Certain select cases resolved specially tending to the right ordering of the heart, that…

Now as you have heard, the absolute promise works hope of relief from Christ: and ⟨p. 31⟩if it works hope, it also works a desire, or coming to Christ by desire. Oh! that thou Lord wouldst honour thy grace, thy power, thy love, thy promise, in helping me a poor castaway. And thus faith is created (as it were) by this absolute promise: for it cannot but move the heart of any one that ever felt his want, to cry mightily to the Lord for help, if he hath any hope, seeing the Lord hath promised to do it for some. Oh saith the Soul, that thou wouldst do it for me: And surely, were it not for this absolute promise of God, no Soul would desire, because he would have no hope to be saved, or to seek for any thing as from the hands of God. And thus you see to what end God makes, and to what use a Christian may put these absolu•e promises.

Now as you have heard, the absolute promise workes hope of reliefe from Christ: and ⟨p. 31⟩if it workes hope, it also workes a desire, or comming to Christ by desire. Oh! that thou Lord wouldst honour thy grace, thy power, thy love, thy promise, in helping me a poore castaway. And thus faith is created (as it were) by this absolute promise: for it cannot but move the heart of any one that ever felt his want, to cry mightily to the Lord for help, if he hath any hope, seeing the Lord hath promised to do it for some. Oh saith the Soul, that thou wouldst do it for me: And surely, were it not for this absolute promise of God, no Soul would desire, because he would have no hope to be saved, or to seeke for any thing as from the hands of God. And thus you see to what end God makes, and to what use a Christian may put these absolu•e promises.

2. For the second thing (viz) How and when a Christian may apply these promises.¹