A30243:3051
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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Church. Church Privileges and visible signs and duties therein no sign of grace, 104 Why apt to be rested on, 106 Proof that they are not signs, 107 Company, when wicked, retards the work of conversion, 9, 431 &c. How to be thrown off, 433 ⟨image 379⟩Carnal-confidence, vide Presumption. Conscience, why something of it in the worst, p. 336 Whence so silent and stupid in some, 339
Church. Church Priviledges and visible signs and duties therein no sign of grace, 104 Why apt to be rested on, 106 Proof that they are not signs, 107 Company, when wicked, retards the work of conversion, 9, 431 &c. How to be thrown off, 433 ⟨image 379⟩Carnal-confidence, vide Presumption. Conscience, why something of it in the worst, p. 336 Whence so silent and stupid in some, 339
Conversion, vide Grace Sanctifying, and Turning to God. Is wrought by the omnipotent and irresistible power of God, 569 Is absolutely promised to the converted, 776 In what sense absolutely promised, and what not, 779 Corruption of nature set forth, 218 Shows a necessity of Regeneration, 222
Counterfeits. Counterfeits of Regeneration, 230 Of the New-Creature, 276 Of inherent grace, viz. Moral honesty, 334 Of Sanctification, 391 Of the heart of flesh, 523