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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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This is the great comfort of Gods Children, that though sin be not removed, yet it is subdued. Though they oftentimes feel the workings and stirrings of corruption in them, which make them to have many a sad heart, and wet eye, yet are they freed, through Christ from the dominion of sin.
3. The Regenerate are freed from the Law, not only from the Ceremonial, and Judicial Law, which were peculiar to the Jews, and dyed with the decay of their Common-wealth; but likewise from the Moral Law, (which concerns all men, at all times, in all places) yet not as it is a rule of Obedience, and Christian walking, for so it still remains in force even to the Children of God even after their Regeneration; But,
3. The Regenerate are freed from the Law, not only from the Ceremonial, and Iudicial Law, which were peculiar to the Jews, and dyed with the decay of their Common-wealth; but likewise from the Moral Law, (which concerns all men, at all times, in all places) yet not as it is a rule of Obedience, and Christian walking, for so it still remains in force even to the Children of God even after their Regeneration; But,
1. As it was a Covenant of works, or as the Covenant thereof was works. We are not absolutely bound to such rigour, and exactness as that required. Indeed we ought to endeavour after the most perfect obedience, and to be humbled for our defects and failings therein; but not to despair because of them: for all failings not allowed are pardoned. Besides Christ our surety hath in all things fulfilled the Law, and performed perfect obedience thereunto. So that the strictness of the Law being fulfilled by our surety, its not expected, that it should be performed by us in our own persons.