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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
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2. When men are given up to voluptuousness and sensuality;1 as Paul speaketh of the wanton widow, 1. Tim. 5. 6. that because she lived in voluptuousness, she was dead while she lived: Even so, the more a man is sunk into voluptuous courses, the more he is dead, and as it were buried in his corruptions, so that he is altogether unable to ⟨p. 12⟩stir out of them; it is a very difficult thing to leave them;2 as in the sins of uncleanness.
2. When men are given up to voluptuousnesse and sensuality;1 as Paul speaketh of the wanton widow, 1. Tim. 5. 6. that because shee lived in voluptuousnesse, shee was dead while she lived: Even so, the more a man is sunke into voluptuous courses, the more hee is dead, and as it were buried in his corruptions, so that hee is altogether unable to ⟨p. 12⟩stirre out of them; it is a very difficult thing to leave them;2 as in the sinnes of uncleannesse.
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3. When we are indifferent, and care not how things go; and this is when a man is addicted unto the death of civill men, which is a degree nearer to life, yet is truly and indeed no better than a death: such as have much restraining grace, these are nearer the gate of heaven then others, yet they are as truly shut out as they that are furthest off; it is no matter how near they are to heaven, since they are all out of heaven alike; they shall be sure, if never any more quickened, to go to hell as well as others.