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

1. The rectitude, clearness and certainty of notion.

2. The efficacy, impressiveness, and immediate aptitude to have influence upon practice which he would have it carry with it. The latter properties supposing and depending on the former, he there highly exaggerates the matter, and heaps together expressions that might with most lively emphasis set forth the kind of that knowledge which he conceives would be of so great use to them. He wishes them a [Greek or Hebrew], a clear, perspicacious Knowledge, and an Assurance, even to a plerophory, a fullness of assurance in their knowledge of the truth of the Gospel. Yea, he wishes them the Riches ([Greek or Hebrew]) yea and all Riches ([Greek or Hebrew]) of that full assurance, or Plerophory of understanding, and knowledge of that Truth; apprehending that this would certainly fix them in their Faith and Profession, so as they would never recede from it. As when in Christs own days many went back and walked no more with him. Joh. 6.66. That which retained others, so that when Christ asks, Will ye also go away? vers. 67. they presently answer, Lord to whom shall we go? could entertain no such thought, was that, besides what they believed of him was of greatest importance to them, thou hast the words of eternal Life, vers. 68. So their belief was with that assurance as to exclude all suspicion or doubt in the Case, and we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God: vers. 69. And therefore neither canst want Power to confer eternal Life, as all thy words do import thy design and promise to do, nor truth to make good thy own plain words. And then he also knew that such a [Greek or Hebrew] or knowledge would produce, what he further wishes them an [Greek or Hebrew], an acknowledgement, an inward, vital owning, a cordial embrace, a lively perception of the same blessed Truths, which must needs further most abundantly contribute, to this their so much desired joint and unanimous stability.

2. The efficacy, impressiveness, and immediate aptitude to have influence upon practice which he would have it carry with it. The latter properties supposing and depending on the former, he there highly exaggerates the matter, and heaps together expressions that might with most lively emphasis set forth the kind of that knowledge which he conceives would be of so great use to them. He wishes them a , a clear, perspicacious Knowledge, and an Assurance, even to a plerophory, a fulness of assurance in their knowledge of the truth of the Gospel. Yea, he wishes them the Riches () yea and all Riches () of that full assurance, or Plerophory of understanding, and knowledge of that Truth; apprehending that this would certainly fix them in their Faith and Profession, so as they would never recede from it. As when in Christs own daies many went back and walked no more with him.