36 DireE1iortis forgetting and keeping to dellroy or puniflh them. And none fbould fear dítrultful'y the wrath ofa gracious God, but they Who will not fubmit to his Mercy, and will nót have Chriít to reign over them, and therefore may know that he is bound in Juhice, if they come not -in, tode- !troy them. But for you that.would be Obedient, and Reformed, and are troubled that you are no better, and beg of God to make you better,and have no fin, but what you would he glad to be rid of, may not you', at lea&, fee a ftrongPiobablility that it íhall go well with ypu ? O make ufe therefore of this Probability : and ifyou have but Hopes that God will do you good rejoyce in thofe Hopcs,till you can come to rejoyce in Af furance. And here letme tell you that Probabilities are of divers Degrees, according to their divers Grounds, Where men have but a little Probability of their Sincerity and a greater. Probability chat they are not Sincere in the Faith, thefe men may be fomewhat born up, but it behoves them prefently tó fearch in fear, and to amend that which is the caufe oftheir fear. Thofe that have more Probabili- ty of the fincerity of their hearts, then of the con- trary ,' may well have more peace then troubleof ínind : Thofethat have yet a higher Degree ofPro- bability, may live in more joy, and fo according to the Degree ofProbability may their Comforts it'll' vac.' And obferve alfo.that it is but the higheff degree of this Probability here which wecall a Certainty : For it is a Moral Certainty, and not that which is called Cert4inty'óf Divinefaith, nor that which is called Cer
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