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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.
Christ calls the Pharisees whited Sepulchres; they are whited, but whited sepulchres, that is a woeful condition to be whited like a sepulchre. Thus it is with those who defile themselves, they are whited walls, and whited sepulchres. They that keep themselves white, shall walk in white, shall have Angelical glory.
Christ calls the Pharisees whited Sepulchres; they are whited, but whited sepulchres, that is a woful condition to be whited like a sepulchre. Thus it is with those who defile themselves, they are whited walls, and whited sepulchres. They that keep themselves white, shall walk in white, shall have Angelical glory.
Secondly, Consider this white, or walking in white, is such as conquers all the blackness of this world: 'tis not possible for the world to alter the colour of this white, ⟨p. 16⟩how much dirt soever they put upon it: this white will be white still, they cannot turn it to be black; they cannot take away this peace, this joy from us; they cannot strip us of this habit, they may pull off your fine garments, but you cannot be stripped of this white. Your joy shall no man take from you. 2 Cor. 6. 20. As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet freely possessing all things. The world may put us into a sad estate as to the world, yet we are not out of our white garments, always rejoicing. Habakkuk 3. 13. Although the Fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the Vines, the labour of the Olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat, and the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls, this cannot take away the white garments, no, saith the Prophet, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, and joy in the God of my salvation: 'Tis a conquering joy, turns all sorrow into joy, and blackness to white, therefore keep clean.
Secondly, Consider this white, or walking in white, is such as conquers all the blackness of this world: 'tis not possible for the world to alter the colour of this white,