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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 109
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Fifthly, Those are outwardly called, and not chosen, who regard some particulars 1in Christianity, to do them, but not all; when its the same Christ that commands both, and the same hell and damnation is threatened to the violation of one, as well as another: Its strange to see, how many things those that are called, dare not but do; yet there are again, as plain and as necessary duties, that they wilfully omit: Now the Apostle James in a pregnant manner doth confute this. He that breaketh one of the Commandments, is guilty of all; and he proveth it, because there is the same authority offended, He that said, Thou shalt not kill, also said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, James 2. 11. Now then consider, Why doest thou retain any parcels of Christianity, and not all: ⟨p. 636⟩Thou believest a God, thou believest Jesus Christ was God: Why? because the word of God saith so: Doth not the same word say, Swear not at all? doth not then the same word say, Be not drunk with wine? doth not the same word say, Whoremongers and Adulterers God will judge? This man that was called in the parable, by the same reason that he purposed to go to the feast, he should also have provided a suitable garment; he could not but think what a neglect and contempt it would be accounted to do otherwise: Oh then, that all who hear this truth, would deeply consider of it, by what reason I obey the call of God in any thing, I should do it in all things; by what ground I will go to pray and hear, I should also leave such lusts, and forbear such sins, either all or none, for all duties have the same Divine stamp upon them.
Fifthly, Those are outwardly called, and not chosen, who regard some particulars 1in Christianity, to do them, but not all; when its the same Christ that commands both, and the same hell and damnation is threatned to the violation of one, as well as another: Its strange to see, how many things those that are called, dare not but do; yet there are again, as plain and as necessary duties, that they wilfully omit: Now the Apostle James in a pregnant manner doth confute this. He that breaketh one of the Commandments, is guilty of all; and he proveth it, because there is the same authority offended, He that said, Thou shalt not kill, also said, Thou shalt not commit adultry,