A34165:643
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This Scripture was written in a very sad and calamitous time, as you may read in the beginning of the Chapter. The mighty man, and the man of war shall cease, the prudent and the ancient, both Judge and the Prophet shall be taken away: This was a very sad time with the Church of God in Jerusalem.
If the Judge be taken away, where will be any equity? if the Prophet be removed, where will be any Priests? the whole body Politic was running to ruin, and almost in the Rubbish; now in this sad juncture of time, God would have this Text to be written: and it is like a Rainbow in the Clouds; God would have his People comforted in the midst of afflictions; Say unto the Righteous, it shall be well with them.
If the Judge be taken away, where will be any equity? if the Prophet be removed, where will be any Priests? the whole body Politick was running to ruine, and almost in the Rubbish; now in this sad juncture of time, God would have this Text to be written: and it is like a Rainbow in the Clouds; God would have his People comforted in the midst of afflictions; Say unto the Righteous, it shall be well with them.
The great Proposition that lies in the words, is this: