The right method for a settled peace of conscience, and spiritual comfort in 32…

Yea, were it not to have directed us to Christ, he would not have accepted of the blood of bulls and goats: It is not sacrifice that he desires: He never was bloodthirsty, nor took any pleasure in the Creatures suffering. How can you think then that he will take pleasure in your consuming and destroying your own bodies? It is as unreasonable as to imagine that he delights to have men cut their own throats, or hang themselves; for pining and consuming ones self is self-murder as well as that. Yet I know no man should draw back from a ⟨p. 370⟩painful or hazardous work when God calls him to it, for fear of destroying the flesh: But do not make work or suffering for your selves. God will lay as much Affliction on you as you need; and be thankful if he will enable you to bear that: but you have no need to add more. If your selves make the suffering, how can you with any encouragement beg strength of God to bear it? and if you have not strength, what will you do? Nay how can you pray for deliverance from Gods Afflictings, when you make more of your own? And thus I have showed you the danger of Over-doing, and what a hindrance it is to a settled Peace, both of Church (State) and Soul; though perhaps it may not condemn a particular Soul so certainly (in most parts of it) as doing too little will.

Yea, were it not to have directed us to Christ, he would not have accepted of the blood of buls and goats: It is not sacrifice that he desires: He never was bloodthirsty, nor took any pleasure in the Creatures suffering. How can you think then that he will take pleasure in your consuming and destroying your own bodies? It is as unreasonable as to imagine that he delights to have men cut their own throats, or hang themselves; for pining and consuming ones self is self-murther as well as that. Yet I know no man should draw back from a ⟨p. 370⟩painful or hazardous work when God cals him to it, for fear of destroying the flesh: But do not make work or suffering for your selves. God will lay as much Affliction on you as you need; and be thankful if he will enable you to bear that: but you have no need to adde more. If your selves make the suffering, how can you with any encouragement beg strength of God to bear it? and if you have not strength, what will you do? Nay how can you pray for deliverance from Gods Afflictings, when you make more of your own? And thus I have shewed you the danger of Over-doing, and what a hindrance it is to a setled Peace, both of Church (State) and Soul; though perhaps it may not condemn a particular Soul so certainly (in most parts of it) as doing too little will.