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…

And first, this may serve to reprove those, who seem in other things to be excellent, and profess much love toward Christ and his Gospel, but have no love to the Saints of God: there are some that upon this very account, have for these great many years absented themselves from the Lords Supper, because they pretend not to be in charity. This is a double-dyed sin, a sin with a witness; its a sin not to come, and its a sin not to be in charity. But let me say this to them, surely such kind ⟨image 73⟩of Christians are a shame to their profession. What, doth not the Gospel teach you charity and love, as well as faith? Surely that Christian hath no grace in his heart, that liveth out of charity with his Brother; for as the Philosopher saith, All the virtues are linked together, and tied as with a string, and where there is one, there is all: and where one is wanting, there is no virtue: so I say of the graces, they are linked together, and where there is one, there is all: and where one is wanting, there is none at all. Saith Augustine, Thou braggest of thy faith in Christ, but show me thy faith by thy love to Christ, for Faith and love cannot be separated: For as in the Sun, there is light and heat, and these cannot be separated one from the other, so faith and love is twisted together, and where there is one waning, the other is wanting: as he that did so engrave his name on the Buckler of Minerva, that who ever went about to take out his name, spoiled the Buckler: so Faith and love are so inseparable, that if you go to take away the one, you spoil the other. Oh! remember and mourn for it, thou that sayest thou art not in charity: it's a sad symptom thou art not in a state of Grace, Titus 3. v. 5. For me our selves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers Lusts and pleasures, living in malice, envy, hateful, and hating one another, that is, before conversion we were swelled with poison of malice and wrath; but when once the grace of God came, then it was otherwise; that man that hath not Love and Charity in his heart, surely he hath nothing of God in him, for God is Love; he knoweth nothing of the Gospel savingly, for the Gospel is a Gospel of peace; he hath none of the wisdom which cometh from Heaven, for that is meek and gentle, and easy to be entreated.

And first, this may serve to reprove those, who seem in other things to be excellent, and profess much love toward Christ and his Gospel, but have no love to the Saints of God: there are some that upon this very account, have for these great many years absented themselves from the Lords Supper, because they pretend not to be in charity. This is a double-dyed sin, a sin with a witness; its a sin not to come, and its a sin not to be in charity. But let me say this to them, surely such kind