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An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 86
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First, By having a full and serious purpose to avoid all sin, as it shall become manifested to us. As David professed, That he did hate every evil way, Psal. 119. 104. He that doth allow and indulge himself in any known sin, cannot have the testimony of this good conscience. It is true (as is to be showed) there is no man living, though never so holy, but his conscience convinceth him of much sin and many infirmities; and this maketh him so highly esteem Christ, and a Gospel-righteousness: but yet it doth not witness to him, that he liveth in the customary acting of gross sins; if it doth, the Spirit of God never witnesseth with such a mans conscience, that he is the child of God. No, if thou livest quietly, without the smitings and condemnations of conscience, it is because it is stupid, and the Devil hath deluded and hardened thee; for Gods Spirit witnesseth with our conscience, and by this effect, that we have a tender respect to avoid all known sin.
First, By having a full and serious purpose to avoid all sinne, as it shall become manifested to us. As David professed, That he did hate every evil way, Psal. 119. 104. He that doth allow and indulge himself in any known sinne, cannot have the testimony of this good conscience. It is true (as is to be shewed) there is no man living, though never so holy, but his conscience convinceth him of much sinne and many infirmities; and this maketh him so highly esteem Christ, and a Gospel-righteousness: but yet it doth not witness to him, that he liveth in the customary acting of grosse sinnes; if it doth, the Spirit of God never witnesseth with such a mans conscience, that he is the child of God. No, if thou livest quietly, without the smitings and condemnations of conscience, it is because it is stupid, and the Devil hath deluded and hardened thee; for Gods Spirit witnesseth with our conscience, and by this effect, that we have a tender respect to avoid all known sinne.
Secondly, Another effect is, A zeal for the glory of God, to honour him,