A31961:643
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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Thirdly, I infer hence, there are several persons to be reproved.
1 We find hereby that all the holiness of relics of Saints doth fall to the ground: and we see the folly of those that make Pilgrimages unto Saints and Relics as the Papists do: there was a time (say they) when such a Saints relics were laid up in such a place, and these are more holy then other places: so that this you see falls to the ground in it self: I might tell you concerning their lying about their Relics, as one aid, that there were as many Relics as would fill an hundred Carts: but supposing so, all that would not make the place the more holy.
1 We find hereby that all the holiness of reliques of Saints doth fall to the ground: and we see the folly of those that make Pilgrimages unto Saints and Reliques as the Papists do: there was a time (say they) when such a Saints reliques were laid up in such a place, and these are more holy then other places: so that this you see falls to the ground in it self: I might tell you concerning their lying about their Reliques, as one aid, that there were as many Reliques as would fill an hundred Carts: but supposing so, all that would not make the place the more holy.
2. Hence the Superstition of those is to be reproved, which put holiness in places of burial▪ and make it more holy to be buried in one place then in another: it is more holy (say they) to be buried in the Church then in the Church-yard, and more holy under the Communion-Table then any other part of the Church.