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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 9 › Sermon 78
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In the next place consider (as was hinted before) that two ways we may discover this obstinate disposition; either expressly in words, by a public owning this impudent rebellion, or in our actions and deeds only: Of the former sort the Scripture giveth some instances, such as those that say, The Lord seeth not, and bid the knowledge of the most high depart from them, Job 21. 14. And again such as Ps. 12. say, Who is the Lord? our tongues are our own, we will not be controlled. Of the latter sort are those, who though they utter not this mischief with their mou hs, yet by their works they deny him. Therefore think not to say within your selves, We are not such impudent sinners, we do not belch such blasphemy with our mouths; for if thou goest on wilfully in thy wicked way, against all those admonitions and exhortations that are dispensed to thee, God will judge thee in the number of such high offenders.
In the next place consider (as was hinted before) that two waies we may discover this obstinate disposition; either expresly in words, by a publick owning this impudent rebellion, or in our actions and deeds onely: Of the former sort the Scripture giveth some instances, such as those that say, The Lord seeth not, and bid the knowledge of the most high depart from them, Job 21. 14. And again such as Ps. 12. say, Who is the Lord? our tongues are our own, we will not be controlled. Of the latter sort are those, who though they utter not this mischief with their mou hs, yet by their works they deny him. Therfore think not to say within your selves, We are not such impudent sinners, we do not belch such blasphemie with our mouths; for if thou goest on wilfully in thy wicked way, against all those admonitions and exhortations that are dispensed to thee, God will judge thee in the number of such high offenders.
Therefore in the third place observe, What are those causes that tumble down