A41536:138
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.
For proofs out of Scripture, those two places Hosea the 14. 5. compared with Psal. 92. where the holy Ghost singleth out the choicest trees and flowers in the world, on purpose to express the Saints fruitfulness, and their growth therein.
For proofs out of Scripture, those two places Hosea the 14. 5. compared with Psal. 92. where the holy Ghost singleth out the choicest trees and flowers in the world, on purpose to expresse the Saints fruitfulnesse, and their growth therein.
As first, to show the sudden springing up of the new creature, as it falls out upon some mens conversions, or upon the Saints recovery again after falls, he compares them to the Lillie, Hos. 14. 5. whose stalk, though long hid in the earth, when once it begins to feel the dew, grows up oftentimes in a night. But yet a Lilly is but a flower, and soon decays.
As first, to shew the sudden springing up of the new creature, as it falls out upon some mens conversions, or upon the Saints recovery again after falls, he compares them to the Lillie, Hos. 14. 5. whose stalk, though long hid in the earth, when once it begins to feel the dew, growes up oftentimes in a night. But yet a Lilly is but a flower, and soon decayes.
Therefore secondly, so show their perpetuity, and stability, together with their growth, the Prophet there compares them to the Cedar, whose wood rots not, proverbially put to express immortality; Digna Cedro: And which is not only most durable,