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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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Obj. 6. If once I be Regenerate, and become a new creature, I shall never live one merry day more: then farewell all delights, and pleasures; for the life of a godly man is full of uncomfortableness, and sadness.
A. 1. True it is, every Regenerate man ought to renounce all sinful delights, to bid adieu to all unlawful pleasures: which in truth is no bondage, but rather a spiritual liberty. The bondage of a Christian is in being a servant to his sinful lusts: and his liberty in being delivered from them. The Apostle bewails the time when himself, and other Saints were foolish, 1serving divers lusts and pleasures. And reckons it amongst the prime benefits, they received by the grace of the Gospel, to be delivered from that slavery and bondage.
A. 1. True it is, every Regenerate man ought to renounce all sinfull delights, to bid adiew to all unlawfull pleasures: which in truth is no bondage, but rather a spiritual liberty. The bondage of a Christian is in being a servant to his sinfull lusts: and his liberty in being delivered from them. The Apostle bewails the time when himself, and other Saints were foolish, 1serving divers lusts and pleasures. And reckons it amongst the prime benefits, they received by the grace of the Gospel, to be delivered from that slavery and bondage.
- 1Tit. 3.3.
2. Though every Regenerate man ought to renounce all sinful pleasures, and delights, yet he may in some measure enjoy any lawful pleasures, which the Creature affords. Yea none doth or can enjoy the sweetness of the Creature more, than the new creature. For he hath not only a fleshly palate like other men, whereby he relisheth the carnal pleasure which the Creature affordeth; but he hath likewise a spiritual