fcience through that Blood, by the effectual Application of it to the Soul. First, by feeling the Guilt of Sin die off from the Conscience, by the Operation thereof. Secondly, by feeling the Power thereof to take away the Curfe of the Law. Thirdly, By finding the very Strength of Hell to fail, when once the Blood of the Man Jefus Chrift is received in reality upon the

Soul.

2. Now, The Soul alfo knoweth by Experience, the Meaning of that Scripture that faith,"Our old Man is crucified with him, that the Body of Sin might be deftroyed, Rom. 6. 6. Now it fees that when the Man Jefus did hang on the Tree on Mount Calvary, that then the Body of its Sins was there hanged up, dead and buried with him, though it was then unborn, fo as never to be laid to its Charge, either here or hereafter; and alfo, as never to carry it captive into perpetual Bondage, being itfelf overcome by him, even Chrift the Head of that poor Creature. And indeed this is the Way for a Soul, both to live comfortably, as touching the Guilt of Sin; and alfo, as touching the Power of the Filth of Sin; for the Soul that doth, or hath received this indeed and in Truth, finds Strength against them both, by and through that Man that did for him and the reft of his fellow Sinners, fo glorioufly overcome it, and hath given the Victory unto them, fo that now they are faid to be Overcomers, nay, more than Conquerors through bim, the one Man Jefus Chrift, Rom. 8. 33, 34, 35, 36, 37.

3. Now the Soul hath received a Faith indeed, and a lively Hope indeed, fuch a one as now it can fetch Strength from the fulness of Chrift, and from the Merits of Christ.

4. Yea, now the Soul can look on it felf with one Eye, and look upon Chrift with another, and fay, Indeed it is true, I am an empty Soul, but Chrift is a full Chrift; I am a poor Sinner, but Chrift is a rich Chrift; I am a foolish Sinner, but Christ is a wife Chrift; I am an unholy, ungodly, unfanctified Creature in my felf, But Christ is made of God, unto me, Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification and Redemption, 1 Cor. 1. 30.

5. Now alfo that fiery Law, that it could not once endure, nor could not once delight in ; I fay, now it can delight in it after the Inward Man, now this Law is its Delight, it would always be walked in it, and always be delighted in it, being offended with any Sin, or any Corruption, that would be any ways an Hindrance to it, Rom. 7. 24, 25. And yet it will not endure that even that Law fhould offer to take the Work of its Salvation, out of Chrift's Hand: No, if it once come to do that, then out of Doors it shall go, if it was as good again. For that Soul that hath the right Work of God indeed upon it, cries, Not my Prayers, not my Tears, not my Works, not my Things, do they come from the Work of the Spirit of Chrift it felf within me; yet these shall not have the Glory of my Salvation: no, it is none but the Blood of Christ, the Death of Chrift, of the Man Chrift Jefus of Nazareth, the Carpenter's Son (as they called him) that must have the Crown and Glory of my Salvation. None but Chrift, none but Chrift; and thus the Soul labours to give Chrift the Preeminence, Col. 1. 18.

Now before I go any further, I must needs eak a Word from my own Experience of the ings of Chrift; and the rather because we have

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a Company of filly ones in this Day of Ignorance, that do either Comfort themfelves with a Notion without the Power, or elfe do both refect the Notion and the Power of this most glorious Gofpel; therefore for the further Conviction of the. Reader, I fhall tell him (with David) fomething of what the Lord hath done for my Soul; and indeed a little of the Experience of the Things of Chrift, is far more worth than all the World. It would be too tedious for me to tell thee (here) all from the first to the laft, but fomething I fhall tell thee, that thou mayeft not think these things are Fables.

Reader, When it pleased the Lord to begin to instruct my Soul, he found me one of the black Sinners of the World; he found me making a Sport of Oaths, and alfo of Lyes, and many a Soul-poifoning Meal did I make out of divers Lufts, as Drinking, Dancing, Playing, Pleafure with the wicked ones of the World. The Lord finding of me

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in this Condition, did open the Glass of

*This Conviction feized on my Soul, one Sabbath-Day when I was at Play, being one his Law unto me, of the first that I had; which wherein he fheweth when it came, tho' it feared me fo clearly my me with its Tervour, yet Sins,both the Great- thro' the Temptation of the nefs of them,and alfo Devil, immediately friking How abominable they in therewith, I did rub it off were in his Sight, that again, and became as vile Sight,that for fome time as I was be I thought the very jore, like a Wretch that I Clouds were charged was.

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God, and ready to let fall the very Fire of his Jealoufy upon me; yet for all this I was fo wedded to my Sins, that, thought I with my felf, I will

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have them, though I lofe my Soul, (O wicked Wretch that I was) but God, the great, the rich, the infinite merciful God, did not take this Advantage of my Soul to caft me away, and fay, then take him Devil, feeing he cares for me no more; no, but he followed me ftill, and won upon my Heart, by giving of me fome Understanding, not only into my miferable State, which I was very fenfible of; but alfo that their might be hopes of Mercy, alfo taking away that Love to Luft, and placing in the Room thereof a Love to Religion; and thus the Lord won over my Heart to fome Defire after the Means, to hear the Word, and to grow a stranger to my old Companions, and to accompany the People of God together with giving of me many sweet Encouragements from feveral Promifes in the Scriptures; but after this, the Lord did wonderfully fet my Sins upon my Confcience, thofe Sins efpecially that I had committed fince the first Convictions; Temptations alfo followed me very hard, especially fuch Temptations as did tend to the making me question the very way of Salvation, viz. whether Jefus Chrift was the Saviour or no; and whether I had beft to venture my Soul upon his Blood for Salvation, or take fome other Course. But being through Grace kept clofe with God (in fome Meafure) in Prayer, and the reft of the Ordinances; but when about a Year and upwards, without any found Evidence as from God to my Soul, touching the Salvation as comes by Jefus Chrift. But, at the laft, as I may fay, when the fet Time was come, the Lord (juft before the Men called Quakers. came into the Country) did fet me down fo

Hedly in the Truth of the Doctrine of Jefus

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Chrift, that it made me marvel, to fee firft, how Jefus Chrift was born of a Virgin, walked in the World a While with his Difciples, afterwards hanged on the Crofs, fpilt his Blood, was buried, rofe again, afcended above the Clouds and Heavens, there lives to made Interceffion; and that he alfo will come again at the laft Day to judge the World, and take his Saints unto himfelf. These Things, I fay, I did fee fo evidently, even as if I had stood by when he was in the World, and alfo when he was caught up. a Change as this upon my Soul, it made me I having fuch wonder; and mufing with myfelf 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 Sonof God unto me, fo that I can fay, through Grace it was according to the Scriptures, (1 Cor. 15. 1, 2, 3, 4.) and as I was mufing with my felf what these things fhould mean, methought I heard fuch a Word in my Heart as this; I have fet thee down on purpose, for I have fomething more than ordinary for thee to do; which made. me the more marvel; faying, What, my Lord, fuch a poor Wretch as I? yet ftill this continued, I have fet thee down on purpofe, and fo forth, with more fresh Incomes of the Lord Jefus, and the Power of the Blood of his Crofs upon my Soul, even fo evidently, that I faw (through Grace) that it was the Blood fhed on Mount Calvary that did fave and redeem Sinners, as clearly and as really with the Eyes of my Soul, as ever (me thoughts) I had feen a Penny Loaf bought with a Penny; which Things then difcovered, had fuch Operation upon my Soul, that I do hope, they did fweetly feafon every Faculty thereof. Reader

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