(though not \[take]/ overcome) divers times since this. being not yet satisfied with one place of scripture though it was sufficient, I amI was therefore confirmed by these places following as Gods speech to Abraham in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Gen.22.18. also in divers places of the Revelation.v.9.7[.]9.chap. I therefore sum up this with the 3 chap of S paul to the Actes 2.39 John 11.52 galations. 28 verse There is neither Jew nor or gentilesGrecian: there is neither bond nor free: there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus And if ye be Christ[e]s then are ye \of/ Abrames seede and heires by promise As I take it after this I was tempted that it might be in veine for me to persev\r/e in that good which I had begun, seeing if I did what I could to ataine to that place of happines. which thou Lord hast prepared for them that love thee. yet I thought I might after fall because the Angels sinned. and kept not there habitation. but were cast downe into hell; but immediatly I was strengthened in thinking there was no hurt in following good. which must needes bee in the contrary; now I useing to sit with my Granmother when she was most at lesure. put this question to her whether there was sinne in heaven, she answered me no (child) I asked her how the Angels fell. she proved to me a place in Christian \praires/ and meditations whereis mentioned the miseries of this life and sinne which in heaven is none.⁵² yet I gave not much credet to this unlesse it were confermed by that holy writ though I said no more to my Granmother who after thought of it, and [moved] what I said to her to M\r/aster Baxter the or persondisspencer of that \thy/ word for the other was the curat who somtimes prayhed in this our parish (who used somtimes to expound to her by reason she was unable to goe to Church) who answered out of the Reve.21.27 \vers/ that no uncleane thing should enter into heaven gates. yet this satisfied me not. for I still feared I might sinne there; though it did not much trouble mee that I could not then apprehend the misteries of theses things, for I still hoped Lord in the for thou art ever one [that] promises be infallible and that love towards thine everlasting John 10.28.29 verses stablenes of thy truth: untill such time as thou instructest me further. divers times I have thought of this at length thou illuminatest my understanding that I should consider of these places Rev. 20.5[7] and they shall reigne for evermore. Isa 60.21. the people shalbe all righteous: they shall possesse the Land for ever; in sum transla according to the counsels of old, with a stable truth Isa 2.v.1 to die for us thus Lord thou assurest me with the unchangableness of thy nature and of thy faithfullnesse in performing thy promisses, for thou hast done wonderfull things. thy counsels of olde are faithfulnesse and truth. who spared not thy owne onely sonne: for he in no sort tooke on him the Angels nature but he tooke on him the seede of Abraham to save us. Heb. 2.\10/ suffer me yet Lord to speake unto thee. for it doth me good to thinke that light is the more manifest for the opposition of darknes. thy servant Augustine was muc\h/ troubled in his inquiery after the Root of Evill.⁵³ considering thou Lord hast made all things good: at last he found that evill was nothing els but a privation of good; psal. 10.4in thee Lord wee have our being. much more our welbeing; psal.40.25for with thee is the well of life: and in thy light shall we see light: psa 36.9 when thou with-hold not thy tender mercies from me. O Lord: let thy loving kindnesse and truth alwayes preserve me. psal 119. hidest thy face wee are troubled. when thou takest away our breath we die and turne againe to dust \psal 104/ som\e/times thou seemest to deale with us as a Nurs with her Children. to leave them that they may trie there owne strength, which if they fall, the weaknes is in them, and not in the Nurs Hold thou me up. and I shall be safe: yea my delight shall be ever in thy statutes