The incomprehensibly Great and Glorious JEHOVAH, the Almighty Creator of Heaven and Earth, Who is, and was, and is to come, the First, and the Last, Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the beginning of all without beginning, and the end to which all re•er without end, who hath eternally his being ⟨image 3⟩only, and altogether, in and from himself, without Participation with, or Derivation from any, other, and from whom, as the first Fountain, and Original Being, the Sole-self-being, and Being of Beings, all the Creatures Inanimate, Vegetative, Sensitive, and Rational, whether Angels or Men, are but derivated, and borrowed Bits of Being, in comparison with whom, they are but up-starts of yester-day, and (as it were) Time-nothings, hath (as it is highly rational, just, equal, and congruous he should) made all things for himself; and hath in a more special manner, formed, and new-made his own chosen and peculiar People for himself that they might show forth his praise; and hath bought them with a price, and redeemed them, not with corruptible things, as silver and gold from their vain conversation, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a a Lamb without blemish, and without spot, slain from the foundation of the world; who are therefore not their own, but infinitely obliged to glorify God both in their spirits and bodies which are Gods; none of whom beyond all living, ought to live to himself, nor die to himself, but living and dying ought to be the Lords; since the Lord Christ both died and roast, and revived, that he might in a peculiar manner, be Lord of them both living and dead; It becometh them from the constraining power of the love of Christ to judge thus, that they should not live to themselves, but unto him, who out of love died for them, and to endeavour through Grace to be in a capacity, each of them, for him, and her self, to say, I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, and the life that I now live in the flesh, ⟨image 3⟩is by the Faith of the Son of God, who loved m•, and gave himself for me; and, to me to live is Christ, The very End and Scope that I propose to my self, in desiring life with any of the conveniences, accommodations and comforts thereof, is the Honour and Glory of Jesus Christ:
THe incomprehensibly Great and Glorious JEHOVAH, the Almighty Creator of Heaven and Earth, Who is, and was, and is to come, the First, and the Last, Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the beginning of all without beginning, and the end to which all re•er without end, who hath eternally his beeing ⟨image 3⟩only, and altogether, in and from himself, wi•hout Participation with, or Derivation from any, other, and from whom, as the first Fountain, and Original Beeing, the Sole-self-being, and Beeing of Beeings, all the Creatures Inanimat, Vegetative, Sensitive, and Rational, whether Angels or Men, are but derivated, and borrowed Bits of Beeing, in comparison with whom, they are but up-starts of yester-day, and (as it were) Time-nothings, hath (as it is highly rational, just, equal, and congruous he should) made all things for himself; and hath in a more special manner, formed, and new-made his own chosen and peculiar People for himself that they might shew forth his praise; and hath bought them with a price, and redeemed them, not with corruptible things, as silver and gold from their vain conversation, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a a Lamb without blemish, and without spot, slain from the foundation of the world; who are th•refore not their own, but infinitly oblidged to glorify God both in their spirits and bodies which are Gods; none of whom beyond all living, ought to live to himself, nor die to himself, but living and dying ought to be the Lords; since the Lord Christ both died and rost, and revived, that he might in a peculiar manner, be Lord of them both living and dead; It becometh them from the constraining power of the love of Christ to judge thus, that they should not live to themselves, but unto him, who out of love died for them, and to endeavour through Grace to be in a capacity, each of them, for him, and her self, to say, I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me, and the life that I now live in the flesh, ⟨image 3⟩is by the Faith of the Son of God, who loved m•, and gave himself for me; and, to me to live is Christ, The very End and Scope that I propose to my self, in desiring life with any of the conveniencies, accommodations and comforts thereof, is the Honour and Glory of Jesus Christ:
