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The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believerThe Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer
The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believer by Thomas Watson.The Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer by Thomas Watson.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1654
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.
2. Suffer for Christ, be willing §2to sell all, nay, to lose all for Christ: we may be losers for him, we shall never be losers by him; if he calls him for our blood, let us not deny it; we have no such blood to shed for Christ as he hath shed for us. It was Luther's saying, That in the cause of God he was content, totius mundi odium & impetum sustinere; to endure the odium and fury of the whole world. Basil affirms of the Primitive Saints, they had so much courage in their sufferings, that many of the Heathens seeing their Heroic zeal, turned Christians; they snatched up torments as so many Crowns. Oh think ⟨p. 306⟩nothing too dear for Christ. We that look for things to come, should be wiling to part with things present for Christ.
2. Suffer for Christ, be willing §2to sell all, nay, to lose all for Christ: we may be losers for him, we shall never be losers by him; if he calls him for our blood, let us not deny it; we have no such blood to shed for Christ as he hath shed for us. It was Luthers saying, That in the cause of God he was cont•nt, totius mundi odium & impetum sustinere; to indure the odium and fury of the whole world. Basil affirmes of the Primitive Saints, they had so much courage in their sufferings, that many of the Heathens seeing their Heroick zeal, turned Christians; they snatched up torments as so many Crowns. Oh think ⟨p. 306⟩nothing too dear for Christ. We that look for things to come, should be wiling to part with things present for Christ.
19. Lastly, If all things to come are ours, be content to wait for these Great Privileges: it is not incongruous to long for Christs appearing, and yet to wait for it: you see the glory a believer shall be invested with; but though the Lord gives a great portion, he may set a long day for the payment. David had the promise of a Crown, but it was long before he came to wear it. God will not deny, yet he may delay his promise, to teach us to wait: 'tis but a short-spirited faith that cannot wait. The husbandman waits for the seed: there is a seed of Glory sown in a believers heart, wait till it spring up into a harvest. Truly, it is an hard thing to wait for these things to come; so many discouragements