A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he maie discerne it, and perseuere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set downe in the page following.

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Title: A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he maie discerne it, and perseuere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set downe in the page following.
Author: Perkins, William, 1558-1602.
Publication: Printed at London :: By R. Robinson, for T. Gubbin, and I. Porter,; [1590?]
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Subject terms: Christian ethics -- Early works to 1800.; Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.; Grace (Theology) -- Early works to 1800.
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The meanes to attaine to the sight of sin, is by a diligent examination of a mans owne self; This was the practise of the chil∣dren of Israell in affliction. i 1.1 Let vs trie (saie they) and search our waies, and turne again to the Lord. And Dauid giueth the same counsell to Saules Courtiers. k 1.2 Tremble and sinne not, examine your owne heart on your bed, and bee still. This examination must bee made by the commandements of the lawe, but specially by the tenth, which ransacketh the heart to the verie quicke: and was the meanes of Paules conuersion. For he beeing a proude Pharisee, l 1.3 this commaundement shewed him some sinnes, which otherwise hee had not knowen, and it killed him, that is, it hum∣bled him. If so be it that after examination a man cannot finde out his sinnes (as no man shall finde out all his sinnes, for m 1.4 the heart of man is a vast gulf of sinne, without either bottome or banke, and hath infinite hidden corruptions in it) then hee must in a godly

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iealousie, suspect himselfe of his vnknowen sinnes. As Dauid did saying, n 1.5 Who can vn∣derstande his faultes? cleanse mee from my secrete faults. And as Paule did o 1.6 I know nothing by my selfe, yet am I not thereby iustified. And good reason it is why men should suspect them∣selues of those sinnes which as yet they ne∣uer saw in themselues p 1.7 for that which is high∣lie esteemed amongst men, is abhomination in the sight of God: and the verie q 1.8 Angels are not clean in his sight.

Notes

i 1.1

Iames 3. verse 40.

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k 1.2

Psal. 4. verse 4.

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l 1.3

Rom. 7. verse 7. 10.

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m 1.4

Iere. 17. verse 9.

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n 1.5

Psal. 19. verse 12.

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o 1.6

1. Cor. 4. verse 4.

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p 1.7

Luke 16. verse 15.

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q 1.8

Iob 4. verse 18.

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