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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 12 › Sermon 106
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Briefly to answer this, That although humane learning without the Spirit of 1God, and the power of Sanctification be nothing but a tinkling cymbal, and is the greatest enemy Christ hath, and the only pillar of the devils kingdom, yet in it self its a necessary qualification, especially to those that are in the Ministry, and although God chose fishermen, who at first were rude and illiterate, yet he afterwards endowed them with the knowledge of the tongues, and miraculous abilities of wisdom and utterance; and Paul had all that kind of learning the Jews used to have, and besides was conversant in humane Authors, as appeareth by his quotations out of humane Poets; and Moses he was skilful in the learning of Egypt, which was then the only famous place of learning. Now that learning of it self is a necessary qualification to the Ministers of the Gospel, appeareth by these Arguments;
Briefly to answer this, That although humane learning without the Spirit of 1God, and the power of Sanctification be nothing but a tinkling cymbal, and is the greatest enemy Christ hath, and the onely pillar of the devils kingdom, yet in it self its a necessary qualification, especially to those that are in the Ministery, and although God chose fishermen, who at first were rude and illiterate, yet he afterwards endowed them with the knowledge of the tongues, and miraculous abilities of wisdom and utterance; and Paul had all that kinde of learning the Jews used to have, and besides was conversant in humane Authors, as appeareth by his quotations out of humane Poets; and Moses he was skilful in the learning of Egypt, which was then the onely famous place of learning. Now that learning of it self is a necessary qualification to the Ministers of the Gospel, appeareth by these Arguments;
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First, The knowledge of the original tongues is a great part of humane learning,