A34165:856
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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See that your Cause be good, your Call be clear, your Spirit meek, and your End right. Sufferings cannot bring our peace without either of them, but with them all our sufferings shall be peace.
First, Let your Cause be good: Its not the Blood, but the Cause that makes a Martyr: it is not for every cause a Christian should engage to suffer: every cause will no more bear suffering, than every little stream will bear a ship: nor will Christ let go sweetness to every suffering, 1 Pet. 4.15. Let none of you suffer as a Murderer, or as a Thief, or as an Evildoer, or as a Busy-body in other mens matters. To suffer thus, is neither Christian-like nor comfortable; some suffer rather as Malefactors than as Christs Martyrs.
First, Let your Cause be good: Its not the Bloud, but the Cause that makes a Martyr: it is not for every cause a Christian should engage to suffer: every cause will no more bear suffering, than every little stream will bear a ship: nor will Christ let go sweetness to every suffering, 1 Pet. 4.15. Let none of you suffer as a Murderer, or as a Thief, or as an Evildoer, or as a Busie-body in other mens matters. To suffer thus, is neither Christian-like nor comfortable; some suffer rather as Malefactors than as Christs Martyrs.
Secondly, Let your Call be clear: It's not amiss to have a good cause without a Call: some may suffer for the cause of God, and yet sin in suffering for want of a Call. Christ calls not all to suffer; to some it is given, to others it is not: if thy Call be clear, thy Peace will be sweet, though thy sufferings be never so great. But you will say, how shall I know when I am called to suffer?