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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
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.
That Love to Christ which makes not a man to account all things but loss, and dross, and dung for Christ, and to set such a price on Christ, and his hopes by him, that he resolves through the help of Christ, to part with any thing which may hinder him from doing Christ faithful service, how near or dear soever it be, or ought to be, yea with life it self, or whatsoever contentments may endear it unto him, when Christ calls him to it, is no sound nor available Love, as Christ shows when he saith, If any man come to me, and hate not his Father, and Mother, and Wife, and Children, and Brethren, and Sisters, yea, and his life also, he cannot be my Disciple, Luke 14.26.
That Love to Christ which makes not a man to account all things but loss, and dross, and dung for Christ, and to set such a price on Chrift, and his hopes by him, that he resolves through the help of Christ, to part with any thing which may hinder him from doing Christ faithful service, how neare or dear soever it be, or ought to be, yea with life it self, or whatsoever contentments may indeare it unto him, when Christ cals him to it, is no sound nor available Love, as Christ shews when he saith, If any man come to me, and hate not his Father, and Mother, and Wife, and Children, and Brethren, and Sisters, yea, and his life also, he cannot be my Disciple, Luke 14.26.
Hence it is evident, in the next place, That §6sincere Love to God, is a very tender Love, yea, a Love more tender towards God then towards any thing else, besides God, Persons or things, and will make a man willing rather to part with all, persons or things; How near or dear soever, then with God; yea, so tender a Love it is,1 as it will not suffer a man to go in any way, though never so pleasing to flesh and blood, that he knows displeaseth the Lord, nor transgress the least of Gods Commandments with knowledge, without grief of heart, as appears in the example of Joseph and David. Joseph sincerely loved his God,