A31961:831
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. All Doctrines that are taught you to believe, reduce them thither; there's no profession of faith to be built, but the stones must be fetched from that mountain: If you believe divine truths, but not because the Scripture propounds them, your faith is but humane: If you believe any thing the Scripture doth not speak, your faith is Diabolical: the word of God and your faith must run parallel: All that is written, you must believe, and you must believe nothing but what is written: This was the Rule of the Old Testament: Isa. 8. 20. To the Law and to the Testimony; to the Law (that ⟨p. 371⟩is) to Moses: and to the Testimony (that is) to the Prophets: if they speak not according to these, there's no light in them. When any thing was offered to Christ by way of enquiry, his common answer was, How readest thou? Luke 10. 26. How is it written? When the holy Apostle Paul would redress the abuse of the Lords Supper, he does not carry the Corinthians to these and these Fathers, to this and that use and custom, but brings that, how it was delivered from the Lord: he reduces them to the institution. What I have received from the Lord, that I have delivered to you, The word of God is perfect, in respect of Doctrine, and in respect of worship. So that whatsoever is offered you to believe, you must try it by the perfect rule; for 'tis given by Divine institution to make the man of God perfect and wise to Salvation: it is such a Canon about Doctrines to be received, as nothing must be added nor taken from it: Rev. 22. Therefore it's called a Testament; Now no man dares add to another man's last Will and Testament: who shall dare to add a faith to the Faith of Gods Elect, to that which Christ hath delivered? I will give you this as a certain observation, that there never was any thing of false Doctrine brought into the Church, or any thing of false worship imposed upon the Church, but either it was by neglecting the Scripture, or by introducing something above the Scripture.
1. All Doctrines that are taught you to believe, reduce them thither; there's no profession of faith to be built, but the stones must be fetched from that mountain: If you believe divine truths, but not because the Scripture propounds them, your faith is but humane: If you believe any thing the Scripture doth not speak, your faith is Diabolical: the word of God and your faith must run parallel: All that is written, you must believe, and you must believe nothing but what is written: This was the Rule of the Old Testament: