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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 6 › Sermon 46
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Are the people of God his workmanship? then here is ground for many comfortable considerations. As1
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First, Thou groanest under the defect of grace, thou mournest for thy imperfect Faith, imperfect Love, imperfect heavenly-mindedness. Oh consider 1thou art Gods Workmanship, and he will make all perfect at last, never fear that sin, Satan or the world can destroy the work of God; Christ came to destroy the works of the flesh, and the Devil; The Devil cannot destroy the works of Christ, Christ did cast out Devils from men, but the Devils cannot cast Christ out of the heart. Oh then be not cast down and inordinately dejected ⟨p. 289⟩with thy rude, confused and disorderly heart, for God will at last put all into excellent order. Never think that God is like that foolish Builder, who began to build, and could not make an end; No, God will make every grace in thee perfect, ere he hath done with thee.
First, Thou groanest under the defect of grace, thou mournest for thy imperfect Faith, imperfect Love, imperfect heavenly-mindednesse. Oh consider 1thou art Gods Workmanship, and he will make all perfect at last, never fear that sinne, Satan or the world can destroy the work of God; Christ came to destroy the works of the flesh, and the Devil; The Devil cannot destroy the works of Christ, Christ did cast out Devils from men, but the Devils cannot cast Christ out of the heart. Oh then be not cast down and inordinately dejected ⟨p. 289⟩with thy rude, confused and disorderly heart, for God will at last put all into excellent order. Never think that God is like that foolish Builder, who began to build, and could not make an end; No, God will make every grace in thee perfect, ere he hath done with thee.