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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 9: IX. Sermon at Lawrence Jury London. April 6. 1651.
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1. When sins are committed with complacency.1 Sin at first is like a snake that is almost starved by reason of the cold, and is very weak and feeble; but if it be laid in the bosom, then it gathers strength, and after a while sin revives and becomes a delight in the soul. If thou were at first troubled at sin, and afterwards takest pleasure in sin, its a sign that sin hath a great hand over thee. Thus God complains of his people, What hath my beloved to do in my house? 2—When thou dost evil then thou rejoicest. We may know the power and strength of corruption in us, by sins activity in us, and by our cheerfulness and complacency in sin.
1. When sins are committed with complacency.1 Sin at first is like a snake that is almost starved by reason of the cold, and is very weak and feeble; but if it be laid in the bosome, then it gathers strength, and after a while sin revives and becomes a delight in the soul. If thou were at first troubled at sin, and afterwards takest pleasure in sin, its a signe that sin hath a great hand over thee. Thus God complaines of his people, What hath my beloved to doe in my house? 2—When thou dost evil then thou rejoycest. We may know the power and strength of corruption in us, by sins activity in us, and by our chearsulness and complacency in sin.