A31961:572
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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4. A fourth Reason is, The present privileges of the people of God, not only what they have in reversion, but their present privileges: Why but are the privileges of the people of God so great? Yea▪ the very present enjoyments of the Saints and people of God, the explanation of them would deserve many Sermons; they shall be freed from all evil, there shall nothing hurt ⟨p. 266⟩them; their lusts may be destroyed, but their souls shall never be destroyed. What a privilege is this for a man to be shot-free; do with him what you will you can never hurt him; you may disgrace him, you may torture him, kill him, but yet you cannot hurt him; whatever befalls them turns to their benefit; they may be afflicted, but not hurt by affliction; the greatest hurt the world doth to them tends to their greatest good: worldlings may take away their head, but they cannot take away their crown: there is nothing of evil can be evil to him that hath a good God: this a Child of God hath for the present, and not only so, but there is the real communication of a saving interest in all that is good; all that God is, all that he hath, and all that he doth is theirs: Is not this a glorious privilege? The power of God is his to protect him, his love his, so as to be set upon him; the righteousness of God his, so as to acquit him from his sins; the very righteousness of God is a very great blessing and happiness to the Children of God, and they may not only appeal to the Bowels of Gods Mercy, but to the Bar of his Justice. So that now I say, all that God is, is his; the faithfulness of God is his, in keeping his Promises; the care of God, in defending and protecting of him, and so all the providences of God, all that he doth shall tend to the good of his people: as he saith, All is yours, life is yours, and death is yours, and all these things shall do you good: Psalm 25. 10. that is a rare Scripture, All the ways of God are mercy [oh sweet] and truth [oh very comfortable] to them that are in covenant with him. Mercy, so that they are enough, Gods Providences shall do them good: and Truth, so as that they shall certainly do them good. In one word, Earth, Heaven, and God and all shall be laid out to do them good; Is not this a great privilege?
4. A fourth Reason is, The present priviledges of the people of God, not only what they have in reversion, but their present priviledges: Why but are the priviledges of the people of God so great? Yea the very present enjoyments of the Saints and people of God, the explanation of them would deserve many Sermons; they shall be freed from all evil, there shall nothing hurt