III. This infallible assurance doth not so belong to the

essence of faith, but that a true believer may wait long, and conflict with many difficulties, before he be partaker of it'':
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Which hope we hav^ as an anchor ttf the soul, both sure and stedfast, and vvliich entereth iiito that within The vail.
f HeK vi. 17. Wherein God, will- ing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : Ver. 1 8. Tiiat by two im- mutable things, in which it v/as im- possible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.
2 2 Pet. i. 4. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises ; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, hav- ing escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Ver. 5. At}d besides this, giving diligence, odd to your faith, virtue; and to ■virtue, knowledge. Ver. 10. Where, fore the rather, brethren, give dili- gence to make your calling and elec- tion sure : for if ye do these things, ye sliall never fall : Ver. 1 1. Kor so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 1 John ii. 3. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John iii. 14. We know that me have, passed from, death wnto
life, because v.'c love rhe brethren : he that loveth not his brother, abiderh in death. 2 Cor. i. 12. For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not v/ith fleshly wis- dom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in tlic world, and more abundantly to you- vvard.
1' Rom. viii. ^5. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear : but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Ver. 16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
i Eph. i. 13. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation ; in whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of profnise, Ver. 14. Which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of the purchased posses- sion, unto the praise of his glory, Eph. iv. 30. And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 2 Cor. i. 21. Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God ; Ver. 22. Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.