A30243:3095
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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Regeneration. Regeneration Absolutely necessary to salvation, 201 What it is not, wherein it lieth, and its resemblance to natural birth, ib, &c. Unknown often to learned, and outwardly righteous men, 210 Grounds of the ignorance and excellency of the knowledge of it, 212, &c. Absolutely necessary, because of mans corruption by nature, 217 Its unexpressible nature, 224 The counterfeits of it, 230 Righteousness and equity conscientiously followed by the people of God, 364, &c.
Regeneration. REgeneration Absolutely necessary to salvation, 201 What it is not, wherein it lieth, and its resemblance to natural birth, ib, &c. Unknown often to learned, and outwardly righteous men, 210 Grounds of the ignorance and excellency of the knowledge of it, 212, &c. Absolutely necessary, because of mans corruption by nature, 217 Its unexpressible nature, 224 The counterfeits of it, 230 Rightcousness and equity conscientiously followed by the people of God, 364, &c.
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Salvation difficult, and in some sense impossible, 194 Why fancied so easy, 196
SAlvation difficult, and in some sense impossible, 194 Why fancied so easie, 196