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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. One sin is a Violation of Gods Law, as well as many. Jam. 2. 10, Whosoever shall keep the whole Law, and yet offend in one point, is guilty of all. A wilful breach of one part of the Law makes thee guilty of the Violation of the whole Law. The Law of God is a chain of holy precepts, if one link of a chain is broken, you may say, the chain is broken.
1. One sin is a Violation of Gods Law, as well as many. Jam. 2. 10, Whosoever shall keep the whole Law, and yet offend in one point, is guilty of all. A wilfull breach of one part of the Law makes thee guilty of the Violation of the whole Law. The Law of God is a chain of holy precepts, if one link of a chain is broken, you may say, the chain is broken.
2. One sin allowed, and delighted in, is enough to keep thy soul out of Heaven. As Adam by eating one forbidden fruit was cast out of Paradise: So mayest thou out of Heaven, for but one sin, that thou hast committed, and not repented of.
2. One sin allowed, and delighted in, is enough to keep thy soul out of Heaven. As Adam by eating one forbidden fruit was cast out of Paradise: So maist thou out of Heaven, for but one sin, that thou hast committed, and not repented of.
3. The living and delighting in one sin doth evidence a rotten, and unsound heart. As it is made in the Scripture a note of uprightness to make Conscience of every known sin. So it is made a note of Hypocrisy to seem to make Conscience of the forbearance of some sins, and yet to live and lye in the practice of others. Hereby was Herod's Hypocrisy discovered, who though upon John Baptists Preaching he reformed much, and did many good things, yet would not part with his beloved Herodias, notwithstanding she was his Brothers Wife.