A31961:935
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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Dr. Horton's Sermon at Mr. Nalton's Funeral. Rich Treasure in Earthen Vessels, &c.
2 Cor 4. 7. But we have this Treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
There is nothing so excellent or complete in this world, but hath its diminishment and qualifications, and something that doth disparage it, and abates of the excellency thereof; not the things of this world only, but spiritual things in some sort, as to enjoy them, and partake of them in this life, have their inconveniences and disparagement annexed, and are mingled with something that abates of their worth: an instance of which we have here in this present Scripture, which the Apostle Paul signifies to us concerning the enjoyment of the Ministry of the Gospel of Christ. He had in the verse before the Text, told us the great privilege that both Ministers and others had in having the glorious Gospel: viz. The light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, shining into our hearts, the consideration of which is of great encouragement to us: yet adds this as a qualification of it, viz. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, &c. That which doth qualify it, is, That this excellent treasure hath its conveyances through weak and mean persons, men of frailty and mortality. In the words there are two main parts. ⟨p. 415⟩