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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.
The fifth way by which he may be tried, is by the entertainment that God vouchsafeth him in this life, which he never vouchsafeth to wicked men. There are divers1 specialities of favour which God showeth to him, and not to any unregenerate man: As
THe fifth way by which he may be tried, is by the entertainment that God vouchsafeth him in this life, which he neuer vouchsafeth to wicked men. There are diuers1 specialities of fauour which God sheweth to him, and not to any vnregenerate man: As
- 1Six favours God bestows upon him which the wicked never feel. 1. Election in time.Sixe fauors God bestowes vppon him which the wicked neuer feele. 1. Election in time.
1. His election in time is a manifest token of ⟨p. 112⟩Gods election of him before time: the Lord shows that he hath chosen him from everlasting, when by the power of the Gospel he seizeth upon him particularly, & effectually persuades him to leave the world, and the sinful society he lived in, and to devote himself as a living sacrifice unto God.
1. His election in time is a manifest token of ⟨p. 112⟩Gods election of him before time: the Lord shews that he hath chosen him frō euerlasting, when by the power of the Gospell he seizeth vpon him particularly, & effectually perswades him to leaue the world, and the sinfull societie he liued in, and to deuote himselfe as a liuing sacrifice vnto God.