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That
Vile
may
fie
a
frured
of
our
eleîtion.
,
nifes
oflife
and
faluation,fo doe we receiue
them
by
faith,'
but
the
Lord doth not
only generally in the
word
offer
thefe
his
gratious
promifes
to
all
that
will
receiue
them,
but
alto
particularly in the
right
vfe
of
the
Sacraments to
cuery faith_
full
receiuer
:
for in.the Sacraments wee
mutt
confider
arch-
.
tion
and
corrèfpondencie
betweene the outward
fignes
and
things
fignified
:as
therfore the Minifler
Both
offer
and
giue,
and
I
receiue
and
Bate
the outward
fignes
of
bread and wine;
,fo
am
I
as
certainely to beleeue
that God
doth
offer
and
giue,
,and
that I
doe receiue and feede vpon Christ
Iefus
and
all
his
.bcnefits,with
the band.and
mouth
of
faith,vnto
the
nourifh-
jug
ofrny
particular
fouleto
euerlaflinglife,
-as
mybodie
is
nourifhed with
thefe
outward
elements
ofbread
and wine.
Laftlie,theApofile faith,
that
through
faith
wee
haue en-
Ephef.3.t
2.
trance
vnto
Cod
with
boldnefe
and
confidence,
and therefore
by
faith the
belecuer isparticularlie perfwaded
of
the
remifiion
ófhis
Jiinnes,and
of
his.
reconciliation with
God
:
for
with
what
boldueffe or confidence can the poore
fanner
come
be-
fore
God,whois
terrified
with
the
threatnings
of
the
Law,
with
the temptations
of
Satan,and
with
the-confide-ration
of
his
ovine
vnworthineffe_and felfe-
guiltineffe;
if
hee
bee
not
particularlie
allured
that
his curie
is
borne by
Christ,
that
he
is
forgiuen thewhole debt
ofhis
firmes,
and reconciled
vnto
God
?
What
allured
comfort
can
hee receiue,
ifhee
beleeue
that God
hath-eleóted
meter and
Pauland
all
his
Church,
if
hee be
not
alto allured
that
he
is in
this
number.?
If
a
whole
Citie
fhould
rebel and
con
imit
high
treafon
againit
a
Prince,
and
the Prince fhould
fend
out
a
pr9clamatió, declaring
that
vpon
fuch
conditions
he
would
receiue
them to tnercie;with
whatboldnefle
or
confidence
can
any in
this
cit.ie.come
be-
fore him,ifhe-be
not
affUred
that
he
bath performed
thefe
conditions
?
But
this
is
our
cafe,
wee
haue
rebelled; againíl-
God,and
hee
hath.proclaimed
in his
Gofpell the
.pardon
of
our
firmes;
fo
wee lay
hold
vpon Christ by
a
_true
and
liuely
faith,and
repent
vs
ofourffinnes;
Iftherfore
we
could
not
be
allured
that
wee haue
a
liuelie faith
and
true
repentance,and
confequently
that
Gods
mercifull promifes
belong
particu-
larly unto
v
s;wjth what boldnes
or
confidence
-can
we come
before