"For though weakness of faith is usually accompanied with doubts and fears, and the strength of faith, with assurance, joy and comfort; yet it is possible, that a man may have a great deal of faith, yet may have no assurance, and a man have assurance, not doubting of God's love, and yet may have but little of this grace."you must know, there is a difference between uncomfortable ness and less comfort. If a man be possessed of a great estate in the world, he has more comfort than another who has but the pledge and earnest of it; but though I am not possessed of it, yet if I have the earnest and pledge of it, I may have much comfort in it. Now the least grace is a pledge and earnest of more, yea, of the greatest measure; and is it not a comfortable thing for a man to have the pledge and earnest of glory? Such have all those that are weak, though they be but weak in faith." [from Comfort for weak faith--unfortunately I don't recall the author]
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