

things in special when men begin to be  
awakened1 that  kill their thoughts of  
being saved4 #a4 ,a sense of sin4 #b4   
,the wages due  thereto4 ,these kill the
 heart2 for who can bear up under the   
guilt of  sin8 #8,if our sins be upon   
us1 and we pine away in them1 how should
 we  then live8' 7,eze #cc3aj74 ,how    
indeed6 it is impossible4 ,so neither   
can  man grapple with the justice of    
,god4 #8,can thine heart endure1 or can 
thine hands be strong8' ,they cannot    
7,eze #bb3ad74 #8,a wounded spirit who  
can bear8' 7,prov #ah3ad74 ,men cannot1 
angels cannot4 ,wherefore1 if now       
,christ be hid1 and the blessing of     
faith in his blood denied1 woe be to    
them2 such go after ,saul and ,judas1   
one to the sword1 and the other to  the 
halter1 and so miserably end their days2
 for come to ,god they dare  not2 the   
thoughts of that eternal ,majesty strike
 them through4    ,but now1 present such
 poor dejected sinners with a crucified 
,christ1  and persuade them that the    

sins under which they shake and tremble 
were  long ago laid upon the back of    
,christ1 and the noise and sense and    
fear  of damning begins to cease1       
depart1 and fly away2 dolors and terrors
  fade and vanish1 and that soul        
conceiveth hopes of life2 for thus the  
soul argueth1 ,is this indeed the truth 
of ,god1 that ,christ was made to  be   
sin for me8 was made the curse of ,god  
for me8 ,hath he indeed borne  all my   
sins1 and spilt his blood for my        
redemption6 ,o ,blessed tidings6  ,o    
welcome grace6 #8,bless the ,lord1 ,o my
 soul1 and all that is within me1  bless
 his holy name4' ,now is peace come2 now
 the face of heaven is  altered2        
#8,behold1 all things are become new4'  
,now the sinner can abide  ,god's       
presence1 yea1 sees unutterable glory   
and beauty in him2 for here  he sees    
justice smite4 ,while ,jacob was afraid 
of ,esau1 how heavily did  he drive even
 towards the promised land8 but when    
killing thoughts were  turned into      

kissing1 and the fears of the sword's   
point turned into  brother embraces1    
what says he8--#8,i have seen thy face  
as though it had  been the face of ,god1
 and thou wast pleased with me' 7,gen   
#cc3aj74    ,so and far better is it    
with a poor distressed sinner at the    
revelation  of the grace of ,god through
 ,jesus ,christ4 #8,god was in ,christ1 
reconciling the world unto himself1 not 
imputing their trespasses unto  them4'  
,o what work will such a word make upon 
a wounded conscience1  especially when  
the next words follow--#8,for he hath   
made him to be sin  for us1 who knew no 
sin1 that we might be made the          
righteousness of ,god  in him6'    ,now1
 the soul sees qualifications able to   
set him quit in the sight of  ,god2     
qualifications prepared already4        
,prepared1 ,i say1 already2 and  that by
 ,god through ,christ2 even such as can 
perfectly answer the law4  ,what doth   
the law require8 ,if obedience1 here it 
is2 if bloody  sacrifice1 here it is2 if

 infinite righteousness1 here it is6    
,now1  then1 the law condemns him that  
believes before ,god no more2 for all   
its demands are answered1 all its curses
 are swallowed up in the death  and     
curse ,christ underwent4    ,object4    
,but reason saith1 since personal sin   
brought the death1 surely  personal     
obedience must bring us life and glory4 
,answ4 ,true reason saith so1 and so    
doth the law itself 7,rom #aj3e72 but   
,god1 we know1 is above them both1 and  
he in the covenant of grace saith       
otherwise2 to wit1 that #8if thou shalt 
confess with thy mouth the ,lord        
,jesus1 and shalt believe in thine heart
 that ,god hath raised him from  the    
dead1 thou shalt be saved' 7,rom #aj3i74
    ,let reason1 then1 hold its tongue1 
yea1 let the law with all its wisdom    
subject itself to him that made it2 let 
it look for sin where ,god hath  laid   
it2 let it approve the righteousness    
which ,god approveth2 yea1  though it be
 not that of the law1 but that by faith 

of ,jesus ,christ4    ,god hath made him
 our righteousness1 ,god hath made him  
our sin1 ,god  hath made him our curse1 
,god hath made him our blessing2        
methinks this  word1 #8,god hath made it
 so1' should silence all the world4     
,,the ,,fourth ,,use4      ,,fourth4 ,by
 this doctrine1 sufficiency of argument 
is ministered to  the tempted to        
withstand hereby the assaults of the    
devil4    ,when souls begin to seek     
after the ,lord ,jesus1 then ,satan     
begins to  afflict and distress1 as the 
,canaanites did the ,gibeonites1 for    
making  peace with ,joshua 7,josh       
#aj3a1f74    ,there are three things    
that do usually afflict the soul that is
  earnestly looking after ,jesus        
,christ4 ,first4 ,dreadful accusations  
from  ,satan4 ,second4 ,grievous        
defiling and infectious thoughts4       
,third4 ,a  strange readiness in our    
nature to fall in with both4    ,first4 
,by the first of these1 the heart is    
made continually to tremble4  ,hence his

 temptations are compared to the roaring
 of a lion1 for as the  lion by roaring 
killeth the heart of his prey1 so doth  
,satan kill the  spirit of these that   
hearken to him 7#a ,peter #e3h72 for    
when he  tempteth1 especially by way of 
accusation1 he doth to us as ,rabshakeh 
did to the ,jews2 he speaks to us in our
 own language2 he speaks our sin  at    
every word1 our guilty conscience knows 
it2 he speaks our death at  every word1 
our doubting conscience feels it4       
,second4 ,besides this1 there doth now  
arise1 even in the heart1 such  defiling
 and foul infectious thoughts that      
putteth the tempted to their  wits' end2
 for now it seems to the soul that the  
very flood-gates of  the flesh are      
opened1 and that to sin there is no stop
 at all2 now the  air seems to be       
covered with darkness1 and the man is as
 if he was  changed into the nature of a
 devil2 now if ignorance and unbelief   
prevail1 he concludeth that he is a     
reprobate1 made to be taken and         

destroyed4    ,third4 ,now also he      
feeleth in him a readiness to fall in   
with every  temptation2 a readiness1 ,i 
say1 continually present 7,rom #g3ba74  
,this  throws all down4 ,now despair    
begins to swallow him up2 now he can    
neither pray1 nor read1 nor hear1 nor   
meditate on ,god1 but fire and  smoke   
continually bursteth forth of the heart 
against him4 ,now sin and  great        
confusion puts forth itself in all2 yea1
 the more the sinner  desireth to do a  
duty sincerely1 the further off it      
always find itself2  for by how much the
 soul struggleth under these distresses1
 by so much  the more doth ,satan put   
forth himself to resist1 still infusing 
more  poison1 that if possible it might 
never struggle more1 for strugglings    
are also as poison to ,satan4 ,the fly  
in the spider's web is an emblem  of the
 soul in such a condition--the fly is   
entangled in the web2 at  this the      
spider shows himself2 if the fly stir   
again1 down comes the  spider to her1   

and claps a foot upon her2 if yet the   
fly makes a noise1  then with poisoned  
mouth the spider lays hold upon her2 if 
the fly  struggle still1 then he poisons
 her more and more4 ,what shall the fly 
do now8 ,why1 she dies1 if somebody does
 not quickly release her4 ,this  is the 
case of the tempted2 they are entangled 
in the web1 their feet  and wings are   
entangled2 now ,satan shows himself2 if 
the soul now  struggleth1 ,satan        
laboureth to hold it down2 if it now    
shall make a  noise1 then he bites with 
blasphemous mouth1 more poisonous than  
the  gall of a serpent2 if it struggle  
again1 then he poisoneth more and  more1
 insomuch that it needs1 at last1 must  
die in the net1 if the man1  the lord   
,jesus1 help not out4#f    ,the         
afflicted conscience understands my     
words4    ,further1 though the fly in   
the web is altogether incapable of      
looking  for relief1 yet this awakened1 
tempted ,christian is not4 ,what must he
  do therefore8 ,how should he contain  

hopes of life8 ,if he look to his       
heart1 there is blasphemy2 if he look to
 his duties1 there is sin2 if  he strive
 to mourn and lament1 perhaps he cannot2
 unbelief and hardness  hinder4 ,shall  
this man lie down and despair8 ,no4     
,shall he trust to his  duties8 ,no4    
,shall he stay from ,christ till his    
heart is better8 ,no4  ,what then8 ,let 
him ,,now look to ,jesus ,christ        
crucified1 then shall he  see his sins  
answered for1 then shall he see death   
a-dying1 then shall  he see guilt borne 
by another1 and there shall he see the  
devil  overcome4 ,this sight destroys   
the power of the first temptation1      
purifies the heart1 and inclines the    
mind to all good things4    ,and to     
encourage thee1 tempted creature1 to    
this most gospel duty1  consider that   
when ,jesus ,christ read his commission 
upon the entering  into his ministry1 he
 proclaimed1 #8,the ,spirit of the ,lord
 is upon me1  because he hath anointed  
me to preach the gospel to the poor2 he 

hath  sent me to heal the               
broken-hearted1 to preach deliverance to
 the  captives1 and recovering of sight 
to the blind1 to set at liberty them    
that are bruised1 to preach the         
acceptable year of the ,lord' 7,luke    
#d3ah1ai74    ,these things therefore   
should the tempted believe2 but         
believing is now  sweating work2 for    
,satan will hold as long as possible1   
and only  steadfast faith can make him  
fly4 ,but ,o1 the toil of a truly       
gracious  heart in this combat6 ,if     
faith be weak1 he can scarce get higher 
than  his knees2 ,lord1 help6 ,lord1    
save6 and then down again1 till an arm  
from heaven takes him up1 until ,jesus  
,christ be evidently set forth          
crucified for him1 and cursed for his   
sin2 for then1 and not till then1  the  
temptation rightly ceaseth1 at leastwise
 for a season4 ,now the soul  can tend  
to look about it1 and thus consider with
 itself3 if ,christ  hath borne my sin  
and curse1 then it is taken away from   

me2 and seeing  thus to take away sin   
was the contrivance of the ,god of      
heaven1 ,i will  bless his name1 hope in
 his mercy1 and look upon death and hell
 with  comfort4 #8,thine heart shall    
meditate terror1' thou shalt see the    
land  that is very far off 7,isa        
#cc3af-ah74    ,,the ,,fifth ,,use4     
,,fifth4 this doctrine makes ,christ    
precious to the believers--#8,unto you  
therefore which believe1 he is precious'
 7#a ,peter #b3g74    ,this head might  
be greatly enlarged upon1 and branched  
out into a  thousand particulars1 and   
each one full of weight and glory4 #a4  
,by  considering what sin is4 #b4 ,by   
considering what hell is4 #c4 ,by       
considering what wrath is4 #d4 ,by      
considering what eternity is4 #e4 ,by   
considering what the loss of a soul is4 
#f4 ,what the loss of ,god is4 #g4      
,what the loss of heaven is4 #h4 ,and   
what it is to be in utter darkness  with
 devils and damned souls for ever and   
ever4 ,and after all to  conclude1 from 

all the miseries the ,lord ,jesus       
delivered me4    ,further1 this makes   
,christ precious1 if ,i consider1 in the
 next place1    #a4 ,how he did deliver 
me2 it was with his life1 his blood2 it 
cost him  tears1 groans1 agony1         
separation from ,god2 to do it he       
endured his  ,father's wrath1 bore his  
,father's curse1 and died thousands of  
deaths  at once4    #b4 ,he did this    
while ,i was his enemy1 without my      
desires1 without my  knowledge1 without 
my deserts2 he did it unawares to me4   
#c4 ,he did it freely1 cheerfully1 yea1 
he longed to die for me2 yea1  heaven   
would not hold him for the love he had  
to my salvation1 which  also he hath    
effectually accomplished for me at      
,jerusalem4 ,honourable  ,jesus6        
precious ,jesus6 loving ,jesus6         
,jonathan's kindness captivated  ,david1
 and made him precious in his eyes for  
ever4 #8,i am distressed for  thee1 my  
brother ,jonathan1' said he2 #8very     
pleasant hast thou been unto  me2 thy   

love to me was wonderful1 passing the   
love of women' 7#b ,sam  #a3bf74 ,why1  
what had ,jonathan done8 ,o1 he had     
delivered ,david from the  wrath of     
,saul4 ,but how much more should he be  
precious to me who hath  saved me from  
death and hell6 who hath delivered me   
from the wrath of  ,god6 #8,the love of 
,christ constraineth us4' ,nothing will 
so edge the  spirit of a ,christian as1 
#8,thou wast slain1 and hast redeemed us
 to ,god  by thy blood4' ,this makes the
 heavens themselves ring with joy and   
shouting4 ,mark the words1 #8,thou wast 
slain1 and hast redeemed us to ,god  by 
thy blood1 out of every kindred1 and    
tongue1 and people1 and nation2  and    
hast made us unto our ,god kings and    
priests3 and we shall reign on  the     
earth4' ,what follows now8 #8,and ,i    
beheld1 and ,i heard the voice of  many 
angels round about the throne1 and the  
beasts and the elders3 and  the number  
of them was ten thousand times ten      
thousand1 and thousands  of thousands2  

saying with a loud voice1 ,worthy is the
 ,lamb that was  slain1 to receive      
power1 and riches1 and wisdom1 and      
strength1 and  honour1 and glory1 and   
blessing4 ,and every creature which is  
in heaven1  and on the earth1 and under 
the earth1 and such as are in the sea1  
and  all that are in them1 heard ,i     
saying1 ,blessing1 and honour1 and      
glory1  and power1 be unto him that     
sitteth upon the throne1 and unto the   
,lamb1  for ever and ever' 7,rev        
#e3i-ad74    ,thus also is the song1    
that new song that is said to be sung by
 the  hundred forty and four thousand   
which stand with the ,lamb upon ,mount  
,sion1 with his ,father's name written  
in their foreheads4 ,these are also     
called harpers1 harping with their      
harps3 #8,and they sung as it were a    
new song before the throne1 and before  
the four beasts1 and the elders3  and no
 man could learn that song but the      
hundred and forty and four  thousand1   
which were redeemed from the earth'     

7,rev #ad3a-c74    ,but why could they  
not learn that song8 ,because they were 
not redeemed3  none can sing of this    
song but the redeemed2 they can give    
glory to the  ,lamb1 the ,lamb that was 
slain1 and that redeemed them to ,god by
 his  blood4 ,it is faith in his blood  
on earth that will make us sing this    
song in heaven4 ,these shoutings and    
heavenly songs must needs come from     
love put into a flame by the sufferings 
of ,christ4    ,,the ,,last ,,use4      
,if all these things be true1 what      
follows but a demonstration of the      
accursed condition of those among the   
religious in these nations whose        
notions put them far off from ,jesus1   
and from venturing their souls  upon his
 bloody death8 ,i have observed such a  
spirit as this in the  world that careth
 not for knowing of ,jesus2 the         
possessed therewith do  think that it is
 not material to salvation to venture   
upon a crucified  ,christ1 neither do   
they trouble their heads or hearts with 

inquiring  whether ,christ ,jesus be    
risen and ascended into heaven1 or      
whether they  see him again or no1 but  
rather are for concluding that there    
will be  no such thing3 these men speak 
not by the ,holy ,ghost1 for in the sum 
they call ,jesus accursed2 but ,i doubt 
not to say that many of them are        
anathematized of ,god1 and shall stand  
so1 till the coming of the ,lord        
,jesus1 to whom be glory for ever and   
ever4 ,amen4#g    ,,footnotes3      #a4 
,in this quotation1 ,bunyan has followed
 the ,genevan or ,puritan  version4 ,it 
was a favourite version with our pilgrim
 forefathers1 and  is in many texts more
 faithful than our authorized           
translation2 but1 in  this passage1 our 
present version is more literal4 ,the   
same ,hebrew  word1 to #8break' or      
#8bruise1' is used as to ,satan's head  
and the  ,saviour's heel4--,ed4    #b4  
,genevan or ,puritan version4--,ed4     
#c4 #8,common' means public4 #8,not     
doing nor dying in a private capacity1  

but in the room and stead of            
sinners4'--,ed4    #d4 ,it was common   
with the ,reformers and ,puritans1 when 
condemning the  absurdities of ,aquinas 
and the schoolmen1 to call it #8,dunsish
  sophistry1' from one of the chief of  
these writers named ,duns1 usually      
called1 from the place of his birth1    
,duns ,scotus4--,ed4    #e4 ,the apostle
 evidently means by #8,christ made sin  
for us1' that he was  made an offering  
or sacrifice for our sins4 ,he was made 
sin who knew no  sin4 ,our sins were    
laid upon him2 he bore them away in his 
own body on  the tree4 ,the clean       
animals sacrificed by the patriarchs1   
and under the  law1 were types of this  
great sacrifice of ,christ4--,ed4    #f4
 #8,i hid myself when ,i for flies do   
wait1 ,so doth the devil when he  lays  
his bait2 ,if ,i do fear the losing of  
my prey1 ,i stir me1 and more  snares   
upon her lay1 ,this way and that her    
wings and legs ,i tie1 ,that  sure as   
she is caught1 so she must              

die4'--,bunyan's ,divine ,emblems1 ,no4 
,,xviii4 #8,dialogue between a spider   
and a sinner4'    #g4 ,here is faithful 
dealing6 ,this is a most solemn and     
awful appeal to  the consciences of     
those who1 forsaking the fountain of    
salvation1  venture to build their hopes
 of pardon upon some other foundation   
than  ,jesus ,christ1 the ,rock of      
,ages4 ,they seek refuge in lies1 which1
 at the  great and trying day1 will be  
fearfully and swiftly swept away1       
leaving  them1 with all their guilt upon
 their heads1 to suffer under the curse4
  ,reader1 do not indulge in vain       
imaginations as to whether any sect is  
here alluded to2 ,bunyan's appeal is to 
persons--to you and me4 ,if ,,we1       
either by secret or open sins1 or by    
carelessness of eternal realities1  or  
by departing from a simple and entire   
reliance by faith in the work  and      
merits of ,christ--we trample under foot
 the blood of the covenant1  there is   
nothing left us but a fearful looking   

for of judgment1 and  fiery indignation 
to devour us4 ,may we appeal to our     
,god1 ,lord1 is it  ,i8 ,lord1 thou     
knowest that ,i love thee4 ,o lead me in
 the way  everlasting4--,ed          ,a 
,,treatise ,,of ,,the ,,fear ,,of ,,god2
    ,,showing    ,,what ,,it ,,is1 ,,and
 ,,how ,,distinguished ,,from ,,that    
,,which ,,is ,,not ,,so4    ,,also1     
,,whence ,,it ,,comes2 ,,who ,,has ,,it2
 ,,what ,,are ,,the ,,effects2 ,,and    
,,what ,,the  ,,privileges ,,of ,,those 
,,that ,,have ,,it ,,in ,,their         
,,hearts4      ,london3 ,printed for ,n4
 ,ponder1 at the ,peacock in the        
,poultry1 over  against the ,stocks     
market3 #afgi4    ,,advertisement ,,by  
,,the ,,editor4      8,the fear of the  
,lord is the beginning of wisdom10 and  
8a fountain of  life0--the foundation on
 which all wisdom rests1 as well as the 
source  from whence it emanates4 ,upon a
 principle so vastly important1 all the 
subtle malignity of ,satan has been     
directed1 if possible to mislead the    

very elect2 while the ungodly and       
impenitent fall under his devices4 ,to  
the mind enlightened by ,divine truth1  
the difference between a filial  fear of
 offending ,god and the dread of        
punishment is very plain4 ,still1  by   
the devil's sophistry1 some of the most 
pious ,christians have been  puzzled and
 bewildered4 ,bunyan was not ignorant of
 ,satan's devices1 and  he has roused   
the energies of his powerful mind1      
guided by ,divine  truth1 to render this
 important doctrine so clear and easy to
 be  understood1 that the believer may  
not err4    ,this rare volume1 first    
published in #afgi1 soon became so      
scarce that  ,chandler1 ,wilson1        
,whitefield1 and others1 omitted it from
 their  editions of ,bunyan's works4 ,at
 length it appeared in the more complete
  collection by ,ryland and ,mason1     
about #aghj4 ,since then1 it has been   
reprinted1 somewhat modernized1 by the  
,tract ,society1 from an original  copy1
 discovered by that ardent lover of     

,bunyan1 the ,rev4 ,joseph  ,belcher4   
,of this edition1 four thousand copies  
have been printed4    ,the great line of
 distinction that ,bunyan draws is      
between that terror  and dread of ,god1 
as the infinitely ,holy ,one1 before    
whom all sin must  incur the intensity  
of punishment2 and the love of ,god1 as 
the ,father  of mercies1 and fountain of
 blessedness1 in the gift of his ,son1  
and a  sense of adoption into his       
family2 by the influences of which the  
soul  fears to offend him4 ,this fear is
 purely evangelical2 for if the         
slightest dependence is placed upon any 
supposed good works of our own1  the    
filial fear of ,god is swallowed up in  
dread and terror--for  salvation depends
 upon the perfection of holiness1       
without which none  can enter heaven1   
and which can only be found in ,christ4 
,mr4 ,mason1 on reading this treatise1  
thus expressed his feelings--8,when  the
 fear of the ,lord is a permanent       
principle1 inwrought in the soul by  the

 ,divine ,spirit1 it is an undoubted    
token of election to life  eternal2 for 
the most precious promises are made to  
,god's fearers1 even  the blessings of  
the everlasting covenant4 ,such are sure
 to be  protected from every enemy2 to  
be guided by unerring counsel2 and what 
will crown all1 to be beloved of ,god   
the ,father1 ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost2    
till1 by almighty and effectual grace1  
he will be translated to those  mansions
 of glory and blessedness prepared for  
him1 where he will sing  the praises of 
his covenant-,god while eternity        
endures40    ,may this be the blessed   
experience of all those who prayerfully 
read  this important treatise4    ,geo4 
,offor4    ,a ,,treatise ,,on ,,the     
,,fear ,,of ,,god    8,,blessed ,,is    
,,every ,,one ,,that ,,feareth ,,the    
,,lord40--,,psalm #abh3a    8,,fear     
,,god40--,,revelation #ad3g      ,this  
exhortation is not only found here in   
the text1 but is in several  other      
places of the ,scripture pressed1 and   

that with much vehemency1  upon the     
children of men1 as in ,ecclesiastes    
#ab3ac2 #a ,peter #a3ag1 c4 ,i  shall   
not trouble you with a long preamble1 or
 forespeech to the  matter1 nor shall ,i
 here so much as meddle with the        
context1 but shall  immediately fall    
upon the words themselves1 and briefly  
treat of the  fear of ,god4 ,the text1  
you see1 presenteth us with matter of   
greatest  moment1 to wit1 with ,god1 and
 with the fear of him4    ,first they   
present us with ,god1 the true and      
living ,god1 maker of the  worlds1 and  
upholder of all things by the word of   
his power3 that  incomprehensible       
majesty1 in comparison of whom all      
nations are less  than the drop of a    
bucket1 and than the small dust of the  
balance4 ,this  is he that fills heaven 
and earth1 and is everywhere present    
with the  children of men1 beholding the
 evil and the good2 for he hath set his 
eyes upon all their ways4    ,so that1  
considering that by the text we have    

presented to our souls  the ,lord ,god  
and ,maker of us all1 who also will be  
either our ,saviour  or ,judge1 we are  
in reason and duty bound to give the    
more earnest heed  to the things that   
shall be spoken1 and be the more careful
 to receive  them1 and put them in      
practice2 for1 as ,i said1 as they      
present us with  the mighty ,god1 so    
they exhort us to the highest duty      
towards him2 to  wit1 to fear him4 ,i   
call it the highest duty1 because it is1
 as ,i may  call it1 not only a duty in 
itself1 but1 as it were1 the salt that  
seasoneth every duty4 ,for there is no  
duty performed by us that can by  any   
means be accepted of ,god1 if it be not 
seasoned with godly fear4  ,wherefore   
the apostle saith1 8,let us have grace1 
whereby we may serve  ,god acceptably1  
with reverence and godly fear40 ,of this
 fear1 ,i say1 ,i  would discourse at   
this time2 but because this word fear is
 variously  taken in the ,scripture1 and
 because it may be profitable to us to  

see  it in its variety1 ,i shall        
therefore choose this method for the    
managing of my discourse1 even to show  
you the nature of the word in  its      
several1 especially of the chiefest1    
acceptations4 ,,first4 ,then by  this   
word fear we are to understand even ,god
 himself1 who is the object  of our     
fear4 ,,second4 ,by this word fear we   
are to understand the ,word of  ,god1   
the rule and director of our fear4 ,now 
to speak to this word fear1  as it is   
thus taken4    ,,this ,,word ,,fear ,,as
 ,,taken ,,for ,,god ,,himself4         
,,first4 ,of this word 8fear10 ,,as ,,it
 ,,respecteth ,,god ,,himself1 who is   
the  object of our fear4    ,by this    
word fear1 as ,i said1 we are to        
understand ,god himself1 who is  the    
object of our fear3 ,for the ,divine    
majesty goeth often under this  very    
name himself4 ,this name ,jacob called  
him by1 when he and ,laban  chid        
together on ,mount ,gilead1 after that  
,jacob had made his escape to  his      

father's house2 8,except10 said he1 8the
 ,god of my father1 the ,god  of        
,abraham1 and the fear of ,isaac had    
been with me1 surely thou hadst  sent me
 away now empty40 ,so again1 a little   
after1 when ,jacob and ,laban  agree to 
make a covenant of peace each with      
other1 though ,laban1 after  the        
jumbling way of the heathen by his oath1
 puts the true ,god and the  false      
together1 yet 8,jacob sware by the fear 
of his father ,isaac0 7,gen             
#ca3db1ec74a    ,by the fear1 that is1  
by the ,god of his father ,isaac4 ,and1 
indeed1 ,god  may well be called the    
fear of his people1 not only because    
they have  by his grace made him the    
object of their fear1 but because of the
  dread and terrible majesty that is in 
him4 8,he is a mighty ,god1 a great  and
 terrible1 and with ,god is terrible    
majesty0 7,dan #g3bh1 #aj3ag2 ,neh      
#a3e1 #d3ad1 #i3cb2 ,job #cg3bb74 ,who  
knows the power of his anger8 8,the     
mountains quake at him1 the hills melt1 

and the earth is burned at his          
presence1 yea1 the world1 and all that  
dwell therein4 ,who can stand  before   
his indignation8 who can abide in the   
fierceness of his anger8  his fury is   
poured out like fire1 and the rocks are 
thrown down by him0  7,nahum #a3e1f74   
,his people know him1 and have his dread
 upon them1 by  virtue whereof there is 
begot and maintained in them that godly 
awe and  reverence of his majesty which 
is agreeable to their profession of him4
  8,let him be your fear1 and let him be
 your dread40 ,set his majesty  before  
the eyes of your souls1 and let his     
excellency make you afraid  with godly  
fear 7,isa #h3ac74    ,there are these  
things that make ,god to be the fear of 
his people4    ,first4 ,his presence is 
dreadful1 and that not only his presence
 in  common1 but his special1 yea1 his  
most comfortable and joyous presence4   
,when ,god comes to bring a soul news of
 mercy and salvation1 even that  visit1 
that presence of ,god1 is fearful4 ,when

 ,jacob went from ,beersheba  towards   
,haran1 he met with ,god in the way by a
 dream1 in the which he  apprehended a  
ladder set upon the earth1 whose top    
reached to heaven2  now in this dream1  
from the top of this ladder1 he saw the 
,lord1 and  heard him speak unto him1   
not threateningly2 not as having his    
fury  come up into his face2 but in the 
most sweet and gracious manner1         
saluting him with promise of goodness   
after promise of goodness1 to the       
number of eight or nine2 as will appear 
if you read the place4 ,yet ,i  say1    
when he awoke1 all the grace that       
discovered itself in this  heavenly     
vision to him could not keep him from   
dread and fear of ,god's  majesty4 8,and
 ,jacob awaked out of his sleep1 and he 
said1 ,surely the  ,lord is in this     
place1 and ,i knew it not2 and he was   
afraid and said1  ,how dreadful is this 
place6 this is none other but the house 
of ,god1  and this is the gate of       
heaven0 7,gen #bh3aj-ag74    ,at another

 time1 to wit1 when ,jacob had that     
memorable visit from ,god1  in which he 
gave him power as a prince to prevail   
with him2 yea1 and  gave him a name1    
that by his remembering it he might call
 ,god's favour  the better to his mind2 
yet even then and there such dread of   
the  majesty of ,god was upon him1 that 
he went away wondering that his life    
was preserved 7,gen #cb3cj74 ,man       
crumbles to dust at the presence of     
,god2  yea1 though he shows himself to  
us in his robes of salvation4 ,we have  
read how dreadful and how terrible even 
the presence of angels have  been unto  
men1 and that when they have brought    
them good tidings from  heaven 7,judg   
#ac3bb2 ,matt #bh3d2 ,mark #af3e1f74    
,now1 if angels1 which are  but         
creatures1 are1 through the glory that  
,god has put upon them1 so  fearful and 
terrible in their appearance to men1 how
 much more dreadful  and terrible must  
,god himself be to us1 who are but dust 
and ashes6  ,when ,daniel had the vision

 of his salvation sent him from heaven1 
for  so it was1 8,o ,daniel10 said the  
messenger1 8a man greatly beloved02 yet 
behold the dread and terror of the      
person speaking fell with that  weight  
upon this good man's soul1 that he could
 not stand1 nor bear up  under it4 ,he  
stood trembling1 and cries out1 8,o my  
lord1 by the vision  my sorrows are     
turned upon me1 and ,i have retained no 
strength4 ,for how  can the servant of  
this my lord talk with this my lord8 for
 as for me1  straightway there remained 
no strength in me0 7,dan #aj3af-ag74    
,see you  here if the presence of ,god  
is not a dreadful and a fearful thing2  
yea1  his most gracious and merciful    
appearances2 how much more then when he 
showeth himself to us as one that       
disliketh our ways1 as one that is      
offended with us for our sins8    ,and  
there are three things that in an       
eminent manner make his presence        
dreadful to us4    #a4 ,the first is    
,god's own greatness and majesty2 the   

discovery of this1  or of himself thus1 
even as no poor mortals are able to     
conceive of  him1 is altogether         
unsupportable4 ,the man dies to whom he 
thus  discovers himself4 8,and when ,i  
saw him10 says ,john1 8,i fell at his   
feet  as dead0 7,rev #a3ag74 ,it was    
this1 therefore1 that ,job would have   
avoided in the day that he would have   
approached unto him4 8,let not thy      
dread10 says he1 8make me afraid4 ,then 
call thou1 and ,i will answer2 or  let  
me speak1 and answer thou me0 7,job     
#ac3ba1bb74 ,but why doth ,job  after   
this manner thus speak to ,god8 ,why6 it
 was from a sense that he  had of the   
dreadful majesty of ,god1 even the great
 and dreadful ,god  that keepeth        
covenant with his people4 ,the presence 
of a king is  dreadful to the subject1  
yea1 though he carries it never so      
condescendingly2 if then there be so    
much glory and dread in the  presence of
 the king1 what fear and dread must     
there be1 think you1 in  the presence of

 the eternal ,god8    #b4 ,when ,god    
giveth his presence to his people1 that 
his presence  causeth them to appear to 
themselves more what they are1 than at  
other  times1 by all other light1 they  
can see4 8,o my lord10 said ,daniel1 8by
  the vision my sorrows are turned upon 
me02 and why was that1 but  because by  
the glory of that vision1 he saw his own
 vileness more than  at other times4 ,so
 again3 8,i was left alone10 says he1   
8and saw this  great vision02 and what  
follows8 ,why1 8and there remained no   
strength  in me2 for my comeliness was  
turned into corruption1 and ,i retained 
no  strength0 7,dan #aj3h1af74 ,by the  
presence of ,god1 when we have it       
indeed1 even our best things1 our       
comeliness1 our sanctity and            
righteousness1 all do immediately turn  
to corruption and polluted rags4  ,the  
brightness of his glory dims them as the
 clear light of the shining  sun puts   
out the glory of the fire or candle1 and
 covers them with the  shadow of death4 

,see also the truth of this in that     
vision of the  prophet ,isaiah4 8,wo is 
me10 said he1 8for ,i am undone1 because
 ,i am a  man of unclean lips1 and ,i   
dwell in the midst of a people of       
unclean  lips40 ,why1 what is the       
matter8 how came the prophet by this    
sight8  ,why1 says he1 8mine eyes have  
seen the ,king1 the ,lord of hosts0     
7,isa  #f3e74 ,but do you think that    
this outcry was caused by unbelief8 ,no2
 nor  yet begotten by slavish fear4     
,this was to him the vision of his      
,saviour1 with whom also he had         
communion before 7vv #b-e74 ,it was the 
glory of that ,god with whom he had now 
to do1 that turned1 as was noted  before
 of ,daniel1 his comeliness in him into 
corruption1 and that gave  him yet      
greater sense of the disproportion that 
was betwixt his ,god and  him1 and so a 
greater sight of his defiled and        
polluted nature4    #c4 ,add to this the
 revelation of ,god's goodness1 and it  
must needs make  his presence dreadful  

to us2 for when a poor defiled creature 
shall see  that this great ,god hath1   
notwithstanding his greatness1 goodness 
in  his heart1 and mercy to bestow upon 
him3 this makes his presence yet  the   
more dreadful4 ,they 8shall fear the    
,lord and his goodness0 7,hosea  #c3e74 
,the goodness as well as the greatness  
of ,god doth beget in the  heart of his 
elect an awful reverence of his majesty4
 8,fear ye not me8  saith the ,lord2    
will ye not tremble at my presence80    
,and then1 to  engage us in our soul to 
the duty1 he adds one of his wonderful  
mercies  to the world1 for a motive1    
8,fear ye not me80 ,why1 who are thou8  
,he  answers1 ,even ,i1 8which have0    
set1 or 8placed the sand for the bound  
of  the sea by a perpetual decree1 that 
it cannot pass it2 and though the  waves
 thereof toss themselves1 yet can they  
not prevail2 though they  roar1 yet can 
they not pass over it80 7,jer #e3bb74   
,also1 when ,job had  ,god present with 
him1 making manifest the goodness of his

 great heart  to him1 what doth he say8 
how doth he behave himself in his       
presence8  8,i have heard of thee10 says
 he1 8by the hearing of the ear1 but now
  mine eye seeth thee2 wherefore ,i     
abhor myself1 and repent in dust and    
ashes0 7,job #db3e1f74    ,and what mean
 the tremblings1 the tears1 those       
breakings and shakings  of heart that   
attend the people of ,god1 when in an   
eminent manner they  receive the        
pronunciation of the forgiveness of sins
 at his mouth1 but  that the dread of   
the majesty of ,god is in their sight   
mixed therewith8  ,god must appear like 
himself1 speak to the soul like himself2
 nor can  the sinner1 when under these  
glorious discoveries of his ,lord and   
,saviour1 keep out the beams of his     
majesty from the eyes of his            
understanding4 8,i will cleanse them10  
saith he1 8from all their  iniquity1    
whereby they have sinned against me1 and
 ,i will pardon all  their iniquities   
whereby they have sinned1 and whereby   

they have  transgressed against me40    
,and what then8 8,and they shall fear   
and  tremble for all the goodness1 and  
for all the prosperity that ,i procure  
unto it0 7,jer #cc3h1i74 ,alas6 there is
 a company of poor1 light1 frothy       
professors in the world1 that carry it  
under that which they call the  presence
 of ,god1 more like to antics1 than     
sober sensible ,christians2  yea1 more  
like to a fool of a play1 than those    
that have the presence  of ,god4 ,they  
would not carry it so in the presence of
 a king1 nor yet  of the lord of their  
land1 were they but receivers of mercy  
at his  hand4 ,they carry it even in    
their most eminent seasons1 as if the   
sense  and sight of ,god1 and his       
blessed grace to their souls in ,christ1
 had a  tendency in them to make men    
wanton3 but indeed it is the most       
humbling  and heart-breaking sight in   
the world2 it is fearful4#b    ,object4 
,but would you not have us rejoice at   
the sight and sense of the  forgiveness 

of our sins8    ,answ4 ,yes2 but yet ,i 
would have you1 and indeed you shall1   
when ,god  shall tell you that your sins
 are pardoned indeed1 8rejoice with     
trembling0 7,psa #b3aa74 ,for then you  
have solid and godly joy2 a joyful      
heart1 and wet eyes1 in this will stand 
very well together2 and it will  be so  
more or less4 ,for if ,god shall come to
 you indeed1 and visit you  with the    
forgiveness of sins1 that visit removeth
 the guilt1 but  increaseth the sense of
 thy filth1 and the sense of this that  
,god hath  forgiven a filthy sinner1    
will make thee both rejoice and tremble4
 ,o1  the blessed confusion that will   
then cover thy face whilst thou1 even   
thou1 so vile a wretch1 shalt stand     
before ,god to receive at his hand  thy 
pardon1 and so the firstfruits of thy   
eternal salvation--8,that thou  mayest  
remember1 and be confounded1 and never  
open thy mouth any more  because of thy 
shame 7thy filth71 when ,i am pacified  
toward thee for  all that thou hast     

done1 saith the ,lord ,god0 7,eze       
#af3fc74 ,but1    ,second4 ,as the      
presence1 so the name of ,god1 is       
dreadful and fearful3  wherefore his    
name doth rightly go under the same     
title1 8,that thou  mayest fear this    
glorious and fearful name1 ,,the ,,lord 
,,thy ,,god0 7,deut  #bh3eh74 ,the name 
of ,god1 what is that1 but that by which
 he is  distinguished and known from all
 others8 ,names are to distinguish by2  
so man is distinguished from beasts1 and
 angels from men2 so heaven  from earth1
 and darkness from light2 especially    
when by the name1 the  nature of the    
thing is signified and expressed2 and so
 it was in their  original1 for then    
names expressed the nature of the thing 
so named4  ,and therefore it is that the
 name of ,god is the object of our fear1
  because by his name his nature is     
expressed3 8,holy and reverend is his   
name0 7,psa #aaa3i74 ,and again1 he     
proclaimed the name of the ,lord1 8,the 
,lord1 the ,lord ,god1 merciful and     

gracious1 long-suffering1 and abundant  
in goodness and truth2 keeping mercy for
 thousands1 forgiving iniquity1  and    
transgression1 and sin1 and that will by
 no means clear the guilty0  7,exo      
#cd3f1g74    ,also his name1 ,i am1     
,jah1 ,jehovah1 with several others1    
what is by them  intended but his       
nature1 as his power1 wisdom1 eternity1 
goodness1 and  omnipotency1 c41 might be
 expressed and declared4 ,the name of   
,god is  therefore the object of a      
,christian's fear4 ,david prayed to ,god
 that he  would unite his heart to fear 
his name 7,psa #hf3aa74 ,indeed1 the    
name of  ,god is a fearful name1 and    
should always be reverenced by his      
people3  yea his 8name is to be feared  
for ever and ever10 and that not only in
  his church1 and among his saints1 but 
even in the world and among the         
heathen--8,so the heathen shall fear the
 name of the ,lord1 and all kings  thy  
glory0 7,psa #ajb3ae74 ,god tells us    
that his name is dreadful1 and  that he 

is pleased to see men be afraid before  
his name4 ,yea1 one  reason why he      
executeth so many judgments upon men as 
he doth1 is that  others might see and  
fear his name4 8,so shall they fear the 
name of the  ,lord from the west1 and   
his glory from the rising of the sun0   
7,isa  #ei3ai2 ,mal #b3e74    ,the name 
of a king is a name of fear--8,and ,i am
 a great king1 saith the  ,lord of      
hosts0 7,mal #a3ad74 ,the name of master
 is a name of fear--8,and if  ,i be a   
master1 where is my fear8 saith the     
,lord0 7v #f74 ,yea1 rightly to  fear   
the ,lord is a sign of a gracious heart4
 ,and again1 8,to you that  fear my     
name10 saith he1 8shall the ,sun of     
righteousness arise with  healing in his
 wings0 7,mal #d3b74 ,yea1 when ,christ 
comes to judge the  world1 he will give 
reward to his servants the prophets1 and
 to his  saints1 8and to them that fear 
his name1 small and great0 7,rev        
#aa3ah74  ,now1 ,i say1 since the name  
of ,god is that by which his nature is  

expressed1 and since he naturally is so 
glorious and incomprehensible1  his name
 must needs be the object of our fear1  
and we ought always to  have a reverent 
awe of ,god upon our hearts at what time
 soever we think  of1 or hear his name1 
but most of all1 when we ourselves do   
take his  holy and fearful name into our
 mouths1 especially in a religious      
manner1 that is1 in preaching1 praying1 
or holy conference4 ,i do not by  thus  
saying intend as if it was lawful to    
make mention of his name in  light and  
vain discourses2 for we ought always to 
speak of it with  reverence and godly   
fear1 but ,i speak it to put ,christians
 in mind that  they should not in       
religious duties show lightness of mind1
 or be vain  in their words when yet    
they are making mention of the name of  
the  ,lord--8,let every one that nameth 
the name of ,christ depart from         
iniquity0 7#b ,tim #b3ai74    ,make     
mention then of the name of the ,lord at
 all times with great dread  of his     

majesty upon our hearts1 and in great   
soberness and truth4 ,to do  otherwise  
is to profane the name of the ,lord1 and
 to take his name in  vain2 and 8the    
,lord will not hold him guiltless that  
taketh his name in  vain40 ,yea1 ,god   
saith that he will cut off the man that 
doth it2 so  jealous is he of the honour
 due unto his name 7,exo #bj3g2 ,lev    
#bj3c74  ,this therefore showeth you the
 dreadful state of those that lightly1  
vainly1 lyingly1 and profanely make use 
of the name1 this fearful name  of ,god1
 either by their blasphemous cursing and
 oaths1 or by their  fraudulent dealing 
with their neighbour2 for some men have 
no way to  prevail with their neighbour 
to bow under a cheat1 but by calling    
falsely upon the name of the ,lord to be
 witness that the wickedness is  good   
and honest2 but how these men will      
escape1 when they shall be  judged1     
devouring fire and everlasting burnings1
 for their profaning  and blaspheming of
 the name of the ,lord1 becomes them    

betimes to  consider of 7,jer #ad3ad1ae2
 ,eze #bj3ci2 ,exo #bj3g74c    ,but1    
,third4 ,as the presence and name of    
,god are dreadful and fearful in the    
church1 so is his worship and service4  
,i say his worship1 or the works  of    
service to which we are by him enjoined 
while we are in this world1  are        
dreadful and fearful things4 ,this      
,david conceiveth1 when he saith1  8,but
 as for me1 ,i will come into thy house 
in the multitude of thy  mercy1 and in  
thy fear will ,i worship toward thy holy
 temple0 7,psa  #e3g74 ,and again1 saith
 he1 8,serve the ,lord with fear40 ,to  
praise ,god is  a part of his worship4  
,but1 says ,moses1 8,who is a ,god like 
unto thee1  glorious in holiness1       
fearful in praises1 doing wonders80     
7,exo #ae3aa74  ,to rejoice before him  
is a part of his worship2 but ,david    
bids us  8rejoice with trembling0 7,psa 
#b3aa74 ,yea1 the whole of our service  
to  ,god1 and every part thereof1 ought 
to be done by us with reverence and     

godly fear4 ,and therefore let us1 as   
,paul saith again1 8,cleanse  ourselves 
from all filthiness of the flesh and    
spirit1 perfecting  holiness in the fear
 of ,god0 7#b ,cor #g3a2 ,heb #ab74     
#a4 ,that which makes the worship of    
,god so fearful a thing1 is1 for that   
it is the worship of ,,god3 all manner  
of service carries more or less  dread  
and fear along with it1 according as the
 quality or condition of  the person is 
to whom the worship and service is done4
 ,this is seen in  the service of       
subjects to their princes1 the service  
of servants to  their lords1 and the    
service of children to their parents4   
,divine  worship1 then1 being due to    
,god1 for it is now of ,divine worship  
we  speak1 and this ,god so great and   
dreadful in himself and name1 his       
worship must therefore be a fearful     
thing4    #b4 ,besides1 this glorious   
,majesty is himself present to behold   
his  worshippers in their worshipping   
him4 8,when two or three of you are     

gathered together in my name1 ,i am     
there40 ,that is1 gathered together  to 
worship him1 8,i am there10 says he4    
,and so1 again1 he is said to  walk 8in 
the midst of the seven golden           
candlesticks0 7,rev #a3ac74 ,that  is1  
in the churches1 and that with a        
countenance like the sun1 with a  head  
and hair as white as snow1 and with eyes
 like a flame of fire4  ,this puts dread
 and fear into his service2 and         
therefore his servants  should serve him
 with fear4    #c4 ,above all things1   
,god is jealous of his worship and      
service4 ,in all  the ten words1 he     
telleth us not anything of his being a  
jealous ,god1  but in the second1 which 
respecteth his worship 7,exo #bj74 ,look
 to  yourselves therefore1 both as to   
the matter and manner of your worship2  
8for ,i the ,lord thy ,god10 says he1   
8am a jealous ,god1 visiting the        
iniquity of the fathers upon the        
children40 ,this therefore doth also    
put dread and fear into the worship and 

service of ,god4    #d4 ,the judgments  
that sometimes ,god hath executed upon  
men for their  want of godly fear1 while
 they have been in his worship and      
service1  put fear and dread upon his   
holy appointments4 7#a47 ,nadab and     
,abihu  were burned to death with fire  
from heaven1 because they attempted to  
offer false fire upon ,god's altar1 and 
the reason rendered why they  were so   
served1 was1 because ,god will be       
sanctified in them that come  nigh him  
7,lev #aj3a-c74 ,to sanctify his name is
 to let him be thy dread  and thy fear1 
and to do nothing in his worship but    
what is  well-pleasing to him4 ,but     
because these men had not grace to do   
this1  therefore they died before the   
,lord4 7#b47 ,eli's sons1 for want of   
this  fear1 when they ministered in the 
holy worship of ,god1 were both slain   
in one day by the sword of the          
uncircumcised ,philistines 7see #a ,sam 
#b74  7#c47 ,uzzah was smitten1 and died
 before the ,lord1 for but an unadvised 

touching of the ark1 when the men       
forsook it 7#a ,chron #ac3i1aj74 7#d47  
,ananias and ,sapphira his wife1 for    
telling a lie in the church1 when  they 
were before ,god1 were both stricken    
dead upon the place before  them all1   
because they wanted the fear and dread  
of ,god's majesty1  name1 and service1  
when they came before him 7,acts #e74   
,this therefore should teach us to      
conclude1 that1 next to ,god's nature   
and name1 his service1 his instituted   
worship1 is the most dreadful  thing    
under heaven4 ,his name is upon his     
ordinances1 his eye is upon  the        
worshippers1 and his wrath and judgment 
upon those that worship not  in his     
fear4 ,for this cause some of those at  
,corinth were by ,god  himself cut off1 
and to others he has given the back1 and
 will again be  with them no more 7#a   
,cor #aa3bg-cb74d    ,this also rebuketh
 three sorts of people4    ,three sorts 
of people rebuked4    #a4 ,such as      
regard not to worship ,god at all2 be   

sure they have no  reverence of his     
service1 nor fear of his majesty before 
their eyes4  ,sinner1 thou dost not come
 before the ,lord to worship him2 thou  
dost  not bow before the high ,god2 thou
 neither worshippest him in thy closet  
nor in the congregation of saints4 ,the 
fury of the ,lord and his  indignation  
must in short time be poured out upon   
thee1 and upon the  families that call  
not upon his name 7,psa #gi3f2 ,jer     
#aj3be74    #b4 ,this rebukes such as   
count it enough to present their body in
 the  place where ,god is worshipped1   
not minding with what heart1 or with    
what spirit they come thither4 ,some    
come into the worship of ,god to  sleep 
there2 some come thither to meet with   
their chapmen1 and to get  into the     
wicked fellowship of their vain         
companions4 ,some come thither  to feed 
their lustful and adulterous eyes with  
the flattering beauty of  their         
fellow-sinners4 ,o what a sad account   
will these worshippers give1  when they 

shall count for all this1 and be damned 
for it1 because they  come not to       
worship the ,lord with that fear of his 
name that became  them to come in1 when 
they presented themselves before him6#e 
#c4 ,this also rebukes those that care  
not1 so they worship1 how they  worship2
 how1 where1 or after what manner they  
worship ,god4 ,those1 ,i  mean1 whose   
fear towards ,god 8is taught by the     
precept of men40 ,they  are hypocrites2 
their worship also is vain1 and a stink 
in the nostrils  of ,god4 8,wherefore   
the ,lord said1 ,forasmuch as this      
people draw near me  with their mouth1  
and with their lips do honour me1 but   
have removed  their heart far from me1  
and their fear toward me is taught by   
the  precept of men3 therefore1 behold  
,i will proceed to do a marvellous  work
 among this people1 even a marvellous   
work and a wonder3 for the  wisdom of   
their wise men shall perish1 and the    
understanding of their  prudent men     
shall be hid0 7,isa #bi3ac1ad2 ,matt    

#ae3g-i2 ,mark #g3f1g74f  ,thus ,i      
conclude this first thing1 namely1 that 
,god is called our dread  and fear4     
,,of ,,this ,,word ,,fear ,,as ,,it ,,is
 ,,taken ,,for ,,the ,,word ,,of ,,god4 
,i shall now come to the second thing1  
to wit1 to the rule and director  of our
 fear4    ,,second4 ,but again1 this    
word ,,fear is sometimes to be taken for
 ,,the  ,,word1 the written ,word of    
,god2 for that also is1 and ought to be1
 the  rule and director of our fear4 ,so
 ,david calls it in the nineteenth      
,psalm3 8the fear of the ,lord10 saith  
he1 8is clean1 enduring for ever40  ,the
 fear of the ,lord1 that is1 the ,word  
of the ,lord1 the written word2  for    
that which he calleth in this place the 
fear of the ,lord1 even in  the same    
place he calleth the law1 statutes1     
commandments1 and  judgments of ,god4   
8,the law of the ,lord is perfect1      
converting the soul3  the testimony of  
the ,lord is sure1 making wise the      
simple3 the statutes  of the ,lord are  

right1 rejoicing the heart3 the         
commandment of the ,lord  is pure1      
enlightening the eyes3 the fear of the  
,lord is clean1 enduring  for ever3 the 
judgments of the ,lord are true and     
righteous altogether40  ,all these words
 have respect to the same thing1 to wit1
 to the ,word of  ,god1 jointly         
designing the glory of it4 ,among which 
phrases1 as you  see1 this is one1 8,the
 fear of the ,lord is clean1 enduring   
for ever40  ,this written ,word is      
therefore the object of a ,christian's  
fear4 ,this  is that also which ,david  
intended when he said1 8,come1 ye       
children1  hearken unto me1 ,i will     
teach you the fear of the ,lord0 7,psa  
#cd3aa74 ,i  will teach you the fear1   
that is1 ,i will teach you the          
commandments1  statutes1 and judgments  
of the ,lord1 even as ,moses commanded  
the  children of ,israel--8,thou shalt  
teach them diligently unto thy children1
  and shalt talk of them when thou      
sittest in thine house1 and when thou   

walkest by the way1 and when thou liest 
down1 and when thou risest up0  7,deut  
#f3d-g74    ,that also in the eleventh  
of ,isaiah intends the same1 where the  
,father  saith of the ,son1 that he     
shall be of quick understanding in the  
fear  of the ,lord2 that he may judge   
and smite the earth with the rod of his 
mouth4 ,this rod in the text is none    
other but the fear1 the ,word of the    
,lord2 for he was to be of a quick      
understanding1 that he might smite1     
that is1 execute it according to the    
will of his ,father1 upon and among  the
 children of men4 ,now this1 as ,i said1
 is called the fear of the  ,lord1      
because it is called the rule and       
director of our fear4 ,for we  know not 
how to fear the ,lord in a saving way   
without its guidance and  direction4 ,as
 it is said of the priest that was sent 
back from the  captivity to ,samaria to 
teach the people to fear the ,lord1 so  
it is  said concerning the written      
,word2 it is given to us1 and left among

 us1  that we may read therein all the  
days of our life1 and learn to fear  the
 ,lord 7,deut #f3a-c1bd1 #aj3ab1        
#ag3ai74 ,and here it is that1 trembling
  at the ,word of ,god1 is even by ,god 
himself not only taken notice of1  but  
counted as laudable and praiseworthy1 as
 is evident in the case of  ,josiah 7#b 
,chron #cd3bf1bg74 ,such also are the   
approved of ,god1 let them  be condemned
 by whomsoever3 8,hear the word of the  
,lord1 ye that tremble  at his word2    
,your brethren that hated you1 that cast
 you out for my  name's sake1 said1 ,let
 the ,lord be glorified2 but he shall   
appear to  your joy1 and they shall be  
ashamed0 7,isa #ff3e74    ,further1 such
 shall be looked to1 by ,god himself    
cared for1 and watched  over1 that no   
distress1 temptation1 or affliction may 
overcome them and  destroy them--8,to   
this man will ,i look10 saith ,god1     
8even to him that is  poor and of a     
contrite spirit1 and that trembleth at  
my word40 ,it is  the same in substance 

with that in the same prophet in chapter
 #eg3 8,for  thus saith the high and    
lofty ,one that inhabiteth eternity1    
whose name  is ,holy2 ,i dwell in the   
high and holy place1 with him also that 
is of a  contrite and humble spirit1 to 
revive the spirit of the humble1 and to 
revive the heart of the contrite ones40 
,yea1 the way to escape dangers         
foretold1 is to hearken to1 understand1 
and fear the ,word of ,god--8,he  that  
feared the word of the ,lord among the  
servants of ,pharaoh1 made  his servants
 and his cattle flee into the houses10  
and they were  secured2 but 8he that    
regarded not the word of the ,lord1 left
 his  servants and his cattle in the    
field10 and they were destroyed of the  
hail 7,exo #i3bj-be74    ,if at any time
 the sins of a nation or church are     
discovered and  bewailed1 it is by them 
that know and tremble at the word of    
,god4 ,when  ,ezra heard of the         
wickedness of his brethren1 and had a   
desire to  humble himself before ,god   

for the same1 who were they that would  
assist  him in that matter1 but they    
that trembled at the word of            
,god8--8,then10  saith he1 8were        
assembled unto me every one that        
trembled at the words  of the ,god of   
,israel1 because of the transgression of
 those that had  been carried away0     
7,ezra #i3d74 ,they are such also that  
tremble at the  ,word that are best able
 to give counsel in the matters of ,god1
 for  their judgment best suiteth with  
his mind and will3 8,now therefore10    
said he1 8let us make a covenant with   
our ,god to put away all the  7strange7 
wives1--according to the counsel of my  
,lord1 and of those that  tremble at the
 commandment of our ,god1 and let it be 
done according to  the law0 7,ezra      
#aj3c74 ,now something of the dread and 
terror of the ,word  lieth in these     
things4    ,first4 ,as ,i have already  
hinted1 from the author of them1 they   
are the  words of ,god4 ,therefore you  
have ,moses and the prophets1 when they 

came  to deliver their errand1 their    
message to the people1 still saying1    
8,hear the word of the ,lord10 8,thus   
saith the ,lord10 and the like4 ,so     
when ,ezekiel was sent to the house of  
,israel1 in their state of  religion1   
thus was he bid to say unto them1 8,thus
 saith the ,lord ,god02  8,thus saith   
the ,lord ,god0 7,eze #b3d1 #c3aa74     
,this is the honour and  majesty1 then1 
that ,god hath put upon his written     
,word1 and thus he  hath done even of   
purpose1 that we might make them the    
rule and  directory of our fear1 and    
that we might stand in awe of1 and      
tremble  at them4 ,when ,habakkuk heard 
the word of the ,lord1 his belly        
trembled1  and rottenness entered into  
his bones4 8,i trembled in myself10 said
 he1  8that ,i might rest in the day of 
trouble0 7,hab #c3af74 ,the word of a   
king is as the roaring of a lion2 where 
the word of a king is1 there is  power4 
,what is it1 then1 when ,god1 the great 
,god1 shall roar out of  ,zion1 and     

utter his voice from ,jerusalem1 whose  
voice shakes not only  the earth1 but   
also heaven8 ,how doth holy ,david set  
it forth2 8,the  voice of the ,lord is  
powerful1 the voice of the ,lord is full
 of  majesty10 c4 7,psa #bi74           
,second4 ,it is a ,word that is fearful1
 and may well be called the fear  of the
 ,lord1 because of the subject matter of
 it2 to wit1 the state of  sinners in   
another world2 for that is it unto which
 the whole ,bible  bendeth itself1      
either more immediately or more         
mediately4 ,all its  doctrines1         
counsels1 encouragements1 threatenings1 
and judgments1 have  a look1 one way or 
other1 upon us1 with respect to the next
 world1  which will be our last state1  
because it will be to us a state        
eternal4  ,this word1 this law1 these   
judgments1 are they that we shall be    
disposed of by--8,the word that ,i have 
spoken10 says ,christ1 8it shall  judge 
you 7and so consequently dispose of you7
 in the last day0 7,john  #ab3dh74 ,now1

 if we consider that our next state must
 be eternal1 either  eternal glory or   
eternal fire1 and that this eternal     
glory or this  eternal fire must be our 
portion1 according as the words of ,god1
  revealed in the holy ,scriptures1     
shall determine2 who will not but       
conclude that therefore the words of    
,god are they at which we should        
tremble1 and they by which we should    
have our fear of ,god guided and        
directed1 for by them we are taught how 
to please him in everything8    ,third4 
,it is to be called a fearful ,word1    
because of the truth and  faithfulness  
of it4 ,the ,scriptures cannot be       
broken4 ,here they are  called the      
,scriptures of truth1 the true sayings  
of ,god1 and also the  fear of the      
,lord1 for that every jot and tittle    
thereof is for ever  settled in heaven1 
and stand more steadfast than doth the  
world--8,heaven  and earth10 saith      
,christ1 8shall pass away1 but my words 
shall not pass  away0 7,matt #bd3ce74   

,those1 therefore1 that are favoured by 
the ,word of  ,god1 those are favoured  
indeed1 and that with the favour that no
 man  can turn away2 but those that by  
the word of the ,scriptures are         
condemned1 those can no man justify and 
set quit in the sight of ,god4          
,therefore what is bound by the text1 is
 bound1 and what is released by  the    
text1 is released2 also the bond and    
release is unalterable 7,dan  #aj3ba2   
,rev #ai3i2 ,matt #bd3ce2 ,psa #aai3hi2 
,john #aj3ce74 ,this1 therefore1        
calleth upon ,god's people to stand more
 in fear of the ,word of ,god than  of  
all the terrors of the world4#g ,there  
wanteth even in the hearts of  ,god's   
people a greater reverence of the ,word 
of ,god than to this day  appeareth     
among us1 and this let me say1 that want
 of reverence of the  ,word is the      
ground of all disorders that are in the 
heart1 life1  conversation1 and in      
,christian communion4 ,besides1 the want
 of  reverence of the ,word layeth men  

open to the fearful displeasure of      
,god--8,whoso despiseth the word shall  
be destroyed2 but he that feareth  the  
commandment shall be rewarded0 7,prov   
#ac3ac74    ,all transgression beginneth
 at wandering from the ,word of ,god2   
but1 on  the other side1 ,david saith1  
8,concerning the works of men1 by the   
word  of thy lips ,i have kept me from  
the paths of the destroyer0 7,psa       
#ag3d74  ,therefore ,solomon saith1 8,my
 son1 attend to my words2 incline thine 
ear  unto my sayings2 let them not      
depart from thine eyes2 keep them in the
  midst of thine heart2 for they are    
life unto those that find them1 and     
health to all their flesh0 7,prov       
#d3bj-bb74 ,now1 if indeed thou wouldest
  reverence the ,word of the ,lord1 and 
make it thy rule and director in  all   
things1 believe that the ,word is the   
fear of the ,lord1 the ,word  that      
standeth fast for ever2 without and     
against which ,god will do  nothing1    
either in saving or damning of the souls

 of sinners4 ,but to  conclude this1    
#a4 ,know that those that have no due   
regard to the ,word of the ,lord1 and   
that make it not their dread and their  
fear1 but the rule of their life  is the
 lust of their flesh1 the desire of     
their eyes1 and the pride of  life1 are 
sorely rebuked by this doctrine1 and are
 counted the fools of  the world2 for   
8lo1 they have rejected the word of the 
,lord1 and what  wisdom is in them80    
7,jer #h3i74 ,that there are such a     
people is evident1  not only by their   
irregular lives1 but by the manifest    
testimony of the  ,word4 8,as for the   
word of the ,lord10 said they to        
,jeremiah1 8that thou  hast spoken to us
 in the name of the ,lord1 we will not  
hearken unto  thee1 but we will         
certainly do whatsoever thing goeth     
forth out of our  own mouth0 7,jer      
#dd3af74 ,was this only the temper of   
wicked men then8 ,is  not the same      
spirit of rebellion amongst us in our   
days8 ,doubtless  there is2 for there is

 no new thing--8,the thing that hath    
been1 it is  that which shall be1 and   
that which is done is that which shall  
be  done2 and there is no new thing     
under the sun0 7,eccl #a3i74 ,therefore1
  as it was then1 so it is with many in 
this day4    ,as for the ,word of the   
,lord1 it is nothing at all to them2    
their lusts1  and whatsoever proceedeth 
out of their own mouths1 that they will 
do1  that they will follow4 ,now1 such  
will certainly perish in their own      
rebellion2 for this is as the sin of    
witchcraft2 it was the sin of  ,korah   
and his company1 and that which brought 
upon them such heavy  judgments2 yea1   
and they are made a sign that thou      
shouldest not do as  they1 for they     
perished 7because they rejected the     
word1 the fear of  the ,lord7 from among
 the congregation of the ,lord1 8and    
they became a  sign40 ,the word which   
thou despisest still abideth to denounce
 its woe  and judgment upon thee2 and   
unless ,god will save such with the     

breath  of his word--and it is hard     
trusting to that--they must never see   
his  face with comfort 7#a ,sam         
#ae3bb1bc2 ,num #bf3i1aj74    #b4 ,are  
the words of ,god called by the name of 
the fear of the ,lord8 ,are  they so    
dreadful in their receipt and sentence8 
,then this rebukes them  that esteem the
 words and things of men more than the  
words of ,god1 as  those do who are     
drawn from their respect of1 and        
obedience to1 the  ,word of ,god1 by the
 pleasures or threats of men4 ,some     
there be who  verily will acknowledge   
the authority of the ,word1 yet will not
 stoop  their souls thereto4 ,such1     
whatever they think of themselves1 are  
judged by ,christ to be ashamed of the  
,word2 wherefore their state is         
damnable as the other4 8,whosoever10    
saith he1 8shall be ashamed of me  and  
of my words1 in this adulterous and     
sinful generation1 of him also  shall   
the ,son of man be ashamed1 when he     
cometh in the glory of the  ,father1    

with the holy angels0 7,mark #h3ch74    
#c4 ,and if these things be so1 what    
will become of those that mock at1  and 
professedly contemn1 the words of ,god1 
making them as a thing  ridiculous1 and 
not to be regarded8 ,shall they prosper 
that do such  things8 ,from the promises
 it is concluded that their judgment now
 of a  long time slumbereth not1 and    
when it comes1 it will devour them      
without remedy 7#b ,chron #cf3ae74 ,if  
,god1 ,i say1 hath put that reverence   
upon his ,word as to call it the fear of
 the ,lord1 what will become of  them   
that do what they can to overthrow its  
authority1 by denying it to  be his     
,word1 and by raising cavils against its
 authority8 ,such stumble1  indeed1 at  
the ,word1 being appointed thereunto1   
but it shall judge them  in the last day
 7#a ,peter #b3h2 ,john #ab3dh74 ,but   
thus much for this4    ,,of ,,several   
,,sorts ,,of ,,fear ,,of ,,god ,,in     
,,the ,,heart ,,of ,,the ,,children ,,of
 ,,men4      ,having thus spoken of the 

object and rule of our fear1 ,i should  
come  now to speak of fear as it is a   
grace of the ,spirit of ,god in the     
hearts of his people2 but before ,i do  
that1 ,i shall show you that there  are 
divers sorts of fear besides4 ,for man  
being a reasonable creature1  and having
 even by nature a certain knowledge of  
,god1 hath also  naturally something of 
some kind of fear of ,god at times1     
which1  although it be not that which is
 intended in the text1 yet ought to be  
spoken to1 that that which is not right 
may be distinguished from that  that is4
    ,there is1 ,i say1 several sorts or 
kinds of fear in the hearts of the  sons
 of men1 ,i mean besides that fear of   
,god that is intended in the  text1 and 
that accompanieth eternal life4 ,i shall
 here make mention of  three of them4   
,,first4 ,there is a fear of ,god that  
flows even from the  light of nature4   
,,second4 ,there is a fear of ,god that 
flows from some of  his dispensations to
 men1 which yet is neither universal nor

 saving4  ,,third4 ,there is a fear of  
,god in the heart of some men that is   
good and  godly1 but doth not for ever  
abide so4 ,to speak a little to all     
these1  before ,i come to speak of fear1
 as it is a grace of ,god in the hearts 
of his children1 ,and1    ,,first4 ,to  
the first1 to wit1 that there is a fear 
of ,god that flows  even from the light 
of nature4 ,a people may be said to do  
things in a  fear of ,god1 when they act
 one towards another in things          
reasonable1  and honest betwixt man and 
man1 not doing that to others they would
 not  have done to themselves4 ,this is 
that fear of ,god which ,abraham thought
  the ,philistines had destroyed in     
themselves1 when he said of his wife  to
 ,abimelech1 8,she is my sister40 ,for  
when ,abimelech asked ,abraham why  he  
said of his wife1 ,she is my sister2 he 
replied1 saying1 8,i thought  surely the
 fear of ,god is not in this place1 and 
they will slay me for  my wife's sake0  
7,gen #bj3aa74 ,i thought verily that in

 this place men  had stifled and choked 
that light of nature that is in them1 at
 least  so far forth as not to suffer it
 to put them in fear1 when their lusts  
were powerful in them to accomplish     
their ends on the object that was       
present before them4 ,but this ,i will  
pass by1 and come to the second  thing1 
namely--    ,,second4 ,to show that     
there is a fear of ,god that flows from 
some of his  dispensations to men1 which
 yet is neither universal nor saving4   
,this  fear1 when opposed to that which 
is saving1 may be called an ungodly     
fear of ,god4 ,i shall describe it by   
these several particulars that  follow--
    ,first4 ,there is a fear of ,god    
that causeth a continual grudging1      
discontent1 and heart-risings against   
,god under the hand of ,god2 and  that  
is1 when the dread of ,god in his coming
 upon men1 to deal with  them for their 
sins1 is apprehended by them1 and yet by
 this  dispensation they have no change 
of heart to submit to ,god thereunder4  

,the sinners under this dispensation    
cannot shake ,god out of their mind1    
nor yet graciously tremble before him2  
but through the unsanctified  frame that
 they now are in1 they are afraid with  
ungodly fear1 and so  in their minds let
 fly against him4 ,this fear oftentimes 
took hold of  the children of ,israel   
when they were in the wilderness in     
their  journey to the promised land2    
still they feared that ,god in this     
place  would destroy them1 but not with 
that fear that made them willing to     
submit1 for their sins1 to the judgment 
which they fear1 but with that  fear    
that made them let fly against ,god4    
,this fear showed itself in  them1 even 
at the beginning of their voyage1 and   
was rebuked by ,moses  at the ,red ,sea1
 but it was not there1 nor yet at any   
other place1 so  subdued1 but that it   
would rise again in them at times to the
 dishonour  of ,god1 and the anew making
 of them guilty of sin before him 7,exo 
#ad3aa-ac2 ,num #ad3a-i74 ,this fear is 

that which ,god said he would send      
before them1 in the day of ,joshua1 even
 a fear that should possess the         
inhabitants of the land1 to wit1 a fear 
that should arise for that  faintness of
 heart that they should be swallowed up 
of1 at their  apprehending of ,joshua in
 his approaches towards them to destroy 
them4  8,i will send my fear before     
thee1 and will destroy all the people to
  whom thou shalt come1 and ,i will make
 all thine enemies turn their  backs    
unto thee0 7,exo #bc3bg74 8,this day10  
says ,god1 8will ,i begin to  put the   
dread of thee1 and the fear of thee upon
 the nations that are  under the whole  
heaven who shall hear report of thee1   
and shall  tremble1 and be in anguish   
because of thee0 7,deut #b3be1 #aa3be74 
,now this fear is also1 as you here see1
 called anguish1 and in another  place1 
an hornet2 for it1 and the soul that it 
falls upon1 do greet  each other1 as    
boys and bees do4 ,the hornet puts men  
in fear1 not so as  to bring the heart  

into a sweet compliance with his terror1
 but so as  to stir up the spirit into  
acts of opposition and resistance1 yet  
withal they flee before it4 8,i will    
send hornets before thee1 which  shall  
drive out the ,hivite10 c4 7,exo        
#bc3bh74 ,now this fear1 whether it  be 
wrought by misapprehending of the       
judgments of ,god1 as in the            
,israelites1 or otherwise as in the     
,canaanites1 yet ungodliness is the     
effect thereof1 and therefore ,i call it
 an ungodly fear of ,god1 for it        
stirreth up murmurings1 discontents1 and
 heart-risings against ,god1  while he  
with his dispensations is dealing with  
them4    ,second4 ,there is a fear of   
,god that driveth a man away from       
,god--,i speak  not now of the atheist1 
nor of the pleasurable sinner1 nor yet  
of  these1 and that fear that ,i spoke  
of just now--,i speak now of such who   
through a sense of sin and of ,god's    
justice fly from him of a slavish       
ungodly fear4 ,this ungodly fear was    

that which possessed ,adam's heart  in  
the day that he did eat of the tree     
concerning which the ,lord has  said    
unto him1 8,in the day that thou eatest 
thereof1 thou shalt surely  die40 ,for  
then was he possessed with such a fear  
of ,god as made him  seek to hide       
himself from his presence4 8,i heard10  
said he1 8thy voice  in the garden1 and 
,i was afraid1 because ,i was naked2 and
 ,i hid myself0  7,gen #c3aj74 ,mind it1
 he had a fear of ,god1 but it was not  
godly4 ,it was  not that that made him  
afterwards submit himself unto him2 for 
that  would have kept him from not      
departing from him1 or else have brought
  him to him again1 with bowed1 broken1 
and contrite spirit4 ,but this  fear1 as
 the rest of his sin1 managed his       
departing from his ,god1 and  pursued   
him to provoke him still so to do2 by it
 he kept himself from  ,god1 by it his  
whole man was carried away from him4 ,i 
call it ungodly  fear1 because it begat 
in him ungodly apprehensions of his     

,maker2  because it confined ,adam's    
conscience to the sense of justice only1
 and  consequently to despair4    ,the  
same fear also possessed the children of
 ,israel when they heard the  law       
delivered to them on ,mount ,sinai2 as  
is evident1 for it made them  that they 
could neither abide his presence nor    
hear his word4 ,it drove  them back from
 the mountain4 ,it made them1 saith the 
apostle to the  ,hebrews1 that 8they    
could not endure that which was         
commanded0 7,heb  #ab3bj74 ,wherefore   
this fear ,moses rebukes1 and forbids   
their giving way  thereto4 8,fear not10 
said he2 but had that fear been godly1  
he would  have encouraged it1 and not   
forbid and rebuke it as he did4 8,fear  
not10  said he1 8for ,god is come to    
prove you02 they thought otherwise4     
8,god10  saith he1 8is come to prove    
you1 and that his fear may be before    
your  faces40 ,therefore that fear that 
already had taken possession of them1   
was not the fear of ,god1 but a fear    

that was of ,satan1 of their own        
misjudging hearts1 and so a fear that   
was ungodly 7,exo #bj3ah-bj74 ,mark     
you1 here is a fear and a fear1 a fear  
forbidden1 and a fear commended2  a fear
 forbidden1 because it engendered their 
hearts to bondage1 and to  ungodly      
thoughts of ,god and of his word2 it    
made them that they could  not desire to
 hear ,god speak to them any more 7vv   
#ai-ba74    ,many also at this day are  
possessed with this ungodly fear2 and   
you may  know them by this1--they cannot
 abide conviction for sin1 and if at any
  time the word of the law1 by the      
preaching of the word1 comes near  them1
 they will not abide that preacher1 nor 
such kind of sermons any  more4 ,they   
are1 as they deem1 best at ease1 when   
furthest off of ,god1  and of the power 
of his word4 ,the word preached brings  
,god nearer to  them than they desire he
 should come1 because whenever ,god     
comes near1  their sins by him are      
manifest1 and so is the judgment too    

that to them  is due4 ,now these not    
having faith in the mercy of ,god       
through ,christ1  nor that grace that   
tendeth to bring them to him1 they      
cannot but think  of ,god amiss1 and    
their so thinking of him makes them say 
unto him1  8,depart from us1 for we     
desire not the knowledge of thy ways0   
7,job  #ba3ad74 ,wherefore their wrong  
thoughts of ,god beget in them this     
ungodly fear2 and again1 this ungodly   
fear doth maintain in them the          
continuance of these wrong and unworthy 
thoughts of ,god1 and therefore1        
through that devilish service wherewith 
they strengthen one another1  the       
sinner1 without a miracle of grace      
prevents him1 is drowned in  destruction
 and perdition4    ,it was this ungodly 
fear of ,god that carried ,cain from the
 presence of  ,god into the land of     
,nod1 and that put him there upon any   
carnal  worldly business1 if perhaps he 
might by so doing stifle convictions of 
the majesty and justice of ,god against 

his sin1 and so live the rest of  his   
vain life in the more sinful security   
and fleshly ease4 ,this  ungodly fear is
 that also which ,samuel perceived at   
the people's  apprehension of their sin1
 to begin to get hold of their hearts2  
wherefore he1 as ,moses before him1     
quickly forbids their entertaining  of  
it4 8,fear not10 said he1 8ye have done 
all this wickedness1 yet turn  not aside
 from following the ,lord40 ,for to turn
 them aside from  following of him1 was 
the natural tendency of this fear4 8,but
 fear  not10 said he1 that is1 with that
 fear that tendeth to turn you aside4   
,now1 ,i say1 the matter that this fear 
worketh upon1 as in ,adam1 and the      
,israelites mentioned before1 was their 
sin4 ,you have sinned1 says he1  that is
 true1 yet turn not aside1 yet fear not 
with that fear that  would make you so  
do 7#a ,sam #ab3bj74 ,note by the way1  
sinner1 that when  the greatness of thy 
sins1 being apprehended by thee1 shall  
work in  thee that fear of ,god1 as     

shall incline thy heart to fly from him1
 thou  art possessed with a fear of ,god
 that is ungodly1 yea1 so ungodly1 that 
not any of thy sins for heinousness may 
be compared therewith1 as might  be made
 manifest in many particulars1 but      
,samuel having rebuked this  fear1      
presently sets before the people        
another1 to wit1 the true fear  of ,god2
 8fear the ,lord10 says he1 8serve      
him--with all your heart0 7v  #bd74 ,and
 he giveth them this encouragement so to
 do1 8for the ,lord will  not forsake   
his people40 ,this ungodly fear is that 
which you read of in  ,isaiah #b1 and in
 many other places1 and ,god's people   
should shun it1 as  they would shun the 
devil1 because its natural tendency is  
to forward  the destruction of the soul 
in which it has taken possession4#h     
,third4 ,there is a fear of ,god1 which1
 although it hath not in it that  power 
as to make men flee from ,god's         
presence1 yet it is ungodly1  because1  
even while they are in the outward way  

of ,god's ordinances1  their hearts are 
by it quite discouraged from attempting 
to exercise  themselves in the power of 
religion4 ,of this sort are they which  
dare  not cast off the hearing1 reading1
 and discourse of the word as others2   
no1 nor the assembly of ,god's children 
for the exercise of other  religious    
duties1 for their conscience is         
convinced this is the way and  worship  
of ,god4 ,but yet their heart1 as ,i    
said1 by this ungodly fear1  is kept    
from a powerful gracious falling in with
 ,god4 ,this fear takes  away their     
heart from all holy and godly prayer in 
private1 and from  all holy and godly   
zeal for his name in public1 and there  
be many  professors whose hearts are    
possessed with this ungodly fear of     
,god2  and they are intended by the     
slothful one4 ,he was a servant1 a      
servant  among the servants of ,god1 and
 had gifts and abilities given him1     
therewith to serve ,christ1 as well as  
his fellows1 yea1 and was  commanded    

too1 as well as the rest1 to occupy till
 his master came4 ,but  what does he8   
,why1 he takes his talent1 the gift that
 he was to lay out  for his master's    
profit1 and puts it in a napkin1 digs a 
hole in the  earth1 and hides his lord's
 money1 and lies in a lazy manner at    
to-elbow all his days1 not out of1 but  
in his lord's vineyard2#i for  he came  
among the servants also at last4 ,by    
which it is manifest that  he had not   
cast off his profession1 but was        
slothful and negligent  while he was in 
it4 ,but what was it that made him thus 
slothful8 ,what  was it that took away  
his heart1 while he was in the way1 and 
that  discouraged him from falling in   
with the power and holy practice of     
religion according to the talent he     
received8 ,why1 it was this1 he gave    
way to an ungodly fear of ,god1 and that
 took away his heart from the  power of 
religious duties4 8,lord10 said he1     
8behold1 here is thy pound1  which ,i   
have kept1 laid up in a napkin1 for ,i  

feared thee40 ,why1 man1  doth the fear 
of ,god make a man idle and slothful8   
,no1 no2 that is1 if  it be right and   
godly4 ,this fear was therefore evil    
fear2 it was that  ungodly fear of ,god 
which ,i have here been speaking of4    
,for ,i feared  thee1 or as ,matthew    
hath it1 8for ,i was afraid40 ,afraid of
 what8 ,of  ,christ1 8that he was an    
hard man1 reaping where he sowed not1   
and  gathering where he had not         
strawed40 ,this his fear1 being ungodly1
 made  him apprehend of ,christ contrary
 to the goodness of his nature1 and so  
took away his heart from all endeavours 
to be doing of that which was  pleasing 
in his sight 7,luke #ai3bj2 ,matt       
#be3bd1 #be74 ,and thus do all  those   
that retain the name and show of        
religion1 but are neglecters as  to the 
power and godly practice of it4 ,these  
will live like dogs and  swine in the   
house2 they pray not1 they watch not    
their hearts1 they  pull not their hands
 out of their bosoms to work1 they do   

not strive  against their lusts1 nor    
will they ever resist unto blood1       
striving  against sin2 they cannot take 
up their cross1 or improve what they    
have  to ,god's glory4 ,let all men     
therefore take heed of this ungodly     
fear1  and shun it as they shun the     
devil1 for it will make them afraid     
where  no fear is4 ,it will tell them   
that there is a lion in the street1 the 
unlikeliest place in the world for such 
a beast to be in2 it will put a  vizard 
upon the face of ,god1 most dreadful and
 fearful to behold1 and  then quite     
discourage the soul as to his service2  
so it served the  slothful servant1 and 
so it will serve thee1 poor sinner1 if  
thou  entertainest it1 and givest way   
thereto4 ,but1    ,fourth4 ,this ungodly
 fear of ,god shows itself also in this4
 ,it will not  suffer the soul that is  
governed thereby to trust only to       
,christ for  justification of life1 but 
will bend the powers of the soul to     
trust  partly to the works of the law4  

,many of the ,jews were1 in the time of 
,christ and his apostles1 possessed with
 this ungodly fear of ,god1 for  they   
were not as the former1 to wit1 as the  
slothful servant1 to  receive a talent  
and hide it in the earth in a napkin1   
but they were an  industrious people1   
they followed after the law of          
righteousness1 they  had a zeal of ,god 
and of the religion of their fathers2   
but how then  did they come to miscarry8
 ,why1 their fear of ,god was ungodly2  
it would  not suffer them wholly to     
trust to the righteousness of faith1    
which is  the imputed righteousness of  
,christ4 ,they followed after the law of
  righteousness1 but attained not to the
 law of righteousness4 ,wherefore8      
because they sought it not by faith1 but
 as it were by the works of the  law4   
,but what was it that made them join    
their works of the law with  ,christ1   
but their unbelief1 whose foundation was
 ignorance and fear8  ,they were afraid 
to venture all in one bottom1 they      

thought two strings  to one bow would be
 best1 and thus betwixt two stools they 
came to the  ground4 ,and hence1 to fear
 and to doubt1 are put together as being
 the  cause one of another2 yea1 they   
are put ofttimes the one for the other2 
thus ungodly fear for unbelief3 8,be not
 afraid1 only believe10 and  therefore  
he that is overruled and carried away   
with this fear1 is  coupled with the    
unbeliever that is thrust out from the  
holy city among  the dogs4 ,but the     
fearful and unbelievers1 and murderers  
are without  7,rev #ba3h74 8,the fearful
 and unbelieving10 you see1 are put     
together2  for indeed fear1 that is1    
this ungodly fear1 is the ground of     
unbelief1  or1 if you will1 unbelief is 
the ground of fear1 this fear3 but ,i   
stand  not upon nice distinctions4 ,this
 ungodly fear hath a great hand in      
keeping of the soul from trusting only  
to ,christ's righteousness for          
justification of life4    ,fifth4 ,this 
ungodly fear of ,god is that which will 

put men upon adding  to the revealed    
will of ,god their own inventions1 and  
their own  performances of them1 as a   
means to pacify the anger of ,god4 ,for 
the  truth is1 where this ungodly fear  
reigneth1 there is no end of law and    
duty4 ,when those that you read of in   
the book of ,kings were destroyed  by   
the lions1 because they had set up      
idolatry in the land of ,israel1  they  
sent for a priest from ,babylon that    
might teach them the manner of  the ,god
 of the land2 but behold when they knew 
it1 being taught it by  the priest1 yet 
their fear would not suffer them to be  
content with  that worship only4 8,they 
feared the ,lord10 saith the text1 8and 
served  their own gods40 ,and again1    
8,so these nations feared the ,lord1 and
  served their graven images0 7#b ,kings
 #ag74 ,it was this fear also that  put 
the ,pharisees upon inventing so many   
traditions1 as the washing of  cups1 and
 beds1 and tables1 and basins1 with     
abundance of such other  like gear1#aj  

none knows the many dangers that an     
ungodly fear of ,god  will drive a man  
into 7,mark #g74 ,how has it racked and 
tortured the  ,papists for hundreds of  
years together6 for what else is the    
cause but  this ungodly fear1 at least  
in the most simple and harmless of them1
 of  their penances1 as creeping to the 
cross1 going barefoot on pilgrimage1    
whipping themselves1 wearing of         
sackcloth1 saying so many               
,pater-nosters1 so many ,ave-marias1    
making so many confessions to the       
priest1 giving so much money for        
pardons1 and abundance of other the     
like1 but this ungodly fear of ,god8    
,for could they be brought to  believe  
this doctrine1 that ,christ was         
delivered for our offences1 and  raised 
again for our justification1 and to     
apply it by faith with godly  boldness  
to their own souls1 this fear would     
vanish1 and so  consequently all those  
things with which they so needlessly and
  unprofitably afflicted themselves1    

offend ,god1 and grieve his people4     
,therefore1 gentle reader1 although my  
text doth bid that indeed thou          
shouldest fear ,god1 yet it includeth   
not1 nor accepteth of any fear2  no1 not
 of any or every fear of ,god4 ,for     
there is1 as you see1 a fear  of ,god   
that is ungodly1 and that is to be      
shunned as their sin4  ,wherefore thy   
wisdom and thy care should be1 to see   
and prove thy fear  to be godly1 which  
shall be the next thing that ,i shall   
take in hand4    ,,third4 ,the third    
thing that ,i am to speak to is1 that   
there is a fear  of ,god in the heart of
 some men that is good and godly1 but   
yet doth  not for ever abide so4 ,or you
 may take it thus--,there is a fear of  
,god  that is godly but for a time4 ,in 
my speaking to1 and opening of this to  
you1 ,i shall observe this method4      
,first4 ,i shall show you what this     
fear is4 ,second4 ,i shall show you by  
whom or what this fear is wrought  in   
the heart4 ,third4 ,i shall show you    

what this fear doth in the soul4  ,and1 
,fourth1 ,i shall show you when this    
fear is to have an end4    ,first4 ,for 
the first1 this fear is an effect of    
sound awakenings by the  word of wrath  
which begetteth in the soul a sense of  
its right to  eternal damnation2 for    
this fear is not in every sinner2 he    
that is  blinded by the devil1 and that 
is not able to see that his state is    
damnable1 he hath not this fear in his  
heart1 but he that is under the         
powerful workings of the word of wrath1 
as ,god's elect are at first            
conversion1 he hath this godly fear in  
his heart2 that is1 he fears  that that 
damnation will come upon him1 which by  
the justice of ,god is  due unto him1   
because he hath broken his holy law4    
,this is the fear  that made the three  
thousand cry out1 8,men and brethren1   
what shall we  do80 and that made the   
jailer cry out1 and that with great     
trembling of  soul1 8,sirs1 what must ,i
 do to be saved80 7,acts #b1 #af74 ,the 

method of  ,god is to kill and make     
alive1 to smite and then heal2 when the 
commandment came to ,paul1 sin revived1 
and he died1 and that law which  was    
ordained to life1 he found to be unto   
death2 that is1 it passed a  sentence of
 death upon him for his sins1 and slew  
his conscience with  that sentence4     
,therefore from that time that he heard 
that word1 8,why  persecutest thou me80 
which is all one as if he had said1 ,why
 dost thou  commit murder8 he lay under 
the sentence of condemnation by the law1
  and under this fear of that sentence  
in his conscience4 ,he lay1 ,i say1     
under it1 until that ,ananias came to   
him to comfort him1 and to preach  unto 
him the forgiveness of sin 7,acts #i74  
,the fear therefore that now ,i  call   
godly1 it is that fear which is properly
 called the fear of  eternal damnation  
for sin1 and this fear1 at first        
awakening1 is good  and godly1 because  
it ariseth in the soul from a true sense
 of its very  state4 ,its state by      

nature is damnable1 because it is       
sinful1 and  because he is not one that 
as yet believeth in ,christ for         
remission of  sins3 8,he that believeth 
not shall be damned40--8,he that        
believeth not  is condemned already1 and
 the wrath of ,god abideth on him0      
7,mark #af3af2  ,john #c3ah1cf74 ,the   
which when the sinner at first begins to
 see1 he  justly fears it2 ,i say1 he   
fears it justly1 and therefore godly1   
because by this fear he subscribes to   
the sentence that is gone out  against  
him for sin4    ,second4 ,by whom or by 
what is this fear wrought in the heart8 
,to this ,i  shall answer in brief4 ,it 
is wrought in the heart by the ,spirit  
of ,god1  working there at first as a   
spirit of bondage1 on purpose to put us 
in  fear4 ,this ,paul insinuateth1      
saying1 8,ye have not received the      
spirit  of bondage again to fear0 7,rom 
#h3ae74 ,he doth not say1 ,ye have not  
received the spirit of bondage2 for that
 they had received1 and that to  put    

them in fear1 which was at their first  
conversion1 as by the  instances made   
mention of before is manifest2 all that 
he says is1 that  they had not received 
it again1 that is1 after the ,spirit1 as
 a spirit  of adoption1 is come2 for    
then1 as a spirit of bondage1 it cometh 
no  more4 ,it is then the ,spirit of    
,god1 even the ,holy ,ghost1 that       
convinceth us of sin1 and so of our     
damnable state because of sin 7,john    
#af3h1i74 ,for it cannot be that the    
,spirit of ,god should convince us of   
sin1 but it must also show us our state 
to be damnable because of it1           
especially if it so convinceth us1      
before we believe1 and that is the      
intent of our ,lord in that place1 8of  
sin10 and so of their damnable  state by
 sin1 because they believe not on me4   
,therefore the ,spirit of  ,god1 when he
 worketh in the heart as a spirit of    
bondage1 he doth it by  working in us by
 the law1 8for by the law is the        
knowledge of sin0 7,rom  #c3bj74 ,and   

he1 in this his working1 is properly    
called a spirit of  bondage4    #a4     
,because by the law he shows us that    
indeed we are in bondage to the  law1   
the devil1 and death and damnation2 for 
this is our proper state  by nature1    
though we see it not until the ,spirit  
of ,god shall come to  reveal this our  
state of bondage unto our own senses by 
revealing to us  our sins by the law4   
#b4 ,he is called1 in this his working1 
8the spirit of bondage10 because  he    
here also holds us2 to wit1 in this     
sight and sense of our  bondage-state1  
so long as is meet we should be so held1
 which to some  of the saints is a      
longer1 and to some a shorter time4     
,paul was held in  it three days and    
three nights1 but the jailer and the    
three thousand1  so far as can be       
gathered1 not above an hour2 but some in
 these later  times are so held for days
 and months1 if not years4#aa ,but1 ,i  
say1  let the time be longer or shorter1
 it is the ,spirit of ,god that holdeth 

him under this yoke2 and it is good that
 a man should be in ,,his time  held    
under it1 as is that saying of the      
lamentation1 8,it is good for a  man    
that he bear the yoke in his youth0     
7,lam #c3bg74 ,that is1 at his  first   
awakening2 so long as seems good to this
 ,holy ,spirit to work in  this manner  
by the law4 ,now1 as ,i said1 the sinner
 at first is by the  ,spirit of ,god    
held in this bondage1 that is1 hath such
 a discovery of  his sin and of his     
damnation for sin made to him1 and also 
is held so  fast under the sense        
thereof1 that it is not in the power of 
any man1  nor yet of the very angels in 
heaven1 to release him or set him free1 
until the ,holy ,spirit changeth his    
ministration1 and comes in the sweet    
and peaceable tidings of salvation by   
,christ in the gospel to his poor1      
dejected1 and afflicted conscience4     
,third4 ,i now come to show you what    
this fear doth in the soul4 ,now1       
although this godly fear is not to last 

always with us1 as ,i shall  further    
show you anon1 yet it greatly differs   
from that which is wholly  ungodly of   
itself1 both because of the author1 and 
also of the effects  of it4 ,of the     
author ,i have told you before2 ,i now  
shall tell you what  it doth4    #a4    
,this fear makes a man judge himself for
 sin1 and to fall down before  ,god with
 a broken mind under this judgment2 the 
which is pleasing to  ,god1 because the 
sinner by so doing justifies ,god in his
 saying1 and  clears him in his judgment
 7,psa #ea3a-d74    #b4 ,as this fear   
makes a man judge himself1 and cast     
himself down at  ,god's foot1 so it     
makes him condole and bewail his misery 
before him1  which is also well-pleasing
 in his sight3 8,i have surely heard    
,ephraim  bemoaning himself10 saying1   
8,thou hast chastised me1 and ,i was    
chastised1 as a bullock unaccustomed to 
the yoke10 c4 7,jer #ca3ah1ai74    #c4  
,this fear makes a man lie at ,god's    
foot1 and puts his mouth in the  dust1  

if so be there may be hope4 ,this also  
is well-pleasing to ,god1  because now  
is the sinner as nothing1 and in his own
 eyes less than  nothing1 as to any good
 or desert3 8,he sitteth alone and      
keepeth  silence10 because he hath now  
this yoke upon him2 8he putteth his     
mouth  in the dust1 if so be there may  
be hope0 7,lam #c3bh1bi74    #d4 ,this  
fear puts a man upon crying to ,god for 
mercy1 and that in most  humble manner2 
now he sensibly cries1 now he dejectedly
 cries1 now he  feels and cries1 now he 
smarts and criest out1 8,god be merciful
 to me a  sinner0 7,luke #ah3ac74    #e4
 ,this fear makes a man that he cannot  
accept of that for support and  succour 
which others that are destitute thereof 
will take up1 and be  contented with4   
,this man must be washed by ,god        
himself1 and cleansed  from his sin by  
,god himself 7,psa #ea74    #f4         
,therefore this fear goes not away until
 the ,spirit of ,god doth  change his   
ministration as to this particular1 in  

leaving off to work  now by the law1 as 
afore1 and coming to the soul with the  
sweet word of  promise of life and      
salvation by ,jesus ,christ4 ,thus far  
this fear is  godly1 that is1 until     
,christ by the ,spirit in the gospel is 
revealed  and made over unto us1 and no 
longer4    ,thus far this fear is godly1
 and the reason why it is godly is      
because  the groundwork of it is good4  
,i told you before what this fear is2   
namely1 it is the fear of damnation4    
,now the ground for this fear is  good1 
as is manifest by these particulars4 #a4
 ,the soul feareth  damnation1 and that 
rightly1 because it is in its sins4 #b4 
,the soul  feareth damnation rightly1   
because it hath not faith in ,christ1   
but is  at present under the law4 #c4   
,the soul feareth damnation rightly now1
  because by sin1 the law1 and for want 
of faith1 the wrath of ,god  abideth on 
it4 ,but now1 although thus far this    
fear of ,god is good and  godly1 yet    
after ,christ by the ,spirit in the word

 of the gospel is  revealed to us1 and  
we made to accept of him as so revealed 
and offered  to us by a true and living 
faith2 this fear1 to wit1 of damnation1 
is  no longer good1 but ungodly4 ,nor   
doth the ,spirit of ,god ever work it in
  us again4 ,now we do not receive the  
spirit of bondage again to fear1  that  
is to say1 to fear damnation1 but we    
have received the spirit of  adoption1  
whereby we cry1 ,father1 ,father4 ,but  
,i would not be mistaken1  when ,i say1 
that this fear is no longer godly4 ,i do
 not mean with  reference to the essence
 and habit of it1 for ,i believe it is  
the same  in the seed which shall       
afterwards grow up to a higher degree1  
and into  a more sweet and gospel       
current and manner of working1 but ,i   
mean  reference to this act of fearing  
damnation1 ,i say it shall never by the 
,spirit be managed to that work2 it     
shall never bring forth that fruit      
more4 ,and my reasons are1    ,reasons  
why the ,spirit of ,god cannot work this

 ungodly fear4    #a4 ,because that the 
soul by closing through the promise1 by 
the ,spirit1  with ,jesus ,christ1 is   
removed off of that foundation upon     
which it  stood when it justly feared   
damnation4 ,it hath received now        
forgiveness  of sin1 it is now no more  
under the law1 but in ,jesus ,christ by 
faith2  there is 8therefore now no      
condemnation to it0 7,acts #bf3ah2 ,rom 
#f3ad1  #h3a74 ,the groundwork1         
therefore1 being now taken away1 the    
,spirit  worketh that fear no more4     
#b4 ,he cannot1 after he hath come to   
the soul as a spirit of adoption1  come 
again as a spirit of bondage to put the 
soul into his first fear2  to wit1 a    
fear of eternal damnation1 because he   
cannot say and unsay1  do and undo4 ,as 
a spirit of adoption he told me that my 
sins were  forgiven me1 that ,i was     
included in the covenant of grace1 that 
,god was  my ,father through ,christ1   
that ,i was under the promise of        
salvation1  and that this calling and   

gift of ,god to me is permanent1 and    
without  repentance4 ,and do you think1 
that after he hath told me this1 and    
sealed up the truth of it to my precious
 soul1 that he will come to me1  and    
tell me that ,i am yet in my sins1 under
 the curse of the law and  the eternal  
wrath of ,god8 ,no1 no1 the word of the 
gospel is not yea1  yea2 nay1 nay4 ,it  
is only yea1 and amen2 it is so1 8as    
,god is true0 7#b  ,cor #a3ag-bj74      
#c4 ,the state therefore of the sinner  
being changed1 and that1 too1 by  the   
,spirit's changing his dispensation1    
leaving off to be now as a  spirit of   
bondage to put us in fear1 and coming to
 our heart as the  spirit of adoption to
 make us cry1 ,father1 ,father1 he      
cannot go back to  his first work again2
 for if so1 then he must gratify1 yea1  
and also  ratify1 that profane and      
popish doctrine1 forgiven to-day1       
unforgiven  to-morrow--a child of ,god  
to-day1 a child of hell to-morrow2 but  
what  saith the ,scriptures8 8,now      

therefore ye are no more strangers and  
foreigners1 but fellow-citizens with the
 saints1 and of the household  of ,god2 
and are built upon the foundation of the
 apostles and prophets1  ,jesus ,christ 
himself being the chief corner stone2 in
 whom all the  building fitly framed    
together groweth unto an holy temple in 
the ,lord2  in whom ye also are builded 
together for an habitation of ,god      
through  the ,spirit0 7,eph #b3ai-bb74  
,object4 ,but this is contrary to my    
experience4 ,why1 ,christian1 what is   
thy experience8 ,why1 ,i was at first1  
as you have said1 possessed with a  fear
 of damnation1 and so under the power of
 the spirit of bondage4  ,well said1 and
 how was it then8 ,why1 after some time 
of continuance in  these fears1 ,i had  
the spirit of adoption sent to me to    
seal up to my  soul the forgiveness of  
sins1 and so he did2 and was also helped
 by the  same ,spirit1 as you have said1
 to call ,god ,father1 ,father4 ,well   
said1  and what after that8 ,why1 after 

that ,i fell into as great fears as ever
  ,i was in before4#ab    ,answ4 ,all   
this may be granted1 and yet            
nevertheless what ,i have said  will    
abide a truth2 for ,i have not said that
 after the spirit of  adoption is come1 
a ,christian shall not again be in as   
great fears1 for  he may have worse than
 he had at first2 but ,i say1 that after
 the  spirit of adoption is come1 the   
spirit of bondage1 as such1 is sent of  
,god no more1 to put us into those      
fears4 ,for1 mark1 for we 8have not     
received the spirit of bondage again to 
fear40 ,let the word be true1  whatever 
thy experience is4 ,dost thou not       
understand me8    ,after the ,spirit of 
,god has told me1 and also helped me to 
believe it1  that the ,lord for         
,christ's sake hath forgiven mine       
iniquities3 he tells  me no more that   
they are not forgiven4 ,after the       
,spirit of ,god has  helped me1 by      
,christ1 to call ,god my ,father1 he    
tells me no more that  the devil is my  

father4 ,after he hath told me that ,i  
am not under the  law1 but under grace1 
he tells me no more that ,i am not under
 grace1  but under the law1 and bound   
over by it1 for my sins1 to the wrath   
and  judgment of ,god2 but this is the  
fear that the ,spirit1 as a spirit of   
bondage1 worketh in the soul at first4  
,quest4 ,can you give me further reason 
yet to convict me of the truth of  what 
you say8    ,answ4 ,yes4    #a4 ,because
 as the ,spirit cannot give himself the 
lie1 so he cannot  overthrow his own    
order of working1 nor yet contradict    
that testimony  that his servants1 by   
his inspiration1 hath given of his order
 of  working with them4 ,but he must do 
the first1 if he saith to us--and that  
after we have received his own          
testimony1 that we are under grace--that
  yet we are under sin1 the law1 and    
wrath4    ,and he must do the second1   
if--after he hath gone through the first
 work  on us as a spirit of bondage1 to 
the second as a spirit of adoption--he  

should overthrow as a spirit of bondage 
again what before he had built  as a    
spirit of adoption4    ,and the third   
must therefore needs follow1 that is1 he
 overthroweth the  testimony of his     
servants2 for they have said1 that now  
we receive the  spirit of bondage again 
to fear no more2 that is1 after that we 
by the  ,holy ,ghost are enabled to call
 ,god ,father1 ,father4    #b4 ,this is 
evident also1 because the covenant in   
which now the soul is  interested       
abideth1 and is everlasting1 not upon   
the supposition of my  obedience1 but   
upon the unchangeable purpose of ,god1  
and the efficacy  of the obedience of   
,christ1 whose blood also hath confirmed
 it4 ,it is  8ordered in all things1 and
 sure10 said ,david2 and this1 said he1 
8is  all my salvation0 7#b ,sam #bc3e74 
,the covenant then is everlasting in    
itself1 being established upon so good a
 foundation1 and therefore  standeth in 
itself everlastingly bent for the good  
of them that are  involved in it4 ,hear 

the tenor of the covenant1 and ,god's   
attesting of  the truth thereof--8,this 
is the covenant that ,i will make with  
the house  of ,israel1 after those days1
 saith the ,lord2 ,i will put my laws   
into  their mind1 and write them in     
their hearts2 and ,i will be to them a  
,god1 and they shall be to me a people2 
and they shall not teach every  man his 
neighbour1 and every man his brother1   
saying1 ,know the ,lord2  for all shall 
know me1 from the least to the greatest2
 for ,i will be  merciful to their      
unrighteousness1 and their sins and     
their iniquities  ,i will remember no   
more0 7,heb #h3aj-ab74 ,now if ,god will
 do thus unto  those that he hath       
comprised in his everlasting covenant of
 grace1 then  he will remember their    
sins no more1 that is1 unto             
condemnation--for so  it is that he doth
 forget them2 then cannot the ,holy     
,ghost1 who also is  one with the       
,father and the ,son1 come to us again1 
even after we are  possessed with these 

glorious fruits of this covenant1 as a  
spirit of  bondage1 to put us in fear of
 damnation4    #c4 ,the ,spirit of ,god1
 after it has come to me as a spirit of 
adoption1  can come to me no more as a  
spirit of bondage1 to put me in fear1   
that  is1 with my first fears2 because1 
by that faith that he1 even he  himself1
 hath wrought in me1 to believe and call
 ,god 8,father1 ,father10  ,i am united 
to ,christ1 and stand no more upon mine 
own legs1 in mine  own sins1 or         
performances2 but in his glorious       
righteousness before  him1 and before   
his ,father2 but he will not cast away a
 member of his  body1 of his flesh1 and 
of his bones2 nor will he1 that the     
,spirit of  ,god should come as a spirit
 of bondage to put him into a grounded  
fear  of damnation1 that standeth       
complete before ,god in the             
righteousness of  ,christ2 for that is  
an apparent contradiction4#ac    ,quest4
 ,but may it not come again as a spirit 
of bondage1 to put me into  my first    

fears for my good8    ,answ4 ,the text  
saith the contrary2 for we 8have not    
received the spirit  of bondage again to
 fear40 ,nor is ,god put to it for want 
of wisdom1 to  say and unsay1 do and    
undo1 or else he cannot do good4 ,when  
we are  sons1 and have received the     
adoption of children1 he doth not use to
  send the spirit after that to tell us 
we are slaves and heirs of  damnation1  
also that we are without ,christ1       
without the promise1  without grace1 and
 without ,god in the world2 and yet this
 he must do if  it comes to us after we 
have received him as a spirit of        
adoption1 and  put us1 as a spirit of   
bondage1 in fear as before4    ,this    
ungodly fear wrought by the spirit of   
the devil4    ,quest4 ,but by what      
spirit is it then that ,i am brought    
again into  fears1 even into the fears  
of damnation1 and so into bondage8      
,answ4 ,by the spirit of the devil1 who 
always labours to frustrate the  faith1 
and hope1 and comfort of the godly4     

,quest4 ,how doth that appear8    ,answ4
 #a4 ,by the groundlessness of such     
fears4 #b4 ,by the  unseasonableness of 
them4 #c4 ,by the effects of them4      
#a4 ,by the groundlessness of such      
fears4 ,the ground is removed2 for a    
grounded fear of damnation is this--,i  
am yet in my sins1 in a state of        
nature1 under the law1 without faith1   
and so under the wrath of ,god4  ,this1 
,i say1 is the ground of the fear of    
damnation1 the true ground to  fear it2 
but now the man that we are talking of1 
is one that hath the  ground of this    
fear taken away by the testimony and    
seal of the spirit  of adoption4 ,he is 
called1 justified1 and has1 for the     
truth of this  his condition1 received  
the evidence of the spirit of adoption1 
and  hath been thereby enabled to call  
,god 8,father1 ,father40 ,now he that   
hath received this1 has the ground of   
the fear of damnation taken from  him2  
therefore his fear1 ,i say1 being       
without ground1 is false1 and so  no    

work of the ,spirit of ,god4    #b4 ,by 
the unseasonableness of them4 ,this     
spirit always comes too late4  ,it comes
 after the spirit of adoption is come4  
,satan is always for  being too soon or 
too late4 ,if he would have men believe 
they are  children1 he would have them  
believe it while they are slaves1 slaves
  to him and their lusts4 ,if he would  
have them believe they are slaves1  it  
is when they are sons1 and have received
 the spirit of adoption1 and  the       
testimony1 by that1 of their sonship    
before4 ,and this evil is  rooted even  
in his nature--8,he is a liar1 and the  
father of it02 and his  lies are not    
known to saints more than in this1 that 
he labours always  to contradict the    
work and order of the ,spirit of truth  
7,john #h74    #c4 ,it also appears by  
the effects of such fears4 ,for there is
 a great  deal of difference betwixt the
 natural effects of these fears which   
are  wrought indeed by the spirit of    
bondage1 and those which are wrought by 

the spirit of the devil afterwards4 ,the
 one1 to wit1 the fears that are        
wrought by the spirit of bondage1       
causeth us to confess the truth1 to     
wit1 that we are ,christless1 graceless1
 faithless1 and so at present2  that is1
 while he is so working in a sinful and 
damnable case2 but the  other1 to wit1  
the spirit of the devil1 when he comes1 
which is after  the spirit of adoption  
is come1 he causeth us to make a lie2   
that is1  to say we are ,christless1    
graceless1 and faithless4 ,now this1 ,i 
say1 is  wholly1 and in all part of it1 
a lie1 and ,,he is the father of it4    
,besides1 the direct tendency of the    
fear that the ,spirit of ,god1 as a     
spirit of bondage1 worketh in the soul1 
is to cause us to come  repenting home  
to ,god by ,jesus ,christ1 but these    
latter fears tend  directly to make a   
man1 he having first denied the work of 
,god1 as he  will1 if he falleth in with
 them1 to run quite away from ,god1 and 
from  his grace to him in ,christ1 as   

will evidently appear if thou givest but
  a plain and honest answer to these    
questions following4    ,this fear      
driveth a man from ,god4    ,quest4 #a4 
,do not these fears make thee question  
whether there was ever  a work of grace 
wrought in thy soul8 ,answ4 ,yes1       
verily1 that they do4  ,quest4 #b4 ,do  
not these fears make thee question      
whether ever thy first  fears were      
wrought by the ,holy ,spirit of ,god8   
,answ4 ,yes1 verily1 that  they do4     
,quest4 #c4 ,do not these fears make    
thee question whether ever  thou hast   
had1 indeed1 any true comfort from the  
,word and ,spirit of  ,god8 ,answ4 ,yes1
 verily1 that they do4 ,quest4 #d4 ,dost
 thou not find  intermixed with these   
fears plain assertions that thy first   
comforts  were either from thy fancy1 or
 from the devil1 and a fruit of his     
delusions8 ,answ4 ,yes1 verily1 that ,i 
do4 ,quest4 #e4 ,do not these fears     
weaken thy heart in prayer8 ,answ4 ,yes1
 that they do4 ,quest4 #f4 ,do not      

these fears keep thee back from laying  
hold of the promise of salvation  by    
,jesus ,christ8 ,answ4 ,yes2 for ,i     
think if ,i were deceived before1 if ,i 
were comforted by a spirit of delusion  
before1 why may it not be so  again8 so 
,i am afraid to take hold of the        
promise4 ,quest4 #g4 ,do not  these     
fears tend to the hardening of thy      
heart1 and to the making of  thee       
desperate8 ,answ4 ,yes1 verily1 that    
they do4 ,quest4 #h4 ,do not these      
fears hinder thee from profiting in     
hearing or reading of the ,word8  ,answ4
 ,yes1 verily1 for still whatever ,i    
hear or read1 ,i think nothing  that is 
good belongs to me4 ,quest4 #i4 ,do not 
these fears tend to the  stirring up of 
blasphemies in thy heart against ,god8  
,answ4 ,yes1 to the  almost distracting 
of me4 ,quest4 #aj4 ,do not these fears 
make thee  sometimes think1 that it is  
in vain for thee to wait upon the ,lord 
any  longer8 ,answ4 ,yes1 verily2 and ,i
 have many times almost come to this    

conclusion1 that ,i will read1 pray1    
hear1 company with ,god's people1 or    
the like1 no longer4    ,well1 poor     
,christian1 ,i am glad that thou hast so
 plainly answered me2  but1 prithee1    
look back upon thy answer4 ,how much of 
,god dost thou  think is in these       
things8 how much of his ,spirit1 and the
 grace of his  ,word8 ,just none at all2
 for it cannot be that these things can 
be the  true and natural effects of the 
workings of the ,spirit of ,god3 no1 not
  as a spirit of bondage4 ,these are not
 his doings4 ,dost thou not see the     
very paw of the devil in them2 yea1 in  
every one of thy ten  confessions8 ,is  
there not palpably high wickedness in   
every one of the  effects of this fear8 
,i conclude1 then1 as ,i began1 that the
 fear that  the spirit of ,god1 as a    
spirit of bondage1 worketh1 is good and 
godly1  not only because of the author1 
but also because of the ground and      
effects2 but yet it can last no longer  
as such1 as producing the  aforesaid    

conclusion1 than till the ,spirit1 as   
the spirit of adoption1  comes2 because 
that then the soul is manifestly taken  
out of the state  and condition into    
which it had brought itself by nature   
and sin1 and  is put into ,christ1 and  
so by him into a state of life and      
blessedness  by grace4 ,therefore1 if   
first fears come again into thy soul1   
after  that the spirit of adoption hath 
been with thee1 know they come not  from
 the ,spirit of ,god1 but apparently    
from the spirit of the devil1  for they 
are a lie in themselves1 and their      
effects are sinful and  devilish4       
,object4 ,but ,i had also such          
wickedness as those in my heart at my   
first  awakening1 and therefore1 by your
 argument1 neither should that be but   
from the devil4    ,answ4 ,so far forth 
as such wickedness was in thy heart1 so 
far did the  devil and thine own heart  
seek to drive thee to despair1 and drown
 thee  there2 but thou hast forgot the  
question2 the question is not whether   

then thou wast troubled with such       
iniquities1 but whether thy fears of    
damnation at that time were not just and
 good1 because grounded upon  thy       
present condition1 which was1 for that  
thou wast out of ,christ1 in  thy sins1 
and under the curse of the law2 and     
whether now1 since the  spirit of       
adoption is come unto thee1 and hath    
thee1 and hath done that  for thee as   
hath been mentioned2 ,i say1 whether    
thou oughtest for  anything whatsoever  
to give way to the same fear1 from the  
same ground  of damnation2 it is evident
 thou oughtest not1 because the ground1 
the  cause1 is removed4    ,object4 ,but
 since ,i was sealed to the day of      
redemption1 ,i have  grievously sinned  
against ,god1 have not ,i1 therefore1   
cause to fear1 as  before8 may not1     
therefore1 the spirit of bondage be sent
 again to put  me in fear1 as at first8 
,sin was the first cause1 and ,i have   
sinned  now4    ,answ4 ,no1 by no means2
 for we have not received the spirit of 

bondage  again to fear2 that is1 ,god   
hath not given it us1 8for ,god hath not
  given us the spirit of fear2 but of   
power1 and of love1 and of a sound      
mind0 7#b ,tim #a3g74 ,if1 therefore1   
our first fears come upon us again1     
after that we have received at ,god's   
hands the spirit of love1 of  power1 and
 of a sound mind1 it is to be refused1  
though we have  grievously sinned       
against our ,god4 ,this is manifest from
 #a ,samuel  #ab3bj2 8,fear not2 ye have
 done all this wickedness40 ,that is1   
not with  that fear which would have    
made them fly from ,god1 as concluding  
that  they were not now his people4 ,and
 the reason is1 because sin cannot      
dissolve the covenant into which the    
sons of ,god1 by his grace1 are  taken4 
8,if his children forsake my law1 and   
walk not in my judgments2  if they break
 my statutes1 and keep not my           
commandments2 then will ,i  visit their 
transgressions with the rod1 and their  
iniquity with  stripes4 ,nevertheless1  

my loving-kindness will ,i not utterly  
take from  him1 nor suffer my           
faithfulness to fail0 7,psa #hi3cj-cc74 
,now1 if sin  doth not dissolve the     
covenant2 if sin doth not cast me out of
 this  covenant1 which is made          
personally with the ,son of ,god1 and   
into the  hands of which by the grace of
 ,god ,i am put1 then ought ,i not1     
though ,i  have sinned1 to fear with my 
first fears4    ,sin1 after that the    
spirit of adoption is come1 cannot      
dissolve the  relation of ,father and   
son1 of ,father and child4 ,and this the
 church  did rightly assert1 and that   
when her heart was under great hardness1
  and when she had the guilt of erring  
from his ways1 saith she4  8,doubtless  
thou art our ,father0 7,isa #fc3af1ag74 
,doubtless thou art1  though this be our
 case1 and though ,israel should not    
acknowledge us  for such4    ,that sin  
dissolveth not the relation of ,father  
and son is further  evident--8,when the 
fulness of the time was come1 ,god sent 

forth his ,son1  made of a woman1 made  
under the law1 to redeem them that were 
under the  law1 that we might receive   
the adoption of sons4 ,and because ye   
are  sons1 ,god hath sent forth the     
,spirit of his ,son into your hearts1   
crying1 ,abba1 or ,father1 ,father40    
,now mark1 8wherefore thou art no  more 
a servant02 that is1 no more under the  
law of death and damnation1  8but a son2
 and if a son1 then an heir of ,god     
through ,christ0 7,gal  #d3d-g74        
,suppose a child doth grievously        
transgress against and offend his       
father1 is the relation between them    
therefore dissolved8 ,again1  suppose   
the father should scourge and chasten   
the son for such offence1  is the       
relation between them therefore         
dissolved8 ,yea1 suppose the  child     
should now1 through ignorance1 cry1 and 
say1 ,this man is now no  more my       
father2 is he1 therefore1 now no more   
his father8 ,doth not  everybody see the
 folly of such arguings8 ,why1 of the   

same nature is  that doctrine that      
saith1 that after we have received the  
spirit of  adoption1 that the spirit of 
bondage is sent to us again to put us in
  fear of eternal damnation4    ,know   
then that thy sin1 after thou hast      
received the spirit of adoption  to cry 
unto ,god1 ,father1 ,father1 is counted 
the transgression of a  child1 not of a 
slave1 and that all that happeneth to   
thee for that  transgression is but the 
chastisement of a father--and 8what son 
is he  whom the father chasteneth not80 
,it is worth your observation1 that the 
,holy ,ghost checks those who1 under    
their chastisements for sin1 forget  to 
call ,god their ,father--8,ye have10    
said ,paul1 8forgotten the  exhortation 
which speaketh unto you as unto         
children1 ,my son1 despise  not thou the
 chastening of the ,lord1 nor faint when
 thou art rebuked of  him40 ,yea1       
observe yet further1 that ,god's        
chastising of his children  for their   
sin1 is a a sign of grace and love1 and 

not of his wrath1 and  thy damnation2   
therefore now there is no ground for the
 aforesaid  fear--8,for whom the ,lord  
loveth he chasteneth1 and scourgeth     
every son  whom he receiveth0 7,heb     
#ab74 ,now1 if ,god would not have those
 that have  received the ,spirit of the 
,son1 however he chastises them1 to     
forget  the relation that by the        
adoption of sons they stand in to ,god1 
if he  checks them that do forget it1   
when his rod is upon their backs for    
sin1 then it is evident that those fears
 that thou hast under a colour  of the  
coming again of the ,spirit1 as a spirit
 of bondage1 to put thee  in fear of    
eternal damnation1 is nothing else but  
,satan disguised1 the  better to play   
his pranks upon thee4    ,i will yet    
give you two or three instances more1   
wherein it will be  manifest that       
whatever happeneth to thee1 ,i mean as a
 chastisement for  sin1 after the spirit
 of adoption is come1 thou oughtest to  
hold fast  by faith the relation of     

,father and son4 ,the people spoken of  
by ,moses  are said to have lightly     
esteemed the rock of their salvation1   
which  rock is ,jesus ,christ1 and that 
is a grievous sin indeed1 yet1 saith he1
  8,is not ,god thy ,father that hath   
bought thee80 and then puts them upon   
considering the days of old 7,deut      
#cb3f74 ,they in the prophet ,jeremiah  
had played the harlot with many lovers1 
and done evil things as they  could2    
and1 as another scripture hath it1 gone 
a-whoring from under  their ,god1 yet   
,god calls to them by the prophet1      
saying1 8,wilt thou not  from this time 
cry unto me1 ,my ,father1 thou art the  
guide of my youth80  7,jer #c3d74       
,remember also that eminent text made   
mention of in #a ,samuel  #ab3bj1 8,fear
 not2 ye have done all this wickedness02
 and labour to  maintain faith in thy   
soul1 of thy being a child1 it being    
true that  thou hast received the spirit
 of adoption before1 and so that thou   
oughtest not to fall under thy first    

fears1 because the ground is taken      
away1 of thy eternal damnation4    ,now1
 let not any1 from what hath been said1 
take courage to live loose  lives1 under
 a supposition that once in ,christ1 and
 ever in ,christ1 and  the covenant     
cannot be broken1 nor the relation of   
,father and child  dissolved2 for they  
that do so1 it is evident1 have not     
known what it  is to receive the spirit 
of adoption4 ,it is the spirit of the   
devil in  his own hue that suggesteth   
this unto them1 and that prevaileth with
  them to do so4 ,shall we do evil that 
good may come8 shall we sin that  grace 
may abound8 or shall we be base in life 
because ,god by grace hath  secured us  
from wrath to come8 ,god forbid2 these  
conclusions betoken  one void of the    
fear of ,god indeed1 and of the spirit  
of adoption too4  ,for what son is he1  
that because the father cannot break the
 relation1  nor suffer sin to do        
it--that is1 betwixt the ,father and    
him--that will  therefore say1 ,i will  

live altogether after my own lusts1 ,i  
will labour  to be a continual grief to 
my ,father8    ,considerations to       
prevent such temptations4    ,yet lest  
the devil 7for some are 8not ignorant of
 his devices0 71  should get an         
advantage against some of the sons1 to  
draw them away  from the filial fear of 
their ,father1 let me here1 to prevent  
such  temptations1 present such with    
these following considerations4         
,first4 ,though ,god cannot1 will not1  
dissolve the relation which the  spirit 
of adoption hath made betwixt the       
,father and the ,son1 for any  sins that
 such do commit1 yet he can1 and often  
doth1 take away from  them the comfort  
of their adoption1 not suffering        
children while  sinning to have the     
sweet and comfortable sense thereof on  
their  hearts4 ,he can tell how to let  
snares be round about them1 and sudden  
fear trouble them4 ,he can tell how to  
send darkness that they may not  see1   
and to let abundance of waters cover    

them 7,job #bb3aj1aa74    ,second4 ,god 
can tell how to hide his face from them1
 and so to afflict  them with that      
dispensation1 that it shall not be in   
the power of all  the world to comfort  
them4 8,when he hideth his face1 who    
then can  behold him80 7,job #bc3h1i1   
#cd3bi74    ,third4 ,god can tell how to
 make thee again to possess the sins    
that he  long since hath pardoned1 and  
that in such wise that things shall be  
bitter to thy soul4 8,thou writest      
bitter things against me10 says ,job1   
8and makest me to possess the iniquities
 of my youth40 ,by this also he  once   
made ,david groan and pray against it as
 an insupportable  affliction 7,job     
#ac3bf2 ,psa #be3g74    ,fourth4 ,god   
can lay thee in the dungeon in chains1  
and roll a stone  upon thee1 he can make
 thy feet fast in the stocks1 and make  
thee a  gazing-stock to men and angels  
7,lam #c3g1ec1ee2 ,job #ac3bg2 ,nahum   
#c3f74    ,fifth4 ,god can tell how to  
cause to cease the sweet operations and 

blessed influences of his grace in thy  
soul1 and to make those gospel  showers 
that formerly thou hast enjoyed to      
become now to thee nothing  but powder  
and dust 7,psa #ea2 ,deut #bh3bd74      
,sixth4 ,god can tell how to fight      
against thee 8with the sword of his     
mouth10 and to make thee a butt for his 
arrows2 and this is a  dispensation most
 dreadful 7,rev #b3af2 ,job #f3d2 ,psa  
#ch3b-e74    ,seventh4 ,god can tell how
 so to bow thee down with guilt and     
distress  that thou shalt in no wise be 
able to lift up thy head 7,psa #dj3ab74 
,eighth4 ,god can tell how to break thy 
bones1 and to make thee by reason  of   
that to live in continual anguish of    
spirit3 yea1 he can send a fire  into   
thy bones that shall burn1 and none     
shall quench it 7,psa #ea3h2 ,lam  #c3d1
 #a3ac2 ,psa #ajb3c2 ,job #cj3cj74      
,ninth4 ,god can tell how to lay thee   
aside1 and make no use of thee as  to   
any work for him in thy generation4 ,he 
can throw thee aside 8as a  broken      

vessel0 7,psa #ca3ab2 ,eze #dd3aj-ac74  
,tenth4 ,god can tell how to kill thee1 
and to take thee away from the  earth   
for thy sins 7#a ,cor #aa3bi-cb74       
,eleventh4 ,god can tell how to plague  
thee in thy death1 with great  plagues1 
and of long continuance 7,psa #gh3de2   
,deut #bh74    ,twelfth4 ,what shall ,i 
say8 ,god can tell how to let ,satan    
loose upon  thee2 when thou liest a     
dying he can license him then to assault
 thee  with great temptations1 he can   
tell how to make thee possess the guilt 
of all thy unkindness towards him1 and  
that when thou1 as ,i said1 art  going  
out of the world1 he can cause that thy 
life shall be in  continual doubt before
 thee1 and not suffer thee to take any  
comfort  day nor night2 yea1 he can     
drive thee even to a madness with his   
chastisements for thy folly1 and yet all
 shall be done by him to thee1  as a    
father chastiseth his son 7,deut        
#bh3fe-fg74    ,thirteenth4 ,further1   
,god can tell how to tumble thee from   

off thy  deathbed in a cloud1 he can let
 thee die in the dark2 when thou art    
dying thou shalt not know whither thou  
art going1 to wit1 whether to  heaven or
 to hell4 ,yea1 he can tell how to let  
thee seem to come short  of life1 both  
in thine own eyes1 and also in the eyes 
of them that  behold thee4 8,let us     
therefore fear10 says the               
apostle1--though not with  slavish1 yet 
with filial fear--8lest a promise being 
left us of entering  into his rest1 any 
of you should seem to come short of it0 
7,heb #d3a74    ,now all this1 and much 
more1 can ,god do to his as a ,father by
 his rod  and fatherly rebukes2 ah1 who 
know but those that are under them1 what
  terrors1 fears1 distresses1 and       
amazements ,god can bring his people    
into2 he can put them into a furnace1 a 
fire1 and no tongue can tell  what1 so  
unsearchable and fearful are his        
fatherly chastisements1 and  yet never  
give them the spirit of bondage again to
 fear4 ,therefore1 if  thou art a son1  

take heed of sin1 lest all these things 
overtake thee1  and come upon thee4     
,object4 ,but ,i have sinned1 and am    
under this high and mighty hand of      
,god4    ,answ4 ,then thou knowest what 
,i say is true1 but yet take heed of    
hearkening unto such temptations as     
would make thee believe thou art  out of
 ,christ1 under the law1 and in a state 
of damnation2 and take  heed also1 that 
thou dost not conclude that the author  
of these fears  is the ,spirit of ,god  
come to thee again as a spirit of       
bondage1 to put  thee into such fears1  
lest unawares to thyself thou dost defy 
the  devil1 dishonour thy ,father1      
overthrow good doctrine1 and bring      
thyself  into a double temptation4      
,object4 ,but if ,god deals thus with a 
man1 how can he otherwise think  but    
that he is a reprobate1 a graceless1    
,christless1 and faithless one8         
,answ4 ,nay1 but why dost thou tempt the
 ,lord thy ,god8 ,why dost thou sin  and
 provoke the eyes of his glory8 ,why    

8doth a living man complain1 a  man for 
the punishment of his sins80 7,lam      
#c3ci74 ,he doth not willingly  afflict 
nor grieve the children of men2 but if  
thou sinnest1 though ,god  should save  
thy soul1 as he will if thou art an     
adopted son of ,god1 yet  he will make  
thee know that sin is sin1 and his rod  
that he will  chastise thee with1 if    
need be1 shall be made of scorpions2    
read the  whole book of the             
,lamentations2 read ,job's and ,david's 
complaints2 yea1  read what happened to 
his ,son1 his well-beloved1 and that    
when he did  but stand in the room of   
sinners1 being in himself altogether    
innocent1  and then consider1 ,o thou   
sinning child of ,god1 if it is any     
injustice  in ,god1 yea1 if it be not   
necessary1 that thou shouldest be       
chastised  for thy sin4 ,but then1 ,i   
say1 when the hand of ,god is upon thee1
 how  grievous soever it be1 take heed1 
and beware that thou give not way to    
thy first fears1 lest1 as ,i said       

before1 thou addest to thine            
affliction2 and to help thee here1 let  
me give you a few instances of  the     
carriages of some of the saints under   
some of the most heavy  afflictions that
 they have met with for sin4            
,carriages of some of the saints under  
heavy afflictions for sin4    ,first4   
,job was in great affliction and that1  
as he confessed1 for sin1  insomuch that
 he said ,god had set him for his mark  
to shoot at1 and  that he ran upon him  
like a giant1 that he took him by the   
neck and  shook him to pieces1 and      
counted him for his enemy2 that he hid  
his  face from him1 and that he could   
not tell where to find him2 yet he      
counted not all this as a sign of a     
damnable state1 but as a trial1 and     
chastisement1 and said1 when he was in  
the hottest of the battle1 8when  he    
hath tried me ,i shall come forth as    
gold40 ,and again1 when he was  pressed 
upon by the tempter to think that ,god  
would kill him1 he  answers with        

greatest confidence1 8,though he slay   
me1 yet will ,i trust  in him0 7,job    
#g3bj1 #ac3ae1 #ad3ab1 #af1 #ai3aa1     
#bc3h-aj74    ,second4 ,david complained
 that ,god had broken his bones1 that he
 had set  his face against his sins1 and
 had taken from him the joy of his      
salvation3 yet even at this time he     
saith1 8,o ,god1 thou ,god of my        
salvation0 7,psa #ea3h1i1ab1ad74        
,third4 ,heman complained that his soul 
was full of troubles1 that ,god  had    
laid him in the lowest pit1 that he had 
put his acquaintance far  from him1 and 
was casting off his soul1 and had hid   
his face from him4  ,that he was        
afflicted from his youth up1 and ready  
to die with trouble3  he saith1         
moreover1 that the fierce wrath of ,god 
went over him1 that  his terrors had cut
 him off2 yea1 that by reason of them he
 was  distracted2 and yet1 even before  
he maketh any of these complaints1 he   
takes fast hold of ,god as his1 saying1 
8,o ,lord ,god of my salvation0  7,psa  

#hh74    ,fourth4 ,the church in the    
,lamentations complains that the ,lord  
had  afflicted her for her              
transgressions1 and that in the day of  
his fierce  anger2 also that he had     
trodden under foot her mighty men1 and  
that he  had called the heathen against 
her2 she says1 that he had covered her  
with a cloud in his anger1 that he was  
an enemy1 and that he had hung a  chain 
upon her2 she adds1 moreover1 that he   
had shut out her prayer1  broken her    
teeth with gravel stones1 and covered   
her with ashes1 and in  conclusion1 that
 he had utterly rejected her4 ,but what 
doth she do  under all this trial8 doth 
she give up her faith and hope1 and     
return  to that fear that begot the     
first bondage8 ,no3 8,the ,lord is my   
portion1  saith my soul1 therefore will 
,i hope in him02 yea1 she adds1 8,o     
,lord1  thou hast pleaded the causes of 
my soul1 thou hast redeemed my life0    
7,lam #a3e1 #b3a1b1e1 #c3g1h1af1 #e3bb1 
#c3bd1ca1eh74    ,these things show1    

that ,god's people even after they have 
received the  spirit of adoption1 have  
fell foully into sin1 and have been     
bitterly  chastised for it2 and also1   
that when the rod was most smart upon   
them1  they made great conscience of    
giving way to their first fears         
wherewith  they were made afraid by the 
,spirit as it wrought as a spirit of    
bondage2 for indeed there is no such    
thing as the coming of the spirit  of   
bondage to put us in fear the second    
time1 as such1 that is1 after  he is    
come as the spirit of adoption to the   
soul4    ,i conclude then1 that that    
fear that is wrought by the spirit of   
bondage is good and godly1 because the  
ground for it is sound2 and ,i  also    
conclude1 that he comes to the soul as a
 spirit of bondage but  once1 and that  
once is before he comes as a spirit of  
adoption3 and if  therefore the same    
fear doth again take hold of thy heart1 
that is1 if  after thou hast received   
the spirit of adoption thou fearest     

again the  damnation of thy soul1 that  
thou art out of ,christ and under the   
law1  that fear is bad and of the devil1
 and ought by no means to be admitted   
by thee4    ,how the devil worketh these
 fears4    #a4 ,quest4 ,but since it is 
as you say1 how doth the devil1 after   
the  spirit of adoption is come1 work   
the child of ,god into those fears of   
being out of ,christ1 not forgiven1 and 
so an heir of damnation again8    ,answ4
 #a4 ,by giving the lie1 and by         
prevailing with us to give it too1  to  
the work of grace wrought in our hearts1
 and to the testimony of the  ,holy     
,spirit of adoption4 ,or1 #b4 ,by       
abusing of our ignorance of the         
everlasting love of ,god to his in      
,christ1 and the duration of the        
covenant of grace4 ,or1 #c4 ,by abusing 
some scripture that seems to look  that 
way1 but doth not4 ,or1 #d4 ,by abusing 
our senses and reason4 ,or1 #e4  ,by    
strengthening of our unbelief4 ,or1 #f4 
,by overshadowing of our  judgment with 

horrid darkness4 ,or1 #g4 ,by giving of 
us counterfeit  representations of ,god4
 ,or1 #h4 ,by stirring up1 and setting  
in a rage1  our inward corruptions4 ,or1
 #i4 ,by pouring into our hearts        
abundance of  horrid blasphemies4 ,or1  
#aj4 ,by putting of wrong constructions 
on the  rod1 and chastising hand of     
,god4 ,or1 #aa4 ,by charging upon us1   
that our  ill behaviours under the rod1 
and chastising hand of ,god1 is a sign  
that we indeed have no grace1 but are   
downright graceless reprobates4  ,by    
these things and other like these1      
,satan1 ,i say1 ,satan bringeth the     
child of ,god1 not only to the borders1 
but even into the bowels of the  fears  
of damnation1 after it hath received a  
blessed testimony of  eternal life1 and 
that by the ,holy ,spirit of adoption4  
,the people of ,god should fear his rod4
    ,quest4 ,but would you not have the 
people of ,god stand in fear of his     
rod1 and be afraid of his judgments8    
,answ4 ,yes1 and the more they are      

rightly afraid of them1 the less and    
the seldomer will they come under them2 
for it is want of fear that  brings us  
into sin1 and it is sin that brings us  
into these  afflictions4 ,but ,i would  
not have them fear with the fear of     
slaves2  for that will add no strength  
against sin2 but ,i would have them fear
  with the reverential fear of sons1 and
 that is the way to depart from  evil4  
,quest4 ,how is that8    ,answ4 ,why1   
having before received the spirit of    
adoption2 still to  believe that he is  
our father1 and so to fear with the fear
 of  children1 not as slaves fear a     
tyrant4 ,i would therefore have them to 
look upon his rod1 rebukes1 chidings1   
and chastisements1 and also upon  the   
wrath wherewith he doth inflict1 to be  
but the dispensations of  their ,father4
 ,this believed1 maintains1 or at least 
helps to maintain1  in the heart1 a     
son-like bowing under the rod4 ,it also 
maintains in the  soul a son-like       
confession of sin1 and a justifying of  

,god under all  the rebukes that he     
grieveth us with4 ,it also engageth us  
to come to  him1 to claim and lay hold  
of former mercies1 to expect more1 and  
to  hope a good end shall be made of all
 ,god's present dispensations  towards  
us 7,micah #g3i2 ,lam #a3ah2 ,psa       
#gg3aj-ab2 ,lam #c3ca-cd74ad    ,now    
,god would have us thus fear his rod1   
because he is resolved to  chastise us  
therewith1 if so be we sin against him1 
as ,i have already  showed2 for although
 ,god's bowels turn within him1 even    
while he is  threatening his people1 yet
 if we sin1 he will lay on the rod so   
hard  as to make us cry1 8,woe unto us  
that we have sinned0 7,lam #e3af72 and  
therefore1 as ,i said1 we should be     
afraid of his judgments1 yet only as    
afore is provided as of the rod1 wrath1 
and judgment of a ,father4    ,five     
considerations to move to child-like    
fear4    ,quest4 ,but have you yet any  
other considerations to move us to fear 
,god  with child-like fear8    ,answ4 ,i

 will in this place give you five4 #a4  
,consider that ,god thinks  meet to have
 it so1 and he is wiser in heart than   
thou2 he knows best  how to secure his  
people from sin1 and to that end hath   
given them law  and commandments to     
read1 that they may learn to fear him as
 a ,father  7,job #cg3bd2 ,eccl #c3ad2  
,deut #ag3ah1ai74 #b4 ,consider he is   
mighty in  power2 if he touch but with a
 fatherly touch1 man nor angel cannot   
bear  it2 yea1 ,christ makes use of that
 argument1 he 8hath power to cast into  
hell2 ,fear him0 7,luke #ab3d1e74 #c4   
,consider that he is everywhere2 thou   
canst not be out of his sight or        
presence2 nor out of the reach of his   
hand4 8,fear ye not me8 saith the       
,lord40 8,can any hide himself in secret
  places that ,i shall not see him8     
saith the ,lord4 ,do not ,i fill heaven 
and earth8 saith the ,lord0 7,jer #e3bb1
 #bc3bd74 #d4 ,consider that he is      
holy1 and cannot look with liking upon  
the sins of his own people4  ,therefore1

 says ,peter1 be 8as obedient children1 
not fashioning  yourselves according to 
the former lusts in your ignorance1 but 
as he  which hath called you is holy1 so
 be ye holy in all manner of            
conversation1 because it is written1 ,be
 ye holy1 for ,i am holy4 ,and if  ye   
call on the ,father1 who without respect
 of persons judgeth according  to every 
man's work1 pass the time of your       
sojourning here in fear40 #e4  ,consider
 that he is good1 and has been good to  
thee1 good in that he  hath singled thee
 out from others1 and saved thee from   
their death and  hell1 though thou      
perhaps wast worse in thy life than     
those that he  left when he laid hold on
 thee4 ,o this should engage thy heart  
to fear  the ,lord all the days of thy  
life4 ,they 8shall fear the ,lord1 and  
his  goodness in the latter days0       
7,hosea #c3e74 ,and now for the present1
 ,i  have done with that fear1 ,i mean  
as to its first workings1 to wit1 to    
put me in fear of damnation1 and shall  

come1 in the next place1 to  treat      
,,of ,,the ,,grace ,,of ,,fear ,,more   
,,immediately ,,intended ,,in ,,the     
,,text4      ,i shall now speak to this 
fear1 which ,i call a lasting godly     
fear2  first1 by way of explication2 by 
which ,i shall show1 ,,first4 ,how by   
the  ,scripture it is described4        
,,second4 ,i shall show you what this   
fear  flows from4 ,and then1 ,,third4 ,i
 shall also show you what doth flow from
  it4    ,how this ,fear is described by
 the ,scripture4    ,,first4 ,for the   
first of these1 to wit1 how by the      
,scripture this fear  is described2 and 
that1 ,first4 ,more generally4 ,second4 
,more  particularly4    ,first4 ,more   
generally4    #a4 ,it is called a grace1
 that is1 a sweet and blessed work of   
the  ,spirit of grace1 as he is given to
 the elect by ,god4 ,hence the apostle  
says1 8let us have grace1 whereby we may
 serve ,god acceptably1 with  reverence 
and godly fear0 7,heb #ab3bh74 ,for as  
that fear that brings  bondage is       

wrought in the soul by the ,spirit as a 
spirit of bondage1 so  this fear1 which 
is a fear that we have while we are in  
the liberty of  sons1 is wrought by him 
as he manifesteth to us our liberty2    
8where the  ,spirit of the ,lord is1    
there is liberty10 that is1 where he is 
as a  spirit of adoption1 setting the   
soul free from that bondage under which 
it was held by the same ,spirit while he
 wrought as a spirit of bondage4  ,hence
 as he is called a spirit working       
bondage to fear1 so he1 as the  ,spirit 
of the ,son and of adoption1 is called  
8the ,spirit of the fear of  the ,lord0 
7,isa #aa3b74 ,because it is that       
,spirit of grace that is the  author1   
animater1 and maintainer of our filial  
fear1 or of that fear  that is son-like1
 and that subjecteth the elect unto     
,god1 his word1 and  ways2 unto him1 his
 word1 and ways1 as a ,father4    #b4   
,this fear is called also the fear of   
,god1 not as that which is  ungodly is1 
nor yet as that may be which is wrought 

by the ,spirit as a  spirit of bondage1 
but by way of eminency2 to wit1 as a    
dispensation of  the grace of the       
gospel1 and as a fruit of eternal love4 
8,i will put my  fear in their hearts1  
that they shall not depart from me0     
7,jer  #cb3ch-da74    #c4 ,this fear of 
,god is called ,god's treasure1 for it  
is one of his  choice jewels1 it is one 
of the rarities of heaven1 8,the fear of
 the  ,lord is his treasure0 7,isa      
#cc3f74 ,and it may well go under such a
  title2 for as treasure1 so the fear of
 the ,lord is not found in every        
corner4 ,it is said all men have not    
faith1 because that also is more        
precious than gold2 the same is said    
about this fear--8,there is no fear  of 
,god before their eyes02 that is1 the   
greatest part of men are  utterly       
destitute of this godly jewel1 this     
treasure1 the fear of the  ,lord4 ,poor 
vagrants1 when they come straggling to a
 lord's house1 may  perhaps obtain some 
scraps and fragments1 they may also     

obtain old  shoes1 and some sorry       
cast-off rags1 but they get not any of  
his  jewels1 they may not touch his     
choicest treasure2 that is kept for the 
children1 and those that shall be his   
heirs4 ,we may say the same also  of    
this blessed grace of fear1 which is    
called here ,god's treasure4 ,it  is    
only bestowed upon the elect1 the heirs 
and children of the promise2  all others
 are destitute of it1 and so continue to
 death and judgment4    #d4 ,this grace 
of fear is that which maketh men excel  
and go beyond all  men1 in the account  
of ,god2 it is that which beautifies a  
man1 and  prefers him above all other2  
8,hast thou10 says ,god to ,satan1      
8considered my servant ,job1 that there 
is none like him in the earth1 a        
perfect and an upright man1 one that    
feareth ,god1 and escheweth evil80      
7,job #a3h1 #b3c74 ,mind it1 8,there is 
none like him1 none alike him in the    
earth40 ,i suppose he means either that 
,job was the only most perfect  and     

upright man in those parts1 or else he  
was the man that abounded  in the fear  
of the ,lord2 none like him to fear the 
,lord1 he only  excelled others with    
respect to his reverencing of ,god1     
bowing before  him1 and sincerely       
complying with his will2 and therefore  
is counted  the excellent man4 ,it is   
not the knowledge of the will of ,god1  
but our  sincere complying therewith1   
that proveth we fear the ,lord2 and it  
is  our so doing that putteth upon us   
the note of excelling2 hereby appears   
our perfection1 herein is manifest our  
uprightness4 ,a perfect and an  upright 
man is one that feareth ,god1 and that  
because he escheweth  evil4 ,therefore  
this grace of fear is that without which
 no part or  piece of service which we  
do to ,god1 can be accepted of him4 ,it 
is1 as  ,i may call it1 the salt of the 
covenant1 which seasoneth the heart1 and
  therefore must not be lacking there2  
it is also that which salteth1 or       
seasoneth all our doings1 and therefore 

must not be lacking in any of  them     
7,lev #b3ac74    #e4 ,i take this grace 
of fear to be that which softeneth and  
mollifieth  the heart1 and that makes it
 stand in awe both of the mercies and   
judgments of ,god4 ,this is that that   
retaineth in the heart that due  dread1 
and reverence of the heavenly majesty1  
that is meet should be  both in1 and    
kept in the heart of poor sinners4      
,wherefore when ,david  described this  
fear1 in the exercise of it1 he calls it
 an awe of ,god4  8,stand in awe10 saith
 he1 8and sin not02 and again1 8my heart
 standeth  in awe of thy word02 and     
again1 8,let all the earth fear the     
,lord02 what  is that8 or how is that8  
why8 8,let all the inhabitants of the   
world  stand in awe of him0 7,psa #d3d1 
#aai3afa1 #cc3h74 ,this is that         
therefore  that is1 as ,i said before1  
so excellent a thing in the eyes of     
,god1 to  wit1 a grace of the ,spirit1  
the fear of ,god1 his treasure1 the salt
 of  the covenant1 that which makes men 

excel all others2 for it is that  which 
maketh the sinner to stand in awe of    
,god1 which posture is the  most comely 
thing in us1 throughout all ages4 ,but1 
,second4 ,and more particularly4    #a4 
,this grace is called 8the beginning of 
knowledge10 because by the  first       
gracious discovery of ,god to the soul1 
this grace is begot3 and  again1 because
 the first time that the soul doth      
apprehend ,god in  ,christ to be good   
unto it1 this grace is animated1 by     
which the soul is  put into an holy awe 
of ,god1 which causeth it with reverence
 and due  attention to hearken to him1  
and tremble before him 7,prov #a3g74 ,it
 is  also by virtue of this fear that   
the soul doth inquire yet more after    
the blessed knowledge of ,god4 ,this is 
the more evident1 because1 where  this  
fear of ,god is wanting1 or where the   
discovery of ,god is not  attended with 
it1 the heart still abides rebellious1  
obstinate1 and  unwilling to know more1 
that it might comply therewith2 nay1 for

 want  of it1 such sinners say rather1  
,as for ,god1 let him 8depart from us10 
and for the ,almighty1 8we desire not   
the knowledge of his ways40    #b4 ,this
 fear is called 8the beginning of       
wisdom10 because then1 and not  till    
then1 a man begins to be truly          
spiritually wise2 what wisdom is  there 
where the fear of ,god is not8 7,job    
#bh3bh2 ,psa #aaa3aj74 ,therefore  the  
fools are described thus1 8,for that    
they hated knowledge and did  not choose
 the fear of the ,lord0 7,prov #a3bi74  
,the ,word of ,god is the  fountain of  
knowledge1 into which a man will not    
with godly reverence  look1 until he is 
endued with the fear of the ,lord4      
,therefore it is  rightly called 8the   
beginning of knowledge2 but fools       
despise wisdom  and instruction0 7,prov 
#a3g74 ,it is therefore this fear of the
 ,lord that  makes a man wise for his   
soul1 for life1 and for another world4  
,it is  this that teacheth him how he   
should do to escape those spiritual and 

eternal ruins that the fool is overtaken
 with1 and swallowed up of for  ever4 ,a
 man void of this fear of ,god1 wherever
 he is wise1 or in  whatever he excels1 
yet about the matters of his soul1 there
 is none  more foolish than himself2 for
 through the want of the fear of the    
,lord1 he leaves the best things at     
sixes and sevens1 and only pursueth     
with all his heart those that will leave
 him in the snare when he dies4    #c4  
,this fear of the ,lord is to hate evil4
 ,to hate sin and vanity4 ,sin  and     
vanity1 they are the sweet morsels of   
the fool1 and such which the  carnal    
appetite of the flesh runs after2 and it
 is only the virtue that  is in the fear
 of the ,lord that maketh the sinner    
have an antipathy  against it 7,job     
#bj3ab74 8,by the fear of the ,lord men 
depart from evil0  7,prov #af3f74 ,that 
is1 men shun1 separate themselves from1 
and eschew it  in its appearances4      
,wherefore it is plain that those that  
love evil1  are not possessed with the  

fear of ,god4    ,there is a generation 
that will pursue evil1 that will take it
 in1  nourish it1 lay it up in their    
hearts1 hide it1 and plead for it1 and  
rejoice to do it4 ,these cannot have in 
them the fear of the ,lord1 for  that is
 to hate it1 and to make men depart from
 it3 where the fear of  ,god and sin is1
 it will be with the soul1 as it was    
with ,israel when  ,omri and ,tibni     
strove to reign among them both at once1
 one of them  must be put to death1 they
 cannot live together 7see #a ,kings    
#af73 sin  must down1 for the fear of   
the ,lord begetteth in the soul a hatred
  against it1 an abhorrence of it1      
therefore sin must die1 that is1 as to  
the affections and lusts of it2 for as  
,solomon says in another case1  8where  
no wood is1 the fire goeth out40 ,so we 
may say1 where there is a  hatred of    
sin1 and where men depart from it1 there
 it loseth much of  its power1 waxeth   
feeble1 and decayeth4 ,therefore        
,solomon saith again1  8,fear the ,lord1

 and depart from evil0 7,prov #c3g74 ,as
 who should say1  ,fear the ,lord1 and  
it will follow that you shall depart    
from evil3  departing from evil is a    
natural consequence1 a proper effect of 
the  fear of the ,lord where it is4 ,by 
the fear of the ,lord men depart from   
evil1 that is1 in their judgment1 will1 
mind1 and affections4 ,not that  by the 
fear of the ,lord sin is annihilated1 or
 has lost its being in  the soul2 there 
still will those ,canaanites be1 but    
they are hated1  loathed1 abominated1   
fought against1 prayed against1 watched 
against1  striven against1 and mortified
 by the soul 7,rom #g74    #d4 ,this    
fear is called a fountain of life--8,the
 fear of the ,lord is a  fountain of    
life1 to depart from the snares of      
death0 7,prov #ad3bg74 ,it  is a        
fountain1 or spring1 which so           
continually supplieth the soul with     
variety of considerations of sin1 of    
,god1 of death1 and life eternal1  as to
 keep the soul in continual exercise of 

virtue and in holy  contemplation4 ,it  
is a fountain of life2 every operation  
thereof1 every  act and exercise        
thereof1 hath a true and natural        
tendency to spiritual  and eternal      
felicity4 ,wherefore the wise man saith 
in another place1  8,the fear of the    
,lord tendeth to life1 and he that hath 
it shall abide  satisfied2 he shall not 
be visited with evil0 7,prov #ai3bc74   
,it tendeth  to life2 even as of nature1
 everything hath a tendency to that     
which is  most natural to itself2 the   
fire to burn1 the water to wet1 the     
stone  to fall1 the sun to shine1 sin to
 defile1 c4 ,thus ,i say1 the fear of   
the ,lord tendeth to life2 the nature of
 it is to put the soul upon  fearing of 
,god1 of closing with ,christ1 and of   
walking humbly before  him4 8,it is a   
fountain of life1 to depart from the    
snares of death40  ,what are the snares 
of death1 but sin1 the wiles of the     
devil1 c4 ,from  which the fear of ,god 
hath a natural tendency to deliver thee1

 and to  keep thee in the way that      
tendeth to life4    #e4 ,this fear of   
the ,lord1 it is called 8the instruction
 of wisdom0  7,prov #ae3cc74 ,you heard 
before that it is the beginning of      
wisdom1 but  here you find it called the
 instruction of wisdom2 for indeed it is
 not  only that which makes a man begin 
to be wise1 but to improve1 and make    
advantage of all those helps and means  
to life1 which ,god hath afforded  to   
that end2 that is1 both to his own1 and 
his neighbour's salvation  also4 ,it is 
the instruction of wisdom2 it will make 
a man capable to  use all his natural   
parts1 all his natural wisdom to ,god's 
glory1 and  his own good4 ,there lieth1 
even in many natural things1 that1 into 
which if we were instructed1 would yield
 us a great deal of help to the         
understanding of spiritual matters2     
8,for in wisdom has ,god made all the   
world02 nor is there anything that ,god 
has made1 whether in heaven  above1 or  
on earth beneath1 but there is couched  

some spiritual mystery  in it4 ,the     
which men matter no more than they do   
the ground they tread  on1 or than the  
stones that are under their feet1 and   
all because they  have not this fear of 
the ,lord2 for had they that1 that would
 teach  them to think1 even from that   
knowledge of ,god1 that hath by the fear
  of him put into their hearts1 that he 
being so great and so good1 there  must 
needs be abundance of wisdom in the     
things he hath made3 that fear  would   
also endeavour to find out what that    
wisdom is2 yea1 and give to  the soul   
the instruction of it4 ,in that it is   
called the instruction of  wisdom1 it   
intimates to us that its tendency is to 
keep all even1 and  in good order in the
 soul4 ,when ,job perceived that his    
friends did not  deal with him in an    
even spirit and orderly manner1 he said 
that they  forsook 8the fear of the     
,almighty0 7,job #f3ad74 ,for this fear 
keeps a  man even in his words and      
judgment of things4 ,it may be compared 

to the  ballast of the ship1 and to the 
poise of the balance of the scales2 it  
keeps all even1 and also makes us steer 
our course right with respect  to the   
things that pertain to ,god and man4    
,what this fear of ,god flows from4     
,,second4 ,i come now to the second     
thing1 to wit1 to show you what this    
fear of ,god flows from4    ,first4     
,this fear1 this grace of fear1 this    
son-like fear of ,god1 it  flows from   
the distinguishing love of ,god to his  
elect4 8,i will be  their ,god10 saith  
he1 8and ,i will put my fear in their   
hearts40 ,none  other obtain it but     
those that are enclosed and bound up in 
that  bundle4 ,therefore they1 in the   
same place1 are said to be those that   
are wrapt up in the eternal or          
everlasting covenant of ,god1 and so    
designed to be the people that should be
 blessed with this fear4 8,i  will make 
an everlasting covenant with them0 saith
 ,god1 8that ,i will  not turn away from
 them to do them good1 but ,i will put  

my fear in  their hearts1 that they     
shall not depart from me0 7,jer         
#cb3ch-dj74 ,this  covenant declares    
unto men that ,god hath1 in his heart1  
distinguishing  love for some of the    
children of men2 for he saith he will be
 their  ,god1 that he will not leave    
them1 nor yet suffer them to depart1 to 
wit1 finally1 from him4 ,into these     
men's hearts he doth put his fear1  this
 blessed grace1 and this rare and       
effectual sign of his love1 and  of     
their eternal salvation4    ,second4    
,this fear flows from a new heart4 ,this
 fear is not in men by  nature2 the fear
 of devils they may have1 as also an    
ungodly fear of  ,god2 but this fear is 
not in any but where there dwelleth a   
new heart1  another fruit and effect of 
this everlasting covenant1 and of this  
distinguishing love of ,god4 8,a new    
heart also will ,i give them02 a new    
heart1 what a one is that8 why1 the same
 prophet saith in another  place1 8,a   
heart to fear me10 a circumcised one1 a 

sanctified one 7,jer  #cb3ci2 ,eze      
#aa3ai1 #cf3bf74 ,so then1 until a man  
receive a heart from  ,god1 a heart from
 heaven1 a new heart1 he has not this   
fear of ,god in  him4 ,new wine must not
 be put into old bottles1 lest the one1 
to wit1  the bottles1 mar the wine1 or  
the wine the bottles2 but new wine must 
have new bottles1 and then both shall be
 preserved 7,matt #i3ag74 ,this  fear of
 ,god must not be1 cannot be found in   
old hearts2 old hearts are  not bottles 
out of which this fear of ,god proceeds1
 but it is from an  honest and good     
heart1 from a new one1 from such an one 
that is also an  effect of the          
everlasting covenant1 and love of ,god  
to men4    8 ,i will give them one      
heart0 to fear me2 there must in all    
actions be  heart1 and without heart no 
action is good1 nor can there be faith1 
love1 or fear1 from every kind of heart4
 ,these must flow from such an  one1    
whose nature is to produce1 and bring   
forth such fruit4 ,do men  gather grapes

 of thorns1 or figs of thistles8 so from
 a corrupt heart  there cannot proceed  
such fruit as the fear of ,god1 as to   
believe in  ,god1 and love ,god 7,luke  
#f3dc-de74 ,the heart naturally is      
deceitful  above all things1 and        
desperately wicked2 how then should     
there flow  from such an one the fear of
 ,god8 ,it cannot be4 ,he1 therefore1   
that  hath not received at the hands of 
,god a new heart1 cannot fear the       
,lord4    ,third4 ,this fear of ,god    
flows from an impression1 a sound       
impression1  that the ,word of ,god     
maketh on our souls2 for without an     
impress of the  ,word1 there is no fear 
of ,god4 ,hence it is said that ,god    
gave to ,israel  good laws1 statutes1   
and judgments1 that they might learn    
them1 and in  learning them1 learn to   
fear the ,lord their ,god4 ,therefore1  
saith ,god1  in another place1 8,gather 
the people together1 men1 and women1 and
  children1 and thy stranger that is    
within thy gates1 that they may  hear1  

and that they may learn and fear the    
,lord your ,god0 7,deut #f3a1b1         
#ca3ab74 ,for as a man drinketh good    
doctrine into his soul1 so he  feareth  
,god4 ,if he drinks it in much1 he      
feareth him greatly2 if he  drinketh it 
in but little1 he feareth him but       
little2 if he drinketh it  not in at    
all1 he feareth him not at all4 ,this1  
therefore1 teacheth us  how to judge who
 feareth the ,lord2 they are those that 
learn1 and that  stand in awe of the    
,word4 ,those that have by the holy     
,word of ,god the  very form of itself  
engraven upon the face of their souls1  
they fear  ,god 7,rom #f3ag74ae    ,but1
 on the contrary1 those that do not love
 good doctrine1 that give  not place to 
the wholesome truths of the ,god of     
heaven1 revealed in his  ,testament1 to 
take place in their souls1 but rather   
despise it1 and the  true possessors of 
it1 they fear not ,god4 ,for1 as ,i said
 before1 this  fear of ,god1 it flows   
from a sound impression that the ,word  

of ,god  maketh upon the soul2 and      
therefore1    ,fourth4 ,this godly fear 
floweth from faith2 for where the ,word 
maketh a  sound impression on the soul1 
by that impression is faith begotten1   
whence also this fear doth flow4        
,therefore right hearing of the ,word is
  called 8the hearing of faith0 7,gal   
#c3b74 ,hence it is said again1 8,by    
faith ,noah1 being warned of ,god of    
things not seen as yet1 moved with      
fear1 prepared an ark to the saving of  
his house1 by the which he  condemned   
the world1 and became heir of the       
righteousness which is by  faith0 7,heb 
#aa3g74 ,the ,word1 the warning that he 
had from ,god of things  not seen as    
yet1 wrought1 through faith therein1    
that fear of ,god in  his heart that    
made him prepare against unseen dangers1
 and that he  might be an inheritor of  
unseen happiness4 ,where1 therefore1    
there is  not faith in the ,word of     
,god1 there can be none of this fear2   
and where  the ,word doth not make sound

 impression on the soul1 there can be   
none  of this faith4 ,so that as vices  
hang together1 and have the links of a  
chain1 dependence one upon another1 even
 so the graces of the ,spirit  also are 
the fruits of one another1 and have such
 dependence on each  other1 that the one
 cannot be without the other4 ,no faith1
 no fear of  ,god2 devil's faith1       
devil's fear2 saint's faith1 saint's    
fear4    ,fifth4 ,this godly fear also  
floweth from sound repentance for and   
from  sin2 godly sorrow worketh         
repentance1 and godly repentance        
produceth  this fear--8,for behold10    
says ,paul1 8this self-same thing1 that 
ye  sorrowed after a godly sort1 what   
carefulness it wrought in you6 yea1     
what clearing of yourselves6 yea1 what  
indignation6 yea1 what fear60 7#b  ,cor 
#g3aj1aa74 ,repentance is the effect of 
sorrow1 and sorrow is the  effect of    
smart1 and smart the effect of faith4   
,now1 therefore1 fear  must needs be an 
effect of1 and flow from repentance4    

,sinner1 do not  deceive thyself2 if    
thou art a stranger to sound repentance1
 which  standeth in sorrow and shame    
before ,god for sin1 as also in turning 
from it1 thou hast no fear of ,god2 ,i  
mean none of this godly fear2 for  that 
is the fruit of1 and floweth from1 sound
 repentance4    ,sixth4 ,this godly fear
 also flows from a sense of the love and
 kindness  of ,god to the soul4 ,where  
there is no sense of hope of the        
kindness and  mercy of ,god by ,jesus   
,christ1 there can be none of this fear1
 but  rather wrath and despair1 which   
produceth that fear that is either      
devilish1 or else that which is only    
wrought in us by the ,spirit1 as a      
spirit of bondage2 but these we do not  
discourse of now2 wherefore the  godly  
fear that now ,i treat of1 it floweth   
from some sense or hope of  mercy from  
,god by ,jesus ,christ--8,if thou1      
,lord10 says ,david1 8shouldest  mark   
iniquities1 ,o ,lord1 who shall stand8  
,but there is forgiveness with  thee    

that thou mayest be feared0 7,psa       
#acj3c1d74 8,there is mercy with  thee02
 this the soul hath sense of1 and hope  
in1 and therefore feareth  ,god4 ,indeed
 nothing can lay a stronger obligation  
upon the heart to  fear ,god1 than sense
 of1 or hope in mercy 7,jer #cc3h1i74   
,this begetteth  true tenderness of     
heart1 true godly softness of spirit2   
this truly  endeareth the affections to 
,god2 and in this true tenderness1      
softness1  and endearedness of affection
 to ,god1 lieth the very essence of this
  fear of the ,lord1 as is manifest by  
the fruit of this fear when we  shall   
come to speak of it4    ,seventh4 ,this 
fear of ,god flows from a due           
consideration of the  judgments of ,god 
that are to be executed in the world2   
yea1 upon  professors too4 ,yea further1
 ,god's people themselves1 ,i mean as to
  themselves1 have such a consideration 
of his judgments towards them1 as  to   
produce this godly fear4 ,when ,god's   
judgments are in the earth1 they  effect

 the fear of his name1 in the hearts of 
his own people--8,my flesh  trembleth   
for fear of thee1 and ,i am10 said      
,david1 8afraid of thy  judgments0 7,psa
 #aai3abj74 ,when ,god smote ,uzzah1    
,david was afraid of ,god  that day 7#a 
,chron #ac3ab74 ,indeed1 many regard not
 the works of the  ,lord1 nor take      
notice of the operation of his hands1   
and such cannot  fear the ,lord4 ,but   
others observe and regard1 and wisely   
consider of  his doings1 and of the     
judgments that he executeth1 and that   
makes them  fear the ,lord4 ,this ,god  
himself suggesteth as a means to make us
 fear  him4 ,hence he commands the false
 prophet to be stoned1 8that all ,israel
  might hear and fear40 ,hence also he  
commanded that the rebellious son       
should be stoned1 8that all ,israel     
might hear and fear40 ,a false  witness 
was also to have the same judgment of   
,god executed upon him1  8that all      
,israel might hear and fear40 ,the man  
also that did ought  presumptuously was 

to die1 8that all ,israel might hear and
 fear0 7,deut  #ac3aa1 #ba3ba1 #ag3ac1  
#ai3bj74 ,there is a natural tendency in
 judgments1  as judgments1 to beget a   
fear of ,god in the heart of man1 as    
man2 but  when the observation of the   
judgment of ,god is made by him that    
hath a  principle of true grace in his  
soul1 that observation being made1 ,i   
say1 by a gracious heart1 produceth a   
fear of ,god in the soul of its  own    
nature1 to wit1 a gracious or godly fear
 of ,god4    ,eighth4 ,this godly fear  
also flows from a godly remembrance of  
our  former distresses1 when we were    
distressed with our first fears2 for    
though our first fears were begotten in 
us by the ,spirit's working as a  spirit
 of bondage1 and so are not always to be
 entertained as such1 yet  even that    
fear leaveth in us1 and upon our        
spirits1 that sense and  relish of our  
first awakenings and dread1 as also     
occasioneth and  produceth this godly   
fear4 8,take heed10 says ,god1 8and keep

 thy soul  diligently1 lest thou forget 
the things which thine eyes have seen1  
and  lest they depart from thy heart all
 the days of thy life1 but teach  them  
thy sons1 and thy son's sons40 ,but what
 were the things that their  eyes had   
seen1 that would so damnify them should 
they be forgotten8 ,the  answer is1 the 
things which they saw at ,horeb2 to wit1
 the fire1 the  smoke1 the darkness1 the
 earthquake1 their first awakenings by  
the law1  by which they were brought    
into a bondage fear2 yea1 they were to  
remember this especially--8,specially10 
saith he1 8the day that thou  stoodest  
before the ,lord thy ,god in ,horeb1    
when the ,lord said unto me1  ,gather me
 the people together1 and ,i will make  
them hear my words1 that  they may learn
 to fear me all the days that they shall
 live upon the  earth0 7,deut #d3i-aa74 
,the remembrance of what we saw1 felt1  
feared1 and  trembled under the sense   
of1 when our first fears were upon us1  
is that  which will produce in our      

hearts this godly filial fear4          
,ninth4 ,this godly fear flows from our 
receiving of an answer of prayer1  when 
we supplicated for mercy at the hand of 
,god4 ,see the proof for  this--8,if    
there be in the land famine1 if there be
 pestilence1 blasting1  mildew1 locust1 
or if there be caterpillar2 if their    
enemy besiege them  in the land of their
 cities1 whatsoever plague1 whatsoever  
sickness  there be3 what prayer and     
supplication soever be made by any man1 
or by  all thy people ,israel1 which    
shall know every man the plague of his  
own  heart1 and spread forth his hands  
toward this house3 then hear thou in    
heaven thy dwelling-place1 and forgive1 
and do1 and give to every man  according
 to his ways1 whose heart thou knowest  
7for thou1 even thou  only1 knowest the 
hearts of all the children of men74     
,that they may  fear thee all the days  
of their life1 that they live in the    
land which  thou gavest unto our        
fathers0 7#a ,kings #h3cg-dj74          

,tenth4 ,this grace of fear also flows  
from a blessed conviction of the        
all-seeing eye of ,god2 that is1 from a 
belief that he certainly knoweth  the   
heart1 and seeth every one of the       
turnings and returnings thereof2  this  
is intimated in the text last           
mentioned--8,whose heart thou knowest1  
that they may fear thee10 to wit1 so    
many of them as be1 or shall be         
convinced of this4 ,indeed1 without this
 conviction1 this godly fear  cannot be 
in us2 the want of this conviction made 
the ,pharisees such  hypocrites--8,ye   
are they10 said ,christ1 8which justify 
yourselves before  men1 but ,god knoweth
 your hearts0 7,luke #af3ae74 ,the      
,pharisees1 ,i say1  were not aware of  
this2 therefore they so much preferred  
themselves  before those that by far    
were better than themselves1 and it is  
for  want of this conviction that men go
 on in such secret sins as they do1  so 
much without fear either of ,god or his 
judgments4#af    ,eleventh4 ,this grace 

of fear also flows from a sense of the  
impartial  judgment of ,god upon men    
according to their works4 ,this also is 
manifest from the text mentioned above4 
,and give unto every man  according to  
his works or ways1 8that they may fear  
thee10 c4 ,this is  also manifest by    
that of ,peter--8,and if ye call on the 
,father1 who  without respect of persons
 judgeth according to every man's work1 
pass  the time of your sojourning here  
in fear0 7#a ,peter #a3ag74 ,he that    
hath  godly conviction of this fear of  
,god1 will fear before him2 by which    
fear their hearts are poised1 and works 
directed with trembling1  according to  
the will of ,god4 ,thus you see what a  
weighty and great  grace this grace of  
the holy fear of ,god is1 and how all   
the graces of  the ,holy ,ghost yield   
mutually their help and strength to the 
nourishment and life of it2 and also how
 it flows from them all1 and  hath a    
dependence upon every one of them for   
its due working in the  heart of him    

that hath it4 ,and thus much to show you
 from whence it  flows4 ,and now ,i     
shall come to the third thing1 to wit1  
to show you    ,what flows from this    
godly fear4    ,,third4 ,having showed  
you what godly fear flows from1 ,i come 
now1 ,i say1  to show you what          
proceedeth or flows from this godly fear
 of ,god1 where  it is seated in the    
heart of man4 ,and1    ,first4 ,there   
flows from this godly fear a godly      
reverence of ,god4 8,he  is great10 said
 ,david1 8and greatly to be feared in   
the assembly of his  saints40 ,god1 as  
,i have already showed you1 is the      
proper object of  godly fear2 it is his 
person and majesty that this fear always
 causeth  the eye of the soul to be     
upon4 8,behold10 saith ,david1 8as the  
eyes of  servants look unto the hand of 
their masters1 and as the eyes of a     
maiden unto the hand of her mistress2 so
 our eyes wait upon the ,lord  our ,god1
 until that he have mercy upon us0 7,psa
 #abc3b74 ,nothing aweth  the soul that 

feareth ,god so much as doth the        
glorious majesty of ,god4  ,his person  
is above all things feared by them2 8,i 
fear ,god10 said  ,joseph 7,gen #db3ah74
 ,that is1 more than any other2 ,i stand
 in awe of  him1 he is my dread1 he is  
my fear1 ,i do all mine actions as in   
his  presence1 as in his sight2 ,i      
reverence his holy and glorious majesty1
  doing all things as with fear and     
trembling before him4 ,this fear makes  
them have also a very great reverence of
 his ,word2 for that also1 ,i  told you1
 was the rule of their fear4 8,princes10
 said ,david1  8persecuted me without a 
cause1 but my heart standeth in awe10 in
 fear1  8of thy word40 ,this grace of   
fear1 therefore1 from it flows reverence
  of the words of ,god2 of all laws1    
that man feareth the word2 and no law   
that is not agreeing therewith 7,psa    
#aai3aaf74 ,there flows from this  godly
 fear tenderness of ,god's glory4 ,this 
fear1 ,i say1 will cause a  man to      
afflict his soul1 when he seeth that by 

professors dishonour is  brought to the 
name of ,god and to his ,word4 ,who     
would not fear thee1  said ,jeremiah1 ,o
 king of nations1 for to thee doth it   
appertain8 ,he  speaks it as being      
affected with that dishonour1 that by   
the body of  the ,jews was continually  
brought to his name1 his ,word1 and     
ways2 he  also speaks it of a hearty    
wish that they once would be otherwise  
minded4 ,the same saying in effect hath 
also ,john in the ,revelation--8,who    
shall not fear thee1 ,o ,lord10 said he1
 8and glorify thy name80 7,rev  #ae3d72 
clearly concluding that godly fear      
produceth a godly tenderness  of ,god's 
glory in the world1 for that            
appertaineth unto him2 that is1  it is  
due unto him1 it is a debt which we owe 
unto him4 8,give unto the  ,lord10 said 
,david1 8the glory due unto his name40  
,now if there be  begotten in the heart 
of the godly1 by this grace of fear1 a  
godly  tenderness of the glory of ,god1 
then it follows of consequence1 that    

where they that have this fear of ,god  
do see his glory diminished by  the     
wickedness of the children of men1 there
 they are grieved and  deeply           
distressed4 8,rivers of waters10 said   
,david1 8run down mine eyes1  because   
they keep not thy law0 7,psa #aai3acf74 
,let me give you for this  these        
following instances--    ,how was ,david
 provoked when ,goliath defied the ,god 
of ,israel 7#a ,sam  #ag3bc-bi1de1df74  
,also1 when others reproached ,god1 he  
tells us that  that reproach was even as
 8a sword in his bones0 7,psa #db3aj74  
,how was  ,hezekiah afflicted when      
,rabshakeh railed upon his ,god 7,isa   
#cg74 ,david  also1 for the love that he
 had to the glory of ,god's word1 ran   
the  hazard and reproach 8of all the    
mighty people0 7,psa #aai3aea1 #hi3ej74 
,how tender of the glory of ,god was    
,eli1 ,daniel1 and the three children   
in their day4 ,eli died with fear and   
trembling of heart when he heard  that  
8the ark of ,god was taken0 7#a ,sam    

#d3ad-ah74 ,daniel ran the danger  of   
the lions' mouths1 for the tender love  
that he had to the word and  worship of 
,god 7,dan #f3aj-af74 ,the three        
children ran the hazard of a  burning   
fiery furnace1 rather than they would   
dare to dishonour the way  of their ,god
 7,dan #c3ac1af1bj74 ,this therefore is 
one of the fruits of  this godly fear1  
to wit1 a reverence of his name and     
tenderness of his  glory4    ,second4   
,there flows from this godly fear1      
watchfulness4 ,as it is said  of        
,solomon's servants1 they 8watched about
 his bed1 because of fear in  the       
night10 so it may be said of them that  
have this godly fear--it  makes them a  
watchful people4 ,it makes them watch   
their hearts1 and  take heed to keep    
them with all diligence1 lest they      
should1 by one or  another of its       
flights1 lead them to do that which in  
itself is wicked  7,prov #d3bc2 ,heb    
#ab3ae74 ,it makes them watch1 lest some
 temptation from  hell should enter into

 their heart to the destroying of them  
7#a ,peter  #e3h74 ,it makes them watch 
their mouths1 and keep them also1 at    
sometimes1 as with a bit and bridle1    
that they offend not with their  tongue1
 knowing that the tongue is apt1 being  
an evil member1 soon to  catch the fire 
of hell1 to the defiling of the whole   
body 7,james  #c3b-g74 ,it makes them   
watch over their ways1 look well to     
their goings1  and to make straight     
steps for their feet 7,psa #ci3a2 ,heb  
#ab3ac74 ,thus  this godly fear puts the
 soul upon its watch1 lest from the     
heart  within1 or from the devil        
without1 or from the world1 or some     
other  temptation1 something should     
surprise and overtake the child of ,god 
to  defile him1 or to cause him to      
defile the ways of ,god1 and so offend  
the saints1 open the mouths of men1 and 
cause the enemy to speak  reproachfully 
of religion4    ,third4 ,there flows    
from this fear a holy provocation to a  
reverential  converse with saints in    

their religious and godly assemblies1   
for their  further progress in the faith
 and way of holiness4 8,then they that  
feared the ,lord spake often one to     
another40 ,spake1 that is1 of ,god1  and
 his holy and glorious name1 kingdom1   
and works1 for their mutual             
edification2 8a book of remembrance was 
written before him for them  that feared
 the ,lord1 and that thought upon his   
name0 7,mal #c3af74 ,the  fear of the   
,lord in the heart provoketh to this in 
all its acts1 not  only of necessity1   
but of nature3 it is the natural effect 
of this  godly fear1 to exercise the    
church in the contemplation of ,god1    
together and apart4 ,all fear1 good and 
bad1 hath a natural propenseness  in it 
to incline the heart to contemplate upon
 the object of fear1 and  though a man  
should labour to take off his thoughts  
from the object of  his fear1 whether   
that object was men1 hell1 devils1 c41  
yet do what  he could the next time his 
fear had any act in it1 it would return 

again to its object4 ,and so it is with 
godly fear2 that will make a man  speak 
of1 and think upon1 the name of ,god    
reverentially 7,psa #hi3g72  yea1 and   
exercise himself in the holy thoughts of
 him in such sort that  his soul shall  
be sanctified1 and seasoned with such   
meditations4  ,indeed1 holy thoughts of 
,god1 such as you see this fear doth    
exercise  the heart withal1 prepare the 
heart to1 and for ,god4 ,this fear      
therefore it is that ,david prayed for1 
for the people1 when he said1 8,o  ,lord
 ,god of ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and of       
,israel our fathers1 keep this for  ever
 in the imagination of the thoughts of  
the heart of thy people1 and  prepare   
their heart unto thee0 7#a ,chron       
#bi3ah74    ,fourth4 ,there flows from  
this fear of ,god great reverence of his
  majesty1 in and under the use and     
enjoyment of ,god's holy ordinances4    
,his ordinances are his courts and      
palaces1 his walks and places1 where  he
 giveth his presence to those that wait 

upon him in them1 in the fear  of his   
name4 ,and this is the meaning of that  
of the apostle3 8,then had  the churches
 rest throughout all ,judea1 and        
,galilee1 and ,samaria1 and  were       
edified2 and1 walking in the fear of the
 ,lord1 and in the comfort  of the ,holy
 ,ghost1 were multiplied0 7,acts #i3ca74
 8,and walking0--that  word intendeth   
their use of the ordinances of ,god4    
,they walked in all  the commandments   
and ordinances of the ,lord blameless4  
,this1 in ,old  ,testament language1 is 
called1 treading ,god's courts1 and     
walking in  his paths4 ,this1 saith the 
text1 they did here1 in the fear of     
,god4  ,that is1 in a great reverence of
 that ,god whose ordinances they were4  
8,ye shall keep my ,sabbaths1 and       
reverence my sanctuary2 ,i am the ,lord0
  7,lev #ai3cj1 #bf3b74    ,it is one   
thing to be conversant in ,god's        
ordinances1 and another to be           
conversant in them with a due reverence 
of the majesty and name of that  ,god   

whose ordinances they are3 it is common 
for men to do the first1  but none can  
do the last without this fear4 8,in thy 
fear10 said ,david1  8will ,i worship0  
7,psa #e3g74 ,it is this fear of ,god1  
therefore1 from  whence doth flow that  
great reverence that his saints have in 
them1 of  his majesty1 in and under the 
use and enjoyment of ,god's holy        
ordinances2 and1 consequently1 that     
makes our service in the  performance of
 them acceptable to ,god through ,christ
 7,heb #ab74 ,for ,god  expects that we 
serve him with fear and trembling1 and  
it is odious  among men1 for a man in   
the presence1 or about the service of   
his  prince1 to behave himself lightly1 
and without due reverence of that       
majesty in whose presence and about     
whose business he is4 ,and if so1  how  
can their service to ,god have anything 
like acceptation from the  hand of ,god1
 that is done1 not in1 but without the  
fear of ,god8 ,this  service must needs 
be an abomination to him1 and these     

servers must  come off with rebuke4     
,fifth4 ,there flows from this godly    
fear of ,god1 self-denial4 ,that is1 a  
holy abstaining from those things that  
are either unlawful or  inexpedient2    
according to that of ,nehemiah1 8,the   
former governors that  had been before  
me1 were chargeable unto the people1    
that had taken of  them bread and wine1 
beside forty shekels of silver1 yea1    
even their  servants bare rule over the 
people3 but so did not ,i1 because of   
the  fear of ,god0 7,neh #e3ae74ag      
,here not was self-denial2 he would not 
do as they did that went before  him1   
neither himself1 nor should his         
servants2 but what was it that put  him 
upon these acts of self-denial8 ,the    
answer is1 the fear of ,god3  8but so   
did not ,i1 because of the fear of      
,god40    ,now1 whether by the fear of  
,god in this place be meant his ,word1  
or the  grace of fear in his heart1 may 
perhaps be a scruple to some1 but in my 
judgment the text must have respect to  

the latter1 to wit1 to the grace  of    
fear1 for without that being indeed in  
the heart1 the word will not  produce   
that good self-denial in us1 that here  
you find this good man  to live in the  
daily exercise of4 ,the fear of ,god1   
therefore1 that was  the cause of his   
self-denial1 was this grace of fear in  
his heart4 ,this  made him to be1 as was
 said before1 tender of the honour of   
,god1 and of  the salvation of his      
brother3 yea1 so tender1 that rather    
than he would  give an occasion to the  
weak to stumble1 or be offended1 he     
would even  deny himself of that which  
others never sticked to do4 ,paul also1 
through the sanctifying operations of   
this fear of ,god in his heart1  did    
deny himself even of lawful things1 for 
the profit and commodity of  his        
brother--8,i will eat no flesh while the
 world standeth1 lest ,i make  my       
brother to offend02 that is1 if his     
eating of it would make his  brother to 
offend 7#a ,cor #h3ac74    ,men that    

have not this fear of ,god in them1 will
 not1 cannot deny  themselves--of love  
to ,god1 and the good of the weak1 who  
are subject to  stumble at indifferent  
things--but where this grace of fear is1
 there  follows self-denial2 there men  
are tender of offending2 and count that 
it far better becomes their profession  
to be of a self-denying1  condescending 
conversation and temper1 than to stand  
sturdily to their  own liberty in things
 inexpedient1 whoever is offended       
thereat4 ,this  grace of fear1          
therefore1 is a very excellent thing1   
because it  yieldeth such excellent     
fruit as this4 ,for this self-denial1 of
 how  little esteem soever it be with   
some1 yet the want of it1 if the words  
of ,christ be true1 as they are1 takes  
quite away from even a professor  the   
very name of a disciple 7,matt          
#aj3cg1ch2 ,luke #ad3bf1bg1cc74 ,they1  
says ,nehemiah1 lorded it over the      
brethren1 but so did not ,i4 ,they took 
bread and wine1 and forty shekels of    

silver of them1 but so did not ,i2  yea1
 even their servants bare rule over the 
people1 8but so did not ,i1  because of 
the fear of ,god40    ,sixth4 ,there    
flows from this godly fear of ,god      
8singleness of heart0  7,col #c3bb74    
,singleness of heart both to ,god and   
man2 singleness of  heart1 that is it   
which in another place is called        
sincerity and godly  simplicity1 and it 
is this1 when a man doth a thing simply 
for the sake  of him or of the law that 
commands it1 without respect to this    
by-end1#ah    or that desire of praise  
or of vain-glory from others2 ,i say1   
when our  obedience to ,god is done by  
us simply or alone for ,god's sake1 for 
his  ,word's sake1 without any regard to
 this or that by-end or reserve1 8not   
with eye-service1 as men-pleasers1 but  
in singleness of heart1 fearing  ,god40 
,a man is more subject to nothing than  
to swerve from singleness  of heart in  
his service to ,god1 and obedience to   
his will4 ,how doth the  ,lord charge   

the children of ,israel1 and all their  
obedience1 and that  for seventy years  
together1 with the want of singleness of
 heart  towards him--8,when ye fasted   
and mourned in the fifth and seventh    
month1  even those seventy years1 did ye
 at all fast unto me1 even to me8 ,and  
when ye did eat1 and when ye did drink1 
did not ye eat for yourselves1  and     
drink for yourselves80 7,zech #g3e1f74  
,they wanted this singleness of heart in
 their fasting1 and in their  eating1 in
 their mourning1 and in their drinking2 
they had double  hearts in what they    
did4 ,they did not as the apostle bids2 
8whether ye  eat or drink1 or whatsoever
 ye do1 do all to the glory of ,god40   
,and the  reason of their want of this  
thing was1 they wanted this fear of     
,god2  for that1 as the apostle here    
saith1 effecteth singleness of heart to 
,god1 and makes a man1 as ,john said of 
,gaius1 8do faithfully whatsoever  he   
doth0 7#c ,john #e74 ,and the reason is1
 as hath been already urged1 for  that  

grace of fear of ,god retaineth and     
keepeth upon the heart a  reverent and  
awful sense of the dread majesty and    
all-seeing eye of  ,god1 also a due     
consideration of the day of account     
before him2 it  likewise maketh his     
service sweet and pleasing1 and         
fortifies the soul  against all         
discouragements2 by this means1 ,i say1 
the soul1 in its  service to ,god or    
man1 is not so soon captivated as where 
there is not  this fear1 but through and
 by it its service is accepted1 being   
single1  sincere1 simple1 and faithful2 
when others1 with what they do1 are cast
  into hell for their hypocrisy1 for    
they mix not what they do with godly    
fear4 ,singleness of heart in the       
service of ,god is of such absolute     
necessity1 that without it1 as ,i have  
hinted1 nothing can be accepted2        
because where that is wanting1 there    
wanteth love to ,god1 and to that  which
 is true holiness indeed4 ,it was this  
singleness of heart that  made          

,nathanael so honourable in the eyes of 
,jesus ,christ4 8,behold10  said he1 8an
 ,israelite indeed1 in whom there is no 
guile0 7,john #a3dg74  ,and it was the  
want of it that made him so much abhor  
the ,pharisees4  ,they wanted sincerity1
 simplicity1 and godly sincerity in     
their souls1  and so became an          
abhorrence in his esteem4 ,now1 ,i say1 
this golden  grace1 singleness of heart1
 it flows from this godly fear of ,god4 
,seventh4 ,there flows from this godly  
fear of ,god1 compassion and bowels  to 
those of the saints that are in         
necessity and distress4 ,this is        
manifest in good ,obadiah2 it is said of
 him1 8,that he took an hundred0  of the
 ,lord's 8prophets1 and hid them by     
fifty in a cave1 and fed them  with     
bread and water10 in the days when      
,jezebel1 that tyrant1 sought  their    
lives to destroy them 7#a ,kings        
#ah3c1d74 ,but what was it that  moved  
so upon his heart1 as to cause him to do
 this thing8 ,why1 it was  this blessed 

grace of the fear of ,god4 8,now        
,obadiah10 saith the text1  8feared the 
,lord greatly1 for it was so1 when      
,jezebel cut off the  prophets of the   
,lord1 that ,obadiah took an hundred    
prophets1 and hid  them by fifty in a   
cave1 and fed them with bread and       
water40 ,this was  charity to the       
distressed1 even to the distressed for  
the ,lord's sake4    ,had not ,obadiah  
served the ,lord1 yea1 had he not       
greatly feared him1 he  would not have  
been able to do this thing1 especially  
as the case then  stood with him1 and   
also with the church at that time1 for  
then ,jezebel  sought to slay all that  
indeed feared the ,lord2 yea1 and the   
persecution prevailed so much at that   
time1 that even ,elijah himself  thought
 that she had killed all but him4 ,but  
now1 even now1 the fear of  ,god in this
 good man's heart put forth itself into 
acts of mercy though  attended with so  
imminent danger4 ,see here1 therefore1  
that the fear of  ,god will put forth   

itself in the heart where ,god hath put 
it1 even to  show kindness1 and to have 
compassion upon the distressed servants 
of  ,god1 even under ,jezebel's nose2   
for ,obadiah dwelt in ,ahab's house1 and
  ,jezebel was ,ahab's wife1 and a      
horrible persecutor1 as was said before3
  yet ,obadiah will show mercy to the   
poor because he feared ,god1 yea1 he    
will venture her displeasure1 his place1
 and neck1 and all1 but he will  be     
merciful to his brethren in distress4   
,cornelius1 also1 being a man  possessed
 with this fear of ,god1 became a very  
free-hearted and  open-handed man to the
 poor--8,he feared ,god1 and gave much  
alms to the  people40 ,indeed this fear1
 this godly fear of ,god1 it is a       
universal  grace2 it will stir up the   
soul unto all good duties4 ,it is a     
fruitful  grace2 from it1 where it is1  
floweth abundance of excellent virtues2 
nor without it can there be anything    
good1 or done well1 that is done4  ,but1
    ,eighth4 ,there flows from this fear

 of ,god hearty1 fervent1 and constant  
prayer4 ,this also is seen in           
,cornelius1 that devout man4 ,he feared 
,god2  and what then8 why1 he gave much 
alms to the people1 8and prayed to ,god 
alway0 7,acts #aj3a1b74    ,did ,i say  
that hearty1 fervent1 and constant      
prayer flowed from this  fear of ,god8  
,i will add1 that if the whole duty1 and
 the continuation  of it1 be not managed
 with this fear of ,god1 it profiteth   
nothing at  all4 ,it is said of our     
,lord ,jesus ,christ himself1 8,he was  
heard in that  he feared40 ,he prayed1  
then1 because he feared1 because he     
feared ,god1  and therefore was his     
prayer accepted of him1 even because he 
feared--8,he was heard in that he       
feared0 7,heb #e3g74 ,this godly fear is
  so essential to right prayer1 and     
right prayer is such an inseparable     
effect and fruit of this fear1 that you 
must have both or none2 he that  prayeth
 not feareth not ,god1 yea1 he that     
prayeth not fervently and  frequently   

feareth him not2 and so he that feareth 
him not cannot pray2  for if prayer be  
the effect of this fear of ,god1 then   
without this  fear1 prayer1 fervent     
prayer1 ceaseth4 ,how can they pray or  
make  conscience of the duty that fear  
not ,god8 ,o prayerless man1 thou       
fearest not ,god6 ,thou wouldest not    
live so like a swine or a dog in the    
world as thou dost1 if thou fearest the 
,lord4    ,ninth4 ,there floweth from   
this fear of ,god a readiness or        
willingness1  at ,god's call1 to give up
 our best enjoyments to his disposal4   
,this is  evident in ,abraham1 who at   
,god's call1 without delay1 rose early  
in the  morning to offer up his only and
 well-beloved ,isaac a burnt-offering in
  the place where ,god should appoint   
him4 ,it was a rare thing that  ,abraham
 did2 and had he not had this rare      
grace1 this fear of ,god1 he  would not1
 he could not have done to ,god's liking
 so wonderful a thing4  ,it is true the 
,holy ,ghost also makes this service of 

,abraham to be the  fruit of his        
faith--8,by faith ,abraham offered up   
,isaac1 and he that had  received the   
promises offered up his only-begotten   
son0 7,heb #aa2 ,james  #b74 ,aye1 and  
without doubt love unto ,god1 in        
,abraham1 was not wanting  in this his  
service1 nor was this grace of fear2    
nay1 in the story  where it is recorded4
 ,there it is chiefly accounted for the 
fruit of  his godly fear1 and that by an
 angel from heaven--8,and the angel     
called  out of heaven1 and said1        
,abraham1 ,abraham4 ,and he said1 ,here 
am ,i4 ,and  he said1 ,lay not thine    
hand upon the lad1 neither do thou      
anything unto  him1 for now ,i know that
 thou fearest ,god1 seeing thou hast not
  withheld thy son1 thine only son1 from
 me0 7,gen #bb3aa1ab74 ,now ,i know  it2
 now1 now thou hast offered up thine    
only ,isaac1 thine all1 at the  bidding 
of thy ,god4 ,now ,i know it4 ,the fear 
of ,god is not presently  discerned in  
the heart and life of a man4 ,abraham   

had long before this  done many a holy  
duty1 and showed much willingness of    
heart to observe  and do the will of    
,god2 yet you find not1 as ,i remember1 
that he had  this testimony from heaven 
that he feared ,god till now2 but now he
 has  it1 now he has it from heaven4    
8,now ,i know that thou fearest ,god40  
,many  duties may be done--though ,i do 
not say that ,abraham did them--without 
the fear of ,god2 but when a man shall  
not stick at1 or withhold1 his  darling 
from ,god1 when called upon by ,god to  
offer it up unto him1 that  declareth1  
yea1 and gives conviction to angels1    
that now he feareth  ,god4    ,tenth4   
,there floweth from this godly fear     
humility of mind4 ,this is  evident1    
because1 when the apostle cautions the  
,romans against the  venom of spiritual 
pride1 he directs them to the exercise  
of this  blessed grace of fear as its   
antidote4 8,be not high-minded10 saith  
he1  8but fear0 7,rom #aa3bj74 ,pride1  
spiritual pride1 which is here set forth

  by the word 8high-minded10 is a sin of
 a very high and damnable nature2  it   
was the sin of the fallen angels1 and is
 that which causeth men to  fall into   
the same condemnation--8,lest being     
lifted up with pride1 he  fall into the 
condemnation of the devil40 ,pride1 ,i  
say1 it damns a  professor with the     
damnation of devils1 with the damnation 
of hell1 and  therefore it is a deadly1 
deadly sin4 ,now against this deadly sin
 is  set the grace of humility2 that    
comely garment1 for so the apostle      
calls it1 saying1 8be clothed with      
humility40 ,but the question is now1    
how we should attain to1 and live in1   
the exercise of this blessed and  comely
 grace8 to which the apostle answers1   
,fear2 be afraid with godly  fear1 and  
thence will flow humility--8,be not     
high-minded1 but fear40  ,that is1      
,fear1 or be continually afraid and     
jealous of yourselves1 and  of your own 
naughty hearts1 also fear lest at some  
time or other the  devil1 your          

adversary1 should have advantage of you4
 ,fear1 lest by  forgetting what you are
 by nature1 you also forget the need    
that you  have of continual pardon1     
support1 and supplies from the ,spirit  
of  grace1 and so grow proud of your own
 abilities1 or of what you have         
received of ,god1 and fall into the     
condemnation of the devil4 ,fear1 and   
that will make you little in your own   
eyes1 keep you humble1 put you  upon    
crying to ,god for protection1 and upon 
lying at his foot for  mercy2 that will 
also make you have low thoughts of your 
own parts1  your own doings1 and cause  
you to prefer your brother before       
yourself1  and so you will walk in      
humiliation1 and be continually under   
the  teachings of ,god1 and under his   
conduct in your way4 ,the humble1 ,god  
will teach--8,the meek will he guide in 
judgment1 the meek will he teach  his   
way40 ,from this grace of fear then     
flows this excellent and comely  thing1 
humility2 yea1 it also is maintained by 

this fear4 ,fear takes  off a man from  
trusting to himself1 it puts a man upon 
trying of all  things1 it puts a man    
upon desiring counsel and help from     
heaven1 it  makes a man ready and       
willing to hear instruction1 and makes a
 man walk  lowly1 softly1 and so        
securely in the way4    ,eleventh4      
,there flows from this grace of fear1   
hope in the mercy of  ,god--8,the ,lord 
taketh pleasure in them that fear him1  
in them that hope  in his mercy0 7,psa  
#adg3aa74 ,the latter part of the text  
is an  explanation of the former3 as if 
the psalmist had said1 ,they be the men 
that fear the ,lord1 even they that hope
 in his mercy2 for true fear  produceth 
hope in ,god's mercy4 ,and it is further
 manifest thus4 ,fear1  true fear of    
,god inclineth the heart to a serious   
inquiry after that  way of salvation    
which ,god himself hath prescribed2 now 
the way that  ,god hath appointed1 by   
the which the sinner is to obtain the   
salvation  of his soul1 is his mercy as 

so and so set forth in the ,word1 and   
godly  fear hath special regard to the  
,word4 ,to this way1 therefore1 the     
sinner with this godly fear submits his 
soul1 rolls himself upon it1  and so is 
delivered from that death into which    
others1 for want of this  fear of ,god1 
do headlong fall4    ,it is1 as ,i also 
hinted before1 the nature of godly fear 
to be very  much putting the soul upon  
the inquiry which is1 and which is not1 
the  thing approved of ,god1 and        
accordingly to embrace it or shun it4   
,now ,i  say1 this fear having put the  
soul upon a strict and serious inquiry  
after the way of salvation1 at last it  
finds it to be by the mercy of  ,god in 
,christ2 therefore this fear putteth the
 soul upon hoping also in  him for      
eternal life and blessedness2 by which  
hope he doth not only  secure his soul1 
but becomes a portion of ,god's         
delight--8,the ,lord takes  pleasure in 
them that fear him1 in them that hope in
 his mercy40    ,besides1 this godly    

fear carrieth in it self-evidence that  
the state of  the sinner is happy1      
because possessed with this happy grace4
  ,therefore1 as ,john saith1 8,we know 
we have passed from death unto life1    
because we love the brethren0 7#a ,john 
#c3ad74 ,so here1 8,the ,lord taketh    
pleasure in them that fear him1 in them 
that hope in his mercy40 ,if ,i  fear   
,god1 and if my fearing of him is a     
thing in which he taketh such  pleasure1
 then may ,i boldly venture to roll     
myself for eternal life  into the bosom 
of his mercy1 which is ,christ4 ,this   
fear also produceth  hope2 if therefore1
 poor sinner1 thou knowest thyself to be
 one that is  possessed with this fear  
of ,god1 suffer thyself to be persuaded 
therefore to hope in the mercy of ,god  
for salvation1 for the ,lord takes      
pleasure in thee4 ,and it delights him  
to see thee hope in his mercy4          
,twelfth4 ,there floweth from this godly
 fear of ,god an honest and             
conscientious use of all those means    

which ,god hath ordained1 that we       
should be conversant in for our         
attaining salvation4 ,faith and hope in 
,god's mercy is that which secureth our 
justification and hope1 and as  you have
 heard1 they do flow from this fear4    
,but now1 besides faith and  hope1 there
 is a course of life in those things in 
which ,god hath  ordained us to have our
 conversation1 without which there is no
 eternal  life4 8,ye have your fruit    
unto holiness1 and the end everlasting  
life02  and again1 8without holiness no 
man shall see the ,lord40 ,not that     
faith  and hope are deficient1 if they  
be right1 but they are both of them     
counterfeit when not attended with a    
reverent use of all the means3  upon the
 reverent use of which the soul is put  
by this grace of fear4  8,wherefore1    
beloved10 said ,paul1 8as ye have always
 obeyed1 not as in  my presence only1   
but now much more in mine absence1 work 
out your own  salvation with fear and   
trembling0 7,rom #f3bb2 ,heb #ab3ad2    

,phil #b3aa74    ,there is a faith and  
hope of mercy that may deceive a man    
7though the  faith of ,god's elect1 and 
the hope that purifies the heart never  
will71  because they are alone1 and not 
attended with those companions that     
accompany salvation 7,heb #f3c-h74 ,but 
now this godly fear carries in its      
bowels1 not only a moving of the soul to
 faith and hope in ,god's mercy1  but an
 earnest provocation to the holy and    
reverent use of all the  means that ,god
 has ordained for a man to have his     
conversation in1 in  order to his       
eternal salvation4 8,work out your      
salvation with fear40  ,not that work is
 meritorious1 or such that can purchase 
eternal life1  for eternal life is      
obtained by hope in ,god's mercy2 but   
this hope1 if  it be right1 is attended 
with this godly fear1 which fear putteth
 the  soul upon a diligent use of all   
those means that may tend to the        
strengthening of hope1 and so to the    
making of us holy in all manner of      

conversation1 that we may be meet to be 
partakers of the inheritance of  the    
saints in light4 ,for hope purifieth the
 heart1 if fear of ,god shall  be its   
companion1 and so maketh a man a vessel 
of mercy prepared unto  glory4 ,paul    
bids ,timothy to fly pride1             
covetousness1 doting about  questions1  
and the like1 and to 8follow after      
righteousness1 godliness1  faith1 love1 
patience2 to fight the good fight of    
faith1 and to lay  hold on eternal life0
 7#a ,tim #f74    ,so ,peter bids that  
we 8add to our faith virtue2 and to     
virtue  knowledge2 and to knowledge     
temperance2 and to temperance patience2 
and  to patience godliness2 and to      
godliness brotherly kindness2 and to    
brotherly kindness charity02 adding1    
8for if these things be in you and      
abound1 they make you that ye shall     
neither be barren nor unfruitful in  the
 knowledge of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 
,wherefore the rather1 brethren1  give  
diligence to make your calling and      

election sure2 for if ye do  these      
things1 ye shall never fall4 ,for so an 
entrance shall be  ministered unto you  
abundantly into the everlasting kingdom 
of our ,lord  and ,saviour ,jesus       
,christ0 7#b ,peter #a3e-aa74 ,the sum  
of all which is  that which was         
mentioned before2 to wit1 8to work out  
our own salvation  with fear and        
trembling40 ,for none of these things   
can be  conscientiously done1 but by and
 with the help of this blessed grace of 
fear4    ,thirteenth4 ,there flows from 
this fear1 this godly fear1 a great     
delight in the holy commands of ,god1   
that is1 a delight to be  conformable   
unto them4 8,blessed is the man that    
feareth the ,lord1 that  delighteth     
greatly in his commandments0 7,psa      
#aab3a74 ,this confirmeth  that which   
was said before1 to wit1 that this fear 
provoketh to a holy  and reverent use of
 the means2 for that cannot be1 when    
there is not an  holy1 yea1 a great     
delight in the commandments4 ,wherefore 

this fear  maketh the sinner to abhor   
that which is sin1 because that is      
contrary  to the object of his delight4 
,a man cannot delight himself at the    
same  time in things directly opposite  
one to another1 as sin and the holy     
commandment is2 therefore ,christ saith 
of the servant1 he cannot love  ,god and
 mammon--8,ye cannot serve ,god and     
mammon40 ,if he cleaves to the  one1 he 
must hate and despise the other2 there  
cannot at the same time  be service to  
both1 because that themselves are at    
enmity one with the  other4 ,so is sin  
and the commandment4 ,therefore if a man
 delighteth  himself in the commandment1
 he hateth that which is opposite1 which
 is  sin3 how much more when he greatly 
delighteth in the commandment8 ,now1    
this holy fear of ,god it taketh the    
heart and affections from sin1 and      
setteth them upon the holy commandment4 
,therefore such a man is rightly        
esteemed blessed4 ,for no profession    
makes a man blessed but that which  is  

accompanied with an alienation of the   
heart from sin1 nor doth  anything do   
that when this holy fear is wanting4 ,it
 is from this fear  then1 that love to1 
and delight in1 the holy commandment    
floweth1 and  so by that the sinner is  
kept from those falls and dangers of    
miscarrying that other professors are so
 subject to3 he greatly  delights in the
 commandment4    ,fourteenth4 ,lastly1  
,there floweth from this fear of ,god1  
enlargement of  heart4 8,then thou shalt
 see1 and flow together1 and thine heart
 shall  fear1 and be enlarged0 7,isa    
#fj3e74 8,thine heart shall fear1 and be
  enlarged10 enlarged to ,god-ward1     
enlarged to his ways1 enlarged to his   
holy people1 enlarged in love after the 
salvation of others4 ,indeed  when this 
fear of ,god is wanting1 though the     
profession be never so  famous1 the     
heart is shut up and straitened1 and    
nothing is done in  that princely free  
spirit which is called 8the spirit of   
the fear of  the ,lord0 7,psa #ea3ab2   

,isa #aa3b74 ,but with grudging1        
legally1 or with  desire of vain-glory1 
this enlargedness of heart is wanting1  
for that  flows from this fear of the   
,lord4    ,thus have ,i showed you both 
what this fear of ,god is1 what it flows
  from1 and also what doth flow from it4
 ,i come now to show you some    ,,of   
,,the ,,privileges ,,of ,,them ,,that   
,,thus ,,do ,,fear ,,the ,,lord4        
,having thus briefly handled in         
particular thus far this fear of ,god1  
,i  shall now show you certain of the   
excellent privileges of them that  fear 
the ,lord1 not that they are not        
privileges that have been already       
mentioned2 for what greater privileges  
than to have this fear producing  in the
 soul such excellent things so necessary
 for us for good1 both  with reference  
to this world1 and that which is to     
come8 ,but because  those fourteen above
 named do rather flow from this grace of
 fear where  it is1 than from a promise 
to the person that hath it1 therefore ,i

 have  chosen rather to discourse of    
them as the fruits and effects of fear1 
than otherwise4 ,now1 besides all these1
 there is entailed by promise to  the   
man that hath this fear many other      
blessed privileges1 the which ,i  shall 
now in a brief way lay open unto you4   
,first ,privilege1 then4 ,that man that 
feareth the ,lord1 has a grant and  a   
license 8to trust in the ,lord10 with an
 affirmation that he is their  help1 and
 their shield--8,ye that fear the ,lord1
 trust in the ,lord2 he is  their help  
and their shield0 7,psa #aae3aa74 ,now  
what a privilege is  this6 an           
exhortation in general to sinners1 as   
sinners1 to trust in  him1 is a         
privilege great and glorious2 but for a 
man to be singled out  from his         
neighbours1 for a man to be spoken to   
from heaven1 as it were  by name1 and to
 be told that ,god hath given him a     
license1 a special  and peculiar grant  
to trust in him1 this is abundantly     
more2 and yet  this is the grant that   

,god hath given that man6 ,he hath1 ,i  
say1 a  license to do it--a license     
indicted by the ,holy ,ghost1 and left  
upon  record for those to be born that  
shall fear the ,lord1 to trust in him4  
,and not only so1 but as the text       
affirmeth1 8he is their help and their  
shield40 ,their help under all their    
weaknesses and infirmities1 and a       
shield to defend them against all the   
assaults of the devil and this  world4  
,so then1 the man that feareth the ,lord
 is licensed to make the  ,lord his stay
 and ,god of his salvation1 the succour 
and deliverer of  his soul4 ,he will    
defend him because his fear is in his   
heart4 ,o ye  servants of the ,lord1 ye 
that fear him1 live in the comfort of   
this2  boldly make use of it when you   
are in straits1 and put your trust under
  the shadow of his wings1 for indeed he
 would have you do so1 because  you do  
fear the ,lord4    ,second ,privilege4  
,god hath also proclaimed concerning the
 man that  feareth the ,lord1 that he   

will also be his teacher and guide in   
the way  that he shall choose1 and hath 
moreover promised concerning such1 that 
their soul shall dwell at ease--8,what  
man is he that feareth the ,lord80  says
 ,david1 8him shall he teach in the way 
that he shall choose0 7,psa  #be3ab74   
,now1 to be taught of ,god1 what like   
it8 yea1 what like to be  taught in the 
way that thou shalt choose8 ,thou hast  
chosen the way to  life1 ,god's way2 but
 perhaps thy ignorance about it is so   
great1 and  those that tempt thee to    
turn aside so many and so subtle1 that  
they  seem to outwit thee and confound  
thee with their guile4 ,well1 but the   
,lord whom thou fearest will not leave  
thee to thy ignorance1 nor yet to  thine
 enemies' power or subtlety1 but will   
take it upon himself to be  thy teacher 
and thy guide1 and that in the way that 
thou hast chosen4  ,hear1 then1 and     
behold thy privilege1 ,o thou that      
fearest the ,lord2 and  whoever wanders1
 turns aside1 and swerveth from the way 

of salvation1  whoever is benighted1 and
 lost in the midst of darkness1 thou    
shalt  find the way to the heaven and   
the glory that thou hast chosen4        
,further1 ,he doth not only say1 that he
 will teach them the way1 for  that must
 of necessity be supplied1 but he says  
also that he will teach  such in        
it--8,him shall he teach in the way that
 he shall choose40 ,this  argueth that1 
as thou shalt know1 so the way shall be 
made1 by the  communion that thou shalt 
have with ,god therein1 sweet and       
pleasant to  thee4 ,for this text       
promiseth unto the man that feareth the 
,lord1 the  presence1 company1 and      
discovery of the mind of ,god1 while he 
is going  in the way that he hath       
chosen4 ,it is said of the good scribe1 
that he  is instructed unto1 as well as 
into1 the way of the kingdom of ,god    
7,matt #ac3eb74 ,instructed unto2 that  
is1 he hath the heart and mind of  ,god 
still discovered to him in the way that 
he hath chosen1 even all  the way from  

this world to that which is to come1    
even until he shall  come to the very   
gate and door of heaven4 ,what the      
disciples said was  the effect of the   
presence of ,christ1 to wit1 8that their
 hearts did  burn within them while he  
talked to them by the way10 shall be    
also  fulfilled in thee1 he will meet   
with thee in the way1 talk with thee in 
the way2 he will teach thee in the way  
that thou shalt choose 7,luke  #bd3cb74 
,third ,privilege4 ,dost thou fear the  
,lord8 he will open his secret unto     
thee1 even that which he hath hid and   
keeps close from all the world1  to wit1
 the secret of his covenant and of thy  
concern therein--8,the  secret of the   
,lord is with them that fear him1 and he
 will shew them  his covenant0 7,psa    
#be3ad74 ,this1 then1 further confirmeth
 what was said  but just above2 his     
secret shall be with them1 and his      
covenant shall  be showed unto them4    
,his secret1 to wit1 that which hath    
been kept hid  from ages and            

generations2 that which he manifesteth  
only to the  saints1 or holy ones2 that 
is1 his ,christ1 for he it is that is   
hid in  ,god1 and that no man can know  
but he to whom the ,father shall reveal 
him 7,matt #aa3bg74    ,but ,o6 what is 
there wrapped up in this ,christ1 this  
secret of ,god8  why1 all treasures of  
life1 of heaven1 and happiness--8,in him
 are hid  all the treasures of wisdom   
and knowledge40 ,and 8in him dwelleth   
all  the fulness of the ,godhead bodily0
 7,col #b74    ,this also is that hidden
 ,one1 that is so full of grace to save 
sinners1  and so full of truth and      
faithfulness to keep promise and        
covenant with  them1 that their eyes    
must needs convey1 even by every glance 
they make  upon his person1 offices1 and
 relation1 such affecting ravishments to
  the heart1 that it would please them  
that see him1 even to be killed  with   
that sight4 ,this secret of the ,lord   
shall be1 nay is1 with them  that fear  
him1 for he dwelleth in their heart by  

faith4 8,and he will  shew them his     
covenant40 ,that is1 the covenant that  
is confirmed of ,god  in ,christ1 that  
everlasting and eternal covenant1 and   
show him too that  he himself is wrapped
 up therein1 as in a bundle of life with
 the ,lord  his ,god4 ,these are the    
thoughts1 purposes1 and promises of ,god
 to them  that fear him4    ,fourth     
,privilege4 ,dost thou fear the ,lord8  
his eye is always over thee  for good1  
to keep thee from all evil--8,behold the
 eye of the ,lord is  upon them that    
fear him1 upon them that hope in his    
mercy2 to deliver  their soul from      
death1 and to keep them alive in famine0
 7,psa  #cc3ah1ai74 ,his eye is upon    
them2 that is1 to watch over them for   
good4  ,he that keepeth ,israel neither 
slumbers nor sleeps4 ,his eyes are upon 
them1 and he will keep them as a        
shepherd doth his sheep2 that is1 from  
those wolves that seek to devour them1  
and to swallow them up in death4  ,his  
eyes are upon them2 for they are the    

object of his delight1 the  rarities of 
the world1 in whom1 saith he1 is all my 
delight4 ,his eye is  upon them1 as ,i  
said before1 to teach and instruct      
them--8,i will  instruct thee and teach 
thee in the way which thou shalt go2 ,i 
will  guide thee with mine eye0 7,psa   
#cb3h2 #b ,chron #g3ae1af74 ,the eye of 
the  ,lord1 therefore1 is upon them1 not
 to take advantage of them1 to  destroy 
them for their sins1 but to guide1 to   
help1 and deliver them  from death2 from
 that death that would feed upon their  
souls--8,to  deliver their soul from    
death and to keep them alive in famine40
 ,take  death here for death spiritual1 
and death eternal2 and the famine here1 
not for that that is for want of bread  
and water1 but for that which  comes on 
many for want of the ,word of the ,lord 
7,rev #bj3ad2 ,amos  #h3aa1ab72 and then
 the sense is this1 the man that feareth
 the ,lord  shall neither die           
spiritually nor eternally2 for ,god will
 keep him with  his eye from all those  

things that would in such a manner kill 
him4  ,again1 should there be a famine  
of the ,word2 should there want both the
  ,word and them that preach it in the  
place that thou dost dwell1 yet  bread  
shall be given thee1 and thy water shall
 be sure2 thou shalt not  die of the    
famine1 because thou fearest ,god4 ,i   
say1 that man shall not1  behold he     
shall not1 because he feareth ,god1 and 
this the next head  doth yet more fully 
manifest4    ,fifth ,privilege4 ,dost   
thou fear ,god8 fear him for this       
advantage more  and more--8,o fear the  
,lord1 ye his saints1 for there is no   
want to them  that fear him4 ,the young 
lions do lack and suffer hunger1 but    
they that  seek the ,lord10 that fear   
him1 8shall not want any good thing0    
7,psa  #cd3i1aj74 ,not anything that    
,god sees good for them shall those men 
want  that fear the ,lord4 ,if health   
will do them good1 if sickness will do  
them good1 if riches will do them good1 
if poverty will do them good1  if life  

will do them good1 if death will do them
 good1 then they shall  not want them1  
neither shall any of these come nigh    
them1 if they will  not do them good4   
,the lions1 the wicked people #ai of the
 world that  fear not ,god1 are not made
 sharers in this great privilege2 all   
things  fall out to them contrary1      
because they fear not ,god4 ,in the     
midst of  their sufficiency1 they are in
 want of that good that ,god puts into  
the  worst things that the man that     
feareth ,god doth meet with in the      
world4    ,sixth ,privilege4 ,dost thou 
fear ,god8 he hath given charge to the  
armies  of heaven to look after1 take   
charge of1 to camp about1 and to deliver
  thee--8,the angel of the ,lord        
encampeth round about them that fear    
him1  and delivereth them0 7,psa #cd3g74
 ,this also is a privilege entailed to  
them that in all generations fear the   
,lord4 ,the angels1 the heavenly        
creatures1 have it in commission to take
 the charge of them that fear  the      

,lord2 one of them is able to slay of   
men in one night #ahe1jjj4  ,these are  
they that camped about ,elisha like     
horses of fire1 and  chariots of fire1  
when the enemy came to destroy him4     
,they also helped  ,hezekiah against the
 band of the enemy1 because he feared   
,god 7#b ,kings  #f3ag2 ,isa #cg3cf2    
,jer #bf3ai74 8,the angel of the ,lord  
encampeth round  about them02 that is1  
lest the enemy should set upon them on  
any side2  but let him come where he    
will1 behind or before1 on this side or 
that1  the angel of the ,lord is there  
to defend them4 8,the angel40 ,it may be
  spoken in the singular number1        
perhaps1 to show that every one that    
feareth ,god hath his angel to attend on
 him1 and serve him4 ,when the  church1 
in the ,acts1 was told that ,peter stood
 at the door and knocked2  at first they
 counted the messenger mad1 but when she
 did constantly  affirm it1 they said1  
,it is his angel 7,acts #ab3ac-ae74 ,so 
,christ saith  of the children that came

 unto him1 8their angels behold the face
 of my  ,father which is in heaven40    
,their angels2 that is1 those of them   
that  feared ,god1 had each of them his 
angel1 who had a charge from ,god to    
keep them in their way4 ,we little think
 of this1 yet this is the  privilege of 
them that fear the ,lord2 yea1 if need  
be1 they shall all  come down to help   
them and to deliver them1 rather than1  
contrary to  the mind of their ,god1    
they should by any be abused--8,are they
 not all  ministering spirits1 sent     
forth to minister for them who shall be 
heirs  of salvation80 7,heb #a3ad74     
,quest4 ,but how do they deliver them8  
for so says the text--8,the angel  of   
the ,lord encampeth round about them    
that fear him1 and delivereth  them40   
,answ4 ,the way that they take to       
deliver them that fear the ,lord1  is   
sometimes by smiting of their enemies   
with blindness1 that they may  not find 
them2 and so they served the enemies of 
,lot 7,gen #ai3aj1aa74  ,sometimes by   

smiting of them with deadly fear2 and so
 they served those  that laid siege     
against ,samaria 7#b ,kings #g3f74 ,and 
sometimes by smiting  of them even with 
death itself2 and thus they served      
,herod1 after he  had attempted to kill 
the apostle ,james1 and also sought to  
vex certain  others of the church 7,acts
 #ab74 ,these angels that are servants  
to them  that fear the ,lord1 are them  
that will1 if ,god doth bid them1       
revenge  the quarrel of his servants    
upon the stoutest monarch on earth4     
,this1  therefore1 is a glorious        
privilege of the men that fear the      
,lord4 ,alas6  they are1 some of them1  
so mean that they are counted not worth 
taking  notice of by the high ones of   
the world2 but their betters do respect 
them4 ,the angels of ,god count not     
themselves too good to attend on  them1 
and camp about them to deliver them4    
,this1 then1 is the man that  hath his  
angel to wait upon him1 even he that    
feareth ,god4    ,seventh ,privilege4   

,dost thou fear the ,lord8 salvation is 
nigh unto  thee--8,surely his salvation 
is nigh them that fear him1 that glory  
may  dwell in our land0 7,psa #he3i74   
,this is another privilege for them that
  fear the ,lord4 ,i told you before1   
that the angel of the ,lord did encamp  
about them1 but now he saith1 8his      
salvation is also nigh them02 the  which
 although it doth not altogether exclude
 the conduct of  angels1#bj but include 
them2 yet it looketh further4 8,surely  
his  salvation10 his saving1 pardoning  
grace1 8is nigh them that fear him02    
that is1 to save them out of the hand of
 their spiritual enemies4 ,the  devil1  
and sin1 and death1 do always wait even 
to devour them that fear  the ,lord1 but
 to deliver them from these his         
salvation doth attend  them4 ,so then1  
if ,satan tempts1 here is their         
salvation nigh2 if sin1  by breaking    
forth1 beguiles them1 here is ,god's    
salvation nigh them2  yea1 if death     
itself shall suddenly seize upon them1  

why1 here is their  ,god's salvation    
nigh them4    ,i have seen that great   
men's little children must go no whither
 without  their nurses be at hand4 ,if  
they go abroad1 their nurses must go    
with  them2 if they go to meals1 their  
nurses must go with them2 if they go  to
 bed1 their nurses must go with them2   
yea1 and if they fall asleep1  their    
nurses must stand by them4 ,o my        
brethren1 those little ones that  fear  
the ,lord1 they are the children of the 
highest1 therefore they  shall not walk 
alone1 be at their spiritual meats      
alone1 go to their  sick-beds1 or to    
their graves alone2 the salvation of    
their ,god is nigh  them1 to deliver    
them from the evil4 ,this is then the   
glory that dwells  in the land of them  
that fear the ,lord4    ,eighth         
,privilege4 ,dost thou fear the ,lord8  
hearken yet again--8,the mercy  of the  
,lord is from everlasting to everlasting
 upon them that fear him1  and his      
righteousness unto children's children0 

7,psa #ajc3ag74 ,this  still confirms   
what was last asserted1 that is1 that   
his salvation is  nigh unto them4 ,his  
salvation1 that is1 pardoning mercy1    
that is nigh  them4 ,but mind it1 there 
he says it is nigh them2 but here it is 
upon  them4 ,his mercy is upon them1 it 
covereth them all over1 it  encompasseth
 them about as with a shield4 ,therefore
 they are said in  another place to be  
clothed with salvation1 and covered with
 the robe  of righteousness4 ,the mercy 
of the ,lord is upon them1 that is1 as  
,i  said1 to shelter and defend them4   
,the mercy1 the pardoning preserving    
mercy1 the mercy of the ,lord is upon   
them1 who is he then that can  condemn  
them8 7,rom #h74    ,but there yet is   
more behind1 8,the mercy of the ,lord is
 from  everlasting to everlasting upon  
them40 ,it was designed for them before 
the world was1 and shall be upon them   
when the world itself is ended2  from   
everlasting to everlasting it is on them
 that fear him4 ,this from  everlasting 

to everlasting is that by which1 in     
another place1 the  eternity of ,god    
himself is declared--8,from everlasting 
to everlasting1  thou art ,god0 7,psa   
#ij3b74 ,the meaning1 then1 may be this2
 that so long  as ,god hath his being1  
so long shall the man that feareth him  
find  mercy at his hand4 ,according to  
that of ,moses--8,the eternal ,god is   
thy  refuge1 and underneath are the     
everlasting arms2 and he shall thrust   
out the enemy from before thee1 and     
shall say1 ,destroy them0 7,deut        
#cc3bg74    ,child of ,god1 thou that   
fearest ,god1 here is mercy nigh thee1  
mercy  enough1 everlasting mercy upon   
thee4 ,this is long-lived mercy4 ,it    
will  live longer than thy sin1 it will 
live longer than temptation1 it will    
live longer than thy sorrows1 it will   
live longer than thy persecutors4  ,it  
is mercy from everlasting to contrive   
thy salvation1 and mercy to  everlasting
 to weather it out with all thy         
adversaries4 ,now what can  hell and    

death do to him that hath this mercy of 
,god upon him8 ,and this  hath the man  
that feareth the ,lord4 ,take that other
 blessed word1 and ,o  thou man that    
fearest the ,lord1 hang it like a chain 
of gold about thy  neck--8,as the heaven
 is high above the earth1 so great is   
his mercy  toward them that fear him0   
7,psa #ajc3aa74 ,if mercy as big1 as    
high1 and  as good as heaven itself will
 be a privilege1 the man that feareth   
,god  shall have a privilege4    ,ninth 
,privilege4 ,dost thou fear             
,god8--8,like as a father pitieth his   
children1 so the ,lord pitieth them that
 fear him0 7,psa #ajc3ac74    8 ,the    
,lord pitieth them that fear him02 that 
is1 condoleth and is  affected1 feeleth 
and sympathizeth with them in all their 
afflictions4  ,it is a great matter for 
a poor man to be in this manner in the  
affections of the great and mighty1 but 
for a poor sinner to be thus in  the    
heart and affections of ,god1 and they  
that fear him are so1 this is           

astonishing to consider4 8,in his love  
and in his pity he redeemed  them40 ,in 
his love and in his pity6 8,in all their
 affliction he was  afflicted1 and the  
angel of his presence saved them2 in his
 love and in  his pity he redeemed them1
 and he bare them1 and carried them all 
the  days of old0 7,isa #fc3i74 ,i say1 
in that he is said to pity them1 it is  
as much as to say1 he condoleth1        
feeleth1 and sympathizeth with them in  
all their afflictions and temptations4  
,so that this is the happiness of  him  
that feareth ,god1 he has a ,god to pity
 him and to be touched with  all his    
miseries4 ,it is said in ,judges1 8,his 
soul was grieved for the  misery of     
,israel0 7,judg #aj3af74 ,and in the    
,hebrews1 he is 8touched with  the      
feeling of our infirmities10 and can    
8succour them that are  tempted0 7#d3ae1
 #b3ag1ah74    ,but further1 let us take
 notice of the comparison4 8,as a father
 pitieth  his children1 so the ,lord    
pitieth them that fear him40 ,here is   

not only  pity1 but the pity of a       
relation1 a father4 ,it is said in      
another  place2 8,can a woman10 a       
mother1 8forget her sucking child1 that 
she  should not have compassion on the  
son of her womb8 yea1 they may1 yet     
will not ,i forget thee40 ,the pity of  
neighbours and acquaintance  helpeth in 
times of distress1 but the pity of a    
father and a mother is  pity with an    
over and above4 8,the ,lord10 says      
,james1 8is very pitiful1  and of tender
 mercy40 ,pharaoh called ,joseph his    
tender father1#ba  because he provided  
for him against the famine1 but how     
tender a father  is ,god6 how full of   
bowels6 how full of pity6 7,james #e3aa2
 ,gen #da3dc74  ,it is said1 that when  
,ephraim was afflicted1 ,god's bowels   
were troubled  for him1 and turned      
within him towards him4 ,o that the man 
that feareth  the ,lord did but believe 
the pity and bowels that are in the     
heart of  ,god and his father towards   
him 7,jer #ca3ah-bj74    ,tenth         

,privilege4 ,dost thou fear ,god8--8,he 
will fulfil the desire of them  that    
fear him2 he also will hear their cry1  
and will save them0 7,psa  #ade3ai74    
,almost all those places that make      
mention of the men that fear  ,god1 do  
insinuate as if they still were under   
affliction1 or in danger  by reason of  
an enemy4 ,but ,i say1 here is still    
their privilege1 their  ,god is their   
father and pities them--8,he will fulfil
 the desire of them  that fear him40    
,where now is the man that feareth the  
,lord8 let him  hearken to this4 ,what  
sayest thou1 poor soul8 will this       
content thee1  the ,lord will fulfil thy
 desires8 ,it is intimated of ,adonijah1
 that  ,david his father did let him    
have his head and his will in all       
things4  8,his father10 says the text1  
8had not displeased him at any time in  
7so  much as7 saying1 ,why hast thou    
done so80 7#a ,kings #a3f74 ,but here is
  more1 here is a promise to grant thee 
the whole desire of thy heart1          

according to the prayer of holy ,david1 
8,the ,lord grant thee1 according  to   
thine own heart1 and fulfil all thy     
counsel40 ,and again1 8,the ,lord       
fulfil all thy petitions0 7,psa #bj74   
,o thou that fearest the ,lord1 what is 
thy desire8 ,all my desire1 says        
,david1 is all my salvation 7#b ,sam    
#bc3e71 so sayest thou1 8,all my        
salvation0 is 8all my desire40 ,well1   
the desire of thy soul is granted  thee1
 yea1 ,god himself hath engaged himself 
even to fulfil this thy  desire--8,he   
will fulfil the desire of them that fear
 him1 he also will  hear their cry1 and 
will save them40 ,o this desire when it 
cometh1 what  a tree of life will it be 
to thee6 ,thou desirest to be rid of thy
  present trouble2 the ,lord shall rid  
thee out of trouble4 ,thou desirest  to 
be delivered from temptation2 the ,lord 
shall deliver thee out of  temptation4  
,thou desirest to be delivered from thy 
body of death2 and  the ,lord shall     
change this thy vile body1 that it may  

be like to his  glorious body4 ,thou    
desirest to be in the presence of ,god1 
and among  the angels in heaven4 ,this  
thy desire also shall be fulfilled1 and 
thou  shalt be made equal to the angels 
7,exo #f3f2 #b ,peter #b3i2 ,phil       
#c3bj1ba2  ,luke #af3bb1 #bj3ce1cf74 ,o 
but it is long first6 ,well1 learn first
 to  live upon thy portion in the       
promise of it1 and that will make thy   
expectation of it sweet4 ,god will      
fulfil thy desires1 ,god will do it1    
though it tarry long4 ,wait for it1     
because it will surely come1 it will    
not tarry4    ,eleventh ,privilege4     
,dost thou fear ,god8--8,the ,lord      
taketh pleasure in  them that fear him0 
7,psa #adg3aa74 ,they that fear ,god are
 among his  chief delights4 ,he delights
 in his ,son1 he delights in his works1 
and  takes pleasure in them that fear   
him4 ,as a man takes pleasure in his    
wife1 in his children1 in his gold1 in  
his jewels2 so the man that  fears the  
,lord is the object of his delight4 ,he 

takes pleasure in their  prosperity1 and
 therefore sendeth them health from the 
sanctuary1 and  makes them drink of the 
river of his pleasures 7,psa #ce3bg74   
8,they shall  be abundantly satisfied   
with the fatness of thy house2 and thou 
shalt  make them drink of the river of  
thy pleasures0 7,psa #cf3h74 ,that or   
those that we take pleasure in1 that or 
those we love to beautify and  adorn    
with many ornaments4 ,we count no cost  
too much to be bestowed on  those in    
whom we place our delight1 and whom we  
make the object of our  pleasure4 ,and  
even thus it is with ,god4 8,for the    
,lord taketh pleasure  in his people10  
and what follows8 8he will beautify the 
meek with  salvation0 7,psa #adi3d74    
,those in whom we delight1 we take      
pleasure in their actions2 yea1 we      
teach them1 and give them such rules and
 laws to walk by1 as may yet  make them 
that we love more pleasurable in our    
eyes4 ,therefore they  that fear ,god1  
since they are the object of his        

pleasure1 are taught to  know how to    
please him in everything 7#a ,thess     
#d3a74 ,and hence it is  said1 that he  
is ravished with their looks1 that he   
delighteth in their  cry1 and that he is
 pleased with their walking 7,can #d3i2 
,prov #ae3h1  #aa3bj74    ,those in whom
 we delight and take pleasure1 many     
things we will bear  and put up that    
they do1 though they be not according to
 our minds4 ,a  man will suffer that in1
 and put up that at1 the hand of the    
child or  wife of his pleasure1 that he 
will not pass by nor put up in another4 
,they are my jewels1 says ,god1 even    
them that fear me2 and ,i will spare    
them1 in all their comings-short of my  
will1 8even as a man spareth his  own   
son that serveth him0 7,mal #c3af1ag74  
,o how happy is the man that  feareth   
,god6 ,his good thoughts1 his good      
attempts to serve him1 and his  good    
life pleases him1 because he feareth    
,god4    ,you know how pleasing in our  
eyes the actions of our children are1   

when  we know that they do what they do 
even of a reverent fear and awe of  us2 
yea1 though that which they do amounts  
but to little1 we take it  well at their
 hands1 and are pleased therewith4 ,the 
woman that cast in  her two mites into  
the treasury1 cast in not much1 for they
 both did  but make one farthing2 yet   
how doth the ,lord ,jesus trumpet her   
up1#bb  he had pleasure in her1 and in  
her action 7,mark #ab3da-dd74 ,this1    
therefore1 that the ,lord taketh        
pleasure in them that fear him1 is      
another of their great privileges4      
,twelfth ,privilege4 ,dost thou fear    
,god8 the least dram of that fear       
giveth the privilege to be blessed with 
the biggest saint--8,he will  bless them
 that fear the ,lord1 small and great0  
7,psa #aae3ac74 ,this word  small may be
 taken three ways--#a4 ,for those that  
are small in esteem1  for those that are
 but little accounted of 7,judg #f3ae2  
#a ,sam #ah3bc74  ,art thou small or    
little in this sense1 yet if thou       

fearest ,god1 thou  art sure to be      
blessed4 8,he will bless them that fear 
him1 small and  great10 be thou never so
 small in the world's eyes1 in thine own
 eyes1  in the saints' eyes1 as         
sometimes one saint is little in another
  saint's eye2 yet thou1 because thou   
fearest ,god1 art put among the         
blessed4 #b4 ,by small1 sometimes is    
meant those that are but small of       
stature1 or young in years1 little      
children1 that are easily passed by  and
 looked over3 as those that sang        
,hosanna in the temple were1 when  the  
,pharisees deridingly said of them to   
,christ1 8,hearest thou what  these     
say80 7,matt #ba3af74 ,well1 but ,christ
 would not despise them1 of  them that  
feared ,god1 but preferred them by the  
,scripture testimony far  before those  
that did contemn them4 ,little children1
 how small soever1  and although of     
never so small esteem with men1 shall   
also1 if they  fear the ,lord1 be       
blessed with the greatest saints--8,he  

will bless them  that fear him1 small   
and great40 #c4 ,by small may sometimes 
be meant  those that are small in grace 
or gifts2 these are said to be the least
  in the church1 that is1 under this    
consideration1 and so are by it  least  
esteemed 7,matt #be3de74 ,thus also is  
that of ,christ to be  understood1      
8,inasmuch as ye did it not to one of   
the least of these1 ye  did it not to   
me0 7#a ,cor #f3d74    ,art thou in     
thine own thoughts1 or in the thoughts  
of others1 of these  last small ones1   
small in grace1 small in gifts1 small in
 esteem upon  this account1 yet if thou 
fearest ,god1 if thou fearest ,god      
indeed1 thou  art certainly blessed with
 the best of saints4 ,the least star    
stands as  fixed1 as the biggest of them
 all1 in heaven4 8,he will bless them   
that  fear him1 small and great40 ,he   
will bless them1 that is1 with the same 
blessing of eternal life4 ,for the      
different degrees of grace in saints    
doth not make the blessing1 as to its   

nature1 differ4 ,it is the same  heaven1
 the same life1 the same glory1 and the 
same eternity of  felicity that they are
 in the text promised to be blessed     
with4 ,that is  observable which ,i     
mentioned before1 where ,christ at the  
day of  judgment particularly mentioneth
 and owneth the least--8,inasmuch as ye 
did it not to one of the least40 ,the   
least then was there1 in his  kingdom   
and in his glory1 as well as the biggest
 of all4 8,he will bless  them that fear
 him1 small and great40 ,the small are  
named first in the  text1 and are so the
 first in rank2 it may be to show that  
though they  may be slighted and little 
set by in the world1 yet they are much  
set  by in the eyes of the ,lord4       
,are great saints only to have the      
kingdom1 and the glory everlasting8     
,are great works only to be rewarded8   
works that are done by virtue of  great 
grace1 and the abundance of the gifts of
 the ,holy ,ghost8 ,no3  8,whosoever    
shall give to drink unto one of these   

little ones a cup of  cold water only1  
in the name of a disciple1 verily ,i say
 unto you1 he  shall in no wise lose his
 7a disciple's7 reward40 ,mark1 here is 
but a  little gift1 a cup of cold water1
 and that given to a little saint1 but  
both taken special notice of by our     
,lord ,jesus ,christ 7,matt #aj3db74    
8,he  will give reward to his servants  
the prophets1 and to his saints1 and  to
 them that fear his name1 small and     
great0 7,rev #aa3ah74 ,the small1       
therefore1 among them that fear ,god1   
are blessed with the great1 as the      
great1 with the same salvation1 the same
 glory1 and the same eternal  life2 and 
they shall have1 even as the great ones 
also shall1 as much  as they can carry2 
as much as their hearts1 souls1 bodies1 
and  capacities can hold4    ,thirteenth
 ,privilege4 ,dost thou fear ,god8 why1 
the ,holy ,ghost hath on  purpose       
indited for thee a whole psalm to sing  
concerning thyself4 ,so  that thou      
mayest even as thou art in thy calling1 

bed1 journey1 or  whenever1 sing out    
thine own blessed and happy condition to
 thine own  comfort and the comfort of  
thy fellows4 ,the psalm is called the   
#abhth  ,psalm2 ,i will set it before   
thee1 both as it is in the reading#bc   
and  in the singing ,psalms--    8      
,blessed is every one that feareth the  
,lord1 that walketh in his ways4  ,for  
thou shalt eat the labour of thine      
hands3 happy shalt thou be1 and  it     
shall be well with thee4 ,thy wife shall
 be as a fruitful vine by the  sides of 
thine house2 thy children1 like olive   
plants round about thy  table4 ,behold1 
that thus shall the man be blessed that 
feareth the  ,lord4 ,the ,lord shall    
bless thee out of ,zion2 and thou shalt 
see the  good of ,jerusalem all the days
 of thy life4 ,yea1 thou shalt see thy  
children's children1 and peace upon     
,israel40    ,,as ,,it ,,is ,,sung4     
,blessed art thou that fearest ,god1    
,and walkest in his way3  ,for of thy   
labour thou shalt eat2      ,happy art  

thou1 ,i say6  ,like fruitful vines on  
thy house side1      ,so doth thy wife  
spring out2  ,thy children stand like   
olive plants      ,thy table round      
about4    ,thus art thou blest that     
fearest ,god1      ,and he shall let    
thee see  ,the promised ,jerusalem1     
,and her felicity4  ,thou shalt thy     
children's children see1      ,to thy   
great joy's increase2  ,and likewise    
grace on ,israel1      ,prosperity and  
peace4#bd      ,and now ,i have done    
with the privileges when ,i have removed
 one  objection4    ,object4 ,but the   
,scripture says1 8perfect love casteth  
our fear02 and  therefore it seems that 
saints1 after that a spirit of adoption 
is  come1 should not fear1 but do their 
duty1 as another ,scripture saith1      
without it 7#a ,john #d3ah2 ,luke       
#a3gd1ge74    ,answ4 ,fear1 as ,i have  
showed you1 may be taken several ways4  
#a4 ,it may  be taken for the fear of   
devils4 #b4 ,it may be taken for the    
fear of  reprobates4 #c4 ,it may be     

taken for the fear that is wrought in   
the  godly by the ,spirit as a spirit of
 bondage2 or1 #d4 ,it may be taken for  
the fear that ,i have been but now      
discoursing of4    ,now the fear that   
perfect love casts out cannot be that   
son-like1  gracious fear of ,god1 that  
,i have in this last place been treating
 of2  because that fear that love casts 
out hath torment1 but so has not the    
son-like fear4 ,therefore the fear that 
love casts out is either that  fear that
 is like the fear of devils and         
reprobates1 or that fear that  is begot 
in the heart by the ,spirit of ,god as a
 spirit of bondage1 or  both2 for1      
indeed1 all these kinds of fear have    
torment1 and therefore  may be cast out2
 and are so by the spirit of adoption1  
which is called  the spirit of faith and
 love1 when he comes with power into the
 soul2  so that without this fear we    
should serve him4 ,but to argue from    
these  texts that we ought not to fear  
,god1 or to mix fear with our worship of

  him1 is as much as to say that by the 
spirit of adoption we are made  very    
rogues2 for not to fear ,god is by the  
,scripture applied to such  7,luke      
#bc3dj74 ,but for what ,i have affirmed 
the ,scripture doth  plentifully        
confirm1 saying1 8,happy is the man that
 feareth alway40 ,and  again1 8,it shall
 be well with them that fear ,god1 which
 fear before  him40 ,fear1 therefore2   
the spirit of the fear of the ,lord is a
 grace  that greatly beautifies a       
,christian1 his words1 and all his ways3
  8,wherefore now let the fear of the   
,lord be upon you2 take heed1 and do    
it1 for there is no iniquity with the   
,lord our ,god1 nor respect of  persons1
 nor taking of gifts0 7#b ,chron #ai3g74
    ,i come now to make some use and    
application of this doctrine4    ,,the  
,,use ,,of ,,this ,,doctrine4           
,having proceeded thus far about this   
doctrine of the fear of ,god1 ,i now    
come to make some use and application of
 the whole2 and my    ,,use ,,first1 of 

,examination4    ,,first ,,use shall be 
a ,,use ,,of ,,examination4 ,is this    
fear of ,god such an  excellent thing8  
,is it attended with so many blessed    
privileges8 ,then  this should put us1  
every soul of us1 upon a diligent       
examination of  ourselves1 to wit1      
whether this grace be in us or not1 for 
if it be1  then thou art one of these   
blessed ones to whom belong these       
glorious  privileges1 for thou hast an  
interest in every of them2 but if it    
shall  appear that this grace is not in 
thee1 then thy state is fearfully       
miserable1 as hath partly been manifest 
already1 and will further be  seen in   
what comes after4 ,now1 the better to   
help thee to consider1 and  not to miss 
in finding out what thou art in thy     
self-examination1 ,i  will speak to     
this--,first4 ,in general4 ,second4 ,in 
particular4    ,first4 ,in general4 ,no 
man brings this grace into the world    
with him4  ,every one by nature is      
destitute of it2 for naturally none fear

 ,god1  there is no fear of ,god1 none  
of this grace of fear before their eyes1
  they do not so much as know what it   
is2 for this fear flows1 as was  showed 
before1 from a new heart1 faith1        
repentance and the like2 of  which new  
heart1 faith1 and repentance1 if thou be
 void1 thou art also  void of this godly
 fear4 ,men must have a mighty change of
 heart and  life1 or else they are      
strangers to this fear of ,god4 ,alas1  
how  ignorant are the most of this6     
,yea1 and some are not afraid to say    
they  are not changed1 nor desire so to 
be4 ,can these fear ,god8 can these be  
possessed with this grace of fear8 ,no3 
8,because they have no changes1         
therefore they fear not ,god0 7,psa     
#ee3ai2 ,psa #cf3a2 ,rom #c3ah74        
,wherefore1 sinner1 consider whoever    
thou art that art destitute of this     
fear of ,god1 thou art void of all other
 graces2 for this fear1 as also  ,i have
 showed1 floweth from the whole stock of
 grace where it is4 ,there  is not one  

of the graces of the ,spirit1 but this  
fear is in the bowels  of it2 yea1 as ,i
 may say1 this fear is the flower and   
beauty of every  grace2 neither is there
 anything1 let it look as much like     
grace as it  will1 that will be counted 
so indeed1 if the fruit thereof be not  
this  fear of ,god2 wherefore1 ,i say   
again1 consider well of this matter1 for
  as thou shalt be found with reference 
to this grace1 so shall thy  judgment   
be4 ,i have but briefly treated of this 
grace1 yet have  endeavoured1 with words
 as fit as ,i could1 to display it in   
its colours  before thy face1 first by  
showing you what this fear of ,god is1  
then  what it flows from1 as also what  
doth flow from it2 to which1 as was     
said before1 ,i have added several      
privileges that are annexed to this     
fear1 that by all1 if it may be1 thou   
mayest see it if thou hast it1  and     
thyself without it if thou hast it not4 
,wherefore ,i refer thee  thither again 
for information in this thing2 or if    

thou art loath to  give the book a      
second reading1 but wilt go on to the   
end now thou art  gotten hither2 then   
,second and particularly1 ,i conclude   
with these several propositions         
concerning those that fear not ,god4    
#a4 ,that man that is proud1 and of a   
high and lofty mind1 fears not ,god4    
,this is plain from the exhortation1    
8,be not high-minded1 but fear0 7,rom   
#aa3bj74 ,here you see that a high mind 
and the fear of ,god are set in  direct 
opposition the one to the other2 and    
there is in them1 closely  concluded by 
the apostle1 that where indeed the one  
is1 there cannot be  the other2 where   
there is a high mind1 there is not the  
fear of ,god2  and where there is the   
fear of ,god1 the mind is not high but  
lowly4 ,can  a man at the same time be a
 proud man1 and fear ,god too8 ,why1    
then1 is  it said ,god beholdeth every  
one that is proud1 and abases him8 and  
again1 ,he beholds the proud afar off8  
,he therefore that is proud of his      

person1 of his riches1 of his office1 of
 his parts1 and the like1  feareth not  
,god4 ,it is also manifest further1 for 
,god resisteth the  proud1 which he     
would not do1 if he feared him1 but in  
that he sets him  at such a distance    
from him1 in that he testifies that he  
will abase  him and resist him1 it is   
evident that he is not the man that hath
 this  grace of fear2 for that man1 as  
,i have showed you1 is the man of ,god's
  delight1 the object of his pleasure   
7,psa #ach3f2 ,james #d3f2 #a ,peter    
#e3e2  ,mal #d3a74    #b4 ,the covetous 
man feareth not ,god4 ,this also is     
plain from the ,word1  because it       
setteth covetousness and the fear of    
,god in direct  opposition4 ,men that   
fear ,god are said to hate covetousness 
7,exo  #ah3ba74 ,besides1 the covetous  
man is called an idolater1 and is said  
to  have no part in the kingdom of      
,christ and of ,god4 ,and again1 8,the  
wicked boasteth of his heart's desire1  
and blesseth the covetous1 whom  the    

,lord abhorreth0 7,eze #cc3ca2 ,eph     
#e3e2 ,psa #aj3c74 ,hearken to this1    
you that hunt the world to take it1 you 
that care not how you get1 so  you get  
the world4 ,also you that make even     
religion your stalking-horse  to get the
 world1 you fear not ,god4 ,and what    
will you do whose hearts  go after your 
covetousness8 you who are led by        
covetousness up and  down1 as it were by
 the nose2 sometimes to swear1 to lie1  
to cozen1 and  cheat and defraud1 when  
you can get the advantage to do it4 ,you
 are  far1 very far1 from the fear of   
,god4 8,ye adulterers and adulteresses10
  for so the covetous are called1 8know 
ye not that the friendship of the  world
 is enmity with ,god8 whosoever1        
therefore1 will be a friend of the      
world1 is the enemy of ,god0 7,james    
#d3d74    #c4 ,the riotous eaters of    
flesh have not the fear of ,god4 ,for   
this is  done 8without fear0 7,jude     
#ab74 ,gluttony is a sin little taken   
notice  of1 and as little repented of by

 those that use it1 but yet it is       
odious in the sight of ,god1 and the    
practice of it a demonstration of  the  
want of his fear in the heart3 yea1 so  
odious is it1 that ,god  forbids that   
his people should so much as company    
with such4 8,be not10  saith he1 8among 
wine-bibbers1 among riotous eaters of   
flesh0 7,prov  #bc3bj74 ,and he further 
tells us1 that they that are such1 are  
spots and  blemishes to those that keep 
them company1 for indeed they fear not  
,god  7#b ,peter #b3ac2 ,rom #ac3ac2 #a 
,peter #d3d74 ,alas6 some men are as if 
they  were for nought else born but to  
eat and to drink1 and pamper their      
carcasses with the dainties of this     
world1 quite forgetting why ,god  sent  
them hither2 but such1 as is said1 fear 
not ,god1 and so  consequently are of   
the number of them upon whom the day of 
judgment  will come at unawares 7,luke  
#ba3cd74    #d4 ,the liar is one that   
fears not ,god4 ,this also is evident   
from the  plain text1 8,thou hast lied10

 saith the ,lord1 8and hast not         
remembered  me1 nor laid it to thy      
heart3 have not ,i held my peace even of
 old10  saith the ,lord1 8and thou      
fearest me not80 7,isa #eg3aa74 ,what   
lie this  was is not material2 it was a 
lie1 or a course of lying that is here  
rebuked1 and the person or persons in   
this practice1 as is said1 were  such as
 feared not ,god2 a course of lying and 
the fear of ,god cannot  stand together4
 ,this sin of lying is a common sin1 and
 it walketh in  the world in several    
guises4 ,there is the profane scoffing  
liar1 there  is the cunning artificial  
liar1 there is the hypocritical         
religious  liar1 with liars of other    
ranks and degrees4 ,but none of them all
 have  the fear of ,god1 nor shall any  
of them1 they not repenting1 escape the 
damnation of hell--8,all liars shall    
have their part in the lake which       
burneth with fire and brimstone0 7,rev  
#ba3h74 ,heaven and the ,new  ,jerusalem
 are not a place for such--8,and there  

shall in no wise enter  into it anything
 that defileth1 neither whatsoever      
worketh abomination1  or maketh a lie0  
7v #bg74 ,therefore another scripture   
says that all  liars are without--8,for 
without are dogs1 and sorcerers1 and    
whoremongers1 and murderers1 and        
idolaters1 and whosoever loveth and     
maketh a lie0 7,rev #bb3ae74 ,but this  
should not be their sentence1  judgment1
 and condemnation1 if they that are     
liars were such as had in  them this    
blessed fear of ,god4    #e4 ,they fear 
not ,god who cry unto him for help in   
the time of their  calamity1 and when   
they are delivered1 they return to their
 former  rebellion4 ,this1 ,moses1 in a 
spirit of prophecy1 asserteth at the    
time  of the mighty judgment of the     
hail4 ,pharaoh then desired him to pray 
to  ,god that he would take away that   
judgment from him4 ,well1 so ,i will1   
said ,moses1 8,but as for thee and thy  
servants1 ,i know that ye will not  yet 
fear the ,lord ,god0 7,exo #i3cj74 ,as  

who should say1 ,i know that so  soon as
 this judgment is removed1 you will to  
your old rebellion again4  ,and what    
greater demonstration can be given that 
such a man feareth not  ,god1 than to   
cry to ,god to be delivered from        
affliction to prosperity1  and to spend 
that prosperity in rebellion against    
him8 ,this is crying  for mercies that  
they may be spent1 or that we may have  
something to  spend upon our lusts1 and 
in the service of ,satan 7,john #d3a-c74
 ,of  these ,god complains in the       
sixteenth of ,ezekiel1 and in the second
 of  ,hosea--8,thou hast10 saith ,god1  
8taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of
  my silver1 which ,i had given thee1   
and madest to thyself images0 c4  7,eze 
#af3ag74 ,this was for want of the fear 
of ,god4 ,many of this kind  there be   
now in the world1 both of men1 and      
women1 and children2 art  not thou that 
readest this book of this number8 ,hast 
thou not cried for  health when sick1   
for wealth when poor1 when lame for     

strength1 when in  prison for liberty1  
and then spent all that thou gottest by 
thy prayer  in the service of ,satan1   
and to gratify thy lusts8 ,look to it1  
sinner1  these things are signs that    
with thy heart thou fearest not ,god4   
#f4 ,they fear not ,god that way-lay his
 people and seek to overthrow  them1 or 
to turn them besides the right path1 as 
they are journeying  from hence to their
 eternal rest4 ,this is evident from the
 plain text1  8,remember10 saith ,god1  
8what ,amalek did unto thee by the way  
when ye  were come forth out of ,egypt2 
how he met thee by the way1 and smote   
the  hindmost of thee1 even all that    
were feeble behind thee1 when thou wast 
faint and weary1 and he feared not ,god0
 7,deut #be3ag1ah74 ,many such          
,amalekites there be now in the world   
that set themselves against the  feeble 
of the flock1 against the feeble of the 
flock especially1 still  smiting them1  
some by power1 some with the tongue1    
some in their lives  and estates1 some  

in their names and reputations1 by      
scandals1  slanders1 and reproach1 but  
the reason of this their ungodly        
practice  is this1 they fear not ,god4  
,for did they fear him1 they would be   
afraid  to so much as think1 much more  
of attempting to afflict and destroy1   
and calumniate the children of ,god2 but
 such there have been1 such  there are1 
and such there will be in the world1 for
 all men fear not  ,god4    #g4 ,they   
fear not ,god who see his hand upon     
backsliders for their sins1  and yet    
themselves will be backsliders also4 8,i
 saw10 saith ,god1 8when  for all the   
causes whereby backsliding ,israel      
committed adultery1 ,i had  put her     
away1 and given her a bill of divorce1  
yet her treacherous  sister ,judah      
feared not1 but went and played the     
harlot also0 7,jer #c3h1  #b3ai74 ,judah
 saw that her sister was put away1 and  
delivered by ,god  into the hands of    
,shalmaneser1 who carried her away      
beyond ,babylon1 and  yet1 though she   

saw it1 she went and played the harlot  
also--a sign of  great hardness of      
heart1 and of the want of the fear of   
,god indeed4 ,for  this fear1 had it    
been in her heart1 it would have taught 
her to have  trembled at the judgment   
that was executed upon her sister1 and  
not to  have gone and played the harlot 
also3 and not to have done it while her 
sister's judgment was in sight and      
memory4 ,but what is it that a heart    
that is destitute of the fear of ,god   
will not do8 ,no sin comes amiss to     
such3 yea1 they will sin1 they will do  
that themselves1 for the doing  of which
 they believe some are in hell-fire1 and
 all because they fear  not ,god4       
,but pray observe1 if those that take   
not warning when they see the hand  of  
,god upon backsliders1 are said to have 
none of the fear of ,god1 have  they it1
 think you1 that lay stumbling-blocks in
 the way of ,god's  people1 and use     
devices to cause them to backslide1 yea1
 rejoice when  they can do this mischief

 to any8 and yet many of this sort there
 are  in the world1 that even rejoice   
when they see a professor fall into     
sin1 and go back from his profession1 as
 if they had found some  excellent      
thing4    #h4 ,they fear not ,god who   
can look upon a land as wallowing in    
sin1 and  yet are not humbled at the    
sight thereof4 8,have ye10 said ,god by 
the  prophet to the ,jews1 8forgotten   
the wickedness of your fathers1 and the 
wickedness of the kings of ,judah1 and  
the wickedness of their wives1  which   
they have committed in the land of      
,judah and in the streets of            
,jerusalem8 ,they are not humbled to    
this day1 neither have they feared1  nor
 walked in my law0 7,jer #dd3i1aj74     
,here is a land full of wickedness1  and
 none to bewail it1 for they wanted the 
fear of ,god1 and love to  walk in his  
law4 ,but how say you1 if they that are 
not humbled at their  own and others'   
wickedness are said not to fear1 or have
 the fear of  ,god1 what shall we think 

or say of such that receive1 that       
nourish and  rejoice in such wickedness8
 ,do they fear ,god8 ,yea1 what shall we
 say of  such that are the inventors and
 promoters of wickedness1 as of oaths1  
beastly talk1 or the like8 ,do they1 do 
you think1 fear ,god8 ,once again1  what
 shall we say of such that cannot be    
content to be wicked  themselves1 and to
 invent and rejoice in other men's      
wickedness1 but  must hate1 reproach1   
vilify and abuse those that they cannot 
persuade  to be wicked8 ,do they fear   
,god8    #i4 ,they that take more heed  
to their own dreams than to the ,word of
  ,god1 fear not ,god4 ,this also is    
plain from the ,word--8,for in the      
multitude of dreams1 there are also     
divers vanities1 but fear thou  ,god02  
that is1 take heed unto his ,word 7,eccl
 #e3g2 ,isa #h3bj74 ,here the  fearing  
of ,god is opposed to our overmuch      
heeding dreams3 and there is  implied1  
that it is for want of the fear of ,god 
that men so much heed  those things4    

,what will they say to this that give   
more heed to a  suggestion that ariseth 
from their foolish hearts1 or that is   
cast in  thither by the devil1 than they
 do to the holy ,word of ,god8 ,these   
are  8filthy dreamers40 ,also1 what     
shall we say to those that are more     
confident of the mercy of ,god to their 
soul1 because he hath blessed  them with
 outward things1 than they are afraid of
 his wrath and  condemnation1 though the
 whole of the ,word of ,god doth fully  
verify the  same8 ,these are 8filthy    
dreamers0 indeed4    ,a dream is either 
real1 or so by way of semblance1 and so 
some men  dream sleeping1 and some      
waking 7,isa #bi3g74 ,and as those that 
a man  dreams sleeping are caused either
 by ,god1 ,satan1 business1 flesh1 or   
the like2 so are they that a man dreams 
waking1 to pass by those that  we have  
in our sleep4 ,men1 when bodily awake1  
may have dreams1 that is1  visions from 
heaven2 such are all they that have a   
tendency to discover  to the sinner his 

state1 or the state of the church       
according to the  ,word4 ,but those that
 are from ,satan1 business1 and the     
flesh1 are  such--especially the first  
and last1 to wit1 from ,satan and the   
flesh--as  tend to embolden men to hope 
for good in a way disagreeing with the  
,word of ,god4#be    ,these ,jude calls 
8filthy dreamers10 such whose principles
 were their  dreams1 and they led them  
8to defile the flesh10 that is1 by      
fornication and uncleanness2 8to despise
 dominion10 that the reins  might be    
laid upon the neck of their lusts2 8to  
speak evil of  dignities10 of those that
 ,god had set over them1 for their      
governing in  all the law and testament 
of ,christ1 these dreamt that to live   
like  brutes1 to be greedy of gain1 and 
to take away for it1 as ,cain and       
,balaam did by their wiles1 the lives of
 the owners thereof1 would go  for good 
coin in the best of trials4 ,these also 
,peter speaks of 7#b  ,peter #b74 ,and  
he makes their dreams1 that ,jude calls 

so1 their  principle and errors in life 
and doctrine2 you may read of them in   
that  whole chapter1 where they are     
called cursed children1 and so by       
consequence such as fear not ,god4      
#aj4 ,they fear not ,god1 who are       
sorcerers1 adulterers1 false swearers1  
and that oppress the hireling of his    
wages4 ,it is a custom with some  men to
 keep back by fraud from the hireling   
that which by covenant they  agreed to  
pay for their labour2 pinching1 ,i say1 
and paring from them  their due that of 
right belongs to them1 to the making of 
them cry in  8the ears of the ,lord of  
sabaoth0 7,james #e3d74 ,these fear not 
,god2 they  are reckoned among the worst
 of men1 and in their day of account    
,god  himself will bear witness against 
them4 8,and ,i10 saith ,god1 8will come 
near to you to judgment2 and ,i will be 
a swift witness against the  adulterers1
 and against the false swearers1 and    
against those that  oppress the hireling
 in his wages1 the widow and the        

fatherless1 and  that turn aside the    
stranger from his right1 and fear not   
me1 saith the  ,lord0 7,mal #c3e74      
#aa4 ,they fear not ,god1 who instead of
 pitying of1 rail at ,god's people  in  
their affliction1 temptations1 and      
persecutions1 and rather rejoice  and   
skip for joy1 than sympathize with them 
in their sorrow4 ,thus did  ,david's    
enemies1 thus did ,israel's enemies1 and
 thus did the thief1 he  railed at      
,christ when he hanged upon the cross1  
and was for that1 even  by his fellow1  
accounted for one that feared not ,god  
7,luke #bc3dj2 ,psa  #ce3a1bb-bf4 ,read 
,oba #aj-ae2 ,jer #dh3b-f74 ,this is a  
common thing among  the children of men1
 even to rejoice at the hurt of them    
that fear ,god1  and it ariseth even of 
an inward hatred to godliness4 ,they    
hate you1  saith ,christ1 because they  
hated me4 ,therefore ,christ takes what 
is  done to his1 in this1 as done unto  
himself1 and so to holiness of life4    
,but this falls hard upon such as       

despise at1 and rejoice to see1 ,god's  
people in their griefs1 and that take   
the advantage1 as dogged ,shimei  did1  
to augment the griefs and afflictions of
 ,god's people 7#b ,sam  #af3e-h74      
,these fear not ,god1 they do this of   
enmity1 and their sin is  such as will  
hardly be blotted out 7#a ,kings        
#b3h1i74    #ab4 ,they fear not ,god1   
who are strangers to the effects of     
fear4 8,if ,i  be a master1 where is my 
fear80 ,that is1 show that ,i am so by  
your fear  of me in the effects of your 
fear of me4 8,you offer polluted bread  
upon  mine altar40 ,this is not a sign  
that you fear me1 ye offer the blind    
for sacrifices1 where is my fear8 ye    
offer the lame and the sick1 these  are 
not the effects of the fear of ,god     
7,mal #a3f-h74 ,sinner1 it is one  thing
 to say1 ,i fear ,god1 and another to   
fear him indeed4 ,therefore1 as  ,james 
says1 show me thy faith by thy works1 so
 here ,god calls for a  testimony of thy
 fear by the effects of fear4 ,i have   

already showed you  several effects of  
fear2 if thou art a stranger to them1   
thou art a  stranger to this grace of   
fear4 ,therefore1 to conclude this1 it  
is not  a feigned profession that will  
do2 nothing is good here1 but what is   
salted with this fear of ,god1 and they 
that fear him are men of truth1  men of 
singleness of heart1 perfect1 upright1  
humble1 holy men2  wherefore1 reader1   
examine1 and again1 ,i say examine1 and 
lay the ,word  and thy heart together1  
before that thou concludest that thou   
fearest  ,god4    ,what6 fear ,god1 and 
in a state of nature8 fear ,god without 
a change of  heart and life8 ,what6 fear
 ,god and be proud1 and covetous1 a     
wine-bibber1 and a riotous eater of     
flesh8 ,how6 fear ,god and a liar1  and 
one that cries for mercies to spend them
 upon thy lusts8 ,this would  be        
strange4 ,true1 thou mayest fear as     
devils do1 but what will that  profit8  
,thou mayest by thy fear be driven away 
from ,god1 from his  worship1 people1   

and ways1 but what will that avail8 ,it 
may be thou  mayest so fear at present1 
as to be a little stopped in thy sinful 
course2 perhaps thou hast got a knock   
from the ,word of ,god1 and are at      
present a little dazzled and hindered   
from being in thy former and full       
career after sin2 but what of that8 if  
by the fear that thou hast1 thy  heart  
is not united to ,god1 and to the love  
of his ,son1 ,word1 and  people1 thy    
fear is nothing worth4#bf ,many men also
 are forced to fear  ,god1 as underlings
 are forced to fear those that are by   
force above  them4 ,if thou only thus   
fearest ,god1 it is but a false fear2 it
 flows  not from love to ,god3 this fear
 brings not willing subjection1 which   
indeed brings the effect of right fear2 
but being over-mastered like an         
hypocrite1 thou subjected thyself by    
feigned obedience1 being forced1 ,i     
say1 by mere dread to do it 7,psa       
#ff3c74    ,it is said of ,david1 8that 
the fame of him went out into all lands1

 and  the ,lord brought the fear of him 
upon all nations0 7#a ,chron #ad3ag74   
,but  what1 did they now love ,david8   
did they now choose him to be their     
king8 no verily2 they1 many of them1    
rather hated him1 and1 when they  could1
 made resistance against him4 ,they did 
even as thou dost--feared1  but did not 
love2 feared1 but did not choose his    
government that ruled  over them4 ,it is
 also said of ,jehoshaphat1 when ,god   
had subdued before  him ,ammon1 ,moab1  
and mount ,seir1 that 8the fear of ,god 
was on all the  kingdoms of these       
countries1 when they had heard that the 
,lord fought  against the enemies of    
,israel0 7#b ,chron #bj3bi74 ,but1 ,i   
say1 was this  fear1 that is called now 
the fear of ,god1 anything else1 but a  
dread of  the greatness of power of the 
king8 ,no verily1 nor did that dread    
bring  them into a willing subjection   
to1 and liking of his laws and          
government2 it only made them like      
slaves and underlings1 stand in fear  of

 his executing the vengeance of ,god    
upon them4    ,therefore still1         
notwithstanding this fear1 they were    
rebels to him in  their hearts1 and when
 occasion and advantage offered         
themselves1 they  showed it by rising in
 rebellion against ,israel4 ,this fear  
therefore  provoked but feigned and     
forced obedience1 a right emblem of the 
obedience of such1 who being still      
enemies in their minds to ,god1 are     
forced by virtue of present conviction  
to yield a little1 even of fear  to     
,god1 to his ,word1 and to his          
ordinances4 ,reader1 whoever thou art1  
think of this1 it is thy concern1       
therefore do it1 and examine1 and       
examine again1 and look diligently to   
thy heart in thine examination1  that it
 beguile thee not about this thy so     
great concern1 as indeed the  fear of   
,god is4    ,one thing more1 before ,i  
leave thee1 let me warn thee of4 ,take  
heed of  deferring to fear the ,lord4   
,some men1 when they have had conviction

  upon their heart that the fear of ,god
 is not in them1 have through the       
overpowering of their corruptions yet   
deferred and put off the fear of  ,god  
from them1 as it is said of them in     
,jeremiah3 8,this people hath a         
revolting and a rebellious heart2 they  
are revolted and gone4 ,neither  say    
they in their heart1 ,let us now fear   
the ,lord0 7,jer #e3bc1bd74 ,they  saw  
that the judgments of ,god attended them
 because they did not yet  fear ,god1   
but that conviction would not prevail   
with them to say1 8,let  us now fear the
 ,lord40 ,they were for deferring to    
fear him still2 they  were for putting  
off his fear from them longer4 ,sinner1 
hast thou  deferred to fear the ,lord8  
is thy heart still so stubborn as not to
 say  yet1 8,let us fear the ,lord80 ,o6
 the ,lord hath taken notice of this thy
  rebellion1 and is preparing some      
dreadful judgment for thee4 8,shall ,i  
not visit for these things8 saith the   
,lord2 shall not my soul be  avenged on 

such a nation as this80 7v #bi74        
,sinner1 why shouldest thou  pull       
vengeance down upon thee8 why shouldest 
thou pull vengeance down  from heaven   
upon thee8 ,look up1 perhaps thou hast  
already been pulling  this great while1 
to pull it down upon thee4 ,o6 pull no  
longer2 why  shouldest thou be thine own
 executioner8 ,fall down upon thy knees1
 man1  and up with thy heart and thy    
hands to the ,god that dwells in the    
heavens2 cry1 yea cry aloud1 ,lord1     
unite mine heart to fear thy name1  and 
do not harden mine heart from thy fear4 
,thus holy men have cried  before thee1 
and by crying have prevented judgment4  
,a few things that may provoke thee to  
fear the ,lord4    ,before ,i leave this
 use1 let me give thee a few things1    
that1 if ,god  will1 may provoke thee to
 fear the ,lord4    #a4 ,the man that   
feareth not ,god1 carrieth it worse     
towards him than the  beast1 the brute  
beast1 doth carry it towards that man4  
8,the fear of  you1 and the dread of    

you1 shall be upon every beast of the   
earth10  yea1 8and upon every fowl of   
the air10 and 8upon all that moveth upon
  the earth1 and upon all the fishes of 
the sea0 7,gen #i3b74    ,mark1 all my  
creatures shall fear you1 and dread you1
 says ,god4 ,none of  them shall be so  
hardy as to cast of all reverence of    
you4 ,but what a  shame is this to man1 
that ,god should subject all his        
creatures to him1  and he should refuse 
to stoop his heart to ,god8 ,the beast1 
the bird1  the fish1 and all1 have a    
fear and dread of man1 yea1 ,god has put
 it in  their hearts to fear man1 and   
yet man is void of fear and dread1 ,i   
mean  of godly fear of him1 that thus   
lovingly hath put all things under him4 
,sinner1 art thou not ashamed1 that a   
silly cow1 a sheep1 yea1 a swine1       
should better observe the law of his    
creation1 than thou dost the law  of thy
 ,god8    #b4 ,consider1 he that will   
not fear ,god1 ,god will make him fear  
him  whether he will or no4 ,that is1 he

 that doth not1 will not now so fear    
him1 as willingly to bow before him1 and
 put his neck into his yoke4  ,god will 
make him fear him when he comes to take 
vengeance on him4 ,then  he will        
surround him with terror1 and with fear 
on every side1 fear  within1 and fear   
without2 fear shall be in the way1 even 
in the way  that thou goest when thou   
art going out of this world2 and that   
will be  dreadful fear 7,eccl #ab3e74   
8,i will bring their fears upon them10  
saith  the ,lord 7,isa #ff3d74    #c4   
,he that fears not ,god now1 the ,lord  
shall laugh at his fears then4  ,sinner1
 ,god will be even with all them that   
choose not to have his fear  in their   
hearts3 for as he calls and they hear   
not now1 so they shall  cry1 yea1 howl  
then1 and he will laugh at their fears4 
8,i will laugh10  saith he1 8at their   
destruction2 ,i will mock when their    
fear cometh1  when your fear cometh as  
desolation and your destruction cometh  
as a  whirlwind1 when distress and      

anguish cometh upon you2 then shall they
  call upon me1 but ,i will not answer3 
they shall seek me early1 but they      
shall not find me1 for that they hated  
knowledge1 and did not choose  the fear 
of the ,lord0 7,prov #a3bg-bi74         
,sinner6 thou thinkest to escape the    
fear2 but what wilt thou do with  the   
pit8 ,thou thinkest to escape the pit2  
but what wilt thou do with  the snare8  
,the snare1 say you1 what is that8 ,i   
answer1 it is even the  work of thine   
own hands4 8,the wicked is snared in the
 work of his own  hands10 he is 8snared 
by the transgression of his lips0 7,psa 
#i3af2 ,prov  #ab3ac74    ,sinner6 what 
wilt thou do when thou comest into this 
snare2 that is1  into the guilt and     
terror that thy sins will snaffle#bg    
thee with1  when they1 like a cord1 are 
fastened about thy soul8 ,this snare    
will  bring thee back again to the pit1 
which is hell1 and then how wilt thou   
do to be rid of thy fear8 ,the fear1    
pit1 and the snare shall come upon      

thee1 because thou fearest not ,god4    
,sinner6 art thou one of them that hast 
cast off fear8 poor man1 what  wilt thou
 do when these three things beset thee8 
whither wilt thou fly  for help8 ,and   
where wilt thou leave thy glory8 ,if    
thou fliest from the  fear1 there is the
 pit2 if thou fliest from the pit1 there
 is the  snare4    ,,use ,,second1 an   
exhortation to fear ,god4    ,,second   
,,use4 ,my next word shall be ,,an      
,,exhortation ,,to ,,fear ,,god4 ,i mean
 an  exhortation to saints--8,o fear the
 ,lord1 ye his saints1 for there is no  
want to them that fear him40 ,not but   
that every saint doth fear ,god1  but as
 the apostle saith in another case1 8,i 
beseech you1 do it more  and more40 ,the
 fear of the ,lord1 as ,i have showed   
you1 is a grace of  the new covenant1 as
 other saving graces are1 and so is     
capable of  being stronger or weaker1 as
 other graces are4 ,wherefore ,i beseech
 you1  fear him more and more4    ,it is
 said of ,obadiah1 that he feared the   

