A34165:956
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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1. The Person to be taken notice of, is, our Lord Jesus Christ. That which we have considerable, is,
First, The Title that belongs to him in his Church: in this regard, called, The Great Shepherd of his sheep; The Shepherd of the sheep, yea, the great Shepherd of the sheep. Whatsoever glory was to be communicated to any Member of the Church, it was first put into the head, before they were to be made partakers of it. Some were to be made inferior ranks, Ephe. 4.11. but it was not fit any should have such glory, to be called Shepherds, before he had that honour of him. Therefore 'tis the Great Shepherd, he that is Shepherd not of a particular Congregation, but of the whole Church of God, he is the Saviour of all his body, he hath the full number of all the Elect, both among the Jews and Gentiles, committed to his charge to save.
2. What betides this great Shepherd, through Gods grace towards him, that is, that he is brought again from the dead, i. e. that he doth attain to a state of Resurrection, and here take notice of this by the way, for consolation; The great Shepherd of the Sheep doth dye, but the great Shepherd of the Sheep rises again. Herein argues Gods love, that though he would suffer him to dye, yet not to see corruption, Psal. 16.10. because he is the great Shepherd, therefore he must dye; but because he is the great Shepherd, therefore he cannot continue in the state of the Dead; Death must not triumph over the great Shepherd of the sheep, no, not by any means. As it was necessary that he should dye, much more that he should rise again. We read