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The present duty and endeavour of the saints. Opened in a sermon at Pauls…
The present duty and endeavour of the saints. Opened in a sermon at Pauls upon the Lords day December, 14th. 1645. / By Joseph Caryl, minister of the Gospel at Magnus near London-Bridge.The present duty and endeavour of the saints. Opened in a sermon at Pauls upon the Lords day December, 14th. 1645. / By Joseph Caryl, minister of the Gospell at Magnus neere London-Bridge.
London: printed by T. Forcet for George Hurlock, 1646
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This direction hath two branches, requiring us to act,
First, according to the best of our strength; The whole man must be given up to Christ. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and all thy soul, and all thy mind.
First, according to the best of our strength; The whole man must be given up to Christ. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and all thy soule, and all thy mind.
Secondly, according to the best of our light. The Apostle prays for his Philippians, that they might approve 1things which were excellent (chap. 1. 10.) or things which differ: That is, those things which differ from others in way of excellence; For things differ two ways. First, in their kind; secondly, in their qualities. Light and darkness, Truth and falsehood, good and evil differ in their kind. But in the second sense, light differs from light, truth from truth, one Good from another good. Not only doth Wheat differ from ⟨p. 30⟩Darnel, and Gold from Lead; But wheat from wheat, and gold from gold. Thus, to the point in hand, it is not enough for us, to do good and not evil, but we must wind up our affections to the highest good, and among good things do the best. This the Apostles counsel aims at (Phil. 4. 8.) Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise; that is, (as I conceive) whatsoever things (among those things, which are True, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report) are most virtuous and praise-worthy, think on those things, those things do. Covet earnestly the best gifts,