A34165:1101
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.
Mr. Brooks His Farewell-Sermon.Mr. Brooks His Farewel-Sermon.
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.
Leg. 7. I would leave with you, is this; Set the highest examples and patterns before your face of grace and godliness for your imitation: in the business of Faith, set an Abraham before your eyes: in the business of Courage, set a Joshua: in the business of Uprightness, set a Job; of Meekness, a Moses, &c. There is a disadvantage that redounds to Christians, by looking more backwards than forwards. Men look on whom they excel, not on those they fall short of. Of all examples set them before you that are most eminent for grace and holiness, for communion with God, and acting for God: next to Christ, set the pattern of the choicest Saints before you.
Leg. 8. Hold fast your integrity, and rather let all go, than let that go: A man had better let liberty, estate, relations, and life go, than let his integrity go; yea, let all Ordinances themselves go, when they cannot be held with the hand of integrity, Job 27.5, 6. God forbid that I should justify you till I die; I will not remove my integrity from me, my righteousness I will hold fast, and I will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live: look as the drowning man holds fast that which is ⟨image 134⟩cast forth for to save him; as the Soldier holds fast his Sword and Buckler, on which his life depends: So (saith Job) I will hold fast my integrity, my heart shall not reproach me; I had rather all the world should reproach me, and my heart justify me; than that my heart should reproach me, and all the world justify me: That man will make but a sad exchange, that shall exchange his integrity for any worldly concernment: Integrity maintained in the soul, will be a feast of fat things in the worst of days; but let a man lose his integrity, and it is not in the power of all the world to make a feast of sat things in that soul.
Leg. 8. Hold fast your integrity, and rather let all go, than let that go: A man had better let liberty, estate, relations, and life go, than let his integrity go; yea, let all Ordinances themselves go, when they cannot be held with the hand of integrity,