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Ave are assured that "he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it." Here we find the grand old doctrine of the perseverance of the saints to be one of the main pillars of this assurance. 5. From these premises we may be assured of our final salvation. The method is simply this : He that believeth shall be saved; I believe, therefore I shall be saved. As numerous and various as are the marks by which the sons of God are distinguished, so numerous and various are the minor premises of Assurance of Salvation. 105 this syllogism. The difficulty consists in determin- ing whether or no we possess these marks. Because of the remains within us of indwelling sin, and of its continuous activity, lusting against the Spirit, in some cases it becomes so difficult to settle this great question that, were there no other method of assur- ance, we might, as many do, live in doubt all our days. Comparing and contrasting assurance of faith and assurance of sense, we shall better understand the nature of both. The first comes with the first exercise of faith, and may be very strong at the beginning; the other comes after the fulfillment of the promise as realized in our own experience, and becomes fuller and clearer as the fruits of the Spirit are produced in us more abundantly. The one is