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A59685 The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ... Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649. 1645 (1645) Wing S3133; ESTC R3907 171,496 360

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in_o the_o vault_n be_v the_o preservation_n of_o england_n we_o use_v to_o remember_v the_o day_n and_o hour_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o some_o great_a and_o notable_a deliverance_n oh_o remember_v this_o time_n wherein_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n first_o break_v out_o in_o convince_a thou_o of_o thy_o sin_n who_o else_o have_v certain_o perish_v in_o it_o and_o thus_o much_o of_o this_o first_o work_n of_o conviction_n now_o the_o second_o follow_v compunction_n sect_n iii_o the_o second_o act_n of_o christ_n power_n in_o work_v compunction_n or_o sense_n of_o sin_n compunction_n prick_v at_o the_o heart_n or_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o sin_n be_v different_a from_o conviction_n of_o sin_n the_o latter_a be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o seat_v in_o that_o principal_o the_o other_o be_v in_o the_o affection_n and_o will_n and_o seat_v therein_o principal_o a_o man_n may_v have_v sight_n of_o sin_n without_o sorrow_n and_o sense_n of_o it_o dan_o 5.22_o with_o 20.21_o 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ephraim_n also_o in_o turn_v unto_o god_n jer._n 31.19_o have_v these_o word_n after_o that_o i_o be_v instruct_v i_o smite_v upon_o my_o thigh_n as_o man_n in_o great_a calamity_n befall_v 〈◊〉_d use_n to_o do_v i_o be_v ashamed_a even_o confound_v because_o i_o do_v bear_v the_o reproach_n of_o my_o youth_n 3.5_o the_o man_n of_o nineveh_n hear_v by_o the_o prophet_n they_o be_v all_o to_o die_v within_o forty_o day_n it_o be_v say_v they_o believe_v god_n in_o the_o work_n of_o conviction_n and_o then_o fall_v to_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n in_o the_o work_n of_o compunction_n which_o do_v immediate_o follow_v josiah_n 2_o chron._n 34.27_o in_o his_o renew_a return_n unto_o god_n after_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n his_o heart_n melt_v and_o he_o weep_v before_o the_o lord_n for_o what_o be_v the_o end_n of_o conviction_n be_v it_o not_o compunction_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v let_v a_o man_n see_v his_o sin_n and_o death_n for_o sin_n and_o yet_o suffer_v the_o heart_n to_o remain_v hard_a and_o unaffected_a the_o lord_n do_v but_o leave_v he_o without_o excuse_n nay_o the_o lord_n shall_v but_o leave_v he_o under_o great_a misery_n &_o under_o a_o more_o fearful_a judgement_n viz._n for_o a_o man_n to_o see_v and_o know_v his_o sin_n and_o yet_o unaffected_a with_o it_o and_o harden_v under_o it_o hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a judgement_n to_o see_v sin_n and_o not_o to_o be_v affect_v with_o it_o argue_v great_a hardness_n for_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o they_o that_o see_v not_o and_o know_v not_o sin_n remain_v senseless_a of_o sin_n alas_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v but_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v enlighten_v and_o see_v his_o sin_n and_o yet_o unaffected_a lord_n how_o great_a be_v this_o hardness_n and_o how_o unexcusable_a will_v such_o a_o man_n be_v leave_v before_o god_n when_o the_o lord_n shall_v reckon_v with_o he_o for_o his_o hardness_n of_o heart_n ●_o what_o be_v the_o end_n of_o that_o light_n the_o lord_n let_v into_o the_o understanding_n in_o other_o thing_n be_v it_o not_o that_o thereby_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v affect_v thorough_o with_o it_o why_o do_v the_o lord_n let_v in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o will_n be_v it_o that_o this_o knowledge_n shall_v like_v the_o float_n in_o the_o understanding_n and_o be_v imprison_v there_o no_o very_o but_o