A34165:618
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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Sixthly, As you love your souls be not strangers to your selves, be much and often in the work of self-examination; amongst all the books that you read, turn over the book of your own heart, look into the book of Conscience, see what is written there, Psal. 77.6. I commune with mine own heart: set up a judgement-seat in your own souls, examine whether you have grace or not, prove whether you are in the faith, be as much afraid of a painted holiness, as you would be afraid of going to a painted heaven: do not think your selves good because others think so: let the Word be the touch-stone, by which you try your hearts: let the Word be the looking-glass, by which you judge of the complexion of your soul; for want of this self-searching, many live known to others, and die unknown to themselves.
Seventhly, Keep your spiritual watch, Mat. 13.37. What I say unto you, I say unto all, watch; if it were the last word I should speak, it should be this word, Watch. Oh! what need hath a Christian to be ever upon his Watch? the heart is a subtle piece, and will be stealing out to vanity, and if we are not careful, it will decoy us into sin: we have a special eye upon such persons as we suspect; thy heart is a suspicious person: Oh! have an eye upon it, watch it continually: it is a bosom Traitor, Job set a watch before his eyes, Job 31.1. We must every day keep sentinel, ⟨image 77⟩sleep not upon your guard: our sleeping time is the Devils tempting time: let not your watch-candle go out.
Seventhly, Keep your spiritual watch, Mat. 13.37. What I say unto you, I say unto all, watch; if it were the last word I should speak, it should be this word, Watch. Oh! what need hath a Christian to be ever upon his Watch? the heart is a subtile piece, and will be stealing out to vanity, and if we are not careful, it will decoy us into sin: we have a special eye upon such persons as we suspect; thy heart is a suspicious person: Oh! have an eye upon it, watch it continually: it is a bosom Traitor, Job set a watch before his eyes,