A31961:463
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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Your first Covenant engages you to proceed in fulfilling the things promised in your Covenant, &c. Better not to have promised to be his people, than to promise and break this promise. The very Mercies also you received from him, pardoning your former sin, entertainment in his Church, and all the blessings there found, are as so many obligations to proceed.
3. Ever since we came home to Christ, we have had an addition of Reasons, besides the first Reason we had to believe: Every day brings in new, &c. Certainly, if a little were desirable, more were more desirable: If the people that stood afar off, and never tried what Christ and Grace is, were bid to come in, those that have tried and tasted, are bound to proceed much more: You have the Spirit of God, experiences of his love, tasted the bitterness of sin, have had some trial of the truth of such things of which we speak, when others have eyes, and see not, &c. And will you turn back that have tasted? &c.
4. Consider how much hath been lost upon many a soul for want of care to take rooting, and to proceed? How much labour of the Ministry, mercies of God, pains and care of their own? I speak of those that have seemed sincere, not been indeed so; that have many times comforted the hearts of their Ministers and Friends, and have had some kind of comfort to themselves in that taste they have had of the good Word of God. ⟨p. 145⟩How many times hath the Preacher been gladded to see such a one come to him, seemingly with a broken heart, seeming to set himself in the way of life? yet the flesh prevailed for want of Confirmation. How many years have some spent in duty, in hearing, prayer, gracious society, profession of Religion? yet afterwards the World hath drowned all. What cause have you to see, you lose not the things you have wrought?