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Christos kai kerdos. = Christ the life, and death the gain, of every true…
Christos kai kerdos. = Christ the life, and death the gain, of every true believer: or, The life of a saint resolved into Christ, and His death into gain. Held forth clearly in a sermon preached at the late sad and solemn funeral of the right worshipful Rowland Wilson, Esq; a Member of the Parliament of England, and of the honourable Council of State; and one of the aldermen and sheriffs of the city of London. By Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Covent-Garden. Together with an epistle dedicatory: wherein is an exact account given upon some years more then ordinary experience of the superlative worth of this eminent servant of Christ, and of the Common-wealth. By George Cokayn, an unworthy teacher of the Gospel at Pancras Supper lane, London.Christos kai kerdos. = Christ the life, and death the gain, of every true beleever: or, The life of a saint resolved into Christ, and His death into gain. Held forth clearly in a sermon preached at the late sad and solemn funeral of the right worshipful Rowland Wilson, Esq; a Member of the Parliament of England, and of the honorable Councel of State; and one of the aldermen and sheriffs of the city of London. By Obadiah Sedgvvick, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Covent-Garden. Together with an epistle dedicatory: wherein is an exact account given upon some years more then ordinary experience of the superlative worth of this eminent servant of Christ, and of the Common-wealth. By George Cokayn, an unworthy teacher of the Gospel at Pancras Soper lane, London.
London: printed by J. Macock for Thomas Brewster and Gregory Moul, 1650
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PHILIPPIANS 1. 21. To Me to Live, is Christ; and to Dye, is Gain.
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.
2. Jesus Christ is the Lord of Life, The Prince of Life, Act. 3. 15. The Lord of the Living, and of the Dead, Rom. 14. 9. He is the Lord of Life For Efficiency, Our Life comes from Him who is our Life; and For Authority, The Keys of Life are in his Hands. If Any of you be the Lord or Master of a Servant; as that Servant may expect Protection, Sustenance, and Reward from you; so do you expect and challenge Obedience and Service from him. His Work is yours▪ His Trading is yours, His Gaining is yours; All the Stock which he employs ⟨p. 12⟩is your Stock, and it is employed for your Advantage: The Lord is the End of the Servants Life: And so must Jesus Christ (who is the Lord of Life, and the Lord of your Lives) be the End of your Lives; For He is Your Lord, 2 Pet. 1. 2. And you are Christs Servants, 1 Cor. 7. 22. Your whole stock of Life is from his Grace, and therefore it is to be laid out for his Glory.
2. Jesus Christ is the Lord of Life, The Prince of Life, Act. 3. 15. The Lord of the Living, and of the Dead, Rom. 14. 9. He is the Lord of Life For Efficiency, Our Life comes from Him who is our Life; and For Authority, The Keyes of Life are in his Hands. If Any of you be the Lord or Master of a Servant; as that Servant may expect Protection, Sustenance, and Reward from you; so do you expect and challenge Obedience and Service from him. His Work is yours▪ His Trading is yours, His Gaining is yours; All the Stock which he employs ⟨p. 12⟩is your Stock, and it is employed for your Advantage: The Lord is the End of the Servants Life: And so must Jesus Christ (who is the Lord of Life, and the Lord of your Lives) be the End of your Lives; For He is Your Lord,