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The signs or An essay concerning the assurance of Gods love, and mans salvation…The signes or An essay concerning the assurance of Gods loue, and mans saluation…
The signs or An essay concerning the assurance of Gods love, and mans salvation gathered out of the holy Scriptures. By Nicholas Byfield, one of the preachers for the city of Chester.The signes or An essay concerning the assurance of Gods loue, and mans saluation gathered out of the holy Scriptures. By Nicholas Byfield, one of the preachers for the citty of Chester.
London: printed by John Beale for Jonah Man, 1614London: printed by Iohn Beale for Ionas Man, 1614
A SHORT Treatise concerning Assurance. › Section 5: 5. Faith.
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.
Thirdly, it may be tried by the concomitants of it. for;
Thirdly, it may bee tried by the concomitants of it. for;
First, it is •ealed by the holy spirit of promise; ⟨p. 62⟩for in every believer the promised spirit doth print in his heart the saving graces of Christ,1 from the sight of which, as from so many marks, compared with Gods promises in his word, ariseth by the effectual working of the spirit, this assurance or persuasion of faith: for though grace and faith be given together, and grow up together, yet the assurance of faith discovers not it self, till it discern those companions of it ⟨p. 63⟩with which it is daily encouraged, and confirmed and settled, that faith that can be without sanctification of the spirit,2 is not the faith of Gods elect.
First, it is •ealed by the holy spirit of promise; ⟨p. 62⟩for in euery beleeuer the promised spirit doth print in his heart the sauing graces of Christ,1 from the sight of which, as from so many markes, compared with Gods promises in his word, ariseth by the effectuall working of the spirit, this assurance or perswasion of faith: for though grace and faith bee giuen together, and grow vp together, yet the assurance of faith discouers not it selfe, till it discerne those companions of it ⟨p. 63⟩