Óátettias dgaiOtheafuremceofoureleiliona :sfirered. 27% difcouraged, feeing by communicating ofChrif }s worthi-- nelfe wee aremade worthie ; when wee confider that in our fel ues we are fubiea to thecurie ofthe law,theanger ofGod and eternall condemnation,wee are neuertheleffe affured of euerlafiing life and faluation,becaufewe arevnited to Chril} our.head,who hath taken away our curte and nailed it to his croule, borne his fathers difpleafure to reconcile vs vntohim, andwas condemned and fuffred death to free vs fromdeath and condemnation, and tomake vsheires oflife andfaluati- on. So that nowwe behold the huge debt ofour finnes, as it is difcharged and cancelled with hismerits and full fatif- fa6tion; NN'ee beholdour imperfe&ions, but as perfected by hisperfe'&ions; wee looke vpon our vnworthincfle, but as it is ennobled with his worthineffe; when wee let before vs the curie of the law,, the anger of God and fentence of condemnation, wee confider them as takenawayand foal_ lowedvpofChrifis death and full obedience ; becaufe now wee arevnited vnto Chtif},and hee is become ours, that wee might become his; hee hath taken vpon him ourfinnes and vnworthine.fle,that beemight make vspartakersofhis righ.- teoufüeflé and worthine%. And therefore that whichGod hath wifely ioyned together, letnot ourfaith fondly fepa- rate;for ifitbe vnlawful in carnal mariages,thenmuch more in the fpirituall mariage betweene Chtift and his Church But let vs lookevpon ourfelues, not in our felues,but as wee arevnitedvino Chrift, and then ourfelfe-worthineffeofhell anddeflruaion will not abate our affurance oflifeand fal- uation. Eightlie, they obie& that euery heretike, epicure and §.Sea.ro. worldling, continuing in their finnes and wickedneffe, may Heretikes attd faine to themfelues fuch a perfwafion ofthe certaintie ofe- worldlings lesion : but this is nothing to the purpofe ; for the oueflion hoafting of is not of epicures and worldlings who haue no faith or a faith,ro caufe s, why tllojc dead faith,but oftrue belecuers, whobring foorth the fruits _Moulddoubt of their.faith,at leali inan holy delire and endcuour offer- who tru1;4e- wing the Lord in holineffe and righteoufneffe. For they that le"e cannot beallured that they haue faith, cannot haue any cer- taintieoftheir eleelion; but none can haue any affurance of T 2 faitl a
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