A34165:419
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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13. Make a careful choice of your company; you cannot travel well to heaven alone, especially when you may have company, thrust not your selves into every company, Eph. 5.7. converse as much as you can with those that will help you, that are warm when you are cold, knowing when you are ignorant, believing when you are doubtful, &c. especially for your constant companions, live with those that will be a frequent help to you; Masters, choose the best servants, that fear God: servants choose to live with those that will help you in the fear of God; For Husbands & Wives make choice of those that will intend upon Religion; take heed of being unequally yoked, and of thinking to get well to Heaven, while ⟨image 50⟩you presume to unite your selves with those that with great advantage will hinder, not help your Salvation.
13. Make a careful choice of your company; you cannot travel well to heaven alone, especially when you may have company, thrust not your selves into every company, Eph. 5.7. converse as much as you can with those that will help you, that are warm when you are cold, knowing when you are ignorant, believing when you are doubtful, &c. especially for your constant companions, live with those that will be a frequent help to you; Masters, chuse the best servants, that fear God: servants chuse to live with those that will help you in the fear of God; For Husbands & Wives make choice of those that will intend upon Religion; take heed of being unequally yoaked, and of thinking to get well to Heaven, while ⟨image 50⟩you presume to unite your selves with those that with great advantage will hinder, not help your Salvation.
14. Keep a constant guard upon the tongue, especially take heed of those common sins that disgrace hath not driven out of the World, but have got some kind of credit amongst some Professors; namely idle talk; that wastes precious time, makes us unfruitful to one another, back-biting especially, can they put but a Religious pretence upon it, or if they back-bite those that differ in opinion. Remember that terrible passage, Prov. 18.28.