A31961:698
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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1. Seriously purpose not to sin, and promise to God to yield him unfeigned obedience. Especially should we make this promise in the use of those solemn Rights, by which the Covenant between God and us is confirmed. Take up a solemn purpose not to grieve the Spirit, nor to break his Law, Psal. 119. 106. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous Judgements: This purpose of heart is the root of all good actions: therefore in the confidence of Gods help, in the sense of thy own weakness, Psalm 119. 32. we cannot lay Wagers upon our own strength, yet it is our duty to engage our hearts to God: To sin against the light of our own Conscience, and illumination of the Spirit and the chastening and instruction of our own reins, that aggravates our sin; but to sin against, and besides our fixed purpose of not sinning, that lightens sin, for then it is a sin of weakness ⟨p. 323⟩and infirmity, not of wilfulness and malice; and then we can say as Paul, Rom. 7. 19. when the heart is fixedly bent towards God, The evil which I would not that do I. Two ways may we be said to sin against purpose, either when we are over-born besides our purpose, our purpose still remains to please God: As when the water breaks over the bank, the bank remaining; in such a case the fault is not in the bank, but in the violence of the flood. Or secondly, when we break off our purpose, or consent to do evil; as when we cut through the bank, the water may easily make through. There is a great deal of difference between sin dwelling in us, and sin entertained by us, between sin remaining, and sin reserved; and when you have a firm purpose against all sin, there is sin remaining; but it is not reserved, but it is not kept and allowed.
1. Seriously purpose not to sin, and promise to God to yield him unfeigned obedience. Especially should we make this promise in the use of those solemn Rights, by which the Covenant between God and us is confirmed. Take up a solemn purpose not to grieve the Spirit, nor to break his Law, Psal. 119. 106. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous Iudgements: This purpose of heart is the root of all good actions: therefore in the confidence of Gods help, in the sence of thy own weakness,