A34165:976
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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First, From the subject concerned, Us; Let [us] hold fast, whatever others do; if they let go Faith, and God, and Heaven, and Souls, and All, yet let us hold fast. Whatever the Apostle speaks of, or to Believers, there is a very great Emphasis in the word we, or us, as in the first of Tim. 6.8. saith he, Having Food and Raiment, let us be content. Indeed he might have said, let every man be content; but the Emphasis lies in the us: if no body else will be content, yet let us: for a Christian lies under more Obligations to all manner of virtue, than any other man doth. If Nature will not be content with little, yet let Grace; Let [us] be content. So here, let us hold fast our Profession: It may be others will let it go; I, but let us hold it fast: let us among whom, ⟨image 118⟩let us upon whom, let us in whom such mighty things have been done by God, let us hold fast, or else it will be an intolerable upbraid, and condemnation to us. That it will be both, see but two Texts of Scripture: the first is in Mat. 11.20, 21. Then began he (that is Christ) to upbraid the Cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto thee Chorazin, woe unto thee Bethsaida, for if the mighty works that were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in Sackcloth and Ashes: but I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon, at the day of Judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto Heaven, shalt be brought down unto Hell; for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto thee, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, at the day of judgment, than for thee. Pray, do but mark, what an upbraid their is, and what ground, because mightier works had been done among these, than among others. Now it seems to be a little excusable, that they, where these mighty works had not been done, did not repent; and therefore, their punishment shall be more tolerable: but it will be more inexcusable for them, among whom less mighty works have been done. If they do not comply with the design of God, their condition will be far more intolerable:
First, From the subject concerned, Ʋs; Let [us] hold fast, whatever others do; if they let go Faith, and God, and Heaven, and Souls, and All, yet let us hold fast. Whatever the Apostle speaks of, or to Believers, there is a very great Emphasis in the word we, or us, as in the first of Tim. 6.8. saith he, Having Food and Raiment, let us be content. Indeed he might have said, let every man be content; but the Emphasis lies in the us: if no body else will be content, yet let us: for a Christian lies under more Obligations to all manner of vertue, than any other man doth. If Nature will not be content with little, yet let Grace; Let [us] be content. So here, let us hold fast our Profession: It may be others will let it go; I, but let us hold it fast: let us among whom,