I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

Answ. You know how it was with Hannah, when she had received a word from God, She went away (saith the Text) and looked no more sorrowful, her heart was quieted; Why? she had a word from God; and though before she was a woman of a sorrowful Spirit, yet having received a word from God, and believing that word, her heart was quiet. Prov. 16.3. Commit thy Works unto the Lord, there is Faith; and thy thoughts shall be established, there is Quietude. And if you look again into Isa. 26. you shall find that the Scripture is most expres• for this, verse 3. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is staid on thee, because he trusteth in thee: Mark the words. First, The Lord doth here engage himself to give peace unto those that do stay upon him, that have this Faith of Reliance, though they have not yet attained to the Faith of Assurance, to be able to say, I know my sin is pardoned, and that Christ is mine, yet, if they can but stay themselves upon God, the Lord doth hereby engage himself to give peace unto them: yea, he doth no• only engage himself to give peace unto such a soul as stays himself upon God, but double Peace: you read it in your English, perfect Peace; thou wilt keep him in perfect Peace: but in the Hebrew it is, Peace, Peace; thou wilt keep him in double Peace, he shall have Peace, and Peace; not Peace, and Doubting; not Peace, and no Peace: but if he stay himself upon the Lord, he shall have Peace, Peace; he shall have double Peace. Yea, the Lord doth not only engage to give Peace unto such a soul, but to keep him in Peace; Thou wilt keep him in perfect Peace, or in Peace, Peace; and all upon this account, Because he trusteth in thee; not because he prayed, not because he humbled himself (though that is his Duty, and he doth thereby placere Deo, though not placare Deum) but because he trusteth in thee, because he stayeth himself upon thee. And ye know, that if ye have a business depending at Law, though for the present you be much troubled about it; yet, if you have a Friend, a Lawyer that is able, faithful, and willing to look to it; if you can but leave your business with him, it doth very much quiet your heart; the very leaving your business with him, doth quiet your mind. So here. If a man can but leave his business, and his Cause, ⟨p. 331⟩