being very and eternall God of one Substance and equall with the Father did when the fulnesse of time was come take upon Him mans nature k Iohn 1 1 14. 1 Iohn 5. 20. Phil. 2. 6. Gal. 4. 4 with all the Essentiall properties and common infirmities thereof yet without sin l Heb. 1. 14 16 17. Heb. 4. 15 being conceived by the Power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mary of her substance m Luke 1. 27 31 35. Gal. 4. 4. So that two whole perfect and distinct Natures the God-head and the Man-hood were inseparably joyned together in one Person without Conversion Composition or Confusion n Luke 1. 35 Col. 2. 9 Rom. 9. 5 1 Pet. 3. 18 1 Tim. 3. 16 Which person is very God and very Man yet one Christ the only Mediator between God and Man o Rom. 1. 3 4 1 Tim. 2. 5 III. The Lord Iesus in his humane nature thus united to the divine was sanctified and anointed with the holy Spirit above measure p Psal 45. 7 Iohn 3. 34 having in him all the treasures of Wisdom and knowledge q Col. 2. 3 in whom it pleased the Father that all fulnesse should dwell r Col. 1. 19 to the end that being holy harmless undefiled and full of grace and truth Å¿ Heb. 7. 16 Iohn 1. 14 he might be thorowly furnished to execute the Office of a Mediator and surety t Acts 10. â—8 Heb. 12. 24 Heb. 7. 22 Which Office he took not unto himself but was thereunto called by his Father u Heb. 5. 4 5 who put all power and judgement into his hand and gave him commandment to execute the same * Ioh. 5. 22 27. Mat. 28 18 Act. 2. 36 IV. This Office the Lord Iesus did most willingly undertake x Psal 40. 7 8. with Heb. 10. 5. to 11 Iohn 10. 18 Phil. 2. 8 which that he might discharge he was made under the Law y Gal. 4. 4. and did perfectly fulfill it z Mat. 3. 15 Mat. 5. 17 indured most grievous torments immediatly in his Soul a Mat. 26. 37 38. Luke 22 44. Mat. 27 46. Mat. 26. 27 chapters and most painfull sufferings in his body b was crucified and died c Phil. 28. was buried and remained under the power of death yet saw no corruption d Act. 2. 23 24 27. Act. 13. 37. Rom. 6. 9. On the third day he arose from the dead e 1 Cor. 15. 3 4. with the same body in which he suffered f Iohn 20. 25 27. with which also he ascended into Heaven and there sitteth at the right hand of his Father g Mark 16 19. making intercession h Rom. 8. 34 Heb. 9. 24. Heb. 7. 25. and shall return to judge men and Angels at the end of the World i Rom. 14. 9 10. Acts 1. 11. Acts 10. 42. Mat. 13. 40 41 42. Iude v. 6. 2 Pet. 2. 4 V. The Lord Iesus by his perfect obedience and sacrifice of himself which he through the eternall Spirit once offered up unto God hath fully satisfied the justice of his Father k Rom. 5. Heb. 9. 14. 16. Heb. 10. 1 4. Eph. 5. 2 Rom. 3. 25 26. and purchased not only reconciliation but an everlasting inheritance in the Kingdome of Heaven for all those whom the Father hath given unto him l Dan 9. â—4 26. Col. 1. 19 20. Eph 1. 11 14. Iohn 17. 2. Heb. 9. 12 15. VI. Although the work of Redemption was not actually wrought by Christ till after his Incarnation yet the vertue efficacy and benefits thereof were communicated unto the Elect in all ages successively from the beginning of the world in and by those promises types and sacrifices wherein he was revealed and signified to be the seed of the Woman which should bruise the Serpents head and the Lamb slaine from the beginning of the world being yesterday and to day the same and for ever m Gal 14 5. Gen. 3. 15. Rev. 13. 8. Heb. 13. 8. VII Christ in the work of Mediation acteth according to both Natures by each Nature doing that which is proper to it self n Heb. 9. 14. 1 Pet. â— 18. yet by reason of the unity of the Person that which is proper to one Nature is sometimes in Scripture attributed to the Person denominated by the other Nature o Acts 20. 25 Ioh 3. 1 â— Ioh. 3. 16. VIII To all those for whom Christ hath purchased Redemption he doth certainly and estectually apply and communicate the same p Ioh. 6. 3â— 39. Ioh. â—0 15 16. making intercession for them q 1 Ioh. 2 1. 