That we maycertainy obtaistefpirituallgraeu,rje, 60/ feth that he willgiue vetohis Jlieepe euerlafling life. So-the A- poflle Paul telleth vs, that afier our earthlyhoufe ofthista- a.Cor.r.t. bernacle is deflroyed,webanea buildinggiuenvs of(od,anhouge not madewith bands, but eternal(in theheavens. And that wee Heb03.34. haste heereno continuing citie,but wefeeieone to come. And the Apoflle John faith,that this is Codspromire IT hick he h,:;h pre_ Lloh.z.zr. ;wiledvs, éueneternal! e. Yca this we alfo conf:fle in the ar- ticles ofour faith that Godbath preparedfora!' that in this life obtaine remiflion of finnes, life eucrlafling; and there- . fore they arcworfe then Pagansand Infidels, who continual- ly with their mouthes confetlingthis truth, doe not in their hearts beleeueit; and worfethen fooles and mad men,who doe not aboue all things in the world with all their endea- uours ft eke toobtaine it. And as it is certaine that there is life eternal( :fohaue wee 4 Sea .1 i._ no leffe certainty that wealfo (hall obtaine it, if wee fet our The certain:" hearts vpon it, andbefore all things _feekeit: for firffGod ofobtaining hath in many places promifed it to all the fai:hfullwho feare ten all ioye.' p by and feruehim. So the Prophet Daniel faith, that manywho tholthrnspethrouedan ed .dy ßeepe in the dull"haawake. toeuerlatling life. Andout Sauiour Dan. x2.2. promifeth, thathe will giue untoalhisjheepe life eternall :and that whofoeuer are ready for his fake to kaue any thing in ioh.1o.z8. the worldwhich they dearelyloue,/hall haste euerlaf inglife. Mar.r9.19.. And the Apollle affureth vs, that godlineffe (hall haue the r..I,411.4.." proms f s, not onlyof this life, but alp of the life tocoma.All whichpromifes being apprehended bya true & liuely faith, docertainly aflusrevs that we (hai be inheritoursof thiseter- nall happineffe : for hee rsfaithful! that bathprop ifed,andhis z Cor.r.tBsoP . promifes en ('brillareyea and amen; and though - heauenand earthmay paffeaway,yet not oneiot or tit tie' ofhis word/hallfall Apnc.r.T. to theground vnperformed : for he istruth it felfe and cannot Mal.3.6. lie, and immutable and vnchangeable, fo thatwhat beehack, decreed,(ball finely come topaffe. Andtherefore in the a ffu- rance oi faith, refling it felCe vpon thefe vnfallibl e promifes, . we may even in this lifebe certainelyperfuaded that we (hai beheires.of life eternall; yea fo infallible is thisaffurance; that our SauiourChrill faith, thathe who beleeuethbath al- loh.3.26. ready euetlafling life;andhis beloued Apofile affirmeth,that Io1).,,2+ wet-
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