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The duty of self-denial briefly opened and urged. By Thomas Watson, minister of the…
The duty of self-denial briefly opened and urged. By Thomas Watson, minister of the Gospel
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1675
THE DUTY OF SELF-DENIAL. › Chapter 1: A Preliminary discourse, wherein the Proposition is Comprised.
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2. He must be slain. This Diamond must be cut. He who gave life to others, must himself dye*. And as Christ did thus abase himself for us, so we must deny our selves for him; And he said to them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself. Self-denial is the foundation of Godliness, and if this be not well laid, all the building will fall. Let me explain the words.
- *Fusus est sanguis medici, & sactum est medicamen phrenetici: Aug.
1. And he said to them all] Self-denial is of Universal extent, it concerns all, it respects both Ministers and People. Christ spake it as well to his Apostles, as the rest of his hearers.
1. And he said to them all] Self-denial is of Vniversal extent, it concerns all, it respects both Ministers and People. Christ spake it as well to his Apostles, as the rest of his hearers.
2. If any man will come after me] If he will follow me as the Soldier doth his General: if he will arrive at that place of Glory whither I am going,