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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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1. At the best a little seeming pleasure, or profit, that lasts but for a moment, 1which the Apostle calls, the pleasures of sin for a season: they are but of little worth, and but of short continuance. And sure it must needs be a point of folly eagerly to pursue these sinful lusts and pleasures, which are but light and temporary, which do but appear and vanish, to the hazard of those durable riches and eternal pleasures which are at Gods right hand.
1. At the best a little seeming pleasure, or profit, that lasts but for a moment, 1which the Apostle calls, the pleasures of sin for a season: they are but of little worth, and but of short continuance. And sure it must needs be a point of folly eagerly to pursue these sinfull lusts and pleasures, which are but light and temporary, which do but appear and vanish, to the hazard of those durable riches and eternal pleasures which are at Gods right hand.
2. Another fruit which usually follows upon our slavish subjection to our lusts,1 is death eternal; according to that of the Apostle, the wages of sin is death, and that eternal, as appeareth by the opposition of eternal life: for saith the Apostle, The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. So that as eternal life followeth an holy life, so eternal death followeth a sinful life. This is the reward, sinner, that thy God whom thou servest will pay thee at last, thou must dye the death.
2. Another fruit which usually follows upon our slavish subjection to our lusts,