,lord greatly3 every saint  fears the   
,lord1 but every saint does not greatly 
fear him4 ,o there are  but few         
,obadiahs in the world1 ,i mean among   
the saints on earth3 see  the whole     
relation of him 7#a ,kings #ah74 ,as    
,paul said of ,timothy1 8,i  have none  
like-minded10 so it may be said of some 
concerning the fear  of the ,lord2 they 
have scarce a fellow4 ,so it was with   
,job1 8,there is  none like him in the  
earth1 one that feareth ,god10 c4 7,job 
#a3h74 ,there  was even none in ,job's  
day that feared ,god like him1 no1 there
 was not  one like him in all the earth1
 but doubtless there were more in the   
world that feared ,god2 but this fearing
 of him greatly1 that is the  thing that
 saints should do1 and that was the     
thing that ,job did do1  and in that he 
did outstrip his fellows4 ,it is also   
said of ,hananiah1  that 8he was a      
faithful man1 and feared ,god above     
many0 7,neh #g3b74 ,he  also had got1 as
 to the exercise of1 and growth in1 this

 grace1 the  start of many of his       
brethren4 ,he 8feared ,god above many40 
,now then1  seeing this grace admits of 
degrees1 and is in some stronger1 and in
  some weaker1 let us be all awakened as
 to other graces1 so to this  grace     
also4 ,that like as you abound in       
everything1 in faith1 in  utterance1 in 
knowledge1 and in all diligence1 and in 
your love to us1  see that ye abound in 
this grace also4 ,i will labour to      
enforce this  exhortation upon you by   
several motives4    ,first4 ,let ,god's 
distinguishing love to you be a motive  
to you to fear  him greatly4 ,he hath   
put his fear in thy heart1 and hath not 
given that  blessing to thy neighbour2  
perhaps not to thy husband1 thy wife1   
thy  child1 or thy parent4 ,o what an   
obligation should this consideration    
lay upon thy heart greatly to fear the  
,lord6 ,remember also1 as ,i have       
showed in the first part of this book1  
that this fear of the ,lord is  his     
treasure1 a choice jewel1 given only to 

favourites1 and to those  that are      
greatly beloved4 ,great gifts naturally 
tend to oblige1 and  will do so1 ,i     
trust1 with thee1 when thou shalt       
ingeniously consider  it4 ,it is a sign 
of a very bad nature when the contrary  
shows itself2  could ,god have done more
 for thee than to have put his fear in  
thy  heart8 ,this is better than to have
 given thee a place even in heaven      
without it4 ,yea1 had he given thee all 
faith1 all knowledge1 and the  tongue of
 men and angels1 and a place in heaven  
to boot1 they had all  been short of    
this gift1 of the fear of ,god in thy   
heart4 ,therefore  love it1 nourish it1 
exercise it1 use all means to cause it  
to increase  and grow in thy heart1 that
 it may appear it is set by at thy hand1
  poor sinner4    ,second4 ,another     
motive to stir thee up to grow in this  
grace of the  fear of ,god may be the   
privileges that it lays thee under4     
,what or  where wilt thou find in the   
,bible1 so many privileges so           

affectionately  entailed to any grace1  
as to this of the fear of ,god8 ,god    
speaks of  this grace1 and of the       
privileges that belong unto it1 as if1  
to speak  with reverence1 he knew not   
how to have done blessing of the man    
that  hath it4 ,it seems to me as if    
this grace of fear is the darling grace1
  the grace that ,god sets his heart    
upon at the highest rate4 ,as it were1  
he embraces the hugs1 and lays the man  
in his bosom1 that hath1 and  grows     
strong in this grace of the fear of     
,god4 ,see again the many  privileges in
 which the man is interested that hath  
this grace in his  heart3 and see also  
that there are but few of them1 wherever
 mentioned1  but have entailed to them  
the pronunciation of a blessing1 or else
 that  man is spoken of by way of       
admiration4    ,third4 ,another motive  
may be this3 ,the man that groweth in   
this grace  of the fear of the ,lord    
will escape those evils that others will
 fall  into4 ,where this grace is1 it   

keepeth the soul from final apostasy1   
8,i  will put my fear in their hearts1  
that they shall not depart from me0     
7,jer #cb3dj74 ,but yet1 if there be not
 an increase in this grace1 much  evil  
may attend1 and be committed            
notwithstanding4 ,there is a child  that
 is healthy1 and hath its limbs1 and can
 go1 but it is careless2  now the evil  
of carelessness doth disadvantage it    
very much2  carelessness is the cause of
 stumblings1 of falls1 of knocks1 and   
that  it falls into the dirt1 yea1 that 
sometimes it is burned1 or almost       
drowned4 ,and thus it is1 even with     
,god's people that fear him1 because    
they add not to their fear a care of    
growing more in the fear of ,god1       
therefore they reap damage2 whereas1    
were they more in his fear1 it  would   
keep them better1 deliver them more1 and
 preserve them from these  snares of    
death4    ,fourth4 ,another motive may  
be this3 ,to grow in this grace of the  
fear  of ,god1 is the way to be kept    

always in a conscientious performance of
  ,christian duties4 ,an increase in    
this grace1 ,i say1 keeps every grace   
in exercise1 and the keeping of our     
graces in their due exercise1  produceth
 a conscientious performance of duties4 
,thou hast a watch  perhaps in thy      
pocket1 but the hand will not as yet be 
kept in any good  order1 but does always
 give the lie as to the hour of the day2
 well1  but what is the way to remedy   
this1 but to look well to the spring1   
and  the wheels within8 for if they     
indeed go right1 so will the hand do    
also4 ,this is thy case in spiritual    
things2 thou art a gracious man1  and   
the fear of ,god is in thee1 but yet for
 all that1 one cannot well  tell1 by thy
 life1 what time of day it is4#bh ,thou 
givest no true and  constant sign that  
thou art indeed a ,christian2 why1 the  
reason is1  thou dost not look well to  
this grace of the fear of ,god4 ,thou   
dost not  grow and increase in that1 but
 sufferest thy heart to grow careless1  

and hard1 and so thy life remiss and    
worldly3 ,job's growing great in  the   
fear of ,god made him eschew evil 7,job 
#a1 #b3c74    ,fifth4 ,another motive   
is3 ,this is the way to be wise indeed4 
,a wise man  feareth and departeth from 
evil4 ,it doth not say a wise man hath  
the  grace of fear1 but a wise man      
feareth1 that is1 putteth this grace    
into  exercise4 ,there is no greater    
sign of wisdom than to grow in this     
blessed grace4 ,is it not a sign of     
wisdom to depart from sins1 which  are  
the snares of death and hell8 ,is it not
 a sign of wisdom for a man  yet more   
and more to endeavour to interest       
himself in the love and  protection of  
,god8 ,is it not a high point of wisdom 
for a man to be  always doing of that   
which lays him under the conduct of     
angels8 ,surely  this is wisdom4 ,and if
 it be a blessing to have this fear1 is 
it not  wisdom to increase in it8       
,doubtless it is the highest point of   
wisdom1  as ,i have showed before1      

therefore grow therein4    ,sixth4      
,another motive may be this3 ,it is     
seemly for saints to fear1 and  increase
 in this fear of ,god4 ,he is thy       
,creator2 is it not seemly for          
creatures to fear and reverence their   
,creator8 ,he is thy ,king2 is it  not  
seemly for subjects to fear and         
reverence their ,king8 ,he is thy       
,father2 is it not seemly for children  
to reverence and fear their  ,father8   
yea1 and to do it more and more8        
,seventh4 ,another motive may be3 ,it is
 honourable to grow in this grace  of   
fear2 8,when ,ephraim spake trembling1  
he exalted himself in ,israel0  7,hosea 
#ac3a74 ,truly1 to fear1 and to about in
 this fear1 is a sign of a  very        
princely spirit2 and the reason is1 when
 ,i greatly fear my ,god1 ,i  am above  
the fear of all others1 nor can anything
 in this world1 be it  never so terrible
 and dreadful1 move me at all to fear   
them4 ,and hence  it is that ,christ    
counsels us to fear--8,and ,i say unto  

you1 my friends10  saith he1 8be not    
afraid of them that kill the body1 and  
after that  have no more that they can  
do40 ,aye1 but this is a high pitch1 how
  should we come by such princely       
spirits8 well1 ,i will forewarn you whom
  you shall fear1 and by fearing of him1
 arrive to this pitch1 8,fear him1      
which after he hath killed1 hath power  
to cast into hell2 yea1 ,i say  unto    
you1 fear him0 7,luke #ab3d1e74 ,indeed 
this true fear of ,god sets a  man above
 all the world4 ,and therefore it saith 
again1 8,neither fear ye  their         
fear10--but 8sanctify the ,lord ,god0 in
 your hearts1 8and let him  be your     
fear1 and let him be your dread0 7,isa  
#h3ab1ac74    ,your great ranting1      
swaggering1 roysters1#bi that are       
ignorant of the  nature of the fear of  
,god1 count it a poor1 sneaking1        
pitiful1 cowardly  spirit in men to fear
 and tremble before the ,lord2 but whoso
 looks back  to jails and gibbets1 to   
the sword and burning stake1 shall see1 

that  there1 in them1 has been the most 
mighty and invincible spirit that has   
been in the world6    ,yea1 see if ,god 
doth not count that the growth of his   
people in this  grace of fear is that   
which makes them honourable1 when he    
positively  excludeth those from a      
dwelling-place in his house1 that do not
 honour  them that fear him 7,psa       
#ae3d74 ,and he saith moreover1 8,a     
woman that  feareth the ,lord1 she shall
 be praised40 ,if the world and godless 
men  will not honour these1 they shall  
be honoured some way else4 ,such1  saith
 he1 8that honour me ,i will honour10   
and they shall be honoured in  heaven1  
in the churches1 and among the angels4  
,eighth4 ,another motive to grow in this
 fear of ,god may be3 ,this fear1  and  
the increase of it1 qualifies a man to  
be put in trust with  heavenly and      
spiritual things1 yea1 and with earthly 
things too4    #a4 ,for heavenly and    
spiritual things4 8,my covenant10 saith 
,god1 8was  with ,levi of life and      

peace1 and ,i gave them to him1 for the 
fear  wherewith he feared me1 and was   
afraid before my name0 7,mal #b3e74     
,behold what a gift1 what a mercy1 what 
a blessing this ,levi is  intrusted     
with2 to wit1 with ,god's everlasting   
covenant1 and with the  life and peace  
that is wrapped up in this covenant4    
,but why is it given  to him8 the answer
 is1 8for the fear wherewith he feared  
me1 and was  afraid before my name40    
,and the reason is good1 for this fear  
of ,god  teaches a man to put a due     
estimation upon every gift of ,god      
bestowed  upon us2 also it teaches us to
 make use of the same with reverence of 
his name1 and respect to his glory in   
most godly-wise1 all which  becomes him 
that is intrusted with any spiritual    
gift4 ,the gift here  was given to ,levi
 to minister to his brethren doctrinally
 thereof1 for  he1 saith ,god1 shall    
teach ,jacob my statutes and ,israel my 
law4 ,see  also ,exodus #ah3ba and      
,nehemiah #g3b1 with many other places  

that might  be named1 and you will find 
that men fearing ,god and hating        
covetousness2 that men that fear ,god   
above others1 are intrusted by  ,god1   
yea1 and by his church too1 with the    
trust and ministration of  spiritual    
things before any other in the world4   
#b4 ,for earthly things4 ,this fear of  
,god qualifies a man to be put in  trust
 with them rather than with another4    
,therefore ,god made ,joseph  lord of   
all ,egypt2 ,obadiah1 steward of ,ahab's
 house2 ,daniel1 ,mordecai1  and the    
three children1 were set over the       
province of ,babylon2 and this  by the  
wonderful working hand of ,god1 because 
he had to dispose of  earthly things    
now1 not only in a common way1 but for  
the good of his  people in special4     
,true1 when there is no special matter  
or thing to be  done by ,god in a nation
 for his people1 then who will 7that is1
 whether  they have grace or no7 may    
have the disposal of those things2 but  
if  ,god has anything in special to     

bestow upon his people of this world's  
goods1 then he will intrust it in the   
hands of men fearing ,god4 ,joseph  must
 now be made lord of ,egypt1 because    
,israel must be kept from  starving2    
,obadiah must now be made steward of    
,ahab's house1 because the  ,lord's     
prophets must be hid from and fed in    
despite of the rage and  bloody mind of 
,jezebel2 ,daniel1 with his companions1 
and ,mordecai also1  they were all      
exalted to earthly and temporal dignity1
 that they might  in that state1 they   
being men that abounded in the fear of  
,god1 be  serviceable to their brethren 
in their straits and difficulties 7,gen 
#db3ah1 #da3ci2 #a ,kings #ah3c2 ,esth  
#f3aj2 ,dan #b3dh1 #c3cj1 #e3bi1        
#f3a-c74    ,ninth4 ,another motive to  
grow in this grace of fear is1 ,where   
the fear  of ,god in the heart of any is
 not growing1 there no grace thrives1   
nor  duty done as it should4    ,there  
no grace thrives1 neither faith1 hope1  
love1 nor any grace4 ,this  is evident  

from that general exhortation1          
8,perfecting holiness in the  fear of   
,god0 7#b ,cor #g3a74 ,perfecting       
holiness1 what is that8 but as  ,james  
says of patience1 let every grace have  
its perfect work1 that ye  may be       
perfect and entire1 lacking nothing     
7,james #a3d74    ,but this cannot be   
done but in the fear of ,god1 yea1 in   
the exercise of  that grace1 and so     
consequently in the growth of it1 for   
there is no  grace but grows by being   
exercised4 ,if then you would be perfect
 in  holiness1 if you would have every  
grace that ,god has put into your       
souls1 grow and flourish into           
perfection2 lay them1 as ,i may say1    
a-soak in this grace of fear1#cj and do 
all in the exercise of it2 for  a little
 done in the fear of the ,lord is better
 than the revenues of  the wicked4 ,and 
again1 the ,lord will not suffer the    
soul of the  righteous1 the soul that   
liveth in the fear of the ,lord1 to     
famish1 but  he casteth away the        

abundance of the wicked4 ,bring         
abundance to ,god1  and if it be not    
seasoned with godly fear1 it shall not  
be acceptable  to him1 but loathsome and
 abominable in his sight2 for it doth   
not flow  from the spirit of the fear of
 the ,lord4    ,therefore1 where there  
is not a growth in this fear1 there is  
no duty  done so acceptably4 ,this flows
 from that which goes before1 for if    
grace rather decays than grows1 where   
this grace of fear is not in the  growth
 and increase thereof1 then duties in   
their glory and  acceptableness decay   
likewise4    ,tenth4 ,another motive to 
stir thee up to grow in the increase of 
this  grace of fear is1 ,it is a grace1 
do but abound therein1 that will give   
thee great boldness both with ,god and  
men4 ,job was a man a none-such in  his 
day for one that feared ,god2 and who so
 bold with ,god as ,job8 who  so bold   
with ,god1 and who so bold with men as  
he8 ,how bold was he with  ,god1 when he
 wishes for nothing more than that he   

might come even to  his seat1 and       
concludes that if he could come at him1 
he would approach  even as a prince unto
 him1 and as such would order his cause 
before him  7,job #bc3c-g1 #ca3ce-cg74  
,also before his friends1 how bold was  
he8 ,for  ever as they laid to his      
charge that he was an hypocrite1 he     
repels  them with the testimony of a    
good conscience1 which good conscience  
he  got1 and kept1 and maintained by    
increasing in the fear of ,god2 yea1    
his conscience was kept so good by this 
grace of fear1 for it was by  that that 
he eschewed evil1 that it was common    
with him to appeal to  ,god when        
accused1 and also to put himself for his
 clearing under most  bitter curses and 
imprecations 7,job #ac3c-i1 #ah1        
#ai3bc1bd1 #ca74    ,this fear of ,god  
is it that keeps the conscience clean   
and tender1 and  so free from much of   
that defilement that even a good man may
 be  afflicted with1 for want of his    
growth in this fear of ,god4 ,yea1 let  

me  add1 if a man can with a good       
conscience say that he desires to fear  
the name of ,god1 it will add boldness  
to his soul in his approaches  into the 
presence of ,god4 8,o ,lord10 said      
,nehemiah1 8,i beseech thee1 let  now   
thine ear be attentive to the prayer of 
thy servant1 and servants1  who desire  
to fear thy name0 7,neh #a3aa74 ,he     
pleaded his desire of  fearing the name 
of ,god1 as an argument with ,god to    
grant him his  request2 and the reason  
was1 because ,god had promised before   
8to bless  them that fear him1 both     
small and great0 7,psa #aae3ac74        
,eleventh4 ,another motive to stir you  
up to fear the ,lord1 and to grow  in   
this fear is1 ,by it thou mayest have   
thy labours blessed1 to the  saving of  
the souls of others4 ,it is said of     
,levi1 of whom mention was  made before1
 that he feared ,god and was afraid     
before his name--that he  saved others  
from their sins4 8,the law of truth was 
in his mouth1 and  he walked with me in 

peace and equity1 and did turn away many
 from  iniquity0 7,mal #b3f74 ,the fear 
of ,god that dwelt in his heart1 showed 
its growth in the sanctifying of the    
,lord by his life and words1 and  the   
,lord also blessed this his growth      
herein1 by blessing his labours  to the 
saving of his neighbours4    ,wouldest  
thou save thy husband1 thy wife1 thy    
children1 c41 then be  greatly in the   
fear of ,god4    ,this ,peter teaches1  
8,wives10 saith he1 8be in subjection to
 your own  husbands1 that1 if any obey  
not the word1 they also may without the 
word be won by the conversation of the  
wives1 while they behold your  chaste   
conversation1 coupled with fear0 7#a    
,peter #c3a1b74 ,so then1 if  wives and 
children1 yea1 if husbands1 wives1      
children1 servants1 c41  did but better 
observe this general rule of ,peter1 to 
wit1 of letting  their whole            
conversation be coupled with fear1 they 
might be made  instruments in ,god's    
hand of much more good than they are4   

,but the  misery is1 the fear of ,god is
 wanting in actions1 and that is the    
cause  that so little good is done by   
those that profess4 ,it is not a        
conversation that is coupled with a     
profession--for a great profession  may 
be attended with a life that is not     
good1 but scandalous2 but it is  a      
conversation coupled with fear of       
,god--that is1 with the impressions  of 
the fear of ,god upon it--that is       
convincing and that ministereth the     
awakenings of ,god to the conscience1 in
 order to saving the unbeliever4  ,o    
they are a sweet couple1 to wit1 a      
,christian conversation coupled  with   
fear4    ,the want of this fear of ,god 
is that that has been a stumbling-block 
to  the blind oftentimes4 ,alas1 the    
world will not be convinced by your     
talk1 by your notions1 and by the great 
profession that you make1 if  they see  
not1 therewith mixed1 the lively        
impressions of the fear of  ,god2 but   
will1 as ,i said1 rather stumble and    

fall1 even at your  conversation and at 
your profession itself4 ,wherefore1 to  
prevent this  mischief1 that is1 of     
stumbling of souls while you make your  
profession  of ,god1 by a conversation  
not becoming your profession1 ,god bids 
you  fear him2 implying that a good     
conversation1 coupled with fear1        
delivers the blind world from those     
falls that otherwise they cannot be     
delivered from4 8,thou shalt not curse  
the deaf1 nor put a  stumbling-block    
before the blind1 but shalt fear thy    
,god3 ,i am the  ,lord0 7,lev #ai3ad74  
,but shalt fear thy ,god1 that is the   
remedy that will  prevent their         
stumbling at you1 at what else soever   
they stumble4  ,wherefore ,paul says to 
,timothy1 8,take heed unto thyself1 and 
unto the  doctrine2 continue in them2   
for in doing this thou shalt both save  
thyself and them that hear thee0 7#a    
,tim #d3af74    ,twelfth4 ,another      
motive to fear1 and to grow in this fear
 of ,god is1  ,this is the way to engage

 ,god to deliver thee from many outward 
dangers1 whoever falls therein 7,psa    
#cd3g74 ,this is proved from that of    
the story of the ,hebrew midwives4 8,the
 midwives10 said ,moses1 8feared  ,god10
 and did not drown the men-children as  
the king had commanded1 but  saved them 
alive4 ,and what follows8 8,therefore   
,god dealt well with the  midwives2 and 
it came to pass because the midwives    
feared ,god1 that he  made them houses0 
7,exo #a74 ,that is1 he sheltered them  
and caused them  to be hid from the rage
 and fury of the king1 and that perhaps 
in some  of the houses of the ,egyptians
 themselves for why might not the       
midwives be there hid as well as was    
,moses even in the king's  court8#ca    
,and how many times are they that fear  
,god said to be  delivered both by ,god 
and his holy angels8 as also ,i have    
already  showed4    ,thirteenth4        
,another motive to fear and to grow in  
this fear of ,god is1  ,this is the way 
to be delivered from errors and damnable

 opinions4  ,there are some that perish 
in their righteousness1 that is an      
error2  there be some that perish in    
their wickedness1 and that is an error  
also4 ,some again prolong their lives by
 their wickedness1 and others  are      
righteous over-much1 and also some are  
over-wise1 and all these are  snares1   
and pits1 and holes4 ,but then1 sayest  
thou1 how shall ,i escape8  ,indeed that
 is the question1 and the ,holy ,ghost  
resolves it thus1 8,he  that feareth    
,god shall come forth of them all0      
7,eccl #g3ah74    ,fourteenth4 ,another 
motive to fear1 and to grow in this fear
 of ,god1  is1 ,such as have leave1 be  
they never so dark in their souls1 to   
come  boldly to ,jesus ,christ1 and to  
trust in him for life4 ,i told you      
before1 that they that fear ,god have in
 the general a license to trust  in him2
 but now ,i tell you1 and that in       
particular1 that they1 and they         
especially1 may do it1 and that though  
in the dark2 you that sit in  darkness  

and have no light1 if this grace of fear
 be alive in your  hearts1 you have this
 boldness--8,who is among you that      
feareth the  ,lord10 mark1 that feareth 
the ,lord1 8that obeyeth the voice of   
his  servant1 that walketh in darkness1 
and hath no light8 let him trust in  the
 name of the ,lord1 and stay upon his   
,god0 7,isa #ej3aj74 ,it is no  small   
advantage1 you know1 when men have to   
deal in difficult matters1  to have a   
patent or license to deal2 now to trust 
in the ,lord is a  difficult thing1 yet 
the best and most gainful of all4 ,but  
then1 some  will say1 since it is so    
difficult1 how may we do without danger8
 ,why1  the text gives a license1 a     
patent to them to trust in his name1    
that  have his fear in their            
hearts--8,let him trust in the name of  
the ,lord1  and stay upon his ,god40 #cb
    ,fifteenth4 ,another motive to fear 
and grow in this grace of fear1 is1     
,god will own and acknowledge such to be
 his1 whoever he rejecteth4 ,yea  he    

will distinguish and separate them from 
all others1 in the day of  his terrible 
judgments4 ,he will do with them as he  
did by those that  sighed for the       
abominations that were done in the      
land--command the man  that hath his    
ink-horn by his side 8to set a mark upon
 their  foreheads10 that they might not 
fall in that judgment with others 7,eze 
#i74 ,so ,god said plainly of them that 
feared the ,lord1 and that thought  upon
 his name1 that they should be writ in  
his book--8,a book of  remembrance was  
written before him for them that feared 
the ,lord1 and  that thought upon his   
name2 and they shall be mine1 saith the 
,lord of  hosts1 in that day when ,i    
make up my jewels1 and ,i will spare    
them as a  man spareth his own son that 
serveth him0 7,mal #c3af1ag74 ,mark1 he 
both  acknowledges them for his1 and    
also promises to spare them1 as a man   
would spare his own son2 yea1 and       
moreover1 will wrap them up as his      
chief jewels with himself in the bundle 

of life4 ,thus much for the  motives4   
,how to grow in this fear of ,god4      
,having given you these motives to the  
duty of growing in this fear of  ,god1  
before ,i leave this use1 ,i will1 in a 
few words1 show you how you  may grow in
 this fear of ,god4    ,first4 ,then1 if
 thou wouldest grow in this fear of     
,god1 learn aright to  distinguish of   
fear in general4 ,i mean1 learn to      
distinguish between  that fear that is  
godly1 and that which in itself is      
indeed ungodly  fear of ,god2 and know  
them well the one from the other1 lest  
the one1  the fear that in itself indeed
 is ungodly1 get the place1 even the    
upper hand of that which truly is godly 
fear4 ,and remember the ungodly  fear of
 ,god is by ,god himself counted an     
enemy to him1 and hurtful to  his       
people1 and is therefore most           
plentifully forbidden in the ,word      
7,gen #c3ae1 #bf3bd1 #df3c2 ,exo #ad3ac1
 #bj3bj2 ,num #ad3i1 #ba3cd2 ,isa       
#da3aj1ad1 #dc3a1 #dd3b1h2 #ed3d2 ,jer  

#cj3aj2 ,dan #aj3ab1ai2 ,joel #b3ba2    
,hagg  #b3e2 ,zech #h3ac74    ,second4  
,if thou wouldest grow in this godly    
fear1 learn rightly to  distinguish it  
from that fear1 in particular1 that is  
godly but for a  time2 even from that   
fear that is wrought by the ,spirit1 as 
a spirit of  bondage4 ,i say1 learn to  
distinguish this from that1 and also    
perfectly  to know the bounds that ,god 
hath set to that fear that is wrought by
  the ,spirit1 as a spirit of bondage2  
lest1 instead of growing in the  fear   
that is to abide with thy soul for ever1
 thou be over-run again  with that first
 fear1 which is to abide with thee but  
till the spirit  of adoption come4 ,and 
that thou mayest not only distinguish   
them one  from the other1 but also keep 
each in its due place and bounds1       
consider in general of what hath already
 been said upon this head1 and  in      
particular that the first fear is no    
more wrought by the ,holy  ,spirit1 but 
by the devil1 to distress thee1 and make

 thee to live1 not  like a son1 but a   
slave4 ,and for thy better help in this 
matter1 know  that ,god himself hath set
 bounds to this fear1 and has concluded 
that  after the spirit of adoption is   
come1 that other fear is wrought in thy 
heart by him no more 7,rom #h3ae2 #b    
,tim #a3g74    ,again1 before ,i leave  
this1 let me tell thee that if thou dost
 not well  bestir thee in this matter1  
this bondage fear1 to wit1 that which is
  like it1 though not wrought in thee by
 the ,holy ,ghost1 will1 by the         
management and subtlety of the devil1   
the author of it1 haunt1 disturb1  and  
make thee live uncomfortably1 and that  
while thou art an heir of  ,god and his 
kingdom4 ,this is that fear that the    
apostle speaks of1 that  makes men 8all 
their lifetime subject to bondage0 7,heb
 #b3ad1ae74 ,for  though ,christ will   
deliver thee indeed at last1 thou having
 embraced  him by faith1 yet thy life   
will be full of trouble2 and death1     
though  ,jesus hath abolished it1 will  

be always a living bugbear to thee in   
all  thy ways and thoughts1 to break thy
 peace1 and to make thee to draw thy    
loins heavily after him4    ,third4     
,wouldest thou grow in this godly fear8 
then1 as thou shouldest  learn to       
distinguish of fears1 so thou shouldest 
make conscience of  which to entertain  
and cherish4 ,if ,god would have his    
fear--and it is  called ,,his fear by   
way of eminency--8that his fear may be  
before you1  that ye sin not0 7,exo     
#bj3bj2 ,jer #cb3dj7--;,i say1 if ,god  
would have his  fear be with thee1 then 
thou shouldest make conscience of this1 
and not  so lightly give way to slavish 
fear1 as is common for ,christians to   
do4    ,there is utterly a fault among  
,christians about this thing2 that is1  
they make not that conscience of        
resisting of slavish fear as they       
ought2 they rather cherish and entertain
 it1 and so weaken themselves1  and that
 fear that they ought to strengthen4    
,and this is the reason that we so often

 lie grabbling#cc under the  black and  
amazing thoughts that are engendered in 
our hearts by  unbelief2 for this fear  
nourisheth unbelief2 that is1 now it    
doth1 to  wit1 if we give way to it     
after the spirit of adoption is come1   
and  readily closeth with all the fiery 
darts of the wicked4    ,but ,christians
 are ready to do with this fear as the  
horse does when  the tines#cd of the    
fork are set against his side2 even lean
 to it  until it entereth into his      
belly4 ,we lean naturally to this fear1 
,i  mean1 after ,god has done good to   
our souls2 it is hard striving against  
it1 because it has even our sense and   
feeling of its side4 ,but ,i say1  if   
thou wouldest be a growing              
,christian--growing1 ,i say1 in the fear
  that is godly1 in the fear that is    
always so--then make conscience of      
striving against the other1 and against 
all these things that would  bring thee 
back to it4 8,wherefore should ,i fear10
 said ,david1 8in the  day of evil1 when

 the iniquity of my heels shall compass 
me about80  7,psa #di3e74    ,what6 not 
fear in the day of evil8 ,what6 not when
 the iniquity of thy  heels compasseth  
thee about8 ,no1 not then1 saith he1    
that is1 not with  that fear that would 
bring him again into bondage to the law2
 for he  had received the spirit of     
adoption before4 ,indeed1 if ever a     
,christian  has ground to give way to   
slavish fear1 it is at these two times1 
to  wit1 in the day of evil1 and when   
the iniquity of his heels compasseth    
him about2 but you see1 ,david would not
 then1 no1 not then1 give way  thereto1 
nor did he see reason why he should4    
8,wherefore should ,i10  said he8 ,aye1 
wherefore indeed8 since now thou art    
become a son of ,god  through ,christ1  
and hast received the ,spirit of his    
,son into thy heart1  crying1 ,father1  
,father4    ,fourth4 ,wouldest thou grow
 in this grace of godly fear8 then grow 
in  the knowledge of the new covenant1  
for that is indeed the girdle of our    

reins1 and the strength of our souls4   
,hear what ,zacharias saith3 ,god1  says
 he1 8hath raised up an horn of         
salvation for us in the house of  his   
servant ,david1 as he spake by the mouth
 of his holy prophets which  have been  
since the world began40 ,but what was   
it8 what was it that he  spake8 ,why1   
8,that he would grant unto us1 that we1 
being delivered out  of the hand of our 
enemies1 might serve him without fear10 
without this  slavish bondage fear1 8in 
holiness and righteousness before him   
all the  days of our life40 ,but upon   
what is this princely fearless service  
of  ,god grounded8 ,why1 upon the holy  
covenant of ,god1 upon the oath that he 
swore unto ,abraham 7,luke #a3fi-gd74   
,now in this covenant is wrapped up  all
 thy salvation2 in it is contained all  
thy desire1 and ,i am sure1  that then  
it containeth the complete salvation of 
thy soul2 and ,i say1  since this       
covenant is confirmed by promise1 by    
oath1 and by the blood  of the ,son of  

,god1 and that on purpose that thou     
mightest serve thy ,god  without slavish
 fear1 then the knowledge and faith of  
this covenant is  of absolute necessity 
to bring us into this liberty1 and out  
of our  slavish terrors1 and so1        
consequently1 to cause us to grow in    
that  son-like1 godly fear1 which became
 even the ,son of ,god himself1 and     
becomes all his disciples to live in the
 growth and exercise of4    ,fifth4     
,wouldest thou grow in this godly fear8 
then labour even always  to keep thine  
evidences for heaven and of thy         
salvation alive upon thy  heart2 for he 
that loseth his evidences for heaven1   
will hardly keep  slavish fear out of   
heart2 but he that hath the wisdom and  
grace to  keep them alive1 and apparent 
to himself1 he will grow in this godly  
fear4 ,see how ,david words it1 8,from  
the end of the earth10 saith he1  8will 
,i cry unto thee2 when my heart is      
overwhelmed1 lead me to the  rock that  
is higher than ,i4 ,for thou hast been a

 shelter for me1 and a  strong tower    
from the enemy3 ,i will abide in thy    
tabernacle for ever4  ,for thou1 ,o     
,god1 hast heard my vows2 thou hast     
given me the heritage of  those that    
fear thy name0 7,psa #fa3b-e74 ,mark a  
little1 ,david doth by  these words1 in 
the first place1 suggest that sometimes1
 to his  thinking1 he was as far off of 
his ,god as the ends of the earth are   
asunder1 and that at such times he was  
subject to be overwhelmed1  afraid3 ,and
 second1 the way that he took at such   
times1 to help  himself1 was to cry to  
,god to lead him again to ,jesus        
,christ--8lead me  to the rock that is  
higher than ,i02 for indeed without     
faith in him1  and the renewing of that 
faith1 there can be no evidence for     
heaven  made to appear unto the soul4   
,this therefore he prays for first4     
,then  he puts that faith into exercise1
 and that with respect to the time  that
 was past1 and also of the time that was
 to come4 ,for the time  past1 says he1 

8,thou hast been a shelter to me1 and a 
strong tower from  the enemy02 and for  
the time to come1 he said1 8,i will     
abide in thy  tabernacle10 that is1 in  
thy ,christ by faith1 and in thy way of 
worship  by love1 8forever40 ,and       
observe it1 he makes the believing      
remembrance  of his first evidences for 
heaven the ground of this his cry and   
faith1  8,for thou10 says he1 8,o ,god1 
hast given me the heritage of those that
  fear thy name40 ,thou hast made me    
meet to be a partaker of the mercy of   
thy chosen1 and hast put me under the   
blessing of goodness wherewith  thou    
hast blessed those that fear thee4 ,thus
 you see how ,david1 in his  distresses1
 musters up his prayers1 faith1 and     
evidences for eternal  life1 that he    
might deliver himself from being        
overwhelmed1 that is1  with slavish     
fear1 and that he might also abound in  
that son-like fear  of his              
fellow-brethren1 that is not only       
comely1 with respect to our  profession1

 but profitable to our souls4    ,sixth4
 ,wouldest thou grow in this fear of    
,god8 then set before thine  eyes the   
being and majesty of ,god2 for that both
 begetteth1  maintaineth1 and increaseth
 this fear4 ,and hence it is called the 
fear  of ,god1 that is1 an holy and     
awful dread and reverence of his        
majesty4  ,for the fear of ,god is to   
stand in awe of him1 but how can that be
 done  if we do not set him before us8  
,and again1 if we would fear him more1  
we must abide more in the sense and     
faith of his glorious majesty4  ,hence  
this fear and ,god's name is so often   
put together3 as fear ,god1  fear the   
,lord1 fear thy ,god1 do this in the    
fear of the ,lord1 and thou  shalt fear 
thy ,god1 ,i am the ,lord4 ,for these   
words1 8,i am the ,lord thy  ,god10 and 
the like1 are on purpose put in1 not    
only to show us whom we  should fear1   
but also to beget1 maintain1 and        
increase in us that fear  that is due   
from us to that 8glorious and fearful   

name1 the ,lord our  ,god0 7,deut       
#bh3eh74    ,seventh4 ,wouldest thou    
grow in this grace of fear8 then keep   
always  close to thy conscience the     
authority of the ,word2 fear the        
commandment  as the commandment of a    
,god both mighty and glorious1 and as   
the  commandment of a father1 both      
loving and pitiful2 let this            
commandment1  ,i say1 be always with    
thine eye1 with thine ear1 and with     
thine heart2  for then thou wilt be     
taught1 not only to fear1 but to abound 
in the  fear of the ,lord4 ,every grace 
is nourished by the ,word1 and without  
it  there is no thrift in the soul      
7,prov #ac3ac1 #d3bj-bb2 ,deut #f3a1b74 
,eighth4 ,wouldest thou grow in this    
grace of fear8 then be much in the      
faith of the promise1 of the promise    
that maketh over to thy soul an         
interest in ,god by ,christ1 and of all 
good things4 ,the promise  naturally    
tendeth to increase in us the fear of   
the ,lord1 because this  fear1 it grows 

by goodness and mercy2 they shall fear  
the ,lord1 and his  goodness2 now this  
goodness and mercy of ,god1 it is wrapt 
up in1 and  made over to us by promise2 
for ,god gave it to ,abraham by promise4
  ,therefore the faith and hope of the  
promise causeth this fear to grow  in   
the soul--8,having therefore these      
promises1 dearly beloved1 let us        
cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of
 the flesh and spirit1  perfecting      
holiness in the fear of ,god0 7#b ,cor  
#g3a74 8,perfecting  holiness in the    
fear of ,god02 therefore that fear by   
the promise must  needs grow mighty1 for
 by1 with1 and in it1 you see holiness  
is  perfected4    ,ninth4 ,wouldest thou
 grow in this grace of fear8 then       
remember the  judgments of ,god that    
have1 or shall certainly overtake1 those
  professors1 that have either been     
downright hypocrites1 or else           
unwatchful ,christians4 ,for both these 
sorts partake of the judgments of  ,god2
 the one1 to wit1 the true ,christian1  

for his unwatchfulness1 for  his        
correction2 the other1 to wit1 the      
hypocrite1 for his hypocrisy1 to  his   
destruction4 ,this is a way to make thee
 stand in awe1 and to make  thee        
tremble1 and grow in the grace of fear  
before thy ,god4    ,judgments6 you may 
say1 what judgments8 ,answ4 ,time will  
fail me here to  tell thee of the       
judgments that sometimes overtake ,god's
 people1 and  that always certainly     
overtake the hypocrite for his          
transgressions4  ,for those that attend 
,god's people1 ,i would have thee look  
back to the  place in this book where   
they are particularly touched upon4 ,and
 for  those that attend the hypocrite1  
in general they are these4 #a4          
,blindness of heart in this world4 #b4  
,the death of their hope at the day  of 
their death4 #c4 ,and the damnation of  
their souls at the day of  judgment     
7,matt #bc3ae-ai2 ,job #h3ac1 #aa3bj1   
#ah3ad1 #bj3d-g1 ,matt #bc3cc1  #bd3ea2 
,luke #bj3dg74 ,the godly consideration 

of these things tend to  make men grow  
in the fear of ,god4    ,tenth4         
,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    
fear8 then study the  excellencies of   
the grace of fear1 and what profit it   
yieldeth to them  that have it1 and     
labour to get thy heart into the love1  
both of the  exercise of the grace      
itself1 and also of the fruit it        
yieldeth2 for a  man hardly grows in the
 increase of any grace1 until his heart 
is  united to it1 and until it is made  
lovely in his eyes 7,psa  #aai3aai1abj74
 ,now the excellencies of this grace of 
fear have also been  discoursed of in   
this book before1 where by reading thou 
shalt find the  fruit it bears1 and the 
promises that are annexed to it1 which1 
because  they are many1 ,i refer thee   
also thither for thy instruction4       
,eleventh4 ,wouldest thou grow in this  
grace of fear8 then remember what  a    
world of privileges do belong to them   
that fear the ,lord1 as also ,i  have   
hinted2 namely1 that such shall not be  

hurt1 shall want no good  thing1 shall  
be guarded by angels1 and have a special
 license1 though  in never so dreadful a
 plight1 to trust in the name of the    
,lord1 and  stay upon their ,god4       
,twelfth4 ,wouldest thou grow in this   
grace of fear8 then be much in  prayer  
to ,god for abundance of the increase   
thereof4 ,to fear ,god is  that which is
 according to his will1 and if we ask   
anything according  to his will1 he     
heareth us4 ,pray therefore that ,god   
will unite thy  heart to fear his name2 
this is the way to grow in the grace of 
fear4    ,lastly1 ,wouldest thou grow in
 this grace of fear8 then devote thyself
  to it 7,psa #aai3ch74 ,devote myself  
to it1 you will say1 how is that8 ,i    
answer1 why1 give thyself to it1 addict 
thyself to it4 ,solace thyself  in the  
contemplation of ,god1 and of a         
reverence of his name1 and word1  and   
worship4 ,then wilt thou fear1 and grow 
in this grace of fear4    ,what things  
they are that have a tendency in them to

 hinder the growth  of the fear of ,god 
in our hearts4    ,and that ,i may yet  
be helpful to thee1 reader1 ,i shall now
 give thee  caution of those things that
 will1 if way be given to them1 hinder  
thy  growth in this fear of ,god1 the   
which1 because they are very hurtful to 
the people of ,god1 ,i would have thee  
be warned by them4 ,and they are  these 
which follow3    ,first4 ,if thou       
wouldest grow in this grace of fear1    
take heed of ,a ,,hard  ,,heart1 for    
that will hinder thy growth in this     
grace4 8,why hast thou  hardened our    
heart from thy fear80 was a bitter      
complaint of the church  heretofore2 for
 it is not only the judgment that in    
itself is dreadful  and sore to ,god's  
people1 but that which greatly hindereth
 the growth  of this grace in the soul  
7,isa #fc3ag74 ,a hard heart is but     
barren  ground for any grace to grow in1
 especially for the grace of fear3      
there is but little of this fear where  
the heart is indeed hard2  neither will 

there ever be much therein4    ,now if  
thou wouldest be kept from a hard heart1
 #a4 ,take heed of the  beginnings of   
sin4 ,take heed1 ,i say1 of that1 though
 it should be never  so small2 8,a      
little leaven leaveneth the whole lump40
 ,there is more in  a little sin to     
harden1 than in a great deal of grace to
 soften4  ,david's look upon ,bathsheba 
was1 one would think1 but a small       
matter2  yet that beginning of sin      
contracted such hardness of heart in    
him1  that it carried him almost beyond 
all fear of ,god4 ,it did carry him to  
commit lewdness with her1 murder upon   
the body of ,uriah1 and to  abundance of
 wicked dissimulation2 which are things1
 ,i say1 that have  direct tendency to  
quench and destroy all fear of ,god in  
the soul4    #b4 ,if thou hast sinned1  
lie not down without repentance2 for the
 want  of repentance1 after one has     
sinned1 makes the heart yet harder and  
harder4 ,indeed a hard heart is         
impenitent1 and impenitence also makes  

the heart harder and harder4 ,so that if
 impenitence be added to  hardness of   
heart1 or to the beginning of sin which 
makes it so1 it  will quickly be with   
that soul1 as is said of the house of   
,israel1 it  will have a whore's        
forehead1 it will hardly be brought to  
shame 7,jer  #c3c74    #c4 ,if thou     
wouldest be rid of a hard heart1 that   
great enemy to the  growth of the grace 
of fear1 be much with ,christ upon the  
cross in thy  meditations2 for that is  
an excellent remedy against hardness of 
heart3  a right sight of him1 as he     
hanged there for thy sins1 will dissolve
  thy heart into tears1 and make it soft
 and tender4 8,they shall look  upon me 
whom they have pierced1--and mourn0     
7,zech #ab3aj74 ,now a soft1 a  tender1 
and a broken heart1 is a fit place for  
the grace of fear to  thrive in4 ,but1  
,second4 ,if thou wouldest have the     
grace of fear to grow in thy soul1  take
 heed also of ,a ,,prayerless ,,heart1  
for that is not a place for this  grace 

of fear to grow in4 ,hence he that      
restraineth prayer is said to  cast off 
fear4 8,thou castest off fear10 said one
 of his friends to ,job4  ,but how must 
he do that8 ,why the next words show1   
8,thou restrainest  prayer before ,god0 
7,job #ae3d74 ,seest thou a professor   
that prayeth not8  that man thrusteth   
the fear of ,god away from him4 ,seest  
thou a man that  prays but little1 that 
man feareth ,god but little2 for it is  
the  praying soul1 the man that is      
mighty in praying1 that has a heart for 
the fear of ,god to grow in4 ,take heed1
 therefore1 of a prayerless  heart1 if  
you would grow in this grace of the fear
 of ,god4 ,prayer is as  the pitcher    
that fetcheth water from the brook1     
therewith to water the  herbs2 break the
 pitcher1 and it will fetch no water1   
and for want of  water the garden       
withers4    ,third4 ,wouldest thou grow 
in this grace of fear8 then take heed of
 ,a  ,,light ,,and ,,wanton ,,heart1 for
 neither is such a heart good ground for

 the  fear of ,god to grow in4          
,wherefore it is said of ,israel1 8,she 
feared  not1 but went and played the    
harlot also40 ,she was given to         
wantonness1  and to be light and vain1  
and so her fear of ,god decayed 7,jer   
#c3h74 ,had  ,joseph been as wanton as  
his mistress1 he had been as void of the
 fear  of ,god as she2 but he was of a  
sober1 tender1 godly1 considerate       
spirit1 therefore he grew in the fear of
 ,god4    ,fourth4 ,wouldest thou grow  
in this grace of fear8 then take heed of
 ,a  ,,covetous ,,heart1 for neither is 
that which is such an one good ground   
for this grace of fear to grow in4      
,therefore this covetousness and the    
fear of ,god are as enemies1 set the one
 in opposition to the other3 one  that  
feareth ,god and hateth covetousness    
7,exo #ah3ba74 ,and the reason  why     
covetousness is such an obstruction to  
the growth of this grace of  fear1 is   
because covetousness casteth those      
things out of the heart  which alone can

 nourish this fear4 ,it casteth out the 
,word and love of  ,god1 without which  
no grace can grow in the soul2 how then 
should the  fear of ,god grow in a      
covetous heart8 7,eze #cc3cj-cb2 #a     
,john #b3ae74    ,fifth4 ,wouldest thou 
grow in this grace of fear8 then take   
heed of ,,an  ,,unbelieving ,,heart1 for
 an unbelieving heart is not good ground
 for this  grace of fear to grow in4 ,an
 unbelieving heart is called 8an evil   
heart10 because from it flows all the   
wickedness that is committed in  the    
world 7,heb #c3ab74 ,now it is faith1 or
 a believing heart1 that  nourisheth    
this fear of ,god1 and not the other2   
and the reason is1 for  that faith      
brings ,god1 heaven1 and hell1 to the   
soul1 and maketh it  duly consider of   
them all 7,heb #aa3g74 ,this is         
therefore the means of  fear1 and that  
which will make it grow in the soul2 but
 unbelief is a  bane thereto4    ,sixth4
 ,wouldest thou grow in this grace of   
fear8 then take heed of ,a  ,,forgetful 

,,heart4 ,such a heart is not a heart   
where the grace of fear  will flourish1 
8when ,i remember1 ,i am afraid10 c4    
,therefore take heed  of forgetfulness2 
do not forget but remember ,god1 and his
 kindness1  patience1 and mercy1 to     
those that yet neither have grace1 nor  
special  favour from him1 and that will 
beget and nourish his fear in thy heart1
  but forgetfulness of this1 or of any  
other of his judgments1 is a great      
wound and weakening to this fear 7,job  
#ba3f74 ,when a man well remembers  that
 ,god's judgments are so great a deep   
and mystery1 as indeed they  are1 that  
remembrance puts a man upon such        
considerations of ,god and of  his      
judgments as to make him                
fear--8,therefore10 said ,job1 8,i am   
afraid  of him40 ,see the place1 ,job   
#bc3ae4 8,therefore am ,i troubled at   
his  presence2 when ,i consider1 ,i am  
afraid of him0--when ,i remember and    
consider of the wonderful depths of his 
judgments towards man4    ,seventh4     

,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    
fear8 then take heed of ,a  ,,murmuring 
,,and ,,repining ,,heart1 for that is   
not a heart for this grace of  fear to  
grow in4 ,as for instance1 when men     
murmur and repine at ,god's  hand1 at   
his dispensations1 and at the judgments 
that overtake them1 in  their persons1  
estates1 families1 or relations1 that   
their murmuring  tendeth to destroy     
fear2 for a murmuring spirit is such an 
one as seems  to correct ,god1 and to   
find fault with his dispensations1 and  
where  there is that1 the heart is far  
from fear4 ,a murmuring spirit either   
comes from that wisdom that pretends to 
understand that there is a  failure in  
the nature and execution of things1 or  
from an envy and  spite at the execution
 of them4 ,now if murmurings arise from 
this  pretended wisdom of the flesh1    
then instead of fearing of ,god1 his    
actions are judged to be either rigid or
 ridiculous1 which yet are done  in     
judgment1 truth1 and righteousness4 ,so 

that a murmuring heart cannot  be a good
 one for the fear of ,god to grow in4   
,alas6 the heart where  that grows must 
be a soft one2 as you have it in ,job   
#bc3ae1 #af2 and a  heart that will     
stoop and be silent at the most abstruse
 of all his  judgments--8,i was dumb1   
because ,,thou didst it40 ,the heart in 
which this  fear of ,god doth flourish  
is such1 that it bows and is mute1 if it
 can  but espy the hand1 wisdom1        
justice1 or holiness of ,god in this or 
the  other of his dispensations1 and so 
stirs up the soul to fear before  him4  
,but if this murmuring ariseth from envy
 and spite1 that looketh so  like to the
 spirit of the devil1 that nothing need 
be said to give  conviction of the      
horrible wickedness of it4    ,eighth4  
,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    
fear8 then take heed of ,a  ,,high ,,and
 ,,captious ,,spirit1 for that is not   
good ground for the fear of  ,god to    
grow in4 ,a meek and quiet spirit is the
 best1 and there the fear  of ,god will 

flourish most2 therefore ,peter puts    
meekness and fear  together1 as being   
most suited in their nature and natural 
tendency one  to another 7#a ,peter     
#c3ae74 ,meekness of spirit is like that
 heart that  hath depth of earth in it  
in which things may take root and grow2 
but a  high and captious spirit is like 
to the stony ground1 where there is  not
 depth of earth1 and consequently1 where
 this grace of fear cannot  grow2       
therefore take heed of this kind of     
spirit1 if thou wouldest that  the fear 
of ,god should grow in thy soul4        
,ninth4 ,wouldest thou grow in this     
grace of fear8 then take heed of ,,an   
,,envious ,,heart1 for that is not a    
good heart for the fear of ,god to grow 
in4 8,let not thine heart envy sinners2 
but be thou in the fear of the  ,lord   
all the day long0 7,prov #bc3ag74 ,to   
envy any is a sign of a bad  spirit1 and
 that man takes upon him1 as ,i have    
already hinted1 to be a  controller and 
a judge1 yea1 and a malicious           

executioner too1 and that  of that fury 
that ariseth from his own lusts and     
revengeful spirit1  upon 7perhaps7 the  
man that is more righteous than himself4
 ,but suppose  he is a sinner that is   
the object of thine envy1 why1 the text 
sets  that envy in direct opposition to 
the fear of ,god2 8,envy not sinners1   
but be thou in the fear of ,god40 ,these
 two1 therefore1 to wit1 envy to        
sinners and fearing of ,god1 are        
opposites4 ,thou canst not fear ,god1   
and  envy sinners too4 ,and the reason  
is1 because he that envieth a sinner1   
hath forgotten himself1 that he is as   
bad2 and how can he then fear  ,god8 ,he
 that envies sinners rejects his duty of
 blessing of them that  curse1 and      
praying for them that despitefully use  
us2 and how can he  that hath rejected  
this1 fear ,god8 ,he that envieth       
sinners1 therefore1  cannot be of a good
 spirit1 nor can the fear of ,god grow  
in his heart4    ,tenth4 ,lastly1       
,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    

fear8 then take heed  of ,,hardening    
,,thy ,,heart at any time against       
convictions to particular  duties1 as to
 prayer1 alms1 self-denial1 or the like4
 ,take heed also of  hardening thy      
heart1 when thou art under any judgment 
of ,god1 as  sickness1 losses1 crosses1 
or the like4 ,i bid you before to beware
 of a  hard heart1 but now ,i bid you   
beware of hardening your soft ones4 ,for
  to harden the heart is to make it     
worse than it is2 harder1 more          
desperate1 and bold against ,god1 than  
at the present it is4 ,now1 ,i say1  if 
thou wouldest grow in this grace of     
fear1 take heed of hardening thy  heart1
 and especially of hardening of it      
against convictions to good2  for those 
convictions are sent of ,god like       
seasonable showers of rain1  to keep the
 tillage of thy heart in good order1    
that the grace of fear  may grow        
therein2 but this stifling of           
convictions makes the heart as  hard as 
a piece of the nether millstone4        

,therefore happy is he that  receiveth  
conviction1 for so he doth keep in the  
fear of ,god1 and that  fear thereby    
nourished in his soul2 but cursed is he 
that doth  otherwise--8,happy is the man
 that feareth alway2 but he that        
hardeneth  his heart shall fall into    
mischief0 7,prov #bh3ad74    ,,use      
,,third1 of encouragement4    ,,use     
,,third4 ,i come now to ,a ,,use ,,of   
,,encouragement to those that are       
blessed with this grace of fear4 ,the   
last text that was mentioned  saith1    
8,happy is the man that feareth alway10 
and so doth many more4  ,happy already1 
because blessed with this grace2 and    
happy for time to  come1 because this   
grace shall abide1 and continue till the
 soul that  hath it is brought unto the 
mansion-house of glory4 8,i will put my 
fear  in their hearts1 that they shall  
not depart from me40 ,therefore1 as     
here it saith1 ,happy is he1 so it saith
 also1 ,it shall go well with  him1 that
 is1 in time to come4 8,it shall be well

 with them that fear  ,god0 7,eccl      
#h3ab74    ,first4 ,had ,god given thee 
all the world1 yet cursed hadst thou    
been1 if  he had not given thee the fear
 of the ,lord2 for the fashion of this  
world is a fading thing1 but he that    
feareth the ,lord shall abide for  ever 
and ever4 ,this therefore is the first  
thing that ,i would propound  for thy   
encouragement1 thou man that fears the  
,lord4 ,this grace will  dwell in thy   
heart1 for it is a new covenant grace1  
and will abide with  thee for ever4 ,it 
is sent to thee from ,god1 not only to  
join thy heart  unto him1 but to keep   
thee from final apostasy--8,i will put  
my fear in  their hearts1 that they     
shall not depart from me0 7,jer #cb3dj74
 ,that  thou mayest never forsake ,god1 
is his design1 and therefore1 to keep   
thee from that wicked thing1 he hath put
 his fear in thy heart4 ,many  are the  
temptations1 difficulties1 snares1      
traps1 trials1 and troubles  that the   
people of ,god pass through in the      

world1 but how shall they be  kept1 how 
shall they be delivered1 and escape8    
,why1 the answer is1 ,the  fear of ,god 
will keep them--8,he that feareth ,god  
shall come forth of  them all40    ,is  
it not therefore a wonderful mercy to be
 blessed with this grace of  fear1 that 
thou by it mayest be kept from final1   
which is damnable  apostasy8 ,bless     
,god1 therefore1 thou blessed man1 that 
hast this grace  of fear in thy soul4   
,there are five things in this grace of 
fear that  have a direct tendency in    
them to keep thee from final apostasy4  
#a4 ,it is seated in the heart1 and the 
heart is1 as ,i may call it1 the  main  
fort in the mystical world1 man4 ,it is 
not placed in the head1 as  knowledge   
is2 nor in the mouth1 as utterance is1  
but in the heart1 the  seat of all1 8,i 
will put my fear in their hearts40 ,if a
 king will keep  a town secure to       
himself1 let him be sure to man         
sufficiently the main  fort thereof4 ,if
 he have twenty thousand men well armed1

 yet if they  lie scattered here and    
there1 the town may be taken for all    
that1 but  if the main fort be well     
manned1 then the town is more secure4   
,what if  a man had all the parts1 yea1 
all the arts of men and angels8 ,that   
will  not keep the heart to ,god4 ,but  
when the heart1 this principal fort1 is 
possessed with the fear of ,god1 then he
 is safe1 but not else4    #b4 ,as the  
heart in general1 so the will in        
special4 ,that chief and  great faculty 
of the soul is the principle that is    
acted by this fear4  ,the will1 which   
way that goes1 all goes2 if it be to    
heaven or hell4  ,now the will1 ,i say1 
is that main faculty that is governed by
 this fear  that doth possess the soul1 
therefore all is like to go well with   
it4  ,this ,samuel insinuateth1 where he
 saith1 8,if ye will fear the ,lord40   
,fearing of ,god is a voluntary act of  
the will1 and that being so1 the  soul  
is kept from rebellion against the      
commandment1 because by the  will where 

this fear of ,god is placed1 and which  
it governeth1 is led  all the rest of   
the powers of the soul 7#a ,sam #ab3ad74
 ,in this will1  then1 is this fear of  
,god placed1 that this grace may the    
better be  able to govern the soul1 and 
so by consequence the whole man2 for as 
,i  said before1 look what way the will 
goes1 look what the will does1  thither 
goes1 and that does1 the whole man 7,psa
 #aaj3c74 ,man1 when his  will is       
alienate from ,god1 is reckoned         
rebellious throughout1 and that  not    
without ground1 for the will is the     
principal faculty of the soul  as to    
obedience1 and therefore things done    
without the will are as if  they were   
not done at all4 ,the spirit is willing2
 if ye be willing2  8she hath done what 
she could10 and the like2 by these and  
such-like  sayings the goodness of the  
heart and action is judged1 as to the   
subjective part thereof4 ,now this fear 
that we have been speaking of1  is      
placed in the soul1 and so consequently 

in the will1 that the man  may thereby  
the better be kept from final and       
damnable apostasy4    #c4 ,this fear1 as
 ,i may say1 even above every other     
grace1 is ,god's  well-wisher2 and hence
 it is called1 as ,i also have showed   
you1 his  fear4 ,as he also says in the 
text mentioned above1 8,i will put my   
fear  in their hearts40 ,these words1   
his and my1 they are intimate and       
familiar expressions1 bespeaking not    
only great favour to man1 but a  very   
great trust put in him4 ,as who should  
say1 this fear is my special  friend1 it
 will subject and bow the soul1 and the 
several faculties  thereof1 to my       
pleasure2 it is my great favourite1 and 
subdueth sinners  to my pleasure4 ,you  
shall rarely find faith or repentance1  
or parts1 go  under such familiar       
characters as this blessed fear of the  
,lord doth4  ,of all the counsellors and
 mighties that ,david had1 ,hushai only 
was  called the king's friend 7#b ,sam  
#ae3cg1 #af3af74 ,so of all the graces  

of  the ,spirit this of the fear of ,god
 goes mostly1 if not always1 by the     
title of ,,my fear1 ,god's fear1 ,,his  
fear1 c4 ,i told you before1 if the     
king will keep a town1 the main fort    
therein must be sufficiently  manned3   
and now ,i will add1 that if he have not
 to govern those men  some trusty and   
special friend1 such as ,hushai was to  
,david1 he may  find it lost when it    
should stand him in greatest stead4 ,if 
a soul  should be possessed with all    
things possible1 yet if this fear of    
,god  be wanting1 all other things will 
give place in time of rebellion1 and    
the soul shall be found in1 and under   
the conduct of hell1 when it  should    
stand up for ,god and his truth in the  
world4 ,this fear of ,god1  it is ,god's
 special friend1 and therefore it has   
given unto it the  chief seat of the    
heart1 the will1 that the whole man may 
now be1 and  also be kept hereafter1 in 
the subjection and obedience of the     
gospel4  ,for1    #d4 ,this grace of    

fear is the softest and most tender of  
,god's honour of  any other grace4 ,it  
is that tender1 sensible1 and trembling 
grace1 that  keepeth the soul upon its  
continual watch4 ,to keep a good watch  
is1 you  know1 a wonderful safety to a  
place that is in continual danger       
because  of the enemy4 ,why1 this is the
 grace that setteth the watch1 and that 
keepeth the watchmen awake 7,can        
#c3g1h74 ,a man cannot watch as he      
should1 if he be destitute of fear3 let 
him be confident1 and he  sleeps2 he    
unadvisedly lets into the garrison those
 that should not  come there4 ,israel's 
fault when they came to ,canaan was1    
that they made  a covenant with the     
inhabitants of the land1 to wit1 the    
,gibeonites1  without asking counsel of 
,god4 ,but would they have done so1     
think you1  if at the same time the fear
 of ,god had had its full play in the   
soul1  in the army8 no1 they at that    
time forgot to fear4 ,the grace of fear 
had not at that time its full stroke and

 sway among them4    #e4 ,this grace of 
fear is that which1 as ,i may so say1   
first affects the  hearts of saints with
 judgments1 after we have sinned1 and so
 is as a  beginning grace to bring again
 that to rights that by sin is put out  
of  frame4 ,o it is a precious grace of 
,god6 ,i know what ,i say in this       
matter1 and also where ,i had been long 
ago1 through the power of my  lusts1 and
 the wiles of the devil1 had it not been
 for the fear of ,god4    ,second4 ,but 
secondly1 another encouragement for     
those that are blessed  with this       
blessed grace of fear is this1--this    
fear fails not to do this  work for the 
soul1 if there in truth1 be it never so 
small in measure4  ,a little of this    
leaven 8leaveneth the whole lump40      
,true1 a little will  not do1 or help   
the soul to do those worthy exploits in 
the heart or  life as well as a bigger  
measure thereof2 nor1 indeed1 can a     
little of  any grace do that which a    
bigger measure will2 but a little will  

preserve the soul from final apostasy1  
and deliver it into the arms of  the    
,son of ,god at the final judgment4     
,wherefore1 when he saith1 8,i will  put
 my fear in their hearts10 he says not1 
,i will put so much of it  there1 such a
 quantity1 or such a degree2 but1 8,i   
will put my fear  there40 ,i speak not  
this in the least to tempt the godly man
 to be  content with the least degree of
 the fear of ,god in his heart4 ,true1  
men should be glad that ,god hath put   
even the least degree of this  grace    
into their souls1 but they should not be
 content therewith2 they  should        
earnestly covet more1 pray for more1 and
 use all lawful1 that  is1 all the means
 of ,god's appointing1 that they may get
 more4    ,there are1 as ,i have said   
already1 several degrees of this grace  
of  fear1 and our wisdom is to grow in  
it1 as in all the other graces of  the  
,spirit4 ,the reasons why1 ,i have      
showed you1 and also the way to  grow   
therein2 but the least measure thereof  

will do as ,i said1 that is1  keep the  
soul from final apostasy4 ,there are1 as
 ,i have showed you1  those that greatly
 fear the ,lord1 that fear exceedingly1 
and that fear  him above many of their  
brethren2 but the small in this grace   
are saved  as well as those that are    
great therein3 8,he will bless0 or save 
8them  that fear him1 both small and    
great40 ,this fear of the ,lord is the  
pulse of the soul2 and as some pulses   
beat stronger1 some weaker1 so is  this 
grace of fear in the soul4 ,they that   
beat best are a sign of best  life1 but 
they that beat worst show that life is  
barely present4 ,as  long as the pulse  
beats1 we count not that the man is     
dead1 though  weak2 and this fear1 where
 it is1 preserves to everlasting life4  
,pulses  there are also that are        
intermitting2 to wit1 such as have their
 times  for a little1 a little time to  
stop1 and beat again2 true1 these are   
dangerous pulses1 but yet too a sign of 
life4 ,this fear of ,god also is        

sometimes like this intermitting pulse2 
there are times when it  forbears to    
work1 and then it works again4 ,david   
had an intermitting  pulse1 ,peter had  
an intermitting pulse1 as also many     
other of the  saints of ,god4 ,i call   
that an intermitting pulse1 with        
reference to the  fear we speak of1 when
 there is some obstruction by the       
workings of  corruptions in the soul2 ,i
 say1 some obstruction from1 and        
hindrance  of1 the continual motion of  
this fear of ,god2 yet none of these1   
though  they are various1 and some of   
them signs of weakness1 are signs of    
death1 but life4 8,i will put my fear in
 their hearts1 that they shall  not     
depart from me40    ,quest4 ,but you may
 say1 ,how shall ,i know that ,i fear   
,god8    ,answ4 ,if ,i should say that  
desires1 true sincere desires to fear   
him1  is fear itself1 ,i should not say 
amiss 7,neh #a3aa74 ,for although a     
desire to be1 or do so and so1 makes not
 a man to be in temporal or  natural    

things what he desires to be--for a     
sick1 or poor1 or imprisoned  man may   
desire to be well1 to be rich1 or to be 
at liberty1 and yet be  as they are1    
sick1 poor1 or in prison--yet in        
spirituals1 a man's desire  to be good1 
to believe1 to love1 to hope1 and fear  
,god1 doth flow from  the nature of     
grace itself4    ,i said before1 that in
 temporals a man could not properly be  
said to be  what he was not2 yet a man1 
even in naturals or temporals1 shows his
  love to that thing that he desires1   
whether it be health1 riches1 or        
liberty2 and in spirituals1 desires of1 
from love to this or that grace  of     
,god1 sincere desires of it flow from   
the root of the grace  itself--8,thy    
servants who desire to fear thy name40  
,nehemiah bore  himself before ,god upon
 this1 8that he desired to fear his     
name40 ,and  hence again it is said     
concerning desires1 true desires1 8,the 
desire of  man is his kindness0 7,prov  
#ai3bb74 ,for a man shows his heart1 his

 love1  his affections1 and his         
delights1 in his desires2 and since the 
grace  of the fear of ,god is a grace so
 pleasant in the sight of ,god1 and of  
so sanctifying a nature in the soul     
where it is1 a true sincere desire  to  
be blessed with that grace must needs   
flow from some being of this  grace in  
the soul already4    ,true desires are  
lower than higher acts of grace1 but    
,god will not  overlook desires--8,but  
now they desire a better country1 that  
is1 an  heavenly2 wherefore ,god is not 
ashamed to be called their ,god2 for he 
hath prepared for them a city40 ,mark1  
they desire a country1 and they  shall  
have a city4 ,at this low place1 to wit1
 sincere desires1 ,god will  meet the   
soul and will tell him that he hath     
accepted of his desires1  that his      
desires are his kindness1 and flow from 
grace itself3 8,he will  fulfil the     
desire of them that fear him40          
,therefore desires are not  rejected of 
,god2 but they would1 if they did not   

flow from a principle  of grace already 
in the soul2 therefore desires1 sincere 
desires to  fear ,god1 flow from grace  
already in the soul4 ,therefore1 since  
thou  fearest ,god1 and it is evident by
 thy desires that thou dost so do1  thou
 art happy now in this thy fear1 and    
shalt be happy for ever  hereafter in   
the enjoyment of that which ,god in     
another world hath laid  up for them    
that fear him4    ,third4 ,another      
encouragement for those that have this  
grace of fear is  this2 this grace can  
make that man1 that in many other things
 is not  capable of serving of ,god1    
serve him better than those that have   
all  without it4 ,poor ,christian man1  
thou hast scarce been able to do        
anything for ,god all thy days1 but only
 to fear the ,lord4 ,thou art no        
preacher1 and so canst not do him       
service that way2 thou art no rich  man1
 and so canst not do him service with   
outward substance2 thou art  no wise    
man1 and so canst not do anything that  

way2 but here is thy  mercy1 thou       
fearest ,god4 ,though thou canst not    
preach1 thou canst fear  ,god4 ,though  
thou hast no bread to feed the belly1   
nor fleece to clothe  the back of the   
poor1 thou canst fear ,god4 ,o how      
8blessed is the man  that feareth the   
,lord02 because this duty of fearing of 
,god is an act  of the mind1 and may be 
done by the man that is destitute of all
 things  but that holy and blessed mind4
    ,blessed therefore is that man1 for 
,god hath not laid the comfort of his   
people in the doing of external duties1 
nor the salvation of their  souls1 but  
in believing1 loving1 and fearing ,god4 
,neither hath he laid  these things in  
actions done in their health nor in the 
due management  of their most excellent 
parts1 but in the receiving of ,christ1 
and fear  of ,god4 ,the which1 good     
,christian1 thou mayest do1 and do      
acceptably1  even though thou shouldest 
lie bed-rid all thy days2 thou mayest   
also  be sick and believe2 be sick and  

love1 be sick and fear ,god1 and so be  
a blessed man4 ,and here the poor       
,christian hath something to answer     
them that reproach him for his ignoble  
pedigree1 and shortness of the  glory of
 the wisdom of the world4 ,true1 may    
that man say1 ,i was taken  out of the  
dunghill1 ,i was born in a base and low 
estate1 but ,i fear  ,god4 ,i have no   
worldly greatness1 nor excellency of    
natural parts1 but  ,i fear ,god4       
,when ,obadiah met with ,elijah1 he gave
 him no worldly and fantastical         
compliment1 nor did he glory in his     
promotion by ,ahab the king of  ,israel1
 but gravely1 and after a gracious      
manner1 said1 8,i thy servant  fear the 
,lord from my youth40 ,also when the    
mariners inquired of ,jonah1  saying1   
8,what is thine occupation1 and whence  
comest thou8 what is thy  country1 and  
of what people art thou80 ,this was the 
answer he gave  them1 8,i am a ,hebrew1 
and ,i fear the ,lord1 the ,god of      
heaven1 which  hath made the sea and the

 dry land0 7,jonah #a3h1i74 ,indeed this
 answer  is the highest1 and most noble 
in the world1 nor are there any1 save a 
few1 that in truth can thus express     
themselves1 though other answers  they  
had enough2 most can say1 ,i have       
wisdom1 or might1 or riches1 or         
friends1 or health1 or the like2 these  
are common1 and are greatly  boasted in 
by the most2 but he is the man that     
feareth ,god1 and he that  can say1 when
 they say to him1 ,what art thou8 8,i   
thy servant fear the  ,lord10 he is the 
man of many1 he is to be honoured of    
men3 though this1  to wit1 that he      
feareth the ,lord1 is all that he hath  
in the world4 ,he  hath the thing1 the  
honour1 the life1 and glory that is     
lasting2 his  blessedness will abide    
when all men's but his is buried in the 
dust1 in  shame and contempt4#ce    ,a  
word to hypocrites4    ,hypocrites1 my  
last word is to you2 the hypocrite is   
one that would  appear to be that in    
men's eyes that is nothing of in        

,god's--thou  hypocrite1 that wouldest  
be esteemed to be one that loves and    
that  fears ,god1 but does not2 ,i have 
this to say to thee1 thy condition is   
damnable1 because thou art a hypocrite1 
and seekest to deceive both ,god  and   
man with guises1 vizards1 masks1 shows1 
pretences1 and thy formal1  carnal1     
feigned subjection to the outside of    
statutes1 laws1 and  commandments2 but  
within thou art full of rottenness and  
all excess4    ,hypocrite1 thou mayest  
by thy cunning shifts be veiled and hid 
from  men1 but thou art naked before the
 eyes of ,god1 and he knoweth that his  
fear is not in thy heart 7,luke #af3ae74
    ,hypocrite1 be admonished that there
 is not obedience accepted of ,god1     
where the heart is destitute of this    
grace of fear4 ,keeping of the          
commandments is but one part of the duty
 of man1 and ,paul did that1  even while
 he was a hypocrite 7,phil #c74 ,to     
8fear ,god and keep his  commandments1  
this is the whole duty of man0 7,eccl   

#ab3ac74 ,this--fear  ,god--the         
hypocrite1 as a hypocrite1 cannot do1   
and therefore1 as such1  cannot escape  
the damnation of hell4    ,hypocrite1   
thou must fear ,god first1 even before  
thou dost offer to  meddle with the     
commandments1 that is1 as to the keeping
 of them4  ,indeed1 thou shouldest read 
therein1 that thou mayest learn to fear 
the  ,lord1 but yet1 8fear ,god0 goes   
before the command to keep his          
commandments4 ,and if thou dost not fear
 ,god first1 thou transgressest1        
instead of keeping of the commandments4 
,hypocrite1 this word1 ,,fear ,,god1 is 
that which the hypocrite quite  forgets1
 although it is that which sanctifies   
the whole duty of man4  ,for this is    
that1 and nothing without it1 that can  
make a man sincere  in his obedience2   
the hypocrite looks for applause abroad1
 and forgets  that he is condemned at   
home1 and both these he does because he 
wanteth  the fear of ,god4              
,hypocrite1 be admonished that none of  

the privileges that are spoken of  in   
the former part of the book belongs to  
thee1 because thou art a  hypocrite2 and
 if thou hope1 thy hope shall be cut    
off1 and if thou  lean upon thy house1  
both thou and it shall fall into        
hell-fire4  ,triumph then1 thy triumph  
is but for awhile4 ,joy then1 but the   
joy of  the hypocrite is but for a      
moment 7,job #h3ac1ae1 #bj3d-f74        
,perhaps thou wilt not let go now1 what1
 as a hypocrite1 thou hast got2  but    
8what is the hope of the hypocrite1 when
 ,god taketh away his soul80  7,job     
#bg3h74 ,hypocrite1 thou shouldest have 
chosen the fear of ,god1 as  thou hast  
chosen a profession without it1 but thou
 hast cast off fear1  because thou art a
 hypocrite2 and because thou art such1  
thou shalt  have the same measure that  
thou metest2 ,god will cast thee off1   
because  thou art a hypocrite4 ,god hath
 prepared a fear for thee because thou  
didst not choose the fear of ,god1 and  
that fear shall come upon thee  like    

desolation1 and like an armed man1 and  
shall swallow thee up1 thou  and all    
that thou art 7,prov #a3bg74            
,hypocrite1 read this text and          
tremble--8,the sinners in ,zion are     
afraid1  fearfulness hath surprised the 
hypocrites4 ,who among us shall dwell   
with the devouring fire8 who among us   
shall dwell with everlasting  burnings80
 7,isa #cc3ac1ad74    ,hypocrite1 thou  
art not under the fatherly protection of
 ,god1 because  thou art a hypocrite1   
and wantest his fear in thine heart4    
,the eyes of  the ,lord are upon them   
that fear him1 to deliver them4 ,but the
 fearless  man or hypocrite is left to  
the snares and wiles of the devil1 to be
  caught therein and overcome1 because  
he is destitute of the fear of  ,god4   
,hypocrite1 thou art like to have no    
other reward of ,god for thy labour     
than that which the goats shall have2#cf
 the hypocrite1 because he is  a        
hypocrite1 shall not stand in ,god's    
sight4 ,the gain of thy religion  thou  

spendest as thou gettest it4 ,thou wilt 
not have one farthing  overplus at death
 and judgment4    ,hypocrite1 ,god hath 
not intrusted thee with the least dram  
of his  saving grace1 nor will he1      
because thou art a hypocrite3 and as for
  what thou hast1 thou hast stolen it1  
even every man of you from his          
neighbour2 still pilfering out of their 
profession1 even as ,judas did  out of  
the bag4 ,thou comest like a thief into 
thy profession1 and like  a thief thou  
shalt go out of the same4 ,jesus ,christ
 hath not counted  thee faithful to     
commit to thee any of his jewels to     
keep1 because thou  fearest him not4 ,he
 hath given his 8banner to them that    
fear him1 that  it may be displayed     
because of the truth0 7,psa #fj3d74     
,hypocrite1 thou art not true to ,god   
nor man1 nor thine own soul1  because   
thou art a hypocrite6 ,how should the   
,lord put any trust in  thee8 ,why      
should the saints look for any good from
 thee8 ,should ,god  give thee his      

,word1 thou wilt sell it4 ,should men   
commit their souls to  thee1 thou wilt  
destroy them1 by making merchandise of  
them1 for thy  own hypocritical designs4
 ,yea1 if the sun waxes hot1 thou wilt  
throw  all away1 and not endure the     
heat1 because thou art a hypocrite6     
,,footnotes3      #a,this is a very     
remarkable illustration of godly fear4  
,jacob does not  swear by the           
omnipresence or omniscience of ,god--nor
 by his  omnipotence--nor by his love or
 mercy in his covenant--nor by the ,god 
of  ,abraham1 but by the 8fear of his   
father ,isaac0--the sole object of his  
adoration4 ,a most striking and solemn  
appeal to ,jehovah1 fixing upon  our    
hearts that ,divine proverb1 8,the fear 
of the ,lord is the beginning  of       
wisdom0--the source of all happiness1   
both in time and in  eternity4--,ed4    
#b ,it is of solemn importance that we  
feel the vast difference between  holy  
and unholy familiarity with ,god4 ,has  
he adopted us into his  family8 ,can we1

 by a new birth1 say 8,our ,father80    
,still he is in  heaven1 we on earth4   
,he is infinite in purity2 ,holy1 ,holy1
 ,holy is his  name4 ,we are defiled1   
and can only approach his presence in   
the  righteousness of the ,saviour and  
,mediator4 ,then1 ,o my soul1 if it is  
thy bliss to draw near to the throne of 
grace with holy boldness1 let  it be    
with reverence and godly fear4--,ed4    
#c ,it is an awful thing to appeal to   
,god for the truth of a lie6 ,all       
appeals to ,god1 not required by law1   
are worse than useless2 they are        
wicked1 and cast a doubt on the veracity
 of those who make them--,ed4    #d 8,to
 give the back02 to forsake1 to depart1 
to treat with contempt4  ,see ,imperial 
,dictionary1 vol4 i4 p4 #ade4--;,ed4    
#e ,the genuine disciple 8who thinketh  
no evil0 will say1 ,can this be  so now8
 ,yes1 reader1 it is4 ,some go to ,god's
 house to worship their  ease and       
forgetfulness in sleep2 some for worldly
 purposes2 some to  admire the beauty of

 the frail body2 but many to worship    
,god in spirit  and in truth4 ,reader1  
inquire to which of these classes you   
belong4--,ed4    #f ,they worshipped    
,god1 not according to his appointment1 
but their  own inventions--the direction
 of their false prophets1 or their      
idolatrous kings1 or the usages of the  
nations round about them4 ,the          
tradition of the elders was of more     
value and validity with them than       
,god's laws by ,moses4 ,this our        
,saviour applies to the ,jews in his    
time1  who were formal in their         
devotions1 and wedded to their own      
inventions2  and pronounces concerning  
them that in vain do they worship ,god4 
,how  many still in worship regard the  
inventions of man1 and traditions of    
the church1 more than the commands of   
,god4--,ed4    #g ,the ,word is the     
decree upon which we must depend or     
perish4 ,in  vain1 poor sinner1 is any  
reliance upon churches or men2 neither  
,papist  nor ,protestant have any power 

8committed unto them0 to forgive sins4  
,if  they claim it1 believe them not1   
but pity their pride and delusion4      
,christ is the ,rock1 and not poor      
erring ,peter1 as some have vainly      
imagined4 ,peter is dead1 awaiting the  
resurrection of his body1 and the  great
 day of judgment2 but ,christ ever      
liveth at all times1 and in all  places1
 able to save unto the uttermost4 ,put  
no trust in man1 but in  thy broken     
spirit seek the blessing of ,christ1    
that he may pardon thy  sins4--,ed4     
#h ,the fear of the wicked arises from a
 corrupt1 sinful1  self-condemning      
conscience2 they fear ,god as an angry  
judge1 and  therefore consider him as   
their enemy4 ,as they love and will not 
part  with their sins1 so they are in   
continual dread of punishment4--,mason4 
#i 8,to-elbow all his days in his lord's
 vineyard02 to sit or stand  idly       
resting upon his elbows1 instead of     
labouring in the vineyard4 8,a          
sovereign shame so elbows him40--,king  

,lear1 ,act iv1 ,scene #c4--;,ed4    #aj
 8,gear02 apparel1 furniture1           
implements4 8,the apostles were not     
fixed in their residence1 but were ready
 in their gears to move whither  they   
were called40--,barrow4--,ed4    #aa    
,god does not limit himself as to his   
mode of calling poor sinners4  ,the     
three thousand he convinced at one hour1
 and they immediately made  a           
profession1 but ,bunyan was for years in
 a state of alarming  uncertainty2 some 
are driven by fiery terrors1 others by a
 still small  voice4 ,reader1 our       
anxious inquiry should be1 ,have we     
entered in by  ,christ the gate8 ,are   
our fruits meet for repentance8 ,let no 
one vaunt  of his experience1 because he
 go well bedaubed with the dirt of the  
slough4 ,every soul that enters the gate
 is equally a miracle of  grace4--,ed4  
#ab ,this is remarkably instanced in    
,bunyan's ,grace ,abounding4--,ed4      
#ac ,those who are adopted into the     
family of heaven are 8justified  from   

all things02 being delivered from sin1  
the curse1 and wrath1  8there is now no 
condemnation for them02 and trusting to 
,jesus'  precious blood of pardon1 to   
his righteousness for acceptance1 and to
  his grace for sanctification1 they    
are1 by the indwelling of the ,spirit   
which adopted them1 possessed of that   
love which casteth out fear1 and        
rejoiceth in hope of the glory of ,god4 
,and to those who1 through their        
manifold infirmities and departures1 are
 often beset with unbelieving  fears1   
the ,lord says1 for their encouragement1
 8,fear thou not1 for ,i am  with thee2 
,i will help thee2 yea1 ,i will uphold  
thee with the right  hand of my         
righteousness0 7,isa #da3aj74--,mason4  
#ad ,effectual grace in the soul is     
accompanied by doubts and fears1  owing 
to the remains of indwelling corruption2
 hence arises a continual  warfare4     
,believer1 how needful is it ever to    
retain your confidence and  assurance of
 your ,lord's love to you6 ,rely on his 

faithfulness1  persevere steadfastly in 
the way of duty1 looking to ,jesus1 and 
living  upon his fulness4--,mason4 ,how 
does all this reasoning remind us of    
,bunyan's own experience1 recorded in   
his ,grace ,abounding2 he was not       
ignorant of ,satan's devices4--,ed4     
#ae ,alas6 how few attain to this most  
blessed state4 ,to delight so in  the   
,word--to make it so much our daily     
study1 and the object of our            
meditations at night1 as to have 8its   
very form engraven upon the face  of our
 souls40 ,happy is the man that is in   
such a case4 ,o my soul1 why  is it not 
thy case8--,ed4    #af ,the filial fear 
of ,god is most prevalent when the heart
 is  impressed with a lively sense of   
the love of ,god manifested in ,christ4 
,as a dutiful and obedient child fears  
to offend an affectionate parent1  or as
 a person of grateful heart would be    
extremely careful not to  grieve a kind 
and bountiful friend1 who is continually
 loading him with  favours and promoting

 his true happiness2 so1 and much more1 
will the  gracious soul be afraid of    
displeasing the ,lord1 his bountiful and
  unwearied benefactor1 who is crowning 
him with loving kindness and  tender    
mercies4--,mason4    #ag ,it is no new  
thing for those who are in public       
places1 to seek  themselves more than   
the public welfare2 nay1 and to serve   
themselves  by the public loss4--,henry4
    #ah ,how does this remind us of the 
character of ,by-ends in the            
8,pilgrim's ,progress0 6--,ed4    #ai   
,so ,ainsworth understands1 p4 #acd1    
vol4 #aj4 ,he renders it1 8lurking      
lions1 which are lusty1 strong-toothed1 
fierce1 roaring1 and ravenous4  ,and    
hereby10 says he1 8may be meant the rich
 and mighty of the world1  whom ,god    
often bringeth to misery40 8,they that  
are ravenous1 and prey  on all about    
them1 shall want1 but the meek shall    
inherit the earth2  they shall not want 
who1 with quiet obedience1 work and mind
 their own  business2 plain-hearted     

,jacob has pottage enough1 when ,esau1  
the  cunning hunter1 is ready to        
perish40 ,henry4--,ed4    #bj 8,the     
conduct of angels0 means not merely     
their guiding pilgrims in  the way1 but 
also1 in a military sense1 a guard1 or  
what is now called  a convoy4--,ed4     
#ba ,see margin1 ,genesis #da3dc1 and   
#dj3h4--;,ed4    #bb ,to publish by     
sound of trumpet1 to trumpet good       
tidings4 ,in  ,bunyan's time it was     
never used ironically4--,ed4    #bc     
,this if from the ,bible1 and not from  
the inferior version in the  ,book of   
,common ,prayer1 commonly called the    
reading ,psalms4--,ed4    #bd ,sternhold
 and ,hopkin's edit4 #afce4--,the       
propriety of singing in  public worship 
was strongly debated by some of the     
,nonconformists4  ,there were very      
weighty reasons1 in persecuting times1  
for meetings  being held as quietly as  
possible4 ,the ,quakers to this day do  
not admit  singing in their assemblies4 
,the introduction of this psalm proves  

that  ,bunyan was acquainted with the   
8singing0 ,psalms1 and1 in all          
probability1 practised singing in public
 worship4 ,when ,james ,i4  improved    
this version for church use1 called the 
,psalms of ,,king ,david1  translated by
 ,,king ,james1 his last four lines     
are--        ,thou of ,jerusalem shalt  
see          ,while as thou liv'st the  
good1      ,thou shalt thy children's   
children see1          ,and peace on    
,israel's brood4    ,how blessed are we 
in our day with the poetry of ,watts1   
,wesley1 and a  host of others1 who have
 supplied the church with beautiful     
soul-inspiring compositions1 without    
fear to restrain us in using            
them4--,ed4    #be ,no one can charge   
,bunyan with a superstitious notion of  
dreams1  whether asleep or as if asleep4
 ,such a mode of interpretation as he   
recommends is both rational and         
scriptural4 ,to dream awake is thus     
explained--8,they dream on in a course  
of reading without                      

digesting40--,locke4--,ed4    #bf       
,whoever thou art1 beseech the ,lord to 
weigh thee in the balances  of the      
sanctuary4 ,no fear of ,god--no grace in
 the soul4 ,of this class is  the proud1
 the covetous1 the glutton1 the liar1   
the apostate1 the  perverter of ,god's  
people from the right way2 obstinate and
  incorrigible backsliders2 those who   
neither mourn nor sigh for the          
wickedness of the land2 they that prefer
 their own fancies1 dreams1  frames1 and
 feelings1 to the ,word of ,god2        
swearers1 adulterers1  perjured persons1
 and oppressors of the poor2 they that  
insult the  godly1 and rejoice at their 
sufferings2 they that have no love1     
gratitude1 nor sense of duty to ,god1 as
 the fountain of their unmerited        
mercies4 ,o reader1 give ,god no rest   
until1 by his ,word and ,spirit1 he     
imparts to thee this holy fear as the   
earnest of glory hereafter2  without it 
you are perishing4--,mason4--,ed4    #bg
 8,snaffle02 a loose bridle with a curb4

 8,to snaffle02 to be easily  led4      
8,the third o' the' world is yours1     
which with a snaffle1      ,you may pace
 easy1 but not such a wise40            
,antony and ,cleopatra4--,ed4    #bh    
,how familiar but striking an           
illustration4 ,reader1 look well to  the
 mainspring1 and see also that the      
wheels are not clogged4 ,we ought  to be
 living epistles1 known and read of all 
men4--,ed4    #bi 8,a royster02 a       
violent1 riotous1 blustering1 turbulent1
 fellow--a  species of men now much out 
of date1 as are jails and gibbets1 sword
  and burning stake4 ,how great and true
 that courage which could look at1  and 
expect1 such trials1 without shrinking1 
when they were threatened  as a reward  
for love to ,christ and holy obedience  
to his gospel6--,ed4    #cj ,this is a  
very strong and striking expression4    
8,to soak10 means to  imbibe as much as 
we can contain2 and as to the influence 
of godly  fear1 happy shall we be in    
proportion as we are enabled to follow  

,bunyan's advice4--,ed4    #ca ,the     
words1 8he made them houses10 we humbly 
suggest1 may not only  mean that these  
,god-fearing women had safe             
dwelling-places1 but1 in a  more        
extensive sense1 ,god made them the     
heads of honourable families1  see #a   
,samuel #b3ce2 #b ,samuel #g3aa1 #ac1   
#bg1 #bi2 #a ,kings #b3bd1 #aa3bh4 ,so  
,david's prayer was1 8,let my house be  
established before thee2 thou1 ,o  my   
,god1 wilt build me an house0 7#a ,chron
 #ag3bd1be74--;,ed4    #cb ,royal       
patents1 in ,bunyan's time1 were        
lucrative but most  oppressive1         
conferring upon favourites1 or their    
nominees1 an exclusive  right to deal in
 any article of manufacture4 ,but the   
patent to ,god's  fearers1 to trust in  
him when involved in darkness and       
distress1 is a  blessed privilege1      
injurious to none4--,ed4    #cc         
8,grabbling02 sprawling along1 drawing  
the body1 by the hands1  through a small
 aperture in a mine4--,ed4    #cd       

8,tines02 from the ,saxon2 the teeth or 
spikes in the rowel of a  spur4--,ed4   
#ce 8,blessed is the man that feareth   
the ,lord40 ,blessedness shall  attend  
him all the way to heaven1 in proportion
 as that fear abounds4  ,it is a heaven 
on earth to live in the constant fear of
 ,god--to have a  reverential awe and   
fear of his majesty immovably fixed and 
implanted  in the soul4 ,the grace of   
fear has an eminent influence in a      
,christian's sanctification2 it is a    
powerful restraint from sin4 ,a holy    
fear of ,god1 and a humble fear of      
ourselves1 which are alike of ,divine   
operation1 will preserve us from sin and
 engage us to obedience4 ,god  will be  
our protector and instructor1 our guide 
and our everlasting  deliverer from all 
evil4 ,let us not rest satisfied with   
the greatest  attainments short of      
8perfecting holiness in the fear of     
,god40--,mason4    #cf ,by the goats we 
are to understand the hypocrites and the
 finally  impenitent1 who will depart   

into everlasting fire1 prepared for the 
devil and his angels2 see ,matthew      
#be3cb1 #cc-da4--;,ed4          ,,the   
,,doctrine    ,,of    ,,the ,,law ,,and 
,,grace ,,unfolded2    ,,or1    ,a      
,,discourse ,,touching ,,the ,,law ,,and
 ,,grace2 ,,the ,,nature ,,of ,,the     
,,one1 ,,and ,,the  ,,nature ,,of ,,the 
,,other2 ,,showing ,,what ,,they ,,are1 
,,as ,,they ,,are ,,the ,,two           
,,covenants2 ,,and ,,likewise1 ,,who    
,,they ,,be1 ,,and ,,what ,,their       
,,conditions ,,are1  ,,that ,,be ,,under
 ,,either ,,of ,,these ,,two            
,,covenants3      ,wherein1 for the     
better understanding of the reader1     
there are several  questions answered   
touching the law and grace1 very easy to
 be read1  and as easy to be understood1
 by those that are the sons of wisdom1  
the  children of the second covenant4   
8,for the law made nothing perfect1 but 
the bringing in of a better hope  did2  
by the which we draw nigh unto ,god0    
7,heb #g3ai74    8,therefore we conclude

 that a man is justified by faith       
without the  deeds of the law0 7,rom    
#c3bh74    8,to him therefore that      
worketh not1 but believeth on ,him that 
justifieth the ungodly1 his faith is    
counted for righteousness0 7,rom  #d3e74
    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4
      ,it is difficult to understand    
those peculiar trials which called forth
  the mighty energies of ,bunyan's mind1
 unless we are acquainted with the      
times in which he lived4 ,the trammels  
of statecraft and priestcraft had  been 
suddenly removed from religion1 and men 
were left to form their  own opinions as
 to rites and ceremonies4 ,in this state
 of abrupt  liberty1 some wild          
enthusiasts ran into singular errors2   
and ,bunyan's  first work on 8,gospel   
,truths0 was published to correct them4 
,then  followed that alarm to           
thoughtless souls--8,a ,few ,sighs from 
,hell02 and1  in #afei1 as a further    
declaration of the most important truths
 of  revelation1 this work on the two   

covenants was sent forth to chastise    
error1 and comfort the saints of ,god4  
,it was published many times  during the
 author's life2 and since then1 to a    
late period1 very large  impressions    
have been circulated4 ,upon a subject of
 such vast  importance--upon which hangs
 all our eternal interests--all our     
indescribable joys or sorrows in a      
future and never-ending state--the      
requirements of our ,creator--and ,his  
gracious provision of pardoning  mercy1 
upon our failing to keep ,his           
,law--these are subjects of intense     
interest4 ,how important is it that all 
our researches into these solemn        
realities should be guided simply by the
 revealed will of ,god6 ,that was  the  
fountain at which ,bunyan drunk in all  
his knowledge2 and with  simplicity1 and
 most earnest desire to promote the     
glory of ,god in the  salvation of      
sinners1 he here gives the result of his
 patient1  prayerful1 painful           
investigation4 ,the humble dependence   

upon ,divine  mercy which the author    
felt is very striking4 ,he was sensible 
of his  want of education2 8no vain1    
whimsical1 scholar-like terms0--no      
philosophy from ,plato or ,aristotle4   
,he felt1 as to human teaching1 his     
weakness1 but proved that1 8when he was 
weak1 then was he strong40 ,he  claimed 
an interest in the fervent prayers of   
his fellow saints--8,my  heart is vile1 
the devil lieth at watch1 trust myself  
,i dare not2 if  ,god do not help me1 my
 heart will deceive me40 ,this was the  
proper  spirit in which to enter upon so
 solemn a subject2 and the aid he       
sought was vouchsafed to him1 and       
appears throughout this important  work4
 ,his first object is to define what is 
the ,law1 a strict obedience  to which  
is exacted upon all mankind4 ,it was    
given to ,adam1 and was  afterwards more
 fully developed upon ,mount ,sinai4 ,it
 commands implicit1  universal1 perfect 
obedience1 upon pain of eternal ruin4   
,he shows us  that man1 under the       

influence of that law1 and while a      
stranger to the  ,law of ,grace1 may    
repent and reform his conduct1 become a 
member of a  ,christian church1 be a    
virgin waiting for his ,lord1 8but not  
step even  upon the lowest round of the 
ladder that reacheth to heaven40 ,while 
man  is a stranger to the new birth1    
8his destiny is the lion's den2 yea1    
worse than that1 to be thrown into ,hell
 to the very devils40 ,bunyan in  this1 
as well as all other of his works1 is   
awfully severe upon those  who say1     
8,let us sin that grace may abound10    
perverting the consolatory  doctrine of 
,divine grace to their souls'           
destruction4 8,what6 because  ,christ is
 a ,saviour1 wilt thou be a sinner6     
because ,his grace abounds1  therefore  
thou wilt abound in sin6 ,o wicked      
wretch6 rake ,hell all over1  and surely
 ,i think thy fellow will scarce be     
found4 ,if ,christ will not  serve their
 turn1 but they must have their sins    
too1 take them1 ,devil2  if ,heaven will

 not satisfy them1 take them1 ,hell2    
devour them1 burn  them1 ,hell60 8,tell 
the hogs of this world what a hog-sty is
 prepared  for them1 even such an one as
 a ,god hath prepared to put the devil  
and  his angels into40    ,to the       
distressed1 sin-beaten ,christian1 this 
book abounds with  consolation1 and     
instructions how to overcome the devices
 of ,satan1 who  will plant the ,ten    
,commandments1 like ten great guns1 to  
destroy thy  hopes4 8,learn to outshoot 
the devil in his own bow1 and to cut off
 his  head with his own sword4 ,doth    
,satan tell thee thou prayest but       
faintly  and with cold devotions8       
,answer him1 ,i am glad you told me1 ,i 
will  trust the more to ,christ's       
prayers1 and groan1 sigh1 and cry more  
earnestly at the ,throne of ,grace40 ,to
 such readers as have been driven  to   
the verge of despair by a fear of having
 committed the unpardonable  sin1 here  
is strong consolation1 and a very       
explicit scriptural  definition of that 

awful crime4 ,want of space prevents me 
adding more  than my earnest desire that
 the reading of this treatise may be    
productive of solid peace and           
comfort4--,,ed4    ,,the ,,epistle ,,to 
,,the ,,reader    ,,reader1      ,if at 
any time there be held forth by the     
preacher the freeness and  fullness of  
the ,gospel1 together with the readiness
 of the ,lord of  ,peace to receive     
those that have any desire thereto1     
presently it is  the spirit of the world
 to cry out1 ,sure this man disdains the
 law1  slights the law1 and counts that 
of none effect2 and all because there   
is not1 together with the ,gospel1      
mingled the doctrine of the law1  which 
is not a right dispensing of the ,word  
according to truth and  knowledge4      
,again2 if there be the terror1 horror1 
and severity of the  law discovered to a
 people by the servants of ,jesus       
,christ1 though they  do not speak of it
 to the end people should trust to it1  
by relying on  it as it is a covenant of

 works2 but rather that they should be  
driven  further from that covenant1 even
 to embrace the tenders and privileges  
of the second1 yet1 poor souls1 because 
they are unacquainted with the  natures 
of these two covenants1 or either of    
them1 therefore1 8they  say10 8,here is 
nothing but preaching of the law1       
thundering of the  law02 when1 alas1 if 
these two be not held forth--to wit1 the
 ,covenant  of ,works and the ,covenant 
of ,grace1 together with the nature of  
the one  and the nature of the          
other--souls will never be able either  
to know  what they are by nature or what
 they lie under4 ,also1 neither can they
  understand what grace is1 nor how to  
come from under the law to meet  ,god in
 and through that other most glorious   
covenant1 through which and  only       
through which1 ,god can communicate of  
,himself grace1 glory1 yea1  even all   
the good things of another world4    ,i1
 having considered these things1        
together with others1 have made bold  to

 present yet once more to thy view1 my  
friend1 something of the mind  of ,god1 
to the end1 if it shall be but blessed  
to thee1 thou mayest be  benefited      
thereby2 for verily these things are not
 such as are ordinary  and of small     
concernment1 but do absolutely concern  
thee to know1 and  that experimentally  
too1 if ever thou do partake of the     
glory of ,god  through ,jesus ,christ1  
and so escape the terror and            
insupportable  vengeance that will      
otherwise come upon thee through ,his   
justice1  because of thy living and     
dying in thy transgressions against the 
,law  of ,god4 ,and therefore1 while    
thou livest here below1 it is thy duty1 
if  thou wish thyself happy for the time
 to come1 to give up thyself to the     
studying of these two covenants treated 
of in the ensuing discourse2  and so to 
study them until thou1 through grace1 do
 not only get the  notion of the one and
 of the other in thy head1 but until    
thou do feel  the very power1 life1 and 

glory of the one and of the other3 for  
take  this for granted1 he that is dark 
as touching the scope1 intent1 and      
nature of the law1 is also dark as to   
the scope1 nature1 and glory of  the    
,gospel2 and also he that hath but a    
notion of the one1 will barely  have any
 more than a notion of the other4       
,and the reason is this3 because so long
 as people are ignorant of the  nature  
of the law1 and of their being under    
it--that is1 under the curse  and       
condemning power of it1 by reason of    
their sin against it--so long  they will
 be careless1 and negligent as to the   
inquiring after the true  knowledge of  
the ,gospel4 ,before the commandment    
came--that is1 in the  spirituality of  
it--,paul was alive--that is1 thought   
himself safe2 which  is clear1 7,rom    
#g3i1aj compared with ,phil #c3e-aa1    
etc74 ,but when that  came1 and was     
indeed discovered unto him by the       
,spirit of the ,lord1  then ,paul dies  
7,rom #g7 to all his former life 7,phil 

#c7 and that man  which before could    
content himself to live1 though ignorant
 of the  ,gospel1 cries out now1 8,i    
count all things but loss for the       
excellency  of the knowledge of ,christ 
,jesus my ,lord0 7verse #h74 ,therefore1
 ,i say1  so long they will be ignorant 
of the nature of the ,gospel1 and how   
glorious a thing it is to be found      
within the bounds of it2 for we use  to 
say1 that man that knoweth not himself  
to be sick1 that man will not  look out 
for himself a physician2 and this       
,christ knew full well when  ,he saith1 
8,the whole have no need of the         
physician1 but the sick02#a  that is1   
none will in truth desire the physician 
unless they know they  be sick4 ,that   
man also that hath got but a notion of  
the law--a notion1  that is1 the        
knowledge of it in the head1 so as to   
discourse and talk  of it--if he hath   
not felt the power of it1 and that      
effectually too1 it  is to be feared    
will at the best be but a notionist in  

the ,gospel2 he  will not have the      
experimental knowledge of the same in   
his heart2 nay1  he will not seek nor   
heartily desire after it2 and all       
because1 as ,i  said before1 he hath not
 experience of the wounding1 cutting1   
killing  nature of the other4    ,i say1
 therefore1 if thou wouldst know the    
authority and power of the  ,gospel1    
labour first to know the power and      
authority of the law2 for  ,i am verily 
persuaded that the want of this one     
thing--namely1 the  knowledge of the    
law1 is one cause why so many are       
ignorant of the  other4 ,that man that  
doth not know the law doth not know in  
deed and  in truth that he is a sinner2 
and that man that doth not know he is a 
sinner1 doth not know savingly that     
there is a ,saviour4    ,again2 that man
 that doth not know the nature of the   
law1 that man doth  not know the nature 
of sin2 and that man that knoweth not   
the nature of  sin1 will not regard to  
know the nature of a ,saviour2 this is  

proved  7,john #h3ca-cf74 ,these people 
were professors1 and yet did not know   
the  truth--the ,gospel2 and the reason 
was1 because they did not know          
themselves1 and so not the law4 ,i would
 not have thee mistake me1  ,christian  
reader2 ,i do not say that the law of   
itself will lead any  soul to ,jesus    
,christ2 but the soul being killed by   
the law1 through the  operation of its  
severity seizing on the soul1 then the  
man1 if he be  enlightened by the       
,spirit of ,christ to see where remedy  
is to be had1  will not1 through grace1 
be contented without the real and saving
  knowledge through faith of ,him4      
,if thou wouldst1 then1 wash thy face   
clean1 first take a glass and see  where
 it is dirty2 that is1 if thou wouldst  
indeed have thy sins washed  away by the
 blood of ,christ1 labour first to see  
them in the glass of  the law1 and do   
not be afraid to see thy besmeared      
condition1 but look  on every spot thou 
hast2 for he that looks on the foulness 

of his face  by the halves1 will wash by
 the halves2 even so1 he that looks on  
his  sins by the halves1 he will seek   
for ,christ by the halves4 ,reckon      
thyself1 therefore1 ,i say1 the biggest 
sinner in the world1 and be  persuaded  
that there is none worse than thyself2  
then let the guilt of  it seize on thy  
heart1 then also go in that case and    
condition to ,jesus  ,christ1 and plunge
 thyself into ,his merits and the virtue
 of ,his blood2  and after that1 thou   
shalt speak of the things of the law and
 of the  ,gospel experimentally1 and the
 very language of the children of ,god  
shall feelingly drop from thy lips1 and 
not till then 7,james #a74    ,let this 
therefore learn thee thus much3 he that 
hath not seen his lost  condition hath  
not seen a safe condition2 he that did  
never see himself  in the devil's snare1
 did never see himself in ,christ's     
bosom4 8,this my  ,son was dead1 and is 
alive again3 he was lost1 and is found40
 8,among  whom we also had our          

conversation in time past40 #b 8,but now
 are 7so  many of us as believe7        
returned unto0 ,jesus ,christ1 8the0    
chief  8,shepherd and ,bishop of your   
souls40    ,i say1 therefore1 if thou do
 find in this treatise1 in the first    
place1  something touching the nature1  
end1 and extent of the law1 do not thou 
cry out1 therefore1 all of a sudden1    
saying1 8,here is nothing but the       
terror1 horror1 and thundering sentences
 of the law40    ,again2 if thou do find
 in the second part of this discourse   
something  of the freeness and fullness 
of the ,gospel1 do not thou say neither1
  8,here is nothing but grace1          
therefore1 surely1 an undervaluing of   
the  law40 ,no2 but read it quite       
through1 and so consider of it2 and ,i  
hope  thou shalt find the two           
covenants--which all men are under1     
either the  one or the                  
other--discovered1 and held forth in    
their natures1 ends1  bounds1 together  
with the state and condition of them    

that are under  the one1 and of them    
that are under the other4    ,there be  
some that through ignorance do say how  
that such men as preach  terror and     
amazement to sinners are beside the     
book1 and are ministers  of the         
letter--the law1 and not of the         
,spirit--the ,gospel2 but ,i would      
answer them1 citing them to the         
,sixteenth of ,luke1 from the nineteenth
  verse to the end2 and 7#a ,cor        
#f3i1aj2 ,gal #c3aj2 ,rom #c3i-ai7 only 
this  caution ,i would give by the way1 
how that they which preach terror to    
drive souls to the obtaining of         
salvation by the works of the law1 that 
preaching is not the right ,gospel      
preaching2 yet when saints speak of  the
 sad state that man are in by nature1 to
 discover to souls their  need of the   
,gospel1 this is honest preaching1 and  
he that doth do so1  he doth the work of
 a ,gospel minister 7,rom #c3i-be74     
,again1 there are others that say1      
because we do preach the free1 full1    

and exceeding grace discovered in the   
,gospel1 therefore we make void  the    
law2 when indeed1 unless the ,gospel be 
held forth in the glory  thereof without
 confusion1 by mingling the ,covenant of
 ,works therewith1  the law cannot be   
established4 8,do we then make void the 
law through  faith10 or preaching of the
 ,gospel2 nay1 stay1 saith ,paul1 8,god 
forbid3  yea1 we establish the law0     
7,rom #c3ca74    ,and verily1 he that   
will indeed establish the law1 or set it
 in its own  place1 for so ,i understand
 the words1 must be sure to hold forth  
the  ,gospel in its right colour and    
nature2 for if a man be ignorant of the 
nature of the ,gospel and the ,covenant 
of ,grace1 they1 or he1 will be  very   
apt to remove the law out of its place1 
and that because they are  ignorant1 not
 knowing 8what they say1 nor whereof    
they affirm40    ,and let me tell you1  
if a man be ignorant of the ,covenant of
 ,grace1 and  the bounds and            
boundlessness of the ,gospel1 though he 

speak and make  mention of the name of  
the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and also  
of the name  of the new covenant1 and   
the blood of ,christ1 yet at this very  
time1  and in these very words1 he will 
preach nothing but the law1 and that  as
 a ,covenant of ,works4    ,reader1 ,i  
must confess it is a wonderfully        
mysterious thing1 and he had  need have 
a wiser spirit than his own that can    
rightly set these two  covenants in     
their right places1 that when he speaks 
of the one he doth  not jostle the other
 out of its place4 ,o1 to be so well    
enlightened as  to speak of the         
one--that is1 the law--for to magnify   
the ,gospel2 and  also to speak of the  
,gospel so as to establish1 and yet not 
to idolize1  the law1 nor any particular
 thereof6 ,it is rare1 and to be heard  
and  found but in very few men's        
breasts4    ,if thou shouldst say1 ,what
 is it to speak to each of these two    
covenants so as to set them in their    
right places1 and also to use the       

terror of the one so as to magnify and  
advance the glory of the other8  ,to    
this ,i shall answer also1 read the     
ensuing discourse1 but with an          
understanding heart1 and it is like thou
 wilt find a reply therein to  the same 
purpose1 which may be to thy            
satisfaction4    ,reader1 if thou do    
find this book empty of fantastical     
expressions1 and  without light1 vain1  
whimsical1 scholar-like terms1 thou must
  understand it is because ,i never went
 to school to ,aristotle1 or ,plato1    
but was brought up at my father's house1
 in a very mean condition1  among a     
company of poor countrymen4 ,but if thou
 do find a parcel of  plain1 yet sound1 
true1 and home sayings1 attribute that  
to the ,lord  ,jesus ,his gifts and     
abilities1 which ,he hath bestowed upon 
such a poor  creature as ,i am and have 
been4 ,and if thou1 being a seeing      
,christian1  dost find me coming short1 
though rightly touching at some things1 
attribute that either to my brevity1 or1

 if thou wilt1 to my  weaknesses1 for ,i
 am full of them4 ,a word or two more1  
and so ,i shall  have done with this4   
,first4 ,and the first is1 ,friend1 if  
thou do not desire the salvation of  thy
 soul1 yet ,i pray thee to read this    
book over with serious  consideration2  
it may be it will stir up in thee some  
desires to look  out after it1 which at 
present thou mayest be without4         
,secondly1 ,if thou dost find any       
stirrings in thy heart by thy reading   
such an unworthy man's works as mine    
are1 be sure that in the first  place   
thou give glory to ,god1 and give way to
 thy convictions1 and be  not too hasty 
in getting them off from thy conscience2
 but let them so  work till thou dost   
see thyself by nature void of all       
graces1 as faith1  hope1 knowledge of   
,god1 ,christ1 and the ,covenant of     
,grace4    ,thirdly1 ,then1 in the next 
place1 fly in all haste to ,jesus       
,christ1  thou being sensible of thy    
lost condition without ,him1 secretly   

persuading of thy soul that ,jesus      
,christ standeth open-armed to receive  
thee1 to wash away thy sins1 to clothe  
thee with ,his righteousness1 and  is   
willing1 yea1 heartily willing1 to      
present thee before the presence  of the
 glory of ,god and among the innumerable
 company of angels with  exceeding joy4 
,this being thus1 in the next place1 do 
not satisfy  thyself with these secret  
and first persuasions1 which do or may  
encourage thee to come to ,jesus        
,christ2 but be restless till thou dost 
find by blessed experience the glorious 
glory of this the second  covenant      
extended unto thee1 and sealed upon thy 
soul with the very  ,spirit of the ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ4 ,and that thou mayest  
not slight this  my counsel1 ,i beseech 
thee1 in the second place1 consider     
these  following things--    ,first1 ,if
 thou dost get off thy convictions1 and 
not the right way  7which is by seeing  
thy sins washed away by the blood of    
,jesus ,christ71  it is a question      

whether ever ,god will knock at thy     
heart again or no2  but rather say1 such
 an one 8is joined to idols1 let him    
alone0 7,hosea  #d3ag74 ,though he be in
 a natural state1 8let him alone40      
,though he be  in or under the curse of 
the law1 8let him alone40 ,though he be 
in the  very hand of the devil1 8let him
 alone40 ,though he be a-going          
post-haste to ,hell1 8let him alone40   
,though his damnation will not only  be 
damnation for sins against the law1 but 
also for slighting the  ,gospel1 yet    
8let him alone40 ,my ,spirit1 ,my       
ministers1 ,my ,word1 ,my  grace1 ,my   
mercy1 ,my love1 ,my pity1 ,my common   
providences1 shall no more  strive with 
him2 8let him alone40 ,o sad6 ,o        
miserable6 who would slight  convictions
 that are on their souls1 which 7if not 
slighted7 tend so  much for their good8 
,secondly1 ,if thou shalt not regard how
 thou do put off convictions1 but  put  
them off without the precious blood of  
,christ being savingly  applied to thy  

soul1 thou art sure to have the         
mis-spending of that  conviction to     
prove the hardening of thy heart against
 the next time  thou art to hear the    
,word preached or read4 ,this is        
commonly seen1 that  those souls that   
have not regarded those convictions that
 are at first  set upon their spirits1  
do commonly1 and that by the just       
judgments of  ,god upon them1 grow more 
hard1 more senseless1 more seared and   
sottish  in their spirits2 for some1 who
 formerly would quake and weep1 and     
relent under the hearing of the ,word1  
do now for the present sit so           
senseless1 so seared1 and hardened in   
their consciences1 that certainly  if   
they should have hell-fire thrown in    
their faces1 as it sometimes  cried up  
in their ears1 they would scarce be     
moved2 and this comes upon  them as a   
just judgment of ,god 7#b ,thess        
#b3aa1ab74    ,thirdly1 ,if thou do     
slight these1 or those convictions that 
may be set  upon thy heart by reading of

 this discourse1 or hearing of any other
  good man preach the ,word of ,god     
sincerely1 thou wilt have the stifling  
of these or those convictions to account
 and answer for at the day of  judgment2
 not only thy sins1 that are commonly   
committed by thee in thy  calling and   
common discourse1 but thou shalt be     
called to a reckoning  for slighting    
convictions1 disregarding of            
convictions1 which ,god useth  as a     
special means to make poor sinners see  
their lost condition and  the need of a 
,saviour4 ,now here ,i might add many   
more considerations  besides these1 to  
the end thou mayest be willing to tend  
and listen to  convictions2 as1         
,first1 ,consider thou hast a precious  
soul1 more worth than the whole  world2 
and this is commonly worked upon1 if    
ever it be saved1 by  convictions4      
,secondly1 ,this soul is for certain to 
go to ,hell1 if thou shalt be a         
slighter of convictions4    ,thirdly1   
,if that go to ,hell1 thy body must go  

thither too1 and then  never to come out
 again4 8,now consider this1 ye that0   
are apt to  8forget ,god10 and ,his     
convictions1 8lest ,he tear you in      
pieces1 and  there be none to deliver0  
7,psa #ej3bb74    ,but if thou shalt be 
such an one that shall1 notwithstanding 
thy  reading of thy misery1 and also of 
,god's mercy1 shall persist to go on  in
 thy sins1 know1 in the first place1    
that here thou shalt be left1 by  the   
things that thou readest1 without       
excuse2 and in the world to come  thy   
damnation will be exceedingly aggravated
 for thy not regarding of  them1 and    
turning from thy sins1 which were not   
only reproved by them1  but also for    
rejecting of that ,word of ,grace that  
did instruct thee how  and which way    
thou shouldst be saved from them4 ,and  
so farewell2 ,i  shall leave thee1 and  
also this discourse1 to ,god1 who ,i    
know will pass  a righteous judgment    
both upon that and thee4 ,i am yours1   
though not to  serve your lusts and     

filthy minds1 yet to reprove1 instruct1 
and1  according to that proportion of   
faith and knowledge which ,god hath     
given me1 to declare unto you the way of
 life and salvation4 ,your  judgings1   
railings1 surmisings1 and disdaining of 
me1 that ,i shall  leave till the fiery 
judgment comes1 in which the offender   
shall not go  unpunished1 be he you or  
me2 yet ,i shall pray for you1 wish well
 to  you1 and do you what good ,i can4  
,and that ,i might not write or speak in
  vain1 ,christian1 pray for me to our  
,god with much earnestness1  fervency1  
and frequently1 in all your knockings at
 our ,father's door1  because ,i do very
 much stand in need thereof2 for my work
 is great1 my  heart is vile1 the devil 
lieth at watch1 the world would fain be 
saying1 8,aha1 aha1 thus we would have  
it02 and of myself1 keep myself ,i      
cannot2 trust myself ,i dare not2 if    
,god do not help me1 ,i am sure it  will
 not be long before my heart deceive me1
 and the world would have  their        

advantage of me1 and so ,god be         
dishonoured by me1 and thou also        
ashamed to own me4 ,o1 therefore1 be    
much in prayer for me1 thy fellow6  ,i  
trust1 in that glorious grace that is   
conveyed from ,heaven to  sinners1 by   
which they are not only sanctified here 
in this world1 but  shall be glorified  
in that which is to come2 unto which1   
the ,lord of  ,his mercy bring us all4  
,john ,bunyan4     ,these are several   
titles which are set over the several   
,,truths  contained in this book1 for   
thy sooner finding of them--    ,,the   
,,first ,,part      #a4 ,the words of   
the text opened1 and the doctrines laid 
down4 ,this  doctrine1 that there are   
some that are under the law1 or under   
the  ,covenant of ,works4 #b4 ,what the 
,covenant of ,works is1 and when it is  
given4 #c4 ,what it is to be under the  
,covenant of ,works4 #d4 ,who they are  
that are under the ,covenant of ,works4 
#e4 ,what men may attain to that  are   
under this ,covenant of ,works4    ,,the

 ,,second ,,part      #a4 ,the doctrine 
proved4 #b4 ,the new covenant made with 
,christ4 #c4 ,the  conditions of the new
 covenant4 #d4 ,the suretiship of       
,christ4 #e4 ,christ  the ,messenger of 
the new covenant4 #f4 ,christ the       
,sacrifice of the new  covenant4 #g4    
,christ the ,high ,priest of the new    
covenant4 #h4 ,christ  completely       
fulfilled the conditions of the new     
covenant4 #i4 ,the  ,covenant of ,grace 
unchangeable2 the opposers answered4    
#aj4 ,who1 and how  men are actually    
brought into the new covenant4 #aa4 ,a  
word of  experience4 #ab4 ,the          
privileges of the new covenant4 #ac4    
,two ,hell-bred  objections answered4   
#ad4 ,a use of examination about the old
 covenant4  #ae4 ,a legal spirit4 #af4  
,the use of the new covenant4 #ag4 ,the 
unpardonable sin4 #ah4 ,objections      
answered for their comfort who would    
have their part in the new covenant4    
,,the ,,doctrine ,,of ,,the ,,law ,,and 
,,grace ,,unfolded2 ,,or1 ,a ,,discovery

 ,,of ,,the ,,law  ,,and ,,grace2 ,,the 
,,nature ,,of ,,the ,,one1 ,,and ,,the  
,,nature ,,of ,,the ,,other1 ,,as ,,they
  ,,are ,,the ,,two ,,covenants1 ,,etc4 
8,,for ,,ye ,,are ,,not ,,under ,,the   
,,law1 ,,but ,,under ,,grace0 7,rom     
#f3ad74    ,,the ,,words ,,of ,,the     
,,text ,,opened1 ,,and ,,the ,,doctrines
 ,,laid ,,down4      ,in the three      
former chapters1 the ,apostle is        
pleading for the salvation  of sinners  
by grace without the works of the law1  
to the end he might  confirm the saints1
 and also that he might win over all    
those that did  oppose the truth of this
 doctrine1 or else leave them the more  
without  excuse2 and that he might so   
do1 he taketh in hand1 first1 to show   
the  state of all men naturally1 or as  
they come into the world by  generation1
 saying1 in the ,third ,chapter1 8,there
 is none righteous1 no1  not one2 there 
is none that understandeth2 there is    
none that doeth  good10 etc4 ,as if he  
had said1 ,it seems there is a          

generation of men  that think to be     
saved by the righteousness of the law2  
but let me tell  them that they are much
 deceived1 in that they have already    
sinned  against the law2 for by the     
disobedience of one1 many1 yea all1 were
  brought into a state of condemnation  
7,rom #e3ab-bj74 ,now1 in the ,sixth    
,chapter he doth1 as if he had turned   
him round to the brethren1 and  said1   
,my brethren1 you see now that it is    
clear and evident that it is  freely by 
the grace of ,christ that we do inherit 
eternal life4 ,and  again1 for your     
comfort1 my brethren1 let me tell you   
that your  condition is wondrous safe1  
in that you are under grace2 for1 saith 
he1  8,sin shall not have dominion over 
you02 that is1 neither the damning      
power1 neither the filthy power1 so as  
to destroy your souls3 8,for ye  are not
 under the law02 that is1 you are not   
under that that will damn  you for sin2 
8but0 you are 8under grace10 or stand   
thus in relation to  ,god1 that though  

you have sinned1 yet you shall be       
pardoned4 8,for ye  are not under the   
law1 but under grace40 ,if any should   
ask what is the  meaning of the word    
8under10 ,i answer1 it signifieth1 you  
are not held1  kept1 or shut up by it so
 as to appear before ,god under that    
administration1 and none but that2 or   
thus1 you are not now bound by  the     
authority of the law to fulfill it and  
obey it1 so as to have no  salvation    
without you so do2 or thus1 if you      
transgress against any one  tittle of   
it1 you by the power of it must be      
condemned4 ,no1 no1 for you  are not so 
under it2 that is1 not thus under the   
law4 ,again1 8,for ye  are not under the
 law40 ,what is meant by this word      
8law08 ,the word  8law10 in ,scripture1 
may be taken more ways than one1 as     
might be  largely cleared4 ,there is the
 law of faith1 the law of sin1 the law  
of  men1 the law of works1 otherwise    
called the ,covenant of ,works1 or the  
first or old covenant4 8,in that ,he    

saith a new covenant10 which is the     
grace of ,god1 or commonly called the   
,covenant of ,grace1 8,he hath made  the
 first old10 that is1 the ,covenant of  
,works1 or the law 7,heb #h3ac74  ,i    
say1 therefore1 the word 8law0 and the  
word 8grace10 in this ,sixth of  the    
,romans1 do hold forth the two covenants
 which all men are under2  that is1     
either the one or the other4 8,for ye   
are not under the  law0--that is1 you to
 whom ,i do now write these words1 who  
are and have  been effectually brought  
into the faith of ,jesus1 you are not   
under the  law1 or under the ,covenant  
of ,works4 ,he doth not1 therefore1     
apply  these words to all1 but to some1 
when he saith1 8,but ye02 mark1 ye1 ye  
believers1 ye converted persons1 ye     
saints1 ye that have been born4  7,,ye7 
8for ye are not under the law10 implying
 others are that are in  their natural  
state1 that have not been brought in to 
the ,covenant of  ,grace by faith in    
,jesus ,christ4    ,the words1          

therefore1 being thus understood1 there 
is discovered these  two truths in      
them--,,doctrine ,,first4 ,that there   
are some in ,gospel times  that are     
under the ,covenant of ,works4          
,,doctrine ,,second4 ,that there is     
never a believer under the law1 as it is
 the ,covenant of ,works1 but  under    
grace through ,christ4 8,for ye10 you   
believers1 you converted  persons1 ye   
8are not under the law but under grace02
 or1 for you are  delivered and brought 
into or under the ,covenant of ,grace4  
,,doctrine ,,first4      ,for the first1
 ,,that ,,there ,,are ,,some ,,that     
,,are ,,under ,,the ,,law1 ,,or ,,under 
,,the  ,,covenant ,,of ,,works1 see1 ,i 
pray you1 that ,scripture in the ,third 
of the  ,romans1 where the ,apostle1    
speaking before of sins against the law1
 and  of the denunciations thereof      
against those that are in that          
condition1  he saith1 8,what things     
soever the law saith1 it saith to them  
who are  under the law02 mark1 8it saith

 to them who are under the law1 that    
every mouth may be stopped1 and all the 
world become guilty before ,god0  7,rom 
#c3ai74 ,that is1 all those that are    
under the law as a ,covenant of  ,works1
 that are yet in their sins1 and        
unconverted1 as ,i told you  before4    
,again he saith1 8,but if ye be led by  
the ,spirit1 ye are not  under the law0 
7,gal #e3ah74 ,implying again1 that     
those which are for  sinning against the
 law1 or the works of the law1 either as
 it is the  old covenant1 these are     
under the law1 and not under the        
,covenant of  ,grace4 ,again he saith1  
8,for as many as are of the works of the
 law are  under the curse0 7,gal #c3aj74
 ,that is1 they that are under the law  
are  under the curse2 for mark1 they    
that are under the ,covenant of ,grace  
are not under the curse4 ,now1 there are
 but two covenants1 therefore1  it must 
needs be that they that are under the   
curse are under the law1  seeing those  
that are under the other covenant are   

not under the curse1  but under the     
blessing4 8,so1 then1 they which be of  
faith are blessed  with faithful        
,abraham10 but the rest are under the   
law 7,gal #c3i74    ,now ,i shall       
proceed to what ,i do intend to speak   
unto4 ,,first4 ,i shall  show you what  
the ,covenant of ,works1 or the law1 is1
 and when it was  first given1 together 
with the nature of it4 ,,second4 ,i     
shall show you  what it is to be under  
the law1 or ,covenant of ,works1 and the
 miserable  state of all those that are 
under it4 ,,third4 ,i shall show you who
 they  are that are under this covenant1
 or law4 ,,fourth4 ,i shall show you how
  far a man may go and yet be under this
 covenant1 or law4    ,,what ,,the      
,,covenant ,,of ,,works ,,is1 ,,and     
,,when ,,it ,,was ,,given4      ,,first4
 ,what this ,covenant of ,works is1 and 
when it was given4 ,what  this covenant 
is4 ,the ,covenant of ,works or the law1
 here spoken of1 is  the law delivered  
upon ,mount ,sinai to ,moses1 in two    

tables of stone1 in  ten particular     
branches or heads2 for this see         
,galatians #d4 ,the  ,apostle1 speaking 
there of the law1 and of some also that 
through  delusions of false doctrine    
were brought again1 as it were1 under   
it1  or at least were leaning that way  
7verse #ba7 he saith1 ,as for you that  
desire to be under the law1 ,i will show
 you the mystery of ,abraham's  two     
sons1 which he had by ,hagar and ,sarah2
 these two do signify the two           
covenants2 the one named ,hagar         
signifies ,mount ,sinai1 where the law  
was  delivered to ,moses on two tables  
of stone 7,exo #bd3ab2 #cd3a2 ,deu      
#aj3a74  ,which is that1 that whosoever 
is under1 he is destitute of1 and       
altogether without the grace of ,christ 
in his heart at the present4  8,for ,i  
testify again to every man10 saith he1  
speaking to the same  people1 that      
8,christ has become of no effect unto   
you1 whosoever of you  are justified by 
the law10 namely1 that given on ,mount  

,sinai--8ye are  fallen from grace0     
7,gal #e3c1d74 ,that is1 not that any   
can be justified  by the law2 but this  
meaning is1 that all those that seek    
justification  by the works of the law1 
they are not such as seek to be under   
the  second covenant1 the ,covenant of  
,grace4 ,also the ,apostle1 speaking    
again of these two covenants1 saith1    
8,but if the ministration of  death10 or
 the law1 for it is all one1 8written   
and engraven in  stones10 mark that1    
8was glorious1 how shall not the        
ministration of  the ,spirit10 or the   
,covenant of ,grace1 8be rather         
glorious80 7#b ,cor  #c3g1h74 ,as if he 
had said1 ,it is true1 there was a glory
 in the  ,covenant of ,works1 and a very
 great excellency did appear in         
it--namely1  in that given in the stones
 on ,sinai--yet there is another        
covenant1 the  ,covenant of ,grace1 that
 doth exceed it for comfort and glory4  
,when it was given4 ,but1 though this   
law was delivered to ,moses from  the   

hands of angels in two tables of stones1
 on ,mount ,sinai1 yet this  was not the
 first appearing of this law to man2 but
 even this in  substance1 though        
possibly not so openly1 was given to the
 first man1  ,adam1 in the ,garden of   
,eden1 in these words3 8,and the ,,lord 
,god  commanded the man1 saying1 ,of    
every tree of the garden thou mayest    
freely eat3 but of the tree of the      
knowledge of good and evil1 thou  shalt 
not eat of it2 for in the day that thou 
eatest thereof thou shalt  surely die0  
7,gen #b3af1ag74 ,which commandment then
 given to ,adam did  contain in it a    
forbidding to do any of those things    
that was and is  accounted evil1        
although at that time it did not appear 
so plainly1 in  so many particular      
heads1 as it did when it was again      
delivered on  ,mount ,sinai2 but yet the
 very same4 ,and that ,i shall prove    
thus--    ,god commanded ,adam in       
,paradise to abstain from all evil      
against the  first covenant1 and not    

from some sins only2 but if ,god had not
  commanded ,adam to abstain from the   
sins spoken against in the ,ten         
,commandments1 ,he had not commanded to 
abstain from all1 but from some2        
therefore it must needs be that ,he then
 commanded to abstain from all  sins    
forbidden in the law given on ,mount    
,sinai4 ,now that ,god commanded  to    
abstain from all evil or sin against any
 of the ,ten ,commandments1  when ,he   
gave ,adam the command in the garden1 it
 is evident that ,he did  punish the    
sins that were committed against those  
commands that were  then delivered on   
,mount ,sinai1 before they were         
delivered on ,mount  ,sinai1 which will 
appear as followeth--    ,the ,first1   
,second1 and ,third ,commandments were  
broken by ,pharaoh and  his men2 for    
they had false gods which the ,lord     
executed judgment  against 7,exo        
#ab3ab72 and blasphemed their true ,god 
7,exo #e3b7 which  escaped not          
punishment 7,exo #g3ag-be74 ,for their  

gods could neither  deliver themselves  
nor their people from the hand of ,god2 
but 8in the  thing wherein they dealt   
proudly1 ,he was above them0 7,exo      
#ah3aa74    ,again2 some judge that the 
,lord punished the sin against the      
,second  ,commandment1 which ,jacob was 
in some measure guilty of in not purging
  his house from false gods1 with the   
defiling of his daughter ,dinah 7,gen   
#cd3b74    ,again2 we find that         
,abimelech thought the sin against the  
,third  ,commandment so great1 that he  
required no other security of ,abraham  
against the fear of mischief that might 
be done to him by ,abraham1 his  son1   
and his son's son1 but only ,abraham's  
oath 7,gen #ba3bc74 ,the like  we see   
between ,abimelech and ,isaac 7,gen     
#ca3ec74 ,the like we find in  ,moses   
and the ,israelites1 who durst not leave
 the bones of ,joseph in  ,egypt1       
because of the oath of the ,lord1 whose 
name1 by so doing1 would  have been     
abused 7,exo #ac3ai74    ,and we find   

the ,lord rebuking ,his people for the  
breach of the ,fourth  ,commandment     
7,exo #af3bg-bi74    ,and for the breach
 of the ,fifth1 the curse came upon ,ham
 7,gen #i3be-bg74  ,and ,ishmael        
dishonouring his father in mocking      
,isaac was cast out1 as  we read 7,gen  
#ba3i1aj74 ,the sons-in-law of ,lot for 
slighting their  father perish in the   
overthrow of ,sodom 7,gen #ai3ad74      
,the ,sixth ,commandment was broken by  
,cain1 and so dreadful a curse and      
punishment came upon him that it made   
him cry out1 8,my punishment is  greater
 than ,i can bear0 7,gen #d3ac74        
,again2 when ,esau threatened to slay   
his brother1 ,rebecca sent him away1    
saying1 8,why should ,i be deprived also
 of you both in one day80 hinting  unto 
us1 that she knew murder was to be      
punished with death 7,gen #bg3de7  which
 the ,lord ,himself declared likewise to
 ,noah 7,gen #i3f74c ,again2 a  notable 
example of the ,lord's justice in       
punishing murder we see in the          

,egyptians and ,pharaoh1 who drowned the
 ,israelites' children in the  river    
7,exo #a3bb72 and they themselves were  
drowned in the sea 7,exo  #ad3bg74      
,the sin against the ,seventh           
,commandment was punished in the        
,sodomites1  etc41 with the utter       
destruction of their city and themselves
 7,gen  #ai3bd1be74 ,yea1 they suffer   
8the vengeance of eternal fire0 7,jude  
#g74  ,also the male ,shechemites1 for  
the sin committed by ,hamor's son1 were 
all put to the sword 7,gen #cd3be1bf74  
,our first parents sinned against the   
,eighth ,commandment in taking the      
forbidden fruit1 and so brought the     
curse on themselves and their  posterity
 7,gen #c3af74 ,again2 the punishment   
due to the breach of this  ,commandment 
was by ,jacob accounted death 7,gen     
#ca3cj1cb74 ,and also by  ,jacob's sons 
7,gen #dd3i1aj74    ,cain sinning       
against the ,ninth ,commandment as in   
,genesis #d3i1 was  therefore cursed as 
to the earth 7,verse #aa74 ,and         

,abraham1 though the  friend of ,god1   
was blamed for false-witness by         
,pharaoh1 and sent out of  ,egypt 7,gen 
#ab3ah-bj7 and both he and ,sarah       
reproved by ,abimelech 7,gen            
#bj3i1aj1af74    ,pharaoh sinned against
 the ,tenth ,commandment1 and was       
therefore plagued  with great plagues   
7,gen #ab3ae1ag74 ,abimelech coveted    
,abraham's wife1  and the ,lord         
threatened death to him and his1 except 
he restored her  again2 yea1 though he  
had not come near her1 yet for coveting 
and  taking her the ,lord fast closed up
 the wombs of his house 7,gen           
#bj3c1ah74    ,further ,arguments4 ,i   
could have spoken more fully to this1   
but that ,i  would not be too tedious1  
but speak what ,i have to say with as   
much  brevity as ,i can4 ,but before ,i 
pass it1 ,i will besides this give you  
an  argument or two more for the further
 clearing of this1 that the  substance  
of the law delivered on ,mount ,sinai   
was1 before that1  delivered by the     

,lord to man in the garden4 ,as1 first1 
8death reigned  over them that had not  
sinned after the similitude of ,adam's  
transgression0--that is1 though they did
 not take the forbidden fruit as  ,adam 
did2 but had the transgression been no  
other1 or had their sin  been laid to   
the charge of none but those that did   
eat of that fruit1  then those that were
 born to ,adam after he was shut out of 
the garden  had not had sin1 in that    
they did not actually eat of that fruit1
 and  so had not been slaves to death2  
but1 in that death did reign from ,adam 
to ,moses1 of from the time of his      
transgression against the first  giving 
of the law1 till the time the law was   
given on ,mount ,sinai1 it  is evident  
that the substance of the ,ten          
,commandments was given to ,adam  and   
his posterity under that command1 8,eat 
not of the tree that is in  the midst of
 the garden40 ,but yet1 if any shall say
 that it was because  of the sin of     
their father that death reigned over    

them1 to that ,i  shall answer1 that    
although original sin be laid to the    
charge of his  posterity1 yet it is also
 for their sins that they actually      
committed  that they were plagued4 ,and 
again1 saith the ,apostle1 8,for where  
no law  is1 there is no transgression0  
7,rom #d3ae74 ,for 8sin is not imputed  
when  there is no law2 nevertheless     
death reigned from ,adam to ,moses40    
saith  he 7,rom #e3ac1ad74 ,but if there
 had been no law1 then there had been no
  transgression1 and so no death to     
follow after as the wages thereof2  for 
death is the wages of sin 7,rom #f3bc7  
and sin is the breach of the  law2 an   
actual breach in our particular persons1
 as well as an actual  breach in our    
public person 7#a ,john #c3d74 #d       
,again2 there are no other sins than    
those against that law given on  ,sinai1
 for the which those sins before        
mentioned were punished2  therefore the 
law given before by the ,lord to ,adam  
and his posterity is  the same with that

 afterwards given on ,mount ,sinai4     
,again2 the  conditions of that on      
,sinai and of that in the garden are all
 one2 the  one saying1 8,do this and    
live10 the other saying the same4 ,also 
judgment denounced against men in both  
kinds alike2 therefore this law  it     
appeareth to be the very same that was  
given on ,mount ,sinai4    ,again2 the  
,apostle speaketh but of two            
covenants--to wit1 grace and            
works--under which two covenants all    
are2 some under one1 and some under  the
 other4 ,now this to ,adam is one1      
therefore that on ,sinai is one1 and    
all one with this2 and that this is a   
truth1 ,i say1 ,i know1 because the     
sins against that on ,sinai were        
punished by ,god for the breech thereof 
before it was given there2 so it doth   
plainly appear to be a truth2 for  it   
would be unrighteous with ,god for to   
punish for that law that was  not       
broken2 therefore it was all one with   
that on ,sinai4    ,now the law given on

 ,sinai was for the more clear discovery
 of those  sins that were before        
committed against it2 for though the    
very  substance of the ,ten             
,commandments were given in the garden  
before they  were received from ,sinai1 
yet they lay so darkly in the heart of  
man1  that his sins were not so clearly 
discovered as afterwards they were2     
therefore1 saith the ,apostle1 the law  
was added 7,gal #c3ai74 ,or1 more       
plainly1 given on ,sinai1 on tables of  
stone1 8that the offence might          
abound10--that is1 that it might the    
more clearly be made manifest and       
appear 7,rom #e3bj74    ,again2 we have 
a notable resemblance of this at ,sinai1
 even in giving  the law2 for1 first1   
the law was given twice on ,sinai1 to   
signify that  indeed the substance of it
 was given before4 ,and1 secondly1 the  
first  tables that were given on ,sinai 
were broken at the foot of the mount1   
and the others were preserved whole1 to 
signify that though it was the  true law

 that was given before1 with that given 
on ,sinai1 yet it was  not so easy to be
 read and to be taken notice of1 in that
 the stones  were not whole1 but broken1
 and so the law written thereon somewhat
  defaced and disfigured4    ,object4   
,but if any object and say1 though the  
sins against the one be  the sins       
against the other1 and so in that they  
do agree1 yet it doth  not appear that  
the same is therefore the same ,covenant
 of ,works with  the other4    ,answ4   
,that which was given to ,adam in       
,paradise you will grant was the        
,covenant of ,works2 for it runs thus3  
,do this and live2 do it not and  die2  
nay1 8,thou shalt surely die40 ,now     
there is but one ,covenant of  ,works4  
,if therefore ,i prove that that which  
was delivered on ,mount  ,sinai is the  
,covenant of ,works1 then all will be   
put out of doubt4 ,now  that this is so 
it is evident--    #a4 ,consider the two
 covenants are thus called in           
,scripture1 the one the  administration 

of death1 and the other the             
administration of life2 the  one the    
,covenant of ,works1 the other of grace2
 but that delivered on  ,sinai is called
 the ministration of death2 that1       
therefore1 is the  ,covenant of ,works4 
8,but if10 saith he1 8the ministration  
of death1  written and engraven on      
stones was glorious10 7#b ,cor #c3g74   
#b4 ,the ,apostle1 writing to the       
,galatians1 doth labour to beat them off
  from trusting in the ,covenant of     
,works2 but when he comes to give a     
discovery of that law or covenant--he   
labouring to take them off from         
trusting in it--he doth plainly tell    
them it is that which was given on      
,sinai 7,gal #d3bd1be74 ,therefore that 
which was delivered in two tables  of   
stone on ,mount ,sinai1 is the very same
 thing that was given before  to ,adam  
in ,paradise1 they running both alike2  
that in the garden  saying1 ,do this and
 live2 but in the day thou eatest       
thereof--or dost  not do this--thou     

shalt surely die4    ,and so is this on 
,sinai1 as is evident when he saith1    
8the man which  doeth those things shall
 live by them0 7,rom #aj3e74 ,and in    
case they  break them1 even any of them1
 it saith1 8,cursed is every one that   
continueth not in all things which are  
written in the 7whole7 book of  the law 
to do them0 7,gal #c3aj74 ,now this     
being thus cleared1 ,i shall  proceed4  
,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,be ,,under ,,the
 ,,covenant ,,of ,,works4      ,,second4
 ,a second thing to be spoken to is     
this3 to show what it is to  be under   
the law as it is a ,covenant of ,works2 
to which ,i shall speak1  and that      
thus--    ,to be under the law as it is 
a ,covenant of ,works1 is to be bound1  
upon  pain of eternal damnation1 to     
fulfill1 and that completely and        
continually1 every particular point of  
the ,ten ,commandments1 by doing        
them--,do this1 and then thou shalt     
live2 otherwise1 8cursed is every one   
that continueth not in all10 in every   

particular thing or 8things which  are  
written in the book for the law to do   
them0 7,gal #c3aj74 ,that man  that is  
under the first covenant stands thus1   
and only thus1 as he is  under that     
covenant1 or law4 ,poor souls1 through  
ignorance of the  nature of that        
,covenant of ,works1 the law that they  
are under1 they do  not think their     
state to be half so bad as it is2 when1 
alas6 there is  none in the world in    
such a sad condition again besides      
themselves2  for1 indeed1 they do not   
understand these things4 ,he that is    
under the  law1 as it is a ,covenant of 
,works1 is like the man that is bound by
 the  law of his king1 upon pain of     
banishment1 or of being hanged1 drawn1  
and quartered1 not to transgress any of 
the commandments of the king2  so here1 
they that are under the ,covenant of    
,works1 they are bound1  upon pain of   
eternal banishment and condemnation1 to 
keep within the  compass of the law of  
the ,god of ,heaven4 ,the ,covenant of  

,works may1 in  this case1 be compared  
to the laws of the ,medes and ,persians1
 which  being once made1 cannot be      
altered4 ,daniel #f3h4 ,you find that   
when  there was a law made and given    
forth that none should ask a petition of
  any1 ,god or man1 but of the king     
only2 this law being established by  the
 king 7verse #i74 ,daniel breaking of   
it1 let all do whatever they  can1      
,daniel must go into the lions' den     
7verse #af74 ,so here1 ,i say1  there   
being a law given1 and sealed with the  
,truth and the ,word of  ,god1--how that
 8the soul that sinneth1 it shall die0  
7,eze #ah3d74  ,whosoever doth abide    
under this covenant1 and dieth under the
 same1  they must and shall go into the 
lion's den2 yea1 worse than that1 for   
they shall be thrown into ,hell1 to the 
very devils4    ,but to speak in a few  
particulars for thy better understanding
 herein1  know1    ,first4 ,that the    
,law of ,god1 or ,covenant of ,works1   
doth not contain  itself in one         

particular branch of the law1 but doth  
extend itself into  many1 even into all 
the ,ten ,commandments1 and those ten   
into very many  more1 as might be       
showed2 so that the danger doth not lie 
in the  breaking of one or two of these 
ten only1 but it doth lie even in the   
transgression of any one of them4 ,as   
you know1 if a king should give  forth  
ten particular commands to be obeyed by 
his subjects upon pain of  death2 now if
 any man doth transgress against any one
 of these ten1 he  doth commit treason1 
as if he had broke them all1 and lieth  
liable to  have the sentence of the law 
as certainly passed on him as if he had 
broken every particular of them4        
,second4 ,again2 you know that the laws 
being given forth by the king1  which if
 a man keep and obey for a long time1   
yet if at the last he  slips and breaks 
those laws1 he is presently apprehended1
 and condemned  by that law4 ,these     
things are clear as touching the ,law of
 ,god1 as it  is a ,covenant of ,works4 

,if a man doth fulfill nine of the      
,commandments1  and yet breaketh but    
one1 that being broken will as surely   
destroy him  and shut him out from the  
joys of ,heaven as if he had actually   
transgressed against them all2 for      
indeed1 in effect1 so he hath4 ,there   
is a notable ,scripture for this in the 
,epistle of ,james1 ,second  ,chapter1  
at the tenth verse1 that runs           
thus3--8,for whosoever shall keep  the  
whole law1 and yet offend in one point1 
he is guilty of all10--that  is1 he hath
 in effect broken them all1 and shall   
have the voice of them  all cry out     
against him4 ,and it must needs be so1  
saith ,james1 because  8,he that said10 
or that law which said1 8,do not commit 
adultery1 said  also1 ,do not kill4     
,now1 if thou commit no adultery1 yet if
 thou kill1  thou art become a          
transgressor of the law0 7,verse #aa74  
,as thus2 it may  be thou didst never   
make to thyself a god of stone or wood1 
or at least  not to worship them so     

greatly and so openly as the heathen do1
 yet if  thou hast stolen1 born false   
witness1 or lusted after a woman in thy 
heart 7,matt #e3bh7 thou hast           
transgressed the law1 and must for      
certain1  living and dying under that   
covenant1 perish for ever by the law2   
for  the law hath resolved on that      
before-hand1 saying1 8,cursed is every  
one  that continueth not in ,,all       
things02 mark1 ,i pray you1 8in all     
things02  that is the ,word1 and that   
seals the doctrine4    ,third4 ,again2  
though a man doth not covet1 steal1     
murder1 worship gods  of wood and stone1
 etc41 yet if he do take the ,lord's    
name in vain1 he  is for ever gone1     
living and dying under that covenant4   
8,thou shalt not  take the name of the  
,,lord thy ,god in vain02 there is the  
command4 ,but  how if we do8 ,then he   
saith1 8the ,,lord will not hold him    
guiltless that  taketh ,his name in     
vain40 ,no2 though thou live as holy as 
ever thou  canst1 and walk as           

circumspectly as ever any did1 yet if   
thou dost take  the ,lord's name in     
vain1 thou art gone by that covenant3   
8,for ,i will  not10 mark 8,i will not10
 let him be in never so much danger1 8,i
 will  not hold him guiltless that      
taketh ,my name in vain0 7,exo #bj3g74  
,and so  likewise for any other of the  
ten1 do but break them1 and thy state is
  irrecoverable1 if thou live and die   
under that covenant4    ,fourth4 ,though
 thou shouldest fulfill this covenant1  
or law1 even all  of it1 for a long     
time1 ten1 twenty1 forty1 fifty1 or     
threescore years1  yet if thou do chance
 to slip and break one of them but once 
before  thou die1 thou art also gone and
 lost by that covenant2 for mark1       
8,cursed is every one that continueth   
not in all things10 that  continueth not
 in ,,all things1 mark that1 8which are 
written in the book  of the law to do   
them40 ,but if a man doth keep all the  
,law of ,god his  whole lifetime1 and   
only sin one time before he dies1 that  

one sin is a  breach of the law1 and he 
hath not continued in doing the things  
contained therein4 ,for1 so to continue1
 according to the sense of this         
,scripture1 is to hold on without any   
failing1 either in thought1 word1  or   
deed2 therefore1 ,i say1 though a man   
doth walk up to the law all his         
lifetime1 but only at the very last sin 
one time before he die1 he is  sure to  
perish for ever1 dying under that       
covenant4 ,for1 my friends1  you must   
understand that the ,law of ,god is     
8yea10 as well as the  ,gospel2 and as  
they that are under the ,covenant of    
,grace shall surely  be saved by it1 so1
 even so1 they that are under the       
,covenant of ,works  and the law1 they  
shall surely be damned by it1 if        
continuing there4  ,this is the         
,covenant of ,works and the nature of   
it--namely1 not to abate  anything1 no1 
not a mite1 to him that lives and dies  
under it3 8,i tell  thee10 saith        
,christ1 8thou shalt not depart thence10

 that is1 from  under the curse1 8till  
thou hast paid the very last mite0      
7,luke #ab3ei74    ,fifth4 ,again2 you  
must consider that this law doth not    
only condemn  words and actions1 as ,i  
said before1 but it hath authority to   
condemn  the most secret thoughts of the
 heart1 being evil2 so that if thou do  
not speak any word that is evil1 as     
swearing1 lying1 jesting1  dissembling1 
or any other word that tendeth to1 or   
savoureth of sin1  yet if there should  
chance to pass but one vain thought     
through thy  heart but once in all thy  
lifetime1 the law taketh hold of it1    
accuseth1 and also will condemn thee for
 it4 ,you may see one instance  for all 
in 7,matt #e3bg1bh7 where ,christ saith1
 that though a man doth  not lie with a 
woman carnally1 yet if he doth but look 
on her1 and in  his heart lust after    
her1 he is counted by the law1 being    
rightly  expounded1 such an one that    
hath committed the sin1 and thereby hath
  laid himself under the condemnation of

 the law4 ,and so likewise of all  the  
rest of the commands2 if there be any   
thought that is evil do but  pass       
through thy heart1 whether it be against
 ,god or against man in the  least      
measure1 though possibly not discerned  
of thee1 or by thee1 yet  the law takes 
hold of thee therefore1 and doth by its 
authority1 both  cast1 condemn1 and     
execute thee for thy so doing4 8,the    
thought of  foolishness is sin0 7,prov  
#bd3i74    ,sixth4 ,again2 the law is of
 that nature and severity1 that it doth 
not  only inquire into the generality of
 thy life as touching several  things1  
whether thou art upright there or no2   
but the law doth also  follow thee into 
all thy holy duties1 and watcheth over  
thee there1 to  see whether thou dost do
 all things aright there--that is to    
say1  whether when thou dost pray thy   
heart hath no wandering thoughts in it2 
whether thou do every holy duty thou    
doest perfectly without the least       
mixture of sin2 and if it do find thee  

to slip1 or in the least measure  to    
fail in any holy duty that thou dost    
perform1 the law taketh hold on  that1  
and findeth fault with that1 so as to   
render all the holy duties  that ever   
thou didst unavailable because of that4 
,i say1 if1 when thou  art a hearing1   
there is but one vain thought1 or in    
praying1 but one  vain thought1 or in   
any other thing whatsoever1 let it be   
civil or  spiritual1 one vain thought   
once in all thy lifetime will cause the 
law  to take such hold on it1 that for  
that one thing it doth even set open    
all the floodgates of ,god's wrath      
against thee1 and irrecoverably by  that
 covenant it doth bring eternal         
vengeance upon thee2 so that1 ,i  say1  
look which ways thou wilt1 and fail     
wherein thou wilt1 and do it  as seldom 
as ever thou canst1 either in civil or  
spiritual things1 as  aforesaid--that   
is1 either in the service of ,god1 or in
 thy employments  in the world1 as thy  
trade or calling1 either in buying or   

selling any  way1 in anything           
whatsoever2 ,i say1 if in any particular
 it find thee  tardy1 or in the least   
measure guilty1 it calleth thee an      
offender1 it  accuseth thee to ,god1 it 
puts a stop to all the promises thereof 
that  are joined to the law1 and leaves 
thee there as a cursed transgressor     
against ,god1 and a destroyer of thy own
 soul4 #e    ,here ,i would have thee1  
by the way1 for to take notice1 that it 
is not  my intent at this time to       
enlarge on the several commands in      
particular--for that would be very      
tedious both for me to write and thee   
to read2 only thus much ,i would have   
thee to do at the reading  hereof--make 
a pause1 and sit still one quarter of an
 hour1 and muse a  little in thy mind   
thus with thyself1 and say1 ,did ,i ever
 break the  law2 yea or no8 ,had ,i     
ever1 in all my lifetime1 one sinful    
thought  passed through my heart since  
,i was born2 yea or no8 ,and if thou    
findest thyself guilty1 as ,i am sure   

thou canst not otherwise choose  but do1
 unless thou shut thy eyes against thy  
every day's practice1  then1 ,i say1    
conclude thyself guilty of the breach of
 the first  covenant4 ,and when that    
this is done1 be sure1 in the next      
place1 thou  do not straightway forget  
it and put it out of thy mind1 that thou
 art  condemned by the same covenant2   
and then do not content thyself until   
thou do find that ,god hath sent thee a 
pardon from ,heaven through the  merits 
of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the        
mediator of the second covenant4  ,and  
if ,god shall but give thee a heart to  
take this my counsel1 ,i do  make no    
question but these words spoken by me1  
will prove an instrument  for the       
directing of thy heart to the right     
remedy for the salvation of  thy soul4  
,thus much now touching the law1 and the
 severity of it upon the person  that is
 found under it1 having offended or     
broken any particular of it1  either in 
thought1 word1 or action2 and now1      

before ,i do proceed to the  next thing1
 ,i shall answer four objections that do
 lie in my way1 and  also1 such as do   
stumble most part of the world4    ,four
 ,objections4    ,object4 ,first4 ,but  
you will say1 ,methinks you speak very  
harsh2 it is  enough to daunt a body4   
,set the case1 therefore1 that a man1   
after he  hath sinned and broken the    
law1 repenteth of his wickedness and    
promiseth to do so no more1 will not    
,god have mercy then1 and save a  poor  
sinner then8    ,answ4 ,i told you      
before1 that the covenant1 once broken1 
will execute  upon the offender that    
which it doth threaten to lay upon him2 
and as  for your supposing that your    
repenting and promising to do so no more
  may help well1 and put you in a       
condition to attain the mercy of ,god by
  the law1 these thoughts do flow from  
gross ignorance both of the nature  of  
sin1 and also of the nature of the      
justice of ,god4 ,and if ,i were to     
give you a description of one in a lost 

condition for the present1 ,i  would    
brand him out with such a mark of       
ignorance as this is4    ,answ4 #b4 ,the
 first answer is expounded by the       
second4 ,the law1 as it  is a ,covenant 
of ,works1 doth not allow of any        
repentance unto life to  those that live
 and die under it2 for the law being    
once broken by  thee1 never speaks good 
unto thee1 neither doth ,god at all     
regard thee1  if thou be under that     
covenant1 notwithstanding all thy       
repenting and  also promises to do so no
 more4 ,no1 saith the law1 thou hast    
sinned1  therefore ,i must curse thee2  
for it is ,my nature to curse1 even1 and
  nothing else but curse1 every one that
 doth in any point transgress  against  
,me 7,gal #c3aj74 ,they brake ,my       
covenant 8and ,i regarded them not1     
saith the ,lord0 7,heb #h3i74 ,let them 
cry1 ,i will not regard them2 let  them 
repent1 ,i will not regard them2 they   
have broken ,my covenant1 and  done that
 in which ,i delighted not2 therefore1  

by that covenant ,i do  curse1 and not  
bless2 damn1 and not save2 frown1 and   
not smile2 reject1  and not embrace2    
charge sin and not forgive it4 ,they    
brake ,my covenant  8and ,i regarded    
them not02 so that ,i say1 if thou break
 the law1 the  first covenant1 and thou 
being found there1 ,god looking on thee 
through  that1 ,he hath no regard on    
thee1 no pity for thee1 no delight in   
thee4    ,object4 ,second4 ,but hath not
 the law promises as well as            
threatenings8  saying1 8,the man which  
doeth these things shall live10 mark1 he
 shall  live1 8by them10 or in them     
7,rom #aj3e2 ,gal #c3ab74    ,answ4 #a4 
,to break the ,commandments is not to   
keep or fulfill the same2  but thou hast
 broken them1 therefore the promise doth
 not belong to  thee by that covenant4  
#b4 ,the promises that are of the law   
are  conditional1 and so not performed  
unless there be a full and continual    
obedience to every particular of it1 and
 that without the least sin4  8,do      

this0--mark1 do this--and afterwards    
thou shalt live2 but if thou  break one 
point of it once in all thy life1 thou  
hast not done the law2  therefore the   
promises following the law do not belong
 unto thee if one  sin hath been        
committed by thee4 ,as thus1 ,i will    
give you a plain  instance--8,set the   
case1 there be a law made by the king1  
that if any  man speak a word against   
him he must be put to death1 and this   
must not  be revoked1 but must for      
certain be executed on the offender2    
though  there be a promise made to them 
that do not speak a word against him1   
that they should have great love from   
him2 yet this promise is nothing  to the
 offender2 he is like to have no share  
in it1 or to be ever the  better for it2
 but contrariwise1 the law that he hath 
offended must be  executed on him2 for  
his sin shutteth him out from a share   
of1 or in1  the promises40 ,so it is    
here1 there is a promise made indeed1   
but to  whom8 ,why1 it is to none but   

those that live without sinning against 
the law2 but if thou1 ,i say1 sin one   
time against it in all thy  lifetime1   
thou art gone1 and not one promise      
belongs to thee if thou  continue under 
this covenant4 ,methinks the prisoners  
at the bar1 having  offended the law1   
and the charge of a just judge towards  
them1 do much  hold forth the law1 as it
 is a ,covenant of ,works1 and how it   
deals with  them that are under it4 ,the
 prisoner having offended1 cries out for
  mercy2 ,good1 my lord1 mercy1 saith   
he1 pray1 my lord1 pity me4 ,the  judge 
saith1 ,what canst thou say for thyself 
that sentence of death  should not be   
passed upon thee8 ,why1 nothing but     
this1 ,i pray my lord  be merciful4 ,but
 he answers again1 ,friend1 the law must
 take place1 the  law must not be       
broken4 ,the prisoner saith1 ,good1 my  
lord1 spare me1  and ,i will never do so
 any more4 ,the judge1 notwithstanding  
the man's  outcries and sad condition1  
must1 according to the tenor of the law1

  pass judgment upon him1 and the       
sentence of condemnation must be read   
to the prisoner1 though it makes him    
fall down dead to hear it1 if he        
executes the law as he ought to do4 ,and
 just thus it is concerning the  ,law of
 ,god4    ,object4 ,third4 ,ay1 but     
sometimes1 for all your haste1 the judge
 doth  also give some pardons1 and      
forgives some offenders1 notwithstanding
  their offences1 though he be a judge4 
,answ4 ,it is not because the law is    
merciful1 but because there is          
manifested the love of the judge1 not   
the love of the law4 ,i beseech  you to 
mark this distinction2 for if a man that
 hath deserved death by  the law be1    
notwithstanding this1 forgiven his      
offence1 it is not  because the law     
saith1 8spare him02 but it is the love  
of the judge or  chief magistrate that  
doth set the man free from the          
condemnation of  the law4 ,but mark2    
here the law of men and the ,law of ,god
 do differ2  the law of man is not so   

irrevocable2 but if the ,supreme please 
he may  sometimes grant a pardon without
 satisfaction given for the offence2    
but the ,law of ,god is of this nature1 
that if a man be found under it1  and a 
transgressor1 or one that hath          
transgressed against it1 before  that   
prisoner can be released there must be a
 full and complete  satisfaction given  
to it1 either by the man's own life or  
by the blood  of some other man2 for    
8without shedding of blood is no        
remission0 7,heb  #i3bb72 that is1 there
 is no deliverance from under the curse 
of the ,law  of ,god2 and therefore1    
however the law of man may be made of   
none  effect sometimes by showing mercy 
without giving of a full  satisfaction1 
yet the ,law of ,god cannot be so       
contented1 nor at the  least give way1  
that the person offending that should   
escape the curse  and not be damned1    
except some one do give a full and      
complete  satisfaction to it for him1   
and bring the prisoner into another     

covenant--to wit1 the ,covenant of      
,grace1 which is more easy1 and         
soul-refreshing1 and sin-pardoning4     
,i say1 therefore1 you must understand  
that if there be a law made that        
reaches the life1 to take it away for   
the offence given by the offender       
against it1 then it is clear that if the
 man be spared and saved1 it is  not the
 law that doth give the man this        
advantage1 but it is the mere  mercy of 
the king1 either because he hath a      
ransom or satisfaction some  other way1 
or being provoked thereto out of his own
 love to the person  whom he saveth4    
,now1 thou also having transgressed and 
broken the ,law  of ,god1 if the law be 
not executed upon thee1 it is not       
because the law  is merciful1 or can    
pass by the least offence done by thee1 
but thy  deliverance comes another way2 
therefore1 ,i say1 however it be by the 
laws of men where they be corrupted and 
perverted1 yet the ,law of ,god  is of  
that nature1 that if it hath not thy own

 blood or the blood of  some other      
man--for it calls for no less1 for to   
ransom thee from the  curse of it1 being
 due to thee for thy transgression1 and 
to satisfy  the cries1 the doleful      
cries1 thereof1 and ever for to present 
thee  pure and spotless before ,god1    
notwithstanding this fiery law--thou art
  gone if thou hadst a thousand souls2  
for 8without shedding of blood  there is
 no remission0 7,heb #i3bb72 no         
forgiveness of the least sin  against   
the law4    ,object4 ,fourth4 ,but1 you 
will say1 8,i do not only repent me of  
my  former life1 and also promise to do 
so no more1 but now ,i do labour to  be 
righteous1 and to live a holy life2 and 
now1 instead of being a  breaker of the 
law1 ,i do labour to fulfill the same4  
,what say you to  that80    ,answ4 ,set 
the case1 thou couldst walk like an     
angel of ,god2 set the  case1 thou      
couldst fulfill the whole law1 and live 
from this day to thy  life's end without
 sinning in thought1 word1 or deed1     

which is  impossible2 but1 ,i say1 set  
the case it should be so1 why1 thy state
 is  as bad1 if thou be under the first 
covenant1 as ever it was4 ,for1  first1 
,i know thou darest not say but thou    
hast at one time or other  sinned2 and  
if so1 then the law hath condemned thee2
 and if so1 then ,i  am sure that thou1 
with all thy actions and works of       
righteousness1  canst not remove the    
dreadful and irresistible curse that is 
already  laid upon thee by that law     
which thou art under1 and which thou    
hast  sinned against2 though thou livest
 the holiest life that any man can  live
 in this world1 being under the law of  
works1 and so not under the  ,covenant  
of ,grace1 thou must be cut off without 
remedy2 for thou hast  sinned1 though   
afterwards thou live never so well4     
,the reasons for this that hath been    
spoken are these--    ,first1 ,the      
nature of ,god's justice calls for      
it--that is1 it calls for  irrecoverable
 ruin on them that transgress against   

this law2 for  justice gave it1 and     
justice looks to have it completely and 
continually obeyed1 or else justice is  
resolved to take place1 and  execute its
 office1 which is to punish the         
transgressor against it4 ,you  must     
understand that the justice of ,god is  
as unchangeable as ,his love2  ,his     
justice cannot change its nature2       
justice it is1 if it be pleased2  and   
justice it is1 if it be displeased4 ,the
 justice of ,god in this case  may be   
compared to fire2 there is a great fire 
made in some place2 if  thou do keep out
 of it1 it is fire2 if thou do fall into
 it1 thou wilt  find it fire2 and       
therefore the ,apostle useth this as an 
argument to  stir up the ,hebrews to    
stick close to ,jesus ,christ1 lest they
 fall  under the justice of ,god by     
these words1 8,for our ,god is a        
consuming  fire0 7,heb #ab3bi72 into    
which1 if thou fall1 it is not for thee 
to get  out again1 as it is with some   
that fall into a material fire2 no1 but 

he that falls into this1 he must lie    
there for ever2 as it is clear  where he
 saith1 8,who among us shall dwell with 
everlasting burnings1  and with         
devouring fire80 7,isa #cc3ad74 ,for    
justice once offended  knoweth not how  
to show any pity or compassion to the   
offender1 but  runs on him like a lion1 
takes him by the throat1 throws him into
  prison1 and there he is sure to lie1  
and that to all eternity1 unless        
infinite satisfaction be given to it1   
which is impossible to be given  by any 
of us the sons of ,adam4    ,secondly1  
,the faithfulness of ,god calls for     
irrecoverable ruin to be  poured out on 
those that shall live and die under this
 covenant4 ,if  thou1 having sinned but 
one sin against this covenant1 and      
shouldst  afterwards escape damning1    
,god must be unfaithful to ,himself and 
to ,his  ,word1 which both agree as one4
 ,first1 he would be unfaithful to      
,himself2 to ,himself1 that is1 to ,his 
justice1 holiness1 righteousness1       

wisdom1 and power1 if ,he should offer  
to stop the running out of ,his  justice
 for the damning of them that have      
offended it4 ,and secondly1 ,he  would  
be unfaithful to ,his ,word1 ,his       
written ,word1 and disown1 deny1  and   
break that1 of which ,he hath said1 8,it
 is easier for ,heaven and  earth to    
pass1 than one tittle of the law to     
fail10 or be made of none  effect 7,luke
 #af3ag74 ,now1 if ,he should not1      
according to ,his certain  declarations 
therein1 take vengeance on those that   
fall and die within  the threat and sad 
curses denounced1 in that ,his ,word    
could not be  fulfilled4    ,thirdly1   
,because otherwise he would disown the  
sayings of ,his ,prophets1  and gratify 
the sayings of ,his enemies2 ,his       
,prophets say ,he will take  vengeance2 
,his enemies say ,he will not2 ,his     
,prophets say ,he will  remember their  
iniquities1 and recompense them into    
their bosom2 but  ,his enemies say they 
should do well1 and they shall have     

peace1 though  they walk after the      
imaginations of their own hearts1 and be
 not so  strict as the ,word commands1  
and do not as it saith 7,deu #bi3ai1bj74
 ,but  let me tell thee1 hadst thou a   
thousand souls1 and each of them was    
worth a thousand worlds1 ,god would set 
them all on a light by fire1 if  they   
fall within the condemnings of ,his     
,word1 and thou die without a  ,jesus1  
even the right ,jesus2 8for the         
,scriptures cannot be broken40  ,what6  
dost thou think that ,god1 ,christ1     
,prophets1 and ,scriptures1 will  all   
lie for thee8 and falsify their words   
for thee8 ,it will be but ill  venturing
 thy soul upon that4    ,and the reasons
 for it are these3--,first1 ,because    
,god is ,god2 and  secondly1 ,because   
man is man4    ,first1 ,because ,god is 
perfectly just and eternally just1      
perfectly holy  and eternally holy1     
perfectly faithful and eternally        
faithful2 that is1  without any         
variableness or shadow of turning1 but  

perfectly continueth  the same1 and     
cannot as well cease to be ,god as to   
alter or change the  nature of ,his     
,godhead4 ,as ,he is thus the perfection
 of all perfections1  ,he gave out ,his 
,law to be obeyed2 but if any offend it1
 then they fall  into the hands of this 
,his eternal justice1 and so must drink 
of ,his  irrevocable wrath1 which is the
 execution of the same justice4 ,i say1 
this being thus1 the law being broken1  
justice takes place1 and so             
faithfulness followeth to see that      
execution be done1 and also to  testify 
that ,he is true1 and doth denounce ,his
 unspeakable1  insupportable1 and       
unchangeable vengeance on the party     
offending4    ,secondly1 ,because thou  
art not as infinite as ,god1 but a poor 
created  weed1 that is here today and   
gone tomorrow1 and not able to answer   
,god  in ,his essence1 being1 and       
attributes2 thou art bound to fall under
  ,him1 for thy soul or body can do     
nothing that is infinite in such a way  

as to satisfy this ,god1 which is an    
infinite ,god in all ,his attributes4   
,misery of man by this law4    ,but to  
declare unto you the misery of man by   
this law to purpose1 ,i do  beseech you 
to take notice of these following       
particulars1 besides what  has been     
already spoken3--,first1 ,i shall show  
the danger of them by  reason of the    
law1 as they come from ,adam2 ,second1  
as they are in their  own persons       
particularly under it4    ,first1 ,the  
danger of them by reason of the law1 as 
they come from  ,adam4    #a4 ,as they  
come from ,adam1 they are in a sad      
condition1 because he left  them a      
broken covenant4 ,or take it thus3      
because they1 while they were  in him1  
did with him break that covenant4 ,o6   
this was the treasure that  ,adam left  
to his posterity2 it was a broken       
covenant1 insomuch that  death reigned  
over all his children1 and doth still to
 this day1 as  they come from him1 both 
natural and eternal death 7,rom #e74 ,it

 may be1  drunkard1 swearer1 liar1      
thief1 thou dost not think of this4     
#b4 ,he did not only leave them a broken
 covenant1 but also made them  himself  
sinners against it4 ,he ,adam made them 
sinners--8,by one man's  disobedience   
many were made sinners0 7,rom #e3ai74   
,and this is worse than  the first4     
#c4 ,not only so1 but he did deprive    
them of their strength1 by which at     
first they were enabled to stand1 and   
left them no more than dead men4  ,o    
helpless state6 ,o how beggarly and     
miserable are the sons of ,adam6    #d4 
,not only so1 but also before he left   
them he was the conduit pipe  through   
which the devil did convey off his      
poisoned spawn and venom  nature into   
the hearts of ,adam's sons and          
daughters1 by which they are  at this   
day so strongly and so violently carried
 away1 that they fly as  fast to ,hell1 
and the devil1 by reason of sin1 as     
chaff before a mighty  wind4    #e4 ,in 
a word1 ,adam led them out of their     

paradise1 that is one more2  and put out
 their eyes1 that is another2 and left  
them to the leading  of the devil4 ,o   
sad6 ,canst thou hear this1 and not have
 thy ears to  tingle and burn on thy    
head8 ,canst thou read this1 and not    
feel thy  conscience begin to throb and 
dag8 ,if so1 surely it is because thou  
art  either possessed with the devil1 or
 besides thyself4    ,second4 ,but ,i   
pass this1 and come to the second thing1
 which is1 the  cause of their being in 
a sad condition1 which is by reason of  
their  being in their particular persons
 under it4    #a4 ,therefore1 they that 
are under the law1 they are in a sad    
condition1  because they are under that 
which is more ready1 through our        
infirmity1  to curse than to bless2 they
 are under that called the ministration 
of  condemnation1 that is1 they are     
under that dispensation1 or             
administration1 whose proper work is to 
curse and condemn1 and nothing  else 7#b
 ,cor #c74    #b4 ,their condition is   

sad who are under the law1 because they 
are not  only under that ministration   
that doth condemn1 but also that which  
doth wait an opportunity to condemn2 the
 law doth not wait that it  might be    
gracious1 but it doth wait to curse and 
condemn2 it came on  purpose to discover
 sin1 8,the law entered10 saith the     
,apostle1 8that  the offence might      
abound0 7,rom #e3bj7 or appear indeed to
 be that which  ,god doth hate1 and also
 to curse for that which hath been      
committed2 as  he saith1 8,cursed is    
every one that continueth not in all    
things which  are written in the book of
 the law to do them0 7,gal #c3aj74      
#c4 ,they are in a sad condition1       
because that administration they are    
under that are under the law doth always
 find fault with the sinner's  obedience
 as well as his disobedience1 if it be  
not done in a right  spirit1 which they 
that are under that covenant cannot do1 
by reason of  their being destitute of  
faith2 therefore1 ,i say1 it doth       

control them1  saying1 8,this was not   
well done1 this was done by the halves1 
this was  not done freely1 and that was 
not done perfectly1 and out of love to  
,god40 ,and hence it is that some men1  
notwithstanding they labour to  live as 
holy as ever they can according to the  
law1 yet they do not  live a peaceable  
life1 but are full of condemnings1 full 
of guilt and  torment of conscience1    
finding themselves to fail here1 and to 
fall  short there1 omitting this good   
which the law commands1 and doing that  
evil which the law forbids1 but never   
giveth them one good word for all  their
 pains4    #d4 ,they that are under the 
law are in a sad condition1 because they
 are  under that administration that    
will never be contented with what is    
done by the sinner4 ,if thou be under   
this covenant1 work as hard as  thou    
canst1 the law will never say1 8,well   
done02 never say1 8,my good  servant02  
no2 but always it will be driving thee  
faster1 hastening of  thee harder1      

giving thee fresh commands1 which thou  
must do1 and upon  pain of damnation not
 to be left undone4 ,nay1 it is such a  
master that  will curse thee1 not only  
for thy sins1 but also because thy good 
works  were not so well done as they    
ought to be4    #e4 ,they that are under
 this covenant or law1 their state is   
very sad1  because this law doth command
 impossible things of him that is under 
it2 and yet doth but right in it1 seeing
 man at the first had in ,adam  strength
 to stand1 if he would have used it1 and
 the law was given  them1 as ,i said    
before1 when man was in his full        
strength2 and  therefore no inequality  
if it commands the same still1 seeing   
,god that  gave thee strength did not   
take it away4 ,i will give you a        
similitude  for the clearing of it4 ,set
 the case that ,i give to my servant ten
  pounds1 with this charge1 ,lay it out 
for my best advantage1 that ,i may  have
 my own again with profit2 now if my    
servant1 contrary to my  command1 goeth 

and spends my money in a disobedient    
way1 is it any  inequality in me to     
demand of my servant what ,i gave him at
 first8 ,nay1  and though he have       
nothing to pay1 ,i may lawfully cast him
 into prison1  and keep him there until 
,i have satisfaction4 ,so here2 the law 
was  delivered to man at the first when 
he was in a possibility to have         
fulfilled it2 now1 then1 though man have
 lost his strength1 yet ,god is  just in
 commanding the same work to be done4   
,ay1 and if they do not do  the same    
things1 ,i say1 that are impossible for 
them to do1 it is just  with ,god to    
damn them1 seeing it was they themselves
 that brought  themselves into this     
condition2 therefore1 saith the         
,apostle1 8,what  things soever the law 
7or commands7 saith1 it saith to them   
who are  under the law2 that every mouth
 may be stopped1 and all the world may  
become guilty before ,god0 7,rom #c3ai74
 ,and this is thy sad condition  that   
art under the law 7,gal #c3aj74    ,but 

if any should object1 and say1 ,but the 
law doth not command  impossible things 
of natural man1--    ,i should answer in
 this case as the ,apostle did in       
another very much  like unto it1 saying1
 8,understanding neither what they say1 
nor whereof  they affirm40 ,for doth not
 the law command thee to love the ,lord 
thy  ,god with all thy soul1 with all   
they strength1 with all thy might1      
etc41 and can the natural man do this8  
,how can those that are  accustomed to  
do evil1 do that which is commanded in  
this particular8  8,can the ,ethiopian  
change his skin1 or the leopard his     
spots80 7,jer  #ab3bc74    ,doth the law
 command thee to do good1 and nothing   
but good1 and that  with all thy soul1  
heart1 and delight8 which the law as a  
,covenant of  ,works calleth for2 and   
canst thou1 being carnal1 do that8 ,but 
there is  no man that hath              
understanding1 if he should hear thee   
say so1 but  would say that thou wast   
either bewitched or stark mad4    #f4   

,they that are under the law are in a   
sad condition1 because that  though they
 follow the law1 or ,covenant of ,works2
 ,i say1 though they  follow it1 it will
 not lead them to ,heaven2 no1 but      
contrariwise1 it  will lead them under  
the curse4 ,it is not possible1 saith   
,paul1 that  any should be justified by 
the law1 or by our following of it2 for 
by  that 8is the knowledge of sin10 and 
by it we are condemned for the  same1   
which is far from leading us to life1   
being the ministration of  death 7#b    
,cor #c74 ,and again2 8,israel1 which   
followeth after the law of              
righteousness1 hath not attained to the 
law of righteousness4  ,wherefore8      
,because they sought it not by faith1   
but by the law1 and by  the works       
thereof0 7,rom #i3cj-cb74    #g4 ,they  
that are under the law are in a sad     
condition1 because they do  not know    
whether ever they shall have any wages  
for their work or no2  they have no     
assurance of the pardon of their sins1  

neither any hopes  of eternal life2 but 
poor hearts as they are1 they work for  
they do not  know what1 even like a poor
 horse that works hard all day1 and at  
night  hath a dirty stable for his      
pains2 so thou mayest work hard all the 
days of thy life1 and at the day of     
death1 instead of having a glorious     
rest in the ,kingdom of ,heaven1 thou   
mayest1 nay1 thou shalt1 have for  thy  
sins the damnation of thy soul and body 
in ,hell to all eternity2  forasmuch1 as
 ,i said before1 that the law1 if thou  
sinnest1 it doth not  take notice of any
 good work done by thee1 but takes its  
advantage to  destroy and cut off thy   
soul for the sin thou hast committed4   
#h4 ,they that are under the law are in 
a sad condition1 because they are  under
 that administration2 upon whose souls  
,god doth not smile1 they  dying there2 
for the administration that ,god doth   
smile upon ,his  children through1 is   
the ,covenant of ,grace1 they being in  
,jesus ,christ1  the ,lord of life and  

consolation2 but contrariwise to those  
that are  under the law2 for they have  
,his frowns1 ,his rebukes1 ,his         
threatenings1  and with much severity   
they must be dealt withal--8,for they   
continued  not in ,my covenant1 and ,i  
regarded them not1 saith the ,lord0     
7,heb #h3i74    #i4 ,they are in a sad  
condition1 because they are out of the  
faith of  ,christ2 they that are under  
the law have not the faith of ,christ in
  them2 for that dispensation which they
 are under is not the  administration of
 faith4 ,the law is not of faith1 saith 
the ,apostle  7,gal #c3ab74    #aj4     
,because they have not received the     
,spirit2 for that is received by  the   
hearing of faith1 and not by the law1   
nor the works thereof 7,gal  #c3b74     
#aa4 ,in a word1 if thou live and die   
under that covenant1 ,jesus ,christ     
will neither pray for thee1 neither let 
thee have one drop of ,his blood  to    
wash away thy sins1 neither shalt thou  
be so much as one of the  least in the  

,kingdom of ,heaven2 for all these      
privileges come to souls  under another 
covenant1 as the ,apostle saith--8,for  
such are not under  the law1 but under  
grace0--that is1 such as have a share in
 the benefits  of ,jesus ,christ1 or    
such as are brought from under the first
 covenant  into the second2 or from     
under the law into the grace of         
,christ's  ,gospel1 without which       
,covenant of ,grace1 and being found in 
that1 there  is no soul can have the    
least hope of eternal life1 no joy in   
the ,holy  ,ghost1 no share in the      
privileges of saints1 because they are  
tied up  from them by the limits and    
bonds of the ,covenant of ,works4 ,for  
you  must understand that these two     
covenants have their several bounds and 
limitations1 for the ruling and keeping 
in subjection1 or giving of  freedom1 to
 the parties under the said covenants4  
,now they that are  under the law are   
within the compass and the jurisdiction 
of that1 and  are bound to be in        

subjection to that2 and living and dying
 under that1  they must stand and fall  
to that1 as ,paul saith1 8,to his own   
master he  standeth or falleth40 ,the   
,covenant of ,grace doth admit to those 
that  are under it also liberty and     
freedom1 together with commanding of    
subjection to the things contained in   
it1 which ,i shall speak to  further    
hereafter4 ,for what purpose the ,law   
was added and given4    ,but now1 that  
the former things may be further made to
 appear--that is1  what the sad         
condition of all them that are under the
 law is1 as ,i have  shown you something
 of the nature of the law1 so also shall
 ,i show that  the law was added and    
given for this purpose1 that it might be
 so with  those that are out of the     
,covenant of ,grace4    ,first1 ,god did
 give the law that sin might abound1 not
 that it should  take away sin in any1  
but to discover the sin which is already
  begotten1 or that may be hereafter    
begotten1 by lust and ,satan 7,rom      

#e3bj74 ,i say1 this is one proper work 
of the law1 to make manifest sin2  it is
 sent to find fault with the sinner1 and
 it doth also watch that  it may do so1 
and it doth take all advantages for the 
accomplishing of  its work in them that 
give ear thereto1 or do not give ear1 if
 it have  the rule over them4 ,i say1 it
 is like a man that is sent by his lord 
to  see and pry into the labours and    
works of other men1 taking every        
advantage to discover their infirmities 
and failings1 and to chide  them8 yea1  
to throw them out of the ,lord's favour 
for the same4    ,second4 ,another great
 end why the ,lord did add or give the  
law1 it was  that no man might have     
anything to lay to the charge of the    
,lord for  ,his condemning of them that 
do transgress against the same4 ,you    
know  that if a man should be had before
 an officer or judge1 and there be      
condemned1 and yet by no law1 he that   
condemns him might be very well         
reprehended or reproved for passing the 

judgment2 yea1 the party  himself might 
have better ground to plead for his     
liberty than the  other to plead for the
 condemning of him2 but this shall not  
be so in  the judgment-day1 but         
contrariwise2 for then every man shall  
be forced  to lay his hand on his mouth1
 and hold his tongue at the judgment of 
,god when it is passed upon them2       
therefore saith the ,apostle1 8,what    
things soever the law saith1 it saith to
 them who are under the law02  that is1 
all the commands1 all the cursings and  
threatenings that are  spoken by it1 are
 spoken1 saith he1 8that every mouth may
 be stopped02  mark1 ,i beseech you1 8it
 saith10 saith he1 8that every mouth may
 be  stopped1 and all the world may     
become guilty before ,god0 7,rom #c3ai74
 ,so  that now1 in case any in the      
judgment-day should object against the  
judgment of ,god1 as those in the #beth 
of ,matthew do1 saying1 ,lord1 when  saw
 we ,thee thus and thus8 and why dost   
,thou pass such a sad sentence  of      

condemnation upon us8 surely this is    
injustice1 and not equity3 now  for the 
preventing of this the law was given2   
ay1 and that it might  prevent thee to  
purpose1 ,god gave it betimes1 before   
either thy first  father had sinned1 or 
thou wast born4 ,so that again1 if there
 should be  these objections offered    
against the proceedings of the ,lord in 
justice  and judgment1 saying1 ,lord1   
why am ,i thus condemned1 ,i did not    
know it  was sin8 ,now against these two
 was the law given and that betimes1 so 
that both these are answered4 ,if the   
first come in and say1 ,why am ,i       
judged8 why am ,i damned8 then will the 
law come in1 even all the ,ten          
,commandments1 with every one of their  
cries against thy soul2 the ,first      
saying1 ,he hath sinned against ,me1    
damn him2 the ,second saying also1 ,he  
hath transgressed against ,me1 damn him2
 the ,third also saying the same1       
together with the ,fourth1 ,fifth1      
,sixth1 ,seventh1 ,eighth1 ,ninth1      

,tenth2  even all of them will discharge
 themselves against thy soul if thou die
  under the first covenant1 saying1 ,he 
or they have transgressed against  us1  
damn them1 damn them3 and ,i tell thee  
also1 that these ten great  guns1 the   
,ten ,commandments1 will1 with          
discharging themselves in  justice      
against thy soul1 so rattle in thy      
conscience1 that thou wilt  in spite of 
thy teeth be immediately put to silence1
 and have thy mouth  stopped4 ,and let  
me tell thee further1 that if thou shalt
 appear before  ,god to have the ,ten   
,commandments discharge themselves      
against thee1  thou hadst better be tied
 to a tree1 and have ten1 yea1 ten      
thousand of  the biggest pieces of      
ordnance in the world to be shot off    
against  thee2 for these could go no    
further but only to kill the body2 but  
they1 both body and soul1 to be         
tormented in ,hell with the devil to all
  eternity4    ,third1 ,again2 if the   
second thing should be objected1 saying1

 ,but ,lord1  ,i did not think this had 
been sin1 or the other had been sin1 for
  nobody told me so2 then also will the 
giving of the law take off that1        
saying1 ,nay1 ,but ,i was given to thy  
father ,adam before he had sinned1  or  
before thou wast born1 and have ever    
since been in thy soul to  convince thee
 of thy sins1 and to control thee for   
doing the thing that  was not right4    
,did not ,i secretly tell thee at such a
 time1 in such a  place1 when thou wast 
doing of such a thing1 with such an one1
 or when  thou was all alone1 that this 
was a sin1 and that ,god did forbid it1 
therefore if thou didst commit it1 ,god 
would be displeased with thee  for it3  
and when thou was thinking to do such a 
thing at such a time1  did not ,i say1  
,forbear1 do not so8 ,god will smite    
thee1 and punish thee  for it if thou   
dost do it4 ,and besides1 ,god did so   
order it that you  had me in your       
houses1 in your ,bibles1 and also you   
could speak and  talk of me2 thus       

pleading the truth1 thou shalt be forced
 to confess it  is so2 nay1 it shall be 
so in some sort with the very ,gentiles 
and  barbarous people that fall far     
short of that light we have in these    
parts of the world2 for1 saith the      
,apostle1 8,the ,gentiles which have    
not the law1 do by nature the things    
contained in the law1 these1  having not
 the law10 that is1 not written as we   
have1 yet they 8are a  law unto         
themselves3 which show the works of the 
law written in their  hearts0 7,rom     
#b3ad1ae74 ,that is1 they have the law  
of works in them by  nature1 and        
therefore they shall be left without    
excuse2 for their own  consciences shall
 stand up for the truth of this where he
 saith1 8,their  conscience also bearing
 witness1 and their thoughts the        
meanwhile  accusing or else excusing one
 another40 ,ay1 but when8 ,why1 8in the 
day  when ,god shall judge the secrets  
of men by ,jesus ,christ according to my
  ,gospel0 7,rom #b3ae1af74 ,so this1 ,i

 say1 is another end for which the      
,lord did give the law--namely1 that    
,god might pass a sentence in           
righteousness1 without being charged    
with any injustice by those that  shall 
fall under it in the judgment4          
,fourth1 ,a fourth end why the ,lord did
 give the law it was1 because they  that
 die out of ,jesus ,christ might not    
only have their mouths stopped1  but    
also that their persons 8might become   
guilty before ,god0 7,rom  #c3ai74 ,and 
indeed this will be the ground of       
silencing1 as ,i said  before1 they     
finding themselves guilty1 their        
consciences backing the  truth of the   
judgment of ,god passed upon them1 8they
 shall become  guilty0--that is1 they   
shall be fit vessels for the wrath of   
,god to be  poured out into1 being      
filled with guilt by reason of          
transgressions  against the             
commandments2 thus1 therefore1 shall the
 parties under the  first covenant be   
8fitted to destruction0 7,rom #i3bb7    

even as wood or  straw1 being well      
dried1 is fitted for the fire2 and the  
law was added  and given1 and speaks to 
this very end1 that sins might be shown1
  mouths might be stopped from          
quarreling1 and that 8all the world10   
mark1 8the world may become guilty      
before ,god10 and so be in justice  for 
ever and ever overthrown because of     
their sins4    ,and this will be so for 
these reasons--    #a4 ,because ,god    
hath a time to magnify ,his justice and 
holiness1 as well  as to show ,his      
forbearance and mercy4 ,we read in      
,scripture that ,his  eyes are too pure 
to behold iniquity1 and then we shall   
find it true  7,hab #a3ac74 ,we read in 
,scripture that ,he will magnify the    
law1 and make  it honourable1 and then  
,he will do it indeed4 ,now1 because the
 ,lord  doth not strike so soon as ,he  
is provoked by sin1 therefore poor souls
  will not know nor regard the justice  
of ,god1 neither do they consider  the  
time in which it must be advanced1 which

 will be when men drop  under the wrath 
of ,god as fast as hail in a mighty     
storm 7#b ,peter #c3i2  ,psa #ej3ba1bb74
 ,now1 therefore1 look to it all you    
that count the  long-suffering and      
forbearance of ,god slackness2 and      
because for the  present ,he keepeth    
silence1 therefore to think that ,he is 
like unto  yourselves4 ,no1 no2 but know
 that ,god hath ,his set time for every 
purpose of ,his1 and in its time it     
shall be advanced most marvelously1  to 
the everlasting astonishment and        
overthrow of that soul that shall  be   
dealt withal by justice and the law4 ,o6
 how will ,god advance ,his  justice6   
,o6 how will ,god advance ,his holiness6
 ,first1 by showing men  that ,he in    
justice cannot1 will not regard them1   
because they have  sinned2 and1         
secondly1 in that ,his holiness will not
 give way for such  unclean wretches to 
abide in ,his sight1 ,his eyes are so   
pure4    #b4 ,because ,god will make it 
appear that ,he will be as good as ,his 

,word  to sinners4 ,sinners must not    
look to escape always1 though they may  
escape awhile1 yet they shall not go far
 all adoe unpunished2 no1 but  they     
shall have their due to a farthing1 when
 every threatening and  curse shall be  
accomplished and fulfilled on the head  
of the  transgressor4 ,friend1 there is 
never an idle word that thou speakest   
but ,god will account with thee for it2 
there is never a lie thou  tellest1 but 
,god will reckon with thee for it2 nay1 
there shall not  pass so much as one    
passage in all thy lifetime but ,god1   
the righteous  ,god1 will have it in the
 trial by ,his law1 if thou die under   
it1 in the  judgment-day4    ,,who      
,,they ,,are ,,that ,,are ,,under ,,the 
,,covenant ,,of ,,works4      ,,third4  
,but you will say--8,but who are those  
that are thus under the  law80    ,answ4
 ,those that are under the law may be   
branched out into three ranks  of men2  
either1 first1 such as are grossly      
profane1 or such as are more  refined2  

which may be two ways1 some in a lower  
sort1 and some in a  more eminent way4  
,first1 ,then they are under the law as 
a ,covenant of ,works who are open      
profane1 and ungodly wretches1 such as  
delight not only in sin1 but  also make 
their boast of the same1 and brag at the
 thoughts of  committing of it4 ,now1 as
 for such as these are1 there is a      
,scripture  in the ,first ,epistle of   
,paul to ,timothy ,chapter #a1 verses   
#i1 #aj1 which  is a notable one to this
 purpose1 8,the law10 saith he1 8is not 
made for  a righteous man10 not as it is
 a ,covenant of ,works1 8but for the0   
unrighteous or 8lawless and disobedient1
 for the ungodly and for  sinners1 for  
unholy and profane1 for murderers of    
fathers and murderers  of mothers1 for  
manslayers1 for whoremongers1 for them  
that defile  themselves with mankind1   
for menstealers1 for liars10 look to it1
  liars1 8for perjured persons1 and10 in
 a word1 8if there be any other  thing  
that is not according to sound          

doctrine40 ,these are one sort of       
people that are under the law1 and so   
under the curse of the same1  whose due 
is to drink up the brimful cup of ,god's
 eternal vengeance1  and therefore ,i   
beseech you not to deceive yourselves2  
for 8know ye not  that the unrighteous  
shall not inherit the kingdom of ,god8  
,neither  fornicators1 nor idolaters1   
nor adulterers1 nor effeminate1 nor     
abusers  of themselves with mankind1 nor
 thieves1 nor covetous1 nor drunkards1  
nor revilers1 nor extortioners1 shall   
inherit the kingdom of ,god0 7#a  ,cor  
#f3i1aj74 ,poor souls1 you think that   
you may have your sins1 your  lusts1 and
 pleasures1 and yet you shall do pretty 
well1 and be let to  go free in the     
judgment-day2 but see what ,god saith of
 such in  ,deuteronomy #bi3ai1          
#bj--which shall 8bless himself in his  
heart1 saying1  ,i shall have peace10 ,i
 shall be saved1 ,i shall do as well as 
others1 in  the day when ,god shall     
judge the world by ,jesus ,christ2 but1 

saith ,god1  ,i will not spare them1 no1
 but ,my anger and ,my jealousy shall   
smoke  against them4 ,how far8 ,even to 
the executing all the curses that are   
written in the ,law of ,god upon them4  
,nay1 saith ,god1 ,i will be even  with 
them1 8for ,i will blot out their names 
from under ,heaven40 ,and  indeed it    
must of necessity be so1 because such   
souls are unbelievers1  in their sins1  
and under the law1 which cannot1 will   
not1 show any  mercy on them2 for it is 
not the administration of mercy and     
life1 but  the administration of death  
and destruction1 as you have it 7#b ,cor
  #c3g1i72 and all those1 every one of  
them1 that are open profane1 and        
scandalous wretches are under it1 and   
have been so ever since they came  into 
the world to this day2 and they will for
 certain live and die  under the same   
dispensation1 and then be damned to all 
eternity1 if  they be not converted from
 under that covenant into and under the 
,covenant of ,grace1 of which ,i shall  

speak in its place2 and yet for all     
this1 how brag and crank #f are our poor
 wantons and wicked ones in this  day of
 forbearance6 as if ,god would never    
have a reckoning with them1  as if there
 was no law to condemn them1 as if there
 was no hellfire to  put them into4 ,but
 ,o how will they be deceived when they 
shall see  ,christ sitting upon the     
judgment-seat1 having laid aside his    
priestly  and prophetical office1 and   
appearing only as a judge to the wicked8
  when they shall see all the records of
 ,heaven unfolded and laid open2  when  
they shall see each man his name in the 
,book of ,life1 and in the  book of the 
law2 when they shall see ,god in ,his   
majesty1 ,christ in ,his  majesty1 the  
saints in their dignity1 but themselves 
in their impurity4  ,what will they say 
then8 whither will they fly then8 where 
will they  leave their glory8 ,o sad    
state6 7,isa #aj3c74    ,second4 ,they  
are under the law also who do not only  
so break and  disobey the law1 but      

follow after the law as hard as ever    
they can1  seeking justification        
thereby--that is1 though a man should   
abstain from  the sins against the law1 
and labour to fulfill the law1 and give 
up  himself to the law1 yet if he look  
no further than the law he is still     
under the law1 and for all his obedience
 to the law1 the righteous ,law  of     
,god1 he shall be destroyed by that law4
 ,friend1 you must not  understand that 
none but profane persons are under the  
law2 no1 but you  must understand that a
 man may be turned from a vain1 loose1  
open1  profane conversation and sinning 
against the law1 to a holy1 righteous1  
religious life1 and yet be in the same  
state1 under the same law1 and  as sure 
to be damned as the other that are more 
profane and loose4 ,and  though you may 
say this is very strange1 yet ,i shall  
both say it and  prove it to be true4   
,read with understanding that ,scripture
 in ,romans  #i3cj-ca1 where the        
,apostle1 speaking of the very thing1   

saith1 8,but  ,israel1 which followed   
after the law of righteousness02 mark1  
that  followed after the law of         
righteousness2 they notwithstanding     
their  earnest pursuit1 or hunting after
 the law of righteousness1 8hath not    
attained to the law of righteousness40  
,it signifies thus much to us1  that let
 a man be never so earnest1 so fervent1 
so restless1 so  serious1 so ready1 so  
apt and willing to follow the law and   
the  righteousness thereof1 if he be    
under that covenant1 he is gone1 he is  
lost1 he is deprived of eternal life1   
because he is not under the             
ministration of life if he die there4   
,read also that ,scripture1  ,galatians 
#c3aj1 which saith1 8,for as many as are
 of the works of the  law are under the 
curse02 mark1 they that are of the works
 of the law4  ,now1 for to be of the    
works of the law1 it is to be of the    
works of the  righteousness             
thereof--that is1 to abstain from sins  
against the law1  and to do the commands

 thereof as near as ever they can for   
their  lives1 or with all the might they
 have3 and therefore ,i beseech you to  
consider it1 for men's being ignorant of
 this is the cause why so many  go on   
supposing they have a share in ,christ1 
because they are reformed1  and abstain 
from the sins against the law1 who1 when
 all comes to all1  will be damned      
notwithstanding1 because they are not   
brought out from  under the ,covenant of
 ,works1 and put under the ,covenant of 
,grace4    ,object4 8,but can you in    
very deed make these things manifestly  
evident  from the ,word of ,god8        
,methinks to reason thus is very        
strange1 that a  man should labour to   
walk up according to the ,law of ,god as
 much as  ever he can1 and yet that man 
notwithstanding this1 should be still   
under the curse4 ,pray clear it40       
,answ4 ,truly this doth seem very       
strange1 ,i do know full well1 to the   
natural man1 to him that is yet in his  
unbelief1 because he goeth by  beguiled 

reason2 but for my part1 ,i do know it  
is so1 and shall labour  also to        
convince thee of the truth of the same4 
#a4 ,then1 the law is thus strict and   
severe1 that if a man do sin but  once  
against it1 he1 ,i say1 is gone for ever
 by the law1 living and  dying under    
that covenant4 ,if you would be         
satisfied as touching the  truth of     
this1 do but read ,galatians #c3aj1     
where it saith 8,cursed is  every one10 
that is1 not a man shall miss by that   
covenant1 8that  continueth not in all10
 mark1 in all 8things which are written 
in the  book of the law to do them40    
7#a47 ,pray mark1 here is a curse1 in   
the  first place1 if all things written 
in the book of the law be not done1  and
 that1 continually too--that is1 without
 any failing or one slip1 as  ,i said   
before4 ,now there is never a one in the
 world but before they  did begin to    
yield obedience to the least command1   
they in their own  persons did sin      
against it by breaking of it4 ,the      

,apostle1 methinks1 is  very notable for
 the clearing of this in ,romans #c3e4  
,in the one he  endeavours for to prove 
that all had transgressed in the first  
,adam as  he stood a common person1     
representing both himself and us in his 
standing and falling4 8,wherefore10     
saith he1 8as by one man sin entered    
into the world1 and death by sin2 and so
 death passed upon all men10  mark that2
 but why8 8for that all have sinned0    
7,rom #e3ab74 ,that is1  forasmuch as   
all naturally are guilty of original    
sin1 the sin that was  committed by us  
in ,adam2 so this is one cause why none 
can be justified  by their obedience to 
the law1 because they have in the first 
place  broken it in their first parents4
 ,but1 7#b47 in case this should be     
opposed and rejected by quarrelsome     
persons1 though there be no ground  for 
it1 ,paul hath another argument to back 
his doctrine1 saying1 ,for we  have     
proved 7already7 that both ,jews and    
,gentiles are all under sin4  8,as it is

 written1 ,there is none righteous1 no1 
not one40 8,they are all  gone out of   
the way1 they are together10 mark1      
together1 8become  unprofitable1 there  
is none that doeth good1 no1 not one40  
8,their  throat is an open sepulchre2   
with their tongues they have used       
deceit1  the poison of asps is under    
their lips40 ,their 8mouths are full of 
cursing and bitterness40 8,their feet   
are swift to shed blood40 ,in a  word1  
8,destruction and misery are in their   
ways2 and the way of peace  have they   
not known40 ,now then1 saith he1 having 
proved these things so  clearly1 the    
conclusion of the whole is this1 8,that 
what things soever  the law saith10 in  
both showing of sin1 and cursing for the
 same1 8it  saith0 all 8to them who are 
under the law that every mouth may be   
stopped1 and all the world may become   
guilty before ,god0 7,rom #c3aj1ai74    
,so that here1 ,i say1 lieth the ground 
of our not being justified by the  law1 
even because1 in the first place1 we    

have sinned against it2 for  know this  
for certain1 that if the law doth take  
the least advantage of  thee by thy     
sinning against it1 all that ever thou  
shalt afterwards  hear from it is       
nothing but ,curse1 curse1 curse him1   
8for not  continuing in all things which
 are written in the book of the law to  
do  them40    #b4 ,thou canst not be    
saved by the righteous ,law of ,god1 the
 first  covenant1 because that1 together
 with this thy miserable state1 by      
original and actual sins1 before thou   
didst follow the law1 since thy  turning
 to the law thou hast committed several 
sins against the law--8,in  many things 
we offend all40 ,so that now thy        
righteousness to the law  being mixed   
with sometimes the lust of              
concupiscence1 fornication1             
covetousness1 pride1 heart-risings      
against ,god1 coldness of affection     
towards ,him1 backwardness to good      
duties1 speaking idle words1 having  of 
strife in your hearts1 and such like2 ,i

 say1 these things being  thus1 the     
righteousness of the law is become too  
weak through this our  flesh 7,rom      
#h3c71 and so1 notwithstanding all our  
obedience to the law1  we are yet       
through our weakness under the curse of 
the law2 for1 as ,i  said before1 the   
law is so holy1 so just1 and so good1   
that it cannot  allow that any failing  
or slip should be done by them that look
 for  life by the same4 8,cursed is     
every one that continuteth not in       
everything0 7,gal #c3aj74 ,and this     
,paul knew full well1 which made him    
throw away all his righteousness4 ,but  
you will say1 that was his own4  ,answ4 
,but it was even that which while he    
calls it his own1 he also  calls it the 
righteousness of the law 7,phil #c3g-aj7
 and to account it  but dung1 but as    
dirt on his shoes1 and that1 that he    
might be found in  ,christ1 and so be   
saved by ,him 8without the deeds of the 
law0 7,rom  #c3bh74 ,but1    #c4 ,set   
the case1 the righteousness of the law  

which thou hast was pure  and perfect1  
without the least flaw or fault1 without
 the least mixture  of the least sinful 
thought1 yet this would fall far short  
of  presenting of thee blameless in the 
sight of ,god4 ,and that ,i prove by    
these arguments--7#a47 ,the first       
argument is1 that that which is not     
,christ cannot redeem souls from the    
curse1 it cannot completely present     
them before the ,lord2 now the law is   
not ,christ2 therefore the moral  law   
cannot1 by all our obedience to it1     
deliver us from the curse that  is due  
to us 7,acts #d3ab74 7#b47 ,the second  
argument is1 that that  righteousness   
that is not the righteousness of faith1 
that is1 by  believing in ,jesus        
,christ1 cannot please ,god2 now the    
righteousness of  the law as a ,covenant
 of ,works is not the righteousness of  
faith2  therefore the righteousness of  
the law as acted by us1 being under that
  covenant1 cannot please ,god4 ,the    
first is proved in ,hebrews #aa3f1 8,but

  without faith it is impossible to     
please ,him02 mark1 it is impossible4   
,the second thus1 8,the law is not of   
faith0 7,gal #c3ab2 ,rom #aj3e1f71      
compared with ,galatians #c3aa4 8,but   
that no man is justified by the law  in 
the sight of ,god1 it is evident2 for1  
,the just shall live by faith4  ,and the
 law is not of faith40    ,but for the  
better understanding of those that are  
weak of  apprehension1 ,i shall prove it
 thus--#a4 ,the soul that hath eternal  
life1  he must have it by right of      
purchase or redemption 7,heb #i3ab2 ,eph
 #a3g74  #b4 ,this purchase of          
redemption must be through the blood of 
,christ4 8,we  have redemption through  
,his blood40 8,without shedding of blood
 is no  remission40 ,now the law is not 
in a capacity to die1 and so to redeem  
sinners by the purchase of blood1 which 
satisfaction justice calls for4  ,read  
the same ,scriptures 7,heb #i3bb74      
,justice calls for satisfaction1        
because thou hast transgressed and      

sinned against it1 and that must  have  
satisfaction2 therefore all that ever   
thou canst do cannot bring  in          
redemption1 though thou follow the law  
up the to the nail-head1 as ,i  may say1
 because all this is not shedding of    
blood2 for believe it1 and  know it for 
certain1 that though thou hadst sinned  
but one sin before  thou didst turn to  
the law1 that one sin will murder thy   
soul1 if it be  not washed away by      
blood1 even by the precious blood of    
,jesus ,christ1  that was shed when ,he 
did hang upon the cross on ,mount       
,calvary4    ,object4 ,but you will say1
 8,methinks1 that giving of ourselves up
 to  live a righteous life should make  
,god like the better of us1 and so let  
us be saved by ,christ1 because we are  
so willing to obey ,his law40    ,answ4 
,the motive that moveth ,god to have    
mercy upon sinners is not  because they 
are willing to follow the law1 but      
because ,he is willing  to save them4   
8,not for thy righteousness1 or for the 

uprighteous of  thine heart dost thou go
 to possess their land0 7,deu #i3d-f74  
,now  understand this3 if thy will to do
 righteousness was the first moving     
cause why ,god had mercy on thee through
 ,christ1 then it must not be  freely by
 grace--,i say1 freely4 ,but the ,lord  
loves thee and saves thee  upon free    
terms1 having nothing beforehand to make
 ,him accept of thy  soul1 but only the 
blood of ,christ2 therefore to allow of 
such a  principle it is to allow that   
grace is to be obtained by the works of 
the law1 which is as gross darkness as  
lies in the darkest dungeon in  ,popery1
 and is also directly opposite to       
,scripture--,for we are  8justified     
freely by ,his grace1 through the       
redemption that is in  ,christ02 not    
through the good that is in our selves1 
or done by us1 no1  8but by faith1      
without0--mark that--8without the deeds 
of the law0 7,rom  #c3bd-bh74 ,again1   
8,not of works1 least any man should    
boast0 7,eph #b3i74  ,no1 no1 saith he1 

8,not according to our works10 or       
righteousness1 8but  according to ,his  
own purpose02 mark 8according to ,his   
own purpose and  grace1 which was0 a    
free gift1 8given us in ,christ ,jesus10
 not lately1  but 8before the world     
began0 7#b ,tim #a3i74    ,object4 ,but 
you will say1 8,then why did ,god give  
the law1 if we cannot  have salvation by
 following of it80    ,answ4 ,i told you
 before that the law was given for these
 following  reasons--#a4 ,that thou     
mightest be convinced by it of thy sins1
 and that  thy sins might indeed appear 
very sinful unto thee1 which is done by 
the law these ways--7#a47 ,by showing of
 thee what a holy ,god ,he is that  did 
give the law2 and1 7#b47 ,by showing    
thee thy vileness and  wickedness1 in   
that thou1 contrary to this holy ,god1  
hast transgressed  against and broken   
this ,his holy ,law2 therefore1 saith   
,paul1 8the law  entered1 that the      
offence might abound10 that is1 by      
showing the  creature the holiness of   

,god1 and also its own vileness 7,rom   
#e3bj74 #b4  ,that thou mayest know that
 ,god will not damn thee for nothing in 
the  judgment-day4 #c4 ,because ,he     
would have no quarreling at ,his just   
condemning of them at that day4 #d4     
,because ,he will make thee to know     
that ,he is a holy ,god and pure4       
,,what ,,men ,,may ,,attain ,,to ,,that 
,,are ,,under ,,this ,,covenant ,,of    
,,works4      ,,fourth ,quest4 8,but    
seeing you have spoken thus far1 ,i wish
 you would  do so much as to show in    
some particulars1 both what men have    
done1 and  how far they have gone1 and  
what they have received1 being yet under
  this covenant1 which you call the     
ministration of condemnation40    ,answ4
 ,this is somewhat a difficult question1
 and had need be not only  warily1 but  
also home and soundly answered4 ,the    
question consists of  three             
particulars--,first1 ,what men have     
done2 ,second1 ,how far men have  gone2 
,third1 ,what they have received1 and   

yet to be under the law1 or  ,covenant  
of ,works1 and so in a state of         
condemnation4    ,first4 ,as for the    
first1 ,i have spoken something in      
general to that  already2 but for thy   
better understanding ,i shall yet speak 
more  particularly4    #a4 ,a man hath  
and may be convinced and troubled for   
his sins1 and yet  be under this        
covenant1 and that in a very heavy and  
dreadful manner1  insomuch that he find 
the weight of them to be intolerable and
 too  heavy for him to bear1 as it was  
with ,cain1 8,my punishment10 saith he1 
8is greater than ,i can bear0 7,gen     
#d3ac74    #b4 ,a man living thus under 
a sense of his sins may repent and be   
sorry  for them1 and yet be under this  
covenant1 and yet be in a damned state4 
,and when he1 ,judas1 saw what was done1
 he 8repented0 7,matt #bg3c74    #c4    
,men may not only be convinced1 and also
 repent for their sins1 but  they may   
also desire the prayers of the children 
of ,god for them too1  and yet be under 

this covenant and curse1 8,then ,pharaoh
 called for  ,moses and ,aaron1 in      
haste1 and he said1 ,i have sinned2     
entreat the ,,lord  your ,god that ,he  
may take away from me this death0 7,exo 
#aj3af1 #ag74    #d4 ,a man may also    
humble himself for his offences and     
disobedience  against his ,god1 and yet 
be under this covenant 7#a ,kings       
#ba3bd-ai74    #e4 ,a man may make      
restitution unto men for the offence he 
hath done  unto them1 and yet be under  
this covenant4    #f4 ,a man may do much
 work for ,god in his generation1 and   
yet be under  this first covenant2 as   
,jehu1 who did do that which ,god bid   
him 7#b  ,kings #i3be1 #bf74 ,and yet   
,god threateneth even ,jehu1 because    
though he  did do the thing that the    
,lord commanded him1 yet he did it not  
from a  right principle2 for had he1 the
 ,lord would not have said1 8,yet a     
little while1 and ,i will avenge the    
blood of ,jezreel upon the house of     
,jehu0 7,hosea #a3d74    #g4 ,men may   

hear and fear the servants of the ,lord1
 and reverence them  very highly2 yea1  
and when they hear1 they may not only   
hear1 but hear  and do1 and that gladly 
too1 not one or two things1 but many2   
mark1  many things gladly1 and yet be   
lost1 and yet be damned1 8,for ,herod   
feared ,john10 why8 not because he had  
any civil power over him1 but  because  
8he was a just man and an holy1 and     
observed him2 and when he  heard him1 he
 did many things1 and heard him gladly0 
7,mark #f3bj74 ,it  may be that thou    
thinkest that because thou hearest such 
and such1  therefore thou art better    
than thy neighbours2 but know for       
certain  that thou mayest not only hear1
 but thou mayest hear and do1 and that  
not with a backward will1 but           
gladly--mark1 8gladly0--and yet be      
,herod  still1 an enemy to the ,lord    
,jesus still4 ,consider this1 ,i pray   
you4    ,second4 ,but to the second     
thing1 which is this1 ,how far may such 
an one  go8 ,to what may such an one    

attain8 ,whither may he arrive1 and yet 
be  an undone man1 under this covenant8 
#a answer--    #a4 ,such an one may be  
received into fellowship with the       
saints1 as they  are in a visible way of
 walking one with another2 they may walk
 hand in  hand together1 8,the ,kingdom 
of ,heaven10 that is1 a visible company 
of  professors of ,christ1 is likened to
 ten virgins1 which took their  lamps1  
and went forth to meet the ,bridegroom1 
8five of them were wise1  and five were 
foolish0 7,matt #be3a1b74 ,these1 in the
 first place1 are  called virgins--that 
is1 such as are clear from the          
pollutions of the  world2 secondly1 they
 are said to go forth--that is1 from the
 rudiments  and traditions of men2      
thirdly1 they do agree to take their    
lamps with  them--that is1 to profess   
themselves the servants of ,jesus       
,christ1 that  wait upon ,him1 and for  
,him2 and yet when ,he came1 ,he found  
half of  them1 even the virgins1 that   
had lamps1 that also went forth from the

  pollutions of the world and the       
customs of men1 to be such as lost      
their precious souls 7verse #ab7 which  
they should not have done1 had  they    
been under the ,covenant of ,grace1 and 
so not under the law4    #b4 ,they may  
attain to a great deal of honour in the 
said company of  professors1 that which 
may be accounted honour1 insomuch that  
they may  be put in trust with church   
affairs1 and bear the bag1 as ,judas    
did4 ,i  speak not this to shame the    
saints1 but1 being beloved1 ,i warn     
them2  yet ,i speak this on purpose that
 it might1 if the ,lord will1 knock at  
the door of the souls of professors4    
,consider ,demas6    #c4 ,they may      
attain to speak of the ,word as         
ministers1 and become  preachers of the 
,gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 insomuch that
 the people where  they dwell may even  
take up a proverb concerning them1      
saying1 8,is he  among the prophets80   
his gifts may be so rare1 his tongue may
 be so  fluent1 and his matter may be so

 fit1 that he may speak with a tongue   
like an angel1 and speak of the hidden  
mysteries1 yea1 of them all2  mark that1
 and yet be nothing1 and yet be none of 
the ,lord's anointed  ones1 with the    
,spirit of grace savingly1 but may live 
and die under the  curse of the law 7#a 
,cor #ac3a-d74    #d4 ,they may go yet  
further2 they may have the gifts of the 
,spirit of  ,god1 which may enable them 
to cast out devils1 to remove the       
biggest  hills or mountains in the      
world2 nay1 thou mayest be so gifted as 
to  prophesy of things to come1 the most
 glorious things1 even the coming  of   
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ to reign over  
all ,his enemies1 and yet be but  a     
,balaam1 a wicked and a mad prophet 7#b 
,peter #b3af2 ,num #bd3af-be74    #e4   
,there may not only stand thus for      
awhile1 for a little season1 but  they  
may stand thus till the coming of our   
,lord ,jesus ,christ with ,his  holy    
angels2 ay1 and not be discovered of the
 saints till that very  day4 8,then all 

those virgins arose10--the wise and the 
foolish2 then6  when8 why1 when this    
voice was heard1 8,behold the           
,bridegroom cometh1 go  ye out to meet  
him0 7,matt #be3a-f74 ,and yet were out 
of the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 and yet   
were under the law4    #f4 ,nay1        
further1 they may not only continue in a
 profession till then1  supposing       
themselves to be under the grace of the 
,gospel1 when indeed  they are under the
 curse of the law1 but even when the    
,bridegroom is  come1 they may still be 
so confident of their state to be good1 
that  they will even reason out the case
 with ,christ why they are not let  into
 the kingdom of glory1 saying1 8,lord1  
,lord1 we have eaten and drunk  in ,thy 
presence2 and ,thou hast taught in our  
streets40 ,nay1 further1  8,have we not 
prophesied in ,thy name8 and in ,thy    
name have cast out  devils80 ,nay1 not  
only thus1 but1 8done many10 mark1 we   
have 8done many  wonderful works40 ,nay1
 further1 they were so confident1 that  

they  commanded1 in a commanding way1   
saying1 8,lord1 open to us40 ,see here1 
,i  beseech you1 how far these went2    
they thought they had had intimate      
acquaintance with ,jesus ,christ1 they  
thought ,he could not choose but  save  
them2 they had eat and drunk with ,him1 
sat at the table with ,him1  received   
power from ,him1 executed the same      
power4 ,in ,thy name have we  done thus 
and thus2 even wrought many wonderful   
works 7,matt #g3bb2 ,luke  #ac3be1bf74  
,and yet these poor creatures were shut 
out of the kingdom4 ,o  consider this1  
,i beseech you1 before it be too late1  
lest you say1  ,lord1 let us come in1   
when ,christ saith1 ,thrust him out     
7,verse #bh74  ,hears you cry1 8,lord   
open to us10 when ,he saith1 8,depart1  
,i know you  not02 lest though you think
 of having joy1 you have 8weeping and   
gnashing of teeth40    ,third4 ,but the 
third thing touched in the question was 
this--,what may  such an one receive of 
,god who is under the curse of the law8 

#a4 ,they may receive an answer to their
 prayers from ,god at some times1  for  
some things as they do stand in need of4
 ,i find in ,scripture that  ,god did   
hear these persons that the ,apostle    
saith were cast out 7,gen  #ba3ag74     
8,and ,god heard the voice of the lad10 
even of cast-out ,ishmael2  8and the    
angel of ,god called to ,hagar0 which   
was the bond-woman1 and  under the law  
7,gal #d3cj74 8out of heaven1 and said  
unto her1 ,fear not2  for ,god hath     
heard the voice of the lad where he is40
 ,friends1 it may  be you may think1    
because you have your prayers answered  
in some  particular things1 therefore   
you may suppose that as to your eternal 
state your condition is very good4 ,but 
you must know that ,god doth hear  the  
cry of a company of ,ishmaelites1 the   
sons of the bondwomen1 who are  under   
the law as a ,covenant of ,works4 ,i do 
not say ,he hears them as to  their     
eternal state1 but ,he heareth them as  
to several straits that  they go through

 in this life1 ay1 and gives them ease  
and liberty from  their trouble4 ,here  
this poor wretch was almost perished for
 a little  water1 and he cried1 and ,god
 heard him1 yea1 ,he heard him out of   
,heaven4 ,read also ,psalm #ajg3bc-bi4  
8,he gave them their desire1 but ,he    
sent leanness into their soul0 7,psa    
#ajf3ae74 #g    ,but some may say1      
,methinks this is yet more strange that 
,god should  hear the prayers1 the cries
 of those that are under the law1 and   
answer  them4 ,answ4 ,i told you before1
 ,he doth not hear them as to their     
eternal state1 but as to their temporal 
state2 for ,god as their ,creator  hath 
a care for them1 and causeth the sun to 
shine upon them1 and the  rain to       
distill upon their substance 7,matt     
#e3de74 ,nay1 ,he doth give the  beasts 
in the field their appointed food1 and  
doth hear the young  ravens when they   
cry1 which are far inferior to man 7,psa
 #adg3i74 ,i say1  therefore1 that ,god 
doth hear the cries of ,his creatures1  

and doth  answer them too1 though not as
 to their eternal state2 but may damn   
them nevertheless when they die for all 
that4    #b4 ,they may receive promises 
from the mouth of the ,lord4 ,there are 
many  that have promises made to them by
 the ,lord in a most eminent way1 and   
yet1 as ,i said before1 are such as are 
cast out and called the children  of the
 bond-woman1 which is the law--8,and the
 angel of ,god called to  ,hagar out of 
,heaven10 that was the bond-woman1      
saying1 8,fear not2 for  ,god hath heard
 the voice of the lad where he is4      
,arise1 lift up the  lad1 and hold him  
in thine hand2 ,,for ,i ,,will ,,make   
,,him10--mark1 there is  the            
promise1--8for ,i will make him10 of the
 son of the bond-woman1 8a  great       
nation0 7,gen #ba3ag1ah74    #c4 ,nay1  
they may go further2 for they may       
receive another heart than  they had    
before1 and yet be under the law4 ,there
 is no man1 ,i think1  but those that do
 not know what they say1 that will think

 or say that  ,saul was under the       
,covenant of ,grace2 yet after he had   
talked with  ,samuel1 and had turned his
 back to go from him1 saith the         
,scripture1  8,god gave him another     
heart0 7#a ,sam #aj3i74 ,another heart1 
mark that1  and yet an out-cast1 a      
rejected person 7#a ,sam #ae3bf1bi74    
,friends1 ,i  beseech you1 let not these
 things offend you1 but let them rather 
beget  in your hearts an inquiring into 
the truth of your condition1 and be     
willing to be searched to the bottom2   
and also1 that everything which  hath   
not been planted by the ,lord's right   
hand may be rejected1 and  that there   
may be a reaching after better things1  
even the things that  will not only make
 thy soul think thy state is good now1  
but that thou  mayest be able to look   
sin1 death1 ,hell1 the curse of the law1
 together  with the ,judge1 in the face 
with comfort1 having such a real1 sound1
  effectual work of ,god's grace in thy 
soul1 that when thou hearest the        

trumpet sound1 seest the graves fly     
open1 and the dead come creeping  forth 
out of their holes2 when thou shalt see 
the judgment set1 the  books opened1 and
 all the world standing before the      
judgment-seat2 ,i  say1 that then thou  
mayest stand1 and have that blessed     
sentence spoken  to thy soul1 8,come1 ye
 blessed of ,my ,father1 inherit the    
kingdom  prepared for you from the      
foundation of the world0 7,matt #be3cd74
    ,objection to this head4 ,but1 you  
will say1 for all this1 ,we cannot      
believe that we are under the law1 for  
these reasons--,as1 ,first4 ,because  we
 have found a change in our hearts4     
,second4 ,because we do deny that  the  
,covenant of ,works will save any4      
,third4 ,because1 for our parts1 we     
judge ourselves far from legal          
principles2 for we are got up into as   
perfect a ,gospel order1 as to matter of
 practice and discipline in  church     
affairs1 as any this day in ,england1 as
 we judge4    ,answer to reason first4  

,that man's belief that is grounded upon
  anything done in him1 or by him only1 
that man's belief is not grounded  upon 
the death1 burial1 resurrection1        
ascension1 and intercession of  ,jesus  
,christ2 for that man that hath indeed  
good ground of his eternal  salvation1  
his faith is settled upon that object   
which ,god is well  pleased or satisfied
 withal1 which is that man that was born
 of ,mary1  even her first-born         
,son--that is1 he doth apply by faith to
 his soul the  virtues of ,his death1   
blood1 righteousness1 etc41 and doth    
look for  satisfaction of soul nowhere  
else than from that1 neither doth the   
soul  seek to give ,god any satisfaction
 as to justification any other ways2    
but doth willingly and cheerfully accept
 of and embrace the virtues of          
,christ's death1 together with the rest 
of ,his things done by ,himself on  the 
cross as a sacrifice1 and since also as 
a priest1 advocate1  mediator1 etc42 and
 doth so really and effectually receive 

the glories  of the same1 that          
thereby--mark that--thereby he is       
8changed into the  same image1 from     
glory to glory0 7#b ,cor #c3ah74 ,thus  
in general2 but yet  more particular--  
#a4 ,to think that your condition is    
good because there is some change in    
you from a loose profane life1 to a more
 close1 honest1 and civil life  and     
conversation2 ,i say1 to think this     
testimony sufficient to ground  the     
stress of thy salvation upon is very    
dangerous4 ,first1 because such  a soul 
doth not only lay the stress of its     
salvation besides the man  ,christ      
,jesus that died upon the cross2 but    
secondly1 because that his  confidence  
is not grounded upon the ,saviour of    
sinners1 but upon his  turning from     
gross sins to a more refined life1--and 
it may be to the  performance of some   
good duties--which is no ,saviour2 ,i   
say1 this is  very dangerous2 therefore 
read it1 and the ,lord help you to      
understand  it2 for unless you lay the  

whole stress of the salvation of your   
souls  upon the merits of another       
man--namely1 ,jesus--and that by what   
,he did do  and is adoing without you1  
for certain1 as sure as ,god is in      
,heaven1  your souls will perish4 ,and  
this must not be notionally neither1 as 
with an assenting of the understanding  
only2 but it must be by the  wonderful1 
invisible1 invincible power of the      
,almighty ,god1 working in  your souls  
by ,his ,spirit such a real1 saving1    
holy faith1 that can1  through the      
operation of the same ,spirit by which  
it is wrought1 lay  hold on and apply   
these most heavenly1 most excellent1    
most meritorious  benefits of the man   
,christ ,jesus1 not only to your heads  
and fancies1  but to your very souls and
 consciences1 so effectually1 that you  
may be  able by the same faith to       
challenge the power1 madness1 malice1   
rage1  and destroying nature either of  
sin1 the law1 death1 the devil1         
together with ,hell and all other evils1

 throwing your souls upon the  death1   
burial1 resurrection1 and intercession  
of that man ,jesus without  7,rom       
#h3cb-ci74 ,but1    #b4 ,do you think   
that there was no change in the five    
foolish virgins  spoken of 7,matt       
#be3a-c74 ,yes2 there was such a change 
in those very  people1 that the five    
wise ones could give them admittance of 
walking  with them in the most pure ways
 and institutions of the ,gospel of     
,christ1 and yet but foolish2 nay1 they 
walked with them1 or shall walk  with   
them1 until the ,lord ,jesus ,christ    
shall break down from ,heaven1  and yet 
be but foolish virgins1 and yet but     
under the law1 and so under  the curse1 
as ,i said before4    ,second part of   
objection4 ,but1 say you1 ,we have      
disowned the ,covenant  of ,works1 and  
turned from that also4    ,answer to    
reason second4 ,this is sooner said than
 done4 ,alas1 alas6  poor souls think   
because they say1 8,grace1 grace1 it is 
freely by  grace10 therefore they are   

under the ,covenant of ,grace4 ,a very  
wide  mistake4 ,you must understand thus
 much1 that though you be such as can   
speak of the grace of the ,gospel1 yet  
if you yourselves be not brought  under 
the very ,covenant of ,grace1 you are   
yet1 notwithstanding your  talk and     
profession1 very far wide of a sense and
 of a share in the  ,covenant of the    
,grace of ,god held forth in the        
,gospel4    ,the ,jews were of a clearer
 understanding many of them than to     
conclude  that the law1 and only the    
law1 was the way to salvation2 for they1
  even they that received not the       
,christ of ,god1 did expect a ,saviour  
should come 7,john #g3bg1da-dc74 ,but   
they were men that had not the  ,gospel 
,spirit1 which alone is able to lead    
them to the very life1  marrow1 or      
substance of the ,gospel in right terms2
 and so being muddy  in their           
understandings1 being between the       
thoughts of a ,saviour and  the thoughts
 of the works of the law1 thinking that 

they must be  accomplished for the      
obtaining of a ,saviour1 and ,his mercy 
towards  them2 ,i say1 between these    
they fell short of a ,saviour4 ,as many 
poor  souls in these days1 they think   
they must be saved alone by the         
,saviour1 yet they think there is       
something to be done on their parts  for
 the obtaining of the good-will of the  
,saviour1 as their humiliation  for sin1
 their turning from the same1 their     
promises1 and vows1 and  resolutions to 
become new men1 join in                 
church-fellowship1 and what not2  and   
thus they1 bringing this along with them
 as a means to help them1  they fall    
short of eternal salvation if they are  
not converted2 see  that ,scripture     
7,rom #i3cj-cb74 ,the ,apostle saith    
there1 that they that  sought not did   
obtain1 when they that did seek fell    
short4 8,what shall  we say then80 saith
 he4 8,that the ,gentiles which sought  
not after  righteousness1 have attained 
to righteousness10 yea1 8even the       

righteousness which is of faith40 ,and  
what else8 ,why1 8but ,israel which     
followed after the law of righteousness1
 hath not attained to the law  of       
righteousness40 ,how came that to pass8 
8,because10 saith he1 8they  sought it  
not by faith1 but as it were0--mark1 he 
doth not say1  altogether1 no1 8but as  
it were0--that is1 because as they      
sought1 they  did a little by the bye   
lean upon the works of the law4 ,and let
 me tell  you1 that this is such a hard 
thing to beat men off of1 that though   
,paul himself did take the work in hand1
 he did find enough to do  touching it2 
how is he fain to labour in the ten     
first chapters of his  ,epistle to the  
,romans1 for the establishing of those  
that did even  profess largely in the   
doctrine of grace1 and also in that     
,epistle to  the ,galatians2 and yet    
lost many1 do what he could4 ,now1 the  
reason why  the doctrine of grace doth  
so hardly down--even with professors--in
  truth1 effectually1 it is because     

there is a principle naturally in man   
that doth argue against the same1 and   
that thus3 ,why1 saith the soul1 ,i  am 
a sinner1 and ,god is righteous1 holy1  
and just2 ,his holy ,law1  therefore1   
having been broken by me1 ,i must1 by   
all means1 if ever ,i  look to be saved1
 in the first place1 be sorry for my    
sins2 secondly1  turn from the same2    
thirdly1 follow after good duties1 and  
practise the  good things of the law and
 ordinances of the ,gospel1 and so hope 
that  ,god for ,christ's sake may       
forgive all my sins2 which is not the   
way to  ,god as a ,father in ,christ1   
but the way1 the very way to come to    
,god by  the ,covenant of ,works1 or the
 law1 which things ,i shall more fully  
clear when ,i speak to the second       
doctrine4    ,again1 therefore1 those   
that this day profess the ,gospel1 for  
the  generality of them they are such1  
that1 notwithstanding their  profession1
 they are very ignorant of that glorious
 influence and  lustre of the same2 ,i  

say1 they are ignorant of the virtue and
 efficacy  of the glorious things of    
,christ held forth by and in the        
,gospel1 which  doth argue their not    
being under the ,covenant of ,grace1 but
 rather  under the law or old covenant  
7#b ,cor #d3c74 ,as1 for instance1 if   
you do  come among some professors of   
the ,gospel1 in general you shall have  
them pretty busy and ripe2 also able to 
hold you in a very large  discourse in  
several points of the same glorious     
,gospel2 but if you  come to the same   
people and ask them concerning          
heart-work1 or what  work the ,gospel   
hath wrought on them1 and what          
appearance they have had  of the sweet  
influences and virtues on their souls   
and consciences1 it  may be they will   
give you such an answer as this--,i do  
find by the  preaching thereof that ,i  
am changed1 and turned from my sins in a
 good  measure1 and also have learned   
7but only in tongue71 to distinguish    
between the law and the ,gospel1 so that

 for the one--that is1 for the          
,gospel--,i can plead1 and also can show
 the weakness and unprofitableness  of  
the other4 ,and thus far1 it is like    
they may go1 which is not far  enough to
 prove them under the ,covenant of      
,grace1 though they may have  their     
tongues so largely tipped with the      
profession of the same 7#b  ,peter      
#b3bj7 where he saith 8,for if after    
they have escaped the  pollutions of the
 world through the knowledge of the     
,lord and ,saviour  ,jesus ,christ10    
which was not a saving knowledge1 8they 
are again  entangled therein1 and       
overcome1 the latter end0 of that man   
8is worse  than the beginning0 7,matt   
#be3a-d1 etc42 ,matt #g3bb74    ,object4
 ,but1 you will say1 is not this a fair 
declaring of the work of  grace1 or doth
 it not discover that1 without all      
gainsaying1 we are  under the ,covenant 
of ,grace1 when we are able1 not only to
 speak of the  glorious ,gospel of      
,jesus ,christ1 but also to tell1 and   

that by  experience1 that we have been  
changed from worse to better1 from sin  
to  a holy life1 by leaving of the same1
 and that by hearing of the ,word       
preached8    ,answer #a4 ,a man may1 in 
the first place1 be able to talk of all 
the  mysteries of the ,gospel1 and that 
like an angel of ,god1 and yet be no    
more in ,god's account than the sounding
 of a drum1 brass1 or the  tinkling of a
 cymbal1 which are things that1         
notwithstanding their  sound and great  
noise1 are absolutely void of life and  
motion1 and so  are accounted with ,god 
as nothing--that is1 no ,christians1 no 
believers1  not under the ,covenant of  
,grace for all that 7#a ,cor #ac3a-d74  
#b4 ,men may  not only do this1 but may 
also be changed in reality1 for a       
season1  from what they formerly were1  
and yet be nothing at all in the ,lord's
  account as to an eternal blessing4    
,read #b ,peter #b3bj1 the ,scripture   
which ,i mentioned before2 for1 indeed1 
that one ,scripture is enough to  prove 

all that ,i desire to say as to this    
very thing2 for1 if you  observe1 there 
is enfolded therein these following     
things--7#a47 ,that  reprobates may     
attain to a knowledge of ,christ4 7#b47 
,this knowledge may  be of such weight  
and force1 that1 for the present1 it may
 make them  escape the pollutions of the
 world1 and this by hearing the ,gospel4
  8,for if after they have escaped the  
pollutions of the world through the     
knowledge of the ,lord and ,saviour     
,jesus ,christ1 they are again          
entangled therein1 and overcome1 the    
latter end of that man is worse  than   
the beginning40 ,some professors1 take  
them at the best1 they are  but like    
dogs1 spewing out their filth for a     
time4 ,now that they are  reprobates1   
dogs1 or sows1 read further2 8,but10    
saith he1 8it is  happened unto them    
according to the true proverb1 ,the dog 
is turned to  his own vomit again2 and  
the sow that was washed to her wallowing
 in  the mire0 7,verse #bb74    ,third  

part of objection4 ,the last part of the
 objection4 ,but1 say  you1 our         
practices in the worship of ,god shall  
testify for us that we  are not under   
the law2 for we have by ,god's goodness 
attained to as  exact a way of waking in
 the ordinances of ,god1 and as near the
  examples of the ,apostles1 as ever any
 churches since the primitive  times1 as
 we judge4    ,answer to reason third4  
,what then8 ,do you think that the      
walking in  the order of the churches of
 old1 as to matter of outward worship1  
is  sufficient to clear you of your sins
 at the judgment-day8 or1 do you  think 
that ,god will be contented with a      
little bodily subjection to  that which 
shall vanish and fade like a flower1    
when the ,lord shall  come from ,heaven 
in flaming fire1 with ,his mighty angels
 7#b ,thess  #a3g1h74 ,alas1 alas1 how  
will such professors as these are fall  
before  the judgment-seat of ,christ6   
,then such a question as this1 8,friend1
 how  camest thou in hither1 not having 

a wedding garment80 will make them be   
speechless1 and fall down into          
everlasting burnings1 thousands on a    
heap2 for you must know that it is not  
then your crying1 ,lord1 ,lord1  that   
will stand you in stead2 not your       
saying1 ,we have ate and drank in  ,thy 
presence1 that will keep you from       
standing on the left hand of  ,christ4  
,it is the principle as well as the     
practice that shall be  inquired into at
 that day4    ,quest4 ,the principle1   
you will say1 what do you mean by that8 
,answ4 ,my meaning is1 the ,lord ,jesus 
,christ will then inquire and  examine  
whether the spirit from which you acted 
was legal or  evangelical--that is1     
whether it was the ,spirit of adoption  
that did  draw you out to the thing you 
took in hand1 or a mere moral principle1
  together with some shallow and common 
illuminations into the outward  way of  
the worship of ,god1 according to       
,gospel rule4    ,quest4 ,but1 you will 
say1 it is like1 ,how should this be    

made manifest  and appear8    ,answ4 ,i 
shall speak briefly in answer hereunto  
as followeth--,first1  then1 that man   
that doth take up any of the ordinances 
of ,god--namely1  as prayer1 baptism1   
breaking of bread1 reading1 hearing1    
alms-deeds1 or  the like2 ,i say1 he    
that doth practise any of these1 or such
 like1  supposing thereby to procure the
 love of ,christ to his own soul1 he    
doth do what he doth from a legal1 and  
not from an evangelical or  ,gospel     
spirit3 as thus--for a man to suppose   
that ,god will hear him for  his        
prayer's sake1 for his alm's sake1 for  
his humiliation's sake1 or  because he  
hath promised to make ,god amends       
hereafter1 whereas there is  no such    
thing as a satisfaction to be made to   
,god by our prayers or  whatever we can 
do2 ,i say1 there is no such way to have
 reconciliation  with ,god in4 ,and so  
also for men to think1 because they are 
got into  such and such an ordinance1   
and have crowded themselves into such   

and  such a society1 that therefore they
 have got pretty good shelter from  the 
wrath of the ,almighty2 when1 alas1 poor
 souls1 there is no such  thing4 ,no1   
but ,god will so set ,his face against  
such professors1 that  ,his very looks  
will make them to tear their very flesh2
 yea1 make them  to wish would they had 
the biggest millstone in the world      
hanged about  their neck1 and they cast 
into the midst of the sea4 ,for1        
friends1 let  me tell you1 though you   
can now content yourselves without the  
holy1  harmless1 undefiled1 perfect     
righteousness of ,christ2 yet there is a
  day a-coming in which there is not one
 of you shall be saved but those  that  
are and shall be found clothed with that
 righteousness2 ,god will  say to all   
the rest1 8,take them1 bind them hand   
and foot1 and cast them  into outer     
darkness2 there shall be weeping and    
gnashing of teeth0  7,matt #bb3ac74 ,for
 ,christ will not say unto men in that  
day1 ,come1 which  of you made a        

profession of ,me1 and walked in        
church-fellowship with ,my  saints3 no2 
but then it shall be inquired into1 who 
have the reality of  the truth of grace 
wrought in their hearts4 ,and1 for      
certain1 he that  misseth of that shall 
surely be cast into the ,lake of ,fire1 
there to  burn with the devils and      
damned men and women2 there to undergo  
the  wrath of an eternal ,god1 and that 
not for a day1 a month1 a year1 but  for
 ever1 for ever1 for ever and ever2     
there is that which cutteth to  the     
quick4 ,therefore1 look to it1 and      
consider now what you do1 and  whereon  
you hang your souls2 for it is not every
 pin that will hold in  the judgment1   
not every foundation that will be able  
to hold up the  house against those     
mighty1 terrible1 soul-drowning floods  
and  destroying tempests which then will
 roar against the soul and body of a    
sinner 7,luke #f3dg-di74 ,and1 if the   
principle be rotten1 all will fall1  all
 will come to nothing4 ,now1 the        

principle is this--,not to do things    
because we would be saved1 but to do    
them from this--namely1 because we  do  
really believe that we are and shall be 
saved4 ,but do not mistake  me2 ,i do   
not say we should slight any holy       
duties2 ,god forbid2 but ,i  say1 he    
that doth look for life because he doth 
do good duties1 he is  under the        
,covenant of ,works1 the law2 let his   
duties be never so  eminent1 so often1  
so fervent1 so zealous4 ,ay1 and ,i say1
 as ,i said  before1 that if any man or 
men1 or multitudes of people1 do get    
into  never so high1 so eminent2 and    
clear practices and ,gospel order1 as to
  church discipline1 if it be done to   
this end ,i have been speaking of1  from
 this principle1 they must and shall    
have these sad things fall to  their    
share which ,i have made mention of4    
,object4 ,but1 you will say1 can a man  
use ,gospel ordinances with a legal     
spirit8    ,answ4 ,yes1 as easily as the
 ,jews could use and practise           

circumcision1  though not the moral or  
,ten ,commandments4 ,for this ,i shall  
be bold to  affirm1 that it is not the  
commands of the ,new ,testament         
administration  that can keep a man from
 using of its self that administration  
in a  legal spirit2 for know this for   
certain1 that it is the principle1 not  
the command1 that makes the subjector to
 the same either legal or  evangelical1 
and so his obedience from that command  
to be from legal  convictions or        
evangelical principles4    ,now1 herein 
the devil is wondrous subtle and crafty1
 in suffering  people to practise the   
ordinances and commands of the ,gospel1 
if they  do but do them in a legal      
spirit1 ,i beseech you1 do not think    
because  ,i say this1 therefore ,i am   
against the ordinances of the ,gospel1  
for ,i  do honour them in their places1 
yet would not that any of them should   
be idolized1 or done in a wrong spirit1 
from a spirit of works2 for he  knows   
then1 that if he can but get the soul to

 go on in such a spirit1  though they do
 never so many duties1 he shall hold    
them sure enough2  for he knows full    
well that thereby they do set up        
something in the  room of1 or1 at the   
least1 to have some1 though but a       
little1 share  with the ,lord ,jesus    
,christ in their salvation2 and if he   
can but get  thee here1 he knows that he
 shall cause thee by thy depending a    
little  upon the one1 and so thy whole  
dependence being not upon the other1    
that is1 ,christ1 and taking of him upon
 his own terms1 thou wilt fall  short of
 life by ,christ1 though thou do very   
much busy thyself in a  suitable        
walking1 in an outward conformity to the
 several commands of  the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ4 ,and let me tell you plainly1  
that ,i do verily  believe that as      
,satan by his instruments did draw many 
of the ,galatians  by circumcision      
7though1 ,i say1 it was none of the     
commands of the  moral law7 to be       
debtors to do upon pain of eternal      

damnation the whole  of the moral law1  
so also ,satan1 in the time of the      
,gospel1 doth use  even the commands    
laid down in the ,gospel1 some of them1 
to bind the  soul over to do the same   
law2 the thing being done and walked in1
 by  and in the spirit2 for1 as ,i said 
before1 it is not the obedience to  the 
command that makes the subjector thereto
 evangelical1 or of a  ,gospel spirit2  
but1 contrariwise1 the principle that   
leads out the soul  to the doing of the 
command1 that makes the persons that do 
thus  practise any command1 together    
with the command by them practised1     
either legal or evangelical4 ,as1 for   
instance1 prayer--it is a ,gospel       
command2 yet if he that prays doth it in
 a legal spirit1 he doth make  that     
which in itself is a ,gospel command an 
occasion of leading him  into a         
,covenant of ,works1 inasmuch as he doth
 it by and in that old  covenant spirit4
    ,again2 giving of alms is a ,gospel 
command2 yet if ,i do give alms from a  

legal principle1 the command to me is   
not ,gospel1 but legal1 and it  binds me
 over1 as aforesaid1 to do the whole    
law--8,for he is not a ,jew10  nor a    
,christian1 8which is one               
outwardly0--that is1 one only by an     
outward subjection to the ordinances of 
prayer1 hearing1 reading1  baptism1     
breaking of bread1 etc4--8,but he is a  
,jew10 a ,christian1 8which  is one     
inwardly10 who is rightly principled1   
and practiseth the  ordinances of the   
,lord from the leadings forth of the    
,spirit of the  ,lord1 from a true and  
saving faith in the ,lord 7,rom         
#b3bh1bi74 ,those men  spoken of in the 
#gth of ,matthew1 for certain1 for all  
their great  declaration1 did not do    
what they did from a right ,gospel      
spirit2 for  had they1 no question but  
the ,lord would have said1 8,well done1 
good  and faithful servant40 ,but in    
that the ,lord ,jesus doth turn them    
away  into ,hell1 notwithstanding their 
great profession of the ,lord1 and of   

their doing in ,his name1 it is evident 
that notwithstanding all that  they did 
do1 they were still under the law1 and  
not under that covenant  as true        
believers are--to wit1 the ,covenant of 
,grace2 and if so1 then  all their      
duties that they did1 of which they     
boasted before the ,lord1  was not in   
and by a right evangelical principle or 
spirit4    ,again1 saith the ,apostle1  
8,whatsoever is not of faith is sin10   
7,rom  #ad3bc72 but there are some that 
do even practise baptism1 breaking of   
bread1 together with other ordinances1  
and yet are unbelievers2  therefore     
unbelievers doing these things1 they are
 not done in faith  but sin4 ,now to do 
these things in sin1 or without faith1  
it is not to  do things in an           
evangelical or ,gospel spirit2 also they
 that do these  things in a legal       
spirit1 the very practising of them     
renders them not  under the law of      
,christ1 as ,head of ,his ,church1 but  
the works they do  are so much          

contradiction to the ,gospel of ,god1 or
 the ,covenant of  ,grace1 that they    
that do them thus do even set up against
 the ,covenant  of ,grace2 and the very 
performance of them is of such force    
that it is  sufficient to drown them    
that are subjects thereunto1 even under 
the  ,covenant of ,works2 but this poor 
souls are not aware of1 and there is    
their misery4    ,quest4 ,but have you  
no other way to discover the things of  
the ,gospel1  how they are done with a  
legal principle1 but those you have     
already  made mention of8    ,answ4     
,that thou mightest be indeed satisfied 
herein1 ,i shall show you  the very     
manner and way that a legal1 or         
old-covenant-converted  professor1 bear 
with the terms1 doth take both in the   
beginning1  middle1 and the end of his  
doing of any duty or command1 or        
whatsoever  it be that he doth do4 #a4  
,he thinking this or that to be his     
duty1 and  considering of the same1 he  
is also presently persuaded in his own  

conscience that ,god will not accept of 
him if he leave it undone2 he  seeing   
that he is short of his duty1 as he     
supposeth1 while this is  undone by him1
 and also judging that ,god is angry    
with him until the  thing be done1 he1  
in the second place1 sets to the doing  
of the duty1  to the end he may be able 
to pacify his conscience by doing of the
  same1 persuading of himself that now  
the ,lord is pleased with him for  doing
 of it4 #b4 ,having done it1 he contents
 himself1 sits down at his  ease1 until 
some further convictions of his duty to 
be done1 which when  he seeth and       
knoweth1 he doth do it as aforesaid1    
from the same  principle as he did the  
former1 and so goeth on in his progress 
of  profession4 ,this is to do things   
from a legal principle1 and from an     
old-covenant spirit2 for thus runs that 
covenant1 8,the man that doth  these    
things shall live in them10 of 8by them0
 7,lev #ah3e2 ,gal #c3ab2 ,rom  #aj3e74 
,but more of this in the use of this    

doctrine4    ,object4 ,but1 you will    
say1 by these words of yours you do seem
 to deny  that there are conditional    
promises in the ,gospel1 as is clear1 in
 that  you strike at such practices as  
are conditional1 and commanded to be    
done upon the same4    ,answ4 ,the thing
 that ,i strike at is this1 that a man  
in or with a legal  spirit should not1  
nay1 cannot1 do any conditional command 
of the  ,gospel acceptably1 as to his   
eternal state1 because he doth it in an 
old-covenant spirit4 8,no man putteth   
new wine into old bottles02 but  new    
wine must have new bottles1 a ,gospel   
command must have a ,gospel  spirit1 or 
else the wine will break the bottles1 or
 the principle will  break the command4 
,object4 ,then you do grant that there  
are conditional promises in the  ,new   
,testament1 as in the moral law1 or ,ten
 ,commands4    ,answ4 ,though this be   
true1 yet the conditional promises in   
the ,new  ,testament do not call to the 
same people in the same state of        

unregeneracy to fulfill them upon the   
same conditions4    ,the ,law and the   
,gospel being two distinct covenants1   
they are made in  divers ways1 and the  
nature of the conditions also being not 
the same1  as saith the ,apostle1 the   
righteousness of the law saith one      
thing1 and  the righteousness of faith  
saith another 7,rom #aj3d-f74 ,that is1 
the  great condition in the law is1 ,if 
you do these things1 you shall live  by 
them2 but the condition1 even the       
greatest condition laid down for a  poor
 soul to do1 as to salvation--for it is 
that we speak of--is to  believe that my
 sins be forgiven me for ,jesus         
,christ's sake1 without  the works or   
righteousness of the law1 on my part1 to
 help forward4 8,to  him that worketh   
not10 saith the ,apostle that is for    
salvation1 8but  believeth on ,him that 
justifieth the ungodly1 his             
faith0--mark1 8his  faith is counted for
 righteousness0 7,rom #d3e74 ,so that   
we1 saith1 he1  8conclude that a man is 

justified by faith without0--mark again1
  8without the deeds of the law0 7,rom  
#c3bh74    ,but again2 there is never a 
condition in the ,gospel that can be    
fulfilled by an unbeliever2 and         
therefore1 whether there be conditions  
or whether there be none1 it makes no   
matter to thee who art without  the     
faith of ,christ2 for it is impossible  
for thee in that state to do  them1 so  
as to be ever the better as to thy      
eternal estate2 therefore1  lest thou   
shouldst split thy soul upon the        
conditions laid down in the  ,gospel1 as
 thou wilt do if thou go about to do    
them only with a legal  spirit2 but1 ,i 
say1 to prevent this1 see if thou canst 
fulfill the  first condition2 that is1  
to believe that all thy sins are        
forgiven  thee1 not for any condition   
that hath been or can be done by thee1  
but  merely for the ,man's sake that did
 hang on ,mount ,calvary1 between two   
thieves1 some sixteen hundred years ago 
and odd4 ,and1 ,i say1 see if  thou     

canst believe that at that time ,he did1
 when ,he hanged on the  ,cross1 give   
full satisfaction1 for all thy sins1    
before thou in thy  person hadst        
committed ever a one4 ,i say1 see if    
thou canst believe  this2 and take heed 
thou deceive not thyself with an        
historical1  notional1 or traditional   
acknowledgment of the same4 ,and1       
secondly1 see  if thou canst so well    
fulfill this condition1 that the very   
virtue and  efficacy that it hath on thy
 soul will engage thee to fulfill those 
other conditions1 really in love to that
 ,man whom thou shouldst believe  hath  
frankly and freely forgiven thee all1   
without any condition acted  by thee to 
move ,him thereto1 according to that    
saying in #b ,corinthians  #e3ad1 #ae2  
and then thy doing will arise from a    
contrary principle than  otherwise it   
will do--that is1 then thou wilt not act
 and do because  thou wouldst be        
accepted of ,god1 but because thou hast 
some good hope  in thy heart that thou  

art accepted of ,him already1 and not on
 thine1  but wholly and alone upon      
another man's account2 for here runs the
  ,gospel spirit of faith3 8,we         
believe10--mark1 8,we believe1 and      
therefore  speak40 ,so we believe1 and  
therefore do 7#b ,cor #d3ac74 ,take     
heed1  therefore1 that you do not ,,do1 
that you may believe1 but rather believe
  so effectually that you may ,,do1 even
 all that ,jesus doth require of you    
from a right principle1 even out of love
 to your dear ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1    
which thing ,i shall speak to more fully
 by and by4    ,object4 ,but what do you
 mean by those expressions8 ,do not do  
that you  may believe1 but believe so   
effectually that you may do4    ,answ4  
,when ,i say1 ,do not do that you may   
believe1 ,i mean1 do not think  that any
 of the things that thou canst do will  
procure or purchase  faith from ,god    
unto thy soul2 for that is still the    
old-covenant  spirit1 the spirit of the 
law1 to think to have it for thy doing4 

,they  that are saved1 they are saved by
 grace1 through faith1 and that not of  
themselves1 not for anything that they  
can do1 for they are both the  free gift
 of ,god1 8,not of0 doing1 or of 8works1
 lest any man should10  be proud1 and   
8boast0 7,eph #b3h1i74 ,now1 some people
 be so ignorant as  to think that ,god  
will give them ,christ1 and so all the  
merits of ,his1  if they will be but    
valiant1 and do something to please     
,god1 that they  may obtain ,him at ,his
 hands2 but let me tell them1 they may  
lose a  thousand souls quickly1 if they 
had so many1 by going this way to work1 
and yet be never the better2 for the    
,lord doth not give ,his ,christ to  any
 upon such conditions1 but ,he doth give
 ,him freely2 that is1 without  having  
respect to anything that is in thee     
7,rev #bb3ag2 ,isa #ee3a1b74 ,to  him   
that is athirst will ,i give2 ,he doth  
not say1 ,i will sell2 but1 ,i  will    
give him the water of life freely 7,rev 
#ba3f74    ,now1 if ,christ doth give   

it1 and that freely1 then ,he doth not  
sell if  for anything that is in the    
creature2 but ,christ doth give         
,himself1 as  also doth ,his ,father1   
and that freely1 not because there is   
anything in  us1 or done by us1 that    
moves ,him thereunto4 ,if it were by    
doing1 then1  saith ,paul1 8,grace is   
not grace10 seeing it is obtained by    
works2 but  grace is grace1 and that is 
the reason it is given to men without   
their  works4 ,and if it be by grace1   
that is1 if it be a free gift from ,god1
  without anything foreseen as done1 or 
to be done1 by the creature1 then  it is
 not of works1 which is clear2 therefore
 it is grace1 without the  works of the 
law4 ,but if you say1 ,nay1 it is of    
something in the man  done by him that  
moves ,god thereunto2 then you must     
conclude that  either grace is no grace1
 or else that works are grace and not   
works4  ,do but read with understanding 
7,rom #aa3f74    ,now before ,i go any  
further1 it may be necessary to speak a 

word or two  to some poor souls that are
 willing to close in with ,jesus        
,christ1 and  would willingly take ,him 
upon ,his own terms1 only they being    
muddy in  their minds1 and have not yet 
attained the understanding of the terms 
and conditions of the two covenants1    
they are kept off from closing  with    
,christ2 and all is1 because they see   
they can do nothing to merit  ,his      
favour4 ,as1 for example1 come to some  
souls1 and ask them how they  do1 they  
will tell you presently that they are so
 bad that it is not to  be expressed4   
,if you bid them believe in ,jesus      
,christ1 they will answer  that they    
cannot believe2 if you ask them why they
 cannot believe1 they  will answer1     
because their hearts are so hard1 so    
dead1 so dull1 so  backward to good     
duties2 and if their hearts were but    
better1 if they  were more earnest1 if  
they could pray better1 and keep their  
hearts  more from running after sin1    
then they could believe2 but should they

  believe with such vile hearts1 and    
presume to believe in ,christ1 and be   
so filthy8 ,now all this is because the 
spirit of the law still ruleth  in such 
souls1 and blinds them so that they     
cannot see the terms of the  ,gospel4   
,to clear this1 take the substance or   
the drift of these poor  souls1 which is
 this--8,if ,i were better1 then ,i     
think ,i could believe2  but being so   
bad as ,i am1 that is the reason that ,i
 cannot40 ,this is  just to do something
 that ,i may believe1 to work that ,i   
may have  ,christ1 to do the law that ,i
 may have the ,gospel2 or thus1 to be   
righteous that ,i may come to ,christ4  
,o man6 thou must go quite back  again1 
thou art out of the way1 thou must      
believe1 because thou canst  not pray1  
because thou canst not do2 thou must    
believe1 because there  is nothing in   
thee naturally that is good1 or desireth
 after good1 or  else thou wilt never   
come to ,christ as a sinner2 and if so1 
then ,christ  will not receive thee2 and

 if so1 then thou mayest see that to    
keep off  from ,christ because thou     
canst not do1 is to be kept from ,christ
 by the  law1 and to stand off from ,him
 because thou canst not buy ,him4 ,thus 
having spoken something by the way for  
the direction of those souls  that would
 come to ,christ1 ,i shall return to the
 former discourse1  wherein ariseth this
 objection--    ,object4 ,but you did   
but even now put souls upon fulfilling  
the first  condition of the ,gospel1    
even to believe in ,christ1 and so be   
saved2  but now you say it is alone by  
grace1 without condition2 and therefore 
by these words1 there is first a        
contradiction to your former sayings1   
and also that men may be saved without  
the condition of faith1 which to  me    
seems a very strange thing4 ,i desire1  
therefore1 that you would  clear out    
what you have said1 to my satisfaction4 
,answer1 #a4 ,though there be a         
condition commanded in the ,gospel1 yet 
,he  that commands the condition doth   

not leave ,his children to their own    
natural abilities1 that in their own    
strength they should fulfill them1  as  
the law doth2 but the same ,god that    
doth command that the condition  be     
fulfilled1 even ,he doth help ,his      
children by ,his ,holy ,spirit to       
fulfill the same condition2 8,for it is 
,god which worketh in you10--mark  8in  
you10 believers1 8both to will and to do
 of ,his own good pleasure0  7,phil     
#b3ac74 8,thou also hast wrought all our
 works in us1 and for us0  7,isa        
#bf3ab74 ,so that1 if the condition be  
fulfilled1 it is not done by  the       
ability of the creature4 ,but1    #b4   
,faith1 as it is a gift of ,god1 or an  
act of ours1 take it which way  you     
will1 if we speak properly of salvation1
 it is not the first nor  the second    
cause of our salvation1 but the third1  
and that but  instrumentally            
neither--that is1 it only layeth hold of
 and applieth to  us that which saveth  
us1 which is the love of ,god1 through  

the merits  of ,christ1 which are the   
two main causes of our salvation1       
without  which all other things are     
nothing1 whether it be faith1 hope1     
love1 or  whatever can be done by us4   
,and to this the great ,apostle of the  
,gentiles speaks fully1 for1 saith he1  
8,god1 who is rich in mercy1 loved  us1 
even when we were dead in sins0 7,eph   
#b3d1e74 ,that is1 when we were  without
 faith1 and that was the cause why we   
believed for ,he thereby  hath quickened
 us together1 through the meritorious   
cause1 which is  ,christ1 and so hath   
saved us by grace--that is1 of ,his own 
voluntary  love and good will2 the      
effect of which was this1 ,he gave us   
faith to  believe in ,christ4 ,read     
soberly ,ephesians #b3d-h4 ,faith1 as   
the gift of  ,god1 is not the ,saviour1 
as our act doth merit nothing2 faith was
 not  the cause that ,god gave ,christ  
as the first1 neither is it the cause   
why ,god converts men to ,christ2 but   
faith is a gift bestowed upon us by  the

 gracious ,god1 the nature of which is  
to lay hold on ,christ1 that  ,god afore
 did give for a ransom to redeem        
sinners2 this faith hath its            
nourishment and supplies from the same  
,god that at the first did give  it1 and
 is the only instrument1 through the    
,spirit1 that doth keep the  soul in a  
comfortable frame1 both to do and suffer
 for ,christ2 helps  the soul to receive
 comfort from ,christ when it can get   
none from  itself1 beareth up the soul  
in its progress heavenwards4 ,but that  
it is  the first cause of salvation1    
that ,i deny1 or that it is the second1 
,i  deny2 but it is only the instrument1
 or hand1 that receiveth the  benefits1 
that ,god hath prepared for thee before 
thou hadst any faith2  so that we do    
nothing for salvation as we are men4    
,but if we speak  properly1 it was      
,god's grace that moved ,him to give    
,christ a ransom for  sinners2 and the  
same ,god1 with the same grace1 that    
doth give to the  soul faith to believe1

 and so1 by believing1 to close in with 
,him whom  ,god out of ,his love and    
pity did send into the world to save    
sinners1  so that all the works of the  
creature are shut out as to             
justification  and life1 and men are    
saved freely by grace4 ,i shall speak no
 more  here2 but in my discourse upon   
the second covenant1 ,i shall answer a  
,hell-bred objection or two1 to forewarn
 sinners how they turn the grace  of    
,god into wantonness4    ,and thus1 you 
see1 ,i have briefly spoken to you      
something touching the  law4 ,first1    
what it is1 and when given2 secondly1   
how sad those men's  conditions are that
 are under it2 thirdly1 who they are    
that be under  it2 fourthly1 how far    
they may go1 and what they may do and   
receive1  and yet be under it2 which    
hath been done by way of answers to     
several  questions1 for the better      
satisfaction of those that may stand in 
doubt  of the truth of what hath been   
delivered4    ,now1 in the next place1  

