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Christ the fountain of lifeChrist the fountaine of life
Christ the fountain of life: or, Sundry choice sermons on part of the fifth chapter of the first Epistle of St. John. Preached by that learned judicious divine, and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Cotton B.D. now preacher at Boston in New-England. Published according to Order.Christ the fountaine of life: or, Sundry choyce sermons on part of the fift chapter of the first Epistle of St. John. Preached by that learned judicious divine, and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Cotton B.D. now preacher at Boston in New-England. Published according to Order.
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson, 1651
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.
1Let us therefore consider a little further of it; you may the read the like gracious disposition in Moses; he so prizes Christ, that every thing belonging to Christ seems honourable to him, he esteemed the very reproaches of Christ, above all the treasures of Egypt, and those are less, then a shoo latchet, Hebr. 11.26. in untying a shoo latchet, there is neither shame nor pain: but for a man to be reproached for Christ, if any thing be base and dishonourable, sure it is that: For a man that was taken to be the son of Pharaohs daughter, and for him not to be ashamed of the people of God: nor of being reproached with them; yea, so far from being ashamed, as to think it greater riches, then the treasures of Egypt, he was sure gone far in his esteem of Christ: that man truly worships Christ, that honours the reproaches of Christ above all other things.
1Let us therefore consider a little further of it; you may the read the like gracious disposition in Moses; he so prizes Christ, that every thing belonging to Christ seems honourable to him, he esteemed the very reproaches of Christ, above all the treasures of Egypt, and those are lesse, then a shooe latchet, Hebr. 11.26. in untying a shooe latchet, there is neither shame nor pain: but for a man to be reproached for Christ, if any thing be base and dishonourable, sure it is that: For a man that was taken to be the sonne of Pharoahs daughter, and for him not to be ashamed of the people of God: nor of being reproached with them; yea, so far from being ashamed, as to think it greater riches, then the treasures of Egypt, he was sure gone far in his esteem of Christ: that man truly worships Christ, that honors the reproaches of Christ above al other things.
- 1Moses honours the reproaches of Christ.Moses honors the reproaches of Christ.