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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.
Secondly, This seal God sets upon all his wares; all his adopted children, are sooner or later sealed with this seal: every real Saint, every one that is effectually called, hath this seal of Demonstration set upon him, regeneration wrought in him, Gods Image stamped upon him. But all the children of God have not this in like measure, the impression is not alike visible in all, neither to the parties themselves, nor to others; some bear this impression, as babes; others, as men grown up to some maturity; all Gods adopted children bear this impression truly, but none of them perfectly in this life.
Secondly, This seal God sets upon all his wares; all his adopted children, are sooner or later sealed with this seal: every reall Saint, every one that is effectually called, hath this seal of Demonstration set upon him, regeneration wrought in him, Gods Image stamped upon him. But all the children of God have not this in like measure, the impression is not alike visible in all, neither to the parties themselves, nor to others; some bear this impression, as babes; others, as men grown up to some maturity; all Gods adopted children bear this impression truly, but none of them perfectly in this life.
The third thing premised is this, That this seal of Demonstration (to wit) true regeneration, is of absolute necessity unto salvation; for, Without holiness no man shall see the Lord, Heb. 12.14.1 No man shall ever inherit the kingdom of glory, that hath not this seal set upon him in the kingdom of grace. Christ will own none of these wares for his, in that other world, whom he doth not thus seal in this world, it stands not with his justice to own such.
The third thing premised is this, That this seal of Demonstration (to wit) true regeneration, is of absolute necessity unto salvation; for, Without holiness no man shall see the Lord,