that_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v thorough_o and_o deep_o affect_v therewith_o and_o do_v you_o think_v the_o lord_n will_v in_o the_o light_n of_o conviction_n imprison_v it_o up_o in_o the_o mind_n be_v there_o not_o a_o far_a end_n that_o by_o this_o light_n the_o heart_n may_v be_v deep_o affect_v with_o sin_n if_o any_o say_v that_o the_o end_n of_o conviction_n be_v to_o drive_v the_o soul_n to_o christ_n i_o grant_v that_o be_v the_o remote_a and_o last_o end_n of_o it_o but_o the_o next_o end_n be_v compunction_n for_o if_o the_o understanding_n be_v convince_v of_o misery_n and_o the_o heart_n remain_v hard_a the_o mind_n may_v see_v indeed_o that_o righteousness_n and_o life_n only_o be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o christ_n yet_o the_o heart_n remain_v hard_a the_o will_n and_o affection_n will_v never_o stir_v towards_o christ_n its_o impossible_a a_o hard_a heart_n remain_v such_o whole_o unaffected_a with_o sin_n or_o misery_n shall_v be_v true_o affect_v with_o jesus_n christ_n but_o of_o this_o more_o hereafter_o what_o necessity_n be_v there_o of_o this_o compunction_n to_o succeed_v conviction_n answ._n i_o speak_v now_o of_o necessity_n in_o way_n of_o ordinary_a dispensation_n not_o of_o god_n unusual_a and_o extraordinary_a way_n of_o work_v where_o he_o use_v neither_o law_n nor_o gospel_n as_o ordina●rily_o he_o do_v to_o work_v by_o many_o have_v be_v nibble_v late_o at_o this_o doctrine_n and_o demand_v what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o sorrow_n and_o compunction_n of_o heart_n a_o man_n may_v be_v convert_v only_o by_o the_o gospel_n and_o god_n may_v let_v in_o sweetness_n and_o joy_n without_o any_o sense_n of_o sin_n or_o misery_n and_o in_o my_o experience_n i_o have_v find_v it_o so_o other_o godly_a and_o gracious_a also_o feel_v it_o so_o why_o therefore_o do_v any_o press_v such_o a_o necessity_n of_o come_v in_o by_o this_o backdoor_n unto_o christ_n this_o point_n i_o conceive_v be_v very_o weighty_a and_o much_o danger_n in_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o yet_o withal_o there_o need_v much_o tenderness_n in_o handle_v of_o it_o lest_o any_o stumble_v and_o therefore_o before_o i_o lay_v down_o the_o reason_n to_o show_v the_o necessity_n of_o it_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o propound_v these_o rule_n both_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o point_n and_o answer_v sundry_a objection_n usual_o make_v about_o this_o point_n rule_n in_o this_o work_n of_o compunction_n do_v not_o think_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o wrought_v any_o true_a sense_n of_o sin_n because_o you_o find_v it_o not_o in_o such_o a_o measure_n as_o you_o imagine_v you_o shall_v desire_v to_o have_v and_o that_o other_o feel_v sense_n of_o sin_n admit_v degree_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o josephs_n brethren_n be_v humble_v yet_o joseph_n must_v be_v more_o he_o must_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o ditch_n and_o into_o the_o prison_n and_o the_o iron_n must_v enter_v not_o only_o into_o his_o leg_n but_o into_o his_o soul_n psal._n 105.18_o he_o must_v be_v more_o afflict_a in_o spirit_n because_o he_o be_v to_o do_v great_a work_n for_o god_n and_o be_v to_o be_v raise_v up_o high_a than_o the_o rest_n and_o therefore_o do_v need_v the_o more_o ballast_n some_o be_v educate_v more_o civil_o than_o other_o and_o thereby_o have_v contract_v less_o guilt_n and_o stoutness_n of_o heart_n
