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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.
7. He loves all the godly for this reason chiefly, because they are like unto God in holiness, as being begotten by him, 1. Joh. 5. 1.
7. He loues all the godly for this reason chiefly, because they are like vnto God in holinesse, as being begotten by him, 1. Ioh. 5. 1.
8. He is as heartily vexed for any dishonour done to God, as for any disgrace offered to himself.
8. He is as heartily vexed for any dishonor done to God, as for any disgrace offered to himselfe.
9. Finally he shows it in divers cases that befall him in his course in this life: as,
9. Finally he shewes it in diuers cases that befal him in his course in this life: as,