A41536:89
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. However, if there were no such danger of spiritual pride upon so sudden a rise, (as indeed it befalls not infants, nor such souls as dye as soon as regenerated, as that good thief) yet however God thinks it meet to use it as a means to humble his people this way: even as God left the Canaanites in the land, to vex the Israelites, and to humble them. And to have been throughly humbled for sin here, will do the Saints no hurt against they come to heaven, it will keep them Nothing for ever, in their own eyes, even when they are filled brim full of grace and glory.
2. However, if there were no such danger of spirituall pride upon so sudden a rise, (as indeed it befalls not infants, nor such soules as dye as soone as regenerated, as that good thiefe) yet however God thinkes it meet to use it as a means to humble his people this way: even as God left the Canaanites in the land, to vexe the Israelites, and to humble them. And to have beene throughly humbled for sin here, will doe the Saints no hurt against they come to heaven, it will keepe them Nothing for ever, in their owne eyes, even when they are filled brim full of grace and glory.
For 1. nothing humbles so as sin. This made him cry out, ⟨p. 26⟩Oh miserable man that I am! He that never flinched for outward crosses, never thought himself miserable for any of them, but gloried in them, 2 Cor. 12. when he came to be led captive by sin remaining in him, cries out, Oh miserable man!
For 1. nothing humbles so as sinne. This made him cry out, ⟨p. 26⟩Oh miserable man that I am! He that never flinched for outward crosses, never thought himselfe miserable for any of them, but gloried in them,