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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.
Eighthly, Fruitfulness, proceeding from natural and moral principles, is many times attended with malice against those that are ⟨p. 129⟩fruitful in righteousness, as branches in the vine, as is evident in the Scribes and Pharisees, who were men very fruitful in righteousness from their own principles, they prayed, and fasted, and gave alms, tithed mint, and anise, and cummin, and yet were very malicious against Christ and his Disciples, none more malicious than they were: But fruitfulness in righteousness, proceeding from a branch in the vine, is not attended with malice to any but with love to all, even to very enemies.
Eighthly, Fruitfulnesse, proceeding from natural and moral principles, is many times attended with malice ag•inst those that are ⟨p. 129⟩fruitful in righteousnesse, as branches in the vine, as is evident in the Scribes and Pharisees, who whre men very fruitful in righteousnesse from their own principles, they prayed, and fasted, and gave alms, tythed mint, and anice, and cummin, and yet were very malicious against Christ and his Disciples, none more malicious than they were: But fruitfulnesse in righteousnesse, proceeding from a branch in the vine, is not attended with malice to any but with love to all, even to very enemies.
Ninthly, A man fruitful in righteousness §9from his own principles, brings forth fruit from the good treasure of his brain, and such maxims as are fastened there; this did the Pharisees, and thus do all mere moralists; But a man fruitful in righteousness, as a branch in the vine, brings forth fruit out of the good treasure of his heart, as Christ affirmeth, Luk. 6.45. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things, or, that which is good. A branch in the vine, out of an hoest and good heart bringeth forth fruit, so saith Christ, Luk 8.15.