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Christs exaltation purchased by humiliation Wherein you may see mercy and misery meet together. Very useful I. For instructing the ignorant. II. For comforting the weak. III. For confirming the strong. By R. Sibbs D.D. and preacher of Gray's-Inn, London. Published by T.G. and P.N.Christs exaltation purchast by humiliation Wherein you may see mercy and misery meete together. Very vsefull I. For instructing the ignorant. II. For comforting the weake. III. For confirming the strong. By R. Sibbs D.D. and preacher of Grayes-Inne, London. Published by T.G. and P.N.
London: printed by Tho. Cotes, 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.
This doubt rose from difference of aims, whether he should please God or man? his doubt rose in pleasing of God, what might please him most, and because he sees not always what might please him, therefore he carries this honesty, that whatsoever he doth, he will do it to the Lord, and whatsoever he doth not, he will not do it to the Lord, his aim is for good at all times.
This doubt rose from difference of aymes, whether he should please God or man? his doubt rose in pleasing of God, what might please him most, and because hee sees not alwaies what might please him, therefore he carries this honesty, that whatsoever he doth, he will doe it to the Lord, and whatsoever he doth not, he will not doe it to the Lord, his ayme is for good at all times.
Now this is proved from the general disposition of Christians, they live, and ⟨p. 70⟩dye to the Lord, therefore their particular actions must be to the Lord, if their whole life and death, be to the Lord, their actions must be to him.
Now this is proved from the generall disposition of Christians, they live, and ⟨p. 70⟩dye to the Lord, therefore their particular actions must be to the Lord, if their whole life and death, bee to the Lord, their actions must bee to him.
Now he proves their whole life, and death are to the Lord, because they are the Lords, how doth he prove that they are the Lords? that is Jesus Christs, because the Text saith here, For this end Christ both dyed, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead, and of the living.