A53712:383
The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin
The nature, power, deceit, and prevalency of the remainders of indwelling-sin in believers together with the ways of its working and means of prevention opened, evinced, and applied with a resolution of sundry cases of conscience thereunto appertaining.The nature, power, deceit, and prevalency of the remainders of indwelling-sin in believers together with the wayes of its working and means of prevention opened, evinced, and applyed with a resolution of sundry cases of conscience thereunto appertaining.
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sixthly, We may also see hence the great use of Magistracy in the world, that great appointment of God. Amongst other things, it is peculiarly subservient to this holy Providence, in obstructing the bringing forth of conceived sin; namely by the terror of him that bears the sword. God fixes that on the hearts of evil men which he expresseth, Rom. 13. 4. If thou do that which is evil, be afraid, for the power beareth not the sword in vain, for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath on them that do evil. God fixes this on the hearts of men, and by the dread and terror of it closeth the womb of sin, that it shall not bring forth. When there was no King in Israel, none to put to rebuke, and none of whom evil men were afraid, there was woeful work and havoc amongst the children of men made in the world; as we may see in the last Chapters of the book of Judges. The greatest mercies and blessings that in this world we are made partakers of, next to them of the Gospel and Covenant of Grace, come to us through this channel and conduit. And indeed, this whereof we have been speaking, is the proper work of Magistracy, namely to be subservient to the providence of God in obstructing the bringing forth of conceived sin.
Sixthly, We may also see hence the great use of Magistracie in the world, that great appointment of God. Amongst other things, it is peculiarly subservient to this holy Providence, in obstructing the bringing forth of conceived sin; namely by the terrour of him that bears the sword. God fixes that on the hearts of evil men which he expresseth, Rom. 13. 4. If thou do that which is evil, be afraid, for the power beareth not the sword in vain, for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath on them that do evil. God fixes this on the hearts of men, and by the dread and terrour of it closeth the womb of sin, that it shall not bring forth. When there was no King in Israel, none to put to rebuke, and none of whom evil men were afraid, there was woful work and havock amongst the children of men made in the world; as we may see in the last Chapters of the book of Judges. The greatest mercies and blessings that in this world we are made partakers of, next to them of the Gospel and Covenant of Grace, come to us through this channel and conduit. And indeed, this whereof we have been speaking, is the proper work of Magistracy, namely to be subservient to the providence of God in obstructing the bringing forth of conceived sin.