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s.Cora.,9.

248

-Of

the

fignes

and

infallible notes

ofour

eleffion

but

when the

fpirit

of

God

by the

minifteri'e

of

the

:Word,

bath begot faith

in vs,

whereby

wee apply

veto

our

felues

Chril

Iefus,and

all

his

merits,

by whom

we are

reconciled

vnto God

and made friends

who

before

were enemies;

and

formes

of

God

and heires

of

euerl-afling

happineffe

who be-

fore were

the

children

of

wrath and

firebrands

ofhell,then

doe

weearnef

}ly

delire

the

compaTlie

ofour'heauenlyfather;

when

we

are

allured

that

our

iudge

fhall

be our

Satuiourithen

can we

goe boldly

to

his

iudgemcnt

feate

without

feare

of

condemnation

;when

we.are affured

that

we

are

the

belouecl

fpoufeofChril,

then

wee

lon'g

for

nothing

more

then for

the comming

ofour

bridegrootne

;

when

we

are certainely

perfwaded

that

by

Gods

fpirit wee

are

ingrafted

into

the

bo-

die

of

Chria,and

are

become littely members

of

his

body;

then doe

we

hardly

with with

the Apoftle to bee diffolued,

that

we may

be

with

Chril}

our head

in

his

kingdome

ofglo-

rie,

where

together with

him

wee fhall

receiue,and be fullie

fatisfied

with

fuch

incomparable ioies,as

neither

eie

hath

feene

norcare

heard,nor the

heart

of

man cancelsed.

4111.10.111

CHAP.

XI.

The

obie

lions alleadged

againft the

afurance

of

our

eleaiota, an fìvered.

Nd

thus much

concerning

the

fignes

whereby

we may

be

afhttred

ofour

ele6tion.

Now

I

will

anfwere

fuch

obie

&ions

as

are

brought

agaiiif}

this doh 'irine

by

the

enemies

of

Gods

truth._

And thefe

are

of

two

forts,

firfl

tetiimonies

of

Gods

word,

and fecondly reafons.

The

teflimonies

of

fcrip

1;C;or.,o.t

a.

tures

are

diners

:liirathey

obie6

fuch

places

as

thefe:;

Prou.:b,

s

4.

10.12. Let

him

that

t

hi4Seeth

he

fl

andeth,talke

heede Icfl he

fall.

Rom.ti,:o.

Pro.

28.

I4.Bleffeditthe

man

that

fearethal

iies.Rom.II.20.

Ph1.:.sz.

Re

not

h.

igh minded

butfeure.

Phil.2.

i

z.

Make

an

end ofyour

1,Pct.t.r7.

faluation

with

feare

and trembling,

I

.Pet. .I

y.

`7'affo

the

time

of

your

d'velling

here

in

ream:

to

all

which and

many

other

Each

like places,wee may anfwere

generallie, that

the holie

Ghoft

§:Se11.i.

A'rerrocrs

unto

teJ3imoniet

al-

legged.