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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.
A man then suffers, according to the Will of Christ, when he suffers as the Word of God requires him to suffer, (viz.) when he suffers out of Love to God, and suffers believingly, patiently, joyfully, courageously, and perseveringly; for conscience towards God, that God may have honour thereby, and glorifies God for suffering.
A man then suffers, according to the Will of Christ, when he suffers as the Word of God requires him to suffer, (viz.) when he suffers out of Love to God, and suffers beleevingly, patiently, joyfully, couragiously, and perseveringly; for confcience towards God, that God may have honour thereby, and glorifies God for suffering.
My purpose is not to enter upon an acute discourse of either of these, but briefly to assert what I think necessary for the right understanding of them, as God shall enable me.
My purpose is not to enter upon an accute discourse of either of these, but briefly to assert what I think necessary for the right understanding of them, as God shall inable me.
1. It is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his Will, should suffer out of love to his Will, and he that doth suffer for the Will of Christ, and doth not suffer out of love to the Will of Christ, doth not suffer according to the Will of Christ, This is evident by the Language of the Apostle, 1 Cor. 13.3. Though I give my body to be burned, and have •ot love, it profiteth me nothing; it is as if the Apostle had said, it is the Will of Christ, that I should suffer out of love to him, and if I do not thus, all my suffering is worth nothing, it is not according to the Will of Christ, nor worth any thing in Gods account; it comes to just nothing at last, it profiteth me nothing, &c.