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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.
2 For the manner:
Although he doth sometimes slip,2 yet it is with great grief and reluctation, he is more sorry for it always, and every time gets ground of it, and strength against it. But as for the wicked man it is nothing so, he doth it with as much joy as ever he did, he findeth as much sweetness in it as ever he did before. So then we see there is a plain difference between the relapses of the godly, and the wickeds lying in sin. And so much for the third question.
Although he doth sometimes slip,2 yet it is with great griefe and reluctation, hee is more sorry for it alwaies, and every time gets ground of it, and strength against it. But as for the wicked man it is nothing so, hee doth it with as much joy as ever he did, hee findeth as much sweetnesse in it as ever he did before. So then we see there is a plaine difference between the relapses of the godly, and the wickeds lying in sin. And so much for the third question.
- 2After the same manner.
The fourth question,1 or rather an objection, is this: No body can do all things, the best of us are sinners, we are but flesh and blood, which is frail, the best have some imperfections; and therefore, who is it that sinneth not?
The fourth question,