Spiritual Peace and Comfort. 121 f.afly,Let me add towhat is faid,thefe two Proofs of this fourth Point here aífertedo I. The conftanc experienceofthe greatefi part of Believers tels us, that Certainty of falvation is very rare. Even of thofe that live comfortably and in peace ofConfcience, yet very few of them do attain to a Certainty. For my part, it is known that Cod in undeferved Mercy hash given me long the fociety of a great number of Godlypeople, andgreat irtterefl in them, and privacy with them, and opportunity to know ( heir minds,and this in many places (my ftation by providence having beenoft removed ,) and I mull needs profefs, that ofall thefe I have met with few, yea very few indeed, that if I ferioufly and privately asked them, e. re you certain thatyou are a true Be- liever, andfo are ¡aIiJîedand'hall be Saved, durfl fay to me, dam Certain ofit. But force in great doubts and fears : moll too fecure and negiecfive of their flares.without Affurarce, and Tome in fo good hopes (to fpeak in their own language) as calmeth their fpirits, that they can comfortably caft tiiemfefves on God in Chrifi. And thofe few that have gone fo far boyond all the relt, as to fay, They Were Certain of their¡incerity & falvation, were the Profeffors whole Itate I fufpected more then any of the rat : as being the moll proud, fell-conceited ,cenforious.paflionate, unpeaceable fort of Profeffors : and force of them living fcandaioufly, and force fallen fence to more sèandalous wayes then ever : And the moft oftheir humble, godly acquaintantt or neighboúrs fufpe4 tied them as well as Or elfe force very fewof them that laid they were certain,were honeft godly people molt women,) of fmall Judgement and ftrong Affections,
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