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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.
The signs particularly expounded; and first of poverty of Spirit.
The signes particularly expounded; and first of pouertie of Spirit.
Spiritual poverty may be tried either by properties, or by effect.
SPirituall pouertie may bee tried either by properties, or by effect.
Gods poor have eight properties.
Gods poore haue eight properties.
First, They are sensible, and that first of their own wants and misery, by nature and daily sin. Secondly, they know when they see Gods judgements,1 that it was the word of ⟨p. 21⟩the Lord. Thirdly, they tremble at Gods word,