A34165:550
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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4. In respect of his endowments and qualifications, which fit him for the discharge of his Office. And 1. Take notice of his affection and love to us, and that is the wonder of Heaven and Earth, Christ laid down his life for his sheep. Joh. 10.11. This is strange, that Christ should be a sheep for the slaughter, that he might become our Shepherd, that he should be a sacrifice before he could take his Office upon him: Other sheep lay down their lives for the Shepherd, but Christ laid down his life for the Sheep. So great was his love, that it brought him from Heaven to seek and find those that were lost; he left a Palace to come to a Wilderness; a Throne of Heaven to come to a Fold here upon Earth. We read of David that he exchanged a Sheephook for a Sceptre; but Christ quite contrary, he exchanged a Sceptre for the Rod and Staff of a Shepherd. It was said by one, There is nothing so conspicuous in Christ, as the prodigality of his love to us. Oh! do but consider how great love that was that should make him to die for us, that he might bring us home to his Fold. We were all of us like erring sheep, who had strayed from him, and fell to the Lord of the Soil, as strange Cattle; we were gotten into the possession of the God of this World; the Lord Christ would buy us off from thence; though we forfeited our right in him, vet he would not lose his right in us, but he laid down his life that he might reduce us to his Fold, that of Wolves he might make us Lambs, and sit us for the comforts of his Presence. 2. In respect of his exact diligence and inspection over them. When but one Sheep went astray from his Fold, we read, he left the ninety and nine, and went and sought for that One, Luke 15. where we have that Parable, to express the diligence and watchfulness of Christ over his Sheep. There is no person, be he never so mean, never so obscure, though lost in the number and account of the World, if he be one of Christs Sheep, he is always under his inspection and watchfulness. We read of the High-Priest, that he carried the names of the Tribes upon his Brest-plate; the Lord Christ carries the names of all his Sheep in his heart: therefore, Rev. 13. speaking concerning the Saints, all that dwell upon Earth, Whose names are written in the book of Life. His diligence and care is so exact, that he hath all their names writ in his Book.