A41536:57
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.
Now for a more particular differencing of these branches and their fruits,1 it is not my scope to engraft a large common place, head of all the differences, between temporaries and true believers, upon this stock; this root is not big enough to bear them, those differences being many; Only I will explain those differences which the Text affords, because they are in our way, and will further open the words.
Now for a more particular differencing of these branches and their fruites,1 it is not my scope to ingraffe a large common place, head of all the differences, between temporaries and true beleevers, upon this stock; this root is not big enough to bear them, those differences being many; Onely I will explain those differences which the Text affords, because they are in our way, and will further open the words.
- 1Some differences of branches fruitful and unfruitful.Some differences of branches fruitfull and unfruitfull.
1. That which they do bring forth,1 is not true fruit, the holy Ghost vouchsafeth it not that name, They are said here, not to bring forth fruit. That speech in Hosea 10. 1. will give clear light to understand this; with the ground of it also; Israel is, there called, an empty Vine, which brings forth fruit to her self. It implies a seeming contradiction, that it should be called an empty Vine, and yet withal to bring forth any fruit. And these bring forth not leaves, good words only, but good works, good actions, and those green, and therefore Jude 12