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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.
Consider then what it is to give our selves to the Lord. When we give our selves, we give all things else with our selves. They gave themselves to the Lord, and then they would easily part with their goods, as the Apostle saith.
Consider then what it is to give our selves to the Lord. VVhen we give our selves, wee give all things else with our selves. They gave themselves to the Lord, and then they would easily part with their goods, as the Apostle saith.
But we will never give our selves to the Lord, till we consider what he hath done for us. He hath given himself wholly for us, left heaven for us, denied himself for us, made himself of no reputation for us, became a worm and no man, a curse for us. And in way of requital we should answer him, with giving our selves and all we have to him, this is to be a Christian to purpose. Christ hath given himself to me, and therefore I will give my goods, my self, my life to Christ, that is in affection and preparation of spirit, though not in action. And in action too, when he calleth for them, I am not mine own, he hath my self: And fructus sequ• tur fundum. He shall have whatsoever is mine. If he call me to suffer losses, crosses▪ ⟨p. 62⟩disgrace, or death it self, welcome all, I am his, and therefore whatsoever is mine, is his. And it is no more then he hath done for me. He went so low, that he could not be lower, and be God. He hath advanced my nature as high as my nature could be advanced by union with his person, and he will advance my person to heaven. And therefore the Martyrs were willing to part with their lives. They loved not their lives to death, as Christs phrase is: He that loveth his life, shall lose his life, My life is not dear to me, saith Saint Paul, so ready was he to resign all for Christ.
But wee will never give our selves to the Lord, till we consider what he hath done for us. He hath given himself wholly for us, left heaven for us, denyed himself for us, made himself of no reputation for us, became a worme and no man, a curse for us. And in way of requitall wee should answer him, with giving our selves and all wee have to him, this is to be a Christian to purpose. Christ hath given himselfe to mee, and therfore I will give my goods, my self, my life to Christ, that is in affection and preparation of spirit, though not in action. And in action too, when he calleth for them, I am not mine own, he hath my selfe: And fructus sequ tur fundum. Hee shall have whatsoever is mine. If he call me to suffer losses, crosses