A34165:1056
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
6. If you would be able to hold fast the truth that you have heard and received, then take heed of rec•••••• the least truth of God; take heed, I say, of knowing, and willing forsaking the least truth; and knowing, and willing giving way to the least error; as the committing of the least sin, may render a man abominable unto God, as you find in Levit. 11.43. You shall not make your selves abominable with any creeping thing; that is, with the eating any creeping thing. Now this was one of the least Commandments that God gave out, for the not eating of such & such things: yet by transgressing this, the people might make themselves abominable: the committing of the least sin may make a man abominable to God; so the embracing of the least error, and the forsaking of the least truth, may make a man abominable to God: the least truth forsaken knowingly, and the least error embraced knowingly, becomes a great sin: and a little error makes way for a greater: if once a man gives way to one error: a thousand will follow after. If we would hold fast the whole body of truth, we must take heed we forsake not the least truth; if we forsake God and his truths, whether in lesser matters or greater, and if we turn back again to Popery, and conform to the Papists in lesser matters (saith Mr. Hildersham) know, of a certainty, that Popery shall return again.
6. If you would be able to hold fast the truth that you have heard and received, then take heed of rec•••••• the least truth of God; take heed, I say, of knowing, and willing forsaking the least truth; and knowing, and willing giving way to the least errour; as the committing of the least sin, may render a man abominable unto God, as you find in Levit. 11.43. You shall not make your selves abominable with any creeping thing; that is, with the eating any creeping thing. Now this was one of the least Commandments that God gave out, for the not eating of such & such things: yet by transgressing this, the people might make themselves abominable: the committing of the least sin may make a man abominable to God; so the embracing of the least errour, and the forsaking of the least truth, may make a man abominable to God: the least truth forsaken knowingly, and the least errour embraced knowingly, becomes a great sin: and a little errrour makes way for a greater: if once a man gives way to one errour: a thousand will follow after. If we would hold fast the whole body of truth, we must take heed we forsake not the least truth; if we forsake God and his truths, whether in lesser matters or greater, and if we turn back again to Popery, and conform to the Papists in lesser matters (saith Mr. Hildersham) know, of a certainty, that Popery shall return again.