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Heautonaparnumenos
Heautonaparnumenos: or A treatise of self-denial. Intended for the pulpit; but now committed to the press for the public benefit.Heautonaparnumenos: or A treatise of self-denyall. Intended for the pulpit; but now committed to the presse for the publike benefit.
London: printed by W. Wilson for Richard Royston, 1646
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now to what Image of Christ must we be conformed? the Apostle tells us, Rom. 8.29. to the Image of his suffering, that so He may be, as the First fruits so, the First born amongst many Brethren. As He, being in the form of God, and accounting it no robbery to be equal to Him, yet took upon Him the Image of a servant; humbled, emptied, displeased, that is, to use his own term here, Denied Himself for our sakes, that were his Enemies: so we, who most truly are Nothing, 1yea less then Nothing and Vanity, of our selves, should in acknowledgement thereof, humble, empty, displease, yea crucify our selves for His sake, who first loved us, and gave Himself for us.
Now to what Image of Christ must wee be conform'd? the Apostle tells us, Rom. 8.29. to the Image of his suffering, that so He may be, as the First fruits so, the First born amongst many Brethren. As He, being in the form of God, and accompting it no robbery to be equall to Him, yet tooke upon Him the Image of a servant; humbled, emptied, displeased, that is, to use his own term here, Denyed Himselfe for our sakes, that were his Enemies: so we, who most truly are Nothing, 1yea lesse then Nothing and Vanity, of our selves, should in acknowledgment thereof, humble, empty, displease, yea crucifie our selves for His sake, who first loved us, and gave Himselfe for us.
- 1Galat. 6.3. Isaiah 40.17.Galat. 6.3. Esaiah 40.17.