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§. 58. Of the Continuance of a good Conscience.

For the Continuance, ¹a clear Conscience which proceedeth from a sound Faith, never decayeth, nor yet standeth⟨p. 258⟩ at a stay: but rather groweth and increaseth: as ^eChrist said to the Church at Thyatira, I know thy love, service, faith, patience, and works, that they are more at the last then at the first. The^g Apostle saith of himself, That he endeavoured to that which was before, and followed hard toward the mark: and thereupon exhorteth others to be so minded. This must needs be a good evidence of Faith, because Faith is that which receiveth, and conveyeth in and from Christ such supply of grace, as maketh the believer grow up thereby,^h He that believeth in me (saith Christ) out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life. By their continuance are many which had only a temporary and hypocritical Faith discovered, who otherwise before they fell away, would hardly, if at all, have been discerned.

FOr the Continuance, ¹a cleare Conscience which proceedeth from a sound Faith, neuer decaieth, nor yet standeth⟨p. 258⟩ at a stay: but rather groweth and increaseth: as