That wherein I am particularly concerned, is the close
wherewith he winds up this candid, ingenious discourse, p. 74. He quotes
my words, “That ‘the soul consents to take Christ on his own terms, to save
him in his own way; and saith, Lord, I would have had thee and salvation in
my way, that it might have been partly of mine endeavours, and as it were
by the works of the law’ (that is, by obeying the laws of the gospel); ‘but
I am now willing to receive thee, and to be saved in thy way, merely by
grace’ (that is, without doing any thing, without obeying thee). The most
contented spouse, certainly, that ever was in the world, to submit to such
hard conditions as to be saved for nothing. But what a pretty compliment
doth the soul make to Christ after all this, when she adds, ‘And though I
would have walked according to my own mind, yet now I wholly give up myself
to be ruled by thy Spirit.’ ”