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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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4. Steadfastness of Conscience. Indeed the genius of my ministry hath lien this way: and here I could easily launch out, but I must be short. I would speak a word in season to those that are weak, it becomes you to be steadfast in conscience; then have a God decreeing, a Christ redeeming, a spirit quickening, a gospel promising, a heaven prepared, a God infinitely more ready to save him, then he can possibly be desirous to be saved by him. Be steadfast in conscience against the guilt, the filth of sin, against the temptations of Satan, &c. Let us draw near, with full assurance of faith; you can never believe Gods love so much, as Gods love doth engage you to believe, &c. I might add.
4. Steadfastness of Conscience. Indeed the genius of my ministry hath lyen this way: and here I could easily launch out, but I must be short. I would speak a word in season to those that are weak, it becomes you to be steadfast in conscience; then have a God decreeing, a Christ redeeming, a spirit quickning, a gospel promising, a heaven prepared, a God infinitely more ready to save him, then he can possibly be desirous to be saved by him. Be steadfast in conscience against the guilt, the filth of sin, against the temptations of Satan, &c. Let us draw near, with full assurance of faith; you can never believe Gods love so much, as Gods love doth engage you to believe, &c. I might adde.
5. You must be steadfast in conversation: 'tis not the Running well, but the Running out; 'tis not the sighing but the conquering that gives you title to the Reward: for you to give a great deal of milk, and to throw it down all at length with your foot, may argue you to have a good dug, but a bad foot. Never give those be•sts of Babylon occasion to say, that a man may be a child of God in the morning, and a child of the devil at night; that we contradict that Doctrine by our conversation, that we assert in our profession.