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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…
The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomized together with a description of the heavenly and blessed self-seeking : in a sermon preached at Pauls the 10. of December, 1654 / by Edm. Calamy, B.D. ...The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomizd together with a description of the heavenly and blessed selfe-seeking : in a sermon preached at Pauls the 10. of December, 1654 / by Edm. Calamy, B.D. ...
London: printed by J.G. for Nath. Webb and Will. Grantham, 1655
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 more a man serves God out of pure love, without reflection 1to self, the more he seeks himself; for this is a certain truth, The less we seek our selves and our own ends in any holy duty, the more we seek our selves, because the less we seek our selves, the more we seek God and his glory, and the more we seek God & his glory, the more reward we shall have. The less we look after reward for that we do, the more reward we shall have; and therefore the Papists who teach men to do good works that thereby they might merit heaven, (supposing their Doctrine to be true) lose all the reward of their good work. He that serves God to merit by his service, cannot merit by his service; the more he eyes merit, the less he meriteth: He that serves God for his own ends, doth not serve God but himself; but he that serves God for Gods sake, shall be rewarded by God. The less we eye our selves in any duty, the more reward we shall have, and therefore the more we seek our selves.
The more a man serves God out of pure love, without reflection 1to selfe, the more he seeks himselfe; for this is a certaine truth, The lesse we seek our selves and our owne ends in any holy duty, the more we seek our selves, because the lesse we seek our selves, the more we seek God and his glory, and the more we seek God & his glory, the more reward we shall have. The lesse we look after reward for that we doe, the more reward we shall have; and therefore the Papists who teach men to doe good works that thereby they might merit heaven, (supposing their Doctrine to be true) lose all the reward of their good worke. He that serves God to merit by his service, cannot merit by his service; the more he eyes merit, the lesse he meriteth: He that serves God for his owne ends, doth not serve God but himselfe; but he that serves God for Gods sake, shall be rewarded by God. The lesse we eye our selves in any duty, the more reward we shall have, and therefore the more we seek our selves.
- 1Prop. 5.