A34165:1105
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. 11. Be most in the spiritual exercises of Religion. Improve this Legacy; for much of the life, and comfort, joy, and peace of your souls is wrapped in it. I say, be most in the spiritual exercises of Religion: There are external exercises, as hearing, preaching, praying, and conference; and there are the more spiritual exercises of Religion, exercises of Grace, Meditation, Self-judging, Self-trial, and Examination. Bodily exercise will profit nothing, if abstracted from those more spiritual. The glory that God hath, and the comfort and advantage that will redound to your souls, is mostly from the spiritual exercises of Religion. How rare is it to find men in the work of Meditation, of Trial ⟨image 134⟩and Examination, and bringing home of truths to their own Soul?
Leg. 11. Be most in the spiritual exercises of Religion. Improve this Legacy; for much of the life, and comfort, joy, and peace of your souls is wrapt in it. I say, be most in the spiritual exercises of Religion: There are external exercises, as hearing, preaching, praying, and conference; and there are the more spiritual exercises of Religion, exercises of Grace, Meditation, Self-judging, Self-tryal, and Examination. Bodily exercise will profit nothing, if abstracted from those more spiritual. The glory that God hath, and the comfort and advantage that will redound to your souls, is mostly from the spiritual exercises of Religion. How rare is it to finde men in the work of Meditation, of Tryal ⟨image 134⟩and Examination, and bringing home of truths to their own Soul?
Leg. 12. Take no truths upon trust, but all upon trial, • Thes. 5.21. So 1 Joh. 4.1. Acts 17.11. It was the glory of that Church, that they would not trust Paul himself. Paul that had the advantage above all for external qualifications; no not Paul himself. Take no truth upon trust, bring them to the balance of the Sanctuary; if they will not hold water there, reject them.