,i shall come to some application of the
 truth  of that which hath been spoken2 
but ,i shall in the first place speak   
something to the second doctrine1 and   
then afterwards ,i shall speak          
something by way of use and application 
to this first doctrine4    ,,doctrine   
,,second4      ,the second doctrine now 
to be spoken to is1 ,,to ,,show ,,that  
,,the ,,people ,,of  ,,god ,,are ,,not  
,,under ,,the ,,law ,,but ,,under       
,,grace--8,for ye are not under the     
law1 but under grace0 7,rom #f3ad74     
,you may well remember that from these  
words ,i did observe these two  great   
truths of the ,lord--,,first1 ,that     
there are some in ,gospel times  that   
are under the law1 or ,covenant of      
,works4 ,,second1 ,that there is  never 
a believer under the law1 or ,covenant  
of ,works1 but under grace4  ,i have    
spoken something to the former of these 
truths--to wit1 that  there are some    
under the law1 together with who they   
are1 and what  their condition is1 that 

are under it4 ,now ,i am to speak to the
 second1  and to show you who they are1 
and what their condition is1 that are   
under that ,covenant of ,grace4    ,but 
before ,i come to that1 ,i shall speak a
 few words to show you what  the word   
8grace0 in this place signifies2 ,i     
touched upon this in the  first doctrine
 for the word 8grace0 in the ,scripture 
referreth  sometimes to favour with men 
7,gen #cc3aj2 #ci3d2 #ej3d74 ,sometimes 
to holy  qualifications of saints 7#b   
,cor #h3g74 ,and sometimes to hold forth
 the  condescension of ,christ in coming
 down from the glory which ,he had with 
,his ,father before the world was1 to be
 made of no reputation1 and a  servant  
to men 7#b ,cor #h3i2 ,phil #b3g74      
,again3 sometimes it is taken for  the  
free1 rich1 and unchangeable love of    
,god to man1 through ,jesus  ,christ1   
that for our cause and sakes did make   
,himself poor2 and so it  is to be      
understood in these words1 8,for ye are 
not under the law10 to  be cursed1 and  

damned1 and sent headlong to ,hell1     
8but0 you are 8under  grace10 to be     
saved1 to be pardoned1 to be preserved1 
8and kept by the  mighty power of ,god1 
through faith10 which alone is the gift 
of grace1  8unto eternal glory40 ,this  
one ,scripture alone proves the         
same--8,for by  grace are ye saved0     
7,eph #b3h71 by free grace1 by rich     
grace1 by  unchangeable grace4 ,and you 
are saved from the curse of the law2    
from  the power1 guilt1 and filth of    
sin2 from the power1 malice1 madness1   
and rage of the devil2 from the wishes1 
curses1 and desires of wicked  men2 from
 the hot1 scalding1 flaming1 fiery      
furnace of ,hell2 from being  arraigned 
as malefactors1 convinced1 judged1      
condemned1 and fettered  with the chains
 of our sins to the devils to all       
eternity2 and all this  freely1 freely  
by ,his grace 7,rom #c3bd7 by rich grace
 unchangeable  grace2 for1 saith ,he1   
8,i am the ,,lord1 ,i change not3       
therefore ye sons  of ,jacob are not    

consumed0 7,mal #c3f74 ,this is grace   
indeed4    ,the word 8grace10 therefore1
 in this ,scripture 7,rom #f3ad7 is to  
be  understood of the free love of ,god 
in ,christ to sinners1 by virtue of  the
 new covenant1 in delivering them from  
the power of sin1 from the  curse and   
condemning power of the old covenant1   
from the destroying  nature of sin1 by  
its continual workings2 as is all       
evident if you read  with understanding 
the words as they lie--8,for10 saith he1
 8sin shall  not have dominion over     
you10 or1 it shall not domineer1 reign1 
or  destroy you1 though you have        
transgressed against the ,covenant of   
,works1 the law2 and the reason is      
rendered in these words1 8,for ye are   
not under the law0--that is1 under that 
which accuseth1 chargeth1  condemneth   
and brings execution on the soul for    
sin1--8but under grace02  that is1 under
 that which frees you1 forgives you1    
keeps you1 and  justifies you from all  
your sins1 adversaries1 or whatever may 

come in  to lay anything to your charge 
to damn you4 ,for that is truly called  
grace in this sense that doth set a man 
free from all his sins1 deliver  him    
from all the curses of the law1 and what
 else can be laid to ,his  charge1      
freely1 without any foresight in ,god to
 look at what good will  be done by the 
party that hath offended2 and also that 
doth keep the  soul by the same power   
through faith--which also is his own    
proper  gift--unto eternal glory4       
,again2 that it is a pardon not         
conditional1 but freely given1 consider1
  first1 it is set in opposition to     
works--8,ye are not under the law40     
,secondly1 ,the promise that is made to 
them 7saying1 8,sin shall not have      
dominion over you07 doth not run with   
any condition as on their part to  be   
done2 but merely and alone because they 
were under1 or because they  had the    
grace of ,god extended to them4 8,sin   
shall not have dominion  over you3 for10
 mark the reason1 8ye are not under the 

law1 but under  grace40    ,the words   
being thus opened1 and the truth thus   
laid down1 ,,how ,,there ,,is  ,,never  
,a ,,believer ,,under ,,the ,,covenant  
,,of ,,works1 ,,but ,,under ,,grace1 the
  free1 rich1 unchangeable love of ,god1
 it remaineth that1 in the first  place1
 we prove the doctrine1 and after that  
proceed4    ,,the ,,doctrine ,,proved4  
,now in the doctrine there are two      
things to be considered and             
proved--,,first1 ,that believers are    
under grace4 ,,secondly1 ,not under the 
law as a ,covenant of ,works2 for so you
 must understand me4 ,for these  two we 
need go no further than the very words  
themselves2 the first  part of the words
 proves the first part of the doctrine1 
8,ye are not  under the law02 the second
 part proves the other1 8but0 ye are    
8under  grace40 ,but besides these1     
consider with me a few things for the   
demonstrating of these truths1 as1      
,first4 ,they are not under the law1    
because their sins are pardoned1  which 

could not be if they were dealt withal  
according to the law1 and  their being  
under it2 for the law alloweth of no    
repentance1 but  accuseth1 curseth and  
condemneth every one that is under      
it--8,cursed is  every one that         
continueth not in all things which are  
written in the  ,book of the ,law to do 
them0 7,gal #c3aj74 ,but1 ,i say1       
believers having  their sins forgiven   
them1 it is because they are under      
another1 even a  new covenant--8,behold1
 the days come1 saith the ,,lord1 when  
,i will make a  new covenant with       
them40--8,for ,i will be merciful to    
their  unrighteousness1 and their sins  
and their iniquities will ,i remember no
  more0 7,heb #h3ab74    ,second4 ,they 
are not under the law1 because their    
sins and iniquities  are not only       
forgiven1 but they are forgiven them    
freely4 ,they that  stand in the first  
covenant1 and continue there1 are to    
have never a  sin forgiven them unless  
they can give ,god a complete           

satisfaction2 for  the law calls for it 
at their hands1 saying1 8,pay me that   
thou owest40  ,o6 but when ,god deals   
with ,his saints by the ,covenant of    
,grace it is  not so2 for it is said1   
8,and when0 ,he saw 8they had nothing to
 pay1 ,he  frankly0 and freely 8forgave 
them0 all--8,i will heal their          
backsliding2  ,i will love them         
freely40--,i will blot 8out thy         
transgressions for ,mine  own sake10    
etc4 7,luke #g3db2 ,hosea #ad3d2 ,isa   
#dc3be74    ,third4 ,the saints are not 
under the law1 because the righteousness
 that  they stand justified before ,god 
in is not their own actual              
righteousness by the law1 but by        
imputation1 and is really the           
righteousness of ,another--namely1 of   
,god in ,christ 7#b ,cor #e3ba2 ,phil   
#c3i74 8,even the righteousness of ,god1
 which is by faith of ,jesus ,christ    
unto all and upon all10 that is1 imputed
 to 8them that believe0 7,rom  #c3bb74  
,but if they were under the old         

covenant1 the ,covenant of ,works1  then
 their righteousness must be their own1 
,but it is impossible that  the         
righteousness of man by the law should  
save him4 or no forgiveness  of         
sins--8,if thou doest well1 shalt thou  
not be accepted80 but if thou           
transgress1 8sin lieth at the door10    
saith the law 7,gen #d3g74    ,fourth4  
,in a word1 whatsoever they do receive1 
whether it be conversion  to ,god2      
whether it be pardon of sin2 whether it 
be faith or hope2  whether it be        
righteousness2 whether it be strength2  
whether it be the  ,spirit1 or the      
fruits thereof2 whether it be victory   
over sin1 death1  or ,hell2 whether it  
be ,heaven1 everlasting life1 and glory 
inexpressible2 or whatsoever it be1 it  
comes to them freely1 ,god having  no   
first eye to what they would do1 or     
should do1 for the obtaining of  the    
same4 ,but to take this in pieces--#a4  
,in a word1 are they converted8  ,god   
finds them first1 for1 saith ,he1 8,i am

 found of them that sought ,me  not0    
7,isa #fe3a74 #b4 ,have they pardon of  
sin8 ,they have that also  freely1--8,i 
will heal their backsliding1 ,i will    
love them freely0 7,hosea  #ad3d74 #c4  
,have they faith8 ,it is the gift of    
,god in ,christ ,jesus1 and  ,he is not 
only the ,author1 that is1 the beginner 
thereof1 but ,he doth  also perfect the 
same 7,heb #ab3b74 #d4 ,have they hope8 
,it is ,god that is  the first cause    
thereof--8,remember the word unto ,thy  
servant1 upon which  ,thou hast caused  
me to hope0 7,psa #aai3di74 #e4 ,have   
they righteousness8  ,it is the free    
gift of ,god 7,rom #e3ag74 ,have they   
strength to do the  work of ,god in     
their generations1 or any other thing   
that ,god would  have them do8 ,that    
also is a free gift from the ,lord1 for 
without ,him  we neither do nor can do  
anything 7,john #ae3e74 #g4 ,have we    
comfort1 or  consolation8 ,we have it   
not for what we have done1 but from ,god
 through  ,christ2 for ,he is the ,god  

of all comforts and consolation 7#b ,cor
  #a3c-g74 #h4 ,have we the ,spirit1 or 
the fruits thereof8 it is the gift of   
the ,father--8how much more shall your  
heavenly ,father give the ,holy  ,spirit
 to them that ask ,him 7,luke #aa3ac78  
8,thou has wrought all our  works in us0
 7,isa #bf3ab74    ,and so1 ,i say1     
whether it be victory over sin1 death1  
,hell1 or the  devil1 it is given us by 
the victory of ,christ--8,but thanks be 
to ,god  which giveth us the victory    
through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ0 7#a   
,cor  #ae3eg2 ,rom #g3bd1be74 ,heaven   
and glory it is also the gift of ,him   
who  giveth us richly all things to     
enjoy 7,matt #be3cd74    ,so that these 
things1 if they be duly and soberly     
considered1 will give  satisfaction in  
this thing4 ,i might have added many    
more for the  clearing of these things2 
as #a4 ,when ,god came to man to convert
 him1 ,he  found him a dead man 7,eph   
#b3a1b74 ,he found him an enemy to ,god1
 ,christ1  and the salvation of his own 

soul2 ,he found him wallowing in all    
manner  of wickedness2 ,he found him    
taking pleasure therein2 with all       
delight  and greediness4 #b4 ,he was    
fain to quicken him by putting ,his     
,spirit  into him1 and to translate him 
by the mighty operation thereof4 ,he was
  fain to reveal ,christ ,jesus unto    
him1 man being altogether senseless  and
 ignorant of this blessed ,jesus 7,matt 
#aa3be1bg2 #a ,cor #b3g-aj74 #d4 ,he    
was fain to break the snare of the      
devil1 and to let poor man1 poor  bound 
and fettered man1 out of the chains of  
the enemy4    ,,the ,,new ,,covenant    
,,free ,,and ,,unchangeable1 ,,who ,,are
 ,,under ,,it1 ,,and ,,their            
,,privileges4      ,now we are to       
proceed1 and the things that we are to  
treat upon in the  second place are     
these--,first4 ,besides the reasons     
already given4 ,why  is it a free and   
unchangeable grace8 ,,second4 ,who they 
are that are  actually brought into ,his
 free and unchangeable ,covenant of     

,grace1 and  how they are brought in8   
,,third4 ,what are the privileges of    
those that  are actually brought into   
this free and glorious grace of the     
glorious  ,god of ,heaven and glory8    
,,the ,,new ,,covenant ,,free ,,and     
,,unchangeable ,,because ,,made ,,with  
,,christ4    ,,first4 ,,why ,,it ,,is ,a
 ,,free ,,and ,,unchangeable ,,grace4   
,and for the opening of this we must    
consider1 first1 ,how and through  ,whom
 this grace doth come to be1 first1 free
 to us1 and1 secondly1  unchangeable8   
,this grace is free to us through       
conditions in  ,another--that is1 by way
 of covenant or bargain2 for this grace 
comes by  way of covenant or bargain to 
us1 yet made with ,another for us4      
,first4 ,that it comes by way of        
covenant1 contract1 or bargain1 though  
not personally with us1 be pleased to   
consider these ,scriptures1 where  it is
 said1 8,i have made a covenant with ,my
 ,chosen3 ,i have sworn unto  ,david    
,the word ,david in this place          

signifieth ,christ1 as also in these    
,scriptures--7,eze #cd3bc1bd2           
#cg3bd1be74 ,my servant0 7,psa #hi3c74  
8,and as  for ,thee also1 by the blood  
of ,thy covenant10 speaking of ,christ1 
8,i  have sent forth ,thy prisoners out 
of the pit wherein is no water10  7,zech
 #i3i-aa74 ,again2 8,ye have sold       
yourselves for nought2 and ye shall  be 
redeemed without money0 7,isa #eb3c74   
8,blessed be the ,lord10  therefore1    
saith ,zacharias1 8for ,he hath visited 
and0 also 8redeemed  ,his people1 and   
hath raised up an horn of salvation for 
us in the house  of ,his servant ,david2
 as ,he spake by the mouth of ,his holy 
,prophets1  which have been since the   
world began2 that we should be saved    
from our  enemies1 and from the hands of
 all that hate us2 to perform the mercy 
promised to our fathers1 and to remember
 ,his holy covenant10 or bargain  7,luke
 #a3fh-gb74 ,i might give you more      
,scriptures2 but pray consider  the     
second thing4 ,and if any should be     

offended with the plainness of  these   
words1 as some poor souls may be through
 ignorance1 let them be  pleased to read
 soberly ,isaiah #di3a-ab1 and there    
they may see that it  runs as plain a   
bargain as if two would be making of a  
bargain between  themselves1 and        
concluding upon several conditions on   
both sides4 ,but  more of this          
hereafter4 ,now1    ,second4 ,this      
covenant1 ,i say1 was made with ,one1   
not with many1 and  also confirmed in   
the conditions of it with ,one1 not with
 several4  ,first1 that the covenant was
 made with ,one 7,gal #c3af74 8,now to  
,abraham  and his ,seed were the        
promises made4 ,he saith not1 ,and to   
seeds1 as of  many2 but as of one1 ,and 
to thy ,seed1 which is ,christ0 7,verse 
#ag74 8,and  this1 ,i say1 that the     
covenant that was confirmed before of   
,god1 in  ,christ10 etc4 ,the covenant  
was made with the ,seed of ,abraham2 not
 the  seeds1 but the ,seed1 which is the
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 our ,head and    

,undertaker in the things concerning the
 covenant4    ,third4 ,the condition was
 made with ,one1 and also accomplished  
by ,him  alone1 and not by several2 yet 
in the nature1 and for the everlasting  
deliverance of many2 even by one man    
,jesus ,christ1 as it is clear from     
,romans #e3ae-ag1 etc41 and in          
,zechariah #i3aa1 the ,lord saith to    
,christ1  8,and as for ,thee0--mark1    
8,as for ,thee also1 by the blood of    
,thy  covenant10 or as for ,thee whose  
covenant was by blood2 that is1 the     
condition of the covenant was1 that     
,thou shouldst spill ,thy blood2  which 
having been done in the account of ,god1
 saith ,he1 ,i according to  ,my        
condition have let go the prisoners1 or 
sent them 8out of the pit  wherein is no
 water40 ,those ,scriptures in          
,galatians #c3af1ag that are  above     
cited1 are notably to our purpose2      
,verse #af saith it was made  with      
,christ1 ,verse #ag saith it was also   
confirmed in or with ,god in  ,him4     

,pray read with understanding4 8,now10  
saith ,paul1 8the promises  were not    
made unto seeds1 as of many2 but as of  
one1 ,and to thy ,seed1  which is       
,christ40 4 4 4 4 8,the law1 which was  
four hundred and thirty  years after1   
cannot disannul1 that it should make the
 promise of none  effect40 ,not that the
 covenant was made with ,abraham and    
,christ  together1 as two persons that  
were the undertakers of the same2 the   
promise was made with1 or to1 ,abraham  
afterwards2 but the covenant with       
,christ before4    ,neither ,abraham nor
 the fathers able to undertake the      
accomplishment  of this covenant4       
,further1 that the covenant was not     
personally made with ,abraham1 no1  nor 
with any of the fathers1 neither so as  
that they were the persons  that should 
stand engaged to be the accomplishers   
thereof1 either in  whole or in part2   
which is very clear4    ,first4 ,because
 this covenant was not made with ,god   
and the creature2  not with another poor

 ,adam1 that only stood upon the        
strength of  natural abilities2 but this
 covenant was made with the second      
,person1  with the ,eternal ,word of    
,god2 with ,him that was everyways as   
holy1 as  pure1 as infinite1 as         
powerful1 and as everlasting as ,god    
7,prov  #h3bb-ca2 ,isa #i3f2 ,zech      
#ac3g2 ,phil #b3f2 ,heb #a2 ,rev        
#a3aa-ag2 #bb3ac1ag74    ,second4 ,this 
covenant or bargain was made in deed and
 in truth before  man was in being4 ,o6 
,god thought of the salvation of man    
before there  was any transgression of  
man2 for then1 ,i say1 and not since    
then1 was  the ,covenant of ,grace made 
with the ,undertaker thereof2 for all   
the  other sayings are to show unto us  
that glorious plot and contrivance  that
 was concluded on before time between   
the ,father and the ,son1 which  may    
very well be concluded on for a truth   
from the ,word of ,god1 if you          
consider1 #a4 ,that the ,scripture doth 
declare that the price was agreed  on by

 the ,son before time2 #b4 ,the promise 
was made to ,him by the ,father  that   
,he should have ,his bargain before     
time2 #c4 ,the choice1 and who  they    
were that should be saved was made      
before time1 even before the  world     
began4    #a4 ,for the first1 ,that the 
price was agreed upon before the world  
began4 ,consider the word which speaketh
 of the price that was paid for         
sinners1 even the precious blood of     
,christ2 it saith of ,him1 8,who  verily
 was foreordained before the foundation 
of the world1 but was  manifest in these
 last times for you1 who by ,him do     
believe10 etc4 7#a  ,peter #a3bj1ba74   
,mark1 it was foreordained or concluded 
on between the  ,father and the ,son    
before the world began4    #b4 ,the     
promise from ,god to the ,son was also  
made in the same manner1 as  it is clear
 where the ,apostle saith with comfort  
to his soul1 that he  had 8hope of      
eternal life1 which ,god1 that cannot   
lie1 promised before  the world began10 

7,titus #a3b7 which could be to none but
 the ,mediator  of the new covenant1    
because there was none else to whom it  
should be  made but ,he4    #c4 ,the    
choice was also made then1 even before  
man had a being in this  world1 as it is
 evident where he saith1 8,blessed be   
the ,god and ,father  of our ,lord      
,jesus ,christ1 who hath blessed us with
 all spiritual  blessings in heavenly   
places ,,in ,christ3 according as ,he   
hath chosen us  in ,him before the      
foundation of the world1 that we should 
be holy and  without blame before ,him  
in love0 7,eph #a3c1d74 ,did ,i think   
this would  meet with any opposition1 ,i
 should be in this more large4 ,nay1 did
 ,i  look upon it here to be necessary1 
,i should show you very largely and     
clearly that ,god did not only make the 
covenant with ,christ before the  world 
began1 and the conditions thereof1 but  
,i could also show you that  the very   
saints' qualifications1 as part of the  
covenant1 was then  concluded on by the 

,father and the ,son according to these 
,scriptures1  which1 it may be1 ,i may  
touch upon further anon 7,eph #a3c1d2   
#b3aj2 ,rom  #h3bh74 ,but1    ,third4   
,this covenant was not made with any of 
the fathers1 neither in  whole nor in   
part1 as the undertakers thereof2 for   
then it must be also  concluded that    
they are co-partners with ,christ in our
 salvation1 and  so that ,christ is not 
,mediator alone2 but this would be      
blasphemy for  any once to surmise4 ,and
 therefore1 by the way1 when thou       
readest of  the new covenant in         
,scripture as though it was made with   
,adam1 ,noah1  ,abraham1 or ,david1 thou
 art to consider thus with thyself--#a4 
,that ,god  spake to them in such a way 
for to show or signify unto us how ,he  
did  make the covenant that ,he did make
 with ,christ before the world began1   
they being types of ,him4 #b4 ,that ,he 
thereby might let them understand  that 
,he was the same then as ,he is now1 and
 now as ,he was then2 and  that then it 

was resolved on between ,his ,son and   
,,him1 that in after  ages ,his ,son    
should in their natures1 from their     
loins1 and for their  sins1 be born of a
 woman1 hanged on the ,cross1 etc41 for 
them3 for all  along you may see that   
when ,he speaketh to them of the new    
covenant1 ,he  mentions their           
seed--their seed--still aiming at       
,christ2 ,christ1 the ,seed  of the     
woman1 was to break the serpent's head  
7,gen #c3ae2 #ag2 ,psa  #hi3cf74 ,now to
 ,abraham and his ,seed was the promise 
made2 his ,seed  shall endure for ever1 
and ,his throne as the days of ,heaven1 
etc42  still pointing at ,christ4 ,and1 
#c4 ,to stir up their faith and         
expectations to be constant unto the end
 in waiting for that which ,he  and ,his
 ,son had concluded on before time1 and 
what ,he had since the  conclusion      
declared unto the world by the          
,prophets4 #d4 ,it appeareth  that the  
heart of ,god was much delighted therein
 also1 as is evident1  in that ,he was  

always in every age declaring of that   
unto them which  before ,he had prepared
 for them4 ,o this good ,god of ,heaven6
    ,objection3 ,but you will say1      
perhaps1 the ,scriptures say plainly    
that  the new covenant was and is made  
with believers1 saying1 8,the days      
come1 saith the ,lord1 that ,i will make
 a new covenant with the house of       
,israel1 and with the house of ,judah2  
not according to the covenant that  ,i  
made with their fathers in the day when 
,i led them out of the land of  ,egypt10
 etc4 7,heb #h3h-aj74 ,so that it doth  
not run with ,christ alone1  but with   
believers also--,i will make a new      
covenant with the house of  ,israel and 
,judah1 etc4 7,jer #ca3cc74    ,answer  
first3 ,it cannot be meant that the new 
covenant was made with  ,christ1 and the
 house of ,israel and ,judah as the     
undertakers thereof2  for so it was made
 with ,christ alone1 which is clear1 in 
that it was  made long before the house 
of ,israel and ,judah had a being1 as ,i

 showed  before4 ,but1    ,answer       
second3 ,these words here are spoken1   
first1 to show rather the  end of the   
ceremonies than the beginning or rise of
 the new covenant4  ,mind a little2 the 
,apostle is labouring to beat the ,jews1
 to whom he  wrote this ,epistle1 off of
 the ceremonies of the law1 of the      
priests1  altar1 offerings1 temple1     
etc41 and to bring them to the right    
understanding of the thing and things   
that they held forth1 which were  to    
come1 and to put an end to those4 ,if   
you do but understand the  ,epistle to  
the ,hebrews1 it is a discourse that    
showeth that the ,son of  ,god being    
come1 there is an end put to the        
ceremonies2 for they were to  continue  
so long and no longer--8,it10 saith the 
,apostle1 8stood in meats  and drinks1  
and divers washings1 and carnal         
ordinances imposed on them  until the   
time of reformation02 that is1 until    
,christ did come4 8,but  ,christ being  
come an high priest of good things to   

come10 etc41 puts an  end to the things 
and ordinances of the ,levitical        
priesthood4 ,read the  #gth1 #hth1 #ith1
 and #ajth ,chapters of ,hebrews1 and   
you will find this  true4 ,so1 then1    
when ,he saith1 8,the days come in which
 ,i make a new  covenant10 it is rather 
to be meant a changing of the           
administration1  taking away the type1  
the shadow1 the ceremonies from the     
house of  ,israel and ,judah1 and       
relieving by the birth of ,christ1 and  
the death  of ,christ1 and the offering 
of the body of ,him whom the shadows and
  types did point out to be indeed ,he  
whom ,god the ,father had given for a   
ransom by covenant for the souls of the 
saints2 and also to manifest  the truth 
of that covenant which was made between 
the ,father and the  ,son before the    
world began2 for though the new covenant
 was made before  the world began1 and  
also every one in all ages was saved by 
the virtue  of that covenant1 yet that  
covenant was never so clearly made      

manifest  as at the coming1 death1 and  
resurrection of ,christ2 and therefore1 
saith the ,scripture1 8,he hath brought 
life and immortality to light  through  
the ,gospel40 8,who hath saved us1 and  
called us with an holy  calling0 not    
according to the 8works0 of             
righteousness which we have  done1 8but 
according to ,his own purpose and grace1
 which was given us  in ,christ ,jesus  
before the world began10 there is the   
covenant1 but it  was 8made ,,manifest  
by the ,,appearing of our ,saviour      
,jesus ,christ1 who  hath abolished     
death1 and brought life and immortality 
to ,,light through  the ,gospel0 7#b    
,tim #a3i1aj74 ,therefore1 ,i say1 these
 words are therefore  to discover that  
the time was come to change the         
dispensation1 to take  away the type1   
and bring in the substance1 and so      
manifesting that more  clearly which    
before lay hid in dark sayings and      
figures4 ,and this is  usual with ,god  
to speak in this manner4    ,again2 if  

at any time you do find in ,scripture   
that the ,covenant of  ,works is spoken 
of as the first covenant that was       
manifested1 and so  before the second   
covenant1 yet you must understand that  
it was so only  as to                   
manifestation--that is1 it was first    
given to man1 yet not made  before that 
which was made with ,christ2 and indeed 
it was requisite  that it should be     
given or made known first1 that thereby 
there might  be a way made for the      
second1 by its discovering of sin1 and  
the sad  state that man was in after the
 ,fall by reason of that4 ,and again1   
that  the other might be made the more  
welcome to the sons of men4 ,yet the    
second ,adam was before the first1 and  
also the second covenant before  the    
first4 ,this is a riddle4 ,and in this  
did ,christ in time most  gloriously    
answer ,adam1 who was the figure of     
,christ1 as well as of  other things4   
,romans #e4 ,for1 ,was the first        
covenant made with the first  ,adam8 so 

was the second covenant made with the   
second2 for these are  and were the two 
great public persons1 or representators 
of the whole  world1 as to the first and
 second covenants2 and therefore you    
find ,god  speaking on this wise in     
,scripture concerning the new           
covenant--8,my  covenant shall stand    
fast with ,,him40 8,my mercy will ,i    
keep for ,,him for  evermore10 saith    
,god3 8,my covenant shall stand fast    
with ,,him0 7,psa  #hi3bh1cd1ce72 this  
,,him is ,christ1 if you compare this   
with ,luke #a3cb1  8,my covenant will ,i
 not break0--namely1 that which was made
 with  ,,him--8nor alter the thing that 
is gone out of ,my mouth4 ,once ,i have 
sworn by ,my holiness that ,i will not  
lie unto ,david10 ,david here is to  be 
understood ,christ4 to whom this was    
spoken figuratively in the  ,person of  
,christ2 for that was ,god's usual way  
to speak of the glorious  things of the 
,gospel in the time of the ,law1 as ,i  
said before4    ,the conditions of the  

new covenant4    ,the conditions also   
were concluded on and agreed to be      
fulfilled by  ,him3 as it is clear1 if  
you understand ,his saying in the #abth 
of ,john1  at the #bgth verse1 where ,he
 foretelleth ,his death1 and saith1     
8,now is  ,my soul troubled2 and what   
shall ,i say8 ,father1 save ,me from    
this hour3  but for this cause came ,i0 
into the world 8unto this hour02 as if  
,he  had said1 ,my business is now not  
to shrink from ,my sufferings that are  
coming upon ,me2 for these are the      
things that are a great part of the     
conditions contracted in the covenant   
which stands between ,my ,father  and   
,me2 therefore ,i shall not pray that   
this might be absolutely  removed from  
,me2 ,for1 8for this cause came ,i0 into
 the world2 even this  was the very     
terms of the covenant4 ,by this you may 
see1 8we are under  grace40    ,now in a
 covenant there are these three things  
to be considered--,first4  ,what it is  
that is covenanted for4 ,second4 ,the   

conditions upon which  the persons who  
are concerned in it do agree4 ,third4   
,if the conditions  on both sides be not
 according to the agreement fulfilled1  
then the  covenant standeth not1 but is 
made void4 ,and this new covenant in    
these  particulars is very exactly      
fulfilled and made out in ,christ4      
,first4 ,the thing or things covenanted 
for was the salvation of man1 but  made 
good in ,christ--8,the ,son of ,man is  
come to seek and to save that  which was
 lost4 ,the ,son of ,man did not come to
 destroy men's lives1 but  to save them4
 ,i gave ,my life a ransom for many4    
,and this is the will10  or covenant1   
8of ,him that sent ,me1 that of all     
which ,he hath given ,me1  ,i should    
lose nothing1 but should raise it up    
again at the last day0  7,john #f3ci74  
,second4 ,as touching the conditions    
agreed on1 they ran thus--#a4 ,on the   
,mediator's side1 that ,he should come  
into the world2 and then on the         
,father's side1 that ,he should give    

,him a body4 ,this was one of the       
glorious conditions between the ,father 
and ,christ2 8,wherefore1 when ,he      
cometh into the world1 ,he saith1       
,sacrifice and offering ,thou wouldest  
not0--that is1 the old covenant must not
 stand1 but give way to another         
sacrifice which ,thou hast prepared1    
which is the giving up ,my ,manhood  to 
the strokes of ,thy justice--8for a body
 ,thou hast prepared ,me0 7,heb  #aj3e74
 ,this doth prove us under grace4    #b4
 ,on the ,mediator's side1 that ,he     
should be put to death2 and on ,god  the
 ,father's side1 that ,he should raise  
,him up again2 this was  concluded on   
also to be done between ,god the ,father
 and ,his ,son ,jesus  ,christ4 ,on     
,christ's side1 that ,he should die to  
give the justice of ,his  ,father       
satisfaction1 and so to take away the   
curse that was due to us1  wretched     
sinners1 by reason of our               
transgressions2 and that ,god ,his      
,father1 being every ways fully and     

completely satisfied1 should by ,his    
mighty power revive and raise ,him up   
again4 ,he hath 8brought again--our     
,lord ,jesus02 that is1 from death to   
life1 through the virtue or  effectual  
satisfaction that ,he received from the 
blood that was shed  according to the   
terms 8of the ,everlasting ,covenant0   
7,heb #ac3bj74    #c4 ,on the           
,mediator's side1 that ,he should be    
made a curse2 and on the  ,father's     
side1 that through ,him sinners should  
be inheritors of the  blessing4 ,what   
wonderful love doth there appear by this
 in the heart of  our ,lord ,jesus1 in  
suffering such things for our poor      
bodies and souls8  7,gal #c3ac1ad74     
,this is grace4    #d4 ,that on the     
,mediator's side there should be by ,him
 a victory over  ,hell1 death1 and the  
devil1 and the curse of the ,law2 and on
 the  ,father's side1 that these should 
be communicated to sinners1 and they    
set at liberty thereby--8,turn you to   
the stronghold10 saith ,god1 8ye        

prisoners of hope2 even today do ,i     
declare that ,i will render double  unto
 thee0 7,zech #i3ab74 ,why so8 ,it is   
because of the blood of ,my ,son's      
covenant 7,verse #aa72 which made ,paul1
 though sensible of a body of  death1   
and of the sting that death did strike  
into the souls of all  those that are   
found in their sins1 bold to say1 8,o   
death6 where is thy  sting8 ,o grave6   
where is thy victory8 ,the sting of     
death is sin40 ,that  is true1 and the  
terrible ,law of ,god doth aggravate and
 set it home  with insupportable torment
 and pain4 ,but shall ,i be daunted at  
this8  ,no1 8,i thank my ,god through   
,jesus ,christ ,he hath given me this   
victory40 ,so that now1 though ,i be a  
sinner in myself1 yet ,i can1 by        
believing in ,jesus ,christ1 the        
,mediator of this new covenant1 triumph 
over the devil1 sin1 death1 and ,hell2  
and say1 ,do not fear1 my soul1  seeing 
the victory is obtained over all my     
enemies through my ,lord  ,jesus ,christ

 7#a ,cor #ae3ee-eg74 ,this is the way  
to prove ourselves under  grace4    #e4 
,that on the ,mediator's side ,he should
 by thus doing bring in  everlasting    
righteousness for saints 7,dan #i3bd72  
and that the ,father  for this should   
give them an everlasting kingdom 7#a    
,peter #a3c-e2 ,eph  #a3d2 #b ,tim      
#d3ah2 ,luke #bb3bh1bi74 ,but1          
,third4 ,how the conditions are         
fulfilled4 ,in the next place1 this was 
not all--that is1 the ,covenant of      
,grace1 with the conditions thereof1    
was not only concluded on by both       
parties to be done1 but ,jesus ,christ  
,christ is put into office by the       
,father1 to do all things contained in  
the new covenant must be authorized to  
do what was concluded on  touching this 
covenant by way of office4 ,i shall     
therefore speak a word  or two also     
touching the offices1 at least1 some of 
them1 that ,christ  ,jesus did and doth 
still execute as the ,mediator of the   
new covenant1  which also were typed out

 in the ,levitical law2 for this is the 
way to  prove that we are not under the 
law1 but under grace4 ,and1    ,christ  
is the ,surety of the new covenant4     
,,first4 ,his first office1 after the   
covenant was made and concluded  upon1  
was that ,jesus should become bound as a
 ,surety1 ,his ,suretyship4  and stand  
engaged upon oath to see that all the   
conditions of the  covenant that were   
concluded on between ,him and ,his      
,father should1  according to the       
agreement1 be accomplished by ,him2 and 
that after  that1 ,he should be the     
,messenger from ,god to the world to    
declare the  mind of ,god touching the  
tenor and nature of both the covenants1 
especially of the new one4 ,the         
,scripture saith1 that ,jesus ,christ   
was  not only made a priest by an oath1 
but also a ,surety1 or bondsman1 as  in 
,hebrews #g3ba1 #bb4 ,in the #bast      
,verse he speaketh of the priesthood of 
,christ1 that it was with an oath2 and  
saith1 in the #bbnd ,verse1 8,by so     

much0 also 8was ,jesus made a ,surety of
 a better testament10 or  covenant4     
,now the covenant was not only made on  
,jesus ,christ's side with an oath1  but
 also on ,god the ,father's side1 that  
it might be for the better  ground of   
establishment to all those that are1 or 
are to be1 the  children of the promise4
 ,methinks it is wonderful to consider  
that the  ,god and ,father of our souls1
 by ,jesus ,christ1 should be so bent   
upon  the salvation of sinners1 that ,he
 would covenant with ,his ,son ,jesus   
for  the security of them1 and also that
 there should pass an oath on both      
sides for the confirmation of ,their    
resolution to do good4 ,as if the  ,lord
 had said1 ,my ,son1 ,thou and ,i have  
here made a covenant1 that ,i on  ,my   
part should do thus and thus1 and that  
,thou on ,thy part shouldst do  so and  
so4 ,now that ,we may give these souls  
the best ground of comfort  that may be1
 there shall pass an oath on both sides1
 that ,our children  may see that ,we do

 indeed love them4 8,wherein ,god1      
willing more  abundantly to show unto   
the heirs of promise the immutability of
 ,his  counsel10 in making of the       
covenant1 8confirmed it by an oath3 that
 we  might have a strong consolation1   
who have fled for refuge to lay hold    
upon the hope set before us0 7,heb      
#f3ag1ah2 #g3ba74 ,mark1 the #fth       
,chapter  saith1 ,god confirmed ,his    
part by an oath2 and the #gth saith1    
,christ was  made or set on ,his office 
also by an oath4 ,again1 8,once10 saith 
,god1  8have ,i sworn by ,my holiness1  
that ,i will not lie unto ,david10 8nor 
alter the thing that is gone out of ,my 
mouth10 7,psa #hi3cd1ce7 as was  before 
cited4    ,herein you may see that ,god 
and ,christ were in good earnest about  
the  salvation of sinners2 for as soon  
as ever the covenant was made1 the  next
 thing was1 who should be bound to see  
all those things fulfilled  which were  
conditioned on between the ,father and  
the ,son3 the angels1  they could have  

no hands in it2 the world could not do  
it2 the devils  had rather see them     
damned than they would wish them the    
least good2  thus ,christ looked1 and   
there was none to help2 though the      
burden lay  never so heavy upon ,his    
shoulder1 ,he must bear it ,himself2 for
 there  was none besides ,himself to    
uphold1 or so much as to step in to be  
bound1 to see the conditions1 before    
mentioned1 fulfilled neither in  whole  
nor in part 7,isa #fc3a-g74 ,so that ,he
 must not be only ,he with  whom the    
covenant was made1 but ,he must also    
become the bondsman or  surety thereof1 
and so stand bound to see that all and  
every particular  thing conditioned for 
should be1 both in manner1 and matter1  
at the  time and place1 according to the
 agreement1 duly and orderly fulfilled4 
,is not this grace8    ,now as touching 
the nature of a surety and his work1 in 
some things it  is well known to most   
men2 therefore ,i shall be very brief   
upon it4    ,first4 ,you know a surety  

is at the bargain's making2 and so was  
,christ--8,then was ,i beside ,him0     
7,prov #h3cj74    ,second4 ,a surety    
must consent to the terms of the        
agreement1 or  covenant2 and so did     
,christ ,jesus4 ,now that which ,he did 
engage should  be done for sinners1     
according to the terms of the covenant2 
it was  this--#a4 ,that there should be 
a complete satisfaction given to ,god   
for  the sins of the world2 for that was
 one great thing that was agreed  upon  
when the covenant was made 7,heb        
#aj3e1ag74 #b4 ,that ,jesus ,christ     
should1 as aforesaid1 bring in an       
everlasting righteousness to clothe  the
 saints 7,his body7 withal 7,dan        
#i3bd1be74 ,here is grace4 #c4 ,that ,he
  should take in charge to see all those
 forthcoming without spot or  wrinkle at
 the day of ,his glorious appearing from
 ,heaven in judgment1  and to quit them 
before the ,judgment-seat4 ,again1      
,third4 ,in the work of a surety there  
is required by the creditor that  the   

surety should stand to what he is bound2
 and on the surety's side  there is a   
consenting thereunto4 #a4 ,the creditor 
looks1 that in case  the debtor proves a
 bankrupt1 that then the surety should  
engage the  payment4 ,is not this grace8
 ,however it is in other engagements1 it
 is  thus in this4 #b4 ,the creditor    
looks that the surety should be an able 
man4 ,now our ,surety was1 and is1 in   
this case1 every way suitable2 for  ,he 
is heir of all things4 #c4 ,the creditor
 appoints the day1 and also  looks that 
the covenant should be kept1 and the    
debt paid1 according to  the time       
appointed2 and it is required of        
sureties1 as well as  stewards1 that    
they be found faithful--namely1 to pay  
the debt according  to the bargain2 and 
therefore it is said1 8,when the        
fullness of the  time was come1 ,god    
sent forth ,his ,son--made under the    
law1 to redeem  them that were under the
 law10 7,gal #d3d1e74 ,thus comes grace 
to saints4  #d4 ,the creditor looks that

 his money should be brought into his   
house1  to his own habitation4 ,jesus1  
our ,surety1 in this also is faithful2  
for  by ,his own blood1 which was the   
payment1 ,he is entered into the holy   
place1 even into ,heaven itself1 which  
is ,god's dwelling-place1 to  render the
 value and price that was agreed upon   
for the salvation of  sinners4 ,but ,i  
shall speak more of this in another     
head1 therefore ,i  pass it4 ,again1    
,fourth4 ,if the surety stands bound1   
the debtor is at liberty2 and if  the   
law do issue out any process to take    
any1 it will be the surety4  ,though the
 debtor1 together with the surety1 is   
liable to pay the debt  by the law of   
man1 yet ,christ our ,surety only by the
 ,covenant of  ,grace4 ,and1 ,o6 how    
wonderfully true was this accomplished  
in that1  when ,christ our ,surety came 
down from ,heaven1 ,god's ,law did so   
seize  upon the ,lord ,jesus1 and so    
cruelly handle ,him1 and so exact upon  
,him1  that it would never let ,him     

alone until it had accused ,him and     
condemned ,him1 executed ,him1 and      
screwed ,his very heart's blood out of  
,his precious heart and side2 nay1 and  
more than this too1 as ,i shall  show   
hereafter4 ,but1    ,christ the         
,messenger of the new covenant4         
,,second4 ,his second office4 ,after    
that ,jesus ,christ had stood bound1    
and was become our ,surety in things    
pertaining to this covenant1 ,his  next 
office was to be the ,messenger of ,god 
touching ,his mind and the  tenor of the
 covenant unto the poor world2 and this 
did the ,prophet  foresee long before1  
when he saith1 8,behold1 ,i will send   
,my messenger1  and he shall prepare the
 way before ,me02 speaking of ,john the 
,baptist4  8,and he shall prepare the   
way before ,me40 ,and then ,he speaketh 
of  ,christ to the people1 saying1 8,and
 the ,lord whom ye seek shall suddenly  
come to ,his temple40 ,who is ,he8 ,even
 the ,messenger of the covenant1  whom  
ye delight in1 that is ,christ4         

8,behold1 ,he shall come1 saith the     
,,lord of ,hosts0 7,mal #c3a74    ,now  
the covenant being made before between  
the ,father and the ,son1 and  ,jesus   
,christ becoming bound to see all the   
conditions fulfilled1 this  being done1 
,he could come down from ,heaven to     
earth1 to declare to the  world what    
,god the ,father and ,,he had concluded 
on before1 and what was  the mind of the
 ,father towards the world concerning   
the salvation of  their souls2 and      
indeed1 who could better come on such an
 errand than  ,he that stood by when the
 covenant was made8 than ,he that shook 
hands  with the ,father in making of the
 covenant8 than ,he that was become a   
,surety in the behalf of poor sinners1  
according to the terms of the  covenant4
    ,now1 you know1 a messenger commonly
 when he cometh1 doth bring some  errand
 to them to whom he is sent1 either of  
what is done for them1 or  what they    
would have them whom they send unto do  
for them1 or such  like4 ,now what a    

glorious message was that which our     
,lord ,jesus ,christ  came down from    
,heaven withal to declare unto poor     
sinners1 and that  from ,god ,his       
,father8 ,i say1 how glorious was it2   
and how sweet is it to  you that have   
seen yourselves lost by nature8 and it  
will also appear a  glorious one to you 
who are a seeking after ,jesus ,christ1 
if you do but  consider these following 
things about what ,he was sent--        
,first4 ,jesus ,christ was sent from    
,heaven to declare unto the world from  
,god the ,father that ,he was           
wonderfully filled with love to poor    
sinners4 ,first1 in that ,he would      
forgive their sins4 ,secondly1 in that  
,he would save their souls4 ,thirdly in 
that ,he would make them heirs of  ,his 
glory4 8,for ,god so loved the world1   
that ,he gave ,his only begotten        
,son4--,for ,god sent not ,his ,son into
 the world to condemn the world1 but    
that the world through ,him might be    
saved0 7,john #c3af1ag74    ,second4    

,god sent ,jesus ,christ to tell the    
poor world how that ,he would  do this  
for poor sinners1 and yet be just1 and  
yet do ,his justice no  wrong2 and that 
was to be done by ,jesus ,christ's dying
 of a cursed  death in the room of poor 
sinners1 to satisfy justice1 and make   
way for  mercy2 to take away the        
stumbling-blocks1 and set open ,heaven's
 gates2  to overcome ,satan1 and break  
off from sinners his chains 7,luke      
#d3ah7 to  set open the prison doors1   
and to let the prisoners go free 7,isa  
#fa3a-c74 ,and this was the message that
 ,christ was to deliver to the  world by
 commandment from ,his ,father2 and this
 did ,he tell us when ,he  came of ,his 
errand1 where he saith1 8,i lay down ,my
 life for the  sheep--no man taketh it  
from ,me1 but ,i lay it down of ,myself4
 ,i have  power to lay it down1 and to  
take it again4 ,this commandment have ,i
  received of ,my ,father0 7,john       
#aj3ae-ah74 ,even this commandment hath 
,my  ,father given ,me1 that ,i should  

both do this thing and also tell it unto
  you4    ,third4 ,he was not only sent 
as a ,messenger to declare this ,his    
father's  love1 but also how dearly ,he 
himself loved sinners1 what a heart ,he 
had  to do them good1 where ,he saith1  
8,all that the ,father giveth ,me shall 
come to ,me02 and let me tell you1 ,,my 
heart too1 saith ,christ--8,him that    
cometh to ,me1 ,i will in no wise cast  
out0 7,john #f3cg74 ,as ,my ,father is  
willing to give you unto ,me1 even so am
 ,i as willing to receive you4 ,as  ,my 
,father is willing to give you ,heaven1 
so am ,i willing to make you  fit for   
it1 by washing you with ,my own blood2  
,i lay down ,my life that  you might    
have life2 and this ,i was sent to tell 
you of ,my ,father4    ,fourth4 ,his    
message was further2 ,he came to tell   
them how and which way  they should come
 to enjoy these glorious benefits2 also 
by laying down  motives to stir them up 
to accept of the benefits4 ,the way is  
laid down  in ,john #c3ad1ae1 where     

,christ saith1 8,as ,moses lifted up the
 serpent in  the wilderness1 even so    
must the ,son of ,man be lifted up10 or 
caused to  be hanged on the ,cross1 and 
die the death--8that whosoever believeth
 in  ,him should not perish but have    
everlasting life40 ,the way1 therefore1 
that thou shalt have the benefit and    
comfort of that which ,my ,father  and  
,i have covenanted for1 for thee1 ,i am 
come down from ,heaven to  earth on     
purpose to give thee intelligence1 and  
to certify thee of it4  ,know1          
therefore1 that as ,i have been born of 
a woman1 and ,i have taken  this ,body  
upon ,me1 it is on purpose that ,i might
 offer it up upon the  ,cross a         
sacrifice to ,god1 to give ,him         
satisfaction for thy sins1 that  ,his   
mercy may be extended to thy soul1      
without any wrong done to  justice2 and 
this thou art to believe1 and not in the
 notion but from  thy very whole soul4  
,now the motives are many4 #a4 ,if they 
do not leave  their sins1 and come to   

,jesus ,christ1 that their sins may be  
washed  away by ,his blood1 they are    
sure to be damned in ,hell2 for the law 
hath  condemned them already 7,john     
#c3ah1ai74 #b4 ,but if they do come1    
they  shall have the bosom of ,christ to
 lie in1 the ,kingdom of ,heaven to     
dwell in1 the angels and saints for     
their companions1 shall shine there     
like the sun1 shall be there for ever1  
shall sit upon the thrones of  judgment1
 etc4 ,here is grace4    ,methinks if ,i
 had but the time to speak fully to all 
things that ,i  could speak to from     
these two heavenly truths1 and to make  
application  thereof1 surely1 with the  
blessing of ,god1 ,i think it might     
persuade  some vile and abominable      
wretch to lay down his arms that he hath
 taken  up in defiance against ,god1 and
 is marching ,hellwards1 post-haste with
  the devil2 ,i say1 methinks it should 
stop them1 and make them willing  to    
look back and accept of salvation for   
their poor condemned souls1  before     

,god's eternal vengeance is executed    
upon them4 ,o1 therefore6 you  that are 
upon this march1 ,i beseech you consider
 a little4 ,what6 shall  ,christ become 
a drudge for you2 and will you be       
drudges for the devil8  ,shall ,christ  
covenant with ,god for the salvation of 
sinners2 and shall  sinners covenant    
with ,hell1 death1 and the devil for the
 damnation of  their souls8 ,shall      
,christ come down from ,heaven to earth 
to declare  this to sinners2 and shall  
sinners stop their ears against these   
good  tidings8 ,will you not hear the   
errand of ,christ1 although ,he telleth 
you tidings of peace and salvation8     
,how1 if ,he had come1 having taken a   
commandment from ,his ,father to damn   
you1 and to send you to the devils  in  
,hell8 ,sinner1 hear ,his message2 ,he  
speaketh no harm1 ,his words are        
,eternal ,life2 all men that give ear   
unto them1 they have eternal  advantage 
by them2 advantage1 ,i say1 that never  
hath an end4 ,besides1  do but consider 

these two things1 it is like they have  
some sway upon  thy soul--#a4 ,when ,he 
came on ,his message1 ,he came with     
tears in ,his  eyes1 and did even       
weepingly tender the terms of           
reconciliation to  them2 ,i say1 with   
tears in his eyes4 ,and when ,he came   
near the  city--i4e41 with ,his message 
of peace--beholding the hardness of     
their  hearts1 ,he wept over it1 and    
took up a lamentation over it2 because  
,he  saw they rejected ,his mercy1 which
 was tidings of peace2 ,i say1 wilt     
thou then slight a weeping ,jesus1 ,one 
that so loveth thy soul that1  rather   
than ,he will lose thee1 ,he will with  
tears persuade with thee8  #b4 ,not only
 so1 but also when ,he came1 ,he came   
all on a gore blood to  proffer mercy to
 thee1 to show thee still how dearly ,he
 did love thee2  as if ,he had said1    
,sinner1 here is mercy for thee2 but    
behold ,my bloody  sweat1 ,my bloody    
wounds1 ,my cursed death2 behold and see
 what danger ,i  have gone through to   

come unto thy soul2 ,i am come indeed   
unto thee1  and do bring thee tidings of
 salvation1 but it cost ,me ,my heart's 
blood  before ,i could come at thee1 to 
give thee the fruits of ,my everlasting 
love4 ,but more of this anon4    ,thus  
have ,i spoken something concerning     
,christ's being the ,messenger of  the  
new covenant2 but because ,i am not     
willing to cut too short of what  shall 
come after1 ,i shall pass by these      
things not half touched1 and  come to   
the other which ,i promised even now2   
which was to show you1  that as there   
were ,levitical ceremonies in or        
belonging to the first  covenant1 so    
these types1 or ,levitical ceremonies1  
did represent the  glorious things of   
the new covenant4 ,in those ceremonies  
you read of a  sacrifice1 of a priest to
 offer up the sacrifice1 the place      
where1 and  the manner how1 he was to   
offer it2 of which ,i shall speak       
something4    ,christ the sacrifice of  
the new covenant4    ,,third4 ,a third  

office of ,christ1 in reference to the  
new covenant1 was  ,his becoming the    
sacrifice4 ,as touching the sacrifice2  
you find that  it was not to be offered 
up of all kind of beasts1 as of lions1  
bears1  wolves1 tigers1 dragons1        
serpents1 or such like2 to signify1 that
 not  all kind of creatures that had    
sinned1 as devils1 the fallen angels1   
should be saved2 but the sacrifice was  
to be taken out of some kind of  beasts 
and birds1 to signify1 that some of     
,god's creatures that had  sinned ,he   
would be pleased to reconcile them to   
,himself again2 as poor  fallen man and 
woman1 those miserable creatures1 ,god1 
the ,god of  ,heaven1 had a good look   
for after their fall2 but not for the   
cruel  devils1 though more noble        
creatures by creation than we4 ,here is 
grace4    ,now though these sacrifices  
were offered1 yet they were not offered 
to  the end they should make the comers 
to1 or offerers thereof1 perfect2  but  
the things were to represent to the     

world what ,god had in after  ages for  
to do1 which was even the salvation of  
,his creatures by that  offering of the 
body of ,jesus ,christ1 of which these  
were a shadow and  a type for the       
accomplishing of the second covenant4   
,for ,christ was by  covenant to offer a
 sacrifice1 and that an effectual one   
too1 if ,he  intended the salvation of  
sinners--8,a body hast ,thou prepared   
for ,me2 ,i  am come to do ,thy will0   
7,heb #aj3e74 ,i shall therefore show   
you1 ,first4  ,what was expected by ,god
 in the sacrifice in the type1 and then 
show  you how it was answered in the    
antitype4 ,second4 ,i shall show you the
  manner of the offering of the type1   
and so answerable thereto to show  you  
the fitness of the sacrifice of the body
 of ,christ1 by way of  answering some  
questions4    ,first4 ,for the first of 
these1 ,what was expected by ,god in the
  sacrifice in the type1 and how        
answered in the antitype--#a4 ,god did  
expect that sacrifice which ,he ,himself

 had appointed1 and not another1  to    
signify1 that none would serve ,his turn
 but the body and soul of ,his          
appointed ,christ1 the ,mediator of the 
new covenant 7,john #a3bi74 #b4 ,this   
sacrifice must not be lame nor deformed2
 it must have no scar1 spot1 or         
blemish2 to signify1 that ,jesus ,christ
 was to be a complete sacrifice  by     
covenant 7#a ,peter #a3ai74 #c4 ,this   
sacrifice was to be taken out of  the   
flock or herd2 to signify1 that ,jesus  
,christ was to come out of the  race of 
mankind1 according to covenant 7,heb    
#aj3e74 ,but1    ,second4 ,as to the    
manner of it ,the offering of the types1
 and so  answerable thereto1 to show the
 fitness of the sacrifice of the body of
  ,christ--#a4 ,the sacrifice1 before it
 was offered1 was to have all the  sins 
of the children of ,israel confessed    
over it2 to signify1 that  ,jesus       
,christ must bear the sins of all ,his  
children by covenant 7,isa  #ec3d-g2 #a 
,peter #b3bd74 8,as for ,thee also1 by  

the blood of ,thy  covenant10 in ,his   
own body on the tree 7,zech #i3aa74 #b4 
,it must be had  to the place           
appointed--namely1 without the camp of  
,israel2 to signify1  that ,jesus       
,christ must be led to the ,mount       
,calvary 7,luke #bc3cc74 #c4 ,the       
sacrifice was to be killed there2 to    
signify1 that ,jesus ,christ must  and  
did suffer without the city of          
,jerusalem for our salvation4 #d4 ,the  
sacrifice must not only have its life   
taken away1 but also some of its  flesh 
burned upon the altar2 to signify1 that 
,jesus ,christ was not only  to die a   
natural death1 but also that ,he should 
undergo the pains and  torments of the  
damned in ,hell4 #e4 ,sometimes there   
must be a living  offering and a dead   
offering1 as the goat that was killed1  
and the  scape-goat1 the dead bird and  
the living bird1 to signify1 that ,jesus
  ,christ must die1 and come to life    
again 7,lev #ai3d-f74 #f4 ,the goat that
  was to die was to be the sin-offering2

 that is1 to be offered as the  rest of 
the sin-offerings1 to make an atonement 
as a type2 and the  other goat was to   
have all the sins of the children of    
,israel confessed  over him1 and then   
let go into the wilderness1 never to be 
catched  again 7,lev #af3g-bb74 ,to     
signify1 that ,christ's death was to    
make  satisfaction for sin1 and ,his    
coming to life again was to bring in    
everlasting justification from the      
power1 curse1 and destroying nature  of 
sin 7,rom #d3be74 #g4 ,the scape-goat   
was to be carried by a fit man  into the
 wilderness2 to signify that ,jesus     
,christ should both be fit  and able to 
carry our sins quite a way from us1 so  
as they should never  be laid to our    
charge again4 ,here is grace4 #h4 ,the  
sacrifices under the  law1 commonly part
 of them must be eaten2 to signify1 that
 they that  are saved should spiritually
 feed on the body and blood of ,jesus   
,christ1 or else they have no life by   
,him 7,exo #ab3e-aa2 ,john #f3ea-ec74   

#i4 ,this sacrifice must be eaten with  
unleavened bread2 to signify1 that  they
 which love their sins1 that devilish   
leaven of wickedness1 they do  not feed 
upon ,jesus ,christ4 #h    ,now of what 
hath been spoken this is the sum1 that  
there is a sacrifice  under the new     
covenant1 as there were sacrifices under
 the old2 and  that this sacrifice did  
every way answer that1 or those2 indeed1
 they  did but suffer for sin in show1  
but ,he in reality2 they are the shadow1
  but ,he as the substance4 ,o6 when    
,jesus ,christ did come to make ,himself
  a sacrifice1 or to offer ,himself for 
sin1 you may understand that our  sins  
were indeed charged to purpose upon     
,him4 ,o6 how they scarred his  soul1   
how they brake ,his body1 insomuch that 
they made the blood run  down ,his      
blessed face and from ,his precious     
side2 therefore thou must  understand   
these following things--,first1 that    
,jesus ,christ by covenant  did die for 
sin4 ,secondly1 that ,his death was not 

a mere natural death1  but a 8cursed    
death10 even such an one as men do      
undergo from ,god for  their sins1      
though ,he ,himself had none1 even such 
a death as to endure  the very pains and
 torments of ,hell4 ,o sad pains and    
inexpressible  torments that this our   
,sacrifice for sin went under6 ,the     
pains of ,his  body were not all2 no1   
but the pains of ,his soul2 for ,his    
soul was made  an offering as well as   
,his body1 yet all but one sacrifice    
7,isa #ec74  ,as ,christ did not suffer 
in ,his body without suffering in soul1 
nor  yet in soul without ,his suffering 
in body2 it was because not the body    
without the soul1 but both the body and 
soul of the saints should be  for ever  
saved4 ,to signify1 that the suffering  
of ,christ was not only  a bodily       
suffering1 but a soul suffering2 not    
only to suffer what man  could inflict  
upon ,him1 but also to suffer soul      
torments that none but  ,god can        
inflict1 or suffer to be inflicted upon 

,him4 ,o1 the torments of  ,his soul6   
they were the torments indeed2 ,his soul
 was that that felt  the wrath of ,god4 
8,my soul10 saith ,he1 8is exceeding    
sorrowful1 even  unto death0 7,matt     
#bf3ch74 8,now is ,my soul troubled1 and
 what shall ,i  say80 7,john #ab3bg74   
,the rock was not so rent as was ,his   
precious soul2  there was not such a    
terrible darkness on the face of the    
earth then as  there was on ,his        
precious soul4 ,o6 the torments of ,hell
 and the  eclipsings of the ,divine     
smiles of ,god were both upon ,him at   
once2 the  devils assailing of ,him1 and
 ,god forsaking of ,him1 and all at     
once6 8,my  ,god1 ,my ,god10 saith ,he1 
8why hast ,thou forsaken ,me80 7,matt   
#bg3df74 ,now  in my greatest extremity2
 now sin is laid upon ,me1 the curse    
takes hold  of ,me1 the pains of ,hell  
are clasped about ,me1 and ,thou hast   
forsaken  ,me4 ,o sad6 ,sinners1 this   
was not done in pretence1 but in        
reality2 not  in show1 but in very deed2

 otherwise ,christ had dissembled1 and  
had not  spoken the truth2 but the truth
 of it ,his bloody sweat declares1 ,his 
mighty cries declare1 the things which  
and for what ,he suffered  declare4     
,nay1 ,i must say thus much1 that all   
the damned souls in ,hell1  with all    
their damnations1 did never yet feel    
that torment and pain  that did this    
blessed ,jesus in a little time4        
,sinner1 canst thou read  that ,jesus   
,christ was made an offering for sin1   
and yet go in sin8  ,canst thou hear    
that the load of thy sins did break the 
very heart of  ,christ1 and spill ,his  
precious blood8 and canst thou find in  
thy heart  to labour to lay more sins   
upon ,his back8 ,canst thou hear that   
,he  suffered the pains1 the fiery      
flames of ,hell1 and canst thou find in 
thy heart to add to ,his groans by      
slighting of ,his sufferings8 ,o        
hard-hearted wretch6 how canst thou deal
 so unkindly with such a sweet  ,lord   
,jesus8    ,quest4 ,but why did ,christ 

offer ,himself in sacrifice8    ,answ4  
,that thou shouldst not be thrown to the
 very devils4    ,quest4 ,but why did   
,he spill ,his precious blood8    ,answ4
 ,that thou mightest enjoy the joys of  
,heaven4    ,quest4 ,but why did ,he    
suffer the pains of ,hell8    ,answ4    
,that thou mightest not fry with the    
devil and damned souls4    ,quest4 ,but 
could not we have been saved if ,christ 
had not died8    ,answ4 ,no2 for without
 the shedding of blood there is no      
remission2 and  besides1 there was no   
death that could satisfy ,god's justice 
but ,his1  which is evident1 because    
there was none in a capacity to die1 or 
that  was able to answer an infinite    
,god by ,his so suffering but ,he4 #i   
,quest4 ,but why did ,god let ,him die8 
,answ4 ,he standing in the room of      
sinners1 and that in their names and    
natures1 ,god's justice must fall upon  
,him2 for justice takes vengeance  for  
sin wheresoever it finds it1 though it  
be on ,his dear ,son4 ,nay1 ,god        

favoured ,his ,son no more1 finding our 
sins upon ,him1 than ,he would have     
favoured any of us2 for1 should we have 
died8 so did ,he4 ,should we have  been 
made a curse8 so was ,he4 ,should we    
have undergone the pains of  ,hell8 so  
did ,he4    ,quest4 ,but did ,he indeed 
suffer the torments of ,hell8    ,answ4 
,yea1 and that in such a horrible way   
too1 that it is unspeakable4    ,quest4 
,could ,he not have suffered without    
,his so suffering8 ,would not  ,his     
dying only of a natural death have      
served the turn8    ,answ4 ,no1 in      
nowise4 #a4 ,the sins for which ,he     
suffered called for the  torments of    
,hell2 the conditions upon which ,he    
died did call for the  torments of      
,hell2 for ,christ did not die the death
 of a saint1 but the  death of a sinner1
 of a cursed and damned sinner2 because 
,he stood in  their room1 the law to    
which ,he was subjected called for the  
torments  of ,hell2 the nature of ,god's
 justice could not bate ,him anything2  

the  death which ,he was to suffer had  
not lost its sting2 all these being  put
 together do irresistibly declare unto  
us that ,he1 as a sacrifice1  did suffer
 the torments of ,hell 7,gal #c3ac74    
,but1 #b4 ,had ,he not died and         
suffered the cursed death1 the covenant 
had been made void1 and ,his            
,suretyship would have been forfeited1  
and1 besides this1 the world  damned in 
the flames of ,hell-fire2 therefore1    
,his being a sacrifice was  one part of 
the covenant2 for the terms of the      
covenant were that ,he  should spill    
,his blood4 ,o blessed ,jesus6 ,o       
blessed grace6 7,zech  #i3aj1aa74       
,quest4 ,but why1 then1 is ,his death so
 slighted by some8    ,answ4 ,because   
they are enemies to ,him1 either through
 ignorance or  presumption2 either for  
want of knowledge or out of malice2 for 
surely  did they love or believe ,him1  
they could not choose but break and     
bleed  at heart to consider and to think
 of ,him 7,zech #ab3aj1aa47    ,christ  

the ,high ,priest of the ,new ,covenant4
    ,,fourth1 ,a fourth office of       
,christ under the new covenant is ,his  
priestly4 ,thus1 passing this1 ,i shall 
now speak something to ,christ's        
priestly office4 ,but1 by the way1 if   
any should think that ,i do spin my     
thread too long in distinguishing ,his  
priestly office from ,his being a       
sacrifice1 the supposing that for       
,christ to be a priest and a sacrifice  
is all one and the same thing2 and it   
may be it is1 because they have  not    
thought on this so well as they         
should--namely1 that as ,he was a       
sacrifice ,he was passive1 that is1 led 
or had away as a lamb to ,his           
sufferings 7,isaiah #ec72 but as a      
priest ,he was active--that is1 ,he did 
willingly and freely give up ,his ,body 
to be a sacrifice4 8,he hath given  ,his
 life a ransom for many40 ,this         
consideration being with some weight    
and clearness on my spirit1 ,i was and  
am caused to lay them down in two       

particular heads4    ,and therefore ,i  
would speak something to is this1 that  
as there were  priests under the first  
covenant1 so there is a ,priest under   
this1  belonging to this new covenant1 a
 ,high ,priest1 the ,chief ,priest2 as  
it  is clear where it is said1 ,we      
8having a high priest over the house of 
,god0 7,heb #c3a2 #e3e1aj2 #g3bd-bf2    
#h3a1 #d2 #aj3ba74    ,now the things   
that ,i shall treat upon are            
these--,first1 ,i shall show  you the   
qualifications required of a priest     
under the ,law2 ,second1 his  office2   
and1 ,third1 how ,jesus ,christ did     
according to what was  signified by     
those under the law2 ,i say1 how ,he did
 answer the types1  and where ,he went  
beyond them4    ,first1 ,for his        
qualifications3--    #a4 ,they must be  
called thereto of ,god--8,no man taketh 
this honour unto  himself1 but he that  
is called of ,god1 as ,aaron0 7,heb     
#e3d74 ,now ,aaron's  being called of   
,god to be a priest signifies that      

,jesus ,christ is a  ,priest of ,god's  
appointment1 such an one that ,god hath 
chosen1 likes  of1 and hath set on      
work--8,called of ,god an ,high         
,priest10 etc4 7,heb  #e3aj74    #b4    
,the priests under the law they must be 
men1 complete1 not  deformed--8,speak   
unto ,aaron10 saith ,god to ,moses1     
8saying1 ,whosoever he  be of thy seed  
in their generations that hath any      
blemish1 let him not  approach to offer 
the bread of his ,god4 ,for whatsoever  
man he be that  hath a blemish1 he shall
 not approach2 a blind man1 or a lame1  
or he  that hath a flat nose1 or any    
thing superfluous1 or a man that is     
broken-footed1 or broken-handed1 or     
crook-backt1 or a dwarf1 or that  hath a
 blemish in his eye1 or be scurvy1 or   
scabbed1 or hath his stones  broken2 no 
man that hath a blemish of the seed of  
,aaron the priest  shall come nigh to   
offer the offerings of the ,lord made by
 fire2 he  that hath a blemish2 he shall
 not come nigh to offer the bread of his

  ,god0 7,lev #ba3ag-ba74 ,what doth all
 this signify but that1 7#a47 ,he must  
not be lame1 to signify he must not go  
haltingly about the work of our         
salvation4 7#b47 ,he must not be blind1 
to signify that he must not go          
ignorantly to work1 but he must be quick
 of understanding in the things  of     
,god4 7#c47 ,he must not be scabbed1 to 
signify that the priest must  not be    
corrupt of filthy in his office4 7#d47  
,in a word1 he must be  every way       
complete1 to signify to us that ,jesus  
,christ was to be1 and  is1 most        
complete and most perfect in things     
pertaining to ,god in  reference to ,his
 second covenant4    #c4 ,the priests   
under the law were not to be            
hard-hearted1 but pitiful  and          
compassionate1 willing and ready1 with  
abundance of bowels1 to  offer for the  
people1 and to make an atonement for    
them 7,heb #e3a1b74 ,to  signify1 that  
,jesus ,christ should be a              
tender-hearted ,high ,priest1 able  and 

willing to sympathize and be affected   
with the infirmities of  others1 to pray
 for them1 to offer up for them ,his    
precious blood2 ,he  must be such an    
,one who can have compassion on a       
company of poor  ignorant souls1 and on 
them that are out of the way1 to recover
 them1  and to set them in safety 7,heb 
#d3ae74 ,and that ,he might thus do1 ,he
  must be a man that had experience of  
the disadvantages that infirmity  and   
sin did bring unto those poor creatures 
7,heb #b3ag74    #d4 ,the high priests  
under the law were not to be shy or     
squeamish in  case there were any that  
had the plague or leprosy1 scab or      
blotches2  but must look on them1 go to 
them1 and offer for them 7,lev #ac71 all
  which is to signify1 that ,jesus      
,christ should not refuse to take notice
  of the several infirmities of the     
poorest people1 but to teach them1  and 
to see that none of them be lost by     
reason of their infirmity1 for  want of 
looking to or tending of4 #aj    ,this  

privilege also have we under this second
 covenant4 ,this is the way  to make    
grace shine4    #e4 ,the high priests   
under the law they were to be anointed  
with very  excellent oil1 compounded by 
art 7,exo #bi3g2 #cj3cj74 ,to signify1  
that  ,jesus1 the ,great ,high ,priest  
of this new covenant1 would be in a most
  eminent way anointed to ,his priestly 
office by the ,holy ,spirit of the      
,lord4    #f4 ,the priest's food and    
livelihood in the time of his ministry  
was to  be the consecrated and holy     
things 7,exo #bi3cc74 ,to signify1 that 
it is  the very meat and drink of ,jesus
 ,christ to do ,his priestly office1 and
  to save and preserve ,his poor1       
tempted1 and afflicted saints4 ,o what a
  new-covenant ,high ,priest have we6   
#g4 ,the priests under the law were to  
be washed with water 7,exo #bi3d74  ,to 
signify1 that ,jesus ,christ should not 
go about the work of ,his  priestly     
office with the filth of sin upon ,him1 
but was without sin to  appear as our   

,high ,priest in the presence of ,his   
,father1 to execute ,his  priestly      
office there for our advantage--8,for   
such a high priest became  us1 who is   
holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 separate from
 sinners1 and made  higher than the     
heavens0 7,heb #g3bf74    #h4 ,the high 
priest under the law1 before they went  
into the holy place1  there were to be  
clothed--with a curious garment1 a      
breastplate1 and an  ephod1 and a robe1 
and a broidered coat1 a mitre1 and a    
girdle1 and  they were to be made of    
gold1 and blue1 and purple1 and scarlet1
 and  fine linen2 and in his garment and
 glorious ornaments there must be       
precious stones1 and on those stones    
there must be written the names of  the 
children of ,israel 7read ,exodus #bh71 
and all this was to signify  what a     
glorious ,high ,priest ,jesus ,christ   
should be1 and how in the  righteousness
 of ,god ,he should appear before ,god  
as our ,high ,priest1 to  offer up the  
sacrifice that was to be offered for our

 salvation to ,god  ,his ,father4 ,but  
,i pass that4    ,second1 ,now ,i shall 
speak to ,his office4 ,the office of the
 high priest  in general was twofold4   
#a4 ,to offer the sacrifice without the 
camp4 #b4  ,to bring it within the      
veil--that is1 into the holiest of all1 
which did  type out ,heaven4    #a4     
,first part of the high priest's office4
 7#a47 ,it was the office of  the priest
 to offer the sacrifice2 and so did     
,jesus ,christ2 ,he did  offer ,his own 
,body and ,soul in sacrifice4 ,i say1   
,,he did ,,offer it1 and  not another1  
as it is written1 8,no man taketh away  
,my life1 but ,i lay  it down of        
,myself2 ,i have power to lay it down1  
and ,i have power to  take it again0    
7,john #aj3ag1ah74 ,and again it is     
said1 8,when ,he10 ,jesus1  8had offered
 up one sacrifice for sin1 for ever sat 
down on the right  hand of ,god0 7,heb  
#aj3ab74 7#b47 ,the priests under the   
law must offer up  the sacrifice that   
,god had appointed1 and none else1 a    

complete one  without any blemish2 and  
so did our ,high ,priest1 where ,he     
saith1  8,sacrifice and offering ,thou  
wouldest not1 but a body has ,thou      
prepared  ,me10 and that ,i will offer  
7,heb #aj3e74 7#c47 ,the priest was to  
take of  the ashes of the sacrifice1 and
 lay them in a clean place2 and this    
signifies1 that the ,body of ,jesus1    
after it had been offered1 should be    
laid into ,joseph's sepulchre1 as in a  
clean place1 where never any man  before
 was laid 7,lev #f3aa1 compared with    
,john #ai3da1db74    #b4 ,second part of
 the high priest's office4 ,this being  
one part of  his office1 and when this  
was done1 then in the next place he was1
 7#a47  ,to put on the glorious garment1
 when he was to go into the holiest1 and
  take of the blood1 and carry it       
thither1 etc41 he was to put on the     
holy garment which signifieth the       
righteousness of ,jesus ,christ4 7#b47  
,he was in this holy garment1 which hath
 in it the stones1 and in the  stones   

the names of the twelve tribes of the   
children of ,israel1 to  appear in the  
holy place4 8,and thou shalt take two   
onyx stones1 and  grave on them the     
names of the children of ,israel3 six of
 their names  on one stone1 and the     
other six names of the rest on the other
 stone1  according to their birth0 7,exo
 #bh3i1aj74 ,and this was to signify1   
that  ,jesus ,christ was to enter into  
the holiest1 then ,he was there to bear 
the names of ,his elect in the tables of
 ,his heart before the ,throne of  ,god 
and the ,mercy-seat 7,heb #ab3bc74 7#c47
 ,with this he was to take of  the blood
 of the sacrifices1 and carry it into   
the holiest of all1  which was a type of
 ,heaven1 and there was he to sprinkle  
the  mercy-seat2 and this was to be done
 by the high priest only2 to  signify1  
that none but ,jesus ,christ must have  
this office and  privilege1 to be the   
people's ,high ,priest to offer for     
them4 8,but into  the second went the   
high priest alone once every year1 not  

without  blood1 which he offered for    
himself1 and for the errors of the      
people0  7,heb #i3g74 7#d47 ,he was     
there to make an atonement for the      
people with  the blood1 sprinkling of it
 upon the mercy-seat2 but this must be  
done  with much incense4 8,and ,aaron   
shall bring the bullock of the          
sin-offering which is for himself1 and  
for his house1 and shall kill  the      
bullock of the sin-offering which is for
 himself3 and he shall take  a censor   
full of burning coals of fire from off  
the altar before the  ,lord1 and his    
hands full of sweet incense beaten      
small1 and bring it  within the veil3   
and he shall put the incense upon the   
fire before the  ,lord1 that the cloud  
of the incense may cover the mercy-seat 
that is  upon the testimony1 that he die
 not3 and he shall take of the blood of 
the bullock1 and sprinkle it with his   
finger upon the mercy-seat  eastward1   
and before the mercy-seat shall he      
sprinkle of the blood with  his finger  

seven times4 ,then shall he kill the    
goat of the  sin-offering1 that is for  
the people1 and bring his blood within  
the  veil1 and do with that blood as he 
did with the blood of the bullock1  and 
sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat and     
before the mercy-seat40 7,lev           
#af3aa-ae74 ,now this was for the priest
 and the people2 all which doth  signify
 that ,jesus ,christ was after ,his     
death to go into ,heaven itself1  of    
which this holy place was a figure1 and 
there to carry the sacrifice  that ,he  
offered upon the ,cross into the        
presence of ,god1 to obtain  mercy for  
the people in a way of justice 7,heb    
#i74 ,and in that he is  said to take   
his hands full of sweet incense1 it     
signifies that ,jesus  ,christ was to   
offer up ,his sacrifice in the presence 
of ,his ,father in a  way of            
intercession and prayers4    ,i might   
have branched these things out into     
several particulars1 but ,i  would be   
brief4 ,i say1 therefore1 the office of 

the priest was to carry  the blood into 
the holy place1 and there to present it 
before the  mercy-seat1 with his heart  
full of intercessions for the people for
  whom he was a priest 7,luke #a3h-aa74 
,this is ,jesus ,christ's work now in   
the ,kingdom of ,glory1 to plead ,his   
own blood1 the nature and virtue of  it1
 with a perpetual intercession to the   
,god of ,mercy on behalf of us  poor    
miserable sinners 7,heb #g3be74         
,comfortable considerations from        
,christ's intercession4 ,now1 in the    
intercession of this ,jesus1 which is   
part of ,his priestly office1 there  are
 these things to be considered for our  
comfort--    #a4 ,there is a pleading of
 the virtue of ,his ,blood for them that
 are  already come in1 that they may be 
kept from the evils of heresies1        
delusions1 temptations1 pleasures1      
profits1 or anything of this world      
which may be too hard for them4         
8,father1 ,i pray not that ,thou        
shouldest  take them out of the world10 

saith ,christ1 8but that ,thou shouldest
  keep them from the evil0 7,john       
#ag3ae74    #b4 ,in case the devil      
should aspire up into the presence of   
,god1 to  accuse any of the poor saints1
 and to plead their backslidings against
  them1 as he will do if he can1 then   
there is ,jesus1 our ,lord ,jesus1      
ready in the ,court of ,heaven1 at the  
right hand of ,god1 to plead the  virtue
 of ,his ,blood1 not only for the great 
and general satisfaction  that ,he did  
give when ,he was on the ,cross1 but    
also the virtue that is  in it now for  
the cleansing and fresh purging of ,his 
poor saints under  their several        
temptations and infirmities2 as saith   
the ,apostle1 8,for  if when we were    
enemies we were reconciled to ,god by   
the death of ,his  ,son1 much more being
 reconciled1 we shall be saved by ,his  
life0--that  is1 by ,his intercession   
7,rom #e3aj74    #c4 ,the maintaining of
 grace1 also1 is by ,jesus ,christ's    
intercession1  being the second part of 

,his priestly office4 ,o1 had we not a  
,jesus at  the right hand of ,god making
 intercession for us1 and to convey     
fresh  supplies of grace unto us through
 the virtue of ,his ,blood being pleaded
  at ,god's right hand1 how soon would  
it be with us as it is with those  for  
whom ,he prays not at all 7,john #ag3i78
 ,but the reason why thou  standest     
while others fall1 the reason why thou  
goest through the many  temptations of  
the world1 and shakest them off from    
thee1 while others  are ensnared and    
entangled therein1 it is because thou   
hast an  interceding ,jesus4 8,i have   
prayed10 saith ,he1 8that thy faith fail
 not0  7,luke #bb3cb74    #d4 ,it is    
partly by the virtue of ,christ's       
intercession that the elect  are brought
 in4 ,there are many that are to come to
 ,christ which are not  yet brought in  
to ,christ3 and it is one part of ,his  
work to pray for  their salvation       
too--8,neither pray ,i for these alone1 
but for them also  which shall believe10

 though as yet they do not believe 8on  
,me10 but  that they may believe        
8through their word0 7,john #ag3bj74    
,and let me  tell thee1 soul1 for thy   
comfort1 who art a-coming to ,christ1   
panting  and sighing1 as if thy heart   
would break1 ,i tell thee1 soul1 thou   
wouldst never have come to ,christ1 if  
,he had not first1 by the virtue  of    
,his blood and intercession1 sent into  
thy heart an earnest desire  after      
,christ2 and let me tell thee also1 that
 it is ,his business to  make           
intercession for thee1 not only that    
thou mightest come in1 but  that thou   
mightest be preserved when thou art come
 in 7,compare ,heb  #g3be2 ,rom         
#h3cc-ci74    #e4 ,it is by the         
intercession of ,christ that the        
infirmities of the  saints in their holy
 duties are forgiven4 ,alas1 if it were 
not for the  priestly office of ,christ 
,jesus1 the prayers1 alms1 and other    
duties of  the saints might be rejected1
 because of the sin that is in them2 but

  ,jesus being our ,high ,priest1 ,he is
 ready to take away the iniquities of   
our holy things1 perfuming our prayers  
with the glory of ,his own  perfections2
 and therefore it is that there is an   
answer given to the  saints' prayers1   
and also acceptance of their holy duties
 7,rev #h3c1d74  8,but ,christ being    
come an high priest of good things to   
come1 by a  greater and more perfect    
tabernacle1 not made with hands1 that is
 to  say1 not of this building2 neither 
by the blood of goats and calves1  but  
by ,his own blood ,he entered in once   
into the holy place1 having  obtained   
eternal redemption for us4 ,for if the  
blood of bulls and of  goats1 and the   
ashes of an heifer sprinkling the       
unclean1 sanctifieth  to the purifying  
of the flesh3 how much more shall the   
blood of ,christ1  who through the      
eternal ,spirit offered ,himself without
 spot to ,god1  purge your conscience   
from dead works to serve the living     
,god8 ,and for  this cause ,he is the   

mediator of the ,new ,testament10 or    
covenant1 8that  by means of death1 for 
the redemption of the transgressions    
that were  under the first testament1   
they which are called10 notwithstanding 
all  their sins1 8might receive the     
promise of eternal inheritance0 7,heb   
#i3aa-ae74    ,third4 ,the third thing  
now to be spoken to is1 to show where   
and how  ,jesus ,christ outwent and goes
 beyond these priests1 in all their     
qualifications and offices1 for the     
comfort of poor saints4    #a4 ,they    
that were called to the priesthood under
 the law were but men2  but ,he is both 
,god and man 7,heb #g3c1bh74    #b4     
,their qualifications were in them in a 
very scanty way2 but ,jesus  was every  
way qualified in an infinite and full   
way4    #c4 ,they were consecrated but  
for a time1 but ,he for evermore 7,heb  
#g3bc1bd74    #d4 ,they were made       
without an oath1 but ,he with an oath   
7,verses #bj1ba74    #e4 ,they as       
servants2 but ,he as a ,son 7,hebrews   

#c3f74    #f4 ,their garments were but  
such as could be made with hands1 but   
,his  the very righteousness of ,god    
7,exo #bh2 ,rom #c3bb2 ,phil #c3h1i74   
#g4 ,their offerings were but the body  
and blood of beasts1 and such  like1 but
 ,his offering was ,his own body and    
soul 7,heb #i3ab1ac2 #aj3d1e2  ,isa     
#ec3aj74    #h4 ,those were at best but 
a shadow or type1 but ,he the very      
substance  and end of all those         
ceremonies 7,heb #i3a1aj1aa74    #i4    
,their holy place was but made by men1  
but ,his1 or that which ,jesus  is      
entered1 is into ,heaven itself 7,heb   
#i3b1c1bd74    #aj4 ,when they went to  
offer their sacrifice1 they were forced 
to offer  for themselves1 as men        
compassed about with infirmity1 but ,he 
holy1  harmless1 who did never commit   
the least transgression 7,heb #g3bf2    
#aj3aa74    #aa4 ,they when they went to
 offer they were fain to do it standing1
 to  signify that ,god had no           
satisfaction therein2 but ,he1 when 8,he

 had  offered one sacrifice for sins for
 ever1 sat down on the right hand of    
,god10 to signify that ,god was very    
well pleased with ,his offering 7,heb   
#aj3ab74    #ab4 ,they were fain to     
offer 8oftentimes the same sacrifices1  
which can  never take away sins02 but   
,he1 8by one offering hath perfected for
 ever  them that are sanctified0 7,heb  
#aj3aa1ad74    #ac4 ,their sacrifices at
 the best could but serve for the       
cleansing of  the flesh1 but ,his for   
cleansing both body and soul--the blood 
of ,jesus  ,christ doth purge the       
conscience from dead works1 to live a   
holy life  7,heb #i3ac1ad74    #ad4     
,those high priests could not offer but 
once a year in the holiest  of all1 but 
our ,high ,priest ,he ever liveth to    
make intercession for us  7,heb #i3g2   
#ab3bd1be74    #ae4 ,those high priests1
 notwithstanding they were priests1 they
 were  not always to wear their holy    
garments2 but ,jesus never puts them off
  of ,him1 but is in them always4       

#af4 ,those high priests1 death would be
 too hard for them1 but our ,high       
,priest hath vanquished and overcome    
that cruel enemy of ours1 and  brought  
life and immortality to light through   
the glorious ,gospel 7,heb  #g3ba1bc2   
#b3ae2 #b ,tim #a3aj74    #ag4 ,those   
high priests were not able to save      
themselves2 but this is  able to save   
,himself1 and all that come to ,god1 by 
,him 7,heb #g3be74    #ah4 ,those high  
priests' blood could not do away sin2   
but the blood of  ,jesus ,christ1 who is
 our ,high ,priest1 8cleanseth us from  
all sin0 7#a  ,john #a3g74    #ai4      
,those high priests sometimes by sin    
caused ,god to reject their  sacrifices2
 but this ,high ,priest doth always the 
things that please  ,him4    #bj4 ,those
 high priests could never convey the    
,spirit by virtue of their  sacrifices  
or office2 but this ,high ,priest1 our  
,lord ,jesus1 ,he can and  doth give all
 the gifts and graces that are given to 
the sons of men4    #ba4 ,those high    

priests could never by their sacrifices 
bring the soul  of any sinner to glory  
by virtue of itself2 but ,jesus hath by 
one  offering1 as ,i said before1       
perfected for ever those that ,he did   
die  for4 ,thus in brief ,i have showed 
in some particulars how and wherein     
,jesus our ,high ,priest doth go beyond 
those high priests2 and many more       
without question might be mentioned1 but
 ,i forbear4    ,christ the forerunner  
of the saints4    ,,fifth4 ,a fifth     
office of ,christ in reference to the   
second covenant  was1 that ,he should be
 the forerunner to ,heaven before ,his  
saints that  were to follow after4      
,first1 ,he strikes hands in the        
covenant1 and  then ,he stands bound as 
a ,surety to see everything in the      
covenant  accomplished that was to be   
done on ,his part2 next ,he brings the  
message from ,heaven to the world2 and  
before ,he goeth back1 ,he offereth     
,himself for the same sins that ,he     
agreed to suffer for2 and so soon as    

this was done1 ,he goeth post-haste to  
,heaven again1 not only to  exercise the
 second part of ,his priestly office1   
but as our forerunner1  to take         
possession for us1 even into ,heaven    
itself1 as you may see1  where it is    
said1 8,whither the ,forerunner is for  
us entered0 7,heb  #f3bj74    ,first4   
,he is run before to open ,heaven's     
gates--,be ye open1 ye  everlasting     
doors1 that the ,king of ,glory may     
enter in4    ,second4 ,he is run before 
us to take possession of glory in our   
natures  for us4    ,third4 ,he is run  
before to prepare us our places against 
we come  after--8,i go to prepare a     
place for you0 7,john #ad3a-c74         
,fourth4 ,he is run thither to make the 
way easy1 in that ,he hath first        
trodden the path ,himself4    ,fifth4   
,he is run thither to receive gifts for 
us4 ,all spiritual and  heavenly gifts  
had been kept from us had not ,christ1  
so soon as the  time appointed was come1
 run back to the ,kingdom of ,glory to  

receive  them for us4 ,but ,i cannot    
stand to enlarge upon these glorious    
things1  the ,lord enlarge them upon    
your hearts by meditation4 ,these things
  have ,i spoken to show you that saints
 are under grace4    ,christ completely 
fulfilled the conditions of the new     
covenant4    ,here now ,i might begin to
 speak of ,his prophetical and kingly   
office1  and the privileges that do and 
shall come thereby1 but that ,i fear ,i 
shall be too tedious1 therefore at this 
time ,i shall pass them by4 ,thus  you  
may see how the ,covenant of ,grace doth
 run1 and with ,whom it was  made1 and  
also what were the conditions thereof4  
,now1 then1 this grace1 this everlasting
 grace of ,god1 comes to be free  to us 
through the satisfaction1 according to  
the conditions1 given by  ,another for  
us2 for though it be free1 and freely   
given to us1 yet the  obtaining of it   
did cost our ,head1 our public ,man1 a  
very dear price4  8,for ye are bought   
with a price10 even with the precious   

blood of  ,christ4 ,so it is by         
,another1 ,i say1 not by us2 yet it is  
as surely made  over to us1 even to so  
many of us as do or shall believe1 as if
 we had  done it1 and obtained the grace
 of ,god ourselves 7#a ,cor #f3bj2 #a   
,peter  #a3i74 ,nay1 surer2 for         
consider1 ,i say1 this grace is free to 
us1 and  comes upon a clear score1 by   
virtue of the labour and purchase of    
,another for us2 mark1 that which is    
obtained by ,another for us is not      
obtained for us by ourselves--,no1 but  
,christ hath1 not by the blood of  goats
 and calves1 8obtained eternal          
redemption for us10 which were  things  
offered by men under the law1 8but by   
,his own blood10 meaning  ,christ's1    
8,he entered in once into the holy      
place1 having obtained  eternal         
redemption for us0 7,heb #i3ab74    ,it 
comes to be unchangeable through the    
perfection of that satisfaction  that   
was given to ,god through the ,son of   
,mary for us2 for whatever the  ,divine1

 infinite1 and eternal justice of ,god  
did call for at the hands  of man1 if   
ever he intended to be a partaker of the
 grace of ,god1 this  ,jesus1 this one  
,man1 this public ,person1 did1 did     
completely give a  satisfaction to it1  
even so effectually2 which caused ,god  
not only to  say1 ,i am pleased1 but 8,i
 am well pleased02 completely and       
sufficiently  satisfied with ,thee on   
their behalf2 for so you must understand
 it  7,matt #c3ag74 ,mark therefore     
these following words--8,and1 having    
made  peace10 or completely made up the 
difference1 8through the blood of ,his  
cross1 by ,him to reconcile all things  
unto ,himself2 by ,him1 ,i say1  whether
 they be things in earth1 or things in  
heaven4 ,and you1 that  were sometime   
alienated and enemies in your mind by   
wicked works1 yet  now hath ,he         
reconciled10 how8 8in the body of ,his  
flesh through death1  to present you    
holy10 mark1 8holy and unblameable and  
unreproveable in  ,his sight0 7,col     

#a3bj-bb74 ,and thus it is grace1       
unchangeable grace to  us2 because it   
was obtained1 yea1 completely obtained1 
for us1 by ,jesus  ,christ1 ,god-man4   
,object4 ,but some may say1 ,how was it 
possible that one man ,jesus1 by  one   
offering1 should so completely obtain   
and bring in unchangeable  grace for    
such an innumerable company of sinners  
as are to be saved8    ,answ4 ,first4   
,in that ,he was every way fitted for   
such a work4 ,and1  ,second4 ,in that1  
as ,i said before1 ,he did every way    
completely satisfy  that which was      
offended by our disobedience to the     
former covenant4    ,first4 ,he was     
every way fitted for such a work4 ,and1 
for the clearing  of this1    #a4       
,consider1 was it man that had offended8
 ,he was ,man that gave the             
satisfaction--8,for since by man came   
death1 by man came also the             
resurrection of the dead0 7#a ,cor      
#ae3ba74    #b4 ,was it ,god that was   
offended8 ,he was ,god that did give a  

satisfaction--8,unto us a child is born1
 unto us a son is given4--and ,his  name
 shall be called ,the mighty ,god0 7,isa
 #i3f74 8,he thought it not  robbery to 
be equal with ,god3 but10 for our sakes1
 ,he 8made ,himself of  no reputation10 
etc4 7,phil #b3f-g74    #c4 ,for the    
further clearing of this1 to show you   
that in everything ,he  was rightly     
qualified for this great work1 see what 
,god ,himself saith  of ,him2 ,he calls 
,him1 in the first place1 ,man2 and1    
secondly1 ,he owns  ,him to be ,his     
,fellow1 saying1 8,awake1 ,o sword1     
against ,my ,shepherd1 and  against the 
,man0--mark1 8the ,man that is ,my      
,fellow1 saith the ,,lord of  hosts0    
7,zech #ac3g74    ,so that now1 let     
,divine and infinite justice turn itself
 which way it  will1 it finds one that  
can tell how to match it2 for if it say1
 ,i will  require the satisfaction of   
man1 here is a ,man to satisfy its cry2 
and  if it say1 ,but ,i am an infinite  
,god1 and must and will have an infinite

  satisfaction2 here is ,one also that  
is infinite1 even fellow with ,god1     
fellow in ,his essence and being2 fellow
 in ,his power and strength2  fellow in 
,his wisdom2 fellow in ,his mercy and   
grace2 together with the  rest of the   
attributes of ,god2 so that1 ,i say1 let
 justice turn itself  which way it will1
 here is a complete ,person to give a   
complete  satisfaction 7,prov #h3bc2 #a 
,cor #a3bd2 ,titus #b3aj2 compared with 
,verse  #aa74 ,thus much of the fitness 
of the ,person4    ,second4 ,for the    
completeness of the satisfaction given  
by ,him for us4  ,and that is discovered
 in these particulars--    #a4 ,doth    
justice call for the blood of that      
nature that sinned8 here is  the        
heart-blood of ,jesus ,christ--8,we have
 redemption through ,his blood10  7,eph 
#a3g1ad2 #a ,peter #a3ah1ai2 ,zech      
#i3aj1aa74    #b4 ,doth justice say that
 this blood1 if it be not the blood of  
,one that  is really and naturally ,god1
 it will not give satisfaction to       

infinite  justice8 then here is ,god1   
purchasing ,his ,church 8with ,his own  
blood0  7,acts #bj3bh74    #c4 ,doth    
justice say1 that it must not only have 
satisfaction for  sinners1 but they that
 are saved must be also washed and      
sanctified  with this blood8 then here  
is ,he that so loved us1 that ,he       
8washed us  from our sins in ,his own   
blood0 7,rev #a3e74    #d4 ,is there to 
be a righteousness to clothe them with  
that is to be  presented before ,divine 
justice8 there here is the righteousness
 of  ,christ1 which is 8even the        
righteousness of ,god by faith0 7,rom   
#c3bb2  ,phil #c3h-aj74    #e4 ,are     
there any sins now that will fly upon   
this ,saviour like so many  lions1 or   
raging devils1 if ,he take in hand to   
redeem man8 ,he will be  content to bear
 them all ,himself alone1 even in ,his  
own body upon the  tree 7#a ,peter      
#b3bd74    #f4 ,is there any law now    
that will curse and condemn this        
,saviour for  standing in our persons to

 give satisfaction to ,god for the      
transgression of man8 ,he will be       
willing to be cursed1 yea1 to be made  a
 curse for sinners1 rather than they    
shall be cursed and damned  themselves  
7,gal #c3ac74    #g4 ,must the great and
 glorious ,god1 whose eyes are so pure  
that ,he  cannot behold iniquity2 ,i    
say1 must ,he not only have the blood1  
but the  very life of ,him that will    
take in hand to be the ,deliverer and   
,saviour  of us poor miserable sinners8 
,he is willing to lay down ,his life for
  ,his sheep 7,john #aj3aa74    #h4     
,must ,he not only die a natural death1 
but must ,his soul descend into  hell1  
though it should not be left there1 ,he 
will suffer that also  ,psalms #af3aj2  
and ,acts #b3ca4 #aa    #i4 ,must ,he   
not only be buried1 but rise again from 
the dead1 and  overcome death1 that ,he 
might be the first-fruits to ,god of    
them that  sleep1 which shall be saved8 
,he will be buried1 and also through the
  strength of ,his ,godhead1 ,he will   

raise ,himself out of the grave1 though 
death hold ,him never so fast1 and the  
,jews lay never such a great stone  upon
 the mouth of the selpulchre1 and seal  
it never so fast 7#a ,cor  #ae3d2 ,luke 
#bd3cd74    #aj4 ,must ,he carry that   
body into the presence of ,his ,father1 
to take  possession of ,heaven1 and must
 ,he appear there as a priest1 as a     
forerunner1 as an advocate1 as prophet1 
as a treasure-house1 as an  interceder  
and pleader of the causes of ,his       
people8 ,he will be all  these1 and much
 more1 to the end the grace of ,god by  
faith in ,jesus  ,christ might be made  
sure to all the seed4 8,who then can    
condemn8 ,it is  ,god that justifieth2  
because ,christ hath died1 yea rather1  
that is  risen again40 ,who1 now seeing 
all this is so effectually done1 shall  
lay anything1 the least thing8 who can  
find the least flaw1 the least  wrinkle1
 the least defect or imperfection1 in   
this glorious  satisfaction 7,rom       
#h3cc-cd2 ,heb #f3bj2 #i3bd2 ,john      

#ad3b1c2 #a ,john #b3a78    ,object4    
,but is it possible that ,he should so  
soon give infinite justice  a           
satisfaction1 a complete satisfaction8  
for the eternal ,god doth  require an   
eternal lying under the curse1 to the   
end ,he may be  eternally satisfied4    
,answ4 ,indeed1 that which is infinite  
must have an eternity to satisfy  ,god  
in--that is1 they that fall into the    
prison and pit of utter  darkness must  
be there to all eternity1 to the end the
 justice of ,god  may have its full blow
 at them4 ,but now ,he that ,i am       
speaking of is  ,god1 and so is infinite
 7,isa #i3f2 ,titus #a3af1ag2 ,heb      
#a3h1i2 ,phil  #b3d-f74 ,now1 ,he which 
is true ,god is able to give in as      
little a time  an infinite satisfaction 
as ,adam was in giving the              
dissatisfaction4  ,adam himself might   
have given satisfaction for himself as  
soon as  ,christ had he been very ,god1 
as ,jesus ,christ was4 ,for the reason  
why  the posterity of ,adam1 even so    

many of them as fall short of life1 must
  lie broiling in ,hell to all eternity 
is this--they are not able to give  the 
justice of ,god satisfaction1 they being
 not infinite1 as aforesaid4  8,but     
,christ10 that is1 ,god-man1 8being come
 an ,high ,priest10 that is1  to offer  
and give satisfaction1 8of good things  
to come1 by a greater  and more perfect 
tabernacle1 not made with hands1 that is
 to say1 not  of this building2 neither 
by the blood of goats and calves1 but by
 ,his  own10--mark you that1 8but by    
,his own blood ,he entered in once into 
the  holy place1 having obtained eternal
 redemption for us40 ,but how8 8,for  if
 the blood of bulls and of goats1 and   
the ashes of an heifer  sprinkling the  
unclean1 sanctifieth to the purifying of
 the flesh3 how  much more shall the    
blood of ,christ1 who through the       
eternal ,spirit10  who through the power
 and virtue of ,his infinite ,godhead1  
8offered  ,himself without spot to ,god1
 purge your conscience from dead works  

to  serve the living ,god8 ,and for this
 cause10 that is1 for that ,he is ,god  
as well as man1 and so able to give     
justice an infinite satisfaction1       
therefore1 8,he is the mediator of the  
new testament1 that by means of  death1 
for the redemption of the transgressions
 that were under the  first testament1  
they which are called might receive the 
promise of  eternal inheritance0 7,heb  
#i3aa-ae74 ,as ,i said before4          
,object4 ,this is much2 but is ,god     
connected with this8 ,is ,he satisfied  
now in the behalf of sinners by this    
,man's thus suffering8 ,if ,he is1  then
 how doth it appear8    ,answ4 ,it is   
evident1 yea1 wonderful evident1 that   
this hath pleased ,him  to the full1 as 
appeareth by these following            
demonstrations4--    ,first4 ,in that   
,god did admit ,him into ,his presence2 
yea1 receive ,him  with joy and music1  
even with the sound of the trumpet1 at  
,his  ascension into ,heaven 7,psa      
#dg3e74 ,and ,christ makes it an        

argument to  ,his children that ,his    
righteousness was sufficient1 in that   
,he went to  ,his ,father1 and they saw 
,him no more1 8of righteousness10 saith 
,he1  8because ,i go to ,my ,father1 and
 ye see ,me no more0 7,john #af3aj74 ,as
 if  ,he had said1 ,my ,spirit shall    
show to the world that ,i have brought  
in a  sufficient righteousness to       
justify sinners withal1 in that when ,i 
go  to appear in the presence of ,my    
,father on their behalf1 ,he shall give 
,me entertainment1 and not throw ,me    
down from ,heaven1 because ,i did not   
do it sufficiently4    ,again2 if you   
consider the high esteem that ,god the  
,father doth set on  the death of ,his  
,son1 you will find that ,he hath       
received good content  thereby4 ,when   
the ,lord ,jesus1 by way of complaint1  
told ,his ,father that  ,he and ,his    
merits were not valued to the worth1    
,his ,father answered1 ,it  is a light  
thing that ,i should give ,thee1 ,o ,my 
,servant1 to bring ,jacob  again2 8,i   

will also give ,thee for a light to the 
,gentiles1 that ,thou  mayest be ,my    
salvation unto the end of the earth0    
7,isa #di3f74 ,as if the  ,lord had     
said1 8,my ,son1 ,i do value ,thy death 
at a higher rate than that  ,thou       
shouldst save the tribes of ,israel     
only2 behold the ,gentiles1 the         
barbarous heathens1 they also shall be  
brought in as the price of ,thy  blood4 
,it is a light thing that ,thou         
shouldest be ,my ,servant only to       
bring1 or redeem1 the tribes of ,jacob1 
and to restore the preserved of         
,israel3 ,i will also give ,thee for a  
light to the ,gentiles1 that ,thou      
mayest be ,my salvation unto the end of 
the earth40 #ab    ,again2 you may see  
it also by the carriage of ,god the     
,father to all the  great sinners to    
whom mercy was proffered4 ,we do not    
find that ,god  maketh any objection    
against them to come to ,him for the    
pardon of  their sins2 because ,he did  
want a satisfaction suitable to the     

greatness of their sins4 ,there was     
,manasseh1 who was one that burned  his 
children in the fire to the devil1 that 
used witchcraft1 that used  to worship  
the host of heaven1 that turned his back
 on the ,word that  ,god sent unto him2 
nay1 that did worse than the very       
heathen that ,god  cast out before the  
children of ,israel 7#b ,chron          
#cc3a-ac74 ,also those  that are spoken 
of in the ,nineteenth of ,acts1 that did
 spend so much  time in conjuration1 and
 the like1 for such ,i judge they were1 
that  when they came to burn their      
books1 they counted the price thereof to
  be fifty thousand pieces of silver    
7,acts #ai3ai74 ,simon ,magus also1 that
  was a sorcerer1 and bewitched the     
whole city1 yet he had mercy  proffered 
to him once and again 7,acts #h74 ,i    
say1 it was not the  greatness of the   
sins of these sinners2 no1 nor of an    
innumerable  company of others1 that    
made ,god at all to object against the  
salvation  of their souls1 which justice

 would have constrained ,him to had ,he 
not  had satisfaction sufficient by the 
blood of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,nay1        
further1 ,i do find that because ,god   
the ,father would not have the  merits  
of ,his ,son to be undervalued1 ,i say1 
,he doth therefore freely by  ,his      
consent let mercy be proffered to the   
greatest sinners--in the first  place1  
for the ,jews1 that were the worst of   
men in that day for  blasphemy against  
the ,gospel2 yet the ,apostle proffered 
mercy to them  in the first place--8,it 
was necessary10 saith he1 8that the     
,word of ,god  should first have been   
spoken to you0 7,acts #c3bf2 #ac3df74   
,and ,christ  gave them commission so to
 do2 for1 saith ,he1 ,let repentance and
  remission of sins be preached in ,my  
name among all nations1 and  begin--mark
 that1 8beginning at ,jerusalem0 7,luke 
#bd3dg71 ,let them that  but the other  
day had their hands up to the elbows in 
,my heart's blood  have the first       
proffer of ,my mercy4 ,and1 saith ,paul1

 8,for this cause ,i  obtained mercy1   
that in me first ,jesus ,christ might   
show forth all  longsuffering1 for a    
pattern to them which should hereafter  
believe on  ,him to life everlasting0   
7#a ,tim #a3af74 ,as the ,apostle saith1
 those  sinners that were dead1         
possessed with the devil1 and the       
children of  wrath1 ,he hath quickened1 
delivered1 and saved4 ,that ,he might1  
even in  the very 8ages to come ,he     
might show the exceeding riches of ,his 
grace  in ,his kindness toward us10 and 
that 8through ,christ ,jesus0 7,eph     
#b3g74    ,second4 ,it is evident that  
that which this ,man did as a common    
person  ,he did it completely and       
satisfactorily1 as appears by the       
openness1 as  ,i may so call it1 which  
was in the heart of ,god to ,him at ,his
  resurrection and ascension--8,ask of  
,me10 saith ,he1 8and ,i shall give     
,thee the0 very 8heathen for ,thine     
inheritance1 and the uttermost parts  of
 the earth for ,thy possession0 7,psa   

#b3h74 ,and this was at ,his            
resurrection 7,acts #ac3cc74 ,whereas1  
though ,he had asked1 yet if ,he had    
not given a full and complete           
satisfaction1 justice would not have    
given ,him any thing2 for justice1 the  
justice of ,god1 is so pure1 that  if it
 be not completely satisfied in every   
particular1 it giveth  nothing but      
curses 7,gal #c3aj74    ,third4 ,it is  
yet far more evident that ,he hath      
indeed pleased ,god in  the behalf of   
sinners1 in that ,god hath given ,him   
gifts to distribute  to sinners1 yea1   
the worst of sinners1 as a fruit of ,his
 satisfaction1  and that at ,his        
ascension 7,psa #fh3ah74 ,christ hath so
 satisfied ,god1  that ,he hath given   
,him all the treasures both of ,heaven  
and earth to  dispose of as ,he seeth   
good2 ,he hath so pleased ,god1 that ,he
 hath given  ,him a name above every    
name1 a sceptre above every sceptre1 a  
crown  above every crown1 a kingdom     
above every kingdom2 ,he hath given ,him

 the  highest place in ,heaven1 even    
,his own right hand2 ,he hath given ,him
 all  the power of ,heaven and earth1   
and under the earth1 in ,his own hand1  
to  bind whom ,he pleaseth1 and to set  
free whom ,he thinks meet2 ,he hath1 in 
a word1 such a high esteem in the eyes  
of ,his ,father1 that ,he hath put  into
 ,his hands all things that are for the 
profit of ,his people1 both  in this    
world and that which is to come2 and all
 this as the fruit of  ,his faithfulness
 in doing of ,his work1 as the ,mediator
 of the new  covenant 7,phil #b3i2 ,rev 
#ai3f74 ,thou hast ascended on high1    
,thou hast  led captivity captive1 ,thou
 hast received gifts--mark1 ,thou hast  
received them--for men1 even for the    
worst of men1 for the rebellious  also2 
and hath sent forth some1 being         
furnished with these gifts2 some1  ,i   
say1 for the work of the ministry1 to   
the edifying of them that are  already  
called1 and also for the calling in of  
all those for whom ,he  covenanted with 

,his ,father1 till all come in the unity
 of faith1 etc4  7,eph #d3h-ac74        
,fourth4 ,it doth still appear yet far  
more evident2 for will you hear  what   
the ,father ,himself saith for the      
showing of ,his well-pleasedness  in    
these two particulars--,first1 in that  
,he bids poor souls to hear and  to do  
as ,christ would have them 7,matt #c3ag2
 ,luke #i3ce74 ,secondly1 in  that ,he  
resolves to make them that turn their   
backs upon ,him1 that  dishonour ,him1  
which is done in a very great measure by
 those that lay  aside ,his merits done 
by ,himself for justification2 ,i say1  
,he that  resolved to make this ,his    
footstool1 where ,he saith1 8,sit ,thou 
at ,my  right hand1 until ,i make ,thine
 enemies ,thy footstool0 7,psa #aaj3a74 
,are  they enemies to ,thee8 saith ,god4
 ,i will be even with them4 ,do they    
slight ,thy merits8 ,do they slight ,thy
 groans1 ,thy tears1 ,thy blood1 ,thy   
death1 ,thy resurrection and            
intercession1 ,thy second coming again  

in  heavenly glory8 ,i will tear them   
and rend them2 ,i will make them as     
mire in the streets2 ,i will make ,thy  
enemies ,thy footstool 7,matt #bb3dd2   
,heb #a3ac2 #aj3ac74 ,ay1 saith ,he1 and
 8,thou shalt dash them in pieces  like 
a potter's vessel0 7,psa #b3i74 ,look to
 it you that slight the  merits of the  
blood of ,christ4    ,fifth4 ,again     
further2 yet ,god will make all the     
world to know that ,he  hath been and is
 well pleased in ,his ,son1 in that ,god
 hath given1 and  will make it appear   
,he hath given1 the world to come into  
,his hand2 and  that ,he shall raise the
 dead1 bring them before ,his           
judgment-seat1  execute judgment upon   
them1 which ,he pleaseth to execute     
judgment on to  their damnation2 and to 
receive them to eternal life whom ,he   
doth  favour1 even so many as shall be  
found to believe in ,his name and       
merits 7,heb #b74 8,for as the ,father  
hath life in ,himself2 so hath ,he      
given to the ,son to have life in       

,himself2 and hath given ,him authority 
to execute judgment also1 because ,he is
 the ,son of man4 ,for the hour is      
coming1 in the which all that are in the
 graves shall hear ,his voice1  and     
shall come forth2 they that have done   
good1 unto the resurrection  of life2   
and they that have done evil1 unto the  
resurrection of  damnation0 7,john      
#e3bf-bi74 ,ay1 and the worst enemy that
 ,christ hath now  shall come at that   
day with a pale face1 with a quaking    
heart1 and  bended knees1 trembling     
before ,him1 confessing the glory of    
,his merits1  and the virtue there was  
in them to save1 8to the glory of ,god  
the  ,father0 7,rom #ad3aa2 ,phil       
#b3aa74    ,much more might be added to 
discover the glorious perfection of this
  ,man's satisfaction2 but for you that 
desire to be further satisfied          
concerning this1 search the ,scriptures1
 and beg of ,god to give you  faith and 
understanding therein2 and as for you   
that slight these  things1 and continue 

so doing1 ,god hath another way to take 
with you1  even to dash you in pieces   
like a potter's vessel2 for this hath   
,christ  received of ,his ,father to do 
unto you 7,rev #b3bg74    ,thus ,i have 
showed you in particular1 that the      
,covenant of ,grace of ,god  is free and
 unchangeable to men--that is1 in that  
it hath been obtained  for men1 and that
 perfectly1 to the satisfying of        
justice1 and taking  all things out of  
the way that were any ways a hindrance  
to our  salvation 7,col #b3ad74    ,the 
,covenant of ,grace unchangeable2 the   
opposers answered4    ,the second thing 
for the discovering of this freeness and
 constancy of  the ,covenant of ,grace  
of ,god is manifested thus--    ,first4 
,whatsoever any man hath of the grace of
 ,god1 he hath it as a  free gift of    
,god through ,christ ,jesus the         
,mediator of this covenant1  even when  
they are in a state of enmity to ,him1  
whether it be ,christ as  the           
foundation-stone1 or faith to lay hold  

of ,him1 mark that 7,rom  #e3h1i2 ,col  
#a3ba1bb74 8,for by grace are ye saved  
through faith2 and that  not of         
yourselves10 not for anything in you1 or
 done by you for the  purchasing of it1 
but 8it is the gift of ,god10 7,eph     
#b3h7 and that  bestowed on you1 even   
when ye 8were dead in trespasses and    
sins0 7,eph  #b3a1i74 ,nay1 if thou hast
 so much as one desire that is right1 it
 is  the gift of ,god2 for of ourselves1
 saith the ,apostle1 we are not able  to
 speak a good word1 or think a good     
thought 7#b ,cor #c3e74    ,was it not  
grace1 absolute grace1 that ,god made   
promise to ,adam after  transgression8  
7,gen #c3ae74 ,was it not free grace in 
,god to save such a  wretch as ,manasseh
 was1 who used enchantments1 witchcraft1
 burnt his  children in the fire1 and   
wrought much evil8 7#b ,chron #cc74 ,was
 it not  free grace to save such as     
those were that are spoken of in the    
#afth of  ,ezekiel1 which no eye pitied8
 ,was it not free grace for ,christ to  

give  ,peter a loving look after he had 
cursed1 and swore1 and denied ,him8 ,was
  it not free grace that met ,paul when 
he was agoing to ,damascus to           
persecute1 which converted him1 and made
 him a vessel of mercy8    ,and what    
shall ,i say of such that are spoken of 
in #a ,corinthians #f3i1  #aj1 speaking 
there of fornicators1 idolaters1        
adulterers1 effeminate1  abusers of     
themselves with mankind1 thieves1       
covetous1 drunkards1  revilers1         
extortioners1 the basest of sinners in  
the world1 and yet  were washed1 and yet
 were justified2 was it not freely by   
grace8 ,o  saints1 you that are in      
heaven cry out1 8,we came hither by     
grace2 and  you that are on the earth1  
,i am sure you cry1 ,if ever we do go   
thither1  it must be freely by grace60  
,second4 ,in the next place1 it appears 
to be unchangeable in this--#a4         
,because justice being once satisfied   
doth not use to call for the debt       
again4 ,no2 let never such a sinner come

 to ,jesus ,christ1 and so to ,god  by  
,him1 and justice1 instead of speaking  
against the salvation of that  sinner1  
it will say1 ,i am just as well as      
faithful to forgive him his  sins 7#a   
,john #a3i74 ,when justice itself is    
pleased with a man1 and  speaks on his  
side1 instead of speaking against him1  
we may well cry  out1 ,who shall        
condemn8 #b4 ,because there is no law to
 come in against  the sinner that       
believes in ,jesus ,christ2 for he is   
not under that1 and  that by right comes
 in against none but those that are     
under it4 ,but  believers are not under 
that--that is1 not their ,lord1         
therefore that  hath nothing to do with 
them2 and besides1 ,christ's blood hath 
not only  taken away the curse thereof1 
but also ,he hath in ,his own ,person   
completely fulfilled it as a public     
,person in our stead4 7,rom #g3a-d74    
#c4 ,the devil that accused them is     
destroyed 7,heb #b3ad1ae74 #d4 ,death1  
and the grave1 and ,hell are overcome   

7#a ,cor #ae3ee2 ,hosea #ac3ad74 #e4    
,sin1 that great enemy of man's         
salvation1 that is washed away 7,rev    
#a3e74 #f4 ,the righteousness of ,god is
 put upon them that believe1 and  given 
to them1 and they are found in it 7,phil
 #c3h-aj2 ,rom #c3bb74 #g4  ,christ is  
always in ,heaven to plead for them1 and
 to prepare a place  for them 7,heb     
#g3bd2 ,john #ad3a-d74 #h4 ,he hath not 
only promised that ,he  will not leave  
us1 nor forsake us1 but ,he hath also   
sworn to fulfill  ,his promises4 ,o rich
 grace6 ,o free grace6 ,lord1 who       
desired ,thee to  promise8 who compelled
 ,thee to swear8 ,we use to take honest 
men upon  their bare word1 but ,god1    
8willing more abundantly to show unto   
the  heirs of promise the immutability  
of ,his counsel10 hath 8confirmed it  by
 an oath3 that by two immutable things10
 ,his promise and ,his oath1  8in which 
it was impossible for ,god to lie10 or  
break either of them1  8we might have a 
strong consolation1 who have fled for   

refuge to lay  hold upon the hope set   
before us0 7,heb #f3ag-ah74 ,i will     
warrant you1  ,god will never break ,his
 oath2 therefore we may well have good  
ground  to hope from such a good        
foundation as this1 that ,god will never
 leave  us indeed4 ,amen4    ,third4    
,not only thus1 but1 #a4 ,god hath      
begotten believers again to  ,himself1  
to be ,his adopted and accepted         
children1 in and through the  ,lord     
,jesus 7#a ,peter #a3c74 #b4 ,god hath  
prepared a kingdom for them  before the 
foundation of the world1 through ,jesus 
,christ 7,matt #be3cd74  #c4 ,he hath   
given them an earnest of their happiness
 while they live  here in this world4   
8,after that ye believed1 ye were sealed
 with that  holy ,spirit of promise1    
which is the earnest of our inheritance 
until  the redemption of the purchased  
possession1 unto the praise of ,his     
glory10 and that through this ,jesus    
7,eph #a3ac1ad74 ,these things are  more
 fully laid down in that part of the    

book which containeth the  discourse of 
the privileges of the new covenant4 #d4 
,if ,his children  sin through weakness1
 or by sudden temptation1 they          
confessing of it1  ,he willingly        
forgives1 and heals all their wounds1   
reneweth ,his love  towards them1 waits 
to do them good1 casteth their sins into
 the depths  of the sea1 and all this   
freely1 without any work done by men as 
men--,not for your own sakes do ,i do   
this1 ,o house of ,israel1 be it known  
unto you1 saith the ,lord1 but wholly   
and alone by the blood of ,jesus  7,eze 
#cf3bc1bc74 #e4 ,in a word1 if you would
 see it altogether1 ,god's  love was the
 cause why ,jesus ,christ was sent to   
bleed for sinners4  ,jesus ,christ's    
bleeding stops the cries of ,divine     
justice2 ,god looks  upon them as       
complete in ,him1 gives them to ,him as 
,his by right of  purchase4 ,jesus ever 
lives to pray for them that are thus    
given unto  ,him4 ,god sends ,his ,holy 
,spirit into them to reveal this to     

them1 sends  ,his angels to minister for
 them2 and all this by virtue of an     
,everlasting ,covenant between the      
,father and the ,son4 ,thrice happy are 
the people that are in such a case6     
,nay1 further1 ,he hath made them       
brethren with ,jesus ,christ1 members of
  ,his flesh and of ,his bones1 the     
spouse of this ,lord ,jesus2 and all to 
show you how dearly1 how really1 how    
constantly ,he loveth us1 who1 by  faith
 of ,his operation1 have laid hold upon 
,him4 ,these things ,i might  have      
treated upon more largely4    ,further  
,arguments and ,objections answered4    
,i shall now lay down a few arguments   
for the superabundant clearing of  it1  
and afterwards answer two or three      
objections that may be made  against it1
 and so ,i shall fall upon the next     
thing4    ,first4 ,god loves the saints 
as ,he loves ,jesus ,christ2 and ,god   
loves  ,jesus ,christ with an eternal   
love2 therefore the saints also with the
  same4 8,thou hast loved them as ,thou 

has loved ,me0 7,john #ag3bc74          
,second4 ,that love which is ,god       
,himself1 must needs be everlasting     
love2  and that is the love wherewith   
,god hath loved ,his saints in ,christ  
,jesus2 therefore ,his love towards ,his
 children in ,christ must needs be  an  
everlasting love4 ,there is none dare   
say that the love of ,god is  mixed with
 a created mixture2 if not1 then it must
 needs be ,himself 7#a  ,john #d3af74   
,you must not understand that love in   
,god is a passion as  it is in us2 but  
the love of ,god is the very essence or 
nature of ,god4    ,third4 ,that love   
which is always pitched upon us1 in an  
object as holy  as ,god1 must needs be  
an everlasting love4 ,now the love of   
,god was and  is pitched upon us1       
through an object as holy as ,god       
,himself1 even our  ,lord ,jesus2       
therefore it must needs be unchangeable4
    ,fourth4 ,if ,he with whom the      
,covenant of ,grace was made1 did in    
every  thing and condition do even what 

the ,lord could desire or require of    
,him1 that ,his love might be extended  
to us1 and that for ever1 then ,his     
love must needs be an everlasting love1 
seeing everything required of  us was   
completely accomplished for us by ,him2 
and all this hath our  ,lord ,jesus     
done1 and that most gloriously1 even on 
our behalf2  therefore it must needs be 
a love that lasts for ever and ever4    
,fifth4 ,if ,god hath declared ,himself 
to be the ,god that changeth not1  and  
hath sworn to be immutable in ,his      
promise1 then surely ,he will be        
unchangeable2 and ,he hath done so2     
therefore it is impossible for ,god  to 
lie1 and so for ,his eternal love to be 
changeable 7,heb #f3ac-ah74  ,here is an
 argument of the ,spirit's own making6  
,who can contradict it8  ,if any object1
 and say1 ,but still it is upon the     
condition of  believing--,i answer1 ,the
 condition also is ,his own free gift1  
and not a  qualification arising from   
the stock of nature 7,eph #b3h2 ,phil   

#a3bh1bi74  ,so that here is the love   
unchangeable2 here is also the condition
 given  by ,him whose love is           
unchangeable1 which may serve yet       
further for a  strong argument that ,god
 will have ,his love unchangeable4      
,sinner1 this  is better felt and       
enjoyed than talked of4    ,objection   
,first4 ,but if this love of ,god be    
unchangeable in itself1 yet  it is not  
unchangeably set upon the saints unless 
they behave  themselves the better4 ,the
 first objection4    ,answ4 ,as ,god's  
love at the first was bestowed upon the 
saints without  anything foreseen by the
 ,lord in them1 as done by them1        
,deuteronomy  #i3d-f1 so ,he goeth on   
with the same1 ,saying1 8,i will never  
leave thee  nor forsake thee0 7,heb     
#ac3e74    ,objection ,second4 ,but how 
cometh it to pass then1 that many fall  
off  again from the grace of the        
,gospel1 after a profession of it for   
some  time2 some to delusions1 and some 
to their own sins again8 ,the second    

objection4    ,answ4 ,they are all      
fallen away1 not from the everlasting   
love of ,god to  them1 but from the     
profession of the love of ,god to them4 
,men may  profess that ,god loves them  
when there is no such matter1 and that  
they  are the children of ,god1 when the
 devil is their father2 as it is in     
,john #h3dj-dd4 ,therefore they that do 
finally fall away from a  profession of 
the grace of the ,gospel1 it is1 first1 
because they are  bastards and not sons4
 ,secondly1 because as they are not     
sons1 so ,god  suffereth them to fall1  
to make it appear that they are not     
sons1 not  of the household of          
,god--8,they went out from us1 but they 
were not of  us2 for if they had been of
 us1 they would no doubt10 mark that1   
8no  doubt10 saith he1 8they would have 
continued with us3 but they went  out10 
from us1 8that they might be made       
manifest that they were not all  of us0 
7#a ,john #b3ai74 ,and though ,hymeneus 
and ,philetus do throw  themselves      

headlong to ,hell1 8nevertheless the    
foundation of ,god  standeth sure1      
having this seal1 ,the ,lord knoweth    
them that are ,his0 7#b  ,tim #b3ag-ai74
    ,objection ,third4 ,but the         
,scripture saith that there are some    
that had  faith1 yet lost it1 and have  
made shipwreck of it4 ,the third        
objection4 ,now ,god loves no longer    
than they believe1 as is evident2  for  
8he that believeth not shall be damned40
 ,so then1 if some may have  faith1 and 
yet lose it1 and so lose the love of    
,god because they have  lost their      
faith1 it is evident that ,god's love is
 not so immutable as  you say it is to  
every one that believeth4    ,answ4     
,there are more sorts of faith than one 
that are spoken of in  ,scripture--     
#a4 ,there is a faith that man may have1
 and yet be nothing1 none of the  saints
 of ,god1 and yet may do great things   
therewith 7#a ,cor #ac3a-d74    #b4     
,there is a faith that was wrought      
merely by the operation of the  miracles

 that were done in those days by ,christ
 and his followers--8,and  many of the  
people believed in ,him40 ,how came they
 by their faith8 ,why1  by the operation
 of the miracles that ,he did among     
them2 for said they1  8,when ,christ    
cometh1 will ,he do more miracles than  
these which this man  hath done80 7,john
 #g3ca74    ,the great thing that       
wrought their faith in them1 was only by
 seeing  the miracles that ,he did1     
,john #b3bc1 which is not that saving   
faith  which is called the faith of     
,god's elect1 as is evident2 for there  
must  not be only miracles wrought upon 
outward objects to beget that--that     
being too weak a thing--but it must be  
by the same power that was  stretched   
out in raising ,christ from the dead2   
yea1 the exceeding  greatness of that   
power 7,eph #a3ah1ai74 ,so there is a   
believing1 being  taken with some       
marvelous work1 visibly appearing to the
 outward sense  of seeing2 and there is 
a believing that is wrought in the heart

 by an  invisible operation of the      
,spirit1 revealing the certainty of the 
satisfaction of the merits of ,christ to
 the soul in a more glorious  way1 both 
for certainty and for durableness1 both 
as to the promise and  the constancy of 
it 7,matt #af3ag1 #ah74    #c4 ,there is
 a faith of a man's own1 of a man's self
 also2 but the faith  of the operation  
of ,god1 in ,scripture1 is set in       
opposition to that1  for1 saith ,he1 you
 are saved by grace1 8through faith1 and
 that not of  yourselves10 of your own  
making1 but that which is the free gift 
of ,god  7,eph #b3h74    #d4 ,we say    
there is an historical faith--that is1  
such as is begotten by  the co-operation
 of the ,spirit with the ,word4    #e4  
,we say there is a traditional          
faith--that is1 to believe things by    
tradition1 because others say they      
believe them2 this is received by       
tradition1 not by revelation1 and shall 
never be able to stand1 neither  at the 
day of death1 nor at the day of         

judgment2 though possibly men1  while   
they live here1 may esteem themselves   
and states to be very good1  because    
their heads are filled full of it4      
#f4 ,there is a faith that is called in 
,scripture a dead faith1 the faith  of  
devils1 or of the devil2 they also that 
have only this1 they are  like the      
devil1 and as sure to be damned as he1  
notwithstanding their  faith1 if they   
get no better into their hearts2 for it 
is far off from  enabling of them to lay
 hold of ,jesus ,christ1 and so to put  
,him on for  eternal life and           
sanctification1 which they must do if   
ever they be  saved 7,james #b3ai1bf74  
,but all these are short of the saving  
faith of ,god's elect1 as is  manifest2 
,i say1 first1 ,because these may be    
wrought1 and not by that  power so      
exceedingly stretched forth4 ,secondly1 
,because these are  wrought1 partly1    
7#a47 ,by the sense of seeing--namely1  
the miracles--not  by hearing2 and1     
7#b47 ,the rest is wrought by a         

traditional or  historical influence of 
the words in their heads1 not by a      
heavenly1  invisible1 almighty1 and     
saving operation of the ,spirit of ,god 
in their  hearts4    #g4 ,i do suppose  
also that there is a faith that is      
wrought upon men  through the influence 
of those gifts and abilities that ,god  
gives  sometimes to those that are not  
,his own by election1 though by         
creation2 my meaning is1 some men1      
finding that ,god hath given them  very 
great gifts and abilities1--as to the   
gifts of preaching1 praying1  working   
miracles1 or the like--,i say1 therefore
 do conclude that ,god is  their        
,father1 and they are ,his children2 the
 ground of which confidence  is still   
begotten1 not by the glorious operation 
of the ,spirit1 but by  a considering of
 the great gifts that ,god hath bestowed
 upon them as to  the things            
before-mentioned4 ,as thus1 7#a47 the   
poor soul considers how  ignorant it    
was1 and now how knowing it is4 7#b47   

,considering how vain  it formerly was1 
and also now how civil it is1 presently 
makes this  conclusion--,surely ,god    
loves me1 surely ,he hath made me one of
 ,his1 and  will save me4 ,this is now a
 wrong faith1 as is evident1 in that it 
is  placed upon a wrong object2 for     
mark1 this faith is not placed          
assuredly on ,god's grace alone1 through
 the blood and merits of ,christ  being 
discovered effectually to the soul1 but 
upon ,god through those  things that    
,god hath given it1 as of gifts1 either 
to preach1 or pray1  or do great works1 
or the like1 which will assuredly come  
to nought as  sure as ,god is in        
,heaven1 if no better faith and ground  
of faith be  found out for thy soul     
savingly to rest upon4    ,as to the    
second clause of the objection1 which   
runs to this effect1  ,god loves men    
upon the account of their believing1 ,i 
answer1 that ,god  loves men before they
 believe2 ,he loves them1 ,he calls     
them1 and gives  them faith to          

believe--8,but ,god1 who is rich in     
mercy1 for ,his great  love wherewith   
,he loved us10 when8 when we believed1  
or before8 8even  when we were dead in  
sins10 and so1 far off from believers1  
8hath  quickened us together with0      
,christ1 8by grace ye are saved0 7,eph  
#b3d1e74    ,now1 also1 ,i suppose that 
thou wilt say in thy heart1 ,i would you
 would  show us then what is saving     
faith2 which thing it may be ,i may     
touch  upon a while hence1 in the next  
thing that ,i am to speak unto4 ,o they 
that have that are safe indeed6         
,,second4 ,,who ,,and ,,how ,,men ,,are 
,,actually ,,brought ,,into ,,the ,,new 
,,covenant4      ,the ,,second thing    
that ,i am to speak unto is this--,,who 
they are that are  actually brought into
 this free and unchangeable grace2 and  
also ,,how  they are brought in4        
,answ4 ,indeed1 now we come to the pinch
 of the whole discourse2 and if  ,god do
 but help me to run rightly through     
this1 as ,i do verily believe  ,he will1

 ,i may do thee1 reader1 good1 and bring
 glory to my ,god4    ,the question     
containeth these two branches--,,first4 
,who are brought in2  ,,second4 ,how    
they are brought in4    ,,first4 ,who   
are brought in8 ,the first is quickly   
answered--8,christ  ,jesus came into the
 world to save sinners10 ,jewish        
sinners1 ,gentile  sinners1 old sinners1
 young sinners1 great sinners1 the      
chiefest of  sinners4 ,publicans and    
harlots--that is1 whores1 cheaters1 and 
exactors--shall enter into the ,kingdom 
of ,heaven 7#a ,tim #a3ae2 ,rom         
#e3g-aa2 #a ,cor #f3i1aa2 ,matt #ba3ca74
 8,for ,i come not10 saith ,christ1 8to 
call the righteous1 but sinners to      
repentance0 7,mark #b3ag74    ,a sinner 
in the ,scripture is described in       
general to be a transgressor  of the    
law--8,whosoever commiteth sin1         
transgresseth the law2 for sin is  the  
transgression of the law0 7#a ,john     
#c3d74 ,but particularly2 they are      
described in a more particular way1 as1 

#a4 ,such as in whom dwelleth the  devil
 7,eph #b3b1c74 #b4 ,such as will do the
 service of him 7,john #h3dd74  #c4     
,such as are enemies to ,god 7,col      
#a3ba7 #d4 ,such as are drunkards1      
whoremasters1 liars1 perjured persons1  
covetous1 revilers1  extortionists1     
fornicators1 swearers1 possessed with   
devils1 thieves1  idolaters1 witches1   
sorcerers1 conjurors1 murderers1 and the
 like 7#a  ,cor #f3i1aj2 #b ,chron      
#cc3a-ac2 ,acts #b3cf1cg2 #i3a-f2 #ai3i2
 #a ,tim #a3ad-af74  ,these are sinners1
 and such sinners that ,god hath        
prepared ,heaven1  happiness1 pardon of 
sin1 and an inheritance of ,god1 with   
,christ1 with  saints1 with angels1 if  
they do come in and accept of grace1 as 
,i might  prove at large2 for ,god's    
grace is so great1 that if they do come 
to  ,him by ,christ1 presently all is   
forgiven them2 therefore never object   
that thy sins are too great to be       
pardoned2 but come1 taste and see how   
good the ,lord is to any whosoever come 

unto ,him4    ,,second4 ,the second     
thing is1 ,how are these brought into   
this  ,everlasting ,covenant of ,grace8 
,answ4 ,when ,god doth in deed and in   
truth bring in a sinner into this  most 
blessed covenant1 ,come to the          
,touchstone1 sinner4 for so it is1  ,he 
usually goeth this way--    ,first4 ,he 
slays or kills the party to all things  
besides ,himself1 and  ,his ,son ,jesus 
,christ1 and the comforts of the        
,spirit4 ,for the clearing  of this ,i  
shall show you1 #a4 ,with what ,god     
kills2 #b4 ,how ,god kills2 #c4  ,to    
what ,god kills those whom ,he makes    
alive in ,jesus ,christ4    #a4 ,what   
,god kills4 ,when ,god brings sinners   
into the ,covenant of  ,grace1 ,he doth 
first kill them with the ,covenant of   
,works1 which is the  moral law1 or ,ten
 ,commandments4 ,this is ,paul's        
doctrine1 and also  ,paul's experience4 
,it is his doctrine where he saith1     
8,the ministration  of death1 written   
and engraven in stones--the ministration

 of  condemnation10 which is the law1 in
 that place called the letter1          
8killeth0 7#b ,cor #c3f-i74 ,the letter1
 saith he1 killeth2 or the law1 or  the 
ministration of death1 which in another 
place is called 8the voice  of words0   
7,heb #ab3ai71 because they have no life
 in them1 but rather  death and         
damnation1 through our inability to     
fulfill them1 doth kill  7,rom #h3c2 #b 
,cor #f74 ,it is his experience where he
 saith1 8,i was alive0  that is1 to my  
own things1 8without the law once10 that
 is1 before ,god  did strike him dead by
 it1 8but when the commandment came10   
that is1 to  do and exercise its right  
office on me1 which was to kill me1 then
 8sin  revived1 and ,i died10 and ,i was
 killed4 8,and the commandment10 or the 
law1 8which was ordained to0 be unto    
8life1 ,i found to be unto death4  ,for 
sin1 taking occasion by the commandment1
 deceived me1 and by it  slew me0 7,rom 
#g3i-aa74    #b4 ,but how doth ,god kill
 with this law1 or covenant8    #a4 ,by 

opening to the soul the spirituality of 
it--8,the law is  spiritual10 saith he1 
8but ,i am carnal1 sold under sin0 7,rom
 #g3ad74 ,now  the spirituality of the  
law is discovered this way--    7#a47   
,by showing to the soul that every      
sinful thought is a sin against  it4    
,ay1 sinner1 when the law doth come home
 indeed upon thy soul in the            
spirituality of it1 it will discover    
such things to thee to be sins  that now
 thou lookest over and regardest not2   
that is a remarkable  saying of ,paul   
when he saith1 8,sin revived1 and ,i    
died40 ,sin revived1  saith he2 as if he
 had said1 ,those things that before ,i 
did not value  nor regard1 but looked   
upon them to be trifles1 to be dead1 and
  forgotten2 but when the law was       
fastened on my soul1 it did so raise    
them from the dead1 call them into mind1
 so muster them before my face1  and put
 such strength into them1 that ,i was   
overmastered by them1 by  the guilt of  
them4 ,sin revived by the commandment1  

or my sins had  mighty strength1 life1  
and abundance of force upon me because  
of that1  insomuch that they killed me  
7,matt #e3bh74    7#b47 ,it showeth that
 every such sin deserveth eternal       
damnation4  ,friends1 ,i doubt there be 
but few of you that have seen the       
spirituality of the law of works4 ,but  
this is one thing in which it           
discovereth its spirituality1 and this  
is the proper work of the ,law4    7#c47
 ,god1 with a discovery of this1 doth   
also discover ,his own ,divine  and     
infinite justice1 of which the law is a 
description1 which backs  what is       
discovered by the law1 and that by      
discovering of its purity  and holiness 
to be so ,divine1 so pure1 so upright1  
and so far of from  winking at the least
 sin1 that ,he doth by that law1 without
 any favour1  condemn the sinner for    
that sin 7,gal #c3aj74 ,now1 when ,he   
hath brought  the soul into this        
praemunire1#ac into this puzzle1 then1  
#b4 ,he showeth to the soul the nature  

and condition of the law as to its      
dealings with1 or forbearing of1 the    
sinner that hath sinned against  it2    
which is to pass an eternal curse upon  
both soul and body of the  party so     
offending1 saying to him1 ,cursed be the
 man that continueth  not in everything 
that is written in the ,book of the ,law
 to do it2 for1  saith the law1 this is 
my proper work2 first1 to show thee thy 
sins2  and when ,i have done that1 then1
 in the next place1 to condemn thee for 
them1 and that without all remedy1 as   
from ,,me1 or anything within my        
bounds1 for ,i am not to save any1 to   
pardon any--nay1 not to favour any  in  
the least thing that have sinned against
 me2 for ,god did not send me  to make  
alive1 but to discover sin1 and to      
condemn for the same4 ,now1  so soon as 
this is presented to thy conscience1 in 
the next place1 the  ,lord also by this 
law doth show that now there is no      
righteous act  according to the tenor of
 that covenant that can replieve him1 or

 take  him off from all this horror and 
curse that lies upon him2 because that  
is not an administration of pardon1 as  
,i said before1 to forgive the  sin1 but
 an administration of damnation1 because
 of transgression4 ,o1  the very        
discovery of this striketh the soul into
 a deadly swoon1 even  above half dead6 
,but when ,god doth do the work indeed1 
,he doth1 in the  next place1 show the  
soul that he is the man that is         
eternally under  this covenant by       
nature1 and that it is he that hath     
sinned against  this law1 and doth by   
right deserve the curse and displeasure 
of the  same1 and that all that ever he 
can do will not give satisfaction to    
that glorious justice that did give this
 law2 holy actions1 tears of  blood1    
selling all1 and giving it to the poor1 
or whatever else can be  done by thee1  
it comes all short and is all to no     
purpose 7,phil #c74 ,i  will warrant    
him1 he that seeth this1 it will kill   
him to that which he  was alive unto    

before1 though he had a thousand lives4 
,ah1 sinners1  sinners1 were you but    
sensible indeed of the severity and     
truth of  this1 it would make you look  
about you to purpose6 ,o1 how would it  
make  you strive to stop at that that   
now you drink down with delight6 ,how   
many oaths would it make you bite       
asunder6 ,nay1 it would make you bite   
your tongues to think that they should  
be used as instruments of the  devil to 
bring your souls into such an           
unspeakable misery2 then also we  should
 not have you hang the salvation of your
 souls upon such slender  pins as now   
you do2 no1 no2 but you would be in     
another mind then4 ,o1  then we should  
have you cry out1 ,i must have ,christ2 
what shall ,i do  for ,christ8 how shall
 ,i come at ,christ8 ,would ,i was sure1
 truly sure of  ,christ4 ,my soul is    
gone1 damned1 cast away1 and must for   
ever burn with  the devils1 if ,i do not
 get precious ,jesus ,christ6    #c4 ,in
 the next place1 when ,god hath done    

this1 then ,he further shows  the soul  
that that covenant which it is under by 
nature is distinct  from the ,covenant  
of ,grace2 and also they that are under 
it are by  nature without any of the    
graces which they have that are under   
the  ,covenant of ,grace2 as1 7#a47     
,that it hath no faith 7,john #af3i74   
7#b47 ,no  hope 7,eph #b3ab74 ,nor none 
of the ,spirit to work these things in  
it by  nature4 7#d47 ,neither will that 
covenant give to them any peace with    
,god4 7#e47 ,no promise of safeguard    
from ,his revenging law by that         
covenant4 7#f47 ,but lieth by nature    
liable to all the curses1 and           
condemnings1 and thunderclaps of this   
most fiery covenant4 7#g47 ,that it     
will accept of no sorrow1 no repentance1
 no satisfaction1 as from thee4  7#h47  
,that it calls for no less than the     
shedding of thy blood4 7#i47 ,the       
damnation of thy soul and body4 7#aj47  
,and if there be anything  proffered to 
it by thee1 as to the making of it      

amends1 it throws it  back again as dirt
 in thy face1 slighting all that thou   
canst bring4    ,now1 when the soul is  
brought into this condition1 then it is 
indeed  dead1 killed to that to which it
 was once alive4 ,and therefore1    #c4 
,in the next place1 to show you to what 
it is killed3 and that is1    #a4 ,to   
sin4 ,o1 it dares not sin6 it sees      
,hell-fire is prepared for them  that   
sin1 ,god's justice will not spare it if
 it live in sin2 the ,law  will damn it 
if it live in sin2 the devil will have  
it if it follows  its sins4 ,here ,i am 
speaking of one that is effectually     
brought in4  ,o1 ,i say1 it trembles at 
the very thoughts of sin6 ,ay1 if sin do
 but  offer to tempt the soul1 to draw  
away the soul from ,god1 it cries1 it   
sighs1 it shunneth the very appearance  
of sin1 it is odious unto it4 ,if  ,god 
would but serve you thus that love your 
pleasures1 you would not  make such a   
trifle of sin as you do4    #b4 ,it is  
killed to the ,law of ,god as it is the 

,covenant of ,works4 ,o1  saith the     
soul1 the law hath killed me to itself1 
8,i through the law am  dead to the law0
 7,gal #b3ai74 ,the law is another thing
 than ,i did think  it was4 ,i thought  
it would not have been so               
soul-destroying1 so damning  a law6 ,i  
thought it would not have been so severe
 against me for my  little sins1 for my 
playing1 for my jesting1 for my         
dissembling1  quarreling1 and the like4 
,i had some thoughts1 indeed1 that it   
would  hew great sinners1 but let me    
pass6 and though it condemned great     
sinners1 yet it would pass me by6 ,but  
now1 would ,i were free from this       
covenant1 would ,i were free from this  
law6 ,i will tell thee that a soul  thus
 worked upon is more afraid of the      
,covenant of ,works than he is of  the  
devil2 for he sees it is the law that   
doth give him up into his  hands for    
sin2 and if he was but clear from that1 
he should not greatly  need to fear the 
devil4 ,o1 now every particular command 

tears the caul  of his heart2 now every 
command is a great gun well charged     
against his  soul2 now he sees he had as
 good run into a fire to keep himself   
from  burning1 as to run to the law to  
keep himself from damning2 and this he  
sees really1 ay1 and feels it too1 to   
his own sorrow and perplexity4 #ad      
#c4 ,the soul also now is killed to his 
own righteousness1 and counts  that but 
dung1 but dross1 not worth the dirt     
hanging on his shoes4 ,o6  then1 says   
he1 thou filthy righteousness6 how hast 
thou deceived me6  ,how hast thou       
beguiled my poor soul6 7,isa #fd3f74    
,how did ,i deceive  myself with giving 
of a little alms2 with abstaining from  
some gross  pollutions2 with walking in 
some ordinances1 as to the outside of   
them6  ,how hath my good words1 good    
thinkings1 good meanings1 as the world  
calls them1 deceived my ignorant soul6  
,i want the righteousness of  faith1 the
 righteousness of ,god2 for ,i see now  
there is no less will do  me any good4  

#d4 ,it is also killed to its own faith1
 its notion of the ,gospel1 its  own    
hope1 its own repentings1 its own       
promises and resolutions1 to its  own   
strength1 its own virtue1 or whatsoever 
it had before4 ,now1 saith  the soul1   
that faith ,i thought ,i had1 it is but 
fancy2 that hope ,i  thought ,i had1 ,i 
see it is by hypocritical1 but vain and 
groundless  hope4 ,these things would be
 too tedious to enlarge upon4 ,now the  
soul  sees it hath by nature no saving  
faith1 no saving hope1 no grace at all  
by nature1 by the first covenant4 ,now  
it crieth out1 ,how many promises  have 
,i broken6 and how many times have ,i   
resolved in vain1 when ,i was  sick at  
such a time1 and in such a strait at    
such a place6 ,indeed1 ,i  thought      
myself a wise man once1 but ,i see      
myself a very fool now4 ,o1  how        
ignorant am ,i of the ,gospel now1 and  
of the blessed experience of  the work  
of ,god on a ,christian heart6 ,in a    
word1 it sees itself beset  by nature   

with all evil1 and destitute of all     
good1 which is enough to  kill the      
stoutest1 hardest-hearted sinner that   
ever lived on the earth4  ,o1 friends1  
should you be plainly dealt withal by   
this discovery of the  dealing of ,god  
with a sinner when ,he makes him a      
saint1 and would  seriously try your    
selves thereby1 as ,god will try you one
 day1 how few  would there be found of  
you to be so much as acquainted with the
 work  of ,god in the notion1 much less 
in the experimental knowledge of the    
same6 ,and indeed1 ,god is fain to take 
this way with sinners1 thus to  kill    
them with the old covenant to all things
 below a crucified ,christ4    ,six     
reasons of this discourse4    #a4       
,because otherwise there would be none  
in the world that would look  after this
 sweet ,jesus ,christ4 ,there are but a 
few that go to ,heaven in  all1         
comparatively2 and those few ,god is    
fain to deal with them in this  manner1 
or else ,his ,heaven1 ,his ,christ1 ,his

 glory1 and everlasting  happiness must 
abide by themselves1 for all sinners4   
,do you think that  ,manasseh would have
 regarded the ,lord1 had ,he not        
suffered his enemies  to have prevailed 
against him8 7#b ,chron #cc3a-af74 ,do  
you think that  ,ephraim would have     
looked after salvation1 had not ,god    
first confounded  him with the guilt of 
the sins of his youth8 7,jer #ca3ah74   
,what do you  think of ,paul8 7,acts    
#i3d-f74 ,what do you think of the      
jailer8 7,acts  #af3cj-cb74 ,what do you
 think of the three thousand8 7,acts    
#b3cf1cg74 ,was  not this the way that  
the ,lord was fain to take to make them 
close in  with ,jesus ,christ8 ,was ,he 
not fain to kill them to everything     
below a  ,christ1 that were driven to   
their wits' ends1 insomuch that they    
were  forced to cry out1 8,what shall we
 do to be saved80 ,i say1 ,god might    
have kept ,heaven and happiness to      
,himself1 if ,he should not go this way 
to work with sinners4 ,o stout-hearted  

rebels6 ,o tender-hearted ,god6    #b4  
,because then1 and not till then1 will  
sinners accept of ,jesus ,christ  on    
,god's terms4 ,so long as sinners can   
make a life out of anything  below      
,christ1 so long they will not close    
with ,christ without  indenting2 #ae    
,but when the ,god of ,heaven hath      
killed them to everything below ,himself
  and ,his ,son1 then ,christ will down 
on any terms in the world4 ,and1        
indeed1 this is the very reason why     
sinners1 when they hear of ,christ1  yet
 will not close in with ,him2 there is  
something that they can take  content in
 besides ,him4 ,the prodigal1 so long as
 he could content  himself with the     
husks that the swine did eat1 so long he
 did keep him  away from his father's   
house2 but when he could get no         
nourishment  anywhere on this side of   
his father's house1 then saith he1 and  
not  till then1 8,i will arise1 and go  
to my father10 etc4    ,i say1 this is  
the reason1 therefore1 why men come no  

faster1 and close  no more readily1 with
 the ,son of ,god1 but stand halting and
 indenting  #af about the terms they    
must have ,christ upon2 for1 saith the  
drunkard1  ,i look on ,christ to be     
worth the having2 but yet ,i am not     
willing to  lose ,,all for him2 all but 
my pot1 saith the drunkard2 and all but 
the  world1 saith the covetous4 ,i will 
part with anything but lust and  pride1 
saith the wanton4 ,but if ,christ will  
not be had without ,i  forsake all1 cast
 away all1 then it must be with me as it
 was with the  young man in the ,gospel1
 such news will make me sorry at the    
very  heart4    ,but now1 when a man is 
soundly killed to all his sins1 to all  
his  righteousness1 to all his comforts 
whatsoever1 and sees that there is  no  
way but the devil must leave him1 but he
 must be damned in ,hell if  he be not  
clothed with ,jesus ,christ2 ,o1 then1  
saith he1 give me ,christ  on any terms1
 whatsoever ,he cost2 though ,he cost me
 friends1 though ,he  cost me comforts1 

though ,he cost me all that ever ,i     
have2 yet1 like the  wise merchant in   
the ,gospel1 they will sell all to get  
that pearl4 ,i  tell you1 when a soul is
 brought to see its want of ,christ     
aright1 it  will not be kept back2      
father1 mother1 husband1 wife1 lands1   
livings1  nay1 life and all1 shall go   
rather than the soul will miss of       
,christ4  ,ay1 and the soul counteth    
,christ a cheap ,saviour if he can get  
him upon  any terms2 now the soul       
indents#ag no longer4 ,now1 ,lord1 give 
me ,christ  upon any terms1 whatsoever  
,he cost2 for ,i am a dead man1 a damned
 man1  a castaway1 if ,i have not       
,christ4 ,what say you1 ,o you wounded  
sinners8  ,is not this true as ,i have  
said8 ,would you not give ten thousand  
worlds1 if you had so many1 so be you   
might be well assured that your  sins   
shall be pardoned1 and your souls and   
bodies justified and  glorified at the  
coming of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ8     
#c4 ,the ,lord goeth this way for this  

reason also1 that it might make the     
soul sensible what it cost ,christ to   
redeem it from death and ,hell4  ,when a
 man cometh to feel the sting and guilt 
of sin1 death and ,hell  upon his       
conscience1 then1 and not till then1 can
 he tell what it cost  ,christ to redeem
 sinners4 ,o6 saith the soul1 if a few  
sins are so  terrible1 and lay the soul 
under such wrath and torment1 what did  
,christ undergo1 who bare the sins of   
thousands and thousands1 and all  at    
once8    ,this also is one means to make
 souls tender of sin 7it is the burned  
child that feareth the fire71 to make   
them humble in a sense of their  own    
vileness1 to make them count everything 
that ,god giveth them a  mercy1 to make 
much of the least glimpse of the love of
 ,god1 and to  prize it above the whole 
world4 ,o sinners1 were you killed      
indeed to  sin1 then ,heaven would be   
,heaven1 and ,hell would be ,hell       
indeed2 but  because you are not wrought
 upon in this manner1 therefore you     

count  the ways of ,god as bad as a good
 man counteth the ways of the devil1    
and the ways of the devil and ,hell as  
good as a saint doth count the  ways of 
,god4    #d4 ,again1 ,god is fain to go 
this way1 and all to make sinners make  
sure  of ,heaven4 ,so long as souls are 
senseless of sin1 and what a damnable   
state they are in by nature1 so long    
they will even dally with the  ,kingdom 
of ,heaven and the salvation of their   
own poor souls2 but when  ,god cometh   
and showeth them where they are1 and    
what it is like to  become of them if   
they miss of the crucified ,saviour1 ,o1
 then1 saith  the soul1 would ,i were   
sure of ,jesus2 what shall ,i do to get 
assurance  of ,jesus8 ,and thus is ,god 
forced1 as ,i may say1 to whip souls to 
,jesus  ,christ1 they being so secure1  
so senseless1 and so much their own     
enemies1 as not to look out after their 
own eternal advantage4    #e4 ,a fifth  
reason why ,god doth deal thus with     
sinners it is1 because ,he  would bring 

,christ and the soul together in a right
 way4 ,christ and  sinners would never  
come together in a beloved posture1 they
 would not  so suitably suit each other1
 if they were not brought together this 
way1 the sinner being killed4 ,o1 when  
the sinner is killed1 and indeed  struck
 dead to everything below a naked       
,jesus1 how suitably then doth  the soul
 and ,christ suit one with another4     
,then here is a naked sinner  for a     
righteousness ,jesus1 a poor sinner to a
 rich ,jesus1 a weak sinner  to a strong
 ,jesus1 a blind sinner to a seeing     
,jesus1 an ignorant1  careless sinner to
 a wise and careful ,jesus4 ,o1 how wise
 is ,god in  dealing thus with the      
sinner6 ,he strips him of his own       
knowledge1 that  ,he may fill him with  
,christ's2 ,he killeth him for taking   
pleasure in  sin1 that he may take      
pleasure in ,jesus ,christ1 etc4    #f4 
,god goeth this way with sinners1       
because ,he would have the glory of     
their salvation4 ,should not men and    

women be killed to their own  things1   
they would do sacrifice unto them1 and  
instead of saying to the  ,lamb1 8,,thou
 ,,art ,,worthy10 they would say their  
own arm1 their own right  hand hath     
saved them2 but ,god will cut off       
boasting from ever entering  within the 
borders of eternal glory2 for ,he is    
resolved to have the  glory of the      
beginning1 the middle1 and the end2 of  
the contriving1 and  saving1 and giving 
salvation to them that enter in to the  
joys of  everlasting glory 7,rom #c3bg2 
,eph #b3h1i2 ,titus #c3e2 ,rev #e3i74   
8,that they  might be called trees of   
righteousness1 the planting of the      
,,lord1 that  ,he might be glorified0   
7,isa #fa3c74 ,i might have run through 
many things  as to this2 but ,i shall   
pass them1 and proceed4    ,second4     
,now1 the soul being thus killed to     
itself1 ,the soul that hath  the right  
work of ,god upon its heart1 is not only
 killed to itself1 but  also made alive 
to ,christ4 its sins1 its righteousness1

 faith1 hope1  wisdom1 promises1        
resolutions1 and the rest of its things 
which it  trusted in by nature2 in the  
next place1 it hath also given unto it a
  most glorious1 perfect1 and           
never-fading life1 which is--    #a4 ,a 
life imputed to it1 yet so really1 that 
the very thought of it in  the soul hath
 so much operation and authority1       
especially when the  mediation of it is 
mixed with faith1 as to make it1 though 
condemned by  the law1 to triumph1 and  
to look its enemies in the face with    
comfort1  notwithstanding the greatness 
of the multitude1 the fierceness of     
their  anger1 and the continuation of   
their malice1 be never so hot against   
it4    ,this imputed life--for so it    
is--is the obedience of the ,son of ,god
 as  ,his righteousness1 in ,his        
suffering1 rising1 ascending1           
interceding1  and so consequently       
triumphing over all the enemies of the  
soul1 and  given to me1 as being wrought
 on purpose for me4 ,so that1 is there  

righteousness in ,christ8 that is mine4 
,is there perfection in that            
righteousness8 that is mine4 ,did ,he   
bleed for sin8 it was for mine4  ,hath  
,he overcome the law1 the devil1 and    
,hell8 the victory is mine1 and  ,i am  
counted the conqueror1 nay1 more than a 
conqueror1 through ,him  that hath loved
 me4 ,and ,i do count this a most       
glorious life2 for by  this means it is 
that ,i am1 in the first place1         
proclaimed both in  ,heaven and earth   
guiltless1 and such an one who1 as ,i am
 in ,christ1 am  not sinner1 and so not 
under the law1 to be condemned1 but as  
holy and  righteous as the ,son of ,god 
,himself1 because ,he ,himself is my    
holiness  and righteousness1 and so     
likewise having by this all things taken
 out  of the way that would condemn me4 
,sometimes ,i bless the ,lord my soul   
hath had the life that now ,i am        
speaking of1 not only imputed to me1 but
 the very glory of it upon my  soul2    
for1 upon a time1 when ,i was under many

 condemnings of heart1 and  feared1     
because of my sins1 my soul would miss  
of eternal glory1  methought ,i felt in 
my soul such a secret motion of         
this--,thy  righteousness is in ,heaven1
 together with the splendour and shining
 of  the ,spirit of ,grace in my soul1  
which gave me to see clearly that my    
righteousness by which ,i should be     
justified from all that could  condemn1 
was the ,son of ,god ,himself in ,his   
own ,person1 now at the right  hand of  
,his ,father representing me complete   
before the ,mercy-seat in  ,his         
,ownself2 so that ,i saw clearly that   
night and day1 wherever ,i was1  or     
whatever ,i was a doing1 still there was
 my righteousness just before  the eyes 
of ,divine glory2 so that the ,father   
could never find fault  with me for any 
insufficiency that was in my            
righteousness1 seeing it  was complete2 
neither could ,he say1 ,where is it8    
because it was  continually at ,his     
right hand4 #ah    ,also1 at another    

time1 having contracted guilt upon my   
soul1 and having  some distemper of body
 upon me1 ,i supposed that death might  
now so  seize upon as to take me away   
from among men2 then1 thought ,i1 what  
shall ,i do now8 is all right with my   
soul8 ,have ,i the right work of ,god   
on my soul8 ,answering myself1 8,no1    
surely02 and that because there were  so
 many weaknesses in me2 yes1 so many    
weaknesses in my best duties4  ,for1    
thought ,i1 how can such an one as ,i   
find mercy1 whose heart is so  ready to 
evil1 and so backward to that which is  
good1 so far as it is  natural4 ,thus   
musing1 being filled with fear to die1  
these words come  in upon my soul1      
8,being justified freely by ,his grace  
through the  redemption that is in      
,christ ,jesus0 7,rom #c3bd74 ,as if    
,god had said1  ,sinner1 thou thinkest  
because that thou hast had so many      
infirmities  and weaknesses in thy soul 
while thou hast been professing of ,me1 
therefore now there can be no hopes of  

mercy2 but be it known unto  thee1 that 
it was not anything done by thee at the 
first that moved ,me  to have mercy upon
 thee3 neither is it anything that is   
done by thee  now that shall make me    
either accept or reject thee4 ,behold   
,my ,son1 who  standeth by ,me1 ,he is  
righteous1 ,he hath fulfilled ,my ,law1 
and given me  good satisfaction2 on     
,him1 therefore1 do ,i look1 and on thee
 only as  thou art in ,him2 and         
according to what ,he hath done1 so will
 ,i deal  with thee4 ,this having stayed
 my heart1 and taken off the guilt      
through  the strength of its coming on  
my soul1 anon after came in that word as
  a second testimony--8,who hath saved  
us1 and called us with an holy  calling1
 not according to our works10 of        
righteousness which we have  done1 8but 
according to ,his own purpose and grace1
 which was given us  in ,christ ,jesus  
before the world began0 7#b ,tim #a3i74 
,and thus is the  sinner made alive from
 the dead1 being justified by grace     

through the  righteousness of ,christ1  
which is unto all and upon all them that
  believe1 according to the             
,scriptures--8,and the life which ,i now
 live--it  is by the faith of the ,son  
of ,god1 who loved me1 and gave ,himself
 for  me0 7,gal #b3bj74 8,i lay down my 
life for the sheep40 8,i am come that   
they might have life1 and that they     
might have it more abundantly0  7,john  
#aj3aj1ae74 8,for if1 when we were      
enemies1 we were reconciled to  ,god by 
the death of ,his ,son1 much more1 being
 reconciled1 we shall be  saved by ,his 
life4 ,that as sin hath reigned unto    
death1 even so might  grace reign       
through righteousness unto eternal life 
by ,jesus ,christ our  ,lord0 7,rom     
#e3aj1ba74    #b4 ,this life is not only
 imputed to him that is wrought on by   
the  ,spirit of ,grace--that is1 not    
only counted his1 but also there is put 
into the soul an understanding1         
enlightened on purpose to know the      
things of ,god1 which is ,christ and    

,his imputed righteousness 7#a ,john    
#e3bj7 which it never thought of nor    
understood before 7#a ,cor #b3i-aa74    
,which understanding being enlightened  
and made to see such things that  the   
soul cannot be contented without it lay 
hold of and apply ,christ  unto itself  
so effectually2 ,i say1 that the soul   
shall be exceedingly  revived in a very 
heavenly measure with the application of
 this imputed  righteousness2 for       
thereby it knoweth it shall find ,god   
speaking peace  to itself1 with a       
fatherly affection1 saying1 8,be of good
 cheer1 thy  sins are forgiven thee02   
the righteousness of ,my ,son ,i bestow 
upon  thee2 8,for what the law could not
 do1 in that it was weak through  thee10
 thy 8flesh10 8,i have sent forth ,my   
only ,son1 and have condemned0  thy sins
 in ,his flesh 7,rom #h3c74 ,and though 
thou hast gone astray like  a lost      
sheep1 yet on ,him ,i have laid thine   
iniquities2 and though thou  thereby    
didst undo and break thyself for ever1  

yet by ,his stripes ,i  have healed     
thee4 ,thus1 ,i say1 the ,lord causeth  
the soul by faith to  apply that which  
,he doth by grace impute unto it1 for   
thus every soul  more or less is dealt  
withal2 the soul being thus enlightened1
 thus  quickened1 thus made alive from  
that dead state it was in before1 or at 
least having the beginnings of this     
life1 it hath these several  virtuous   
advantages1 which they have not that are
 dead in their sins  and trespasses1 and
 under the law--    ,advantages         
possessed by the quickened4    ,first4  
,it seeth what a sad condition all men  
by nature are in1 they  being in that   
state which itself was in but a while   
since2 but now by  grace it is a        
beginning to scrabble #ai out of it2 now
 it seeth 8the  whole world lieth in    
wickedness10 and so liable to eternal   
vengeance1  because of their wickedness 
7#a ,john #e3ai74 ,ah1 friends1 let me  
tell  you1 though you may be ignorant of
 your state and condition1 yet the      

poor1 groaning1 hungering saints of ,god
 do see what a sad1 woeful1  miserable  
state you are in1 which sometimes makes 
them tremble to think  of your most     
lamentable latter end1 your dying so1   
and also to fly the  faster to their    
,lord ,jesus1 for very fear that they   
also should be  partakers of that most  
doleful doom4 ,like as the children of  
,israel1  who fled for fear when the    
ground opened its mouth to swallow up   
,korah  and his company4 ,and this it   
hath by virtue of its own experience1   
knowing itself was but awhile ago in the
 same condition1 under the same         
condemnation4 ,o6 there is now a hearth 
blessing of ,god that ever ,he  should  
show to it its sad condition1 and that  
,he should incline its  heart to seek   
after a better condition4 ,o blessed be 
the ,lord6 saith  the soul1 that ever   
,he should awaken me1 stir up me1 and   
bring me out  of that sad condition that
 ,i once with them was in 7,psa         
#ajc3a-c74 ,it  makes also the soul to  

wonder to see how foolishly and vainly  
the rest  of its neighbours do spend    
their precious time1 that they should be
 so  void of understanding1 so forgetful
 of their latter end1 so senseless  of  
the damning nature of their sins4 ,o    
that their eyes were but  enlightened to
 see whereabouts they are6 surely they  
would be of  another mind than they are 
now in4 ,now1 the soul wonders to see   
what  slender pins those poor creatures 
do hang the stress of the eternal       
salvation of their souls upon4 ,o6      
methinks1 saith the soul1 it makes me   
mourn to see that some should think that
 they were born ,christians2 and        
others1 that their baptism makes them   
so2 #bj others depend barely upon  a    
traditional1 historical faith1 which    
will leave their souls in the  midst of 
perplexity4 ,that they should trust to  
such fables1 fancies1  and wicked       
sleights of the devil1 as their good    
doings1 their good  thinkings1 their    
civil walking and living with the world4

 ,o miserable  profession1 and the end  
thereof will be a miserable end6    ,but
 now1 when the soul is thus wrought     
upon1 it must be sure to look  for the  
very gates of ,hell to be set open      
against it with all their  force and    
might to destroy it4 ,now ,hell rageth1 
the devil roareth1 and  all the world   
resolveth to do the best they can to    
bring the soul again  into bondage and  
ruin4 ,also1 the soul shall not want    
enemies1 even in  its own heart's lust1 
,but this is but for the exercise of his
 faith4  as covetousness1 adultery1     
blasphemy1 unbelief1 hardness of heart1 
coldness1 half-heartedness1 ignorance1  
with an innumerable company of          
attendants1 hanging1 like so many       
blocks1 at its heels1 ready to sink  it 
into the fire of ,hell every moment1    
together with strange  apprehensions of 
,god and ,christ1 as if now they were   
absolutely turned  to be its enemies1   
which maketh it doubt of the certainty  
of its  salvation2 for you must         

understand1 that though a soul may in   
reality  have the righteousness of the  
,son of ,god imputed to it1 and also    
some  faith in a very strong manner to  
lay hold upon it1 yet at another time1  
through temptation1 they may fear and   
doubt again1 insomuch that the  soul may
 be put into a very great fear lest it  
should return again into  the condition 
it once was in 7,jer #cb3dj74 ,o1 saith 
the soul1 when ,i  think of my former   
state1 how miserable it was1 it makes me
 tremble2  and when ,i think that ,i may
 fall into that condition again1 how sad
 are  the thoughts of it to me6 ,i would
 not be in that condition again for  all
 the world4 ,and this fear riseth still 
higher and higher1 as the  soul is      
sensible of ,satan's temptations1 or of 
the working of its own  corruptions4    
,ah6 these filthy lusts1 these filthy   
corruptions4 ,o that ,i  were rid of    
them1 that they were consumed in a      
moment1 that ,i could be  quite rid of  
them1 they do so disturb my soul1       

dishonour my ,god1 so  defile my        
conscience1 and sometimes so weaken my  
hands in the way of  ,god1 and my       
comforts in the ,lord2 ,o how glad      
should ,i be if ,i might be  stripped of
 them 7,rom #g3bd74 ,which fear puts the
 soul upon flying to  the ,lord by      
prayer for the covering of ,his imputed 
righteousness1 and  for strength against
 the devil's temptations and its own    
corruptions2  that ,god would give down 
,his ,holy ,spirit to strengthen it     
against the  things that do so annoy its
 soul1 and so discourage it in its way1 
with  a resolution1 through grace1 never
 to be contented while until it  doth   
find in itself a triumphing over it1 by 
faith in the blood of a  crucified      
,jesus4    ,second4 ,the soul that hath 
been thus killed by the ,law to the     
things it  formerly delighted in1 now1  
,o now1 it cannot be contented with that
  slender1 groundless faith and hope    
that once it contented itself  withal4  
,no1 no2 but now it must be brought into

 the right saving  knowledge of ,jesus  
,christ1 now it must have ,him          
discovered to the soul  by the ,spirit1 
now it cannot be satisfied because such 
and such do tell  it is so4 ,no2 but now
 it will cry out1 ,lord1 show me        
continually1 in  the light of ,thy      
,spirit1 through ,thy ,word1 that ,jesus
 that was born in  the days of ,caesar  
,augustus1 when ,mary1 a daughter of    
,judah1 went with  ,joseph to be taxed  
at ,bethlehem1 that ,he is the very     
,christ4 ,lord1 let  me see it in the   
light of ,thy ,spirit1 and in the       
operation thereof2 and  let me not be   
contented without such a faith that is  
so wrought even by  the discovery of    
,his birth1 crucifying1 death1 blood1   
resurrection1  ascension1 intercession1 
and second--which is ,his               
personal--coming again1  that the very  
faith of it may fill my soul with       
comfort and holiness4  ,and ,o1 how     
afraid the soul is lest it should fall  
short of this faith1  and of the hope   

that is begotten by such discoveries as 
these are6 ,for  the soul knoweth that  
if it hath not this1 it will not be able
 to stand  either in death or judgment2 
and therefore1 saith the soul1 ,lord1   
whatever other poor souls content       
themselves withal1 let me have that     
which will stand me in stead1 and carry 
me through a dangerous world2  that may 
help me to resist a cunning devil2 that 
may help me to suck  true               
soul-satisfying consolation from ,jesus 
,christ through ,thy  promises1 by the  
might and power of ,thy ,spirit4 ,and   
now1 when the poor  soul at any time    
hath any discovery of the love of ,god  
through a  bleeding1 dying1 risen1      
interceding ,jesus1 because it is not   
willing to  be deceived1 ,o1 how wary   
,but this may be its temptation1 taking 
place  through the timorousness of the  
soul4 is it of closing with it1 for     
fear it should not be right1 for fear it
 should not come from ,god6  ,saith the 
soul1 ,cannot the devil give one such   

comfort ,i trow8 ,cannot  he transform  
himself thus into an angel of light8 ,so
 that the soul1  because that it would  
be upon a sure ground1 cries out1 ,lord1
 show me  ,thy salvation1 and that not  
once or twice1 but1 ,lord1 let me have  
,thy  presence continually upon my      
heart1 today1 and tomorrow1 and every   
day4  ,for the soul1 when it is rightly 
brought from under the ,covenant of     
,works1 and planted into the ,covenant  
of ,grace1 then it cannot be1  unless it
 be under some desperate temptation1    
contented without the  presence of ,god1
 teaching1 comforting1 establishing1 and
 helping of the  soul to grow in the    
things of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ2     
because it knoweth  that if ,god hath   
but withdrawn ,his presence in any way  
from it1 as ,he  doth do sometimes for a
 while1 that then the devil will be sure
 to be  near at hand1 working with his  
temptations1 trying all ways to get the 
soul into slavery and sin again2 also   
the corrupt principle1 that will  be    

joining and combining with the ,wicked  
,one1 and will be willing to be  a      
co-partner with him to bring the soul   
into mischief2 which puts a  soul upon  
an earnest1 continual panting after more
 of the  strengthening1 preserving1     
comforting1 and teaching presence of    
,god1  and for strong supplies of faith1
 that it may effectually lay hold on    
him4    ,third4 ,the soul is quickened  
so that it is not satisfied now without 
it  do in deed and in truth partake of  
the peace of ,god's elect2 now it is    
upon the examination of the reality of  
its joy and peace4 ,time was  indeed    
that anything would serve its turn1 any 
false conceits of its  state to be good2
 but now all kind of peace will not     
serve its turn1  all kind of joy will   
not be accepted with it2 now it must joy
 in ,god  through ,jesus ,christ2 now   
its peace must come through the virtues 
of  the blood of ,christ speaking peace 
to the conscience by taking away  both  
the guilt and filth of sin by that      

blood2 also by showing the soul  its    
free acceptance with ,god through       
,christ1 ,he hath completely  fulfilled 
all the conditions of the first         
covenant1 and freely placed  it into the
 safety of what ,he hath done1 and so   
presents the soul  complete and spotless
 in the sight of ,god through ,his      
obedience4 ,now1 ,i  say1 he hath 8peace
 through the blood of ,his ,cross10 and 
sees himself  reconciled to ,god by the 
death of ,his ,son1 or else his comfort 
will be  questioned by him 7,col        
#a3bj1ba74 ,it is not every promise as  
cometh now  upon his heart that will    
serve his turn1 no1 but he must see     
whether  the babe ,jesus be presented to
 the soul in and through that promise4  
,now if the babe leap in his womb1 as ,i
 may so say1 it is because the  ,lord's 
promise sounds aloud in his heart1      
coming to him big with the  love and    
pardoning grace of ,god in ,jesus       
,christ2 ,i say1 this is the  first and 
principal joy that the soul hath that is

 quickened and  brought into the        
,covenant of ,grace4    ,fourth4 ,now   
the man finds heavenly sanctification   
wrought in his soul  through the most   
precious blood of the ,man whose name is
 ,jesus  ,christ--8,jesus1 that ,he     
might sanctify the people with ,his own 
blood1  suffered without the gate40 ,now
 the soul finds a change in the         
understanding1 in the will1 in the mind1
 in the affections1 in the  judgment1   
and also in the conscience2 through the 
inward man a change1  and through the   
outward man a change1 from head to foot1
 as we use to  say1 8for he that is in  
,christ10 and so in this ,covenant of   
,grace1 8is  a new creature10 or hath   
been twice made--made1 and made again   
7#b ,cor  #e3ag74 ,o1 now the soul is   
resolved for ,heaven and ,glory2 now it 
crieth  out1 ,lord1 if there be a right 
eye that is offensive to ,thee1 pluck it
  out2 or a right foot1 cut it off2 or a
 right hand1 take it from me4 ,now  the 
soul doth begin to study how it may     

honour ,god1 and bring praise to  ,him4 
,now the soul is for a preparation for  
the second coming of ,christ1           
endeavouring to lay aside everything    
that may hinder2 and for the  closing in
 with those things that may make it in a
 beloved posture  against that day4     
,fifth4 ,and all this is from a ,gospel 
spirit1 and not from a legal1  natural  
principle1 for the soul hath these      
things as the fruits and  effects of its
 being separated unto the ,covenant of  
,grace1 and so now  possessed with that 
,spirit that doth attend1 yea1 and dwell
 in them  that are brought into the     
,covenant of ,grace from under the old  
covenant2 ,i say1 these things do spring
 forth in the soul from another  root   
and stock than any of the actings of    
other men do2 for the soul  that is thus
 wrought upon is as well dead to the law
 and the  righteousness thereof--as the 
first covenant--as well as to its sins4 
,sixth4 ,now the soul begins to have    
some blessed experience of the  things  

of ,god1 even of the glorious mysteries 
of the ,gospel4    #a4 ,now it knoweth  
the meaning of those words1 8,my flesh  
is meat indeed1  and ,my blood is drink1
 indeed10 and that by experience2 for   
the soul  hath received peace of        
conscience through that blood1 by the   
effectual  application of it to the soul
 7,john #f3ee74 ,first1 by feeling the  
guilt  of sin die off from the          
conscience by the operation thereof4    
,secondly1  ,by feeling the power       
thereof to take away the curse of the   
law4  ,thirdly1 ,by finding the very    
strength of ,hell to fail when once the 
blood of that ,man ,jesus ,christ is    
received in reality upon the soul4      
#b4 ,now the soul also knoweth by       
experience the meaning of that          
,scripture that saith1 8,our old man is 
crucified with ,him1 that the body  of  
sin might be destroyed0 7,rom #f3f74    
,now it sees that when the ,man  ,jesus 
did hang on the tree on ,mount ,calvary1
 that then the body of its  sins was    

there hanged up1 dead and buried with   
,him1 though it was then  unborn1 so as 
never to be laid to its charge1 either  
here or hereafter2  and also1 so as     
never to carry it captive into perpetual
 bondage1 being  itself overcome by     
,him1 even ,christ1 the ,head of that   
poor creature4  ,and indeed this is the 
way for a soul both to live comfortably 
as  touching the guilt of sin1 and also 
as touching the power of the filth  of  
sin2 for the soul that doth or hath     
received this in deed and in  truth1    
finds strength against them both by and 
through that ,man that  did for him and 
the rest of his fellow-sinners so       
gloriously overcome  it1 and hath given 
the victory unto them1 so that now they 
are said to  be overcomers1 nay1 8more  
than conquerors through ,him10 the one  
,man  ,jesus ,christ 7,rom #g3cc-cg74   
#c4 ,now the soul hath received a faith 
indeed1 and a lively hope indeed1  such 
an one as now it can fetch strength from
 the fullness of ,christ1  and from the 

merits of ,christ4    #d4 ,yea1 now the 
soul can look on itself with one eye1   
and look upon  ,christ with another1 and
 say1 ,indeed1 it is true2 ,i am an     
empty soul1  but ,christ is a full      
,christ2 ,i am a poor sinner1 but       
,christ is a rich  ,christ2 ,i am a     
foolish sinner1 but ,christ is a wise   
,christ2 ,i am an  unholy1 ungodly1     
unsanctified creature in myself1 but    
,christ is made of  ,god 8unto me1      
wisdom1 and righteousness1 and          
sanctification1 and  redemption0 7#a    
,cor #a3cj74    #e4 ,now also that fiery
 law1 that it could not once endure1 nor
 could  not once delight in1 ,i say1 now
 it can delight in it after the inward  
man2 now this law is its delight1 it    
would always be walking in it1 and      
always be delighting in it1 being       
offended with any sin or any  corruption
 that would be anyways an hinderance to 
it 7,rom #g3bd1be74 ,and  yet it will   
not abide1 it will not endure that that1
 even that that law  should offer to    

take the work of its salvation out of   
,christ's hand2  no1 if it once comes to
 do that1 then out of doors it shall go1
 if it  were as good again4 ,for that   
soul that hath the right work of ,god   
indeed upon it1 cries1 ,not my prayers1 
not my tears1 not my works1 not  my     
things1 do they come from the work of   
the ,spirit of ,christ itself  within   
me1 yet these shall not have the glory  
of my salvation2 no1 it  is none but the
 blood of ,christ1 the death of ,christ1
 of the ,man ,christ  ,jesus of         
,nazareth1 the carpenter's son1 as they 
called ,him1 that must  have the crown  
and glory of my salvation4 ,none but    
,christ1 none but  ,christ4 ,and thus   
the soul labours to give ,christ the    
preeminence 7,col  #a3ah74    ,a word of
 experience4    ,now1 before ,i go any  
further1 ,i must needs speak a word from
 my own  experience of the things of    
,christ2 and the rather1 because we have
 a  company of silly ones in this day of
 ignorance that do either comfort       

themselves with a notion without the    
power1 or else do both reject the       
notion and the power of this most       
glorious ,gospel2 therefore1 for the    
further conviction of the reader1 ,i    
shall tell him1 with ,david1  something 
of what the ,lord hath done for my soul2
 and indeed a little  of the experience 
of the things of ,christ is far more    
worth than all  the world4 ,it would be 
too tedious for me to tell thee here all
 from  the first to the last2 but       
something ,i shall tell thee1 that thou 
mayest not think these things are       
fables4 ,this conviction seized on my   
soul one ,sabbath day1 when ,i was at   
play1 being one of the first that ,i    
had1 which when it came1 though it      
scared me with its terror1 yet  through 
the temptation of the devil1 immediately
 striking in therewith1  ,i did rub it  
off again1 and became as vile for some  
time as ,i was  before1 like a wretch   
that ,i was4 #ba    ,reader1 when it    
pleased the ,lord to begin to instruct  

my soul1 ,he found  me one of the black 
sinners of the world2 ,he found me      
making a sport of  oaths1 and also of   
lies2 and many a soul-poisoning meal did
 ,i make out  of divers lusts1 as       
drinking1 dancing1 playing1 pleasure    
with the  wicked ones of the world4 ,the
 ,lord finding of me in this condition1 
did  open the glass of ,his ,law unto   
me1 wherein ,he showed me so clearly my 
sins1 both the greatness of them1 and   
also how abominable they were in  ,his  
sight1 that ,i thought the very clouds  
were charged with the wrath  of ,god1   
and ready to let fall the very fire of  
,his jealousy upon me2  yet for all this
 ,i was so wedded to my sin1 that1      
thought ,i with  myself1 ,i will have   
them though ,i lose my soul1 7,o wicked 
wretch that ,i  was67 but ,god1 the     
great1 the rich1 the infinite merciful  
,god1 did not  take this advantage of my
 soul to cast me away1 and say1 ,then   
take him1  ,devil1 seeing he cares for  
,me no more2 no1 but ,he followed me    

still1  and won upon my heart1 by giving
 me some understanding1 not only into   
my miserable state1 which ,i was very   
sensible of1 but also that there  might 
be hopes of mercy2 also taking away that
 love to lust1 and  placing in the room 
thereof a love to religion2 and thus the
 ,lord won  over my heart to some desire
 after the means1 to hear the ,word1 and
 to  grow a stranger to my old          
companions1 and to accompany the people 
of  ,god1 together with giving of me    
many sweet encouragements from several  
promises in the ,scriptures4 ,but after 
this1 the ,lord did wonderfully  set my 
sins upon my conscience1 those sins     
especially that ,i had  committed since 
the first convictions2 temptations also 
followed me  very hard1 and especially  
such temptations as did tend to the     
making me  question of the very way of  
salvation--viz41 whether ,jesus ,christ 
was  the ,saviour or no2 and whether ,i 
had best to venture my soul upon ,his   
blood for salvation1 or take some other 

course4 ,but being through grace  kept  
close with ,god1 in some measure1 in    
prayer and the rest of the  ordinances1 
but went about a year and upwards       
without any sound  evidence as from ,god
 to my soul touching the salvation that 
comes by  ,jesus ,christ4 ,but1 at the  
last1 as ,i may say1 when the set time  
was  come1 the ,lord1 just before the   
men called ,quakers came into the       
country1 did set me down so blessedly in
 the truth of the doctrine of  ,jesus   
,christ1 that it made me marvel to see1 
first1 how ,jesus ,christ  was born of a
 virgin1 walked in the world awhile with
 ,his disciples1  afterwards hanged on  
the ,cross1 spilt ,his blood1 was       
buried1 rose  again1 ascended above the 
clouds and heavens1 there lives to make 
intercession1 and that ,he also will    
come again at the last day to judge  the
 world1 and take ,his saints unto       
,himself4    ,these things1 ,i say1 ,i  
did see so evidently1 even as if ,i had 
stood  when ,he was in the world1 and   

also when ,he was caught up4 ,i having  
such  a change as this upon my soul1 it 
made me wonder2 and musing with  myself 
at the great alteration that was in my  
spirit--for the ,lord did  also very    
gloriously give me in ,his precious     
,word to back the discovery  of the ,son
 of ,god unto me1 so that ,i can say1   
through grace1 it was  according to the 
,scriptures 7#a ,cor #ae3a-d74 ,and as  
,i was musing with  myself what these   
things should mean1 methought ,i heard  
such a word in  my heart as this--,i    
have set thee down on purpose1 for ,i   
have something  more than ordinary for  
thee to do2 which made me the more      
marvel1  saying1 ,what1 my ,lord1 such a
 poor wretch as ,i8 ,yet still this     
continued1 ,i have set thee down on     
purpose1 and so forth1 with more  fresh 
incomes of the ,lord ,jesus1 and the    
power of the blood of ,his  ,cross upon 
my soul1 even so evidently that ,i saw1 
through grace1 that  it was the blood   
shed on ,mount ,calvary that did save   

and redeem  sinners1 as clearly and as  
really with the eyes of my soul as ever1
 me  thought1 ,i had seen a penny loaf  
bought with a penny2 which things then  
discovered had such operation upon my   
soul1 that ,i do hope they did  sweetly 
season every faculty thereof4 ,reader1  
,i speak in the presence  of ,god1 and  
,he knows ,i lie not2 much of this1 and 
such like dealings of  ,his1 could ,i   
tell thee of2 but my business at this   
time is not so to  do1 but only to tell 
what operation the blood of ,christ hath
 had over  and upon my conscience1 and  
that at several times1 and also when ,i 
have  been in several frames of spirit4 
,as1 first1 sometimes1 ,i have been so  
loaden with my sins1 that ,i could  not 
tell where to rest1 nor what to do2 yea1
 at such times ,i thought it  would have
 taken away my senses2 yet at that time 
,god through grace  hath all of a sudden
 so effectually applied the blood that  
was spilt at  ,mount ,calvary out of the
 side of ,jesus1 unto my poor1 wounded1 

guilty  conscience1 that presently ,i   
have found such a sweet1 solid1 sober1  
heart-comforting peace1 that it hath    
made me as if it my terror had  not     
been1 and withal the same1 ,i may say1  
and ,i ought to say1 the power  of it1  
hath had such a powerful operation upon 
my soul1 that ,i have for  a time been  
in a strait and trouble to think that ,i
 should love and  honour ,him no more1  
the virtue of ,his blood hath so        
constrained me4    ,again2 sometimes    
methinks my sins have appeared so big to
 me that ,i  thought one of my sins have
 been as big as all the sins of all the 
men  in the nation2 ay1 and of other    
nations too1 reader2 these things be    
not fancies1 for ,i have smarted for    
this experience1 but yet the least      
stream of the heart blood of this ,man  
#bb ,jesus hath vanished all away1  and 
hath made it to fly1 to the astonishment
 of such a poor sinner2 and  as ,i said 
before1 hath delivered me up into sweet 
and heavenly peace  and joy in the ,holy

 ,spirit4    ,again2 sometimes when my  
heart hath been hard1 dead1 slothful1   
blind1  and senseless1 which indeed are 
sad frames for a poor ,christian to be  
in1 yet at such a time1 when ,i have    
been is such a case1 then hath the      
blood of ,christ1 the precious blood of 
,christ1 the admirable blood of  the    
,god of ,heaven1 that run out of ,his   
body when it did hang on the  ,cross1 so
 softened1 livened1 quickened1 and      
enlightened my soul1 that  truly1       
reader1 ,i can say1 ,o it makes me      
wonder6    ,again2 when ,i have been    
loaden with sin1 and ,i cannot stand    
here to  tell thee of particular        
temptations4 pestered with several      
temptations1 and in a very sad manner1  
then have ,i had the trial of the       
virtue of ,christ's blood with the trial
 of the virtue of other things2  and ,i 
have found that when tears would not do1
 prayers would not do1  repentings and  
all other things could not reach my     
heart2 ,o then1 one  touch1 one drop1   

one shining of the virtue of the blood1 
of that blood  that was let out with the
 spear1 it hath in a very blessed manner
  delivered me1 that it hath made me to 
marvel4 ,o6 methinks it hath come  with 
such life1 such power1 with such        
irresistible and marvelous glory1  that 
it wipes off all the slurs1 silences all
 the outcries1 and  quenches all the    
fiery darts1 and all the flames of      
,hell-fire1 that are  begotten by the   
charges of the ,law1 ,satan1 and        
doubtful remembrances of  my sinful     
life4    ,friends1 as ,peter saith to   
the church1 so ,i say to you1 ,i have   
not  preached to you cunningly devised  
fables in telling you of the blood of   
,christ1 and what authority it hath had 
upon my conscience2 ,o no1 but as       
,peter saith touching the coming of the 
,lord ,jesus into the world1 so in  some
 measure ,i can say of the blood of the 
,lord ,jesus ,christ that was  shed when
 ,he did come into the world4 ,there is 
not only my single  testimony touching  

this2 no1 but there are all the         
,prophets do agree in  advancing this in
 writing1 and also all the saints do now
 declare the  same1 in speaking forth   
the amiableness and many powerful       
virtues  thereof4 8,as for ,thee also1  
by the blood of ,thy covenant10 saith   
,god to  ,christ1 8,i have sent forth   
,thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is
 no  water0 7,zech #i3aa74 8,we have    
redemption through ,his blood0 7,eph    
#a3g74  ,again1 8,we have redemption    
through ,his blood0 7,col #a3ad74 ,our  
robes are  washed and made 8white in the
 blood of the ,lamb0 7,rev #g3ad74 ,the 
devil  is overcome through 8the blood of
 the ,lamb0 7,rev #ab3aa74 ,yea1 and    
conscience is purged1 too1 and that     
through the blood of the ,lamb 7,heb    
#i3ad74 ,we have free recourse to the   
,throne of ,grace through the blood  of 
,jesus 7,heb #aj3ai74 ,i could bring    
thee a cloud of witnesses out of  all   
the types and shadows1 and out of the   
sundry ,prophets1 and much  more out of 

the ,new ,testament1 but ,i forebear1   
because ,i would not be  too tedious to 
the reader in making too large a        
digression1 though ,i  have committed   
here in this discourse no transgression1
 for the blood  of ,christ is precious  
blood 7#a ,peter #a3ah1ai74    ,,third4 
,,the ,,privileges ,,of ,,the ,,new     
,,covenant4      ,in the next place1 ,i 
shall show you the several privileges   
and  advantages that the man or woman   
hath that is under this ,covenant of    
,grace1 over what they have that are    
under the ,covenant of the ,law and     
,works4 ,as1    ,first4 ,the ,covenant  
of ,grace is not grounded upon our      
obedience1 but  upon ,god's love1 even  
,his pardoning love to us through       
,christ ,jesus4  ,the first covenant is 
stood to be broken or kept by us1 and   
,god's love  or anger to be lost or     
enjoyed thereafter as we1 as creatures1 
behaved  ourselves2 but now1 the very   
ground of the ,covenant of ,grace is    
,god's  love1 ,his mere love through    

,jesus ,christ--8,the ,,lord did not set
 ,his love  upon you1 nor choose you1   
because ye were more in number than any 
people2 for ye were the fewest of all   
people3 but because the ,,lord  loved   
you1 and because ,he would keep the oath
 which ,he had sworn unto  your fathers0
 7,deu #g3g1h74 ,again1 8,in ,his love  
and in ,his pity ,he  redeemed them10   
8and the angel of ,his presence saved   
them10 that is1  ,jesus ,christ 7,isa   
#fc3i74 ,and again1 8,who hath saved    
us--not according to  our works0 of     
righteousness which we have done1 8but  
according to ,his  own purpose and      
grace1 which was given us in ,christ    
,jesus before the  world began0 7#b ,tim
 #a3i74    ,second4 ,this love is not   
conveyed to us through what we have     
done1 as  is before proved1 but through 
what ,he hath done with ,whom the       
covenant  was made1 which was given us  
in ,christ--,according as ,he hath      
chosen us  in ,christ4 8,who hath       
blessed us with all spiritual blessings 

in  heavenly places in ,christ40 8,god  
for ,christ's sake hath forgiven you10  
that is1 through ,christ's doings1      
through ,christ's sufferings 7#b ,tim   
#a3i2 ,eph #a3c1d2 #d3cb74 ,now if this 
be but rightly understood1 it doth      
discover abundance of comfort to them1  
that are within the bounds of  the      
,covenant of ,grace4 ,for1    #a4 ,here 
a believer seeth he shall stand1 if     
,christ's doings and  sufferings stand2 
which is sure foundation1 for ,god      
dealeth with him  through ,christ4 ,and 
so1 secondly1 he shall not fall1 unless 
the  suffering and merits of ,christ be 
thrown over the bar1 being found        
guilty1 which will never be1 before the 
eyes of ,divine justice2 for  with ,him 
the covenant was made1 and ,he was the  
,surety of it2 that is1  as the covenant
 was made with ,him1 so ,he stood bound 
to fulfill the  same 7,zech #i3aa2 ,heb 
#g3bb74 ,for you must understand that   
the covenant  was made between the      
,father and the ,son long before it was 

accomplished1 or manifestly sealed with 
,christ's blood2 it was made  before the
 world began 7,titus #a3b2 ,eph #a3d2 #a
 ,peter #a3ah-bj74 ,but the  conditions 
thereof were not fulfilled until less   
than two thousand  years ago2 and all   
that while did ,jesus stand bound as a  
surety1 as ,i  said before1 is used to  
do1 till the time in which the payment  
should  be made4 ,and it was by virtue  
of ,his ,suretyship1 having bound       
,himself  by covenant to do all things  
agreed on by the ,father and ,him1 that 
all  those of the election that were    
born before ,he came1 that they might be
  saved1 and did enter into rest4 ,for  
the forgiveness of sins that were  past1
 though it was through the blood of     
,christ1 yet it was also  through the   
forbearance of ,god 7,rom #c3be74 ,that 
is1 ,christ becoming  ,surety for those 
that died before ,his coming1 that ,he  
should in deed  and in truth1 at the    
fullness of time1 or at the time        
appointed1 give a  complete and full    

satisfaction for them according to the  
tenor or  condition of the covenant4    
7,gal #d3d74 ,again1    #b4 ,the second 
covenant1 which believers are under1 as 
the ground and  foundation1 if it is    
safe1 so the promises thereof are       
better1 surer1  freer1 and fuller1 etc4 
7#a47 ,they are better1 if you compare  
the excellency of the one with the      
excellency of the other4 ,the first hath
 promised nothing but an early          
paradise--,do this1 and thou shalt live2
 namely1 here in an earthly  paradise4  
,but the other doth bring the promise of
 a heavenly paradise4    7#b47 ,as the  
,covenant of ,works doth promise an     
earthly paradise1 yet it  is a paradise 
or blessing1 though once obtained1 yet  
might be lost  again2 for no longer than
 thou doest well1 no longer art thou    
blessed  by that4 ,o1 but the promises  
in the new covenant do bring unto us the
  benefit of an eternal                 
inheritance--,that 8they which are      
called might  receive the promise of    

eternal inheritance40 ,o rare6 it is an 
8eternal  inheritance0 7,heb #i3ae74    
7#c47 ,the other1 as it is not so good  
as this1 so neither is it so sure  as   
this2 and therefore he calls the one    
such an one as might be1 and  was1      
shaken1 but this is said to be such an  
one that cannot be shaken4  8,and this  
,word10 saith he1 treating of the two   
covenants from verse the  #hth to the   
#bdth--8,and this ,word1 yet once more1 
signifieth the removing  of those things
 that are10 or may be1 8shaken1 as of   
things that are  made1 that those things
 which cannot be shaken10 which is the  
second  covenant1 8may remain10 7,heb   
#ab3bg72 for1 saith he 7verse #bh7      
8which  cannot be moved40 ,therefore1 ye
 blessed saints1 seeing you have        
received a kingdom 8which cannot be     
moved10 therefore1 8let us have  grace1 
whereby we may serve0 our 8,god         
acceptably with reverence and  godly    
fear40    ,thus in general1 but more    
particularly4    7#d47 ,they are surer1 

in that they are founded upon ,god's    
love also1 and  they come to us without 
calling for those things at our hands   
that may  be a means of putting of a    
stop to our certain enjoying of them4   
,the  promises under1 or for the law1   
they might easily be stopped by our     
disobedience2 but the promises under the
 ,gospel say1 8,if ,heaven above  can be
 measured1 and the foundations of the   
earth searched10 then1 and  not till    
then1 8,i will also cast off all the    
seed of ,israel for all  that they have 
done0 7,jer #ca3cg74 ,again1 8,i1 even  
,i1 am ,he that  blotteth out thy       
transgressions for ,mine own0 name's    
8sake1 and will  not remember thy sins0 
7,isa #dc3be74 ,i will make thee a      
partaker of ,my  promise2 and that ,i   
may so do1 ,i will take away that which 
would  hinder2 8,i will cast all their  
sins into the depths of the sea10 that  
,my promise may be sure to all the seed2
 and therefore1 saith the  ,apostle1    
when he would show us that the          

new-covenant promises were more  sure   
than the old1 he tells us plainly that  
the law and works are set  aside and    
they are merely made ours through the   
righteousness of faith1  which is the   
righteousness of ,christ--8,for the     
promise1 that he  ,abraham should be the
 heir of the world10 saith he1 8was not 
to  ,abraham1 or to his seed1 through   
the law10 or works1 8but through the    
righteousness of faith4 ,for if they    
which are of the law10 or of works1  8be
 heirs10 then 8faith is made void1 and  
the promise made of none  effect4       
,therefore it is of faith--to the end   
the promise might be sure  to all the   
seed0 7,rom #d3ac-ad1af74    7#e47      
,surer1 because that as that is taken   
away that should hinder1 so  they are   
committed to a faithful ,friend of ours 
in keeping4 ,for all the  promises of   
,god are in ,christ1 not yea and nay1   
but yea and amen2  certain and sure2    
sure1 because they are in the hand of   
our ,head1 our  ,friend1 our ,brother1  

our ,husband1 our flesh and bones1 even 
in the  heart and hand of our precious  
,jesus4    7#f47 ,because all the       
conditions of them are already fulfilled
 for us by  ,jesus ,christ1 as          
aforesaid2 every promise that is a      
new-covenant  promise1 if there be any  
condition in it1 our ,undertaker hath   
accomplished that for us1 and also      
giveth us such grace as to receive  the 
sweetness as doth spring from them      
through ,his obedience to every  thing  
required in them4    7#g47 ,surer1      
because that as they are grounded upon  
the love of ,god1  everything is taken  
out of the way1 in the hand of a sure   
,friend4 ,and  as ,christ hath fulfilled
 every condition as to justification    
that is  contained therein1 so the ,lord
 hath solemnly sworn with an oath for   
our  better confidence in this          
particular--8,for when ,god made promise
 to  ,abraham10 and so to all the       
saints1 8because ,he could swear by no  
greater1 ,he sware by ,himself1 saying1 

,surely1 blessing ,i will bless  thee1  
and multiplying ,i will multiply thee4  
,and so1 after he had  patiently        
endured1 he obtained the promise4 ,for  
men verily swear by the  greater3 and an
 oath for confirmation is to them an end
 of all strife10  that there might be no
 more doubt or scruple concerning the   
certain  fulfilling of the promise4     
8,wherein ,god1 willing more abundantly 
to  show unto the heirs of promise the  
immutability of ,his counsel10 or       
certain1 constant1 unchangeable decree  
of ,god in making of the promise1  for  
the comfort of his children1 8confirmed 
it by an oath3 that by two  immutable   
things10 ,his promise backed with an    
oath1 8in which it was  impossible for  
,god to lie1 we might have a strong     
consolation1 who have  fled for refuge  
to lay hold upon the hope set before us0
 7,heb #f3ac-ah74    7#h47 ,that they   
are better it appears also in that they 
are freer and  fuller4 ,that they are   
freer1 it is evident1 in that one saith1

 ,no  works1 no life--,do this1 and then
 thou shalt live2 if not1 thou shalt be 
damned4 ,but the other saith1 ,we are   
saved by believing in what ,another     
hath done1 without the works of the     
,law--8,now to him that worketh not1    
but believeth on ,him that justifieth   
the ungodly1 his faith is counted  for  
righteousness0 7,rom #d3d1e74 ,the one  
saith1 ,pay me that thou owest2  the    
other say1 ,i do frankly and freely     
forgive thee all4 ,the one saith1       
,because thou hast sinned1 thou shalt   
die2 the other saith1 ,because  ,christ 
lives1 thou shalt live also 7,john #ae74
    7#i47 ,and as they are freer1 so    
they are fuller2 fuller of              
encouragement1 fuller of comfort2 the   
one1 to wit1 the law1 looks like        
,pharaoh's seven ill-favoured kine1 more
 ready to eat one up than to  afford us 
any food2 the other is like the full    
grape in the cluster1  which for certain
 hath a glorious blessing in it4 ,the   
one saith1 ,if  thou hast sinned1 turn  

again2 the other saith1 ,if thou hast   
sinned1  thou shalt be damned1 for all  
,i have a promise in me4    #c4 ,they   
that are of the second are better than  
they that are of the  first2 and it also
 appeareth in this--,the promises of the
 ,law1 through  them we have neither    
faith1 nor hope1 nor the ,spirit        
conveyed2 but  through the promises of  
the ,gospel there are all               
these--8,whereby are  given unto us     
exceeding great and precious promises1  
that by these we  might be partakers of 
the ,divine nature0 7#b ,peter #a3d74 ,o
 therefore  8let us hold fast the       
profession of our faith without         
wavering2 for ,he  is faithful that     
promised0 7,heb #aj3bc74 8,in hope of   
eternal life10 how  so8 because 8,god1  
that cannot lie1 promised it before the 
world began0  7,titus #a3b74    #d4     
,they that are in this covenant are in a
 very happy state2 for though  there be 
several conditions in the ,gospel to be 
done1 yet ,christ ,jesus  doth not look 

that they should be done by man1 as man1
 but by ,his own  ,spirit in them1 as it
 is written1 8,thou hast wrought all our
 works in  us40 ,is there that          
condition1 they must believe8 ,why1     
then1 ,he will be  both the 8author and 
finisher of their faith0 7,heb #ab3b1c74
 ,is there  also hope to be in ,his     
children8 ,he also doth and hath given  
them 8good  hope through ,his grace0 7#b
 ,thess #b3af74 ,again1 are the people  
of ,god to  behave themselves to the    
glory of ,god the ,father8 then ,he will
 work in  them 8both to will and to do  
of ,his own good pleasure0 7,phil       
#b3ac74    #e4 ,again1 as ,he works all 
our works in us and for us1 so also by  
virtue  of this covenant we have another
 nature given unto us1 whereby1 or by   
which we are made willing to be         
glorifying of ,god1 both in our bodies  
and in our spirits1 which are           
,his--8,thy people shall be willing in  
the  day of ,thy power0 7#a ,cor #f3bj2 
,psa #aaj3c74    #f4 ,in the next place1

 all those that are under this second   
covenant are  in a wonderful safe       
condition2 for in case they should slip 
or fall  after their conversion into    
some sin or sins for who lives and sins 
not8 7,prov #bd3af71 yet through the    
merits and intercession of ,christ      
,jesus1 who is their ,undertaker in this
 covenant1 they shall have their  sins  
pardoned1 their wounds healed1 and they 
raised up again2 which  privilege the   
children of the first covenant have not2
 for if they sin1  they are never       
afterwards regarded by that             
covenant--,they brake ,my  covenant and 
,i regarded them not1 saith the ,lord   
7,heb #h3i74 ,but when ,he  comes to    
speak of the ,covenant of ,grace1       
speaking first of the public  person    
under the name of ,david1 ,he saith     
thus1 8,he shall cry unto ,me1  ,thou   
art ,my ,father1 ,my ,god1 and the rock 
of ,my salvation4 ,also ,i will  make   
,him ,my firstborn1 higher than the     
kings of the earth4 ,my mercy  will ,i  

keep for ,him for evermore1 and ,my     
covenant shall stand fast with  ,him4   
,his seed also will ,i make to endure   
for ever1 and ,his throne as  the days  
of heaven4 ,if ,his children forsake ,my
 law1 and walk not in ,my  judgments2   
,if they break my statutes1 and keep not
 ,my commandments2  ,then will ,i visit 
their transgression with the rod1 and   
their iniquity  with stripes4           
,nevertheless ,my lovingkindness will ,i
 not utterly take  from ,him1 nor suffer
 ,my faithfulness to fail4 ,my covenant 
will ,i not  break1 nor alter the thing 
that is gone out of ,my lips4 ,once have
 ,i  sworn by ,my holiness that ,i will 
not lie unto ,david4 ,his seed shall    
endure for ever1 and ,his throne as the 
sun before ,me4 ,it shall be            
established for ever as the moon1 and as
 a faithful witness in heaven0  7,psa   
#hi3bf-cg74 8,my covenant shall stand   
fast with him0--mark that4 ,as  if ,god 
had said1 ,i did not make this covenant 
with man1 but with ,my  ,son1 and with  

,him ,i will perform it2 and seeing ,he 
hath given ,me  complete satisfaction1  
though ,his children do1 through        
infirmity1  transgress1 yet ,my covenant
 is not therefore broken1 seeing ,he    
with  whom it was made standeth firm1   
according to the desire of my heart2 so 
that ,my justice that is satisfied1 and 
,my ,law1 hath nothing to say1 for      
there is no want of perfection in the   
sacrifice of ,christ4 ,if you love  your
 souls1 and would have them live in the 
peace of ,god1 to the which  you are    
called in one body1 even all believers1 
then ,i beseech you  seriously to       
ponder1 and labour to settle in your    
souls this one thing1  that the new     
covenant is not broken by our           
transgressions1 and that  because it was
 not made with us4 ,the reason why the  
very saints of ,god  have so many ups   
and downs in this their travel towards  
,heaven1 it is  because they are so weak
 in the faith of this one thing2 for    
they think  that if they fail of this or

 that particular performance1 if their  
hearts be dead and cold1 and their lusts
 mighty and strong1 therefore  now ,god 
is angry1 and now ,he will shut them out
 of ,his favour1 now the  new covenant  
is broken1 and now ,christ ,jesus will  
stand their ,friend no  longer2 now also
 the devil hath power again1 and now    
they must have  their part in the       
resurrection of damnation2 when1 alas6  
the covenant  is not for all this never 
the more broken1 and so the grace of    
,god no  more straitened than it was    
before4 ,therefore1 ,i say1 when thou   
findest  that thou art weak here1 and   
failing there1 backward to this good1   
and  thy heart forward to that evil2    
then be sure thou keep a steadfast eye  
on the ,mediator of this new covenant1  
and be persuaded that it is not  only   
made with ,him1 and ,his part also      
fulfilled1 but that ,he doth look  upon 
,his fulfilling of it1 so as not to lay 
thy sins to thy charge1  though ,he may 
as a ,father chastise thee for the      

same--8,if ,his children  forsake ,my   
law1 and walk not in ,my judgments2 if  
they break ,my  statutes1 and keep not  
,my commandments2 then will ,i visit    
their  transgression with the rod1 and  
their iniquity with stripes4            
,nevertheless10 mark 8nevertheless ,my  
lovingkindness will ,i not utterly  take
 from ,,him1 nor suffer ,my faithfulness
 to fail4 ,my covenant will ,i  not     
break1 nor alter the thing that is gone 
out of ,my lips40 ,and what  was that8  
,why1 that 8,his seed shall endure for  
ever1 and ,his throne as  the sun before
 ,me0 7,psa #hi3cj-cd1cf74    #g4       
,another privilege that the saints have 
by virtue of the new covenant  is1 that 
they have part of the possession or hold
 of ,heaven and ,glory  already1 and    
that two manner of ways--7#a47 ,the     
,divine nature is conveyed  from ,heaven
 into them2 and1 secondly1 the human    
nature1 i4e41 the  nature of man1 is    
received up1 and entertained in1 and    
hath got  possession of ,heaven4 ,we    

have the first-fruits of the ,spirit1   
saith the  man of ,god2 we have the     
earnest of the ,spirit1 which is instead
 of the  whole1 for it is the earnest of
 the whole--8,which is the earnest of   
our  inheritance until the redemption of
 the purchased possession1 unto the     
praise of ,his glory0 7,eph #a3ac1ad2   
,rom #h3h-aa74 7#b47 ,the nature of man1
  our nature is got into glory as the   
first-fruits of mankind1 as a           
forerunner to take possession till we   
all come thither 7#a ,cor #ae3bj74  ,for
 the ,man born at ,bethlehem is         
ascended1 which is part of the lump of  
mankind1 into glory as a public ,person1
 as the first-fruits1  representing the 
whole of the children of ,god2 so that  
in some sense it  may be said that the  
saints have already taken possession of 
the  kingdom of ,heaven by their ,jesus1
 their public ,person1 ,he being in     
their room entered to prepare a place   
for them 7,john #ad3a-d74 ,i beseech    
you consider1 when ,jesus ,christ came  

down from ,glory1 it was that ,he  might
 bring us to ,glory2 and that ,he might 
be sure not to fail1 ,he  clothed       
,himself with our nature1 as if one     
should take a piece out of  the whole   
lump instead of the whole1 until the    
other comes1 and  investeth it in that  
glory which ,he was in before ,he came  
down from  ,heaven 7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,and
 thus is that saying to be understood1  
speaking of ,christ and ,his saints1    
which saith1 8,and0 ,he 8hath raised  us
 up together1 and made us sit together  
in heavenly places in ,christ  ,jesus0  
7,eph #b3f74    #h4 ,again1 not only    
thus1 but all the power of ,god1        
together with the  rest of ,his glorious
 attributes1 are on our side1 in that   
they dwell in  our nature1 which is the 
,man ,jesus1 and doth engage for us     
poor1  simple1 empty1 nothing creatures 
as to our eternal happiness 7#a ,peter  
#a3e74 8,for in ,him10 that is1 in the  
,man ,christ1 who is our nature1 our    
,head1 our root1 our flesh1 our bone1   

8dwelleth all the fullness of the       
,godhead bodily0 7,col #b3i1aj74 ,mark  
how they are joined together1 8,in  whom
 dwelleth the fullness of the ,godhead4 
,and ye are complete in ,him40  ,god    
dwelleth completely in ,him1 and you    
also are completely implanted  in ,him1 
which is the ,head of all principality  
and power2 and all this  by the consent 
of the ,father--8,for it pleased the    
,father that in ,him  should all        
fullness dwell0 7,col #a3ai74 ,now mark1
 the ,godhead doth not  dwell in ,christ
 ,jesus for ,himself only1 but that it  
may be in a way of  righteousness       
conveyed to us1 for our comfort and help
 in all our  wants--8,all power is given
 unto ,me in heaven and in earth10 saith
 ,he  7,matt #bh3ah74 ,and then         
followeth1 8,and lo1 ,i am with you     
alway1 even  unto the end of the world0 
7,verse #bj74 8,he hath received gifts  
for men1  yea for the rebellious0 7,psa 
#fh3ah74 8,of ,his fullness have all we 
received1 and grace for grace0 7,john   

#a3af74 ,and this the saints cannot  be 
deprived of1 because the covenant made  
with ,christ1 in every tittle  of it1   
was so completely fulfilled as to       
righteousness1 both active and  passive1
 that justice cannot object anything2   
holiness now can find  fault with       
nothing2 nay1 all the power of ,god     
cannot shake anything  that hath been   
done for us by the ,mediator of the new 
covenant2 so that  now there is no      
,covenant of ,works to a believer2 none 
of the commands1  accusations1          
condemnations1 or the least tittle of   
the old covenant to  be charged on any  
of those that are the children of the   
second  covenant2 no sin to be charged1 
because there is no law to be pleaded1  
but all is made up by our middle man1   
,jesus ,christ4 ,o blessed covenant6  ,o
 blessed privilege6 ,be wise1 therefore1
 ,o ye poor drooping souls that  are the
 sons of this second covenant1 and      
8stand fast in the liberty  wherewith   
,christ hath made you free1 and be not  

entangled ,,again10 nor  terrified in   
your consciences1 8with the yoke of     
bondage02 neither the  commands1        
accusations1 or condemnations of the    
,law of the old covenant  7,gal #e3a74  
,two ,hell-bred objections answered4    
,object4 ,if it be so1 then one need not
 care what they do2 they may sin  and   
sin again1 seeing ,christ hath made     
satisfaction4 ,the first  objection4    
,answ4 ,if ,i were to point out one that
 was under the power of the devil1  and 
going post-haste to ,hell1 for my life  
,i would look no farther for  such a man
 than to him that would make such a use 
as this of the grace  of ,god4 ,what1   
because ,christ is a ,saviour1 thou wilt
 be a sinner6  because ,his grace       
abounds1 therefore thou wilt abound in  
sin6 ,o wicked  wretch6 rake ,hell all  
over1 and surely ,i think thy fellow    
will scarce  be found6 ,and let me tell 
thee this before ,i leave thee--as      
,god's  covenant with ,christ for ,his  
children1 which are of faith1 stands    

sure1  immutable1 unrevocable1 and      
unchangeable1 so also hath ,god taken   
such a  course with thee1 that unless   
thou canst make ,god forswear ,himself1 
it  is impossible that thou shouldst go 
to ,heaven1 dying in that               
condition--8,they tempted ,me1 proved   
,me10 and turned the grace of ,god  into
 lasciviousness1 8so ,i sware10 mark    
that1 8so ,i sware10 and that in  ,my   
wrath1 too1 that they should never enter
 into ,my rest4 ,compare  ,hebrews      
#c3i-aa1 with #a ,corinthians #aj3e-aj4 
,no1 saith ,god2 if ,christ  will not   
serve their turns1 but they must have   
their sins too1 take  them1 ,devil2 if  
,heaven will not satisfy them1 take     
them1 ,hell2 devour  them1 ,hell2 scald 
them1 fry them1 burn them1 ,hell6 ,god  
hath more places  than one to put       
sinners into4 ,if they do not like      
,heaven1 ,he will fit  them with ,hell2 
if they do not like ,christ1 they shall 
be forced to  have the devil4 ,therefore
 we must and will tell of the truth of  

the  nature of the ,covenant of ,grace  
of ,god to ,his poor saints for their   
encouragement and for their comfort1 who
 would be glad to leap at  ,christ upon 
any terms2 yet therewith1 we can tell   
how1 through grace1  to tell the hogs   
and sons of this world what a hog-sty   
there is  prepared for them1 even such  
an one that ,god hath prepared to put   
the  devil and his angels into1 is fitly
 prepared for them 7,matt #be3da74      
,object4 ,but if ,christ hath given ,god
 a full and complete satisfaction1  then
 though ,i do go on in sin1 ,i need not 
fear1 seeing ,god hath already  been    
satisfied4 ,the second objection4 ,it   
will be injustice in ,god to  punish for
 those sins for which ,he is already    
satisfied for by ,christ4    ,answ4     
,rebel1 rebel1 there are some in ,christ
 and some out of ,him4 #a4  ,they that  
are in ,him have their sins forgiven1   
and they themselves made  new creatures1
 and have the ,spirit of the ,son1 which
 is a holy1 living1  self-denying       

,spirit4 ,and they that are thus in     
,jesus ,christ are so far  off from     
delighting in sin1 that sin is the      
greatest thing that  troubleth them2 and
 ,o how willing would they be rid of the
 very  thoughts of it 7,psa #aai3aac74  
,it is the grief of their souls1 when   
they  are in a right frame of spirit1   
that they can live no more to the       
honour and glory of ,god than they do2  
and in all their prayers to ,god1  the  
breathings of their souls are as much   
sanctifying grace as  pardoning grace1  
that they might live a holy life4 ,they 
would as  willing live holy here as they
 would be happy in the world to come2   
they would as willingly be cleansed from
 the filth of sin as to have  the guilt 
of it taken away2 they would as         
willingly glorify ,god here as  they    
would be glorified by ,him hereafter    
7,phil #c3f-bb74 #b4 ,but there  are    
some that are out of ,christ1 being     
under the ,law2 and as for all  those1  
let them be civil or profane1 they are  

such as ,god accounts  wicked2 and ,i   
say1 as for those1 if all the angels in 
,heaven can drag  them before the       
judgment-seat of ,christ1 they shall be 
brought before  it to answer for all    
their ungodly deeds2 and being condemned
 for them1  if all the fire in ,hell    
will burn them1 they shall be burned    
there1 if  they die in that condition   
7,jude #ae74 ,and1 therefore1 if you    
love your  souls1 do not give way to    
such a wicked spirit4 8,let no man      
deceive you  with0 such 8vain words10 as
 to think1 because ,christ hath made    
satisfaction to ,god for sin1 therefore 
you may live in your sins4 ,o no1  ,god 
forbid that any should think so1 8for   
because of these things  cometh the     
wrath of ,god upon the children of      
disobedience0 7,eph #e3f74    ,thus have
 ,i1 reader1 given thee a brief         
discourse touching the ,covenant  of    
,works and the ,covenant of ,grace1 also
 of the nature of the one1  together    
with the nature of the other4 ,i have   

also in this discourse  endeavoured to  
show you the condition of them that are 
under the ,law1  how sad it is1 both    
from the nature of the covenant they are
 under1 and  also by the carriage of    
,god unto them by that covenant4 ,and   
now1  because ,i would bring all into as
 little a compass as ,i can1 ,i shall   
begin with the use and application of   
the whole in as brief a way as ,i  can1 
desiring the ,lord to bless it to thee4 
,,use ,,and ,,application4      ,a use  
of examination about the old covenant4  
,first4 ,and1 first of all1 let us here 
begin to examine a little  touching the 
covenant you stand before ,god in1      
whether it be the  ,covenant of ,works  
or the ,covenant of ,grace2 ,the first  
use is a use of  examination4 and for   
the right doing of this1 ,i shall lay   
down this  proposition--namely1 that all
 men naturally come into the world under
  the first of these1 which is called   
the old covenant1 or the ,covenant  of  
,works1 which is the ,law2 8,and were   

all by nature the children of  wrath1   
even as others02 which they could not   
be1 had they not been  under the law2   
for there are none that are under the   
other covenant  that are still the      
children of wrath1 but the children of  
faith1 the  children of the promise1 the
 accepted children1 the children not of 
the  bond-woman1 but of the free 7,gal  
#d3bh-ca74    ,quest4 ,now here lieth   
the question4 ,which of these two       
covenants art  thou under1 soul8        
,answ4 ,i hope ,i am under the ,covenant
 of ,grace4    ,quest4 ,but what ground 
hast thou to think that thou art under  
that  blessed covenant1 and not rather  
under the ,covenant of ,works1 that     
strict1 that soul-damning covenant8     
,answ4 ,what ground8 ,why1 ,i hope ,i   
am4    ,quest4 ,but what ground hast    
thou for this thy hope8 for a hope      
without  a ground is like a castle built
 in the air1 that will never be able to 
do thee any good1 but will prove like   
unto that spoken of in ,job #h1  8,whose

 hope shall be cut off1 and whose trust 
shall be0 like 8a  spider's web4 ,he    
shall lean upon his house1 but it shall 
not stand2 he  shall hold it fast10 as  
thou wouldst thy hope1 it is like1 8but 
it  shall not endure0 7,job #h3ac-ae74  
,answ4 ,my hope is grounded upon the    
promises2 what else should it be        
grounded upon8    ,reply4 ,indeed1 to   
build my hope upon ,christ ,jesus1 upon 
,god in ,christ1  through the promise1  
and to have this hope rightly1 by the   
shedding  abroad of the love of ,god in 
the heart1 it is a right-grounded hope  
7,rom #e3a-g74    ,quest4 ,but what     
promises in the ,scripture do you find  
your hope built  upon8 and how do you   
know whether you do build your hope upon
 the  promises in the ,gospel1 the      
promises of the new covenant1 and not   
rather on the promises of the old       
covenant1 for there are promises in     
that as well as in the other8    ,answ4 
,i hope that if ,i do well ,i shall be  
accepted2 because ,god hath  said ,i    

shall 7,gen #d3g74    ,reply4 ,o soul1  
if thy hope be grounded there1 thy hope 
is not grounded  upon the ,gospel       
promises1 or the new covenant1 but      
verily upon the old2  for these words   
were spoken to ,cain1 a son of the old  
covenant2 and  they themselves are the  
tenor and scope of that2 for that runs  
thus3  8,do this1 and thou shalt live4  
,the man that doth these things shall   
live by them4 ,if thou do well1 thou    
shalt be accepted0 7,lev #ah3e2 ,eze    
#bj3aa2 ,rom #aj3e2 ,gal #c3ab2 ,gen    
#d3g74    ,reply4 ,why1 truly1 if a     
man's doing well1 and living well1 and  
his  striving to serve ,god as well as  
he can1 will not help him to ,christ1 ,i
  do not know what will2 ,i am sure     
sinning against ,god will not4          
,quest4 ,did you never read that        
,scripture which saith1 8,israel1 which 
followed after the law of righteousness1
 hath not attained to the law  of       
righteousness08 7,rom #i3cj-cb74        
,object4 ,but doth not the ,scripture   

say1 8,blessed are they that do ,his    
commandments1 that they may have right  
to the tree of life08  7,rev #bb3ad74   
,answ4 ,there is first1 therefore1 to be
 inquired into1 whether to keep  ,his   
commandments be to strive to keep the   
,law as it is a ,covenant of  ,works1 or
 whether it be meant of the great       
commandments of the ,new  ,testament    
which are cited in #a ,john             
#c3bb1bc--8;,and whatsoever we ask we   
receive of ,him1 because we keep ,his   
commandments1 and do those things  that 
are pleasing in ,his sight40 ,but what  
do you mean1 ,john8 ,do you  mean the   
covenant of the ,law1 or the covenant to
 the ,gospel8 ,why1 8this  is ,his      
commandment10 saith he1 8,that we should
 believe on the name of  ,his ,son      
,jesus ,christ1 and love one another10  
as the fruits of this  faith1 8as ,he   
gave us commandment40 ,if it be of the  
old covenant1 as a  ,covenant of ,works1
 then the ,gospel is but a lost thing4  
,if it were of  works1 then no more of  

grace2 therefore it is not the old      
covenant1 as  the old covenant4         
,quest4 ,but what do you mean by these  
words--the old covenant as the old      
covenant8 ,explain your meaning4        
,answ4 ,my meaning is1 that the ,law is 
not to be looked upon for life1 so  as  
it was handed out from ,mount ,sinai1 if
 ever thou wouldst indeed be  saved2    
though after thou hast faith in ,christ1
 thou mayest and must  solace thyself in
 it1 and take pleasure therein1 to      
express thy love to  ,him who hath      
already saved thee by ,his own blood1   
without thy obedience  to the law1      
either from ,sinai or elsewhere4        
,quest4 ,do you think that ,i do mean   
that my righteousness will save me      
without ,christ8 ,if so1 you mistake me1
 for ,i think not so2 but this ,i  say1 
,i will labour to do what ,i can2 and   
what ,i cannot do1 ,christ will  do for 
me4    ,answ4 ,ah1 poor soul1 this is   
the wrong way too2 for this is to make  
,christ but a piece of a ,saviour2 thou 

wilt do something1 and ,christ  shall do
 the rest2 thou wilt set thy own things 
in the first place1 and  if thou wantest
 at last1 then thou wilt borrow of      
,christ2 thou art such  an one that dost
 ,christ the greatest injury of all4    
,first1 in that thou  dost undervalue   
,his merits by preferring of thy own    
works before ,his2  and1 secondly1 by   
mingling of thy works thy dirty1 ragged 
righteousness  with ,his4    ,quest4    
,why1 would you have us do nothing8     
,would you have us make ,christ  such a 
drudge as to do all1 while we sit idling
 still8    ,answ4 ,poor soul1 thou      
mistakest ,jesus ,christ in saying thou 
makest ,him  a drudge in letting ,him do
 all2 ,i tell thee1 ,he counts it a     
great glory  to do all for thee1 and it 
is a great dishonour unto ,him for thee 
so  much as to think otherwise4 ,and    
this the saints of ,god that have       
experienced the work of grace upon their
 souls do count it also the             
same--8,saying1 ,thou art worthy to take

 the book1 and to open the seals        
thereof0 7,rev #e3i74 8,worthy is the   
,lamb1 that was slain1 to receive       
power1 and riches1 and wisdom1 and      
strength1 and honour1 and glory1 and    
blessing0 7,verse #ab74 ,and why so8    
read again in the #ith verse1 8,for     
,thou wast slain1 and hast redeemed us  
to ,god by ,thy0 own 8blood0 7,see  also
 ,eph #a3f1g74 8,to the praise of the   
glory of ,his grace--in whom we  have   
redemption through ,his blood40         
,reply4 ,all this we confess1 that      
,jesus ,christ died for us2 but he that 
thinks to be saved by ,christ1 and      
liveth in his sins1 shall never be      
saved4    ,answ4 ,i grant that4 ,but    
this ,i say again1 a man must not make  
his good  doings the lowest round of the
 ladder by which he goeth to            
,heaven--that  is1 he that will and     
shall go to ,heaven1 must1 wholly and   
alone1  without any of his own things1  
venture his precious soul upon ,jesus   
,christ and ,his merits4    ,quest4     

,what1 and come to ,christ as a sinner8 
,answ4 ,yea1 with all thy sins upon     
thee1 even as filthy as ever thou       
canst4    ,quest4 ,but is not this the  
way to make ,christ to loath us8 ,you   
know  when children fall down in the    
dirt1 they do usually before they go    
home make their clothes as clean as they
 can1 for fear their parents  should    
chide them2 and so ,i think should we4  
,answ4 ,this comparison is wrongly      
applied1 if you bring it to show us  how
 we must do when we come to ,christ4 ,he
 that can make himself clean  hath no   
need of ,christ2 for the whole1 the     
clean1 and righteous have no  need of   
,christ1 but those that are foul and    
sick4 ,physicians1 you know1  if they   
love to be honoured1 they will not bid  
the patients first make  themselves     
whole1 and then come to them2 no1 but   
bid them come with  their sores all     
running on them1 as the woman with her  
bloody issue  7,mark #e74 ,and as ,mary 
,magdalene with her belly full of       

devils1 and the  lepers all scabbed2 and
 that is the right coming to ,jesus     
,christ4    ,reply4 ,well1 ,i hope that 
,christ will save me1 for ,his promises 
and  mercy are very large2 and as long  
as ,he hath promised to give us life1   
,i fear my state the less4    ,answ4 ,it
 is very true1 ,christ's promises are   
very large1 blessed be the  ,lord for   
ever2 and also so is ,his mercy2 but    
notwithstanding all that1  there are    
many go in at the broad gate2 and       
therefore ,i say1 your  business is     
seriously to inquire whether you are    
under the first or  second covenant2 for
 unless you are under the second1 you   
will never be  regarded of the ,lord1   
forasmuch as you are a sinner 7,heb     
#h3i74 ,and the  rather1 because if ,god
 should be so good to you as to give you
 a share  in the second1 you shall have 
all your sins pardoned1 and for certain 
have eternal life1 though you have been 
a great sinner4 ,but do not  expect that
 thou shalt have any part or share in   

the large promises and  mercy of ,god1  
for the benefit and comfort of thy poor 
soul1 whilst thou  art under the old    
covenant2 because so long thou art out  
of ,christ1  through whom ,god conveyeth
 ,his mercy1 grace1 and love to sinners4
 8,for  all the promises of ,god in ,him
 are yea1 and in ,him amen40 ,indeed1   
,his  mercy1 grace1 and love are very   
great1 but they are treasured up in     
,him1 8given forth in ,him1 through     
,him40 8,but ,god1 who is rich in mercy1
  for ,his great love wherewith ,he     
loved us--that ,he might show the       
exceeding riches of ,his grace0--but    
which way8--8in ,his kindness towards   
us through ,jesus ,christ40    ,but out 
of ,christ thou shalt find ,god a just  
,god1 a sin-avenging ,god1 a  ,god that 
will by no means spare the guilty2 and  
be sure that every one  that is found   
out of ,jesus ,christ will be found     
guilty in the  judgment-day1 upon whom  
the wrath of ,god shall smoke to their  
eternal  ruin4 ,now1 therefore1 consider

 of it1 and take the counsel of the     
,apostle1 in #b ,corinthians #ac3e1     
which is1 to examine thyself whether    
thou art 8in the faith10 and to prove   
thy ownself whether thou hast  received 
the ,spirit of ,christ into thy soul1   
whether thou hast been  converted1      
whether thou hast been born again1 and  
made a new creature1  whether thou hast 
had thy sins washed away in the blood of
 ,christ1  whether thou hast been       
brought from under the old covenant into
 the  new2 and do not make a slight     
examination1 for thou hast a precious   
soul either to be saved or damned4      
,and that thou mayest not be deceived1  
consider that it is one thing to  be    
convinced1 and another to be converted2 
one thing to be wounded1 and  another to
 be killed1 and so to be made alive     
again by the faith of  ,jesus ,christ4  
,when men are killed1 they are killed to
 all things they  lived to before1 both 
sin and righteousness1 as all their old 
faith and  supposed grace that they     

thought they had4 ,indeed1 the old      
covenant  will show thee that thou art a
 sinner1 and that a great one too2 but  
the old covenant1 the ,law1 will not    
show thee1 without the help of the      
,spirit1 that thou are without all grace
 by nature2 no2 but in the midst  of thy
 troubles thou wilt keep thyself from   
coming to ,christ by  persuading thy    
soul that thou art come already1 and    
hast some grace  already4 ,o1 therefore1
 be earnest in begging the ,spirit1 that
 thy soul  may be enlightened1 and the  
wickedness of thy heart discovered1 that
  thou mayest see the miserable state   
that thou art in by reason of sin  and  
unbelief1 which is the great condemning 
sin2 and so in a sight and  sense of thy
 sad condition1 if ,god should deal with
 thee in severity  according to thy     
deservings4 ,do thou now cry to ,god for
 faith in a  crucified ,christ1 that    
thou mayest have all thy sins washed    
away in ,his  blood1 and such a right   
work of grace wrought in thy soul that  

may  stand in the judgment-day4 ,again1 
,second4 ,in the next place1 you know ,i
 told you that a man might go a  great  
way in a profession1 and have many      
excellent gifts1 ,second use4  so as to 
do many wondrous works1 and yet be but  
under the ,law2 from  hence you may     
learn not to judge yourselves to be the 
children of ,god1  because you may have 
some gifts of knowledge or understanding
 more than  others3 no1 for thou mayest 
be the knowingest man in all the country
 as  to head-knowledge1 and yet be but  
under the law1 and so consequently      
under the curse1 notwithstanding that1  
#a ,corinthians #ac4 ,now1 seeing it  is
 so1 that men may have all this and yet 
perish1 then what will become  of those 
that do no good at all1 and have no     
understanding1 neither of  their own    
sadness1 nor of ,christ's mercy8 ,o1    
sad6 ,read with  understanding1 ,isaiah 
#bg3aa1 8,therefore ,he that made them  
will not have  mercy on them1 and ,he   
that formed them will show them no      

favour0 7,see  also #b ,thess #a3h1 #i74
    ,now there is one thing which1 for  
want of1 most people do miscarry in a   
very sad manner1 and that is1 because   
they are not able to distinguish        
between the nature of the ,law and the  
,gospel4 ,o1 people1 people1 your  being
 blinded here as to the knowledge of    
this is one great cause of  the ruining 
of many4 ,as ,paul saith1 8,while ,moses
 is read10 or while the  law is         
discovered1 8the veil is upon their     
heart0 7#b ,cor #c3ae7 that is1  the    
veil of ignorance is still upon their   
hearts1 so that they cannot  discern    
either the nature of the law or the     
nature of the ,gospel1 they  being so   
dark and blind in their minds1 as you   
may see1 if you compare  it with        
,chronicles #d3c1 #d4 ,and truly ,i am  
confident1 that were you but  well      
examined1 ,i doubt many of you would be 
found so ignorant that you  would not be
 able to give a word of right answer    
concerning either the  ,law or the      

,gospel4 ,nay1 my friends1 set the case1
 one should ask you  what time you      
spend1 what pains you take1 to the end  
you may understand  the nature and      
difference of these two covenants1 would
 you not say1 if  you should speak the  
truth1 that you did not so much as      
regard whether  there were two or more8 
,would you not say1 ,i did not think of 
covenants1 or study the nature of them8 
,i thought that if ,i had lived         
honestly1 and did as well as ,i could1  
that ,god would accept of me1 and  have 
mercy upon me1 as ,he had on others4    
,ah1 friends1 this is the cause  of the 
ruin of thousands2 for if they are      
blinded to this1 both the  right use of 
the law1 and also of the ,gospel1 is hid
 from their eyes1  and so for certain   
they will be in danger of perishing most
 miserably1  poor souls that they are1  
unless ,god1 of ,his mere mercy and     
love1 doth  rend the veil from off their
 hearts1 the veil of ignorance1 for that
 is  it which doth keep these poor souls

 in this besotted and blindfolded       
condition1 in which if they die they may
 be lamented for1 but not  helped2 they 
may be pitied1 but not preserved from   
the stoke of ,god's  everlasting        
vengeance4    ,a legal spirit4    ,in   
the next place1 if you would indeed be  
delivered from the first into  the      
second covenant1 ,i do admonish you to  
the observing of these  following       
particulars4 ,first4 ,have a care that  
you do not content  yourselves1 though  
you do good works--that is1 which in    
themselves are  good4 ,secondly4 ,in and
 with a legal spirit1 which are done    
these ways  as followeth4    ,first4 ,if
 you do anything commanded in           
,scripture1 and your doing of it  do    
think that ,god is well pleased         
therewith1 because you1 as you are      
religious men1 do do the same4 ,upon    
this mistake was ,paul himself in       
danger of being destroyed2 for he       
thought1 because he was zealous1 and    
one of the strictest sects for religion1

 therefore ,god would have been  good   
unto him1 and have accepted his doings1 
as it is clear1 for he  counted them his
 gain 7,phil #c3d-h74 ,now this is done 
thus--,when a man  doth think that      
because he thinks he is more sincere1   
more liberal1  with more difficulty1 or 
to the weakening of his estate2 ,i say1 
if a  man1 because of this doth think   
that ,god accepteth his labour1 it is   
done from an old-covenant spirit4       
,again2 some men think that they shall  
be heard because they have prayer  in   
their families1 because they can pray   
long1 and speak excellent  expressions1 
or express themselves excellently in    
prayer1 that because  they have great   
enlargements in prayer1 ,i say1 that    
therefore to think  that ,god doth      
delight in their doings1 and accept     
their works1 this is  from a legal      
spirit4    ,again2 some men think that  
because their parents have been         
religious  before them1 and have been   
indeed the people of ,god1 they think if

 they  also do as to the outward        
observing of that which they learned    
from  their forerunners1 that therefore 
,god doth accept them2 but this also  is
 from a wrong spirit2 and yet how many  
are there in ,england at this  day that 
think the better of themselves merely   
upon that account2 ay1  and think the   
people of ,god ought to think so too1   
not understanding  that it is ordinary  
for an ,eli to have a ,hophni and a     
,phinehas1 both  sons of ,belial2 also a
 good ,samuel to have a perverse        
offspring2  likewise ,david an ,absalom4
 ,i say1 their being ignorant of1 or    
else  negligent in regarding this1 they 
do think that because they do spring    
from such and such1 as the ,jews in     
their generation did1 that therefore    
they have a privilege with ,god more    
than others1 when there is no such      
thing2 but for certain1 if the same     
faith be not in them which was in  their
 forerunners1 to lay hold of the ,christ
 of ,god in the same spirit  as they    

did1 they must utterly perish1 for all  
their high conceits that  they have of  
themselves 7,john #h3cc-ce2 ,matt       
#c3g-i74    ,second4 ,when people come  
into the presence of ,god without having
 their  eye upon the ,divine ,majesty1  
through the flesh and blood of the ,son 
of  ,mary1 the ,son of ,god1 then also  
do they come before ,god1 and do        
whatsoever they do from a legal spirit1 
an old-covenant spirit4 ,as1 for        
instance1 you have some people1 it is   
true1 they will go to prayer1 in        
appearance very fervently1 and will     
plead very hard with ,god that ,he      
would grant them their desires1 pleading
 their want1 and the abundance  thereof2
 they will also plead with ,god ,his    
great mercy1 and also ,his  free        
promises2 but yet they neglecting the   
aforesaid body or ,person of  ,christ1  
the righteous ,lamb of ,god1 to appear  
before ,him in1 ,i say1 in  thus doing  
they do not appear before the ,lord no  
otherwise than in an  old-covenant      

spirit2 for they go to ,god as a        
merciful ,creator1 and they  themselves 
as ,his creatures2 not as ,he is1 their 
,father in the ,son1 and  they ,his     
children by regeneration through the    
,lord ,jesus4 ,ay1 and  though they may 
call ,god their ,father1 in the         
notion--not knowing what  they say1 only
 having learned such things by          
tradition--as the ,pharisees  did1 yet  
,christ will have ,his time to say to   
them1 even to their faces1  as ,he did  
once to the ,jews1 ,your father1 for all
 this your profession1  is the devil1 to
 their own grief and everlasting misery 
7,john #h3dd74    ,third4 ,the third    
thing that is to be observed1 if we     
would not be under  the ,law1 or do     
things in a legal spirit1 is this--to   
have a care that we  do none of the     
works of the holy ,law of ,god for life1
 or acceptance  with ,him2 no1 nor of   
the ,gospel neither4 ,to do the works of
 the law to  the end we may be accepted 
of ,god1 or that we may please ,him1 and

 to  have our desires of ,him1 is to do 
things from a legal or old-covenant     
spirit1 and that is expressly laid down 
where it is said1 8,to him that  worketh
 is the reward not reckoned of grace1   
but of debt02 that is1 he  appears      
before ,god through the ,law1 and his   
obedience to it 7,rom  #d3d1e74 ,and    
again1 though they be in themselves     
,gospel-ordinances1 as  baptism1        
breaking of bread1 hearing1 praying1    
meditating1 or the like2  yet1 ,i say1  
if they be not done in the right spirit1
 they are thereby  used as a hand by the
 devil to pull thee under the ,covenant 
of ,works1  as in former times he used  
circumcision1 which was no part of the  
,covenant of ,works1 the ,ten ,commands1
 but a seal of the righteousness of     
faith2 yet1 ,i say1 they being done in a
 legal spirit1 the soul was  thereby    
brought under the ,covenant of ,works1  
and so most miserably  destroyed        
unawares to itself1 and that because    
there was not a right  understanding of 

the nature and terms of the said        
covenants4 ,and so it  is now2 souls    
being ignorant of the nature of the old 
covenant1 do even  by their subjecting  
to several ,gospel ordinances1 run      
themselves under  the old covenant1 and 
fly off from ,christ1 even when they    
think they  are acoming closer to him4  
,o1 miserable6 ,if you would know when  
or how  this is done1 whether in one    
particular or more1 ,i shall show you as
  followeth--    #a4 ,that man doth     
bring himself under the ,covenant of    
,works1 by ,gospel  ordinances1 when he 
cannot be persuaded that ,god will have 
mercy upon  him except he do yield      
obedience to such or such a particular  
thing  commanded in the ,word4 ,this is 
the very same spirit that was in the    
false brethren 7spoken of ,acts #ae2    
,galatians1 the whole ,epistle71 whose  
judgment was1 that unless such and such 
things were done1 8they could  not be   
saved40 ,as now-a-days we have also some
 that say1 ,unless your  infants be     

baptized they cannot be saved2#bc and   
others say1 unless you  be rightly      
baptized1 you have no ground to be      
assured that you are  believers1 or     
members of churches2 which is so far off
 from being so  good as a legal spirit1 
that it is the spirit of blasphemy1 as  
is  evident1 because they do reckon that
 the ,spirit1 righteousness1 and  faith 
of ,jesus1 and the confession thereof1  
is not sufficient to  declare men to be 
members of the ,lord ,jesus2 when1 on   
the other side1  though they be rank    
hypocrites1 yet if they do yield an     
outward  subjection to this or that1    
they are counted presently communicable 
members1 which doth clearly discover    
that there is not so much honour  given 
to the putting on the righteousness of  
the ,son of ,god as there is  given to  
that which a man may do1 and yet go to  
,hell within an hour  after2 nay1 in the
 very doing of it doth shut himself for 
ever from  ,jesus ,christ4    #b4 ,men  
may do things from a legal or           

old-covenant spirit when they  content  
themselves with their doing of such and 
such a thing1 as  prayers1 reading1     
hearing1 baptism1 breaking of bread1 or 
the like2 ,i  say1 when they can content
 themselves with the thing done1 and sit
 down  at ease and content because the  
thing is done4 ,as1 for instance1 some  
men being persuaded that such and such a
 thing is their duty1 and that  unless  
they do do it1 ,god will not be pleased 
with them1 nor suffer  them to be heirs 
of ,his kingdom1 they from this spirit  
do rush into and  do the thing1 which   
being done1 they are content1 as being  
persuaded  that now they are without    
doubt in a happy condition1 because they
 have  done such things1 like unto the  
,pharisee1 who1 because he had done this
  and the other thing1 said therefore1  
in a bragging way1 8,lord1 ,i thank     
thee that ,i am not as this publican02  
for ,i have done thus and thus2  when1  
alas6 the ,lord give him never a good   
word for his labour1 but  rather a      

reproof4    #c4 ,that man doth act from 
a legal spirit who maketh the strictness
 of  his walking the ground of his      
assurance for eternal life4 ,some men1  
all  the ground they have to believe    
that they shall be saved1 it is because 
they walk not so loose as their         
neighbours1 they are not so bad as      
others are1 and therefore they question 
not but that they shall do  well4 ,now  
this is a false ground1 and a thing that
 is verily legal1 and  savours only of  
some slight and shallow apprehensions of
 the old  covenant4 ,i call them shallow
 apprehensions1 because they are not    
right  and sound1 and are such as will  
do the soul no good1 but beguile it1 in 
that the knowledge of the nature of this
 covenant doth not appear to  the soul1 
only some commanding power it hath on   
the soul1 which the  soul endeavouring  
to give up itself unto1 it doth find    
some peace and  content1 and especially 
if it find itself to be pretty willing  
to yield  itself to its commands4 ,and  

is not this the very ground of thy      
hoping  that ,god will save thee from   
the wrath to come8 ,if one should ask   
thee  what ground thou hast to think    
thou shalt be saved1 wouldst thou not   
say1 ,truly1 because ,i have left my    
sins1 and because ,i am more  inclinable
 to do good1 ,do not think that ,i am   
against the order of the  ,gospel4 and  
to learn1 and get more knowledge2 ,i    
endeavour to walk in  church order1 as  
they call it1 and therefore ,i hope ,god
 hath done a  good work for me1 and ,i  
hope will save my soul4 ,alas1 alas6    
this is a  very trick of the devil to   
make souls build the ground of their    
salvation upon this their strictness1   
and abstaining from the  wickedness of  
their former lives1 and because they    
desire to be  stricter and stricter4    
,now1 if you would know such a man or   
woman1 you  shall find them in this     
frame--namely1 when they think their    
hearts are  good1 then they think also  
that ,christ will have mercy upon them2 

but  when their corruptions work1 then  
they doubt and scruple until again  they
 have their hearts more ready to do the 
things contained in the law  and        
ordinances of the ,gospel4 ,again1 such 
men do commonly cheer up  their hearts1 
and encourage themselves still to hope  
all shall be well1  and that because    
they are not so bad as the rest1 but    
more inclinable  than they1 saying1 ,i  
am glad ,i am not as this publican1 but 
better than  he1 more righteous than he 
7,luke #ah3aa74    #d4 ,this is a legal 
and old-covenant spirit that secretly   
persuades the  soul that if ever it will
 be saved by ,christ1 if must be fitted 
for  ,christ by its getting of a good   
heart and good intentions to do this    
and that for ,christ2 ,i say1 that the  
soul when it comes to ,christ may  not  
be rejected or turned off2 when in deed 
and in truth this is the  very way for  
the soul to turn itself from ,jesus     
,christ1 instead of  turning to ,him2   
for such a soul looks upon ,christ      

rather to be a  painted ,saviour or a   
cypher than a very and real ,saviour4   
,friend1 if  thou canst fit thyself1    
what need hast thou of ,christ8 ,if thou
 canst  get qualifications to carry to  
,christ that thou mightst be accepted1  
thou dost not look to be accepted in the
 ,beloved4 ,shall ,i tell thee8  ,thou  
art as if a man should say1 ,i will make
 myself clean1 and then ,i  will go to  
,christ that ,he may wash me2 or like a 
man possessed1 that  will first cast the
 devils out of himself1 and then come to
 ,christ for  cure from ,him4 ,thou1    
must1 therefore1 if thou wilt so lay    
hold of  ,christ as not to be rejected  
by ,him2 ,i say1 thou must come to ,him 
as  the basest in the world1 more fit to
 be damned1 if thou hadst thy  right1   
than to have the least smile1 hope1 or  
comfort from ,him4 ,come  with the fire 
of ,hell in thy conscience1 come with   
thy heart hard1  dead1 cold1 full of    
wickedness and madness against thy own  
salvation2  come as renouncing all thy  

tears1 prayers1 watchings1 fastings2    
come as  a blood-red sinner2 do not stay
 from ,christ till thou hast a greater  
sense of thy own misery1 nor of the     
reality of ,god's mercy2 do not stay    
while thy heart is softer and thy spirit
 in a better frame1 but go  against thy 
mind1 and against the mind of the devil 
and sin1 throw  thyself down at the foot
 of ,christ1 with a halter about thy    
neck1 and  say1 ,lord ,jesus1 hear a    
sinner1 a hard-hearted sinner1 a sinner 
that  deserveth to be damned1 to be cast
 into ,hell2 and resolve never to       
return1 or to give over crying unto     
,him1 till thou do find that ,he hath   
washed thy conscience from dead works   
with ,his blood virtually1 and  clothed 
thee with ,his own righteousness1 and   
made thee complete in  ,himself2 this is
 the way to come to ,christ4    ,,the   
,,use ,,of ,,the ,,new ,,covenant       
,now a few words to the second doctrine1
 and so ,i shall draw towards a         
conclusion4    ,,first ,,use4 ,the      

doctrine doth contain in it very much   
comfort to thy  ,the use1 for the second
 doctrine4 soul who art a new-covenant  
man1 or  one of those who are under the 
new covenant4 ,there is1 ,first1 pardon 
of  sin2 and1 ,second1 the manifestation
 of the same2 and1 ,third1 as power  to 
cause thee to persevere through faith to
 the very end of thy life4    ,first1   
,there is1 first1 pardon of sin1 which  
is not in the old  covenant2 for in that
 there is nothing but commands2 and if  
not obeyed1  condemned4 ,o1 but there is
 pardon of sin1 even of all thy sins1   
against  the first and second covenant1 
under which thou art1 and that freely   
upon the account of ,jesus ,christ the  
righteousness1 ,he having in thy  name1 
nature1 and in the room of thy person1  
fulfilled all the whole  law in ,himself
 for thee1 and freely giveth it unto    
thee4 ,o1 though the  law be a          
ministration of death and condemnation1 
yet the ,gospel1 under  which thou art1 
is the ministration of life and         

salvation 7#b ,cor  #c3f-i74 ,though    
they that live and die under the first  
covenant1 ,god  regardeth them not 7,heb
 #h3i74 ,yet they that are under the    
second are as  the apple of ,his eye    
7,deu #cb3aj2 ,psa #ag3h2 ,zech #b3h74  
,though they that  are under the first1 
the ,law1 are 8called to blackness1 and 
darkness1  and tempest1 the sound of a  
trumpet10 and a burning mountain1 which 
sight was so terrible1 that ,moses said1
 8,i exceedingly fear and quake0  7,heb 
#ab3ah-bb74 8,but ye are come unto      
,mount ,sion1 and unto the city of  the 
living ,god1 the heavenly ,jerusalem1   
and to an innumerable company  of       
angels1 to the general assembly and     
church of the firstborn10 whose  names  
8are written in ,heaven1 and to ,god the
 ,judge of all1 and to the  spirits of  
just men made perfect1 and to ,jesus10  
to blessed ,jesus1 8the  ,mediator of   
the new covenant1 and to the blood of   
sprinkling1 that  speaketh better things
 than that of ,abel0 7,heb #ab3bb-bd74  

,even  forgiveness of sins 7,eph #a3g74 
,second1 ,the covenant that thou art    
under doth allow of repentance in  case 
thou chance to slip or fall by sudden   
temptation2 but the law  allows of none 
7,rev #b3e2 ,gal #c3aj74 ,the covenant  
that thou art under  allows thee        
strength also2 but the law is only a    
sound of words1  commanding words1 but  
no power is given by them to fulfill the
 things  commanded 7,heb #ab3ai74 ,thou 
that art under this second1 art made a  
son2  but they that art under that      
first1 are slaves and vagabonds 7,gen   
#d3ab74 ,thou that art under this1 hast 
a ,mediator1 that is to stand  between  
justice and thee2 but they under the    
other1 their mediator is  turned an     
accuser1 and speaketh most bitter things
 against their souls  7#a ,tim #b3e2    
,john #e3de74 ,again2 the way that thou 
hast into ,paradise is  a new and living
 way--mark1 a living way2 but they that 
are under the  old covenant1 their way  
into ,paradise is a killing and         

destroying way  7,heb #aj3bj2 ,gen      
#c3bd74 ,again2 thou has the            
righteousness of ,god to  appear before 
,god withal2 but they under the old     
covenant have nothing  but the          
righteousness of the ,law1 which ,paul  
counts dirt and dung 7,phil  #c3g-i74   
,thou hast that which will make thee    
perfect1 but the other will  not do     
so--8,the law made nothing perfect1 but 
the bringing in of a  better hope did10 
which is the ,son of ,god1 8by the which
 we draw nigh  unto ,god0 7,heb #g3ai74 
,third1 ,the new covenant promiseth thee
 a new heart1 as ,i said before2  but   
the old covenant promiseth none2 and a  
new spirit1 but the old  covenant       
promiseth none 7,eze #cf3bf74 ,the new  
covenant conveyeth faith1  but the old  
one conveyeth none 7,gal #c74 ,through  
the new covenant the  love of ,god is   
conveyed into the heart2 but through the
 old covenant  there is conveyed none of
 it savingly through ,jesus ,christ4    
,romans #e4  ,the new covenant doth not 

only give a promise of life1 but also   
with  that the assurance of life1 but   
the old one giveth none2 the old        
covenant wrought wrath in us and to us1 
but the new one worketh love  7,rom     
#d3ae2 ,gal #e3f74 ,thus much for the   
first use4    ,,second ,,use4 ,as all   
these1 and many more privileges1 do come
 to thee  through or by the new         
covenant1 and that thou mightst not     
doubt of the  certainty of these        
glorious privileges1 ,god hath so       
ordered it that  they do all come to    
thee by way of purchase1 being obtained 
for thee1  ready to thy hand1 by that   
one ,man ,jesus1 who is the ,mediator1  
or the  ,person that hath principally to
 do both with ,god and thy soul in the  
things pertaining to this covenant2 so  
that now thou mayst look on all  the    
glorious things that are spoken of in   
the new covenant1 and say1  ,all these  
must be mine2 ,i must have a share in   
them2 ,christ hath  purchased them for  
me1 and given them to me4 ,now ,i need  

not to say1 ,o6  but how shall ,i come  
by them8 ,god is holy1 ,i am a sinner2  
,god is just1  and ,i have offended4    
,no2 but thou mayst say1 ,though ,i am  
vile1 and  deserve nothing1 yet ,christ 
is holy1 and ,he deserveth all things2  
though ,i have so provoked ,god by      
breaking ,his law that ,he could not in 
justice look upon me1 yet ,christ hath  
so gloriously paid the debt that  now   
,god can say1 ,welcome1 soul1 ,i will   
give thee grace1 ,i will give  thee     
glory1 thou shalt lie in ,my bosom1 and 
go no more out2 ,my ,son hath  pleased  
,me1 ,he hath satisfied the loud cries  
of the ,law and justice1  that called   
for speedy vengeance on thee2 ,he hath  
fulfilled the whole  ,law1 ,he hath     
brought in everlasting righteousness    
7,dan #i3bd1be74 ,he  hath overcome the 
devil1 ,he hath washed away thy sins    
with ,his most  precious blood1 ,he hath
 destroyed the power of death1 and      
triumphs over  all the enemies4 ,this   
,he did in ,his own ,person1 as a common

 ,jesus1 for  all persons in their      
stead1 even as for so many as shall come
 in to  ,him2 for ,his victory ,i give  
to them1 ,his righteousness ,i give to  
them1  ,his merits ,i bestow on them1   
and look upon them holy1 harmless1      
undefiled1 and for ever comely in my    
eye1 through the victory of the         
,captain of their salvation 7#a ,cor    
#ae3ee-eg74    ,and that thou mayest1 in
 deed and in truth1 not only hear and   
read this  glorious doctrine1 but be    
found one that hath the life of it in   
thy  heart1 thou must be much in        
studying of the two covenants1 the      
nature  of the one1 and the nature of   
the other1 and the conditions of them   
that are under them both4 ,also1 thou   
must be well-grounded in the  manner of 
the victory1 and merits of ,christ1 how 
they are made thine4    ,first1 ,and    
here thou must1 in the first place1     
believe that the babe  that was born of 
,mary1 lay in a manger at ,bethlehem1 in
 the time of  ,caesar ,augustus2 that   

,he1 that babe1 that child1 was the very
 ,christ4    ,second1 ,thou must believe
 that in the days of ,tiberius ,caesar1 
when  ,herod was tetrarch of ,galilee1  
and ,pontius ,pilate governor of ,judea1
  that in those days ,he was crucified1 
or hanged on a tree between two         
thieves1 which by computation1 or       
according to the best account1 is  above
 sixteen hundred years since4 #bd       
,third1 ,thou must also believe that    
when ,he did hang upon that cross of    
wood on the ,mount ,calvary1 that then  
,he did die there for the sins of  those
 that did die before ,he was crucified2 
also for their sins that  were alive at 
the time of ,his crucifying1 and also   
that ,he did by that  one death give    
satisfaction to ,god for all those that 
should be born  and believe in ,him     
after ,his death1 even unto the world's 
end4 ,i say1  this thou must believe1   
upon pain of eternal damnation1 that by 
that  one death1 that when ,he did die1 
,he did put an end to the curse of the  

,law and sin ,this is the doctrine that 
,i will live and die by1 and be  willing
 to be damned if it saves me not4 ,i am 
not ashamed of the ,gospel  of ,christ1 
for it is the power of ,god to          
salvation2 therefore ,i preach  ,christ 
crucified1 to the ,jews a stumbling     
block1 and to the ,greeks  foolishness  
7,rom #a3af2 #a ,cor #a3bc74 and at that
 time by ,his death on  the ,cross1 and 
by ,his resurrection out of ,joseph's   
sepulchre1 ,he did  bring in a          
sufficient righteousness to clothe thee 
withal  completely--8,for by one        
offering ,he hath perfected for ever    
them that  are sanctified40 ,not that   
,he should often offer ,himself--8for   
then must  ,he often have suffered since
 the foundation of the world2 but now   
,,once  in the end of the world hath ,he
 appeared to put10 or do1 8away sin by  
the sacrifice of ,himself0--namely1 when
 ,he hanged on the ,cross4 ,for it  is  
by the offering up of the body of this  
blessed ,jesus ,christ ,,once for  all4 

,indeed1 other priests may offer        
oftentimes sacrifices and  offerings    
which can never take away sins2 but this
 ,man1 this ,jesus1  this anointed and  
appointed sacrifice1 when ,he had       
offered ,,one  sacrifice for sins1 for  
ever sat down on the right hand of ,god 
7,heb  #aj3ad2 #i3bd1be74    ,a word of 
advice4 ,but because thou in thy pursuit
 after the faith of  the ,gospel wilt be
 sure to meet with devils1 heretics1    
particular  corruptions1 as unbelief1   
ignorance1 the spirit of works animated 
on by  suggestions1 false conclusions1  
with damnable doctrines1 ,i shall       
therefore briefly1 besides what hath    
been already said1 speak a word or  two 
before ,i leave thee of further advice1 
especially concerning these  two things4
 ,first1 ,how thou art to conceive of   
the ,saviour4 ,second1 ,how  thou art to
 make application of ,him4    ,first4   
,for the ,saviour4 #a4 ,thou must look  
upon ,him to be very ,god and  very     
,man2 not man only1 nor ,god only1 but  

