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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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And that your reading may be the more profitable, observe these few directions.
1. Before you read, lift up your heart unto God in some short Prayer, beseeching him who is the Father of light, to enlighten the blind eyes of your understandings, that you may understand what you read, so to strengthen your memories, that you may remember it, and that he would give you. Wisdom to apply, faith to believe, and grace to practise what you read.
Which Prayer is necessary before reading, because as the Apostle speaketh,1 Naturally we understand not the things of the Spirit of God, neither can we know them, because they are spiritually discerned. And it is only the Spirit of God that revealeth them unto us, which we have no hope to attain, but by fervent Prayer.