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Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /
Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume / by several ministers in and about London, preached in October, 1689.
London: printed by James Astwood for John Dunton, 1690
Sermon 12: The Case, or Question, which comes to be spoken unto this morning, is; Quest. How may P…
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These Instances, among several others, that might be mentioned, may direct private Christians, How they may be helpful to promote the Entertainment of the Gospel. Which was the Enquiry, at first propounded, to be answered.
Application. And now, After that all this hath been spoken, It is likely, That some Private Christians, who mean well, may think this whole Discourse very remote from their concernments, and that it tends but little to their Edification, and thereupon infer, That the Subject was ill chosen; and that something more profitable might have been pitched upon. But I would entreat those, who have entertained any such prejudices, before they pass their censure, maturely to consider, what it is, that hath been insisted upon, and then I hope, that they who are sincerely Godly, and Prudent, will not think themselves unconcerned, in that which so nearly relates to the Glory of God; the Sanctifying of his Name, and the enlargement and Prosperity of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Such prejudices being removed, There are two things, that I would earnestly recommend to godly private Christians.
Application. And now, After that all this hath been spoken, It is likely, That some Private Christians, who mean well, may think this whole Discourse very remote from their concernments, and that it tends but little to their Edification, and thereupon infer, That the Subject was ill chosen; and that something more profitable might have been pitcht upon. But I would entreat those, who have entertained any such prejudices, before they pass their censure, maturely to consider, what it is, that hath been insisted upon, and then I hope, that they who are sincerely Godly, and Prudent, will not think themselves unconcerned, in that which so nearly relates to the Glory of God; the Sanctifying of his Name, and the enlargement and Prosperity of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Such prejudices being removed, There are two things, that I would earnestly recommend to godly private Christians.