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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.
5. Your following the Example of Christ very much honours Him; and credits Christianity, 'tis a sign, that Christs death, has a mighty virtue in it, when it makes you to die to Sin; and to be unmoved by the biggest offers, that Mammon makes to you. 'Tis an argument that He is truly Christ, when you are truly Christians; that He is indeed alive, when he lives in you, and makes you to live to him▪ and like him; 'Tis a demonstration that our Lord is risen indeed, when you rise with him, and seek those things that are above, Col. 3.1.
5. Your following the Example of Christ very much honours Him; and credits Christianity, 'tis a sign, that Christs death, has a mighty vertue in it, when it makes you to die to Sin; and to be unmoved by the biggest offers, that Mammon makes to you. 'Tis an argument that He is truly Christ, when you are truly Christians; that He is indeed alive, when he lives in you, and makes you to live to him▪ and like him; 'Tis a demonstration that our Lord is risen indeed, when you rise with him, and seek those things that are above, Col. 3.1.
Christ is very much unknown, and being unknown, is undesired and neglected; because so little of him is seen in Christians conversation. How ⟨image 143⟩few deserve digito monstrari; to be pointed at, and to have such a Character given them?
There go the persons who discover such a Spirit; who talk, and walk too after such a manner, that 'tis evident Christ dwells, and speaks, and walks, and works in them!