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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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That Cursed estate is manifest, 1. By privation of all felicity. ib. 2. By subjection to all misery. 73.
Which misery is set out, I. By sundry resemblances, as 1. Darkness, yea, outer Darkness. 76. 2. Torment, which is the extremity of pain. 77. ⟨image 7⟩3. Fire, which is the fiercest kind of torment that is, and most intolerable. 78. 4. A Worm, which setteth out the sting, or torment of an evil Conscience, which shall lye eternally gnawing, and griping the hearts of the damned. 80. II. By the place where the Damned abide, which is Hell. 81. III. By the Perpetuity and Eternity of their torment there, which is the very Hell of Hells, that which most of all breaks the hearts of the damned. 82. II. Another truth to be embraced in order to the work of Regeneration is, That there is hope of mercy for the greatest Sinners. 88.
Which misery is set out, I. By sundry resemblances, as 1. Darkness, yea, outer Darkness. 76. 2. Torment, which is the extremity of pain. 77. ⟨image 7⟩3. Fire, which is the fiercest kind of torment that is, and most intollerable. 78. 4. A Worm, which setteth out the sting, or torment of an evil Conscience, which shall lye eternally gnawing, and griping the hearts of the damned. 80. II. By the place where the Damned abide, which is Hell. 81. III. By the Perpetuity and Eternity of their torment there, which is the very Hell of Hells, that which most of all breaks the hearts of the damned. 82. II. Another truth to be embraced in order to the work of Regeneration is, That there is hope of mercy for the greatest Sinners. 88.
Which appeareth from a due consideration, 1. Of Gods Power to save the worst of Sinners. 90. 2. Of Gods willingness to save them. 91. 3. Of the all-sufficiency of Christs Sacrifice. 103. 4. Of Christs readiness to embrace all Sinners who will come unto him, and