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.How we
maybe
of
tred
that
we
haue
a
truefaith.
525
reth,
Iohn
i
.
t
2.
as
many as
receiued him to them,
bee
gaue
Iohh t,
r
2;
power
to
be
the
Eons
of
God, euen to
them
that
beleeue in
his name.
So
thatwhofoeuer
haue
the fpirit
haue faith
alfo,for the
fpi-
rit
and faith;which
is
a
fruit thereof,
cannot be feuered.
The fourth
argument,
whereby we
may
bee
affured
that
§,Sea.ro.
ve
haue
faith,
is
our mortification
and
dying vino
finne,and
The
fourth
al.
.
rifing again
to
newneffe
of
life
;for
the
blond
of
lefus
Chrif
},
gument
taken
which
is
applied
vnto
vs
by faith,
as
it doth wafh
away
the
"
urfan-
guilt and
punifhment
of
our
finnes,
fo
doth
it
alfo
clenfe
vs
in
fome meafure from the
corruptions
themfelues
;
and
as
his death and obedience
hath merited
the pardon
of
our
fins,
fo
all()
Gods
fpirit,by
vertue
whereofwe
are
more and more
freed
from the bondage
and feruitudc
of
finne
and
Satan;
aid
as
by
his
refurreótion,hee
hath
made way for
our
fecond
refarrc
tion
whereby
wee
rife
to
euerlaf}ing happineffe
;
fo
alfo
for
our
fir
refurre6lion, whereby
we
rife
from
finne
to
newneffe
oflife.
If
therefore
wee
can
find
in
cur
felues,
that
our
fins
and corruptions
are
bylittle
and
little mortified,that
.
wee itriue and indeuour
after holineffe
and
righteoufüeffe
oflife
;
if
our vnder1landings
bee
fomewhat inlightned
in
the
knowledge
ofGods
truth,
and our
f
}ubborne wills
incli-
ned
to
holy
obedience;
if
we difcerne
that
our affe6lions are
in
fome meafure
changed and renewed, then
may
wee be af-
fured
that
wee
are
indued
with
a
true
and liuely
faith, which
.
bath
applied
vnto
vs
Chrif}
Iefus
and
his
bloodfhed, death
and merits, by
vertue
whereofthis
worke
ofregeneration
is
begunne
in
vs.
Laf}ly,we
may
be
afiured
that
we haue faithby the
feue
§.Sets
F}
rallfruits
of
fan1ification
and
regeneration which proceed
The laft
argtk.
from it
:
for example,
when wee
can
forrow and grieue for
ment taken
our
finnes
pail,
not
for
any worldlie
loffe
or
feare
ofpuniflì
T
0m
tt
h'tseo
f
rnent,but
becaufe
thereby we
haue offended
God;when
as-
icatión.
.
we
hate our prefent
finnes
and
corruptions,
efpeciallie
thofe
which
flicke
faf}ef}
vnto vs,and
are.tnol}
pleafing
to
our cor-
rupt
nature
;
when
as
we
indeuour and ílriue
to
forfake
and
mortifie
all
filane,
though
our carnall.affedtion
bee much
in-
cleared
to
it,by
reafon
offome great
pleafure or
profit
which
itbringeth
with
it,
auoiding
with
no
leîfe
care,
thofe
finnes
which:.
W"*4...hows,