CH A r.2. Epiflleto the Theffaloniaias. V a u.r3. Nom r doe they leihe erre and hinder comfort of Gods people, who make the knowledge of it impoffibie in (late of this life ; for then how comforts it ? Its not the decree, but our apprehenfion of owne (haring in that grace, that yeelds comfort to the foule : what, when the Maier is af- fented to, the Eledt (hill not be feduced, except I may af- fu me, I am elegy ed, how feeles my foule the comfort? But de hit alibi. The generall of the ground for comfort is this; the Eledl are out of gunfhot of feducement by Antichri(l and other hereti,Iues:co npare,2.Tim.2.17.19. flpo.r 3.8.1at. 24.4. 1 Again(l fuc hgaresofhell preuaile not. lblat.L6. t 8. 2 Such hnne not vnto death : Yet thus vnderti and. r In matters of inferiour nature they may be mitlaken; building hay aad fluble upon the foundation. r. Corinth. 3.I2.I5. a In fundamentals allo erre for a time; but herein if they mi(lake, fooner or later God reduccth : See promufe, 'Phil. 3.1 5 Iohn 16.13. Finaliter, they erre not in truths of neceflary fait h. I fay as Peter, ogiue diligence to make callinga zd elecrii- on fure, that ye may haue comfort to hold faß the hope fet before you; P The foundation Bands fure : But haue eye to the Pale, it leaues this (lampe or impreffion ; they depart from ir:iquitie, purge themfelues from thefe, who are ve [Iels of honor prepared to glory.Thus of generals from the body and fcope ache text : particulars you may thus number. 1 Be'.ides the manner of propounding with r thankef- giuing to God, and acknowledgement of obligation to that dutie whereof before? There is, r Thebletling EIe Ili - on. 2 The auhour, God. 3 The time,frorra the beginning. 9 The motiue, Lrue. 5 The meanes of execution, fatnîii- fication and Faith. To which you may adde : 6 The cui- dence, e ffetluall Vocation. verf r 4. . What is ei.e &ion ? Reffi. The generali notion of the word in common apprehenfion, is the fluting, afiuming, culling out of fome, with refufall of others; as when its faid of lDauid, he went and q chofe hireflue fmooth (loves N a out
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