48z
how*e
rya,}'
knots'
whet
her
we be
of
eguall;
c2llcd.
found confc ,uence,thatthofe haue
his
word abiding
in
them
who beleeue
in
him, whom
God hath
fent
euen our
Lord
and
Sauiour-
Iefits
Chrift.
So
that
we
keepe the word
of
our
Sauiour-
when.wee beleeue
in
him, refling
and
relying vpon
him
alone for our
faluation, and
truely.
repent
vs
of
our
fins,
forrowing
and
grieuing
that
by
the
n
v
e
haue offended
and
difpleafed our lowing
God
and mercifull
father,
hating our
fumes
becaufe
they
are
fin
nes,
purpoIwg
and
labouring
to
forfákethem,
and indeuouring according to themeafure
of
flrength
and
grace receiued,
to
ferue
the Lord
in holineffe
and
newneffè
oflife.
And therefore
if
wee can
find in
our
(clues
this
faith,and
this repentance,
wee may
vndoubtediie
be
affi
ed
notwithflanding
our manifold
falles and
great
corruptions,
that
we
haue
kept the word
of
Chrifl,
and
ther-
fore
are
giucn
veto him
ofthe
father
;
and
confe.quently,that
We
are effe6tually.cal'ied,and-
fhalbe
eternally glorified.For
it
is
the will
of
the
rather,that
who!oeater
(eleemeth in his
(on lefts.;
C-12rig
jhortld
has:: euerlailing
lifc,as
our Sauiour
teftifieth,Ioh.
John
6.p.
6.1.o. As
for
our corruptions they
(hall
be
warned
away
with
the
bloud
of
Chrifl,
and our
imperfeaoris;fhall
bee
coucred
With
the
rich robe
ofhis
perfea
ri
ghteoufileffefo
that
in
him
We
fhall
appeare
perfea
before.
Ctod$:
judgernent
feate,an4
there be accepted
as
iuft
and righteous.;
§.Se:51.
9.
the
third part
of
our
of
e
&wall
calling
is
ourvnion
and
of
the,third
communionwith Chrifl, whereby
he
becommeth
our
head,
pzrrof
ortr
and
wee his
members,
ofwhich
whofoeuer
can
be
affured,
ell-eóiuæil
cal.
they need not
tomake
any
queflioin
of
thcireffe6tual calling;
t.s.
but
alI
thofe wh
:o
are-
indued
with
faith;
are.vnited unto
Chrifl,
for it
is a
propertie
thereof to
applie
veto
our
flues
Chrifl aodall
his
benefits,
it
is
the
hand
of
the
foule
whereby
wee
lay hold vpon
Chrifl,
it
is
the
mouth
of.the
forrle
where-
by
we
spiritually feede vpon
him,andheetbat
eatethhù
fZefh,
and
drin eth/vi.11guddrell°;thín
Chri,
rand
Chris
?inhim.
As
Iohn
himfeife
fpeaketh,Ioh.6.56.
So
allo
whofocuer. are
indued
with Gods
fpirir,and
haue
fubmitted
themfelues-
to bee
Ied
and
gouerncd
therch
T,
they
are
ingrafted
in
the
bodie'of
Chrif
},for
the
fpirit
is
the bande
ofthis
vnion,
and
therefore
Gi,g9Z.z,
if
wee
can
difc,
erne
the
fpirit
ofGod
in
vs
by
any
oft
fruits
thereof;
;,.