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A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper.…
A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper. Together with a sermon of the general day of judgement. / By Anthony Burgess pastor of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper. Together with a sermon of the generall day of judgement. / By Anthony Burgesse pastor of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire.
London: printed by J.H. for T. Underhill, 1658
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The last thing, are the ⟨p. 58⟩Consequents of self-judging;1 which are,
- 1The consequences of this self-judging.
1. A readiness to every duty, to every holy performance. He that hath judged himself faithfully, he crieth out with Paul, What wilt thou Lord have me to do Thou hast never throughly & deeply judged thy self, if thou canst not pull out thy right eye.
1. A readinesse to every duty, to every holy performance. He that hath judged himself faithfully, he cryeth out with Paul, What wilt thou Lord have me to do Thou hast never throughly & deeply judged thy self, if thou canst not pull out thy right eye.
2. He doth renounce all his own righteousness, flying alone to Christ, and seeking for justification by him alone. The Pharisee did not judge himself, and so he saw not the need of Christ. We thus judge, saith Paul, 2 Cor. 5.14. if Christ died for all, then all ⟨p. 59⟩were dead, descendendo ad coelum ascenditur; by descending we ascend to heaven.
2. He doth renounce all his own righteousness, flying alone to Christ, and seeking for justification by him alone. The Pharisee did not judge himself, and so he saw not the need of Christ. We thus judge, saith Paul,