The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomized together with a description of the heavenly and…The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomizd together with a description of the heavenly and…

5. Lastly, He that pretends to the things of Christ, and intends his own, cares not by what ways and means he compasseth his ends, nor by what kind of persons; whether the ways be lawful or unlawful, the persons good or bad, it is all one to him so he may obtain his ambitious intendments, which is a certain sign of a notorious hypocrite. For he that truly and sincerely endeavours to promote the Glory and Honour of Christ, will never go out of Christs way to obtain his desires. For Christ will be more dishonoured by his sin, than honoured by his endeavours, though never so laborious and sincere.

5. Lastly, He that pretends to the things of Christ, and intends his own, cares not by what wayes and meanes he compasseth his ends, nor by what kind of persons; whether the wayes be lawfull or unlawfull, the persons good or bad, it is all one to him so he may obtaine his ambitious intendments, which is a certaine signe of a notorious hypocrite. For he that truly and sincerely indeavours to promote the Glory and Honour of Christ, will never goe out of Christs way to obtaine his desires. For Christ will be more dishonoured by his sin, than honoured by his indeavours, though never so laborious and sincere.

Let us I beseech you examine our selves, according to these several notes and marks, whether we be guilty of this sinful cursed and Devilish self-seeking. And know, that if this sin rule and reign in us, it makes us accessary to a fourfold murder; It makes us self-murderers, Church and State-murderers, and Christ-murderers. It brings us under a double ⟨p. 31⟩Gospel curse, for if any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be (saith the Apostle) Anathema Maranatha. The Lord give us hearts seriously to weigh these things.

Let us I beseech you examine our selves, according to these severall notes and markes, whether we be guilty of this sinfull cursed and Devilish selfe-seeking. And know, that if this sinne rule and raigne in us, it makes us accessary to a fourefould murder; It makes us selfe-murderers, Church and State-murderers, and Christ-murderers. It brings us under a double