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The way to true happiness in a serious treatise /
The way to true happiness in a serious treatise / by Joseph Alleine.
London : Printed and are to be sold by Nevil Simmons, 1678
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
All of Christ is accepted by the sincere Convert. He loves not only the wages, but work of Christ, Rom. 7. 22. not only the benefits, but the burden of Christ. He is willing not only to tread out t•e corn, but to draw under the yoke: he takes up the commands of Christ, yea and the Cross of Christ, Mat. 11. Mat. 16. 24.
All of Christ is accepted by the sincere Convert. He loves not only the wages, but work of Christ, Rom. 7. 22. not only the benefits, but the burden of Christ. He is willing not only to tread out t•e corn, but to draw under the yoak: he takes up the commands of Christ, yea and the Cross of Christ, Mat. 11. Mat. 16. 24.
The unsound closes by the halves with Christ: he is all for the salvation of Christ, but he is not for sanctification: he is for the privileges, but appreciates not the person of Christ. He divides the offices and benefits of Christ. This is an error in the foundation. Who so loveth life, let him beware here. 'Tis an undoing mistake, of which you have been often warned, and yet none more common. Jesus is a sweet name, but men love not the Lord Jesus in sincerity, Eph. 6. 24. They will not have him, as God offers, To be a Prince and a Saviour, Acts 5. 3•. They divide what God hath joined, the King, and the Priest. Yea they will not accept the salvation of Christ, as he intends it; they divide here. Every mans voe is for salvation from suffering; but they desire not to be saved from sinning. They would have their lives saved; but withal they would have their lts saved. Yea many divide