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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.
It is not be measured by increasing in profession, and seeming forwardness, but by inward and substantial godliness. 51 6. How in the largeness of the affections to good, there may be a decrease: And how young Christians may have more large affections; which yet are not so genuine and spiritual. ibid. 7. We must not measure our growth, by our growing in some kind or sort of duties, but in the universal extent of godliness, and in duties both of our general and particular callings. 53 How young Christians abound more often in holy duties for a time, and the necessity of this for their condition. ibid. CHAP. IV. What it is to bring forth more fruit, explicated positively: Wherein many direct trials of such a growth are given. 55 1. Trial. If we go on to the exercise of new graves. ibid. 2. Trial. If we find new degrees of the same grace added. 56 3. Trial. If fruits and duties grow more ripe and spiritual, though not more in bulk. 57 What it is that gives a spiritual relish to this fruit. 4. Trial. If the heart grows more rooted into Christ. 58 5. Trial. If we learn more to bring forth fruit in reason. 59 6. Trial. If we grow more constant and even in a holy course. ibid. 7. Trial. If though our difficulties and oppositions be more, and means less, yet we continue to bring forth as well as when our means were more, and difficulties less. ibid. 8. Trial. If though we do less, yet we grow more wise, and faithful to lay out our abilities, and improve our opportunities to the greater advantages for Gods glory and the good of others. 60
It is not be measured by encreasing in profession, and seeming forwardnesse, but by inward and substantiall godlinesse. 51 6. How in the largnesse of the affections to good, there may be a decrease: And how young Christians may have more large affections; which yet are not so genuine and spirituall. ibid. 7. We must not measure our growth, by our growing in some kind or sort of duties, but in the universall extent of godlinesse, and in duties both of our generall and particular callings. 53 How young Christians abound more often in holy duties for a time, and the necessity of this for their condition. ibid. CHAP. IV. What it is to bring forth more fruit, explicated positively: Wherein many direct tryals of such a growth are given. 55 1. Tryall. If we goe on to the exercise of new graves. ibid. 2. Tryall. If we find new degrees of the same grace added. 56 3. Tryall. If fruits and duties grow more ripe and spirituall, though not more in bulk. 57 What it is that gives a spirituall relish to this fruit. 4. Tryall. If the heart grows more rooted into Christ. 58 5. Tryall. If we learne more to bring forth fruit in reason. 59 6. Tryall. If we grow more constant and eaven in a holy course. ibid. 7. Tryall. If though our difficulties and oppositions be more, and means lesse, yet we continue to bring forth as well as when our meanes were more, and difficulties lesse. ibid. 8. Tryall. If though we doe lesse, yet we grow more wise, and faithfull to lay out our abilities, and improve our opportunities to the greater advantages for Gods glory and the good of others. 60