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Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /
Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume / by several ministers in and about London, preached in October, 1689.
London: printed by James Astwood for John Dunton, 1690
Sermon 13: Quest. How Christ is to be followed as our Example? SERMON XIII.
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.
2. Remember the Relation, wherein you that are Saints do stand, unto the Lord Jesus. You are espoused to Him; and should you not consent to be like to him, who has betrothed you unto himself in Loving-kindness, Mercy and Faithfulness for ever? Hos. 2.19, 20. Nay you are members of his body. Therefore you should grow up into Him in all things which is the Head, even Christ, Eph. 4.15. You should discover such a mind as Christ had; you should manifest the same Spirit; and act as he acted when he was here in the World.
3. Consider, that God did fore-ordain you that are Believers to a conformity to the Lord Jesus; Rom. 8.29. For whom he did fore-know, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son; that he might be the first-born among many Brethren. If you would appear with Christ in Glory, you must be now changed into his Image; Holiness, and patient suffering will make you like him, and is the decreed way unto his Kingdom.
4. Walking as Christ walked will make it evident that you are indeed in him, 1 Joh. 2.6. He that saith he abideth in him, ought to prove what he saith, and himself so to walk even as he walked: To be in Christ, is to be a new creature. And these new Creatures do all resemble him; for he is formed in them. Naming the name of Christ will never demonstrate your Christianity; unless you depart from iniquity, which makes you so unlike unto your Lord.