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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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Part › Chapter 13: Of the all-sufficiency of Christs Sacrifice.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Oh how earnestly doth Christ press sinners to come unto him that they might have life, promising Heaven, ⟨p. 107⟩and salvation upon their coming: and threatening hell and damnation upon their refusing. And what more prevailing argument could he use, to persuade sinners to come unto him? Which must needs evidence his exceeding great willingness to embrace them with the arms of his mercy upon their coming.
Oh how earnestly doth Christ press sinners to come unto him that they might have life, promising Heaven, ⟨p. 107⟩and salvation upon their coming: and threatning hell and damnation upon their refusing. And what more prevailing argument could he use, to perswade sinners to come unto him? Which must needs evidence his exceeding great willingness to embrace them with the arms of his mercy upon their coming.
4. Christs Willingness appeareth from his e•d of coming into the World, which was to save poor l•st sinners. He left his Crown, and Throne, his Royal Court, and glorious Robes, and clothed himself with the rags of our humanity, for no other end but to seek and to save that which was lost;1 as the Apostle expresseth, This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the World to save sinners. So that the Salvation of poor lost sinners was his great design in coming into the World. He came from Heaven to Earth for this very end, that he might send us from Earth to Heaven. The Son of God became the Son of man, that we the sons of men might become the Sons of God. Certainly that Christ should come out of Heaven, to keep us out of hell, that he should uncrown himself to Crown us, must needs argue a wonderful willingness in him to have poor sinners saved.