A31961:87
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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First, let me persuade you to believe, that the Gospel is not entailed upon England: England hath no Letters Patents of the Gospel; the Gospel is removable: God took away the Ark and forsook Shiloh, and he did not only take away the Ark, but the Temple also; he unchurched the Jews, he unchurched the seven Churches of Asia, and we know not how soon he may unchurch us: I know no warrant we have to think that we shall have the Gospel another hundred year•: God knows how to remove his Candlestick, but not to destroy it: God doth often remove the Church, but doth ⟨image 17⟩not destroy it: God removed his Church out of the East, as the Greek Churches were famous Churches, but God removed them, and now the Turk overspreads that Country.
First, let me perswade you to believe, that the Gospel is not entailed upon England: England hath no Letters Patents of the Gospel; the Gospel is removeable: God took away the Ark and forsook Shilo, and he did not only take away the Ark, but the Temple also; he unchurched the Iews, he unchurched the seven Churches of Asia, and we know not how soon he may unchurch us: I know no warrant we have to think that we shall have the Gospel another hundred year•: God knows how to remove his Candlestick, but not to destroy it: God doth often remove the Church, but doth ⟨image 17⟩not destroy it: God removed his Church out of the East, as the Greek Churches were famous Churches, but God removed them, and now the Turk overspreads that Country.
Secondly I would persuade you, that Englands Ark is in danger to be lost: were it only for the •ins of England, those prodigious iniquities amongst us, and that strange unheard of ingratitude that is in the Land: but I will say no more of that, because I would speak nothing but what becomes a sober Minister of the Gospel.