Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

5 Others build their hope of salvation upon their Religious Righteousness, their frequent performance of holy and religious duties; they are frequent in hearing, praying, reading, partaking of the Lords Supper, &c. and hereupon flatter themselves with an hope of salvation: whereas their best services, should they be weighed in the balance of the Sanctuary, would be found too light, and insufficient to salvation, being full of weaknesses, infirmities, and imperfections, for which the Lord might justly condemn them, should he deal with them according to the rigour of his justice.

5 Others build their hope of salvation upon their Religious Righteousness, their frequent performance of holy and religious duties; they are frequent in hearing, praying, reading, partaking of the Lords Supper, &c. and hereupon flatter themselves with an hope of salvation: whereas their best services, should they bee weighed in the ballance of the Sanctuary, would be found too light, and insufficient to salvation, being full of weaknesses, infirmities, and imperfections, for which the Lord might justly condemn them, should hee deal with them according to the rigour of his justice.

6 Others build their hope of salvation upon their sorrow and humiliation; finding their hearts in some measure affected with grief and sorrow for their sins, especially if they do but drop a few tears; oh then they flatter themselves with an hope both of the pardon and forgiveness of their sins, and of eternal life and salvation, which they ground upon that promise of our Saviour. Come unto me all ye that labour, ¹and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Conceiving that Christ had promised rest and peace, yea life and salvation unto all that found their hearts affected with grief and sorrow for their sins, without any more ado▪ whereas I conceive it is not so much a promise of rest and salvation unto humbled souls, as an invitation unto such (because they are most apt to be discouraged) to come unto Christ, from whom alone peace and comfort, rest and salvation is to be had. Such therefore as having found their hearts affected with grief and sorrow for their sins, do rest satisfied therewith, and seek not out for Jesus Christ, they are like to sit down without Christ, and so fall short both of true peace here, and of salvation hereafter.