2 Rom 8. 34 and revealing unto them in and by the Word the mysteries of salvation r Ioh. 15 13 15. Eph. 1. 7 8 9. Iohn 17. 6. effectually perswading them by his Spirit to beleeve and obey and governing their hearts by his Word and Spirit Å¿ Iohn 14. 16. Heb. 12 2. 2 Cor. 4. 13. Rom. 8. 9. 14. Rom. 15. 18 19. Ioh. 17. 17. overcoming all their enemies by his Almighty Power and Wisdom in such manner and wayes as are most consonant to his wonderfull and unsearchable dispensation t Psal 110. 1 1 Cor. 15. 25 26. Mal. 4. 2 3. Col. 2. 15. CHAP. IX Of Free-will GOD hath indued the Will of man with that naturall liberty that is neither forced nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to do good or evâ—â— a Mat. 17. 12. Iam. 1. 14. Deut. 30. 19 II. Man in his state of Innocency had freedom and power to will and to do that which was good and well-pleasing to God b Eccles 7 29. Gen. 1 26. but yet mutably so that hee might fall from it c Gen. 2. 16 17. Gen. 3. 6 III. Man by his fall inâ—o a state of sin hath wholly lost all ability of Will to any spirituall good accompanying salvation d Rom. 5. 6 Rom. 8. 7 Iohn 15. 5 so as a naturall man being altogether averse from that good e Rom. 3. â—0 12. and dead in sin f Eph. 2. 1. 5 Col. 2. 13 is not able by his own strength to convert himself or to prepare himself thereunto g Ioh. 6. 44 65. Eph 2 â— 2. 3. 4 5. 1 Cor. 8. 14 Titus 3. 3 4 5. IV. When God converts a sinner and tanslates him into the state of grace he freeth him from his naturall bondage under sin h Col. 1. 13 Ioh. 8. 34 36 and by his grace alone inables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good i Phil. 2. 13 Rom. 6. 18 22. yet so as that by reason of his remaining corruption he doth not perfectly nor only will that which is good but doth also will that which is evill k Gal. 5. 17 Rom. 7. 15 19 21 V. The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to good alone in the
THE CONFESSION OF FAITH AND CATECHISMS Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster TOGETHER With their Humble ADVICE Concerning Church Government And Ordination of Ministers LONDON Printed for Robert Bostock at the Sign of the Kings Head in Pauls Church-yard THE Confession of Faith Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster To be a part of the Uniformity in Religion between the Churches of Christ in the three Kingdoms CHAP. I. Of the holy Scripture ALthough the light of Nature and the works of Creation and Providence do so farre manifest the Goodnesse Wisdom and Power of God as to leave men unexcusable a Rom. 2 14. 15. Rom. 1. 19 20. Psal 19. 1 2 3. Rom. 1. 32. with chap. 2 1. yet are they sufficient to give that knowledge of God and of his Will which is necessary unto salvation b 1 Cor. 1 21. 1 Cor. 2 13 14. Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times and in divers manners to reveal himself and to declare that his Will unto his Church c Heb. 1. 1 and afterwards for the better preserving and propagating of the Truth and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the Church against the corruption of the flesh and the malice of Satan and of the world to commit the same wholly unto writing d Pro. 22 19. 20 21 Luke 1. 3. 4 Rom. 15. 4 Mat. 4. 4 7 10. Isai 8 19 â—0 which maketh the Holy Scripture to be most necessary e 2 Tim. 3 15. 2 Pet. 1 19. those former wayes of Gods revealing his Will unto his people being now ceased f Heb. 1. â— 2. II. Vnder the name of Holy Scripture or the Word of God written are now contained all the Books of the Old and New Testament which are these Of the Old Testament GEnesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers DeuteronomiE Joshua Judges Ruth I. Samuel II. Samuel I. Kings II. Kings I. Chronicles II. Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Iob Psalmes Proverbs Ecclesiastes The Song of Songs Isaiah Ieremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Ioel Amos Obadiah Ionah Micah Nahum Habbakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Of the New Testament The Gospel according to MAtthew Mark Luke Iohn The Acts of the Apostles Pauls Epistles to the Romanes Corinthians Corinthians I. Corinthians II. Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians Thessalonians I. Thessalonians II. To Timothy I. To Timothy II. To Titus To Philemon The Epistle to the Hebrews The Epistle of Iames The first and second Epistles of Peter The first second and third Epist of Iohn The Epistle of Iude The Revelat. of Iohn All which are given by inspiration of God to be the Rule of faith and life g Luk. 16. 29. 31. Eph. 2. 20. Rev 22. 18 19. 2 Tim. 3. 16. III. The Books commonly called Apocrypha not being of Divine inspiration are no part of the Cannon of the Scripture and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God nor to be any otherwise approved or made use of than other humane Writings h Luk. 24. 27 44. Rom. 3. 2. â— Pet 1. 21. IV. The authority of the Holy Scripture for which it ought to be beleeved and obeyed dependeth not upon the Testimonie of any man or Church but wholly upon God who is Truth it self the Author thereof and therefore it is to be receive d because it is the Word of God i 2 Pet. 1. 19 21. 2 Tim. 3. 16 1 Iohn 5. 9 1 Thes 2. 13 V. Wee may be moved and induced by the Testimonie of the Church to an high and reverend esteem of the holy Scripture k 1 Tim. 3. 15. And the heavenlinesse of the Matter the efficacie of the Doctrine the majesty of the Stile the consent of all the Parts the Scope of the whole which is to give all glory to God the full discovery it makes of the onely way of mans salvation the many other incomparable Excellencies and the intire perfection thereof are Arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence it self to be the Word of God yet notwithstanding our full perswasion and assurance of the infallible truth and Divine authority thereof is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witnesse by and with the Word in our hearts l 1 Iohn 2. 20 27. Iohn 16. 13 14. 1 Cor. 2. 10 11. 12. Isa 59. 21. VI. The whole Councell of GOD concerning all things necessary for his own Glory mans salvation Faith and Life is either expressely set down in Scripture or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture unto whâ—ch nothing at any time is to be added whether by new revelations of the Spirit or traditions of men m 2 Tim. 3 15. 16 17. Gal 1. 8. 9. 2 Thes 3. 2. Neverthelesse we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word n Ioh. 6. 4â— 1 Cor. 2 9 10 12. and that there are some circumstances concerning the Worship of God and Government of the Church common to humane actions and Societies which are to be ordered by the light of Nature and Christian Prudence according to the generall Rules of the Word which are alwayes to be observed o 1 Cor. 11. 13 14. 1 Cor. 14 26. 40. VII All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves nor alike clear unto all p 2 Pet. 3. 16. yet those things which are necessary to be known believed observed for salvation are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other that not only the Learned but the unlearned in a due use of the ordinary meanes may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them q Psal 119 105. 130. VIII The Old Testament in Hebrew which was the Native Language of the people of God of old and the New Testament in Greek which at the time of writing of it was most generally known to the Nations being immediatly inspired by God and by his singular care and providence kept pure in all Ages are therefore Authenticall r Mat. 5. 18 so as in all Controversies of Religion the Church is finally to appeal unto them Å¿ Isa 8. 20 Act. 15. 15 Iohn 5. 39 46. But because these Originall Tongues are not known to all the people of God who have right unto and interest in the Scriptures and are commanded in the fear of GOD to read and search them t Iohn 5. 39. therefore they are to be translated into the vulgar Language of every Nation unto which they come u 1 Cor. 14 6 9 11 12 24 27 28. that the Word of GOD dwelling plentifully in all they may worship him in an acceptable manner w Col. 3. 16 and through patience and comfort of the Scriptures may have hope x Rom. 15. 4 IX The infallible Rule of Interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture it self and therefore when there is a Question
