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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 secondly, Thereupon to resign our selves to the Lord in our whole carriage, so as to obey him, to give up our selves to be disposed of him, and directed by him, as he pleaseth.
And secondly, Therupon to resigne our selves to the Lord in our whole carriage, so as to obey him, to give up our selves to be disposed of him, and directed by him, as hee pleaseth.
And then Thirdly, to refer all things to his glory as our last end, and to endeavour that God and Christ may be known, and magnified in the World. When we labour to practise what we pray for, according to that first Petition, (hallowed be thy name) his Religion and truth; and whatsoever else is Gods, may be advanced, set high, published and enlarged, that he may be known and worshipped, that he may be to us, what he is in himself, the great God, Lord of quick and dead. So by our giving respect to him, suitable to our knowledge of him.
And then Thirdly, to refer all things to his glory as our last end, and to endevour that God and Christ may be known, and magnified in the VVorld. VVhen wee labour to practise what we pray for, according to that first Petition, (hallowed be thy name) his Religion and truth; and whatsoever else is Gods, may be advanced, set high, published and inlarged, that he may be known and worshipped, that he may be to us, what he is in himselfe, the great God, Lord of quick and dead. So by our giving respect to him, sutable to our knowledge of him.
Fourthly, and lastly, He that liveth to the Lord, comforteth himself, in this, that the Lord taketh notice of him in every thing. For it is a phrase importing a direction to a duty. And likewise to confirm,