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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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The former we find mentioned, Mal. 3.16. A book of Remembrance was written before God. God hath a book of Remembrance, as of the goods works and ⟨p. 60⟩actions of the godly, so of the evil works and actions of the wicked, wherein their most secret abominations are registered and recorded. Sinner, all the wickednesses of thy life, the secret villainies that thine heart hath been privy to, which no eye of man ever saw, or suspected: all thy chamber sins, all thy twilight sins, all thy works of the night, and of darkness, yea secret and open, which thou hast long since forgotten and buried out of thy sight; all these are written and booked up before the Lord against that terrible day.
The former we find mentioned, Mal. 3.16. A book of Remembrance was written before God. God hath a book of Remembrance, as of the goods works and ⟨p. 60⟩actions of the godly, so of the evil works and actions of the wicked, wherein their most secret abominations are registred and recorded. Sinner, all the wickednesses of thy life, the secret villanies that thine heart hath been privy to, which no eye of man ever saw, or suspected: all thy chamber sins, all thy twilight sins, all thy works of the night, and of darkness, yea secret and open, which thou hast long since forgotten and buried out of thy sight; all these are written and booked up before the Lord against that terrible day.
The latter book, namely the book of Conscience, we find mentioned Jer. 17.1. The Sin of Judah is written with a pen of Iron, and with the point of a Diamond, it is graven upon the Tables of their hearts. That is, their sins are so fixed in their hearts and consciences that they cannot be forgotten, but the memory of them all shall be revived. And with the Apostle, Their conscience also bearing witness,