A53712:432
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.
THE Ways and Means whereby In-dwelling Sin prevaileth on Believers unto habitual declensions and decays, as to degrees of Grace and Holiness, is that now which comes under consideration, and are many.
THE Waies and Means whereby In-dwelling Sin prevaileth on Believers unto habitual declensions and decaies, as to degrees of Grace and Holiness, is that now which comes under consideration, and are many.
First, Upon the first Conversion and calling of Sinners unto God and Christ, they have usually many fresh Springs breaking forth in their Souls, and Refreshing showers coming upon them, which bear them up to an high rate of Faith, Love, Holiness, Fruitfulness and Obedience. As upon a Land-flood when many lesser streams run into a River, it swells over its bounds, and rolls on with a more than ordinary fullness. Now if these Springs be not kept open, if they prevail not for the continuance of these showers, they must needs decay and go backwards. We shall name one or two of them.
First, Upon the first Conversion and calling of Sinners unto God and Christ, they have usually many fresh Springs breaking forth in their Souls, and Refreshing showers coming upon them, which bear them up to an high rate of Faith, Love, Holiness, Fruitfulness and Obedience. As upon a Land-flood when many lesser streams run into a River, it swells over its bounds, and rouls on with a more than ordinary fulness. Now if these Springs be not kept open, if they prevail not for the continuance of these showers, they must needs decay and go backwards. We shall name one or two of them.
First, They have a fresh, vigorous sense of Pardoning Mercy. According as this is in the Soul, so will its Love and delight in God, so will its Obedience be. As, I say, is the sense of Gospel-pardon, so will be the life of Gospel-love.