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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 therefore, never any Vine so fruitful. All our fruit is found in him, Hos. 12. If you abide in me, you shall bring forth much fruit. He hath juice to supply you with every grace, to fill you with all the fruits of righteousness, which if the branches want, it is for want of faith in themselves, to draw from him, not want of sap in him.
First therefore, never any Vine so fruitfull. All our fruit is found in him, Hos. 12. If you abide in me, you shall bring forth much fruit. He hath juice to supply you with every grace, to fill you with all the fruits of righteousnesse, which if the branches want, it is for want of faith in themselves, to draw from him, not want of sap in him.
Secondly, this he is at all times, hath been in all ages, thus flourishing; this root never withers; is never dry or empty of sap, it is never winter with Christ. Every branch, saith the second verse, that is, every one that hath born fruit in any age, beareth all its fruit in him: branches in him fear no drought, Jer. 17. 8.
Thirdly, for largeness of spreading, no such Vine as this: He (as the Psalmist says, Psal. 80. 11, 12.) sends out his boughs unto the sea, and his branches to the rivers: all the earth is, or hath been, or shall be filled with them.
Thirdly, for largenesse of spreading, no such Vine as this: He (as the Psalmist sayes,