Arguments toprone the certaintie ofourperfitierance. 68 3 Secondlie, weare aífured of our perfeuerance, by Gods §.S0.4.' particular promifes made to his faithfuull ones. Pfal.i.3.it is of theparticu- lr of the righteous man, that he (hall be like a treeplanted ourperfXees of by the rimers ofrraters, that will bring forth herfruiter in due ranee. fcafon,whofeleafefhall not fade,rc. As therefore the tree plan- Pfa1.I,, ted by the riuer fide doth not wither, becaufe continually Ezech.47. t 2. it fucketh moiflure, whereby it is quickned and refreíhed : fo the righteous man perfeuereth in his righteoufneffe, be- caufe he is continuallie reuiued andquickned with that fpi- rituall moitlure, whichhec fucketh from Chrifl who is the Iiuely roote,whereofhe is abranch, Pfalm. i 5.5. He that doth pfalrn, t1, s. thefe things /hall neuer be mooned. Pfal.37.24. Though (the Pfal.3 7.24. righteous mall) fall,hefball not be ca/i of; for-theLordputteth veder his hand. Pfal. 1 12.6. Surely he!hallnewer be mooed, but Pfa?, t t z.5. the ri htesus fhall bee had in euerlafiing remembrance. And verf.9. His righteoufizeffe remarnethfor euer. Pfal.1 2S.I. They verf:9. that troll in theLord(hall bee a mount Sion, which cannot bee Pfal.1 z5.ì. remoued,but remarnethforeuer. Ioh.4.14. Whofoeuer drinketh of the water that Ifhall gatehim, fhall neuerbemore a thirfl, Iohn 4a44 but the Craterwhich1fhallgiue him(hall be to hima well ofwa_ ter,fringingvp toeuerlaflinglrfe. Where by this water wee are tovnderfland theholieGhofl, as appeareth, Ioh.7.3 S. Iohn 38 39? He that beleeuethin me, asfaith the Scripture, out ofhis bell%e fhallfloe rimers ofthe water oflife. 39. This(faith the Euange > lit+) iakeher of thef firit which they that beleexed in himfhould recerue. So that to drinke of this water is through faith in Chrifl to bemade partakers ofthe holy Ghofl, whom who- foeuer recei:.eth fhall retaine him vnto the end. As tt fore he that hath a liuing fountaine continuallie iprinb.ng in him cannot be athirfl; fo they who haue this fountaine oflifeperpetually fpringing in them, they fhall neuer thirfl any more, but it fhall continually refrefhand quicken them, h 6 till they haue attained vnto euerlaflinglife. Iohn 6.3 5.1 am io 35.37 the breadoflife,he that commeth to mee !hallnot hunker,andhe' 54 that beleeueth inme (hallneuer thirfl. And verf. 37. eflll that thefather giueth mee (hall come vnt o mee; and him thatcons- meth to me Icaff not away. And verf.5 I . Iam the liningbread which camedownefromheauen, ifany manBateofthis bread bee fhall
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