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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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A TREATISE OF GRACE and ASSURANCE; Being CXX. SERMONS. › Section 3 › Sermon 22
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Thirdly, It will always fall out, that even in the Church of God, there will be different 1judgements and opinions, because we know but in part, and are spiritual in affections, but in part. So that howsoever God hath promised to lead his children in to all truth, yet they are no more freed from all error, then from all sin; and as the Spirit of God sanctifying is more powerful in some then in others; So also the Spirit of God enlightening and directing into truth, is more effectual in ⟨p. 126⟩some then in others; some are Babes, others are Men; some are strong, others are weak. And as we know in part, so being also sanctified but in part; hence by different opinions we make several factions, One is of Paul, another of Cephas. And we are apt to monopolize piety, to enclose it in such a way. None godly, but those that are of such a judgement; and indeed if we speak of fundamental Doctrines, this were lawful, but in other matters that are superstructions only, it is unlawful. Thus the Papist, he makes it, De necessitate salutis, subesse Romano Pontifici. The very refusing his superiority, is made a sign sure enough of damnation.
Thirdly, It will alwayes fall out, that even in the Church of God, there will be different 1judgements and opinions, because we know but in part, and are spiritual in affections, but in part. So that howsoever God hath promised to lead his children in to all truth, yet they are no more freed from all errour, then from all sinne; and as the Spirit of God sanctifying is more powerfull in some then in others; So also the Spirit of God enlightning and directing into truth, is more effectuall in ⟨p. 126⟩some then in others; some are Babes, others are Men; some are strong, others are weak. And as we know in part, so being also sanctified but in part; hence by different opinions we make several factions, One is of Paul, another of Cephas. And we are apt to monopolize piety, to inclose it in such a way. None godly, but those that are of such a judgement; and indeed if we speak of fundamental Doctrines, this were lawfull, but in other matters that are superstructions onely, it is unlawfull. Thus the Papist, he makes it, De necessitate salutis, subesse Romano Pontifici. The very refusing his superiority, is made a sign sure enough of damnation.