A34165:991
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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But then besides, It may be •aid to be the most holy faith in this sense too, that it is its nature where ever it comes to make the subject in whom it is, most holy: saith the Apostle, you hath God chosen, to wit, by Faith, to be a peculiar people, a holy Nation, Acts 15.2. it is said, He hath purified their hearts by faith, and he will give them an inheritance ⟨image 120⟩among them that are sanctified by faith. It may be called the most Holy Faith, in these two respects.
But then besides, It may be •aid to be the most holy faith in this sence too, that it is its nature where ever it comes to make the subject in whom it is, most holy: saith the Apostle, you hath God chosen, to wit, by Faith, to be a peculiar people, a holy Nation, Acts 15.2. it is said, He hath purified their hearts by faith, and he will give them an •nheritance ⟨image 120⟩among them that are sanctified by faith. It may be called the most Holy Faith, in these two respects.
First, Considering the operation and effects it hath upon the hearts and lives of them in whom it is: it makes them a holy People, beyond all the people in the world: And then upon this account too, as to the ultimate effects of it, that it admits us into the most holy places. You know the Holy of Holies in the Temple, was a Type of Heaven, and Jesus Christ is said to enter into the Holy of Holies, that is into Heaven. Now this doth admit us into the most holy place, where the most holy God is, saith the Apostle, Having therefore boldness to enter into the holiest, by the blood of Jesus. Alas, in the time of old they could go but into the outward court: but now, saith he, We have all this boldness to enter into the most holy place by the blood of Jesus. Shall we leave such a Faith as this? shall we not hold fast the most holy Faith, that is from the most holy God, that makes the most holy people, and that admits us into the most holy place? Where do we find such another Faith as this is? if you leave this Faith that is so good in it self, a Faith that doth so much good to us; and, which is better, that makes us so good: for it is much better to be made good, than to have good done unto us; and beloved, what will it avail us, if God should do us good all our days, if we be not made good? if we should have the good of health and wealth, and long life, and yet not be made good all this while, it avails us not: now this is the nature of Faith, it is good in it self, it doth good to us, and it makes us good: therefore beloved, let us not lay it aside, until we can find a better, and that we shall never do, unless we can find any thing more holy than God.