A31961:680
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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3. Observe the Apostle calls it a Cloud; compasses us round about; i. e. We have instances for every trial, Temptation, duty that we are put upon: Here we have examples of those that have fulfilled the Commands of Christ on this side with an undaunted courage; and the examples of those that have borne the Cross of Christ with an invincible patience: Here we have examples of those that have conquered right-hand Temptations, that have despised the delights of the World, and there of those that have conquered left-hand Temptations, that have not been broken and affrighted with the terrors of the World, all the Saints of God have trodden that way, the same paths wherein we are to walk after them; we cannot look this way or that way, but we have instances of Faith, confidence ⟨p. 314⟩in God, and patience, We are compassed about, &c. In short, here lies the encouragement that Christians should propound to themselves.
1. That there are examples; Christians of later times have more to answer for their Infidelity, than those of former ages; they that first believed the promises, believed without such a cloud of witnesses, or multitude of examples; many have gone before us that have broken the Ice, and that found good success from their own experience; they have commended God to us as a true and faithful God, and will not you go on? When Jonathan and his Armour bearer climbed up the rocks of the Philistines, then the people were encouraged to go up after; So here are some that are gone before you, and it hath succeeded well with them.
1. That there are examples; Christians of later times have more to answer for their Infidelity, than those of former ages; they that first believed the promises, believed without such a cloud of witnesses, or multitude of examples; many have gone before us that have broken the Ice, and that found good success from their own experience; they have commended God to us as a true and faithfull God, and will not you go on? When Ionathan and his Armour bearer climbed up the rocks of the Philistins, then the people were encouraged to go up after; So here are some that are gone before you, and it hath succeeded well with them.