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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.
An upright heart can comfortably appeal to God in its worst condition, except in some cases (viz.) in case of ignorance of its own integrity, or in case of some guilt charged upon it by God, conscience, or Satan, or in case of some Temptation, wherein Satan by his sophistry mis-represents him to himself, and fantasy joining with Satan, gives a false Idea and representation of things to the understanding, whereby it comes to pass, that conscience doth accuse, when it should excuse; in such cases, an upright heart cannot, nor dares not to own its own integrity, nor appeal ⟨p. 119⟩to God, but if it be not hindered by the interposition of some one of these, or the like, it can comfortably appeal to God in its worst condition, as is evident by divers examples, as in Hezekiah, 2 King. 20.3. and in Job, 1Job 23. ver. 10, 11, 12 Chap. 16.17. and in Jeremiah, Jer. 12.3. David, 1 Chro. 29.17. Paul, 21 Thes. 2.10.
An upright heart can comfor•ably appeal to God in its worst condition, except in some cases (viz.) in case of ignorance of its own integrity, or in case of some guilt charged upon it by God, conscience, or Satan, or in case of some Temptation, wherein Satan by his sophistery mis-represents him to himself, and fantacy joyning with Satan, gives a false Idea and representation of things to the understanding, whereby it comes to passe, that conscience doth accuse, when it should excuse; in such cases, an upright heart cannot, nor dares not to own its own integrity, nor appeal ⟨p. 119⟩to God, but if it be not hindered by the interposition of some one of these, or the like, it can comfortably appeal to God in its worst condition, as is evident by divers examples, as in Hezekiah,