A34165:796
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. You must take heed you be not loose Christians, will you remember one thing from me, (the God of Heaven grant you never live to see it verified.) a loose Protestant, is one of the fittest persons in the world to make a strict Papist. Tell me not of his Protestantism, being a drunkard, it is because his King or Country are Protestants where they live. There is no Religion in a loose liver: if ungodliness be in the heart, it is no difficult thing for error to get into the heart. A loose heart can best comply with loose principles: see, if they will not be of any Religion in the world that's uppermost; let the Turk prevail, they would soon be of his Religion.
2. You must take heed you be not loose Christians, will you remember one thing from me, (the God of Heaven grant you never live to see it verified.) a loose Protestant, is one of the fittest persons in the world to make a strict Papist. Tell me not of his Protestantism, being a drunkard, it is because his King or Countrey are Protestants where they live. There is no Religion in a loose liver: if ungodliness be in the heart, it is no difficult thing for error to get into the heart. A loose heart can best comply with loose principles: see, if they will not be of any Religion in the world thats uppermost; let the Turk prevail, they would soon be of his Religion.
3. Take heed of being a worldly Christian: Oh! this is the David, that hath slain his ten thousands. A worldly heart will be bought and sold upon every turn to serve the Devils turn. Come to a worldly heart, and but promise him thirty pieces of silver, he will betray his Saviour. The Temptations ⟨image 94⟩of the world are great upon us, at this time, you that are Husbands, and Parents, know it; the world is a great temptation; but if we be overcome by the world, and the world not overcome by us, we shall never be able to overcome any one Temptation that is offered to us. Therefore that's an admirable support, In the world you shall have Tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world: I have overcome the world for you; and likewise I have overcome the world in you. Oh Lord! if thou wilt but overcome the love and fear of the world, if thou wilt but arm us against the smiles of the world, then come what will, we shall stand steadfast.