A34165:628
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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16. Think not the worse of godliness, because it is reproached and persecuted, wicked men being stirred up by the Devil, do maliciously reproach the ways of God: such were Julian and Lucian: though wicked men; would be godly on their death-beds, yet in the time of their life they revile and hate Godliness, but think not you the worse of Religion, because it is reproached by the wicked. Suppose a Virgin should be reproached for her chastity, yet chastity is never the worse: if a blind man jeer the Sun, the Sun is never the less bright. Holiness is a beautiful and glorious thing, it is the Angels glory, and shall we be ashamed of that which makes us like the Angels? there is a time coming, when wicked men would be glad of some of that holiness that now they despise, but they shall be as far then from obtaining it, as they are now from desiring it.
16. Think not the worse of godliness, because it is reproached and persecuted, wicked men being stirred up by the Devil, do maliciously reproach the ways of God: such were Julian and Lucian: though wicked men; would be godly on their death-beds, yet in the time of their life they revile and hate Godliness, but think not you the worse of Religion, because it is reproached by the wicked. Suppose a Virgin should be reproached for her chastity, yet chastity is never the worse: if a blind man jear the Sun, the Sun is never the less bright. Holiness is a beautiful and glorious thing, it is the Angels glory, and shall we be ashamed of that which makes us like the Angels? there is a time coming, when wicked men would be glad of some of that holiness that now they despise, but they shall be as far then from obtaining it, as they are now from desiring it.
17. Think not the better of sin because it is in fashion, think not the better of impiety and ungodliness, because most walk in those crooked ways; Multitude is a foolish Argument, Multitude doth not argue the goodness of a thing: the Devils name is Legion, that signifieth a multitude. Hell-road is this day full of Travellers, esteem not the better of sin, because most go this way, do we think the better of the ⟨image 78⟩