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Obiethms
(1.ainFt
the affurance ()four elettion
anfvered.
f
Gods
loue and
faucur, the
more wee
loue
eIelfion,may
the
furer
we are
o
roell
ad
to-- --him
againe;
and
the more
we loue
hiin,the
more
fearefull we
gether.
are
to
difpleafe
him
:
the
more wee
fee
ourpronenefi'e
to
fin,
the
more wee
feare
left
wee
(
hould
fall
into
it;
and
the more
we
fufpe6ì
our felues,the more earneflly we implore
the
affi-
fiance
ofGods
fpirit, whereby
wee are
inabled
to withfland
temptations.
And therefore Dauid ioyncth
thefe
together,
ri:
i.
t,
t
r.
Pfa1.2.
t
/.
Serge
the
Lord
in
feare,and
reioyce
rn
trem6lm; no-
ting
thereby
that
Gods
children feare,
yea, euen tremble
hi
regard ofth.eirowne
infirmities
and corruptions,and
yet
at
the
fame
time they reioyceand
are
filled
with confolation, in
refpeóofthatfull
affurance
which they
haue
ofGods
loue
and fauour,
and
their
ele
&ion and faluation. And
as
he
ioy-
neth them
in
precept,
fo
alto
in his ovine
pra&ife,Pfal.
S.I.
I
Pfsl.ç
7.
will
(faith
he)
come
into
thine
h,ufe
in the
multitude
.of
thy
mer-
cie; and
in
thy
feare
will
I
worfhip
towards thy bolie temple:
fo
that
at the
fame
time; when
as
hee
was :incouràged by
the
confederation
ofGods
great
mercie,
to
goe-boldly
and
with
a liuely faith
veto
the throne
of
grace;
he
was alto touched
with
a
godlie
feare in
regard
of
his
vnworthineffe and
im-
perfe6Iions;
not that
he
doubted
lei+
he
Mould
not
be
accep.
ted
ofGod,
but
left in
Nvorfhipping
ofGod
hee Mould
be-
wray
his
corruption,and
not
doe
it
in
that
manner and Inca-
fùre
which
God
requireth.
fj.Seîl.S.
But
againa
this
it
may
be
obie&ed
thatIohnfaith,'.Epiff.
bbieFiion.
4.18.7
here
i.r
no
feare
in lotte,
but
per
fea
/cue
car
out
feare,
1.
Ici,n
4.18.
c
7.c.I
anfwere,
that
there
is
a
twofold
feare
mentioned
in
the
.ganrivere.
Scriptures; the
firf+
is
a
feruile feare
proceeding
from
incre-
dulitie,wherby
m6 feare
God
as a
feuere
Iudge,who
is
ready
to
infli9.:.
on
them
thofe
iuft
punifhments which by their
fens
they
haue deferued,
which
feare
is
expelled
when
as
wee are
affured
ofGods
loue and
loue him againe.Thc
other
is a
fon-
likc
feare,which
is a
fluke
of
faith,whcreby
we
do
notfeare
God
as
an
enemie.or
an
angrie
Iudgc, but
as a
gratious
Fa-
ther,whofe
difple.afiire
we
would
by no
meanes
incurre;
not
that
wee feare
his
wrath
and vengeance,
as
though
it
were
readie
to
fall
vpon
vs,but
becaufe wee
would
not-thus abide
:his
mercy and goodne!fe
towards vs,nor
do
any
thing
which
night