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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. 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.
4. He is in some measure persuaded of Gods love to him in Christs, & discerns the Lords body, so as he is secretly in some degree persuaded of the spiritual presence of Jesus Christ, & of the operation of God: so as he believeth, that Christ will as certainly nourish his soul, as the outward elements can any way be fit to nourish his body, Mar. 16. 16. Col. 2. 12. 1. Cor. 11.
4. He is in some measure perswaded of Gods loue to him in Christs, & discernes the Lords body, so as he is secretly in some degree perswaded of the spirituall presence of Iesus Christ, & of the operation of God: so as he beleeueth, that Christ will as certainly nourish his soule, as the outward elements can any way be fit to nourish his body, Mar. 16. 16. Col. 2. 12.