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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.
Thirdly,1 The death that is opposed to the life of joy and comfort, that hath also degrees: God sometimes with-draws his comfort from some more than others, and so suffers some to have less horror then others: Thus I have briefly explained this death, in which all men naturally are. I will now answer an objection of Bellarmine against that which hath been said, and so come to the fifth thing.
Thirdly,1 The death that is opposed to the life of joy and comfort, that hath also degrees: God sometimes with-drawes his comfort from some more than others, and so suffers some to have lesse horror then others: Thus I have briefly explained this death, in which all men naturally are. I will now answer an objection of Bellarmine against that which hath beene said, and so come to the fifth thing.
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Some there be that say,1 If all men are dead in sin, as you say they are, then to what end is all our Preaching, and your hearing? for the dead are without life, and cannot be moved with any of these things, and therefore they are all in vain.
Some there be that say,1 If all men are dead in sinne, as you say they are, then to what end is all our Preaching, and your hearing? for the dead are without life, and cannot be moved with any of these things, and therefore they are all in vaine.
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