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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.
In the third place, He that would seek assurance, as it is to be sought after, must seek it humbly, with fear and trembling, the Scripture calls upon us so to do, Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 1a seeker of assurance, must seek humbly upon his knees, and he must seek tremblingly, with a holy fear and jealousy, least he should mistake and miscarry; for though it be possible for a Child of God to know ⟨image 10⟩his estate, yet it is very difficult.
In the third place, He that would seek assurance, as it is to be sought after, must seek it humbly, with feare and trembling, the Scripture calls upon us so to do, Work out your own salvation with feare and trembling, 1a seeker of assurance, must seek humbly upon his knees, and he must seek tremblingly, with a holy feare and jealousie, least he should mistake and miscarry; for though it be possible for a Child of God to know ⟨image 10⟩his estate, yet it is very difficult.
Fourthly, He must seek perseveringly, he must never give over asking until he receive, never give over seeking until he find what he seeketh; He must follow the example of the Spouse seeking her Beloved, inquire of the watchmen, the Ministers of the Gospel, where, and how to find, what he seeketh; and followeth Christ by earnest prayer, as the woman of Canaan did, until he obtain his suit, and he must not rest satisfied with the beginnings thereof but still labour for increase. The Scripture speaks of assurance and full assurance of hope