,god and ,man in one ,person1  both     
natures joined together1 for the putting
 of ,him in a capacity to  be a suitable
 ,saviour2 suitable1 ,i say1 to answer  
both sides and  parties1 with whom ,he  
hath to do in the office of ,his        
,mediatorship and  being of a ,saviour4 
#b4 ,thou must not only do this1 but    
thou must also  consider and believe    
that even what was done by ,jesus       
,christ1 it was  not done by one nature 
without the other2 but thou must        
consider that  both natures1 both the   
,godhead and the manhood1 did gloriously
 concur  and join together in the       
undertaking of the salvation of our     
bodies and  souls2 not that the ,godhead
 undertook anything without the manhood1
  neither did the manhood do anything   
without the virtue and union of the     
,godhead2 and thou must of necessity do 
this1 otherwise thou canst not  find any
 sound ground and footing for thy soul  
to rest upon4    ,for if thou look upon 
any of these asunder--that is to say1   

the ,godhead  without the manhood1 or   
the manhood without the ,godhead--thou  
wilt  conclude that what was done by the
 ,godhead was not done for man1 being   
done without the manhood2 or else1 that 
that which was done with the  manhood   
could not answer ,divine justice1 in not
 doing what it did by  the virtue and in
 union with the ,godhead2 for it was the
 ,godhead that  gave virtue and value to
 the suffering of the manhood1 and the  
manhood  being joined therewith1 that   
giveth us an interest into the heavenly 
glory and comforts of the ,godhead4     
,what ground can a man have to believe  
that ,christ is his ,saviour1 if he  do 
not believe that ,he suffered for sin in
 his nature8 ,and what ground  also can 
a man have to think that ,god the       
,father is satisfied1 being  infinite1  
if he believe not also that ,he who gave
 the satisfaction was  equal to ,him who
 was offended8    ,therefore1 beloved1  
when you read of the offering of the    
body of the  ,son of ,man for our sins1 

then consider that ,he did it in union  
with1  and by the help of1 the eternal  
,godhead4 8,how much more shall the     
blood  of ,christ1 who1 through the     
eternal ,spirit1 offered ,himself       
without  spot to ,god1 purge your       
consciences from dead works10 etc4      
,and when thou readest of the glorious  
works and splendour of the  ,godhead in 
,christ1 then consider that all that was
 done by the ,godhead1  it was done as  
it had union and communion with the     
manhood4 ,and then  thou shalt see that 
the devil is overcome by ,god-man2 sin1 
death1 ,hell1  the grave1 and all       
overcome by ,jesus1 ,god-man1 and then  
thou shalt find  them overcome indeed4  
,they must needs be overcome when ,god  
doth  overcome them2 and we have good   
ground to hope the victory is ours1     
when in our nature they are overcome4   
,second4 ,the second thing is1 how to   
apply1 or to make application of  this  
,christ to the soul4 ,and for this there
 are to be considered the  following    

particulars--    #a4 ,that when ,jesus  
,christ did thus appear1 being born of  
,mary1 ,he was  looked upon by the      
,father as if the sin of the whole world
 was upon  ,him2 nay1 further1 ,god did 
look upon ,him and account ,him the sin 
of  man--8,he hath made ,him to be sin  
for us10 7#b ,cor #e3ba7 that is1 ,god  
made  ,his ,son ,jesus ,christ our sin1 
or reckoned ,him to be1 not only a      
sinner1  but the very bulk of sin of the
 whole world1 and condemned ,him so     
severely as if ,he had been nothing but 
sin4 8,for what the law could not  do1  
in that it was weak through the flesh1  
,god sending ,his own ,son in  the      
likeness of sinful flesh1 and for sin1  
condemned sin in the  flesh0--that is1  
for our sins condemned ,his ,son ,jesus 
,christ2 as if ,he  had in deed and     
truth been our very sin1 although       
altogether 8without  sin0 7,rom #h3c2 #b
 ,cor #e3ba74 ,therefore1 as to the     
taking away of thy  curse1 thou must    
reckon ,him to be made sin for thee4    

,and as to ,his  being thy              
justification1 thou must reckon ,him to 
be thy righteousness2  for1 saith the   
,scripture1 8,he10 that is1 ,god1 8hath 
made ,,him to be ,,sin  for us1 though  
,he knew no sin1 that we might be made  
the ,,righteousness  of ,god in ,,him40 
#b4 ,consider for whose sakes all this  
glorious design of the ,father and  the 
,son was brought to pass2 and that you  
shall find to be for man1 for  sinful   
man 7#b ,cor #h3i74    #c4 ,the terms on
 which it is made ours2 and that you    
will find to be a  free gift1 merely    
arising from the tender-heartedness of  
,god--you are  8justified freely by ,his
 grace1 through the redemption that is  
in  ,christ1 whom ,god hath set forth to
 be a ,propitiation through faith in    
,his blood10 etc4 7,rom #c3be74    #d4  
,how men are to reckon it theirs2 and   
that is1 upon the same terms  which ,god
 doth offer it1 which is freely1 as they
 are worthless and  undeserving         
creatures1 as they are without all good1

 and also unable to  do any good4 ,this1
 ,i say1 is the right way of applying   
the merits of  ,christ to thy soul1 for 
they are freely given to thee1 a poor   
sinner1  not for anything that is in    
thee1 or done by thee1 but freely as    
thou  art a sinner1 and so standest in  
absolute need thereof4    ,and1         
,christian1 thou art not in this thing  
to follow thy sense and  feeling1 but   
the very ,word of ,god4 ,the thing that 
doth do the people of  ,god the greatest
 injury1 it is their too little         
hearkening to what the  ,gospel saith1  
and their too much giving credit to what
 the ,law1 sin1  the devil1 and         
conscience saith2 and upon this very    
ground to conclude  that because there  
is a certainty of guilt upon the soul1  
therefore  there is also for certain1 by
 sin1 damnation to be brought upon the  
soul4 ,this is now to set the ,word of  
,god aside1 and to give credit to  what 
is formed by the contrary2 but thou must
 give more credit to one  syllable of   

the written ,word of the ,gospel than   
thou must give to all  the saints and   
angels in ,heaven and earth2 much more  
than to the devil  and thy own guilty   
conscience4    ,let me give you a       
parable3--,there was a certain man that 
had committed  treason against his king2
 but forasmuch as the king had          
compassion upon  him1 he sent him1 by   
the hand of a faithful messenger1 a     
pardon under  his own hand and seal2 but
 in the country where this poor man     
dwelt1  there were also many that sought
 to trouble him1 by often putting of    
him in mind of his treason1 and the law 
that was to be executed on the          
offender4 ,now which way should this man
 so honour his king1 but as by          
believing his handwriting1 which was the
 pardon4 ,certainly he would  honour him
 more by so doing than to regard all the
 clamours of his  enemies continually   
against him4    ,just thus it is here3  
thou having committed treason against   
the ,king of  ,heaven1 ,he through      

compassion1 for ,christ's sake1 hath    
sent thee a  pardon2 but the devil1 the 
,law1 and thy conscience do continually 
seek  to disturb thee by bringing thy   
sins afresh into thy remembrance4 ,but  
now1 wouldst thou honour thy ,king8 ,why
 then1 he that believeth 8the  record   
that ,god hath given of ,his ,son10 hath
 set to his seal that ,god  is true4    
8,and this is the record1 that ,god hath
 given to us eternal  life1 and this    
life is in ,his ,son0 7#a ,john #e3aa74 
,and therefore1 my  brethren1 seeing    
,god our ,father hath sent us damnable  
traitors a pardon  from ,heaven1 even   
all the promises of the ,gospel1 and    
also hath sealed  to the certainty of it
 with the heart-blood of ,his dear ,son1
 let us not  be daunted1 though our     
enemies1 with terrible voices1 do bring 
our  former life never so often into our
 remembrance4    ,object4 ,but1 saith   
the soul1 how1 if after ,i have received
 a pardon1 ,i  should commit treason    
again8 ,what should ,i do then8         

,answ4 ,set the case3 thou hast         
committed abundance of treason1 ,he hath
  by ,him abundance of pardons--8,let   
the wicked forsake his way1 and the     
unrighteous man his thoughts3 and let   
him return unto the ,,lord1 and ,he     
will have mercy upon him2 and to our    
,god1 for ,he will abundantly  pardon0  
7,isa #ee3g74    ,sometimes ,i myself   
have been in such a strait that ,i have 
been almost  driven to my wit's ends    
with the sight and sense of the         
greatness of my  sins2 but calling to   
mind that ,god was ,god in ,his mercy1  
pity1 and  love1 as well as in ,his     
holiness1 justice1 etc42 and again1     
considering  the ability of the         
satisfaction that was given to holiness 
and justice1  to the end there might be 
way made for sinners to lay hold of this
  mercy2 ,i say1 ,i considering this1   
when tempted to doubt and despair1 ,i   
have answered in this manner--          
8,lord1 here is one of the greatest     
sinners that ever the ground bare2 a    

sinner against the ,law1 and a sinner   
against the ,gospel4 ,i have sinned     
against light1 and ,i have sinned       
against mercy4 ,and now1 ,lord1 the     
guilt of them breaks my heart4 ,the     
devil also he would have me despair1    
telling of me that ,thou art so far from
 hearing my prayers in this my          
distress1 that ,i cannot anger ,thee    
worse than to call upon ,thee2 for      
saith he1 ,thou art resolved for ever to
 damn1 and not to grant me the  least of
 ,thy favour2 yet1 ,lord1 ,i would fain 
have forgiveness4 ,and ,thy  ,word1     
though much may be inferred from it     
against me1 yet it saith1 ,if  ,i come  
unto ,thee1 ,thou will in nowise cast me
 out4 ,lord1 shall ,i honour  ,thee most
 by believing ,thou canst pardon my     
sins1 or by believing ,thou  canst not8 
,shall ,i honour ,thee most by believing
 ,thou wilt pardon my  sins1 or by      
believing ,thou wilt not8 ,shall ,i     
honour the blood of ,thy  ,son also by  
despairing that the virtue thereof is   

not sufficient1 or by  believing that it
 is sufficient to purge me from all my  
blood-red and  crimson sins8 ,surely1   
,thou that couldst find so much mercy as
 to pardon  ,manasseh1 ,mary ,magdalene1
 the three thousand murderers1          
persecuting  ,paul1 murderous and       
adulterous ,david1 and blaspheming      
,peter--,thou that  offeredst mercy to  
,simon ,magus1 a witch1 and didst       
receive the  astrologers and conjurors  
in the #aith of ,acts--,thou hast mercy 
enough  for one poor sinner4 ,lord1 set 
the case3 my sins were bigger than all  
these1 and ,i less deserved mercy than  
any of these1 yet ,thou hast said  in   
,thy ,word that he that cometh to thee  
,thou wilt in 8nowise cast out40  ,and  
,god hath given comfort to my soul1 even
 to such a sinner as ,i am4  ,and ,i    
tell you1 there is no way so to honour  
,god1 and to beat out the  devil1 as to 
stick to the truth of ,god's ,word and  
the merits of  ,christ's blood by       
believing4 ,when ,abraham believed--even

 against hope  and reason--he gave glory
 to ,god 7,rom #d74 ,and this is our    
victory1 even  our faith 7#a ,john      
#e3d74 ,believe1 and all things are     
possible to you4 ,he  that believeth    
shall be saved4 ,he that believeth on   
the ,son hath  everlasting life1 and    
shall never perish1 neither shall any   
man pluck  them out of ,christ's        
,father's hands40    ,and if thou dost  
indeed believe this1 thou wilt not only 
confess ,him as  the ,quakers do--that  
is1 that ,he was born at ,bethlehem of  
,mary1 suffered  on ,mount ,calvary     
under ,pontius ,pilate1 was dead and    
buried1 rose again1  and ascended1 etc42
 for all this they confess1 and in the  
midst of  their confession they do      
verily deny that ,his death on that     
,mount  ,calvary did give satisfaction  
to ,god for the sins of the world1 and  
that ,his resurrection out of ,joseph's 
sepulchre is the cause of our           
justification in the sight of ,god1     
angels1 and devils2 but1 ,i say1 if     

thou dost believe these things indeed1  
thou dost believe that then1 so  long   
ago1 even before thou wast born1 ,he did
 bear thy sins in ,his own  body1 which 
then was hanged on the tree1 and never  
before nor since2  that thy old man was 
then crucified with ,him1 namely1 in the
 same body  then crucified 7,see #a     
,peter #b3bd2 and ,rom #f3f74 ,this is  
nonsense to  them that believe not2 but 
if thou do indeed believe1 thou seest it
 so  plain1 and yet such a mystery1 that
 it makes thee wonder4 ,but1    ,,third 
,,use4 ,in the third place1 this        
glorious doctrine of the new  covenant1 
and the ,mediator thereof1 will serve   
for the comforting1 and  the maintaining
 of the comfort1 of the children of the 
new covenant  this way also--that is1   
that ,he did not only die and rise      
again1 but  that ,he did ascend in ,his 
own ,person into ,heaven to take        
possession  thereof for me1 to prepare a
 place there for me1 standeth there in  
the  second part of ,his suretyship to  

bring me safe in my coming thither1  and
 to present me in a glorious manner1    
without spot or wrinkle1 or any  such   
thing2 that ,he is there exercising of  
,his priestly office for me1  pleading  
the perfection of ,his own righteousness
 for me1 and the virtue  of ,his blood  
for me2 that ,he is there ready to      
answer the accusations  of the ,law1    
devil1 and sin for me4 ,here thou mayst 
through faith look  the very devil in   
the face1 and rejoice1 saying1 ,o       
,satan6 ,i have a  precious ,jesus1 a   
soul-comforting ,jesus1 a sin-pardoning 
,jesus4 ,here  thou mayst hear the      
biggest thunder-crack that the ,law can 
give1 and  yet not be daunted4 ,here    
thou mayst say1 ,o ,law6 thou mayst roar
 against  sin1 but thou canst not reach 
me2 thou mayst curse and condemn1 but   
not  my soul2 for ,i have righteous     
,jesus1 a holy ,jesus1 a soul-saving    
,jesus1  and ,he hath delivered me from 
thy threats1 from thy curses1 from thy  
condemnations2 ,i am out of thy reach1  

and out of thy bounds2 ,i am  brought   
into another covenant1 under better     
promises1 promises of life  and         
salvation1 free promises to comfort me  
without my merit1 even  through the     
blood of ,jesus1 the satisfaction given 
to ,god for me by  ,him2 therefore1     
though thou layest my sins to my charge1
 and sayest  thou wilt prove me guilty1 
yet so long as ,christ is above ground1 
and  hath brought in everlasting        
righteousness1 and given that to me1 ,i 
shall not fear thy threats1 thy charges1
 thy soul-scarring  denunciations2 my   
,christ is all1 hath done all1 and will 
deliver me  from all that thou1 and     
whatsoever else can bring an accusation 
against  me4 ,thus also thou may say    
when death assaulteth thee--,o death1   
where is  thy sting8 ,thou mayst bite   
indeed1 but thou canst not devour2 ,i   
have  comfort by and through the one    
,man ,jesus2 ,jesus ,christ1 ,he hath   
taken  thee captive1 and taken away thy 
strength2 ,he hath pierced thy heart1   

and let out all thy soul-destroying     
poison2 therefore1 though ,i see  thee1 
,i am not afraid of thee2 though ,i feel
 thee1 ,i am not daunted2  for thou hast
 lost thy sting in the side of the ,lord
 ,jesus2 through ,him  ,i overcome thee1
 and set foot upon thee4 ,also1 ,o      
,satan6 though ,i hear  thee grumble1   
and make a hellish noise1 and though    
thou threaten me  very highly1 yet my   
soul shall triumph over thee1 so long as
 ,christ is  alive and can be heard in  
,heaven2 so long as ,he hath broken thy 
head1  and won the field of thee2 so    
long as thou are in prison1 and canst   
not  have thy desire4 ,i1 therefore1    
when ,i hear thy voice1 do pitch my     
thoughts on ,christ my ,saviour1 and do 
hearken when ,he will say1 for ,he  will
 speak comfort2 ,he saith1 ,he hath got 
the victory1 and doth give to  me the   
crown1 and causeth me to triumph through
 ,his most glorious  conquest4    ,nay1 
my brethren1 the saints under the       
,levitical ,law1 who had not the  new   

covenant sealed or confirmed any further
 than by promise that it  should be2 ,i 
say1 they1 when they thought of the     
glorious privileges  that ,god had      
promised should come1 though at that    
time they were not  come1 but seen afar 
off1 how confidently were they persuaded
 of them1  and embraced them1 and were  
so fully satisfied as touching the      
certainty of them1 that they did not    
stick at the parting with all for  the  
enjoying of them4 ,shall not we then    
that see all things already  done before
 us make it a strong argument to        
increase our faith 7,heb  #aa74 ,how    
many times doth ,david in the ,psalms   
admire1 triumph1 and  persuade others to
 do so also1 through the faith that he  
had in the  thing that was to be done8  
,also ,job1 in what faith doth he say he
  should see his ,redeemer1 though ,he  
had not then shed one drop of blood  for
 him1 yet because ,he had promised so to
 do2 and this was signified  by the     
blood of bulls and goats4 ,also ,samuel1

 ,isaiah1 ,jeremiah1  ,zechariah1 etc41 
how gloriously in confidence did they   
speak of ,christ1  and ,his death1      
blood1 conquest1 and everlasting        
priesthood1 even before  ,he did        
manifest ,himself in the flesh which ,he
 took of the ,virgin4 ,for  they were so
 many sure promises1 with a remembrance 
in them1 also for  the better           
satisfaction of them that believed them4
 ,we that have lived  since ,christ1    
have more ground to hope than they under
 the old covenant  had1 though they had 
the word of the just ,god for the ground
 of their  faith4 ,mark1 they had only  
the promise that ,he should and would   
come2  but we have the assured          
fulfilling of those promises1 because   
,he is  come2 they were told that ,he   
should spill ,his blood1 but we do see  
,he  hath spilt ,his blood2 they        
ventured all upon ,his standing ,surety 
for  them1 but we see ,he hath          
fulfilled1 and that faithfully too1 the 
office  of ,his ,suretyship1 in that1   

according to the engagement1 ,he hath   
redeemed us poor sinners2 they ventured 
on the new covenant1 though not         
actually sealed1 only 8because ,he      
judged ,him faithful who had promised0  
7,heb #aa3aa74 ,but we have the covenant
 sealed1 all things are completely      
done1 even as sure as the heart-blood of
 a crucified ,jesus can make it4        
,there is a great difference between    
their dispensation and ours for         
comfort1 even as much as there is       
between the making of a bond with a     
promise to seal it1 and the sealing of  
the same4 ,it was made indeed in  their 
time1 but it was not sealed until the   
time the blood was shed on  the ,mount  
,calvary2 and that we might indeed have 
our faith mount up  with wings like an  
eagle1 he showeth us what encouragement 
and ground  of faith we have to conclude
 we shall be everlastingly delivered1   
saying1 8,for where a testament0 or     
covenant 8is1 there must also of        
necessity be the death of the testator4 

,for a testament is of force  after men 
are dead3 otherwise it is of no strength
 at all while the  testator liveth4     
,whereupon neither the first testament  
was dedicated  without blood0 7,heb     
#i3af-ah74 ,as ,christ's blood was the  
confirmation of  the new covenant1 yet  
it was not sealed in ,abraham1 ,isaac1  
or ,jacob's  days to confirm the        
covenant that ,god did tell them of1 and
 yet they  believed2 therefore we ought 
to give the more earnest heed to believe
  the things that we have heard1 and not
 in any wise to let them be  questioned2
 and the rather1 because you see the    
testament is not only  now made1 but    
confirmed2 not only spoken of and       
promised1 but verily  sealed by the     
death and blood of ,jesus1 who is the   
,testator thereof4    ,my brethren1 ,i  
would not leave you ignorant of this one
 thing1 that  though the ,jews had the  
promise of a sacrifice1 of an           
everlasting ,high  ,priest that should  
deliver them1 yet they had but the      

promise2 for  ,christ was not           
sacrificed1 and was not then come a high
 priest of good  things to come2 only   
the type1 the shadow1 the figure1 the   
ceremonies  they had1 together with     
,christ's engaging as ,surety to bring  
all things  to pass that were promised  
should come1 and upon that account      
received  and saved4    ,it was with    
them and their dispensation as this     
similitude gives you to                 
understand3--,set the case that there be
 two men who make a covenant that  the  
one should give the other ten thousand  
sheep on condition the other  give him  
two thousand pound2 but forasmuch as the
 money is not to be  paid down          
presently1 therefore if he that buyeth  
the sheep will have  any of them before 
the day of payment1 the creditor        
requesteth a  surety2 and upon the      
engagement of the surety there is part  
of the  sheep given to the debtor even  
before the day of payment1 but the other
  at and after4 ,so it is here2 ,christ 

covenanted with ,his ,father for ,his   
sheep--8,i lay down ,my life for ,my    
sheep10 saith ,he--but the money was not
  to be paid down so soon as the bargain
 was made1 as ,i have already  said1 yet
 some of the sheep were saved even      
before the money was paid1  and that    
because of the ,suretyship of ,christ2  
as it is written1 8,being  justified10  
or saved1 8freely by ,his grace through 
the redemption10 or  purchase1 8that is 
in ,christ ,jesus4 ,whom ,god hath set  
forth to be a  propitiation through     
faith in ,his blood1 to declare ,his    
righteousness  for the remission of sins
 that are past10 or the sinners who died
 in  the faith before ,christ was       
crucified1 through ,god's forbearing    
till  the payment was paid2 to declare1 
,i say1 at this time ,his               
righteousness2 8that ,he might be just1 
and the justifier of him which          
believeth in ,jesus0 7,rom #c3bd-bf74   
,the end of my speaking of this is1 to  
show you that it is not wisdom  now to  

doubt whether ,god will save you or no1 
but to believe1 because  all things are 
finished as to our justification3 the   
covenant not only  made1 but also       
sealed2 the debt paid1 the prison doors 
flung off of the  hooks1 with a         
proclamation from ,heaven of deliverance
 to the prisoners  of hope1 saying1     
8,turn you to the stronghold1 ye        
prisoners of hope1  even today do ,i    
declare10 saith ,god1 8that ,i will     
render double unto  thee0 7,zech #i3ab74
 ,and1 saith ,christ1 when ,he was come1
 8,the ,spirit of  the ,lord is upon me1
 because ,he hath anointed ,me to preach
 the ,gospel10  that is1 good tidings   
8to the poor10 that their sins should be
  pardoned1 that their souls shall be   
saved4 8,he hath sent ,me to heal the   
broken-hearted1 to preach deliverance to
 the captives1 and recovering  of sight 
to the blind1 to set at liberty them    
that are bruised10 and to  comfort them 
that mourn1 8to preach the acceptable   
year of the ,lord0  7,luke #d3ah1ai74   

,therefore here1 soul1 thou mayst come  
to ,jesus ,christ for anything thou     
wantest1 as to a common treasure-house1 
being the principal ,man for the        
distributing of the things made mention 
of in the new covenant1 ,he  having them
 all in ,his own custody by right of    
purchase2 for ,he hath  bought them all1
 paid for them all4 ,dost thou want     
faith8 then come for  it to the ,man    
,christ ,jesus 7,heb #ab3b74 ,dost thou 
want the ,spirit8 then  ask it of       
,jesus4 ,dost thou want wisdom8 ,dost   
thou want grace of any  sort8 ,dost thou
 want a new heart8 ,dost thou want      
strength against thy  lusts1 against the
 devil's temptations8 ,dost thou want   
strength to  carry thee through         
afflictions of body1 and afflictions of 
spirit1  through persecutions8 ,wouldst 
thou willingly hold out1 stand to the   
last1 and be more than a conqueror8 then
 be sure thou meditate enough  on the   
merits of the blood of ,jesus1 how ,he  
hath undertaken for thee1  that ,he hath

 done the work of thy salvation in thy  
room1 that ,he is  filled of ,god on    
purpose to fill thee1 and is willing to 
communicate  whatsoever is in ,him or   
about ,him to thee4 ,consider this1 ,i  
say1 and  triumph in it4    ,again2 this
 may inform us of the safe state of the 
saints as touching  their perseverance1 
that they shall stand though ,hell      
rages1 though the  devil roareth1 and   
all the world endeavoureth the ruin of  
the saints of  ,god1 though some1       
through ignorance of the virtue of the  
offering of  the body of ,jesus ,christ1
 do say a man may be a child of ,god    
today1 and  a child of the devil        
tomorrow1 which is gross ignorance2 for 
what8 ,is  the blood of ,christ1 the    
death of ,christ1 the resurrection of   
,christ1  of no more virtue than to     
bring in for us an uncertain salvation8 
or  must the effectualness of ,christ's 
merits1 as touching our  perseverance1  
be helped on by the doings of man8      
,surely they that are  predestinated are

 also justified2 and they that are      
justified1 they  shall be glorified     
7,rom #h3cj74 ,saints1 do not doubt of  
the salvation of  your souls1 unless you
 do intend to undervalue ,christ's      
blood2 and do  not think but that ,he   
that hath begun the good work of ,his   
grace in you  will perfect it to the    
second coming of our ,lord ,jesus 7,phil
 #a3f74  ,should not we1 as well as     
,paul1 say1 ,i am persuaded that nothing
 shall  separate us from the love of    
,god1 which is in ,christ ,jesus 7,rom  
#h74 ,o  let the saints know1 that      
unless the devil can pluck ,christ out  
of  ,heaven1 he cannot pull a true      
believer out of ,christ4 ,when ,i say a 
true  believer1 ,i do mean such an one  
as hath the faith of the operation of   
,god in his soul4    ,lastly1 ,is there 
such mercy as this8 such privileges as  
these8 ,is there  so much ground of     
comfort1 and so much cause to be glad8  
,is there so  much store in ,christ1 and
 such a ready heart in ,him to give it  

to me8  ,hath ,his bleeding wounds so   
much in them1 as that the fruits thereof
  should be the salvation of my soul1 of
 my sinful soul1 as to save me1  sinful 
me1 rebellious me1 desperate me8 ,what  
then8 ,shall not ,i now be  holy8 ,shall
 not ,i now study1 strive1 and lay out  
myself for ,him that  hath laid out     
,himself soul and body for me8 ,shall ,i
 now love ever a  lust or sin8 ,shall ,i
 now be ashamed of the cause1 ways1     
people1 or  saints of ,jesus ,christ8   
,shall ,i now yield my members as       
instruments of  righteousness1 seeing my
 end is everlasting life8 7,rom #f74    
,shall ,christ  think nothing too dear  
for me8 and shall ,i count anything too 
dear for  ,him8 ,shall ,i grieve ,him   
with my foolish carriage8 ,shall ,i     
slight ,his  counsel by following of my 
own will8 ,thus1 therefore1 the doctrine
 of  the new covenant doth call for     
holiness1 engage to holiness1 and maketh
  the children of that covenant to take 
pleasure therein4 ,let no man1          

therefore1 conclude on this1 that the   
doctrine of the ,gospel is a  licentious
 doctrine2 but if they do1 it is because
 they are fools1 and  such as have not  
tasted of the virtue of the blood of    
,jesus ,christ2  neither did they ever  
feel the nature and sway that the love  
of ,christ  hath in the hearts of ,his4 
,and thus also you may see that the     
doctrine  of the ,gospel is of great    
advantage to the people of ,god that are
  already come in1 or to them that shall
 at the consideration hereof be  willing
 to come in1 to partake of the glorious 
benefits of this  glorious covenant4    
,but1 saith the poor soul1    ,object4  
,alas6 ,i doubt this is too good for me4
    ,inquirer4 ,why so1 ,i pray you8    
,object4 ,alas6 because ,i am a sinner4 
,reply4 ,why1 all this is bestowed upon 
none but sinners1 as it is  written1    
,while we were ungodly1 ,christ died for
 us 7,rom #e3f1h74 8,he  came into the  
world to save sinners0 7#a ,tim #a3ae74 
,object4 ,o1 but ,i am one of the chief 

of sinners4    ,reply4 ,why1 this is for
 the chief of sinners--8,christ ,jesus  
came into  the world to save sinners1 of
 whom ,i am chief10 saith ,paul 7#a ,tim
  #a3ae74    ,object4 ,o1 but my sins   
are so big1 that ,i cannot conceive how 
,i should  have mercy4    ,reply4 ,why1 
soul8 ,didst thou ever kill anybody8    
,didst thou ever burn  any of thy       
children in the fire to idols8 ,hast    
thou been a witch8 ,didst  thou ever use
 enchantments and conjuration8 ,you that
 are resolved to  go on in your sins1   
meddle not with this4 ,didst thou ever  
curse1 and  swear1 and deny ,christ8    
,and yet if thou hast1 there is yet     
hopes of  pardon2 yea1 such sinners as  
these have been pardoned1 as appears by 
these and the like ,scriptures1 #b      
,chronicles #cc3a-aj1 compared with     
verses #ab1 #ac4 ,again1 ,acts #ai3ai1  
#bj2 #h3bb1 compared with verse #i2     
,matthew #bf3gd1 #ge4    ,object4 ,but  
though ,i have not sinned in such kind  
of sins1 yet it may  be ,i have sinned  

as bad4    ,answ4 ,that cannot likely   
be2 yet though thou hast1 still there is
  ground of mercy for thee1 forasmuch as
 thou art under the promise 7,john      
#f3cg74    ,the unpardonable sin4       
,object4 ,alas6 man1 ,i am afraid that  
,i have sinned the unpardonable sin1    
and therefore there is no hope for me4  
,answ4 ,dost thou know what the         
unpardonable sin1 the sin against the   
,holy ,ghost1 is8 and when it is        
committed8    ,reply4 ,it is a sin      
against light4    ,answ4 ,that is true2 
yet every sin against light is not the  
sin against  the ,holy ,ghost4          
,reply4 ,say you so8    ,answ4 ,yea1 and
 ,i prove it thus--,if every sin against
 light had been the  sin that is        
unpardonable1 then had ,david and ,peter
 and others sinned  that sin2 but though
 they did sin against light1 yet they   
did not sin  that sin2 therefore every  
sin against light is not the sin against
 the  ,holy ,ghost1 the unpardonable    
sin4    ,object4 ,but the ,scripture    

saith1 8,if we sin willfully after that 
we  have received the knowledge of the  
,truth1 there remaineth no more         
sacrifice for sins2 but a certain       
fearful looking for of judgment and     
fiery indignation1 which shall devour   
the adversaries40    ,answ4 ,do you know
 what that willful sin is8    ,reply4   
,why1 what is it8 ,is it not for a man  
to sin willingly after  enlightening8   
,answ4 #a4 ,yes2 yet doubtless every    
willing sin is not that2 for then       
,david had sinned it when he lay with   
,bathsheba2 and ,jonah1 when he fled    
from the presence of the ,lord2 and     
,solomon also1 when he had so many      
concubines4 #b4 ,but that sin is a sin  
that is of another nature1 which  is    
this--,for a man after he hath made some
 profession of salvation to  come alone 
by the blood of ,jesus1 together with   
some light and power of  the same upon  
his spirit2 ,i say1 for him after this  
knowingly1  willfully1 and despitefully 
to trample upon the blood of ,christ    

shed on  the ,cross1 and to count it an 
unholy thing1 or no better than the     
blood  of another man1 and rather to    
venture his soul any other way than to  
be  saved by this precious blood4 ,and  
this must be done1 ,i say1 after some   
light 7,heb #f3d1e7 despitefully 7,heb  
#aj3bi7 knowingly 7#b ,peter #b3ba7 and 
willfully 7,heb #aj3bf compared with    
verse #bi7 and that not in a hurry  and 
sudden fit1 as ,peter's was1 but with   
some time beforehand to pause  upon it  
first1 with ,judas2 and also with a     
continued resolution never  to turn or  
be converted again2 8for it is          
impossible to renew such  again to      
repentance10 they are so resolved and so
 desperate 7,heb #f74    ,quest4 ,and   
how sayest thou now8 ,didst thou ever1  
after thou hadst  received some blessed 
light from ,christ1 willfully1          
despitefully1 and  knowingly stamp or   
trample the blood of the ,man ,christ   
,jesus under thy  feet8 and art thou for
 ever resolved so to do8    ,answ4 ,o   

no2 ,i would not do that willfully1     
despitefully1 and knowingly1  not for   
all the world4    ,inquiry4 ,but yet ,i 
must tell you1 now you put me in mind of
 it1 surely  sometimes ,i have most     
horrible blasphemous thoughts in me     
against ,god1  ,christ1 and the ,spirit4
 ,may not these be that sin ,i trow8    
,answ4 ,dost thou delight in them8 ,are 
they such things as thou takest         
pleasure in8    ,reply4 ,o no2 neither  
would ,i do it for a thousand worlds4   
,o1 methinks  they make me sometimes    
tremble to think of them4 ,but how and  
if ,i  should delight in them before ,i 
am aware8    ,answ4 ,beg of ,god for    
strength against them1 and if at any    
time thou  findest thy wicked heart to  
give way in the least thereto1 for that 
is  likely enough1 and though thou find 
it may on a sudden give way to that     
,hell-bred wickedness that is in it1 yet
 do not despair1 forasmuch as  ,christ  
hath said1 8,all manner of sins and     
blasphemies shall be forgiven  to the   

sons of men4 ,and whosoever speaketh a  
word against the ,son of  man10 that is 
,christ1 as he may do with ,peter1      
through temptation1 yet  upon           
repentance1 8it shall be forgiven him0  
7,matt #ab3ca1 #cb74    ,object4 ,but ,i
 thought it might have been committed   
all on a sudden1  either by some        
blasphemous thought1 or else by         
committing some other  horrible sin4    
,answ4 ,for certain1 this sin and the   
commission of it doth lie in a  knowing1
 willful1 malicious1 or despiteful1     
together with a final  trampling the    
blood of sweet ,jesus under foot 7,heb  
#aj74    ,object4 ,but it seems to be   
rather a resisting of the ,spirit1 and  
the  motions thereof1 than this which   
you say2 for1 first1 its proper title   
is the sin against the ,holy ,ghost2 and
 again1 8,they have done despite  unto  
the ,spirit of grace02 so that it rather
 seems to be1 ,i say1 that a  resisting 
of the ,spirit1 and the movings thereof1
 is that sin4    ,answ4 ,first4 ,for    

certain1 the sin is committed by them   
that do as  before ,i have said--that   
is1 by a final1 knowing1 willful1       
malicious  trampling under foot the     
blood of ,christ1 which was shed on     
,mount  ,calvary when ,jesus was there  
crucified4 ,and though it be called the 
sin  against the ,spirit1 yet as ,i said
 before1 every sin against the ,spirit  
is not that2 for if it were1 then every 
sin against the light and  convictions  
of the ,spirit would be unpardonable2   
but that is an evident  untruth1 for    
these reasons--,first1 ,because there be
 those who have  sinned against the     
movings of the ,spirit1 and that        
knowingly too1 and  yet did not commit  
that sin2 as ,jonah1 who when ,god had  
expressly by  ,his ,spirit bid him go to
 ,nineveh1 he runs thereupon quite      
another way4  ,secondly1 ,because the   
very people that have sinned against the
 movings  of the ,spirit are yet1 if    
they do return1 received to mercy4      
,witness  also ,jonah1 who though he had

 sinned against the movings of the      
,spirit  of the ,lord in doing contrary 
thereunto1 8yet when he called10 as he  
saith1 8to the ,lord10 out of the belly 
of ,hell1 8the ,,lord heard him1  and   
gave him deliverance1 and set him again 
about his work40 ,read the  whole story 
of that ,prophet4 ,but1    ,answ4       
,second4 ,i shall show you that it must 
needs be willfully1  knowingly1 and a   
malicious rejecting of the ,man ,christ 
,jesus as the  ,saviour--that is1       
counting ,his blood1 ,his righteousness1
 ,his  intercession in ,his own ,person1
 for he that rejects one rejects all1 to
  be of no value as to salvation2 ,i    
say1 this ,i shall show you is the      
unpardonable sin1 and then afterwards in
 brief show you why it is  called the   
sin against the ,holy ,ghost4    ,must  
be a willfully and maliciously rejecting
 the ,saviour4    #a4 ,that man that    
doth reject1 as aforesaid1 the blood1   
death1  righteousness1 resurrection1    
ascension1 and intercession of the ,man 

,christ1 doth reject that sacrifice1    
that blood1 that righteousness1  that   
victory1 that rest1 that ,god alone hath
 appointed for  salvation--8,behold the 
,lamb10 or sacrifice1 8of ,god0 7,john  
#a3bi74 8,we  have redemption through   
,his blood0 7,eph #a3g74 ,that ,i may   
8be found in  ,him0--to wit1 in         
,christ's righteousness1 with ,christ's 
own personal  obedience to ,his         
,father's will 7,phil #c3g-aj74 ,by ,his
 resurrection comes  justification 7,rom
 #d3be74 ,his intercession now in ,his  
own ,person in the  ,heavens1 now absent
 from ,his saints1 is the cause of the  
saints'  perseverance 7,rom #h3cc-ci74  
#b4 ,they that reject this sacrifice1   
and the merits of this ,christ1  which  
,he by ,himself hath brought in for     
sinners1 have rejected ,him  through    
whom alone all the promises of the ,new 
,testament1 together with  all the mercy
 discovered thereby1 doth come unto poor
 creatures--8,for  all the promises of  
,god in ,him are yea1 and in ,him amen1 

unto the glory  of ,god0 7#b ,cor       
#a3bj74 ,and all spiritual blessings are
 made over to us  through ,him2 that is1
 through and in this ,man1 which is     
,christ1 we have  all our spiritual1    
heavenly1 and eternal mercies 7,eph     
#a3c1d74    #c4 ,he that doth knowingly1
 willfully1 and despitefully reject this
 ,man  for salvation doth sin the       
unpardonable sin1 because there is never
  another sacrifice to be offered4      
8,there is no more offering for         
sin4--,there remaineth no more sacrifice
 for sin10 7,heb #aj3ah-bf72  namely1   
than the offering of the body of ,jesus 
,christ a sacrifice once  for all 7,heb 
#aj3aj1ad1 compared with #ah1 #bf74 ,no2
 but they that shall1  after light and  
clear conviction1 reject the first      
offering of ,his body  for salvation1 do
 crucify ,him the second time1 which    
irrecoverably  merits their own         
damnation--8,for it is impossible for   
those who were  once enlightened1 and   
have tasted of the heavenly gift1 and   

were made  partakers of the ,holy       
,ghost1 and have tasted the good ,word  
of ,god1 and  the powers of the world to
 come1 if they shall fall away1 to renew
 them  again unto repentance2 seeing    
they crucify to themselves the ,son of  
,god  afresh1 and put ,him to an open   
shame0 7,heb #f3d-f74 8,if they shall   
fall  away1 to renew them again unto    
repentance40 ,and why so8 ,seeing1 saith
  the ,apostle1 they do crucify to      
themselves the ,son of ,god afresh1 and 
do put ,him to an open shame4 ,o1 then1 
how miserably hath the devil  deceived  
some1 in that he hath got them to reject
 the merits of the  first offering of   
the body of ,christ1 which was for      
salvation1 and got  them to trust in a  
fresh crucifying of ,christ1 which      
unavoidably brings  their speedy        
damnation4    #d4 ,they that do reject  
this ,man1 as aforesaid1 do sin the     
unpardonable  sin1 because in rejecting 
,him they do make way for the justice of
 ,god  to break out upon them1 and to   

handle them as it shall find them2 which
  will be1 in the first place1 sinners  
against the first covenant2 and  also   
despising of1 even the life1 and glory1 
and consolations1 pardon1  grace1 and   
love1 that is discovered in the second  
covenant1 forasmuch  as they reject the 
,mediator and priest of the same1 which 
is the ,man  ,jesus4 ,and the man that  
doth so1 ,i would fain see how his sins 
should  be pardoned1 and his soul saved1
 seeing the means1 which is the ,son of 
,man1 the ,son of ,mary1 and ,his       
merits1 are rejected2 8for10 saith ,he1 
8if you believe not that ,i am ,he1 you 
shall10 mark1 8you shall10 do  what you 
can2 8you shall10 appear where you can2 
8you shall10 follow  ,moses' law1 or any
 holiness whatsoever1 8ye shall die in  
your sins0  7,john #h3bd74 ,so that1 ,i 
say1 the sin that is called the         
unpardonable  sin is a knowing1 willful1
 and despiteful rejecting of the        
sacrificing  of the ,son of ,man the    
first time for sin4    ,why it is called

 the sin against the ,holy ,ghost4      
,and now to show you why it is called   
the sin against the ,holy ,ghost1 as  in
 these ,scriptures1 7,matt #ab2 ,heb    
#aj2 ,mark #c74    #a4 ,because they sin
 against the manifest light of the      
,spirit1 as ,i said  before2 it is a sin
 against the light of the ,spirit--that 
is1 they have  been formerly enlightened
 into the nature of the ,gospel and the 
merits  of the ,man ,christ1 and ,his   
blood1 righteousness1 intercession1     
etc42  and also professed and confessed 
the same1 with some life and comfort  in
 and through the profession of ,him2 yet
 now against all that light1            
maliciously1 and with despite to all    
their former profession1 turn  their    
backs and trample upon the same4    #b4 
,it is called the sin against the ,holy 
,ghost because such a person  doth1 as  
,i may say1 lay violent hands on it2 one
 that sets himself in  opposition to1   
and is resolved to resist all the       
motions that do come  in from the       

,spirit to persuade the contrary4 ,for  
,i do verily believe  that men1 in this 
very rejecting of the ,son of ,god1     
after some  knowledge of ,him1          
especially at their first resisting and 
refusing of  ,him1 they have certain    
motions of the ,spirit of ,god to       
dissuade them  from so great a          
soul-damning act4 ,but they1 being      
filled with an  overpowering measure of 
the spirit of the devil1 do despite unto
 these  convictions and motions by      
studying and contriving how they may    
answer  them1 and get from under the    
convincing nature of them1 and therefore
  it is called a doing despite unto the 
,spirit of ,grace 7,heb #aj3bi74 ,and   
so1    #c4 ,in that they do reject the  
beseeching of the ,spirit1 and all its  
gentle entreatings of the soul to tarry 
still in the same doctrine4    #d4 ,in  
that they do reject the very testimony  
of the ,prophets and  ,apostles with    
,christ ,himself2 ,i say1 their         
testimony1 through the  ,spirit1 of the 

power1 virtue1 sufficiency1 and         
prevalency of the blood1  sacrifice1    
death1 resurrection1 ascension1 and     
intercession of the ,man  ,christ       
,jesus1 of which the ,scriptures are    
full both in the ,old and ,new          
,testament1 as the ,apostle saith1 for  
all the ,prophets from ,samuel1 with    
them that follow after1 have showed of  
these days--that is1 in which  ,christ  
should be a sacrifice for sin 7,acts    
#c3bd1 compared with verses  #f1 #ac-ae1
 #ah1 #bf74 ,again1 saith1 he1 8,he     
therefore that despiseth not  man1 but  
,god2 who hath also given unto us ,his  
,holy ,spirit0 7#a  ,thessalonians      
#d3h72 that is1 he rejecteth or         
despiseth the very  testimony of the    
,spirit4    #e4 ,it is called the sin   
against the ,holy ,ghost1 because he    
that doth  reject and disown the        
doctrine of salvation by the ,man       
,christ ,jesus1  through believing in   
,him1 doth despise1 resist1 and reject  
the wisdom  of the ,spirit2 for the     

wisdom of ,god's ,spirit did never more 
appear  than its finding out a way for  
sinners to be reconciled to ,god by the 
death of this ,man2 and therefore       
,christ1 as ,he is a sacrifice1 is      
called the wisdom of ,god4 ,and again1  
when it doth reveal the ,lord ,jesus  it
 is called the 8,spirit of wisdom and   
revelation in the knowledge of  ,him0   
7,eph #a3ag74    ,object4 ,but1 some may
 say1 the slighting or rejecting of the 
,son of  ,man1 ,jesus of ,nazareth1 the 
,son of ,mary1 cannot be the sin that is
  unpardonable1 as is clear from that   
,scripture in ,matthew #ab3cb1 where    
,he ,himself saith1 8,whosoever speaketh
 a word against the ,son of ,man1 it    
shall be forgiven him2 but whosoever    
speaketh against the ,holy ,ghost1  it  
shall not be forgiven him1 neither in   
this world1 neither in the  world to    
come40 ,now by this it is clear that the
 sin that is  unpardonable is one thing1
 and the sin against the ,son of ,man   
another2  that sin that is against the  

,son of ,man is pardonable2 but if that 
was  the sin against the ,holy ,ghost1  
it would not be pardonable2 therefore   
the sin against the ,son of ,man is not 
the sin against the ,holy ,ghost1  the  
unpardonable sin4    ,answ4 #a4 ,i do   
know full well that there are several   
persons that have  been pardoned1 yet   
have sinned against the ,son of ,man1   
and that have  for a time rejected ,him1
 as ,paul 7#a ,tim #a3ac1 #ad7 also the 
,jews 7,acts  #b3cf1cg74 ,but there was 
an ignorant rejecting of ,him1 without  
the  enlightening1 and taste1 and       
feeling of the power of the things of   
,god1  made mention in ,hebrews #f3c-f4 
#b4 ,there is and hath been a higher    
manner of sinning against the ,son of   
,man1 which also hath been1 and is      
still1 pardonable2 as in the case of    
,peter1 who in a violent  temptation1 in
 a mighty hurry1 upon a sudden denied   
,him1 and that after  the revelation of 
the ,spirit of ,god from ,heaven to him1
 that ,he1 ,jesus1  was the ,son of ,god

 7,matt #af3af-ah74 ,this also is       
pardonable1 if there  be a coming up    
again to repentance4 ,o1 rich grace6 ,o1
 wonderful grace6  that ,god should be  
so full of love to ,his poor creatures1 
that though  they do sin against the    
,son of ,god1 either through ignorance1 
or some  sudden violent charge breaking 
loose from ,hell upon them1 but yet take
  if for certain that if a man do slight
 and reject the ,son of ,god and  the   
,spirit in that manner as ,i have before
 hinted--that is1 for a man  after some 
great measure of the enlightening by the
 ,spirit of ,god1 and  some profession  
of ,jesus ,christ to be the ,saviour1   
and ,his blood that  was shed on the    
mount without the gates of ,jerusalem to
 be the  ,atonement2 ,i say1 he that    
shall after this knowingly1 willfully1  
and  out of malice and despite reject1  
speak against1 and trample that         
doctrine under foot1 resolving for ever 
so to do1 and if he there  continue1 ,i 
will pawn my soul upon it1 he hath      

sinned the unpardonable  sin1 and shall 
never be forgiven1 neither in this      
world1 nor in the  world to come2 or    
else these ,scriptures that testify the 
truth of this  must be scrabbled out1   
and must be looked upon for mere fables1
 which  are these following--8,for if   
after they have escaped the pollutions  
of  the world1 through the knowledge of 
our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ10 
which is the ,son of ,man 7,matt #af3ac7
 8and are again entangled therein1  and 
overcome10 which must be by denying this
 ,lord that brought them 7#b  ,peter    
#b3a7 8the latter end is worse with them
 than the beginning10 7#b  ,peter       
#b3bj74 ,for it is impossible for those 
who were once enlightened1  and have    
tasted of the heavenly gift--and have   
tasted the good ,word of  ,god1 and the 
powers of the world to come2 if they    
shall fall away1 not  only fall1 but    
fall away1 that is1 finally 7,heb       
#aj3bi7 8it is  impossible to renew them
 again unto repentance02 and the reason 

is  rendered1 8seeing they crucify to   
themselves the ,son of ,god10 which is  
the ,son of ,man1 8afresh1 and put ,him 
to an open shame0 7,heb #f3d-f74 ,now   
if you would further know what it is to 
crucify the ,son of ,god afresh1  it is 
this--for to undervalue and trample     
under foot the merits and  virtue of    
,his blood for remission of sins1 as is 
clearly manifested in  ,hebrews         
#aj3bf-bh1 where it is said1 8,for if we
 sin willfully after that  we have      
received the knowledge of the ,truth1   
there remaineth no more  sacrifice for  
sins1 but a certain fearful looking for 
of judgment and  fiery indignation1     
which shall devour the adversaries4 ,he 
that despised  ,moses' law died without 
mercy1--of how much sorer punishment1   
suppose  ye1 shall he be thought worthy1
 who hath trodden under foot the ,son of
  ,god10 there is the second crucifying 
of ,christ1 which the ,quakers think  to
 be saved by1 8and hath counted the     
blood of the covenant1 wherewith  he was

 sanctified1 an unholy thing10--and then
 followeth--8and hath done  despite unto
 the ,spirit of ,grace80 7verse #bi74   
,all that ,paul had to  keep him from   
this sin was1 his ignorance in          
persecuting the ,man and  merits of     
,jesus ,christ 7,acts #i74 ,but ,i      
obtained mercy1 saith he1  because ,i   
did it ignorantly 7#a ,tim #a3ac74 ,and 
,peter1 though he did deny  ,him        
knowingly1 yet he did it unwillingly1   
and in a sudden and fearful  temptation1
 and so by the intercession of ,jesus   
escaped that danger4  ,so1 ,i say1 they 
that commit this sin1 they do it after  
light1  knowingly1 willfully1 and       
despitefully1 and in the open view of   
the  whole world reject the ,son of ,man
 for being their ,lord and ,saviour1 and
  in that it is called the sin against  
the ,holy ,ghost4 ,it is a name most    
fit for this sin to be called the sin   
against the ,holy ,ghost1 for these     
reasons but now laid down2 for this sin 
is immediately committed  against the   

motions1 and convictions1 and light of  
the ,holy ,spirit of  ,god that makes it
 its business to hand forth and manifest
 the truth and  reality of the merits   
and virtues of the ,lord ,jesus1 the    
,son of ,man4  ,and therefore beware1   
,ranters and ,quakers1 for ,i am sure   
you are the  nearest that sin by        
profession1 which is1 indeed1 the right 
committing  of it1 of any persons that  
,i do know at this day under the whole  
heavens1 forasmuch as you will not      
venture the salvation of your souls  on 
the blood shed on ,mount ,calvary1 out  
of the side of that ,man that  was      
offered up in sacrifice for all that did
 believe 7,luke #bc3cc74 ,in  that ,his 
offering up of ,his body at that time1  
either before ,he offered  it1 or that  
have1 do1 or shall believe on it for the
 time since1  together with that time   
that ,he offered it1 though formerly you
 did  profess that salvation was wrought
 out that way1 by that sacrifice then   
offered1 and also seemed to have some   

comfort thereby2 yea1 insomuch  that    
some of you declared the same in the    
hearing of many1 professing  yourselves 
to be believers of the same4 ,o1        
therefore1 it is sad for you  that were 
once enlightened1 and have tasted these 
good things1 and yet1  notwithstanding  
all your profession1 you are now turned 
from the  simplicity that is in ,christ 
to another doctrine1 which will be your 
destruction1 if you continue in it2 for 
without blood there is no  remission    
7,heb #i3bb74    ,many other reasons    
might be given1 but that ,i would not be
 too tedious2  yet ,i would put in this 
caution1 that if there be any souls that
 be but  now willing to venture their   
salvation upon the merits of a naked    
,jesus1 ,i do verily for the present    
believe they have not sinned that  sin1 
because there is still a promise holds  
forth itself to such a soul  where      
,christ saith1 8,him that cometh to me1 
,i will in nowise10 for  nothing that he
 hath done1 8cast him out0 7,john       

#f3cg74 ,that promise is  worth to be   
written in letters of gold4             
,objections answered for their comfort  
who would have their part in the  ,new  
,covenant4    ,object4 ,but1 alas1      
though ,i should never sin that sin1 yet
 ,i have other  sins enough to damn me4 
,answ4 ,what though thou hadst the sins 
of a thousand sinners1 yet if  thou come
 to ,christ1 ,he will save thee 7,john  
#f3cg2 ,see also ,hebrews  #g3be74      
,object4 ,alas1 but how shall ,i come8  
,i doubt ,i do not come as ,i should    
do8 ,my heart is naught and dead2 and1  
alas6 then how should ,i come8    ,answ4
 ,why1 bethink thyself of all the sins  
that ever thou didst commit1  and lay   
the weight of them all upon thy heart1  
till thou art down  loaden with the     
same1 and come to ,him in such a case as
 this1 and ,he  will give thee rest for 
thy soul 7,matt #aa3bh-cj74 ,and again2 
if thou  wouldst know how thou shouldst 
come1 come as much undervaluing thyself 
as ever thou canst1 saying1 ,lord1 here 

is a sinner1 the basest in all  the     
country2 if ,i had my deserts1 ,i had   
been damned in ,hell-fire long  ago2    
,lord1 ,i am not worthy to have the     
least corner in the ,kingdom of         
,heaven2 and yet1 ,o that ,thou wouldst 
have mercy6 ,come like ,benhadad's      
servants to the king of ,israel1 with a 
rope about thy neck 7#a ,kings          
#bj3ca1cb7 and fling thyself at         
,christ's feet1 and lie there a while1  
striving with ,him by thy prayers1 and  
,i will warrant thee speed 7,matt       
#aa3bh-cj2 ,john #f3cg74    ,object4 ,o1
 but ,i am not sanctified4    ,answ4 ,he
 will sanctify thee1 and be made thy    
sanctification also 7#a ,cor  #a3cj2    
#f3aj1aa74    ,object4 ,o1 but ,i cannot
 pray4    ,answ4 ,to pray is not for    
thee to down on thy knees1 and say over 
a many  ,scripture words only2 for that 
thou mayest do1 and yet do nothing but  
babble4 ,but if thou from a sense of thy
 baseness canst groan out thy  heart's  
desire before the ,lord1 ,he will hear  

thee1 and grant thy  desire2 for ,he can
 tell what is the meaning of the        
groanings of the  ,spirit 7,rom         
#h3bf1bg74    ,object4 ,o1 but ,i am    
afraid to pray1 for fear my prayers     
should be  counted as sin in the sight  
of the great ,god4    ,answ4 ,that is a 
good sign that thy prayers are more than
 bare words1  and have some prevalence  
at the ,throne of ,grace through ,christ
 ,jesus1  or else the devil would never 
seek to labour to beat thee off from    
prayer by undervaluing thy prayers1     
telling thee they are sin2 for the  best
 prayers he will call the worst1 and the
 worst he will call the  best1 or else  
how should he be a liar8    ,object4    
,but ,i am afraid the day of grace is   
past2 and if it should be  so1 what     
should ,i do then8    ,answ4 ,truly1    
with some men indeed it doth fare thus1 
that the day of  grace is at an end     
before their lives are at end4 ,or thus1
 the day of  grace is past before the   
day of death is come1 as ,christ saith1 

8,if  thou hadst known1 even thou1 at   
least in this thy day1 the things which 
belong unto thy peace10 that is1 the    
word of grace or reconciliation1  8but  
now they are hid from thine eyes0 7,luke
 #ai3da1db74 ,but for the  better       
satisfying of thee as touching this     
thing1 consider these  following        
things--    ,first1 ,doth the ,lord     
knock still at the door of thy heart by 
,his ,word  and ,spirit8 ,if so1 then   
the day of grace is not past with thy   
soul2 for  where ,he doth so knock1     
there ,he doth also proffer and promise 
to come  in and sup1 that is1 to        
communicate of ,his things unto them1   
which he  would not do was the day of   
grace past with his soul 7,rev #c3bj74  
,object4 ,but how should ,i know whether
 ,christ do so knock at my heart as  to 
be desirous to come in8 ,that ,i may    
know also1 whether the day of  grace be 
past with me or no8    ,answ4 ,consider 
these things--#a4 ,doth the ,lord make  
thee sensible of thy  miserable state   

without an interest in ,jesus ,christ1  
and that naturally  thou hast no share  
in ,him1 no faith in ,him1 no communion 
with ,him1 no  delight in ,him1 or love 
in the least to ,him8 ,if ,he hath1 and 
is doing  this1 ,he hath1 and is        
knocking at thy heart4 #b4 ,doth ,he1   
together with  this1 put into thy heart 
an earnest desire after communion with  
,him1  together with holy resolutions   
not to be satisfied without real        
communion with ,him4 #c4 ,doth ,he      
sometimes give thee some secret         
persuasions1 though scarcely            
discernible1 that thou mayest attain1   
and  get an interest in ,him8 #d4 ,doth 
,he now and then glance in some of the  
promises into thy heart1 causing them to
 leave some heavenly savour1  though but
 for a very short time1 on thy spirit8  
#e4 ,dost thou at some  time see some   
little excellency in ,christ8 ,and doth 
all this stir up in  thy heart some     
breathing after ,him8 ,if so1 then fear 
not1 the day of  grace is not past with 

thy poor soul2 for if the day of grace  
should be  past with such a soul as     
this1 then that ,scripture must be      
broken where  ,christ saith1 8,him that 
cometh to ,me1 ,i will in nowise10 for  
nothing1  by no means1 upon no terms    
whatsoever1 8cast out40 7,john #f3cg74  
,object4 ,but surely1 if the day of     
grace was not past with me1 ,i should   
not be so long without an answer of     
,god's love to my soul2 that  therefore 
doth make me mistrust my state the more 
is1 that ,i wait and  wait1 and yet am  
not delivered4    ,answ4 #a4 ,hast thou 
waited on the ,lord so long as the ,lord
 hath waited  on thee8 ,it may be the   
,lord hath waited on thee these twenty1 
or  thirty1 yes1 forty years or more1   
and thou hath not waited on ,him seven  
years4 ,cast this into thy mind1        
therefore1 when ,satan tells thee that  
,god doth not love thee1 because thou   
hast waited so long without an          
assurance1 for it is his temptation1 for
 ,god did wait longer upon thee1  and   

was fain to send to thee by ,his        
ambassadors time after time2 and1       
therefore1 say thou1 ,i will wait to see
 what the ,lord will say unto me2  and  
the rather1 because ,he will speak      
peace1 for ,he is the ,lord  thereof4   
,but1 #b4 ,know that it is not thy being
 under trouble a long  time that will be
 an argument sufficiently to prove that 
thou art past  hopes2 nay1 contrariwise1
 for ,jesus ,christ did take our nature 
upon  ,him1 and also did undertake      
deliverance for those1 and bring it in  
for  them who 8were all their ,,lifetime
 subject to bondage0 7,heb #b3ad1ae74   
,object4 ,but alas6 ,i am not able to   
wait1 all my strength is gone2 ,i  have 
waited so long1 ,i can wait no longer4  
,answ4 ,it may be thou hast concluded on
 this long ago1 thinking thou  shouldst 
not be able to hold out any longer2 no1 
not a year1 a month1  or a week2 nay1 it
 may be1 not so long4 ,it may be in the 
morning thou  hast thought thou shouldst
 not hold out till night2 and at night1 

till  morning again2 yet the ,lord hath 
supported thee1 and kept thee in        
waiting upon ,him many weeks and years2 
therefore that is but the  temptation of
 the devil to make thee think so1 that  
he might drive thee  to despair of      
,god's mercy1 and so to leave off       
following the ways of  ,god1 and to     
close in with thy sins again4 ,o        
therefore do not give way  unto it1 but 
believe that thou shalt 8see the        
goodness of the ,lord in  the land of   
the living4 ,wait on the ,lord1 be of   
good courage1 and ,he  shall strengthen 
thine heart2 wait1 ,i say1 on the ,lord0
 7,psa #bh3ac1ad74  ,and that thou      
mayest so do1 consider these            
things--7#a47 ,if thou1 after  thou hast
 waited thus long1 shouldst now give    
over1 and wait no longer1  thou wouldst 
lose all thy time and pains that thou   
hast taken in the  way of ,god hitherto1
 and wilt be like to a man that1 because
 he sought  long for gold1 and did not  
find it1 therefore turned back from     

seeking  after it1 though he was hard by
 it1 and had almost found it1 and all   
because he was loath to look and seek a 
little further4 7#b47 ,thou wilt  not   
only lose thy time1 but also lose thy   
own soul1 for salvation is  nowhere else
 but in ,jesus ,christ 7,acts #d3ab74   
7#c47 ,thou wilt sin the  highest sin   
that ever thou didst sin before1 in     
drawing finally back1  insomuch that    
,god may say1 ,my soul shall have no    
pleasure in him 7,heb  #aj3ch74 ,but1   
#b4 ,consider1 thou sayest1 all my      
strength is gone1 and  therefore how    
should ,i wait8 ,why1 at that time when 
thou feelest and  findest thy strength  
quite gone1 even that is the time when  
the ,lord  will renew and give thee     
fresh strength4 8,the youths shall faint
 and be  weary1 and the young men shall 
utterly fall3 but they that wait upon   
the ,lord shall renew their strength3   
they shall mount up with wings as       
eagles2 they shall run and not be weary2
 they shall walk1 and not  faint0 7,isa 

#dj3cj1ca74    ,object4 ,but though ,i  
do wait1 yet if ,i be not elected to    
eternal life1  what good will all my    
waiting do me8 8,for it is not of him   
that  willeth1 nor of him that runneth1 
but of ,god that showeth mercy40        
,therefore1 ,i say1 if ,i should not be 
elected1 all is in vain4    ,answ4 #a4  
,why in the first place1 to be sure thy 
backsliding from ,god  will not prove   
thy election1 neither thy growing weary 
of waiting upon  ,god4 ,but1 #b4 ,thou  
art1 it may be1 troubled to know whether
 thou art  elected2 and1 sayest thou1   
,if ,i did but know that1 that would    
encourage  me in my waiting on ,god4    
,answ4 ,i believe thee2 but mark1 thou  
shalt not  know thy election in the     
first place1 but in the second--that is 
to say1  thou must first get            
acquaintance with ,god in ,christ1 which
 doth come by  thy giving credit to ,his
 promises1 and records which ,he hath   
given of  ,jesus ,christ's blood and    
righteousness1 together with the rest of

 ,his  merits--that is1 before thou     
canst know whether thou are elected1    
thou  must believe in ,jesus ,christ so 
really1 that thy faith laying hold of1  
and drinking and eating the flesh and   
blood of ,christ1 even so that  there   
shall be life begotten in thy soul by   
the same2 life from the  condemnings of 
the ,law2 life from the guilt of sin2   
life over the filth  of the same2 life  
also to walk with ,god in ,his ,son and 
ways2 the life  of love to ,god the     
,father1 and ,jesus ,christ ,his ,son1  
saints and ways  and that because they  
are holy1 harmless1 and such that are   
altogether  contrary to iniquity4       
,for these things must be in thy soul as
 a forerunner of thy being made         
acquainted with the other2 ,god hath    
these two ways to show ,his children    
their election--7#a47 ,by testimony of  
the ,spirit--that is1 the soul being    
under trouble of conscience and grieved 
for sin1 the ,spirit doth seal  up the  
soul by its comfortable testimony2      

persuading of the soul that  ,god1 for  
,christ's sake1 hath forgiven all those 
sins that lie so heavy  on the          
conscience1 and that do so much perplex 
the soul1 by showing it  that that ,law1
 which doth utter such horrible curses  
against it1 is by  ,christ's blood      
satisfied and fulfilled 7,eph #a3ac1ad74
 7#b47 ,by  consequence--that is1 the   
soul finding that ,god hath been good   
unto it1  in that ,he hath showed it its
 lost state and miserable condition1 and
  also that ,he hath given it some      
comfortable hope that ,he will save it  
from the same2 ,i say1 the soul1 from a 
right sight thereof1 doth1 or  may1 draw
 this conclusion1 that if ,god had not  
been minded to have  saved it1 ,he would
 not have done for it such things as    
these4 ,but for  the more sure dealing  
with thy soul1 it is not good to take   
any of  these apart--that is1 it is not 
good to take the testimony of the       
,spirit1 as thou supposest thou hast1   
apart from the fruits thereof1 so  as to

 conclude the testimony thou hast       
received to be a sufficient  ground     
without the other2 not that it is not1  
if it be the testimony of  the ,spirit1 
but because the devil doth also deceive 
souls by the  workings of his spirit in 
them1 pretending that it is the ,spirit 
of  ,god4 ,and again2 thou shouldst not 
satisfy thyself1 though thou do find    
some seekings in thee after that which  
is good1 without the testimony  of the  
other--that is to say1 of the           
,spirit--for it is the testimony of  two
 that is to be taken for the truth2     
therefore1 say ,i1 as thou  shouldst be 
much in praying for the ,spirit to      
testify assurance to  thee1 so also thou
 shouldst look to the end of it when    
thou thinkest  thou hast it2 which is   
this1 to show thee that it is alone for 
,christ's  sake that thy sins are       
forgiven thee1 and also thereby a       
constraining  of thee to advance ,him1  
both by words and works1 in holiness and
  righteousness all the days of thy     

life4 ,from hence thou mayst boldly     
conclude thy election--8,remembering    
without ceasing your work of faith1  and
 labour of love1 and patience of hope in
 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 in  the sight
 of ,god and our ,father4 ,knowing1     
brethren10 saith the ,apostle1          
8beloved1 your election of ,god40 ,but  
how8 why by this1 8,for our ,gospel     
came not unto you in word only1 but also
 in power1 and in the ,holy  ,ghost1 and
 in much assurance4 ,and ye became      
followers of us1 and of the  ,lord1     
having received the word in much        
affliction1 with joy of the ,holy       
,ghost3 so that ye were ensamples to all
 that believe in ,macedonia and         
,achaia4 ,and to wait for ,his ,son from
 ,heaven1 whom ,he raised from the      
dead1 even ,jesus1 which0 hath          
8delivered us from the wrath to come0   
7#a  ,thess #c3d-f1 #aj74    ,object4   
,but alas1 for my part1 instead of      
finding in me anything that  is good1 ,i
 find in me all manners of wickedness1  

hard-heartedness1  hypocricy1 coldness  
of affection to ,christ1 very great     
unbelief1  together with everything that
 is base and of an ill savour4 ,what    
hope  therefore can ,i have8    ,answ4  
,if thou wast not such an one1 thou     
hadst no need of mercy4 ,if  thou wast  
whole1 thou hadst no need of the        
physician4 ,dost thou  therefore see    
thyself in such a sad condition as this8
 ,thou hast the  more need to come to   
,christ1 that thou mayst be not only    
cleansed from  these evils1 but also    
that thou mayst be delivered from that  
wrath they  will bring upon thee1 if    
thou dost not get rid of them1 to all   
eternity4    ,quest4 ,but how should ,i 
do8 and what course should ,i take to be
  delivered from this sad and           
troublesome condition8    ,answ4 ,dost  
thou see in thee all manner of          
wickedness8 ,the best way that  ,i can  
direct a soul in such a case is1 to     
pitch a steadfast eye on ,him  that is  
full1 and to look so steadfastly upon   

,him by faith1 that  thereby thou mayst 
even draw down of ,his fullness into thy
 heart2 for  that is the right way1 and 
the way that was typed out1 before      
,christ  came in the flesh1 in the time 
of ,moses1 when the ,lord said unto him1
  8,make thee a fiery serpent0 of brass1
 which was a type of ,christ 8and  set  
it upon a pole2 and it shall come to    
pass0 that when a serpent hath  bitten  
any man1 8when he looketh upon it1 shall
 live0 7,num #ba3h74 ,even  so now in   
,gospel times1 when any soul is bitten  
with the fiery  serpents--their         
sins--that then the next way to be      
healed is1 for the  soul to look upon   
the ,son of ,man1 who1 as the serpent   
was1 was hanged  on a pole1 or tree1    
that whosoever shall indeed look on ,him
 by faith  may be healed of all their   
distempers whatever 7,john #c3ad1ae74   
,as now to instance in some things4 #a4 
,is thy heart hard8 ,why1 then1  behold 
how full of bowels and compassion is the
 heart of ,christ towards  thee1 which  

may be seen in ,his coming down from    
,heaven to spill ,his  heart-blood for  
thee4 #b4 ,is thy heart slothful and    
idle8 ,then see how  active the ,lord   
,jesus is for thee in that ,he did not  
only die for thee1  but also in that ,he
 hath been ever since ,his ascension    
into ,heaven  making intercession for   
thee 7,heb #g3be74 #c4 ,dost thou see   
and find in  thee iniquity and          
unrighteousness8 ,then look up to       
,heaven1 and see  there a righteous     
,person1 even thy righteous ,jesus      
,christ1 now  presenting thee in ,his   
own perfection before the throne of ,his
 ,father's  glory 7#a ,cor #a3cj74 #d4  
,dost thou see that thou art very much  
void of  sanctification8 ,then look up1 
and thou shalt see that thy             
sanctification is in the presence of    
,god a complete sanctification1         
representing all the saints as          
righteous1 as sanctified ones in the    
presence of the great ,god of ,heaven4  
,and so whatsoever thou wantest1 be     

sure to strive to pitch thy faith upon  
the ,son of ,god1 and behold ,him       
steadfastly1 and thou shalt1 by so      
doing1 find a mighty change in thy      
soul4 ,for when we behold ,him as in a  
glass1 even the glory of the ,lord1  we 
are changed1 namely1 by beholding1 8from
 glory to glory1 even as by  the ,spirit
 of the ,lord0 7#b ,cor #c3ah74 ,this is
 the true way to get both  comfort to   
thy soul1 and also sanctification and   
right holiness into  thy soul4    ,poor 
souls that are under the distemper of a 
guilty conscience1 and  under the       
workings of much corruption1 do not go  
the nearest way to  ,heaven if they do  
not in the first place look upon        
themselves as cursed  sinners by ,law2  
and yet at that time they are blessed1  
for ever blessed  saints by the merits  
of ,jesus ,christ4 8,o wretched man that
 ,i am10 saith  ,paul2 and yet1 ,o      
blessed man that ,i am1 through my ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ2  for that is the scope 
of the ,scripture 7,rom #g3bd1be74      

,object4 ,but1 alas1 ,i am blind1 and   
cannot see2 what shall ,i do now8       
,answ4 ,why1 truly1 thou must go to ,him
 that can make the eyes that are  blind 
to see1 even to our ,lord ,jesus1 by    
prayer1 saying1 as the poor  blind man  
did1 8,lord1 that ,i might receive my   
sight02 and so continue  begging ,him1  
till thou do receive sight1 even a sight
 of ,jesus ,christ1  ,his death1 blood1 
resurrection1 ascension1 intercession1  
and that for  thee1 even for thee4 ,and 
the rather1 because1 #a4 ,he hath       
invited thee  to come and buy such      
eye-salve of ,him that may make thee see
 7,rev  #c3ah74 #b4 ,because thou shalt 
never have any true comfort till thou   
dost  thus come to see and behold the   
,lamb of ,god that hath taken away thy  
sins 7,john #a3bi74 #c4 ,because that   
thereby thou wilt be able through       
grace1 to step over and turn aside from 
the several stumbling-blocks  that      
,satan1 together with his instruments1  
hath laid in our way1 which  otherwise  

thou wilt not be able to shun1 but will 
certainly fall when  others stand1 and  
grope and stumble when others go        
upright1 to the  great prejudice of thy 
poor soul4    ,object4 ,but1 alas1 ,i   
have nothing to carry with me2 how then 
should ,i  go8    ,answ4 ,hast thou no  
sins8 ,if thou hast1 carry them1 and    
exchange them  for ,his righteousness2  
because ,he hath said1 8,cast thy burden
 upon the  ,lord1 and ,he shall sustain 
thee0 7,psa #ed3bb72 and again1 because 
,he  hath said1 though thou be heavy    
laden1 yet if thou do but come to ,him1 
,he will give thee rest 7,matt #aa3bh74 
,object4 ,but1 you will say1 ,satan     
telleth me that ,i am so cold in        
prayers1 so weak in believing1 so great 
a sinner1 that ,i do go so  slothfully  
on in the way of ,god1 that ,i am so apt
 to slip at every  temptation1 and to be
 entangled therewith1 together with     
other things1  so that ,i shall never be
 able to attain those blessed things    
that are  held forth to sinners by      

,jesus ,christ2 and therefore my trouble
 is much  upon this account also1 and   
many times ,i fear that will come upon  
me  which ,satan suggesteth to me--that 
is1 ,i shall miss of eternal life4      
,answ4 #a4 ,as to the latter part of the
 objection1 that thou shalt never       
attain to everlasting life1 that is     
obtained for thee already1 without  thy 
doing1 either thy praying1 striving1 or 
wrestling against sin4 ,if  we speak    
properly1 it is ,christ that hath in    
,his own body abolished  death on the   
,cross1 and brought light1 life1 and    
glory to us through  this ,his thus     
doing4 ,but this is the thing that thou 
aimest at1 that  thou shalt never have a
 share in this life already obtained for
 so many  as do come by faith to ,jesus 
,christ2 and all because thou art so    
slothful1 so cold1 so weak1 so great a  
sinner1 so subject to slip and  commit  
infirmities4 #b4 ,i answer1 ,didst thou 
never learn for to outshoot  the devil  
in his own bow1 and to cut off his head 

with his own sword1  as ,david served   
,goliath1 who was a type of him4        
,quest4 ,o how should a poor soul do    
this8 ,this is rare1 indeed4    ,answ4  
,why1 truly thus--,doth ,satan tell thee
 thou prayest but faintly1  and with    
very cold devotion8 ,answer him thus1   
and say1 ,i am glad you  told me1 for   
this will make me trust the more to     
,christ's prayers1 and  the less to my  
own2 also ,i will endeavour henceforth  
to groan1 to sigh1  and to be so fervent
 in my crying at the ,throne of ,grace1 
that ,i will1  if ,i can1 make the      
heavens rattle again with the mighty    
groans thereof4  ,and whereas thou      
sayest that ,i am so weak in believing1 
,i am glad you  mind me of it2 ,i hope  
it will henceforward stir me up to cry  
the more  heartily to ,god for strong   
faith1 and make me the more restless    
till ,i  have it4 ,and seeing thou      
tellest me that ,i run so softly1 and   
that ,i  shall go near to miss of glory1
 this also shall be1 through grace1 to  

my advantage1 and cause me to press the 
more earnestly towards the mark  for the
 prize of the high calling of ,god in   
,christ ,jesus4 ,and seeing  thou dost  
tell me that my sins are wondrous great1
 hereby thou bringest  the remembrance  
of the unsupportable vengeance of ,god  
into my mind1 if  ,i die out of ,jesus  
,christ1 and also the necessity of the  
blood1 death1  and merits of ,christ to 
help me2 ,i hope it will make me fly the
 faster1  and press the harder after an 
interest in ,him2 and the rather1       
because1  as thou tellest me1 my state  
will be unspeakably miserable without   
,him4  ,and so all along1 if he tell    
thee of thy deadness1 dullness1         
coldness1  or unbelief1 or the greatness
 of thy sins1 answer him1 and say1 ,i am
  glad you told me1 ,i hope it will be a
 means to make me run faster1 seek      
earnestlier1 and to be the more restless
 after ,jesus ,christ4 ,if thou  didst  
but get this art as to outrun him in his
 own shoes1 as ,i may say1  and to make 

his own darts to pierce himself1 then   
thou mightst also  say1 how doth        
,satan's temptations1 as well as all    
other things1 work  together for my     
good1 for my advantage 7,rom #h3bh74    
,object4 ,but ,i do find many weaknesses
 in every duty that ,i do perform1  as  
when ,i pray1 when ,i read1 when ,i     
hear1 or any other duty1 that it  maketh
 me out of conceit with myself1 it      
maketh me think that my duties  are     
nothing worth4    ,answ4 ,i answer1 it  
may be it is thy mercy that thou art    
sensible of  infirmities in thy best    
things thou doest2 ay1 a greater mercy  
than  thou art aware of4    ,quest4 ,can
 it be a mercy for me to be troubled    
with my corruptions8 ,can  it be a      
privilege for me to be annoyed with my  
infirmities1 and to have  my best duties
 infected with it8 ,how can it possibly 
be8    ,answ4 ,verily1 thy sins         
appearing in thy best duties1 do work   
for thy  advantage these ways--#a4 ,in  
that thou findest ground enough thereby 

to  make thee humble2 and when thou hast
 done all1 yet to count thyself but  an 
unprofitable servant4 ,and1 #b4 ,thou by
 this means art taken off from  leaning 
on anything below a naked ,jesus for    
eternal life4 ,it is like1  if thou wast
 not sensible of many by-thoughts and   
wickednesses in thy  best performances1 
thou wouldst go near to be some proud1  
abominable  hypocrite1 or a silly1 proud
 dissembling wretch at the best1 such an
  one as would send thy soul to the     
devil in a bundle of thy own            
righteousness4 ,but now1 thou1 through  
grace1 seest that in all and  everything
 thou doest there is sin enough in it to
 condemn thee4 ,this1  in the first     
place1 makes thee have a care of        
trusting in thy own  doings2 and1       
secondly1 showeth thee that there is    
nothing in thyself  which will do thee  
any good by working in thee1 as to the  
meritorious  cause of thy salvation4    
,no2 but thou must have a share in the  
birth of  ,jesus1 in the death of       

,jesus1 in the blood1 resurrection1     
ascension1  and intercession of a       
crucified ,jesus4 ,and how sayest thou8 
,doth not  thy finding of this in thee  
cause thee to fly from a depending on   
thy  own doings8 ,and doth it not also  
make thee more earnestly to groan  after
 the ,lord ,jesus8 ,yea1 and let me tell
 thee also1 it will be a  cause to make 
thee admire the freeness and tender     
heartedness of ,christ  to thee1 when   
,he shall lift up the light of ,his     
countenance upon thee1  because ,he hath
 regarded such an one as thou1 sinful   
thou2 and  therefore1 in this sense1 it 
will be mercy to the saints that they do
  find the relics of sin still          
struggling in their hearts4 ,but this is
  not simply the nature of sin1 but the 
mercy and wisdom of ,god1 who  causeth  
all things to work together for the good
 of those that love and  fear ,god 7,rom
 #h74 ,and1 therefore1 whatever thou    
findest in thy soul1  though it be sin  
of never so black a soul-scarring       

nature1 let it move  thee to run the    
faster to the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and 
thou shalt not be  ashamed--that is1 of 
thy running to ,him4    ,but when thou  
dost apprehend that thou art defiled1   
and also thy best  duties annoyed with  
many weaknesses1 let that ,scripture    
come into thy  thoughts which saith1    
8,of ,him are ye in ,christ ,jesus1 who 
of ,god is  made unto us wisdom1 and    
righteousness1 and sanctification1 and  
redemption02 and if thou shalt          
understand that1 what thou canst not    
find in thyself thou shalt find in      
,christ4 ,art thou a fool in thyself8   
then ,christ is made of ,god thy wisdom4
 ,art thou unrighteous in thyself8      
,christ is made of ,god thy             
righteousness4 ,dost thou find that     
there is  but very little sanctifying   
grace in thy soul8 still here is ,christ
  made thy sanctification2 and all this 
in ,his own ,person without thee1       
without thy wisdom1 without thy         
righteousness1 without thy              

sanctification1 without in ,his own     
,person in thy ,father's presence1      
appearing there perfect wisdom1         
righteousness1 and sanctification in    
,his own ,person2 ,i say1 as a public   
,person for thee2 so that thou mayest   
believe1 and say to thy soul1 ,my soul1 
though dost find innumerable            
infirmities in thyself1 and in thy      
actions1 yet look upon thy ,jesus1  the 
,man ,jesus2 ,he is wisdom1 and that for
 thee1 to govern thee1 to take  care for
 thee1 and to order all things for the  
best for thee4 ,he is  also thy         
righteousness now at ,god's right hand1 
always shining before  the eyes of ,his 
glory2 so that there it is unmoveable1  
though thou art  in never such a sad    
condition1 yet thy righteousness1 which 
is the ,son  of ,god1 ,god-man1 shines  
as bright as ever1 and is as much       
accepted of  ,god as ever4 ,o this      
sometimes hath been life to me2 and so1 
whatever  thou1 ,o my soul1 findest     
wanting in thyself1 through faith thou  

shalt  see all laid up for thee in      
,jesus ,christ1 whether it be wisdom1   
righteousness1 sanctification1 or       
redemption4 ,nay1 not only so1 but1 as  
,i said before1 ,he is all these in ,his
 own ,person without thee in the        
presence of ,his ,father for thee4      
,object4 ,but now1 if any should say in 
their hearts1 ,o1 but ,i am one of  the 
old-covenant men1 ,i doubt--that is1 ,i 
doubt ,i am not within this  glorious   
,covenant of ,grace4 ,and how if ,i     
should not8    ,answ4 ,well1 thou       
fearest that thou are one of the old    
covenant1 a son  of the bond-woman4 #a4 
,in the first place1 know that thou wast
 one of  them by nature1 for all by     
nature are under that covenant2 but set 
the  case that thou art to this day     
under that1 yet let me tell thee1 in the
  first place1 there are hopes for thee2
 for there is a gap open1 a way  made   
for souls to come from under the        
,covenant of ,works1 by ,christ1  8for  
,he hath broken down the middle wall of 

partition between us0 and  you 7,eph    
#b3ad74 ,and therefore1 if thou wouldst 
be saved1 thou mayest  come to ,christ2 
if thou wantest a righteousness1 as ,i  
said before1  there is one in ,christ2  
if thou wouldst be washed1 thou mayest  
come to  ,christ2 and if thou wouldst be
 justified1 there is justification      
enough  in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4    
,that is the first4 #b4 ,and thou canst 
not be  so willing to come to ,christ as
 ,he is willing thou shouldst come to   
,him4 ,witness ,his coming down from    
,heaven1 ,his humiliation1 ,his spilling
  of ,his blood from both ,his cheeks1  
by sweat under the burden of sin  7,luke
 #bb3dd7 and ,his shedding of it by the 
spear when ,he hanged on the  ,cross4   
,it appears also by ,his promises1 by   
,his invitations1 by ,his  sending forth
 ,his messengers to preach the same to  
poor sinners1 and  threateneth damnation
 upon this very account1 namely1 the    
neglect of  ,him2 and declares that all 
the thousands and ten thousands of sins 

in  the world should not be able to damn
 those that believed in ,him2 that  ,he 
would pardon all1 forgive and pass by   
all1 if they would but come  unto ,him2 
moreover1 promiseth to cast out none1   
no1 not the poorest1  vilest1           
contemptiblest creature in the whole    
world4 8,come unto ,me all10  every one1
 though you be never so many1 so vile1  
though your load be  never so heavy and 
intolerable1 though you deserve no help1
 not the  least help1 no mercy1 not the 
least compassion1 yet 8cast your burden 
upon ,me1 and you shall find rest for   
your souls40 ,come unto ,me and ,i  will
 heal you1 love you1 teach you1 and tell
 you the way to the ,kingdom  of        
,heaven4 ,come unto ,me1 and ,i will    
succour you1 help you1 and keep you     
from all devils and their temptations1  
from the ,law and its curses1 and  from 
being for ever overcome with any evil   
whatever4 ,come unto ,me for  what you  
need1 and tell ,me what you would have1 
or what you would have  ,me do for you1 

and all ,my strength1 love1 wisdom1 and 
interest that ,i  have with ,my ,father 
shall be laid out for you4 ,come unto   
,me1 your sweet  ,jesus1 your loving and
 tender-hearted ,jesus1 your everlasting
 and  sin-pardoning ,jesus4 ,come unto  
,me1 and ,i will wash you1 and put ,my  
righteousness upon you1 pray to the     
,father for you1 and send ,my ,spirit   
into you1 that you might be saved4      
,therefore1    ,consider1 besides this1 
what a privilege thou shalt have at the 
,day of  ,judgment above thousands1 if  
thou do in deed and in truth close in   
with  this ,jesus and accept of ,him2   
for thou shalt not only have a privilege
  in this life1 but in the life         
everlasting1 even at the time of        
,christ's  second coming from ,heaven2  
for then1 when there shall be the whole 
world gathered together1 and all the    
good angels1 bad angels1 saints1  and   
reprobates1 when all thy friends and    
kindred1 with thy neighbours  on the    
right hand and on the left shall be with

 thee1 beholding of the  wonderful glory
 and majesty of the ,son of ,god2 then  
shall the ,son of  ,glory1 even ,jesus1 
in the very view and sight of them all1 
smile and  look kindly upon thee2 when a
 smile or a kind look from ,christ shall
 be  worth more than ten thousand       
worlds1 then thou shalt have it4 ,you   
know  it is counted an honour for a poor
 man to be favourably looked upon by  a 
judge1 or a king1 in the sight of lords1
 earls1 dukes1 and princes2  why1 thus  
it will be with thee in the sight of all
 the princely saints1  angels1 and      
devils1 in the sight of all the great   
nobles in the world2  then1 even thou   
that closest in with ,christ1 be thou   
rich or poor1 be  thou bond or free1    
wise or foolish1 if thou close in with  
,him1 ,he will  say unto thee1 8,well   
done1 good and faithful servant10 even  
in the  midst of the whole world2 they  
that love thee shall see it1 and they   
that hate thee shall all to their shame 
behold it2 for if thou fear ,him  here  

in secret1 ,he will make it manifest    
even at that day upon the  house-tops4  
,secondly1 ,not only thus1 but thou     
shalt also be lovingly received and     
tenderly embraced of ,him at that day1  
when ,christ hath thousands of  gallant 
saints1 as old ,abraham1 ,isaac1 ,jacob1
 ,david1 ,isaiah1 ,jeremiah1  together  
with all the ,prophets1 and ,apostles1  
and martyrs1 attending on  ,him2        
together with many thousands of         
glittering angels ministering  before   
,him2 besides1 when the ungodly shall   
appear there with their  pale faces1    
with their guilty consciences1 and      
trembling souls1 that  would then give  
thousands and ten thousands of worlds1  
if they had so  many1 if they could     
enjoy but one loving look from ,christ4 
,i say1 then1  then shalt thou have the 
hand of ,christ1 reached to thee kindly 
to  receive thee1 saying1 ,come1 thou   
blessed1 step up hither2 thou was       
willing to leave all for ,me1 and now   
will ,i give all to thee2 here is a     

throne1 a crown1 a kingdom1 take them2  
thou wast not ashamed of ,me when  thou 
wast in the world among my enemies1 and 
now will not ,i be ashamed  of thee     
before thine enemies1 but will1 in the  
view of all these devils  and damned    
reprobates promote thee to honour and   
dignity4 8,come1 ye  blessed of ,my     
,father1 inherit the kingdom prepared   
for you from the  foundation of the     
world40 ,thou shalt see that those who  
have served ,me  in truth shall lose    
nothing by the means4 ,no2 but ye shall 
be as  pillars in ,my temple1 and       
inheritors of ,my glory1 and shall have 
place  to walk in among ,my saints and  
angels 7,zech #c3g74 ,o6 who would not  
be  in this condition8 who would not be 
in this glory8 ,it will be such a       
soul-ravishing glory1 that ,i am ready  
to think the whole reprobate  world will
 be ready to run mad1 to think that they
 should miss of it  7,deu #bh3cd74 ,then
 will the vilest drunkard1 swearer1     
liar1 and unclean  person willingly cry1

 8,lord1 ,lord1 open to us10 yet be     
denied of  entrance2 and thou in the    
meantime embraced1 entertained1 made    
welcome1  have a fair mitre set upon thy
 head1 and clothed with immortal glory  
7,zech #c3e74 ,o1 therefore1 let all    
this move thee1 and be of weight upon   
thy soul to close in with ,jesus1 this  
tender-hearted ,jesus4 ,and if yet1  for
 all what ,i have said1 thy sins do     
still stick with thee1 and thou  findest
 thy hellish heart loath to let them go1
 think with thyself in  this            
manner--,shall ,i have my sins and lose 
my soul8 ,will they do me any  good when
 ,christ comes8 ,would not ,heaven be   
better to me than my sins8  and the     
company of ,god1 ,christ1 saints1 and   
angels1 be better than the  company of  
,cain1 ,judas1 ,balaam1 with the devils 
in the furnace of fire8  ,canst thou now
 that readest or hearest these lines    
turn thy back1 and  go on in your sins8 
,canst thou set so light of ,heaven1 of 
,god1 of  ,christ1 and the salvation of 

thy poor1 yet precious soul8 ,canst thou
  hear of ,christ1 ,his bloody sweat and
 death1 and not be taken with it1  and  
not be grieved for it1 and also         
converted by it8 ,if so1 ,i might lay   
thee down several considerations to stir
 thee up to mend thy pace  towards      
,heaven2 but ,i shall not2 there is     
enough written already to  leave thy    
soul without excuse and to bring thee   
down with a vengeance  into ,hell-fire1 
devouring fire1 the ,lake of ,fire1     
eternal everlasting  fire2 ,o to make   
thee swim and roll up and down in the   
flames of the  furnace of fire6         
,,footnotes3      #a ,these words are   
quoted from the ,genevan or ,breeches   
,bible 7,mark  #b3ag74--;,ed4    #b     
,this quotation is from the ,genevan    
translation 7,eph #b3c74--;,ed4    #c   
,it is observable that the reason given 
for the punishment of the  murderer with
 death 7,gen #i3f7 is taken from the    
affront he offers to  ,god1 not from the
 injury he does to man4--,scott4    #d  

,the reader need scarcely be reminded1  
that by 8public person0 is  meant the   
,saviour1 in whom all ,his people have  
an equal right4 8,for ,he  made ,him1   
who knew no sin1 to be sin for us0 7#b  
,cor #e3ba74--;,,ed4    #e ,bunyan's    
first sight of the spiritual1 inward1   
and extensive  requirements of the law  
filled his heart with despair2 see      
8,grace  ,abounding10 ,no4 #bh4 ,it was 
like the alarming sound of the drum     
,diabolus  mentioned in the 8,holy      
,war10 which caused ,mansoul to shake   
with terror  and dismay4 ,thus the soul 
is stripped of self-righteousness1 and  
flies  to ,christ1 whose blood alone    
cleanseth from all sin4--,,ed4    #f    
8,crank10 brisk1 jolly1 lusty1          
spiritful1 buxom4--,,ed4    #g ,from the
 ,puritan or ,genevan version4--,,ed4   
#h ,these nine particulars are very     
methodically arranged1 and are all      
deeply interesting4 ,very few of those  
who read the scriptural law of          
sacrifices see how clearly they pointed 

as types to ,christ the great           
,antitype4--,,ed4    #i ,it is a mark of
 prying and dangerous1 if not wicked    
curiosity to  inquire whether ,god could
 have found any other way of salvation  
than by  the atoning death of our       
blessed ,lord4 ,instead of such vain    
researches1  how much more consistent   
would it be to call upon our souls1 and 
all  that is within us1 to bless ,his   
name1 who hath thus provided abundant   
pardon1 full remission1 even to the     
chief of sinners4--,,ed4    #aj ,the    
duty of the priests1 under the law1 led 
them to be familiar with  the most      
loathsome and catching diseases2 and    
doubtless they took every  precaution to
 avoid contagion4 ,poor sin-sick soul1  
do you consider your  state more        
loathsome and dangerous than the        
leprosy8 ,fly to ,christ1 our  ,high    
,priest and ,physician2 ,he will visit  
you in the lowest abyss of  misery1     
without fear of contagion1 and with full
 powers to heal and  save4--,,ed4    #aa

 ,the word 8hell0 in the two verses     
means the unseen place of the  dead1 the
 invisible world1 or the grave4--,,ed4  
#ab ,how awful and vast must have been  
the sufferings of the ,saviour1  when   
,he paid the redemption price for the   
countless myriads of ,his  saints2      
redeemed 8out of every kindred1 and     
tongue1 and people1 and  nation40 ,how  
magnificent ,his glory when 8ten        
thousand times ten  thousands1 and      
thousands of thousands1 shall sing with 
a loud voice1  ,worthy is the ,lamb that
 was slain to receive power1 and riches1
 and  wisdom1 and strength1 and honour1 
and glory1 and blessing1 for ever and   
ever40 ,such were the ecstatic vision   
which ,bunyan enjoyed1 drawn from  the  
unerring pages of eternal truth4--,,ed4 
#ac ,this singular use of the law term  
8premunire10 meaning that the soul  has 
trusted in a foreign jurisdiction1      
incurred ,god's anger1 and  forfeited   
its liberty and all its goods4--,,ed4   
#ad ,these are solemn truths1 in homely1

 forcible language4 ,let the soul  be   
convinced that by the obedience of      
,christ it is released from the  law1 it
 has no fear of ,satan or of future     
punishment2 ,christ is all and  in      
all4--,,ed4    #ae 8,indenture02 a      
written agreement1 binding one party to 
reward the  other for specified         
services4 ,as man is by nature bound to 
love ,god  with all his soul1 he cannot 
be entitled to any reward for anything  
beyond his duty4 ,when he feels that he 
has failed in his obedience1 he  must   
fly to ,christ for that mercy which he  
can never obtain by  indenture of       
service or merit and reward4--,,ed4     
#af ,same as #ae--;,ed4    #ag ,same as 
#ae--;,ed4    #ah ,for a deeply         
affecting account of the author's       
experience about this  period read      
,grace ,abounding1 ,no4                 
#bei-bfa4--;,,ed4    #ai 8,scrabble02 to
 go on the hands and feet or knees4 ,see
 a remarkable  illustration of the word 
8scrabble0 in ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4   

#cce4--;,,ed4    #bj ,as ,bunyan was a  
,baptist1 this is full proof that his   
friends did not  ascribe regeneration to
 water baptism4 ,it is an awful delusion
 to  suppose that immersion in or       
sprinkling with water can effect or     
promote the new birth or spiritual      
regeneration of the soul4--,,ed4    #ba 
,this is one of the very thrilling      
circumstances described by ,bunyan  in  
his ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4             
#bd3--,sunday sports were then allowed  
by the  ,state1 and after hearing a     
sermon on the evil of ,sabbath-breaking1
 he  went as usual to his sport4 ,on    
that day it was a game at cat1 and as he
  was about to strike1 8a voice did     
suddenly dart from ,heaven into my      
soul1 which said1 ,wilt thou leave thy  
sins and go to ,heaven1 or have  thy    
sins and go to ,hell80--,,ed4    #bb    
,the word ,man was essential in         
,bunyan's days1 as an antidote to the   
jargon of the ,ranters1 who affirmed    
that ,jesus only existed in the  heart  

of the believer4--,,ed4    #bc ,same ,as
 #bj--;,ed4    #bd ,same as #bb--;,ed4  
,,israel',s ,,hope ,,encouraged2        
,,or1    ,,what ,,hope ,,is1 ,,and ,,how
 ,,distinguished ,,from ,,faith3        
,,with ,,encouragements ,,for ,a        
,,hoping ,,people4    ,,advertisement   
,,by ,,the ,,editor4    #8,auspicious   
hope6 in thy sweet garden grow  ,wreaths
 for each toil1 a charm for every woe4' 
,christian hope is a firm expectation of
 all promised good1 but  especially of  
eternal salvation and happiness in      
heaven1 where we shall  be like the ,son
 of ,god4 ,this hope is founded on the  
grace1 blood1  righteousness1 and       
intercession of ,christ--the earnest of 
the ,holy  ,spirit in our hearts1 and   
the unchangeable truths and enlightening
  power of ,god4#a #8,every man that    
hath this hope in him purifieth  himself
 even as ,god is pure' 7#a ,john #c3c74 
,blessed hope6 7,titus #b3ac74  ,well   
might the apostle pray for the believing
 ,romans1 #8,that ye may  abound in hope

 through the power of the ,holy ,ghost' 
7#ae3ac74 #8,which is  ,christ in you   
the hope of glory' 7,col #a3bg74 ,this  
is the sacred1 the  solemn1 the         
all-important subject which ,bunyan in  
his ripe age makes  the theme of his    
meditations and of his deeply impressive
 exhortations4    ,when drawing near the
 end of his pilgrimage--while in the    
fullest  fruition of his mental         
powers--he gives the result of his long 
and  hallowed experience to comfort and 
cherish his fellow pilgrims in their    
dangerous heaven-ward journey4 ,one of  
his last labours was to prepare  this   
treatise for the press1 from which it   
issued three years after his  decease1  
under the care of his pious friend      
,charles ,doe4    ,here1 as drawn from  
the holy oracles of ,god1 we contemplate
 ,hope1 the  helmet of salvation1       
without which our mental powers are     
exposed to be  led captive into despair 
at the will of ,satan4 ,our venerable   
author  pictures most vividly the       

,christian's weakness and the power of  
his  enemies2 #8,should you see a man   
that could not go from door to door but 
he must be clad in a coat of mail1 a    
helmet of brass upon his head1 and  for 
his lifeguard a thousand men1 would you 
not say1 surely this man  has store of  
enemies at hand8' ,this is the case1    
enemies lie in wait  for ,israel in     
every hole1 he can neither eat1 drink1  
wake1 sleep1 work1  sit still1 talk1 be 
silent--worship his ,god in public or   
private1 but he  is in danger4 ,poor1   
lame1 infirm1 helpless man1 cannot live 
without                                 
tender--great--rich--manifold--abounding
 mercies4 #8,no faith1 no hope1' #8to   
hope without faith is to see without    
eyes1 or expect without reason4'  ,faith
 is the anchor which enters within the  
vail2 ,christ in us the hope  of glory  
is the mighty cable which keeps us fast 
to that anchor4 #8,faith  lays hold of  
that end of the promise that is nearest 
to us1 to wit1 in  the ,bible--,hope    

lays hold of that end that is fastened  
to the  mercy-seat4' ,thus the soul is  
kept by the mighty power of ,god4 ,they 
who  have no hope1 enter ,doubting      
,castle of their own free will--they    
place  themselves under the tyranny of  
,giant ,despair--that he may put out    
their  eyes1 and send them to stumble   
among the tombs1 and leave their bones  
in his castle-yard1 a trophy to his     
victories1 and a terror to any poor     
pilgrim caught by him trespassing on    
,bye-path ,meadow4#b ,hope is as a      
guardian angel--it enables us to come   
boldly to a throne of grace #8in a      
goodly sort4' ,the subject is full of   
consolation4 ,are we profanely apt  to  
judge of ,god harshly1 as of one that   
would gather where he had not  strawn8  
,hope leads us to form a holy and just  
conception of the ,god of  love4 #8,kind
 brings forth its kind1 know the tree by
 his fruit1 and ,god  ,,by ,,his ,,mercy
 ,,in ,,christ4 ,what has ,god been     
doing for and to his church  from the   

beginning of the world1 but extending to
 and exercising  loving-kindness and    
mercy for them8 ,therefore he laid a    
foundation for  this in mercy from      
everlasting4' #8,there is no single     
flowers in ,god's  gospel garden1 they  
are all double and treble2 there is a   
wheel within  a wheel1 a blessing within
 a blessing in all the mercies of ,god2 
they  are manifold1 a man cannot receive
 one but he receives many1 many  folded 
up one within another4' ,bless the      
,lord1 ,o my soul66    ,reader1 my deep 
anxiety is that you should receive from 
this treatise  the benefits which its   
glorified author intended it to produce4
 ,it is  accurately printed from the    
first edition4 ,my notes are intended to
  explain obsolete words or customs or  
to commend the author's  sentiments4    
,may the ,divine blessing abundantly    
replenish our earthen  vessels with this
 heavenly hope4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4      
,,footnotes3      #a4 ,cruden4    #b4   
,pilgrim's ,progress4    ,israel's ,hope

 ,encouraged2    #8,let ,israel hope in 
the ,,lord3 for with the ,,lord there is
 mercy1 and  with him is plenteous      
redemption4'--,psalms #acj3g    ,this   
,psalm is said to be one of #8the       
,psalms of ,degrees1' which some  say1  
if ,i be not mistaken1 the priests and  
,levites used to sing when  they went up
 the steps into the temple4#a ,but to   
let that pass1 it is  a psalm that gives
 us a relation of the penman's praying  
frame1 and of  an exhortation to ,israel
 to hope in ,god4    ,verse #a4 #8,out  
of the depths have ,i cried unto thee1  
,o ,lord'2 that is1  out of deep or     
great afflictions1 and said1 #8,lord1   
hear my voice1 let  thine ears be       
attentive to the voice of my            
supplications4' ,the latter  words      
explain the former2 as who should say1  
,by voice ,i mean the  meaning and      
spirit of my prayer4 ,there are words in
 prayer1 and spirit  in prayer1 and by  
the spirit that is in prayer1 is        
discerned whether  the words be dead1   

lifeless1 feigned1 or warm1 fervent1    
earnest2 and  ,god who searcheth the    
heart1 knoweth the meaning of the       
,spirit1 because  he maketh intercession
 for the saints according to the will of
 ,god 7,rom  #h3bg74 ,verse #c4 #8,if   
thou1 ,lord1 shouldest mark iniquities1 
,o ,lord1 who  shall stand8' ,here he   
confesseth1 that all men by the law must
 fall  before ,god for ever2 for that   
they have broken it1 but cannot make    
amends for the transgression thereof4   
,but1 he quickly bethinking  himself of 
the mercy of ,god in ,christ1 he saith1 
verse #d1 #8,but there is  forgiveness  
with thee that thou mayest be feared4'  
,then he returns1  saying1 verse #e1    
#8,i wait for the ,lord1' that is1 in   
all his  appointments2 yea1 he doubleth 
it1 saying1 #8,my soul doth wait1 and in
  his word do ,i hope4' ,by which       
repetition he insinuates1 that many are 
content to give their bodily presence to
 ,god in his appointments1 while  their 
hearts were roving to the ends of the   

earth2 but for his part he  did not so4 
,verse #f4 #8,my soul waiteth for the   
,lord1 more than they that  watch for   
the morning1 ,i say1 more than they that
 watch for the  morning4' ,as who should
 say1 even as it is with those that are 
tired  with the night1 either by reason 
of dark or wearisome journies1 or       
because of tedious sickness1 to whom the
 night is most doleful and              
uncomfortable1 waiting for spring of    
day2 so wait ,i for the ,lord1 that  his
 presence might be with my soul4 ,so and
 more too ,i say1 #8,more than  they    
that wait for the morning4' ,then he    
comes to the words which ,i  have chosen
 for my text1 saying1 #8,let ,israel    
hope in the ,lord2 for with  the ,lord  
there is mercy1 and with him is         
plenteous redemption4'    ,in which     
words we have1 ,,first1 ,,an            
,,exhortation2 ,,second1 ,a ,,reason    
,,of ,,that  ,,exhortation2 and ,,third1
 ,,an ,,amplification ,,of ,,that       
,,reason4 #8,let ,israel  hope in the   

,lord'2 there is the exhortation2 #8,for
 with the ,lord there  is mercy'2 there 
is the reason of it2 #8,and with him is 
plenteous  redemption'2 there is the    
amplification of that reason4           
,,first4 ,,an ,,exhortation4      ,in   
the exhortation there are three things  
to be inquired into4 ,,first1  ,the     
matter contained in it2 ,,second1 ,the  
manner by which it is  expressed2       
,,third1 ,the inferences that do        
naturally flow therefrom4    ,,first4   
,the matter contained in the            
exhortation4    ,we will speak first to 
the matter contained in the text1 and   
that  presenteth itself unto us under   
three heads4 ,first1 ,a duty4 ,second1  
,a  direction for the well management of
 that duty4 ,third1 ,the persons that   
are so to manage it4    ,first1 ,then1  
to speak to the duty1 and that is       
,,hope2 #8,let ,israel ,,hope4'  ,by    
which word there is something           
pre-admitted1 and something of great    
concern insinuated4    ,that which is   

pre-admitted is faith2 for when we speak
 properly of  hope1 and put others      
distinctly to the duty of hoping1 we    
conclude that  such have faith already2 
for no faith1 no hope4 ,to hope without 
faith1  is to see without eyes1 or to   
expect without a ground3 for #8,faith is
  the substance of things hoped for1' as
 well with respect to the grace1  as to 
the doctrine of faith 7,heb #aa3a74     
,doth such a one believe8 ,no4  ,doth he
 hope8 ,yes4 ,if the first is true1 the 
second is a lie2 he that  never         
believed1 did never hope in the ,lord4  
,wherefore1 when he saith1  #8,let      
,israel hope in the ,lord1' he          
pre-supposeth faith1 and signifieth     
that he speaketh to believers4    ,that 
which is of great concern insinuated1   
is1 that hope has in it an  excellent   
quality to support ,israel in all its   
troubles4 ,faith has its  excellency in 
this1 hope in that1 and love in another 
thing4 ,faith will  do that which hope  
cannot do4 ,hope can do that which faith

 doth not do1  and love can do things   
distinct from both their doings4 ,faith 
goes in  the van1 hope in the body1 and 
love brings up the rear3 and thus #8now 
abideth faith1 hope1' and #8charity' 7#a
 ,cor #ac3ac74 ,faith is the            
mother-grace1 for hope is born of her1  
but charity floweth from them  both4    
,but a little1 now we are upon faith and
 hope distinctly1 to let you see  a     
little4 #a4 ,faith comes by hearing     
7,rom #aj3ag71 hope by experience  7,rom
 #e3c1d74 #b4 ,faith comes by hearing   
the ,word of ,god1 hope by the  credit  
that faith hath given to it 7,rom       
#d3ah74 #c4 ,faith believeth the  truth 
of the ,word1 hope waits for the        
fulfilling of it4 #d4 ,faith lays  hold 
of that end of the promise that is next 
to us1 to wit1 as it is in  the ,bible2 
hope lays hold of that end of the       
promise that is fastened  to the        
mercy-seat2 for the promise is like a   
mighty cable1 that is  fastened by one  
end to a ship1 and by the other to the  

anchor3 the soul  is the ship where     
faith is1 and to which the hither#b end 
of this  cable is fastened2 but hope is 
the anchor that is at the other end of  
this cable1 and which entereth into that
 within the vail4 ,thus faith  and hope 
getting hold of both ends of the        
promise1 they carry it safely  all away4
 #e4 ,faith looketh to ,christ1 as dead1
 buried1 and ascended2  and hope to his 
second coming 7#a ,cor #ae3a-d74 ,faith 
looks to him for  justification1 hope   
for glory 7,rom #d3a-h74 #f4 ,faith     
fights for  doctrine1 hope for a reward 
7,acts #bf3f1g74 ,faith for what is in  
the  bible1 hope for what is in heaven  
7,col #a3c-e74 #g4 ,faith purifies the  
heart from bad principles 7#a ,john     
#e3d1e74 ,hope from bad manners 7#b     
,peter #c3aa1ad2 ,eph #e3h2 #a ,john    
#c3c74 #h4 ,faith sets hope on work1    
hope  sets patience on work 7,acts      
#bh3bj1 #i3i74 ,faith says to hope1 look
 for  what is promised2 hope says to    
faith1 ,so ,i do1 and will wait for it  

too4 #i4 ,faith looks through the word  
to ,god in ,christ2 hope looks  through 
faith beyond the world to glory 7,gal   
#e3e74    ,thus faith saves1 and thus   
hope saves4 ,faith saves by laying hold 
of  ,god by ,christ 7#a ,peter #a3e74   
,hope saves by prevailing with the soul 
to  suffer all troubles1 afflictions1   
and adversities that it meets with      
betwixt this and the world to come1 for 
the sake thereof 7,rom #h3bd74  ,take   
the matter in this plain similitude4    
,there was a king that adopted  such a  
one to be his child1 and clothed him    
with the attire of the  children of the 
king1 and promised him1 that if he would
 fight his  father's battles1 and walk  
in his father's ways1 he should at last 
share in his father's kingdoms4 ,he has 
received the adoption1 and the  king's  
robe1 but not yet his part in the       
kingdom2 but now1 hope of a  share in   
that will make him fight the king's     
battles1 and also tread  the king's     
paths4 ,yea1 and though he should meet  

with many things that  have a tendency  
to deter him from so doing1 yet thoughts
 of the  interest promised in the       
kingdom1 and hopes to enjoy it1 will    
make him  out his way through those     
difficulties1 and so save him from the  
ruin  that those destructions would     
bring upon him1 and will1 in conclusion1
  usher him into a personal possession  
and enjoyment of that inheritance4      
,hope has a thick skin1 and will endure 
many a blow2 it will put on  patience as
 a vestment1 it will wade through a sea 
of blood1 it will  endure all things1 if
 it be of the right kind1 for the joy   
that is set  before it4 ,hence patience 
is called1 #8,patience of hope1' because
 it is  hope that makes the soul        
exercise patience and long-suffering    
under the  cross1 until the time comes  
to enjoy the crown 7#a ,thess #a3c74    
,the  ,psalmist1 therefore1 by this     
exhortation1 persuadeth them that have  
believed the truth1 to wait for the     
accomplishment of it1 as by his own     

example he did himself--#8,i wait for   
the ,lord1' #8my soul waiteth1' #8and   
in his word do ,i hope4' ,it is for want
 of hope that so many brisk  professors 
that have so boasted and made brags of  
their faith1 have not  been able to     
endure the drum#c in the day of alarm   
and affliction4  ,their hope in ,christ 
has been such as has extended itself no 
further  than to this life1 and         
therefore they are of all men the most  
miserable4    ,the ,psalmist therefore1 
by exhorting us unto this duty1 doth put
 us in  mind of four things4 ,i4 ,that  
the best things are yet behind1 and in  
reversion for the saints4 ,,ii4 ,that   
those that have believed1 will yet  meet
 with difficulties before they come at  
them4 ,,iii4 ,the grace of hope  well   
exercised1 is the only way to overcome  
these difficulties4 ,,iv4  ,they        
therefore that have hope1 and do        
exercise it as they should1 shall       
assuredly at last enjoy that hope that  
is laid up for them in heaven4    ,i4   

,for the first of these1 that the best  
things are yet behind1 and in  reversion
 for believers2 this is manifest by the 
natural exercise of  this grace4 ,for   
#8hope that is seen1 is not hope2 for   
what a man seeth1  why doth he yet hope 
for8 ,but if we hope for that we see    
not1 then do  we with patience wait for 
it' 7,rom #h3bd1be74 ,hope lives not by 
sight1  as faith doth2 but hope trusteth
 faith1 as faith trusts the ,word1 and  
so bears up the soul in a patient       
expectation at last to enjoy what ,god  
has promised4 ,but ,i say1 the very     
natural work of this grace proveth1     
that the believer's best things are     
behind in reversion4    ,you may ask me1
 what those things are8 and ,i may tell 
you1 first1 in  general1 they are       
heavenly things1 they are eternal       
things1 they are  the things that are   
where ,christ sitteth on the right hand 
of ,god 7,john  #c3ab2 #b ,cor #d3ah2   
,col #c3a74 ,do you know them now8 ,they
 are things that  #8eye hath not seen1  

nor ear heard1 nor that have entered    
into the heart  of man to conceive of'  
7,isa #fd3d2 #a ,cor #b3i74 ,do you know
 them now8  ,they are things that are   
referred to the next world1 for the     
saints  when they come into the next    
world2 talked of they may be now1 the   
real  being of them may be believed now1
 and by hope we may1 and it will be  our
 wisdom to wait for them now2 but to    
know what they are in the  nature of    
them1 or in the enjoyment of them1      
otherwise than by faith1  he is deceived
 that saith it4 ,they are things too big
 as yet to enter  into our hearts1 and  
things too big1 if they were there to   
come out1 or  to be expressed by our    
mouths4    ,there is heaven itself1 the 
imperial heaven2 does any body know what
  that is8 ,there is the mount ,zion1   
the heavenly ,jerusalem1 and the        
innumerable company of angels2 doth any 
body know what all they are8  ,there is 
immortality and eternal life3 and who   
knows what they are8  ,there are rewards

 for services1 and labour of love showed
 to ,god's name  here2 and who knows    
what they will be8 ,there are           
mansion-houses1 beds  of glory1 and     
places to walk in among the angels2 and 
who knows what  they are8 ,there will be
 badges of honour1 harps to make merry  
with1 and  heavenly songs of triumph2   
doth any here know what they are8 ,there
 will  be then a knowing1 an enjoying   
and a solacing of ourselves with        
prophets1 apostles1 and martyrs1 and all
 saints2 but in what glorious  manner we
 all are ignorant of4 ,there we shall   
see and know1 and be with  for ever1 all
 our relations1 as wife1 husband1 child1
 father1 mother1  brother1 or sister    
that have died in the faith2 but how    
gloriously they  will look when we shall
 see them1 and how gloriously we shall  
love when  we are with them1 it is not  
for us in this world to know 7#a ,thess 
#d3af1ag74 ,there are thoughts1 and     
words1 and ways for us1 which we  never 
dreamed on in this world4 ,the law was  

but the shadow1 the gospel  the image2  
but what will be the substance that     
comes to us next1 or  that rather we    
shall go unto1 who can understand8 7,heb
 #aj3a74 ,if we  never saw ,god nor     
,christ as glorified1 nor the ,spirit of
 the ,lord1 nor  the bottom of the      
,bible1 nor yet so much as one of the   
days of  eternity11 and yet all these   
things we shall see and have them1 how  
can  it be that the things laid up for  
us1 that should be the object of our    
hope1 should by us be understood in this
 world8 ,yet there are  intimations     
given us of the goodness and greatness  
of them4#d    #a4 ,of their goodness1   
and that1 7#a47 ,in that the ,holy      
,ghost scorns that  things that are here
 should once be compared with them2     
hence all  things here are called       
vanities1 nothings1 less than nothings  
7,isa  #dj3ae-ag74 ,now1 if the things1 
all the things that are here1 are so    
contemptuously considered1 when compared
 with the things that are to be         

hereafter1 and yet these things so great
 in the carnal man's esteem1 as  that he
 is willing to venture life and soul1   
and all to have them1 what  are the     
things that ,god has prepared for them  
that wait1 that is1 that  hope for him8 
7#b47 ,their goodness also appears in   
this1 that whoever  has had that        
understanding of them1 as is revealed in
 the ,word1 whether  king or beggar1    
wise mean or fool1 he has willingly cast
 this world  behind him in contempt and 
scorn1 for the hope of that 7,psa       
#gc3be2 ,heb  #aa3bd-bf1 #cg-dj74 7#c47 
,the goodness of them has even testimony
 in the  very consciences of them that  
hate them4 ,take the vilest man in the  
country1 the man who is so wedded to his
 lusts1 that he will rather run  the    
hazard of a thousand hells than leave   
them2 and ask this man his  judgment of 
the things of the next world1 and he    
will shake his head1  and say1 ,they are
 good1 they are best of all4 7#d47 ,but 
the saints have  the best apprehension  

of their goodness1 for that the ,lord   
doth  sometimes drop some of the juice  
of them out of the ,word1 into their    
hungry souls4    #b4 ,but as they are   
good1 so they are great3 #8,o how great 
is thy  goodness which thou hast laid up
 for them that fear thee1 which thou    
hast wrought for them that trust1' that 
hope1 #8in thee before the sons  of     
men6' 7,psa #ca3ai74 7#a47 ,their       
greatness appears1 in that they go      
beyond the ,word2 yea1 beyond the word  
of the ,holy ,ghost2 it doth not  yet   
appear to us by the ,word of ,god to the
 full1 the greatness of what  is        
prepared for ,god's people4 #8,beloved1 
now are we the sons of ,god1 and  it    
doth not yet appear what we shall be'   
7#a ,john #c3b74 ,it doth not  appear in
 the ,word2 there is a greatness in the 
things that we are to  hope for1 that   
could never be expressed3 they are      
beyond word1 beyond  thought1 beyond    
conceiving of6 ,paul1 when he was come  
down again from  out of paradise1 into  

which he was caught up1 could not speak 
a word  about the words he heard1 and   
the things that there he saw4 ,they were
  things and words which he saw and     
heard1 #8which it is not possible#e  for
 a man to utter4' 7#b47 ,their greatness
 is intimated by the word  ,eternal2 he 
that knows the bottom of that word1     
shall know what things  they are4 #8,the
 things which are not seen are eternal' 
7#b ,cor #d3ah74  ,they are             
#8incorruptible1 and undefiled1 and that
 fadeth not away1'  reserved in heaven  
for us 7#a ,peter #a3d74 7#c47 ,their   
greatness is showed  in that one right  
thought of them will fill the heart so  
full1 that  both it and the eyes will   
run over together2 yea1 so full1 that   
the  creature shall not be able to stand
 up under the weight of glory that  by  
it is laid upon the soul4 ,alas6 all the
 things in this world will  not fill one
 heart2 and yet one thought that is     
right1 of the things  that ,god has     
prepared1 and laid up in heaven for us1 

will1 yea1 and  over fill it too4 7#d47 
,the greatness of the things of the next
 world  appears1 in that when one of the
 least of them are showed to us1 we are 
not able1 without support from thence1  
to abide the sight thereof4 ,i  count   
that the angels are of those things that
 are least in that world2  and yet the  
sight of one of them1 when the sight of 
them was in use1  what work would it    
make in the hearts and minds of mortal  
men1 the  scripture plainly enough      
declares 7,john #ac3bb74f 7#e47 ,their  
greatness  is intimated1 in that we must
 be as it were new made again1 before we
  can be capable of enjoying them1 as we
 must enjoy them with comfort  7,luke   
#bj3cf74 ,and herein will be a great    
part of our happiness1 that we  shall   
not only see them1 but be made like unto
 them1 like unto their  ,king4 ,for     
#8when he shall appear1 we shall be like
 him1 for we shall see  him as he is'   
7#a ,john #c3b74 ,we shall see him1 and 
therefore must be  like him1 for else   

the sight of him would overcome us and  
destroy us2  but because we are to see  
him with comfort and everlasting joy1   
therefore we must be like him in body   
and mind 7,rev #a3ag2 ,phil  #c3bj1ba74 
,,ii4 ,but to come to the second thing1 
namely1 ,that those that have  believed1
 there are such things as these1 will   
meet with difficulties  before they come
 at them4 ,this is so grand a truth1    
that nothing can be  said against it4   
,many are the afflictions of the        
righteous2 and we must  through many    
tribulations enter into the kingdom of  
heaven 7,acts  #ad3bb74 ,the cause from 
whence these afflictions arise is known 
to be1    #a4 ,from ourselves2 for sin  
having got such hold in our flesh1 makes
  that opposition against our soul and  
the welfare of that1 that puts us       
continually to trouble4 ,fleshly lusts  
work against the soul1 and so do        
worldly lusts too 7#a ,peter #b3aa72    
yea1 they quench our graces1 and make   
them that would live1 #8ready to die'   

7,rev #c3b74 ,yea1 by reason of  these1 
such darkness1 such guilt1 such fear1   
such mistrust1 ariseth in  us1 that it  
is common for us1 if we live any while1 
to make a thousand  conclusions1 twice  
told1 that we shall never arrive with   
comfort at the  gates of the kingdom of 
heaven4 ,the natural tendency of every  
struggle  of the least lust against     
grace is1 if we judge according to      
carnal  reason1 to make us question the 
truth of a work of grace in us1 and our 
right to the world to come4 ,this it was
 that made ,paul cry out1 #8,o  wretched
 man that ,i am6 who shall deliver me6' 
7,rom #g3bd74 ,only he had  more wisdom 
than to follow the natural conclusions  
that carnal reason  was apt to make     
thereupon1 and so hoisted up his soul to
 hope4    #b4 ,sin1 by its working in   
us1 doth not only bring darkness1 guilt1
  fear1 mistrust1 and the like2 but it  
doth oft-times as it were  hamstring us1
 and disable us from going to ,god by   
faith and prayer for  pardon4 ,it makes 

the heart hard1 senseless1 careless1    
lifeless1  spiritless as to feeling1 in 
all ,christian duty2 and this is a      
grievous  thing to a gracious soul4 ,the
 other things will create a doubt1 and  
drive it up to the head into the soul2  
but these will go on the other  side and
 clench it4#g ,now all these things make
 hoping difficult4    #c4 ,for by these 
things the judgment is not only clouded1
 and the  understanding greatly         
darkened1 but all the powers of the soul
 made to  fight against itself1         
conceiving1 imagining1 apprehending1 and
  concluding things that have a direct  
tendency to extirpate and  extinguish1  
if possible1 the graces of ,god that are
 planted in the  soul2 yea1 to the      
making of it cry out1 #8,i am cut off   
from before thine  eyes6' 7,psa #ca3bb74
    #d4 ,add to these1 the hidings of   
the face of ,god from the soul2 a thing 
to it more bitter than death2 yet       
nothing more common among them that     
hope in the ,lord4 ,he #8hideth his face

 from the house of ,jacob6' 7,isa       
#h3ag74 ,nor is this done only in       
fatherly displeasure1 but by this means 
some graces are kept alive2 faith is    
kept alive by the word1 patience  by    
hope1 and hope by faith2 but oft-times a
 spirit of prayer1 by the  rod1         
chastisement1 and the hiding of ,god's  
face 7,hosea #e3ad1ae2 ,isa  #bf3af2    
,cant #e3f74 ,but ,i say1 this hiding of
 this sweet face is bitter  to the soul1
 and oft-times puts both faith and hope 
to a sad and most  fearful plunge4 ,for 
at such a day1 it is with the soul as   
with the ship  at sea1 that is benighted
 and without light2 to wit1 like a man  
bewildered upon the land2 only the text 
saith1 for the help and succour  of     
such1 #8,who is among you that feareth  
the ,lord1 that obeyeth the  voice of   
his servant1 that walketh in darkness   
and hath no light8 ,let  him trust in   
the name of the ,lord1 and stay upon his
 ,god' 7,isa #ej3aj74  ,yet as it is    
with children1 so it is with saints2 we 

are a great deal  more subject to fears 
in the night than in the day4 ,that1    
therefore1  that tendeth to the help of 
some graces1 if there be not great care 
taken1 will prove an hindrance to       
others4    #e4 ,nor is the ruler of the 
darkness of this world wanting to apply 
himself and his engines1 so as1 if      
possible1 to make use of all these      
things for the overthrowing of faith1   
and for the removing of our hope  from  
the ,lord1 as a tree is removed from    
rooting in the ground 7,job  #ai3aj74   
,behold6 he can expound all things1 so  
as that they shall fall  directly in the
 way of our believing4 ,as thus1 we have
 sin1 therefore  we have no grace2 sin  
struggleth in us1 therefore we fear not 
,god2  something in us sideth with sin1 
therefore we are wholly unregenerate2   
sin is in our best performances1        
therefore wherefore should ,i hope8     
,thus ,i say1 he can afflict us in our  
pilgrimage1 and make hope  difficult to 
us4 ,besides the hiding of ,god's face1 

he can make not only  a cause of sorrow1
 for that indeed it should1 but a ground
 of despair1  and as desperately        
concluding he will never come again4    
,how many good  souls has he driven to  
these conclusions1 who afterwards have  
been made  to unsay all again8    #f4   
,and though spiritual desertions1       
darkness of soul1 and guilt of sin1  are
 the burdens most intolerable1 yet they 
are not all2 for there is to  be added  
to all these1 that common evil of       
persecution1 another device  invented to
 make void our hope4 ,in this1 ,i say1  
we are sure to be  concerned2 that is1  
if we be godly4 ,for though the apostle 
doth not  say1 #8,all that will live in 
,christ1' that is1 in the common        
profession  of him1 shall suffer        
persecution2 yet he saith1 #8,all that  
will live  godly in him shall' 7#b ,tim 
#c3ab74 ,now this in itself is a terror 
to  flesh and blood1 and hath a direct  
tendency in it to make hope  difficult  
7#a ,peter #c3f1ad74 ,hence men of a    

persecuting spirit1 because  of their   
greatness1 and of their teeth 7the      
laws71 are said to be a  terror1 and to 
carry amazement in their doings2 and    
,god's people are  apt to be afraid of  
them though they should die1 and to     
forget ,god  their ,maker2 and this     
makes hoping hard work 7,isa            
#ea3ab1ac74h    #g4 ,for besides that   
grimness that appears in the face of    
persecutors1  ,satan can tell how to    
lessen1 and make to dwindle in our      
apprehensions1  those truths unto which 
our hearts have joined themselves afore1
 and to  which ,christ our ,lord has    
commanded us to stand4 ,so that they    
shall now  appear but little1 small1    
inconsiderable things2 things not worth 
engaging for2 things not worth running  
those hazards for1 that in the  hour of 
trial may lie staring us in the face4   
,moreover1 we shall not  want false     
friends in every hole1 such as will     
continually be boring  our ears with    
that saying1 ,master1 do good to        

thyself4 ,at such times  also1 #8stars' 
do use to #8fall from heaven1 and the   
powers of the  heavens shall be shaken'2
 and so every thing tends to weaken1 or 
at  least to lay stumbling-blocks in    
their way1 who are commanded to hope  in
 the ,lord 7,matt #bd74    #h4 ,again1  
as ,satan can make use of his subtilty1 
thus to afflict and  weaken the hands   
and hearts of those that hope in ,god1  
so he can add to  these the dismalness  
of a suffering state4 ,he can make the  
loss of  goods1 in our imagination1 ten 
times bigger than it is in itself2 he   
can make an informer a frightful        
creature1 and a jail look like hell     
itself2 he can make banishment and death
 utterly intolerable1 and  things that  
must be shunned with the hazard of our  
salvation4 ,thus he  can greaten and    
lessen1 lessen and greaten1 for the     
troubling of our  hearts1 for the       
hindering of our hope4#i    #i4 ,add to 
all these1 that the things that we      
suffer for were never seen  by us1 but  

are quite beyond our sight3 things that 
indeed are said to  be great and good2  
but we have only the word and the ,bible
 for it4 ,and  be sure if he that       
laboureth night and day to devour us1   
can help it1  our faith shall be        
molested and perplexed at such a time1  
that it may1  if possible1 be hard to do
 the commandment that here the text     
enjoins  us to the practice of2 that is1
 to hope in the ,lord4 ,and this brings 
me  to the third particular4    ,,iii4  
,that the grace of hope well exercised1 
is the only way to overcome  those      
difficulties4--,abraham had never       
laughed for joy1 had he not hoped  when 
the angel brought him tidings of a son2 
yea1 had he not hoped  against all      
things that could have been said to     
discourage 7,gen #ag3ag74  ,hence it is 
said1 that #8against hope' he #8believed
 in hope1 that he  might become the     
father of many nations1 according to    
that which was  spoken1 so shall thy    
seed be' 7,rom #d3ah74 ,there is hope   

against hope2  hope grounded on faith1  
against hope grounded on reason4 ,hope  
grounded  on reason1 would have made    
,abraham expect that the promise should 
surely have been ineffectual1 because of
 the deadness of ,abraham's  body1 and  
of the barrenness of ,sarah's womb4 ,but
 he hoped against the  difficulty1 by   
hope that sprang from faith1 which      
confided in the  promise and power of   
,god1 and so overcame the difficulty1   
and indeed  obtained the promise4 ,hope1
 therefore1 well exercised1 is the only 
way  to overcome4 ,hence ,peter bids    
those that are in a suffering condition1
  #8,be sober1 and hope to the end1 for 
the grace that is to be brought  unto   
you at the revelation of ,jesus ,christ'
 7#a ,peter #a3ac74 ,and  therefore it  
is1 as you heard before1 that we are    
said to be #8saved by  hope' 7,rom      
#h3bd74    ,hope is excellent1 #a4      
,against those discouragements that     
arise up out  of our bowels4 #b4 ,it is 
excellent to embolden a man in the cause

 of  ,god4 #c4 ,it is excellent at      
helping one over the difficulties that  
men1  by frights and terrors may lay in 
our way4    #a4 ,it is excellent to help
 us against those discouragements that  
arise  out of our own bowels 7,rom #d74 
,this is clear in the instance last     
mentioned about ,abraham1 who had       
nothing but discouragements arising     
from himself2 but he had hope1 and as   
well he exercised it2 wherefore1  after 
a little patient enduring1 he overcame  
the difficulty1 and  obtained the       
promise 7,heb #f3ac-ah74 ,the reason is1
 for that it is the  nature of true hope
 to turn away its ear from opposing     
difficulties1 to  the word and mouth of 
faith2 and perceiving that faith has got
 hold of  the promise1 hope1            
notwithstanding difficulties that do or 
may attempt  to intercept1 will expect1 
and so wait for the accomplishment      
thereof4    #b4 ,hope is excellent at   
emboldening a man in the cause of ,god4 
,hence  the apostle saith1 #8,hope      

maketh not ashamed'2 for not to be      
ashamed  there1 is to be emboldened     
7,rom #e3e74 ,so again1 when ,paul      
speaks of the  troubles he met with for 
the profession of the gospel1 he saith1 
that  they should turn to his salvation4
 #8,according1' saith he1 #8to my       
earnest expectation1 and my hope1 that  
in nothing ,i shall be ashamed1  but    
that with all boldness1 as always1 so   
now ,christ shall be magnified  in my   
body1 whether it be by life or by death'
 7,phil #a3ai1bj74 ,see  here1 a man at 
the foot of the ladder1 now ready in    
will and mind1 to  die for his          
profession2 but how will he carry it    
now8 ,why1 with all  brave and innocent 
boldness6 ,but how will he do that8 ,o6 
,by the hope of  the gospel that is in  
him2 for by that he is fully persuaded  
that the  cause he suffereth for will   
bear him up in the day of ,god1 and that
 he  shall then be well rewarded for    
it4#aj    #c4 ,it is also excellent at  
helping one over those difficulties that

  men1 by frights and terrors1 may lay  
in our way4 ,hence when ,david was      
almost killed with the reproach and     
oppression of his enemies1 and his  soul
 full sorely bowed down to the ground   
therewith2 that he might  revive and get
 up again1 he calls to his soul to put  
in exercise the  grace of hope1 saying1 
#8,why art thou cast down1 ,o my soul8  
and why art  thou disquieted within me8 
,hope thou in ,god1 for ,i shall yet    
praise  him1 who is the health of my    
countenance1 and my ,god' 7,psa #db3aa74
 ,so  again saith he in the next ,psalm 
after1 as afore he had complained of    
the oppression of the enemy1 #8,why art 
thou cast down1 ,o my soul8 and  why art
 thou disquieted within me8 ,hope in    
,god1 for ,i shall yet praise  him1 who 
is the health of my countenance and my  
,god' 7,psa #dc3e74 ,hope1  therefore1  
is a soul-encouraging grace1 a          
soul-emboldening grace1 and a           
soul-preserving grace4 ,hence it is     
called our helmet or head-piece1 the    

helmet of salvation 7,eph #f3ag2 #a     
,thess #e3h74 ,this is one piece of the 
armour with which the ,son of ,god was  
clothed1 when he came into the  world2  
and it is that against which nothing can
 prevail 7,isa #di3ag74  ,for as long as
 ,i can hope for salvation1 what can    
hurt me6 ,this word  spoken in the      
blessed exercise of grace1 ,i ,,hope    
,,for ,,salvation1 drives  down all     
before it4 ,the truth of ,god is that   
man's #8shield and buckler'  that hath  
made the ,lord his hope 7,psa #ia3d74   
,encouragements to exercise this        
grace4--,and now to encourage thee1     
good man1 to the exercise of this       
blessed grace of hope as the text  bids1
 let me present thee with that which    
followeth4 #a4 ,god1 to show  how well  
he takes hoping in him at our hands1 has
 called himself #8the  ,god of hope'    
7,rom #ae3ac71 that is1 not only the    
author of hope1 but the  ,god that takes
 pleasure in them that exercise it1     
#8,the ,lord taketh  pleasure in them   

that fear him1 in those that hope in his
 mercy' 7,psa  #adg3aa74 #b4 ,he will be
 a shield1 a defence to them that hope  
in him4  #8,thou art my hiding-place and
 my shield1' saith ,david1 #8,i hope in 
thy  word'2 that is1 he knew he would be
 so2 for he hoped in his word 7,psa     
#aai3aad74 #c4 ,he has promised us the  
life we hope for1 to encourage us  still
 to hope1 and to endure all things to   
enjoy it 7,titus #a3b74 #8,that  he that
 ploweth should plow in hope1 and that  
he that thresheth in  hope1 should be   
partaker of his hope' 7#a ,cor #i3aj74  
,quest4 ,but you may say1 ,what is it to
 exercise this grace aright8    ,answ4  
#a4 ,you must look well to your faith1  
that that may prosper1 for  as your     
faith is1 such your hope will be4 ,hope 
is never ill when faith  is well2 nor   
strong if faith be weak4 ,wherefore     
,paul prays that the  ,romans might be  
filled #8with all joy and peace in      
believing1' that they  might #8abound in
 hope' 7,rom #ae3ac74 ,when a man by    

faith believes to joy  and peace1 then  
hope grows strong1 and with an assurance
 looketh for a  share in the world to   
come4 ,wherefore look to your faith1 and
 pray  heartily that the ,god of hope   
will fill you with all joy and peace in 
believing4 #b4 ,learn of ,abraham not to
 faint1 stumble1 or doubt1 at the  sight
 of your own weakness2 for if you do1   
hope will stay below1 and  creak in the 
wheels as it goes1 because it will want 
the oil of faith4  ,but say to thy soul1
 when thou beginnest to faint and sink  
at the sight  of these1 as ,david did to
 his1 in the places made mention of     
before4 #c4  ,be much in calling to mind
 what ,god has done for thee in former  
times4  ,keep thy experience as a choice
 thing 7,rom #e3d74 #8,remember all the 
way  the ,lord led thee these forty     
years in the wilderness' 7,deut #h3b74  
#8,o  my ,god1' saith ,david1 #8my soul 
is cast down within me1 therefore will  
,i  remember thee from the land of      
,jordan1 and of the ,hermonites from the

  hill ,mizar' 7,psa #db3f74 #d4 ,be    
much in looking at the end of things1 or
  rather to the end of this1 and to the 
beginning of the next world4 ,what  we  
enjoy of ,god in this world1 may be an  
earnest of hope1 or a token  that the   
thing hoped for is to be ours at last2  
but the object of hope  is in general   
the next world 7,heb #aa3a74 ,we must   
therefore put a  difference betwixt the 
mother of hope1 ,faith2 the means of    
hope1 the  ,word2 the earnest of hope1  
,christ in us2 and the proper object of 
hope1  to wit1 the world to come1 and   
the goodness thereof 7,psa #aai3di2 ,col
  #a3bg74    ,if ,christians have not   
much here1 their hope1 as ,i may so say1
 lies  idle1 and as a grace out of its  
exercise4 ,for as faith cannot feed upon
  patience1 but upon ,christ1 and as the
 grace of hungering and thirsting       
cannot live upon self-fulness1 but upon 
the riches of the promise2 so  hope     
cannot make what is enjoyed its object3 
#8for what a man seeth why  doth he yet 

hope for8' 7,rom #h3bd74 ,but the proper
 object of hope is1  that we see not4   
,let faith then be exercised upon       
,christ crucified for  my justification1
 and hope upon the next world for my    
glorification2  and let love show the   
truth of faith in ,christ1 by acts of   
kindness to  ,christ and his people2 and
 patience1 the truth of hope1 by a quiet
  bearing and enduring that which may   
now be laid upon me for my sincere      
profession's sake1 until the hope that  
is laid up for us in heaven  shall come 
to us1 or we be gathered to that1 and   
then hope is in some  measure in good   
order1 and exercised well4 ,but1        
,,iv4 ,we now come to the last thing    
propounded to be spoken to1 which is1   
they that have hope and exercise it     
well1 shall assuredly at last enjoy     
that hope that is laid up for them in   
heaven2 that is1 they that do  regularly
 exercise the grace of hope shall at    
last enjoy the object of  it1 or the    
thing hoped for4 ,this must of necessity

 be concluded1 else  we overthrow the   
whole truth of ,god at once1 and the    
expectation of the  best of men2 yea1 if
 this be not concluded1 what follows1   
but that  ,atheism1 unbelief1 and       
irreligion1 are the most right1 and     
profane and  debauched persons are in   
the rightest way8    #a4 ,but to        
proceed1 this must be1 as is evident2   
for that the things  hoped for are put  
under the very name of the grace that   
lives in the  expectation of them4 ,they
 are called ,,hope2 #8looking for that  
blessed  hope'2 #8for the hope that is  
laid up for them in heaven' 7,titus     
#b3ac2  ,col #a3e74 ,god has set that   
character upon them1 to signify that    
they  belong to hope1 and shall be the  
reward of hope4 ,god doth in this1 as   
your great traders do with the goods    
that their chapmen have either  bought  
or spoke for2 to wit1 he sets their name
 or mark upon them1 and  then saith1    
,this belongs to this grace1 and this   
belongs to that2 but  the kingdom of    

heaven belongs to ,,hope1 for his name  
is set upon it4  ,this therefore is one 
thing1 to prove that the thing hoped for
 shall be  thine2 ,god has marked it for
 thee3 nor can it be given to those that
 do  not hope4 ,that is1 to the same    
purpose that you read of1 #8,that ye may
  be counted worthy of the kingdom of   
,god1 for which ye also suffer' 7#b     
,thess #a3e74 ,suffering flows from     
hope2 he that hopes not for an house  in
 heaven1 will not for it choose to      
suffer the loss of the pleasures  and   
friendships of this world4 ,but they    
that suffer for it1 and that  all do1   
one way or other1 in whom is placed this
 grace of hope1 they  ,god counteth     
worthy of it1 and therefore1 hath marked
 it with their  mark1 ,,hope2 for that  
it belongs to hope1 and shall be given  
to those  that hope4 ,that is the first4
    #b4 ,they that do1 as afore is said1
 exercise this grace of hope1 shall     
assuredly enjoy the hope that is laid up
 for them in heaven1 as is  evident also

 from this2 because1 as ,god has marked 
and set it apart for  them1 so what he  
has done to and with our ,lord and      
,head1 since his  death1 he hath done it
 to this very end2 that is1 to beget and
 maintain  our hope in him as touching  
this thing4 ,he #8hath begotten us again
 unto  a lively hope1 by the            
resurrection of ,jesus ,christ form the 
dead' 7#a  ,peter #a3c74 ,the meaning   
is1 ,christ is our undertaker1 and      
suffered  death for us1 that we might   
enjoy happiness and glory3 and ,god1 to 
show  how wiling he was that we should  
have this glory1 raised up ,christ      
again1 and delivered him from their     
sorrows of death4 ,wherefore1           
considering this1 ,paul said1 #8,he     
rejoiced in hope of the glory of ,god'2 
to wit1 of that glory1 that sin1 had he 
not had ,jesus for his  undertaker1     
would have caused that he should        
certainly have come short  of 7,rom     
#c3bc1 #e3b74 ,but1 again1 ,god #8raised
 him up from the dead1 and  gave him    

glory1' too1 and that to this very end1 
#8that your faith and  hope might be in 
,god' 7#a ,peter #a3ba74 ,i say1 he did 
it to this very  end1 that he might     
beget in you this good opinion of him1  
as to hope in  him1 that he would give  
you that good thing hoped for--to wit1  
eternal  life4 ,he #8gave him glory1'   
and put it into his hand for you who is 
your  head and ,saviour1 that you might 
see how willing ,god is to give you the 
hope you look for1 #8that your faith and
 hope might be in ,god4'    #c4 ,that we
 that have hope and rightly exercise it1
 might assuredly  enjoy that hope that  
is laid up for us in heaven3 ,god has   
promised it1  and that to our ,saviour  
for us4 ,had he promised it to us1 we   
might yet  have feared1 for that with   
our faults we give a cause of continual 
provocation to him4 ,but since he hath  
promised it to ,christ1 it must         
assuredly come to us by him1 because    
,christ1 to whom it is promised1  never 
gave occasion of provocation to him to  

take it back4 ,and that it  was promised
 to ,christ1 it is evident1 because it  
was promised before  the world began3   
#8,in hope of eternal life1' saith      
,paul1 #8which ,god1  that cannot lie1  
promised before the world began' 7,titus
 #a3b74 ,and this  is1 that we might    
hope4 ,men that use to hope to enjoy    
that money or  estate1 that by those    
that are faithful is promised to them1  
and put  into the hands of trusty       
persons for them2 why this is the case1 
,god  that cannot lie1 has promised it  
to the hopers1 and has put it into the  
hand of the trusty ,jesus for us1       
therefore let us hope that in his  times
 we shall both see and enjoy the same we
 hope for4    #d4 ,yea1 that all ground 
of doubt and scruple as to this might be
  removed out of the way1 when ,christ1 
who as to what was last said1 is  our   
hope 7#a ,tim #a3a71 shall come1 he     
shall bring that grace and mercy  with  
him that shall even from before his     
judgment-seat remove all those  things  

that might have any tendency in them to 
deprive us of our hope1  or of the thing
 hoped for by us4 ,hence ,peter bids us1
 #8,be sober and  hope to the end1 for  
the grace that is to be brought unto you
 at the  revelation of ,jesus ,christ'  
7#a ,peter #a3ac74 ,also as to this1    
,jude1 the  servant of ,jesus ,christ1  
joins with him1 saying1 #8,keep         
yourselves in  the love of ,god1 looking
 for the mercy of our ,lord ,jesus      
,christ unto  eternal life' 7,jude #ba74
 ,here then you see that there is grace 
and  mercy still for us in reversion2   
grace and mercy to be brought unto us   
at the revelation1 or second coming of  
,jesus ,christ4 ,how then can we be     
hindered of our hope8 ,for transporting 
mercy will then be busy for them  that  
indeed have here the hope of eternal    
life4 #8,and they shall be  mine1 saith 
the ,lord of hosts1 in that day when ,i 
make up my jewels2  and ,i will spare   
them1 as a man spareth his own son that 
serveth him'  7,mal #c3ag74 ,none knows 

the mystery of ,god's will in all things
 revealed  in his ,word4 ,therefore many
 texts are looked over1 or laid by1 as  
those  whose key doth go too hard2 nor  
will ,i boast of any singular knowledge 
in any particular thing4#aa ,yet        
methinks since grace and mercy was not  
only brought by ,christ when he came    
into the world1 but shall be  brought   
again with him when he comes in his     
,father's glory1 it  signifies1 that as 
the first brought the beginning of      
eternal life to  us while we were       
enemies1 this second will bring the full
 enjoyment of  it to us while we are    
saints1 attended with many              
imperfections4 ,and  that as by the     
first grace of all unworthiness was     
pardoned and passed  by2 so by this     
second grace1 the grace that is to be   
brought unto us at  the revelation of   
,jesus ,christ1 all shortness in duties1
 and failings  in performances1 shall be
 spared also2 and we made possessors by 
virtue  of this grace and mercy of the  

blessings hoped for1 to wit1 the        
blessings of eternal life4 ,but thus    
much for the duty contained in the      
exhortation1 to wit1 of hoping4         
,second4 ,a direction to the well       
managing of the duty of hope4    ,i     
shall therefore come1 in the next place1
 to treat of the well  managing of this 
duty with reference to this primary     
object1 which is  the ,lord himself4    
#8,let ,israel hope in the ,lord4'      
,there is a general  object of hope1 and
 there is a particular object2 there is 
a common  object1 and there is a special
 one4 ,of the general and common object1
  to wit1 of heaven and happiness1 ,i   
have said something already2  wherefore 
it remains that now we come and treat of
 this particular and  special object of 
our hope3 #8,let ,israel hope in the    
,lord4' ,the ,lord1  therefore1 is to be
 the particular and special object of   
our hope3 #8,let  ,israel hope in the   
,lord4' ,now in that there is not only a
 duty here  exhorted to1 but a direction

 for the better management of that duty1
 to  the particular and special object  
upon which this duty should be          
exercised1 it suggesteth1 how apt good  
men are1 especially in times of         
trouble1 the case of ,israel now1 to fix
 their hopes in other things  than on   
the ,lord4 ,we have seen a great deal of
 this in our days2 our  days indeed have
 been days of trouble1 especially since 
the discovery  of the ,popish plot1 for 
then we began to fear cutting of        
throats1 of  being burned in our beds1  
and of seeing our children dashed in    
pieces  before our faces4 ,but looking  
about us1 we found we had a gracious    
king1 brave parliaments1 a stout city1  
good lord-mayors1 honest  sheriffs1     
substantial laws against them1 and these
 we made the object  of our hope1 quite 
forgetting the direction in this        
exhortation1 #8,let  ,israel hope in the
 ,lord4' ,for indeed the ,lord ought to 
be our hope in  temporals1 as well as in
 spirituals and eternals4 ,wherefore    

,israel of  old were checked1 under a   
supposition of placing their hope for   
temporals in men2 #8,it is better to    
trust in the ,lord1 than to put         
confidence in man4 ,it is better to     
trust in the ,lord1 than to put         
confidence in princes' 7,psa #aah3h1i74 
,and again1 #8,put not your trust in    
princes1 nor in the son of man1 in whom 
there is no help' 7,psa #adf3c74  ,this 
implieth that there is in us an         
incidency to forget ,god our hope1  and 
to put confidence in something else4    
,and to be sure we shall find  it the   
more difficult to make the ,lord our    
hope only1 when things that  are here1  
though deceitfully1 proffer us their    
help4#ab ,but my design  is not to treat
 of the object of hope but with         
reference to the next  world4 ,and as to
 that we must take heed that we set our 
hope in ,god1 in  ,god in the first     
place1 and in nothing below or besides  
himself4 ,to  this end it is that he has
 given us his word1 and appointed a law 

to  ,israel4    ,i4 ,because of his own 
grace he is become the special object of
 hope1  designating himself in the most 
special sense to be the portion of his  
people 7,psa #gh3e-g7--#8,the ,lord is  
my portion1 saith my soul1 therefore    
will ,i hope in him' 7,lam #b3bd74      
,wherefore this we must look well to1   
and take heed that we miss not of this  
object 7,psa #adf3e74 ,this is the      
special object1 the ultimate object1 the
 object that we cannot be  without2 and 
that1 short of which1 we cannot be happy
 as1 ,god willing1  shall be showed more
 anon 7,jer #ej3g74 ,god is not only    
happiness in  himself1 but the life of  
the soul1 and he that puts goodness into
 every  thing in the next world1 in     
which goodness shall be found 7,jer     
#ag3ac74  ,and this our ,lord ,jesus    
,christ himself affirmeth1 when he      
saith1 #8,i am  the way1' to wit1 the   
way to life and happiness4 ,and yet he  
saith1 #8,i  am the way to the ,father1'
 for that it is ,,he that is the        

fountain and  ocean of happiness and    
bliss4    ,so then1 that we might in the
 next world be heirs of the highest     
good1  ,god has made us heirs of his own
 good self2 #8,heirs of ,god1 and joint 
heirs with ,christ'2 heirs of ,god      
through ,christ 7,rom #ah3ag2 ,gal      
#d3g74  ,this ,god1 this eternal ,god1  
therefore1 is of necessity to be the    
object  of our hope1 because he is1 of  
grace1 become our hope4 ,the church in  
heaven1 called the body and temple of   
,god1 is to be an habitation for        
himself1 when it is finished1 to dwell  
in for ever and ever4 ,this then  we    
hope for1 to wit1 to be possessed at    
that day with eternal life2  eternal    
glory 7#a ,tim #f3ab1ai74 ,now this     
eternal life and eternal glory  is      
through ,god the hope of his people 7#a 
,peter #e3aj2 #a ,john #e3bj74 ,and  for
 this end1 and to this bliss1 are we    
called and regenerate in this  world1   
#8,that being justified by his grace1 we
 should be made heirs1  according to the

 hope of eternal life' 7,titus #c3g74   
,nor can it be1 that  heaven and        
happiness should ever be the portion of 
them that make not  ,god their hope1 any
 more than such a lady should hope to   
enjoy the  estate of such a lord1 who   
first makes not the lord himself her    
husband4#ac ,heaven1 heaven is the talk 
of the ignorant1 while the ,god  of     
heaven they cannot abide4 ,but shall    
such ever come to glory8 ,but1    ,,ii4 
,god must be the special object of our  
hope1 and him in special that  must be  
enjoyed by us in the next world1 or     
nothing can make us happy4  ,we will    
suppose now1 for the illustrating of    
this matter1 that which is  not to be   
supposed4 ,as1    #a4 ,suppose a man1   
when he dieth1 should go to heaven1 that
 golden  place1 what good would this do 
him1 if he was not possessed of the ,god
  of it8 ,it would be1 as to sweetness1 
but a thing unsavoury2 as to            
durableness1 but a thing uncertain2 as  
to society1 as a thing forlorn2  and as 

to life1 but a place of death4 ,all this
 is made to appear by the  angels that  
fell2 for when fallen1 what was heaven  
to them8 ,suppose  they staid but one   
quarter of an hour there after their    
fall1 before  they were cast out1 what  
sweetness found they there1 but guilt8  
,what  stay1 but a continual fall of    
heart and mind8 ,what society1 but to be
  abandoned of all8 ,and what life1 but 
death in its perfection8 ,yea1 if  it be
 true that some think1 that for the     
promoting of grace1 they are  admitted  
yet to enter that place to accuse the   
saints on earth1 yet  what do they find 
there but what is grievous to them8 ,it 
is the  presence of ,god that makes     
heaven ,heaven in all its beauteousness4
  ,hence ,david1 when he speaks of      
heaven1 says1 #8,whom have ,i in heaven 
but  thee8' 7,psa #gc3be74 ,as who      
should say1 ,what would heaven yield to 
me  for delights1 if ,i was there       
without my ,god8 ,it is the presence of 
,god  that will make heaven sweet to    

those who are his4 ,and as it is that   
that makes the place1 so it is interest 
in him that makes the company1  and the 
deeds that are done there1 pleasant to  
the soul4 ,what solace  can he that is  
without ,god1 though he were in heaven1 
have with  ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob1
 the prophets and angels8 ,how could he 
join  in their thanks1 and praises1 and 
blessings of him for ever and ever1  in 
whose favour1 mercy1 and grace1 they are
 not concerned8    #b4 ,suppose a man1  
when he dieth1 should be made to live   
for ever1 but  without the enjoyment of 
,god1 what good would his life do him8  
,why1 it  would be filled full of       
horror1 darkness1 desolation1 sorrow1   
and all  things that would tend to make 
it bitter to the soul4 ,witness they    
that  live in hell2 if it be proper to  
say they live in hell8 ,it is no more   
possible for a man to live happily1 were
 he possessed of all that  heaven and   
life could afford him1 suppose him to be
 without interest in  ,god1 than it is  

for a man that hath all the enjoyments  
of this world1  if the sun was taken    
from him out of the firmament4 ,as all  
things1  whether it be heaven1 angels1  
heavenly pleasures and delights1 have   
had  their being of him1 so their being 
is continued by him1 and made sweet  of 
him4    ,now1 for the well managing of  
our hope1 with reference to this special
  object of it1 there are these things  
to be considered4 ,and now ,i speak  to 
all4 ,we must know him right1 we must   
come to him right4 7#a47 ,we must  know 
him right4 ,it is essential to          
happiness1 and so to the making of  the 
,god of heaven our hope1 to know him    
rightly 7,john #ag3a-c74 ,it is  not    
every fancy1 or every imagination of    
,god1 that thou mayst have1  that will  
prove that therefore thou knowest ,god  
aright4 ,in him there  #8is no          
variableness1 neither shadow of turning'
 7,james #a3ag74 ,he only  is what he   
is1 what imaginations soever we have of 
him4 ,we may set up  idols and images of

 him1 as much in our minds as some do in
 their  houses and in their temples1 and
 be as great1 though not so gross       
idolaters as they4#ad ,now if thou      
wouldst know him1 thou must  diligently 
feel for him in his works1 in his ,word1
 and in his ways1 if  perhaps thou mayst
 find the knowledge of him 7,prov       
#b3a-e2 ,acts #ag3bg74  7#b47 ,beware1  
when thou hast found him1 that thou go  
to him by his ,son1  whom he has        
sanctified and sent into the world1 to  
be the way for  sinners to go to ,god2  
and see that thou keepest in this path  
always1  for out of him he is found     
intolerable1 and a consuming-fire4 7#c47
 ,busy  thyself with all thy might to   
make an interest in his ,son1 and he    
will  willingly be thy ,saviour1 for he 
must become thine before his ,father    
can be the object of thy hope 7,john    
#c3cf74 ,he that hath the ,son1 hath    
the ,father1 but contrariwise1 he that  
hath not him has neither 7#b ,john  #i74
 7#d47 ,stay not in some transient      

comforts1 but abide restless till  thou 
seest an union betwixt thee and this    
,blessed ,one2 to wit1 that he  is a    
root1 and thou a branch2 that he is     
head1 and thou a member4 ,and  then     
shalt thou know that the case is so     
between thee and him1 when  grace and   
his ,spirit has made thee to lay the    
whole stress of thy  justification upon 
him and has subdued thy heart and mind  
to be #8one  spirit' with him 7,rom     
#d3d1e2 #a ,cor #f3ag74 7#e47 ,this     
done1 hope thou in  ,god1 for he is     
become thy hope1 that is1 the object of 
it4 ,and for thy  encouragement so to   
do1 consider that he is able to bear up 
thy heart1  and has said he will do it1 
as to this very thing1 to all those that
  thus hope in him4 #8,be of good       
courage and he shall strengthen thine   
heart1' all ye that hope in the ,lord   
7,psa #ca3bd74 ,it is manifest1 as  was 
said before1 that many difficulties lie 
in the way of hoping2 but  ,god will    
make those difficulties easy1 by        

strengthening the heart of  him that    
hopeth1 to hope4 ,he has a way to do    
that1 which no creature  can hinder1 by 
the blessed work of his ,holy ,spirit4  
,he can show us he  loves us1 that he   
may encourage our hope4 ,and as he can  
work in us for  our encouragement1 so he
 can and will1 as was said before1      
himself1 in  his time1 answer our hope1 
by becoming our hope himself4 #8,the    
,lord  shall be the hope of his people1 
and the strength of the children of     
,israel' 7,joel #c3af74    ,his         
faithfulness also is a great            
encouragement to his1 to hope for the   
accomplishment of all that he hath      
promised unto his people4 #8,hath he    
said it1 and shall he not make it good8'
 ,when he promised to bring  ,israel    
into the land of ,canaan1 he            
accomplished it to a tittle4 #8,there   
failed not ought of any good thing which
 the ,lord had spoken unto the  house of
 ,israel2 all came to pass' 7,josh      
#ba3de1 #bc3ad74 ,also what he  with his

 mouth had promised to ,david1 with his 
hand he fulfilled to  ,solomon in the   
view of all the thousands of ,israel 7#a
 ,kings #h3bb-bd2 #b  ,chron #f3g-aj74  
,third4 ,the persons who are concerned  
in the management of this duty of  hope4
    ,i will omit making mention again of
 the encouragements spoken of  before1  
and shall now come to the third thing   
specified in this part of  the text1 to 
wit1 to show more distinctly1 who1 and  
what particular  persons they are1 who  
are concerned in this exhortation to    
hope4    ,they are put1 as you see1     
under this general term ,israel2 #8,let 
,israel  hope in the ,lord4' ,and1 #8,he
 shall save ,israel from all his        
troubles4'  ,israel is to be taken three
 ways1 in the ,scripture4 #a4 ,for such 
that  are ,israel after the flesh4 #b4  
,for such as are such neither after the 
flesh nor the ,spirit2 but in their own 
fancies and carnal imaginations  only4  
#c4 ,for such as are ,israel after ,god1
 or the ,spirit4    #a4 ,israel is to be

 taken for those that are such after the
 flesh2 that  is1 for those that sprang 
from the loins of ,jacob1 and are       
called1  #8,israel after the flesh1 the 
children of the flesh4' ,now these1 as  
such1 are not the persons interested in 
this exhortation1 for by the  flesh     
comes no true spiritual and eternal     
grace 7,rom #i3f-h2 #b ,cor  #a3aj-ah74 
,men are not within the bounds of the   
promise of eternal life1  as they are   
the children of the flesh1 either in the
 more gross or more  refined sense      
7,phil #c3d-f74 ,jacob was as spiritual 
a father as any ,,he1  ,i suppose that  
now professeth the gospel2 but his      
spiritualness could  not convey down to 
this children1 that were such only after
 the flesh1  that spirit and grace that 
causeth sound conversion1 and salvation 
by  ,jesus ,christ4 ,hence ,paul counts 
it a carnal thing to glory in this2 and 
tells us plainly1 ,if he had heretofore 
known ,christ thus1 that is1 to  have   
been his brother or kinsman1 according  

to the flesh1 or after  that1 he would  
henceforth know him1 that is1 so1 #8no  
more' 7#b ,cor  #e3af-ah74 ,for though  
the children of ,israel be as the sand  
of the sea1  yet not that multitude1 but
 the remnant that the ,lord hath chosen 
and  shall call1 shall be saved 7,rom   
#i3bg2 ,joel #b3cb74 ,this1 therefore1  
is  as an arrow against the face of that
 false doctrine that the ,jews  leaned  
upon1 to wit1 that they were in the     
state of grace1 and  everlasting favour 
of ,god1 because the children and       
offspring of  ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and     
,jacob4 ,but1    #b4 ,israel may be     
taken for such as are neither so after  
the flesh1 nor  the ,spirit1 but in     
their own fancy and imagination only4   
,and such ,i  take to be all those that 
you read of in ,revelation #b3i which   
said  #8they were ,jews1 and were not1' 
#8but did lie' 7#c3i74    ,these ,i take
 to be those carnal gospellers1#ae that 
from among the  ,gentiles pretended     
themselves to be ,jews inwardly1 whose  

circumcision  is that of the heart in   
the spirit1 when they were such only in 
their  own fancies and conceits1 and    
made their profession out as a lie 7,rom
  #b3bh1bi74 ,abundance of these there  
are at this day in the world2 men  who  
know neither the ,father1 nor the ,son1 
nor anything of the way of  the ,spirit1
 in the work of regeneration2 and yet   
presume to say1 #8,they  are ,jews'2    
that is1 truly and spiritually the seed 
of ,abraham1 ,isaac1  and ,jacob4       
#8,for' now1 #8he is not a ,jew which is
 one outwardly1 neither  is that        
circumcision which is outward in the    
flesh2 but he is a ,jew  which is one   
inwardly1 and circumcision is that of   
the heart in the  spirit1--whose praise 
is not of men1 but of ,god4' ,and       
although it may  please some now to say1
 as they of old said to them of the     
captivity1  #8,we seek your ,god as ye  
do' 7,ezra #d3b72 yet at last it will be
 found1  that as they1 such have #8no   
portion1 nor right1 nor memorial1 in    

,jerusalem' 7,neh #b3bj74 ,and ,i would 
from hence caution all to take heed  of 
presuming to count themselves ,jews1    
unless they have a substantial  ground  
so to do4 ,for to do this without a good
 bottom1 makes all our  profession a    
lie2 and not only so1 but it hindereth  
us of a sight of a  want of an interest 
in ,jesus ,christ1 without which we     
cannot be saved2  yea1 such an one is   
the great self-deceiver1 and so the     
worst deceiver  of all3 for he that     
deceives his own self1 his own heart1 is
 a deceiver  in the worst sense2 nor can
 any disappointment be like unto that   
which  casts away soul and body at once 
7,james #a3bb1bf74 ,o slender thread6   
that a man should think1 that because he
 fancieth himself #8an ,israelite       
indeed1' that therefore he shall go for 
such an one in the day of  judgment2 or 
that he shall be able to cheat ,god with
 a pitiful say-so6    #c4 ,but the      
,israel under consideration in the text1
 is ,israel after ,god1  or the ,spirit2

 hence they are called #8the ,israel of 
,god1' because they  are made so of him1
 not by generation1 nor by fancy1 but by
 ,divine  power 7,can #f3af74 ,and thus 
was the first of this name made so1     
#8,thy  name shall be called no more    
,jacob but ,israel' 7,gen #cb3bh74 ,this
 then  is the man concerned in the text1
 #8,let ,israel hope in the ,lord'2 to  
wit1 ,israel that is so of ,god's       
making1 and of ,god's allowance3 for men
  are not debarred from calling         
themselves after this most godly name1  
provided they are so indeed2 all that is
 dangerous is1 when men shall  think    
this privilege comes by carnal          
generation1 or that their fancying  of  
themselves to be such will bear them out
 in the day of judgment4  ,otherwise1 if
 men become the true servants of ,god by
 ,christ1 they have1  as ,i said1 an    
allowance so to subscribe themselves4   
#8,one shall say1 ,i  am the ,lord's and
 another shall call himself by the name 
of ,jacob1 and  another shall subscribe 

with his hand unto the ,lord1 and       
surname  himself by the name of ,israel'
 7,isa #dd3e74 ,but then1 for the       
further  describing of such1 they must  
be men of circumcised and tender hearts2
  they must be such #8which worship ,god
 in the spirit1 and that rejoice in     
,christ ,jesus1 and that have no        
confidence in the flesh' 7,phil #c3c71  
for  these are the ,nathaniels1 the     
,israelites indeed in whom there is no  
guile 7,john #a3dg71 and these are they 
that are intended in the  exhortation1  
when he saith1 #8,let ,israel hope in   
the ,lord4'    ,for these are formed for
 that very end1 that they might hope in 
the  ,lord2 yea1 the word and testament 
are given to them for this purpose      
7,psa #gh3e-g74 ,these are prisoners of 
hope all the time they are in the  state
 of nature1 even as the whole creation  
is subjected under hope1  all the time  
of its bondage1 by the sin and villainy 
of man2 and unto  them it shall be said1
 in the dispensation of the fullness of 

time1  #8,turn you to the strong hold1  
ye prisoners of hope' 7,zech #i3ab72 as 
certainly as that which is called the   
creature itself shall be  delivered from
 the bondage of corruption1 into the    
glorious liberty of  the children of    
,god 7,rom #h3ah-ba74 ,only here1 as ,i 
said before1 let all  men have a care in
 this thing3 this is the pinnacle1 the  
point2 he that  is right here1 is right 
in all that is necessary to salvation2  
but he  that misses here1 can by no     
means be right anywhere to his soul's   
advantage in the other world4           
,improvement4 ,if ,i should a little    
improve the text where this title  is   
first given to man1 and show the posture
 he was in when it was said  to him1    
#8,thy name shall be called ,israel'2   
and should also debate upon  the cause  
or ground of that1 #8,an ,israelite     
indeed1' thou mightest not  repent it   
who shall read it2 and therefore a few  
words to each4    #a4 ,when ,jacob      
received the name of ,israel1 he was    

found wrestling with  the angel2 yea1   
and so resolved a wrestler was he1 that 
he purposed1  now he had begun1 not to  
give out without a blessing1 #8,i will  
not let  thee go1' said he1 #8except    
thou bless me' 7,gen #cb3bf74           
,discouragements  he had while he       
wrestled with him1 to have left off1    
before he obtained  his desire2 for the 
angel bid him leave off2 #8let me go1'  
said he4 ,he  had wrestled all night1   
and had not prevailed2 and now the day  
brake  upon him1 and consequently his   
discouragement was like to be the       
greater1 for that now the majesty and   
terribleness of him with whom he        
wrestled would be seen more apparently2 
but this did not discourage  him3       
besides1 he lost the use of a limb as he
 wrestled with him2 yet  all would not  
put this ,israel out4 ,pray he did1 and 
pray he would1 and  nothing should make 
him leave off prayer1 until he had      
obtained1 and  therefore he was called  
#8,israel4' #8,for as a prince hast thou

 power with  ,god and with men1 and hast
 prevailed' 7,gen #cb3bh1cj74 ,a        
wrestling  spirit of prayer is a        
demonstration of an ,israel of ,god2    
this ,jacob  had1 this he made use of1  
and by this he obtained the name of     
#8,israel4'  ,a wrestling spirit of     
prayer in straits1 difficulties1 and    
distresses2  a wrestling spirit of      
prayer when alone in private1 in the    
night1 when  none eye seeth but ,god's  
then to be at it1 then to lay hold of   
,god1  then to wrestle1 to hold fast1   
and not to give over until the blessing 
is obtained1 is a sign of one that is an
 ,israel of ,god4    #b4 #8,behold an   
,israelite indeed1 in whom is no guile' 
7,john #a3dg74 ,this  was the testimony 
of the ,lord ,jesus concerning          
,nathaniel 7v #df74  ,nathaniel was     
persuaded by ,philip to come to ,jesus1 
and as he was  coming1 ,jesus saith to  
the rest of the disciples concerning    
him1  #8,behold an ,israelite indeed1 in
 whom is no guile4' ,then said          

,nathaniel  to ,jesus1 #8,whence knowest
 thou me8 ,jesus answered and said unto 
him1  ,before that ,philip called thee1 
when thou wast under the fig-tree ,i saw
  thee' 7v #ae74 ,nathaniel1 as ,jacob1 
was at prayer1 at prayer alone under    
the fig-tree1 wrestling in prayer1 for  
what no man can certainly tell1  but    
probably for the ,messias1 or for the   
revelation of him3 for the  seeing ,jews
 were convinced that the time of the    
promise was out2 and  all men were in   
expectation concerning ,john1 whether he
 might not be he  7,luke #c3ae74 ,but   
,nathaniel was under the fig-tree1 alone
 with ,god1 to  inquire of him1 and that
 with great earnestness and sincerity2  
else the  ,lord ,jesus would not thus   
have excused him of hypocrisy1 and      
justified  his action as he did1        
concluding from what he did there that  
he was a  true son of ,jacob2 and ought1
 as he1 to have his name changed from   
what  his parents gave him1 to this     
given him of ,christ1 #8,an ,israelite  

indeed4' ,wherefore1 from both these    
places1 it is apparent1 that a          
wrestling spirit of prayer1 in private1 
is one of the best signs that  this or  
that man or woman is of ,israel2 and1   
consequently1 such who are  within the  
compass of the exhortation here1 saying1
 #8,let ,israel hope in  the ,lord4' ,i 
say1 it is this wrestling spirit of     
prayer with ,god alone2  for as for that
 of public prayer1 though ,i will not   
condemn it1 it  gives not ground for    
this character1 notwithstanding all the 
flourishes  and excellencies that may   
therein appear4 ,i am not insensible    
what  pride1 what hypocrisy1 what       
pretences1 what self-seekings of        
commendations and applause1 may be      
countenanced by those concerned in1  or 
that make public prayers2 and how little
 thought or savour of ,god  may be in   
all so said2 but this closet1 night1 or 
alone prayer1 is of  another stamp1 and 
attended1 at least so ,i judge1 with    
that sense1  those desires1 that        

simplicity1 and those strugglings1      
wherewith that  in public is not4#af    
,nay1 ,i think verily a man cannot      
addict himself  to these most solemn    
retirements1 without some of ,jacob's   
and  ,nathaniel's sense and sincerity1  
wrestlings and restlessness for mercy2  
wherefore1 laying aside all other1 ,i   
shall abide by this1 ,that the man  that
 is as ,i have here described1 is not an
 ,israelite of the flesh1 nor  one so   
only in his fancy or imagination1 but   
one made so of ,god2 one  that is called
 a child of promise1 and one to whom    
this exhortation  doth belong3 #8,let   
,israel hope in the ,lord'2 to wit1 they
 that serve ,god  by prayer day and     
night 7,luke #b3cg2 ,acts #bf3e-g74     
,these1 ,i say1 are  ,israel1 the       
,israel of ,god1 and let these hope in  
the ,lord1 from now1  #8henceforth1 and 
for ever' 7,psa #aca3c74    ,,second4   
,the manner by which the exhortation is 
expressed4    ,having thus briefly      
touched upon those three things that are

 contained  in the matter of the        
exhortation1 ,i now come to speak a word
 to the  manner of praises by which the 
exhortation is presented to us1 #8,let  
,israel hope'2 he doth not say1 ,israel 
hath hoped2 ,israel did hope2 or        
,israel can hope1 but #8let ,israel hope
 in the ,lord4' #8,let' is a word  very 
copious1 and sometimes signifies this1  
and sometimes that1 even  according as  
the nature or reason of the thing under 
debate1 or to be  expressed1 will with  
truth and advantage bear4 ,let him hope1
    ,first4 ,sometimes #8let' is        
equivalent to a command2 #8,let every   
soul be  subject to the higher powers1' 
this is a command4 #8,let all things be 
done decently and in order1' this also  
is a command4 ,so here1 #8,let  ,israel 
hope1' this also is a command2 and so   
enjoins a duty upon  ,israel2 for why1  
since they seek for mercy1 should they  
not have it2  now a command lays a very 
strong obligation upon a man to do this 
or  another duty4 #8,he commandeth all  

men every where to repent'2 but ,israel 
only to hope in his mercy4 ,now take the
 exhortation and convert it into  a     
commandment1 and it showeth us1 7#a47 in
 what good earnest ,god offers  his     
mercy to his ,israel2 he commands them  
to hope in him1 as he is and  will be so
 to them4 7#b47 ,it supposes an         
impediment in ,israel1 as to the        
faculty of receiving or hoping in ,god  
for mercy2 we that would have ,god  be  
merciful1 we that cry and pray to him to
 show us mercy1 have yet  that weakness 
and impediment in our faith1 which      
greatly hindereth us  from a steadfast  
hoping in the ,lord for mercy4 7#c47 ,it
 suggesteth also1  that ,israel ,,sins1 
if he hopeth not in ,god1 ,god would not
 that all  should attempt to hope1      
because they have no faith2 for he is   
for  having of them first believe1      
knowing that it is in vain to think of  
hoping1 until they have believed2 but   
,israel has believed1 and  therefore    
,god has commanded them to hope1 and    

they sin if they obey him  not in this1 
as in all other duties4 ,he commands    
thee1 ,i say1 since  thou hast believed 
in his ,son1 to hope1 that is1 to expect
 to see his  face in the next world with
 joy and comfort2 this is hoping1 this  
is  thy duty1 this ,god commands thee4  
,second4 ,as this word #8let' is        
sometimes equivalent to a command1 so it
  is expressed sometimes also to show a 
grant1 leave1 or license1 to do a       
thing3 such are these that follow1      
#8,let us come boldly to the throne of  
grace' 7,heb #d3f74 #8,let us draw near 
with a true heart' 7ch #aj74 #8,let us  
hold fast the profession of our faith   
without wavering' 7vv #bb1bc74  ,here   
also this manner of expressing the thing
 may be taken in the same  sense1 to    
wit1 to show that ,israel has a grant1 a
 leave1 a license1 to  trust in the     
,lord4 ,and ,o6 what a privilege is     
this1 but who believes  it8 ,and yet as 
truly as ,god has granted to ,jacob1 to 
,israel1 repentance  unto life1 and by  

that means has made him fly for refuge1 
to lay hold  of ,christ set before him  
as a justifier2 so has he granted him   
leave  and license to trust in him for  
ever1 and to hope for his favour in the 
next world4    ,and if you take the word
 in this sense1 to wit1 for a grant1    
leave1 or  license1 to hope in ,god2    
then 7#a47 ,this shows how liberal ,god 
is of  himself1 and things1 to ,israel4 
,let ,israel hope in me1 trust to me1   
expect good things at my hand2 ,i give  
him leave and license to do it4  ,let   
him live in a full expectation of being 
with me1 and with my ,son in  glory2 ,i 
give him leave to do so2 he has license 
from me to do so4 7#b47  ,understand the
 word thus1 and it shows us with what   
boldness and  confidence ,god would have
 us hope in him4 ,they that have leave  
and  license to do a thing1 may do it   
with confidence and boldness1 without   
misgivings and reluctance of mind2 this 
is our privilege2 we may live  in a full
 assurance of hope unto the end1 we may 

hope perfectly to the  end1 we have     
leave1 license1 and a grant to do it4   
7#c47 ,understand the  word thus1 and it
 also shows you how muddy1 how dark     
those of ,israel  are1 and how little   
they are acquainted with the goodness of
 their ,god1  who stand shrinking at his
 door like beggars1 and dare not in a   
godly  sort be bold1 with his mercy4    
,wherefore standest thou thus with thy  
,ifs  and thy ,o-buts1 ,o thou poor     
benighted ,israelite4 ,wherefore puttest
 thou  thy hand in thy bosom1 as being  
afraid to touch the hem of the garment  
of the ,lord8 ,thou hast a leave1 a     
grant1 a license1 to hope for good to   
come1 thy ,lord himself has given it to 
thee1 saying1 #8,,let ,israel hope  in  
the ,lord4'    ,third4 ,this word #8let'
 is also sometimes used by way of rebuke
 and  snub2 #8,let her alone1 for her   
soul is vexed' 7#b ,kings #d3bg74 #8,let
 her  alone1 why trouble ye her8' 7,mark
 #ad3f74 #8,refrain from these men1 and 
let them alone' 7,acts #e3ch74 ,and it  

may also so be taken here4 ,but if  so1 
then it implies1 that ,god in this      
exhortation rebuketh those evil         
instruments1 those fallen angels1 with  
all others that attempt to  hinder us in
 the exercise of this duty4 ,as ,boaz   
said to his servants1  when ,ruth was to
 glean in his field1 #8let her glean    
even among the  sheaves1 and reproach   
her not' 7,ruth #b3ae1af74 ,we have     
indeed those  that continually endeavour
 to hinder us of living in the full     
assurance  of hope1 as to being with    
,god and with ,christ in glory3 but here
 is a  rebuke for such1 #8,let ,israel  
hope in the ,lord4' ,and it shows us1   
#a4  ,that what suggestions come from   
,satan to make us that are ,israelites  
to  doubt1 come not for that end1 by    
virtue of any commission that he hath   
from ,god4 ,god has rebuked him in the  
text1 and you may see it also           
elsewhere4 ,these temptations1          
therefore1 are rather forged of malice1 
and of despite to our faith and hope2   

and so should be accounted by us  7,zech
 #a3a-c74 #b4 ,this shows us also that  
we should take heed of  crediting of    
that which comes unto us to hinder our  
hope in the ,lord2  lest we take part   
with ,satan1 while ,god rebuketh him1   
and countenanceth  that which fights    
against the grace of ,god in us4 #c4 ,it
 shows us also  that as faith1 so hope1 
cannot be maintained with great         
difficulty1 and  that we should         
endeavour to maintain it1 and hope      
through every  difficulty4    ,fourth4  
,this word #8,,let' is sometimes used by
 way of request or  intreaty4 #8,i pray 
thee1 ,,let ,tamar my sister come' 7#b  
,sam #ac3f74 #8,,let it  be granted to  
the ,jews to do1' c4 7,esth #i3ac74 ,and
 if it be so to be  taken here1 or if in
 the best sense this interpretation of  
it may here  be admitted1 the           
consideration thereof is amazing2 for   
then it is all  one as if ,god by the   
mouth of his servant1 the penman of this
 psalm1  did intreat us to hope in him4 

,and why this may not be implied here1  
as  well as expressed elsewhere1 ,i know
 not4 #8,god did beseech you by us2 we  
pray you in ,christ's stead1 be ye      
reconciled to ,god' 7#b ,cor #e3bj74    
,why  should ,god beseech us to         
reconcile to him1 but that we might hope
 in  him8 and if it be thus taken here1 
it shows1 #a4 ,the great condescension  
of ,god1 in that he doth not only hold  
out to us the advantages of  hoping in  
,god1 but desires that we should hope1  
that we might indeed be  partakers of   
those advantages4 #b4 ,it teaches us    
also humility1 and that  always in the  
acts of faith and hope we should mix    
blushing1 and shame1  with our joy and  
rejoicing4 ,kiss the ground1 sinner2 put
 #8thy mouth in  the dust1 if so be     
there may be hope' 7,lam #c3bi74        
,fifth4 ,and lastly1 ,this word is used 
sometimes by way of caution4 #8,let  him
 that thinketh he standeth1 take heed   
lest he fall' 7#a ,cor #aj3ab74  #8,let 
us therefore fear lest a promise being  

left us of entering into  his rest1 any 
of you should seem to come short of it' 
7,heb #d3a71 and if  it should be so    
taken here1 then1 #a4 ,this shows us the
 evil of despair1  and that we at times 
are incident to it2 our daily           
weaknesses1 our  fresh guilt1 our often 
decays1 our aptness to forget the       
goodness of  ,god1 are direct tendencies
 unto this evil1 of which we should be  
aware2  for it robs ,god of his glory1  
and us of our comfort1 and gratifies    
none  but the devil and unbelief4 #b4   
,it showeth us that despair is a fall1 a
  falling down from our liberty2 our    
liberty is to hope2 it is our  portion  
from ,god2 for he hath said that himself
 will be the hope of his  people4 ,to do
 the contrary1 is therefore a falling   
from ,god1 a  departing from ,god       
through an evil heart of unbelief4 ,it  
is the  greatest folly in the world for 
an ,israelite to despair2 #8,why sayest 
thou1 ,o ,jacob1 and speakest1 ,o       
,israel4 ,my way is hid from the ,lord1 

and  my judgment is passed over from my 
,god8 ,hast thou not known8 hast thou   
not heard1 that the everlasting ,god1   
the ,lord1 the ,creator of the ends  of 
the earth1 fainteth not8 ,there is no   
searching of his understanding4  ,he    
giveth power to the faint2 and to them  
that have no might1 he  increaseth      
strength4 ,even the youths shall faint  
and be weary1 and the  young men shall  
utterly fall4 ,but they that wait upon1'
 that is1 hope  in1 #8the ,lord1 shall  
renew their strength2 they shall mount  
up with  wings as eagles1 they shall run
 and not be weary1 and they shall walk  
and not faint' 7,isa #dj3bg-ca74        
,,third4 ,inferences from the           
exhortation4    ,now we come to those   
inferences that do naturally flow from  
this  exhortation1 and they are in      
number four4    ,first4 ,that hope and  
the exercise of it1 is as necessary in  
its place1  as faith1 and the exercise  
of it4 ,all will grant that there is    
need of  a daily exercise of faith2 and 

we are bid to hope unto the end1 because
  hope is the grace that relieveth the  
soul when dark and weary4 ,hope is  as  
the bottle to the faint and sinking     
spirit4 ,hope calls upon the soul  not  
to forget how far it is arrived in its  
progress towards heaven4  ,hope will    
point and show it the gate afar off2 and
 therefore it is  called the hope of    
salvation4 ,hope exerciseth itself upon 
,god4    #a4 ,by those mistakes that the
 soul hath formerly been guilty of1 with
  reference to the judgment that it hath
 made of ,god1 and of his dealings  with
 it4 ,and this is an excellent virtue4  
#8,i said1' once says the  church1 that 
#8my hope is perished from the ,lord1'  
but ,i was deceived2  #8this ,i recall  
to my mind1 therefore have ,i hope'2    
that is1 why1 if ,i  give way to such   
distrusting thoughts1 may ,i not be     
wrong again8 7,lam  #c3ah-ba74          
,therefore will ,i hope6 ,this virtue is
 that which belongs to  this grace only2
 for this and this only is it that can  

turn unbelief  and doubts to advantage4 
#8,i said in my haste1' said ,david1    
#8,i am cut  off from before thine      
eyes'2 nevertheless ,i was mistaken2    
#8thou  heardest the voice of my        
supplications when ,i cried unto thee'  
7,psa  #ca3bb74 ,and what use doth he   
make of this8 ,why1 an exhortation to   
all  good men to hope1 and to take      
advantage to hope from the same         
mistakes4  ,i think ,i am cast off from 
,god1 says the soul2 so thou thoughtest 
afore1 says memory1 but thou wast       
mistaken then1 and why not the like     
again8 and therefore will ,i hope4 ,when
 ,i had concluded that ,god would  never
 come near me more1 yet after that he   
came to me again1 and as ,i  was then1  
so ,i am now2 therefore will ,i hope4   
#b4 ,true hope1 in the right exercise of
 it upon ,god1 makes no stick at        
weakness or darkness2 but rather worketh
 up the soul to some stay1 by  these4   
,thus ,abraham's hope wrought by his    
weakness 7,rom #d74 ,and so  ,paul1 when

 ,i am weak1 then ,i am strong2 ,i will 
most gladly therefore  rejoice in mine  
infirmities 7#b ,cor #ab74 ,but this    
cannot be done where  there is no hope1 
nor but by hope3 for it is hope1 and the
 exercise of  it1 that can say1 ,now ,i 
expect that ,god should bring good out  
of all  this4 ,and as for the dark1 it  
is its element to act in that3 #8,but   
hope  that is seen is not hope' 7,rom   
#h3bd74 ,but we must hope for that we   
see  not4 ,so ,david1 #8,why art thou   
cast down1 ,o my soul8 hope thou in     
,god4'  ,christians have no reason to   
mistrust the goodness of ,god1 because  
of  their weakness1 c4 #8,i had fainted 
unless ,i had believed to see' 7,psa    
#bg3ac74 ,by believing there1 he means  
hoping to see1 as the exhortation  drawn
 from thence doth import4    #c4 ,hope  
will make use of our calling1 to support
 the soul1 and to help  it1 by that1 to 
exercise itself in a way of expectation 
of good from  ,god4 ,hence the apostle  
prays for the ,ephesians1 that they may 

be made  to see what is #8the hope of   
their calling'2 that is1 what good that 
is  which by their calling they have    
ground to hope is laid up in heaven1    
and to be brought unto them at the      
appearance of ,jesus ,christ 7,eph      
#a3ag1ah74 ,for thus the soul by this   
grace of hope will reason about  this   
matter3 ,god has called me2 surely it is
 to a feast4 ,god has called  me to the 
fellowship of his ,son1 surely it is    
that ,i may be with him in  the next    
world4 ,god has given me the spirit of  
faith and prayer2 surely  it is that ,i 
might hope for what ,i believe is1 and  
wait for what ,i pray  for4 ,god his    
given me some tastes already2 surely it 
is to encourage me  to hope that he     
purposeth to bring me into the rich     
fruition of the  whole4    #d4 ,hope    
will exercise itself upon ,god by those 
breakings wherewith he  breaketh his    
people for their sins4 #8,the valley of 
,achor' must be given  #8for a door of  
hope' 7,hosea #b3ae74 ,the valley of    

,achor2 what is that8  ,why1 the place  
where ,achan was stoned for his         
wickedness1 and the place  where all    
,israel was afflicted for the same      
7,josh #g74 ,i say1 hope can  gather by 
this1 that ,god has a love to the soul2 
for when ,god hateth a  man he          
chastiseth him not for his              
trespasses4#ag #8,if ye be without      
chastisement1 whereof all are partakers1
 then are ye bastards1 and not  sons'   
7,heb #ab3h74 ,hence ,moses tells       
,israel1 that when the hand of ,god  was
 upon them for their sins1 they should  
consider in their heart1  #8that as a   
man chasteneth his son1 so the ,lord thy
 ,god chasteneth thee'  7,deut #h3e74   
,and why thus consider1 but that a door 
might be opened for  hope to exercise   
itself upon ,god by this8 ,this is that 
also that is  intended in ,paul to the  
,corinthians1 #8,when we are judged we  
are  chastened of the ,lord1 that we    
should not be condemned with the world' 
7#a ,cor #aa3cb74 ,is not here a door of

 hope8 ,and why a door of hope1 but     
that by it1 ,god's people1 when         
afflicted1 should go out by it from     
despair by hope8    ,second4 ,but it is 
to be inferred1 secondly1 ,that the     
exercise of hope  upon ,god is very     
delightful to him3 else he would not    
have commanded  and granted us a liberty
 to hope1 and have snibbed those that   
would  hinder4 #8,behold1 the eye of the
 ,lord is upon them that fear him2 upon 
them that hope in his mercy2 to deliver 
their soul from death1 and to  keep them
 alive in famine' 7,psa #cc3ah1ai74     
,that ,god is much delighted  in the    
exercise of this grace1 is evident1     
because of the preparation  that he has 
made for this grace1 wherewith to       
exercise itself4 #8,for  whatsoever     
things were writ aforetime1 were written
 for our learning1  that we through     
patience and comfort of the ,scriptures 
might have hope'  7,rom #ae3d74 ,mark1  
the whole history of the ,bible1 with   
the relation of  the wonderful works of 

,god with his people from the beginning 
of the  world1 are written for this very
 purpose1 that we1 by considering and   
comparing1 by patience and comfort of   
them1 might have hope4 ,the ,bible  is  
the scaffold or stage that ,god has     
builded for hope to play his part  upon 
in this world4 ,it is therefore a thing 
very delightful to ,god to  see hope    
rightly given its colour before him2    
hence he is said1 #8to  laugh at the    
trial of the innocent' 7,job #i3bc74    
,why at his trial8  ,because his trial  
puts him upon the exercise of hope3 for 
then indeed  there is work for hope1    
when trials are sharp upon us4 ,but why 
is ,god  so delighted in the exercise of
 this grace of hope8    #a4 ,because    
hope is a head-grace and governing4     
,there are several lusts  in the soul   
that cannot be mastered1 if hope be not 
in exercise2  especially if the soul be 
in great and sore trials4 ,there is     
peevishness and impatience1 there is    
fear and despair1 there is  doubting and

 misconstruing of ,god's present hand2  
and all these become  masters1 if hope  
be not stirring2 nor can any grace      
besides put a stop  to their tumultuous 
raging in the soul4 ,but now hope in    
,god makes them  all hush1 takes away   
the occasion of their working1 and lays 
the soul  at the foot of ,god4          
#8,surely1' saith the ,psalmist1 #8,i   
have behaved and  quieted myself as a   
child that is weaned of his mother1 my  
soul is even  as a weaned child4' ,but  
how came he to bring his soul into so   
good a  temper8 ,why1 that is gathered  
by the exhortation following1 #8,let    
,israel  hope in the ,lord from         
henceforth and for ever' 7,psa          
#aca3b1c74 ,it was by  hoping in the    
,lord that he quieted his soul1 and all 
its unruly sinful  passions4    #b4 ,as 
hope quasheth and quieteth sinful       
passions1 so it putteth into  order some
 graces that cannot be put into order   
without it3 as  patience1 meekness1     
silence1 and long-suffering1 and the    

like4 ,these  are all in a day of trial 
out of place1 order1 and exercise1 where
 hope  forbeareth to work4 ,i never saw 
a distrusting man1 a patient man1 a     
quiet man1 a silent man1 and a meek man1
 under the hand of ,god1 except  he was 
#8dead in sin' at the time4 ,but we are 
not now talking of such4  ,but now let a
 man hope in the ,lord1 and he presently
 concludes this  affliction is for my   
good1 a sign ,god loves me1 and that    
which will  work out for me a far more  
and exceeding and eternal weight of     
glory2  and so it puts the graces of the
 soul into order 7,luke #ba3ai74        
,wherefore patience1 by which a man is  
bid to possess or keep his soul  under  
the cross1 is called #8the patience of  
hope' 7#a ,thess #a3c74 ,so in  another 
place1 when he would have the church    
patient in tribulation1  and continue   
instant in prayer1 he bids them         
#8rejoice in hope1' knowing  that the   
other could not be done without it 7,rom
 #ab3ab74    #c4 ,god takes much delight

 in the exercise of hope1 because it    
construeth all ,god's dispensations1 at 
present1 towards it1 for the  best3     
#8,when he hath tried me ,i shall come  
forth like gold' 7,job #bc3aj74  ,this  
is the language of hope4 ,god1 saith the
 soul1 is doing of me good1  making of  
me better1 refining of my inward man4   
,take a professor that  is without hope1
 and either he suffereth affliction of  
pride and  ostentation1 or else he picks
 a quarrel with ,god and throws up all4 
,for  he thinks that ,god is about to   
undo him2 but hope construeth all to the
  best1 and admits no such unruly       
passions to carry the man away4    #d4  
,therefore hope makes the man1 be the   
trials what they will1 to keep  still   
close to the way and path of ,god4 #8,my
 foot1' said hoping ,job1  #8hath held  
his steps1 his way have ,i kept and not 
declined1 neither  have ,i gone back    
from the commandment of his lips' 7,job 
#bc3aa1ab74 ,and  again1 #8,our heart is
 not turned back1 neither have our steps

 declined  from thy way3 though thou    
hast sore broken us in the place of     
dragons1  and covered us with the shadow
 of death' 7,psa #dd3ah1ai74 ,but how   
came  they thus patiently to endure8    
,why1 they by hope put patience and     
prayer into exercise4 ,they knew that   
their ,god was as it were but  asleep1  
and that in his time he would arise for 
their help2 and when he  did arise he   
would certainly deliver4 ,thus is this  
psalm applied by  ,paul 7,rom #h74      
,third4 ,there is also inferred from    
this exhortation1 that the hope of      
those that are not ,israelites is not   
esteemed of ,god4 #8,let ,israel  hope4'
 ,the words are exclusive1 shutting out 
the rest4 ,he doth not say1  ,let       
,amalek hope1 let ,babylon1 or the      
,babylonians hope2 but even in and  by  
this exhortation shutteth out both the  
rest and their hope from his            
acceptance4 ,this being concluded1 it   
follows1 that some may hope and  not be 
the better for their hope4 #8,the       

hypocrite's hope shall perish'  7,job   
#h3ac72 their hope shall be as the      
giving up of the ghost 7#aa3bj74  #8,for
 what is the hope of the hypocrite8'    
7#bg3h74 ,again1 #8,the hope of  unjust 
men perisheth' 7,prov #aa3g74 ,there is 
a hope that perisheth1 both  it and he  
that hoped with it together4 ,the       
reasons are1    #a4 ,because it floweth 
not from faith and experience1 but      
rather from  conceit and presumption4   
,hope1 as ,i have told you1 if it be    
right1  cometh of faith1 and is brought 
forth by experience3 but the hope now   
under consideration is alone1 and has no
 right original1 and therefore  not     
regarded4 ,it is not the hope of ,god1  
but the hope of man2 that is1  it is not
 the hope of ,god's working1 but the    
hope that standeth in  natural          
abilities4 #8,thou washest away the     
things which grow out of the  dust of   
the earth1 and thou destroyest the hope 
of man' 7,job #ad3ai74  ,whatsoever in  
religious matters is but of a carnal and

 earthly  existence1 must be washed     
away1 when the overflowing scourge shall
 at  the end pass over the world 7,isa  
#bh3ag-ai74    #b4 ,because the ,lord's 
mercy is not the object of it4 ,the     
worldly man  makes gold1 or an arm of   
flesh his hope2 that is1 the object of  
it1 and  so he despiseth ,god 7,job     
#ca3bd2 ,jer #c3bc74 ,or if he be a     
religious  hypocrite1 his hope          
terminates in his own doings3 he        
trusteth1 or  hopeth1 in himself1 that  
he is righteous 7,luke #ah3i74 ,all     
these things  are abhorred of ,god1 nor 
can he1 with honour to his name1 or in a
  compliance with his own eternal       
designs1 give any countenance to such a 
hope as this4    #c4 ,this hope has no  
good effect on the heart and mind of him
 that hath  it4 ,it purifieth not the   
soul1 it only holds fast a lie1 and     
keeps a  man in a circuit1 at an        
infinite distance from waiting upon     
,god4    #d4 ,this hope busieth all the 
powers of the soul about things that are

  of the world1 or about those false    
objects on which it is pitched2 even  as
 the spider diligently worketh in her   
web--unto which also this hope  is      
compared--in vain4 ,this hope will bring
 that man that has it1 and  exercises   
it1 to heaven1 when leviathan is pulled 
out of the sea with a  hook2 or when his
 jaw is bored through with a thorn3 but 
as he that  thinks to do this1 hopeth in
 vain2 so1 even so1 will the hope of the
  other be as unsuccessful2 #8,so are   
the paths of all that forget ,god1 and  
the hypocrite's hope shall perish2 whose
 hope shall be cut off1 and  whose trust
 shall be a spider's web4 ,he shall lean
 upon his house1 but  it shall not      
stand2 he shall hold it fast1 but it    
shall not endure'  7,job #h3ac-ae1      
#da3a-i74 ,this is the hope that is not 
esteemed of ,god1  nor the persons that 
have it1 preferred by him a whit before 
their own  dung 7,job #bj3d-h74         
,fourth4 ,there is also inferred from   
these words1 ,that ,israel himself  is  

subject to swerve in his soul about the 
object of hope4 ,for this  text is to   
him as a command and grant1 so an       
instruction by which he is  to be       
informed1 how and upon whom to set his  
hope4 ,that ,israel is apt  to swerve as
 to the object of his hope1 is evident1 
for that so much  ado is made by the    
prophets to keep him upon his ,god2 in  
that so many  laws and statutes are made
 to direct him to set his hope in ,god3 
and  also by his own confession 7,psa   
#gh3g2 ,jer #c3bc-be2 ,lam #d3ag74 ,the 
fears  also and the murmurings and the  
faintings that attend the godly in this 
life1 do put the truth of this inference
 out of doubt4 ,it is true1 the  apostle
 said1 that he had the sentence of death
 in himself1 that he  might not trust or
 hope in himself1 but in ,god that      
raiseth the dead4  ,but this was an high
 pitch2 ,israel is not always here2     
there are many  things that hinder4     
7#a47 ,the imperfection of our graces4  
,there is no  grace perfected in the    

godly4 ,now it is incident to things    
defective1  to be wanting in their      
course4 ,faith is not perfect2 and hence
 the  sensible ,christian feels what    
follows3 love is not perfect1 and we see
  what follows2 and so of hope and every
 other grace2 their imperfection  makes 
them stagger4 #b4 ,israel is not yet    
beyond temptations4 ,there is a  deal to
 attend him with temptations1 and he has
 a soul so disabled by  sin1 that at all
 times he cannot fix on ,god that made  
him1 but is apt  to be turned aside to  
lying vanities3 the very thing that     
,jonah was  ensnared with 7#b3h74    #c4
 ,the promising helps that seem to be in
 other things1 are great  hindrances to 
a steady fixing1 by hope1 on ,god2 there
 are good frames  of heart1 enlargements
 in duties1 with other the like1 that   
have  through the darkness1 and the     
legality of our spirits been great      
hindrances to ,israel4 ,not that their  
natural tendency is to turn us  aside2  
but our corrupt reason getting the upper

 hand1 and bearing the  stroke in       
judgment1 converts our minds and        
consciences to the making of  wrong     
conclusions upon them4 #d4 ,besides1 as 
the mind and conscience1 by  reason1 is 
oft deluded to draw these wrong         
conclusions upon our good  frames of    
heart1 to the removing of our hope from 
the right object unto  them2 so by like 
reason1 are we turned by unwholesome    
doctrines1 and a  carnal understanding  
of the ,word1 to the very same thing3   
#8cisterns1  broken cisterns that can   
hold no water1' ,israel1 even ,god's    
people1 are  apt to make unto themselves
 to the forsaking of their ,god 7,jer   
#b3aa-ac74    ,thus have ,i gone through
 the first part of the text1 which      
consists of  an exhortation to hope in  
the ,lord4 ,and have showed you1 #a4    
,the matter  contained therein4 #b4     
,something of the reason of the manner  
of the  phrase4 #c4 ,and have drawn1 as 
you see1 some inferences from it4       
,,second4 ,,the ,,reason ,,urged ,,to   

,,enforce ,,the ,,exhortation4      ,i  
now come to the second part of the text1
 which is a reason urged to  enforce the
 exhortation1 #8,let ,israel hope in the
 ,lord4' ,why8 #8,for with  the ,lord   
there is mercy4' ,there is the reason1  
let him hope1 for there  is mercy2 let  
him hope in the ,lord1 for with him     
there is mercy4 ,the  reason is full and
 suitable4 ,for what is the ground of   
despair1 but a  conceit that sin has    
shut the soul out of all interest in    
happiness8  and what is the reason of   
that1 but a persuasion that there is no 
help  for him in ,god8 ,besides1 could  
,god do all but show mercy1 yet the     
belief of that ability would not be a   
reason sufficient to encourage  the soul
 to hope in ,god4 ,for the block ,,sin1 
which cannot be removed but  by mercy1  
still lies in the way4 ,the reason      
therefore is full and  suitable1 having 
naturally an enforcement in it1 to the  
exhortation4  ,and1    ,first4 ,to touch
 upon the reason in a way general1 and  

then ,second to  come to it more        
particularly4 #8,let ,israel hope in the
 ,lord1 for with  the ,lord there is    
mercy1' mercy to be bestowed1 mercy     
designed to be  bestowed4    #a4 ,mercy 
to be bestowed4 ,this must be the       
meaning4 ,what if a man has  never so   
much gold or silver1 or food1 or        
raiment3 yet if he has none  to         
communicate1 what is the distressed1 or 
those in want1 the better8  ,what if    
there be mercy with ,god1 yet if he has 
none to bestow1 what  force is there in 
the exhortation1 or what shall ,israel1 
if he hopeth1  be the better4 ,but ,god 
has mercy to bestow1 to give4 #8,he     
saith on this  wise1 ,i will give you   
the sure mercies of ,david' 7,acts      
#ac3cd74 ,and  again1 #8,the ,lord give 
mercy unto the house of ,onesiphorus'   
7#b ,tim  #a3af74 ,now then1 here lies  
the encouragement4 ,the ,lord has mercy 
to  give2 he has not given away ,,all   
his mercy2 his mercy is not clean gone  
for ever 7,psa #gg3h74 ,he has mercy yet

 to give away1 yet to bestow upon  his  
,israel4 #8,let ,israel hope in the     
,lord1 for with the ,lord there is      
mercy4'    #b4 ,as there is with ,god   
mercy to be bestowed1 so there is mercy 
designed to be bestowed or given to     
,israel4 ,some men lay by what they     
mean to give away1 and put that in a bag
 by itself1 saying1 ,this ,i  design to 
give away1 this ,i purpose to bestow    
upon the poor4 ,thus ,god2  he designeth
 mercy for his people 7,dan #i3d74      
,hence the mercy that ,god's  ,israel   
are said to be partakers of1 is a mercy 
kept for them4 ,and  #8thou1 ,o ,god1   
hast prepared of thy goodness for the   
poor1' and laid up  for them 7,psa      
#fh3aj74 ,this is excellent and is true1
 #8,let ,israel hope  in the ,lord1 for 
there is with him mercy1' kept1         
prepared1 and laid up  for them6 7,psa  
#fa3g74 ,when ,god designs the bestowing
 of mercy1 we may  well hope to be      
partakers 7,psa #ca3ai74 ,the poor will 
go merrily to  weddings and funerals1   

and hope for an alms all the way they   
go1 when  they come to understand that  
there is so much kept1 prepared1 and    
laid  up for them by the bridegroom1    
c4#ah ,but #8,he keepeth mercy for      
thousands6' 7,exo #cd3g74    #c4 ,as    
,god has mercies to bestow1 and as he   
has designed to bestow them1  so those  
mercies are no fragments or the leavings
 of others3 but  mercies that are full  
and complete to do for thee1 what thou  
wantest1  wouldst have1 or canst desire4
 ,as ,i may so say1 ,god has his bags   
that  were never yet untied1 never yet  
broken up1 but laid by him through a    
thousand generations1 for those that he 
commands to hope in his mercy4  ,as     
,samuel kept the shoulder for ,saul1 and
 as ,god brake up that decreed  place   
for the sea1 so hath he set apart1 and  
will break up his mercy  for his people3
 mercy and grace that he gave us before 
we had a being1  is the mercy designed  
for ,israel 7#b ,tim #a3i74 ,whole      
mercies are  allotted to us2 however1   

mercy sufficient 7#a ,sam #i3bc-bd2 ,job
 #ch3aj74  ,but to be a little more     
distinct4    ,second1 particularly4 ,i  
find that the goodness of ,god to his   
people  is diversely expressed in his   
word3 sometimes by the word grace2      
sometimes by the word love2 and         
sometimes by the word mercy2 even as    
our badness against him is called       
iniquity1 transgression1 and sin4  ,when
 it is expressed by that word #8grace1' 
then it is to show that what  he doth is
 of his princely will1 his royal bounty1
 and sovereign  pleasure4 ,when it is   
expressed by that word #8love1' then it 
is to show  us that his affection was   
and is in what he doth1 and that he doth
 what  he doth for us1 with complacency 
and delight4 ,but when it is set forth  
to us under the notion of #8mercy1' then
 it bespeaks us to be in a state  both  
wretched and miserable1 and that his    
bowels and compassions yearn  over us in
 this our fearful plight4 ,now1 the     
,holy ,ghost chooseth--as it  should    

seem--in this place1 to present us with 
that goodness that is in  ,god's heart  
towards us1 rather under the term of    
mercy2 for that1 as ,i  said before1 it 
so presenteth us with our misery1 and   
his pity and  compassion2 and because it
 best pleaseth us when we apprehend ,god
 in  ,christ as one that has the love of
 compassion and pity for us4 ,hence we  
are often presented with ,god's goodness
 to us to cause us to hope1  under the  
name of pity and compassion4 #8,in his  
pity he redeemed them1'  and #8like as a
 father pitieth his children1 so the    
,lord pitieth them  that fear him' 7,isa
 #fc3i2 ,psa #ajc3ac74 #8,the ,lord is  
very pitiful and of  tender mercy1' he  
also is gracious and #8full of          
compassion' 7,james  #e3aa2 ,psa        
#gh3ch74 #8,thou1 ,o ,lord1 art a ,god  
full of compassion1' and thy            
#8compassions fail not' 7,psa #hf3ae1   
#aaa3d2 ,lam #c3bb74    ,the words being
 thus briefly touched upon1 ,i shall    
come to treat of two  things4 ,,first1  

more distinctly1 ,i shall show you what 
kind of mercy is  with the ,lord1 as a  
reason to encourage ,israel to hope4    
,,secondly1 ,and  then shall show what  
is to be inferred from this reason1     
#8,let ,israel  hope in the ,lord1 for  
with the ,lord there is mercy4'         
,,first1 ,the kind of mercy that ,israel
 is to hope for4    ,first1 #8,with him 
there is ,,tender ,,mercy1 and therefore
 let ,israel hope'  7,psa #be3f1 #ajc3d1
 #aai3aef74 ,tender mercy is mercy in   
mercy1 and that  which ,israel of old   
had in high estimation1 cried much for1 
and chose  that ,god would deal with    
their souls by that4 #8,withhold not    
thou thy  tender mercies from me1' said 
,david1 and #8according unto the        
multitude  of thy tender mercies blot   
out my transgressions' 7,psa #dj3aa1    
#ea3a74  ,and again1 #8,let thy tender  
mercies come unto me1 that ,i may live' 
7,psa  #aai3gg74 ,now of this sort of   
mercies ,god has a great many1 a        
multitude  to bestow upon his people4   

,and they are thus mentioned by the     
word1 to  cause us to hope in him4 ,and 
is not this alluring1 is not this       
enticing  to the ,israel of ,god to     
hope1 when the object of their hope is a
 ,god  #8very pitiful1 and of tender    
mercy8' ,yea1 a ,god whose tender       
mercies  are great and many4 ,there are 
two things that this word tender mercy  
importeth4 #a4 ,the first is1 that sin  
will put a believer1 if he giveth  way  
thereto1 into a very miserable          
condition4 #b4 ,that ,god would have    
them hope1 that though sin may have     
brought any of them into this           
condition1 the ,lord will restore them  
with much pity and compassion4  #8,let  
,israel hope in the ,lord1' for with the
 ,lord there is mercy1 tender  mercy4   
#a4 ,for the first of these1 ,that sin  
will put a believer1 if he gives  way   
thereto1 into a very miserable          
condition1 and that upon a double       
account4 7#a47 ,for that it will bring  
him into fears of damnation4 7#b47  ,in 

that it will make his soul to be much   
pained under those fears4    ,we will   
wave the first1 and come to the second  
of these4 ,the pains that  guilt will   
make1 when it wounds the conscience1    
none knows but those to  whom sin is    
applied by the ,spirit of ,god1 in the  
law4 ,yet all may read  of it in the    
experience of the godly2 where this pain
 is compared to a  wound in the flesh1  
to fire in the bones1 to the putting of 
bones out  of joint1 and the breaking of
 them asunder 7,psa #ch3c1e1g1h1 #ajb3c1
  #bb3ad2 ,lam #a3ac1 #c3d74 ,he that   
knows what wounds and broken bones are1 
knows them to be painful things4 ,and he
 that knows what misery sin will  bring 
the soul into with its guilt1 will      
conclude the one comes no whit  short of
 the other4 ,but now he that hath these 
wounds1 and also these  broken bones1   
the very thoughts of a man that can     
cure1 and of a  bonesetter1 will make   
him afraid1 yea1 quake for fear2        
especially if he  knows that though he  

has skill1 he has a hard heart1 and     
fingers that  are like iron4 ,he that   
handleth a wound1 had need have fingers 
like  feathers or down2 to be sure the  
patient wisheth they were6 ,tenderness  
is a thing of great worth to such2 and  
such men are much inquired after  by    
such2 yea1 their tenderness is an       
invitation to such to seek after  them4 
,and the thing is true in spirituals    
7,isa #db3c74 ,wherefore ,david  cried1 
as ,i said before1 #8,have mercy upon   
me1 ,o ,god6 according unto the         
multitude of thy tender mercies1 blot   
out my transgressions' 7,psa  #ea3a74 ,o
 handle me tenderly1 ,lord1 handle me   
tenderly1 cried ,david4 ,o  cure me1 ,i 
beseech thee1 and do it with thy tender 
mercy4    ,now1 answerable to this1 the 
,lord is set forth to ,israel1 as one   
with  whom is mercy1 consequently tender
 mercy4 ,let ,israel hope in the ,lord1 
for with the ,lord there is tender      
mercy4 ,god therefore would have the    
wounded and bruised1 and those whose    

pains may be compared to the pains  and 
pangs of broken bones1 to hope that he  
will restore them with much  pity and   
compassion1 or as you have it before1 in
 pity and tender  mercy4 ,see how he    
promiseth to do it by the prophet4 #8,a 
bruised reed  shall he not break2 and   
the smoking flax shall he not quench'   
7,isa  #db3c74 ,see how tender he is in 
the action4 #8,when he saw him1 he had  
compassion on him1 and went to him1 and 
bound up his wounds1 pouring in  oil and
 wine1 and set him on his own beast1 and
 brought him to an inn1  and took care  
of him' 7,luke #aj3cc-ce74 ,every       
circumstance is full of  tenderness and 
compassion4 ,see also how angry he      
maketh himself with  those of his       
servants that handle the wounded or     
diseased without this  tenderness2 and  
how he catcheth them out of their hand1 
with a purpose  to deal more gently with
 them himself4 #8,the diseased1' saith  
he1 #8have  ye not strengthened1 neither
 have ye healed that which was sick2    

neither have ye bound up that which was 
broken2 neither have ye brought  again  
that which was driven away2 neither have
 ye sought that which was  lost2 but    
with force and with cruelty have ye     
ruled them2 therefore1 ye  shepherds1   
hear the words of the ,lord3 ,i will    
feed my flock1 and ,i will  cause them  
to lie down1 saith the ,lord ,god4 ,i   
will seek that which was  lost1 and     
bring again that which was driven away1 
and will bind up that  which was broken1
 and will strengthen that which was     
sick' 7,eze  #cd3d1g1ae1af74 ,here is   
encouragement to hope1 even according to
 the  reason urged3 #8,let ,israel hope 
in the ,lord2 for with the ,lord there  
is  mercy1' tender mercy4 ,second4 ,as  
with him is mercy tender1 so there is   
with him mercy that is ,,great1 for with
 him is great mercy4 #8,the ,lord is    
long-suffering1 and of great mercy'     
7,num #ad3ah74 ,when tenderness         
accompanies want of skill1 the defect is
 great2 but when tenderness and  great  

skill meet together1 such a surgeon is a
 brave accomplished man4  ,besides1 some
 are more plagued with the sense of the 
greatness of their  sins than others    
are2 the devil having placed or fixed   
the great sting  there4 ,these are      
driven by the greatness of sin into     
despairing  thoughts1 hotter than fire3 
these have the greatness of their sin   
betwixt ,god and them1 like a great     
mountain2 yea1 they are like a cloud    
that darkeneth the sun and air4#ai ,this
 man stands under ,cain's  gibbet1 and  
has the halter of ,judas1 to his own    
thinking1 fastened  about his neck4     
,and now1 cries1 he1 #8,,great mercy or 
,,no mercy2 for little mercy will do  me
 no good'2 such a poor creature thus    
expostulateth the case with ,god1       
#8,wilt thou show wonders to the dead8  
,shall the dead arise and praise  thee8'
 7,psa #hh3aj74 ,lord1 ,i have destroyed
 myself1 can ,i live8 ,my sins  are more
 than the sands1 can ,i live8 ,lord1    
every one of them are sins  of the first

 rate1 of the biggest size1 of the      
blackest line1 can ,i  live8 ,i never   
read that expression but once in all the
 whole ,bible2  #8,for thy name's sake1 
,o ,lord1 pardon mine iniquity1 for it  
is great'  7,psa #be3aa74 ,not that     
there was but one man in ,israel that   
had  committed great iniquities1 but    
because men that have so done1 have     
rather inclined to despair1 than to an  
argument so against the wind4 ,if  he   
had said1 ,pardon1 for they are little1 
his reason had carried reason  in it2   
but when he saith1 ,pardon1 for they are
 great1 he seems to stand  like a man   
alone4 ,this is the common language1    
#8if our transgressions  be upon us1 and
 we pine away in them1 ,how should we   
then live8' 7,eze  #cc3aj74 ,or thus1   
#8,our bones are dried1 and our hope is 
lost1 and we are  cut off for our parts'
 7,eze #cg3aa74 ,wherefore to such as   
these1 good  wishes1 tender fingers1 and
 compassion1 without ,,great mercy1 can 
do  nothing4 ,but behold1 ,o thou man of

 ,israel1 thou talkest of great sins2   
answerable to this1 the ,scripture      
speaks of great mercy2 and thy great    
sins are but the sins of a man1 but     
these great mercies are the mercies  of 
a ,god2 yea1 and thou art exhorted1 even
 because there is mercy with  him1      
therefore to trust thy soul with him1   
#8let ,israel trust in the  ,lord2 for  
with the ,lord there is mercy1' great   
mercy4 ,this therefore is  a truth of   
singular consolation1 that mercy is with
 the ,lord1 that  tender mercy is with  
him1 that great mercy is with him1 both 
,,tender and  ,,great4 ,what would man  
have more8 ,but1    ,third4 ,as great   
mercy is with the ,lord to encourage us 
to hope1 so this  mercy that is great1  
is ,,rich4 #8,god is rich in mercy'     
7,eph #b3d74 ,there  is riches of       
goodness and riches of grace with him   
7,rom #b3d2 ,eph #a3g74  ,things may be 
great in quantity1 and little of value2 
but the mercy of  ,god is not so4 ,we   
use to prize small things when great    

worth is in  them2 even a diamond as    
little as a pea1 is preferred before a  
pebble1  though as big as a camel4 ,why1
 here is rich mercy1 sinner2 here is    
mercy that is rich and full of virtue6 a
 drop of it will cure a  kingdom4 #8,ah6
 but how much is there of it8' says the 
sinner4 ,o1  abundance1 abundance6 for  
so saith the text--#8,let us fall now   
into the  hand of the ,lord1 for his'   
rich #8mercies are great' 7#b ,sam      
#bd3ad74 ,some  things are so rich1 and 
of such virtue1 that if they do but     
touch a  man1 if they do but come nigh a
 man1 if a man doth but look upon them1 
they have a present operation upon him2 
but the very mentioning of  mercy1 yea1 
a very thought of it1 has sometimes had 
that virtue in it  as to cure a sin-sick
 soul4 ,here is virtuous mercy6         
,indeed mercy1 the best of mercies1 are 
little worth to a self-righteous  man1  
or a sinner fast asleep2 we must not1   
therefore1 make our esteems  of mercy   
according to the judgment of the secure 

and heedless man1 but  according to the 
verdict of the ,word2 nay1 though the   
awakened sinner1  he that roareth for   
mercy all day long1 by reason of the    
disquietness  of his heart is the       
likeliest among sinful flesh1 or as     
likely as  another1 to set a suitable   
estimate upon mercy2 yet his verdict is 
not  always to pass in this matter4     
,none can know the riches of mercy to   
the  full1 but he that perfectly knoweth
 the evil of sin1 the justice of  ,god1 
all the errors of man1 the torments of  
hell1 and the sorrows that  the ,lord   
,jesus underwent1 when mercy made him a 
reconciler of sinners  to ,god4 ,but    
this can be known by none but the ,god  
whose mercy it is4  ,this is the pearl  
of great price4    ,the richness of     
mercy is seen in several things4 ,it can
 save from sin1  from great sin1 from   
all sin 7,titus #c3e2 ,matt #ae3bb1bh74 
,it can save a  soul from the devil1    
from all devils 7,matt #ag3ae1ah74 ,it  
can save a  soul from hell1 from all    

hells 7,psa #aaf3c1e1f74 ,it can hold us
 up in  the midst of all weaknesses     
7,psa #id3ah74 ,it can deliver from     
eternal  judgment 7,rom #i3bc74 ,yea1   
what is it that we have1 or shall need1 
that  this virtuous mercy cannot do for 
us3 #8,let ,israel hope in the ,lord3   
for  which the ,lord is ,,rich mercy1'  
mercy full of virtue1 and that can do   
great things4    ,fourth4 ,as the       
mercies that are with the ,lord are     
tender1 great1 and  rich1 so there is a 
,,multitude of them1 and they are called
 #8manifold1'  there is a multitude of  
these rich and virtuous mercies 7,psa   
#fi3ac2 ,rev  #i3ai74 ,by multitude1 ,i 
understand mercies of every sort or     
kind2  mercies for this1 and mercies for
 the other malady2 mercies for every    
sickness1 a salve for every sore4 ,some 
things that are rich and very  full of  
virtue1 have yet their excellency       
extending itself but to one1  or two1 or
 three things for help2 and this is     
their leanness in the  midst of their   

excellencies4 ,but it is not thus with  
the mercy of ,god4  ,some things that   
are rich and virtuous1 are yet so only  
but at certain  seasons2 for there are  
times in which they can do nothing4 ,but
 it is  not so with this tender1 great1 
and rich mercy of ,god4 ,there are some 
things1 though rich1 that are sparingly 
made use of4 ,but it is not so  with    
this mercy of ,god4 ,there is a         
multitude of them2 so if one will  not  
another will4 ,there is a multitude of  
them2 so one or other of them  is always
 in their season4 ,there is a multitude 
of them2 and therefore  it must not be  
supposed that ,god is niggardly as to   
the communicating  of them4    ,as they 
are called a multitude1 so they are     
called mercies manifold4  ,there is no  
single flower in ,god's gospel-garden1  
they are all double  and treble2 there  
is a wheel within a wheel1 a blessing   
within a  blessing1 in all the mercies  
of ,god4 ,manifold2 a man cannot receive
  one1 but he receives many1 many folded

 up1 one within another4 ,for  instance1
    #a4 ,if a man receiveth ,christ1 who
 is called ,god's tender mercy2 why1 he 
shall find in him all the promises1     
pardons1 justifications1                
righteousnesses1 and redemptions1 that  
are requisite to make him stand  clear  
before the justice of the law1 in the   
sight of ,god1 from sin  7,luke         
#a3gf-gi2 #a ,cor #a3cj2 ,eph #d3cb2 #b 
,cor #a3bj74    #b4 ,if a man receive   
the ,spirit1 he shall have as folded up 
in that1 for  this is the first         
unfolding itself1 many1 very many       
mercies 7,ezra #a3d74  ,he shall have   
the graces1 the teachings1 the          
sanctifications1 the  comforts1 and the 
supports of the ,spirit3 ,when he saith 
in one place1  #8,he will give the      
,spirit1' he calleth that in another    
place1 #8the good  things' of ,god      
7,luke #aa3ac2 ,matt #g3aa74    #c4 ,if 
a man receive the mercy of the          
resurrection of the body1 and  ,god's   
people shall assuredly receive that in  

its time1 what a bundle of  mercies will
 be received1 as wrapt up in that8 ,he  
will receive  perfection1 immortality1  
heaven1 and glory2 and what is folded up
 in  these things1 who can tell8    ,i  
name but these three1 for many more     
might be added1 to show you the         
plenteousness1 as well as the           
virtuousness of the tender1 great1 and  
rich mercy of ,god4 ,a multitude6 ,there
 is converting mercy1 there is          
preserving mercy1 there is glorifying   
mercy3 and how many mercies are  folded 
up in every one of these mercies1 none  
but ,god can tell4 ,a  multitude6 ,there
 are mercies for the faithful followers 
of ,christ1 for  those of his that      
backslide from him1 and also for those  
that suffer  for him2 and what mercies  
will by these be found folded up in     
their  mercies1 they will better know   
when they come to heaven4 ,a multitude  
of  preventing mercies in afflictions1  
in disappointments1 in cross            
providences1 there are with ,god3 and   

what mercies are folded up in  these    
afflicting mercies1 in these            
disappointing mercies1 and in these     
merciful cross providences1 must rest in
 the bosom of him to be  revealed1 who  
only is wonderful in counsel1 and       
excellent in working4 ,a  multitude of  
common mercies2 of every day's mercies1 
of every night's  mercies1 of mercies in
 relations1 of mercies in food and      
raiment1 and  of mercies in what of     
these things there is2 and who can      
number them8  ,david said1 ,he daily was
 loaded with ,god's benefits4 ,and ,i   
believe1 if1  as we are bound1 we should
 at all times return ,god thanks for all
  particular mercies1 particularly1 it  
would be a burden intolerable1 and      
would kill us out of hand6 7,psa        
#fh3ai74 ,and all this is written1 that 
,israel might hope in the ,lord3 #8,let 
,israel hope in the ,lord2 for with  the
 ,lord there is mercy4'    ,fifth4 ,as  
the mercies that are with the ,lord are 
tender1 great1 rich1 a  multitude1 and  

manifold2 so they are mercies that      
,,diminish ,,not in the  using1 but that
 rather increase in the exercising of   
them4 ,hence it is  said1 grace         
aboundeth1 and hath abounded unto many2 
and that ,god is  able to make all grace
 abound towards us 7,rom #e3ae2 #b ,cor 
#i3h2 ,eph  #a3g1h74 ,the grace of      
forgiveness ,i mean1 wherein he hath    
abounded  towards us4 ,now1 to abound1  
is to flow1 to multiply1 to increase1 to
  greaten1 to be more and more2 and of  
this nature is the mercy that is  with  
the ,lord2 mercy that will abound and   
increase in the using4 ,hence  he is    
said to pardon abundantly1 to pardon and
 multiply to pardon3 and1  again1 to    
exercise loving-kindness2 to exercise   
it1 that is1 to draw it  out to the     
length2 to make the best advantage and  
improvement of every  grain and quality 
of it 7,isa #ee3g2 ,jer #i2bd74 #8,the  
,lord1 the ,lord ,god1  merciful and    
gracious1 long-suffering1 and abundant  
in goodness and  truth' 7,exo #cd3f74   

,mercy to a man under guilt1 and fear of
 hell-fire1 seems as a little1          
shrunk-up1 or shrivelled thing2 there   
appears no quantity in it4 ,there  is   
mercy1 said ,cain1 but there is not     
enough2 and he died under that  conceit 
7,gen #d3ac74 ,nor is it as to judgment 
and thought many times  much better with
 the ,israel of ,god4 ,but behold when  
,god sets mercy to  work1 it is like the
 cloud that at first was but like a     
man's hand1 it  increaseth until it hath
 covered the face of heaven4 ,many have 
found it  thus1 yea they have found it  
thus in their distress 7#a ,kings       
#ah3da-dd74  ,paul has this expression1 
#8,the grace of our ,lord was exceeding 
abundant1' that is1 increased towards me
 exceedingly 7#a ,tim #a3ac-ae74  ,and  
this is the cause of that change of     
thoughts that is wrought at  last in the
 hearts of the tempted2 at first they   
doubt1 at last they  hope2 at first they
 despair1 at last they rejoice2 at first
 they quake1  while they imagine how    

great their sins are1 and how little the
 grace  of ,god is2 but at last they see
 such a greatness1 such a largeness1    
such an abundance of increase1 in this  
multiplying mercy of ,god1 that  with   
gladness of heart1 for their first      
thoughts1 they call themselves  fools1  
and venture their souls1 the next world1
 and their interest in  it1 upon this   
mercy of ,god4    ,i tell you1 ,sirs1   
you must not trust your own             
apprehensions nor  judgments with the   
mercy of ,god2 you do not know how he   
can cause it to  abound2 that which     
seems to be short and shrunk up to you1 
he can draw  out1 and cause to abound   
exceedingly4 ,there is a breadth1 and   
length1  and depth1 and height therein1 
when ,god will please to open it2 that  
for the infiniteness can swallow up not 
only all thy sins1 but all thy  thoughts
 and imaginations1 and that can also    
drown thee at last4 #8,now  unto him    
that is able1' #8as to mercy1' #8to do  
exceeding abundantly  above all that we 

ask or think1 according to the power    
that worketh in  us1 unto him be glory  
in the church by ,christ ,jesus         
throughout all  ages1 world without end4
 ,amen6' 7,eph #c3bj1ba74 ,this1        
therefore1 is a  wonderful thing1 and   
shall be wondered at to all eternity2   
that that  river of mercy1 that at first
 did seem to be but ankle deep1 should  
so  rise1 and rise1 and rise1 that at   
last it became #8waters to swim in1 a   
river that could not be passed over6'   
7,eze #dg3c-e74 ,now all this is        
written1 that ,israel might hope4 #8,let
 ,israel hope in the ,lord2 for with    
the ,lord there is mercy4'    ,sixth4   
,as there are with ,god mercies1 tender1
 great1 rich1 a multitude1  and mercy   
that abounds2 so to encourage us to     
trust in him1 there is  mercy to        
,,compass ,,us ,,round ,,about4 #8,many 
sorrows shall be to the wicked1  but he 
that trusteth in the ,lord1 mercy shall 
compass him about' 7,psa  #cb3aj74 ,this
 is1 therefore1 the lot of the ,israel  

of ,god1 that they  shall1 they trusting
 in their ,god1 be compassed with mercy 
round about4  ,this is mercy to do for  
us in this world1 that we may arrive    
safely in  that world which is to come4 
,another text saith1 #8,for thou1 ,lord1
 wilt  bless the righteous2 with favour 
wilt thou compass him as with a  shield'
 7,psa #e3ab74 ,as with a shield4 ,this 
compassing of them1  therefore1 is1 to  
the end they may be defended and guarded
 from them  that seek their hurt4 ,when 
,elisha was in danger1 by reason of the 
army  of the ,syrians1 #8behold the     
mountain was full of horses and chariots
 of  fire1 round about him1' to deliver 
him 7#b ,kings #f3ae-ag74 ,round about  
on every side2 or as ,david hath it1    
#8,thou shalt increase my greatness1    
and comfort me on every side' 7,psa     
#ga3ba74 #8,i will encamp about mine    
house1' saith ,god1 #8because of the    
army1 because of him that passeth  by1  
and him that returneth' 7,zech #i3a74   
,this1 therefore1 is the reason why1    

notwithstanding all our weaknesses1  and
 also the rage of ,satan1 we are kept   
and preserved in a wicked  world2 we are
 compassed round about4 ,hence1 when    
,god asked ,satan  concerning holy ,job1
 he answered1 #8,hast thou not made a   
hedge about  him1 and about his house1  
and about all that he hath on every     
side8'  7,job #a3aj74 ,i cannot come at 
him2 thou compassest him1 and keepest me
  out4 ,by this1 then1 is that scripture
 opened1 #8,thou art my  hiding-place1  
thou shalt preserve me from trouble1    
thou shalt compass  me about with songs 
of deliverance' 7,psa #cb3g74 ,and1     
indeed1 it would  be comely1 if we1     
instead of doubting and despairing1 did 
sing in the  ways of the ,lord3 have we 
not cause thus to do1 when the ,lord is 
round  about us with sword and shield1  
watching for us against the enemy1 that 
he may deliver us from their hand8 7,jer
 #ca3ab74    ,this also is the reason   
why nothing can come at us1 but that it 
may do  us good4 ,if the mercy of ,god  

is round about us1 about us on every    
side2  then no evil thing can by any    
means come at us1 but it must come      
through this mercy1 and so must be      
seasoned with it1 and must have its     
deadly poison1 by it1 taken away4 ,hence
 ,paul1 understanding this1  saith1     
#8,and we know that all things work     
together for good to them that  love    
,god' 7,rom #h3bh74 ,but how can that   
be1 did they not come to us  through the
 very sides of mercy8 and how could they
 come to us so1  since ,satan pryeth to 
wound us deadly in every1 or in some    
private  place1 if mercy did not compass
 us round about1 round about as with a  
shield8 ,he went round about ,job1 to   
see by what hog-hole he might get  at   
him1 that he might smite him under the  
fifth rib4#bj ,but1 behold1  he found he
 was hedged out round about2 wherefore  
he could not come at  him but through   
the sides of mercy2 and1 therefore1 what
 he did to him  must be for good4 ,even 
thus also shall it be in conclusion with

 all the  wrath of our enemies1 when    
they have done what they can2 by the    
mercy  of ,god1 we shall be made to     
stand4 #8,why boasteth thou thyself in  
mischief1' said ,david1 #8,o mighty man8
 the goodness of ,god endureth          
continually' 7,psa #eb3a74 ,and that    
will sanctify to me whatever thou  doest
 against me6 ,this1 therefore1 is       
another singular encouragement to       
,israel to hope in the ,lord2 for that  
there is with him mercy to compass  us  
round about4    ,here is1 ,i say1 room  
for hope1 and for the exercise thereof2 
when we  feel ourselves after the worst 
manner assaulted4 #8,wherefore should ,i
  fear1' said ,david1 #8in the day of   
evil1 when the iniquity of my heels     
shall compass me about8' 7,psa #di3e74  
,wherefore8 ,why now there is all  the  
reason in the world to fear the day of  
evil is come upon thee1 and  the        
iniquity of thy heels doth compass thee 
about4 ,the hand of ,god is  upon thee1 
and thy sins1 which are the cause1 stand

 round about thee1  to give in evidence 
against thee2 and therefore thou must   
fear4 ,no1  saith ,david1 that is not a 
sufficient reason2 he that trusteth in  
the  ,lord1 ,mercy shall compass him    
about4 ,here is ground also to pray in  
faith1 as ,david1 saying1 #8,keep me as 
the apple of the eye1 hid me under  the 
shadow of thy wings1 from the wicked    
that oppress me1 from my  deadly        
enemies1 who compass me about' 7,psa    
#ag3h1i74    ,seventh4 ,as all this     
tender1 great1 rich1 much abounding     
mercy1  compasseth us about2 so that we 
may hope in the ,god of our mercy1 it is
  said this mercy ,,is ,,to ,,follow    
,,us4 #8,surely goodness and mercy shall
  follow me all the days of my life1 and
 ,i will dwell in the house of the      
,lord for ever' 7,psa #bc3f74 ,it shall 
follow me1 go with me1 and be near  me1 
in all the way that ,i go 7,psa #cb3h74 
,there are these six things to  be      
gathered out of this text1 for the      
further support of our hope4    #a4 ,it 

shall follow us to guide us in the way4 
,i will guide thee with  mine eye1 says 
,god1 that is1 in the way that thou     
shalt go4 ,the way of  man to the next  
world1 is like the way from ,egypt to   
,canaan1 a way not  to be wound out but 
by the pillar of a cloud by day1 and a  
flame of  fire by night2 that is1 with  
the ,word and ,spirit4 #8,thou shalt    
guide me  with thy counsel1 and         
afterward receive me to glory' 7,psa    
#gc3bd74 ,thou  shalt guide me from the 
first step to the last that ,i shall    
take in  this my pilgrimage3 ,goodness  
and mercy shall follow me4    #b4 ,as   
,god in mercy will guide1 so by the same
 he will uphold our goings  in his      
paths4 ,we are weak1 wherefore though   
the path we go in were  never so plain1 
yet we are apt to stumble and fall4 ,but
 #8when ,i said my  foot slippeth1 thy  
mercy1 ,o ,lord1 held me up' 7,psa      
#id3ah74 ,wherefore we  should always   
turn our hope into prayer1 and say1     
,lord1 #8hold up my  goings in thy      

paths1 that my footsteps slip not' 7,psa
 #ag3e74 ,be not  moved2 let mercy      
follow me4    #c4 ,as the ,god of our   
mercy has mercy to guide us1 and uphold 
us2 so by  the same will he instruct us 
when we are at a loss1 at a stand4 #8,i 
led  ,israel about1' says ,god1 #8,i    
instructed him1 and kept him as the     
apple  of mine eye' 7,deut #cb3aj74 ,i  
say we are often at a loss2 ,david said1
  after all his brave sayings1 in ,psalm
 #aai1 #8,i have gone astray like a     
lost sheep3 seek thy servant' 7v #agf74 
,indeed a ,christian is not so  often   
out of the way1 as he is at a stand     
therein1 and knows not what  to do4 ,but
 here also is his mercy as to that4     
#8,thine ears shall hear a  word behind 
thee1 saying1 ,this is the way1 walk ye 
in it1 when ye turn  to the right hand1 
and when ye turn to the left' 7,isa     
#cj3ba74 ,mercy  follows for this4      
#d4 ,mercy shall follow to carry thee   
when thou art faint4 ,we have many      
fainting and sinking fits as we go4     

#8,he shall gather the lambs with his   
arm1 and carry them in his bosom1' or   
upon eagles' wings 7,isa #dj3aa74  ,he  
made ,israel to ride on the high places 
of the earth1 and made him to  suck     
honey out of the rock 7,deut #cb3ac74   
#e4 ,mercy shall follow us1 to take us  
up when we are fallen1 and to heal  us  
of those wounds that we have caught by  
our falls4 #8,the ,lord  upholdeth all  
that fall1 and raiseth up all those that
 be bowed down'  7,psa #ade3ad74 ,and   
again3 #8,the ,lord openeth the eyes of 
the blind2 the  ,lord raiseth them that 
are bowed down2 the ,lord loveth the    
righteous'  7,psa #adf3h74 ,or1 as we   
have it in another place1 #8,the steps  
of a good  man are ordered by the ,lord2
 and he delighteth in his way4 ,though  
he  fall he shall not be utterly cast   
down2 for the ,lord upholdeth him with  
his hand' 7,psa #cg3bc1bd74 ,here is    
mercy for a hoping ,israelite2 and yet  
this is not all4    #f4 ,mercy shall    
follow us to pardon our sins as they are

 committed4 ,for  though by the act of  
justification1 we are for ever secured  
from a  state of condemnation2 yet as we
 are children1 we need forgiveness      
daily1 and have need to pray1 #8,our    
,father1 forgive us our trespasses4'    
,now1 that we may have daily forgiveness
 for our daily sins and  trespasses1    
mercy and goodness must follow us2 or as
 ,moses has it1 #8,and  he said1 ,if now
 ,i have found grace in thy sight1 ,o   
,lord6 let my ,lord1 ,i  pray thee1 go  
amongst us1 for it is a stiff-necked    
people1 and pardon  our iniquity and our
 sin1 and take us for thine inheritance'
 7,exo  #cd3i74 ,join to this that      
prayer of his1 which you find in        
,numbers3 #8,now  ,i beseech thee let   
the power of my ,lord be great1         
according as thou  hast spoken1 saying1 
,the ,lord is long-suffering and of     
great mercy1  forgiving iniquity1 and   
transgression1 and by no means clearing 
the  guilty1 visiting the iniquity of   
the fathers upon the children unto the  

third and fourth generation4 ,pardon1 ,i
 beseech thee1 the iniquity of  this    
people according to the greatness of thy
 mercy1 and as thou hast  forgiven this 
people from ,egypt even until now1' or  
hitherto 7,num  #ad3ag-ai74 ,how many   
times1 think you1 did ,israel stand in  
need of  pardon1 from ,egypt1 until they
 came to ,canaan8 ,even so many times   
wilt  thou need pardon from the day of  
thy conversion to the day of death2 to  
the which ,god will follow ,israel1 that
 he may dwell in the house of the  ,lord
 for ever4    ,eighth4 ,as all this     
tender1 great1 rich1 abounding1         
compassing mercy1  shall follow ,israel 
to do him good2 so shall it do him      
,,every ,,good ,,turn1  in delivering of
 him from every judgment that by sin he 
hath laid  himself obnoxious to1 with   
rejoicing4 ,for #8mercy rejoiceth       
against  judgment' 7,james #b3ac74 ,that
 is1 applying it to the mercy of ,god   
towards his1 it rejoiceth in delivering 
us form the judgments that we  have     

deserved2 yea1 it delivereth us from all
 our woes with rejoicing4  ,in the      
margin it is #8glorieth'2 it glorieth in
 doing this great thing  for us4 ,i have
 thought1 considering how often ,i have 
procured judgments  and destructions to 
myself1 that ,god would be weary of     
pardoning1 or  else that he would pardon
 with grudging4 ,but the ,word said1    
#8,he  fainteth not nor is weary' 7,isa 
#dj2bh74 #8,i will rejoice over them to 
do  them good1--with my whole heart1 and
 with my whole soul' 7,jer #cb3da74     
,this doing of us good with rejoicing1  
this saving of us from deserved         
judgments with rejoicing1 this getting  
the victory over our  destructions for  
us1 with rejoicing2 ,o6 it is a         
marvellous thing6 #8,o  sing unto the   
,lord a new song1 for he hath done      
marvellous things3 his  right hand1 and 
his holy arm hath gotten him the        
victory'2 the victory  for us 7,psa     
#ih3a74 ,and as ,paul said1 #8,we are   
more than conquerors  through him' 7,rom

 #h3cg72 and this he did with triumph   
and rejoicing  7,col #b3ae74 ,the heart 
is seen oft-times1 more in the manner   
than in the  act that is acted2 more in 
the manner of doing than in doing of the
  thing4 ,the wickedness of the heart of
 ,moab was more seen in the manner  of  
action than in the words that he spake  
against ,israel4 #8,for since  thou     
spakest of against him thou skippedst   
for joy' 7,jer #dh3bg74 ,so  ,edom      
rejoiced at the calamity of his brother2
 he looked on it and  rejoiced3 and in  
his rejoicing appeared the badness of   
his heart1 and  the great spite that he 
had against his brother ,jacob 7,oba    
#aj3ad74    ,now1 my brethren1 ,i       
beseech you consider1 that ,god hath not
 only showed  you mercy1 but hath done  
it with rejoicing4 ,mercy doth not only 
follow  you1 but it follows you with    
rejoicing3 yea1 it doth not only prevent
  your ruin1 by our repeated            
transgressions procured1 but it doth it 
with  rejoicing4 ,here is the very heart

 of mercy seen1 in that it rejoiceth    
against judgment4 ,like unto this is    
that in ,zephaniah3 #8,the ,lord thy    
,god in the midst of thee is mighty3 he 
will save1 he will rejoice over  thee   
with joy1 he will rest in his love1 he  
will joy over thee with  singing' 7,zeph
 #c3ag1ah74    ,there are many things   
that show with what an heart mercy is of
 ,god  extended1 as is afore described1 
to ,israel for his salvation2 but this1 
that it acteth with rejoicing1 that it  
saveth with rejoicing1 and gets  the    
victory over judgment with rejoicing6 is
 a wonderful one1 and one  that should  
be taken notice of by ,israel1 for his  
encouragement to  hope4 #8,let ,israel  
hope in the ,lord1 for with him there is
 mercy1'  tender1 great1 rich1          
multiplying mercy1 mercy that compasseth
 us about1  that goeth with us all the  
way1 and mercy that rejoiceth to        
overcome  every judgment that seeketh   
our destruction1 as we go toward our    
,father's house and kingdom6    ,it is  

said in the ,word1 ,god delighteth in   
mercy4 #8,who is a ,god like  unto thee 
that pardoneth iniquity1 and passeth by 
the transgression of  the remnant of his
 heritage8 he retaineth not his anger   
for ever1  because he delighteth in     
mercy' 7,micah #g3ah74 ,here then is a  
reason of  the rejoicing of mercy       
against judgment4 ,why1 mercy is ,god's 
delight2  or1 as another hath it1       
#8,mercy pleaseth thee4' ,what a man    
delights in1  that he will set on foot1 
and that he will seek to manage1 that he
 will  promote1 and that he will glory  
in the success and prosperity of4 ,why1 
the text saith1 ,god delighteth in      
mercy3 nor do ,i believe1 how odious    
soever the comparison may seem to be1   
that ever man delighteth more in  sin1  
than ,god hath delighted in showing     
mercy4 ,has man given himself  for sin8 
,god has given his ,son for us1 that he 
might show us mercy  7,john #c3af74 ,has
 man lain at wait for opportunities for 
sin8 ,god has  waited to be gracious1   

that he might have mercy upon us 7,isa  
#cj3aj74  ,has man1 that he might enjoy 
his sin1 brought himself to a morsel of 
bread8 ,why ,christ1 ,lord of all1 that 
he might make room for mercy1 made      
himself the poorest man 7,luke #i3eh2 #b
 ,cor #h3i74 ,has man1 when he has      
found his sin1 pursued it with all his  
heart8 ,why ,god1 when he sets a        
showing mercy1 shows it with rejoicing1 
for he delighteth in mercy4    ,here    
also you may see the reason why all     
,god's paths are mercy and  truth to his
 7,psa #be3aj74 ,i have observed that   
what a man loveth he  will accustom     
himself unto1 whether it be fishing1    
hunting1 or the  like4 ,these are his   
ways1 his course1 the paths wherein he  
spends his  life1 and therefore he is   
seldom found out of one or another of   
them4  #8,now1' saith ,david1 #8all the 
paths of the ,lord are mercy' 7,psa     
#be3aj74  ,he is never out of them3 for 
wherever he is1 still he is coming      
towards  his ,israel in one or other of 

these paths1 stepping steps of mercy4   
,hence again it is that you find that at
 the end of every judgment there  is    
mercy2 and that ,god in the midst of    
this remembers that 7,habb #b3c74  ,yea1
 judgment is in mercy2 and were it not  
for that1 judgment should  never        
overtake his people 7#a ,cor #aa3cb74   
,wherefore let ,israel hope in  the     
,lord1 seeing with him is all this      
mercy4    ,ninth4 ,besides all this1 the
 mercy that is with ,god1 and that is an
  encouragement to ,israel to hope in   
him1 ,,is ,,everlasting3 #8,the mercy of
  the ,lord is from everlasting to      
everlasting upon them that fear him'    
7,psa #ajc3ag74 ,from everlasting to    
everlasting2 that is more1 more than  ,i
 said4 ,well1    #a4 ,then from         
everlasting2 that is1 from before the   
world began2 so  then1 things that are1 
and are to be hereafter1 are to be      
managed  according to those measures    
that ,god in mercy took for his people  
then4  ,hence it is said1 that he has   

blessed us according as he chose us in  
,christ1 before the world began2 that   
is1 according to those measures  and    
grants that were by mercy allotted to us
 then 7,eph #a3d74 ,according  to that  
other saying1 #8according to his mercy  
he saved us1' that is1  according as    
mercy had allotted for us before the    
world began 7,titus  #c3e74 #8,according
 to his own purpose and grace1 which was
 given us in  ,christ before the world  
began' 7#b ,tim #a3i74 ,this is mercy   
from  everlasting1 and is the ground and
 bottom of all dispensations that  have 
been1 are1 or are to come to his people4
 ,and now1 though it would  be too great
 a step to a side1 to treat of all those
 mercies that of  necessity will be     
found to stand upon that which is called
 mercy from  everlasting1 yet it will be
 to our purpose1 and agreeable to our   
method1 to conclude that mercy to       
everlasting stands upon that2 even as   
vocation1 justification1 preservation1  
and glorification1 standeth upon  our   

being chosen in ,christ before the      
foundation of the world 7,rom           
#h3bi1cj74 ,here then is the mercy that 
is with ,god and that should  encourage 
,israel to hope4 ,the mercy that has    
concerned itself with  them1 is mercy   
from everlasting4 ,nor may it be thought
 that a few  quarrels of some brain-sick
 fellows will put ,god upon taking new  
measures for his people2 what foundation
 has been laid for his1 before  he laid 
the foundation of the world1 shall      
stand2 for that it was laid  in ,christ 
by virtue of mercy3 that is1 from       
everlasting 7,rom #i3aa74 ,the  old     
laws1 which are the ,magna ,charta1 the 
sole basis of the government  of a      
kingdom1 may not be cast away for the   
pet that is taken by every  little      
gentleman against them4#ba ,we have     
indeed some professors that  take a     
great pet against that foundation of    
salvation1 that the mercy  that is from 
everlasting has laid2 but since the     
kingdom1 government1  and glory of      

,christ is wrapped up in it1 and since  
the calling1  justification1            
perseverance1 and glorification of his  
elect1 which are  called his body and   
fulness1 is wrapt up therein1 it may not
 be laid  aside nor despised1 nor       
quarrelled against by any1 without      
danger of  damnation4    ,here then is  
the mercy with which ,israel is         
concerned1 and which is  with ,god as an
 encouragement to them that should hope1
 to hope in him4  ,it is mercy from     
everlasting2 it is mercy of an ancient  
date2 it is  mercy in the root of the   
thing4 ,for it is from this mercy in the
 root  of the thing4 ,for it is from    
this mercy1 this mercy from everlasting1
  that all1 and all those sorts of      
mercies1 of which we have discoursed    
before1 do flow4 ,it is from this that  
,christ the ,saviour flows2 this is  it1
 from which that tender mercy1 that     
great mercy1 that rich mercy  that      
aboundeth towards us1 doth flow2 and so 
of all the rest4 ,kind  brings forth its

 kind2 know the tree by his fruit2 and  
,god by his mercy  in ,christ2 yea1 and 
know what ,god was doing before he made 
the world1  by what he has been doing   
ever since4 ,and what has ,god been     
doing for  and to his church from the   
beginning of the world1 but extending   
to1  and exercising loving-kindness and 
mercy for them8 therefore he laid a     
foundation for this in mercy from       
everlasting4    #b4 ,but mercy from     
everlasting is but the beginning1 and we
 have  discoursed of those mercies that 
we have found in the bowels of this     
already1 wherefore a word of that which 
is to everlasting also4 #8,from         
everlasting to everlasting4' ,nothing   
can go beyond to everlasting2  wherefore
 this1 to everlasting1 will see an end  
of all4 ,the devil will  tempt us1 sin  
will assault us1 men will persecute2 but
 can they do it  to everlasting8 ,if    
not1 then there is mercy to come to     
,god's people at  last2 even when all   
evils have done to us what they can4    

,after the  prophet had spoken of the   
inconceivable blessedness that ,god hath
  prepared for them that wait for him1  
he drops to present wrath1 and the  sin 
of ,god's people in this life4 ,this    
done1 he mounts up again to the  first1 
and saith1 #8in those is continuance'2  
that is1 the things laid  up for us are 
everlasting1 and therefore #8we shall be
 saved' 7,isa  #fd3d1e74 ,how many      
things since the beginning have         
assaulted the world  to destroy it1 as  
wars1 famines1 pestilences1 earthquakes1
 c41 and yet  to this day it abideth4   
,but what is the reason of that8 ,why1  
,god  liveth1 upon whose word1 and by   
whose decree it abideth4 #8,he hath     
established the earth1 and it abideth'2 
it standeth fast1 and #8cannot  be      
moved' 7,psa #aai3ij1 #ic3a1 #if3aj74   
,why1 my brethren1 mercy liveth1  mercy 
is everlasting2 #8,his mercy endureth   
for ever6' 7,psa #acf74 ,and  therefore 
the church of ,god liveth2 and when all 
her enemies have done  their all1 this  

is the song that the church shall sing  
over them3 #8,they  are brought down and
 fallen1 but we are risen1 and stand    
upright6' 7,psa  #bj3h74 ,everlasting   
mercy1 with everlasting arms1 are       
underneath 7,deut  #cc3bg74    ,and as  
this shows the cause of the life of the 
church1 notwithstanding  her ghostly and
 bodily enemies1 so it showeth the cause
 of her  deliverance from her repeated  
sins4 ,as ,god said of leviathan #8,i   
will  not conceal his parts1' c4 7,job  
#da3ab74 ,so it is very unbecoming of   
,god's people to conceal their sins and 
miscarriages1 for it diminisheth  this  
mercy of ,god4 ,let therefore sin be    
acknowledged1 confessed1 and  not be hid
 nor dissembled2 it is to the glory of  
mercy that we confess  to ,god and one  
another what we are2 still remembering  
this1 but mercy  is everlasting6    ,as 
this shows the reason of our life1 and  
the continuance of that1                
notwithstanding our repeated sins1 so it
 shows the cause of the  receiving or   

renewing of our graces1 from so many    
decays and  sickness4 ,for this mercy   
will live1 last1 and outlast1 all things
 that  are corruptible and hurtful unto 
,israel4 ,wherefore #8let ,israel hope  
in  the ,lord1' for this reason1 #8for  
with the ,lord there is mercy4' #a4     
,tender mercy for us4 #b4 ,great mercy  
for us4 #c4 ,rich mercy4 #d4 ,manifold  
mercy4 #e4 ,abounding mercy towards us4 
#f4 ,compassing mercy wherewith we  are 
surrounded4 #g4 ,mercy to follow us     
wherever we go4 #h4 ,mercy that         
rejoiceth against judgment4 ,and1 #i4   
,mercy that is from everlasting to      
everlasting4 ,all these mercies are with
 ,god1 to allure1 to encourage1  and    
uphold ,israel in hope4    ,,second4    
,what is to be inferred from this       
reason4    ,i come now to the second    
thing1 which is to show what is to be   
inferred  from this reason4 ,and1       
,first4 ,this1 to be sure1 is to be     
inferred1 ,that ,israel1 as the child   
of ,god1 is a pitiful thing of himself2 

one that is full of weaknesses1         
infirmities1 and defects1 should we     
speak nothing of his  transgressions4   
,he that is to be attended with so many 
mercies1  absolutely necessary mercies1 
for there is not in these mercies one   
that can be spared1 must needs be in    
himself a poor indigent creature4       
,should you see a child attended with so
 many engines to make him go1 as  the   
child of ,god is attended with mercies  
to make him stand1 you would  say1 ,what
 an infirm1 decrepit1 helpless thing is 
this6#bb ,alas6 ,i have  here counted up
 mercies in number nine4 ,if ,i had     
counted up nine  hundred and            
ninety-nine1 all had been the same1 for 
the child of ,god  would not have one to
 spare4 ,the text saith1 #8,the earth1  
,o ,lord1 is  full of thy mercy1' and   
all little enough to preserve his       
,israel 7,psa  #aai3fd74 ,indeed1 those 
that ,i have presented the reader with  
are the  chief heads of mercies2 or the 
head-mercies from which many others     

flow4 ,but1 however1 were they but      
single mercies1 they show with great    
evidence our deficiency2 but being      
double1 they show it much more4         
,should it be said there is such a lord 
has a son1 a poor decrepit  thing2 he is
 forced to wear things to strengthen his
 ancles1 things to  strengthen his      
knees1 things to strengthen his loins1  
things to keep up  his bowels1 things to
 strengthen his shoulders1 his neck1 his
 hands1  fingers2 yea1 he cannot speak  
but by the help of an engine1 nor chew  
his food but by the help of an engine4  
,what would you say8 ,what would  you   
think8 ,would you not say such a one is 
not worth the keeping1 and  that his    
father cannot look for any thing from   
him1 but that he should  live upon high 
charge and expense1 as long as he       
liveth2 besides all  the trouble such an
 one is like to be of to others4 ,why   
this is the  case3 ,israel is such an   
one1 nay1 a worse4 ,he cannot live      
without  tender mercy1 without great    

mercy1 without rich mercy1 without      
manifold  mercy and unless mercy abounds
 towards him4 ,he cannot stand if mercy 
doth not compass him round about1 nor go
 unless mercy follows him4 ,yea1  if    
mercy that rejoiceth against judgment   
doth not continually flutter  over him1 
the very moth will eat him up1 and the  
canker will consume  him 7,job #d3ai74  
,wherefore it is necessary to the making
 of ,israel live  and flourish1 that    
everlasting mercy should be over his    
head1 and  everlasting mercy under his  
feet1 with all the afore-mentioned      
mercies1  and more in the bowels of it4 
,but ,i say doth not this sufficiently  
show1 had we but eyes to see it1 what a 
sad and deplorable creature the  child  
of ,god of himself is8 ,o6 this is not  
believed nor considered as  it should4  
,vain man would be wise2 sinful man     
would be holy2 and poor1  lame1 infirm1 
helpless man1 would be strong1 and fain 
persuade others  that he hath a         
sufficiency of himself4 ,but ,i say1 if 

it be so1 what  need all this mercy8 ,if
 thou canst go lustily1 what mean thy   
crutches8  ,no1 no1 ,israel1 ,god's     
,israel1 when awake1 stands astonished  
at his  being surrounded with mercies1  
and cries out1 #8,i am not worthy of the
  least ,i am less than the least of all
 thy mercies1 and of all the  truth1    
which thou hast showed unto thy servant'
 7,gen #cb3aj74    ,second4 ,this also  
showeth how sorely the enemies of       
,israel are bent to  seek his           
destruction4 ,the devil is1 by way of   
eminency1 called the  enemy of ,god's   
people3 #8the devil1 your adversary' 7#a
 ,peter #e3h74 ,and  this1 that there   
are so many mercies employed about us1  
and all to  bring us to the place which 
,god hath appointed for us1 doth        
demonstrate  it4 ,should you see a man  
that was not to go from door to door1   
but he  must be clad in a coat of mail1 
must have a helmet of brass upon his    
head1 and for his life-guard not so few 
as a thousand men to wait upon  him2    

would you not say1 ,surely this man has 
store of enemies at hand1  surely this  
man goes continually in danger of his   
life8 ,why1 this is  the case1 enemies  
lie in wait for poor ,israel in every   
hole2 he can  neither eat1 drink1 wake1 
sleep1 work1 sit still1 talk1 be silent2
  worship his ,god in public or in      
private1 but he is in danger of being   
stabbed1 or being destroyed4 ,hence1 as 
was said before1 he is compassed  about 
with mercy as with a shield 7,micah     
#g3bj74 ,and again it is said           
concerning these1 #8,god's truth1' his  
mercy1 #8shall be thy shield and        
buckler' 7,psa #ia3d74 ,and again1 #8,he
 is a buckler to all them that trust  in
 him' 7#b ,sam #bb3ca74 ,yea1 ,david    
being a man sensible of his own         
weakness1 and of the rage and power of  
his enemies1 cries out to his  ,god to  
take hold of shield and buckler1 and to 
stand up for his help  7,psa #ce3b74    
,but what need these things be asserted1
 promised1 or prayed  for8 if ,israel   

had no enemies1 or none but such1 he    
could1 as we say1  make his party good  
with all4 ,alas1 their cries1 their     
tears1 sighs1  watchings1 and outcries1 
at sundry times1 make this1 beyond all  
show of  doubt1 a truth4    ,if ,solomon
 used to have about his bed no less than
 threescore of the  valiantest of       
,israel1 holding swords1 and being      
expert in war1 every  one with his sword
 upon his thigh1 because of fear in the 
night--and yet  these fears were only   
concerning men--what guard and          
safe-guard doth  ,god's poor people     
need1 who are continually1 both night   
and day1 roared  upon by the unmerciful 
fallen angels of hell6 7,can #c3g1h74 ,i
 will add1  if it be but duly           
considered1 all this guard and safeguard
 by mercy  notwithstanding1 how hardly  
this people do escape being destroyed   
for  ever1 yea1 how with hearts broken1 
and loins broken1 many of them with     
much difficulty get to the gates of     
heaven6 it will be easily  concluded1   

that her enemies are swifter than       
eagles1 stronger than  lions2 and that  
they often overtake her between the     
straits4    ,to say nothing of the many 
thousands that dare not so much as once 
think of true religion1 because of the  
power of the enemy which they  behold1  
when alas6 they see nobody but the very 
scarecrows which the  devil hath set up 
for ,i count the persecutor of ,god's   
people but the  devil's scarecrow1 the  
old one himself lies quiet--yet1 ,i say1
 how are  they frighted6 how are they   
amazed6 ,what a many of the enemies of  
religion have these folks seen today6#bc
 yea1 and they will as soon  venture to 
run the hazard of hell-fire1 as to be   
engaged by these  enemies in this way4  
,why1 ,god's people are fain to go      
through them all1  and yet no more able 
than the other to do it of themselves4  
,they  therefore are girded1 compassed1 
and defended by this mercy1 which is    
the true cause indeed of their godly    
perseverance4    ,third4 ,a third thing 

that ,i infer from these words is1 ,what
 a loving  ,god has ,israel6 #8,truly   
,god is good to ,israel4 ,let the       
redeemed of the  ,lord say so4' ,a      
loving ,god1 that should take this care 
of him1 and  bestow so many mercies upon
 him4 ,mercies of all sorts1 for all    
cases1  for all manner of relief and    
help against all manner of perils4 ,what
 is  man that ,god should so unweariedly
 attend upon him1 and visit him every   
moment8 ,is he a second ,god8 ,is he    
,god's fellow8 ,is he of the highest    
order of the angels8 or what is he8 ,o6 
he is a flea1 a worm1 a dead  dog1      
sinful dust and ashes2 he comes up like 
a flower and is cut down1  and what a   
thing is it that ,god should so much as 
open his eyes upon  such a one6 7#a ,sam
 #bf3bj2 ,job #be3f1 #de3b1c74 ,but     
then1 what a thing is  it that ,god     
should magnify him1 and that he should  
set his heart upon  him6 7,job #g3ag74  
,yea1 that he should take him into      
acquaintance with  him1 give his angels 

to be all ministering spirits for him6  
,yea1 engage  his mercy for him1 his    
tender1 great1 manifold1 and everlasting
 mercy  for him1 to compass him round   
withal1 as with a shield1 that nothing  
might work his ruin for ever and ever6  
,it may well be said1 #8,god is love'6  
7#a ,john #d3af74 ,man may well say so1 
#8,o give thanks unto the ,lord1 for he 
is good1 for his mercy endureth  for    
ever4 ,let the redeemed of the ,lord say
 so1 whom he hath redeemed  from the    
hand of the enemy' 7,psa #ajg3a-c74 ,if 
it be love for a  fellow-creature to    
give a bit of bread1 a coat1 a cup of   
cold water1  what shall we call this8   
when ,god1 the great ,god1 the former of
 all  things1 shall not only give an    
alms1 an alms to an enemy1 but shall    
rise up1 take shield and buckler1 and be
 a guard1 a protection1 a  deliverer    
from all evil1 until we come into his   
heavenly kingdom8 ,this  love is such as
 is not found on earth1 nor to be       
paralleled among the  creatures4 ,none  

hopes this but one that is good4 ,nor   
does any believe  as they should1 that  
,god doth love as these things declare  
he does4 ,our  heart staggereth at the  
greatness of the thing1 and who is it   
that has  any reason left in him1 and   
knows anything of what a wretched thing 
sin  hath made him1 that can without    
starting so much as hear of all this    
mercy6 ,but1    ,fourth4 ,another thing 
that ,i infer from these words is this1 
,what  ground is here to ,israel to hope
 in the ,lord6 ,the ,lord is not that   
broken reed of ,egypt1 on which if a man
 lean1 it will go into his hand  and    
pierce it4 ,god's word is steadfast for 
ever1 even the word by which  we are    
here exhorted to hope4 ,nor shall we    
have cause to doubt of the  cause of the
 exhortation to such a soul-quieting    
duty2 for mercy is  with the ,lord3     
#8,let ,israel rejoice in him that made 
him2 let the  children of ,zion be      
joyful in their king' 7,psa #adi3b74    
,for with the  ,lord there is mercy1    

wherewith to beautify the meek with     
salvation4  ,what sayest thou1 child of 
,god8 ,has sin wounded1 bruised thy     
soul1 and  broken thy bones8 ,why1 with 
the ,lord there is tender mercy4 ,art   
thou a  sinner of the first rate1 of the
 biggest size8 ,why1 with the ,lord     
there  is great mercy for thee8 ,have   
thy sins corrupted thy wounds1 and made 
them putrefy and stink8 ,why1 with the  
,lord there is rich1 that is1           
virtuous#bd mercy for thee4 ,art thy    
sins of diverse sorts8 ,why1 here  is a 
multitude of manifold mercies for thee4 
,dost thou see thyself  surrounded with 
enemies8 ,why1 with the ,lord there is  
mercy to compass  thee about withal4 ,is
 the way dangerous in which thou art to 
go8 ,surely  goodness and mercy shall   
follow thee all the days of thy life4   
,doth  iniquity prevail against thee8   
,the mercy of this ,lord aboundeth      
towards  thee4 ,doth judgments for thy  
miscarriages overtake thee2 ,there is   
with  thy ,lord mercy that rejoiceth to 

deliver thee from those judgments4      
,what shall ,i say8 ,there is mercy from
 everlasting to everlasting upon  thee4 
,what wouldst thou have8 ,there is mercy
 underneath1 mercy above1  and mercy for
 thee on every side2 therefore #8let    
,israel hope in the  ,lord6' ,i will    
add1 it is the greatest unkindness thou 
canst return to  the ,lord to doubt this
 mercy notwithstanding4 ,why1 what wilt 
thou make  of ,god8 ,is there no truth  
nor trust to be put in him1             
notwithstanding  all that he hath said8 
,o the depravedness of man's nature6    
,because he  speaketh the truth1        
therefore we believe him not6 7,john    
#h3de74 ,the  odiousness of unbelief is 
manifest by this1 yea1 also the         
unreasonableness thereof4 ,god is true1 
his ,word is true2 and to help us  to   
hope in him1 how many times has he      
fulfilled it to others1 and that  before
 our eyes8 ,hope then2 it is good that a
 man should hope4 ,hope  then2 it       
pleases ,god that thou shouldest hope4  

