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/P.

So

neo

re

mull

particularly

apptie

Chrigs rturit.r.

meet

rnay

pern

notwithflanding,feeing

the

Scriptures

thew

that

the greater part

of

the

world

are

the

children

of

cleffiu-

&ion,

and

it

is

not vnlikely but

that thou

art

in

the greateft

number.

But

if

he

haue redeemed

fcme

only,how

can't

thotE

conclude

that thou art

one

ofthefe

wh6

he

hath

redeemed,

feeing

out

of

mare

particular

propaitions

thou calla

not

'thus,

Some

men

are

Kings,

but

I

am

a

man, therefore

I

atn

a

King. To

this

we

mull

anfwere,that

though

Chrift

hath

on-

ly

redeemed

fome,

yet

wee

may

after

a

more

found

manner

conclude

that

wee

are

in

this number,not vfing

the

helpe

of

Satans

abfurd fallations

;

but inferring

our conclufion

out

of

general"

propofitions

grounded

vpon

Gods

vvord

after

this

in

the

Gofpell but

I

(may

euery

faithful'

man fay)

doe

trulie

ternally

be faued.

IT'

1.4,

Bin

againa this particular

-application

of

.Chriff

and

hi's

Satans

temp-

merits vnto

vs,

the

tempter vrgeth

diuers

obieeiions

;

firft,

the

particular

.

application

of

is

his

Church,

and

that

this

his Church

is

glorious

without

.an

fvvered.

and

therfore

(will

hefay)what

hope

of

redemption or

faltz.

,EPh.5

tion

cana

thint haue,who

art defiled

not only

with

oriWnoil

To

this

We

muff

anfwere

that

the

Apoale faith not, that

the

withoutfpot

or

wrinkle

;

but

that

he

'lath by

Oiling

hiipfa

from

all

fpOts;and

might

make

itholy

and

without

blame

;

either by

hiS

rneritS

and

righteoufnes

impUred

wit()

It

which

is done

in

this

life;

c4r

by

freeing

it

altogether

from

corrup-

tions-and the

filthie

'fpots

-afinne,

wherewith

naturally

it

is

Aebintill

the

life

to

cOme.