The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December,…The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December,…

In the Law, Beasts appointed for Sacrifice, were first slain, and so offered. In the Gospel, Christians must first mortify their earthly members, and crucify their carnal lusts, and then offer up themselves. As Death takes away the Natural lif•; so Mortification must take away the Sensual life.¹ Moriatur ergo homo, ne moriatur: Mutetur ne damnetur: Let a man die, that he may not die: let him be changed, that he be not damned. Only the mortified man is the true living Sacrifice. It must not then be Honey to our Palates; but bitter: even so bitter, as Abnegare suos, sua, see: to deny our Friends, to deny our Goods, to deny our selves, for Christ his cause.

In the Law, Beastes appoynted for Sacrifice, were first slaine, and so offred. In the Gospell, Christians must first mortifie their earthly members, and crucifie their carnall lustes, and then offer vp themselues. As Death takes away the Naturall lif•; so Mortification must take away the Sensuall life.¹ Moriatur ergo homo, ne moriatur: Mutetur ne damnetur: Let a man die, that he may not die: let him be changed, that he be not damned. Onely the mortified man is the true liuing Sacrifice. It must not then be Honey to our Palates; but bitter: euen so bitter, as Abnegare suos, sua, se: to deny our Friendes, to deny our Goods, to deny our selues, for Christ his cause.

1. 1Aug. Serm. 141. de Temp.

3. Sine Fell: There must be no Amarulentia, no Gall of bitterness in this Sacrifice. Math. 5. If thou bring thy gift to the Altar,¹ and rememberest that thy Brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift, and go thy way: first be reconciled to thy Brother, and then offer it. If thy Brother hath ought against thee, God hath more. If thou have somewhat against thy Brother, God hath somewhat against thee.