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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.
Sound assurance is not usually enjoyed long §11without some buffetings of Satan; the soul that is thus sealed by the Spirit of God, hath u•ually some thorn in the flesh, some messenger (or other) of Satan's to exercise it, and humble it: thus it was with the Apostle Paul, when thus sealed by the holy Spirit of God, as appears by 2 Cor. 12.7. and thus it is with other of the Children of God, who are thus sealed by the Spirit of God, as each mans experience will witness; to this I set a probatum est.
Sound assurance is not usually injoyed long §11without some buffetings of Satan; the soul that is t•us sealed by the Spirit of God, hath u•ually some thorne in the flesh, some messenger (or other) of Satans to exercise it, and humble it: thus it was with the Apostle Paul, when thus sealed by the holy Spirit of God, as appears by 2 Cor. 12.7. and thus it is with other of the Children of God, who are thus sealed by the Spirit of God, as each mans experience will witnesse; to this I set a probatum est.
Sound assurance of the Love of God, makes §12the soul long for the full fruition of it;1 this seal of the holy Spirit of God, moves the soul ⟨p. 204⟩nothing more, to desire to be dissolved, to be with God; how long, Lord? saith this soul, come Lord Jesus, come quickly: I have a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, saith a soul thus sealed,