A31961:546
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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Brethren, this excellency of these Saints and servants of God under their trouble is considerable in my Text two ways, that we may proceed clearly and distinctly.
1. In reference unto the world, unto the wicked, and so it is said their excellency was so great, that the world was not worthy of them. 2. It is discovered from that estimation that judgement that the Apostle doth here pass upon them, who tells us that he accounted them to be such as though they were under all these troubles and distresses, yet they were a people of whom the world was not worthy.
I shall pass by the former of these, and only mention it as it falls in with the latter, and that is this.
I shall pass by the former of these, and onely mention it as it falls in with the latter, and that is this.
The due estimate that this blessed Apostle doth raise upon this holy persecuted company of Saints, when they were under all their troubles, yet this holy man of God who was enlightened by the Spirit of God, and so was able to pass a right estimate, and due judgement upon things and persons, he tells us the world was not worthy of them, and then from the second I draw this observation.