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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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The souls of the Regenerate, so soon as they are by death separated from the body, go immediately into Heaven, as is clear from that speech of our Saviour to the converted thief on the Cross,1 This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise, which place the Apostle expoundeth ⟨p. 154⟩to be the third Heaven. 2The word in the Original translated, this day, implies, that immediately after the breathing of his soul out of his body,3 his soul should go to Heaven. And thus it is with all the Regenerate, unto whom death is like the red-Sea to the Israelites, even a passage, and through-fair into the Heavenly Canaan.
The souls of the Regenerate, so soon as they are by death separated from the body, go immediately into Heaven, as is clear from that speech of our Saviour to the converted thief on the Cross,1 This day thou shalt be with me in Paradice, which place the Apostle expoundeth ⟨p. 154⟩to be the third Heaven. 2The word in the Original translated, this day, implyes, that immediately after the breathing of his soul out of his body,3 his soul should go to Heaven. And thus it is with all the Regenerate, unto whom death is like the red-Sea to the Israelites, even a passage, and thorow-fair into the Heavenly Canaan.
- 1Luk. 23.43.
- 22 Cor. 12.24.
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