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The saints guide, in three treatises
The saints guide, in three treatises; I. The mirror of mercy, on Gen. 6.13. II. The carnal mans condition, on Rom. 1.18. III. The plantation of the righteous, on Psa. l.3 / By Thomas Hooker minister in New-England.The saints guide, in three treatises; I. The mirror of mercie, on Gen. 6.13. II. The carnall mans condition, on Rom. 1.18. III. The plantation of the righteous, on Psa. l.3 / By Thomas Hooker minister in New-England.
London: printed for John Stafford over against Brids Church, 1645
Contents › Sermon 1: The Contents of the First Sermon. Gen. 6.13.
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.
The Contents of the First Sermon. Gen. 6.13.
Doct. IN the generality, marriage with a contrary Religion ever brings destruction. p. 5. Doct. 1. The Spirit of God doth ever undoubtedly accompany the Ministry of the word. p. 12. Reas. 1. Because God hath set apart the Ministry of the word to sanctify the soul. p. 13. Reas. 2. Because it is always either a savour of life, or a savour of death. p. 14. it doth always accompany the word, but it doth not always work. p. 14. Reas. 3. Because it is able to do all things. p. 15. Use. For information to take heed least we take up Arms against the word of God, for the word of God. and the Spirit of God go together, p. 17. this sin is near to the sin against the Holy Ghost. p. 17. Doct. 2. The Lord by the Power of his Spirit in the Ministry of the word strives with poor rebellious sinners for their good, and they appose both his Spirit, and their own good, p. 19. Q. How doth the Spirit strive. p. 24. A. 1. By way of persuasion, 2. By terror and punishment. 3. If this prevails not then mercy overcomes the sinner. p. 25. 1. If the sinner be secure, the Lord summoneth him into his Court. p. 26.⟨image 3⟩ 1. By bringing him to the word. p. 27. 2. By bringing the word home to his understanding. p. 28. 2. If the sinner careless, God makes him attend, and bring the word so evident to the Soul, that it cannot evade it. p. 28. 3. If ignorant he informs him. p. 30. 4. If carnal reason come to excuse the heinousness of the sins, the Spirit answers all its pleas, p. 36. 5. Least the sinner being convinced should despair, the Lord lets in the manifestations of his goodness, p. 37. 6. If the sinner shall turn this grace into wantonness, so that the wisdom of God resolves to forsake him. p. 39. 7. Then the Patience of God pretend for a longer time, p. 39. 8. But if the sinner grow more careless, so that Patience is at a period. p. 41. then cometh in the long sufferance of God. p. 42. Reas. 1. The Lord doth thus strive that he might glorify the attribute of his mercy, p. 56 2. That he might leave the world without excuse, p. 57. Use 1. For instruction to consider, 1. Of the riches of Gods free grace, 2. Of the depth of that rebellion that is in the souls of men, p. 57. Use 2. For information, That the condemnation of