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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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IX. All things shall work together for the good of the Regenerate. 1And God will do them good by all in the latter end. 2He will turn their losses into gain, their crosses into comforts, their sorrows into joy, their cursing into blessings. Those afflictive providences which seem to be most prejudicial unto them, will in the issue prove most beneficial. As we see in Joseph, The evil which his brethren intended against him, 3turned to his good. Their selling him as a slave to the Ishmaelites, proved the means of his advancement. How did Ma•asses imprisonment work for his good? For the text saith,4 When he was in affliction, he besought the Lord, and humbled himself greatly, and the Lord was entreated of him. To know that nothing shall hurt a child of God, is ground of exceeding great comfort and consolation. But to be assured, that all things, even all cross-providences shall work together for his good, is enough to fill the heart with joy. Oh then how great is the happiness of every Regenerate person! who may be assured that whatsoever befalleth him, shall be for his good, and doth work together for the best. Certainly, he may truly say, Soul take thy spiritual ease, for here is much spiritual good treasured up for thee.
IX. All things shall work together for the good of the Regenerate. 1And God will do them good by all in the latter end. 2He will turn their losses into gain, their crosses into comforts, their sorrows into joy, their cursing into blessings. Those afflictive providences which seem to be most prejudicial unto them, will in the issue prove most beneficial. As we see in Ioseph, The evil which his brethren intended against him, 3turned to his good. Their selling him as a slave to the Ishmaelites, proved the means of his advancement. How did Maasses imprisonment work for his good? For the text saith,