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The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission
The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission wherein is discovered, the nature, causes, and cure of those sins / by Geo. Swinnock.
London: printed for Geo. Swinnock, 1675
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Chapter 21: The agreement and difference between sins of Omission and sins of Commission.
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.
2. They differ in this; Every Commission proceeds originally from a sin of Omission, but sins of Omission do not proceed originally from sins of Commission. All sin springeth from this, The departure of the heart from God, Jer. 2.5, Heb. 3.12. and the want of true love to, and fear of his Majesty, 1 Joh. 5.3. Joh. 15. which are sins of Omission. Where there is no love to God, there is no care to forbear what he forbids, Joh. 14.24. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings. And where there is no fear of God, all manner of wickedness will abound, Psal. 36.1.2. David concludes a wicked mans Omission from his sins of Commission. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, That there is no fear of God before his eyes; i. e. His scandalous Practices, and sins of Commission, tell me, That he is guilty of inward Omissions, That there is no fear of God before his eyes. He who casteth off fear, will soon let the Reins loose to all Licentiousness. They who ⟨p. 139⟩called not on God will devour Jacob, and make waste his dwelling-place, Jer. 10. ult. No sin comes amiss to them, Rom. 3.9, to 14. The monstrous, horrid, unnatural sins of the Heathen had their beginning in sins of Omission. When they knew God, (i. e. by the light of nature, which plainly speaks a Deity) they glorified him not as God; (e. i. did not love him, fear him, trust in him, honour him as God,) neither were thankful, (did not acknowledge their Engagements to him, for their noble Beings, and manifold Mercies): These were sins of Omission; but what followeth upon them? Truly unnatural bestiality, unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, envy, murder, pride, &c. Rom. 21.21, to the end. Men leave the fountain of living Waters, and then hew themselves broken Cisterns which will hold no water,