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Gods free mercy to England presented as a precious and powerful motive to humiliationGods free mercy to England presented as a pretious and powerfull motive to humiliation
Gods free mercy to England presented as a precious and powerful motive to humiliation : in a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at their late solemn fast, Feb. 23, 1641 / by Edmund Calamy ...Gods free mercy to England presented as a pretious and powerfull motive to humiliation : in a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, Feb. 23, 1641 / by Edmvnd Calamy ...
London: printed for Christopher Meredith, 1642
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.
5. Consider, the long enjoyment of the Gospel, the powerful and plentiful preaching of it, joined with peace and plenty. And let us mourn for our Gospel sins for our unprofitableness, and unfruitfulness under such fruitful means, that we have been like ⟨p. 42⟩a barren ground which no ploughing will make good. Let us mourn for our unbelief, and impenitency. Let Gospel sins produce Gospel sorrow. Tears are made only for sin. If we mourn our eyes out for worldly losses; we cannot profit our selves. But if we weep for sin, this will quench the fire of hell. There are 2 sorts of sins, and 2 sorts of curses: legal sins & Gospel sins, legal curses and Gospel curses: Legal sins will bring legal curses; But Gospel sins (unless there be Gospel sorrow) will bring a Gospel curse, which is above all legal curses. Of this curse the Apostle speaks 1 Cor. 16. 22. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha: that is, accursed for the present, & reserved for the vengeance which Christ will render to all unbelievers, when he comes to judgement. This is curse upon curse. And this is the curse due to them that abuse mercies. The Lord deliver us from this curse.
5. Consider, the long enjoyment of the Gospel, the powerfull and plentifull preaching of it, joyned with peace and plenty. And let us mourne for our Gospel sins for our unprofitablenes, and unfruitfulnesse under such fruitfull meanes, that we have beene like ⟨p. 42⟩a barren ground which no plowing will make good. Let us mourne for our unbeliefe, and impenitency. Let Gospel sins produce Gospel sorrow. Teares are made onely for sin. If we mourne our eyes out for worldly losses; we cannot profit our selves. But if we weep for sin, this will quench the fire of hell. There are 2 sorts of sins, and 2 sorts of curses: legall sins & Gospel sins, legall curses and Gospel curses: Legall sins will bring legall curses; But Gospel sins (unlesse there be Gospel sorrow) will bring a Gospel curse, which is above al legal curses. Of this curse the Apostle speaks 1 Cor. 16. 22. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha: that is, accursed for the present, & reserved for the vengeance which Christ will render to all unbelievers, when he comes to judgement. This is curse upon curse. And this is the curse due to them that abuse mercies. The Lord deliver us from this curse.