A34165:1142
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. Collins his Farewell-Sermon.Mr. Collins 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.
To put you upon this, I might encourage you with several things. All the Reasons mentioned are as so many Motives to this holy spiritual contention: Shall I tell you of three words further?
1. The mercy of God delivering the truth to you, should engage you to this holy contention: 'tis such a mercy as is a Non-such mercy, Psal. 147. the two last verses, He hath given his Judgments to Jacob, and his Statutes to Israel; He hath not dealt so with any Nation. How many of the greatest part of those that we call Christians in the world, are put like Sampson to grind among the Philistines? Superstition, Popery, Idolatry, Will-worship, such things as Jesus Christ never delivered to his Saints, having both their eyes out, the Scripture light that should have showed them the truth, taken from them; and their Consciences that should teach them, carried in the pocket of some base Priest, that dare not think any other than what he will tell them. How many are there, even of the very reformed of the world, who only get upon some broken plank of Ship-wrecked truth, whereby they swim to the Lord Jesus? But God does not deal thus with us: you have had the whole Counsel of God revealed to you, a glorious light set up in the Nation for a hundred of years past, which hath been like the light of seven days: For these twenty years past the running to and fro of men, hath increased knowledge: you have learned the truth from Gods faithful Ministers: you have received it with much affliction, with many temptations: it hath cost Jesus Christ dear to send it, it hath cost you dear to receive it, and will you let it go? Your sin above all others will be most provoking to the Lord Jesus.
1. The mercy of God delivering the truth to you, should engage you to this holy contention: 'tis such a mercy as is a Non-such mercy, Psal. 147. the two last verses, He hath given his Judgments to Jacob, and his Statutes to Israel; He hath not dealt so with any Nation. How many of the greatest part of those that we call Christians in the world, are put like Sampson to grind among the Philistinis? Superstition, Popery, Idolatry, Will-worship, such things as Jesus Christ never delivered to his Saints, having both their eyes out, the Scripture light that should have shewed them the truth, taken from them; and their Consciences that should teach them, carried in the pocket of some base Priest, that dare not think any other than what he will tell them. How many are there, even of the very reformed of the world, who only get upon some broken plank of Ship-wrack'd truth, whereby they swim to the Lord Jesus? But God does not deal thus with us: you have had the whole Counsel of God revealed to you, a glorious light set up in the Nation for a hundred of years past, which hath been like the light of seven dayes: For these twenty years past the running to and fro of men, hath increased knowledge: you have learned the truth from Gods faithful Ministers: you have received it with much affliction, with many temptations: it hath cost Jesus Christ dear to send it, it hath cost you dear to receive it, and will you let it go? Your sin above all others will be most provoking to the Lord Jesus.