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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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Men apt to Deceive themselves that after a wicked life may follow a happy death, 364 The ground of this Deceit, 365 Motives to beware this self-deceiving, 367 Delays of turning to God, whence men are prone to it, 453 Arguments against, and the danger of it, 454, 455, &c. Directions to the getting of the New-creature, 280
MEn apt to Deceive themselves that after a wicked life may follow a happy death, 364 The ground of this Deceit, 365 Motives to beware this self-deceiving, 367 Delayes of turning to God, whence men are prone to it, 453 Arguments against, and the danger of it, 454, 455, &c. Directions to the getting of the New-creature, 280
Vain Disputations. Vain Disputations how to be prevented, 7 Disputes and opinions in Religion no evidence of grace, 124 When lawful, 125 Their insufficiency as evidence, 127 Vain-Disputes establish not the heart as grace doth, 316 May be several ways abused, 317 How they may be rightly used, 320
Vain Disputations. Vain Disputations how to be prevented, 7 Disputes and opinions in Religion no evidence of grace, 124 VVhen lawful, 125 Their insufficiency as evidence, 127 Vain-Disputes establish not the heart as grace doth, 316 May be several wayes abused, 317 How they may be rightly used, 320