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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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SERMON VII
Matth. 16. Verse 24. Then said Jesus to his di• ciples, If any man will come after me, let hi• deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
THE business of following Christ aright, is one of the greatest, and gravest, of the most concerning, and highly momentuous businesses in the World, in comparison with which, all others are but businesses in the By; which our Lord knowing infallibly well, would have all His Disciples to know it also, and to acknowledge it; and therefore insists the more in it, holding forth the indispensably requisite qualifications of his followers, viz. That they must deny themselves, and take up their cross, which two qualify, fit, and prompt for the third, to wit, following of him.
THE bussiness of following Christ aright, is one of the greatest, and gravest, of the most concerning, and highly momentuous bussinesses in the World, in comparison with which, all others are but bussinesses in the By; which our Lord knowing infallibly well, would have all His Disciples to know it also, and to acknowledge it; and therefore insists the more in it, holding forth the indispensablie requisit qualifications of his followers, viz. That they must deny themselves, and take up their cross, which two qualifie, fit, and prompt for the thrid, to wit, following of him.