state of Glory onely l Eph. 4. 13 Heb. 12. 23 â—1 Iohn 3. 2 Iude v. 24 CHAP. X. Of Effectuall Calling ALL those whom God hath predestinated unto life and those only he is pleased in his appointed and accepted time effectually to call a Rom. 8. 30 Rom. 11. 7 Eph. 1. 10 11 by his Word and Spirit b 2 Thes 2 13 14. 2 Cor 33. 6 out of that state of sin and death in which they are by nature to grace and salvation by Iesus Christ c Rom 8. 3 Eph 2. 1. 1 2 3 4 5. 2 Tim. 1 9 10 enlightning their mindes spiritually and savingly to understand the things of God d Acts 26. 18 1 Cor. 10. 12 Eph. 1. 17 18 taking away their heart of stone and giving unto them an heart of flesh e Ezek. 36. 27 renewing their wills and by his Almighty power determining them to that which is good f Ezek. 11. 19 Phil. 2. 13 Deut. 30. 6 Ezek. 36. 27 and effectually drawing them to Iesus Christ g Eph 1. 19 Ioh. 6. 44 45 yet so as they come most freely being made willing by his grace h Cant. 1. 4 Psal 110. 3 Iohn 6. 37 Rom. 6. 16 17 18. II. This effectuall Call is of Gods free and speciall grace alone not from any thing at all foreseen in man i 2 Tim. 1. 9 Tit. 3. 4 5. Eph. 2. 4 5 8 9. Rom. 9. 11 who is altogether passive therein untill being quickened and renewed by the holy Spirit k 1 Cor. 2. 14 Rom. 8. 7 Eph. 2. 5 he is thereby inabled to answer this call and to imbrace the grace offered and conveyed in it l Ioh. 6. 37 Ezek 36. 27 Rom. 8. 9 Ioh 5. 25 III. Elect infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit m Luke 18 15. 16. and Act. 2. 38 39 and Iohn 3 3. 5. and 1 Iohn 5. 12 compared who worketh when and where and how he pleaseth n Iohn 3. 8 So also are all other elect persons who are uncapable of being outwardly called by the Ministery of the Word o 1 Iohn 5 12. Acts 4 12. IV. Others not elected although they may be called by the Ministery of the Word p Mat. 22. 14 and may have some common operations of the Spirit q Mat. 7. 22 Mat. 13. 20 21. Heb. 6 4. 5. yet they never truly come unto Christ and therefore cannot be saved r Ioh. 6. 64 65 66. Ioh. 8. 24 much lesse can men not professing the Christian Religion be saved in any other way whatsoever be they never so diligent to frame their lives according to the light of Nature and the Law of that Religion they doe professe Å¿ Acts 4. 12 Iohn 14. 6 Ephes 2. 12 Iohn 4. 22 Iohn 17. 3 And to assert and maintain that they may is very pernicious and to be detested t 2 Ioh. v. 9 10 11 1 Cor. 16. â—â— Gal. 1. 6 7 8. CHAP. XI Of Justification THose whom God effectually calleth he also freely justifieth a Rom. 8. 30 Rom. 3. 24 not by infusing righteousnesse into them but by pardoning their sinnes and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous not for any thing wrought in them or done by them but for Christs sake alone nor by imputing faith it self the act of believing or any other Evangelicall obedience to them as their righteousnesse but by imputing the obedience and satisfaction of Christ unto them b Rom. 4. 5 6 7. 8 2 Cor. 5. 19 21. Rom. 3 22 24 25 27 28 Titus 3. 5 7 Eph. 1. 7. Ier. 23 6. 1 Cor. 1. 30 31 Rom. 5. 17 18 19 they receiving and resting on him and his righteousnesse by faith which faith they have not of themselves it is the gift of God c Acts 10 44. Gal. 2 16. Phil. 3. 9 Act. 13. 38 39 Eph. 2. 7 8 II. Faith thus receiving and resting on Christ and his righteousnesse is the alone instrument of Iustification d Iohn 1. 12 Rom 3. 28 Rom. 5. 1 yet is it not alone in the person justified but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces and is no dead faith but worketh by Love e Iam. 2. 17 22 26 Gal. 5. 