A31961:358
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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2. Causeless; Thou hast thy life for a prey, Jer. 4. 5, 6. What a living man and complain, and that when 'tis for the punishment of his sins? This kind of complaining is causeless; if you compare sin and punishment together, there's no proportion, for sin is a transgression against an infinite God; punishment but an affliction upon the finite Creature: Sin is an evil-against God; punishment an evil against the Creature: Or, if you consider what sin is in its nature, 'tis a contrariety to Gods nature• ⟨p. 105⟩God is holy; Sin impurity) A contradiction to God's will; (God saith, Do this; the Sinner saith, I will not: God saith▪ Do not this abominable thing which I hate; the Sinner saith▪ I will: It is the transgression of God's pure and holy Law; nay, it is a practical blaspheming against all the Names of God; the rape of God's mercy, and the dare of God's Justice, the challenge of God's Power; Sin gives the lye to God's Truth, and the fool to God's Wisdom. And what can Sin do more than to take away God's good Name? God's Being? and that, Sin would do. Or, 'tis causeless, if you consider against whom sin is, i. e. God himself, who is a jealous God; now a Sinner takes another Lover into his bosom before his eyes; yea, he is a holy, righteous, omnipotent, almighty, living God: Thoughts of this may well keep us from complaining. Indeed, whatever our affliction be, we have as much cause to give thanks as to mourn; whether you consider, whatever the punishment be, it might be worse; or do but look well into it, you will see more Mercy than Affliction, Psal. 119. 75.
2. Causeless; Thou hast thy life for a prey, Ier. 4. 5, 6. What a living man and complain, and that when 'tis for the punishment of his sins? This kind of complaining is causeless; if you compare sin and punishment together, there's no proportion, for sin is a transgression against an infinite God; punishment but an affliction upon the finite Creature: Sin is an evil-against God; punishment an evil against the Creature: Or, if you consider what sin is in its nature, 'tis a contrariety to Gods nature