comfortablewalking with God. the fore-mentioned deluded Ones was ever pradically and experimentally acquainted with. Neither is thisall. The true Chriflian bath yet more noble , immediate , and demonflra- tive evidences , to firengthen his heart in the afrurance of Gods everlailing love unto him through Chrifl, and prefent poffeffion of his favour. For ( with fubmiffion tobetter judgements , and the fpirit of the Prophets) I conceive that a fandified man may bee allured of his fpirituall fafety, and found eflate to Godward divers wayes. 1. By the evidence and tingle ad of internal! Vifion. Wee cor.2.12. - havereceived, faith the Apoffle, net theffririt of the world, bat the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that arefieely given to ass of god, that is to fay, fay our Country- men ofRhemes, Chrif Incarnation, Tafflon, prefince in the Sacrament , and the incomprehenfible ioyes of Heaven. But it is cleare in the Text, that the Apoffle fpeakes of all the gifts generally that are given us of God, whither ferveth the argument ofcomparifon , that as a mans fpirit teacheth him to know all his thoughts that are inhim, at the leaft, in fome meafurc : fo alfo the Spirit of God teacheth thebelcevers to knowall that God bath given them. Hee doth not fay, that we know Gods gifts; but that weknow the gifts that God bath given unto us. See further to this point and purple, Joh.g.i 3. 2.Tirn. 1. 12. By a fecret and facred irradiation of the Spirit offaith, the findified foule is afcertained ofits perfonall and particular dependance and reliance upon the promifesof life, and Godsmercies through Chrift,by which it knowes it bath eternal! life, rob. 3. 36. certa is , Guam certainely as bee that bathacorporall eye, knoweth that quiiprzditus eft leefie: : certainely , bee that is ih'nminated with the lightoriocuvic revsere s offaith, knowetbthat hebeleeveth. The glorious fpendour of tam cert°m:s inch an orient , and heavenly Iewelkcannot but C hew it felfe, 'mine, and fhine clearely to theheart wherein it dwels. Like abright vniatmfes ;due: ea lampe let up in the foule, it doth not onely manifeft other doptionZiper things; but alfo it felfeappeared) by its owne light : when ilapatcel=tela: I fcc and relyupon a man promifingme this, or that, I know cur ipfiriquod fit I fee and rely uponhim : (hall I by faith behold mybleffed De*R"' 16. Tlos. Redeemer, 317
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