A41536:346
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 answer,1 first, that it is certain, that when a man grows up in one grace, he doth grow in all; they grow and thrive together. Therefore in Ephes. 4. 15. we are said to grow up into him [in all things.] Growth from Christ is general, as true growth in the body is in every part, so this in every grace. Therefore 2 Cor. 3. ult. we are said to be changed into the same image from glory to glory. Every increase stamps a farther degree of the whole Image of Christ upon the heart. So the Thessalonians, Their faith and their love did both overflow, 2 Thes. 1. 3.
I answer,1 first, that it is certaine, that when a man grows up in one grace, he doth grow in all; they grow and thrive together. Therefore in Ephes. 4. 15. we are said to grow up into him [in all things.] Growth from Christ is generall, as true growth in the body is in every part, so this in every grace. Therefore 2 Cor. 3. ult. we are said to be changed into the same image from glory to glory. Every increase stamps a farther degree of the whole Image of Christ upon the heart. So the Thessalonians, Their faith and their love did both overflow, 2 Thes. 1. 3.
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Yet secondly,1