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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.
4. A man graciously poor in spirit, as he sees a fullness of sin, and an emptiness of grace in himself, and bewails it; so he sees a fullness of grace in Christ, a fullness of mercy with God in Christ to pardon him, and heal him, to justify him, and sanctify him, and fill him with all grace; and this is attended with some hopes, to be made a partaker of it; The truth of this is evident in the poor Publican, He saw a fullness of sin in himself, and an emptiness of grace; and he saw a fullness of mercy in God; and merit in Christ, to take away his sin and garnish his soul with all grace, and had some hopes to attain ⟨p. 83⟩this, otherwise he would never have gone to God for mercy. A man graciously or evangelically poor in spirit, hath some hope of obtaining mercy.
4. A man graciously poor in spirit, as he sees a fullness of sinne, and an emptiness of grace in himself, and bewailes it; so he sees a fullness of grace in Christ, a fullness of mercy with God in Christ to pardon him, and heal him, to justifie him, and sanctifie him, and fill him with all grace; and this is attended with some hopes, to be made a partaker of it; The truth of this is evident in the poor Publican, He saw a fullness of sinne in himself, and an emptiness of grace; and he saw a fullness of mercy in God; and merit in Christ, to take away his sinne and garnish his soul with all grace, and had some hopes to attain ⟨p. 83⟩this, otherwise he would never have gone to God for mercy. A man graciously or evangelically poor in spirit, hath some hope of obtaining mercy.
5. And this makes him very industriously to seek after the Lord, in a conscionable use of all those means, which he hath appointed; I will arise, and go to my Father, &c. saith the poor Prodigal. When once this poverty of Spirit had seized on his spirit, he thought no labour too much to attain what he sought; Draw me, we will run after thee, saith the Spouse, graciously poor in spirit,