Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Romans 5. verse 5. He that hath sound hope is assured. That I soundly hope I know, for I truly believe, ¹which shows what the Doctors of the Romish Church are, Though greatly learned, yet fearfully given over to delusion; for all true hope is grounded upon present faith. So that if a mans hope be sound his faith is sound, and therefore the true believer may have assurance. A true Christian he looks not on himself but upon Christ what ⟨p. 155⟩he hath done for him, utterly disclaiming his own merits.

Romanes 5. verse 5. He that hath sound hope is assured. That I soundly hope I know, for I truly believe, ¹which shews what the Doctros of the Romish Church are, Though greatly learned, yet fearfully given over to delusion; for all true hope is grounded upon present faith. So that if a mans hope be sound his faith is sound, and therefore the true believer may have assurance. A true Christian he looks not on himself but upon Christ what ⟨p. 155⟩he hath done for him, utterly disclaiming his own merits.

1. 1Answ.

Now we have heard this great Doctors reasons and confuted him by scripture, let us hear the instances he brings out of Scripture to maintain doubting. There are three examples Bellarmine brings of holy and righteous ¹men in Scripture, that saith he, durst not stand upon assurance; where is then that man, saith he, that dare presume of his assurance?