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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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Sixthly, God is with them in his sympathizing presence: Oh he hath a tender sense of all the sorrows and calamities of his people! Oh it grieves him when they are grieved! they that touch them, touch the Apple of his eye: in all afflictions he is afflicted, Saul, Saul, Why persecutest thou me? Every blow that is given to them, God bears a part of it himself: As they are sensible of Gods dishonour, so God is sensible of their sufferings; it pains him to the heart to see his Children wronged and abused by a malicious world.
Seventhly, He is with them by his sanctifying presence: all their troubles are to do them good, ⟨p. 81⟩and to make them good: and therefore the furnace it is but to refine them from their dross: the pruning hook of affliction, is but to cut off their luxuriant branches: God takes the sharp knife into his hand and lances them, but it is only to fetch out their corruption: By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit to take away his sin.
Seventhly, He is with them by his sanctifying presence: all their troubles are to do them good, ⟨p. 81⟩and to make them good: and therefore the furnace it is but to refine them from their dross: the pruning hook of affliction, is but to cut off their luxuriant branches: God takes the sharp knife into his hand and lances them, but it is only to fetch out their corruption: By this shall the iniquity of Iacob be purged, and this is all the fruit to take away his sin.
Eighthly, God is with them by his quickening presence, to make their Prayers more fervent, to make their requests to the throne of Grace more importunate. The children of God cry most to him when they suffer most from men, and their prayers are best when their condition is worst: Prayer shortens affliction, and affliction heightens Prayer: God is with them to hear their Prayers. Oh the Prayer of the afflicted that comes up to Heaven! God hears the sighs and gones of his oppressed ones, their tears pierce the Heavens, they call upon God in time of trouble, and pour out their sorrows before the Lord, and he doth hear them.