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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3. If you would be able to hold fast the truths that you have heard and received, get a clear, distinct, and certain knowledge of what is truth; that which you would hold fast, get a clear, assured knowledge that it is the truth of God, 2 Tim. 3.14. Continue thou, in the things which thou hast learned, and hast been assured of. If a man would continue in the things that he hath learned, he must be assured of them, that they are the truths of God. But how shall a man be assured that such and such things are the truths of God? He may know this; first, by the consonancy of them to the word of God: Secondly, by the power of them on his heart, to convince, or humble, and quicken it.

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4. If you would be enabled to hold fast the truths you have heard, and received, then get a valuation and esteem of the truths of God. Such as David had, Psal. 119.72. The Law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of Gold and Silver. Better in it self; all the Gold and Silver in the world, all the riches in the world, will never do a man so much good as that; and better in my estimation, I value it more, I had rather part with all, than with the Word. A man that is of this mind, he will hold fast the truth: Oh! that there were such a heart in every one of you, as to say, The words of Gods mouth, they are better than estate, and better than liberty, and better than Wife and Children; if there were such a heart in us, this would enable us to hold fast the truth of God, and part with all rather than them.

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5. If you would hold fast the truth that you have received and heard, then make conscience to practice according to what you know; make conscience to obey the truths of God: obedience is the sinew of constancy. Christ saith,

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