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A sermon on the much lamented death of that reverend and worthy Servant of…
A sermon on the much lamented death of that reverend and worthy Servant of Christ Mr. Richard Adams, M.A. sometime fellow of Brazen-Nose College in Oxford, afterwards, minister of St. Mildred Bread Street, London, more lately, pastor of a congregation in Southwark, who deceased Febr. 7th, 1697/8 preached, February the 20th, 1698 / by John Howe.A sermon on the much lamented death of that reverend and worthy Servant of Christ Mr. Richard Adams, M.A. sometime fellow of Brazen-Nose Colledge in Oxford, afterwards, minister of St. Mildred Breadstreet, London, more lately, pastor of a congregation in SOuthwark, who deceased Febr. 7th, 1697/8 preached, February the 20th, 1698 / by John Howe.
London: printed by S. Bridge for Tho. Parkhurst, 1698
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And in speaking to this, I shall briefly, 1. Explain what requires to be explained in it; and then, 2. Show you upon what grounds this Temper and Disposition of Mind is agreeable, in the General to sincere Christians. 3. Upon what more peculiar grounds it is more especially suitable to the faithful Ministers of Christ. And so make use of the whole.
And in speaking to this, I shall briefly, 1. Explain what requires to be explained in it; and then, 2. Shew you upon what grounds this Temper and Disposition of Mind is agreeable, in the General to sincere Christians. 3. Upon what more peculiar grounds it is more especially suitable to the faithful Ministers of Christ. And so make use of the whole.
1. As to what requires Explication, Here we must show you what the Object of this Desire is, in the first Place; and then secondly, Show you what this Desire, with the Judgment unto which it is conformable, imports and carries in it. Then we shall proceed to consider the grounds, both with Reference to Christians in General, and the faithful Ministers of Christ in Special, of their having this as an habitual Temper of Spirit belonging to them.
1. We are to consider the Object, which this Disposition of Spirit, here described, has Reference to. And that is Two-fold, Privative, and Positive. There is