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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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Sermon 8: VIII. Sermon at Lawrence Jury London. April 6. 1651.
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3. Another reason may be taken from the devil,1 from that malice which he bears to all the people of God, and especially to those who have most grace; whom God loves most, the devil hates most. When the voice from Heaven said to Christ, Thou art my well-beloved son, then came the devil to assault and to tempt him; if you are the objects of Gods dearest love, you will be the objects of the devils deepest rage: and though he cannot damn thy soul, yet he will trouble thy conscience; if he cannot break thy head, he will bruise thy heel.
3. Another reason may be taken from the devil,1 from that malice which he bears to all the people of God, and especially to those who have most grace; whom God loves most, the devil hates most. When the voice from Heaven said to Christ, Thou art my welbeloved sonne, then came the devil to assault and to tempt him; if you are the objects of Gods dearest love, you wil be the objects of the devils deepest rage: and though he cannot damne thy soule, yet he wil trouble thy conscience; if he cannot break thy head, he will bruise thy heel.
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2. It also proceeds from the devils knowledge, as well as his malice; he knows, if he can but get those which are strong in grace to sin, he shall do the more mischief, as
2. It also proceeds from the devils knowledge, as wel as his malice; he knows, if he can but get those which are strong in grace to sin, he shall doe the more mischiefe, as