OiiitEt"sons .4041 theafaraxce ofoar clettion anfirered. 1,49 Gholl would not hereby take away our certaintieoffaith, but carnali fecuritie;he would not depriue vs ofthe affurance ofthe remiífïon ofour fïnnes and our ele&ion, but rather by there admonitions as with abridlehe curbeth inour vnrulie affe6tions;and ref}raincth vs fromrunning into al licentiouf- neffe vnder this pretencethat we are affuredofour ele6lion he wouldnot haue vs doubt of Gods grace, but he would not haue vs too much .truf. and rely on thofe graces which weehaue receiued and therefore he putteth vs in.,mind of our ovine weakenes and infirrnitie, not to the end we hould doubt of our ele&ion, and definiteof or feare our perfe- uerance, but to the end that diarulting our owne firength wee may whollie relie vpon the power , lout and promi- fes ofGod,and thereby gather fomuch more certaine affu- ranceofour eletion and perfeuerance, as the powerofGod is about thepower ofman ; laftly,he giueth vsnot theread- monitions to bring vs intodoubting,but would hereby fir vp our faith unto the exercife ofholineffe and righteouthes, that it maynot through idleneffe faint and waxe fiiffe and benumm 'd, and vnable to performe thefe holy aciions, whereby this affurance and certaintie ofour elec`Iion,would bee infeebled andnot fo fenfiblie difcerned : and therefore theft and fuch like (perches tend not to this end that wee should doubt of our ele&ion, but rather that wee fhould- bee preferued from doubting; to which, carnali fecuritie, felfeconfidence, negligence in the duties of holineffe and rightedufneífe,and continuance in finne,.would in the end bring vs; all Which the fpirit ofGod by thefe admonitions and exhortations preuenteth. . Setondlie,I anfwere that there and fach likeadmonitions, are not dire&cdonfie to the faithfull, whomay andought to beeaffured oftheirele&ion, but in generall to the whole Church, wherein there are many hypocrites who content themfelues with abarePhewofgodlineffe,andmanie world- lie menwhopleafe themfelues withcarnal fecurity,and a car.- cafe offaith, which neuer fo much asbreatheth, and much leffe performeth any a&ions ofholineffe and righteoufnelfe and thereforeas itwas neceffarie that the faithfull fhouidbe,. more
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