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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 41: The grand cause of sins of Omission. An unregenerate heart, with the cure of it; a rene…
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Besides, an unregenerate Soul is necessitated (as to internal Omissions, in regard of his want of spiritual life, so) to external Omissions, in regard of his engagements to his carnal interest. One is possibly married to Profit, and when that calls him, he must go, though Closet or Family, or any other Duties bid him stay, Matth. 8. No man can serve God and Mammon, but he will love the one, and hate the other; or despise the one, and cleave to the other. When once there comes a competition between godliness and gain in the life, it will quickly appear which hath the greatest sway and predominancy in the heart. The young man would not follow Christ, because his Estate denied to give him leave. ⟨p. 370⟩Had he been less rich, he had been (probably) more religious; but having once espoused the interest of his Wealth, he could not leave it, though he left God, and Christ, and Heaven for it. Another is engaged to Pleasures, and when they require his presence, it cannot be supposed that he will deny them for the exercises if Religion, which are so painful to him. Herod may pretend fair for Religion, and profess some kindness to the Baptist, but when his Delilah commands, his love to her over-comes his fear of John; and instead of doing many things, or any thing that was good, he cuts off that Head which had a Tongue in it so bold, as to reprove him for his sin. A third is wedded to Honour, and if that be inconsistent with Holiness; as sometimes the case may be, he will neglect his Duty to God, to pay his Homage to this Diana. Jehu will do one good work, because Gods and his interest were both conjoined. His slaughter of Ahab's Sons and Prophets tended to settle him the firmer in his Throne, and so his ambition called for the same with Gods Command. But Jehu will omit ⟨p. 371⟩another good work, he will not destroy the Idolatry at Dan and Bethel, because there his interest and Gods were divided; for though God enjoined the destruction of Idols in one place as well as another, yet Jehu was fearful as his Predecessor Jeroboam, that the Crown would not be fast on his Head, if the people should have gone up to Jerusalem to Worship; therefore when his carnal interest forbids what God commands, he disobeys God, to serve that. There is no unsanctified person in the World, but hath some worldly interest of his own superior and paramount;