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…

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 ⟨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.

The second Use is, an use of Exhortation, which is twofold:¹

1. 12. Use.

1. To beseech all here present, whether Magistrates, Ministers or private Citizens, to take heed of this sinful ¹