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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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It was a dreadful punishment which was executed upon Nebuchadnezzar, when he was cast out of the society of men,1 and turned a grassing with the beasts of the field. But what was that in comparison of this? to be cast out of the presence of Christ, and society of Saints, and to have only the company of the Devils, and damned in hell?
It was a dreadful punishment which was executed upon Nebuchadnezzar, when he was cast out of the society of men,1 and turned a grasing with the beasts of the field. But what was that in comparison of this? to be cast out of the presence of Christ, and society of Saints, and to have only the company of the Devils, and damned in hell?
We read in the Gospel of a Woman who came unto Christ,1 and said unto him, Have mercy on me O Lord, for my daughter is grievously vexed with a Devil. Now if it were such a grievous misery to be vexed with one Devil; what is it to be vexed and tormented with all the Legions of Devils in Hell?
Oh what terror and trembling, what horror and amazement will seize on their souls that have received this dreadful sentence? When King Belshazzar saw his sentence written upon the wall, though he could not read it,