A31961:566
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, observe this notion, it is an easy thing for a man to discern glory and lustre in a Picture, or the ⟨p. 263⟩like, but not so easy for a men to understand true work: Now a skilful eye discerns a great deal of curiosity in the holiness of the lives and ways of gracious hearts, but wicked men want this way of discerning; there is a workmanship in the people of God. You are his workmanship, s•ith the Apostle, now this workmanship of God, so far as it is expressed in the life, a godly man is very much taken withal, not with the worldly grandeur and gaudiness of a child of God, but with the workmanship, the spiritual excellency that is in him: A beast can see the shining of a Diamond, but knows not the worth of it, it will rather lick up a lock of hay then a Diamond, though of never so great a value: a wicked man wants a spirit of discerning: The four Monarchs of the earth are expressed by four beasts, which shows their cruelty, not their curiosity, in observing that of God which may be observed: As a child is taken with the gayness of his lesson, but a learned man is taken with the learning of his lesson: so a wicked man is taken with the gayness and trappings of Religion, but a godly man is taken with the spiritual excellency that is in Religion.
Brethren, observe this notion, it is an easie thing for a man to discern glory and lustre in a Picture, or the ⟨p. 263⟩like, but not so easie for a men to understand true work: Now a skilful eye discerns a great deal of curiosity in the holiness of the lives and wayes of gracious hearts, but wicked men want this way of discerning; there is a workmanship in the people of God. You are his workmanship, s•ith the Apostle, now this workmanship of God, so far as it is expressed in the life, a godly man is very much taken withal, not with the worldly grandeur and gaudiness of a child of God, but with the workmanship, the spiritual excellency that is in him: A beast can see the shining of a Diamond, but knows not the worth of it, it will rather lick up a lock of hay then a Diamond, though of never so great a value: a wicked man wants a spirit of discerning: The four Monarchs of the earth are expressed by four beasts, which shews their cruelty, not their curiosity, in observing that of God which may be observed: As a child is taken with the gayness of his lesson, but a learned man is taken with the learning of his lesson: so a wicked man is taken with the gayness and trappings of Religion, but a godly man is taken with the spiritual excellency that is in Religion.