A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved

XV. The Thoughts, and Fears, and Troubles which Melancholy and natural Weakness and Distemper irresistibly causeth, hath much more of Bodily Disease, than of Sin, and therefore is of the least of Sins; and indeed no more Sin than to burn or be thirsty in a Fever, further ⟨p. 289⟩than as some Sin did cause the Disease that causeth it, or further than there is left some power in Reason to resist them.

XV. The Thoughts, and Fears, and Troubles which Melancholy and natural Weakness and Distemper irresistably causeth, hath much more of Bodily Disease, than of Sin, and therefore is of the least of Sins; and indeed no more Sin than to burn or be thirsty in a Fever, further ⟨p. 289⟩than as some Sin did cause the Disease that causeth it, or further than there is left some power in Reason to resist them.

XVI. Certainty of our Faith and Sincerity is not necessary to Salvation, but the Sincerity of faith it self is necessary. He shall be saved that giveth up himself to Christ, though he know not that he is sincere in doing it. Christ knoweth his own Grace, when they that have it, know not that it is sound. It is but few true Christians that attain to certainty of Salvation; for weak Grace clogged with much Corruption, is hardly known, and usually joined with fear and doubting.

XVI. Certainty of our Faith and Sincerity is not necessary to Salvation, but the Sincerity of faith it self is necessary. He shall be saved that giveth up himself to Christ, though he know not that he is sincere in doing it. Christ knoweth his own Grace, when they that have it, know not that it is sound. It is but few true Christians that attain to certainty of Salvation; for weak Grace clogged with much Corruption, is hardly known, and usually joyned with fear and doubting.