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An elegant and lively description of spiritual life and death Delivered in divers sermons…An elegant and lively description of spirituall life and death Delivered in divers sermons…
An elegant and lively description of spiritual life and death Delivered in divers sermons in Lincolns-Inn, November the 9.th, M.DCXXIII. upon John, 5.25. By John Preston then Bachelor of Divinity, and chaplain in ordinary to the Prince his Highness.An elegant and lively description of spirituall life and death Delivered in divers sermons in Lincolnes-Inne, November the 9.th, M.DCXXIII. vpon Iohn, 5.25. By Iohn Preston then Bachellor of Divinitie, and chaplaine in ordinarie to the Prince his Highnesse.
London: printed by Tho for Michael Sparke, 1632London: printed by Tho for Michaell Sparke, 1632
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Thirdly, ye may know whether ye have this life in you or not, by the fruits of it, as the tree is known by its fruits. If the word turn the stock into its own nature, ye know it by the fruits. Gal. 5.25. If ye live in the Spirit ye will also walk in the Spirit; that is, if ye profess your selves holy men, show it by walking in the Spirit: holy men will be doing that which is good. This is the surest trial, our works will not deceive us: other things which consist in imagination may. 1 Joh. 3.10. In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the Divill: who doth not righteousness is not of God, he that is of God doth not unrighteousness. Consider then what your walk and your actions are, and by them ye shall know this life.
Thirdly, yee may know whether yee have this life in you or not, by the fruits of it, as the tree is knowne by its fruites. If the word turne the stocke into its owne nature, ye know it by the fruites. Gal. 5.25. If yee live in the Spirit yee will also walke in the Spirit; that is, if yee professe your selves holy men, shew it by walking in the Spirit: holy men will bee doing that which is good. This is the surest triall, our workes will not deceive us: other things which consist in imagination may. 1 Ioh. 3.10. In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the Divill: who doth not righteousnesse is not of God, he that is of God doth not unrighteousnesse. Consider then what your walke and your actions are, and by them yee shall know this life.
1But how shall we know whether we walk in the Spirit or no?