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A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects
A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects by Stephen Charnock.
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1683
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.
1. Faith opposed to Unbelief of the precept of God and the threatening annexed.
1. Faith opposed to Ʋnbelief of the precept of God and the threatning annext.
2. Charity, opposed to Disaffection to God. As though God were an Enemy to their happiness, and commanded a thing which did prejudice their happiness, whereupon must arise ill surmises of God, and an aversion from him.
3. Sanctification. In opposition to this Filthiness and Pollution brought upon the Soul by that first defection; there must therefore be in them an aim and endeavour to attain that primitive integrity and purity they then lost.
4. Sobriety, [Greek or Hebrew], Temperance. Because the giving the reins to sense, and obeying the longings thereof was the cause of the fall, Gen. 3.6. She saw that it was pleasant to the eye. Original sin is called concupiscence, and lusting, and to this is opposed Sobriety.