A30243:1972
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 76
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.
Thus you have heard how this particular sin of a man, which is his own endeared corruption may be found out.
Thus you have heard how this particular sin of a man, which is his own indeared corruption may be found out.
Now lets consider, Why Conversion to God doth in a special manner make 1a man leave this: The work of Grace doth in a peculiar manner take off this yoke […] That what Amnon did by unnatural, carnal lust; he hated Tamar as much and more than ever he loved her: so when men are once truly humbled for sin and turn to God, those particular lusts which were their delight, their sport, their constant practice, they are now most set against them; of all sins their ⟨p. 462⟩hearts do most •is• and swell with an holy indignation against them. Now the grounds are these:
Now lets consider, Why Conversion to God doth in a speciall manner make 1a man leave this: The work of Grace doth in a peculiar manner take off this yoke 〈…〉 That what Amnon did by unnaturall, carnall lust; he hated Tamar as much and more than ever he loved her: so when men are once truely humbled for sin and turn to God, those particular lusts which were their delight, their sport, their constant practice, they are now most set against them; of all sins their ⟨p. 462⟩hearts do most •is• and swell with an holie indignation against them. Now the grounds are these: