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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.
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.
Consider, what affection sutable 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 sinne, what joy in the Lord, what desire to injoy 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.
Consider, what power of godliness thy light produceth in thee, what self-discovery, what self-denial it hath begotten in thee, especially touching thy predominate sin; what contempt of the world in the good and evil of it, what conscience of sin, of duty, and the manner of it, what conjunction of duties of the second Table with the duties of the first Table; what contentation with thy state, what watchfulness over thy heart, and all the outgoings of it; what willingness to take Christ with the Cross; what desire and endeavour to help others; what hunger and thirst after all those means, which God hath appointed for the increase of it, and all grace in us; what fruitfulness in righteousness, &c.1 Saving illumination produceth fruitfulness.
Consider, what power of godlinesse thy light produceth in thee, what self-discovery, what self-denyall it hath begotten in thee, especially touching thy predominate sinne; what contempt of the world in the good and evill of it, what conscience of sinne, of duty, and the manner of it, what conjunction of duties of the second Table with the duties of the first Table; what contentation with thy state, what watchfulnesse over thy heart, and all the outgoings of it; what willingnesse to take Christ with the Cross; what desire and indeavour to help others; what hunger and thirst after all those means, which God hath appointed for the increase of it, and all grace in us; what fruitfullness in righteousness, &c.