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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.
A sincere Lover of God, loveth not the Word of God the less,1 but ••e more for discovering ⟨p. 31⟩his darling sin, and so consequently he loves not, nor esteems not the faithful Ministers of the Word the less, but the more for their faithfulness, in discovering and opposing sin, predominate sin whether personal or national.
A sincere Lover of God, loveth not the Word of God the less,1 but ••e more for discovering ⟨p. 31⟩his darling sinne, and so consequently he loves not, nor esteems not the faithfull Ministers of the Word the lesse, but the more for their faithfulnesse, in discovering and opposing sinne, predominate sinne whether personal or national.
- 1Note.
Sincere Love to God is an obediential Love,§9 it makes a man Cordially obey the Will of God, rather then any thing in the world besides. This is evident by the Language of Christ, gIf a man love me, (saith Christ, to wit, sincerely) he will keep my words. He that hath my Commandments, and keepeth them, He it is that loveth me, ibid. v. 21. And by the Language of his beloved Disciple, h