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The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…
The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. / Delivered in several sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. / Delivered in severall sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.
London: printed by G.D. for Francis Eglesfield, 1651
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GRACE Magnified: OR, The PRIVILED GES of those that are under Grace.
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.
First this Doctrine serveth to check their unthankfulness, that do enjoy the Gospel, and are not abundant in thanksgiving to God for it. Whatsoever thou hast, whatsoever boldness toward God, whatever access into his presence, whatever hope of pardon, whatever victory over corruption, whatever change of nature, whatsoever thou hast that bringeth thee, or furthereth thee in grace and favour with God, all is by Christ and the Gospel. Whence is it then that thou art so unmindful of Christ, and so unthankful for Christ and the Gospel?
First this Doctrine serveth to check their unthankfulness, that doe enjoy the Gospel, and are not abundant in thanksgiving to God for it. Whatsoever thou hast, whatsoever boldness toward God, whatever access into his presence, whatever hope of pardon, whatever victorie over corruption, whatever change of nature, whatsoever thou hast that bringeth thee, or furthereth thee in grace and favour with God, all is by Christ and the Gospel. Whence is it then that thou art so unmindfull of Christ, and so unthankfull for Christ and the Gospel?
There are three unthankfulnesses, and unmindfulnesses which the Scripture marks. The first is that of the chief Butlers forgetting the kindness of Joseph: The other is, that of the King of Egypts forgetting also the kindness of Joseph. And the last is that of Joash, his forgetting the kindness of Jehojada the high Priest. These are branded for their unmindfulness of the great favours they had received. But all ⟨p. 106⟩these put together, are not so deeply to be charged with the guilt of unthankfulness, and unmindfulness, as we are that live under the Gospel, and enjoy such great favours by Christ and the Gospel, and yet are no more thankful for them than we are.
There are three unthankfulnesses, and unmindfulnesses which the Scripture marks. The first is that of the chief Butlers forgetting the kindness of Joseph: The other is, that of the King of Egypts forgetting also the kindness of Joseph. And the last is that of Joash, his forgetting the kindness of Jehojada the high Priest. These are branded for their unmindfulness of the great favours they had received. But all