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leeuer,Rom.4.11. The
end therefore
vk'hy
wee are íèaled
td
faluation
by
Gods
Spirit,
is
not
that
we fhould doubt there-
of,
but that
it
might
be
out ofall
fqueffionfullie
ratified and
confirmed
vnto
vs:for.this
is
figrified by this metaphor
here
vfed
of
Pealing, as
:may.
appease
not
onelie by
the
ordinarie:
cutlome
amongf}
vs,
but
alfo
by the
vie
thereof
in former
times.Sò when
Aha/huerofb
would
haue
letters
written
in
the
Kings
name, which no
man
might
reuoke,he commandeth
Heti 8.8.
that
they fhould be
foaled
with
the Kings ring.Hefl.8.8.And
gDß..
Ioh.6.27. it
is
faid
that God
the father
had
fealed
our
Saviour
Chri/1,
that
is, confirmed
hint- in
his
office
ofinediation, by
gluing
euidenttef+irnonies and mantfef
+fagnes
that
the peo-
ple
might not doubt
of
his
calling
and anointing, Matth.3;
17.and
r7.5.andIoh.r.32.
So,whereas the holie
Choi}
in
the
faithful!
is
called
the
earnefl
of
our
inheritance,
this miniflreth vnto euerie true
belecuer
no
finall
confolation, nor
doubtful!
affurance
of
his faluation
;
for
we
know
that
an
carnet+
is
giuen atnongfI
men to
ratifie
and
bind
a
bargaine,
-f5
as
they cannot goe
from their agreement
afterearnefi
is
giuen and receiued.The
word
arrhabo,vvhich
is
here trdílated carne(
+,
hath alto
other
fignifications
which minitter
veto Gods
fäithful1ones
the
Otn.
38.27.18.
fame.affurance
and
the
like true
comfort; Gen.3
8.17.18.this
word
is
Vied
tofignifie
apledge
or pawne, than
the which
there
can
bee no
better
affurance
of
performing
promife;
LKing.14,14
and
2.-King.14.14. it
fignifieth
a
hot
+age
giuen
in
warres;
which
is
biuen for
affurance
to
cotifirme
couenants
agreed
vpnn. Whereas therfore
Gods
fpirit in
the
faithful!
is
called
arrbaho,
which
Ggnifi
-cth
an earneff
pawne and
hoflage.:-we
are
hereby
afhured
that the Lord
will performe
his
couenant
betweene
vs
and
him
;
that
he will
not
miffe a
day
in
the
per..
furtningofhis
promife;
that-howfocuer
wee were enemies;
yet
now
being
reconciled
by the death
ofhis
forme,
he
hath
giuen
vs
an hoflage
to
affttre vs
ofeternall
peace,
euen
his
hohe
fpirit.
And therefore
let not
Satan nor
all
his afliflants
caufe
vs
to
doubt ofGods
coueuant,wherein
he
hath
allured
vs
of
our election,
adoption,
and
faluation;
feeing he hath
foaled
this couenant
with
his fpirit; and
hath
giuen
unto
vs
this
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