A34165:1152
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.
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2. Bring hither all practices of Worship, as well as Doctrine, to be believed: try the ways and forms of Christs house, by the Word of Christ: he shows us the patterns thereof, the our-goings, and returnings thereof: he was faithful in all his house, even as Moses was, who did not leave a pin of the Tabernacle, but did appoint it. There is nothing decent and comely in the Church, which is so much pleaded for, but what comes in by Christs institution. What-ever you worship without a warrant from the Word of God, or by what-ever means you worship without a warrant from the Word of God, you worship you know not what, John 4.20. 'Tis Will-worship; and by the same Rule you receive one Will-worship, you may receive twenty; 'Tis vain worship, it will never reach the end of your Communion ⟨image 140⟩with God: (for he is a Spirit, and seeks such Worshippers:) it will never bring you to the enjoyment of God: therefore in point of Worship, bring it to the Word of God; and as to Faith and Worship, say, Hitherto, my Faith, and my Worship, shalt thou go and no further. This rule rightly improved, will dis-entangle you from the hooks, and take you off from the baits of those cunning Fowlers (for to such the Apostle doth compare them in the New Testament) who seek to betray souls from the simplicity of Gospel-faith. Never any did invent false Doctrine, but to put up them, they put down the Scripture, and they put out the eyes of Christians to make them bend to it. Before they use other means to compel them, their great work is to darken the light, or the truth; and in the room of the Scripture to be your rule, they set up other Rules: which, because there are three marvellous Popular, I desire to mention them in opposition to this Rule I have given you.
2. Bring hither all practices of Worship, as well as Doctrine, to be believed: try the wayes and forms of Christs house, by the Word of Christ: he shews us the patterns thereof, the our-goings, and returnings thereof: he was faithful in all his house, even as Moses was, who did not leave a pin of the Tabernacle, but did appoint it. There is nothing decent and comely in the Church, which is so much pleaded for, but what comes in by Christs institution. What-ever you worship without a warrant from the Word of God, or by what-ever means you worship without a warrant from the Word of God, you worship you know not what,