Thirdly, the attributes of God: 1and so there be three things in God may wonderfully settle us against this fear. The one is his faithfulness. The other is his power. The third is his immutable love: All three are laid to pawn for the performance of this preservation, & so pleaded in Scripture. For his faithfulness, the Apostle thence concludes, that the 2godly shall be confirmed to the end, as was alleged before, 1. Cor. 1. 8, 6. and so he reasoneth writing to the Thessalonians: The Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil, 2 Thess. 3. 3. And of the power of God these places speak, we are 3kept by the power of God to salvation, 1 Pet. 1. 5. I know (saith) Paul whom I have believed, and I am ⟨p. 389⟩persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day, 2 Tim. 1. 12. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling (saith Jude) and to preserve you faultless before the presence of his glory, with exceeding joy: to the only wise God our Saviour be glory, and majesty, dominion, and power, now and ever, Jud. 24. And for the love of God, 4that it is unchangeable, there is apparent proof, Whom he loveth, he loveth to the end, John 13. 1. so as we may be confident in this, that he which hath begun a good work in us, will perform it till the day of Christ, Philip. 1. 6.
Thirdly, the attributes of God: 1and so there bee three things in God may wonderfully settle vs against this feare. The one is his faithfulnesse. The other is his power. The third is his immutable loue: All three are laid to pawne for the performance of this preseruation, & so pleaded in Scripture. For his faithfulnesse, the Apostle thence concludes, that the 2godly shall bee confirmed to the end, as was alleadged before, 1. Cor. 1. 8, 6. and so he reasoneth writing to the Thessalonians: The Lord is faithfull, who shall stablish you, and keepe you from euill, 2 Thess. 3. 3. And of the power of God these places speake, we are 3kept by the power of God to saluation, 1 Pet. 1. 5. I know (saith) Paul whom I haue beleeued, and I am ⟨p. 389⟩perswaded that hee is able to keepe that which I haue committed to him against that day, 2 Tim. 1. 12. Now vnto him that is able to keepe you from falling (saith Iude) and to preserue you faultlesse before the presence of his glory, with exceeding ioy: to the onely wise God our Sauiour be glory, and maiestie, dominion, and power, now and euer, Iud. 24. And for the loue of God, 4that it is vnchangeable, there is apparent proofe, Whom he loueth, he loueth to the end, Iohn 13. 1. so as we may bee confident in this, that hee which hath begun a good worke in vs, will performe it till the day of Christ, Philip. 1. 6.
- 13 Three attributes in God, viz.
- 2His faithfulness.His faithfulnesse.
- 3His power
- 4His love.His loue.
