The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

USE. II. Let it be to caution the Children of God against mis judging about this affair. Possibly you have fallen into some sin, & your hearts have smitten you, you have been humbled, confessed, sought earnestly to be forgiven for Christ sake, and had some inward witness that your prayer hath been heard: but now you meet with floods of affliction and temptation; and are particularly tempted on this to question your being forgiven: but suffer not this Temptation to remove you from many good evidences; and that on a double account,

USE. II. Let it be to caution the Children of God against mis judging about this affair. Possibly you have fallen into some sin, & your hearts have smitten you, you have been humbled, confessed, sought earnestly to be forgiven for Christ sake, and had some i•ward witness that your prayer hath been heard: but now you meet with floods of affliction and temptation; and are particularly tempted on this to question your being forgiven: but suffer not this Temptation to remove you from many good evidences; and that on a double account,

1. Let it not make you to call your state of forgiveness in doubt. Such Providences indeed call us to try our selves, but not to entertain sinful doubts: say not that your persons are not Justified, you ⟨p. 369⟩will so condemn David, and other of Gods precious Saints. Your state may be good, and yet God angry at you, and there may be sins not actually forgiven: Justified persons may be under Gods displeasure, and need new forgiveness: if once you were Justified, that remains: you can never fall out of the Grace of God.