' ' ' 296 7 he Trial and SiR: 2 I 11eral Pr@mife received -with Heart-adherence and Confidence giveth GJory to God : And if it be holden forth to an humbled Soul, who is now within the Lifts and Bounds 'of Grace, and for . any Thing that the Perion thus laden with fin knoweth on the Contrary, for (the Secrets of EleEEon and Reprobation belongeth to the Lord) Chrift mindeth <~nd intendeth to hi·m Salvaticn, therefore he is to believe. 4·- This would be confidcrrd, that Unbelief hreaketh with Chrift firft, befi)re Chrift break with the Unbeliever; and the Elect of God firideth no more, rior any higher Favour in Jhe Kind of external Means to open the Lamb's Book of Life, which is fealed and clofed with God's ()wn hand, than the ·commandment of believing. N<;>w when our I.Jord maketh Offer of fhe Kingdom of Sons to Slaves, and catl:eth his Jewel of Chriit offered in the Gof.pel in the Lap and Boiom of a Baftard, whatever be the Lord's iecret Decree and Purpofe in fo doing ; the Baflard is to take God ·at his Word, ahd to catch the Opportunity of God's Lcve in fo far, and if he do it not, the Goipel offer to the Reprobate being a Treaty of l)eace, then the Treaty breaketh off £rft tlpon his Side ; for Chrift cometh within a Mile oHdercy to mtrtthe Sinner, and the Sinner cometh not the fourth Part of a Mile, yea, not halfa Step of Love and thankful Obedi:~nce to meet Chrift ; and fo Chrift killeth the Unbeliever with the Sweetnefs of the preventing C~>Urtefy of offered 1v1ercy / 5· Bu~ ifrbe Simwr be wearied and loaden, and feeth, though through a Cloud only, Chr1ft only muft help and iave, if not, he i.~ utterly and eter- • nalJy
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