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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…
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.
Take heed of abusing lawful things, meat, drink, marriage, apparel, Christian liberty, and the like; take heed of abusing any of ⟨image 121⟩these, by unlawful use of them; The Creature, as it is empty of what it promiseth, so it is enticing and ensnaring with what it hath, and therefore had need to be warily used, or it may soon be abused, and the abuse of it, grieve the holy Spirit of God, and cause him to suspend his testimony, and God to hide his face from thee.
Take heed of abusing lawfull things, meate, drink, marriage, apparell, Christian liberty, and the like; take heed of abusing any of ⟨image 121⟩these, by unlawfull use of them; The Creature, as it is empty of what it promiseth, so it is inticing and insnaring with what it hath, and therefore had need to be warily used, or it may soone be abused, and the abuse of it, grieve the holy Spirit of God, and cause him to suspend his testimony, and God to hide his face from thee.
Take heed of preferring the enjoyment of any thing, before the enjoyment of God in Christ, and communion with him, or equalizing any thing with it.
Take heed of preferring the injoyment of any thing, before the injoyment of God in Christ, and communion with him, or equalizing any thing with it.
Take heed of despising, slighting, neglecting, or formal using of ordinances, or holy duties.