A31961:907
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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Secondly, If you are merciful; the merciful man shall be gathered to Christ: If you are one that is full of bowels of compassion to the distressed Members of Jesus Christ, for Christ hath said it, Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Now if you are hard-hearted, covetous, worldly-minded, remember that Text, He shall have judgement without mercy, that shows no mercy.
Secondly, If you are merciful; the merciful man shall be gathered to Christ: If you are one that is full of bowels of compassion to the distressed Members of Jesus Christ, for Christ hath said it, Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtainmercy. Now if you are hard-hearted, covetous, worldly-minded, remember that Text, He shall have judgement without mercy, that shews no mercy.
Thirdly, He that is gathered to the second Adam by faith in this World, shall certainly be gathered unto Christ by vision in the other World; Christ Jesus will save all his Members; and you must know, that Faith is a transplanting Grace; it is not only a heart-purifying, but a World overcoming Grace, it takes a man out of the old Adam, and puts him into the new Adam, it takes a man out of the root of scattering, and puts him into the root of union and conjunction: wherefore you that are now joined to Christ by faith here, shall be joined to Christ in glory hereafter: But now you that are Vagabonds, Cains ⟨p. 401⟩and Aliens from the life of God, and from the life of Grace: You that are wooden members, wooden legs in Christs body, that have no real conjunction with Christ, you shall not be gathered to him in glory.
Thirdly, He that is gathered to the second Adam by faith in this World, shall certainly be gathered unto Christ by vision in the other World; Christ Jesus will save all his Members; and you must know, that Faith is a transplanting Grace; it is not only a heart-purifying, but a World overcoming Grace, it takes a man out of the old Adam, and puts him into the new Adam, it takes a man out of the root of scattering, and puts him into the root of union and conjunction: wherefore you that are now joined to Christ by faith here, shall be joyned to Christ in glory hereafter: But now you that are Vagabonds, Cains