A41536:223
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.
First, set the bounds and limits of this Discourse about it, according to Christs intendment, as here he speaks of it.
Secondly, give some reasons of the point.
Thirdly, show the ways which God useth to carry on the progress in this work.
Thirdly, shew the wayes which God useth to carry on the progresse in this work.
Fourthly, give some helps of Trial about it.
Fourthly, give some helps of Tryall about it.
Now for the first, the explication and limiting this point unto Christs intendment here, that so I may only so far handle it as the scope of the words will bear, I premise these three things about it.