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That we may certain y obtaiste fpirituall graeu,rje, 60/ feth that he willgiue veto his Jlieepe euerlafling life. So-the A- poflle Paul telleth vs, that afier our earthlyhoufe of this ta- a.Cor.r.t. bernacle is deflroyed,we bane a buildinggiuenvs of(od,an houge not madewith bands, but eternal( in the heavens. And that wee Heb03.34. haste heereno continuing citie,but we feeie one to come. And the Apoflle John faith,that this is Cods promire IT hick he h,:; h pre_ Lloh.z.zr. ;wiled vs, éuen eternal! e. Yca this we alfo conf:fle in the ar- ticles of our faith that God bath prepared fora!' that in this life obtaine remiflion of finnes, life eucrlafling; and there- . fore they arc worfe then Pagans and Infidels, who continual- ly with their mouthes confetling this truth, doe not in their hearts beleeueit; and worfethen fooles and mad men,who doe not aboue all things in the world with all their endea- uours ft eke to obtaine it. And as it is certaine that there is life eternal( :fohaue wee 4 Sea .1 i._ no leffe certainty that we alfo (hall obtaine it, if wee fet our The certain:" hearts vpon it, and before all things _feekeit: for firffGod ofobtaining hath in many places promifed it to all the fai:hfull who feare ten all ioye.' p by and ferue him. So the Prophet Daniel faith, that many who tholthrnspethrouedan ed .dy ßeepe in the dull "ha awake. to euerlatling life. And out Sauiour Dan. x2.2. promifeth, thathe will gi ue unto al hisjheepe life eternall :and that whofoeuer are ready for his fake to kaue any thing in ioh.1o.z8. the world which they dearelyloue,/hall haste euerlaf inglife. Mar.r9.19.. And the Apollle affureth vs, that godlineffe (hall haue the r..I,411.4.." proms f s, not only of this life, but alp of the life to coma. All which promifes being apprehended by a true & liuely faith, do certainly aflusre vs that we (hai be inheritoursof this eter- nall happineffe : for hee rs faithful! that bath prop ifed,andhis z Cor.r.tBsoP . promifes en ('brill areyea and amen; and though - heauen and earth may paffe away,yet not one iot or tit tie' of his word/hallfall Apnc.r.T. to theground vnperformed : for he is truth it felfe and cannot Mal.3.6. lie, and immutable and vnchangeable, fo that what bee hack, decreed,(ball finely come to paffe. And therefore in the a ffu- rance oi faith, refling it felCe vpon thefe vnfallibl e promifes, . we may even in this life be certainely perfuaded that we (hai be heires.of life eternall; yea fo infallible is this affurance; that our Sauiour Chrill faith, thathe who beleeueth bath al- loh.3.26. ready euetlafling life ;andhis beloued Apofile affirmeth,that Io1).,,2+ wet-