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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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I. Consider thy high birth and noble parentage. For being born of the Spirit, thou art thereby made partaker of the divine nature, and art become a Child of ⟨p. 160⟩God, a member of Christ, and hast blood royal running in thy veins. Thy life ought to be suitable to thy birth, and breeding, aspiring after higher things, than worldly men do, or can do: and avoiding those base and filthy actions wherein carnal men take their chief delight. For know that thy sins go nearer the heart of God, and provoke him more, than the sins of other men.1 And thou my Son Brutus, art thou one of them? said Julius Caesar to his Son, when he saw him to be amongst them, that murdered him: that went deeper to his heart than the swords of all his enemies did, or could. In like manner the sins of Gods Children are greater in his sight, and do more grieve him, than the sins of other men.
I. Consider thy high birth and noble parentage. For being born of the Spirit, thou art thereby made partaker of the divine nature, and art become a Child of ⟨p. 160⟩God, a member of Christ, and hast blood royal running in thy veins. Thy life ought to be suitable to thy birth, and breeding, aspiring after higher things, than worldly men do, or can do: and avoiding those base and filthy actions wherein carnal men take their chief delight. For know that thy sins go nearer the heart of God, and provoke him more, than the sins of other men.1 And thou my Son Brutus, art thou one of them? said Iulius Caesar to his Son, when he saw him to be amongst them, that murthered him: that went deeper to his heart than the swords of all his enemies did, or could. In like manner the sins of Gods Children are greater in his sight, and do more grieve him, than the sins of other men.
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