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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.
1. For all sorts of sins: 1for secret sins as well as known sins; for lesser sins as well as greater; for the present evils of his nature and life, as well as sins past: yea for the sins he hath loved, or have been gainful and pleasing to him. Yea he grieves for the evil that cleaves to his best works, as well as for evil works, Esa. 6. 5. Rom. 7. Esa. 1. 16. ⟨p. 2⟩Math. 5. 6.
1. For all sorts of sins: 1for secret sinnes as well as knowne sinnes; for lesser sinnes as well as greater; for the present euils of his nature and life, as well as sinnes past: yea for the sins he hath loued, or haue bene gainfull and pleasing to him. Yea he grieues for the euill that cleaues to his best workes, as well as for euill workes,