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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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and truly God seems to speak such a word as that was, Numb. 7. 5. in displeasure and anger, I will make your murmurings to cease: I will take away▪ the cause of your murmuring: I would have reformed you, and you would not be reformed: As Christ to Jerusalem, I would, but you would not, Mat. 23. The time may come when we would, and God will not: when we shall cry, Other Lords have had dominion over us, &c. Isa. 26. 13. but thou, Lord, set up thou thy government: rule thou over us: and God may say, No, 'tis too late▪ I would have healed you, and you would not be healed. 14. The great neglect of the care of our Families. Truly 'tis not the least sin that threatens the removal of our Candlestick. How generally have the duties of Religion been let fall in our Families; reading the Word, singing Psalms, &c. Time was, when one could not have come through the streets into London on an evening in thee week-day but we might hear the praises ⟨p. 98⟩of God, singing of Psalms; now it's a stranger in the City, even upon the Lords own day. Oh! how have Governors of Families cast off the care of the souls that God hath committed to them? How careless are they of the souls of their yoke-fellows that lie in their bosoms, of their children, the fruit of their loins; Masters of their servants, &c! And in the mean time are ready to stand up and justify themselves with the boldness of Cain, to say to God, Am I my brothers keeper? Am I the keeper of my yoke-fellow, children, servants, souls? yes, thou art the keeper, &c. God hath put them unto thy trust, and if they perish through thy fault, they may die in their sins, but their blood shall be required at thy hand. God will say to thee, as he did to Cain, Thy brothers blood crieth in my ear. 15. Our indifferences as to matter of faith and doctrine: That we have not been more zealous for the truth of Christ, that great trust and depositum which hath been committed to us: We have accounted it no matter of what opinion or judgment men be in these latter times. 'Tis an universal saying, No matter what judgment men be of, so they be Saints: as if truth in the judgment did not go to the making up of a Saint, as well as holiness in the will and affections: As if Christ had not come into the world to bear witness of the truth, which was his great design: as if it were no matter, if God have the heart, so the Devil be in the head: