The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises

If in reading any of the signs, thou find any special doubts, at any hand suppress them not, but seek resolution from doubt to doubt, and from sign to sign. Thou mayst gain much profitable knowledge by propounding these cases of thy particular conscience.

If in reading any of the signes, thou finde any speciall doubts, at any hand suppresse them not, but seeke resolution from doubt to doubt, and from signe to signe. Thou mayst gaine much profitable knowledge by propounding these cases of thy particular conscience.

The least gain that can be imagined by this course, is, that whereas before thou hadst few evidences or none for thy estate, thou shalt now have many of all ⟨p. 184⟩sorts: and it must needs be thy own way wardnesse, if assurance follow not. For these signs will ransack thee, and try thy very heart and reigns, and all thy secretest desire and practices.

The least gaine that can bee imagined by this course, is, that whereas before thou hadst few euidences or none for thy estate, thou shalt now haue many of all ⟨p. 184⟩sorts: and it must needes bee thy owne way wardnesse, if assurance follow not. For these signes will ransacke thee, and try thy very heart and reignes, and all thy secretest desire and practices.

Yea, this benefit thou mayest reap by the signs, that they will tell thee all the days of thy life, how it is with thee, whether thou go forward or backward. For if by examination now thou gather out all thou canst find by thy self, these will not only lie by thee to help thee against any temptation at any time; but besides, if thou try thy self again, either against the next Sacrament, or the next year, thou mayest discern what ground thou hast gotten or lost. If thou prosper, thou wilt discern it, by taking in divers things in each sign, which before thou durst not acknowledge; and besides, it will exceedingly show thee what thou wantest in each grace