The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

1.¹ God hath laid down in his word certain infallible [Greek or Hebrew] Characters, Signs, Discoveries, of sincerity, Justifying faith, and Unfeigned love to God, besides other topical heads, we may know it from the effects which it doth always produce, that where I see such an effect of faith, I know there is faith: And Papists must make us cast away all Logic, if we shall not have this granted. I see the broad clear light shining in mine eyes, therefore I know the Sun is risen; and when we see any sign, that is concomitant, or consequent, inseparable and proper to the thing of which it is a sign, we know that that thing is. A man that is sick and weak, yet feels his heart to leap and pant, he knows he is a living man, a man that discourseth, and rationally inferreth one thing from another, knoweth that he hath a reasonable soul, and that he is a man. There are as certain Characters in the word of God of sincerity, faith and love, as there are plain injunctions that we should be sincere, believe and love; Would God command a man to examine himself whether he be in the faith, if there were not rules suitable and sufficient, to direct us to know the nature of faith, and wherein it doth consist?

1.¹ God hath laid down in his word certain infallible 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Characters, Signes, Discoveries, of sincerity, Justifying faith, and Unfeigned love to God, besides other topical heads, wee may know it from the effects which it doth alwaies produce, that where I see such an effect of faith, I know there is faith: And Papists must make us cast away all Logick, if wee shall not have this granted. I see the broad clear light shining in mine eyes, therefore I know the Sun is risen; and when wee see any sign, that is concomitant, or consequent, inseparable and proper to the thing of which it is a sign, wee know that that thing is. A man that is sick and weak, yet feels his heart to leap and pant, hee knows hee is a living man, a man that discourseth, and rationally inferreth one thing from another, knoweth that hee hath a reasonable soul, and that hee is a man. There are as certain Characters in the word of God of sincerity, faith and love, as there are plain injunctions that wee should bee sincere, beleeve and love; Would God command a man to examine himself whether hee bee in the faith, if there were not rules sutable and sufficient, to direct us to know the nature of faith, and wherein it doth consist?