The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…

The Second Use is, for a sharp reprehension to all such as are the people of God, and are his children, that find themselves to be so by a testimony from their own spirits and from Gods spirit, and yet notwithstanding lead lives uncomfortable and lumpish. This Doctrine (my brethren) affordeth you a sharp reprehension. Thou art in Christ, and yet art thou discouraged or disheartened either with corruption, or with guilt? How unworthy doest thou walk of that condition wherein thou art? Thou art not under the Law, but under grace, why then is it, that thou art as much dejected and discouraged, as if thou wert under the Law, and not under grace? What is it that makes thee disconsolate and discouraged, but the condition wherein thou art may administer to thee much more comfort? Art thou full of sin? yet notwithstanding thou art in a condition wherein all sin shall be pardoned. Is thy obedience very imperfect? yet thou art in a condition wherein imperfect obedience shall be accepted, and frailties covered. Doest thou find that God commandeth thee much, and thou doest little? but yet thou art in a condition wherein the Lord hath promised, (so thou wilt use the means, and trust upon him,) to make thee able in an acceptable manner to do all that he biddeth thee do. Doth the Law threaten, doth the Law curse? yet thou art in a condition wherein neither the threatening, nor curse of the Law, shall ever reach thee to condemnation. Findest thou mighty rebellions in thy nature against the Law of God? yet thou ⟨p. 115⟩art in a condition wherein is promised a new nature, which shall be made conformable and subjected to the Law of God.

The Second Use is, for a sharp reprehension to all such as are the people of God, and are his children, that finde themselves to be so by a testimonie from their own spirits and from Gods spirit, and yet notwithstanding lead lives uncomfortable and lumpish. This Doctrine (my brethren) affordeth you a sharp reprehension. Thou art in Christ, and yet art thou discouraged or disheartned either with corruption, or with guilt? How unworthy doest thou walk of that condition wherein thou art? Thou art not under the Law, but under grace, why then is it, that thou art as much dejected and discouraged, as if thou wert under the Law, and not under grace? What is it that makes thee disconsolate and discouraged, but the condition wherein thou art may administer to thee much more comfort? Art thou full of sin? yet notwithstanding thou art in a condition wherein all sin shall be pardoned. Is thy obedience very imperfect? yet thou art in a condition wherein imperfect obedience shall be accepted, and frailties covered. Doest thou finde that God commandeth thee much, and thou doest little? but yet thou art in a condition wherein the Lord hath promised, (so thou wilt use the means, and trust upon him,) to make thee able in an acceptable manner to doe all that he biddeth thee doe. Doth the Law threaten, doth the Law curse? yet thou art in a condition wherein neither the threatning, nor curse of the Law, shall ever reach thee to condemnation. Findest thou mighty rebellions in thy nature against the Law of God? yet thou