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Grace: the truth and growth and different degrees thereof. The sum and substance of…Grace: the truth and growth and different degrees thereof. The summe and substance of…
Grace: the truth and growth and different degrees thereof. The sum and substance of XV. sermons. Preached by that faithful and painful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Lawrence Jury, London. They being his last sermons. To which is added a funeral sermon, being the very last sermon he ever preached.Grace: the truth and growth and different degrees thereof. The summe and substance of XV. sermons. Preached by that faithful and painful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Lawrence Jury, London. They being his last sermons. To which is added a funerall sermon, being the very last sermon he ever preached.
London: printed by E.G. for J. Rothwell, 1652
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2. A weak Christian is not clearly insighted into the close & spiritual failings,1 which cleave to his performances. He doth see his gifts, and takes notice of his affections, but he doth not see the vanity of his mind, the unsoundness of his ends, his carnal dependence upon his duty, self-love and vain glory; but in tract of time a grown Christian doth take notice of these things in himself; an experienced Christian will take as much notice of his failing in duty, as of his ability in it, and though he discern an enlargement of gifts and graces in him at some times; yet he still discerns much spiritual pride, popular applause, ostentation of gifts, too much forwardness in setting out his parts, which a ⟨p. 21⟩weak Christian seldom perceives.
2. A weak Christian is not clearly insighted into the close & spirituall failings,1 which cleave to his performances. He doth see his gifts, and takes notice of his affections, but he doth not see the vanity of his minde, the unsoundness of his ends, his carnal dependance upon his duty, self-love and vaine glory; but in tract of time a grown Christian doth take notice of these things in himself; an experienced Christian will take as much notice of his failing in duty, as of his ability in it, and though he discerne an inlargement of gifts and graces in him at some times; yet he still discerns much spiritual pride, popular applause, ostentation of gifts, too much forwardnesse in setting out his parts, which a ⟨p. 21⟩weak Christian seldom perceives.
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3. To have a scrupulous conscience about