A34165:840
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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Fourthly, The worlds peace is a peace given to sinners, it is a peace in sin, and it is a peace with sin, as the Prophet Isaiah tell us, It is a Covenant with Hell, and an Agreement with Death (God delivers us from that peace.) Again, Christs peace is given to none but believers, it is their privilege only, a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy, Prov. 14.10. The heart knoweth his own bitterness, but a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Fourthly, The worlds peace is a peace given to sinners, it is a peace in sin, and it is a peace with sin, as the Prophet Isaiah tell us, It is a Covenant with Hell, and an Agreement with Death (God delivers us from that peace.) Again, Christs peace is given to none but believers, it is their priviledge onely, a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy, Prov. 14.10. The heart knoweth his own bitterness, but a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Fifthly, The worlds peace is a fading, dying, transitory thing, it withers in the Sand, The triumphing of the wicked is but short, and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment, Job 20.5. Solomon doth elegantly liken it to crackling of thorns under a pot, which is but a blaze and is gone, Eccl. 7.6. so is the sinners peace, it is for a spurt and is soon gone, but the peace that Christ gives to Believers, is a durable and abiding peace. Your joy no man shall take from you, it appears in life, in death, and after death: first it is our peace in life, grace brings forth present peace. It is said of the Primitive Christians, They walked in the fear of the Lord, and in the comforts of the Holy Ghost, Act. 9.41. It is a remarkable expression,