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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.
CHAP. VII.
The trial of the godly man by his works of obedience.
The fourth way to1 try him, is by his works, or by his obedience in his life and conversation; and so his works excel all the works of unregenerate men many ways: as,
THe fourth way to1 try him, is by his workes, or by his obedience in his life and conuersation; and so his works excel all the workes of vnregenerate men many wayes: as,
- 1His works tried by 7. signs.His works tried by 7. signes.
1. Because what he doth, ariseth out of the ⟨p. 107⟩love he heares to God and goodness; and therefore he doth good heartily, and not by constraint, or with repining, or delay: yea he is so stirred up with the sense of Gods goodness to him, that he is much humbled when he hath done his best, that he cannot bring more glory to God,