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Arguments
to
prone the
certaintie
of
ourperfitierance.
68
3
Secondlie, we
are aífured
of
our perfeuerance,
by
Gods
§.S0.4.'
particular
promifes made
to
his
faithfuull
ones.
Pfal.i.3.it
is
of
the
particu-
lr
of
the
righteous
man,
that
he (hall be like
a
tree
planted
ourperfXees
of
by
the
rimers
of
rraters,
that
will
bring
forth
her
fruiter
in
due
ranee.
fcafon,whofeleafefhall
not
fade,rc.
As
therefore the
tree
plan-
Pfa1.I,,
ted by the
riuer
fide
doth not wither,
becaufe continually
Ezech.47.
t 2.
it
fucketh moiflure,
whereby
it
is
quickned and refreíhed
:
fo
the righteous
man perfeuereth
in his
righteoufneffe,
be-
caufe he
is
continuallie
reuiued and
quickned
with
that
fpi-
rituall moitlure, which
hec
fucketh
from
Chrifl
who
is
the
Iiuely
roote,whereofhe
is a
branch,
Pfalm.
i
5.5.
He
that
doth
pfalrn, t
1,
s.
thefe things /hall
neuer
be
mooned.
Pfal.3
7.24.
Though
(the
Pfal.3
7.24.
righteous
mall)
fall,hefball not
be
ca/i of;
for-the
Lordputteth
veder
his
hand.
Pfal.
1
12.6.
Surely
he
!hall
newer
be
mooed,
but
Pfa?, t t
z.5.
the
ri
htesus
fhall
bee
had
in
euerlafiing
remembrance.
And
verf.9. His
righteoufizeffe
remarneth
for
euer.
Pfal.1
2
S.I.
They
verf:9.
that troll
in
the
Lord
(hall
bee
a
mount Sion,
which
cannot
bee
Pfal.1
z
5.ì.
remoued,but remarneth
for
euer.
Ioh.4.14.
Whofoeuer
drinketh
of the water
that
I
fhall gate
him, fhall
neuer
be
more
a
thirfl,
Iohn
4a44
but
the
Crater
which
1fhall
giue
him
(hall
be to
him
a
well
of
wa_
ter,f
ringing
vp
to
euerlaflinglr
fe.
Where
by this
water
wee
are to
vnderfland
the
holie
Ghofl,
as
appeareth, Ioh.7.3
S.
Iohn
38
39?
He
that
beleeuethin
me,
as
faith
the Scripture,
out
of
his
bell
%e
fhall
floe
rimers
of
the
water
oflife.
39.
This(faith the
Euange
>
lit+)
iake
her
of
the
f
f
irit
which they
that
beleexed in him
fhould
recerue. So
that
to drinke
of
this
water
is
through
faith in
Chrifl to be
made partakers
of
the holy
Ghofl,
whom who
-
foeuer recei:.eth fhall
retaine him vnto the end.
As
tt
fore
he
that
hath
a
liuing fountaine continuallie
iprinb.ng
in him cannot
be
a
thirfl;
fo
they
who
haue
this fountaine
oflife
perpetually fpringing in
them,
they fhall neuer
thirfl
any more,
but it
fhall
continually refrefh
and
quicken them,
h
6
till
they haue
attained vnto euerlafling
life.
Iohn
6.3 5.1 am
io
3
5.37
the bread
oflife,he
that
commeth to
mee
!hallnot
hunker,and
he'
54
that
beleeueth
in
me
(hallneuer
thirfl. And
verf. 37.
eflll
that
the
father
giueth
mee
(hall
come
vnt
o
mee;
and
him
that
cons
-
meth
to me
Icaff
not away.
And
verf.5
I
.
I
am the lining
bread
which came
downe
from
heauen,
ifany man
Bate
of
this bread
bee
fhall