A31961:672
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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Doct. The people of God that have such a multitude of examples of holy men and women set before them, should prepare themselves to run the spiritual race with more patience and cheerfulness.
Doct. The people of God that have such a multitude of examples of holy men and women set before them, should prepare themselves to run the spiritual race with more patience and chearfulness.
There are two things in this Doctrine; the Encouragement and the Duty. I shall open both with respect to the circumstances of the Text.
First, the Encouragement, A multitude of examples, or as in the Text, Seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses: Mark, here are witnesses, a great cloud of witnesses, and these compassing us round about.
First, here are witnesses; by that term we are to understand those worthy Saints mentioned and reckoned up in the former Chapter, Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, &c. all the Saints of God that have had experience of the goodness of his providence to them, and the fulfilling of his promises; they are all called Witnesses; Why? because they depose a Testimony for God, and speak to future generations to be constant, as they did, that they might receive the like reward. This witness was partly in their faith, and partly in the fruit of their faith.