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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.
This is evident in the Apostle Paul, as soon as Christ had taken up his dwelling in Paul, and he was once alive to righteousness, his whole man so far forth as regenerate, was ⟨p. 79⟩turned about to another point, he had another judgment of the things of God than he had before and accordingly embraced, what he before refused; his heart was warmed with a love to the will and ways of God, and desire to walk therein; Lord, What wilt thou have me to do? (saith he) command what thou wilt, I am ready prest to obey thy will. And his great care was, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God, and towards man, as himself affirms, Act. 24.16. And thus it is with every man alive to righteousness, he hath the same frame of spirit that Paul had, the same grace that he had, as a man alive to righteousness, though not in the same measure.
This is evident in the Apostle Paul, as soon as Christ had taken up his dwelling in Paul, and he was once alive to righteousnesse, his whole man so farre forth as regenerate, was ⟨p. 79⟩turned about to another point, he had another judgment of the things of God than he had before and accordingly imbraced, what he before refused; his heart was warmed with a love to the will and wayes of God, and desire to walk therein; Lord, What wilt thou have me to do? (saith he) command what thou wilt, I am ready prest to obey thy will. And his great care was, to have alwayes a conscience void of offence towards God, and towards man, as himself affirms, Act. 24.16. And thus it is with every man alive to righteousnesse, he hath the same frame of spirit that Paul had, the same grace that he had, as a man alive to righteousnesse, though not in the same measure.
Every man in whom Christ lives, is alive because of righteousness,