,hope then to the end1  for the grace   
that is to be brought unto thee will    
surely come1 with  ,christ thy ,saviour4
    ,men that have given up themselves  
to their sins1 hope to enjoy some       
benefit by them1 though the curse of    
,god1 and his wrath1 is revealed  from  
heaven against them for it 7,rom #a3ah74
 ,and yet thou that hast  given thyself 
to ,god by ,christ1 art afraid to hope  
in his mercy6 ,for  shame1 hope1 and do 
not thus dishonour thy ,god1 would thine
 own soul1  and set so bad an example to
 others4 ,i know thou hast thy          
objections in  a readiness to cast in my
 way1 and were they made against        
doctrine1  reason would that some notice
 should be taken of them2 but since they
  are made against duty1 duty urged     
from1 and grounded upon1 a word which   
is stedfast for ever1 thou deservest to 
be blamed1 and to be told1 that  of all 
sins that ever thou didst commit1 thou  
now art managing the  vilest1 while thou
 art giving way to1 and fortifying of1  

unbelief and  mistrust1 against this    
exhortation to hope1 and against the    
reason for  encouragement to the duty4  
,,third4 ,,the ,,amplification ,,of     
,,the ,,reason #8,,to ,,hope ,,in ,,the 
,,lord4'      ,but ,i shall pass from   
this to the third thing found in the    
text1 and  that is the ,,amplification  
of the reason4 ,i told you that there   
were in  the text these three things1   
,i4 ,an exhortation to the children of  
,god  to hope in the ,lord3 #8,let      
,israel hope in the ,lord4' ,,ii4 ,a    
reason to  enforce that exhortation1    
#8,for with the ,lord there is mercy4'  
,,iii4 ,an  amplification of that       
reason1 #8,and with him is plenteous    
redemption4' ,i  have gone through the  
two first1 and shall now come to this   
last4    ,in these last words1 which ,i 
call the ,amplification of the reason1  
we  have two things4 ,,first4 ,a more   
particular account of the nature of the 
mercy propounded for an encouragement to
 ,israel to hope4 ,,second4 ,an  account

 of the sufficiency of it4 ,the nature  
of the mercy propounded1  is expressed  
by that word #8redemption4' ,the        
sufficiency of it is  expressed by that 
word #8plenteous4' #8,let ,israel hope  
in the ,lord2 for  with the ,lord there 
is mercy1 and with him is plenteous     
redemption4'    ,,first4 ,the nature of 
the mercy propounded4    ,redemption may
 be diversely taken1 as shall be further
 showed anon2 but  forasmuch as the term
 here is made mention of indefinitely1  
without  nominating of this or that part
 of redemption particularly1 ,i shall   
speak to it in the general1 with respect
 at least to the main heads  thereof4   
,to redeem is to fetch back1 by         
sufficient and suitable means1 those at 
present in an enthralled1 captivated1 or
 an imprisoned condition2 and  there are
 two sorts of this redemption4 ,first1  
,redemption by purchase4  ,second1      
,redemption by power4 ,redemption by    
purchase is from the cause  of          
captivities4 ,redemption by power is    

from the effects4    ,first1 ,if we     
speak of redemption by purchase1 then   
three things present  themselves to our 
consideration--,i4 ,the person          
redeeming4 ,,ii4 ,the nature  of the    
price paid to redeem withal4 ,,iii4 ,the
 thing or state from which  this        
redeemer with this price redeemeth4     
,i4 ,the ,person redeeming4 ,the subject
 of this redemption1 or person          
redeemed1 is ,israel1 of him we have    
spoken before4 ,for the person          
redeeming1 it is ,jesus of ,nazareth2   
,jesus that was born at ,bethlehem1  at 
the time1 and as the ,scriptures relate 
7,matt #a2 ,luke #b74 ,now1 with        
reference to his person1 we have two    
things to inquire after4 ,what this     
person was4 ,how he addressed himself to
 this work4    #a4 ,what this person    
was4 ,this ,jesus was and is the natural
 and eternal  ,son of ,god ,almighty1   
without beginning or end1 from          
everlasting2 the  ,creator and ,upholder
 of the world 7,prov #h2 ,john #a2 ,heb 

#a74    #b4 ,how he addressed himself to
 the work of redeeming1 take as follows4
  ,he became true man3 for he was       
conceived through the power of the ,holy
  ,ghost in the womb of a maid1 and in  
the fulness of time brought forth  of   
her1 true1 real1 natural man2 ,i say1   
though not in the worst1 yet in  the    
best sense 7,luke #b3ca-ce74 ,being thus
 brought forth without spot or  blemish1
 he began to address himself to the     
work4 7#a47 ,by works  preparatory1 and 
then1 7#b47 ,by the act itself4    7#a47
 ,the works preparatory were as follow4 
,he prepares himself a  priestly robe1  
which was his own obediential           
righteousness2 for without  these holy  
garments he might not adventure to come 
into the presence of  ,god to offer his 
gift 7,rom #e3ai2 ,exo #bh3dj1 #dj3ac74 
,before he offered  his gift for the    
people1 he was to be himself sanctified 
to his office3  and that--by blood--by  
prayers and tears 7#a ,peter #a3ai74    
7a47 ,by blood2  for before ,aaron was  

to offer his sacrifice for the people1  
he must  himself be sprinkled with blood
 7,exo #bi3ai-bb74 ,and because ,jesus  
could  not be sprinkled with the blood  
of beasts1 therefore was he sprinkled   
with that of his own3 not as ,aaron was1
 upon the tip of his ear1 and  upon the 
tip of his toe2 but from top to toe1    
from head to foot1 his  sweat was blood 
7,luke #bb3dd74 ,so that from his agony 
in the garden to  the place where he was
 to lay down the price of our           
redemption1 he went  as consecrated in  
his own blood4 7b47 ,he offered also his
 sacrifice of  strong crying and tears1 
as his drink-offering to ,god1 as a     
sacrifice  preparatory1 not             
propitiatory1 in pursuit of his office2 
not to purge  his person 7,heb #e3e-h74 
,this is the person redeeming1 and this 
was his  preparation to the work4       
7#b47 ,the act itself4 ,now the         
redemption is often ascribed            
particularly  to his blood2 yet in      
general1 the act of his redeeming of us 

must  either more remotely or more      
nearly be reckoned from his whole       
suffering for us in the flesh2 which    
suffering ,i take to begin at his       
agony1 and was finished when he was     
raised again from the dead4 ,by his     
flesh ,i understand his whole man1 as   
distinguished from his ,divine  nature2 
and so that word doth comprehend his    
soul as well as his body1  as by the    
#ecrd of ,isaiah appears4 ,his soul     
after that manner which was  proper to  
it2 and his body after that manner which
 was proper to it4    ,,ii4 ,the nature 
of the price paid to redeem4 ,his       
sufferings began in  his soul1 some time
 before his body was touched1 by virtue 
of which was  his bloody sweat in his   
body4 ,the sorrows of his soul began at 
the  apprehension of what was coming    
from ,god1 for our sakes1 upon him2 but 
the bloody sweat of his body was from   
that union it had with such a  soul4    
,his sufferings were from the hand of   
,god1 not of man2 not by  constraint1   

but of his own will 7,lev #a3c2 ,john   
#aj3ah72 and they differ  from ours in  
these six things4 #a4 ,his sufferings   
were by the rigour of  the law2 ours    
according to the tenor of the gospel    
7,gal #c3ac2 ,heb  #ab3aj74 #b4 ,his    
sufferings were from ,god's hand        
immediately2 ours by and  through a     
,mediator 7,isa #ec3f2 ,heb #i3bb74 #c4 
,god delighted himself in  every stroke 
he gave him2 he doth not willingly      
grieve nor afflict his  people 7,isa    
#ec2 ,psa #ajc2 ,lam #c3cc74 #d4 ,he    
suffereth as a common or  public person2
 we for our own private offences 7#a    
,cor #ae3c2 ,lam #c3ci74  #e4 ,he       
suffered to make amends to justice for  
the breach of a holy law2  we to receive
 some small correction1 and to be taught
 to amend our  lives 7,heb #i3bf2 ,rom  
#aj3c1d2 ,deut #h3e2 #b chron #f3bg74   
#f4 ,he was  delivered from the nature  
of suffering by the merit of his person 
and  sufferings2 we from ours by the    
mercy of ,god through ,christ 7,acts    

#b3bd2  ,eph #d3cb1 #e3b74 ,redemption1 
then1 by a price1 was this2 the blood of
  ,christ1 which he willingly suffered  
to be spilt on the cross1 before  the   
face of ,god4    ,,iii4 ,the state from 
which this price redeemeth4 ,the cause  
of this  price was our sins2 by which we
 were justly delivered up to the curse1 
the devil1 death1 and hell2 and should  
everlastingly have so continued1  but   
that this price of redemption was for us
 paid4 ,hence it is said1  ,christ died 
for us4 ,christ died for our sins4      
,christ gave himself for  our sins4 ,we 
have redemption through his blood1 the  
forgiveness of  sins4 ,and that we are  
bought with this price4 ,now1 in all    
this ,christ  respected the holiness of 
the law1 and the worth of our souls2    
giving  full satisfaction to the one1   
for the love that he bare to the other4 
,and this has redeemed his people from  
sin and the curse1 the cause of  our    
captivity4    ,second1 ,but besides     
this1 there is redemption by power1 and 

that  respecteth that1 or those things1 
unto which we become not legally        
indebted by our transgression4 ,there   
was that unto which we became  legally  
indebted1 and that was the justice and  
holiness of the law 7,gen  #b3ag74 ,now 
from this1 because ,god had said it1 for
 his ,word made it so1  there could be  
no deliverance1 but by a reverend and   
due respect to its  command and demand1 
and an answer to every whit of what it  
would  require2 for not one tittle1 not 
one jot or tittle of the law could  fail
 7,matt #e3ah74 ,jesus ,christ1         
therefore1 with respect to the law1     
that he might redeem us1 paid a full and
 sufficient price of  redemption2 but as
 for these things that hold us captive1 
not for any  injury we have done to     
them1 but of power1 tyranny1 or the     
like2 from  them he redeemed us by power
 7,eph #d74 ,hence1 when he had made    
satisfaction or amends for us to the    
law1 he is said to #8lead captivity     
captive1 to spoil principalities and    

powers1 and to make a show of them      
openly' 7,col #b74 ,but to take captive1
 and to spoil1 must be understood  of   
what he did1 not to the law1 but to     
those others of our enemies from  which 
we were to be redeemed1 not by price but
 by power4 ,and this  second part of    
redemption is to be considered under a  
twofold head4 #a4  ,that these were     
overcome personally1 in and by himself1 
for us4 #b4 ,that  they shall be        
overcome also1 in and by his church1    
through the power of  his ,spirit4      
#a4 ,for the first1 these were overcome 
personally1 in and by himself for  us2  
to wit1 at his resurrection from the    
dead4 ,for as by his death he  made     
amends for our breach of the law1 so by 
his resurrection he  spoiled those other
 enemies1 to wit1 death1 the devil1 and 
the grave1  c41 unto which we were      
subjected1 not for any offence we had   
committed  against them1 but for our sin
 against the law2 and men when they have
  answered to the justice of the law1   

are by law and power delivered from  the
 prison4 ,christ therefore1 by power1 by
 his glorious power1 did  overcome the  
devil1 hell1 sin1 and death1 then when  
he arose and  revived from his grave1   
and so got the victory over them1 in and
 by  himself1 for us4 ,for he engaging  
as a common or public person for us1    
did on our behalf what he did1 both in  
his death and resurrection4 ,so  then1  
as he died for us1 he rose for us2 and  
as by his death he  redeemed us from    
some1 so by his resurrection from other1
 of our  enemies4 ,only it must be      
considered1 that this redemption1 as to 
the  fulness of it as yet1 resides in   
his own person only1 and is set out to  
his church as she has need thereof1 and 
that orderly too4 ,first1 that  part    
thereof which respecteth our redemption 
from the law2 and then  that part of it 
which respecteth our redemption from    
those other  things4 ,and although we   
are made partakers of redemption from   
the curse  of the law in this life1 so  

far forth as to be justified therefrom2 
and  also as to the receiving of an     
earnest while here1 of being wholly     
possessed of the glory of the next world
 hereafter2 yet we neither are1  nor    
shall be redeemed from all those things1
 which yet our head has1 as  head1 got a
 complete and eternal victory over1     
until just before he  shall deliver up  
the kingdom to the ,father1 that ,god   
may be all in all2  for #8the last enemy
 that shall be destroyed is death' 7#a  
,cor #ae3bf74  ,death1 as it has hold   
upon us1 for death as it had hold on our
 head1  was destroyed1 when he rose from
 the dead1 but death1 as we are subject 
to it1 shall not be destroyed until we  
all and every one of us shall  attain to
 the resurrection from the dead2 a      
pledge of which we have by  our         
spiritual resurrection1 from a state of 
nature to a state of grace  7,col       
#c3a-d74 ,a promise of which we have in 
the word of the truth of the  gospel2   
and an assurance of it we have by the   

resurrection of ,christ  from the dead  
7,eph #d3cj2 ,luke #bj3ce2 ,acts        
#ag3cj1ca74 ,wherefore let us  hope6    
,now1 as to redemption from the law1 and
 from those other things from  which we 
are1 and are to be redeemed with power2 
do but consider the  different language 
which the ,holy ,ghost useth1 with      
reference to our  redemption from each4 
,when it speaketh of our redemption from
 the just curse of the law1  which we   
have sufficiently deserved1 it is said  
to be done1 not by  destroying1 but by  
fulfilling the law4 #8,think not1' says 
,christ1 #8that  ,i am come to destroy  
the law or the prophets2 ,i am not come 
to destroy1  but to fulfil4 ,for verily 
,i say unto you1 ,till heaven and earth 
pass1  one jot or one tittle shall in no
 wise pass from the law1 till all be    
fulfilled' 7,matt #e3ag1ah74 ,for it    
became him1 as our ,redeemer1 to  fulfil
 all1 and all manner of righteousness1  
by doing and suffering  what justly     
should have been done or borne of us    

7,rom #h3c-e2 ,gal  #c3ac1ad74    ,but  
now when our redemption from those other
 things is made mention of1  the dialect
 is changed2 for then we read1 to the   
end we might be  delivered from them1   
,christ was to destroy and abolish them 
7#b ,tim  #a3aj72 #8that through death  
he might destroy him that had the power 
of  death1 that is1 the devil1' and so  
deliver 7,heb #b3ad74 ,and again1 #8,o  
death1 ,i will be thy plagues6 ,o grace1
 ,i will be thy destruction6'  7,hosea  
#ac3ad74 ,and again1 #8that the body of 
sin might be destroyed'  7,rom #f3f72   
and ,i have the keys of hell and of     
death 7,rev #a3ah74 ,having  thereby    
sufficiently declared that the power of 
it is destroyed as to  ,israel1 who are 
the people concerned in this redemption4
    #b4 ,they shall be overcome by his  
church through the power of his         
,spirit4 ,now1 as was hinted before1 the
 redemption is already obtained1  and   
that completely1 by the person of       
,christ for us 7,heb #i3bd71 as it  is  

written1 #8,having obtained eternal     
redemption for us'2 yet these  enemies1 
sin1 death1 the devil1 hell1 and the    
grave1 are not so under  the feet of his
 saints as he will put them1 and as they
 shall be in  conclusion under the feet 
of ,christ 7,heb #b3h1i74 ,i say they   
are not2  wherefore1 as the text also   
concludeth1 this redemption is with the 
,lord1 and under our feet they shall be 
by the power of ,god towards us  7#b    
,cor #ac3d74 ,and for this let ,israel  
hope4 ,the sum then is1 ,god's  people  
have with the ,lord redemption1 and     
redemption in reversion2  redemption1   
and redemption to come2 all which is in 
the hand of the  ,lord for us1 and of   
all we shall be possessed in his time4  
,this is that  called plenteous         
redemption4 #8,for with him is plenteous
 redemption4' ,a  little therefore to   
touch upon the redemption that we have  
in  reversion1 or of the redemption yet 
to come4    7#a47 ,there is yet much sin
 and many imperfections that cleave to  

our  persons and to our performances1   
from which1 though we be not yet in  the
 most full sense delivered1 yet this    
redemption is with our ,lord1  and we   
shall have it in his time2 and in the   
meantime it is said1 ,it  shall not have
 dominion over us4 #8,sin shall not have
 dominion over you2  for ye are not     
under the law1 but under grace' 7,rom   
#f3ad74 ,we are1 by  what ,christ has   
done1 taken from under the law1 the     
curse2 and must1 by  what ,christ will  
do1 be delivered from the very being of 
sin4 #8,he gave  himself for us1 that he
 might redeem us from all iniquity'2    
that he  might present us to himself a  
glorious church1 not having spot or     
wrinkle1 or any such thing1 but that we 
should be without blemish  7,titus      
#b3ac1ad2 ,eph #e3be1bg74 ,that we are  
already without the being of  sin1 none 
but fools and madmen will assert2 and   
that we shall never be  delivered from  
it1 none but such men will affirm       
neither4 ,it remains  then1 that there  

is a redemption for ,israel in          
reversion1 and that from  the being of  
sin4 ,and of this it is that the text   
also discourseth1 and  for which let the
 godly hope4    7#b47 ,we are not yet   
quite free from ,satan's assaulting of  
us1 though  our ,head by himself1 and   
that for us1 has got a complete conquest
 over  him2 but the time is coming1 and 
himself knows that it is but a little   
while to it1 in which he shall forever  
be bruised under our feet4 ,be  wise    
unto that which is good1 and simple     
concerning evil1 and the ,god  of peace 
shall bruise1 tread down ,satan under   
your feet shortly 7,rom  #af3bj74 ,some 
may think that this text will have a    
fulfilling in the  ruin and downfall of 
,antichrist2 and so it may2 but yet it  
will never  be wholly fulfilled1 as long
 as ,satan shall have any thing to do   
with  one of the children of ,god4      
,there is therefore a redemption in     
reversion for the children of ,god from 
,satan1 which they are to hope  for1    

because this redemption is with the     
,lord their ,head1 and that to  manage  
and bring about for them4 ,for he shall 
bruise him under their  feet in his     
time4    7#c47 ,there is yet belonging  
to the church of ,god a redemption from 
what  remains of ,antichrist1 although  
as yet he is stronger than we1 which ,i 
also call a redemption in reversion1 for
 that it is yet to come1 nor  shall it  
be accomplished till the time appointed4
 ,in this redemption1  not only saints1 
but truths will have a share2 yea1 and  
many also of  the men that belong not to
 the kingdom of ,christ and of ,god4    
,this  redemption ,god's people are also
 to hope for1 for it is with their      
,lord1 and he has promised it to them1  
as the ,scripture doth plentifully      
declare4    7#d47 ,there is yet a       
redemption to come1 which is called the 
redemption  of our body 7,rom #h3bc74   
,of this redemption we have both the    
earnest and  the seal1 to wit1 the      
,spirit of ,god 7,eph #a3ad1 #d3cj74    

,and because the  time to it is long1   
therefore we are to wait for it2 and    
because it  will be that upon which all 
our blessedness will be let out to us1  
and  we also let in to it1 therefore we 
should be comforted at all the signs  of
 the near approach thereof2 #8then1'    
saith ,christ1 #8look up and lift  up   
your heads' 7,luke #ba3bh74 ,the bodies 
of saints are called the  purchased     
possession2 possession1 because the     
whole of all that shall  be saved shall 
be for a temple or house for ,god to    
dwell in1 in the  heavens4 ,a purchased 
possession1 because the body1 as well as
 the soul1  is bought with the price of 
blood 7#a ,cor #f3ad-bj74 ,but what then
 doth  he mean by the redemption of this
 purchased possession8 ,i answer1 he    
meaneth the raising it up from the dead2
 #8,i will ransom them from the  power  
of the grave1 ,i will redeem them from  
death' 7,hosea #ac3ad74 ,and  then shall
 be brought to pass that saying that is 
written1 #8,death is  swallowed up in   

victory'2 that saying1 that is this1 and
 that in  ,isaiah1 for they speak both  
the selfsame thing 7#a ,cor #ae2 ,isa   
#be3h74    ,and this was signified by   
,moses1 where he speaks of the year of  
jubilee1 and of the redemption of the   
house that was sold in ,israel1  how of 
that year it should return to the owner 
7,lev #be74 ,our bodies of  right are   
,god's1 but sin still dwells in them2 we
 have also sold and  forfeited them to  
death and the grave1 and so they will   
abide2 but at  the judgment day1 that   
blessed jubilee1 ,god will take our     
body1 which  originally is his1 and will
 deliver it from the bondage of         
corruption1  unto which1 by our souls1  
through sin1 it has been subjected2 he  
will  take it1 ,i say1 because it is    
his1 both by creation and redemption1   
and  will bring it to that perfect      
freedom that is only to be found in     
immortality and eternal life4 ,and for  
this should ,israel hope6 ,from  what   
hath been said to this first thing1 it  

appears that the mercy that  is with    
,god for his people1 as it is in general
 what has been described  before1 so it 
is redeeming mercy1 or mercy that has   
with it the virtue  of redemption2 of   
the advantageousness of this mercy1 we  
will further  discourse by and by1 but  
now we will look into the second thing1 
that  from this amplification of the    
reason was propounded to be spoken to1  
to wit1    ,,second4 ,the sufficiency of
 this redemption4    ,an account of the 
sufficiency of this redemption4 #8,let  
,israel hope in  the ,lord2 for with the
 ,lord there is mercy1 and with him is  
plenteous  redemption4' ,the sufficiency
 or plenteousness of it may be spoken   
to1  as it respecteth the many          
difficulties and dangers that by sin we 
have  brought ourselves into2 or as it  
respecteth the superabundant worth  that
 is found therein1 let the dangers      
attending us be what they will1  though 
we should not be acquainted with the    
half or the hundredth part  thereof4    

,to speak to it as it respecteth those  
particular difficulties and  dangers    
that by sin we have brought ourselves   
unto2 and that1 ,first4 ,by  showing the
 suitableness of it4 ,second4 ,by       
showing the sufficiency of  the         
suitableness thereof4    ,first4 ,the   
suitableness of it lieth in the fit     
application thereof to  all the parts of
 thraldom and bondage4 ,have we sinned8 
,christ had our  sins laid upon his     
back2 yea1 of ,god was made1 that is1   
reputed1 sin  for us 7,isa #ec2 #b ,cor 
#e3ba74 ,were we under the curse of the 
law by  reason of sin8 ,christ was made 
under the law1 and bare the curse       
thereof to redeem 7,gal #d3d1 #c3ac2    
,rom #c3bd74 ,had sin set us at an      
indefinite distance from ,god8 ,christ  
has become1 by the price of his         
redeeming blood1 a reconciler of man to 
,god again 7,col #a3bj74 ,were we  by   
sin subject to death8 ,christ died the  
death to set us free therefrom  7,rom   
#f3bc74 ,had our sins betrayed us into  

and under ,satan's slavery8  ,christ has
 spoiled and destroyed this work1 and   
made us free citizens  of heaven 7,acts 
#bf3ah2 #b ,tim #b3bf2 ,heb #b3ad2 ,eph 
#b3ai74 ,thus was our  ,redeemer made1  
as to those things1 a suitable          
recoverer1 taking all and  missing      
nothing that stood in the way of our    
happiness2 according to  that a little  
below the text1 #8,and he shall redeem  
,israel from all his  iniquities1' that 
is1 from them1 together with their evil 
fruits4    ,second4 ,now as to the      
sufficiency that was in this            
suitableness1 that  is declared by his  
resurrection1 by his ascension1 by his  
exaltation to  the right hand of ,god2  
that is also declared by ,god's putting 
all  things under his feet1 and by      
giving of him to be head over all things
  for his redeemed's sake4 ,it is also  
further declared in that ,god now       
threateneth none but those that refuse  
to take ,jesus for their ,saviour1  and 
for that he is resolved to make his foes

 his footstool4 ,what are  more natural 
consequences flowing from anything1 than
 that by these  things is the           
sufficiency of the suitableness of      
redemption by ,christ  proved8 ,for all 
these things followed ,christ1 for1 or  
because he  humbled himself to the death
 of the cross1 that he might become a   
,redeemer2 therefore ,god raised him up1
 took him to his throne1 and gave  him  
glory1 that your faith and hope might be
 in ,god by him 7,phil #b74    ,but     
alas6 what need we stand to prove the   
sun is light1 the fire hot1  the water  
wet8 ,what was done by him was done by  
,god1 for he was true  ,god2 and what   
comparison can there be betwixt ,god and
 the creature1  betwixt the worth of    
,god's acts1 and the merit of the sin of
 poor man6  ,and can death1 or sin1 or  
the grave hold us1 when ,god saith1     
#8,give up8'  ,yea1 where is that1 or   
he1 that shall call into question the   
superabounding sufficiency that is in   
the merit of ,christ1 when ,god         

continueth to discharge1 day by day1    
yea1 hourly1 and every moment1  sinners 
from their sin1 and death1 and hell1 for
 the sake of the  redemption that is    
obtained for us by ,christ8    ,god be  
thanked here is plenty2 but no want of  
anything6 ,enough and to  spare6 ,it    
will be with the merit of ,christ1 even 
at the end of the  world1 as it was with
 the five loaves and two fishes1 after  
the five  thousand men1 besides women   
and children1 had sufficiently eaten    
thereof4 ,there was1 to the view of all 
at last1 more than showed itself  at    
fist4 ,at first there was but five      
loaves and two fishes1 which a lad      
carried4 ,at last there were twelve     
baskets full1 the weight of which1 ,i   
suppose1 not the strongest man could    
bear away4 ,nay1 ,i am persuaded1  that 
at the end of the world1 when the damned
 shall see what a  sufficiency there is 
left of merit in ,christ1 besides what  
was bestowed  upon them that were saved 
by him1 they will run mad for anguish of

  heart to think what fools they were   
not to come to him1 and trust in  him   
that they might be saved1 as their      
fellow-sinners did4 ,but this is        
revealed that ,israel1 that the godly   
may hope and expect4 ,let ,israel       
therefore hope in the ,lord1 for with   
him is plenteous redemption4            
,amplifying reasons as a conclusion of  
the whole4    ,now as this last clause1 
as ,i termed it1 is the amplification of
 the  reason going before2 so itself    
yieldeth amplifying reasons as a        
conclusion of the whole4 ,for1          
,first4 ,add redemption unto mercy1 and 
then things still are heightened  and   
made greater4 ,and it must1 because the 
text adds it1 and because  both the     
nature of ,god1 the holiness of his law1
 and the present state  of the sinner   
that is to be saved1 requireth that it  
should be so4 ,god  is justice as well  
as mercy2 the law is holy and just2 that
 man that is  to be saved is not only a 
sinner1 but polluted4 ,now1 then1 that  

mercy  and justice may meet and kiss in 
the salvation of the sinner1 there  must
 be a redemption2 that the sinner may be
 saved1 and the law retain  its sanction
 and authority1 there must be a         
redemption2 that the sinner  may be     
purged as well as pardoned1 there must  
be a redemption4 ,and1 ,i  say1 as there
 must1 so there is3 #8,for with the     
,lord there is mercy1 and  with him is  
plenteous redemption4' ,mercy is the    
original1 the cause1  and the manager of
 our redemption4 ,redemption is the     
manifestation1 and  the completing of   
that mercy4 ,if there had been no mercy1
 there had  been no redemption4 ,mercy  
had been defective as to us1 or must    
have  offered violence to the law and   
justice of ,god1 and have saved us      
contrary to that word1 #8,in the day    
thou eatest thou shalt die1' and        
#8,cursed is every one that continueth  
not in all things written in the  book  
of the law to do them4' ,but now1       
redemption coming in by mercy1  the sin 

is done away1 and the sinner saved1 in a
 way of righteousness4    ,second4 ,by  
law as well as grace2 that is1 in a way 
of justice as well  as in a way of      
mercy4 ,hence it saith we are           
#8justified freely by his  grace1       
through the redemption that is in       
,christ ,jesus' 7,rom #c3bd74  ,through 
the redemption that is in ,jesus        
,christ1 whom ,god hath set forth  to be
 a propitiation through faith in his    
blood1 and so to show the  world the    
equity of his proceeding with sinners in
 the saving of their  souls4 ,as if ,god
 should say to all those who stumble at 
the salvation  of sinners by grace1     
,behold1 ,i act according to law and    
justice4 ,for of  grace ,i save them    
through a redemption1 and therefore am  
faithful and  just to my law1 as well as
 free and liberal of my mercy4          
,wherefore thus  ,i declare ,i am       
righteous1 faithful1 and just in passing
 over or  remitting of sin4 ,nay1 the   
matter so standeth now betwixt me and   

the  sinful world1 that ,i could not be 
just if ,i did not justify him that     
hath faith in the blood of ,jesus1 since
 by that blood my justice is  appeased  
for all that this or that sinner has    
done against my law6    ,this is a way  
that ,god1 nor any child of his1 need be
 ashamed of before  any that shall call 
in question the legality and justice of 
this  procedure4 ,for why may not ,god  
be merciful1 and why may not ,god be    
just8 ,and since he can be both merciful
 and just in the salvation of  sinners1 
why may he not also save them from death
 and hell8 ,christ is  ,god's salvation1
 and to show that he is not ashamed of  
him1 he hath  presented him1 and the way
 of redemption by him1 before the face  
of all  people 7,luke #b3cj-cb74 ,nor is
 the ,son1 who is become1 with respect  
to  the act of redemption1 the author of
 eternal salvation1 ashamed of this  his
 doings4 #8,i gave my back to the       
smiters1' saith he1 #8and my cheeks  to 
them that plucked off the hair2 ,i hid  

not my face from shame and  smiting'    
7,isa #ej3f74 ,this he speaks to show   
what were some of his  sufferings when  
he engaged in the work of our           
redemption1 and how  heartily he did    
bear and go through them4 #8,for1' says 
he1 #8the ,lord ,god  will help me1'    
that is1 justify me in it1 #8therefore  
shall ,i not be  confounded1 therefore  
have ,i set my face like a flint1 and ,i
 know that  ,i shall not be ashamed' 7v 
#g74 ,and if ,god1 and his ,son ,jesus  
,christ1  are neither of them ashamed to
 own this way of salvation1 why should  
the sinners concerned thereabout be     
afraid thereupon to venture their  soul8
 ,i know1 saith he1 #8,i shall not be   
ashamed'2 ,i shall not1 that is1  when  
all things come to light1 and everything
 shall appear above board2  when the    
heart and soul of this undertaking of   
mine shall be proclaimed  upon the      
house-tops1 ,i know ,i shall not be     
ashamed4    ,it was also upon this      
account that ,paul said he was not      

ashamed of the  gospel 7,rom #a74 ,for  
he knew that it was a declaration of the
 highest  act of wisdom that ever ,god  
did spread before the face of the sons  
of  men4 ,and of what wisdom is the     
gospel a declaration but of that of     
forgiveness of sins by grace1 through   
the redemption that is by the  blood of 
,jesus ,christ8 #8,in whom we have      
redemption through his blood1'  even    
#8the forgiveness of sins1 according to 
the riches of his grace1  wherein he    
hath abounded toward us in all wisdom   
and prudence' 7,eph  #a3g1h74    ,and as
 ,paul speaketh here as a minister1 so  
he speaketh after the same  manner also 
as he is a believer1 saying1 #8,i am not
 ashamed' of this  gospel1 #8for ,i know
 whom ,i have believed1' or trusted with
 my soul1  #8and am persuaded that he is
 able to keep that which ,i have        
committed  unto him against that day'   
7#b ,tim #a3aa1ab74 ,wherefore seeing   
that mercy  is not presented to us      
alone1 or singly1 but as accompanying   

and  concurring with redemption2 it is  
manifest enough that mercy standeth  not
 above1 and consequently that it saveth 
none but in1 by1 and through  a         
,redeemer4 ,he that believeth not in    
,christ shall be damned4 ,but what      
needs that1 if mercy could save the soul
 without the redemption that is  by him8
 ,if any say1 ,christ is the mercy of   
,god to us4 ,true1 if you  count him a  
,redeemer1 a worker out of a redemption 
for us by his death  and blood upon the 
cross4 ,but otherwise he is none2 ,i    
mean1 if you make  him a lawgiver1 and a
 ,saviour1 only as he has set an example
 to us to  get to heaven by doing       
commandments1 or by treading in his     
steps4 ,yea1  though you say his        
commandment is that we believe in him3  
for1 take the  work of redemption by his
 blood from the curse1 out of his hand1 
and  then what concerning him is left   
from me to believe1 but1 as was said    
before1 that he is a lawgiver1 and as   
such1 at best1 but a pattern to  us to  

get to heaven1 as here8 ,and whoso      
counteth him as such1 is so far  off    
from counting of ,christ the mercy of   
,god to us1 that they make him  a       
contradictor of mercy1 both in the      
fountain and all the streams of  it4    
,for to propound life eternal to us1    
through the observation of  laws1 is to 
set before us that which contradicteth  
grace and mercy1 let  the work be what  
it will2 nor will it help at all to say1
 that they  that do the law of ,christ1 
or that take him for their law and      
example1  shall be sure of mercy to pass
 by their shortness of attaining to the 
perfection of what is set before them4  
,for all this might have been  done1 and
 not one drop of blood spilt for the    
redemption of man4  ,besides1 this makes
 ,christ's death1 as a ,redeemer1 as an 
act  unadvisedly undertaken2 for what   
need he have died1 if his doctrine and  
example had been sufficient1 through    
that which they call mercy1 to  have    
brought the soul to glory8 #8,if        

righteousness come by the law1 then     
,christ is dead in vain' 7,gal #b3ba74  
,i will add1 put man's  righteousness1  
,god's mercy1 and ,christ's redemption1 
all together1 and  they will not save a 
man2 though the last two alone will     
sufficiently  do it3 but this third is a
 piece when put to that1 does1 instead  
of  mending1 make the rent worse4       
,besides1 since man's righteousness     
cannot  be joined in justification with 
,god's mercy and ,christ's redemption1  
but through a disbelief of the          
sufficiency of them1 should it be       
admitted as a cause1 though but the     
least cause thereof1 what would  follow1
 but to make that cursed sin of unbelief
 a good inventor1 and a  necessary      
worker in the manner of the             
justification of a sinner8 ,for1 ,i     
say1 unbelief is the cause of this      
hodge-podge in any2 and the effects  of 
it are showed in the #ith chapter of the
 epistle of ,paul to the  ,romans1 at   
the latter end thereof 7vv #ca-ce74     

,and there are three things that follow 
upon that opinion that denieth  the     
absolute necessity of the shedding of   
the blood of ,christ for the  redemption
 of man1 that mercy might be let out to 
him4    #a4 ,it followeth from thence1  
that there is no such attribute as      
absolute justice in ,god2 justice to    
stand to his word1 and to vindicate     
every tittle of his law4 ,for let but   
this be granted1 and the death of       
,christ must be brought in1 or by       
justice the floodgate of mercy still  be
 shut against sinful man2 or that ,god  
must have mercy upon man1 with  the     
breach of his ,word4    #b4 ,it also    
followeth from the premises1 that       
,christ's death was of  pleasure only1  
and not of necessity also2 contrary to  
the ,scripture1  that makes his death   
the effect of both2 of pleasure1 to show
 how  willing ,god the ,father was that 
,christ should die for man3 of          
necessity1 to show that man could not be
 saved without it2 of pleasure1  to show

 how justice did deal with him for our  
sin2 of necessity1 to  show that mercy  
could not be communicated to us without 
it 7,isa #ec3aj2  ,matt #bf3ci2 ,acts   
#ag3c74    #c4 ,there also followeth    
therefrom1 that by the blood of ,christ 
we have  not redemption from law1 and   
justice1 as to the condemning part of   
both1 but that rather this title is     
given to it for honour and glory1  to   
dignify it2 as the name of ,god is also 
given to him3 for they that  affirm the 
one1 are bold to affirm the other4 ,for 
as by them is  concluded1 that there is 
no necessity why the blood of ,christ   
should be  counted the absolutely       
necessary price of our redemption from  
the curse  of the law and severity of   
justice2 so by them it is concluded1    
that it  is not necessary to hold that  
,christ the ,redeemer is naturally and  
co-eternally ,god1 as the ,father4 ,but 
#8let ,israel hope in the ,lord1 for    
with the ,lord there is mercy1 and with 
him is plenteous redemption4'    ,third4

 ,must there be redemption by blood     
added to mercy1 if the soul be  saved8  
,this shows us what an horrible thing   
the sin of man is4 ,sin1 as  to the     
nature of it1 is little known in the    
world4 ,o6 it sticks so fast  to us1 as 
not to be severed from us by all the    
mercy of ,god3 do but  exclude          
redemption by the blood of ,christ4 ,i  
will say it over again4  ,all the mercy 
of ,god cannot save a sinner1 without   
respect to  redemption from the curse of
 the law1 by the death and blood of     
,christ4  #8,without shedding of blood  
is no remission' 7,heb #i3bb74 ,no      
remission1  no pardon1 or passing by of 
the least transgression1 without it4    
,tears6  ,christ's tears will not do it4
 ,prayers6 ,christ's prayers will not do
  it4 ,an holy life6 the holy life that 
,christ lived1 will not do it1 as       
severed from his death and blood4 ,the  
word redemption1 therefore1 must  be    
well understood1 and close stuck to1 and
 must not be allowed1 as  properly      

spoken1 when we talk of deliverance from
 sin1 the law1 and  ,god's curse1 unless
 it be applied particularly to the death
 and blood  of ,christ 7,eph #a3g74 ,we 
have redemption through his blood 7,rev 
#a3e74  #8,christ hath redeemed us from 
the curse of the law1 being made a curse
  for us2 for it is written1 ,cursed is 
every one that hangeth on a tree'  7,gal
 #c3ac74 ,he has redeemed us to ,god by 
his blood4 #8,for thou wast  slain1 and 
hast redeemed us to ,god by thy blood'  
7,rev #e3i74 ,this is the  redemption   
that is joined with mercy1 yea1 that is 
the fruit thereof2  and it is that      
without which sin cannot be removed out 
of the sight of  ,god4 ,moses1 that was 
a better preacher of the law1 and the   
sufficiency  of the righteousness       
thereof1 than any now can pretend to be1
 yet he  full well declared by all his  
bloody sacrifices1 that the blood and   
death of ,jesus ,christ is of absolute  
necessity for the redemption of  the    
soul4 ,besides1 he tells us that the man

 that should flee to the  city of       
refuge1 from the avenger of blood1      
should not be at liberty  from the law1 
unless he kept himself close in that    
city until the death  of the            
high-priest4 ,mark the words1 #8,ye     
shall take no satisfaction for  him that
 is fled to the city of his refuge1 that
 he should come again  to dwell in the  
land1 until the death of the' high      
#8priest' 7,num  #ce3cb74 ,wherefore1   
,christian man1 know thou thy sin in the
 nature of it  and persuade thyself1    
that the removing of it from before the 
face of  ,god is by no less means than  
the death and blood of ,christ4 ,but it 
is a  poor shift that the enemies of the
 truth are put to1 when1 to defend      
their errors1 they are forced to        
diminish sin1 and to enlarge the        
borders of their fig-leaf garments1 and 
to deny or cast away1 as much  as in    
them lies1 one of the attributes1 the   
justice of ,god4 ,indeed they  will say 
they abhor to do thus1 and all erroneous

 persons will put the  best face they   
can upon their bad matters2 but the     
natural consequences  of things amount  
to it2 nor can they1 when men stick     
close to their  sides1 avoid the charge4
    ,fourth4 ,then here you see the     
reason of that free course that mercy   
hath among the sons of men1 and why it  
doth1 as has been showed before  what it
 doth4 ,why justice is content4 ,blood  
hath answered the demand of  justice4   
,the law hath nothing to object against 
his salvation that  believeth in ,jesus 
,christ4 ,blood has set the door open   
for us with  boldness to go to ,god for 
mercy1 and for ,god to come with his    
abundant  grace to us4 ,we have         
#8boldness1 brethren1 to enter into the 
holiest by  the blood of ,jesus1 by a   
new and living way1 which he hath       
consecrated  for us through the vail1   
that is to say1 his flesh' 7,heb        
#aj3ai1bj74  ,this is the way that      
,moses desired to find1 when ,god so    
largely spake  to him of his mercy4     

#8,thou hast said1' says ,moses to ,god1
 #8,i know thee  by name1 and thou hast 
also found grace in my sight4 ,now1     
therefore1 ,i  pray thee1 if ,i have    
found grace in thy sight1 show me now   
thy way that  ,i may know thee1' c4     
7,exo #cc3ab1ac74 ,what if it should be 
applied  thus8 thou now talkest of      
mercy1 but in thy words to us from the  
,mount1  thou spakest fire and justice2 
and since thou hast delivered us to holy
  a law1 and are resolved that the least
 tittle thereof shall by no means  fall 
to the ground2 by what means is it that 
mercy should come unto us8  ,well1 saith
 ,god1 ,i will show thee my way1 ,i will
 put thee in a clift of  the rock1 which
 was a figure of ,christ1 for ,christ   
says1 #8,i am the way'  7,exo #cd2 ,john
 #ad3f74 ,this done1 he proclaimed his  
name1 and showed him  how he could be   
gracious1 and gave him the sign of his  
being merciful1  a promise that his     
presence should go with him4 ,the       
breaking then of  the body of ,jesus    

was1 the renting of the vail1 that out  
of which came  blood1 that the way to   
,god might be living2 and not death1 or 
sword1 or  flame1 to the poor children  
of men4 ,out hence therefore bubbleth   
continually the tender mercy1 the great 
mercy1 the rich mercy1 the  abundant    
mercy1 the multiplying mercy1 and every 
other mercy of ,god to  us for our      
present and everlasting good4    ,not   
that ,god was sparing of his mercy1 and 
would not part with it  unless paid for 
it2 for this way of redemption by blood 
was his  contrivance1 the fruit of his  
wisdom 7,eph #a3h74 ,so then1 ,god was  
big  with mercy for a sinful world2 but 
to be continually extending of  mercy1  
since sin and justice1 because of the   
sanction of the law1 lay  in the way as 
a turning flaming sword1 there did lie  
the work 7,gen  #c3bd72 so it was       
concluded1 that mercy might1 in a way of
 justice1 be  let out to sinners2       
,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 should die   
for the sin of  man4 ,by which means the

 outcries of the law and justice against
 us for  our sins did cease1 and mercy  
flowed from heaven like the waters of   
,noah1 until it became a sea 7,micah    
#g3ah1ai74    ,by redemption by blood1  
therefore1 is this great mystery--,that 
a just  ,god can save that man that has 
broken that law1 that ,god has said he  
will inflict the penalty for the breach 
thereof upon1 and do his  justice no    
wrong--expounded2 not by a relaxation of
 the punishment1 as  the doltish wisdom 
of this world imagines2 but by an       
inflicting of the  exactest justice upon
 that nature that has offended4 ,if the 
question be  asked1 ,how a just ,god can
 save that man from death1 that by sin  
has put  himself under the sentence of  
it8 any fool can answer1 #8,by a        
pardon4'  ,and if it be asked1 ,but what
 will become of the threatening         
wherewith  he threatened the offender8  
,he that knows no mysteries can say1    
,why1  man must repent of his sin1 and  
,god of his threatening4 ,but if it be  

asked1 ,how ,god can execute his        
threatening to the utmost1 and yet      
deliver the sinner by his mercy from it2
 the sinner that has deserved  it1 and  
yet be just to his law1 faithful to his 
law1 and one that will  stand by every  
tittle of his law8 this1 to expound1 is 
too high for a  fool2 therefore these   
men are for despising of mysteries1 and 
for  counting of mysteries in the       
gospel1 follies4    ,but this key of    
heaven is no where but in the ,word of  
the ,spirit2 it is  not seen in the law1
 nor in the reason or righteousness of  
the world4  ,to punish #8the just for   
the unjust1' and to make him #8to be sin
 for us1  who knew no sin1 that we might
 be made the righteousness of ,god in   
him1' seems unreasonable2 so cross to   
the wisdom of man are the wards  of this
 lock 7#a ,peter #c3ah2 #b ,cor #e3ba74 
,wherefore usually1 when they  come at  
this doctrine1 they belch out their     
frumps1 their taunts1 their  scoffs1 and
 their scorns against it2 and in        

opposition thereto1  comment1 exalt1 cry
 up1 and set on high1 ,socinianism1     
,mahometanism1  man's ragged            
righteousness1 or anything4 ,but we will
 pass these things4    ,fifth4 ,the     
knowledge of redemption1 and the faith  
of redemption1 is the  only means of    
settling1 composing1 and upholding the  
soul of the  thoroughly awakened1 in the
 hope of enjoying a portion in mercy for
  ever4 ,what senseless1 secure1        
besotted1 and deluded men1 conclude of  
themselves1 and of the means of future  
happiness1 is one thing2 and  what the  
thoroughly awakened soul concludes upon1
 is another4 ,and ,i  say1 one          
thoroughly awakened about the nature of 
,god1 the nature of  sin1 and the worth 
of the soul1 will find but little ease  
of mind1  notwithstanding notions of    
mercy1 until he comes and sees that he  
must  be saved by mercy and justice     
both2 and that to be sure he shall never
  do1 until he is taught that by the    
blood of ,christ the law is1 as to  the 

curse that is in it against the sinner1 
taken out of the way 7,col  #b74        
,these things1 sin and justice1 are too 
great to be played with by him  that    
shall see them in the light of the law1 
and that shall feel them  in their      
terror upon a trembling conscience4 ,but
 when the soul shall  see that a        
propitiation is made to justice by      
blood1 then1 and not till  then1 it sees
 sin taken away3 and when it sees1 by   
this means1 sin  taken away1 then it can
 behold to hope in the mercy of ,god4   
,yea1 and it  will be as hard to wring  
off him that is settled here1 from this 
belief  to another1 as it would be to   
persuade him that stands upon sound     
ground to venture his life upon a       
shaking bottomless quag4 ,o6 ,it is a   
pleasant thing for the wounded          
conscience to taste the sweetness of    
redeeming blood6 7,john #f3ea-ef74 ,this
 is like the best wine that goes  down  
sweetly2 this carries with the last of  
it the very tang#be of  eternal life6   

7,heb #i3ad74 ,and know that dead works1
 or works of death1  will abide in the  
conscience1 notwithstanding all talk and
 notions of  mercy1 until that be purged
 with blood applied thereto1 by the     
,spirit  and faith4 ,this is one of the 
three that abide to witness on earth1   
that #8,god hath given us eternal life1 
and that this life is in his  ,son'2    
because he died for us1 and rose again  
7#a ,john #e3h-aa74    ,this1 therefore1
 is that that will establish a man with 
that peace that  shall not be shaken1   
because by this such an one seeth the   
justice of  ,god is quieted4 ,for peace 
is made by the blood of the cross2 peace
 with  ,god for sinners 7,col #a3bj74   
,yea1 ,god himself1 by the blood of the 
cross1 has made it1 that by him1        
,christ1 he might reconcile to himself  
all things1 whether they be things on   
earth1 or things in heaven4 ,nor  will a
 man that is truly spiritually wise1    
rest till he comes where ,god  towards  
man doth rest2 but that can be only     

there1 where such means are  offered for
 the taking away of sin1 that are of a  
sweet-smelling savour  to ,god4 ,now    
this is the offering that ,christ       
offered1 to wit1 himself2  for ,christ  
loved us1 and hath given himself for us1
 an offering and a  sacrifice to ,god1  
for a sweet-smelling savour 7,eph #e3b74
 ,therefore it  is by it1 the body of   
his flesh1 through death1 that we are   
presented  holy1 unblameable1 and       
unreproveable in his sight 7,col #a3ba74
 ,wherefore  it must be true which was  
said before1 to wit1 ,that the knowledge
 of  redemption1 and the faith of       
redemption1 is the only means of        
settling1  composing1 and upholding of  
the soul of the thoroughly awakened1 in 
the  hope of enjoying a portion in mercy
 for ever4 ,he that hath the ,son of    
,god1 hath the ,father1 hath life2      
because with him is the means of peace  
with the ,father1 and so of eternal life
 7#a ,john #b3bc74 ,but then1 to  have  
the ,son1 is to believe on him1 and on  

the ,father through him 7#a  ,john      
#e3aj-ab74 ,on him1 that he is the      
,saviour by his blood2 and on the       
,father through him1 as believing that  
he1 for his ,son's sufferings1 is       
pacified with us1 and of his grace hath 
forgiven us1 through him1 all           
trespasses 7#b ,john #i2 ,eph #d3cb74   
,sixth4 ,the knowledge and faith of this
 redemption fortifieth the  ,christian  
against temptations4 ,we that do        
believe1 know what it is to  be         
assaulted by the devil1 and to have     
knotty objections cast into our  minds  
by him4 ,we also know what advantage the
 vile sin of unbelief will  get upon us1
 if our knowledge and faith in this     
redemption be in the  least1 below the  
common faith of saints1 defective4 ,if  
we talk of  mercy1 he can talk of       
justice2 if we talk of grace1 he can    
talk of the  law4 ,and all his words1   
when ,god will suffer it1 we shall find 
as  sharp1 and subject to stick in our  
minds1 as bearded arrows are to  stick  

in flesh4 ,besides1 he can and doth1 and
 that often1 work in our  fancies and   
imaginations such apprehensions of ,god1
 that he shall seem  to be to us one    
that cannot abide us1 one that hates us1
 and that lieth  in wait to destroy us4 
,and now1 if any body speaks to us of   
mercy1 we  think we might hope in that1 
had we nothing to trouble us but the    
guilt  of actual sins4 ,but we see our  
nature as full of the filth of sin1 as  
the egg is of meat1 or the toad of      
poison3 which filth vilely recoileth    
against the commandments1 flieth in the 
face of ,god1 and continueth all  his   
judgments4#bf ,this is felt1 this is    
seen by the sinner1 who cannot  help it2
 nor can he be brought to that          
consideration as to say1 #8,it is  no   
more ,i' 7,rom #g74 ,now1 what shall    
this man do8 ,shall he look to the      
commandment8 ,there is death8 ,shall he 
look to ,god8 ,there is justice6  ,shall
 he look to himself8 ,there is sin out  
of measure6 ,let him look1  then1 to one

 as dying1 to the #8lamb as it had been 
slain1' and there  let him see himself  
by this ,lamb1 as cursed1 and a dying of
 a cursed  death for this sin that doth 
so fright and so distress the soul 7,rev
  #e3f74 ,then let him turn again1 and  
behold this ,lamb alive and well1 and   
highly exalted by this ,god1 that but   
just before laid the curse of the  law  
upon him2 but let him be sure to reckon 
that he has died for his  sins by the   
person of ,christ1 and it will follow   
that this man is now  acquitted1 because
 ,christ is still alive4 ,say ,i these  
things as a man8  ,saith not the gospel 
the very same8 #a4 ,as to ,christ's     
dying for us2 as  also that we are dead 
to the law by the body of ,christ 7,rom 
#f3f2 #g74 #b4  ,and that we should so  
reckon as to this matter1 because that  
,god has  transferred our sin from us to
 him4    #a4 ,did not ,christ die for   
us2 and dying for us1 are we not become 
dead  to the law by the death of his    
body8 or will the law slay both him and 

us1 and that for the same transgression8
 7,rom #g3a1b74 ,if this be  concluded  
in the affirmative1 what follows but    
that ,christ1 though he  undertook1 came
 short in doing for us8 ,but he was     
raised up from the  dead1 and believing 
marrieth us to him as risen1 and that   
stops the  mouth of all4 ,i am crucified
 with ,christ1 our old man was crucified
  with him1 and we are become dead to   
the law by the body of ,christ 7,rom    
#e3c1d74 ,what then8    #b4 ,why1 reckon
 yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin1 
but alive unto  ,god through ,jesus     
,christ4 ,ay1 but says the soul1 #8,how 
can ,i reckon  thus1 when sin is yet    
strong in me8' ,answ4 ,read the words   
again1 ,he  saith not1 ,reckon          
yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin1  
in yourselves2  but dead unto it through
 ,jesus ,christ4 ,not alive unto ,god in
  yourselves1 but alive unto ,god       
through ,jesus ,christ4 ,for ,christ in 
his  death and resurrection representeth
 me4 ,as ,i died by him1 ,i arose again 

by him1 and live through the faith of   
the gospel in the presence of ,god  by  
him4 ,this must in the first place be   
allowed and believed1 or no  true peace 
can come near the soul1 nor the soul be 
prepared to assoil  the assaults of the 
adversary4 ,let therefore thy faith1 if 
thou wouldst  be a warrior1 ,o thou     
faint-hearted ,christian1 be well       
instructed in  this6 ,then will thy     
faith do thee a twofold kindness4 #a4   
,it will  conform thee to the death and 
resurrection of ,christ4 ,and1 #b4 ,it  
will  give thee advantage1 when thou    
seest sin strong in thyself1 yet to     
conclude that by ,christ thou art dead  
thereto1 and by him alive  therefrom4   
,nor can there but two objections be    
made against this4 ,the  first is to    
question whether any are said to die and
 rise1 by the death  and resurrection of
 ,christ8 or if it so may be said2 yet  
whether thou  art one of them8 ,to the  
first the scripture is full4 ,to the    
second1 thy  faith must be strong3 for  

let go faith here1 and all falls flat to
 the  ground1 ,i mean as to comfort and 
consolation4 ,christ died for us1 or in 
our stead2 therefore1 by the ,word of   
,god1 ,i am allowed so to reckon4       
,christ rose and revived1 though he died
 for me2 therefore ,i rose and  revived 
by ,christ3 unless any does hold1 that  
though he died in a  common1 yet he     
arose as considered but in a single     
capacity4 ,now1 then1  if ,satan comes  
and tells me of my sins1 ,i answer1     
#8,christ has taken  them upon himself4'
 ,if he comes and tells me of the death 
that is due  to me for sin1 by the curse
 of the holy law1 ,i answer1 ,i have    
already  undergone that by ,christ4 ,if 
he asks me1 ,how ,i know that the law   
will  not lay hold of me also8 ,i       
answer1 ,because ,christ is risen from  
the  dead4 ,if he asks me1 ,by what     
authority ,i take upon me thus to       
reason8 ,i  tell him1 ,by the authority 
and allowance of the holy and most      
blessed  gospel1 which saith1 ,he #8was 

delivered for our offences1 and was     
raised  again for our justification'    
7,rom #d74 ,and to encourage thee thus  
to  believe1 and thus to hold1 when thou
 art in an hour of temptation1 this  is 
the way to see mercy stand and smile    
upon thee2 for mercy will smile  upon   
him that shall thus believe 7#b ,cor    
#c3af-ah74 ,this is the way to  put     
faith and hope both to work against the 
devil2 and to do this is  very pleasing 
to ,god4 ,this the way to make that     
hell-hound retreat and  leave off to    
assault 7,james #d3g2 #a ,peter #e3i74  
,and this is the way to  find an answer 
to many scriptures1 with which else thou
 wilt not know  what to do1 as with many
 of the types and shadows2 yea1 and with
 the  moral law itself4    ,besides1    
thus believing setteth thy soul against 
the fear of death1 and  judgment to     
come2 for if ,christ be raised from the 
dead who died for  our sins2 and if     
,christ who died for our sins is entered
 into glory3 ,i  say again1 if ,christ  

who died for our sins has purchased us  
to himself1  and is purposed that the   
fruit of this his purchase shall be1    
that we  may behold his face in glory2  
then1 cast off slavish fear of death and
  judgment3 for ,christ being raised    
from the dead1 dieth no more2 death     
hath no more dominion over him6         
,seventh4 ,the knowledge and faith of   
this redemption prepareth man to a  holy
 life4 ,by a holy life1 ,i mean a life  
according to the moral law1  flowing    
from a spirit of thankfulness to ,god   
for giving of his ,son to  be my        
,redeemer4 ,this ,i call a holy life1   
because it is according to the  rule of 
holiness1 the law1 and this ,i call a   
holy life1 because it  floweth from such
 a principle as giveth to ,god the      
heart1 and life1 for  the gift bestowed 
on us4 ,what pretences soever there are 
to holiness1  if it floweth not from    
thankfulness for mercy received1 it     
floweth from  a wrong principle1 and so 
cannot be good4 ,hence1 men were        

required of  old1 to serve the ,lord    
with joyfulness1 #8for the abundance of 
all  things'2 and threatened1 if they   
did not1 that #8they should serve their 
enemies in hunger and in thirst1 and in 
nakedness1 and in the want of  all      
things' 7,deut #bh3dg1dh74 ,but then1   
though there are many mercies  that lay 
an obligation upon men to be holy1 yet  
he that shall want the  obligation that 
is begotten by the faith of redeeming   
mercy1 wanteth  the main principle of   
true holiness3 nor will any other be    
found  sufficiently to sanctify the     
heart to the causing of it to produce   
such  a life2 nor can such holiness be  
accepted1 because it comes not forth  in
 the name of ,christ4 ,that that obliged
 ,david was forgiving and  redeeming    
mercy2 and that that obliged ,paul was  
the love that ,christ  showed to him1 in
 dying for his sins1 and in rising from 
the dead 7,psa  #ajc3a-e2 #b ,cor       
#e3ad1ae74 ,paul also beseecheth the    
,romans1 by the  redeeming1 justifying1 

preserving1 and electing mercy of ,god1 
that they  present their body #8a living
 sacrifice1 holy1 acceptable to ,god2   
which  is1' saith he1 #8your reasonable 
service' 7,rom #ab3a74 ,for we must be  
holy and without blame before him in    
love 7,eph #d3a74    ,hence1 all along1 
they that are exhorted to holiness in   
the ,new  ,testament1 are exhorted to it
 upon the supposition of the benefit of 
redemption which they have received by  
,jesus ,christ4 #8,walk in love as      
,christ also hath loved us' 7,eph #e3b74
 #8,if there be any consolation in      
,christ1 if any comfort of love1 if any 
fellowship of the ,spirit1 if any       
bowels and mercies1 fulfil ye my joy1   
that ye be like minded1 having  the same
 love1' c4 7,phil #b3a1b74 #8,if ye then
 be risen with ,christ1  seek those     
things which are above1 where ,christ   
sitteth on the right  hand of ,god4 ,set
 your affection on things above1 not on 
things on the  earth4 ,for ye are dead1 
and your life is hid with ,christ in    

,god4 ,when  ,christ1 who is our life1  
shall appear1 then shall ye also appear 
with  him in glory4 ,mortify therefore  
your members which are upon the earth1' 
c4 7,col #c3a-e74 #8,wherefore laying   
aside all malice and all guile1 and     
hypocrisies1 and envies1 and all        
evil-speakings1 as new-born babes       
desire the sincere milk of the word1    
that ye may grow thereby1 if so be  ye  
have tasted that the ,lord is gracious' 
7#a ,peter #b3a-c74 ,i will  conclude   
this with that of ,peter1 to those to   
whom he wrote concerning  this very     
thing4 ,be #8obedient children1' saith  
he1 #8not fashioning  yourselves        
according to the former lusts in your   
ignorance2 but as he  which hath called 
you is holy1 so be ye holy in all manner
 of  conversation3 because it is        
written1 ,be ye holy1 for ,i am holy1   
,and if  ye call on the ,father1 who    
without respect of persons judgeth      
according  to every man's work1 pass the
 time of your sojourning here in fear4  

,forasmuch as ye know that ye were not  
redeemed with corruptible things1  as   
silver and gold1 from your vain         
conversation received by tradition  from
 your fathers1 but with the precious    
blood of ,christ1 as of a lamb  without 
blemish and without spot' 7#a ,peter    
#a3ad-ai74    ,from all which it        
appears1 that mercy by ,christ1 or from 
the benefit of  redemption by the       
precious blood of ,christ1 ,i say1 from 
the faith of  that1 flows that which is 
holiness indeed4 ,and ,i believe that   
those  very men that are pleased to     
taunt at this kind of inference1 would  
condemn a man was he laid under these   
obligations concerning things of  this  
life1 and yet did carry it as one not   
touched thereby4 ,we will  make an      
instance3 ,suppose a ,socinian should1  
through his contracting a  great debt1  
be forced to rot in prison1 unless      
redeemed by silver and  gold3 and       
suppose a man1 unto whom this ,socinian 
was an enemy1 should  lay down the whole

 debt to the creditor1 that this        
,socinian might be at  liberty1 might   
trade1 and live comfortably in this     
world2 and if1 after  this1 this        
,socinian should taunt at them that     
should tell him he is  engaged to this  
redeemer1 ought to love and respect this
 redeemer2 what  would they say but that
 this ,socinian that was a debtor is an 
inconsiderate and stupefied rascal8     
,why1 this is the case2 ,paul was a     
debtor to the law and justice of ,god2  
,jesus ,christ his ,son1 that ,paul     
might not perish for ever1 paid for him 
a price of redemption1 to wit1  his most
 precious blood4 ,but what6 ,shall ,paul
 now1 though redeemed from  perpetual   
imprisonment in hell1 be as one that    
never was beholden to  ,jesus ,christ2  
or if others say he was1 taunt at them  
for their so  saying8 ,no1 he scorns it4
 ,though the love of ,christ1 in dying  
to pay a  price of redemption1 will not 
engage a ,socinian1 yet it will engage a
  true ,christian to think and believe  

that he ought to live to ,jesus1  that  
died for him and rose again4    ,i know 
it will be objected that the            
,satisfactionists1 as the quaking  ,penn
 is pleased to call them1 show but      
little of this to the world2 for  their 
pride1 covetousness1 false dealing1 and 
the like1 since they  profess as ,i have
 said1 shows them as little concerned to
 the full as  to the ,socinian under    
consideration4 ,i answer1 it must be    
that the name  of ,christ should be     
scandalized through some that profess   
him2 and they  must answer it at the    
tribunal of the great ,judge2 yet what  
,i have said  stands fast as a rock that
 cannot be moved4    ,eighth4 ,the      
knowledge and faith of redemption is a  
very great  encouragement to prayer4 ,it
 is great encouragement for the poor to 
go  even to a prince for what he        
wanteth1 when he considereth that what  
he  goeth to him for is the price of    
redemption4 ,all things that we want1   
we must ask the ,father for1 in the name

 of ,christ3 we must ask it of  him for 
the sake of his redeeming blood1 for the
 sake of the merit of  his passion      
7,john #ae3af74 ,thus ,david means1 when
 he says1 #8,for thy  name's sake' do it
 7,psa #be3aa72 and ,daniel when he     
saith here1 #8,for the  ,lord's sake'   
7#i3ag74 ,for ,jesus ,christ is ,god's  
great name2 and to do  for his sake is  
to do for what worthiness is in him4    
,unworthiness6 ,the consideration of    
unworthiness is a great  stumbling-block
 to the tempted when he goes to seek the
 ,lord4 ,but now1  remembering the      
worthiness of ,christ1 and that he is   
now on the right  hand of ,god1 on      
purpose to plead that on the behalf of  
the petitioner1  this is great          
encouragement4 ,the ,jews1 by ,god's    
ordinance1 when they  went morning and  
evening by their priest to speak with   
,god1 were to  offer a lamb for a       
burnt-offering1 and it must be thus     
continually 7,exo  #bi3ch-df74 ,now this
 lamb was a figure of the sacrificing of

 the body of  ,christ which was to be   
offered for them in time to come2 and1  
in that  it was to be continually1      
morning and evening1 so repeated1 what  
doth  it signify1 but that we should    
remember to go1 when we went to ,god1 in
  the name and faith of the merits of   
,jesus ,christ for what we stood in     
need of8 ,this will support1 and this   
will encourage1 for now we see  that the
 thing desired--it being according to   
his will--is obtained for  us by the    
sacrificing of the body of ,jesus       
,christ1 once for all4    ,when ,israel 
begged of ,samuel that he would not     
cease to cry to the ,lord  their ,god   
for them1 it is said he took a sucking  
lamb and offered it  for a              
burnt-offering wholly unto the ,lord2   
and ,samuel cried unto the  ,lord for   
,israel1 and the ,lord heard him 7#a    
,sam #g3h1i74 ,but why did he  take a   
sucking lamb1 and why did he offer it1  
and that wholly unto the  ,lord1 as he  
cried1 but to show to ,israel that he   

was not heard for his  own1 or for his  
righteousness sake1 but for the sake of 
,christ1 whose  merits were prefigured  
by ,samuel's burning of the lamb8       
,also when ,david spake for himself to  
,saul1 he put himself upon this1        
#8,if1' saith he1 #8the ,lord hath      
stirred thee up against me1 let him     
accept an offering1 a smell1 a          
sweet-smelling sacrifice2 a figure of   
the satisfactoriness of the sufferings  
of ,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,sam #bf3ai74    
,what is the meaning of all these       
passages1 if not to show that when we   
go to pray to ,god1 we should turn away 
our face from every thing of  ours1 and 
look to ,god1 only by the price of      
redemption paid for us by  ,jesus       
,christ1 and plead that alone with him  
as the great prevailing  argument1 and  
that by and for the sake of which he    
giveth pardon and  grace to help in time
 of need8 ,wherefore1 wouldst thou be a 
praying  man1 a man that would pray and 
prevail8 why1 pray to ,god in the faith 

of the merits of ,christ1 ,,and         
,,speed4#bg    ,ninth4 ,for this is the 
very cause why this is added in the     
text1 to  wit1 the plenteousness of     
redemption1 it is1 ,i say1 that men     
should  hope to partake by it1 of the   
goodness and mercy of ,god4 #8,let      
,israel  hope in the ,lord1 for with the
 ,lord there is mercy1 and with him is  
plenteous redemption4' ,mercy and       
redemption1 mercy through a ,redeemer1  
therefore #8let ,israel hope'6 ,it must 
also be noted1 that this word           
redemption is1 as it were1 the          
explicatory part of the text1 for the   
helping of ,israel to hope4 ,as who     
should say1 as there is with ,god       
mercy1 so there is with him a way to his
 mercy1 and that way is  redemption1 or 
a price paid for your sins2 and that you
 should not be  discouraged through the 
greatness of your sins1 ,i tell you     
there is  with ,god plenty of this      
redemption1 or a price paid to the full2
 to an  over and above4 ,it also is as  

if he had said1 ,forget not this1 for   
this  is the key of all the rest1 and   
the great support to the saints in      
prayer1 or while they wait upon ,god in 
any of his appointments to  encourage   
them to hope4    ,tenth4 ,and lastly1   
,this also should teach the saints1 when
 they sin or  praise the ,lord1 they    
should not sing of mercy only1 but of   
mercy and  judgment too2 #8,i will sing 
of mercy and judgment2 unto thee1 ,o    
,lord1  will ,i sing' 7,psa #aja3a74 ,of
 mercy and judgment1 or justice in the  
manifestation of it1 as smiling upon our
 forgiveness4 ,when ,hannah sang  of1   
and rejoiced in ,god's salvation1 she   
sang aloud of holiness1  saying1        
#8,there is none holy as the ,lord' 7#a 
,sam #b3a1b74 ,holy in keeping  his     
word1 though it cost the blood of his   
,son4 ,this also is that that  is called
 a helping of his servant ,israel in    
remembrance of his mercy1  and the      
performing of the mercy promised2 even  
the oath that he sware  to our father   

,abraham1 that he would grant unto us1  
that we being  delivered out of the     
hands of our enemies--by a              
,redeemer--might serve him  without     
fear1 c4 7,luke #a3di1ed74 ,when you    
praise1 therefore1 remember  ,christ and
 his blood1 and how justice and judgment
 took hold on him1  that they might not 
take hold on thee2 yea1 how they by     
taking hold on  him1 left a way to thee 
to escape4 ,isaac should have been      
sacrificed1  had not the ,lord provided 
a ram2 and thou thyself shouldest have  
been  damned1 had not the ,lord provided
 a lamb 7,gen #bb2 ,rev #e74 ,hence     
,christ  is called the #8,lamb of ,god  
which taketh away the sin of the world1'
  that taketh them away by the sacrifice
 of himself4 ,sing therefore in  your   
praises unto ,god1 and to the ,lamb6    
,,the ,,application ,,or ,,use ,,of     
,,the ,,whole4      ,i would come now to
 speak one short word of use to the     
whole4 ,and1    ,first4 ,this still     
shows more and more1 what a sad state   

,god's people  have brought themselves  
into by sin4 ,i told you before that the
  revelation of so much mercy as is     
presented unto us by the first part  of 
the text1 sufficiently declared our     
state to be miserable by sin4  ,but what
 shall we say1 when there must be added 
to that the heart blood  of the ,son of 
,god1 and all to make our salvation     
complete8 ,for albeit  mercy is         
essential to our salvation1 and that    
without which there can  be no          
salvation2 yet it is the blood that     
maketh the atonement for the  soul1     
,,that propitiates1 and so makes capable
 of enjoying of it4 ,it was  mercy and  
love1 as ,i said afore1 that sent one to
 shed his blood for  us2 and it is the  
blood of him that was sent1 that puts us
 into the  enjoyment of mercy4 ,o6 ,i   
have thought sometimes1 what bloody     
creatures  hath sin made us6#bh ,the    
beasts of the field must be slain by    
thousands before ,christ came1 to       
signify to us we should have a          

,saviour2 and after that1 he must come  
himself1 and die a worse death  than    
died those beasts1 before the work of   
saving could be finished4 ,o            
redemption1 redemption by blood1 is the 
heart-endearing consideration6  ,this is
 that which will make the water stand in
 our eyes1 that will  break a heart of  
flint1 and that will make one do as they
 do1 that are  #8in bitterness for their
 first-born' 7,zech #ab3aj74    ,sinner1
 wouldst thou have mercy8 wouldst thou  
be saved8 ,go thou then to  the blood of
 the cross1 as set forth in the word of 
the truth of the  gospel1 and there thou
 shalt find that mercy that thou hast   
need of  first2 for there is a mercy    
that may be called a ,,first mercy1 and 
that  is the mercy that gives admittance
 into1 and an interest in all the  rest4
 ,now the mercy that doth this1 is that 
which reconcileth us to  ,god2 but that 
other things cannot do1 if we stand off 
from the blood of  the cross4 ,wherefore
 we are said to be reconciled to ,god1  

by the death  of his ,son4 #8,for if    
when we were enemies1 we were reconciled
 to ,god by  the death of his ,son2 much
 more1 being reconciled1 we shall be    
saved by  his life' 7,rom #e3aj74       
,according to that other saying1 #8,he  
that spared  not his own ,son1 but      
delivered him up for us all1 how shall  
he not with  him also freely give us all
 things8' 7#h3cb74 ,in both these places
 the  ,son of ,god1 and our ,redeemer1  
is set forth to us in the first place1  
as  the only one that reconcileth to    
,god the sinner by the blood of his     
cross2 wherefore to this ,christ1 as    
crucified1 the sinner must come  first2 
because nothing else can reconcile to   
,god2 and if thou be not  reconciled to 
,god1 what art thou but an enemy to him1
 partake of what  mercy thou canst8     
7,col #a3bj74 ,go to him1 did ,i say8   
receive him into  the arms of thy faith2
 hold him fast1 for he is a ,saviour2   
yea1 carry  him as set forth by the     
gospel1 dying for thee1 and pray ,god   

for his  sake to bestow upon thee all   
those mercies that will compass thee    
about  as with a shield1 and follow thee
 all thy days1 till thou enterest in  at
 the doors of eternity2 and this is the 
way to speed6 ,for he that  hath the    
,son hath life1 in the beginning of it2 
and he that holds fast  the ,son1 shall 
have life in the consummation of it4 ,i 
do the oftener  touch upon this matter1 
because this ,christ is the door1 in at 
which  whosoever entereth shall be      
saved2 but he that climbs up any other  
way1  shall be judged as a thief and a  
robber 7,john #aj3a74bi ,but1           
,second4 ,is ,christ1 as crucified1 the 
way and door to all spiritual and       
eternal mercy8 ,and doth ,god come to   
the sinner1 and the sinner again go  to 
,god in a saving way by him1 and by him 
only8 ,and is there no other  way to the
 ,father but by his blood1 and through  
the veil1 that is to  say1 his flesh8   
7,heb #aj3ai1bj74 ,then this shows the  
danger1 upon what  pretence soever1 of  

casting off the daily sacrifice1 and    
setting up in  its place the abomination
 that maketh desolate4 ,i mean1 of      
casting away  a crucified ,christ1 and  
the setting up the vanity of moral      
obedience as  the more substantial and  
most acceptable thing with ,god4 ,i call
 not a  crucified ,christ the daily     
sacrifice1 as if ,i thought he often    
suffered  for sin1 since the foundation 
of the world2 but because the virtue of 
that one offering is that1 and only     
that1 by the which we daily draw  nigh  
unto ,god2 and because the virtuousness 
of that one sacrifice will  for ever    
abide beneficial to them that come to   
,god1 to the world's end  by him4       
,but ,i say1 into what a miserable      
plight have such people put  themselves1
 that have cast off coming to ,god by   
,christ1 as he is the  propitiation for 
their sins1 and that seek to come       
another way8 ,such  are lapsed again to 
,gentilism1 to ,paganism1 to            
,heathenism2 nor will it  help at all to

 say they rely on the mercy and goodness
 of ,god1 for  there is no such thing as
 spiritual and eternal mercy can come   
from ,god  to him1 that comes not to him
 by ,christ4 ,the ,turks1 if ,i be not  
mistaken1 have this for the beginning of
 every chapter of their  ,alcoran1      
#8,the ,lord1 ,god1 gracious and        
merciful1'#cj yet are counted           
unbelievers1 and are verily so1 for they
 have not received the faith of         
,christ4 ,the ,lord ,god1 gracious and  
merciful1 will not save them1 no not  by
 grace and mercy1 unless repenting of   
their presuming upon mercy1  without a  
bloody sacrifice1 they come to him by   
his ,son 7,acts #d3ab74  ,men therefore 
that have laid aside the necessity of   
reconciliation to  ,god by the precious 
blood of ,christ1 are in a damned state2
 nor will it  help at all to say they do
 indeed believe in him4 ,i am not so    
void of  reason as to think that they   
that have cast away ,christ1 as he is a 
propitiatory sacrifice with ,god for    

sin1 should also cast away his name  out
 of their mouth2 no1 his name is too    
honorable1 and the profession  of it too
 glorious for them to do such a thing4  
,but retaining his name1  and the notion
 of him as a ,saviour1 they yet cast him
 off1 and that in  those very things    
wherein the essential part of his       
sacrifice1 the  merit of it1 and his    
everlasting priesthood1 consists2 and in
 this lies  the mystery of their        
iniquity4    ,they will have him to be a
 ,saviour1 but it must not be by        
fulfilling of  the law for us2 but it   
must not be by the putting of his       
glorious  righteousness1 that which he  
performed by subjecting himself to the  
law1 on our behalf1 upon us2 but it must
 not be by washing of us from  our sins 
in his own blood2 but it must be by his 
kingly and prophetical  offices4 ,when1 
as for his kingly and prophetical       
offices1 he puts those  people under the
 government of them that he has afore   
made to stand  justified before ,god1   

from the curse of the law by his        
priesthood4 ,nor  dare they altogether  
deny that ,christ doth save his people  
as a priest1  but then their art is to  
confound these offices1 by pleading that
 they  are in effect but one and the    
self-same thing2 and then with a noise  
of  morality and government1 they jostle
 the merit of his blood1 and the        
perfection of his justifying            
righteousness1 out of doors2 and so     
retaining the name of ,christ in their  
mouths1 they cast those things of       
,christ1 that they like not1 under feet2
 which things1 they who have not  the   
faith of1 must not1 cannot see the      
kingdom of ,god4    ,the term of mercy  
is but a general sound1 and is as an    
arrow shot at  rovers1 unless the blood 
and death of the ,son of ,god be set    
before us1  as the mark or mean by which
 our spirits are to be directed to it4  
,what  profit shall a man have1 and what
 shelter or succour shall he find1 in   
hearing of the most exact relation of   

the strength of the most  impregnable   
castle in the world1 unless he knows the
 door1 and entereth  in by that1 into   
that place of strength1 in the time when
 the enemy  shall pursue him8 ,why1 this
 is the case3 ,we hear a noise of mercy1
 and  of being at peace with ,god2 what 
a good ,god1 ,god is1 and what a blessed
  thing it is to be a child of ,god2 how
 many privileges the children of  ,god  
have1 and what will be their exaltation 
and glory in the next  world6 ,and all  
the while they that tell us these things
 conceal from us  the way thereto1 which
 is ,christ1 not in the naming of him1  
but in the  right administration of his 
gospel to us4    ,christ1 and faith in  
him as a ,saviour1 not in the name only1
 but in the  true sense thereof1 is the 
mark1 as ,i have said1 from which if any
  swerve1 they err from the saving way1 
and so come nothing near that  mercy    
that can save them4 ,hence ,christ is   
called a standard1 an ensign  7,isa     
#e3bf74 #8,and in that day there shall  

be a root of ,jesse1 which  shall stand 
for an ensign of the people2 to it shall
 the ,gentiles seek1  and his rest shall
 be glorious' 7,isa #aa3aj74 ,and again1
 #8,thus saith the  ,lord ,god1 ,behold1
 ,i will lift up mine hand to the       
,gentiles2 and set up  my standard to   
the people' 7#di3bb74 #8,go through1 go 
through the gates1  prepare ye the way  
of the people1--gather out the stones1  
lift up a  standard for the people4     
,behold the ,lord hath proclaimed to the
 end of  the world2 say ye to the       
daughter of ,zion1 behold thy salvation 
cometh4  ,behold his reward is with him1
 and his work before him' 7#fb3aj1aa74  
,hence again he is called the captain1  
the chieftain1 of our salvation1  and   
him without whom there neither is nor   
can be any4    ,but now the men of this 
confederacy1 rather than they will      
submit  themselves to the righteousness 
of ,god1 will lay odiums and scandals   
upon them that preach they should 7,rom 
#aj3b1d74 ,not forsooth1 if you  will   

believe them1 but that they are highly  
for the righteousness of  ,god1 let it  
be that which they count so2 but then to
 be sure it shall  never be the personal
 performances of ,christ1 by which they 
that  believe in him are justified from 
all things2 but that which they call    
#8first principles1' #8dictates of human
 nature1' #8obedience to a moral        
precept1' followed and done as they have
 ,christ for an example2 not            
understanding that ,christ1 in his own  
doings1 is the end of all these  things 
to every one that believeth4 ,but if it 
be urged that ,gentiles  and ,pagans are
 possessed with those very principles1  
only they have not  got the art1 as our 
men have1 to cover them with the name of
 ,christ and  principles of             
,christianity1 then they fall to        
commending the heathens  and their      
philosophers1 and the natural motives   
and principles by which  they were      
actuated2 preferring of them much before
 what by others are  called the graces  

of the ,spirit1 and principles upon what
 the doctrine  of the free grace and    
mercy of ,god by ,christ are grounded4  
,but1 as ,i  said1 all the good that    
such preachers can do as to the next    
world1 is1  to draw the people away from
 their ensign and their standard1 and so
  lead them among the ,gentiles and     
infidels1 to seek by their rules the    
way to this unspeakable mercy of ,god4  
,wherefore their state being thus       
deplorable1 and their spirits thus      
incorrigible1 they must be pitied1  and 
left1 and fled from1 if we would live4  
,third4 ,is ,christ ,jesus the          
redemption2 and1 as such1 the very door 
and  inlet into all ,god's mercies8     
,christian man1 look well to thyself1   
that  thou goest no whither1 and dost   
nothing1 ,i mean in any part of         
religious worship1 c41 but as thou art  
in him 7#b ,cor #ab3ah1ai74ca  ,walk in 
him1 speak in him1 grow in him1 for he  
is ,,the ,,all 7,col #b3f1g74  ,and     
though others regard not to #8hold the  

head1 from which all the body  by joints
 and bands have nourishment ministered1'
 yet have thou a care6  7,eph #d3ae2    
,col #b3ai74 ,this is he that is thy    
life1 and the length of  thy days1 and  
without whom no true happiness can be   
had4 ,many there be  that count this but
 a low thing2 they desire to soar aloft1
 to fly into  new notions1 and to be    
broaching of new opinions1 not counting 
themselves happy1 except they can throw 
some new-found fangle1 to be  applauded 
for1 among their novel-hearers4 ,but fly
 thou to ,christ for  life2 and that    
thou mayest so do1 remember well thy    
sins1 and the  judgment and wrath of    
,god2 and know also that he is merciful1
 but at  mercy none can come1 but       
through the cursed death ,christ        
underwent4 ,and  although some of the   
wanton professors of our age may blame  
thee for  poring so much upon thy sins1 
and the pollution of thy nature1 yet    
know  that there is an advantage in it4 
,there be some alive in the world1  who1

 though they count the nature and       
commission of sin the very evil  of     
evils1 yet can say that the remembrance 
of how vile they are1 and of  what evils
 they have committed1 has been to them a
 soul-humbling1 a  ,christ-advancing1   
and a creature-emptying consideration4  
,though sin  made death bitter to       
,christ1 yet sin makes ,christ sweet to 
his4 ,and  though none should sin1 that 
grace might abound1 yet where sin has   
abounded1 grace doth much more abound1  
not only as an act of ,god1 but  also in
 the eye of faith4    ,a sight of the   
filth1 and a sense of the guilt of sin1 
makes a pardon  to such a soul more than
 empty notion2 and makes the mean       
through which  the pardon comes more to 
be desired than is either life or limb4 
,this  is it that makes the sensible    
soul prize the ,lord ,jesus1 while the  
self-justiciary#cb laugheth him to      
scorn4 ,this is it which makes the      
awakened sinner cast away his own       
righteousness1 while the  self-conceited

 one makes it his advocate with the     
,father4    ,some1 indeed1 count their  
own doings the only darling of their    
soul1  while others cast it to the dogs4
 ,and why should a man cumber himself   
with what is his1 when the good of all  
that is in ,christ is laid1 and  to be  
laid out for him8 ,not that a believer  
casts off to do good1 for  he knows that
 what good thing is done in faith and   
love1 is acceptable  to ,god1 and       
profitable to his neighbour4 ,but this  
is it1 he setteth not  his good deed    
against the judgment of ,god2 he cometh 
not in his own  good4 ,when he comes to 
,god for forgiveness of sins1 then he   
sees  nothing1 knows nothing1 mentions  
nothing as righteousness1 but that      
which ,christ wrought out in the days of
 his flesh1 and that only4 ,but  how    
then is what he doth accepted of ,god8  
,verily as the duty of a son1  and as   
the work of one that is justified4 ,we  
must therefore conclude  that there is  
acceptation1 and acceptation3           

acceptation of the person1  and         
acceptation of his performance4         
,acceptation of the person may be       
considered with respect to justification
 from the curse1 and so  acceptation    
there can be none1 but through the one  
offering of the body  of ,jesus ,christ 
once for all4 ,also the acceptation of a
 duty done by  such a person is1 by     
virtue of the self-same offering1 the   
person being  considered as standing    
just through ,christ before ,god4 ,and  
the reason  why a justified person must 
have his duties accepted the same way1  
as  is his person1 is because justifying
 righteousness sets not the person  free
 from sin1 save only in the sight of    
,god and conscience2 he  remaineth still
 infirm in himself1 and standeth still  
in need of the  fresh and continual     
application of the merits of the ,lord  
,jesus1 which  also the soul receiveth  
by virtue of ,christ's intercession4 ,i 
speak now  of acceptation with reference
 to the justice of the law1 and the     

judgment of ,god upon person or work1   
according to the self-same law4  ,for so
 they both must be accepted through the 
self-same ,mediator1 or  they cannot be 
accepted at all4 ,nor is it a thing to  
be wondered at1  that a man should stand
 just in the sight of ,god1 when        
polluted and  defiled in his own sight4 
,he stands just before ,god in the      
justice of  his ,son1 upon whom ,god    
looks1 and for whose sake he accepts    
him4 ,may  not a scabbed1 mangy man1 a  
man all over-run with blains and        
blotches1  be yet made beautiful to the 
view of a beholder1 through the silken1 
silver1 golden garment that may be put  
upon him1 and may cover all his  flesh8 
,why1 the righteousness of ,christ is   
not only unto but upon all  them that   
believe 7,rom #c3bb74 ,and whoso        
considers the parable of the  wretched  
infant1 shall find1 that before it was  
washed with water it  was wrapped up or 
covered1 as it was found1 in its blood1 
in and with  the skirt of his garment   

that found it in its filth4 ,and then he
 washed  it with water1 and then he     
sanctified it by the anointing oil of   
the  ,spirit of ,god 7,eze #af3h1i74 ,i 
speak thus to thee1 ,christian reader1  
partly because in the faith of these    
things is thy life2 and because ,i      
would yet enforce the exhortation upon  
thee with the reason and the            
amplification thereof1 to wit1 to put   
thee upon trusting in the ,lord  through
 the encouragement that thou hast in    
redeeming mercy so to do4    ,some may  
say1 ,will ,god see that which is not8  
and will he judge a man  just that is a 
sinner8 ,but ,i will answer1 ,the man   
that had the rainbow  about his head1   
was to look on1 or be looked upon1 while
 he shone like  a jasper and a          
sardix-stone 7,rev #d3c74 ,the blood of 
the paschal lamb  was to be looked upon 
by him that came to destroy the land of 
,egypt in  their firstborn 7,exo        
#ab3ac74 ,i add1 ,the rainbow that ,god 
gave to ,noah  for a token that he would

 no more destroy the earth with the     
waters of  the flood1 was to be looked  
upon1 that ,god might remember to show  
mercy  to his people 7,gen #i3h-ag74    
,now all these meet in the man ,christ  
,jesus1  who is the only one1 for the   
sake of whom the sinner that believeth  
in  him stands acquitted in the sight of
 ,god4 ,his is the blood1 he is the     
prince1 that is more than the token of  
the covenant3 nor do all the  colours in
 the rainbow appear so beautiful in the 
eyes of man1 as does  the garment of    
,christ2 which is from his loins1 even  
upward1 and from  his loins1 even       
downward1 in the eyes of the ,god of    
heaven 7,eze  #a3bg1bh74 ,and wilt thou 
say these are things that are not8      
,also1 he can  legally judge a man just1
 that is a sinner4 ,do but admit of a   
diverse  consideration1 and ,god will so
 consider of that sinner which he       
justifieth1 in despite of all the teeth 
in thy proud mouth6 #8,he  justifieth   
the ungodly' 7,rom #d3e74 ,not that     

were1 but that are such  now1 in the    
judgment and verdict of the law1 might  
deal with them in  their own persons as 
men 7,rom #e3e-aj74 ,he will then       
consider them in  his ,son2 in1 and     
under the skirt of his ,son4 ,he will   
consider them as  washed in the blood of
 his ,son1 and will also consider #8that
 in him is  no sin1' and so he will deal
 with them4 #8,we know that he was      
manifested  to take away our sins1 and  
in him is no sin' 7#a ,john #c3e74      
,what though ,i have broke a thousand   
pound in my creditor's debt--yet if     
another will discharge the whole freely1
 what has the law to do with me  as to  
that8 ,or what if ,i cannot but live    
upon the spend all my days1  yet if my  
friend will always supply my need1 and1 
through his bounty1  keep me from writ1 
bailiff1 or jail1 is it not well for me8
 ,yea1 what  if what ,i can get shall be
 laid up for me for hereafter1 and that 
my  friend1 so long as there is death or
 danger in the way1 will himself  secure

 me1 and bear my charges to the world's 
end2 may ,i not accept  thereof1 and be 
thankful8 ,blessed be ,god for ,jesus   
,christ6 ,i believe he  is more than all
 this to me4 #8,in the ,lord shall all  
the seed of ,israel  be justified1 and  
shall glory' 7,isa #de3be74 ,i know     
similitudes will not  hold in all       
things2 but we that believe are set free
 from the curse of  the law by another  
man's obedience4 ,for #8by the obedience
 of one shall  many be made righteous'  
7,rom #e3ai74 ,let then the believer1 as
 was said1  study and pray1 and read    
,god's ,word continually1 for the sake  
of the  glory of this truth1 that it may
 be made more his own1 and that his     
conscience may be more and more settled 
in the power and glory  thereof4#cc     
,fourth4 ,as the ,christian should most 
labour to get into the power and  glory 
of this doctrine1 so let him see that he
 holds it fast4 ,this  doctrine is      
foreign to flesh and blood2 it is not   
earthly1 but from  heaven 7,matt        

#af3ag74 ,it is with many that begin    
with this doctrine1 as  it is with boys 
that go to the ,latin school2 they learn
 till they have  learned the grounds of 
their grammar1 and then go home and     
forget all4  ,how have many1 that as to 
the grounds of ,christian religion1 one 
would  think1 had been well taught1 yet 
not taking such heed thereto as they    
should1 they have let slip all1 and     
their hearts have been filled with  the 
world again1 or else have drunk in some 
opinion that has been  diametrically    
opposite to what they professed of the  
truth before 7,heb  #b3a-d74 ,wherefore 
hast thou anything of the truth of      
,christ in thy  heart8 #8,hold that     
fast1 that no man take thy crown' 7,rev 
#c3aa74 ,yea  #8grow in grace1 and in   
the knowledge of our ,lord and ,saviour 
,jesus  ,christ' 7#b ,peter #c3ah74     
,he that will retain and hold fast the  
doctrine of redemption1 and so by  that 
have1 through faith1 an inlet into all  
the abounding mercy of ,god1  must not  

deal in ,god's matters with a slack     
hand4 ,it is not enough for  them that  
would do so1 to be content with sermons1
 family duties1 and  other public       
assemblies for worship1 but there must  
be a continual  exercise of the mind    
about these matters1 and a labour of the
 soul to  retain them in their glory and
 sweetness2 else they will1 first as to 
their excellency1 then as to the very   
notion of them1 slip from the  heart and
 be gone 7,heb #b3a-c74 ,not that there 
is treachery or deceit  therein1 but the
 deceit lies in the heart about them4   
,he that will keep  water in a sieve1   
must use more than ordinary diligence4  
,our heart is  the leaking vessel2 and  
#8therefore we ought to give the more   
earnest  heed to the things which we    
have heard1 lest at any time we should  
let  them slip4'    ,that this doctrine 
may remain with us1 we must also mortify
 our carnal  reason3 for that makes head
 against the truth thereof1 and what can
  foolishness do else8 ,and the wisdom  

of this world1 which is carnal  reason  
in its improvements1 is foolishness with
 ,god 7#a ,cor #a3bj-be74 ,it  is not   
subject to the law of ,god1 neither     
indeed can it be4 ,it judges  this      
doctrine that we have been speaking of1 
foolishness2 wherefore it  must be      
avoided1 opposed and mortified1 and the 
word of faith the more  carefully       
submitted to4 #8,trust in the ,lord with
 all thine heart1 and  lean not unto    
thine own understanding' 7,rom #c3e74   
,see here1 that  trusting in the ,lord1 
and leaning to our own understanding1   
are  opposites2 wherefore they must     
either be reconciled1 or one quite      
adhered unto1 in a way of mortification 
of the other4 ,now1 it is safest  in    
this matter to keep a continual guard   
upon our carnal powers2 and to  give up 
ourselves to the conduct of our ,god1   
and in all our ways  acknowledge him1   
that he1 not ourselves1 may direct our  
paths 7v #f74 ,it  is a great thing for 
a man1 when the ,word and his reason    

clashes1 then  to adhere to the ,word1  
and let his reason fall to the ground4  
,and this  indeed is ,christianity in   
the practical part thereof4 ,the ,spirit
 of  ,christ in the ,word is to be      
hearkened unto1 above all things 7#b    
,cor  #aj3c-e74    ,there must also be a
 continual war maintained upon all the  
lusts of the  flesh1 that they may not  
draw away the heart from the study and  
delight1 the love and faith1 of the     
things that are hid in ,christ 7,isa    
#bh3i74 ,this1 ,i say1 must be done1    
else the heart cannot be at liberty  to 
wait upon the ,lord without distraction1
 for the further  communications of     
himself in his ,son1 according to his   
blessed gospel  to us4 ,many ,christians
 are lean in their faith and too barren 
in their  lives1 and all for want of    
being diligent here4 ,wherefore having  
faith  in this blessed ,lord ,jesus     
,christ1 as has been afore discoursed2  
in the  next place1 #8giving all        
diligence1 add to your faith1 virtue2   

and to  virtue1 knowledge2 and to       
knowledge1 temperance2 and to           
temperance1  patience2 and to patience1 
godliness2 and to godliness1 brotherly  
kindness2 and to brotherly kindness1    
charity4 ,for if these things be in  you
 and abound1 they make you that ye shall
 neither be barren nor  unfruitful in   
the knowledge of our ,lord' and ,saviour
 #8,jesus ,christ' 7#b  ,peter #a3e-h74 
,there is a method that the ,holy ,ghost
 has prescribed in  the ,word1 for them 
that hath faith to observe1 and without 
the  observation thereof1 though they   
indeed may be of the number of them     
that shall be saved1 yet they shall not 
have much1 nor do much1 for  ,christ and
 his name1 in this world4 ,now the      
unskilful1 that are so in  the word of  
righteousness1 finding this method1 and 
not discerning to  whom it belongs1     
forthwith apply it to all2 and          
forgetting that faith  must go before1  
they press them as duties preparatory to
 faith1 or else  so call that which is  

not so2 and so the blind leading of the 
blind1  both fall into the ditch1 and   
are smothered4 ,but do thou1 ,o child of
  ,god1 distinguish1 and keep faith and 
duty for justification of thy  person in
 the sight of ,god far asunder2 also be 
sure to let faith go  before1 and be    
always with thy ,saviour1 but add unto  
thy faith1 virtue1  c41 not as though   
thy faith could not lay hold of ,christ1
 unless  accompanied with these1 but to 
show that thy faith is of the right     
kind1 as also for the emboldening of    
thee to an holy endeavour yet to  press 
further into his everlasting kingdom and
 his word2 for he that  lacketh these   
things is blind1 and cannot see afar    
off1 and has  forgotten that he was     
purged from his old sins4    ,fifth4    
,that thou mayest keep steadfast to this
 doctrine take heed of  being offended1 
or of stumbling at the ,word1 because of
 the offensive  lives and conversations 
of some that are professors of the same4
 ,there  will be offences1 and it is    

needful there should2 yea1 scandals and 
heresies also1 that they that are       
approved of ,god #8may be made manifest 
among you' 7#a ,cor #aa3ai74 ,there are 
many causes of the offensive lives  of  
them that profess this faith1 some of   
which ,i will give a touch upon  here4  
#a4 ,many that adhere to1 and profess   
this gospel1 are short of the power  and
 glory of the things which they profess3
 now the word1 the word  only1 will not 
bring those that profess it into a      
conformity to it2  into a conformity in 
heart and life 7#a ,cor #d3ah-bj74      
,wherefore they  that know it only in   
word1 live scandalous lives1 to the     
reproach of  the faith1 the emboldening 
of its enemies1 the stumbling of the    
ignorant1 and grief of the godly1 that  
are so indeed1 and such must  bear their
 judgment in the next world4    #b4     
,this also flows from the wisdom of     
hell3 the devil knows that the  faith of
 the gospel rightly professed1 is1 not  
only saving to those in  whom it is1 but

 alluring unto beholders3 wherefore that
 he may prevent  the beauteous lustre   
thereof1 he sows his tares among ,god's 
wheat1 and  goes his way1 that is1 to   
the end those that stumble may not see  
what  he hath done1 or whose are the    
tares indeed4 ,now by these the sunshine
  of the faith of the true professors of
 the blessed gospel is clouded2  yea1   
and the world made believe1 that such as
 the worst are1 such are  the best2 but 
there is never a barrel better          
herring1#cd but that the  whole lump of 
them are1 in truth1 a pack of knaves4   
,now has the devil  got the point aimed 
at1 and has caused many to fall2 but    
behold ye now  the good reward these    
tares shall have at the day of reward   
for their  doings4 #8,as therefore the  
tares are gathered and burned in the    
fire1 so  shall it be in the end of this
 world4 ,the ,son of man shall send     
forth  his angels1 and they shall gather
 out of his kingdom all things that     
offend1 and them which do iniquity1 and 

shall cast them into a furnace  of fire3
 there shall be wailing and gnashing of 
teeth' 7,mat #ac3cg-db74    #c4 ,it also
 happeneth1 sometimes1 through the anger
 and judgment of ,god  against sinners1 
that some of them truly gracious do     
fall1 as ,david1  ,peter1 c41 the which 
is a great trial to the godly1 a wound  
to the  persons fallen1 and a judgment  
of ,god to the world4 ,for since these  
last would not be converted1 nor made   
turn to ,god by the convincing  glory   
that has attended their faith in a holy 
and unblameable life  annexed1 ,god has 
suffered them to fall1 that they also   
might stumble  and fall1 and be dashed  
in pieces by their vices4 ,but thou1    
,christian  man1 be not thou offended at
 any of these things2 do thou look unto 
,jesus1 do thou look unto his ,word1 do 
thou live by faith1 and think  much of  
thy latter end2 do thou be base in thine
 own eyes1 be humble  and tender1 and   
pray to ,god always2 do thou add to thy 
faith virtue1  and to virtue what else  

is mentioned2 and #8give diligence to   
make thy  calling and election sure2 for
 if thou doest these things thou shalt  
never fall3 for so an entrance shall be 
ministered unto you abundantly1  into   
the everlasting kingdom of our ,lord and
 ,saviour ,jesus ,christ' 7#b  ,peter   
#a3aj1aa74    ,sixth4 ,if it be so1 that
 there is so much mercy in the heart of 
,god for  his people1 and that ,jesus   
his ,son has by his blood made so living
 a  way for us that we might enjoy it1  
and the benefit of it for ever1  #8then 
let ,israel hope'3 for to that end is   
this goodness revealed3 #8,let  ,israel 
hope in the ,lord2 for with the ,lord   
there is mercy1 and with him  is        
plenteous redemption4' ,hope6 ,who would
 not hope to enjoy life  eternal1 that  
has an inheritance in the ,god of       
,israel8 #8,happy art thou1  ,o ,israel1
 who is like unto thee1 ,o people saved 
by the ,lord1 the shield  of thy help1  
and who is the sword of thy excellency8'
 7,deut #cc3bi74 ,did  but the people of

 ,god see to what they are born1 and how
 true the ,god  of truth will be to what
 by his ,word they look for at his      
hands1 they  would be above alway2 they 
would be weary of life1 of estates1 of  
relations2 they would groan earnestly   
under all their enjoyments to be  with  
him1 who is their life1 their portion1  
and their glory for ever4  ,but we      
profess1 and yet care not for dying2 we 
profess1 and yet long  not for the      
coming of the day of ,god2 we profess   
the faith1 and yet by  our whole life   
show to them that can see how little a  
measure of it we  have in our hearts4   
,the ,lord lead us more into the power  
of things2  then shall the virtues of   
him that has saved us1 and called us out
 of  darkness into his marvellous light1
 and the savour of his good  knowledge1 
be made known to others far otherwise   
than it is4 ,amen4    ,seventh4 ,and    
lastly1 ,sinner1 doth not all this      
discourse make thy heart  twitter after 
the mercy that is with ,god1 and after  

the way that is  made by this plenteous 
redemption thereto8 ,methinks it should2
 yea1  thou couldst not do otherwise1   
didst thou but see thy condition3 look  
behind thee1 take a view of the path    
thou hast trodden these many  years4    
,dost thou think that the way that thou 
art in will lead thee to  the strait    
gate1 sinner8 ,ponder the path of thy   
feet with the greatest  seriousness1 thy
 life lies upon it2 what thinkest thou8 
,but make no  answer till in the night1 
till thou art in the night-watches4     
#8,commune  with your own heart upon    
your bed' 7,psa #d3d71 and then say what
 thou  thinkest of1 whether thou art    
going8    ,o that thou wert serious6 ,is
 not it a thing to be lamented1 that    
madness and folly should be in thy heart
 while thou livest1 and after  that to  
go to the dead1 when so much life stands
 before thee1 and light  to see the way 
to it8 7,eccl #i3c74 ,surely1 men void  
of grace1 and  possessed of carnal      
minds1 must either think that sin is    

nothing1 that  hell is easy1 and that   
eternity is short2 or else that whatever
 ,god has  said about the punishing of  
sinners1 he will never do as he has     
said2  or that there is no sin1 no ,god1
 no heaven1 no hell1 and so no good or  
bad hereafter2 or else they could not   
live as they do4 ,but perhaps thou      
presumest upon it1 and sayest1 ,i shall 
have peace1 though ,i live so  sinful a 
life4 ,sinner1 if this wicked thought be
 in thy heart1 tell me  again1 dost thou
 thus think in earnest8 ,canst thou     
imagine thou shalt  at the day of       
account out-face ,god1 or make him      
believe thou wast what  thou wast not8  
or that when the gate of mercy is shut  
up in wrath1 he  will at thy pleasure1  
and to the reversing of his own counsel1
 open it  again to thee8 ,why shall thy 
deceived heart turn thee aside1 that    
thou  canst not deliver thy soul1 #8nor 
say1 ,is there not a lie in my right    
hand8' 7,isa #dd3bj74    ,,footnotes3   
#a ,the titles to the ,psalms have      

puzzled all the commentators4 ,bunyan   
follows ,luther2 who adds1 that the     
title to the ,psalms of ,degrees does   
not pertain to any doctrine1 but only to
 the ceremony of the singers4           
,ainsworth applies it to the place or   
tone of voice of the singers1 or  to a  
special excellency of the ,psalm4       
,calmet and ,bishop ,horsley  consider  
that the title refers to the progress of
 the soul towards  eternal felicity1    
ascending by degrees4 ,watford imagines 
that these  ,psalms were written or     
selected to be sung on the ascent of the
 ,jews  from the captivity in ,babylon4 
,luther wisely concludes that the       
,christian has only to do with the brief
 and very notable doctrine  contained in
 these fifteen steps or degrees4--,ed4  
#b #8,the hither1' or nearest end2 now  
obsolete4--,ed4    #c ,when ,diabolus1  
in the ,holy ,war1 marched against      
,mansoul1 his  infernal drum affrighted 
the backsliding ,mansoul with its       
roaring4  #8,this1 to speak truth1 was  

amazingly hideous to hear2 it frighted  
all  men seven miles round4' ,this drum 
was beat every night1 and #8when the    
drum did go1 behold darkness and sorrow 
over ,mansoul2 the light was  darkened  
in the heaven thereof1 no noise was ever
 heard upon earth more  terrible2       
,mansoul trembled1 and looked to be     
swallowed up4' ,this awful  alarm--this 
terrible drum--is a want of a good hope 
through faith1 which  purifieth the     
heart4--,ed4    #d ,how comforting is   
that declaration of the ,holy ,spirit1  
#8,for now we  see through a glass      
darkly1 but then face to face'6 however 
we may have  had a glimpse of glory to  
strengthen us in the way4 ,this         
revelation was  through one who had been
 #8caught up into paradise1' and who had
  #8abundance of revelations1' so great 
that it was needful for him to  have #8a
 thorn in the flesh1' to keep him       
humble4 ,blessed is ,israel's  #8,hope' 
of happiness1 inconceivable and         
eternal4--,ed4    #e ,see the marginal  

reading to this text4--,ed4    #f       
,ecclesiastical writers1 previous to    
,bunyan's time1 made an  hierarchy of   
nine orders of celestial spirits1 viz41 
seraphim1  cherubim1 thrones1 dominions1
 virtues1 powers1 principalities1       
archangels1 and angels2 agreeing with   
,bunyan as to the angels being the      
lowest order in these celestial         
hierarchies4 ,the angels are ministering
  spirits4 ,may not the glorified saints
 become angels8 ,who was that angel  who
 said to ,john1 #8,i and thy            
fellow-servant1 and of thy brethren the 
prophets' 7,rev #bb3i74--;,ed4    #g    
,this is a striking illustration4 ,fear 
#8makes us question our right  to the   
world to come1' and nails us to the     
earth2 but it is sin which  clenches the
 nail1 and makes us cry1 ,o wretched man
 that ,i am6 who can  deliver me8 ,poor 
,bunyan1 in his ,grace ,abounding1      
mournfully illustrates  this fact4--,ed4
    #h ,in ,bunyan's days1 persecution  
for conscience sake was more  extensive 

under the ,protestant ,church of        
,england than it was even in  the fiery 
days of ,mary4 ,tens of thousands fled  
to seek an asylum among  savages in     
,america1 who were not permitted to live
 among men worse than  savages in       
,england4 ,thousands were immured in    
prisons1 where many  hundreds perished1 
and with those who suffered a violent   
death received  the crown of martyrdom4 
,even now they that will live godly in  
,christ  ,jesus1 must submit to taunts1 
jeers1 and reproaches4 ,may we forget   
not  the ,saviour's comforting          
declaration1 #8,blessed are you when    
persecuted1  reviled1 and spoken against
 falsely for my sake4'--,ed4    #i ,this
 is the language of an eye-witness1 and 
not a theory4 ,our  author had          
associated with every man in jail1 whose
 bitter suffering1  and that of their   
families1 tried the faith and patience  
of the saints1  and winnowed the church 
of formal professors4--,ed4    #aj      
,often have ,god's saints rejoiced in   

tribulation1 and1 like  ,stephen1 when  
put to death with excruciating torments1
 have prayed for  their enemies4        
,bunyan's fear was1 when threatened to  
be hung for  preaching ,christ1 that he 
should make but #8a scrabbling shift to 
clamber up the ladder4' ,he was1        
however1 comforted with the hope that   
his dying speech might be blessed to    
some of the spectators4--,grace         
,abounding1 ,nos4 #ccd1 #cce4--;,ed4    
#aa ,how forcibly does this remind us of
 the escape of the poor  doubting       
pilgrims from the castle of ,giant      
,despair4 ,the outer gate1  like that of
 the prison in which ,peter was         
confined1 was of iron 7,acts  #ab3aj74  
,but ,peter had a heavenly messenger as 
his guide1 and faith was  in lively     
exercise1 so that #8the gate opened to  
them of his own  accord4' #8,god cut the
 gates of iron in sunder' 7,psa         
#ajg3af74 ,the  pilgrims lay for four   
days under dreadful sufferings1         
bordering on  black despair4 ,he had    

overlooked or laid by the #8key that    
doth go too  hard'2 prayer brought it to
 his recollection1 and he cried out1    
#8,what a  fool am ,i thus to be in a   
stinking dungeon1 when ,i may as well   
walk at  liberty4' ,he recollected the  
#8key called promise1' which will open  
,,all  the gates in ,doubting ,castle2  
and although the lock of that iron gate 
went damnable hard1 yet the key did open
 it1 and the prisoners escaped2  see    
,grace ,abounding1 ,nos #bfa-bfc4       
,fellow-pilgrims #8look not over1' nor  
#8lay by1' those keys that #8go too     
hard1' the prayerful use of which may   
save us much bitter dejection and gloomy
 doubts4--,ed4    #ab ,the murder of    
,sir ,e4 ,godfrey1 and the fears of a   
,popish plot1  greatly alarmed the      
country at this time4 ,the recollection 
of the  frightful atrocities committed  
by the ,papists upon the unoffending and
  unarmed ,protestants in ,ireland1 led 
to the fears which are here so          
forcibly1 but naturally1 expressed4     

,although we are here directed to  the  
sole ground of hope in the spiritual    
warfare1 yet doubtless1 in  temporal    
things1 ,bunyan felt the necessity of   
human agency4 ,had he  lived to witness 
the punishment inflicted on these       
murderers by ,william  ,,iii1 he would  
have owned with gratitude the services  
rendered to the  nation by that warlike 
king and his brave parliament4--,ed4    
#ac ,how infinite is the condescension  
of ,jehovah to enter into such a        
relationship with every member of his   
mystical body1 the church4 #8,thy       
,maker is thy husband1 the ,lord of     
,hosts is his name' 7,isa #ad3e74       
,surely  it hath not entered into the   
heart of man to conceive the riches of  
that endowment1 the magnificence of that
 estate4--,ed4    #ad ,beware lest an   
evil heart1 and ,satan's devices1 lead  
us to  idolatry4 ,all our ideas of ,god 
must be formed and governed by his      
revelation of himself in his            
,word4--,ed4    #ae ,gospellers was the 

nick-name for those who loved the gospel
 at the  ,reformation1 as ,puritan or   
,methodist in a later age4--,ed4    #af 
,these are solemn and bitter truths4    
,while the public assembly is  at times 
the gate of heaven to the soul1         
sincerity is better evidenced  by       
heart-wrestling with ,god in private4   
,no duty draws down such  blessings from
 heaven1 nor has greater opposition from
 ,satan1 than  earnest closet prayer4   
,while it humbles the soul before ,god1 
it excites  our zeal in good works and a
 heavenly conduct towards man4--,ed4    
#ag #8,for whom the ,lord loveth1 he    
chasteneth1 and scourgeth every son     
whom he receiveth' 7,heb                
#ab3f1g74--;,ed4    #ah ,in ,popish     
times1 the poor wretchedly and lazily   
depended upon the  alms of the rich1    
which were especially bestowed at a     
funeral1 to buy  their prayers for the  
repose of the soul2 and at wedding1 for 
a  blessing on the newly-married couple4
 ,happily for them they are now  taught1

 by gospel light1 to depend1 under ,god1
 upon their honest  exertions to produce
 the means of existence and enjoyment1  
as the most  valuable class of          
society4--,ed4    #ai ,bunyan had felt  
all this4 #8,alas6' says he1 #8,i could 
neither hear  ,christ1 nor see him1 nor 
feel him1 nor savour any of his things2 
,i was  driven with a tempest1 my heart 
would be unclean1 the ,canaanites would 
come into the land4'--,grace ,abounding1
 ,no4 #gh4--;,ed4    #bj ,see #b ,samuel
 #b3bc1 #c3bg4 ,to smite under the fifth
 rib is to give a  mortal blow4--,ed4   
#ba ,human laws we must obey1 unless    
they infringe upon the prerogative  of  
,god and upon conscience2 to such we    
must refuse obedience1 and count  it an 
honour to suffer as ,daniel and the     
,hebrew youths4 ,these laws we  may     
strive to get repealed or amended2 but  
the laws of ,god are  immutable and     
eternal--they must be obeyed1 or we     
perish4--,ed4    #bb ,how striking an   
exemplification is this of our utter    

helplessness  and the unbounded love of 
,god4 ,o my soul1 it is impossible to   
number or  recollect all his mercies1   
but take heed lest thou forget them     
all4--,ed4    #bc ,the reader will      
easily understand this passage if he    
considers  #8these folks' to mean those 
who were deterred from making a public  
profession of faith1 by the fear of     
#8the enemies1' or persecutors1         
properly called the devil's scarecrows4 
#8,today1' refers to the time in  which 
this encouraging treatise was written4  
,then persecutors and  informers were   
let loose upon the churches1 like a     
swarm of locusts4  ,many folks were     
terrified1 and much defection prevailed4
 ,but for such a  time ,god prepared    
,bunyan1 ,baxter1 ,owen1 ,howe1 and many
 others of equal  piety4 ,thus1 when the
 enemy cometh in like a flood1 the      
,spirit of the  ,lord shall lift up a   
standard against him4--,ed4    #bd ,the 
word #8virtuous' is now very rarely used
 in this sense2 it  means1 #8efficacious

 by inherent qualities1' or having great
 or powerful  properties1 as1 #8,by     
virtue of our ,lord's intercession'2 see
 ,imperial  ,dictionary4--,ed4    #be   
#8,tang'2 a strong sense1 flavour1 or   
relish4--,ed4    #bf #8,o the unthought 
of imaginations1 frights1 fears1 and    
terrors that  are affected by a thorough
 application of guilt1 yielded to       
desperation6 ,this is the man that hath 
his dwelling among the                  
tombs4'--,bunyan's experience in ,grace 
,abounding1 ,no4 #ahe4--;,ed4    #bg    
,this is not merely an exhortation to   
diligence in the ,christian  calling1   
but it is meant to convey to all the    
certain fact1 that the  prayer of faith 
in the merits of the ,redeemer will and 
must be followed  by renewed speed in   
running the race that is set before     
us4--,ed4    #bh ,there is something    
about the word blood at which the mind  
recoils1  as if intended to impress upon
 us the evils of sin and its awful      
punishment--the death1 spiritual and    

eternal1 of the sinner4 #8,without      
shedding of blood is no remission4'     
,blessed are those who were in  ,christ 
when his precious blood was shed as an  
atoning sacrifice4--,ed4    #bi ,see the
 character of ,ignorance in the         
,pilgrim's ,progress4--,ed4    #cj ,the 
words are1 #8,in the name of ,god1      
gracious and merciful1' before  each of 
the #aad chapters of which ,alcoran     
consists4--,ed4    #ca ,no service on   
the part of those who are out of        
,christ1 can be  accepted 7,prov #ae3h74
 ,we are accepted ,,in the ,beloved     
7,eph #a3f74--;,ed4    #cb ,one who     
justifies himself2 the self-righteous4  
,the word is only  used by religious    
writers1 and never now4--,ed4    #cc    
,what is this to me1 ,o law1 that thou  
accusest me1 and sayest that  ,i have   
committed many sins8 ,indeed1 ,i grant  
that ,i have committed many  sins1 yea1 
and still do commit sins daily without  
number4 ,this toucheth  me nothing4     
,thou talkest to me in vain4 ,i am dead 

unto thee4--,luther4 ,in  the person of 
his ,surety1 the believer has died1 and 
paid the penalty  of the law4 ,it can   
have no claim on him4--,ed4    #cd ,a   
proverbial saying1 which means that all 
are alike1 #8there is no  one barrel    
better than another1 the whole cargo is 
bad4'--,ed4          ,i ,,will ,,pray   
,,with ,,the ,,spirit ,,and ,,with ,,the
 ,,understanding ,,also-    ,,or1    ,a 
,,discourse ,,touching ,,prayer2        
,,wherein ,,is ,,briefly ,,discovered1  
#a4 ,,what ,,prayer ,,is4 #b4 ,,what    
,,it ,,is ,,to ,,pray ,,with ,,the      
,,spirit4 #c4 ,,what ,,it ,,is  ,,to    
,,pray ,,with ,,the ,,spirit ,,and      
,,with ,,the ,,understanding ,,also4    
,,written ,,in ,,prison1 #affb4         
,,published1 #affc4      8,for we know  
not what we should pray for as we       
ought3--the  ,spirit--helpeth our       
infirmities0 7,rom #h3bf74              
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,there is no subject of more solemn     
importance to human happiness than      

prayer4 ,it is the only medium of       
intercourse with heaven4 8,it is that   
language wherein a creature holds       
correspondence with his ,creator2 and   
wherein the soul of a saint gets near to
 ,god1 is entertained with great        
delight1 and1 as it were1 dwells with   
his heavenly ,father40#a ,god1 when     
manifest in the flesh1 hath given us a  
solemn1 sweeping declaration1  embracing
 all prayer--private1 social1 and       
public--at all times and  seasons1 from 
the creation to the final consummation  
of all things--8,god  is a ,spirit1 and 
they that worship him ,,must ,,worship  
,,him ,,in ,,spirit ,,and  ,,in ,,truth0
 7,john #d3bd74    ,the great enemy of  
souls1 aided by the perverse state of   
the human  mind1 has exhausted his      
ingenuity and malice to prevent the     
exercise of  this holy and delightful   
duty4 ,his most successful effort has   
been to  keep the soul in that fatal    
lethargy1 or death unto holiness1 and   
consequently unto prayer1 into which it 

is plunged by ,adam's  transgression4   
,bunyan has some striking illustrations 
of ,satan's  devices to stifle prayer1  
in his history of the ,holy ,war4 ,when 
the  troops of ,emmanuel besiege        
,mansoul1 their great effort was to gain
  8eargate0 as a chief entrance to      
,mansoul1 and at that important gate    
there were placed1 by order of          
,diabolous1 8the ,lord ,will-be-will1   
who  made one old ,mr4 ,prejudice1 an   
angry and ill-conditioned fellow1       
captain of that ward1 and put under his 
power sixty men called ,deafmen  to keep
 it10 and these were arrayed in the most
 excellent armour of  ,diabolous1 8,a   
,,dumb ,,and ,,prayerless ,,spirit40    
,nothing but the irresistible  power of 
,emmanuel could have overcome these     
obstacles4 ,he conquers and  reigns     
supreme1 and ,mansoul becomes happy2    
prayer without ceasing  enables the     
new-born man to breathe the celestial   
atmosphere4 ,at length  ,carnal         
,security interrupts and mars this      

happiness4 ,the ,redeemer  gradually    
withdraws4 ,satan assaults the soul with
 armies of doubts1  and1 to prevent     
prayer1 ,diabolous 8lands up ,mouthgate 
with dirt40#b  ,various efforts are made
 to send petitions1 but the messengers  
make no  impression1 until1 in the      
extremity of the soul's distress1 two   
acceptable messengers are found1 not    
dwelling in palaces1 but in 8a  very    
mean cottage10#c their names were       
8,desires ,awake and ,wet ,eyes10       
illustrating the inspired words1 8,thus 
saith the ,high and lofty ,one  that    
inhabiteth eternity1 whose name is holy3
 ,i dwell--with him--that is  of a      
contrite and humble spirit0 7,isa       
#eg3ae74 ,by this we are taught the     
utter worthlessness of depending upon   
the prayers of saints on earth1  or the 
glorified spirits of heaven4 ,our own   
prayers alone are availing4  ,our own   
8,desires-awake0 and 8,wet-eyes10 our   
own aspirations after ,god1  our own    
deep repentance and sense of utter      

helplessness drives us to  the ,saviour1
 through whom ,,alone we can find access
 and adoption into  the family of our   
,father who is in heaven4    ,the soul  
that communes with ,god attains an      
aptitude in prayer which no  human      
learning can give2 devotional           
expressions become familiar2 the        
,spirit of adoption leads them with deep
 solemnity to approach the  ,infinite   
,eternal as a father4 ,private prayer is
 so essentially  spiritual that it      
cannot be reduced to writing4 8,a man   
that truly prays  one prayer1 shall     
after that never be able to express with
 his mouth1  or pen the unutterable     
desires1 sense1 affection1 and longing  
that went  to ,god in that prayer04     
,prayer leads to 8pure religion and     
undefiled10  8to visit the fatherless   
and widows in their affliction10 and to 
preserve us 8unspotted from the world0  
7,james #a3bg74 ,blessed indeed are     
those who enjoy an abiding sense of the 
,divine presence2 the  ,christian's     

divine life may be measured by his being
 able to 8pray  without ceasing10 to    
8seek ,god's face continually40 ,men    
ought 8always  to pray10 and to         
8continue in prayer40 ,this does not    
consist in  perpetually repeating any   
form of prayer1 but in that devotional  
frame  of mind which enables the soul to
 say1 8,for me to live is ,christ40     
,when  ,david was compassed about with  
the sorrows of hell1 he at once         
ejaculates1 8,o ,lord1 ,i beseech thee  
deliver my soul40 ,when the  disciples  
were in danger they did not recite the  
,lord's ,prayer1 or any  other form1 but
 at once cried1 8,lord1 save us1 we     
perish40 ,bunyan1  speaking of private  
prayer1 keenly inquires1 will ,god not  
hear thee  8except thou comest before   
him with some eloquent oration80 8,it is
 not1  as many take it to be1 even a few
 babbling1 prating1 complimentary       
expressions1 but a sensible feeling in  
the heart40 ,sincerity and a  dependence
 upon the mediatorial office of ,christ 

is all that ,god  requires4 8,the ,lord 
is nigh unto all them that call upon    
him--,,in ,,truth0  7,psa #ade3ah74 ,in 
all that related to the individual      
approach of the  spirit to its heavenly 
,father1 our pious author offended not2 
but  having enjoyed communion with ,god1
 he was1 as all ,christians are1        
desirous of communion with the saints on
 earth1 and in choosing the  forms of   
public worship1 he gave great offence to
 many by rejecting the  ,book of ,common
 ,prayer4    ,to compel or to bribe     
persons to attend religious services is 
unjustifiable1 and naturally produces   
hypocrisy and persecution4 ,so it  was  
with the decree of ,king ,darius1 7,dan 
#f72 and so it has ever been  with any  
royal or parliamentary interference with
 ,christian liberty4  8,who art thou    
that judgest another man's servant8 to  
his own master he  standeth or falleth0 
7,rom #ad3d74 8,,every ,,one of us shall
 give account of  himself to ,god0 7,rom
 #ad3ab74 ,all the solemnities of the   

day of judgment  point not merely to the
 right1 but to the necessity of private 
decision  on all questions of faith1    
worship1 and conduct1 guided solely by  
the  volume of inspiration4 ,mansoul1 in
 its regenerate state1 is the temple    
which the ,creator has chosen for his   
worship2 and it is infinitely more      
glorious than earthly edifices1 which   
crumble into dust1 while ,god's  temples
 will be ever glorious as eternity rolls
 on4    ,bunyan1 to the sixteenth year  
of his age1 had1 when he attended public
  worship1 listened to the ,book of     
,common ,prayer4 ,at that time an ,act  
of  ,parliament prohibited its use under
 severe and unjust penalties1 and       
ordered the services to be conducted by 
the rules of a directory4 ,in  this an  
outline is given of public              
thanksgivings1 confessions1 and         
petitions2 but no form of prayer4 ,in   
the preface the ,puritans record  their 
opinion1 that the ,liturgy of the       
,church of ,england1  notwithstanding   

all the pains and religious intentions  
of its  compilers1 hath proved an       
offence2 unprofitable ceremonies hath   
occasioned much mischief2 its estimation
 hath been raised by prelates1  as if   
there were no other way of worship2     
making it an idol to the  ignorant and  
superstitious1 a matter of endless      
strife1 and of  increasing an idle      
ministry4 ,bunyan had weighed these     
observations1 and  recollected his      
former ignorance and superstition1 when 
he counted all  things holy connected   
with the outward forms1 and did 8very   
devoutly  say and sing as others did40#d
 ,but when he arose from the long and   
dread  conflict with sin1 and entered   
upon his ,christian life1 he decidedly  
preferred emancipation from forms of    
prayer1 and treated them with  great    
severity4 ,he considered that the most  
essential qualification for  the        
,christian ministry is the gift of      
prayer4 ,upon this subject learned  and 
pious men have differed2 but the        

opinions of one so eminently  pious1 and
 so well-taught in the ,scriptures1 are 
worthy of our careful  investigation4   
,great allowances must be made for all  
that appears harsh  in language1 because
 urbanity was not the fashion of that   
day in  religious controversy4 ,he had  
been most cruelly imprisoned1 with      
threats of transportation1 and even an  
ignominious death1 for refusing         
conformity to the ,book of ,common      
,prayer4 ,being conscientiously and     
prayerfully decided in his judgment1 he 
set all these threats at  defiance1 and 
boldly1 at the risk of his life1        
published this treatise1  while yet a   
prisoner in ,bedford jail2 and it is a  
clear1 concise1 and  scriptural         
discourse1 setting forth his views upon 
this most important  subject4    ,any   
preconceived form would have fettered   
,bunyan's free spirit2 he was  a giant  
in prayer1 and commanded the deepest    
reverence while leading  the public     
devotions of the largest congregations4 

,the great question  as to public prayer
 is whether the minister should1 relying
 upon ,divine  assistance1 offer up     
prayer to ,god in the ,saviour's name1  
immediately  conceived under a sense of 
,his presence2 or whether it is better1 
as it  is certainly easier1 to read a   
form of prayer1 from time to time1      
skillfully arranged1 and with every     
regard to beauty of language8 ,which  of
 these modes is most in accordance with 
the directions of the ,sacred           
,scriptures1 and most likely to be      
attended with spiritual benefit to  the 
assembled church8 ,surely this inquiry  
does not involve the charge  of schism  
or heresy upon either party4 8,let every
 man be fully  persuaded in his own     
mind40 ,nor should such differences lead
 us to  despise each other4 ,let our    
first inquiry be1 whether the ,saviour  
intended a fixed form of prayer8 ,and if
 so1 did he give ,his church any  other 
than that most beautiful and            
comprehensive form called the ,lord's   

,prayer8 ,and did he license any one1   
and if so1 who1 to alter1 add to1  or   
diminish from it8 ,on the other hand1   
should we conclude that 8,we  know not  
what we should pray for as we ought1    
only as the ,spirit  helpeth our        
infirmities10 then must we rely1 as     
,bunyan did1 upon the  promised aid of  
that gracious ,spirit4 ,blessed1 indeed1
 are those whose  intercourse with      
heaven sheds an influence on their whole
 conduct1  gives them abundance of      
well-arranged words in praying with     
their  families and with the sick or    
dejected1 and--whose lives prove that   
they  have been with ,jesus1 and are    
taught by him1 or who1 in ,scripture    
language1 8pray with the spirit and with
 the understanding also40    ,,geo4     
,,offor4    ,,on ,,praying ,,in ,,the   
,,spirit4      8,i ,,will ,,pray ,,with 
,,the ,,spirit1 ,,and ,i ,,will ,,pray  
,,with ,,the ,,understanding            
,,also0--7,i ,cor #ad3ae74    ,,prayer  
is an ,,ordinance of ,god1 and that to  

be used both in public and  private2    
yea1 such an ordinance as brings those  
that have the spirit of  supplication   
into great familiarity with ,god2 and is
 also so prevalent  in action1 that it  
getteth of ,god1 both for the person    
that prayeth1  and for them that are    
prayed for1 great things4#e ,it is the  
opener of  the heart of ,god1 and a     
means by which the soul1 though empty1  
is  filled4 ,by prayer the ,christian   
can open his heart to ,god1 as to a     
friend1 and obtain fresh testimony of   
,god's friendship to him4 ,i might      
spend many words in distinguishing      
between public and private prayer2  as  
also between that in the heart1 and that
 with the vocal voice4  ,something also 
might be spoken to distinguish between  
the gifts and  graces of prayer2 but    
eschewing this method1 my business shall
 be at  this time only to show you the  
very heart of prayer1 without which1 all
  your lifting up1 both of hands1 and   
eyes1 and voices1 will be to no  purpose

 at all4 8,i will pray with the         
,spirit40    ,the method that ,i shall  
go on in at this time shall be1 ,,first4
 ,to show  you what true prayer is4     
,,second4 ,to show you what it is to    
pray with  the ,spirit4 ,,third4 ,what  
it is to pray with the ,spirit and      
understanding  also4 ,and so1           
,,fourthly4 ,to make some short use and 
application of what  shall be spoken4   
,,what ,,prayer ,,is4      ,,first1     
,what true prayer is4 ,prayer is a      
sincere1 sensible1  affectionate pouring
 out of the heart or soul to ,god1      
through ,christ1  in the strength and   
assistance of the ,holy ,spirit1 for    
such things as  ,god hath promised1 or  
according to the ,word1 for the good of 
the  church1 with submission1 in faith1 
to the will of ,god4    ,in this        
description are these seven things4     
,first1 ,it is a sincere2  ,second1 ,a  
sensible2 ,third1 ,an affectionate1     
pouring out of the soul to  ,god1       
through ,christ2 ,fourth1 ,by the       

strength or assistance of the  ,spirit2 
,fifth1 ,for such things as ,god hath   
promised1 or1 according to  his word2   
,sixth1 ,for the good of the church2    
,seventh1 ,with submission  in faith to 
the will of ,god4    ,first4 ,for the   
first of these1 it is a ,,sincere       
pouring out of the soul  to ,god4       
,sincerity is such a grace as runs      
through all the graces of ,god  in us1  
and through all the actings of a        
,christian1 and hath the sway in  them  
too1 or else their actings are not any  
thing regarded of ,god1 and  so of and  
in prayer1 of which particularly ,david 
speaks1 when he  mentions prayer4 8,i   
cried unto him10 the ,lord 8with my     
mouth1 and he  was extolled with my     
tongue4 ,if ,i regard iniquity in my    
heart1 the ,lord  will not hear0 my     
prayer 7,psa #ff3ag1ah74 ,part of the   
exercise of prayer  is sincerity1       
without which ,god looks not upon it as 
prayer in a good  sense 7,psa #af3a-d74 
,then 8ye shall seek me and find me1    

when ye shall  search for me with all   
your heart0 7,jer #bi3ab-ac74 ,the want 
of this  made the ,lord reject their    
prayers in ,hosea #g3ad1 where he saith1
 8,they  have not cried unto me with    
their heart10 that is1 in sincerity1    
8when  they howled upon their beds40    
,but for a pretence1 for a show in      
hypocrisy1 to be seen of men1 and       
applauded for the same1 they prayed4    
,sincerity was that which ,christ       
commended in ,nathaniel1 when he was    
under the fig tree4 8,behold1 an        
,israelite indeed1 in whom is no guile40
  ,probably this good man was pouring   
out of his soul to ,god in prayer  under
 the fig tree1 and that in a sincere and
 unfeigned spirit before  the ,lord4    
,the prayer that hath this in it as one 
of the principal  ingredients1 is the   
prayer that ,god looks at4 ,thus1 8,the 
prayer of the  upright is his delight0  
7,prov #ae3h74    ,and why must         
sincerity be one of the essentials of   
prayer which is  accepted of ,god1 but  

because sincerity carries the soul in   
all  simplicity to open its heart to    
,god1 and to tell him the case plainly1 
without equivocation2 to condemn itself 
plainly1 without dissembling2  to cry to
 ,god heartily1 without complimenting4  
8,i have surely heard  ,ephraim         
bemoaning himself thus2 ,thou has       
chastised me1 and ,i was  chastised1 as 
a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke0     
7,jer #ca3ah74  ,sincerity is the same  
in a corner alone1 as it is before the  
face of  the world4 ,it knows not how to
 wear two vizards1 one for an appearance
  before men1 and another for a short   
snatch in a corner2 but it must  have   
,god1 and be with him in the duty of    
prayer4 ,it is not lip-labour  that it  
doth regard1 for it is the heart that   
,god looks at1 and that  which sincerity
 looks at1 and that which prayer comes  
from1 if it be  that prayer which is    
accompanied with sincerity4    ,second4 
,it is a sincere and ,,sensible pouring 
out of the heart or soul4  ,it is not1  

as many take it to be1 even a few       
babbling1 prating1  complimentary       
expressions1 but a sensible feeling     
there is in the  heart4 ,prayer hath in 
it a sensibleness of diverse things2    
sometimes  sense of sin1 sometimes of   
mercy received1 sometimes of the        
readiness  of ,god to give mercy1 c4    
#a4 ,a sense of the want of mercy1 by   
reason of the danger of sin4 ,the  soul1
 ,i say1 feels1 and from feeling sighs1 
groans1 and breaks at the  heart4 ,for  
right prayer bubbleth out of the heart  
when it is  overpressed with grief and  
bitterness1 as blood is forced out of   
the  flesh by reason of some heavy      
burden that lieth upon it 7,i ,sam      
#a3aj2  ,psa #fi3c74 ,david roars1      
cries1 weeps1 faints at heart1 fails at 
the  eyes1 loseth his moisture1 c41     
7,psa #ch3h-aj74 ,hezekiah mourns like a
  dove 7,isa #ch3ad74 ,ephraim bemoans  
himself 7,jer #ca3ah74 ,peter weeps     
bitterly 7,matt #bf3ge74 ,christ hath   
strong cryings and tears 7,heb #e3g74   

,and all this from a sense of the       
justice of ,god1 the guilt of sin1 the  
pains of hell and destruction4 8,the    
sorrows of death compassed me1 and  the 
pains of hell gat hold upon me3 ,i found
 trouble and sorrow40 ,then  cried ,i   
unto the ,lord 7,psa #aaf3c1d74 ,and in 
another place1 8,my sore ran  in the    
night0 7,psa #gg3b74 ,again1 8,i am     
bowed down greatly2 ,i go  mourning all 
the day long0 7,psa #ch3f74 ,in all     
these instances1 and in  hundreds more  
that might be named1 you may see that   
prayer carrieth in  it a sensible       
feeling disposition1 and that first from
 a sense of sin4    #b4 ,sometimes there
 is a sweet sense of mercy received2    
encouraging1  comforting1 strengthening1
 enlivening1 enlightening mercy1 c4     
,thus  ,david pours out his soul1 to    
bless1 and praise1 and admire the great 
,god for his loving-kindness to such    
poor vile wretches4 8,bless the  ,lord1 
,o my soul2 and all that is within me   
bless his holy name4 ,bless  the ,lord1 

,o my soul1 and forget not all his      
benefits4#f ,who forgiveth  all thine   
iniquities1 who healeth all thy         
diseases2 who redeemeth thy  life from  
destruction2 who crowneth thee with     
loving-kindness and  tender mercies2 who
 satisfieth thy mouth with good things1 
so that thy  youth is renewed like the  
eagle's0 7,psa #ajc3a-e74 ,and thus is  
the  prayer of saints sometimes turned  
into praise and thanksgiving1 and yet   
are prayers still4 ,this is a mystery2  
,god's people pray with their  praises1 
as it is written1 8,be careful for      
nothing1 but in every thing  by prayer1 
and supplication1 with thanksgiving1 let
 your request be  made known unto ,god0 
7,phil #d3f74 ,a sensible thanksgiving1 
for mercies  received1 is a mighty      
prayer in the sight of ,god2 it prevails
 with him  unspeakably4    #c4 ,in      
prayer there is sometimes in the soul a 
sense of mercy to be  received4 ,this   
again sets the soul all on a flame4     
8,thou1 ,o lord of  hosts10 saith       

,david1 8hast revealed to thy servant1  
saying ,i will build  thee an house2    
therefore hath thy servant found in his 
heart to  pray--unto thee0 7,,ii ,sam   
#g3bg74 ,this provoked ,jacob1 ,david1  
,daniel1 with  others--even a sense of  
mercies to be received--which caused    
them1 not by  fits and starts1 nor yet  
in a foolish frothy way1 to babble over 
a few  words written in a paper2 but    
mightily1 fervently1 and continually1 to
  groan out their conditions before the 
,lord1 as being sensible1  sensible1 ,i 
say1 of their wants1 their misery1 and  
the willingness of  ,god to show mercy  
7,gen #cb3aj1aa2 ,dan #i3c1d74    ,a    
good sense of sin1 and the wrath of     
,god1 with some encouragement from  ,god
 to come unto him1 is a better          
,common-prayer-book than that which is  
taken out of the ,papistical            
mass-book1#g being the scraps and       
fragments  of the devices of some popes1
 some friars1 and ,i wot not what4      
,third4 ,prayer is a sincere1 sensible1 

and an ,,affectionate pouring out  of   
the soul to ,god4 ,o6 the heat1         
strength1 life1 vigour1 and affection1  
that is in right prayer6 8,as the hart  
panteth after the water-brooks1  so     
panteth my soul after thee1 ,o ,god0    
7,psa #db3a74 8,i have longed after  thy
 precepts0 7,psa #aai3dj74 8,i have     
longed for thy salvation0 7ver  #agd74  
8,my soul longeth1 yea1 even fainteth1  
for the courts of the ,lord2  my heart  
and my flesh crieth out for the living  
,god0 7,psa #hd3b74 8,my  soul breaketh 
for the longing that it hath unto thy   
judgments at all  times0 7,psa #aai3bj74
 ,mark ye here1 8,my soul longeth10 it  
longeth1 it  longeth1 c4 ,o what        
affection is here discovered in prayer6 
,the like  you have in ,daniel4 8,o     
,lord1 hear2 ,o ,lord1 forgive2 ,o      
,lord1 hearken and  do2 defer not1 for  
thine own sake1 ,o my ,god0 7,dan       
#i3ai74 ,every syllable  carrieth a     
mighty vehemency in it4 ,this is called 
the fervent1 or the  working prayer1 by 

,james4 ,and so again1 8,and being in an
 agony1 he  prayed more earnestly0      
7,luke #bb3dd74 ,or had his affections  
more and  more drawn out after ,god for 
his helping hand4 ,o6 ,how wide are the 
most  of men with their prayers from    
this prayer1 that is1 ,,prayer in ,god's
  account6 ,alas6 ,the greatest part of 
men make no conscience at all of  the   
duty2 and as for them that do1 it is to 
be feared that many of them  are very   
great strangers to a sincere1 sensible1 
and affectionate  pouring out their     
hearts or souls to ,god2 but even       
content themselves  with a little       
lip-labour and bodily exercise1 mumbling
 over a few  imaginary prayers4 ,when   
the affections are indeed engaged in    
prayer1  then1 then the whole man is    
engaged1 and that in such sort1 that the
  soul will spend itself to nothing1 as 
it were1 rather than it will go  without
 that good desired1 even communion and  
solace with ,christ4 ,and  hence it is  
that the saints have spent their        

strengths1 and lost their  lives1 rather
 than go without the blessing 7,psa     
#fi3c2 #ch3i1aj2 ,gen  #cb3bd1bf74      
,all this is too1 too evident by the    
ignorance1 profaneness1 and spirit  of  
envy1 that reign in the hearts of those 
men that are so hot for the  forms1 and 
not the power of praying4 ,scarce one of
 forty among them  know what it is to be
 born again1 to have communion with the 
,father  through the ,son2 to feel the  
power of grace sanctifying their hearts3
  but for all their prayers1 they still 
live cursed1 drunken1 whorish1  and     
abominable lives1 full of malice1 envy1 
deceit1 persecuting of the  dear        
children of ,god4 ,o what a dreadful    
after-clap is coming upon them6  which  
all their hypocritical assembling       
themselves together1 with all  their    
prayers1 shall never be able to help    
them against1 or shelter  them from4    
,again1 ,it is a pouring out of the     
heart or soul4 ,there is in prayer an   
unbosoming of a man's self1 an opening  

of the heart to ,god1 an  affectionate  
pouring out of the soul in requests1    
sighs1 and groans4  8,all my desire is  
before thee10 saith ,david1 8and my     
groaning is not  hid from thee0 7,psa   
#ch3i74 ,and again1 8,my soul thirsteth 
for ,god1 for  the living ,god4 ,when   
shall ,i come and appear before ,god8   
,when ,i  remember these things1 ,i pour
 out my soul in me0 7,psa #db3b1d74     
,mark1 8,i  pour out my soul40 ,it is an
 expression signifying1 that in prayer  
there  goeth the very life and whole    
strength to ,god4 ,as in another place1 
8,trust in him at all times2 ye         
people1--pour out your heart before him0
  7,psa #fb3h74 ,this is the prayer to  
which the promise is made1 for the      
delivering of a poor creature out of    
captivity and thralldom4 8,if from      
thence thou shalt seek the ,lord thy    
,god1 thou shalt find him1 if thou  seek
 him with all thy heart and with all thy
 soul0 7,deut #d3bi74    ,again1 ,it is 
a pouring out of the heart or soul ,,to 

,,god4 ,this showeth  also the          
excellency of the spirit of prayer4 ,it 
is the great ,god to  which it retires4 
8,when shall ,i come and appear before  
,god80 ,and it  argueth1 that the soul  
that thus prayeth indeed1 sees an       
emptiness in  all things under heaven2  
that in ,god alone there is rest and    
satisfaction for the soul4 8,now she    
that is a widow indeed1 and  desolate1  
trusteth in ,god0 7,i ,tim #e3e74 ,so   
saith ,david1 8,in thee1 ,o  ,lord1 do  
,i put my trust2 let me never be put to 
confusion4 ,deliver me  in thy          
righteousness1 and cause me to escape2  
incline thine ear to me1  and save me4  
,be thou my strong habitation1 whereunto
 ,i may continually  resort3--for thou  
art my rock and my fortress2 deliver me1
 ,o my ,god1--out  of the hand of the   
unrighteous and cruel man4 ,for thou art
 my hope1 ,o  ,lord ,god1 thou art my   
trust from my youth0 7,psa #ga3a-e74    
,many in a  wording way speak of ,god2  
but right prayer makes ,god his hope1   

stay1  and all4 ,right prayer sees      
nothing substantial1 and worth the      
looking  after1 but ,god4 ,and that1 as 
,i said before1 it doth in a sincere1   
sensible1 and affectionate way4         
,again1 ,it is a sincere1 sensible1     
affectionate pouring out of the heart   
or soul to ,god1 ,,through ,,christ4    
,this through ,christ must needs be     
added1 or else it is to be questioned1  
whether it be prayer1 though in         
appearance it be never so eminent or    
eloquent4    ,christ is the way through 
whom the soul hath admittance to ,god1  
and  without whom it is impossible that 
so much as one desire should come  into 
the ears of the ,lord of ,sabaoth 7,john
 #ad3f74 8,if ye shall ask  anything in 
my name02 8whatsoever ye shall ask the  
,father in my name1 ,i  will do it0     
7,john #ad3ac1ad74 ,this was ,daniel's  
way in praying for the  people of ,god2 
he did it in the name of ,christ4 8,now 
therefore1 ,o our  ,god1 hear the prayer
 of thy servant1 and his supplications1 

and cause  thy face to shine upon thy   
sanctuary that is desolate1 for the     
,lord's  sake0 7,dan #i3ag74 ,and so    
,david1 8,for thy name's sake10 that is1
 for thy  ,christ's sake1 8pardon mine  
iniquity1 for it is great0 7,psa        
#be3aa74 ,but  now1 it is not every one 
that maketh mention of ,christ's name in
  prayer1 that doth indeed1 and in      
truth1 effectually pray to ,god in the  
name of ,christ1 or through him4 ,this  
coming to ,god through ,christ is  the  
hardest part that is found in prayer4 ,a
 man may more easily be  sensible of his
 works1 ay1 and sincerely too desire    
mercy1 and yet not  be able to come to  
,god by ,christ4 ,that man that comes to
 ,god by ,christ1  he must first have   
the knowledge of him2 8for he that      
cometh to ,god1  must believe that he   
is0 7,heb #aa3f74 ,and so he that comes 
to ,god  through ,christ1 must be       
enabled to know ,christ4 ,lord1 saith   
,moses1  8show me now thy way1 that ,i  
may know thee0 7,exo #cc3ac74    ,this  

,christ1 none but the ,father can reveal
 7,matt #aa3bg74 ,and to come  through  
,christ1 is for the soul to be enabled  
of ,god to shroud itself  under the     
shadow of the ,lord ,jesus1 as a man    
shroudeth himself under a  thing for    
safeguard 7,matt #af3af74h ,hence it is 
that ,david so often  terms ,christ his 
shield1 buckler1 tower1 fortress1 rock  
of defence1  c41 7,psa #ah3b2 #bg3a2    
#bh3a74 ,not only because by him he     
overcame his  enemies1 but because      
through him he found favour with ,god   
the ,father4  ,and so he saith to       
,abraham1 8,fear not1 ,i am thy shield10
 c41 7,gen  #ae3a74 ,the man then that  
comes to ,god through ,christ1 must have
 faith1  by which he puts on ,christ1   
and in him appears before ,god4 ,now he 
that  hath faith is born of ,god1 born  
again1 and so becomes one of the sons   
of ,god2 by virtue of which he is joined
 to ,christ1 and made a member of  him  
7,john #c3e1g2 #a3ab74 ,and therefore1  
secondly he1 as a member of  ,christ1   

comes to ,god2 ,i say1 as a member of   
him1 so that ,god looks on  that man as 
a part of ,christ1 part of his body1    
flesh1 and bones1  united to him by     
election1 conversion1 illumination1 the 
,spirit being  conveyed into the heart  
of that poor man by ,god 7,eph #e3cj74  
,so that now  he comes to ,god in       
,christ's merits1 in his blood1         
righteousness1  victory1 intercession1  
and so stands before him1 being         
8accepted in his  ,beloved0 7,eph #a3f74
 ,and because this poor creature is thus
 a member of  the ,lord ,jesus1 and     
under this consideration hath admittance
 to come to  ,god2 therefore1 by virtue 
of this union also1 is the ,holy ,spirit
  conveyed into him1 whereby he is able 
to pour out himself1 to wit1 his  soul1 
before ,god1 with his audience4 ,and    
this leads me to the next1 or  fourth   
particular4    ,fourth4 ,prayer is a    
sincere1 sensible1 affectionate1 pouring
 out of the  heart or soul to ,god      
through ,christ1 by the strength or     

,,assistance ,,of  ,,the ,,spirit4 ,for 
these things do so depend one upon      
another1 that it is  impossible that it 
should be prayer1 without there be a    
joint  concurrence of them2 for though  
it be never so famous1 yet without      
these things1 it is only such prayer as 
is rejected of ,god4 ,for without  a    
sincere1 sensible1 affectionate pouring 
out of the heart to ,god1 it  is but    
lip-labour2 and if it be not through    
,christ1 it falleth far  short of ever  
sounding well in the ears of ,god4 ,so  
also1 if it be not  in the strength and 
assistance of the ,spirit1 it is but    
like the sons  of ,aaron1 offering with 
strange fire 7,lev #aj3a1b74 ,but ,i    
shall speak  more to this under the     
second head2 and therefore in the       
meantime1 that  which is not petitioned 
through the teaching and assistance of  
the  ,spirit1 it is not possible that it
 should be 8according to the will of    
,god0 7,rom #h3bf1bg74    ,fifth4       
,prayer is a sincere1 sensible1         

affectionate pouring out of the  heart1 
or soul1 to ,god1 through ,christ1 in   
the strength and assistance  of the     
,spirit1 ,,for ,,such ,,things ,,as     
,,god ,,hath ,,promised1 c41 7,matt     
#f3f-h74  ,prayer it is1 when it is     
within the compass of ,god's ,word2 and 
it is  blasphemy1 or at best vain       
babbling1 when the petition is beside   
the  book4 ,david therefore still in his
 prayer kept his eye on the ,word of    
,god4 8,my soul10 saith he1 8cleaveth to
 the dust2 quicken me according  to thy 
word40 ,and again1 8,my soul melteth for
 heaviness1 strengthen  thou me         
according unto thy word0 7,psa          
#aai3be-bh2 see also #da1 #db1 #eh1     
#fe1 #gd1 #ha1 #hb1 #ajg1 #adg1 #aed1   
#afi1 #agj74 ,and1 8remember thy word   
unto  thy servant1 upon which thou hast 
caused me to hope0 7ver #di74 ,and      
indeed the ,holy ,ghost doth not        
immediately quicken and stir up the     
heart of the ,christian without1 but by1
 with1 and through the ,word1 by        

bringing that to the heart1 and by      
opening of that1 whereby the man is     
provoked to go to the ,lord1 and to tell
 him how it is with him1 and  also to   
argue1 and supplicate1 according to the 
,word2 thus it was with  ,daniel1 that  
mighty prophet of the ,lord4 ,he        
understanding by books that  the        
captivity of the children of ,israel was
 hard at an end2 then1  according unto  
that word1 he maketh his prayer to ,god4
 8,i ,daniel10  saith he1 8understood by
 books10 viz41 the writings of          
,jeremiah1 8the  number of the years    
whereof the word of the ,lord came to   
,jeremiah1--that  he would accomplish   
seventy years in the desolations of     
,jerusalem4 ,and  ,i set my face to the 
,lord ,god1 to seek by prayer and       
supplications1  with fasting1 and       
sackcloth1 and ashes0 7,dan #i3b1c74 ,so
 that ,i say1 as  the ,spirit is the    
helper and the governor of the soul1    
when it prayeth  according to the will  
of ,god2 so it guideth by and according 

to1 the  ,word of ,god and his promise4 
,hence it is that our ,lord ,jesus      
,christ  himself did make a stop1       
although his life lay at stake for it4  
,i could  now pray to my ,father1 and he
 should give me more than twelve legions
  of angels2 but how then must the      
scripture be fulfilled that thus it     
must be8 7,matt #bf3ec1ed74 ,as who     
should say1 ,were there but a word for  
it in the scripture1 ,i should soon be  
out of the hands of mine enemies1  ,i   
should be helped by angels2 but the     
scripture will not warrant this  kind of
 praying1 for that saith otherwise4 ,it 
is a praying then  according to the     
,word and promise4 ,the ,spirit by the  
,word must direct1  as well in the      
manner1 as in the matter of prayer4 8,i 
will pray with  the ,spirit1 and ,i will
 pray with the understanding also0 7,i  
,cor #ad3ae74  ,but there is no         
understanding without the ,word4 ,for if
 they reject the  word of the ,lord1    
8what wisdom is in them80 7,jer #h3i74  

,sixth4 ,,for ,,the ,,good ,,of ,,the   
,,church4 ,this clause reacheth in      
whatsoever  tendeth either to the honour
 of ,god1 ,christ's advancement1 or his 
people's benefit4 ,for ,god1 and        
,christ1 and his people are so linked   
together that if the good of the one be 
prayed for1 to wit1 the church1  the    
glory of ,god1 and advancement of       
,christ1 must needs be included4  ,for  
as ,christ is in the ,father1 so the    
saints are in ,christ2 and he  that     
toucheth the saints1 toucheth the apple 
of ,god's eye2 and  therefore pray for  
the peace of ,jerusalem1 and you pray   
for all that is  required of you4 ,for  
,jerusalem will never be in perfect     
peace until she  be in heaven2 and there
 is nothing that ,christ doth more      
desire than to  have her there4 ,that   
also is the place that ,god through     
,christ hath  given to her4 ,he then    
that prayeth for the peace and good of  
,zion1 or  the church1 doth ask that in 
prayer which ,christ hath purchased with

  his blood2 and also that which the    
,father hath given to him as the  price 
thereof4 ,now he that prayeth for this1 
must pray for abundance of  grace for   
the church1 for help against all its    
temptations2 that ,god  would let       
nothing be too hard for it2 and that all
 things might work  together for its    
good1 that ,god would keep them         
blameless and harmless1  the sons of    
,god1 to his glory1 in the midst of a   
crooked and perverse  nation4 ,and this 
is the substance of ,christ's own prayer
 in ,john #ag4  ,and all ,paul's prayers
 did run that way1 as one of his prayers
 doth  eminently show4 8,and this ,i    
pray1 that your love may abound yet more
  and more in knowledge1 and in all     
judgment2 that ye may approve things    
that are excellent2 that ye may be      
sincere1 and without offence1 till  the 
day of ,christ4 ,being filled with the  
fruits of righteousness1 which  are by  
,jesus ,christ unto the glory and praise
 of ,god0 7,phil #a3i-aa74  ,but a short

 prayer1 you see1 and yet full of good  
desires for the  church1 from the       
beginning to the end2 that it may stand 
and go on1 and  that in the most        
excellent frame of spirit1 even without 
blame1  sincere1 and without offence1   
until the day of ,christ1 let its       
temptations or persecutions be what they
 will 7,eph #a3af-ba2 #c3ad-ai2  ,col   
#a3i-ac74    ,seventh4 ,and because1 as 
,i said1 prayer doth ,,submit ,,to ,,the
 ,,will ,,of ,,god1  and say1 ,thy will 
be done1 as ,christ hath taught us      
7,matt #f3aj72  therefore the people of 
the ,lord in humility are to lay        
themselves and  their prayers1 and all  
that they have1 at the foot of their    
,god1 to be  disposed of by him as he in
 his heavenly wisdom seeth best4 ,yet   
not  doubting but ,god will answer the  
desire of his people that way that      
shall be most for their advantage and   
his glory4 ,when the saints  therefore  
do pray with submission to the will of  
,god1 it doth not argue  that they are  

to doubt or question ,god's love and    
kindness to them4 ,but  because they at 
all times are not so wise1 but that     
sometimes ,satan may  get that advantage
 of them1 as to tempt them to pray for  
that which1 if  they had it1 would      
neither prove to ,god's glory nor his   
people's good4  8,yet this is the       
confidence that we have in him1 that if 
we ask  anything according to his will1 
he heareth us2 and if we know that he   
hear us1 whatsoever we ask1 we know that
 we have the petitions that we  desired 
of him10 that is1 we asking in the      
,spirit of grace and  supplication 7,i  
,john #e3ad1ae74 ,for1 as ,i said       
before1 that petition  that is not put  
up in and through the ,spirit1 it is not
 to be answered1  because it is beside  
the will of ,god4 ,for the ,spirit only 
knoweth that1  and so consequently      
knoweth how to pray according to that   
will of ,god4  8,for what man knoweth   
the things of a man1 save the spirit of 
man which  is in him8 even so the things

 of ,god knoweth no man but the ,spirit 
of  ,god0 7,i ,cor #b3aa74 ,but more of 
this hereafter4 ,thus you see1 first1   
what prayer is4 ,now to proceed4        
,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,pray ,,with     
,,the ,,spirit4      ,,second4 ,i will  
pray with the ,spirit4 ,now to pray with
 the ,spirit--for  that is the praying  
man1 and none else1 so as to be accepted
 of ,god--it  is for a man1 as          
aforesaid1 sincerely and sensibly1 with 
affection1 to  come to ,god through     
,christ1 c42 which sincere1 sensible1   
and  affectionate coming must be by the 
working of ,god's ,spirit4    ,there is 
no man nor church in the world that can 
come to ,god in prayer1  but by the     
assistance of the ,holy ,spirit4 8,for  
through ,christ we all  have access by  
one ,spirit unto the ,father0 7,eph     
#b3ah74 ,wherefore ,paul  saith1 8,for  
we know not what we should pray for as  
we ought2 but the  ,spirit itself maketh
 intercession for us with groanings     
which cannot be  uttered4 ,and he that  

searcheth the hearts1 knoweth what is   
the mind of  the ,spirit1 because he    
maketh intercession for the saints      
according to  the will of ,god0 7,rom   
#h3bf1bg74 ,and because there is in this
 scripture  so full a discovery of the  
spirit of prayer1 and of man's inability
 to  pray without it2 therefore ,i shall
 in a few words comment upon it4        
8,for we40 ,consider first the person   
speaking1 even ,paul1 and1 in his       
person1 all the apostles4 ,we apostles1 
we extraordinary officers1 the  wise    
master-builders1 that have some of us   
been caught up into paradise  7,rom     
#ae3af2 ,i ,cor #c3aj2 ,,ii ,cor #ab3d74
 8,we know not what we should pray      
for40 ,surely there is no man but will  
confess1 that ,paul and his  companions 
were as able to have done any work for  
,god1 as any pope or  proud prelate in  
the church of ,rome1 and could as well  
have made a  ,common ,prayer ,book as   
those who at first composed this2 as    
being not a  whit behind them either in 

grace or gifts4#i    8,for we know not  
what we should pray for40 ,we know not  
the matter of  the things for which we  
should pray1 neither the object to whom 
we  pray1 nor the medium by or through  
whom we pray2 none of these things  know
 we1 but by the help and assistance of  
the ,spirit4 ,should we pray  for       
communion with ,god through ,christ8    
should we pray for faith1 for           
justification by grace1 and a truly     
sanctified heart8 none of these  things 
know we4 8,for what man knoweth the     
things of a man1 save the  spirit of man
 which is in him8 even so the things of 
,god knoweth no  man1 but the ,spirit of
 ,god0 7,i ,cor #b3aa74 ,but here1 alas6
 the apostles  speak of inward and      
spiritual things1 which the world knows 
not 7,isa  #bi3aa74    ,again1 as they  
know not the matter1 c41 of prayer1     
without the help of  the ,spirit2 so    
neither know they the manner thereof    
without the same2  and therefore he     
adds1 8,we know not what we should pray 

for as we  ought02 but the ,spirit      
helpeth our infirmities1 with sighs and 
groans  which cannot be uttered4 ,mark  
here1 they could not so well and so     
fully  come off in the manner of        
performing this duty1 as these in our   
days  think they can4    ,the apostles1 
when they were at the best1 yea1 when   
the ,holy ,ghost  assisted them1 yet    
then they were fain to come off with    
sighs and  groans1 falling short of     
expressing their mind1 but with sighs   
and  groans which cannot be uttered4    
,but here now1 the wise men of our days 
are so well skilled as that they  have  
both the manner and matter of their     
prayers at their finger-ends2  setting  
such a prayer for such a day1 and that  
twenty years before it  comes4 ,one for 
,christmas1 another for ,easter1 and six
 days after that4  ,they have also      
bounded how many syllables must be said 
in every one of  them at their public   
exercises4 ,for each saint's day1 also1 
they have  them ready for the           

generations yet unborn to say4 ,they can
 tell you1  also1 when you shall kneel1 
when you shall stand1 when you should   
abide  in your seats1 when you should go
 up into the chancel1 and what you      
should do when you come there4 ,all     
which the apostles came short of1 as    
not being able to compose so profound a 
manner2 and that for this  reason       
included in this scripture1 because the 
fear of ,god tied them to  pray as they 
ought4    8,for we know not what we     
should pray for as we ought40 ,mark     
this1 8as  we ought40 ,for the not      
thinking of this word1 or at least the  
not  understanding it in the spirit and 
truth of it1 hath occasioned these  men 
to devise1 as ,jeroboam did1 another way
 of worship1 both for matter  and       
manner1 than is revealed in the ,word of
 ,god 7,i ,kings #ab3bf-cc74  ,but1     
saith ,paul1 we must pray as we ought2  
and this ,,we cannot do by all  the art1
 skill1 and cunning device of men or    
angels4 8,for we know not  what we      

should pray for as we ought1 but the    
,spirit02 nay1 further1 it  must be 8the
 ,spirit ,,itself0 that helpeth our     
infirmities2 not the  ,spirit and man's 
lusts2 what man of his own brain may    
imagine and  devise1 is one thing1 and  
what they are commanded1 and ought to   
do1 is  another4 ,many ask and have not1
 because they ask amiss2 and so are     
never the nearer the enjoying of those  
things they petition for 7,james  #d3c74
 ,it is not to pray at random that will 
put off ,god1 or cause him  to answer4  
,while prayer is making1 ,god is        
searching the heart1 to see  from what  
root and spirit it doth arise 7,i ,john 
#e3ad74 8,and he that  searcheth the    
heart knoweth10 that is1 approveth only1
 the meaning 8of  the ,spirit1 because  
he maketh intercession for the saints   
according to  the will of ,god40 ,for in
 that which is according to his will    
only1 he  heareth us1 and in nothing    
else4 ,and it is the ,spirit only that  
can  teach us so to ask2 it only being  

able to search out all things1 even  the
 deep things of ,god4 ,without which    
,spirit1 though we had a thousand       
,common ,prayer ,books1 yet we know not 
what we should pray for as we  ought1   
being accompanied with those infirmities
 that make us absolutely  incapable of  
such a work4 ,which infirmities1        
although it is a hard  thing to name    
them all1 yet some of them are these    
that follow4    ,first4 ,without the    
,spirit man is so infirm that he cannot1
 with all  other means whatsoever1 be   
enabled to think one right saving       
thought of  ,god1 of ,christ1 or of his 
blessed things2 and therefore he saith  
of the  wicked1 8,god is not in all his 
thoughts10 7,psa #aj3d72 unless it be   
that  they imagine him altogether such a
 one as themselves 7,psa #ej3ba74 ,for  
8every imagination of the thoughts of   
his heart was only evil10 and  that     
8continually0 7,gen #f3e2 #h3ba74 ,they 
then not being able to  conceive aright 
of ,god to whom they pray1 of ,christ   

through whom they  pray1 nor of the     
things for which they pray1 as is before
 showed1 how  shall they be able to     
address themselves to ,god1 without the 
,spirit  help this infirmity8           
,peradventure you will say1 ,by the help
 of the  ,common ,prayer ,book2 but that
 cannot do it1 unless it can open the   
eyes1  and reveal to the soul all these 
things before touched4 ,which that it   
cannot1 it is evident2 because that is  
the work of the ,spirit only4 ,the      
,spirit itself is the revealer of these 
things to poor souls1 and that  which   
doth give us to understand them2        
wherefore ,christ tells his  disciples1 
when he promised to send the ,spirit1   
the ,comforter1 8,he  shall take of mine
 and show unto you02 as if he had said1 
,i know you  are naturally dark and     
ignorant as to the understanding any of 
my  things2 though ye try this course   
and the other1 yet your ignorance  will 
still remain1 the veil is spread over   
your heart1 and there is  none can take 

away the same1 nor give you spiritual   
understanding but  the ,spirit4 ,the    
,common ,prayer ,book will not do it1   
neither can any man  expect that it     
should be instrumental that way1 it     
being none of ,god's  ordinances2 but a 
thing since the ,scriptures were        
written1 patched  together one piece at 
one time1 and another at another2 a mere
 human  invention and institution1 which
 ,god is so far from owning of1 that he 
expressly forbids it1 with any other    
such like1 and that by manifold  sayings
 in his most holy and blessed ,word4    
7,see ,mark #g3g1h1 and ,col  #b3af-bc2 
,deut #ab3cj-cb2 ,prov #cj3f2 ,deut     
#d3b2 ,rev #bb3ah74 ,for right  prayer  
must1 as well in the outward part of it1
 in the outward  expression1 as in the  
inward intention1 come from what the    
soul doth  apprehend in the light of the
 ,spirit2 otherwise it is condemned as  
vain  and an abomination1 because the   
heart and tongue do not go along        
jointly in the same1 neither indeed can 

they1 unless the ,spirit help  our      
infirmities 7,mark #g2 ,prov #bh3i2 ,isa
 #bi3ac74 ,and this ,david knew  full   
well1 which did make him cry1 8,lord1   
open thou my lips1 and my  mouth shall  
show forth thy praise0 7,psa #ea3ae74 ,i
 suppose there is none  can imagine but 
that ,david could speak and express     
himself as well as  others1 nay1 as any 
in our generation1 as is clearly        
manifested by his  word and his works4  
,nevertheless when this good man1 this  
prophet1  comes into ,god's worship1    
then the ,lord must help1 or he can do  
nothing4 8,lord1 open thou my lips1 and0
 then 8my mouth shall show forth  thy   
praise40 ,he could not speak one right  
word1 except the ,spirit  itself gave   
utterance4 8,for we know not what we    
should pray for as we  ought1 but the   
,spirit itself helpeth our infirmities40
 ,but1    ,second4 ,it must be a praying
 with the ,spirit1 that is1 the         
effectual  praying2 because without     
that1 as men are senseless1 so          

hypocritical1  cold1 and unseemly in    
their prayers2 and so they1 with their  
prayers1  are both rendered abominable  
to ,god 7,matt #bc3ad2 ,mark #ab3dj2    
,luke  #ah3aa1 #ab2 ,isa #eh3b1 #c74 ,it
 is not the excellency of the voice1 nor
 the  seeming affection1 and earnestness
 of him that prayeth1 that is  anything 
regarded of ,god without it4 ,for man1  
as man1 is so full of all  manner of    
wickedness1 that as he cannot keep a    
word1 or thought1 so  much less a piece 
of prayer clean1 and acceptable to ,god 
through  ,christ2 and for this cause the
 ,pharisees1 with their prayers1 were   
rejected4 ,no question but they were    
excellently able to express  themselves 
in words1 and also for length of time1  
too1 they were very  notable2 but they  
had not the ,spirit of ,jesus ,christ to
 help them1 and  therefore they did what
 they did with their infirmities or     
weaknesses  only1 and so fell short of a
 sincere1 sensible1 affectionate pouring
  out of their souls to ,god1 through   

the strength of the ,spirit4 ,that is   
the prayer that goeth to heaven1 that is
 sent thither in the strength  of the   
,spirit4 ,for1    ,third4 ,nothing but  
the ,spirit can show a man clearly his  
misery by  nature1 and so put a man into
 a posture of prayer4 ,talk is but talk1
 as  we use to say1 and so it is but    
mouth-worship1 if there be not a sense  
of misery1 and that effectually too4 ,o 
the cursed hypocrisy that is in  most   
hearts1 and that accompanieth many      
thousands of praying men that  would be 
so looked upon in this day1 and all for 
want of a sense of  their misery6 ,but  
now the ,spirit1 that will sweetly show 
the soul its  misery1 where it is1 and  
what is like to become of it1 also the  
intolerableness of that condition4 ,for 
it is the ,spirit that doth  effectually
 convince of sin and misery1 without the
 ,lord ,jesus1 and so  puts the soul    
into a sweet1 sensible1 affectionate way
 of praying to  ,god according to his   
word 7,john #af3g-i74    ,fourth4 ,if   

men did see their sins1 yet without the 
help of the ,spirit  they would not     
pray4 ,for they would run away from     
,god1 with ,cain and  ,judas1 and       
utterly despair of mercy1 were it not   
for the ,spirit4 ,when a  man is indeed 
sensible of his sin1 and ,god's curse1  
then it is a hard  thing to persuade him
 to pray2 for1 saith his heart1 8,there 
is no  hope10 it is in vain to seek ,god
 7,jer #b3be2 #ah3ab74 ,i am so vile1 so
  wretched1 and so cursed a creature1   
that ,i shall never be regarded6 ,now   
here comes the ,spirit1 and stayeth the 
soul1 helpeth it to hold up its  face to
 ,god1 by letting into the heart some   
small sense of mercy to  encourage it to
 go to ,god1 and hence it is called 8the
 ,comforter0 7,john  #ad3bf74    ,fifth4
 ,it must be in or with the ,spirit2 for
 without that no man can  know how he   
should come to ,god the right way4 ,men 
may easily say they  come to ,god in his
 ,son3 but it is the hardest thing of a 
thousand to  come to ,god aright and in 

his own way1 without the ,spirit4 ,it is
 8the  ,spirit0 that 8searcheth all     
things1 yea1 the deep things of ,god0   
7,i ,cor  #b3aj74 ,it is the ,spirit    
that must show us the way of coming to  
,god1 and  also what there is in ,god   
that makes him desirable3 8,i pray      
thee10  saith ,moses1 8show me now thy  
way1 that ,i may know thee0 7,exo       
#cc3ac74  ,and1 ,he shall take of mine1 
and 8show it unto you0 7,john #af3ad74  
,sixth4 ,because without the ,spirit1   
though a man did see his misery1 and    
also the way to come to ,god2 yet he    
would never be able to claim a  share in
 either ,god1 ,christ1 or mercy1 with   
,god's approbation4 ,o how  great a task
 is it1 for a poor soul that becomes    
sensible of sin and  the wrath of ,god1 
to say in faith1 but this one word1     
8,father60 ,i tell  you1 however        
hypocrites think1 yet the ,christian    
that is so indeed  finds all the        
difficulty in this very thing1 it cannot
 say ,god is its  ,father4 ,o6 saith he1

 ,i dare not call him ,father2 and hence
 it is that  the ,spirit must be sent   
into the hearts of ,god's people for    
this very  thing1 to cry ,father3 it    
being too great a work for any man to do
  knowingly and believingly without it  
7,gal #d3f74 ,when ,i say knowingly1 ,i 
mean1 knowing what it is to be a child  
of ,god1 and to be born again4  ,and    
when ,i say believingly1 ,i mean1 for   
the soul to believe1 and that  from good
 experience1 that the work of grace is  
wrought in him4 ,this is  the right     
calling of ,god ,father2 and not as many
 do1 to say in a  babbling way1 the     
,lord's prayer 7so called7 by heart1 as 
it lieth in  the words of the book4 ,no1
 here is the life of prayer1 when in or 
with  the ,spirit1 a man being made     
sensible of sin1 and how to come to the 
,lord for mercy2 he comes1 ,i say1 in   
the strength of the ,spirit1 and  crieth
 ,father4 ,that one word spoken in      
faith1 is better than a thousand        
prayers1 as men call them1 written and  

read1 in a formal1 cold1  lukewarm way4 
,o how far short are those people of    
being sensible of  this1 who count it   
enough to teach themselves and children 
to say the  ,lord's prayer1 the creed1  
with other sayings2 when1 as ,god knows1
 they  are senseless of themselves1     
their misery1 or what it is to be       
brought  to ,god through ,christ6 ,ah1  
poor soul6 ,study your misery1 and cry  
to ,god  to show you your confused      
blindness and ignorance1 before you be  
so  rife in calling ,god your ,father1  
or teaching your children either so to  
say4 ,and know1 that to say ,god is your
 ,father1 in a way of prayer or         
conference1 without any experiment of   
the work of grace on your souls1  it is 
to say you are ,jews and are not1 and so
 to lie4 ,you say1 ,our  ,father2 ,god  
saith1 ,you blaspheme6 ,you say you are 
,jew1 that is1 true  ,christians2 ,god  
saith1 ,you lie6 8,behold ,i will make  
them of the  synagogue of ,satan1 which 
say they are ,jews1 and are not1 but do 

lie0  7,rev #c3i74 8,and ,i know the    
blasphemy of them that say they are     
,jews1  and are not1 but are the        
synagogue of ,satan0 7,rev #b3i74 ,and  
so much the  greater the sin is1 by how 
much the more the sinner boasts it with 
a  pretended sanctity1 as the ,jews did 
to ,christ1 in the #hth of ,john1  which
 made ,christ1 even in plain terms1 to  
tell them their doom1 for  all their    
hypocritical pretences 7,john #h3da-de74
 ,and yet forsooth every  cursed        
whoremaster1 thief1 and drunkard1       
swearer1 and perjured person2  they that
 have not only been such in times past1 
but are even so still3  these ,i say1 by
 some must be counted the only honest   
men1 and all  because with their        
blasphemous throats1 and hypocritical   
hearts1 they  will come to church1 and  
say1 8,our ,father60 ,nay further1 these
 men1  though every time they say to    
,god1 ,our ,father1 do most abominably  
blaspheme1 yet they must be compelled   
thus to do4 ,and because others  that   

are of more sober principles1 scruple   
the truth of such vain  traditions2     
therefore they must be looked upon to be
 the only enemies  of ,god and the      
nation3 when as it is their own cursed  
superstition that  doth set the great   
,god against them1 and cause him to     
count them for  his enemies 7,isa       
#ec3aj74 ,and yet just like to ,bonner1 
that blood-red  persecutor1 they        
commend1 ,i say1 these wretches1        
although never so  vile1 if they close  
in with their traditions1 to be good    
churchmen1 the  honest subjects2 while  
,god's people are1 as it hath always    
been1 looked  upon to be a turbulent1   
seditious1 and factious people 7,ezra   
#d3ab-af74    ,therefore give me leave a
 little to reason with thee1 thou poor1 
blind1  ignorant sot4    7#a47 ,it may  
be thy great prayer is to say1 8,our    
,father which art in  heaven10 c4 ,dost 
thou know the meaning of the very first 
words of this  prayer8 ,canst thou      
indeed1 with the rest of the saints1    

cry1 ,our  ,father8 ,art thou truly born
 again8 ,hast thou received the spirit  
of  adoption8 ,dost thou see thyself in 
,christ1 and canst thou come to ,god  as
 a member of him8 ,or art thou ignorant 
of these things1 and yet  darest thou   
say1 ,our ,father8 ,is not the devil thy
 father8 7,john #h3dd74  ,and dost thou 
not do the deeds of the flesh8 ,and yet 
darest thou say to  ,god1 ,our ,father8 
,nay1 art thou not a desperate          
persecutor of the  children of ,god8    
,hast thou not cursed them in thine     
heart many a time8  ,and yet dost thou  
out of thy blasphemous throat suffer    
these words to  come1 even our ,father8 
,he is their ,father whom thou hatest   
and  persecutest4 ,but as the devil     
presented himself amongst the sons of   
,god1 7,job #a71 when they were to      
present themselves before the ,father1  
even our ,father1 so is it now2 because 
the saints were commanded to  say1 ,our 
,father1 therefore all the blind        
ignorant rabble in the world1  they must

 also use the same words1 ,our ,father4 
7#b47 ,and dost thou indeed say1        
8,hallowed be thy name0 with thy heart8 
,dost thou study1 by all honest and     
lawful ways1 to advance the name1       
holiness1 and majesty of ,god8 ,doth thy
 heart and conversation agree  with this
 passage8 ,dost thou strive to imitate  
,christ in all the works  of            
righteousness1 which ,god doth command  
of thee1 and prompt thee  forward to8   
,it is so1 if thou be one that can truly
 with ,god's  allowance cry1 8,our      
,father40 ,or is it not the least of thy
 thoughts all  the day8 ,and dost thou  
not clearly make it appear1 that thou   
art a  cursed hypocrite1 by condemning  
that with thy daily practice1 which     
thou pretendest in thy praying with thy 
dissembling tongue8    7#c47 ,wouldst   
thou have the kingdom of ,god come      
indeed1 and also his  will to be done in
 earth as it is in heaven8 ,nay1        
notwithstanding1 thou  according to the 
form1 sayest1 ,thy kingdom come1 yet    

would it not make  thee ready to run    
mad1 to hear the trumpet sound1 to see  
the dead  arise1 and thyself just now to
 go and appear before ,god1 to reckon   
for  all the deeds thou hast done in the
 body8 ,nay1 are not the very  thoughts 
of it altogether displeasing to thee8   
,and if ,god's will should  be done on  
earth as it is in heaven1 must it not be
 thy ruin8 ,there is  never a rebel in  
heaven against ,god1 and if he should so
 deal on earth1  must it not whirl thee 
down to hell8 ,and so of the rest of the
  petitions4 ,ah6 ,how sadly would even 
those men look1 and with what  terror   
would they walk up and down the world1  
if they did but know the  lying and     
blaspheming that proceedeth out of their
 mouth1 even in their  most pretended   
sanctity8 ,the ,lord awaken you1 and    
teach you1 poor  souls1 in all humility1
 to take heed that you be not rash and  
unadvised  with your heart1 and much    
more with your mouth6 ,when you appear  
before  ,god1 as the wise man saith1    

8,be not rash with thy mouth1 and let   
not  thine heart be hasty to utter any  
thing10 7,eccl #e3b72 especially to     
call ,god ,father1 without some blessed 
experience when thou comest  before     
,god4 ,but ,i pass this4    ,seventh4   
,it must be a praying with the ,spirit  
if it be accepted1  because there is    
nothing but the ,spirit that can lift up
 the soul or  heart to ,god in prayer3  
8,the preparations of the heart in man1 
and the  answer of the tongue1 is from  
the ,lord0 7,prov #af3a74 ,that is1 in  
every  work for ,god1 and especially in 
prayer1 if the heart run with the       
tongue1 it must be prepared by the      
,spirit of ,god4 ,indeed the tongue is  
very apt1 of itself1 to run without     
either fear or wisdom3 but when it  is  
the answer of the heart1 and that such a
 heart as is prepared by the  ,spirit of
 ,god1 then it speaks so as ,god        
commands and doth desire4    ,they are  
mighty words of ,david1 where he saith1 
that he lifteth his  heart and his soul 

to ,god 7,psa #be3a74 ,it is a great    
work for any man  without the strength  
of the ,spirit1 and therefore ,i        
conceive that this  is one of the great 
reasons why the ,spirit of ,god is      
called a ,spirit of  supplications1     
7,zech #ab3aj71 because it is that which
 helpeth the heart  when it supplicates 
indeed to do it2 and therefore saith    
,paul1 8,praying  with all prayer and   
supplication in the ,spirit0 7,eph      
#f3ah74 ,and so in  my text1 8,i will   
pray with the ,spirit40 ,prayer1 without
 the heart be in  it1 is like a sound   
without life2 and a heart1 without it be
 lifted up  of the ,spirit1 will never  
pray to ,god4    ,eighth4 ,as the heart 
must be lifted up by the ,spirit1 if it 
pray  aright1 so also it must be held up
 by the ,spirit when it is up1 if it    
continue to pray aright4 ,i do not know 
what1 or how it is with others'  hearts1
 whether they be lifted up by the       
,spirit of ,god1 and so  continued1 or  
no3 but this ,i am sure of1 ,first1     

,that it is impossible  that all the    
prayer-books that men have made in the  
world1 should lift  up1 or prepare the  
heart2 that is the work of the great    
,god himself4  ,and1 in the second      
place1 ,i am sure that they are as far  
from keeping  it up1 when it is up4 ,and
 indeed here is the life of prayer1 to  
have  the heart kept with ,god in the   
duty4 ,it was a great matter for ,moses 
to  keep his hands lifted up to ,god in 
prayer2 but how much more then to  keep 
the heart in it6 7,exo #ag3ab74    ,the 
want of this is that which ,god         
complains of2 that they draw nigh to    
him with their mouth1 and honour him    
with their lips1 but their hearts  were 
far from him 7,isa #bi3ac2 ,eze #cc71   
but chiefly that they walk after  the   
commandments and traditions of men1 as  
the scope of ,matthew #ae3h1 #i  doth   
testify4 ,and verily1 may ,i but speak  
my own experience1 and from  that tell  
you the difficulty of praying to ,god as
 ,i ought1 it is enough  to make your   

poor1 blind1 carnal men to entertain    
strange thoughts of  me4 ,for1 as for my
 heart1 when ,i go to pray1 ,i find it  
so loth to go to  ,god1 and when it is  
with him1 so loth to stay with him1 that
 many times  ,i am forced in my prayers1
 first to beg of ,god that he would take
 mine  heart1 and set it on himself in  
,christ1 and when it is there1 that he  
would keep it there4 ,nay1 many times ,i
 know not what to pray for1 ,i am  so   
blind1 nor how to pray1 ,i am so        
ignorant2 only1 blessed be grace1  the  
,spirit helps our infirmities 7,psa     
#hf3aa74    ,o6 the starting-holes that 
the heart hath in the time of prayer2   
none  knows how many bye-ways the heart 
hath1 and back-lanes1 to slip away  from
 the presence of ,god4 ,how much pride  
also1 if enabled with  expressions4 ,how
 much hypocrisy1 if before others4 ,and 
how little  conscience is there made of 
prayer between ,god and the soul in     
secret1  unless the ,spirit of          
supplication be there to help8 ,when the

 ,spirit  gets into the heart1 then     
there is prayer indeed1 and not till    
then4    ,ninth4 ,the soul that doth    
rightly pray1 it must be in and with the
 help  and strength of the ,spirit2     
because it is impossible that a man     
should  express himself in prayer       
without it4 ,when ,i say1 it is         
impossible for  a man to express himself
 in prayer without it1 ,i mean1 that it 
is  impossible that the heart1 in a     
sincere and sensible affectionate way1  
should pour out itself before ,god1 with
 those groans and sighs that  come from 
a truly praying heart1 without the      
assistance of the ,spirit4  ,it is not  
the mouth that is the main thing to be  
looked at in prayer1  but whether the   
heart is so full of affection and       
earnestness in prayer  with ,god1 that  
it is impossible to express their sense 
and desire2 for  then a man desires     
indeed1 when his desires are so strong1 
many1 and  mighty1 that all the words1  
tears1 and groans that can come from the

  heart1 cannot utter them3 8,the       
,spirit--helpeth our infirmities1--and  
maketh intercession for us with sighs   
and groanings which cannot be  uttered0 
7,rom #h3bf74    ,that is but poor      
prayer which is only discovered in so   
many words4 ,a  man that truly prays one
 prayer1 shall after that never be able 
to  express with his mouth or pen the   
unutterable desires1 sense1  affection1 
and longing that went to ,god in that   
prayer4    ,the best prayers have often 
more groans than words3 and those words 
that it hath are but a lean and shallow 
representation of the heart1  life1 and 
spirit of that prayer4 ,you do not find 
any words of prayer1  that we read of1  
come out of the mouth of ,moses1 when he
 was going out  of ,egypt1 and was      
followed by ,pharaoh1 and yet he made   
heaven ring  again with his cry 7,exo   
#ad3ae74 ,but it was inexpressible and  
unsearchable groans and cryings of his  
soul in and with the ,spirit4 ,god  is  
the ,god of spirits1 and his eyes look  

further than at the outside of  any duty
 whatsoever 7,num #af3bb74 ,i doubt this
 is but little thought on  by the most  
of them that would be looked upon as a  
praying people 7,i  ,sam #af3g74    ,the
 nearer a man comes in any work that    
,god commands him to the doing  of it   
according to his will1 so much the more 
hard and difficult it is2  and the      
reason is1 because man1 as man1 is not  
able to do it4 ,but  prayer1 as         
aforesaid1 is not only a duty1 but one  
of the most eminent  duties1 and        
therefore so much the more difficult3   
therefore ,paul knew  what he said1 when
 he said1 8,i will pray with the        
,spirit40 ,he knew well  it was not what
 others writ or said that could make him
 a praying  person2 nothing less than   
the ,spirit could do it4    ,tenth4 ,it 
must be with the ,spirit1 or else as    
there will be a failing  in the act     
itself1 so there will be a failing1 yea1
 a fainting1 in the  prosecution of the 
work4 ,prayer is an ordinance of ,god1  

that must  continue with a soul so long 
as it is on this side glory4 ,but1 as ,i
  said before1 it is not possible for a 
man to get up his heart to ,god in      
prayer2 so it is as difficult to keep it
 there1 without the assistance  of the  
,spirit4 ,and if so1 then for a man to  
continue from time to time  in prayer   
with ,god1 it must of necessity be with 
the ,spirit4    ,christ tells us1 that  
men ought always to pray1 and not to    
faint 7,luke  #ah3a74 ,and again tells  
us1 that this is one definition of a    
hypocrite1  that either he will not     
continue in prayer1 or else if he do it1
 it  will not be in the power1 that is1 
in the spirit of prayer1 but in the     
form1 for a pretence only 7,job #bg3aj2 
,matt #bc3ad74 ,it is the easiest  thing
 of a hundred to fall from the power to 
the form1 but it is the  hardest thing  
of many to keep in the life1 spirit1 and
 power of any one  duty1 especially     
prayer2 that is such a work1 that a man 
without the  help of the ,spirit cannot 

so much as pray once1 much less         
continue1  without it1 in a sweet       
praying frame1 and in praying1 so to    
pray as to  have his prayers ascend into
 the ears of the ,lord ,god of ,sabaoth4
    ,jacob did not only begin1 but held 
it3 8,i will not let thee go1 unless    
thou bless me0 7,gen #cb74 ,so did the  
rest of the godly 7,hosea #ab3d74 ,but  
this could not be without the spirit of 
prayer4 ,it is through the  ,spirit that
 we have access to the ,father 7,eph    
#b3ah74    ,the same is a remarkable    
place in ,jude1 when he stirreth up the 
saints  by the judgment of ,god upon the
 wicked to stand fast1 and continue to  
hold out in the faith of the gospel1 as 
one excellent means thereto1  without   
which he knew they would never be able  
to do it4 ,saith he1  8,building up     
yourselves on your most holy faith1     
praying in the ,holy  ,ghost0 7,jude    
#bj74 ,as if he had said1 ,brethren1 as 
eternal life is laid  up for the persons
 that hold out only1 so you cannot hold 

out unless  you continue praying in the 
,spirit4 ,the great cheat that the devil
 and  antichrist delude the world       
withal1 it is to make them continue in  
the  form of any duty1 the form of      
preaching1 of hearing1 or praying1 c4   
,these are they that have 8a form of    
godliness1 but denying the power        
thereof2 from such turn away0 7,,ii ,tim
 #c3e74    ,here followeth the third    
thing2 to wit1    ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to 
,,pray ,,with ,,the ,,spirit1 ,,and     
,,with ,,the ,,understanding4           
,,third4 ,and now to the next thing1    
what it is to pray with the ,spirit1    
and to pray with the understanding also4
 ,for the apostle puts a clear          
distinction between praying with the    
,spirit1 and praying with the  ,spirit  
and understanding3 therefore when he    
saith1 8he will pray with  the ,spirit10
 he adds1 8and ,i will pray with the    
understanding ,,also40  ,this           
distinction was occasioned through the  
,corinthians not observing  that it was 

their duty to do what they did to the   
edification of  themselves and others   
too3 whereas they did it for their own  
commendations4 ,so ,i judge3 for many of
 them having extraordinary gifts1  as to
 speak with divers tongues1 c41         
therefore they were more for  those     
mighty gifts than they were for the     
edifying of their brethren2  which was  
the cause that ,paul wrote this chapter 
to them1 to let them  understand1 that  
though extraordinary gifts were         
excellent1 yet to do  what they did to  
the edification of the church was more  
excellent4 ,for1  saith the apostle1 8if
 ,i pray in an unknown tongue1 my spirit
 prayeth1  but my understanding10 and   
also the understanding of others1 8is   
unfruitful0 7,i ,cor #ad3c1 #d1 #ab1    
#ai1 #bd1 #be4 ,read the scope of the   
whole  chapter74 ,therefore1 8,i will   
pray with the ,spirit1 and ,i will pray 
with  the understanding also40    ,it is
 expedient then that the understanding  
should be occupied in  prayer1 as well  

as the heart and mouth3 8,i will pray   
with the ,spirit1  and ,i will pray with
 the understanding also40 ,that which is
 done with  understanding1 is done more 
effectually1 sensibly1 and heartily1 as 
,i  shall show farther anon1 than that  
which is done without it2 which made    
the apostle pray for the ,colossians1   
that ,god would fill them 8with the     
knowledge of his will1 in all wisdom and
 spiritual understanding0 7,col  #a3i74 
,and for the ,ephesians1 that ,god would
 give unto them 8the spirit  of wisdom  
and revelation1 in the knowledge of him0
 7,eph #a3ag74 ,and so  for the         
,philippians1 that ,god would make them 
abound 8in knowledge1 and  in all       
judgment0 7,phil #a3i74 ,a suitable     
understanding is good in  everything a  
man undertakes1 either civil or         
spiritual2 and therefore  it must be    
desired by all them that would be a     
praying people4 ,in my  speaking to     
this1 ,i shall show you what it is to   
pray with  understanding4               

,understanding is to be taken both for  
speaking in our mother-tongue1  and also
 experimentally4 ,i pass the first1 and 
treat only on the  second4    ,for the  
making of right prayers1 it is to be    
required that there should  be a good or
 spiritual understanding in all them who
 pray to ,god4    ,first4 ,to pray with 
understanding1 is to pray as being      
instructed by  the ,spirit in the       
understanding of the want of those      
things which the  soul is to pray for4  
,though a man be in never so much need  
of pardon of  sin1 and deliverance from 
wrath to come1 yet if he understand not 
this1  he will either not desire them at
 all1 or else be so cold and lukewarm   
in his desires after them1 that ,god    
will even loathe his frame of  spirit in
 asking for them4 ,thus it was with the 
church of the  ,laodiceans1 they wanted 
knowledge or spiritual understanding2   
they knew  not that they were poor1     
wretched1 blind1 and naked4 ,the cause  
whereof  made them1 and all their       

services1 so loathsome to ,christ1 that 
he  threatens to spew them out of his   
mouth 7,rev #c3af1 #ag74 ,men without   
understanding may say the same words in 
prayer as others do2 but if  there be an
 understanding in the one1 and none in  
the other1 there is1  ,o there is a     
mighty difference in speaking the very  
same words6 ,the one  speaking from a   
spiritual understanding of those things 
that he in  words desires1 and the other
 words it only1 and there is all4       
,second4 ,spiritual understanding       
espieth in the heart of ,god a readiness
  and willingness to give those things  
to the soul that it stands in need  of4 
,david by this could guess at the very  
thoughts of ,god towards him  7,psa     
#dj3e74 ,and thus it was with the woman 
of ,canaan2 she did by faith  and a     
right understanding discern1 beyond all 
the rough carriage of  ,christ1         
tenderness and willingness in his heart 
to save1 which caused  her to be        
vehement and earnest1 yea1 restless1    

until she did enjoy the  mercy she stood
 in need of 7,matt #ae3bb-bh74    ,and  
understanding of the willingness that is
 in the heart of ,god to  save sinners1 
there is nothing will press the soul    
more to seek after  ,god1 and to cry for
 pardon1 than it4 ,if a man should see a
 pearl worth  an hundred pounds lie in a
 ditch1 yet if he understood not the    
value of  it1 he would lightly pass it  
by3 but if he once get the knowledge of 
it1 he would venture up to the neck for 
it4 ,so it is with souls  concerning the
 things of ,god3 if a man once get an   
understanding of the  worth of them1    
then his heart1 nay1 the very strength  
of his soul1 runs  after them1 and he   
will never leave crying till he have    
them4 ,the two  blind men in the gospel1
 because they did certainly know that   
,jesus1  who was going by them1 was both
 able and willing to heal such          
infirmities as they were afflicted with3
 therefore they cried1 and the  more    
they were rebuked1 the more they cried  

7,matt #bj3bi-ca74    ,third4 ,the      
understanding being spiritually         
enlightened1 hereby there is  the way1  
as aforesaid1 discovered1 through which 
the soul should come  unto ,god2 which  
gives great encouragement unto it4 ,it  
is else with a  poor soul1 as with one  
who hath a work to do1 and if it be not 
done1  the danger is great2 if it be    
done1 so is the advantage4 ,but he knows
  not how to begin1 nor how to proceed2 
and so1 through discouragement1  lets   
all alone1 and runs the hazard4         
,fourth4 ,the enlightened understanding 
sees largeness enough in the  promises  
to encourage it to pray2 which still    
adds to it strength to  strength4 ,as   
when men promise such and such things to
 all that will  come for them1 it is    
great encouragement to those that know  
what  promises are made1 to come and ask
 for them4    ,fifth4 ,the understanding
 being enlightened1 way is made for the 
soul to  come to ,god with suitable     
arguments1 sometimes in a way of        

expostulation1 as ,jacob 7,gen #cb3i74  
,sometimes in way of supplication1  yet 
not in a verbal way only1 but even from 
the heart there is forced  by the       
,spirit1 through the understanding1 such
 effectual arguments as  moveth the     
heart of ,god4 ,when ,ephraim gets a    
right understanding of his  own unseemly
 carriages towards the ,lord1 then he   
begins to bemoan  himself 7,jer         
#ca3ah-bj74 ,and in bemoaning of        
himself1 he used such  arguments with   
the ,lord1 that it affects his heart1   
draws out  forgiveness1 and makes       
,ephraim pleasant in his eyes through   
,jesus  ,christ our ,lord3 8,i have     
surely heard ,ephraim bemoaning himself 
thus10  saith ,god1 8,thou hast         
chastised me1 and ,i was chastised2 as a
 bullock  unaccustomed to the yoke2 turn
 thou me1 and ,i shall be turned2 for   
thou  art the ,lord my ,god4 ,surely    
after that ,i was turned1 ,i repented1  
and  after that ,i was instructed10 or  
had a right understanding of myself1    

8,i smote upon my thigh1 ,i was ashamed2
 yea1 even confounded2 because ,i  did  
bear the reproach of my youth40 ,these  
be ,ephraim's complaints and  bemoanings
 of himself2 at which the ,lord breaks  
forth into these  heart-melting         
expressions1 saying1 8,is ,ephraim my   
dear son8 ,is he a  pleasant child8 ,for
 since ,i spake against him1 ,i do      
earnestly remember  him still2 therefore
 my bowels are troubled for him2 ,i will
 surely have  mercy upon him1 saith the 
,lord40 ,thus1 you see1 that as it is   
required  to pray with the ,spirit1 so  
it is to pray with the understanding    
also4  ,and to illustrate what hath been
 spoken by a similitude3--set the case1 
there should come two a-begging to your 
door2 the one is a poor1 lame1  wounded1
 and almost starved creature1 the other 
is a healthful lusty  person2 these two 
use the same words in their begging2 the
 one saith he  is almost starved1 so    
doth the other3 but yet the man that is 
indeed  the poor1 lame1 or maimed       

person1 he speaks with more sense1      
feeling1  and understanding of the      
misery that is mentioned in their       
begging1  than the other can do2 and it 
is discovered more by his affectionate  
speaking1 his bemoaning himself4 ,his   
pain and poverty make him speak  more in
 a spirit of lamentation than the other1
 and he shall be pitied  sooner than the
 other1 by all those that have the least
 dram of natural  affection or pity4    
,just thus it is with ,god3 there are   
some who out of  custom and formality go
 and pray2 there are others who go in   
the  bitterness of their spirits3 the   
one he prays out of bare notion and     
naked knowledge2 the other hath his     
words forced from him by the  anguish of
 his soul4 ,surely that is the man that 
,god will look at1  8even to him that is
 poor10 of an humble 8and of a contrite 
spirit1 and  trembleth at my word0 7,isa
 #ff3b74    ,sixth4 ,an understanding   
well enlightened is of admirable use    
also1 both  as to the matter and manner 

of prayer4 ,he that hath his            
understanding  well exercised1 to       
discern between good and evil1 and in it
 placed a  sense either of the misery of
 man1 or the mercy of ,god2 that soul   
hath  no need of the writings of other  
men to teach him by forms of prayer4    
,for as he that feels the pain needs not
 to be taught to cry ,o6 even so  he    
that hath his understanding opened by   
the ,spirit needs not so to be  taught  
of other men's prayers1 as that he      
cannot pray without them4 ,the  present 
sense1 feeling1 and pressure that lieth 
upon his spirit1  provokes him to groan 
out his request unto the ,lord4 ,when   
,david had the  pains of hell catching  
hold on him1 and the sorrows of hell    
compassing  him about1 he needs not a   
bishop in a surplice to teach him to    
say1 8,o  ,lord1 ,i beseech thee1       
deliver my soul0 7,psa #aaf3c1 #d74 ,or 
to look into  a book1 to teach him in a 
form to pour out his heart before ,god4 
,it is  the nature of the heart of sick 

men1 in their pain and sickness1 to     
vent itself for ease1 by dolorous groans
 and complainings to them that  stand   
by4 ,thus it was with ,david1 in ,psalm 
#ch3a-ab4 ,and thus1 blessed  be the    
,lord1 it is with them that are endued  
with the grace of ,god4    ,seventh4 ,it
 is necessary that there be an          
enlightened understanding1 to  the end  
that the soul be kept in a continuation 
of the duty of prayer4    ,the people of
 ,god are not ignorant how many wiles1  
tricks1 and  temptations the devil hath 
to make a poor soul1 who is truly       
willing to  have the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ1 and that upon ,christ's terms  
too2 ,i say1 to  tempt that soul to be  
weary of seeking the face of ,god1 and  
to think  that ,god is not willing to   
have mercy on such a one as him4 ,ay1   
saith  ,satan1 thou mayest pray indeed1 
but thou shalt not prevail4 ,thou seest 
thine heart is hard1 cold1 dull1 and    
dread2 thou dost not pray with the      
,spirit1 thou dost not pray in good     

earnest1 thy thoughts are running  after
 other things1 when thou pretendest to  
pray to ,god4 ,away  hypocrite1 go no   
further1 it is but in vain to strive any
 longer6 ,here  now1 if the soul be not 
well informed in its understanding1 it  
will  presently cry out1 8the ,lord hath
 forsaken me1 and my ,lord hath         
forgotten me0 7,isa #di3ad74 ,whereas   
the soul rightly informed and           
enlightened saith1 ,well1 ,i will seek  
the ,lord1 and wait2 ,i will not  leave 
off1 though the ,lord keep silence1 and 
speak not one word of  comfort 7,isa    
#dj3bg74 ,he loved ,jacob dearly1 and   
yet he made him wrestle  before he had  
the blessing 7,gen #cb3be-bg74 ,seeming 
delays in ,god are no  tokens of his    
displeasure2 he may hide his face from  
his dearest saints  7,isa #h3ag74 ,he   
loves to keep his people praying1 and to
 find them ever  knocking at the gate of
 heaven2 it may be1 says the soul1 the  
,lord  tries me1 or he loves to hear me 
groan out my condition before him4      

,the woman of ,canaan would not take    
seeming denials for real ones2 she  knew
 the ,lord was gracious1 and the ,lord  
will avenge his people1 though  he bear 
long with them 7,luke #ah3a-f74 ,the    
,lord hath waited longer upon  me than  
,i have waited upon him2 and thus it was
 with ,david1 8,i waited  patiently10   
saith he2 that is1 it was long before   
the ,lord answered me1  though at the   
last 8he inclined0 his ear 8unto me1 and
 heard my cry0  7,psa #dj3a74 ,and the  
most excellent remedy for this is1 an   
understanding  well informed and        
enlightened4 ,alas1 how many poor souls 
are there in  the world1 that truly fear
 the ,lord1 who1 because they are not   
well  informed in their understanding1  
are oft ready to give up all for lost1  
upon almost every trick and temptation  
of ,satan6 ,the ,lord pity them1  and   
help them to 8pray with the ,spirit1 and
 with the understanding  also40 ,much of
 mine own experience could ,i here      
discover2 when ,i have  been in my fits 

of agony of spirit1 ,i have been        
strongly persuaded to  leave off1 and to
 seek the ,lord no longer2#aj but being 
made to  understand what great sinners  
the ,lord hath had mercy upon1 and how  
large his promises were still to        
sinners2 and that it was not the  whole1
 but the sick1 not the righteous1 but   
the sinner1 not the full1  but the      
empty1 that he extended his grace and   
mercy unto4 ,this made me1  through the 
assistance of his ,holy ,spirit1 to     
cleave to him1 to hang  upon him1 and   
yet to cry1 though for the present he   
made no answer2 and  the ,lord help all 
his poor1 tempted1 and afflicted people 
to do the  like1 and to continue1 though
 it be long1 according to the saying of 
the prophet 7,hab #b3c74 ,and to help   
them 7to that end7 to pray1 not by  the 
inventions of men1 and their stinted    
forms1 but 8with the ,spirit1  and with 
the understanding also40    ,queries and
 ,objections answered4    ,and now to   
answer a query or two1 and so to pass on

 to the next thing4    ,query ,first4   
,but what would you have us poor        
creatures to do that  cannot tell how to
 pray8 ,the ,lord knows ,i know not     
either how to pray1  or what to pray    
for4    ,answ4 ,poor heart6 thou canst  
not1 thou complainest1 pray4 ,canst thou
  see thy misery8 ,hath ,god showed thee
 that thou art by nature under the      
curse of his law8 ,if so1 do not        
mistake1 ,i know thou dost groan and    
that most bitterly4 ,i am persuaded thou
 canst scarcely be found doing  any     
thing in thy calling1 but prayer        
breaketh from thy heart4 ,have not  thy 
groans gone up to heaven from every     
corner of thy house8 7,rom  #h3bf74 ,i  
know it is thus2 and so also doth thine 
own sorrowful heart  witness thy tears1 
thy forgetfulness of thy calling1 c4 ,is
 not thy  heart so full of desires after
 the things of another world1 that many 
times thou dost even forget the things  
of this world8 ,prithee read this       
scripture1 ,job #bc3ab4    ,query       

,second4 ,yea1 but when ,i go into      
secret1 and intend to pour out my  soul 
before ,god1 ,i can scarce say anything 
at all4    ,answ4 #a4 ,ah6 ,sweet soul6 
,it is not thy words that ,god so much  
regards1  as that he will not mind thee1
 except thou comest before him with some
  eloquent oration4 ,his eye is on the  
brokenness of thine heart2 and that  it 
is that makes the very bowels of the    
,lord to run over4 8,a broken and  a    
contrite heart1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt not  
despise0 7,psa #ea3ag74    #b4 ,the     
stopping of thy words may arise from    
overmuch trouble in thy  heart4 ,david  
was so troubled sometimes1 that he could
 not speak 7,psa  #gg3c1 #d74 ,but this 
may comfort all such sorrowful hearts as
 thou art1  that though thou canst not  
through the anguish of thy spirit speak 
much1 yet the ,holy ,spirit stirs up in 
thine heart groans and sighs1 so  much  
the more vehement3 when the mouth is    
hindered1 yet the spirit is  not4       
,moses1 as aforesaid1 made heaven ring  

again with his prayers1 when  7that we  
read of7 not one word came out of his   
mouth 7,exo #ad3ae74 ,but1    #c4 ,if   
thou wouldst more fully express thyself 
before the ,lord1 study1  first1 ,thy   
filthy estate2 secondly1 ,god's         
promises2 thirdly1 ,the heart  of       
,christ4 ,which thou mayest know or     
discern1 7#a47 ,by his condescension    
and bloodshed4 7#b47 ,by the mercy he   
hath extended to great sinners          
formerly1 and plead thine own vileness1 
by way of bemoaning2 ,christ's  blood by
 way of expostulation2 and in thy       
prayers1 let the mercy that  he hath    
extended to other great sinners1        
together with his rich  promises of     
grace1 be much upon thy heart4 ,yet let 
me counsel thee1  7a47 ,take heed that  
thou content not thyself with words4    
7b47 ,that thou  do not think that ,god 
looks only at them neither4 ,but1 7c47  
,however1  whether thy words be few or  
many1 let thine heart go with them2 and 
then shalt thou seek him1 and find him1 

when thou shalt seek him with  thy whole
 heart 7,jer #bi3ac74    ,objection4    
,but though you have seemed to speak    
against any other way of  praying but by
 the ,spirit1 yet here you yourself can 
give direction how  to pray4    ,answ4  
,we ought to prompt one another forward 
to prayer1 though we ought  not to make 
for each other forms of prayer4 ,to     
exhort to pray with  ,christian         
direction is one thing1 and to make     
stinted forms for the  tying up the     
,spirit of ,god to them is another      
thing4 ,the apostle gives  them no form 
to pray withal1 yet directs to prayer   
7,eph #f3ah2 ,rom  #ae3cj-cb74 ,let no  
man therefore conclude1 that because we 
may with  allowance give instructions   
and directions to pray1 that therefore  
it  is lawful to make for each other    
forms of prayer4    ,object4 ,but if we 
do not use forms of prayer1 how shall we
 teach our  children to pray8    ,answ4 
,my judgment is1 that men go the wrong  
way to teach their children  to pray1 in

 going about so soon to teach them any  
set company of words1  as is the common 
use of poor creatures to do4    ,for to 
me it seems to be a better way for      
people betimes to tell their  children  
what cursed creatures they are1 and how 
they are under the  wrath of ,god by    
reason of original and actual sin2 also 
to tell them  the nature of ,god's      
wrath1 and the duration of the misery2  
which if  they conscientiously do1 they 
would sooner teach their children to    
pray  than they do4 ,the way that men   
learn to pray1 it is by conviction for  
sin2 and this is the way to make our    
sweet babes do so too4 ,but the  other  
way1 namely1 to be busy in teaching     
children forms of prayer1  before they  
know any thing else1 it is the next way 
to make them cursed  hypocrites1 and to 
puff them up with pride4 ,teach         
therefore your  children to know their  
wretched state and condition2 tell them 
of  hell-fire and their sins1 of        
damnation1 and salvation2 the way to    

escape the one1 and to enjoy the other1 
if you know it yourselves1 and  this    
will make tears run down your sweet     
babes' eyes1 and hearty groans  flow    
from their hearts2 and then also you may
 tell them to whom they  should pray1   
and through whom they should pray3 you  
may tell them also  of ,god's promises1 
and his former grace extended to        
sinners1 according  to the word4    ,ah6
 ,poor sweet babes1 the ,lord open their
 eyes1 and make them holy  ,christians4 
,saith ,david1 8,come ye children1      
hearken unto me2 ,i will  teach you the 
fear of the ,lord0 7,psa #cd3aa74 ,he   
doth not say1 ,i will  muzzle you up in 
a form of prayer2 but 8,i will teach you
 the fear of  the ,lord02 which is1 to  
see their sad states by nature1 and to  
be  instructed in the truth of the      
gospel1 which doth through the ,spirit  
beget prayer in every one that in truth 
learns it4 ,and the more you  teach them
 this1 the more will their hearts run   
out to ,god in prayer4  ,god never did  

account ,paul a praying man1 until he   
was a convinced and  converted man2 no  
more will it be with any else 7,acts    
#i3aa74    ,object4 ,but we find that   
the disciples desired that ,christ would
 teach  them to pray1 as ,john also     
taught his disciples2 and that thereupon
 he  taught them that form called the   
,,lord',s ,,prayer4    ,answ4 #a4 ,to be
 taught by ,christ1 is that which not   
only they1 but we  desire2 and seeing he
 is not here in his person to teach us1 
the ,lord  teach us by his ,word and    
,spirit2 for the ,spirit it is which he 
hath  said he would send to supply in   
his room when he went away1 as it is    
7,john #ad3af2 #af3g74    #b4 ,as to    
that called a form1 ,i cannot think that
 ,christ intended it as  a stinted form 
of prayer4 7#a47 ,because he himself    
layeth it down  diversely1 as is to be  
seen1 if you compare ,matthew #f and    
,luke #aa4  ,whereas if he intended it  
as a set form1 it must not have been so 
laid  down1 for a set form is so many   

words and no more4 7#b47 ,we do not find
  that the apostles did ever observe it 
as such2 neither did they  admonish     
others so to do4 ,search all their      
epistles1 yet surely they1  both for    
knowledge to discern and faithfulness to
 practice1 were as  eminent as any ,,he 
ever since in the world which would     
impose it4    #c4 ,but1 in a word1      
,christ by those words1 8,our ,father10 
c41 doth  instruct his people what rules
 they should observe in their prayers to
  ,god4 7#a47 ,that they should pray in 
faith4 7#b47 ,to ,god in the heavens4   
7#c47 ,for such things as are according 
to his will1 c4 ,pray thus1 or  after   
this manner4    ,object4 ,but ,christ   
bids pray for the ,spirit2 this implieth
 that men  without the ,spirit may      
notwithstanding pray and be heard4 7,see
 ,luke  #aa3i-ac74    ,answ4 ,the speech
 of ,christ there is directed to his own
 7verse #a74  ,christ's telling of them 
that ,god would give his ,holy ,spirit  
to them  that ask him1 is to be         

understood of giving more of the ,holy  
,spirit2  for still they are the        
disciples spoken to1 which had a measure
 of the  ,spirit already2 for he saith1 
8when ye pray1 say1 ,our ,father10      
7verse  #b7 ,i say unto you 7verse #h74 
,and ,i say unto you1 7verse #i7 8,if ye
 then1  being evil1 know how to give    
good gifts unto your children1 how much 
more shall your heavenly ,father give   
the ,holy ,spirit to them that ask      
him10 7verse #ac74 ,christians ought to 
pray for the ,spirit1 that is1 for  more
 of it1 though ,god hath endued them    
with it already4    ,quest4 ,then would 
you have none pray but those that know  
they are the  disciples of ,christ8     
,answ4 ,yes4    #a4 ,let every soul that
 would be saved pour out itself to ,god1
 though it  cannot through temptation   
conclude itself a child of ,god4 ,and1  
#b4 ,i know if the grace of ,god be in  
thee1 it will be as natural to thee  to 
groan out thy condition1 as it is for a 
sucking child to cry for the  breast4   

,prayer is one of the first things that 
discovers a man to be a  ,christian     
7,acts #i3ab74 ,but yet if it be right1 
it is such prayer as  followeth4 7#a47  
,to desire ,god in ,christ1 for himself1
 for his holiness1  love1 wisdom1 and   
glory4 ,for right prayer1 as it runs    
only to ,god  through ,christ1 so it    
centers in him1 and in him alone4 8,whom
 have ,i in  heaven but thee8 ,and there
 is none upon earth that ,i desire10    
long for1  or seek after1 8beside thee0 
7,psa #gc3be74 7#b47 ,that the soul     
might  enjoy continually communion with 
him1 both here and hereafter4 8,i shall 
be satisfied1 when ,i awake with0 thine 
image1 or in 8thy likeness10  7,psa     
#ag3ae74 8,for in this we groan         
earnestly10 c41 7,,ii ,cor #e3b74 7#c47 
,right prayer is accompanied with a     
continual labour after that which is    
prayed for4 8,my soul waiteth for the   
,lord more than they that watch for  the
 morning0 7,psa #acj3f74 8,i will rise  
now1 ,i will seek him whom my  soul     

loveth0 7,song #c3b74 ,for mark1 ,i     
beseech you1 there are two things  that 
provoke to prayer4 ,the one is a        
detestation to sin1 and the things  of  
this life2 the other is a longing desire
 after communion with ,god1  in a holy  
and undefiled state and inheritance4    
,compare but this one  thing with most  
of the prayers that are made by men1 and
 you shall find  them but mock prayers1 
and the breathings of an abominable     
spirit2 for  even the most of men either
 do pray at all1 or else only endeavour 
to  mock ,god and the world by so doing2
 for do but compare their prayer and    
the course of their lives together1 and 
you may easily see that the  thing      
included in their prayer is the least   
looked after by their  lives4 ,o sad    
hypocrites6    ,thus have ,i briefly    
showed you1 ,,first1 ,what prayer is2   
,,second1 ,what it  is to pray with the 
,spirit2 ,,third1 ,what it is to pray   
with the ,spirit1  and with the         
understanding also4    ,,fourth4 ,,use  

,,and ,,application4      ,i shall now  
speak a word or two of application1 and 
so conclude with1  ,first1 ,a word of   
information2 ,second1 ,a word of        
encouragement2 ,third1 ,a  word of      
rebuke4    ,,use ,first1 ,a word of     
information4    ,for the first to inform
 you2 as prayer is the duty of every one
 of the  children of ,god1 and carried  
on by the ,spirit of ,christ in the     
soul2 so  every one that doth but offer 
to take upon him to pray to the ,lord1  
had  need be very wary1 and go about    
that work especially with the dread of  
,god1 as well as with hopes of the mercy
 of ,god through ,jesus ,christ4        
,prayer is an ordinance of ,god1 in     
which a man draws very near to ,god2    
and therefore it calleth for so much the
 more of the assistance of the  grace of
 ,god to help a soul to pray as becomes 
one that is in the  presence of him4 ,it
 is a shame for a man to behave himself 
irreverently  before a king1 but a sin  
to do so before ,god4 ,and as a king1 if

 wise1  is not pleased with an oration  
made up with unseemly words and         
gestures1 so ,god takes no pleasure in  
the sacrifice of fools 7,eccl #e3a1     
#d74 ,it is not long discourses1 nor    
eloquent tongues1 that are the  things  
which are pleasing in the ears of the   
,lord2 but a humble1  broken1 and       
contrite heart1 that is sweet in the    
nostrils of the  heavenly ,majesty 7,psa
 #ea3ag2 ,isa #eg3ae74 ,therefore for   
information1  know that there are these 
five things that are obstructions to    
prayer1  and even make void the requests
 of the creature4    #a4 ,when men      
regard iniquity in their hearts1 at the 
time of their  prayers before ,god4 8,if
 ,i regard iniquity in my heart1 the    
,lord will  not hear0 my prayer 7,psa   
#ff3ah74 ,for the preventing of         
temptation1 that  by the                
misunderstanding of this may seize thy  
heart1 when there is a  secret love to  
that very thing which thou with thy     
dissembling lips  dost ask for strength 

against4 ,for this is the wickedness of 
man's  heart1 that it will even love1   
and hold fast1 that which with the mouth
  it prays against3 and of this sort are
 they that honour ,god with their       
mouth1 but their heart is far from him  
7,isa #bi3ac2 ,eze #cc3ca74 ,o6 how     
ugly would it be in our eyes1 if we     
should see a beggar ask an alms1  with  
an intention to throw it to the dogs6   
,or that should say with one  breath1   
,pray1 you bestow this upon me2 and with
 the next1 ,i beseech  you1 give it me  
not6 ,and yet thus it is with these kind
 of persons2  with their mouth they say1
 8,thy will be done02 and with their    
hearts  nothing less4 ,with their mouth 
say1 8,hallowed be thy name02 and with  
their hearts and lives they delight to  
dishonour him all the day long4  ,these 
be the prayers that become sin 7,psa    
#aji3g71 and though they put  them up   
often1 yet the ,lord will never answer  
them 7,,ii ,sam #bb3db74    #b4 ,when   
men pray for a show to be heard1 and    

thought somebody in  religion1 and the  
like2 these prayers also fall far short 
of ,god's  approbation1 and are never   
like to be answered1 in reference to    
eternal  life4 ,there are two sorts of  
men that pray to this end4    7#a47     
,your trencher chaplains1 that thrust   
themselves into great men's  families1  
pretending the worship of ,god1 when in 
truth the great  business is their own  
bellies2 and were notably painted out by
 ,ahab's  prophets1 and also            
,nebuchadnezzar's wise men1 who1 though 
they  pretended great devotion1 yet     
their lusts and their bellies were the  
great things aimed at by them in all    
their pieces of devotion4    7#b47 ,them
 also that seek repute and applause for 
their eloquent terms1  and seek more to 
tickle the ears and heads of their      
hearers than  anything else4 ,these be  
they that pray to be heard of men1 and  
have all  their reward already 7,matt   
#f3e74 ,these persons are discovered    
thus1  7a47 ,they eye only their        

auditory in their expressions4 7b47     
,they look  for commendation when they  
have done4 7c47 ,their hearts either    
rise or  fall according to their praise 
or enlargement4 7d47 ,the length of     
their  prayer pleaseth them2 and that it
 might be long1 they will vainly  repeat
 things over and over 7,matt #f3g74     
,they study for enlargements1  but look 
not from what heart they come2 they look
 for returns1 but it  is the windy      
applause of men4 ,and therefore they    
love not to be in  their chamber1 but   
among company3 and if at any time       
conscience thrusts  them into their     
closet1 yet hypocrisy will cause them to
 be heard in  the streets2 and when     
their mouths have done going their      
prayers are  ended2 for they wait not to
 hearken what the ,lord will say 7,psa  
#he3h74    #c4 ,a third sort of prayer  
that will not be accepted of ,god1 it   
is1 when  either they pray for wrong    
things1 or if for right things1 yet that
 the  thing prayed for might be spent   

upon their lusts1 and laid out to wrong 
ends4 ,some have not1 because they ask  
not1 saith ,james1 and others ask  and  
have not1 because they ask amiss1 that  
they may consume it on their  lusts     
7,james #d3 #b-d74 ,ends contrary to    
,god's will is a great argument  with   
,god to frustrate the petitions         
presented before him4 ,hence it is  that
 so many pray for this and that1 and yet
 receive it not4 ,god  answers them only
 with silence2 they have their words for
 their labour2  and that is all4        
,object4 ,but ,god hears some persons1  
though their  hearts be not right with  
him1 as he did ,israel1 in giving       
quails1  though they spent them upon    
their lusts 7,psa #ajf3ad74 ,answ4 ,if  
he doth1  it is in judgment1 not in     
mercy4 ,he gave them their desire       
indeed1 but  they had better have been  
without it1 for he 8sent leanness into  
their  soul0 7,psa #ajf3ae74 ,woe be to 
that man that ,god answereth thus4      
#d4 ,another sort of prayers there are  

that are not answered2 and those  are   
such as are made by men1 and presented  
to ,god in their own persons  only1     
without their appearing in the ,lord    
,jesus4 ,for though ,god hath  appointed
 prayer1 and promised to hear the prayer
 of the creature1 yet  not the prayer of
 any creature that comes not in ,christ4
 8,if ye shall  ask anything in my      
name40 ,and whether ye eat or drink1 or 
whatsoever ye  do1 do all in the name of
 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ 7,col #c3ag74 
8,if ye  shall ask anything in my name10
 c41 7,john #ad3ac1 #ad71 though you be 
never so devout1 zealous1 earnest and   
constant in prayer1 yet it is in        
,christ only that you must be heard and 
accepted4 ,but1 alas6 the most of  men  
know not what it is to come to him in   
the name of the ,lord ,jesus1  which is 
the reason they either live wicked1 pray
 wicked1 and also die  wicked4 ,or else1
 that they attain to nothing else but   
what a mere  natural man may attain     
unto1 as to be exact in word and deed   

betwixt  man and man1 and only with the 
righteousness of the law to appear      
before ,god4    #e4 ,the last thing that
 hindereth prayer is1 the form of it    
without the  power4 ,it is an easy thing
 for men to be very hot for such things 
as  forms of prayer1 as they are written
 in a book2 but yet they are  altogether
 forgetful to inquire with themselves1  
whether they have the  spirit and power 
of prayer4 ,these men are like a painted
 man1 and their  prayers like a false   
voice4 ,they in person appear as        
hypocrites1 and  their prayers are an   
abomination 7,prov #bh3i74 ,when they   
say they have  been pouring out their   
souls to ,god he saith they have been   
howling  like dogs 7,hosea #g3ad74      
,when therefore thou intendest1 or art  
minded to pray to the ,lord of  heaven  
and earth1 consider these following     
particulars4 #a4 ,consider  seriously   
what thou wantest4 ,do not1 as many who 
in their words only  beat the air1 and  
ask for such things as indeed they do   

not desire1 nor  see that they stand in 
need thereof4 #b4 ,when thou seest what 
thou  wantest1 keep to that1 and take   
heed thou pray sensibly4    ,object4    
,but ,i have a sense of nothing2 then1  
by your argument1 ,i must  not pray at  
all4    ,answ4 #a4 ,if thou findest     
thyself senseless in some sad measure1  
yet  thou canst not complain of that    
senselessness1 but by being sensible    
there is a sense of senselessness4      
,according to thy sense1 then1 that     
thou hast of the need of anything1 so   
pray2 7,luke #h3i71 and if thou art     
sensible of thy senselessness1 pray the 
,lord to make thee sensible of  whatever
 thou findest thine heart senseless of4 
,this was the usual  practice of the    
holy men of ,god4 8,lord1 make me to    
know mine end10  saith ,david 7,psa     
#ci3d74 8,lord1 open to us this         
parable10 said the  disciples 7,luke    
#h3i74 ,and to this is annexed the      
promise1 8,call unto me  and ,i will    
answer thee1 and show thee great and    

mighty things which  thou knowest not10 
that thou art not sensible of 7,jer     
#cc3c74 ,but1    ,answ4 #b4 ,take heed  
that thy heart go to ,god as well as thy
 mouth4 ,let  not thy mouth go any      
further than thou strivest to draw thine
 heart  along with it4 ,david would lift
 his heart and soul to the ,lord2 and   
good reason2 for so far as a man's mouth
 goeth along without his heart1  so far 
it is but lip-labour only2 and though   
,god calls for1 and  accepteth the      
calves of the lips1 yet the lips without
 the heart  argueth1 not only           
senselessness1 but our being without    
sense of our  senselessness2 and        
therefore if thou hast a mind to enlarge
 in prayer  before ,god1 see that it be 
with thy heart4    ,answ4 #c4 ,take heed
 of affecting expressions1 and so to    
please thyself  with the use of them1   
that thou forget not the life of prayer4
    ,i shall conclude this use with a   
caution or two4    ,caution #a4 ,and the
 first is1 take heed thou do not throw  

off prayer1  through sudden persuasions 
that thou hast not the ,spirit1 neither 
prayest thereby4 ,it is the great work  
of the devil to do his best1 or  rather 
worst1 against the best prayers4 ,he    
will flatter your false  dissembling    
hypocrites1 and feed them with a        
thousand fancies of  well-doing1 when   
their very duties of prayer1 and all    
other1 stink in  the nostrils of ,god1  
when he stands at a poor ,joshua's hand 
to resist  him1 that is1 to persuade    
him1 that neither his person nor        
performances  are accepted of ,god 7,isa
 #fe3e2 ,zech #c3a74 ,take heed1        
therefore1 of such  false conclusions   
and groundless discouragements2 and     
though such  persuasions do come in upon
 thy spirit1 be so far from being       
discouraged by them1 that thou use them 
to put thee upon further  sincerity and 
restlessness of spirit1 in thy          
approaching to ,god4    ,caution #b4 ,as
 such sudden temptations should not stop
 thee from prayer1  and pouring out thy 

soul to ,god2 so neither should thine   
own heart's  corruptions hinder thee4   
7,let not thy corruptions stop thy      
prayers74 ,it  may be thou mayest find  
in thee all those things before         
mentioned1 and  that they will be       
endeavouring to put forth themselves in 
thy praying  to him4 ,thy business then 
is to judge them1 to pray against them1 
and  to lay thyself so much the more at 
the foot of ,god1 in a sense of thy  own
 vileness1 and rather make an argument  
from thy vileness and  corruption of    
heart1 to plead with ,god for justifying
 and sanctifying  grace1 than an        
argument of discouragement and despair4 
,david went this  way4 8,o ,lord10 saith
 he1 8pardon mine iniquity1 for it is   
great0 7,psa  #be3aa74    ,,use ,second4
 ,a word of encouragement4    ,and      
therefore1 secondly1 to speak a word by 
way of encouragement1 to  the poor1     
tempted1 and cast down soul1 to pray to 
,god through ,christ4  ,though all      
prayer that is accepted of ,god in      

reference to eternal life  must be in   
the ,spirit--for that only maketh       
intercession for us  according to the   
will of ,god1 7,rom #h3bg7--yet because 
many poor souls  may have the ,holy     
,spirit working on them1 and stirring of
 them to groan  unto the ,lord for      
mercy1 though through unbelief they do  
not1 nor1 for  the present1 cannot      
believe that they are the people of     
,god1 such as he  delights in2 yet      
forasmuch as the truth of grace may be  
in them1  therefore ,i shall1 to        
encourage them1 lay down further these  
few  particulars4    #a4 ,that scripture
 in ,luke #aa3h is very encouraging to  
any poor soul  that doth hunger after   
,christ ,jesus4 ,in verses #e-g1 he     
speaketh a  parable of a man that went  
to his friend to borrow three loaves1   
who1  because he was in bed1 denied him2
 yet for his importunity-sake1 he did   
arise and give him1 clearly signifying  
that though poor souls1 through  the    
weakness of their faith1 cannot see that

 they are the friends of  ,god1 yet they
 should never leave asking1 seeking1 and
 knocking at ,god's  door for mercy4    
,mark1 saith ,christ1 8,i say unto you1 
though he will not  rise and give him1  
because he is his friend2 yet because of
 his  importunity10 or restless desires1
 8he will rise and give him as many  as 
he needeth40 ,poor heart6 thou criest   
out that ,god will not regard  thee1    
thou dost not find that thou art a      
friend to him1 but rather an  enemy in  
thine heart by wicked works 7,col       
#a3ba74 ,and thou art as though  thou   
didst hear the ,lord saying to thee1    
,trouble me not1 ,i cannot give  unto   
thee1 as he in the parable2 yet ,i say1 
continue knocking1 crying1  moaning1 and
 bewailing thyself4 ,i tell thee1       
8though he will not rise  and give thee1
 because thou art his friend2 yet1      
because of thy  importunity1 he will    
arise and give thee as many as thou     
needest40 ,the  same in effect you have 
discovered1 ,luke #ah1 in the parable of

 the  unjust judge and the poor widow2  
her importunity prevailed with him4     
,and verily1 mine own experience tells  
me1 that there is nothing that  doth    
more prevail with ,god than importunity4
 ,is it not so with you in  respect of  
your beggars that come to your door8    
,though you have no  heart to give them 
anything at their first asking1 yet if  
they follow  you1 bemoaning themselves1 
and will take no nay without an alms1   
you  will give them2 for their continual
 begging overcometh you4 ,are there     
bowels in you that are wicked1 and will 
they be wrought upon by an  importuning 
beggar8 ,go thou and do the like4 ,it is
 a prevailing motive1  and that by good 
experience1 he will arise and give thee 
as many as  thou needest 7,luke #aa3h74 
#b4 ,another encouragement for a poor   
trembling convinced soul is to  consider
 the place1 throne1 or seat1 on which   
the great ,god hath placed  himself to  
hear the petitions and prayers of poor  
creatures2 and that  is a 8throne of    

grace0 7,heb #d3af74 8,the mercy-seat0  
7,exo #be3bb74 ,which  signifieth that  
in the days of the gospel ,god hath     
taken up his seat1  his abiding-place1  
in mercy and forgiveness2 and from      
thence he doth  intend to hear the      
sinner1 and to commune with him1 as he  
saith 7,exo  #be3bb71--speaking before  
of the mercy-seat--8,and there ,i will  
meet with  thee10 mark1 it is upon the  
mercy-seat3 8,there ,i will meet with   
thee1  and0 there 8,i will commune with 
thee1 from above the mercy-seat40 ,poor 
souls6 ,they are very apt to entertain  
strange thoughts of ,god1 and his       
carriage towards them3 and suddenly to  
conclude that ,god will have no  regard 
unto them1 when yet he is upon the      
mercy-seat1 and hath taken up  his place
 on purpose there1 to the end he may    
hear and regard the  prayers of poor    
creatures4 ,if he had said1 ,i will     
commune with thee  from my throne of    
judgment1 then indeed you might have    
trembled and  fled from the face of the 

great and glorious ,majesty4 ,but when  
he saith  he will hear and commune with 
souls upon the throne of grace1 or from 
the mercy-seat1 this should encourage   
thee1 and cause thee to hope1  nay1 to  
8come boldly unto the throne of grace1  
that thou mayest obtain  mercy1 and find
 grace to help in time of need0 7,heb   
#d3af74    #c4 ,there is yet another    
encouragement to continue in prayer with
 ,god3  and that is this3    ,as there  
is a mercy-seat1 from whence ,god is    
willing to commune with  poor sinners2  
so there is also by his mercy-seat1     
,jesus ,christ1 who  continually        
besprinkleth it with his blood4 ,hence  
it is called 8the  blood of sprinkling0 
7,heb #ab3bd74 ,when the high-priest    
under the law  was to go into the       
holiest1 where the mercy-seat was1 he   
might not go  in 8without blood0 7,heb  
#i3g74    ,why so8 ,because1 though ,god
 was upon the mercy-seat1 yet he was    
perfectly just as well as merciful4 ,now
 the blood was to stop justice  from    

running out upon the persons concerned  
in the intercession of the  high-priest1
 as in ,leviticus #af3ac-ag1 to signify 
that all thine  unworthiness that thou  
fearest should not hinder thee from     
coming to  ,god in ,christ for mercy4   
,thou criest out that thou art vile1 and
  therefore ,god will not regard thy    
prayers2 it is true1 if thou delight  in
 thy vileness1 and come to ,god out of a
 mere pretence4 ,but if from a  sense of
 thy vileness thou do pour out thy heart
 to ,god1 desiring to be  saved from the
 guilt1 and cleansed from the filth1    
with all thy heart2  fear not1 thy      
vileness will not cause the ,lord to    
stop his ear from  hearing of thee4 ,the
 value of the blood of ,christ which is 
sprinkled  upon the mercy-seat stops the
 course of justice1 and opens a         
floodgate  for the mercy of the ,lord to
 be extended unto thee4 ,thou hast      
therefore1 as aforesaid1 8boldness to   
enter into the holiest by the  blood of 
,jesus10 that hath made 8a new and      

living way0 for thee1 thou  shalt not   
die 7,heb #aj3ai1 #bj74    ,besides1    
,jesus is there1 not only to sprinkle   
the mercy-seat with his  blood1 but he  
speaks1 and his blood speaks2 he hath   
audience1 and his  blood hath audience2 
insomuch that ,god saith1 when he doth  
but see the  blood1 he 8will pass over  
you1 and the plague shall not be upon   
you10  c41 7,exo #ab3ac74    ,i shall   
not detain you any longer4 ,be sober and
 humble2 go to the  ,father in the name 
of the ,son1 and tell him your case1 in 
the  assistance of the ,spirit1 and you 
will then feel the benefit of praying   
with the ,spirit and with the           
understanding also4    ,,use ,third4 ,a 
word of reproof4    #a4 ,this speaks    
sadly to you who never pray at all4 8,i 
will pray10 saith  the apostle1 and so  
saith the heart of them that are        
,christians4 ,thou  then art not a      
,christian that art not a praying       
person4 ,the promise is  that every one 
that is righteous shall pray 7,psa      

#cb3f74 ,thou then art a  wicked wretch 
that prayest not4 ,jacob got the name of
 ,israel by  wrestling with ,god 7,gen  
#cb74 ,and all his children bare that   
name with  him 7,gal #f3af74 ,but the   
people that forget prayer1 that call not
 on the  name of the ,lord1 they have   
prayer made for them1 but it is such as 
this1 8,pour out thy fury upon the      
heathen10 ,o ,lord1 8and upon the       
families that call not on thy name0     
7,jer #aj3be74 ,how likest thou this1   
,o thou that art so far off from pouring
 out thine heart before ,god1  that thou
 goest to bed like a dog1 and risest    
like a hog1 or a sot1 and  forgettest to
 call upon ,god8 ,what wilt thou do when
 thou shalt be  damned in hell1 because 
thou couldst not find in thine heart to 
ask for  heaven8 ,who will grieve for   
thy sorrow1 that didst not count mercy  
worth asking for8 ,i tell thee1 the     
ravens1 the dogs1 c41 shall rise up  in 
judgment against thee1 for they will1   
according to their kind1 make  signs1   

and a noise for something to refresh    
them when they want it2 but  thou hast  
not the heart to ask for heaven1 though 
thou must eternally  perish in hell1 if 
thou hast it not4    #b4 ,this rebukes  
you that make it your business to       
slight1 mock at1 and  undervalue the    
,spirit1 and praying by that4 ,what will
 you do1 when ,god  shall come to reckon
 for these things8 ,you count it high   
treason to  speak but a word against the
 king1 nay1 you tremble at the thought  
of  it2 and yet in the meantime you will
 blaspheme the ,spirit of the ,lord4    
,is ,god indeed to be dallied with1 and 
will the end be pleasant unto  you8 ,did
 ,god send his ,holy ,spirit into the   
hearts of his people1 to  that end that 
you should taunt at it8 ,is this to     
serve ,god8 ,and doth  this demonstrate 
the reformation of your church8 ,nay1 is
 it not the  mark of implacable         
reprobates8 ,o fearful6 ,can you not be 
content to be  damned for your sins     
against the law1 but you must sin       

against the ,holy  ,ghost8    ,must the 
holy1 harmless1 and undefiled ,spirit of
 grace1 the nature of  ,god1 the promise
 of ,christ1 the ,comforter of his      
children1 that without  which no man can
 do any service acceptable to the       
,father--must this1 ,i  say1 be the     
burthen of your song1 to taunt1 deride1 
and mock at8 ,if ,god  sent ,korah and  
his company headlong to hell for        
speaking against ,moses  and ,aaron1 do 
you that mock at the ,spirit of ,christ 
think to escape  unpunished8 7,num #af2 
,heb #aj3bi74 ,did you never read what  
,god did to  ,ananias and ,sapphira for 
telling but one lie against it8 7,acts  
#e3a-h74  ,also to ,simon ,magus for but
 undervaluing of it8 7,acts #h3ah-bb74  
,and  will thy sin be a virtue1 or go   
unrewarded with vengeance1 that makest  
it thy business to rage against1 and    
oppose its office1 service1 and  help1  
that it giveth unto the children of     
,god8 ,it is a fearful thing to  do     
despite unto the ,spirit of grace       

7,compare ,matt #ab3ca1 with ,mark      
#c3bh-cj74    #c4 ,as this is the doom  
of those who do openly blaspheme the    
,holy ,ghost1  in a way of disdain and  
reproach to its office and service3 so  
also it  is sad for you1 who resist the 
,spirit of prayer1 by a form of man's   
inventing4 ,a very juggle of the devil1 
that the traditions of men  should be of
 better esteem1 and more to be owned    
than the ,spirit of  prayer4 ,what is   
this less than that accursed abomination
 of ,jeroboam1  which kept many from    
going to ,jerusalem1 the place and way  
of ,god's  appointment to worship2 and  
by that means brought such displeasure  
from  ,god upon them1 as to this day is 
not appeased8 7,i ,kings #ab3bf-cc74    
,one  would think that ,god's judgments 
of old upon the hypocrites of that day  
should make them that have heard of such
 things take heed and fear to  do so4   
,yet the doctors of our day are so far  
from taking of warning by  the          
punishment of others1 that they do most 

desperately rush into the  same         
transgression1 viz41 to set up an       
institution of man1 neither  commanded  
nor commended of ,god2 and whosoever    
will not obey herein1  they must be     
driven either out of the land or the    
world4    ,hath ,god required these     
things at your hands8 ,if he hath1 show 
us  where8 ,if not1 as ,i am sure he    
hath not1 then what cursed presumption  
is it in any pope1 bishop1 or other1 to 
command that in the worship of  ,god    
which he hath not required8 ,nay        
further1 it is not that part only  of   
the form1 which is several texts of     
,scripture that we are commanded  to    
say1 but even all must be confessed as  
the divine worship of ,god1             
notwithstanding those absurdities       
contained therein1 which because they   
are at large discovered by others1 ,i   
omit the rehearsal of them4 ,again1     
though a man be willing to live never so
 peaceably1 yet because he  cannot1 for 
conscience sake1 own that for one of the

 most eminent parts  of ,god's worship1 
which he never commanded1 therefore must
 that man be  looked upon as factious1  
seditious1 erroneous1 heretical--a      
disparagement to the church1 a seducer  
of the people1 and what not8  ,lord1    
what will be the fruit of these things1 
when for the doctrine of  ,god there is 
imposed1 that is1 more than taught1 the 
traditions of men8  ,thus is the ,spirit
 of prayer disowned1 and the form       
imposed2 the ,spirit  debased1 and the  
form extolled2 they that pray with the  
,spirit1 though  never so humble and    
holy1 counted fanatics2 and they that   
pray with the  form1 though with that   
only1 counted the virtuous6 ,and how    
will the  favorers of such a practice   
answer that ,scripture1 which commandeth
  that the church should turn away from 
such as have 8a form of  godliness1 and 
deny the power thereof08 7,,ii ,tim     
#c3e74 ,and if ,i should  say that men  
that do these things aforesaid1 do      
advance a form of  prayer of other men's

 making1 above the spirit of prayer1 it 
would not  take long time to prove it4  
,for he that advanceth the book of      
,common  ,prayer above the ,spirit of   
prayer1 he doth advance a form of men's 
making above it4 ,but this do all those 
who banish1 or desire to banish1  them  
that pray with the ,spirit of prayer2   
while they hug and embrace  them that   
pray by that form only1 and that because
 they do it4  ,therefore they love and  
advance the form of their own or others'
  inventing1 before the ,spirit of      
prayer1 which is ,god's special and     
gracious appointment4    ,if you desire 
the clearing of the minor1 look into the
 jails in  ,england1 and into the       
alehouses of the same2 and ,i trow you  
will find  those that plead for the     
,spirit of prayer in the jail1 and them 
that  look after the form of men's      
inventions only in the alehouse4 ,it is 
evident also by the silencing of ,god's 
dear ministers1 though never so         
powerfully enabled by the ,spirit of    

prayer1 if they in conscience  cannot   
admit of that form of ,common ,prayer4  
,if this be not an exalting  the ,common
 ,prayer ,book above either praying by  
the ,spirit1 or preaching  the ,word1 ,i
 have taken my mark amiss4 ,it is not   
pleasant for me to  dwell on this4 ,the 
,lord in mercy turn the hearts of the   
people to seek  more after the ,spirit  
of prayer2 and in the strength of that1 
to pour  out their souls before the     
,lord4 ,only let me say it is a sad     
sign1 that  that which is one of the    
most eminent parts of the pretended     
worship of  ,god is ,antichristian1 when
 it hath nothing but the tradition of   
men1  and the strength of persecution1  
to uphold or plead for it4    ,,the     
,,conclusion4      ,i shall conclude    
this discourse with this word of advice 
to all ,god's  people4 #a4 ,believe that
 as sure as you are in the way of ,god  
you must  meet with temptations4 #b4    
,the first day therefore that thou dost 
enter  into ,christ's congregation1 look

 for them4 #c4 ,when they do come1 beg  
of  ,god to carry thee through them4 #d4
 ,be jealous of thine own heart1 that   
it deceive thee not in thy evidences for
 heaven1 nor in thy walking  with ,god  
in this world4 #e4 ,take heed of the    
flatteries of false  brethren4 #f4 ,keep
 in the life and power of truth4 #g4    
,look most at the  things which are not 
seen4 #h4 ,take heed of little sins4 #i4
 ,keep the  promise warm upon thy heart4
 #aj4 ,renew thy acts of faith in the   
blood  of ,christ4 #aa4 ,consider the   
work of thy generation4 #ab4 ,count to  
run  with the foremost therein4         
,grace be with thee4    ,,footnotes3    
#a ,dr4 ,watt's ,guide to ,prayer4    #b
 ,vol iii41 p4 #cdf4    #c ,vol iii41 p4
 #bih4    #d,pilgrimage of ,perfection1 
#dto1 #aebf1 vol4 iii41 p4 #i4    #e    
,effectual fervent prayer is wrought in 
the heart by the ,holy ,ghost1  and     
those objects for which ,,he inclines   
the soul to pray are bestowed  by ,god4 
,thus great things were obtained by     

,jacob1 7,gen #cb3bd-bh72 by  ,moses1   
7,exo #cj3aa-ad2 ,num #ad3ac-ba72 by    
,joshua1 7#aj3ab-ad72 by  ,hezekiah1    
7,,ii ,kings #ai3ad-cg72 by the woman of
 ,canaan1 7,matt #ae3ba-bh74  ,the      
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous 
man availeth much1 7,james              
#e3af74--;,,ed4    #f ,how easy to      
forget all ,god's benefits1 and how     
impossible it is to  remember them      
all6--,,ed4    #g ,see ,mr4 ,fox's      
citation of the mass1 in the last volume
 of the ,book of  ,martyrs4    #h ,jesus
 ,christ has opened the way to ,god the 
,father1 by the sacrifice  ,he made for 
us upon the cross4 ,the holiness and    
justice of ,god need not  frighten      
sinners and keep them back4 ,only let   
them cry to ,god in the  name of ,jesus1
 only let them plead the atoning blood  
of ,jesus1 and they  shall find ,god    
upon a throne of grace1 willing and     
ready to hear4 ,the  name of ,jesus is a
 never-failing passport to our prayers4 
,in that name  a man may draw near to   

,god with boldness1 and ask with        
confidence4 ,god  has engaged to hear   
him4 ,reader1 think of this2 is not this
  encouragement8--,j4 ,c4 ,ryle--,,ed4  
#i ,see ,mr4 ,fox's ,acts and           
,monuments1 v4#b4    #aj 8,in these     
days1 ,i should find my heart to shut   
itself up against the  ,lord1 and       
against his holy ,word3 ,i have found my
 unbelief to set1 as it  were1 the      
shoulder to the door to keep him        
out40--,grace ,abounding1 ,no4          
#ha4--;,,ed4          ,,the ,,saints'   
,,privilege ,,and ,,profit2    ,,or1    
,,the ,,throne ,,of ,,grace             
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,the churches of ,christ are very much  
indebted to the ,rev4 ,charles ,doe1    
for the preservation and publishing of  
this treatise4 ,it formed one of  the   
ten excellent manuscripts left by       
,bunyan at his decease1 prepared  for   
the press4 ,having treated on the nature
 of prayer in his searching  work on    
#8praying with the spirit and with the  

understanding also1' in  which he proves
 from the sacred scriptures that prayer 
cannot be merely  read or said1 but must
 be the spontaneous effusions of the    
heart  principally in private1 or at the
 domestic altar upon set times in the   
morning and evening1 or more publicly in
 social meetings for praise and  prayer1
 or in the public assembly of the       
church--all being acceptable1  only as  
it is offered up in spirit and in       
truth--he now directs us to  the proper 
medium which our mental powers should   
use in drawing near to  the ,divine     
,being4 ,we have to approach the        
universal spirit1 the  creator1 the     
preserver1 the bountiful benefactor of  
our race2 and1 at  the same time1 the   
infinitely holy one1 the supreme judge  
and just  rewarder or punisher of all   
creatures4 ,how shall we1 who are impure
 and  unclean by nature and by practice1
 draw near unto him who is so           
infinitely holy8 ,others of our race who
 were equally guilty have held          

acceptable converse with ,god1 and      
received special marks of his favour4   
,we all know that a talented man1 high  
in office1 retired at certain  times for
 prayer2 this gave offence1 and a law   
was made1 by which  prayer to ,god was  
interdicted for thirty days4 ,he refused
 obedience to  a human law which        
interfered with the divine authority1   
and for this he  was cast into the den  
of lions2 but they hurt him not1        
although they  devoured his persecutors4
 ,when a beloved minister was seized and
  imprisoned for his love to ,christ1   
the church held a prayer meeting on  his
 account1 and while they were praying   
,god sent his angel to the  prison4 ,in 
vain four quaternions of soldiers kept  
guard1 two of them in  the prisoner's   
cell1 while the servant of ,christ1 who 
was loaded with  chains and doomed to an
 ignominious death1 slept sweetly       
between the  armed men4 ,the angel      
awakes him1 his chains fall off1 no     
noise can  awake his guard1 the prison  

doors open1 and he was restored to his  
beloved charge4 ,they were yet imploring
 his deliverance1 when he stood  in     
their midst to tell the wondrous        
miracle1 wrought in answer to their     
prayer4 ,again1 two of their much-loved 
ministers were seized and  beaten1 and  
cast into jail1 their feet being made   
fast in the stocks4  ,in the dark hour  
of midnight they prayed and praised     
,god1 when an  earthquake was sent1     
which shook the prison and threw open   
its doors1  and the jailor1 with his    
house1 became converts to the faith4    
,millions  of instances might have been 
recorded of prayer heard and answered4  
,the  child ,samuel1 and also ,ishmael4 
,the ,magdalene4 ,the thief on the      
cross4  ,ananias1 who was directed to   
relieve the stricken persecutor ,saul1  
for  #8behold he prayeth4' ,but         
innumerable prayers have been read and  
offered  up which have not been         
answered4 ,what then is the acceptable  
form1 and  what the appointed medium    

consecrated for our access to ,god1 by  
which  prayer is sanctified and         
accepted8 ,if ye love me1 saith the     
,saviour1  keep my commandments1 and    
whatsoever ye shall ask ,,in ,,my ,,name
 that will  ,i do4 ,a sense of our want 
and unworthiness leads us to ,god in    
that new  and living way consecrated by 
,christ though the veil1 that is to say1
  his flesh 7,heb #aj3bj74 ,by that way 
we can #8come boldly1' because it is    
#8a throne of grace1' and there and     
there only we can #8obtain mercy and    
find grace to help in time of need4'    
,wondrous throne6 ,blessed              
encouragement to the poor pilgrim1      
traversing the desert surrounded by     
enemies1 his own heart by nature being  
one of the most formidable of  them6    
,it is of great importance to all1 and  
especially to the young1 to  attain     
correct definite ideas of religious     
truths4 ,bunyan had  remarkably clear   
views1 arising from his strong feelings 
and the rugged  path by which he was led

 to ,christ4 ,his definition of the     
difference  between grace and mercy is  
very striking3 #8,mercy signifies       
pitifulness  to objects in a miserable  
condition4 ,grace acts as a free agent1 
not  wrought upon by our misery but of  
,god's own princely mind4' ,christ is   
the throne of grace--in him dwells all  
the fulness of the ,godhead1 and  yet he
 was found in fashion as a man1 he took 
on him the seed of  ,abraham1 and was   
made like unto his brethren1 and offered
 himself up as  the sacrifice for sin4  
,thus he is the throne of grace on the  
mercy-seat  covering the law4 ,here he  
is an object of worship to the angels on
 the  right hand of ,god4 ,in him the   
uncreated glory1 the dazzling effulgence
  of ,god1 is so veiled in his glorified
 body1 that man1 poor sinful man1  can  
lift up his eyes to behold the place    
where ,god's honour most richly         
dwelleth1 and find acceptance and grace 
to help in every time of need4    ,take 
heed1 sinner1 this is your only access  

to heaven4 ,the mercy-seat  and throne  
of grace is ,god's resting-place2 the   
throne which governs  his church1 and   
which eventually will govern all        
nations4 ,this throne1  invisible to    
mortal eyes1 is present at all times and
 in all places4  ,after the saints have 
been supplied with all needful grace in 
this  world1 their glorified spirits    
will see the great white throne1 and    
hear the voice proceeding from it1      
saying1 ,come1 ye blessed of my         
,father1 inherit the kingdom prepared   
for you2 while from that throne  the    
direful thunderbolts will be hurled upon
 the despisers of divine  grace1 and    
they will hurry into irretrievable      
misery4 ,the safety of the  ,christian  
entirely depends upon his being found   
#8looking unto ,jesus'3  his glorified  
human body is the throne of grace--the  
source of all  blessedness to his       
worshippers--the gate of heaven--the    
way1 the truth  and the life4 ,yes1     
proud nature1 ,,he who was the babe at  

,bethlehem1 the  poor carpenter's son1  
who1 notwithstanding his miracles of    
wisdom1  power1 and mercy1 was despised 
and rejected of men1 ,,him hath ,god    
exalted to be a prince and a ,saviour1  
to give repentance and the  remission of
 sins1 the only medium of access to     
heaven4 ,before him  every knee shall   
bow4 ,wonders of grace to ,god belong4  
#8,busy thyself1  fellow christian1     
about this blessed office of ,christ4   
,it is full of  good1 it is full of     
sweet1 it is full of heaven1 it is full 
of relief  and succour for the tempted  
and dejected2 wherefore1 ,i say again1  
study  these things1 give thyself wholly
 to them4' ,reader1 listen to these     
words of ,bunyan1 and may the ,divine   
blessing attend the reading of his      
works4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,the      
,,saints' ,,privilege ,,and ,,profit    
#8,,let ,,us ,,therefore ,,come ,,boldly
 ,,unto ,,the ,,throne ,,of ,,grace1    
,,that ,,we ,,may  ,,obtain ,,mercy1    
,,and ,,find ,,grace ,,to ,,help ,,in   

,,time ,,of ,,need4'--,,hebrews #d3af   
,this epistle is indited and left to the
 church by the ,holy ,ghost1 to  show   
particularly1 and more distinctly1 the  
high priesthood of ,jesus  ,christ1 and 
the excellent benefits that his people  
have thereby4 ,in  which both the       
excellency of his person1 and           
transcendent glory of his  office1      
beyond either priest or priesthood of   
the law1 is largely set  forth before   
us1 in chapter #a3b1 c4    ,wherefore1  
in order to our beneficial reading of   
this epistle1 the  ,spirit of ,god calls
 upon us1 first1 most seriously to      
consider what an  one this excellent    
person is3 #8,wherefore1 holy brethren1'
 saith he1 you  that are #8partakers of 
the heavenly calling1' consequently you 
that are  related to and that are       
concerned in the undertaking of this    
holy one1  #8consider the ,apostle and  
,high ,priest of our profession1 ,christ
 ,jesus'  7,heb #c3a74 ,consider how    
great and how fit this man is for so    

holy and  glorious a calling4 ,he being 
so high1 as to be far above all heavens2
  so great1 as to be the ,son of1 and   
,god equal with the ,father4 ,consider  
him also as to his humanity1 how that he
 is really flesh of our flesh2          
sinlessly so1 sympathisingly so1 so in  
all the compassions of a man2 he  is    
touched with1 compassioneth1 pitieth1   
loveth1 succoureth us1 and  feeleth our 
infirmities1 and maketh our case his    
own4 ,nay1 he again1  from the          
consideration of his greatness and love1
 puts us upon a  confident reliance on  
his undertaking1 and also presseth us to
 a bold  approach of that throne of     
grace where he continually abideth in   
the  execution of his office3 #8,seeing 
then1' saith he1 #8that we have a great 
high priest that is passed into the     
heavens1 ,jesus the ,son of ,god1 let   
us hold fast our profession4 ,for we    
have not an high priest which  cannot be
 touched with the feeling of our        
infirmities3 but was in all  points     

tempted like as we are1 yet without sin4
 ,let us therefore come  boldly unto the
 throne of grace' 7,heb #c3ad-af74      
,in the words we have1 ,first1 ,an      
exhortation2 and ,second1 ,an           
implication that we shall reap a worthy 
benefit1 if we truly put the            
exhortation into practice4 ,the         
exhortation is that we shall come boldly
  to the throne of grace3 #8,let us     
therefore come boldly unto the throne   
of grace4' ,in all we have an intimation
 of five things4    ,,first1 ,that ,god 
hath more thrones than one2 else the    
throne of grace  need not to be         
specified by name4 #8,let us come unto  
the throne of  grace4' ,,second1 ,that  
the godly can distinguish one throne    
from another4  ,for the throne here is  
not set forth by where or what signs it 
should  be known2 it is only propounded 
to us by its name1 and so left for      
saints to make their approach unto it3  
#8,let us come unto the throne of       
grace4' ,,third1 ,the third thing is1   

the persons intended by this            
exhortation1 #8,let us therefore come4' 
,us3 ,what us8 or who are they that  by 
this exhortation are called upon to     
come8 #8,let us4' ,,fourth1 ,the  manner
 of the coming of these persons to this 
throne of grace2 and that  is through   
the veil1 boldly1 confidently3 #8,let us
 come boldly unto the  throne of grace4'
 ,,fifth1 the motive to this            
exhortation2 and that is  twofold1      
,first1 ,because we have so great an    
high priest1 one that  cannot but be    
touched with the feeling of our         
infirmities3 #8,let us  therefore come  
boldly unto the throne of grace4' ,and1 
second1 because  we are sure to speed3  
#8,that we may obtain mercy1 and find   
grace1' c4 ,i  shall1 as ,god shall help
 me1 handle these things in order4      
,,that ,,god ,,hath ,,more ,,thrones    
,,than ,,one4      ,,first4 ,for the    
first1 ,that ,god hath more thrones than
 one4 ,he hath a  throne in heaven1 and 
a throne on earth3 #8,the ,lord's throne

 is in  heaven1' and #8they shall call  
,jerusalem the throne of the ,lord'     
7,psa  #aa3d2 ,jer #c3ag74 ,he ruleth   
over the angels2 he ruleth in his       
church4  #8,he ruleth in ,jacob1 unto   
the ends of the earth' 7,psa #ei3ac74   
,yea1 he  has a throne and seat of      
majesty among the princes and great ones
 of  the world4 ,he ruleth or #8judgeth 
among the gods' 7,psa #hb3a74 ,there is 
a  throne for him as a ,father1 and a   
throne for ,christ as a giver of  reward
 to all faithful and overcoming         
,christians3 #8,to him that  overcometh1
 will ,i grant to sit with me in my     
throne1 even as ,i also  overcame1 and  
am set down with my ,father in his      
throne' 7,rev #c3ba74    ,there is also 
to be a throne of judgment1 on which    
,god by ,christ1 at  the great and      
notable day1 shall sit to give to the   
whole world1 their  last or final       
sentence2 from which1 no1 not1 not by   
any means1 they  shall never be         
released4 ,this throne is made mention  

of in the ,new  ,testament1 and is      
called by ,christ #8the throne of his   
glory1' and #8a  great white throne'    
7,matt #be3ca2 ,rev #bj3aa74 ,and his   
presence1 when he  sits upon this       
throne1 will be so terrible1 that       
nothing shall be able  to abide it that 
is not reconciled to ,god by him before4
    ,wherefore it is not amiss that ,i  
give you this hint1 because it may  tend
 to inform unwary ,christians1 when they
 go to ,god1 that they  address not     
themselves to him at rovers1 or at      
random2 but that when  they come to him 
for benefits1 they direct their prayer  
to the throne  of grace1 or to ,god as  
considered on a throne of grace4#a ,for 
he is  not to be found a ,god merciful  
and gracious1 but as he is on the throne
  of grace4 ,this is his holy place1 out
 of which he is terrible to the  sons of
 men1 and cannot be gracious unto them4 
,for as when he shall sit  at the last  
day upon his throne of judgment1 he will
 neither be moved  with the tears of    

misery of the world to do any thing for 
them1 that in  the least will have a    
tendency to a relaxation of the least   
part of  their sorrow2 so now let men   
take him where they will1 or consider   
him  as they list1 he gives no grace1 no
 special grace1 but as considered on    
the throne of grace3 wherefore they that
 will pray1 and speed1 they  must come  
to a throne of grace3 to a ,god that    
sitteth on a throne of  grace3 #8,let us
 therefore come boldly to the throne of 
grace1 that we  may obtain1' c4    ,the 
unbeliever1 the erroneous and           
superstitious1 consider not this3       
wherefore they speak to ,god as their   
fancies lead them1 not as the word      
directs them1 and therefore obtain      
nothing4 ,ask the carnal man to whom  he
 prays8 he will say to ,god4 ,ask him   
where this ,god is8 he will say in      
heaven4 ,but ask him how1 or under what 
notion he is to be considered  there8   
and he will give a few generals1 but    
cannot direct his soul unto  him as he  

is upon a throne of grace1 as the       
apostle here biddeth1  saying1 #8,let us
 come boldly unto the throne of grace4' 
,wherefore they  come and go1 or rather 
go and come to no advantage at all3 they
 find  nothing but their labour or words
 for their pains4 ,for the right        
considering of ,god when ,i go unto him1
 and how or where ,i may find him       
gracious and merciful1 is all in all2   
and mercy and grace is then  obtained   
when we come to him as sitting upon a   
throne of grace4    ,,the ,,godly ,,can 
,,distinguish ,,one ,,throne ,,from     
,,another4      ,,second4 ,we will      
therefore come to the second thing1 to  
wit1 that the  godly can distinguish one
 thing from another4 ,and the reason why
 ,i so  conclude1 is1 as ,i said1       
because the throne here is not set forth
 unto  us here1 by where or what signs  
it should be known2 it is only          
propounded to us by its name1 a throne  
of grace1 and so left for saints  to    
make their approach thereto3 #8,let us  

therefore come boldly unto the  throne  
of grace4' ,we will therefore take this 
conclusion into two  parts1 and consider
 it under this double position4 ,,first1
 ,that there is  a throne of grace4     
,,second1 ,that it is the privilege of  
the godly to  distinguish from all other
 thrones whatever this throne of grace4 
,,first1 ,there is a throne of grace4   
,this must be true1 because the text    
saith it2#b also it is that of which the
 mercy-seat1 so often made  mention of  
in the ,old ,testament1 was a type1     
shadow1 or figure2 nor is  the terms of 
seat and throne of any strength to make 
this supposition  void4 ,for it is      
common for the antitype to be put forth 
in words unto  us more glorious than is 
the figure or shadow of that thing4 ,and
 the  reason is1 for that the heavenly  
things themselves are far more          
excellent than the shadow by which they 
are represented4 ,what is a  sheep1 a   
bull1 an ox1 or calf1 to ,christ1 or    
their blood to the blood  of ,christ8   

