A31961:136
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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The second branch of Information is this; Are true Gospel-Ministers so full of love? then how sad is it to have such Ministers put upon a people as have no love to souls? The work of the ministry, it is a labour of love: Oh how sad is it to have such in the ministry, that can neither labour nor love? that are such as are without bowels, that look more at tithes then at souls? It must needs be sad with a people in any part of the world to have such ministers set over them, as either poison them with error, or do what in them lies to damn them by their wicked example: How can the Devil reprove sin? how can the Minister cry out in the Pulpit against drunkenness, that will himself be drunk? Rom. 2. 22. Thou that teachest, A man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest, A man ought not to commit adultery, do•st thou commit adultery? We read that the snuffers of the Tabernacle were to be made of pure Gold, Exod. 37. 23. Those who by their calling are to reprove and snuff off the sins of others, they should be pure gold, holy persons. In the Law God did appoint the lip of the Leper should be covered; he ought to have his lip covered, he should not be permitted to speak the Oracles of God, who though he be by office an Angel, yet by life is a Leper.
The second branch of Information is this; Are true Gospel-Ministers so full of love? then how sad is it to have such Ministers put upon a people as have no love to souls? The work of the ministry, it is a labour of love: Oh how sad is it to have such in the ministry, that can neither labour nor love? that are such as are without bowels, that look more at tyths then at souls? It must needs be sad with a people in any part of the world to have such ministers set over them, as either poyson them with error, or do what in them lies to damn them by their wicked example: How can the Devil reprove sin? how can the Minister cry out in the Pulpit against drunkenness, that will himself be drunk? Rom. 2. 22. Thou that teachest, A man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest, A man oughtnot to commit adultcry, do•st thou commit adultery? We read that the snuffers of the Tabernacle were to be made of pure Gold,