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The Larger Catechiſm. 25 ed upon the Truth of God's Promiſes, and by the Spirit enabling them to diſcern in themſelves thoſe Graces to which the promiſes of life are made o, and bearing Witneſs with their Spirits that they are the Children of God, be infallibly allured that they are in the State of Grace, and ſhall perſevere therein unto Salvation q. n 1 John ii. 3.o 1 Cor. ii. 12. 17ohmil. 14. to 25. 1 Johan iv. 13, 16. Heb. vi. 11, 12. p Row. viii. 16. 9. 7ohn v. 13. Q. Are all true Believer, at all times, aſſured of their preſent being in the State of Grace, and that they ſhall be ſaved? 4. Aſſurance of Grace and Salvation not being of the Eſſence of Faith r, true believers may wait long before they obtain it and, after the enjoyment thereof, may have it weakned and intermitted through manifold Diſtempers, Sins, Temptations and De- ſertions t; yet are they never lefte without ſuch a preſence and ſupport of the Spirit of God, as keeps them from finking into utter Deſpair v. t Eph. 1. 13. 1. 10. Pſal. lxxxviii. through out. t Pſal. lxxvii. I, to 12. Cant. v. 2, 13, 6. Pſal. 11. 8. 12. & xxxi. 22. & xxii. I. v I 7ohm iii. 9. Job xiii. 15. Pſal. lxxiii. 15. 23. Iſa. liv. 7. to 11. Q: What is the Communion in Glory which the Mem- bers of the inviſible Church have with Chriſt? A. The Communion in Glory, which the Mem- bers of the inviſible Church have with Chriſt, is in this Life, immadiately after Death, and at laſt perfected at the Reſurrection and Day of Judg- ment y. w 2 Cor. iii. 18. x Luke xxiii. 43. y 1 Theſſ. iv. 17 Q. What is the Caution in Glory with Chriſt, which D