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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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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!
2. Thou must part with thy nearest and dearest relations, as thy dear Wife, or dear Husband, with thy beloved Children. Death will separate thee from them all. Ah sinners, sad will it be to part with these here, to live for ever with the Devils and damned in hell. And how will it torment thee when you must part, to remember to how little good purpose you lived together!
3. Thou must part with thy wealth and riches, carrying nothing away with thee of all thy enjoyments. We brought nothing into the World,