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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.
1. Consider, how that light which thou hast, be it more or less, doth operate, whether it puffeth up or casteth down thy soul,1 whether it lifteth up thy soul, in praise or in pride, whether it give glory to God or self; renewing light is humbling. God glorifying; the more Job saw of God, the more he abhorred himself;2 the more a new Creature knows God and himself, the more he loathes himself, and admires his God, and desires to advance him.
1. Consider, how that light which thou hast, be it more or lesse, doth operate, whether it puffeth up or casteth down thy soul,1 whether it lifteth up thy soul, in praise or in pride, whether it give glory to God or self; renewing light is humbling. God glorifying; the more Iob saw of God, the more he abhorred himself;2 the more a new Creature knows God and himself, the more he loaths himself, and admires his God, and desires to advance him.
- 1Renewing light ishumble, and humbling.
- 2Job 24.5, 6.Iob 24.5, 6.
Consider, what affection suitable to its notion that light which thou hast produceth in ⟨p. 107⟩thee; what love to God, and the things of God; what love to man for God; what hatred of sin, what joy in the Lord, what desire to enjoy the Lord in all, and above all things; what comfortable hope of increase of grace and glory; what trust in God, and desire to do for God, and be with God, it generates in thee.