A31961:953
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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The second thing considerable is, the Repository, i. e. Earthen Vessels, or Vessels of Earth, earthen Pitchers: these are the Repository, but we have this treasure in earthen Vessels, &c. Earth is a word of diminution, and disparagement, and that in three regards; 1. In regard of its meanness and baseness. 2. In regard of its fullness and pollution. 3. In regard of its frailty and transitoriness.
The second thing considerable is, the Repository, i. e. Earthen Vessels, or Vessels of Earth, earthen Pitchers: these are the Repository, but we have this treasure in earthen Vessels, &c. Earth is a word of diminution, and disparagement, and that in three regards; 1. In regard of its meanness and baseness. 2. In regard of its fulness and pollution. 3. In regard of its frailty and transitoriness.
'Tis passing away in all respects; these earthen vessels in the Text, is to be understood, the Apostles and Ministers of Jesus Christ, in regard of their outward man are so called, and are so according to this threefold notion.
I. In regard of their meanness; their outside is mean, either for person, or sometimes for estate of body, and outward deportment. This was the condition (you know) of the first Ministers of Christ, mean and ordinary persons outwardly God made use of. Nay our Master, our blessed Lord and Saviour was mean […] regard of ⟨p. 419⟩his humane birth, and reckoned of by most men according to his birth and parentage. So it is with the servants of Christ, they are in their persons generally base, mean, low, •nd accordingly rendered despicable to the eyes of the World.