A41536:254
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.
I Will now come to that third thing which was propounded, namely, Helps whereby you may discern what progress hath been made in this work: And as I said at first, that my purpose was not so much to handle Mortification in the common place of it, as only growth therein; So those things I shall now deliver about discerning the measure of it, I intend them not so much for Signs of mortification, as Rules whereby we may judge how this work goes forward in us, and how far we are still short in it.
I Will now come to that third thing which was propounded, namely, Helps whereby you may discerne what progresse hath been made in this work: And as I said at first, that my purpose was not so much to handle Mortification in the common place of it, as onely growth therein; So those things I shall now deliver about discerning the measure of it, I intend them not so much for Signes of mortification, as Rules whereby we may judge how this worke goes forward in us, and how far we are still short in it.
And first, I will handle it negatively, and give you such symptoms, as argue much corruption, a great deal of humours yet remaining to be purged out: Such as argue little proficiency in this work, though such as withal true grace may be supposed to be in the heart.
And first, I will handle it negatively, and give you such symptomes, as argue much corruption, a great deale of humours yet remaining to be purged out: Such as argue little proficiency in this worke, though such as withall true grace may be supposed to be in the heart.
1. When a man doth magnify, and sets a high price upon §1worldly and carnal excellencies and pleasures; is much taken with outward things, and carried away with them: Or when (though we restrain our selves from the eager pursuit after them,