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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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Fourthly, That you might not be adventurous on this comfort, consider, that falling often into the same sin, doth more harden the heart then any thing in the world, habituating and indulging a mans self into the same road of wickedness; there is nothing in the world doth more harden the heart then when the same sin hath the same inroad into thy conscience and life, then all tenderness and remorse of conscience will be taken away; I speak merely on this ground, that seeing you have instances that men may fall often into the same gross evils, yet let these four considerations keep you from abusing this comfortable point. I, but you will say, if I do fall often into the same sin, what may be to stay my heart up that I may be in a pardoned estate for all this? I say this to you, though thou dost fall often into the same sin; yet if thy conscience bears thee witness thou dost exercise the same grace often in opposition to the same sin, thou mayst have a great deal of comfort that thou art in a state of pardon.
Fourthly, That you might not be adventurous on this comfort, consider, that falling often into the same sin, doth more harden the heart then any thing in the world, habituating and indulging a mans self into the same road of wickednesse; there is nothing in the world doth more harden the heart then when the same sinne hath the same inroad into thy conscience and life, then all tendernesse and remorse of conscience will be taken away; I speak meerly on this ground, that seeing you have instances that men may fall often into the same grosse evils, yet let these four considerations keep you from abusing this comfortable point. I, but you will say, if I doe fall often into the same sin, what may be to stay my heart up that I may be in a pardoned estate for all this? I say this to you, though thou dost fall often into the same sin; yet if thy conscience bears thee witnesse thou dost exercise the same grace often in opposition to the same sin, thou mayst have a great deal of comfort that thou art in a state of pardon.
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