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In the last place here is an use of comfort for all such as are endued with the Spirit of grace; Use 5 sith that is the fountain of all happiness, therefore are they blessed people, and shall be blessed, what crosses soever they meet withal. And what oppositions soever they find either from Satan himself, or from any of his limbs, those that are once engrafted into Christ, and are become plants of the living God, have the streams of living waters running through their hearts; and therefore must of necessity prosper and flourish, though the beat of persecution, or any manner of affliction beat never so violently upon them. Indeed if wicked enemies of the Church could withdraw and withhold Gods spirit from the hearts of his children, then might they hinder their happiness, and make them truly miserable: but seeing ⟨p. 24⟩they can no more stay the operation thereof, then they can stop the course of the wind from blowing whither it will: ¹therefore shall they never be able to defeat Gods servants of that blessed estate which in Christ Jesus he hath promised unto them, and through his precious blood-shedding purchased for them.

In the last place here is an vse of comfort for all such as are endued with the Spirit of grace; Vse 5 sith that is the foutaine of all happinesse, therefore are they blessed people, and shall bee blessed, what crosses soeuer they meete withall. And what oppositions soeuer they finde either from Satan himselfe, or from any of his limmes, those that are once ingraffed into Christ, and are become plants of the liuing God, haue the streames of liuing waters running through their hearts; and therefore must of necessitie prosper and flourish, though the beate of persecution, or any manner of affliction beate neuer so violently vpon them. Indeed if wicked enemies of the Church could withdraw and withhold Gods spirit from the hearts of his children, then might they hinder their happinesse, and make them truly miserable: but seeing ⟨p. 24⟩they can no more stay the operation thereof, then they can stop the course of the wind from blowing whither it will: ¹therefore shall they neuer be able to defeate Gods seruants of that blessed estate which in Christ Iesus hee hath promised vnto them, and through his preicious blood-shedding purchased for them.