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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 all things are ours,1 if we be Christs, we have a general charter; things to come are ours, life ours, death ours: and therefore if we be Christs, make use of him.
And all things are ours,1 if we be Christs, we have a general charter; things to come are ours, life ours, death ours: and therefore if wee be Christs, make use of him.
- 1He that hath Christ hath all things.Hee that hath Christ hath all things.
As it is baseness of spirit, to rest in any thing in the world but Christ, so it is baseness of spirit for us that are Christs, to be dejected for any thing in the world: we have the treasure, we have the Mine, we have the Sun, what if we lose a beam? we have a spring, what if the stream be dried up? It Christ giveth us himself, it is no matter what we lose. But we are sure of him, For in life and death, we are the Lords.
As it is basenesse of spirit, to rest in any thing in the world but Christ, so it is basenesse of spirit for us that are Christs, to bee dejected for any thing in the world: wee have the treasure, wee have the Mine, wee have the Sunne, what if we lose a beame? we have a spring, what if the streame bee dried up? It Christ giveth us himselfe, it is no matter what we lose. But we are sure of him, For in life and death, wee are the Lords.