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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.
For the first, those desires are meant in the promises,1 that are carried after things above nature, as the favour of God, the pardon of sins,2 the righteousness of Christ,3 the presence of God, and the saints in the new Jerusalem, the coming of Christ to judgement,4 victory over the deerest ⟨p. 58⟩sins,5 the removing of spiritual judgements,6 the damnation of their own souls,7 that Israel might be saved, and such like.
For the first, those desires are meant in the promises,1 that are carried after things aboue nature, as the fauour of God, the pardon of sinnes,2 the righteousnesse of Christ,3 the presence of God, and the saints in the new Ierusalem, the comming of Christ to iudgement,4 victorie ouer the deerest ⟨p. 58⟩sinnes,5 the remouing of spirituall iudgements,6