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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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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.
David's not watching his Eyes and Heart, and his not imploying 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.
Not doing good, fits the heart for doing evil: The ground not sown with good Corn, doth naturally of its own accord bring forth evil weeds. Indeed, it's impossible for him that doth no good, not to do evil. He that doth not gather with Christ, scattereth; and he that is not with me is against me, Matth. 12.30. He that fights not for his Prince in a day of Battle, is his Enemy; and that Servant who helps not his Master in Harvest, hinders him. Not to save a life when we may, is to destroy and murder it. The Negative Christian will quickly fall to be a positive Atheist and Heathen. If the Heart be empty of good, and swept clean of Grace, the unclean Spirit will quickly take up his lodging in it. Besides, God doth often judicially give up them to commit Evil, who refuse to do good. Because they received not the truth in the love of it, (here is a Sin of Omission) God gave them up to strong delusions, that they might believe a lye, &c. 2 Thess. 2.10, 11. Now how great and dangerous is this Sin, that ushers in so many Sins? Alas, one Sin is too weighty for thy Soul to bear; how ⟨p. 147⟩