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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
Appendix: AN APPENDIX, To the Foregoing Discourse. Containing certain rules to be observed by eve…
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Secondly note. That evidence of our interest in God and Christ, is a gift of Gods free grace, and it dependeth upon Gods free Will; I do not remember any particular promise in the Bible, that God hath made (ordinarily) to give this blessing of assurance unto his people, or to continue it unto them always, unto whom he gives it; on whomsoever God bestows this grace of Assurance, it is over and above what he hath covenanted with his People to give them; and I call it (a gift of free grace) in this respect; God gives this blessing at pleasure, and he may take it away at pleasure; we hold it as Tenants at will, and when the Lord pleaseth, he may reverse his grant, or suspend his favour.
Secondly note. That evidence of our interest in God and Christ, is a gift of Gods free grace, and it dependeth upon Gods free Will; I do not remember any particular promise in the Bible, that God hath made (ordinarily) to give this blessing of assurance unto his people, or to continue it unto them alwayes, unto whom he gives it; on whomsoever God bestows this grace of Assurance, it is over and above what he hath covenanted with his People to give them; and I call it (a gift of free grace) in this respect; God gives this blessing at pleasure, and he may take it away at pleasure; we hold it as Tenants at will, and when the Lord pleaseth, he may reverse his grant, or suspend his favour.
Thirdly, That God usually, (I do not say always) continues this blessing, or suspends it, according to the use or abuse of it; God varies his carriage towards the Creature in respect hereof, as the Creature varies its carriage towards him; though Gods Love towards his People be always the same, yet his discoveries of it are not always the same; though the Spirit of God be always a leader to his People, yet be is not always a witnessor to them; the Spirit of God many times suspends his testimony from those, to whom he continues his guidance.
Thirdly, That God usually, (I do not say alwayes) continues this blessing, or suspends it, according to the use or abuse of it; God varies his carriage towards the Creature in respect hereof, as the Creature varies its carriage towards him; though Gods Love towards his People be alwayes the same, yet his discovries of it are not alwayes the same; though the Spirit of God be alwayes a leader to his People, yet be is not alwayes a witnessor to them; the Spirit of God many times suspends his testimony from those, to whom he continues his guidance.