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Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God
Several discourses upon the existence and attributes of God by that late eminent minister in Christ, Mr. Stephen Charnocke ...
London: printed for D. Newman, 1682
A DISCOURSE UPON GODS Patience. › IV. The USE.A DISCOURSE UPON GODS Patience. › IV. The ƲSE.
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but that men might not perish, but bethink themselves, and come as friends into his bosom rather than be crushed as enemies under his feet. 2 Pet. 3.9. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to Repentance. Hereby he shows, that he would be rather pleased with the conversion, than the destruction of men.
but that men might not perish, but bethink themselves, and come as friends into his bosome rather than be crush'd as enemies under his feet. 2 Pet. 3.9. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to Repentance. Hereby he shews, that he would be rather pleased with the conversion, than the destruction of men.
3. We see the reason, why sin is suffered to remain in the Regenerate; To show his Patience towards his own; for since this attribute hath no other place of appearance but in this World, God takes opportunity to manifest it: because at the close of the World, it will remain closed up in the Deity, without any further operation. As God suffers a multitude of sins in the World, to evidence his Patience to the wicked, so he suffers great remainders of sin in his people, to show his Patience to the Godly. His sparing mercy is admirable, before their conversion, but more admirable in bearing with them after so high an Obligation, as the conferring upon them special converting Grace.
3. We see the reason, why sin is suffered to remain in the Regenerate; To shew his Patience towards his own; for since this attribute hath no other place of appearance but in this World, God takes opportunity to manifest it: because at the close of the World, it will remain closed up in the Deity, without any further operation. As God suffers a multitude of sins in the World, to evidence his Patience to the wicked, so he suffers great remainders of sin in his people, to shew his Patience to the Godly. His sparing mercy is admirable, before their conversion, but more admirable in bearing with them after so high an Obligation, as the conferring upon them special converting Grace.