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

II. The second Use is an Use of Exhortation. 1. Put in thy Claim for Mercy, for thy Claim will hold, not according to thy sense, knowledge or belief that thou hast an Interest, but according to the Truth of thine Interest. Suppose thou shouldest promise to give to every one of thy children such a gift if they were good children. Suppose one of your children who had obeyed your commands, and had been very inquisitive to know your will, I say, suppose such a child should sit weeping because he thought he had not obeyed your commands, and because he thought you were angry with him, and upon that account would not come for your promised gift, would you not therefore give it him, nay would you not only be pleased with his obedience, but that he took so to heart your supposed anger; So O poor Soul that sittest weeping with thine eyes full of tears, and thine heart full of sorrow, under the sense of Gods supposed displeasure, shall not God wipe all tears from thine eyes, and give thee the Promises he hath made to thee, though thou through the sense of thine unworthiness doest not believe thou hast any Interest in them?

II. The second Use is an Use of Exhortation. 1. Put in thy Claim for Mercy, for thy Claim will hold, not according to thy sense, knowledge or belief that thou hast an Interest, but according to the Truth of thine Interest. Suppose thou shouldest promise to give to every one of thy children such a gift if they were good children. Suppose one of your children who had obeyed your commands, and had been very inquisitive to know your will, I say, suppose such a child should sit weeping because he thought he had not obeyed your commands, and because he thought you were angry with him, and upon that account would not come for your promised gift, would you not therefore give it him, nay would you not only be pleased with his obedience, but that he took so to heart your supposed anger; So O poor Soul that sittest weeping with thine eyes full of tears, and thine heart ful of sorrow, under the sense of Gods supposed displeasure, shall not God wipe all tears from thine eyes, and give thee the Promises he hath made to thee, though thou through the sense of thine unworthinesse doest not believe thou hast any Interest in them?