The poor doubting Christian drawn to Christ. Wherein the main hindrances, which keep men…

¹The fourth Cure is this. And it is especially to be observed by a Christian above all, in his Proceedings with himself in Bar of judgment; and that is, Pass no hasty Sentence against thy self but according to the Evidence of the Word. ⟨p. 55⟩If thou art to be approved, let the Word of God do it: And let the same Word examine thee, if thou comest to be examined, If this Word speak for thee, no matter, tho' all Men and Angels speak against thee, and if it condemn thee, no matter who speaks for thee: By it thou risest or fallest to thine own Master. What tho' some wrangling Fellow step in, and will be determining Causes before the Judge comes: Shall his Word stand? No: Therefore a wise Man will stay till the Judge himself do come, and wait upon the Judgment of his Mouth. Deal thou no otherwise with thine own Soul: Put not the Case to be tried by a Company of peevish carnal Reasons, but stay till the Word (which is the Judge) come; and judge thy self by that, and hold to that for thy Life, and the Life of thy Soul. The Light is that which manifesteth all Things, saith the Apostle, Eph. 4.13. His Meaning is: The Light of the Word, and the Evidence of God's Truth, manifested to the Souls of God's People; These properly are the Judges: The other are but wrangling Cases, not to be admitted. And here Sense and Feeling, grounded upon carnal Matter, are like Fogs and Mists, which make a Man in case that he cannot see his Way, but upon clearing up his State and Condition, is open before him; and then it is manifest what it is, Learn of me (saith our Saviour, Mat. 11.29.) and you shall find ⟨p. 56⟩Rest to your Souls: And the Psalmist saith; I will enquire what the Lord will say. So say thou, I will not hearken what carnal Reason will say; I will hear what God saith. The Want of this, is the Cause why we have so many Distractions and Disquiets, and why we are still in our Doubtings; even because he that teacheth, and can persuade with us, is a Deluder.

¹The fourth Cure is this. And it is especially to be observed by a Christian above all, in his Proceedings with himself in Bar of judgment; and that is, Pass no hasty Sentence against thy self but according to the Evidence of the Word.