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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.
And thus it is in acting grace, or letting forth corruptions, it is according to their principles within.
And secondly, that very acting grace doth increase habits: so as the increase of habits and inward mortification is proportioned according to the acting of grace by the holy Ghost; for every abstinence doth mortify, as was said, and every act of grace doth through the blessing of the Spirit further sanctify and increase the habit, Rom. 6. You have your fruit in holiness. When they do any duty, it makes the heart more inwardly holy: so as indeed the one cannot be without the other; but the more a man doth abstain out of right principles, by the assistance of the Spirit, the more he grows: so as in the end all comes to one; he whose holiness is acted most, hath in the end most habitual grace, and thereby often it comes to pass, that he that is first, comes to be last, 1and he that is last, first.
And secondly, that very acting grace doth increase habits: so as the increase of habits and inward mortification is proportioned according to the acting of grace by the holy Ghost; for every abstinence doth mortifie, as was said, and every act of grace doth through the blessing of the Spirit further sanctifie and increase the habit, Rom. 6. You have your fruit in holinesse. When they doe any duty, it makes the heart more inwardly holy: so as indeed the one cannot be without the other; but the more a man doth abstaine out of right principles, by the assistance of the Spirit, the more he grows: so as in the end all comes to one; he whose holinesse is acted most, hath in the end most habituall grace, and thereby often it comes to passe, that he that is first, comes to be last, 1and he that is last, first.
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