A41536:128
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.
Now as in the work of Sanctification at first there are two parts, Mortification and Vivification; so our progress in that work hath two parts also apart to be considered, and both here in the Text:
Now as in the work of Sanctification at first there are two parts, Mortification and Vivification; so our progresse in that work hath two parts also apart to be considered, and both here in the Text:
1. A growth in Mortification, or purging out of sin, He purgeth it.
1. A growth in Mortification, or purging out of sinne, He purgeth it.
2. A positive growth in holiness, and all the fruits of it, That it may bring forth more fruit.
2. A positive growth in holinesse, and all the fruits of it, That it may bring forth more fruit.
And my purpose is accordingly to treat of these two, distinctly