A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…

Name: A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl…
Author: Edmund Calamy

A Complete collection of farewell sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl ... [et al.] ; together with Mr. Ash his funeral sermon, Mr. Nalton's funeral sermon, Mr. Lye's rehearsal ... with their several prayers.A Compleat collection of farewel sermons preached by Mr. Calamy, Dr. Manton, Mr. Caryl ... [et al.] ; together with Mr. Ash his funeral sermon, Mr. Nalton's funeral sermon, Mr. Lye's rehearsal ... with their several prayers.

Edmund Calamy 1600–1666London : s.n., 1663

[652] p. · 313k words · Wing C5638 · ESTC R8646

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Mr. Matthew Newcomen His Farewell-Sermon. Preached at Dedham in Esse…: Mr. Matthew Newcomen His Farewell-Sermon. Preached at Dedham in Essex, Aug. 20.1662.Mr. Matthew Newcomen His Farewel-Sermon. Preached at Dedham in Esse…: Mr. Matthew Newcomen His Farewel-Sermon. Preached at Dedham in Essex, Aug. 20.1662.

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Fourthly, Divine Truths from Scripture are of two sorts: Either the great and weighty things of the Truth of God, and of Religion, which we call Fundamental Truths; or else they are those things ⟨image 124⟩that are of less weight than Religion, and yet Truths of God. Now we are not only to hold fast those Truths of God, that are the Fundamental-Truths; as that there is a God, and but one God; and that there is a Trinity of Persons in Unity of Essence, Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost; and that there is but one Mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus, and that he is both God and Man in one Person, and that he hath given full satisfaction to Divine Justice, for all that by faith close with him, and the like.

Fourthly, Divine Truths from Scripture are of two sorts: Either the great and weighty things of the Truth of God, and of Religion, which we call Fundamental Truths; or else they are those things ⟨image 124⟩that are of less weight than Religion, and yet Truths of God. Now we are not onely to hold fast those Truths of God, that are the Fundamental-Truths; as that there is a God, and but one God; and that there is a Trinity of Persons in Unity of Essence, Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost; and that there is but one Mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus, and that he is both God and Man in one Person, and that he hath given full satisfaction to Divine Justice, for all that by faith close with him, and the like.

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These are the great points in Religion; these we must be sure to hold fast. And not only these, but even the lesser; those truths of Religion that, comparatively, are far less than these, we must hold them fast. You know what our Saviour says of the Commands: there are some that are the first and great Commandments, and there are others that are the lesser: But, whosoever shall break one of the least of Gods Commandments, and shall teach men so, the same shall be least in the Kingdom of God. So, whosoever shall renounce the least Truth, God will be even with him for it. For those Truths of God which are little and small, comparatively, they may be of great weight and consequence in their Sphere. Luther said, Let Heaven run together as a scroll, rather than one filing of Truth should be parted with. Surely those servants of God, the Martyrs, were not so prodigal of their lives, but they knew what they did when they suffered for such Truths, as men now call Trifles, and not worth standing for; the least Truths of God must be held fast.

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