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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
THE LAW OF SIN and GRACE COMBATING.THE LAVV OF SIN and GRACE COMBATING.
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.
In every regenerate man there is a contrary Law, a Law 1of his mind, residing this Law in his members, and carrying him as powerfully to do that which is good.
- 1Doct. The Law of the […] in the regenerate carrieth them to •hat, which is good.Doct. The Law of the 〈…〉 in the regenerate carrieth them to •hat, which is good.
And this is a Law, even as the other is, because it commands and forbids powerfully, it so commands us to do a duty, to perform an action of new obedience, that withal it gives us strength and ability to perform it; as the Apostle saith, I am able to do all things through Christ that strengtheneth me. And again, it forbids as powerfully, as we see in Joseph, when he had that temptation ⟨p. 361⟩from his Mistress, saith he, How dare I do this and sin against God? That is, there was a certain Law within him, that came with a prohibition, that would not suffer him to do it.
And this is a Law, even as the other is, because it commands and forbids powerfully, it so commands us to do a duty, to perform an action of new obedience, that withall it gives us strength and ability to perform it; as the Apostle saith, I am able to do all things through Christ that strengthneth me. And again, it forbids as powerfully, as we see in Ioseph, when he had that temptation ⟨p. 361⟩from his Mistriss, saith he, How dare I do this and sin against God? That is, there was a certain Law within him, that came with a prohibition, that would not suffer him to do it.