Spiritual Peace and Comfort. 2 cb p him,FOr that is no true refotution ordinarily that ne- ver comes to performance. And here we are caft una- voidably to try whether we do perform our refoluti- ons by actual of dierce,before wecan fit down with fetled Peace : much more before we get Affurance. Now thofe that are diligent and careful in obeying, and have greateft conqueff over their corruptions, and do mote feldom yield to temptations,but do molt notably and frequently conquer thcm,thefe have the clearelt difcovery ofthe performance of their refo- lutions by obedience and confequently the fulleft Af- furance : But they that are ofteneft overcome by temptations, and yield molt to fin, and live molt difobediently,muftneeds be fùrtheft from Affarance of the fincerity of their obedience, and confequently of their falvation. 2. Godhimfelfhath plainly made our ac`t`ual obe- dience, not only a fign of trueFaith,but a fecondary part of the conditionof our falvátion, as promifed the NewCovenant. And therefore it is as impofiible to be faxed without it, as without Faith : fuppofing that the.perfon have opportunitytoobey, in which cafe only it is made neceffary, as a condition. This L wil but cite feveral Scriptures toprove,and leave you to perufe them if you be unfatisfied Rom.8. i.to 14.. They that are inChrift jefus, are they that walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. !fie live after the fief?)ye10 11 die, but i f ye by the Spirit do morti fie tl deeds of she body ,ye!hall live, Rev. 22. 14. Blefjed are they that do his commandments , thai they may have right to the Tree of Life , and may enter in by the Gare into the City, Heb.5.9. He is become the Author of eternal f ilvation: to all them that obey him,, .. Mat.
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