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The Christians end. Or, The sweet sovereignty of Christ, over his members in life…The Christians end. Or, The sweet soveraignty of Christ, over his members in life…
The Christians end. Or, The sweet sovereignty of Christ, over his members in life and death Wherein is contained the whole scope of the godly mans life, with divers rules, motives and encouragements, to live and die to Jesus Christ. Being the substance of five sermons preached to the honourable society of Gray's Inn, by that learned and faithful minister of Gods Word, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes preacher to that honourable society.The Christians end. Or, The sweet soveraignty of Christ, over his members in life and death VVherein is contained the whole scope of the godly mans life, with divers rules, motives and incouragements, to live and die to Iesus Christ. Being the substance of five sermons preached to the honorable society of Grayes Inne, by that learned and faithfull minister of Gods Word, Richard Sibbes, D.D. and sometimes preacher to that honorable societie.
London: printed by Thomas Harper and Eliot's Court Press for Lawrence Chapman, 1639
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now it is the nature of the utmost, and farthest end to stir up to every action, leading to that end; for every deliberate rational action that is done with advertisement, and observation and is not an action of fancy, or common nature, must fall under the consideration of an end; or else we cannot give account for it, as we must for every word, desire, and thought.
Now it is the nature of the utmost, and farthest end to stirre up to every action, leading to that end; for every deliberate rationall action that is done with advertisement, and observation and is not an action of fancy, or common nature, must fall under the consideration of an end; or else we cannot give account for it, as wee must for every word, desire, and thought.
Now the end stirreth us up to all means leading to that end, either immediately as they are the services of God properly, or else remotely. As things that help reason, and furtherances thereunto, as the Apostle willeth that whether we eat or drink, 1or whatsoever we do, all should be done to the glory of God because these maintain us in health, and strength, and that health, and strength enable us to Gods ⟨p. 46⟩service. And in this sense every action, a Christian doth, is a service of God, for the end doth advance it and raise it above it self: and make it spiritual, as recreation to cheer him to diligence in his calling,2 the serving of his brother, and the like. Some actions are holy in the stuff, and matter of them, others are such for the end to which they are directed, for the meanest action becomes holy, if an holy end be put upon it.
Now the end stirreth us up to all means leading to that end, either immediatly as they are the services of God properly, or else remotely. As things that help reason, and furtherances therunto, as the Apostle willeth that whether wee eat or drink,