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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.
If he loveth others it is in order to himself, because he hath use of them, as they ⟨p. 53⟩comply with him in wicked courses, and so help to bear him out the better.
If he loveth others it is in order to himselfe, because he hath use of them, as they ⟨p. 53⟩comply with him in wicked courses, and so help to bear him out the better.
And if any man stands in the ways of his ends of honour, or riches, he removeth them by disgrace, though it amounteth to slandering, as undermining, and rising by others ruins, because self his Idol, and main end must not be crossed. He desireth to be some body in the flesh, all things must be measured by that; yea, Religion and acquaintance, and all, and whatsoever stands in the way, it crieth down with them, but however it killeth them in the esteem of others, that they themselves might be thought something, and thus all is turned clean contrary, upside down.
And if any man stands in the wayes of his ends of honour, or riches, he removeth them by disgrace, though it amounteth to slandering, as undermyning, and rising by others ruines, because selfe his Idoll, and mayn end must not be crossed. He desireth to be some body in the flesh, all things must be measured by that; yea, Religion and acquaintaince, and all, and whatsoever stands in the way, it cryeth downe with them, but however it killeth them in the esteeme of others, that they themselves might be thought something, and thus all is turned cleane contrary, upside down.