A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.

Title

A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.

Author

Gouge, Thomas, 1605-1681.

Publication

London :: printed for George Sawbridge, living on Clerkenwell-Green,

1668.

Rights/Permissions

To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.

Subject terms

Christian life -- Early works to 1800.

Repentance -- Early works to 1800.

Link to this Item

https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A41649.0001.001 content_copy

Cite this Item

"A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A41649.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• To my dearly beloved Friends the Inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London.
• THE CONTENTS.
• part
  • CHAP. 1. The Exposition and Observations arising out of the first and second verses.
  • CHAP. II. The Exposition and Observations arising out of verse 3.
  • CHAP. III. Of the Nature of Regeneration, What it is.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Parts of Regeneration, and Causes con∣curring thereunto.
  • CHAP. V. Sheweth the Reasons why Regeneration is ne∣cessary to Salvation.
  • CHAP. VI. An Vse of Exhortation to endeavour after Rege∣neration; with quickning Motives thereunto.
  • CHAP. VII. Sheweth the miserable and dreadfull condition of the Vnregenerate in their life-time.
  • CHAP. VIII. Sheweth the miserable and dreadfull condi∣tion of the Vnregenerate at their death.
  • CHAP. IX. Sheweth the miserable and dreadfull conditi∣on of the Vnregenerate after their deaths.
  • CHAP. X. Sheweth the order of Christs proceeding in Iudgement.
  • CHAP. XI. Shewing the miserable and dreadfull condi∣tion of the Vnregenereate after the day of Iudgement.
  • CHAP. XII. Sheweth that there is hope of Mercy for the worst of Sinners.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the all-sufficiency of Christs Sacrifice.
  • CHAP. XIV. Sheweth the Duties to be Practised in order to your Regeneration.
  • CHAP. XV. Other Means on our part to be performed for attaining of Regeneration.
  • CHAP. XVI. Several Objections of Carnal and Vnregenerate men against the use of the forementioned Means, Answered.
  • CHAP. XVII. The second branch of the Vse of Exhortation unto the Regenerate.
  • CHAP. XVIII. An Exhortation to bless God for the work of Regeneration. And to walk worthy thereof.
  • CHAP. XIX. Sheweth the singular good things which the Regenerate ought to do aboue others.
  • CHAP. XX. Of performing good duties after a right manner.
  • CHAP. XXI. Of walking Circumspectly and Exactly.
  • CHAP. XXII. Of the danger of Covetousness, as being the root of all evil.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of living by faith in Gods promises.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Of Heavenly-mindedness.
  • CHAP. XXV. Of Mortification.
• part
  • CHAP. I. The Parts of the Text, and Observation thence arising.
  • CHAP. II. The Reasons of the point.
  • CHAP. III. The Vse of Reproof of those Masters who make no Conscience of Family-duties.
  • CHAP. IV. An Exhortation unto all Parents and Masters of Families to make Conscience of Family-duties.
  • CHAP. V. Of Family Prayer, with quickning Motives thereunto.
  • CHAP. VI. Objections against Family-prayer, Answered.
  • CHAP. VII. Of Reading the Holy Scriptures in Families, with quickning Motives thereunto.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Family-Catechising with quickning Motives thereunto.
  • CHAP. IX. Of Sabbath sanctification in Families.
  • CHAP. X. Of Exemplary lives in Parents and Masters of Families.
• A Morning Prayer for a Family.
• An Evening Prayer for a Family.
• A Prayer for a single Person.
• title page
• THE PRINCIPLES OF Christian Religion EXPLAINED.