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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 11 › Sermon 89
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Doct. That Conversion is the enlivening, or qualifying of a man with the graces of Gods Spirit.1
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Thus John 3. That which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. Hence the Godly are said to have the Spirit in them, and guided by it, led by it, and are said to walk after it. I need not multiply places for this. As Christs body was by an extraordinary supernatural manner, the Holy Ghost over-shadowing the Virgin Mary; In such a miraculous way as to humane power and strength, is this new, holy, and spiritual Creature begotten. The Spirit of God moving upon the waters of the Ordinances, produceth this spiritual man: As at first God made the Fowls of the air out of water, which soar up to the heavens.
Thus Iohn 3. That which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. Hence the Godly are said to have the Spirit in them, and guided by it, led by it, and are said to walk after it. I need not multiply places for this. As Christs body was by an extraordinary supernatural manner, the Holy Ghost over-shadowing the Virgin Mary; In such a miraculous way as to humane power and strength, is this new, holy, and spiritual Creature bogotten. The Spirit of God moving upon the waters of the Ordinances, produceth this spiritual man: As at first God made the Fowls of the aire out of water, which soar up to the heavens.
To improve this necessary point, let us consider, what is implied in this promise, I will put my spirit into you: And,