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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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Secondly, there should be this ardent love and affection in all Gods Ministers for this reason, because this is the liveliest way to do most good: knotty and stubborn hearts will soonest be wrought upon with kindness. The fire melteth the hardest metal; the fire of love with Gods blessing will melt the most obdurate •inner. A Boanerges, a son of consolation, who comes in the spirit of love and meekness, is the fittest to do a piece of Gospel-chirurgery, to restore and put such an one in joint again that is overtaken with a fault. Gal. 6. 1. Restore such a one with the spirit of love and weakness. Thus much in short for the doctrinal part.
Secondly, there should be this ardent love and affection in all Gods Ministers for this reason, because this is the liveliest way to do most good: knotty and stubborn hearts will soonest be wrought upon with kindness. The fire melteth the hardest metall; the fire of love with Gods blessing will melt the most obdurate •inner. A Boanerges, a son of consolation, who comes in the spirit of love and meeknesse, is the fittest to do a piece of Gospel-chirurgery, to restore and put such an one in joynt again that is overtaken with a fault. Gal. 6. 1. Restore such a one with the spirit of love and weaknesse. Thus much in short for the doctrinal part.
Give me leave now to make some application.
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