Ofthe eAnExpojition Church, without an extraordinary reuclation. And A taineofhisfaluationorno; heewill without Paul(aith to the Corin\:hians, 2 Cor. I 3• 5. bones-makillg,protdl that Ire is fnllyperf.va. ProoJuJ••rftlxcs wh<therye be inthefaith 6YR41. ded & alfured of his faluation in Chri!l : that Where he takes it !;or snnted, that he which 1fth~r~bebut one man in acountrey to befa. hath faith, may know he hathfaith, ahd thcruedlt IS he:•that he hath fcrued God ahvaies: fore may alfo know his elettion :" b~caufc: faanddone no n!ail hurt >that he hath.euermore uing faith is an infallil?lemarkeofektlion. bcleeued, and that hee would.riot for all the The fecoud point, is how any mala may world; fo n1Utff_<ns dou_b\-of,,hi$ faluati<in. come to know his own election. And therebe Thefe and fuch1hkclprefumptuo'us co1tceitsin two waies ofknowing it.The one,isby afcen· >blind& ignorant'perfons run for'currant.faith ding vp., it were into heauen,thero·rofcarch m~~e:-vo:Id. ~o,w the trucre!limonie ofthe the counfdl ef God , and afterward to corn~ -fpltltls dtfcerned from t\at\l{all prefi1mptioif' downe to our felues. The fecond, by defcen- &a}Iillufions of1the diuell by two elf<cts and dinginto our owne hearts to goevp from our fruits thereof,nor:c:d byPAul in that heef•ith fel~es,as it were byJacobs ladder, to GodseRom. 8. x6. 26. that the fpiricmakesvs cry' remall counfel.The fir!lway isdangerous,and B .AbbA,th~t is,FAt'iur.The lirll'is,to pray fo ear: not tobeattempted-For the waies ofGod are ne!lly wtth groanes &lighes, 2s thoogh aman vnfearchablc & pall finding our. Th~ fecond would~uc~ fill h,eauen _andearrh.with the cry way alorie is to be followed , which reacheth nofofhts hps, burofh1s heart; touched with vs l>y fignes and te!limonies in our felad, to fc:nfe and feelio!l' of his manifold linnes and gather what was the ~ternall couufell of God o_lfences.And thisi~?ced is afpecial and princoncerning our faluation. And thefetc!limo. Clpall noteolt~e fptrttofadoption.Now look nies are two:thete!limony ofGods fpirit,and vpon the loofe «nd·carelelfe man,that rhinkes the tt!limonieofour fpirirs;as 7!Aul faith,The himfc:lfe fo filled with the perfivafion of the JPirit of Godbeareth ltlitHes togetherwith our JPiloue andfauour of God, ye fhall finde 1hat he titsjhai>V<Arahefonnrs ofGod, Rom.8.i6. very fddome or neuer prayes : and when hec Touching the te!limenie of Gods fpirir, doth, it isnothing elfc but' a mumbling ouer two que!lions may be demanded. The lir!l is, theLords prayer, the Creede; and the tenne bywharmeanesthefpiritofGodgiuesapar.- Commandements for f•lhion fake. Wllich ticular te!limony in a mans confcience ofhis argues plainely) that the perfwafion whichhe adoption• .An f. It is not done byany extroor. hatliofGods mercy, isofthe flefh, and not of dii>ary rcuelation,or enthufiafm<,that is,anor• C the fpirit.Thofetond fruit is,the atfettionofa dinary reuclation withoutthe word; burby an dudfull childe to Cod a mo!llouing Father: application of the promifes of the Gofpel in and this atfetlion makes a man !land in fcare the forme ofa practical! fyllogifme-, on this ofthe maie!lie ofGod,wherefoeuet heis,and manner : Wh'foeuer btler•tth in Chrifl,iuhofon to make confcicnce ofeuery <11ill way, Now iollj<eHer!aj/mg.This propofition is G:r downc thofc: that arc carried away with preJUmpti6 inrhc word of God,and it is furrherpropoun· fo foone as any occafion is giuen, they fali ded, opellod , and applied ro all that beinthe llraightinto fin without miflike orllay,as lire ChurchofGod, by the mini!lers ofthe Gofburnes withfpeed when dry wood is laid vnto pcl fet ap.trt for this end.Now while the heait.Ina word,wherethe tellimonyofthe fpirit rcrs of Gods word giuc themfelues to medii• truly Wrought: there be many othergraces tate and confider ofthe tame promifc, comes of the fpirir ioyned therewith, as when one the {j>irit of God and enlightens the eyes,and branchin atree bnddeth, the rell bud alfo. ' opetlsthe heart, & giues them power both to Thetel\imony of our fpirit is the tclliinony will to bcleeue,and to beleeue indeede:fo as a ofthe heart and confcieace, purified and fanman !hall with frecdome offpirit, make an af· ttilied in the blood of Chri!l.And it te!lilieth fumption,and fay, bur 1bel<tu<in Chrifl, I re- D two waies:by inwardtokens in itfelfe,by out' nouncc m)'fclfe, all my ioy and comfort is in ward fruits. Inwardtoken.are certain fpecial him: floh& blood cannot fay rhis,it is rhe ograces ofGod imprinttd in the fpirir, wherby I pcration ofrhe hoi)'Ghoft. And hence arifeth aman may certainly be afiiued ofhis adoptithe blelfed conclufion which isthete!limonie on. Thefetokens are oftwo forts,they either \ ofthe f)>irit; thcrifort I am therhi!detifGod. refpetlour Gnnes, or Cods merdein Chri!l. Tht ft:cor.d quellion is,how a man may difThe fir!l are in rc(j>ectof finnes pall, prefent, 1 ccrne berwecne the iR•Jionof the diudl, and ortocome. The figne in the fpiritwhichcon•. 1the tellimonie of the {pirit. For as there is a cerneth linnespafl,2Cor. 7· I o. isgodlyforrow, 1 cerrcn perf.valion ofGods fauour from Gods which I maytearme a beginning and morheri Cj>irit;!othere be fldghrs and fi·auds of the digrace ofmany othergifrs and gracesof God. 1ucll whereby hee Barters and foothcs men in It iso kindeofgriefe conceiuedin heart in re- ,rhcirfinnes: and there is in all men naturall fpectof God. And the nature of ir may the l pr<u!mprlo in fhcw like t 1irh,indecd Ao faith. betr<r be coceiued, if wecompare it with rhe l I A:nd'thiscounrerfeir mockc-lairh it far mote contrary. Worldly farrow fprings of linne, I common in theworld then true faith is. Take and itis nothing dfe bur the horrorof confcilavibvhert:ofin our ignorant & c;uektfe pco- ~nee, and the apprehenfion of the wrath of! /ple;a!kc 'any oneofrhem, whctherhcbecerGodfcrrhefamc: nowgodlyforrow, it may 1 ______ 1 =========~~-~--·-~~=----------------------------~i~deed~
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