A34165:1261
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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Fifthly, You that have not taken warning yet, I beseech you take warning now: Have a care and avoid evil company (Ephesians 5.11.) Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them, and be ye separated from them. Never go into a wicked mans company, if, before you go, you have not a probability of doing good, or getting good. Consider with thy self, is there any likelihood that thou by thy wholesome reproofs mayest do him any good; if there be, then go on; if not draw back, avoid them, fly from them, for their steps tend to perdition. By wicked company, these two things have been effected,
Fifthly, You that have not taken warning yet, I beseech you take warning now: Have a care and avoid evil company (Ephesians 5.11.) Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them, and be ye separated from them. Never go into a wicked mans company, if, before you go, you have not a probability of doing good, or getting good. Confider with thy self, is there any likelyhhood that thou by thy wholesome reproofs maist do him any good; if there be, then go on; if not draw back, avoid them, flie from them, for their steps tend to perdition. By wicked company, these two things have been effected,
Good men made Bad. Bad men made Worse.
Good men have been made bad by wicked company. Jehoshaphat that good King, is an example of this, who by the company of wicked Ahab, was drawn to fight against those whom God favoured, and to help Ahab in his wicked enterprise.
Good men have been made bad by wicked company. Jehosaphat that good King, is an example of this, who by the company of wicked Ahab, was drawn to fight against those whom God favoured, and to help Ahab in his wicked enterprise.