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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.
But here men may make many evasions, and find many doubts, that it is no known sin, that they lie not in it, and the like. Therefore, to the end I may make it plain, I will reduce all to these five heads:
But here men may make many evasions, and find many doubts, that it is no knowne sin, that they lie not in it, and the like. Therefore, to the end I may make it plaine, I will reduce all to these five heads:
The first question shall be this,1 when it is a known sin,2 for the hypocrite will be ready to find an evasion about this; as for the breaking of the Sabbath, for covetousness and the like, they will say they are no sins, how shall they know they are sins?
The first question shall be this,1 when it is a knowne sinne,2 for the hypocrite will be ready to find an evasion about this; as for the breaking of the Sabbath, for covetousnesse and the like, they will say they are no sinnes, how shall they know they are sinnes?
- 1Quest.
- 2I. When sin is a known sin.I. When sin is a knowne sin.