A34165:392
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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1. A confirmed Christian is one, that can resist many subtle and strong temptations, not only a single temptation, but when Satan assaults on ⟨image 46⟩every side, with errors on both extremes, with importunities of several parties, with temptations of prosperity offered, of adversity felt or feared; strong temptations that seem to lay a necessity of yielding on a weakling, that makes him say, I must do it to save my liberty, family, life, &c. A strong Christian can say, there is no necessity; he can make light of those temptations that seem to be a necessity to other persons: he can confute a subtle Sophister, and deal with a cunning Adversary: Satan cannot so easily go beyond and out-wit him.
1. A confirmed Christian is one, that can resist many subtile and strong temptations, not onely a single temptation, but when Satan assaults on ⟨image 46⟩every side, with errors on both extreams, with importunities of several parties, with temptations of prosperity offered, of adversity felt or feared; strong temptations that seem to lay a necessity of yielding on a weakling, that makes him say, I must do it to save my liberty, family, life, &c. A strong Christian can say, there is no necessity; he can make light of those temptations that seem to be a necessity to other persons: he can confute a subtle Sophister, and deal with a cunning Adversary: Satan cannot so easily go beyond and out-wit him.
2. He can do great, excellent, and useful work, is serviceable to God, if he have opportunity in business of greatest consequence: he doth not serve God only in some little and inconsiderable thing, but in his place sets himself to the work of God, doth the great work of his Majesty faithfully. The service of God to him is more easy and delightful: as to go ten miles is more easy to the healthful, then one to a sickly person, he can go through Gods service with pleasure, ease, and delight, without tiring, fainting, sitting down, or giving over.