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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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3. By a conscionable performance of this duty, we ⟨p. 206⟩shall be freed from those heinous and scandalous sins, into which other mens lusts do carry them. Should corruption have its way and course without resistance in the best of us, it would soon break forth into the most loathsome and disgraceful sins, that are committed by the very worst of men; as we see in David, Solomon, and others. Is it not then needful for us to keep down, and withstand the first motions and risings of sin in our hearts, before it break forth into such wicked and disgraceful acts, which will blast our credit and reputation, and bring a scandal upon our Religion and profession?
3. By a conscionable performance of this duty, we ⟨p. 206⟩shall be freed from those hainous and scandalous sins, into which other mens lusts do carry them. Should corruption have its way and course without resistance in the best of us, it would soon break forth into the most loathsome and disgracefull sins, that are committed by the very worst of men; as we see in David, Solomon, and others. Is it not then needfull for us to keep down, and withstand the first motions and risings of sin in our hearts, before it break forth into such wicked and disgracefull acts, which will blast our credit and reputation, and bring a scandal upon our Religion and profession?
4. Mortification of sin was one special end of Christs death; who dyed to save his people from their sins: not to save them in their sins, but from their sins: as from the guilt and punishment, so from the power of them. And indeed whom Christ delivers from the damnation of sin, he first delivers also from the dominion of sin. Whom he intends to save from hell, he first saveth them from iniquity: he saves their souls by killing their sins.