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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 suffering is a lesson very hard to flesh and blood to learn; which the Apostle knowing, as a wise schoolmaster, sets before us, his scholars, that which we all naturally ⟨p. 172⟩desire (to wit) sovereignty, as the reward of this service, as a motive to quicken our dull hearts to buckle to our duty. If we suffer we shall also reign with him.
First, That suffering is a lesson very hard to flesh and blood to learn; which the Apostle knowing, as a wise scholemaster, sets before us, his schoolers, that which we all naturally ⟨p. 172⟩desire (to wit) soveraignty, as the reward of this service, as a motive to quicken our dull hearts to buckle to our duty. If we suffer we shall also reign with him.
2. Active Obedience is a lesson hard to learn; passive Obedience is a lesson harder to flesh and blood to learn; neither of them can we learn to any purpose, unless Christ be our schoolmaster, but both of them will Christ teach us, so far forth as he sees it necessary for us, if he once undertake the work.
2. Active Obedience is a lesson hard to learn; passive Obedience is a lesson harder to flesh and blood to learn; neither of them can we learn to any purpose, unlesse Christ be our schoolemaster, but both of them will Christ teach us, so far forth as he sees it necessary for us, if he once undertake the work.
3. Suffering is of divers sorts, good or bad, according as the true cause of it is; a man may suffer for well doing, or for evil doing, it is to sufferers for well-doing, not to sufferers for evil doing that the Crown is promised.