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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.
We see this Vine hath branches of two sorts, fruitful and unfruitful, which is the third thing to be observed.
We see this Vine hath branches of two sorts, fruitfull and unfruitfull, which is the third thing to be observed.
And herein our Saviour followeth the similitude; for experience shows the like in Vines. And writers of Vines observe it, and accordingly distinguish the branches of Vines into Pampinarios, which bring forth naught but leaves, and Fructuarios, which bring forth fruit.
And herein our Saviour followeth the similitude; for experience shews the like in Vines. And writers of Vines observe it, and accordingly distinguish the branches of Vines into Pampinarios, which bring forth naught but leaves, and Fructuarios, which bring forth fruit.
The unfruitful they are such as make profession of being in Christ to themselves and others, and receive some greenness from him, but no true fruit: for their profession they are branches, for their emptiness, unfruitful ones.
The unfruitfull they are such as make profession of being in Christ to themselves and others, and receive some greennesse from him, but no true fruit: for their profession they are branches, for their emptinesse, unfruitfull ones.