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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.
Now carnal men live not at all to Christ,1 they care not whether Religion sinketh or swimmeth. Tell them of heavenly matters, tush, they are not for them, but God doth hate such persons, for as they regard not to serve God, or to own Christ in their lives: so he will not own them at their deaths. As in prosperity they are not on his side, neither will own his part, (which one day will prove the best) so in times of trouble, they cannot expect or look for any favour, or mercy from him.
Now carnall men live not at all to Christ,1 they care not whether Religion sinketh or swimmeth. Tel them of heavenly matters, tush, they are not for them, but God doth hate such persons, for as they regard not to serve God, or to owne Christ in their lives: so hee wil not owne them at their deaths. As in prosperity they are not on his side, neither wil owne his part, (which one day wil prove the best) so in times of trouble, they cannot expect or looke for any favour, or mercy from him.
- 1Carnal men live not at all to Christ.Carnall men live not at all to Christ.
And to add one thing more,1 though it must be our chief aim to look to Christ, yet God allows us to look also to our own salvation, how to be saved, and happy in another world God hath joined these two together, as one chief end and good. The ⟨p. 37⟩one, that he might be glorified, the other that we might be happy, and both these are attained by honouring and serving him. And this is no self-love, for we cannot seek our salvation, but in honouring God, and yielding the means that he hath sanctified for us, which is to cast our selves on him for our salvation in his way. Thus our happiness and Gods chief end agree together.