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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
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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.
3 The third privilege is Deliverance, & the Christians 1deliverance is exceeding great, if he consider ⟨p. 37⟩seriously how he is delivered from the Kingdom of darkness, from this present evil world, from the dominion of sin, from the handwriting of ordinances, that was against him, from the rigour and curse of the Law, and from condemnation.
3 The third priuiledge is Deliuerance, & the Christians 1deliuerāce is exceeding great, if hee consider ⟨p. 37⟩seriously how he is deliuered from the Kingdome of darkenes, from this present euill world, frō the dominion of sin, from the handwriting of ordinances, that was against him, from the rigour and curse of the Law, and from condemnation.
- 1The third is deliverance […] things.The third is deliuerance 〈…〉 things.
The fourth is free pardon of all his sins past, his soul 1being washed in the blood of Christ from all his sins, so as now they were as white as snow, though they had been read like scarlet, 1. Joh. 1. 7. Isaiah 1. 18. What rest & peace would this breed in our hearts, if we did daily think of it in ⟨p. 38⟩our own particulars, that we had obtained pardon and remission of all our sins.