Pilgrim's Progress - 5 - Christian Loses His Burden--The Desire and Means for Full Assurance.-Because of a request for the class to be available for those who live at a distance or cannot come, the class will now be videotaped and will be available on Sermon Audio - The Narrated Puritan site. Link will be made available.--1- We aim to examine the helpfulness of this statement,-Feelings come and feelings go,-And feelings are deceiving... Martin Luther-but how this statement can be pressed too far.--a- we will discuss- what is the definition of -feelings.- -Jonathan Edwards, Robert L. Dabney- -b- what is spiritual desertion and what is its affect upon the spiritual -feelings--- Treatise on the Religious Affections - J Edwards - Spurious Religious Excitements, Discussions Volume 3 - R L Dabney--2- Is assurance of the essence of faith-- L.B.C. Chapter 18. Westminster Larger Catechism, question 81. Answered affirmatively - Dr. David Engelsma, Answered negatively - Dr. Joel Beeke --3- How did the Puritans and Reformers link assurance to perseverance----4- look at a qualification of this statement in our confession- -yet are they never destitute of the seed of God and life of faith, that love of Christ and the brethren, that sincerity of heart and conscience of duty out of which, by the operation of the Spirit, this assurance may in due time be revived, and by the which, in the meantime, they are preserved from utter despair.- What is utter despair-- What about cases like William Cowper-- November 1731 - 25 April 1800 -Thomas Ridgley -1667 - 1734 helpful analysis - Body of Divinity W L C question 81.-