Spiritual Refining: OR A TREATISE OF GRACE and ASSURANCE. Wherein are handled,The Doctrine of Assurance.The Use of Signs in Self-examination.How true Graces may be distinguished from counterfeit.Several true Signs of Grace, and many false ones.The Nature of Grace under divers Scripture Notions or Titles, as Regeneration, The New-creature, The Heart of flesh, Vocation, Sanctification, &c.Many chief Questions (occasionally) controverted between the Orthodox and the Arminians.As also many Cases of CONSCIENCE. Tending toComfort and confirm Saints.Undeceive and convert Sinners.Being CXX Sermons Preached and now Published by Anthony Burgess sometime Fellow of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and now Pastor of the Church of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.LONDON, Printed by A. Miller for Thomas Underhill at the Anchor and Bible in Pauls Church-yard, near the little North-door, 1652.Spiritual Refining: OR A TREATISE OF GRACE and ASSURANCE. Wherein are handled,The Doctrine of Assurance.The Use of Signs in Self-examination.How true Graces may be distinguished from counterfeit.Several true Signs of Grace, and many false ones.The Nature of Grace under divers Scripture Notions or Titles, as Regeneration, The New-creature, The Heart of flesh, Vocation, Sanctification, &c.Many chief Questions (occasionally) controverted between the Orthodox and the Arminians.As also many Cases of CONSCIENCE. Tending toComfort and confirm Saints.Undeceive and convert Sinners.Being CXX Sermons Preached and now Published by Anthony Burgess sometime Fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and now Pastor of the Church of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.LONDON, Printed by A. Miller for Thomas Underhill at the Anchor and Bible in Pauls Church-yard, near the little North-door, 1652.Title page of Spiritual refining, London, 1652Spiritual refiningAnthony Burgess, 1652

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SECT. I. The Doctrine of Assurance and Signs.

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SERMON I, II. 2 Corinth. 13. 5. Examine your selves whether ye be in the faith, prove your own selves, &c. How necessary and advantageous the Assurance of our being in the state of Grace is. SERMON III. Whether hypocrites may not attain to some measure of practical Knowledge in matters of Religion. SERMON IV. That Assurance may be had. SERMON V. Handleth the adjuncts of Assurance, viz. The Possibility, Excellency, Difficulty, and Necessity of having it. SERMON VI. Showeth the difference between true Assurance and Presumption. SERMON VII. Containeth Remedies against carnal Confidence, with Directions to the Godly that mourn under the sense of the want of Gods favour. And why God doth deny Assurance, where he hath given Grace. SERMON VIII. Holdeth forth divers Propositions and distinctions about Marks and Assurance. ⟨image 5⟩SERMON IX, X. Showing the lawfulness and duty of proceeding by way of Signs: And proving that inherent gracious Qualifications within a man, evidence his Justification. And answering many Doubts about Signs. SERMON XI. Showeth how many ways men may miscarry in the work of Self-Examination by Signs.

SERMON I, II. 2 Corinth. 13. 5. Examine your selves whether ye be in the faith, prove your own selves, &c. How necessary and advantagious the Assurance of our being in the state of Grace is. SERMON III. Whether hypocrites may not attain to some measure of practicall Knowledge in matters of Religion. SERMON IV. That Assurance may be had. SERMON V. Handleth the adjuncts of Assurance, viz. The Possibility, Excellency, Difficulty, and Necessity of having it. SERMON VI. Sheweth the difference between true Assurance and Presumption. SERMON VII. Containeth Remedies against carnall Confidence, with Directions to the Godly that mourn under the sense of the want of Gods favour. And why God doth deny Assurance, where he hath given Grace. SERMON VIII. Holdeth forth divers Propositions and distinctions about Marks and Assurance.

A Table of the Texts and Contents of each SERMON in this TREATISE.

A Table of the Texts and Contents of each SERMON in this TREATISE.

SECT. I. The Doctrine of Assurance and Signs.

SECT. I. THe Doctrine of Assurance and Signes.

A Table of the Texts and Contents of each SERMON in this TREATISE.

A Table of the Texts and Contents of each SERMON in this TREATISE.

SECT. I. The Doctrine of Assurance and Signs.

SECT. I. THe Doctrine of Assurance and Signes.

SECT. II. Containing many true Signs of Grace.

SECT. II. Containing many true Signes of Grace.

SECT. III. A Discovery of many false or unsufficient Signs of Grace which carnal men support themselves with.

SECT. III. A Discovery of many false or unsufficient Signs of Grace which carnall men support themselves with.

SECT. IV. Wherein is handled the Nature of Sanctifying Grace, under the Title of Regeneration, with the Counterfeit thereof.

SECT. V. Treating of the nature of Grace under the name New-creature, with the Counterfeit of it.

SECT. VI. Handling Grace as Gods Workmanship, and Good works as the end thereof.

SECT. VII. Of the Sanctifying work of the Spirit under the nation of Grace, with the Counterfeit of it.

SECT. VIII. Treateth of the Nature of converting Grace, under the Notion of Washing or Sanctifying.

SECT. IX. Of the work of Grace under the Notion of Conversion or Turning unto God.

SECT. X. Of the nature of Grace, under the Expressions of Taking away the Stony Heart, Giving a Heart of Flesh, and, Writing Gods Laws in the Heart, with the counterfeit thereof.

SECT. XI. Handling Grace under the Notion of Gods putting his Spirit within us, and Causing us to walk in his statutes.

SECT. XII. Handling the work of Grace under the Title of Vocation, or Calling.

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A Table of the Texts and Contents of each SERMON in this TREATISE.

SECT. I. The Doctrine of Assurance and Signs.

SECT. I. THe Doctrine of Assurance and Signes.

SECT. II. Containing many true Signs of Grace.

SECT. II. Containing many true Signes of Grace.

SECT. III. A Discovery of many false or unsufficient Signs of Grace which carnal men support themselves with.

SECT. III. A Discovery of many false or unsufficient Signs of Grace which carnall men support themselves with.

SECT. IV. Wherein is handled the Nature of Sanctifying Grace, under the Title of Regeneration, with the Counterfeit thereof.

SECT. V. Treating of the nature of Grace under the name New-creature, with the Counterfeit of it.

SECT. VI. Handling Grace as Gods Workmanship, and Good works as the end thereof.

SECT. VII. Of the Sanctifying work of the Spirit under the nation of Grace, with the Counterfeit of it.

SECT. VIII. Treateth of the Nature of converting Grace, under the Notion of Washing or Sanctifying.

SECT. IX. Of the work of Grace under the Notion of Conversion or Turning unto God.

SECT. X. Of the nature of Grace, under the Expressions of Taking away the Stony Heart, Giving a Heart of Flesh, and, Writing Gods Laws in the Heart, with the counterfeit thereof.

SECT. XI. Handling Grace under the Notion of Gods putting his Spirit within us, and Causing us to walk in his statutes.

SECT. XII. Handling the work of Grace under the Title of Vocation, or Calling.