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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.
3. He feels at sometimes1 in the use of Gods ordinances a marvellous work of the holy Ghost, in respect of much assurance & strange establishment of his heart, both in the certain persuasion of Gods love, and the infallible belief of the truth; so as at that time no danger or death could amaze him, but he could willingly witness his ⟨p. 115⟩confidence by undergoing any thing could befall him, 1. Thess. 1. 5.
3. He feeles at sometimes1 in the vse of Gods ordinances a maruellous worke of the holy Ghost, in respect of much assurance & strange establishment of his heart, both in the certaine perswasiō of Gods loue, and the infallible beleefe of the truth; so as at that time no danger or death could amaze him, but he could willingly witnesse his ⟨p. 115⟩confidence by vndergoing any thing could befall him, 1. Thess. 1. 5.
- 13. Much assurance.
4. He feels at sometimes1 the unspeakable & glorious joys of the holy Ghost, which are differing from the carnal joys or illusions may be found in wicked men, because they are such joys, as he feels only in the use of some ordinances of God, and such as by effect make him more humble, and vile in his own eyes, and do inflame him to an high degree of the love of God and goodness; which