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The great corruption of subtle self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes…The great corruption of subtile self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes…
The great corruption of subtle self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes And the contrary grace, self-denial commended, as an indispensably necessary requisite to the acceptable and successful performance of all commanded-duties, and as notably fitting for taking up of the cross, and following Christ. In seven sermons. By master James Durham, late minister of the gospel in Glasgow.The great corruption of subtile self, discovered, and driven from it's lurking-places and starting-holes And the contrary grace, self-denyal commended, as an indispensably necessary requisite to the acceptable and successfull performance of all commanded-duties, and as notably fitting for taking up of the cross, and following Christ. In seven sermons. By master James Durham, late minister of the gospel in Glasgow.
Edinburgh: printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, 1686
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The 4th. Use serves for warning, That since laying account with suffering is so necessary, ye would not think of getting it shifted, going about too diligently, by carnal wiles to shift, becomes a snare to many; let never your selves think, that ye can live godly in Christ Jesus, and escape all suffering and persecution; if ye shift Christs Cross sinfully, ye will bring Christs curse on you; This is the great guilt of the body of our Land, and of this Place, that many having in a manner, laid by the Cross of Christ, dare hazard on the ⟨p. 136⟩curse of Christ without dread of it; This will be found to be a foolish exchange, it's far better, without all doubt, to follow Christ with the Cross, than to meet him and the Curse; they will never repent it, who have chosen affliction rather than Sin, and to follow Christ with the Cross rather than to comply with any sinful course or practice; O! how dreadful will it be to all them (under whatsoever specious and plausible like pretences they may do it) that have by refusing to follow Christ, bearing his Cross, run themselves into the danger of his Curse, the Lord save us from such desperate folly and madness.
The 4th. Use serves for warning, That since laying account with suffering is so necessary, ye would not think of getting it shifted, going about too diligently, by carnal wiles to shift, becomes a snare to many; let never your selves think, that ye can live godly in Christ Jesus, and escape all suffering and persecution; if ye shift Christs Cross sinfully, ye will bring Christs curse on you; This is the great guilt of the body of our Land, and of this Place, that many having in a manner, laid by the Cross of Christ, dare hazard on the ⟨p. 136⟩curse of Christ without dread of it; This will be found to be a foolish exchange, it's far better, without all doubt, to follow Christ with the Cross, than to meet him and the Curse; they will never repent it, who have chosen affliction rather than Sin, and to follow Christ with the Cross rather than to comply with any sinful course or practice; O! how dreadful will it be to all them (under whatsoever specious and plausable like pretences they may do it) that have by refusing to follow Christ, bearing his Cross, run themselves into the danger of his Curse, the Lord save us from such desperat folly and madness.