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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 13: XIII. Sermon at Lawrence Jury London. April 20. 1651.
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5. They that have much grace, and are strong in grace, yet have cause to be humble, because its likely they had more grace and did more good heretofore then now; and who is there almost that is not decayed, that hath not in some degree or other left their first love? 1have you not had (I speak to grown and experienced Christians) more love and zeal to God, more hatred of sin, more grief for sin, more fear of offending God then now you have? are there not many that have and do express ⟨p. 166⟩less desire after duty, less fervency, less frequency, less delight in holy duties then formerly? Alas! how many through pride and spiritual improvidence, through neglect of Ordinances, and worldly mindedness have much abated in their spiritual estate!
5. They that have much grace, and are strong in grace, yet have cause to be humble, because its likely they had more grace and did more good heretofore then now; and who is there almost that is not decayed, that hath not in some degree or other left their first love? 1have you not had (I speak to grown and experienced Christians) more love and zeal to God, more hatred of sin, more griefe for sinne, more feare of offending God then now you have? are there not many that have and do expresse ⟨p. 166⟩lesse desire after duty, lesse fervency, lesse frequency, lesse delight in holy duties then formerly? Alas! how many through pride and spiritual improvidence, through neglect of Ordinances, and worldly mindednesse have much abated in their spiritual estate!