Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

4. Let us hope in Jesus, carrying on the great work of our Salvation in his sufferings and death.¹ By this hope I intend only that which the Apostle calls full assurance of hope. The main question is, Whether I have any part in Christ's sufferings? they are of excellent use, and of great value to believers, but what am I the better for them, if I have no part in them? or if I say I hope well? Oh but what grounds of that hope? it is not every hope that is a well grounded hope; full assurance of hope is an high pitch of hope, and every Christian should strive and endeavour after it; now that we may do it, and that we may discern it, that our hope is not base, but right-born, that the grounds of our hope in Christ's death are not false, but of the right stamp; I shall lay down these signs.—

4. LEt us hope in Jesus, carrying on the great work of our Salvation in his sufferings and death.¹ By this hope I intend only that which the Apostle calls full assurance of hope. The main question is, Whether I have any part in Christ's sufferings? they are of excellent use, and of great value to believers, but what am I the better for them, if I have no part in them? or if I say I hope well? Oh but what grounds of that hope? it is not every hope that is a well grounded hope; full assurance of hope is an high pitch of hope, and every Christian should strive and endeavour after it; now that we may do it, and that we may discern it, that our hope is not base, but right-born, that the grounds of our hope in Christ's death are not false, but of the right stamp; I shall lay down these signs.—