P eciouo , aítb: from Gods Love, as the firfi Point, is drawn through ours round about into it felt. Gods Love coming down in Affurance, and ours re- turning in Obedience; his being inBammative to ours,and ours refignative to him:in fuch cir- culations of Love their is no room. for Licen- tioufners. It's true Saints after fuchPleanafines of Love may fall foully ; but do they fall be- caufe allured ? Do they turn Enemies to God, becaufe they know themfelves Friends ? Can the Light of Gods Countenance difpofe them to Works of Darknefs ? May the choice In- fluences of Heaven make them earthly and fenfual ? Will the Prodigal once returned, run away the fooner from his Fathers Houle, be- caufe of the Kifi, and Robe, and Ring, and Fatted Calf freely beftowed upon him ? Such things as there do involve many Paradoxes and Repugnancies in them; and withal call dirt upon Heaven, and blafpheme the Witne(iïng Spirit : and therefore are juf}1yy abominable to the Saints, who experience the contrary in their own Hearts. Having thus far gone through the Enemies Camp, I corne now to lay down my Tbefis to be proved , viz. That a Believer may be certainly and infallibly allured cf his Pardon and Salvation ; I fay a Believer may be affured : an Unbeliever while fuch is not a bulled capable of Affuranee`; he bath Plague - Sores and Tokens of Wrath upon him, but as yet never a Beam of Grace or Love : the juftice and Holiriefs of God cannot buffer hire to 397
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