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

First, thou must be expert in the Catalogue of Promises, that concern infirmities, mentioned in the third Treatise. For those will preserve thy faith in Gods favour, against the daily experience of frailty and infirmity in thy self. For thou mayest by them see, that thou hast no reason to doubt of the continuance of Gods love to thee, only because of thy many weaknesses. For in those promises, he hath and doth declare, how graciously he is inclined to his servants, and passeth by their frailty, and accepteth their desires and endeavours, &c. This rule will prove a main support of the contentment of thy life: and therefore let not Satan make thee either despise, or neglect it.

First, thou must be expert in the Catalogue of Promises, that concerne infirmities, mentioned in the third Treatise. For those will preserue thy faith in Gods fauour, against the daily experience of frailtie and infirmitie in thy selfe. For thou maist by them see, that thou hast no reason to doubt of the continuance of Gods loue to thee, onely because of thy many weaknesses. For in those promises, he hath and doth declare, how graciously he is inclined to his seruants, and passeth by their frailtie, and ac cepteth their desires and endeauours, &c. This rule will proue a maine support of the contentment of thy life: and therefore let not Satan make thee either despise, or neglect it.

Secondly, thou shalt do well to establish thy judgement particularly in the doctrine of the Principles, expressed in the fifth Treatise; and by sound learning ⟨p. 627⟩of them settle thy self, so as thou be no more carried about with the wind of any contrary doctrine. It should be the labour and care of all good Christians to keep the pattern of wholesome words, 2. Tim. 1. 13.¹

Secondly, thou shalt doe well to establish thy iudgement particularly in the doctrine of the Principles, expressed in the fifth Treatise; and by sound learning