'rogation.; i pu nh sg the certainty ofcurperfeuerance. 673 diligence. Lafilie, call to ininde the manifold examples which thou hail both read and feene, of-fuch as haue been ofgreater gifts and graces, and, made amuch fairer Phew then thou,of holinefl'e towards God and righteoufneffe towards men whio notwithflandinghauefinally fallen away andbecome reprobates, and therefore why maiíl not thou beone ofthis number ? Seeing then the cafe thus ílandeth, doe not fooli(hly flatter thy felfe withavaine hope, that be- caufe thouart ele1ed, called, iuflified, and fan6lified,there- .fore thou (halt be faued; for though now thou art ele6led, yet hereafter thou maiíi become a reprobate ; though to daythouart a child ofGod, and in hisfauour,yet to mor- row thoumaiefi through thyfnnes, bee a childeofthe di- uell,and inGods di'fpleafurebe reieCled; though now thou art amemberofChriíi, thou inaiefibecome a limme of Sa- tan ; and though now thou art indued with the fpiritof God,-and with all thegraces and gifts thereof, yet by thy finne thou maiefi eafily lofe both it and them; and bee whollie and finallie giuen ouer to runne on in thy former wickedneffeuntoeternall death and condemnation. And thus doth Satan perfwade the Chriflian `than to .Sep .2. doubt of his perfeuerance. The which tentations, if wee The generaN would withfiand, itbehoouethvs not toground the certain- meanes ea tie ofourperfeuerance vpon our owne refolution, flrength `g=Q áthe andgraces which we haue receiued, forthefe are altogether gal fi ebe ¡or- infidficient tovpholdvs againft the aífaults ofour fpirituall mer tempta. enemies, who are farremore ílrong then wee; but whollie Pion. diflrufling in'our owne abilitie, let vs refs andrely wholly vpon theLord : for as it is he 'doneWho bath bellowed vp- on vs all the gifts and graces which we haue receiued, fo allo haue wee our growth -and perfeuerance in them from himonely. Audiowee maybe affured ofour perfeuerance, notwithftanding our ownc weakeneffe and inconflancie,for it is God which fablipeth vs in Chri/tz, as it is, a.Cor.i.2t. iChr..zr Though in refpea òfany thing that is invs wemight euerie houre fallAway,- yet we arePure to continue in ehofe graces which we"hauereceiued, manger themalice and power of all our enemies, for wee fland not inour owne (lrength bùr Xx fire
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