A41536:189
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.
Again,1 men are indeed to endeavour to grow in these gifts of memory, and instructing others, and conferences, &c. As was said to Timothy, Let thy profiting appear to all, 1 Tim. 4. 15. and to the Corinthians, Covet the best gift, especially whilst you are young; yet we are not simply thereby to take an estimate of our growth.
Again,1 men are indeed to indeavour to grow in these gifts of memory, and instructing others, and conferences, &c. As was said to Timothy, Let thy profiting appear to all, 1 Tim. 4. 15. and to the Corinthians, Covet the best gift, especially whilst you are young; yet we are not simply thereby to take an estimate of our growth.
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Though this let me withal add,1 that often by increasing in grace, a man increaseth in gifts, and for want of increasing in grace, gifts also do decay. The Talents being used faithfully, were doubled, and unfaithfully, were lessened.
Though this let me withall adde,1 that often by increasing in grace, a man increaseth in gifts, and for want of increasing in grace, gifts also doe decay. The Talents being used faithfully, were doubled, and unfaithfully, were lessened.
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