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The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity…
The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity with the only way to throw it well : as also the gracious persons incomparable portion / by George Swinnock ...The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith, or, One cast for eternity with the only way to throw it vvell : as also the gracious persons incomparable portion / by George Swinnock ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1662
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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.
CHAP. XVI. A Use of Trial, whether God be our portion or no, with some marks.
CHAP. XVI. A Ʋse of Tryal, whether God be our portion or no, with some marks.
2.1 The Doctrine may be useful by way of trial: If the comfort of a Christian in his saddest condition be, That God is his portion; then, Reader, examine thy self whether God be thy portion or no. I must tell thee, the essence and heart of Religion consisteth in the choice of thy portion; nay thy happiness dependeth wholly upon thy taking of the blessed God for thine utmost end and chiefest good; therefore if thou mistakest here, thou art lost for ever.
2.1 THe Doctrine may be useful by way of tryall: If the comfort of a Christian in his saddest condition be, That God is his portion; then, Reader, examine thy self whether God be thy portion or no. I must tell thee, the essence and heart of Religion consisteth in the choice of thy portion; nay thy happiness dependeth wholly upon thy taking of the blessed God for thine utmost end and chiefest good; therefore if thou mistakest here, thou art lost for ever.
- 1The second Use by way of Trial, whether God be our potion or no.The second Use by way of Tryal, whether God be our po tion or no.
I shall try thee very briefly by the touchstone which Christ hath prepared: Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also,