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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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1. From the guilt of sin, that is, from that wrath and punishment which is due to sin: so that none of our sins shall be able to condemn us. For Christ as our Surety, Saviour and Redeemer, did bear all our sins in his body upon the tree, and there offered up his life as an all sufficient Sacrifice, and full satisfaction to Gods justice for the same. So that God being fully satisfied by the death of Christ for our sins, he will not, nay he cannot in justice require satisfaction again from us. Well therefore might the Apostle make this bold challenge,1 who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect, seeing Christ hath dyed, and by his death fully satisfied Gods justice for their sins?
2. From the power and dominion of sin; which cometh to pass by the Spirit of Christ conveyed to ⟨p. 150⟩them, whereby their sins are in some measure mortified and subdued, so that they do not rule, nor reign in them as formerly. Sin shall not have dominion over you, saith the Apostle, and why? because you are not under the Law, but under grace. In our unregenerate estate, sin had not only possession of us, but dominion over us, so that we did yield a willing subjection unto the command of sin. But since we are regenerated by the Spirit of God, we are freed, though not from the in-being, yet from the dominion of sin. So that though sin may tyrannize over us, yet shall it not reign in us. We shall not yield a free and willing obedience to the command thereof.
2. From the power and dominion of sin; which cometh to pass by the Spirit of Christ conveighed to ⟨p. 150⟩