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A second volume of discourses or sermons on several scriptures
A second volume of discourses or sermons on several scriptures by Ezekiel Hopkins ...
London: printed by E.H. for Nathanael Ranew, 1693
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Sermon 4: The Nature, Danger, Aggravations, and Cure of Presumptuous Sinning, &c. ON
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.
Thirdly, In the Text we have the Reason also why David prays so earnestly against presumptuous Sins: Which Reason carries in it the Form of a distinct Petition by it self; Keep back thy Servant from presumptuous Sins; let them not have dominion over me; but yet it may be well understood as a Reason of the foregoing Request; therefore, Lord, ⟨p. 156⟩keep me from presumptuous Sins; lest by falling into the commission of them, I fall also under the power of them; lest by prevailing upon me, they get dominion and sovereignty over me. And in this Reason also we have a hint of the encroaching nature of Sin still, from the allowance of little and secret Sins, it proceeds to the commission of gross and presumptuous Sins; and from the commission of these, it proceeds to dominion over him; and therefore if we would not be Slaves to our Lusts, and Vassals to the Devil, we had need all of us to pray with David, Lord, keep us from secret Sins, lest they break out into open and presumptuous Sins; and, Lord, keep us from presumptuous Sins, lest they get dominion over us.
Thirdly, In the Text we have the Reason also why David prays so earnestly against presumptuous Sins: Which Reason carries in it the Form of a distinct Petition by it self; Keep back thy Servant from presumptuous Sins; let them not have dominion over me; but yet it may be well understood as a Reason of the foregoing Request; therefore, Lord, ⟨p. 156⟩keep me from presumptuous Sins; lest by falling into the commission of them, I fall also under the power of them; lest by prevailing upon me, they get dominion and sovereignty over me. And in this Reason also we have a hint of the incroaching nature of Sin still, from the allowance of little and secret Sins, it proceeds to the commission of gross and presumptuous Sins; and from the commission of these, it proceeds to dominion over him; and therefore if we would not be Slaves to our Lusts, and Vassals to the Devil, we had need all of us to pray with David, Lord, keep us from secret Sins, lest they break out into open and presumptuous Sins; and, Lord, keep us from presumptuous Sins, lest they get dominion over us.