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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.
O sirs, there is no such way to be high in honour and renown, both in the consciences of sinners and Saints, as to be high in holiness. Jewel was a man eminent in holiness, and his holiness set him high in the very judgements and consciences of the Papists: The Dean of the College, though a Papist, yet speaks thus of him, In thy faith I hold thee an Heretic, but surely in thy life thou art an Angel; thou art very good and honest, but a Lutheran. Among the very Heathens, those were most highly honoured, that were most excellent and eminent in moral virtues. Aristides was so famous among the Athenians for his Justice,1 that he was called Aristides the Just, &c. O Christians, 'tis your highest honour and glory in this world, to be so eminent and famous for holiness, that men may point at you, and say, there goes such a one the wise, & there goes such a one the humble, & there goes such a one the heavenly, and there goes such a one the meek, & there goes such a one the patient, and there goes such a one the contented, and there goes such a one the Just, and there goes such a one the merciful, and there goes such a one the zealous, and there goes such a one the courageous, and there goes such a one the sincere, and there goes such a one the faithful, &c. well ⟨p. 512⟩for a close, remember this, that though great places, great offices, great revenues, and great honours, &c. may exalt you & set you high in the uppermost seats and rooms among men, yet 'tis only an eminency in holiness, that will exalt you and set you high in the consciences of sinners and Saints. But,
O sirs, there is no such way to be high in honor and renown, both in the consciences of sinners and Saints, as to be high in holiness. Jewel was a man eminent in holiness, and his holiness set him high in the very judgements and consciences of the Papists: The Dean of the Colledge, though a Papist, yet speaks thus of him, In thy faith I hold thee an Heretick, but surely in thy life thou art an Angel; thou art very good and honest, but a Lutheran. Among the very Heathens, those were most highly honored, that were most excellent and eminent in moral vertues. Aristides was so famous among the Athenians for his Justice,1 that he was called Aristides the Just, &c. O Christians, 'tis your highest honor and glory in this world, to be so eminent and famous for holiness, that men may point at you, and say, there goes such a one the wise, & there goes such a one the humble, & there goes such a one the heavenly, and there goes such a one the meek, & there goes such a one the patient, and there goes such a one the contented, and there goes such a one the Just, and there goes such a one the merciful, and there goes such a one the zealous, and there goes such a one the couragious, and there goes such a one the sincere, and there goes such a one the faithful, &c. well