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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.
Now some may say, But how shall we know that we do believe?
Now some may say, But how shall we know that we do beleeue?
Why, saith he, you are true believers, because ye received our testimony; and this shall be to your praise in that day.
Why, saith he, you are true beleeuers, because ye receiued our testimonie; and this shall be to your praise in that day.
Fourthly, he cannot1 abide counterfeiting & hypocrisy. If it be a right persuasion, it is a faith unfeigned; Unfeigned I say, ⟨p. 50⟩as in other respects, so in affects, because it cannot abide feignings, but with special hatred purgeth out hypocrisy; which the persuasion of hypocrites never doth. 2. Tim. 1. 5.
Fourthly, he cannot1 abide counterfetting & hypocrisy. If it be a right perswasion, it is a faith vnfained; Vnfained I say, ⟨p. 50⟩as in other respects, so in affects, because it cannot abide fainings, but with speciall hatred purgeth out hypocrisie; which the perswasion of hypocrites neuer doth. 2. Tim. 1. 5