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A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolvedA Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved
A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.A Continuation of morning-exercise questions and cases of conscience practicaly resolved by sundry ministers in October, 1682.
London: printed by J.A. for John Dunton, 1683
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Sermon 6: Quest. How a Child of God is to keep himself in the Love of God. SERMON VI.
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XI. Another Means to keep our selves in the Love of God, is to keep in our Hearts a quick sense of the Pardon of Sin; of the wonderful love of the Lord to a poor sinful Soul, to pardon great and many sins: This puts such an Obligation upon a Sinner, that he cannot choose but express his great love to the Lord for it.
XI. Another Means to keep our selves in the Love of God, is to keep in our Hearts a quick sense of the Pardon of Sin; of the wonderfull love of the Lord to a poor sinfull Soul, to pardon great and many sins: This puts such an Obligation upon a Sinner, that he cannot chuse but express his great love to the Lord for it.
See a famous Instance of this in Mary Magdalen, who having received this great Mercy from the Lord,1 came where he was in Simon the Pharisees house, kneeled down at her dear Saviours feet, and instead of Water her Eyes were Ewers, and she wept tears upon the feet of Christ, and washed his feet with them, so abundant were they; and then instead of a Towel she wiped his washen feet with the hair of her Head! and not only so, but kissed his feet: All which, though the envious Pharisee blamed, yet the Lord Jesus allowed and highly praised, with tart reflection upon the proud Pharisee, who omitted those Civilities which that humble loving Convert performed. Moreover ⟨p. 137⟩the Lord that knew her Heart testifies for her,2 she did it all in much love to him, for the forgiveness of her many sins.
See a famous Instance of this in Mary Magdalen, who having received this great Mercy from the Lord,1 came where he was in Simon the Pharisees house, kneeled down at her dear Saviours feet, and instead of Water her Eyes were Ewers, and she wept tears upon the feet of Christ, and washed his feet with them, so abundant were they; and then instead of a Towel she wiped his washen feet with the hair of her Head! and not only so, but kissed his feet: All which, thô the envious Pharisee blamed, yet the Lord Jesus allowed and highly praised, with tart reflexion upon the proud Pharisee, who omitted those Civilities which that humble loving Convert performed. Moreover