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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.
6. Ob. But I am so dull and hard-hearted, that I am not sensible of my own distress or wants, and cannot be affected with the excellency of the goodness or promises of God.
6. Ob. But I am so dull and hard-hearted, that I am not sensible of my own distresse or wants, and cannot bee affected with the excellency of the goodnes or promises of God.
Solu. I will take away the stony heart out of your body; God will cure us of hardness of heart.
Solu. I will take away the stony heart out of your body; God will cure vs of hardnesse of heart.
7. Ob. But if my heart were softened, and that I had some feeling, it would grow hard and senseless again.
7. Ob. But if my heart were softned, and that I had some feeling, it would grow hard and senselesse againe.
Sol. I will give you a heart of flesh.
Sol. I will giue you a heart of flesh.