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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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III. Consider the manifold benefits which usually follow thereupon.
1. God will be sure to mind them, who mind him. Then they that feared the Lord, 1spake often one to another, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared the Lord, and thought on his name. Not a thought of God but it is registered in his book of remembrance. The more we look up unto God, the more he will look down upon us for our good. When thoughts of God are stirring in us, God himself is not far off, he will come and enter. Oh how happy are those souls in whom God comes, and takes up his habitation!
1. God will be sure to mind them, who mind him. Then they that feared the Lord, 1spake often one to another, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared the Lord, and thought on his name. Not a thought of God but it is registred in his book of remembrance. The more we look up unto God, the more he will look down upon us for our good. When thoughts of God are stirring in us, God himself is not far off, he will come and enter. Oh how happy are those souls in whom God comes, and takes up his habitation!
2. A clearer apprehension of divine truths. Though we hear often, and read much, yet if we digest not those truths we meet with, by meditation, we shall still continue in the dark. Our knowledge at the best will be but weak, and inefficacious. Whereas by a frequent thinking of those truths which we hear or read, we shall have a clearer apprehension of them, and they will be concocted into better nourishment.