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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.
13. He makes prayer his chief refuge; and he will pray, though prayer be in never so much disgrace, Psal. 69. 10. 13. & 142. 2. 5.
13. He makes prayer his chiefe refuge; and he will pray, though prayer be in neuer so much disgrace, Psal. 69. 10. 13. & 142. 2. 5.
And thus of the third gift.
The fourth gift is the ⟨p. 85⟩love of his enemies. Any1 Christian may love such as love him; but to love his enemies, is only to be found in the true Christian, which he proves by these tokens of the sincerity of his love:
The fourth gift is the ⟨p. 85⟩loue of his enemies. Any1 Christiā may loue such as loue him; but to loue his enemies, is onely to be found in the true Christian, which he proues by these tokens of the sinceritie of his loue: