21. The blood of Jesus Christ is, in the knowledge of it, the proof of election. As it is written, " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, ... ... unto ... ... sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ." (1 Peter 1:2.) The knowledge of the blood is the proof of election. Observe this, for many do not see that if I have come to the sprinkling of the blood, I am proved to be an elect one, and would set you to prove your election by other things; but this is THE first and the simplest proof of all ... ... "Elect ... ... unto sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ" ... ... If I know the blood I am an elect one. Many say, you must prove you are one of the elect before you can say, " The blood is mine," but this is contrary to scripture altogether: for no one, in scripture, is even supposed to know anything about covenant, election, or counsel, until he has known the blood. And the whole benefits of the blood are yours, if you believe in God that raised Jesus from the dead. It proves our election, for this simple reason, that-