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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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A. To this the Lord answers, in the next words, That he hath mercy for thousands, yea he keeps it by him for all that will but come in, and partake thereof, for so it is expressed, keeping mercy for thousands. Where a finite number, thousands, is put for an indefinite, multitudes, innumerable multitudes. Therefore if thou with thousands wilt come in truth, unfeignedly hating thy former lewd courses, and resolve for the time to come upon new courses, company and conversation: know, that God hath mercy in store for thee, yea as large a portion as ever any found, or were made partakers of.
Obj. 7. Wilt thou say, Thy sins are both many and heinous, more for number than thou canst possibly reckon up, and more heinous than thou canst sufficiently aggravate.
Obj. 7. Wilt thou say, Thy sins are both many and hainous, more for number than thou canst possibly reckon up, and more hainous than thou canst sufficiently aggravate.
A. To this the Lord answers in the next words, That he is a God forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, that is, sins of all sorts, from the least to the greatest. As if he had said, That he would pardon; as all sinners who truly turn from their sins unto him, and close with Jesus Christ, So all their sins, of what kind or degree soever. For the learned generally conceive, that under these three terms, iniquity, transgression, and sin, all manner of sins are comprehended. Thus much for the opening, and applying the fore-mentioned description of God, which sets ⟨p. 94⟩forth his willingness to save poor lost sinners.