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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.
Francis Spira neglecting these comfortable blasts,1 at the last wished that he might have had but one drop of that comfort which once he despised; and so till his last breath, cried out, I am damned. God not therefore still on in thy sins, falsely persuading thy self, saying, thou shalt be saved: Remember what God threateneth unto such men, Deut. 29. 19. He that hearing the words of this curse, shall bless himself, saying, I shall have peace though I follow my sins; the Lord will not be merciful to that man. Sit down therefore but one half hour, and consider with thy self, that thou art but a dead man, and that thou canst not quicken thy self, but it is God only that is able to quicken thee; and the quickeneth whom he will, and those whom he quickeneth are but very few, as the gleaning after the harvest, or the grapes after the vintage, and thou knowest not whether thou art in that small number: Consider, I say, but this with thy self, and surely this will make thee never to give thy self rest, until thou findest life in thee, and never be quiet until thou art sure thou art quickened.
Francis Spira neglecting these comfortable blasts,1 at the last wished that hee might have had but one drop of that comfort which once he despised; and so till his last breath, cryed out, I am damned. God not therefore still on in thy sinnes, falsly perswading thy selfe, saying, thou shalt bee saved: Remember what God threatneth unto such men, Deut. 29. 19. He that hearing the words of this curse, shall blesse himselfe, saying, I shall have peace though I follow my sinnes; the Lord will not bee mercifull to that man. Sit downe therefore but one halfe houre, and consider with thy selfe, that thou art but a dead man, and that thou canst not quicken thy selfe, but it is God onely that is able to quicken thee; and the quickeneth whom hee will, and those whom he quickeneth are but very few, as the gleaning after the harvest, or the grapes after the vintage, and thou knowest not whether thou art in that small number: Consider, I say, but this with thy selfe, and surely this will make thee never to give thy selfe rest, untill thou findest life in thee, and never be quiet untill thou art sure thou art quickened.