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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.
21. Or if he be in adversity,1 his heart is upright, without lying or dissimulation. He so seeketh the pardon of his sins then, and so promiseth amendment, as that he is also as careful to practise it when he is delivered. He is not like the Israelites mentioned Psal. 78. 36. 37.
21. Or if he be in aduersitie,1 his heart is vpright, without lying or dissimulation. He so seeketh the pardon of his sinnes then, and so promiseth amendment, as that he is also as carefull to practise it when he is deliuered. He is not like the Israelites mentioned Psal. 78. 36. 37.
- 121. And in adversity his heart is upright.21. And in aduersitie his heart is vpright.
22. He makes a supernatural 1valuation of spiritual things, accounting ⟨p. 36⟩them as pearls of the best price, not too dear bought, if he purchased them with all the worldly things he hath; and contrariwise, accoū ting himself exceeding poor if he want them, or the means of them, Math. 13. 45. 46. Psal. 42