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If man depend vpon himselfe, he hath iust cause to feare and doubt his own perseuerance.
The faithfull doe say with the Apostle, I know whom I haue beleeued, and I am sure that hee is able to keepe that which I haue committed vnto him against that day: euen my selfe, my faith, my hope, my prayer, my soule, my life; knowing my selfe to be a ve∣ry vnsure keeper of my selfe.
Thus faith yeeldeth a man to say, Behold O Lord, for I am thy seruant,* 1.1 I am thy ser∣uant, O giue me vnderstanding that I may keepe thy comman∣dements; enter not into iudge∣ment with thy seruant. And because the faithfull is wil∣ling to beleeue that hee shall haue that that hee prayeth for, hee prayeth for perseue∣rance, because Christ saith, Beleeue that yee shall haue it, and it shall bee done vnto you. For God giueth to them that beleeue, so that hee that re∣ceiues, beleeueth himselfe to receiue; For this is the assu∣rance that we haue in him, that if we aske any thing according to his will, he heareth vs; and if we know that hee heareth vs, whatsoeuer we aske, wee know
that we haue the petitions that we haue desired of him.* 1.2
Ps. 116, 16 Ps. 119, 125 Ps. 143, 2
1 Io. 3, 4, 15