and care of, Ur people under7emptatien. 275 braharn (at the 21. verfe) Being fully perfwaded , that what God had promifed, he was able alto to perform. And therefore (at the 22.) it was imputed tohim for righte- oufnefs . Now it was not written for his fake alone, that it was imputed to him : but for us alfo to whom it (hall be imputed, ifwe beleeve on him that raifed up Jefus our Lord from the dead. Abraham was juflified by faith, it was imputed to him for righteoufneffe : and faies the Apo- file here, it was not written for his fake, but for us alfo. We are jailed as Abrahamwas, by the fame faith, what faith is that ? is it the faith of Affurance ? Yes ! he was Al- lured indeed, but I pray of what? He was AI-fared that God was able to performe : He being fully perfwaded , that what he hadpromifed, he was able alfo to perform. Abraham beleeved that God was able, and fo relyed upon God, and hereby he was juftified. So it (hall be with men and women now : if theybe Affured, and Perfwaded, that God is able, and fo relye upon God; this is the faith that ihen therefore this temptation comes, Anfwer unto Satan : Satan, thou faieft I have no Affurance, becaufe I,ave no faith ; but I have this Affurance that Abraham had, whereby he was juftified, I beleeve God is able to help me, and fo I relye upon God, and therefore (Satan) I am now juftified, and ftand righteous through Jefus Chrift in the fight ofGod. Secondly, As he does labour to weaken the faith ofAf- 2. furance, By telling the Saints that they have no faith : So alfo, by telling them, That they have no Obedience, that theydon't profit under the means, thatthey are not fruit- fall : where ever there is truefaith, therewill beObedienee, and men will profit under themeans, and be fruitful 5 but you are Unfruitfnl, and you are barren, and where's your Obedience? here's no Obedience, therefore no faith : So noAffurance, your Affurance is wrong. Well, But how may we ward, and Jeep offthic blow in the time Quey. oftemptation, that ourfaithofAffUrance may notfaile ? Truly, thisblow is not to be wardedoff, ifthisbe true; .An f.. That
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