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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
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.
§. 8 The seventh sign, presumption on Gods mercy.
§. 8 The seuenth signe, presumption on Gods mercy.
The seventh sign, is presumption on Gods Mercy, whereby the impenitent sinner persuadeth himself, that sin he never so much, yet God is so gracious that he will forgive him, and so taketh occasion hereby to give liberty unto his carnal lusts, that they may glut themselves with their sinful delights, and embrace all wicked objects without fear of danger. Now, this argueth an heart destitute of all grace, and desperately hardened with carnal security. For though Gods mercy be great and infinite, yet he hath none for them who thus grossly abuse it, but for those alone who take occasion thereby to reverence his goodness, and to shun with greater care his displeasure, according to that of the Psalmist: There is mercy with thee, that thou mayest 1be feared; and they only are his true Israel and Vessels of Grace, in whose salvation he will glorify and set forth the praise of his rich Mercies; who return and seek the Lord their God, and David their King, that is, the Son of David, and his holy anointed Jesus Christ, and fear the Lord and his goodness, as the Prophet speaketh.2
The seuenth signe, is presumption on Gods Mercy, whereby the impenitent sinner perswadeth himselfe, that sinne he neuer so much, yet God is so gracious that he will forgiue him, and so taketh occasion hereby to giue liberty vnto his carnall lusts, that they may glut themselues with their sinfull delights, and imbrace all wicked obiects without feare of danger. Now, this argueth an heart destitute of all grace, and desperately hardned with carnall securitie. For though Gods mercy be great and infinite, yet he hath none for them who thus grosly abuse it, but for those alone who take occasion thereby to reuerence his goodnesse, and to shun with greater care his displeasure, according to that of the Psalmist: There is mercy with thee, that thou mayest