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God is not the cause of sin in this, because his operation about this is negative; it is not an action, but a denial of action, and therefore cannot be the cause of the evil actions of men. God acts nothing, but withholds his power; he doth not enlighten their minds, nor incline their wills so powerfully as to expel their darkness, and root out those evil habits which possess them by nature. God could, if he would, savingly enlighten the minds of all men in the world, and quicken their hearts with a new life by an invincible grace, but in not doing it there is no positive act of God, but a cessation of action.

Most of the actions of our faculties, as they are actions, might have been in the state of innocency. Eating is an act Adam would have used if he had stood firm, but not eating to excess. Worship was an act that should have been performed to God in innocence, but not hypocritically. Every action is good by a physical goodness, as it is an act of the mind or hand, which have a natural goodness by creation, but every action is not morally good. The physical goodness of the action depends on God, the moral evil on the creature.

Though the law now be above the strength of man, yet is not the holiness of God blemished by keeping it up. It is true, God hath been graciously pleased to mitigate the severity and rigour of the law by the entrance of the gospel; yet, where men refuse the terms of the gospel, they continue themselves under the condemnation of the law, and are justly guilty of the breach of it, though they have no strength to observe it.

Answering the most material pleas for slavish fear, and dissolving the common objections against courage and constancy in times of danger.

The various uses of fear, both natural, sinful, and religious, in the government of the world by providence.

Sinning saints should repent and return to God for mercy being moved to do so by the fact that God is abundantly free and ready to pardon them. Freely Pardoned, Free to Go.

Jesus came to serve His people to save them from their sins by paying for them.
 Ransomed and Redeemed.

The sermon examines the profound historical turning points initiated by the Protestant Reformation and the subsequent rise of Puritanism in England. It highlights key theological shifts, including the restoration of scriptural authority over church tradition and the redefinition of vocation that elevated secular labor as a divine calling. The preacher discusses how these religious changes influenced broader societal developments such as the growth of capitalism, literacy, and concepts of liberty of conscience. Attention then turns to the English Reformation's political complexities under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, leading to the Puritan movement's desire to purify the Church of England. Finally, the narrative traces the legacy of Puritanism through its impact on British non-conformity, the Westminster Standards, and its foundational role in shaping religious heritage in North America.