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Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…
Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Sepulchres parish / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by R. Ibbitson and M. Wright, 1661
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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.
5 If thou perceivest that he hath not a due sense of his Sins, endeavour to affect him with a sense and apprehension of his Sins, and the heinousness of them; as also of his miserable condition in ⟨p. 71⟩regard of the punishments due unto him for the same, which are all Judgements and Plagues here, and eternal death and damnation with the Devils and damned in Hell.
5 If thou perceivest that he hath not a due sence of his Sins, endeavour to affect him with a sence and apprehension of his Sins, and the hainousness of them; as also of his miserable condition in ⟨p. 71⟩regard of the punishments due unto him for the same, which are all Judgements and Plagues here, and eternal death and damnation with the Devils and damned in Hell.
6 Question him concerning his willingness to dye, and his hope of a better life after this, and upon what foundation he builds his hope of salvation; whether upon his good meaning and desires? or upon his just and honest dealing with men? or upon his frequent performance of holy duties? If thou perceivest that he builds his hope of Salvation upon any of these, or upon any thing besides Jesus Christ, labour to take him off from those false bottoms, by showing him the insufficiency of his good meaning and desires, yea of his civil and religious righteousness to salvation, how they are but rotten foundations whereon to build the hope of his Salvation.
6 Question him concerning his willingness to dye, and his hope of a better life after this, and upon what foundation he builds his hope of salvation; whether upon his good meaning and desires? or upon his just and honest dealing with men? or upon his frequent performance of holy duties? If thou perceivest that hee builds his hope of Salvation upon any of these, or upon any thing besides Jesus Christ, labour to take him off from those false bottoms, by shewing him the insufficiency of his good meaning and desires, yea of his civil and religious righteousness to salvation, how they are but rotten foundations whereon to build the hope of his Salvation.