Arguments topreue the certaixtieofoasrperfeuerance. 68 t Luke 16.17. But the Lord in his word hathaffured all that Luke 16./1. beleeue, that hee will vphold them and preferue themunto euerlaf}ing life, again'},all the furie oftheir enemies ; as may appeare bothby his couenant which he bath madewith his Church in generali, and alto by particular promifes made to all the faithful!. Concerning the fîrf}, the Lordmaketh this couenantsviith his Church, Efa.59.21. /will (faith hee) mare this mycouenant with them ; myfpirit that is vpon thee,andEl,.19.1 r. my wordswhichIhaueput in thy mouth, Jhall not depart out of thymouth, or out ofthe mouthofthyfecde,nor out ofthe mouth of thefeede of thy feede,fauh the Lord,fromhenceforth euen foreuer. Iftherefore Gods fpirit neuer departeth from them, and they for euer confeffe and profeffehis word and truth, then certainly they can neuer fall away nor lofe their hea- uenly inheritance. For, rfthefpirit o fhim that raifedvp Iefus Ron'.!0u. from thedeaddwellin vs,heefhallalfo quickenour mortalibodies, becaufehitfpirit ei*elleth invs, as it is Rom.8. i t .And as many Rom.8.1i.14.17 as areled by thefpiritofGod,theyare th; formesofGod. verf. t 4. Andt f vebechildren,weareal'o heires,&c. v.t 7.So Ter. 3 2.3 8. Ierem. Iwill bee their God,and theyBall be my people. Verf.39. eflnd 39.40. Iwillgiue them eneheart andone way, that they mayfearemefor eater, for the wealth ofthem and of their children after them. 40. And /will make an euerla.ling cotenant with them,that I will neuer turne away from .them to doe them good, but 1 willput my feare in their hearts, that they (hallnot depart from mne,C1/4. If therefore the Church and people of God (hall fearehim for euer, ifhis couenant be euerlafling,ifhee will neuer depart from them, nor they fromhim, thencertainelie there is no doubt oftheir perfeuerance. Andchap.3t.3t.32. Ier.37.31.31. The Lord faith that hee wal make, a new couenant with his Church,not according to the couenant which he madewith their fathers. 33. Tut this [hallbe the couenant that Iwill make*ith thehoufe ofIfrael,after thofe dales (faith the Lord) /wept my law in their inrardparts, and write it en their hearts,and will be their God, and they 'hall be my people ,&c. And Iwillforgeue their iniquitie, and I will remember their finites no more. In which words theLord couenanteth,that his law fhould euer remaine fo deeply: ingrauen in their hearts, that nothing {Mould
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