Jlecíouo fatty. perfwafion or confidence;and Irettlino'ict,a liberty or holy boldne ? with God. The Apotile mentions both, In wfom we have boldnef and aced.; with 'confidence by the Faith of him, Ephef. 3. 12. Accefs to God imports that we are reconciled to him ; but accefs with boldnef and confidence imports that we know it alla : Otherwife it would not be Faith, as_; the ApoRle Riles it, but meer rathnefs and prefumption ; if we thould do fo upon Peradventures, Efther -like, not knowing,whether the golden Scepter would be held out to us or not. Nay, 'tis Riled zre9- 9oeia, a full AJJrrance, carrying out the Soul with full Sails to the good things in the Pro.. mile. It is well obferved by the acute Dr. Ar- rowfmith, That in Scripture mention is made of a triple Plerophory, a Plerophory of Knon - ledg, Co1.2.2. a Plerophory of Faith,Heb.i0.22. and a Plerophory of Hope, Heb. 6. I r. The Ge- nius of each thews forth it fell in the Believers Pra9ical, Syllogifm Whofoever believeth fhall be laved But I believe : Ergo, I (hall be laved.' In the Major we have a Plerophory of Know- ledg : In the Minor a Plerophory of Faith; And in the Conclufion flowing from the Premifes, a Plerophory of Hope. In the next place force Commands in the Gofpel clearly import that Aúrance is attain- able ; there God would have us To work out our Salvation, Phil. 2. 12. To male our calling and ele1lion fore,' 2 Pet. I. lc). Dr add to our ,Faith
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