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

Two things of necessity must be granted. The one is, That though we have gotten the assurance of Gods favour, and freedom ⟨p. 283⟩from the power and guilt of our sins; yet many things will still ail us, and oppose our consolation. We shall meet with temptations and afflictions of all sorts, reproaches, adversaries, trouble of spirit, and such like. The other is, that there can be no such discouragement, difficulty or affliction but in the Word of God we may have a sure consolation or direction for it, able every way abundantly to sustain us.

Two things of necessitie must bee granted. The one is, That though wee haue gotten the assurance of Gods fauour, and freedome ⟨p. 283⟩from the power and guilt of our sins; yet many things will still aile vs, and oppose our consolation. We shal meet with temptations and afflictions of al sorts, reproches, aduersaries, trouble of spirit, and such like. The other is, that there can be no such discouragement, difficultie or affliction but in the Word of God we may haue a sure consolation or direction for it, able euery way abundantly to sustaine vs.

But before I enter upon the unfolding of this great Role of Promises, I must preface about five things, which tend to make us more fit to receive them.

But before I enter vpon the vnfolding of this great Role of Promises, I must preface about fiue things, which tend to make vs more fit to receiue them.

First, it will be profitable for us to consider briefly the worth of