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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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even though th• matter be not (as I said) such in it self, an• in it's own nature, yet it may be so circumstantiated to some Persons, as it may be liable to tha• construction, if they shall recede from, or for bear it; as in the example of Daniel, who suffers for opening his windows, which was a thin• indifferent in it self, & not essential to his wor• shipping of God; but having used to open his windows, and pray towards Jerusalem before, and now being brought on the Stage, and a Decre• having gone forth from the King, that none should put up a Petition to any God or man, bu• to the King only, for so many days, he finds himself bound in Conscience, and that on very just ground, to do as he had wont to do before, and that on the manifest hazard of his life, least his malicious enemies should have it to say, that he receded from his Duty, and that he thought more shame now, or was more afraid now, than• before to worship the true God. 6ly. We would not limit Sufferings for Christ, to wrongs and injuries that come at us mediately, by evil men, as the instruments; for the Cross may sometimes come immediately from the hand of God, as Pain, Sickness, Scarcity, Want, &c. may come that way, and we can blame no instruments for them, and they may be casual and accidental, as to us (though nothing be so in respect ⟨p. 159⟩of Divine Providence) yet even these may •e Sufferings for Christ, though not in respect of •he matter, yet in respect of the manner, viz. When they are christianly submitted to, and patiently born, with respect to Christs honour, •nd the Sovereignty of God, which so overaweth, and keepeth down our Corruption, that •ave dare not fret nor repine under Gods hand; when ordinary Crosses are thus born, they come in amongst the Sufferings for Christ; Therefore Paul reckoning up his Sufferings,