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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Sermon 84: Of Conformity to Christ in not being of the world, And in his Sufferings.
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.
The first is active, the second passive.
An active conformity consists in the Imitation of Christ and resembling him in our lives; That as Christ lived, so we endeavour to do;1 Although there be some things wherein it's impossible for us to imitate him, as in his actions, which he did as God, yet in those things which he did as being under the Law, we are to conform to him. We are to be humbles, meek, and patient as he was; We are to do Gods Will and to seek Gods glory as he did; Let the same mind be in you (saith the Apostle) which was in Christ, Phil. 2.5. Christs life and death was chiefly satisfactory and meritorious, but secondarily it was exemplary, being as a Copy to write after; Thus Paul bids them be Followers of him as he was of Christ, Phil 3.17. Heathens have prescribed to have some grave, sober man in our minds always, to think him present, but behold a greater then all men, even Christ himself; Check thy self when impatient, discontented, repining at sufferings, saying, Did Christ do thus?
An active conformity consists in the Imitation of Christ and resembling him in our lives; That as Christ lived, so we endeavour to do;1 Although there be some things wherein it's impossible for us to imitate him, as in his actions, which he did as God, yet in those things which he did as being under the Law, we are to conform to him. We are to be humbles, meek, and patient as he was; We are to do Gods Will and to seek Gods glory as he did; Let the same minde be in you (saith the Apostle) which was in Christ, Phil. 2.5. Christs life and death was chiefly satisfactory and meritorious, but secondarily it was exemplary, being as a Copy to write after; Thus Paul bids them be Followers of him as he was of Christ, Phil 3.17. Heathens have prescribed to have some grave, sober man in our mindes alwaies, to think him present, but behold a greater then all men, even Christ himself; Check thy self when impatient, discontented, repining at sufferings, saying, Did Christ do thus?