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The Excellency of Christ

Published: 1641
Length: 46,112 words
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Divisions: 26

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The excellency of Christ, or, The rose of Sharon shewing the art of taking Christ as the onely soveraign medicine of a sin-sick soul : accomodated both for those that are without and for those that are in Christ who are thereby instructed how they must be fitted to apply Christ unto themselves in 25 cases thereby instructed how they must be fitted to apply Christ unto themselves in 25 cases upon that excellent text in Cant. 2:1 ... / by Christopher Jelinger.

London Printed by I.L. for Fran. Eglesfield and are to be sold by William Russell 1641.

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DedicationTO THE RIGHT VVorſhipfull Maſter VVILLIAM BIRCH, Maior, together with his Brethren, and the reſt of the…
DedicationTo my much reſpected and deerely beloved friends, The Inhabitants of the town of Stonehouſe.
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Section 1SECT. 1. That Chriſt is like a Roſe in Sharon field, Cant. 2.1.
Section 2SECT. 2. Of Chriſts faireneſſe, uſefuleſſe, Deſirableneſſe.

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Section 6SECT. 6. Matter of ſhame for careleſſe and looſe Walkers.
Section 7SECT. 7. Comfort for Gods carefull people.
Section 8SECT. 8. An exhortation to ſuch as want Chriſt, to ſeeke him in the Law and Goſpell.
Section 9SECT. 9. Faith muſt be gotten for the taking of Chriſt.
Section 10SECT. 10. Chriſt muſt be ſought ſpeedily.
Section 11SECT. 11. Foure grounds which ſhould draw men to Chriſt.
Section 12SECT. 12. Sixe Lets, which keep men from Chriſt, are to be removed.
Section 13SECT. 13. Of Blockiſhneſſe, the ſecond Let.
Section 14SECT. 14. Of Baſeneſſe, the third Let.
Section 15SECT. 15. Of Brutiſhneſſe, the fourth Let.
Section 16SECT. 16. Of Bitterneſſe, the fifth Let.
Section 17SECT. 17. Of Buſineſſe, the ſixth Let.
Section 18SECT. 18. An exhortation to Gods people to be more for Chriſt then ever they were.
Section 19SECT. 19. Chriſt ſhould be uſed much.
Section 20SECT. 20. Chriſt is to be made uſe of in 25. Caſes.
Section 21SECT. 21. Eight Rules to obſerved in the taking of Chriſt.
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