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An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of…
An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of that ever-famous and reverend divine, Mr. William Perkins / by Tho. Nicols.
London: printed by W.B. for Will. Hope, 1654
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.
Afflictions in the godly are signs of their adoption, Heb. 12. 6, 7. It is a praise for the godly to do well, and for it to suffer evil patiently at the hands of the wicked, 1 Pet. 2. 20.
They are a godly mans high-way to Heaven, Jam. 1. 12. 2 Cor. 4. 17.
Thirdly, That God hath promised favour and mitigation of punishment, his presence in them, and deliverance from them, 1 Cor. 10. 13. Phil. 1. 29. 2 Sam. 7. 14. Ps. 50. 15. and 121. 4. Isai 43. 2.