A30243:3107
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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Sin. Abstinence from, and opposition against it, […] sure sign of grace, 73 How a sign, ib. A forsaking gross sins, no sure sign of conversion, 187 May be upon divers grounds, is a mercy, &c. ibid. &c. Aggravations of the sins of Christians above those of Heathens, 350 Great sinners God makes subjects sometimes of sanctifying grace, and why, 369 With its profit, pleasure and customariness objections against turning to God, 426. to 431 Sins greatness helps against discouragement hence as to turning to God, 441 ⟨image 381⟩Beloved Sins, Considerations about them, 459 Signs which are they, 460 Conversion makes a man leave them, 461 All Sin to be turned from in conversion, 464, &c. Grounds of turning from sin acceptable with God. 468 Hinderances of turning from it, 470 Some men outwardly resolved against turning from it, ibid. Causes of obstinacy in it, 471 Turning from sin not enough without turning to God, 475 How many ways men may do one without the other, ibid. Sorrow for it to accompany turning to God, 484 Sincerity in motives and ends, a sure sign of grace, 67 How liable to abuse as a sign, 68, &c. Its nature, and when a sign, 70 The Sons of God, their qualifications and privileges, 237 Sorrow for sin often fruitless, and why. 230 Ought accompany turning to God, 484 A four-fold spring of it 485 Intellectual or sensitive, 486 Why it should accompany turning to God, 487
Sin. Abstinence from, and opposition against it, 〈…〉 sure sign of grace, 73 How a sign, ib. A forsaking gross sins, no sure sign of conversion, 187 May be upon divers grounds, is a mercy, &c. ibid. &c. Aggravations of the sins of Christians above those of Heathens, 350 Great sinners God makes subjects sometimes of sanctifying grace, and why, 369 With its profit, pleasure and customariness objections against turning to God, 426. to 431 Sins greatness helps against discouragement hence as to turning to God, 441 ⟨image 381⟩Beloved Sins, Considerations about them, 459 Signs which are they, 460 Conversion makes a man leave them, 461 All Sin to be turned from in conversion, 464, &c. Grounds of turning from sin acceptable with God. 468 Hinderances of turning from it, 470 Some men outwardly resolved against turning from it, ibid. Causes of obstinacy in it, 471 Turning from sin not enough without turning to God, 475 How many waies men may do one without the other, ibid. Sorrow for it to accompany turning to God, 484 Sincerity in motives and ends, a sure sign of grace, 67 How liable to abuse as a sign, 68, &c. Its nature, and when a sign, 70 The Sons of God, their qualifications and priviledges, 237 Sorrow for sin often fruitless, and why. 230 Ought accompany turning to God, 484 A four-fold spring of it 485 Intellectual or sensitive, 486 Why it should accompany turning to God, 487