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686 Arguments

to

prove

the

rirtaintie of

our

perfesrerance.

given unto

him

;

That

thqmay

=be

one,ac he

awl

she

father

are

.

one,

verf

I I

..Thar

he

wouldprererne-

themfront

euill,

verf

i

S;

and what greater

euill

than to

fallfrotri graceand'.

God

alfo?

That

they

a!lmay

be one, as

the father

is in

Chrifl,and

Chris

an

hi;rt;

verf

z

I.

That

they

be

with

Chri/l,xhere

bee is,ar,d

maybe

-

Vetf.i4.

bold

hisglorre,

verf.z4.

Heerakcth

altointercefhon for all

thofe whom

he

bath

redeen

ted,that

they

may be faued,

not.r

withflarding

their

lmnnes

into whichthey

ì1l through

the

t.Ioli.z,r.. flrength

oftheir

corruptions,as appeareth

i,Iohn.z.t.z.And

therefore

all

thefe things

-are

granted

veto

him

by the fa-

ther,:for

the

faithful!.

So

that

now

they.may.fay

with

the

Rom.a.;

;.;

4.

Apoitle,Rotri.8.

3

3.

hi"

god that

iuffifieth,

34..

who

/hallcon.

31.

demise ?

It

is

Chriflwhich isdead,yea or

rather

which

is

rifen

a

gainer

who

is

all°

at

the

right

-hand

9f

God

and

ma

,eth

requeft

far

vs.

3

5.

whojhall

f

parate vsfrom Thelon

e

f

Go4,&c

?And

though

our corruptions be many,and our

weakeneífe

great,

.

yet

wee neede

not doubt

ofour

perfeuerance

to

euerlafling

life.Fertiehaue

an

/sigh

Prief

Who

is

ableperfe&ll,y.te-

fame

them

that

come

vnto

Cod

by

ht*,

f

Bing

he

euer-

liueth

temakeinter.

Hcb.7.i5.

c

egos

for

then

,as

it

is

Heb.7.2

s.

g.Sec7.2.

The

feuenth reafon

maybe

taken from

that

union

which

The

fcurntb

is

betdvee

to Chrifi

and

the

faithfull,`vhereby

hebecontmeth

:wren

taken

their head,

and

they-his members.

For.

there

is

no head

that

from

our vnion

will

willinglie permit

any

of

it

members to

bee

rent

and

yvitb

córi(t,

torne

from it,becaufe

then

it

fhould haue

a

maimed

and vn-

Ephet.

f.30.

pull

eandodË

;

tbhettne

members

Iefus

is

the

god

éadof'tlthe

faitho

And

therefore bee will

not

fear

any

of

them

to

beepul-

lcd from him,

and fo

perifhiug

make

a

maime

in

his

bo-

die,

feeing

hee is

alto

omnipotent

and able to,faue

all

thofe

who

depend upon. him,

Moreouer,feeing

our.

Saui-

our Chrift who

is

our "head,

bath

pafl all

dangers, and

now

liueth and raigneth with

God

his

father,

wee.are

alto

affured

that

wee shall

hue

and raigne

with

him. For he

hath

obtained 'this

eternall

glorie,

not for

hitnfelfe

alone;

but

alto for

all

the members

of

his

bodie,

as

appeareth,

Ioh.1.7.

loit.

t;

21.24. and

therefore now

there

is

no

doubt

of

perifhing,

f

eeingossrlife

is

hid

with

6h/

in

God, as

itisCol.3.z,

and

.

confequently