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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.
That no mans own spirit,1 can truly ass•re ⟨p. 194⟩him, of the love of God towards him, nor • his adoption, unless the Spirit of God concur, and bear witness with his spirit, no more than a mans own Deed or Seal, can assure him of what is delegated or assigned unto him by another.
- 1Note.
Neither is it the Spirit of God alone, simply and singly considered, that doth this, but it is the Spirit of God concurring with our spirits, the Spirit bearing witness with our spirit, that doth assure us of the love of God, and our adoption.
When the Spirit of God by a special work of his upon our souls, convinces them of the special love of God towards us, of our Justification, and Sanctification, and we by faith assent thereunto, then doth the Spirit bear witness with our spirit, according to the meaning of this Text (as I conceive) then is the soul sealed unto the day of redemption, with a seal of Confirmation.
When the Spirit of God by a speciall work of his upon our soules, convinces them of the speciall love of God towards us, of our Justification, and Sanctification, and we by faith assent thereunto, then doth the Spirit bear witness with our spirit, according to the meaning of this Text (as I conceive) then is the soul sealed unto the day of redemption, with a seal of Confirmation.