comfortable stalking with God. the fore-mentioned deluded Ones was ever pra&ically and experimentally acquainted with. Neither is this all.The true Chriflian hathyet more noble, immediate and demonffra- tive evidence to strengthen his heart in the atfurance of Gods everla[iing love, unto him through Chrifl,andpreíent poffetlion ofhis favour.For(with fubmitîion tobetter judge- ments,and the fpiritofthe Prophets) I conceive that a fan- &ified man maybe afTured of his fpirituall fafetie, and found effate toGodwards divers wayes. a. By the evidence and fingle a& ofinternall Vifion. Wee i cots. a 2 havereceived,faith the Apof}le, not the ßirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that wee mightknow the things that are ray given us of God, that is to fay, fay our Country- men of Rhemes, C/vrifts Incarnation, Paon, pretence in the Sacrament, and the incomprebenfible joyes of Heaven. But it is cleare in the Text, that the Apoftle fpeakes ofall the gifts generally that aregivenus of God, whether ferveth the argument ofcomparifon; that as amans fpirit teacheth him so knowall his thoughts thatare in him, at the leafl in tome meafitre: b allò the Spirit of Goa teacheth the Beleevers to know all that God hathgiven them. Hee Bothnot fay, that we know Godsgifts; but that wee know the gifts that God bath givenunto us. See further to this point and purpofe, y 1017.5. t 3, a Tim.t. 12. By a fecret and facred irradiation of the Spirit of faith, the fán&ified foule is alcertained of its perfonall and particular dependance, and relianceupon the promifesoflife, andGods mercies through Chrifl;by which it knaves it bath eternal' life, lob. 3.36. (bin' c °''° k, As certainey as bee that bath a corporal! eye, knowetb that 4°i pi di"is tt: ocuo corporao, hee fees: fo certainely, bee that is illuminated with the light cmtc:rcòisqae of Faith, knowes that bee beleeves. The glorious fplendòur of peiEunlitr,r hnoc filch anorient, and heavenly Iewell cannot but thew it felfe, V1,PifnÇ ere and thinecleanly to the he art wherein it dwels. Like abright nam splr? a a lampe bet up in the foule, it do: h not onely manif fi other aupmo s, p things ; but alto it felfe appeareth by its owne light : tohen ba Pacer, ci,) "te, I fee and relie upon a man promifìngme this, or that,I know at ti rióéi,K I fee, and relye upon him : (hall í y faithbehold my bkfíed il a item . Redeemer, 317
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