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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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3. By the testimony of Gods spirit, who will then come in as a witness against thee, saying, at such a ⟨p. 64⟩time I showed thee the evil of thy sins, and how sad the issue of them would be, and thereupon persuaded thee to turn from thy sins unto God, but thou wouldst not: at such a time I showed thee thy misery without Christ, and thy need of him, how thou wouldst be undone for ever without an interest in Christ; and how willing Christ was to receive the worst of sinners unto mercy upon their coming in to him; but thou hearkenedst to the Devil more than to me, to his suggestions, rather than to my motions.
3. By the testimony of Gods spirit, who will then come in as a witness against thee, saying, at such a ⟨p. 64⟩time I shewed thee the evil of thy sins, and how sad the issue of them would be, and thereupon perswaded thee to turn from thy sins unto God, but thou wouldst not: at such a time I shewed thee thy misery without Christ, and thy need of him, how thou wouldst be undone for ever without an interest in Christ; and how willing Christ was to receive the worst of sinners unto mercy upon their coming in to him; but thou hearknedst to the Devil more than to me, to his suggestions, rather than to my motions.
4. By the testimony of the Devil, who is now a tempter, but will then be an accuser; whose chief design in tempting us to sin is that he may have wherewithal to accuse us in that great day; that so he might drive us into the same condemnation with himself.
4. By the testimony of the Devil, who is now a tempter, but will then be an accuser; whose chief design in tempting us to sin is that he may have wherewithall to accuse us in that great day; that so he might drive us into the same condemnation with himself.