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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. VIII.
Showing how the godly may comfort themselves against their adversaries.
Shewing how the godly may comfort themselues against their aduersaries.
Hitherto of the consolations against reproaches: Now it followeth, that I should show how a Christian may comfort himself against his adversaries, that oppose him in his course of 1godliness, and so there are many arguments of consolation.
HItherto of the consolations against reproches: Now it followeth, that I should shew how a Christian may comfort himselfe against his aduersaries, that oppose him in his course of 1godlines, and so there are many arguments of consolation.
- 1He may comfort himself from the consideration, 1 Of the common condition of all the godly.Hee may comfort himself from the consideration, 1 Of the cō mon condition of all the godly.