The last work of a believer his passing prayer recommending his departing spirit to…

9. She was not troubled (that ever I discerned) with doubtings about her interest in Christ, and about her own Justification and Salvation: but whether she reached to assurance or not, she had confident apprehensions of the Love of God, and quietly reposed her soul upon his grace. Yet not secure through presumption or self esteem; but comforting her self in the Lord her God: By this means she spent those hours in a cheerful performance of her duty, which many spend in fruitless self-vexation for the failings of their duty, or in mere enquiries, Whether they have Grace or not? and others spend in wrangling perplexed Controversies about the manner or circumstances of duty: And I believe that she had more comfort from God by way of reward upon her sincere obedience, while she referred her soul to him, and rested on him, than many have that more anxiously perplexed themselves about the discerning of their holiness, when they should be studying to be more holy, that it might discover it self. And by this means she was sit for praises and thanksgiving, and spent not her life in lamentations and complaints: and made not Religion seem terrible to the ignorant, that judge of it by the faces and carriage of professors: She did not represent it to the world, as a morose and melancholy temper: but as the rational creatures cheerful obedience to his maker, actuated by the sense of the wonderful Love that is manifested ⟨p. 68⟩in the Redeemer, and by the hopes of the purchased and promised felicity in the blessed sight and fruition of God. And I conjecture that her forementioned disposition to think well of God and of his providences, together with her long and manifold experience; (the great advantage of ancient tried Christians) did much conduce to free her from doubtings and disquieting fears, about her own sincerity and Salvation. And I confess, if her life had not been answerable to her peace and confidence, I should not have thought the better, but the worse of her condition; nothing being more lamentable than to make hast to Hell, through a wilful confidence that the danger is past, and that they are in the way to Heaven as well as the most sanctified.

9. She was not troubled (that ever I discerned) with doubtings about her interest in Christ, and about her own Justification and Salvation: but whether she reached to assurance or not, she had confident apprehensions of the Love of God, and quietly reposed her soul upon his grace. Yet not secure through presumption or self esteem; but comforting her self in the Lord her God: By this means she spent those hours in a chearful performance of her duty, which many spend in fruitless self-vexation for the failings of their duty, or in meer enquiries, Whether they have Grace or not? and others spend in wrangling perplexed Controversies about the manner or circumstances of duty: And I believe that she had more comfort from God by way of reward upon her sincere obedience, while she referred her soul to him, and rested on him, than many have that more anxiously perplexed themselves about the discerning of their holiness, when they should be studying to be more holy, that it might discover it self. And by this means she was sit for praises and thanksgiving, and spent not her life in lamentations and complaints: and made not Religion seem terrible to the ignorant, that judge of it by the faces and carriage of professors: She did not represent it to the world, as a morose and melancholy temper: but as the rational creatures cheerful obedience to his maker, actuated by the sense of the wonderful Love that is manifested