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The souls possession of ChristThe soules possession of Christ
The souls possession of Christ: showing how a Christian should put on Christ, and be able to do all things through his strength. Whereunto in annexed A sermon preached at the funeral of that worthy divine Mr. Wimott, late minister of Clare, in Suffolk. By T.H.The soules possession of Christ: shewing how a Christian should put on Christ, and bee able to doe all things through his strength. Whereunto in annexed A sermon preached at the funerall of that worthy divine Mr. Wimott, late minister of Clare, in Suffolke. By T.H.
London: printed by M. Flesher for Francis Eglesfield, 1638
Sermon 1: THE SOULS POSSESSION OF CHRIST.Sermon 1: THE SOULES POSSESSION OF CHRIST.
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.
Take an arm or a leg that hath the Gangrene, (the nature of which disease is to infect & spread over the whole man,) when the Chirurgeon comes and tells the patient, Either you must lose your leg, or your life; you must have your arm cut off, or else be cut off your self; one of the two must speedily be done: If the patient say, I will rather abide the worst, than part with a limb, every man will ⟨p. 139⟩conclude he cannot live long: If he did purpose to maintain life, sure he he would part with that which takes away life?
Take an arme or a legge that hath the Gangrene, (the nature of which disease is to infect & spread over the whole man,) when the Chirurgeon comes and tels the patient, Either you must lose your legge, or your life; you must have your arme cut off, or else bee cut off your selfe; one of the two must speedily bee done: If the patient say, I will rather abide the worst, than part with a limbe, every man will ⟨p. 139⟩conclude he cannot live long: If hee did purpose to maintaine life, sure hee he would part with that which takes away life?
So is it here with some kind of baser sins, I mean gross and notorious crimes, which are scandalously vile, there is no way to be rid of these, without some corrosive be applied; the soul will never be separated from them, unless some bitter Pill be taken, which if a man refuse to use, it is an evident sign, he hath no purpose to part with his sin.
So is it here with some kinde of baser sinnes, I meane grosse and notorious crimes, which are scandalously vile, there is no way to bee ridd of these, without some corrosive bee applyed; the soule will never be separated from them, unlesse some bitter Pill be taken, which if a man refuse to use, it is an evident signe, hee hath no purpose to part with his sinne.