Early English Printed Sermons


The law and equity of the gospel, or, The goodness of our Lord as a legislator delivered first from the pulpit in two plain sermons, and now repeated from the press with others tending to the same end ... by Thomas Pierce ...

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed by S Roycroft for Robert Clavell
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1686
Approximate Era: JamesII
TCP ID: A54843 ESTC ID: R38205 STC ID: P2185
Subject Headings: Christian life; Providence and government of God;
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In-Text Since (I say) he is so good, as to be willing to Allure, what he is so much a Master, as to be able to compel; Since our Imployment is not only very proportionable to our strength, but very conformable to our Nature; not only tending to our Interest, but even agreeable to our Desires; Since our Master is Goodness it self, our Service Freedom as well as Pleasure, and our Wages Eternal Life; Let us not serve him only for fear, but let us fear him only for love. Rather as a Good Master, who will Reward, than as a Master, who can punish. Let not our obedience be meerly servile, and only paid to the Law of a Carnal Commandment, (Heb. 7. 16.) But filial rather and ingenuous, to the Law that is Spiritual, (Rom. 7. 14.) Iob was objected against by Satan, that he serv'd God for something; and that the source of his obedience was but a mercenary Devotion. Since (I say) he is so good, as to be willing to Allure, what he is so much a Master, as to be able to compel; Since our Employment is not only very proportionable to our strength, but very conformable to our Nature; not only tending to our Interest, but even agreeable to our Desires; Since our Master is goodness it self, our Service Freedom as well as Pleasure, and our Wages Eternal Life; Let us not serve him only for Fear, but let us Fear him only for love. Rather as a Good Master, who will Reward, than as a Master, who can Punish. Let not our Obedience be merely servile, and only paid to the Law of a Carnal Commandment, (Hebrew 7. 16.) But filial rather and ingenuous, to the Law that is Spiritual, (Rom. 7. 14.) Job was objected against by Satan, that he served God for something; and that the source of his Obedience was but a mercenary Devotion. c-acp (pns11 vvb) pns31 vbz av j, a-acp pc-acp vbi j p-acp vvb, r-crq pns31 vbz av av-d dt n1, a-acp pc-acp vbi j p-acp vvi; p-acp po12 n1 vbz xx av-j j j p-acp po12 n1, p-acp j j p-acp po12 n1; xx av-j vvg p-acp po12 n1, p-acp av j p-acp po12 vvz; p-acp po12 vvb vbz n1 pn31 n1, po12 n1 n1 c-acp av c-acp n1, cc po12 n2 j n1; vvb pno12 xx vvi pno31 av-j p-acp vvb, p-acp vvb pno12 vvi pno31 av-j p-acp vvb. av-c p-acp dt j n1, r-crq vmb vvi, cs p-acp dt n1, r-crq vmb vvi. vvb xx po12 n1 vbb av-j j, cc av-j vvn p-acp dt n1 pp-f dt j n1, (np1 crd crd) p-acp j av cc j, p-acp dt n1 cst vbz j, (np1 crd crd) np1 vbds vvn p-acp p-acp np1, cst pns31 vvn np1 p-acp pi; cc d dt n1 pp-f po31 n1 vbds p-acp dt j-jn n1.




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In-Text Heb. 7. 16. Hebrews 7.16
In-Text Rom. 7. 14. Romans 7.14