44 to pow ; an; ,Famí(ptooK. P. What do you thinkCarnalfecurityis ? S. To be (x) Carelefs about the State of oisr föulsa when our danger callethfor ourgreatefß care. P. What isfalls believing ? S. To Believeourfelves, or (y) bad c.. en, or the Devil againfi God, or inftead of God ; or to Believe that God loath prom:fed that which he bath not pro- f fed ; or to Trull that Chrifl will give Heaven to fach as he bath told tu(hall not have it P. Andwhat isfalfe Hope ? S. To hope for Heaven or mercy (z,' without any fuß ground, upon terms that God never promifed to give it on, or bathplainlyfail, Hewill notgive it. P. You have anfwered very well and truly. And do you not think that all thefe have been your fins ? S. /am now afraid fo : But Iam loth to thin, that it is f obad withme And therefore I would fain hope Hill that it is better: But ifit fhould be fo, d pray you tell me, what wouldyouyet advifeme to do ? P. God knoweth, I have no delre to trouble you nor to put you into any needlefs fears, much lets to drive you into defpair ; nor would I have you con- clude that your State is bad, upon my word alone But I will here cite you forne Texts of Scripture, by which you may certainly judge your fell; And I will intreat you when you corne home to bellow a few hoLr, in fecrer as in Gods prefence, in the true and impartial examination of your felf by them, and tell me when I next fee you how you find the cafe your fell. (x) Mat.24.39. i Thef 5. ÿ. (y) Mat.24. 23, 26. Yoh.4.. i. (z) Prov. I 1.7. But
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