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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.
Euseb. No, for the ground-work of our salvation is laid in Gods eternal election, and a thousand sins, nay all the sins in the world, nay all the Devils in hell cannot overthrow Gods election. And it may be that sins do harden our hearts, weaken our faith, make sad the spirit of God in us: but take away faith, or altogether quench the spirit, they cannot. God condemneth no man for his sins, if he be adopted in Christ. For then Joseph, Abraham, David, Peter, Mary Magdalene, should be ⟨p. 166⟩condemned. God is like a father: & a father if his child be sick, and therefore be froward, and refuse and cast away his meat, & having eaten it spew it up again, and in his fit be impatient, and rave, and speak evil of his father, yet I say the father will not cast him forth of his doors, but pitieth him, and provideth such things as may restore him to health, and when he is whole remembereth not his disordered behaviour in his sickness.
Euseb. No, for the ground-worke of our saluation is laide in Gods eternall election, and a thousande sinnes, nay all the sinnes in the worlde, nay all the Deuilles in hell cannot ouerthrow Gods election. And it maie bee that sins doe harden our hartes, weaken our faith, make sadde the spirite of God in vs: but take awaie faith, or altogether quench the spirit, they cānot. God cō demneth no man for his sinnes, if he bee adopted in Christ. For then Ioseph, Abrahā, Dauid, Peter, Marie Magdalene, should bee ⟨p. 166⟩condemned. God is like a father: & a father if his childe be sicke, and therefore be froward, and refuse and cast away his meate, & hauing eaten it spew it vp againe, and in his fit be impacient, and raue, and speake euill of his father, yet I say the father wil not cast him forth of his dores, but pittieth him, and prouideth such things as may restore him to health, and when hee is whole remembreth not his disordered behauior in his sicknes.
Timoth. What means do you find most effectual to strengthen your faith, to increase Gods graces in you, and to raise you up again when you are fallen?