A41536:141
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
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But yet thirdly, suppose the new creature be kept under, and oppressed with tentations and oppositions, yet to show that still it will grow and flourish again: therefore he further compareth them to a Palm tree, which useth to grow, the more weight is hung upon it, and sprouts again, even when it is cut down to the roots.
But yet thirdly, suppose the new creature be kept under, and oppressed with tentations and oppositions, yet to shew that still it will grow and flourish again: therefore he further compareth them to a Palme tree, which useth to grow, the more weight is hung upon it, and sprouts again, even when it is cut downe to the roots.
Fourthly, to show that they grow with all kinds of growth: therefore the Prophet expresseth their growth both by the spreading of their root, and also of the branches, and so in a growth both upward and downward, He shall cast forth his roots as Lebanon: that is, grow inwardly in habitual grace in the heart, and then outwardly spread forth their branches, and so grow in the outward profession of Gods ways and truth, and external holiness in their lives.
Fourthly, to shew that they grow with all kinds of growth: therfore the Prophet expresseth their growth both by the spreading of their root, and also of the branches, and so in a growth both upward and downward, He shall cast forth his rootes as Lebanon: that is, grow inwardly in habituall grace in the heart, and then outwardly spread forth their branches, and so grow in the outward profession of Gods wayes and truth, and externall holinesse in their lives.
Neither fifthly, is it a growth merely in bulk, but also in fruitfulness, and therefore he compares them to the Olive and the Vine, (so in that place of Hosea) which are of all trees the fruitfullest, and most useful to God and man,