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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, Its called The Spirit of Wisdom, and Revelation, Isaiah 11. 2. 1which was first communicated to Christ the Head, without measure, and then like Aaron's Oil descends to the Members of Christ. This Spirit of Revelation, is to see and behold the Glory of those things Revealed in the Gospel, and the discerning of things in a spiritual manner, which the natural man cannot do; and the spirit of Wisdom is to make a man understand the matters of Religion in a Godly and practical manner, so to believe and know, as to refer all to Godliness. Now how destitute many are of the Spirit in this sense, the ignorance and dullness about holy things doth evidently Demonstrate; they know and understand nothing in the principles of Religion, so as to have their lives Transformed by the power of it.
Thirdly, Its called The Spirit of Wisedome, and Revelation, Isaiah 11. 2. 1which was first communicated to Christ the Head, without measure, and then like Aarons Oyl descends to the Members of Christ. This Spirit of Revelation, is to see and behold the Glory of those things Revealed in the Gospel, and the discerning of things in a spirituall manner, which the naturall man cannot doe; and the spirit of Wisdome is to make a man understand the matters of Religion in a Godly and practicall manner, so to believe and know, as to referre all to Godlinesse. Now how destitute many are of the Spirit in this sense, the ignorance and dulnesse about holy things doth evidently Demonstrate; they know and understand nothing in the principles of Religion, so as to have their lives Transformed by the power of it.
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Furthly, and lastly, Its called the Spirit of Adoption,