Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part…

2. Consider how often you have doubted and mistrusted the unchangeableness of God, and been forced with shame and sorrow to retract your folly therein; God hath many times convinced you that his love to you is an unchangeable love, how many changes soever in the course of his Providence have passed over you; consult Isa. 49. 14. and Psal. 77, 78. and see how the cases parallel both in respect of Gods constancy to them and you, and the inconstancy of his peoples Faith then, and yours now; your fears and doubts are the same with theirs; though his goodness and love have been as unchangeable to you as ever it was towards them.

3. Consider the Advocateship and intercession of Jesus Christ in Heaven for you; by virtue whereof the favour and love of God becomes unalterable towards his people. If any thing can be supposed to cool or quench the love of God towards you, nothing in the world is more like to do it, than your sin, and this indeed is that, which you fear will estrange and alienate the heart of your God from you. But Reader, if thou be one that sincerely mournest for all the grief and dishonour of God by thy sin, appliest the blood of sprinkling to thy Soul by Faith, and makest mortification and watchfulness thy daily business; comfort thy self against that fear from that singular encouragement given thee ⟨p. 234⟩in this case, 1 John 2. 1, 2. My little children, these things write I unto you that ye sin not, and if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for our sins. Look as the death of Christ healed the great breach betwixt God and thy Soul, by thy reconciliation at first; so the powerful Intercession of Christ in Heaven effectually prevents all new breaches betwixt God and thy Soul afterwards, so that he will never totally and finally cast thee off again.

3. Consider the Advocateship and intercession of Jesus Christ in Heaven for you; by vertue whereof the favour and love of God becomes unalterable towards his people. If any thing can be supposed to cool or quench the love of God towards you, nothing in the world is more like to do it, than your sin, and this indeed is that, which you fear will estrange and alienate the heart of your God from you. But Reader, if thou be one that sincerely mournest for all the grief and dishonour of God by thy sin, appliest the bloud of sprinkling to thy Soul by Faith, and makest mortification and watchfulness thy daily business; comfort thy self against that fear from that singular encouragement given thee