A41536:130
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.
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 ⟨p. 38⟩and apart by themselves: And although purging out of sin is here first mentioned, yet our growth in fruitfulness shall have the first place in the method of handling of them; both because growth in positive holiness, and bringing forth more fruit, is the end and perfection of the other, and so chiefly intended; the other but subserving unto this, and is accordingly made mention of here by Christ, He purgeth it, [That] it may bring forth more fruit.
And my purpose is accordingly to treat of these two, distinctly ⟨p. 38⟩and apart by themselves: And although purging out of sinne is here first mentioned, yet our growth in fruitfulnesse shall have the first place in the method of handling of them; both because growth in positive holinesse, and bringing forth more fruit, is the end and perfection of the other, and so chiefly intended; the other but subserving unto this, and is accordingly made mention of here by Christ, He purgeth it, [That] it may bring forth more fruit.
Now in handling this first Head, I shall do three things:
Now in handling this first Head, I shall doe three things: