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for, they which are persuaded, that they are the sons of God, cannot, but needs must call him Abba, Father, and in regard of love to him, do hate sin, and whatsoever is disagreeing to his will: and on the contrary, they have a sound and a hearty desire to do his will. If at any time thou hast felt in thy self any such testimony, persuade thy self, it was the testimony of the holy Ghost: and that very true & certain to: & ⟨p. 53⟩therefore, that thou art the child of God, & predestinate to eternal life. This is the first prop, by which we must underset that weak belief we have, of our certain election to eternal life. Again, hold this without wavering, whosoever thou art, that art tempted to doubt of thy election: even as nothing is required at our hands to work our election, (for God chose us of his only mere goodness) so that we may truly know, whether we be elect or not; this one thing shall be sufficient; namely, if we shall attain to the certain knowledge of this, that we are in Christ, and partakers of him: for, he that is now ingrafted into Christ, & is justified, it cannot be, but that he was elected in Christ, before the foundation of the world. And that we may be in Christ, Faith is both required, and is sufficient; not perfect faith, but true faith, though it be so little, that it be like a grain of mustard seed, and feeble, like a young borne babe, and that sore diseased to. Now, that faith, which is a lively and a true faith, lasteth always, as hath been before declared, neither can it at any time altogether fail. And so it cometh to pass, that they which once have ben truly ingrafted into Christ, remain always & continue in him, according to that saying. ⟨p. 54⟩All that my father giveth me, shall come to me: & he which cometh unto me, I will not cast forth. This is true, no doubt, that look how much the faith is more perfect, so much the greater power it hath, to knit us more to Christ: and therefore, we must always endeavour to increase in Faith. Yet for all that, this is most certain; one little spark of true faith, is sufficient to ingraft us into Christ. And for that cause, we must in no wise doubt of our ingrafting into Christ, and of our election to; by reason of the weakness of Faith, and of the small and slender fruits it bringeth out.

for, they which are perswaded, that they are the sonnes of God, cannot, but needs must call him Abba, Father, and in regarde of loue to him, doe hate sin, and whatsoeuer is disagreeing to his will: and on the contrarie, they haue a sound and a hartie desire to do his will. If at anie time thou hast felt in thy selfe any such testimonie, perswade thy selfe, it was the testimonie of the holie Ghost: and that very true & certain to: &