or Form of' Páith. ragemeñt, than by afl'erting That every-gra- cious Soul cloth' love God, tho' All gracious Souls dare no't fa) they love' the Lord. Yea, 2dly, I think it is more comfortable to main- tain Alfurance to be of the Fífence of Faith: I would only fay, That fuch as deny Affu- rance, becaufe of a Necefïïtÿ of fupporting tender Confciences, would commend their Opinions by the fuirable Fruits thereof : For, I am fore, fince that now, and where this is maintained, there are more Doubtings and Strugglings, and fewer affur'd Chriftians, than when Faith was dehn'd by Affurance And as never more Loofnefs and Ungodli- nefs than fince, and where the Neceity of fincere Obedience, as the partial Condition of juftifying Faith, was cried np, as much conducing to a holy Life :: So did we never fee fewer affured :'Chriftians than fince, for Confolation of weak Chriftians, Faith was denied to confift in Affirance; and fince, we nipped`out of the goodold Way, where Calvin, Luther, and the firft Reformers walk'd. Ohjetl. 5. A Man . may _believe,, tho' he knows not that he believes; ' but he can have no Affo rance, , till he know, that he believes: Therefore Faithdoth not coriiff inAffurance.' Anf. I diffinguifh the Affumption ; he can- not have Affurance by a reflex Act; or evi- dentially from his Grace felt' 'iú the Soul, till he !glow that he believe it is true ; but hemay have
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