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TIT. "" John XV. 4. Abide in riie, and I In you. As the hranch can- not bear fruit of itself, except it abide hi the vine ; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. Ver. 5. I am the vine, ye are the branches : he that abideth in nie, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit ; for without me ye can do nothing-. Ver. 6. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and cast them Into the fire, and they are burned. Ezek. XXXV'. i?6. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Ver. '27. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, end ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
'^ Phil. !■•. If^. For It Is God which worl«eth in you, both to wiil and to do of his jrond pleasure. Phil, iv. ir?. I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me. 2 Cor. lii. 5. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves : but our suf- ficiency Is of God,
"Phil. i'. 12. Wherefore, my be- loved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but npw
much more in my absence ; work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Heb. vi. II. And we de^ire that every one of you do shew the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope unto the end : Ver. 12. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who, through faith and patience. Inherit the pro- mises. 2 Pet. i. S. According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the know- ledge of him that hatli called us to glory and virtue. Ver. 5. And be- sides this, giving all diligence, add tc your faith, virtue ; and to virtue, knov/ledge. Ver. 10. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure ; for if you do these things, ye shall never fall ; Ver, 1 1, For so an entrance shall be ministered untc you abundantly Into the everlast. ing kin.gdom of our Lord and Sa- viour Jesus Christ. Isa. Ixiv. 7, And there Is none that calleth up- on thy name, tlrat ftirreth up- him- self to take hold of thee ; for tliou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our ini- quitie?. 2 Tim. f, (>', Wherefore I put thee In renitnibrance, th.'t thou stir up the gift of God which is In thc^, by the putting on oj my hands. Acts xxvi. C. And now I stand
Chap. XVI.
The Confession of Faith.
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'\'. They who in tlieir obedience attain to the greate.st tin^ht which is possible in this life, are so far from being able to supererogate, and to do more than God requires, :,as that they fall short of much which in duty they are bomid to do '".
\'. We cannot, by our best works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life, at the hand of (rod, by reason of the great I disproportion that is between them and the glory to come,
' ! the infinite distance that is between us and God, whom
!iem we can neither profit nor satisfy for the debt of our loimer sins''; but Avhen we have done all we can, we have
done
I stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers : Ver. 7. Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly lerving God duy and night, hope to come ; for which hope's sake, Kiiij^ Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Jude, ver. 'JO. But ye, be- lovL-d, hiiiliiing up yourselves on your most holy fairh, praying in the Holy Ghost, Ver^ 21. Keep y(v,;;selves in the love of God, ig for the mercy of our Lord Christ unto eternal life. . ^' i^uke xvii. 10. ^o likewise vhen ye shall have done all tl'ingfi v.'hich are commanded , say. We are unprofitable ser- : we have done tint which our duty to do. Neh. xiii. 22. 1 commanded the Levites, tiiey should cleanse themselves, that tlifjy should come and the gates, to sanctify tlie sab- ay. Remember me, O my concerning this also, and me aicording to the great- of thy mercy. Job ii. 2. >^i know it is so of a truth : but ow should man be just with jGod .' Ver. 3. If he will c irh him, he cannot aniwer him ne of a thouVand. Gal. v. 17. For tiie flesh lusttth against the
Spirit, and the Spiiit against tlic flesh : and these are contrary the one to the other ; so that ye can- not do the things that ye would.