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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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Part › Chapter 3: Of the Nature of Regeneration, What it is.
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CHAP. III. Of the Nature of Regeneration, What it is.
I. Regeneration, is that grace whereby a natural man is made a spiritual or new man. Even he that by sin was a Child of the Devil, is made a Child of God. For as by virtue of our natural birth, that which was no man is made a man, or Son of man. So by this Spiritual birth, he that was a natural man is made a new man, even a spiritual man, a child of God, So that to speak properly, Regeneration is another birth after the former. A spiritual birth after our natural birth, whereby a man is as it were another man. As it is said of Caleb, that he was a man of another spirit. So may it be said of a regenerate man, 1that he is of another spirit, being quite altered and changed from what he was before.
I. REgeneration, is that grace whereby a natural man is made a spiritual or new man. Even he that by sin was a Child of the Devil, is made a Child of God. For as by vertue of our natural birth, that which was no man is made a man, or Son of man. So by this Spiritual birth, he that was a natural man is made a new man, even a spiritual man, a child of God, So that to speak properly, Regeneration is another birth after the former. A spiritual birth after our natural birth, whereby a man is as it were another man. As it is said of Calch, that he was a man of another spirit. So may it be said of a regenerate man, 1that he is of another spirit, being quite altered and changed from what he was before.