6 III. Christ by his obedience and death did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified and did make a proper reall and full satisfaction to his Fathers Iustice in their behalf f â—om 5. 8 9 10 19 1 Tim. 2. 5 6 Heb. 10. 10 14. Dan. 9 24. 26. Isa 53. 4 5 6. 10 11 12 Yet in as much as he was given by the Father for them g Rom. 8. 32 and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead h 2 Cor. 5. 21 Mat. 3. 17 Ephes 5. 2 and both freely not for any thing in them their justification is only of free grace i Rom. 3. 24 Eph. 1. 7 that both the exact justice and rich grace of God might be glorified in the Iustification of sinners k Rom. 3. 26 Ephes 2. 7 IV. God did from all eternity decree to justifie all the elect l Gal. 3. 8 1 Pet. 1. 2 19 20 Rom. 8. 30 and Christ did in the fulnesse of time die for their sins and rise again for their justification m Gal. 4. 4 1 Tim. 2. 6 Rom. 4. 25 neverthelesse they are not justified untill the holy Spirit doth in due time actually apply Christ unto them n Col. 1. 21 22. Gal. 2 16. Tit. 3. 4 5 6 7. V. God doth continue to forgive the sins of those that are justified o Mat. 6. 12 1 Iohn 1. 7. 9 1 Ioh. 2. 1 2 and although they can never fall from the state of justification yet they may by their sins fall under Gods fatherly displeasure p Iuke 22 32. Iohn 10 28. Heb 10 14. and not have the lâ—ght of his countenance restored unto them untill they humble themselves confesse their sins beg pardon and renew their faith and repentance q Psal 89. 31 32. 33 Psal 51. 7 8 9 10 11 12 Psal 32. 5 Mat. 26. 7â— 1 Cor. 11. 30 32. Luk. 1. 20 VI. The justification of Beleevers under the Old Testament was in all these respects one and the same with the justification of Believers under the New Testament r Gal. 3. 9 13 14. Rom. 4. 22 23 24 Heb. 13. 8 CHAP. XII Of Adoption ALl those that are justified God vouchsafeth in and for his only Sonne Iesus Christ to make partakers of the grace of Adoption a Eph. 1. 5 by which thâ—y are taken into the number and enjoy the liberties and priviledges of the children of God b Gal. 4. 4â— Rom. 8. 17 Iohn 1. 12 have his Name put upon them c Ier. 14 9 2 Cor. â— 18 Rev. 3. 12 receive the spirit of Adoption d Rom. 8. 15 have accesse
Iohn 16. 2 1 Sam. 15. 21 22 23 II. These good works done in obedience to Gods Commandements are the fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith c Iam. 2. 18 22. and by them believers manifest their thankfulnesse d Psal 1 16 12 13 1 Pet. 2. 9 strengthen their assurance e 1 Iohn 2 3. 5 2 Pet. 1 5 6 7 8 9. 10 edifie their Brethren f 2 Cor. 9. 2 Mat. 5 16 adorn the profession of the Gospel g Tit. 2. 5 9 10 11 12. 2 Tim 6. 1 stop the mouths of the adversaries h 1 Pet. 2. 15 and glorifie God i 1 Pet. 2. 12 Phil. 1. 11 Iohn 15. 8 whose workmanship they are created in Christ Iesus thereunto k Eph. 2. 10 that having their fruit unto holinesse they may have the end eternall life l Rom 6. 22 III. Their ability to do good works is not at all of themselves but wholly from the Spirit of Christ m Iohn 15 4. 5 Ezek. 36. 26 27 And that they may be inabled thereunto besides the graces they have already received there is required an actuall influence of the same holy Spirit to work in them to will and to do of his good pleasure n Phil 2. 15. Phil. 4 13 2 Cor. 3. 5 yet are they not hereupon to grow negligent as if they were not bound to perform any duty unlesse upon a speciall motion of the Spirit but they ought to be diligent in stirring up the grace of God that is in them o Phil. 2. 12 Heb. 6. 11 12 2 Pet. 1 3 5 10 11. Isa 64. 7 2 Tim. 1 6 Acts 26. 6 7. Iude v. 20. 21 IV. They who in their obedience attain to the greatest heigth which is possible in this life are so far from being able to supererogate and to doe more then God requires as that they fall short of much which in duty they are bound to doe p Luk 17. 10 Neh. 13. 22 Iob 9 2 3 Gal. 5. 17 V. We cannot by our best Works merit pardon of sin or eternal life at the hand of God by reason of the great disproportion that is between them the glory to come and the infinit distance that is between us and God whom by them we can neither profit nor satisfie for the debt of our former sins q Rom. 3. 