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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.
Dead men are either, 1. Such as are stark dead in sin,1 and do make no show at all of life; as are all open profane, and notoriously wicked men. 2. Such as are dead indeed, and in truth, but yet ⟨p. 24⟩make a show of life, outwardly seem to have it; like the Angels, that have appeared many times in assumed bodies, but yet have none of their own that is true and substantial; and these are chiefly dissembling hypocrites, or men merely civill.
Dead men are either, 1. Such as are starke dead in sinne,1 and doe make no shew at all of life; as are all open prophane, and notoriously wicked men. 2. Such as are dead indeed, and in truth, but yet ⟨p. 24⟩make a shew of life, outwardly seeme to have it; like the Angels, that have appeared many times in assumed bodies, but yet have none of their owne that is true and substantiall; and these are chiefly dissembling hypocrites, or men meerely civill.
- 1Two kinds of spiritually dead men.
First, This stark deadness, without any show at all of life,1 of which sort we have every where too too many; consists chiefly, 1. In the privation of life. 2. In an active positive principle.
First, This starke deadnesse, without any shew at all of life,1 of which sort wee have every where too too many; consists chiefly, 1. In the privation of life. 2. In an active positive principle.