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Where Note, that all those Doubts which come from the greatness of your sin, as such that you think will not therefore be forgiven, or that come from the sense of Unworthiness, (in a Legal sense) or want of Merit in your self, and all your Doubts whether God be willing to accept and forgive you, though ⟨p. 493⟩you should Repent and believe; or whether any sacrifice was offered by Christ for your sins; I say, all these come from your Ignorance or Unbelief of some or all of the four General Grounds here mentioned; and from them must be cured.

Note also in a special manner, That there is a great difference between these four General Grounds, and your particular Evidences in point of Certainty: For these four Corner-stones are fast founded beyond all possibility of Removal; so that they are always of as undoubted Certainty as that the Heaven is over your head; and they are immutable; still the same. These you are commanded strictly to Believe with a Divine Faith, as being the clearly revealed Truths of God; and if you should not Believe them, yet they remain firm and true, and your unbelief should not make void the Universal promise and Grace of God. But your own Evidences of special Grace, are not so Certain, so Clear, or so Immutable; nor are you bound to Believe them, but to search after them that you may know them: You are not bound by any Word of God strictly to Believe that you do Believe, or Repent, but to try and discern it. This then is the first part of this Direction, That you always discover whether your troubles arise from ⟨p. 494⟩low unbelieving or ignorant thoughts of Gods Mercifulness, Christs Gracious nature and office, General Satisfaction, or the universal Promise: or whether they arise from want of evidence of sincerity in your self? and accordingly in your thoughts apply the Remedy.

Note also in a special manner, That there is a great difference between these four General Grounds, and your particular Evidences in point of Certainty: For these four Corner-stones are fast founded beyond all possibility of Removal; so that they are always of as undoubted Certainty as that the Heaven is over your head; and they are immutable; still the same. These you are commanded strictly to Believe with a Divine Faith, as being the clearly revealed Truths of God; and if you should not Believe them, yet they remain firm and true, and your unbelief should not make voyd the Universal promise and Grace of God. But your own Evidences of special Grace, are not so Certain, so Clear, or so Immutable; nor are you bound to Believe them, but to search after them that you may know them: You are not bound by any Word of God strictly to Believe that you do Believe, or Repent, but to try and discern it. This then is the first part of this Direction, That you always discover whether your troubles arise from