A34165:864
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, See that your End in suffering be right: If it be self or singularity, or schism, then Christ cannot be sweet to thee. Some have died that their Ends may live. Socrates died in the defence of the Truth, and to prove that there is but one God, but whether he died for Honour, Applause, or for Gods sake, I think it is not hard to determine. But let thy Cause be good, thy Call clear, thy Spirit meek, and thy End right, and then you shall have peace in all your sufferings: that is the fifth thing. Choose sufferings rather than sinning.
Sixthly, If you would have peace, be much in studying the Scriptures: for as God is the God of Peace, and Christ the Prince of Peace, so the Gospel is the Gospel of Peace, which God hath given to thee to lead thee in the ways of peace, Great peace have they that love thy Laws.
Seventhly, Take heed of Apostasy, either in Doctrine or Principles: Though a Believer is freed from Apostasy in the state of grace, yet he is not freed from Apostasy in the degrees of grace. He may fall sinfully, though he cannot fall finally. Demas fell by one, St. Peter by the other. Pray with David. Psal. 17.5. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that, &c.
Seventhly, Take heed of Apostacy, either in Doctrine or Principles: Though a Believer is freed from Apostacy in the state of grace, yet he is not freed from Apostacy in the degrees of grace. He may fall sinfully, though he cannot fall finally. Demas fell by one, St. Peter by the other. Pray with David. Psal. 17.5. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that, &c.