Now when thou hast ⟨p. 49⟩written out these Promises and dost understand the1 meaning of them, then carry them into Gods presence, as thou diddest the Catalogue of sins, and now beseech God for Jesus Christs sake, to incline thy heart to believe these promises of Grace; and to this end pray unto God from time to time, till the Lord be pleased to let thee feel life in the Promises, or a clear persuasion; & withal beseech God by the Spirit of Promise from Heaven, to seal up thy interest herein; and if thou feel the joys of the holy Ghost ⟨p. 50⟩fall upon thee in any of these Promises, O happy man that ever thou wast born to such a rich estate; I say the same of this sensible life in the promises, that I did before of godly sorrow. It may be, the Lord will hear thee at the first; if not, persist thou to beg this grace till thou obtainest it. Thou seest, forgiveness of all thy sins which thou hast confessed, is promised thee, urge the Lord with most humble deprecation to hear thee for the pardon and forgiveness of them, for the mediation sake of Jesus Christ and his ⟨p. 51⟩merits, that sits at his right hand, to make request for poor sinners that seek mercy. Now when thou hast felt the Promises to be any of them spirit & life to thee, then hast thou done this most glorious exercise, and thou hast cause to praise GOD all the days of thy life, & what thou shouldest afterward do, the Treatises following will show thee; but for thy more clear satisfaction, I will answer a question.
Now when thou hast ⟨p. 49⟩written out these Promises and dost vnderstand the1 meaning of them, then carrie them into Gods presence, as thou diddest the Catalogue of sinnes, and now beseech God for Iesus Christs sake, to incline thy heart to beleeue these promises of Grace; and to this end pray vnto God from time to time, till the Lord be pleased to let thee feele life in the Promises, or a cleere perswasion; & withal beseech God by the Spirit of Promise from Heauen, to seale vp thy interest heerein; and if thou feele the ioyes of the holy Ghost ⟨p. 50⟩fall vpon thee in any of these Promises, O happy man that euer thou wast born to such a rich estate; I say the same of this sensible life in the promises, that I did before of godly sorrow. It may be, the Lord will heare thee at the first; if not, persist thou to beg this grace till thou obtainest it. Thou seest, forgiuenesse of all thy sins which thou hast confessed, is promised thee, vrge the Lord with most humble deprecation to heare thee for the pardon and forgiuenesse of them, for the mediation sake of Iesus Christ and his ⟨p. 51⟩merits, that sits at his right hand, to make request for poor sinners that seek mercy. Now when thou hast felt the Promises to be any of them spirit & life to thee, then hast thou done this most glorious exercise, and thou hast cause to praise GOD all the daies of thy life, & what thou shouldest afterward doe, the Treatises following will shew thee; but for thy more cleare satisfaction, I will answer a question.
- 1How these promises are to be used.How these promises are to be vsed.
