464 Comfortable Perfeeruatiueragainfdeler4tion.. God,andby the fuite fpirit in mol} carnalmanner, follici. ted and furthered, there is no queflion but wee (hall ob. taille ir. CHAP. XXXVI. Other reafon.rtoperfmadethe trea.keCbri lianoftheremiffi. onofhisfs»nes. . 0 id thefe are the reafons which tiny be drawne fromeuerie of the perfons of the Trinitie, to affure vs of the remiflion ofour` fnnes; to which we mayad diuersothers.: Firf}, the be- leeuing ofthe remifflon of our linnes, is an Articleofour Creede, whichwe doe dailyconfeife andpro-. feffe, which isnot left vnto our choice tobeleeueor not to beleeue,but as we confefhe it with themouth,fo we arebound tobeleeue,it with theheart, ifwe would be reckoned in%the number ofChriflians. Why_ then (houldwee doubt ofthat whichwe are bound to performe; and ifweedoe not wee grieuouflie (inne through infidelitie, which is moredange- rous and damnable thenal ourother whatfoeuer? And therefore though there were, no other reafon to mooue vs, though our hainous: and manifold ;finnes- fhould make it feeme vntovs neuer fo incredible, yet let vs let ofde all im- pediments andbreake through the violence of all obie6ii- ons, and beleeue in obedience to Gods commandements, andbecaufe it is our dutie, theperformance whereofisvery acceptable veto God, and the negle& whereof is a finne moll dangerous, and damnable. Which that wee_may per- forme, let vs carefully t bferue the - condition of the coue_ rantofgracc,that is, let vs refl and relie. vpon Chril} Iefus alone for our faluationbyalineIy faith, and turne vnto God byvnfaiued .repentance, and then there is no place left to doubtingofthat which in dutie weare bound tobeleeue. Secondlie, the.affTió}ed foule labouring vnder' finne -may receive nofinall affuranceby the teflimonieofGods faith- full mil-lifters ; for the l eyes ofthe kingdotne ofheaucn.are committed --^--+1 I.That vvee are te belecue the remifJion oFourfinncs, becaufe it is an4rticle of oarr Creed. 5.S0.2 . :.The tefü- ArroaieoJGods
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