A34165:626
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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14. Be more afraid of sin then of suffering. A man may be afflicted, ⟨image 78⟩and yet have the love of God, but he cannot sin, but presently God is angry; Sin eclipses the light of Gods countenance, in suffering, the conscience may be quiet. When the Hail beats upon the Tiles, there may be music in the house, and when there is suffering in the body, there may be peace and music in the conscience; but when a man sins wilfully and presumptuously, he looseth all his peace. Spira abjured his faith, and he became a terror to himself, he could not endure himself, he professed he thought Cain and Judas in Hell did not feel those terrors and horrors that he felt. He that will commit sin to prevent suffering, is like a man that lets his Head be wounded to save his shield and helmet.
14. Be more afraid of sin then of suffering. A man may be afflicted, ⟨image 78⟩and yet have the love of God, but he cannot sin, but presently God is angry; Sin eclipses the light of Gods countenance, in suffering, the conscience may be quiet. When the Hail beats upon the Tiles, there may be musick in the house, and when there is suffering in the body, there may be peace and musick in the conscience; but when a man sins wilfully and presumptuously, he looseth all his peace. Spira abjured his faith, and he became a terrour to himself, he could not endure himself, he professed he thought Cain and Judas in Hell did not feel those terrors and horrors that he felt. He that will commit sin to prevent suffering, is like a man that lets his Head be wounded to save his shield and helmet.
15. Take heed of Idolatry, in 1 John 5.21. Little children keep your selves from Idols. Idolatry is an image of jealousy to provoke God, it breaks the Marriage-knot asunder, and makes the Lord disclaim his interest in a people: what kind of Religion is Popery? it is the Mother of many Monsters. What soul-damning Doctrines doth it hold forth, as the meriting of Salvation by good works, the giving of pardons, the worshipping of Angels, Popish indulgences, Purgatory, and the like; it is a soul-damning Religion, it is the breeder of ignorance, uncleanness and murder: the Popish Religion is not defended by strength of Argument, but by force of Arms; keep your selves from Idols, and take heed of Superstition, that is the Gentleman-Usher to Popery.