A31961:975
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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1. 'Tis powerful in regard of conviction, it is a word of conviction; and one part of the Work of the Ministry is (by the Spirits co-operation) to convince the World of sin, to open mens eyes to show them the vileness of their ways, to discover such courses to be sinful: the Conscience is awakened by the Spirit in the Ministry of the Word, herein it is powerful and efficacious. There are divers instances in Scripture, how powerful the Word hath been in point of conviction: in Felix, the Apostle Paul preached to him of righteousness and judgement to come, &c. He trembles: The Judge on the Bench trembleth at the word delivered by the Prisoner at the Bar: So powerful is the ministry of the Word, as to discover our sinfulness. So the Disciples going to Emmaus, their hearts burnt within them when our Saviour opened to them the Prophets, &c. So it was with St. Peters Auditors, Acts 2. they were pricked in the heart when they heard this: he did preach to them in the power ⟨p. 426⟩and demonstration of the Spirit, and plainly discovered that sin that they were more especially guilty of, and when they heard that, they were pricked in the heart, &c.
1. 'Tis powerful in regard of conviction, it is a word of conviction; and one part of the Work of the Ministry is (by the Spirits co-operation) to convince the World of sin, to open mens eyes to shew them the vilenesse of their wayes, to discover such courses to be sinful: the Conscience is awakened by the Spirit in the Ministry of the Word, herein it is powerful and efficacacious. There are divers instances in Scripture, how powerful the Word hath been in point of conviction: in Foelix, the Apostle Paul preached to him of righteousness and judgement to come, &c. He trembles: The Judge on the Bench trembleth at the word delivered by the Prisoner at the Bar: So powerful is the ministry of the Word, as to discover our sinfulness. So the Disciples going to Emaus, their hearts burnt within them when our Saviour opened to them the Prophets, &c. So it was with St. Peters Auditors, Acts 2. they were pricked in the heart when they heard this: he did preach to them in the power ⟨p. 426⟩and demonstration of the Spirit, and plainly discovered that sin that they were more especially guilty of, and when they heard that, they were pricked in the heart, &c.