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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
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.
19 Whether there be any sin thou couldest not willingly judg thy self for it, without hiding it, so soon as thou knowest it to be a sin: This is the joy of a Christian,1 in the sense of his own wants and weaknesses, that though he have many ⟨p. 82⟩sins, yet there is no sin but he willing lie acknowledgeth it unto God.
19 Whether there be any sinne thou couldest not willinglie iudg thy selfe for it, without hiding it, so soone as thou knowest it to be a sinne: This is the ioy of a Christian,1 in the sense of his owne wants and weakenesses, that though he haue manie ⟨p. 82⟩sinnes, yet there is no sinne but hee willing lie acknowledgeth it vnto God.
- 1Psa. 32. 11 & 5.