A34165:924
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. Another grace was his humility, this is a grace that he was clothed withal, and it is a rare grace: for God dwells with the humble he resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble. This Reverend Minister was low in his own eyes, and therefore very high in Gods eyes; he had a mean esteem of himself, and therefore he was high in esteem with God. He was as Jacob said of himself, less than the least of Gods mercies, and therefore he was made partaker of the best of Gods mercies. He was like an ear of Corn full of fruit, bowing down in thankfulness to God.
2. Another grace was his humilicy, this is a grace that he was cloathed withal, and it is a rare grace: for God dwells with the humble he resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble. This Reverend Minister was low in his own eyes, and therefore very high in Gods eyes; he had a mean esteem of himself, and therefore he was high in esteem with God. He was as Jacob said of himself, less than the least of Gods mercies, and therefore he was made partaker of the best of Gods mercies. He was like an ear of Corn full of fruit, bowing down in thankfulness to God.
3. Another Jewel was the fruitfulness of his discourse; for it may be said of him as it was of Christ, he went about doing good: where ever he went, he scattered his goodness, this all that knew him, knew to be true. He was full of good discourse where ever he came; when I was with him in his sickness, he took occasion to complain much, and not without just cause; (God grant his complaint may make impression upon our hearts) he complained that it was a great fault of Ministers, that when they met together, they discoursed no more of Christ, of Heaven, and of the concernments of the other world, and professed that if GOD should restore him, he would be more careful in his discourse, and more fruitful than ever yet he had been.