Englands duty under the present gospel liberty from Revel. III, vers. 20

Lastly, This is a comfortable Consideration, that he that waited upon you so long, and won your Hearts at last, will not forsake you, now that hath gained you at the expense of so much pains and patience. Poor Souls, I question not but there are many fears and jealousies within you, that all this will come to nothing, and you shall perish at last. Divers things foment these Jealousies within your Hearts; the weakness of your own Graces, which alas, are but in their infancy: the sense you have of your own corruptions, and the great strength they still retain. The subtlety of Satan, who employs all his policies to reduce you; sometimes roaring after his escaped prey with hideous injections, which make your Souls to tremble; sometimes the discouraging apprehensions of the difficulties of Religion; how far the spirituality of active obedience, and the difficulty of passive obedience is above your strength; sometimes feeling within your selves sad alterations, by the hidings of God's face, and with-drawment of sweet and sensible Communion with him. These, and such like things as these, cause many a qualm to come over your Hearts; but cheer up, Christ will not lose at last what he pursued so long; he that waited so many years for thy Soul, will never cast it away now he hath seated himself in the possession of it.

Lastly, This is a comfortable Consideration, that he that waited upon you so long, and won your Hearts at last, will not forsake you, now that hath gained you at the expence of so much pains and patience. Poor Souls, I question not but there are many fears and jealousies within you, that all this will come to nothing, and you shall perish at last. Divers things foment these Jealousies within your Hearts; the weakness of your own Graces, which alas, are but in their infancy: the sense you have of your own corruptions, and the great strength they still retain. The subtilty of Satan, who imploys all his policies to reduce you; sometimes roaring after his escaped prey with hideous injections, which make your Souls to tremble; sometimes the discourageing apprehensions of the difficulties of Religion; how far the spirituality of active obedience, and the difficulty of passive obedience is above your strength; sometimes feeling within your selves sad alterations, by the hidings of God's face, and with-drawment of sweet and sensible Communion with him. These, and such like things as these, cause many a qualm to come over your Hearts; but chear up, Christ will not lose at last what he pursued so long; he that waited so many years for thy Soul, will never cast it away now he hath seated himself in the possession of it.