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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 examines himself, and upon examination he both eats with sour herbs (that is, comes with some measure of grief for his offences) and withal finds as unfeigned a desire, that he might never offend God in any thing as that God should there assure him of the forgiveness of his sins, and that he will never punish him for any of them, 1. Cor. 11.
2. He examines himselfe, and vpon examination he both eates with sowre hearbes (that is, comes with some measure of griefe for his offences) and withall finds as vnfained a desire, that he might neuer offend God in any thing as that God should there assure him of the forgiuenes of his sins, and that he will neuer punish him for any of them, 1. Cor. 11.
3. The covenant of his heart is to cleave to God, and the care of ⟨p. 120⟩godliness all the days of his life, 1. Cor. 5. 8.
3. The couenant of his heart is to cleaue to God, and the care of ⟨p. 120⟩godlinesse all the dayes of his life, 1. Cor. 5. 8.