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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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Ninthly, God is with them by his raising presence, to raise up their hearts higher, to elevate their souls, and bring them more near to himself. Gods people when they meet with troubles in the world, oh nothing so sweet unto them as the enjoyment of God: then no life so sweet unto them as the life of faith; then they relish a sweetness in the promise: then every smile of God, oh how welcome is it! then all the affections of their souls centre in God, and run to God: as in winter time all the sap of the tree runs to the root: in summer time it spreads it self in the body, but in the winter it goes to the root: when a man is sick▪ all the blood goes to the heart: so, in a suffering condition all the affections of the soul go to God.
Ninthly, God is with them by his raising presence, to raise up their hearts higher, to elevate their souls, and bring them more near to himself. Gods people when they meet with troubles in the world, oh nothing so sweet unto them as the enjoyment of God: then no life so sweet unto them as the life of faith; then they relish a sweetness in the promise: then every smile of God, oh how welcome is it! then all the affections of their souls center in God, and run to God: as in winter time all the sap of the tree runs to the root: in summer time it spreads it self in the body, but in the winter it goes to the root: when a man is sick▪ all the blood goes to the heart: so, in a suffering condition all the affections of the soul go to God.
But now what are the Reasons why God will not leave his people that thus desire to please him?
Why, 1. God loves them, therefore he will not leave them; persons we love, we cannot leave: especially when they are in a distressed condition; and as God hath set his love upon them, so they have set their love upon God, they love God.