A31961:412
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 then lastly, If the Grace of God hath brought us over to a closing with Christ, of whom these truths and testimonies are given; why, the last Branch of the Application is but this, That you would but justify your Believing, and labour to manifest the reality of your Believing according to the Gospel by a suitable walking; This is that that shall be the closing up of this Application.
And then lastly, If the Grace of God hath brought us over to a closing with Christ, of whom these truths and testimonies are given; why, the last Branch of the Application is but this, That you would but justifie your Believing, and labour to manifest the reality of your Believing according to the Gospel by a suitable walking; This is that that shall be the cloling up of this Application.
Oh Brethren, Let us consider well: our Saviour tells us in Mat. 11. Wisdom is justified of her Children. Why, if ever we mean to approve our selves to be Wisdom's children, our care must be for to give in our Justification of Wisdom's sayings, and for to carry it in a congruousness and suitableness unto that Gospel-believing which we profess to be by grace brought over to. Why, but what is that, you will say? Why, consider the Text, and see what remains of the Chapter. I shall make it out, give it up to you in this way:
Why, First of all this is one special Duty that lies upon you, That you would study your Mercy, and know what God hath been to you, and done for you, and how highly you are dignified, and not to be always in a fluctuating state; and upon the questioning and disputing ⟨p. 126⟩point; but to come to some well grounded confidence; that you may be able to say, We know that this and that is our condition, and this and that is our dignified privilege that we are planted under.