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Gholl
would
not
hereby take away our certaintie
offaith,
but
carnali fecuritie;he
would not
depriue
vs
ofthe
affurance
ofthe
remiífïon
of
our
fïnnes
and our ele&ion,
but
rather
by
there
admonitions
as
with
abridle
he curbeth
in
our vnrulie
affe6tions;and
ref
}raincth
vs
from
running into
al
licentiouf-
neffe
vnder this pretence
that
we are affured
of
our ele6lion
he
would
not
haue
vs
doubt
of
Gods
grace,
but
he
would
not
haue
vs
too
much .truf. and
rely
on thofe graces
which
wee
haue receiued and therefore he
putteth
vs
in.,mind
of
our
ovine weakenes and infirrnitie,
not
to
the
end we
hould
doubt
of
our
ele
&ion, and definite
of
or
feare
our
perfe-
uerance,
but
to
the end
that diarulting
our owne firength
wee
may
whollie
relie
vpon the power ,
lout
and
promi-
fes
ofGod,and
thereby gather
fo
much
more certaine
affu-
rance
of
our
eletion
and perfeuerance,
as
the
power
ofGod
is
about
the
power
of
man
;
laftly,he
giueth
vs
not
there
ad-
monitions
to
bring
vs
into
doubting,but
would hereby
fir
vp
our faith unto the
exercife
ofholineffe and
righteouthes,
that it
may
not through
idleneffe
faint and
waxe
fiiffe
and
benumm
'd,
and
vnable
to
performe thefe
holy
aciions,
whereby
this
affurance
and
certaintie
of
our elec`Iion,would
bee
infeebled and
not
fo
fenfiblie difcerned
:
and therefore
theft
and
fuch
like (perches tend
not to
this end
that
wee
should
doubt
of
our
ele
&ion,
but rather that
wee fhould-
bee
preferued from
doubting;
to which,
carnali
fecuritie,
felfeconfidence,
negligence
in
the duties
of
holineffe
and
rightedufneífe,and continuance
in
finne,.would
in the end
bring vs;
all Which
the fpirit
ofGod
by
thefe
admonitions
and
exhortations preuenteth.
.
Setondlie,I
anfwere
that
there
and
fach
like
admonitions,
are
not dire&cd
onfie
to
the faithfull,
who
may
and
ought to
beeaffured
oftheirele
&ion,
but
in
generall to the whole
Church, wherein
there
are
many
hypocrites
who content
themfelues
with
a
bare
Phew
ofgodlineffe,and
manie
world
-
lie
men
who
pleafe
themfelues
with
carnal fecurity,and
a
car.
-
cafe
of
faith,
which neuer fo much
asbreatheth,
and
much
leffe
performeth
any
a
&ions
of
holineffe
and righteoufnelfe
and
therefore
as
it
was neceffarie
that the
faithfull
fhouid
be,.
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