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A02746 A touch-stone of grace Discouering the differences betweene true and counterfeit grace: laying downe infallible euidences and markes of true grace: seruing for the triall of a mans spirituall estate. By A.H. Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Minister of Gods Word at Cranham in Essex. Harsnett, Adam, 1579 or 80-1639. 1630 (1630) STC 12876; ESTC S114563 72,897 335

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he_o he_o also_o will_v hear_v their_o cry_n and_o will_v save_v they_o psal_n 145._o 19_o i_o tarry_v the_o long_o upon_o this_o point_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o those_o poor_a ignorant_a fearful_a and_o unbelieve_a soul_n who_o conscience_n speak_v bitter_a thing_n against_o they_o pass_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o themselves_o as_o uncapable_a of_o any_o grace_n because_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o these_o and_o these_o sin_n if_o they_o be_v thus_o &_o thus_o qualify_v they_o say_v they_o shall_v have_v some_o hope_n that_o god_n will_v be_v good_a unto_o they_o but_o know_v thou_o poor_a delude_a soul_n that_o no_o man_n goodness_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o god_n love_n unto_o he_o no_o no_o it_o be_v god_n love_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o goodness_n 4._o ephes_n 1._o 4._o he_o have_v choose_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_a holiness_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n love_a us._n thou_o must_v be_v in_o christ_n before_o ever_o thou_o 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luk._n 12._o 33._o or_o else_o the_o lord_n take_v from_o we_o temporal_a riches_n to_o bestow_v upon_o we_o spiritual_a good_a thing_n which_o he_o see_v will_v not_o thrive_v nor_o prosper_v where_o the_o other_o be_v or_o it_o may_v be_v he_o see_v we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o manage_v outward_a riches_n but_o will_v do_v some_o harm_n with_o they_o grow_v proud_a contentious_a and_o quarrelsome_a or_o fall_v to_o some_o excess_n and_o intemperance_n by_o they_o and_o therefore_o as_o we_o deal_v with_o a_o child_n who_o have_v a_o staff_n or_o a_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n take_v it_o from_o he_o lest_o he_o hurt_v himself_o or_o some_o other_o with_o it_o so_o deal_v the_o lord_n with_o his_o child_n or_o if_o none_o of_o all_o these_o it_o may_v be_v the_o lord_n take_v away_o these_o outward_a benefit_n set_v fire_n upon_o the_o hedge_n which_o be_v about_o his_o child_n to_o make_v know_v the_o truth_n of_o grace_n in_o they_o that_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o the_o world_n may_v 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