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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.

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 fulness of the promise, and study with all Saints to comprehend what is the bredth, and length, and depth, and heighth, 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 wich they do possess.