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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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. Sins of Omission are the ground of, and make way for Sins of Commission. The want of love to God and our ⟨p. 145⟩not believing his Word, which are Sins of Omission, are the ground of all abominations. When a man once casteth off daily reading the Word, and seeking God by Prayer, or performs those Duties coldly and carelessly; he throws himself out of God's Protection, and so becomes a Lackey to the Devil, and a tame Slave to every Lust to trample on, and tyrannize over at pleasure; Psal. 14.3, 4. They are all gone aside, they are altogether filthy: there is none that doth good, no not one. Negligentiam in orando semper aliqua notabilis transgressio sequitur, saith One; always some notable Sin followeth upon slothfulness in prayer.
2. Sins of Omission are the ground of, and make way for Sins of Commission. The want of love to God and our ⟨p. 145⟩not believing his Word, which are Sins of Omission, are the ground of all abominations. When a man once casteth off daily reading the Word, and seeking God by Prayer, or performs those Duties coldly and carelesly; he throws himself out of God's Protection, and so becomes a Lacquey to the Devil, and a tame Slave to every Lust to trample on, and tyranize over at pleasure; Psal. 14.3, 4. They are all gone aside, they are altogether filthy: there is none that doth good, no not one. Negligentiam in orando semper aliqua notabilis transgressio sequitur, saith One; always some notable Sin followeth upon slothfulness in prayer.
David's not watching his Eyes and Heart, and his not employing his time better at that hour of the day, brought forth Drunkenness, Murder, Adultery, Lying, &c. Some Sins of Omission are like great men, that never go without many Followers; admit their Persons, you must admit their long train which they bring with them. So a Gad, a whole troop of ugly lusts will throng in upon our neglect of one Duty.