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Title:  Evidence for heaven containing infallible signs and reall demonstrations of our union with Christ and assurance of salvation : with an appendix of laying down certain rules to be observed for preserving our assurance once obtained / published by Ed. Calamy ...
Author: Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.
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heart A wise father will not assure a pro∣digall and disobedient Child of his inheritance, while he continueth such, no more will our Hea∣venly Father; He therefore that would get assu∣rance of inheritance with the Saints in light, must come home to his Heavenly Father with a submissive and obedient heart,Labour to do thy du∣ty. with a heart obedi∣ent unto all his Heavenly Fathers Will. It is not every one that hath truth of grace, that attains assurance, but he that hat truth of grace and strength of grace, true faith and strong faith: Therefore in the second place, labour for strength of grace, strength of faith and every other grace; It is not every one that hath truth of grace and strength of grace, that attains to assurance, but he that hath grace and knows that he hath it: Therefore if thou wouldest attain assurance, labour to know the grace of God in thee. In the third place; Labour to know that thou ha grace, that thou hast a true justifying faith, that thou hast sincerity, &c. Grace in Gods Children, is many times hidden from them∣selves, and that is the reason why they reap so little comfort of it, so little evidence by i; they do not know that they have received an earnest penny of God; they do not know Gods ingage∣ments of himself unto them; Therefore if thou wouldest get assurance, try and prove all thy gra∣ces, whether they be true and reall, Evangelical and renewing, yea, or nay, especially these gra∣ces, Faith, Lov▪ Repentance, Obedience, Po∣verty of Spirit, Sincerity, &c. that thou maist know thou hast truth of saving grace, such grace as is crowned with glory, and pray to God for sens of grace, Fourthly, Get Righteousnesse, Evangelicall Righteousnesse, Righteousnesse of 0