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

These falls or slips are unavoidable & involuntary, there is no Saint but complains of them, no duty but is stained with them. In our clearest Sun-shine we see a world of such Moats which yet hinder not the light and comfort of our Justification, and destroy not Sanctification. True grace consists with these,¹ yea is not separated from the assaults and induelling of such motions. Will we, Nill we, said Bernard, We are pestered with swarms of these Egyptian flies, and have these frogs in our inmost chambers.

These falls or slips are unavoydable & involuntary, there is no Saint but complains of them, no duty but is stained with them. In our clearest Sun-shine we see a world of such Moats which yet hinder not the light and comfort of our Justification, and destroy not Sanctification. True grace consists with these,¹ yea is not separated from the assaults and induelling of such motions. Will we, Nill we, said Bernard, We are pesterd with swarms of these Egyptian flyes, and have these frogs in our inmost chambers.

1. 1Velimus, nolimus Irruunt in nos Egyptiorum muscae. & obstrepunt Ranae in Cubilibus Regiis. Prov. 24.16.

We are none of us Supralapsarians in this sense, but Sub-lapsarians all, yea and Relapsarians too. The just falleth seven times a day, by this infirmity and riseth again, and taketh no harm, but is kept humble and depending thereby. Every son and daughter of Abraham is kept bound under this spirit of infirmity, to their dying day.