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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.
Thirdly, sinful self is, as we are carried to sinful lusts, and the Creature.
Thirdly, sinfull selfe is, as we are carried to sinfull lusts, and the Cr•ature.
Fourthly, Religious self is our Condition in Christ, when we are ingrafted into him, and made new Creatures.
Fourthly, Religious self is our Condition in Christ, when we are ingreaffed into him, and made new Creatures.
Now we must not live to our selves.
First, not to our natural self. We must not live, only, to live. For as all other Creatures are to serve us, so we are to serve something else, that is better. For that, that is not of it self, cannot be for it ⟨p. 19⟩