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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.
§. 4 That the regenerate only are the subject of spiritual security.
§. 4 That the regenerate onely are the subiect of spirituall securitie.
Thirdly I say, that this Christian security followeth our regeneration, justification, and peace with God; because there is no true security to those who are unregenerate, under the guilt, and obnoxious to the punishment of sin; and who have God for their enemy, who is able and ready every minute to consume and destroy them. There is no sound security to those, who by hellish charms have rocked conscience asleep, which is every day in danger to be awakened, and being roused up, will catch them by the throat, and hale them to answer for all their crimes at the unpartial Bar of Gods fearful Judgement. In which regards, I may conclude with the Prophet, that there is no such peace to the wicked; for when they are once awakened 1out of this sleep of carnal security, they are like the troubled Sea when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. But it is the faithful only, who being truly converted from their wicked ways, justified and reconciled unto God, and having peace with him, have also peace of conscience, that are capable of this grace of spiritual security.
Thirdly I say, that this Christian securitie followeth our regeneration, iustification, and peace with God; because there is no true securitie to those who are vnregenerate, vnder the guilt, and obnoxious to the punishment of sinne; and who haue God for their enemie, who is able and readie euery minute to consume and destroy them. There is no sound securitie to those, who by hellish charmes haue rocked conscience asleepe, which is euery day in danger to be awakened, and being rowzed vp, will catch them by the throat, and hale them to answere for all their crimes at the vnpartiall Barre of Gods fearefull Iudgement. In which regards, I may conclude with the Prophet, that there is no such peace to the wicked; for when they are once awakened