A31961:784
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. Take heed you be not hypocritical Christians, i▪ e. take heed you do not receive the truth, and only receive the truth, and not receive the truth in the love of that truth, 2 Thess. 2. 10. You have received truth, but have you received the truth in the love of that truth which you have received; want of this is that damnable occasion to Popery; And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved; and for this cause God shall send them strong delusions, that they shall believe a lye, that they all might be damned, who believed not the truth. 'Tis just with God they should fall into errors, whose hearts did never love real truths. Better never receive the truth, then to receive it, and not in the love of it.
4. Take heed you be not hypoeritical Christians, i▪ e. take heed you do not receive the truth, and only receive the truth, and not receive the truth in the love of that truth, 2 Thess. 2. 10. You have received truth, but have you received the truth in the love of that truth which you have received; want of this is that damnable occasion to Popery; And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved; and for this cause God shall send them strong delusions, that they shall believe a lye, that they all might be damned, who believed not the truth. 'Tis just with God they should fall into errours, whose hearts did never love real truths. Better never receive the truth, then to receive it, and not in the love of it.
Take heed of being venturous, and God tempting Christians: what's that? when do I tempt God? I tempt God when I do run into a Pest-house, and say, God will preserve me from the Plague. Take heed of running upon temptations to sin, whether it be in principles or in practice. I could tell you of two spiritual Pest-houses in England if I had time, for principles one, and for practices another, I do not say that I mean Play-houses on the one hand, or Mass-houses on the other hand: Certainly Brethren, I read of Julian that wicked bloody Apostate, that he sunk into that his Apostasy first, by going to hear