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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.
If thy disallowing of sin doth but arise from a natural conscience, that is nothing. But if it be from a principle of regeneration, that is, from a new disposition that is wrought in us, if from it we disallow sin, our case is good.
If thy disallowing of sin doth but arise from a naturall conscience, that is nothing. But if it be from a principle of regeneratiō, that is, from a new disposition that is wrought in us, if from it we disallow sin, our case is good.
But now the signs whereby we shall discern between these two,1 are three:
But now the signes whereby we shall discerne betweene these two,1 are three:
- 1Three signs to distinguish between a natural dislike of evil and a regenerate.Three s•gnes to distinguish betweene a naturall dislike of evill and a regenerate.
The first sign is this; if thou dost disallow thy self in sin from a new principle of regeneration, thou wilt abstain from sin with delight,1 and settle upon goodness, as a stone, or any other heavy thing rests in its centre, for working with a habit, is working with delight, when a man sets himself against sin with all might and main, then it is a true sign. But now for the natural conscience, let him be but out of his old company he is out of his element whatsoever good thing he doth, lie doth it not with the whole bent of his spirit, but it seems tedious unto him.