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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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10. Trade much in the Promises: the Promises are great supports to faith; Faith lives in a promise as the fish lives in the water: the Promises are both comforting and quickening: they are mitralia evangelii, the very breasts of the Gospel: as the child by sucking the breasts gets strength; so faith by sucking the breasts of a promise gets strength and revives. The promises of God are bladders to keep us from sinking when we come into the waters of affliction: the Promises are sweet clusters of grapes that grow upon Christ the true Vine: O trade much in the promises: there is no condition that you can be in, but you have a promise: the promises are like Manna, that suit themselves to every Christians palate.
10. Trade much in the Promises: the Promises are great supports to faith; Faith lives in a promise as the fish lives in the water: the Promises are both comforting and quickning: they are mitralia evangelii, the very breasts of the Gospel: as the child by sucking the breasts gets strength; so faith by sucking the breasts of a promise gets strength and revives. The promises of God are bladders to keep us from sinking when we come into the waters of affliction: the Promises are sweet clusters of grapes that grow upon Christ the true Vine: O trade much in the promises: there is no condition that you can be in, but you have a promise: the promises are like Manna, that sute themselves to every Christians palate.
11. All you that hear me, live in a calling. Jerome gave his friend this advice, To be ever well employed, that when the Devil came to tempt him, he might find him working in his vineyard. Sure I am, the same God that saith, Remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy; saith also, Six days shalt thou labour. The great God never sealed any warrants to Idleness: an idle professor is the shame of his profession, 2 Thess. 3. 11. I hear there are some, says the Apostle, that work not at all, but are busybodies: such we exhort, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work. Solon made Laws to punish idleness; and Seneca saith of an idle man, Spiritum trahit, non vivit, He draws his breath, but doth not live; he is not useful: but a good Christian acts within the sphere of his own calling.