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The third reason, why God hath made many promises unto his people is, that they may become mutual comforters one of another, by having somewhat by experience from a promise, wherewith they may be enabled to comfort others, so that you may see the promise is not given, to comfort our selves with only, but also one another.

The third reason, why God hath made many promises unto his people is, that they may become mutuall comforters one of another, by having somewhat by experience from a promise, wherewith they may be enabled to comfort others, so that you may see the promise is not given, to comfort our selves with onely, but also one another.

Now for use. Is it so that God hath ¹made many promises unto his people, let us try our selves, whether we have any right to the promises, or no, I will name but one note that you may the better remember it, and it is a true one, for you shall find it in Scripture. But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to ²them that believe. So that you may see it is to them, and to them only that believe: he that can exercise faith in the promise, hath right to the promise, For ye walk by faith, and not by sight.³

Now for use. Is it so that God hath ¹made many promises unto his people, let us try our selves, whether we have any right to the promises, or no, I will name but one note that you may the better remember it, and it is a true one, for you shall find it in Scripture. But the Scripture hath concluded all under sinne, that the promise by faith in Iesus Christ might be given to ²