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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 15: Other Means on our part to be performed for attaining of Regeneration.
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A. Put thy self upon the duty of prayer, and who knoweth but thou mayest soon feel and find the assistance of Gods spirit in the performance, though thou findest it not in the entrance of the duty. Go therefore unto God in prayer, spread before him thy wretched, miserable state and condition, plead thy miserable necessity, the dreadfulness of thy present state, how much better it had been that thou hadst never been born, than not to be born again. And then waiting for the assistance of the Spirit, be earnest and importunate with God, that he would not let thee live a day longer in thine Unregenerate state, least death should find thee therein, and then thou perish everlastingly.
A. Put thy self upon the duty of prayer, and who knoweth but thou maist soon feel and find the assistance of Gods spirit in the performance, though thou findest it not in the entrance of the duty. Go therefore unto God in prayer, spread before him thy wretched, miserable state and condition, plead thy miserable necessity, the dreadfulness of thy present state, how much better it had been that thou hadst never been born, than not to be born again. And then waiting for the assistance of the Spirit, be earnest and importunate with God, that he would not let thee live a day longer in thine Unregenerate state, least death should find thee therein, and then thou perish everlastingly.
Obj. Some I know do question whether carnal and unregenerate men may be put upon that duty of prayer, because the Scripture saith,1 that the Sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the Lord, and that God heareth not sinners.
Obj. Some I know do question whether carnal and unregenerate men may be put upon that duty of prayer, because the Scripture saith,1 that the Sacrifice of the wicked is abomi•ation to the Lord, and that God heareth not sinners.