A30243:1247
Spiritual refining
Spiritual refining: or A treatise of grace and assurance Wherein are handled, the doctrine of assurance. The use of signs in self-examination. How true graces may be distinguished from counterfeit. Several true signs of grace, and many false ones. The nature of grace under divers Scripture notions or titles, as regeneration, the new-creature, the heart of flesh, vocation, sanctification, &c. Many chief questions (occasionally) controverted between the orthodox and the Arminians. As also many cases of conscience. Tending to comfort and confirm saints. Undeceive and convert sinners. Being CXX sermons preached and now published by Anthony Burgess sometime fellow of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and now pastor of the church of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.Spiritual refining: or A treatise of grace and assurance Wherein are handled, the doctrine of assurance. The use of signs in self-examination. How true graces may be distinguished from counterfeit. Several true signs of grace, and many false ones. The nature of grace under divers Scripture notions or titles, as regeneration, the new-creature, the heart of flesh, vocation, sanctification, &c. Many chief questions (occasionally) controverted between the orthodox and the Arminians. As also many cases of conscience. Tending to comfort and confirm saints. Undeceive and convert sinners. Being CXX sermons preached and now published by Anthony Burgess sometime fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and now pastor of the church of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.
London: printed by A. Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1652
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A TREATISE OF GRACE and ASSURANCE; Being CXX. SERMONS. › Section 5 › Sermon 45
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I might now speak of other Counterfeits of this new Creature, As a man affecting new and strange opinions, he is very prone to judge the better of himself because of 1this; so a man undertaking some new and strict way different from the Word of God, as the way of Pharisaism: but I have handled these already, when I spake of false Signs. I shall therefore conclude this Text and Subject with the suggestion of some helps and remedies to become new Creatures; for I doubt not but that many of you, at least in some sad thoughts or other, have resolutions to become new creatures. The conscience surely is not so stupefied, but it many times tells thee, O this old life thou livest must be altered, it's time to turn over a new leaf, to learn a new lesson; God forbid I should dye with these sins upon me! How many times dost thou resolve and purpose, I will never be profane more, My life shall be new, I will set upon a new course in my family; but these buds are quickly snipped off by some cold frost or other. What directions then may be given to keep this purpose in our hearts, and to put these resolutions into practice? for we resolve, and resolve to be new, but we live and dye in old ways. To help us herein, take these directions following.
I might now speak of other Counterfeits of this new Creature, As a man affecting new and strange opinions, he is very prone to judge the better of himself because of 1this; so a man undertaking some new and strict way different from the Word of God, as the way of Pharisaism: but I have handled these already, when I spake of false Signs. I shall therefore conclude this Text and Subject with the suggestion of some helps and remedies to become new Creatures; for I doubt not but that many of you, at least in some sad thoughts or other, have resolutions to become new creatures. The conscience surely is not so stupified, but it many times tells thee, O this old life thou livest must be altered, it's time to turn over a new leaf, to learn a new lesson; God forbid I should dye with these sins upon me! How many times dost thou resolve and purpose, I will never be prophane more, My life shall be new, I will set upon a new course in my family; but these buds are quickly snipt off by some cold frost or other. What directions then may be given to keep this purpose in our hearts, and to put these resolutions into practice? for we resolve, and resolve to be new, but we live and dye in old wayes. To help us herein, take these directions following.