3 JO , Of EleCtion. ~------------------------------- ~ BooK IV. ~ CHAP. XL The Engagement of God and Chrijl hy Promife for the carrying on his truly Called Oner through aU Temptati– ons, unto Et~rnal Glory. T_ hefe Promifos of perfect– ing, fiablilhmg, firengthenmg, fettling, (IS to the time of their Accomplifhment, have not only rejpeCJ to their gradual perfornzttnce in m here in this Life, but a!Jo to our being confummated i;z the Life Eternal to come. I PET. V. 1o. The God of all Grace makeyou [or will make youJ PE RFE CT, STABLISH, STRENGTHEN, SETTLE TOV. E'Re I enter upon this other Part, I judg'd it meet to give a briefSumma· ry Account of wh~t bath palfed in the firjl. The 0 ," fion Our Apofile Ptttr, having himfelf been a greatlnfrance of Temp– of<h;, pmtation from Satan, and of falling through that Temptation, and fo of the dan. groph from ger, that all truly callecl Saints are in, to fall away , if God and Chri!t come =~J. ~~~ 10 not in tl> preferve, and if fain, to recover them: And Jefus Chrifr having · thtreupon let him up as a common and publick Example, of both the Danger and Prelervation, did purpofely, and as it were prophetically forewarn h1m thereupon; 1. How that Satan hada dtjire to witmow him : And, 2ly, that He bfld prayeithat hufmth fail not: And, 3ly, Commanding him, that when he lhould be convtrttdand rtflortd again, he lhould take opportunity to forewarn, flrmgtben, and confirm the re!t of his Brethren. T his Command of his God (and our~) he faithfully performs in the clofe of this Ep1frle, unto all the Saints in the World, and that in words ronformable unto that which was ufed in that Command of Chrifl, that we might difcern this to have been in the Apofrles eye, and his very intent. I ·_ In giving warning toall the Brotberbood, ofSatan's goi1g up and_down, . Julung todtvou~, vtrjt 8. Even as he hacl dejiredof God ro vmrwwlnm. 2. As Chrift had faid, Thy Bretb~en, fo he here admonilheth AU the Bro– tbt~hood, that they mu!t be for fome while tempted, as in vtrjt 9· fame way or other, as he had been. ~· In the very fame word, wherein Chri!t had expre!t wha': be lhould do, to and for his Brethren; [flrengthen tb_y Bretbrm ;] The vero fame word cloth Pttrr ufe here; adding withal, The Godof a/J Grace jba/Jjhngthtn y ott, af-_ ter awhile, even as I was, So as the word•, in the fcope of them, are Pttf''s Co11jolttory to a/J Sai111!, or the Publici< Faith of Heaven, namely of God and Chri!t, given to condud: us through all Temptations and Sufferings fafely to Heaven The mannagement and carriage of my handling in the foregon firfl Part ; bath been reduced to thefe two Heads : The frjl, The !J1grz:muuts ofGod and Lhrifl to ptrfel"t, flrengtbm, Jlab!Jjb tu, unto a briTigi11g u to glor.r, maugre alJ Temptatio11s : The Se(ondthing ha~h been the Argur!fnf,· that that forepart
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