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A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…
A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1655
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A SERMON Of Judgement, Preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord… › Part 8
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The many ignorant, worldly, careless sinners▪, that have perished under an idle, unfaithful Minister, will be so many witnesses against him to his Condemnation! They may then cry out against him to his face, [I was ignorant Lord, and he never did so much as teach me, catechize me, nor tell me of these Things; I was careless, and ⟨p. 81⟩minded he world, and he let me go on quietly, and was as careless and worldly as I, and never plainly and faithfully warned me, to waken me from my security.] And so their blood will be required at his hands, though themselves also shall perish in their sin, Ezek. 33.7, 8.
2. And as these Evidences will convince men of sin, so there are many more which will convince them of the Greatness of their sin. And these are so many that it would too much lengthen my discourse to stand on them. A few I shall briefly touch.
1. The very mercy of God in Creating men, in giving and continuing their Being to them, will be an Evidence for the Aggravation of their sin against him. What? will you abuse him, by whom it is that you are men? will you speak to his dishonour, ⟨p. 82⟩that giveth you your speech? will will you live to his dishonour who giveth you your Lives? will you wrong him by his own creatures? and neglect him without whom you cannot subsist?
1. The very mercy of God in Creating men, in giving and continuing their Being to them, will be an Evidence for the Aggravation of their sin against him. What? will you abuse him, by whom it is that you are men? will you speak to his dishonor,