The mourners cordial against excessive sorrow discovering what grounds of hope Gods people have…

6. There are some that die in a Cloud. They labour of a great deal of doubting and jealousy, and fear about their own everlasting estate, by reason of which disquietment they cannot die with that willingness, and cheerfulness, and resignation unto •od, that many others do: they are woefully afraid of mistakes, presumptions, false and deceiving Hopes, and this terrifies them, and indeed, this cannot but afford grief and trouble to those that sit about them: But yet it may be no impediment to our good Hopes concerning them, whiles there are other substantial arguments to fortify them withal, for.

6. There are some that dy in a Cloud. They labour of a great deal of doubting and jealousy, and fear about their own everlasting estate, by reason of which disquietment they cannot dy with that willingness, and chearfulness, and resignation unto •od, that many others do: they are wofully afraid of mistakes, presumptions, false and deceiving Hopes, and this terrifies them, and indeed, this cannot but afford grief and trouble to those that sit about them: But yet it may be no impediment to our good Hopes concerning them, whiles there are other substantial arguments to fortify them withal, for.

1. Actual Assurance proceeds from the joint witnessing of the Spirit of God with our Spirit, Rom. 8.16. till therefore he seals, and confirms, and testifies to our evidences, we shall for all them remain in suspense. A man may have really in him the things which accompany salvation, and have also such a discovery made to him, of their being in him, which he dares not to deny, and yet be much afraid of himself, suspect a mistake, and question whether they be not counterfeit: his confident and comfortable persuasion of the truth and reality of these things depends upon the confirmation given by the Spirit of God to his soul: but this notwithstanding, ⟨p. 108⟩