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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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.
That is, if we be united in the bond of love, that is a sign that we have the spirit, and having the spirit it is the cause that we are translated, that is, changed, we must be changelings from sin to grace, before we can be saved. Therefore examine, what effectual spiritual strength you have: what spiritual love there is amongst you; And so accordingly you may judge of your estates ⟨p. 88⟩whether you have any right or interest unto Christ, And that I may help you in this thing I will lay down some signs by which you may know whether you have the spirit or no.
That is, if we be united in the bond of love, that is a sign that we have the spirit, and having the spirit it is the cause that we are translated, that is, changed, we must be changlings from sin to grace, before we can be saved. Therefore examine, what effectual spiritual strength you have: what spiritual love there is amongst you; And so accordingly you may judge of your estates ⟨p. 88⟩whether you have any right or interest unto Christ, And that I may help you in this thing I will lay down some signs by which you may know whether you have the spirit or no.
The first sign whereby you shall know whether you have the sanctifying spirit or no is this: if you have the 1sanctifying spirit you will be full of fire; That is, it will fill you with spiritual heat and zeal, now if you find this in you, then it is the sanctifying spirit and therefore John saith of Christ in Matth. 3. That he will baptize them with the spirit and with fire; That is, he will baptize them 2with that spirit, whose nature is as fire, that will fill you full of spiritual heat and zeal, and therefore it is said in