302 Dire &ions to get aírurance. What 'hall they do that are not able the Fable of the Lord, and yet doll not give diligence to make thy cat - ling and eleCtion fure ; nor to have the certain knowledge of the par- don of thy fin, and of thy peace with God ? is not the Lords Supper an ordinance for the helping the right receivers to)(furance of the par- don of their fin, in the blood of Chrill ? is it not for that end a feat of the covenant of grace ; if chou faye(t thou urea is for this end,why then dofi thou look after it no mo:e , when thou recurne(i from that Ordi- nance ? Having premifed thefe things to awaken you , and route you out of your Iloath , fuppofing that now you are refolved to take any cote fe that can be prefcribed from the Word of God. That thou arc one, who weepell, mourneff, complainell becaufe thou doll not difcern thy fpi- ritual condition ; I fhall lay down my advice to thee in thefe following Direaions. ' T. Direfflon. I. Get fame Charat1eriiical difiz ;ngutfhing films of true favind Grace, by thy ferias,' lurching th Word ìf God. God bath cold thee in his Word who tall be damned, and who (hall be faved; though not by name, yet by the qualifications , by which they are defcribed. In the Bible there are the Statute Laws of Heaven , and the (landing Rule by which thou mull be tried, thou muff (land or fall , be eternally blet %d , or everlaflingly miferable ; as thy condition is confonant to, or various from the infallible Charad}ers of Paving Grace contained in the Scripture. Thou that Intl deferved eternal death mighte(t know before the day of the general Aflìze whether thou (halt be acquitted or condemned. But if thou know not how to gather thefe thy fell, go to fome god- ly faithful Mir-ilter, and delire him to give thee tome Chara&ers of a, fincere Chrillian from the Word. of God, wherein hypocrifie and fin - cerity are differenced,and be lure the signs thou trielt thy felt by, be not fhort of raving grace, or that will not hold trial, or bear thee out as the day of judgement. I cannot here infert any, partly becaufe I have not room to croud them in, partly becaufe by whit I have already laid down under that head, that a man rr know that he is fincere, be- lieveth and loveth God ; fornething to this purpofe might be pick- ed up. . Direfi on. 2. When thou haft thus furnifhed thy fell, thy next :workimufl be to fet thy (,'on fcience on nnr1 and reflect upon thy own heart, and upon the motions of thy will, and compare thy felf with the Word of God. The for- mer Senn.' 2.
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