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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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8. The strong Christian is one that can best live without creatures upon God alone (and a weak Christian is one that hath most need of the creature, and can least live upon God alone) under the censures of the godly, frowns of the wicked, without riches, honours, pleasures; can have quietness and contentment in God, whether he have any thing or nothing, wherever he is, &c. The more necessity thou art in of having something besides God for thy consolation, the more weak thou art: there must be comfortable provision in the family, health, ease, liberty; there must be supply; I know not how to be poor, disgraced, &c! This impatient soul is the feeble soul: Impatience is nothing but the fruit of weakness. The strong Christian can live upon God alone: therefore if men make as if they were undone, if lost in their estates, 'tis a certain sign of a lamentable weakness of a sick soul.
8. The strong Christian is one that can best live without creatures upon God alone (and a weak Christian is one that hath most need of the creature, and can least live upon God alone) under the censures of the godly, frowns of the wicked, without riches, honours, pleasures; can have quietness and contentment in God, whether he have any thing or nothing, whereever he is, &c. The more necessity thou art in of having something besides God for thy consolation, the more weak thou art: there must be comfortable provision in the family, health, ease, liberty; there must be supply; I know not how to be poor, disgraced, &c! This impatient soul is the feeble soul: Impatience is nothing but the fruit of weakness. The strong Christian can live upon God alone: therefore if men make as if they were undone, if lost in their estates, 'tis a certain sign of a lamentable weakness of a sick soul.
9. That is the best and strongest Christian, and most confirmed in grace, who is most employed and abides in love of God, in love to God: That hath the fear of God, but goes beyond fear, and loves most, and abides most in the love of God: That makes it his great business to feed upon, and study the love of God to him, and to return love to him again. The more God's Love is on thy heart, and the more thou livest in the fruit of that love, the stronger ⟨p. 158⟩