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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.
2. He is the ingraffer, and implanter of all the branches into this Vine. Isaiah 60. 21. he calls them his righteous people, [the branch of my planting] the work of my hands. Other Husbandmen do but expect what branches their Vines will of themselves bring forth, but God appoints who, and how many shall be the branches, and gives them unto, and ingraffs them into his Sonne.
2. He is the ingraffer, and implanter of all the branches into this Vine. Esay 60. 21. he calls them his righteous people, [the branch of my planting] the work of my hands. Other Husbandmen doe but expect what branches their Vines will of themselves bring forth, but God appoints who, and how many shall be the branches, and gives them unto, and ingraffs them into his Sonne.
3. He appoints what fruit, and what store of fruit these branches shall bring forth, and accordingly gives the increase, which other Husbandmen cannot do: Paul my plant, and Apollos may water, but God only gives the increase, 1 Cor. 3. 7. Though Christ merited, yet the Father decreed every mans measure of fruitfulness.
3. He appoints what fruit, and what store of fruit these branches shall bring forth, and accordingly gives the increase, which other Husbandmen cannot doe: Paul my plant, and Apollos may water, but God onely gives the increase, 1 Cor. 3. 7. Though Christ merited, yet the Father decreed every mans measure of fruitfulnesse.
4. He is the most diligent Husbandman that ever was; for he knows, and daily views, and takes notice of every branch, and of all their fruit: for says the Text, Every branch that brings not forth fruit, he takes away, &c. therefore knows who beareth fruit, and doth not. He knows their persons, who are his, and who are not,