A34165:1098
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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Mr. Brooks His Farewell-Sermon.Mr. Brooks His Farewel-Sermon.
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Leg. 4. I would leave with you, is this; Look that all within you rise higher and higher, by oppositions, threatenings, and sufferings; that is, that your faith, your love, your courage, your zeal, your resolutions, and magnanimity rise higher by opposition, and the spirit of Prayer: thus it did, Acts 4.18, 19, 20; 21, 29, 30, & 31. compared. All their sufferings did but raise up a more noble spirit in them; they did but raise up their faith and courage: So Acts 5.40, 41, & 42. they looked on it as a grace, to be disgraced for Christ; and as an honour, to be dishonoured for him. They say, as David, If this be to be vile, I will be more vile. If to be found in the way of my God, to act for my God, be vile, I will be more vile.
Leg. 4. I would leave with you, is this; Look that all within you rise higher and higher, by oppositions, threatnings, and sufferings; that is, that your faith, your love, your courage, your zeal, your resolutions, and magnanimity rise higher by opposition, and the spirit of Prayer: thus it did, Acts 4.18, 19, 20; 21, 29, 30, & 31. compared. All their sufferings did but raise up a more noble spirit in them; they did but raise up their faith and courage: So Acts 5.40, 41, & 42. they looked on it as a grace, to be disgraced for Christ; and as an honor, to be dishonored for him. They say, as David, If this be to be vile, I will be more vile. If to be found in the way of my God, to act for my God, be vile, I will be more vile.
Leg. 5. Take more pains, and make more conscience of keeping your selves from sin than suffering; from the pollutions and defilements of ⟨image 133⟩the day, than from the sufferings of the day: this Legacy I would beg that you would consider, take more pains, and make more conscience of keeping your selves from the evil of sin, than the evil of punishment, from the pollutions and corruptions of the times,