Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9318.S45 L5 1638

ir frne 4fv'ingelr.;: Chrifl,and then torus, Whatfoeveris_excellentt in Heaven or Earth, belongs: to the King of all,- which is. Chrift ; and to the Qweeneofall., the Church :.and thetimewill come ,'that there:will . be noexcelloncie, but Chriftand :his :Ehurcb. All whatfoever is in the world,isnothing ;itvilL end inHell, and defperation,.'all otherexcellen- cies whatfoever,, To.carryour This fhould teachus l-ikewife to carryónrfelves relic, anfwcc anfwerable toour condition, to take aholy ftateH table ro our candicion, upon us:we fhould think our felves Coogò6J,.to' abate our felyes,to finne, tobe Haves tomen, to flefhand blood , (be they what Theywtl be)'to; thecorruptionsand humours of any man; fnee we. have Angels to attend upon us :weareKings, and have a Kingly Guard it thouLI move us to take a hay .ftáteupQn Us., it fl-ioul-d force acarri. age futab le toKings.,that have'fo gloriousatten- dance .Urdoubredly,ifwe hada fpiritualleyeof Faith ,.to. beleeve and toknrw this, anfwerable to he things rhemfelves, and their excellencie, it would .worke a.;more glorious difEoftion n Chriítians then there is,'tocarryour (elves as:if wewere in Heaven before our time. Oh, that we had cleare eyes .anfwerable tothe:excellencie of the priviledges that belong to US. Nottod'î- Maine, it thould teach us;"not ;tolefpife. the daine make Chritìians, meaneft Chritlians, feeing.Anóelfdefpife.not!t o attendon them. Shall wedifdain to relieve them, that the Angels doe not difdaine to comfort? To comfort and relieve one another., ,it is thewòrke ofan Aî el.; Shall any, man';thinke hirnfelfe too. { nn.{

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