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

The Use of this is, 1. For Consolation to all that love and fear God; for thy not believing God will grant thy Prayers, shall not hinder thy Prayers from being accepted and granted; for although if thine unbelief were built upon thy not believing Gods Power or goodness to do what thou prayest for would hinder thee, yet since thy diffidence proceeds from thy not believing that thou art such an one as the Promises are made to, such thine unbelief shall not make the promise of ⟨p. 346⟩[…] ⟨p. 347⟩[…] ⟨p. 346⟩[…] ⟨p. 347⟩[…] ⟨p. 348⟩God of no effect, 2 Tim. 2.13. In the 11 and 12 verses the Apostle saith, if we are dead with Christ (not if we believe we are dead with Christ) we shall live though we do not believe we are dead, if we are dead it shall not hinder: for if we believe not, God is faithful, 2 Tim. 2.13. for suppose one dyes and leaves such an one a Legacy, though he to whom the Legacy is left doth not know of any such Legacy, yet the Executor will not therefore not give him the Legacy; nay though he will hardly believe it when he tells him, yet he will keep it and give it him; so the Legacies that Christ hath left to the Saints, though they little think any such Legacies are left by Christ to them, yet their ignorance shall not frustrate Christs Love, nay though they will not for the present extend their hand of Faith to receive it, yet God will and doth keep Mercy for Thousands, until they will receive it, Exod. 34.7.

The Use of this is, 1. For Consolation to all that love and fear God; for thy not believing God will grant thy Prayers, shall not hinder thy Prayers from being accepted and granted; for although if thine unbelief were built upon thy not believing Gods Power or goodnesse to do what thou prayest for would hinder thee, yet since thy diffidence proceeds from thy not believing that thou art such an one as the Promises are made to, such thine unbelief shall not make the promise of