from Thomas Reade's, "On Conversion"

The converted sinner daily feeds upon Christ
by faith, and daily derives strength from this
gracious source of blessedness.

He feels his own weakness, and experiences the
power of Jesus. He loathes himself and truly loves
his Savior, in whose righteousness he appears all
lovely in the eyes of his heavenly Father.

As a pilgrim, he journeys onwards under the
guidance of that Holy Spirit who dwells in him
as in a temple, and who has promised to keep
him by his mighty power through faith unto
salvation.

The world fascinates no longer. The mask
falls from its face, and he beholds the idol
in its natural deformity.

He sees....
  the emptiness of human applause;
  the madness of ambition;
  the deceitfulness of riches;
  the folly of extravagance.

Every thing beneath the sun assumes its true
character while he views it through the medium
of God's holy Word.

The converted sinner lives by faith; he longs
for heaven; he desires to be daily conformed
to Jesus, and to glorify him more, whether it
be by life or death.

To him, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Such is the character of the converted sinner.

Oh, how precious, how divine, how rare a character!