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The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan…
The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan showing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...The young man's guide through the wilderness of this world to the heavenly Canaan shewing him how to carry himself Christian-like in the whole course of his life / by Tho. Gouge ...
London: printed by S. and B.G. for Nevil Simmons, 1676
THE Young Man's Guide. › Chapter 20: Of the well-ordering our Actions.
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CHAP. XX. Of the well-ordering our Actions.
III. AS thy Thoughts and Words must be well ordered, so likewise thy Actions, and that in the whole course of thy life. This the Apostle intendeth, Phil. 1. 27. Let your conversation be such as becometh the Gospel of Jesus Christ; that is, as you have embraced the Gospel ⟨p. 112⟩of Christ, and made a Profession of Religion; so see that your Conversation be suitable and answerable thereunto: thereby manifesting the power of the Gospel in you. Oh how sad a sight is it to see men making a Profession of Religion, instead of adorning the same with a godly life, disgracing it, and denying the power thereof in their loose and carnal conversation! Let such talk what they will of their Faith, that they do believe in Jesus Christ; and therefore doubt not their condition is as good as the best; yet let them know, that that Faith will not save them, which brings not forth a godly life. Though Faith alone justifies, yet Faith which is alone, not accompanied with good works, doth not justify, nor save. It is a dead Faith, Jam. 2. 20. Wilt thou hope to live by that Faith which is dead?
III. AS thy Thoughts and Words must be well ordered, so likewise thy Actions, and that in the whole course of thy life. This the Apostle intendeth, Phil. 1. 27. Let your conversation be such as becometh the Gospel of Iesus Christ; that is, as you have imbraced the Gospel ⟨p. 112⟩of Christ, and made a Profession of Religion; so see that your Conversation be suitable and answerable thereunto: thereby manifesting the power of the Gospel in you. Oh how sad a sight is it to see men making a Profession of Religion, instead of adorning the same with a godly life, disgracing it, and denying the power thereof in their loose and carnal conversation! Let such talk what they will of their Faith, that they do believe in Jesus Christ; and therefore doubt not their condition is as good as the best; yet let them know, that that Faith will not save them, which brings not forth a godly life. Though Faith alone justifies, yet Faith which is alone, not accompanied with good works, doth not justifie, nor save. It is a dead Faith,