A touch-stone for a Christian Wherein is shewed, how a man may know, whether he be the Temple of the Holy Ghost, hath a sauing faith, be the childe of God, hath truly repented, and (in one word) be a Christian in deed, or in name onely. By Thomas Broade.

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Title: A touch-stone for a Christian Wherein is shewed, how a man may know, whether he be the Temple of the Holy Ghost, hath a sauing faith, be the childe of God, hath truly repented, and (in one word) be a Christian in deed, or in name onely. By Thomas Broade.
Author: Broad, Thomas, 1577 or 8-1635.
Publication: London :: Printed by Melchisedech Bradwood for Thomas Hauiland, and are to be sold at his shop in Gilt-spurre street without Newgate,; 1613.
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And he will flee from you. * 1.1

IF we resist, if we manfully with∣stand our aduersarie the De∣uill, wee need not doubt of good successe in this battell, wee shall obtaine the victorie, and cause our enemie to flee away; whereof we haue a president in our Cap∣taine Christ Iesus. For hauing quenched the Deuils fierie dats, the text saith, hee departed from * 1.2

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him. It is not said, that Christ departed from the Deuill, as though hee feared his darts any thing at all: but that the Temp∣ter departed from him, as hauing small hope to preuaile. And this example of our Master, if wee haue grace to follow, the like suc∣cesse shall follow I doubt not; he will flee from vs in like man∣ner.

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* 1.1

••he Apo∣••les encou∣••gement.

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* 1.2

••k. 4. 13.

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