A saint or a brute the certain necessity and excellency of holiness, &c. ...…

But go to those Christians that know themselves, and are truly acquainted with their sincerity and their privileges, and see whether they walk so uncomfortably as those mistaken doubting souls; You will find them in another case, and hear other kind of language from their mouths; even the joyful praises of their Redeemer, and the thankful acknowledgements of his abundant love. How sweet unto their souls is the remembrance of kindness? and how delightful a work is it from day to day to magnify his name?

But go to those Christians that know themselves, and are truly acquainted with their sincerity and their priviledges, and see whether they walk so uncomfortably as those mistaken doubting souls; You will find them in another case, and hear other kind of language from their mouths; even the joyful praises of their Redeemer, and the thankful acknowledgements of his abundant love. How sweet unto their souls is the remembrance of kindness? and how delightful a work is it from day to day to magnifie his name?

5. You must also distinguish between those weak mistaken Christians, that understand not the extent of the Covenant of grace, and those that do understand it. If a believer by mistake should think that the grace of the Gospel extendeth not to such as he, because he is unworthy, and his sins are great, no wonder if he be troubled: As you would be if you should conceive that your lease were not made to you, but to another: or as a malefactor would be if he thought his pardon belonged not to him, but to another man. But hence you should rather observe the riches and excellencies of the Gospel, and the happiness of the heirs of promise, then dream that its better be strangers to the holy Covenant still. They are better that have a promise of life and understand it not, then they that have none. But those that know the freeness and fullness of the promise, and study with all Saints to comprehend what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, (Eph. 3. 18, 19.) do use to walk more comfortably according to the riches of that grace with they do possess.