3. As we pray thus for Justification, so also for continuance and preservation in it. As we pray for daily bread,3. As we pray for justificati∣on, so for the continuance in it. though our store be full; so, Though our Justification be sure, and perseve∣ring, yet by prayer we are to be preserved in it. A certain know∣ledge and faith of a thing, takes not away prayers; we know certainly God will gather a Church, and preserve it to the end of the world; yet we pray, Thy Kingdom come. Paul knew Act. 27.24. that none in the Ship with him should perish, because God had given him their lives, yet none can doubt, but he pray∣ed for their preservation, as well as used other means. Howsoe∣ver now, grievous sins committed by a David or Peter, may fa∣sten upon them, as the Viper upon Pauls hand, yet by the grace of God, they shall not be able to unstate them out of Gods fa∣vour, but at last their repentance will revive, and so they will sue out a pardon; and certainly Gods power and grace is no less seen in preserving of us in the state of Justification, then at first justifying us.4. We do not only pray for preservation in this estate,4. We pray for daily renewed acts of pardon and imputati∣on of Christs righteousnesse.but for dai∣ly renewed acts of pardon, and imputation of Christs righteousnesse. Howsoever, as in the controversal part is to be shewed, Justifica∣tion is not reiterated, but is a state in which we were at first be∣lieving put into, without Apostacy from it, either total or final: yet those particular acts of pardon, and imputing of Christs righteousness, are continually by God communicated unto us: neither may we think, That our sins past, present and to come, are all taken away by one sentence, so that there is no new or iterated par∣don. Then indeed Bellarmines Argument would have strength in it, That it were as absurd to pray for forgivenesse of sin,Bellrmines objection an∣swered.as to have Christ new incarnated; or that we might be predestinated, according as some have falsly said, Si non sis praedestinatus, ora, ut praedestineris, If thou art not predestinated, pray that thou mayest be. We might indeed pray for the believing of these things in a more setled manner, but not for the things themselves. But this is the proper answer to Bellarmines Objection, We pray for pardon of sin, and not for the Incarnation of Christ, or the ma∣king of the world, because these were so once done, that they are never to be done more. The Incarnation of Christ was once done, and is not to be done again; but remission of sin is so done, 0