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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 first is prayer: for Gods poor ⟨p. 24⟩live by begging, if he be poor, he will cry unto God.
THe first is praier: for Gods poore ⟨p. 24⟩liue by begging, if hee be poore, hee will crie vnto God.
The second is Abnegation: for this poor man, renounceth his own merits, he seeth no good will be had by deserving; for he deserveth nothing but Gods curse in all things he forsaketh also the world, both in the lusts of it, and in the company of the wicked, and all earthly things, as not having the chief good in them.
The second is Abnegation: for this poore man, renounceth his owne merits, hee seeth no good will be had by deseruing; for hee deserueth nothing but Gods curse in al things hee forsaketh also the world, both in the lusts of it, and in the companie of the wicked, and all earthly things, as not hauing the chiefe good in them.
The third is diligence in Gods work; ⟨p. 25⟩yea Gods poor are willing to do the meanest and hardest work God will be pleased to set them to: so as they may find favour in his eyes to be accepted with him, they would account no work too base for them to do, but they would be glad to do any thing they could with their best desires and endeavours.
The third is diligence in Gods worke; ⟨p. 25⟩