Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9318.S45 L5 1638

144 Chrifl áeleervedon in the World. Chdft chiefety 1 Therefore, we that are M.iniflers of the GofpeI iobepreached of Chrifi, fhould efpecially looke to unfold the ana heard. riches ofChrifi . and thofe that are Gòds people, Mould efpecially delire to have Chrifi unfolded, and the riches ofGods love in Chrifi. The Cottle that ever found the flingof finne, the confcience that ever was awakened to rule the wrath of God, it accounts nothing fo fweet, as Evangeli- callTruths; thofe things thatconcerne his Huf- band, and Saviour. A carnal) man loves to heare morali points wittily fpokenof,asdelightfuilto his care; but the foule that underflands" it felfe, what it is by nature ,- that ever felt inany degree the wrathof God for finne, ofall points ir de- fires mófl töbeare of Chrifi, and him crucified. Thereforc,we may judge our )elves by our cares, ofwhat temperour foules are;for,the eire taftes of, freeches,as the mouthdothmeat.r,as lob fayth. Beleeved.On in theworld, What t!d thBrarldtak nonto}ft here heronrld,th n place orldofelelmeant There is a world in the world, asone faith well, in unfolding this poinr,as we fee,man iscalled a lit - ele world, in the great world. Chrifi was preached to theroad ofwicked men, t hat bypreaching a world might be taken out of theworld,which is therrorld I ofbeleevers,Hencewe maycicareour judgements in that point, that when chri( is faid to redeemer the world it mu it not be underflood generallyoí all mankind : we fee here, the r'orld is faid to be- I leeee in Chris-7. ; did all mankind beleeve in chrift, was therenot aworld ofunbeleevers ? We

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