A31961:832
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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2. Bring hither all practice of worship, as well as Doctrines to be believed: try the ways and forms of Christs house, by the word of Christ: he shows us the patterns thereof, the outgoings and returnings thereof: he was faithful in all his House, even as Moses was who did not leave a pin of the Tabernacle, but did appoint it. There is nothing decent and comely in the Church, ⟨p. 372⟩which is so much pleaded for, but what comes in by Christs institution. Whatever you worship without a warrant from the word of God, or by whatever means you worship without a warrant from the word of God, you worship you know not what, Joh. 4. 2). 'tis Will-worship: and by the same Rule you receive one Will-worship, you may receive twenty: 'tis vain worship, it will never reach the end of your Communion with God: (for he is a Spirit, and seeks such worshippers) it will never bring you to the enjoyment of God: therefore in point of worship, bring it to the word of God, and as to faith and worship say, Hitherto my faith and my worship shalt thou go, and no further. This rule rightly improved, it will dis-entangle you from the hooks, and take you off from the baits of those cunning Fowlers (for to such the Apostle doth compare them in the New Testament) who seek to betray souls from the simplicity of Gospel-faith. Never any did invent false doctrine, but to put up them, they put down the Scripture, and they put out the eyes of Christians to make them bend to it: before they use other means to compel them, their great work is to darken the light of the truth, and in the room of the Scripture to be your rule, they set up other Rules: which, because there are three marvellous Popular, I desire to mention them in opposition to this Rule I have given you.
2. Bring hither all practice of worship, as well as Doctrines to be believed: try the wayes and forms of Christs house, by the word of Christ: he shews us the patterns thereof, the outgoings and returnings thereof: he was faithful in all his House, even as Moses was who did not leave a pin of the Tabernacle, but did appoint it. There is nothing decent and comely in the Church, ⟨p. 372⟩which is so much pleaded for, but what comes in by Christs institution. Whatever you worship without a warrant from the word of God, or by whatever means you worship without a warrant from the word of God, you worship you know not what,