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2 For exhortation, to provoke men to use all means that they may be assured touching the welfare of their estates. Let mens diligence in looking to make sure inheritance, lands, manors, whereof they have any promise, whet on us to be much more careful to get some security of Gods favour, heaven and happiness. If they be so earnest for earthly blessings which they must forgo: how hot and eager should we be in the pursuit of getting of an assurance of those spiritual good things which shall never be taken from us! Let the unspeakable comfort that issues from this assurance, the endless joy that ariseth hence, make us careful seekers of so great a benefit; if we were instantly to go out of the world, we would desire nothing more then some earnest penny of an heavenly inheritance; that which then we would chiefly wish, let it be our wisdom to make a timely provision for the obtaining it. But alas, how careless and negligent are we in this point? any ⟨p. 206⟩groundless surmises, idle supposals, fl•shing imaginations, will serve the turn, give a slubbered contentment; I hope well saith one, I trust, saith another, God is merciful. Take heed of this presumption, which is as a broken tooth and a sliding foot.

2 For exhortation, to provoke men to use all meanes that they may be assured touching the welfare of their estates. Let mens diligence in looking to make sure inheritance, lands, mannors, whereof they have any promise, whet on us to bee much more carefull to get some security of Gods favour, heaven and happinesse. If they be so earnest for earthly blessings which they must forgoe: how hot and eager should we be in the pursuit of getting of an assurance of those spirituall good things which shall never be taken from us! Let the unspeakeable comfort that issues from this assurance, the endlesse joy that ariseth hence, make us carefull seekers of so great a benefit; if we were instantly to goe out of the world, wee would desire nothing more then some earnest penny of an heavenly inheritance; that which then wee would chiefly wish, let it bee our wisedome to make a timely provision for the obtaining it. But alas, how carelesse and negligent are we in this point? any ⟨p. 206⟩groundlesse surmises, idle supposals, fl•shing imaginations, will serve the turne, give a slubbered contentment; I hope well saith one, I trust, saith another, God is mercifull. Take heed of this presumption, which is as a broken tooth and a sliding foot.