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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.
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.
Eighthly, his persuasion 1is joined with a good and pure conscience; a conscience, I say, that makes him careful to avoid sin, and do good duties, and to serve God in sincerity: whereas the persuasion that is in wicked men, is not accompanied with a good conscience, ⟨p. 55⟩they do not make conscience of their ways. Now this is a clear rule of difference, 1. Tim. 1. 5. 19. and 3. 9. Heb. 10. 22.
Eightly, his perswasiō 1is ioyned with a good and pure conscience; a conscience, I say, that makes him carefull to auoid sinne, and do good duties, and to serue God in sinceritie: whereas the perswasiō that is in wicked men, is not accompanied with a good conscience, ⟨p. 55⟩they do not make cōscience of their wayes. Now this is a cleare rule of difference, 1. Tim. 1. 5. 19. and 3. 9. Heb. 10. 22