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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.
Object. But may some say, I cannot from this conclude, that my heart is washed from wickedness, but rather that it is not washed from wickedness, for I find that vain thoughts do not only arise in me, but lodge with me, abide with me long, and many times with delight, I do not only think vain thoughts, but many times bid them welcome.
Object. But may some say, I cannot from this conclude, that my heart is washed from wickedness, but rather that it is not washed from wickedness, for I find that vain thoughts do not only arise in me, but lodg with me, abide with me long, and many times with delight, I do not only think vain thoughts, but many times bid them welcome.
Ans. This know, that every one whose heart is washed from wickedness, bears the Image of a double person; he bears the Image of a person washed, and of a person unwashed, of the old man, and of the new; and so far forth as he is washed and cleansed, he doth decline and hate vain thoughts, but so far forth as unwashed and unregenerate, they are welcome and pleasing to him; The heart that is washed from wickedness is not perfectly but imperfectly washed: hence it comes to pass, that there is in it both a detesting of, and a delighting in (the same thing,) at the same time; vain thoughts lodge not with the regenerate part of the man, as welcome guests, whatever they may do with the unregenerate part.
Ans. This know, that every one whose heart is washed from wickednesse, beares the Image of a double person; he beares the Image of a person washed, and of a person unwashed, of the old man, and of the new; and so farre forth as he is washed and clensed, he doth decline and hate vain thoughts, but so farre forth as unwashed and unregenerate, they are welcome and pleasing to him; The heart that is washed from wickednesse is not perfectly but imperctfely washed: hence it comes to pass, that there is in it both a detesting of, and a delighting in (the same thing,) at the same time; vain thoughts lodg not with the regenerate part of the man, as welcome guests, whatever they may do with the unregenerate part.