A34165:405
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.
'Tis a matter of lamentable consequence in all your lives, when there is not a sound work at the heart: how little life will there be from any truth in reading or hearing? The Fundamentals of Religion must be so received, as not only to have an old heart mended, but a new heart made. Thus understand, believe, and give up thy heart to that thou believest and understandest.
2 Know and remember the work of your Salvation, must be as long as your lives, and that you have never done, till you have done living. I give this direction, because I find something in Christianity, the remains ⟨image 48⟩of earnality is apt to hinder, &c. And some professors, when converted, they are reconciled to God, and safe, &c. but there's a great deal to be done after, &c.
3. Understand well wherein it is your confirmation, stability, rootedness and growth in Religion doth consist. The chief part of your growth in grace is not to know more things then you knew before; but to grow in the knowledge, belief, entertainment, and improvement of the same truths, that at first you did receive: (not that you may not, or should not know more, for the clear knowledge of the fundamentals, guide you unavoidably to the sight of many other Truths, which a darker knowledge of those Fundamentals will not discover to you.) 'Tis not additional to your former knowledge, but the clearer known, sounder believing, heartier entertaining and improving of the Truths you know at first; as the health of a man consists not in having every day variety of food, but in the parting and digestion of the same food, that's fittest for him: get but a more perfect conviction, or concoction of what you knew before, and this is your growth. You may grow in the knowledge of Gods Attributes by knowing them more clearly, orderly, distinctly, satisfactorily and believingly then before. There is a world of difference in the manner of knowledge, between a dark and clear knowing things: grow in greater love to them, and greater skill in entertainment, improvement and practise of them.