A30243:3113
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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Vocation effectual opened, 583 Its nature, with the several ways of calling externally, 586, &c. Wherein the internal consists, 589 From what: as from blindness to light, 591 Its properties: According to Gods pleasure, holy, heavenly, &c. 594 Its Effects and Signs, 596, &c. In it are considerable the grace it self, the time, the persons, 602 Not often of the wise, mighty and noble of the world, 611, &• The Gospel-feast not always accepted, 629 To many, of those that in part obey it, it proves uneffectual, 632 How the outwardly called differ from the inwardly called, 633, &c. Of many that are called few are chosen, 643 This doctrine no ground of despair, 644 Evidences of the paucity of elected ones amongst the called, 647 Christians ought to walk worthy of it, 655 What it is to walk worthy of it, and who do so, ib. Should engage men to be holy, as God that calleth them is, 659 Uprightness, vid. Sincerity.
VOcation effectual opened, 583 Its nature, with the several waies of calling externally, 586, &c. Wherein the internal consists, 589 From what: as from blindness to light, 591 Its properties: According to Gods pleasure, holy, heavenly, &c. 594 Its Effects and Signs, 596, &c. In it are considerable the grace it self, the time, the persons, 602 Not often of the wise, mighty and noble of the world, 611, &• The Gospel-feast not alwaies accepted, 629 To many, of those that in part obey it, it proves uneffectual, 632 How the outwardly called differ from the inwardly called, 633, &c. Of many that are called few are chosen, 643 This doctrine no ground of despair, 644 Evidences of the paucity of elected ones amongst the called, 647 Christians ought to walk worthy of it, 655 What it is to walk worthy of it, and who do so, ib. Should engage men to be holy, as God that calleth them is, 659 Uprightness, vid. Sincerity.