266 Thefirfi Sermon Iefus. Theft' things have 1 written, (faith he) in the verfes before this thatI have now readun- toyou, toyou thatbeleeve in the Name of theSon 1 ofGod, that you may know thatyou have eternal life. After this he names another, greatprivi- ledge, that wee have by Chrift; mentioned in this verfe, that I have now read unto you.Thù (faith he) is the afasrance we have inlim, that Iwhat f ever wee asse according to his will, hee heareth iss. This is-the fecond great priviledge we have by thrift , we (hall beheard in allour requefts : it isnomore but aske and have, put up what petitionyou will,, ifyou bee in Chrift once, youhave thisaWurae ce, thathee heareth you : but he deliversit with this condition, you mu ti firt bee inhim : WeRave thr4;aJrance in I him (faith he) thatifweesakeeany>tbing,accora ng to his will, he,heareth to. So that you fee, here are two plaine Foynts lying evidently before us.. rcEl. I. i Thatexcept amanbe in Chrift,hemutt not, heeought not to apply tohirnfelfe any ofthefe fpirituall priviledges,that wehave by him: ifwe be in Chrift, thisand allother are ours , ifyou be in Chrift, (faith he) thenyouhave thisatfu- i rance, for we have thataffurance in him. The fecond point that the verfe affordsus,is,. s That whofoever isInChrift, wharfoever 1 he askes he (hall have it. Nowmy full intend- ' on was, onely to have handled that which is mainly aimedat in the verfe (for theother you fee
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