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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
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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.
10 Tenthly, The Spirit of God and of glory doth rest 1upon you, 1. Pet. 4. 14. Ye have the Spirit of God in you, what need you care, what the world accounts of you? you have abundant treasure in your harts, and you have an heroical or divine spirit in you, and therefore why are you troubled about such mean things? and your patience and their rage, is a sign you are in a happy condition, and have Gods spirit, & the spirit of God, which in you, is a spirit of glory, and leads you to a better life. And therefore seeing ⟨p. 75⟩you are but travellers here, why turn you again at the barking of every dog? yea, these reproaches signify, that wicked men do see some glory of God shining in you, which they strive by all means to vilify & despise, being vexed in their hearts at it.
10 Tenthly, The Spirit of God and of glory doth rest 1vpon you, 1. Pet. 4. 14. Yee haue the Spirit of God in you, what need you care, what the world accounts of you? you haue aboundant treasure in your harts, and you haue an heroycall or diuine spirit in you, and therfore why are you troubled about such meane things? and your patience and their rage, is a signe you are in a happy condition, and haue Gods spirit, & the spirit of God, which in you, is a spirit of glory, and leades you to a better life. And therefore seeing ⟨p. 75⟩you are but trauelers here, why turne you againe at the barking of euery dog? yea, these reproches signifie, that wicked men doe see some glory of God shiuing in you, which they striue by all meanes to vilifie & despise, being vext in their hearts at it.
- 1Of the presence and assistance of the holy Ghost.