Obieflio»i takenfrom tetimoniesof.Scripture, anfrered.703 tohaue received life and nourifhment from the flocke. Now that Imay fit this fimilitude,wee are not naturall branches fprung fromChrifl, but from efidam,who is our roote, and are tranfplanted and ingrafted into Chrill, but after a diuers manner,fome into the vifible bodie oftheChurch, and as it werebutinto theoutward barke,who for want ofthe attra- ftiuevertue of faith, doe receiue no life nor uourifhment from him: and therefore though they feeme to hue for a time in Phew and outward profcflion,yet in truth they are deadbranches,and fo will appeare to be when the funne of perfecution andafiliélion fcorcheth and withereth them;but other branches are ingrafted into the inuifible Church and verlebodie ofChrifl the liuing flocke, and by a true and iiuelie faith doe fucke good iuyce and nourifhment from him, whereby they line andbring forthfuite. And they who are thus truely ingrafted intoChrifis bodie, cannot refufe to bring forth thefruites ofgood workes, no more then the li fling branch grafted ina fuitefull fáocke,can refufe to bring foorth grapes:for asall other powers of bodie and foule are regenerateand retwed,fo likewife theirwil, whereby they aremade not onelywilling, but alto defir.ous to bringforth thefruiteofgood workes. CHAP. XVIII. ObieL7ionsagai;af the dgîtrine. ofperfiuerance takenfrom te. f rmonies out o fS. `.Patie! Eptfles,anfwered. He ninth place obieá1ed is Rom.9.3. For Imould 4Séc` . I, rrifh myfelfe to befeparatedfrom C'hrifi (or, de- Rom.9. ;. Fief f uoted to eternal' perdition) for my brethren invvhac fenre which are my kan/emen according to the f eJh. Paul vvijhetlf From N -vhich place they thus reafon : `Paul might bee to be a aratcd feparated from Chrifl and perifh : but Paul was eleéed to faluation: therefore foine who are elutedmay be feparated . from.ChriP and perifh. I anfwere, that the propoítion is falfe,neither Both it receive any flrength from this teflimo- nie:for Paulcloth notfay,that hee could bee feparated from Chrifl,
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