A41649:1042
A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the…
A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadful condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and persuading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to householders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshua's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.
London: printed for George Sawbridge, 1668
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A. Surely No.
2 Cor. 3.5. We are not sufficient of our selves to think any thing as of our selves. Much less can we do any thing of our selves, to free our selves from so great a misery, as sin hath brought us into. We are dead in sin, Eph. 2.1. And dead men cannot raise themselves to life.
Q Can any other creature deliver man?
A. No mere Creature.
A. No meer Creature.
Psalm 49.7. None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give unto God a ransom for him. This may be applied to all the Creatures in the World, to all the Saints and Angels in the World, none of them can by any means redeem his brother. So that in regard of mans own power, or in regard of succour from any mere creature, there remaineth nothing but matter of despair.