A34165:866
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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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.
Eighthly, Make the Word of God your rule in all things: be sure you have a Scripture warrant for all your practises; but especially keep close to Scripture in matters of Gods worship.
There are endless discourses about the Mode of Gods worship; I have no disputing time. It is good in difficult cases, always to take the surest side: (for instance) if I follow the traditions of man for the worship ⟨image 103⟩of God, I may; but if I keep close to the directions of God in the Scripture, I am sure I cannot sin; for this is the sure word of Prophecy, to which you do well to take heed, therefore in such a doubtful case, Gods will is, that we take the surest side: go to the Law and to the Testimony: labour to be fruitful and grounded Christians.