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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.
There be two virtues we ought specially to exercise in the hour of death, Assurance of faith that we are Christs. And a resignation to his will; that in faith, and in obedience, we may commit our selves to him, as to a faithful Creator and Redeemer. This is our duty.
There bee two vertues wee ought specially to exercise in the houre of death, Assurance of faith that wee are Christs. And a resignation to his will; that in faith, and in obedience, wee may commit our selves to him, as to a faithfull Creatour and Redeemer. This is our dutie.
And it is no easy a matter to do this. Many bequeath themselves to God; but alas, they have alienated themselves before ⟨p. 77⟩to the world They have given their bodies to wine, to women, as the Scripture phrase is. Or they have given their spirits to the world. As we use to say in our common speech, of some men, They are given to the world. But when they have given their strength to the flesh before, and do at time of death bequeath their spirits to the Lord, will he own them? Alas, they are alienated before, and so put out of their own disposing. And therefore ordinarily (unless the Lord work a miracle) it is impossible to dye in the Lord• If a man have not lived to the Lord before; which may teach us to give our selves really to him in our life time; that our lives being a service to Christ, we may comfortably die to him, and have our souls to dispose of.
And it is no easie a matter to do this. Many bequeath themselves to God; but alas, they have alienated themselves before ⟨p. 77⟩to the world They have given their bodies to wine, to women, as the Scripture phrase is. Or they have given their spirits to the world. As wee use to say in our common speech, of some men, They are given to the world. But when they have given their strength to the flesh before, and doe at time of death bequeath their spirits to the Lord, will hee owne them? Alas, they are alienated before, and so put out of their owne disposing. And therefore ordinarily (unlesse the Lord worke a miracle) it is impossible to dye in the Lord If a man have not lived to the Lord before; which may teach us to give our selves really to him in our life time; that our lives being a service to Christ, wee may comfortably die to him, and have our soules to dispose of.