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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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Use 1. I chiefly aim at the Application: Doth sin bring Nations and Persons into external, internal, and eternal straits? then this sadly reproves those that choose to commit sin to avoid perplexity. There are thousands in England guilty of this, that, to avoid poverty, will ⟨image 8⟩lye, cheat, and cozen, and to gain an Estate, will sell God and a good Conscience: and to avoid the loss of estate and imprisonment, will do any thing: they will be sure to be of that Religion which is uppermost, be it what it will. Now give me leave this morning to speak three things to these sorts of men: and, O that my words might prevail with them!
1. Consider; It is sin only that makes trouble to deserve the name of trouble; for, when we suffer for Gods sake, or a good Conscience, these troubles are so sweetened by the Consolations of Heaven, that they are no troubles at all: therefore in Q. Mary's days the Martyrs wrote to their friends out of Prison, If you knew the Comforts we have in prison, you would wish to be with us: I am in prison before I am in prison, saith Master Sanders.
1. Consider; It is sin only that makes trouble to deserve the name of trouble; for, when we suffer for Gods sake, or a good Conscience, these troubles are so sweetned by the Consolations of Heaven, that they are no troubles at all: therefore in Q. Maries days the Martyrs wrote to their friends out of Prison, If you knew the Comforts we have in prison, you would wish to be with us: I am in prison before I am in prison, saith Master Sanders.