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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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Arm your selves with Resolutions to suffer for the faith of the Gospel, and for the ways of Jesus Christ; as you should love the truth above your lives, so labour to be made willing for to part with life, estate, liberty, any thing for to keep the ways of Jesus Christ. It is not the honour of the Gospel of Christ, to hear Christians to break out into murmurings, passions, discontent, contentions that are carnal and sinful: your work is humbly, meekly, and patiently to lie under the hand of God, and under the hand of man too, that becomes Christians: suffering is that that will restore the glory of Religion, that will keep the truth delivered to you, that will honour the cause of Christ best of all: follow the example of blessed Paul; his expression ⟨p. 381⟩is worthy of consideration, 2 Tim. 2. 9. he gives a charge of Keeping and propagating one of the most glorious truths, (that Jesus Christ was risen from the dead) yet a thing that is farthest off from sense and reason, (wherein I suffer trouble) mark, Paul does not say, wherein I make trouble, no, but wherein I suffer trouble as an evil doer unto bonds, but the word of God is not bound: If this blessed and glorious Apostle would have had the faith of God bound, and have contented himself with sinful silence, and not propagated the Gospel, Paul might have been free; but Paul would not have the word of God bound, therefore Paul would suffer for it: Shall we go higher a great deal then this? You have the glorious commendation of the Lord Jesus Christ upon this account, that he gave a free and full account of the Doctrine of his Father, and of his glorious person, before Pontius Pilate, a bloody Persecutor: It was not by saying to his Disciples, Fight, nor by saying, my Kingdom is not of this world, but that he gave a glorious confession before the face of Pilate of the righteousness of his truth, Doctrine, Gospel, and of his person. Fear to ensnare the freedom of the truth with your own liberty; do not ensnare it to your own lusts, nor to the will of any man! O that we could study, and improve these Scriptures more! it would make us fear God more, & man less; this is that that would make us say as holy David, Ps. 119. 161. Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart standeth in awe of thy words: for he that hath the most fear fear on you, and upon you, you will be more afraid to fall into his hands.