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A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…
A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he may discern it, and persevere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set down in the page following.A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he maie discerne it, and perseuere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set downe in the page following.
London: printed by R. Robinson for T. Gubbin, 1590
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
XXVI.
Inward benefits proceeding from justification, are those which are inwardly felt in the hart, and serve for the better assurance of justification, and they are principally1 five. The first is, Peace and quietness of conscience. As all men naturally in Adam are corrupt, so all men naturally have corrupt and defiled consciences, accusing them & arraigning them before Gods judgement for their sins: in such wise that every suspicion of death and fear of imminent danger maketh a natural man stand aghast at his wits end, knowing not what to do: ebut by faith in Christ, the Christian is persuaded of remission of his sins, and so the disquietness of his conscience is appeased, and he hath an inward peace in all extremities, which cannot be taken from him.
Inward benefites proceeding from iustification, are those which are inwardlie felt in the hart, and serue for the better assurance of iustification, and they are principallie1 fiue. The first is, Peace and quietnes of conscience. As al men naturallie in Adam are corrupt, so all men naturallie haue corrupt and defiled consciences, accusing them & arraigning them before Gods iudgement for their sinnes: in such wise that euerie suspition of death and feare of imminent danger maketh a naturall man stand agast at his wits end, knowing not what to doe: ebut by faith in Christ, the Christian is perswaded of remission of his sins, and so the disquietnes of his conscience is appeased, and hee hath an inwarde peace in all extremities, which cannot be taken from him.