A30243:1804
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 9 › Sermon 69
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And Lastly, Then was he taken for a Lord and Master; for a King to rule and reign over thee. Thy Baptism was a giving of thy self wholly up to Gods government, to walk according to his Laws; now since that, How perfidiously hast thou violated thy Oath? Thou hast not been a servant to him, but to the Devil, Gods great enemy. It is usual with Divines to say, Baptism is Sacramentum militare, a Military Oath; because every Christian being called to a spiritual warfare, doth there swear fidelity to Jesus Christ, as the Captain of his salvation. Now every wicked man is, Proditor militiae, a flyer from his Colours, and runs into the enemies Camp. Consider then what Rebellion and Treason against God is in every sin, after thy Baptism-engagements; thou art a runagate servant from thy Master. Now if so, is it not requisite that thou shouldest turn back to him? Every sinner is not only an Apostate, and Covenant breaker in Adam our first Parent, but a second time a revolter, and Covenant breaker also, by not living according to that ••ipula•ion in Baptism. Oh then it is high time for men to awaken out of this wretched estate. Go to the true husband of thy soul, return to thy Father, and true Lord and Master again.
And Lastly, Then was he taken for a Lord and Master; for a King to rule and reign over thee. Thy Baptisme was a giving of thy self wholly up to Gods government, to walk according to his Laws; now since that, How perfidiously hast thou violated thy Oath? Thou hast not been a servant to him, but to the Divel, Gods great enemy. It is usuall with Divines to say, Baptisme is Sacramentum militare, a Military Oath; because every Christian being called to a spirituall warfarre, doth there swear fidelity to Jesus Christ, as the Captain of his salvation. Now every wicked man is, Proditor militiae, a flyer from his Colours, and runs into the enemies Camp. Consider then what Rebellion and Treason against God is in every sin, after thy Baptism-ingagements; thou art a runagate servant from thy Master. Now if so, is it not requisite that thou shouldest turn back to him? Every sinner is not only an Apostate, and Covenant breaker in Adam our first Parent, but a second time a revolter, and Covenant breaker also, by not living according to that ••ipula•ion in Baptisme. Oh then it is high time for men to awaken out of this wretched estate. Go to the true husband of thy soul, return to thy Father, and true Lord and Master again.