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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,1 it is joined with a spirit of discerning, or wisdom in ⟨p. 64⟩matters of salvation, the mind being enlightened, to observe in some comfortable measure, the meaning of the holy ghost, in all things needful to salvation, in use of the word,2 through the power of Gods ordinances, so as the very simple may and do attain to a holy kind of insight,3 and sharpness of judgement.
Thirdly,1 it is ioyned with a spirit of discerning, or wisdome in ⟨p. 64⟩matters of saluation, the minde being enlightened, to obserue in some comfortable measure, the meaning of the holy ghost, in all things needefull to saluation, in vse of the word,2 through the power of Gods ordinances, so as the verie simple may and doe attaine to a holy kinde of insight,3 and sharpenesse of iudgement.
- 12. Tim 3. 15.
- 2Psa. 119. 130.
- 3Pro. 1. 4, 8, & 5, 9.