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ComfortaólsPreferrratíeesagainf deperatìon.
463
lence
ofany
of
our fpirituall enemies, finne,
the
diuell,
the
world
and
the
fle1h,
for our
head
is
a11-
fufficienty
.
and alto'
mofl willing
to
faue
and defend
vs
from
all
their
force and
malice.
And
fo
much
concerning the
reafons
dravvne
from the
fe-
§.Set
/.1
t.
condperfon,whereby
euery
repenting
and
belceuing
finnerxedons
may be
affured
of
the
pardon
and remiflîon
ofall
his finnes.
dranlie
Jrem
Now
we
are
tc
eake
of
thofe which
may
be
drawne from
the
bcly
jpirit.
o
the
third petion,
the
hale
fpirit.
Firi
therefore
wee are
to
know,that't
for
itgh
our
flumes
be manifold, and our
corrup-
tions
exceeding filthie,
yet this
holy fpirit
wil11
inuifie
and
purge
vs
from
all
our
pollution;
fo
that though
in
times
pail
we
were
moll
hainous
tanners,
idolaters, adulterers,
theeues, drunkards,
railers,
extortioners,
vet
no?v
wee
are
wa-
fhed,
now
wee
are
fanlifed,
now
wee
are
iuliiléd
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
(efass,andóy
the
f
irit
of
our Cod.As
the
Apofile fpea-
keth, i'.Cor.6. i
i,
He
is
that
heauenlie
fire
which
confiameth
t
Cor.6.
n.
and
purgeth
vs
from
all
the
droffe
of
our
corruptions,
lee
is
that
diuine water which
wafheth
aveay
all
our
filthie
pollu-
tion,it
is
hee
who
doth
regenerate and
beget
vs
anew
who
were
dead in
our
finnes
;
and
whofoeuer
are
thus
regenerated
!hall
be
heires
ofthe
kingdome ofhcauen.
Secondly,
wee may
hereby
bee
affured
of
the
remit-lion
of
our
finnes, in
that
the fpirit
of
God
ioyneth with
vs
in
our
fitite,and
together
with
vs,
maketh requefl unto
God
in
our
behalfe
;
and whereas wee
Are
ignorant
and
know
not
hors
to
fray
its
we
ought,the
fpirit
it
f
lfe
helpeth
our
infirmities
and ma-
keth
reguel
for vs
with
f
he.r
which
cannot
6e
expreffed.
Bit
Godwho
farcheth
the
hearts,
knoweth
what is the
meaning
of
thefpirit
:
for
bee
maker
requeli for
the
Saints
according
to
the
will
of
God.
As the Apoflle
fpeaketh, Rom.
8.a6.27.
Who
Ronal,*
therefore can
doubt
of
obtaining
his
fuite, euen
the
remif-
Pion
of
his
finnes
and
reconciliation with
God,
Peeing
his
fuite
is
framed and
indited by
Gcds
fpirit,
and
confcquent-
ly
is
moll
wife,iull, and
as
the
Apofile
faith,according to
the
will
of
God
?
yea
it
is
follieited and
followed with great
ear
-
netlneffeby
the
fame
fpirit
;
and
therefore our
fuite
being
wife, iuíi, and
framed
by the
fpirit
according
to
the
will
of
God,