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The saints privilege or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet…The saints priuiledge or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet…
The saints privilege or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet direction for every true Christian to walk comfortably through the valley of tears. By the faithful and reverend divine, R. Sibs, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Gray's Inn.The saints priuiledge or A Christians constant advocate Containing a short, but most sweet direction for every true Christian to vvalke comfortably through the valley of teares. By the faithfull and reverend divine, R. Sibs, D.D. and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Grayes Inne.
London: printed by G. Miller for George Edwards, 1638
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.
This in answer to that Question by the way. To return in the next place, I may know I am convinced throughly of the righteousness of Christ by the witness and work of the Spirit. The Spirit brings light, and faith, the work of the Spirit hath a light of its own, as I know I believe, when I believe, but sometimes we have not the reflect act of faith whereby to evidence our own graces to our selves, but ever he that is convinced of the Spirit of God, his heart will be wrought to bear marvellous love to God; upon this apprehension, that God is mine, and Christ is ⟨p. 36⟩mine, the soul is constrained to love, whereupon ensues an enlargement of heart & a prevalency of comfort above all discomfort, for love casteth out fear. This one comfort that our sins are forgiven and that we have right and title to Heaven, when the soul is convinced of this it is in a blessed condition, then what is poverty and what is imprisonment? not worthy to be reckoned in respect of the glory that shall be revealed.
This in answer to that Question by the way. To returne in the next place, I may know I am convinced throughly of the righteousnesse of Christ by the witnesse and worke of the Spirit. The Spirit brings light, and faith, the worke of the Spirit hath a light of its owne, as I know I beleeve, when I beleeve, but sometimes we have not the reflect act of faith whereby to evidence our owne graces to our selves, but ever he that is convinced of the Spirit of God, his heart will be wrought to beare marveilous love to God; upon this apprehension, that God is mine, and Christ is ⟨p. 36⟩mine, the soule is constrained to love, whereupon ensues an enlargement of heart & a prevalency of comfort above all discomfort, for love casteth out feare. This one comfort that our sinnes are forgiven and that we have right and title to Heaven, when the soule is convinced of this it is in a blessed condition, then what is poverty and what is imprisonment? not worthy to be reckoned in respect of the glory that shall be revealed.