A41536:145
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.
The reasons why Christians do thus grow, are drawn
The reasons why Christians doe thus grow, are drawn
First,1 from Christ his being our Head, and we his members. Now although clothes though never so gorgeous, grow not, yet members do. This similitude the Apostle useth in two places, to express the growth of the Saints, Ephes. 4. 15, 16. and Col. 2. 19. where he saith, Christ is a head, from whom the whole body grows up to him in all things. Now the consequence of this reason will many ways appear.
First,1 from Christ his being our Head, and we his members. Now although clothes though never so gorgeous, grow not, yet members doe. This similitude the Apostle useth in two places, to expresse the growth of the Saints, Ephes. 4. 15, 16. and Col. 2. 19. where he saith, Christ is a head, from whom the whole body grows up to him in all things. Now the consequence of this reason will many wayes appear.
- 1Reas. 1. Drawn from Christs being our head.Reas. 1. Drawne from Christs being our head.