A34165:964
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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therefore if Christ be the Great Shepherd, surely the Sheep of Christ must hear his voice before all other Shepherds, especially since Christ hath spoken so signally in the case, My sheep hear my voice, and they follow me, a stranger will they not follow, for they know not the voice of strangers. And God having so solemnly commanded, Mat. 17.5. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him. The Great Shepherd must be heard before all little Shepherds. The little Shepherds have their divisions, Acts 20.29. After my departure shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the Flock, also of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things, to draw away Disciples after them. True Shepherds are always careful to make Disciples for Christ, and to bring all Disciples to Christ, All Johns work was to make Disciples, to put them over to Christ, not to make Disciples to him, but to make over all his Disciples unto Christ. If any man will gather, he must gather ⟨image 115⟩for Christ, not himself, others would draw men to any matter or manner of Doctrine, Government &c. But our eye must be upon Christ, and our ear open to his voice, and our hearts awed with his will and mind in Scripture, made known to his Church; and they love not Christ as they ought, that desire not to hear his voice before any others in the world, for he is the great Shepherd of the sheep.
therefore if Christ be the Great Shepherd, surely the Sheep of Christ must hear his voice before all other Shepherds, especially since Christ hath spoken so signally in the case, My sheep hear my voyce, and they follow me, a stranger will they not follow, for they know not the voyce of strangers. And God having so solemnly commanded, Mat. 17.5. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him. The Great Shepherd must be heard before all little Shepherds. The little Shepherds have their divisions, Acts 20.29. After my departure shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the Flock, also of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things, to draw away Disciples after them. True Shepherds are always careful to make Disciples for Christ, and to bring all Disciples to Christ, All Johns work was to make Disciples, to put them over to Christ, not to make Disciples to him, but to make over all his Disciples unto Christ. If any man will gather, he must gather