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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.
Seventhly, he will not 1make haste. This was the sign given in the Prophet Essays time: He that believeth will not make haste. He had prophesied of hard times to fall upon all the people: now this would show amongst them, who were true believers. For those that trusted in God, would not make haste to use ill means to help themselves; they would stay their hearts in rest and quietness, and they would stay their feet too from ⟨p. 54⟩running to Egypt, or to Asshur, which God had forbidden, Isai. 28. 16.
Seuenthly, he will not 1make haste. This was the signe giuen in the Prophet Esays time: He that beleeueth will not make haste. He had prophesied of hard times to fall vpō all the people: now this wold shew amongst them, who were true beleeuers. For those that trusted in God, would not make haste to vse ill meanes to helpe themselues; they would stay their hearts in rest and quietnes, and they would stay their feete too from ⟨p. 54⟩running to Aegypt, or to Asshur, which God had forbidden, Isai. 28. 16.
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If faith be right, and thy persuasion a sound persuasion, and well grounded, there are joined with it these things following.
If faith be right, and thy perswasion a sound perswasion, and well grounded, there are ioyned with it these things following.