and_o death_n for_o sin_n that_o this_o end_n may_v be_v attain_v gal._n 3.22_o and_o therefore_o feel_v of_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o misery_n be_v the_o mean_n must_v precede_v the_o other_o as_o the_o end_n and_o therefore_o as_o grace_n may_v be_v see_v by_o conviction_n of_o misery_n so_o the_o sweetness_n of_o it_o only_o can_v be_v feel_v by_o feel_a misery_n in_o this_o work_n of_o compunction_n quest._n but_o you_o will_v say_v what_o be_v this_o compunction_n and_o wherein_o do_v it_o consist_v this_o be_v the_o three_o particular_a to_o be_v open_v answ._n in_o general_a it_o be_v whereby_o the_o soul_n be_v affect_v with_o sin_n and_o make_v sensible_a of_o sin_n but_o more_o particular_o compunction_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o prick_n of_o the_o heart_n or_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o such_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n and_o misery_n as_o sever_v the_o soul_n from_o sin_n and_o from_o go_v on_o towards_o its_o eternal_a misery_n so_o that_o it_o consist_v in_o three_o thing_n 1._o fear_n 2._o sorrow_n 3._o separation_n from_o sin_n the_o lord_n jesus_n when_o he_o come_v to_o rescue_v his_o elect_a look_v as_o satan_n hold_v they_o in_o their_o misery_n first_o by_o blind_a their_o eye_n from_o see_v of_o it_o second_o by_o harden_v their_o heart_n from_o feel_v of_o it_o so_o the_o lord_n jesus_n have_v cut_v asunder_o the_o first_o cord_n of_o satan_n by_o conviction_n break_v asunder_o the_o second_o by_o compunction_n and_o cause_v the_o soul_n to_o feel_v and_o be_v affect_v with_o its_o misery_n and_o as_o the_o whole_a soul_n be_v unaffected_a before_o he_o come_v so_o he_o make_v the_o whole_a soul_n sensible_a when_o he_o come_v and_o therefore_o he_o sil_n the_o conscience_n with_o fear_n and_o the_o heart_n with_o sorrow_n and_o mourning_n so_o as_o now_o the_o will_n of_o sin_n be_v break_v which_o be_v harden_v before_o these_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n seize_v upon_o it_o let_v i_o open_v these_o particular_o that_o you_o may_v taste_v and_o try_v the_o truth_n of_o what_o now_o i_o deliver_v i_o s●y_v the_o lord_n christ_n in_o this_o work_n of_o compunction_n let_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o secure_a sinner_n a_o marvellous_a fear_n and_o terror_n of_o the_o direful_a displeasure_n of_o god_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n oh_o belove_a look_v upon_o most_o man_n at_o this_o day_n this_o be_v the_o great_a misery_n lie_v upon_o they_o they_o do_v not_o fear_v the_o wrath_n to_o come_v they_o fear_v not_o death_n nor_o damn_v even_o then_o when_o they_o hear_v and_o know_v it_o be_v their_o portion_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v to_o sin_n eccles._n 8.11_o the_o lord_n christ_n therefore_o let_v in_o this_o fear_n that_o look_v as_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v to_o conquer_v the_o canaanite_n exod._n 23.27_o 28._o he_o send_v his_o hornet_n before_o he_o which_o be_v certain_a fear_n which_o make_v their_o heart_n faint_v in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n and_o 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eternal_a righteousness_n that_o never_o can_v be_v lose_v if_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v thou_o as_o perfect_o righteous_a as_o once_o adam_n be_v or_o angel_n in_o heaven_n be_v and_o put_v on_o thy_o royal_a apparel_n again_o thou_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o lose_v this_o and_o of_o be_v strip_v naked_a again_o but_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v your_o righteousness_n into_o a_o safe_a hand_n which_o never_o shall_v be_v lose_v heb._n 9.12_o dan._n 9.24_o by_o this_o you_o please_v god_n and_o be_v more_o amiable_a before_o he_o then_o if_o you_o have_v it_o in_o yourself_o do_v not_o say_v this_o be_v a_o poor_a righteousness_n which_o be_v thus_o out_o of_o myself_o in_o another_o why_o do_v you_o think_v righteousness_n in_o yourself_o will_v be_v best_o be_v it_o not_o because_o hereby_o you_o think_v you_o shall_v please_v god_n suppose_v thou_o have_v it_o yet_o thy_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o best_a but_o man_n righteousness_n but_o this_o be_v call_v the_o 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