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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.
Again, our Saviour Christ in his ordinary speech delivered it, a general rule, ⟨p. 8⟩It is better to give, then to receive. Which containeth a direction to men to be public and liberal, Saint Pauls ordinary course was so, Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men, &c. What an influence hath this into our conversations, That I must do, as I must give account at the day of judgment. And so what use made he of the glorious state to come in that house, and building of God, not made with hands, not seen but apprehended only by faith. It enabled him to do, and suffer all things that became a Christian to do and suffer. If a man have that principle, and mindeth it, that all things work together for the best, to them that love God, what can discourage him? he knoweth in the issue all sh••l be for the best, and God will not fail him, nor forsake him in his way, but giveth his Angels• charge over him So Christs direction. One thing is necessary, how may it rectify us? when we trouble our selves about many impertinences. If these generalists were always ⟨p. 9⟩present, upon solicitations to sin, or discomfort. It shall go well with the righteous, and it shall not go well with the wicked, if we take good courses it shall be well, if ill courses, sin will be bitter: it would be a marvellous help and advantage in all particulars of our lives.
Again, our Saviour Christ in his ordinary speech delivered it, a generall rule, ⟨p. 8⟩It is better to give, then to receive. VVhich containeth a direction to men to be publike and liberall, Saint Pauls ordinary course was so, Knowing therfore the terrour of the Lord, wee perswade men, &c. VVhat an influence hath this into our conversations, That I must do, as I must give account at the day of judgment. And so what use made hee of the glorious state to come in that house, and building of God, not made with hands, not seen but apprehended onely by faith. It inabled him to do, and suffer all things that became a Christian to do and suffer. If a man have that principle, and mindeth it, that all things worke together for the best, to them that love God, what can discourage him? he knoweth in the issue all shl be for the best, and God will not fail him, nor forsake him in his way, but giveth his Angels charge over him So Christs direction. One thing is necessary, how may it rectifie us? when we trouble our selves about many impertinencies. If these generalists were always