A31961:730
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. If the highest Officers in the Church of Christ be but Brethren, and no more, then there should be no discord between those brethren, Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in […]. And truly I may comfortably speak that, and it is one of the greatest comforts I have in the world. I hope we have lived together in love, blessed be God: Let us not fall out, saith Abraham the elder, to Let his younger Cousin, for we are brethren. Beloved, the discords between Pastor and people have made the best music in the ears of the Jesuits.
3. If the highest Officers in the Church of Christ be but Brethren, and no more, then there should be no discord between those brethren, Behold how good and pleasont it is for brethren to dwell together in 〈…〉. And truly I may comfortably speak that, and it is one of the greatest comsorts I have in the world. I hope we have lived together in love, blessed be God: Let us not fall out, saith Abrahim the elder, to Let his younger Cousin, for we are brethren. Beloved, the discords between Pastor and people have made the best musick in the ears of the Jesuits.
4. Are Pastors, nay the highest Officers that Jesus Christ hath, and doth own in his Church, but Brethren? Oh! then let those brethren, if they will appear before the Bar of their Father in Heaven with comfort, take care of offending the souls of their Brethren; for at the hand of every Brother God will require the soul of his Brother; Ezek, 33. 6. His blood will I require at the Watchman's hand. We that are called by some the dogs of the flock, what shall we prove dumb dogs? What a comfort will it be to my dying brethren this day, if they can but say, Lord, we are clear from the blood of our Brethren? The Officers of Christ should never behave themselves so, that they should give their people occasion to say, We are brethren to Dragons. But Jer. 9. 4. Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, &c. I would commend one Scripture to all my Brethren in the Ministry, 1 Cor. 8. 13