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An Exact collection of farewell sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy,…An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy,…
An Exact collection of farewell sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.
London : s.n., 1662
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Oh let thy strength be manifested in our weakness, look upon us with the favour thou bearest to thy Children. Enter not into judgement with thy servants, for we cannot answer thee one of a thousand, not one thought of a thousand thoughts, not one word of a thousand words.
Oh let thy strength be manifested in our weaknesse, look upon us with the favour thou bearest to thy Children. Enter not into judgement with thy servants, for we cannot answer thee one of a thousand, not one thought of a thousand thoughts, not one word of a thousand words.
Most of our actions have been reprovable, and the best of our services have been improfitable: our omissions, commissions, and presumptions have been multiplied intolerably. Oh▪ how often have we taken thy name in vain, while we have been confessing our sins? how often have we run from confessing our sins, to the committing of sin? and from committing sins, to the confessing sin again? as if we had but mocked thy sacred Majesty: though we know thy favour is better then life, we have parted with it upon easy terms. Oh! the pride and stubbornness that is in our hearts; All the mercies thou hast bestowed upon us, have not melted us into tears for our unkindness; and all those blows that have fallen upon our backs, have not beat folly out of our hearts: we have been unprofitable all our days, some have done thee more service in one year then we in all our time; we have forgotten thee in the day of prosperity, and sung a lullaby to our own souls: oh that we could speak ⟨p. 437⟩these things with broken and bleeding hearts: but as in the time of our ignorance, we could sin without reluctancy, so now we can sin without repentance: oh that thou wouldst sm•te the rock, that there may flow out tears.
Most of our actions have been reproveable, and the best of our services have been improfitable: our omissions, commissions, and presumptions have been multiplyed intolerably. Oh how often have we taken thy name in vain, while we have been confessing our sins? how often have we run from confessing our sins, to the committing of sin? and from committing sins, to the confessing sin again? as if we had but mocked thy sacred Majesty: though we know thy favour is better then life, we have parted with it upon easie terms. Oh! the pride and stubbornnesse that is in our hearts; All the mercie thou hast bestowed upon us, have not melted us into teares for our unkindnesse; and all those blows that have fallen upon our backs, have not beat folly out of our hearts: we have been unprofitable all our dayes, some have done thee more service in one year then we in all our time; we have forgotten thee in the day of prosperity, and sung a ullaby to our own souls: oh that we could speak