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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.
First, they are fierier that is, such as cause the heart of man, to burn within him, with some measure of zeal for Gods glory, indignation at sin, and fervent affection in Gods service, whereas the desires of the wicked, ⟨p. 86⟩at least are either dull and cold, or transported by the wrongs, ends to the favouring of sin.
First, they are fierie• that is, such as cause the heart of man, to burnewithn him, with some measure of zeale for Gods glorie, indignation at sinne, and feruent affection in Gods seruice, whereas the desires of the wicked, ⟨p. 86⟩at least are either dull and cold, or transported by the wrongs, ends to the fauouring of sinne.
Secondly, they are constant: both because they are renewed daily, as the metaphors of hunger and thirst do import; as also because they are alike carried to the eternal fruition of the things desired, as to the present enjoying of them, Gods servants desire the favour of God, the abolishing of sin, the possession of grace, not to serve a