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

Answ. 2 Secondly: In all your Humiliation, be sure that you never part or separate those things that God hath joined together: God hath joined Commandment and Promise together, the Promise & the Commandment are born Twins; there is never a Commandment that you read of, but hath a Promise annexed to it, a ⟨p. 73⟩Promise of Assistance, a Promise of Acceptance, and a Promise of Reward. If you look upon the Commandment it self without the Promise, then you will despair; if you look upon the Promise without the Commandment, then you will presume: But look upon Promise and Commandment, Commandment and Promise together, then ye will be humbled, in case ye have sinned, but ye will not be discouraged. The Lord you know hath given two Eyes to man, and if a man should put out one, and say, I can see well enough with the other, what need I have two? he should sin greatly. So for the soul, the Lord hath given two eyes, as I may so speak; the eye of Conscience, which is to look upon Gods Commandment; and the eye of Faith, which is to look upon Gods Promise: and if any man will say; I will put out the eye of Faith, I can see well enough with the Eye of Conscience upon Gods Commandment, he shall do ill, and very ill: and if a man shall say, I will put out the Eye of Conscience, for I can see well enough with the Eye of Faith, he shall do very ill. But whenever you find you have sinned against any Commandment, presently say, Where is the Promise? I may not look upon the Commandment without the Promise, nor the Promise without the Commandment. Thus join both together, and you shall not be discouraged; yet be humbled.

Answ. 2 Secondly: In all your Humiliation, be sure that you never part or separate those things that God hath joyned together: God hath joyned Commandement and Promise together, the Promise & the Commandement are born Twins; there is never a Commandement that you read of, but hath a Promise annexed to it, a ⟨p. 73⟩Promise of Assistance, a Promise of Acceptance, and a Promise of Reward. If you look upon the Commandement it self without the Promise, then you will despair; if you look upon the Promise without the Commandement, then you will presume: But look upon Promise and Commandement, Commandement and Promise together, then ye will be humbled, in case ye have sinned, but ye wil not be discouraged. The Lord you know hath given two Eyes to man, and if a man should put out one, and say, I can see well enough with the other, what need I have two? he should sin greatly. So for the soul, the Lord hath given two eyes, as I may so speak; the eye of Conscience, which is to look upon Gods Commandement; and the eye of Faith, which is to look upon Gods Promise: and if any man will say; I will put out the eye of Faith, I can see well enough with the Eye of Conscience upon Gods Commandement, he shal do ill, and very ill: and if a man shall say, I will put out the Eye of Conscience, for I can see well enough with the Eye of Faith, he shal do very ill. But whenever you find you have sinned against any Commandement, presently say, Where is the Promise? I may not look upon the Commandement without the Promise, nor the Promise without the Commandement. Thus joyn both together, and you shall not be discouraged; yet be humbled.