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Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…
Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at Kettering in Northamptonshire, with enlargement: by Robert Bolton ...Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at Kettering in Northhamptonshire, with enlargement: by Robert Bolton ...
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Edmund Weaver, 1626London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Edmund Weauer, 1626
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9. Natural presumption, gilded over with the devils delusion, ever shrinks in the wetting. Troubles of conscience, fiery trials, heavy crosses, the face of the Prince of terror, disastrous and dismal times, dissolve it into nothing. But the other true testimony holds out like armour of proof, against thickest hail shot of all adversary power: Nay, it is ⟨p. 339⟩wont to shine and show it self with united vigour and more lightsomeness within; in the greatest damp of outward discomforts, and most confusions abroad.
9. Naturall presumption, guilded ouer with the deuils delusion, euer shrinkes in the wetting. Troubles of conscience, fiery tryals, heauy crosses, the face of the Prince of terrour, disastrous and dismall times, dissolue it into nothing. But the oher true testimony holds out like armour of proofe, against thickest haileshot of all aduersary power: Nay, it is ⟨p. 339⟩woont to shine and shew it selfe with vnited vigor and more lightsomnesse within; in the greatest dampe of outward discomforts, and most confusions abroad.
10. The Christian can give sound reasons for his resolution, in the point of assurance; from his conversion, holy conversation, love of the brethren, universal obedience, &c. those means I mentioned before proper to the Child of God. But put the Pharisee to prove in this case, and perhaps he will not be able to say so much as his formal deluded brother, Luk. 18. 11, 12. Sure I am, all that he can produce for that purpose, being tried by the Touchstone of Gods Truth, will prove too light and inconsequent. Revise the false mediums and insufficient grounds discovered before, and you shall perceive, that none of them can possibly infer a comfortable conclusion.
10. The Christian can giue sound reasons for his resolution, in the point of assurance; from his conuersion, holy conuersation, loue of the brethren, vniuersal obedience, &c. those meanes I mentioned before proper to the Child of God. But put the Pharise to prooue in this case, and perhaps hee will not bee able to say so much as his formall deluded brother,