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2. The Spirit of God is sovereign in the giving in this Testimony of his to the soul. He acts in it according to his own Wisdom and good pleasure. Gracious Souls have, in their lifetime felt of his with-drawing this witness from them upon these and those occasions, yea sometimes the most holy and conscientious men may be without it, they may fear the Lord, and obey the voice of his Servant, and yet sit in darkness and see no light, Isa. 50.10. and the same holy wisdom of his may see meet to suspend it at their death, as well as any other time; for who shall prescribe or set limits to him, who is not to be taught or directed by the creature, nor giveth to us an account of his actions.

2. The Spirit of God is soveraign in the giving in this Testimony of his to the soul. He acts in it according to his own Wisdom and good pleasure. Gracious Souls have, in their lifetime felt of his with-drawing this witness from them upon these and those occasions, yea sometimes the most holy and consciencious men may be without it, they may fear the Lord, and obey the voice of his Servant, and yet sit in darkness and see no light, Isa. 50.10. and the same holy wisdom of his may see meet to suspend it at their death, as well as any other time; for who shall prescribe or set limits to him, who is not to be taught or directed by the creature, nor giveth to us an account of his actions.

3. Hence, if such an one hath lived like a Christian, and so as becomes Godliness. This can be no ground of weakening our Hope about their everlasting welfare: his latter •nd shall be peace for all this: though we observe nothing but doubts and fears, yet he shall find to his eternal joy, that the very moment in which his soul departs from his body, he is put out of all his fears, ⟨p. 109⟩