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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 31
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Secondly, Therefore may not outward plenty and mercies be made a sign of our 1good estate, because they have always in corrupt hearts corrupt and sinful operations: which we will take notice of, that so you who have what your hearts can wish, may know you have not what your hearts ought to wish.
Secondly, Therefore may not outward plenty and mercies be made a sign of our 1good estate, because they have alwaies in corrupt hearts corrupt and sinfull operations: which we will take notice of, that so you who have what your hearts can wish, may know you have not what your hearts ought to wish.
- 1R. 2. Riches and prosperity do wicked men hurt. 1.
As 1. Outward comforts in the plenty of them are apt to beget pride and loftiness of heart, so as to despise and contemn those that are under them: Hence Paul bids Timothy charge the rich men of this world, that they be not high minded, but fear; charge them as if entreaties and mild persuasions would not do them any good, but charge them, and then that they be not high-minded; all outward comforts are apt like ripe fruit to breed some worms, especially that of pride and insolency of heart: Mark therefore whether the blessings thou hast make thee bold, secure, lofty. Thou beginnest to care for no body, to fear nothing: Alas, God hath not done these great things to thee out of love to thee, for they have unkindly, and sinful influences upon thee.
As 1. Outward comforts in the plenty of them are apt to beget pride and loftinesse of heart, so as to despise and contemn those that are under them: Hence Paul bids Timothy charge the rich men of this world, that they be not high minded, but fear; charge them as if entreaties and milde perswasions would not do them any good, but charge them, and then that they be not high-minded; all outward comforts are apt like ripe fruit to breed some worms, especially that of pride and insolency of heart: Mark therefore whether the blessings thou hast make thee bold, secure, lofty. Thou beginnest to care for no body, to fear nothing: Alas, God hath not done these great things to thee out of love to thee, for they have unkindely, and sinfull influences upon thee.