Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London

Fifthly, is it not a great deal better to be filled and abound with divine and spiritual consolations? Look when a man doth leave any worldly interest for Christ, or doth suffer for the Name of Jesus Christ, then shall his heart be filled with consolations. You see what is said for that, in 2 Cor. 1. saith the Apostle, vers. 5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. Why now is it not an hundred times better to be filled with inward consolations, ⟨p. 71⟩then to have a worldly interest by one? certain•y it is.

Sixthly, is it no• a great matter for us to have an assurance of our salvation, and of our election, to be sealed to us? Surely 'tis a great matter. Now look when a man doth suffer for the Name of Jesus Christ, then comes the assurance, th•n is the sealing time. When we do bear our testimony unto Christ, then Christ bears his testimony un•o u•, that we are his children: when we bear testimony to the truth of Christ, Christ bears testimony to the truth of grace in us. See what is said Phil. 1 28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries, which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. A token, and of God; it is Gods token. But look into Acts 9. and you shall see what the Lord saith unto Ananias concerning Paul. The Lord said unto him, Go thy way Ananias; for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to carry my Name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the Children of Israel. Why? For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my Name sake. So that suffering for the Name of Christ, seals up our assurance, the assurance of our salvation, the assurance of our election. Now is it not an hundred times better to have the assurance of our election, and of our salvation seale, then to have some particular worldly interest lying by us? certainly it is.