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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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Oh be pleased to make us partakers both of the merit of Christs death in freeing us from the guilt of sin, and of the virtue of Christs death in freeing us from the power and dominion of sin, that it may not rule and reign in us as formerly. Lord, work in us a loathing, and a true hatred of every sin, especially of such we have been most addicted to, and have most delighted in. To this end convince us what a folly, yea madness it is, for the short fruition of a momentany pleasure here, to implunge our selves into everlasting burnings. Oh convert every unconverted soul among us; bring us to Christ; make us adventurers for the other World: let us be resolved henceforth for an holy and righteous life: instruct us in thy ways, and teach us thy Statutes. Break the power of our sins, ⟨image 140⟩subdue our rebellion, and make us willing to be the Lord's. Change our evil natures, and give us another Spirit. Help us sincerely to choose thee as our portion; to love, and fear, and trust in thee; and to walk humbly with thee all the days of our life. Help us to set our affections on things abov•, and no longer on this earth: let us dye daily to sin, and this World: let us exercise our selves in keeping a good Conscience towards God and men: let us work out our Salvation with fear and trembling, and give all diligence to make our calling and election sure; and let not our labour herein be in vain. Keep us, O Lord, from our iniquities; keep us from the way of lying, from all unrighteous and unjust dealing, from wrath, and evil speaking; let us be true, temperate, peaceable, and merciful, as the children of our heavenly Father. Help us to be serious, and savoury, and tender, and watchful: and hold us on constantly in our holy course to the end of our days.
Oh be pleased to make us partakers both of the merit of Christs death in freeing us from the guilt of sin, and of the virtue of Christs death in freeing us from the power and dominion of sin, that it may not rule and raign in us as formerly. Lord, work in us a loathing, and a true hatred of every sin, especially of such we have been most addicted to, and have most delighted in. To this end convince us what a folly, yea madness it is, for the short fruition of a momentany pleasure here, to implunge our selves into everlasting burnings. Oh convert every unconverted soul among us; bring us to Christ; make us adventurers for the other World: let us be resolved henceforth for an holy and righteous life: instruct us in thy wayes, and teach us thy Satutes. Break the power of our sins,