,what is ,jerusalem that stood in       
,canaan1 to that new  ,jerusalem that   
shall come down from heaven8 or the     
tabernacle made with  corruptible       
things1 to the body of ,christ1 or      
heaven itself8 ,no marvel  then1 if they
 be set forth unto us by words of an    
inferior rank2 the  most full and aptest
 being reserved to set out the highest  
things  withal4    ,before ,i proceed to
 give you a more particular description 
of this  throne of grace1 as also how it
 may be know1 ,i will a little touch    
upon  the terms themselves1 and show    
briefly what must be implied by them4   
,import of the term grace4    ,first1   
,by this word grace1 we are to          
understand ,god's free1 sovereign1  good
 pleasure1 whereby he acteth in ,christ 
towards his people4 ,grace  and mercy   
therefore are terms that have their     
distinct significations2  mercy         
signifies pitifulness1 or a running over
 of infinite bowels to  objects in a    
miserable and helpless condition4 ,but  

grace signifies that  ,god still acts in
 this as a free agent1 not being wrought
 upon by the  misery of the creature1 as
 a procuring cause2 but of his own      
princely  mind4    ,were there no       
objects of pity among those that in the 
old world  perished by the flood1 or    
that in ,sodom were burned with fire    
from  heaven8 doubtless1 according to   
our apprehension1 there were many3 but  
,noah1 and he only1 found grace in      
,god's eyes2 not because that of        
himself he was better than the rest1 but
 ,god acted as a gracious prince        
towards him1 and let him share in mercy 
of his own sovereign will and  pleasure4
 ,but this at first was not so fully    
made manifest as it was  afterwards4    
,wherefore the propitiatory was not     
called1 as here1 a  throne of grace1 but
 a mercy-seat1 albeit there was great   
glory in  these terms also2 for1 by     
mercy-seat was showed1 not only that    
,god had  compassion for men1 but that  
also to be good was as his continual    

resting-place1 whither he would at      
length retire1 and where he would  sit  
down and abide1 whatever terrible or    
troublesome work for his  church was on 
the wheel#c at present4 ,for a seat is a
 place of rest1  yea1 is prepared for   
that end2 and in that here mercy is     
called that  seat1 it is to show1 as ,i 
said1 that whatever work is on the wheel
 in  the world1 let it be never so      
dreadful and amazing1 yet to ,god's     
church  it shall end in mercy1 for that 
is ,god's resting-place4 ,wherefore     
after  ,god had so severely threatened  
and punished his church under the name  
of a whorish woman1 as you may read in  
the prophet ,ezekiel1 he saith1  #8,so  
will ,i make my fury toward thee to     
rest1 and my jealousy shall  depart from
 thee2 and ,i will be quiet1 and will be
 no more angry4' ,and  again1 speaking  
of the same people and of the same      
punishments1 he  saith1 #8,nevertheless1
 ,i will remember my covenant with thee 
in the days  of thy youth1 and ,i will  

establish unto thee an everlasting      
covenant4'  ,and again1 #8,i will       
establish my covenant with thee1 and    
thou shalt know  that ,i am the ,lord2  
that thou mayest remember and be        
confounded1 and  never open thy mouth   
any more because of thy shame1 when ,i  
am pacified  toward thee for all that   
thou hast done1 saith the ,lord ,god'   
7,eze  #af3db1fj-fc74 ,these1 with many 
more places1 show that mercy is ,god's  
place of rest1 and thither he will      
retire at last1 and from thence will    
bless his church1 his people4    ,but   
yet these terms1 a throne1 the throne of
 grace1 doth more exceed in  glory3 not 
only because the word grace shows that  
,god1 by all that he  doth towards us in
 saving and forgiving1 acts freely as   
the highest  ,lord1 and of his own      
good-will and pleasure1 but also for    
that he now  saith1 that his grace is   
become a king1 a throne of grace4 ,a    
throne is  not only a seat for rest1 but
 a place of dignity and authority4 ,this

 is  known to all4 ,wherefore by this   
word1 a throne1 or the throne of grace1 
is intimated1 that ,god ruleth and      
governeth by his grace4 ,and this he    
can justly do3 #8,grace reigns through  
righteousness1 unto eternal  life1#d    
through ,jesus ,christ out ,lord' 7,rom 
#e3ba74 ,so then1 in that  here is      
mention made of a throne of grace1 it   
showeth that sin1 and  ,satan1 and      
death1 and hell1 must needs be subdued4 
,for these last  mentioned are but      
weakness and destruction2 but grace is  
life1 and the  absolute sovereign over  
all these to the ruling of them utterly 
down4 ,a  throne of grace6    ,but this 
then ,god plainly declareth1 that he is 
resolved this way to  rule1 and that he 
pointeth at sin as his deadly foe3 and  
if so1 then1  #8where sin aboundeth1    
grace must much more abound' 7,rom      
#e3bj74e ,for  it is the wisdom and     
discretion of all that rule1 to fortify 
themselves  against them that rebel     
against them what they can4 ,wherefore  

he saith  again1 #8,sin shall not have  
dominion over you2 for ye are not under 
the  law1 but under grace' 7,rom #f3ad74
 ,sin seeks for the dominion1 and grace 
seeks for the dominion2 but sin shall   
not rule1 because it has no  throne in  
the church among the godly4 ,grace is   
king4 ,grace has the  throne1 and the   
people of ,god are not under the        
dominion of sin1 but of  the grace of   
,god1 the which they are here implicitly
 bid to  acknowledge1 in that they are  
bid to come boldly to it for help3      
#8,that  we may obtain mercy1 and find  
grace to help2 to help in time of need4'
  ,for as from the hand and power of the
 king comes help and succour to  the    
subject1 when assaulted by an enemy2 so 
from the throne of grace1  or from grace
 as it reigns1 comes the help and health
 of ,god's people4  ,hence it is said   
again1 #8,a glorious high throne from   
the beginning is  the place of our      
sanctuary' 7,jer #ag3ab74 ,here then the
 saints take  shelter from the roaring  

of the devil1 from the raging of their  
lusts1  and from the fury of the wicked4
 ,that also is a very notable place1    
#8,he  will subdue our iniquities2 and  
thou wilt cast all their sins into the  
depths of the sea' 7,micah #g3ai74 ,he  
speaks here of ,god as solacing  himself
 in mercy1 and as delighting of himself 
in the salvation of his  people1 and    
that without comparison3 #8,who is a    
,god like unto thee1 that  pardoneth    
iniquity1 and passeth by the            
transgression of the remnant of  his    
heritage8 he retaineth not his anger for
 ever1 because he  delighteth in mercy' 
7,micah #g3ah74 ,thus is mercy and grace
 got into the  throne1 reigns1 and will 
assuredly conquer all2 yea1 will        
conquer1 and  that with a shout4        
#8,mercy rejoiceth against judgment'    
7,james #b3ac74  ,yea1 glorieth when it 
getteth the victory of sin1 and subdueth
 the  sinner unto ,god and to his own   
salvation1 as is yet more fully showed  
in the parable of the prodigal son      

7,luke #ae74 ,but this1 briefly to show 
you something of the nature of the      
terms1 and what must necessarily be     
implied thereby4    ,what is to be      
inferred from the term #8throne of      
grace4'    ,second4 ,we will in the next
 place show what is to be inferred from 
hence4 ,and1    #a4 ,to be sure this is 
inferred1 that converted men are not    
every way1  or in every sense1 free from
 the being of sin4 ,for1 were they1 they
  need not betake themselves to a throne
 of grace for help2 when it saith  there
 is grace in ,god1 it inferreth1 that   
there is sin in the godly2  and when it 
saith1 grace reigns1 as upon a throne1  
it implies1 that sin  would ascend the  
throne1 would reign1 and would have the 
dominion over  the children of ,god4    
,this also is manifest1 when he saith1  
#8,let not sin  therefore reign in your 
mortal body1 that ye should obey it in  
the  lusts thereof' 7,rom #g3ab74 ,and  
the only way to prevent it is to apply  
ourselves1 as by the text we are        

directed1 to the throne of grace for    
help against it4    #b4 ,the text       
implies1 that at certain times the most 
godly man in the  world may be hard put 
to it by the sin that dwelleth in him2  
yea1 so  hard put to it1 as that there  
can be no ways to save himself from a   
fall1 but by imploring heaven and the   
throne of grace for help4 ,this is      
called the needy time1 the time when the
 wayfaring man that knocked at  ,david's
 door shall knock at ours 7#b ,sam #ab72
 or when we are got into  the sieve into
 which ,satan did get ,peter 7,luke     
#bb3ca72 or when those  fists are about 
our ears that were about ,paul's2 and   
when that thorn  pricks us that ,paul   
said was in his flesh 7#b ,cor #ab3g1h74
 ,but why1 or  how comes it to pass1    
that the godly are so hard put to it at 
these  times1 but because there is in   
them1 that is1 in their flesh1 no good  
thing1 but consequently all aptness to  
close in with the devil and his         
suggestions1 to the overthrow of the    

soul8 ,but now here we are  presented   
with a throne of grace1 unto which1 as  
presented with a  throne of grace1 unto 
which1 as ,david says1 we must          
#8continually  resort'2 and that is the 
way to obtain relief1 and to find help  
in time  of need 7,psa #ga3c74    #c4   
,as ,christians are sometimes in        
imminent dangers of falling1 so         
sometimes it is so1 that they are       
fallen1 are down1 down dreadfully1  and 
can by no means lift up themselves4 ,and
 this happeneth unto them  because they 
have been remiss as to the conscionable 
performance of  what by this exhortation
 they are enjoined to4 ,they have not   
been  constant supplicants at this      
throne for preserving grace2 for had    
they1  they should1 as the text         
suggests1 most certainly have kept from 
such a  fall2 help should have been     
granted them in their needful time4 ,but
  that is it1 of which such are guilty1 
which is written in the prophet         
,isaiah1 #8,but thou hast not called    

upon me1 ,o ,jacob2 but thou hast been  
weary of me1 ,o ,israel' 7,isa #dc3bb74 
,therefore thou art profaned1  therefore
 thou art given to reproaches 7,isa     
#dc3bh74 ,now1 as they which  are       
falling are kept from coming down by    
coming to this throne of  grace1 so     
those that are fallen must rise by the  
sceptre of love  extended to them from  
thence4 ,men may fall by sin1 but cannot
 raise up  themselves without the help  
of grace4 ,wherefore1 it is worthy of   
our  inquiry after a more thorough      
knowledge of this throne of grace1      
whence1 as we may well perceive1 our    
help comes1 and by what comes from      
thence we are made to stand4 ,i         
therefore come now to a more particular 
description of this throne of grace2 and
 to show how the godly know1 or  may    
know it1 from other thrones of ,god4    
,what this throne of grace is4          
,first1 then1 this throne of grace is   
the humanity1 or heart and soul of      
,jesus ,christ1 in which ,god sits and  

resteth for ever in love towards  them  
that believe in him4 ,forasmuch as      
,christ did1 by the body of his  flesh1 
when here1 reconcile them unto the      
,father4 #8,the key of the house  of    
,david1' saith ,god1 #8will ,i lay upon 
his shoulder2 so he shall open  and none
 shall shut2 and he shall shut and none 
shall open4 ,and ,i will  fasten him as 
a nail in a sure place2 and he shall be 
for a glorious  throne to his ,father's 
house' 7,isa #bb3bb1bc74 ,for a glorious
 throne to  his ,father's house1 that   
is1 for his ,father's house1 to come to 
their  ,father by2 for that they shall  
always find him thereon2 or1 as another 
scripture saith1 in ,christ reconciling 
them unto him1 not imputing to  them    
their trespasses and sins 7#b ,cor      
#e3ai74 ,nor is it possible1 that  we   
lay aside the human nature of ,christ1  
for us to find any such thing  as a     
throne of grace1 either in earth or     
heaven2 for that then nothing  can be   
found to be the rest of ,god4 #8,this is

 my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i  am well   
pleased1' is ,god's own language2 but   
there is none other of  whom he hath so 
said 7,matt #c3ag74 ,wherefore he       
resteth in him towards  us1 and in him  
only4 ,besides1 grace cannot be extended
 towards us but  in a way of justice2   
for that the law and our sin obstructeth
 another  way 7,gen #c3bd74 ,but1 lay   
the human nature of ,christ aside1 and  
where  will you find1 ,,that that shall 
become such a sacrifice to justice for  
the sin of men1 as that ,god1 for the   
sake of that1 shall both forgive1  and  
cause that grace for ever should reign  
towards us in such a way8 ,it  reigns   
through righteousness1 or justice1 by   
,jesus ,christ1 and no way  else4       
,christ ,jesus1 therefore1 is this      
throne of grace2 or him1 or  that1 by   
which grace reigns towards the children 
of ,god 7,rom #e3ba74    ,that scripture
 also gives us a little light herein1   
#8,and ,i beheld1 and  lo6 in the midst 
of the throne1' c41 #8stood a ,lamb1 as 

it had been  slain' 7,rev #e3f74 ,this  
is to show the cause why grace is so    
freely let  out to us1 even for that    
there stands there1 in the midst of the 
throne1 and in the midst of the elders1 
a lamb as it had been slain1  or1 as it 
was made a sacrifice for our sin2 for1  
as a slain lamb1 he  now lives in the   
midst of the throne1 and is the         
meritorious cause of  all the grace that
 we enjoy4 ,and though it seems by this 
text that the  throne is one thing and  
the ,lamb another1 yet the ,lamb of ,god
 is the  throne1 though not as a lamb or
 sacrifice1 but as one that by his      
sacrifice has made way for grace to run 
like a river into the world4  ,the ,son 
of ,god1 ,jesus ,christ1 is ,,all2 he is
 the throne1 the altar1 the  priest1 the
 sacrifice1 and all3 but he is the      
throne1 the priest1 the  altar1 and the 
sacrifice1 under divers considerations4 
,he is not the  throne as he is the     
priest2 he is not the priest as he is   
the  sacrifice2 he is not the sacrifice 

as he is the altar2 yet is truly all    
these4 ,yea1 there is no throne of      
grace1 no high priest1 no  propitiatory 
sacrifice1 c41 but he4 ,of all which we 
may yet speak  further before we        
conclude this treatise4 ,i conclude1    
then1 that ,christ  ,jesus1 in his human
 nature1 is this throne of grace4 ,in   
his human  nature1 ,i say1 he has by    
that completely accomplished all things 
necessary for the making way for grace  
to be extended to men2 and that  that is
 not only ,god's place of rest1 but that
 by and from which1 as  upon a glorious 
throne1 his grace shall reign over      
devil1 death1 sin1  hell1 and the grave1
 for ever4 ,this human nature of ,christ
 is also  called the tabernacle of ,god2
 for the fullness of the ,godhead dwells
 in  it bodily4 ,it is ,god's           
habitation1 his dwelling-place1 his     
chair and  throne of state4 ,he doth all
 in and by it1 and without it he doth   
not  any thing4 ,but to pass this1 let  
us come to the next thing4    ,where the

 throne of grace is erected4    ,second4
 ,we will now come to discourse of the  
placing of this throne of  grace1 or to 
discover where it is erected4 ,and for  
this we must repair  to the type1 which1
 as was said before1 is called the      
mercy-seat2 the  which we find1 not in  
the outward court1 nor yet within the   
first veil  7,heb #i3c-e72 which        
signifies1 not in the world1 nor in the 
church on  earth1 but in the holy of the
 holies1 or after the second veil1 the  
flesh of ,christ 7,heb #aj3bj74 ,there  
then is this throne of ,god1 this       
throne of grace1 and no where here      
below4 ,and for as much as it is  called
 the throne of ,god1 of grace1 and is   
there1 it signifieth that it  is the    
highest and most honourable4 ,hence he  
is said to be far above  all heavens1   
and to have a name above every name4    
,wherefore he that  will come to this   
throne of grace1 must know what manner  
of coming it  is by which he must       
approach it2 and that is1 not           

personally1#f but by  runnings out of   
heart2 not by himself1 but by his       
,priest1 his ,high  ,priest2 for so it  
was in the type 7,heb #i3g74 ,into the  
second1 where the  mercy-seat was1 went 
the high priest alone1 that is1         
personally1 and  the people by him1 as  
he made intercession for them4 ,this    
then must be  done by those that will   
approach this throne of grace4 ,they    
must go to  ,god1 as he is enthroned    
,,in ,christ2 ,,by ,christ1 as he is the
 ,high ,priest  of his church2 and they 
must go to him in the holiest1 by him4  
,but again1 as this throne of grace is  
in the ,holiest1 not in the world1  not 
in the church on earth1 so it is in this
 ,holiest set up above the  ark of the  
testimony2 for so was the mercy-seat1 it
 was set up in the  most holy place1    
above the ark of the testimony 7,deut   
#aj3a-e2 #a ,kings  #h3i2 #b ,chron     
#e3aj74 ,the ark of the testimony4 ,what
 was that8 ,why it was  the place of the
 law1 the ark in which it was kept3 the 

testimony was  the law1 the ark was     
prepared to put that in4 ,this ark in   
which was put  this law was set up in   
the holiest1 and the mercy-seat was set 
above  it1 for so was ,moses commanded  
to place them4 ,thou shalt make an ark1 
saith ,god1 #8and thou shalt make a     
mercy-seat'3 the ark shall be called    
the ark of the testimony1 and there     
#8thou shalt put the testimony that  ,i 
shall give thee1' that is1 the law1     
#8and thou shalt put the  mercy-seat    
above upon the ark1 and there ,i will   
meet with thee1 from  above the         
mercy-seat between the two cherubims1   
which are upon1' that  is1 above1 #8the 
ark of the testimony1' #8shadowing the  
mercy-seat' 7,exo  #be3af-bb2 ,heb      
#i3e74    ,thus1 then1 were things of   
old ordained in the type1 by which we   
gather  what is now to be minded in our 
worshipping of ,god4 ,there was an ark  
made1 and the two tables of stone1 in   
which the law was writ1 was put  therein
 7,deut #aj3b-e74 ,this ark1 with these 

two tables1 were put into  the holiest1 
and this mercy-seat was set above it4   
,the ,holy ,ghost1 in  my mind1 thus    
signifying that grace sits upon a throne
 that is higher  than the law1 above the
 law2 and that grace1 therefore1 is to  
rule  before the law1 and               
notwithstanding all the sentence of the 
law2 for it  sitteth1 ,i say1 upon a    
throne1 but the law sits on none2 a     
throne1 ,i  say1 which the law1 instead 
of accusing1 justifieth and approveth4  
,for  although it condemneth all men1   
yet it excepteth ,christ1 who1 in his   
manhood1 is this throne of grace4 ,him1 
,i say1 it condemneth not1 but          
approveth1 and liketh well of all his   
doings2 yea1 it granteth him1 as  here  
we see1 as a throne of grace1 to be     
exalted above itself3 yea1 it  cannot   
but so do1 because by wisdom and        
holiness itself1 which is also  the     
,lord of the law1 it is appointed so to 
do4 ,here1 then1 is the  throne of ,god1
 the throne of grace1 namely1 above the 

ark of the  testimony2 on this ,god and 
his grace sits1 reigns1 and gives leave 
to  sinners to approach his presence for
 grace and mercy4 ,he gives1 ,i say  for
 those sinners so to do1 that have      
washed before in the brazen laver  that 
is prepared to wash in first1 of which  
we may speak more anon4  ,now1 behold   
the wisdom of ,god in his thus ordaining
 of things2 in his  placing1 in the     
first place1 the law1 and ,christ the   
ark of the  testimony1 and the          
mercy-seat1 or throne of grace1 so nigh 
together2  for doubtless it was wisdom  
that thus ordained them1 and it might so
  ordain for these reasons--    ,why the
 law and the mercy-seat are so near     
together4    #a4 ,that we that approach 
the throne of grace might1 when we come 
there1  be made still to remember that  
we are sinners--#8for by the law is the 
knowledge of sin' 7,rom #c3bj7--;and    
behold just before us is this ark in    
which are the two tables that condemn   
all flesh3 yea1 we must look that  way1 

if we look at all2 for just above it is 
the mercy-seat or throne  of grace4 ,so 
then here is a memento for them that    
come to ,god1 and to  his throne of     
grace1 for mercy1 to wit1 the law1 by   
which they are  afresh put in           
remembrance of themselves1 their sins1  
and what need they  have of fresh       
supplies of grace4 ,i read that the     
laver of brass and the  foot of it was  
made of the looking-glasses of the women
 that assembled  at the door of the     
tabernacle 7,exo #ch3h71 methinks to    
signify1 that men  might see their      
smyrches#g when they came to wash2 so   
here you see the  law is placed even    
with the mercy-seat1 only that stood    
above1 whereby  those that come to the  
throne of grace for mercy might also yet
 more be  put in mind that they are     
sinners4    #b4 ,this also tendeth to   
set an edge upon prayer1 and to make us 
the  more fervent in spirit when we come
 to the throne of grace4 ,should a  king
 ordain that the axe and halter should  

be before all those that  supplicate him
 for mercy1 it would put yet an edge    
upon all their  petitions for his grace1
 and make them yet the more humbly and  
fervently implore his majesty for       
favour4 ,but1 behold1 the mercy-seat    
stands above1 is set up above the ark   
and testimony that is in it4  ,here1    
therefore1 we have encouragement to look
 for good4 ,for observe1  though here is
 the law1 and that too in the holiest of
 all1 whither we  go2 yet above it is   
the mercy-seat and throne of grace      
triumphant1 unto  which we should look1 
and to which we should direct our       
prayers4 ,let us  therefore come boldly 
to the throne of grace1 notwithstanding 
the ark  and testimony is by2 for the   
law cannot hurt us when grace is so     
nigh2  besides1 ,god is now not in the  
law1 but upon the throne of grace that  
is above it1 to gave forth pardons1 and 
grace1 and helps at a time of  need4    
,this1 then1 may serve to inform some   
whereabout they are1 when they are  in  

their closets1 and at prayer4 ,art thou 
most dejected when thou art  at prayer8 
,hear me1 thou art not far from the     
throne of grace2 for thy  dejection     
proceedeth from thy looking into the    
ark1 into which ,god hath  ordained that
 whosoever looks shall die 7#a ,sam     
#f3ai74 ,now if thou art  indeed so near
 as to see thy sins1 by thy reading of  
thyself by the  tables in the ark1 cast 
but up thine eyes a little higher1 and  
behold1  there is the mercy-seat and    
throne of grace to which thou wouldest  
come1 and by which thou must be saved4  
,when ,david came to pray to ,god1  he  
said he would direct his prayer to ,god1
 and would look up 7,psa #e3c74  ,as who
 should say1 ,when ,i pray1 ,i will say 
to my prayers1 ,o my prayers1  mount up1
 stay not at the ark of the testimony1  
for there is the law  and condemnation2 
but soar aloft to the throne that stands
 above1 for  there is ,god1 and there is
 grace displayed1 and there thou mayest 
obtain what is necessary to help in time

 of need4 ,some1 indeed1 there  be that 
know not what these things mean2 they   
never read their sin nor  condemnation  
for it2 when they are upon their knees  
at their devotion1  and so are neither  
dejected at the sight of what they are1 
nor driven  with sense of things to look
 higher for help at need2 for need1     
indeed1  they see none4 ,of such ,i     
shall say1 they are not concerned in our
 text1  nor can they come hither before 
they have been prepared so to do1 as    
may appear before we come to an end4    
,how the godly distinguish the throne of
 grace4    ,,second4 ,and thus have ,i  
showed you what this throne of grace is1
 and  where it stands4 ,and now ,i shall
 come to show you how you shall find    
it1 and know when you are come to it1 by
 several other things4    ,first1 then1 
about the throne of grace there is #8a  
rainbow--in sight  like unto an emerald'
 7,rev #d3a-c74 ,this was the first     
sight that ,john  saw after he had      
received his epistles for the seven     

churches4 ,before  he received them1 he 
had the great vision of his ,lord1 and  
heard him  say to him1 ,i am he that was
 dead and am alive1 or #8that liveth and
 was  dead1 and behold ,i am alive for  
evermore1 amen2 and have the keys of    
hell and of death' 7,rev #a3ah74 ,and a 
good preparation it was for a work  of  
that nature that now he was called unto2
 to wit1 that he might the  more warmly1
 and affectionately1 and confidently    
attest the truth which  his ,lord had   
now for him to testify to them4 ,so     
here1 before he  entereth upon his      
prophecy of things to come1 he hears a  
first voice1  and sees a first sight4   
,the first voice that he heard was1     
#8,come up  hither1' and the first sight
 that he saw was a throne with a rainbow
  round about it4 #8,and immediately1'  
saith he1 #8,i was in the ,spirit2 and  
behold a throne was set in heaven1 and  
one sat on the throne4 ,and he  that sat
 was to look upon like a jasper1 and a  
sardine stone1 and there  was a rainbow 

round about the throne' 7,rev #d3a-c74  
,the firs time that we find in ,god's   
,word mention made of a rainbow1 we     
read also of its spiritual              
signification1 to wit1 that it was a    
token  of the firmness of the covenant  
that ,god made with ,noah1 as touching  
his not drowning the earth any more with
 the waters of a flood4 #8,i do  set1'  
saith he1 #8my bow in the cloud1 and it 
shall be for a token of a  covenant     
between me and the earth4 ,and it shall 
come to pass1 when ,i  bring a cloud    
over the earth1 that the bow shall be   
seen in the cloud4  ,and ,i will        
remember my covenant which is between me
 and you1 and every  living creature of 
all flesh3 and the waters shall no more 
become a  flood to destroy all flesh'   
7,gen #i3ac-ae74 ,the first use1        
therefore1 of  the rainbow1 it was to be
 a token of a covenant of mercy and     
kindness  to the world2 but that was not
 the utmost end thereof4 ,for that      
covenant was but a shadow of the        

covenant of grace which ,god hath made  
with his elect in ,christ1 and that bow 
but a shadow of the token of the        
permanency and lastingness of that      
covenant4 ,wherefore the next time we   
read of the rainbow is in the first of  
,ezekiel1 and there we read of it  only 
with reference to the excellencies of   
its colour2 for that it is  there said  
to be exactly like the colour of the    
glory of the man that  the prophet there
 saw as sitting upon a throne 7v #bh74  
,the glory1 that  is1 the priestly      
robes2 for he is a priest upon the      
throne1 and his  robes become his glory 
and beauty 7,zech #f3ac74 ,his          
robes--what are they  but his blessed   
righteousness1 with the skirts of which 
he covereth the  sinful nakedness of his
 people1 and with the perfection of     
which he  decketh and adorneth them1    
#8as a bride adorneth herself with her  
jewels' 7,exo #bh3b2 ,eze #af3h2 ,isa   
#fa3aj74    ,now here again1 in the     
third place1 we find a rainbow1 a       

rainbow round  about the throne2 round  
about the throne of grace4 ,a           
rainbow--that is1 a  token of the       
covenant1 a token of the covenant of    
grace in its  lastingness2 and that     
token is the appearance of the man      
,christ4 ,the  appearance--that is1 his 
robes1 his righteousness1 #8from the    
appearance  of his loins even upward1'  
and #8from the appearance of his loins  
even  downward' 7,eze #a3bg72 even down 
to the foot1 as you have it in the book 
of the ,revelation 7#a3ac74 #8,as the   
appearance of the bow that is in the    
cloud in the day of rain1 so was the    
appearance of the brightness round      
about4 ,this was the appearance of the  
likeness of the glory of the  ,lord'    
7,eze #a3bh74 ,the sum then is1 that by 
the rainbow round about the  throne of  
grace upon which ,god sitteth to hear   
and answer the petitions  of his people1
 we are to understand the obedential    
righteousness of  ,jesus ,christ1 which 
in the days of his flesh he wrought out 

and  accomplished for his people2 by    
which ,god's justice is satisfied1 and  
their person justified1 and they so made
 acceptable to him4 ,this               
righteousness1 that shines in ,god's    
eyes more glorious than the rainbow  in 
the cloud doth in ours1 saith ,john1 is 
round about the throne4 ,but  for what  
purpose8 ,why1 to be looked upon4 ,but  
who must look upon it8  ,why1 ,god and  
his people2 the people when they come to
 pray1 and ,god  when he is about to    
hear and give4 #8,and the bow shall be  
in the cloud'2  says ,god1 #8and ,i will
 look upon it1 that ,i may remember the 
everlasting  covenant between ,god and  
every living creature of all flesh that 
is  upon the earth' 7,gen #i3af74 ,and1 
,i say1 as the bow is for ,god to look  
on1 so it is also for our sight to      
behold4 ,a rainbow round about the      
throne1 in sight2 in whose sight8 in    
,john's and his companions1 like  unto  
an emerald4    ,we read of ,solomon's   
great throne of ivory1 that though there

 was not  its like in any kingdom1 yet  
he was not willing that the bow of it   
should stand before him4 ,it was round  
behind 7#a ,kings #aj3ah-bj74 ,o6 but   
,god's throne has the bow before1 even  
round about to view1 to look upon  in   
sight4 ,solomon's was but a shadow1 and 
therefore fit to be put  behind2 but    
this is the sum and substance1 and      
therefore fit to be  before1 in view1 in
 sight1 for ,god and his people to      
behold4 ,thus you  see that a rainbow is
 round about the throne of grace1 and   
what this  rainbow is4 ,look then1 when 
thou goest to prayer1 for the throne2   
and  that thou mayest not be deceived   
with a fancy1 look for the rainbow  too4
 ,the rainbow1 that is1 as ,i have said1
 the personal performances of  ,christ  
thy ,saviour for thee4 ,look1 ,i say1   
for that1 it is his  righteousness2 the 
token of the everlastingness of the     
covenant of  grace2 the object of ,god's
 delight1 and must be the matter of the 
justification of thy person and         

performances before ,god4 ,god looks at 
it1 look thou at it1 and at it only     
7,psa #ga3af74 ,for in heaven or  earth1
 if that be cast away1 there is nothing 
to be found that can  please ,god1 or   
justify thee4 ,if it be said faith      
pleases ,god2 ,i answer1  faith is a    
relative grace2 take then the relative  
away1 which1 as to  justification1 is   
this spangling robe1 this rainbow1 this 
righteousness  of ,christ1 and faith    
dies1 and becomes1 as to what we now    
treat of1  extinct and quenched as tow4 
,and a very fit emblem the rainbow is of
 the righteousness of ,christ2  and that
 in these particulars4 #a4 ,the rainbow 
is an effect of the sun  that shines in 
the firmament2 and the righteousness by 
which this  throne of grace is          
encompassed1 is the work of the ,son of 
,god4 #b4 ,the  rainbow was a token that
 the wrath of ,god in sending the flood 
was  appeased2 this righteousness of    
,christ is that for the sake of which   
,god forgiveth us all trespasses4 #c4   

,the rainbow was set in the cloud1  that
 the sinful man might look thereon1 and 
wax confident in common  mercy2 this    
righteousness is showed us in the word1 
that we may by it  believe unto special 
mercy4 #d4 ,the bow is seen but now and 
then in the  cloud2 ,christ's           
righteousness is but here and there     
revealed in the  ,word4 #e4 ,the bow is 
seen commonly upon1 or after rain2      
,christ's  righteousness is apprehended 
by faith upon1 or soon after the        
apprehensions of wrath4 #f4 ,the bow is 
seen sometimes more1 sometimes  less2   
and so is this righteousness1 even      
according to the degree or  clearness of
 the sight of faith4 #g4 ,the bow is of 
that nature1 as to  make whatever you   
shall look upon through it1 to be of the
 same colour  of itself1 whether that   
thing be bush1 or man1 or beast2 and the
  righteousness of ,christ is that that 
makes sinners1 when ,god looks upon     
them through it1 to look beautiful1 and 
acceptable in his sight1 for we  are    

made comely through his comeliness1 and 
made accepted in the  ,beloved 7,eze    
#af3ad2 ,eph #a3f74    ,one word more of
 the rainbow1 and then to some other    
things4 ,as here  you read that the     
rainbow is round about the throne2 so if
 you read on  even in the same place1   
you shall find the glorious effects     
thereof to  be far more than all that ,i
 have said4 ,but1    ,second4 ,as the   
throne of grace is known by the rainbow 
that is round  about it2 so also thou   
shalt know it by this1 the high priest  
is  continually ministering before it2  
the high priest1 or ,christ as  priest1 
is there before ,god in his high        
priest's robes1 making  continual       
intercession for thy acceptance there4  
,now1 as ,i said before1  ,christ is    
priest and throne and all2 throne in one
 sense1 priest in  another2 even as he  
was priest1 and sacrifice1 and altar    
too1 when he  became our reconciler to  
,god4    ,as a priest here1 he is put   
under the notion of an angel1 of an     

angel  that came and stood at the altar 
to offer incense for the church1 all    
the time that the seven angels were to  
sound out with trumpets the  alarm of   
,god's wrath against the anti-christian 
world2 lest that wrath  should swallow  
them up also4 #8,and1' saith ,john1     
#8another angel came and  stood at the  
altar1 having a golden censer2 and there
 was given unto  him much incense1 that 
he should offer it with the prayers of  
all  saints upon the golden altar which 
was before the throne4 ,and the smoke   
of the incense which came with the      
prayers of the saints1 ascended up      
before ,god out of the angel's hand'    
7,rev #h3a-d74    ,here then you have   
before the throne1 that is1 the throne  
or  mercy-seat1 the high priest2 for    
there it was that ,god appointed that   
the altar of incense1 or that to burn   
incense on1 should be placed 7,exo      
#cj3a-g74 ,this incense-altar in the    
type was to be overlaid with gold2  but 
here the ,holy ,ghost implies1 that it  

is all of gold4 ,this throne  then is   
the mercy-seat1 or throne of grace1 to  
which we are bid to  come2 and1 as you  
see1 here is the angel1 the high priest 
with his  golden censer1 and his        
incense1 ready to wait upon us4 ,for so 
the text  implies1 for he is there to   
offer his incense with the prayers of   
all  saints that are waiting without at 
his time of offering incense within     
7,luke #a3aj74 ,so1 then1 at the throne 
of grace1 or before it1 stands the  high
 priest of our propitiation1 ,christ    
,jesus1 with his golden censer  in his  
hand1 full of incense1 therewith to     
perfume the prayers of  saints1 that    
come thither for grace and mercy to help
 in time of  need4#h ,and he stands     
there1 as you see1 under the name of an 
angel1  for he is the angel of ,god's   
presence1 and messenger of his covenant4
    ,but now it is worth our            
considering1 to take notice how1 or in  
what  method1 the high priest under the 
law was to approach the  incense-altar4 

,when he came to make intercession for  
the saints before  the throne1 he was to
 go in thither to do this work in his   
robes and  ornaments2 not without them1 
lest he died4 ,the principal of these   
ornaments were1 #8a breast-plate1 and an
 ephod1 and a robe1 and a  broidered    
coat1 a mitre1 and a girdle' 7,exo      
#bh3d74 ,these are briefly  called his  
garments1 in ,revelation the first1 and 
in the general they  show us1 that he is
 clothed with righteousness1 girded with
 truth and  faithfulness1 for that is   
the girdle of his reins to strengthen   
him  7,isa #aa3e74 ,and that he beareth 
upon his heart the names of the         
children of ,israel that are ,israelites
 indeed2 for as on ,aaron's             
breast-plate was fixed the names of the 
twelve tribes of ,israel1 and he  was to
 bear the weight of them by the strength
 of his shoulders1 so are  we on the    
heart of ,christ 7,isa #bb3ba74    ,thus
 therefore is our high priest within the
 holiest to offer incense  upon the     

golden altar of incense1 that is1 before
 the throne4  ,wherefore1 when thou     
goest thither1 even to #8the throne of  
grace1' look  for him1 and be not       
content1 though thou shouldst find ,god 
there1 if  thou findest him not there1  
,i suppose now an impossibility1 for    
edification's sake1 for without him     
nothing can be done2 ,i say1 without    
him as a priest4 ,he is the throne1 and 
without him as a throne1 ,god has  no   
resting-place as to us2 he is a priest1 
and without him as such we  can make no 
acceptable approach to ,god2 for by him 
as priest our  spiritual sacrifices are 
accepted 7#a ,peter #b3e74 #8,by him1   
therefore1  let us offer the sacrifice  
of praise to ,god continually1--giving  
thanks1' and confessing to and #8in his 
name' 7,heb #ac3ae74 ,and for our       
further edification herein1 let us      
consider1 that as ,god has chosen and   
made him his throne of grace2 so he has 
sworn1 that he shall be  accepted as a  
priest for ever there4 ,for his natural 

qualifications we  may speak something  
to them afterwards2 in the meantime     
know1 that  there is no coming to ,god1 
upon pain of death without him4    ,nor 
will it out of my mind1 but that his    
wearing the rainbow upon his  head doth 
somewhat belong to him as priest1 his   
priestly vestments  being for glory and 
beauty1 as afore was said1 compared to  
the colour  of it 7,rev #aj3a2 ,eze #a74
 ,but why doth he wear the rainbow upon 
his  head2 but to show1 that the sign1  
that the everlastingness of the         
covenant of grace is only to be found in
 him2 that he wears it as a  mitre or   
frontlet of gold1 and can always plead  
it with acceptance to  ,god1 and for the
 subduing of the world and good of his  
people4 ,but1    ,thirdly1 ,the throne  
of grace is to be known by the sacrifice
 that is  presented there4 ,the high    
priest was not to go into the holiest1  
nor  come near the mercy-seat2 the      
which1 as ,i have showed you1 was a type
  of our throne of grace1 #8without     

blood4' #8,but into the second went the 
high priest alone once every year1 not  
without blood1 which he offered  for    
himself1 and for the errors of the      
people' 7,heb #i3g74 ,yea1 the  priest  
was to take of the blood of his         
sacrifice1 and sprinkle it seven  times 
before the ,lord1 that is1 before the   
mercy-seat1 or throne of  grace2 and was
 to put some of the blood upon the horns
 of the altar of  incense before the    
,lord 7,lev #d3e-g1 #af3ac-ae74 ,so then
 the throne of  grace is known by the   
blood that is sprinkled thereon1 and by 
the  atonement that by it is made there4
 ,i told you before that before the     
throne of grace there is our            
high-priest2 and now ,i tell you1 there 
is  his sacrifice too2 his sacrifice    
which he there presenteth as amends  for
 the sins of all such as have a right to
 come with boldness to the  throne of   
grace4 ,hence1 as ,i mentioned before1  
there is said to be in  the midst of the
 throne1 the same throne of which we    

have spoken  before1 #8a lamb as it had 
been slain' 7,rev #e3f74 ,the words are 
to the  purpose1 and signify that in the
 midst of the throne is our sacrifice1  
with the very marks of his death upon   
him2 showing to ,god that sitteth  upon 
the throne1 the holes of the thorns1 of 
the nails1 of the spear2  and how he was
 disfigured with blows and blood when at
 his command he  gave himself a ransom  
for his people2 for it cannot be        
imagined that  either the exaltation or 
glorification of the body of ,jesus     
,christ  should make him forget the day 
in which he died the death for our sins2
  specially since that which puts worth 
into his whole intercession is  the     
death he died1 and the blood he shed    
upon the cross1 for our  trespasses4    
,besides1 there is no sight more taketh 
the heart of ,god1 than to see of  the  
travail of the soul1 and the bruisings  
of the body of his ,son for  our        
transgressions4 ,hence it is said1 ,he  
#8is in the midst of the  throne' as he 

died1 or as he had been slain 7,rev     
#g3ag74 ,it is said  again1 #8,the ,lamb
 which is in the midst of the throne    
shall feed them4'  ,the ,lamb1 that is1 
the ,son of ,god as a sacrifice1 shall  
be always in  the midst of the throne to
 feed and comfort his people4 ,he is the
  throne1 he is the priest1 he is the   
sacrifice4 ,but then how as a ,lamb  is 
he in the midst of the throne8 ,why1 the
 meaning in mine opinion is1  that      
,christ1 as a dying and bleeding        
sacrifice1 shall be chief in the        
reconciling of us to ,god2 or that his  
being offered for our sins shall  be of 
great virtue when pleaded by him as     
priest1 to the obtaining of  grace1     
mercy1 and glory for us 7,heb #i3ab74   
,by his blood he entered into  the holy 
place2 by his blood he hath made an     
atonement for us before  the mercy-seat4
 ,his blood it is that speaketh better  
for us than the  blood of ,abel did for 
,cain 7,heb #ab3bd74 ,also it is by his 
blood that we  have bold admittance into

 the holiest 7,heb #aj3ai74 ,wherefore  
no marvel  if you find him here a ,lamb1
 as it had been slain1 and that in the  
midst of the throne of grace4    ,while 
thou art therefore thinking on him1 as  
he is the throne of grace1  forget him  
not as he is priest and sacrifice2 for  
as a priest he makes  atonement2 but    
there is no atonement made for sin      
without a sacrifice4  ,now1 as ,christ  
is a sacrifice1 so he is to be          
considered as passive1 or  a sufferer2  
as he is a priest1 so he is active1 or  
one that hath  offered up himself2 as he
 is an altar1 so he is to be considered 
as  ,god2 for in and upon the power of  
his ,godhead he offered up himself4     
,the altar then was not the cross1 as   
some have foolishly imagined4 ,but  as a
 throne1 a throne of grace2 so he is to 
be considered as distinct  from these   
three things1 as ,i also have hinted    
before4 ,wouldst thou  then know this   
throne of grace1 where ,god sits to hear
 prayers and give  grace8 then cast the 

eyes of thy soul about1 and look till   
thou findest  the ,lamb there2 a ,lamb  
there #8as it had been slain1' for by   
this thou  shalt know thou art right4 ,a
 slain ,lamb1 or a ,lamb as it had been 
slain1 when it is seen by a supplicant  
in the midst of the throne1  whither he 
is come for grace1 is a blessed sight6  
,a blessed sight  indeed6 ,and it       
informs him he is where he should be4   
,and thou must look for this1 the rather
 because without blood is no  remission4
 ,he that thinks to find grace at ,god's
 hand1 and yet enters  not into the     
holiest by the blood of ,jesus1 will    
find himself mistaken1  and will find a 
,,dead1#i instead of #8a living way'    
7,heb #aj3ai74 ,for if  not anything    
below1 or besides blood1 can yield      
remission on ,god's  part1 how should   
remission be received by us without our 
acting faith  therein8 ,we are justified
 by his blood1 through faith in his     
blood 7,rom  #e3f-i74 ,wherefore1 ,i    
say1 look when thou approachest the     

throne of  grace1 that thou give        
diligence to see for the ,lamb2 that is1
 #8as it  had been slain' in the midst  
of the throne of grace2 and then thou   
wilt  have1 not only a sign that thou   
presentest thy supplications to ,god1   
where1 and as thou shouldst2 but there  
also wilt thou meet with matter  to     
break1 to soften1 to bend1 to bow1 and  
to make thy heart as thou  wouldst have 
it2 for if the blood of a goat will1 as 
some say1 dissolve  an adamant1 a stone 
that is harder than flint2#aj shall not 
the sight  of #8a ,lamb as it had been  
slain' much more dissolve and melt down 
the  spirit of that man that is upon his
 knees before the throne of grace  for  
mercy2 especially when he shall see1    
that not his prayers1 not his  tears1   
not his wants1 but the blood of the     
,lamb1 has prevailed with a  ,god of    
grace to give mercy and grace to an     
undeserving man8 ,this then  is the     
third sign by which thou shalt know when
 thou art at the throne  of grace3 that 

throne is sprinkled with blood2 yea1 in 
the midst of  that throne there is to be
 seen to this day1 a ,lamb as it had    
been  slain2 and he is in the midst of  
it1 to feed those that come to that     
throne1 and to lead them by and to      
#8living fountains of waters' 7,rev     
#g3ag74 ,wherefore1    ,fourth4 ,the    
throne of grace is to be known1 by the  
streams of grace  that continually      
proceed therefrom1 and that like a river
 run  themselves out into the world4    
,and1 saith ,john1 #8,he showed me a    
pure  river of water of life1 clear as  
crystal1 proceeding out of the throne   
of ,god and of the ,lamb' 7,rev #bb3a74 
,mark you1 here is again a throne2  the 
throne of ,god1 which1 as we have       
showed1 is the human nature of his      
,son2 out of which1 as you read1        
proceeds a river1 a river of water of   
life1 clear as crystal4 ,and the joining
 of the ,lamb also here with ,god  is to
 show that it comes1 ,i say1 from ,god1 
by the ,lamb2 by ,christ1 who  as a lamb

 or sacrifice for sin1 is the procuring 
cause of the running  of this river2 it 
proceedeth out of the throne of ,god and
 of the ,lamb4  ,behold1 therefore1 how 
carefully here the ,lamb is brought in1 
as one  from or through whom proceeds   
the water of life to us4 ,god is the    
spring-head2 ,christ the golden pipe of 
conveyance2 the elect the  receivers of 
this water of life4 ,he saith not here1 
#8the throne of the  ,lamb1' but #8and  
of the ,lamb1 to show1 ,i say1 that he  
it is out of or  through whom this river
 of grace should come4' ,but and if it  
should be  understood that it proceedeth
 from the throne of the ,lamb1 it may be
 to  show that ,christ also has power as
 a mediator1 to send grace like a  river
 into the church4 ,and then it amounts  
to this1 that ,god1 for  ,christ's sake1
 gives this river of grace1 and that    
,christ1 for his  merits sake1 has power
 to do so too4 ,and hence is that good  
wish1 so  often mentioned in the        
epistles1 #8,grace to you1 and peace    

from ,god our  ,father1 and the ,lord   
,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #a3g2 #a ,cor     
#a3c2 #b ,cor #a3b2 ,gal  #a3c2 ,eph    
#a3b2 ,phil #a3b2 ,col #a3b2 #a ,thess  
#a3b2 #b ,thess #a3b2 ,phile #c74  ,and 
again1 #8,grace1 mercy1 and peace1 from 
,god the ,father and the ,lord  ,jesus  
,christ' 7#a ,peter #a3b2 #b ,tim #a3b2 
,titus #a3d74 ,for ,christ has power    
with the ,father to give grace and      
forgiveness of sins to men 7,john       
#e3ba-bf2 ,mark #b3aj74 ,but let us come
 to the terms in this text4 ,here we    
have a throne1 a throne of grace2 and to
 show that this throne is it  indeed1   
therefore there proceeds therefrom a    
river of this grace1 put  here under the
 term of #8water of life1' a term fit to
 express both the  nature of grace and  
the condition of him that comes for it  
to the  throne of grace4    ,it is      
called by the name of water of life1 to 
show what a reviving  cordial the grace 
of ,god in ,christ is1 shall be1 and    
will be found to  be1 of all those that 

by him shall drink thereof4 ,it shall be
 in him1  even in him that drinks it1   
#8a well of water springing up into     
everlasting life' 7,john #d3ad74 ,it    
will therefore beget life1 and  maintain
 it2 yea1 will itself be a spring of    
life1 in the very heart of  him that    
drinks it4 ,ah6 it will be such a       
preservative also to  spiritual health1 
as that by its virtue the soul shall for
 ever be  kept1 ,i say1 the soul that   
drinks it1 from total and final decay2  
it  shall be in them a well of living   
water1 springing up into everlasting    
life4    ,but there is also by this     
phrase or term briefly touched the      
present  state of them that shall come  
hither to drink2 they are not the       
healthful1 but the sick4 ,it is with the
 throne of grace1 as it is with  the    
,bath1 and other places of sovereign and
 healing waters1 they are  most coveted 
of them that are diseased1 and do also  
show their virtues  on those that have  
their health and limbs2 so1 ,i say1 is  

the throne of  grace2 its waters are for
 healing1 for soul-healing1 that is     
their  virtue 7,eze #dg3h1i74           
,wherefore1 as at those waters above    
mentioned1 the  lame leave their        
crutches1 and the sick obtain such signs
 of their  recovery as may be a sign of 
their receiving health and cure there2  
so  at the throne of grace1 it is where 
true penitents1 and those that are  sick
 for mercy1 do leave their sighs and    
tears2 #8and the ,lamb that is  in the  
midst of the throne shall feed them1 and
 shall lead them unto  living fountains 
of waters2 and ,god shall1' there1      
#8wipe away all tears  from their eyes' 
7,rev #g3ag74 ,wherefore1 as ,joseph    
washed his face1 and  dried his tears   
away1 when he saw his brother ,benjamin1
 so all ,god's  saints shall here1 even 
at the throne of grace1 where ,god's    
,benjamin1  or the ,son of his right    
hand1 is1 wash their souls from sorrow1 
and  have their tears wiped from their  
eyes4 ,wherefore1 ,o thou that are      

diseased1 afflicted1 and that wouldst   
live1 come by ,jesus to ,god as         
merciful and gracious2 yea1 look for    
this river when thou art upon thy  knees
 before him1 for by that thou shalt find
 whereabout is the throne  of grace1 and
 so where thou mayest find mercy4       
,but again1 as that which proceeds out  
of this throne of grace is called       
#8water of life1' so it is said to be a 
river1 a river of water of life4  ,this1
 in the first place1 shows1 that with   
,god is plenty of grace1 even  as in a  
river there is plenty of water2 a pond1 
a pool1 a cistern1 will  hold much1 but 
a river will hold more2 from this throne
 come rivers and  streams of water of   
life1 to satisfy those that come for    
life to the  throne of ,god4 ,further1  
as by a river is showed what abundance  
of grace  proceeds from ,god through    
,christ1 so it shows the unsatiable     
thirst and  desire of one that comes    
indeed aright to the throne of grace for
  mercy4 ,nothing but rivers will       

satisfy such a soul2 ponds1 pools1 and  
cisterns1 will do nothing3 such an one  
is like him of whom it is said1         
#8,behold he drinketh up a river1 and   
hasteth not2 he trusteth that he  can   
draw up ,jordan into his mouth' 7,job   
#dj3bc74 ,this ,david testifies  when he
 saith1 #8,as the hart panteth after the
 water-brooks1 so panteth  my soul after
 thee1 ,o ,god' 7,psa #db3a74 ,hence the
 invitation is  proportionable1 #8,drink
 abundantly' 7,cant #e3a71 and that they
 that are  saved1 are saved to receive  
abundance of grace2 #8they which receive
  abundance of grace1 and of the gift of
 righteousness1 shall reign in  life by 
one1 ,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #e3ag74 ,and 
hence it is said again1  #8,when the    
poor and needy seek water1 and there is 
none1 and their  tongue faileth for     
thirst1 ,i the ,lord will hear them1 ,i 
the ,god of  ,israel will not forsake   
them4' ,but1 ,lord1 how wilt thou quench
 their  boundless thirst8 #8,i will open
 rivers in high places1 and fountains in

  the midst of the valleys3 ,i will make
 the wilderness a pool of water1  and   
the dry land springs of water' 7,isa    
#da3ag1ah74 ,behold here is a  pool of  
water as big as a wilderness1 enough one
 would think to satisfy  any thirsty    
soul4 ,o1 but that will not do6         
wherefore he will open  rivers1         
fountains1 and springs1 and all this is 
to quench the drought  of one that      
thirsteth for the grace of ,god1 that   
they have enough4  #8,they shall be     
abundantly satisfied with the fatness of
 thy house1 and  thou shalt make them   
drink of the river of thy pleasures1 for
 with thee  is the fountain of life'2 c4
 7,psa #cf3h1i74    ,this abundance the 
throne of grace yieldeth for the help   
and health of  such as would have the   
water of life to drink1 and to cure     
their  diseases withal3 it yields a     
river of water of life4 ,moreover1 since
  grace is said here to proceed as a    
river from the throne of ,god and of    
the ,lamb1 it is to show the commonness 

of it2 rivers you know are  common in   
the stream1 however they are at the head
 7,judg #e74 ,and to  show the          
commonness of it1 the apostle calls it  
#8the common salvation'2  and it is said
 in ,ezekiel and ,zecharias1 to go forth
 to the desert1 and  into the sea1 the  
world1 to heal the beasts and fish of   
all kinds that  are there 7,eze #dg3h2  
,zech #ad3h74 ,this1 therefore1 is a    
text that shows  us what it is to come  
to a throne1 where the token of the     
covenant of  grace is1 where the high   
priest ministereth1 and in the midst of 
which  there is a ,lamb1 #8as it had    
been slain'3 for from thence there      
cometh  not drops1 nor showers1 but     
rivers of the grace of ,god1 a river of 
water of life4    ,again1 as the grace  
that we here read of is said1 as it     
comes from this  throne1 to come as a   
river of water of life2 so it is said to
 be pure  and clear as crystal4 ,pure is
 set in opposition to muddy and dirty   
waters1 and clear is set in opposition  

to those waters that are black1  by     
reason of the cold and icyish nature of 
them2 therefore there is  conjoined to  
this phrase the word crystal1 which all 
know is a clear  and shining stone 7,eze
 #cd3ai2 ,job #f3ae1af74 ,indeed the    
life and spirit  that is in this water1 
will keep it from looking black and     
dull2 and  the throne from whence it    
comes will keep it from being muddy1 so 
much  as in the streams thereof4 #8,the 
blessing of the ,lord1 it maketh rich1  
and he addeth no sorrow with it' 7,prov 
#aj3bb74 ,indeed1 all the sorrow  that  
is mixed with our ,christianity1 it     
proceedeth1 as the procuring  cause1    
from ourselves1 not from the throne of  
grace2 for that is the  place where our 
tears1 as was showed you1 are wiped     
away2 and also  where we hang up our    
crutches4 ,the streams thereof are pure 
and clear1  not muddy nor frozen1 but   
warm and delightful1 and that #8make    
glad the  city of ,god' 7,psa #df74     
,these words also show us1 that this    

water of itself can do without a        
mixture of anything of ours4 ,what comes
 from this throne of grace is  pure     
grace1 and nothing else2 clear grace1   
free grace1 grace that is  not mixed1   
nor need be mixed with works of         
righteousness which we have  done2 it is
 of itself sufficient to answer all our 
wants1 to heal all  our diseases1 and to
 help us at a time of need4 ,it is grace
 that  chooses1 it is grace that        
calleth1 it is grace that preserveth1   
and it  is grace that brings to glory3  
even the grace that like a river of     
water of life proceedeth from this      
throne4 ,and hence it is1 that from     
first to last1 we must cry1 #8,grace1   
grace unto it6'#aa    ,thus you see what
 a throne the ,christian is invited to2 
it is a throne  of grace whereon doth   
sit the ,god of all grace2 it is a      
throne of grace  before which the ,lord 
,jesus ministereth continually for us2  
it is a  throne of grace sprinkled with 
the blood1 and in the midst of which is 

a ,lamb as it had been slain2 it is a   
throne with a rainbow round about  it1  
which is the token of the everlasting   
covenant1 and out of which  proceeds1 as
 here you read1 a river1 a pure river of
 water of life1  clear as crystal4 ,look
 then for these signs of the throne of  
grace1 all  you that would come to it1  
and rest not1 until by some of them you 
know  that you are even come to it2 they
 are all to be seen have you but  eyes2 
and the sight of them is very           
delectable1 and has a natural  tendency 
in them1 when seen1 to revive and       
quicken the soul4 ,but1    ,fifth4 ,as  
the throne of grace is known and        
distinguished by the things  above      
named1 so it is by the effects which    
these things have wrought4  ,there is   
about that throne #8four and twenty     
seats1 and upon the seats  four and     
twenty elders sitting1 clothed in white 
raiment1 and they have  on their heads  
crowns of gold' 7,rev #d3d74 ,there is  
no throne that has  these signs and     

effects belonging to it but this2       
wherefore1 as by  these signs1 so by the
 effects of them also1 one may know     
which is1 and  so when he is indeed come
 to the throne of grace4 ,and a little  
as we  commented upon what went before1 
we will also touch upon this4    #a4 ,by
 seats1 ,i understand places of rest and
 dignity2 places of rest1  for that they
 that sit on them do rest from their    
labours2 and places  of dignity1 for    
that they are about the throne 7,rev    
#ad3ac74 #8,and the  four and twenty    
elders which sat before ,god on their   
seats1 fell upon  their faces and       
worshipped ,god' 7,rev #aa3af74 ,and    
forasmuch as the seats  are mentioned1  
before they are mentioned that sat      
thereon1 it is to  show1 that the places
 were prepared before they were         
converted4    #b4 ,the elders1 ,i take  
to be the twelve patriarchs and the     
twelve  apostles1 or the first fathers  
of the churches2 for they are the elders
  of both the churches1 that is1 both of

 the ,jewish and ,gentile church of     
,god2 they are the ancients1 as also    
they are called in the prophet  ,isaiah1
 which are in some sense the fathers of 
both these churches 7,isa  #bd3bc74     
,these elders are well set forth by that
 four and twenty that  you read of in   
the book of ,chronicles1 who had every  
one of them for  sons twelve in number4 
,there therefore the four and twenty are
 7#a ,chron  #be3h-ca74    #c4 ,their   
sitting denoteth also their abiding in  
the presence of ,god4  #8,sit thou at my
 right hand1' was the ,father's word to 
the ,son1 and also  signifieth the same 
7,psa #aaj3a74 ,it is then the throne of
 grace where  the four and twenty seats 
are1 and before which the four and      
twenty  elders sit4    #d4 ,their white 
robes are ,christ's righteousness1 their
 own good works  and glory2 not that    
their works brought them thither1 for   
they were of  themselves polluted1 and  
were washed white in the blood of the   
,lamb2  but yet ,god will have all that 

his people have done in love to him to  
be rewarded4 ,yea1 and they shall wear  
their own labours1 being washed  as     
afore is hinted1 as a badge of their    
honour before the throne of  grace1 and 
this is grace indeed4 #8,they have      
washed their robes1 and  made them white
 in the blood of the ,lamb1 therefore   
are they before the  throne of ,god'    
7,rev #g3ad1ae74 ,they have washed as   
others did do before  them4    #e4      
#8,and they had on their heads crowns of
 gold' 7,rev #d3d74 ,this denotes  their
 victory1 and also that they are kings1 
and as kings shall reign  with him for  
ever and ever 7,rev #e3aj74    #f4 ,but 
what6 were they silent8 did they say1   
did they do nothing while  they sat     
before the throne8 ,yes1 they were      
appointed to be singers  there4 ,this   
was signified by the four and twenty    
that we made mention  of before1 who    
with their sons were instructed in the  
songs of the  ,lord1 and all that were  
cunning to do so then1 were two hundred 

fourscore and eight 7#a ,chron #be3g74  
,these were the figure of that  hundred 
forty and four thousand redeemed from   
the earth4 ,for as the  first four and  
twenty1 and their sons1 are said to sing
 and to play  upon cymbals1 psalteries1 
and harps2 and as they are there said to
 be  instructed and cunning in the songs
 of the ,lord2 so these that sit  before
 the throne are said also to sing with  
harps in their hands their  song before 
the throne2 and such song it was1 and so
 cunningly did they  sing it1 that #8no 
man could learn it1 but the hundred and 
forty and  four thousand which were     
redeemed from the earth' 7,rev #ad3c74  
,now1 as ,i said1 as he at first began  
with four and twenty in ,david1 and     
ended with four and twenty times twelve1
 so here in ,john he begins with  the   
same number1 but ends with such a       
company that no man could number4  ,for1
 he saith1 #8,after this ,i beheld1 and 
lo1 a great multitude which no  man     
could number1 of all nations1 and       

kindreds1 and people1 and tongues  stood
 before the throne1 and before the      
,lamb1 clothed with white robes1  and   
palms in their hands4 ,and cried with a 
loud voice1 saying1  ,salvation to our  
,god1 which sitteth upon the throne1 and
 unto the ,lamb4  ,and all the angels   
stood round about the throne1 and the   
elders1 and  the four beasts1 and fell  
before the throne on their faces1 and   
worshipped ,god' 7,rev #g3i-aa74 ,this  
numberless number seems to have got  the
 song by the end2#ab for they cry aloud1
 #8,salvation1 salvation to  our ,god   
and to the ,lamb'2 which to be sure is  
such a song that none can  learn but    
them that are redeemed from the earth4  
,but ,i say1 what a brave encouragement 
is it for one that is come for  grace to
 the throne of grace1 to see so great a 
number already there1  on their seats1  
in their robes1 with their palms in     
their hands1 and  their crowns upon     
their heads1 singing of salvation to    
,god1 and to the  ,lamb6 ,and ,i say    

again1 and speak now to the dejected1   
methinks it would  be strange1 ,o thou  
that art so afraid that the greatness of
 thy sins  will be a bar unto thee1 if  
amongst all this great number of pipers 
and  harpers that are got to glory1 thou
 canst not espy one that when here  was 
as vile a sinner as thyself4 ,look man1 
they are there for thee to  view them1  
and for thee to take encouragement to   
hope1 when thou shalt  consider what    
grace and mercy has done for them4 ,look
 again1 ,i say1 now  thou art upon thy  
knees1 and see if some that are among   
them have not  done worse than thou hast
 done4 ,and yet behold1 they are set    
down2 and  yet behold they have their   
crowns on their heads1 their harps in   
their  hands1 and sing aloud of         
salvation to their ,god1 and to the     
,lamb4    ,this then is a fifth note or 
sign that doth distinguish the throne of
  grace from other thrones4 ,there are1 
before that1 to be seen1 for our        
encouragement1 a numberless number of   

people sitting and singing round  about 
it4 ,singing1 ,i say1 to ,god for his   
grace1 and to the ,lamb for his  blood1 
by which they are secured from the wrath
 to come4 #8,and the four  and twenty   
elders fell down before the ,lamb1      
having every one of them  harps1 and    
golden vials full of odours1 which are  
the prayers of  saints1 and they sung a 
new song1 saying1 ,thou art worthy to   
take the  book1 and to open the seals   
thereof2 for thou wast slain1 and hast  
redeemed us to ,god by thy blood1 out of
 every kindred1 and tongue1 and  people1
 and nation2 and hast made us unto our  
,god1 kings and priests1  and we shall  
reign on the earth' 7,rev #e3h-aj74     
,behold1 tempted soul1  dost thou not   
yet see what a throne of grace here is1 
and what  multitudes are already arrived
 thither1 to give thanks unto his name  
that sits thereon1 and to the ,lamb for 
ever and ever8 ,and wilt thou  hang thy 
harp upon the willows1 and go drooping  
up and down the world1  as if there was 

no ,god1 no grace1 no throne of grace1  
to apply thyself  unto1 for mercy and   
grace to help in time of need8 ,hark6   
dost thou not  hear them what they say1 
#8,worthy1' say they1 #8is the ,lamb    
that was  slain1 to receive power1 and  
riches1 and wisdom1 and strength1 and   
honour1 and glory1 and blessing4 ,and   
every creature which is in  heaven1'    
where they are1 #8and on the earth1'    
where thou art1 #8and under  the earth1 
and such as are in the sea1 and all that
 are in them1 heard  ,i saying1         
,blessing1 and honour1 and glory1 and   
power be unto him that  sitteth upon the
 throne1 and unto the ,lamb for ever and
 ever' 7,rev  #e3ab1ac74    ,all this is
 written for our learning1 that we      
through patience and  comfort of the    
scriptures might have hope2 and that the
 drooping ones  might come boldly to the
 throne of grace1 to obtain grace and   
find  mercy to help in time of need4    
,they bless1 they all bless2 they thank1
  they all thank2 and wilt thou hold thy

 tongue8 #8,they have all received  of  
his fulness1 and grace for grace'2 and  
will he shut thee out8 ,or is  his grace
 so far gone1 and so near spent1 that   
now he has not enough to  pardon1 and   
secure1 and save one sinner more8 ,for  
shame1 leave off this  unbelief6        
,wherefore1 dost thou think1 art thou   
told of all this1 but to  encourage thee
 to come to the throne of grace8 ,and   
wilt thou hang back  or be sullen1      
because thou art none of the first8     
since he hath said1  #8,the first shall 
be last1 and the last first4' ,behold   
the legions1 the  thousands1 the untold 
and numberless number that stand before 
the  throne1 and be bold to hope in his 
mercy4    ,sixth4 ,the throne of grace  
is known by what proceeds from it4 ,as  
the  throne of grace is distinguished   
from other thrones by these1 so #8out   
of this throne proceeds lightnings1 and 
thunderings1 and voices4' ,also  before 
this throne are #8seven lamps of fire   
burning1 which are the  seven spirits of

 ,god' 7,rev #d3e74 ,this then is       
another thing by which  the throne of   
grace may be known as an effect of what 
is before4 ,so  again1 chapter the      
eighth1 it is said1 that from the altar 
of incense  that stood before the       
throne1 #8there were voices1 and        
thunderings1 and  lightnings1 and an    
earthquake' 7,rev #h3e74 ,all these then
 come out of  the holiest1 where the    
throne is1 and are inflamed by this     
throne1 and  by him that sits thereon4  
#a4 ,lightnings here are to be taken for
 the illuminations of the ,spirit  in   
the gospel 7,heb #aj3cb74 ,as it is said
 in the book of ,psalms1 #8,they  looked
 unto him1' on the throne1 #8and were   
lightened' 7,psa #cd3e74 ,or1  as it is 
said in other places1 #8,the voice of   
thy thunder was in the  heaven1 the     
lightnings lightened the world' 7,psa   
#gg3ah74 ,and again1  #8,his lightnings 
enlightened the world1 the earth saw and
 trembled' 7,psa  #ig3d74 ,this         
lightning therefore communicates light  

to them that sit in  darkness4 #8,god1' 
saith the apostle1 #8who commanded the  
light to shine  out of darkness1 hath   
shined in our hearts1 to give the light 
of the  knowledge of the glory of ,god  
in the face of ,jesus ,christ' 7#b ,cor 
#d3f74  ,it was from this throne that   
the light came that struck ,paul off his
  horse1 when he went to destroy it and 
the people that professed it  7,acts    
#i3c74 ,these are those lightnings by   
which sinners are made to see  their sad
 condition1 and by which they are made  
to see the way out of  it4 ,art thou    
then made to see thy condition how bad  
it is1 and that the  way out of it is by
 ,jesus ,christ8 for1 as ,i said1 he is 
the throne of  grace4 ,why then1 come   
orderly in the light of these           
convictions to the  throne from whence  
thy light did come1 and cry there1 as   
,samuel did to  ,eli1 #8,here am ,i1 for
 thou has called#ac me' 7#a ,sam #c3h74 
,thus did ,saul  by the light that made 
him see2 by it he came to ,christ1 and  

cried1  #8,who art thou1 ,lord8' and1   
#8,what wouldst thou have me do8' 7,acts
  #i3e1f74 ,and is it not an            
encouragement to thee to come to him1   
when he  lights thy candle that thou    
mightest see the way2 yea1 when he doth 
it  on purpose that thou mightest come  
to him8 #8,he gives light to them that  
sit in darkness1 and in the shadow of   
death1' what to do8 #8to guide our  feet
 into the way of peace' 7,luke #a3gi74  
,this interpretation of this  place     
seems to me most to cohere with what    
went before2 for first you  have here a 
throne1 and one sitting on it2 then you 
have the elders1  and in them presented 
to you the whole church1 sitting round  
about the  throne2 then you have in the 
words last read unto you1 a discourse   
how  they came thither1 and that is1 by 
the lightnings1 thunderings1 and  voices
 that proceed out of the throne4    #b4 
,as you have here lightnings1 so thereto
 is adjoined thunders4 ,there  proceeded
 out of this throne lightnings and      

thunders4 ,by thunders1 ,i  understand  
that powerful discovery of the majesty  
of ,god by the word of  truth1 which    
seizeth the heart with a reverential    
dread and awe of him3  hence it is said1
 #8,the voice of the ,lord is full of   
majesty2 the voice  of the ,lord        
breaketh the cedars' 7,psa #bi3de74 ,the
 voice1 that is1 his  thundering voice4 
#8,canst thou thunder with a voice like 
him8' 7,job  #dj3i74 ,and #8the thunder 
of his power who can understand8' 7,job 
#bf3ad74  ,it was upon this account that
 ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 were    
called  #8the sons of thunder1' because1
 in the word which they were to preach1 
there was to be not only lightnings1 but
 thunders2 not only  illuminations1 but 
a great seizing of the heart1 with the  
dread and  majesty of ,god1 to the      
effectual turning of the sinner to him  
7,mark  #c3af1ag74    ,lightnings       
without thunder are in this case        
dangerous1 because they  that receive   
the one without the other are subject to

 miscarry4 ,they  were #8once           
enlightened1' but you read of no thunder
 they had2 and they  were subject to    
fall into an irrecoverable state 7,heb  
#f3d-f74 ,saul had  thunder with his    
lightnings to the shaking of his soul2  
so had the  three thousand2 so had the  
jailor 7,acts #b1 #i1 #af74 ,they that  
receive  light without thunder are      
subject to turn the grace of ,god into  
wantonness2 but they that know the      
terror of ,god will persuade men 7,rom  
#c3h2 ,jude #d2 #b ,cor #e3aa74 ,so     
then1 when he decrees to give the rain  
of  his grace to a man1 he makes #8a way
 for the lighting of the thunder1'  not 
the one without the other1 but the one  
following the other 7,job  #bh3bf74     
,lightning and thunder is made a cause  
of rain1 but lightning  alone is not3   
#8,who hath divided a water-course for  
the overflowing of  waters8 or a way for
 the lightning of thunder to cause it to
 rain on  the earth1 where no man is3 on
 the wilderness wherein there is no     

man8'  7,job #ch3be1bf74    ,thus       
therefore you may see how in the darkest
 sayings of the ,holy ,ghost  there is  
as great an harmony with truth as in the
 most plain and easy2  there must be    
thunder with light1 if thy heart be well
 poised and  balanced with the fear of  
,god3 we have had great lightnings in   
this  land of late years1 but little    
thunders2 and that is one reason why so 
little grace is found where light is1   
and why so many professors run on  their
 heads in such a day as this is1        
notwithstanding all they have  seen4    
,well then1 this also should be a help  
to a soul to come to the  throne of     
grace2 the ,god of glory has thundered1 
has thundered to  awaken thee1 as well  
as sent lightnings to give thee light2  
to awaken  thee to a coming to him1 as  
well as to the enabling of thee to see  
his  things2 this then has come from the
 throne of grace to make thee come      
hither2 wherefore observe1 where it is  
by these signs made mention of  before1 

and by these effects2 and go1 and come  
to the throne of grace4    #c4 ,as there
 proceeds from this throne lightnings   
and thunders1 so from  hence it is said 
voices proceed also3 now these voices   
may be taken for  such as are sent with 
this lightning and thunder to instruct1 
or for  such instruction as this        
lightning and thunder begets in our     
hearts4    7#a47 ,it may be taken in the
 first sense for light and dread1 when  
it  falleth from ,god into the soul1 is 
attended with a voice or voices of      
instruction to the soul1 to know what to
 do 7,acts #b3c-g74 ,this it was  in    
,paul's case4 ,he had light and dread1  
and voices for his instruction2  he had 
lightnings1 and thunderings1 and voices3
 #8,good and upright is  the ,lord2     
therefore will he teach sinners in the  
way4 ,the meek will he  guide in        
judgment2 and the meek will he teach his
 way' 7,psa #be3h1i74    7#b47 ,or by   
voices you may understand1 such as the  
lightning and thunder  begets in our    

hearts3 for though man is as mute as a  
fish to ,godward1  before this thunder  
and lightning comes to him1 yet after   
that he is  full of voices 7#b ,cor     
#d3ac1 #g3ad74 ,and how much more       
numerous are the  voices that in the    
whole church on earth are begot by these
 lightnings  and thunders that proceed  
from the throne of grace2 their faith   
has a  voice1 their repentance has a    
voice1 their subjection to ,god's word  
has  a voice in it2 yea1 there is a     
voice in their prayers1 a voice in their
  cry1 a voice in their tears1 a voice  
in their groans1 in their  roarings1 in 
their bemoaning of themselves1 and in   
their triumphs6 7#a  ,thess #a3b-h2 ,psa
 #e3c1 #g3ag1 #bj3b-e1 #bb3a1 #ach3e2   
,jer #ca3ah74    ,this then is an effect
 of the throne of grace2 hence it is    
said that  they proceed from it1 even   
the lightning1 and the thunder1 and the 
voices2 that is1 effectual conversion to
 ,god4 ,it follows then1 that if  all   
these are with thy soul1 the operations 

of the throne of grace have  been upon  
thee to bring thee to the throne of     
grace2 first in thy  prayers1 and then  
in thy person4 ,and this leads me to the
 next thing  propounded to be spoken to1
 which is to show who are the persons   
invited here to come to the throne of   
grace4 #8,let us therefore come4'       
,,the ,,persons ,,intended ,,by ,,this  
,,exhortation4      ,,third4 ,now the   
persons here called upon to come to the 
throne of grace1  are not all or every  
sort of men1 but the men that may       
properly be  comprehended under this    
word ,us and ,we2 #8let ,us therefore   
come boldly1  that ,we may obtain4' ,and
 they that are here put under these     
particular  terms1 are expressed both   
before and after1 by those that have    
explication in them4    ,they are called
 in the epistle to the ,hebrews1 #a4    
,such as give the  most earnest heed to 
the word which they have heard 7,heb    
#b3a74 #b4 ,they  are such as see ,jesus
 crowned with glory and honour 7,heb    

#b3i74 #c4 ,they  are called the        
children 7,heb #b3ad74 #d4 ,they are    
called the seed of  ,abraham 7,heb      
#b3af74 #e4 ,they are called ,christ's  
brethren 7,heb #b3ag74    ,so1 chapter  
the third1 they are called holy         
brethren1 and said to be  partakers of  
the heavenly calling1 and the people of 
whom it is said  that ,christ ,jesus is 
the apostle and high priest of their    
profession  7,heb #c3a-f74 ,they are    
called ,christ's own house1 and are said
 to be  partakers of ,christ 7,heb      
#c3ad74 ,they are said to be the        
believers1  those that do enter in into 
rest1 those that have ,christ for a high
  priest1 and with the feeling of whose 
infirmities he is touched and           
sympathiseth 7,heb #d3c1ad1ae74    ,so1 
in chapter the sixth1 they are called   
beloved1 and the heirs of  promise2 they
 that have fled for refuge to lay hold  
on the hope set  before them2 they are  
called those that have hope as an       
anchor1 and  those for whom ,christ as a

 forerunner hath entered and taken      
possession  of heaven 7,heb #f3i1ag-bj74
 ,so1 chapter the seventh1 they are said
 to be  such as draw nigh unto ,god     
7,heb #g3ai74 ,and1 chapter the eighth1 
they  are said to be such with whom the 
new covenant is made in ,christ4        
,chapter the ninth1 they are such for   
whom ,christ has obtained eternal       
redemption1 and such for whom he has    
entered the holy place 7,heb  #i3ab1bb74
 ,chapter the tenth1 they are such as   
are said to be sanctified  by the will  
of ,god1 such as have boldness to enter 
into the holiest by  the blood of       
,jesus2 such as draw near with a true   
heart1 in full  assurance of faith1 or  
that have liberty to do so1 having their
 hearts  sprinkled from an evil         
conscience1 and their bodies washed with
 pure  water2 they were those that had  
suffered much for ,christ in the world1 
and that became companions of them that 
so were used 7,heb  #aj3aj1ai1bb-be74   
,yea1 he tells them1 in the eleventh    

chapter1 that they  and the patriarchs  
must be made perfect together 7,heb     
#aa3dj74 ,he also  tells them1 in the   
twelfth chapter1 that already they are  
come to ,mount  ,zion1 to the city of   
the living ,god1 the heavenly           
,jerusalem1 and to an  innumerable      
company of angels2 to the general       
assembly and church of  the first born  
which are written in heaven1 and to ,god
 the ,judge of  all2 and to the spirits 
of just men made perfect1 and to ,jesus 
the  mediator of the ,new ,testament1   
and to the blood of sprinkling1 that    
speaketh better things than that of     
,abel 7,heb #ab3bb-bd74    ,thus you see
 what terms1 characters1 titles1 and    
privileges1 they are  invested with that
 are here exhorted to come to the throne
 of grace4  ,from whence we may conclude
 that every one is not capable of coming
  thither1 no not every one that is     
under convictions1 and that hath a      
sense of the need of and a desire after 
the mercy of ,god in ,christ4    ,the   

orderly coming to the throne of grace4  
,wherefore we will come1 in the next    
place1 to show the orderly coming  of a 
soul to the throne of grace for mercy3  
and for this we must first  apply       
ourselves to the ,old ,testament1 where 
we have the shadow of what  we now are  
about to enter upon the discourse of1   
and then we will come  to the antitype1 
where yet the thing is far more         
explained4    ,first4 ,then1 the        
mercy-seat was for the church1 not for  
the world2 for  a ,gentile could not go 
immediately from his natural state to   
the  mercy-seat1 by the high priest1 but
 must first orderly join himself1 or  be
 joined1 to the church1 which then      
consisted of the body of the ,jews      
7,exo #ab3dc-di74 ,the stranger then    
must first be circumcised1 and          
consequently profess faith in the       
,messiah to come1 which was signified   
by his going from his circumcision      
directly to the passover1 and so        
orderly to other privileges1 specially  

to this of the mercy-seat which  the    
high priest was to go but once a year   
into 7,eze #dd3f-i74    ,second4 ,the   
church is again set forth unto us by    
,aaron and his sons4  ,aaron as the     
head1 his sons as the members2 but the  
sons of ,aaron were  not to meddle with 
any of the things of the ,holiest1 until
 they had  washed in a laver3 #8,and the
 ,lord spake unto ,moses1 saying1 ,thou 
shalt  also make a laver of brass1 and  
his foot also of brass1 to wash in2 and 
thou shalt put it between the tabernacle
 of the congregation and the  altar1 and
 thou shalt put water therein4 ,for     
,aaron and his sons shall  wash their   
hands and their feet thereat4 ,when they
 go into the  tabernacle of the         
congregation they shall wash with water1
 that they  die not2 or when they come  
near to the altar to minister1 to burn  
offerings made by fire unto the ,lord4  
,so they shall wash their hands  and    
their feet that they die not3 and it    
shall be a statute for ever  unto them1 

even to him1 and to his seed throughout 
their generations4'  ,see the margin    
7,exo #cj3ag-ba1 #dj3cj-cb74ad          
,third4 ,nay1 so strict was this law1   
that if any of ,israel1 as well as  the 
stranger1 were defiled by any dead      
thing1 they were to wash before  they   
partook of the holy things1 or else to  
abstain3 but if they did  not1 their sin
 should remain upon them 7,lev          
#ag3ae1af74 ,so again1 #8the  soul that 
hath touched any such' uncleanness      
#8shall be unclean until  even1 and     
shall not eat of the holy things1' much 
less come within the  inner veil1       
#8unless he wash his flesh with water'  
7,lev #bb3d-f74 ,now1 ,i  would ask1    
what all this should signify1 if a      
sinner1 as a sinner1  before he washes1 
or is washed1 may immediately go unto   
the throne of  grace8 ,yea1 ,i ask      
again1 why the apostle supposes washing 
as a  preparation to the ,hebrews       
entering into the holiest1 if men may go
  immediately from under convictions to 

a throne of grace8 ,for thus1 he  says1 
#8let us draw near' #8the holiest' 7,heb
 #ab3ai71 #8with a true heart1  in full 
assurance of faith2 having our hearts   
sprinkled from an evil  conscience1 and 
our bodies washed with pure water' 7,heb
 #ab3bb74 ,let us  draw near2 he saith  
not that we may have2 but having ,,first
 been washed  and sprinkled4    ,the    
laver then must first be washed in2 and 
he that washed not first  there1 has not
 right to come to the throne of grace2  
wherefore you have  here also a sea of  
glass standing before the throne of     
grace1 to  signify this thing 7,rev     
#d3f74 ,it stands before the throne1 for
 them to  wash in that would indeed     
approach the throne of grace4 ,for this 
sea of  glass is the same that is       
shadowed forth by the laver made mention
 of  before1 and with the brazen sea    
that stood in ,solomon's temple1 whereat
  they were to wash before they went    
into the holiest4 ,but you may ask  me1 
,what the laver or molten sea should    

signify to us in the ,new  ,testament8  
,i answer1 ,it signifieth the word of   
the ,new ,testament1 which  containeth  
the cleansing doctrine of remission of  
sins1 by the precious  blood of ,jesus  
,christ 7,john #ae3c74ae ,wherefore we  
are said to be  clean through the ,word1
 through the washing of water by the    
,word 7,titus  #c3e74 ,the meaning then 
is1 ,a man must first come to ,christ1  
as set  forth in the ,word1 which is    
this sea of glass1 before he can come to
  ,christ in heaven1 as he is the throne
 of grace4 ,for the ,word1 ,i say1 is   
this sea of glass that stands before the
 throne1 for the sinner to wash  in     
first4 ,know therefore1 whoever thou    
art1 that art minded to be  saved1 thou 
must first begin with ,christ crucified1
 and with the  promise of remission of  
sins through his blood2 which crucified 
,christ  thou shalt not find in heaven  
as such2 for there he is alive2 but thou
  shalt find him in the ,word2 for there
 he is to this day set forth in  all the

 circumstances of his death1 as         
crucified before our eyes 7,gal         
#c3a1b74 ,there thou shalt find that he 
died1 when he died1 what death he  died1
 why he died1 and the ,word open to thee
 to come and wash in his  blood4 ,the   
word therefore of ,christ's ,testament  
is the laver for all  ,new ,testament   
priests1 and every ,christian is a      
priest to ,god1 to wash  in4    ,here   
therefore thou must receive thy         
justification1 and that before  thou    
goest one step further2 for if thou art 
not justified by his  blood1 thou wilt  
not be saved by his life4 ,and the      
justifying efficacy  of his blood is    
left behind1 and is here contained in   
the molten sea1  or laver1 or word of   
grace1 for thee to wash in4 ,indeed1    
there is an  interceding voice in his   
blood for us before the throne of grace1
 or  mercy-seat2 but that is still to   
bring us to wash1 or for them that  have
 washed therein1 as it was shed upon the
 cross4 ,we have boldness  therefore to 

enter into the holiest by the blood of  
,jesus1 that is1 by  faith in his blood1
 as shed without the gate2 for as his   
blood was shed  without the gate1 so it 
sanctifies the believer1 and makes him  
capable  to approach the holy of holies4
 ,wherefore1 after he had said1 #8,that 
he  might sanctify the people with his  
own blood1' he #8suffered without the   
gate' 7,heb #ac3aa-ae74 ,let us by him  
therefore1 that is1 because we are      
first sanctified by faith in his blood1 
offer to ,god the sacrifice of  praise  
continually1 that is1 the fruits of our 
lips1 giving thanks in  his name4       
,wherefore the laver of regeneration1 or
 ,christ set forth by  the ,word as     
crucified1 is for all coming sinners to 
wash in unto  justification2 and the    
throne of grace is to be approached by  
saints1  or as sinners justified by     
faith in a crucified ,christ2 and so1 as
  washed from sin in the sea of his     
blood1 to come to the mercy-seat4       
,and it is yet far more evident2 for    

that those that approach this  throne of
 grace1 they must do it through         
believing2 for1 saith the  apostle1     
#8,how shall they call on him in whom   
they have not believed1'  of whom they  
have not heard1 and in whom they have   
not believed8 for to  that purpose runs 
the text 7,rom #aj3ad74 #8,how then     
shall they call on  him in whom they    
have not believed1' antecedent to their 
calling on  him1 #8and how shall they   
believe in him of whom they have not    
heard'  first8 ,so then hearing goes    
before believing1 and believing before  
calling upon ,god1 as he sits on the    
throne of grace4 ,now1 believing is  to 
be according to the sound of the        
beginning of the gospel1 which          
presenteth us1 not first with ,christ as
 ascended1 but as ,christ dying1        
buried1 and risen4#af #8,for ,i         
delivered unto you first of all1 that   
which ,i also received2 how that ,christ
 died for our sins according to  the    
scriptures2 and that he was buried1 and 

that he rose again the  third day1      
according to the scriptures' 7#a ,cor   
#ae3c1d74    ,i conclude then1 as to    
this1 that the order of heaven is1 that 
men wash  in the laver of regeneration1 
to wit1 in the blood of ,christ1 as held
  forth in the word of the truth of the 
gospel1 which is the ordinance of  ,god2
 for there sinners1 as sinners1 or men  
as unclean1 may wash1 in  order to their
 approach to ,god as he sits upon the   
throne of grace4    ,and besides1 ,is it
 possible that a man that passeth by the
 doctrine of  ,christ as dead1 should be
 admitted with acceptance to a just and 
holy  ,god for life2 or that he that    
slighteth and trampleth under foot the  
blood of ,christ1 as shed upon the      
cross1 should be admitted to an         
interest in ,christ1 as he is the throne
 of grace8 ,it cannot be4 ,he must  then
 wash there first1 or die--let his      
profession1 or pretended faith1  or     
holiness1 be what it will4 ,for ,god    
sees iniquity in all men2 nor can  all  

the nitre or soap in the world cause    
that our iniquity should not  be marked 
before ,god 7,jer #b3bb74 #8,for without
 shedding of blood is ,,no  remission'  
7,heb #i3bb74 ,nothing that polluteth1  
that defileth1 or that  is unclean1 must
 enter into ,god's sanctuary2 much less 
into the most  holy part thereof1 but by
 their sacrifice1 by which they are     
purged1  and for the sake of the        
perfection thereof1 they believing are  
accepted4 ,we have #8therefore1         
brethren1 boldness to enter into the    
holiest by the blood of ,jesus1' and no 
way else 7,heb #aj3ai74    ,,how ,,we   
,,are ,,to ,,approach ,,the ,,throne    
,,of ,,grace4      ,,fourth4 ,but this  
will yet be further manifest by what we 
have yet to  say of the manner of our   
approach unto the throne of grace4      
,,first1 then1 we must approach the     
throne of grace by the second veil2  for
 the throne of grace is after the second
 veil4 ,so1 then1 though a  man cometh  
into the tabernacle or temple1 which was

 a figure of the  church1 yet if he     
entered but within the first veil1 he   
only came where  there was no mercy-seat
 or throne of grace 7,heb #i3c74 ,and   
what is this  second veil1 in1 at1 or   
through which1 as the phrase is1 we     
must1 by  blood1 enter into the holiest8
 why1 as to the law1 the second veil did
  hang up between the holy and the most 
holy place1 and it did hide what  was   
within the holiest from the eyes or     
sight of those that went no  further    
than into the first tabernacle4 ,now    
this second veil in the  tabernacle or  
temple was a figure of the second veil  
that all those  must go through that    
will approach the throne of grace2 and  
that veil  is the flesh of ,christ4     
,this is that which the holy apostle    
testifies in his exhortation1 where  he 
saith1 ,we have #8boldness to enter into
 the holiest by the blood of  ,jesus1 by
 a new and living way which he hath     
consecrated for us through  the veil1   
that is to say1 his flesh' 7,heb        

#aj3ai1bj74 ,the second veil  then is   
the flesh of ,christ1 the which until a 
man can enter or go  through by his     
faith1 it is impossible that he should  
come to the  holiest where the throne of
 grace is1 that is1 to the heart and    
soul of  ,jesus1 which is the throne4   
,the body of ,christ is the tabernacle  
of  ,god1 and so that in which ,god     
dwells2 for the fulness of the ,godhead 
dwells in him bodily 7,col #b3i74       
,therefore1 as also has been hinted     
before1 ,christ ,jesus is the throne of 
grace4 ,now1 since his flesh is  called 
the veil1 it is evident that the glory  
that dwells within him1  to wit1 ,god   
resting in him1 cannot be understood but
 by them that by  faith can look        
through1 or enter through1 his flesh to 
that glory4 ,for  the glory is within   
the veil2 there is the mercy-seat1 or   
throne of  grace2 there sitteth ,god as 
delighted1 as at rest1 in and with      
sinners1  that come to him by and       
through that flesh1 and the offering of 

it for  sin without the gate4 #8,i am   
the way1' saith ,christ2 but to what8   
and  how8 7,john #ad3f74 ,why1 to the   
,father1 through my flesh4 #8,and having
  made peace through the blood of his   
cross1 by him to reconcile all  things  
to himself2 by him1 ,i say1 whether they
 be things in earth1 or  things in      
heaven4 ,and you that were sometime     
alienated1 and enemies in  your mind by 
wicked works1 yet now hath he reconciled
 but how8 in the  body of his flesh1    
that then must be first3 to what8 to    
present you  holy and unblameable1 and  
unreprovable in his sight' 7,col        
#a3bj-bb74  ,that is1 when you enter    
into his presence1 or approach by this  
flesh1  the mercy-seat1 or the throne of
 grace4    ,this therefore is the manner
 of our coming1 if we come aright to the
  throne of grace for mercy1 we must    
come by blood through his flesh1 as     
through the veil2 by which1 until you   
have entered through it1 the  glory of  
,god1 and that he is resolved that grace

 shall reign1 will be  utterly hid from 
your eyes4 ,i will not say1 but by the  
notion of these  things1 men may have   
their whirling fancies1#ag and may      
create to  themselves wild notions and  
flattering imaginations of ,christ1 the 
throne of grace1 and of glory2 but the  
gospel knowledge of this is of  absolute
 necessity to my right coming to the    
throne of grace for mercy4  ,i must come
 by his blood1 through his flesh1 or ,i 
cannot come at all1  for here is no back
 door4 ,this then is the sum1 ,christ's 
body is the  tabernacle1 the holiest2   
#8thy law1' saith he1 #8is within my    
heart1' or  in the midst of my bowels   
7,psa #dj3g1h74 ,in this tabernacle then
 ,god  sitteth1 to wit1 on the heart of 
,christ1 for that is the throne of      
grace4 ,through this tabernacle men must
 enter1 that is1 by a godly             
understanding of what by this tabernacle
 or flesh of ,christ has been  done to  
reconcile us to ,god that dwells in him4
 ,this is the way1 all  the way1 for    

there is no way but this to come to the 
throne of grace4  ,this is the new way  
into the heavenly paradise1 for the old 
way is  hedged and ditched up by the    
flaming sword of cherubims 7,gen #c3bd74
 ,the  ,,new and ,,living way1 for to go
 the other is present death2 so then1   
this  #8new and living way which he hath
 consecrated for us through the veil1   
that is to say1 his flesh1' is the only 
way into the holiest1 where the  throne 
of grace is 7,heb #aj3bj74    ,,second4 
,we must approach this throne of grace1 
as having our hearts1  first1 sprinkled 
from an evil conscience4 ,the priest    
that was the  representator of all      
,israel1 when he went into the holiest1 
was not to  go in1 but as sprinkled with
 blood first 7,exo #bi74 ,thus it is    
written  in t he law2 #8not without     
blood'2 and thus it is written in the   
gospel  7,heb #i3g74 ,and now since by  
the gospel we have all admittance to    
enter  in through the veil1 by faith1 we
 must take heed that we enter not in    

without blood2 for if the blood1        
virtually1 be not seen upon us1 we  die1
 instead of obtaining mercy1 and finding
 the help of grace4 ,this ,i  press the 
oftener1 because there is nothing to    
which we are more  naturally inclined1  
than to forget this4 ,who1 that         
understands himself1  is not sensible   
how apt he is to forget to act faith in 
the blood of  ,jesus1 and to get his    
conscience sprinkled with the virtue of 
that1  that attempteth to approach the  
throne of grace8 ,yet the scripture     
calls upon us to take heed that we      
neglect not ,,thus to prepare           
ourselves4 #8,let us draw near with a   
true heart1 in full assurance of  faith1
 having our hearts sprinkled from an    
evil conscience1' to wit1  with the     
blood of ,christ1 lest we die 7,heb     
#aj3bb1 #i3ad74 ,in the law all  the    
people were to be sprinkled with blood1 
and it was necessary that  the patterns 
of things in the heavens should be      
purified with these1  that is1 with the 

blood of bulls1 but the heavenly things 
themselves  with better sacrifices than 
these1 that is1 with the offering of the
  body1 and shedding of the blood of    
,christ4 ,by this then must thou be     
purified and sprinkled1 who by ,christ  
wouldst approach the throne of  grace4  
,,third4 ,therefore it is added1 #8,and 
our bodies washed with pure water4'     
,this the apostle taketh also out of the
 law2 where it was appointed1 as  was   
showed before4 ,christ also1 just before
 he went to the ,father1 gave  his      
disciples a signification of this1      
saying to ,peter1 and by him to  all the
 rest1 #8,if ,i wash thee not1 thou hast
 no part with me' 7,john  #ac3h74 ,this 
pure water is nothing but the wholesome 
doctrine of the  word mixed with        
,spirit1 by which1 as the conscience was
 before  sprinkled with blood1 the body 
and outward conversation is now         
sanctified and made clean4 #8,now ye are
 clean through the word1' saith         
,christ1 #8which ,i have spoken unto    

you' 7,john #ae3c74 ,hence1 washing1 and
  sanctifying1 and justifying1 are put  
together1 and are said to come by  the  
name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and by
 the ,spirit of our ,god 7#a ,cor       
#f3aa74 ,thou must then be washed with  
water1 and sprinkled with blood1  if    
thou wouldst orderly approach the throne
 of grace3 if thou wouldst  orderly     
approach it with a true heart1 in full  
assurance of faith2 or  if thou wouldst1
 as the text biddeth thee here1 to wit1 
#8come boldly  unto the throne of grace1
 to obtain mercy1 and find grace to help
 in  time of need4'    ,to tell you what
 it is to come boldly1 is one thing2 and
 to tell you  how you should come       
boldly1 is another4 ,here you are bid to
 come  boldly1 and are also showed how  
that may be done4 ,it may be done       
through the blood of sprinkling1 and    
through the sanctifying operations  of  
the ,spirit which are here by faith to  
be received4 ,and when what can  be said
 shall be said to the utmost1 there is  

no boldness1 godly  boldness1 but by    
blood4 ,the more the conscience is a    
stranger to the  sprinkling of blood1   
the further off it is of being rightly  
bold with  ,god1 at the throne of grace2
 for it is the blood that makes the     
atonement1 and that gives boldness to   
the soul 7,lev #ag3aa2 ,heb #aj3ai74    
,it is the blood1 the power of it by    
faith upon the conscience1 that  drives 
away guilt1 and so fear1 and            
consequently that begetteth  boldness4  
,wherefore1 he that will be bold with   
,god at the throne of  grace1 must first
 be well acquainted with the doctrine of
 the blood of  ,christ2 namely1 that it 
was shed1 and why1 and that it has made 
peace  with ,god1 and for whom4 ,yea1   
thou must be able by faith to bring     
thyself within the number of those that 
are made partakers of this              
reconciliation1 before thou canst come  
boldly to the throne of grace4  ,but1   
,what it is to come to the throne of    
grace without boldness4    ,first4      

,there is a coming to the throne of     
grace before or without this  boldness2 
but that is not the coming to which by  
these texts we are  exhorted2 yet that  
coming1 be it never so deficient1 if it 
is right1 it  is through some measure an
 inlet into the death and blood of      
,christ1  and through some management1  
though but very little1 or perhaps      
scarce  at all discerned of the soul1 to
 hope for grace from the throne2 ,i say1
  it must arise1 the encouragement must1
 from the cross1 and from ,christ  as   
dying there4 ,christ himself went that  
way to ,god1 and it is not  possible but
 we must go the same way too4 ,so1 then1
 the encouragement1  be it little1 be it
 much--and it is little or much1 even as
 the faith is  in strength or weakness1 
which apprehendeth ,christ--it is       
according to  the proportion of faith2  
strong faith gives great boldness1 weak 
faith  doth not so1 nor can it4         
,second4 ,there is a sincere coming to  
the throne of grace without this        

boldness1 even a coming in the          
uprightness of one's heart without it4  
,hence a true heart and full assurance  
are distinguished4 #8,let us draw  near 
with a true heart1 in full assurance of 
faith' 7,heb #aj3bb74  ,sincerity may be
 attended with a great deal of weakness1
 even as  boldness may be attended with 
pride2 but be it what kind of coming to 
the throne of grace it will1 either a   
coming with boldness1 or with  that     
doubting which is incident to saints1   
still the cause of that  coming1 or     
ground thereof1 is some knowledge of    
redemption by blood1  redemption which  
the soul seeth it has faith in1 or would
 see it has  faith in4 ,for ,christ is  
precious1 sometimes in the sight of the 
worth1  sometimes in the sight of the   
want1 and sometimes in the sight of the 
enjoyment of him4#ah    ,third4 ,there  
is an earnest coming to the throne of   
grace even with all  the desire of one's
 soul4 ,when ,david had guilt and       
trouble1 and that so  heavy that he knew

 not what to do1 yet he could say1      
#8,lord1 all my  desire is before thee1 
and my groaning is not hid from thee'   
7,psa  #ch3a-i74 ,he could come         
earnestly to the throne of grace2 he    
could come  thither with all the desire 
of his soul3 but still this must be from
  that knowledge that he had of the way 
of remission of sins by the blood  of   
the ,son of ,god4    ,fourth4 ,there is 
also a constant coming to the throne of 
grace4 #8,lord1'  said ,heman1 #8,i have
 cried day and night before thee1 let my
 prayer come  before thee1 incline thine
 ear unto my cry1 for my soul is full of
  troubles3 and my life draweth nigh    
unto the grave' 7,psa #hh3a-c74 ,here   
you see is constant crying before the   
throne of grace1 crying night and  day2 
and yet the man that cries seems to be  
in a very black cloud1 and  to find hard
 work to bear up in his soul2 yet this  
he had1 namely1 the  knowledge of how   
,god was the ,god of salvation2 yea1 he 
called him his  ,god as such1 though    

with pretty much difficulty of spirit1  
to be sure4  ,wherefore it must not be  
concluded1 that they come not at all to 
the  throne of grace1 that come not with
 a full assurance2 or that men must     
forbear to come1 till they come with    
assurance2 but this ,i say1 they  come  
not at all aright1 that take not the    
ground of their coming from  the death  
and blood of ,christ2 and that they that
 come to the throne of  grace1 with but 
little knowledge of redemption by blood1
 will come with  but little hope of     
obtaining grace and mercy to help in    
time of need4    ,i conclude then1 that 
it is the privilege1 the duty and glory 
of a man1  to approach the throne of    
grace as a prince1 as ,job said1 could  
he but  find it1 he would be sure to do4
 #8,o that ,i knew where ,i might find  
him6' saith he1 #8that ,i might come    
even to his seat3 ,i would order my     
cause before him1 and fill my mouth with
 arguments3 ,i would know the  words    
which he would answer me1 and understand

 what he would say unto  me4 ,will he   
plead against me with his great power8  
,no2 but he would put  strength in me4  
,there the righteous might dispute with 
him3 so should ,i  be delivered for ever
 from my judge' 7#bc3c-g74 ,indeed1 ,god
 sometimes  tries us4 #8,he holdeth     
back1' sometimes1 #8the face of his     
throne1 and  spreadeth his cloud upon   
it' 7,job #bf3i74 ,and this seems to be 
,job's  case here1 which made him to    
confess he was at a loss1 and to cry    
out1  #8,o that ,i knew where ,i might  
find him6' ,and this he doth for trial1 
and  to prove our honesty and constancy2
 for the hypocrite will not pray        
always4 ,will he always call upon ,god8 
,no1 verily2 especially not when  thou  
bindest them1 afflictest them1 and      
makest praying hard work to  them 7,job 
#cf3ac74    ,but difficulty as to       
finding of ,god's presence1 and the     
sweet shining  of the face of his       
throne1 doth not always lie in the      
weakness of  faith4 ,strong faith may be

 in this perplexity1 and may be hard put
 to  it to stand at times4 ,it is said  
here1 that ,god did hold back the face  
of his throne1 and did spread a cloud   
upon it2 not to weaken ,job's  faith1   
but to try ,job's strength1 and to show 
to men of after ages how  valiant a man 
,job was4 ,faith1 if it be strong1 will 
play the man in the  dark2 will1 like a 
mettled horse1 flounce in bad way1 will 
not be  discouraged at trials1 at many  
or strong trials3 #8,though he slay me1 
yet will ,i trust in him1' is the       
language of that invincible grace of    
,god 7,job #ac3ae74 ,there is also an   
aptness in those that come to the       
throne of grace1 to cast all degrees of 
faith away1 that carrieth not  in its   
bowels self-evidence of its own being   
and nature1 thinking that  if it be     
faith1 it must be known to the soul2    
yea1 if it be faith1 it  will do so and 
so3 even so as the highest degrees of   
faith will do4  ,when1 alas6 faith is   
sometimes in a calm1 sometimes up1 and  

sometimes  down1 and sometimes at it    
with sin1 death1 and the devil1 as we   
say1  blood up to the ears4#ai ,faith   
now has but little time to speak peace  
to the conscience2 it is now struggling 
for life1 it is now fighting  with      
angels1 with infernals2 all it can do   
now1 is to cry1 groan1  sweat1 fear1    
fight1 and gasp for life4#bj    ,indeed 
the soul should now run to the cross1   
for there is the water1 or  rather the  
blood and water1 that is provided for   
faith1 as to the  maintaining of the    
comfort of justification2 but the soul  
whose faith  is thus attacked will find 
hard work to do this1 though much of the
  well-managing of faith1 in the good   
fight of faith1 will lie in the  soul's 
hearty and constant adhering to the     
death and blood of ,christ2  but a man  
must do as he can4 ,thus now have ,i    
showed you the manner of  right coming  
to the throne of grace1 for mercy and   
grace to help in  time of need4    ,none
 but the godly know the throne of grace4

    ,the next thing that ,i am to       
handle1 is1 first1 ,to show you1 that it
 is  the privilege of the godly to      
distinguish from all thrones whatsoever 
this throne of grace4 ,this1 as ,i told 
you1 ,i gathered from the apostle  in   
the text1 for that he only maketh       
mention thereof1 but gives no sign  to  
distinguish it by2 no sign1 ,i say1     
though he knew that there were  more    
thrones than it4 #8,let us come boldly1'
 saith he1 #8to the throne of  grace1'  
and so leaves it1 knowing full well that
 they had a good  understanding of his  
meaning1 being ,hebrews 7,heb #i3a-h74  
,they being now  also enlightened from  
what they were taught by the placing of 
the ark  of the testimony1 and the      
mercy-seat in the most holy place2 of   
which  particular the apostle did then  
count it1 not of absolute necessity     
distinctly to discourse4 ,indeed the    
,gentiles1 as ,i have showed1 have  this
 throne of grace described and set forth
 before them1 by those  tokens which ,i 

have touched upon in the sheets that go 
before--for with  the book of           
,revelation the ,gentiles are           
particularly concerned--for that  it was
 writ to churches of the ,gentiles2 also
 the great things  prophesied of there  
relate unto ,gentile-believers1 and to  
the downfall  of ,antichrist1 as he     
standeth among them4    ,but yet1 ,i    
think that ,john's discourse of the     
things attending the  throne of grace   
were not by him so much propounded1     
because the  ,gentiles were incapable of
 finding of it without such description1
 as  to show the answerableness of the  
antitype with the type2 and also to     
strengthen their faith1 and illustrate  
the thing2 for they that know1  may know
 more1 and better of what they know2    
yea1 may be greatly  comforted with     
another's dilating on what they know4   
,besides1 the ,holy  ,ghost by the word 
doth always give the most perfect       
description of  things2 wherefore to    
that we should have recourse for the    

completing of  our knowledge4 ,i mean   
not1 by what ,i say1 in the least to    
intimate1 as  if this throne of grace   
was to be known without the text1 for it
 is  that that giveth revelation of     
,jesus ,christ3 but my meaning is1 that 
a  saint1 as such1 has such a working of
 things upon his heart1 as makes  him   
able by the ,word to find out this      
throne of grace1 and to  distinguish it 
to himself from others4 ,for1    ,first4
 ,the saint has strong guilt of sin upon
 his conscience1  especially at first2  
and this makes him better judge what    
grace1 in the  nature of grace1 is1 than
 others can that are not sensible of    
what  guilt is4 ,what it was to be      
saved1 was better relished by the jailor
  when he was afraid of and trembled at 
the apprehensions of the wrath of  ,god1
 than ever it was with him all his life 
before 7,acts #af3bi-cc74  ,peter then  
also saw what saving was1 when he began 
to sink into the  sea3 #8,lord1 save    
me1' said he1 ,i perish 7,matt #ad3cj74 

,sin is that  without a sense of which a
 man is not apprehensive what grace is4 
,sin  and grace1 favour and wrath1 death
 and life1 hell and heaven1 are         
opposites1 and are set off1 or out1 in  
their evil or good1 shame or  glory1 one
 by another4 ,what makes grace so good  
to us as sin in its  guilt and filth8   
,what makes sin so horrible and damnable
 a thing in our  eyes1 as when we see   
there is nothing can save us from it but
 the  infinite grace of ,god8 ,further1 
there seems1 if ,i may so term it1 to be
  a kind of natural instinct in the new 
creature to seek after the grace  of    
,god2 for so saith the ,word1 #8,they   
that are after the flesh1 do mind  the  
things of the flesh2 but they that are  
after the ,spirit1 the things  of the   
,spirit' 7,rom #h3e74 ,the child by     
nature nuzzles in its mother's  bosom   
for the breast2 the child by grace does 
by grace seek to live by  the grace of  
,god4 ,all creatures1 the calf1 the     
lamb1 c41 so soon as  they are fallen   

from their mother's belly1 will by      
nature look for1 and  turn themselves   
towards the teat1 and the new creature  
doth so too 7#a  ,peter #b3a-c74 ,for   
guilt makes it hunger and thirst1 as the
 hunted hart  does pant after the water 
brooks4 ,hunger directs to bread1 thirst
  directs to water2 yea1 it calls bread 
and water to mind4 ,let a man be  doing 
other business1 hunger will put him in  
mind of his cupboard1 and  thirst of his
 cruse of water2 yea1 it will call him1 
make him1 force  him1 command him1 to   
bethink what nourishing victuals is1 and
 will also  drive him to search out     
after where he may find it1 to the      
satisfying  of himself4 ,all right talk 
also to such an one sets the stomach and
  appetite a craving2 yea1 into a kind  
of running out of the body after  this  
bread and water1 that it might be fed1  
nourished1 and filled  therewith4 ,thus 
it is by nature1 and thus it is by      
grace2 thus it is  for the bread that   
perisheth1 and for that which endureth  

to  everlasting life4 ,but1    ,second4 
,as nature1 the new nature1 teaches this
 by a kind of heavenly  natural         
instinct2 so experience also herein     
helpeth the godly much4 ,for  they have 
found all other places1 the throne of   
grace excepted1 empty1  and places or   
things that hold no water4 ,they have   
been at ,mount ,sinai  for help1 but    
could find nothing there but fire and   
darkness1 but  thunder and lightning1   
but earthquake and trembling1 and a     
voice of  killing words1 which words    
they that heard them once could never   
endure  to hear them again2 and as for  
the sight of vengeance there revealed   
against sin1 it was so terrible1 that   
,moses1 even ,moses1 said1 #8,i         
exceedingly fear and quake' 7,heb       
#ab3ah-ba2 ,exo #ai2 #b ,cor #c74 ,they 
have  sought for grace by their own     
performances2 but alas6 they have       
yielded  them nothing but wind and      
confusion2 not a performance1 not a     
duty1 not  an act in any part of        

religious worship1 but they looking upon
 it in  the glass of the ,lord1 do find 
it spaked#ba and defective 7,isa        
#fd3e-h74 ,they have sought for grace by
 their resolutions1 their vows1  their  
purposes1 and the like2 but alas6 they  
all do as the other1  discover that they
 have been very imperfectly managed1 and
 so such as  can by no means help them  
to grace4 ,they have gone to their      
tears1  their sorrow1 and repentance1 if
 perhaps they might have found some     
help there2 but all has either fled away
 like the early dew1 or if they  have   
stood1 they have stunk even in the      
nostrils of those whose they  were4 ,how
 much more1 then1 in the nostrils of a  
holy ,god6    ,they have gone to ,god1  
as the great ,creator1 and have beheld  
how  wonderful his works have been2 they
 have looked to the heavens above1  to  
the earth beneath1 and to all their     
ornaments1 but neither have  these1 nor 
what is of or resulting from them1      
yielded grace to those  that had        

sensible want thereof4 ,thus have they  
gone1 as ,i said1 with  these pitchers  
to their fountains1 and have returned   
empty and ashamed2  they found no water1
 no river of water of life2 they have   
been as the  woman with her bloody      
issue1 spending and spending till they  
have spent  all1 and been nothing       
better1 but rather grew worse 7,mark    
#e74 ,had they  searched into nothing   
but the law1 it had been sufficient to  
convince  them that there was no grace1 
nor throne of grace1 in the world4 ,for 
since the law1 being the most excellent 
of all the things of the earth1  is     
found to be such as yieldeth no         
grace--for grace and truth comes by     
,jesus ,christ1 not by ,moses 7,john    
#a3ag7--;how can it be imagined that it 
should be found in anything inferior8   
,paul1 therefore1 not finding it  in the
 law1 despairs to find it in anything   
else below1 but presently  betakes      
himself to look for it there where he   
had not yet sought it--for  he sometimes

 sought it not by faith1 but as it were 
by the works of the  law 7,phil         
#c3f-h7--;he looked for it1 ,i say1 by  
,jesus ,christ1 who is the  throne of   
grace1 where he found it1 and rejoiced  
in hope of the glory  of ,god 7,rom     
#i3bi-ca1 #e3a-c74 ,but1    ,third4     
,saints come to know and distinguish the
 throne of grace from  other thrones1 by
 the very direction of ,god himself2 as 
it is said of  the well that the nobles 
digged in the wilderness--they digged it
 by the  direction of the lawgiver1 so  
saints find out the throne of grace by  
the direction of the grace-giver4 ,hence
 ,paul prays1 that the ,lord would      
direct the hearts of the people into the
 love of ,god 7#b ,thess #c3e74  ,man1  
as man1 cannot aim directly at this     
throne2 but will drop his  prayers      
short1 besides1 or the like1 if he be   
not helped by the ,spirit  7,rom #h3bf74
 ,hence the ,son saith of himself1 #8,no
 man can come to me1  except the ,father
 which hath sent me draw him' 7,john    

#f3dd74 ,which text  doth not only      
justify what is now said1 but insinuates
 that there is an  unwillingness in man 
of himself to come to this throne of    
grace2 he  must be drawn thereto4 ,he   
setteth us in the way of his steps1 that
 is1  in that way to the throne by which
 grace and mercy is conveyed unto us4   
,fourth4 ,we know the throne of grace   
from other thrones1 by the glory  that  
it always appears in1 when revealed to  
us of ,god3 its glory  outbids all2     
there is no such glory to be seen       
anywhere else1 either in  heaven or     
earth4 ,but1 ,i say1 this comes by the  
sight that ,god gives1  not by any      
excellency that there is in my natural  
understanding as  such2 my understanding
 and apprehension1 simply as natural1 is
 blind  and foolish4 ,wherefore1 when ,i
 set to work in mine own spirit1 and in 
the power of mine own abilities1 to     
reach to this throne of grace1 and  to  
perceive somewhat of the glory thereof1 
then am ,i dark1 rude1  foolish1 see    

nothing2 and my heart grows fat1 dull1  
savourless1  lifeless1 and has no warmth
 in the duty4 ,but it mounts up with    
wings  like an eagle1 when the throne is
 truly apprehended4 ,therefore that is  
another thing by which the ,christian   
knows the throne of grace from all      
others2 it meets with that good there   
that it can meet with nowhere  else4    
,but at present let these things suffice
 for this4    ,,motives ,,for ,,coming  
,,boldly ,,to ,,the ,,throne ,,of       
,,grace4      ,,fifth4 ,i come now to   
the motives by which the apostle        
stirreth up the  ,hebrews1 and          
encourageth them to come boldly to the  
throne of grace4  ,,first4 ,the first   
is1 because we have there such an high  
priest1 or an  high priest so and so    
qualified4 ,,second4 ,because we that   
come thither  for grace are sure there  
to speed1 or find grace and obtain it4  
,the first motive1 because we have such 
an high priest there4    ,,first4 ,for  
the first of these1 to wit1 we have an  

encouragement to move  us to come with  
boldness to the throne of grace1 because
 we have an  high priest there2 because 
we have such an high priest there4      
#8,for we  have not an high priest which
 cannot be touched with the feeling of  
our  infirmities1 but was in all points 
tempted like as we are1 yet without     
sin4 ,let us therefore come boldly unto 
the throne of grace4' ,of this  high    
priest ,i have already made mention     
before1 to wit1 so far as to  show you  
that ,christ ,jesus is he1 as well as he
 is the altar1 and  sacrifice1 and      
throne of grace1 before which he also   
himself makes  intercession4 ,but       
forasmuch as by the apostle here1 he is 
not only  presented unto us as a throne 
of grace1 but as an high priest         
ministering before it1 it will not be   
amiss if ,i do somewhat  particularly   
treat of his priesthood also4 ,but the  
main or chief of my  discourse will be  
to treat of his qualifications to his   
office1 which ,i  find to be in general 

of two sorts4 ,i4 ,,legal4 ,,ii4        
,,natural4    ,,the ,,legal             
qualifications of ,jesus ,christ for the
 office of high  priest4    ,i4 ,,legal4
 ,when ,i say legal1 ,i mean1 as the    
apostle's expression is1 not  by #8the  
law of a carnal commandment1' but by an 
eternal covenant1 and  #8the power of an
 endless life' thereby2 of which the    
priesthood of old  was but a type1 and  
the law of their priesthood but a shadow
 7,heb #g3af1  #i3ae1bd74 ,but because  
their law1 and their entrance into their
  priesthood thereby1 was1 as ,i said1  
#8a shadow of good things to come1'     
therefore where it will help to         
illustrate1 we will make use thereof so 
to do2 and where not1 there we will let 
it pass 7,heb #aj3a74 ,the thing  to be 
now spoken to is1 that the consideration
 of ,jesus ,christ being an  high priest
 before the throne of grace1 is a motive
 and encouragement  to us to come boldly
 thither for grace3 #8,seeing then that 
we have a  great high priest that is    

passed into the heavens1 ,jesus the ,son
 of  ,god1 let us hold fast our         
profession1' and #8come boldly unto the 
throne  of grace' 7,heb #d3ad1af74 ,now1
 how he was made an high priest2 for so 
is  the expression1 #8made an high      
priest for ever after the order of      
,melchisedec' 7,heb #f2bj74    ,first4  
,he took not his honour upon himself    
without a lawful call  thereto4 ,thus   
the priests under the law were put into 
office2 and thus  the ,son of ,god4 ,no 
man taketh this honour to himself1 but  
he that is  called of ,god1 as was      
,aaron4 ,so also ,christ glorified not  
himself to be  made a high priest1 but  
he that said unto him1 ,thou art my     
,son1 today  have ,i begotten thee4     
,wherefore he was #8called of ,god an   
high priest  after the order of         
,melchisedec' 7,heb #e3d-f1aj74 ,thus   
far1 therefore1  the law of his         
priesthood answereth to the law of the  
priesthood of  old2 they both were made 
priests by a legal call to their work or

  office4 ,but yet the law by which this
 ,son was made high priest  excelleth1  
and that in these particulars--    #a4  
,he was made a priest after the         
similitude of ,melchisedec1 for he      
testifieth1 #8,thou art a priest for    
ever after the order of ,melchisedec'   
7,heb #g3ag74 ,thus they under the law  
were not made priests but after the     
order of ,aaron1 that is1 by a carnal   
commandment1 not by an everlasting      
covenant of ,god4    #b4 ,and1 saith he1
 #8inasmuch as not without an oath he   
was made priest1  for those priests were
 made without an oath1 but this with an 
oath1 by  him that said unto him1 ,the  
,lord sware1 and will not repent1 thou  
art a  priest for ever after the order  
of ,melchisedec' 7,heb #g3bj1ba74    #c4
 ,the priesthood under the law1 with    
their law and sacrifices1 were  fading1 
and were not suffered to continue1 by   
reason of the death of  the priest1 and 
ineffectualness of his offering 7,heb   
#g3bc74 #8,but this  man1 because he    

continueth ever1 hath an unchangeable   
priesthood' 7v  #bd74 #8,for the law    
maketh men high priests which have      
infirmity1 but the  word of the oath    
which was since the law1 maketh the     
,son1 who is  consecrated for evermore' 
7v #bh74 ,from what hath already been   
said1 we  gather1 7#a47 ,what kind of   
person it is that is our high priest4   
7#b47  ,the manner of his being called  
to1 and stated#bb in that office4       
7#a47 ,what manner of person he is4 ,he 
is the ,son1 the ,son of ,god1 ,jesus   
the ,son of ,god4 ,hence the apostle    
saith1 #8we have a great high priest1'  
such an high priest #8that is passed    
into the heavens' 7,heb #d3ad74 ,such   
an high priest as is #8made higher than 
the heavens' 7,heb #g3bf74 ,and why     
doth he thus dilate upon the dignity of 
his person1 but because thereby  is     
insinuated the excellency of his        
sacrifice1 and the prevalency of  his   
intercession1 by that1 to ,god for us4  
,therefore he saith again1  #8,every'   

,aaronical #8priest standeth daily      
ministering and offering  oftentimes the
 same sacrifices1 which can never take  
away sins3 but  this man1' this great   
man1 this ,jesus1 this ,son of ,god1    
#8after he had  offered one1' one only1 
one once1 but one 7,heb #i3be1bf71      
#8sacrifice for  sins for ever1 sat down
 on the right hand of ,god2 from        
henceforth  expecting till his enemies  
be made his footstool4 ,for by one      
offering  he hath perfected for ever    
them that are sanctified' 7,heb         
#aj3aa-ad74  ,thus1 ,i say1 the apostle 
toucheth upon the greatness of his      
person1  thereby to set forth the       
excellency of his sacrifice1 and        
prevalency of  his intercession4        
#8,wherefore1 holy brethren1 partakers  
of the heavenly  calling1 consider the  
,apostle and high priest of our         
profession1 ,christ  ,jesus' 7,heb      
#c3a74 ,or1 as he saith again1 making   
mention of ,melchisedec1  #8consider how
 great this man was' 7,heb #g3d71 we    

have such a high  priest1 so great a    
high priest2 one that is entered into   
the heavens3  ,jesus the ,son of ,god4  
7#b47 ,the manner also of his being     
called to and stated in his office1  is 
not to be overlooked4 ,he is made a     
priest after the power of an  endless   
life1 or is to be such an one as long as
 he lives1 and as long  as we have need 
of his mediation4 ,now ,christ being    
raised from the  dead1 dies no more2    
death hath no more dominion over him4   
,he is himself  the ,prince of life4    
,wherefore it follows1 #8he hath an     
unchangeable  priesthood4' ,and what    
then8 ,why1 then #8he is able also to   
save them to  the uttermost that come   
unto ,god by him1 seeing he ever liveth 
to make  intercession for them' 7,heb   
#g3bd1be74 ,but again1 he is made a     
priest  with an oath1 #8the ,lord sware1
 and will not repent1 thou art a priest 
for ever4' ,hence ,i gather1 7a7 ,that  
before ,god there is no high priest  but
 ,jesus1 nor ever shall be4 7b7 ,that   

,god is to the full pleased with  his   
high priesthood2 and so with all those  
for whom he maketh  intercession4 ,for  
this priest1 though he is not accepted  
for the sake  of another1 yet he is upon
 the account of another4 #8,for every   
high  priest taken from among men is    
ordained for men in things pertaining to
  ,god1' to make reconciliation for the 
sins of the people 7,heb #e3a1b74  ,and 
again1 he is entered #8into heaven      
itself1 now to appear in the  presence  
of ,god for us' 7,heb #i3bd74 ,god      
therefore1 in that he hath made  him a  
priest with an oath1 and also determined
 that he will never  repent of his so   
doing1 declareth that he is1 and for    
ever will be1  satisfied with his       
offering4 ,and this is a great          
encouragement to those  that come to    
,god by him2 they have by this oath a   
firm ground to go  upon1 and the oath   
is1 #8,thou art a priest for ever1'     
shalt be accepted  for ever for every   
one for whom thou makest intercession2  

nor will ,i  ever reject any body that  
comes to me by thee2 therefore here is  
ground  for faith1 for hope and         
rejoicing2 for this consideration a man 
has  ground to come boldly to the throne
 of grace4    ,second4 ,but again1 as   
,christ is made a priest by call and    
with an oath1  and so1 so far legally2  
so he1 being thus called1 has other     
preparatory  legal qualifications4 ,the 
,high ,priest under the law was not by  
law to  come into the holiest1 but in   
those robes that were ordained for him  
to  minister in before ,god2 which robes
 were not to be made according to  the  
fancy of the people1 but according to   
the commandment of ,moses 7,exo  #bh74  
,christ our high priest in heaven has   
also his holy garment1 with  which he   
covereth the nakedness of them that are 
his1 which robe was  not made of        
corruptible things1 as silver and gold1 
c41 but by a  patient continuance in a  
holy life1 according to the law of      
,moses1 both  moral and ceremonial4 ,not

 that either of these were that eternal 
testament by which he was made a priest2
 but the moral law was to be  satisfied1
 and the types of the ceremonial law to 
be as to this  eminently fulfilled2 and 
he was bound by that eternal covenant by
 which  he is made a mediator to do so4 
,wherefore1 before he could enter the   
holiest of all1 he must have these holy 
garments made2 neither did he  trust    
others1 as in the case of ,aaron1 to    
make these garments for him1  but he    
wrought them all himself1 according to  
all that ,moses commanded4    ,this     
garment ,christ was a great while       
a-making4 ,what time1 you may ask1  was 
required8 ,and ,i answer1 ,all the days 
of his life2 for all things  that were  
written concerning him1 as to this1 were
 not completed till  the day that he    
hanged upon the cross4 ,for then it was 
that he said1  #8,it is finished2 and he
 bowed his head1 and gave up the ghost' 
7,john  #ai3bh-cj74 ,this robe is for   
glory and for beauty4 ,this is it that  

afore  ,i said was of the colour of the 
rainbow1 and that compasseth even round 
about this throne of grace1 unto which  
we are bid to come4 ,this is that       
garment that reaches down to his feet1  
and that is girt to him with a  golden  
girdle 7,rev #a3ac74 ,this is that      
garment that covereth all his  body     
mystical1 and that hideth the blemishes 
of such members from the  eye of ,god1  
and of the law4 ,and it is made up of   
his obedience to the  law1 by his       
complete perfect obedience thereto 7,rom
 #e3ai74 ,this ,christ  wears always1 he
 never puts it off1 as the former high  
priests put  off theirs by a ceremonial 
command4 ,he ever lives to make         
intercession2  consequently he ever     
wears this priestly robe4 ,he might not 
go into the  holy place without it1 upon
 danger of death1 or at least of being  
sent  back again2 but he died not1 but  
lives ever2 is not sent back1 but is    
set down at ,god's right hand2 and there
 shall sit till his foes are  made his  

footstool 7,john #af3aj74    ,this is   
that for the sake of which all are made 
welcome1 and embraced  and kissed1      
forgiven and saved1 that come unto ,god 
by him4 ,this is that  righteousness1   
that mantle spotless1 that ,paul so much
 desired to be  found wrapt in2 for he  
knew that being found in that he must be
  presented thereby to ,god a glorious  
man1 not having spot1 or wrinkle1  or   
any such thing4 ,this therefore is      
another of the ,lord ,jesus' legal      
qualifications1 as preparatory to the   
executing of his high priest's  office  
in heaven4 ,but of this something has   
been spoken before2 and  therefore ,i   
shall not enlarge upon it here4         
,third4 ,when the high priest under the 
law was thus accomplished by a  legal   
call1 and a garment suitable to his     
office1 then again there was  another   
thing that must be done1 in order to his
 regular execution of  his office2 and  
that was1 he must be consecrated1 and   
solemnly ushered  thereunto by certain  

offerings1 first presented to ,god for  
himself4  ,this you have mention made of
 in the ,levitical law2 you have there  
first commanded1 that1 in order to the  
high priest's approaching the  holiest  
for the people1 there must first be an  
offering of consecration  for himself1  
and this is to succeed his call1 and the
 finishing of his  holy garments 7,exo  
#bi3e-g1ai-bb74 ,for this ceremony was  
not to be  observed until his garments  
were made and put upon him2 also the    
blood  of the ram of consecration was to
 be sprinkled upon him1 his garments1   
c41 that he might be hallowed1 and      
rightly set apart for the high  priest's
 office 7,lev #h74 ,the ,holy ,ghost1 ,i
 think1 thus signifying that  ,jesus the
 ,son of ,god1 our great high priest1   
was not only to sanctify  the people    
with his blood2 but first1 by blood must
 to that work be  sanctified himself2   
#8,for their sakes1' saith he1 #8,i     
sanctify myself1  that they also might  
be sanctified through the truth' 7,john 

#ag3ai74    ,but it may be asked1 ,when 
was this done to ,christ1 or what       
sacrifice of  consecration had he       
precedent to the offering up of himself 
for our  sins8 ,i answer1 ,it was done  
in the garden when he was washed in his 
own  blood1 when his sweat was in great 
drops of blood1 falling down to the     
ground4 ,for there it was he was        
sprinkled with his blood1 not only the  
tip of his ear1 his thumb1 and toe1 but 
there he was washed all over2  there    
therefore was his most solemn           
consecration to his office2 at  least1  
so ,i think4 ,and this1 as ,aaron's was1
 was done by ,moses2 it was  ,moses that
 sprinkled ,aaron's garments4 ,it was by
 virtue of an agony  also that his      
bloody sweat was produced2 and what was 
the cause of that  agony1 but the       
apprehension of the justice and curse of
 ,moses' law1  which now he was to      
undergo for the sins of the people4     
,with this sacrifice he then subjoined  
another1 which was also  preparatory to 

the great acts of his high priest's     
office1 which he was  afterwards to     
perform for us4 ,and that was his       
drink-offering1 his  tears1 which were  
offered to ,god with strong cries 7,exo 
#bi3dj2 ,num  #bh3g74 ,for this was the 
place and time that in a special manner 
he  caused his strong wine to be poured 
out1 and that he drank his tears as     
water4 ,this is called his offering1 his
 offering for his own acceptance  with  
,god4 ,after #8he had offered up prayers
 and supplications1 with  strong crying 
and tears unto him that was able to save
 him1' he #8was  heard' for his piety1  
for his acceptance as to this office1   
for he  merited his office as well as   
his people 7,heb #e3g74 ,wherefore it   
follows1 #8and being made perfect1' that
 is1 by a complete performance  of all  
that was necessary for the orderly      
attaining of his office as  high priest1
 #8he became the author of eternal      
salvation1 unto all them  that obey him'
 7,heb #e3i74    ,for your better       

understanding of me as to this1 mind    
that ,i speak of a  twofold perfection  
in ,christ2 one as to his person1 the   
other as to his  performances4 ,in the  
perfection of his person1 two things are
 to be  considered2 first1 the          
perfection of his humanity1 as to the   
nature of  it2 it was at first          
appearing1 wholly without pollution of  
sin1 and so  completely perfect2 but yet
 this humanity was to have joined to    
this  another perfection2 and that was a
 perfection of stature and age4 ,hence  
it is said that as to his humanity he   
increased1 that is1 grew more  perfect4 
,for this his increasing was1 in order  
to a perfection1 not of  nature1 simply 
as nature1 but of stature4 #8,jesus     
increased in wisdom  and stature' 7,luke
 #b3eb74 ,the paschal lamb was a lamb   
the first day it  was yeaned2 but it was
 not to be sacrificed until it attained 
such a  perfection of age as by the law 
of ,god was appointed to it 7,exo       
#ab3e1f74 ,it was necessary1 therefore1 

that ,christ as to his person  should be
 perfect in both these senses4 ,and     
indeed #8in due time ,christ  died for  
the ungodly' 7,rom #e3f74    ,again1 as 
there was a perfection of person1 or of 
nature and personage  in ,christ1 so    
there was to be a perfection of         
performances in him also4  ,hence it is 
said1 that ,jesus increased in favour   
with ,god 7,luke #b3eb72  that is1 by   
perfecting of his obedience to him for  
us4 ,now1 his  performances were such as
 had a respect to his bringing in of    
righteousness for us in the general2 or 
such as respected preparations  for his 
sacrifice as a high priest4 ,but let    
them be applied to both1 or  to this or 
that in particular2 it cannot be1 that  
while the most part  of his performances
 were wanting1 he should be as perfect  
as when he  said1 #8,the things         
concerning me have an end' 7,luke       
#bb3cg74    ,not but that every act of  
his obedience was perfect1 and carried  
in it  a length and breadth             

proportionable to that law by which it  
was  demanded4 ,nor was there at any    
time in his obedience that which made to
  interfere one commandment with        
another4 ,he did all things well1 and so
  stood in the favour of ,god4 ,but yet 
one act was not actually all1  though   
virtually any one of his actions might  
carry in it a merit  sufficient to      
satisfy and quiet the law4 ,hence1 as ,i
 said1 it is told  us1 not only that he 
is the ,son of ,god's love1 but that he 
increased in  favour with ,god2 that is1
 by a going on in doing1 by a continuing
 to do  that always that pleased the    
,god of heaven4    ,a man that pays     
money at the day appointed1 beginning   
first at one  shilling1 or one pound1   
and so ceaseth not until he hath in     
current  coin told over the whole sum to
 the creditor1 does well at the         
beginning2 but the first shilling1 or   
first pound1 not being the full  debt1  
cannot be counted or reckoned the whole1
 but a part2 yet is it  not an imperfect

 part1 nor doth the creditor find fault 
at all1 because  there is but so much   
now told2 but concludes that all is at  
hand1 and  accepteth of this first1 as a
 first-fruits3 so ,christ1 when he came 
into the world1 began to pay1 and so    
continued to do1 even until he had  paid
 the whole debt1 and so increased in    
favour with ,god4 ,there was  then a    
gradual performance of duties1 as to the
 number of them1 by our  ,lord when he  
was in the world1 and consequently a    
time wherein it might  be said that     
,christ had not1 as to act1 done all1 as
 was appointed him  to do1 to do as     
preparatory to that great thing which he
 was to do for  us4 ,wherefore1 in      
conclusion1 he is said to be made       
perfect1 #8and being  made perfect1 he  
became the author of eternal salvation  
to all them  that obey him' 7,heb #e3i74
    ,it will be objected1 then1 that at 
some time it might be said of ,christ   
that he was imperfect in his obedience4 
,answ4 ,there was a time wherein  it    

might have been said1 ,christ had not   
done all that he was to do for  us on   
earth4 ,but it doth not follow          
thereupon1 that he therefore was        
imperfect in his obedience2 for that all
 his acts of obedience were  done in    
their proper time1 and when they should1
 according to the will  of ,god4 ,the   
timing of performances adds or          
diminishes as to the  perfection of     
obedience1 or the imperfection of it4   
,had these ,jews  killed the passover   
three days sooner than the time         
appointed1 they had  transgressed 7,exo 
#ab3f74 ,had the ,jews done that on the 
fourth day to  ,jericho1 which was to   
have been done on the seventh day1 they 
had  sinned 7,josh #f3aj-af74 ,duty is  
beautiful in its time1 and the ,son of  
,god observed the time4 #8,i must1'     
saith he1 #8work the works of him that  
sent me1 while it is day1' that is1 in  
their seasons4 ,you must keep in  mind  
that we speak all this while of that    
part of ,christ's perfection1  as to    

duties1 which stood in the number of    
performances1 and not in the  nature or 
quality of acts4 ,and ,i say1 as to the 
thing in hand1 ,christ  had duty to do1 
with respect to his office as high      
priest for us1 which  immediately       
concerned himself2 such duties as gave  
him a legal  admittance unto the        
execution thereof2 such duties1 the     
which1 had they  not orderly been done1 
the want of them would have made him an 
undue  approacher of the presence of    
,god1 as to that4 ,wherefore1 as ,i said
  afore1 by what he did thereabout1 he  
consecrated1 or sanctified himself  for 
that work1 according to ,god1 and was   
accepted for his piety1 or in  that he  
feared and did orderly do what he should
 do4    ,fourth4 ,the next thing        
preparatory to the execution of this    
office of  high priest was the sacrifice
 itself4 ,the sacrifice1 you know1 must1
 as  to the being of it1 needs precede  
the offering of it2 it must be before   
it can be offered4 ,nor could ,christ   

have been an high priest1 had he  not   
had a sacrifice to offer4 #8,for every  
high priest is ordained to  offer gifts 
and sacrifices2 wherefore it is of      
necessity that this man  have somewhat  
also to offer' 7,heb #h3c74 ,and ,i     
bring in the sacrifice as  the last     
thing preparatory1 not that it was last1
 as to being1 for it  was before he     
could be capable of doing any of the    
afore-named duties1  being his body1 in 
and by which he did them1 but it was the
 last as to  fitness2 it was not to be a
 sacrifice before the time1 the time    
appointed of the ,father2 for since he  
had prepared it to that end1 it  was fit
 as to the time of its being offered1   
that that should be when  ,god thought  
best also 7,heb #aj3e74    ,behold then1
 here is the high priest with his       
sacrifice2 and behold  again1 how he    
comes to offer it4 ,he comes to offer   
his burnt-offering  at the call of ,god2
 he comes to do it in his priestly      
garments1  consecrated and sanctified in

 his own blood2 he comes with blood and 
tears1 or by water and blood1 and       
offereth his sacrifice1 himself a       
sacrifice unto ,god for the sin of the  
world2 and that too at a time  when ,god
 began to be weary of the service and   
sacrifices of all the  world4           
#8,wherefore when he cometh into the    
world1 he saith1 ,sacrifice  and        
offering thou wouldest not1 but a body  
hast thou prepared me1' thou  hast      
fitted me2 #8in burnt-offerings and     
sacrifices for sin thou hast  had no    
pleasure2 then said ,i1 ,lo ,i come1 in 
the volume of the book it  is written of
 me1 to do thy will1 ,o ,god' 7,heb     
#aj3e-g74    ,christ the sacrifice as   
well as the high priest1 and how he     
offered  it4    ,thus you see our high  
priest proceeded to the execution of his
 priestly  office2 and now we are come  
to his sacrifice1 we will consider a    
little  of the parts thereof1 and how he
 offered1 and pleads the same4 ,the     
burnt-offering for sin had two parts1   

the flesh and the fat1 which fat  is    
called the fat of the inwards1 of the   
kidneys1 and the like 7,lev  #c3ab-af74 
,answerable to this1 the sacrifice of   
,christ had two parts1  the body and the
 soul4 ,the body is the flesh1 and his  
soul the fat2  that inward part that    
must not by any means be kept from the  
fire 7,isa  #ec3aj74 ,for without the   
burning of the fat1 the burnt-offering  
and  sin-offering1 both which was a     
figure of the sacrifice of our high     
priest1 was counted imperfect1 and so   
not acceptable4    ,and it is           
observable1 that in these kind of       
offerings1 when they were  to be burned1
 the fat and the head must be laid and  
be burned together2  and the priest     
#8shall cut it into his pieces with his 
head and his fat2  and the priest shall 
lay them in order on the wood that is on
 the fire  which is upon the altar'     
7,lev #a3ab74 ,to signify1 methinks1 the
 feeling  sense that this sacrifice of  
his body and soul should have of the    

curse  of ,god due to sin1 all the while
 that it suffered for sin4 ,and         
therefore it is from this that this     
sacrifice has the name of               
burnt-offering1 it is the burnt-offering
 for the burning1 because of  the       
burning upon the altar all night1 until 
the morning2 and the fire  of the altar 
shall be burning in it4    ,the fat made
 the flame to increase and to ascend2   
wherefore ,god speaks  affectionately of
 the fat1 saying1 ,the fat of mine      
offerings4 ,and  again1 #8,he shall see 
of the travail of his soul and shall be 
satisfied'  7,isa #ec3aj-ab74 ,the      
soul-groans1 the soul-cries1 the        
soul-conflicts  that the ,son of ,god   
had1 together with his soul-submission  
to his  ,father's will1 when he was made
 a sacrifice for sin1 did doubtless     
flame bright1 ascend high1 and cast out 
a sweet savour unto the  nostrils of    
,god1 whose justice was now appeasing   
for the sin of men4    ,his flesh also  
was part of this sacrifice1 and was made

 to feel that  judgment of ,god for sin 
that it was capable of4 ,and it was     
capable of  feeling much1 so long as    
natural life1 and so1 bodily sense1     
remained4  ,it also began to feel with  
the soul1 by reason of the union that   
was  betwixt them both2 the soul felt1  
and the body bled2 the soul was in an   
agony1 and the body sweat blood2 the    
soul wrestled with the judgment  and    
curse of the law1 and the body1 to show 
its sense and sympathy1  sent out       
dolorous cries1 and poured out rivers of
 tears before ,god4 ,we  will not here  
at large speak of the lashes1 of the    
crown of thorns1 of  how his face was   
bluft#bc with blows and blood2 also how 
he was  wounded1 pierced1 and what pains
 he felt while life lasted1 as he       
suffered for our sins2 though these     
things are also prefigured in the  old  
law1 by the nipping or wringing of the  
head1 the cutting of the  sacrifice in  
pieces1 and burning it in the fire 7,lev
 #a74 ,now1 you must  know1 that as the 

high priest was to offer his sacrifice1 
so he was to  bring the blood thereof to
 the mercy-seat or throne of grace1     
where now  our ,jesus is2 he was to     
offer it at the door of the tabernacle1 
and to  carry the blood within the veil2
 of both which a little4    ,christ a   
willing and an effectual sacrifice4     
#a4 ,he was to offer it1 and how8 ,not  
grudgingly1 nor as by compulsion1  but  
of a voluntary will and cheerful mind3  
#8,if his offering be a  burnt-sacrifice
 of the herd1 let him offer a male      
without blemish2 he  shall offer it of  
his own voluntary will' 7,lev #a3c74    
,thus did ,christ  when he offered up   
himself1 as is manifest by that which   
follows4 7#a47  ,he offered a male1     
#8himself1' without blemish 7,heb       
#g3bg74 7#b47 ,he gave  himself a       
ransom2 he #8gave his life a ransom'    
7,matt #bj2bh74 7#c47 ,he  laid down his
 life of himself 7,john #aj3ah2 ,luke   
#ab3e74 7#d47 ,he longed  for the day of
 his death1 that he might die to redeem 

his people4 7#e47  ,nor was he ever so  
joyful in all his life1 that we read of1
 as when his  sufferings grew near2 then
 he takes the sacrament of his body and 
blood  into his own hands1 and with     
thanksgiving bestows it among his       
disciples2 then he sings an hymn1 then  
he rejoices1 then he comes with  a      
#8,lo1 ,i come4' ,o the heart1 the great
 heart1 that ,jesus ,christ had for  us 
to do us good6 ,he did it with all the  
desire of his soul4    #b4 ,he did it1  
not only voluntarily1 and of a free     
will1 but of love and  affection to the 
life of his enemies4 ,had he done thus  
for the life of  his friends1 it had    
been much2 but since he did it out of   
love to the  life of his enemies1 that  
is much more4 #8,scarcely for a         
righteous man  will one die1 yet        
peradventure for a good man some would  
even dare to  die2 but ,god commended   
his love toward us1 in that while we    
were yet  sinners1 ,christ died for us' 
7,rom #e3g1h74    #c4 ,he did it without

 relinquishment of mind1 when he was in3
 no  discouragement disheartened him2   
cry and bleed he did1 yea1 roar by      
reason of the troubles of his soul1 but 
his mind was fixed2 his ,father  sware  
and did not repent1 that he should be   
his priest2 and he vowed1  and said he  
would not repent that he had threatened 
to be the plague  and death of death    
7,hosea #ac3ac1ad74    #d4 ,he did it   
effectually and to purpose3 he hath     
stopped the mouth of  the law with      
blood2 he hath so pacified justice1 that
 it now can  forgive2 he hath carried   
sin away from before the face of ,god1  
and set  us quit in his sight2 he hath  
destroyed the devil1 abolished death1   
and  brought life and immortality to    
light through the gospel2 he hath       
wrought such a change in the world by   
what he has done for them that  believe1
 that all things work together for their
 good1 from  thenceforward and for ever4
    ,christ the altar4    ,i should now 
come to the second part of the office of

 this high-priest1  and speak to that2  
as also to those things that were       
preparatory unto  his executing it2 but 
first1 ,i think convenient a little to  
treat of  the altar also upon which this
 sacrifice was offered to ,god4         
,some1 ,i conceive1 have thought the    
altar to be the cross on which the  body
 of ,christ was crucified1 when he gave 
himself an offering for sin2  but they  
are greatly deceived1 for he also       
himself was the altar  through which he 
offered himself2 and this is one of the 
treasures of  wisdom which are hid in   
him1 and of which the world and         
,antichrist are  utterly ignorant4 ,i   
touched this in one hint before1 but now
 a little  more express4 ,the altar is  
always greater than the gift2 and since 
the  gift was the body and soul of      
,christ--for so saith the text1 #8,he   
gave  himself for our sins'--the altar  
must be something else than a sorry bit 
of wood1 or than a cursed tree4         
,wherefore ,i will say to such1 as one  

wiser than ,solomon said to the ,jews1  
when they superstitiated the gift1  in  
counting it more honourable than the    
altar1 #8,ye fools1 and blind1  for     
whether is greater1 the gift1 or the    
altar that sanctifieth the  gift8'      
7,matt #bc3ah1ai74    ,if the altar be  
greater than the gift1 and yet the gift 
so great a  thing as the very humanity  
of ,christ1 can it--,i will now direct  
my  speech to the greatest fool--can    
that greater thing be the cross8 ,is1   
was the cross1 the wooden cross1 the    
cursed tree1 that some worship1  greater
 than the gift1 to wit1 than the        
sacrifice which ,christ offered1  when  
he gave himself for our sins6 ,o        
idolatry1 ,o blasphemy6#bd    ,quest4   
,but what then was the altar8 ,answ4    
,the divine nature of ,christ1  that    
,eternal ,spirit1 by and in the         
assistance of which he #8offered        
himself without spot to ,god'2 he1      
through the ,eternal ,spirit #8offered  
himself' 7,heb #i3ad74    #a4 ,and it   

must be ,,that1 because1 as was said1   
the altar is greater than  the gift2 but
 there is nothing but ,christ's divine  
nature greater than  his human2 to be   
sure1 a sorry bit of wood1 a tree1 the  
stock of a  tree1 is not4    #b4 ,it    
must be this1 because the text says     
plainly #8the altar sanctifies  the     
gift1' that is1 puts worth and virtue   
into it2 but was it the tree1  or the   
,godhead of ,christ1 that put virtue and
 efficacy into this  sacrifice that he  
offered to ,god for us8 ,if thou canst  
but tell thy  fingers1 judge4    #c4    
,the altar was it of old that was to    
bear up the sacrifice until it  was     
consumed2 and with reference to the     
sacrifice under consideration1  the tree
 could not bear up that2 for our        
sacrifice being a man1  consisting of   
soul and body1 that which could bear him
 up in his  suffering condition1 must be
 that that could apply itself to his    
reasonable and sensible part for relief 
and succour1 and that was of  power to  

keep him even in his spirit1 and in a   
complete submissiveness  to ,god1 in the
 present condition in which he was2 and 
could the tree do  this1 think you8 ,had
 the tree that command and government of
 the soul  and sense of ,christ1 of the 
reason and feeling of the ,lord ,jesus1 
as to  keep him in this bitter          
suffering1 in that evenness and         
spotlessness in  his torment1 as to     
cause that he should come off this great
 work1  without the least smell or      
tang#be of imperfection8 ,no1 no2 it was
  through the ,eternal ,spirit that he  
#8offered himself without spot to       
,god4'    ,quest4 ,wherefore then served
 the cross8 ,answ4 ,i ask1 and wherefore
 then  served the wood by which the     
sacrifices were burned8 ,the sacrifices 
were burned with wood upon the altar2   
the wood then was not that altar1  the  
wood was that instrument by which the   
sacrifice was consumed1 and  the cross  
that by which ,christ suffered his      
torment and affliction4 ,the  altar then

 was it that did bear both the wood and 
sacrifice1 that did  uphold the wood to 
burn1 and the sacrifice to abide the    
burning4 ,and  with reference to the    
matter in hand1 the tree on which       
,christ was  hanged1 and the sacrifice  
of his body1 were both upheld by his    
divine  power2 yet the tree was no more 
a sacrifice1 nor an altar1 than was the 
wood upon the altar2 nor was the wood1  
but the fire1 holy1 by which the        
sacrifice was consumed4 ,let the tree   
then be the tree1 the sacrifice  the    
sacrifice1 and the altar the altar2 and 
let men have a care how1 in  their      
worship1 they make altars upon which1 as
 they pretend1 they offer  the body of  
,christ2 and let them leave off         
foolishly to dote upon wood1  and the   
works of their hands3 the altar is      
greater than the gift or  sacrifice that
 was1 or is1 upon it4    ,how ,christ   
executes the office of high-priest4     
,we come now to the second part of the  
office of this high-priest and to  show 

how he performeth that4 ,in order to    
which1 ,i must1 as ,i did with          
reference to the first1 show you what   
things1 as preparatory1 were to  precede
 the execution of it4 ,we have here1 as 
you see1 #8our passover  sacrificed for 
us1' for our encouragement to come to   
the throne of  grace2 and now let us    
look to it1 as it is presented in the   
holiest of  all1 and to the order of its
 being so presented4    #a4 ,first1     
then1 before there was anything further 
done1 ,i mean by this  high-priest1 as  
to a further application of his         
offering1 the judgment  of ,god was     
waited for by him1 with respect to his  
estimation of what  was already done1 to
 wit1 how that was resented#bf by him2  
the which  he declared to the full by   
raising him from the dead4 ,for in that 
he  was raised from the dead1 when yet  
he died for our sins1 it is evident     
that his offering was accepted1 or      
esteemed of value sufficient to  effect 
that for the which it was made a        

sacrifice1 which was for our  sins2     
this1 therefore1 was in order to his    
being admitted into heaven4  ,god1 by   
raising him from the dead1 justified his
 death1 and counted it  sufficient for  
the saving of the world4 ,and this      
,christ knew would be  the effect of his
 death1 long before he gave himself a   
ransom2 where he  saith1 #8,this also   
shall please the ,lord better than an   
ox1 or bullock  that hath horns and     
hoofs' 7,psa #fi3ca74 ,and again1 #8,for
 the ,lord ,god  will help me1 therefore
 shall ,i not be confounded3 therefore  
have ,i set  my face like a flint1 and  
,i know ,i shall not be ashamed4 ,he is 
near  that justifieth me2 who will      
contend with me8 ,let us stand together2
  who is mine adversary8 ,let him come  
near to me4 ,behold1 the ,lord ,god     
will help me2 who is he that shall      
condemn me8 ,lo1 they all shall wax  old
 as a garment1 the moth shall eat them  
up' 7,isa #ej3g-i74 ,all this is  the   
work of the ,lord ,god1 his ,father1 and

 he had faith therein1 as ,i  said      
before4 ,and since it was ,god who was  
to be appeased1 it was  requisite that  
he should be heard in the matter1 to    
wit1 whether he was  pacified or no3 the
 which he has declared1 ,i say1 in      
raising him up  from the dead4 ,and this
 the apostles1 both ,paul and ,peter1   
insinuate1  when they ascribe his       
resurrection to the power of another1   
rather than  to his raising of himself1 
saying1 #8this ,jesus hath ,god raised  
up'  7,acts #b3cb74 #8,god hath raised' 
him up #8from the dead' 7#c3ae71 #8whom 
,god  raised from the dead1' and the    
like 7#d3aj1 #e3cj1 #h3ef1 #ac3cj74 ,i  
say1  therefore1 that ,god1 by raising  
up ,christ from the dead1 hath said1    
that thus far his offering pleased him1 
and that he was content4    #b4 ,but    
lest the world1 being besotted by sin1  
should not rightly  interpret actions1  
therefore ,god added to his raising him 
up from the  dead1 a solemn exposing of 
him to view1 not to all men1 but to such

 as  were faithful1 and that might be   
trusted with the communicating of it  to
 others3 #8,him1' saith ,peter1 #8,god  
raised' from the dead1 #8and showed  him
 openly1 not to all the people1 but to  
witnesses chosen before of  ,god1 even  
to us who did eat and drink with him1   
after he rose from the  dead' 7,acts    
#aj3dj1da74 ,and this was requisite1 not
 for that it added  anything to the     
value and worth of his sacrifice1 but   
for the help of  the faith of them that 
were to have eternal salvation by him4  
,and it is  for this cause that ,paul so
 enlargeth upon this very thing1 to wit1
  that there were them that could       
testify that ,god had raised him up from
  the dead1 namely1 that men might see  
that ,god was well pleased1 and  that   
they had encouragement to come boldly by
 him to the throne of  grace for mercy  
7#a ,cor #ae3a-h74 ,and this exposing of
 him to view1 was  not for the length of
 a surprising or dazzling moment1 but   
days and  nights1 to the number of no   

less than forty2 and that to the        
self-same  persons1 to wit1 #8the       
apostles whom he had chosen3 ,to whom   
also1' says  the text1 #8he showed      
himself alive after his passion1 by many
  infallible proofs1 being seen of them 
forty days1 and speaking of the  things 
pertaining to the kingdom of ,god'      
7,acts #a3b1c74 ,thus ,god  therefore   
being willing more abundantly to show   
him unto the world1  ordered this great 
season betwixt his resurrection and     
ascension1 that  the world might see    
that they had ground to believe an      
atonement was  made for sin4    #c4 ,but
 again1 a third thing that was to       
precede the execution of the  second    
part of this his priestly office was1   
the manner and order of  his going into 
the holiest2 ,i say1 the manner and     
order of his going4  ,he was to go      
thither in that robe of which mention   
was made before1 to  wit1 in the virtue 
of his obedience1 for it was that which 
was to make  his way for him as now     

sprinkled with his blood4 ,he was to go 
thither  with a noise which the ,holy   
,ghost calls a shout1 saying1 #8,god is 
gone  up with a shout1 the ,lord with   
the sound of a trumpet' 7,psa #dg3e74   
,this  was prefigured by the bells1 as  
,i said1 which did hang on the border of
  ,aaron's garments4 ,this shout seems  
to signify the voice of men and  angels2
 and this trumpet the voice and joy of  
,god2 for so it says1 he  shall descend3
 #8,for the ,lord himself shall descend 
from heaven with a  shout1 with the     
voice of the archangel1 and with the    
trump of ,god' 7#a  ,thess #d3af74 ,even
 as he ascended and went up2 for        
,aaron's bells were to  be heard when he
 went into1 and when he came out of1 the
 holy place  7,exo #bh3cc-ce74 ,but what
 men were to ascend with him1 but1 as   
was said  afore1 the men that #8came out
 of the graves after his resurrection8' 
7,matt #bg3ec74 ,and what angels but    
those that ministered to him here in    
the day of his humiliation8 ,as for the 

evil ones1 he then rode in  triumph over
 their heads1 and crushed them as       
captives with his chariot  wheels4 ,he  
is ascended on high1 he has #8led       
captivity captive1 he has  received     
gifts for men' 7,eph #d3h74    ,thus    
then he ascended unto1 into the holy    
paradise1 where he was waited  for of a 
multitude of the heavenly host1 and of  
thousands of millions  of the spirits of
 just men made perfect4 ,so approaching 
the highest  heavens1 the place of the  
special presence of ,god1 he was bid sit
 down  at his right hand1 in token that1
 for his sufferings' sake1 ,god had     
made him the highest of every creature1 
and given him a name above  every name1 
and commanded that at the name of ,jesus
 now all things in  heaven should bow1  
and promised1 that at the day of        
judgment1 all on  earth1 and under it1  
should bow too1 to the glory of ,god the
 ,father  7,phil #b3f-aa74 ,thus he     
presented himself on our behalf unto    
,god1 a  sacrifice of a sweet-smelling  

savour1 in which ,god resteth for ever1 
for that the blood of this sacrifice has
 always with him a pleasing and         
prevailing voice4 ,it cannot be denied1 
it cannot be outweighed by the          
heaviness1 circumstances1 or            
aggravations of any sin whatsoever1 of  
them that come unto ,god by him4 ,he is 
always1 as ,i said before1 in the  midst
 of the throne1 and before the throne1  
#8a ,lamb as it had been  slain1' now   
appearing in the presence of ,god for   
us4 ,of the manner of  his intercession1
 whether it was vocal or virtual1       
whether by voice of  mouth1 or merit of 
deed1 or both1 ,i will not determine2 we
 know but  little while here1 how things
 are done in heaven1 and we may soon be 
too carnal1 or fantastical in our       
apprehensions4 ,intercession he makes1  
that is1 he manages the efficacy and    
worth of his suffering with ,god  for   
us1 and is always prevalent in his thus 
managing of his merits on  our behalf4  
,and as to the manner1 though it be in  

itself infinitely  beyond what we can   
conceive while here1 yet ,god hath      
stooped to our  weakness1 and so        
expressed himself in this matter1 that  
we might  somewhat1 though but          
childishly1 apprehend him 7#a ,cor      
#ac3aa1ab74 ,and we  do not amiss if we 
conceive as the ,word of ,god hath      
revealed2 for the  scriptures are the   
green poplar1 hazel1 and the chestnut   
rods that lie  in the gutters where we  
should come to drink2 all the difficulty
 is1 in  seeing the white strakes1 the  
very mind of ,god there1 that we may    
conceive by it4    ,but the text says he
 prayeth in heaven1 he makes            
intercession there4  ,again1 it saith   
his blood speaks1 and1 consequently1 why
 may not his  groans1 his tears1 his    
sighs1 and strong cries1 which he       
uttered here  in the days of flesh8 ,i  
believe they do1 and have a strong voice
 with  ,god for the salvation of his    
people4 ,he may then intercede both     
vocally  and virtually2 virtually to be 

sure he does1 and we are allowed so to  
apprehend1 because the text suggesteth  
such a manner of intercession to  us2   
and because our weakness will not admit 
us to understand fully the  thing as it 
is1 our belief that he maketh           
intercession for us has also  the       
advantage of being purged from its      
faultiness by his intercession1  and we 
shall be saved thereby1 because we have 
relied upon his blood  shed1 and the    
prevalency of the worthiness of it with 
,god for us2  though as to this         
circumstance1 the manner of his         
interceding1 we  should be something at 
a loss4    ,the ,word says that we have 
yet but the image of heavenly things1 or
 of  things in the heavens4 ,i do not at
 all doubt but that many of those  that 
were saved before ,christ came in the   
flesh1 though they were1 as  to the     
main1 right1 and relied upon him to the 
saving of their souls1  yet came far    
short of the knowledge of many of the   
circumstances of his  suffering for them

 7,heb #aj3a74 ,did they all know that  
he was to be  betrayed of ,judas8 that  
he was to be scourged of the soldiers8  
that he  was to be crowned with thorns8 
that he was to be crucified between two 
thieves1 and to be pierced till blood   
and water came out of his side8  or that
 he was to be buried in ,joseph's       
sepulchre8 ,i say1 did all that  were   
saved by faith that he was to come and  
die for them1 understand  these1 with   
many more circumstances that were       
attendants of him to  death8 ,it would  
be rude to think so2 because for it we  
have neither  scripture nor reason4     
,even so1 we now that believe that #8he 
ever liveth  to make intercession for   
us1' are also very short of             
understanding of  the manner or mode of 
his so interceding4 ,yet we believe that
 he died1  and that his merits have a   
voice with ,god for us2 yea1 that he    
manages  his own merits before ,god in  
way of intercession for us1 far beyond  
what we1 while here1 are able to        

conceive4    ,the scripture saith that  
#8all the fulness of the ,godhead'      
dwells in him  #8bodily' 7,col #b3i74   
,it also saith that he is the throne of 
,god1 and yet  again1 that he sits #8on 
the right hand of the throne' 7,isa     
#bb3bc2 ,heb  #ab3b74 ,these things are 
so far from being comprehended by the   
weakest1  that they strain the wits and 
parts of the strongest1 yet there is a  
heavenly truth in all4 ,heavenly things 
are not easily believed1 no not  of     
believers themselves1 while here on     
earth1 and when they are1 they  are so  
but weakly and infirmly4#bg ,i believe  
that the very appearing  of ,christ     
before ,god is an intercession as a     
priest1 as well as a plea  of an        
advocate2 and ,i believe again1 that his
 very life there is an  intercession    
there1 a continual intercession 7,heb   
#i3bd2 ,rom #e3aj74    ,but there is yet
 something further to be said3 ,christ1 
the humanity of  ,christ1 if in it      
dwells all the fulness of the ,godhead  

bodily1 how then  appears he before him 
to make intercession8 or if ,christ is  
the throne  of grace and mercy-seat1 how
 doth he appear before ,god as sitting  
there1 to sprinkle that now with his    
blood8 ,again1 if ,christ be the  altar 
of incense1 how stands he as a priest by
 that altar to offer the  prayers of all
 the saints thereon1 before the throne8 
,how these mysteries are to be learned4 
,that all this is written is true2 and  
that it is all truth1 is as true3  but  
that it is all understood by every one  
that is saved ,i do not  believe is     
true4 ,i mean1 so understood as that    
they could all reconcile  the seeming   
contradictions that are in these texts4 
,there are therefore  three lessons that
 ,god has set us as to the perfecting of
 our  understanding in the mysteries of 
,god4 #a4 ,letters4 #b4 ,words4 #c4     
,meanings4    #a4 ,letters4 ,i call the 
ceremonial law so2 for there all is set 
forth  distinctly1 everything by itself2
 as letters are to children3 there you  

have a priest1 a sacrifice1 an altar1 a 
holy place a mercy-seat3 and  all       
distinct4    #b4 ,words4 ,now in the    
gospel these letters are put all in a   
word1 and  ,christ is that word1 that   
word of ,god's mind2 and therefore the  
gospel  makes ,christ that priest1      
,christ that sacrifice1 ,christ that    
altar1  ,christ that holy place1 ,christ
 that throne of grace1 and all2 for     
,christ is all3 all these meet in him as
 several letters meet in one  word4     
#c4 ,meanings4 ,next to the word you    
have the meaning1 and the meaning is    
more difficult to be learned than either
 the letters or the word2 and  therefore
 the perfect understanding of that is   
reserved till we arrive  to a higher    
form1 till we arrive to a perfect man2  
#8,but when that which  is perfect is   
come1 then that' knowledge #8which is in
 part1 shall be  done away' 7#a ,cor    
#ac3aj74 ,meantime our business is to   
learn to bring  the letters into a word1
 to bring the ceremonies to ,christ1 and

 to make  them terminate in him2 ,i     
mean1 to find the priesthood in ,christ1
 the  sacrifice in ,christ1 the altar in
 ,christ1 the throne of grace in        
,christ1 and also ,god in ,christ1      
reconciling the world unto himself by   
him4 ,and if we can learn this well1    
while here1 we shall not at all be      
blamed6 for this is the utmost lesson   
set us1 to wit1 to learn ,christ  as we 
find him revealed in the gospel3 #8,i   
determined1' saith ,paul1 #8not  to know
 any thing among you1 save ,jesus       
,christ1 and him crucified' 7#a  ,cor   
#b3b74 ,and ,christians1 after some     
time1 ,i mean those that pray and  pry  
into the ,word well1 do attain to some  
good measure of knowledge of  him4 ,it  
is life eternal to know him1 as he is to
 be known here1 as he  is to be known by
 the ,holy ,scriptures 7,james #ag3c74  
,keep then close to  the ,scriptures1   
and let thy faith obey the authority of 
them1 and thou  wilt be sure to increase
 in faith2 #8for therein is the         

righteousness of  ,god revealed from    
faith to faith2 as it is written1 ,the  
just shall live  by faith' 7,rom #a3ag1 
#af3be-bg74bh    ,believe then that     
,christ died1 was buried1 rose again1   
ascended1 and  ever liveth to make      
intercession for thee3 and take heed of 
prying too  far1 for in mysteries men   
soon lose their way4 ,it is good        
therefore  that thou rest in this1 to   
wit1 that he doth so1 though thou canst 
not  tell how he doth it4 ,a man at     
court gets by his intercession a pardon 
for a man in the country2 and the party 
concerned1 after he had  intelligence of
 it1 knows that such an one hath        
obtained his pardon1  and that by his   
interceding1 but for all that he may be 
ignorant of his  methods of             
intercession1 and so are we1 at least in
 part1 of ,christ4  ,the meaning then is
 that ,i should believe1 that for       
,christ's sake ,god  will save me since 
he has justified me with his blood2     
#8being now  justified by his blood1 we 

shall be saved from wrath through him'  
7,rom  #e3i74 ,through his intercession1
 or through his coming between the ,god 
whom ,i have offended and me1 a poor    
sinner3 through his coming between  with
 the voice of his blood and merits1     
which speaketh on my behalf to  ,god1   
because that blood was shed for me1 and 
because those merits1 in  the benefit of
 them1 are made over to me by an act of 
the grace of ,god1  according to his    
eternal covenant made with ,christ4     
,this is what ,i know  of his           
intercession2 ,i mean with reference to 
the act itself2 to wit1  ,,how he makes 
intercession4 ,and since all the fulness
 of the ,godhead  dwells in him bodily1 
and since he also1 as to his humanity1  
is the  throne of grace2 yea1 and since 
he also is the holiest of all1 and the  
rest of ,god for ever1 it has been some 
scruple to me1 whether it be not  too   
carnal to imagine as if ,christ stood   
distinct in his humanity2  distinct1 ,i 
say1 as to space1 from the ,father as   

sitting upon a throne1  and as so       
presenting his merits1 and making vocal 
prayers for the life  and salvation of  
his people4 ,the more true meaning in my
 apprehension  is1 that the presence and
 worth of the human nature1 being with  
the  divine1 yea1 taken into union with 
,god for ever1 for the service that  was
 done by ,god for it1 in the world1 in  
reconciling his elect unto  him1 is     
still1 and ever will be1 so deserving in
 his sight as to  prevail--,i know not  
how else to express it--with the divine 
nature1 in  whom alone is a power to    
subdue all impossibilities to itself1 to
  preserve those so reconciled to       
eternal life4    ,when ,i speak of the  
human nature1 ,i mean the man ,christ1  
not bereft of  sense and reasons1 nor of
 the power of willing and affecting2#bi 
but  thus ,i mean1 that the human nature
 so terminates in the will of the       
divine2 and again1 the will of the      
divine so terminates1 as to saving  of  
sinners1 in the merit and will of the   

human1 that what the ,father  would the 
,son wills1 and what the ,son wills the 
,father acquiesces in  for ever4 ,and   
this the ,son wills1 and his will is    
backed with infinite  merit1 in which   
also the ,father rests1 that those1 all 
those whom the  ,father hath given him1 
be with him where he is1 that they may  
behold  his glory 7,john #ag3bd74 ,and  
now ,i am come to the will and          
affections of  the high-priest4    ,,ii4
 ,,natural4 ,the natural qualifications 
of ,jesus ,christ to be our high        
priest4    ,this leads me to the second 
head1 namely1 to the natural            
qualifications  of him4 ,and1    ,first4
 ,this is one thing that ,i would urge1 
he is not of a nature  foreign to that  
of man2 the angels love us well1 but    
they are not so  capable of sympathising
 with us in our distresses1 because they
 are not  partakers of our nature4      
,nature hath a peculiar sympathy in it2 
now he  is naturally one with us1 sin   
only excepted1 and that is our advantage

  too4 ,he is man as we are1 flesh and  
blood as we are3 born of a woman1  and  
in all points made like unto us1 that   
excepted which the ,holy ,ghost         
excepteth4 #8,forasmuch then as the     
children are partakers of flesh and     
blood1 he also himself likewise took    
part of the same4 ,for verily he  took  
not on him the nature of angels1 but he 
took on him the seed of  ,abraham' 7,heb
 #b3ad1af74 ,this doth qualify him much2
 for1 as ,i said  before1 there is a    
sympathy in nature4 ,a man will not be  
so affected  with the hurt that comes to
 a beast1 as he naturally will with the 
hurt  that comes to a man3 a beast will 
be more affected with those attempts    
that are made upon its own kind to hurt 
it1 than it will be with those  that are
 made upon man4 ,wherefore8 ,why1 there 
is a sympathy in nature4  ,now that     
,christ1 the high priest of the house of
 ,god1 is naturally one  with us1 you   
see the ,scriptures plainly affirm4     
#8,god sent forth his  ,son1 made of a  

woman' 7,gal #d3d72 he was #8made of the
 seed of ,david1  according to the      
flesh' 7,rom #a3c72 from the fathers of 
whom1 #8as  concerning the flesh ,christ
 came1' c4 7,rom #i3e2 #b ,tim #b3h74   
,and this  must needs then to make him a
 well-qualified high priest 7,heb       
#b3ad1ae74  ,we will not now speak of   
the necessity of his taking upon him the
 human  nature1 to wit1 that he might   
destroy him that had the power of death1
  that is1 the devil1 and deliver his   
people2 for that would be here too  much
 beside our matter1 and be a diversion  
to the reader4 ,we are now  upon his    
,high ,priest's office1 and of those    
natural qualifications that  attend him1
 as to that2 and ,i say1 nature is a    
great qualification1  because in nature 
there is sympathy2 and where there is   
sympathy1 there  will be a provocation  
to help1 a provocation to help with     
jealousy and  indignation against those 
that afflict4 ,a bear robbed of her     
whelps is  not more provoked than is the

 ,lord ,jesus when there are means used 
to  make them miss of life eternal1 for 
whom he hath died1 and for whom he  ever
 lives to make intercession4 ,but1      
,second4 ,as there is natural sympathy  
in ,christ to those for whom he is  an  
,high ,priest1 so there is relative     
sympathy2 he has not only taken to  or  
upon him our nature1 but he is become   
one brotherhood with us2 now  you know  
brotherhood will carry a man further    
than nature2 so then1  when nature and  
relation meet1 there is a double        
obligation4 #8,for both  he that        
sanctifieth1' which is ,christ1 #8and   
they who are sanctified1'  his saints1  
#8are all of one1' which is ,god2 and   
they are all of ,god1 as  children of a 
,father2 #8for which cause he is not    
ashamed to call them  brethren1 saying1 
,i will declare thy name unto my        
brethren1 in the  midst of the church   
will ,i sing praise unto thee' 7,heb    
#b3aa1ab74 ,now a  relation is much1 and
 a natural relation most of all4 ,why1  

here is a  natural relation betwixt     
,christ the ,high ,priest1 and those for
 whom #8he  ever liveth to make         
intercession'2 a natural relation1 ,i   
say1 and that  with respect to the      
humanity which is the nature subject to 
affliction  and distress2 #8,forasmuch  
then as the children are partakers of   
flesh  and blood1 he also himself       
likewise took part of the same' 7,heb   
#b3ad74  ,so then it is for a brother   
that he is engaged1 for a brother that  
he  doth make intercession4 ,when       
,gideon knew by the confession of ,zeba 
and  ,zalmunna1 that the men that they  
slew at ,tabor were his brethren1 his   
fury came into his face1 and he sware   
they should therefore die 7,judg        
#h3ah-ba74 ,relation is a great matter4 
,and therefore it is said again1  #8,in 
all things it behoved him to be made    
like unto his brethren1 that  he might  
be a merciful ,high ,priest' 7,heb      
#b3ag74 ,a brother is born for          
adversity2 and a brother will go far4   

,this therefore is a second thing  or   
another qualification1 with which       
,christ ,jesus is furnished to be an    
,high ,priest2 he is a brother1 there is
 a brotherly relation betwixt him  and  
us2 therefore by virtue of this relation
 he maketh intercession for  us more    
affectionately4    ,third4 ,there are   
other things in ,christ ,jesus that     
makes him naturally  of an excellent    
qualification with reference to his     
priesthood for us1  and they are the    
temptations and infirmities wherewith he
 was exercised  in the days of his      
humiliation4 ,it is true1 temptations   
and  infirmities1 strictly considered1  
are none of our nature1 no more are     
they of his2 but yet1 if it be proper to
 say temptations and  afflictions have a
 nature1 his and ours were naturally the
 same2 and  that in all points too2 for 
so says the text1 #8,he was tempted in  
all  points1 like as we are1 yet without
 sin' 7,heb #d3ae74 ,are we tempted to  
distrust ,god8 so was he3 are we tempted

 to murder ourselves8 so was he3  are we
 tempted with the bewitching vanities of
 this world8 so was he3  are we tempted 
to commit idolatry1 and to worship the  
devil8 so was he  7,matt #d3c-aj2 ,luke 
#d3a-ac74 ,so that herein we also were  
alike2 yea1  from his cradle to his     
cross he was a man of sorrows and       
acquainted  with griefs1 a man of       
affliction throughout the whole course  
of his  life4    ,and observe it1 ,he   
was made so1 or subjected thereto by the
 ordinance  of ,god2 nay1 further1 it   
behoved him to be made so1 that is1 to  
be made  like unto us in all things1 the
 better to capacitate him to the work of
  his priesthood1 with the more bowels  
and compassion4 ,we will read to  you   
the text2 #8,wherefore in all things it 
behoved him to be made like  unto his   
brethren1 that he might be1' qualified  
to be1 #8a merciful and  faithful ,high 
,priest in things pertaining to ,god1 to
 make  reconciliation for the sins of   
the people4 ,for in that he himself hath

  suffered being tempted1 he is able to 
succour them that are tempted'  7,heb   
#b3ag1ah74 ,see here how he is          
qualified1 and to what end2 he was      
tempted as we are1 suffered by          
temptations as we do1 in all points and 
things as we are2 that he might be      
bowels1 that he might be a merciful  and
 faithful ,high ,priest1 in things      
pertaining to ,god1 to make up the      
difference that is made by sin between  
,god and his people1 to make            
reconciliation for the sins of the      
people4 ,yea1 he by being tempted1  and 
by suffering as he did1 he is prepared  
and enabled so to do2 #8for  in that he 
himself hath suffered1 being tempted1 he
 is able to succour  them that are      
tempted4' ,wherefore1 ,i also call this 
qualification both  natural and         
necessary2 natural1 because in kind the 
same with ours2  that is1 his           
temptations were the same with ours2 the
 same in nature1  the same in design1   
the same as to their own natural        

tendency2 for  their natural tendency   
was to have ruined both him and us1 but 
,god  prevented4 ,they also were        
necessary1 though not of themselves1 yet
 made  so by him that can bring good out
 of evil1 and light out of darkness2    
made so1 ,i say1 to us1 for whose sakes 
they were suffered to assault  and      
afflict him1 namely1 that he might be   
able to be merciful1  faithful1 and     
succouring to us4    ,fourth4 ,another  
qualification with which our ,high      
,priest is furnished1  for the better   
fitting of him to make intercession for 
us1 is1 that we  are his members2 to be 
a member is more than to be of the same 
nature1  or the nearest of relations1   
that excepted4 ,so1 then1 now he makes  
intercession for his own self1 for his  
own body1 and for the several  members  
of his body4 ,the ,high ,priest under   
the law did use to offer up  sacrifice  
for himself2 first #8for himself1' for  
his own sins1 and then  #8for the errors
 of the people4' ,i will not say that   

,christ had any sin  that was           
personally1 or by his act1 his own2 for 
that would be to  blaspheme the name of 
that ,holy ,one2 but yet ,i will say1 he
 made the  sins of the people his own   
7,psa #fi3e74 ,yea1 ,god the ,father    
made them  his2 those also for whom he  
ever liveth to make intercession1 are   
united to him1 made members of his body1
 of his flesh1 and of his  bones2 and so
 are any part of himself 7#b ,cor       
#e3ba74    ,but we are now about his    
natural qualifications1 and this is one2
 that  they for whom he ever liveth to  
make intercession are his members1 the  
members of his body2 #8we are members of
 his body1 of his flesh1 and of  his    
bones1' so saith the ,word 7,eph #e3cj74
 ,wherefore here is a near  concern1 for
 that his church is part of himself2 it 
is his own concern1  it is for our own  
flesh4 #8,no man ever yet hated his own 
flesh1 but  nourisheth and cherisheth   
it' 7,eph #e3bi74--,things are thus     
spoken1  because of the infirmity of our

 flesh4--,so that had ,christ no love to
 us  as we are sinners1 yet because we  
are part of himself1 he cannot but  care
 for us1 nature puts him upon it2 yea1  
and the more infirm and weak  we are1   
the more he is touched with the feeling 
of our infirmities1 the  more he is     
afflicted for us3 #8,for we have not an 
,high ,priest which  cannot be touched  
with the feeling of our infirmities'    
7,heb #d3ae74 ,he  at no time loseth    
this his fellow-feeling1 because he     
always is our  head1 and we the members 
of his4 ,i will add1 the infirm member  
is most  cared for1 most pitied1 most   
watched over to be kept from harms1 and 
most consulted for4#cj    ,i love to    
play the child with little children1 and
 have learned  something by so doing2 ,i
 have met with a child that has had a   
sore  finger2 yea1 so sore as to be     
altogether at present useless2 and not  
only so1 but by reason of its infirmity1
 has been a let or hindrance to  the use
 of all the fingers that have been upon 

that hand1 then have ,i  began to bemoan
 the child1 and said1 ,alas6 my poor    
boy1 or girl1 hast  got a sore finger6  
,ah6 quoth the child1 with water in its 
eyes1 and  hath come to me to be        
bemoaned4 ,then ,i have begun to offer  
to touch the  sore finger4 ,o6 saith the
 child1 pray do not hurt me3 ,i then    
have  replied1 ,canst thou do nothing   
with this finger8 ,no1 saith the child1 
nor with this hand either2 then have ,i 
said1 ,shall we cut off this  finger1   
and buy my child a better1 a brave      
golden finger8 ,at this the  child has  
started1 stared in my face1 gone back   
from me1 and  entertained a kind of     
indignation against me1 and has no more 
cared to  be intimate with me4 ,then    
have ,i begun to make some use of that  
good  sermon which this little child has
 preached unto me2 and thus have ,i     
gone on4 ,if membership be so dear1 if  
this child has such tenderness to  the  
most infirm1 the most useless of its    
members2 if it counts me its  friend no 

longer than when ,i have a mouth to     
bemoan and carriages that  show         
tenderness to this useless finger2 what 
an interest doth  membership give on in 
the body1 and what compassions hath the 
soul for  such an useless thing1 because
 it is a member6 and turning all this   
over to ,jesus ,christ1 then instead of 
matter and corruption1 there  presently 
comes honey to me out of this child's   
sore finger2 ,i take  leave to tell you 
now how ,i use to play4 ,and though ,i  
have told this  tale upon so grave a    
truth1 as is the membership of          
,christians with  their head1 yet bear  
with me2 no child can be so tender of   
its sore  finger as is the ,son of ,god 
of his afflicted members2 he cannot but 
be  touched with the feeling of our     
infirmities4#ca    ,ah6 who would not   
make many supplications1 prayers1 and   
intercessions1  for a leg1 for an eye1  
for a foot1 for a hand1 for a finger1   
rather  than they will lose it8 ,and can
 it be imagined that ,christ alone shall

  be like the foolish ostrich1 hardened 
against his young1 yea1 against  his    
members8 ,it cannot be4    ,should he   
lose a member1 he would be disfigured1  
maimed1 dismembered1  imperfect1 next to
 monstrous4 ,for his body is called his 
fulness1 yea1  the fulness of him that  
fills all in all4 ,this has naturally a 
respect  for those for whom he ever     
liveth to make intercession2 yea1 an    
unfathomable respect for them1 because  
they are his members4    ,fifth4 ,but   
again1 when nature1 relation1 and       
membership is urged to  show the fit    
qualifications wherewith ,christ is     
endued1 ,i intend not to  intimate1 as  
if the bottom of all lay here2 for then 
it might be urged  that one imperfect   
has all these2 for who knows not that   
sinful man has  all these qualifications
 in him towards his nature1 relations1  
and  members8 ,i have therefore1 as ,i  
said1 thus discoursed1 only for         
demonstration-sake1 and to suit myself  
with the infirmity of your  flesh4 ,i   

might come1 also1 in the next place1 to 
tell you1 that ,jesus  ,christ our ,high
 ,priest is thus1 with reference to     
other designs4 ,we are  his purchase and
 he counts us so2 his jewels1 and he    
counts us so2 his  estate real1 and he  
counts us so 7,psa #af3e1f74 ,and you   
know a man will  do much1 speak much1   
intercede much and long1 for that which 
he thus is  interested in4 ,but we will 
come to speak more particularly of the  
exceeding excellency of his natural     
qualifications1 and show you that  he   
hath such as are peculiar to himself    
alone1 and that we are  concerned in    
them4    ,the peculiar natural          
qualifications of ,christ as our ,high  
,priest4    #a4 ,he is holy1 and so a   
suitable ,high ,priest4 ,there is a     
holiness that  sets further from1 and a 
holiness that brings one nearer to1 and 
to be  concerned the more with the      
condition of those in affliction2 and   
that  holiness is that which is entailed
 unto office4 ,when a man is put into   

an office1 the more unholy he is1 the   
worse he performs his office2 and  the  
more holy1 the better he performs his   
office4 ,for his holiness  obliges him  
to be faithful unto men1 wherein he is  
concerned by his  office4 ,hence you    
read1 that he is #8a faithful ,high     
,priest1' because he  is a holy one1 and
 #8such an ,high ,priest became us1 who 
is holy1' c4  7,heb #b3ag1 #g3bf74      
#8,good and upright is the ,lord'       
,jehovah1 ,christ ,jesus1  #8therefore  
will he teach sinners in the way' 7,psa 
#be3h74 #8,he that  ruleth over men must
 be just1 ruling in the fear of ,god'   
7#b ,sam #bc3c74  ,i mention these texts
 to show you1 that holiness1 when       
entailed to  office1 makes a man do that
 office the better4 ,now then1 ,christ  
is  holy1 and he is made1 called1 and   
made of ,god an ,high ,priest1 after the
  order of ,melchisedec1 and is to      
manage that his office for thee with    
,god2 that is to say1 to continue to    
make reconciliation for iniquity2  for  

that iniquity that cleaveth unto thee1  
and that spuriously  breaketh1 or       
issueth from thy flesh after thou art   
called and  converted4 ,for we are now  
upon the second part of the execution of
 the  priesthood of ,christ2 that which 
he executeth1 ,i say2 and by executing  
takes away the iniquity of our holy     
things and of our life1 after our       
turning to ,god by him4 ,now he that is 
to do this is holy1 and so one  that    
will make conscience of performing that 
office for us1 with which  he is        
intrusted of ,god4 ,hence he is set in  
opposition to those high  priests that  
had infirmities1 that were not holy1 and
 upon this very  account preferred above
 them4 #8,for the law maketh men high   
priests  which have infirmity2 but the  
word of the oath1 which was since the   
law1 maketh the ,son1 who is            
consecrated1' perfected1 or holy #8for  
evermore' 7,heb #g3bh74 ,this therefore 
is a great thing1 to wit1 that we  have 
an ,high ,priest that is holy1 and so   

one that will not fail to  perform to   
the utmost the trust committed to him in
 our behalf1 to wit1  #8to offer both   
gifts and sacrifices for sins' 7,heb    
#e3a74 ,this is one  thing4    #b4      
,there is added to this of his holiness 
another2 and that is  harmless4 #8,for  
such an ,high ,priest became us who is  
holy1 harmless'  7,heb #g3bf74 ,a       
harmful man1 when he is in office1 ,o   
how much mischief  may he do6 ,such an  
one is partial in doing his office1 such
 an one will  put the poor by his right1
 such an one will buy and sell a cause1 
a  man1 an interest1 will do or not do1 
as his harmfulness prompts him to  it2  
#8so is a wicked ruler over the poor    
people' 7,prov #bh3ae74 ,but now  our   
,jesus1 our ,high ,priest1 is holy1     
harmless2 he will wrong no man1 he  will
 deprive no man1 he will contemn no man1
 he will deny to no man  that comes to  
,god by him1 the benefit and advantage  
of his blessed  intercession2 he        
respecteth not persons1 nor taketh      

reward4 ,a harmful  man will stomach1   
and hate1 and prejudice a man2 will wait
 for an  opportunity to do him a        
mischief2 will take the advantage1 if he
 can1  to deny him his right1 and keep  
from him his due1 when yet it is in the 
power of his hand to help him4 ,o6 but  
,christ is harmless1 harmless as a      
dove1 he thinks no ill1 intends no ill1 
doth no ill2 but graciously1            
innocently1 harmlessly1 makes           
intercession for thee2 nor will he be   
prevailed with to prejudice thy person1 
or to forbear to take up thy  name into 
his lips1 be thy infirmities1 and       
weaknesses1 and  provocations never so  
many1 if thou indeed comest to ,god by  
him4 ,he is  holy1 and harmless1 and so 
the more fit to become our ,high ,priest
 and  to make intercession for us4      
#c4 ,but again1 this is not all1 he also
 is undefiled2 #8,for such an ,high     
,priest became us1 who is holy1         
harmless1 undefiled4' ,this term is put 
in to show1 that he neither is1 nor can 

be found1 neither now1 nor at  any time1
 faulty in his office4 ,a man that is   
holy may yet be defiled2  a man that is 
harmless may yet be defiled4 ,we are bid
 to be holy and  harmless2 and in a     
gospel sense so every ,christian is4 ,o6
 but ,christ is  so in a legal sense2 in
 the eye of the law1 perfectly so4 ,this
 is a  great matter1 for it shows1 that 
as nothing done by us can tempt him to  
be hurtful to us2 so there is nothing in
 himself that can tempt him so  to be4  
,a man that is defiled has that within  
him that will put him upon  using of his
 office unfaithfully1 though he should  
have no provocation  from those for     
whose good he is to execute his office2 
but he that is  undefiled--undefiled in 
a law sense--as our ,lord ,jesus is1 is 
such an one  as doth not only not do    
hurt1 and not act falsely in his office1
 but  one that cannot1 one that knoweth 
not1 how to be unfaithful to his  trust4
 ,he is holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 this 
therefore is a great  thing4 ,he has not

 the original of hurtfulness in him1    
there is no such  root there2 there is a
 root of bitterness1 springing up in us1
 by which  not only ourselves1 but      
ofttimes others are defiled 7,heb       
#ab3ae74 ,o6 but  our ,high ,priest is  
undefiled1 he is not corrupt1 nor       
corrupteth2 he  doth his office fairly1 
faithfully1 holily1 justly1 according   
to1 or  answering1 our necessities1 and 
the trust reposed in him1 and committed 
to him4 ,but1    #d4 ,this is not all2  
as he is holy1 harmless1 and undefiled2 
so he is  separate from sinners1 both in
 his conception1 in his composition1 and
  the place ordained for him to execute 
this part of his ,high ,priest's  office
 in4 ,he was not conceived in the womb  
by carnal generation2 he  was not made  
up of polluted and defiled nature2 he   
officiateth not with  those materials   
that are corrupt1 stained1 or imperfect2
 but with those  that are unspotted1    
even with the spotless sacrifice of his 
own  unblemished offering4 ,he1 nor his 

offering1 has any such tang1 as had  the
 priests1 and their sacrifices under the
 law1 to wit1 sin and  imperfection2 he 
is separate from them in this respect1  
further than is  an angel from a beast4 
,he has none of the qualities1 actions1 
or  inclinations of sinners2 his ways   
are only his own2 he never saw them1    
nor learned them1 but of the ,father2   
the none upright among men1  wherefore  
he is separated from them to be a       
priest4 ,again1    #e4 ,as he is thus1  
so again1 he is said to be #8higher than
 the heavens4'  ,for such an ,high      
,priest became us1 who is holy1         
harmless1 and  undefiled1 separate from 
sinners1 and made higher than the       
heavens4 ,the  text saith1 that neither 
saint1 nor heavens1 are clean in ,god's 
sight4  #8,behold he puts no trust in   
his servants1' he chargeth his angels   
with  folly2 and again1 #8,behold he    
putteth no trust in his saints1 yea1 the
  heavens are not clean in his sight'   
7,job #d3ah1 #ae3ae74 ,wherefore1 by    

this expression1 he shows us that our   
,high ,priest is more noble than  either
 heaven or angel3 yea1 more clean and   
perfect than any4 ,it shows  us also    
that all the heavenly host are at his   
command1 to do as his  intercession     
shall prevail with the ,father for us4  
,all angels worship  him1 and at his    
word they become1 they all become       
ministering spirits  for them who shall 
be heirs of salvation4    ,besides1 by  
this word he shows1 that it is          
impossible that our ,high  ,priest      
should degenerate or decay2 for that he 
is made #8higher than the  heavens'2 the
 spirits sometimes in the heavens have  
decayed 7#b ,peter  #b3d74 ,the heavens 
themselves decay and wax old2 and that  
is the  farthest that by the ,word we   
are admitted to go 7,heb #a3aj-ab74 ,but
 as  for him that is above the heavens1 
that is made higher than the  heavens1  
that is ascended up far above all       
heavens2 he is the same1 and  #8his     
years fail not' 7,heb #a3ab74 #8,the    

same yesterday1 today1 and for  ever'   
7,heb #ac3h74 ,this therefore is added1 
to show that ,christ is  neither as the 
angels1 nor heavens1 subject to decay1  
or degenerate1 or  to flag and grow cold
 in the execution of his office2 but    
that he will  be found even at the last1
 when he is come to the end of this     
work1 and  is about to come out of the  
holy place1 as affectionate1 as full of 
love1 as willing1 and desirous after our
 salvation1 as he was the first  moment 
that he was made ,high ,priest1 and took
 upon him to execute that  his blessed  
office for us4 ,wherefore our ,high     
,priest is no such one as  you read of  
in the law 7,lev #ba3ah74 ,he is no     
dwarf1 hath no blemish1  nor any        
imperfection2 therefore is not subject  
to flag or fail in due  execution of his
 office1 but is able to save to the     
uttermost them that  come unto ,god by  
him1 #8seeing he ever liveth to make    
intercession for  them4' ,and it is well
 worth our consideration1 that it is    

said he is  made thus2 that is1         
appointed1 instituted1 called1 and      
qualified thus  of ,god2 this shows the 
,father's heart as well as the ,son's1  
to usward1  to wit1 that this priesthood
 was of him1 and the glorious effects   
thereof by him4 #8,let us therefore come
 boldly unto the throne of grace1  that 
we may obtain mercy1 and find grace to  
help in time of need4'    ,the second   
motive1 we are sure to speed4           
,,second4 ,i come now to the second     
motive1 to wit1 that we may find grace  
and mercy to help in time of need2 or we
 shall find grace and mercy to  help1 if
 we come as we should1 to the throne of 
grace4 ,in this motive  we have these   
three things considerable4 ,first1 ,that
 saints are like to  meet with needy    
times while they are in this world4     
,second1 ,that  nothing can carry us    
through our needy times but more1 or a  
continual  supply of mercy and grace4   
,third1 ,that mercy and grace is to be  
had at  the throne of grace1 and we must

 fetch it from thence by prayer1 if we  
would1 as we should1 go through these   
needy times4    ,first4 ,for the first  
of these1 that saints are like to meet  
with needy  times1 or with such times as
 will show them that they need a        
continual  assistance of the grace of   
,god1 that they may go rightly through  
this  world4 ,this is therefore a       
motive1 that weareth a spur in the heel 
of  it1 a spur to prick us forward to   
supplicate at the throne of grace4      
,this needy time is in other places     
called the perilous time1 the evil  day1
 the hour and power of darkness1 the day
 of temptation1 the cloudy  and dark day
 7#b ,tim #c3a2 ,eph #f3ac2 ,luke       
#bb3ec2 ,heb #c3h2 ,eze #cd3ab2 ,gen    
#dg3i2 ,matt #f3cd74 ,and indeed1 in the
 general1 all the days of our           
pilgrimage here are evil1 yea1 every day
 has a sufficiency of evil in  it to    
destroy the best saint that breatheth1  
were it not for the grace  of ,god4 ,but
 there are also1 as ,i have hinted1     

particular special times1  times more   
eminently dangerous and hazardous unto  
saints4 ,as1    ,ten special times of   
need4    ,there are their young days1   
the days of their youth1 and childhood  
in  grace4 ,this day is usually attended
 with much evil towards him or them     
that are asking the way to ,zion with   
their faces thitherward4 ,now the  devil
 has lost a sinner2 there is a captive  
has broke prison1 and one  run away from
 his master3 now hell seems to be       
awakened from sleep1 the  devils are    
come out1 they roar1 and roaring they   
seek to recover their  runaway4 ,now    
tempt him1 threaten him1 flatter him1   
stigmatise him1  throw dust into his    
eyes1 poison him with error1 spoil him  
while he is  upon the potter's wheel2   
any thing to keep him from coming to    
,jesus  ,christ4 ,and is not this a     
needy time2 doth not such an one want   
abundance of grace8 is it not of        
absolute necessity that thou1 if thou   
art the man thus beset1 shouldst ply it 

at the throne of grace1 for  mercy and  
grace to help thee in such a time of    
need as this8 ,to want a  spirit of     
prayer now1 is as much as thy life is   
worth4 ,o1 therefore1  you that know    
what ,i say1 you that are broke loose   
from hell1 that are  fled for refuge to 
lay hold on the hope set before you1 and
 that do  hear the lion roar after you1 
and that are kept awake with the        
continual voice of his chinking chain1  
cry as you fly2 yea1 the promise  is1   
that they that come to ,god with        
weeping1 with supplication1 he will     
lead them4 ,well1 this is one needy     
time1 now thy hedge is low1 now thy     
branch is tender1 now thou art but in   
the bud4 ,pray that thou beest not      
marred in the potter's hand4    #b4 ,the
 time of prosperity is also a time of   
need1 ,i mean of thy  spiritual         
prosperity4 ,for as ,satan can tell how 
to suit temptations for  thee in the day
 of thy want1 so he has those that can  
entangle thee in  the day of thy        

fulness4 ,he has his spiritual          
wickednesses in the high  and heavenly  
places 7,eph #f3ab74 ,he can tell how to
 lay a snare for thee  in the land of   
,canaan1 as well as in the wilderness2  
in thy time of  receiving good things1  
as well as in thy hungry and empty      
hours4 ,nay1  such times seem to be the 
most dangerous1 not in themselves1 but  
through the deceits of our heart4 ,hence
 ,moses gives this caution to the       
children of ,israel1 that when ,god had 
given them the promised land1 and       
vineyards1 and wells1 and olive trees1  
and when they had eaten and were  full1 
#8,then1' says he1 #8beware lest thou   
forget the ,lord which brought  thee    
forth out of the land of ,egypt1 from   
the house of bondage' 7,deut  #f3aj-ac74
 ,and again1 he doubleth this caution1  
saying1 #8,when thou hast  eaten and art
 full1 then thou shalt bless the ,lord  
thy ,god1 for the  good land which he   
hath given thee4 ,beware that thou      
forget not the  ,lord thy ,god in not   

keeping his commandments1 and his       
judgments1 and  his statutes1 which ,i  
command thee this day2 lest when thou   
hast eaten  and art full1' and thou in  
all good things art increased1 #8then   
thine  heart be lifted up1 and thou     
forget the ,lord thy ,god1 which brought
  thee forth out of the land of ,egypt1 
from the house of bondage'2 all  this   
may be applied spiritually 7,deut       
#h3aj-ad74 ,for there are1 as ,i  said1 
snares laid for us in our best things2  
and he that has great  enjoyments1 and  
forgets to pray for grace to keep him   
humble then1  shall quickly be where    
,peter was1 after his knowledge of the  
,lord ,jesus  by the revelation of the  
,father4    #c4 ,another needy time is a
 time when men are low and empty1 as to 
worldly good2 this time is full of      
temptations and snares4 ,at this  time1 
men will1 if they look not well to their
 doings and goings1 be  tempted to      
strain curtesies both with conscience   
and with ,god's ,word1  and adventure to

 do things that are dangerous1 and that 
have a tendency  to make all their      
religion and profession vain4 ,this holy
 ,agur was  aware of2 so he prayed1 ,let
 me not be rich and full1 lest ,i deny  
thee2  let me not be poor1 lest ,i      
steal1 and take the name of my ,god in  
vain  7,prov #cj3g-i74 ,there are many  
inconveniences that attend him that is  
fallen into decay in this world4 ,it is 
an evil day with him1 and the  devils   
will be as busy with him1 as the flies  
are with a lean and  scabbed sheep4 ,it 
shall go hard but such a man shall be   
full of  maggots2 full of silly1        
foolish1 idle inventions1 to get up1 and
 to  abound with fulness again4 ,it is  
not a time now1 will ,satan say1 to     
retain a tender conscience1 to regard   
thy word or promise1 to pay for  what   
thou buyest1 or to stick at pilfering1  
and filch from thy  neighbour4#cb ,this 
,agur was afraid of2 therefore he prayed
 that ,god  would keep him from that    
which would be to him a temptation to do

 it4  ,how many in our day have1 on     
these very accounts1 brought religion to
 a  very ill savour1 and themselves unto
 the snare of the devil1 and all        
because they have not addicted          
themselves to pray to ,god for grace to 
help in this time of need1 but rather   
have left off the thing that is  good1  
and given up themselves to the          
temptations of the devil1 and the       
subtle and ensnaring motions of the     
flesh4    #d4 ,another needy time is the
 day of persecution2 this is called1 as 
was  hinted before1 #8the hour of       
darkness1' #8the cloudy and dark day4'  
,this  day1 therefore1 is full of       
snares1 and of evils of every kind4     
,here is  the fear of man1 the terrors  
of a prison1 of loss of goods and       
life4#cc ,now all things look black1 now
 the fiery trial is come4 ,he  that     
cannot now pray2 he that now applieth   
not himself to ,god on the  throne of   
grace1 by the priesthood of ,jesus      
,christ1 is like to take a  fall before 

all men upon the stage2 a foul fall1 a  
fall that will not  only break his own  
bones1 but also the hearts of those that
 fear ,god  and behold it3 #8,come      
therefore boldly unto the throne of     
grace1 that ye  may obtain mercy1 and   
find grace to help in time of need4'    
#e4 ,another time of need is that time  
wherein thou changest thy  condition1   
and enterest into a new relation4 ,for  
here also the snares  and traps lie     
waiting for thee4 ,there is a hopeful   
child goes to  service1 or to be an     
apprentice2 there is a young man1 a     
young maid1  entereth into a married    
condition1 and though they pray before1 
yet  they leave off to pray then4 ,why1 
these people are oftentimes ruined  and 
undone2 the reason is1 this change is   
attended with new snares1  with new     
cares1 and with new temptations1 of the 
which1 because through  unwatchfulness  
they are not aware1 they are taken1     
drawn to perdition  and destruction by  
them4 ,many in my short day have gone1  

,i doubt1 down  to the pit1 ,,this way1 
that have sometimes been to appearance  
the very  foremost and hopefulest in the
 place where they have lived4 ,o how    
soon  has their fire gone out2 has their
 lamps forborne to burn6 ,how quickly   
have they lost their love to their      
ministers1 by whom they were            
illuminated1 and to the warmest         
,christians1 through communion with whom
  they used to be kept awake and        
savoury6 ,how quickly have they found   
them out new friends1 new companions1   
new ways and methods of life1 and  new  
delights to feed their foolish minds    
withal6 ,wherefore1 ,o thou that  art in
 this fifth head concerned1 #8,come     
boldly unto the throne of  grace1 to    
obtain mercy1 and find grace to help in 
time of need4'    #f4 ,another time of  
need is1 when the generality of         
professors are  decayed2 when the custom
 of fancies and fooleries have taken    
away all  gravity and modesty from among
 the children of men4 ,now pray1 or thou

  diest2 yea1 pray against those decays1
 those vain customs1 those  foolish     
fancies1 those light and vain carriages 
that have overtaken  others1 else they  
will assuredly knock at thy door1 and   
obtain favour  at thy hand1 the which if
 they do1 they will quickly bring thee  
down  into the dirt with others1 and put
 thee in peril of damnation as well  as 
they4    #g4 ,another time of need is1  
the time of guilt contracted1 and of the
  hiding of ,god's face4 ,this is a     
dangerous time4 ,if thou now shalt      
forbear to pray1 thou art undone1 for   
the natural tendency of guilt is  to    
drive a man from ,god4 ,so it served our
 first father2 and ofttimes  when ,god  
hides his face1 men run into            
desperation1 and so throw up all        
duties1 and say as he of old1 #8,what   
should ,i wait for the ,lord any        
longer8' 7#b ,kings #f3cc74 ,now thy    
great help against this is prayer1      
continuing in prayer4 ,prayer wrestleth 
with the devil1 and will  overthrow him3

 prayer wrestleth with ,god1 and will   
overcome him3 prayer  wrestleth with all
 temptations1 and makes them fly4 ,great
 things have  been done by prayer1 even 
by the prayer of those that have        
contracted  guilt1 and that have by     
their sins lost the smiles and sense of 
the  favour of ,god4 ,wherefore1 when   
this needy1 this evil time has overtaken
  thee1 pray3 #8,come boldly unto the   
throne of grace1 to obtain mercy1 and   
find grace to help in time of need4'    
#h4 ,the day of reproach and slander is 
another time of need1 or a day in  which
 thou wilt want supplies of grace4      
,sometimes we meet with such  days      
wherein we are loaden with reproaches1  
slanders1 scandals1 and  lies4 ,christ  
found the day of reproach a burdensome  
day unto him2 and  there is many a      
professor driven quite away from all    
conscience towards  ,god1 and open      
profession of his name1 by such things  
as these 7,psa  #fi3g74 ,reproach is1   
when cast at a man1 as if he was stoning

 to death  with stones4 ,now ply it hard
 at the throne of grace1 for mercy and  
grace to bear thee up1 or thou wilt     
either miscarry or sink under  ground by
 the weight of reproach that may fall   
upon thee4#cd    #i4 ,another time of   
need is that wherein a man's friends    
desert and  forsake him1 because of his 
gospel principles1 or of those          
temptations  that attend his profession4
 ,this is a time that often happeneth to
  those that are good4 ,thus it was with
 ,christ1 with ,paul1 with ,job1 with   
,heman1 and so has been with many other 
of ,god's servants in the day of  their 
temptations in this world2 and a sore   
time it is4 ,job complained  under it1  
so did ,heman1 ,paul1 and ,christ 7,john
 #f3ff2 #b ,tim #a3ae2 ,job  #ai3ac-ai74
 ,now a man is as forlorn as a pelican  
in the wilderness1 as  an owl in the    
desert1 or as a sparrow upon the        
house-top4 ,if a man  cannot now go to  
the throne of grace by prayer1 through  
,christ1 and so  fetch grace for his    

support from thence1 what can he do8 ,he
 cannot live  of himself 7,john #ae3d74 
,wherefore this is a sore evil4    #aj4 
,another time of need is the day of     
death1 when ,i am to pack up and  to be 
gone from hence1 the way of all the     
earth4#ce ,now the greatest  trial is   
come1 excepting that of the day of      
judgment4 ,now a man is to  be stripped 
of all1 but that which cannot be shaken4
 ,now a man grows  near the borders of  
eternity4 ,now he begins to see into the
 skirts of  the next world4 ,now death  
is death1 and the grave the grave       
indeed6 ,now  he begins to see what it  
is for body and soul to part1 and what  
to go  and appear before ,god 7,eccl    
#ab3e74 ,now the dark entry1 and the    
thoughts  of what is in the way from a  
deathbed to the gate of the holy heaven1
  comes nearer the heart than when      
health and prosperity do compass a man  
about4 ,wherefore this is like to be a  
trying time1 a time of need  indeed4 ,a 
prudent man will make it one of the     

great concerns of his  whole life to    
get1 and lay up a stock of grace for    
this day1 though the  fool will rage and
 be confident3 for he knows all will be 
little enough  to keep him warm in his  
soul1 while cold death strokes his hand 
over  his face1 and over his heart1 and 
is turning his blood into jelly2  while 
strong death is loosing his silver cord1
 and breaking his golden  bowl6 7,eccl  
#ab3f74 ,wherefore1 ,i say1 this motive 
weareth a spur on his  heel1 a spur to  
prick us on to the throne of grace for  
mercy1 and grace  to help in time of    
need4 ,but1    ,continual supplies of   
grace essential to our welfare4         
,second4 ,i come now to the next thing1 
which is1 to show that nothing  can     
carry us through our needy times1 but   
more or a continual supply of  mercy and
 grace4 ,this the text fully implies1   
because it directeth us  to the throne  
of grace1 for mercy and grace for that  
very end4 ,and had  there been any thing
 else that could have done it1 the      

apostle would  have made mention of it1 
and would also have directed the saints 
unto  it4 ,but forasmuch as he here     
makes mention of the needy time1 and    
directs them to the throne of grace for 
mercy and grace to help1 it  followeth  
that mercy and grace1 and that only1 can
 help us in the evil  time4 ,now mercy  
and grace are to be distinctly          
considered4 #a4 ,mercy1  for that by it 
we have through ,christ the continuation
 and  multiplication of forgivenesses1  
without which there is no salvation4    
#b4 ,grace1 for that by it we are       
upheld1 supported1 and enabled to go    
through our needy times1 as ,christians1
 without which there is no  salvation   
neither4 ,the first all will grant1 the 
second is clear3 #8,if  any man draws   
back1 my soul shall have no pleasure in 
him2 but we are  not of them who draw   
back unto perdition1 but of them that   
believe to  the saving of the soul'     
7,heb #aj3ch1ci74    #a4 ,mercy is that 
by which we are pardoned1 even all the  

falls1 faults1  failings1 and           
weaknesses1 that attend us1 and that we 
are incident to1  in this our day of    
temptation2 and for this mercy we should
 pray1 and  say1 #8,our ,father1 forgive
 us our trespasses' 7,matt #f3i-ab74    
,for though  mercy is free in the       
exercise of it to usward1 yet ,god will 
have us  ask1 that we may have2 as he   
also saith in the text1 #8,let us come  
boldly unto the throne of grace1 that we
 may obtain mercy4' ,here then  we have 
one help1 and that is1 the mercy of ,god
 is to be extended to us  from his      
throne through ,jesus ,christ1 for our  
pardon and forgiveness in  all those    
weaknesses that we are attended with in 
the needy or evil  times2 and we should 
come to ,god for this very thing4 ,this 
is that  which ,david means1 when he    
says1 #8,surely goodness and mercy shall
  follow me all the days of my life1 and
 ,i will dwell in the house of the      
,lord for ever' 7,psa #bc3f74 ,and      
again1 #8,when ,i said my foot slippeth2

  thy mercy1 ,o ,lord1 held me up' 7,psa
 #id3ah74 ,set me clear and free from   
guilt1 and from the imputation of sin   
unto death1 by ,christ4    ,nor can any 
thing help where this is wanting2 for   
our parts1 our  knowledge1 our          
attainments1 nor our graces1 cannot so  
carry us through  this world1 but that  
we shall be guilty of that that will    
sink us down  to hell1 without ,god's   
pardoning mercy4 ,it is not the grace   
that we  have received can do it1 nor   
the grace that is to be received that   
can  do it2 nothing can do it but the   
pardoning mercy of ,god3 for because    
all our graces are here imperfect1 they 
cannot produce a spotless  obedience4   
,but where there is not a spotless      
obedience1 there must of  necessity     
follow a continuation of pardon and     
forgiveness by mercy1 or  ,i know what  
will become of the soul4 ,here1         
therefore1 the apostle lays  an         
obligation upon thee to the throne of   
grace1 to wit1 that thou  mayest obtain 

mercy1 a continuation of mercy1 mercy as
 long as thou art  like to live this    
vain life on the earth2 mercy that will 
reach through  all thy days4 ,for there 
is not a day1 nor a duty2 not a day that
 thou  livest1 nor a duty that thou     
dost1 but will need that mercy should   
come  after to take away thy            
iniquity4#cf ,nay1 thou canst not       
receive mercy  so clearly1 as not to    
stand in need of another act of mercy to
 pardon  weakness in thy no better      
receiving the last4 ,we receive not our 
mercies so humbly1 so readily1 so       
gladly1 and with that thankfulness as   
we should3 and therefore1 for the want  
of these1 have the need of  another1 and
 another act of ,god's sin-pardoning    
mercy1 and need shall  have thereof1 as 
long as evil time shall last with us4   
,but is not this great grace1 that we   
should thus be called upon to come  to  
,god for mercy8 ,yea1 is not ,god       
unspeakably good1 in providing such a   
throne of grace1 such a sacrifice1 such 

a high priest1 and so much  mercy for   
us1 and then to invite us to come with  
boldness to him for  it8 ,nay1 doth not 
his kindness yet further appear1 by     
giving of us  items and intimations of  
needy times1 and evil days1 on purpose  
to  provoke us to come to him for mercy8
 ,this then shows us1 as also we  have  
hinted before1 that the throne of grace1
 and ,christ ,jesus our ,high  ,priest1 
are both provided upon the account of   
our imperfections1  namely1 that we who 
are called might not be1 by remaining   
weaknesses1  hindered of1 but obtain    
eternal inheritance4 ,weaknesses1 such  
weaknesses remain in the justified1 and 
such slips and failings are  found in   
and upon them1 that call for a course of
 mercy and forgiveness  to attend them4 
,farther1 this also intimates1 that     
,god's people should  not be dejected at
 the apprehensions of their             
imperfections2 ,i say1 not  so dejected1
 as therefore to cast off faith1 and    
hope1 and prayer2 for  a throne of grace

 is provided for them1 to the which they
 may1 they  must1 they ought continually
 to resort for mercy1 sin-pardoning     
mercy4    #b4 ,as we are here to obtain 
mercy1 so we are here to find grace4    
,they  that obtain mercy1 shall find    
grace1 therefore they are put together4 
,that they may obtain mercy and find    
grace2 only they must find mercy  first2
 for as forgiveness at first goes before
 sanctification in the  general1 so     
forgiveness afterwards goes before      
particular acts of grace  for further   
sanctification4 ,god giveth not the     
spirit of grace to those  that he has   
not first forgiven by mercy1 for the    
sake of ,christ4#cg  ,also so long as he
 as a ,father forbears to forgive us as 
his adopted1  so long we go without     
those further additions of grace that   
are here  suggested in the text4 ,but   
when we have obtained mercy to forgive1 
then  we also find grace to our         
renewing4 ,therefore he saith1 ,first   
obtain  mercy1 and then find grace4     

,grace here ,i take to be that grace    
which ,god has appointed for us1 to     
dwell in us2 and that by and through the
 continual supply of which we  are to be
 enabled to do and suffer1 and to manage
 ourselves in doing  and suffering      
according to the will of ,god4 #8,let us
 have grace whereby  we may serve ,god  
acceptably with reverence and godly     
fear' 7,heb #ab3bh74  ,so again1 #8he   
giveth more grace2 wherefore he saith1  
,god resisteth the  proud1 but giveth   
grace unto the humble' 7,james #d3f2    
,prov #c3cd2 #a ,peter  #e3e74 ,the     
grace1 therefore1 that this text        
intends1 is grace given or  to be given2
 grace received or to be received2 grace
 a root1 a  principle of grace1 with its
 continual supplies for the perfecting  
of  that salvation that ,god has        
designed for us4 ,this was that which   
comforted ,paul1 when the messenger of  
,satan was sent to buffet him1 it  was  
said unto him by ,christ1 #8,my grace is
 sufficient for thee' 7#b ,cor  #ab3i74 

,as who should say1 ,paul1 be not       
utterly cast down1 ,i have  wherewith   
all to make thee stand1 and overcome1   
and that is my grace1  by which thou    
shalt be supported1 strengthened1       
comforted1 and made to  live a          
triumphant life1 notwithstanding all    
that oppress thee4 ,but this  came to   
him upon his praying2 for this ,i prayed
 to ,god thrice1 saith  he4 ,so again1  
#8,god is able to make all grace abound 
toward you2 that ye  always have all    
sufficiency in all things1 may abound to
 every good  work' 7#b ,cor #i3h74 ,thus
 you see1 that by grace in these places 
is meant  that spirit1 and those        
principles of grace1 by the increase and
  continual supply of which we are      
inwardly strengthened1 and made to      
abound to every good work4    ,this then
 is the conclusion1 ,that as there is   
mercy to be obtained by  us at the      
throne of grace1 for the pardon of all  
our weaknesses2 so  there is also grace 
there to be found that will yet         

strengthen us more1  to all good walking
 and living before him4 ,he giveth more 
grace1 and  they receive one time or    
another abundance of grace that shall   
reign in  life by one ,jesus ,christ4   
,this then teaches us several things1   
some of  which ,i will mention4 ,as1    
,what this should teach us4    #a4 ,that
 nature1 as nature1 is not capable of   
serving of ,god3 no1 not  nature where  
grace dwells1 as considered abstract    
from that grace that  dwells in it4     
,nothing can be done aright without     
grace1 ,i mean no part  nor piece of    
gospel-duty4 #8,let us have grace       
whereby we may serve ,god  acceptably4' 
,nature1 managed by grace1 seasoned with
 grace1 and held up  with grace1 can    
serve ,god acceptably4 ,let us have     
grace1 seek for and  find grace to do   
so2 for we cannot do so but by grace3   
#8,by the grace of  ,god ,i am what ,i  
am2 and his grace which was bestowed    
upon me1 was not  in vain2 but ,i       
laboured more abundantly than they all2 

yet not ,i1 but  the grace of ,god which
 was with me' 7#a ,cor #ae3aj74 ,what   
can be more  plain than this beautiful  
text8 ,for the apostle doth here quite  
shut  out nature1 sanctified nature1 for
 he indeed was a sanctified man1 and    
concludes that even he1 as of himself1  
did nothing of all the great  works that
 he did2 but they were done1 he did them
 by the grace of ,god  that was in him4 
,wherefore nature1 sanctified nature1 as
 nature1 can of  itself do nothing to   
the pleasing of ,god the ,father4    ,is
 not this the experience of all the     
godly8 ,can they do that at all  times  
which they can do at some times8 ,can   
they pray1 believe1 love1  fear1 repent1
 and bow before ,god always alike8 ,no4 
,why so8 they are the  same men1 the    
same human nature1 the same saints4     
,aye1 but the same  grace1 in the same  
degree1 operation1 and life of grace1   
doth not so  now work on that man1 that 
nature1 that saint2 therefore1          
notwithstanding he is what he is1 he    

cannot do at all times alike4 ,thus     
therefore it is manifest1 that nature1  
simply as such1 is a great way  off of  
doing that which is acceptable with     
,god4 ,refined1 purified1  sanctified   
nature1 cannot do but by the immediate  
supplies1 lifts1 and  helps of that     
spirit and principle of grace by the    
which it is so  sanctified4    #b4 ,as  
nature1 even where grace is1 cannot1    
without the assistance of  that grace1  
do anything acceptably before ,god2 so  
grace received1 if it  be not also      
supplied with more grace1 cannot cause  
that we continue to  do acceptable      
service to ,god4 ,this also is clear by 
the text1 ,for he  speaketh there to    
them that had received grace2 yea1 puts 
himself into  the number1 saying1 #8,let
 us come boldly unto the throne of      
grace1 that  we may find grace to help  
in time of need4' ,if grace received    
would do1  what need for more8 ,what    
need we pray for more8 ,what need we go 
to the  throne of grace for more8 ,this 

very exhortation saith it will not3     
present supplies of grace are           
proportioned to our present need1 and to
  help us to do a present work or       
duty4#ch ,but is our present need all   
the need that we are like to have1 and  
the present work all the work  that we  
have to do in the world8 ,even so the   
grace that we have  received at present1
 though it can help us to do a present  
work1 it  cannot1 without a further     
supply1 help us to do what is to be done
  hereafter4 ,wherefore1 the apostle    
saith1 that his continuing to do was    
through his obtaining help1 continual   
help of ,god3 #8,having1 therefore1'    
saith he1 #8obtained help of ,god1 ,i   
continue unto this day witnessing  both 
to small and great1' c4 7,acts #bf3bb74 
,there must be a daily  imploring of    
,god for daily supplies from him1 if we 
will do our daily  business as we       
should4    ,a present dispensation of   
grace is like a good meal1 a seasonable 
shower1 or a penny in one's pocket1 all 

which will serve for the  present       
necessity4 ,but will that good meal that
 ,i ate last week1 enable  me1 without  
supply1 to do a good day's work in this8
 or will that  seasonable shower which  
fell last year1 be1 without supplies1 a 
seasonable help to the grain and grass  
that is growing now8 or will  that penny
 that supplied my want the other day1 ,i
 say1 will the same  penny also1 without
 a supply1 supply my wants today8 ,the  
same may1 ,i  say1 be said of grace     
received2 it is like the oil in the     
lamp1 it must  be fed1 it must be added 
to4 ,and there1 there shall be a supply1
  #8wherefore he giveth more grace4'    
,grace is the sap1 which from the root  
maintaineth the branches3 stop the sap1 
and the branch will wither4 ,not  that  
the sap shall be stopped where there is 
union1 not stopped for  altogether2 for 
as from the root the branch is supplied1
 so from ,christ  is every member       
furnished with a continual supply of    
grace1 if it doth  as it should2 #8of   

his fulness have all we received1 and   
grace for  grace' 7,john #a3af74    ,the
 day of grace is the day of expense3    
this is our spending time4  ,hence we   
are called pilgrims and strangers in the
 earth1 that is1  travellers from place 
to place1 from state to state1 from     
trial to  trial 7,heb #aa3ac74 ,now1 as 
the traveller at a fresh inn is made to 
spend fresh money2 so ,christians1 at a 
fresh temptation1 at a new  temptation1 
are made to spend afresh1 and a new     
supply of grace4 ,great  men1 when and  
while their sons are travellers1 appoint
 that their bags  of money be lodged    
ready1 or conveniently paid in at such  
and such a  place1 for the suitable     
relief of them2 and so they meet with   
supplies4  ,why1 so are the sons of the 
,great ,one1 and he has allotted that we
  should travel beyond sea1 or at a     
great distance from our ,father's       
house3 wherefore he has appointed that  
grace shall be provided for us1  to     
supply at such a place1 such a state or 

temptation1 as need  requires3 but      
withal1 as my lord expecteth his son    
should acquaint him  with the present   
emptiness of his purse1 and with the    
difficulty he  hath now to grapple with2
 so ,god our ,father expects that we    
should  plead by ,christ our need at the
 throne of grace1 in order to a supply  
of grace3#ci #8,let us therefore come   
boldly unto the throne of grace1  that  
we may obtain mercy1 and find grace to  
help in time of need4'    ,now then1    
this shows the reason why many          
,christians that are indeed  possessed  
with the grace of ,god1 do yet walk so  
oddly1 act so poorly1  and live such    
ordinary lives in the world4 ,they are  
like to those  gentlemen's sons that are
 of the more extravagant sort1 that walk
 in  their lousy hue1 when they might be
 maintained better4 ,such young men     
care not1 perhaps scorn to acquaint     
their fathers with their wants1 and     
therefore walk in their threadbare      
jackets1 with hose and shoes out at     

heels6 a right emblem of the            
uncircumspect child of ,god4 ,this also 
shows the reason of all those dreadful  
falls and miscarriages that many  of the
 saints sustain1 they made it not their 
business to watch to see  what is       
coming1 and to pray for a supply of     
grace to uphold them2 they1  with       
,david1 are too careless1 or1 with      
,peter1 too confident1 or1 with  the    
disciples1 too sleepy1 and so the       
temptation comes upon them2 and  their  
want like an armed man4 ,this also shows
 the reason why some that1  to one's    
thinking1 would fall every day2 for that
 their want of parts1  their small      
experience1 their little knowledge of   
,god's matters1 do  seem to bespeak it2 
yet stand1 walk better1 and keep their  
garments  more white than those that    
have1 when compared with them1 twice as 
much  as they4 ,they are praying saints1
 they are often at the throne of  grace1
 they are sensible of their weakness1   
keep a sight of their  danger before    

their faces1 and will not be contented  
without more  grace4    ,third4 ,and    
this leads me1 in the third place1 to   
show you1 that were we  wise1 and did we
 ply it at the throne of grace for      
grace1 as we should1  ,o what spotless  
lives might we live6 ,we should then    
have always help in  time of need2 for  
so the text insinuates1 #8,that we may  
obtain mercy1  and find grace to help in
 time of need4' ,this is that which     
,peter  means1 when he says1 #8,and     
besides this1' that is1 besides your    
faith in  ,christ1 and besides your     
happy state of justification1 #8giving  
all  diligence1 add to your faith1      
virtue2 and to virtue1 knowledge2 and to
  knowledge1 temperance2 and to         
temperance1 patience2 and to patience1  
godliness2 and to godliness1 brotherly  
kindness2 and to brotherly  kindness1   
charity4 ,for if these things be in you 
and abound1' and be  continually        
supplied with a supply from the throne  
of grace1 #8they make  you that ye shall

 neither be barren nor unfruitful in the
 knowledge of  our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4
 ,but he that lacketh these things is   
blind1 and  cannot see afar off1 and    
hath forgotten that he was purged from  
his old  sins4 ,wherefore the rather1   
brethren1 give diligence to make your   
calling and election sure3 for if you do
 these things1 ye shall never  fall3 for
 so an entrance shall be ministered unto
 you abundantly into  the everlasting   
kingdom of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus
 ,christ' 7#b ,peter  #a3e-aa74    ,the 
greatest part of professors now-a-days  
take up their time in  contracting of   
guilt1 and asking for pardon1 and yet   
are not much the  better4 ,whereas1 if  
they had but the grace to add to their  
faith1  virtue1 c41 they might have more
 peace1 live better lives1 and not  have
 their heads so often in a bag as they  
have4 #8,to him that ordereth  his      
conversation aright1 will ,i show the   
salvation of ,god' 7,psa #ej3bc74  ,to  
him that disposeth his way aright2 now  

this cannot be done without a  constant 
supplicating at the throne of grace for 
more grace4 ,this then  is the reason   
why every new temptation that comes upon
 thee1 so foils1  so overcomes thee1    
that thou wilt need a new conversion to 
be recovered  from under the power and  
guilt that cleaves to thee by its       
overshadowing of thee4 ,a new           
temptation1 a sudden temptation1 an     
unexpected temptation1 usually foils    
those that are not upon their  watch2   
and that have not been before with ,god 
to be inlaid with grace  proportionable 
to what may come upon them4    #8,that  
ye may find grace to help in time of    
need'6 ,there is grace to be  found at  
the throne of grace that will help us   
under the greatest  straits4 #8,seek and
 ye shall find'2 it is there1 and it is 
to be found  there2 it is to be found   
there of the seeking soul1 of the soul  
that  seeketh him4 ,wherefore ,i will   
conclude as ,i did begin2 #8,let us     
therefore come boldly unto the throne of

 grace that we may obtain  mercy1 and   
find grace to help in time of need4'    
,,conclusion4 ,some lessons to be       
learned from this text4    ,we will now 
speak something by way of conclusion1   
and so wind up the  whole4    ,first4   
,you must remember that we have been    
hitherto speaking of the  throne of     
grace1 and showing what it is4 ,that we 
have also been  speaking of ,christ's   
sacrifice1 and how he manages his high  
priest's  office before the throne of   
grace4 ,we have also here1 as you see1  
been  speaking of the mercy and grace   
that is to be obtained and found at     
this throne of grace1 and of what       
advantage it is to us in this our       
pilgrimage4 ,now1 from all this it      
follows1 that sin is a fearful thing3   
for all this ado is1 that men might be  
saved from sin6 ,what a devil  then is  
sin8 it is the worst of devils2 it is   
worse than all devils2  those that are  
devils sin hath made them so2 nor could 
anything else  have made them devils but

 sin4 ,now1 ,i pray1 what is it to be a 
devil1  but to be under1 for ever1 the  
power and dominion of sin1 an implacable
  spirit against ,god8 ,such an one1    
from which implacableness all the  power
 in heaven and earth cannot release     
them1 because ,god of his  justice has  
bound them over to judgment4 ,these     
spirits are by sin  carried quite away  
from themselves1 as well as from ,god   
that made them2  they cannot design     
their own good2 they cannot leave that  
which yet  they know will be everlasting
 mischievous to themselves4 ,sin has    
bound  them to itself so fast1 that     
there can be no deliverance for them1   
but  by the ,son of ,god1 who also has  
refused them1 and left them to          
themselves1 and to the judgment which   
they have deserved4 ,sin also has  got a
 victory over man1 has made him an enemy
 to ,god and to his own  salvation2 has 
caught him1 captivated him1 carried away
 his mind1 and  will1 and heart1 from   
,god2 and made him choose to be vain1   

and to run  the hazard of eternal       
damnation1 with rejoicing and delight4  
,but ,god  left not man where he left   
those wicked spirits1 to wit1 under the 
everlasting chains of darkness1 reserved
 unto judgment2 but devised  means for  
their ransom and reconciliation to      
himself2 which is the  thing that has   
been discoursed of in the foregoing part
 of this book 7#b  ,sam #ae3ae74 ,but1  
,i say1 what a thing is sin1 what a     
devil and master of  devils is it1 that 
it should1 where it takes hold1 so hang 
that nothing  can unclinch its hold but 
the mercy of ,god and the heart-blood of
 his  dear ,son6 ,o the fretting1       
eating1 infecting1 defiling1 and        
poisonous  nature of sin1 that it should
 so eat into our flesh and spirit1 body 
and soul1 and so stain us with its vile 
and stinking nature3 yea1 it  has almost
 turned man into the nature of itself2  
insomuch as that  sometimes1 when nature
 is mentioned1 sin is meant2 and when   
sin is  mentioned1 nature is meant 7,eph

 #b3c1 #e3h74 ,wherefore sin is a       
fearful  thing2 a thing to be lamented1 
a thing to be abhorred1 a thing to be   
fled from with more astonishment and    
trembling than one would fly from  any  
devil1 because it is the worst of       
things2 and that without which  nothing 
can be bad1 and because where it takes  
hold it so fasteneth  that nothing1 as  
,i have said1 can release whom it has   
made a captive1  but the mercy of ,god  
and the heart-blood of his dear ,son4 ,o
 what a  thing is sin6    ,second4 ,as  
by what hath been said sin appears to be
 exceeding sinful2  so1 from hence it   
also follows1 that the soul is a        
precious thing4 ,for  you must know all 
this is for the redemption of the soul4 
,the  redemption of the soul is precious
 7,psa #di3h1bj74 ,i say1 it is for the 
redemption of the soul2 it was for this 
that ,christ was made a priest1  a      
sacrifice1 an altar1 a throne of grace2 
yea1 sin1 a curse1 and what  not1 that  
was necessary for our deliverance from  

sin1 and death1 and  everlasting        
damnation4 ,he that would know what a   
soul is1 let him read  in letters of    
blood the price and purchase of the     
soul4 ,it was not for  a light1 a       
little1 an inconsiderable thing1 that   
,christ ,jesus underwent  what he       
suffered when he was in the world1 and  
gave himself a ransom  for souls4 ,no1  
no6 ,the soul is a great1 a vast great  
thing1  notwithstanding it is so little 
set by of some4 ,some prefer anything   
that they fancy1 above the soul2 a slut1
 a lie1 a pot1 an act of  fraudulency1  
the swing of a prevailing passion1      
anything shall be  preferred when the   
occasion offereth itself4#dj ,if ,christ
 had set as  little by souls as some men
 do1 he had never left his ,father's    
bosom1  and the glory that he had with  
him2 he had never so humbled himself1 so
  gave himself to punishment1           
affliction1 and sorrow2 and made himself
 so  the object of scorn1 and contempt1 
and reproach1 as he did1 and all  that  

the souls of sinners might live a life  
in glory with him4    ,but methinks this
 is the mystery of all as to this1 that 
the soul  should take that pains1       
contrive such ways1 and take such       
advantages  against itself6 ,for it is  
the soul that sins1 that the soul might 
die6  ,o6 sin1 what art thou8 ,what hast
 thou done8 and what still wilt thou    
further do1 if mercy1 and blood and     
grace doth not prevent thee8 ,o  silly  
soul6 what a fool has sin made of thee8 
what an ass art thou  become to sin8    
that ever an immortal soul1 at first    
made in the image  of ,god1 for ,god1   
and for his delight1 should so          
degenerate from its  first station1 and 
so abase itself that it might serve sin1
 as to  become the devil's ape1 and to  
play like a ,jack ,pudding for him upon 
any stage or theatre in the world6 ,but 
,i recall myself2 for if sin can  make  
one who was sometimes a glorious angel  
in heaven1 now so to abuse  himself as  
to become1 to appearance1 as a filthy   

frog1 a toad1 a rat1 a  cat1 a fly1 a   
mouse1 a dog1 or bitch's whelp1#da to   
serve its ends  upon a poor mortal1 that
 it might gull them of everlasting life1
 no  marvel if the soul is so beguiled  
as to sell itself from ,god1 and all    
good1 for so poor a nothing as a        
momentary pleasure is4 ,but1    ,third4 
,if sin and the soul are such great     
things1 then behold the love  and care  
of ,god2 the love to souls1 the care he 
hath taken to deliver  them from sin4   
,sin1 as ,i have said1 is such a thing  
as from which no  man can deliver       
himself2 the soul is such a thing1 so   
rich and valuable  in the nature of it1 
that scarce one in twenty thousand      
counts of it as  they should4 ,but ,god1
 the lover of mankind1 and the greatest 
enemy to  sin1 has provided means       
effectually to overthrow the one1 and to
 save  and secure the other4 ,behold1   
therefore1 the love of ,god1 the care of
  ,god for us2 for when we neither loved
 nor cared for ourselves1 ,god both     

loved us and cared for us4 ,god         
commended his love towards us in sending
  his ,son to be the propitiation for   
our sins4    ,let it be then concluded  
that #8,,god ,,is ,,love1' and that the 
love that ,god  hath to us is such as we
 never had for ourselves4 ,we have been 
often  tried about our own love to      
ourselves1 and it has been proved over1 
and  over1 and over1 that sometimes even
 we that are ,christians could1 and     
would1 had it been possible1 have pawned
 ourselves1 our souls1 and our  interest
 in ,christ1 for a foul and beastly     
lust4 ,but ,god1 who is rich  in mercy1 
for his great love wherewith he loved   
us1 would not suffer it  so to be4 ,now1
 if we are so fickle and uncertain in   
our love to  ourselves1 as to value our 
salvation at so low and so base a rate1 
can  it be imagined that ever we should1
 had it been left to our choice1  have  
given the best of what we have for the  
salvation of our souls8 ,yet  ,god gave 
his ,son to be the ,saviour of the      

world4 ,i say again1 if our  love is so 
slender to our own souls1 can any think 
that it should be  more full to the     
souls of others8 ,and yet ,god had such 
love to us1 as  to give his only        
begotten ,son for our sins4 ,yet again1 
how should it be  that we1 who are      
usually so affected with the conceit of 
our own  happiness1 since we care no    
more for our own souls1 do our best to  
secure the souls of others8 and yet     
,god1 who is infinitely above all       
creatures1 has so condescended1 as to   
concern himself1 and to give the  best  
of his flock1 even his only beloved     
,son1 for very dust and ashes4          
,wherefore1 #8,herein is love1 not that 
we loved ,god1' or our neighbour1  #8but
 that ,god loved us1 and sent his ,son  
to be the propitiation for our  sins'   
7#a ,john #d3aj74    ,fourth4 ,is sin so
 vile a thing8 is the soul so precious a
 thing8 and is  ,god's love and care of 
the salvation of the souls of sinners   
infinitely  greater than is their own   

care for their own souls8 ,then this    
should  teach those concerned to blush1 
to blush1 ,i say1 and to cover their    
faces with shame4 ,there is nothing1 as 
,i know of1 that more becomes a  sinner1
 than blushing and shame doth2 for he is
 the harbourer1 the  nurse1 and the     
nourisher of that vile thing called sin2
 that so great  an enemy of ,god1 and   
that so great an enemy to the soul4 ,it 
becomes him  also1 if he considers what 
a creature ,god has made him1 and how   
little  he hath set by his own creation1
 and by the matter of which ,god hath   
made his soul4 ,let him also consider   
unto what base things he hath  stooped  
and prostrated himself1 while things    
infinitely better have  stood by and    
offered themselves unto him freely2 yea1
 how he has cast  that ,god that made   
him1 and his ,son that came to redeem   
him1 quite  behind his back1 and before 
their faces embraced1 loved1 and devoted
  himself unto him that seeks nothing   
more than the damnation of his  soul4   

,ah1 ,lord6 when will foolish man be    
wise1 and come to ,god with his hands   
upon his head1 and with his face covered
 with shame1 to ask him  forgiveness for
 that wickedness which he has committed8
 which is  wickedness committed not only
 against holiness and justice1 against  
which also men by nature have an        
antipathy1 but against mercy and love1  
without which man cannot tell what to   
do4 ,blush1 sinner1 blush4 ,ah1  that   
thou hadst grace to blush6 ,but this is 
,god's complaint1 #8,were they  ashamed 
when they had committed abomination8    
,nay1 they were not at all  ashamed1    
neither could they blush' 7,jer #h3ab74 
,it is a sad thing that  men should be  
thus void of consideration1 and yet they
 are so4 ,they are  at a continual jest 
with ,god and his ,word1 with the devil 
and sin1 with  hell and judgment4 ,but  
they will be in earnest one day2 but    
that one  day will be too late6         
,fifth4 ,is it so that ,god1 though sin 
is so fearful a thing1 has  prepared an 

effectual remedy against it1 and        
purposed to save us from  the evil and  
damning effects thereof8 7#a47 ,then    
this should beget  thankfulness in the  
hearts of the godly1 for they are made  
partakers of  this grace2 ,i say1 it    
should beget thankfulness in thy heart4 
#8,thanks  be unto ,god for his         
unspeakable gift1' said the apostle1    
when he  seriously thought of that which
 was much inferior to what we have been 
a discoursing of 7#b ,cor #i3ae74 ,that 
was about man's willingness to do  good2
 this is about ,god's4 ,that was about  
men's willingness to give  money to poor
 saints2 this about ,god's willingness  
to give ,christ ,jesus  his ,son to the 
world4 ,it was the thoughts of this     
redemption and  salvation that made     
,david say1 #8,bless the ,lord1 ,o my   
soul1 and all that  is within me1 bless 
his holy name' 7,psa #ajc3a74 ,o6 they  
that are  partakers of redeeming grace1 
and that have a throne of grace1 a      
covenant of grace1 and a ,christ1 that  

is the ,son of ,god's love1 to come  to1
 and to live by1 should be a thankful   
people4 #8,by him therefore let  us     
offer the sacrifice of praise to ,god   
continually1--giving thanks in  his     
name' 7,heb #ac3ae74 ,how many          
obligations has ,god laid upon his      
people1 to give thanks to him at every  
remembrance of his holiness4  7#b47     
,study the priesthood1 the high         
priesthood of ,jesus ,christ1 both  the 
first and second part thereof4 ,the     
first part was that when he  offered up 
himself without the gate1 when he bare  
our sins in his own  body on the tree4  
,the second part is that which he       
executeth there  whither he is now gone1
 even in heaven itself1 where the throne
 of  grace is4 ,i say1 study what       
,christ has done1 and is adoing4 ,o6    
what is  he adoing now8 he is sprinkling
 his blood with his priestly robes on1  
before the throne of grace2 that is too 
little thought on by the saints  of     
,god3 #8,we have such a high priest1 who

 is set on the right hand of  the throne
 of the ,majesty in the heavens1 a      
minister of the sanctuary1  and of the  
true tabernacle1 which the ,lord        
pitched1 and not man' 7,heb  #h3a1b74   
,busy thyself1 fellow-,christian1 about 
this blessed office of  ,christ4 ,it is 
full of good1 it is full of sweet1 it is
 full of heaven1  it is full of relief  
and succour for the tempted and         
dejected2  wherefore1 ,i say again1     
study these things1 give thyself wholly 
to  them4    ,sixth4 ,since ,god has    
prepared himself a lamb1 a sacrifice1 a 
priest1 a  throne of grace1 and has bid 
thee come to him1 come to him as there  
sitting2 come1 come boldly1 as he bids  
thee4 ,what better warrant canst  thou  
have to come1 than to be bid to come of 
,god8 ,when the goodman  himself bids   
the beggar come to his house1 then he   
may come1 then he  may come boldly2 the 
consideration of the invitation doth    
encourage4  ,that we have our friend at 
court1 should also make us come boldly4 

,jesus1 as has been showed1 as sacrifice
 and high priest1 is there1 #8in  whom  
we have boldness1 and access with       
confidence by the faith of him'  7,eph  
#c3ab74 ,again1 #8,by whom also we have 
access by faith into this  grace1       
wherein we stand1 and rejoice in hope of
 the glory of ,god' 7,rom  #e3b74       
,again1 #8,we have boldness1 brethren1  
to enter into the holiest by  the blood 
of ,jesus' 7,heb #aj3ai1bj74 ,what can  
be more plain1 more  encouraging1 more  
comfortable to them that would obtain   
mercy1 #8and  find grace to help in time
 of need4' ,it is a dishonour to ,god1  
disadvantage to thee1 and an            
encouragement to ,satan1 when thou      
hangest  back1 and seemest afraid to    
#8come boldly unto the throne of grace4'
  #8,let us1' therefore1 #8draw near    
with a true heart1 in full assurance of 
faith1 having our hearts sprinkled from 
an evil conscience1 and our  bodies     
washed with pure water2 let us hold fast
 the profession of our  faith without   

wavering1 for he is faithful that       
promised1 and let us  consider one      
another1 to provoke unto love and to    
good works' 7,heb  #aj3bb-bd74          
,farewell4    ,,footnotes3      #a4 ,how
 many thousands rush into the presence  
of ,god with unholy1  thoughtless       
familiarity1 by repeating the form      
called the ,lord's  prayer4 ,his        
infinite holiness should make us        
tremblingly apply to his  throne of     
grace4 ,in the name of the ,redeemer1   
and in his mediation  alone1 the sinner 
can find access1 and be emboldened to   
draw nigh and  receive grace to help in 
our everyday time of need4--,ed4    #b4 
#8,though the phrase1 8throne of grace10
 be only once named in the  ,bible1 yet 
the thing signified is so savoury1      
significant1 and  suitable1 that this   
form of speaking is become famous among 
,christians1  and will be used to the   
end of time4'--,traill4--,ed4    #c4    
,this is an allusion to ,jeremiah       
#ah3a-aj the potter and his wheel1  upon

 which he forms his vessels of clay to  
honour or to dishonour as he  pleaseth4 
,so ,god worketh all things according to
 his will1 all tending  to the good of  
his church1 because his resting-place is
 the  mercy-seat4--,ed4    #d4 ,quoted  
from the ,genevan or puritan            
version4--,ed4    #e4 #8,grace was      
poured so plentifully from heaven1 that 
it did not only  countervail sin1 but   
above measure passeth it4' ,note to the 
,genevan  ,bible4--,ed4    #f4 ,not by  
the person or body1 but mentally4 ,it   
matters little whether  the body is     
sitting1 kneeling1 or standing2 riding1 
walking1 or lying  down2 the throne of  
grace is equally accessible1 if the     
spirit is  prostrate before it--the     
spontaneous effusions of the soul in    
sighs or  groans1 or joyful             
exclamations1 or the pouring forth of   
heart-felt  words2 but all must be under
 a sense of the mediation of            
,jesus4--,ed4    #g4 ,smutches or       
smudges4 #8,and with a kind of amber    

smirch my  face4'--,shakespeare4--,ed4  
#h4 #8,in all our distresses1           
infirmities1 and darkness in this world1
 we  should get up to that mountain of  
myrrh and hill of frankincense1         
,canticles #d3f2--the passion of        
,christ1 which was bitter like myrrh2   
and  to the intercession of ,christ1    
which is sweet like incense4'--,dr4     
,bates4--,ed4    #i4 ,how dreadful for a
 sinner to enter upon a way1 expecting  
it to be a  living way to life and      
happiness1 and find it the dead way to  
death and  eternal destruction4 ,o my   
soul1 try thy way1 and1 by the          
assistance of  the ,holy ,spirit1       
ascertain whether it is the living way  
to everlasting  life1 or the dead way to
 eternal misery4--,ed4    #aj4 ,such was
 the opinion of naturalists in the olden
 time1 ,bartolomeus1  on the properties 
of things1 thus speaks of goats'        
blood--#8,the goat's  hot blood neshethe
 7softeneth7 and carveth the hard       
ardamant stone1  that neither fire nor  

iron may overcome4' ,book #ah cap4      
#fj4--;,ed4    #aa4 ,what laid the      
cornerstone of this throne1 but grace8  
,what brings in  the inhabitants1       
preserves them1 perfects them1 but      
grace8--,traill4       #8,grace all the 
work shall crown1          ,thro'       
everlasting days2      ,it lays in      
heaven the topmost stone1          ,and 
well deserves the praise4'--,rippon4    
#ab4 ,perfectly impressed upon their    
memories4--,ed4    #ac4 ,from the       
,genevan version4--,ed4    #ad4 ,bunyan 
here refers to the marginal note in the 
,genevan bible1  ,exodus #cj4 ,the high 
priest's washing #8signifying that he   
that cometh to  ,god must be washed from
 all sin and corruption4'--,ed4    #ae4 
,this sea was full of pure water1 a     
figure of the word1 without  mixture of 
men's inventions4 ,see the typical      
meaning of the molten sea  and the      
laver1 fully explained and illustrated  
by ,bunyan1 in ,solomon's  ,temple      
,spiritualized of this edition4--,ed4   

#af4 ,our first lesson is of sin1       
righteousness1 and judgment2 second1    
,christ's obedience unto death for our  
salvation2 third1 ,christ ascended  to  
,god's right hand1 the ,mediator and    
,advocate4 ,thus the bitter comes       
before the sweet1 to make the sweet the 
sweeter4--,ed4    #ag4 ,alluding to     
these destructive operations of nature1 
the whirlwind  and the whirlpool1 the   
first whirling fancies that ,christ     
saves from  the punishment1 and not from
 the power of sin1 takes them from the  
gospel hope1 and the second receives    
them into the vortex of misery4 ,o  my  
soul1 be watchful unto prayer at a      
throne of grace1 for who can  withstand 
the whirlpool if once within its        
influence8--,ed4    #ah4 ,to see the    
fulness and freeness of the treasures of
 grace in  ,christ--to see that we must 
partake of it or perish--to be looking  
unto  ,jesus the author and finisher of 
our faith1 are indeed powerful          
incentives to keep us near the throne of

 grace4--,ed4    #ai4 ,probably a       
frightful military saying heard by      
,bunyan1 when serving  in the debauched 
army of ,charles ,i1 from some of       
,prince ,rupert's  cavaliers4--,ed4     
#bj4 ,how much this paragraph reminds us
 of the experience of poor  ,christian  
in his fearful battle with the fiend6   
#8,in this combat no man  can imagine1  
unless he had seen and heard as ,i did1 
what yelling and  hideous roaring       
,apollyon made all the time of the      
fight--he spake like a  dragon2 and1 on 
the other side1 what sighs and groans   
burst from  ,christian's heart4 ,i never
 saw him1 all the while1 give so much as
 one  pleasant look1 till he perceived  
he had wounded ,apollyon with his       
two-edged sword2 then1 indeed1 he did   
smile and look upward2 but it was  the  
dreadfullest fight that ever ,i         
saw4'--,ed4    #ba4 #8,spaked'2 marked  
with small spots4--,ed4    #bb4         
,instituted1 inducted1 or               
installed4--,ed4    #bc4 ,exposed to    

violence--blindfolded or                
hoodwinked4--,ed4    #bd4 ,protestants  
can have little idea of the idolatry    
used in the ,church  of ,rome4          
,something may be gathered from the     
following directions1 given  in a very  
beautiful office for ,good ,friday1     
corrected by royal  authority1 in       
conformity with the breviary and missal 
of our holy  father ,pope ,urban ,,viii1
 printed at ,paris by ,posset3--        
#8,the priest having retired a little   
behind the altar1 the deacon takes  the 
cross 7a plain wooden cross without the 
figure71 covered with a  veil1 and gives
 it to the priest1 who turns to the     
people and shows the  top of the cross1 
before which they all prostrate         
themselves and kiss  the ground1 singing
 ,ecce lignum crucis4 ,he then removes  
the veil from  the right limb of the    
cross1 and lifts it up1 singing1 still  
louder1  ,behold the wood of the cross2 
again the people prostrate themselves4  
,the priest then comes to the middle of 

the altar1 and taking off the  veil1    
exhibits the wooden cross to be adored2 
then setting it down1 he  goes on his   
knees1 and rising1 takes off his shoes  
and approaches the  cross to worship it1
 making three genuflections1 and kisses 
it4 ,all the  clergy who are present    
take off their shoes1 prostrate         
themselves1  worship and kiss the cross 
in the order of their dignity4 ,all the 
officers of the church1 and all the     
people1 follow in the same manner  to   
adore it1 while solemn music and        
chanting attends and completes the      
ceremony4' ,thus a wooden board1 made   
into the shape of a cross by some       
joiner1 receives ,divine honours4 ,talk 
not of heathen idols4 ,who can  wonder  
that honest ,john ,bunyan felt          
indignation1 and exclaimed1 #8,o        
idolatry6 ,o blasphemy6'--,ed4    #be4  
,an extraneous taste that leaves a sting
 behind1 as1 #8,she had a  tongue with a
 tang4' #8,the wine has a tang of the   
cask4'--,ed4    #bf4 ,this use of the   

word #8resent' has been long obsolete2  
it expressed  a deep sense or strong    
perception of good as well as evil2 in  
this  place it means1 #8proved to have  
been satisfactory or gratifying4'--,ed4 
#bg4 ,how sublime is the ,christian     
system1 in its adaptation to all ,god's 
intelligent creatures6 ,so lovely in its
 simplicity1 that the child--nay1  even 
the poor ,bushman of ,africa1 or the    
half-idiot native of ,new ,south        
,wales--is able readily to comprehend   
how ,god1 for ,christ's sake1 can  blot 
out all iniquities and transgressions2  
while the noblest intellect  admires and
 adores its vast and extensive          
ramifications of mercies4  ,blessings   
numerous and unbounded are developed1   
reaching1 in their  ultimate effects1   
far beyond the utmost stretch of human  
perception1  even when the most         
brilliant imagination is enlightened and
 sanctified  by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,the  
intentions of mercy commence in the     
purposes of  ,god before the            

creation--are infinite in extent--and   
eternal in duration4  ,how is ,divine   
wisdom and mercy thus displayed in the  
adaptation of the  gospel to the        
personal inquiry and reception of every 
individual of the  human race6--,ed4    
#bh4 ,the beginning1 increase1 and      
perfection of life eternal1 consists  in
 holy knowledge2 that ,god and ,christ  
are of the same nature1 equal in  power 
and glory4 ,as ,christ is the most      
excellent object1 therefore the         
knowledge of ,christ is1 and must be the
 most excellent knowledge2 not  only all
 the excellencies of the creatures are  
found in him1 but all  excellencies1    
yea1 the fulness of the ,godhead1 dwells
 in him bodily4  ,all learning1 in      
comparison of the knowledge of ,christ1 
is the most  contemptible ignorance4 ,he
 is the wisdom of ,god1 and our highest 
wisdom  will be1 with holy ,paul1 to    
part with whatever is most dear and     
precious to us1 that we may win ,christ1
 receiving him as he is revealed  in the

 word of truth4--,mason4    #bi4 ,power 
of exercising affection and             
feeling4--,ed4    #cj4 ,bunyan's        
daughter1 ,mary1 was blind1 and thus    
became an object of  his tenderest      
solicitude4 ,when he was sent to prison 
for preaching1 he  felt for her far more
 than for all other worldly objects4    
#8,my poor  blind child4 ,o the thoughts
 of the hardship she might go under     
would  break my heart to                
pieces4'--,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #cbj  
and #cbi4--;,ed4    #ca4 ,it is a       
stupendous and unspeakably blessed      
privilege that ,christ  and believers   
are one flesh4 ,husband and wife1 soul  
and body1 are not  so closely united as 
,christ and believers are to each other4
 ,he has  carried their sorrows1 borne  
their punishment1 and procured complete 
redemption for them4 ,and eternal       
blessings on him6 he now ever liveth  in
 heaven to act and intercede for them4  
,he there exercises a tender  and       
compassionate spirit towards his        

suffering children and servants  here on
 earth4 ,his love and pity to every     
individual of his church1  infinitely   
exceeds that of the most affectionate   
parent towards their  offspring4 ,our   
extremity is his opportunity--he is     
touched with the  feeling of our        
infirmities1 will give consolation      
under1 sanctify1 and  at length deliver 
the godly out of all temptations and    
afflictions4--,mason4    #cb4 ,as this  
is ,satan's temptation in the time of   
poverty1 so the time  of prosperity is  
equally dangerous--the love of gain1    
when it possesses  the soul1 is         
insatiable4 ,satan whispers into the    
ear1 and the heart too  readily         
entertains the wicked thought--#8,get   
money2 if you cannot do it  honestly1   
still get money4' ,the most contemptible
 meannesses have been  practised by the 
wealthy4 ,o beware of that ruinous      
idolatry1  covetousness4--,ed4    #cc4  
,query1 is this that part of a          
,christian's experience referred to in  

the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 the second    
part of the ,valley of the ,shadow of   
,death8--,ed4    #cd4 ,no man could     
speak more experimentally on the pain   
inflicted by  slander1 although utterly 
unfounded1 than ,john ,bunyan4 ,so      
eminent a man  became a mark for ,satan 
and his emissaries to shoot at4 ,he was 
charged  with witchcraft1 called a      
highwayman1 and every slander that      
malice  could invent was heaped upon    
him4 ,his remedy1 his consolation1 was  
the  throne of grace--a specific that   
never did1 nor ever will fail4--,ed4    
#ce4 ,the late ,rev4 ,john ,newton1 who 
lived to a good old age1 in his  latter 
days used to tell his friends--#8,i am  
like a parcel1 packed up and  directed1 
only waiting the carrier to take me to  
my destination'2  blessed tranquility   
under such solemn circumstances4--,ed4  
#cf4 ,this is illustrated by the account
 of ,hopeful's experience in the        
,pilgrim's ,progress2 he says1 #8,if ,i 
look narrowly into the best of what  ,i 

do now1 ,i still see sin1 new sin1      
mixing itself with the best of that  ,i 
do2 so that now ,i am forced to         
conclude1 that1 notwithstanding my      
former fond conceits of myself and      
duties1 ,i have committed sin enough    
,,in ,,one ,,duty to send me to hell1   
though my former life had been          
faultless4'--,ed4    #cg4 ,grace1 mercy1
 peace1 justification1 sanctification1  
and  glorification1 all flow from       
,christ the propitiatory sacrifice1 in  
whom1 as his beloved1 the ,father       
accepts us graciously1 and loves us     
freely4--,mason4    #ch4 ,spiritual     
strength1 like bodily food1 must be     
renewed day by day4  ,the necessity of  
daily food for our bodies should remind 
us of that  bread that cometh down from 
heaven1 and that water of life which1 as
 a  river1 maketh glad the city of our  
,god4 #8,as oft as ye do this1' eat and 
drink1 #8ye do show the ,lord's death4' 
,o that such a recollection may  have an
 abiding influence upon our souls6--,ed4

    #ci4 ,in those days travellers did  
well to advance as far in a day as we   
now do in an hour4 ,to make a country   
tour1 required then the same            
precautions1 as to supplies1 as it now  
does to make the grand tour of  ,europe4
 ,to have carried coin would have been a
 great encumbrance1 as  well as risk    
from robbers4 ,how accurately ,bunyan   
knew the mode used in  such cases to    
secure supplies1 and with what beautiful
 simplicity it is  spiritualized4--,ed4 
#dj4 ,how truly and solemnly is the     
downward road of a sinner here          
portrayed4 #a4 ,drawn aside by lust4 #b4
 ,a lie to conceal his wicked  folly4   
#c4 ,intoxication1 to drown his         
convictions and harden his  conscience4 
#d4 ,the consequent ruin of his worldly 
prospects2 and1 #e4 ,a  vain effort by  
fraud to keep up his credit666--,ed4    
#da4 ,it was in ,bunyan's time the      
universally received opinion that ,satan
  appeared in the shape of animals to   
allure poor wretches into               

sin--,shakespeare1 ,judge ,hale1 ,cotton
 ,mather1 ,baxter1 with all our  eminent
 men1 believed in these supernatural    
appearances4--,ed4          ,,the       
,,acceptable ,,sacrifice2    ,,or1      
,,the ,,excellency ,,of ,a ,,broken     
,,heart3    ,,showing ,,the ,,nature1   
,,signs1 ,,and ,,proper ,,effects ,,of  
,a ,,contrite ,,spirit4    ,,being ,,the
 ,,last ,,works ,,of ,,that ,,eminent   
,,preacher ,,and ,,faithful ,,minister  
,,of  ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,,mr4 ,,john    
,,bunyan1 ,,of ,,bedford4    ,,with ,a  
,,preface ,,prefixed ,,thereunto ,,by   
,,an ,,eminent ,,minister ,,of ,,the    
,,gospel  ,,in ,,london4      ,london3  
,sold by ,george ,larkin1 at the ,two   
,swans without ,bishopgates1  #afib4    
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,the very excellent preface to this     
treatise1 written by ,george ,cokayn1   
will inform the reader of the melancholy
 circumstances under which it  was      
published1 and of the author's          
intention1 and mode of treatment4  ,very

 little more need be said1 by way of    
introducing to our readers  this new    
edition of ,bunyan's ,excellency of a   
,broken ,heart4 ,george  ,cokayn was a  
gospel minister in ,london1 who became  
eventually connected  with the          
,independent denomination4 ,he was a    
learned man--brought up at  the         
university--had preached before the     
,house of ,commons--was chaplain to     
that eminent statesman and historian1   
,whitelocke--was rector of ,st4         
,pancras1 ,soper ,lane--remarkable for  
the consistency of his conduct and      
piety of his life--but as he dared not  
to violate his conscience1 by           
conformity to ceremonies or creeds which
 he deemed antichristian1 he  suffered  
under persecution1 and1 with upwards of 
two thousand godly  ministers1 was      
ejected from his living1 and thrown upon
 the care of  ,divine ,providence for   
daily food4 ,the law ordered him to be  
silent1 and  not to set forth the       
glories of his ,saviour2 but his        

heavenly ,father  had ordained him to   
preach4 ,there was no hesitation as to  
whom he would  obey4 ,at the risk of    
imprisonment1 transportation1 and death1
 he  preached2 and ,god honoured his    
ministry1 and he became the founder of a
  flourishing church in ,hare ,court1   
,london4 ,his preface bears the date of 
,september1 #afhh2 and1 at a good old   
age1 he followed ,bunyan to the         
celestial city1 in #afhi4 ,it is painful
 to find the author's ,baptist  friends 
keeping aloof because of his liberal    
sentiments2 but it is  delightful to    
witness the hearty affection with which 
an ,independent  minister recommends the
 work of a ,baptist2 and truly          
refreshing to hear  so learned a man    
commending most earnestly the work of a 
poor1  unlettered1 but gigantic brother 
in the ministry4 ,surely there is water 
enough connected with that controversy  
to quench any unholy fire that          
differences of opinion might ignite4    
,george ,cokayn appears to have         

possessed much a kindred spirit with    
,john ,bunyan4 ,some of his  expressions
 are remarkably ,bunyanish4 ,thus1 when 
speaking of the  jailor1 #8who was a    
most barbarous1 hard-hearted wretch2    
yet1 when ,god  came to deal with him1  
he was soon tamed1 and his heart became 
exceeding soft and tender4' ,and when   
alluding to the ,lord's voice1 in       
softening the sinner's heart1 he says3  
#8,this is a glorious work indeed1  that
 hearts of stone should be dissolved and
 melted into waters of  godly sorrow1   
working repentance4'    ,the subject of 
a broken heart is one of vital          
importance1 because it is  essential to 
salvation4 ,the heart1 by nature1 is    
hard1 and cannot1 and  will not break   
itself4 ,angels have no power to perform
 this miracle of  mercy and of justice4 
,it is the work of the ,holy ,spirit in 
the ,,new  ,,birth4 ,some have supposed 
that ,god always prepares the heart for 
this  solemn1 this important change1 by 
a stroke of his providence2 but it is   

not so4 ,who dares limit the ,almighty8 
,he takes his own way with the          
sinner--one by a whisper1 another by a  
hurricane4 ,some are first alarmed  by  
the preaching of the ,word--many by     
conversation with a pious friend  or    
neighbour2 some by strokes of           
,providence--but all are led to a       
prayerful searching of the holy oracles1
 until there1 by the  enlightening      
influence of the ,spirit1 they find     
consolation4 ,the great  question is1   
not as to the means1 but the fact--,have
 ,i been born again8  ,have ,i been     
grafted into ,christ8 ,do ,i bring forth
 the fruits of  godliness in mourning   
over my sins1 and1 in good words and    
works1 am ,i  a living epistle known and
 read of all--men1 angels1 devils--and  
of the  ,omniscient ,god8 ,these are the
 all-important inquiries which1 ,i      
trust1  will deeply influence every     
reader4 ,let two of ,bunyan's remarks   
make an  indelible impression on every  
mind3 #8,god will break ,,all hearts for

 sin1  either here to repentance and    
happiness1 or in the world to come to   
condemnation and misery4' #8,consider   
thou must die but once2 ,i mean but     
once as to this world1 for if thou1 when
 thou goest hence1 dost not die  well1  
thou canst not come back again and die  
better4' ,may our spirits  be baptized  
into these solemn truths1 and our broken
 hearts be an  acceptable sacrifice to  
,god4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,a ,,preface
 ,,to ,,the ,,reader4      ,the author  
of the ensuing discourse--now with ,god1
 reaping the fruit of  all his labour1  
diligence1 and success1 in his ,master's
 service--did  experience in himself1   
through the grace of ,god1 the nature1  
excellency1 and comfort of a truly      
broken and contrite spirit4 ,so that    
what is here written is but a transcript
 out of his own heart3 for  ,god--who   
had much work for him to do--was still  
hewing and hammering him  by his ,word1 
and sometimes also by more than ordinary
 temptations and  desertions4 ,the      

design1 and also the issue thereof1     
through ,god's  goodness1 was the       
humbling and keeping of him low in his  
own eyes4 ,the  truth is1 as himself    
sometimes acknowledged1 he always needed
 the thorn  in the flesh1 and ,god in   
mercy sent it him1 lest1 under his      
extraordinary circumstances1 he should  
be exalted about measure2 which  perhaps
 was the evil that did more easily beset
 him than any other4 ,but  the ,lord was
 pleased to overrule it1 to work for his
 good1 and to keep  him in that broken  
frame which is so acceptable unto him1  
and  concerning which it is said1 that  
#8,he healeth the broken in heart1 and  
bindeth up their wounds' 7,psa #adg3c74 
,and1 indeed1 it is a most  necessary   
qualification that should always be     
found in the disciples of  ,christ1 who 
are most eminent1 and as stars of the   
first magnitude in  the firmament of the
 church4 ,disciples1 in the highest form
 of  profession1 need to be thus        
qualified in the exercise of every      

grace1  and the performance of every    
duty4 ,it is that which ,god doth       
principally and more especially look    
after1 in all our approaches and        
accesses to him4 ,it is to him that ,god
 will look1 and with him ,god will      
dwell1 who is poor1 and of a contrite   
spirit 7,isa #eg3ae1 #ff3b74 ,and the   
reason why ,god will manifest so much   
respect to one so qualified1 is  because
 he carries it so becomingly towards    
him4 ,he comes and lies at  his feet1   
and discovers a quickness of sense1 and 
apprehensiveness of  whatever may be    
dishonourable and distasteful to ,god   
7,psa #ch3d74 ,and if  the ,lord doth at
 any time but shake his rod over him1 he
 comes  trembling1 and kisses the rod1  
and says1 #8,it is the ,lord2 let him do
  what seemeth him good' 7#a ,sam       
#c3ah74 ,he is sensible he hath sinned  
and  gone astray like a lost sheep1 and1
 therefore1 will justify ,god in his    
severest proceedings against him4 ,this 
broken heart is also a pliable  and     

flexible heart1 and prepared to receive 
whatsoever impressions ,god  shall make 
upon it1 and is ready to be moulded into
 any frame that  shall best please the  
,lord4 ,he says1 with ,samuel1 #8,speak1
 ,lord1 for thy  servant heareth' 7#a   
,sam #c3aj74 ,and with ,david1 #8,when  
thou saidst1 ,seek  ye my face2 my heart
 said unto thee1 ,thy face1 ,lord1 will 
,i seek' 7,psa  #bg3h74 ,and so with    
,paul1 who tremblingly said1 #8,lord1   
what wilt thou  have me to do8' 7,acts  
#i3f74    ,now1 therefore1 surely such a
 heart as this is must needs be very    
delightful to ,god4 ,he says to us1     
#8,my son1 give me thine heart' 7,prov  
#bc3bf74 ,but1 doubtless1 he means there
 a broken heart3 an unbroken  heart we  
may keep to ourselves2 it is the broken 
heart which ,god will  have us to give  
to him2 for1 indeed1 it is all the      
amends that the best  of us are capable 
of making1 for all the injury we have   
done to ,god in  sinning against him4   
,we are not able to give better         

satisfaction for  breaking ,god's laws1 
than by breaking our own hearts2 this is
 all that  we can do of that kind2 for  
the blood of ,christ only must give the 
due  and full satisfaction to the       
justice of ,god for what provocations we
  are at any time guilty of2 but all    
that we can do is to accompany the      
acknowledgments we make of miscarriages 
with a broken and contrite  spirit4     
,therefore we find1 that when ,david had
 committed those two foul  sins of      
adultery and murder1 against ,god1 he   
saw that all his  sacrifices signified  
nothing to the expiating of his guilt2  
therefore  he brings to ,god a broken   
heart1 which carried in it the best     
expression of indignation against       
himself1 as of the highest respect he   
could show to ,god 7#b ,cor #g3aa74     
,the day in which we live1 and the      
present circumstances which the  people 
of ,god and these nations are under1 do 
loudly proclaim a very  great necessity 
of being in this broken and tender      

frame2 for who can  foresee what will be
 the issue of these violent             
fermentations that are  amongst us8 ,who
 knows what will become of the ark of   
,god8 ,therefore it  is a seasonable    
duty with old ,eli to sit trembling for 
it4 ,do we not  also hear the sound of  
the trumpet1 the alarm of wars2 and     
ought we  not1 with the prophet1 to cry 
out1 #8,my bowels1 my bowels6 ,i am     
pained  at my very heart2 my heart      
maketh a noise in me1 ,i cannot hold my 
peace1' c4 7,jer #d3ai74 ,thus was that 
holy man affected with the              
consideration of what might befall      
,jerusalem1 the temple and ordinances   
of ,god1 c41 as the consequence of the  
present dark dispensations they  were   
under4 ,will not a humble posture best  
become us when we have  humbling        
providences in prospect8 ,mercy and     
judgment seem to be  struggling in the  
same womb of providence2 and which will 
come first  out we know not2 but neither
 of them can we comfortably meet1 but   

with  a broken and a contrite spirit4   
,if judgment comes1 ,josiah's posture of
  tenderness will be the best we can be 
found in2 and also to say1 with  ,david1
 #8,my flesh trembleth for fear of thee1
 and ,i am afraid of thy  judgments'    
7,psa #aai3abj74 ,it is very sad when   
,god smites1 and we are  not grieved2   
which the prophet complains of1 #8,thou 
hast stricken them1  but they have not  
grieved1' c4 #8,they have made their    
faces harder than  a rock1 they have    
refused to return' 7,jer #e3c74    ,but 
such as know the power of his anger will
 have a deep awe of ,god  upon their    
hearts1 and1 observing him in all his   
motions1 will have the  greatest        
apprehensions of his displeasure4 ,so   
that when he is coming  forth in any    
terrible dispensation1 they will1       
according to their duty1  prepare to    
meet him with a humble and broken heart4
 ,but if he should  appear to us in his 
goodness1 and farther lengthen out the  
day of our  peace and liberty1 yet still

 the contrite frame will be most        
seasonable2 then will be a proper time1 
with ,job1 to abhor ourselves in  dust  
and ashes1 and to say1 with ,david1     
#8,who am ,i that thou hast  brought me 
hitherto'6 7,job #db3f2 #b ,sam #g3ah74 
,but we must still know that this broken
 tender heart is not a plant  that grows
 in our own soil1 but is the peculiar   
gift of ,god himself4 ,he  that made the
 heart must break the heart4 ,we may be 
under  heart-breaking providences1 and  
yet the heart remain altogether         
unbroken2 as it was with ,pharaoh1 whose
 heart1 though it was under the  hammers
 of ten terrible judgments1 immediately 
succeeding one another1  yet continued  
hardened against ,god4 ,the heart of man
 is harder than  hardness itself1 till  
,god softeneth and breaks it4 ,men move 
not1 they  relent not1 let ,god thunder 
never so terribly2 let ,god1 in the     
greatest  earnest1 cast abroad his      
firebrands1 arrows1 and death1 in the   
most  dreadful representations of wrath 

and judgment1 yet still man trembles    
not1 nor is any more astonished than if 
in all this ,god were but in  jest1 till
 he comes and falls to work with him1   
and forces him to cry  out1 ,what have  
,i done8 ,what shall ,i do8             
,therefore let us have recourse to him1 
who1 as he gives the new heart1  so also
 therewith the broken heart4 ,and let   
men's hearts be never so  hard1 if ,god 
comes once to deal effectually with     
them1 they shall  become mollified and  
tender2 as it was with those hardened   
,jews who1 by  wicked and cruel hands1  
murdered the ,lord of life3 though they 
stouted  it out a great while1 yet how  
suddenly1 when ,god brought them under  
the  hammer of his ,word and ,spirit1 in
 ,peter's powerful ministry1 were they  
broken1 and1 being pricked in their     
hearts1 cried out1 #8,men and  brethren1
 what shall we do8' 7,acts #b3cg74      
,and the like instance we have in the   
jailor1 who was a most barbarous1       
hard-hearted wretch2 yet1 when ,god came

 to deal with him1 he was soon  tamed1  
and his heart became exceeding soft and 
tender 7,acts #af3bi1cj74    ,men may   
speak long enough1 and the heart not at 
all be moved2 but #8,the  voice of the  
,lord is powerful1 the voice of the     
,lord is full of  majesty1' and breaketh
 the rocks and cedars 7,psa #bi3d74 ,he 
turns #8the  rock into a standing water1
 the flint into a fountain of waters'   
7,psa  #aad3h74 ,and this is a glorious 
work indeed1 that hearts of stone should
  be dissolved and melted into waters of
 godly sorrow1 working repentance  not  
to be repented of 7#b ,cor #g3aj74      
,when ,god speaks effectually the       
stoutest heart must melt and yield4     
,wait upon ,god1 then1 for the softening
 thy heart1 and avoid whatsoever  may be
 a means of hardening it2 as the apostle
 cautions the ,hebrews1  #8,take        
heed1--lest any of you be hardened      
through the deceitfulness of  sin' 7,heb
 #c3ac74    ,sin is deceitful1 and will 
harden all those that indulge it4 ,the  

more  tender any man is to his lust1 the
 more will he be hardened by it4  ,there
 is a native hardness in every man's    
heart2 and though it may be  softened by
 gospel means1 yet if those means be    
afterwards neglected1  the heart will   
fall to its native hardness again3 as it
 is with the wax  and the clay4         
,therefore1 how much doth it behove us  
to keep close to  ,god1 in the use of   
all gospel-means1 whereby our hearts    
being once  softened1 may be always kept
 so2 which is best done by repeating the
  use of those means which were at first
 blessed for the softening of  them4    
,the following treatise may be of great 
use to the people of ,god--through  his 
blessing accompanying it--to keep their 
hearts tender and broken1  when so many1
 after their hardness and impenitent    
heart1 are treasuring  up wrath against 
the day of wrath 7,rom #b3e74    ,o let 
none who peruse this book herd with that
 generation of hardened  ones1 but be a 
companion of all those that mourn in    

