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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
EVIDENCE FOR HEAVEN. › Death to Sin.EVIDENCE FOR HEAVEN. › Death to Sinne.
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.
6. Finally, The soul that is truly dead to sin, is alive to righteousness; the soul that is dead in sin▪ is alive to sin, and the soul that is dead to sin, is alive to righteousness; If Christ be in you, the body is dead, because of sin, But the Spirit is Life, because of righteousness.
6. Finally, The soul that is truly dead to sinne, is alive to righteousness; the soul that is dead in sinne▪ is alive to sinne, and the soul that is dead to sinne, is alive to righteousness; If Christ be in you, the body is dead, because of sinne, But the Spirit is Life, because of righteousness.
This is the next thing to be spoken of, and it is the second Character, laid down by the Apostle, to demonstrate Christ resident in us, The Spirit is Life, because of righteousness.
By Spirit in this Text, is meant (as I conceive) ⟨p. 95⟩the regenerate part of man, and nothing else (to wit) that which is born of the-Spirit: in this sense, I take the word Spirit here, because it is set in opposition to the forementioned body; which body (as is evident) is the unregenerate part, or old man; So this word Spirit is used by the Apostle unto the Galatians, The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; The regenerate part lusteth against the unregenerate; So Christ useth the word Spirit, Joh. 3.6. That which is born of the Spirit, is Spirit, but the Spirit is Life, because of righteousness: It is, as if the Apostle had said, If Christ be in you, it will appear by this, the Spirit is Life, because of righteousness. that is, the regenerate man is alive because of righteousness; he is alive because of a double righteousness, or because of righteousness in a double sense.