A41649:1072
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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Which affords a singular ground of comfort to all humbled sinners, sensible of their sins, and misery, due unto them for the same; in that the death and sufferings of Jesus Christ is of infinite worth and merit, far above the merit of their sins; being the death and sufferings of him who was God as well as man. ⟨p. 11⟩Oh what comfort, yea what matter of triumph did this afford unto the Apostle Paul, as appeareth in Rom. 8.33.34. For treating of the fullness and a•sufficiency of Christs satisfaction by his death, in the former part of the Chapter; in the latter part, he speaks as one ravished with abundance of comfort, and thereupon presently challengeth a dispute with any, concerning the fullness of Christs satisfaction by his death. Let conscience, saith he, and carnal reason, let Law and sin, Hell and Devil bring in all their strength, object what they can, either the justice of God, or the number and heinousness of my sins, what are all these? Seeing Christ hath dyed, who is he, shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect? whom shall condemn? It is Christ that dyed. As if he had said, seeing Christ, the beloved Son of God, hath offered up his life as a Sacrifice, and satisfaction to the justice of God for my sins, I will not fear the accusations of Satan, nor the objections of mine own carnal heart.
Which affords a singular ground of comfort to all humbled sinners, sensible of their sins, and misery, due unto them for the same; in that the death and sufferings of Jesus Christ is of infinite worth and merit, far above the merit of their sins; being the death and sufferings of him who was God as well as man. ⟨p. 11⟩Oh what comfort, yea what matter of triumph did this afford unto the Apostle Paul, as appeareth in Rom. 8.33.34. For treating of the fulness and a•sufficiency of Christs satisfaction by his death, in the former part of the Chapter; in the latter part, he speaks as one ravished with abundance of comfort, and thereupon presently challengeth a dispute with any, concerning the fulness of Christs satisfaction by his death. Let conscience, saith he, and carnal reason, let Law and sin, Hell and Devil bring in all their strength, object what they can, either the justice of God, or the number and hainousness of my sins, what are all these? Seeing Christ hath dyed, who is he, shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect? whom shall condemn? It is Christ that dyed. As if he had said, seeing Christ, the beloved Son of God, hath offered up his life as a Sacrifice, and satisfaction to the justice of God for my sins, I will not fear the accusations of Satan, nor the objections of mine own carnal heart.