A31961:812
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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The Proposition is this, That it is the duty of the Saints of God to maintain an earnest contention, to struggle for, and to keep the faith that was betrusted with them. Wherein this Contention doth cons•st.
1. It is not a carnal contention; the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but spiritual; the Saints are not called to contend for the faith with carnal weapons, with carnal power and force: (not by might and power, but by the Spirit of God) force, and power, and a fleshly arm, prisons, pillories, and chains, and taking away of mens comforts and estates upon the account of the faith of the Gospel, hath been the usual way of Errors defending it self: Prayers and Tears are the Churches weapons.
1. It is not a carnal contention; the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but spiritual; the Saints are not called to contend for the faith with carnal weapons, with carnal power and force: (not by might and power, but by the Spirit of God) force, and power, and a fleshly arme, prisons, pillories, and chains, and taking away of mens comforts and estates upon the account of the faith of the Gospel, hath been the usual way of Errors defending it self: Prayers and Tears are the Churches weapons.
2. 'Tis not a contention of uncharitableness: This contention allows no murdering either of the bodies or souls of men: Christians are so to contend ⟨p. 364⟩against error and sinful practice, as to love their persons, and pity those they contend with. There are some opinions, that there is no way to show a holy way of zeal against, nor be able to destroy them, but by a holy separating from the persons: there were such to whom it was not lawful to say, God speed, or receive them into their houses: but yet this is in order to the saving the soul: Saving some, plucking them as brands out of the fire.