The true watch Or A direction for the examination of our spirituall estate (according to the word of God, whereby wee must be iudged at the last day) to helpe to preserue vs from apostacie, or decaying in grace, and to further our daily growth in Christ.

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Title: The true watch Or A direction for the examination of our spirituall estate (according to the word of God, whereby wee must be iudged at the last day) to helpe to preserue vs from apostacie, or decaying in grace, and to further our daily growth in Christ.
Author: Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624.
Publication: At London :: Printed by G. Eld, for Samuel Macham and Mat. Cooke and are to be sold at the Tigers head in Pauls Church yard,; 1606.
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Subject terms: Conscience, Examination of -- Early works to 1800.
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Maker of heauen and earth]

1. This is my faith, that though thorow Adam I had lost the right,

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both of heauen and earth, and of euery creature, so as I could haue no comfort in the vse of thē, but terror as an vsur∣per, being cast forth off the earthly paradice, lest as an heire of the curse, yet thorough my Sauiour the second Adam, since I truely beleued in him, I am restored to a farre better estate, be∣ing made in him a right heyre of all, neuer to be cast forth off my inheri∣tance any more.

2. This comfort I receiue hereof, that heauen is mine and all the ioyes thereof, and that I am set already in the heauēly places in Christ my head, who reserues the full fruition for mee. And secondly that all the creatures in heauen and in earth bee they good or bad, are at a league with mee, to helpe for my good, so far as may stand with his glory, my saluation and the good of his Church. Hos. 2. 18.

3. This is also my assurance, that my faith is sincere herein, because that together with this comfort, I both

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perceiue all the creatures thus ready to helpe me, especially in time of triall when ordinary meanes fayle: and al∣so feele a holy care wrought in mee to vse the creatures aright, sanctifying them by the word and prayer, and that my affections are sette on heauenly things.

Notes

Gen. 3. 24.

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Rom. 5. 17. 18.

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Heb. 1. 2.

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Rom. 8. 17.

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Eph. 2. 6.

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Iob. 5. 23.

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1. Cor 3. 21. 22. 23.

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Exod. 16. 25. 35. & 17. 6.

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2. Tim 4. 5.

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Eph. 2. 6.

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Col. 3. 2.

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