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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;

;,.