A31961:592
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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And in this only take notice, that the Church is compared to a bush for two reasons: 1▪ In regard of its deformity, and blackness, and uncomeliness. 2. In regard of its weakness and brittleness. The Church is ⟨p. 276⟩uncomely in regard of sin, and weak in regard of suffering, and God see• it best that it should be thus with them to humble them, and to show his goodness to accept them, and to love them, and make them long for their future beauty, and hereby God makes them more conformable to their Head, hereby he makes them endeavour to look after inward beauty and glory, hereby he puts them on a life of faith, and takes them off from living by sense, and creature comforts, and from being entangled with creature comfort, and hereby he shows how little he regards the beauty and glory of this life, which he denies to the best of his people: And hereby he shows, that there is a better state of appearance and glory approaching; and therefore the people of God are not to be censured under their blackness and deformity, either in regard of sin or suffering; their happiness is not to be judged by its outward appearance, because this life is but the obscurity of the Church; we see them like the Tents of Kedar, but we do not see how like the Curtains of Solomon they shall be. 2. The people of God should take heed of expecting that glory of this world, which is not promised to them, and to set their hearts on Heaven. And you may see the reason, why wicked men stumble so much at the outside of God's Worship because there is no outward bravery and beauty to allure them to the true Worship.
And in this only take notice, that the Church is compared to a bush for two reasons: 1▪ In regard of its deformity, and blacknesse, and uncomlinesse. 2. In regard of its weaknesse and brittleness. The Church is ⟨p. 276⟩uncomly in regard of sin, and weak in regard of suffering, and God see• it best that it should be thus with them to humble them, and to shew his goodnesse to accept them, and to love them, and make them long for their future beauty, and hereby God makes them more conformable to their Head, hereby he makes them endeavour to look after inward beauty and glory, hereby he puts them on a life of faith, and takes them off from living by sense, and creature comforts, and from being entangled with creature comfort, and hereby he shows how little he regards the beauty and glory of this life, which he denies to the best of his people: And hereby he shows, that there is a better state of appearance and glory approaching; and therefore the people of God are not to be censured under their blackness and deformity, either in regard of sin or suffering; their happinesse is not to be judg'd by its outward appearance, because this life is but the obscurity of the Church; we see them like the Tents of Kedar, but we do not see how like the Curtains of Solomon they shall be. 2. The people of God should take heed of expecting that glory of this world, which is not promised to them, and to set their hearts on Heaven. And you may see the reason, why wicked men stumble so much at the outside of God's Worship because there is no outward bravery and beauty to allure them to the true Worship.