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Iw-
Thatlehom
Chrifi
redeemeth
them
he alfo
Ç
nc`hfieth.
297
gouernment,but
alto from
the
affaults
and moleflations
ofal
our
fpiritual enemies,arìd
giueth
vs
eternal
peace in
his king_
dome.The
firfi
was
wrought
immediatly
by
himfelfe,
when
rr,
as
he paied
a
fufficient price for
our
redemption,
and
thereby
fully fatisfied his fathers iufiice;the
fecond he
worketh by
his
owne
fpirit,whereby
hee
doth
difpell
out
of
our
minds and
hearts
the
darke mills
ofignorance
and infidelity,and
by
the
glorious
light
thereofdoth
illuminate our
vnderfiandings,
with
the
beames
of
true knowledge and
a
liuely faith,fo
that
we
know,acknowledge
and
beleeue
that
Chrifi
is
our fauiour
and
redeemer,and
are
affured
that
he
hath
freed
vs
from
the
bondage
of
our
fpirituall enemies
:
after
which
affurance
hee
begetteth
in
vs
an
carnal
defire,ofbeing
more
&
more
freed
from them
aaually,and
an
holy indeuour
of
withfianding
al
their
affaults
and
temptations, whereby they labour againe
to bring
vs
into
their captiuity, and
vvithall
enableth
vs
with
fome tneafure
of
flrength, to withfland and
ouercome
them
;
and
reneweth and
confirmeth this
flrength receiued,
when
in
the
confli&
of
temptation
we
are
weakned,and haue
receiued the
foile,that
we
may rife
vp
again and afrefh main
-
taine the fight.Lafily,our
Sauiour
Chrifi redeemeth
vs,when
as
he
perfely
freeth and deliuereth
vs
from our fpirituall e-
nemies
at
his
fecond
comming, when
as
we
Thal
not
only
not
be
ouercome
nor
foiled
of
thern,but
alfo
not
fo
much
as
once
affaulted.And
of
this redemption
our Sauiour fpeaketh
Luk.
Luk.21
18
21.28.
When
(faith he)
thefe
things
begin to
come
to paffe,then
look
vp
and
lift
vp
your
headr;for
your
redemption
dran'eth
here.
And
thefe are
the three degrees
of
our redemption,which
al-
waies
follow
one
another, for,
for whomfoeuer
Chrifi
hath
giuen himfelfas the
price
of
their rede'ption,
to
thofe
alto he
giueth
his
holy fpirit,which
doth illuminate the
eies
of
their
vnderfianding
blinded with ignorance,
andfantifieth
their
will and
affe&&ions,
working
in
them
a
delire
and holy
inde-
uour
offeruing
the
Lord in
holines and
righteoufnes,and
of
withilanding
the
temptations
of
the
flefh,the
world
and
the
diuell. And
whornfoeuer
he
thus
redeemeth
out
of
the pow
-
er
and
gouernment
of
their fpirituall enemies,
thofe
hee
will
perfeUlie redeeme
and deliuer from
all
their
malicious
at-
tempts)_