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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.
3. By his often meditations of that day, and his hearty prayers for the hastening of it, Reu. 22. 10.
4. By his daily care to dispatch all those godly duties which he desires to do before his death, and accordingly by his willing disposing of his estate, and endeavours to set his house in order:
4. By his daily care to dispatch all those godly duties which he desires to do before his death, and accordingly by his willing disposing of his estate, and endeuors to set his house in order:
And this desire of Christs coming is apparently the more sincere in him:
1. Because it ariseth out of his love to God, and his hatred of his own sins, and his weariness under the observation of other mens sins.
1. Because it ariseth out of his loue to God, and his hatred of his owne sins, and his wearines vnder the obseruation of other mens sins.