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PHIL. Wham ye are unfeignedly stricken with this Contrition, so y• your hearts do truly fear y• justice of God, & ye abhor sin even to the uttermost of your power, longing greatly for strength to do the will of God that ye may walk innocently before the eyes of the divine mayest, than for the consolation of your consciences, and the rejoicing of your hearts, ought ye to consider the most sweet, most joyful, most comfortable promises of God, made to us freely in Christs most precious blood. Now to put ¹away desperation, doth convenient time require, that ye cleave steadfastly ⟨image 29⟩with all main to the promises, which lay forth Gods mercy before your• eyes. Therefore look where so ever ye hear or see any comfortable promise of God in the holy scriptures, that declareth mercy to penitent sinners, believe without doubting, that that pertaineth unfeignedly to you. Wham so ever ye hear or read that Christ is a saviour, straight ways lay hand on that, & believe that he also is your saviour. When the Scripture ²shall say to you, Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, & every one that calleth on the name of the LORD shall be saved, believe you straight ways, that ye are of that number which shall be saved by Christ. When the scripture shall say, God will not the death of any sinner, but rather that he turn & live, believe ³you straightways, that Gods plea sure is, ye should be saved, if ye return to him with a contrite & faith ⟨image 29⟩full heart, and so live with him for evermore in the celestial glory, Except ⁴ye have this faith also annexed with your sorrow, verily as your con tricion is imperfect, so is it able to cast you into desperation. Again, to have a faith that God will forgive you your since, & not to be so ry for your offences, nor to stand in fear of Gods indignation for transgressing his most holy law, nor to hunger & thirst after righteousness, verily as your contrition is imperfect, so is it the right way to lead you to presumption. Neither desperation nor presumption ought to be in the heart of any christen man, but a penitent & sorrowful mind erected & lifted up with faith. For S. Austen