the Epi/#fe te theg41414111. Chap.q.. f 297 eiuethis crie , and withall they haue the tcítimonic ofthe fpi - tit in thcm, which is the groundet this cue. Rom. 8.16. And tieing this is fo, we muff be admonifhed tovíc ali meaner that wemay be afTured that we arc the children of God. i. Pet. r. 5 ' gorealldiligence to makeyogi Elethonfare. Paul bids richmen kg lip a goodfoundation a arnfi the time to come. r . Tim.6.i 8. And this foundation múíí be laide not in heaucn,but in the confcicnce. God of his rnercic fiath made a couenant or bar- gaine with vs that belccuc and repent : in this bargains he bath to promifed to vspardon of our finnes,and life cucrlafling: let vs then neuer be at re(t till we haue recciued carnet} horn the handofGod, am( haue hispromife fealcdvnto vs by the fpirit in ourhearts. Youwill fay , what (hall I doe tobe afTured that I amGods child 4n Ç Thou.mufl examine thy felfeof two 15 things.-The fir(} is, whether thou art conuifted in thy judge- ment that the Scripture is indeede the wordof God : if thou art not yet conuiftcd , then inquire and viemeanes that thou maift indeedbeconuii}ed : otherwife all is in vainc. Secondly, inquire whether thou doff indeed and in good earncff,ftfintit 'so and (ubieif thy wì11 to the cömandetnent of God, which bids thee belecue inChrift , and turne vntoGod. For if thou canfi fay,=that thou doll will to belecue, andwill to repent , ifthou thew this will indeede in thevfe of good 'manes , it tbeuron- demne and deteff thy vnbelccfc , andall other thy finnes , thou t5 hail rccciucd the carnet ofthe fpirit , and thou art indeedethe childof God. And this affurance (hall be vnto thee of great vfe. For it will make thee rcioyce in afflictions : and it will worke patience, experience,hope.Rom.5. Ç . It will make thee dcfpife this world, it will take away the feare ofdcath, andkin- do dle in thyheart a delire to be with Chrift. Touching thenature ofthis crie , it (lands in thedelires and groanes ofthe heart,dircaed vnto God.And thrfe delires may be diftinguifhed from all carn3ll delires , by threeproperties. Fitt} of all , they are in the hearts of them that are turned to 3.5 God , or at the !call beginne to turne vnto him. For God hea- reth no finners. Secondly, theyare conceiued in the mindeac- cording to the mintedwill ofGod. Rom 8.27. i. loh. 5. 54. Thirdly , theyarediuineand fpirituall, touching things which \concerns the kingdomsofGod. Rom.8.5. Delires thus qualified , haue the force of a loud crie in the P p 1 cares
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