The spirits touchstone: or, The teachings of Christs spirit on the hearts of believers.: Being a cleare discovery, how a man may certainly know whether he be really taught of the spirit of God, being very useful for these times. / By J.R. late student of Merton Colledge in Oxford.

Title

The spirits touchstone: or, The teachings of Christs spirit on the hearts of believers.: Being a cleare discovery, how a man may certainly know whether he be really taught of the spirit of God, being very useful for these times. / By J.R. late student of Merton Colledge in Oxford.

Author

Roys, Job, 1633-1663.

Publication

London :: Printed for Simon Miller at the Star in St. Pauls Church yard,

1657.

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Spiritual life -- Christianity

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Contents

• title page
• imprimatur
• TO THE WORSHIPFUL Dr. LANGLEY, Master of Pembrook-College in Oxford, and one of the Canons of Christ-Church.
• TO The Ingenuous and Honest-hearted READER.
• A Brief summary of those generall heads which are in this ensueing Treatise.
• The Teachings OF CHRIST'S SPIRIT Upon the Hearts of BELIEVERS.
  • We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things which are freely given unto us of God.
  • The various acceptations of the word Spirit in Scripture.
  • It is a very difficult thing to tell what the Spirits teachings are.
  • The teachings of the Spirit what they be.
  • What things more peculiarly the Spirit teacheth.
  • What manner of teachings the Spirits teachings are.
  • Several signs whereby we may know we are taught of the Spirit.
  • Now I come to shew what are the extraor∣dinary teachings of the Spirit, that so we may know the one from the other.
  • The times wherein the Spirits teachings are most manifest.
  • Now I come to answer those doubts which arise from the Spirits teachings on the hearts of Believers.
  • Reasons why every soul ought to walke up according to its Light.