A treatise of faith divided into two parts. The first showing the nature, the…A treatise of faith diuided into two parts. The first shewing the nature, the…

But settledness in this, that God will perfect his work begun, causeth men to go about the practice of mortification with much readiness, cheerfulness, ease, staidness, and happy speed. He will fight manfully against his lusts, and continue in the combat against them, who is assured of victory from God in the end. It is a great heartening to resist evil, or to do any good duty, when we believe God will be with us, in the one and in the other, to give us help against our enemies, and to enable us unto the work: and that work must needs prosper that ⟨p. 248⟩God will forward, and succeed well, that he will bring to perfection.

But setlednesse in this, that God will perfect his worke begun, causeth men to goe about the practice of mortification with much readinesse, chearefulnesse, ease, stayednesse, and happie speed. Hee will fight ma•fully against his lusts, and continue in the combate against them, who is assured of victorie from God in the end. It is a great heartning to resist euill, or to doe any good dutie, when we belieue God will bee with vs, in the one and in the other, to giue vs helpe against our enemies, and to inable vs vnto the worke: and that worke must needs prosper that ⟨p. 248⟩God will forward, and succeed well, that hee will bring to perf•ction.

The promises of God concerning spiritual blessings are so linked together, that whosoever believeth not every one aright, he cannot believe any one steadfastly as he ought. He shall many times be in doubt of the remission of his sins, and in fear of falling away, who hath not learned to rest upon God for the grace of sanctification, no less then for the pardon of his offences: for the certainty of both these is like, if it be well considered.