B11881:118
The signs of the wicked man Together with directions that show how the several…The signes of the wicked man Together with directions that shew how the seuerall…
The signs of the wicked man Together with directions that show how the several gifts and graces of Gods spirit may be attained. Needful for such as want those graces, and for such as desire to increase in them. By N. Bifield, preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The signes of the wicked man Together with directions that shew how the seuerall gifts and graces of Gods spirit may be attained. Needfull for such as want those graces, and for such as desire to increase in them. By N. Bifield, preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by George Purslow for Ralph Rounthwaite, 1619London: printed by George Purslovv for Ralph Rounthvvaite, 1619
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CHAP. IIII.
Showing unto the wicked the hope to be saved, if the fault be not in himself.
Shewing vnto the wicked the hope to bee saued, if the fault bee not in himselfe.
Hitherto of the signs of wicked men, who must be persuaded to abide the trial without despair; for the signs do not show them, that they ⟨p. 46⟩cannot be saved; but only, that for the present they are not in the estate of salvation actually, which though it may, and ought to be grievous unto them, to consider in what fearful misery and sin they live in: yet they have reason to know and believe, that they may be saved as well as others: yea, the acknowledgement of their misery is one step to salvation.
HItherto of the signes of wicked men, who must bee perswaded to abide the triall without despaire; for the signes doe not shew them, that they ⟨p. 46⟩cannot be saued; but onely, that for the present they are not in the estate of saluation actually, which though it may, and ought to be grieuous vnto them, to consider in what fearefull misery and sinne they liue in: yet they haue reason to know and beleeue, that they may bee saued as well as others: yea, the acknowledgement of their misery is one step to saluation.