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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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Sixthly, Those that are called, but not chosen, they are forward for the privileges 1of th•calling, but not the duties of the calling: The Jews had many privileges by their outward calling, they were thereby the people of God, Gods presence and power was among them. The Apostle Rom. 9. 4. reckons up many prerogatives every Jew had by being a member of that Church; and thus under the New Testament, every one externally called, though not inwardly sanctified, partaketh of many advantages; The promise is made to him and his seed, he is within the outward administration of the Covenant, he is accounted of the Church, and the body of Christ: Now these things people make a great matter of; Oh, to be reputed as a publican and an heathen, is an high reproach; should not they be thought Christians, their children to be baptized, they would judge it unsufferable wrong, not considering, that though they be thus forward for privileges, they are negligent about duties: Thou wouldst have thy child baptized, thou considerest not, how God would have thee to walk, and what thy duty is about the education of children: Thy wickedness, and thy ungodly ways do provoke God, more then all those privileges will advantage thee.
Sixthly, Those that are called, but not chosen, they are forward for the priviledges 1of th•calling, but not the duties of the calling: The Jews had many priviledges by their outward calling, they were thereby the people of God, Gods presence and power was among them. The Apostle Rom. 9. 4. reckons up many prerogatives every Jew had by being a member of that Church; and thus under the New Testament, every one externally called, though not inwardly sanctified, partaketh of many advantages; The promise is made to him and his seed, he is within the outward administration of the Covenant, he is accounted of the Church, and the body of Christ: Now these things people make a great matter of; Oh, to be reputed as a publican and an heathen, is an high reproach; should not they be thought Christians, their children to be baptized, they would judge it unsufferable wrong, not considering, that though they be thus forward for priviledges, they are negligent about duties: Thou wouldst have thy childe baptized, thou considerest not, how God would have thee to walk, and what thy duty is about the education of children: Thy wickedness, and thy ungodly ways do provoke God, more then all those priviledges will advantage thee.