A34165:962
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. God is with some singularity, the God of Peace. 2. To the end that God might show himself to be the God of Peace, he hath provided an all-sufficient Saviour for his people, here called the Great Shepherd of the flock; and God being of a gracious disposition towards them, provides to that end Christ shall take care of them, and to all those things that pertain to their eternal welfare. 3. It was expedient this person should dye, though the Great Shepherd; Nay it was necessary, that it might be so much more verified and manifested that he was the great Shepherd of the sheep, that he should lay down his life for his flock. 4. It was as necessary that Christ should be raised from the dead, as that he should dye. Therefore his continuance was but a temporary, nay a momentary time to him. Now Christ is risen, yea, all power in Heaven and Earth is committed to him; and if he was able to do any thing for his people before, much more now. 5. The Resurrection of Christ doth arise partly from the tenor of the Covenant God made with man, and partly from the virtue and benefit that was in the blood of Christ. God put himself into a Covenant, Christ was Mediator of it, and in virtue of that Covenant sinners must be saved; but the Saviour must first save himself, raise himself from the dead, and then hath all power committed to his hand, &c. There are two things that I would have you further observe and carry away.
1. God is with some fingularity, the God of Peace. 2. To the end that God might shew himself to be the God of Peace, he hath provided an all-sufficient Saviour for his people, here called the Great Shepheard of the flock; and God being of a gracious disposition towards them, provides to that end Christ shall take care of them, and to all those things that pertain to their eternal welfare. 3. It was expedient this person should dye, though the Great Shepheard; Nay it was necessary, that it might be so much more verified and manifested that he was the great Shepheard of the sheep, that he should lay down his life for his flock. 4. It was as necessary that Christ should be raised from the dead, as that he should dye. Therefore his continuance was but a temporary, nay a momentary time to him. Now Christ is risen, yea, all power in Heaven and Earth is committed to him; and if he was able to do any thing for his people before, much more now. 5. The Resurrection of Christ doth arise partly from the tenour of the Covenant God made with man, and partly from the virtue and benefit that was in the blood of Christ. God put himself into a Covenant, Christ was Mediator of it, and in vertue of that Covenant sinners must be saved; but the Saviour must first save himself, raise himself from the dead, and then hath all power committed to his hand, &c. There are two things that I would have you further observe and carry away.