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

The third thing every Christian ought to seek satisfaction in, ¹is this, How a man that hath attained unto the assurance of salvation when he dies, may comfort and establish his heart against all the miseries and distresses, which may, and will befall him in this life before his death. And to this end I have gathered out of the whole Scriptures those admirable consolations which may be abundantly sufficient to uphold him with much joy in the worst estate that can befall him. And this is done in the Treatise which I call the Promises.

The third thing euery Christian ought to seeke satisfaction in, ¹is this, How a man that hath attained vnto the assurance of saluation when hee dies, may comfort and establish his heart against all the miseries and distresses, which may, and will befall him in this life before his death. And to this end I haue gathered out of the whole Scriptures those admirable consolations which may bee abundantly sufficient to vphold him with much ioy in the worst estate that can befall him. And this is done in the Treatise which I call the Promises.

1. 13. The Contents of the third book.3. The Contents of the third booke.

The fourth question, a careful Christian, that hath thus found ¹out the gain of godliness, would ask, is this, what he should do in the whole course of his life to glorify God, who hath thus loved ⟨p. 6⟩him, and given his Son to dye for him, and purchased such a glorious inheritance for him. And for answer hereunto, I have likewise out of the Scripture gathered the rule of Life, which will show him distinctly, how he should carry himself towards God, and towards men in all parts of his life; how he should behave himself at home and abroad, in company, and out of company, &c. and all this showed him by the express words of the Scriptures.