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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.
1. Till then a man is in the dark, and who can see the greatness of an evil in the dark.
2. Till then grace (the contrary) is not placed in the soul; one contrary doth show ⟨p. 20⟩the other: white is best seen by black; Grace is best seen by Sin, and Sin is best seen by Grace: till then a man hath no grace, no contrary to illustrate it, to make it appear.
2. Till then grace (the contrary) is not placed in the soul; one contrary doth shew ⟨p. 20⟩the other: white is best seen by black; Grace is best seen by Sin, and Sin is best seen by Grace: till then a man hath no grace, no contrary to illustrate it, to make it appear.
3. And till then sin is in its own place; elementum non gravidat suo loco, water is not heavy in its own place, it is not heavy in the River; a man may lay at the bottom of the River with all the water upon his back, and yet not feel the weight of it, because it is in its place; but take but a pailful of water out of the River, and you feel the weight of it, because then it is out of its place. Now till a man convert and turn unto God, sin is in its own place, and therefore the sinfulness of it doth not appear.