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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.
Seventhly, Fruitfulness in righteousness, proceeding from natural and morally principles, is usually stinted at a stay, bounded and limited by carnal reason; so far it will go, but no farther;1 this is evident in Saul, seven days he would stay for Samuel, but no longer, if Samuel come not then, he will offer sacrifice himself; this mans fruitfulness doth not increase, but decrease: But fruitfulness in righteousness, proceeding from a branch in the vine, is a thriving and a growing fruitfulness, a branch in the vine proposeth no other period to himself in piety, then perfection, and this he labours to the utmost of his ability, through the help of his heavenly husband-man to attain, and goes on daily by degrees towards, so that he brings forth most fruit in age, as the Psalmist speaks, Psalm 92.14.
Seventhly, Fruitfulnesse in righteousnesse, proceeding from naturall and morali principles, is usually stinted at a stay, bounded and limited by carnal reason; so far it will go, but no farther;1 this is evident in Saul, seven dayes he would stay for Samuel, but no longer, if Samuel come not then, he will offer sacrifice himself; this mans fruitfulnesse doth not increase, but decrease: But fruitfulnesse in righteousnesse, proceeding from a branch in the vine, is a thriving and a growing fruitfulnesfe, a branch in the vine proposeth no other period to himself in piety, then perfection, and this he labours to the utmost of his ability, through the help of his heavenly husband-man to attain, and goes on dayly by degrees towards, so that he brings forth most fruit in age, as the Psalmist speaks, Psalm 92.14.