Examine yourselves
Examine yourselves, therefore, not only whether you are sincere, but whether you are in the faith. Examine narrowly, for it matters much to you. What is the ruling principle in your soul? Is it the love of God? Is it the fear of God? Or is it neither one nor the other? Is it not rather the love of the world? The love of pleasure, or gain, of ease, or reputation? If so, you have not come so far as a Jew. You are but a heathen still.
Have you heaven in your heart? Have you the Spirit of adoption, ever crying, Abba, Father? Or do you cry to God, as out of the belly of hell, overwhelmed with sorrow and fear? Or are you a stranger to this whole affair, and cannot imagine what I mean? Heathen, pull off the mask. You have never put on Christ. Stand barefaced. Look up to heaven, and own, before him who lives forever and ever, that you have no part, either among the sons or among the servants of God.
1771 text
Examine yourselves therefore, not only whether ye are sincere, but whether ye be in the faith. Examine narrowly; for it imports you much. What is the ruling principle in your soul? Is it the love of God? Is it the fear of God? Or is it neither one nor the other? Is it not rather the love of the world? The love of pleasure? or gain, of ease, or reputation? If so, you are not come so far as a Jew. You are but a Heathen still. Have you heaven in your heart? Have you the Spirit of adoption, ever crying, Abba, Father? Or do you cry unto God, as out of the belly of hell, overwhelmed with sorrow and fear? Or are you a stranger to this whole affair, and cannot imagine what I mean? Heathen, pull off the mask. Thou hast never put on Christ. Stand barefaced. Look up to heaven. And own before him that liveth for ever and ever, thou hast no part either among the sons or servants of God.
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Sermon 9 in the 1771 Works. Romans 8:15.
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