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…

for he that hath the most fear on you, and upon you, you will be more afraid to fall into his hands. It is a childish thing for a Christian to tread down the belief of any Doctrine, or practise any Worship for fear of man, who hath no more power to hurt us, than we give him our selves by our fear; Fear not him that can kill the body, &c. It was the way of Gods people formerly, that they came to divide between duty commanded by God, and commanded by Man. You may read in all the days of Antichrists persecution, from the beginning they came to divide in matter of obedience to God and his truth; and worship and obedience to Man. Christians! nothing but a suffering spirit will help you to this, for there is no other way of Obedience in this case to Authority, but to suffer under it meekly, patiently, as Lambs: This made the three ⟨image 143⟩children to divide between the command of the King, and the command of God: What says Nebuchadnezzar? Every knee that bows not, shall be cast into the Furnace: Very well; As for that matter, say they, O King, we are not careful to answer thee; for we will not bow down, &c. What, will they not obey him? Yes, they will obey him; by suffering, as becomes Christians, and is the example of Christ: as if they should say, Truly we are terrified with the burning Furnace, but we are terrified with Hell too: We are terrified by the threats of the great King, but we are likewise terrified with the threats of the great God: He is able to deliver us our of your torments, you are not able to deliver us from his torments: so in the case of Daniel. Arm your selves with this Resolution of suffering, and lying down patiently and meekly under those things that you cannot do, so that God may be honoured by your holy resolution upon this account: for truly, you never do contend successfully for the faith of the Gospel, till you contend by suffering; for it is said, They overcome by the blood of the Lamb: You never make Religion your business, till the world see you can let such great things go, as Life, Estate, Liberty, to keep it: then wisdom is justified of her Children. You never glorify the truths of God so much by practice, or writing, as by suffering for them.

for he that hath the most fear on you, and upon you, you will be more afraid to fall into his hands. It is a childish thing for a Christian to tread down the belief of any Doctrine, or practise any Worship for fear of man, who hath no more power to hurt us, than we give him our selves by our fear; Fear not him that can kill the body, &c. It was the way of Gods people formerly, that they came to divide between duty commanded by God, and commanded by Man. You may read in all the dayes of Antichrists persecution, from the beginning they came to divide in matter of obedience to God and his truth; and worship and obedience to Man. Christians! nothing but a suffering spirit will help you to this, for there is no other way of Obedience in this case to Authority, but to suffer under it meekly, patiently, as Lambs: This made the three