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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
Contents: A Table of the Contents of this Book.Contents: A Table of the Contents of this Booke.
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.
A Table of the Contents of this Book.
A Table of the Contents of this Booke.
The Introduction. The sum and division of the words, and the subject of this Discourse. Page 1 Some Observations premised of this Parable of the Vine: 1. Obser. How Christ is the Vine, and the only true Vine. 3 2. Obser. How God the Father is the Husbandman. Declared in five things. 6 3. Obser. Two sorts of Branches in the Vine, fruitful and unfruitful. 8 An interpretation of those words, [Branches in me that bring not forth fruit.] By three things. 9 Three several sorts of Branches that prove unfruitful. 11 Some differences between true Branches and Temporary Branches, grounded on the Text. 12 1. Difference. Temporary Believers bring not forth true fruit. And What it is that makes a good work to be true fruit. ibid. 2. Difference. Temporary Branches bring not forth fruit in Christ. 14 What it is to bring forth fruit in Christ, explained. 15 This Question, Whether in every act a Christian doth all in Christ, by his fetching virtue distinctly from him? Resolved by 3. things. 18 That every Believer doth five things, which are truly and interpretatively to bring forth fruit in Christ. 19 4. Obser. In the most fruitful Branches there remain corruptions to be purged out. The reasons of it. 22 5. Obser. That yet for their corruptions God takes not such away. 28 6. Obser. Unfruitful Branches God in the end cuts off. Four degrees of Gods cutting them off, founded on the Text. 34
The Introduction. THe summe and division of the words, and the subject of this Discourse. Page 1 Some Observations premised of this Parable of the Vine: 1. Obser. How Christ is the Vine, and the onely true Vine. 3 2. Obser. How God the Father is the Husbandman. Declared in five things. 6 3. Obser. Two sorts of Branches in the Vine, fruitfull and unfruitfull. 8 An interpretation of those words, [Branches in me that bring not forth fruit.] By three things. 9 Three severall sorts of Branches that prove unfruitfull. 11 Some differences betweene true Branches and Temporary Branches, grounded on the Text. 12 1. Difference. Temporary Beleevers bring not forth true fruit. And What it is that makes a good work to be true fruit. ibid. 2. Difference. Temporary Branches bring not forth fruit in Christ. 14 What it is to bring forth fruit in Christ, explained. 15 This Question, Whether in every act a Christian doth all in Christ, by his fetching vertue distinctly from him? Resolved by 3. things. 18 That every Beleever doth five things, which are truly and interpretatively to bring forth fruit in Christ. 19 4. Obser. In the most fruitfull Branches there remaine corruptions to be purged out. The reasons of it. 22 5. Obser. That yet for their corruptions God takes not such away. 28 6. Obser. Ʋnfruitfull Branches God in the end cuts off. Foure degrees of Gods cutting them off, founded on the Text. 34