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

Secondly, When thou canst not get assurance, make as much improvement of the grounds, upon which thou mayest build ^uhopes of salvation. The probable grounds thou hast, thou wouldest not part with for all the world; if thy heart is not full of joy through sense of Gods love, yet thine eyes are full of tears, and thy soul of sorrow through the sense of thy sin, would•st thou change thy condition with any hypocrite whatsoever; with the richest man that hath no grace? I would not have thee rest satisfied with a probability, but yet bless God for a probability of salvation: is it nothing that one that hath disserved hell most certainly, should have a probability that he should escape it; would not this be a little ease to the torments of the damned, if they had but a strong probability, that they may be saved; but no hope makes it heavy; when thou art sick, thou inquirest of the Physician, ⟨p. 320⟩Sir, what do you think of me? shall I live? or shall I dye? if he reply, it is not certain, but there is good hopes, it is probable you will live and do well; this is some support unto thee in thy sickness.

Secondly, When thou canst not get assurance, make as much improvement of the grounds, upon which thou mayest build ^uhopes of salvation. The probable grounds thou hast, thou wouldest not part with for all the world; if thy heart is not full of joy through sense of Gods love, yet thine eyes are full of tears, and thy soul of sorrow through the sense of thy sin, would•st thou change thy condition with any hypocrite whatsoever; with the richest man that hath no grace? I would not have thee rest satisfied with a probability, but yet bless God for a probability of salvation: is it nothing that one that hath disserved hell most certainly, should have a probability that hee should escape it; would not this bee a little ease to the torments of the damned, if they had but a strong probability, that they may bee saved; but no hope makes it heavy; when thou art sick, thou inquirest of the Physitian, ⟨p. 320⟩