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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.
2. He is baptized with 1the holy Ghost and fire: the baptism by fire is only proper to Gods Elect: the holy Ghost at some times falls upon him, & sets him all on a fire, on ⟨p. 113⟩a fire I say, both of sudden and violent indignation at sin, as it is sin; as also the fire of holy affections, with which from God he frequently and on a sudden is inflamed, while he stands before the Lord. For besides the affection which a godly man bringeth with him to Gods worship, he doth feel his heart oftentimes on a sudden surprised with strange impressions, sometimes of sorrow, sometimes of fear and awful dread of God; sometimes of fervent ⟨p. 114⟩desires after God: sometimes of strong resolutions of holy duties to be done by him, and the like, Math. 3. 11.
2. He is baptized with 1the holy Ghost and fire: the baptisme by fire is onely proper to Gods Elect: the holy Ghost at some times falls vpon him, & sets him all on a fire, on ⟨p. 113⟩a fire I say, both of suddaine and violent indignation at sinne, as it is sinne; as also the fire of holy affections, with which from God he frequently and on a sudden is inflamed, while he stands before the Lord. For besides the affectiō which a godly man bringeth with him to Gods worship, he doth feele his heart oftentimes on a sudden surprised with strange impressions, sometimes of sorrow, sometimes of feare and awful dread of God; sometimes of feruent ⟨p. 114⟩desires after God: sometimes of strong resolutions of holy duties to be done by him, and the like, Math. 3. 11.
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