A41536:114
The trial of a Christians growth in mortification, purging out corruption, or vivification, bringing…The tryall of a Christians growth in mortification, purging out corruption, or vivification, bringing…
The trial of a Christians growth in mortification, purging out corruption, or vivification, bringing forth more fruit a treatise handling this case, how to discern our growth in grace : affording some helps rightly to judge thereof by resolving some tentations, clearing some mistakes, answering some questions, about spiritual growth : together with other observations upon the Parable of the vine, John 15. 1, 2 verses / by Tho. Goodwin.The tryall of a Christians growth in mortification, purging out corruption, or vivification, bringing forth more fruit a treatise handling this case, how to discerne our growth in grace : affording some helps rightly to judge thereof by resolving some tentations, clearing some mistakes, answering some questions, about spiritual growth : together with other observations upon the Parable of the vine, John 15. 1, 2 verses / by Tho. Goodwin.
London: printed by J.G. for R. Dawlman, 1650
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.
Because of all trees a Vine is good for nothing else but to ⟨p. 34⟩bring forth fruit;1 as we see it expressed to us, Ezek. 15. it is good for nothing but the fire when it becomes unfruitful: Other trees are good for building, to make pins of, but not the Vine: And this similitude God chose out, to show that of all trees else, Professors, if unfruitful, are good for nothing, their end is to be burned.
Because of all trees a Vine is good for nothing else but to ⟨p. 34⟩bring forth fruit;1 as we see it expressed to us, Ezek. 15. it is good for nothing but the fire when it becomes unfruitfull: Other trees are good for building, to make pins of, but not the Vine: And this similitude God chose out, to shew that of all trees else, Professors, if unfruitfull, are good for nothing, their end is to be burned.
- 1Reas. 3.