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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.
His trial in respect of such heavenly gifts as will not be abolished by death.
His triall in respect of such heauenly gifts as will not be abolished by death.
The gifts that will abide in him for ever1 are these three: Knowledge, the love of God, and the love of the brethren. These are perfected, and not abolished by death.
THe gifts that will abide in him for euer1 are these three: Knowledge, the loue of God, and the loue of the brethren. These are perfected, and not abolished by death.
- 1The trial of his knowledge.