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

1. Either want^k, or equality of reasons, that when we poise and weigh things most impartially, yet we are not able to come to a determination, but the mind is still in suspense.

1. Either want^k, or aequality of reasons, that when we poyze and weigh things most impartially, yet we are not able to come to a determination, but the mind is still in suspence.

1. kVoet. Sél. ••sp. pt 3. p. 828.

2. Doubts arise from some peculiar reasons. General reasons are ⟨p. 16⟩not sufficient to make a conscientious doubt; there must be intention of mind upon some particular reasons that must be duly weighed, else we may be said to doubt of what we scarce think of. They have not so good as a doubting Conscience (and that's a bad one) whose doubts lurk in generals, who have only some cloudy notions from without, or foggy mists from within, which they take no due course to clear. Too many deal with their doubts, as Cripples with their sores, which might easily be healed, but they make them a begging argument; so the formal Hypocrites have always their doubts and fears (like the Lapwings cry, far enough from her nest) about things general or of lesser moment, which they might easily answer, and employ themselves in things more profitable. Shall I tell you how? you can't expect I should resolve the almost infinite ^lparticulars of doubtful cases, but I'll propose two remedies, which with the blessing of God upon the conscientious improvement, will give you light for smoke in things both Sacred, and Civil.