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The trial of assurance set forth in a sermon preached at Boston upon a…The tryal of assurance set forth in a sermon preached at Boston upon a…
The trial of assurance set forth in a sermon preached at Boston upon a lecture day July 7th. 1698 / by Solomon Stoddard ...The tryal of assurance set forth in a sermon preached at Boston upon a lecture day July 7th. 1698 / by Solomon Stoddard ...
printed by B. Green, 1698
The TRIAL of Assurance. › Application 3: USE III.The TRYAL of Assurance. › Application 3: USE III.
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USE III.
Of Warning, That you be not confident of your sincerity from your walk, without the certain knowledge that you have performed any act of saving grace: some men will be confident that they are in a good estate, though they do not know that ever they believed in Christ, or have exercised any true love to God: all that they have to say for ⟨p. 15⟩themselves is, that they have a conscientious ca• to do their duty, and are many times affected i• a religious way, and hope, they do trust in Chri•• and make the glory of God their end; and the find affection to the people of God: but this yo• may be sure of, you can't conclude your sincerity from your walk, unless you know that you hav• performed some act or acts of saving grace: […] you do know that, then you have reason to conclude your walk to be holy: where there is on act of saving grace, there will be more: there […] the principle, but without this you cannot conclude it.
Of Warning, That you be not confident of your sincerity from your walk, without the certain knowledge that you have performed any act of saving grace: some men will be confident that they are in a good estate, though they do not know that ever they believed in Christ, or have exercised any true love to God: all that they have to say for ⟨p. 15⟩