A25470:1265
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved
The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661.
London: printed for Joshua Kirton and Nathaniel Webb, 1661
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. Is not this too great a slighting of the comforts of the Spirit? of God? of Christ and Happiness? is there not so much excellency in all these, and sweetness in discerning thy propriety to them, as to provoke thee to diligence, in making sure of them?
4. Is not this too great a sleighting of the comforts of the Spirit? of God? of Christ and Happiness? is there not so much excellency in all these, and sweetness in discerning thy propriety to them, as to provoke thee to diligence, in making sure of them?
5. Dost not thou know that others have looked long after it, and dost thou think thou shalt come so easily to it? others have prayed much, and searched themselves often, and yet have not been able to satisfy all their own doubts, whether they have gone farther than ever any hypocrite went; and dost thou think it will be so easily discerned, whether thy heart be sincere with God? many find it a hard thing to distinguish betwixt the highest degrees of common grace in hypocrites, and the lowest degrees of saving grace in a true believer.
5. Dost not thou know that others have looked long after it, and dost thou think thou shalt come so easily to it? others have prayed much, and searched themselves often, and yet have not been able to satisfie all their own doubts, whether they have gone farther than ever any hypocrite went; and dost thou think it will be so easily discerned, whether thy heart be sincere with God? many finde it a hard thing to distinguish betwixt the highest degrees of common grace in hypocrites, and the lowest degrees of saving grace in a true beleever.
6. Dost thou think that conscience will never be awakened to disquiet thee, when thou canst not satisfy it about thy salvation? will it always be in this spiritual slumber? dost thou think that sickness will never come? and that death will never come? and that trouble will never seize upon thee? when thy conscience shall be so alarmed, that thou wouldest give all thou art worth to know what shall become of