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Aggravation of sin and sinning against knowledge. Mercy. Delivered in several sermons upon divers…Aggravation of sinne and sinning against knowledge. Mercie. Delivered in severall sermons upon divers…
Aggravation of sin and sinning against knowledge. Mercy. Delivered in several sermons upon divers occasions. By Tho: Goodwin B.D.Aggravation of sinne and sinning against knowledge. Mercie. Delivered in severall sermons upon divers occasions. By Tho: Goodvvin B.D.
London: printed by M. Flesher for John Rothwell, 1637London: printed by M. Flesher for Iohn Rothwell, 1637
AGGRAVATIONS OF SINNING AGAINST MERCY.AGGRAVATIONS OF SINNING AGAINST MERCIE.
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.
The third thing I am to show, is, that all this goodness, patience, and forbearance, is afforded towards you as a means, and helps to bring you to repentance.1 Acts 17. 26, 27, 28. God (says the Apostle there) hath allotted to men, both their times to live in, and also their places of abode and habitations, all richly furnished with blessings to uphold their lives & beings. And to what end are both these thus afforded? That they might seek the Lord, if by groping after him (even as men in the dark) they might haply find him. But men being in the dark, and destitute of guides to bring them unto God, may yet be as far of finding him as ever. Therefore add but the words of my text, to what the Apostle says there, and we see, that this goodness of God takes us by the hand, and leads us to repentance; to turn from sin unto God, and so to find him. And thus lead are you unto God, by the help of three several guides, which each after other sweetly lead you, and point you out to this.
The third thing I am to shew, is, that all this goodnesse, patience, and forbearance, is afforded towards you as a meanes, and helpes to bring you to repentance.1 Acts 17. 26, 27, 28. God (sayes the Apostle there) hath allotted to men, both their times to live in, and also their places of abode and habitations, all richly furnished with blessings to uphold their lives & beings. And to what end are both these thus afforded? That they might seek the Lord, if by groping after him (even as men in the darke) they might haply finde him. But men being in the darke, and destitute of guides to bring thē unto God, may yet be as far of finding him as ever. Therefore adde but the words of my text, to what the Apostle sayes there, and we see, that this goodnesse of God takes us by the hand, and leads us to repentance; to turne from sinne unto God, and so to finde him. And thus lead are you unto God, by the help of three severall guides, which each after other sweetly leade you, and point you out to this.