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115 ''neceſſity of cloſing with him for life, at the which he findeth hungrings and thirſtings after him, to which hungrings, &c. the promiſe is made. Now according to the ſtrength or weakneſs of his Faith in his Saviour, ſo is his joy and peace, Jo is his love to holineſs, ſo are his deſires to know him more, and alſo to ſerve him in this World. But though I ſay it diſcovereth it ſelf thus unto him; yet it is but ſeldom that he is able to conclude that this is a work of Grace, becauſe his corruptions now, and his abuſed reaſon, makes his mind to miſjudge in this matter; therefore in him that hath this work, there is required a very found Judgement, before he can with ſteddings conclude that this is a work of Grace.''

To others it is thus diſcovered.

1. By an experimental confeſſion of his Faith in Chriſt. 2. By a life anſwerable to that confeſſion, to wit, a life of holineſs; heart-holineſs, family-holineſs, (if he hath a Family) and by Converſation-holineſs in the world: which in the general teacheth him, inwardly to abhor his Sin, and himſelf for that in ſecret, to ſuppreſs it in his Family, and to promote holineſs in the World; not