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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 10: X. Sermon At Lawrence Jury, London. April 13. 1651.
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1. In case you have less sin in duties,1 though less affections. A weak young convert hath oftentimes much affection in holy ⟨p. 119⟩duties, but much corruption too. They are very subject to rashness and precipitancy in their Prayers, and to be proud of any small measures of grace in duty, and too apt to have carnal dependence upon their duties: But old experienced Christians, as they have often less affection, so less sin in duties. Papists have very much affection in the performance of their devotions: but alas, they have the leaven of this error in their best duties, that they think they merit by them: but grown and knowing Christians, though they may not be so affectionate in duty, as the weak, yet they may exercise much more grace then they do. And so also it is after duties are performed. Weak Christians are apt to indulge their corruptions afterwards, thinking they have made a compensation for their sins by their duties: But an experienced grown Christian, though not so affectionate in duty, yet he is careful afterwards that he do not by sin spoil all his duties.
1. In case you have lesse sin in duties,1 though lesse affections. A weak young convert hath oftentimes much affection in holy ⟨p. 119⟩duties, but much corruption too. They are very subject to rashnesse and precipitancy in their Prayers, and to be proud of any small measures of grace in duty, and too apt to have carnal dependance upon their duties: But old experienc't Christians, as they have often lesse affection, so lesse sin in duties. Papists have very much affection in the performance of their devotions: but alas, they have the leaven of this errour in their best duties, that they think they merit by them: but grown and knowing Christians, though they may not be so affectionate in duty, as the weak, yet they may exercise much more grace then they do. And so also it is after duties are performed. Weak Christians are apt to indulge their corruptions afterwards, thinking they have made a compensation for their sins by their duties: But an experienced grown Christian, though not so affectionate in duty, yet he is carefull afterwards that he do not by sin spoyle all his duties.