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Englands warning-piece. To all sleepy secure sinners, Or, The true Christians subjection to Christ…
Englands warning-piece. To all sleepy secure sinners, Or, The true Christians subjection to Christ as their King and Saviour. Plainly and powerfully setting forth to the heart and conscience, of all careless secure sinners, their great folly and madness in refusing to submit to Jesus Christ as he is tendered in the Gospel. : With many cogent arguments and reasons to persuade all persons to come into Christ for salvation, now in the day of their visitation, before the fire of his wrath be kindled upon them, and the gates of Heaven be shut against them, and they perish for ever. : With some rules and directions how we may attain true happiness. / Gathered from the painful labours of Mr. Richard Baxter, being the substance of a sermon ; Licensed and entered according to order.Englands warning-piece. To all sleepy secure sinners, Or, The true Christians subjection to Christ as their King and Saviour. Plainly and powerfully setting forth to the heart and conscience, of all careless secure sinners, their great folly and madness in refusing to submit to Jesus Christ as he is tendered in the Gospel. : With many cogent arguments and reasons to perswade all persons to come into Christ for salvation, now in the day of their visitation, before the fire of his wrath be kindled upon them, and the gates of Heaven be shut against them, and they perish for ever. : With some rules and directions how we may attain true happiness. / Gathered from the painful labours of Mr. Richard Baxter, being the substance of a sermon ; Lycensed and entred according to order.
London: printed for J. Conyers, 1678
The true Christians subjection to Christ, the only way to Salvation.
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.
1. Let me a little inquire into your subjection to Christ: do you remember the time when you were the servants of Sin and Satan, and led captive at his will, and all within you was in carnal peace, do you remember when the spirit in the word ⟨image 7⟩came powerfully upon your hearts, and bound Satan and cast him out, and answered all your carnal wisdom, and brought you out of darkness into light, and from the power of Satan unto God, Acts 26. chap. 18 vers. Hath Christ the only Sovereignty in your Souls, is his word thy Law which thou darst not pass, doth it bind thy thoughts unto thy tongue, and command all thou hast, hast thou laid down all at the feet of Christ, and resigned all to his will, and devoted alto his dispose and service, dost thou daily and spiritually worship him in private, and in thy Family, and teach thy children and servants to fear the Lord; I entreat you Sirs, deal truly and faithfully in answering these questions, for never man was saved by the bare title of a Christian, if you are not subject to Christ you are not Christians, no more then a picture or a carcass is a man, and your Salvation will be such as your Christianity is, Subjection is an undoubted part of thy faith, and Obedience is its fruit. In short then, dost thou make him thy fear, and tremble at his word, and be willing to do or suffer any thing for his sake, as the Sword, Fire, Nakedness, Displeasure of friends, Credit or Life, art thou willing to submit to all that he revealeth, dost thou say, speak Lord for thy servant heareth? Lord what wouldst thou have me to do? I am ready to do thy will O God, Beloved this is the ⟨image 8⟩frame of every servant of Christ, and this is the acknowledging and accepting of him for your Lord.
1. Let me a little inquire into your subjection to Christ: do you remember the time when you were the servants of Sin and Satan, and led captive at his will, and all within you was in carnal peace, do you remember when the spirit in the word ⟨image 7⟩came powerfully upon your hearts, and bound Satan and cast him out, and answered all your carnal wisdome, and brought you out of darkness into light, and from the power of Satan unto God,