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The spiritual touchstoneThe spiritval tovchstone
The spiritual touchstone: or, The signs of a godly man drawn in so plain and profitable a manner, as all sorts of Christians may try themselves thereby. Together with directions, how the weak Christian, by the use of these signs may establish his assurance. By. N. Bifield preacher of Gods word at Isteworth in Middlesex.The spiritval tovchstone: or, The signes of a godly man drawne in so plaine and profitable a maner, as all sorts of Christians may trie themselues thereby. Together with directions, how the weake Christian, by the vse of these signes may establish his assurance. By. N. Bifield preacher of Gods word at Isteworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by R. Field for Jonah Man, 1619London: printed by R. Field for Ionas Man, 1619
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. I.
Describing the godly man by such signs as discover him to the observation of other men.
Describing the godly man by such signes as discouer him to the obseruation of other men.
The signs of the true Christian that hath true grace in this world, and shall be saved in heaven when he dies, may be cast into two Catalogues. The1 one more brief: the ⟨p. 2⟩other more large. The one Catalogue of signs describe him by such marks, as for the most part do outwardly distinguish him amongst men. The large Catalogue I intend especially as a more infallible and effectual way of trial, as containing such signs as for the most part are not observed by other men, or not fully, but are known to himself, and can be found in no reprobate.
THe signes of the tru Christian that hath true grace in this world, and shall be saued in heauen whē he dies, may be cast into two Catalogues. The1 one more briefe: the ⟨p. 2⟩other more large. The one Catalogue of signes describe him by such markes, as for the most part do outwardly distinguish him amongst men. The large Catalogue I intend especially as a more infallible and effectuall way of triall, as cōtaining such signes as for the most part are not obserued by other men, or not fully, but are knowne to himselfe, and can be found in no reprobate.