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1 That man is blest whom God hath from all beginnings chosen to eternal life. To1 whom God hath given his Christ as a perfect redeemer. In whom he hath sealed the assurance of •l those things by his holy spirit; to whom he hath given his word; in whom the word and spirit have begot faith; by whose power faith hath begotten joys in2 heavenly things; in whom joy hath wrought a sincere heart to please God; in whom sincerity
1 THat man is blest whom God hath from all beginnings chosen to eternall life. To1 whom God hath giuen his Christ as a perfect redeemer. In whō he hath sealed the assurance of •l those things by his holy spirit; to whom he hath giuen his word; in whom the word and spirit haue begot faith; by whose power faith hath begotten ioyes in2 heauenly things; in whom ioy hath wrought a sincere heart to please God; in whom sinceritie3 is accompanied with loue vnfained to the Lord and his Saints; loue ioyned with a4 care to obey the commandements; this care breeding a reuerent feare to please God; in5 whom this godly feare rebuketh sinne; th• rebuking of sin worketh a mourning spirit; in6 whom a mourning spirit begetteth true meekenes, this meekenes of minde causing vs to7 hunger after Christ. So as feeling his owne miserie, he is taught to shew mercie vnto others,8 and so sheweth mercie as it is with the bowels of compassion; whose heart God so gouerning,9 that all outward benefits turne to his blessing, as seales of the fauour of God; vnto10 whom all crosses being sanctified in Christ, turne to his good: who finally in this faith11 and fruites of faith, meekely and patiently possessing his soule, waiteth and looketh assuredly12 for the glorious kingdome of God after this life. This is the golden chaine of vndoubted13 blessednesse, whose linckes are so fastened the one in the other, that wheresoeuer14 any of them be wanting, there is a breach and weakenes made in the whole.15
1The golden chain of our free election.The golden chaine of our free election.
