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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 7: Containing a swasive to Self-denial.
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.
CHAP. VII. Containing a swasive to Self-denial.
MY next work is to persuade Christians to the Practice of this momentous duty of Self-denial. Man lost himself at first by self-exaltation, and he must recover himself by self-denial*.
MY next work is to perswade Christians to the Practice of this momentous duty of Self-denial. Man lost himself at first by self-exaltation, and he must recover himself by self-denial*.
- *Perit homo amando see, & invenitur negando see. Aug.Perit homo amando se, & invenitur negando se. Aug.
1. Self-denial is just and equal. How much hath Christ denied himself for us? He eclipsed his Glory; Phil. 2.7. [Greek or Hebrew], He emptied himself. What wonderful self-denial was it, for Christ to leave his Fathers bosom and be incarnate? For Christ to be made flesh, was more than for all the Angels to be made worms. Christ denied his name and repute; Heb. 12.2, He endured the shame. He denied worldly grandeur and riches; 1 Cor. 8, 9. For our sakes he became poor. The ⟨p. 54⟩