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The strait gate, or, Great difficulty of going to Heaven plainly proving
The strait gate, or, Great difficulty of going to Heaven plainly proving by the Scriptures that not only the rude and profane, but many great professors will come short of that Kingdom / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1676
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.
But how should we try our graces now?
Ans. How doest thou find them in outward trials? see Heb. 11. 15. 16. how doest thou find thy self in the inward workings of sin (Ro. 7. 24.) how doest thou find thy self under the most high enjoyment of grace in this world? Phil. 3. 14.
Ans. How doest thou finde them in outward trials? see Heb. 11. 15. 16. how doest thou finde thy self in the inward workings of sin (Ro. 7. 24.) how doest thou find thy self under the most high enjoyment of grace in this world? Phil. 3. 14.
But what do you mean by these three questions?
Answ. I mean graces show themselves at these their seasons whether they be rotten or sound.