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A lifeless lifeA liveles life
A lifeless life: or, Mans spiritual death in sin Wherein is both learnedly and profitably handled these four doctrines the spiritual death in sin. The doctrine of humiliation. Mercy to be found in Christ. Continuance in sin, dangerous. Being the substance of several sermons upon Ephes. 2. 1,2,3. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins, &c. Whereunto is annexed a profitable sermon at Lincolns Inn, on Gen. XXII. XIV. Delivered by that late faithful preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns-Inn.A liveles life: or, Mans spirituall death in sinne Wherein is both learnedly and profitably handled these foure doctrines the spirituall death in sinne. The doctrine of humiliation. Mercy to be found in Christ. Continuance in sinne, dangerous. Being the substance of severall sermons upon Ephes. 2. 1,2,3. And you hath he quickned, who were dead in trespasses and sins, &c. Whereunto is annexed a profitable sermon at Lincolnes Inne, on Gen. XXII. XIV. Delivered by that late faithful preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, master of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes-Inne.
London: printed by I. Beale for Andrew Crooke, 1633
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 fifth sign to know we love Christ,1 is this; It makes us fearful of offending God: tenderness of conscience is ever according to the measure of true humiliation; for by how much the more we are humbled, by so much do we fear to offend God, and labour to walk obediently unto him. Isaiah 66. 2. the Lord saith, To him will I look that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word: If thou art of a contrite heart, thou wilt tremble at his words; that is, at his Commandments; such an one fears to break any Commandment, he is sensible of the least sin: Hence it is, that Prov. 28. 14. fear is opposed to hardness of heart; Happy is the man that feareth alway, but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief: Now the opposite to hardness, is brokenness of heart, but fear is opposed to it because it is a sign of brokenness of heart. Now this fearfulness stands in two things:
The fifth signe to know we love Christ,1 is this; It makes us fearefull of offending God: tendernesse of conscience is ever according to the measure of true humiliation; for by how much the more we are humbled, by so much doe wee feare to offend God, and labour to walke obediently unto him. Esay 66. 2. the Lord saith, To him will I looke that is poore and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word: If thou art of a contrite heart, thou wilt tremble at his words; that is, at his Commandements; such an one feares to breake any Commandement, he is sensible of the least sinne: Hence it is, that Prov. 28. 14. feare is opposed to hardnesse of heart; Happy is the man that feareth alway, but he that hardneth his heart shall fall into mischiefe: Now the opposite to hardnesse, is brokennesse of heart, but feare is opposed to it because it is a signe of brokennesse of heart. Now this fearfulnesse stands in two things:
- 15. Fear of offending God.5. Feare of offending God.