Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians

Though it be a favour too great for thee to beg, yet not for him to give, who is the God of all grace, and hath promised, That if we confess our sin, he is just and faithful to forgive us our sin: They speed best, who confess their unworthiness and ill deserving, as the Prodigal ⟨p. 314⟩and others did. If yet he smile not upon thee, tell him that 'tis really a great grief of heart to thee to senate what a poor, low and inconsiderable a rate thou livest, and how at most unserviceable thou art to his glory, and that thou wouldst gladly do: him better service: that thou hast heard of what an ingenuous and dutiful disposition, and how fruitful the little Children are, and that upon this very account thou longest to be one of the number, yea though thou shouldest not be acquainted with the joys and raptures that they are. Tell him that thou comest not merely to have more pleasure for thy self, but to please him more, yea that thou mayest walk worthy of him to all well-pleasing. Tell him that the Lord Jesus said, He had more of the Fathers heart-love to display, which should be done by the Spirit, and that he should enable them to bear these discoveries who afore-time could not do it; and that if he please he can advance and prefer thee to this honour also; Oh Lord strengthen me and perfect that which concerns thy Servant! If yet he make not himself known, tell him farther, That Jesus Christ promised that whatever (of this nature and concern) thou among others should ask in his name, that it should be done, and pray him to remember his own Son and Promise (surely he will be as good as his Word, who is faithful and cannot deny himself!) Is there not a much more put on the heavenly Father, the Father of Spirits, as to giving good things, yea his holy Spirit to them that ask it? Add hereunto, that thou art sick of ⟨p. 315⟩Love, and so sick that if he do not shine on thee 'twill cost thee thy life; and will he see thee die in a love fit! He whom thou lovest is sick, and he who loves thee is sick, are the two obliging arguments, and though thou canst not say the former, yet thou canst the latter, and therefore pray him (who is Love) to have compassion on thee in this thy sickness, seeing Love hath made thee so:

Though it be a favour too great for thee to beg, yet not for him to give, who is the God of all grace, and hath promised, That if we confess our sin, he is just and faithful to forgive us our sin: They speed best, who confess their unworthiness and ill deserving, as the Prodigal