The souls vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.HThe soules vocation or effectual calling to Christ. By T.H

Use 4 To show us the certainty of the assurance of faith, if the spirit of God gives notice, and certify a thing, it must needs be certain: and hence it is, that the assurance of faith must needs be infallible, and undeniable, in those that have it. I ground it thus; That which cometh from the notice of the spirit, is most undeniable; but the assurance thereof cometh from the notice of the spirit, that faith is most undeniable; hence cometh those triumphs: I know my Redeemer liveth, I am persuaded that neither height, nor depth, &c. shall be able to separate me from the love of God in Christ.

Vse 4 To shew us the certainty of the assurance of faith, if the spirit of God gives notice, and certifie a thing, it must needs be certaine: and hence it is, that the assurance of faith must needs bee infallible, and undeniable, in those that have it. I ground it thus; That which commeth from the notice of the spirit, is most undeniable; but the assurance thereof commeth from the notice of the spirit, that faith is most undeniable; hence commeth those triumphs: I know my Redeemer liveth, I am perswaded that neither height, nor depth, &c. shall be able to separate me from the love of God in Christ.

The work of God upon the understanding, we have spoken of at large; now we come to the work of God upon the affections: as the understanding apprehendeth the truth of the promise; so the heart looketh at the goodness of the promise: ⟨p. 110⟩Now therefore the Lord, he must teach all the affections to come unto the promise, and the first affection that cometh next in order, is the affection of hope.

The worke of God upon the understanding, we have spoken of at large; now wee come to the worke of God upon the affections: as the understanding apprehendeth the truth of the promise; so the heart looketh at the goodnesse of the promise: ⟨p. 110⟩