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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. IX.
His trial by the Sacraments.
His triall by the Sacraments.
The sixth & last way1 of trial of the estate of a Christian, is by the Sacraments, and in particular by the Sacrament of the Lords supper. For God hath appointed the two Sacraments to be his broad ⟨p. 118⟩seals to assure his favour unto his people: and because none but worthy receivers can be partakers of so great a privilege as the covenant of Gods grace, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ: therefore hereby doth the true Christian distinguish himself from all men. For in becoming a worthy receiver he doth divers things not only required in communicants, but such as none but godly men can attain unto: As,
THe sixt & last way1 of triall of the estate of a Christian, is by the Sacraments, and in particular by the Sacrament of the Lords supper. For God hath appointed the two Sacraments to be his broad ⟨p. 118⟩seales to assure his fauor vnto his people: and because none but worthy receiuers cā be partakers of so great a priuiledge as the couenāt of Gods grace, and the Gospel of Iesus Christ: therefore hereby doth the true Christian distinguish himselfe from all men. For in becoming a worthy receiuer he doth diuers things not only required in cōmunicants, but such as none but godly men can attaine vnto: As,