A34165:1041
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…
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.
London : s.n., 1663
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But the whole work that I will apply my self to, is, to exhort every one of you, to the care of this duty, To hold fast the Truths that you have heard and received. Hold them fast in your Judgement, hold them fast in your Will and Affections, hold them fast in your Lives and Conversations, hold the Truths you have received constantly; and hold them against all opposition on the right hand, and on the left, from friends and foes.
To press this upon you, I think I shall need to use no other Motive, than what I have laid down before you in the Doctrinal part; only this one thing more, and that is, take notice how urgent the Spirit of God is in pressing this in Scripture.
Now, saith Mr. Hildersham, If in those days, when the Apostles were yet living, who taught the people of God with more Power and Demonstration of the Spirit, than any of us do, or can. Yes, if then they had need of such Exhortation to continue in the Doctrine, and to abide in it, to stand fast, and hold fast the Word and Truth of God; how much more needful are these Exhortations in our days?
If any say, no, there is not more cause; for then the Magistrate was a mortal enemy to the Gospel, and the Professors of it; but we are (thanks be to God) under a Christian Magistrate, who doth not oppose, but Countenance the Gospel, and the Professors of it. If any makes this Objection, I will give you Mr. Hildersham's Answer to it, which I find in a Sermon of his, Printed in the Year, One Thousand Six Hundred Thirty and One; which is now One and Thirty years agone; saith he, Though, through the great mercy of GOD, we in this Land enjoy the Gospel in great peace, and have it countenanced by Authority; and though