Hoibwemay knowwhether we be effet7ually celled. 48i time fawne vponhim, that by pretending loue`and friend- ihip it may worke him the greatermifchiefe. The fecond part of our effe&wall calling is the mutual' donation ofGod the father, wherebyhehath giuenChria Iefus vnto vs tobee our Sauiourand Redeemer, and vs vino Chrifl tobee failed and redeemed, by which alfo wee may prooue thatwe are effe6luallie called, For this gift is mutu- all and reciprocall,and therefore the onedoth clearelyproue the other, fo that ifwe can haue any a{furance that Chria is giuen vntovs, thenmay weealto bee affured that wee are giuen vnto Chrifl;andcontrariwife, ifwe haue any a{furance that wee are giuen untoChrill, thenmaywe be alfo allured that Chrif} is giuen vnto vs : and confequentlie that weare effe6tuallie called, for thismutuall donation is one part thereof. Now wee maybee affured that Chriflis giuen vn- to vs,if wee belecue in him, 'Tiling vpon him alone for our iullifcation and faluation, as appeareth, Iohn3.16. So çod¡opted theworld thatbeebathgiuenhis oneliebegottenfonne, that as manyasbeleeue inhimfhonldnot perifh, but haue euer- Íaîlinglrfe.And fo alfo we maybe affured that wee are giuen vntoChrifl, if wee heare his voice and followhim, as him- felfe fpeaketh, Iohn 10.27. andfubmit our (clues to bee led and gouerned by his fpirit, for as many as are led by the lira of fGod theyare thefannerofGod,and whofoeuer are fanner are &tiresofGod, and . heiresannexed with Chrif : As it is Rom.8. 14.16. But here Satan will obie&,that thofe who aregiuen vnto Chriahauekept his word, as himfelfealfoafñrmeth,Ioh.i 7. 6. How therefore willhe fay,canfl thoube affured that thou art one ofthofe whoaregiuen vnto him,feeing thoukeepeft it not but continually tranfgrelfefl his - commandements? To which weemull anfwere,that the lvord of Chrill is his Gofpel, whereinbeepromifeth euerla{ling lifetoall that be- leeue inhim, andbring forth the fruites of their faith invn- fained repentance, as it appeareth Iohn 5.38. where he thus fpeaketh to the vnbeleeuing Iewes And his word (faith he) hareyee not abia'ing in you : for whomhe bathfeint, .himyee be- leeuenot; whereby it is ananifefl,if Chrifsreafoning bee of I i found 4.Sea,3. Ofrhefccond part ofour ef- fratralcallrrrg. Ioh, 3.16. lohn iozy. Rom.8.i 4.16. Homthofe that aregiuen to Cbrift,keepe hit uval d. lohn 17.6, Iohn 8.
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