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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
Consolations for the troubled consciences of repentant Sinners.
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.
Christian. But you never knew any that having true faith doubted of their salvation.
Christian. But you neuer knewe anie that hauing true faith doubted of their saluatiō.
Minister. What will you then say of the man that said eLord I believe, Lord help my unbelief. And of David who made his moan after this manner: Is his mercy clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore, 2Hath GOD forgotten to be merciful? Hath he shut up his tender mercy in displeasure? Yea he goeth on further, as a man in despair. fAnd I said, this is my death. Hereby it is manifest that a man endued with true faith may have not only assaults of doubting, but of desperation. This further appeareth in that he saith in another place. gWhy art thou cast down my soul? Why art thou disquieted within me? Waite on God for I will yet give thanks, he is my present help and my God. And in very truth you may persuade your self that they are but *unreasonable men, that ⟨p. 267⟩say they have long believed in Christ without any doubting of their salvation.
Minister. What will you then saie of the man that saide eLorde I beleeue, Lorde helpe my vnbeleefe. And of Dauid who made his moane after this manner: Is his mercie cleane gone for euer? Doth his promise faile for euermore,