,zion and whose  hearts are broken for  
their own1 the church's1 and the        
nation's  provocations2 who1 indeed1 are
 the only likely ones that will stand in
  the gap to divert judgments4 ,when    
,shishak1 king of ,egypt1 with a great  
host1 came up against ,judah1 and having
 taken their frontier fenced  cities1   
they sat down before ,jerusalem1 which  
put them all under a  great             
consternation2 but the king and princes 
upon this humbled  themselves2 the ,lord
 sends a gracious message to them by    
,shemaiah the  prophet1 the import      
whereof was1 ,that because they humbled 
themselves1  the ,lord would not destroy
 them1 nor pour out his wrath upon them1
 by  the hand of ,shishak 7#b ,chron    
#ab3e-g74    ,the greater the party is  
of mourning ,christians1 the more hope  
we have  that the storm impending may be
 blown over1 and the blessings enjoyed  
may yet be continued4 ,as long as there 
is a sighing party we may hope  to be   
yet preserved2 at least1 such will have 

the mark set upon  themselves which     
shall distinguish them from those whom  
the  slaughtermen shall receive         
commission to destroy 7,eze #i3d-f74    
,but ,i shall not further enlarge the   
porch1 as designing to make way for  the
 reader's entrance into the house1 where
 ,i doubt not but he will be  pleased   
with the furniture and provision he     
finds in it4 ,and ,i shall  only further
 assure him1 that this whole book was   
not only prepared  for1 but also put    
into1 the press by the author himself1  
whom the ,lord  was pleased to          
remove--to the great loss and           
unexpressible grief of many  precious   
souls--before the sheets could be all   
wrought off4    ,and now1 as ,i hinted  
in the beginning1 that what was         
transcribed out of  the author's heart  
into the book1 may be transcribed out of
 the book  into the hearts of all who   
shall peruse it1 is the desire and      
prayer of    ,a lover and honourer of   
all saints as such1    ,george ,cokayn  

,september #ba1 #afhh    ,,the          
,,acceptable ,,sacrifice2    ,,or1      
,,the ,,excellency ,,of ,a ,,broken     
,,heart4      #8,,the ,,sacrifices ,,of 
,,god ,,are ,a ,,broken ,,spirit3 ,a    
,,broken ,,and ,a ,,contrite  ,,heart1  
,o ,,god1 ,,thou ,,wilt ,,not           
,,despise4'--,psalm #ea3ag    ,this     
psalm is ,david's penitential psalm4 ,it
 may be fitly so called1  because it is 
a psalm by which is manifest the        
unfeigned sorrow which  he had for his  
horrible sin1 in defiling of ,bathsheba1
 and slaying  ,uriah her husband2 a     
relation at large of which you have in  
the #aath  and #abth of the ,second of  
,samuel4 ,many workings of heart1 as    
this psalm  showeth1 this poor man had1 
so soon as conviction did fall upon his 
spirit4 ,one while he cries for mercy1  
then he confesses his heinous  offences1
 then he bewails the depravity of his   
nature2 sometimes he  cries out to be   
washed and sanctified1 and then again he
 is afraid that  ,god will cast him away

 from his presence1 and take his ,holy  
,spirit  utterly from him4 ,and thus he 
goes on till he comes to the text1 and  
there he stayeth his mind1 finding in   
himself that heart and spirit  which    
,god did not dislike2 #8,the sacrifices 
of ,god1' says he1 #8are a  broken      
spirit'2 as if he should say1 ,i thank  
,god ,i have that4 #8,a broken  and a   
contrite heart1' says he1 #8,o ,god1    
thou wilt not despise'2 as if  he should
 say1 ,i thank ,god ,i have that4    ,i4
 ,,the ,,text ,,opened ,,in ,,the ,,many
 ,,workings ,,of ,,the ,,heart4         
,the words consist of two parts4        
,,first4 ,an assertion4 ,,second4 ,a    
demonstration of that assertion4 ,the   
assertion is this1 #8,the sacrifices  of
 ,god are a broken spirit4' ,the        
demonstration is this1 #8,because a     
broken and a contrite heart ,god will   
not despise4'    ,in the assertion we   
have two things present themselves to   
our  consideration4 ,first4 ,that a     
broken spirit is to ,god a sacrifice4   

,second4 ,that it is to ,god1 as that   
which answereth to1 or goeth beyond1    
all sacrifices4 #8,the sacrifices of    
,god are a broken spirit4'    ,the      
demonstration of this is plain3 for that
 heart ,god will not despise  it4 #8,a  
broken and a contrite heart1 ,o ,god1   
thou wilt not despise4'  ,whence ,i draw
 this conclusion3 ,that a spirit rightly
 broken1 a heart  truly contrite1 is to 
,god an excellent thing4 ,that is1 a    
thing that  goeth beyond all external   
duties whatever2 for that is intended by
 this  saying1 ,the sacrifices1 because 
it answereth to all sacrifices which we 
can offer to ,god2 yea it serveth in the
 room of all3 all our sacrifices        
without this are nothing2 this alone is 
all4    ,there are four things that are 
very acceptable to ,god4 ,the    ,first 
is ,the sacrifice of the body of ,christ
 for our sins4 ,of this you  read 7,heb 
#aj7 for there you have it preferred to 
all burnt-offerings  and sacrifices2 it 
is this that pleaseth ,god2 it is this  

that  sanctifieth1 and so setteth the   
people acceptable in the sight of ,god4 
,second4 ,unfeigned love to ,god is     
counted better than all sacrifices1 or  
external parts of worship4 #8,and to    
love him the ,lord thy ,god with all    
the heart1 and with all the             
understanding1 and with all the soul1   
and  with all the strength1 and to love 
his neighbour as himself1 is more  than 
all whole burnt-offerings and           
sacrifices' 7,mark #ab3cc74    ,third4  
,to walk holily and humbly1 and         
obediently1 towards and before  ,god1 is
 another4 ,hath the ,lord as great      
delight in burnt-offerings and          
sacrifices1 as in obeying the voice of  
the ,lord8--#8,behold1 to obey is       
better than sacrifice2 and to hearken   
than the fat of rams' 7,micah  #f3f-h2  
#a ,sam #ae3bb74    ,fourth4 ,and this  
in our text is the fourth3 #8,the       
sacrifices of ,god are  a broken spirit3
 a broken and a contrite heart1 ,o ,god1
 thou wilt not  despise4'    ,but note  

by the way1 that this broken1 this      
broken and contrite heart1  is thus     
excellent only to ,god3 #8,o ,god1'     
saith he1 #8,,thou wilt not  despise    
it4' ,by which is implied1 the world    
have not this esteem or  respect for    
such a heart1 or for one that is of a   
broken and a contrite  spirit4 ,no1 no1 
a man1 a woman1 that is blessed with a  
broken heart1 is  so far off from       
getting by that esteem with the world1  
that they are  but burdens and trouble  
houses wherever they are or go4 ,such   
people  carry with them molestation and 
disquietment3 they are in carnal        
families as ,david was to the king of   
,gath1 troublers of the house 7#a  ,sam 
#ba74    ,their sighs1 their tears1     
their day and night groans1 their cries 
and  prayers1 and solitary carriages1   
put all the carnal family out of        
order4#a ,hence you have them           
brow-beaten by some1 contemned by       
others1  yea1 and their company fled    
from and deserted by others4 ,but mark  

the  text1 #8,a broken and a contrite   
heart1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt not despise1' 
but rather accept2 for not to despise is
 with ,god to esteem and set a  high    
price upon4    ,,ii4 ,,the ,,doctrine1  
,,assertion1 ,,demonstration1 ,,and     
,,conclusion1 ,,that ,a  ,,broken ,,and 
,,truly ,,contrite ,,heart ,,is ,,an    
,,excellent ,,heart4      ,but we will  
demonstrate by several particulars1 that
 a broken spirit1 a  spirit ,,rightly   
broken1 an heart ,,truly contrite1 is to
 ,god an excellent  thing4    ,first4   
,this is evident from the comparison1   
#8,thou desirest not  sacrifice1 else   
would ,i give it1 thou delightest not in
 burnt-offering4  ,the sacrifices of    
,god are a broken spirit1' c4 ,mark1 he 
rejecteth  sacrifices1 offerings and    
sacrifices3 that is1 all ,levitical     
ceremonies  under the law1 and all      
external performances under the gospel2 
but  accepteth a broken heart4 ,it is   
therefore manifest by this1 were there  
nothing else to be said1 that proves1   

that a heart rightly broken1 a  heart   
truly contrite1 is to ,god an excellent 
thing2 for as you see such  a heart is  
set before all sacrifice2 and yet they  
were the ordinances  of ,god1 and things
 that he commanded2 but lo1 a broken    
spirit is above  them all1 a contrite   
heart goes beyond them1 yea1 beyond them
 when put  all together4 ,thou wilt not 
have the one1 thou wilt not despise the 
other4 ,o brethren1 a broken and a      
contrite heart is an excellent thing4   
,have ,i said a broken heart1 a broken  
and a contrite heart is esteemed  above 
all sacrifices2 ,i will add1    ,second4
 ,it is of greater esteem with ,god than
 is either heaven or  earth2 and that is
 more than to be set before external    
duties4 #8,thus  saith the ,lord1 ,the  
heaven is my throne1 and the earth is my
 footstool1  where is the house that ye 
build unto me8 and where is the place of
 my  rest8 ,for all those things hath   
mine hand made1 and all those things    
have been1 saith the ,lord3 but to this 

man will ,i look1 even to him  that is  
poor and of a contrite spirit1 and      
trembleth at my word' 7,isa  #ff3a1b74  
,mark1 ,god saith1 he hath made all     
these things1 but he doth  not say1 that
 he will look to them1 that is1 take    
complacency and  delight in them2 no1   
there is that wanting in all that he    
hath made  that should take up and      
delight his heart4 ,but now1 let a      
broken-hearted sinner come before him2  
yea1 he ranges the world  throughout to 
find out such an one1 and having found  
him1 #8,to this  man1' saith he1 #8will 
,i look4' ,i say again1 that such a man 
to him is  of more value than is either 
heaven or earth2 #8,they1' saith he1    
#8shall  wax old'2 #8they shall perish' 
and vanish away2 but this man he        
continues3 he1 as is presented to us in 
another place1 under another  character1
 #8he shall abide for ever' 7,heb       
#a3aj-ab2 #a ,john #b3ag74    #8,to this
 man will ,i look1' with this man will  
,i be delighted2 for so to  look doth   

sometimes signify4 #8,thou hast ravished
 my heart1 my sister1  my spouse1' saith
 ,christ to his humble-hearted1 #8thou  
hast ravished my  heart with one of     
thine eyes' 7,cant #d3i74 ,while it is  
as a conduit to  let the rivers out of  
thy broken heart4 ,i am taken1 saith he1
 #8with one  chain of thy neck' 7,can   
#d3i74 ,here you see he looks and is    
ravished1 he  looks and is taken1 as it 
saith in another place1 #8,the king is  
held in  the galleries'2 that is1 is    
taken with his beloved1 with the dove's 
eyes of his beloved1 with the contrite  
spirit of his people 7,cant #g3e1       
#a3ae74 ,but it is not thus reported of 
him with respect to heaven or  earth3   
them he sets more lightly by1 them he   
#8reserves unto fire  against the day of
 judgment and perdition of ungodly men' 
7#b ,peter  #c3g71 but the broken in    
heart are his beloved1 his jewels4      
,wherefore1 what ,i have said as to this
 must go for the truth of ,god1 to  wit1
 ,that a broken-hearted sinner1 a sinner

 with a contrite spirit1 is  of more    
esteem with ,god than is either heaven  
or earth4 ,he saith he  hath made them1 
but he doth not say he will look to     
them4 ,he saith they  are his throne and
 footstool1 but he doth not say they    
have taken or  ravished his heart4 ,no1 
it is those that are of a contrite      
spirit do  this4 ,but there is yet more 
in the words1 #8,to this man will ,i    
look'3  that is1 ,for this man will ,i  
care1 about this man will ,i camp1 ,i   
will  put this man under my protection2 
for so to look to one doth sometimes    
signify2 and ,i take the meaning in this
 place to be such 7,prov #bg3bc2  ,jer  
#ci3ab1 #dj3d74 #8,the ,lord upholdeth  
all that fall1 and raiseth up all  those
 that be bowed down' 7,psa #ade3ad74    
,and the broken-hearted are of  this    
number2 wherefore he careth for1 campeth
 about1 and hath set his  eyes upon such
 an one for good4 ,this1 therefore1 is a
 second  demonstration to prove1 that   
the man that hath his spirit rightly    

broken1 his heart truly contrite1 is of 
great esteem with ,god4    ,third4 ,yet 
further1 ,god doth not only prefer such 
an one1 as has been  said1 before heaven
 and earth1 but he loveth1 he desireth  
to have that  man for an intimate1 for a
 companion2 he must dwell2 he must      
cohabit  with him that is of a broken   
heart1 with such as are of a contrite   
spirit4 #8,for thus saith the high and  
lofty ,one that inhabiteth  eternity1   
whose name is ,holy1 ,i will dwell in   
the high and holy place1  with him also 
that is of a contrite and humble spirit'
 c4 7,isa #eg3ae74    ,behold here both 
the majesty and condescension of the    
high and lofty  ,one2 his majesty1 in   
that he is high1 and the inhabiter of   
eternity2 #8,i  am the high and lofty   
,one1' saith he1 #8,i inhabit eternity4'
 ,verily this  consideration is enough  
to make the broken-hearted man creep    
into a  mouse-hole to hide himself from 
such a majesty6 ,but behold his heart1  
his condescending mind2 ,i am for       

dwelling also with him that hath a      
broken heart1 with him that is of a     
contrite spirit2 that is the man  that  
,i would converse with1 that is the man 
with whom ,i will cohabit2  that is1 he1
 saith ,god1 ,i will choose for my      
companion4 ,for to desire  to dwell with
 one supposeth all these things2 and    
verily1 of all the  men in the world1   
none have acquaintance with ,god1 none  
understand what  communion with him1 and
 what his teachings mean1 but such as   
are of a  broken and contrite heart4    
#8,he is nigh unto them that are of a   
broken  spirit' 7,psa #cd3ah74 ,these   
are they intended in the #adth ,psalm1  
where  it is said1 #8,the ,lord looked  
down from heaven1--to see if any did    
understand and seek ,god'2 that he might
 find some body in the world  with whom 
he might converse2 for indeed there is  
none else that either  understand1 or   
that can tend to hearken to him4 ,god1  
as ,i may say1 is  forced to break men's
 hearts1 before he can make them willing

 to cry to  him1 or be willing that he  
should have any concerns with them2 the 
rest  shut their eyes1 stop their ears1 
withdraw their hearts1 or say unto      
,god1 ,be gone 7,job #ba3ad74 ,but now  
the broken in heart can tend it2 he  has
 leisure1 yea1 leisure1 and will1 and   
understanding1 and all2 and  therefore  
is a fit man to have to do with ,god4   
,there is room also in  this man's      
house1 in this man's heart1 in this     
man's spirit1 for ,god to  dwell1 for   
,god to walk1 for ,god to set up a      
kingdom4    ,here1 therefore1 is        
suitableness4 #8,can two walk together1'
 saith ,god1  #8except they be agreed8' 
7,amos #c3c74 ,the broken-hearted       
desireth ,god's  company2 when wilt thou
 come unto me8 saith he4 ,the           
broken-hearted  loveth to hear ,god     
speak and talk to him4 ,here is a       
suitableness4 #8,make  me1' saith he1   
#8to hear joy and gladness1 that the    
bones which thou  hast broken may       
rejoice' 7,psa #ea3h74 ,but here lies   

the glory1 in that  the high and lofty  
,one1 the ,god that inhabiteth eternity1
 and that was  a high and holy place for
 his habitation1 should choose to dwell 
with1  and to be a companion of the     
broken in heart1 and of them that are of
 a  contrite spirit4 ,yea1 and here also
 is great comfort for such4    ,fourth4 
,god doth not only prefer such a heart  
before all sacrifices1  nor esteems such
 a man above heaven and earth2 nor yet  
only desire to  be of his acquaintance1 
but he reserveth for him his chief      
comforts1  his heart-reviving and       
soul-cherishing cordials4 #8,i dwell1'  
saith he1  with such to revive them1 and
 to support and comfort them1 #8to      
revive  the spirit of the humble1 and to
 revive the heart of the contrite ones' 
7,isa #eg3ae74 ,the broken-hearted man  
is a fainting man2 he has his  qualms1  
his sinking fits2 he ofttimes dies away 
with pain and fear2 he  must be stayed  
with flagons1 and comforted with apples1
 or else he  cannot tell what to do3 he 

pines1 he pines away in his iniquity2   
nor  can any thing keep him alive and   
make him well but the comforts and      
cordials of ,almighty ,god 7,exo        
#cc3aj1aa74 ,wherefore with such an one 
,god  will dwell1 to revive the heart1  
to revive the spirit4 #8,to revive the  
spirit of the humble1 and to revive the 
heart of the contrite ones4'    ,god has
 cordials1 but they are to comfort them 
that are cast down 7#b  ,cor #g3f72 and 
such are the broken-hearted2 as for them
 that are whole1  they need not the     
physician 7,mark #b3ag74 ,they are the  
broken in spirit  that stand in need of 
cordials2 physicians are men of no      
esteem but  with them that feel their   
sickness2 and this is one reason why    
,god is  so little accounted of in the  
world1 even because they have not been  
made sick by the wounding stroke of     
,god4 ,but now when a man is wounded1   
has his bones broken1 or is made sick1  
and laid at the grave's mouth1  who is  
of that esteem with him as is an able   

physician8 ,what is so much  desired as 
are the cordials1 comforts1 and suitable
 supplies of the  skilful physician in  
those matters4 ,and thus it is with the 
broken-hearted2 he needs1 and ,god has  
prepared for him plenty of the  comforts
 and cordials of heaven1 to succour and 
relieve his sinking  soul4    ,wherefore
 such a one lieth under all the promises
 that have succour in  them1 and        
consolation for men1 sick and desponding
 under the sense of  sin and the heavy  
wrath of ,god2 and they1 says ,god1     
shall be refreshed  and revived with    
them4 ,yea1 they are designed for them2 
he hath  therefore broken their hearts1 
he hath therefore wounded their spirits1
  that he might make them apt to relish 
his reviving cordials1 that he  might   
minister to them his reviving comforts4 
,for indeed1 so soon as he  hath broken 
them1 his bowels yearn1 and his         
compassions roll up and  down within    
him1 and will not suffer him to abide   
afflicting4 ,ephraim  was one of these2 

but so soon as ,god had smitten him1    
behold his heart1  how it works towards 
him4 #8,is ,ephraim1' saith he1 #8my    
dear son8' that  is1 he is so2 #8is he a
 pleasant child8' that is1 he is so2    
#8for since ,i  spake against him1 ,i do
 earnestly remember him still2 therefore
 my  bowels are troubled for him2 ,i    
will surely have mercy upon him1 saith  
the ,lord' 7,jer #ca3ah-bj74 ,this      
therefore is another demonstration4     
,fifth4 ,as ,god prefers such a heart1  
and esteems the man that has it  above  
heaven and earth2 as he covets intimacy 
with such an one1 and  prepares for him 
his cordials2 so when he sent his ,son  
,jesus into the  world to be a ,saviour1
 he gave him in special a charge to take
 care of  such2 yea1 that was one of the
 main reasons he sent him down from     
heaven1 anointed for his work on earth4 
#8,the ,spirit of the ,lord ,god is     
upon me1' saith he2 #8because he hath   
anointed me to preach the gospel  to the
 poor2 he hath sent me to bind up the   

broken-hearted1' c4 7,luke  #d3ah2 ,isa 
#fa3a74 ,now that this is meant of      
,christ1 is confirmed by his  own lips2 
for in the days of his flesh he takes   
this book in his hand1  when he was in  
the synagogue at ,nazareth1 and read    
this very place unto  the people2 and   
then tells them that that very day that 
,scripture was  fulfilled in their ears 
7,luke #f3af-ah74    ,but see1 these are
 the souls whose welfare is contrived in
 the heavens4  ,god consulted their     
salvation1 their deliverance1 their     
health1 before  his ,son came down from 
thence4 ,doth not therefore this        
demonstrate1  that a broken-hearted man1
 that a man of a contrite spirit1 is of 
great  esteem with ,god4 ,i have often  
wondered at ,david that he should give  
,joab and the men of war a charge1 that 
they take heed that they carry  it      
tenderly to that young rebel ,absalom   
his son 7#b ,sam #ah3e74 ,but that      
,god1 the high ,god1 the ,god against   
whom we have sinned1 should1 so soon  as

 he has smitten1 give his ,son a        
command1 a charge1 a commission to  take
 care of1 to bind up and heal the broken
 in heart2 this is that  which can never
 be sufficiently admired or wondered at 
by men or  angels4    ,and as this was  
his commission1 so he acted2 as is      
evidently set forth  by the parable of  
the man who fell among thieves4 ,he went
 to him1  poured into his wounds wine   
and oil2 he bound him up1 took him1 set 
him  upon his own beast1 had him to an  
inn1 gave the host a charge to look     
well to him1 with money in hand1 and a  
promise at his return to  recompence him
 in what farther he should be expensive 
while he was  under his care 7,luke     
#aj3cj-ce74 ,behold1 therefore1 the care
 of ,god  which he has for the broken in
 heart2 he has given a charge to ,christ
  his ,son1 to look well to them1 and to
 bind up and heal their wounds4  ,behold
 also the faithfulness of ,christ1 who  
doth not hide1 but read  this commission
 as soon as he entereth upon his        

ministry1 and also  falls into the      
practical part thereof4 #8,he healeth   
the broken in heart1  and bindeth up    
their wounds' 7,psa #adg3c74    ,and    
behold again into whose care a broken   
heart and a contrite spirit  hath put   
this poor creature2 he is under the care
 of ,god1 the care and  cure of ,christ4
 ,if a man was sure that his disease had
 put him under  the special care of the 
king and the queen1 yet could he not be 
sure of  life1 he might die under their 
sovereign hands4 ,ay1 but here is a man 
in the favour of ,god1 and under the    
hand of ,christ to be healed2 under     
whose hand none yet ever died for want  
of skill and power in him to  save their
 life2 wherefore this man must live2    
,christ has in commission  not only to  
bind up his wounds1 but to heal him4 ,he
 has of himself so  expounded it in     
reading his commission2 wherefore he    
that has his heart  broken1 and that is 
of a contrite spirit1 must not only be  
taken in  hand1 but healed2 healed of   

his pain1 grief1 sorrow1 sin1 and fears 
of  death and hell-fire2 wherefore he   
adds1 that he must give unto such       
#8beauty for ashes1 the oil of joy for  
mourning1 the garment of praise  for the
 spirit of heaviness1' and must         
#8comfort all that mourn' 7,isa         
#fa3b1c74 ,this1 ,i say1 he has in the  
commission1 the broken-hearted are  put 
into his hand1 and he has said himself  
he will heal him4 ,hence he  says of    
that same man1 #8,i have seen his ways1 
and will heal him2 ,i will  lead him    
also1 and restore comforts unto him1 and
 to his mourners2--and  ,i will heal    
him' 7,isa #eg3ah1ai74 ,and this is a   
fifth demonstration4    ,sixth4 ,as ,god
 prefers such a heart1 and so esteems   
the man that has it2  as he desires his 
company1 has provided for him his       
cordials1 and given  a charge to ,christ
 to heal him1 so he has promised in     
conclusion to  save him4 #8,he saveth   
such as be of a contrite spirit1' or1 as
 the  margin has it1 that be #8contrite 

of spirit' 7,psa #cd3ah74    ,and this  
is the conclusion of all2 for to save a 
man is the end of all  special mercy4   
#8,he saveth such as be of a contrite   
spirit4' ,to save1 is  to forgive2 for  
without forgiveness of sins we cannot be
 saved4 ,to  save1 is to preserve one in
 this miserable world1 and to deliver   
one  from all those devils1 temptations1
 snares1 and destructions that  would1  
were we not kept1 were we not preserved 
of ,god1 destroy us body  and soul for  
ever4 ,to save1 is to bring a man body  
and soul to glory1  and to give him an  
eternal mansion house in heaven1 that he
 may dwell  in the presence of this good
 ,god1 and the ,lord ,jesus1 and to sing
 to  them the songs of his redemption   
for ever and ever4 ,this it is to be    
saved2 nor can any thing less than this 
complete the salvation of the  sinner4  
,now1 this is to be the lot of him that 
is of a broken heart1  and the end that 
,god will make with him that is of a    
contrite spirit4  #8,he saveth such as  

be contrite of spirit4' ,he saveth such6
 ,this is  excellent6    ,but1 do the   
broken in spirit believe this8 ,can they
 imagine that this  is to be the end    
that ,god has designed them to1 and that
 he intended to  make with them in the  
day in which he began to break their    
hearts8 ,no1  no2 they1 alas6 think     
quite the contrary4 ,they are afraid    
that this is  but the beginning of      
death1 and a token that they shall never
 see the  face of ,god with comfort1    
either in this world or that which is to
  come4 ,hence they cry1 #8,cast me not 
away from thy presence'2 or1 ,now ,i  am
 #8free among the dead whom ,god        
remembers no more' 7,psa #ea3aa1        
#hh3d1e74 ,for indeed there goes to the 
breaking of the heart a visible         
appearance of the wrath of ,god1 and a  
home charge from heaven of the  guilt of
 sin to the conscience4 ,this to reason 
is very dreadful2 for it  cuts the soul 
down to the ground2 #8for a wounded     
spirit who none can  bear8' 7,prov      

#ah3ad74    ,it seems also now to this  
man1 that this is but the beginning of  
hell2  but as it were the first step    
down to the pit2 when1 indeed1 all these
  are but the beginnings of love1 and   
but that which makes way for life4  ,the
 ,lord kills before he makes alive2 he  
wounds before his hands make  whole4    
,yea1 he does the one in order to1 or   
because he would do the  other2 he      
wounds1 because his purpose is to heal2 
#8he maketh sore1 and  bindeth up2 he   
woundeth1 and his hands make whole'     
7,deut #cb3ci2 #a ,sam  #b3f2 ,job      
#e3ah74 ,his design1 ,i say1 is the     
salvation of the soul4 ,he  scourgeth1  
he breaketh the heart of every son whom 
he receiveth1 and  woe be to him whose  
heart ,god breaketh not4    ,and thus   
have ,i proved what at first ,i         
asserted1 namely1 that a spirit  rightly
 broken1 an heart truly contrite1 is to 
,god an excellent thing4  #8,a broken   
and a contrite heart1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt
 not despise4' ,for this  say ,i1       

,first4 ,this is evident2 for that it is
 better than sacrifices1  than all      
sacrifice4 ,second4 ,the man that has it
 is of more esteem with  ,god than      
heaven or earth4 ,third4 ,god coveteth  
such a man for his  intimate and house  
companion4 ,fourth4 ,he reserveth for   
them his  cordials and spiritual        
comforts4 ,fifth4 ,he has given his ,son
 a ,charge1  a commandment to take care 
that the broken-hearted be healed2 and  
he is  resolved to heal them4 ,sixth4   
,and concluded1 that the broken-hearted1
  and they that are of a contrite       
spirit1 shall be saved1 that is1        
possessed of the heavens4    ,,iii4     
,,what ,a ,,broken ,,heart1 ,,and ,,what
 ,a ,,contrite ,,spirit ,,is4      ,i   
come now in order to show you what a    
broken heart and what a contrite  spirit
 is4 ,this must be done1 because in the 
discovery of this lies  both the comfort
 of them that have it1 and the          
conviction of them that  have it not4   
,now1 that ,i may do this the better1 ,i

 must propound and  speak to these four 
things4 ,,first4 ,i must show you what  
an one that  heart is that is not       
broken1 that is not contrite4 ,,second4 
,i must show  you how1 or with what the 
heart is broken and made contrite4      
,,third4  ,show you how1 and what it is1
 when broken and made contrite4 ,and1   
,,fourth4 ,i shall1 last of all1 give   
you some signs of a broken and  contrite
 heart4    ,,first4 ,for the first of   
these1 to wit1 ,what an one that heart  
is1 that  is not a broken1 that is not a
 contrite heart4    ,first4 ,the heart1 
before it is broken1 is hard and        
stubborn1 and  obstinate against ,god1  
and the salvation of the soul 7,zech    
#g3ab2 ,deut  #b3cj1 #i3bg74    ,second4
 ,it is a heart full of evil            
imaginations and darkness 7,gen  #ah3ab2
 ,rom #a3ba74    ,third4 ,it is a heart 
deceitful and subject to be deceived1   
especially  about the things of an      
eternal concernment 7,isa #dd3bj2 ,deut 
#aa3af74    ,fourth4 ,it is a heart that

 rather gathereth iniquity and vanity to
  itself than anything that is good for 
the soul 7,psa #da3f1 #id3aa74          
,fifth4 ,it is an unbelieving heart1 and
 one that will turn away from ,god  to  
sin 7,heb #c3ab2 ,deut #ag3ag74         
,sixth4 ,it is a heart not prepared for 
,god1 being uncircumcised1 nor for  the 
reception of his holy word 7#b ,chron   
#ab3ad2 ,psa #gh3h2 ,acts #g3ea74       
,seventh4 ,it is a heart not single1 but
 double2 it will pretend to serve  ,god1
 but will withal lean to the devil and  
sin 7,psa #ab3b2 ,eze #cc3ca74          
,eighth4 ,it is a heart proud and stout3
 it loves not to be controlled1  though 
the controller be ,god himself 7,psa    
#aja3e2 ,prov #af3e2 ,mal #c3ac74       
,ninth4 ,it is a heart that will give   
place to ,satan1 but will resist the    
,holy ,ghost 7,acts #e3c1 #g3ea74       
,tenth4 ,in a word1 #8,it is deceitful  
above all things1 and desperately       
wicked'2 so wicked that none can know it
 7,jer #ag3i74    ,that the heart before

 it is broken is such1 and worse than ,i
 have  described it to be1 is           
sufficiently seen by the whole course of
 the  world4 ,where is the man whose    
heart has not been broken1 and whose    
spirit is not contrite1 that according  
to the ,word of ,god deals  honestly    
with his own soul8 ,it is one character 
of a right heart1 that  it is sound in  
,god's statutes1 and honest 7,psa       
#aai3ah2 ,luke #h3ae74 ,now1  an honest 
heart will not put off itself1 nor be   
put off with that which  will not go for
 current money with the merchant2 ,i    
mean1 with that  which will not go for  
saving grace at the day of judgment4    
,but alas6  alas6 but few men1 how      
honest soever they are to others1 have  
honesty  towards themselves2 though he  
is the worst of deceivers who deceiveth 
his own soul1 as ,james has it1 about   
the things of his own soul  7#a3bb1bf74 
,but1    ,,second4 ,i now come to show  
you with what and how the heart is      
broken1  and the spirit made contrite4  

,first4 ,with what the heart is broken1 
and the spirit made contrite4    ,the   
instrument with which the heart is      
broken1 and with which the  spirit is   
made contrite1 is the ,word4 #8,is not  
my word like as a fire1  saith the      
,lord2 and like a hammer1 that breaketh 
the rock in pieces8'  7,jer #bc3bi74    
,the rock1 in this text1 is the heart1  
which in another  place is compared to  
an adamant1 which adamant is harder than
 flint  7,zech #g3aa1ab2 ,eze #c3i74    
,this rock1 this adamant1 this stony    
heart1 is  broken and made contrite by  
the ,word4 ,but it only is so1 when the 
,word  is as a fire1 and as a hammer to 
break and melt it4 ,and then1 and then  
only1 it is as a fire1 and a hammer to  
the heart to break it1 when it  is      
managed by the arm of ,god4 ,no man can 
break the heart with the ,word2  no     
angel can break the heart with the      
,word2 that is1 if ,god forbears to     
second it by mighty power from heaven4  
,this made ,balaam go without a  heart  

rightly broken1 and truly contrite1     
though he was rebuked by an  angel2 and 
the ,pharisees die in their sins1 though
 rebuked for them1  and admonished to   
turn from them1 by the ,saviour of the  
world4  ,wherefore1 though the ,word is 
the instrument with which the heart is  
broken1 yet it is not broken with the   
,word1 till that ,word is managed  by   
the might and power of ,god4    ,this   
made the prophet ,isaiah1 after long    
preaching1 cry out1 that he  had        
laboured for nought1 and in vain2 and   
this made him cry to ,god1 #8to  rend   
the heavens and come down1' that the    
mountains1 or rocky hills1 or  hearts1  
might be broken1 and melt at his        
presence 7,isa #dd3d1 #fd3a1b74  ,for he
 found by experience1 that as to this no
 effectual work could be  done1 unless  
the ,lord put to his hand4 ,this also is
 often intimated in  the ,scriptures1   
where it saith1 when the preachers      
preached effectually  to the breaking of
 men's hearts1 #8the ,lord wrought with 

them2#b the  hand of the ,lord was with 
them1' and the like 7,mark #af3bj2 ,acts
 #aa3ba74    ,now when the hand of the  
,lord is with the ,word1 then it is     
mighty3 it  is #8mighty through ,god to 
the pulling down of strong holds' 7#b   
,cor  #aj3d74 ,it is sharp1 then1 as a  
sword in the soul and spirit2 it sticks 
like an arrow in the hearts of sinners1 
to the causing of the people to  fall at
 his foot for mercy 7,heb #d3ab74 ,then 
it is1 as was said afore1  as a fire and
 as a hammer to break this rock in      
pieces 7,psa #aaj3c74 ,and  hence the   
,word is made mention of under a double 
consideration4 #a4 ,as  it stands by    
itself4 #b4 ,as attended with power from
 heaven4    #a4 ,as it stands by itself1
 and is not seconded with saving        
operation  from heaven1 it is called the
 ,word only1 the ,word barely1 or as if 
it  was only the word of men 7#a ,thess 
#a3e-g2 #a ,cor #d3ai1bj2 #a ,thess     
#b3ac74  ,because1 then1 it is only as  
managed by men1 who are not able to make

  it accomplish that work4 ,the ,word of
 ,god1 when in a man's hand only1 is    
like the father's sword in the hand of  
the sucking child2 which sword1  though 
never so well pointed1 and though never 
so sharp on the edges1  is not now able 
to conquer a foe1 and to make an enemy  
fall and cry out  for mercy1 because it 
is but in the hand of the child4 ,but   
now1 let the  same sword be put into the
 hand of a skilful father--and ,god is  
both  skilful and able to manage his    
,word--and then the sinner1 and then the
  proud helpers too1 are both made to   
stoop1 and submit themselves2           
wherefore1 ,i say1 though the ,word be  
the instrument1 yet of itself doth  do  
no saving good to the soul2 the heart is
 not broken1 nor the spirit  made       
contrite thereby2 it only worketh death1
 and leaveth men in the  chains of their
 sins1 still faster bound over to       
eternal condemnation  7#b ,cor          
#b3ae1af74    #b4 ,but when seconded by 
mighty power1 then the same ,word is as 

the  roaring of a lion1 as the piercing 
of a sword1 as a burning fire in the    
bones1 as thunder and as a hammer that  
dashes all to pieces 7,jer #be3cj2      
,amos #a3b1 #c3h2 ,acts #b3cg2 ,jer     
#bj3i2 ,psa #bi3c-i74 ,wherefore1 from  
hence  it is to be concluded1 that      
whoever has heard the ,word preached1   
and  has not heard the voice of the     
living ,god therein1 has not as yet had 
their hearts broken1 nor their spirits  
made contrite for their sins4           
,second4 ,how the heart is broken1 and  
the spirit made contrite4    ,and this  
leads me to the second thing1 to wit1   
,to show how the heart is  broken and   
the spirit made contrite by the ,word1  
and verily it is when  the ,word comes  
home with power4 ,but yet this is but   
general2 wherefore1  more particularly1 
#a4 ,then the ,word works effectually to
 this purpose1 when it findeth out  the 
sinner and his sin1 and shall convince  
him that it has found him  out4 ,thus it
 was with our first father2 when he had 

sinned1 he sought  to hide himself from 
,god2 he gets among the trees of the    
garden1 and  there he shrouds himself2  
but yet1 not thinking himself secure1 he
  covers himself with fig-leaves2 and   
now he lieth quiet4 ,now ,god shall  not
 find me1 thinks he1 nor know what ,i   
have done4 ,but lo6 by and by1  he      
#8hears the voice of the ,lord ,god     
walking in the garden4' ,and now1       
,adam1 what do you mean to do8 ,why1 as 
yet1 he skulketh1 and hides his  head1  
and seeks yet to lie undiscovered2 but  
behold1 the voice cries  out1 ,,adam6   
and now he begins to tremble4 #8,adam1  
where art thou8' says  ,god2 and now    
,adam is made to answer 7,gen #c3g-aa74 
,but the voice of the  ,lord ,god doth  
not leave him here3 no1 it now begins to
 search1 and to  inquire after his      
doings1 and to unravel what he had wrapt
 together and  covered1 until it made   
him bare and naked in his own sight     
before the  face of ,god4 ,thus1        
therefore1 doth the ,word1 when managed 

by the arm of  ,god4 ,it findeth out1 it
 singleth out the sinner2 the sinner    
finds it  so2 it finds out the sins of  
the sinner2 it unravels his whole life1 
it  strips him and lays him naked in his
 own sight before the face of ,god2     
neither can the sinner nor his          
wickedness be longer hid and covered2   
and now begins the sinner to see what he
 never saw before4    #b4 ,another      
instance for this is ,david1 the man of 
our text4 ,he sins1 he  sins grossly1 he
 sins and hides it2 yea1 and seeks to   
hide it from the  face of ,god and man4 
,well1 ,nathan is sent to preach a      
preaching to him1  and that in common1  
and that in special3 in common1 by a    
parable2 in  special1 by a particular   
application of it to him4 ,while ,nathan
 only  preached in common1 or in        
general1 ,david was fish-whole1#c and   
stood  as right in his own eyes as if he
 had been as innocent and as harmless   
as any man alive4 ,but ,god had a love  
for ,david2 and therefore commands  his 

servant ,nathan to go home1 not only to 
,david's ears1 but to ,david's          
conscience4 ,well1 ,david now must fall4
 ,says ,nathan1 #8,thou art the man'2   
says ,david1 #8,i have sinned1' and then
 his heart was broken1 and his  spirit  
made contrite2 as this psalm and our    
text doth show 7#b ,sam  #ab3a-ac74     
#c4 ,a third instance is that of ,saul2 
he had heard many a sermon1 and  was    
become a great professor1 yea1 he was   
more zealous than were many  of his     
equals2 but his heart was never broken1 
nor his spirit ever made  contrite1 till
 he heard one preach from heaven1 till  
he heard ,god1 in  the ,word of ,god1   
making inquiry after his sins3 #8,saul1 
,saul1 why  persecutest thou me8' says  
,jesus2 and then he can stand no longer3
 for  then his heart brake1 then he     
falls to the ground1 then he trembles1  
then he cries out1 #8,who art thou1     
,lord8' and1 #8,lord1 what wilt thou    
have me to do8' 7,acts #i74 ,wherefore1 
as ,i said1 ,then the word works        

effectually to this purpose1 when it    
findeth out the sinner and his  sin1 and
 also when it shall convince him that it
 has found him out4  ,only ,i must join 
here a caution1 for every operation of  
the ,word upon  the conscience is not   
saving2 nor doth all conviction end in  
the saving  conversion of the sinner4   
,it is then only such an operation of   
the ,word  that is intended1 namely1    
that shows the sinner not only the evil 
of  his ways1 but brings the heart      
unfeignedly over to ,god by ,christ4    
,and  this brings me to the third thing4
    ,,third4 ,i am therefore come to    
show you how and what the heart is when 
broken and made contrite4 ,and this ,i  
must do1 by opening unto you the  two   
chief expressions in the text4 ,first4  
,what is meant by this word  broken4    
,second4 ,what is meant by this word    
contrite4    ,first4 ,for this word     
broken1 ,tindal renders it a troubled   
heart2#d but  ,i think there is more in 
it4 ,i take it1 therefore1 to be a heart

  disabled1 as to former actions1 even  
as a man whose bones are broken is      
disabled1 as to his way of running1     
leaping1 wrestling1 or ought else1      
which vainly he was wont to do2         
wherefore1 that which was called a      
broken heart in the text1 he calls his  
broken bones1 in verse the  eighth3     
#8,cause me1' saith he1 #8to hear joy   
and gladness1 that the bones  which thou
 hast broken may rejoice' 7,psa #ea3h74 
,and why is the breaking  of the heart  
compared to the breaking of the bones8  
but because as when  the bones are      
broken1 the outward man is disabled as  
to what it was  wont to do2 so when the 
spirit is broken1 the inward man is     
disabled as  to what vanity and folly it
 before delighted in2 hence1 feebleness 
is  joined with this brokenness of      
heart4 #8,i am feeble1' saith he1 #8and 
sore broken' 7,psa #ch3h74 ,i have lost 
my strength and former vigour1 as  to   
vain and sinful courses4    ,this1 then1
 it is to have the heart broken2 namely1

 to have it lamed1  disabled1 and taken 
off by sense of ,god's wrath due to sin1
 from that  course of life it formerly  
was conversant in2 and to show that this
  work is no fancy1 nor done but with   
great trouble to the soul1 it is        
compared to the putting the bones out of
 joint1 the breaking of the  bones1 the 
burning of the bones with fire1 or as   
the taking the natural  moisture from   
the bones1 the vexing of the bones1 c4  
7,psa #bc3ad2 ,jer  #bj3i2 ,lam #a3ac2  
,psa #f3b2 ,prov #ag3bb74 ,all which are
 expressions adorned  with such         
similitudes1 as do undeniably declare   
that to sense and  feeling a broken     
heart is a grievous thing4    ,second4  
,what is meant by the word contrite4 ,a 
contrite spirit is a  penitent one2 one 
sorely grieved1 and deeply sorrowful1   
for the sins it  has committed against  
,god1 and to the damage of the soul2 and
 so it is  to be taken in all those     
places where a contrite spirit is made  
mention  of2 as in ,psalm #cd3ah2       

,isaiah #eg3ae1 #ff3b4    ,as a man that
 has by his folly procured a broken leg 
or arm1 is  heartily sorry that ever he 
was so foolish as to be engaged in such 
foolish ways of idleness and vanity2 so 
he whose heart is broken with a  sense  
of ,god's wrath due to his sin1 hath    
deep sorrow in his soul1 and  is greatly
 repentant that ever he should be such a
 fool1 as by  rebellious doings to bring
 himself and his soul to so much sharp  
affliction4 ,hence1 while others are    
sporting themselves in vanity1 such  a  
one doth call his sin his greatest      
folly4 #8,my wounds stink1 and are      
corrupt1' saith ,david1 #8because of my 
foolishness4' ,and again1 #8,o ,god1    
thou knowest my foolishness1 and my sins
 are not hid from thee' 7,psa  #ch3e1   
#fi3e74    ,men1 whatever they say with 
their lips1 cannot conclude1 if yet     
their  hearts want breaking1 that sin is
 a foolish thing4 ,hence it says1 #8,the
  foolishness of fools is folly' 7,prov 
#ad3bd74 ,that is1 the foolishness  of  

some men1 is that they take pleasure in 
their sins2 for their sins  are their   
foolishness1 and the folly of their soul
 lies in their  countenancing of this   
foolishness4 ,but the man whose heart is
 broken1  he is none of these1 he cannot
 be one of these1 no more than he that  
has his bones broken can rejoice that he
 is desired to play a match at          
football4 ,hence1 to hear others talk   
foolishly1 is to the grief of  those    
whom ,god has wounded3 or1 as it is in  
another place1 their words  are #8like  
the piercings of a sword' 7,psa #fi3bf2 
,prov #ab3ah74 ,this1  therefore1 ,i    
take to be the meaning of these two     
words1 a broken and a  contrite spirit4 
,,fourth4 ,lastly1 ,as to this1 ,i now  
come more particularly to give you  some
 signs of a broken heart1 of a broken   
and a contrite spirit4    ,first4 ,a    
broken-hearted man1 such as is intended 
in the text1 is a  sensible man2 he is  
brought to the exercise of all the      
senses of his  soul4 ,all others are    

dead1 senseless1 and without true       
feeling of what  the broken-hearted man 
is sensible of4    #a4 ,he sees himself 
to be what others are ignorant of2 that 
is1 he sees  himself to be not only a   
sinful man1 but a man by nature in the  
gall  and bond of sin4 ,in the gall of  
sin3 it is ,peter's expression to       
,simon1  and it is a saying common to   
all men3 for every man in a state of    
nature is in the gall of sin2 he was    
shapen in it1 conceived in it2 it  has  
also possession of1 and by that         
possession infected the whole of  his   
soul and body 7,psa #ea3e2 ,acts #h3bc74
 ,this he sees1 this he  understands2   
every professor sees not this1 because  
the blessing of a  broken heart is not  
bestowed on every one4 ,david says1     
#8,there is no  soundness in my flesh'2 
and ,solomon suggests that a plague or  
running  sore is in the very heart4 ,but
 every one perceives not this 7,psa     
#ch3c2  #a ,kings #h3ch74 ,he saith     
again1 that his #8wounds stank1 and were

  corrupted'3 that his #8sore ran1 and  
ceased not' 7,psa #ch3e1 #gg3b74 ,but   
these things the brutish man1 the man   
whose heart was never broken1 has  no   
understanding of4 ,but the              
broken-hearted1 the man that has a      
broken  spirit1 he sees1 as the prophet 
has it1 he sees his sickness1 he sees   
his wound3 #8,when ,ephraim saw his     
sickness1 and ,judah saw his wound'2 he 
sees it to his grief1 he sees it to his 
sorrow 7,hosea #e3ac74    #b4 ,he feels 
what others have no sense of2 he feels  
the arrows of the  ,almighty1 and that  
they stick fast in him 7,psa #ch3b74 ,he
 feels how sore  and sick1 by the       
smiting of ,god's hammer upon his heart 
to break it1  his poor soul is made4 ,he
 feels a burden intolerably lying upon  
his  spirit 7,hosea #e3ac74 #8,mine     
iniquities1' saith he1 #8are gone over  
mine  head2 as a heavy burden they are  
too heavy for me' 7,psa #ch3d74 ,he     
feels  also the heavy hand of ,god upon 
his soul1 a thing unknown to carnal     

men4 ,he feels pain1 being wounded1 even
 such pain as others cannot  understand1
 because they are not broken4 #8,my     
heart1' saith ,david1 #8is  sore pained 
within me4' ,why so8 ,why6 #8,the       
terrors of death are fallen  upon me'   
7,psa #ee3d74 ,the terrors of death     
cause pain1 yea1 pain of the  highest   
nature2 hence that which is here called 
pains1 is in another  place called pangs
 7,isa #ba3c74    ,you know broken bones
 occasion pain1 strong pain1 yea1 pain  
that will  make a man or woman groan    
#8with the groanings of a deadly wounded
 man'  7,eze #cj3bd74 ,soul pain is the 
sorest pain1 in comparison to which the 
pain of the body is a very tolerable    
thing 7,prov #ah3ad74 ,now here is  soul
 pain1 here is heart pain2 here we are  
discoursing of a wounded1 of  a broken  
spirit2 wherefore this is pain to be    
felt to the sinking of  the whole man1  
neither can any support this but ,god4  
,here is death in  this pain1 death for 
ever1 without ,god's special mercy4     

,this pain will  bring the soul to1 and 
this the broken-hearted man doth feel4  
#8,the  sorrows of death1' saith ,david1
 #8compassed me1 and the pains of hell  
gat hold upon me1 ,i found trouble and  
sorrow' 7,psa #aaf3c74 ,ay1 ,i'll       
warrant thee1 poor man1 thou foundest   
trouble and sorrow indeed2 for  the     
pains of hell and sorrows of death are  
pains and sorrow the most  intolerable4 
,but this the man is acquainted with    
that has his heart  broken4#e    #c4 ,as
 he sees and feels1 so he hears that    
which augments his woe and  sorrow4 ,you
 know1 if a man has his bones broken1 he
 does not only see  and feel1 but       
oft-times also hears what increases his 
grief2 as1 that  his wounds are         
incurable2 that his bone is not rightly 
set2 that there  is danger of a         
gangrene2 that he may be lost for want  
of looking to4  ,these are the voices1  
the sayings1 that haunt the house of one
 that has  his bones broken4 ,and a     
broken-hearted man knows what ,i mean by

 this2  he hears that which makes his   
lips quiver1 and at the noise of which  
he  seems to feel rottenness enter into 
his bones2 he trembleth in himself1  and
 wishes that he may hear joy and        
gladness1 that the bones1 the  heart1   
and spirit1 which ,god has broken1 may  
rejoice 7,habb #c3af2 ,psa  #ea3h74 ,he 
thinks he hears ,god say1 the devil say1
 his conscience say1  and all good men  
to whisper among themselves1 saying1    
there is no help  for him from ,god4    
,job heard this1 ,david heard this1     
,heman heard this2  and this is the     
common sound in the ears of the         
broken-hearted4    #d4 ,the             
broken-hearted smell what others cannot 
scent4 ,alas6 sin never  smelled so to  
any man alive as it smells to the       
broken-hearted4 ,you  know wounds will  
stink3 but there is no stink like that  
of sin to the  broken-hearted man4 ,his 
own sins stink1 and so doth the sins of 
all the  world to him4 ,sin is like     
carrion2 it is of a stinking nature2    

yea1 it  has the worst of smells2       
however1 some men like it 7,psa #ch3e74 
,but none  are offended with the scent  
thereof but ,god and the broken-hearted 
sinner4 #8,my wounds stink1 and are     
corrupt1' saith he1 both in ,god's      
nostrils and mine own4 ,but1 alas6 who  
smells the stink of sin8 ,none of  the  
carnal world2 they1 like carrion-crows1 
seek it1 love it1 and eat  it as the    
child eats bread4 #8,they eat up the sin
 of my people1' saith  ,god1 #8and they 
set their heart on their iniquity'      
7,hosea #d3h74 ,this1 ,i  say1 they do1 
because they do not smell the nauseous  
scent of sin4 ,you  know1 that what is  
nauseous to the smell cannot be         
palatable to the  taste4 ,the           
broken-hearted man doth find that sin is
 nauseous1 and  therefore cries out it  
stinketh4 ,they also think at times the 
smell of  fire1 of fire and brimstone1  
is upon them1 they are so sensible of   
the  wages due to sin4    #e4 ,the      
broken-hearted is also a tasting man4   

,wounds1 if sore1 and full  of pains1 of
 great pains1 do sometimes alter the    
taste of a man2 they  make him think his
 meat1 his drink1 yea1 that cordials    
have a bitter  taste in them4 ,how many 
times doth the poor people of ,god1 that
 are the  only men that know what a     
broken-heart doth mean1 cry out that    
gravel1  wormwood1 gall1 and vinegar1   
was made their meat 7,lam #c3ae1af1ai74 
,this  gravel1 gall1 and wormwood1 is   
the true temporal taste of sin2 and     
,god1  to make them loathe it for ever1 
doth feed them with it till their       
hearts both ache and break therewith4   
,wickedness is pleasant of taste  to the
 world2 hence it is said they feed on   
ashes1 they feed on the  wind 7,isa     
#dd3bj2 ,hosea #ab3a74 ,lusts1 or any   
thing that is vile and  refuse1 the     
carnal world think relishes well2 as is 
set out most  notably in the parable of 
the prodigal son4 #8,he would fain have 
filled  his belly1' saith our ,lord1    
#8with the husks that the swine did eat'

  7,luke #ae3af74 ,but the              
broken-hearted man has a relish that is 
true as  to these things1 though1 by    
reason of the anguish of his soul1 it   
abhors all manner of dainty meat 7,job  
#cc3ai1bj2 ,psa #ajg3ag-ai74 ,thus ,i   
have showed you one sign of a           
broken-hearted man2 he is a sensible    
man1  he has all the senses of his soul 
awakened1 he can see1 hear1 feel1       
taste1 smell1 and that as none but      
himself can do4 ,i come now to  another 
sign of a broken and contrite man4      
,second4 ,and that is1 he is a very     
sorrowful man4 ,this1 as the other1 is  
natural2 it is natural to one that is in
 pain1 and that has his bones  broken1  
to be a grieved and sorrowful man4 ,he  
is none of the jolly ones  of the times2
 nor can he1 for his bones1 his heart1  
his heart is  broken4    #a4 ,he is     
sorry for that he feels and finds in    
himself a pravity of  nature2 ,i told   
you before he is sensible of it1 he sees
 it1 he feels  it2 and here ,i say he is

 sorry for it4 ,it is this that makes   
him call  himself a wretched man2 it is 
this that makes him loathe and abhor    
himself2 it is this that makes him      
blush1 blush before ,god and be  ashamed
 7,rom #g3bd2 ,job #db3e1f2 ,eze        
#cf3ca74 ,he finds by nature no form    
nor comeliness in himself1 but the more 
he looks in the glass of the  ,word1 the
 more unhandsome1 the more deformed he  
perceiveth sin has made  him4 ,every    
body sees not this1 therefore every body
 is not sorry for  it2 but the broken in
 heart sees that he is by sin corrupted1
 marred1  full of lewdness and          
naughtiness2 he sees that in him1 that  
is1 in his  flesh1 dwells no good thing2
 and this makes him sorry1 yea1 it makes
  him sorry at heart4 ,a man that has   
his bones broken finds he is  spoiled1  
marred1 disabled from doing as he would 
and should1 at which  he is grieved and 
made sorry4    ,many are sorry for      
actual transgressions1 because they do  
oft bring  them to shame before men2 but

 few are sorry for the defects that sin 
has made in nature1 because they see not
 those defects themselves4 ,a  man      
cannot be sorry for the sinful defects  
of nature1 till he sees they  have      
rendered him contemptible to ,god2 nor  
is it any thing but a sight  of ,god    
that can make him truly see what he is1 
and so be heartily sorry  for being so4 
,now #8mine eye seeth thee1' saith ,job1
 now #8,i abhor  myself4' #8,woe is me1 
for ,i am undone1' saith the prophet1   
#8for mine  eyes have seen the ,king the
 ,lord4' ,and it was this that made     
,daniel say  his #8comeliness was turned
 in him into corruption'2 for he had now
 the  vision of the ,holy ,one 7,job    
#db3f2 ,isa #f3a-e2 ,dan #aj3h74        
,visions of ,god  break the heart1      
because1 by the sight the soul then has 
of his  perfections1 it sees its own    
infinite and unspeakable disproportion1 
because of the vileness of its nature4  
,suppose a company of ugly1 uncomely1   
deformed persons dwelt together in  one 

house2 and suppose that they never yet  
saw any man or woman more  than         
themselves1 or that were arrayed with   
the splendours and  perfections of      
nature2 these would not be capable of   
comparing  themselves with any but      
themselves1 and consequently would not  
be  affected and made sorry for their   
uncomely natural defections4 ,but now   
bring them out of their cells and holes 
of darkness1 where they have  been shut 
up by themselves1 and let them take a   
view of the splendour  and perfections  
of beauty that are in others1 and then1 
if at all1 they  will be sorry and      
dejected at the view of their own       
defects4 ,this is  the case2 men by sin 
are marred1 spoiled1 corrupted1         
depraved1 but they  may dwell by        
themselves in the dark2 they see neither
 ,god1 nor angels1  nor saints1 in their
 excellent nature and beauty3 and       
therefore they  are apt to count their  
own uncomely parts their ornaments and  
their  glory4 ,but now let such1 as ,i  

said1 see ,god1 see saints1 or the      
ornaments of the ,holy ,ghost1 and      
themselves as they are without them1    
and then they cannot but must be        
affected with and sorry for their own   
deformity4 ,when the ,lord ,christ put  
forth but little of his excellency      
before his servant ,peter's face1 it    
raised up the depravity of ,peter's     
nature before him to his great confusion
 and shame2 and made him cry  out to him
 in the midst of all his fellows1       
#8,depart from me1 for ,i am a  sinful  
man1 ,o ,lord' 7,luke #e3d-h74    ,this 
therefore is the cause of a broken      
heart1 even a sight of divine           
excellencies1 and a sense that ,i am a  
poor1 depraved1 spoiled defiled  wretch2
 and this sight having broken the heart1
 begets sorrow in the  broken-hearted4  
#b4 ,the broken-hearted is a sorrowful  
man2 for that he finds his  depravity of
 nature strong in him1 to the putting   
forth itself to  oppose and overthrow   
what his changed mind doth prompt him   

to2 #8,when ,i  would do good1' saith   
,paul1 #8evil is present with me' 7,rom 
#g3ba74 ,evil  is present to oppose1 to 
resist1 and make head against the       
desires of  my soul4 ,the man that has  
his bones broken1 may have yet a mind to
 be  industriously occupied in a lawful 
and honest calling2 but he finds1 by    
experience1 that an infirmity attends   
his present condition that  strongly    
resists his good endeavours2 and at this
 he shakes his head1  makes complaints1 
and with sorrow of heart he sighs and   
says1 ,i #8cannot  do the thing that ,i 
would' 7,rom #g3ae2 ,gal #e3ag74 ,i am  
weak1 ,i am  feeble2 ,i am not only     
depraved1 but by that depravity deprived
 of  ability to put good motions1#f good
 intentions and desires into  execution1
 to completeness2 ,o says he1 ,i am     
ready to halt1 my sorrow is  continually
 before me6    ,you must know that the  
broken-hearted loves ,god1 loves his    
soul1 loves  good1 and hates evil4 ,now1
 for such an one to find in himself an  

opposition and continual contradiction  
to this holy passion1 it must  needs    
cause sorrow1 godly sorrow1 as the      
apostle ,paul calls it4 ,for  such are  
made sorrow after a godly sort4 ,to be  
sorry for that thy  nature is with sin  
depraved1 and that through this         
depravity thou art  deprived of ability 
to do what the ,word and thy holy mind  
doth prompt  thee to1 is to be sorry    
after a godly sort4 ,for this sorrow    
worketh  that in thee of which thou wilt
 never have cause to repent2 no1 not to 
eternity 7#b ,cor #g3i-aa74    #c4 ,the 
broken-hearted man is sorry for those   
breaches that1 by reason  of the        
depravity of his nature1 are made in his
 life and conversation4  ,and this was  
the case of the man in our text4 ,the   
vileness of his  nature had broken out  
to the defiling of his life1 and to the 
making of  him1 at this time1 base in   
conversation4 ,this1 this was it1 that  
all  to#g brake his heart4 ,he saw in   
this he had dishonoured ,god1 and that  

cut him1 #8,against thee1 thee only1    
have ,i sinned1 and done this evil in   
thy sight' 7,psa #ea3d74 ,he saw in this
 he had caused the enemies of ,god  to  
open their mouths and blaspheme2 and    
this cut him to the heart4 ,this  made  
him cry1 ,i have sinned against thee1   
,lord4 ,this made him say1 #8,i  will   
declare mine iniquity1 ,i will be sorry 
for my sin' 7,psa #ch3ah74    ,when a   
man is designed to do a matter1 when his
 heart is set upon it1  and the         
broken-hearted doth design to glorify   
,god1 an obstruction to  that design1   
the spoiling of this work1 makes him    
sorrowful4 ,hannah  coveted children1   
but could not have them1 and this made  
her #8a woman  of a sorrowful spirit'   
7#a ,sam #a3ae74 ,a broken-hearted man  
would be well  inwardly1 and do that    
which is well outwardly2 but he feels1  
he finds1  he sees he is prevented1     
prevented at least in part4 ,this makes 
him  sorrowful2 in this he groans1      
groans earnestly1 being burdened with   

his  imperfections 7#b ,cor #e3a-c74    
,you know one with broken bones has     
imperfections many1 and is more sensible
 of them1 too1 as was said  afore1 than 
any other man2 and this makes him       
sorrowful1 yea1 and makes  him conclude 
that he shall go softly all his days in 
the bitterness of  his soul 7,isa       
#ch3ae74    ,third4 ,the man with a     
broken heart is a very humble man2 or1  
true  humility is a sign of a broken    
heart4 ,hence1 brokenness of heart1     
contrition of spirit1 and humbleness of 
mind1 are put together4 #8,to  revive   
the spirit of the humble1 and to revive 
the heart of the  contrite ones' 7,isa  
#eg3ae74    ,to follow our similitude4  
,suppose a man1 while in bodily health1 
stout  and strong1 and one that fears   
and cares for no man2 yet let this man  
have but a leg or an arm broken1 and his
 courage is quelled2 he is now  so far  
off from hectoring of it with a man1    
that he is afraid of every  little child
 that doth but offer to touch him4 ,now 

he will court the  most feeble that has 
ought to do with him1 to use him and    
handle him  gently4 ,now he is become a 
child in courage1 a child in fear1 and  
humbleth himself as a little child4     
,why1 thus it is with that man that is  
of a broken and contrite spirit4  ,time 
was1 indeed1 he could hector1 even      
hector it with ,god himself1  saying1   
#8,what is the ,almighty1 that we should
 serve him8' or what  profit shall ,i   
have if ,i keep his commandments8 7,job 
#ba3ae2 ,mal  #c3ac1ad74 ,ay6 ,but now  
his heart is broken2 ,god has wrestled  
with him1  and given him a fall1 to the 
breaking of his bones1 his heart2 and   
now  he crouches1 now he cringes1 now he
 begs of ,god that he will not only  do 
him good1 but do it with tender hands4  
#8,have mercy upon me1 ,o ,god1'  said  
,david2 yea1 #8according unto the       
multitude of thy tender mercies1  blot  
out my transgressions' 7,psa #ea3a74    
,he stands1 as he sees1 not only in need
 of mercy1 but of the tenderest         

mercies4 ,god has several sorts of      
mercies1 some more rough1 some more     
tender4 ,god can save a man1 and yet    
have him a dreadful way to heaven6      
,this the broken-hearted sees1 and this 
the broken-hearted dreads1 and          
therefore pleads for the tenderest sort 
of mercies2 and here we read of  his    
gentle dealing1 and that he is very     
pitiful1 and that he deals  tenderly    
with his4 ,but the reason of such       
expressions no man knows but  he that is
 broken-hearted2 he has his sores1 his  
running sores1 his  stinking sores2     
wherefore he is pained1 and therefore   
covets to be  handled tenderly4 ,thus   
,god has broken the pride of his spirit1
 and  humbled the loftiness of man4 ,and
 his humility yet appears1    #a4 ,in   
his thankfulness for natural life4 ,he  
reckoneth at night1 when he  goes to    
bed1 that like as a lion1 so ,god will  
tear him to pieces before  the morning  
light 7,isa #ch3ac74 ,there is no       
judgment that has fallen  upon others1  

but he counts of right he should be     
swallowed up by it4  #8,my flesh        
trembleth for fear of thee1 and ,i am   
afraid of thy judgments'  7,psa         
#aai3abj74 ,but perceiving a day added  
to his life1 and that he in  the morning
 is still on this side hell1 he cannot  
choose but take  notice of it1 and      
acknowledge it as a special favour1     
saying1 ,god be  thanked for holding my 
soul in life till now1 and for keeping  
my life  back from the destroyer 7,job  
#cc3bb2 ,psa #ef3ac1 #hf3ac74    ,man1  
before his heart is broken1 counts time 
his own1 and therefore he  spends it    
lavishly upon every idle thing4 ,his    
soul is far from fear1  because the rod 
of ,god is not upon him2 but when he    
sees himself under  the wounding hand of
 ,god1 or when ,god1 like a lion1 is    
breaking all his  bones1 then he        
humbleth himself before him1 and falleth
 at his foot4  ,now he has learned to   
count every moment a mercy1 and every   
small  morsel a mercy4    #b4 ,now also 

the least hopes of mercy for his soul1  
,o how precious is  it6 ,he that was    
wont to make orts#h of the gospel1 and  
that valued  promises but as stubble1   
and the words of ,god but as rotten     
wood2 now1  with what an eye doth he    
look on the promise8 ,yea1 he counted a 
peradventure of mercy more rich1 more   
worth1 than the whole world4 ,now1  as  
we say1 he is glad to leap at a crust2  
now1 to be a dog in ,god's  house is    
counted better by him than to #8dwell in
 the tents of the  wicked' 7,matt       
#ae3af1bg2 ,luke #ae3ag-ai74    #c4 ,now
 he that was wont to look scornfully    
upon the people of ,god1 yea1  that used
 to scorn to show them a gentle cast of 
his countenance2 now  he admires and    
bows before them1 and is ready to lick  
the dust of their  feet1 and would count
 it his greatest1 the highest honour1 to
 be as one  of the least of them4       
#8,make me as one of thy hired          
servants1' says he  7,luke #ae3ai74     
#d4 ,now he is1 in his own eyes1 the    

greatest fool in nature2 for that he    
sees he has been so mistaken in his     
ways1 and has not yet but little1  if   
any true knowledge of ,god4 ,every one  
now1 says he1 have more  knowledge of   
,god than ,i2 every one serves him      
better than ,i 7,psa  #gc3ba1bb2 ,prov  
#cj3b1c74    #e4 ,now may he be but one1
 though the least in the kingdom of     
heaven6  ,now may he be but one1 though 
the least in the church on earth6 ,now  
may  he be but loved1 though the least  
beloved of saints6 ,how high an  account
 doth he set thereon6    #f4 ,now1 when 
he talketh with ,god or men1 how doth he
 debase himself  before them6 ,if with  
,god1 how does he accuse himself1 and   
load himself  with the acknowledgments  
of his own villanies1 which he committed
 in  the days wherein he was the enemy  
of ,god6 #8,lord1' said ,paul1 that     
contrite one1 #8,i imprisoned and beat  
in every synagogue them that  believed  
on thee4 ,and when the blood of thy     
martyr ,stephen was shed1 ,i  also was  

standing by1 and consenting unto his    
death1 and kept the  raiment of them    
that slew him' 7,acts #bb3ai1bj74 ,yea1 
,i punished thy  saints #8oft in every  
synagogue1 and compelled them to        
blaspheme2 and  being exceedingly mad   
against them1 ,i persecuted them even   
unto strange  cities' 7,acts #bf3i-aa74 
,also1 when he comes to speak to saints1
 how doth he make himself vile  before  
them6 #8,i am1' saith he1 #8the least of
 the apostles2 that am not  meet to be  
called an apostle'2 ,i am #8less than   
the least of all  saints'2 ,i was a     
blasphemer2 ,i was a persecutor1 and    
injurious1 c4 7#a  ,cor #ae3i2 ,eph     
#c3h2 #a ,tim #a3ac74 ,what humility1   
what self-abasing  thoughts1 doth a     
broken heart produce6 ,when ,david      
danced before the ark  of ,god1 also how
 did he discover his nakedness to the   
disliking of his  wife2 and when she    
taunted him for his doings1 says he1    
#8,it was before  the ,lord1' c41 #8and 
,i will yet be more vile than thus1 and 

will be  base in mine own sight' 7#b    
,sam #f3bj-bb74 ,o1 the man that is1 or 
that  has been kindly broken in his     
spirit1 and that is of a contrite heart1
  is a lowly1 humble man4    ,fourth4   
,the broken-hearted man is a man that   
sees himself in spirituals  to be poor4 
,therefore1 as humble and contrite1 so  
poor and contrite are  put together in  
the ,word4 #8,but to this man will ,i   
look1 even to him  that is poor1 and of 
a contrite spirit' 7,isa #ff3a1b74 ,and 
here we still  pursue our metaphor4 ,a  
wounded man1 a man with broken bones1   
concludes  his condition to be but poor1
 very poor4 ,ask him how he does1 and he
  answers1 #8,truly1 neighbours1 in a   
very poor condition6' ,also you have    
the spiritual poverty of such as have1  
or have had their hearts broken1  and   
that have been of contrite spirits1 much
 made mention of in the  ,word4 ,and    
they go by two names to distinguish them
 from others4 ,they  are called ,,thy   
poor1 that is1 ,god's poor2 they are    

also called #8the  poor in spirit' 7,psa
 #gb3b1 #gd3ai2 ,matt #e3c74 ,now1 the  
man that is poor  in his own eyes1 for  
of him we now discourse1 and the        
broken-hearted is  such an one1 is      
sensible of his wants4 ,he knows he     
cannot help himself1  and therefore is  
forced to be content to live by the     
charity of others4  ,thus it is in      
nature1 thus it is in grace4    #a4 ,the
 broken-hearted now knows his wants1 and
 he knew it not till now4  ,as he that  
has a broken bone1 knew no want of a    
bone-setter till he  knew his bone was  
broken4 ,his broken bone makes him know 
it2 his pain  and anguish makes him know
 it2 and thus it is in spirituals4 ,now 
he  sees to be poor indeed is to want   
the sense of the favour of ,god2 for    
his great pain is a sense of wrath1 as  
hath been shown before4 ,and the  voice 
of joy would heal his broken bones 7,psa
 #ea3h74 ,two things he  thinks would   
make him rich4 7#a7 ,a right and title  
to ,jesus ,christ1 and  all his         

benefits4 7#b7 ,and saving faith        
therein4 ,they that are  spiritually    
rich are rich in him1 and in the faith  
of him 7#b ,cor #h3i2  ,james #b3e74    
,the first of these giveth us a right to
 the kingdom of heaven2 and the  second 
yields the soul the comfort of it2 and  
the broken-hearted man  wants the sense 
and knowledge of his interest in these4 
,that he knows  he wants them is plain2 
but that he knows he has them is what1  
as yet1  he wants the attainment of4    
,hence he says--#8,the poor and needy   
seek  water1 and there is none1 and     
their tongue faileth for thirst' 7,isa  
#da3ag74 ,there is none in their view2  
none in their view for them4 ,hence     
,david1 when he had his broken heart1   
felt he wanted washing1 he wanted       
purging1 he wanted to be made white4 ,he
 knew that spiritual riches lay  there  
but he did not so well perceive that    
,god had washed and purged  him4 ,yea1  
he rather was afraid that all was going1
 that he was in  danger of being cast   

out of ,god's presence1 and that the    
,spirit of  grace would be utterly taken
 from him 7,psa #ea74 ,that is the first
  thing4 ,the broken-hearted is poor1   
because he knows his wants4    #b4 ,the 
broken-hearted is poor1 because he knows
 he cannot help himself  to what he     
knows he wants4 ,the man that has a     
broken arm1 as he knows  it1 so he knows
 of himself he cannot set it4 ,this     
therefore is a second  thing that       
declares a man is poor1 otherwise he is 
not so4 ,for suppose  a man wants never 
so much1 yet if he can but help himself1
 if he can  furnish himself1 if he can  
supply his own wants out of what he has1
 he  cannot be a poor man4 ,yea1 the    
more he wants1 the greater are his      
riches1 if he can supply his own wants  
out of his own purse4    ,he then is the
 poor man1 that knows his spiritual     
want1 and also knows  he cannot supply  
or help himself4 ,but this the          
broken-hearted knows1  therefore he in  
his own eyes is the only poor man4      

,true1 he may have  something of his    
own1 but that will not supply his want1 
and therefore  he is a poor man still4  
,i have sacrifices1 says ,david1 but    
thou dost  not desire them1 therefore my
 poverty remains 7,psa #ea3af74 ,lead is
 not  gold1 lead is not current money   
with the merchants4 ,there is none has  
spiritual gold to sell but ,christ 7,rev
 #c3ah74 ,what can a man do to  procure 
,christ1 or procure faith1 or love8     
,yea1 had he never so much of  his own  
carnal excellencies1 no1 not one penny  
of it will go for pay in  that market   
where grace is to be hand4 #8,if a man  
would give all the  substance of his    
house for love1 it would utterly be     
contemned' 7,can  #h3g74    ,this the   
broken-hearted man perceives1 and       
therefore he sees himself to  be        
spiritually poor4 ,true he has a broken 
heart1 and that is of great  esteem with
 ,god2 but that is not of nature's      
goodness1 that is a gift1  a work of    
,god2 and that is the sacrifices of     

,god4 ,besides1 a man cannot  remain    
content and at rest with that2 for that1
 in the nature of it1  does but show him
 he is poor1 and that his wants are such
 as himself  cannot supply4 ,besides1   
there is but little ease in a broken    
heart4    #c4 ,the broken-hearted man is
 poor1 and sees it2 because he finds he 
is  now disabled to live any way else   
but by begging4 ,this ,david betook     
himself to1 though he was a king2 for he
 knew1 as to his soul's health1  he     
could live no way else4 #8,this poor man
 cried1' saith he1 #8and the  ,lord     
heard him1 and saved him out of all his 
troubles' 7,psa #cd3f74 ,and  this leads
 me to the fifth sign4    ,fifth4       
,another sign of a broken heart is a    
crying1 a crying out4 ,pain1  you know1 
will make one cry4 ,go to them that have
 upon them the anguish  of broken bones1
 and see if they do not cry2 anguish    
makes them cry4  ,this1 this is that    
which quickly follows1 if once thy heart
 be broken1  and thy spirit indeed made 

contrite4    #a4 ,i say1 anguish will   
make thee cry4 #8,trouble and anguish1' 
saith  ,david1 #8have taken hold on me' 
7,psa #aai3adc74 ,anguish1 you know1    
doth  naturally provoke to crying2 now1 
as a broken bone has anguish1 a  broken 
heart has anguish4 ,hence the pains of  
one that has a broken  heart are        
compared to the pangs of a woman in     
travail 7,john #af3bj-bb74    ,anguish  
will make one cry alone1 cry to one's   
self2 and this is called  a bemoaning of
 one's self4 #8,i have surely heard     
,ephraim bemoaning  himself1' saith ,god
 7,jer #ca3ah74 ,that is1 being at      
present under the  breaking1 chastising 
hand of ,god4 #8,thou hast chastised    
me1' saith he1  #8and ,i was chastised1 
as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke4' 
,this is  his meaning also who said1    
#8,i mourn in my complaint1 and make a  
noise4'  ,and why8 ,why1 #8,my heart is 
sore pained within me' 7,psa #d3b-d74   
,this is a self-bemoaning1 a bemoaning  
themselves in secret and retired        

places4 ,you know it is common with them
 who are distressed with  anguish1      
though all alone1 to cry out to         
themselves of their present  pains1     
saying1 ,o my leg6 ,o my arm6 ,o my     
bowels6 ,or1 as the son of the          
,shunammite1 #8,my head6 my head6' 7#b  
,kings #d3ai74 ,o the groans1 the       
sighs1 the cries1 that the              
broken-hearted have1 when by themselves1
 or  alone6 ,o1 say they1 my sins6 my   
sins6 my soul6 my soul6 ,how am ,i      
loaden  with guilt6 ,how am ,i          
surrounded with fear6 ,o this hard1 this
 desperate1  this unbelieving heart6 ,o 
how sin defileth my will1 my mind1 my   
conscience6 #8,i am afflicted and ready 
to die' 7,psa #hh3ae74i    ,could some  
of you carnal people but get behind the 
chamber-door1 to  hear ,ephraim when he 
is at the work of self-bemoaning1 it    
would make  you stand amazed to hear him
 bewail that sin in himself in which you
  take delight2 and to hear him bemoan  
his misspending of time1 while you      

spend all in pursuing your filthy lusts2
 and to hear him offended with  his     
heart1 because it will not better comply
 with ,god's holy will1  while you are  
afraid of his ,word and ways1 and never 
think yourselves  better than when      
farthest off from ,god4 ,the unruliness 
of the passions  and lusts of the       
broken-hearted make them often get into 
a corner1 and  thus bemoan themselves4  
#b4 ,as they thus cry out in a bemoaning
 manner of and to themselves1 so  they  
have their outcries of and against      
themselves to others2 as she  said in   
another case1 #8,behold and see1 if     
there be any sorrow like unto  my       
sorrow' 7,lam #a3ab74 ,o the bitter     
cries and complaints that the           
broken-hearted have1 and make to one    
another6 ,still every one imagining     
that his own wounds are deepest1 and his
 own sores fullest of anguish1  and     
hardest to be cured4 ,say they1 if our  
iniquities be upon us1 and we  pine away
 in them1 how can we then live8 7,eze   

#cc3aj74    ,once being at an honest    
woman's house1 ,i1 after some pause1    
asked her  how she did8 ,she said1 ,very
 badly4 ,i asked her if she was sick8   
she  answered1 ,no4 ,what then1 said ,i1
 are any of your children ill8 ,she told
  me1 ,no4 ,what1 said ,i1 is your      
husband amiss1 or do you go back in the 
world8 ,no1 no1 said she1 but ,i am     
afraid ,i shall not be saved4 ,and      
broke out with heavy heart1 saying1     
#8,ah1 ,goodman ,bunyan6 ,christ and a  
pitcher2 if ,i had ,christ1 though ,i   
went and begged my bread with a         
pitcher1 it would be better with me than
 ,i think it is now6' ,this woman  had  
her heart broken1 this woman wanted     
,christ1 this woman was  concerned for  
her soul4 ,there are but few women1 rich
 women1 that count  ,christ and a       
pitcher better than the world1 their    
pride1 and pleasures4  ,this woman's    
cries are worthy to be recorded2 it was 
a cry that carried  in it1 not only a   
sense of the want1 but also of the worth

 of ,christ4  ,this cry1 #8,christ and a
 pitcher1' made a melodious noise in the
 ears of  the very angels6#aj    ,but1  
,i say1 few women cry out thus2 few     
women are so in love with their  own    
eternal salvation1 as to be willing to  
part with all their lusts  and vanities 
for ,jesus ,christ and a pitcher4 ,good 
,jacob also was thus3  #8,if the ,lord1'
 said he1 #8will give me bread to eat1  
and raiment to put  on1 then he shall be
 my ,god4' ,yea1 he vowed it should be  
so4 #8,and ,jacob  vowed a vow1 saying1 
,if ,god will be with me1 and will keep 
me in this  way that ,i go1 and will    
give me bread to eat1 and raiment to put
 on2 so  that ,i come again to my       
father's house in peace3 then shall the 
,lord be  my ,god' 7,gen #bh3bj74    #c4
 ,as they bemoan themselves1 and make   
their complaints to one and  another1 so
 they cry to ,god4 #8,o ,god1' said     
,heman1 #8,i have cried day and  night  
before thee4' ,but when8 ,why1 when his 
soul was full of trouble1  and his life 

drew near to the grave 7,psa #hh3a-c74  
,or1 as it says in  another place1 out  
of the deep1 #8out of the belly of hell 
cried ,i' 7,psa  #acj3a2 ,jonah #b3b74  
,by such words expressing what painful  
condition they  were in when they cried4
    ,see how ,god himself words it4     
#8,my pleasant portion1' says he1 is    
become  #8a desolate wilderness1 and    
being desolate1 it mourneth unto me'    
7,jer  #ab3aa74 ,and this also is       
natural to those whose hearts are       
broken4  ,whether goes the child1 when  
it catcheth harm1 but to its father1 to 
its mother8 ,where doth it lay its head1
 but in their laps8 ,into whose  bosom  
doth it pour out its complaint1 more    
especially1 but into the  bosom of the  
father1 of a mother1 because there are  
bowels1 there is  pity1 there is relief 
and succour8 ,and thus it is with them  
whose  bones1 whose hearts are broken4  
,it is natural to them2 they must cry2  
they cannot but cry to him4 #8,lord1    
heal me1' said ,david1 #8for my bones   

are vexed2 ,lord1 heal me1 for my soul  
is also sore vexed' 7,psa #f3a-c74  ,he 
that cannot cry feels no pain1 sees no  
want1 fears no danger1 or  else is dead4
    ,sixth4 ,another sign of a broken   
heart1 and of a contrite spirit is1 it  
trembleth at ,god's ,word4 #8,to him    
that is poor1 and of a contrite  spirit1
 and trembleth at my ,word' 7,isa       
#ff3b74    ,the ,word of ,god is an     
awful ,word to a broken-hearted man4    
,solomon says1  #8,the word of a king is
 as the roaring of a lion'2 and if so1  
what is  the ,word of ,god8 for by the  
wrath and fear is meant the             
authoritative  word of a king4 ,we have 
a proverb1 #8,the burnt child dreads the
 fire1  the whipped child fears the     
rod'2 even so the broken-hearted fears  
the  ,word of ,god4 ,hence you have a   
remark set upon them that tremble at    
,god's ,word1 to wit1 they are they that
 keep among the godly2 they are  they   
that keep within compass2 they are they 
that are aptest to mourn1  and to stand 

in the gap1 when ,god is angry2 and to  
turn away his wrath  from a people4     
,it is a sign the ,word of ,god has had 
place1 and wrought powerfully1  when the
 heart trembleth at it1 is afraid1 and  
stands in awe of it4  ,when ,joseph's   
mistress tempted him to lie with her1 he
 was afraid of  the ,word of ,god4      
#8,how then can ,i do this great        
wickedness1' said he1  #8and sin against
 ,god8' ,he stood in awe of ,god's      
,word1 durst not do it1  because he kept
 in remembrance what a dreadful thing it
 was to rebel  against ,god's ,word4    
,when old ,eli heard that the ark was   
taken1 his very  heart trembled within  
him2 for he read by that sad loss that  
,god was  angry with ,israel1 and he    
knew the anger of ,god was a great and  
terrible thing4 ,when ,samuel went to   
,bethlehem1 the elders of the town      
trembled2 for they feared that he came  
to them with some sad message  from     
,god1 and they had had experience of the
 dread of such things  before 7,gen     

#ci3g-i2 #a ,sam #d3ac1 #af3a-d74 ,when 
,ezra would have a  mourning in ,israel 
for the sins of the land1 he sent1 and  
there came to  him #8every one that     
trembled at the words of the ,god of    
,israel1 because  of the transgressions 
of those that had been carried away'    
7,ezra #i3d74    ,there are1 ,i say1 a  
sort of people that tremble at the words
 of ,god1  and that are afraid of doing 
ought that is contrary to them2 but they
  are only such with whose souls and    
spirits the ,word has had to do4 ,for   
the rest1 they are resolved to go on    
their course1 let ,god say what he      
will4 #8,as for the word' of the ,lord1 
said rebellious ,israel to  ,jeremiah1  
#8that thou hast spoken unto us in the  
name of the ,lord1 we  will not hearken 
unto thee4 ,but we will certainly do    
whatsoever thing  goeth forth out of our
 own mouth' 7,jer #dd3af74 ,but do you  
think that  these people did ever feel  
the power and majesty of the ,word of   
,god to  break their hearts8 ,no1       

verily2 had that been so1 they would    
have  trembled at the words of ,god2    
they would have been afraid of the words
  of ,god4 ,god may command some people 
what he will1 they will do what  they   
list4 ,what care they for ,god8 what    
care they for his ,word8 ,neither       
threats nor promises1 neither           
punishments or favours will make them   
obedient to the ,word of ,god2 and all  
because they have not felt the  power of
 it1 their hearts have not been broken  
with it4 ,when king  ,josias did but    
read in ,god's ,book what punishment    
,god had threatened  against rebellious 
,israel1 though he himself was a holy   
and good man1  he humbled himself1 #8he 
rent his clothes1' and wept before the  
,lord1  and was afraid of the judgment  
threatened 7#b ,kings #bb2 #b ,chron    
#cd74 ,for  he knew what a dreadful     
thing the ,word of ,god is4 ,some men1  
as ,i said  before1 dare do anything1   
let the ,word of ,god be never so much  
against  it2 but they that tremble at   

the ,word dare not do so4 ,no1 they must
  make the ,word their rule for all they
 do2 they must go to the ,holy  ,bible1 
and there inquire what may or may not be
 done2 for they tremble  at the ,word4  
,this then is another sign1 a true sign1
 that the heart has  been broken1       
namely1 #8,when the heart is made afraid
 of1 and trembleth  at the ,word' 7,acts
 #i3d-f1 #af3bi1cj74 ,trembling at the  
,word is caused by  a belief of what is 
deserved1 threatened1 and of what will  
come1 if not  prevented by repentance2  
and therefore the heart melts1 and      
breaks  before the ,lord4    ,,iv4 ,,the
 ,,necessity ,,there ,,is ,,that ,,the  
,,heart ,,must ,,be ,,broken4      ,i   
come1 in the next place1 to speak to    
this question4    ,but what necessity is
 there that the heart must be broken8   
,cannot a man  be saved unless his heart
 be broken8 ,i answer1 ,avoiding secret 
things1  which only belong to ,god1     
there is a necessity of breaking the    
heart1  in order to salvation2 because a

 man will not sincerely comply with the 
means conducing thereunto until his     
heart is broken4 ,for1    ,first4 ,man1 
take him as he comes into the world1 as 
to spirituals1 as  to evangelical       
things1 in which mainly lies man's      
eternal felicity1 and  there he is as   
one dead1 and so stupefied1 and wholly  
in himself1 as  unconcerned with it4    
,nor can any call or admonition1 that   
has not a  heart-breaking power         
attending of it1 bring him to a due     
consideration  of his present state1 and
 so unto an effectual desire to be      
saved4    ,many ways ,god has manifested
 this4 ,he has threatened men with      
temporal  judgments2 yea1 sent such     
judgments upon them1 once and again1    
over and  over1 but they will not do4   
,what6 says he1 #8,i have given you     
cleanness  of teeth in all your cities2 
,i have withholden the rain from you2 ,i
  have smitten you with blasting and    
mildew2 ,i have sent among you the      
pestilence2 ,i have overthrown some of  

you1 as ,god overthrew ,sodom and       
,gomorrah4 ,yet have ye not returned    
unto me1 saith the ,lord' 7,amos        
#d3f-aa74 ,see here6 ,here is judgment  
upon judgment1 stroke after stroke1     
punishment after punishment1 but all    
will not do1 unless the heart is        
broken4 ,yea1 another prophet seems to  
say that such things1 instead of        
converting the soul1 sets it further    
off4 ,if heart-breaking work attend     
such strokes1 #8,why should ye be       
stricken any more8' says he1 #8ye will  
revolt more and more' 7,isa #a3e74      
,man's heart is fenced1 it is grown     
gross2 there is a skin that1 like a     
coat of mail1 has wrapped it up1 and    
inclosed it in on every side4 ,this     
skin1 this coat of mail1 unless it be   
cut off and taken away1 the heart       
remains untouched1 whole2 and so as     
unconcerned1 whatever judgments or      
afflictions light upon the body 7,matt  
#ac3ae2 ,acts #bh3bg74 ,this which ,i   
call the coat of mail1 the fence of the 

heart1 has two great names in           
,scripture4 ,it is called1 #8the        
foreskin of the heart1' and the armour  
in  which the devil trusteth 7,deut     
#aj3af2 ,luke #aa3bb74    ,because these
 shield and fence the heart from all    
gospel doctrine1 and  from all legal    
punishments1 nothing can come at it till
 these are  removed4 ,therefore1 in     
order unto conversion1 the heart is said
 to be  circumcised2 that is1 this      
foreskin is taken away1 and this coat of
  mail is spoiled4 #8,i will circumcise 
thy heart1' saith he1 #8to love the     
,lord thy ,god with all thine           
heart'--and then the devil's goods are  
spoiled--#8that thou mayst live' 7,deut 
#cj3f2 ,luke #aa3bb74    ,and now the   
heart lies open1 now the ,word will     
prick1 cut1 and pierce  it2 and it being
 cut1 pricked1 and pierced1 it bleeds1  
it faints1 it  falls1 and dies at the   
foot of ,god1 unless it is supported by 
the grace  and love of ,god in ,jesus   
,christ4 ,conversion1 you know1 begins  

at the  heart2 but if the heart be so   
secured by sin and ,satan1 as ,i have   
said1  all judgments are1 while that is 
so1 in vain4 ,hence ,moses1 after he had
  made a long relation of mercy and     
judgment unto the children of ,israel1  
suggests that yet the great thing was   
wanting to them1 and that thing  was1 an
 heart to perceive1 and eyes to see1 and
 ears to hear unto that  day 7,deut     
#bi3b1c74 ,their hearts were as yet not 
touched to the quick1  were not         
awakened1 and wounded by the holy ,word 
of ,god1 and made  tremble at its truth 
and terror4    ,but ,i say1 before the  
heart be touched1 pricked1 made smart1  
c41 how  can it be thought1 be the      
danger never so great1 that it should   
repent1  cry1 bow1 and break at the foot
 of ,god1 and supplicate there for      
mercy6  and yet thus it must do2 for    
thus ,god has ordained1 and thus ,god   
has  appointed it2 nor can men be saved 
without it4 ,but1 ,i say1 can a man     
spiritually dead1 a stupid man1 whose   

heart is past feeling1 do this2  before 
he has his dead and stupid heart        
awakened1 to see and feel its  state and
 misery without it8 ,but1    ,second4   
,man1 take him as he comes into the     
world--and how wise soever he  is in    
worldly and temporal things--he is yet a
 fool as to that which is  spiritual and
 heavenly4 ,hence ,paul says1 #8the     
natural man receiveth not  the things of
 the ,spirit of ,god2 for they are      
foolishness unto him1'  because he is   
indeed a fool to them2 #8neither1' says 
the text1 #8can he  know them1 because  
they are spiritually discerned' 7#a ,cor
 #b3ad74 ,but  how now must this fool be
 made wise8 ,why1 wisdom must be put    
into his  heart 7,job #ch3cf74 ,now1    
none can put it there but ,god2 and how 
doth he  put it there1 but by making    
room there for it1 by taking away the   
thing  which hinders1 which is that     
folly and madness which naturally       
dwelleth  there8 ,but how doth he take  
that away but by a severe chastising of 

his  soul for it1 until he has made him 
weary of it8 ,the whip and stripes  are 
provided for the natural fool1 and so it
 is for him that is  spiritually so     
7,prov #ai3bi74    ,solomon intimates1  
that it is a hard thing to make a fool  
become wise4  #8,though thou shouldest  
bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with
 a  pestle1 yet will not his foolishness
 depart from him' 7,prov #bg3bb74 ,by   
this it appears that it is a hard thing 
to make a fool a wise man4 ,to  bray one
 in a mortar is a dreadful thing1 to    
bray one there with a  pestle2 and yet  
it seems a whip1 a mortar1 and a pestle 
is the way4 ,and  if this is the way to 
make one wise in this world1 and if all 
this will  hardly do1 how must the fool 
that is so in spirituals be whipped and 
beaten1 and stripped before he is made  
wise therein8 ,yea1 his heart  must be  
put into ,god's mortar1 and must be     
beaten2 yea1 brayed there  with the     
pestle of the law1 before it loves to   
hearken unto heavenly  things4 ,it is a 

great word in ,jeremiah1 #8,through     
deceit1' that is1  folly1 #8they refuse 
to know me1 saith the ,lord4' ,and what 
follows8 ,why1  #8,therefore1 thus saith
 the ,lord of hosts1 behold ,i will melt
 them1 and  try them1' that is1 with    
fire1 #8for how shall ,i do for the     
daughter of  my people' 7,jer #i3f1g74  
,i will melt them3 ,i will put them into
 my  furnace1 and there ,i will try     
them2 and there will ,i make them know  
me1  saith the ,lord4 ,when ,david was  
under spiritual chastisement for his    
sin1 and had his heart under the        
breaking hand of ,god1 then he said1    
,god should make him know wisdom 7,psa  
#ea3f74 ,now he was in the mortar1  now 
he was in the furnace1 now he was       
bruised and melted2 yea1 now his  bones1
 his heart1 was breaking1 and now his   
folly was departing4 ,now1  says he1    
thou shalt make me to know wisdom4 ,if  
,i know anything of the  way of ,god    
with us fools1 there is nothing else    
will make us wise men2  yea1 a thousand 

breakings will not make us so wise as we
 should be4    ,we say1 ,wisdom is not  
good till it is bought2 and he that buys
 it1  according to the intention of that
 proverb1 usually smarts for it4 ,the   
fool is wise in his own conceit2        
wherefore there is a double difficulty  
attends him before he can be wise       
indeed4 ,not only his folly1 but his    
wisdom1 must be removed from him2 and   
how shall that be1 but by ripping  up of
 his heart by some sore conviction1 that
 may show him plainly that  his wisdom  
is his folly1 and that which will undo  
him4 ,a fool loves his  folly2 that is1 
as treasure1 so much is he in love with 
it4 ,now then1  it must be a great thing
 that must make a fool forsake his      
folly4 ,the  foolish will not weigh1 nor
 consider1 nor compare wisdom with their
  folly4 #8,folly is joy to him that is 
destitute of wisdom4' #8,as a dog       
returneth to his vomit1 so a fool       
returneth to his folly' 7,prov #ae3ba1  
#bf3aa74 ,so loth are they when driven  

from it to let it go1 to let it  depart 
from them4 ,wherefore there must go a   
great deal to the making of  a man a    
,christian2 for as to that1 every man is
 a fool1 yea1 the  greatest fool1 the   
most unconcerned fool1 the most         
self-willed fool of  all fools2 yea1 one
 that will not be turned from his folly 
but by the  breaking of his heart4      
,david was one of these fools2 ,manasseh
 was one  of these fools2 ,saul1        
otherwise called ,paul1 was one of these
 fools2  and so was ,i--and that the    
biggest of all4#aa    ,third4 ,man1 take
 him as he comes into the world1 and he 
is not only a  dead man1 and a fool1 but
 a proud man also4 ,pride is one of     
those sins  that first showeth itself to
 children1 yea1 and it grows up with    
them1  and mixeth itself with all they  
do3 but it lies most hid1 most deep in  
man as to his soul-concerns4 ,for the   
nature of sin1 as sin1 is not only  to  
be vile1 but to hide its vileness from  
the soul4 ,hence many think  they do    

well when they sin4 ,jonah thought he   
did well to be angry with  ,god 7,jonah 
#d3i74 ,the ,pharisees thought they did 
well when they said1  ,christ had a     
devil 7,john #h3dh74 ,and ,paul thought 
verily1 that he ought  to do many things
 against1 or contrary to1 the name of   
,jesus2 which he  also did with great   
madness 7,acts #bf3i1aj74 ,and thus sin 
puffs up men  with pride1 and a conceit 
of themselves1 that they are a thousand 
times  better than they are4 ,hence they
 think they are the children of ,god1   
when they are the children of the devil2
 and that they are something as  to     
,christianity1 when they neither are    
such1 nor know what it is that  they    
must have to make them such 7,john      
#h3da-dd2 ,gal #f3c74    ,now1 whence   
flows this but from pride1 and a        
self-conceit of  themselves1 and that   
their state is good for another world1  
when they  are yet in their sins1 and   
under the curse of ,god8 ,yea1 and this 
pride  is so strong and high1 and yet so

 hid in them1 that all the ministers  in
 the world cannot persuade them that    
this is pride1 not grace1 in  which they
 are so confident4 ,hence they slight   
all reproofs1 rebukes1  threatenings1 or
 admonitions that are pressed upon them1
 to prevail  with them to take heed1    
that they be not herein deceived4       
#8,hear ye1'  saith the prophet1 #8and  
give ear3 be not proud1 for the ,lord   
hath  spoken4' #8,but if ye will not    
hear it1 my soul shall weep in secret   
places for your pride' 7,jer #ac3ae-ag74
 ,and what was the conclusion8  ,why1   
all the proud men stood out still1 and  
maintained their resistance  of ,god and
 his holy prophet 7,jer #dc3b74    ,nor 
is there any thing that will prevail    
with these to the saving of  their      
souls1 until their hearts are broken4   
,david1 after he had defiled            
,bathsheba1 and slain her husband1 yet  
boasted himself in his justice  and     
holiness1 and would by all means have   
the man put to death that had  but taken

 the poor man's lamb1 when1 alas6 poor  
soul1 himself was the  great            
transgressor4 ,but would he believe it8 
,no1 no2 he stood upon the  vindicating 
of himself to be a just doer2 nor would 
he be made to fall  until ,nathan1 by   
authority from ,god1 did tell him that  
he was the man  whom himself had        
condemned2 #8,thou art the man1' said   
he3 at which word  his conscience was   
awakened1 his heart wounded1 and so his 
soul made to  fall under the burden of  
his guilt1 at the feet of the ,god of   
heaven  for mercy 7#b ,sam #ab3a-ac74   
,ah6 pride1 pride6 thou art that which  
holds many a man in the chains of  his  
sins2 thou art it1 thou cursed          
self-conceit1 and keepest them from     
believing that their state is damnable4 
#8,the wicked1 through the pride  of his
 countenance1 will not seek after ,god' 
7,psa #aj3d74 ,and if there  is so much 
in the pride of his countenance1 what is
 there1 think you1  in the pride of his 
heart8 ,therefore ,job says it is to    

hide pride from  man1 and so to save his
 soul from hell1 that ,god chasteneth   
him with  pain upon his bed1 until the  
multitude of his bones stick out1 and   
until his life draws nigh to the        
destroyer 7,job #cc3ag-bb74    ,it is a 
hard thing to take a man off his pride1 
and make him1 instead  of trusting in1  
and boasting of his goodness1 wisdom1   
honesty1 and the  like1 to see himself a
 sinner1 a fool1 yea1 a man that is     
cruel1 as to  his own immortal soul4    
,pride of heart has a power in it1 and  
is  therefore compared to an iron sinew1
 and an iron chain1 by which they  are  
made stout1 and with which they are held
 in that stoutness1 to  oppose the      
,lord1 and drive his ,word from their   
hearts 7,lev #bf3ai2 ,psa  #gc3f74      
,this was the sin of devils1 and it is  
the sin of man1 and the sin1 ,i  say1   
from which no man can be delivered until
 his heart is broken2 and  then his     
pride is spoiled1 then he will be glad  
to yield4 ,if a man be  proud of his    

strength or manhood1 a broken leg will  
maul him2 and if a  man be proud of his 
goodness1 a broken heart will maul him2 
because1 as  has been said1 a broken    
heart comes by the discovery and charge 
of sin1  by the power of ,god upon the  
conscience4    ,fourth4 ,man1 take him  
as he comes into the world1 and he is   
not only a  dead man1 a fool1 and proud1
 but also self-willed and headstrong 7#b
  ,peter #b3aj74 ,a stubborn ungain     
creature is man before his heart is     
broken4 ,hence they are so often called 
rebels1 rebellious1 and  disobedient3   
they will only do what they list4 #8,all
 day long1' says  ,god1 #8have ,i       
stretched out my hand to a disobedient  
and gainsaying  people4' ,and hence1    
again1 they are compared to a           
self-willed or  headstrong horse1 that  
will1 in spite of his rider1 rush into  
the  battle4 #8,every one1' says ,god1  
#8turneth to his course1 as the horse   
rusheth into battle' 7,jer #h3f74 ,they 
say1 #8,with our tongue will we         

prevail1 our lips are our own2 who is   
lord over us' 7,psa #ab3d74    ,hence   
they are said to stop their ears1 to    
pull away their shoulder1 to  shut their
 eyes1 and harden their hearts1         
#8against the words of ,god1  and       
contemned the counsel of the ,most      
,high' 7,psa #ajg3aa2 ,zech #g3aj1ab74  
,they are fitly compared to the         
rebellious son who would not be ruled by
  his parents1 or to the prodigal1 who  
would have all in his own hand1  and    
remove himself far away from father and 
father's house 7,deut #ba3bj2  ,luke    
#ae3ac74 ,now for such creatures1       
nothing will do but violence4 ,the      
stubborn son must be stoned till he     
dies2 and the prodigal must be  famished
 out of all2 nothing else1 ,i say1 will 
do4 ,their self-willed  stubborn heart  
will not comply with the will of ,god   
before it is broken  7,deut #ba3ba2     
,luke #ae3ad-ag74 ,these are they that  
are called the  stout-hearted2 these are
 said to be far from righteousness1 and 

so will  remain until their hearts are  
broken2 for so they must be made to know
  themselves 7,isa #i3i-aa74    ,fifth4 
,man1 as he comes into the world1 is not
 only a dead man1 a fool1  proud1 and   
self-willed1 but also a fearless        
creature4 #8,there is1' saith  the text1
 #8no fear of ,god before their eyes'   
7,rom #c3ah74 ,no fear of  ,god6 ,there 
is fear of man1 fear of losing his      
favour1 his love1 his  good-will1 his   
help1 his friendship2 this is seen      
everywhere4 ,how do  the poor fear the  
rich1 the weak fear the strong1 and     
those that are  threatened1 them that   
threaten6 ,but come now to ,god2 why1   
none fear  him2 that is1 by nature1 none
 reverence him2 they neither fear his   
frowns1 nor seek his favour1 nor inquire
 how they may escape his  revenging hand
 that is lifted up against their sins   
and their souls  because of sin4 ,little
 things they fear the losing of them2   
but the  soul they are not afraid to    
lose4 #8,they fear not me1 saith the    

,lord'  7,mal #c3e74    ,how many times 
are some men put in mind of death by    
sickness upon  themselves1 by graves1 by
 the death of others8 ,how many times   
are they  put in mind of hell by reading
 the ,word1 by lashes of conscience1 and
  by some that go roaring in despair out
 of this world8 ,how many times  are    
they put in mind of the day of judgment4
 ,as1 #a4 ,by ,god's binding  the fallen
 angels over to judgment4 #b4 ,by the   
drowning of the old world  7#b ,peter   
#b3d1e2 ,jude #f1g74 #c4 ,by the burning
 of ,sodom and ,gomorrah with  fire from
 heaven 7#b ,peter #b3f2 ,jude #g74 #d4 
,by appointing a day 7,acts  #ag3bi-ca74
 #e4 ,by appointing a judge 7,acts      
#aj3dj-db74 #f ,by reserving  their     
crimes in records 7,isa #cj3h2 ,rev     
#bj3ab74 #g4 ,by appointing and         
preparing of witnesses 7,rom #b3ae74 #h4
 ,and by promising1 yea1  threatening1  
yea1 resolving1 to call the whole world 
to his bar1 there  to be judged for all 
which they have done and said1 and for  

every  secret thing 7,matt #be3ca-cc1   
#ab3cf2 ,eccl #aa3i1 #ab3ad74    ,and   
yet they fear not ,god3 alas6 they      
believe not these things4 ,these        
things1 to carnal men1 are like ,lot's  
preaching to his sons and  daughters    
that were in ,sodom4 ,when he told them 
that ,god would destroy  that place1 he 
seemed unto them as one that mocked2 and
 his words to  them were as idle tales  
7,gen #ai3ad74 ,fearless men are not won
 by words2  blows1 wounds1 and killings1
 are the things that must bring them    
under  fear4 ,how many struggling fits  
had ,israel with ,god in the wilderness8
  ,how many times did they declare that 
there they feared him not8 ,and         
observe1 they were seldom1 if ever1     
brought to fear and dread his  glorious 
name1 unless he beset them round with   
death and the grave4  ,nothing1 nothing 
but a severe hand1 will make the        
fearless fear4 ,hence1  to speak after  
the manner of man1 ,god is put upon it  
to go this way  with sinners when he    

would save their souls2 even bring them1
 and lay  them at the mouth1 and within 
sight of hell and everlasting damnation3
  and there also charge them with sin   
and guilt1 to the breaking of their     
hearts1 before they will fear his name4 
,sixth4 ,man1 as he comes into the      
world1 is not only a dead man1 a fool1  
proud1 self-willed1 and fearless1 but he
 is a false believer concerning  ,god4  
,let ,god report of himself never so    
plainly1 man by nature will not  believe
 this report of him4 ,no1 they are      
become vain in their  imaginations1 and 
their foolish heart is darkened2        
wherefore they turn  the glory of ,god1 
which is his truth1 into a lie 7,rom    
#a3ba-be74 ,god  says1 ,he sees2 they   
say1 ,he seeth not2 ,god saith1 ,he     
knows2 they say1  ,he doth not know3    
,god saith1 ,none is like himself2 yet  
they say1 ,he is  altogether like to    
them3 ,god saith1 ,none shall keep his  
door for  naught2 they say1 ,it is in   
vain1 and to no profit to serve him3 he 

saith1 ,he will do good2 they say1 ,he  
will neither do good nor evil 7,job     
#bb3ac1ad2 ,psa #ej3ba2 ,job #ba3ad1ae2 
,mal #c3ad2 ,zeph #a3ab74 ,thus they    
falsely believe concerning ,god2 yea1 as
 to the word of his grace1 and  the     
revelation of his mercy in ,christ1 they
 stick not to say by their              
practice--for a wicked man speaketh with
 his feet 7,prov #f3ac7--that that  is a
 stark lie1 and not to be trusted to 7#a
 ,john #e3aj74    ,now1 what shall ,god 
do to save these men8 ,if he hides      
himself and  conceals his glory1 they   
perish4 ,if he sends to them by his     
messengers1  and forbears to come to    
them himself1 they perish4 ,if he comes 
to them  and forbears to work upon them 
by his word1 they perish3 if he worketh 
on them1 but not effectually1 they      
perish4 ,if he works effectually he     
must break their hearts1 and make them1 
as men wounded to death1 fall  at his   
feet for mercy1 or there can be no good 
done on them2 they will  not rightly    

believe until he fires them out of their
 misbelief1 and  makes them to know1 by 
the breaking of their bones for their   
false  faith1 that he is1 and will be1  
what he has said of himself in his holy 
,word4#ab ,the heart1 therefore1 must be
 broken before the man can come  to     
good4    ,seventh4 ,man1 as he comes    
into the world1 is not only a dead man1 
a  fool1 proud1 self-willed1 fearless1  
and a false believer1 but a great  lover
 of sin2 he is captivated1 ravished1    
drowned in the delights of  it4 ,hence  
it the ,word says1 they love sin1       
delight in lies1 do take  pleasure in   
iniquity1 and in them that do it2 that  
they sport  themselves in their own     
deceivings1 and glory in their shame    
7,john  #c3ai2 ,psa #fb3d2 ,rom #a3cb2  
#b ,peter #b3ac2 ,phil #c3ai74    ,this 
is the temper of man by nature2 for sin 
is mixed with and has the  mastery of   
all the powers of his soul4 ,hence they 
are said to be  captives to it1 and to  
be led captive into the pleasures of it1

 at the  will of the devil 7#b ,tim     
#b3bf74 ,and you know it is not an easy 
thing to  break love1 or to take the    
affections off that object on which they
 are  so deeply set1 in which they are  
so deeply rooted1 as man's heart is in  
his sins4 ,alas6 how many are there that
 contemn all the allurements of  heaven1
 and that trample upon all the          
threatenings of ,god1 and that  say1    
#8,tush1' at all the flames of hell1    
whenever these are propounded  as       
motives to work them off their sinful   
delights6 so fixed are they1  so mad are
 they1 upon these beastly idols4 ,yea1  
he that shall take in  hand to stop     
their course in this their way1 is as he
 that shall  attempt to prevent the     
raging waves of the sea from their      
course1 when  driven by the mighty      
winds4    ,when men are somewhat put to 
it1 when reason and conscience shall    
begin  a little to hearken to a         
preacher1 or a judgment that shall begin
 to  hunt for iniquity1 how many tricks1

 evasions1 excuses1 demurs1 delays1  and
 hiding-holes will they make1 invent1   
and find1 to hide and preserve  their   
sweet sins with themselves and their    
souls1 in the delights of  them1 to     
their own eternal perdition8 ,hence they
 endeavour to stifle  conscience1 to    
choke convictions1 to forget ,god1 to   
make themselves  atheists1 to contradict
 preachers that are plain and honest1   
and to  heap to themselves such of them 
only as are like themselves1 that speak 
unto them smooth things1 and prophesy   
deceits2 yea1 they say themselves  to   
such preachers1 #8,get you out of the   
way2 turn aside out of the path2  cause 
the ,holy ,one of ,israel to cease from 
before us' 7,isa #cj3h-aa74 ,if  they be
 followed still1 and conscience and     
guilt shall1 like  blood-hounds1 find   
them out in their secret places1 and    
roar against  them for their wicked     
lives1 then they will flatter1 cogg1    
dissemble1  and lie against their soul1 
promising to mend1 to turn1 to repent1  

and  grow better shortly2 and all to    
daff#ac off convictions and             
molestations in their wicked ways1 that 
they may yet pursue their  lusts1 their 
pleasures1 and sinful delights1 in      
quiet1 and without  control4    ,yea1   
further1 ,i have known some that have   
been made to roar like bears1  to yell  
like dragons1 and to howl like dogs1 by 
reason of the weight of  guilt1 and the 
lashes of hell upon their conscience for
 their evil  deeds2 who have1 so soon as
 their present torments and fears were  
gone1  returned again with the #8dog to 
his vomit2 and as the sow that was      
washed1 to her wallowing in the mire'   
7,hosea #g3ad2 #b ,peter #b3bj-bb74     
,once again1 some have been made taste  
of the good ,word of ,god1 of the  joy  
of heaven1 and of the powers of the     
world to come1 and yet could  not by any
 one1 nay1 by all of these1 be made to  
break their league for  ever with their 
lusts and sins 7,heb #f3d1e2 ,luke      
#h3ac2 ,john #e3cc-ce74 ,o  ,lord6 what 

is man1 that thou art mindful of him8   
,wherein is he to be  accounted of8 ,he 
has sinned against thee2 he loves his   
sins more than  thee4 ,he is a lover of 
pleasures more than he is a lover of    
,god6    ,but now1 how shall this man be
 reclaimed from this sin8 ,how shall he 
be  brought1 wrought1 and made1 to be   
out of love with it8 ,doubtless it can  
be by no other means1 by what we can see
 in the ,word1 but by the  wounding1    
breaking1 and disabling of the heart    
that loves it1 and by  that means making
 it a plague and gall unto it4 ,sin may 
be made an  affliction1 and as gall and 
wormwood to them that love it2 but the  
making of it so bitter a thing to such a
 man1 will not be done but by  great and
 sore means4 ,i remember we had in our  
town some time since1 a  little girl    
that loved to eat the heads of foul     
tobacco-pipes1 and  neither rod nor good
 words could reclaim her1 and make her  
leave them4  ,so her father takes advice
 of a doctor1 to wean her from them1 and

 it  was this3 ,take1 saith he1 a great 
many of the foulest tobacco-pipe  heads 
you can get1 and boil them in milk1 and 
make a posset of that  milk1 and make   
your daughter drink the posset-drink up4
 ,he did so1 and  gave his girl it1 and 
made her drink it up2 the which became  
so irksome  and nauseous to her stomach1
 and made her so sick1 that she could   
never  abide to meddle with tobacco-pipe
 heads any more1 and so was cured of    
that disease4 ,thou lovest thy sin1 and 
neither rod nor good words will  as yet 
reclaim thee4 ,well1 take heed2 if thou 
wilt not be reclaimed1  ,god will make  
thee a posset of them1 which shall be so
 bitter to thy  soul1 so irksome to thy 
taste1 so loathsome to thy mind1 and so 
afflicting to thy heart1 that it shall  
break it with sickness and  grief1 till 
it be loathsome to thee4 ,i say1 thus he
 will do if he loves  thee2 if not1 he  
will suffer thee to take thy course1 and
 will let thee  go on with thy          
tobacco-pipe heads6    ,the children of 

,israel will have flesh1 must have      
flesh2 they weep1  cry1 and murmur1     
because they have not flesh2 the bread  
of heaven1 that  is but light and sorry 
stuff in their esteem 7,num #aa3a-f74   
,moses goes  and tells ,god how the     
people despised his heavenly bread1 and 
how they  longed1 lusted1 and desired to
 be fed with flesh4 ,well1 says ,god1   
they  shall have flesh1 they shall have 
their fill of flesh2 ,i will feed them  
with it2 they shall have to the full2   
and that #8ye shall not eat one  day1   
nor two days1 nor five days1 neither ten
 days1 nor twenty days2  but even a     
whole month1 until it come out at your  
nostrils1 and it be  loathsome unto you2
 because ye have despised the ,lord'    
7,num #aa3aa-bj74  ,he can tell how to  
make that loathsome to thee on which    
thou most dost  set thine evil heart4   
,and he will do so1 if he loves thee2   
else1 as ,i  said1 he will not make thee
 sick by smiting of thee nor punish thee
 for  or when thou committest whoredom1 

but will let thee alone till the        
judgment-day1 and call thee to a        
reckoning for all thy sins then4 ,but   
to pass this4    ,eighth4 ,man1 as he   
comes into the world1 is not only a dead
 man1 a  fool1 proud1 self-willed1      
fearless1 a false believer1 and a lover 
of  sin1 but a wild man4 ,he is of the  
wild olive tree1 of that which is  wild 
by nature 7,rom #aa3ag1bd74 ,so1 in     
another place1 man by nature is         
compared to the ass1 to a wild ass4     
#8,for vain or empty man would be  wise1
 though man be born like a wild ass's   
colt' 7,job #aa3ab74 ,isaac was  a      
figure of ,christ1 and of all converted 
men 7,gen #d3bh74 ,but ,ishmael  was a  
figure of man by nature2 and the ,holy  
,ghost1 as to that1 saith  this of him1 
#8,and he will be a wild man' 7,gen     
#af3ab74 ,this man1 ,i say1  was a      
figure of all carnal men1 in their      
wildness or estrangedness from  ,god4   
,hence it is said of the prodigal1 at   
his conversion1 that he came  to himself

 then2 implying that he was mad1 wild1  
or out of his wits  before 7,luke       
#ae3ag74 ,i know there is a difference  
sometimes betwixt  one's being wild and 
mad2 yet sometimes wildness arriveth to 
that  degree as to give one rightly the 
denomination of being mad4 ,and it is   
always true in spirituals2 namely1 that 
he that is wild1 as to ,god1 is  mad1 or
 besides himself1 and so not capable1   
before he is tamed1 of  minding his own 
eternal good as he should4 ,there are   
these several  things that are tokens of
 one wild or mad2 and they all meet in a
  carnal man4    #a4 ,a wild or mad man 
gives no heed to good counsel2 the      
frenzy of his  head shuts all out1 and  
by its force leads him away from men    
that are  wise and sober4 ,and thus it  
is with carnal men2 good counsel is to  
them  as pearls are that are cast afore 
swine2 it is trampled under foot of     
them1 and the man is despised that      
brings it 7,matt #g3f74 #8,the poor     
man's wisdom is despised1 and his words 

are not heard' 7,eccl #i3af74    #b4 ,a 
wild or mad man1 let him alone1 and he  
will greatly busy himself  all his life 
to accomplish that which1 when it is    
completed1 amounts to  nothing4 ,the    
work1 the toil1 the travel of such a one
 comes to nothing1  save to declare that
 he was out of his wits that did it4    
,david1  imitating of such a one1       
scrabbled upon the gate of the king1 as 
fools  do with chalk2 and like to this  
is all the work of all carnal men in    
the world 7#a ,sam #ba3ab1ac74 ,hence1  
such a one is said to labour for the    
wind1 or for what will amount to no more
 than if he filled his belly  with the  
east wind 7,eccl #e3af2 ,job #ae3b74    
#c4 ,a wild or mad man1 if you set him  
to do anything1 and he does it1 he  will
 yet do it1 not by or according to your 
bidding1 but after the  folly of his own
 wild fancy2 even as ,jehu executed the 
commandment of  the ,lord2 he did it in 
his own madness1 taking no heed to the  
commandment of the ,lord 7#b ,kings     

#i3bj1 #aj3ca74 ,and thus do carnal men 
do1 when they meddle with any of ,god's 
matters1 as hearing1 praying1  reading1 
professing2 they do all according to    
their own wild fancy2  they take no heed
 to do these after the commandment of   
the ,lord4    #d4 ,wild or mad men1 if  
they deck or array themselves with      
ought1 as  many times they do1 why1 the 
spirit of their wildness or frenzy      
appears  even in the mode and way in    
which they do it4 ,either the things    
themselves which they make use of for   
that purpose are very toys and  trifles2
 or if they seem to be better1 they are 
put on after an antic  manner1 rather to
 the rendering of them ridiculous1 than 
to bespeak  them sober1 judicious1 or   
wise2 and so do natural men array       
themselves  with what they would be     
accepted in with ,god4 ,would one in his
 wits  think to make himself fine or    
acceptable to men by arraying himself in
  menstruous cloths1 or by painting his 
face with dross and dung8 ,and yet  this

 is the finery of carnal men1 when they 
approach for acceptance  into the       
presence of ,god 7,isa #fd3f2 ,phil     
#c3g1h74    ,o the wildness1 the frenzy1
 the madness1 that possesses the heart  
and  mind of carnal men6 they walk      
according to the course of this world1  
according to or after that spirit which 
is in truth the spirit of the  devil1   
which worketh in the children of        
disobedience 7,eph #b3a-c74 ,but  do    
they believe that thus it is with them8 
,no1 they are1 in their own  account1 as
 other madmen are1 the only ones in the 
world4 ,hence they  are so taken and    
tickled with their own frantic notions1 
and deride all  else that dwell in the  
world4 ,but which is the way to make one
 that is  wild1 or a madman1 sober8 ,to 
let him alone will not do it2 to give   
him  good words only will not do it2 no1
 he must be tamed2 means must be  used  
to tame him4 #8,he brought down their   
hearts with labour1' or by  continual   
molestation2 as you have it 7,psa       

#ajg3aj-ab74 ,he speaketh  there of     
madmen that are kept up in darkness1 and
 bound in afflictions  and irons1       
because they rebelled against the words 
of ,god1 and  contemned the counsel of  
the ,most ,high4    ,this1 therefore1 is
 the way to deal with such1 and none but
 ,god can so  deal with them4 ,they must
 be taken1 they must be separated from  
men2  they must be laid in chains1 in   
darkness1 afflictions1 and irons2 they  
must be blooded1 half-starved1 whipped1 
purged1 and be dealt with as  mad people
 are dealt with4 ,and thus they must be 
dealt with till they  come to           
themselves1 and cry out in their        
distresses4 ,and then they cry  to the  
,lord in their troubles1 and he saveth  
them out of their  distresses2 then he  
brings them out of darkness1 and the    
shadow of  death1 and breaks their bands
 in sunder 7,psa #ajg3ac-ae74 ,thus1 ,i 
say1  ,god tames the wild1 and brings   
mad prodigals to themselves1 and so to  
him for mercy4    ,ninth4 ,man1 as he   

comes into the world1 is not only a dead
 man1 a fool1  proud1 self-willed1      
fearless1 a false believer1 a lover of  
sin1 and a  wild man2 but a man that    
disrelishes the things of the kingdom of
 ,god4  ,i told you before1 that        
unconverted man is such as did not taste
  things2 but now ,i add1 that he       
disrelishes things2 he calls bitter     
things sweet1 and sweet bitter2 he      
judges quite amiss4 ,these are they     
that ,god threateneth with a woe4 #8,woe
 unto them that call evil good1  and    
good evil2 that put darkness for light1 
and light for darkness2  that put bitter
 for sweet1 and sweet for bitter' 7,isa 
#e3bj74    ,this latter part of this    
text shows us evidently that the things 
of ,god  are disrelished by some4 ,they 
call his sweet things bitter1 and the   
devil's bitter things sweet2 and all    
this is for want of a broken  heart4 ,a 
broken heart relishes otherwise than a  
whole or unbroken one  doth4 ,a man that
 has no pain1 or bodily distress1 cannot

 find or feel  virtue or good in the    
most sovereign plaister1 were it applied
 to arm  or leg2 no1 he rather says1    
,away with these stinking daubing       
things4 ,o6  but lay the same plaisters 
where there is need1 and the patient    
will  relish1 and taste1 and savour the 
goodness of them2 yea1 will prize and   
commend them to others4    ,thus it is  
in spirituals4 ,the world1 they know not
 what the anguish or  pain of a broken  
heart means2 they say1 #8,who will show 
us any good1'  that is1 better than we  
find in our sports1 pleasures1 estates1 
and  preferments4 #8,there be many1'    
says the ,psalmist1 speak after this    
sort4  ,but what says the distressed    
man8 ,why1 #8,lord1 lift thou up the    
light of  thy countenance upon us'2 and 
then adds1 #8,thou hast put gladness in 
my  heart'2 namely1 by the light of thy 
countenance1 for that is the  plaister  
for a broken heart4 #8,thou hast put    
gladness in my heart1 more  than in the 
time that their corn and their wine     

increaseth' 7,psa  #d3a-g74 ,o6 a broken
 heart can savour pardon1 can savour the
  consolations of the ,holy ,ghost4     
,yea1 as a hungry or thirsty man prizes 
bread and water in the want thereof1 so 
do the broken in heart prize  and set a 
high esteem on the things of the ,lord  
,jesus4 ,his flesh1 his  blood1 his     
promise1 and the light of his           
countenance1 are the only  sweet things 
both to scent and taste1 to those that  
are of a wounded  spirit4 ,the full soul
 loatheth the honey-comb2 the whole     
despise the  gospel1 they savour not the
 things that are of ,god4    ,if twenty 
men were to hear a pardon read1 and but 
one of those twenty  were condemned to  
die1 and the pardon was for none but    
such2 which of  these men1 think you1   
would taste the sweetness of that       
pardon1 they  who are not1 or he that   
was condemned8 ,the condemned man1      
doubtless4  ,this is the case in hand4  
,the broken in heart is a condemned man2
 yea1  it is a sense of condemnation1   

with other things1 that has indeed      
broken his heart2 nor is there anything 
but sense of forgiveness that  can bind 
it up1 or heal it4 ,but could that heal 
it1 could he not taste1  truly taste1 or
 rightly relish this forgiveness8 no2   
forgiveness would  be to him as it is to
 him that has not sense of want of it4  
,but1 ,i say1 what is the reason some so
 prize what others so despise1  since   
they both stand in need of the same     
grace and mercy of ,god in  ,christ8    
,why1 the one sees1 and the other sees  
nothing1 of this woeful  miserable      
state4 ,and thus have ,i showed you the 
necessity of a broken  heart4 #a4 ,man  
is dead1 and must be quickened4 #b4 ,man
 is a fool1 and  must be made wise4 #c4 
,man is proud1 and must be humbled4 #d4 
,man is  self-willed1 and must be       
broken4 #e4 ,man is fearless1 and must  
be made  to consider4 #f4 ,man is a     
false believer1 and must be rectified4  
#g4 ,man  is a lover of sin1 and must be
 weaned from it4 #h4 ,man is wild1 and  

must  be tamed4 #i4 ,man disrelishes the
 things of ,god1 and can take no savour 
in them1 until his heart is broken4     
,v4 ,,the ,,reasons ,,why ,a ,,broken   
,,heart ,,is ,,esteemed ,,by ,,god      
,,such ,,an ,,excellent  ,,thing4       
,and thus have ,i done with this1 and   
shall come next to the reasons of  the  
point1 namely1 to show you1 why or how  
it comes to pass1 that a  broken heart1 
a heart truly contrite1 is to ,god such 
an excellent  thing4 ,that to him it is 
so1 we have proved by six               
demonstrations2 what  it is1 we have    
showed by the six signs thereof2 that it
 must be1 is  manifest by those nine    
reasons but now urged2 and why it is    
with ,god or  in his esteem an excellent
 thing1 that is shown by that which     
follows4    ,first4 ,a broken heart is  
the handiwork of ,god2 an heart of his  
own  preparing1 for his own service2 it 
is a sacrifice of his own providing1  of
 his providing for himself2 as ,abraham 
said in another case1 #8,god  will      

provide himself a lamb' 7,gen #bb3h74   
,hence it is said1 #8,the preparations  
of the heart in man1 c41 is from  the   
,lord4' ,and again1 #8,god maketh my    
heart soft1 and the ,almighty  troubleth
 me' 7,job #bc3af74 ,the heart1 as it is
 by nature hard1 stupid1  and           
impenetrable1 so it remains1 and so will
 remain1 until ,god1 as was  said1      
bruiseth it with his hammer1 and melts  
it with his fire4 ,the  stony nature of 
it is therefore said to be taken away of
 ,god4 #8,i will  take away the stony   
heart out of your flesh1 and ,i will    
give you1'  saith he1 #8an heart of     
flesh' 7,eze #cf3bf74 ,i will take away 
the stony  heart1 or the stoniness1 or  
the hardness of your heart1 and ,i will 
give  you a heart of flesh2 that is1 ,i 
will make your heart sensible1 soft1    
wieldable1 governable1 and penitent4    
,sometimes he bids men rend their       
hearts1 not because they can1 but to    
convince them rather1 that though  it   
must be so1 they cannot do it2 so he    

bids them make themselves a new  heart1 
and a new spirit1 for the same purpose  
also2 for if ,god doth not  rend it1 it 
remains unrent2 if ,god makes it not    
new1 it abides an old  one still4       
,this is that that is meant by his      
bending of men for himself1 and of  his 
working in them that which is pleasing  
in his sight 7,zech #i3ac74  ,the heart1
 soul1 or spirit1 as in itself1 as it   
came from ,god's  fingers1 a precious   
thing1 a thing in ,god's account worth  
more than all  the world4 ,this heart1  
soul1 or spirit1 sin has hardened1 the  
devil has  bewitched1 the world has     
deceived4 ,this heart1 thus beguiled1   
,god  coveteth and desireth3 #8,my son1'
 saith he1 #8give me thine heart1 and   
let thine eyes observe my ways' 7,prov  
#bc3bf74    ,this man cannot do this    
thing3 for that his heart has the       
mastery of  him1 and will not but carry 
him after all manner of vanity4 ,what   
now  must be done8 ,why1 ,god must take 
the heart by storm1 by power1 and  bring

 it to a compliance with the ,word2 but 
the heart of itself will  not2 it is    
deluded1 carried away to another than   
,god4 ,wherefore ,god now  betakes him  
to his sword1 and bring down the heart  
with labour1 opens  it1 and drives out  
the strong man armed that did keep it2  
wounds it2  and makes it smart for its  
rebellion1 that it may cry2 so he       
rectifies  it for himself4 #8,he maketh 
sore1 and bindeth up2 he woundeth1 and  
his  hands make whole' 7,job #e3ah74    
,thus having wrought it for himself1 it 
becomes his habitation1 his             
dwelling-place3 #8,that ,christ may     
dwell in  your hearts by faith' 7,eph   
#c3ag74    ,but ,i would not swerve from
 the thing in hand4 ,i have told you a  
broken  heart is the handiwork of ,god1 
a sacrifice of his own preparing2 a     
material fitted for himself4    #a4 ,by 
breaking of the heart he openeth it1 and
 makes it a receptacle  for the graces  
of his ,spirit2 that is the cabinet1    
when unlocked1 where  ,god lays up the  

jewels of the gospel2 there he puts his 
fear2 #8,i will  put my fear in their   
hearts'2 there he writes his law2 #8,i  
will write my  law in their heart'2     
there he puts his ,spirit3 #8,i will put
 my ,spirit  within you' 7,jer          
#ca3ca-cc1 #cb3ci-da2 ,eze #cf3bf1bg74  
,the heart1 ,i say1  ,god chooses for   
his cabinet3 there he hides his         
treasure2 there is the  seat of justice1
 mercy1 and of every grace of ,god2 ,i  
mean1 when it is  broken1 made contrite2
 and so regulated by the holy ,word4    
#b4 ,the heart1 when broken1 is like    
sweet gums and spices when beaten2  for 
as such cast their fragrant scent into  
the nostrils of men1 so the  heart when 
broken casts its sweet smells in the    
nostrils of ,god4 ,the  incense1 which  
was a type of prayer of old1 was to be  
beaten or  bruised1 and so to be burned 
in the censer4 ,the heart must be beaten
 or  bruised1 and then the sweet scent  
will come out3 even groans1 and  cries1 
and sighs1 for the mercy of ,god2 which 

cries1 c4 to him1 are a  very excellent 
thing1 and pleasing in his nostrils4    
,second4 ,a broken heart is in the sight
 of ,god an excellent thing2  because a 
broken heart is submissive2 it falleth  
before ,god1 and giveth  to him his     
glory4 ,all this is true from a         
multitude of scriptures1  which ,i need 
not here mention4 ,hence such a heart is
 called an honest  heart1 a good heart1 
a perfect heart1 a heart fearing ,god1  
and such as  is sound in ,god's         
statutes4    ,now1 this cannot but be an
 excellent thing1 if we consider1 that  
by  such a heart1 unfeigned obedience is
 yielded unto him that calleth for  it4 
#8,ye have obeyed from the heart1' says 
,paul to them at ,rome1 #8that  form of 
doctrine which was delivered you' 7,rom 
#f3ag74 ,alas6 the heart1  before it is 
broken and made contrite1 is quite of   
another temper3 #8,it  is not subject to
 the law of ,god1 neither indeed can    
be4' ,the great  stir before the heart  
is broken1 is about who shall be ,lord1 

,god or the  sinner4 ,true1 the right of
 dominion is the ,lord's2 but the sinner
 will  not suffer it1 but will be all   
himself2 saying #8,who is ,lord over    
us8'  and again1 say they to ,god1 #8,we
 are lords1 we will come no more unto   
thee' 7,psa #ab3d2 ,jer #b3ca74    ,this
 also is evident by their practice2 ,god
 may say what he will1 but  they will do
 what they list4 ,keep my sabbath1 says 
,god2 ,i will not1  says the sinner4    
,leave your whoring1 says ,god2 ,i will 
not1 says the  sinner4 ,do not tell     
lies1 nor swear1 nor curse1 nor         
blaspheme my holy  name1 says ,god2 ,o  
but ,i will1 says the sinner4 ,turn to  
me1 says ,god2 ,i  will not1 says the   
sinner4 ,the right of dominion is mine1 
says ,god2  but1 like that young rebel  
7#a ,kings #a3e71 ,i will be king1 says 
the  sinner4 ,now1 this is intolerable1 
this is unsufferable1 and yet every     
sinner by practice says thus2 for they  
have not submitted themselves  unto the 
righteousness of ,god4    ,here can be  

no concord1 no communion1 no agreement1 
no fellowship4  ,here1 here is enmity on
 the one side1 and flaming justice on   
the other  7#b ,cor #f3ad-af2 ,zech     
#aa3h74 ,and what delight1 what content1
 what  pleasure1 can ,god take in such  
men4 ,none at all2 no1 though they      
should  be mingled with the best of the 
saints of ,god2 yea1 though the best of 
saints should supplicate for them4      
,thus1 says ,jeremiah1 #8,then said the 
,lord unto me1 ,though ,moses and       
,samuel stood before me1' that is1 to   
pray for them1 #8yet my mind could not  
be toward this people2 cast them  out of
 my sight1 and let them go forth' 7,jer 
#ae3a74    ,here is nought but open war1
 acts of hostility1 and shameful        
rebellion1  on the sinner's side2 and   
what delight can ,god take in that8     
,wherefore1  if ,god will bend and      
buckle the spirit of such an one1 he    
must shoot an  arrow at him1 a bearded  
arrow1 such as may not be plucked out of
 the  wound3 an arrow that will stick   

fast1 and cause that the sinner falls   
down as dead at ,god's foot 7,psa       
#cc3a1b74 ,then will the sinner deliver 
up his arms1 and surrender up himself as
 one conquered1 into the hand  of1 and  
beg for the ,lord's pardon1 and not till
 then2 ,i mean not  sincerely4    ,and  
now ,god has overcome1 and his right    
hand and his holy arm has  gotten him   
the victory4 ,now he rides in triumph   
with his captive at his  chariot wheel2 
now he glories2 now the bells in heaven 
do ring2 now the  angels shout for joy1 
yea1 are bid to do so1 #8,rejoice with  
me1 for ,i  have found my sheep which   
was lost' 7,luke #ae3a-aj74 ,now also   
the  sinner1 as a token of being        
overcome1 lies grovelling at his foot1  
saying1 #8,thine arrows are sharp in the
 heart of the king's enemies1  whereby  
the people fall under thee' 7,psa       
#de3c-e74    ,now the sinner submits1   
now he follows his conqueror in chains1 
now he  seeks peace1 and would give all 
the world1 were it his own1 to be in    

the favour of ,god1 and to have hopes by
 ,christ of being saved4 ,now this  must
 be pleasing1 this cannot but be a thing
 acceptable in ,god's sight3  #8,a      
broken and a contrite heart1 ,o ,god1   
thou wilt not despise4' ,for it  is the 
desire of his own heart1 the work of his
 own hands4    ,third4 ,another reason  
why a broken heart is to ,god such an   
excellent  thing is this1 a broken heart
 prizes ,christ1 and has a high esteem  
for  him4 ,the whole have no need of a  
physician1 but the sick2 this sick man  
is the broken-hearted in the text2 for  
,god makes men sick by smiting of  them1
 by breaking of their hearts4 ,hence    
sickness and wounds are put  together2  
for that the one is a true effect of the
 other 7,mark #b3ag2  ,micah #f3ac2     
,hosea #e3ac74 ,can any think that ,god 
should be pleased1 when  men despise his
 ,son1 saying1 ,he hath no form nor     
comeliness1 and when  we shall see him1 
there is no beauty that we should desire
 him8 ,and yet  so say they of him whose

 hearts ,god has not mollified2 yea1 the
 elect  themselves confess1 that before 
their hearts were broken1 they set      
light by him also4 ,he is1 say they1    
#8despised and rejected of men1--and  we
 hid as it were our faces from him2 he  
was despised1 and we esteemed  him not' 
7,isa #ec3b1c74    ,he is indeed the    
great deliverer2 but what is a deliverer
 to them that  never saw themselves in  
bondage1 as was said before8 ,hence it  
is said  of him that delivered the city1
 #8,no man remembered that same poor    
man'  7,eccl #i3ae74 ,he has sorely     
suffered1 and been bruised for the      
transgression of man1 that they might   
not receive the smart1 and hell1  which 
by their sins they have procured to     
themselves4 ,but what is that  to them  
that never saw ought but beauty1 and    
that never tasted anything  but         
sweetness in sin8 ,it is he that holdeth
 by his intercession the  hands of ,god1
 and that causes him to forbear to cut  
off the drunkard1  the liar1 and unclean

 person1 even when they are in the very 
act and  work of their abomination2 but 
their hard heart1 their stupefied heart1
  has no sense of such kindness as this1
 and therefore they take no  notice of  
it4 ,how many times has ,god said to    
this dresser of his  vineyard1 #8,cut   
down the barren fig-tree1' while he yet1
 by his  intercession1 has prevailed for
 a reprieve for another year6 ,but no   
notice is taken of this1 no thanks is   
from them returned to him for  such     
kindness of ,christ4 ,wherefore such    
ungrateful1 unthankful1  inconsiderate  
wretches as these must needs be a       
continual eye-sore1 as  ,i may say1 and 
great provocation to ,god2 and yet thus 
men will do  before their hearts are    
broken 7,luke #ac3f-i74    ,christ1 as  
,i said1 is called a physician2 yea1 he 
is the only  soul-physician4 ,he heals1 
how desperate soever the disease be2    
yea1 and  heals who he undertakes for   
ever4 #8,i give unto them eternal life1'
 and  doth all of free cost1 of mere    

mercy and compassion 7,john #aj3bh74    
,but  what is all this to one that      
neither sees his sickness1 that sees    
nothing of a wound8 ,what is the best   
physician alive1 or all the  physicians 
in the world1 put all together1 to him  
that knows no  sickness1 that is        
sensible of no disease8 ,physicians1 as 
was said1 may  go a-begging for all the 
healthful4 ,physicians are of no esteem1
 save  only to the sick1 or upon a      
supposition of being so now1 or at any  
other time4    ,why1 this is the cause  
,christ is so little set by in the      
world4 ,god has  not made them sick by  
smiting of them2 his sword has not given
 them the  wound1 his dart has not been 
struck through their liver2 they have   
not  been broken with his hammer1 nor   
melted with his fire4 ,so they have no  
regard to his physician2 so they slight 
all the provision which ,god has  made  
for the salvation of the soul4 ,but now1
 let such a soul be  wounded2 let such a
 man's heart be broken2 let such a man  

be made sick  through the sting of      
guilt1 and be made to wallow himself in 
ashes  under the burden of his          
transgressions2 and then1 who but       
,christ1 as  has been showed afore1 then
 the physician2 then1 wash me1 ,lord1   
then  supple my wounds1 then pour thy   
wine and oil into my sore2 then ,lord   
,jesus cause me to hear the voice of joy
 and gladness1 that the bones  which    
thou hast broken may rejoice4 ,nothing  
now so welcome as healing2  and so      
nothing1 no man1 so desirable now as    
,christ4 ,his name to such is  the best 
of names2 his love to such is the best  
of love2 himself being  now not only in 
himself1 but also to such a soul1 the   
chiefest of ten  thousand 7,can #e3aj74 
,as bread to the hungry1 as water to the
 thirsty1 as light to the blind1  and   
liberty to the imprisoned2 so1 and a    
thousand times more1 is ,jesus  ,christ 
to the wounded1 and to them that are    
broken-hearted4 ,now1 as was  said1 this
 must needs be excellent in ,god's eyes1

 since ,christ ,jesus is  so glorious in
 his eyes4 ,to contemn what a man counts
 excellent1 is an  offence to him2 but  
to value1 esteem1 or think highly of    
that which is  of esteem with me1 this  
is pleasing to me1 such an opinion is   
excellent  in my sight4 ,what says      
,christ8 #8,my ,father loveth you1      
because ye loved  me' 7,john #af3bg74   
,who hath an high esteem for ,christ1   
the ,father hath  an high esteem for    
them4 ,hence it is said1 #8,he that hath
 the ,son1 hath  the ,father'2 the      
,father will be his1 and will do for him
 as a ,father1  who receiveth and sets  
an honourable esteem on his ,son4       
,but none will1 none can do this1 but   
the broken-hearted2 because they1  and  
they only1 are sensible of the want and 
worth of an interest in  him4    ,i dare
 appeal to all the world as to the truth
 of this2 and do say  again1 that these1
 and none but these1 have hearts of     
esteem in the  sight of ,god4 ,alas6    
#8the heart of the wicked is little     

worth1' for it  is destitute of a       
precious esteem of ,christ1 and cannot  
but be  destitute1 because it is not    
wounded1 broken1 and made sensible of   
the  want of mercy by him 7,prov        
#aj3bj74    ,fourth4 ,a broken heart is 
of great esteem with ,god1 because it is
 a  thankful heart for that sense of sin
 and of grace it has received4 ,the     
broken heart is a sensible heart4 ,this 
we touched upon before4 ,it is  sensible
 of the dangers which sin leadeth to2   
yea1 and has cause to be  sensible      
thereof1 because it has seen and felt   
what sin is1 both in the  guilt and     
punishment that by law is due thereto4  
,as a broken heart is  sensible of sin1 
in the evil nature and consequences of  
it2 so it is  also sensible of the way  
of ,god's delivering the soul from the  
day of  judgment2 consequently it must  
be a thankful heart4 ,now he that       
praises  me1 glorifies me1 saith ,god2  
and ,god loves to be glorified4 ,god's  
glory  is dear unto him2 he will not    

part with that 7,psa #ej3bc2 ,isa       
#db3h74    ,the broken-hearted1 say ,i1 
forasmuch as he is the sensible soul1 it
  follows that he is the thankful soul4 
#8,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul1' said   
,david1 #8and all that is within me     
bless his holy name4' ,behold what      
blessing of ,god is here6 and yet not   
content herewith1 he goes on with  it   
again1 saying1 #8,bless the ,lord1 ,o my
 soul1 and forget not all his           
benefits4' ,but what is the matter8 ,o6 
he has #8forgiven all thine  iniquities1
 and healed all thy diseases4 ,he has   
redeemed thy life from  destruction1 and
 crowneth thee with loving kindnesses   
and tender  mercies' 7,psa #ajc3a-d74   
,but how came he to be affected with    
this8 ,why1  he knew what it was to hang
 over the mouth of hell for sin2 yea1 he
  knew what it was for death and hell to
 beset and compass him about2  yea1 they
 took hold of him1 as we have said1 and 
were pulling of him  down into the deep2
 this he saw to the breaking of his     

heart4 ,he saw  also the way of life1   
and had his soul relieved with faith and
 sense of  that1 and that made him a    
thankful man4 ,if a man who has had a   
broken  leg1 is but made to understand1 
that by the breaking of that he kept    
from breaking of his neck1 he will be   
thankful to ,god for a broken leg4      
#8,it is good for me1' said ,david1     
#8that ,i have been afflicted4' ,i was  
by  that preserved from a great danger2 
for before that ,i went astray 7,psa    
#aai3fg1ga74    ,and who can be thankful
 for a mercy that is not sensible that  
they want  it1 have it1 and have it of  
mercy8 ,now1 this the broken-hearted1   
this  the man that is of a contrite     
spirit1 is sensible of2 and that with   
reference to mercies of the best sort1  
and therefore must needs be a  thankful 
man1 and so have a heart of esteem with 
,god1 because it is a  thankful heart4  
,fifth4 ,a broken heart is of great     
esteem with1 or an excellent thing  in1 
the sight of ,god1 because it is a heart

 that desires now to become  a          
receptacle or habitation for the spirit 
and graces of the ,spirit of  ,god4 ,it 
was the devil's hold before1 and was    
contented so to be4 ,but  now it is for 
entertaining of1 for being possessed    
with1 the ,holy  ,spirit of ,god4       
#8,create in me a clean heart1' said    
,david1 #8and renew a  right spirit     
within me4 ,take not thy ,holy ,spirit  
from me1 uphold me  with thy free       
,spirit' 7,psa #ea3aj-ab74 ,now he was  
for a clean heart and  a right spirit2  
now he was for the sanctifying of the   
blessed spirit of  grace2 a thing which 
the uncircumcised in heart resist1 and  
do despite  unto 7,acts #g3ea2 ,heb     
#aj3bi74    ,a broken heart1 therefore1 
suiteth with the heart of ,god2 a       
contrite  spirit is one spirit with him4
 ,god1 as ,i told you before1 covets to 
dwell with the broken in heart1 and the 
broken in heart desire  communion with  
him4 ,now here is an agreement1 a       
oneness of mind2 now  the same mind is  

in thee which was also in ,christ       
,jesus4 ,this must  needs be an         
excellent spirit2 this must needs be    
better with ,god1 and  in his sight1    
than thousands of rams1 or ten thousand 
rivers of oil4  ,but does the carnal    
world covet this1 this spirit1 and the  
blessed  graces of it8 ,no1 they despise
 it1 as ,i said before2 they mock at it1
  they prefer and countenance any sorry1
 dirty lust rather2 and the  reason is1 
because they want a broken heart1 that  
heart so highly in  esteem with ,god1   
and remain for want thereof in their    
enmity to ,god4    ,the broken-hearted  
know1 that the sanctifying of the       
,spirit is a good  means to keep from   
that relapse1 out of which a man cannot 
come unless  his heart be wounded a     
second time4 ,doubtless ,david had a    
broken heart  at first conversion1 and  
if that brokenness had remained1 that   
is1 had  he not given way to hardness of
 heart again1 he had never fallen into  
that sin out of which he could not be   

recovered1 but by the breaking of  his  
bones a second time4 ,therefore1 ,i say1
 a broken heart is of great  esteem with
 ,god2 for it--and ,i will add1 so long 
as it retains its  tenderness--covets   
none but ,god1 and the things of his    
,holy ,spirit2 sin  is an abomination to
 it4    ,,vi4 ,,advantages ,,that ,a    
,,christian ,,gets ,,by ,,keeping ,,his 
,,heart ,,tender4      ,and here1 as in 
a fit place1 before ,i go any further1  
,i will show you  some of the advantages
 that a ,christian gets by keeping of   
his heart  tender4 ,for1 as to have a   
broken heart1 is to have an excellent   
thing1  so to keep this broken heart    
tender1 is also very advantageous4      
,first4 ,this is the way to maintain in 
thy soul always a fear of sinning       
against ,god4 ,christians do not wink   
at1 or give way to sin1 until their     
hearts begin to lose their tenderness4  
,a tender heart will be affected  at the
 sin of another1 much more it will be   
afraid of committing of sin  itself 7#b 

,kings #bb3ai74    ,second4 ,a tender   
heart quickly yieldeth to prayer1 yea1  
prompteth to  it1 puts an edge and fire 
into it4 ,we never are backward to      
prayer  until our heart has lost its    
tenderness2 though then it grows cold1  
flat1 and formal1 and so carnal to and  
in that holy duty4    ,third4 ,a tender 
heart has always repentance at hand for 
the least fault  or slip1 or sinful     
thought that the soul is guilty of4 ,in 
many things  the best offend2 but if a  
,christian loseth his tenderness1 if he 
says  he has his repentance to seek1 his
 heart is grown hard--has lost that     
spirit1 that kind spirit of repentance1 
it was wont to have4 ,thus it  was with 
the ,corinthians2 they were decayed1 and
 lost their tenderness2  wherefore their
 sin--yea1 great sins--remained         
unrepented of 7#b ,cor  #ab3bj74        
,fourth4 ,a tender heart is for         
receiving often its communion with ,god1
  when he that is hardened1 though the  
seed of grace is in him1 will be        

content to eat1 drink1 sleep1 wake1 and 
go days without number without  him     
7,isa #ag3aj2 ,jer #b3cb74    ,fifth4 ,a
 tender heart is a wakeful1 watchful    
heart4 ,it watches against  sin in the  
soul1 sin in the family1 sin in the     
calling1 sin in  spiritual duties and   
performances1 c4 ,it watches against    
,satan1  against the world1 against the 
flesh1 c4 ,but now1 when the heart is   
not tender1 there is sleepiness1        
unwatchfulness1 idleness1 a suffering   
the heart1 the family1 and calling to be
 much defiled1 spotted1 and  blemished  
with sin2 for a hard heart departs from 
,god1 and turns aside  in all these     
things4    ,sixth4 ,a tender heart will 
deny itself1 and that in lawful things1 
and  will forbear even that which may be
 done--for some ,jew1 or ,gentile1 or   
the church of ,god1 or any member of it1
 should be offended1 or made  weak      
thereby2 whereas the ,christian that is 
not tender1 that has lost  his          
tenderness1 is so far off of denying    

himself in lawful things1 that  he will 
even adventure to meddle in things      
utterly forbidden1 whoever  is offended1
 grieved1 or made weak thereby4 ,for an 
instance of this1 we  need go no further
 than to the man in the text1 who1 while
 he was  tender1 trembled at little     
things2 but when his heart was hardened1
 he  could take ,bathsheba to satisfy   
his lust1 and kill her husband to cover 
his wickedness4    ,seventh4 ,a tender  
heart--,i mean1 the heart kept          
tender--preserves from  many a blow1    
lash1 and fatherly chastisement2 because
 it shuns the  causes1 which is sin1 of 
the scourging hand of ,god4 #8,with the 
pure thou  wilt show thyself pure1 but  
with the froward thou wilt shew thyself 
unsavoury' 7#b ,sam #bb3bg2 ,psa        
#ah3be-bg74    ,many a needless rebuke  
and wound doth happen to the saints of  
,god  through their unwise behaviour4   
,when ,i say needless1 ,i mean they are 
not necessary1 but to reclaim us from   
our vanities2 for we should not  feel   

the smart of them1 were it not for our  
follies4 ,hence the  afflicted is called
 a fool1 because his folly brings his   
affliction  upon him4 #8,fools1' says   
,david1 #8because of their              
transgression1 and  because of their    
iniquities1 are afflicted' 7,psa        
#ajg3ag74 ,and therefore  it is1 as was 
said before1 that he call his sin his   
foolishness4 ,and  again1 #8,god will   
speak peace unto his people1 and to his 
saints2 but  let them not turn again to 
folly' 7,psa #ch3e1 #he3h74 #8,if his   
children  transgress my laws1 then will 
,i visit their transgression with the   
rod1  and their iniquity with stripes'  
7,psa #hi3cj-cb74    ,how to keep the   
heart tender4    ,,quest4 ,but what     
should a ,christian do1 when ,god has   
broke his heart1 to  keep it tender8    
,,answ4 ,to this ,i will speak briefly4 
,and1 first1 give you several  cautions2
 secondly1 several directions4          
,first--,several cautions4    #a4 ,take 
heed that you choke not those           

convictions that at present do  break   
your hearts1 by labouring to put those  
things out of your minds  which were the
 cause of such convictions2 but rather  
nourish and  cherish those things in a  
deep and sober remembrance of them4     
,think1  therefore1 with thyself thus1  
,what was it that at first did wound my 
heart8 ,and let that still be there1    
until1 by the grace of ,god1 and the    
redeeming blood of ,christ1 it is       
removed4    #b4 ,shun vain company4 ,the
 keeping of vain company has stifled    
many a  conviction1 killed many a       
desire1 and made many a soul fall into  
hell1  that once was hot in looking     
after heaven4 ,a companion that is not  
profitable to the soul1 is hurtful4     
#8,he that walketh with wise men  shall 
be wise1 but a companion of fools shall 
be destroyed' 7,prov  #ac3bj74    #c4   
,take heed of idle talk1 that thou      
neither hear nor join with it4 #8,go    
from the presence of a foolish man1 when
 thou perceivest not in him the  lips of

 knowledge' 7,prov #ad3g74 #8,evil      
communications corrupt good  manners4   
,and a fool's lips are the snare of his 
soul4' ,wherefore take  heed of these   
things 7,prov #ah3g2 #a ,cor #ae3cc74   
#d4 ,beware of the least motion to sin1 
that it be not countenanced1 lest  the  
countenancing of that makes way for a   
bigger4#ad ,david's eye took  his heart1
 and so his heart nourishing the        
thought1 made way for the  woman's      
company1 the act of adultery1 and bloody
 murder4 ,take heed1  therefore1        
brethren1 #8lest any of you be hardened 
through the  deceitfulness of sin' 7,heb
 #c3ab1ac74 ,and remember1 that he that 
will  rend the block1 puts the thin end 
of the wedge first thereto1 and so1  by 
driving1 does his work4    #e4 ,take    
heed of evil examples among the godly2  
learn of no man to do  that which the   
word of ,god forbids4 ,sometimes ,satan 
makes use of a good  man's bad ways1 to 
spoil and harden the heart of them that 
come after4  ,peter's false doing had   

like to have spoiled ,barnabas1 yea1 and
 several  others more4 ,wherefore take  
heed of men1 of good men's ways1 and    
measure both theirs and thine own by no 
other rule but the holy ,word of  ,god  
7,gal #b3aa-ac74    #f4 ,take heed of   
unbelief1 or atheistical thoughts2 make 
no question of  the truth and reality of
 heavenly things3 for know unbelief is  
the  worst of evils2 nor can the heart  
be tender that nourisheth or gives      
place unto it4 #8,take heed1 therefore1 
lest there be in any of you an  evil    
heart of unbelief1 in departing from the
 living ,god' 7,heb #c3ab74  ,these     
cautions are necessary to be observed   
with all diligence1 of all  them that   
would1 when their heart is made tender1 
keep it so4 ,and now  to come1          
,second--to the ,directions4    #a4     
,labour after a deep knowledge of ,god  
to keep it warm upon thy heart2         
knowledge of his presence1 that is      
everywhere4 #8,do not ,i fill heaven    
and earth1 saith the ,lord8' 7,jer      

#bc3bd74 7#a47 ,knowledge of his        
piercing  eye1 that it runneth to and   
fro through the earth1 beholding in     
every  place the evil and the good2 that
 his eyes behold1 and his eyelids try   
the children of men 7,prov #ae3c74 7#b47
 ,the knowledge of his power1 that  he  
is able to turn and dissolve heaven and 
earth into dust and ashes2  and that    
they are in his hand but as a scroll or 
vesture 7,heb #a3aa1ab74  7#c47 ,the    
knowledge of his justice1 that the      
rebukes of it are as  devouring fire    
7,heb #ab3ai74 7#d47 ,the knowledge of  
his faithfulness1 in  fulfilling        
promises to them to whom they are made1 
and of his  threatenings on the         
impenitent 7,matt #e3ah1 #bd3ce2 ,mark  
#ac3ca74    #b4 ,labour to get and keep 
a deep sense of sin in its evil nature1 
and  in its soul-destroying effects upon
 thy heart2 be persuaded1 that it is    
the only enemy of ,god1 and that none   
hate1 or are hated of ,god1 but  through
 that4 7#a47 ,remember it turned angels 

into devils1 thrust them  down from     
heaven to hell4 7#b47 ,that it is the   
chain in which they are  held and bound 
over to judgment 7#b ,peter #b3d2 ,jude 
#f74 7#c47 ,that it was  for that that  
,adam was turned out of paradise2 that  
for which the old  world was drowned2   
that for which ,sodom and ,gomorrah was 
burned with  fire from heaven2 and that 
which cost ,christ his blood to redeem  
thee  from the curse it has brought upon
 thee2 and that1 if anything1 will  keep
 thee out of heaven for ever and ever4  
7#d47 ,consider the pains of  hell4     
,christ makes use of that as an argument
 to keep the heart tender2  yea1 to that
 end repeats and repeats1 and repeats1  
both the nature and  durableness of the 
burning flame thereof1 and of the       
gnawing of the  neverdying worm that    
dwells there 7,mark #i3dc-dh74    #c4   
,consider of death1 both as to the      
certainty of thy dying1 and  uncertainty
 of the time when4 ,we must die1 we must
 needs die2 our days  are               

determined--the number of our months are
 with ,god1 though not with  us2 nor can
 we pass them1 would we1 had we them1   
give a thousand worlds  to do it 7#b    
,sam #ad3ad2 ,job #g3a1 #ad3a-e74       
,consider thou must die but  once--,i   
mean but once as to this world2 for if  
thou1 when thou goest  hence1 dost not  
die well1 thou canst not come back again
 and die  better4 #8,it is appointed    
unto men once to die1 but after this the
  judgment' 7,heb #i2bg74    #d4        
,consider also of the certainty and     
terribleness of the day of  judgment1   
when ,christ shall sit upon his great   
white throne1 when the  dead shall1 by  
the sound of the trump of ,god1 be      
raised up2 when the  elements1 with     
heaven and earth1 shall be on a burning 
flame2 when  ,christ shall separate men 
one from another1 as a shepherd divideth
 his  sheep from the goats2 when the    
books shall be opened1 the witnesses    
produced1 and every man be judged       
according to his works2 when heaven's   

gate shall stand open to them that shall
 be saved1 and the jaws of hell  stand  
gaping for them that shall be damned    
7,acts #e3cj-ca1 #aj3db2 ,matt          
#be3ca1cb1cd1d2 ,rev #b3aa2 #a ,cor     
#ae3ea2 ,rev #bj3ab1ae2 #b ,peter       
#c3g1aj1ab2  ,rom #b3b1ae1af2 ,rev      
#bb3ab74    #e4 ,consider1 ,christ      
,jesus did use no means to harden his   
heart against  doing and suffering those
 sorrows which were necessary for the   
redemption of thy soul4 ,no2 though he  
could have hardened his heart  against  
thee in the way of justice and          
righteousness1 because thou  hadst      
sinned against him1 he rather awakened  
himself1 and put on all  pity1 bowels1  
and compassion2 yea1 tender mercies1 and
 did it4 ,in his  love and in his pity  
he saved us4 ,his tender mercies from on
 high hath  visited us4 ,he loved us1   
and gave himself for us4 ,learn1 then1  
of  ,christ1 to be tender of thyself1   
and to endeavour to keep thy heart      
tender to ,god-ward1 and to the         

salvation of thy soul4 ,but to draw to a
  conclusion4    ,,vii4 ,,the ,,use4    
,let us now1 then1 make some use of this
 doctrine4 ,as1    ,,first ,,use4 ,from 
the truth of the matter1 namely1 that   
the man who is  truly come to ,god has  
had his heart broken--his heart broken  
in order to  his coming to him4 ,and    
this shows us what to judge of the      
league that  is between sin and the     
soul1 to wit1 that it is so firm1 so    
strong1 so  inviolable1 as that nothing 
can break1 disannul1 or make it void1   
unless the heart be broken for it4 ,it  
was so with ,david1 yea1 his new  league
 with it could not be broken until his  
heart was broken4    ,it is amazing to  
consider what hold sin has on some men's
 souls1  spirits1 will1 and affections4 
,it is to them better than heaven1      
better  than ,god--than the soul1 ay1   
than salvation2 as is evident1 because1 
though all these are offered them upon  
this condition1 if they will but  leave 
their sins1 yet they will choose rather 

to abide in them1 to  stand and fall by 
them4 ,how sayest thou1 sinner8 ,is not 
this a truth8  ,how many times hast thou
 had heaven and salvation offered to    
thee  freely1 wouldst thou but break thy
 league with this great enemy of ,god8  
,of ,god1 do ,i say2 if thou wouldst but
 break this league with this great      
enemy of thy soul8 but couldst never yet
 be brought unto it2 no1  neither by    
threatening nor by promise couldst thou 
ever yet be brought  unto it4    ,it is 
said of ,ahab he sold himself to work   
wickedness3 and in another  place1 yea1 
#8for your iniquities have ye sold      
yourselves' 7#a ,kings  #ba3be2 ,isa    
#ej3a74 ,but what is this iniquity8     
,why1 a thing of nought2  nay1 worse    
than nought a thousand times2 but       
because nought is as we  say nought1    
therefore it goes under that term1 where
 ,god saith again to  the people1 #8,ye 
have sold yourselves for nought' 7,isa  
#eb3c74 ,but1 ,i  say1 what an amazing  
thing is this1 that a rational creature 

should  make no better a bargain2 that  
one that is so wise in all terrene      
things1 should be such a fool in the    
thing that is most weighty8 ,and  yet   
such a fool he is1 and he tells every   
one that goes by the way that  he is    
such an one1 because he will not break  
his league with sin until  his heart is 
broken for it4 ,men love darkness rather
 than light4 ,ay1  they make it manifest
 they love it1 since so great a proffer 
will not  prevail with them to leave it4
    ,,second ,,use4 ,is this a truth1   
that the man that truly comes to ,god in
  order thereto has had his heart       
broken8 then this shows us a reason why 
some men's hearts are broken2 even a    
reason why ,god breaks some men's       
hearts for sin2 namely1 because he would
 not have them die in it1 but  rather   
come to ,god that they might be saved8  
,behold1 therefore1 in this  how ,god   
resolved as to the saving of some men's 
souls6 ,he will have  them1 he will save
 them1 he will break their hearts1 but  

he will save  them2 he will kill them1  
that they may live2 he will wound them1 
that  he may heal them4 ,and it seems by
 our discourse that now there is no  way
 left but this2 fair means1 as we say1  
will not do2 good words1 a  glorious    
gospel1 entreatings1 beseeching with    
blood and tears1 will not  do4 ,men are 
resolved to put ,god to the utmost of   
it2 if he will have  them he must fetch 
them1 follow them1 catch them1 lame     
them2 yea1 break  their bones1 or else  
he shall not save them4    ,some men    
think an invitation1 an outward call1 a 
rational discourse1  will do2 but they  
are much deceived1 there must a power1  
an exceeding  great and mighty power1   
attend the ,word1 or it worketh not     
effectually  to the salvation of the    
soul4 ,i know these things are enough to
 leave  men without excuse1 but yet they
 are not enough to bring men home to    
,god4 ,sin has hold of them1 they have  
sold themselves to it2 the power  of the
 devil has hold of them1 they are his   

captives at his will2 yea1  and more    
than all this1 their will is one with   
sin1 and with the devil1  to be held    
captive thereby3 and if ,god gives not  
contrition1  repentance1 or a broken    
heart1 for sin1 there will not be no not
 so  much as a mind in man to forsake   
this so horrible a confederacy and  plot
 against his soul 7#b ,tim #b3bd1be74   
,hence men are said to be drawn from    
these breasts1 that come1 or that  are  
brought to him 7,isa #bf3i2 ,john       
#f3dd74 ,wherefore ,john might well     
say1 #8,behold what manner of love the  
,father hath bestowed upon us6'  ,here  
is cost bestowed1 pains bestowed1 labour
 bestowed1 repentance  bestowed2 yea1   
and an heart made sore1 wounded1 broken1
 and filled with  pain and sorrow1 in   
order to the salvation of the soul4     
,,third ,,use4 ,this then may teach us  
what estimation to set upon a broken    
heart4 ,a broken heart is such as ,god  
esteems1 yea1 as ,god counts better     
than all external service3 a broken     

heart is that which is in order to      
salvation1 in order to thy coming to    
,christ for life4 ,the world know  not  
what to make of it1 nor what to say to  
one that has a broken heart1  and       
therefore do despise it1 and count that 
man that carries it in his  bosom a     
moping fool1 a miserable wretch1 an     
undone soul3 #8,but a broken  and a     
contrite spirit1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt not 
despise'2 a broken heart  takes thine   
eye1 thy heart3 thou choosest it for thy
 companion1 yea1  has given thy ,son a  
charge to look well to such a man1 and  
has promised  him thy salvation1 as has 
afore been proved4    ,sinner1 hast thou
 obtained a broken heart8 has ,god      
bestowed a contrite  spirit upon thee8  
,he has given thee what himself is      
pleased with2 he  has given thee a      
cabinet to hold his grace in2 he has    
given thee a  heart that can heartily   
desire his salvation1 an heart after his
 own  heart1 that is1 such as suits his 
mind4 ,true1 it is painful now1         

sorrowful now1 penitent now1 grieved    
now2 now it is broken1 now it  bleeds1  
now1 now it sobs1 now it sighs1 now it  
mourns and crieth unto  ,god4 ,well1    
very well2 all this is because he hath a
 mind to make thee  laugh2 he has made  
thee sorry on earth that thou mightest  
rejoice in  heaven4 #8,blessed are they 
that mourn1 for they shall be           
comforted4--,blessed are ye that weep   
now1 for ye shall laugh' 7,matt #e3d2   
,luke #f3ba74    ,but1 soul1 be sure    
thou hast this broken heart4 ,all hearts
 are not  broken hearts1 nor is every   
heart that seems to have a wound1 a     
heart  that is truly broken4 ,a man may 
be cut to1 yet not into the heart2 a    
man may have another1 yet not a broken  
heart 7,acts #g3ed2 #a ,sam #aj3i74  ,we
 know there is a difference betwixt a   
wound in the flesh and a wound  in the  
spirit2 yea1 a man's sin may be wounded1
 and yet his heart not  broken3 so was  
,pharaoh's1 so was ,saul's1 so was      
,ahab's2 but they had  none of them the 

mercy of a broken heart4 ,therefore1 ,i 
say1 take heed2  every scratch with a   
pin1 every prick with a thorn1 nay1     
every blow  that ,god giveth with his   
,word upon the heart of sinners1 doth   
not  therefore break them4 ,god gave    
,ahab such a blow that he made him      
stoop1  fast1 humble himself1 gird      
himself with and lie in sackcloth1 which
 was  a great matter for a king1 and go 
softly1 and yet he never had a broken   
heart 7#a ,kings #ba3bg1bi74 ,what shall
 ,i say8 ,pharaoh and ,saul confessed   
their sins1 ,judas repented himself of  
his doings1 ,esau sought the  blessing1 
and that carefully with tears1 and yet  
none of these had a  heart rightly      
broken1 or a spirit truly contrite2     
,pharaoh1 ,saul1 and  ,judas1 were      
,pharaoh1 ,saul1 and ,judas still2 ,esau
 was ,esau still2 there  was no gracious
 change1 no thorough turn to ,god1 no   
unfeigned parting  with their sins1 no  
hearty flight for refuge1 to lay hold on
 the hope  of glory1 though they indeed 

had thus been touched 7,exo #aj3af2 #a  
,sam  #bf3ba2 ,matt #bg3c2 ,heb         
#ab3ad-ag74    ,the consideration of    
these things call aloud to us to take   
heed1 that  we take not that for a      
broken and a contrite spirit that will  
not go  for one at the day of death and 
judgment4 ,wherefore1 seeking soul1 let 
me advise thee1 that thou mayest not be 
deceived as to this thing of so  great  
weight4    ,first4 ,to go back towards  
the beginning of this book1 and compare 
thyself with those six or seven signs of
 a broken and contrite heart1  which    
there ,i have1 according to the ,word of
 ,god1 given to thee for  that end2 and 
deal with thy soul impartially about    
them4    ,second4 ,or1 which may and    
will be great help to thee if thou shalt
 be  sincere therein1 namely1 to betake 
thyself to the search of the ,word1     
especially where thou readest of the    
conversion of men1 and try if thy       
conversion be like1 or has a good       
resemblance or oneness with theirs4     

,but in this have a care that thou dost 
not compare thyself with those  good    
folk of whose conversion thou readest   
not1 or of the breaking of  whose heart 
there is no mention made in ,scripture2 
for all that are  recorded in the       
,scripture for saints have not their    
conversion1 as to  the manner or nature 
of it1 recorded in the ,scripture4      
,third4 ,or else1 do thou consider truly
 of the true signs of repentance  which 
are laid down in ,scripture2 for that is
 the true effect of a  broken heart1 and
 of a wounded spirit4 ,and for this see 
,matthew #c3e1f2  ,luke #ah3ac1 #ai3h2  
,acts #b3cg-dj1 c41 #af3bi1cj1          
#ai3ah1ai2 #b ,corinthians  #g3h-aa4    
,fourth4 ,or else1 take into            
consideration how ,god has said1 they   
shall  be in their spirits that he      
intends to save4 ,and for this read     
these  scriptures3 7#a47 ,that in       
,jeremiah #ca1 #8,they shall come with  
weeping1  and with supplications will ,i
 lead them' c4 7v #i74 7#b47 ,read      

,jeremiah  #ej3d1e3 #8,in those days1   
and in that time1 the children of       
,israel shall  come1 they and the       
children of ,judah together1 going and  
weeping3 they  shall go1 and seek the   
,lord their ,god4 ,they shall ask the   
way to ,zion  with their faces          
thitherward1 saying1 ,come1 and let us  
join ourselves  to the ,lord in a       
perpetual covenant that shall not be    
forgotten4' 7#c47  ,read ,ezekiel #f3i3 
#8,and they that escape of you shall    
remember me among  the nations whither  
they shall be carried captives1 because 
,i am broken  with their whorish heart1 
which have departed from me1 and with   
their  eyes1 which go a-whoring after   
their idols3 and they shall loathe      
themselves for the evils which they have
 committed in all their  abominations4' 
7#d47 ,read ,ezekiel #g3af3 #8,but they 
that escape of them  shall escape1 and  
shall be on the mountains like doves of 
the valleys1  all of them mourning1     
every one for his iniquity4' 7#e47 ,read

 ,ezekiel  #bj3dc3 #8,and there shall ye
 remember your ways1 and all your       
doings1  wherein ye have been defiled2  
and ye shall loathe yourselves in your  
own sight for all your evils that ye    
have committed4' 7#f47 ,read ,ezekiel   
#cg3ca3 #8,then shall ye remember your  
own evil ways1 and your doings that     
were not good1 and shall loathe         
yourselves in your own sight for your   
iniquities and for your abominations4'  
7#g47 ,read ,zechariah #ab3aj3 #8,and   
,i will pour upon the house of ,david1  
and upon the inhabitants of  ,jerusalem1
 the spirit of grace and of             
supplications3 and they shall  look upon
 me whom they have pierced1 and they    
shall mourn for him1 as  one mourneth   
for his only son1 and shall be in       
bitterness for him1 as  one that is in  
bitterness for his first-born4'    ,now 
all these are the fruits of the ,spirit 
of ,god1 and of the heart1  when it is  
broken3 wherefore1 soul1 take notice of 
them1 and because  these are texts by   

which ,god promiseth that those whom he 
saveth shall  have this heart1 this     
spirit1 and these holy effects in them2 
therefore  consider again1 and examine  
thyself1 whether this is the state and  
condition of thy soul4 ,and that thou   
mayest do it fully1 consider  again1 and
 do thou1    #a4 ,remember that here is 
such a sense of sin1 and of the         
irksomeness  thereof1 as maketh the man 
not only to abhor that1 but himself1    
because  of that2 this is worth the     
noting by thee4    #b4 ,remember again  
that here is not only a self-abhorrence1
 but a  sorrowful kind mourning unto    
,god1 at the consideration that the soul
 by  sin has affronted1 contemned1      
disregarded1 and set at nought1 both    
,god  and his holy ,word4    #c4        
,remember also that here are prayers and
 tears for mercy1 with  desires to be   
now out of love with sin for ever1 and  
to be in heart and  soul firmly joined  
and knit unto ,god4    #d4 ,remember    
also that this people here spoken of    

have all the way from  ,satan to ,god1  
from sin to grace1 from death to life1  
scattered with  tears and prayers1 with 
weeping and supplication2 they shall go 
weeping1 and seeking the ,lord their    
,god4    #e4 ,remember that these       
people1 as strangers and pilgrims do1   
are not  ashamed to ask the way of those
 they meet with to ,zion1 or the        
heavenly  country2 whereby they confess 
their ignorance1 as became them1 and    
their desire to know the way to life3   
yea1 thereby they declare that  there is
 nothing in this world1 under the sun1  
or this side heaven1  that can satisfy  
the longings1 the desire1 and cravings  
of a broken and  a contrite spirit4     
,reader1 be advised1 and consider of    
these things  seriously1 and compare thy
 soul with them1 and with what else thou
  shalt find here written for thy       
conviction and instruction4    ,,fourth 
,,use4 ,if a broken heart and a contrite
 spirit be of such esteem  with ,god1   
then this should encourage them that    

have it to come to ,god  with it4 ,i    
know the great encouragement for men to 
come to ,god is1 for  that there #8is a 
mediator between ,god and men1 the man  
,christ ,jesus' 7#a  ,tim #b3e74 ,this1 
,i say1 is the great encouragement1 and 
in its place  there is none but that2   
but there are other encouragements      
subordinate  to that1 and a broken and a
 contrite spirit is one of them3 this is
  evident from several places of        
,scripture4    ,wherefore1 thou that    
canst carry a broken heart and a        
sorrowful spirit  with thee1 when thou  
goest to ,god1 tell him thy heart is    
wounded within  thee1 that thou hast    
sorrow in thy heart1 and art sorry for  
thy sins2  but take heed of lying4#ae   
,confess also thy sins unto him1 and    
tell  him they are continually before   
thee4 ,david made an argument of these  
things1 when he went to ,god by prayer4 
#8,o ,lord1' saith he1 #8rebuke me  not 
in thy wrath3 neither chasten me in thy 
hot displeasure4' ,but why  so8 ,o6 says

 he1 #8,thine arrows stick fast in me1  
and thy hand presseth  me sore4 ,there  
is no soundness in my flesh1 because of 
thine anger3  neither is there any rest 
in my bones1 because of my sin4 ,for    
mine  iniquities are gone over mine     
head3 as a heavy burden they are too    
heavy for me4 ,my wounds stink1 and are 
corrupt1 because of my  foolishness4 ,i 
am troubled2 ,i am bowed down greatly2  
,i go mourning all  the day long4 ,for  
my loins are filled with a loathsome    
disease3 and  there is no soundness in  
my flesh4 ,i am feeble and sore broken2 
,i have  roared by reason of the        
disquietness of my heart4 ,lord1 all my 
desire  is before thee2 and my groaning 
is not hid from thee4 ,my heart panteth1
  my strength faileth me3 as for the    
light for mine eyes1 it also is gone    
from me4 ,my lovers and my friends stand
 aloof from my sore'3 and so he  goes on
 7,psa #ch3a-d1 c474    ,these are the  
words1 sighs1 complaints1 prayers1 and  
arguments of a  broken heart to ,god for

 mercy2 and so are they--#8,have mercy  
upon me1 ,o  ,god1 according to thy     
loving kindness2 according unto the     
multitude of  thy tender mercies blot   
out my transgressions4 ,wash me         
thoroughly from  mine iniquity1 and     
cleanse me from my sin4 ,for ,i         
acknowledge my  transgressions2 and my  
sin is ever before me' 7,psa #ea3a-c74  
,god alloweth poor creatures that can1  
without lying1 thus to plead and  argue 
with him4 #8,i am poor and sorrowful1'  
said the good man to him1  #8let thy    
salvation1 ,o ,god1 set me up on high'  
7,psa #fi3bi74 ,wherefore  thou that    
hast a broken heart take courage1 ,god  
bids thee take courage2  say therefore  
to thy soul1 #8,why are thou cast down1 
,o my soul8' as  usually the            
broken-hearted are4 #8,and why art thou 
disquieted within me8  ,hope thou in    
,god4' #8,i had fainted1' if ,i had not 
been of good courage2  therefore #8be of
 good courage1 and he shall strengthen  
thine heart'  7,psa #db3aa1 #dc3e1      

#bg3ab-ad74    ,but alas6 the           
broken-hearted are far off from this2   
they faint2 they  reckon themselves     
among the dead2 they think ,god will    
remember them no  more3 the thoughts of 
the greatness of ,god1 and his holiness1
 and their  own sins and vilenesses1    
will certainly consume them4 ,they feel 
guilt  and anguish of soul2 they go     
mourning all the day long2 their mouth  
is  full of gravel and gall1 and they   
are made to drink draughts of  wormwood 
and gall2 so that he must be an artist  
indeed at believing1  who can come to   
,god under his guilt and horror1 and    
plead in faith that  the sacrifices of  
,god are a broken heart1 such as he had2
 and that #8a  broken and a contrite    
spirit ,god will not despise4'          
,,fifth ,,use4 ,if a broken heart1 if a 
broken and contrite spirit1 is of  such 
esteem with ,god1 then why should some  
be1 as they are1 so afraid  of a broken 
heart1 and so shy of a contrite spirit8 
,i have observed that some men are as   

afraid of a broken heart1 or that  they 
for their sins should have their hearts 
broken1 as the dog is of  the whip4 ,o6 
they cannot away with such books1 with  
such sermons1 with  such preachers1 or  
with such talk1 as tends to make a man  
sensible of1  and to break his heart1   
and to make him contrite for his sins4  
,hence  they heap to themselves such    
teachers1 get such books1 love such     
company1 and delight in such discourse1 
as rather tends to harden than  soften2 
to make desperate in1 than sorrowful for
 their sin4 ,they say to  such sermons1 
books1 and preachers1 as ,amaziah said  
unto ,amos1 #8,o thou  seer1 go1 flee   
thee away into the land of ,judah1 and  
there eat bread1  and prophesy there1   
but prophesy not again any more at      
,bethel2 for it  is the king's chapel1  
and it is the king's court' 7,amos      
#g3ab1ac74    ,but do these people know 
what they do8 ,yes1 think they1 for such
  preachers1 such books1 such discourses
 tend to make one melancholy or  mad2   

they make us that we cannot take        
pleasure in ourselves1 in our  concerns1
 in our lives4 ,but1 ,o fool in         
grain6#af let me speak unto  thee4 ,is  
it a time to take pleasure1 and to      
recreate thyself in  anything1 before   
thou hast mourned and been sorry for thy
 sins8 ,that  mirth that is before      
repentance for sin will certainly end in
  heaviness4 ,wherefore the wise man1   
putting both together1 saith that       
mourning must be first4 ,there is #8a   
time to weep1 and a time to laugh2  a   
time to mourn1 and a time to dance'     
7,eccl #c3d74 ,what1 an unconverted     
man1 and laugh6 ,shouldst thou see one  
singing merry songs that is  riding up  
,holborn to ,tyburn1#ag to be hanged for
 felony1 wouldst thou  not count him    
besides himself1 if not worse8 and yet  
thus it is with  him that is for mirth  
while he standeth condemned by the ,book
 of ,god  for his trespasses4 ,man6 man6
 thou hast cause to mourn2 yea1 thou    
must  mourn if ever thou art saved4     

,wherefore my advice is1 that instead of
  shunning1 thou covet both such books1 
such preachers1 and such  discourses1 as
 have a tendency to make a man sensible 
of1 and to break  his heart for sin2 and
 the reason is1 because thou wilt never 
be as  thou shouldst1 concerned about1  
nor seek the salvation of thine own     
soul1 before thou hast a broken heart1 a
 broken and a contrite spirit4          
,wherefore be not afraid of a broken    
heart2 be not shy of a contrite  spirit4
 ,it is one of the greatest mercies that
 ,god bestows upon a man  or a woman4   
,the heart rightly broken at the sense  
of1 and made truly  contrite for        
transgression1 is a certain forerunner  
of salvation4 ,this  is evident from    
those six demonstrations which were laid
 down to prove  the point in hand1 at   
first4    ,and for thy awakening in this
 matter1 let me tell thee1 and thou wilt
  find it so1 thou must have thy heart  
broken whether thou wilt or no4  ,god is
 resolved to break ,,all hearts for sin 

some time or other4 ,can it  be         
imagined1 sin being what it is1 and ,god
 what he is--to wit1 a  revenger of     
disobedience--but that one time or other
 man must smart for  sin8 smart1 ,i say1
 either to repentance or to             
condemnation4 ,he that  mourns not now1 
while the door of mercy is open1 must   
mourn for sin  when the door of mercy is
 shut4    ,shall men despise ,god1 break
 his law1 contemn his threats1 abuse his
  grace1 yea1 shut their eyes when he   
says1 ,see2 and stop their ears when  he
 says1 ,hear2 and shall they so escape8 
,no1 no1 because he called1 and  they   
refused2 he stretched out his hand1 and 
they regarded it not2  therefore shall  
calamity come upon them1 as upon one in 
travail2 and  they shall cry in their   
destruction1 and then ,god will laugh at
 their  destruction1 and mock when their
 fear cometh4 ,then1 saith he1 #8they   
shall cry' 7,prov #a3bd-bf74 ,i have    
often observed that this threatening  is
 repeated at least seven times in the   

,new ,testament1 saying1 #8,there  shall
 be weeping and gnashing of teeth'2     
#8there shall be wailing and  gnashing  
of teeth' 7,matt #h3ab1 #ac3db1ej1      
#bb3ac1 #bd3ea1 #be3cj2 ,luke  #ac3bh74 
,there4 ,where8 ,in hell1 and at the bar
 of ,christ's tribunal1  when he comes  
to judge the world1 and shall have shut 
to the door to  keep them out of glory1 
that have here despised the offer of his
 grace1  and overlooked the day of his  
patience4 #8,there shall be wailing and 
gnashing of teeth4' ,they shall weep and
 wail for this4    ,there are but two   
scriptures that ,i shall use more1 and  
then ,i shall  draw towards a           
conclusion4 ,one is that in ,proverbs1  
where ,solomon is  counselling of young 
men to beware of strange1 that is1 of   
wanton1  light1 and ensnaring women4    
,take heed of such1 said he1 lest #8thou
  mourn at the last1' that is1 in hell1 
when thou art dead1 #8when thy  flesh   
and thy body are consumed1 and say1 ,how
 have ,i hated instruction1  and my     

heart despised reproof1 and have not    
obeyed the voice of my  teachers1 nor   
inclined mine ears to them that         
instructed me6' 7,prov  #e3aa-ac74      
,the other scripture is that in ,isaiah1
 where he says1 #8,because when ,i      
called1 ye did not answer2 when ,i      
spake1 ye did not hear2 but did evil    
before mine eyes1 and did choose that   
wherein ,i delighted not4  ,therefore   
thus saith the ,lord ,god1 ,behold1 my  
servants shall eat1 but  ye shall be    
hungry2 behold1 my servants shall drink1
 but ye shall be  thirsty2 behold1 my   
servants shall rejoice1 but ye shall be 
ashamed2  behold1 my servants shall sing
 for joy of heart1 but ye shall cry for 
sorrow of heart1 and shall howl for     
vexation of spirit' 7,isa #fe3ac1ad74   
,how many beholds are here6 and every   
behold is not only a call to  careless  
ones to consider1 but as a declaration  
from heaven that thus  at last it shall 
be with all impenitent sinners2 that is1
 when others  sing for joy in the       

kingdom of heaven1 they1 they shall     
sorrow in hell1  and howl for vexation  
of spirit there4    ,wherefore1 let me  
advise that you be not afraid of1 but   
that you rather  covet a broken heart1  
and prize a contrite spirit2 ,i say1    
covet it now1  now the white flag is    
hung out1 now the golden sceptre of     
grace is held  forth to you4 ,better    
mourn now ,god inclines to mercy and    
pardon1 than  mourn when the door is    
quite shut up4 ,and take notice1 that   
this is not  the first time that ,i have
 given you this advice4    ,,use        
,,sixth4 ,lastly1 ,if a broken heart be 
a thing of so great esteem with  ,god as
 has been said1 and if duties cannot be 
rightly performed by a  heart that has  
not been broken1 then this shows the    
vanity of those  peoples' minds1 and    
also the invalidity of their pretended  
,divine  services1 who worship ,god with
 a heart that was never broken1 and     
without a contrite spirit4 ,there has1  
indeed1 at all times been great  flocks 

of such professors in the world in every
 age1 but to little  purpose1 unless to 
deceive themselves1 to mock ,god1 and   
lay  stumbling-blocks in the way of     
others2 for a man whose heart was never 
truly broken1 and whose spirit was never
 contrite1 cannot profess  ,christ in   
earnest1 cannot love his own soul in    
earnest2 ,i mean1 he  cannot do these   
things in truth1 and seek his own good  
the right way1  for he wants a bottom   
for it1 to wit1 a broken heart for sin1 
and a  contrite spirit4    ,that which  
makes a man a hearty1 an unfeigned1 a   
sincere seeker after  the good of his   
own soul1 is sense of sin1 and a godly  
fear of being  overtaken with the danger
 which it brings a man into4 ,this makes
 him  contrite or repentant1 and puts   
him upon seeking of ,christ the         
,saviour1  with heart-aching and        
heart-breaking considerations4 ,but this
 cannot  be1 where this sense1 this     
godly fear1 and this holy contrition is 
wanting4 ,profess men may1 and make a   

noise1 as the empty barrel maketh  the  
biggest sound2 but prove them1 and they 
are full of air1 full of  emptiness1 and
 that is all4    ,nor are such          
professors tender of ,god's name1 nor of
 the credit of that  gospel which they  
profess2 nor can they1 for they want    
that which  should oblige them          
thereunto1 which is a sense of pardon   
and  forgiveness1 by the which their    
broken hearts have been replenished1    
succoured1 and made to hope in ,god4    
,paul said1 the love of ,christ         
constrained him4 ,but what was ,paul but
 a broken-hearted and a contrite        
sinner8 7,acts #i3c-f2 #b ,cor #e3ad74  
,when ,god shows a man the sin he has   
committed1 the hell he has deserved1 the
 heaven he has lost2 and yet  that      
,christ1 and grace1 and pardon may be   
had2 this will make him  serious1 this  
will make him melt1 this will break his 
heart1 this will  show him that there is
 more than air1 than a noise1 than an   
empty sound  in religion2 and this is   

the man1 whose heart1 whose life1 whose 
conversation and all1 will be engaged in
 the matters of the eternal  salvation  
of his precious and immortal soul4      
,,viii4 ,,objections ,,answered4        
,object4 ,first4 ,but some may object1  
that in this saying ,i seem too  rigid  
and censorious2 and will1 if ,i moderate
 not these lines with  something milder 
afterward1 discourage many an honest    
soul4    ,answ4 ,i answer1 ,not a jot1  
not an honest soul in all the world will
 be  offended at my words2 for not one  
can be an honest soul1 ,i mean with     
reference to its concerns in another    
world1 that has not had a broken  heart1
 that never had a contrite spirit4 ,this
 ,i will say1 because ,i  would be      
understood aright1 that all attain not  
to the same degree of  trouble1 nor lie 
so long there under1 as some of their   
brethren do4 ,but  to go to heaven      
without a broken heart1 or to be        
forgiven sin without a  contrite spirit1
 is no article of my belief4 ,we speak  

not now of what  is secret2 revealed    
things belong to us and our children2   
nor must we  venture to go further in   
our faith4 ,doth not ,christ say1 #8,the
 whole  have no need of a physician'2   
that is1 they see no need1 but ,christ  
will make them see their need before he 
ministers his sovereign grace  unto     
them2 and good reason1 otherwise he will
 have but little thanks  for his        
kindness4    ,object4 ,second4 ,but     
there are those that are godly educated 
from their  childhood1 and so drink in  
the principles of ,christianity they    
know not  how4    ,answ4 ,i count it one
 thing to receive the faith of ,christ  
from men  only1 and another to receive  
it from ,god by the means4 ,if thou art 
taught by an angel1 yet if not taught of
 ,god1 thou wilt never come to  ,christ2
 ,i do not say thou wilt never profess  
him4 ,but if ,god speaks1  and thou     
shalt hear and understand him1 that     
voice will make such work  within thee  
as was never made before4 ,the voice of 

,god is a voice by  itself1 and is so   
distinguished by them that are taught   
thereby 7,john  #f3dd1de2 ,psa #bi2     
,habb #c3ab-af2 ,eph #d3bj1ba2 #a ,peter
 #b3b1c74    ,object4 ,third4 ,but some 
men are not so debauched and profane as 
some1  and so need not to be so hammered
 and fired as others2 so broken and     
wounded as others4    ,answ4 ,god knows 
best what we need4 ,paul was as         
righteous before  conversion as any that
 can pretend to civility now1 ,i        
suppose2 and yet  that notwithstanding  
he was made to shake1 and was astonished
 at  himself at his conversion4 ,and    
truly ,i think the more righteous any is
  in his own eyes before conversion1 the
 more need he has of  heart-breaking    
work1 in order to his salvation2 because
 a man is not by  nature so easily      
convinced that his righteousness is to  
,god abominable1  as he is that his     
debauchery and profaneness is4    ,a    
man's goodness is that which blinds him 
most1 is dearest to him1 and  hardly    

parted with2 and therefore when such an 
one is converted1 that  thinks he has   
goodness of his own enough to commend   
him in whole or in  part to ,god1 but1  
but few such are converted1 there is    
required a great  deal of breaking work 
upon his heart1 to make him come to     
,paul's  conclusion1 #8,what6 are we    
better than they8 ,no1 in no wise' 7,rom
 #c3i74  ,i say1 before he can be       
brought to see his glorious robes are   
filthy  rags1 and his gainful things but
 loss and dung 7,isa #fd2 ,phil #c74    
,this is also gathered from these words1
 #8,publicans and harlots enter  into   
the kingdom of ,god before the          
,pharisees' 7,matt #ba3ca74 ,why before 
them8 ,but because they lie fairer for  
the ,word1 are easier convinced of      
their need of ,christ1 and so are       
brought home to him without1 as ,i may  
say1 all that ado that the ,holy ,ghost 
doth make to bring home one of  these to
 him4    ,true2 nothing is hard or      
difficult to ,god4 ,but ,i speak after  

the manner  of men4 ,and let who will   
take to task a man debauched in this    
life1 and  one that is not so1 and he   
shall see1 if he laboureth to convince  
them  both that they are in a state of  
condemnation by nature1 that the        
,pharisee will make his appeals to ,god1
 with a great many ,god1 ,i thank       
thees2 while the ,publican hangs his    
head1 shakes at heart1 and smites  upon 
his breast1 saying1 #8,god be merciful  
to me a sinner' 7,luke  #ah3aa-ac74     
,wherefore a self-righteous man is but a
 painted ,satan1 or a devil in  fine    
clothes2 but thinks he so of himself8   
,no6 no6 he saith to others1  ,stand    
back1 come not near me1 ,i am holier    
than thou4 ,it is almost  impossible1   
that a self-righteous man should be     
saved4 ,but he that can  drive a camel  
through the eye of a needle1 can cause  
that even such a  one shall see his lost
 condition1 and that he needeth the     
righteousness  of ,god1 which is by     
faith of ,jesus ,christ4 ,he can make   

him see1 ,i say1  that his own goodness 
did stand more in his way to the kingdom
 of  heaven than he was aware of2 and   
can make him feel too1 that his  leaning
 to that is as great iniquity as any    
immorality that men commit4  ,the sum   
then is1 that men that are converted to 
,god by ,christ1 through  the ,word and 
,spirit--for all this must go to        
effectual conversion--must  have their  
hearts broken1 and spirits made         
contrite2 ,i say1 it ,,must be  so1 for 
the reasons showed before4 ,yea1 and all
 decayed1 apostatized1  and backslidden 
,christians must1 in order to their     
recovery again to  ,god1 have their     
hearts broken1 their souls wounded1     
their spirits made  contrite1 and sorry 
for their sins4    ,come1 come1         
conversion to ,god is not so easy and so
 smooth a thing as  some would have men 
believe it is4 ,why is man's heart      
compared to  fallow ground1 ,god's ,word
 to a plough1 and his ministers to      
ploughmen8  if the heart indeed has no  

need of breaking1 in order to the       
receiving  of the seed of ,god unto     
eternal life 7,jer #d3c2 ,luke #i3fb2 #a
 ,cor #i3aj74  ,who knows not that the  
fallow ground must be ploughed1 and     
ploughed too  before the husbandman will
 venture his seed2 yea1 and after that  
oft  soundly harrowed1 or else he will  
have but a slender harvest8    ,why is  
the conversion of the soul compared to  
the grafting of a tree1  if that be done
 without cutting8 ,the ,word is the     
graft1 the soul is the  tree1 and the   
,word1 as the scion1 must be let in by a
 wound2 for to  stick on the outside1 or
 to be tied on with a string1 will do no
 good  here4 ,heart must be set to      
heart1 and back to back1 or your        
pretended  ingrafting will come to      
nothing 7,rom #aa3ag1bd2 ,jer #a3ba74   
,i say1 heart must be set to heart1 and 
back to back1 or the sap will  not be   
conveyed from the root to the branch2   
and ,i say1 this must be  done by a     
wound4 ,the ,lord opened the heart of   

,lydia1 as a man openeth  the stock to  
graft in the scions1 and so the word was
 let into her  soul1 and so the word and
 her heart cemented1 and became one     
7,acts  #af3ad74    ,why is ,christ bid 
to gird his sword upon his thigh8 and   
why must he  make his arrows sharp1 and 
all1 that the heart may with this sword 
and  these arrows be shot1 wounded1 and 
made to bleed8 ,yea1 why is he          
commanded to let it be so1 if the people
 would bow and fall kindly  under him1  
and heartily implore his grace without  
it8 7,psa #de2 #ee3c1d74  ,alas6 men are
 too lofty1 too proud1 too wild1 too    
devilishly resolved  in the ways of     
their own destruction2 in their         
occasions1 they are like  the wild asses
 upon the wild mountains2 nothing can   
break them of their  purposes1 or hinder
 them from ruining of their own precious
 and  immortal souls1 but the breaking  
of their hearts4    ,why is a broken    
heart put in the room of all sacrifices 
which we can  offer to ,god1 and a      

contrite spirit put in the room of all  
offerings1  as they are1 and you may see
 it so1 if you compare the text with    
that  verse which goes before it2 ,i    
say1 why is it counted better than all1 
were they all put together1 if any one  
part or if all external parts of        
worship1 were they put together1 could  
be able to render the man a  sound and a
 rightly made new creature without it8  
#8,a broken heart1 a  contrite spirit1  
,god will not despise'2 but both thou1  
and all thy  service1 he will certainly 
slight and reject1 if1 when thou comest 
to  him1 a broken heart be wanting2     
wherefore here is the point1 ,come      
broken1 come contrite1 come sensible of1
 and sorry for thy sins1 or thy  coming 
will be counted no coming to ,god       
aright2 and if so1 consequently  thou   
wilt get no benefit thereby4            
,,footnotes3      #a ,this is           
beautifully and most impressively       
described in the  ,pilgrim's ,progress1 
when the bitter feelings of poor        

,christian under  convictions of sin1   
alarm his family and put it quite #8out 
of  order4'--,ed4    #b ,this quotation 
is from the ,genevan or ,puritan version
 of the  ,bible4--,ed4    #c4           
#8,fish-whole' is a very striking and   
expressive term1 highly  illustrative of
 the feelings and position of ,david    
when he was accosted  by the prophet4   
,the word #8whole' is from the ,saxon1  
which language  abounded in ,bunyan's   
native county of ,bedford--first        
introduced by an  ancient colony of     
,saxons1 who had settled there4 ,it     
means hale1 hearty1  free from disease1 
as a fish is happy in its native        
element--#8,they that  are ,,whole1 need
 not a physician1 but they that are     
sick1' ,luke #e3ca4  ,david had no      
smitings of conscience for his cruelty  
and enormous guilt2  he was like a      
#8fish whole1' in the full enjoyment of 
every providential  blessing2 while1    
spiritually1 he was dead in sin4 ,god   
loved and pitied  him1 and sent a       

cunning angler4 ,nathan the prophet     
there in the bait1  which ,david eagerly
 seized2 the hook entered his           
conscience1 and he  became as a fish    
wounded1 and nigh unto death4--,ed4     
#d ,the words of ,tindal are1 #8,the    
sacrifice of ,god is a troubled  sprete1
 a broken and a contrite hert1 ,o ,god1 
shalt thou not despise4'  ,the same     
,hebrew word occurs in the original1    
both as to the spirit and  the heart4   
,bunyan is quite right in preferring our
 authorised version  of this verse4     
,coverdale1 ,tindal1 ,taverner1 and     
,cranmer1 all agree4 ,the  ,genevan uses
 #8a contrite spirit1' and the ,bishops 
#8a mortified  spirit4'--,ed4    #e ,no 
one could speak more feelingly upon this
 subject than our  author4 ,he had been 
in deep waters--in soul-harrowing fear1 
while his  heart--hard by nature--was   
under the hammer of the ,word4--#8,my   
soul was  like a broken vessel4 ,o1 the 
unthought of imaginations1 frights1     
fears1  and terrors1 that are affected  

by a thorough application of guilt1     
yielded to desperation6' ,like the man  
that had his dwelling among the         
tombs4--,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #ahf4   
#f ,the ,christian1 if he thinks of     
possessing good motions1 joins with     
such thoughts his inability to carry    
them into effect4 #8,when ,i would do   
good1 evil is present with me4' ,how    
different is this to the  self-righteous
 ,ignorance1 so vividly pictured in the 
,pilgrim's  ,progress3--    ,ignor4--,i 
am always full of good motions that come
 into my mind1 to  comfort me as ,i     
walk4    ,chris4--,what good motions8   
pray tell us4    ,ignor4--,why1 ,i think
 of ,god and heaven4    ,chris4--,so do 
the devils and damned souls6'    ,the   
whole of that deeply interesting        
dialogue illustrates the  difficulty of 
self-knowledge1 which can only be       
acquired by the  teaching of the ,holy  
,spirit4    #g #8,all to brake'2 an     
obsolete mode of expression for         
#8altogether  broke4'--,ed4    #h       

#8,orts'2 an obsolete word in ,england1 
derived from the ,anglo-,saxon4  ,any   
worthless leaving or refuse4 ,it is thus
 used by ,shakespeare in his  ,troylus  
and ,cresida1 act #e1 s4 #b3--          
#8,the fractions of her faith1 orts of  
her love3      ,the fragments1 scraps1  
the bits and greasy relics      ,of her 
ore-eaten faith4'--,ed4    #i ,this is  
in exact agreement with the author's    
experience1 which he  had published     
twenty-two years before1 under the title
 of ,grace  ,abounding to the ,chief of 
,sinners1--#8,i was more loathsome in my
 own eyes  than was a toad1 and ,i      
thought ,i was so in ,god's eyes too4   
,sin and  corruption1 ,i said1 would as 
naturally bubble out of my heart as     
water  would out of a fountain4 ,i      
thought that none but the devil himself 
could equal me for inward wickedness and
 pollution of mind4' ,a sure  sign that 
,god1 as his heavenly ,father1 was      
enlightening his memory by  the ,holy   
,spirit4--,ed4    #aj ,this account of  

the author's interview with a pious1    
humble woman1  is an agreeable episode1 
which relieves the mind without         
diverting it  from the serious object of
 the treatise4 ,it was probably an event
 which  took place in one of those      
pastoral visits which ,bunyan was in the
  habit of making1 and which1 if wisely 
made1 so endears a minister to  the     
people of his charge4 ,christ and a     
crust is the common saying to  express  
the sentiment that ,christ is all in    
all4 ,the pitcher has  reference to the 
custom of pilgrims in carrying at their 
girdle a  vessel to hold water1 the     
staff having a crook by which it was    
dipped  up from a well or river4--,ed4  
#aa ,however hard1 and even harsh1 these
 terms may appear1 they are  fully      
justified2 and with all the author's    
great ability and renown1 he  has the   
grace of humility to acknowledge that1  
by nature and practice1  he had been the
 biggest of fools4--,ed4    #ab ,man    
must be burnt out of the stronghold in  

which he trusted4  #8,saved1 yet so as  
by fire4' #8,baptized with the ,holy    
,ghost1 even fire4'  #8,his word is as a
 fire4' ,reader1 the work of            
regeneration and  purification is a     
trying work2 may each inquire1 ,has this
 fire burnt up  my wood1 hay1           
stubble8--,ed4    #ac ,to #8daff' or    
#8doff'2 to do off or throw aside--used 
by ,shakespeare1  but now obsolete1--   
,where is his son1      ,the            
nimble-footed madcap1 ,prince of ,wales1
      ,and his comrades1 that daft the  
world aside      ,and let it pass8--,ed4
    #ad #8,sin will at first1 just like 
a beggar1 crave ,one penny or one       
halfpenny to have2 ,and if you grant its
 first suit1 'twill aspire ,from  pence 
to pounds1 and so will still mount      
higher ,to the whole  soul6'--,bunyan's 
,caution ,against ,sin4--,ed4    #ae    
,this is faithful dealing4 ,how many    
millions of lies are told to  the       
,all-seeing ,god1 with unblushing       
effrontery1 every ,lord's day--when  the

 unconcerned and careless1 or the saint 
of ,god1 happy1 most happy in  the      
enjoyment of ,divine love1 are led to   
say1 #8,have mercy upon us  miserable   
sinners4'--,ed4    #af #8,in grain' is a
 term used in dyeing1 when the raw      
material is dyed  before being spun or  
wove2 the colour thus takes every grain1
 and  becomes indelible4 ,so with sin   
and folly2 it enters every grain of     
human nature4--,ed4    #ag ,these       
frightful exhibitions1 by drawing a     
criminal from ,newgate to  ,tyburn to be
 executed1 were of common occurrence    
until the reign of  ,george ,,iii1 when 
such numbers were put to death that it  
was found  handier for the wholesale    
butchery to take place at ,newgate1 by a
 new  drop1 where twenty or thirty could
 be hung at once66 ,when will such      
brutalizing exhibitions cease8--,ed4    
,,paul',s ,,departure ,,and ,,crown2    
,,or1    ,,an ,,exposition ,,upon #b    
,,tim4 ,,iv4 #f-h    ,,advertisement    
,,by ,,the ,,editor      ,how great and 

glorious is the ,christian's ultimate   
destiny--a kingdom  and a crown6 ,surely
 it hath not entered into the heart of  
man to  conceive what ear never heard1  
nor mortal eye ever saw8 the mansions of
  the blest--the realms of glory--#8a   
far more exceeding and eternal weight   
of glory4' ,for whom can so precious an 
inheritance be intended8 ,how are  those
 treated in this world who are entitled 
to so glorious1 so  exalted1 so eternal1
 and unchangeable an inheritance in the 
world to  come8 ,how do the heirs to    
immortality conduct themselves in such a
  prospect8 ,an inheritance sure and    
certain--an absolute reversion which  no
 contingency can possibly affect4 ,all  
these are inquiries of the  deepest     
interest--the most solemn importance4   
,above all1 when we inquire  as to our  
personal title to the heavenly          
mansions--,am ,i one of the heirs  of   
,god and joint heirs with ,christ8--most
 intensely should this question  agitate
 the soul1 when we reflect that1 unless 

we are entitled to this  inestimable    
reversion1 we must be plunged into the  
most awful1 the most  irretrievable and 
external torments6 ,there is no middle  
way--no escape  from hell1 but by going 
to heaven4 ,is heaven reserved only for 
the  noble and the learned1 like ,paul8 
,god forbid6 but1 on the contrary1 we   
hear the voice of the divinity          
proclaiming1 #8,not many wise men after 
the flesh--not many mighty--not many    
noble4' #8,thus saith the ,lord1 ,heaven
  is my throne1 the earth my footstool4'
 ,he looketh upon the high and  low--the
 learned and the noble--the mighty      
princes and the unlettered  labourer2   
and then makes this wondrous            
declaration--#8,to this man will ,i     
look1 even to him that is poor and of a 
contrite spirit1 and trembleth  at my   
word4' ,the world will treat such humble
 ones as it treated the  ,lord of life  
and glory1 with scorn1 contempt1 insult1
 robbery--death4  ,they bear all with   
patience--return good for evil--are the 

followers of  him who went about doing  
good--are known as living epistles1     
because  they have been with ,christ2   
they daily enjoy his guidance and       
protection1 and in their desires after  
conformity to his image1 they  breathe  
the atmosphere of heaven4 ,this is what 
the heir of glory  strives after2 but1  
alas6 he has to encounter an evil heart1
 an  ensnaring world1 and the reproaches
 and revilings of his fellow-men1  aided
 by satanic influence4 ,can we wonder1  
then1 that he who is thus  besieged1 and
 believes that his work is finished1    
should1 with ,paul1 be  ready to depart 
and receive his rich inheritance8 ,the  
lapse of time  affects not the strong   
consolations of hope2 as it was with    
,paul1 so  ,bunyan felt4 ,his longings  
after the heavenly manna abounded when  
the  cold hand of death pressed upon his
 brow2 his desire was #8to be           
dissolved1 and to be with ,christ'2 when
 his course of temple and  relative duty
 was run1 he waited for the messenger   

from the celestial  city to conduct him 
home4 ,christian1 are you actively      
engaged in  fulfilling the duties of    
your course8 or1 in the humble hope that
 your  course is accomplished1 are you  
patiently waiting the heavenly          
messenger8 ,if the ,christian's state is
 one of trial now1 it was much  more so 
in former times4 ,we can have very      
little idea of the feelings  of a       
dissenter from the religion of the      
,state1 like ,paul1 under the  cruel    
,nero1 or like ,bunyan1 under the       
debauched ,charles the ,second--both  of
 them liable1 without a moment's        
warning1 to be carried away to  prison1 
or to be murdered1 privately or         
publicly1 for refusing  submission to   
civil governors in matters of faith or  
worship4 ,although  they possessed every
 loyal and patriotic feeling1 they dared
 not obey  those human laws which       
usurped the prerogatives of ,god1 by    
interfering  with divine worship4 ,their
 lives were in their hands2 in the midst

 of  imminent danger they boldly avowed 
the truth1 and set us a noble  example4 
,their intercourse with heaven was      
doubly sweet from the  uncertainty of   
liberty and life4 ,for them to live was 
,christ1 and  therefore they well knew  
the gain of dying4 ,in proportion as    
temporal  blessings were eminently      
doubtful1 so spiritual and eternal      
benefits  were precious4    ,this       
treatise was one of those ten excellent 
manuscripts found already  prepared for 
the press1 after the unexpected decease 
of its pious  author4 ,it bears the     
marks of having been composed1 and      
perhaps  preached1 towards the end of   
his pilgrimage4 ,had his valuable life  
been  spared a few months longer1 this  
work would1 very probably1 have been    
enlarged1 and the sub-divisions somewhat
 improved4 ,the principal heads  are now
 inserted as separate lines1 to assist  
the reader in referring  to its several 
parts2 and notes are added to explain   
old words and  customs1 and1 in some    

cases1 to point out a few of the        
beautiful and  striking passages with   
which it abounds4 ,many of these ought  
to be  indelibly impressed upon our     
minds4 #8,the words of the ,lord are    
pure  words2 as silver tried in a       
furnace of earth1 purified seven times' 
7,psa #ab3f74 ,the question naturally   
arises--,what is this #8furnace of      
earth' in which the ,lord's words are   
purified8 ,seven being the number  of   
perfection1 conveys the idea that it    
will be in the furnace until it  appears
 perfectly refined4 ,bunyan considers   
that these earthen furnaces  are the    
bodies of the saints4 ,in the trials1   
troubles1 and persecutions  to which    
they are subjected1 the ,word bears them
 up triumphantly1 so  that the purity   
and excellency of the holy oracles      
conspicuously  appears1 like the trial  
of faith mentioned by ,peter 7#a ,peter 
#a3g74 ,dr4  ,gill considers that these 
crucibles mean ,christ and his          
ministers2  while ,bunyan1 with his     

enlarged mind1 identifies them with the 
whole of  ,christ's followers4 ,some of 
these crucibles prove not to be genuine1
  and perish in the using1 not being    
able to abide the fire4 ,such was the   
case with one of ,mr4 ,bunyan's friends4
 ,john ,childs1 who1 for fear of        
persecution1 conformed1 became          
horror-stricken for the denial of his   
,master1 and notorious for having       
destroyed himself4    ,in this treatise 
it is most affectionately impressed upon
 us to heap up  treasures that will go  
with us into the unseen world1 as of    
greater  importance than those things   
which perish with the using4 #8,a       
,christian1  and spend thy time1 thy    
strength1 and parts1' for that which    
maketh to  itself wings and fleeth away6
 #8,remember thou art a man of another  
world1 a subject of a more noble        
kingdom--that of ,god1 and of heaven4   
,make not heavenly things stoop to the  
world2 but hoist up thy mind to  the    
things that are above1 and practically  

hold forth before all the  world the    
blessed word of life4' ,if death is the 
king of terrors to  fallen humanity1    
still there are truths abounding with   
consolation1  that when the ,christian  
departs1 the angels are ready1 as in the
 case  of ,lazarus1 to convey the happy 
spirit to ,abraham's bosom2 the struggle
  is short1 and then comes the reward4  
,in this world we must have             
tribulation2 but in heaven white robes1 
the palm of victory1 and the            
conqueror's crown1 await the saints4    
,paul heard a voice which raised  his   
soul above the fears of death1 and gave 
him a desire to depart2 its  melodious  
sound invited him home--it was the voice
 of eternal truth1  saying1 #8,blessed  
are the dead which die in the ,lord2    
yea1 saith the  ,spirit1 that they may  
rest from their labours2 and their works
 do  follow them4'    ,,geo4 ,,offor4   
,,paul',s ,,departure ,,and ,,crown4    
#8,for ,i am now ready to be offered1   
and the time of my departure is at      

hand4 ,i have fought a good fight1 ,i   
have finished my course1 ,i have  kept  
the faith3 ,henceforth there is laid up 
for me a crown of  righteousness1 which 
the ,lord1 the righteous judge1 shall   
give me at  that day3 and not to me     
only1 but unto all them also that love  
his  appearing4'--#b ,timothy #d3f-h    
,these words were1 by the apostle ,paul1
 written to ,timothy1 whom he had  begot
 to the faith1 by the preaching of the  
gospel of ,christ2 in which  are many   
things of great concernment both for    
instruction and  consolation2 something 
of which ,i shall open unto you for your
 profit  and edification4 ,but before ,i
 come to the words themselves1 as they  
are  a relation of ,paul's case1 ,i     
shall take notice of something from them
  as they depend upon the words going   
before1 being a vehement  exhortation to
 ,timothy to be constant and faithful in
 his work2 which1  in brief1 may be     
summed up in these particulars3 #ast1 ,a
 solemn binding  charge before ,god and 

,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 that he be    
constant in  preaching the ,word1       
whether in or out of season1 reproving1 
rebuking1  and exhorting with all       
long-suffering and doctrine2 and that   
because of  that ungodly spirit that    
would possess professors after he was   
dead2  for the time will come1 saith he1
 that they will not endure sound        
doctrine1 neither sound reproof1 nor    
sound trial of their state and          
condition by the ,word1 but after their 
own lusts shall they heap to  themselves
 teachers1 having itching ears1--the    
plague that once ,god  threatened to    
rebellious ,israel 7,deut #bh3bg7--;and 
be turned unto fables4  ,much like this 
is that in the ,acts of the ,apostles1  
#8,for ,i know this1  that after my     
departing shall grievous wolves enter in
 among you1 not  sparing the flock4     
,also of your own selves shall men      
arise1 speaking  perverse things1 to    
draw away disciples after them4         
,therefore watch1  and remember1 that by

 the space of three years1 ,i ceased not
 to warn  every one night and day with  
tears' 7,acts #bj3bi-ca7    ,this evil  
then is to be prevented3--by a diligent 
watchfulness in  ministers2--,by a      
diligent preaching the word of the      
,lord2--and1 ,by sound  and close       
rebukes1 reproofs1 and exhortations to  
those in whosoever the  least there     
appears any swerving or turning aside   
from the gospel4 ,the  ministers of the 
gospel have each of them all that       
authority that  belongs to their calling
 and office1 and need not to stay for   
power  from men to put the laws of      
,christ in his church into due and full 
execution 7,titus #b3ae74 ,this         
#8remnant of ,jacob shall be in the     
midst of  many people as a dew from the 
,lord1--that tarrieth not for man1 nor  
waiteth for the sons of men' 7,micah    
#e3g74 ,therefore he adds1 #8,watch     
thou in all things1 endure afflictions1'
 if thou shouldst be opposed in  thy    
work1 #8do the work of an evangelist1   

make full proof of thy  ministry' 7#b   
,tim #d3e74a ,how our time-serving and  
self-saving  ministers will salve their 
conscience from the stroke that ,god's  
,word  will one day give them1 and how  
they will stand before the              
judgment-seat to render an account of   
this their doings1 let them see  to it2 
surely ,god will require it of their    
hand6    ,but1 ,o ,timothy1 do thou be  
diligent1 do thou watch in all things1  
do  thou endure affliction1 do thou the 
work of an evangelist1 make thou  full  
proof of thy ministry1 #8for ,i am not  
ready to be offered1' c4 ,the  words1   
then1 of my text are a reason of this   
exhortation to ,timothy1  that he should
 continue watchful1 and abide faithful  
in his calling4  #8,for ,i am now ready 
to be offered'2 that is1 to be put to   
death for the  gospel4    ,hence then   
learn two things1    ,first1 ,that the  
murders and outrage that our brethren   
suffer at the  hands of wicked men      
should not discourage those that live1  

from a full  and faithful performance of
 their duty to ,god and man1 whatever   
may be  the consequence thereof4 ,or    
thus1 when we see our brethren before us
  fall to the earth by death1 through   
the violence of the enemies of ,god1    
for their holy and ,christian           
profession1 we should covet to make good
  their ground against them1 though our 
turn should be the next4 ,we  should    
valiantly do in this matter1 as is the  
custom of soldiers in  war2 take great  
care that the ground be maintained1 and 
the front kept  full and complete4      
#8,thou1 therefore1' saith ,paul1       
#8endure hardness as a  good soldier of 
,jesus ,christ' 7#b ,tim #b3c74 ,and in 
another place1 ,we  should not be moved 
by these afflictions1 but endure by     
resisting even  unto blood 7#a ,thess   
#c3c74 ,wherefore ,paul saith again1    
#8,be not thou  therefore ashamed of the
 testimony of our ,lord1 nor of me1 his 
prisoner2 but be thou partaker of the   
afflictions of the gospel1  according to

 the power of ,god' 7#b ,tim #a3h74     
,thus let the spirit of  ,moses rest    
upon ,joshua 7,num #bg3bj71 and the     
spirit of ,elijah rest upon  ,elisha 7#b
 ,kings #b3ae74 ,stand up1 therefore1   
like valiant worthies1 as  the ministers
 of my ,god1 and fly not every man to   
his own1 while the  cause1 and ways1 and
 brethren of our ,lord are buffeted and 
condemned by  the world4 ,and remember1 
that those that keep the charge of the  
,lord  when most go a-whoring from under
 their ,god1 they1 when he turns the    
captivity of his people1 shall be       
counted worthy to come nigh unto him1   
#8to offer the fat and the blood1 saith 
the ,lord ,god4' ,but for the rest1     
though they may yet stand before the    
people1 because they stood before  them 
in a way of idolatry1 yet it shall not  
be to their honour1 nor to  their       
comfort2 but to their shame1 as the same
 scripture saith 7,eze  #dd3aj-af74     
#a4 ,let this therefore smite with      
conviction those that1 in this day of   

,jacob's trouble1 have been false with  
,god1 his cause1 and people3 ,i  say1   
those first and especially as the chief 
ringleaders of this  cowardliness1 who  
have done it against light1 profession1 
and  resolutions4 ,behold1 thou hast    
sinned against the ,lord1 and be sure   
thy  sins will find thee out2 and though
 thou mayest now have as a judgment  of 
,god upon thee1 thy right eye darkened  
that thou mayest not see1 yet  awakening
 time will overtake thee1 and that too  
between the straits1  when he will show 
thee1 to the great confusion of thy     
face1 and the  amazement of them that   
behold thee1 how great an affront he    
counts it  to be left by thee1 in a day 
when his truth is cast down to the      
ground  7,rom #aa3aj74 ,i have often    
thought of that prophet that went down  
from  ,judah to ,bethel1 to prophesy    
against the idolatry that was there set 
up  by the ,king2 who1 because he kept  
not the commandment of ,god1 but did    
eat and drink in that place1 at the     

persuasion of a lying prophet1 was  met 
at last by a lion1 who slew him there in
 the way1 where his carcase  was made a 
spectacle of ,god to passengers 7#a     
,kings #ac74 ,if thou be  spiritual1    
judge what ,i say2 and think not to be  
one of that number  that shall have the 
harps of ,god1 when ,god appears for    
,zion1 and that  shall sing that song of
 ,moses1 and also the song of the ,lamb2
 for that  is only for those who have   
fought the godly fight1 and gotten the  
victory over the beast1 his image1 mark1
 number1 and name4    #b4 ,let this also
 be an awe to thee1 who hast hankerings 
to do as the  other3 ,beware1 and       
remember ,judas1 and the end ,god       
brought upon him2 he  will not always   
bear such things2 these times have      
showed us already  that he beholds them 
with great dislike2 why should thou hang
 up in  chains as a terror to all that  
know thee8 ,and never object that some  
have done it1 and yet are at peace in   
their souls2 for peace in a  sinful     

course is one of the greatest of curses4
 ,and #8the man that  wandereth out of  
the way of understanding shall remain in
 the  congregation of the dead' 7,prov  
#ba3f74    ,second4 ,the ,second thing  
to be learned from these words1 as they 
have  a relation to them going before1  
is encouragement to those that are yet  
in the storm2 and that from three great 
arguments4    #a4 ,paul's peace and     
comfort now at the time of his death1   
which he  signifieth to ,timothy by     
these three expressions1 #8,i have      
fought a good  fight--,i have finished  
my course--,i have kept the faith4'     
#b4 ,by the blessed reward he should    
have for his labour from ,christ in     
another world1 together with all those  
that love the appearing of the  ,lord1  
at #8that great and notable day4'    #c4
 ,that now his last act should not be   
inferior to any act he did for  ,god1   
while he was alive and preached in the  
world2 for his body should  now be an   
offering1 a sacrifice well-pleasing to  

,god4 ,to all which ,i  shall speak     
something in my discourse upon these    
words2 and1 therefore1  to come to them3
    #8,i ,,am ,,now ,,ready ,,to ,,be   
,,offered4'      ,in these words we have
 to inquire into two things4 ,,first4   
,what it is to  be #8offered4' ,,second4
 ,what it is to be #8ready to be offered
 up4' #8,i am  now ready to be offered4'
    ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,be          
,,offered4      ,,first4 ,for the first 
of these4 ,paul1 by saying he was #8to  
be offered1'  alludeth to some of the   
sacrifices that of old were under the   
law2 and  thereby signifieth to ,timothy
 that his death and martyrdom for the   
gospel should be both sweet in the      
nostrils of ,god1 and of great profit   
to his church in this world2 for so were
 the sacrifices of old4 ,paul1          
therefore1 lifts his eyes up higher than
 simply to look upon death1 as  it is   
the common fate of men2 and he had good 
reason to do it1 for his  death was     
violent2 it was also for ,christ1 and   

for his church and  truth2 and it is    
usual with ,paul thus to set out the    
suffering of the  saints1 which they    
undergo for the name and testimony of   
,jesus4 ,yea1 he  will have our prayers 
a sacrifice2 our praises1 thanksgiving1 
and  mortification1 sacrifices2         
almsdeed1 and the offering up of the    
,gentiles1 sacrifices1 being sanctified 
by the ,holy ,ghost2 and here his  death
 also must be for a sacrifice1 and an   
acceptable offering to ,god  7,heb      
#ac3ae1af2 ,rom #ab3a1b1 #ae3af74       
,peter also saith1 ,we are priests #8to 
offer up spiritual sacrifices           
acceptable to ,god by ,jesus ,christ'   
7#a ,peter #b3e74 ,of which sacrifices1 
it seems by ,paul1 the death of a       
,christian for ,jesus' sake must needs  
be counted one4 ,besides1 ,paul further 
insinuates this by some other  sentences
 in his epistles2 as by that in the     
epistle to the ,colossians1  where he   
saith1 #8,i now rejoice in my sufferings
 for you1 and fill up  that which is    

behind of the afflictions of ,christ in 
my flesh1 for his  body's sake1 which is
 the church' 7,col #a3bd74 ,not by way  
of merit1 for  so ,christ alone1 and    
that by once being offered himself1 hath
 perfected  for ever them that are      
sanctified 7,heb #aj3aj-ad74 ,but his   
meaning is1  that as ,christ was offered
 in sacrifice for his church as a       
,saviour1 so  ,paul would offer himself 
as a sacrifice for ,christ's church1 as 
a  saint1 as a minister1 and one that   
was counted faithful4 #8,yea1' saith    
he1 #8and if ,i be offered upon the     
sacrifice and service of your faith1  ,i
 joy and rejoice with you all' 7,phil   
#b3ag74 ,this1 then1 teacheth us        
several things worthy our consideration4
    ,first4 ,that the blood of the      
saints1 that they lose for his name1 is 
a  sweet savour to ,god4 ,and so saith  
the ,holy ,ghost1 #8,precious in the    
sight of the ,lord is the death of his  
saints' 7,psa #aaf3ae74 ,and again1     
#8,he shall redeem their soul from      

deceit and violence1 and precious  shall
 their blood be in his sight' 7,psa     
#gb3ad74    ,second4 ,those that suffer 
for ,christ are of great benefit to his 
church1 as the sacrifices of old were   
confirming and strengthening to         
,israel2 wherefore ,paul saith1 his     
bonds encouraged his brethren1 and  made
 them much more bold in the way of ,god 
to speak his word without  fear 7,phil  
#a3ad74    ,third4 ,the sufferings1 or  
offering of the saints in sacrifice1 it 
is of  great use and advantage to the   
gospel2 of use1 ,i say1 many ways4 7#a47
  ,the blood of the saints defends it2  
7#b47 confirmeth it2 and 7#c47          
redeemeth that thereof that hath been   
lost in antichristian darkness4    #a4  
,they do thereby defend and preserve it 
from those that would take it  from us1 
or from those that would impose another 
upon us4 #8,i am set1'  saith ,paul1    
#8for the defence of the gospel1' and my
 sufferings have  fallen out for the    
furtherance of it 7,phil #a3ag74 ,that  

is1 it hath not  only continued to hold 
its ground1 but hath also got more by my
  contentions1 sufferings1 and hazards  
for it4    #b4 ,it confirms it2 and this
 is part of the meaning of ,paul in     
those  large relations of his sufferings
 for ,christ1 saying1 #8,are they       
ministers of ,christ8 ,i speak as a     
fool1 ,i am more--in prisons more       
frequent1' c42 as he saith again1 and   
these things #8,i do for the  gospel's  
sake4' ,and again1 ,that the truth of   
the #8gospel might be  continued with   
you4' ,so again1 #8,i suffer1' saith he1
 in the gospel #8as  an evil-doer even  
unto bonds1 but the word of ,god is not 
bound2 yea1'  saith he1 #8therefore ,i  
endure all things for the elect's sake' 
7#b ,tim  #b3i1aj74 ,that is1 that the  
gospel may be preserved entire1 that the
  souls that are yet unborn may have the
 benefit of it1 with eternal  glory4    
#c4 ,the sufferings of the saints are of
 a redeeming virtue2 for1 by  their     
patient enduring and losing their blood 

for the word1 they  recover the truths  
of ,god that have been buried in        
,antichristian  rubbish1 from that soil 
and slur that thereby hath for a long   
time  cleaved unto them2 wherefore it is
 said1 ,they overcame him1 the beast1   
#8by the blood of the ,lamb1 and by the 
word of their testimony1 and they  loved
 not their lives unto the death' 7,rev  
#ab3aa74 ,they overcame him2  that is1  
they recovered the truth from under his 
aspersions1 and  delivered it from all  
its enemies4 ,david saith1 #8,the words 
of the ,lord  are--as silver tried in a 
furnace of earth1 purified seven times' 
7,psa  #ab3f74 ,what is this furnace of 
earth but the body of the saints of     
,god1  in which the ,word is tried1 as  
by fire in persecution1 yea1 #8purified 
seven times'2 that is1 brought forth at 
last by the death of the  ,christians in
 its purity before the world4 ,how hath 
the headship and  lordship of ,christ1  
with many other doctrines of ,god1 been 
taken away  from the ,pope by the       

sufferings of our brethren before us8   
,while their  flesh did fry in the      
flames1 the ,word of ,god was cleansed1 
and by such  means purified in these    
their earthen furnaces1 and so delivered
 to us4  ,the lamps of ,gideon were then
 discovered when his soldiers' pitchers 
were broken2 if our pitchers were broke 
for the ,lord and his gospel's  sake1   
those lamps will then be discovered that
 before lay hid and  unseen 7,judg      
#g3ae-bb74 ,much use might be made of   
this good doctrine4    ,learn thus      
much3--    #a4 ,learn ,the judgment that
 is made of our sufferings by carnal men
 is  nothing at all to be heeded2 they  
see not the glory that is wrapped up  in
 our cause1 nor the innocence and       
goodness of our conscience in our       
enduring of these afflictions2 they     
judge according to the flesh1  according
 to outward appearance4 ,for so1 indeed1
 we seem to lie under  contempt1 and to 
be in a disgraceful condition2 but all  
things here are  converted to another   

use and end4 ,that which is contemptible
 when  persons are guilty1 is honourable
 when persons are clear2 and that  which
 brings shame when persons are buffeted 
for their faults1 is  thankworthy in    
those that endure grief1 suffering      
wrongfully 7#a ,peter  #b3ai-bb74       
,though to suffer for sin be the token  
of ,god's displeasure1  yet to those    
that suffer for righteousness1 it is a  
token of greatest  favour2 wherefore    
matter not how the world doth esteem of 
thee and thy  present distress1 that    
thou bearest with patience for ,god and 
his ,word2  but believe that those      
things that are both shame and dishonour
 to  others1 are glory and honour to    
thee 7#b ,thess #a3d-aj74 ,o for a man  
to  be able to say1 #8,for the hope of  
,israel ,i am bound with this chain'    
7,acts #bh3bj74 ,it makes his face to   
shine like the face of an angel1 and    
his lips to drop like the honey-comb    
7,cant #d3aa74    #b4 ,we learn also    
from hence1 the reason why some in days 

before us have  made light of the rage  
of the world2 but they have laughed at  
destruction when it cometh 7,job        
#e3ba1bb74 ,and have gone forth to meet 
the armed men2 and with ,job's          
war-horse1 #8mocketh at fear1 and is not
  affrighted1 neither turneth he back   
from the sword2 the quiver rattleth     
against him1 the glittering spear and   
the shield1 he said among the  trumpets1
 ,ha1 ha' 7,job #ci3bb1be74 ,it hath    
been their ,god's fearers  glory to     
suffer for ,christ2 as it is said of the
 saints of old1 #8they  departed from   
the presence of the counsel1 rejoicing  
that they were  counted worthy to suffer
 shame for his name' 7,acts #e3da74 ,as 
,paul also  saith1 #8most gladly ,i     
will1' mark1 #8most gladly1 rather glory
 in mine  infirmities1 that the power of
 ,christ may rest upon me' 7#b ,cor     
#ab3i1aj74 ,therefore ,i take pleasure  
in infirmities1 in reproaches1 in       
necessities1 in persecutions1 in        
distresses1 for ,christ's sake1 c4 ,let 

those that suffer for theft and murder  
hang down their heads like a  bulrush1  
and carry it like those that are going  
to hanging2 but let  those whose trials 
are for the ,word of ,god know1 by these
 very things  they are dignified4    #c4
 ,learn also in this to be confident1   
that thy sufferings have their  sound   
and a voice before ,god and men4 ,first1
 ,before ,god1 to provoke him  to       
vengeance1 #8when he maketh inquisition 
for blood' 7,psa #i3ab2 ,gen  #d3i-aa74 
,the blood of ,abel cried until it      
brought down wrath upon ,cain2  and so  
did the blood of ,christ and his        
apostles1 till it had laid  ,jerusalem  
upon heaps4 ,secondly1 ,thy blood will  
also have a voice before  men1 and that 
possibly for their good4 ,the faithful  
,christian1 in his  patient suffering1  
knows not what work he may do for ,god2 
who knows but  thy blood may be so      
remembered by thy children1 neighbours1 
and  enemies1 as to convince them thou  
wert for the truth8 ,yea1 who knows  but

 their thoughts of thy resolution for   
,christ1 in thy resisting unto  blood1  
may have so good an effect upon some1 as
 to persuade them to  close with his    
ways8 ,the three children in the fiery  
furnace made  ,nebuchadnezzar cry out   
there was no ,god like theirs6 ,indeed1 
this is  hard labour1 but be content1   
the dearer thou payest for it to win the
  souls of others1 the greater will be  
thy crown1 when the ,lord1 the          
righteous ,judge1 shall appear2 and in  
the meanwhile1 thy death shall be  as a 
sacrifice pleasing to ,god and his      
saints4    ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,be   
,,now ,,ready ,,to ,,be ,,offered4      
,,second4 ,the second thing that ,i     
would inquire into is this3 ,what it is 
to be #8ready to be offered up'8 ,or how
 we should understand this word         
#8ready'3 #8,i am now ready to be       
offered up4' ,which ,i think may be     
understood three manner of ways4        
,first4 ,with respect to that readiness 
that was continually in the heart  of   

those that hated him1 to destroy him    
with his doctrines2 ,second4 ,or  it may
 be understood with respect to the      
readiness of this blessed  apostle's    
mind1 his being ready and willing always
 to embrace the cross  for the word's   
sake2 or1 ,third4 ,we may very well     
understand it that he  had done his work
 for ,god in this world1 and therefore  
was ready to be  gone4    ,readiness of 
enemies to destroy the apostle and his  
doctrine4    ,first4 ,for the first of  
these3 ,the enemies of ,god and his     
truth1 they  never want will and malice 
to oppose the ,word of ,god2 they are   
also  always so far forth in readiness  
to murder and slaughter the saints1 as  
the prophet cries to ,jerusalem1        
#8,behold the princes of ,israel1 every 
one were in thee to their power to shed 
blood' 7,eze #bb3f71 that is1  they had 
will and malice always at hand to oppose
 the upright in heart4  ,and therefore  
our ,lord ,jesus saith1 #8they are they 
that kill the body'2  he doth not say   

they can do it as relating to their     
will1 and their  custom1 if let loose2  
and we may understand thereby that it is
 no more  to them to kill the people of 
,god1 than it is to butchers to kill    
sheep  and oxen4 ,for though it be      
indeed a truth that ,god's hand is      
always  safe upon the hilt of their     
sword1 yet by them we are killed all the
  day long1 and accounted as sheep for  
the slaughter 7,psa #dd3bb2 ,rom        
#h3cf74 ,that is1 in their desires      
always1 as well as by their deeds1  when
 they are let loose1 as ,paul's kinsman 
said to the captain1 #8,there  lie in   
wait for him of them more than forty    
men1 which have bound  themselves with a
 curse1#b that they will neither eat nor
 drink till  they have killed him2 and  
now are they ready1 looking for a       
promise  from thee' 7,acts              
#bc3ab1ac1ba74 ,and hence it is1 that by
 the ,word they  are called dragons1    
lions1 bears1 wolves1 leopards1 dogs1   
and the like2  all which are beasts of  

prey1 and delight to live by the death  
of  others4#c ,paul therefore seeing and
 knowing that this readiness was in  his
 enemies to pour out his bowels to the  
earth1 he cried out to  ,timothy1       
saying1 #8make thou full proof of thy   
ministry1 for' ,i am now  ready to be   
slain2 #8,i am now ready to be offered' 
7#b ,tim #d3e1f74 ,these  words thus    
understood may be useful many ways4     
#a4 ,to show us we live1 not because of 
any good nature or inclination  that is 
in our enemies towards us2 for they1 as 
to their wills1 are  ready to destroy   
us2 but they are in the hand of ,god1 in
 whose hand is  also our times 7,psa    
#ca3ae74 ,wherefore1 though by the will 
of our  enemies1 we are always delivered
 to death1 yet #8behold we live' 7#b    
,cor  #f3i74 ,therefore in this sense it
 may be said1 #8,where is the fury of   
the  oppressor8' ,it is not in his power
 to dispose of1 therefore here it may   
be said again1 he is not #8ready to     
destroy' 7,isa #ea3ac74 ,the cup that   

,god's people in all ages have drank of1
 even the cup of affliction and         
persecution1 it is not in the hand of   
the enemy1 but in the hand of  ,god2 and
 he1 not they1 poureth out of the same  
7,psa #ge3h74 ,so that  they1 with all  
their raging waves1 have banks and      
bounds set to them1  by which they are  
limited within their range1 as the bear 
is by his  chain4 #8,surely the wrath of
 men shall praise thee1 the remainder of
  wrath thou shalt restrain' 7,psa      
#gf3aj2 ,job #ch3aj1aa74    #b4 ,this   
should encourage us not to forsake the  
way of our ,lord ,jesus1  when          
threatened by our adversaries1 because  
they are in his chain3  indeed they are 
ready in their wills to destroy us2 but 
as to power and  liberty to do it1 that 
is not at all with them2 who would fear 
to go1  even by the very nose of a lion1
 if his chain would not suffer him to   
hurt us4#d ,it is too much below the    
spirit of a ,christian to fear a  man   
that shall die 7,isa #ea3ab1ac74 ,and   

they that have so done1 have  forgotten 
the ,lord their ,maker1 who preserveth  
the hairs of our head  7,luke #ab3g74   
,yea1 let me tell you he that so doth1  
he feareth to trust  the ,lord with his 
life1 estate1 and concernments1 and     
chooseth rather  to trust to himself1   
and that too out of ,god's way2 and     
though such  persons may lick themselves
 whole now1 while they are fallen and   
senseless1 they must count for these    
things again1 and then they shall  see  
that fear of men1 and to be ashamed of  
,christ1 will load them with  no light  
burden4 ,also1 it is an uncomely thing  
for any man in his  profession to be in 
and out with the times2 and to do this  
when winked  at by men1 that they would 
not do if they frowned4 ,do such fear   
,god8  nay1 they fear the fear of men1  
when they should sanctify the ,lord     
himself1 and let him be their dread1 and
 let him be their fear 7,isa  #h3ab1ac74
    #c4 ,let the readiness that is in   
the enemies of ,god to destroy1 provoke 

thee to make ready also1 as ,i said a   
little before2 go out to meet the  armed
 men2 #8,david ran to meet ,goliath'2   
rub up man1#e put on thy  harness1 #8put
 on the whole armour of ,god1 that thou 
mayest be ready1'  as well as thy       
adversaries1 as blessed ,paul was here1 
#8,i am now ready  to be offered1 and   
the time of my departure is at hand' 7#a
 ,sam  #ag3df-dh74 ,but because this    
will fall in fittest under the second   
head1  ,i shall1 therefore1 discourse of
 it there4    ,the readiness ,,in ,,mind
 of the blessed apostle to suffer4      
,second4 ,the second thing considered in
 the words is this1 that to be  ready   
might be understood with respect to the 
blessed apostle's mind1  that was       
graciously brought over into a          
willingness to embrace the  cross for   
the ,word's sake2 and thus in other     
places he himself expounds  it4 #8,i am 
ready1' saith he1 #8not to be bound     
only1 but also to die at  ,jerusalem for
 the name of the ,lord ,jesus' 7,acts   

#ba3ac74 ,that also  implies as much    
where he saith1 #8,neither count ,i my  
life dear unto  myself1 so that ,i might
 finish my course with joy1 and the     
ministry  which ,i have received of the 
,lord ,jesus1 to testify the gospel of  
the  grace of ,god' 7,acts #bj3bd74 ,as 
the enemies1 then1 were ready and       
willing in their hearts1 so he was ready
 and willing in his4 ,this man  was like
 to those mighty men of ,solomon1 that  
were ready prepared for  the war1 and   
waited on the king1 fit to be sent at   
any time upon the  most sharp and       
pinching service 7#b ,chron #ag3ab-ai74 
,a thing fitly  becoming all the saints1
 but chiefly those that minister in the 
word  and doctrine4 ,understand the     
words thus1 and they also teach us many 
things1 both for conviction and for     
edification4    #a4 ,here we see that a 
,christian's heart should be unclenched 
from this  world2 for he that is ready  
to be made a sacrifice for ,christ and  
his  blessed ,word1 he must be one that 

is not entangled with the affairs of    
this life3 how else can he please him   
who hath chosen him to be a  soldier8   
,thus was it with this blessed man2 he  
was brought to ,god's  foot with        
,abraham1 and crucified to this world   
with ,christ2 he had  passed a sentence 
of death upon all earthly pleasures and 
profits  beforehand1 that they might not
 deaden his spirit when he came to      
suffer for his profession 7#b ,tim #b3d2
 #b ,cor #a3h1i2 ,gal #b3bj1 #f3ad74    
#b4 ,this shows us the true effects of  
unfeigned faith and love1 for they  were
 the rise of this most blessed frame of 
heart2 read #b ,corinthians  #d3h-ac1   
and compare it with #b ,corinthians     
#ab3i1aj2 and men may talk  what they   
will of their faith and love to the     
,lord ,jesus1 and to his  holy gospel4  
,but if they throw up their open        
profession of his name for  fear of     
those that hate him1 it is evident their
 mouths go before their  hearts1 and    
that their words are bigger than their  

graces4 #8,if thou  faint in the day of 
adversity1 thy strength is small1' and  
so thy faith  and love 7,prov #bd3aj74  
,herein is love1 #8that a man lay down  
his life  for his friends' 7,john       
#ae3ac74    #c4 ,this shows us the true 
effects of a right sight and sense of   
the  sufferings that attend the gospel2 
that they shall become truly  profitable
 to those that shall bear them aright4  
,what made he ready  for8 it was for    
sufferings2 and why made he ready for   
them but because  he saw they wrought   
out for him a #8far more exceeding and  
eternal  weight of glory8' 7#b ,cor     
#d3ag74 ,this made ,moses also spurn at 
a crown  and a kingdom2 to look with a  
disdainful eye upon all the glory of    
,egypt4 ,he saw the reward that was laid
 up in heaven for those that  suffered  
for ,christ4 ,therefore1 #8he refused to
 be called the son of  ,pharaoh's       
daughter2 choosing rather to suffer     
affliction with the  people of ,god than
 to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a    

season2  esteeming the reproach of      
,christ greater riches than the         
treasures in  ,egypt3 for he had respect
 unto the recompense of reward4 ,by     
faith he  forsook ,egypt1 not fearing   
the wrath of the king1 for he endured1  
as  seeing him who is invisible' 7,heb  
#aa3ba-bg74 ,every one cannot thus look 
upon the afflictions and temptations    
that attend the gospel2 no1 not  every  
one that professeth it1 as appears by   
their shrinking and  shirking at the    
noise of the trumpet1 and alarum to war4
 ,they can be  content1 as cowards in a 
garrison1 to lie still under some       
smaller  pieces of service1 as hearing  
the ,word1 entering in1 to follow with  
loving in word and in tongue1 and the   
like2 but to #8go forth unto him        
without the camp1 bearing his reproach1'
 and to be in jeopardy every  hour for  
the truth of the glorious gospel1 that  
they dare not do 7,heb  #ac3ac2 #a ,cor 
#ae3cj74 ,nay1 instead of making ready  
with ,paul to engage  the dragon and his

 angels1 they study how to evade and    
shun the cross  of ,christ2 secretly    
rejoicing if they can but delude their  
conscience1  and make it still and      
quiet1 while they do yet unworthily     
7,rev #ab3g-i74    #d4 ,by this         
readiness we may discern who are        
unfeignedly willing to find  out that   
they may do the whole will of ,god2 even
 those that are already  made willing to
 suffer for his sake2 they are still    
inquiring1 #8,lord1  what wouldst thou  
have me to do8' not mattering nor       
regarding the cross  and distress that  
attends it4 #8,the ,holy ,ghost         
witnesseth' to me1 saith  ,paul1 that   
#8in every city1 saying that bonds and  
afflictions abide me2  but none of these
 things move me1 neither count ,i my    
life dear unto  myself1 so that ,i may  
finish my course with joy1' c4 7,acts   
#bj3bc1bd74  ,counting that to see and  
be doing of heavenly things1 will       
countervail  all the trouble and sorrow 
that attends them2 this therefore       

sharply  rebuketh those that can be glad
 to be ignorant of the knowledge of some
  truths1 especially of them that are   
persecuted2 still answering those  that 
charge them with walking irregularly1   
that they do but according  to their    
light4 ,whereas the hearts that be full 
of love to the name and  glory of       
,christ1 will in quiet return and come2 
yea1 and be glad1 if  they find the     
words of ,god1 and will eat them with   
savour and sweet  delight1 how bitter   
soever they are to the belly3 because of
 that  testimony they bind us up to     
maintain before peoples1 and nations1   
and  kings 7,rev #aj3aj1aa74 #8,i am now
 ready to be offered4'    ,paul ready to
 depart1 having done his work for ,god  
in this world4    ,third4 ,the third    
thing to be considered in the words is  
this1 ,that the  apostle1 by saying1    
#8,i am now ready1' doth signify that   
now he had done  that work that ,god had
 appointed him to do in the world4 #8,i 
am now  ready1' because ,i have done my 

work2 this is further manifest by the   
following words of the text2 #8,i am now
 ready to be offered1 and the  time of  
my departure is at hand'2 namely1 my    
time to depart this world4  ,the words  
also that follow are much to the        
purpose1 #8,i have fought a  good fight1
 ,i have finished my course1' c41 much  
like that of our ,lord  ,jesus4 #8,i    
have finished the work which thou gavest
 me to do' 7,john  #ag3d74 ,now then1   
put all these things together1 namely1  
that ,i am to be  offered a sacrifice1  
and for this my enemies are ready1 my   
heart is  also ready2 and because ,i    
have done my work1 ,i am therefore every
 way  ready4 ,this is a frame and       
condition that deserveth not only to    
stand  in the ,word of ,god for ,paul's 
everlasting praise1 but to be a         
provoking  argument to all that read or 
hear thereof1 to follow the same steps4 
,i  shall therefore1 to help it forward1
 according to grace received1 draw  one 
conclusion from the words1 and speak a  

few words to it4 ,the  conclusion is    
this3 ,that it is the duty and wisdom of
 those that fear  ,god so to manage     
their time and work that he hath        
allotted unto them1  that they may not  
have part of their work to do when they 
should be  departing the world4    ,,the
 ,,christian',s ,,duty ,,and ,,wisdom   
,,to ,,be ,,thus ,,ready4      ,this    
truth ,i might further urge from the    
very words of the text1 they  being     
written on purpose by ,paul to stir up  
,timothy and all the godly  to press    
hard after this very thing4 ,but to pass
 that1 and to mind you  of some other   
scriptures that press it hard as a duty1
 and then to  proceed to some few       
examples of the wise and most eminent   
saints4 ,which  when ,i have done ,i    
shall1 #a4 ,show you reason for it4 #b4 
,give you  encouragement to it4 #c4     
,press it with several motives4 #d4     
,make some use  and application of the  
whole1 and so conclude4    ,that this is
 the duty and wisdom of those that fear 

,god1 you may see by  ,christ's         
exhortation to watchfulness1 and to     
prepare for his second  coming2         
#8,therefore be ye also ready2 for in an
 hour as ye think not1  the ,son of man 
cometh' 7,matt #bd3dd74 ,these words1 as
 they are spoken to  stir up the godly  
to be ready to meet their ,lord at his  
coming1 so  because the godly must meet 
him as well in his judgments and        
providences here1 as at his personal    
appearing at the last day2  therefore   
they should be diligent to be fitting   
themselves to meet him  in all such     
dispensations4 #8,and because1' saith   
,god1 #8,i will do this  unto thee2     
prepare to meet thy ,god1 ,o ,israel'   
7,amos #d3ab74 ,now death is  one of the
 most certain of those dispensations2   
yea1 and such1 that it  leaveth to those
 no help at all1 or means to perform for
 ever1 that  which1 shouldst thou want  
it1 that is lacking to thy work4        
,wherefore  ,solomon also doth press us 
to this very work1 and that from this   

consideration1 #8whatsoever thy hand    
findeth to do1 do it with thy  might1   
for there is no work1 nor device1 nor   
knowledge1 nor wisdom1 in  the grave1   
whither thou goest' 7,eccl #i3aj74      
,baulk nothing of thy duty1  neither    
defer to do it2 for thou art in thy way 
to thy grave1 and there  thou canst not 
finish ought that by neglect thou       
leavest undone2  therefore be diligent  
while life lasts4#f    ,another         
scripture is that in ,peter's epistle to
 those that were  scattered abroad4     
#8,seeing1' saith he1 #8that ye look for
 such things1 be  diligent1 that ye may 
be found of him in peace1' c4 7#b ,peter
 #c3ad74 ,he  is there discoursing of   
the coming of ,christ to judgment1 as   
,christ  also was in the other2 and from
 the certainty and dread of that day he 
doth press them on to a continual       
diligence1 and is to be understood as   
that of ,paul to ,timothy1 a diligent   
watching in all things1 that as he      
saith again1 they may stand complete in 

all the will of ,god1 not  lacking this 
or that of that work which was given    
them to do of ,god and  this world 7#b  
,tim #d3e74 ,much might be said for the 
further proof of  this duty2 but to give
 you some examples of the godly men of  
old1  whereby it will appear1 that as it
 is our duty to do it so it is also  our
 wisdom4 ,and hence1    ,it is said of  
,enoch1 that he #8walked with ,god'     
7,gen #e3bb71 and of ,noah1  that he was
 faithful in his generation1 and also   
#8walked with ,god' 7,gen  #f3i74 ,that 
is1 they kept touch#g with him1 still   
keeping up to the  work and duty that   
every day required2 not doing their duty
 by fits and  by starts1 but in a       
fervent spirit they served the ,lord4   
,so again it is  said of ,abraham1 that 
his work was to walk before ,god in a   
way of faith  and self-denial1 which he 
with diligence performed4 ,and therefore
 the  ,holy ,ghost saith1 he #8died in a
 good old age' 7,gen #be3h72 thereby    
insinuating that he made both ends      

meet#h together1 the end of his  work   
with the end of his days1 and so came to
 his grave1 #8in a full  age1 as a shock
 of corn cometh in in his season' 7,job 
#e3bf74 ,jacob  also1 when he blessed   
his sons1 as he lay upon his death-bed  
before  them1 doth sweetly comfort      
himself with this1 after all his toil   
and  travel1 saying1 #8,i have waited   
for thy salvation1 ,o ,lord1'#i as if he
  had said1 ,lord1 ,i have faithfully   
walked before thee in the days of my    
pilgrimage1 through the help and power  
of thy grace2 and now having  nothing to
 do but to die1 ,i lie waiting for thy  
coming to gather me up  to thyself and  
my father3 so1 when he #8had made an end
 of commanding  his sons1' now his      
bottom was wound1#aj #8he gathered up   
his feet into  the bed1 and yielded up  
the ghost1 and was gathered unto his    
people'  7,gen #di3ah-cc74 ,caleb and   
,joshua are said to be men of excellent 
spirit1 because they were faithful in   
this their work 7,num #ad3bd74  ,david  

was eminent this way1 and had done his  
work before his death-day  came3        
#8,after he had served his own          
generation by the will of ,god1' then   
he #8fell on sleep' 7,acts #ac3cf74     
,which in the ,old ,testament is        
signified by three passages1 #a4 ,by his
 losing his heat before his  death1     
thereby showing his work for ,god was   
done1 he now only waited to  die4 #b4   
,by that passage1 #8these are the last  
words of ,david1' even the  wind up of  
all the doctrines of that sweet psalmist
 of ,israel 7#b ,sam  #bc3a1b74 #c4     
,that in the ,psalms is very            
significant1 #8,the prayers of  ,david  
the son of ,jesse are ended' 7,psa      
#gb3bj74 ,in the whole1 they all  do    
doubtless speak forth this in the main1 
that ,david made great  conscience of   
walking with ,god1 by labouring to drive
 his work before  him1 that his work and
 life might meet together3 for that     
indeed is a  good man's wisdom4 ,job had
 great conscience also as to this very  

thing1  as witness both ,god's testimony
 and his own conscience for him 7,job   
#a3h1 #ca74 ,elijah had brought his work
 to that issue that he had but to       
anoint ,hazael to be king of ,assyria1  
,jehu to be king of ,israel1 and        
,elisha prophet in his room1 and then to
 be caught up into heaven 7#a  ,kings   
#ai3ae1af74 ,what shall ,i say8 ,i might
 come to ,hezekiah1  ,jehoshaphat1      
,josias2 with old ,simeon also1 whose   
days were lengthened  chiefly1 not      
because he was behind with ,god and his 
conscience as to  his work for ,god in  
the world1 but to see with his eyes now 
at last the  ,lord's ,christ3 a sweet   
forefitting for death6 ,zacharias1 with 
,elizabeth  his wife1 that good old     
couple also1 how tender and doubtful    
were they  in this matter1 to walk #8in 
all the commandments and ordinances of  
the  ,lord1' in a blessed blameless way6
 7,luke #a3f1 #b3be74 ,their son also is
  not to be left out1 who rather than he
 would be put out of his way1 and       

hindered from fulfilling his course1    
would venture the loss of the love  of a
 king1 and the loss of his head for a   
word 7,mark #f3ag1ah74 ,all  these1 with
 many more1 are as so many mighty       
arguments for the praise  of that ,i    
asserted before1 to wit1 that it is the 
duty and wisdom of  those that fear     
,god1 so to manage their time and work1 
that he hath  here allotted unto them1  
that they may not have part of their    
work to  do when they should be         
departing this world4 ,i might urge also
 many  reasons to enforce this truth    
upon you1 as1    ,reasons to enforce    
this duty4    ,first4 ,otherwise1 the   
great and chief design of ,god in       
sending us into  the world1 especially  
in converting us and possessing our     
souls with  gifts and graces1 and many  
other benefits1 that we might here be to
 the  glory of his grace1 is as much as 
in us lies1 frustrate and  disappointed4
 #8,this people have ,i formed for      
myself1' saith he1 #8they  shall show   

forth my praise' 7,isa #dc3ba73 and so  
again1 #8ye have not  chosen me1 but ,i 
have chosen you1 and ordained you that  
ye should go  and bring forth fruit1 and
 that your fruit should remain' 7,john  
#ae3af74  ,god never intended1 when he  
covered thy nakedness with the          
righteousness of his dear ,son1 and     
delivered thee from the condemning      
power of sin and the law1 that thou     
shouldst still live as do those who     
know not ,god4 #8,this ,i say           
therefore1' saith ,paul1 #8and testify  
in the  ,lord2 that ye henceforth walk  
not as other ,gentiles1 in the vanity of
  their mind' 7,eph #d3ag74 ,what1 a    
,christian1 and live as does the world8 
7,john #ag3af74 ,a ,christian1 and spend
 thy time1 thy strength1 and parts1  for
 things that perish in the using8       
,remember1 man1 if the grace of ,god    
hath taken hold of thy soul1 thou art a 
man of another world1 and  indeed a     
subject of another and more noble       
kingdom1 the kingdom of ,god1  which is 

the kingdom of the gospel1 of grace1 of 
faith and  righteousness1 and the       
kingdom of heaven hereafter 7,rom       
#ad3af-ah74 ,in  these things thou      
shouldst exercise thyself2 not making   
heavenly things  which ,god hath        
bestowed upon thee to stoop to things   
that are of the  world1 but rather here 
beat down thy body1 mortify thy members2
 hoist  up thy mind to the things that  
are above1 and practically hold forth   
before all the world that blessed word  
of life 7#a ,cor #i3bf1bg74 ,this1 ,i   
say1 is ,god's design2 this is the      
tendency1 the natural tendency of  every
 grace of ,god bestowed upon thee3 and  
herein is our ,father  glorified1 that  
we bring forth much fruit 7,col #c3a-d2 
,john #ae3h74    ,second4 ,a second     
reason why ,christians should so manage 
their time and  the work that ,god hath 
appointed them to do for his name in    
this world1  that they may not have part
 thereof to do when they should be      
departing  this world1 it is because1 if

 they do not1 dying will be a hard work 
with them especially if ,god awakeneth  
them about their neglect of their  duty 
7#a ,cor #aa3cj-cb74 ,the way of ,god   
with his people is to visit their  sins 
in this life2 and the worst time for    
thee to be visited for them1  is when   
thy life is smitten down1 as it were to 
the dust of death1 even  when all       
natural infirmities break in like a     
flood upon thee1 sickness1  fainting1   
pains1 wearisomeness1 and the like2 now 
,i say1 to be charged  also with the    
neglect of duty1 when in no capacity to 
do it2 yea1  perhaps so feeble1 as      
scarce able to abide to hear thy dearest
 friend  in this life speak to thee2    
will not this make dying hard4 ,yea1    
when  thou shalt seem both in thine own 
eyes1 as also in the eyes of others1  to
 fall short of the kingdom of heaven for
 this and the other  transgression1 will
 not this make dying hard8 7,heb        
#d3a1b74 ,david found  it hard1 when he 
cried1 #8,o spare me' a little1 #8that  

,i may recover  strength before ,i go   
hence1 and be no more' 7,psa #ci3ac74   
,david at this  time was chastened for  
some iniquity2 yea1 brought for his     
folly to the  doors of the shadow of    
death4 ,but here he could not enter     
without great  distress of mind2        
wherefore he cries out for respite and  
time to do the  will of ,god1 and the   
work allotted to him4 ,so again1 #8,the 
sorrows of  death compassed me1 and the 
pains of hell gat hold upon me2 ,i found
  trouble and sorrow3 then called ,i    
upon the name of the ,lord4' ,ay1 this  
will make thee cry1 though thou be as   
good as ,david6 ,wherefore learn by  his
 sorrow1 as he himself also learned1 at 
last1 to serve his own  generation by   
the will of ,god1 before he fell asleep4
 ,god can tell how  to pardon thy sins1 
and yet make them such a bitter thing1  
and so heavy  a burden to thee1 that    
thou wouldst not1 if thou wast but once 
distressed with it1 come there again for
 all this world1 ,ah6 it is easy  with  

him to have this pardon in his bosom1   
when yet he is breaking all  thy bones1 
and pouring out thy gall upon the       
ground2 yea1 to show  himself then unto 
thee in so dreadful a majesty1 that     
heaven and earth  shall seem to thee to 
tremble at his presence6 ,let then the  
thoughts of  this prevail with thee1 as 
a reason of great weight to provoke thee
 to  study to manage thy time and work  
in wisdom while thou art well4#aa       
,third4 ,another reason1 why those that 
fear ,god should so manage their  time  
and work for ,god in this world1 that   
they may not have part to do  when they 
should be departing this life1 it is1   
because loitering in  thy work doth1 as 
much as in it lieth1 defer and hold back
 the second  coming of our ,lord and    
,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,one thing1    
amongst many1  that letteth#ab the      
appearing of ,christ in the clouds of   
heaven1 is1  that his body1 with the    
several members thereof1 are not yet    
complete  and full2 they are not all yet

 come to the knowledge of the ,son of   
,god1  #8to the measure of the stature  
of the fulness of ,christ' 7,eph        
#d3h-ac72  that is1 to the complete     
making up of his body2 for as ,peter    
saith1  #8,the ,lord is not slack       
concerning his promise1 as some men     
count  slackness1 but is long-suffering 
to us-ward1 not willing that any  should
 perish1 but that all should come to    
repentance' 7#b ,peter #c3i74  ,and so  
also to the complete performance of all 
their duty and work they  have for ,god 
in this world4 ,and ,i say1 the faster  
the work of  conversion1 repentance1    
faith1 self-denial1 and the rest of the 
,christian duties1 are performed by the 
saints in their day1 the more  they make
 way for the coming of the ,lord from   
heaven4 ,wherefore ,peter  saith again1 
#8,seeing then that' we look for such   
things1 #8what manner  of persons ought 
we to be in all holy conversation and   
godliness1  looking for1 and hasting    
unto1' or1 as it is in the margin1      

