A31961:256
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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JOHN 8. 29. And he that sent me, is with me: the Father hath not left me alone: for I do always those things that please him.
JOHN 8. 29. And he that sent me, is with me: the Father hath not left me alone: for I do alwayes those things that please him.
These are the words of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; they are spoken by himself, & they are spoken of himself; though yet, in a sober and modest sense, they are applicable to all his members: That which Christ here affirms, is, that the presence of God was always with him; and this is first propounded, He that sent me is with me; and then it is amplified, and the Father hath not left me alone: and then thirdly, the reason of this is annexed; for I always do those things that please him.
THese are the words of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; they are spoken by himself, & they are spoken of himself; though yet, in a sober and modest sense, they are applicable to all his members: That which Christ here affirms, is, that the presence of God was alwayes with him; and this is first propounded, He that sent me is with me; and then it is amplified, and the Father hath not left me alone: and then thirdly, the reason of this is annexed; for I alwayes do those things that please him.
I shall speak but very little of the words as they do refer to Christ; he tells us, his Father was with him; he did not leave him alone in all the troubles and difficulties that he met withal in the finishing the great work of man's Redemption; still God was with him: It is true, there was a time when Christ was without the sensible manifestation of his Father's presence, when he cried out, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why, but yet even then in truth and in reality his Father did not leave him; for though he had not the evidences of his Father's presence, yet he had the influences of his Father's presence. It would take up much time to show you how in all Particulars the the Father was present with Christ: I will only speak this one word, and instance in this one thing; God's