A41536:168
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.
In the second place,1 there are some considerations to be added concerning a Christians discerning his spiritual growth, which will be profitable to the thing in hand.
In the second place,1 there are some considerations to be added concerning a Christians discerning his spirituall growth, which will be profitable to the thing in hand.
- 12. More particular considerations.
As first,1 that our growing in grace is a mystery to be apprehended by faith, rather then by sense; our spiritual life it self is carried along by faith, much more the discerning the increase of it. Yea and it being carried on by contraries, as by falls and desertions, and even by our own opinions of our decrease; therefore it is rather discerned by faith, then sense, for faith is the evidence of things not seen.
As first,1 that our growing in grace is a mysterie to be apprehended by faith, rather then by sense; our spirituall life it selfe is carryed along by faith, much more the discerning the increase of it. Yea and it being carryed on by contraries, as by falls and desertions, and even by our own opinions of our decrease; therefore it is rather discerned by faith, then sense, for faith is the evidence of things not seene.
- 11. Consid.