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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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For the more profitable handling this Use, I shall, 1. Give you some Motives to quicken up your desires and endeavours after the work of Regeneration. 2. Show you the Means to be performed for the better attaining thereunto.
For the more profitable handling this Use, I shall, 1. Give you some Motives to quicken up your desires and endeavours after the work of Regeneration. 2. Shew you the Means to be performed for the better artaining thereunto.
The Motives may be drawn to these three heads: 1. The Excellency. 2. The Utility. 3. The Necessity of Regeneration.
I. For the first, the Excellency thereof will appear from these four particulars:
1. Regeneration doth ennoble a man, raise him up towards his Original perfection. Man was made the noblest of all creatures in this visible World, in the image and likeness of God. Sin defaced the Image of God, and stamped the Image of the Devil upon him. A sinner is a man degenerated into a beast;