A34165:1274
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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Fourthly, My fourth word of Counsel and Direction is this, Be serious in serious things; when you come to perform serious things, do them seriously. I do not know that ever I saw a man fall asleep while he was telling of Money, for if he should, how could he tell whether it were right or no? Yet alas! too too many sleep when they should be taking Truth, not only by natural sleep, but also by spiritual sleep; they are so careless in receiving the Word they hear, and so lazy withal, that rather then they will try the Word they hear, they will take all for truth the Minister tells them. Beloved, I believe you will scarce put so much confidence in a man, as to receive a sum of Money without telling it, because he saith it is right; and yet will you receive all that your Minister tells you is truth, for truth, without trying it? You must not be sluggish in your working for God, but put forth your selves to the uttermost: You must make the Kingdom of Heaven suffer violence, and take it by force. But then.
Fourthly, My fourth word of Counsel and Direction is this, Be serious in serious things; when you come to perform serious things, do them seriously. I do not know that ever I saw a man fall asleep while he was telling of Money, for if he should, how could he tell whether it were right or no? Yet alas! too too many sleep when they should be taking Truth, not only by natural sleep, but also by spiritual sleep; they are so careless in receiving the Word they hear, and so lazy withal, that rather then they will try the Word they hear, they will take all for truth the Minister tells them. Beloved, I believe you will scarce put so much confidence in a man, as to receive a summ of Money without te•ling it, because he saith it is right; and yet will you receive all that your Minister tells you is truth, for truth, without trying it? You must not be sluggish in your working for God, but put forth your selves to the uttermost: You must make the Kingdom of Heaven suffer violence, and take it by force. But then.
Fifthly, The fifth Direction which I shall give you is about hearing the Word, how you must behave your selves when you hear. I take it for granted you will hear, I hope you will; for brown bread is better than none, and a little is better than none at all; yet I entreat you take these two words of Direction.