A brief discourse of justification. Wherein this doctrine is plainly laid down according to…

3. Your many weaknesses and infirmities cannot undermine of subvert your safety: they cannot destroy or break the peace that is made in Christ between God and you; they may, if fallen into through neglect of duty, and remissness in your spiritual watch, procure you the displeasure of a father, discovering it self in his chastising of you with affliction: but can never alienate his heart from you, though your grace be faint, and your corruptions strong, though your strength be made weak in the way, and there be many Temptations which do assault and wound you; though you can offer to God nothing in any duty that is worth his acceptance and favour, but you falter and stagger at every step you take, and sometimes also fall down and break your bones, which puts you to a great deal of pain and sorrow, and may make you to lie in of it for a great while, before you recover either your former strength ⟨p. 164⟩or comfort; yet still all shall be well at the last: Jesus Christ your advocate is pleading for you, and presenting the merit of his righteousness on your account, though you sin through frailty, and the prevalency of the Law in your members, that carries you captive, you may yet humbly go to him, and that with great confidence, for the renewed seal of your pardon, and this Advocate is ready of sue them out for you, and to bestow the witness and comfort of them upon you when you come to him for it,

3. Your many weaknesses and infirmities cannot undermine of subvert your safety: they cannot destroy or break the peace that is made in Christ between God and you; they may, if fallen into through neglect of duty, and remissness in your spiritual watch, procure you the displeasure of a father, discovering it self in his chastizing of you with affliction: but can never alienate his heart from you, though your grace be faint, and your corruptions strong, though your strength be made weak in the way, and there be many Temptations which do assault and wound you; though you can offer to God nothing in any duty that is worth his acceptance and favour, but you faulter and stagger at every step you take, and sometimes also fall down and break your bones, which puts you to a great deal of pain and sorrow, and may make you to lie in of it for a great while, before you recover either your former strength ⟨p. 164⟩or comfort; yet still all shall be well at the last: Jesus Christ your advocate is pleading for you, and presenting the merit of his righteousness on your account, though you sin through frailty, and the prevalency of the Law in your members, that carries you captive, you may yet humbly go to him, and that with great confidence, for the renewed seal of your pardon, and this Advocate is ready of sue them out for you, and to bestow the witness and comfort of them upon you when you come to him for it,