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

Thirdly, And that which farther increaseth the difficulty of believing is the fierce and obstinate opposition made by the Enemies of Faith: All the powers of Hell and Earth, Devils and Men without us, are confederate and in league with the Corruptions within us, to res••t and hinder this work of believing. Never is the Devil more busy than when Christ and the Soul are treating about Union. Oh the Discouragements, Objections and Difficulties that are rolled into the way of Faith! One while it is the highest ⟨p. 328⟩Presumption; another while it is impossible and utterly too late: Sometimes blasphemous injections, like fiery Darts, are shot reeking hot out of Hell into the Soul: Otherwhile the invincible difficulties of Religion are objected, all Losses, Torments, &c. opposed unto this work: The Tempter casts himself into a thousand shapes to hinder the Souls passage out of Nature unto Christ. Sometimes objecting the greatness of sin, and sometimes the lapse and loss of the proper season and opportunity of mercy, together with the want of due qualifications to come to Christ. Thus, and many other ways, he endeavours to rap off the fingers of Faith from taking hold of Christ. And as every Devil in Hell opposes this work, so every Carnal interest we have in the world, is an Enemy to Faith. We have Enemies enough within us, as well as without us, both conspiring together to obstruct this work: All things increase the difficulty of believing.

Thirdly, And that which farther encreaseth the difficulty of believing is the fierce and obstinate opposition made by the Enemies of Faith: All the powers of Hell and Earth, Devils and Men without us, are confederate and in league with the Corruptions within us, to res••t and hinder this work of believing. Never is the Devil more busie than when Christ and the Soul are treating about Union. Oh the Discouragements, Objections and Difficulties that are rowled into the way of Faith! One while it is the highest ⟨p. 328⟩Presumption; another while it is impossible and utterly too late: Sometimes blasphemous injections, like fiery Darts, are shot reeking hot out of Hell into the Soul: Otherwhile the invincible difficulties of Religion are objected, all Losses, Torments, &c. opposed unto this work: The Tempter casts himself into a thousand shapes to hinder the Souls passage out of Nature unto Christ. Sometimes objecting the greatness of sin, and sometimes the lapse and loss of the proper season and opportunity of mercy, together with the want of due qualifications to come to Christ. Thus, and many other ways, he endeavours to rap off the fingers of Faith from taking hold of Christ. And as every Devil in Hell opposes this work, so every Carnal interest we have in the world, is an Enemy to Faith. We have Enemies enough within us, as well as without us, both conspiring together to obstruct this work: All things increase the difficulty of believing.