A30567:156
The difference between the spots of the godly and of the wicked preached
The difference between the spots of the godly and of the wicked preached by Mr. Jeremiah Burroughs at Cripple Gate.
London : s.n., 1668
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And then likewise, let this comfort thee; le• ⟨p. 109⟩it be a means to set thy heart so much the more against sin, to take heed of sin: O take heed of abusing this grace of God: Here will be the sign whether all this comfort belong to thee or no: If the more thou hearest it, the more thy heart doth loth sin, and thou art the more afraid of sin because of this, thou dost the more labour to bleanse thy flesh and spirit from all the pollutions of it. Canst thou say thus as in the presence of God: Lord, when I hear of these things, of that blessed grace of thine in the Gospel, what a difference thou art pleased to make between one and the other; why, Lord, it breaks my heart, and it makes me more afraid of sin than any thing in the World: Then thou mayest freely apply the comfort that is here, out of this Scripture.
And then likewise, let this comfort thee; le• ⟨p. 109⟩it be a means to set thy heart so much the more against sin, to take heed of sin: O take heed of abusing this grace of God: Here will be the sign whether all this comfort belong to thee or no: If the more thou hearest it, the more thy heart doth lothe sin, and thou art the more afraid of sin because of this, thou dost the more labour to bleanse thy flesh and spirit from all the polutions of it. Canst thou say thus as in the presence of God: Lord, when I hear of these things, of that blessed grace of thine in the Gospel, what a difference thou art pleased to make between one and the other; why, Lord, it breaks my heart, and it makes me more afraid of sin than any thing in the World: Then thou mayest freely apply the comfort that is here, out of this Scripture.
And lastly, Let me speak to those to whom this Consolation doth belong, That thou hadst heed take heed to thy self, that thou preservest this thy consolation; for without great care it will hardly be preserved—I mean by that, this: Thou hadst need take heed that thou keepest thy Conscience as clean as may be, that thou mayest have a clear discerning of the difference of Gods dealing between one and the other.