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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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8. Finally if thou wouldest increase thy assurance, pray for the increase of it; urge God with that general promise, Mat. 25.29. for the obtaining of this particular blessing of increase of assurance.
Thus much for answer to the foresaid query, (viz) what we must do to increase our assurance and better our evidence. I return now to the work in hand, which is to propound more rules to be observed by those, who having attained some good evidence for Heaven, desire to retain it; I have already propounded eight rules, I come new to the ninth.
9. If thou wouldst still retain thy assurance, then labour to keep a holy jealousy over thy self, and over all thy performances, and ways; holy jealousy is no destroyer, but a nourisher and strengthener of good assurance.
9. If thou wouldst still retain thy assurance, then labour to keep a holy jealousie over thy self, and over all thy performances, and wayes; holy jealousie is no destroyer, but a nourisher and strengthener of good assurance.