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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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Through the Ministry of the Word, because that is the ordinary means whereby the Spirit of God doth work faith in our hearts. Its true, that the reading of the Scriptures, and of good books, may through Gods blessing be a means of working faith▪ but it is most sure and certain, that the most ordinary means is the Word preached, as Rom. 10.17. Faith cometh by hearing, viz. the Word of God.
For first, the Law discovereth unto us our sins and miserable condition by reason of them: That we are utterly lost in our selves, having deserved, and are liable to all judgements and plagues here, and eternal death and condemnation hereafter: and that we are altogether unable to free our selves out of this miserable condition, whereunto we have plunged our selves by sin.
For first, the Law discovereth unto us our sins and miserable condition by reason of them: That we are utterly lost in our selves, having deserved, and are lyable to all judgements and plagues here, and eternal death and condemnation hereafter: and that we are altogether unable to free our selves out of this miserable condition, whereunto we have plunged our selves by sin.
And then the Gospel shows us, that in the fullness of time, Jesus Christ who was the Eternal Son of God, came into the World, took our nature upon him, and therein became our Surety; and as our Surety, hath taken our debts upon him▪ and by his obedience, and all-sufficient Sacrifice of his own body, once offered upon the Cross, hath made full satisfaction to Gods justice for the same.
And then the Gospel shews us, that in the fulness of time, Jesus Christ who was the Eternal Son of God, came into the World, took our nature upon him, and therein became our Surety; and as our Surety, hath taken our debts upon him and by his obedience, and alsufficient Sacrifice of his own body, once offered upon the Cross, hath made full satisfaction to Gods justice for the same.