The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises

And that the true Christian may not doubt of his estate, having found these signs in himself, ¹let him consider the proofs annexed to each sign: and that nothing may be wanting to his abundant consolation, I will tell him, how I found out these signs, and by what grounds I proceeded.

And that the true Christian may not doubt of his estate, hauing found these signes in himselfe, ¹let him consider the proofes annexed to each signe: and that nothing may bee wanting to his aboundant consolation, I will tell him, how I found out these signes, and by what grounds I proceeded.

1. 1The infallibility of the signs.The infallibility of the signes.

There are three sorts of places ¹in Scripture (as I conceive) which do point out the grounds of infallible assurance in those that can attain unto them: as first, such places as expressly do affirm, that such and such things are signs. As for example, 1 Joh. 3. 14. Hereby we know, that we are translated from death to life, because we love the brethren. Here the holy Ghost shows us expressly, that the love of the brethren ⟨p. 116⟩is a sign, by which a Christian may know, that he is translated from death to life: and so the Apostle Paul gives signs to know whether their sorrow were after God, or no, 2 Cor. 7. 11. So doth the Prophet David,