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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.
Saint John in his first epistle saith, that hereby we know that we are translated from death to life because we love the brethren. Truly • feel in my heart a burning love towards ⟨p. 142⟩them which are good Christians though I never knew them nor saw them, and I am very desirous to do any good for them: and if drops of my heart blood would do them good they should have them. Moreover I hate all sin and wickedness with a bitter hatred, and I long to see the coming of my saviour Christ to judgement, I am grieved and disquieted because I cannot fulfil the law of God as I ought, all which I have learned forth of Gods word to be tokens of Gods children. And thus you see what evidence I have to show that I am a true member of the Church militant and in the favour of God.
Saint Iohn in his first epistle saith, that hereby wee know that wee are translated from death to life because we loue the bretheren. Truelie • feele in my heart a burning loue towardes ⟨p. 142⟩them which are good Christians though I neuer knewe them nor saw them, and I am verie desirous to doe anie good for them: and if drops of my heart bloude would doe them good they should haue them. Moreouer I hate all sinne and wickednesse with a bitter hatred, and I long to see the comming of my sauiour Christ to iudgement, I am grieued and disquieted because I cannot fulfill the law of God as I ought, all which I haue learned foorth of Gods word to be tokens of Gods children. And thus you see what euidence I haue to shewe that I am a true member of the Church militant and in the fauour of God.
Timoth. Have you a steadfast faith in Christ (as these arguments seem to prove) without all wavering, doubting, and distrusting of Gods mercy?
Timoth. Haue you a stedfast faith in Christ (as these arguments seeme to proue) without all wauering, doubting, and distrusting of Gods mercie?