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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.
Christ is Life to you, and Love to you, and Mercy to you, and Peace to you, and Righteousness to you, and Sanctification to you, and Redemption to you, and Help to you, and Hope to you. He is ⟨p. 14⟩your Friend, He is your Saviour, He is your Glory, He is your Christ to the utmost, For All, For ever and For ever! All that ever he did, and All that He is Now doing, and All which ever he will do, All this hath a special and peculiar Respectiveness and Serviceableness to your Good, to your everlasting Good. Why then, Eye for Eye, and Love for Love, and Service for Service, and Life for Life again. Thou hast Redeemed us to God by thy Blood, and hast made us unto our God, Kings and Priests: And therefore worthy is the Lamb to Receive Power, and Riches, and Wisdom, and Strength, and Honour, and Glory, and Blessing, Rev. 5. 9, 10, 12.
Christ is Life to you, and Love to you, and Mercy to you, and Peace to you, and Righteousness to you, and Sanctification to you, and Redemption to you, and Help to you, and Hope to you. He is ⟨p. 14⟩your Friend, He is your Saviour, He is your Glory, He is your Christ to the utmost, For All, For ever and For ever! All that ever he did, and All that He is Now doing, and All which ever he will do, All this hath a special and peculiar Respectiveness and Serviceableness to your Good, to your everlasting Good. Why then, Eye for Eye, and Love for Love, and Service for Service, and Life for Life again. Thou hast Redeemed us to God by thy Blood, and hast made us unto our God, Kings and Priests: And therefore worthy is the Lamb to Receive Power, and Riches, and Wisdom, and Strength, and Honor, and Glory, and Blessing, Rev. 5. 9, 10, 12.
Nay, let me add one Obligation more which lies upon you, and that is this; You are the only People in the world, whom Jesus Christ doth intrust with his Glorious Interests: He forms you for his Praise, he trusts you with All his Honour here below amongst the sons of men. And truly, as it is your Great Honour to be trusted with the Honour of Christ, So are you thereby the more obliged to live and act for his Honour and Glory.