A41536:91
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
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And 2. it is not the sins of a fore-past unregenerate estate, that will be enough to do this throughly: For they might be looked upon, as past, and gone; and some ways be an occasion of making the grace after conversion the more glorious: but present sense humbleth most kindly, most deeply, because it is fresh, and therefore says Paul, Oh miserable man that [I am.] And again, we are not able to know the depth, and height of corruptions at once; therefore we are to know it by degrees: And therefore it is still left in us, that after we have a spiritual eye given us, we might experimentally gauge it to the bottom, and be experimentally still humbled for sin: And experimental humbling is the most kindly, as pity out of experience is.
And 2. it is not the sinnes of a fore-past unregenerate estate, that will be enough to doe this throughly: For they might be lookt upon, as past, and gone; and some waies be an occasion of making the grace after conversion the more glorious: but present sense humbleth most kindly, most deeply, because it is fresh, and therefore sayes Paul, Oh miserable man that [I am.] And againe, we are not able to know the depth, and height of corruptions at once; therefore we are to know it by degrees: And therefore it is still left in us, that after we have a spirituall eye given us, we might experimentally gage it to the bottome, and be experimentally still humbled for sinne: And experimentall humbling is the most kindly, as pity out of experience is.
And 3. God would have us humbled by seeing our dependence upon him for inherent grace; And how soon are we apt to forget we have received it; and that in our natures no good dwells? We would not remember, that our nature were a stepmother to grace, and a natural mother to lusts, but that we see weeds still grow naturally of themselves.
And 3. God would have us humbled by seeing our dependance upon him for inherent grace; And how soone are we apt to forget we have received it; and that in our natures no good dwells? Wee would not remember, that our nature were a stepmother to grace, and a naturall mother to lusts, but that we see weeds still grow naturally of themselves.