The mischiefs of self-ignorance and the benefits of self-acquaintance opened in divers sermons at…

So that there are three sorts of Despair that are not equally dangerous 1. A Despair of pardon and salvation arising from Infidelity, as if the Gospel were not true, nor Christ a Saviour to be trusted, with our souls, if predominant, is damnable. 2. A Despair of pardon and salvation▪ arising from a mis-understanding of the Promise, as if it pardoned not such sins as ours, and denied mercy to those that have sinned so long as we; this is not damnable necessarily of it self, because it implieth faith in Christ; and not Infidelity but misunderstanding hindereth the apply•••g ⟨p. 219⟩comforting act: And therefore this actual personal despair, is accompanied •ith a General actual Hope and with a particular personal, virtual Hope. 3. A Despair […] pardon and salvation, upon the misunderstanding of ourselves, as thinking both ••at we are gracless, and always shall be so, because of the blindness and hardness of our hearts: of this Despair I say as of the for•er, it is joined with faith and with General •nd Virtual Hope: and therefore is not the Despair that of its self condemneth. Many may […] saved that are too much guitly of it.

So that there are three sorts of Despaire that are not equally dangerous 1. A Despaire of pardon and salvation arising from Infidelity, as if the Gospell were not true, nor Christ a Saviour to be trusted, with our soules, if predominant, is damnable. 2. A Despaire of pardon and salvation▪ arising from a mis-understanding of the Promise, as if it pardoned not such sins as ours, and denyed mercy to those that have sinned so long as we; this is not damnable necessarily of it selfe, because it implyeth faith in Christ; and not Infidelity but misunderstanding hindereth the apply•••g ⟨p. 219⟩comforting act: And therefore this •ctuall personal despaire, is accompanyed •ith a General actual Hope and with a partiular personal, vertual Hope. 3. A Despaire pardon and salvation, upon the misunerstanding of ourselves, as thinking both at we are gracless, and alwaies shall be so, ecause of the blindness and hardness of our earts: of this Despaire I say as of the forer, it is joyned with faith and with General nd Ʋirtual Hope: and therefore is not the Despaire that of its self condemneth. Many may saved that are too much guitly of it.