#8hasting  the coming of the day of     
,god1 wherein the heavens being on fire 
shall  be dissolved1 and the elements   
shall melt with fervent heat' 7#b ,peter
  #c3aa1ab74 ,when the bride hath made  
herself ready1 #8the marriage of the    
,lamb is come' 7,rev #ai3g74 ,that is1  
the ,lord will then wait upon the  world
 no longer1 when his saints are fit to  
receive him4 ,as he said to  ,lot when  
he came to burn down ,sodom1 #8,haste   
thee' to ,zoar1 #8for ,i  cannot do     
anything till thou be come thither'     
7,gen #ai3bj-bb74 ,so  concerning the   
great day of judgment to the world1     
which shall be also  the day of         
blessedness and rest to the people of   
,god1 it cannot come  until the ,lamb's 
wife hath made herself ready2 until all 
the saints  that belong to glory are    
ready4 ,and before ,i go further1 what  
might ,i  yet say to fasten this reason 
upon the truly gracious soul8 ,what6    
wilt  thou yet loiter in the work of thy
 day8 wilt thou still be unwilling to   

hasten righteousness8 dost thou not know
 that thou by so doing  deferrest the   
coming of thy dearest ,lord8 ,besides1  
that is the day of  his glory1 the day  
when he shall come in the glory of his  
,father and of  the holy angels2 and    
wilt not thou by thy diligence help it  
forwards8  ,must also the general       
assembly and church of the first-born   
wait upon  thee for their full portions 
of glory8 ,wilt thou by thus doing      
endeavour to keep them wrapt up still in
 the dust of the earth1 there  to dwell 
with the worm and corruption8 ,the ,lord
 awaken thee1 that thou  mayst see thy  
loitering doth do this1 and doth also   
hinder thy own soul  of the inheritance 
prepared for thee4#ac    #d4 ,another   
reason why saints should press hard     
after a complete  performing their work 
that ,god hath allotted unto them is1   
because1 so  far forth as they fall     
short1 in that they impair their own    
glory4 ,for  as the ,lord hath commanded
 his people to work for him in this     

world1 so  also he of grace hath        
promised to reward whatever they        
,christianly do4  ,for whatsoever good  
thing any man doth1 the same shall he   
receive of  the ,lord1 whether he be    
bound or free4 ,yea1 he counts it       
unrighteousness to forget their work of 
faith and labour of love1 but a         
righteous thing to recompense them for  
it in the day of our ,lord ,jesus  7,heb
 #f3aj2 #b ,thess #a3f1g74 ,this1 well  
considered1 is of great force to        
prevail with those that are covetous of 
glory1 such as ,moses and ,paul1  with  
the rest of that spirit4 ,as the apostle
 saith also to the saints  at ,corinth1 
#8,be stedfast1 unmoveable1 always      
abounding in the work of  the ,lord1    
forasmuch as ye know that your labour is
 not in vain in the  ,lord' 7#a ,cor    
#ae3ej74    ,having thus given you the  
reasons why ,god's people should be     
diligent  in that work that ,god hath   
allotted for them to be doing for him in
  this world1 ,i shall1 in the next     

place1 give you some directions1 as     
helps to further you in this work4 ,and 
they are such as tend to take  away     
those hindrances that come upon thee1   
either by discouragement1 or  by reason 
of hardness and benumbedness of spirit2 
for great hindrances  overtake ,god's   
people from both these impediments4     
,directions1 as helps to further in this
 work4    ,first4 ,if thou wouldst be   
faithful to do that work that ,god hath 
allotted thee to do in this world for   
his name1 labour to live much in  the   
favour and sense of thy freedom and     
liberty by ,jesus ,christ2 that  is1    
keep this1 if possible1 ever before     
thee1 that thou art a redeemed  one1    
taken out of this world1 and from under 
the curse of the law1 out  of the power 
of the devil1 c41 and placed in a       
kingdom of grace1 and  forgiveness of   
sins for ,christ's sake4 ,this is of    
absolute use in this  matter2 yea1 so   
absolute1 that it is impossible for any 
,christian to do  his word ,christianly 

without some enjoyment of it4 ,for this1
 in the #ast  of ,luke1 is made the very
 ground of all good works1 both as to   
their  nature and our continuance in    
them2 and is also reckoned there an     
essential part of that covenant that    
,god made with our fathers2 even  #8that
 he would grant unto us that we1 being  
delivered out of the hands  of our      
enemies1 might serve him without fear1  
in holiness and  righteousness1 before  
him all the days of our life' 7,luke    
#a3gd1ge74 ,and  indeed1 take this away1
 and what ground can there be laid for  
any man  to persevere in good works8    
,none at all4 ,for take away grace and  
remission of sins for ,christ's sake1   
and you leave men nothing to help  them 
but the terrors of the law and judgment 
of ,god1 which1 at best1  can beget but 
a servile and slavish spirit in that man
 in whom it  dwells2 which spirit is so 
far off from being an help to us in our 
pursuit of good works1 that it makes us 
we cannot endure that which is          

commanded1 but1 ,israel-like1 it flieth 
from ,god even as from the face  of a   
serpent 7,heb #ab3bj2 ,exo #ai74 ,as    
,solomon saith1 #8,a servant will not   
be corrected by words1 for1 though he   
understand1 he will not answer'  7,prov 
#bi3ai74 ,get thou then thy soul        
possessed with the spirit of the  ,son1 
and believe thou art set perfectly free 
by him from whatsoever  thou by sin hast
 deserved at the hand of revenging      
justice4 ,this  doctrine unlooseth thy  
bands1 takes off thy yoke1 and lets thee
 go  upright4 ,this doctrine puts       
spiritual and heavenly inclinations into
  thy soul2 and the faith of this truth 
doth show thee that ,god hath so        
surprised thee1 and gone beyond thee1   
with his blessed and everlasting  love1 
that thou canst not but reckon thyself  
his debtor for ever4  #8,therefore1     
brethren1 we are debtors1 not to the    
flesh1 to live after  the flesh' 7,rom  
#h3ab74 ,that argument of ,paul to      
,philemon is here true  in the highest  

degree1 thou owest to ,god for his grace
 to thee1 #8even  thine own self        
besides' 7,phile #ai74 ,this ,paul      
further testifies1 both  in the #fth and
 #gth of the ,romans4 ,in the one he    
saith1 we are #8free  from sin'2 in the 
other he saith1 we are #8dead to the    
law1' that our  fruit might be unto     
holiness3 that we might #8bring forth   
fruit unto  ,god' 7,rom #f3bb1 #g3d74   
,for1 as ,i said1 if either thy ungodly 
lusts1 or  the power and force of the   
law1 have dominion over thy spirit1 thou
 art  not in a condition now to be      
performing thy work to ,god in this     
world4  ,i have heretofore marvelled at 
the quarrelsome spirit that possessed   
the people that ,malachi speaketh of1   
how they found fault with1 in a  manner1
 all things that were commanded them to 
do2 but ,i have since  observed their   
ungodly disposition was grounded upon   
this1 their  doubting of the love of    
,god1 #8,yet ye say1 ,wherein hast thou 
loved us8'  7,mal #a3b74 ,and1 indeed1  

if people once say to ,god1 by way of   
doubt1  #8,wherein hast thou loved us8' 
no marvel though that people be like    
those in ,malachi's time1 a             
discontented1 a murmuring1 backward     
people  about everything that is good4  
,read that whole book of ,malachi4      
,second4 ,if thou wouldst be faithful to
 do that work that ,god hath  allotted  
thee to do in this world for his name1  
then labour to see a  beauty and glory  
in holiness1 and in every good work3    
this tends much  to the engaging of thy 
heart4 #8,o worship the ,lord in the    
beauty of  holiness2 fear before him1   
all the earth' 7,psa #if3i74 ,and for   
thy help  in this1 think much on this in
 general1 that #8,thus saith the ,lord' 
is  the wind-up of every command2 for1  
indeed1 much of the glory and beauty  of
 duties doth lie in the glory and       
excellency of the person that doth      
command them2 and hence it is that #8,be
 it enacted by the ,king's most         
excellent ,majesty' is in the head of   

every law1 because that law should      
therefore be reverenced by1 and be made 
glorious and beautiful to all4  ,and we 
see1 upon this very account1 what power 
and place the precepts  of kings do take
 in the hearts of their subjects1 every 
one loving and  reverencing the statute1
 because there is the name of their     
king4 ,will  you rebel against the king8
 is a word that shakes the world4#ad    
,well1  then1 turn these things about   
for an argument to the matter in hand1  
and let the name of ,god1 seeing he is  
wiser and better1 and of more  glory and
 beauty than kings1 beget in thy heart a
 beauty in all things  that are         
commanded thee of ,god4 ,and1 indeed1 if
 thou do not in this act  thus1 thou    
wilt stumble at some of thy duty and    
work thou hast to do2  for some of the  
commands of ,god are1 in themselves1 so 
mean and low1  that take away the name  
of ,god from them1 and thou wilt do as  
,naaman  the ,syrian1 despise1 instead  
of obeying4 ,what is there in the       

,lord's  supper1 in baptism1 yea1 in    
preaching the ,word1 and prayer1 were   
they  not the appointments of ,god8 ,his
 name being entailed to them1 makes     
them every one glorious and beautiful4  
,wherefore1 no marvel if he that  looks 
upon them without their title-page goeth
 away in a rage1 like  ,naaman1         
preferring others before them4 ,what is 
,jordan8 #8,are not ,abana  and         
,pharpar1 rivers of ,damascus1 better   
than all the waters of ,israel2  may ,i 
not wash in them and be clean8' saith he
 7#b ,kings #e3aj-ab74 ,this  was       
because he remembered not that the name 
of ,god was in the command4  ,israel's  
trumpets of ram's horns 7,josh #f3b-d71 
and ,isaiah's walking  naked 7,isa      
#bj3c71 and ,ezekiel's wars against a   
tile 7,eze #d3a-d71 would1  doubtless1  
have been ignoble acts1 but that the    
name of ,god was that  which gave them  
reverence1 power1 glory1 and beauty4    
,set therefore the  name of ,god1 and   
#8,thus saith the ,lord1' against all   

reasonings1  defamings1 and reproaches1 
that either by the world1 or thy own    
heart1  thou findest to arise against   
thy duty1 and let his name and authority
  alone be a sufficient argument with   
thee1 #8to behold the beauty' that  he  
hath put upon all his ways1 #8and to    
inquire in his temple' 7,psa  #bg3d74   
,third4 ,wouldst thou be faithful to do 
that work that ,god hath appointed  thee
 to do in this world for his name8 then 
make much of a trembling  heart and     
conscience2 for though the ,word be the 
line and rule whereby  we must order and
 govern all our actions1 yet a trembling
 heart and  tender conscience is of     
absolute necessity for our so doing4 ,a 
hard  heart can do nothing with the word
 of ,jesus ,christ4 #8,hear the word of 
the ,lord1 ye that tremble at his word' 
7,isa #ff3e74 #8,serve the ,lord with   
fear1 and rejoice with trembling' 7,psa 
#b3aa74 ,i spake before against a       
servile and slavish frame of spirit1    
therefore you must not understand  me   

here as if ,i meant now to cherish such 
a one2 no1 it is a heart that  trembleth
 for1 or at the grace of ,god2 and a    
conscience made tender by  the          
sprinkling of the blood of ,christ4     
,such a conscience as is awakened  both 
by wrath and grace1 by the terror and   
the mercy of ,god2 for it  stands with  
the spirit of a son to fear before his  
father2 yea1 to fear  chastings1 though 
not to fear damnation4 ,let1 therefore1 
destruction  from ,god be a terror to   
thy heart1 though not that destruction  
that  attends them that perish by sin   
for ever 7,job #ca3bc74 ,though this ,i 
might add further2 it may do thee no    
harm1 but good1 to cast an eye  over thy
 shoulder at those that now lie roaring 
under the vengeance of  eternal fire2 it
 may put thee in mind of what thou wast 
once1 and of  what thou must yet        
assuredly be1 if grace by ,christ       
preventeth not 7,isa  #ff3bd74 ,keep1   
then1 thy conscience awake with wrath   
and grace1 with  heaven and hell2 but   

let grace and heaven bear sway4 ,paul   
made much of  a tender conscience1 else 
he had never done as he did1 nor        
suffered  what we read of4 #8,and       
herein1' saith he1 #8do ,i exercise     
myself1 to have  always a conscience    
void of offence toward ,god and toward  
men' 7,acts  #bd3af74 ,but this could   
not a stony1 benumbed1 bribed1 deluded1 
or a  muzzled conscience do4 ,paul was  
like the nightingale with his breast    
against the thorn4#ae ,that his heart   
might still keep waking1 he would       
accustom himself to the meditation of   
those things that should beget  both    
love and fear2 and would always be very 
chary1 lest he offended  his conscience4
 #8,herein do ,i exercise myself1' c4   
,be diligent1 then1  in this matter1 if 
thou wouldst be faithful with ,god4 ,a  
tender  conscience1 to some people1 is  
like ,solomon's brawling woman1 a       
burthen  to those that have it 7,prov   
#be3bd74 ,but let it be to thee like    
those  that invited ,david to go up to  

the house of the ,lord 7,psa #abb3a74   
,hear  it1 and cherish it with pleasure 
and delight4    ,fourth4 ,if thou       
wouldst be faithful to do that work that
 ,god hath  appointed thee to do in this
 world for his name2 then let religion  
be  the only business to take up thy    
thoughts and time4 #8,whatsoever thy    
hand findeth to do1 do it with thy      
might' 7,eccl #i3aj74 ,with all thy     
heart1 with all thy mind1 and with all  
thy strength4 ,religion1 to most  men1  
is but a by-business1 with which they   
use to fill up spare hours2  or as a    
stalking-horse1 which is used to catch  
the game4#af ,how few  are there in the 
world that have their conversation      
#8only as becometh  the gospel'6 7,phil 
#a3bg74 ,a heart sound in ,god's        
statutes1 a heart  united to the fear of
 ,god1 a heart moulded and fashioned by 
the ,word of  ,god1 is a rare thing2    
rare1 because it is hard to be found1   
and rare  because it is indeed the fruit
 of an excellent spirit1 and a token of 

one saved by the ,lord 7,psa #aai3hj1   
#hf3aa74 ,but this indifferency in      
religion1 this fashioning ourselves in  
our language1 gesture1  behaviour1 and  
carriage1 to the fancies and fopperies  
of this world1 as  it is in itself much 
unbecoming a people that should bear the
 name of  their ,god in their foreheads1
 so it cannot be but a very great and   
sore  obstruction to thy faithful       
walking with ,god in this world 7,rom   
#f3ag74  ,gird up1 then1 thy loins like 
a man1#ag let ,god and his ,christ1 and 
his ,word1 and his people1 and cause1 be
 the chief in thy soul2 and as          
heretofore thou hast afforded this world
 the most of thy time1 and  travel1 and 
study1 so now convert all these to the  
use of religion4 #8,as  ye have yielded 
your members servants to uncleanness1   
and to iniquity  unto iniquity2 even so 
now yield your members servants to      
righteousness  unto holiness' 7,rom     
#f3ai74 ,holy things must be in every   
heart where  this is faithfully put in  

practice4    #a4 ,daily bring thy heart 
and the ,word of ,god together1 that thy
 heart  may be levelled by it1 and also 
filled with it4 ,the want of performing 
this sincerely1 is a great cause of that
 unfaithfulness that is in us  to ,god4 
,bring1 then1 thy heart to the ,word    
daily1 to try how thou  believest the   
,word today1 to try how it agrees with  
the ,word today4  ,this is the way to   
make clean work daily1 to keep thy soul 
warm and  living daily4 #8,wherewithal  
shall a young man cleanse his way8'     
saith  ,david4 #8,by taking heed thereto
 according to thy ,word' 7,psa #aai3i74 
,so  again1 #8,concerning the works of  
men1 by the word of thy lips1 ,i have   
kept me from the paths of the destroyer'
 7,psa #ag3d74 ,and again1 #8,thy  ,word
 have ,i hid in mine heart1 that ,i     
might not sin against thee' 7,psa       
#aai3aa74 ,he that delighteth #8in the  
law of the ,lord1 and in his law  doth  
meditate day and night1 he shall be like
 a tree planted by the  rivers of water1

 that bringeth forth his fruit in his   
season2 his leaf  also shall not wither1
 and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper' 
7,psa  #a3b1c74    #b4 ,a continual     
remembrance that to every day thou hast 
thy work  allotted thee2 and that       
sufficient for that day are the evils   
that  attend thee 7,matt #f3cd74 ,this  
remembrance set ,paul upon his watch    
daily2 made him die to himself and this 
world daily1 and provoked him  also     
daily to wind up the spirit of his mind2
 transforming himself by  the power of  
the ,word1 from that proneness that was 
in his flesh to  carnal things 7#a ,cor 
#ae3cj-cc74 ,this will make thee keep   
the knife at  thy throat in all places1 
and business1 and company 7,prov #bc3b74
    #c4 ,let thy heart be more affected 
with what concerns the honour of ,god1  
and the profit and glory of the gospel1 
than with what are thy  concernments as 
a man1 with all earthly advantages4     
,this will make thee  refuse things that
 are lawful1 if they appear to be       

inexpedient4 ,yea1  this will make thee1
 like the apostles of old1 prefer       
another man's  peace and edification    
before thine own profit1 and to take    
more  pleasure in the increase of the   
power of godliness in any1 than in the  
increase of thy corn and wine4    #d4   
,reckon with thy own heart every day1   
before thou lie down to sleep1  and cast
 up both what thou hast received from   
,god1 done for him1 and  where thou hast
 also been wanting4 ,this will beget    
praise and humility1  and put thee upon 
redeeming the day that is past2 whereby 
thou wilt be  able1 through the         
continual supplies of grace1 in some    
good measure to  drive thy work before  
thee1 and to shorten it as thy life doth
 shorten2  and mayst comfortably live in
 the hope of bringing both ends sweetly 
together4 ,but to pass this4    ,fifth4 
,if thou wouldst be faithful to do that 
work that ,god hath  appointed thee to  
do in this world for his name1 then     
beware thou do  not stop and stick when 

hard work comes before thee4 ,it is with
  ,christians as it is with other       
scholars1 they sometimes meet with hard 
lessons2 but these thou must also learn1
 or thou canst not do thy work4  ,the   
,word and ,spirit of ,god come sometimes
 like chain-shot to us1 as if  it would 
cut down all2 as when ,abraham was to   
offer up ,isaac1 and the  ,levites to   
slay their brethren 7,gen #bb2 ,exo     
#cb3bf-bh74 ,paul also must  go from    
place to place to preach1 though he knew
 beforehand he was to  be afflicted     
there 7,acts #bj3bc74 ,god may sometimes
 say to thee1 as he  said to his servant
 ,moses1 #8,take the serpent by the     
tail'2 or1 as the  ,lord ,jesus said to 
,peter1 ,walk upon the sea 7,exo        
#d3c1d74 ,these are hard  things1 but   
have not been rejected when ,god hath   
called to do them4 ,o  how willingly    
would our flesh and blood escape the    
cross of ,christ6 ,the  comforts of the 
gospel1 the sweetness of the promise1   
how pleasing is  it to us6 ,like        

,ephraim here1 we love to tread out the 
corn 7,hosea  #aj3aa71 and to hear those
 pleasant songs and music that gospel   
sermons  make1 where only grace is      
preached1 and nothing of our duty as to 
works  of self-denial2 but as for such1 
,god will tread upon their fair neck1   
and yoke them with ,christ's yoke2 for  
there they have a work to do1  even a   
work of self-denial4#ah    ,now this    
work sometimes lieth in acts that seem  
to be desperate1 as  when a man must    
both leave and hate his life1 and all he
 hath for  ,christ1 or else he cannot   
serve him nor be counted his disciple   
7,luke  #ad3bf-cc74 ,thus it seemed with
 ,christ himself when he went his fatal 
journey up to ,jerusalem2 he went       
thither1 as he knew1 to die1 and        
therefore trod every step as it were in 
his own bowels2#ai but yet1 no  doubt1  
with great temptation to shun and avoid 
that voyage2 and  therefore it is said1 
#8,he set his face steadfastly to go    
up1' scorning  to be invited to the     

contrary1 and to prevent the noise of   
his weak  disciples1 ,master1 save      
thyself 7,luke #i3ea74 ,it is said he   
ascended  before them1 insomuch that    
they were amazed to see his resolution1 
while they themselves were afraid of    
that dreadful effect that might  follow 
7,mark #aj3cb-cd74 ,also when he came   
there1 and was to be  apprehended1 he   
went to the garden that ,judas knew1 his
 old accustomed  place2 so when they    
asked him the killing question1 he      
answered1 #8,i am  he' 7,john #ah3a-e74 
,sometimes in acts that seem to be      
foolish1 as when men deny themselves  of
 those comforts1 and pleasures1 and     
friendships1 and honours1 of the  world 
that formerly they used to have1 and    
choose rather to associate  themselves  
with the very abjects of this           
world#bj--;,i mean1 such as  carnal men 
count so--counting their ways and       
manners of life1 though  attended with a
 thousand calamities1 more profitable1  
and pleasing1 and  delightful1 than all 

former glory4 ,thus ,elisha left his    
father's house1  though to pour water   
upon the hands of ,elijah 7#b ,kings    
#c3aa74 ,and thus  the disciples left   
their fathers' ships and nets1 to live a
 beggarly  life with ,jesus ,christ2 as 
,paul did leave the feet of ,gamaliel   
for the  whip1 and the stocks1 and the  
deaths that attended the blessed gospel4
  ,one would have thought that had been 
a simple way of ,peter to leave all  for
 ,christ1 before he knew what ,christ   
would give him1 as that #aith of        
,matthew seems to import2 but ,christ   
will have it so 7v #bg74 ,he that  will 
save his life must lose it2 and he that 
will lose his life in this  world for   
,christ1 shall keep it to life eternal  
7,john #ab3be74 ,i might  add many      
things of this nature1 to show you what 
hard chapters  sometimes ,god sets his  
best people2 but thy work is1 if thou   
wouldst be  faithful1 not to stop nor   
stick at anything 7,matt #aj3cg74 ,some1
 when  they come at the cross1 they will

 either there make a stop and go no     
further1 or else1 if they can1 they will
 step over it2 if not1 they  will go    
round about3 do not thou do this1 but   
take it up and kiss it1  and bear it    
after ,jesus4#ba #8,god forbid1' saith  
,paul1 #8that ,i should  glory1 save in 
the cross of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  
by whom the world is  crucified unto me1
 and ,i unto the world' 7,gal #f3ad74   
,now1 for thy better performing this    
piece of service for our ,lord and      
,saviour ,jesus ,christ3 ,o it is hard  
work to pocket up the reproaches of  all
 the foolish people1 as if we had found 
great spoil2 and to suffer  all their   
revilings1 lies1 and slanders1 without  
cursing them1 as  ,elisha did the       
children2 to answer them with prayers   
and blessings for  their cursings4 ,it  
is far more easy to give them taunt for 
taunt1 and  reviling for reviling2 to   
give them blow for blow2 yea1 to call   
for  fire from heaven against them4 ,but
 to #8bless them that curse you1 and  to

 pray for them that despitefully use    
you1 and persecute you'--even of        
malice1 of old grudge1 and on purpose to
 vex and afflict our mind1 and  to make 
us break out into a rage--this is work  
above us2 now our  patience should look 
up to unseen things2 now remember       
,christ's  carriage to them that spilt  
his blood2 or all is in danger of       
bursting1  and thou of miscarrying in   
these things4 ,i might here also dilate 
upon  ,job's case1 and the lesson ,god  
set him1 when1 at one stroke1 he did    
beat down all 7,job #a3ae71 only spared 
his life1 but made that also so  bitter 
to him that his soul chose strangling   
rather than it 7,job #g3ae74  ,o when   
every providence of ,god unto thee is   
like the messengers of ,job1  and the   
last to bring more heavy tidings than   
all that went before him  7,job #a72    
when life1 estate1 wife1 children1 body1
 and soul1 and all at  once1 seem to be 
struck at by heaven and earth2 here are 
hard lessons2  now to behave myself even

 as a weaned child1 now to say1 #8,the  
,lord  gave1 and the ,lord hath taken   
away1 and blessed be the name of the    
,lord' 7,job #a3ba74 ,thus1 with few    
words1 ,job ascribeth righteousness to  
his ,maker2 but though they were but    
few1 they proceeded from so blessed  a  
frame of heart1 that causeth the penman 
of the ,word to stay himself  and       
wonder1 saying1 #8,in all this ,job     
sinned not' with his lips1 #8nor        
charged ,god foolishly4' ,in all        
this--what a great deal will the ,holy  
,ghost make of that which seems but     
little when it flows from an upright    
heart6 and it indeed may well be so     
accounted of all that know what is  in  
man1 and what he is prone unto4    #a4  
,labour to believe that all these things
 are tokens of the love of  ,god 7,heb  
#ab3f2 ,rev #c3ai74 #b4 ,remember often 
that thou art not the first  that hath  
met with these things in the world4     
#8,it hated me1' saith  ,christ1        
#8before it hated you' 7,john #ae3ah74  

#c4 ,arm thyself with a  patient and    
quiet mind to bear and suffer for his   
sake 7#a ,peter #d3a-c74  #d4 ,look back
 upon thy provocations wherewith thou   
mayst have provoked  ,god 7,deut #i3g2  
,lev #bf3da1db72 then wilt thou accept  
of the punishment  for thy sins1 and    
confess it was less than thine          
iniquities deserve  7,ezra #i3ac74 #e4  
,pray thou mayst hear the voice of the  
rod1 and have a  heart to answer the end
 of ,god therein 7,micah #f3i74 #f4     
,remember the  promise--#8,all things   
work together for good to them that love
 ,god1 to  them who are the called      
according to his purpose' 7,rom #h3bh74 
,sixth4 ,if thou wouldst be faithful to 
do that work that ,god hath  appointed  
thee to do in this world for his name1  
then labour away to  possess thy heart  
with a right understanding1 both of the 
things that  this world yieldeth1 and of
 the things that shall be hereafter4 ,i 
am  confident that most1 if not all the 
miscarriages of the saints and  people  

of ,god1 they have their rise from      
deceivable thoughts here4 ,the  things  
of this world appear to us more1 and    
those that are to come  less1 than they 
are2 and hence it is that many are so   
hot and eager for  things that be in the
 world1 and so cold and heartless for   
those that  be in heaven4 ,satan is here
 a mighty artist1 and can show us all   
earthly things in a multiplying glass2  
but when we look up to things  above1 we
 see them as through sackcloth of       
hair2#bb but take thou  heed1 be not    
ruled by thy sensual appetite that can  
only savour fleshly  things1 neither be 
thou ruled by carnal reason1 which      
always darkeneth  the things of heaven4 
,but go to the ,word1 and as that says1 
so judge  thou4 ,that tells thee all    
things under the sun are vanity1 nay    
worse1  vexation of spirit 7,eccl #a3b74
 ,that tells thee the world is not1 even
  then when it doth most appear to be2  
wilt thou set thine heart upon  that    
which is not8 #8for riches certainly    

make themselves wings1 they  fly away as
 an eagle toward heaven' 7,prov #bc3e74 
,the same may be said  for honours1     
pleasures1 and the like2 they are poor1 
low1 base things  to be entertained by a
 ,christian's heart4 ,the man that hath 
most of  them may #8in the fulness of   
his sufficiency be in straits'2 yea1    
#8when  he is about to fill his belly   
with them1 ,god may cast the fury of his
  wrath upon him' 7,job #bj3bb1be72 #8so
 is he that layeth up treasure for      
himself' on earth1 #8and is not rich    
towards ,god' 7,luke #ab3bj1ba74 ,a     
horse that is loaden with gold and      
pearls all day1 may have a foul  stable 
and a galled back at night4 ,and woe be 
to him that increaseth  that which is   
not his1 and that ladeth himself with   
thick clay4 ,o man  of ,god1 throw this 
bone to the dogs2 suck not at it1 there 
is no marrow  there 7,heb #b3f74 ,set   
thine affections on #8things that are   
above1 where  ,christ sitteth on the    
right hand of ,god' 7,col #c3a-d74      

,behold what ,god  hath prepared for    
them that love him4 ,and if ,god hath   
blessed thee with  ought1 set not thine 
heart upon it2 honour the ,lord with thy
 substance4  ,labour to #8be rich in    
good works1 ready to distribute1 willing
 to  communicate1 laying up in store for
 themselves a good foundation  against  
the time to come1 that they may lay hold
 on eternal life' 7#a  ,tim #f3ag-ai74  
,further1 to lighten thine eyes a       
little1 and1    #a4 ,concerning the     
glory of the world4    7#a47 ,it is that
 which ,god doth mostly give to those   
that are not his2  for the poor receive 
the gospel2 not many rich1 #8not many   
mighty1 not  many noble are called' 7#a 
,cor #a3bf74    7#b47 ,much of this     
world and its glory is permitted of ,god
 to be  disposed of by the devil1 and he
 is called both the prince and god      
thereof 7,john #ad3cj2 #b ,cor #d3d74   
,yea1 when ,satan told ,christ he could 
give it to whom he would1 ,christ did   
not say1 ,thou liest1 but answered1  by 

the ,word1 #8,it is written thou shalt  
worship the ,lord thy ,god1 and  him    
only shalt thou serve' 7,luke #d3f-h74  
,implying also1 that commonly  when men 
get much of the honours and glory of    
this world1 it is by  bending the knee  
too low to the prince and god thereof4  
7#c47 ,the nature of the best of worldly
 things1 if hankered after1 is to       
deaden the spirit 7,rom #h3f1g71 to     
estrange the heart from ,god1 to  pierce
 thee through with many sorrows1 and to 
drown thee in perdition  and destruction
 7#a ,john #b3ae74 #8,o man of ,god1    
flee those things1 and  follow after    
righteousness1 godliness1 faith1 love1  
patience1  meekness'2 and #8,fight the  
good fight1 lay hold on eternal life1   
whereunto thou art also called1' c4 7#a 
,tim #f3i-ab74    #b4 ,as to the things 
of ,god1 what shall ,i say8 the things  
of his ,word1  and ,spirit1 and kingdom1
 they so far go beyond the conceivings  
of the  heart of man1 that none can     
utter them but by the ,holy ,spirit2 but

  there is no deceit in them2 #8no lie  
is of the truth1' what they promise     
they will perform with additions of     
amazing glory 7#a ,john #b3ba74 ,taste  
them first1 and then thou shalt see     
them4 #8,o' come #8taste and see that   
the ,lord is good3 blessed is the man   
that trusteth in him' 7,psa #cd3h74  ,to
 stoop low is a good work1 which is an  
act of thine1 if it be done in  faith   
and love1 though but by a cup of cold   
water2 it is really more  worth in      
itself1 and of higher esteem with ,god1 
than all worldly and  perishing glory2  
there is no comparison1 the one         
perisheth with the  using1 and for the  
other is laid up #8a far more exceeding 
and eternal  weight of glory' 7#b ,cor  
#d3ag74 ,but again1 as thou shouldst    
labour to  possess thy heart with a     
right understanding of the perishing    
nature of  the riches and pleasures of  
this world1 and of the durable riches   
and  righteousness that is in ,christ1  
and all heavenly things2 so thou        

shouldst labour to keep always in thy   
eye what sin is1 what hell is1  what the
 wrath of ,god and everlasting burnings 
are4 ,transfer them to  thyself1 as it  
were on a finger1#bc that thou mayst    
learn to think of  nothing more highly  
than is meet1 but to give to what thou  
beholdst  their own due weight2 then    
thou wilt fear where thou shouldst fear1
  love what is worthy thy love1 and     
slight that which is of no worth4       
,these are just weights1 and even       
balances2 now thou dealest not with     
deceitful weights2 and this is the way  
to be rich in good works1 and to  bring 
thy work1 that ,god hath appointed1 to a
 good issue against thy  dying day4     
,seventh4 ,but again1 if thou wouldst be
 faithful to do that work that  ,god    
hath appointed thee to do in this world1
 for his name1 then beware  that thou   
slip not1 or let pass by1 the present   
opportunity that  providence layeth     
before thee4 ,work while it is called   
today1 #8the  night cometh when no man  

can work' 7,john #i3d74 ,in that parable
 of the  man that took a far journey1 it
 is said1 as he gave to every servant   
his work1 so he #8commanded the porter  
to watch'2 that is1 for his  ,lord's    
coming back1 and in the mean time1 for  
all opportunities to  perform the work  
he left in their hand1 and committed    
unto their trust  7,mark #ac3cd1ce74bd  
,seest thou the poor8 seest thou the    
fatherless8  seest thou thy foe in      
distress8 draw out thy breast1 shut not 
up thy  bowels of compassion1 deal thy  
bread to the hungry1 bring the poor that
  are cast out into thine house1 hide   
not thyself from thine own flesh1  take 
the opportunity that presents itself to 
thee1 either by the eye or  the hearing 
of the ear1 or by some godly motion that
 passeth over thy  heart 7,isa #eh3g2   
,rom #ab3bj74 #8,say not' to such       
messengers1 #8go1 and  come again       
tomorrow2 if thou hast it by thee'2 now 
the opportunity is  put into thy hand1  
delay not to do it1 and the ,lord be    

with thee6 7,prov  #c3bh74 ,good        
opportunities are ,god's seasons for the
 doing of thy work2  wherefore watch for
 them1 and take them as they come4 ,paul
 tells us #8he  was in watchings often' 
7#b ,cor #aa3bf1bg72 surely it was that 
he might  take the season that ,god     
should give him to do this work for him2
 as he  also saith to ,timothy1 #8,watch
 thou in all things1--do the work1' c4  
,opportunities as to some things come   
but once in one's lifetime1 as in  the  
case of ,esther1 and of ,nicodemus1 and 
holy ,joseph2 when ,esther  begged the  
life of the ,jews1 and the other the    
body of ,jesus2 which  once had they let
 slip or neglected1 they could not have 
recovered it  again for ever4 ,watch    
then for the opportunity4 #a4 ,because  
it is ,god's  season2 which1 without    
doubts1 is the best season and time for 
every  purpose 7,eccl #c3aa74 #b4       
,because ,satan watches to spoil1 by    
mistiming as  well as by corrupting     
whatever thou shalt do for ,god4 #8,when

 ,i would do  good1' saith ,paul1 #8evil
 is present1' that is1 either to        
withdraw me  from my purpose1 or else to
 infect my work 7,rom #g3ba74 #c4 ,this 
is the  way to be profitable unto       
others4 ,thy wickedness may hurt a man1 
as  thou art1 and thy righteousness may 
profit the son of man 7,job #ce3h74  #d4
 ,this is also the way to be doing good 
to thyself 7,job #bb3b74 #8,he  that    
watereth shall be watered himself'      
7,prov #aa3be74 #8,cast thy bread  upon 
the waters1 for thou shalt find it after
 many days' 7,eccl #aa3a2  ,deut        
#ae3aj74 ,as ,god said to ,coniah1      
#8,did not thy father eat and drink1    
and do judgment and justice1 and then it
 was well with him8 ,he judged  the     
cause of the poor and needy1 then it was
 well with him' 7,jer  #bb3ae1af74      
,and ,i say1 that the opportunity may   
not slip thee1 either for want of  care 
or provision1 7#a47 ,sit always loose   
from an overmuch affecting  thine own   
concernments1 and believe that thou wast

 not born for  thyself2 #8a brother is  
born for adversity' 7,prov #ag3ag74     
7#b47 ,get thy  heart tenderly affected 
with the welfare and prosperity of all  
things  that bear the stamp and image of
 ,god 7#b ,cor #aa3bi74 7#c47 ,study thy
 own  place and capacity that ,god hath 
put thee in1 in this world2 for         
suitable to thy place thy work and      
opportunities are 7#a ,cor #g3bd74 7#d47
  ,make provision beforehand1 that when 
things present themselves thou  mayst   
come up to a good performance2 be       
#8prepared to every good work'  7#b ,tim
 #b3ba74 7#e47 ,take heed of carnal     
reasonings1 keep thy heart  tender2 but 
set thy face like a flint for ,god 7,gal
 #a3i74 7#f47 ,and look  well to the    
manner of every duty4    ,eighth4       
,wouldst thou be faithful to do that    
work that ,god hath  appointed thee to  
do in this world for his name8 believe  
then1 that  whatever good thing thou    
dost for him1 if done according to the  
,word1  it is not only accepted by him  

now1 but recorded1 to be remembered for 
thee1 against the time to come2 yea1    
laid up for thee as treasure in  chests 
and coffers1 to be brought out to be    
rewarded before both men  and angels1 to
 thy eternal comfort1 by ,jesus ,christ 
our ,lord4 #8,lay not  up1' saith       
,christ1 #8treasures upon earth1 where  
moth and rust doth  corrupt1 and where  
thieves break through and steal2 but lay
 up for  yourselves treasures in heaven1
 where neither moth nor rust doth       
corrupt1 and where thieves do not break 
through nor steal' 7,matt  #f3ai1bj74   
,the treasure that here our ,lord       
commands we should with  diligence lay  
up in heaven1 is found both in ,luke1   
and ,paul1 and ,peter1  to be meant by  
doing good work4    #a4 ,luke renders it
 thus1 #8,sell that ye have and give    
alms2 provide  yourselves bags which wax
 not old1 a treasure in the heavens that
  faileth not1 where no thief           
approacheth1 neither moth corrupteth1'  
the  latter part of the verse expounding

 the former 7,luke #ab3cc74    #b4 ,paul
 saith thus1 #8,charge them that are    
rich in this world1 that they  be not   
high-minded1 nor trust in uncertain     
riches1 but in the living  ,god1 who    
giveth us richly all things to enjoy3   
that they do good1 that  they be rich in
 good works1 ready to distribute1       
willing to  communicate3 laying up in   
store for themselves a good foundation  
against the time to come1 that they may 
lay hold on eternal life' 7#a  ,tim     
#f3ag1ai74    #c4 ,peter also           
acknowledgeth and asserteth this1 where1
 in his  exhortation to elders to do    
their duty faithfully1 and with         
cheerfulness1 he affirms1 if they do so1
 they #8shall receive a crown of  glory 
that fadeth not away' 7#a ,peter        
#e3b-d72 which ,paul also calleth a     
reward for cheerful work 7#a ,cor #i3ag2
 #b ,tim #d3b74 ,and that as an act of  
justice by the hand of a righteous      
judge1 in the day when the ,lord  shall 
come to give reward to his servants the 

prophets1 and to his  saints1 and to all
 that fear his name1 small and great2   
for #8every man  shall receive his own  
reward1 according to his own labour' 7#a
 ,cor #c3h74    ,objections answered4   
,but before ,i go any further1 ,i must  
answer three objections that may be     
made by those that read this book4      
,the ,first ,objection4 ,the first is   
this2 some godly heart may say1 ,i  dare
 not own that what ,i do shall ever be  
regarded1 much less rewarded  by ,god in
 another world because of the           
unworthiness of my person1 and  because 
of the many infirmities and sinful      
weaknesses that attend me  every day4   
,answer4 ,this objection is built partly
 upon a bashful modesty1 partly  upon   
ignorance1 and partly upon unbelief4 ,my
 answer to it is as  followeth4    ,you 
must remind and look back to what but   
now hath been proved1 namely1  ,that    
both ,christ and his apostles do all    
agree in this1 that there is a  reward  
for the righteous1 and that their good  

deeds are laid up as  treasures for them
 in heaven1 and are certainly to be     
bestowed upon  them in the last day with
 abundance of eternal glory4 #b4 ,now   
then1 to  speak to thy case1 and to     
remove the bottom of thy objection1 that
 the  unworthiness of thy person1 and   
thy sinful infirmities1 that attend     
thee in every duty1 do make thee think  
thy works shall not be either  regarded 
or rewarded in another world4 ,but      
consider1 first1 as to the  unworthiness
 of thy person4 ,they that are in       
,christ ,jesus are always  complete     
before ,god1 in the righteousness that  
,christ hath obtained1  how infirm1 and 
weak1 and wicked soever they appear to  
themselves4  ,before ,god1 therefore1 in
 this righteousness thou standest all   
the day  long1 and that upon a double   
account2 first1 by the act of faith1    
because thou hast believed in him that  
thou mightest be justified by  the      
righteousness of ,christ2 but if this   
fail1 ,i mean the act of  believing1    

still thou standest justified by ,god's 
imputing this  righteousness to thee1   
which imputation standing purely upon   
the grace  and good pleasure of ,god to 
thee1 that holds thee still as just     
before  ,god1 though thou wantest at    
present the comfort thereof4 ,thus1     
therefore1 thy person stands always     
acccepted2 and1 indeed1 no man's  works 
can at all be regarded1 if his person1  
in the first place1 be not  respected4  
,the ,lord had respect first to ,abel1  
and after to his  offering 7,gen #d3d2  
,heb #aa3d74 ,but he can have respect to
 no man before  works done1 unless he   
find them in the righteousness of       
,christ2 for  they must be accepted     
through a righteousness1 which1 because 
they have  none of their own1 therefore 
they have one of ,god's imputing1 even  
that  of his ,son1 which he wrought for 
us when he was born of the ,virgin1 c4  
,as to thy sinful infirmities that      
attend thee in every work1 they  cannot 
hinder thee from laying up treasure in  

heaven1 thy heart being  upright in the 
way with ,god2 nor will he be           
unrighteous at all to  forget thy good  
deeds in the day when ,christ shall come
 from heaven4    #a4 ,because by the    
same reason then he must disown all the 
good works of  all his prophets and     
apostles2 for they have all been        
attended with  weaknesses and sinful    
infirmities2 from the beginning hitherto
 there is  not a man1 #8not a just man  
upon earth1 that doeth good and sinneth 
not'  7,eccl #g3bj74 ,the best of our   
works are accompanied with sin3 #8,when 
,i  would do good1' saith ,paul1 #8evil 
is present with me' 7,rom #g3ba74 ,this1
  therefore1 must not hinder4 ,and for  
thy further satisfaction in this1       
consider1 as ,christ presents thy person
 before ,god1 acceptable without  thy   
works1 freely and alone by his          
righteousness1 so his office is to  take
 away the iniquity of thy holy things1  
that they also by him may be  accepted  
of ,god 7,exo #bh3cf-ch2 #a ,peter      

#b3e74 ,wherefore1 it is further  said1 
for the encouragement of the weak and   
feeble1 ,he shall not break  a bruised  
reed1 nor quench the smoking flax1 but  
shall bring forth  judgment unto victory
 7,matt #ab3bj74 ,the bruised reed1 you 
know1 is  weak2 and by bruises we should
 understand sinful infirmities4 ,and so 
also concerning the smoking flax2 by    
smoking you must understand sinful      
weakness2 but none of these shall either
 hinder the justification of  thy       
person1 or the acceptation of thy       
performance1 they being done in  faith  
and love1 let thy temptations be never  
so many1 because of ,jesus  ,christ his 
priestly office now at the right hand of
 ,god4 ,by him1  therefore1 let us offer
 spiritual sacrifices2 for they shall be
  acceptable to ,god and our ,father4   
#b4 ,because otherwise ,god and ,christ 
would prove false to their own  word1   
which is horrible blasphemy once to     
imagine2 who hath promised  that when   
the ,son of ,god shall come to judgment1

 he shall render to  #8every man        
according to his work' 7,rev #bb3ab72   
and doth upon this very  account        
encourage his servants to a patient     
enduring of the hottest  persecutions3  
#8for great is your reward in heaven'   
7,matt #e3ab2 ,luke  #f3bc1ce2 ,matt    
#f3a1 #aj3da1db74 ,from this also he    
bindeth his saints and  servants to be  
sincerely liberal1 and good1 and kind to
 all2 first1  because otherwise1 they   
have no reward of their ,father which is
 in  heaven1 that is1 for what they do  
not2 but if they do it1 then1 though  it
 be but a cup of cold water given to a  
prophet or righteous man1 they  shall   
receive a prophet's reward1 a righteous 
man's reward2 yea1 they  shall receive  
it in any wise1 #8they shall in no wise 
lose their  reward4'    #c4 ,it must be 
so1 otherwise he should deny a reward to
 the works and  operations of his own   
good grace he hath freely bestowed upon 
us2 but  that he will not do4 ,he is not
 unfaithful to forget your work of faith

  and labour of love 7,heb #f3aj74 ,and 
so of all other graces1 #8our work      
shall not be in vain in the ,lord' 7#a  
,cor #d3eh74 ,and1 as ,i said before1   
temptations1 weaknesses1 and sins1 shall
 not hinder the truly gracious  of this 
their blessed reward4 ,nay1 they shall  
further it1 #8if need be1  ye are in    
heaviness1 through manifold temptations2
 that the trial of  your faith being    
much more precious than of gold that    
perisheth1 might  be found unto praise1 
and honour1 and glory1 at the appearing 
of ,jesus  ,christ' 7#a ,peter #a3f1g74 
,and the reason is1 because the truth   
and  sincerity of ,god's grace in us    
doth so much the more discover itself1  
by how much it is opposed and resisted  
by weakness and sin4 ,it is  recorded to
 the everlasting renown of three of     
,david's mighties1 that  they would     
break through a host of giant-like      
enemies1 to fetch water  for their      
longing king2 for it bespake their      
valour1 their love1 and  good-will to   

him2 the same also is true concerning   
thy graces1 and  every act of them when 
assaulted with an host of weaknesses 7#a
 ,chron  #aa3ab1ae-ah74    ,the ,second 
,objection4 ,and now ,i come to the     
second objection1 and that  ariseth from
 our being completely justified freely  
by the grace of ,god  through ,christ2  
and by the same means alone brought to  
glory2 and may  be framed thus3--but    
seeing we are freely justified1 and     
brought to  glory by free grace1 through
 the redemption that is in ,jesus       
,christ2  and seeing the glory that we  
shall be possessed of upon the account  
of  the ,lord ,jesus1 is both full and  
complete1 both for happiness and        
continuing therein1 what need will there
 be that our work should be  rewarded8  
,nay1 may not the doctrine of reward for
 good works be here  not only needless1 
but indeed an impairing and lessening   
the  completeness of that glory to which
 we are brought1 and in which we  shall 
live inconceivably happy for ever1 by   

free grace8    ,answer4 ,that we are    
justified in the sight of the ,divine   
,majesty1 from  the whole lump of our   
sins1 both past1 present1 and to come1  
by free  grace1 through that one        
offering of the body of ,jesus ,christ1 
once for  all1 ,i bless ,god ,i believe 
it1 and that we shall be brought to     
glory by  the same grace1 through the   
same most blessed ,jesus1 ,i thank ,god 
by his  grace ,i believe that also4     
,again1 that the glory to which we shall
 be  brought by free grace1 through the 
only merits of ,jesus1 is unspeakably   
glorious and complete1 ,i question no   
more than ,i question the blessed       
truths but now confessed4 ,but yet1     
notwithstanding all this1 there is a    
reward for the righteous1 a reward for  
their works of faith and love1  whether 
in a doing or a suffering way1 and that 
not principally to be  enjoyed here1 but
 hereafter2 #8great is your reward in   
heaven1' as ,i  proved in the answer to 
the first objection4 ,and now ,i shall  

answer  further3--    #a4 ,if this      
reward had been an impairing or         
derogation to the free grace  of ,god   
that saveth us1 he would never have     
mentioned it for our  encouragement unto
 good works1 nor have added a promise of
 reward for  them that do them1 nor have
 counted himself unfaithful if he should
 not  do it4    #b4 ,the same may be    
said concerning ,jesus ,christ1 who     
doubtless loveth  and tendereth the     
honour of his own merits1 as much as any
 who are  saved by him can do1 whether  
they be in heaven or earth2 yet he hath 
promised a reward to a cup of cold      
water1 or giving of any other alms2  and
 hath further told us1 they that do     
these things1 they do lay up  treasure  
in heaven1 namely1 a reward when their  
,lord doth come1 then to  be received by
 them to their eternal comfort4    #c4  
,paul was as great a maintainer of the  
doctrine of ,god's free grace1  and of  
justification from sin1 by the          
righteousness of ,christ imputed  by    

grace1 as any he that ever lived in     
,christ's service1 from the  world's    
beginning till now3 and yet he was for  
this doctrine2 he  expected himself1 and
 encouraged others also to look for such
 a reward1  for doing and suffering for 
,christ1 which he calls #8a far more    
exceeding and eternal weight of glory'  
7#b ,cor #d3ag74 ,surely1 as ,christ    
saith1 in a case not far distant from   
this in hand1 #8if it were not so1  he  
would have told us' 7,john #ad3a-c74    
,now could ,i tell what those  rewards  
are that ,christ hath prepared1 and will
 one day bestow upon  those that do for 
him in faith and love in this world1 ,i 
should therein  also say more than now  
,i dare or ought2 yet this let me say in
 general1  they are such as should make 
us leap to think on1 and that we should 
remember with exceeding joy1 and never  
think that it is contrary to the        
,christian faith1 to rejoice and be glad
 for that which yet we  understand not  
7,matt #e3aa1ab2 ,luke #f3bc74          

#8,beloved1 now are we the sons  of     
,god1 and it doth not yet appear what we
 shall be1' c4 ,but #8every  man that   
hath this hope in him1' namely1 that he 
shall be more than  here he can imagine1
 #8purifieth himself even as he is pure'
 7#a ,john  #c3b1c74 ,things promised   
when not revealed to be known by us     
while here1  are therefore not made     
known1 because too big and wonderful4   
,when ,paul  was up in paradise1 he     
heard unspeakable words not possible for
 man to  utter 7#b ,cor #ab3c1d74       
,wherefore1 a reward ,i find1 and that  
laid up in  heaven1 but what it is ,i   
know not1 neither is it possible for any
 here  to know it any further1 than by  
certain general words of ,god1 such as  
these1 praise1 honour1 glory1 a crown of
 righteousness1 a crown of  glory1      
thrones1 judging of angels1 a kingdom1  
with a far more exceeding  and eternal  
weight of glory1 c4 7#a ,cor #d3e2 #a   
,peter #a3g2 #b ,tim #d3h2 #a  ,peter   
#e3d2 ,matt #be3cd-cf74 ,wherefore1 to  

both these objections1 let me  yet      
answer thus a few words4 ,though thy    
modesty or thy opinion will not  suffer 
thee to look for a reward for what thou 
dost here for thy ,lord1  by the faith  
and love of the gospel2 yea1 though in  
the day of judgment  thou shouldst there
 slight all thou didst on earth for thy 
,lord1  saying1 ,when1 ,lord1 when did  
we do it8 he will answer1 ,then1 even   
then  when ye did it to the least of    
these my brethren1 ye did it unto me    
7,matt #be3cg-dj74    ,the ,third       
,objection4 ,but is not the reward that 
,god hath promised to  his saints1 for  
their good works to be enjoyed only     
here8    ,answer4 #a4 ,for concerning   
holy walking1 according to ,god's       
command1  yieldeth even here abundance  
of blessed fruits1 as he saith1 #8in    
keeping of them there is great reward1' 
and again1 #8this man shall be  blessed 
in his deed1' that is1 now1 even in this
 time1 as he saith in  another place2   
for indeed there is so much goodness and

 blessedness to  be found in a holy and 
godly life1 that were a man to have     
nothing  hereafter1 the present comfort 
and glory that lieth as the juice in the
  grape1 in all things rightly done for 
,god1 it were sufficient to answer  all 
our travail and self-denial in our work 
of faith and labour of  love1 to do the 
will of ,god4#be    #b4 ,dost thou love 
thy friends1 dost thou love thine       
enemies1 dost thou  love thy family or  
relations1 or the church of ,god8 then  
cry for  strength from heaven1 and for  
wisdom1 and a heart from heaven to walk 
wisely before them4 ,for if a man be    
remiss1 negligent1 and careless in  his 
conversation1 not much mattering whom he
 offends1 displeases1 or  discourages1  
by doing this or that1 so he may save   
himself1 please his  foolish heart1 and 
get this world1 or the like1 this man   
hath lost a  good report of them that   
are without1 and is fallen into reproach
 and  the snare of the devil 7#a ,tim   
#c3g74 ,he is fallen into reproach1 and 

is  slighted1 disdained1 both he1 his   
profession1 and all he says1 either  by 
way of reproof1 rebuke1 or exhortation3 
physician1 cure thyself1 say  all to    
such a one2 this man is a sayer1 but not
 a doer1 say they2 he  believeth not    
what he says2 yea1 religion itself is   
made to stink by  this man's ungodly    
life4 ,this is he that hardens his      
children1 that  stumbleth the world1    
that grieveth the tender and godly      
,christian2 but  ,i say1 he that walketh
 uprightly1 that tenders#bf the name of 
,god1 the  credit of the gospel1 and the
 welfare of others1 seeking with ,paul1 
not  his own profit1 but the profit of  
others1 that they may be saved2 this    
man holds forth the ,word of life1 this 
man is a good savour of ,christ  amongst
 them that are saved2 yea1 may prove1 by
 so doing1 the  instrument in ,god's    
hand of the salvation of many souls4    
#c4 ,this is the way to be clear from   
the blood of all men1 the way not  to be
 charged with the ruin and everlasting  

misery of poor immortal  souls4 ,great  
is the danger that attends an ungodly   
life1 or an ungodly  action1 by them    
that profess the gospel 7,jer #b3cc74   
,when wicked men  learn to be wicked of 
professors1 when professors cause the   
enemies of  ,god to blaspheme1 doubtless
 sad and woeful effects must needs be   
the  fruit of so doing 7#b ,sam #ab3ad74
 ,how many in ,israel were destroyed for
  that which ,aaron1 ,gideon1 and       
,manasseh1 unworthily did in their day8 
7,exo #cb3be2 ,judg #h3bd-bg74 ,a godly 
man1 if he take not heed to himself1    
may do that in his life that may send   
many to everlasting burnings1  when he  
himself is in everlasting bliss4 ,but on
 the contrary1 let men  walk with ,god1 
and there they shall be excused2 the    
blood of them that  perish shall lie at 
their own door1 and thou shalt be clear4
 #8,i am pure  from the blood of all    
men1' saith ,paul 7,acts #bj3bf74 ,and  
again1 #8your  blood be upon your own   
heads1 ,i am clean' 7,acts #ah3f74 ,yea1

 he that  doth thus1 shall leave in them
 that perish an accusing conscience1    
even  begotten by his good conversation1
 and by that they shall be forced to    
justify ,god1 his people1 and way1 in   
the day of their visitation2 in  the day
 when they are descending into the pit  
to the damned 7#a ,peter  #b3ab74    #d4
 ,this is the way to maintain always the
 answer1 the echoing answer of  a good  
conscience in thy own soul4 ,godliness  
is of great use in this  way2 for the   
man that hath a good conscience to      
,godward1 hath a  continual feast in his
 own soul3 while others say there is    
casting  down1 he shall say there is    
lifting up2 for he shall save the humble
  person 7,job #bb3bc-cj74 ,some indeed1
 in the midst of their profession1  are 
reproached1 smitten1 and condemned of   
their own heart1 their  conscience still
 biting and stinging of them1 because of
 the  uncleanness of their hands1 and   
they cannot lift up their face unto     
,god2 they have not the answer of a good

 conscience toward him1 but must  walk  
as persons false to their ,god1 and as  
traitors to their own  eternal welfare2 
but the godly upright man shall have the
 light shine  upon his ways1 and he     
shall take his steps in butter and      
honey4 #8,the  work of righteousness    
shall be peace1 and the effect of       
righteousness1  quietness and assurance 
for ever' 7,isa #cb3ag74 #8,if our heart
 condemn  us1 ,god is greater than our  
heart1 and knoweth all things2 beloved1 
if  our heart condemn us not1 then have 
we confidence toward ,god' 7#a ,john    
#c3bj-bb74    #e4 ,the godly man that   
walketh with ,god1 that chiefly careth  
to do the  work that ,god hath allotted 
him to do for his name in this world1 he
  hath not only these advantages1 but   
further1 he hath as it were a  privilege
 of power with ,god1 he can sway much   
with him2 as it is said  of ,jacob1 as a
 prince he had power with ,god to       
prevail in times of  difficulty 7,gen   
#cb3bh74 ,and so again1 it is said of   

,judah1 being  faithful with the saints1
 he ruled with ,god 7,hosea #aa3ab74    
,how many  times did that good man      
,moses turn away the wrath of ,god from 
the many  thousands of ,israel2 yea1 as 
it were1 he held the hands of ,god1 and 
staved off the judgments not once nor   
twice2 the effectual fervent  prayer of 
a righteous man availeth much 7#b ,sam  
#e3aj74 ,one man that  walketh much with
 ,god1 may work wonders in this very    
thing2 he may be a  means of saving     
whole countries and kingdoms from those 
judgments their  sins deserve4 ,how many
 times1 when ,israel provoked the ,lord 
to anger1  did he yet defer to destroy  
them8 and the reason of that            
forbearance1  he tells them it was for  
,david's sake2 for my servant ,david's  
sake ,i  will not do it4 ,as the ,lord  
said also concerning ,paul1 #8,lo1 ,god 
hath  given thee all them that sail with
 thee'2 that is1 to save their lives    
from the rage of the sea 7,acts #bg3bd74
 ,yea1 when a judgment is not only      

threatened1 but the decree gone forth   
for its execution1 then godly  upright  
men may sometimes cause the very decree 
itself to cease without  bringing forth 
7,zech #b3a-c74 ,or else may so time the
 judgment that is  decreed1 that the    
church shall best be able to bear it    
7,matt #bd3bj74    #f4 ,the man that is 
tender of ,god's glory in this world1   
still ruling  and governing his affairs 
by the ,word1 and desirous to be        
faithful to  the work and employment    
that ,god hath appointed him to do for  
his name2  that man shall still be let  
into the secrets of ,god2 he shall know 
that  which ,god will reserve and hide  
from many2 #8,shall ,i hide from        
,abraham  that thing which ,i do1' saith
 the ,lord8--#8,for ,i know him1 that he
 will  command his children and his     
household after him1 and they shall keep
  the way of the ,lord1' c4 7,gen       
#ah3ag1ai74 ,so again1 #8,the secret of 
the  ,lord is with them that fear him2  
and he will shew them his covenant'     

7,psa #be3ad74 #8,and to him that       
ordereth his conversation aright1 will  
,i  shew the salvation of ,god' 7,psa   
#ej3bc74 ,such a man shall have things  
new as well as old4 ,his converse with  
the ,father1 and the ,son1 and the      
,spirit1 shall be turned into a kind of 
familiarity2 he shall be led  into the  
,word1 and shall still increase in      
knowledge3 when others shall  be stinted
 and look with old faces1 being black   
and dry as a stick1 he  shall be like a 
fatted calf1 like the tree that is      
planted by the  rivers of water1 his    
flesh shall be fresh as the flesh of a  
child1 and  ,god will renew the face of 
his soul4    #g4 ,if any escape public  
calamities1 usually they are such as are
 very  tender of the name of ,god1 and  
that make it their business to walk     
before him4 ,they either escape by being
 mercifully taken away before  it1 or by
 being safely preserved in the midst of 
the judgment1 until  the indignation be 
overpast4 ,therefore ,god saith in one  

place1 the  #8righteous are taken away  
from the evil to come' 7,isa #eg3a74    
,but if not  so1 as all be not1 then    
they shall have their life for a prey   
7,jer  #ci3ae-ah74 ,caleb and ,joshua   
escaped all the plagues that befel to   
,israel in the wilderness1 for they     
followed ,god 7,num #ad3bd74 ,somewhat  
of this you have also in that scripture1
 #8,seek ye the ,lord all ye meek  of   
the earth1 which have wrought his       
judgment2 seek righteousness1 seek      
meekness1 it may be1 ye shall be hid in 
the day of the ,lord's anger'  7,zeph   
#b3c74 ,according to this is that in    
,luke1 #8,watch ye1 therefore1  and pray
 always1 that ye may be accounted worthy
 to escape all these  things that shall 
come to pass1 and to stand before the   
,son of man'  7,luke #ba3cf74 ,when a   
man's ways please the ,lord1 he will    
make his  enemies to be at peace with   
him4 ,marvellous is the work of ,god in 
the  preservation of his saints that are
 faithful with him1 when dangers and    

calamities come2 as ,joseph1 ,david1    
,jeremiah1 and ,paul1 with many  others1
 may appear4 #8,he shall deliver thee in
 six troubles2 yea1 in  seven there     
shall no evil touch thee4 ,in famine he 
shall redeem thee  from death2 and in   
war from the power of the sword4 ,thou  
shalt be hid  from the scourge of the   
tongue2 neither shalt thou be afraid of 
destruction when it cometh' 7,job       
#e3ai-ba74    #h4 ,if afflictions do    
overtake thee1 for whom the ,lord loveth
 he  chasteneth1 and scourgeth every son
 whom he receiveth1 yet those           
afflictions shall not befal thee for    
those causes for which they befal  the  
slothful and backsliding ,christian2    
neither shall they have that  pinching  
and galling operation upon thee1 as on  
those who have left  their first love   
and tenderness for ,god's glory in the  
world4    7#a47 ,upon the faithful      
upright man1 though he also may be      
corrected and  chastised for sin1 yet1  
,i say1 he abiding close with ,god1     

afflictions  come rather for trial and  
for the exercise of grace received1 than
 as  rebukes for this or that           
wickedness2 when upon the backsliding   
heartless ,christian these things shall 
come from fatherly anger and            
displeasure1 and that for their sins    
against him4 ,job did acknowledge       
himself a sinner1 and that ,god         
therefore might chastise him3 but yet he
  rather believed it was chiefly for the
 trial of his grace1 as indeed1  and in 
truth1 it was 7,job #g3bj1 #bc3aj74     
#8,he is a perfect man1' saith  ,god to 
,satan1 #8and one that feareth ,god1 and
 escheweth evil1 and still  he holdeth  
fast his integrity1 although thou       
movedst me against him1 to  destroy him 
without cause' 7,job #b3c74 ,god will   
not say thus of every  one when         
affliction is laid upon them1 though    
they yet may be his  children2 but      
rather declareth and pronounceth that it
 is for their  transgressions1 because  
they have wickedly departed from him    

7,psa  #ci3aa1 #ch3a-d74    7#b47 ,now1 
affliction arising from these two       
causes1 their effects in  the manner of 
their working1 though grace turns them  
both for good1 is  very different one   
from the other2 he who hath been helped 
to walk with  ,god1 is not assaulted    
with those turnings and returnings of   
guilt when  he is afflicted1 as he who  
hath basely departed from ,god2 the one 
can  plead his integrity1 when the other
 blusheth for shame4 ,see both these    
cases in one person1 even that goodly   
beloved ,david4 ,when the ,lord did     
rebuke him for sin1 then he cries1 ,o   
blood guiltiness1 ,o #8cast me not  away
 from thy presence' 7,psa #ea3aa74 ,but 
when he at another time knew  himself   
guiltless1 though then also sorely      
afflicted1 behold with what  boldness he
 turns his face unto ,god2 #8,o ,lord1  
my ,god1' saith he1 #8if ,i  have done  
this2 if there be iniquity in my hands2 
if ,i have rewarded  evil unto him that 
was at peace with me2 yea1 ,i have      

delivered him  that without cause is    
mine enemy let the enemy persecute my   
soul1 and  take it2 yea1 let him tread  
down my life upon the earth1 and lay    
mine  honour in the dust4 ,selah1' c4   
7,psa #g3c-e74    ,this1 therefore1 must
 needs be a blessed help in distress1   
for a man to  have a good conscience    
when affliction hath taken hold on him2 
for a  man then1 in his looking behind  
and before1 to return with peace to his 
own soul1 that man must needs find honey
 in this lion1 that can plead  his      
innocency and uprightness4 ,all the     
people curse me1 saith ,jeremiah1  but  
that without a cause1 for ,i have       
neither lent nor taken on usury2  which 
it seems was a sin at that day 7,jer    
#ae3aj74    #i4 ,when men are faithful  
with ,god in this world1 to do the work 
he hath  appointed for them1 by this    
means a dying bed is made easier1 and   
that  upon a double account4 7#a47 ,by  
reason of that present peace such shall 
have1 even in their time of languishing4

 7#b47 ,by reason of the good  company  
such shall have at their departure4     
7#a47 ,such souls usually abound in     
present peace2 they look not back  upon 
the years they have spent with that     
shame as the idle and slothful          
,christian does4 #8,remember now1       
,lord1--how ,i have walked before thee  
in  truth1 and with a perfect heart'    
7,isa #ch3c74 ,blessed is the man that  
considereth the poor1 the ,lord will    
deliver him in time of trouble4 ,the    
,lord will preserve him1 and keep him   
alive1 and he shall be blessed  upon the
 earth2 and thou wilt not deliver him   
unto the will of his  enemies4 ,the     
,lord will strengthen him upon the bed  
of languishing2 thou  wilt make all his 
bed in his sickness 7,psa #da3a-c74     
,ah6 when ,god makes the bed1#bg he must
 needs lie easy that weakness  hath cast
 thereon2 a blessed pillow hath that man
 for his head1 though  to all beholders 
it is hard as a stone4 ,jacob1 on his   
deathbed1 had two  things that made it  

easy3--7a7 ,the faith of his going to   
rest1 #8,i am to  be gathered unto my   
people'2 that is1 to the blessed that   
have yielded  up the ghost before me    
7,gen #di3bi74 7b7 ,the remembrance of  
the sealings  of the countenance of ,god
 upon him1 when he walked before him in 
the  days of his pilgrimage3 when       
,joseph came to see him1 before he left 
this world1 ,israel1 saith the ,word1   
#8strengthened himself and sat upon  his
 bed'2 and the first word that dropt out
 of this good man's mouth1 ,o  how full 
of glory was it6 #8,god ,almighty       
appeared unto me1' saith he1  #8at ,luz1
 in the land of ,canaan1 and blessed    
me1' c4 7,gen #dh3a-c74 ,o  blessed     
discourse for a sick bed1 when those can
 talk thus that lie  thereon1 from as   
true a ground as ,jacob2 but thus will  
,god make the bed  of those who walk    
close with him in this world4    7#b47  
,the dying bed of such a man is made    
easy by reason also of the  good company
 such shall have at their departure2 and

 that is1 7#a7 ,the  angels2 7b7 ,their 
good works they have done for ,god in   
the world4    7a7 ,the angels of heaven 
shall wait upon them1 as they did upon  
blessed  ,lazarus1 to carry them into   
,abraham's bosom 7,luke #af3bb74 ,i know
 all  that go to paradise are by these  
holy ones conducted thither2 but yet1   
for all that1 such as die under the     
clouds for unchristian walking with     
,god1 may meet with darkness in that    
day--may go heavily hence1              
notwithstanding that 7,job #e3ad74 ,yea1
 their bed may be as uncomfortable  to  
them as if they lay upon nothing but the
 cords1 and their departing  from it1 as
 to appearance1 more uncomfortable by   
far4 ,but as for those  who have been   
faithful to their ,god1 they shall see  
before them1 shall  know their          
tabernacles1 #8shall be in peace' 7,job 
#e3bd71 #8the  everlasting gates shall  
be opened unto them1' in all which1 from
 earth1  they shall see the glory 7,acts
 #g3ee1ef74bh ,i once was told a story  

of  what happened at a good man's death1
 the which ,i have often remembered1    
with wonderment and gladness4 ,after he 
had lain for some time sick1 his  hour  
came that he must depart1 and behold1   
while he lay1 as we call it1  drawing   
on1 to the amazement of the mourners1   
there was heard about his  bed such     
blessed and ravishing music as they     
never heard before2 which  also         
continued till his soul departed1 and   
then began to cease1 and  grow1 as to   
its sound1 as if it was departing the   
house1 and so still  seemed to go       
further and further off1 till at last   
they could hear it  not longer4 #8,eye  
hath not seen1 nor ear heard1 neither   
have entered  into the heart of man1 the
 things that ,god hath prepared for them
 that  love him'3 behold1 then1 how ,god
 can make thy sick bed easy6 7#a ,cor   
#b3i74    7b7 ,a dying bed is made easy 
by those good works that men have done  
in  their life for the name of ,god3    
#8,blessed are the dead which die in the

  ,lord3 yea1 saith the ,spirit1 that   
they may rest from their labours1 and   
their works do follow them'2 yea1 and go
 before them too 7,rev #ad3ac74  ,no man
 need be afraid to be accompanied by    
good deeds to heaven4 ,be  afraid of    
sins1 they are like bloodhounds at the  
heels2 and be sure thy  sins will find  
thee out1 even thee who hast not been   
pardoned in the  precious blood of      
,christ2 but as for those who have      
submitted  themselves to the            
righteousness of ,god for their         
justification1 and who  have1 through   
faith and love to his name1 been        
frequent in deeds of  righteousness1    
they shall not appear empty before their
 ,god1 #8their  works1' their good      
works1 #8follow them4' ,these shall     
enter into rest1  and walk with ,christ 
in white4 ,i observe1 when ,israel had  
passed over  ,jordan1 they were to go to
 possess between ,mount ,ebal and ,mount
  ,gerizim1 from whence was to be       
pronounced the blessing and the cursing 

7,deut #bg74 ,the gospel meaning of     
which ,i take to be as followeth3 ,i    
take ,jordan to be a type of death3 and 
these two mountains1 with the  cursing  
and blessing1 to be a type of the       
judgment that comes on every  man1 so   
soon as he goes from hence--#8and after 
death the judgment'--so  that he that   
escapes the cursing1 he alone goes into 
blessedness2 but  he that ,mount ,ebal  
smiteth1 he falls short of heaven6 ,o6  
none knows the  noise that doth sound in
 sinners' souls from ,ebal and ,gerizim 
when they  are departed hence2 yet it   
may be they know not what will become of
  them till they hear these echoings    
from these two mountains3 but here  the 
good man is sure ,mount ,gerizim doth   
pronounce him blessed4 ,blessed1  then1 
are the dead that die in the ,lord1 for 
their works will follow  them till they 
are past all danger4 ,these are the     
,christian's train  that follow him to  
rest2 these are a good man's company    
that follow him  to heaven4             

,,footnotes3      #a ,solemn indeed is  
the responsibility of a ,christian      
minister1 and  every follower of the    
,lamb bears that office privately1 and  
should be  earnest in prayer that public
 ministers may do the work of           
evangelists1  not only by insisting upon
 the necessity of the new birth and its 
solemn reality1 the happiness of a close
 walk with ,god1 and the  glorious rest 
that remaineth1 but to visit the poor   
and rich at their  own habitations1 in  
sickness and health1 and watch over     
their people as  those that must give an
 account4--,ed4    #b #8,with a curse1' 
is from the ,puritan version4--,ed4     
#c ,wretched are the persecutors1 like a
 troubled sea1 casting up mire  and     
filth1 vainly opposing the sinner's duty
 of personal inquiry for  salvation1 and
 harassing him if he refuses to submit  
to human dogmas1  creeds1 catechisms1   
and liturgies--the inventions of men4   
,although the  power is curtailed1 the  
disposition remains the same2 restless  

and  unwearied1 they stick at nothing to
 glut their revenge upon the  disciples 
of ,christ4 ,but all in vain2 the gospel
 spreads although the  persecutor kicks2
 it is against the sharp goads2 he      
rushes upon  ,jehovah's buckler and     
crushes himself2 is wretched in this    
life and  lost to all eternity2 unless1 
as in the case of ,saul1 unspeakable    
mercy  arrests him--,ed4    #d ,the     
lions growled and roared upon the       
pilgrims in ,bunyan's days1 to  prevent 
their making a public profession of     
,christ by uniting with one  of his     
churches2 represented in the ,pilgrim's 
,progress by the palace  justly called  
,beautiful4 ,many were then kept back1  
to their serious  injury or ruin1 by    
fear of enormous penalties or           
imprisonment1 but ,,now1  what keeps you
 back1 ,o ,christian4 ,fears for the    
loss of property1  liberty1 or life1    
would have been a wretched plea for the 
loss of the  soul1 how much less the    
fear of ridicule from ungodly friends or

  relatives4--,ed4    #e ,a familiar    
expression2 #8rub up1' prepare for      
action4 #8,put on thy  harness1' an     
obsolete term for armour1 weapons1 and  
habiliments of war2  the spiritual      
warfare1 #8put on the whole armour of   
,god4'--,ed4    #f ,would you be ready  
to die in peace8 then seek a close walk 
and  communion with ,god in time of     
health4 ,a life of faith ensures a life 
of  glory4 ,live and walk in the        
,spirit2 as strangers and pilgrims      
abstain  from fleshly lusts4 ,to live   
thus is ,christ2 to die is gain1 the    
more  sudden the more joyful and        
glorious4--,ed4    #g ,this meaning of  
the word #8touch' is now obsolete4 ,it  
refers to  touching the seal on a deed1 
called sealing it2 a solemn1 deliberate 
pledge to keep close to your covenants4 
#8,i keep touch with my promise4'  ,sir 
,thomas ,more4--,ed4    #h #8,to make   
both ends meet1' is a proverbial        
expression1 meaning that  our expenses  
should not exceed our income2 but1 in   

this more solemn  sense we should fulfil
 our daily duties as they approach1 as  
all our  moments have duties assigned to
 them4 ,omissions can never be          
recovered2  hence the necessity of      
forgiveness for ,christ's sake1 who     
fulfilled  every duty1 and hence the    
necessity of perpetual                  
watchfulness4--,ed4    #i ,how          
delightfully does this exclamation flow 
from the lips of the  pious patriarch1  
overcome by his exertion in this solemn 
death-bed  scene4 ,he pauses1 and then1 
with his recovering breath1 appeals to  
heaven--#8,i have waited for thy        
salvation1 ,o ,lord4' ,poor old man1 the
  cold sweat of death is on thy brow1   
the angels stand ready to open the  gate
 of the celestial city2 finish thy      
solemn instructions to thy  children1   
and then thou shalt enter upon the      
fruition of all thy  patient waiting1   
thy fearing1 fighting1 trembling1       
doubting1 shall be  absorbed in         
immeasurable1 eternal bliss4--,ed4      

#aj ,this is a very illustrative        
allusion4 ,when a spinner has wound up  
all his material1 the technical term is1
 #8,the bottom is wound4' ,when a  poor 
spinner by age or infirmity1 is         
incapable of work1 it would be  said1   
#8,ah6 his bottom is wound4' ,in this   
text1 ,jacob had finally made  an end of
 all his earthly duties1 and had now    
only to close his eyes  for the last    
time upon the world4--,ed4    #aa ,these
 are solemn and most weighty arguments  
to press upon us the  fulfilment of our 
daily duties4 ,how incomprehensible are 
the ways of  ,god4 ,his love is proved  
by bitterly convicting us of sin1 of    
righteousness1 and of judgment4 ,like   
,christian and ,hopeful in ,doubting    
,castle1 sometimes so overwhelming as to
 drive us to the verge of  despair and  
self-destruction4 ,we fall not down the 
precipice1 for still  there is hope and 
pardon in his bosom1 and at the proper  
time it will  be revealed4--,ed4    #ab 
,that preventeth2 #8letteth' is from the

 old verb to let or hinder1  as used    
,romans #a3ac4--;,ed4    #ac ,this      
language is probably founded on         
,revelation #bb3ad1 #8,blessed  are they
 that do his commandments1 that they may
 have right to the tree  of life1 and   
may enter in through the gates into the 
city4' ,until the  work that is assigned
 to us is done1 we cannot cross the     
river and  ascend to the ,new           
,jerusalem4 #8,he which testifieth these
 things saith1  ,surely ,i come quickly4
 ,amen4' ,he who is diligent to finish  
his work may  reply with truth1 #8,even 
so1 come1 ,lord ,jesus4'--,ed4    #ad   
,bunyan was in his politics a thorough  
loyalist4 ,when a young man  he even    
fought at the siege of ,leicester1 when 
it was besieged by the  royal army4     
,probably the horrible cruelties        
practised upon the peaceful             
inhabitants1 by the cavaliers1 at the   
taking of that city1 induced him  to    
leave the service4 ,his pastor1 ,j4     
,gifford1 had also served in the  royal 

army as an officer2 both of them        
narrowly escaped4 ,this may  account for
 ,bunyan's high monarchial principles1  
they appear very  prominently in many of
 his works4--,ed4    #ae ,many          
extraordinary tales are told of the     
nightingale1 as to their  great memory1 
and facility in imitating the human     
voice4 ,sitting in  thorns is more for  
protection than penance4 ,see           
,goldsmith's ,animated  ,nature4 ,it was
 a generally received opinion that the  
nightingale1 to  keep himself awake in  
the night1 sat on a tree of thorn1 so   
that if he  nodded he would be pricked  
in the breast4 ,the learned and witty   
,dr4  ,thomas ,fuller thus alludes to   
it3--#8,i am sure the nightingale which 
would wake will not be angry with the   
thorn which pricketh her breast  when   
she noddeth4' ,how useful would it be if
 a thorn could be so placed  as to prick
 those who nod at church6--,ed4    #af  
,a painted figure of a horse1 behind    
which the sportsman stealthily          

approaches the game4       #8,one       
underneath his horse1 to get a shoot    
doth stalk      ,another over dykes upon
 his stilts doth walk4'                 
--,drayton's ,polyolbion1 vol4 iii4 p4  
#be4--;,ed4    #ag ,so dress as to pass 
without being noticed2 neither precise  
nor  formal1 slovenly nor dandyish2     
dress like a man or woman4 ,conduct     
yourself as one that fears ,god4--,ed4  
#ah ,the head having been crowned with  
thorns1 it is unsuitable that  the feet 
should tread on rose leaves4--,mason4   
#ai ,how very striking is this          
expression4 ,o6 that it may assist in   
riveting upon our souls a vivid         
remembrance of the ,saviour's           
sufferings4--,ed4    #bj ,some          
,pharisees1 falsely called by the       
,romish churches #8saints1'  have       
claimed merit from associating with dirt
 and filth1 and vermin1  beggars1 and   
vagabonds1 upon dunghills1 to show their
 contempt of the  world6 ,all this was  
to gain the applause of the world4      

,god's saints  will associate with the  
salt of the earth1 with ,god's fearers1 
who  whether rich or poor1 are equally  
despised by the world4--,ed4    #ba     
,reader1 do not mistake this to mean a  
piece of wood shaped as a  cross4 ,it   
means cherish1 love1 be conformed to the
 conduct or image of  ,christ1 follow   
him in reproaches and revilings1 and    
count it your  honour to suffer for his 
sake4 #8,kiss it1' has the same meaning 
as the  words of the ,psalmist1 #8,kiss 
the ,son1 lest he be angry1 and ye      
perish4'  ,it is the soul mentally      
kissing the ,saviour1 and not a bit of  
wood1  which would then be an idol1     
inflicting the deep guilt of            
idolatry4--,ed4    #bb ,upon the opening
 of the sixth seal in the book of       
,revelation1  there was #8a great       
earthquake1 and the sun became black as 
sackcloth of  hair1 and the moon as     
blood4' ,a preternatural and awful      
darkness broods  over nature1           
preparatory to its final dissolution4   

,thus ,satan darkens  the things above  
to the natural man1 so that he cannot   
discern  spiritual things1 while those  
of time and sense are magnified and     
multiplied in his estimation4--,ed4     
#bc ,this refers to the phylacteries    
worn by every ,jew while in his  daily  
prayers4 ,these are long strips of      
leather1 having small boxes  containing 
the law minutely written in ,hebrew1    
worn upon the forehead  and wrist1 and  
bound round the fingers4 ,a custom      
founded on ,exodus  #ac3i1 #af2         
,proverbs #g3c4 ,that the ,divine law   
should direct the head and  fingers1 as 
representing the mind and conduct1 so   
would ,bunyan have all  ,christians     
carry1 at all times1 in the mind and    
conduct1 the riches and  righteousness  
of ,christ4--,ed4    #bd ,there are no  
idlers in ,god's ,israel1 every one has 
his appointed  work to fulfil against   
his appointed day4 ,christian1 watch    
against  idleness4       #8,for ,satan  
has some mischief still      ,for idle  

hands to do4'--,ed4    #be ,godliness1  
saith ,paul1 has the #8promise of the   
life that now is1  and of that which is 
to come4' ,this should be more dwelt    
upon by our  ministers1 as ,bunyan sets 
the example4 ,the mind of a ,christian  
has the  richest enjoyments1 however his
 body may be persecuted1 for over that  
only the enemy has power4 ,a prison may 
be the gate of heaven4 ,with ,god  as   
our ,father1 a wall of fire round about1
 and the glory in our midst1  #8what can
 we want beside8'--,ed4    #bf ,to      
tender2 to care for1 to guard4 #8,he had
 provoked others to  tender and seek the
 glory of ,god4'--,udal4 ,not frequently
 used in this  sense4--,ed4    #bg ,how 
tenderly does the ,psalmist exhibit the 
love of ,god to his  chosen under this  
figure1 #8,thou wilt make all his bed in
 his sickness4'  ,he will never leave   
nor forsake them2 and1 when heart and   
flesh shall  fail1 he will guide them   
and receive them to his glory4          
#8,wonders of  grace to ,god belong4'   

,christian women6 with such an example1 
can you  hesitate to go and make the bed
 of a poor sick and afflicted           
neighbour8--,ed4    #bh       #8,jesus  
can make a dying bed          ,feel soft
 as downy pillows are1      ,while on   
his breast ,i lean my head1             
,and breath my life out sweetly         
there4'--,dr4 ,watts4          ,,the    
,,desire ,,of ,,the ,,righteous         
,,granted2    ,,or1    ,a ,,discourse   
,,of ,,the ,,righteous ,,man',s         
,,desires4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the
 ,,editor      ,as the tree is known by 
its fruit1 so is the state of a man's   
heart  known by his desires4 ,the       
desires of the righteous are the        
touchstone  or standard of ,christian   
sincerity--the evidence of the new      
birth--the  spiritual barometer of faith
 and grace--and the springs of          
obedience4  ,christ and him crucified is
 the ground of all our hopes--the       
foundation  upon which all our desires  
after ,god and holiness are built--and  

the  root by which they are nourished4  
,it is from this principle of ,divine   
life which flows from ,christ to his    
members1 that these desires and         
struggles after holiness of thought and 
conduct arise1 and are kept  alive4     
,they prove a fountain of consolation to
 the harassed and tried  believer2 for  
if we are in the sense of this scripture
 #8righteous1' we  shall have those     
desires to enjoy the presence of ,god on
 earth1 and  with him felicity in       
heaven1 which the voice of the          
,omnipotent  declareth ,,shall be       
granted4 ,o6 the blessedness of those in
 whose hearts  are planted #8the desires
 of the righteous4'    ,this brings us  
to the most important of all the        
subjects of  self-examination--am ,i one
 of the #8righteous'8 or1 in other      
words1 #8am ,i  born again8' ,upon this 
solemn heart-trying inquiry hangs all   
our hopes  of escape from misery and    
ascension to glory--a kingdom1 a crown1 
a  bright1 a happy1 an eternal          

inheritance1 on the one hand1 or the    
gloomy  abodes of wretchedness on the   
other hand1 are for ever to be decided4 
,what are our desires8 ,to guide our    
anxious inquiries into this             
all-important subject1 our author       
unlocks the heavenly treasures1 and  in 
every point furnishes us with book1 and 
chapter1 and verse1 that we  may        
carefully and prayerfully weigh all that
 he displays in the  unerring scales of 
the sanctuary4 ,a desire after the      
presence of ,god--of  conformity to his 
image and example--for a greater hatred 
of sin--yea1 as  ,bunyan expresses it1 a
 desire to desire more of those blessed 
fruits of  the ,spirit1 inspires the    
inquirer with the cheering hope that he 
has  passed from death unto life--that  
he has been born again1 and has been    
made righteous4 ,and if1 as we progress 
in the ,divine life1 our  experience of 
the delights of communion with ,god     
enables us to say with  ,david1 #8,my   
soul panteth1' or crieth1 or1 as the    

margin of our ,bibles  have1 brayeth1   
#8yea1 thirsteth after ,god1' however we
 may be assaulted  by the enemies within
 and without1 we may say with           
confidence1 #8,why art  thou disquieted1
 ,o my soul8 hope thou in ,god1 for ,i  
,,shall yet praise  him4'    ,deeply are
 the churches of ,christ indebted to the
 ,holy ,spirit for  having assisted his 
honoured servant to write this treatise2
 and we are  under great obligation to  
his friend1 ,charles ,doe1 for having   
handed it  down to us1 as he found it   
prepared for the press1 with other      
excellent  treatises1 among the author's
 papers after his decease4 ,it abounds  
with  those striking ideas peculiar to  
the works of the author of the          
,pilgrim's ,progress2 most faithful home
 thrusts at conscience1 which  those who
 really desire to know themselves will  
greatly prize4 ,it has  been very       
properly observed that the words used by
 the author1 as  descriptive of the     
text1 may1 with great propriety1 be     

applied to this  treatise--#8,it is a   
sharp and smart description' of the     
desires of a  righteous man4    ,the    
desires of the righteous are very       
graphically impersonated and  described4
 ,they reach beyond time and peep into  
eternity4 #8,the  righteous have desires
 that reach further than this world1    
desires that  have so long a neck as to 
look into the world to come4' #8,so     
forcible  and mighty are they in        
operation'2 #8is there not life and     
mettle in  them8 ,they loose the bands  
of nature--harden the soul against      
sorrow--they are the fruits of an       
eagle-eyed confidence4' ,they enable    
the soul #8to see through the jaws of   
death--to see ,christ preparing         
mansion-houses for his poor ones that   
are now kicked to and fro1 like         
footballs in the world6' #8,a desire    
will take a man upon its back and  carry
 him away to ,god1 if ten thousand men  
oppose it4' #8,it will carry  him away  
after ,god to do his will1 let the work 

be never so hard4' ,the  new man is     
subject to transient sickness1 during   
which desire fails in  its power when   
the inner man has caught a cold4        
,bunyan's views of church fellowship are
 always lovely2 they are  delightfully  
expressed4 ,he also introduces us to the
 unsearchable  riches of ,christ4 #8,the
 righteous desire a handful1 ,god gives 
them a  seaful2 they desire a country1  
,god prepares for them a city4' ,wonders
  of grace to ,god belong4    ,bunyan's 
pictures of the natural man are equally 
faithful and  striking--when guilt and  
conviction take hold on him--when       
pestilence  threatens to break up his   
house-keeping--and death takes him by   
the  throat and hauls him down stairs to
 the grave2 then he1 who never  prayed1 
crieth1 ,pray for me1 and the poor soul 
is as loath to go out of  the body for  
fear the devil should catch it1 as the  
poor bird is to go  out of the bush     
while she sees the hawk waiting to      
receive her4 ,but ,i  must not detain   

the reader longer from entering on this 
solemn and  impressive treatise1 but    
commend it to the ,divine blessing4     
,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,the ,,desire ,,of  
,,the ,,righteous ,,granted4      #8,the
 desire of the righteous is only        
good4'--,proverbs #aa3bc    #8,the fear 
of the wicked1 it shall come upon him2  
but the desire of the  righteous shall  
be granted4'--,proverbs #aj3bd    ,this 
book of the ,proverbs is so called      
because it is such as containeth  hard1 
dark1 and pithy sentences of wisdom1 by 
which is taught unto  young men         
knowledge and discretion 7#a-f74        
,wherefore this book is not  such as    
discloseth truths by words antecedent or
 subsequent to the  text1 so as other   
scriptures generally do1 but has its    
texts or  sentences more independent2   
for usually each verse standeth upon its
  own bottom1 and presenteth by itself  
some singular thing to the              
consideration of the reader2 so that ,i 
shall not need to bid my reader  go back

 to what went before1 nor yet to that   
which follows1 for the  better opening  
of the text2 and shall therefore come   
immediately to the  words1 and search   
into them for what hidden treasures are 
contained  therein4    ,first4 ,the     
words then1 in the first place1 present 
us with the  general condition of the   
whole world2 for all men are ranked     
under one  of these conditions1 the     
wicked or the righteous2 for he that is 
not  wicked is righteous1 and he that is
 not righteous is wicked4 ,so again1    
#8,lay not wait1 ,o wicked man1 against 
the dwelling of the righteous1  spoil   
not his resting-place4' ,i might give   
you out of this book many  such         
instances1 for it flows with such2 but  
the truth hereof is plain  enough4      
,the world is also divided by other     
general terms1 as by  these--believers1 
unbelievers2 saints1 sinners2 good1 bad2
 children of  ,god1 and children of the 
wicked one1 c4 ,these1 ,i say1 are      
general  terms1 and comprehend not this 

or that sect1 or order of each1 but the 
whole4 ,the believer1 saint1 good1 and  
child of ,god1 are one--to wit1 the     
righteous2 the unbeliever1 the sinner1  
the bad1 and the child of the  devil1 is
 one--to wit1 the wicked2 as also the   
text expresses it4 ,so  that ,i say1 the
 text1 or these two terms in it1        
comprehend all men2 the  one all that   
shall be saved1 the other all that shall
 be damned for  ever in hell-fire 7,psa 
#i3ag1 #aa3f74 ,the wicked2 who is he   
but the man  that loves not ,god1 nor to
 do his will8 ,the righteous2 who is he 
but  the man that loveth ,god1 and his  
holy will1 to do it8    ,of the wicked  
there are several sorts1 some more      
ignorant1 some more  knowing2 the more  
ignorant of them are such as go to be   
executed1 as  the ox goes to the        
slaughter1 or as a fool to the          
correction of the  stocks2 that is1 as  
creatures whose ignorance makes them as 
unconcerned1 while they are going down  
the stairs to hell4 ,but1 alas6  their  

ignorance will be no plea for them      
before the bar of ,god2 for it  is      
written1 #8,it is a people of no        
understanding2 therefore he that made   
them will not have mercy on them1 and he
 that formed them will show  them no    
favour' 7,isa #bg3aa2 ,prov #g3bb74     
,though1 ,i must confess1 the more      
knowing the wicked is1 or the more      
light and goodness such a one sins      
against1 the greater will his  judgment 
be2 these shall have greater damnation3 
it shall be more  tolerable at the      
judgment for ,sodom than for them 7,luke
 #aj3ab1 #bj3dg74  ,there is a wicked   
man that goes blinded1 and a wicked man 
that goes  with his eyes open to hell2  
there is a wicked man that cannot see1  
and  a wicked man that will not see the 
danger he is in2 but hell-fire will     
open both their eyes 7,luke #af3bc74    
,there are that are wicked1 and cover   
all with a cloak of religion1 and there 
are that proclaim their  profaneness2   
but they will meet both in the lake that

 burns with fire  and brimstone2 #8,the 
wicked shall be turned into hell1 and   
all the  nations that forget ,god' 7,psa
 #i3ag74    ,there are also several     
sorts1 if ,i may so express myself1 of  
those that  are truly righteous1 as     
children1 young men1 fathers1 or saints 
that  fear ,god1 both small and great   
7,rev #aa3ah2 #a ,john #b74 ,some have  
more  grace than some1 and some do      
better improve the grace they have than 
others of their brethren do2 some also  
are more valiant for the truth  upon the
 earth than others of their brethren    
are2 yea1 some are so  swallowed up with
 ,god1 and love to his word and ways1   
that they are fit  to be a pattern or   
example in holiness to all that are     
about them2 and  some again have their  
light shining so dim1 that they render  
themselves  suspicious to their         
brethren1 whether they are of the number
 of those  that have grace or no4#a ,but
 being gracious they shall not be lost1 
although such will at the day of reward 

suffer loss2 for this is the  will of   
the ,father that sent the ,son to be the
 ,saviour of the world1  #8,that of all 
which he had given him he should lose   
nothing1 but should  raise it up again  
at the last day' 7,john #f3cg-ci2 #a    
,cor #c3ae74    ,second4 ,in the next   
place1 we are here presented with some  
of the  qualities of the wicked and the 
righteous2 the wicked has his fears1    
the righteous has his desires4 ,the     
wicked has his fears4 #8,the fear of    
the wicked1 it shall come upon him2 but 
the desire of the righteous  shall be   
granted4' ,indeed1 it seems to the godly
 that the wicked  feareth not1 nor doth 
he after a godly sort2 for he that      
feareth ,god  aright must not be reputed
 a wicked man4 ,the wicked1 through the 
pride  of his countenance1 declareth    
that he feareth not ,god aright1 because
  he doth not graciously call upon him2 
but yet for all that1 the wicked  at    
times are haunted1 sorely haunted1 and  
that with the worst of fears4           

#8,terrors1' says ,bildad1 #8shall make 
him afraid on every side4' ,and  again1 
#8,his confidence shall be rooted out of
 his tabernacle1 and it  shall bring him
 to the king of terrors' 7,job          
#ah3aa-ad74    ,a wicked man1 though he 
may hector it at times with his proud   
heart1 as  though he feared neither ,god
 nor hell1 yet again1 at times1 his soul
 is  even drowned with terrors4 #8,the  
morning is to them even as the shadow   
of death2 if one knew them1 they are in 
the terrors of the shadow of  death'    
7,job #bd3ad-ag74 ,at times1 ,i say1 it 
is thus with them1  especially when they
 are under warm convictions that the day
 of  judgment is at hand1 or when they  
feel in themselves as if death was      
coming as a tempest1 to steal them away 
from their enjoyments1 and  lusts1 and  
delights2 then the bed shakes on which  
they lie1 then the  proud tongue doth   
falter in their mouth1 and their knees  
knock one  against another2 then their  
conscience stares1 and roars1 and tears1

  and arraigns them before ,god's       
judgment-seat1 or threatens to follow   
them down to hell1 and there to wreck   
its fury on them1 for all the  abuses   
and affronts this wicked wretch offered 
to it in the day in  which it controlled
 his unlawful deeds4 ,o6 none can       
imagine what  fearful plights a wicked  
man is in sometimes2 though ,god in his 
just  judgment towards them suffers them
 again and again to stifle and choke    
such awakenings1 from a purpose to      
reserve them unto the day of  judgment  
to be punished 7#b ,peter #b3g-i74      
,third4 ,in the third place1 as the     
wicked has his fears1 so the  righteous 
has his desires4 #8,the desire of the   
righteous shall be  granted'2 but this  
must not be taken exclusively1 as if the
 wicked had  nothing but fears1 and the 
righteous nothing but desires4 ,for1    
both by  ,scripture and experience also1
 we find that the wicked has his        
desires1  and the righteous man his     
fears4    #a4 ,for the wicked1 they are 

not without their desires4 #8,let me die
 the  death of the righteous1 and let my
 last end be like his1' was the  desire 
of wicked ,balaam 7,num #bc3aj71 and    
another place saith1 #8the  wicked      
boasteth of his heart's desire'2 that he
 is for heaven as well  as the best of  
you all1 but yet1 even then1 #8he       
blesseth the covetous1  whom the ,lord  
abhorreth' 7,psa #aj3c74 ,wicked men    
have their desires and  their hopes too1
 but the hope and desire of unjust men  
perisheth 7,prov  #aa3g1 #ad3cb74 ,yea1 
and though they look and long1 too1 all 
the day  long1 with desires of life and 
glory1 yet their fears1 and them only1  
shall come upon them2 for they are the  
desires of the righteous that  shall be 
granted 7,psa #aab3aj74    ,the desires 
of the wicked want a good bottom2 they  
flow not from a  sanctified mind1 nor of
 love to the ,god1 or the heaven now    
desired2 but  only from such a sense as 
devils have of torments1 and so1 as     
they1  they cry out1 #8,i beseech thee  

torment me not' 7,luke #h3bh1 #af3bd74  
,but  their fears have a substantial    
foundation1 for they are grounded upon  
the view of an ill-spent life1 the due  
reward of which is hell-fire2  #8the    
unrighteous shall not inherit the       
kingdom of ,god1' their place is        
without2 #8for without are dogs and     
sorcerers1 and whoremongers1 and        
murderers1 and idolaters1 and whosoever 
loveth and maketh a lie' 7#a ,cor       
#f3i1aj2 ,rev #bb3ae74    ,their fears1 
therefore1 have a strong foundation2    
they have also matter  to work upon1    
which is guilt and justice1 the which   
they shall never be  able to escape1    
without a miracle of grace and mercy    
7,heb #b3c74  ,therefore it saith1 and  
that with emphasis1 #8,the fear of the  
wicked it  shall come upon him'2        
wherefore his desires must die with him3
 for the  promise of a grant of that    
which is desired is only entailed to    
righteousness4 #8,the desire of the     
righteous shall be granted1' but        

#8grant not1 ,o ,lord1 the desires of   
the wicked1' saith ,david 7,psa         
#adj3h74    #b4 ,nor are the righteous  
without their fears1 and that even all  
their  life long4 ,through fear of      
death1 they1 some of them1 are all their
  life time subject to bondage 7,heb    
#b3ae74 ,but as the desires of the      
wicked shall be frustrate1 so shall also
 the fears of the godly2 hence  you have
 them admonished1 yea commanded1 not to 
be afraid neither of  devils1 death1 nor
 hell2 for the fear of the righteous    
shall not come  upon them to eternal    
damnation 7,isa #ce3d1 #da3aj-ad1 #dc3a1
 #dd3bh2 ,luke  #h3ej1 #ab3cb2 ,rev     
#a3ag74    #8,the desire of the         
righteous shall be granted4' ,no1 they  
are not to  fear what sin can do unto   
them1 nor what all their sins can do    
unto  them2 ,i do not say they should   
not be afraid of sinning1 nor of those  
temporal judgments that sin shall bring 
upon them1 for of such things  they     
ought to be afraid1 as saith the        

,psalmist1 #8,my flesh trembleth for    
fear of thee1 and ,i am afraid of thy   
judgments' 7,psa #aai3abj74 ,but of     
eternal ruin1 of that1 they ought not to
 be afraid of with slavish  fear4       
#8,wherefore should ,i fear1' said the  
prophet1 #8in the days of  evil1 when   
the iniquity of my heels shall compass  
me about8' 7,psa  #di3e74 ,and again1   
#8,ye have done all this wickedness1 yet
 turn not aside  from following the     
,lord2--for the ,lord will not forsake  
his people1 for  his great name's sake' 
7#a ,sam #ab3bj-bb74    ,the reason is1 
because the righteous are secured by    
their faith in  ,christ ,jesus2 also    
their fears stand upon a mistake of the 
nature of  the covenant1 in which they  
are wrapped up1 which is ordered for    
them  in all things1 and sure 7#b ,sam  
#bc3e2 ,isa #ee3c74 ,besides1 ,god has  
purposed to magnify the riches of his   
grace in their salvation2  therefore    
goodness and mercy shall1 to that end1  
follow them all the  days of their life1

 that they may #8dwell in the house of  
the ,lord for  ever' 7,psa #bc3f2 ,eph  
#a3c-g74 ,they have also their          
intercessor and  advocate ready with    
,god1 to take up matters for them in    
such a way as  may maintain true peace  
betwixt their ,god and them2 and as may 
encourage them to be sober1 and hope to 
the end1 for the grace that is  to be   
brought unto them at the revelation of  
,jesus ,christ 7#a ,peter  #a3ac2 #a    
,john #b3a1b74 ,wherefore1 though the   
godly have their fears1 yea1  sometimes 
dreadful fears1 and that of perishing   
for ever and ever2 yet  the day is      
coming1 when their fears and tears shall
 be done away1 and  when their desires  
only shall be granted4 #8,the fear of   
the wicked1 it  shall come upon them2   
but the desire of the righteous shall be
  granted4'    ,the words1 then1 are a  
prediction or prophecy1 and that both   
concerning  the wicked and the          
righteous1 with reference to time and   
things to  come1 and shall certainly be 

fulfilled in their season4 ,hence it is 
said concerning the wicked1 that their  
triumphing is short1 and that  the joy  
of the hypocrite is but for a moment    
7,job #bj3e74 ,o1 their end  will be    
bitter as wormwood1 and will cut like a 
two-edged sword6 ,of  this ,solomon     
admonishes youth1 when he saith4        
#8,rejoice1 ,o young man1 in  thy youth2
 and let thy heart cheer thee in the    
days of thy youth1 and  walk in the ways
 of thine heart1 and in the sight of    
thine eyes2 but  know thou1 that for all
 these things ,god will bring thee into 
judgment'  7,eccl #aa3i74    ,this1     
therefore1 showeth the desperate spirit 
that possesses the  children of men1    
who1 though they hear and read all this1
 yet cannot be  reclaimed from courses  
that are wicked1 and that lead to such a
  condition 7,prov #e3g-ad74 ,i say they
 will not be reclaimed from such        
courses as lead to ways that go down to 
hell1 where their soul must  mourn1 even
 then when their flesh and their body   

are consumed4 ,o6 how  dear bought are  
their pleasures1 and how will their     
laughter be turned  into tears and      
anguish unutterable6 and that presently1
 for it is  coming6 ,their #8judgment   
now of a long time lingereth not1 and   
their  damnation slumbereth not' 7#b    
,peter #b3c74 ,but what good will their 
covenant of death then do them8 ,and    
will their agreement of hell yield  them
 comfort8 ,is not ,god as well mighty to
 punish as to save8 7,isa  #bh3ah74 ,or 
can these sinners believe ,god out of   
the world1 or cause  that he should not 
pay them home for their sins1 and       
recompense them  for all the evil they  
have loved1 and continued in the        
commission of8  7,job #ba3bi-ca74 #8,can
 thy heart endure1 or can thy hands be  
strong in  the days that ,god shall deal
 with thee8' 7,eze #bb3ad74 ,thou art   
bold  now1 ,i mean bold in a wicked way2
 thou sayest now thou wilt keep thy     
sweet morsels of sin under thy tongue1  
thou wilt keep them still within  thy   

mouth4 ,poor wretch6 ,thy sins shall lie
 down in the dust with thee  7,job      
#bj3aa74 ,thou hast sucked the poison of
 asps1 and the viper's  tongue shall    
slay thee 7,job #bj3af74 #8,thou shalt  
not see the rivers1 the  streaming      
floods1 the brooks of butter and honey' 
7,job #bj3ag74 #8,all  darkness shall be
 hid in thy secret places1 a fire not   
blown shall  consume thee4' #8,this is  
the portion of a wicked man from ,god1  
and the  heritage appointed to him by   
,god' 7,job #bj3bf-bi74    ,and as they 
the ,scriptures predict or prophesy what
 shall become of  the wicked2 so also   
they plentifully foretell what shall    
happen to the  righteous1 when he saith 
their desire shall be granted3 of which 
more  anon4 ,only here ,i will drop this
 short hint1 ,that the righteous have   
great cause to rejoice2 for what more   
pleasing1 what more comfortable  to a   
man1 than to be assured1 and that from  
the ,spirit of truth1 that  what he     
desireth shall be granted8 ,and this the

 righteous are assured  of here2 for he 
saith it in words at length1 #8,the     
desire of the  righteous shall be       
granted4' ,this1 then1 should comfort   
them against  their fears1 and the sense
 of their unworthiness2 it should also  
make  them hold up their heads under all
 their temptations1 and the affronts    
that is usual for them to meet with in  
the world4 ,the righteous6 ,who so      
vilified as the righteous8 ,he1 by the  
wise men of the world1 is counted  a    
very ,abraham1#b a fool2 like to him who
 is the father of us all4 ,but  as he   
left all for the desire that he had of a
 better country1 and at  last obtained  
his desire2 for after he had patiently  
endured1 he  obtained the promise2 so   
those that walk in the steps of that    
faith  which our father ,abraham had1   
even those also in the end shall find   
place in ,abraham's bosom2 wherefore it 
is meet that we should cheer up  and be 
glad1 because what we desire shall be   
granted unto us 7,heb #f74    ,,the     

,,nature ,,of ,,the ,,words4      ,but  
,i shall here leave off this short way  
of paraphrasing upon the  text1 and     
shall come more distinctly to inquire   
into the nature of the  words2 but my   
subject-matter shall be the last part of
 the verse1 #8,the  desire of the       
righteous shall be granted4' ,from which
 words there are  these things to be    
inquired into4    ,,first4 ,what1 or who
 is the righteous man8 ,,second4 ,what  
are the desires  of a righteous man8    
,,third4 ,what is meant or to be        
understood by the  granting of the      
desires of the righteous8 #8,the desire 
of the righteous  shall be granted4'    
,,who ,,is ,,the ,,righteous ,,man8     
,,first4 ,for the first of these1       
namely1 #8,,what ,,or ,,who ,,is ,,the  
,,righteous  ,,man8    ,my way of       
prosecuting this head shall be to show  
you1 first1 that ,i  intend a righteous 
man not in every sense1 but in that     
which is the  best2 otherwise ,i shall  
miscarry as to the intendment of the    

,holy  ,ghost2 for it may not be        
supposed that these words reach to them 
that  are righteous in a general1 but in
 a special sense2 such1 ,i mean1 that   
are so in the judgment of ,god4 ,for1 as
 ,i hinted1 there are several  sorts of 
righteous men that yet have nothing to  
do with this blessed  promise1 or that  
shall never1 as such1 have their desires
 granted4    ,,first4 ,there is one that
 is righteous in his own eyes1 and is   
yet far  enough off from the blessing of
 the text3 #8,there is a generation that
  are pure' or righteous #8in their own 
eyes1 and yet is not washed from  their 
filthiness' 7,prov #bi3ab74 ,these are  
they that you also read of in  the      
evangelist ,luke1 that are said to trust
 #8in themselves that they  were        
righteous1 and despised others' 7,luke  
#ah3i74 ,these are set so low1  by this 
their foolish confidence1 in the eyes of
 ,jesus ,christ1 that he  even preferred
 a praying publican before them 7,luke  
#ah3ac1ad74  ,wherefore these cannot be 

the men1 ,i mean those righteous men1 to
 whom  this promise is made4            
,,second4 ,there are those that by      
others are counted righteous2 ,i mean   
they are so accounted by their          
neighbours4 ,thus ,korah and his company
  are called the people of the ,lord1   
and all the congregation by them  also  
called holy1 every one of them 7,num    
#af3c1da74 ,but as he who  commends     
himself is not approved1 so it is no    
great matter if all the  world shall    
count us righteous1 if ,god esteemeth us
 not for such3 #8,for  not he that      
commendeth himself is approved1 but whom
 the ,lord commends'  7#b ,cor #aj3ah74 
,,third4 ,there are those that indeed   
are righteous when compared with        
others3 #8,i came not to call the       
righteous'2 #8for scarcely for a        
righteous man will one die1' and the    
like1 are texts thus to be  understood4 
,for such as these are1 as to life      
moral1 better than  others4 ,but these1 
if they are none otherwise righteous    

than by acts  and works of righteousness
 of their own1 are not the persons      
contained  in the text that are to have 
their desires granted4    ,,fourth4 ,the
 righteous man therefore in the text is1
 and ought to be1  thus described3 #a4  
,he is one whom ,god makes righteous1 by
 reckoning him  so4 #b4 ,he is one that 
,god makes righteous1 by possessing of  
him with a  principle of righteousness4 
#c4 ,he is one that is practically      
righteous4    ,first4 ,he is one that   
,god makes righteous4 ,now1 if ,god     
makes him  righteous1 his righteousness 
is not his own1 ,i mean this sort of    
righteousness3 #8,their righteousness is
 of me1 saith the ,lord' 7,isa  #ed3ag74
 ,god then makes a man righteous by     
putting righteousness upon  him--by     
putting the righteousness of ,god upon  
him 7,phil #c3f-i74 ,hence we  are said 
to be made the righteousness of ,god in 
,christ3 #8,for ,god hath  made him to  
be sin for us1 who knew no sin1 that we 
might be made the  righteousness of ,god

 in him' 7#b ,cor #e3ba74 ,thus ,god1   
therefore1  reckoneth one righteous1    
even by imputing that unto us which is  
able to  make us so3 #8,christ of ,god  
is made unto us--righteousness' 7#a ,cor
 #a3cj74  ,wherefore he saith again1    
#8,in the ,lord shall all the seed of   
,israel be  justified and shall glory'  
7,isa #de3be74    ,the righteousness    
then by which a man is made righteous1  
with  righteousness to justification of 
life before ,god1 for that is it we  are
 speaking of now1 is the righteousness  
of another than he who is  justified    
thereby4 ,hence it is said again by the 
soul thus justified  and made righteous1
 #8,the ,lord hath clothed me with the  
garments of  salvation1 he hath covered 
me with the robe of righteousness' 7,isa
  #fa3aj74 ,as he also saith in another 
place1 #8,i spread my skirts over  thee1
 and covered thy nakedness' 7,eze       
#af3h74 ,this we call a being made      
righteous by reckoning1 by the reckoning
 of ,god2 for none is of power  to      

reckon one righteous but ,god1 because  
none can make one so to be but  him4 ,he
 that can make me rich1 though ,i am in 
myself the poorest of  men1 may reckon  
me rich1 if together with his so        
reckoning1 he indeed  doth make me rich4
 ,this is the case1 ,god makes a man    
righteous by  bestowing of righteousness
 upon him--by counting the righteousness
 of  his ,son for his4 ,he gives him    
righteousness1 a righteousness already  
performed and completed by the obedience
 of his ,son 7,rom #e3ai74    ,not that 
this righteousness1 by being bestowed   
upon us1 is severed from  ,jesus        
,christ2 for it is still his and in him4
 ,how then1 may some say1  doth it      
become ours8 ,i answer1 by our being put
 into him4 ,for of ,god  are we in      
,christ ,jesus1 who is made unto us1 of 
him1 #8righteousness4'  ,and again1 we  
are made #8the righteousness of ,god in 
him4' ,so then1 the  righteousness of   
,christ covereth his1 as a man's        
garments cover the  members of his body1

 for we are #8the body of ,christ1 and  
members in  particular' 7#a ,cor        
#ab3bg74 ,the righteousness therefore is
 ,christ's2  resideth still in him1 and 
covereth us1 as the child is lapped up  
in  its father's skirt1 or as the       
chicken is covered with the feathers of 
the hen4 ,i make use of all these       
similitudes thereby to inform you of  my
 meaning2 for by all these things are   
set forth the way of our being  made    
righteous to justification of life      
7,matt #bc3cg2 ,eze #af3h2 ,psa  #cf3g74
    ,now thus a man is made righteous1  
without any regard to what he has1 or   
to what is of him2 for as to him1 it is 
utterly another's4 ,just as if ,i       
should1 with the skirts of my garments1 
take up and clothe some poor  and naked 
infant that ,i find cast out into the   
open field4 ,now if ,i  cover the       
person1 ,i cover scabs and sores1 and   
ulcers1 and all  blemishes4 ,hence ,god1
 by putting this righteousness upon us1 
is said to  hide and cover our sins4    

#8,blessed are they whose iniquities are
  forgiven1 and whose sins are covered4 
,blessed is the man to whom the  ,lord  
will not impute sin' 7,rom #d3g1h74 ,for
 since this righteousness is  ,christ's1
 and counted or reckoned ours by the    
grace of ,god1 it is  therefore bestowed
 upon us1 not because we are1 but to    
make us  righteous before the face of   
,god4 ,hence1 as ,i said1 it is said to 
make  us righteous1 even as gay clothes 
do make a naked body fine4 #8,he hath   
made him to be sin for us1 who knew no  
sin1 that we might be made the          
righteousness of ,god in him4'    ,this 
is of absolute necessity to be known1   
and to be believed4 ,for  without this  
no man can be counted righteous before  
,god2 and if we  stand not righteous    
before ,god1 it will benefit us nothing 
as to life  eternal1 though we should be
 counted righteous by all the men on    
earth4  ,besides1 if ,god counts me     
righteous1 ,i am safe1 though in and of 
myself  ,i am nothing but a sinner1 and 

ungodly4 ,the reason is1 because ,god   
has  a right to bestow righteousness    
upon me1 for he has righteousness to    
spare2 he has also a right to forgive1  
because sin is the transgression  of the
 law4 ,yea1 he has therefore sent his   
,son into the world to  accomplish      
righteousness for sinners1 and ,god of  
his mercy bestows it  upon those that   
shall receive it by faith4 ,now1 if ,god
 shall count me  righteous1 who will be 
so hardy as to conclude ,i yet shall    
perish8 #8,it  is ,god that justifieth4 
,who is he that condemneth8 ,it is      
,christ that  died1 yea1 rather that is 
risen again1 who is even at the right   
hand of  ,god1 who also maketh          
intercession for us4 ,who shall separate
 us from  the love of ,christ8' 7,rom   
#h3cc-ce74    ,thus therefore is a man  
made righteous1 even of ,god by ,christ1
 or  through his righteousness4 ,now if1
 as was said1 a man is thus made        
righteous1 then in this sense he is good
 before ,god1 before he has done        

anything of that which the law calls    
good before men2 for ,god maketh  not   
men righteous with this righteousness1  
because they have been1 or  have done   
good1 but before they are capable of    
doing good at all4 ,hence  we are said  
to be justified while ungodly1 even as  
an infant is clothed  with the skirt of 
another1 while naked1 as touching itself
 7,rom #d3d1e74  ,works therefore do not
 precede1 but follow after this         
righteousness2  and even thus it is in  
nature1 the tree must be good before it 
bear  good fruit1 and so also must a    
man4 ,it is as impossible to make a man 
bring forth good fruit to ,god1 before  
he is of ,god made good1 as it is  for a
 thorn or bramble bush to bring forth   
figs or grapes 7,matt  #g3ae1af74       
,but again1 a man must be righteous     
before he can be good2 righteous by     
imputation1 before his person1 his      
intellectuals1 can be qualified with    
good1 as to the principle of good4 ,for 
neither faith1 the ,spirit1 nor  any    

grace1 is given unto the sinner before  
,god has made him righteous  with this  
righteousness of ,christ4 ,wherefore it 
is said1 that after he  had spread his  
skirt over us1 he washed us with water1 
that is1 with  the washing of           
sanctification 7,eze #af3h1i74 ,and to  
conclude otherwise1  is as much as to   
say that an unjustified man has faith1  
the ,spirit1 and  the graces thereof2   
which to say is to overthrow the gospel4
 ,for what  need of ,christ's           
righteousness if a man may have faith   
and the ,spirit  of ,christ without it1 
since the ,spirit is said to be the     
earnest of our  inheritance1 and that by
 which we are sealed unto the day of    
redemption  7,eph #a1 #d74 ,but the     
truth is1 the ,spirit which makes our   
person good1 ,i  mean that which        
sanctifies our natures1 is the fruit of 
the  righteousness which is by ,jesus   
,christ4 ,for as ,christ died and rose  
again before he sent the ,holy ,ghost   
from heaven to his1 so the benefit  of  

his death and resurrection is by ,god   
bestowed upon us1 in order to  the      
,spirit's possessing of our souls4      
,second4 ,and this leads me to the      
second thing1 namely1 ,that ,god makes a
  man righteous by possessing#c of him  
with a principle of  righteousness1 even
 with the spirit of righteousness 7,rom 
#d3d1e74 ,for  though1 as to            
justification before ,god from the curse
 of the law1 we  are made righteous     
while we are ungodly1 and yet sinners2  
yet being  made free from sin thus1 we  
forthwith become1 through a change which
  the ,holy ,ghost works in our minds1  
the servants of ,god 7,rom #e3g-i74     
,hence it is said1 #8,there is therefore
 now no condemnation to them which  are 
in ,christ ,jesus1 who walk not after   
the flesh1 but after the  ,spirit' 7,rom
 #h3a74 ,for though1 as the apostle also
 insinuates here1  that being in ,christ
 ,jesus is antecedent to our walking    
after the  ,spirit2 yet a man can make  
no demonstration of his being in ,christ

  ,jesus1 but by his walking in the     
,spirit2 because the ,spirit is an      
inseparable companion of imputed        
righteousness1 and immediately follows  
it1 to dwell with whosoever it is       
bestowed upon4 ,now it dwelling in us1  
principles#d us in all the powers of our
 souls1 with that which is              
righteousness in the habit and nature of
 it4 ,hence the fruits of the  ,spirit  
are called #8the fruits of goodness and 
righteousness1' as the  fruits of a tree
 are called the fruit of that tree 7,eph
 #e3i74    ,and again1 #8,he that doth  
righteousness is righteous1' not only in
 our  first sense1 but even in this     
also4 ,for who can do righteousness     
without he be principled so to do8 who  
can act reason that hath not  reason8   
,so none can bring forth righteousness  
that hath not in him the  root of       
righteousness1 which is the ,spirit of  
,god1 which comes to us by  virtue of   
our being made sons of ,god 7#a ,john   
#b3ai1 #c3g2 ,gal #d3e-g74  ,hence the  

fruits of the ,spirit are called #8the  
fruits of righteousness1  which are by  
,jesus ,christ unto the glory and praise
 of ,god' 7,phil  #a3aa74 ,this then is 
the thing we say1 to wit1 that he that  
is made  righteous unto justification of
 life before ,god1 is also habituated   
with a principle of righteousness1 as   
that which follows that  righteousness  
by which he stood just before4 ,i say1  
as that which  follows it2 for it comes 
by ,jesus ,christ1 and by our being     
justified  before ,god1 and made        
righteous through him4    ,this second  
then also comes to us before we do any  
act spiritually  good4 ,for how can a   
man act righteousness but from a        
principle of  righteousness8 ,and seeing
 this principle is not of or by nature1 
but of  and by grace1 through ,christ1  
it follows that as no man is just before
  ,god that is not covered with the     
righteousness of ,christ1 so no man can 
do righteousness but by the power of the
 ,spirit of ,god which must dwell  in   

him4 ,hence we are said through the     
,spirit to mortify the deeds of  the    
body1 which works are preparatory to    
fruitful actions4 ,the  husbandman1 says
 ,paul1 that laboureth1 must first be   
partaker of the  fruit2 so he that      
worketh righteousness1 must first be    
blessed with a  principle of            
righteousness 7#b ,tim #b3a-f74 ,men    
must have eyes before  they see1 tongues
 before they speak1 and legs before they
 go2 even so  must a man be made        
habitually good and righteous before he 
can work  righteousness4 ,this then is  
the second thing4 ,god makes a man      
righteous  by possessing him with a     
principle of righteousness2 which       
principle is  not of nature1 but of     
grace2 not of man1 but of ,god4         
,third4 ,the man in the text is         
practically righteous1 or one that      
declareth himself by works that are     
good2 a virtuous1 a righteous man1  even
 as the tree declares by the apple or   
plum it beareth what manner  of tree it 

is3 #8,ye shall know them by their      
fruits' 7,matt #g3af74 ,fruits  show    
outwardly what the heart is principled  
with3 show me then thy  faith1 which    
abideth in the heart1 by thy works in a 
well spent life4  ,mark how the apostle 
words it1 ,we being1 saith he1 #8made   
free from sin1  and become servants to  
,god1 have our fruit unto holiness1 and 
the end  everlasting life' 7,rom #f3bc74
    ,mark his order3 first we are made  
free from sin2 now that is by being     
justified freely by the grace of ,god   
through the redemption which is in      
,jesus ,christ1 whom ,god has set forth 
to be a propitiation through faith  in  
his blood4 ,now this is ,god's act1     
without any regard at all to any  good  
that the sinner has or can accomplish2  
#8not by works of  righteousness which  
we have done1 but according to his      
mercy' thus he  saveth us 7,titus #c3e2 
,rom #c3bd2 #b ,tim #a3i74 ,now1 being  
made free from  sin1 what follows8 ,we  
become the servants of ,god1 that is1 by

 that turn  which the ,holy ,ghost makes
 upon our heart when it reconciles it to
 the  ,word of ,god's grace4 ,for that1 
as was said afore1 is the effect of the 
indwelling and operation of the ,holy   
,ghost4 ,now having our hearts thus     
changed by ,god and his ,word1 the      
fruits of righteousness put forth       
themselves by us4 ,for as when we were  
in the flesh1 the motions of sin1  which
 is in our members1 did bring forth     
fruit unto death1 so now1 if  we are in 
the ,spirit1 and we are not in the      
flesh1 but in the ,spirit1  if so be the
 ,spirit of ,christ dwells in us1 by the
 motions and workings  of that we have  
our fruit unto holiness1 and the end    
everlasting life  7,rom #h3f1i74    ,but
 now by these fruits we are neither made
 righteous nor good2 for the  apple     
maketh not the tree good1 it only       
declares it so to be4 ,here  therefore  
all those are mistaken that think to be 
righteous by doing of  righteous        
actions1 or good by doing good4 ,a man  

must first be  righteous1 or he cannot  
do righteousness2 to wit1 that which is 
evangelically such4 ,now if a man is1   
and must be righteous1 before he  acts  
righteousness1 then all his works are   
born too late to make him  just before  
,god2 for his works1 if they be right1  
flow from the heart  of a righteous man1
 of a man that had1 before he had any   
good work1 a  twofold righteousness     
bestowed on him2 one to make him        
righteous in the  sight of ,god1 the    
other to principle him to be righteous  
before the  world4 #8,that he might be  
called a tree of righteousness1 the     
planting  of the ,lord1 that he might be
 glorified' 7,isa #fc3c74    ,the want  
of understanding of this1 is that which 
keeps so many in a  mist of darkness    
about the way of salvation4 ,for they1  
poor hearts6  when they hear of the need
 that they have of a righteousness to   
commend  them to ,god1 being ignorant of
 the righteousness of ,god1 that is1 of 
that which ,god imputeth to a man1 and  

that by which he counteth him           
righteous1 have it not in their thoughts
 to accept of that unto  justification  
of life4 ,but presently betake          
themselves to the law of  works1 and    
fall to work there for the performing of
 a righteousness1  that they may be     
accepted of ,god for the same2 and so   
submit not  themselves to the           
righteousness of ,god1 by which1 and by 
which only1  the soul stands just before
 ,god 7,rom #aj3a-c74 ,wherefore1 ,i    
say1 it is  necessary that this be      
distinctly laid down4 ,that a man must  
be  righteous first1 even before he doth
 righteousness2 the argument is  plain  
from the order of nature3 #8,for a      
corrupt tree cannot bring forth  good   
fruit'3 wherefore make the tree good1   
and so his fruit good2 or  the tree     
corrupt1 and his fruit corrupt 7,luke   
#f3dc74    ,reason also says the same1  
for how can ,blacks beget white         
children1  when both father and mother  
are black8 ,how can a man without grace1

 and  the spirit of grace1 do good2     
nature is defiled even to the mind and  
conscience2 how then can good fruit come
 from such a stock8 7,titus  #a3ae74    
,besides1 ,god accepteth not any work of
 a person which is not  first accepted  
of him2 #8,the ,lord hath respect unto  
,abel and to his  offering' 7,gen #d3d74
 ,to ,abel first1 that is1 before that  
,abel offered4  ,but how could ,god have
 respect to ,abel1 if ,abel was not     
pleasing in his  sight8 and how could   
,abel be yet pleasing in his sight1 for 
the sake of  his own righteousness1 when
 it is plain that ,abel had not yet done
 good  works8 he was therefore first    
made acceptable in the sight of ,god1 by
  and for the sake of that righteousness
 which ,god of his grace had put  upon  
him to justification of life2 through   
and by which also the ,holy  ,ghost in  
the graces of it dwelt in ,abel's soul4 
,now ,abel being  justified1 and also   
possessed with this holy principle1 he  
offers his  sacrifice to ,god4 ,hence it

 is said1 that he offered #8by faith1'  
by the  faith which he had precedent to 
his offering2 for if through faith he   
offered1 he had that faith before he    
offered2 that is plain4 ,now his  faith 
looked not for acceptance for the sake  
of what he offered1 but  for the sake of
 that righteousness which it did        
apprehend ,god had  already put upon    
him1 and by which he was made righteous2
 wherefore his  offering was the        
offering of a righteous man1 of a man   
made righteous  first2 and so the text  
saith1 #8,by faith ,abel offered unto   
,god a more  excellent sacrifice than   
,cain1 by which he obtained witness that
 he was  righteous' 7,heb #aa3d72 that  
is antecedent to his offering2 for he   
had  faith in ,christ to come1 by which 
he was made righteous2 he also had  the 
spirit of faith1 by which he was        
possessed with a righteous  principle2  
and so being in this manner made        
righteous1 righteous before  ,god1 and  
also principled to work1 he comes and   

offereth his more  acceptable sacrifice 
to ,god4 ,for this1 all will grant1     
namely1 that the  works of a righteous  
man are more excellent than are even the
 best  works of the wicked4 ,hence      
,cain's works came behind2 for ,god had 
not  made him righteous1 had no respect 
unto his person1 had not given him  the 
,spirit and faith1 whereby alone men are
 made capable to offer  acceptably3     
#8,but unto ,cain and to his offering1  
the ,lord had not  respect' 7,gen #d3e74
    ,from all which it is manifest1 that
 the person must be accepted before  the
 duty performed can be pleasing unto    
,god4 ,and if the person must  first be 
accepted1 it is evident that the person 
must first be  righteous2 but if the    
person be righteous before he doth good1
 then it  follows that he is made       
righteous by righteousness that is none 
of his  own1 that he hath no hand in1   
further than to receive it as the       
gracious gift of ,god4 ,deny this1 and  
it follows that ,god accepteth men      

without respect to righteousness2 and   
then what follows that1 but that        
,christ is dead in vain8    ,we must not
 therefore be deceived1 #8,he that doeth
 righteousness is  righteous1 even as   
he1' the ,lord1 #8is righteous' 7#a     
,john #c3g74 ,he doth  not say he that  
doth righteousness shall be righteous2  
as if his doing  works would make him so
 before ,god2 but he that doth          
righteousness ,,is  righteous1          
antecedent to his doing righteousness4  
,and it must be thus  understood1 else  
that which follows signifies nothing2   
for he saith1  #8,he that doth          
righteousness is righteous1 even as he1'
 the ,lord his  ,god1 #8is righteous4'  
,but how is the ,lord righteous8 ,even  
antecedent to  his works4 ,the ,lord was
 righteous before he wrought            
righteousness in  the world2 and even so
 are we1 to wit1 every child of ,god4   
#8,as he is1  so are we1 in this world'6
 7#a ,john #d3ag74 ,but we must in this 
admit of  this difference2 the ,lord was

 eternally and essentially righteous    
before he did any work1 but we are      
imputatively righteous1 and also  made  
so by a second work of creation1 before 
we do good works4 ,it holds  therefore  
only as to order2 ,god was righteous    
before he made the world1  and we are   
righteous before we do good works4      
,thus1 therefore1 we have  described the
 righteous man4 ,first4 ,he is one whom 
,god makes righteous1  by reckoning or  
imputation4 ,second4 ,he is one that    
,god makes righteous  by possessing of  
him with a principle of righteousness4  
,third4 ,he is  one that is practically 
righteous4 ,nor dare ,i give a narrower 
description of a righteous man than     
this2 nor otherwise than thus4    #a4 ,i
 dare not give a narrower description of
 a righteous man than this1  because    
whoever pretends to justification1 if he
 be not sanctified1  pretends to what he
 is not2 and whoever pretends to        
sanctification1 if  he shows not the    
fruits thereof by a holy life1 he       

deceiveth his own  heart1 and professeth
 but in vain 7,james #a3bb-bg74e    #b4 
,nor dare ,i give this description      
otherwise than thus1 because there  is a
 real distinction to be put between that
 righteousness by which we  should be   
just before ,god1 and that which is in  
us a principle of  sanctification2 the  
first being the obedience of the ,son of
 ,god without  us1 the second being the 
work of the ,spirit in our hearts4      
,there is  also a difference to be put  
betwixt the principle by which we work  
righteousness1 and the works themselves2
 as a difference is to be put  betwixt  
the cause and the effect1 the tree and  
the apple4    ,,what ,,are ,,the        
,,desires ,,of ,a ,,righteous ,,man8    
,,second4 ,i come now to the second     
thing into which we are to inquire1  and
 that is1    ,,what ,,are ,,the         
,,desires ,,of ,a ,,righteous ,,man8    
,my way of handling this question shall 
be1 ,,first1 ,to speak of the  nature of
 desire in the general4 ,,second1 ,and  

then to show you1 more  particularly1   
what are the desires of the righteous4  
,desires in general4    ,,first4 ,for   
the first2 desires in general may be    
thus described3--,they  are the workings
 of the heart or mind1 after that of    
which the soul is  persuaded that it is 
good to be enjoyed2 this1 ,i say1 is so 
without  respect to regulation2 for we  
speak not now of good desires1 but of   
desires themselves1 even as they flow   
from the heart of a human  creature2 ,i 
say1 desires are or may be called1 the  
working of the heart  after this or     
that2 the strong motions of the mind    
unto it4 ,hence the  love of women to   
their husbands is called #8their        
desires' 7,gen #c3af72  and the wife    
also is called #8the desire of thine'   
the husband's #8eyes'  7,eze #bd3af74   
,also love to woman1 to make her one's  
wife1 is called by  the name of         
#8desire' 7,deut #ba3aj1aa74 ,now1 how  
strong the motions or  passions of love 
are1 who is there that is an utter      

stranger thereto8  7,cant #h3f1g74      
,hunger is also a most vehement thing2  
and that which is called #8hunger'  in  
one place1 is called #8desire' in       
another2 and he desired #8to be fed     
with the crumbs which fell from the rich
 man's table' 7,luke #af3ba2 ,psa       
#ade3af74 ,exceeding lustings are called
 #8desires1' to show the vehemency  of  
desires 7,psa #ajf3ad1 #gh3bg-cj74      
,longings1 pantings1 thirstings1        
prayers1 c41 if there be any life in    
them1 are all fruits of a  desirous     
soul4 ,desires therefore flow from the  
consideration of the  goodness1 or      
profitableness1 or pleasurableness of a 
thing2 yea1 all  desires flow from      
thence2 for a man desires not that about
 which he has  had no consideration1 nor
 that neither on which he has thought1  
if he  doth not judge it will yield him 
something worth desiring4    ,when ,eve 
saw that the forbidden fruit was a      
beautiful tree--though her  sight       
deceived her--then she desired it1 and  

took thereof herself1 and  gave to her  
husband1 and he did eat2 yea1 saith the 
text1 #8when she saw  that it was a tree
 to be desired1 to make one wise1 she   
took' 7,gen  #c3f74 ,hence that which is
 called #8coveting' in one place1 is    
called  #8desiring' in another2 for     
desires are craving2 and by desires a   
man  seeks to enjoy what is not his     
7,exo #bj3ag2 ,deut #e3ba74 ,from all   
these  things1 therefore1 we see what   
desire is4 ,it is the working of the    
heart1 after that which the soul is     
persuaded that it is good to be         
enjoyed2 and of them there are these two
 effects4    ,first4 ,one is--on a      
supposition that the soul is not        
satisfied with what  it has--to cause   
the soul to range and hunt through the  
world for  something that may fill up   
that vacancy that yet the soul finds in 
itself1 and would have supplied4 ,hence 
desires are said to be  wandering1 and  
the soul said to walk by them2 #8,better
 is the sight of  the eyes than the     

wandering of the desire1' or than the   
walking of the  soul 7,eccl #f3h1i74    
,desires are hunting things1 and how    
many things do  some empty souls seek   
after1 both as to the world1 and also as
 to  religion1 who have desirous minds6 
,second4 ,the second effect is1 ,if     
desires be strong1 they carry all away  
with them2 they are all like ,samson1   
they will pull down the gates of a      
city2 but they will go out abroad2      
nothing can stop the current of         
desires1 but the enjoyment of the thing 
desired1 or a change of opinion  as to  
the worth or want of worth of the thing 
that is desired4    ,what are the       
desires of the righteous4    ,,second4  
,but we will now come to the thing more 
particularly intended1  which is1 ,to   
show what are the desires of the        
righteous2 that is that  which the text 
calls us to the consideration of1       
because it saith1 #8,the  desire of the 
righteous shall be granted4'    ,we have
 hitherto spoken of desires1 as to the  

nature of them1 without  respect to them
 as good or bad2 but now we shall speak 
to them as they  are the effects of a   
sanctified mind1 as they are the        
breathings1  pantings1 lustings1        
hungerings1 and thirstings of a         
righteous man4 ,the  text says #8the    
desire of the righteous shall be        
granted'2 what then are  the desires of 
the righteous8 ,now ,i will1 ,first4    
,speak to their desires  in the general1
 or with reference to them as to their  
bulk4 ,second4 ,i  will speak to them   
more particularly as they work this way 
and that4    ,the desires of the        
righteous in the general4    ,first4    
,for their desires in the general3 the  
same ,solomon that saith1  #8,the desire
 of the righteous shall be granted1'    
saith also1 #8,the desire  of the       
righteous is only good' 7,prov #aa3bc74 
,this text giveth us1 in  the general1 a
 description of the desires of a        
righteous man2 and a  sharp and smart   
description it is3 for where1 may some  

say1 is then the  righteous man1 or the 
man that hath none but good desires8 and
 if it be  answered they are good in the
 main1 or good in the general1 yet that 
will seem to come short of an answer3   
for in that he saith #8the desires  of  
the righteous are only good1' it is as  
much as to say1 that a  righteous man   
has none but good desires1 or desireth  
nothing but things  that are good4      
,wherefore1 before we go any further1 ,i
 must labour to  reconcile the          
experience of good men with this text1  
which thus gives  us a description of   
the desires of the righteous4    ,a     
righteous man is to be considered more  
generally1 or more strictly4    #a4     
,more generally1 as he consisteth of the
 whole man1 of flesh and  spirit1 of    
body and soul1 of grace and nature2 now 
consider him thus1  and you can by no   
means reconcile the text with his       
experience1 nor his  experience with the
 text4 ,for as he is body1 flesh1 and   
nature--for all  these are with him1    

though he is a righteous man--so he has 
desires  vastly different from those    
described by this text1 vastly differing
  from what is good2 yea1 what is it    
not1 that is naught1 that the flesh  and
 nature1 even of a righteous man1 will  
not desire8 #8,do ye think that  the    
,scripture saith in vain1 ,the spirit   
that dwelleth in us lusteth to  envy8'  
7,james #d3e74 ,and again1 #8,in me1    
that is1 in my flesh1 dwelleth  no good 
thing' 7,rom #g3ah74 ,and again1 #8,the 
flesh lusteth against the  spirit' 7,gal
 #e3ag74 ,and again1 ,the lusts thereof 
do #8war against the  soul' 7#a ,peter  
#b3aa74    ,from all these texts we find
 that a righteous man has other         
workings1  lusts1 and desires than such 
only that are good2 here then1 if we    
consider of a righteous man thus        
generally1 is no place of agreement     
betwixt him and this text4 ,we must     
consider of him1 then1 in the next      
place1 more strictly1 as he may and is  
to be distinguished from his  flesh1 his

 carnal lusts1 and sinful nature4    #b4
 ,more strictly4 ,then a righteous man  
is taken sometimes as to or for  his    
best part1 or as he is ,a ,,second      
,,creation2 and so1 or as so            
considered1 his desires are only good4  
7#a47 ,he is taken sometimes as to or   
for his best part1 or as he is a  second
 creation1 as these scriptures declare3 
#8,if any man be in ,christ1  he is a   
new creature1--all things are become    
new' 7#b ,cor #e3ag74 #8,created  in    
,christ ,jesus' 7,eph #b3aj74 #8,born of
 ,god' 7,john #c2 #a ,john #c3i74       
,become  heavenly things1 renewed after 
the image of him that created them3     
,colossians #c3aj2 ,hebrews #i3bc and   
the like4 ,by all which places1 the     
sinful flesh1 the old man1 the law of   
sin1 the outward man1 all which  are    
corrupt according to the deceitful      
lusts1 are excluded1 and so  pared off  
from the man1 as he is righteous2 for   
his #8delight in the law  of ,god' is   
#8after the inward man4' ,and ,paul     

himself was forced thus to  distinguish 
of himself1 before he could come to make
 a right judgment  in this matter2 saith
 he1 #8,that which ,i do1 ,i allow not2 
what ,i would1  do ,i not2 but what ,i  
hate1 that do ,i4' ,see you not here how
 he cleaves  himself in twain1 severing 
himself as he is spiritual1 from himself
 as  he is carnal2 and ascribeth his    
motions to what is good to himself only 
as he is spiritual1 or the new man3     
#8,if then ,i do that which ,i would    
not1 ,i consent to the law that it is   
good' 7,rom #g74    ,but ,i trow1 ,sir1 
your consenting to what is good is not  
by that part  which doth do what you    
would not2 no1 no1 saith he1 that which 
doth do  what ,i would not1 ,i disown1  
and count it no part of sanctified      
,paul3  #8,now then it is no more ,i    
that do it1 but sin that dwelleth in me2
  for--in me1 that is1 in my flesh1     
dwelleth no good thing3 for to will is  
present with me2 but how to perform that
 which is good1 ,i find not3 for  the   

good that ,i would1 ,i do not2 but the  
evil which ,i would not1 that ,i  do3   
,now1 if ,i do that ,i would not1 it is 
no more ,i that do it1 but sin  that    
dwells in me' 7,rom #g74 ,thus you see  
,paul is forced to make two men  of     
himself1 saying1 ,i and ,i2 ,i do2 ,i do
 not2 ,i do1 ,i would not do2 what  ,i  
hate1 that ,i do4 ,now it cannot be the 
same ,i unto whom these  contraries are 
applied2 but his sinful flesh is one ,i1
 and his godly  mind the other3 and     
indeed so he concludes it in this       
chapter1 saying1  #8,so then with the   
mind ,i myself serve the law of ,god1   
but with the  flesh the law of sin4'    
,thus therefore the ,christian man must 
distinguish concerning himself2  and    
doing so1 he shall find1 though he has  
flesh1 and as he is such1 he  hath lusts
 contrary to ,god3 yet as he is a new   
creature1 he allows not1  but hates the 
motions and desires of the flesh1 and   
consents to1 and  wills and delights in 
the law of ,god 7,rom #ae3ag-bb74 ,yea1 

as a new  creature1 he can do nothing   
else3 for the new man1 inward man1 or   
hidden man of the heart1 being the      
immediate work of the ,holy ,ghost1  and
 consisting only of that which is divine
 and heavenly1 cannot  breathe1 or act1 
or desire to act1 in ways and courses   
that are carnal4  ,wherefore1 in this   
sense1 or as the righteous man is thus  
considered1  #8his desires are only     
good4'    7#b47 ,as the righteous man   
must here be taken for the best part1   
for the  ,i that would do good1 for the 
,i that hates the evil2 so again1 we    
must  consider of the desires of this   
righteous man1 as they flow from that   
fountain of grace1 which is the ,holy   
,ghost within him2 and as they are      
immediately mixed with those foul       
channels1 in and through which they     
must pass1 before they can be put forth 
into acts4 ,for though the  desire1 as  
to its birth1 and first being1 is only  
good2 yet before it  comes into much    
motion1 it gathers that from the        

defilements of the  passages through    
which it comes1 as makes it to bear a   
tang of flesh  and weakness in the      
skirts of it2 and the evil that dwells  
in us is so  universal1 and also always 
so ready1 that as sure as there is any  
motion to what is good1 so sure evil is 
present with it2 #8for when' or         
whenever #8,i would do good1' says      
,paul1 #8evil is present with me' 7,rom 
#g3ba74 ,hence it follows1 that all our 
graces1 and so our desires1  receive    
disadvantage by our flesh1 that mixing  
itself with what is  good1 and so abates
 the excellency of the good4    ,there  
is a spring that yieldeth water good and
 clear1 but the channels  through which 
this water comes to us are muddy1 foul1 
or dirty3 now1 of  the channels the     
waters receive a disadvantage1 and so   
come to us as  savouring of what came   
not with them from the fountain1 but    
from the  channels4 ,this is the cause  
of the coolness1 and of the weakness1 of
  the flatness1 and of the many         

extravagancies that attend some of our  
desires4 ,they come warm from the       
,spirit and grace of ,god in us2 but as 
hot water running through cold pipes1 or
 as clear water running through  dirty  
conveyances1 so our desires cool and    
gather soil4    ,you read in ,solomon's 
,ecclesiastes of a time when desires    
fail1 for  that #8man goeth to his long 
home' 7,eccl #ab3e74 ,and as to good    
desires1  there is not one of them1 when
 we are in our prime1 but they fail also
  as to the perfecting of that which a  
man desires to do4 #8,to will is        
present with me1' says ,paul1 #8but how 
to perform that which is good ,i  find  
not' 7,rom #g3ah74 ,to will or to       
desire1 that is present with me1  but   
when ,i have willed or desired to do1 to
 perform is what ,i cannot  attain to4  
,but why not attain to a performance8   
,why1 says he1 ,i find a  law #8in my   
members warring against the law of my   
mind'2 and this law  takes me prisoner1 
and brings #8me into captivity to the   

law of sin1  which is in my members'    
7,rom #g3bc74 ,now1 where things willed 
and  desired meet with such             
obstructions1 no marvel if our willing  
and  desiring1 though they set out      
lustily at the beginning1 come yet lame 
home in conclusion4    ,there is a man1 
when he first prostrates himself before 
,god1 doth it  with desires as warm as  
fire coals2 but erewhile he finds1 for  
all  that1 that the metal of those      
desires1 were it not revived with fresh 
supplies1 would be quickly spent and    
grow cold4#f ,but yet the desire  is    
good1 and only good1 as it comes from   
the breathing of the ,spirit of  ,god   
within us4 ,we must therefore1 as ,i    
said1 distinguish betwixt what  is good 
and that which doth annoy it1 as gold is
 to be distinguished  from the earth and
 dross that doth attend it4 ,the man    
that believed  desired to believe       
better1 and so cries out1 #8,lord1 help 
mine unbelief'  7,mark #i3bd74 ,the man 
that feared ,god desired to fear him    

better1  saying1 #8,i desire to fear thy
 name' 7,neh #a3aa74 ,but these desires 
failed1 as to the performance of what   
was begun1 so that they were  forced to 
come off but lamely1 as to their faith  
and fear they had2 yet  the desires were
 true1 good1 and such as was accepted of
 ,god by ,christ2  not according to what
 they had not1 but as to those good     
motions which  they had4 ,distinguish   
then the desires of the righteous in the
 nature  of them1 from that corruption  
and weakness of ours that cleaveth to   
them1 and then again1 #8they are only   
good4'    7#c47 ,there is another thing 
to be considered1 and that is1 the      
different frames that our inward man is 
in while we live as pilgrims in  the    
world4 ,a man1 as he is not always well 
without1 so neither is he  always well  
within4 ,our inward man is subject to   
transient1 though not  to utter decays  
7,isa #a3e74 ,and as it is when the     
outward man is sick1  strength and      
stomach1 and lust1 or desire fails1 so  

it is when our  inward man has caught a 
cold likewise 7,eze #cd3d74    ,the     
inward man ,i call the new creature1 of 
which the ,spirit of ,god is  the       
support1 as my soul supports my body4   
,but1 ,i say1 this new man is  not      
always well4 ,he knows nothing that     
knows not this4 ,now being sick1  things
 fail4 ,as when a man is not in health  
of body1 his pulse beats so  as to      
declare that he is sick2 so when a man  
is not well within1 his  inward pulse1  
which are his desires--for ,i count the 
desires for the  pulse of the inward    
man--they also declare that the man is  
not well  within4 ,they beat too little 
after ,god1 weak and faintly after      
grace2  they also have their halts1 they
 beat not evenly1 as when the soul is   
well1 but so as to manifest all is not  
well there4    ,we read that the church 
of ,sardis was under sore sickness1     
insomuch  that some of her things were  
quite dead1 and they that were not so   
were  yet ready to die 7,rev #c3b74 ,yet

 #8life is life1' we say1 and as long as
  there is a pulse1 or breath1 though   
breath scarce able to shake a  feather1 
we cast not away all hope of life4      
,desires1 then1 though they  be weak1   
are1 notwithstanding1 true desires1 if  
they be the desires of  the righteous   
thus described1 and therefore are truly 
good1 according  to our text4 ,david    
says he #8opened his mouth and panted1' 
for he longed  for ,god's commandments  
7,psa #aai3aca74 ,this was a sickness1  
but not such  a one as we have been     
speaking of4 ,the spouse also cried out 
that she  was #8sick of love4' ,such    
sickness would do us good1 for in it the
 pulse  beats strongly well 7,cant      
#e3h74    ,some objections answered4    
,object4 ,but it may be objected1 ,i am 
yet in doubt of the goodness of my      
desires1 both because my desires run    
both ways1 and because those that  run  
towards sin and the world seem more and 
stronger than those that  run after     
,god1 and ,christ1 and grace4    ,answ4 

,there is not a ,christian under heaven 
but has desires that run  both ways1 as 
is manifest from what hath been said    
already4 ,flesh will  be flesh2 grace   
shall not make it otherwise4 ,by flesh  
,i mean that body  of sin and death that
 dwelleth in the godly 7,rom #f3f74 ,as 
grace will  act according to its nature1
 so sin will act according to the nature
 of  sin 7,eph #b3c74 ,now1 the flesh   
has desires1 and the desires of the     
flesh  and of the mind are both one in  
the ungodly2 thank ,god it is not so in 
thee6 7,rom #g3bd74 ,the flesh1 ,i say1 
hath its desires in the godly2  hence it
 is said to lust enviously2 it lusts    
against the ,spirit2 #8,the  flesh      
lusteth against the ,spirit' 7,gal      
#e3ag74 ,and if it be so audacious  as  
to fly in the face of the ,holy ,ghost1 
wonder that thou art not  wholly carried
 away with it6 7,rom #g3be74    ,object4
 ,but those desires that run to the     
world and sin seem most and  strongest  
in me4    ,answ4 ,the works of the flesh

 are manifest2 that is1 more plainly    
discovered even in the godly than are   
the works of the ,holy ,ghost 7,gal     
#e3ai74 ,and this their manifestation   
ariseth from these following            
particulars3    #a4 ,we know the least  
appearance of a sin better by its native
 hue than  we know a grace of the       
,spirit4 #b4 ,sin is sooner felt in its 
bitterness  to and upon a sanctified    
soul than is the grace of ,god4 ,a      
little aloes  will be sooner tasted than
 will much sweet1 though mixed          
therewith4 #c4  ,sin is dreadful and    
murderous in the sight of a sanctified  
soul3  wherefore the apprehending of    
that makes us often forget1 and often   
question whether we have any grace or   
no4 #d4 ,grace lies deep in the  hidden 
part1 but sin lies high1 and floats     
above in the flesh2  wherefore it is    
easier1 oftener seen than is the grace  
of ,god 7,psa  #ea3f74 ,the little      
fishes swim on the top of the water1 but
 the biggest  and best keep down below1 

and so are seldomer seen4 #e4 ,grace1 as
 to  quantity1 seems less than sin4     
,what is leaven1 or a grain of mustard  
seed1 to the bulky lump of a body of    
death 7,matt #ac3ca-cc74 #f4 ,sin is    
seen by its own darkness1 and also in   
the light of the ,spirit2 but the       
,spirit itself neither discovers itself1
 nor yet its graces1 by every  glance of
 its own light4 #g4 ,a man may have the 
,spirit busily at work in  him1 he may  
also have many of his graces in their   
vigorous acts1 and  yet may be greatly  
ignorant of either2 wherefore we are not
 competent  judges in this case4 ,there 
may a thousand acts of grace pass       
through  thy soul1 and thou be sensible 
of few1 if any1 of them4#g #h4 ,do you  
think that he that repents1 believes1   
loves1 fears1 or humbles himself  before
 ,god1 and acts in other graces too1    
doth always know what he  doth8 ,no1 no2
 grace many times1 even in a man1 is    
acted by him1  unawares unto him4 ,did  
,gideon1 think you1 believe that he was 

so strong  in grace as he was8 ,nay1 was
 he not ready to give the lie to the    
angel1  when he told him ,god was with  
him8 7,judg #f3ab1ac74 ,or what do you  
think  of ,david1 when he said he was   
cast off from ,god's eyes8 7,psa        
#ca3bb74 ,or  of ,heman1 when he said he
 was free among them whom ,god          
remembered no  more8 7,psa #hh74 ,did   
these1 then1 see their graces so clear1 
as they saw  themselves by their sins to
 be unworthy ones8 ,i tell you it is a  
rare  thing for some ,christians to see 
their graces1 but a thing very common   
for such to see their sins2 yea1 and to 
feel them too1 in their lusts  and      
desires1 to the shaking of their souls4 
,quest4 ,but since ,i have lusts and    
desires both ways1 how shall ,i know  to
 which my soul adheres8    ,answ4 ,this 
may be known thus3 #a4 ,which wouldest  
thou have prevail8 the  desires of the  
flesh1 or the lusts of the spirit1 whose
 side art thou  of8 ,doth not thy soul  
now inwardly say1 and that with a strong

  indignation1 ,o let ,god1 let grace1  
let my desires that are good1  prevail  
against my flesh1 for ,jesus ,christ his
 sake8 #b4 ,what kind of  secret wishes 
hast thou in thy soul when thou feelest 
the lusts of thy  flesh to rage8 ,dost  
thou not inwardly1 and with indignation 
against  sin1 say1 ,o that ,i might     
never1 never feel one such motion more8 
,o that  my soul were so full of grace1 
that there might be longer no room for  
ever for the least lust to come into my 
thoughts6 #c4 ,what kind of  thoughts   
hast thou of thyself1 now thou seest    
these desires of thine  that are good so
 briskly opposed by those that are bad8 
,dost thou not  say1 ,o6 ,i am the      
basest of creatures1 ,i could even spew 
at myself8  ,there is no man in all the 
world in my eyes so loathsome as myself 
is4  ,i abhor myself2 a toad is not so  
vile as ,i am4#h ,o ,lord1 let me be    
anything but a sinner1 anything1 so thou
 subduest mine iniquities for  me6 #d4  
,how dost thou like the discovery of    

that which thou thinkest is  grace in   
other men8 ,dost thou not cry out1 ,o1  
,i bless them in my heart6  ,o1 methinks
 grace is the greatest beauty in the    
world6 ,yea1 ,i could be  content to    
live and die with those people that have
 the grace of ,god in  their souls4 ,a  
hundred times1 and a hundred1 when ,i   
have been upon my  knees before ,god1 ,i
 have desired1 were it the will of ,god1
 that ,i might  be in their condition4  
#e4 ,how art thou when thou thinkest    
that thou  thyself hast grace8 ,o then1 
says the soul1 ,i am as if ,i could leap
 out  of myself2 joy1 joy1 joy then is  
with my heart4 ,it is1 methinks1 the    
greatest mercy under heaven to be made a
 gracious man4    ,and is it thus with  
thy soul indeed8 ,happy man6 ,it is     
grace that has  thy soul1 though sin at 
present works in thy flesh4 ,yea1 all   
these  breathings are the very actings  
of grace1 even of the grace of desire1  
of love1 of humility1 and of the fear of
 ,god within thee4 ,be of good  courage1

 thou art on the right side4 ,thy       
desires are only good2 for  that thou   
hast desired against thy sin1 thy sinful
 self2 which indeed  is not thyself1 but
 sin that dwells in thee4#i    ,the     
distinct or particular desires of the   
righteous4    ,second4 ,i come next to  
speak of desires more distinctly1 or    
particularly1 as they work this way and 
that4 ,first1 then1 the desires  of the 
righteous are either such as they would 
have accomplished here2  or else1       
,second1 such as they know they cannot  
come at the enjoyment of  till after    
death4    ,desires that may be          
accomplished or enjoyed in this life4   
,first4 ,for the first of these1 the    
desires of the righteous are for  such  
good things as they could have          
accomplished here2 that is1 in this     
world1 while they are on this side      
glory4 ,and they1 in general1 are       
comprised under these two general       
heads3--#a4 ,communion with their ,god  
in  spirit1 or spiritual communion with 

him2 #b4 ,the liberty of the  enjoyment 
of his holy ordinances4 ,and1 indeed1   
this second is1 that  they may both     
attain to1 and have the first maintained
 with them4 ,but  for the first3    #a4 
,they desire now communion with ,god4   
#8,with my soul1' said she1 #8have  ,i  
desired thee in the night2 yea1 with my 
spirit within me will ,i seek  thee     
early' 7,isa #bf3i74 ,the reason of this
 she renders in the verse  foregoing1   
saying1 #8,the desire of our soul is to 
thy name1 and to the  remembrance of    
thee4'    ,now1 thus to desire1 declares
 one already made righteous4 ,for herein
  there appears a mind reconciled to    
,god4 ,wherefore the wicked are set on  
the other side1 even in that opposition 
to these2 #8they say unto ,god1  ,depart
 from us1 for we desire not the         
knowledge of thy ways' 7,job  #ba3ad74  
,they neither love his presence1 nor to 
be frequenters of his  ordinances4      
#8,what is the ,almighty that we should 
serve him8 and what  profit should we   

have if we pray unto him8' 7,job        
#ba3ae74 ,so1 again1  speaking of the   
wicked1 he saith1 #8,ye have said it is 
vain to serve  ,god1 and what profit is 
it that we have kept his ordinance8'    
7,mal  #c3ad74 ,this1 then1 to desire   
truly to have communion with ,god1 is   
the  property of a righteous man1 of a  
righteous man only2 for this desire     
arises from a suitableness which is in  
the righteous unto ,god2 #8,whom1'  said
 the ,prophet1 #8have ,i in heaven but  
thee8 and there is none upon  earth that
 ,i desire beside thee' 7,psa #gc3be74  
,this could never be the  desire of a   
man1 were he not a righteous man1 a man 
with a truly  sanctified mind4 #8,the   
carnal mind is enmity against ,god1 for 
it is not  subject to the law of ,god1  
neither indeed can be' 7,rom #h3g74     
,when ,moses1 the man of ,god1 was with 
the children of ,israel in the          
wilderness1 he prays that ,god would    
give them his presence unto ,canaan1  or
 else to let them die in that place4 ,it

 was death to him to think of  being in 
the wilderness without ,god6 ,and he    
said unto ,god1 #8,if thy  presence go  
not with me1 carry us not up hence'     
7,exo #cc3ad1ae74 ,here1  then1 are the 
desires of a righteous man--namely1     
after communion with  ,god4 ,he chooses 
rather to be a stranger with ,god in the
 world1 than to  be a citizen of the    
world and a stranger to ,god4 #8,for ,i 
am1' said  ,david1 #8a stranger with    
thee1 and a sojourner1 as all my fathers
 were'  7,psa #ci3ab74 ,indeed1 he that 
walketh with ,god is but a stranger to  
this  world4 ,and the righteous man's   
desires are to1 for1 and after communion
  with ,god1 though he be so4    ,the   
reasons of these desires are many4 ,in  
communion with ,god is life  and favour2
 yea1 the very presence of ,god with a  
man is a token of it  7,psa #cj3c-e74   
,for by his presence he helps1 succours1
 relieves1 and  supports the hearts of  
his people1 and therefore is communion  
with him  desired4 #8,i will1' said     

,david1 #8behave myself wisely in a     
perfect way2  ,o when wilt thou come    
unto me8' 7,psa #aja3b74 ,the pleasures 
that such a  soul finds in ,god that has
 communion with him are surpassing all  
pleasures and delights1 yea1 infinitely 
surpassing them4 #8,in thy  presence is 
fulness of joy1 at thy right hand there 
are pleasures for  evermore' 7,psa      
#af3aa74 ,upon this account he is called
 the desire of all  nations--of all in  
all nations that know him4 ,job desired 
,god's  presence1 that he might reason  
with ,god4 #8,surely1' said he1 #8,i    
would  speak to the ,almighty1 and ,i   
desire to reason with ,god' 7,job       
#ac3c74 ,and  again1 #8,o that one would
 hear me6 ,behold my desire is that the 
,almighty  would answer me' 7,job       
#ca3ce74 ,but why doth ,job thus desire 
to be in the  presence of ,god6 ,o6 he  
knew that ,god was good1 and that he    
would speak  to him that which would do 
him good4 #8,will he plead against me   
with his  great power8 ,no3 but he would

 put strength into me4 ,there the       
righteous  might dispute with him2 so   
should ,i be delivered for ever from my 
judge' 7,job #bc3f1g74    ,god's        
presence is the safety of a man4 ,if    
,god be with one1 who can hurt  one8 ,as
 ,,he said1 #8,if ,god be for us1 who   
can be against us8' ,now1 if so  much   
safety flows from ,god's being for one1 
how safe are we when ,god is  with us8  
#8,the beloved of the ,lord1' said      
,moses1 #8shall dwell in safety  by him1
 and the ,lord shall cover him all the  
day long1 and he shall  dwell between   
his shoulders' 7,deut #cc3ab74 ,god's   
presence keeps the  heart awake to joy1 
and will make a man sing in the night   
7,job #ce3aj74  #8,can the children of  
the bridechamber mourn1 as long as the  
bridegroom  is with them8' 7,matt       
#i3ae74 ,god's presence is feasting1 and
 feasting is  made for mirth 7,rev      
#c3bj2 ,eccl #aj3ai74 ,god's presence   
keeps the heart  tender1 and makes it   
ready to fall in with what is made known

 as duty  or privilege 7,isa #fd3a74    
#8,i will run the ways of thy           
commandments1'  said the ,psalmist1     
#8when thou shalt enlarge my heart'     
7,psa #aai3cb74 ,the  presence of ,god  
makes a man affectionately and sincerely
 good2 yea1  makes him willing to be    
searched and stripped from all the      
remains of  iniquity 7,psa #bf3a-c74    
,what1 what shall ,i say8 ,god's        
presence is renewing1 transforming1     
seasoning1 sanctifying1 commanding1     
sweetening1 and enlightening to the     
soul6 ,nothing like it in all the world2
 his presence supplies all  wants1 heals
 all maladies1 saves from all dangers2  
is life in death1  heaven in hell2 all  
in all4 ,no marvel1 then1 if the        
presence of1 and  communion with1 ,god1 
is become the desire of a righteous man 
7,psa  #bf3i74 ,to conclude this1 by the
 presence of ,god being with us1 it is  
known to ourselves1 and to others1 what 
we are4 #8,if thy presence1' said       
,moses1 #8go not with me1 carry us not  

up hence4 ,for wherein shall it be      
known here1 that ,i and thy people have 
found grace in thy sight1 is it  not in 
that thou goest with us8 ,so shall we be
 separated1 ,i and thy  people1 from all
 the people that are upon the face of   
the earth' 7,exo  #cc3ae1af74    ,they  
are then best known to themselves4 ,they
 know they are his people1  because     
,god's presence is with them4 ,therefore
 he saith1 #8,my presence  shall go with
 thee1 and ,i will give thee rest' 7,exo
 #cc3ad74 ,that is1  let thee know that 
thou hast found grace in my sight1 and  
art accepted  of me4 ,for if ,god       
withdraws himself1 or hides his presence
 from his  people1 it is hard for them  
to bear up in the steadfast belief that 
they belong to him4 #8,be not silent to 
me1' ,o ,lord1 said ,david1 #8lest ,i   
become like them that go down into the  
pit' 7,psa #bh3a74 #8,be not silent     
unto me1' that is1 as he has it in      
another place1 #8,hide not thy face     
from me4 ,hear me speedily1 ,o ,lord1'  

saith he1 #8my spirit faileth2 hide  not
 thy face from me1 lest ,i be like unto 
them that go down into the  pit' 7,psa  
#adc3g74 ,so that ,god's presence is the
 desire of the righteous  for this cause
 also1 even for that by it they gather  
that ,god  delighteth in them4 #8,by    
this ,i know that thou favourest me1    
because  mine enemies doth not triumph  
over me' 7,psa #da3aa74 ,and is this    
all8  ,no4 #8,and as for me1 thou       
upholdest me in mine integrity1 and     
settest me  before thy face for ever'   
7,psa #da3ab74    ,as by the presence of
 ,god being with us we know ourselves to
 be the  people of ,god3 so by this     
presence of ,god the world themselves   
are  sometimes convinced who we are     
also4    ,thus ,abimelech saw that ,god 
was with ,abraham 7,gen #ba3bb74 ,thus  
,abimelech saw that ,god was with ,isaac
 7,gen #bf3bj1bi74 ,pharaoh knew that   
,god was with ,joseph 7,gen #da3ch74    
,saul #8saw and knew that the ,lord was 
with ,david' 7#a ,sam #ah3bh74 ,saul's  

servant knew that the ,lord was with    
,samuel 7#a ,sam #i3f74 ,belshazzar's   
queen knew1 also1 that ,god was with    
,daniel4 ,darius knew1 also1 that ,god  
was with ,daniel4 ,and when the enemy   
saw the boldness of ,peter and ,john1   
#8they took knowledge of them that  they
 had been with ,jesus' 7,acts #d3ac74   
,the girl that was a witch1 knew  that  
,paul was a servant of the most high    
,god 7,acts #af3ag74 ,there is a  glory 
upon them that have ,god with them1 a   
glory that sometimes glances  and       
flashes out into the faces of those that
 behold the people of ,god2  #8,and all 
that sat in the council1 looking        
stedfastly upon him1 saw  ,stephen's    
face1 as it had been the face of an     
angel'2 such rays of  ,divine majesty   
did show themselves therein 7,acts      
#f3ae74    ,the reason is1 for that1    
7#a47 such have with them the wisdom of 
,god 7#b  ,sam #ad3ag-bj74 7#b47 ,such1 
also1 have special bowels and           
compassions of  ,god for others4 7#c47  

,such have more of his majesty upon them
 than  others 7#a ,sam #af3d74 7#d47    
,such1 their words and ways1 their      
carriages  and doings1 are attended with
 that of ,god that others are destitute 
of  7#a ,sam #c3ai1bj74 7#e47 ,such are 
holier1 and of more convincing lives in 
general1 than other people are 7#b      
,kings #d3i74 ,now there is both comfort
  and honour in this2 for what comfort  
like that of being a holy man of  ,god8 
,and what honour like that of being a   
holy man of ,god8 ,this1  therefore1 is 
the desire of the righteous1 to wit1 to 
have communion  with ,god4 ,indeed none 
like ,god1 and to be desired as he1 in  
the  thoughts of a righteous man4    #b4
 ,and this leads me to the second thing1
 namely1 ,the liberty of the  enjoyment 
of his holy ordinances2 for1 next to    
,god himself1 nothing is  so dear to a  
righteous man as the enjoyment of his   
holy ordinances4    #8,one thing1' said 
,david1 #8have ,i desired of the ,lord1 
that will ,i seek  after1' namely1      

#8that ,i may dwell in the house of the 
,lord all the days  of my life1 to      
behold the beauty of the ,lord1 and to  
inquire in his  temple' 7,psa #bg3d74   
,the temple of the ,lord was the        
dwelling-house of  ,god1 there he       
recorded his name1 and there he made    
known himself unto  his people 7,psa    
#aa3d2 ,habb #b3bj74 ,wherefore this was
 the cause why  ,david so earnestly     
desired to dwell there too1 #8,to       
behold1' saith he1  #8the beauty of the 
,lord1 and to inquire in his temple4'   
,there he had  promised his presence to 
his people1 yea1 and to bring thither a 
blessing for them2 #8,in all places     
where ,i record my name1 ,i will come   
unto thee1 and ,i will bless thee' 7,exo
 #bj3bd74 ,for this cause1  therefore1  
as ,i said1 it is why the righteous do  
so desire that they  may enjoy the      
liberty of the ordinances and           
appointments of their ,god2  to wit1    
that they may attain to1 and have       
communion maintained with  him4 ,alas6  

the righteous are as it were undone1 if 
,god's ordinances be  taken from them3  
#8,how amiable are thy tabernacles1 ,o  
,lord of hosts4 ,my  soul longeth1 yea1 
even fainteth for the courts of the     
,lord1 my heart  and my flesh crieth out
 for the living ,god' 7,psa #hd3a1b74   
,behold what a  taking the good man was 
in1 because at this time he could not   
attain to  so frequent a being in the   
temple of ,god as his soul desired4 ,it 
even  longed and fainted1 yea1 and his  
heart and his flesh cried out for the   
,god that dwelt in the temple at        
,jerusalem4    ,yea1 he seems in the    
next words to envy the very birds that  
could more  commonly frequent the temple
 than he3 #8,the sparrow1' saith he1    
#8hath  found a house1 and the swallow a
 nest for herself1 where she may lay    
her young1 even thine altars1 ,o ,lord  
of hosts1 my ,king1 and my ,god'  7,psa 
#hd3c74 ,and then blesseth all them that
 had the liberty of temple  worship1    
saying1 #8,blessed are they that dwell  

in thy house1 they will  be still       
praising thee' 7,psa #hd3d74 ,then he   
cries up the happiness of  those that in
 ,zion do appear before ,god 7,psa      
#hd3g74 ,after this he cries  out unto  
,god1 that he would grant him to be     
partaker of this high  favour1 saying1  
#8,o ,lord ,god of hosts1 hear my       
prayer1' c4 #8,for a day  in thy courts 
is better than a thousand3 ,i had rather
 be a door-keeper  in the house of my   
,god1 than to dwell in the tents of     
wickedness' 7,psa  #hd3h-aj74    ,but   
why is all this8 what aileth the man    
thus to express himself8 ,why1  as ,i   
said1 the temple was the great ordinance
 of ,god2 there was his  true worship   
performed1 there ,god appeared1 and     
there his people were  to find him4     
,this was1 ,i say1 the reason why the   
,psalmist chose out1  and desired this  
one thing1 above all the things that    
were under  heaven1 even #8to behold    
there the beauty of the ,lord1 and to   
inquire in  his temple4' ,there were to 

be seen the shadows of things in the    
heavens2 the candlestick1 the table of  
shewbread1 the holiest of all1  where   
was the golden censer1 the ark of the   
covenant overlaid round  about with     
gold1 the golden pot that had manna1    
,aaron's rod that  budded1 the tables of
 the covenant1 and the cherubims of     
glory  overshadowing the mercy-seat1    
which were all of them then things by   
which ,god showed himself merciful to   
them 7,heb #i3a-e compared with #i3bc   
and #h3e74    ,do you think that        
love-letters are not desired between    
lovers8 ,why  these1 ,god's ordinances1 
they are his love-letters1 and his      
love-tokens  too4 ,no marvel then if the
 righteous do so desire them3 #8,more to
 be  desired are they than gold1 yea1   
than much fine gold2 sweeter also than  
honey and the honey-comb' 7,psa #ai3aj1 
#aai3gb-abg74 ,yea1 this judgment       
wisdom itself passes upon these things4 
#8,receive1' saith he1 #8my             
instruction1 and not silver2 and        

knowledge rather than choice gold4 ,for 
wisdom is better than rubies3 and all   
the things that may be desired1  are not
 to be compared to it' 7,prov #h3aj1aa74
 ,for this cause therefore  are the     
ordinances of ,god so much desired by   
the righteous4 ,in them  they meet with 
,god2 and by them they are builded1 and 
nourished up to  eternal life4 #8,as new
 born babes1' says ,peter1 #8desire the 
sincere milk  of the word1 that ye may  
grow thereby' 7#a ,peter #b3b74 ,as milk
 is  nourishing to children1 so is the  
word heard1 read1 and meditated on1  to 
the righteous4 ,therefore it is their   
desire4    ,christ made himself known to
 them in breaking of bread2 who1 who    
would  not then1 that loves to know him1
 be present at such an ordinance8       
7,luke #bd3ce74 ,ofttimes the ,holy     
,ghost1 in the comfortable influence of 
it1 has accompanied the baptized in the 
very act of administering  it4#aj       
,therefore1 #8in the way of thy         
judgments1' or appointments1 #8,o       

,lord1 we thy people have waited for    
thee3 the desire of their soul is  to   
thy name1 and to the remembrance of     
thee' 7,isa #bf3h74 ,church  fellowship1
 or the communion of saints1 is the     
place where the ,son of  ,god loveth to 
walk2 his first walking was in ,eden1   
there he converted  our first parents3  
#8,and come1 my beloved1' says he1 #8let
 us get up to  the vineyards2 let us see
 if the vine flourish1 whether the      
tender  grape appear1 and the           
pomegranates bud forth2 there will ,i   
give thee my  loves' 7,cant #g3ab74     
,church fellowship1 rightly managed1 is 
the glory of  all the world4 ,no place1 
no community1 no fellowship1 is adorned 
and  bespangled with those beauties as  
is a church rightly knit together to    
their head1 and lovingly serving one    
another4 #8,in his temple doth every    
one speak of his glory' 7,psa #bi3i74   
,hence the church is called the  place  
of ,god's desire on earth4 #8,this is my
 rest for ever1 here ,i will  dwell1 for

 ,i have desired it' 7,psa #acb3ac-af74 
,and again1 thus the  church confesseth 
when she saith1 #8,i am my beloved's1   
and his desire is  towards me' 7,cant   
#g3aj74aa    ,no marvel then if this be 
the one thing that ,david desired1 and  
that  which he would seek after1 namely1
 #8to dwell in the house of the ,lord   
all the days of his life4' ,and this    
also shows you the reason why ,god's    
people of old used to venture so hardly 
for ordinances1 and to get to  them with
 the peril of their lives1 #8because of 
the sword of the  wilderness' 7,lam     
#e3i74ab    ,they were their bread1 they
 were their water1 they were their milk1
  they were their honey4 ,hence the     
sanctuary was called #8the desire of    
their eyes1 and that which their soul   
pitieth1 or the pity of their  soul4'   
,they had rather have died than lost it1
 or than that it should  have been      
burned down as it was 7,eze #bd3ba1be74 
,when the children of ,israel had lost  
the ark1 they count that the glory  was 

departed from ,israel4 ,but when they   
had lost all1 what a complaint  made    
they then6 #8,he hath violently taken   
away his tabernacles1 as if it  were of 
a garden1 he hath destroyed his places  
of the assembly4 ,the  ,lord hath caused
 the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be   
forgotten in  ,sion1 and hath despised1 
in the indignation of his anger1 the    
king and  the priest' 7,lam #b3f74      
,wherefore1 upon this account1 it was   
that the  church in those days counted  
the punishment of her iniquity greater  
than the punishment of ,sodom 7,lam     
#d3f2 #a ,sam #d3bb74    ,by these few  
hints you may perceive what is the      
#8desire of the  righteous4' ,but this  
is spoken of with reference to things   
present1 to  things that the righteous  
desire to enjoy while they are here2    
communion with ,god while here2 and his 
ordinances in their purity while  here4 
,i come1 therefore1 in the second place1
 to show you that the  righteous have   
desires that reach further1 desires that

 have so long a  neck as to look into   
the world to come4    ,desires that can 
only be accomplished or enjoyed in      
eternity4    ,second4 ,then the desires 
of the righteous are after that which   
yet they  know cannot be enjoyed till   
after death4 ,and those are comprehended
  under these two heads--#a4 ,they      
desire that presence of their ,lord     
which  is personal4 #b4 ,they desire to 
be in that country where their ,lord    
personally is1 that heavenly country4   
#a4 ,they desire that presence of their 
,lord which is personal4 ,for the  first
 of these1 says ,paul1 #8,i have a      
desire to depart1 and to be with        
,christ4' ,thus you have it in          
,philippians #a3bc1 #8,i have a desire  
to be  with ,christ4'    ,in our first  
sort of desires1 ,i told you that the   
righteous desired  spiritual communion  
with ,god2 and now ,i tell you they     
desire to be with  ,christ's            
person--#8,i have a desire to be with   
,christ'2 that is1 with his  person1    

that ,i may enjoy his personal presence1
 such a presence of his  as we are not  
capable to enjoy while here4 ,hence he  
says1 #8,i have a  desire to depart1    
that ,i might be with him2 knowing1' as 
he says in  another place1 #8that whilst
 we are at home in the body1 we are1'   
and  cannot but be1 #8absent from the   
,lord' 7#b ,cor #e3f74 ,now this desire1
 as  ,i said1 is a desire that hath a   
long neck2 for it can look over the     
brazen wall of this1 quite into another 
world2 and as it hath a long  neck1 so  
it is very forcible and mighty in its   
operation4    7#a47 ,this desire breeds 
a divorce1 a complete divorce1 betwixt  
the soul  and all inordinate love and   
affections to relations and worldly     
enjoyments4 ,this desire makes a married
 man live as if he had no wife2  a rich 
man lives as if he possessed not what he
 has1 c4 7#a ,cor  #g3bi1cj74 ,this is a
 soul-sequestering desire4 ,this desire 
makes a man  willing rather to be absent
 from all enjoyments1 that he may be    

present  with the ,lord4 ,this is a     
famous desire2 none hath this desire but
 a  righteous man4 ,there are that      
profess much love to ,christ1 that yet  
never had such a desire in them all     
their life long4 ,no1 the relation  that
 they stand in to the world1 together   
with those many  flesh-pleasing         
accommodations with which they are      
surrounded1 would  never yet suffer such
 a desire to enter into their hearts4   
7#b47 ,the strength of this desire is   
such1 that it is ready1 so far  forth as
 it can1 to dissolve that sweet knot of 
union that is betwixt  body and soul1 a 
knot more dear to a reasonable creature 
than that can  be which is betwixt wife 
and husband1 parent and child1 or a man 
and  his estate4 ,for even #8all that a 
man hath will he give for his life1'    
and to keep body and soul firmly knit   
together4 ,but now1 when this  desire   
comes1 this #8silver cord is loosed'2 is
 loosed by consent4 ,this  desire grants
 to him that comes to dissolve this     

union leave to do it  delightfully4     
#8,we are confident and willing rather  
to be absent from  the body1 and to be  
present with the ,lord' 7#b ,cor #e3h74 
,yea1 this  desire makes this flesh1    
this mortal life1 a burden4 ,the man    
that has  this desire exercises         
self-denial1 while he waits till his    
desired  change comes4 ,for were it not 
that the will of ,god is that he should 
live1 and did he not hope that his life 
might be serviceable to the  truth and  
church of ,god1 he would not have       
wherewith to cool the heart  of this    
desire1 but would rather1 in a holy     
passion with holy ,job1 cry  out1 #8,i  
loathe1' or ,i abhor it1 #8,i would not 
live alway3 let me alone1'  that ,i may 
die1 #8for my days are vanity' 7,job    
#g3ae-ag74    7#c47 ,the strength of    
this desire shows itself in this also1  
namely1 in  that it is willing to       
grapple with the king of terrors1 rather
 than to  be detained from that sweet   
communion that the soul looks for when  

it  comes into the place where its ,lord
 is4 ,death is not to be desired for    
itself2 the apostle chose rather to be  
clothed upon with his house  which is   
from heaven1 #8that mortality might be  
swallowed up of life' 7#b  ,cor #e3a-d74
 ,but yet1 rather than he would be      
absent from the ,lord1 he  was willing  
to be absent from the body4 ,death1 in  
the very thoughts of  it1 is grievous to
 flesh and blood2 and nothing can so    
master it in our  apprehensions as that 
by which we attain to these desires4    
,these  desires do deal with death1 as  
,jacob's love to ,rachel did deal with  
the  seven long years which he was to   
serve for her4 ,it made them seem few1  
or but a little time2 now so1 ,i say1   
doth these desires deal with death      
itself4 ,they make it seem little1 nay1 
a servant1 nay1 a privilege2 for  that1 
by that a man may come to enjoy the     
presence of his beloved ,lord4  #8,i    
have a desire to depart1' to go from the
 world and relations1 to go  from my    

body1 that great piece of myself2 ,i    
have a desire to venture  the tugs and  
pains1 and the harsh handling of the    
king of terrors1 so ,i  may be with     
,jesus ,christ6 ,these are desires of   
the righteous4    ,are not these        
therefore strong desires8 is there not  
life and mettle in  them8 have they not 
in them power to loose the bands of     
nature1 and to  harden the soul against 
sorrow8 flow they not1 think you1 from  
faith of  the finest sort1 and are they 
not bred in the bosom of a truly        
mortified soul8 are these the effects of
 a purblind spirit8 are they  not rather
 the fruits of an eagle-eyed confidence8
 ,o these desires6  they are peculiar to
 the righteous2 they are none others but
 the  desires of the righteous4         
,quest4 ,but why do the righteous desire
 to be with ,christ8    ,answ4 ,and ,i  
ask1 ,why doth the wife--that is1 as the
 loving hind--love to  be in the        
presence of her husband8    #a4 ,christ 
in glory is worth the being with4 ,if   

the man out of whom the  ,lord ,jesus   
did cast a legion1 prayed that he might 
be with him1  notwithstanding all the   
trials that attended him in this life1  
how can  it be but that a righteous man 
must desire to be with him now he is in 
glory8 ,what we have heard concerning   
the excellency of his person1 the       
unspeakableness of his love1 the        
greatness of his sufferings1 and the    
things that he still is doing for us1   
must needs command our souls into  a    
desire to be with him4 ,when we have    
heard of a man among us that has  done  
for us some excellent thing1 the next   
thing that our hearts doth  pitch upon  
is1 ,i would ,i could set mine eyes upon
 him4 ,but was ever  heard the like to  
what ,jesus ,christ has done for        
sinners8 who then that  hath the faith  
of him can do otherwise but desire to be
 with him8 ,it  was that which some time
 comforted ,john1 that the time was     
coming that  he should see him 7#a ,john
 #c3b74 ,but that consideration made him

 bray  like a hart1#ac to hasten the    
time that he might set his eyes upon him
  quickly 7,rev #bb3bj74 ,to see ,jesus 
,christ1 then1 to see him as he is1 to  
see him as he is in glory1 is a sight   
that is worth going from  relations1 and
 out of the body1 and through the jaws  
of death to see2  for this is to see him
 head over all1 to see him possessed of 
heaven  for his church1 to see him      
preparing of mansion-houses for those   
his  poor ones that are now by his      
enemies kicked to and fro1 like         
footballs  in the world2 and is not this
 a blessed sight8    #b4 ,i have a      
desire to be with him1 to see myself    
with him2 this is more  blessed still2  
for1 for a man to see himself in glory1 
this is a sight  worthy seeing4         
,sometimes ,i look upon myself1 and say1
 ,where am ,i now8  and do quickly      
return answer to myself again1 ,why1 ,i 
am in an evil  world1 a great way from  
heaven2 in a sinful body1 among devils  
and  wicked men2 sometimes benighted1   

sometimes beguiled1 sometimes fearing1  
sometimes hoping1 sometimes breathing1  
sometimes dying1 and the like4  ,but    
then ,i turn the tables1 and say1 ,but  
where shall ,i be shortly8  where shall 
,i see myself anon1 after a few times   
more have passed over  me8 ,and when ,i 
can but answer this question thus--,i   
shall see myself  with ,jesus ,christ2  
this yields glory1 even glory to one's  
spirit now3  no marvel1 then1 if the    
righteous desire to be with ,christ4    
#c4 ,i have a desire to be with ,christ2
 there the spirits of the just are      
perfected2 there the spirits of the     
righteous are as full as they can  hold 
7,heb #ab3bc74 ,a sight of ,jesus in the
 ,word1 some know how it will  change   
them from glory to glory 7#b ,cor       
#c3ah71 but how then shall we be        
changed and filled1 when we shall see   
him as he is8 #8,when he shall  appear1 
we shall be like him1 for we shall see  
him as he is' 7#a ,john  #c3b74 ,moses  
and ,elias appeared to ,peter1 and      

,james1 and ,john1 at the               
transfiguration of ,christ1 in glory4   
,how so8 ,why1 they had been in the     
heavens1 and came thence with some of   
the glories of heaven upon them4  ,gild 
a bit of wood1 yea1 gild it seven times 
over1 and it must not  compare in       
difference to wood not gilt1 to the soul
 that but a little  while has been      
dipped in glory6 ,glory is a strange    
thing to men that  are on this side of  
the heavens2 it is that which eye hath  
not seen1  nor ear heard1 nor entered   
into the heart of man to conceive of2   
only  the ,christian has a ,word and    
,spirit that at times doth give a little
 of  the glimmering thereof unto him4   
,but ,o6 when he is in the ,spirit1 and 
sees in the ,spirit1 do you think his   
tongue can tell8 ,but1 ,i say1 if  the  
sight of heaven1 at so vast a distance1 
is so excellent a prospect1  what will  
it look like when one is in it8 ,no     
marvel1 then1 if the  desires of the    
righteous are to be with ,christ4       

,object4 ,but if this be the character  
of a righteous man1 to desire to  depart
 and to be with ,christ1 ,i am none of  
them1 for ,i never had such a  desire in
 my heart2 no1 my fears of perishing    
will not suffer me either  to desire to 
die to be with ,christ1 nor that ,christ
 should come to  judge the world4       
,answ4 ,though thine is a case that must
 be excepted1 for that thy  desires may 
not as yet be grown so high2 yet if thou
 art a righteous  man1 thy heart has in 
it the very seeds thereof4 ,there are   
therefore  desires1 and desires to      
desire2 as one child can reach so high1 
and the  other can but desire to do so4 
,thou1 if thou art a righteous man1 hast
  desires1 these desires ready to put   
forth into act1 when they are grown  a  
little stronger1 or when their          
impediment is removed4 ,many times it   
is with our desires as it is with       
saffron1#ad it will bloom and  blossom1 
and be ripe1 and all in a night4 ,tell  
me1 dost thou not desire  to desire8    

,yea1 dost thou not vehemently desire to
 desire to depart and  to be with       
,christ8 ,i know1 if thou art a         
righteous man1 thou dost4  ,there is a  
man sows his field with wheat1 but as he
 sows1 soon it is  covered with great   
clods2 now1 that grows as well as the   
rest1 though  it runs not upright as    
yet2 it grows1 and yet is kept down1 so 
do thy  desires2 and when one shall     
remove the clod1 the blade will soon    
point  upwards4    ,i know thy mind2    
that which keeps thee that thou canst   
not yet arrive  to this--to desire to   
depart and to be with ,christ1 is       
because some  strong doubt or clod of   
unbelief1 as to thy eternal welfare1    
lies hard  upon thy desiring spirit4    
,now let but ,jesus ,christ remove this 
clod1  and thy desires will quickly     
start up to be gone4 ,i say1 let but    
,jesus  ,christ give thee one kiss1 and 
with his lips1 as he kisses thee1       
whisper to thee the forgiveness of thy  
sins1 and thou wilt quickly  break out1 

and say1 ,nay then1 ,lord1 let me die in
 peace1 since my soul  is persuaded of  
thy salvation6    ,there is a man upon  
the bed of languishing2 but ,o6 he dares
 not die1  for all is not as he would   
have it betwixt ,god and his poor soul2 
and  many a night he lies thus in great 
horror of mind2 but do you think  that  
he doth not desire to depart8 ,yes1 yes1
 he also waits and cries to  ,god to set
 his desires at liberty4 ,at last the   
visitor comes and sets  his soul at     
ease1 by persuading of him that he      
belongs to ,god3 and what  then8 #8,o6  
now let me die1 welcome death6' ,now he 
is like the man in  ,essex1 who1 when   
his neighbour at his bedside prayed for 
him that ,god  would restore him to     
health1 started up in his bed1 and      
pulled him by  the arm1 and cried out1  
,no1 no1 pray that ,god will take me    
away1 for to  me it is best to go to    
,christ4    ,the desires of some good   
,christians are pinioned1 and cannot    
stir1  especially these sort of desires2

 but ,christ can and will cut the cord  
some time or other3 and then thou that  
wouldst shalt be able to say1 #8,i  have
 a desire to depart1 and to be with     
,jesus ,christ4' ,meantime1 be  thou    
earnest to desire to know thy interest  
in the grace of ,god2 for  there is     
nothing short of the knowledge of that  
can make thee desire to  depart1 that   
thou mayest be with ,christ4 ,this is   
that that ,paul laid as  the ground of  
his desires to be gone3 #8,we know1'    
says he1 #8that if our  earthly house of
 this tabernacle were dissolved1 we have
 a building of  ,god1 an house not made 
with hands1 eternal in the heavens4 ,for
 in this  we groan1 earnestly desiring  
to be clothed upon with our house1 which
  is from heaven' 7#b ,cor #e3a1b74 ,and
 know1 that if thy desires be right     
they will grow as other graces do1 from 
strength to strength2 only in  this they
 can grow no faster than faith grows as 
to justification1 and  then hope grows  
as to glory4 ,but we will leave this and

 come to the  second thing4    #b4 ,they
 desire to be in that country where     
their ,lord personally is4  ,as the     
righteous men desire to be present with 
,jesus ,christ1 so they  desire to be   
with him in that country where he is3   
#8,but now they desire  a better        
country1 that is1 an heavenly2 wherefore
 ,god is not ashamed to  be called their
 ,god1 for he hath prepared for them a  
city' 7,heb  #aa3ad-af74 #8,but now they
 desire a better country4' ,here is a   
comparison4 ,there was another country1 
to wit1 their native country1  the      
country from whence they came out1 that 
in which they left their  friends and   
their pleasures for the sake of another 
world1 which1  indeed1 is a better      
country1 as is manifest from its        
character4 #8,it is  an heavenly4' ,as  
high as heaven is above the earth1 so   
much better is  that country which is a 
heavenly1 than is this in which now we  
are4    ,a heavenly country1 where there
 is a heavenly ,father 7,matt #f3ad-af1 

#ae3ac1 #ah3ce71 a heavenly host 7,luke 
#b3ac71 heavenly things 7,john  #c3ab71 
heavenly visions 7,acts #bf3ai71        
heavenly places 7,eph #a3c1bj71 a       
heavenly kingdom 7#b ,tim #d3ah71 and   
the heavenly ,jerusalem 7,heb #ab3bb71  
for them that are partakers of the      
heavenly calling 7,heb #c3a71 and that  
are the heavenly things themselves 7,heb
 #i3bc74 ,this is a country to be       
desired1 and therefore no marvel if any1
 except those that have lost  their wits
 and senses1 refuse to choose themselves
 an habitation here4  ,here is the      
#8,mount ,zion1 the city of the living  
,god1 the heavenly  ,jerusalem1 and an  
innumerable company of angels3 here is  
the general  assembly and church of the 
firstborn1 and ,god the ,judge of all1  
and  ,jesus1 and the spirits of just men
 made perfect' 7,heb #ab3bb-bd74 ,who   
would not be here8 ,this is the country 
that the righteous desire for a         
habitation3 #8but now they desire a     
better country1 that is1 an  heavenly2  

wherefore ,god is not ashamed to be     
called their ,god1 for he  hath prepared
 for them a city' 7,heb #aa3af74        
,mark1 they desire a country1 and ,god  
prepareth for them a city2 he goes      
beyond their desires1 beyond their      
apprehensions1 beyond what their  hearts
 could conceive to ask for4 ,there is   
none that are weary of this  world from 
a gracious disposition that they have to
 an heavenly1 but  ,god will take notice
 of them1 will own them1 and not be     
ashamed to own  them2 yea1 such shall   
not lose their longing4 ,they desire a  
handful1  ,god gives them a seaful2 they
 desire a country1 ,god prepares for    
them a  city2 a city that is an         
heavenly2 a city that has foundation1 a 
city  whose builder and maker is ,god   
7,heb #aa3aj2 ,rev #c3ab74 ,and all this
 is1  that the promise to them might be 
fulfilled11 #8,the desire of the        
righteous shall be granted4' ,and this  
is the last thing propounded to  be     
spoken to from the text4 ,therefore1    

,,what ,,is ,,meant ,,by ,,granting     
,,these ,,desires4      ,,third4 ,we    
then1 in conclusion1 come to inquire    
into ,,what ,,is ,,meant1 or  to be     
understood1 ,,by ,,the ,,granting ,,of  
,,the ,,righteous ,,their ,,desires2    
#8,the  desire of the righteous shall be
 granted4'    ,,first4 ,to grant is to  
yield to what is desired1 to consent    
that it  shall be even so as is         
requested3 #8,the ,lord hear thee in the
 day of  trouble1 the name of the ,god  
of ,jacob defend thee2 send thee help   
from  the sanctuary1 and strengthen thee
 out of ,zion1 remember all             
thy--sacrifices3 grant thee according to
 thine own heart and fulfil all  thy    
counsel' 7,psa #bj3a-d74 ,,second4 ,to  
grant is to accomplish what is          
promised2 thus ,god granted to the      
,gentiles repentance unto life1  namely1
 for that he had promised it by the     
prophets from the days of  old 7,acts   
#aa3ah2 ,rom #ae3i-ab74 ,,third4 ,to    
grant1 therefore1 is an act of  grace   

and condescending favour2 for if ,god is
 said to humble himself  when he beholds
 things in heaven1 what condescension is
 it for him to  hearken to a sinful     
wretch on earth1 and to tell him1 ,have 
the thing  which thou desireth4 ,a      
wretch1 ,i call him1 if compared to him 
that  hears him1 though he is a         
righteous man1 when considered as the   
new  creation of ,god4 ,,fourth4 ,to    
grant1 then1 is not to part with the    
thing  desired1 as if a desire merited1 
purchased1 earned1 or deserved it1 but  
of bounty and goodwill1 to bestow the   
thing desired upon the humble4  ,hence  
,god's grants are said to be gracious   
ones 7,psa #aai3bi74 ,,fifth4 ,i  will  
add1 that to grant is sometimes taken   
for giving one authority or  power to   
do1 or possess1 or enjoy such and such  
privileges2 and so it  may be taken     
here3 for the righteous has a right to a
 power1 to enjoy  the things bestowed on
 them by their ,god4 ,so1 then1 to grant
 is to  give1 to accomplish1 even of    

free grace1 the desire of the righteous4
    ,this is acknowledged by ,david1    
where he saith to ,god1 #8,thou hast    
given  him his heart's desire1 and hast 
not withholden the request of his  lips'
 7,psa #ba3b74 ,and this is promised    
unto all that delight themselves  in    
,god1 #8,delight thyself also in the    
,lord1 and he shall give thee the       
desires of thy heart' 7,psa #cg3d74 ,and
 again1 #8,he will fulfil the desire  of
 them that fear him1 he also will hear  
their cry1 and will save them'  7,psa   
#ade3ai74 ,by all these places it is    
plain1 that the promise of  granting    
desires is entailed to the righteous1   
and also that the grant  to them is an  
act of grace and mercy4 ,but it also    
follows1 that though  the desires of the
 righteous are not meritorious1 yet they
 are pleasing  in his sight2 and this is
 manifest several ways1 besides the     
promise of  a grant of them4    ,first4 
,in that the desires of ,god1 and the   
desires of the righteous1  jump or agree

 in one1 they are of one mind in their  
desires3 ,god's  desire is to the work  
of his hands1 and the righteous are for 
surrendering that up to him4 #a4 ,in    
giving up the heart unto him2 #8,my     
son1' says ,god1 #8give me thy heart'   
7,prov #bc3bf74 #8,i lift my soul to    
thee1' says the righteous man 7,psa     
#be3a1 #hf3d2 ,lam #c3da74 ,here1       
therefore1 there is an agreement between
 ,god and the righteous2 it is1  ,i say1
 agreed on both sides that ,god should  
have the heart3 ,god desires  it1 the   
righteous man desires it1 yea1 he       
desires it with a groan1  saying1       
#8,incline my heart unto thy testimony' 
7,psa #aai3cf74 #8,let my  heart be     
sound in thy statutes' 7,psa #aai3hj74  
#b4 ,they are also agreed  about the    
disposing of the whole man3 ,god is for 
body1 and soul1 and  spirit2 and the    
righteous desires that ,god should have 
it all4 ,hence  they are said to give   
themselves to the ,lord 7#b ,cor #h3e71 
and to addict  themselves to his service

 7#a ,cor #ae3af74 #c4 ,god desireth    
truth in the  inward parts1 that is1    
that truth may be at the bottom of all  
7,psa  #ea3f1af71 and this is the desire
 of the righteous man likewise3 #8,thy  
word have ,i hid in my heart1' said     
,david1 #8that ,i might not sin against 
thee' 7,psa #aai3aa74 #d4 ,they agree in
 the way of justification1 in the  way  
of sanctification1 in the way of        
preservation1 and in the way of         
glorification1 to wit1 which way to come
 at and enjoy all3 wherefore1  who      
should hinder the righteous man1 or keep
 him back from enjoying the  desire of  
his heart8 #e4 ,they also agree about   
the sanctifying of ,god's  name in the  
world1 saying1 #8,thy will be done on   
earth as it is in  heaven4' ,there is a 
great agreement between ,god and the    
righteous2 #8he  that is joined to the  
,lord is one spirit' 7#a ,cor #f3ag74   
,no marvel1  then1 if their desires in  
the general1 so far as the righteous man
 doth  know the mind of his ,god1 are   

one1 consequently their desires must be 
granted1 or ,god must deny himself4     
,second4 ,the desires of the righteous  
are the life of all their prayers2  and 
it is said1 #8,the prayer of the upright
 is ,god's delight4'    ,jesus ,christ  
put a difference betwixt the form and   
spirit that is in  prayer1 and intimates
 the soul of prayer is in the desires of
 a man2  #8,therefore1' saith he1 #8,i  
say unto you1 ,what things soever ye    
desire  when ye pray1 believe that ye   
receive them1 and ye shall have them'   
7,mark #aa3bd74 ,if a man prays never so
 long1 and has never so many brave      
expressions in prayer1 yet ,god counts  
it prayer no further than there  are    
warm and fervent desires in it1 after   
those things the mouth maketh  mention  
of4 ,david saith1 #8,lord1 all my desire
 is before thee1 and my  groaning is not
 hid from thee' 7,psa #ch3i74 ,can you  
say you desire1 when  you pray8 or that 
your prayers come from the braying1     
panting1 and  longing of your hearts8   

,if not1 they shall not be granted3 for 
,god  looks1 when men are at prayer1 to 
see if their heart and spirit is in     
their prayers2 for he counts all other  
but vain speaking4 ,ye shall seek  me1  
and find me1 says he1 when you shall    
search for me with all your  heart 7,rom
 #h3bf1bg2 ,matt #f3g2 ,jer #bi3ab74    
,the people that you read of  in #b     
,chronicles #ae are there said to do    
what they did #8with all their  heart1  
and with all their soul4' #8,for they   
sought ,god with their whole  desire'   
7#b ,chron #ae3aa-ae74 ,when a man's    
desires put him upon prayer1  run along 
with him in his prayer1 break out of his
 heart and ascend up  to heaven with his
 prayers1 it is a good sign that he is a
 righteous  man1 and that his desire    
shall be granted4    ,third4 ,by desire 
a righteous man shows more of his mind  
for ,god1 than  he can by any manner of 
way besides2 hence it is said1 #8,the   
desire of  man is his kindness1 and a   
poor man1' that is sincere in his       

desires1  #8is better than' he that with
 his mouth shows much love1 if he be #8a
  liar' 7,prov #ai3bb74    ,desires1    
desires1 are copious things2 you read   
that a man may #8enlarge  his desire as 
hell' 7,habb #b3e71 that is1 if they be 
wicked2 yea1 and a  righteous man may   
enlarge his desires as heaven 7,psa     
#gc3be74 ,no grace  is so extensive as  
desires4 ,desires out-go all4 ,who      
believes as he  desires to believe8 and 
loves as he desires to love8 and fears  
as he  desires to fear ,god's name8     
7,neh #a3aa74 ,might it be as a         
righteous man  doth sometimes desire it 
should be1 both with ,god's church1 and 
also  with his own soul1 stranger things
 would be than there are2 faith1 and    
love1 and holiness1 would flourish more 
than it does6 ,o6 what does a  righteous
 man desire8 ,what do you think the     
prophet desired1 when he  said1 #8,o    
that thou wouldest rend the heavens     
and--come down8' 7,isa  #ed3a74 ,and    
,paul1 when he said1 he could wish that 

himself were accursed  from ,christ1 for
 the vehement desire that he had that   
the ,jews might be  saved8 7,rom #i3a-c1
 #aj3a74 ,yea1 what do you think ,john  
desired1 when he  cried out to ,christ  
to come quickly8    ,love to ,god1 as ,i
 said1 is more seen in desires than in  
any ,christian  act4 ,do you think that 
the woman with her two mites cast in all
 that  she desired to cast into the     
treasury of ,god8 ,or do you think1 when
  ,david said that he had prepared for  
the house of ,god with all his  might1  
that his desires stinted when his       
ability was at its utmost8 7#a  ,chron  
#bi74 ,no1 no2 desires go beyond all    
actions2 therefore ,i said it  is the   
desires of a man that are reckoned for  
his kindness4 ,kindness is  that which  
,god will not forget2 ,i mean the       
kindness which his people  show to him1 
especially in their desires to serve him
 in the world4  ,when ,israel was come  
out of ,egypt1 you know how many        
stumbles they had  before they got to   

,canaan4 ,but forasmuch as they were    
willing or  desirous to follow ,god1 he 
passes by all their failures1 saying1   
#8,i  remember thee1' and that almost a 
thousand years after1#ae #8the  kindness
 of thy youth1 the love of thine        
espousals1 when thou wentest  after me  
in the wilderness1 in a land that was   
not sown' 7,jer #b3b74  ,israel was     
holiness to the ,lord1 and the first    
fruits of his increase4  ,there is      
nothing that ,god likes of ours better  
than he likes our true  desires4 ,for   
indeed true desires1 they are the smoke 
of our incense1  the flower of our      
graces1 and the very vital part of our  
new man4 ,they  are our desires that    
ascend1 and they that are the sweet of  
all the  sacrifices that we offer to    
,god4 ,the man of desires is the man of 
kindness4    ,fourth4 ,desires1 true and
 right desires1 they are they by which a
 man  is taken up from the ground1 and  
brought away to ,god1 in spite of all   
opposers4 ,a desire will take a man upon

 its back1 and carry him away to  ,god1 
if ten thousand men stand by and oppose 
it4 ,hence it is said1 that  #8through  
desire a man having separated himself1' 
to wit1 from what is  contrary to the   
mind of ,god1 and so #8seeketh and      
intermeddleth with all  wisdom' 7,prov  
#ah3a74    ,all convictions1            
conversions1 illuminations1 favours1    
tastes1  revelations1 knowledge1 and    
mercies1 will do nothing if the soul    
abides  without desires4 ,all1 ,i say1  
is but like rain upon stones1 or favours
  bestowed upon a dead dog4 ,o6 but a   
poor man with desires1 a man that  sees 
but little1 that knows but little1 that 
finds in himself but  little1 if he has 
but strong desires1 they will supply    
all4 ,his desires  take him up from his 
sins1 from his companions1 from his     
pleasures1 and  carry him away to ,god4 
,suppose thou wast a minister1 and wast 
sent from  ,god with a whip1 whose cords
 were made of the flames of hell1 thou  
mightest lash long enough before thou   

couldest so much as drive one man  that 
abides without desires to ,god1 or to   
his kingdom1 by that thy so  sore a     
whip4 ,suppose again that thou wast a   
minister1 and wast sent  from ,god to   
sinners with a crown of glory in thy    
hand1 to offer to him  that first comes 
to thee for it2 yet none can come       
without desires3 but  desire takes the  
man upon its back1 and so brings him to 
thee4#af ,what  is the reason that men  
will with mouth commend ,god1 and       
commend ,christ1  and commend and praise
 both heaven and glory1 and yet all the 
while fly  from him1 and from his mercy1
 as from the worst of enemies8 ,why1    
they  want good desires2 their desires  
being mischievous1 carry them another   
way4 ,thou entreatest thy wife1 thy     
husband1 and the son of thy womb1 to    
fall in with thy ,lord and thy ,christ1 
but they will not4 ,ask them the  reason
 why they will not1 and they know none1 
only they have no  desires4 #8,when we  
shall see him1 there is no beauty in him

 that we  should desire him' 7,isa      
#ec3a-c74 ,and ,i am sure if they do not
 desire  him1 they can by no means be   
made to come to him4    ,but now1       
desires1 desires that are right1 will   
carry a man quite away  to ,god1 and to 
do his will1 let the work be never so   
hard4 ,take an  instance or two for     
this4    ,you may see it in ,abraham1   
,isaac1 and ,jacob4 ,the text says      
plainly1  they were not mindful of that 
country from whence they came out1      
through their desires of a better 7,heb 
#aa3h-af74 ,god gave them  intimation of
 a better country1 and their minds did  
cleave to it with  desires of it2 and   
what then8 ,why1 they went forth1 and   
desired to go1  though they did not know
 whither they went4 ,yea1 they all      
sojourned in  the land of promise1      
because it was but a shadow of what was 
designed  for them by ,god1 and looked  
to by their faith1 as in a strange      
country2  wherefore they also cast that 
behind their back1 looking for that city

  that had foundations1 of which mention
 was made before4 ,had not now  these   
men desires that were mighty8 ,they were
 their desires that thus  separated them
 from their dearest and choice relations
 and enjoyments4  ,their desires were   
pitched upon the heavenly country1 and  
so they broke  through all difficulties 
for that4    ,you may see it in ,moses1 
who had a kingdom at his foot1 and was  
the  alone visible heir thereof2 but    
desire of a better inheritance made him 
refuse it1 and choose rather to take    
part with the people of ,god in  their  
afflicted condition1 than to enjoy the  
pleasures of sin for a  season4 ,you may
 say1 the ,scripture attributes this to 
his faith4 ,i  answer1 so it attributes 
to ,abraham's faith his leaving of his  
country4  ,but his faith begat in him   
these desires after the country that is 
above4 ,so indeed ,moses saw these      
things by faith2 and therefore his      
faith begat in him these desires4 ,for  
it was because of his desires  that he  

did refuse1 and did choose as you read4 
,and here we may  opportunely take an   
opportunity to touch upon the vanity of 
that faith  that is not breeding1 and   
that knows not how to bring forth strong
  desires of enjoying what is pretended 
to be believed2 all such faith is       
false4 ,abraham's1 ,isaac's1 ,jacob's1  
and ,moses' faith1 bred in them         
desires1 strong desires2 yea1 desires so
 strong as to take them up1 and  to     
carry them after what1 by their faith1  
was made known unto them4  ,yea1 their  
desires were so mightily set upon the   
things made known to  them by their     
faith1 that neither difficulties nor    
dangers1 nor yet  frowns nor flatteries1
 could stop them from the use of all    
lawful  attempts of enjoying what they  
believed was to be had1 and what they   
desired to be possessed of4    ,the     
women also that you read of1 and others 
that would not1 upon  unworthy terms1   
accept of deliverance from torments and 
sundry trials1  that they might11 or    

because they had a desire to1 be made   
partakers of  a better resurrection4    
#8,and others1' saith he1 #8had trial of
 cruel  mockings and scourgings2 yea1   
moreover1 of bonds and imprisonments4   
,they were stoned1 they were sawn       
asunder1 were tempted1 were slain with  
the sword2 they wandered about in sheep 
skins1 and goat skins1 being  destitute1
 afflicted1 tormented2 of whom the world
 was not worthy4 ,they  wandered in     
deserts1 and in mountains1 and caves of 
the earth' 7,heb  #aa3ce-ch74    ,but we
 will come to the ,lord ,jesus himself4 
,whither did his desires  bring him8    
,whither did they carry him8 and to what
 did they make him  stoop8 ,for they    
were his desires after us1 and after our
 good1 that  made him humble himself to 
do as he did 7,cant #g3aj74 ,what was   
it1 think  you1 that made him cry out1  
#8,i have a baptism to be baptized with1
 and  how am ,i straitened till it be   
accomplished'6 7,luke #ab3ej74 ,what was
  that baptism but his death8 and why   

did he so long for it1 but of  desire to
 do us good8 ,yea1 the passover being to
 be eaten on the even  of his           
sufferings1 with what desires did he    
desire to eat it with his  disciples8   
7,luke #bb3ae74 ,yea1 his desires to    
suffer for his people made  him go with 
more strength to lay down his life for  
them than they1 for  want of them1 had  
to go to see him suffer4 ,and they were 
in their way  going up to ,jerusalem1 he
 to suffer1 and they to look on1 #8,and 
,jesus  went before them1 and they were 
amazed1 and as they followed1 they were 
afraid' 7,mark #aj3cb2 ,matt #bj3ag74   
,i tell you1 desires are strange things1
 if they be right2 they jump  with      
,god's mind2 they are the life of       
prayer2 they are a man's kindness  to   
,god1 and they which will take him up   
from the ground1 and carry him  away    
after ,god to do his will1 let the work 
be never so hard4 ,is it any  marvel1   
then1 if the desires of the righteous   
are so pleasing to ,god as  they are1   

and that ,god has so graciously promised
 that the desires of  the righteous     
shall be granted8 ,but we come now to   
,,the ,,use ,,and ,,application4        
,,the ,,first ,,use ,,shall ,,be ,a     
,,use ,,of ,,information4 ,you have     
heard what hath  been said of desires1  
and what pleasing things right desires  
are unto  ,god4 ,but you must know that 
they are the desires of his people1 of  
the  righteous1 that are so4 ,no wicked 
man's desires are regarded 7,psa        
#aab3aj74 ,this men must be informed of1
 lest their desires become a  snare to  
their souls4 ,you read of a man whose   
#8desire killeth him'  7,prov #ba3be74  
,and why8 but because he rests in       
desiring1 without  considering what he  
is1 whether such a one unto whom the    
promise of  granting desires is made2 he
 coveteth greedily all the day long1 but
 to  little purpose4 ,the grant of      
desires1 of the fulfilling of desires1  
is  entailed to the righteous man4      
,there are four sorts of people that    

desire1 that desire the kingdom of      
heaven2 consequently1 desires have a    
fourfold root from whence they flow4    
,first4 ,the natural man desires to be  
saved1 and to go to heaven when he      
dies4 ,ask any natural man1 and he will 
tell you so4 ,besides1 we see it  is so 
with them1 especially at certain        
seasons4 ,as when some guilt or         
conviction for sin takes hold upon them2
 or when some sudden fear  terrifies    
them2 when they are afraid that the     
plague or pestilence will  come upon    
them1 and break up house-keeping for    
them2 or when death has  taken them by  
the throat1 and is hauling them down    
stairs to the grave4  ,then1 ,o then1   
#8,lord1 save me1 ,lord1 have mercy upon
 me2 good people1  pray for me6 ,o6     
whither shall ,i go when ,i die1 if     
sweet ,christ has not  pity for my      
soul8' ,and now the bed shakes1 and the 
poor soul is as  loath to go out of the 
body1 for fear the devil should catch   
it1 as the  poor bird is to go out of   

the bush1 while it sees the hawk waits  
there  to receive her4 ,but the fears of
 the wicked1 they must come upon the    
wicked2 they are the desires of the     
righteous that must be granted4  ,pray1 
take good notice of this4 ,and to back  
this with the authority of  ,god1       
consider that scripture1 #8,the wicked  
man travaileth with pain all  his days1 
and the number of years is hidden to the
 oppressor4 ,a  dreadful sound is in his
 ears2 in prosperity the destroyer shall
 come  upon him4 ,trouble and anguish   
shall make him afraid2 they shall       
prevail  against him as a king ready to 
the battle' 7,job #ae3bj-bd74ag    ,can 
it be imagined that when the wicked are 
in this distress1 but that  they will   
desire to be saved8 ,therefore he saith 
again1 #8,terrors take  hold on him as  
waters1 a tempest stealeth him away in  
the night4 ,the  east wind1' that       
blasting wind1 #8carrieth him away1 and 
he departeth1  and as a storm hurleth   
him out of' the world1 #8his place4 ,for

 ,god shall  cast upon him1 and not     
spare'2 in flying #8he would fain fly   
out of his  hand' 7,job #bg3bj-bc74     
,their terrors and their fears must come
 upon  them3 their desires and wishes   
for salvation must not be granted 7,isa 
#fe3ac1 #ff3d74 #8,they shall call upon 
me1' says ,god1 #8but ,i will not       
answer2 they shall seek me early1 but   
they shall not find me' 7,prov  #a3bh74 
,second4 ,there is the hypocrite's      
desire4 ,now his desire seems to have   
life and spirit in it4 ,also he desires1
 in his youth1 his health1 and  the     
like2 yet it comes to naught4 ,you shall
 see him drawn to the life  in ,mark    
#aj3ag4 ,he comes running and kneeling1 
and asking1 and that1 as  ,i said1 in   
youth and health2 and that is more than 
men merely natural  do4 ,but all to no  
purpose2 he went as he came1 without the
 thing  desired4 ,the conditions        
propounded were too hard for this       
hypocrite to  comply withal 7,mark      
#aj3ba1bb74ah ,some indeed make a great 

noise with  their desires over some     
again do2 but in conclusion all comes to
 one1  they meet together there where   
they go1 whose desires are not granted4 
#8,for what is the hope of the          
hypocrite1 though he has gained' to a   
higher strain of desires1 #8when ,god   
taketh away his soul8' #8,will ,god     
hear his cry when trouble cometh upon   
him8' 7,job #bg3h1i74 ,did he not1  even
 when he desired life1 yet break with   
,god in the day when  conditions of life
 were propounded to him8 ,did he not1   
even when he  asked what good things    
were to be done that he might have      
eternal life1  refuse to hear or to     
comply with what was propounded to him8 
,how then  can his desires be granted1  
who himself refused to have them        
answered8  ,no marvel then if he        
perishes like his own dung1 if they that
 have seen  him shall say they miss him 
among those that are to have their      
desires  granted4    ,third4 ,there are 
the desires of the cold formal          

professor2 the desires1  ,i say1 of him 
whose religion lies in a few of the     
shells of religion2  even as the foolish
 virgins who were content with their    
lamps1 but gave  not heed to take oil in
 their vessels4 ,these ,i take to be    
those whom  the wise man calls the      
slothful3 #8,the soul of the sluggard   
desireth1  and hath nothing2 but the    
soul of the diligent shall be made fat' 
7,prov  #ac3d74 ,the sluggard is one    
that comes to poverty through           
idleness--that  contents himself with   
forms3 #8that will not plough' in winter
 #8by  reason of the cold2 therefore    
shall he beg in harvest1' or at the day 
of judgment1 #8and have nothing' 7,prov 
#bj3d74    ,thus you see that there are 
many that desire2 the natural man1 the  
hypocrite1 the formalist1 they all      
desire4 ,for heaven is a brave place1   
and nobody would go to hell4 #8,lord1   
,lord1 open to us1' is the cry of  many 
in this world1 and will be the cry of   
more in the day of judgment4  ,of this  

therefore thou shouldst be informed2 and
 that for these  reasons3--    ,because 
ignorance of this may keep thee asleep  
in security1 and cause  thee to fall    
under such disappointments as are the   
worst1 and the worst  to be borne4 ,for1
 for a man to think to go to heaven     
because he desires  it1 and when all is 
done to fall into hell1 is a frustration
 of the  most dismal complexion4 ,and   
yet thus it will be when desires shall  
fail1 #8when man goes to his long home1 
and when the mourners go about  the     
streets' 7,eccl #ab3e74 ,because1 as was
 said before1 else thy  desires1 and    
that which should be for thy good1 will 
kill thee4 ,they  kill thee at death1   
when thou shalt find them every one     
empty4 ,and at  judgment1 when thou     
shalt be convinced that thou oughtest to
 go without  what thou desirest1 because
 thou wast not the man to whose desires 
the  promise was made1 nor the man that 
didst desire aright4 ,to be informed  of
 this is the way to put thee upon such  

sense and sight of thy case as  will    
make thee in earnest betake thyself in  
that way to him that is  acceptable1 who
 grants the desires of the righteous4   
,and then shalt  thou be happy when thou
 shunnest to desire as the natural man  
desireth1  as the hypocrite desireth1 or
 as the formalist desireth4 ,when thou  
desirest as the righteous do1 thy desire
 shall be granted4    ,,the ,,second    
,,use ,,is ,,of ,,examination4 ,if this 
be so1 then what cause hast  thou that  
art conscious to thyself that thou art a
 desiring man to  examine thyself       
whether thou art one whose desires shall
 be granted8  ,for to what purpose      
should a man desire1 or what fruits will
 desire  bring him whose desires shall  
not be granted8 ,such a man is but like 
to  her that longs1 but loses her       
longing2 or like to him that looks for  
peace while evil overtakes him4    ,thou
 hast heard it over and over that the   
grant of desires belong to  the         
righteous3 shouldst thou then not       

inquire into thy condition1 and  examine
 thyself whether thou art a righteous   
man or no8 ,the apostle  said to the    
,corinthians1 #8,examine yourselves     
whether ye be in the  faith2 prove your 
own selves2 know you not--how that      
,jesus ,christ is in  you1 except ye be 
reprobates8' 7#b ,cor #ac3e74 ,you may  
be reprobates and  not be aware of it1  
if you do not examine and prove your own
 selves4 ,it  is therefore ,,for ,,thy  
,,life1 wherefore do not deceive        
thyself4 ,i have  given you before a    
description of a righteous man1 namely1 
that he is  one made so of ,god by      
imputation--by an inward principle1 and 
one that  brings forth fruit to ,god4   
,now1 this last thou mayst think thou   
hast2  for it is easy and common for men
 to think when they bring forth fruit   
to themselves1 that they bring it forth 
to ,god4 ,wherefore examine  thyself4   
,first4 ,art thou righteous8 ,if thou   
sayest1 ,yea2 ,i ask1 ,how comest thou  
righteous8 ,if thou thinkest that       

obedience to the law of righteousness   
has made thee so1 thou art utterly      
deceived2 for he that thus seeks        
righteousness1 yet is not righteous1    
because he cannot1 by so doing1  attain 
that thing he seeketh for 7,rom         
#i3ca1cb74 ,did not ,i tell thee        
before1 that a man must be righteous    
before he doth one good work1 or  he can
 never be righteous8 ,the tree must be  
good first1 even before it  brings forth
 one good apple4    ,second4 ,art thou  
righteous8 ,in whose judgment art thou  
righteous8 ,is it  in the judgment of   
,god1 or of man8 ,if not of ,god1 it is 
no matter  though all the men on earth  
should justify thee2 thou for that art  
no  whit the more righteous4    ,third4 
,art thou righteous in the judgment of  
,god8 ,who told thee so8 or  dost thou  
but dream thereof8 ,indeed1 to be       
righteous in ,god's sight is  that1 and 
only that1 which can secure a man from  
wrath to come2 for #8if  ,god justifies1
 who is he that condemns8' 7,rom        

#h3cc1cd74 ,and this only  is the man   
whose desires shall be granted4         
,fourth4 ,but still1 ,i say1 the        
question is1 ,how comest thou to know   
that  thou art righteous in the judgment
 of ,god8 ,dost thou know by what it is 
that ,god makes a man righteous8 ,dost  
thou know where that is by or with      
which ,god makes a man righteous8 and   
also how ,god doth make a man  righteous
 with it8 ,these are questions1 in the  
answer of which thou  must have some    
heavenly skill1 or else all that thou   
sayest about thy  being righteous will  
seem without a bottom4    ,fifth4 ,now1 
if thou answerest1 ,that that which     
makes me righteous is  the obedience of 
,christ to his ,father's will1 that this
 righteousness  is before the throne of 
,god1 and that it is made mine by an act
 of  ,god's free grace2 ,i shall ask    
thee yet again1    ,sixth4 ,how camest  
thou to see thy need of this            
righteousness8 ,and by  what is this    
righteousness by thee applied to        

thyself8 ,for this  righteousness is    
bestowed upon those that see their need 
thereof4 ,this  righteousness is the    
refuge whereto the guilty fly for       
succour1 that  they may be sheltered    
from the wrath to come4 ,hast thou then 
fled1 or  dost thou indeed fly to it8   
7,heb #f3af-ai74    ,seventh4 ,none     
flies to this righteousness for life1   
but those who feel  the sentence of     
condemnation by ,god's law upon their   
conscience2 and  that in that extremity 
have sought for righteousness first     
elsewhere1  but cannot find it in all   
the world4    ,eighth4 ,for man1 when he
 findeth himself at first a sinner1 doth
 not  straightway betake himself for    
righteousness to ,god by ,christ2 but1  
in  the first place1 seeks it in the law
 on earth1 by labouring to yield        
obedience thereto1 to the end he may1   
when he stands before ,god at  death and
 judgment1 have something to commend him
 to him1 and for the  sake of which he  
may at least help forward his acceptance

 with him4    ,ninth4 ,but being wearied
 out of this1 and if ,god loves him he  
will  weary him out of it1 then he looks
 unto heaven and cries to ,god for      
righteousness2 the which ,god shows him 
in his own good time he hath  reckoned  
to him1 for the sake of ,jesus ,christ4 
,tenth4 ,now by this very discovery the 
heart is also principled with the       
spirit of the gospel2 for the ,spirit   
comes with the gospel down from  heaven 
to such an one1 and fills his soul with 
good2 by which he is  capacitated to    
bring forth fruit1 true fruit1 which are
 the fruits of  righteousness imputed1  
and of righteousness infused1 to the    
glory and  praise of ,god4    ,eleventh4
 ,nor can anything but faith make a man 
see himself thus made  righteous2 for   
this righteousness is revealed from     
faith to faith1 from  the object of     
faith to the grace of faith1 by the     
,spirit of faith4 ,a  faithless man1    
then1 can see this no more than a blind 
man can see  colours2 nor relish this1  

no more than a dead man tasteth         
victuals4 ,as1  therefore1 blind men    
talk of colours1 and as dead men relish 
food1 so  do carnal men talk of ,jesus  
,christ2 to wit1 without sense or       
savour2  without sense of the want1 or  
savour of the worth and goodness of him 
to the soul4    ,twelfth4 ,wherefore1 ,i
 say1 it is of absolute necessity that  
with thy  heart thou deal in this point1
 and beware of self-deceiving2 for if   
thou fail here1 thy desires will fail   
thee for ever3 #8for the desire of  the 
righteous1' and that only1 #8must be    
granted4'    ,,the ,,third ,,use ,,is   
,,cautionary4 ,let me here1 therefore1  
caution thee to  beware of some things1 
by which else1 perhaps1 thou mayest     
deceive  thyself4    ,first4 ,take heed 
of taking such things for grants of     
desires1 that  accidentally fall out2   
accidentally1 ,i mean1 as to thy        
desires2 for it  is possible that that  
very thing that thou desirest may come  
to pass in  the current of providence1  

not as an answer of thy desires4 ,now1  
if  thou takest such things for a grant 
of thy desires1 and consequently        
concludest thyself a righteous man1 how 
mayest thou be deceived8 ,the  ark of   
,god was delivered into the hand of the 
,philistines1 which they  desired2 but  
not for the sake of their desires1 but  
for the sins of the  children of        
,israel4 ,the land of ,canaan was given 
unto ,israel1 not for  the sake of their
 desires1 but for the sins of those whom
 ,god cast out  before them2 and to     
fulfil the promise that ,god1 before    
they were born1  had made unto their    
fathers 7,deut #i3e1f74 ,israel was     
carried away  captive out of their own  
land1 not to fulfil the desires of their
  enemies1 but to punish them for their 
transgressions4 ,these1 with many  of   
smaller importance1 and more personal1  
might be mentioned1 to show  that many  
things happen to us1 some to our        
pleasing1 and some to the  pleasing of  
our enemies2 which1 if either we or they

 should count the  returns of our       
prayer1 or the fruits of our desires1   
and so draw  conclusions of our estate  
to be for the future happy1 because in  
such  things we seemed to be answered of
 ,god1 we might greatly swerve in our   
judgments1 and become the greatest at   
self-deceiving4    ,second4 ,or         
shouldest thou take it for granted that 
what thou enjoyest  thou hast it as the 
fruit of thy desires2 yet if the things 
thou boast  of are things pertaining to 
this life1 such may be granted thee as  
thou  art considered of ,god as his     
creature1 though thyself art far enough 
off from being a righteous man4 #8,thou 
openest thy hand1' says the  ,psalmist1 
#8and satisfiest the desire of every    
living thing' 7,psa  #ade3af74 ,again1  
#8,he feeds the young ravens that cry to
 him2 and the  young lions seek their   
meat from ,god' 7,psa #adg3i1 #ajd3ba74 
,cain1  ,ishmael1 ,ahab too1 had in some
 things their desires granted them of   
,god  7,gen #d3ad1ae1 #ba3ag1ah2 #a     

,kings #ba3bi74 ,for if ,god will hear  
the desire  of the beast of the field1  
the fishes of the sea1 and of the fowls 
of  heaven2 no marvel if the wicked also
 may boast him of his heart's  desire   
7,psa #aj3c74 ,into whose hand1 as he   
saith in another place1 #8,god  bringeth
 abundantly4' ,take heed1 therefore1    
neither these things1 nor  the grant of 
them1 are any signs that thou art a     
righteous man1 or that  the promise made
 to the righteous in granting their     
desires are  accomplished upon thee4 ,i 
think a man may say1 that the men that  
know  not ,god have a fuller grant1 ,i  
mean generally1 of their desires of     
temporal things1 than has the child of  
,god himself2 for his portion  lying in 
better things1 his desires are answered 
another way4    ,third4 ,take heed1 ,god
 grants to some men their desires in    
anger1 and to  their destruction4 ,he   
gave to some #8their own desire1' #8but 
sent  leanness into their soul' 7,psa   
#gh3bi1 #ajf3ae2 ,jer #db3bb74 ,all that

 ,god  gives to the sons of men1 he     
gives not in mercy2 he gives to some an 
inferior1 and to some a superior        
portion2 and yet so also he answereth   
them in the joy of their heart4 ,some   
men's hearts are narrow upwards1  and   
wide downwards2 narrow as to ,god1 but  
wide for the world2 they gape  for the  
one1 but shut themselves up against the 
other2 so as they  desire they have of  
what they desire2 #8whose belly thou    
fillest with  thy hid treasure1' for    
that they do desire2 but #8as for me1'  
said  ,david1 these things will not     
satisfy1 #8,i shall be satisfied when ,i
  awake1 with thy likeness' 7,psa       
#ag3ad1ae74    ,i told you before1 that 
the heart of a wicked man was widest    
downward1  but it is not so with the    
righteous3 therefore the portion of     
,jacob is  not like them2 ,god has given
 to him himself4 ,the temple that       
,ezekiel  saw in the vision was still   
widest upward2 it spread itself toward  
heaven 7,eze #da3g74 ,so is the church1 

and so is the righteous1 and so  are his
 desires4 ,thy great concern1 therefore1
 is to consider1 since  thou art        
confident that ,god also heareth thy    
desires2 ,i say1 to  consider1 whether  
he answereth thee in his anger2 for if  
he doth so1  thy desires come with a    
woe2 therefore1 ,i say1 look to thyself4
 ,a full  purse and a lean soul1 is a   
sign of a great curse4 #8,he gave them  
their  desire1 but he sent leanness into
 their soul4' ,take heed of that2 many  
men crave by their desires1 as the      
dropsical man craves drink2 his         
drinking makes his belly swell big1 but 
consumes other parts of his  body4 ,o6  
it is a sad grant1 when the desire is   
granted1 only to make  the belly big1   
the estate big1 the name big2 when even 
by this bigness  the soul pines1 is made
 to dwindle1 to grow lean1 and to look  
like an  anatomy4    ,i am persuaded    
that it is thus with many1 who1 while   
they were lean in  estates1 had fat     
souls2 but the fattening of their       

estates has made  their souls as to     
good1 as lean as a rake4 ,they cannot   
now breathe  after ,god2 they cannot now
 look to their hearts2 they cannot now  
set  watch and ward over their ways2    
they cannot now spare time to examine   
who goes out1 or who comes in4 ,they    
have so much their desires in  things   
below1 that they have no leisure to     
concern themselves with1 or  to look    
after things above2 their hearts are now
 as fat as grease2  their eyes do now   
too much start out1 to be turned and    
made to look  inward 7,psa #aai3gj1     
#hc3g74 ,they are now become1 as to     
their best part1  like the garden of the
 slothful1 all grown over with nettles  
and  briars1 that cover the face        
thereof2 or1 like ,saul1 removed from a 
little estate1 and low condition1 to    
much1 even worse and worse4 ,men do  not
 know what they do in desiring things of
 this life1 things over and  above what 
are necessary2 they desire them1 and    
they have them with a  woe4 #8,surely he

 shall not feel quietness in his belly1'
 his belly is  taken for his conscience 
7,prov #bj3bg74 #8,he shall not save of 
that which  he desired1' to help him in 
an evil day 7,job #bj3bj1 #a ,tim       
#f3ag-ai74    ,i shall not here give my 
caution to the righteous1 but shall     
reserve  that for the next use4 ,but1   
,o6 that men were as wise in judging of 
the  answering of the desires1 as they  
are in judging of the extravagancies  of
 their appetites4 ,you shall have a man 
even from experience reclaim  himself   
from such an excess of eating1 drinking1
 smoking1 sleeping1  talking1 or        
pleasurable actions1 as by his          
experience he finds is  hurtful to him1 
and yet all this may but hurt the body1 
at least the  body directly2 but how    
blind1 how unskilled are they in the    
evils that  attend desires6 ,for1 like  
the man in the dropsy1 made mention of  
before1 they desire this world1 as he   
doth drink1 till they desire  themselves
 quite down to hell4 ,look to it1       

therefore1 and take heed2  ,god's       
granting the things pertaining to this  
life unto thee1 doth  neither prove that
 thou art righteous1 nor that he acts in
 mercy  towards thee1 by giving of thee 
thy desires4    ,,the ,,fourth ,,use    
,,is ,,for ,,encouragement4 ,is it so8  
shall the desire of the  righteous be   
granted8 ,then this should encourage    
them that in the first  place have      
sought the kingdom of ,god and his      
,son's righteousness1 to go  on in their
 desires4 ,god has given thee his ,son's
 righteousness to  justify thee2 he has 
also1 because thou art a son1 sent forth
 the  ,spirit of his ,son into thy heart
 to sanctify thee1 and to help thee to  
cry unto him1 ,father1 ,father4 ,wilt   
thou not cry8 wilt thou not desire8  thy
 ,god has bidden thee #8open thy mouth  
wide'2 he has bid thee open it  wide1   
and promised1 saying1 #8,and ,i will    
fill it'2 and wilt thou not  desire8    
7,psa #ha3aj74 ,o6 thou hast a licence1 
a leave1 a grant to  desire2 wherefore  

be not afraid to desire great mercies of
 the ,god of  heaven2 this was ,daniel's
 way1 and he set others to do it too    
7,dan  #b3ah74    ,object4 ,but ,i am an
 unworthy creature4    ,answ4 ,that is  
true2 but ,god gives to no man for his  
worthiness1 nor  rejects any for their  
sinfulness1 that come to him sensible of
 the want  and worth of mercy for them4 
,besides1 ,i told thee before1 that the 
desires of a righteous man1 and the     
desires of his ,god1 do jump or  agree4 
,god has a desire to thee2 thou hast a  
desire to him 7,job #ad3ae74  ,god      
desires truth in the inward parts1 and  
so dost thou with all thy  heart 7,psa  
#e3a-f2 ,hosea #f3e74 ,god desires      
mercy1 and to show it to the  needy2    
that is it thou also wantest1 and that  
which thy soul craves at  his hand4     
,seek1 man1 ask1 knock1 and do not be   
discouraged2 the ,lord  grant all thy   
desires4 ,thou sayest thou art unworthy 
to ask the biggest  things1 things      
spiritual and heavenly2 well1 will      

carnal things serve  thee1 and answer   
the desires of thy heart8 ,canst thou be
 content to be  put off with a belly    
well filled1 and a back well clothed8   
,o6 better ,i  never had been born6     
,see1 thou wilt not ask the best1 and   
yet canst not make shift without  them4 
,shift1 no1 no shift without them2 ,i am
 undone without them1  undone for ever  
and ever1 sayest thou2 well then desire2
 so ,i do1  sayest thou4 ,ah6 but desire
 with more strong desires1 desire with  
more  large desires1 desire spiritual   
gifts1 covet them earnestly1 thou hast  
a licence too to do so 7#a ,cor #ad3a74 
,god bids thee do so2 and ,i1 says  the 
apostle1 #8desire that ye faint not'    
7,eph #c3ac71 that is1 in the           
prosecution of your desires1 what       
discouragements soever you may meet     
with in the way2 for he hath said1      
#8,the desire of the righteous shall  be
 granted4'    ,object4 ,but ,i find it  
not so1 says one3 for though ,i have    
desired and  desired1 a thousand times  

upon my knees1 for something that ,i    
want1 yet  ,i have not my desire2 and   
indeed the consideration of this hath   
made me  question whether ,i am one of  
those to whom the promise of granting   
desires is made4    ,answ4 ,to this     
objection many things must be replied4  
,first4 ,by way of  question4 ,second4  
,then by way of answer4    ,first4 ,by  
way of question2 what are the things    
thou desirest1 are they  lawful or      
unlawful8 for a ,christian may desire   
unlawful things2 as the  mother of      
,zebedee's children did when she came to
 ,christ1 nay1 her sons  themselves had 
their hearts therein1 saying1 #8,master1
 we would that  thou shouldest do for us
 whatsoever we shall desire' 7,mark     
#aj3ce2 ,matt  #bj3bj74 ,they came with 
a wide mouth1 but their desire was      
unlawful1 as  is evident1 for that      
,christ would not grant it4 ,james also 
himself  caught those unto whom he      
wrote1 in such a fault as this1 where he
  says1 #8,ye kill1 and desire to have1 

and cannot obtain' 7,james #d3b74       
,there are four things that are unlawful
 to be desired4 ,to desire the  life of 
thine enemy is unlawful 7#a ,kings      
#c3aa2 ,deut #e3ba74 ,to desire         
anything that is thy neighbour's is     
unlawful4 ,to desire to share in the    
prosperity of the wicked is unlawful    
7,psa #gc3c74 ,to desire spiritual      
things for evil ends is unlawful 7,prov 
#bd3a1ai2 ,james #d3b-d74    ,are they  
lawful things which thou desirest8 ,yet 
the question is1 ,are  they absolutely  
or conditionally promised8 ,if          
absolutely promised1 hold  on in        
desiring2 if conditionally promised1    
then thou must consider  whether they   
are such as are essential to the        
well-being of thy soul in  thy          
,christian course in this life4 ,or     
whether they are things that are  of a  
more inferior sort4    ,if they are such
 as are essential to the well-being of  
thy soul in thy  ,christian course in   
this world1 then hold on in thy desires2

 and look  also for the conditions that 
that word calls for1 that proffereth    
them  to thee2 and if it be not possible
 to find them in thyself1 look for  them
 in ,christ1 and cry to ,god for them1  
for the ,lord's sake4 ,but if  they be  
of an inferior sort1 and thou canst be a
 good ,christian without  them1 desire  
them1 and yet be content to go without  
them2 for who knows  but it may be      
better that thou shouldest be denied1   
than that thou  shouldest have now a    
grant of some things thou desirest8 and 
herein  thou hast thy ,lord for thy     
pattern2 who1 though he desired that his
  life might be prolonged1 yet wound up 
that prayer with a #8nevertheless1  not 
my will1 but thine be done' 7,matt      
#bf3ci-db2 ,mark #ad3cf74    ,second4   
,by way of answer2 but we will suppose  
that the thing thou  desirest is good2  
and that thy heart may be right in      
asking2 as suppose  thou desirest more  
grace2 or as ,david has it1 more #8truth
 in the inward  and hidden part' 7,psa  

#ea3f74 ,yet there are several things   
for thy  instruction1 may be replied to 
thy objection1 as1    #a4 ,thou1 though 
thou desirest more of this1 mayest not  
yet be sensible  of the worth of what   
thou askest1 as perhaps ,god will have  
thee be1  before he granteth thy desire2
 sometimes ,christians ask for good     
things  without having in themselves an 
estimate proportionable to the worth of 
what they desire2 and ,god may hold it  
therefore back1 to learn them to  know  
better the worth and greatness of that  
thing they ask for4 ,the  good disciples
 asked they knew not what 7,mark        
#aj3ch74 ,i know they asked  what was   
unlawful1 but they were ignorant of the 
value of that thing2  and the same may  
be thy fault when thou askest for things
 most lawful  and necessary4    #b4     
,hast thou well improved what thou hast 
received already8 ,fathers  will hold   
back more money1 when the sons have     
spent that profusely  which they had    
received before4 #8,he that is faithful 

in that which is  least1 is faithful    
also in much2 and he that is unjust in  
the least1 is  unjust also in much4'    
#8,and if ye have not been faithful in  
that which  is another man's1 who shall 
give you that which is your own8' 7,luke
  #af3aj1ab74 ,see here an objection    
made against a further supply1 or       
rather against such a supply as some    
would have1 because they have  misspent1
 or been unfaithful in what they have   
already had4 ,if thou1  therefore1 hast 
been faulty here1 go1 humble thyself to 
thy friend1 and  beg pardon for thy     
faults that are past1 when thou art     
desiring of him  more grace4    #c4     
,when ,god gives to his the grant of    
their desires1 he doth it so as  may be 
best for our advantage2 now there are   
times wherein the giving  of grace may  
be best to our advantage2 as1 7#a47     
,just before a  temptation comes1 then1 
if it rains grace on thee from heaven1  
it may  be most for thy advantage4 ,this
 is like ,god's sending of plenty in    

,egypt just before the years of famine  
came4 7#b47 ,for ,god to restrain  that 
which thou desirest1 even till the      
spirit of prayer is in a manner  spent1 
may be further to inform thee1 that     
though prayer and desires  are a duty1  
and such also to which the promise is   
made2 yet ,god sees  those imperfections
 in both thy prayers and desires1 as    
would utterly  bind his hands1 did he   
not act towards thee merely from motives
 drawn  from his own bowels and         
compassion1 rather than from any        
deserving that  he sees in thy prayers4 
,christians1 even righteous men1 are apt
 to lean  too much to their own doings2 
and ,god1 to wean them from them1       
ofttimes  defers to do what they by     
doing expect1 even until in doing their 
spirits are spent1 and they as to doing 
can do no longer4 ,when they  that cried
 for water had cried till their spirits 
failed1 and their  tongue clave to the  
roof of their mouth for thirst2 then the
 ,lord did  hear1 and then the ,god of  

,israel did give them their desire4     
,also when  ,jonas his soul fainted     
under the consideration of all the evils
 that he  had brought upon himself2 then
 his prayer came unto ,god into his holy
  temple 7,jonah #b3g2 ,isa #da3ag1ah74 
,the righteous would be too light in    
asking1 and would too much overprize    
their works1 if their ,god should  not  
sometimes deal in this manner with them4
 7#c47 ,it is also to the  advantage of 
the righteous1 that they be kept and led
 in that way which  will best improve   
grace already received1 and that is1    
when they spin  it out and use it to the
 utmost2 when they do with it as the    
prophet  did with that meal's meat that 
he ate under the juniper-tree1 #8he went
  in the strength of that meat forty    
days and forty nights1 even to the      
mount of ,god' 7#a ,kings #ai3h74 ,or   
when they do as the widow did1 spend    
upon their handful of flour in the      
barrel1 and upon that little oil in  the
 cruse1 till ,god shall send more plenty

 7#a ,kings #ag3i-af74 ,the  righteous  
are apt to be like well fed children1   
too wanton1 if ,god  should not appoint 
them some fasting days4 ,or they would  
be apt to cast  away fragments1 if ,god 
should give them every day a new dish4  
,so then  ,god will grant the desires of
 the righteous in that way which will be
  most for their advantage4 ,and that   
is1 when they have made the best of  the
 old store 7#a ,kings #ai3d-h74 ,if ,god
 should give us two or three  harvests  
in a year1 we should incline to feed our
 horse and hogs with  wheat2 but being  
as it is1 we learn better to husband the
 matter4    ,by this means1 we are also 
made to see1 that there is virtue       
sufficient  in our old store of grace to
 keep us with ,god in the way of our    
duty1  longer than we could imagine it  
would4 ,i myself have cried out ,i can  
stand no longer1 hold out no longer1    
without a further supply of grace2  and 
yet ,i have by my old grace been kept   
even after this1 days1 and  weeks1 and  

months1 in a way of waiting on ,god4 ,a 
little true grace will  go a great way1 
yea1 and do more wonders than we are    
aware of4 ,if we  have but grace enough 
to keep us groaning after ,god1 it is   
not all the  world that can destroy     
us4#ai    #d4 ,perhaps thou mayest be   
mistaken4 ,the grace thou prayest for1  
may in  great measure be come unto thee4
 ,thou hast been desiring of ,god1 thou 
sayest1 more grace2 but hast it not4    
,but how1 if whilst thou lookest for it 
to come to thee at one door1 it  should 
come to thee in at another8 ,and that we
 may a little inquire  into the truth of
 this1 let us a little consider what are
 the effects  of grace in its coming to 
the soul1 and then see if it has not    
been  coming unto thee almost ever since
 thou hast set upon this fresh desire   
after it4 7#a47 ,grace1 in the general  
effect of it1 is to mend the soul1  and 
to make it better disposed4 ,hence when 
it comes1 it brings  convincing light   
along with it1 by which a man sees more 

of his  baseness than at other times4   
,more1 ,i say1 of his inward baseness4  
,it  is through the shinings of the     
,spirit of grace that those cobwebs and 
stinks that yet remain in thee are      
discovered3 #8,in thy light shall we    
see light4' ,and again1 whatsoever makes
 manifest is light4 ,if then thou  seest
 thyself more vile than formerly1 grace 
by its coming to thee has  done this for
 thee4 7#b47 ,grace1 when it comes1     
breaks and crumbles the  heart1 in the  
sense and sight of its vileness4 ,a man 
stands amazed and  confounded in        
himself2 breaks and falls down on his   
face before ,god2 is  ashamed to lift up
 so much as his face to ,god1 at the    
sight and  apprehension of how wicked he
 is4 7#c47 ,grace1 when it comes1 shows 
to a  man more of the holiness and      
patience of ,god2 his holiness to make  
us  wonder at his patience1 and his     
patience to make us wonder at his       
mercy1 that yet1 even yet1 such a vile  
one as ,i am1 should be admitted  to    

breathe in the land of the living1 yea  
more1 suffered to come to the  throne of
 grace4 7#d47 ,grace is of a            
heart-humbling nature3 it will make  a  
man count himself the most unworthy of  
anything1 of all saints4 ,it  will make 
a man put all others afore him1 and be  
glad too1 if he may be  one beloved1    
though least beloved1 because most      
unworthy4 ,it will make  him with       
gladness accept of the lowest room1 as  
counting all saints  more worthy of     
exaltation than himself4 7#e47 ,grace   
will make a man  prize other men's      
graces and gracious actions above his   
own4 ,as he  thinks every man's candle  
burns brighter than his1 every man      
improves  grace better than he1 every   
good man does more sincerely his duty   
than  he4 ,and if these be not some of  
the effects of the renewings of grace1  
,i will confess ,i have taken my mark   
amiss4 7#f47 ,renewings of grace  beget 
renewed self-bemoanings1                
self-condemnation1 self-abhorrences4    

,and say thou prayest for communion     
with1 and the presence of ,god4 ,god    
can have communion with thee1 and grant 
thee his presence1 and all this  shall1 
instead of comforting of thee at        
present1 more confound thee1  and make  
thee see thy wickedness 7,isa #f3a-e74  
,some people think they  never have the 
presence and the renewings of ,god's    
grace upon them but  when they are      
comforted1 and when they are cheered up2
 when1 alas6 ,god  may be richly with   
them1 while they cry out1 ,by these     
visions my  sorrows are multiplied2 or1 
because ,i have seen ,god1 ,i shall die 
7,dan  #aj3h-ag2 ,judg #ac3bb74    ,and 
tell me now1 all these things           
considered1 has not grace1 even the     
grace of ,god1 which thou hast so much  
desired1 been coming to thee1 and       
working in thee in all these hidden     
methods8 ,and so doing1 has it not  also
 accommodated thee with all the         
aforenamed conveniences8 ,the which     
when thou considerest1 ,i know thou     

wouldest not be without for all the     
good of the world4 ,thus1 therefore1 thy
 desire is accomplishing2 and  when it  
is accomplished1 will be sweet to thy   
soul 7,prov #ac3ai74    #e4 ,but we will
 follow thee a little in the way of thy 
heart4 ,thou  sayest thou desirest1 and 
desirest grace1 yea1 hast been a        
thousand  times upon thy knees before   
,god for more grace1 and yet thou canst 
not  attain4 ,i answer1    7#a47 ,it may
 be the grace which thou prayest for1 is
 worthy thy being  upon thy knees yet a 
thousand times more4 ,we find1 that     
usually they  that go to king's courts  
for preferment1 are there at great      
expenses2  yea1 and wait a great while1 
even until they have spent their whole  
estates1 and worn out their patience    
too4 ,yet they at last prevail1 and  the
 thing desired comes4 ,yea1 and when it 
is come1 it sets them up  anew1 and     
makes them better men--though they did  
spend all that they had  to obtain      
it--than ever they were before4 ,wait1  

therefore1 wait1 ,i say1  on the ,lord  
7,psa #bg3ad74 ,wait therefore with     
,david1 wait patiently2 bid  thy soul   
cheer up1 and wait 7,psa #cg3g1 #fb3e74 
#8,blessed are all they  that wait for  
him' 7,isa #cj3ah74    7#b47 ,thou must 
consider1 that great grace is reserved  
for great  service2 thou desirest       
abundance of grace1 thou dost well1 and 
thou  shalt have what shall qualify and 
fit thee for the service that ,god has  
for thee to do for him1 and for his name
 in the world4 ,the apostles  themselves
 were to stay for great grace until the 
time of their work  was come 7,acts     
#a3d-h1 #d3cc74 ,i will not allot thy   
service1 but assure  thyself1 when thy  
desire cometh1 thou wilt have occasion  
for it2 new  work1 new trials1 new      
sufferings1 or something that will call 
for the  power and virtue of all the    
grace thou shalt have to keep thy spirit
  even1 and thy feet from slipping1     
while thou art exercised in new         
engagements4 ,assure thyself1 thy ,god  

will not give thee straw1 but he  will  
expect brick3 #8,for unto whomsoever    
much is given1 of him shall be  much    
required2 and to whom men have committed
 much1 of him they will  ask the more'  
7,luke #ab3dh74 ,wherefore1 as thou art 
busy in desiring  more grace1 be also   
desirous that wisdom to manage it with  
faithfulness  may also be granted unto  
thee4 ,thou wilt say1 ,grace1 if ,i had 
it1 will  do all this for me4 ,it will1 
and will not4 ,it will1 if thou watch   
and  be sober2 it will not1 if thou be  
foolish and remiss4 ,men of great  grace
 may grow consumptive in grace1 and     
idleness may turn him that  wears a     
plush jacket into rags4#bj ,david was   
once a man of great  grace1 but his sin 
made the grace which he had to shrink   
up1 and  dwindle away1 as to make him   
cry out1 ,o6 #8take not thy holy spirit'
  utterly #8from me' 7,psa #ea3aa1      
#aai3h74 ,or1 perhaps ,god withholds    
what  thou wouldest have1 that it may be
 the more prized by thee when it  comes3

 #8,hope deferred maketh the heart sick1
 but when the desire  cometh1 it is a   
tree of life' 7,prov #ac3ab74    #f4    
,lastly1 but dost thou think that thy   
more grace will exempt thee  from       
temptations8 ,alas6 the more grace1 as  
was hinted1 the greater  trials4 ,thou  
must be1 for all that1 like the ship of 
which thou  readest1 sometimes high1    
sometimes low2 sometimes steady1        
sometimes  staggering2 sometimes in1 and
 sometimes even at the end of thy very  
wits4 ,for #8so he brings us to our     
desired haven' 7,psa #ajg3bc-cj74 ,yet  
grace is the gold and preciousness of   
the righteous man3 yea1 and  herein     
appears the uprightness of his soul1 in 
that though all these  things attend the
 grace of ,god in him1 yet he chooseth  
grace here above  all1 for that it makes
 him the more like ,god and his ,christ1
 and for  that it seasons his heart best
 to his own content2 and also for that  
it  capacitates him to glorify ,god in  
the world4    ,,the ,,conclusion4       

,is it so8 ,is this the sum of all1     
namely1 ,that #8the fear of the wicked  
it shall come upon him1' and that #8the 
desire of the righteous shall be        
granted8' ,then this shows us what is   
determined concerning both4  ,concerning
 the wicked1 that all his hopes shall   
not bring him to  heaven2 and concerning
 the righteous1 that all his fears shall
 not  bring him to hell4 ,but what a sad
 thing is it for one to be a wicked     
man6 ,nothing can help him1 his         
wickedness is too strong for him3 #8,his
  own iniquities shall take the wicked  
himself1 and he shall be holden  with   
the cords of his sins' 7,prov #e3bb74   
,he may twist and twine1 and  seek to   
work himself from under the sentence    
passed upon him2 but all  will do him no
 pleasure3 #8the wicked is driven away  
in his wickedness4  ,but the righteous  
hath hope in his death' 7,prov #ad3cb74 
,loth he is to  be righteous now2 and as
 loth he will be to be found in his sins
 at the  dreadful day of doom4 ,but so  

it must be3 #8,upon the wicked ,god     
shall  rain snares1 fire1 and brimstone1
 and a horrible' burning #8tempest3     
this shall be the portion of their cup' 
7,psa #aa3f74    #8,woe unto the wicked'
 therefore3 #8it shall be ill with him1 
for the  reward of his hands shall be   
given him' 7,isa #c3aj74 ,the just ,god 
will  recompense both the righteous and 
the wicked1 even according to their     
works4 ,and yet for all this the wicked 
will not hear6 ,when ,i read ,god's     
,word1 and see how the wicked follow    
their sins1 yea1 dance in the ways  of  
their own destruction1 it is astonishing
 to me4 ,their actions  declare them1   
though not ,atheists in principle1 yet  
such in  practice4#ba ,what do all their
 acts declare1 but this1 that they      
either know not ,god1 or fear not what  
he can do unto them8 ,but1 ,o6 how  will
 they change their note1 when they see  
what will become of them6  ,how wan will
 they look6 ,yea1 the hair of their     
heads will stand on end  for fear2 for  

their fear is their portion2 nor can    
their fears1 nor  their prayers1 nor    
their entreaties1 nor their wishes1 nor 
their  repentings1 help them in this    
day4 ,and thus have ,i showed you what  
are  the #8desires of the righteous1'   
and that the #8fear of the wicked shall 
come upon him1 but the desire of the    
righteous shall be granted4'            
,,footnotes3      #a ,how blessed are   
those whose light shines so clearly as  
to be known  and read of all men4 ,a    
brand plucked from the burning bears the
 marks  of fire1 but is not             
consuming4--,ed4    #b #8,a very        
,abraham1' or an ,abraham cove4 ,cant   
terms formerly applied  to poor silly   
half-naked men1 or to sturdy beggars4   
,thus the fraternity  of ,vacabondes1   
#aege1 describes them3--#8,an ,abraham  
man is he that walketh  bare-armed or   
bare-legged1 and fayneth hymselfe mad1  
and caryeth a  packe of wool1 or a      
stycke with baken on it1 or suche lyke  
toy1 and  nameth poore ,tom4'           

,shakespeare alludes to them under the  
name of ,bedlam  ,beggars4--,ed4    #c  
,to possess with or of2 to cause to     
possess or to be possessed with--       
#8,at the port 7,lord7 he give her to   
thy hand1      ,and by the way possesse 
thee what she is4'              ,troylus
 and ,cressida1 act #d1 s4 #d4          
#8thou hast given me to possess         
,life in myself for ever4'              
,milton's ,paradise ,lost1 book iii1    
#bdc4    #d ,establishes our opinions1  
or fixes them in us4 #8,our young men   
being  principled by these new          
philosophers4'--,cudworth4       #8,a   
,parliament so principled will sink     
,all ancient schools of empire in       
disgrace4'              ,dr4            
,young4--,ed4    #e ,where is the man1  
except he be a willful perverter of     
,divine truth1  who can charge the      
doctrines of grace with licentiousness8 
,all hope of  election or predestination
 arises from conformity to the image of 
,christ4 ,vain is hope except it is     

founded upon redemption from the  curse1
 to walk in newness and holiness of     
life2 equally vain is a hope  founded on
 the wicked assumption of man to the    
power of forgiveness of  sin4--,ed4     
#f ,this is admirably illustrated by the
 ,interpreter in the ,pilgrim's         
,progress4 ,he shows ,christian a fire  
burning against the wall1 and one       
standing by it1 always casting much     
water upon it to quench it1 yet did  the
 fire burn higher and hotter4 ,christian
 wonders until he is taken  behind the  
wall1 and sees ,christ secretly pouring 
the oil of grace into  the fire4 ,before
 ,bunyan had been behind the wall1 he   
was scared by the  father of lies1 who  
suggested to him--#8,you are very hot   
for mercy1 but ,i  will cool you1 though
 ,i be seven years in chilling your     
heart4' ,grace  ,abounding1 ,no4        
#aah4--;,ed4    #g ,as we escape a      
thousand bodily dangers unseen and      
unknown to us in  time1 so1 doubtless1  
acts of grace pass through the soul     

without our  being sensible of them1    
although they may be the means of saving
 us  from severe tribulations4 ,how     
wondrous will be the review of our lives
  when we shall see face to face1 and   
know all things4--,ed4    #h ,however   
disgusting the appearance of a toad may 
be1 this is not the  first time that    
,bunyan considered sin as rendering its 
slave more  loathsome even than a toad4 
#8,now ,i blessed1' said he1 #8the      
condition of  the dog and the toad1 and 
counted the state of everything that    
,god had  made far better than this     
state of mine4' ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 
#ajd4--;,ed4    #i #8,this inward       
conflict between opposing principles    
constitutes the  very distinction       
between the regenerate and the          
unregenerate1 and forms  part of the    
recorded experience of the most         
advanced1 and elevated1 and             
spiritually-minded believers4 ,freedom  
from this conflict is not to be         
expected here by any child of           

,god4'--,dr4 ,wardlaw4    #aj ,this is  
one of the very few instances1 if not   
the only one1 in  which ,bunyan's       
attachment to believers' baptism        
appears1 except when  writing expressly 
upon the subject4 ,of all men1 he was   
the most eminent  for non-sectarian     
feelings1 arising from his soul being so
 baptized  into ,christ as to leave no  
room for controversy upon ceremonial    
observances4 ,i feel bound to confirm   
the truth of his observation1 for  if   
ever ,i enjoyed a heaven upon earth1 it 
was on the ,lord's day  morning1 when1  
publicly professing my faith in the     
,redeemer1 ,i was  solemnly baptized4   
,nor have ,i ever witnessed this        
ceremony since  without the strongest   
emotions of love1 and joy1 and          
hope4--,ed4    #aa ,church fellowship1  
rightly managed1 abounds with blessings1
 when  the bishops or elders and the    
people are united in gospel bonds to    
promote each other's peace and holy     
enjoyments--their great happiness  being

 to extend the benign influence of the  
,redeemer's kingdom4 ,let  ,watchful be 
the porter2 ,discretion admit the       
members2 ,prudence take the  oversight2 
,piety conduct the worship2 and ,charity
 endear the members to  each other1 and 
it is a house #8beautiful4'             
#8,christians are like the  several     
flowers in a garden2 they have upon each
 of them the dew of  heaven1 which1     
being shaken1 they let fall at each     
other's roots1 and  are jointly         
nourished and nourishers of each other4'
 ,bunyan's ,pilgrim  and ,christian     
,behaviour4--,ed4    #ab ,blessed be    
,god the sword is for the present       
sheathed4 ,marvellous  was the          
indomitable courage of the martyrs under
 papacy1 and1 in a  later day1 of the   
,scottish ,covenanters4 ,they saw their 
friends and  ministers tortured and     
murdered--the pain of the boots must    
have been  inconceivable--the bones of  
their legs were crushed between pieces  
of  iron1 and1 even when death had      

released the victim1 savage barbarity   
was practised upon his mutilated        
remains2 the head and hands were cut    
off and exhibited upon a pike1 the hands
 fixed as in the attitude of  prayer1 to
 mock the holiest duty4 ,can we wonder  
that lambs became  lions1 overthrew the 
horrid enemy1 and drove out ,state      
,episcopacy for  ever8--,ed4    #ac ,the
 noise made by animals of the stag or   
hart species is called1  by ,goldsmith1 
bellowing4 ,it strikes the ear as       
something beneath the  dignity of a hart
 to bray like an ass4 ,bunyan found the 
word in the  margin of ,psalm #db3a1    
#8,the hart panteth4' ,heb4 #8,brayeth1 
after the  water brooks4'--,ed4    #ad  
,saffron was formerly cultivated near   
,bunyan's residence1 but1  although sold
 at a very high price1 it scarcely paid 
for its expense4  ,in the flowering     
season1 it was needful to gather the    
flowers every  morning as they came to  
perfection4--,ed4    #ae ,the           
,israelites entered the wilderness      

fourteen hundred and  ninety-one years  
before ,christ4 ,the prophecy of        
,jeremiah was delivered  six hundred and
 twenty-nine years before ,christ4 ,this
 remembrance was  eight hundred and     
sixty-two years after that memorable    
event4 ,with ,god  there can be no      
forgetfulness2 a thousand years in his  
sight are but as  yesterday4--,ed4      
#af ,how striking the contrast1 but yet 
how true6 ,a whip1 whose cords  were    
made of the flames of hell1 could no    
more arouse a sinner dead in  trespass  
and sins than a crown of glory could    
allure him4 ,with all the  dread        
realities of the world to come pressed  
upon the conscience by a  faithful      
minister1 still1 alas6 how many maintain
 their downward  course4 ,the duty is   
ours to prophesy upon the dry bones4    
,god and his  gracious ,spirit alone can
 raise them up to holy1 happy           
enjoyments4--,ed4    #ag ,this language 
is as expressive and original as it is  
like ,bunyan4  ,death takes the sinner  

by the throat1 and #8hands him down     
stairs to the  grave4' ,the indulgence  
in any sinful propensity has this       
downward1  deathly tendency4 ,every     
lust1 whether for riches or honours1 for
  gambling1 wine1 or women1 leads the   
deluded wretched votary step by  step to
 the chambers of death4 ,there is no    
hope in the dread prospect2  trouble and
 anguish possess the spirit4 ,hast thou 
escaped1 ,o my soul1  from the net of   
the infernal fowler8 ,never forget that 
it is as a brand  snatched from the     
burning4 ,o to grace how great a        
debtor4--,ed4    #ah ,it is not usual to
 call the rich young man a hypocrite4   
,to outward  appearance he was in       
earnest4 ,negatively1 he had kept the   
commandments4  ,now he is required to   
perform positive duties1 and to live by 
faith4  ,here the mask falls off1 and he
 concludes that eternal life is not     
worth the sacrifice4--,ed4    #ai ,we   
have here an additional section to the  
,grace ,abounding to the  ,chief of     

,sinners4 ,the result of long experience
 convinced him that if  he possessed a  
spark of grace which impelled him to    
groan after ,god1  all the powers of    
earth and hell could not destroy        
him4--,ed4    #bj ,as it is in temporal 
things1 so it is in spiritual4 ,if new  
discoveries of ,divine love lead to want
 of watchfulness1 trial and  sorrow must
 ensue4 ,about sixty years ago a next   
door neighbour1 a  hatter1 gained a     
prize in the lottery of ten thousand    
pounds--he became  intoxicated with his 
wealth1 moved to the fashionable end of 
,london1  went into a large way of      
business1 dissipated his fortune1 and   
died in  a workhouse6 ,christian1 if you
 have unexpected enjoyments1 be         
watchful2  it is to fit you for         
trials4--,ed4    #ba ,this is one of the
 most decisive proofs of the awfully    
degraded  state of human nature4 ,men   
believe1 or pretend to believe1 that    
this  life is but a span in companions  
with eternity--that there is a heaven   

to reward the righteous and a hell to   
receive the unconverted sinner2  and yet
 make no personal inquiry at the holy   
oracles of ,god whether  they have been 
born again to newness of life1 or       
whether they remain in  their sins4 ,the
 great mass of mankind prefer paying    
their pence to a  priest to mislead them
 to destruction1 than to trouble        
themselves with  ,god's holy ,word4 ,o  
for the outpouring of the ,holy ,spirit1
 that men may  be released from such    
bondage and slavery1 and enter upon the 
happy  glorious liberty of the sons of  
,god4--,ed4