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The white robe, or, The undefiled Christian clothed in a white garment held forth…The white robe, or, The undefiled Christian clothed in a vvhite garment held forth…
The white robe, or, The undefiled Christian clothed in a white garment held forth in a farewell sermon / preached by Mr. Joseph Caryl at Magnus, August the 17, 1662.The white robe, or, The undefiled Christian clothed in a vvhite garment held forth in a farewel sermon / preached by Mr. Joseph Caryl at Magnus, August the 17, 1662.
London : s.n., 1662
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A SERMON PREACHED BY Mr. JOSEPH CARYL, August the 17. 1662. at Magnus.
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.
It is not much too us what others say or think of us, what the wicked world judge of us, yet I say, God can, and doth sometimes raise a testimony of honour for his people amongst carnal men of the world. Joseph would not defile his garments, he walked in white among men: true, he was cast into prison, what of that? he was respected by the Keeper of the prison, and afterward he walked in white.
It is not much too us what others say or think of us, what the wicked world judge of us, yet I say, God can, and doth sometimes raise a testimony of honor for his people amongst carnal men of the world. Joseph would not defile his garments, he walked in white among men: true, he was cast into prison, what of that? he was respected by the Keeper of the prison, and afterward he walked in white.
In the whole Egyptian Court, Daniel was one that walked in white, with common men of the world; first with the Prince of Eunuchs, he had tender favour with him, he told him he would not disobey God, to please men; yet he did not rail against him, and call him a stubborn fellow, because he would not bow to Baal; and afterwards Daniel was as great a man as any in all that province, he walked in white. God hath created Testimonies of honour for his people from some men of the world, yea, they many times put white garments upon them: So it was with Christ in the 27. of Matthew, and the 4. verse, common men put a good report upon Christ, a white garment. Truly, saith the Centurion, this was the Son of God. Truly this was a righteous man, saith he, when he saw how he carried himself at ⟨p. 5⟩his death, he gave him a good report: thus it doth come to pass, God doth sometimes keep up their honour in the world, who will not defile their garments, nor touch the Sacrifice of Baal; and it follows so with them that the Lord shall clear up their credit, and reputation, and they shall walk in white, in honour, before the men of the world, 6 of Revelations, and the 11. verse, where the Souls under the Altar are spoken of, who were miserably used in this World, white Robes were given them, to every one of them, that is, their evidences were cleared.