A34165:1161
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.
Rule 3. Thirdly, those truths that God hath taught you, and those ways of Worship God hath committed to you, love them as your lives, love them above your lives; for no man will ever contend to hold them, if he do not love them. Things of low price and esteem, are presently let go; he that loves the Word above his life, will let life go rather than the Word: If you receive not the Word out of love, every Impostor and false Prophet, every fear and terror of men will rob you of it: Hide the Word in thy heart, saith Solomon, Love the truth dearly. It was a great speech of Calvin, Never did any one Apostatize from the truth of Jesus Christ, but it was because he did not love the truth: And I add this, That never did any Apostatize from the ways and truth of Jesus Christ, but it was because they did not receive them in love, or else they have lost their love; for there's a decay of affection, as well as having no affection: if you love them, what will you not suffer for them? (but more of that by and by.)
Rule 3. Thirdly, those truths that God hath taught you, and those wayes of Worship God hath committed to you, love them as your lives, love them above your lives; for no man will ever contend to hold them, if he do not love them. Things of low price and esteem, are presently let go; he that loves the Word above his life, will let life go rather than the Word: If you receive not the Word out of love, every Imposter and false Prophet, every fear and terrour of men will rob you of it: Hide the Word in thy heart, saith Solomon, Love the truth dearly. It was a great speech of Calvin, Never did any one Apostatize from the truth of Jesus Christ, but it was because he did not love the truth: And I add this, That never did any Apostatize from the wayes and truth of Jesus Christ, but it was because they did not receive them in love, or else they have lost their love; for there's a decay of affection, as well as having no affection: if you love them, what will you not suffer for them? (but more of that by and by.)
Rule 4. Fourthly, Guard all the truths of God, and those ways of God that have been taught you; guard them strongly, especially truths that are most material and fundamental: for leading truths are like Captains of Armies, if they be routed, the whole rout follows them. There is great opposition that will be made against your faith. The whole power of darkness, of Antichrist, of his seducing spirits, likely and probably enough, will overspread the whole face of Christianity once more: for she must sit as a Lady, before she be desolate and forsaken for ever. The Apostle bids you beware of Dogs, beware of the Concision, beware of Evil workers, guard your selves against them, guard the truths you have learned, by Argument, by Scripture, by Reason, that you may have wherewithal to confute them by the word of truth mightily, out of the Scripture, as the Apostle did.