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The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of…The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of…
The Christians two chief lessons viz. self-denial, and self-trial. As also the privilege of adoption and trial thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. John 1.12,13. By T.H.The Christians tvvo chiefe lessons viz. selfe-deniall, and selfe-tryall. As also the priviledge of adoption and triall thereof. In three treatises on the texts following: viz. Matt. 16.24. 2 Cor. 13.5. Iohn 1.12,13. By T.H.
London: printed by T. Badger for P. Stephens and C. Meredith, 1640
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2 It loosens a mans affections from delighting in any thing here below, Luke 14.26.1 a self-denying heart hates wife and children so far as they hinder him from Christ: he that loosens this knot, may easily untie it: love a thing immoderately, and be grieved for the loss of it excessively; a foolish speech cast upon a proud person, how discouraged is he at it? but a self-denying heart cares no more for it, then for the barking of a dog: what can prison take from him? he hath given his liberty to Christ before; he that casts the dust on the dunghill, cares not though the wind […] it away; but a self-denying heart counts all th•ngs dung, and therefore he is not troubled, if he lose all to gain Christ. It is with a self-denying heart as with a dead man, he feels nothing, Gal. 6.14.2 He is crucified to the world, and the world to him: if you will take ⟨p. 89⟩away glory, and lay shame upon him, he feels it not; he is dead to the world; if you disgrace him, he cares not; you touch not him; it is easy for a man to loose that he hath not; now a self-denying heart, that hath honour, is as if he had no honour; if you take away his joy, he is not troubled; he is as if he had it not, he hath lost nothing, because he left all before in affections.
2 It loosens a mans affections from delighting in any thing here below, Luke 14.26.1 a selfe-denying heart hates wife and children so farre as they hinder him from Christ: he that loosens this knot, may easily untye it: love a thing immoderately, and be grieved for the losse of it excessively; a foolish speech cast upon a proud person, how discouraged is he at it? but a selfe-denying heart cares no more for it, then for the barking of a dog: what can prison take from him? he hath given his liberty to Christ before; he that casts the dust on the dunghill, cares not though the winde it away; but a selfe-denying heart counts all thngs dung, and therefore he is not troubled, if he lose all to gaine Christ. It is with a selfe-denying heart as with a dead man, he feeles nothing,