4 :10 Atryaltof haringtbe fpirit. is, the promife·. of.grace, and of.forgivenetfe,: ' andof the·pard0n o_ffinne,1fyou have appl yed : thep1 indeed by the Spirit of Adoption, then .you wiiLdeanftyour (elves from a!!po!lutiorP IJ jlejh andj}irit. So, by this t~ou mayfr know . whether.thou hafi: tQe Spi'rit of Adoption,whe.- ,· therthou'hafi:applyed the Covenant ofGrace,: \ and the promifes· of it, indeede, and in good, \ earnefr, or no: this will certainely follow, thou · ' I wiltcleanfe·rhy felfe;· but if thou finde now . thatthou wallowefr in thy lufrs, in thy filthy– neffe.,that thou .art nor yet wafbed from thy finnes,and-from thy Swinilhnatur~, be affured thou hafi: ·notyet apply.ed the promi-fes, thou hall: notyetthe Spiritof Adoption, be alfured · if thou -haft any hope, 'itis not atrue and lively 1 ~ ' ;/ . 1 Iohn3. hope, it is but afalfeand dead hope :for, ifit were atrue and lively hope, r John 3.it would . ,L fet thee a}vorke to purge thy fe!fe,and-rhercfore - · Hcb;Io.,.z.. Rebr_~ ·I o . 2:L you fee the difference-there ·be- : -tweenethe affuranceoffaith,and.of prcfumpti... i on, Drawnter.einfit!! af!uratJC(Offoith. What ~ then~ havingyour hearts f)rinkledfrom an evil/ 1 con(cien,ce, andyourbodies wajbed in -pure w.tter. I fit he affi1rancc of faith, it hath alwayes this following with it, the heart is fprinkled from an evill confcience; burifit bea prefumprnous a falfe alfurance;upon f-tlfe grounds, there fol lowes no filCh cleanfing, ·no fuch watchful- . netfc.. This is fuch a rule, that will not de~ · J Falr~c~mfort 1 ceive you thofe that have but f.1lfe flafhes Of breeds finfull ( - f 'h . r. fi h L , 'feettmy \ corn ort, t ey grow .te.cure a er t em, tt.. efe \ · breed. i, -" • • • ~ • ..... •• ~ . - - ........... :- -- -
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