A34165:754
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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2. From the terms of dearest affection, dearly Beloved, longed for, &c. Take this Observation, That it becomes the highest Ministers, much more the lowest, to bear a most tender, vehement, ardent, melting affection, towards that flock or people that God hath committed to their charge. Thus Paul to the Philippians in the Text: My brethren, dearly beloved, &c. You shall find Paul in all his Epistles, in a thawing frame to his people, melting in love unto them: the Corinthians were so in his heart, not only to live with them, but, if God called him, to die for them, so abundantly did he love them, 2 Cor. 12 15. That he would very gladly spend, and be ⟨image 87⟩spent for them, carried them in his heart, and earnestly longed after them all. As for the Thessalonians, 1 Thess. 2.8. He, as a Nurse, tendereth and nourisheth them as Children, and is so affectionately desirous of them, that he is willing to impart to them not only the Gospel, but his own soul, because they were dear to him. Then,
2. From the terms of dearest affection, dearly Beloved, longed for, &c. Take this Observation, That it becomes the highest Ministers, much more the lowest, to bear a most tender, vehement, ardent, melting affection, towards that flock or people that God hath committed to their charge. Thus Paul to the Philippians in the Text: My brethren, dearly beloved, &c. You shall find Paul in all his Epistles, in a thawing frame to his people, melting in love unto them: the Corinthians were so in his heart, not onely to live with them, but, if God called him, to die for them, so abundantly did he love them, 2 Cor. 12 15. That he would very gladly spend, and be ⟨image 87⟩spent for them, carried them in his heart, and earnestly longed after them all. As for the Thessalonians, 1 Thess. 2.8. He, as a Nurse, tendereth and nourisheth them as Children, and is so affectionately desirous of them, that he is willing to impart to them not onely the Gospel, but his own soul, because they were dear to him. Then,