Remains of that reverend and learned divine, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in…Remaines of that reverend and learned divine, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in…

Thirdly, to this I answer, that although all ¹have not the like measure of sorrow, neither the same apprehension of sin that others have, (& therefore are not so much cast down in such a manner as others are) yet it is not because they are not humble at all; but because the condition follows it so close, that it hath not power to work that effect in them, which it doth in others, that ⟨p. 245⟩see the same condition a far off, or not at all; they apprehend Christ by faith, and see reconciliation through him; and therefore are not so dejected as others that see him not thus: and therefore be not discouraged, though thou find that thy humiliation be not so great as others, the things may be the same; and the apprehension the same, but Christ, the condition of thy peace is apprehended near thee by faith; and this qualifies the tempest of the soul, but Christ is not seen of the other as a Saviour: and this makes the difference; as for example, there are two men set upon by robbers, the one sees no help, or no way to escape; and hereupon he is marvellously afflicted and astonished because he finds himself unable to resist or make his party good with them: but the other man beset with robbers, sees another near hand that will stand close to him; and thereupon he trusts, hopes, and depends upon the man to help him, this man sees the danger aswell as the other and fears, but his fear is not a distracted fear, neither is it so great as the other, because it is mixed with joy and confidence, in that he sees a way to escape, yet he fears the same that the other fears, and is truly humbled, and thankful unto him that saves him from the danger: thus it is with many Christians, they that have a turbulent kind of sorrow, see death, and hell, and sin, and damnation; but he sees Christ so far off, that he cannot depend upon Christ as a Saviour, and hence for the ⟨p. 246⟩present is marvellously cast down, but he that hath the mixed sorrow spoken of, sees the same in the same manner, but withal he apprehends Christ as a helper, as a Saviour; and here upon is not so much dejected and cast do wne, as the other and yet notwithstanding is as truly humbled and thankful as the other:

Thirdly, to this I answer, that although all