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Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture
Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture wherein believers are assisted in preparing their hearts, and exciting their affections and graces, when they draw nigh to God in that most awful and solemn ordinance of the Lords Supper / by Jo. Flavel ...
London: printed for Jacob Sampson, 1679
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.
1. Use of trial.
1. Use of tryal.
It concerns us then to examine our selves whether our Faith be true, be it more or less, stronger or weaker, and till we discern its truth, it will yield us but little comfort.
I confess weak Believers are under great disadvantages to comfort, small and weak things being usually very inevident and undiscernible; but yet in this example before us, we find weak faith was made evident, though much unbelief was mixed with it. Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief. In which ⟨p. 132⟩words, many very useful signs of true, though weak faith, did appear, and they are very relieving to weak Believers to consider them. O that we might find the like in us.
I confess weak Believers are under great disadvantages to comfort, small and weak things being usually very inevident and undiscernable; but yet in this example before us, we find weak faith was made evident, though much unbelief was mixed with it. Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief. In which ⟨p. 132⟩words, many very useful signs of true, though weak faith, did appear, and they are very relieving to weak Believers to consider them. O that we might find the like in us.