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2. Ask them, how they keep their faith: and they will tell you, they thank GOD, they are not troubled about it. They find no such scruples, doubts, distrusts, fears, jealousies, terrors, temptations, desertions, wants, weaknesses, &c. as some preciser fellows, who stand so much upon their profession, strictness, conscience, and other singularities above ordinary, so much talk of, and take to heart. They see no such necessity of running after sermons, so much reading, prayer, poring upon precise books, recourse to Puritan-Ministers, Humiliation-days, &c. They can believe quietly, follow their business, and go to ⟨p. 67⟩Heaven without so much ado. Nay, they are so far from being troubled in any of these kinds, that if any amongst them be troubled in mind, and extraordinarily visited with spiritual distress, the portion many times of GODS dearest children; they presently please and applaud themselves, that they are free; and conceive and peremptorily conclude that the afflicted is an hypocrite, hath been a more heinous sinner then others, or meddled too much with Scripture-businesses and divine matters. But now the true believer holds the precious heavenly Jewell of justifying Faith with much ado, difficulty and ^*doubtings. He is as careful and covetous (if it be possible) to preserve and save this Pearl, as the worldling his gold. For this purpose, he passeth through many fore and bitter conflicts with the fiercest assaults and fieriest darts of the Devil; (for he knows full well, that that is the arm and power of GOD unto us, for all sound comfort and spiritual wellbeing, and therefore he is most furious to weaken us there) with infinite gain-sayings and temptations of our inbred infidelity, native ignorance, diffidence, wisdom of the flesh, our own sense and feeling, and a world of oppositions continually. He is driven many and many a time to the Throne of Grace with prayers, tears, and strongest wrestlings for auxiliary forces, and renewed strength. O how often doth he resort with extremest thirst, and dearest longings to all the blessed Fountains, that feed his faith; the person of CHRIST, His meritorious blood, the Promises, ⟨p. 68⟩GODS freest love, His sweetest name; the covenant of grace, all the Ordinances, those Ones of a thousand, who are able to discover both the depths of the Devil, and the mysteries of Evangelical mercy, &c.