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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.
First, That Chastisements and sufferings from God, are not pledges of Divine love towards all: A man may be Chastised of God, and yet not be beloved of God, but hated, as Esau was; All things saith Solomon, come alike to all, and if all things, then Chastisements alike to all; Eliphaz tells us, That a man is born to trouble (it is as incident to him) as to the sparks ⟨p. 165⟩to fly upward, Job 5.7. Troubles are Chastisements; and these do not argue love to all that are visited with them.
First, That Chastisements and sufferings from God, are not pledges of Divine love towards all: A man may be Chastised of God, and yet not be beloved of God, but hated, as Esau was; All things saith Solomon, come alike to all, and if all things, then Chastisements alike to all; Eliphaz tels us, That a man is born to trouble (it is as incident to him) as to the sparks ⟨p. 165⟩to fly upward, Job 5.7. Troubles are Chastisements; and these do not argue love to all that are visited with them.
The second thing premised, is this; That although Chastisements and scourgings, are not pledges of Gods Love to all, yet they are to some. Thou in very faithfulness hast afflicted me, saith the Psalmist, Psal. 119.75.
The second thing premised, is this; That although Chastisements and scourgings, are not pledges of Gods Love to all, yet they are to some. Thou in very faithfulnesse hast afflicted me, saith the Psalmist, Psal. 119.75.