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…

2 Assurance of our interest in Christ, and of our future happiness, though it be requisite to the consolation of a Christian, yet not to his salvation; though to his comfort, yet not to his safety; his condition may be safe, though not very comfortable at present: for a Christians safety doth not at all depend upon his assurance, but upon his faith. That Christian that can by faith roll himself upon Christ, cast himself into his arms, resting upon his merits alone for life, and for salvation, his state and condition is safe, though he hath not that assurance which he doth desire: for the promise of life and salvation is made to faith, and not to assurance; the tenor of the Gospel is, Believe and thou shalt be saved, as Joh. 3. 16. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. It is not said, that whosoever hath assurance of his interest in Christ, and of eternal life and salvation, but whosoever believeth in Christ shall be saved. This consideration may revive many drooping souls, who though they do renounce all confidence in themselves, and in any righteousness of their own, and place their whole confidence upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and the merits of his Death and Passion, yet have no comfortable assurance in their own souls of their interest in Christ, or of their eternal life and salvation; let such know, that their condition may be good and safe for all that.

2 Assurance of our interest in Christ, and of our future happiness, though it be requisite to the consolation of a Christian, yet not to his salvation; though to his comfort, yet not to his safety; his condition may be safe, though not very comfortable at present: for a Christians safety doth not at all depend upon his assurance, but upon his faith. That Christian that can by faith roul himself upon Christ, cast himself into his armes, resting upon his merits alone for life, and for salvation, his state and condition is safe, though he hath not that assurance which he doth desire: for the promise of life and salvation is made to faith, and not to assurance; the tenour of the Gospel is, Beleeve and thou shalt be saved, as Ioh. 3. 16. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. It is not said, that whosoever hath assurance of his interest in Christ, and of eternal life and salvation, but whosoever beleeveth in Christ shall be saved. This consideration may revive many drooping souls, who though they doe renounce all confidence in themselves, and in any righteousness of their own, and place their whole confidence upon the righteousness of Jesus Christ, and the merits of his Death and Passion, yet have no comfortable assurance in their own souls of their interest in Christ, or of their eternal life and salvation; let such know, that their condition may bee good and safe for all that.