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

And in two cases even sound Believer many possibly go on to sin, when they […] the sin: and not only see the danger of […] but despairingly think it greater then it i• As 1. in case of common unavoidable fa••ings, infirmities, and low degrees of grace we are all imperfect: and yet we all kno• that it is our duty to be perfect (as perfection is opposed to sinful, and not to inn••cent imperfection) And yet this knowled•• maketh us not perfect. We know we […] be more humbled, and more believing, an• more watchful, and Love God more, an• fear and trust him more, and be mo•• fruitful, and diligent, and obedient an• zealous: and yet we are not What we […] we should be in any of these. In these […] all live in sin against knowledge: else […] should be all as good as we know we oug•• to be, which no man is. And if thro••• temptation any of us should be ready […] despair because of any of these infirmity […] because we cannot Repent, or Love God watch, or Pray, or Obey more perfectly or as we should, yet Grace ceaseth not […] be Grace, though in the least degree, beca••• we are ready to despair for want of […] Nor will the sincerity of this spark, […] grain of Mustard seed, be unsucces••• ⟨p. 221⟩[…] to our salvation, because we think so, and •ake ourselves to be unsincere, and our sanctification to be none; Nor yet because we cannot be as obedient and good as we •now we should be. For the Gospel saith •ot [He that knoweth he hath faith or sincerity, shall be saved: and he that knoweth […] not, shall be damned: or he that is less ••ly or obedient then his conscience tells him he hould be, shall be damned] But he that Believeth and Repenteth, shall be saved, whether e know it to be done in sincerity or no: nd he that doth not, shall be damned, though e never so confidently think he doth. So that in the Degrees of Holiness and obedience, all Christians ordinarily sin against knowledge.