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

2. And when you go unto Christ for peace, Carry the Promise with you, go in the way of the Promise. 3. Go and wait long on Christ, wait upon him only, and keep his way. Some say they do wait on God, but they do not keep his way, they throw up their Duty if they have not comfort presently: but in your addresses to Christ, go and wait long on him; and in case that peace and comfort doth not come presently, lay by that great question a little, Whether you be in Christ or no, whether you be the child of God or no. The great trouble is this, O! I am afraid I am not the child of God, if I did but know that I am the child of God, I should have peace. If peace and comfort therefore do not come presently, lay that question aside a little, and in due time, Christ will answer that question too, only now for the present wait on him, and keep his way.

2. And when you go unto Christ for peace, Carry the Promise with you, go in the way of the Promise. 3. Go and waite long on Christ, wait upon him onely, and k•ep his way. Some say they do wait on God, but they do not keep his way, they throw up their Duty if they have not comfort presently: but in your addresses to Christ, go and wait long on him; and in case that peace and comfort doth not come presently, lay by that great question a little, Whether you be in Christ or no, whether you be the child of God or no. The great trouble is this, O! I am affraid I am not the child of God, if I did but know that I am the child of God, I should have peace. If peace and comfort therefore do not come presently, lay that question aside a little, and in due time, Christ wil answer that question too, onely now for the present wait on him, and keep his way.

But, because it will be said, should not we be humbled for sin committed?¹ and is not Humiliation a good means to get peace within? therefore in the Third place. In all your Humiliation, carry Christ along with you. When you go to mourn for sin, begin aloft with Christ: and do not always think to begin below with sin, and so to come up to Christ; but begin aloft with Christ, and so by your Humiliation, fall down upon sin. You say, O! but, I would be first Humbled before I do go to Christ, but I pray tell me, Can ye be Humbled and not see your sin? and where can ye have such a prospect of sin, as in the death of Christ? is there any thing in the world, that can show you the misery, ugliness, and damning nature of sin, as the death of Christ? If you begin with Christ, then you will certainly come down to your sin and be Humbled for it; but if you begin with sin you will not certainly come up to Christ. There is many a poor soul that hath said, I will be first humbled for my sin, and then I will go to Christ; but he hath stuck so long in the legal work that he hath never come at Christ. And if you be humbled before you do come to Christ, you will have no great peace and comfort in your Humiliation: but if you first come to Christ, and then carry Christ along with you to your Humiliation, then you will have much comfort and peace therein, would you therefore be so Humbled as you may have peace thereby; Be sure of this, that you carry Christ with you unto that work, do not begin always with sin to go up to Christ, but rather begin at Christ, and so fall down upon sin.