This subject shows us clearly who, and who only are in covenant with God. They are such as subscribe unto the Lord and name themselves by the name of Jacob. By faith they are one with Christ. They are Christ's property, his sheep whom the Father gave him; and now the Saviour has brought them to himself, they have received his Father's name upon their hearts. And as the happy result of all, they have the same spirit, who wrote this name upon their hearts, "witnessing with their spirits that they are the children of God." Hence, let Christians learn to examine themselves, whether they be in the faith, and never rest contented until they find the clear evidence within themselves, that they are "sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise," which is the "earnest" of eternal salvation.

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