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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. Then thou must part with all thy carnal pleasures and delights, which thou hast loved so dearly. Yea then thou wilt find little comfort remaining of all thy former pleasures, wherein thou tookest so much content and delight: and for the enjoyment whereof thou dispensedst not only with the duties of thy calling, but likewise with the duties of piety. Yea it will be a very hell unto thee upon earth to consider what eternal torments thou art like to endure, for those poor and perishing pleasures which thou enjoyedst here for a season. Are these the things for which I dye? Are these the price of my soul, of my blood, of my peace?
Ah sinner! the remembrance of thy past pleasures will then possess thee with a double passion. First, with grief, because thou art parting with them: ⟨p. 42⟩And then with detestation, because they have brought upon thee such bitter sorrows and torments in hell with the Devils and damned to all eternity. O the tail of these Locusts, whose fair faces have heretofore bewitched thee! O the sting, the sting that they carry in their tails, which is now all that remains to thee!
Ah sinner! the remembrance of thy past pleasures will then possess thee with a double passion. First, with grief, because thou art parting with them: ⟨p. 42⟩And then with d•t•station, because they have brought upon thee such bitter sorrows and torments in hell with the Devils and damned to all eternity. O the tayle of these Locusts, whose fair faces have heretofore bewitched thee! O the sting, the sting that they carry in their tayles, which is now all that remains to thee!