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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.
The more general, or common Love of God, is manifested in, and by his common gifts and dispensations, such as the young man that came to Christ was endued with (to wit) great place in the World, great possessions, moral righteousness, desire of, and endeavour after eternal life, with the enjoyment of temporal felicity, and predominate corruption.
The more generall, or common Love of God, is manifested in, and by his common gifts and dispensations, such as the young man that came to Christ was indued with (to wit) great place in the World, great possessions, morall righteousnesse, desire of, and indeavour after eternall life, with the injoyment of temporall felicity, and predominate corruption.
But the more special Love of God towards man, is manifested in, and by his Fatherly chastisements and scourgings, as this Text tells us, Whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth, &c, Whom the Lord loveth] after a special manner, he sooner, or later certainly chastiseth; He scourgeth every son whom he receiveth unto glory.
But the more speciall Love of God towards man, is manifested in, and by his Fatherly chastisements and scourgings, as this Text tels us, Whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth, &c, Whom the Lord loveth] after a speciall manner, he sooner, or later certainly chastiseth; He scourgeth every sonne whom he receiveth unto glory.
The Chastisements of God, are many for number, various for kind, differing in measure, duration, and immediate causes; but my purpose is not to discuss these, but to consider, when Gods Chastisements, of what kind soever, are sure and certain pledges of his more special and eternal Love towards a man; which to find out, I will premise these four things.