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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.
3. When a mans will, desire, aim and endeavour, is to square his whole life by the Word of God, as his rule, then is Christ formed in his Conversation, then is he a new Creature in Gods account, who measures man more by his will and affection, then his action, as ⟨p. 106⟩appears by 2 Cor. 8.12. compared with Prov. 23.26.
3. When a mans will, desire, aim and indeavour, is to square his whole life by the Word of God, as his rule, then is Christ formed in his Conversation, then is he a new Creature in Gods account, who measures man more by his will and affection, then his action, as ⟨p. 106⟩appears by 2 Cor. 8.12. compared with Prov. 23.26.
Wouldest thou then know, whether thou art a new Creature, yea, or nay; consider then, whether Christ be formed in thee (•o wit) truly formed, yea or nay; ask thy soul the question that Saul asked the wi•ch? What form is he of (said he) What sawest •hou? so do thou ask thy soul,1 What form art thou of, O my soul? Whose image dost thou bear, Christ's or Satan's? If Christ's, truly though weakly, this argues thy state good, thy Creation •tw, this demonstrates thee a Creature new, a new Creature.