Chris,
I came across this quote just the other day. It's from a 19th century Scottish minister (so you know it's got to be right ). His name is Thomas Bell and the quote is from his treatise "The Nature of Saving Faith".
Here it is: The truth is, full assurance of salvation belongs not so much to the ESSENCE as to the EXERCISE of faith". I thought that was great. The more we exercise faith in the truth, the gospel, the more assurance we should have. He's got a great treatise on the covenants as well.

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Jim
Elder, Harvest Reformed Church (RCUS)
http://www.harvestreformedchurch.org/
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Upon a life I did not live; upon a death I did not die, Another's death, Another's life, I'd rest my soul eternally
Omnia dicta fortiora,si dicta Latina
Si vis pacem, para bellum