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Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest
Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughs.Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest by Jeremiah Burroughes.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
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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.
Fifthly, The first thing is this. That the Law upon every breach it doth take advantage against the soul presently; I say takes advantage against the soul presently and binds it over to death, to eternal death, presently binds it over; Yea, and doth actually put it under a curse upon every breach, instantly it doth it; its true, the law it may be is not presently executed, as soon as a sinner hath broken it, but this is certain that though God doth not come upon you as soon as you have broken the Law, yet know that there are these three things come ⟨p. 39⟩upon every one that is out of Christ, as soon as any one sin is committed, there are these three things come upon him presently.
Fiftly, The first thing is this. That the Law upon every breach it doth take advantage against the soul presently; I say takes advantage against the soul presently and binds it over to death, to eternal death, presently binds it over; Yea, and doth actually put it under a curse upon every breach, instantly it doth it; its true, the law it may be is not presently executed, as soon as a sinner hath broken it, but this is certain that though God doth not come upon you as soon as you have broken the Law, yet know that there are these three things come ⟨p. 39⟩upon every one that is out of Chirst, as soon as any one sin is committed, there are these three things come upon him presently.
First, He is bound over by Gods Justice, by such a bond as hath more strength in it then all the power of Heaven and Earth is able to break; as a man that hath done that that is evil, it may be the Law hath not present execution upon him, I but he is bound over presently.
First, He is bound over by Gods Justice, by such abond as hath more strength in it then al the power of Heaven and Earth is able to break; as a man that hath done that that is evil, it may be the Law hath not present execution upon him, I but he is bound over presently.