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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. III.
The trial of a Christian by the signs of true humiliation.
The triall of a Christian by the signes of true humiliation.
The first way then, by which a Christian may try himself, is to examine himself about his humiliation for sin, whether it be right or no. For under this head is comprehended the explication of the doctrine of poverty of spirit, and godly sorrow, and so in general of repentance for sins.
THe first way then, by which a Christian may trie himselfe, is to examine himselfe about his humiliation for sinne, whether it be right or no. For vnder this head is comprehended the explication of the doctrine of pouertie of spirit, and godly sorrow, and so in generall of repentance for sinnes.
Now the true Christian in this matter of humiliation shows himself to have attained1 that, which no reprobate could ever attain: and that in divers particulars, as,