Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

And the Apostle Peter has gone before us in this Prayer, 1 Pet. 5.10. The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. And herein especially let us keep an eye upon these particulars.

§ 1. Pray that God would so stablish you in the truth, that ye may not be blown away with every wind of Doctrine. A sorry trivial ⟨image 74⟩Error many times oversets and puzzles a weak Understanding: Now 'tis our great Interest to pray, and strive that we may reach such a clear, distinct, coherent Light into the Doctrine of the Gospel, that every small piece of Sophistry may not perplex and stagger our Belief of it: So the Apostle Paul, Eph. 4.14. would have Believers be no more Children tossed to and fro, with every wind of Doctrine, by the slight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.

§ 1. Pray that God would so stablish you in the truth, that ye may not be blown away with every wind of Doctrin. A sorry trivial ⟨image 74⟩Error many times oversets and puzzles a weak Understanding: Now 'tis our great Interest to pray, and strive that we may reach such a clear, distinct, coherent Light into the Doctrin of the Gospel, that every small piece of Sophistry may not perplex and stagger our Belief of it: So the Apostle Paul, Eph. 4.14. would have Believers be no more Children tossed to and fro, with every wind of Doctrine, by the slight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.