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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.
2. It is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his will, should suffer believingly; this appears thus, It is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his Will, should suffer patiently, joyfully, courageously and perseveringly, but this a man cannot possibly do, except he believe; therefore it follows by necessary consequence, that it is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his Will, should suffer believingly. This is also evident by Scripture, Joh. 14.1. where Christ making a speech •o his Disciples to fit them for suffering, bids them believe, thereby declaring, that his Will was, that they should suffer believingly; and intimating, That if they did not suffer believingly, they did not suffer according to his will, although they suffered for his will.
2. It is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his will, should suffer beleevingly; this appears thus, It is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his Will, should suffer patiently, joyfully, couragiously and perseveringly, but this a man cannot possibly do, except he beleeve; therefore it follows by necessary consequence, that it is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his Will, should suffer beleevingly. This is also evident by Scripture, Ioh. 14.1. where Christ making a speech •o his Disciples to fit them for suffering, bids them beleeve, thereby declaring, that his Will was, that they should suffer beleevingly; and intimating, That if they did not suffer beleevingly, they did not suffer according to his will, although they suffered for his will.
A man may be then said to suffer believingly, when he by faith committeth the keeping of his soul unto God in well-doing, as the Apostle Peter speaks; when he believes that Christ will be with him in all his sufferings, strengthen him to suffer, carry him through all that he calls him to suffer, and abundantly reward all his sufferings for his sake, according to his Word.