A34165:1263
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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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.
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.
Bad men have been made worse by evil company: Ahab was made worse by the Instigation of his wicked Wife Jezebel. Oh, can you bear when you are in their company to hear them blaspheme the holy Name of God, and not reprove them? Truly, if you can, it is a sign you are not so good as you should be.
Bad men have been made worse by evil company: Ahab was made worse by the Instigation of his wicked Wife Jezabel. Oh, can you bear when you are in their company to hear them blaspheme the holy Name of God, and not reprove them? Truly, if you can, it is a sign you are not so good as you should be.
Sixthly, My sixth Caution is this: Oh, have a care of having the least finger on your hand against a Saint; it is dangerous to have a thought, word, or act against the people of God; it is dangerous to have a thought amiss of them, (Psal. 62.3.) They imagine mischief against a man, (that is, against a Saint) therefore they shall all be slain, for their bare imagination they shall all be cut off. It is dangerous to speak against them, How durst thou (saith God to Miriam) to speak against my servant Moses? and immediately he smote her with a leprosy as white as snow: it is dangerous to act against them; and it is forbidden by God, (