A34165:977
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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They that have been lifted up to Heaven, as it were, that have as it were seen Christ crucified before there eyes, for them to Apostatize and turn away from Christ, of how much sorer punishment shall they be thought worthy? Certainly, th•se very persons, that have great and mighty works done among them, & upon them too, great Convictions and strong Resolutions, and yet they shall Apostatize: Oh! how will God upbraid these persons? Now see that other Text, that speaks as dreadful as this, Heb. 6.4, 5, 6. For it is impossible for those who are once enlightened, and have tasted of the Heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good Wo•d of God, and the power of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them to repentance: Seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. It is the greatest disgrace and affront that man can put upon Christ, to Apostatize from him, (it is not half so much not to own him) for by that they crucify him again, and put him to an open shame: it is as if they told all the world, that this Christ is not worth a believing in, and it were but to throw away their time and happiness to believe in him. Well then, let us that pretend to such enlightenings, and say, we have tasted of the Heavenly gift, and of the good Word of God, and of the first Fruits of Heaven, let us hold fast, lest we come under this upbraid and condemnation.
They that have been lifted up to Heaven, as it were, that have as it were seen Christ crucified before there eyes, for them to Apostatize and turn away from Ch•ist, of how much sorer punishment shall they be thought worthy? Certainly, th•se very persons, that have great and mighty works done among them, & upon them too, great Convictions and strong Resolutions, and yet they shall Apostatize: Oh! how will God upbraid these persons? Now see that other Text, that speaks as dreadful as this, Heb. 6.4, 5, 6. For it is impossible for those who are once enlightned, and have tasted of the Heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good Wo•d of God, and the power of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them to repentance: Seeing they crucifie to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. It is the greatest disgrace and affront that man can put upon Christ, to Apostatize from him, (it is not half so much not to own him) for by that they crucifie him again, and put him to an open shame: it is as if they told all the world, that this Christ is not worth a believing in, and it were but to throw away their time and happiness to believe in him. Well then, let us that pretend to such enlightnings, and say, we have tasted of the Heavenly gift, and of the good Word of God, and of the first Fruits of Heavin, let us hold fast, lest we come under this upbraid and condemnation.