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The promises
The promises: or, A treatise showing how a godly Christian may support his heart with comfort against all the distresses which by reason of any afflictions or temptations can befall him in this life. Containing all the most comfortable places through the whole Bible, orderly digested. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The promises: or, A treatise shewing how a godly Christian may support his heart with comfort against all the distresses which by reason of any afflictions or temptations can befall him in this life. Containing al the most comfortable places through the whole Bible, orderly digested. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by G. Purslowe for Ralph Rounthwaite, 1619
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
CHAP. V.
How the godly may comfort themselves against Reproaches.
How the godly may comfort themselues against Reproches.
Hitherto of the con forts against all outward afflictions in the general. Now it followeth, that I instance in reproaches, & adversaries.
HItherto of the cō forts against al outward afflictions in the generall. Now it followeth, that I instance in reproches, & aduersaries.
For reproaches; it is evident, there is need of 1consolations, more specially against them, because naturally men stumble at it, when they see Religion censured and scorned, and it hardens many men, when their hearts are infected with this prejudice, that they hear this way every where ill spoken of. Sometimes men are dismayed at the disgrace of sincerity in the general. Sometimes they are troubled for what they themselves do suffer, or may be in danger to suffer. Sometimes the weak are scandalized, when they ⟨p. 66⟩