A31961:417
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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But then a second thing that I have to charge upon you, is this; That you would acknowledge with all thankfulness and enlargedness of heart to God, the riches of his mercy, and grace to you, that hath been ⟨p. 127⟩pleased to cull you out of an unbelieving world, and bring you over to the Gospel, and to the participations that are by Christ, according to the Gospel: Oh! This you should set your hearts upon, by admiring the riches of God's grace; and say, Lord, Why shouldst thou manifest thy self to me, and not to the world! That many thousands should live and die in the total ignorance of Christ, and the Gospel-mysteries, or else live and die in an empty profession; and yet that God should be pleased to pitch upon me! This is that that the Text doth hint unto us in the nineteenth verse of this Chapter. Oh! saith he, in a triumphing manner, We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in wickedness: Oh! our mercies and the riches of grace that hath appeared to us, while the whole world that lies in wickedness, is put into the Malignant evil One, lies in the Devil; for he is the malignant evil one, while the whole world lies in the Devil in malignity! Oh! It is a sad condition infinitely more sad than for a man to lie in the most noisomest stinking ditch, or in the loathsomest kennel; why this is that that heightens the mercy to poor souls that are called by grace according to the purpose of God, that while the whole world lies in wickedness, and so are like to lie; yea, and to lie in hell to all Eternity, that God should please to lay you in the bosom of his Son, and to take you into the arms of his mercy; this is that that should heighten our thankfulness. I may make use of that expression which we find in Acts 14. when. Paul and Barnabas came unto a company of Heathens, and they saw what great things were done by them, and took notice of the gracious spirit that they discovered; sure▪ say they, The Gods are come among us in the likeness of men. Considering the state of times, and what an ⟨p. 128⟩height of wickedness many at this day are grown up unto, the dreadful swearing, blaspheming of God and his ways: Truly, judge of it your selves, Whether we may not say, The devils are come among us in the likeness of men. Why now, oh! How should we heighten our love and thankfulness to God, that should please in free grace to bring us over to close with Jesus Christ!