A30243:3081
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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Marks, vid. Signs.
MArks, vid. Signs.
Ministry. Ministry of the word the way to turn men from their sins, 495 Of Gods appointment, ib. For a supernatural end, 496 Gods wisdom in raising such low means for so high ends, 497 Not always successful, and why, ib. That it may be effectual, what to be done by Ministers, 498 Though not corrupt, yet may be without success, 500 The reasons both from God, Ministers and people, 501, 502, 503 Though corrupt may prove successful, 503 Mistakes in experimental knowledge easy, 4 Dangerous, ibid.
Ministry. Ministry of the word the way to turn men from their sins, 495 Of Gods appointment, ib. For a supernatural end, 496 Gods wisdom in raising such low means for so high ends, 497 Not alwaies successful, and why, ib. That it may be effectual, what to be done by Ministers, 498 Though not corrupt, yet may be without success, 500 The reasons both from God, Ministers and people, 501, 502, 503 Though corrupt may prove successful, 503 Mistakes in experimental knowledge easie, 4 Dangerous, ibid.
Moral virtue. Moral virtue, the counterfeit of saving grace, 334 Philosophy, vid. Heathens, Virtues, as Temperance, Fortitude, &c. no graces, Because 359 1. Not built upon a good foundation, ib. 2. Not rightly obtained, ibid. 3. Not guided by a sure rule, 360 4. Not referred to God, ibid. 5. Not of faith, 361 6. Nothing of Christ in it, ib. 7. Often an enemy to grace, 362 Monsters as to the New-birth, 235 Motions of art, vid. Affections. Motives to sanctification, 389 Conversion or turning to God, 420