A31961:411
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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Now all the Chapter, according to the account I have given you, comes in to the purpose of comforting and rejoicing the heart of such Persons. Here is your comfort now; really believing according to a right interpretation of Gospel-believing, this is your privilege, you are the Persons that are born from above, you are the Persons that shall be enabled to over come the World, to bear up against all opposition that Men and Devils can make against you; you are the Persons that have the Witness within you, and you shall be able to bear up against all the contradictions of Sinners; you are the Persons that have Christ, and have eternal life by him: you shall have it; nay, you have it already. He that believeth on the Son of God, hath eternal life; he hath it in the beginnings of it, and shall have it in the complete state of it; being brought over to Gospel-believing, you may come with boldness to God in a way of prayer, with holy confidence that whatever else you ask believing, you shall have a good account of it; God ⟨p. 125⟩doth not neglect any believing prayer of a believing soul: And all the Privileges of the Gospel are entailed upon you, and you are entitled unto them; and you shall have the Benefit of them while you live, and when you die unto all Eternity. Well may it be said of such a Person, Blessed is he and she, that hath believed with a Gospel-believing Gospel-Truths and Testimonies concerning Christ, and on Christ, on whom those Testimonies are given; for there shall be a full and perfect accomplishment of whatever God hath spoken with his mouth concerning such.
Now all the Chapter, according to the account I have given you, comes in to the purpose of comforting and rejoycing the heart of such Persons. Here is your comfort now; really believing according to a right interpretation of Gospel-believing, this is your priviledge, you are the Persons that are born from above, you are the Persons that shall be enabled to over come the World, to bear up against all opposition that Men and Devils can make against you; you are the Persons that have the Witness within you, and you shall be able to bear up against all the contradictions of Sinners; you are the Persons that have Christ, and have eternal life by him: you shall have it; nay, you have it already. He that believeth on the Son of God, hath eternal life; he hath it in the beginnings of it, and shall have it in the compleat state of it; being brought over to Gospelbelieving, you may come with boldness to God in a way of prayer, with holy confidence that whatever else you ask believing, you shall have a good account of it; God