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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.
12. Sanctified Chastisements will make a man labour to excel in grace; There is no ⟨p. 168⟩man so covetous after grace, as he to whom Gods chastising hand is sanctified; There is none so sensible of the want of grace, nor of the worth of grace, as this soul is, therefore such an one usually labours, above all others, to excel in grace.
12. Sanctified Chastisements will make a man labour to excell in grace; There is no ⟨p. 168⟩man so covetous after grace, as he to whom Gods chastising hand is sanctified; There is none so sensible of the want of grace, nor of the worth of grace, as this soul is, therefore such an one usually labours, above all others, to excell in grace.
13. Finally, Sanctified Chastisements, leave impression behind them, when they are gone; they do not only make impression, while they are present, as unsanctified Chastisements many times do, but they leave impression behind them, when they are removed; impression of holy fear, of love, of humility, of watchfulness, of holiness, of compassion towards others under Gods Chastising hand; They yield the peaceable fruit of righteousness, 1to them that have been exercised thereby, and the like; they do not barely produce good purposes and promises, but resolve them into performances, according to ability and opportunity.
13. Finally, Sanctified Chastisements, leave impression behind them, when they are gone; they do not only make impression, while they are present, as unsanctified Chastisements many times do, but they leave impression behind them, when they are removed; impression of holy feare, of love, of humility, of watchfulnesse, of holinesse, of compassion towards others under Gods Chastising hand; They yield the peaceable fruit of righteousnesse,