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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
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.
When Saint Paul had such a bitter conflict with the thorn in his flesh, the vigour and stirrings of concupiscence within him, he had no refuge nor comfort1 but only in the sufficiency of Gods grace, which was able in due time to work away and purge out his lusts. And the prophet makes this an argument of Gods great power above all other Gods, that he subdueth iniquities, and blotteth out transgressions. Though we know not how this can be done, that such dead bones, souls that2 are even rotten in their sins, should be cleansed from their filthiness, and live again: yet he knows; and therefore when we are at a stand, and know not what to 3do to Cure our lusts, then we may by faith fix our Eyes upon him, whose grace, power, wisdom, fidelity is all in these his promises put to gage for our purification.
When Saint Paul had such a bitter conflict with the thorne in his flesh, the vigor and stirrings of concupiscence within him, he had no refuge nor comfort1 but onely in the sufficiencie of Gods grace, which was able in due time to worke away and purge out his lusts. And the prophet makes this an argument of Gods great power above all other Gods, that he subdueth iniquities, and blotteth out transgressions. Though wee know not how this can be done, that such dead bones, soules that2 are even rotten in their sinnes, should be cleansed from their filthinesse, and live againe: yet he knowes; and therefore when wee are at a stand, and know not what to 3doe to Cure our lusts, then wee may by faith fix our Eyes upon him, whose grace, power, wisedome, fidelity is all in these his promises put to gage for our purification.
- 12. Cor. 12. 9. Mi•. 7. 18. 19. Esa. 43. 25.