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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.
But above all, where Christ is any mans in truth, the Spirit of Christ is in that mans heart, a witnessing Spirit, and a sanctifying Spirit. The Spirit will witness an interest,1 and fit and sanctify the soul, as a gracious vessel for Christs service here, and for glory hereafter. And though the Spirit witness not so loud, that he is Christs, yet he may know by the work of the Spirit, that Christ is his: for the spirit frameth him […] a connatural disposition to Christ, and all that is Christs. They love his ways, and government. A gracious man would not be under another government than Christs, if he were to choose. He hath made his choice indecd; but if he were to choose, he ⟨p. 106⟩would have Christs government, because he findeth a sweetness in it, and a suitableness to the dignity of it.2 A man never findeth himself more himself, than when he is most gracious.
But above all, where Christ is any mans in truth, the Spirit of Christ is in that mans heart, a witnessing Spirit, and a sancti•ying Spirit. The Spirit will witnesse an interest,1 and fit and sanctifie the soule, as a gracious vessell for Christs service here, and for glory hereafter. And though the Spirit witnesse not so lowd, that hee is Christs, yet he may know by the worke of the Spirit, that Christ is his: for the spirit frameth him 〈…〉 a connaturall disposition to Christ, and all that is Christs. They love his wayes, and government. A gracious man would not bee under another government than Christs, if hee were to choose. He hath made his choyce indecd; but if hee were to choose, hee ⟨p. 106⟩would have Christs government, because he findeth a sweetnes in it, and a suitablenesse to the dignitie of it.2 A man never findeth himsel•e more himselfe, than when he is most gracious.