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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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and the Exhortation here given us, That we should maintain it with might and main, as that which is our Treasure, which we will not let go, the Faith once delivered to the Saints.
To put you upon this, I might encourage you with several things: all the Reasons mentioned as are so many Motives to this holy spiritual contention: Shall I tell you of three words further?
1. The mercy of Gods delivering the Truth to you, should engage you to this holy contention: 'tis such a mercy as is a non-such mercy, Psalm 147. the two last Verses, He that hath given his Judgements to Jacob, and his Statutes to Israel: He hath not dealt s• ⟨p. 367⟩with every Nation. How many of the greatest part of those that we call Christians, in the world, are put like Sampson to grind among the Philistines? Superstition, Popery, Idolatry, Will-worship, such things as Jesus Christ never delivered to his Saints, having both their eyes out; the Scripture▪light that should have showed them the truth taken from them; and their Consciences that should teach them, carried in the pocket of some base Priest, that dare not think any other then what he will tell them. How many are there, even of the very reformed of the world, who only get upon some broken plank of Ship-wrecked truth, whereby they swim to the Lord Jesus! But God does not deal thus with us: you have had the whole Counsel of God revealed to you, a glorious light set up in the Nation for a hundred of years past, which hath been like the light of seven days: for these twenty years past the running to & fro of men hath increased knowledge: you have learned the truth from Gods faithful Ministers: you have received it with much affliction, with many temptations: it hath cost Jesus Christ dear to send it, it hath cost you dear to receive it, and will you let it go? Your sin above all others will be most provoking to the Lord Jesus.