A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...

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Title: A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...
Author: Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
Publication: London :: Printed by A.M., T.W. and S.G. for Joshua Kirton,; 1655.
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§. 92. Of rejecting meanes of grace how dangerous it is.

THe depth of the sin here described, consisteth in the time of committing it, After that we have received the knowledge of the truth.

This noteth out two poynts of aggravation.

One is a renouncing of the meanes of grace, implyed in this phrase, received the •…•…wledge of the truth.

The other is a renouncing it against evidences of that truth, implyed in this phrase, after that we have received, So as, To sin against meanes of keeping us from sin▪ makes sin the more haynous, Luke 12. 47. Iohn 9. 41. Iames 4. 17. 2 Pet. 2. 20, 21.

1. This implyeth a resolved and setled obstinacy against the good will of God, manifested for our good. It is an opposition of our wills to Gods. Thus God is provoked to alter the affection of a Father into the disposition of a Judge.
2. It is a demonstration of an ungratefull disposition. For the Gospel is a glad∣some message: Never was the like sent to Children of Men. Therein is the greatest evidence of favour that a creature could desire of his Creator: or the Creator be∣stow upon his creatures. The Gospel revealeth Gods love to man so far, as to give him his Son, his Son incarnate, his Son made a servant, subject to manifold infirmi∣ties, a surety, a sacrifice.
3. It argueth a perverse rejecting of things which concerne our own good, our best good: So as they are not onely excellent in their kind, but beneficiall to us, ab∣solutely necessary for avoiding misery and setling us in true happinesse.

Let us therefore to whom the Gospel is revealed take heed of Capernaums woe. She was by the excellent meanes afforded lift up to heaven: but by her abuse there∣of cast down to hell, Matth. 11. 28.