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…

Secondly, It is our duty to hold fast the Truth that we have received, because we have received it under the notion of those things that have a kind of constancy in them. I say, we have received the Truth under the Nature of those things that have a kind of constancy and perpetuity in them. The Scripture speaks of the Truths of God, as an heritage, Thy Testimonies have I spoken for mine heritage, saith David in the 119 Psal. Though a mans personal estate may be alienated, yet that which is his heritage, this is unalienable in Law; it is a wrong done to his Posterity if he parts with that: Truth is the inheritance of the Saints, therefore they are to hold it fast. Again, in Scripture the Truth of God is called a Thing committed to mans trust, 2 Tim. 1.14. That good thing which was committed unto thee, keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. That good thing! What was that! Why, the form of sound words, which in the verse before he had bidden him hold fast; this is but a Reduplication of the same thing on him: the Body of Gospel-Truths that was committed to thee, hold it fast; that good thing, a good thing: the Author of it is good, and it makes us good; all that is contained in it is good matter, and it tends to a good end, the saving of our souls. This, saith he, hath been committed to thee, therefore keep it, that it may be re-delivered, and redelivered entire and whole; and re-delivered to the same person that did commit it to us, else we cannot be faithful to our trust. The Truth of God is committed to our trust; we must so keep it, that we may redeliver it, and re-deliver it entire and whole; and re-deliver it thus entire and whole to him that committed it to us, even to God. This is the duty of all Christians thus to keep the word. There is a committing ⟨image 125⟩of the Truth to all the Church and Saints of God; as Jude tells us in his Epistle, verse the third, That ye should contend earnestly for the Faith, which was once delivered to the Saints; the Faith, that is the doctrine of Faith, the Truth of the Gospel, which was delivered to the Saints. We have but one Gospel, and it was delivered but once; God means no more to deliver his Gospel, and the Truth of it, therefore you had need strive hard to keep them, and hold them.

Secondly, It is our duty to hold fast the Truth that we have received, because we have received it under the notion of those things that have a kind of constancie in them. I say, we have received the Truth under the Nature of those things that have a kind of constancy and perpetuity in them. The Scripture speaks of the Truths of God, as an heritage, Thy Testimonies have I spoken for mine heritage, saith David in the 119 Psal. Though a mans personal estate may be alienated, yet that which is his heritage, this is unalienable in Law; it is a wrong done to his Posterity if he parts with that: Truth is the inheritance of the Saints, therefore they are to hold it fast. Again, in Scripture the Truth of God is called a Thing committed to mans trust,