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Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…
Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life of Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn: by Edward Reynolds, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton College in Oxford.Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 1631
THE SINFULNESS OF SIN. › THE REIGN OF SIN.THE SINFVLNESSE OF SINNE. › THE RAIGNE OF SINNE.
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.
For the better discovery then of the power of sin we must note first that there are but three ways after which sin may be in a man. First, as an usurping Tyrant, and seditious commotioner, either by surprisal invading, or by violence holding under, or by projects circumventing ⟨p. 278⟩a man against his will, taking advantage of some present distemper of mind, or difficulty of estate; as in David of idleness, in Peter of tear and danger, or the like. And thus sin doth often encroach upon the Saints of God, and play rhe Tyrant, use them like Captives that are sold under the power of sin. It was thus a Tyrant in Saint Paul; we read of him that he was sold under sin, and we read of Ahab, that he was sold to 1sin; but with great difference, the one sold himself, and so became willingly the servant of sin, the other was sold by Alam, from which bondage he could not2 utterly extricate himself, though he were in bondage to sin, as the Creatures are to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of his act that had subjected him long before. Secondly, As a st•ve, a Gibeonite▪ or Tributary Canaanite, as a spoiled, mortified, crucified, dying, decaying sin, like the house of Saul growing weaker and weaker; and thus sin is constantly in all the faithful; while they are i• the field the chaste is about them. Thirdly, As a raging and commanding King, having a throne the heart, servants the members, a counsel the world, flesh and Devil, a complete armoury of lusts and temptations, fortifications of ignorance, malice, rebellion, fleshly reasonings, laws and edicts, lastly a strict judicature, a wise and powerful rule over men, which the Scriptures call the gates of Hell. And of the Power of3 this King we are to speak.
For the better discovery then of the power of sinne we must note first that there are but three wayes after which sinne may be in a man. First, as an usurping Tyrant, and seditious commotioner, either by surprizall invading, or by violence holding under, or by projects circumventing