20 [afer ofConjcience. I. Book e whicharetbetc laiddllwne, may be reduced A red by faith, that when Chrift fon/1 appeare inf to three heads. glorie,,., (hall belik! vnrohim;]orweefoallfoehim1 The fir!listhis; Hethat bath communion or "'heu.Thatthc larrer parr of rhcfe words, is f•llowfoipwith God in Chrijf,may bevndoubtedly rhus to be expounded,! gather our of Chap• .jfitredofhufaluation. ThisconcluGon is pro- : .28.as alfo by comparing this rextwiththar pounded,Chap.1.v.;,4. WheretheApoille ofS.Paul,whereheiairh: WhmChrift.,hichM Col,p6, rels rheChurch,rhar rhe cndofrhc preaching our life foal/ appe.re, then[ball"'' aifo appeare 3 . ofrhe9ofpel vnto them was,tharrhey might with himmglorie.Andagaine,!fwebefonntJ, we 1\om. ·1· haue tellowfllip, not oncly mutually among arc a!Jo h!ircs,nten the heires uf God, And htires rhemfelues,but alfowitb God the Farbcr,and annexed with Chrijf,ij fo beth.rwe fnffer "ith wiih his Sonne IefusChriil.And furrher,rhat him,th.e wemay al(obeglorifitd >¥ith h>m, Now hauing both knowlcdge,and alfurancc ofthis pur the cafe,that thoconfciencc of the belceheaucnlycommunion,to be begun in this life, uer,will not reCl in this, but defircs to be fur· and perfcdedm the liferocome,rheiri<rym~ht thcrrefolucd, touching rhe cerrainric of his be full' that is, they mightthence rcape maradoption iThen I anfwer,rhar he muil hauc reterofrruc ioy and found comfort, vnto their B courfe vnto the: figncs, whereby a fonnc: o foulcs and confcience~. Now whereas it may God may be difcerned tramaclnld of rhe dibe happely demaunded by fome belccuers, ueiLand rhefe areprincipally three. The firil how they D10uld come ro this alturancel S. is,truly robelteue in the name of rhe Sonne of Iohn anfwers in this Epirue, that the certainGod: forthofe that haue God for their faticthereofmay be garhered by foure infallither,are made rhe fonncs ofGod, h7 faith in Gal,p6. blenores.The 6rfl is,RemiffionofGnnes. For !e(rtr Chrijl. And rh is faith Otetvcs ir felfe though God be in himfelfe, mofl holy and by obedience. Forheuhy r.earejimthatwe pure, and no mortall man, becing vncleane /zno"' Chrifl,that is,t hat 1vc belccue.in him,~nd and polluted by linne ,can bane fellowOtippe apply him with all his bcne6r. vnro our . wirhhim;yer God hathfhewed hislllercic, 10 [oules,ifwekeepehucommandementJ, Nay fur· rhofe thar bcleeue in him, and harh accepted ther, Hethat[ayes, I k!Jow him;andl,sepesnot hu ofthe /1/oodofhfut Chrift hisSonn~,whcrc6y they comm!lndmunfl, iJ aliar, tend the truth isnot In are cleanfotifrom alltheirtorruptiont.V.].Ifhere him,cha,2.3-4oThcfecond figne is,ahearty de. it bcasked,how this pardon and forgiucnelfc fire,and earncil indeauour to be cle.nfedof his may be knowne? ltisanfwc.red,by rwofignc:s. corruptions. EuerJformeof God that huththiJ One is humble and hcartie Confcllion ofour C hope,pllri(ieth himfolfe,euenat Chrif/ iJpure,cha. finnesvnroGod;forfofairh rheApoillc,!fwe 3·•·3·Therhirdis, thcloueofa Chriflian, beconfeJ[e our{innes,he ufaithf•ll andiufl to forgirte c•ufehe u a Chriflian.- for hereby faies,thc A· vsourjiHnu,andtocle~~nfe vsfrom all iniquitu: V. poflle,arethe childrenofGod knowne from 9· Theorher is the pacified Confciencc; tor rhcclllldrenofrhediuell: becaufe rhcfonncs beeingi•J/Itftedbyfaith,., haue p.ace trith God: ofSatan doe hare their brethren,(asCain did and, !four heartcondemnevtnot:thar is, if our his brotherAbel) euen forthe good workes confcience in refpedofGnnedoth noraccufe 1vhich they doe. On theotherfide, Gods avs,then haue""holdnejfetOJvardtGod, Chap.3· doprcd fonnes,may hereby know rhemfelues v. :1, The fecond note of fellow01ip wuh to be tranOared from death to life,beca•fethey God,is thefanflijjing fPirit,whereby we arc reloue the brethren,Chap.3· 1o,I ! 1 ! :.&c. newed in holinelfeand righteoufnc!Te:Hmby The third Ground. They thatare ajfured, of we know that heahideth invt, euen by the Spirit theloueofGod to them inparticedar, may ~tl{o /;e which he bathgiuenVt,Chap.3 .v.2'*.Thethird certaintlyaf{uredoftheirowne[aluation,This dois,holinejfe and vprightneJ[e of heart and life. Clrine followcs necetfarily vpon rheApoilles To this end thcApo(!lefaith,!fwe[ay thame words,cl1ap. 4. v. 9· For rhofe whomcGod haHefellowfoip with him,andwalkfin darl,snef[c, D hath loucd from all eternitic,to them he barb welie, anddoe nottrutly: bHt if we walk..e in the manifeiled his Ioue, )>yfending hu vnely begotlight,& heM in thclight, wehaue ftll•-..foippeone ten Sor.ndnto the »orld, th., they might liNt withanother,&c.Chap.J.6,7. The fourth IS, thro•ghhtmettrnaO;. Bur howmayamanbc per(tuerance in theknowledgeand obedience alfured ofGodsfpeciall Joueand fauour/The ofrheGofpel. So the fame Aponic cxhorfameApolllcanfwcrs,bytwonores;Thcfirfl teth the Church, Let thereforeabide in you that is,the!oHe o(ourbrethrcn,and thataccording to {ffme doCl:rinc con~erning Cfirill, which ye Godscomma.undement, wherein it is corn~ haue heardfrom the heginnmg. If that which}' :nanded,rhat he rhat loues God, 010uld Ique httuehe4r~from the j,eginning, remaine in .:'ou, his brorhcralfo,4.'l I. And i~ anymanfay, I that is; ifye beleeue and obey it ;you foal/a!- loue qod,& harehuhother,ht"aiJar. Forhow (oceminueinthc So1me, andin the F111her,Chap. can flerhat Joucrhnot his brother,whomche :.24. harhfecne, Ioue God whome he bath not The fecond Ground. He that Mtheadopted (eene ? '*· 20. Now rhat a man dccciuo not {onneoJGod, foa~ vndoubttdly /;e faued, This himfelfe in the loue of his brother, Saint poinrthe Apo£1le plainelydcclareth,when he Iohngiuesrhree rules; One, that Chriilian fairh: Brlooued,nowarewcthe(onneJo/God.----· brotherly loue, Jl10uJd not be for outv.rard rev And"'' know,that is,we are vndoubtedly alTufp<Cls or confldcr.rions, bur principally, he- ;llu{e Chap.p.
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