{"id":"18.3","chapter":18,"number":3,"text":"This infallible assurance doth not so belong to the essence of faith, but that a true Believer, may wait long and conflict with many difficulties before he be partaker of it; yet being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may without extraordinary revelation in the right use of means attain thereunto: and therefore it is the duty of every one, to give all diligence to make their Calling and Election sure, that thereby his heart may be enlarged in peace and joy in the holy Spirit, in love and thankfulness to God, and in strength and chearfulness in the duties of obedience, the proper fruits of this Assurance; so far is it from inclining men to looseness.","segments":[{"text":"This infallible assurance doth not so belong to the essence of faith, but that a true Believer, may wait long and conflict with many difficulties before he be partaker of it; yet being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may without extraordinary revelation in the right use of means","proofs":["Isaiah 50:10","Psalm 88","77:1–12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 50:10","osis":["Isa.50.10"]},{"printed":"Psalm 88","osis":["Ps.88"]},{"printed":"77:1–12","osis":["Ps.77.1-Ps.77.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"attain thereunto: and therefore it is the duty of every one, to give all diligence to make their Calling and Election sure, that thereby his heart may be enlarged in peace and joy in the holy Spirit, in love and thankfulness to God, and in strength and chearfulness in the duties of obedience, the proper","proofs":["1 John 4:13","Hebrews 6:11–12"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 4:13","osis":["1John.4.13"]},{"printed":"Hebrews 6:11–12","osis":["Heb.6.11-Heb.6.12"]}],"note":null},{"text":"fruits of this Assurance; so far is it","proofs":["Romans 5:1–2, 5","14:17","Psalm 119:32"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 5:1–2, 5","osis":["Rom.5.1-Rom.5.2","Rom.5.5"]},{"printed":"14:17","osis":["Rom.14.17"]},{"printed":"Psalm 119:32","osis":["Ps.119.32"]}],"note":null},{"text":"from inclining men to looseness.","proofs":["Romans 6:1–2","Titus 2:11–12, 14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 6:1–2","osis":["Rom.6.1-Rom.6.2"]},{"printed":"Titus 2:11–12, 14","osis":["Titus.2.11-Titus.2.12","Titus.2.14"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1689":["18.3"],"savoy1658":["18.3"],"wcf1646":["18.3"]},"diffs":[{"source":"savoy1658","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"their","position":null},{"text":"Spirit,","position":null}]},{"source":"wcf1646","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"their","position":null},{"text":"Spirit,","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}