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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 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.
A man may be then said to suffer beleevingly, when he by faith committeth the keeping of his soul unto God in well-doing, as the Apostle Peter speaks; when he beleeves that Christ will be with him in all his sufferings, strengthen him to suffer, carry him through all that he cals him to suffer, and abundantly reward all his sufferings for his sake, according to his Word.
3. It is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his will should suffer patiently; God calls for patience in suffering; Be patient in tribulation, Rom. 12.12. In your patience, possess ye your souls, Luk. 21.19. We should follow Christ in patient suffering, saith the ⟨p. 176⟩Apostle,1 for even hereunto are we called: Hence it is evident, That he that suffers for the will of Christ, doth not suffer according to the will of Christ, except he suffer patiently.
3. It is the Will of Christ, that he that suffers for his will should suffer patiently; God cals for patience in suffering; Be patient in tribulation, Rom. 12.12. In your patience, possesse ye your souls, Luk. 21.19. We should follow Christ in patient suffering, saith the