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The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…
The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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.
2. Then you shall receive a full answer to all your prayers, all that grace, holiness, power over sin, Satan, fellowship with God, life of Christ, blessing of God which you sought for, and wept for, and suffered, ⟨p. 320⟩for here, you shall then see all answered.
2. Then you shall receive a full answer to all your prayers, all that grace, holinesse, power over sinne, Satan, fellowship with God, life of Christ, blessing of God which you sought for, and wept for, and suffered, ⟨p. 320⟩for here, you shall then see all answered.
3. Then you shall find the comfort of all that you have done for God, Revel. 14.13. you works in this sense shall follow you, you shall then infinitely rejoice, that ever you did any thing for God, that ever you thought of him, spake to him, and spake for him, that ever you gave any one blow to your pride, passions, lusts, natural concupiscence, &c. you shall then enjoy the reward of all your sufferings, cares, sorrows, for Gods Church, fastings▪ and days of mourning, whether publicly, or secretly for Gods people, 2 Cor. 4.17. the same glory God hath given Christ, the Lord shall at that time give unto you, Joh. 17.22. it shall not be with us there as it was with the wicked Israelites, who when they came into the good land of rest, they then forgot the Lord and all his works past; no, no, all that which GOD hath done for you in this world, you shall then look back, and see, and wonder, and love, and bless, and suck the sweet of, for evermore; its a fond weak question to think whether we shall know one another in heaven; verily you shall remember the good the Lord did you here, by what means the Lord humbled you, by what ministry the Lord called you, by what friends the Lord comforted and refreshed