An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent…

Yea which is worse then that, when they give way to their own Sins for a time, and do withdraw their confidence from the Lord in this and that act, and put their trust in the arm of flesh: When they are so childish as to trust Popish pretences, when they are warred against, and overcome by enemies, and by their own folly; as David saith in Psal. 69. 5. O God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my Sins are not hid from thee. The Lord knew it, but yet he did not know it to hurt them, and loath them, and dishearten them: but yet they are Saints, and such as he account to be his, and not only in regard of Regeneration, and the holiness of Christ, but in regard of the fruits of holiness begun in them, as he saith, Rev. 14. 4. These are they which are not defiled with women. They are sincere in their course, and keep faith and a good conscience in the main, and where they do fail, they judge themselves: Indeed in darkness of Temptation they may be surprised, but they judge themselves for it, and God looks at them as though they were without fault before his Throne; when it comes to the Throne of God, the Lord Jesus covers it with the Robe of his Righteousness; and in the intentions of their hearts and endeavours they are according to God; if they be carried aside, it is by humane frailty.

Yea which is worse then that, when they give way to their own Sinnes for a time, and doe withdraw their confidence from the Lord in this and that act, and put their trust in the arme of flesh: When they are so childish as to trust Popish pretences, when they are warred against, and overcome by enemies, and by their own folly; as David saith in Psal. 69. 5. O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse, and my Sinnes are not hid from thee. The Lord knew it, but yet he did not know it to hurt them, and loath them, and dishearten them: but yet they are Saints, and such as he account to be his, and not onely in regard of Regeneration, and the holinesse of Christ, but in regard of the fruits of holinesse begun in them, as he saith, Rev. 14. 4. These are they which are not defiled with women. They are sincere in their course, and keep faith and a good conscience in the main, and where they do fail, they judge themselves: Indeed in darknesse of Temptation they may be surprised, but they judge themselves for it, and God looks at them as though they were without fault before his Throne; when it comes to the Throne of God, the Lord Jesus covers it with the Robe of his Righteousnesse; and in the intentions of their hearts and endeavours they are according to God; if they be carried aside, it is by humane frailty.