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The sinfulness of sinThe sinfulnesse of sinne
The sinfulness of sin ; and, The fullness of Christ delivered in two sermons / by William Bridge.The sinfulnesse of sinne ; and, The fulnesse of Christ delivered in two sermons / by William Bridge.
London : s.n., 1667
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.
3. Thereby also, by the sins of our hearts and thoughts, our former sin committed, that was dead, is revived again, and hath a resurrection by our musing on it, contemplating on it with delight. As the witch at Endor called up Samuel that was dead; so a delightful thought calls up a sinful action that was dead before. Thereby our sins that were dead before are revived, and have a resurrection.
4. Thereby also a man may possibly sin that sin in effect, which he never did commit in act, and so the Lord may punish him for it: As the Lord said to David, because it was in thine heart to build me an house, I will build thy House: So says God to a man in a way of punishment, because it was in thy heart to do this evil, though thou didst it not, I will punish thee for it. Possibly, I say, by ⟨p. 15⟩the sin of our hearts and thoughts, a man may sin that sin, in effect, which he never did commit in act, And that is evil.
4. Thereby also a man may possibly sin that sin in effect, which he never did commit in act, and so the Lord may punish him for it: As the Lord said to David, because it was in thine heart to build me an house, I will build thy House: So sayes God to a man in a way of punishment, because it was in thy heart to do this evil, though thou didst it not, I will punish thee for it. Possibly, I say, by ⟨p. 15⟩the sin of our hearts and thoughts, a man may sin that sin, in effect, which he never did commit in act, And that is evil.
5. Thereby a man may or doth repent of his very repentance: A man sins and afterwards is sorrowful, and repents thereof, and then after his repentance he thinks on his sin with delight; What is this but to to repent of his very repentance? As by my repentance I am sorrowful for my sin, so by musing on my sin with delight, I repent of my repentance: Now is it not a very great evil for a man to repent of his repentance? Lo this may a man do, and this men ordinarily do; they repent of their repentance by musing on their sin, and delighting in it in a way of sinful thoughts.