CHAPS. tli, c.í4 Comme»tarieViols the 442 theelettionofgrace. But it maybeeof grace and forefeene wockes too? but the Apatite fetteth himfelfe to preuent thisobieéìion in the next words , If it bee ofgrace, st is no more of woke', or elf weregrace no moregrace : but if it bee ofworker., it it aomoreof grace, or elfe were worker no more worker. 2. Our calling, 2. Tim. r. 9. Wee arecalled with an holy cal ling, not according to ourworks, bat according to his purpofe andrace. 3. Ourfaith, Philip. t 9. It isgiuenyou to belceue: andfaith ù thegift of God, 4. Our iufhfrcation, Ret.3.24. Weeare iufftfeedfreelyby bit grace. S. Our faattifrcatian , Ephef. 2. io. Wee are his workemanfhip created vnto geed worker, whichheeordained thatwee:Amid walks in them. 6. Our perfuse- rance ingrace is by grace: Ier.a2.40. I will put my feare in their hearts, that theyfhallneuer departfromwee. 7. Eternal! life it the free giftof God, Rom.6.23. Againe, if our faluation were either depending vpon our hand, or held in ourownehands, more eafily might we loose it, then when wee were inour innocencie;gold were no fooner taken out of littlechildrens comma. of hands, whominde toplay with it rather then to lay it vp, then our cone C:Inttianhca ,i,ic, fort out ofour owne: but our fecuritie is, that our cheife treafure is not laid vp in Inch a weake cottage, but our life is hid inheauen, in the free grace and vncitangeable loue of God: that now, t, falle prophets can- e nor poflibly feduce thecleft, Match. 24.24. a. though manyapoflatei fall backe, yet Gods foundationabides lure, z. Tim. .1 9. whsre Gods clehioit is cempared to a great building laid vpon a firme foundation, 3 whichmay be (hakenbut neuer ouerthrowne. 3. thoughour finites like fomany billowes, would gtowe ouer our heads and drowne vs, yet this grace is fefficient for vs, andupholdsvs that we fleepc not in death. 4. thoirgh tribulationmay threaten to feparate vs, yet this grace by them driues vs nearer himfelfe; and draweth hint nearer veto vs, according to ív3.5 r.9. that gracious promile, that in fixe troubles he will be with vs,and in lea- ven he will not forfakevs. What mea:fe then the enemies of this grace of God the PapiRs to leek for any part of their iuflification and faluation in merits and works: whereas ifwe confider thebeginning of all our good , which they call the iirfl iuflification ; the Lord is foundof vs who fought him not , his skirtsconered vs why our father was an Amorite,our mother an 1-fiirtire,, and we inour blood. And for theencreafe of our good , which is that fecondin!lification which they dreanseof, and is indeede nothing elfe but the encreafe ofour fat'i&ifcation, he'beginneth and perfefteth,he is the author and finisher of our faith, by which we,and, and hold on veto' faluation : t. Cora .8. who (hall confirrrieyaato theende, that yes may bee blameleffe in i heday ofour Lord lefue 1.cVC.1.14. ?ife. 2.
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