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The crown & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered…The crovvn & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered…
The crown & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered in LVIII sermons from Heb. 12. 14, where you have the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and glory of holiness set forth, with the resolution of many weighty questions and cases, also motives and means to perfect holiness : with many other things of very high and great importance to all the sons and daughters of men, that had rather be blessed then cursed, saved then damned / by Thomas Brooks ...The crovvn & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered in LVIII sermons from Heb. 12. 14, where you have the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and glory of holiness set forth, with the resolution of many weighty questions and cases, also motives and means to perfect holiness : with many other things of very high and great importance to all the sons and daughters of men, that had rather be blessed then cursed, saved then damned / by Thomas Brooks ...
London: printed for H. Crips, 1662
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.
4. A holy man looks upon other mens sins as the crucifiers of his Saviour. He looks upon the proud mans pride as that which set a crown of thorns upon the sacred head of Christ, and this makes him sigh; he looks upon the swearers oaths as the nails that nailed his blessed hands and feet to the cross, and this makes him grieve: He looks upon scorners as spitting upon Christ, and worldlings as preferring Barabbas before Christ, and this makes him groan: ⟨p. 143⟩He looks upon hypocrites as kissing and betraying of Christ; and he looks upon drunkards and wantons, as giving gall and vinegar to Christ, and this makes him mourn: He looks upon other mens sins, as having a hand in all Christs torments, and this puts him upon the wrack, and makes his very soul heavy, even to the death.
4. A holy man looks upon other mens sins as the crucifiers of his Saviour. He looks upon the proud mans pride as that which set a crown of thorns upon the sacred head of Christ, and this makes him figh; he looks upon the swearers oaths as the nails that nailed his blessed hands and feet to the crosse, and this makes him grieve: He looks upon scorners as spitting upon Christ, and worldlings as preferring Barabbas before Christ, and this makes him groan: ⟨p. 143⟩He looks upon hypocrites as kissing and betraying of Christ; and he looks upon drunkards and wantons, as giving gall and vinegar to Christ, and this makes him mourn: He looks upon other mens sins, as having a hand in all Christs torments, and this puts him upon the wrack, and makes his very soul heavy, even to the death.
5. A holy heart knows that by mourning for other §5mens sins, he may be instrumental to keep off wrath.1 How oft did holy Moses by his tears quench the wrath of an angry God? However if wrath should break forth upon a Nation,