A31961:638
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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Nay let me add, those places where the presence of God hath been formerly, when it hath been taken away and those places have been used to Idolatry, they are the worse, and the more unholy; for this is turning the House of God into vanity.
The conclusion of all is this: whatever places are in holy duties, out of them they loose and leave all their •oliness, and therefore I say, it is boldness for us to go about to tie Gods presence to a place where God hath •ever tied it, I cannot but wonder how it is possible for […] of reason and learning to be so blind, as to hold▪ […] ⟨p. 300⟩the Lords day (which was set apart by God for the Sabbath, as you may see in the fourth Commandment, and afterwards by Christ and his Apostles which doth amount to no less then an Institution) is not holy after the Service or Sermon is ended, but then you may go to play at Foot-ball, and Cudgels, and Drinking, and what not, and yet that they should say, that the place of performing religious duties in, is so holy after religious performances, as that you cannot come into it without bowing the knee, and putting off the hat, and bowing to the Altar and Communion-Table, and the like; this I cannot apprehend how it should be, and I wish any of you that are of this mind would in private give me your reasons for it, why it should be so.
The conclusion of all is this: whatever places are in holy duties, out of them they loose and leave all their •oliness, and therefore I say, it is boldness for us to go about to tye Gods presence to a place where God hath •ever tyed it, I cannot but wonder how it is possible for 〈…〉 of reason and learning to be so blind, as to hold▪ 〈…〉