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4. Others rest themselves upon their outward profession of Religion and some general things wrought in them, and the good opinion others have of them: & so being somewhat near the kingdom of God, they are content to rest there, as the Israelites did near Canaan, though they never possessed it. We see many think, there needs no more to be sure they are in a good condition, then to hear Sermons, & abstain from gross outward profaneness, and to be well reputed of among the godly, &c. pleasing themselves with the show of godliness, though as yet they deny the power of it, as having attained to other righteousness then the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees.

4. Others rest themselues vpon their outward profession of Religion and some general things wrought in them, and the good opinion others haue of them: & so being somewhat neare the kingdome of God, they are content to rest there, as the Israelites did neare Canaan, though they neuer possessed it. We see many think, there needsno more to be sure they are in a good cō dition, then to heare Sermons, & abstaine from grosse outward prophannesse, and to be well reputed of among the godly, &c. pleasing themselues with the shew of godlinesse, though as yet they deny the power of it, as hauing attained to other righteousnesse then the righteousnesse of the S•ribs and Pharises.

5. In multitudes of men, there ¹are seated evil opinions about assurance: They think either it is impossible to be had, or it is ⟨p. 204⟩needless, or it is presumption to seek it.

5. In multitudes of men, there ¹are seated euill opinions about assurance: They thinke either it is impossible to bee had, or it is