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The combat between the flesh and spirit. As also the woeful with-drawing of the…The combate between the flesh and spirit. As also the wofull with-drawing of the…
The combat between the flesh and spirit. As also the woeful with-drawing of the Spirit of God, with the causes thereof: and walking in, and after the Spirit, together with the blessedness thereof. Being the sum and substance of XXVII. sermons: preached a little before his death, by that faithful servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of the Gospel at Lawrence Jury London. To which is added the Christians directory tending to direct him in the various conditions that God may cast him into. In XV. sermons.The combate between the flesh and spirit. As also the wofull with-drawing of the Spirit of God, with the causes thereof: and walking in, and after the Spirit, together with the blessednesse thereof. Being the summe and substance of XXVII. sermons: preached a little before his death, by that faithfull servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of the Gospel at Lawrence Jury London. To which is added the Christians directory tending to direct him in the various conditions that God may cast him into. In XV. sermons.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for John Rothwell, 1654
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2. Another injury which is of a higher nature, is grieving of the Spirit, 1And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Then do you grieve the Spirit, when you shall do any sinful act, for which the Spirit checks you, and yet you will run upon the committing of it, when you shall hearken rather to the motions of sin then the motions of the Spirit, to Satanical delusions rather then the Spirits motions; this grieves the Spirit exceedingly, as it will grieve a friend when we leave his counsel, and follow rather the counsel of an enemy.
2. Another injury which is of a higher nature, is grieving of the Spirit, 1And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Then do you grieve the Spirit, when you shall do any sinful act, for which the Spirit checks you, and yet you will run upon the committing of it, when you shall hearken rather to the motions of sinne then the motions of the Spirit, to Satanical delusions rather then the Spirits motions; this grieves the Spirit exceedingly, as it will grieve a friend when we leave his counsel, and follow rather the counsel of an enemy.
3. Another injury done against the Spirit, is vexing the Spirit, They rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit. And this is a higher degree; 1for then may a man be said to vex the Spirit, when he quenches the Spirit, and grieves the Spirit, and doth so by many reiterated acts, hereby is the Spirit grieved. A man is grieved when his friend doth him one discourtesy; but when he shall persist in the doing of more, this raiseth up vexation in him: Even so is it with the Spirit of God, when we slight its motions, and notwithstanding its warnings, will yet venture upon the committing of sin, we not only grieve but also vex the Spirit;