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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…

Name: The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomized together with a description of the heavenly and…
Author: Edmund Calamy

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. ...

Edmund Calamy 1600–1666London: printed by J.G. for Nath. Webb and Will. Grantham, 1655

[7], 34, [1] p. · 14k words · Wing C259 · ESTC R15527

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Sermon › Qu. What is this heavenly and blessed self-seeking?Sermon › Qu. What is this heavenly and blessed selfe-seeking?

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That man who had rather lose wife, children, estate and life it self, than sin against God, is a Divine self-seeker: The ¹reason is, because his happiness is more in keeping a good Conscience, than in keeping his Estate or saving his Life. The holy Martyrs who loved not their lives unto the death, were the greatest self seekers. It is a most blessed self-seeking, to suffer the fire of Martyrdom, to avoid the fire of Hell, to lose earthly promotions, to attain everlasting honours: And therefore Christ argueth from self-love, Mat. 16. 25. Whosoever will save his life shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it; so also Mark. 10. 29, 30. the ancient Martyrs did the like, Heb. 10. 34. Heb. 11. 35. He that loseth all for Christ, shall find more than he hath lost in Christ.

That man who had rather lose wife, children, estate and life it selfe, than sinne against God, is a Divine selfe-seeker: The ¹reason is, because his happinesse is more in keeping a good Conscience, than in keeping his Estate or saving his Life. The holy Martyrs who loved not their lives unto the death, were the greatest selfe seekers. It is a most blessed selfe-seeking, to suffer the fire of Martyrdome, to avoid the fire of Hell, to lose earthly promotions, to attain everlasting honours: And therefore Christ argueth from selfe-love, Mat. 16. 25. Whosoever will save his life shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall finde it; so also Mark. 10. 29, 30. the antient Martyrs did the like, Heb. 10. 34. Heb. 11. 35

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Edmund Calamy 1600–1666

Place

London

Printer

J.G.

Bookseller

Nath. Webb and Will. Grantham

Year

1655

Size

[7], 34, [1] p.

Words

14,494

Catalogue

Wing C259 · ESTC R15527

Text

EEBO-TCP A32041

Passages

191

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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…

Quest. 2. What is that self-seeking, which is inconsistent with Christ seeking?

Quest. 2. What is that selfe-seeking, which is inconsistent with Christ seeking?

The third question is, How is it possible that there should be so many men who profess themselves to be Christians and (in words at least) profess love to Christ and his interest, and yet notwithstanding should seek their own interest before, and more than the interest of Christ?

The third question is, How is it possible that there should be so many men who professe themselves to be Christans and (in words at least) profess love to Christ and his interest, and yet notwithstanding should seek their owne interest before, and more than the interest of Christ?

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Quest. 2. What is that self-seeking, which is inconsistent with Christ seeking?

Quest. 2. What is that selfe-seeking, which is inconsistent with Christ seeking?

The third question is, How is it possible that there should be so many men who profess themselves to be Christians and (in words at least) profess love to Christ and his interest, and yet notwithstanding should seek their own interest before, and more than the interest of Christ?

The third question is, How is it possible that there should be so many men who professe themselves to be Christans and (in words at least) profess love to Christ and his interest, and yet notwithstanding should seek their owne interest before, and more than the interest of Christ?

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