A most sweet and assured comfort for all those that are afflicted in conscience…A most sweete and assured comfort for all those that are afflicted in consciscience…

But can we not come to some perfection? No, if you ⟨image 44⟩understand it for an absolute unspottedness; albeit to that perfection which the Scripture taketh for soundness, truth, and sincerity of hart, which is void of careless remissness, we may come. Neither doth the lord deal with us after our sins, nor reward us after our iniquities: in whole eyes the most glorious actions of men, are but as waters flowing purely from the Conduit, but defiled by passing through a filthy channel: Wherefore although we have our imperfections, let us not seek to be more righteous than we can be; saying for every error of this life, ⟨image 44⟩Oh, I am none of Gods his sons, I am none of his daughters: for I cannot find that perfection in me, which is to be required. But let us comfort our selves in the truth of our hearts, and singleness of our desires to serve God, because he is God; and so we shall be accepted of God.

But can wee not come to some perfection? No, if you ⟨image 44⟩vnderstand it for an absolute vnspottednes; albeit to that perfection which the Scripture taketh for soundnesse, truth, and sinceritie of hart, which is voyd of careles remissenes, we may come. Neither doth the lord deal with vs after our sins, nor reward vs after our iniquities: in whole eies the most glorious actiōs of men, are but as waters flowing purely from the Conduit, but defiled by passing through a filthy chanell: Wherefore although wee haue our imperfections, let vs not seeke to be more righteous than we can be; saying for euerie errour of this life, ⟨image 44⟩Oh, I am none of Gods hys sonnes, I am none of hys daughters: for I cannot find that perfection in me, which is to be required. But let vs comfort our selues in the truth of our hearts, and singlenes of our desires to serue God, because he is God; and so wee shall bee accepted of God.