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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 For the first, there are many ways, by which a Christian may fence his heart against the discouragements that arise from the sense of daily infirmities.
1 For the first, there are many waies, by which a Christian may fence his heart against the discouragements that arise from the sence of daily infirmities.
And these promises are 1of two sorts: For they are either such as give us arguments of consolation in themselves, or such as withal remove the objections are wont to arise in our hearts upon some particular consideration of the manner of the infirmities in us:
And these promises are 1of two sorts: For they are eyther such as giue vs arguments of consolation in themselues, or such as withall remoue the obiections are wont to arise in our hearts vpon some particular consideration of the manner of the infirmities in vs:
- 1Two sorts of promises.
By infirmities, I mean 1defects, Ignorance, Indisposition, ⟨p. 132⟩Fear, Discouragements, Forgetfulness, Omissions, Distractions, Particular falls through frailty, some kinds of evil thoughts, Dullness, Uncheerfulness, Doubts, and the evil of our good works.