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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.
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, ⟨p. 15⟩and comfort us in this, that we do our duty. We do not serve a dead Master, but one that taketh notice of us, living and dying.
Fourthly, and lastly, He that liveth to the Lord, comfor•eth himself, in this, that the Lord taketh notice of him in every thing. For it is a phrase impor•ing a direction to a duty. And likewise to confirme, ⟨p. 15⟩and comfort us in this, that we do our duty. VVee doe not serve a dead Master, but one that taketh notice of us, living and dying.
So to die to the Lord, is to acknowledge §1Christ to be the Lord of life, and the Lord of death of death,1 as well as of life. He hath the keys of Hell and of Death, and the disposing of both. Therefore we must resign up our selves to him in death.
So to die to the Lord, is to acknowledge §1Christ to be the Lord of life, and the Lord of death of death,1 as well as of life. Hee hath the keyes of Hell and of Death, and the disposing of both. Therefore wee must resigne up our selves to him in death.
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