A76168:52
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.
And now what is your resolution, perhaps ⟨image 11⟩you have been Enemy to Christ under the name of Christians, will you be so still? have you not loathed this busy, diligent serving of him, and hated them that carefully seek him, more than the vilest Drunkard or Blasphemer, have not his word Service and Sabbath been a burden to you, crying away with these precise Preachers, they shall not control us, this precise Scripture shall be no Law to us, and consequently this Christ shall not rule over us, you may go on as far as Pharaoh if you will, but if you be not losers in the latter end God hath not spoken by me 1 Kings
And now what is your resolution, perhaps ⟨image 11⟩you have been Enemie to Christ under the name of Christians, will you be so still? have you not loathed this busie, diligent serving of him, and hated them that carefully seek him, more than the vilest Drunkard or Blasphemer, have not his word Service and Sabboth been a burden to you, crying away with these precise Preachers, they shall not controle us, this precise Scripture shall be no Law to us, and consequently this Christ shall not rule over us, you may go on as far as Pharo if you will, but if you be not losers in the latter end God hath not spoken by me 1 Kings
Sirs I am loath to leave you till the bargain be made, what say you, are you willing that Christ shall be your Sovereign? his word your Law, his worship your Recreations, his merits your Refuge, his glory your end, and himself the delight of your souls, the Lord Jesus waiteth for your answer, thou wilt very shortly wait on him for thy doom; as ever thou wouldst have him speak life to thy soul, do thou resolve upon the way of Life, remember that thou art almost at Death and Judgement, if thou didst but see what others suffer for neglecting of him that now offereth thee his grace, what wouldst thou do, when it comes to that, then thou wilt cry, away with the world, away Pleasures, nothing can comfort ⟨image 12⟩