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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.
1 First, if he consider that this is the case of all the godly, to be tempted: It is no new thing which ⟨p. 119⟩hath befallen him. Thus Paul comforts the Corinthians, No temptation hath befallen you, but what accompanies the nature of man, 1. Cor. 10. 13. And the Apostle Peter heartens them to whom he writes, by this argument: The same afflictions are accomplished upon your brethren that are in the world, 1. Pet. 5. 9. This also the Apostle to the Ephesians affirms, that those spiritual wickednesses are found even in the most heavenly places on earth, Ephes. 6. 12. The Apostles themselves were not free from this combat, & therefore Paul ⟨p. 120⟩saith, We wrestle with principalities and powers, &c.
1 First, if hee consider that this is the case of all the godly, to be tempted: It is no new thing which ⟨p. 119⟩hath befallen him. Thus Paul comforts the Corinthians, No temptation hath befallen you, but what accompanies the nature of man, 1. Cor. 10. 13. And the Apostle Peter hartens them to whom he writes, by this argument: The same afflictions are accomplished vpon your brethren that are in the world, 1. Pet. 5. 9. This also the Apostle to the Ephesians affirmes, that those spiritual wickednesses are found euen in the most heauenly places on earth, Ephes. 6. 12. The Apostles themselues were not free from this combat, & therefore Paul ⟨p. 120⟩saith, Wee wrestle with principalities and powers, &c.