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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 I find so much Hypocrisy, so ⟨p. 157⟩much pride, so much hardness of heart, and unholiness in my self, may a poor soul say here, that I cannot hence conclude, that I am one joined to the Lord, and one Spirit with him; but rather that I am joined to the Devil, and one Spirit with him: I cannot hence conclude, that I am a new Creature, but rather that I am in the state of nature still.
Object. But I find so much Hypocrisie, so ⟨p. 157⟩much pride, so much hardnesse of heart, and unholinesse in my self, may a poor soul say here, that I cannot hence conclude, that I am one joyned to the Lord, and one Spirit with him; but rather that I am joyned to the Devill, and one Spirit with him: I cannot hence conclude, that I am a new Creature, but rather that I am in the state of nature still.
Answ. This Text doth not say, that he that is joined to the Lord is totally freed from these corruptions, but that He is one Spirit, he is one Spirit with the Lord Jesus Christ, he is one with him in Spirit: And this a man may be said to be, when he hath these Divine qualifications of spirit forementioned, truly wrought in him, though weakly and imperfectly, and much flesh, much corruption remaining in him; This must be granted, otherwayes no man in this life could be said to be joined to the Lord, and one Spirit with him.
Answ. This Text doth not say, that he that is joyned to the Lord is totally freed from these corruptions, but that He is one Spirit, he is one Spirit with the Lord Iesus Christ, he is one with him in Spirit: And this a man may be said to be, when he hath these Divine qualifications of spirit forementioned, truely wrought in him, though weakly and imperfectly, and much flesh, much corruption remaining in him; This must be granted, otherwayes no man in this life could be said to be joyned to the Lord, and one Spirit with him.