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Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ…Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ…
Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and real demonstrations of our union with Christ and assurance of salvation : with an appendix of laying down certain rules to be observed for preserving our assurance once obtained / published by Ed. Calamy ...Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ and assurance of salvation : with an appendix of laying down certain rules to be observed for preserving our assurance once obtained / published by Ed. Calamy ...
London: printed for Simon Miller, 1657
EVIDENCE FOR HEAVEN. › Union with Christ, Evidence for Heaven.
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.
This Faith is a God-glorifying Faith, it makes §19a man prefer God above himself, and his glory ⟨p. 18⟩above all things, respecting not himself, willing to deny himself unto the death, to advance the honour of God, and humbly to submit to the Will of the Lord in every thing; as appears in Abraham, Job, Eli, David, Paul, and many other true believers. Abraham was by this faith transported so far above himself, that he willingly offered up his dear Isaac, to advance the honour of God, when he tried him. Job was by this faith brought humbly and patiently to submit to the Will of the Lord in every thing, as one desirous to advance his Name. Ely was by this faith brought sweetly and humbly to submit to the good pleasure of the Lord: When Samuel told him, what evil the Lord would bring upon him, and his house, he meekly replies, as one desirous to advance God in all,1 It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. It is, as if he had said, let him do with me or to me what he will, so he may have glory by it, I am content. David did the like, 2 Sam ▪ 15.26. But above all, the Apostle Paul is a notable example of this, who was by this faith carried so far above himself, that he cared not what betided •im, sink or swim, so Christ might be magnified thereby, bonds, and afflictions, and death were nothing to him to undergo, so Christ might have honour thereby: Nay he would rather lose his eternal Crown, then eclipse the honour of Christ, as his Language, Act. 20.23, 24.21, 13. does plainly evidence his resolution, That Christ should be magnified in him, whatever he underwent, Phil. 1.20. Rom. 9.3.
This Faith is a God-glorifying Faith, it makes §19a man preferre God above himself, and his glory ⟨p. 18⟩