A31952:738
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.
In the third place, whomsoever the holy Spirit of God doth seal, with a seal of Confirmation, whomsoever he doth assure of the fatherly love of God towards him, he doth qualify with the disposition of a son (to wit) love to his heavenly Father, fear of offending him, desire, care, and endeavour to walk before him in all well-pleasing, obeying his voice out of love,1 mourning for its offences, and depending on God its heavenly Father for all things.
In the third place, whomsoever the holy Spirit of God doth seal, with a seal of Confirmation, whomsoever he doth assure of the fatherly love of God towards him, he doth qualifie with the disposition of a son (to wit) love to his heavenly Father, fear of offending him, desire, care, and endeavour to walk before him in all wel-pleasing, obeying his voice out of love,1 mourning for its offences, and depending on God its heavenly Father for all things.
- 1All Gods adopted Children, have Hannah's portion, love, special love, but all of them have not Benjamin's double portion (to wit) love, and the assurance of it; This is a choice favour, a high privilege.All Gods adopted Children, have Hannah's portion, love, speciall love, but all of them have not Be•jamin's double portion (to wit) love, and the assurance of it; This is a choice favour, a high priviledg.
The soul thus sealed apprehends much love in God, and this generates much love in it towards God again, and the things of God; this, saith this soul, is no common favour, but a singular; all of my Brethren eat not of this bread, wear not this raiment; this is Benjamin's portion, and it calls for much love from me, much filial fear and care, more duty and better done. And hence it comes to pass, that this soul grows not careless and fearless, but more careful and conscionable in duty, and tender of doing any thing that may displease God, grieve the holy Spirit of God, whereby he is sealed; quench the motions thereof, or cause him to suspend his testimony.