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Zook.

7

we

may

f

new

that

we

(1) are the Children

of

God

?

And

that knowing

it,

we

may

:Rejoyce,

even

with un-

füeakable

glorious

joy

?

And

that

Believers are

Com-

manded

to

Rejoyce

in

the

Lord,

yea alwayes

to

Re-

joyce

?

And

Gods word

cannot

be

falle,

nor

doth

it

command

the

(m)

ungodly thus

to

Rejoyce

:

There-

fore certainly

a

man

may

know

whether

he

is

the

Child

of

God,

or

not.

S.

I

never thought

of

fo

much before

ass

you

have

told

me

:

I

cannot

deny

it.

Tut

I

mujß

confefs

that

I

have

no

fueh

knowledge

of

my

felf.

P.

lie

not

offended

with me,

if

I

freely proceed

upon

your

own confeffion. Have

you

no

affurance

of

your

falvation

?

nor certain knowledge what

cafe

your

foul

is

in

?

Tell

me

truly,

what

care, what

(n)

di-

ligent,

labour

have

you

ufed

to

have

made

all

lure

?

Is

it

becaufe

you

could

not

get

affurance

?

or

becaufe

you

would not do

your part

?

Can you

truly

fay

that you

have fet

your heart

upon

the

matter,

and made

it

the

greateft

ofyour

care

and

labour

in

this

world,

and

left

nothing

undone which you

were

able

to do,to

make

lure

of

everlafting

life

?

S.

I

would

I

could

fay

fo

;

But

I

confefss

I

cannot

:

God

forgive

me,

I

have

had

fame

Pallor

thought

of

thefe

matters

upon

the

by

;

But

I

never

laid

out

juch

ferious thoughts, filch

earneji

labours

upon

them

as

you

fpcak.of.

P.

Have you

not

?

I

am

lorry

to know

it

:

I3

ut

I

pray

you tell me

what

is

it

that

hath hindred you

?

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