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A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near…A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere…
A recovery from apostasy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepney Church near London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friars London Herein is the history of the surprisal and admirable escape of the said penitent.A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friers London Herein is the history of the surprizall and admirable escape of the said penitent.
London: printed by George Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1639London: printed by George Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1639
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13. It is a most undue and impious inference from Gods grace to sinners, to take occasion of sinning: which the holy Apostle doth with much indignation detest. For where to the magnifying of the grace of God, and comfort of such sinners, as almost to despair felt the intolerable burden of sin pressing upon their souls, he had said, Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound, 2some thence took occasion of turning the grace of God into lasciviousness: with whom the Apostle thus expostulates the case, Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 3Having noted their impious inference, with a vehement detestation he thus rejects it, God forbid. Far be any such conceit from a Christians mind.
13. It is a most undue and impious inference from Gods grace to sinners, to take occasion of sinning: which the holy Apostle doth with much indignation detest. For where to the magnifying of the grace of God, and comfort of such sinners, as allmost to despaire felt the intolerable burden of sinne pressing upon their soules, he had said, Where sinne abounded, grace did much more abound, 2some thence tooke occasion of turning the grace of God into lasciviousnesse: with whom the Apostle thus expostulates the case, Shall wee continue in sinne that grace may abound? 3Having noted their impious inference, with a vehement detestation he thus rejects it, God forbid. Farre be any such conceipt from a Christians mind.
- 1Grace how abused.
- 2Rom 5.20.
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