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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 6 › Chapter 2 › Section 1: Of Christ's Indictment, and Judas's fearful end.
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4. Christ is examined only of his usurpation: Art thou the King of the Jews? the men of this world mind only worldly things: the Apostles so describes them;1 who mind earthly things. Pilate regards not Christ's Doctrine; but he is afraid lest he should aspire the Kingdom; and concerning this, our Saviour puts him out of doubt; My Kingdom is not of this world. As Pilate and Christ, so Worldlings and Christians are of different Principles, they mind earthly things; but our Conversation (saith the Apostle) is in heaven; our conversation (i.e.) the aim and scope of our hearts, in every action,2 is only for heaven; whatsoever we do, it should some way or other fit us for Heaven; we should still be laying in for heaven against the time that we shall come and live there; we should have our thoughts and hearts set upon heaven: so it is said of holy Mr. Ward, that being in the midst of a Dinner very contemplative; and the People wondering what he was musing about; he presently breaks out, for ever, for ever, for ever; and though they endeavoured to still him, yet he still cried out, for ever, for ever, for ever; Oh eternity! to be for ever in heaven with God and Christ, how shall this swallow up all other thoughts and aims? and especially all worldly, careful, sinful thoughts, aims, or ends?
4. Christ is examined only of his usurpation: Art thou the King of the Jews? the men of this world mind only worldly things: the Apostles so describes them;1 who mind earthly things. Pilate regards not Christ's Doctrine; but he is afraid lest he should aspire the Kingdom; and concerning this, our Saviour puts him out of doubt; My Kingdom is not of this world. As Pilate and Christ, so Worldlings and Christians are of different Principles, they mind earthly things; but our Conversation (saith the Apostle) is in heaven; our conversation (i.e.) the aim and scope of our hearts, in every action,2 is only for heaven; whatsoever we do, it should some way or other fit us for Heaven; we should still be laying in for heaven against the time that we shall come and live there; we should have our thoughts and hearts set upon heaven: so it is said of holy Mr. Ward, that being in the midst of a Dinner very contemplative; and the People wondering what he was musing about; he presently breaks out, for ever, for ever, for ever; and though they endeavoured to still him, yet he still cryed out, for ever, for ever, for ever; Oh eternity! to be for ever in heaven with God and Christ, how shall this swallow up all other thoughts and aims? and especially all wordly, careful, sinful thoughts, aims, or ends?