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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.
1A man may then be said to suffer for conscience towards God, when conscience of his duty, is the thing that puts him upon suffering; when he to avoid sin, or perform duty, exposes himself to suffering; when he out of scruple in conscience, of the lawfulness, or unlawfulness of a thing, commanded or forbidden by Authority, refuseth it, and chooses rather to suffer in his outward man, than to baffle his conscience, or displease God, by rebelling against lawful Authority (which is Gods Ordinance;) He that doth thus suffer, doth suffer for conscience towards God, and according to the will of Christ, in this particular.
1A man may then be said to suffer for conscience towards God, when conscience of his duty, is the thing that puts him upon suffering; when he to avoid sinne, or performe duty, exposes himself to suffering; when he out of scruple in conscience, of the lawfullness, or unlawfullness of a thing, commanded or forbidden by Authority, refuseth it, and chooses rather to suffer in his outward man, than to baffle his conscience, or displease God, by rebelling against lawfull Authority (which is Gods Ordinance;) He that doth thus suffer, doth suffer for conscience towards God, and according to the will of Christ, in this particular.
- 1I think it not fit here to define Conscience, and therefore will pass by that.
8. The will of Christ is, That he that suffers for his will, should aim at his Honour and Glory therein; This appears thus; Whether you eat or drink▪ or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God, saith the Text, 1 Cor. 10.31. That is, do it so that God may have glory thereby, do it aiming at the Honour and Glory of God therein; Hence I argue thus.