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,…

The very aggravations of our sins, do render us monstrously abominable, the means of grace we have afforded us, the stirring of thy Spirit in us, the patience and goodness of God towards us makes it a wonder that our hearts do remain so blockish But dear Lord, we do find by experience, that our immortal souls are much debased, all the faculties of our Souls are out of tune, our understandings are so dark our conceptions of God are so low, our consciences are so benumbed that the stirrings of them are scarce discerned or perceived, our affections are spent upon the creature, that we cannot gather them up again, our wills are perverse, our memories are apt to retain the dros•, and let out all that is good, we pray thee for Christs sake make an experiment upon our Souls, what thou canst do, what sinners Christ can save, what corruptions the Spirit of God can subdue in our souls, teach all our hearts, do not stand behind the wall, and look through the lattice, do so much as may leave us without excuse, but good Lord put in thy hand in at the whole of the Door, and let thy fingers drop honey upon the handle of the Lord. And, oh set open these everlasting Doors, that the King of Glory may enter ⟨p. 439⟩in, subdue us entirely to thy self, do not ask our wills whether we •e willing or no? but make us willing: do not ask us what we would have, but give us what thou knowest is good for us. Dear Lord we pray thee deliver us from sin, according to thy battered of it: and pour out thy grace upon us, according to thy love of grace, that our Souls may be refreshed, that we may find thy thoughts are above ours, as high as Heaven is above the Earth. Dear Father, it is thy promise, that those that wait upon thee, shall renew their strengths: we have no might; the Devil baffles us, our own hearts are treacherous to us; the world entices us to sin against God: Oh! deliver us from all these Enemies, and especially from the plagues of our hearts, that we may perfect holiness in the fear of God; give us Spiritual blessings, whatsoever thou givest us or whatsoever thou denyest us: thou knowest thou art rather willing to give us Spiritual blessings, then any other mercies, and we want spiritual mercies most, oh give us spiritual mercies, that we may say, This is the way of God in his Sanctuary. Where Grace is not wrought work it? where it is begun increase it.

The very aggravations of our sins, do render us monstrously abominable, the means of grace we have afforded us, the stirring of thy Spirit in us, the patience and goodnesse of God towards us makes it a wonder that our hearts do remain so blockish But dear Lord, we do find by experience, that our immortal souls are much debased, all the faculties of our Souls are out of tune, our understandings are so dark our conceptions of God are so low, our consciences are so benummed that the stirrings of them are scarce discerned or perceived, our affections are spentupon the creature, that we cannot gather them up again, our wills are perverse, our memories are apt to retain the dros, and let out all that is good, we pray thee for Christs sake make an experiment upon our Soules, what thou canst do, what sinners Christ can save, what corruptions the Spirit of God can subdue in our soules, teach all our hearts, do not stand behind the wall, and look through the attice, do so much as may leave us without excuse, but good Lord put in thy hand in at the whole of the Door, and let thy fingers drop hony upon the handle of the Lord. And, oh set open these everlasting Doores, that the King of Glory may enter