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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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8. Consider that sin will be thy destruction, and nothing besides it can harm thee. It is not in the power of all the men and Devils in the World to destroy the soul of any man. Temptations can do nothing but by the advantage of corruption; 'tis that wounds mortally our immortal spirit, and brings it into that cursed state, where though it never dyeth, yet is it always dying; though never quite dead, yet ever in the pangs of death.
8. Consider that sin will be thy destruction, and nothing besides it can harm thee. It is not in the power of all the men and Devils in the World to destroy the soul of any man. Temptations can do nothing but by the advantage of corruption; 'tis that wounds mortally our immortal spirit, and brings it into that cursed state, where though it never dyeth, yet is it alwayes dying; though never quite dead, yet ever in the pangs of death.
Oh what prodigious cruelty must it then needs be, for such things of nought, to betray thy precious soul to an eternal loss! when if thou wouldst be ⟨p. 211⟩persuaded to secure this enemy, Sin, thou mightest live and be blessed, in spite of men and Devils. And wilt thou yet be in league with it? wilt thou let it live? Shall not thy soul be avenged of such an enemy as this? Arise, arise, set upon thy sins, upon them all, let not thy soul spare any one of them, give no quarter to them, let not any iniquity lodge in peace with thee one night more, lest thou be a dead man before the morning.
Oh what prodigious cruelty must it then needs be, for such things of nought, to betray thy precious soul to an eternal loss! when if thou wouldst be ⟨p. 211⟩perswaded to secure this enemy, Sin, thou mightest live and be blessed, in spite of men and Devils. And wilt thou yet be in league with it? wilt thou let it live? Shall not thy soul be avenged of such an enemy as this? Arise, arise, set upon thy sins, upon them all, let not thy soul spare any one of them, give no quarter to them, let not any iniquity lodge in peace with thee one night more, lest thou be a dead man before the morning.