686 Arguments toprove the rirtaintie ofour perfesrerance. given untohim ; That thqmay=be one,ac he awl she father are . one, verfI I ..Thar he wouldprererne- themfront euill, verfi S; and what greater euill than to fallfrotri graceand'. Godalfo? That theya!lmay be one, as the father is in Chrifl,and Chris an hi;rt; verfzI. That they bewith Chri/l,xherebee is,ar,d maybe- Vetf.i4. boldhisglorre, verf.z4. Heerakcth altointercefhon for all thofe whom he bath redeented,that theymay be faued, not.r withflarding their lmnnesinto whichthey ì1l through the t.Ioli.z,r.. flrengthoftheir corruptions,as appeareth i,Iohn.z.t.z.And therefore all thefe things-are granted veto himby the fa- ther,:for the faithful!. So that now they.may.fay with the Rom.a.;;.; 4. Apoitle,Rotri.8. 3 3. hi" god that iuffifieth, 34..who /hallcon. 31. demise ? It is Chriflwhich isdead,yea or rather which is rifen againer who is all° at theright -hand9fGodandma ,ethrequeft far vs. 35. whojhall f parate vsfrom Thelone fGo4,&c ?And thoughour corruptions be many,and ourweakeneífe great, . yet wee neede not doubt ofour perfeuerance to euerlafling life.Fertiehauean /sigh Prief Who is ableperfe&ll,y.te-fame them that comevnto Cod by ht*, f Binghe euer- liueth temakeinter. Hcb.7.i5. cegos for then ,as it is Heb.7.2s. g.Sec7.2. The feuenth reafon maybe taken from that union which Thefcurntb is betdveeto Chrifiand the faithfull,`vherebyhebecontmeth :wren taken their head, and they-his members. For.there isno head that fromour vnion will willinglie permit any of it members to bee rent and yvitb córi(t, torne from it,becaufe then it fhould haue amaimedand vn- Ephet. f.30. pulleandodË; tbhettne members Iefus is the god éadof'tlthe faitho And therefore bee will not fear any of them to beepul- lcd from him, and fo perifhiug make a maime in his bo- die, feeing hee is alto omnipotent and able to,faue all thofe whodepend upon. him, Moreouer,feeing our. Saui- our Chrift who is our "head, bath pafl all dangers, and now liueth and raigneth withGodhis father, wee.are alto affured that wee shall hue and raignewithhim. For he hath obtained 'this eternall glorie, not for hitnfelfe alone; but alto forall the members ofhisbodie, as appeareth, Ioh.1.7. loit. t; 21.24. and therefore now there is no doubt ofperifhing, f eeingossrlife is hidwith 6h/ in God, as itisCol.3.z, and . confequently
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