20 Rom. 4. 2. 4 6 Eph 2 8 9 Tit. 3. 5 6 7 Rom. 8 18 Psal 16 2 Iob 22 2 3 Iob 35. 7 8 but when we have done all we can we have done but our duty and are unprofitable servants r Luk. 17. 10 and because as they are good they proceed from his Spirit Å¿ Gal. 5. 22 23 and as they are wrought by us they are defiled and mixed with so much weaknesse and imperfection that they cannot endure the severity of Gods judgement t Isa 64. 6. Gal. 5. 17 Rom 7. 15 18. Psal 143 2. Psal 130. 3 VI. Yet notwithstanding the Persons of Believers being accepted through Christ their good works also are accepted in him u Eph. 1. 6 1 Pet 2. 5 Exod 28. 38 Gen. 4. 4 with Heb. 14. not as though they were in this life wholly unblamable and unreproveable in GODS sight w Iob 9. 20 Psal 143. 2 but that hee looking upon them in his Son is pleased to accept and reward that which is sincere although accompanied with many weaknesses and imperfections x Heb. 13. 20 21. 2 Cor. 18 12. Heb. 16 10. Mat. 25 21 23 VII Works done by unregenerate men although for the matter of them they may bee things which God commands and of good use both to themselves and others y 2 Kings 20. 30 31 1 Kings 21 27. 29 Phil. 1. 15 16 18 yet because they proceed not from an heart purified by faith z Gen. 4. 5 with Heb. 11 4. Heb. 11. 6 nor are done in a right manner according to the Word a 1 Cor. 13 3 Isa 1. 12 nor to a right end the glory of God b Mat. 6. 2 5 16. they are therefore sinfull and cannot please God or make a man meet to receive grace from God c Hag. 2. 14 Tit. 1. 15. Amos 5. 21 22. Hos 1. 4. Rom. 9. 16. Titus 3. 5. And yet their neglect of them is more sinful and displeasing unto God d Psal 14. 4. Psal 36. Iob 21. 14. 15. Mat. 25. 41 42 43 45. Mat. 23. 23. CHAP. XVII Of the Perseverance of the Saints THey whom God hath accepted in his Beloved effectually called and sanctified by his Spirit can neither totally nor finally fell away from the stare of Grace but shall certainly persevere therein to the end and be eternally saved a Phil. 1. 6 2 Pet. 1. 10 Iohn 10 28 29. 1 Iohn 3. 9. 1 Pet. 1. 5. 9 II. This perseverance of the Saints depends not upon their own free-will but upon the immutability of the Decree of Election flowing from the free and unchangable love of God the Father b 2 Tim. 2. 28 19 Ier. 31. 3. upon the efficacy of the merit and intercession of Iesus Christ c Heb. 10. 10 14. Heb. 13 20 21. Heb. 9. 12 13 14 15 Rom. 8. 33 to the end Ioh. 17. 11 24. Lu. 22. 32 Heb. 7. 25. the abiding of the Spirit and of the seed of God within them d Iohn 14. 16 17. 1 Ioh. 2. 27. 1 Iohn 3. 9. and the nature of the Covenant of Grace e Ier. 32. 40. from all which ariseth also the certainty and infallibility thereof f Ioh. 10. 28 2 Thes 3. 3. 1 Ioh. 2. 19. III Neverthelesse they may through the temptations of Satan and of the World the prevalency of corruption remaining in them and the neglect of the means of their preservation fall into grievous sins g Mat. 26. 70 72 74. and for a time continue therin h Psal 51 title and verse 14. 1 Isa 64. 1 7 9. 2 Sam. 11. 27 whereby they incur Gods displeasure i and grieve his holy Spirit k Eph. 4. 30. come to be deprived of some measure of their graces and comforts l Psal 51. 8 10. 12. Rev. 2. 4. Cant 5. 23 4. 6. have their hearts hardened m Isa 36. 17. Mark 6. 52. Mark 16. 14. and their consciences wounded n Isal 32 3. 4. Psal 51. 8. hurt and scandalize others o 2 Sam 12. 14. and bring temporall judgments upon themselves p Psal 89. 31 32. 1 Cor 11. 31. CHAP. XVIII Of the assurance of Grace and Salvation ALthough hypoctites and other unregenerate men may vainly deceive themselves with false hopes and carnall presumptions of being in the favour of God and estate of Salvation a Iob 8 13 14. Mich. 3 11 Deut. 29 19. Iohn 8 41. which hope of theirs shall perish b Mat. 7. 22 23. yet such as truly beleeve in the Lord Iesus and