The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians…The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians…

Indeed here is no need of this in respect of God, our justification is sure with him, his intention is as good as his promise, his promise as his oath, his oath as his seal. But it was God's goodness to us, ⟨p. 58⟩pitying the weakness of our faith; he stooped below himself, and was not only content to give us his promise, but to confirm it with his oath, the great seal of Heaven, and to all this to afford his Sacraments, to seal up all unto us, ¹that we might have strong assurance and consolation, Heb. 6.18. It was to this end, to assure us, who have such unbelieving hearts, that God gave word upon word, promise upon promise, oath to oath, seal to seal, heaping mountain upon mountain, and all to confirm our staggering hearts. That we might be strong in him, when weak in our selves; faithful in him, when fearful in our selves; steadfast in him, when we stagger in our selves.

Indeed here is no need of this in respect of God, our justification is sure with him, his intention is as good as his promise, his promise as his oath, his oath as his seale. But it was God's goodnesse to us, ⟨p. 58⟩pitying the weaknesse of our faith; he stooped below himself, and was not only content to give us his promise, but to confirm it with his oath, the great seale of Heaven, and to all this to afford his Sacraments, to seale up all unto us, ¹that we might have strong assurance and consolation, Heb. 6.18. It was to this end, to assure us, who have such unbeleeving hearts, that God gave word upon word, promise upon promise, oath to oath, seale to seale, heaping mountain upon mountain, and all to confirm our staggering hearts. That we might be strong in him, when weak in our selves; faithfull in him, when fearfull in our selves; stedfast in him, when we stagger in our selves.

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