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

We shall be kept to the possession of that salvation we once believed and hoped for; if we could quite lose it again, then must there be something stronger then the power of God, but we know that cannot be; for God only hath power to consume all things from the earth in a moment, with the breath of his nostrils; and therefore there is nothing above his power: O then in how blessed an estate are they above all the world, whom the Lord hath pleased to set in such an estate, as once to be assured of this faith, and walk in it? Beware therefore of conceits; a conceit had almost made the Jailer to kill himself, Acts 16. 27. 2 Kings 7. 19, 20. a conceit hindered the Prince: go thou therefore by sound judgement from the Word of God; false suppositions and conceits make men so differ as they do. All conceits at last will fall on thy head, and thou with thy false conceits as cha•t, be blown away; labour thou therefore for truth and right in all things, that will be a Buckler which will defend thy head; but make account the Devil will hinder thee herein what he can: for he knows well enough, if thou once get this, thou wilt soon be gone out of his Kingdom.

We shall be kept to the possession of that salvation we once believed and hoped for; if we could quite lose it again, then must there be something stronger then the power of God, but we know that cannot be; for God onely hath power to consume all things from the earth in a moment, with the breath of his nostrils; and therefore there is nothing above his power: O then in how blessed an estate are they above all the world, whom the Lord hath pleased to set in such an estate, as once to be assured of this faith, and walk in it? Beware therefore of conceits; a conceit had almost made the Iaylor to kill himself, Acts 16. 27. 2 Kings 7. 19, 20. a conceit hindered the Prince: go thou therefore by sound judgement from the Word of God; false suppositions and conceits make men so differ as they do. All conceits at last will fall on thy head, and thou with thy false conceits as cha•t, be blown away; labour thou therefore for truth and right in all things, that will be a Buckler which will defend thy head; but make account the Devil will hinder thee herein what he can: for he knows well enough, if thou once get this, thou wilt soon be gone out of his Kingdom.