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The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
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Lastly, He must set up this grace of God in a Scripture way. Not to oppose godliness or holiness, or to sin more securely and boldly: This is not to acknowledge grace, but to abuse grace. Shall we sin (saith Paul) that grace may abound? (Rom. 6.1.) God forbid. See with what indignation and disgrace he speaks it, God forbid. Oh then, far be thou from drinking down such deadly poison, as to think because grace is free, thou art also freed from duty. There is such a pestilential corruption in mans nature, that makes use of grace, to patronize sin: To harden and embolden a man in evil, because God is gracious; Oh know, God is not gracious, but a consuming fire to such!
Lastly, He must set up this grace of God in a Scripture way. Not to oppose godliness or holiness, or to sinne more securely and boldly: This is not to acknowledge grace, but to abuse grace. Shall we sinne (saith Paul) that grace may abound? (Rom. 6.1.) God forbid. See with what indignation and disgrace he speaks it, God forbid. Oh then, farre be thou from drinking down such deadly poison, as to think because grace is free, thou art also freed from duty. There is such a pestilential corruption in mans nature, that makes use of grace, to patronize sinne: To harden and embolden a man in evil, because God is gracious; Oh know, God is not gracious, but a consuming fire to such!
In the next place,1 consider Why the godly are so sensible of Gods grace. And
- 1Why the godly are so sensible of Gods grace.