A31961:691
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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Secondly, The next thing to be laid aside is sin, which doth so easily beset us. As we must guard against things without, so we must mortify our corrupt inclinations within, or else it will soon make us weary of our heavenly Race, or faint in it. Sin you know is twofold, Original and Actual; Actual sin is not meant primarily, for that is not peccatum agens, sin that easily besets us, but peccatum transiens, the sin that passes from us; and Original sin is that which is emphatically called sin, Rom. 7. 8. Now this original corruption may be considered as merely native, or as acquired and improved into evil customs and habits; for according to mens tempers and constitutions, as they are severally disposed, so by the corruption of nature they are inclined to one sin more then another; as the channel is cut, so corrupt nature finds a vent and issue; in every man there is some predominant sin; and in every regenerate person some relics of that sin, from whence is the greatest danger of his soul; thus David speaks of his iniquity, Psalm 18. 23. Well then, this is that sin that doth easily beset us: Original sin improved into some tyranny or evil custom, which doth increase and prevail upon us more and more; Now this is said [easily to beset us] for three reasons: Partly because it hath a great power and restraint over us, and implies the whole man; the members of the body, the faculties of the soul; so great an interest hath it acquired in our affections, it doth easily beset us, it hath great power and command over us. Partly, ⟨p. 321⟩because it sticks so close that we cannot by our own strength lay it aside. Jer. 13. 23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the Leopard his spots, &c? A man can as •oon change his skin, as lay aside his customs, that are so deeply engraven as the blackness of an Ethiopian, or the spots of the Leopard. And partly, because it mingles it self with all our motions and actions, Rom. 7. 21 &c. It easily besets us, 'tis present with us, it impels us, and solicits us, and draws us to sin further and further, and make us negligent in what is Gods: we cannot do or speak any thing, but it will infest us in all our duties of piety, charity, justice; on every side it is interposing, vexing, thwarting the motions of the Spirit, and so abates our strength, vigour, and agility, and retards our course towards heaven and glory;