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…

First, Would you hold fast? (I cannot but believe it to be all your desires) well then, if you would hold fast, let me beseech this of you, take heed of all, and every sort of men, that make Religion a Trade to get money, by which perhaps you will say, are there any such in the world? Oh, I would there were not. See that 1 Tim. 6.3, 4, 5. where the Apostle acquaints you with such men, saith he, If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the Doctrine which is according to godliness, the wholesome Doctrine, the healing Word: what then? in the 4. verse, saith he, he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions, and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the Truth; supposing that gain is Godliness, or as most read it, that godliness is a gain, a mere trade to get money by; from which withdraw thy self: If you be not baptized, they will tell you, you are not a Christian; and baptized you shall not be, unless you pay for it: they will tell you, cat flesh you must not at such and such times; but if you will pay for it, you may: they will tell you, you must not sin by no means; but if you will pay for it, you may, and have a pardon for it when your have done, such a one as they can give. Oh I beseech you, when ever any make use of Religion to get money by, take heed of them, faith the Apostle, ⟨image 121⟩from those that make godliness a Trade to get money by, withdraw thy self, and know, that godliness with contentment, is great gain. Doubtless, godliness is the best Trade in the world, if closely followed; but the worst, if worldlily followed; but to take up a Profession of the Christian Religion, merely for pomp and state, and to get gain; Oh rueful! Is Christian Religion made use of for such ends as this? Oh! take heed therefore as ever you would stand fast in the Faith, and hold fast the profession thereof, take heed of all, and every sort of men, that makes use of Religion to get money by.

First, Would you hold fast? (I cannot but believe it to be all your desires) well then, if you would hold fast, let me beseech this of you, take heed of all, and every sort of men, that make Religion a Trade to get mony, by which perhaps you will say, are there any such in the world? Oh, I would there were not. See that