Of Eletlion. Wthey began toprofefs, and it will never heartily love them again; (asit doth llooK iV, not, no not an Apofiate, becaufe once a Profeffor of Chn!l) yea, they ad– ~ ventured upon, ~nd did take en them this proletlion ofhis Name, feeing their o\1 n unabilitpo thinldo much as onegood thought, knowing that all their Jufficiency iJO{ God, and that he it is that mu!\ work in them to will andto do according to hi4 good pleafure; and they knew, and conlidered, that the World would be fure to fcandal and reproach them tor any evil they lhall run into, and expect and exact great !lrictnefs and exactnefs from them 1 or take advantageagain!lthcmtofpeaka/lman11er of evil of them; for they did it even for what is good in them. Now if this be the Cafe, ( as it is) for a Soul to give it felf up unto the Lord , and his ways for ever; this is the greatefi, the pu~e(l trult that you have ever heard or read of: And can you thmk that God will not be faithful ? Faithful i4 he th,lt hatb calltdyou and drawn this felf·forfaking, and fo high no undertaking fi·om you. Trufi on your part draws out F'aithfulnefs on his: One Scripture , and no more for this, 2 Tim.1. 12. I know whom I have6t– lievtd , rmd I am perfwaded that he u able to ketp what I have commilledun· tobmu 1gairtfi t!Mt day: All that could fall cut between his firfi believing, and that day,he committed to God; becaufe that he was able, was one ground and that he was Faithful, WaJ the other [Iknqw whom I have 6elieved] this re– ferreth to faithfulnefs, arid that other [I amperfwaded] unto his A6ility , as Grotim hathobferved. C HAP.
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