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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.
1. As first, he loves the godly above all other ⟨p. 102⟩sorts of men in the world, he accounts them as the only excellent people, Psal 16. 3. 1. Joh. 3. 14. and affects them as if they were his natural kindred, Rom. 12. 9. 10.
1. As first, he loues the godly aboue all other ⟨p. 102⟩sorts of mē in the world, he accounts them as the onely excellent people, Psal 16. 3. 1. Ioh. 3. 14. and affects them as if they were his naturall kinred, Rom. 12. 9. 10.
2. He loves them not for carnal respects, but for the graces of God in them, for the truths sake, and because they are begotten of God, 1. Joh. 5. 1. 2. Joh. 1. 2. 3. Joh. 1.
2. He loues them not for carnall respects, but for the graces of God in them, for the truths sake, and because they are begotten of God, 1. Ioh. 5. 1. 2. Ioh. 1. 2.