A31961:825
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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Rule 1.
First, bring all Doctrines that are offered you to believe, and all Practices that are put upon you to practise, to the Scriptures▪ the word of God: try them there whether they be to be retained, or to be rejected: You will have this double advantage by it: 1. To discover what is right and what is wrong. 2. To have on the best part of your Armour, whereby to contend against it.
1. To discover what is right, and what is wrong; for the Scripture alone is the Touchstone of Doctrines, and the Trial of Spirits: The Scripture does discover it self, and doth discover all things that are contrary to it: when you are bidden to try all things, 'tis not by practising all things, as some poor giddy-headed Christians of late days have done, who have made the practising every opinion to be their trying of it, till they have run themselves into all opinions; ⟨p. 370⟩but 'tis by the Scripture you are first to try, and then to practise; who are like the Noble Bereans, that were more noble then those of Thessalonica, because they searched the Scripture. To bring the Truths that have or shall be taught you, or the Doctrines that shall be imposed upon you, to the word of God; to see whether they be according to the Truth, or no: for false Doctrines, and false Worship, of all things they hate the Scripture most: they are like fale coin, or false Jewels, which go best in the night: false coin will not endure the Touchstone, nor false Jewels the day: no more will false Doctrines the Scripture, therefore it will be a great way to discover them.