comfortable walkingwith God. 33 t from the Judge hisowne mouth in the mcane time; which, tree thinks, fhouldhorribly affright thoufands in our dayes ; whohand for a frozen formality , heartleffe indifferency, re- ferved neutrality,' and Politicke moderation in profeffion, and practice of Religion. Thus a true teftimony and found perfwafion ofa goodeftate to Godward, ever holds cor- refpondence to the Word; and is infallibly grounded there- upon. 061et7. Say.you fo ? In fpirituall cafes and points offaith, how is it poale , that a man fhould bee infallibly cer- taine of that by the Word, which is not contained in the Word, either immediately, or by good confequence ? But Bel/iv/nine affirmcs, that this particular propofition Such, De jull* 46,341., or fuch a man is trnly Inflified ; is not contained in the Sew Prima r"' WordofGod, either immediately or by good confcquence, &c. Anrwer. To let paffe at this time, that which fome wor- thy Divines preffe in this point, that filch places as thole, Pfalme 1o3. Efa. 43.32. Rom. io. 9. Gal. 2. 20. &c. mate and imply fuch a particular propofition immediately : I anfwer, that it is deduced by evident confequence out of theWord. For from fuch generall promifes and propofitions as thefe ; He that beleeveth' on the Sonne, bath esserlalling life, Ioh. 3. 36. Whofoever beleeveth in him, fhall receive rennffion offinnes, A6ts eAndby him all that beleeve, are from all things, 0.c. its 13.3 9., &c. follow by goad confequence thefe particulars : Paul, Peter, Luther, Calvin, Beza, Bradford, or any other particular manbeleeving in him, receives remiffion of finnes ; is juflified ; bath eternal! life. Even as it followeth direly and infallibly , every man is a a reafonable creature ; therefore, John, Thomas, &c. is endued with reafon. Though no word faith exprcfly and immediatey; Thou Thomas beleeving, fhalc be faved ; yet'the fame wordwhich faith,Everyone beleeving,bath eternal! life, faith alto ; Thou Thomasbeleeving, haft eternall life, or (halt be five& As on thecontrary, thisuniverfall, He that beleeveth not the Some,
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