A golden mine opened, or, The glory of God's rich grace displayed in the…

(1.) To show what need the best of Men and Women have to pray, and stand upon their Watch at all times. (2.) To discover the Strength of Indwelling Sin, or the natural Corruptions of the Hearts of such who are truly gracious; and the absolute Necessity there is for all to depend upon the Divine Help and Assistance of God under Temptations. (3.) That no true Christian that is suffered to fall into Sin, should despair of the pardoning Grace of God.

(1.) To shew what need the best of Men and Women have to pray, and stand upon their Watch at all times. (2.) To discover the Strength of Indwelling Sin, or the natural Corruptions of the Hearts of such who are truly gracious; and the absolute Necessity there is for all to depend upon the Divine Help and Assistance of God under Temptations. (3.) That no true Christian that is suffered to fall into Sin, should despair of the pardoning Grace of God.

2dly. The Saints of God, or true Believers, may fall from ¹Grace, (as well as into great and immoral Evils, and Acts of Wickedness) I mean, they may fall from Degrees of Grace, or decay in Grace, lose the Strength and Power of Divine Grace, as to the Acts and Exercise thereof. They may decay in Faith, in Love, in Humility, Patience, Hope, &c. Yet nevertheless I have ²somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first Love. Love may ⟨p. 163⟩cool in the best of Saints, though it shall never be quite extinguished, for nothing can utterly quench it. How low was the Faith of Christ's Disciples, when they said, We trusted that it had ³been he that should have redeemed Israel. Job also intimates, that his Hope was cut off: He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone,