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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 39: Arguments against sins of Omssion. The new Nature in Believers inclines them to positiv…
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Again, it would be marvellous if thou shouldst not follow thy own natural ⟨p. 342⟩propensity and inclinations. For a dead man to lie still, and not stir, nor perform any actions of life, is nothing strange, none expecteth any other; but for a living man, one that hath a principle of life to do so, would be accounted little less than miraculous. For a man dead in Sins and Trespasses, that hath no Spirit of Grace to enliven his poor Soul, to lie still in his idleness, and slothfulness, and carnal security, and to neglect the performance of the Duties of a spiritual Life, is no wonder; but is it not a wonder for one that is quickened in Christ, Ephes. 2.5. created unto good works, fitted and formed for them, Eph. 2.10. that hath Jesus Christ living in him, Gal. 2.20. and a principle of holiness inclining and enabling him hereunto, should omit those actions that are proper to life. I beseech thee, Friend, do not displease thy self, and cross thy very Nature, to disobey thy God; surely he is worthy of more dutiful behaviour from thee.
Again, it would be marvailous if thou shouldst not follow thy own natural ⟨p. 342⟩propensity and inclinations. For a dead man to lie still, and not stir, nor perform any actions of life, is nothing strange, none expecteth any other; but for a living man, one that hath a principle of life to do so, would be accounted little less than miraculous. For a man dead in Sins and Trespasses, that hath no Spirit of Grace to enliven his poor Soul, to lie still in his idleness, and slothfulness, and carnal security, and to neglect the performance of the Duties of a spiritual Life, is no wonder; but is it not a wonder for one that is quickened in Christ, Ephes. 2.5. created unto good works, fitted and formed for them, Eph. 2.10. that hath Jesus Christ living in him,