A41536:177
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.
1. When there is a present use of them; Paul was the last of the Apostles, borne out of time, as himself complains, as one that was set to school long after the rest of the Apostles, and yet came not behind any of them in grace, because God was to use ⟨p. 46⟩him presently. To some God gives five talents, to others but two; so that he that hath five, hath as much given him at first, as he that had but two had with all his gains, all his life time.
1. When there is a present use of them; Paul was the last of the Apostles, borne out of time, as himself complaines, as one that was set to schoole long after the rest of the Apostles, and yet came not behind any of them in grace, because God was to use ⟨p. 46⟩him presently. To some God gives five talents, to others but two; so that he that hath five, hath as much given him at first, as he that had but two had with all his gains, all his life time.
2. When a man is converted late, as he that came into the Vineyard at the eleventh hour, was furnished with abilities to do as much as the rest, for they all received but a penny.
2. When a man is converted late, as he that came into the Vineyard at the eleventh hour, was furnished with abilities to doe as much as the rest, for they all received but a penny.
Secondly, in the manner of their growth, some have advantage of others.