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The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatises containing directions about six of the weightiest things can concern a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by John Legatt, 1630
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.
The fourth r•le concerns the 1[…] of the Promises, especially the Promises of two sorts. First, such as show that God hath given Jesus Christ to make satisfaction for the sins of men: and 2then in special, such promises as show, that through the merit of Christ, he that hath thus confessed and felt sorrow for his sin, shall be received to favour. Now 3for this purpose, thou must get thee a distinct Catalogue of promises made to such as confess their sins with sorrow and mourning, and in them thou ⟨p. 28⟩shalt see most plainly unto how much riches and treasure thi• entrance unto godliness hat• brought thee. For the condition of the Promises being already formed in thee by this grace […] God, thou mayest safely assure th• soul of so much favour fro• God in particular, as is expres• contained in those promises. Mar• it, thou as y•t darest not claim• all the prerogatin•s or goo• things contained in any Promis• in Scriptur•,) et thou maist safely lay up as treasure, so muc• 4as the Promises that concern• confession and godly sorrow d• assure and estate upon thee, an• so thou shalt find tat thu has […] in Christ already for […] and rich favours, and mayest sh Gods express Word to warra thy claim; as for example, Go