it delights to meditate on, and walk with its God, it doth not leave off duty, but performs it more conscionably and spiritually.In the fift place, sound assurance produces fruitfullness; the soul that is by the Spirit of God, assured of the grace and favour of God towards it, is usully the frutfullest in righte∣ousness, as is evdent by the language of the Apostle, Col. 1.6. After the Colossians knew the grace of God in truth, they were more fruit∣full in righteousness, than ever.Sound assurance of the love of God, pro∣duces care and industry, in the work and wayes of God, as is evident by the language of the Apostle, 2 Cor. 5.1, 8. We know, we are con∣fident, saith he of himself, and other Believers; and what follows? Therefore we labour, that whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him, ver. 9. These mens assurance produced not carelesness and sloth, but care and indu∣stry, and it is the property of good assurance so to do.This condemns that Popish Tenet, That assurance of salvation is the destroyer of all piety and charity.Note. And it condemns that assurance that is fruitless or careless.In the sixt place, Sound assurance produces joy, 1 Pet. 1.8. Faith of evidence and joy, are inseperably united, they are Twins born at once, and if assurance die, joy dies with it; In whomsoever the Spirit of God is a Spirit of Confirmation, he is a Spirit of Consolation; the soul that is assured of the love of God to∣wards it, cannot but rejoyce in it; spiritual Consolation doth not spring so naturally from any thing, as it doth out of the witness of the 0