Spiritual Peace and Comfort. ¡29 of Gods Knowledge , or ofmans. I doubt not but Cod knows Certainly who fhali be faved, which with his Decree dothcaufe that which we call Certainty of the Object, as to mans underflanding ; But men: themfclves donot altva ins know ir. 1f a man have the fblleft Certainty in the world that he is Gods child, yet jibe be uncertain whether he tball fo continue to the end, it is impoiTible that he íhould have a Certaintyofhis Salvation: For it is lie only that endureth to the end that (hall be faved. Now that manyeminent Chriftians ofgreat know- ledge and much,zeal and obedience are uncertain of their Perfeverance,isprovedby two Infallible Argu- ments. i. By experience ; 1f any fhould be fo cen- forions as to think that none of all thofe NationS and Churches abroad that deny theDofrine of Cer- tain Perfeverance of all Believers, have any flrong Chriftians among them,yet we have had the know- ledge of Inch at home. 2. Betides the Difficulty of the Subjeft is a clear Argument that a thong t- hrílli an may be uncertain of it. God bath made all chore points plain in Scripture,which muff beBelieved as of Neceflity to falvation : But the Certainty of all e.. lievers Perfeverance, is not a point of flat Nec c ii t, to Salvation to be Believed. Otherwife it would lie a hard matter to prove that any confderable number were ever faved, till of late : or are yet faved, but in a very few Countries. It is a Point that the Church- es never did put into their Creed;where they ficmmëd up thofe Points that they held neceffary to Salvatore. There are a great number of fexts of Scripturewhich feeming to intimate the contrary, do make the Point of great Di eulty to many of the wife. +t. And r thofe
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