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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.
THE PREFACE.
Christian Reader.
Assurance, well-grounded assurance of the Love of God, and a mans own salvation, is a thing much to be desired and laboured for, by all that have immortal souls; But a thing industriously sought after by few, and attained by fewer. The most people in the world trouble their heads little about it, and their hearts less; know not what it is, nor how to go to work to attain it, some think it is impossible to attain it; others seek not after it, some desire it, but cannot acquire it, others enjoy it, but do not impart it, hence it comes to pass, that few reap the comfort of it, I think it not amiss therefore, to speak somewhat of it, seeing it is a thing without which, we can neither live, nor di• with sound comfort in our souls, much l•sse triumph over death, the King of terrors: I shall here in the first place premise three thing•, or lay dow• three conclusions and for brevity sake, I will only name them; the first is this.
ASsurance, well-grounded assurance of the Love of God, and a mans own salvation, is a thing much to be desired and laboured for, by all that have immortall souls; But a thing industriously sought after by few, and attained by fewer. The most people in the world trouble their heads little about it, and their hearts lesse; know not what it is, nor how to go to worke to attain it, some think it is impossible to attain it; others seek not after it, some desire it, but cannot acquire it, others enjoy it, but do not impart it, hence it comes to passe, that few reap the comfort of it, I think it not amisse therefore, to speake somewhat of it, seeing it is a thing without which, we can neither live, nor di with sound comfort in our souls, much lsse trumph over dath, the King of terrours: I shall here in the first place premise three thing, or lay dow three conclusions and for brevity sake, I will only name them; the first is this.