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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.
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!
Be all of you prevailed with; to honour your Lord Jesus; by showing the world, what he was when here upon Earth; and how powerfully he works in you, though now he is in Heaven. Chrysostom with great reason does call good works [Greek or Hebrew], unanswerable Syllogisms, and demonstrations to confute and convince Infidels. The World would flock into the Church; being struck with the Majesty and Glory shining forth in Her; if She were but more like unto her glorious Head. But when they who are called Christians, are so like unto the World; 'tis no wonder if the men of the World continue still as they are.
Be all of you prevailed with; to honour your Lord Jesus; by shewing the world, what he was when here upon Earth; and how powerfully he works in you, though now he is in Heaven. Chrysostom with great reason does call good works 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, unanswerable Syllogisms, and demonstrations to confute and convince Infidels. The World would flock into the Church; being struck with the Majesty and Glory shining forth in Her; if She were but more like unto her glorious Head. But when they who are called Christians, are so like unto the World; 'tis no wonder if the men of the World continue still as they are.