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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.
And as he enableth us to perform ⟨p. 63⟩service, so doth he reward every service, every good thought, nothing is lost that is done for Christ•, sake, not a cup of cold water. He giveth strength to perform, accepteth it as a work of his Spirit, and then rewardeth it. He is so a Lord, as he standeth for his; so a Lord, as he appeareth for us now in heaven, against all accusations of Satan. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods people? for Christ maketh intercession for them.1 He stood for his Disciples here on earth, and upon any occasion was ready to defend them; and he is as ready in heaven to stand for his subjects and servants, and will answer all accusations of a malicious world, against his Church and children, and will bring forth their righteousness to light, as the noon day; he standeth for their credit, and engageth himself for the defence and protection of his Mount Zion, his Church.
And as hee enableth us to performe ⟨p. 63⟩service, so doth hee reward every service, every good thought, nothing is lost that is done for Christ•, sake, not a cup of cold water. Hee giveth strength to per•orme, accepteth it as a worke of his Spirit, and then rewardeth it. He is so a Lord, as he standeth for his; so a Lord, as he appeareth for us now in heaven, against all accusations of Sathan. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods people? for Christ maketh intercession for them.1 He stood for his Disciples here on earth, and upon any occasion was ready to defend them; and hee is as ready in heaven to stand for his subjects and servants, and will answer all accusations of a malitious world, against his Chruch and children, and will bring forth their righteousnesse to light, as the noone day; hee standeth for their credit, and ingageth himselfe for the defence and protection of his Mount Sion, his Church.