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doubts, wherewith fearful hearts distress themselves continually. Never yield to your fears, wait on God still for resolution of your doubts in his best time; for it is not man that can, but it is God that both can and will speak peace to his people, not only outward, but inward peace, Psa. lxxxv. 8.

In the mean time, though you can have no feeling comfort in any of God's promises, yet consider God is the Lord, and that Christ is Lord of all, and you are his creature, owing to him all obedience, faith, and love: wherefore, you will, as much as you can, keep yourself from iniquity, and diligently strive to do his will, let him do with you as he pleases; yea, though he kill you, or though he give you no comfort till death, you will trust in him, and will obey him, and it is your desire to rest and hope in him as in your Redeemer; then, whether you know that God is yours or no, I am sure he knows you to be his; this is an argument of strong faith, and you are upon sure ground: The foundation of God remains sure: The Lord knows his; and who are they? Even all who professing his name, depart from iniquity, 2 Tim. ii. 19. And whosoever in his heart would, he in truth does depart from iniquity.

(9.) Fears arising from manifold temptations, removed.

Something remains yet to be answered. Many say that, do what they can, they are assaulted still so thick with temptations, that they cannot have an hour's quiet.

What of that? Does it hinder your peace with God, that the devil, the world, and your lusts, God's sworn enemies, are not at peace with you? So long as you have peace of sanctification in this degree, that the faculties of soul and body do not mutiny against God's holy will, but hold a good correspondence in joining together against the fleshy lusts, which fight against the soul, you are in good case; I mean, when the understanding, conscience, and affections, are all willing to do their part against sin, their common enemy: not but that you will find a sensible warring and op-