A31961:609
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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2. More particularly, concerning this holiness, I desire to show you what it is, by showing you, it must be such a holiness and separation, as that the service done to God in those places must be accounted and looked upon as a better service, and more acceptable, then if so be it had been done elsewhere, more acceptable to God, and advantageous to our selves. Now as places are said to be holy, in regard they are only to be for holy services, so,
2. More particularly, concerning this holiness, I desire to shew you what it is, by shewing you, it must be such a holinesse and separation, as that the service done to God in those places must be accounted and looked upon as a better service, and more accepteble, then if so be it had been done elsewhere, more acceptable to God, and advantagious to our selves. Now as places are said to be holy, in regard they are only to be for holy services, so,
2. Holy in regard that holy services are only to be done there, with acceptation or advantage, at least with ⟨p. 286⟩so great acceptation. And therefore I desire you to take notice, that places in Scripture were said to be holy, which did sanctify the Worship which was done in them, and sanctify the Worshippers, and so the very places are part of worship: and so not only places in which God was worshipped, but by which God was worshipped. And thus the Sabbath was sanctified, and so the performance of Gods worship therein, made Gods service more acceptable and sanctified. And so the Altar, when it was holy, it made the gift the more holy and sanctified, and so the more acceptable, the Altar sanctified the gift, M•t. 23. 18, 19. And so the Incense was acceptable to God, as being put into such a Censor. And so the service done to God in such Garments was more acceptable, because done in them which God had instituted and appointed for Aaron and his Sons to wear. And so I have opened the first thing in the explanation, and that is to show you, wherein holiness consists, and how it is that places or things may be said to be holy; and I think I have sufficiently cleared the notion to you.