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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.
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,2 and this Love constrained him to contemn ⟨p. 30⟩the carnal Love of his mistress, and the carnal pleasure proffered him by her, for fear of displeasing God. David sincerely Loved his God; and hence it was that his heart smote him, 3for cutting off the lap of Sauls garment; a small matter one would think, yet (saith David) He is the Lords anointed. I have therefore transgressed his Commandment in laying violent hands on him, and was therefore grieved; his Love constrained him to grieve.
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 neare or deare 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 Commandements with knowledg, without grief of heart, as appears in the example of Ioseph and David. Ioseph sincerely loved his God,2 and this Love constrained him to contemn