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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.
Ob. Some one may say, My infirmities are the more grievous, because I find affliction of spirit joined with them. These terrors and passions upon my heart do dismay me, and ⟨p. 150⟩make me doubt, those comforts do not belong unto me.
Ob. Some one may say, My infirmities are the more grieuous, because I find affliction of spirit ioyned with them. These terrors and passions vpon my heart doe dismay me, and ⟨p. 150⟩make mee doubt, those comforts doe not belong vnto me.
Solu. God may afflict thy spirit, and yet be well pleased with thee; yea therefore thy case is the more comfortable, because thou feelest the weight and burden of thy sins, as these places of Scripture following, most evidently and comfortably show: namely,
Solu. God may afflict thy spirit, and yet be well pleased with thee; yea therefore thy case is the more comfortable, because thou feelest the waight and burthen of thy sinnes, as these places of Scripture following, most euidently and comfortably shew: namely,
Psalm. 34. 18. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Psalm. 34. 18. The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righ teous, and his eares are open vnto their cry.