Vert °x. n FxptJtiart of tJe 27. Pfalme, in nature. In thiscafe thou rnaift reafon, as Daviddid, Pf. 56. 13. Thou haft delivered myfoulfrom death , Wilt thou not deliver my feetfromfalling? Now the evidence of tliele heavenly and fpirituall.blef fngs fromGod is this. I irft, that he becomes the light of grace unto our fouls appears three wayes. Firff, by our true repentance, whereby we awake from the fleep, and .Band up from .the death of time. Eph. 5.14. For-fixh. as w.atk in.drknefle, and yet lays claim to fellowfhi°p with Gad, who is pure light , do but lye in their profeflion. iyak 1. 6.. Secondly,by a con,flant and confcionable praaife ofnew obedience, according to the rule of Gods word , which is doing the truth, nah.. ;. 2 t For filch have .fei1owf ip with Christ , and, with the true Members ofhis Church , i 70h): L.7. Thirdly, if we fuffer for the Gofpel, and for righteouf neffefake, when we are .cal d thereunto. Heb. io. 3 2. Af- terye wa?ere.enlightned,_ ye enduredagreatfight, throughaf- flidions: Forsto believers;it isgiven, not onely to believe,but tofuffer, Phil., 1. 29. . Secondly, that God becomes our fpirituall and eternall How we may falvation is thus known. Firft , if he have faved us from know that fìnne i ,re ar f dominion. So. as corruption doth not (lid is our. ' g p falvation. r i n.. See, ./Wr tth. 1. X21. with Luke i. 71, 74, 75. and i Pet. it i8. Secondly , ifhehave wrought in our hearts the grace of true faith, whereby we reft and rely on the merits ofJefus Chrift for jwâificationand falvation. See ?vim 5.24. with ?ohn 5. 1°,14. Thirdly, if he have drawn our hearts to love the bre- thren. 'Zahn 3. 14. Weknow that we havepafedfromdeath ¡4 tp;l fe, 6ecaufewe love the brethren. Thirdly, the Lord lothmanifeft hitu if to becórne.our How we may l iritijaU ,ftrength , when he bath enabled us bytraceto know that he know, andufe that fpirituall armour mentioned , p,icf. 6. is ourftrength. ic, &c. Finally, my Brethren, be;íirong in theLord, and in
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