Spiritual desertions discovered and remedied. Being the substance of divers sermons preached for the…

2. There is no reason for us to promise our selves that we shall never be Deserted, but on the other hand, great reason to expect it. Faith ought to be able to give a reason for its confidence, but there is none to be rendered for this, for▪

2. There is no reason for us to promise our selves that we shall never be Deserted, but on the other hand, great reason to expect it. Faith ought to be able to give a reason for its confidence, but there is none to be rendred for this, for▪

1. The best of Gods people have been Deserted: So that Grace is no security against it. What hath been, may be Except we can prove some particular immunity granted us on this account, we have no ground to monopolize any privilege to our selves, which none of the Saint• which ever went before us, could ⟨p. 79⟩challenge. Job, David, Heman, Peter, &c. were deserted, and who are we then that we should promise our selves to escape it? What is written of them in the word of God, is for our admonition.

1. The best of Gods people have been Deserted: So that Grace is no security against it. What hath been, may be Except we can prove some particular immunity granted us on this account, we have no ground to monopolize any priviledge to our selves, which none of the Saint• which ever went before us, could ⟨p. 79⟩challenge. Job, David, Heman, Peter, &c. were deserted, and who are we then that we should promise our selves to escape it? What is written of them in the word of God, is for our admonition.