A64642:70
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crab. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanley Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crabb. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanly Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.
London: printed by S. Griffin for Will, 1660
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.
While we are at liberty, we are way laid by his nets and traps, and taken we are at his pleasure: As long as we are hardened in heart, we are in the Devils cage: true repentance is that whereby alone we purchase our freedom, whereby we recover our selves; and therefore in Rom. 2.5. Hardness of heart and impenitency signify the same thing. After thy hardened and impenitent heart thou treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath. Mark then: what's a hard heart? It's an impenitent heart. Dost thou harden thy heart? then know that for the present ⟨p. 6⟩thou art a dead man. If notwithstanding all Gods threats out of his word thou art not a jot moved, thou art dead whilst alive, as the woman that lived in pleasure. And if thou continuest so, thou treasurest up wrath against the day of wrath, and the just revelation of Gods judgments. Gods Word is the especial means to recover thee. A man that is in a swoon, they rub him to recover him, because there's life in him; but if dead, strong-waters, or any thing else cannot restore him. Examine thy self then, does the working of the Word rub and gall thee? it's a sign there is life in thee; but if it make no impression, it moves thee not, it's a sign of a dead heart. Consider then the danger of this condition for a man to resolve on his evil courses, never purposing to alter matters. It exceedingly hastens Gods judgments.
While we are at liberty, we are way laid by his nets and traps, and taken we are at his pleasure: As long as we are hardned in heart, we are in the Devils cage: true repentance is that whereby alone we purchase our freedome, whereby we recover our selves; and therefore in Rom. 2.5. Hardness of heart and impenitency signifie the same thing. After thy hardned and impenitent heart thou treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath. Mark then: what's a hard heart? It's an impenitent heart. Dost thou harden thy heart? then know that for the present ⟨p. 6⟩thou art a dead man. If notwithstanding all Gods threats out of his word thou art not a jot moved, thou art dead whilst alive, as the woman that lived in pleasure. And if thou continuest so, thou treasurest up wrath against the day of wrath, and the just revelation of Gods judgments. Gods Word is the especial meanes to recover thee. A man that is in a swoun, they rub him to recover him, because there's life in him; but if dead, strong-waters, or any thing else cannot restore him. Examine thy self then, does the working of the Word rub and gall thee? it's a sign there is life in thee; but if it make no impression, it moves thee not, it's a sign of a dead heart. Consider then the danger of this condition for a man to resolve on his evil courses, never purposing to alter matters. It exceedingly hastens Gods judgments.