A30243:3073
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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Heart. Heart: To turn to God with the whole of it, what it means, 479, &c. Rending of the Heart requisite to conversion, with the meaning of this phrase, and others equivalent, 489, &c. A rent one preferred by God above all outward signs of humiliation, 493 Of man under Gods dominion, 506 Of stone in all men naturally, and what it signifies, 511, &c. Of flesh bestowed in conversion, 516 What it implies, 517 Its effects and consequents, 518 Inducements to labour for it, 521 Its counterfeits, 523
Heart. HEart: To turn to God with the whole of it, what it means, 479, &c. Rending of the Heart requisite to conversion, with the meaning of this phrase, and others equivalent, 489, &c. A rent one preferred by God above all outward signs of humiliation, 493 Of man under Gods dominion, 506 Of stone in all men naturally, and what it signifies, 511, &c. Of flesh bestowed in coversion, 516 What it implies, 517 Its effects and consequents, 518 Inducements to labour for it, 521 Its counterfeits, 523
Heathens. Heathens, Natural principles appeared in their Books, 346 Laws, 347 Worship and terrors of mind, 348 Commendable improvements, 349 with the concernment of this Doctrine, 352 Natural Excellencies reach not to grace, 353 Natural honesty and righteousness, not grace, ib. Heaven or Glory, the nature of it, 665 Adjuncts and Properties of it, 668
Heathens. Heathens, Natural principles appeared in their Books, 346 Laws, 347 Worship and terrours of minde, 348 Commendable improvements, 349 with the concernment of this Doctrine, 352 Natural Excellencies reach not to grace, 353 Natural honesty and righteousness, not grace, ib. Heaven or Glory, the nature of it, 665 Adjuncts and Properties of it, 668
Holiness, vid. Sanctification. Federal Holiness, vid. Covenant. They that are called should be holy as God is, 659, 663 Wherein true Holiness consists, 660 The extent of the duty of being holy in all manner of conversation, 662