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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.
In the next place, He that would get assurance of his safe and happy condition,1 must labour to ⟨image 12⟩grow into familiarity, and intimate acquaintance with Jesus Christ, who was in the bosom of his Father, when his Decree concerning election was made, and was an agent in it, that so by him, as by a bosom friend, he may be made acquainted with the privy-counsels of Heaven, and bosom-secrets of God: Jesus Christ who is wisdom it self, will not impart himself and the secrets of God and Heaven to strangers, but reserves himself in such matters for intimate friends, therefore if thou wouldest know and be assured, that thy name is written in Heaven, be much with Christ, be intimate with Christ,2 lodge him all night between thy breasts, as the Spouse speaks, and he will be a bundle of mirth unto thee, he will be unto thee, as Jonathan was unto David, a discoverer of his Fathers intentions; If thou desirest assurance, delight thy self in Christ, and he will give it thee in due time, and he will further say unto thee, as Jonathan did to David. Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee: All things that I have heard of my Father, I will make known unto thee, and ye shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
In the next plac•, He that would get assurance of his safe and happy condition,1 must labour to ⟨image 12⟩grow into familiarity, and intimate acquaintance with Iesus Christ, who was in the bosome of his Father, when his Decree concerning el•ction was made, and was an agent in it, that so by him, as by a bosome friend, he may be made acquainted with the privy-counsells of Heaven, and bosome-secrets of God: Iesus Christ who is wisdome it self, will not impart himself and the secrets of God and Heaven to strangers, but reserves himself in such matters for intimate friends, therefore if thou wouldest know and be assured, that thy name is written in Heaven, be much with Christ, be intimate with Christ,