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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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Thirdly, To have the Spirit of God put into us, denoteth, That we do all our duties upon those motives which are by Divine Revelation in the Word manifested to 1us, For the Spirit of God works in his people two ways.
Thirdly, To have the Spirit of God put into us, denoteth, That we doe all our duties upon those motives which are by Divine Revelation in the Word man•fested to 1us, For the Spirit of God works in his people two wayes.
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1. Effectually, By enlivening, and enabling of them to holy duties.
1. Effectually, By inlivening, and enabling of them to holy duties.
2. Directively. By his Word guiding and leading of them. Now in the Word of God we are directed to such Motives in our actions, which humane light would never discern, as to do duties. First, Merely because God commands, out of obedience to his Sovereignty, because it is the Law of such a Law-giver. Where is the man that doth not by custom, or because of the talk, and report of men, good things, rather then out of obedience to God? Therefore observe the order of the promise, I will put my spirit in you, and then I will cause you to walk in my Commandments, and do them. Thou then that prayest, hearest, abstainest from gross sins; why is it? Is it because thou hast respect to Gods Commandment: God saith it, and therefore I do it. This is to have the spirit in us. But secondly, not merely because of Gods command, but from an inward principle of love, and delight in God also, therefore we perform our duties: If ye love me keep my Commandments,